The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-12 00:00:00

hi ON BY 111ARKE2' AND CITY IVETVS, CITY, Two o'CLocx. There is still a moderate demand for discount accommodation, and the revenue collections, al though still in active progress, have not produced any further effect upon the rates of discount, 'which range as low as 41 per cent. The specie movement nevertheless induces caution among the bankers and discount-h•uses, and notwithstanding the corn itercial community are enabled to obtain the accommodation required, they are not offered such extensive facilities as they were a fortnight ago. About 153,000 in bar gold was purchased by the Bank of England yesterday, but 25,000 sovereigns, Were withdrawn. The Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited no material variation. At a meeting yesterday of the creditors of Mr. Moxon, contractor, &c., it was agreed to wind uP the estate under inspection; and to finish the outstanding contracts. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a fair %mount of business was transacted, and prices were arm. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales. The steamer, City of Manchester, which left Liverpool to-day for New York took out £7,631 in specie, The progress of the TurkishiLoan is now watched 'frith considerable interest, because it is perceived that the contractor, M. Mires, is making the most litrenueus exertions, with the view of inducing the 1 A .vesting public to participate in the operation. The advantages_ held out will no doubt have the Ctsired effect, especially as it is seen that the only Aly to restore the finances of the Porte is to nego tiate a loan sufficiently extensive. for the various Objects in view. It is stated that M. Mires hassmit seeded so far as to be able to authorise the Turkish 4 0vernment to draw upon him to the extent of 4 400,000. A. better tone is now perceptible in the market for public securities, Consols being 92t I, ex div., for the 10th January, but early in the day they , *6 re at 92i Business is still exceedingly dull , ;lt a few purchases having been effected a slight Improvement has taken place in values. Consols, t oeluding the dividend, have been sp eciall y trans ferred a t 931. The New Threes and the Reduced , 41 'e fiat at 921,- 4 ; India 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper aat 101-1, do. Debentures are 56} , and Exchequer :Bills are ss. to 2s. dis. The dealings in the Foreign Stock Market con tinue very restricted, but prices are firm. Turkish per Cents. are 72 to 721 ; ditto New, 571 to 58 ; Russian 5 per Cents. have improved to 106 ; iqexican to ; 21 1 1 and Peruvian Uribarren are 4 V tl3l . - • The transactions in the Railway Share Market } Ave been limited, the dealers and speculators being tteupied with the adjustment of the'lialD:4oly 4eeouut. Prices have been heavy , a slight lecline being apparent in one or two of the principal under takings. Great Northern, London, Chatham, and hover, and North-Western have receded 55., and 1 4ancashire and Yorkshire 10s. North-Eastern Rierwick) and South-Eastern advanc ed ss. Slight i ndications of improvement are generally reported at the last moment. The Foreign Market continued dull. Recife and I lan Francisco have declined to 9i ; and San Paulo ts 3 ; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian ' realise 131. In the Colonial undertakings prices were steady. gra n d Trunk of Canada brought 241 ; and Great Western of Canada, 11; Great Indian Peninsular tte firm at 98. Joint Stock Bank Shares were neglected. Lon -1311 Chartered of Australia, however, improved to 251. In the Miscellaneous Market there was no change of importance. London General Omnibus Company shares are dealt in at 1. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. I per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... Li Per Cent. Consols Annuities India 3 per Cent. Annuities klldia Stock. Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — „Ditto if per Cent. uitto De1),...t,,, , .., 1 R5B ._ Ditto 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO lO dig Ditto under £l,000 20e.sols for Account, Jan. 10 .. xehequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK l 'iszican 3 per Cent .. 21/ ± 1 Feruvian 4} per Cent — Ditto (Uribarren), 4f per Cent. Russian Turkish 5 per Cent. 1822. £ St .. 106 •Curkish 6 per Cent .. 721 Ditto New Loan bividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK . Consols for Account, 10th Jan., ex div.. 921 I SOUTHWARK ELECTION. DECLARATION OF THE POLL—(THIS DAY). si Layard Scovell Majority for Layard .... 1,195 THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 11. st The African mail steamer Athenian has arrived With advices from the West Coast of Africa , 1,837 8 ounces of gold dust, £3,800 in specie, and a full cargo, consisting of palm oil and ivory. Her dates si are :—Fernando Po, Oct, 28 ; Cameroons, 30 ; Old 8 , Calabar, Nov. 1; Bonny, 5 ; Benin, 8 ; Cape Coast Castle, 14 ; Sierra Leone, 21 ; Teneriffe, Dec. 1 and Madeira, 3. The Athenian brings no news of importance, Trade was dull, and the country quiet. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. THIS DAY, DE S.S.E. ; fine Birmingham, N. ; fine Bradford, S.W. ; foggy brighton, N.E.; fine Bristol, W. ; dull Cambridge N. ; cloudy Cardiff, N .W. ; fog Chatham.N.W.,light; cloudy Cork, N.E. ; fine Deal, N. W., fresh Derby, N.E. ' • fine Dublin, N.W. ; very foggy Dundee, S.E.; fine Edinburgh, N.W.; dull Falmouth, N. ; fog, fine Glasgow, E. • fine ' Goole, N. • dull Gravesend, W.N.W., fresh; fine Hartlepool, N.E. ; dull Harwich, W. ; cloudy liolyhead,N.E.; lightbreeze, cold :c. 12, 9 A.M. Inverness, S.E. ; fine Kingstown, dull ; foggy Leeds, S. E. ; Leith, S.W. • dull Limerick, N.W. ; dull Manchester, N. • fine Middlesborough: N.W. • 'tie : 1 Milford Haven, N.W.; 'fine N ewc astle oa. Tyne, N.E. ; cloudy Newmarket, N.W. ; dull Norwich, N.W., light; fine Perth, N.B. ; fine Peterborough, N. ; fine Southampton, N.W. ; fine Stockton on Teee, N.; fine Sunderland, N. ; fine Wakefield, W. ; fine Waterford, N.W. ; foggy,wei Weymouth, N.W. ; cold Whitehaven, E. ; fine Wolverhampton, N.; fine York, N. ; fine r --- SHARE 31AliKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SIIAItES AND STOCKS. I Closing 1 Business it Sliare Railways. I Paid. l ?rine. I Done. atl 30 1 Belfast and Ballyjnena all - - 13.14 'Mr., Wol , and Str. Val. all 81 81 stock 'Birk., La., and Ch June lOO 81 83 ] ~ 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all - - 11 10 Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co all 64 7 11 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - - 50 Cork and Bandon all - - 20 Cork, lilrock., ,t-Passage 20 Cornwall all s 6 65 . 10 Do A (=sr= 1 all ' - - 10 Do B liasbeen •d. toB all - - ate 0. Dublin & Belfast. June. all - - , 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 74 85 11 stock East Anglian lOO 16 17 11 stock Eastern Counties lOO 52 52 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 36 38 81, , stcuK Do do B do 100 96 28 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 134 - - 76 sti stock East Suffolk - - li stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 87 59 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 29 295 11 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - 11 - - stock' Furness stock Gins and S. Western 100 114 116 11 .% 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all - . 11-0 st( stock Great North ern lOO 110 11 41 i ' stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 112 114 100 73 735 11 stock Great Western .... stock Do Str Val gun. stock 100 60 62 12 Irish South-eastern .• • • all - - 5 stcak Lancashire & Yorkshir e 100 115 119 63 1185 4 101 1( 1( st oc k London and Blackwall 100 62 a 4 stock Lou., Brio-ht.. & S Coast 100 115 117 slt stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 .. 52 24 521 2 etc tc stock Lond &Nth. Western 100 102 1024 102 5 stock Lond. & - stb. Western lOO 944 956 etc 25 L'derry & Colera ine - 2 25 ;_.'derry & Enniskillen all 105 11 2 stock M a n. Shef. & Lincoln .• 100 48 485 48 4 atc 50 Ma ryport and Carlisle all - - 2 125 Do do 4 shares all - - 10 Metropolitan 5 35 21d , . stock Midlan 2 d• 4lOO 1345 135 1344 5 • 6.4.0. Do new - - stock Do Firming. k Derbv 100 107 109 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares a' 1 - - ate :' ' Mid K . ent. ...• • • - - 2 25 10 , CraLine - - 2 2 100 New Do castle y and Carlisle all i - - etc 10 !kTevrry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 1 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Roe. all - stock Norfolk.... .• • • 50 N , bn. Counties Union 35 - - d „ st oc k North British.. 100 63 634 63 4 --- i stock N or .Dev.Rail&Dk.stoz . a 100 - 2 stock Da A stk ; A recs no d. . un til 6pclias beenpd.B 100 - 2 - - s tock Do 13 stock - stock Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 1041 1041 1041 1 25 Dodo, a.N.E. purchase 16134 p 4p p stock no Leeds ..... • • • ..... 