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

NOIVEY MARKET' AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The accounts from the various manufacturing districts continue of a very satisfactory character. At Leeds, during the past week, there has been a good attendance in the various cloth halls, and a large business has been done in articles suitable to the hosiery trade. Most of the mills in the neigh bourhood have been working full time in the pre paration of fabrics for the spring demand. At Bradford piece goods have been dealt in to a fair extent for the season, and there is a steady demand for worsted yarns. Business at Manchester has bee n less active, owing to the rather un satisfactory adv ices from the East India Markets ; for the home demand, however, there 41 1 been a steady inquiry for most descrip tions of cloths. The hosiery trade of Leicester has shown less activity, but the future prospects of b usiness are considered promising. At Birmingham ‘ne transactions have been moderately brisk for the leason, and large orders have been received from the United St a t es . The iron trade, however, has ° eel' inactive. At Sheffield a fair amount of busi ness has been done in cutlery for the Australian markets, and trade generally has been active. The 111 n1 trade of Wolverhampton has shown slight I l YmPtetns of improvement, some extensive orders for the East Indies having been given out, and the ma nufacture of the accoutrements of the various hue Corps has given full employment to most of the °Peratives, b the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday u 'ness was rather more active, 8,000 bales having b een, sold, at p rev i o us rates. The Railway Share Market closed steadily, but prices had a downward tendency. 11 :there i s no par ti cu l ar variation in the state of 10 ° 1 1 ° 11 1' affairs, the inquiry being fairly maintained • ' 'till quotations. The supplies appear to be abun !`ellti but bankers and others, anticipating qn aug t 7ented demand until the close of the year, refuse ,risl negotiate even the best descriptions of mer .,tbeittitilo paper below the minimum charged at t t3 Batik of England. Small quantities of gold en tinue to leave that establishment notwithstand ing appropriation of the receipts from Aus ta a and America on Continental account , and if thi t i l e Movement should increase it is probable that e official terms of discount will soon be advanced to 3 .per cent., although the subject at present at -4" Acts very little attention in commercial circles. t 4- nother marine insurance project has been in reduced to the notice of the investing public, iiar nelY, the " Universal Marine Insurance Com ru't 13 1 , " which has been brought out under the ; spices of an influential board of directors. The P i tel required is one million, which it is proposed t 0 to ra ise in .£2O shares. The promoters, in bringing o Ward th e sc h eme , point out the necessity which j' i t s ts for f ur th er insurance companies, and direct te ntion to the success which has attended the old established concerns. 1. 6 the meeting the c i rcu l ar announc i ng the postponement of Meeting of the 15th instant, the directors of the C at Ship Company state that one of the objects Which it was called has been partially attained, tol : t ain arrangements having been entered into to iomeet the ou t s t an di ng engagemen t s . It ma y, there he presumed that the statement alluded to 'ler this h ea d on Sat u rday, namely, that the direc % t0 11 had obtained a sum on mortgage amounting to " 1 47 , 4°, ° 0 6, is correct. The following is given as an 0 1P t oXimate statement of the assets and liabilities the company : T o h al DR. %nee of temporary loan k liollut of sundry other liabilities 36,250 0 0 £45,000 0 0 4-0 bi t i an oe 11, I L ~!1 / I .b . at bankers, and balance of receipts 11 - ''F'nevrin g the ship )..411 noluit of arrears on calls all considered Zeoci Balance £45,000 0 0 N umber of shares issued at £1 each.. £303,358 0 0 '"illuber still to issue.. 26,742 0 0 £330,000 0 0 • h e th m T above assets are of course, exclusive of any proceeds • may be derived under the arbitration. 44 its new form the Bankers' Almanac, Diary, L i a Directory for 1860, edited by D. Morier Evans, ilt a a mass of information of utility and interest ou the banking and mercantile community. Not 1 4 „, 1 Y ftre the whole of the ordinary financial and zit," r eantile statistics furnished, but also the recent %t of Russia, Japan, China, India, and New b s t li nd, so that the banker or merchant can tie si`ol, at a glance, whatever he requires in con . te n With his various pursuits. The yearly t j l:lB Peet of the list of failures and the chronology h roots increase the value of the book both for P a rice in the f u ture and reference to the past. liness in the market for English Securities continued quiet, and very little alteration has e7 l e n Place in prices. A decline of . per cent. oc tilted on Saturday, and dealings havebeen recorded 401, on at that depreciation. The market, t eh ; ev er, is strong, as the advices from the r e - ,: 41 . cut are considered favourable, and the Routes I , l 7 lt ut firm. Consols hate been 961 1 for the 10th The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced fitter ado at 951 1 ; India Loan Stock is rather i tilt ier, at 1061 1- ; ditto Bonds remain at 3s. prenr., g t Exchequer Bill s a t 27 5 . to 30s. prem. Bank • . 1: 1 )°, la 227 t o 228. the F ore i gn M ar k e t t o -d ay th o t ransac ti on s h u re b een rather limited, and very little change 17 1 ta kett place in values. Turkish 6 per Cents. are ,eor * a ' ,8 , and th e N ew , 66 t o 661- ; Dealings are re ed lo Spanish 3 per Cents. at 451, in the De 4ed at 3:13 00 k ---ii, and in the Passive at 10 1 ; Mexican . ba 44 quiet, at 221, and Venezuela Bonds are th ose " Ocean Marine Shares are 11 1 premium, and Tof the Universal are quoted to 1 prem. dealings in the Railway Share Market have Moderately active, but in one or two instances le r i t , lrl3l oese has been apparent. Lancashire and kj e u ligi re, Manchester, Sheffield,. and Lincoln, t1iii„,4 444 ) and North-Eastern (Berwick) have de• Gi rt ; 68 . ; and Bla c kwall, 10s. ; Eastern Counties, v ik Western, an d South-Western have ad- V al e a 6 °. ; and Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, I; k o Neath i m p rove d a b ou t £1 to £2. V e pr : e Poreig n li nes were d u ll b u t fi rm . Lombardo tromettan advanced to 12: 13. Great Luxembourg t lght 7 r 1 4 ; Paris and Lyons, 371. ti 4to t he Col on i a l Market there was very little va -11. East Indian were 1021 1031 ; Groat ed " Penir su l a , 11)11 ; Grand Trunk of Ca la it 39 1 391: and .treat Western of Canada, • iot • t ee /° -Stock Bank and Miti!ellaneous Shares have tiII ill i ilea l imited re qu e s t. Ottoman Bank have de -sa• ; and Union of Londoa, ss. n the Miscellaneous Market there is very little An y KlO/1 of importance. London Discount Com. at 4 to 41.; and Crystal Palace, 11 11. 8, • 4 _.% tit s silT IS II FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. • 2c.; „Pent otet . Reduced A n n u ities 9, 28 7 21 I laths Cent. Annuities t i c t , sto e k 106 1 i Do+- t° 4-ecount, 5 per cent. 19 0 4 1 bitt,•-•., 18 59, 5 per Cent. 971 7 i '. ~ I) .,„ e bela, tures, 1858 97 i uitto b"dto, 18.59 bittf, '°11(18, £l,OOO 3 6 e, lkder £ l,OOO 951 I ki::'N for Aceowit (J am 10) 30 27 m egner vi. ~,,, -Al; £l,OOO, I±d. .. PRICES. ::;: iit i : b t.: l o o; lt pe Ci e lst en F t U, ND S—CLOSING .. bitt 11 Per Cent. aloxiiht4l Per Cent. 1858 9 1 4 0 1 3 2± 991 ' rort -- 4-ccoant I" Zee, 1 853, 3 per Cent. 461 -mum count .. bitLlll, 18 22, £ St., 5 per Cent 661 • thtr(ii"!) $ Per Cent 1859 bit 4441 5 , to g ' Per Cent . 