The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND GUT NEWS. • CITY, Two O'CLOCK. During the last few days there has been in creased activity in the markets for Foreign and Colonial Produce, and prices in most instances have shown an upward tendency. The transactions in tea have been above the average, and the finer de scriptions have improved about ld. to 13d. per lb. Sugars have been in moderate demand, and inferior descriptions have realised advanced prices. For coffee there has been a steady inquiry, fully late quotations being obtained for the better descriptions of plantation Cey lon. The dealing's in rice have not been ♦ery extensive, but the few parcels disposed of brought former prices. Saltpetre has been in good demand at previous values, and at public sale a few fine samples realised advanced prices. Far tallow there has been a steady demand, at about late rates. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 585., and for spring delivery 575. 6cl. to 575. 9d. per cwt. 1 The market will close to-day for the Christmas holidays, and re-open on Tuesday, the 3d January, 1860. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with a very quiet appearance, and 6,000 bales were disposed of at about previoas rates. An active demand for money is now expe rienced, as parties are obtaining the accommoda tion they require before the holidays commence. The increased inquiry, however, is readily met at the current rates of discount, which are still indi cative of an abundant supply of capital. First elass bills are readily negotiated at 21 per cent., and for paper having more than three months to run the terms range from 3 to 31 per cent. The Market for English Securities to-day has been rather flatter, and very few transactions have taken place, as the speculators are not disposed to extend their operations just before the holidays. The decline reported in the Rentes yesterday has, no doubt, created some heaviness on this side. Con sols are 951 ex div. for the 10th proximo. The New Threes have receded to 95: 4 ; the Reduced are steady, at 95: 3 ; Indian Loan Debentures have improved to 971 98 ; the Stock is 1041 I, and ditto Bonds, 9s, prem. Exchequer Bills are heavy, at 28s. to 295. prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market continues quiet, and prices show a slight decline. Turkisk 6 per Cents. are 76 to 77 ; ditto New, 63 to 64 ; Mexican have receded to 221 ; and Russian Scrip tot dis. ; Chilian 6 per Cents. are flat at 1041; Bra ailian 6 per Cents. are steady at 1021 ; but Dutch 21 per Cents. have improved to 661. The Ocean Marine Insurance Company's shares are quoted 11 premium, and the Universal ditto, par to a prem., being flat. The Shares of the San Paulo Railway are I to 1 prem. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following 1$ tho price of American Securities : Redeemable. Prices. United States 6 per Cents 1867-1868 Do. 6 per Cent Bonds Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds — Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. Bonds Ohio 6 per Cent Stock Pennsylvania 6 per Ct. Stock l'ennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds Tennessee 6 per Cont. Bonds. ' Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds Beaton 5 per Cent. St. Bonds Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. Illinois Central 7 per Cent (Freelands) De. shares, 60 dols. paid tllchigan Central 8 per Cent LA , . do. shares Ilsw York Central 6 per Ct., not convertible . NSW York Central 7 per Ct , convertible, from June 15, 1857-59 Do. do. shares New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , 3d mortgage .I 'e• do. shares NOW York and Erie 7 per Ct., convertible The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been limited, and in most instances prices st have shown a further slight depression. Caledo nian, Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, st North Western, and South Eastern have declined IA es., and Eastern Counties and South Western, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have 53t 1 also been fiat. Great Luxemburg receded about ; Great Western of Canada, to ; Grand Trunk of St Canada, ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 1. st Joint St oc k B an k Sh ares were very i nact i ve. st London and County have declined 10s. ; and Oriental Bank improved Ss. to 10s. In the Miscellaneous Share Market no business of importance has been transacted. London Dis °Glint Company are 41; London General Omnibus C ompany, 11; and English and Australian `"°Pl3 er, 1;. 99 101 1886 104 1021 97 98 83 84 85 87 82 84 86 88 84 86 1577 Divers 180 1864 1883 is BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. rink Stock I ille)''' ' e rCont. Reduced Annuities 095 51 I i 1 3 per Cent. Annuities h im ia Sto k Ditto Deb e ntures 1853 9B i Di Ditto, 18.59 13 ' 1 4' Bonds, 11,000 o '4 * under 11,000 1 evlsole for Account (Jan. 10) 4.,...dia Stock f or l oom :tut — R uitto, 1869, 6 per C en t. e ch Nuer Bills, £l,OOO, lid .. 28 29 I £500 Ditto Small, 11d. b FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. t latilian 5 per Cent. I tt u,i,ilin, 6 per C en t lO4/ ul Nett per Cent. It Ditto Account 1881 an 1822, St., 5 per Cent — Ditt o , 1,3 per Cent., 1859 — 4`'' b to ' Sci, a l?lsh 3 per Cent — ttto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — ,t 'tto Account 144 tish 6 per Cent 77 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account b 1 Dividends on the above payable in London. D a tell Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 461 Ditto Certific,ates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Conanla, Monoy Ditto Account (Jan. 10) .. 951 j x d ' -1 i !T FIRE IN WESTMINSTER- LOSS OF FOUR LIVES. & :418 morning, between the hours of two and three o'clock, "re, i nvolving the loss of a most serious amount of pro f*tY, and the loss of four lives, took place on the premises i, at t ,, , 1 and 2, Little George •street, Great George , -`ll W estminster, which are let out in offices. The fire • nret discovered by a lady who was on a visit at No. 12, 4 1j oh _ t h_e latter street, and an alarm was instantly raised. Mes th-rs were despatched for the Royal Fire Escapes and : e ngines of the London Brigade. After some t rou bl e holWhale of the inmates were made sensible of their im ing danger. Th ey cons i s t e d o f M rs. Chapman, the S as h Do per ; Miss C. Chapman, aged 18 ; Mrs. Bilson ; ter, knit Gabb, th e servan t, age d 16 ; H enry Bi lson, aged N A ' e ats ; Sarah Bilson, aged 12 months; and another in eel; 111141 ed Frederick Bilson. Mrs. Bil son p resen t e d her th, at the first fl oor w i n d ow, cry i ng p i teously for help, and tit e rs old th e i nfant, which was caught by a constable. She rtd i "riPed out h erse lf , f a lli ng on t h e sp ik es w i t h a fear teedll4ll, and was conveyed to No. 6 opposite, where a gentleman promptly attended to her injuries. Mrs. ti le -1 / 1 11111 1 and Sarah Bilson was coming down stairs, when th e se ra fell in; the servant ran to the trap door, got on eil°f , jumped nearly 20 feet, and was rescued. Miss C. tte e i,7 4ll arid Henry Bil son were su ff ocate d b y t h e h eate d t eo - i" • The fire b urne d w ith amaz i ng rapidity, and t h e i,f6lltl °ll in with a tre men d ous cras h . After the fire was el len — Y got under the bdies were recovered and put in to await th e coroner' o s inquest. ---- it ' OOT ING A VISITOR.—EarIy on Sunday morn- All'4t 11n Twentyraan, Thos. Holliday, an d G eo. G ra h am, ble young men, residing at Th reap l an d an d C(lUrabls.nd, were i n th e village of Plumbland, on their way arks o i and on passing the house of John Kennedy, a black corl,Ttlli one of them throw some gravel against the window e one of Kennedy's dau,ghters slept. This caused h e a t t° °Pen the window, and some conversation passed with 4 -1. and the young men. Not long afterwards, hor father S h e rUnning from behind the house, and gave a shout to 1,,, ° Young Alen, who were standing on the road, and they •.,raediatel ci o .., Y ran along the highway. Kennedy followed a ,"" lip to them, and when within 20 yards of them fired off -,.0 4 , 1 „,, ta ht 7'4 gun or pistol at them. Graham received the cond -1148 in t h o uPPer and back part of his thigh, which cause .141, i_triniodiately to halt, and he found himself severelyin tt , e d Ile put himself under the treatment of Dr. Elliott,i *e4l-BPutria. who extracted about 50 shots from his thigh. 