100 62 624 10 stock Do York . 100 93 934 934 4 1 stock North London ...... 100 101 103 2 10 Do new 2 175 224 1 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 2 10 N. and S. W. J u nction all 9 4 2 12 Not. & Grantham Rail ll 8 81 2 10 raebles ..... •- .„ all 2 - - - Portsmouth - - 2 10 Rhymney.... • all - - 2 stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 335 34 2 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 8 9 3 s t o ck Shropshire Union lOO 49 51 1 2 10 Sittingboue & Sheer. all 6 7 rn stock South Devon ........ ;.„ 100 42 (3 . 2 stock South Eastern lOO 845 85 841 1 1 stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 77 79 1 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 2 2 25 Stockton &Darlington all 41 42 42 25 Do do• 11 10 11 p 2 stock Taff Vale . t _._. •• .• - - stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO I - - .•2,5 1 ThamesHaven Dk&Rall 22 -- - 2 2 • 'l5O •', Ulster ''• 61 .25 Do ...... .......... 12 10 Do .. : .... •• • • s tock Vale of Neath 0 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 113 114 1 ato W a terford & Kilkenny 100 - - 2 m 60 Waterford & Limerick all - - 2 20 West Cornwall .... • - 64 2 20 West London.... • • - 10 Do let class .. -.. - - I 20 Do 2d class .. - - 2 2 s t oc k West - Hartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO -- -- 2 'dock West Midland-Oxford 100 47 48 stock Do. Newport 100 42 44 s t oc k Do. Herefor d 100 83 85 ' 2 _ - 63 1 I 1 20 P I 100 • i 21 42 I 20 PREFERENCE SHARES. MAILS FOR SWEDEN.—The packets conveying mails once a week between Hull and Gothenburg, under a Contract with the Swedish Governmeat, are about to dis ontinue their voyages, the last vessel being appointed to ail from Hull on the 14th inst.; after which date, there are, no mails can be sent by that route until the re-open ng of the navigation next spring, of which due notice will be given. ROBBING AN EXlLE.—lnformation was received a few days ago by the City police of a robbery having been enmmitted at the residence of M. Ledru Rollin, the French Patriot and exile, some time between the 15th July and the 24th November last, on which occasion property to a con siderable amount was taken away, and among other things the following articles, for the recovery of which a reward of £lO has been offered :—A gold smelling bottle, a gold Penholder, bearing the inscription, " A Ledru Rollin, Le Circle Republicain de la Sarthe, 1849 ;" a pearl necklace, With a gold clasp ; and an ivory and silver cigar case, in- Scribed "A Ledru Rollin, les Patriotes de la Sterauld, 1849. ,, The estimated value of the articles enumerated above is about £6O, and it is suppostd that the property missing may have been taken from certain trunks deposited for safety in the City during the temporary residence of M. Ledru Rollin at the sea-side, in the itadval of the dates above-mentioned. " • IMPORTANT SALE OF SHAWLS, CLOAKS, SILKS, AND FANCY DRESSES. --Owing to great increase of busi ness, Messrs. Farmer and Rogers are compelled to make extensive alterations in their premises, previous to the approaching spring season ; they have, in consequence, determined to sell the whole of their magnificent stock at nearly half-price. The sale has commenced, and will last about a month. The stock consists of India I . ilawls, China shawls, French shawls , Paisle y shawls, Norwich shawls, and every d escr iption of fancy 'rimmed shawl for autumn and winter wear ; hand swine velvet cloaks real seal-skin cloaks, im itation seal gun cloaks in avariety of shades, cloth cloaks in all colou rs , b eau tifully-trimmed Zouave jackets , and a su p erb variety of elegant opera-cloaks. Rich silk and fancy dresses tbe nearly one-third the original price. Every article will marked in plain figures.—The Great Shawl and Cloak Emporium, 171, 173, 175, Regent-street, W,—(Adyt.) Share' Railw a y s. raid t Closing Business I Price. Done. --------------_ 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £ 5l all ctk Rris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 95 97 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caled on £lO, 41 per cent 100 101 103 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 et Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent all 201 211 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 51 61 stock E.Angn.Clsss A 7 &5p.C. 1 100 99 101 s t o ck Do. do. Class 13 6 p.c.._ 00 111 113 s tock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 106 108 s tock E. Coml. Ex. s p. c. No. 1 100 110 0 112 s tock Do. do. j ,. No. 2 100 108 11 s tock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 124 126 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 106 80 82 stock Do. 5 per celtt. guar lOO stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 111 113 stock Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Duo. 4 p.c. 100 stock Furness, 5 per cent stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 s tock Greht Northern, s p. et. 100 117 119 stock Do.sric Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 111 113 stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. . 100 Do. 6p.c. Redm. 5 pm. pm 80 85 87 10 Ca. Nll. of Scotld. Ist pr.` all stock c Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 1 100 98 100 1 p. ct. pref. stock 60 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. sp. ct. . 6 6 stock Co. Redeemable, 41 p.ei. 100 99 101 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 90 92 stock Do Irredeemable, do lOO 91 93 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 102 104 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares, all 91 10 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ps all 171 181 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 101 101 stock Do 13irmg.guar. stock lOO 76 78 261 Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 131 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 837 139 stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) stock Lon.dt Brig. 5 pc.gu. No 1 100 116 118 1161 stock Do. sp. c. ........ No. 2 100 116 118 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. ...... No . 4 100 116 118 stock Do. do. 4, per cee. 5 Do. do. 4i. p. c. shares , 10 all 152 155 s tock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock. 0 • s tock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 130 134 stock Dc.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) 100 69 71 stock Lon. Char. and Dover lOO 90 92 stock Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, sp. ct..... 100 116 118 stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 150 155 stock Do. 48 per cent 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2s. 6cl all 121 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all 121 Londony. & Ennis. Ish t all 121 13 s t oc k Iran. Sh. &Lin. 6 p er ct. 100 I 6 Do. 1,6 1 , stock Do. 31 per cent ' 10 Do. redeem. 6 p ercent 5 1 i p , 1 12 124 i,lloa.r4yloopretr&ceCnta.r..,..4.l.) all _.— —__ 3 stock Mid. ('on. 6p c. stock lOO _ stock Do.Con.Bris. kßir. 6 p.c. 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 02 6 1 1 3 0 8 3 4 stock Do. 41 p. c. pre f . st oc k t 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. 100 95 96 stock Norflk sp. c. Eli. 5t.1846 100 stock Do. 58 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock Do.sWar.Val.Ex.Bt.lB47 100 stock North British, 5p.0. .. 100 111 113 'stock Do. New, gua. sp. c. .. 100 109 111 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. ;Its 1 111 p 10 Do. do. do. all eitock Nth.Dev.Rall. et Dcic.Co. 100 stock N-East.COns.Pref. 4p. c. 100 93 95 stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 102 104 , 17 Do. do. do 8.13.4. p 1p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a. No. 1 13 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 Do. York, •.& S. Parch. 10 p i P . 30 North Staffordshire... all 23 24 10 Rhymney Guaranteed all 81 Scottish Central, new p all stock s Scottish North-Easter 31 p. c. pref. stock lOO 110 stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c.l 100 122 124 stock Do. 7p. e. pref. stock' 100 130 133 ~,3 10s South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 / 11 ~ ; 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent, all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading ) Ann.. 1.0.6) I all 23/ 241 stocx Do. 41 per cent. 1100 10t 103 le stock Do. Fixed Ip.c. Ist is. 100 101 103 , stock south Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 90 92 stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 99 101 ) stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 85 88 a 25 Stock. k Dar. Asp. c ' all 271 281 25 Do. B 6 ner cent all 321 331 25 Do. C 6 per cent all ' 321 331 stock Waded & Kilkny , 6 p. c. 100 45 48 wet stock W.ltlid 100 123 I -Oxf Ist Gun stk 100 124 126 125 stock Do. 2d do 99 101 !goo:pNeerppeot.rspr:v.fai 1 00 , . 125 123 ) s tock stock stock DDo. o. 121 till do. 18 2d Is. 69, let 100 71 115 118 _ . RENTALS. Business ..------- Done. LINES LEASE.