The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-24 00:00:00

.......................° __ _________ .._......., - --......—......... . , remaining in the Union under a Black:Republican , SHAR,I3 MAT (ET.---(SATURDAY.) President. .e. - A resolution was offered recommending a military - ORDIN ARY SEIA rIES AND STOCKS. ~ SUNDAY . I , ! Fail ; Closing I Business !aptain Ston e ; chase' and appropriating 500,000 doll. for the per.. sb.r.re Itr.liways. of arms for volunteers. ! I Price. I Done. ialifax on th e The e tory - 50 - IBelf.ist and Ballymena all i - House of Representatives of Nebraska 1 2.14 IBir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 1 Fi 84 day, bringi n g stock 'Birk , La., and Ch June lOO 'Bl 83 NpTreeobbra'abliry had passed a bill prohibiting slavery in2s ( Blackburn he StealllShir 8 -At with but two dissenting votes. It will .. i 2., Blyth and Tyne all - - Canada, both 10 Be.it. Sleaf. and Mid.Co all 64 7 pass the Council. stock Bristol and Exeter Queenstown A letter from Captain Hall, commander of the stock Caledonian . 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - - 11eso expedition to the Arctic regions, announces 50 Cork and Bandon all - - 20 Cork, lilrocic t-Passage all , - - pted off Car e the lo ss of the schooner Rescue, in a terrible gale 20 Cornwall. ' all 10 Do A ( gets no div. Tsboat of tke en th© 26th of August, and caused the loss of Capt. 10 Do B , until 6p, pers.n. ll alre expedition boat. Captain Hall, however, e hasbeen •d. toP. all I fill 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all - - more hope - writes in the best of spirits, and announces that 2i Dun., Perth, &A.b.Junc. all 8 84 Ater prosp ect he has alr ea dy p er f ec t e d arrangements for con- stock 'East Anglian lOO 16 1 174 tinning stock Eastern Counties lOO 538 544 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 37 39 ing his researches when navigation opens in --Ca' ' the stc.ac Do do Bdo 100 26 28 L sas : spring. The results already accomplished by 25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds. 134 - ythe expedition are important. stock East Suffolk - - ill meet ag ain stock ,Edinbur - rh & Glasgow 100 88 90 of those mem' The Canal Commissioners of New York State stock 'Edin. Perth ; & Dundee 100 291 291 10 d a disincl ine.' thhaed seeson. announced the close of the canal navigation for Forth & Clyde Junction 1 stock Furnesa all - - h e stock Gies , . and S. Western 100 116 118 nittee will 009 Californian advices by the overland - mail are stock io Great Ntlin. of Scotland all - - 100 110 111 1101 citing sesei , Great Northern stock no do A stock d ated at San Francisco on the 28th November. stock Do do 11 do will be loo ked 100 132 130 our despatc h° The markets were without change of importance. stock , Gt. S. & - NV. of Ireland 100 111 113 111 / 100 741 741 744 4 1 T encour a ging General Joshua died at San Francisco on the a gt t o o ok k Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock 100 61 64 25 th ult. 12 Irish South-eastern - - ! slavehol dilig stock Lancashire & Yorkshire- 100 1204. 1204 1201 a 1 lon Saturdaycity of Mexico areto the2Bth Advises from the stock Lon., Briaht.. & S Coast 100 117 119 the count r i N ovember, and from Vera Cruz to the 7th instant. stock Lend., Chat., and Dover 100 51 53 It which seem s The • Laberals were completely investing the City of •ssttocoekk Lond.Lond. && 7 ,t t l i i l . . Western 100 1014 101 102 1 Western lOO 95 OS 96 4 he conviction Mexico, and it was reported that the French Mini- 25 L'derry ie, z Lc:i n ter:L i :N ew all all - 8 10 mad Ster had advised Miramon to capitulate. Great arge stock Man. Shef. & linaoln it t°°of 50 Maryport and Carlisle all - - ksidered ~ distress prevailed in the city from a scarcity l2; Do do 4 shares..., all - - ley ; but the; f ood and water. The main army had not come up. 10 Metropolitan one would be The Extraordinary, from Mexico, the 3d instant, stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new lOO 1351 1354 1354 1.4.0. - - 21 to have gi /efl had not arrived at Vera Cruz. It was believed st s o o ex Do 'irming. & Derby 100 107 109 107 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - hit would b e that it would bring the news of the repulse of the 25 Do 4 shares c . ll - - 25 Mid Kent all - - 3d at Wash ing' Liberals or their capture of the capital. to Do, Cray Line - - 0 100 Newcastle and Cirlisle all ement there - - _ be' ro Newry & Armagh, def.. 9 7 6 d NONEY 111A.RKET AND CITY .NEWS. 