4 ,,, are glad to say that he is recovering. On Friday Ken- Co q3 ' was brouo•ht before J Add' Es at Wigton, and kippli_ m ated to take his trial'at the s n ° %t assizes for shopting_ De „_ anlilamung George Graham. sail was taken for his ap 7r co--himself in '" er rand Pacquet. £5O, and two s ure ti es in £25 each.— 1886 1888 1875 5 7 :77! 8 7 791 I SJ 5 1860 88 90 39 37 dis 1869 80 82 35 40 65 66 12 14 inlE 'SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMI3ER 23, 1859. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS .DAY.) VOLUNTEER CORPS. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Creswell.) GIBSON V. GIBSON. Sir F. Slade addressed the Court on the part of the re spondent, and contended that his client's case was esta blished in the evidence relative to the petitioner's impro priety with two females of the names of Saunders and Farley. The learned counsel was then proceeding to deal With the case as related to Mrs. Hepworth, but Kr. Sergeant Shea interposed, and said it was unneces &wry to enter into that part of the case, as he could not rebut the evidence as to th., female Saunders. The Judge Ordinary then delivered judgment. He said that with regard to Mrs. Hepworth he was relieved from the difficult task of comparing circumstantial evidence with positive denial. He thought the case of adultery of Mr. Gibson was most distinctly and clearly proved, and it had been shown that ha was a man of exceedingly depraved habits. There could be no doubt that he had been given to abandoned practices, and staying out late at night, and associated with immoral characters. He did net consider such a person entitled to the restoration of conjugal rights, or to the custody of his child. He would therefore grant the prayer of the respondent, and pronounce the decree of divorce. The child must remain in the respon dent's custody until she attained the age of 14, and he would condemn the petitioner in the costs. SOPICITH Y. 110PWITIt. This was the petition of Matilda Sopwith, praying for a judicial separation from her husband, Henry Lindsell Sopwith, a surgeon, practising at Tonbridge Wells. An answer had been filed, in which the respondent denied the adultery alleged to have been committed with the person mentioned in the petition. From the evidence it appeared that Mrs. Sopwith was a young lady, and the only daughter of a gentleman of for tune named Dean. Mr. Sopwith was a widower, and had a grown-up daughter. The petitioner was married at the parish church of Marylebone, in June, 1857, and after the mar riage they went to Hytho, and from thence to Tonbridge Wells. Some circumstances had aroused the suspicion of Mrs. Sopwith very shortly after her marriage, and she began to doubt the fidelity of her husband. His conduct towards her became much altered, as it was said he used to stop eut late at night, not on professional duty, and act to wards his wife with great coldness. In May, 1858, Mrs. So pwith's family visited her at Tonbridge Wells, and were dis tressed to find that an' unhappy state of affairs existed, and sue of them mentioned the subject to Mr. Sopwith, when he replied that he did not love her as housed to do. Some time after Mrs. Sopwith went to Cheltenham. After this:Mr. Sopwith wrote to his wife at Cheltenham, stating that on her return she was net to visit or receive visits from her parents. She refused to accede to such a proposal, and quitted her husband's house, and communicated to them all that had transpired, and they instituted an inquiry, which led to the discovery of tke alleged improper conduct of Mr. Sopwith with a Mary Ann Prickett. Mr. Dean, the father, in his evidence, admitted that he had employed the aid of ox-policemen to get up evidence in the case. James Burk said he bad been in the employ of Mr. Sop with, as groom, previous to his marriage with Miss Dean. Before the wedding his master appeared to be very fond of Miss Prickett. lie (witness) had seen him kiss her before his marriage. After that she used to visit him. Sho used to go into the registry-office in Mr. Sopwith's house and remain with him some time. Witness had been tempted to look through the keyhole, and ho had seen Miss Prickett sitting on the doctor's knee, and ho seemed to bo taking indecent liberties with her. He had also seen Miss Prickett go into his master's house as late as half-past 11 at night. Ibe had watched outside until 12 o'clock to see if she came out again, but she did not. The witness was submitted to a Revere crops-examination by Mr. Macready, on the part of Mr. Sopwith, with a view to show that many of the circumstances he had mentioned had boon remembered after he had been drinking with the persons employed to got up evidence in the case. [The case was proceeding whoa we went to prem.] SHERIFFS' COURT. (Beforo Mr. Kerr.) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF THE DINURE..--1 THREAT TO SUM LORD JOHN RUSSELL.-GUNTHORPE V. WRIGHT. This was an action to recover £5 10s., being eleven days at 10s. per day, charged, as stated by plaintiff's counsel, as under : Mr. Langford, instructed by Mr. Medina, said that plaintiff had been engaged by the agent of the commission to go to the mouth of the Danube for two years. As soon as the work was finished plaintiff was to be brought home, but he was dotained at the mouth of the Danube for eleven days, though two boats came up. Under these circum stances plaintiff sought to recover damages. The contract was handed up to the Judge, who asked how defendant could be made liable. Mr. Langford—H• is the responsible agent to the com mission, and tho contract was made in London. His Honour inquired as to how the commission was formed. Mr. Needham (for defendant)—Of the seven great states of Europe. His Honour—Who is the commissioner in England ? Mr. Needham—Lord John Russell. His Honour—Then you had better sus Lord John. (Laughter.) If Lord John is the responsible commissioner in England there will be no difficulty. Mr. Langford suggested that Wright should be asked who was the commissioner. Defendant said that Major Stokes, of tho Royal Engi• nears, was the English commissioner. His Honour—Where is he ? Defendant—At Galatz. His Honour—Then you had bettor take out a suit in the superior court and send it out. Defendant—l am not the agent in London. I merely witnessed the contract which was signed by plaintiff and Mr. Visit. His Honour (looking at the contract)—Visit is respon sible. Wright—l was only the witness. I act as occasional agent to the commission when they instruct me. I have funds when they hand me any. I have no money now. His Honour—You see Wright has disclosed the principal. Mr. Langford—Now place my case upon Smith's " Mercantile Law," page 170, where it is laid down that where an agent in England acts for a foreign principal, although ho may disclose his principal, he is still liable. His Honour—The agent hero is Visit. Mr. Langford—Now I wish to ask defendant if Lord John Russell is ono of the Commissioners ? Defendant—He is the English Foreign Minister. The same as M. Persigny, or— His Honour—lt does not matter. Mr. Needham—The States composing tho Commission aro England, Franco, Sardinia, Russia, Turkey, Austria, and Prussia. I only said Lord John Russell was a Com missioner because it was suggested to me at tho moment. His Honour—The contract is "approved by J. Stokes, Royal Engineers." Plaintiff must be nonsuited in this case, with costs. Mr. Needham—l have a good defence on the merits. Mr. Langford—Never mind the merits. The point o law ih quite sufficient. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH -STREET. PUBLIOANd AND THEIR POTS.—SEDIOUS Hannah Jones, an elderly female, was charged before Mr. Bingham with stealing three pewter pint pots from the louses of Mr. James Wilder Adams, the Union Tavern, Air-street, Piccadilly ; Mr. Wm. Mardon, the Haunch of Venison, Lower Brook-street ; and Mr. J. Feetum, the White Hart, corner of Old Burlington -street. Brown, 176 E, said that, at half-past six the previous evening, he saw the prisoner proceeding along Old Compton-street, in the direction of Seven Dials, and per ceiving that she had something bulky under her cloak, ha asked her what she had got. She replied, " Nothing at all ;" but at that moment ho heard a pot fall, and on asking her where sho got it, she replied that she knew nothing at all about it. He then heard a second pot drop, and at the sta tion the female searcher took a third pot from her pocket, and 6s. in good money—pot-stealers frequently being dealers in spurious coin. Mr. Adams identified one of the pots as his property, stating that he had lost three dozen in 14 months. John Hill, potman to Mr. Mardon, proved the ownership of another pot, and said two dozen had been lost in four months. James Hummerston, in the employ of Mr. Jonathan Feetum identified the third pot„ and said that for the last three weeks nine or 10 a-week had been missed. Inspector Wobb said ho thought there wore convictions against the prisoner, and she was remanded for a week that they might be proved. ASSAULT ON A PUBLICAN.