„Di...A.TLeFaZzETZ7 -- 1 ."''', Co.'s. Price. Railways. all Lti.t 1 , 7. W .. ' Bedford and Bletchle Backing.chamshire ...., _ __ Do. Y I 100 Ln&N.W 98 la 53 54 Chester t Holyhead., luu 113 115 Do. do. 5 per cent., 100 ',Caledonin 102 104 Do. do. 61 per cent.i 10000 _D v o o .. Clydesdale Junction- 1 Colchester, Stour Val., all E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 ,Gt. 4 4_ . 11E.ljerthc.'113(55 1377 E.l.Jnion,Harwich Sits' all !E.Counts. _ it Do. Woodbridge . . .100 1 ...... _ Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drc.t. 100 C4,ledonin - Do. New Gloster& Dean Foresti all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. all ,Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N. Md. 110 112 Do. 1 Shares ....... all Do. ..... . f Do. i Shares ....... all o. .. • 2_• - - Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 n.&N..W 207 211 London & Greenich 100 . East... 61 63 IDL D , ° b oo nw .. . 6,eTsptie oirbfPreferenceLowestoft, zgnutsa.ou .. ... . - 100 Do. . . ..•• 115 120 4. . te p. 1 1 14 : 1 1 100 00 00 PNDeoorfo&lkC.o. 9 - 3 - 9 - 7 . ...... Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LNWScII 31 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer- 100 Midland 97 99 1 enc e Stock....._ .... Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5. 5 6 E.Counts 1 1 p 1 guaranteed 5 p. c.. 5 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. ...... 55 57 56 Do. do. 6 per cent ...' all Do. — D o . Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. .... . . North Western : NW 1 7... all Midland 15 151 & Lyk. i Pres ton and Wyre.l . all all I' D Do. 4 Stares Boystn.ilitch., & Shep 1 00 Gt. North. 135 137 ' Sitrewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey 104 105 1 o Do. Do. *i P South Staffordshire - all M Clean.. 101 11 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 93 95 ' Wimbledon & Croydu. all L.Arßrgtn 74 81 - - rirrmrt .......... Docks. Paid) Closing 1 Business Price. Done. stock ( ' Commercial 1 100 stock 'Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min , 100 I stock E as t and West Ind i a 1 110 stock ILondon ....... . ....... , 100 stock isSt. Katharine.. I 100 stock ioSouthampton ! 100 stock i Vi c toria . ......... «.• •• • 100 1 0 1 103 IP ( Victoria ` NOW • .as were/P*3w i i IP unite' ey is men u) of tie is Twill prices, our or In all iperior )e pre liber- ational •bills— may be a. Do Is? If tender rare. is upon ceasion issue of ould be Lestiomi o land chants, -e pros icerned gh it in affirm, roaming I paper wealth ms and I VI- mes to simpls almost 3covery Ito all stock stocl stocl stocl Share) THE StT LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1860. - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TI IS DAY). ei Railways. Paid. Closing Price. tuttinass done ROLLS COURT. Before the Master of the Rolls Sir John Romilly). JUDGMENT.-"WEBB V. ENGLAND. —tiantie& $t Lawrence Born.,Barodatz.Cent Ina Gra. 5 per cent 8 Po, Do. B. 9+ Buffalo and Lake Huron 91 Do. New 0 Do. Preference .... • • 1 p u ff . ca ,t. b ß d r s a n A t , u rSz g. G 0 1 ?g , c 7 h 2 10 .Do. do. July 1, 1871 10 i Do. do. .June 1, 1874 5 Clcutta.r.t S.E astn. (Lim' Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) :0 Cape Town rt Dock Scrip 9 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 171 Demerara... :0 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c )ck East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. :0 Do. F Shares Ext !O Do. Jubbulpore 10 Do. 41 p c. Debentrs 10 Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 0 Geelong Sr Melbourne ock Geelong Corporation 6' per cent. Bonds )ck Grand Trunk of Canada' 10 Do. 6 per cent. Pref 10 Do. 6 per et. Debentr 10 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 . 10 Do. do. 1867 . 100 77 79 95 96 PI 1 d si-d ANNUAL MEETING-THIS DAY. His llonour, the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judg ment, said—This is the case of a bill brought by the appren tice against a gentleman with whom he was apprenticed, for the purpose of obtaining a cancellation of the inden ture ; and also for the purpose of obtaining a return, or a partial return of the premium or deposit paid to him. Th e bill goes on to pray in the alternative that if the court could not do so it would specifically enforce the con tract. His Honour, on considering the facts of,the case, came to the conclusion that he could not grant the relief asked by the bill ; that adequate relief could be ob tained in a court of law in an action of damages for breach of contract. This court cannot compal the apprentice to learn or the master to teach the apprentice or to deliver up the indenture to be cancelled unless obtained by fraud or declared void by a court of law, tine then it becomes of no more value than a piece of waste paper. The Lord Mayor or the Justices of the Peace are empowered by Act of Parliament to enforce specific perfonnance of contracts of indenture. His Honour dismissed the bill without costs. 6i 7 75 80 67 72 65 70 id pr Do. do. 1872 k tlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim) 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. '73 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do ;k Madras, guar., 41 p. c ;k Do. do. 5 per cent ;k Do. 4/ p. c. Extension Do. Fourth do.. . • .• • • COURT OF CHANCIRT. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPAL-JUDGMENT - THE LIVE111"00:1 BOROUGN BAltii. V. TUIINER. This was an appeal from a decision d Vice• Chancellor Wood dismissing the plaintiff's bill. The plaintiff claimed a right as ow= on a transfer to several mercantile ships—the transfer to which was not regularly entered in the ship's register is terms of the Act of Parliament. dc Melb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Bnds. 1 New ßrunswick cic Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g. 6 Pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do ) Do. do. B Capital do Do. do. Land do. .. •• • • Ouc!e (Limited) .... • • • • i .k Scinde ..... ..... ',i.,: ) Do. Puujaub .• 4se i Do. Do. .••• • • • • g`g ,'..dc Do. Indus. St. Flo. br,,,' 0 St. Andrews & Quebec A 0 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip FOREIGN I The Lord Chancellor in delivering judgment said, on account of the great importance of this case to the com mercial interests of the community, I have very deliberately considered the existing statutes and the arguments to which my attention has been directed, and I am of opinion that the decision of the Vice-Chancellor must be affirmed. I entirely concur in all the reasons which the Vice-Chancellor has given, and which he has stated so very ably and at very great length, and with much propriety, and which appears to me entirely to exhaust the subject. His lordship referred to the statute 17 and 18 Viet., cap. 101, with respect to the transfer of mortgages, and particularly to the 55th section, which declares all transfer of mortgages not found in the register null and void. The register discloses the names of the true owner, and the statute nullifies the title if the title shows a different set of owners from the register. _ _ .0 A n t wer p Rotterdaio lArdenr es ....... •• • • • rßah..tS.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 5 'Belgian East. Junction. Bezi.ers to Graissessac.. 6 iC9 , - - neaux Mine & Eail 'Copiapo & Ditto Extension .... IDutch Rhenish ...• • • .• (Eastern of France .. • • Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. j Great Central of France ;Gt. Luxem., Con. she... (Italian Junction ...• • • !s) ;Lake Constance & Bale. Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva .. •• • • Maria Antonia ...• -• • • His lordship affirmed the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs. SHERIFFS' COURT. ACTION FOR RECOVERY OP STOLEN EROPETY.-WOOD V VASSELL. This was an action in trover, to recover £lB damage for the wrongful detention of a gold chain, the property of plaintiff. 0 - IDo. New ..... •• •• •• • • O 'Namur & Liege .... •• •• 9 Do. 6p. c. Pref. ...• •• .• ,6 Northern of Framee...• • Do. New Shares .. •• • • O Norwegian Trunk I'ref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & Orleans ..... Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7 p. et. Riga & Dunaburg.....• [0 IRome & Frascati .... • • O IRoyal Dani5h........ •• 5 !Royal Swedish ...• •• • • 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref 9 Sambre & Meuse [0 Do. 5i per cent. Pref 9 San Paulo, lim, g. 7. R. c O S. Aust. &Lomb Venetin :0 Southern Of Frane,e 81 West Flanders [0 Do. 51 p. e.Preferenee 9 W. & N.W. of France :3 Westefn of Austria O Western of Switzer land 6 ,Wiesbaden . 