85i .... 11111,0,111a1l .... ................. _ 114" 3 Per Uent . 45i i & i .t.? Account I ),,it to ' Ilivr Deferred, 3 per Cent. 331 i 4 unto ,ceount 101 T IP M B h:ltfisive 80 ttpitial„. per Cent. _ bi,, tt o Z„Per Cent 77t uitt,t'ecoUnt ,bitto I:4cew Loan Yfittezuel 011/1t .... .. . ... . .... -. itn 2i per 6ent Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Mono)! Ditto 51 I 'x Account (Jan, 10) .. 9 SHARE. ZfARICEIS.-( THIS DAY.) ORDMARY SIIAR - 1 4 3 AND STOCKS. Closing Justness Price. Share! Itailways. 12.10 13.14 Stol- Stock Stock 50 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock ! Amber;-., Notting. Bost. and Ea.stern Junction P,ellazq end Ballymena-I Bi r., VII oi., and tr. Val. I nit.., La., and Ch. June Blackburn Myth and Tyne Ilos t. Slefd. &Mn'. Conn Bristol and Exeter • Caledonian Cork and Tlantl , th Carmarthen & Cardigan' Cork, Blkrock,SzPassage Cornwall A roves. no dir. Do. A Do until6p.c.per an. • B hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfastJunc. 'Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock, Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Suffolk I Do Stock 'Edinburg and Glasgow Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee 10 I Forth & Clyde Junction Stock ' Furness Stock 'Glasgow & South Westn 10 !Great North of Scotland I StocklGreat Northern Stock Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock Stock Gt. South. & Wstn.(lreld) Stock j Great Western Stock {Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk 12 ;Irish South Eastern StoclVLancaster and Carlisle 164 {Do. Thirds 16i !Do. New Thirds Stock:Lancashire & Yorkshire Stock ;London and Blackwall. Stock ILon.,Brighton &S.Coast 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover Stock London & North Westn' 12 I Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn 26 . L'derry & Coleraine 25 ,L'derry & Enniskillen. Stock , Man., Shef., & Lincoln 10 )metropolitan Stock ;Midland Stock ,Do. Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. w est. (Ireland) 25 Do. Shares 100 Newcastle and Carlisle 25 New., Aber., & llerefd; 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 20 Newry, Warpt., & Kos St s nok Norfolk 50 North. Counties Union Stock North British Stock Nor.Dev.Rall.&Dk. Stk Stock Do.A Stk.—Arec. no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß • Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purohase ' Do. Leeds Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolter Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney ! Scottish Central IScoth. N.E., Aber. Stook I Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shrop..4hire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer ,South Devon South-Eastern {South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 „I ThamesHavenDk&Rail l Ulster Do. Stock' Stock 25 Stock; Stook! Stocks Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock an 100 34 100 100 Stock Stock 14 100 100 12 101 Stock 10 Stock I Do. Vale of Neath Victoria Station & Pim Waterford & Kilkenny) Waterford & Limerick) West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 1 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B it 100 9 1 100 Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class all all all all all CI ei 8 84 774 734 11 124 6} 61 101 103 J 2 93 6i 7 13 144 564 57 38 40 27 29 80 81 80 31 98 99 105 107 94 95 132 134 112 114 67} 671 65 60 201 201 164 17 i p 16 'Yp 90 100 66 67 116 114 13 t 4 9$ 08f f }d 97 66 , S 9 37 38 iB4t 1081- 88 101 111 50 i d t 64 e 941 1 14 II 4 481 7 181 tit 108 4 31 d 84 14 36 38 71 81 14 16 27} 27} 82 Si 47 48 3i 24 d 43 (5 81 81i 72 74 62 64 6 8 35 4 361 531 541 ilf p a p ttd ft 6} 4 1 0 4 1 48 ) 8 si f 931 3 2t 57 S3l 100 } i . 113 671 $ 74 i g i 98 1 8 i e WI 1 I 371 10811 8 7j PREFERENCE MARk Sharer Railways. Paid. Blythe and Tyne 1C per o. pref. (issued at £5O) , Brie. & Exet.4p.ct. Stock' Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 45 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 55 p. 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 pct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 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. BiS West. Er a. spc. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm Do. 45 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 'Gt. Nh. of Scald, Ist pf Gt.Sn.Sr, W (Ireland) 41 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. Do. Redeemable, 45 p • Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do. Trredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Prof. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. §tock 12.10 Stock StolStogy' Stoc Stoc toc Stoc Stock Stoc Stoc Stoc Stoc Stock Stock Stock' atockl Stock) Stock, Stockl Stoc StollStoc Stock] Stoeki Stock Stock 121 12 Stook 6 Stock 12j 12 { Stock Stock Stock 6 Stock 10 I Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock] - shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.StXs 3slodpc I, on.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 4i per c. shares Lon d. Chat. and Dover Lon. & N.W.Coy. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon. &S : W, 7 p.ct. stock, 96 98 102 103 late 3d sh . ari , s Londonrly & Cole, she Londondy.& Ennis sh & Lin., 6 p. et Do. 26 Do. 34 ner cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent... 5 0t 6 1 102 112 115 105 108 112 114 111 113 127 129 83 85 109 111 90 92 75 11 15 117 18 120 [l2 114 106 108 86 88 all 1100 98 99 - Si Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 100 100 100 100 all 98 100 89 91 91 93 102 104 91 101 17 18 10 104 75 70 191 204 9 10 14 154 139 141 119 1 11ft 106 N 92 1024 10 11 i 124 120 68 1 70 P I P 23 Si Do. Hid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 45 p. C. pref. stock.. Do. with option till 1860' Do. Leis. & Hlt.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c.pret. s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866. INorfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rall.&D.k.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Consol. Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, FT.& S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg Do. Redeem., 2cl gua Do. Irredeem., 2d gua. Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt : Scottish North-Eastern 35 per c. pref. stock i Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc.' Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10e. Do. Fixed 44 percent.' South ]astern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 4. p.c. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 45 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 & Kilkenny, 6 per cent.- LYNES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 139 141 102 104 i }p 94 95 10 11 112 32 100 100 100 100 all all HO i 391 111 ; !34 31 d 105 } 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Sionk Closing Price. Done. Railways. Paid , Leasing Closing Business 1 Co.'s. Price. Done. 10 A.nglo-Mexican Mint 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works 50 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 I Do. C 100 ,Canada Land 10 1 Stock 25 5 5 Stock , Stock 25 6 15 1 s took 16han. Islands Tel.(Lim.)l Cop. Min. of Eng. &Sml tg, Do. Preference 7i per ct (Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb, 'Electric Telegraph Do. New 'Eng. & Aurt. Cop.St.Co Gen. Steam Navigation Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telegr London District Telegr London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) ational Discount Co efherlan de Land • oBp.c.Pref.,iss.atldis .11r.&NovaScotiaL and .B.Australasian (Lim ) 1 riental Gas Do. New Shares Orientl. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C Peel River Land & 3lin. Pen. & Oriental Steam. Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam t.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) outh Australian Land. . übmarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered r.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. Van Diemen's Land 100 Stock Bedford and Bletchley ? Buckinghamshire Chester & Holyhead , Do. do. 54 p. et Do."do. 5 p. ct. Clydesdale Junction , Colchester, Stour Val E.Lincolushireg. 6 p.e E Union,HarwichShs 1 Do. Woodbridge Gls.BarrANeils,Dret. Do. New nlosterk Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rall Hull and Selby Do. Shares I Do. Shares ..... ; London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Lowestoft, qua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. &Matk Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock Newrnarkt.,BuryEx guarant(ol 5 p. c. Northnir Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Fived 5 per cent. North Western ( PllBtoll and Wyre. 1 Do. Shares ......A. Hoystn,liitch.,& Shep 6hrowsbry& Hereford, Do. Do. - . South Staffordshire .. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledonar, Croydn. Share Dookti: Stock' Commercial Stock Do 4 per Cent Pref . Stork Yagt and West India Stock London StocklSt. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria • •• se W Do New 11 113 LOO 111 91 93 97 99 11 iP a ip 23 24 124 126 125 130 117 120 73 75 120 122 10 11/ 1 231 24 1 , 103 104 1102 104 84 87 28 29 33 34 34 331 57 59 ILn St N.W Ln & IDo. ' Do ' Do. ICaledonin E.U.&E Gt. North ., E.Counta.l iCaledonin !Do. ;Gt. West lYk.N.&llr I Ylc.N.3ild. Do. !Do. S. East 'Do. jPeto &Co 'Norfolk I Do. ;LN W&M 21- 2/ 93 100 } }p 56 58 'Midland . 1E .Counts Do. Do. Do. iMidland ILtlc N W ) & L.Yk. Do. Gt. North ,T Brasooy 14 14; 1138 140 100 JOS P lO% p 101 101 9;34 N'Clcan ,Gt. West ! LABren DOCKS. I Paid Closing Business Me* Don. 100 *- 100 -• 100 .- 100 - 100 -- 100 100 104 106 2 Ei 199 100 49} 40} j 123 125 113 115 103 105 16 17 139 141 ' 44 110 112 -•.- 64 66 115 120 96 98 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1859.‘t THE GREAT CHRISTMAS I.IIIS DAY'S MARKETS. CATTLE MARKET. CORN EXCHANGE. The steady upward movement in the value of live stock, during the present year, in the face of full average supplies, and the enormous consumption going on in nearly all parts of England, have produced great interest as regards the result of the Great Christmas market, appointed to be held to-day. The grazingbommunity have regarded with some anxiety the value and importance of extensive crossing in a pecuniary point of view, and consumers have shown them selves fully alive to the producing powers of the country ; in other words, they have been desirous of ascertaining how far extensive crossing has increased the quantity of food, when compared with what is termed the " pure " system. That the system has been successful in each point of view, is evident from the general weight and condition of the bullock show hero this morning. It is quite true that the past has been a favourable season for roaring and feeding stock—the weather having been fine, and the supplies of natural and artificial food very large-still it is gratifying to observe that the original breeds of the country have not deteriorated, and that we have, consequently, good and pure blood to fall back upon. for future supplieak And here we may remark that we have seldom witnessed so even a mixture of each kind of stock as on the present occasion ; in point of fact, it was one of the best shows ever witneued, not only for the butcher but for consumers. We may, perhaps, take the Scots as a leading breed, viewed as regards their peculiar merits. In them we found points of the highest value, and not a few of them were of enormous weight, without indicating other than good symmetry. Thi■ particular breed arrived in full average number, not only from Scot land, and even its most northern parts, but likewise from Norfolk and some other counties. The crosses may, we think, be next alluded to as stock of a first-class character. These animals were, so to speak, all " roast beef;" they were of enormous weight, and of undoubtedly good sync mistry. In reference to the short horns, it may be ob served that there wore fewer out-of-size animals amongst them than has been noticed in some former years ; and iY our judgment they wore far more suitable for general con•; gumption. We do not assume for a moment that this most valuable breed has deteriorated ; on the contrary, our impression is that moderately fat animals pay the grazier much better than those 30 or 40 stones over what may be termed a moderate weight. We now come to the Devon.. The important changes in this breed are important ones, since n0t,,., an inferier bullock was on show; there was very little difference in . their respective weights, and; consequently, they produced high quotation'. The Here fords may be classed next. Amongst them were animals of great merit, with noble frames, and of first-class quality. It may be stated, hovrevetr, that the actual number shown was not equal either to 1865 or 1857. The Sussex breeds next command attention. For the most part they were extremely good, but their ages, some of them being seven years old, were against an active trade; nevertheless the numbers increased in a comparative sense, and the quota tions realised were fully up to 4s 8d and 4s 10d per 8113 s. There were some remarkably prime Welsh runts on offer, and there were large numbers of steers, heifers, and oxen from various localities, and mostly mixed, which added considerably to the interest of the show. From Ireland some remarkably good beasts came to hand, and produced high quotations. If the Irish graziers can readily produce stock of the description exhibited here to-day, surely they might make an effort to improve their position in the Smith field Club. This year the show of Irish beasts in the yard WAS a poor affair indeed. The following return shows the number of beasts exhi bited and the prices obtained for them on the peat days in the last eighteen years :- Year. Beasts Shown. Prices. 1841 1842 1843 .. 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 6,341 18.51 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 4,381 head. In the corresponding week in 1858 we received 4,323 ; in 1857, 1,773 ; in 1856, 1,622 ; in 1855 4,752 ; in 1854, 3,999 ; in 1853, 6,916. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LIST WEER. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Piga. Rotterdam . 460 .. 1,398 .. 291 .. Harlingen Hamburgh 49 .. 522 .. Dordt Tonning 59 .. 121 .. Bremen .. 2.. Antwerp Tt4l 635 3,307 --. • • .-- .4k .--. .. .."... .. .". . """ e• '—^ .• 9t •• 319 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1858 810 .. 3,781 .. 229 .. 3 1857 259 .. 1,361 .. 159 .. [856 499 .. 919 204 [855 859 3,553 .. 238 1854 1,139 .. 2,593 269 .. 