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. all - - are to 1 stock Norfolk. 'each too * 5O N'hn. Counties Union.. 34 - - d risen bets Although the various banking-houses, the public stock North British .. 100 65 651 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoza 100 -- - e of the 61 , s ubscription-rooms, and the retail establishments stock D*A stk ; A roes until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 - - Manding -For' have remained open to-day, the attendance of the stock Do B stock ....... . 100 - - Lege of sendi n g c ommercial community in the City has been ex- stock Nth. Eastern-Berwic * k 100 toy 1054 1 ° 6 4 I 25 Dodo, Gr.N.E. purchase 16 13 4 p 4p 04 P be ° essengers c eedingly limited, and very little business has been stock no Leeds .............. 1 100 00 64 55 g transacted. stock Do York because ano n stock North London Th e Do new 5 - - ;sion caps. The demand for money has continued active, and lil to 19. 1 1 0 6.4 North Staffordshire..., 174 21 21 1 !en appealed Very little business has been negotiated under 5 per at N. and S. W. Junction SO Cent. 12 Not. &Grantham Rail ll al 84 ajor Ander 10 Peebles ...... ..- - - Ay men po all In the Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday, Portsmouth - - - 10 Rhymney..... - - - has absolutell a large amount of business was transacted, and stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E..Aber. stock 100 34 344 on ,, with tli° i. 4 1 t he sales reached 12,000 bales, of which 4,000 stock Do Scot. id. stock lOO 87 89 stock , Shrop hire Union ... 100 50 52 . hat a for— were taken on speculation and for export, but 0 slain a s bourne & Slicer all 6 7 til In by Son prices were unaltered. stock South Devon r 0 stock South Eastern pture the ~ (31 stock South Wales to be evacua te BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. stock S. York. and River Dun 100 78 SO B(SATURDAY.) 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 rat.. Of con Bank Stock 25 Do do ll 11 114 p 224 ruth there ID 401 ,per Cent. Reduced Annuities 11 evr 3 per Cent. Annuities 924 4 stock Taff Vale .............. 109 ' - - stock Do Prof. No 1 lOO - - lb, it is asser t India Stock .. - - 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - pos t ate his t c r Ditto Enfaoed Paper, 4 per Cent - 60 Ulster .. •• he will be fe' Ditto Ditto 6f per Cent. 1 • 0 1 Bonds £l,OOO - 12 10 D 0,.,,. : ............ 2 , d*P stock Vale, of Neath South Care -1 , oitto under £l,000 hiPl3 Victoria Sta. and Pim.. all 1 111 114 Lowever, w - I _Cessols for Account, Jan. 10 .. 93 21 I stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 1- - . a nd Zlichequer Bills, £l,OOO, Ifd - sty action, Ditto Small A IV l England. - FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 20 West L0nd0n.......... all 10 Do Ist class ...• .... all - - 'ederal Goc erty (SATURDAY.) 20 Do Id class .. .... all - Of xll° Brazilian 6 per Cent - stock Westd Hartlepool Ilarbr N oy an Rail ... 100 - - reports Ditto 44 per Cent. 1860 864 i 1 prises the kexioan. 3 per Cent .. - stock West Midland - Oxford 100 50 52 50 stock Do. Newport 100 43 45 id a . Ditto Account :ion in Hai of stock Do. Hereford 100 93 85 rartuguoso 3 per Cent.. 1853 As a measu re Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St PREFERENCE SHARES. .. - the House C eljr ~ - Ditto 41 per Cent. , til e Spanish 2 per Cent.. Share. Brice. Done. Railways. Paid Solved upon Ditt o N ew D e f erre d . - Ditto Account ... 42/ 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per the Te r B Panish Cert. of Coup. not funded....... 61 e. pref. (issued at £5 O all - - 7 of TV xurkish 6 per Cent .. - utk i Rris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 Pa 98 a instant. t Ditto New Loan - - the duties unt o Ditto Account stock Do. Quer. Shares, No. 2. 100 -- - - 110 Dividends on the above payable in London. 