6 'Do. 8 per cent. Pref. 21 jZealand Mr. Wontner for his client, said, the plaintiff was a widow, and his honour would remember that in May last a robbery was committed by a young man who passed himself off as the son of Alderman Rose. This young man was convicted at the Middlesex Sessions, having pleaded guilty. Sentence being deferred, the pri soner (an imposter) confessed that he pledged the property valued at £BO with a pawnbroker in Lisson-grove. Thence it was traced to Debenham and Storr. It was sold by auction, and the chain in question now was discovered by Mrs. Wood in the shopwindow of defendant, he being a jeweller in Fenchurch-street. He refused to deliver up the property, hence the present action. Mrs. Annie Wood having been called, deposed to the above facts, and was cross-examined by Mr. 0. B. C. Harrison for the defendant :—Met the young man at an evening party. He was introduced to me as a son of Alder man Rose. He saw me home. Called the next day. I had known him three months when he committed the rob bery. He used to oall every day. He had never been in my bedroom before the day of the robbery to any know ledge. We were very friendly. Don't put any stress on the word " very." My brothers and sisters live with me. It was discovered at the Middlesex Sessions that the pri soner was a convicted thief. Mr.Wontner then tendered the evidence of the conviction, but Mr. Hanson admitted it. Mr. Hanson then said his client was a highly respectable jeweller, and had purchased the gold chain in question in Market-court over the counter. Mr. Wontner called the attention of the court to the case of Scattergood and Sylvester, in 19 " Law Journal." His Honour, upon reading the case, said the decision there was as he had anticipated. Upon conviction of, the thief the property reverts to the owner. Mr. Hanson urged that such a rule of law gave great opportunity for collusion between the thief and the owner of the property. Here was a case in which defendant had bought goods openly, and if be was obliged to give up the chain it would be a great injustice. His Honour would remember that no evidence had been given at the trial, and that the prisoner pleaded guilty. His Honour said, upon looking at the case, he was bound to find for the plaintiff. Mr. Harrison was anxious that his Honour should grant a case, in order that the decision in Scattergood and Sylvester should be reversed, it being manifestly an injustice to the public. Mr. Wontner objected, and the defendant gave up the chain, which was accepted, and a verdict passed for costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DA3' MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SINGULAR CHARGE OF ASSAULT AT AN OYSTER Roo* —Thomas Slea, a well-dressed young man, described as a tailor, was charged before Mr. Beadon with assaulting Eliza Cooper, of 11, Sheldon-street, Paddington. The complainant said she met the prisoner in Oxford street about one that morning, having been out that day to see some friends at Richmond, and he asked her to go and take some refreshment with him, and she did so, going to No. 250, Oxford-street, near the Marble Arch. After being in the room some time he threw her on the sofa, and took some money out of his pocket, with which he struck her over the nose, smothering her face with blood. She called out, and the waiter came to her assistance, and pulled him from her, and he then struck the waiter and tried to get away, but the landlord stopped him. Benjamin John Bannister said he was shopman, and " waiter when required," at 250, Oxford-street, refresh ment-rooms, and about one that morning the proseoutrix and the prisoner entered the house and were served with provisions. The prisoner sent him for some porter, and when he went into the room with it he found the prisoner trying to " take an advantage" of the " lady," and saw him strike her over the nose, having at the time several coins in his hand. He took him by the collar and pulled him off, when the prisoner brandished his walking stick and pushed him down. By the Chief Clerk—The place is a refreshment and oyster• room. The room the prisoner and the prosecutor were in is a private room. The room is paid for as well as the refreshments. Mr. Beadon asked the witness whether ladies and gentle men were in the habit of going to it The witness said it was respectable, and ho ne'rer saw anything wrong before. Prisoner said the prosecutrix had his watch in her hand, and wanted money. The witness said the prisoner struck the prosecutriz severely, and made no remark about his watch. The pri soner had a bottle in his pocket, which he threw away on getting outside, but he did not know there was anything wrong in it. Lazarus Howes, 95 C, said the prisoner told him she tried to take the watch, and he struck her. The waiter said ho had seen the lady at the oyster room several times. Mr. Beadon said it was clear the female had received a severe blow. Supposing she had taken the watch, he (pri soner) could have called for the waiter. Howes said the presecutrix was bleeding, and they had both been drinking. The waiter said prisoner had a handful of coins when he went into the room, and his watch was all right. Mr. Beadon fined the prisoner 403. or a month, the assault being inflicted in a very dangerous place, between the pro , secutra's eyes. THAMES. DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.—John Mahoney, 2 tall fellow, aged 21, and one of the most desperate thieves in the district, was brought up on remand before Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting George Fagan, a seaman, and attempting to steal a watch from his person. The prosecutor was passing along High-street, Shadwell, a few days ago, and was suddenly pounced upon by two men a few yards from the Paidy's Goose, a celebrated publichouse, resorted to by mariners. The prisoner was one of the fellows who seized him, and at the same time made a snatch at his watch, but fortunately the guard did not break. The sailor attempted to release himself and a struggle ensued, in the course of which he was ♦iolently as saulted, and was getting the worst of it when a police constable named Parsons, No. 292 A, who heard the cries of police and murder, arrived and seized the prisoner, who was then tugging away at the watch. Mahoney, who made a desperate resistance, was secured. Tho prisoner had been remanded to prove a former conviction against him, which was now done. There was a conviction recorded against him for picking pockets. He had been in custody several times. He was sentenced to three months' imprison ment for attempting to pick pockets in the early part of the present year. Mr. Yardley again sentenced the prisoner .as a rogue and vagabond to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. The prisoner (impudently) — l wish to have the caso settled at the sessions. Mr. Yardloy—You shall not have year wish gratified this time. The next time you are brought here you go for trial. Mgr. de Bruillard, ex-bishop of Grenoble, who is 93 years of age, is very seriously ill at l his chateau at Mohtfleuri, WATERLOO LIFE, EDUCATION, CASUALTY AND SELF-RELIEF ASSURANCE COMPANY, ILEALTY OF LON.DON TSB WEEK. :From the Quarterly Return of the Registrar General.) The deaths in London in the week that ended last Saturday were 1,240 ; they were not quite so numerous as in the previous week, when they were 1,275. The average number of deaths, as derived from returns of corresponding weeks in the ten years, 1850-9, and corrected for increase of popu lation with a view to comparison, is 1,369. The , present return, therefore, exhibits a number less by 129 than that obtained by calculation, and war rants the conclusion that the public health is better than it usually has been at this season. In the last two weeks the deaths caused by bronchitis were nearly equal, viz., 166 and 172 ; those by pneumonia, or inflimmation of the lungs, fell from 126 t o 95, t h e resu lt, p er h a p s , of the mildness of the weather, the mean temperature of last week having been higher by five degrees than that of the previous fortnight. Phthsis in the same weekly periods fell flout 166 to 150. It may be not uninteresting to notice the relative fatality of par ticular diseases in certain period of life; for example, 60 to 80 years. At that age last week only 5 persons out of the 150 died of phthisis ; 2 out of a total number of 95 of pneumonia ; 11 out of 24 of apoplexy ; 20 out of 31 of paralysis ; 18 out of 37 of heart diseases, and 51 out of 172 of bronchitis. The deaths from measles increased from 50 in the previous week to 58 last week; scarlatina from 45 to 50 ; diphtheria from 9 to 18 ; whooping-cough from 40 to 52. Five children died from measles in the sub-district of St. John, Paddington, 4 in that of Gray's Inn-lane ; 4 died from scarlatina, 2 froth diphtheria, and 4 from whooping-cough in St. Peter %Valworth. Five children died from whoop• ing.cough in St. Giles, North. Two children died of diphtheria in a family at 21,Featherstone•street, Finsbury. Six nonagenarians died in the week, Out of 9 deaths from burns and scalds, four were from the clothes taking fire, which eccurred to the daughter of a general labourer, aged 4 years, the son of a bootmaker, aged 4 years, from a lucifer match, the wife of a waterman, aged 82 years, and the son of an engineer, aged 5 years. The son of a servant, aged 1 year, was fatally scalded in consequence of his feet, when he was in a fit, being put into hot water. Last week the births of 923 boys and 891 girls, in all 1814 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1850-59 the average number was 1635. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29152 inches. The reading fell from 29.61 inches on Sun day to 28.63 inches on Saturday. The mean tem perature of the air in the week was 46 deg., which is 4 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years, as determined by Mr. Glaisher. The mean daily temperature was above the average through out the week, and on Thursday exceeded it by no less than 8 deg. The thermometer in the shade fell to 40.5 deg. on Sunday and rose to 54 deg. on Thurs day, being respectively the lowest and highest points in the week. The entire range of tempeta ture was therefore 13.5 deg. The mean daily range was 6 5 dog. The range on Friday was only 4.9 deg., and it was not considerable in any instance. The difference between the mean dew point tempe rature and air temperature was only 1.1 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 96, and approached complete saturation, which is repre sented by 100. On four days the humidity was 98 or 99. The wind blew from the south-east and east in the beginning of the week, aid afterwards from the south-west and south. Rain fell to the amount of 7-10ths of an inch; one-half of it fell on Saturday, but some on every day of the week. The mean tem perature of the water of the Thames was 42 7 e.eg. The ordinary annual meeting of this society was held to -day at the offices, 355, Strand, for the purposes of receiving the report of the directors for the past year, and for the election of retiring officers. Joseph Bishop, Esq., chairman of the board of directors, presided. The usual routine business having been transacted, The MANAGER (J. Williams, jun., Esq.) read the report of the directors as follows :-- " In presenting the ninth annual report of the operations of the Waterloo Life Assurance Company to the proprietors, the directors are enabled to state that the progress of the company is of a satisfactory character, and gives promise of yet greater advances, and they conside r that they may fairly assert that it has established for itself a foundation in public estimation, to strength en an d ex t en d w hi c h the con tinuedconfidence and renewed exertions of its friends are alone needed. The directors could have wished that the anticipations expressed by them in their last report of the probable increase of public confidence, and appre ciation of the principles of life assurance had been more fully developed during the year now closed ' • but such has not bee n th e case, although the directors are not without hope that a season o f such general depres sion will be followed by a larger amount of business during the current year ; for the transaction of which the agencies of the company] are very Alt hou gh filly prepared. the business of the year has not been large, ow i ng to the causes indicated, and others over which th e directors have had no control, several of the agencies of the company give promise at the present time of a more than ordinary amount of business, as appears from passages in reports furnished your directors, to one or two of which refer ence is here made. The company's representative in Sheffield, under date of the 21st of November last, writes as stollows, viz Favourably as the Waterloo office has ever been looked upon in Sheffield, I am happy to say—so great is the confidence now placed in the company, that during the past year the sums assured have been con siderably in excess of former years. With respect to the future I have no fear, believing that the past is but a guarantee for increased success ; and I fully anticipate that Sheffield will, as hitherto, maintain its high position amongst the agencies of the Waterloo Assurance Company.' The Jamaica agent writes,—' There are several proposals yet pending, and the same shall go forward in due course. The success of the agency I shall endeavour to render as ' perfect as possible. We keep free from loss ; and all our lives, you will be pleased to learn, continue well.' The Melbourne agents report the esea blishment of important agencies under their supe rintendence ; and the probable adoption by the Colo nial Government of a system, in connection with the Waterloo, for granting annuities and endowments to pilots, as prepared by Peter Hardy, Esq. The transactions of the year embrace the acceptance and completion of 316 new assurances for sums amounting to £33,375, and producing in annual premiums £2,955 12e. 2d. Proposals to the number of 68 for £19,900 have been made and accepted ; but, for reasons unknown to your directors, have not been carried out ; and 14 proposals for assurances, to the extent of £14,100, from prudential reasons, have been declined. The number of policies lapsed by death has been 22, and the amount assured, with bonuses, £5,3.5 10s. 9i. ; and your directors have reason to believe that to several the sums thus paid have been almost the only provision which industry and foresight were enabled to bequeath to the survivors. The directors, with very deep regret, have to intimate the loss by death of their highly-esteemed colleague, Geo. Mitchell, Esq., from the direction of the company; and also of J. A. Durham, Esq., one of the auditors. They cannot refer to this sub ject without bearing their prompt and hearty testimony to the valuable services rendered the company by these gentle men, connected with it as they were from its formation, and having evinced on all occasions an undeviating purpose to promote its interests ; and in these feelings, although they constitute but a feeble tribute to the memory of those who so constantly and anxiously watched over and assisted in the progress of the company,the directors are assured that the proprietors will participate with the greatest sincerity. The vacancies thus created, your directors consider, should be filled up, and they have, in accordance with the powers vested in them, elected the Rev. J. D. Frost, 8.D., Incum bent of St. Paul's, Winchinore Hill, a duly qualified share holder, to a seat in the direction, in full confidence that he is prepared to discharge the important duties pertaining to the office of director, and they now, with very great plea sure, submit the name of this gentleman for approval by the meeting. The vacancy in the auditorship is left with the proprietors to supply. Under the provisions of the company's deed, and in conformity with the terms of the notice convening this meeting, candidates for the office are required to give seven days' notice ; and your directors would report that the requisite notice has been received from C. G. Macpherson, Esq., of Compton-road, Canonbury, whom they believe to be a gen tleman in every respect qualified to discharge the duties of auditor, and who offers himself for the suffrages of the Pro prietors at this meeting. The retiring director on this oc casion is Jos. Bishop, Esq., who offers himself, and is recommended by the board for re-election. The statement of the accounts of the company for the past year, now sub mitted and presented as part of this report, has been carefully compared with the several books by the auditor, who certifies the entire accuracy of the same. Interest on the capital stock of the Company after the rate of six per cent. (free of income tax) is recommended for payment, and such rats, of interest is hereby declared accordingly. Tour directors are not in different to the importance of renderieg the company as a tt ra ctive as possible, by the adoption o plans calculated to enlarge the area of its operations, and they are ever ready to consider any suggestion made with this view, their object being to confer the largest possible benefit, wiih the utmost safety. Several suggestions have been recently made for the further extension of the com pany's business, and among them one is a carefully arranged plan for combining the advantages of life ai,- surance with those of a system of deposit, which, while it would advantage the depositor, would confer benefit upon the company. To this and any practical sug gestion the directors will give their best ccnsideration. In submitting the foregoing report for your approval, the directors of the Waterloo would impress upon the attention of the shareholders, assurers, and all connected with the company, the necessity for personal exertion to sustain and to extend the influence of the company. This, an often repeated request, your directors feel has not yet met with that thorough response which they are conscious it merits. To share in the continued success of the com pany should suggest the duty of taking part in promot ing the increase of that success, and prompt to generous ertions on behalf of the interests of the 'Waterloo. What is more particularly