7 1853 1 , 180 4,698 462 20 Mr. Robert Morgan had on sale a large number of re markably fine beasts from Aberdeenshire, fed by Megan. Kidd, Cooper, Stodart, and Mitchell; also some first-rate animals, belonging to Mr. Ploughright, Mr. John Allday, Colehill, and Mr. J. Towers, of Ludlow. There was on Mr. Morgan's stand a very fino collection sent by Mr. Robert Leeds of Lexham, Norfolk, Mr. Freeman, near Lynn, Mr. Gilliot and Mr. Kendal. Mr. Maidwell had 32 Scots of very fine quality, forwarded by Mr. M‘Combie, of Tillefour. Mr, Lamb exhibited 44 wonderful Scots from Norfolk, and Mr. Lenin, of Brough ton-house, near Aylesbury, had, as usual, some remarkably fine animals. Mr. George Dickson had a large collection of prime animals forwarded from Scotland, the property of Messrs. Knowles, Martin, Thompson, Kidd, Bruce, Stodart, Long more, Tait, Wishart, Frost, and other graziers,of Aberdeen and Banffshire. Mr. Collins showed some prime beasts belonging to Mr. Bowman, Mr. J. B. Ellis, and Mr. Hall, of Norfolk, like. wise some good Devons and runts from Buckinghamshire. Mr. Giblett had a fine show of beasts sent by Mr. A. Mennie, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Martin, of Aberdeen. Amongst the sheep we noticed some prime flocks, the 65 Gloucesters sent to Messrs. Weall, by R. Rowland, Esq., of Crestow, Mr. Ball, Mr. White, ke., of Oxon and Berks. Messrs. Giblett and Guirier had a good collection. Mr. Mawer showed some fine sheep fed by M. Hantloy, Esq., of Croft. Mr. Eland had a fine show of heavy sheep from Lincolnshire and other quarters. The bulk of them others. Mr. EBg. Frampton, and Thomas Dodds had a prime w co e l r le e ct s i e o n n t of by an l im i. al i s i f e r a o li m lY t ' he Stocks of Mr. Streatley, of of Croft, C. Smith of Berks, Mr. King, of North Stortt, Mr. J. Franklin, of Oxon, &c. Mr. Bussoll sold some very fine foreign sheep above 70s. each. STATE OF THE TRADE. The total supply of beasts was a very large ono, and its general quality was unusually prime. Owing to the small number of country butchers in attendance, the trade was far from active. However, the best lots, e‘c., sold at 5s 4d per 81b; but other kinds moved off 81 , ,w1y at late rates. We wore reasonably well supplied with beasts. Prime Downs and half•brods were firm and rather dearer, the extreme price being 5s 641 per 814. Most other breeds were a mod* rate inquiry at late rates. Prime small &ace moved off steadily, other kinds of veal slowly, at previous currencies. Pigs were a dull inquiry, but not oteaper. Frbm Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire about 3,200 short-horns, &c., CaMs to hand. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, and other parts of England amounted to 2,700 Herefords, Scots, Devons, runts, Sussex beasts, &c. ; from Scotland, 1,000 Scot■ and crosses ; and from Ireland, 400 oxen and heifers. Per 8111 s. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. Crse. &inf. boasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool do. 4 6 4 8 Second qualitydo. 4 0 4 6 Pme. S'thdowndo. 5 0 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Largo crse. calves 4 2 4 4 Prima Scots, &c. 5 2 5 4 Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 10 Large hog s 3 6 i 10 Second quality do. 40 4 4 Small porkers 40 5 0 28s to 295. S u ckling calves, 19s to 22s ; and qua r t er . o ld s t ore pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts 7,560 Sheep • 24,420 Calves ' l6O 430 Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 540 Sheep Calves Pigs COMPARISON OP THE GREAT DAYS. Por Sibs, to sink the offals. 1858. 1359. d IL d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . . 3 4t o 3 41. 8 3 6. t0 3 10 Second quality ditto Prime largo oxen 4 4 4 8 4 3 5 0 Primo Scots, &c. . . • • •4 10 5 0 5 2 5 4 Coarse and inferior she e p . . 8 4 3 8 3 4 310 Second quality ditto ! . • •3 10 4 4 4 0 4 4 Prima coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 4 4 6 4 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto . . Lambs Large coarse calves • • • 3 8 4 4 4 2 4 8 Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers • • • • 3 6 4 2 4 0 5 0 Beasts Sheep and lambs . . Calves Pigs A grenadier on duty near the Theatre du Pare at Brussels on Saturday, two nights b ac k, picked up a roll of papers an d gave it to the officer at the guard house. Soon afterwar ds the sentinel saw a man rush out of the theatre, and address several persons as if to inquire whether they had fou nd anything, On appealing to the grenadier he was informed that hi s ro ll o f pagers, which, as it appears, contained 100,000 francs in bank notes, was in the hands of the officer at the guard house. On recovering his lost property he offered the sol dier the magnificent sum of lf, 500, The leading country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat. Good and fine samples were in fair request at full prices, but other hinds were a dull inquiry. The barley trade was heavy, and the quota tions had a drooping tendency. Other pri)duce moved off slowly on former terms. Most of the Continental markets have bean inactive for wheat, yet prices have been supported. In the United States both wheat and flour have continued to sell at irre gular prices. Only moderato supplies of English grain came to hand last week. The imports from abroad were 8,465 qrs. of wheat, 15,773 barley, 14,286 oats, 1,000 rye, 4,008 beans, 2,109 peas, 682 tares, 7,185 linseed, 2,270 rapeseed, 626 sundry, 180 sacks and 6,623 barrels of flour. Tho supplies of wheat received fresh up this morning, coastwise and by land carriage from Essex and Kent, wore only moderate ; but the general condition of the samples, considering the damp state of the weather, was tolerably good. Although the attendance of millers was far from numerous, the demand for most kinds ruled steady, at prices fully equal to the currencies realised on Monday last. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with foreign wheat. Importers generally were firm in their demands, but the amount of business doing was only mod* rate, at late quotations. In foreign wheat the transactions were on a very modem rate scale. Fine barley—the show of which was limited—realised previous rates; but secondary and inferior sorts were dull, and ls. per quarter cheaper. New malt supported former terms, but old parcels were rather cheaper. The show of oats was only moderate, and the oat trade ruled steady at 6d per quarter more money. Beans moved off slowly, at last week's quotations. In peas very little was doing, at late rates. There was a fair business doing in flour, at full prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 43s to Qs Ditto, old ' Ditto, white, new 46s ills Ditto, old 438 626 Norfolk and Linooln, red, old 4os 45s Ditto, new 4OB 468 Bye—Old —s —s New Barley—Grinding...., 231 29s Malting Chevalier 3BB 438 Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk,, 528 Oa Brown Kingston and Ware 528 640 Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lino.lash., Feeding, 22s 266 Potato 2BB 328 Youghal and Cork, black .. 23s 26s Cork, white 238 328 Scotch, Feeding 23s 328 Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey Maple White 4OB 49s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 32s 346 Stockton and Norfolk BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share \ Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd an. 5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. 13 Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,l3rant&Godrich 6 p. ct. Ws. 1 Aug . ., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1573 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.& S. East rn. 1, im. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e I. gu. 5 p. c 1. Do. F Shares Ext 20i 10 100 100 190 Do. Jubbulpore D0.44p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs. Geelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Ifonds I 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. Indi aPenin. gua.sp. e Do. New, gua.s per cent Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. 'l3 without opt Do. 5} p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 42. p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)gr.6pc Class ACapitl. Share . Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Oude (Limited) .... Scinde ci Do. New Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. eL„t St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip Stock all all all 1100 all 100 118 I 1 5all 5 all 1 Closing Paid. p ri ,. i Zasiness doir 82 84 98i 991 171 171 id 51d, all all all }lOO 100 51 61 1. 3 0. * p 2s. 6d. 74 all 5 100 11 lid i Id lu3 1031' par Id; par Id ilOO 101 120 21 83 4 en 384 394 924 934 70 72 82 84 73 75 70 72 10•4 1004 1 i d i Id 134 13! 7 6}4, 98 102 98 102 .98 102 92 95 AO 94 99 101 92 96 6! 13} 2} n 1 i -d. - --d 191 20 id par I id id par so %IWO NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat here to-day are seasonably large. Prime beef, mutton, and pork move off steadily, at full prices. Otherwise, the demand is very inactive. Per Blbs. by the Carcass. s. d. e. ?I. Inferior Beef 2 Bto 2 10 Mid. d 0..... 3 oto 3 4 Pm.largedo. 3 6to 4 0 f Do. small do. 4 2to 4 6 Large pork.. 3 6to 4 2 Infr. Mutton. Mid. do Prim• do. Veal Q. d. s. (1. 3 2to 3 6 3 Bto 4 0 4 4to 4 6 3 Bto 4 4 4 4to 5 0 Small pork .. BOROUGH HOP. Nearly all new hops continue very firm in price, but the speculative demand has become less active. Other kinds are a slow sale, on former terms. Mid and East Kent ... Ms to 147 s per cwt. Weald of Kent ..568 to 77s ~ Sussex... • 52s to 66s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of potatoes since our last have been tolerably good, coastwise and by railway. The imports have amounted to 6 tons from Harlingen, 2 from Hambro', 195 from Lou vain, 167 from Antwerp, 166 from Dunkirk, 125 from Port L'Abbe, and 100 from. Rouen. There is a moderate busi ness doing, as follr;,we ! York Revente 9os to 130 s Do Fb•„ses l2os to 180 s Korit and Essex Scotch Shaws Foreign WOOL MARKET. The lbw wool sales have gone off freely, and, in some in stanrzes, have slightly advanced. In the private market, l l ' ()reign mid colonial qualities are dull, but not cheaper. English wools sell slowly on former terms. The imports last week were 691 bales from Algoa Bay; 16 from the Cape ; and 493 from Melbourne. SEEDS. Linseed is in fair request, and late rates are well main tained. Rapeseed moves off slowly, but at full prices ; and oanary is tolerably firm in price. Most other seeds continue neglected. Cakes are a slow inquiry, on former terms. furnip,White,p.bus.l2B to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown 9s 14s White, new l2s 16s Tares,Winttr, new.. 896 d 9s Carraway 3OB to 38a Coriander lOs 13a Hempseed, per qr Ms 388 Linseed,Enc,r.sowing 66a 70a Crushing Baltic —a —8 Old —s -8 Canary, per quarter 55s 63s Rye grass, new 22s 268 CloYer, Red Eng., et. —s —s White Foreign Red —s —s White —a —s Trefoil, new. —s —8 Odessa —s —5 Linseed Cake, p. ton— English £lO Os £lO 5s Foreign, p ton £9 Os £lO 5s Rape Cakes,p. ton 4 15s 5 5s Rapeseed, p. qr. .... 54s 53. TALLOW The business doing in our market is only moderate, and prices are rather lower than on Monday last. To-day P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 55s 9d to 56s per cwt. Rough fat 3s per 81b. 1855. 1856. 1857. 1858. 1859. Stalk this day.... 19,141 18,576 35.124 33.264 49.649 Price of T.C. I CBs Od to 9s 5d to 52s 3d to 51s, Od tops 9d to • • 68e 3d —s Od —s Od —s Od 66s Od Delivery last week 2,231 2,231 2,947 2,861 1,630 Ditto from June 1 74.735 72,078 60,734 60,558 43,401 Arrivals last week 2,412 1,398 1,19/ 6,854 93 Ditto from June 1 46,165 73,674 82,744 82.255 30,989 Price of Town .... 67s Od 60s Sd 55s 9d 53s 6d 57s 3d INFANTICIDE BY .A LADY AND BEI? DAUGHTER. A very remarkable trial began at Orleans on Friday. Mdme. Lemoine, a lady of forturno, re siding at Chinon, near Tours, was indicted, with her daughter, on the charge of burning the illegiti mate offspring of the latter, under circumstances which denote a frightful amount of depravity. Mdme. Lemoine moved in the best circles, kept her carriage, and occupied a prominent position in society. The father of the child seems to have been a servant in Mdme. Lemoine's employment. Mdme. Lemoine is 43 years of age, and is described as still very handsome. Her daughter, Mdllo. Ange lina, is described as surpassingly beautiful. The evidence led to the following disclosures:— Angelina was delivered of a male child on the night of the 29th of July. On the previous even ing she had been seised with vomitings. It had been arranged that the family were to go into the country, but Madame Lemoine countermanded the orders, and also the visits of the music master. About eleven o'clock at night the violent pains came on. Madame Lemoine put her daughter into a small closet, where a bed was usually kept; and where she was delivered of a fine male child, which was born alive. After a space of time, which can not be exactly defined, but which could not have exceeded five minutes, this fine child had ceased to exist, and at the end of a few hours it had disap peared. Madame Lemoine had burnt it. It did not appear that she could be charged with throwing it into the firs alive, since Angelina de clared that she saw the child deprived of move ment long before her mother threw it into the fire. An agreement had been long before come to between the mother and daughter, and which has been re lated by the latter, as follows : "It was frequently talked over between us that if I had a miscarriage the embryo should be burnt, or if a child that it should be served in the dame manner. I only made one condition, that it should not be burnt alive." Angelina declared that she knew nothing as to how her mother deprived the child of life, but thinks it probable that she put her hand on the child's throat and stifled both its breathing and its cries. Mine. Lemoine protested her innocence, and maintained that her daughter only bec ame . pregnant from a violation, and that as such vio la laden might tarnish the reputation of Angelina, she thought it her duty to conceal it. She also declared that she did not think her pregnancy so far advanced ; and that as the premature confine ment had produced a dead child she had suddenly resolved to burn it, since she could thus save tho honour of her daughter without committing any crime. The following telegram has been received at Mr, Reuter's office : "TOURS, Sunday Evening. " The trial of the Lemoines for infanticide termi nated to-day. The jury acquitted Angelina Le moine, but found her mother guilty, with extenu ating circumstances. The sentence was twenty years' hard labour." THE REFORM SOIREE AT BIRMINGTIAM.—It is expected that the groat noire at Birmingham in furtherance of the reform movement will take place on either the 6th or 12th of January. Mr. Bright and Mr. Scholcuold, the two borough members, will be present. .1, LAW. INTELLIGENCB.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) SWIFT V. SWIFT.