61 Cork k Bandon, 51 p. e. all ted. Tli g TWO O'CLOCK. 29 !Cornwall. 5 per cent. .. all 20 4 21 4 lth says :--- 1 ), Consols for Aecount, ex div. stock :E.Angn.Class A 7 tasp.c. 100 99 101 I attended v il : ;nst s stock 'Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... 100 111 113 od to antlerstock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c._ 100 106 108 • t' POLICE llf TELLIGENCE.-1 This Day). stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 110 112 Sunday We stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 til e 4 , - stock Do. New 6 per et. stock. 100 124 126 nested with s s MARLBOROUGH-STREET. s t ock Eastern Union, 4 p er ct. 106 80 82 61 5 with calmn e . PROTECTION OE WOMEN FROM AGGRAVAT ED ASSAULTS. stock Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 - - ails stock Edin.&Glas.sp.c. shares 100 1101 114 sling was 0 * -- A gentleman attended, on Saturday, from the Society for Do. 4 p.c gua. S. &D. 100 90 12 aali stock , Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 - - ,e, the stan.. A the Protection of Women and Children from Aggravated stock 'Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - ) continued . Assaults, 10, Duke-street, St. James's, and said that in all stock IGlas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 - - tel Cues of aggravated assaults on women and children, the stock ,Grest, Northern, sp. ct. 100 117 119 Batt, prese n , .stock 'no.se.e.neem.,ioe.o.pm 100 112 114 society were ready to prosecute the offenders on an intima- stock ,Do. 41 p. C. do. do. the suffer ° th ° tion being given at the office of the society. 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pmi 80 86 Fli rred to - 0 Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was aware that in too many in- 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld lat pf.! all - - b 6t.sn. & W (Ireland) 41 1 100 98 100 stock Homestead stances the persons assaulted were unable to prosecute p, et. pref. stoCk 1 Kent . 50 Great West. (Berks and 11, of Ken , - themselves. ellerHants) Ext. sp. ct. . 6 - - The applicant said he was aware of that; but if the stock ro. Redeemable,4l p.ct'. 100 109 102 1014 'rated on ...`" r tll l/ society was informed of any cases of the kind, immediate stock Do. Redeemable, 4 p o et 100 9t 93 edition 0 1 i Do . Irredeemable d.. 100 92 94 0 attention would be paid to the case, and, if necessary, coun iCe stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref lOO 103 105 :s express , de ' eel employed, so that offenders might not, as they too fro- 8 Do. Dim. Pref. Shares. all 91 10 rmont, ni a . , to quently did, escape. 10 Gt. w. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 174 184 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 104 11 Mr. Powell/ t , Mr. Tyrwhitt said the application should be remembered, stock Do Birm g aruar. stock lOO 76 78 Solution o°4 ll and the applicant, having thanked the magistrate, withdrew. 264 Do. Chester Ella. shares fl a i l " 20 l a : an 134 Do. do. do. ,sal affuref A Lucx.t Escsra.-Jeremiah Dempsey and Henry 20 Do. do. do. e' stock Lan.&York 6p. a stock lOO 137 139 al Contra ° Raper, two young men, were charged with attempting to stock Do Barnsl st.£s3s 10d pc 100 - - W e ' steal a gentleman's watch in the Haymarket on Saturday stock Do. * 6 per C . (E. Lan.) - - night. stock Lon.& Brig. 5 pearl]. Nal 100 116 118 3 would re 6l°l, , stock Do. 5 e. No. 2 100 116 118 From the evidence of Sergeant Cole, 23 C, it appeared 1 0 stOCk Do. gu l ls.. 6p. a lOO 138 143 [instances, t that on Saturday night, while near her Majesty's Theatre stock Do. do. sp. a No. 4 100 116 118 til e stock Do. do. 41 per shares., 100 103 105 1031 ver secur e ha the Haymarket, there being a much larger crowd than 5 IDo. do. 41 p. c. all - - road. usual, he saw the two prisoners run up against a gentle- stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock. 100 '153 158 Or e nald be no 01 , raan, and looking over Dempsey's shoulder observed the s s tock Do. 6p.c. do4W.E a . C.P. 100 130 134 tock Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettal 65 100 69 71 ' t tie °. gentleman's watch hanging out of his pocket. The gen- stock Lon. Chat. and Dover.. 