needed now is, a more extended connection at home ; and your directors cannot avoid ex pressing their conviction that they have no means at their disposal so effective in promoting the business of the com pany, as would be the personal recommendation of the shareholders and assured within the immediate circle of their relatives and friends, throughout which,.were their influence brought to bear, your directors sincerely believe-a-la extended series of gratifying results would inevitably fol low ; earnestly recommending this view of promoting the future prospects of the company to the serious considera tion of all associated with it, your directors trust it will be their high satisfaction to realise a large increase in the busi ness transactions of the company before another annual meeting." The CHAIRMAN said he had very great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report, because he believed it would be considered highly satisfactory by the whole of the gentlemen present. (Hear.) It was a great pleasure to find that notwithstanding the depression that had existed dur ing the last year, the Waterloo Assurance kept pace with other offices. (Hear, hear.) Ho should not trespass on their time at any considerable length, be cause the lucid and clear report that had been read to them fully entered into the business of the last year. The num ber of new transactions for the year just closed was quite satisfactory. The company had completed 316 new assur ances, for sums amounting to £33,375, and producing in annual premiums £2,955 12s. 2d. (Hear, hear.) Ho must urge upon the assurers present the necessity of using their utmost endeavours amongst their personal friends as to the necessity of life assuranee, and if such were done he had no doubt a great increase of assurers would take place, and as a natural consequence the Waterloo would increase its sphere of usefulness — (hear, hear)—and improve the already high position it held in the commercial world. With these few observa tions he had great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report. (Cheers.) Mr. BLACK said he had carefully attended to the reading of the document, and having also carefully examined the balance-sheet he felt he could conscientiously second the adoption of the report. He thought the assurers had not properly supported their office, but he should like to know what office could be pointed to in which such had been the case. (Hear, hear.) He advised the direc tors not to be discouraged by such a circumstance, but to redouble their exertions, and shame the assurers into doing their duty. (Hear, and cheers.) The adoption of the report and dividend was then put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. SHERWOOD moved the confirmation of the election of the Rev. J. D. Frost, a duly qualified shareholder, to a seat at the board of directors. Ho paid a high tribute to the memory of the late J. A. Durham, Esq., who had so leng exercised his talents for the benefit of the company. (Cheers.) Dr. HHWLETT said he felt it a pleasure to second the proposal of Mr. Sherwood. The resolution was carried unanimously. The Rev. Mr. FROST returned thanks, and said hislbest exertions would be used for the benefit of the company, but at the same time he must urge on all present the import. ance of using their utmost exertions to promote the prospe. rity of the company. He thought a great deal might be done if the assurers properly exerted themselves, because they had an admirable office to recommend, and one which was remarkable for the promptness with which all its pecuniary engagements were met. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SHERWOOD moved the re-election of the retiring director, Joseph Bishop, Esq., their esteemed chairman. (Cheers.) Mr. HYSLOP and Mr. WILLIAMS supported the motion, which was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. DARIUS moved the appointment of Mr. C. G. M‘Pherson as auditor of the company. Mr. BLACK seconded the motion. to the Mr. 'WILLIAMS, the manager, said he felt it due office of directors to say, that the gentleman nam ed for the auditor was entirely unknown to the board of tdierectors— (hear, hear)—and it would be satisfactory to the assurers to know that they had elected one of their own body to r fulfil the important office of audit or. (I-ear) hear.) The motion was carried unanimously. t h an ks, said it certainly Mr. MP nmesoN, in re turning was true he was unknown to the board of directors ; in deed, he did not know any of the gentlemen present, with one exception. He thanked them for his election, and at the same time he said ho hoped his future exertions would merit the approbation of the whole body of assurers. Votes of thanks were then awarded to the Chairman, Directins, and IslatutPr) the Proceedings terminated,l TILLS RAPS MARAEIS. CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on offor in to-day's market. For both red and white qualities there was a steady, but by no means active, demand at Monday's currency. We were well supplied with foreign wheat. Several parcels changed hands for inland consumption at extreme rates. Floating cargoes of grain were the turn dearer. We have to report a steady inquiry for barley, and line samples were is per quarter dearer. _ . The malt trade exhibited some improvement. In prices, however, no change took place. Oats were in request at 6d to is per quarter dearer. In the value of beans and peas no change took place ; but country flour was held for more money. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 1,070 250 190 , 110 180 Irish — —1, 220 , 10,790 1,550 —1 1,880 120 saek 6,810 brie. BOROUGH HOP. Good and useful hops are in fair request at full prices, otherwise the demand is heavy. WHITECHAPEL. Prime beef and mutton are in good request at very full prices; but other kinds of meat are a dull inquiry. Beef, 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3a 8d to 4s 4d ; pork, 3s 8d to 5e Od per 81bs. by the carcase. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—TESTRID AT. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 171 11 17 3 / 4 Antwerp Brussals — 25 35 25 40 llamturgh Paris Ditto Nlarseilleß Frankfort on Maine — 1173 / 4 1 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 341 341 Berlin — Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon 491 49# 25 60 25 57f 25 55 39} 119 1191 521 53 49i 49 25 70 25 65 25 70 39 119 1191 531 63i Oporto Rio Janeiro New York — • • •1 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. L 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 5 1 South American Doublons 14 I}d 14 4d 1; lid 101 102 d pr d pr 99 100 100 i 1011, 24} 251 77 79 49 51 55 CO 48 52 47 50 97 98 1d 2 ltd, 102 11 91 9i di 95 100 95 100 i 3 96 90 93 85 87 94i 95i 88 89 1i I}d 5 7 5 7 99 100 17; d 111 —d 94 96 SWAYS. 51 4 — PI 1 11d I 1 1 10; 11# 3 2i4 2; 2, 23i 24# 6} 6i 7} 71 194 204 384 394 71 Ai 351 361 54 56 3i 22(1 51 5; St. id I n d 20 21 91 l gt 214 221 BRITISH MINES. Share r Mines. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done l Altreo Cot so' s (Philack) 20 !British Iron 'Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) lEast Caradon ..... ▪ E. WI Russel (T avistk.) IGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus .G.Wheal Alfd.(Philack) I G. Wheal For (Helston) Grenville Herod's- Foot • • illingston Downs ILady Bertha • 'Marg,aret (Uny Lelant) , North Downs !North Frances (Mogan) Wh'l Basset (Ill° ,an) .North Wheal Crofty I Par Consols (St. Blazey)l 20 'Providence (Uny Lelnt.)' Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) ,S. Cana Brea (Illogan).. 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran. (Illozan) ,2.11.101 3! 4} t 14.6 7.4.0 12.13.9 5.14.61 8.12 4.10.61 1.8.6 9il i 2 11} 15s 9.18.9 1} 10.6.7 3 all 124.18.0' 1 1 ' 220 230 410 420 1171 1221 101 Ili 11 Ili 29 9/1 le 11 11 1 11 21 31 31 23 31 3t 11 1/ 53 55 41 41 31 41 101 1 11 91 11 45 47 1 11 300 310 21 31 1321 1 371 ' , 49 51 2 2 1 5 1 5 1 [, 17 18 IStray Park 5 ,Tarror Silv.& Lead MM 10 Tin Croit 'Vale of Towev ( farm )' i IWest Basset allo 1 an) Caradon (Liskeard) l West Seton heal Basset (Illogan)' Wheal Buller (Redruth)l - (Wheal Edward (Cals.); Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 'Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)' - W heal Trelawney (Lis.)! 6d' FOREIG 76 78 350 370 122 127 130 140 lit I I 17 18 20 22 17 19 1.7.2 NES. 111 11 20 A.us „ralian 1 IBonAccordCopper,Lim lss I A d 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at Xs pp , 271 2 21 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 28k 29 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all I 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCol dis. 40 Cobre Copper all 43 45 i Copiano . ....... 16 8 10 1 IDuu3loun.Cop.Ming.Co I ail 2 rFortuna. all 2 21 20 G enera l all 21 23 2 I Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 par 1p ji 11 IKapunda (Limited) 1 414 p 3 Li nares all 9/ 101 5 ILusitanian 2 p 1p 1 Mariquita all 1 IN.RhineCopofS.Aus.L ;125.6d. id 20 I Pontgtbaud Silver,Leadl Mining and Smelt.