—John Henry Sowden, a tailor, was charged with assaulting Mr. William Dyer, of the Green Man. 101, New Bond-street. The defendant had been in the house annoying the cue • tomers, and on being pit out by Mr. Dyer, became very troublesome, and while Mr. Dyer was going for a constable he followed him, and struck him a severe blow on the back. Fined 7s. SGALLANT LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—LYTHAM, Wed nesday Evening.—During the violence of the storm at day break this morning, a vessel was seen from herein a most critical situation on the Horse Bank. The lifeboat on In stitution, . s plan, stationedbe l atLytham, on i t t Royal wa aa tNationallaunched,Li Lifeboat and d proceeded off to her assistance. Having arrived within a short distance of the vessel, the crew were perceived making an attempt to save their lives in their own boat. Fortu nately, the lifeboat came up to them just in time to rescue them from drowning, as their own boat was swamped, and the next wave would inevitably have capsized her. The crew, consisting of seven persons, wore landed here without la delay in a very exhausted condition; one of th em, a co l oure d man, was some time under medical treat ment ere h e w as pronounced out of danger. The ves se l i s t h e br i gan ti ne Hannah Jane, of London, Captain Ketto, master, bound vessel's from s el Liverpool left v c e r r o pwo Liverpoolo that a t t o V th a i 8 1 oe valuablen n t Fridayi a, Spa lifeboat bt . oa d t en ha with gas-pipes, having Thi s s the last fortnight. We l earn b y telegraphis s t a h vt a e 7 late on Wednesday night the lif e b oa t succee d e d in bringing the ship into a port of safety. LONDON. Last evening a numerous and enthusiastic meet ing of the enrolled member s o f th e L on d on R i fle Brigade was held on parade at Guildhall. The meeting had, with the concurrence of the lieute nant-colonel elect, been convened by Captain Rose, as senior officer, in compliance with a requisition " to take into consideration the most effectual and proper means of obtaining for the brigade the honour of having as its colonel his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., &c., Commander-in- Chief." Captain ROSE took the chair, and having briefly opened the proceedings, called upon Mr. HOPKINSON, who upon presenting hibiself was loudly cheered. He remarked that he con sidered those present had a right to raise the ques tion as to who was the proper person to be colonel of one of the most important corps yet raised, and the fact that an address had already been signed by 800 members clearly showed upon whom their eyes were fixed. (Hear, hear.) He hoped they would be able to secure the services of such a distinguished soldier. (Hear, hear.) He begged to move—" That it is the earnest wish of the London Rifle Brigade that its colonolcy should be held by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and that the address to his Royal High ness, now lying in the orderly-room, already signed by an immense majority of the members, shall (after a short delay for the convenience of those members who have not yet had an opportunity of signing) be presented in the manner most likely to gratify his Royal Highness and to obtain for the brigade the honour it desires." Mr. A. DODD, in seconding the resolution, ex pressed his belief that a a more fitting selection than the Duke of Cambridge could not have been made, and he only hoped the brigade would suc ceed in obtaining the services of such an illustrious perscinage. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was then put and carried unani mously. Mr. H. E. VARDON, in a very effective speech, moved the second resolution, as follows :—" That the council of the brigade be immediately requested to nominate for Colonel his Royal Highness George William, Duke of Cambridge, 8.G., &c., General Commanding in Chief ; that the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor be requested to convene a Court of Lieutenancy to consider that nomination at the earliest possible opportunity, and that her Majesty's commissioners of lieutenancy be respect fully asked to permit the brigade to present its own address to his Royal Highness." Mr. S. J. CROSS seconded the motion, which was also adopted. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawren Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Barodaec Cent.lnd gu. 5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New 00. Preference B Aral°, Brant. & Godrich 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 Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 44 p. c. Debentrs. G eelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds IGrand Trunk of Canada. Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per cent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt. Ind iaPenin. gua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares ID°. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. ''3 without opt Do. Si p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per oent Do. 4 P. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. •••• Melb. Corp. 6 p.o. Bonds Newßrunswielt&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Oude (Limited) Scinde ci Do. New cc Do. Punjaub 1.4 Do. Indus. St. Flo. go m ; , St. Andrews & Quebeo A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip all 100 all Paid ) Closing I Business done Price. 86 88 991 1001 171 11 1d: par 4/ sid 51 6} par i p 14 1 d 102} 1031' par ip Par IP 100 101 19 21 41 43 95 96 73 74 85 87 75 77 73 75 loot 1011 d par I 13f Ist 7 61 98 104 98 102 98 102 92 95 91 93 100 102 90 94 I } di 881 8 1001 414 i 96 51 4 93 4 84 75 73 44 1014 9 64 13 10 FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah. & S. Fran., Lim.7p. c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & /tail Copiabo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand Rue. Guar .5 p.c Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction Lake Constance & Rale 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 Medi t Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Porn.) gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 51 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 51 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand..... 20 204 id Ic . id ip rAYS. 41 41 !Par P 2f 2f 1 jd 41 4f d 251 261 21 3pi 19 A 38 39 9 10 P 37 875 55 67 id f d Of 7 9 91 21 22 51 St 9f 10 22f 234 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR Securities. an.Gov.6 p.c J a. & July Do. 6 p.c. leb.& Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. N. B.GOVA p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. K. S.W. Gov. sp. a. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScoMaGov.6 p.c. St.. Deb. redeemable, 1875 6.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jamiauly Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July Do. do. April & Oct. MISCELL. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint i 1000 Atlantio Tel. (Limited) 25 ustralian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mail., 10 erlin Water Works 1 50 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. o. till 1862 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land. 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.) Stook Cop.Min.ofEng..trSmltg 25 Do. Preference 7} per of 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference Stock Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Stook Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New 5 English & Aust. Copper 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 1 Great Ship (Limited) 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr 5 London District Telegr 20 London Discount 4 ond.Gen. Omnibus Co 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 10 .. editer. Electric Teleg. 10 0 ed. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) 25 ational Discount Co 10 etherlands Land 6 ao 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at idle 100 i .Br.&NovaScotiaLand 1 .B.Australasian (Lim , 1 O riental Gas 1 ao. New Shares 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 10 Ditto B 10 Ditto C Stock Peel River Land & Min 50 ' en. & Oriental Steam 50 10. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 50 ' hymney Iron 15 10. New 100 Royal Mail Steam Stock Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 25 South Australian Land 1 'Submarine Teleg. Scrip 1 14)o. do Registered 20 r.& Ln.Co.of Upr, Can 100 Van Dlemen'a Land BRITIS Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack)! British Iron IClifford. I Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. East Bassett (Mogan). East Caradon E. W'l Russl (Tavistk. G am. & St. Aubyn(Gwen. Great South Tolgus G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack G. Wheal Vor(Helston; Grenville Iferod's-Foot Hingaton Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny L elan t) North Downs North Frances /Mogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blazy). Providence (Uny Lelnt) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) South C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) West Seton W. Caradon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Itedruth) Wheal Edward (Cale.) Wheal Kitiy(U. Lelant) Wh 'I Marylnn (Mexhe Trelawney (List Business Done. 121 I i 144 ; 45 4 1 I Leasing !Closing Business FOREIGN MINES Railways. Paid. Co.'s. 1 Price. Done. 20 Australian i 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 15s d par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at Z 5 p.) 27} Bedford and Bletchley' all 'Ln & N.W . • .. Buckinghamshire.... 100 Ln& N.W, 99 100 20 Do.St.Johndelltey,Lim. 15 18} 19} le 1 is , 19 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. ,50 51 5 Do. Land and Miningeo. all Do. do. 55 p. ct..... l 100 , Do. 1124 116 1 Clarendon Consols Min- Do. do. sp. et. llOO Do. lll4 116 111 1 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1 —— d l ClydesdaleJunetion.. 100 'Caledonin 103 105 40 Cobre Copper al 48 49 484 1 Colchester, Stour Val., all ,E.U.&E CI 16 17 Cepiapo l6 74 8} E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.e 100 Gt.North.'l39 141 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all S E Union,HarwichShs all ,E.Counts.! 44 4} 2 Fortuna Do. Woodbridge . . 1 100 i 1 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dre . t. 100 ICaledoninl 20 General all 25 26 3 Linares all 10 111 Do. New lOO Do. 0 Lusitanian ; Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. 1 Mariquita all } 1 Hartlpool.Dck.&Rall. all Irlc.N.&Br 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L la's. par 1 p Hull and Selby Do. } Shares all 'Do. Do. 1 Shares .. .. ... all i Do. London&Greenwich . 100 IS. East... 64 66 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s } d } p Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend.l 100 Peto &Co. 95 97 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct.! 100 Norfolk.. --- Do. 6 per cent : 100 Do. _ - Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk all LN W&M 2 4 2 ; Share Joint-Stook Banks. !Paid. —Closing Easiness Mid.l3 r adford Prefer- , I Price. D. ence Stock I 100 Midland . 98 100 ____ Ne a w na ni r a a r n k t t e • e •B l a s r Y p E : e x . 15.5. 6 E.Counts } i - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 . P 40 Australasia all 82 84 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c I all IDo. Do. do. 6 per cent. ...! all I Do . — 100 Bank of London 5O 50 52 Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. North Western , all i Midland . H 14/ 50 British North American all —— ' all IL&N W 5 20 Chtd. Bank of India. •tc 18 194 20} Preston and Wy/ . .. f,' ,& L.Yk. ) 25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all Do. 5 Shares Roystn,Hitch.,& Steep 100 IGt.North.ll37 139 100 Colonial all , Do. Shrewsbry& Hereford, 100 IT Brassey'lo3 105 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all Do. Do. , 1 .... ;par } p 100 Commercial of Landon. 20 151 205 South Staffordshire ... all M'Clean .I 10} 11 20 Eng. , Scot., & Ans. Ch. all 171 174 176 Wilts and Somerset.., 100 Gt. West 193 9 5 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn' 74 8 4 2O Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 22} 23 DUCKS. 50 London and County ... 20 - 324 ------------- 50 London Joint Stock ..• 10 Shareßusiness 100 London & Westminster. 20 Dooks. 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 I Paid C A B OT! Done. 20 Do. new lO I 50 National Bank 25 —St ock ICommercial --20 New South W a l es S lock 1 Do 4 perC en t . P re f .Min. . ,i) 25 Orient .11k. Corporation all 39 40 39} 1 Stock, East and West India... 100 20 Ottoman Bank a ll 17} 18} Stock ' [Am don lOO 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 77 79 Stock'St. Katharine lOO 73 10 Do. New Stock Southampton lOO 25 South Australia Stock Victoria ....... lOO 104 le6 25 Union of Australi a all 1 10 iDo New .•.•.... ... ...!, \ 2 a 50 Union of London l2 28} 29} ..., 100 Unity Mutual I.• ICO = tr! Share s Paid, Closing Prices. _ 1164 - iI4 114 116 114 116 1114 114 1911 102 101 102 101 102 111 112 113 05 Inoi m 14 15 180 210 33 34 44 5 35 37 19 21 13 15 108 112 8 9 2 1 31 241 1 5 101 103 106 DS par 1 la I II 1 d 1 1 1; 1 4 5 1 1 1 / I 15 d IP Baas 78 80 11 13 i 1) 1- 22 24 1 6 7 51 53 [3O 140 36 38 I 1 12 14 ROYAL TOWER HAMLETS. Yesterday evening a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets took place at the Beaumont Institution, Beaumont-square, Mile-end, for the purpose of considering the propriety of forming a rifle corps for that district, to be called the Royal Tower Hamlets Rifles. Mr. C. S. Butler, M.P,, occupied the chair, and said they had met together that evening on neutral ground, and he rejoiced to see that there were pre sent men of all grades of opinion, of every shade of politics, and clergy of every denomination of reli gion, to support a movement that was purely of a defensive nature—(heir, hear)—and furthermore, Field Marshal Lord Combermere, the lord lieute nant, deeply sympathised with them. (Hear, hear.) The volunteer movement was now commenced, and as a performer used to say to them " Here we are." He thought the committee to be formed ought to consist of representatives from every parish. Mr. G. P. YOUNG, in moving the first resolu tion, said he thought that this country, had been lulled into a state of fancied security that was dangerous to its interests, and, therefore, he hailed with pleasure the enthusiastic burst of feel ing which manifested itself in the proposal to form these corps. (Hear, hear.) He was a great admirer of Shakespeare, and he would there quote what he had written, which was very appropriate to the present case— " It is most meet we arm us against all foes, For peace itself should not so dull a nation, Though war nor no known quarrel be in question, But that defences, musterings, preparations, Should be maintained, assembled, and collected, As though a war were in our expectation." He concluded by moving " That the establishment of rifle corps was calculated to add to the security and defence of the country." Mr. AYRTON, M.P., seconded the motion. The Rev. Mr. ROWSELL strongly advocated the measure as one of peace, and believed that it would not give the slightest offence to our neighbours, while it would deter them from any designs upon us. He remembered, just after the intended invasion by the first Napoleon, the feeling of the people of this country, as expressed in one of their rhymes, and he believed the same feeling prevailed now. It ran thus : Says Bony to Johnny ' I'm coming to Dover,' Says Johnny to Bony, ' That's doubted by some: Says Bony to Johnny, But suppose I come over ?' Says Johnny to Bony, ' Then you'll be overcome The resolution was then put, and carried unani mously. 21118 DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market waa very moderately supplied with home-grown 'wheats, coastwise and by land-carriage. Al though the attendance of buyers was limited, most of the samples on the stands were disposed of at prices quite equal to Monday. The fresh imports of foreign wheat aro trifling. Impor ters generally were very firm in their demands, but the business transacted was somewhat restricted, at fully late currencies. We had a steady consumptive demand for most kinds of barley, at full quotations. Tho malt trade was heavy, and prices of old parcels were the turn lower. For oats the inquiry was firm, and in some instances the quotations had an upward tendency. Both beans and peas were steady in price. Flour commanded extreme quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEER Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 2,450 ( 4,670 1,660 1,440 i 840 Irish Foreign 1,140 2,460 4,890 • Bk 6 -- Ids. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Immense supplies of meat for Christmas consumption were on salo to-day. The primest beef and mutton sold steadily, other kinds of meat slowly, at our quotations. Per Blbs. by tho Carcass. s. d. a. Inferior Beef 2 8 to 2 10 Mid. d 0..... 3 0 to 3 4 Pra.largodo. 3 6 to 4 0 Do. small do. 4 2 to 4 6 Largo pork.. 3 6 to 4 2 t a. d. s. d Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid. do .... 3 Bto 4 2 Prime do. .. 4 4to 4 6 Veal . 3 Bto 4 4 Small pork .. 4 4to 4 10 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is very scantily supplied with all now hops. The demand, even for inferior kinds, is somewhat active, and, in some instances, prices have advanced 4s to Lis per cwt. Fine yearlings command more money. Mid and East Kent 90s to 150 s per cwt. Weald of Kent 74s to 92s ~ Sussex... 72s to 82s „ COLONIAL. TBA.—There has boen a fair inquiry, and full prices are realised for the finer qualities. SUGAR.—The market has been exceedingly firm, and a good business has been done in the better qualities at full rates. In the refined market dried goods have beak in fair demand, and at higher rates. COPFEE.—AII descriptions have been dealt in to a mode rate extent, and higher prices have been current for the superior descriptions. RICE.—The dealings have not been very extensive, but prices are well maintained. SALTPETRE.—At public sale full rates were realised for the finer qualities. In the private markets , however , there has not been much activity. TALLOW. —The market remains steady. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 58s, and for end of the year 57s 9d per cwt. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 23.—Wind this day at noon, West to South-west; light breeze, with thaw. The weather during the last 48 hours has been rather variable ; from an almost unexampl e d f rost, unusual of late years i n this coun try for intensity and duration there was a sudden change to extreme mildness, accom pan ied by rain. It then began to thaw a n d freeze alternately. Last night there was frost up to mid n i g h t, a rapid thaw, followed by a sharp frost, succeeded aga in b y a t h aw. GRIMSBY, Dec. 22.—The Richard (brig) for London, has put in leaky, having been on shore on the Lincolnshire main. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON', Friday Morning. Arrived.—Duke of Cornwall, steamer from London. Sailed.—L a dy N or manby, for Swansea; Arbutus, for Sunderland ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, for Dublin ; Europe, for Newcastle. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Arrived Dec. 22.--Moulin, from Madras; Cynthia, from Pernambuco; Venetia from Quebec; Lamplighter, from Galveston; M. Greenleaf, from New Orleans; De W. Clinton, from New York; Betsey, from Surinam; Her mione, from Mucci° ; Aurora, from Galatz ; Victoria, from Hamburg ; Precusor, from Tocopilla. ROYAL CIIARTER.—.The letter from Moelfra re ceived yesterday reports the recovery of 35 sovereigns and 17 rupees more. The steamer in attendance had nearly £30,000 gold on board, ready to proceed to Liyorpool, for despatch to Loxidou. HARE MARKETS.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Itallways. (Paid. Closce. ing 1 Business price. 6 1 6i 8 81 78 79 111 121 64 7 102 104 93 ,63! 6i 7 8 8, 14 15 574 68, 39 41 27 29 82 83 24 30 99 100 [O6 107 94 96 [33 135 [ll 113 68} 69} 60 62 203 206 I 17 170 1 17 1741) 199} 091 85 67 114 115 131 14} 97} 98} 1 a 9if •8 84 94 374 384 [084109 86 89 1 10 11 59 61 34 I d 62 624 94 MI 14 1 d 48 484 784 71} 107 109 4 34 d 84 94 35 37 74 84 14 16 114 118 281 83 85 291 47 49 34 2}d 431 441 83 831 7 2 74 62 64 6 8 , 351 364 521 511 i 2i 3f p I d Ipj 63 65 6 6} Blythe and Tyne 1C Per,' c. pref. (issued at 25 0 , 1 ;t Brie. & Exet4p.etStock 10 Do. do. do. Shares ock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 1.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. 64 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun , Lock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc, toe Do. do. Class B 6 pc toe Do. do. Class C 7 pc ... toe E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l toe Do. do N 0.2 to Do. New 6 per et. Stock toe Eastern Union, 4 per ct. ;oc Edin.&Glas. spc shares toc * Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. oc Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. :oc Furness, 5 per cent .... ;oc Glas. &S West.,- a. 5 Pe. ,oc Great Northern, sp. et. ,oc Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm oc Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 00 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm I 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt , took i Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock 1 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. ,ock Do. Redeemable, 44 p et ' ock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et , ,ock Do. Irredeemable, do Loch Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref , :8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares' 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c pf I shares 10 I Do. do. sp. ct. pref i ,tock Do. Birming. guar. st oc k 264 Do. Chester guar.shares 13 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. itoc Lan. & York 6 p.e. st oc k 3toc Do.Barnsl.St£s 3slodpe 3toc Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l, 3toc Do. pref., sp. 0. ...N o . 2' 3toc Do. New gua., 6p. et 3toe Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 5 Do. do. 44 per c. shares 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.a. stock, late 3d shares 124 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs 124 Londoudy. & Ennis 4sh Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et 6 , Do. £6 Stock I Do. 34 ner cent. 10 IDo. redeem. 6 per cent. 124 , Ilaryport & Car., 4 p.c. ~, !Do. 4 per cent .., 1 Do. ... • - Stock 'Mid. Cm, a - - ick ißid. Con. 6 p. c. Stook . ock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et. I ock Do. 41 p. o. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 Lock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. it. 10 I Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.p m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 ock Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares I Lock Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 lock' Do. 54 p e Pref. do. 1847 Lock, Do. IS'ay.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 took Worth British, spercent tocklDo. New, Erna. 5 per cent Lock N th. Dev. ail.& D.k. Co. Lock N- Ea st. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. ock Do. Congo]. Pref. 4 p. c. Lock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 Do. York, 11. &S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire ... ock Ox.Wr. & Wol. pc. let g ock Do. Redeem., 2d gua ock Do. Irredeem., 2 , 1 gua 10 Rhymney Guaranteed 8/ Scottish Central, new pt i ock Scottish North-Eastern I ock ni per o. pref. stock I ock Do.Aberdeen.eua.6pc.l ock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock., I.os. South Devon, Ann. 105.1 10 Do. Fixed 41 percent.' .0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) ,took Do .41 per cent Mock Do.loixed 41 p.c. Ist is Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Stock Do. 41 per cent Stock S.-Yorks lire, 4 p.c. gua 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c 25 Do. B 6 per cent 2.5 Do. C 6 per cent Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. PREF It: RENZI: ITARE - 8. Closing I BUslatiN RaiIVOYS. " Prise. Dm. and Tyne 1C ef. (issued at 25 0 , all Exet.4p.et.Stock 300 96 98 do. Shares lf— n £lO, 41 per cent 100 'lO2 101 tar. Shares, No. 2. all -- c Bandon, 55 p. c. all all, 5 per cent. all 'erth,Az Aber.Jun. all 54 6 n. Class A 7 Ar spc 100 100 102 . Class B 6 pc._ 100 112 115 . Class C 7 pc lOO 104 106 n. Ex. 5 p et. No.l 100 114 116 N 0.2 100 113 115 114 6 per et. Stock 100 128 130 n Union, 4 per et. 100 84 86 cGlas. spc shares 100 111 118 p.c. gua. S. &D. 1 00 90 92 'erth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 76 77 se, 5 per cent .... 100 West.z a. 5 pc. 100 115 117 Northern, sp. et. 100 18 120 )cßedm.,lop.c.pni 100 .12 114 p. c. do. do. c. Redm.,s pc. pm l 80 86 88 .of Scotld, Ist pt j all n.& W (Ireland) 4 100 9 8 190 ct. pref. Stock West. (Berke and ts) Ext. 5 p.ct.. 6 deemable, 41 pet. 1 0 0 98 100 , deemable, 4p. et. 1 0 0 89 91 - edeemable, do lOO 91 93 92 ct. Redeem. Pref lOO 102 104 rm. Pref. Shares all 10 105 st. Ches. 8 p.c.pf all 17 18 .5 p. et. pref all 10} 10} ming. guar. stock 100 75 76 ester guar.shares all 20 21 do do. York 6 p.o. stock 100 39 141 Brig.spc. gu. No.l 100 118 120 msl.St£s 3slo.lpc 10 ° sp. c. ...No. 2 1 00 118 120 w gua., 6p, ct lOO sv. c. No. 4 100 118 120 41 per c. shares 41 Mat. and Dover all N.W.Cov.