100 90 92 m w as se._ e tii tleman called " Police," and having informed him that stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and d hs was a police officer he went after them and took them Nuneaton sp. ct .... 100 1 1 6 118 10t regard stock I,on. & S.W;7 p. ct. itock 100 150 155 L result. , e t, into custody, on which Raper denied having been in the stock Do. 40 per cent lOO - - 2s. 6d. Do o . f (j' g rt e s , r d n..perpl suns on the en b i e . Uaymarket at all, and pretended to be drunk, and then said, . all - - on, of C on ne c t "Mr. Cole, this is your doing." He had known both pri- 124 Londondy. & .C . 01 . e . . .. .sh all - - Egl i ' Boners soma time, but although he suspected them he had 124 Londony. & Ennis.. sh. all 13 14 it is imp° ta stock Ntan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 100 - - 123 never known them to be in custody before, but he had 6 Do. £6 slave labour • rOP"A fennel some letters on Raper addresse d to him at a stock Do. 31 per cent 100 70 72 e u 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent.. 5 4 11) spate adi house where thieves met. 12 "jarynort & Car., 4p. a all - - e ll In answer to Mr. Lewis, jun., who appeared for Raper, 12a Do. 41 per cent. all - proceedstock alid. Con. 6p c. stock.. 100 - - nide, A the sergeant said he knew Raper's father to be a respect- I stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. 100 137 139 11F stock Do. 41 P. C. pref. stock.. 100 101 103 g to be e%e 00 able man. Do. with option till 1860 3 - - amittee on 0 4 Mr. John Raper, ham and beef shopkeeper, of Castle- stock Do. Leic. & Hit. prof. at. 100 95 96 street, Leicester-square, said that Raper was his son and I He coue ltl .ae, stock Nora sp. C. Ex. st. 184 C 100 - - -vt ri lived with him, and always had plenty of money allowed I stock Do. 5/ p. C. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - ',barna, ..e A l- „ stock Do sWay.Val.Ex.st.lBl7 100 - - V I him. He also knew the other prisoner as making boots for I stoc k No rtain to O ne 4 him, * rth British, sp.a. .. 100 lit 113 1 stock Do. New, gur.. sp. a.... 100 109 111. 10 L 0111819,1104 0 Dempsey said he had worked at one shop eight years and I 1 - ( 1)all ---. 4 - 14 /..) Do. c.. Bor. U d n o ..g. pf. s d l o is . however, 8c at another three, and had never been at a station-house I stock Nth.Dev.rtail.&Dek.Co. 100 - - ected. ti ° before. I 1 stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 93 95 stock w D o . . Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 102 104 pest yvaS 0 Mr. Beadon, in discharging them, said they had better 1 Q 13.4. p 4p take care how they got into such a crowd again. i 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 13 - - .oduction, fr o Cole said there was now an officer in attendance from the i 1 , 2 5 4 B o o: do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 - - ans, of a b 1 I& •, . Parch. 10 p 4 p F division, who knew them as companions of thieves, and to North Staffordshire.... all 23 24 f; ScottishScottishsop.a eCNrpedorneertetr.r North-Eastern; ns in Trees of members of the swell mob. (0 Rhymney Guaranteed all - - all - - !nt. -- , stoa A tO I ..c... 100 10 1 1- 22 12 - 4 legate, gku‘' THAMES. stock D 3 SLIDES ox THE FOOTEATRS.-A boy named Joseph stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 130 133 hid i 108, South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10a 11 to Bill, I T- Blackborough was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged 10 Do. Fixed per o. 44 cent all -.- 1024 3 ilit/ , with sliding on the footpath in the Whitechapel-r oad, near 1.0.6 south Eastern (Readin g . power t° lie St. Mary-street. Ann., 1.0.6) 11 them a t 1 a Police Constable Brown, No. 181 11, said that yesterday stout Do. 4 a per cent stock Do. Fixed 100 ,101 103 t Il ifb 1 p.c. Ist is. 100 1101 103 vernMen afternoon there was 30 boys sliding on the footpath. He stock , outh Wales, gala. 4 p.c. leff '9O 02 'COI stoek Do. -11 per cent I 100 99 101 days' notl tbe remonstrated with them, and they all desisted except the stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. a gua.l 100 85 88 11th, t o r prisoner, who continued sliding, and on being told it was 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp, c all 274 284 P r improper Scottbeo2s Do. C 0 percent all 321 334 0 3itt pelled to take him into custody, stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 45 48 the cora r e bet .