— all 5 6 5 I Port Philip 1 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. i 281'81 United Mexican . all 1 2 1 Worthing (Limite d) all 1 1 ' Do 195. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bki 50 82 84 40 Australasia all I —7, 25 Bank of Egypt all 181 20 100 Bank of London 50 50 62 20 Bank of Turkey 50 Britisli North American all 57 59 '54 20 rChtd.Bauk of India, &c. all 221 221 125 CII.Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 34 36 100 I City 100 Colonial .. .... 26 39 41 401 201.1 Com. Bank . of Canada all I 100 Commercial of London . 20 21 22 20 Scot., & Aus. Ch all 141 151 144 15 20 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 'Lon. Cbar.Bk of Austral all 25 26 254 50 London and County .. 20 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 I 100 !London & Westminster 20 100 'Nat. Prov. of England 42 20 Do. new l2 50 'National Bank ........ 25 20 , New South Wales all 20 Do. new I all 25 I Orient. B. Corporation 20 'Ottoman Bank I all 18 19 100 ,Provincial of Ireland 10 IDo. new 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union o. London l2 IGO ,Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July 103 112 117 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 I - Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 115 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 j Do. 6p. c Feb. & Aug. 100 111 113 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 111 113 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1031 104 104131 t Do. Scrip B2 i N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July i 100 1084 1094 Do. 6p. o. Ap. & Oct.' 100 N. S. W. G ov. sp. c., 1866 100 1004 1011 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 1001 1011 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwelo 100 1004 10 ii Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO 408 110 Vic. Gov. 6p.c. Ja.tiauly 100 I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct, 100 1071 108 108 MISCELLANEOUS. I Anglo-Mixican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) ;Australian Agricultural 'Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) i Do. C. (Limited) 'Canada Land Chan. Islands Tel. (Lim )I Cop. Min.of Eng.&Stultg , Do. Pref. 7i per cent ICrystal Palace Do. Preference i Do. 6 p : C. Pet ?et. Deben. 'Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aus. Copper 1 Gen. Steam Navikati , 'Great Ship Limited) Do. 174 p ct Preference, Lon. District Tel. (Lim.); London Discount (Lim,)l ,L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal.. 'Mediter. Electric Teleg. !Med, Exten. Tel. (Lini National Dis. Co. ( Li m. Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.), (Netherlands Land ... ! Do.t p.c.PreLiss.atl IN Bn&NovaScotiaLandi N.B.Australasian (Lim.)l Orient al Gas (Limited). I i Do. New Shares (Lim.) OrintLlU.Steam(Lim.)A I Ditto B. Ditto C, Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) enl ' R ae h eDnd y m °. &e : a °l e e y rw rii O t: T n a. 4.t Do. New ... . ... SUO Royal Mail Stearn . .. stoic Soot. Augln.lnv. (LinLY 'South Australian Land, 1 'Submarine Tel. Scrip.. 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do, 20 Mr. & Co. ott.fpr.Can. 100 iVaa Diemen' Laud 31 33 4} 51 30 32 35 37 18 20 13 15 110 113 231 241 28 30 100 K 2 los no 93 90 2i 21 2/ - $I I 11 1 d 1 11 1/ 21 2 4 1/ li 3 2 , 1 4 1 } I ; i 1 50 53 70 73 11 13 17 18 p 17 19 5 6 46 48 129 233 33 85 5 i 7 i 11 THIS DAY'S MIFFING. LONDON, Dec. 12.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; strong breeze, and fine weather, but rather dull. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind N.N.W.—ArriYed — Napoleon, from Havarnah. FILMOUTII, Dee. 10.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Ceres, for Singapore. BRISTOL, Dec. 10.—Wind N.W.—ArriTed—lndiaman , from Callao. CLYDE, Dec. 10.—Wind N.E.—..krrived—Erromang s, from Montreal ; Volant, from Newfoundland ; Aleda, St. Johk's, CARDIFF, Dec. G.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived —John Davies, from Quebec. Sailed—Solid, for Madras; Lillian, for Havannah. QuEENsTowN, Dec. 11.—Wind N. V.—Arrived—Cil7 of Baltimore, screw steamer, from New York; left on the lst inst Off ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning Wind N.W. Arrived, Dec. 10—William, from Portsmouth ; Foyle, steamer, from Dublin, Eliza, from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Sailed—Test, for Penzance Courier, steamer, for Jer sey ; Foyle, steamer, for London ; Saltram, for Briton Ferry. - The Fulton steamer, which sails for New York to - aan will take out £11,500 in gold. oer (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TM:EC:MAIM.? GuAvEsENn, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.N.W. ; fresh and fine. Arrived, Dec. 11.—Antelope, from Terceira ; IVav e, from Guernsey ; Gleaner, from St. Michael's • from Boston ; Minerva, from Tonsberg ; ' Gezina Eligarda, from Seville •, Beyer, ' from St. Michael's ,E n voy, rom Mary Bradford, Guernsey ; Achilles, from Philadelphia ; Napoleop, from Baltic, from Gottenburg ; Shannon, from Mauritius; Dantsic ; Sophie, from Norkyopinr g.or Oporto. Sailed, Dec. 12. — Leda , 5taan_____.........Le........................ --- 2 1 .1 - 1 R lif 4lLB* MAILS DUB. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South (.v.ia Ma . r . seille . s) . D ja e n c.ll s 3 . .. ampton D. 0.. .. .. .. • . .. Dec 19 hi nteVideo, &c Brazil and Cape Verds .. Buono Ayres. ° . • .. .• Dec. —. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. .. Dec. -.... &c. (via Galway) • • • . .. Dec. —. C a nada Cape of' Good Ho &c. .. .. . • Jan. 1. China, P e nang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Dec. 19. Do (via Marseilles) Dec. 13. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. .. Overdue. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Dec. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) Dec. 13. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. Deo. 19. Lisbon Dec 11 Cuba and Maxie') .. • • • . .. .. Dec. n Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) . • Jan. 4. Vigo, and Oporto • • • • • • .. .. Dec. 11. United States, California, &c. .. .. .. Dec. 20. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. Overdue, West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Dec. 14. SOUTH NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.—Tho nomina tion for the election of a member for the southern division of the county of Nottingham is fixed for Tuesday, the 18th inst. Lord Stanhope, son of the EarlefChster N field, is the nay anclidate. The election will tak place at ewark. 118; i 194 100 63 100 100 el stoc] 10.1 2 s t ocl stool 48 } 1 I stocl 20 stocl all all all all 100 100 100 all 100 1 all flOO 10 all 100 18 ,ATL 10 1000 32i 10 stock stock stock stock stock all all all 100 100• 100 100 all all all all all 100 100 all all all all all 100 25 i 991 100 100 all all f4ll all 5 2811 AIR. COBDEN OIV THE FRENCH TREATY. The Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce having unani mously passed a vote of thanks to Mr. Cobden for .b is services in connexion with the Commercial Treaty between this country and France, Mr. T. Mallinson, the President of the Chamber, transmitted the vote of thanks to Mr. Cobden, accompanying the same with a letter, in which he said : " It affords me the greatest satisfaction and pleasure to be the medium of communicating to you the very cordial and unanimous thanks of the louncil of the Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce for the untiring zeal and energy with which you have prosecuted—and that to a successful issue —the duties devolving upon you in the arrangement of the tariff under the treaty of commerce concluded between France and this country ; and to express particularly the sense which we entertain of the attention which our depu tation received from you when in Paris ; and for the consi deration which you gave to all their representations on behalf of the trade of this district: We arc sanguine that by the best use of the means at our command we shall be able to produce a class of goods suited toll,e walits of a large znass of the industrial population of France ; and thus not only realise the first object of this trea',y, in the shape of mutual commercial advantages, but shall therein give s-Ifect —and guarantees of permanence —tit) all those relations which form the surest safeguar 8 of 'peace and amity." At a meeting of the Chamber on Monday last the following letter, which had been riceived from Mr. Cobden in reply to Mr. Mallinson's communication, was read : Paris, Dee. 4. "My dear Sir,—Pray o ff er my warmest" acknowledgments to the Chamber of Commerce over which you preside for their kind approval Of my services in conu‘ction with Om French Commercial T rta„aty. "There could really have never been any difference of opinion respecting the treaty among those who desire the