-.TUDCAIENT. This was an appeal from a decree of the Master of the Rolls, declaring that, under the will of the late Thomas Swift, of 17th August, 1523, two legacies of £2OO were chargeable only upon his real estate. The Lord Chancellor, after a careful and minute exami nation of the words of the bequest, and considering the authorities and cases cited, and the Wills Act referr e d to, was of opinion that the two legacies of £2OO were charge able both un the real and personal estate of the testator ; that it was the intention of the testator to izharge both his freehold and leasehold property with tho'so .legacies, and declared accordingly. The Lord Chancellor reverced the decree of the Master of the Rolls, with costs. (Before the Lolds justices.) APPEA.I.S;--LODGE V. P R T ITIARD--lIINDLE V. PRICII.kRD - PRIO;IIIID V. HINDLE. Mr. Lodge appeo7..ed personally and was hoard in sup. port of his aprY.4l from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart in favour of Mr. Prichard. Mr. Bacon, Q.C., is now being heard for Mrs. Hindle. This is an administration suit, and the contest between the parties relates to the administration of the trustees and taking of the executors accounts and costs, as sot out in the Master's report. CRI3IINAL COURT,—(This Day.) OLD COURT. The December sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning. There has only been a short adjournment, consequently the number of prisoners was smaller than usual, there being at present only forty for trial. There are very few cases of interest to be disposed of this session, as the more important charges that wore postponed from the last session (among which was the case of Mr. Hughes, the solicitor, who stands charged with em bezzling and secreting money the property of his clients, to the amount of £200,000) was adjourned to the January ses sion. The charge of murder against the brushmake r, Moore, will, in all probability, also be 'postponed. The presiding judges are Lord Chief Justice Edo, Mr. Justice Crompton, and Mr. Baron Watson. The Recorder having briefly addressed the Grand Jury, they retired to their room. Tho court was then occupied up till two o'clock in taking the pleadings of the prisoners ti, indict;dents against them. - •--e!, NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Bartholomew Nockton, a private in the 18th Regiment of Foot, was indictP,a for stealing three half-sovereigns, the property of a fellow •comrado named John Rafferty. The evidence was clear on the point, and the jury re turned a verdict of guilty. The Common Sergeant, having dwelt on the meanness of robbing a fellow-comrade, sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DA L) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A TILL ROBBER.—Henry Blandford, a suspicious-look ing fellow, who gave the address 19, Salutation-place, Stamford-street, was charged with stealing, at 21, South Molton-strsd, a bowl containing one pound, in half-crowns and shillings, the property of Mr. J. H. Daniel, tobacconist, from the till, which was locked at the time, but the key not withdrawn. From the evidence of Mr. Daniel it appeared that about five o'clock on Saturday he had just returned to his parlour, having served a customer, when he heard a noiso in the shop, and on returning to it ho saw the bowl, in which there had been about a pound in silver, and which ho had locked inthe till after serving the customer, on tho counter empty, and the prisoner leaving the shop. He immediately fol lowed the prisoner and stopped him just as he was joined by two men. On telling him he had been into his shop and taken the money, the prisoner said " Oh, it's a mistake ;" and then the two men persuaded him to let him go, but he refused to do se, and detained him till an officer arrived. A little boy had seen the prisoner hand something to one of the men. The constable who took the prisoner into custody said he only found 2d. on him. The prisoner, who declined saying anything, was re manded for a week, Mr. Beadon ordering inquiries to be made respecting him. Two lads, named Crawley and Wathen, were fined 10s. each, or 14 days' imprisonment, for being found in posses sion of the tire of a wheel, of very small value—Mr. Edw. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, stating in their behalf that they had picked up the article in the road, and were endeavouring to make a few pence by it, and there was no evidence to prove that they had stolen it. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons and 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. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre and Meuse IDo. 5i per cent. Pref . vv Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference . & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand..... all all all all all all all all all all 41 4f I I d 2 - 1 — 2 1 1 id 5 ft di N 27 71 71 21 21p1 8 21 19 C 1 8 374 37 9 10 p i 371 68 68 1 di 6i 7 8 91 21 22 tt 5 1! 23 2t COLONIAL GOVER Sharel Securities. an. 0v.6 p.c Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c. Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.3lr. az Sep. .8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. - . S.W. Gov. 5 p. C. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up ovaScobiaGov.6 p.c. S. Deb. redeemable, 1875 Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July ict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July Do. do. April & Ott. NEN Paid. DIISCELLA/lEO SECUIL Closing Prices. 116 117 113 115 113 115 1111 1121 1011 102 101 102 101 102 Lll 112 12 114 110 i 14 15 180 210 33 35 I i S * 35 37 19 21 14 15 105 ICB 8 9 211 1 34 21 5 5 100 102 105 107 par 1 Itp I # f Id 1 . c it it ii 41 5i 1 t 4 1 ip 54 58 79 81 11 13 22 21 I) 6 7 51 53 120 130 36 38 1 1 14 15 100 all all all 5 28i BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. _ - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 44 84 20 British Iron Clifford — 290 309 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 435 445 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 1224 1274 ERR 4 Caradon E. WI Russ! (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 104 11 104 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 541 624 65 Great South Tolgus l7B 134 14 G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillacli) 12.4.2 1 11 —G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 i i Grenville 5 / 44 -- Herod's-Foot 8 22 23 Kingston Downs 4.3.6 44 4 1 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) 9/ 44 46 North Downs 1 North France x illlogan \ 1 0 5 64 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9 104 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 5 5 64 - Par Consols (St. Blazy). 14 9 10 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 45 47 464 7 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. • les 4 e SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 11 250 260 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 21 S -Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 165 175 -- Stray Park 18.18.0 194 204 .204 25 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 2 34 10 Tin Croft 9 5 4 st Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s Sd West Basset (Illogan) l4 18 1 West Seton W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 70 75 Wheal Basset (Mogan). 54 180 190 ..--: Wheal Buller (Redruth); 5 1074 1124 Wheal Edward (Cals.) ' 6 11 14 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 12 1 ..... i Wh'lMaryAnn (Menhe) 8 34 36 344 I Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 .29 30 FOREIGN MINES . 20 Australian 7l f I 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 15e I a par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 274 20 Do.St.Johndelltey,Lim. 15 174 18 19 181 5 Do.L and and Minincr,Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... I d 40 Cobra Copper all 47 49 Cepispo l6 84 1 DuuMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 24 26 3 Linares all 101 114 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 N.lthineCop.of S.Aus.L 10$. 1p 41 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 8 7 5 Port Philip 1 4 1 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 105 f d par 28.2.81 United Mexican JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid• I Closing i Bumnoso Price. Done. Agra&lJnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London IBrit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo IBritish North American Chtd. Bank of India. &c ICh.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch I City IColonial ICorn. Bank of Canada ;Commercial of London 'Bug , Scot., & taus. Ch 'Gen. Elk. of Switzerland Lon.C.' , har.