° Mr. Yardley said there were slides in all directions, and stocksioe W.l'i )o d . -Oxf Ist Gua stk 100 124 126 placed , ao 1 they were highly dangerous to pedestrians. He must stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 2d do 1 100 123 125 100 100 102 anised to' 0 4 really make a severe example of boys who made slides in the stock Do. Perpet. 6 c , P• •p 4 1a56 100 123, 128 0 stock D • Do, till 1869, Ist is. 100 1118 120 1, Florida'too, streets. 121 ' 1 Da do. 2d is. 74 I - - Alr. l4°llB o' Brown said many persons had fallen down on the parti ae - freely' e r t 0 % cular slide in question, and upon another slide a woman LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. ______ • ht e d°P . fell and fractured her arm. night , 0 . ill 1 ' Leasing The prisoner said he did know it was wrong to slide. Railways. I Paid. ,Closing Business lion fee lll4 '4lo 1 Co.'s. I Price. Done. CO.- Mr. Yardley-It is very wrong, sir. on. Th e 0 . tl t Ilear—wd and - 111Jictiley all - Ln & -AT W .. .. The prisoner--I can't read. I never saw the bills out. B Re mo oli amshire ....' 100 Ln & N:W 98 100 ed o n-1 -, Mr. Yardley-Ignorance of the law is no excuse for Chester & Holyhead.. , 100 Do. t he breaking it. Besides you have been treated with a good Do. do. 54 Do. do. 5 per cent.' per cent., 100 Do 100 Do 125 127 113 115 11l deal of forbearance, and after the policeman had told you Clydesdale Junction.. 100 ,Caledonin 102 104 ;Tess fro ..0a you were acting improperly, you began sliding again. Colchester, Stour Val. 1 all 'E.U.&E 016 17 Lferencest :4, ~,,, E.Tancolnshi ~- , • re 0-,6p.c.' 100 Gt. North 135 V' lla a° rid • a bli t The mother of the boy said she had despatched herall E C *1" , E.Union,Hartvich Shs, . ounts. 44 44 on a message to the West-end, and little thought he was Do. Woodbridge ..., 100 - - CO be P en 01 0 Gls.BarrANeils,Dret. 100 ICa,ledonin will f in the Whitechapel-road. Do. New .. •••• • . • • 100 Do * •'• • • ' - - :ante 9 -1 0 , Mr. Yardley-There are as many slides at the west end Gloster& Dean Forest all IGt. West. nal all ,'Ylc N &Br - _ ma the .... . io as there are in the east. The nuisance is universal and must Hartlpool.Dek.& Rail. Yk • N: Md. 110 112 ts l°sliding is 40s Hull and Selby .. •• • • all _ .• e leadiue 00 if possible be suppressed. The penalty for ') Do. Shares ....... all i Do. - - •nahrae itig •allt and I don't see why I should not impose that penalty. harm's Lancat Carl. gua.s p c.l 100 1Ln.&N.W , 208 212 Wi ll The mother said she would keep her boy out of London & Greenivic . h 100 s.. East. - 61 63 63 3tateB, ~ ; CO way in future. Do. Preference ......, 100 IDo. ... .__ .. 115 120 'Uttlre aLon.,Tilby & Soutend 1 100 ;Pete &Co 93 97 for an Mr. Yardley-He is fined a shilling-lock him up Lowestott, * gla. 4- CI 100 ,Norfolk .. - - ~ io 5° hour. Do. 6 per cent........ P.c * 1 00 ' 1 Da ..... • - - area if° th • Mane. Buxtn Several other boys were charged with sliding on the m .,. , .& alatk. , all LNW&M 31 31 f S Oll iu t Bradford Prefer ies ° the carriage-way and footpaths, and were fined a shilling . each. ence Stock._ „ . 100 'Midland 98 100 Newmarkt.,l3wayExl i either t° i 0 guaranteed sp. c. 5. 5 6 E.Counts 1 1 p ~,, for nof the de r Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c all ID o 55 67 maill' THE REUNION LITER.4.IIY SOCIETY.-The an- Do. do. 6 per cent ~ ~ all 'Do - - he re- lub Do. Fixed 5 per cent l . Vaal gathering and supper of the members of this c , North Western ... ' a I Do. - - bu t which is composed of the most influential and prominent Preston a nd W I„ ... all Midland 15 154 'Pyre. a ll Az NW 1 _ _ )1i ticiallgt dis , celebrities in the literary and dramatic world, took place &I, Yk. i Do. 4 Stares A. a ll DA • ao f til ° at the club-room of the society, at Mr. Ward's, Roystn.lli tell., & Sliep 100 Gi- -• - •North. 135 137 the Bedford Head, Maiden-lane, Covent -garden, Shrewsbry& Hereford ioo , 'aill ° Do. Do. T.Bras ' 0 107 1 1 sey 1 5 he .1.40ut- . 