&Nun 1, 5 ip. et W, 7 p.a. stock, shares lOO ady & Cole, lAs all —— tuly.& Ennis I gh all 10 11 h., & Lin., 6p. ct lOO 125 130 1271 ner cent. leem. 6 per cent. 5 art & Car., 4 p.c. all er cent all 101 Dn. 6p. c. Stock 100 146 142 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 104 103 h option till 1860 3 1 f p ie. & Ilit.pref. it.l 100 95 96 96 rt,Aber,&c.pret.s all 10 101 deem, at 5 p. c. u m rpet, 6 p. a. with till 1866 all 1 , / 125 : Deb. 4 p.c.shares 100 C. Ext.Stock,lB46 106 c. Pref. do. 1847 100 v.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 tlritish, 5 per cent 100 111 113 tv, trua. 5 per cent 100 110 112 v. R D9k. Co. 100 irred. 4 p.c. Deb, 100 ago]. Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 93 wick, 4p. e. Pref. 100 98 99 do. 8.13.4. 1 1 p 6p. c. No. 1 l3 Quarters,lB46 . - it, 11. &S. Porch lO fp >taffordshire all 23 24 & Wol. 6 pc. l et g' 100 125 127 teem., 2d gua... 100 125 130 redeem., 24 gua. 100 117 120 ey Guaranteed. 81 i Central, new pi al North-Eastern 100 'c. pref. stock_ berdeen.gua.6pc 110 120 122 p. c. pref. stock lOO )evon, Ann. 10s all 104 lit 'ixed 41 percent all , :astern (Reading 1.0.6.) per cent lOO 103 104 ixedllp.c.lstis lOO 102 104 Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO per cent lOO .shire, 4 p.c. gua lOO 84 87 md Dar. A 5 p.c all 281 201 6 per cent ' 6 per cent all 3'4 331 Ird & Kilkenny, cent. llO 51 69 12.10 13.14 Stock Stock Stock tAmberg., Notting. Bost. I and Eastern Junction Melfat and Ballymena !Bin, Wol., and Star. Val [hr.. La., aud Ch. June !Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Coun Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon ,Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork, Blicrock,&Passag,e iCornwall A roves. no div (Do. A until6p.c.per Do. B hasbeen pd.toli. , Dublin an dßelfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Suffolk Do ,Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee IForth & Clyde Junction, Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.&Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gna.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds ;Lancashire & Yorkshire iLondon and Blackwall. Lon.,Brighton & S. Coast 'Lond. Chat. and Dover London & North West& iDo. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan 'Midland Do. Birming. & Derby. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd; Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & nos Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk _ _ Do.A Stk.— Arec.noaiv. until 6p. c. hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick I Do. do. G.N.E. Purchase; Do. Leeds I Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction) ,Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver ! Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union ISittin g bourne & Sheer South Devon Stock' Stock S pock 20 25 25 25 Stock 'South-Easteru 'South Wales SouthYorks.&ltiv.Dun Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale SioCli , Do. Preference, No. 1 . 25 ThamesilayenDk&Rail 50 Ulster 25 Do. 1 12 10 Do. Stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Station & Wei Waterford & Kilkenny' 50 ;Waterford & Limerick 20 IWest Cornwall 10 1W -end Lon. & Cry. Pal , b' iDo.A.—Arecv.nodiy.tilli 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 5 Do. 1-1 20 West London 10 i 9o.lstClass 20 'DO. 2d Class all all all all all 1! 2 61 200 300 1440 450 120 120 6 61 12; 12 61 6 14 1 ; 141 1; 21 4 1 24 4; I 50 55 5 54 S: 5 1 9 10 11 } 12 n 45 47 125 t 210- 21 2 175 180 ,21 22 21 SI 4i 81 14 11 380 390 74 77 175 185 105 110 11- 11 14 1 8 1 34 8 29 30 1.7.2 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock! 12 I Stock 164 164 Stock, Stock , Stock! 25 Stock, 124 I Stockl Stock Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock l Stock Stock] Stock! Stook 25 Stock; Stock Stock 20 10 Stock 10 20 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock, 10 Stock St, St , St, all 100 36 100 100 161 100 100 11 100 91 100 all all all wi 3i i 411 581 i 1081 95f 6 133} 112 al I 9 p - 4 9 51 i MI 97/ 81 971 I 371 S 1081 62i 2 94i 4 44 83i 3 100 1 100 190 174 20 took Sto. I Stock' 100 100 100 100 100 Stock S tock Share! all all all 1100 100 1.3 0. r 2s. 6d 7 all ~~ 103 j all all all 1100 ,AIJ; 4f f 5 4f all all all all all all all all all all 551 12 111 i .ITIEIB. IBashaess Done, 11411 17 112 f 1111 f 1101 11 33 21 .11E0 1 100 all all all 5 281 MINES. Paid. 2.11.19 16 2.7.0 7.4.0 54} 17a 12.4.2 84 4.3.6 1.6.6. 7.9.4 11 10.6.7 18.18.9 18.18.0 12s 6d lf 476 10 Closing Prim!. THE UNIVERSITY OF PESTH. A Hungarian, in a letter to a contemporary, • says :—" As so many statements, partly untrue, partlymaliciousfabrications, have recently appeared in the journals 'respecting the movements of the youths of the Pesth University, I feel myself called upon to give a true statement of the matter for judgment abroad, and supported by facts, to clear the character and sentiments of the students. The University of Pesth is the only University of Hungary. It was founded by the liberality of a few patriots of high standing, and not by Austrian rulers, as has been stated. Under the reign of Queen Maria Theresa it was sanctioned under the name of " University of the whole kingdom of Hungary." The endowments of the University of Pesth are so great that, with the exception of Oxford, no other University in Europe can equal them ; and as the Hungarian has but one country he has also within the borders of that country but one University where he can procure the necessary means for his mental cultivation. It is now ten years since the hand of fate has weighed heavily upon my nation ; since then it has been deprived of all its most sacred treasures, and, finally, it has been deprived of that which shields a nation from destruction—its national language. Even the smallest people on earth has its rights, and even when deprived of everything else it still has one anchor left, a last resource—" it lives on in its language and in its customs." I do not know who the first man was who con ceived the abominable idea of attempting to shatter the rock which had stood the brunt of the stormA of centuries; at all events, he went to work with a heavy hand when he resolved to substitute a foreign language for that of a strong nation like Hungary, which, despite the severe blows that it has re ceived, has by no means remained backward in cul tivation and manners. Whether the attempt will succeed or not, it is nevertheless an undeniable fact that the Austrian Government came to the conclu sion "that the Hungarians are no longer Hun garians, but Germans ; ' and from that moment the German language was introduced into the schools and public offices. I will not dwell longer upon this act of injustice, and will start therefore from the point when the • Youth of the Hungarian University recently ad dressed a petition to his Majesty the Emperor Francis Joseph, the substance of which was that it was impossible to learn in a language which was not their mother tongue, and which the majority under stood very slightly or not at all. Having stated so much, I will briefly relate what took place, as also the consequences of the step taken by the students. When ,last autumn, the Government granted as a boon diat the Hungarian language might be used in the lower schools, but thatthe German was to be used at the University (out of 75 subjects only 8 are delivered in Hungarian, and the examinations are made in German), the idea struck the students, en couraged by their parents, of making their wishes known in a petition. Shortly afterwards the peti tion was presented to Count Haller, the Adlatus of the Governor of Hungary, who advised the students to address themselves to the Ministry. A new peti tion was accordingly drawn up, direct to the mo narch, which commenced as follows :—" Following the example and the advice of our parents," &c., and stating the source whence it originated. This petition ought to have been presented by the heads of the University, but as the students looked upon them rather as enemies than as friends (the Rector Magnificus and most of the professors can not speak a word of Hungarian) they resolved to select a commission from among themselves to pre- sent their petition to his Majesty. Having selected nine deputies, and the petition having been signed by all the students of the University, including