extension of free trade principles, if the very name of treaty had not furnished the ready means of misrepresentation. Taken with its traditional meaning, a treaty of commerce implies exclusive dealing and bargaining between two countries; but I need hardly assure you, with who m I struggled for seven years for the principle of unconditional freedom of commerce, that I should be about the last man to identify myself with so retrograde a policy. All that England has done in this case has been to carry out in. practice, towards all the world in respect of some remaining items of our tariff, that principle of free trade which we have so loudly professed, and which we had previously applied to all our most important articles of production. If we have done this in the form of a treaty, it was solely to enable th Emperor of the French, by a diplomatic act, and in accord ance with the powers vested in him by the constitution, to make some simultaneous reductions in the tariff of his country. To have objected to such a proceeding on the ground of form would have been mere pedantry and not principle. " But viewed on its own merits, and apart altogether from the treaty with France, Mr Gladstone's last reform of our tariff, by which the whole of the remaining duties on manufactures have been swept away, is, in a mercantile point of view, one of the most important in our commercial annals. It has made England a free port for manufactures, just as she was previously the mart for wool, indigo, and other raw materials. And it will Le followed by similar results. I have already heard of Canadian buyers whe, were accustomed to pay annual visits to the Continent of Europe, having intiniat ed their intention of making all their future purchases hi England, being convinced that uuder the present free regime every article of continental manu facture which can be produced cheaper and better than in England will be found in the warehouses of London and Manchester. Yet strange to add, there are still people to be found who, believing that foreigners—and not English men—pay our Customs' duties, blame the Ch ance ll or o f t h e Exchequer for having made the great reform in the interest of France. It were useless any longer to argue this ques tion. Time will in this, as in other matters, demonstrate the advantages of freedom. " Let me assure you how highly I appreciate all the friendly expressions contained in your letter,which enclosed a copy of the resolution of your Chamber. " I am, my dear, sir, very truly yours, " RICHARD COPIDEN. "Mr. T. Mallinson, President of the Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce. _ _ _ The Chamber having included the names of Mr. Cobden's coadjutors in the vote of thanks, acknow ledgments were read from those gentlemen (Mr. 11. A. Ogilvie and M. Louis Mallet). Mr. OGILVIE expressed his sincere hope that the negotiations just completed may tend to increase the prosperity of the trade of the district, and prove a lasting bond of peace and friendship betweeu the people of the two nations. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Dec. 11.—There has been very little doing in yarns, and the demand is quiet for all markets. Prices are nominally unchanged, being supported by the very heavy contracts placed a few weeks ago. There is a telegram from Calcutta to the 14th, when the market was steady but the sales small. Prices unchanged, except madapol lams, which were one anna higher. Exchanges 2-7ths, being a shade lower. Our market to-day is quieter. All sorts of printing cloths quieter. Domestics, long-cloths, and low T-cloths in fair demand at last quotations :—Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report :—" The falling off in the demand fur India goods, reported on Tuesday last, has been more marked since the receipt of the telegraphic ac:munts from Chiaa, which arc generally looked on as unfavourable to trade prospects. Forty-inch shirtings are nominally 11d. per piece lower than last week, but at this decline there is nothing doing. Long-cloths and T-cloths are still in fair request, and prices steady. For other descriptions of goods the demand continues very languid, and prices generally are a shade easier." LEEDS, 11th.—There was a tolerably good attend ance in the cloth halls this morning, and the tone of the market was firm and healthy. A fair amount of business in small parcels of a general character was transacted, and there was some inquiries for spring goods. Nothing very definite is yet doing in woollen fabrics for the French markets, as the new tariff will not come into operation for several months, but the Leeds Chamber of Commerce are urging upon the French Government to appoint a consul at Leeds in order to facilitate the trade be tween the two countries as much as possible. The Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce have also passed a resolution in favour of a similar official being appointed for Huddersfield. ROCIIDALE, 10th.—There has heen a rather quiet market to-day for flannels. There was a fair at tendance of buyers, but they purchased sparingly, as is usual towards the close of the year. Yorkshire goods continue in active demand. Manufacturers are well employed, for there is a strong expectation of a good trade being done at the commencement of the new year. FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. MM. Delaunay and Leverrier renewed their conflict at the last sitting. '1 he former gentleman informed the Academy that his silence at the preceding sitting was by no means owing to any embarrassment caused by the force of his opponent's arguments, but entirely to his resolution not to have any oral discussion whatever with M. Lever rier, who was in the habit of not faithfully repro ducing in the Comptes•Rendus hat he had said at the sitting. M Delaunay then proceeded to deny that he had made any admission at all in the sitting in question, and repeated his assertion that the errors found in M. Leverrier's numbers might have a very great influence on the value of the lunar in equality which lay at the bottom of the discussion. M. Leverrier, in reply, deplored that a member of the Academy should be induced to deny to-day what he had admitted yesterday, and that within the hearing of all. He (M. Leverrier) had consulted his fellow academicians, in order to ascertain be yond a doubt, although he personally .was quite certain of the fact, whether the admission now r that r, adopting denied by M. Delaunay had really been made by him at the last sitting , and they had cconfirmedthe f t a h c e t. opi S n u io c n h obfeihnigs ftehieloclre, M. members,Lev erconsideredie henceforth all furt h e r discussion w as i mposs ib le. M. Becquerel re ad a paper on the t emperature o f the strata of air situated above trees, and at a cer tain distance from them, deduced from upwards of 3,000 otm ervations, the principal - results of which hC [ha s arranged in tables. The inferior plants which cover the ground, possessing as they do great absorbent and emissive powers, contribute warmth during the day to the starta of air in con tact with them, and ou the contrary t caloric during thenight. so h very clear weath er , thetem temperature e of t the sometimesinferiorin strata of air i s some ti mes seven or eight degrees lower than that of the upper strata. M. Becquerel's experiments tend to show that the foliage of trees exercises quite a similar influence on the upper layers of the atmosphere ; but from the Ist of June to the 30th of November, the mean temperature of, the air every month is perceptibly the same in the vicinity of the branches, and at a certain distar.ce. M. Fournet sent in a series of observations of the Rhone, taken at the Pont Morand, at Lyons, from 1826 to 1855. From these it appears that the dan ger of inundations by that river at Lyons is insig nificant in February, May, June, and July, and most threatening during the st orms of August and. the violent rains of October, November, and De cember. The nought or low-water mark at the scale of the Pont Morand is seldom attained, and when it is, it occurs at the end of December and in January. During the 30 y ears comprised by these observations, the waters of the Rhone were 1648, and and 1854„ ally low 1836, ten ; and in 1848, 25 days, during which he theln 1834, in lolwB3‘4;ateirB3ls;steldB3o6nly two days ;t in waters fell nearly one toot below low-water mark, an extremely rare occurrence. In the Paris corn market during the past week no great amount of business was transacted, and prices a o-ain tended downwards. The four marks of flour were quoted at 59f. the sack of 157 kilos., and wheat at 35f. the hectolitre and a half. Large quantities of wheat arrived at Marseilles during the week, which circumstance produced lower prices in the southern markets. Rye is firm at 22f. 50c. and 23f. the 115 kilos., and oats of first quklity find purchasers at 32f. the 150 kilos, -In [poll , be old ? upe- with see in y its 1, in need esent Ltrin trin- ARD. II I 1