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stook London & Westminster. Nat. Prov. of England. Do. new National Bank ..... NeW Setlth Wales Orient .Bk. CorporatiOU Ottoman Bank (Provincial of Ireland • • 'Do. New ,South Australia jnion of Australia Jnion of London Unity Mutual 71 73 81 83 21 22 50 52 id iP 10 20 17} 17i - - MI 231 - 17i 18 29? 30: 41 I 71} 12& I 14 37; $ 111 1 THIS. Business Done. , 102} 1111 :1101 $ 1 111 101 BO 2811 9 THAMES. ILLICIT DISTILLATION.—Froderick Timborman and John Allen, two men who have boon frequently convicted for defrauding tho re venue, were brought before Mr. Self, charged with carrying on illicit distillation in an unenterod place. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Bullin, an active and intelligent officer of Inland Revenue, that on Saturday afternoon he accompanied Mr. Lee, Mr. Vanstono, and Mr. Pargiter, to Kinder-street, St. George's-in-the-East, and saw a woman standing at the door of the house, No. 30. As soon as she saw the officers approaching she went in doors, and attempted to shut the door. Mr. Bullin put his stick between the door and the door post, and prevented her closing the door. After a struggle the officers entered the houso, and saw the two prisoners standing before the fire place in the front parlour. Mr. Bailin )observed to them " Here you are again, you have got a still in the house." Both prisoners exclaimed, " We have not, you are wrong this time." Mr. Bullin remained with the prisoners, while Mr. Pargiter went into the kitchen at the back of the house, and called out, " More it is, it's all sight." Allen then said, " I have nothing to do with it, I have just come t• see Ford," meaning Timberman. The prisoners were se secured, and the officers seized a still in the back kitchen. Allen, in defence, said that he went to the house of Tim berman to see a child that was ill. He lived in Trafalgar place, Stepney. The Inland Revenue officers said that Timberman rented the house in Kinder-street, and that Allen did live in Tra falgar-place. Both prisoners were known. Mr. Selfe—Was the still at work ? Mr. Bullin—lt was not, sir. Mr. Solfe said it was probable that the prisoner Allen did not know of the existence of the still, and discharged him. lie sentenced Timberman to pay a fine of £3O, and in de fault of payment to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar months. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 12.—Wind this day at noon, Variable, with fog. Flax OUTU, Dec. 11. —Wind , E.S. E .—Arrived—Maria, from Rio Janeiro. Sailed—Gesbrena llelena, for Pernam buco. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind, E.—Arrived—Agincourt, from London for Melbourne; Elizabeth, from London for Gambia. Sailed—Albuera, for Hong Kong ; Orient, for Algoa Bay ; Hobe, for Gibraltar. DUBLIN, Dec. 9.—Arrived—Eugenie, from Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. W.—Sailed—Britannia, for Curacos CLYDE, Dec. 10.—Wind, S.E.—Sailed—Czar, for Mel bourne. (HY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind N. ; hard frost. Arrived, Dec. 10—Ann Laura, from Bangor; Indepen dance, from Port Madoc. Arrived, Dec. 11—Ondine, steaxier, from Dublin; Ex press, steamer, from Jersey ; Argyll, steamer, from Caren tan. Sailed, Dec. 10—John Watson, for Sunderland ; Lady Constance, for Sunderland ; Pallas, for Portsmouth. Sailed, D.c. 11—Express, for Jersey ; Ondine, steamer, for London. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. • Wind N.W. Arrived, Dec. 11—Euroclydon, from Rio Janeiro; Eleanor Thompson, from Curacoa ; William Rathbone, from Savannah ; Merrington, from Singapore; Isis, from Savanilla ; Mary Allen, from Huelva. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGBAYSI.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind S.W. ; title, low water; weather cloudy, foggy, and raining. Arrived, Dec. 11.—Sir Edward Banks, steamer, from Calais; Lion, steamer, from Harlingen. Arrived, Dec. 12.—Lord John Russell, steamer, from Dunkirk. Sailed—Sir R.' Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk ; Batavier, for Rotterdam; Hanover, for Havre. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind N.W. by W., thick and frosty. No arrivals. Professor Mittermayer, of the University of Heidelberg, having a few days ago completed the fiftieth anniversary of his attainment of the degree of doctor of laws, the authorities of the town and university entertained him at a grand banquet, and at night the university and part of the town were illuminated ; while the students made a torch-light procession, and gave him a serenade. The professor is one of the most learned jurisconsults of Ger many, and besides he has gained distinction as a member of the Baden Chamber by causing various important legal re forms to be effected, and amongst them the publicity of legal proceedings and the abolition of corporal punishment. MR. MACREADY'S SON ON THE AUSTRALIAN STAGB.—We extract the following from Bell's Life in Vic toria :—" At the Theatre Royal, Ballarat, on Monday night, Mr. Edward Macready, a son of the eminent trage dian, made his debut as Claude Melnotte, in the Lady of Lyons.' The manner in which the character was sustained evidenced considerable attention and study, but failed to convince us that the debutant is yet qualified to rank amongst the stars.' In the words of Mr. Hoskins's speech at the conclusion of the piece, however, ' Mr. Macready simply made his first appearance as a professional actor, not as an experienced performer, and on these groFds, if only oat of respect to his father, he is sure to meet with an encouraging reception," THIRD EDITION.. SUN OFFICE, sty o' Clock. TATTERSALL' 8-(THIS EVENI.NG.) Although the attendance rr:ecullation on the Derby was at one time spirited, the ou',.siders engross in7 the greater degree of attention, 'Umpire im proved his last week's quotations, and at the odds quoted 8 to I—he was backed for £lOO, but that La-ice was afterwards o3bred. The highest offer against Th( Jrmaaby was 11 to 1, and at a point higher he would have l ieen freely supported. 1,000 to SO was taken once abo at Buccaneer, while Nutbourne was nominally at 13 to 1. 25 to 1 was taken freely about The Drone, notwithstanding the suspicious inuendoes of Bar p ; Lift, while Sir William was backed to win £lO,OOO at IC,OO to 15. These were the only notable movements of the Afternoon's transactions. The disputed steeplechase a 4,, Croydon «3 s to have been decided to-day, but in the co arse of the afternoon the fol lowing notice was exhibited in the room : " The hearing of the Cr.)ydon Steeplechase case is post poned until Monday, the 19th instant. " By order of the Stewards. " 12th of December, 7.859." The cause of the pos i ,vonement is, we beliere, a domestic affliction in Mr. ILzrison's family. TILE DEILEY. Sto 1 agi'c Umpire (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Thormanby (take 12 to 1) 12 to 1 a•g;st Mainstone 100 to 8 sigst Buccaneer (taken) 13 to 1 agst Nutbourno (taken) 2.5 to 1 agst High Treason (offered) 25 to 1 agst The Drone (taken freely) 33 to 1 agst Upperhand (taken) 50 t 1 agst Paleface (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Richmond (taken) 1:0 to 1 agst Rester (taken) 50 to 1 agst Cramond (taken) 2000 to 25 agst Blue Ruin (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Traducer taken) 1000 to 15 agst Sir "William (taken freely) 1000 to 15 agst Plumpudding . 