the non-Hungarian students (554 altogether), a day was fixed for the departure of the deputation for Vienna. I now come t') the fact which many Austrian journals and correspondents have misrepresented. The rector of the University was informed of the intentions of the students on the evening of the 23d of October. He at once issued a notice requesting the deputation to wait upon him the following morning at nine o'clock. All the students re- sponded to the notice, and, in virtue of the 63d article of the University Regulations, it was de manded that a sitting should be held, presided over by the heads of the Colleges. After many pros and cons the sitting was held in the great hall under the presidency of the rector, who first addressed the students in Latin; but when he began to address them in German he was compelled, in consequence of the universal shout of " Nein ertjuk" (we don't understand it), to stop short. A Hungarian pro fessor, universally esteemed, was then called upon as interpreter to declare to the students that the presentation of the petition was prohibited, and that those selected for the deputation would be regarded as guilty of offending the lawond be punished ac cordingly. But, as he could not comply with the reiterated request of the students to show them any such enactment in the regulations, the nine members of the deputation declared that, even at the risk of having their prospects in life destroyed, and being imprisoned for the step they intended to take, they should not desist from their intention. After this declaration the sitting broke up in perfect order. On the following day the deputa tion proceeded to Vienna, despite the good advice of the police authorities, who endeavoured to dis suade them from the step at the railway station. On reaching Vienna they did everything in their power to procure an audience of the Emperor, but all in vain. Even his Excellency the Minister Count Thun would not receive them. Having exhausted every means, a promise was made to them that their petition should be placed in the hands of the Emperor. The deputation of nine was cited before the police at Vienna, and cross questioned. On their return to Pesth they were again interrogated ; it has still to be seen whether they will be subjected to punishment. However, the members of the deputation, as well as every Hungarian, are prepared for everthing, for, if ever, it is now that the Hungarian saying holds good, " Meghalt Matyas Kiraly, oda az tgarzag." (King Matthias is no more, and with him justice has dis appeared.) AQUATICS. ROWING MATCH FOR £55. The long-expected rowing match between Chitty and Mancey took place yesterday. The race created consider able interest amongst rowing men above bridge, there being a considerable difference in years between the men, and Mancey staking £3O to his opponent's £26 as an equivalent for age. The course was from Putney to Mortlake, 'and. notwithstanding the lateness of the season, there was a very large assemblage of persons along the banks of the course, besides many boats. Henry Kelly, the ex-cham pion of the Thames, was referee. Both men were in first rate condition, and Chitty was slightly the favourite. Chitty got the best place to start from, and had he not there is no question that the result would have been the same. He got the start gradually, foot by foot at first, and then yard by yard wont right away from his man to the end, winning easily. Mancey rowed gallantly, but never could get near his more powerful though older opponent. The steam-frigate Christophe Colomb has arrived at Marseilles from Algiers, having General de .Martimprey on board. Soon after the frigate left Algiers she met with a violent gale of wtnd, which compelled her to run:-into Roma, where she remained two days before she could again put to sea. The general left Marseilles at once for Paris. How TO AVOID EXPLOSIONS OF KITCHEN BOILEILS.—There ought to be a safety-pipe from the boiler conducted up the chimney, higher than the level of the supply cistern, and then conducted out of the chimney to any place where the issuing of excessive steam would be noticed. Eor that purpose it might bo re-conducted to the kitchen, where the escape of steam would demon strate to the cook that the water in the boiler was dangerously low, and that she must let the 'fire out or burn the boiler , for an ex p losion could not take place, simply because the pipe would act as a safety valve ' for any steam that might be generated, and it could not be frozen up from its warm situation in the chimney. The makers of kitchen boilers are as culpable for putting up their boilers without these escape pipes as manufacturers would be for working their large boilers at their mills without blow-off valves, which is actually the condition of the greatest number of house-boilers at present, which have only a flow and a return pipe to and from the cistern, where they are liable to be frozen up. It is not generally known that the freezing up . of even cold water pipes may be pre vented by allowing the water to trickle, even in a very minute stream, from one of the taps constantly during a hard frost. It is surprising what an amount of hard frost is required to congeal a running stream. The non-freezing t o i f the onso w m a u te e r h o a f a gto sp t ri h n e g ho temperature mp w era ev tur er, is not eatwhoiwchinigt issues h su t es e f ino ron; the earth.....ltanchcster Guardian. Mr. RUSSELL'S INDIAN DIARY.--We are glad to see that the new work on India by Mr. William Howard Russell, the correspondent of the Times in the Crimea and the East, is announced for publication by the firm of Rout ledge and Co. It is entitled "My Diary in India," and we feel confident will prove very attractive to readers of every class, but especially to those who take an interest in the affairs of our Eastern Empire. As he accompanied the Commander-in-Chief through the two campaigns in Oude and in Rohilcund, visited the principal cities of Upper India, lived fora time in the Himalayan hills, and travelled over a large extent of the North-west Provinces, he has had a wide field of observation ; and in addition to the opportu nity of seeing Indian warfare, he met many of the most re markable men in India, and witnessed many phases of In dian life, both native and European. His position afforded him peculiar advantages and facilities for collecting stores of information, and brought him into contact with persons of all classes, military and civilians. The "Diary," we may be sure will be no less entertaining than instructive, abound ing with spirited narratives of adventure, and with those glowing passages of description which impart so winning a graee tq ill Mr. Russell's writings,--Daily News, Dec, 16. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LONDON GAZETTE-( THIS EVENING). BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 22. The Right Hono&able the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Athens, enclos ing a translation of an order of the Greek Government admitting vessels arriving in Greek ports from Syria and Egypt, and having a clean bill of health, to free pratique. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, from the Sceretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon, enclosing a copy of an order of the Board of Health at that capital, notifying that all the ports of Brazil are considered free from infection. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 23. MEMORANDUM. The next Examination of Candidates for direct Commis sions in the Army will be held on Wednesday, the let of February, 1860, and following days. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 20. Corps of Royal Marines—Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Oates Travers to be Assistant Adjutant-General of the Corps ; Captain and Brevet-Major Richard Carr Spalding to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Travers, appointed to the General Staff: First Lieutenant and Quartermaster Frede rick George Pym to be Captain, vice Spalding, promoted; Second Lieutenant Henry Eyre Russell ,to be First Lieu tenant, vice Pym, promoted. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Inverness—Sir John Ord, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Duncan Cameron, Esq., to be Deputy Lieute nant ; James Baird, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; John Baillie Baillie, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; John Gor don, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Eneas Ronald Mac donell, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. County of Lincoln—Charles Seely, Esq., Joseph Shuttle worth, Esq., Robert John Taylor, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenants. Ist Lincolnshire Volunteer Rifles—Francis Delaval Walsh, Esq., to he Honorary Surgeon. Ist Section of the Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers— John Benjamin Andrews to be Lieutenant. Ist Company of Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers—The Hon. George Waldegrave to be Captain ' • Vandaleur Barnet Crake, Esq., to be Lieutenant; James Rock the younger, Esq., to be Ensign. Ist Gloucestershire Artillery Volunteers—Major Henry Bourchier Osborne Savile, Irte Royal Artillery, to be Major Commandant. Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lumley Buckley Williames, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Lewis, resigned. Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— Henry Broomhead, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Doyle, pro moted ; Godfrey John Bective Tuito Dalton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Fletcher, resigned. 2d Subdivision of Berks Rifle Volunteers—. Henry Richard Eyre, Esq., to be Lieutenant. County of Edinburgh Rifle Volunteer Corps—James Cowan, Esq., to be Captain ; Henry Graham Lawson, Gent., to be Lieutenant David Noble Milieus, Gent., to be Ensign ; Andrew Hugh Turnbull, Gent., to be Ensign, vice John Ballantyne, promoted. Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Richard Wil liam Johnson to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Humphreys, deceased. Royal Rifle Regiment of Denbigh Militia—Thomas Lloyd, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Renfrewahire Volunteer Company—let Company— Robert Burrell, Gent., te be Ensign, vice Neil, promoted. 2d Company—Ensign Stewart Neill, of the Ist Company, to be Lieutenant, vice Steer/art, resigned. 4th Company— James Tassie, Gent., to be Ensign. Warwickshire Rifle Volunteers—Alfred Hill, Gent, M.D., to be Surgeon. 3d Middlesex Rifle Volunteers—John Reynolds Mae- Innes, Esq., to be Captain ; Bas Field, Gent., to be Lieu tenant ; George Holford, Gent., to be Ensign. 13th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers—James Bird, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers-12th Company—John Fulton, Gent., to be Lieutenant; Archibald Pollock, Gent., to be Ensign. 13th Company—George Buchanan, Gent., to be Lieutenant. 15th Company—Alexander Bennet M'Grigor, Esq., to be Captai n ; J ames M orr i son , Gent., to be Lieutenant; Thomas Gri eve W r i g ht, G en t., to be En sign. 18th Company—. Robert Downie Wylie, Esq., to be Captain; John Wylie, Gent., to be Lieutenant; William Lochhead, jun., Gent., to be Ensign. 21st Company—John Boag, Esq., to be Captain ; John Robertson ' Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Wm. Robertson, Gent., to be Ensign. 23d Company—Robert Buchanan Stewart, Esq., late Ensign, Bth Company, to be Captain ; Thomas Leburn Arnett, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Robert Baird Rodger, Gent., to be Ensign. Glamorganshire Rifle Volunteers-4th Company, Ist Subdivision—The name of Lieutenant Herrmann, inserted in the "Gazette" of 20th inst., should have been Bern hard Gustav Herrmann. BANKRUPTS. Robert Walton Feast, and Henry Feast, oilmen, Vic toria-road, Islington, to surrender Jan. 3, at half-past two, and Jan. 31, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Robert`Daplyn, grocer, Diss, Norfolk, Jan. 5, at twelve, and Feb. 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Isaac Thomas Perrins, iron merchant, Dudley, Jan. 9 and Feb. 30, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Richard Castle, cattle dealer, Wantage, Berkshire, Jan. 2, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 6, a t t we l ve , a t the Court of Bankruptcy. - SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Patrick Birnie, livery stable-keeper, Edinburgh. Thomas Henderson, grocer and spirit dealer, Auchen- Lock, Ayrshire. George Campbell, draper and clothier, Dundee. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 21st day of December, 1859 : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £30,757,625 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3,459,90 u Gold Coin & Bullion 16,282,625 Silver Bullion .... - X 30,757,625; f 30,757,625 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis- PARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £10,925,157 Other Securities 19,586,996 Notes Gold and Silver Coin missioners of Na tional Debt, and 719,115 Dividend counts) 9,575,026 Other Deposits 13,310„221 Seven Day and other Bills 756,107 £41,343,283 M.] 641,343,283 ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated Dec. 22,1859. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 20th day of Dec. ' 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per cwt. From the British possessions in America 26s 7d Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius' 27s 81d Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies —s Average price of the foregoing 26s 8d COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tins Diy. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 15} 11 15 Antwerp Brussels . .-- 26 25 25 30 Ilamburgh Paris ilk Ditto Marseilles — 25 35 25 37f Frankfort on Maine — 117 117 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh "r 341 35 Madrid 491 .- . 49t ... Cadiz Leghorn Genoa 49! 30 ••7f 25 42} 50 - 30 30 25 45 Naples Palermo Messina 401 121 121 t 52i 521 40 121 121 62 62 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Now York Foraign Gold in Bars (Standard).,..per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, 0 0 0 South American Doublons The AkMiar announces that a pamphlet written u a s b ei y z M e d M. atD uv n o Algiers, b y order of M . iandentitled m it a e n a n e , t Reaction," reur e n r 0 , ' c ' had b Im perial, as infringing the laws. The dikhbar does not state the nature of the offence. HOMER v. TAUNTON—THE HINCKLEY FRAME WORK KNITTERS' STRIKE—LIDEL.—This case was re sumed yesterday in the Court of Exchequer. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff on both issues—damages, £5. A letter from Hamburg states that in conse quence of the severe frost all the steamers between that city and the northern countries have been laid up. Tra vellers who arrive at Hamburg for the North are obliged to proceed by land via Denmark. As an inhabitant of Chevregny (Aisne) was pass ing through a wood near that village a few days since, he saw a wild boar startup, and take to flight. On looking at the place where the animal had lain, he found a litter of sever. young ones, only a few days old. He took them home and put them to a sow which had lost her litter a fow days before. At first she received her nurslings kindly, but on the following day killed them all. MAILS FOR THE PHILIPPINE IsLANDS.—ln formation has been received that the contract made by the Spanish Government in 1857, with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for the conveyance of mails once a fortnight between Hong Kong and Manilla has terminated. Letters for the Philippine Islands will still be forwarded from this office by each mail despatched to Hong Kong, to be conveyed to their destination by such means as may be provided by the Go vernment of the Philippine Islands, or, in the absence of any special provision, by the first opportunity that offers. By Command of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. - - _ EXECUTION IN FRANCE.—A man named Martin, alias Pinson, who was condemned to death some short time since by the Court of Assizes of the Charente for the mur der of his wife, underwent his sentence two days ago at Angouleme. The guillotine had boen erected during the night in the market-place, but the prisoner was not in formed until five o'clock in the morning that his last hour had arrived. When ho heard the chaplain enter his cell, ho saw that all hopes of reprieve were over for him, and he became so cast down that after the usual ceremo nial of the toilette had been performed, he could scarcely stand. At about eight o'clock the cortege left the prison, tho chaplain supporting Martin on one side, and one of the jailors on the ether. On reaching the foot of the scaffold ho could not move, and it was found necessary to carry him up the steps. On arriving on the platform, he seemed al most unconscious, and in a few seconds all was over. Not withstanding the severe cold an immense crowd had assem bled to witness the exocution. he ad ay At Share Share ; 100 Stk 18