1000 to 12 agst Oliver (taken) THE LAND QUESTION IN O UDE. Whatever may be the merit intrinsically attach ing to Lord Canning's latest views of the land question in Oude, they are certainly exposed to the serious objection that they should either have been adopted sooner or not adopted at all. The policy may be wise, but it can hardly be opportune. Two courses were open to us in dealing with the Talook dars and their tenures. We could either purchase the allegiance of these martial chieftains by yielding to their demands, or we could reduce them to order and submission by the strong arm of authority. Something was to be said for either course. By the first method of proceeding we should escape an in convenient obligation and a costly campaign; by•the second we should preserve unimpaired the privleges of Government and the resources of the province. Perhaps, in the long run, the former course promised the most comprehensive advantages, but unfortu nately, it has only been selected after all the charges of the latter have been gratuitously incurred. We subdued the Talookdars first, and conciliated them afterwards, so that we have surrendered at once the fruits of our conquest and the indemnity for its cost. The Talookdars, or great landholders of Oude, occupied when we assumed the administration of the kingdom a somewhat uncertain position. During the chronic anarchy of the State they had usurped many privileges and committed many wrongs. They had encroached so unscrupulously on the lands of the poor, that many village com munities had been dispossessed of their estates, and the old distribution of the soil had been sub verted for the exclusive benefit of the powerful lords. To such an extent had these proceedings been carried, that the revenue fairly derivable from the territory of the province had been in a great degree lost, and accordingly one of our first acts had been to appoint commissioners with the duty of in vestigating the land titles throughout the kingdom. This measure, it was urged, earned us far more unpopularity than the annexation itself, and ac cordingly, when the mutinies broke out, not even the extraordinary abilities of Sir Henry Lawrence could prevent the landholders of Oude from joining eagerly in the rebellion. From that time, there fore, the game was in our own hands. The Talook dare had forfeited their titles by the act of revolt, and it became competent to us either to insure their loyalty by fresh grants and free concessions, or to encounter them in the open field, and appropriate to the uses of the State, by the new right of conquest, the lands and property which had long been alienated. We did neither of these things, or rather we have done them both, without advantage either one way or the other. Lord Canning, as we observed at the time, was justified in dclaring that policy of "con fiscation" which brought him into such disrepute with Lord Derby's Government. There was a good defence for the proceeding, and the principle was intelligible. The Talookdars had in mauy caeca no valid title to their estates, and they had incurred, besides, the natural forfeits of rebels. • The value of the land which by such forfeitures would revert to the Crown was very considerable, and the revenues of India, as everybody knew, were sadly in need of augmentation. As a mere question of administration, too, it might have been argued that the Talookdai ea system was a bad one, and that the good government of tke pro vince was concerned in its extinction. At any rate, Lord Canning selected his course, and, as that course confirmed the Talookdars in their hosti lity, the result was that we had to fight our way, inch by inch, to the possession of Oude. In the end, after a harassing and expensive campaign, Lord Clyde was successful; every district of the province was occupied or commanded by our victorious troops, and the Talookdars lay absolutely at our mercy. Then came the unexpected reversal of the policy adopted. The Governor-General makes a triumphal progress through the conquered territories, sum mons the humiliated Talookdars to attend his Court at Lucknow, and surprises all India by there freely giving them what, if it had been given be fore, would have relieved Lord Clyde and his bat talions of all the trouble of the war. No doubt, we are thus insuring the loyalty of these chieftains and probably the security of the province, but these guarantees we could have obtained a few months earlier at the same price, and with the saving of the campaign into the bargain. It is probable enough that Lord Canning's se cond thoughts may be best, and that, though our Exchequer may be impoverished, our power may be confirmed by this sudden enrichment of the rebel Talookdars. Perhaps it is the true methed of dealing with such cases, but, if so, it is cer tainly unfortunate that the fact was not recog nised in time to save us from the labours and burdens of a difficult campaign. As it is we seem to have won our rights only for the pure pose of relinquishing them. The whole of Oude, with its spacious and productive territories, is placed by this last arrangement under that system of tenure which effectually forbids any improve ment of revenue. There is not a doubt about the expansiveness of its resources, but the increase which will infallibly arise will not belong to the Government. The settlement is to be perpetual. A fixed rent is to be paid to Government, but after that obligation is discharged the profits of the land, however large, will fall to the Talookdars alone. We cannot tax them or control them except within very narrow limits. On their own estates they will be feudal lords with heritable jurisdic tion,and it is but a barren sovere i g nt y which will an p w e e r l t l a isne satisfied fie to the with British such Crown . ttreatment, t m O e f n t, co trust, do good suit and service in return, but we had put ourselves t o the char g es of a differen t policy, which, tho ugh costing more at the outset, was calculated to p roduce more afterwards, and this policy we have now fo rs a ken fo r that which , if we had adopted it earlier, might have been had, with all its results, for nothing at all. This is the weak point of the case as it now stands. We may fairly hope that we have gained a great.point in the permanent tranquillisation of a province so turbulent as Oude, but we might have gained that point a few months ago at a far cheaper rate. We must now put up with a material loss unqualified by any compensation. We have got peace and security, it is true, but these advantages, instead of being acquired, as they might have been, in a bloodless manner by the bargain we have now voluntarily made, were won at the sword's point and by a heavy expenditure of life and treasure. Our policy has an air of magnanimity beyond a doubt, for we have accepted ithe3 obligations of war and thrown away the prizes of conquest with a lordly heedlessness and munificence, but whether the Hindoos will give us full credit for such self sacrifice is another question. The war and the surrender will, of course, produce their respec tive fruits. We have got our debt and we have lost our revenue. We might have saved many • a lac of rupees by promulgating some time since so liberal a concordat with the Talook , dare as is now announced. We might have gained many a lac year after year if we had kept the pro , duce of our conquest. We have foregone our rights • for the sake of peace and quietness, and perhaps r with good judgment, but there was certa inl y no necessity to add to the purchase - money the cost of t a previous war. — Times. It is a curious circumstance connected with the Court of Common Pleas, that amongst its judges there have been three sudden deaths within five years. Mr. Justice Talfourd, Lord Chief Justice Jervis, and the other day, Mr. Justice Crowder. e to 0)1 8 ¢ id► pet bel" efla tie l l ;to' oaf SI/ 4 1 100 100 20.11 100 ~' 1