0 on Friday evening last, when between 50 and CO South •Staffordshire ~ all xi: ..... 44 P rit gentlemen sat down to a most elegant supper, provided wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. west, Clean 104 111 ernor se A 6 13 " with the usual good taste and tact of mine host, Mr. Ward, Wimbledon a .3roydn. all L.& Brgti 93 95 7 1 84 DUCKS, - ---- ---- -- tie..-, I !Paid.! Closing Business Price. Done. Bella st, and Ballymena all i 15.1418ir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 84 84 stock Birk., La., and Ch June lOO 81 83 25 Blackburn 25 !Myth and Tyne all 10 Boit. Sleaf. and Mid.Co all 61 7 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 I ;ork, fllrocic., -h.l'assage all 20 Cornwall . all 6 61 10 Do A(A zets no div . (all 10 Do B until all toB 50 Dublin d Belfast June. all 25 Dun., Perth, &kb. June all 8 81 stock 'East Anglian lOO 164 171 stock Eastern Counties lOO 53/ 541 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 37 39 stc.nc Do do Bdo 100 26 28 25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds. 1 3 4 stock East Suffolk stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 88 90 stock 'Edin. Perth ; & Dundee 100 294 294 10 Forth k Clyde Junction all I stock Furness stock Glas , . and S. Western 100 116 118 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 110 111 1104 stock Do do A stock stock Po do B do stock Gt. S. kW. of Ireland 100 111 113 111/ stork Great Western stock Do Str Val gun. stock 100 61 64 12 Irish South-eastern all stock Lancashire .& Yorkshire- 100 1204. 120; 1204 4 4 stock London and Blackwall 100 62 64 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 117 119 stock Lend., Chat., and Dover 100 51 53 •stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 1014 1024 102 14 stock Lond. & , -th. Western lOO 95 OS 06 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 810 stock Man. Shef. & 100 55 56 65 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 124 Do do # shares..., all 10 Metropolitan stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new stock Do '!irming. & Derby 100 107 109 107 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Doi shares — ?5 Mid Kent all 10 Do, Cray Line I 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Rog all stock Norfolk.. 50 Nihn. Counties Union.. 3/ —d stock North British .. 100 65 65/ stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stocli 100 -- stock D*A stk ; A reos no d. until 6pchas beenpd•B 100 stock Do B stock ....... 100 stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 105 1084 1054 25 Dodo , purchase 16134 p 4p ft4 P stock no Leeds .............. 100 64 S 5 stock Do York stock North London 10 Do new 5 19.16.4 North Staffordshire l7l 21 24 i 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 94 94 12 Not. &Grantham Rail ll sf 81 10 Feebles all - - Portsmouth 10 Tlhymney stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E.. Aber. stock 100 34 344 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 stock Shropshire Union ~ 10 Slain gbourne & Sheer. all 6 7 stock South Devon 100 421 431 stock South Eastern stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 78 SO 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 42/ 43/ 25 Do do ll 11 111 p 224 stock Taff Vale 100 i stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 50 Ulster . . all 551 564 25 Do ......... 20 2 31p 12 10 Do .. 2 , d*P stock Vale, of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all j 11/ 114 stock - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Crurnwall 20 West London all I 10 Do Ist class .. .• 20 Do 24 class ~ . all s t o ck WestHartlepool Har . br and Rail lOO stock West Midland—Oxford 100 50 52 504 stock Do. Newport 100 43 45 stock Do. Hereford 100 83 85 THE REUNION LITERARY SOCIETY.—The an nual gathering and supper of the members of this club, Which is composed of the most influential and prominent Celebrities in the literary and dramatic world, took place at the club-room of the society, at Mr. Ward's, the Bedford Head, Maiden-lane, Covent - garden, on Friday evening last, when between 50 and 60 gentlemen sat down to a most elegant supper, provided With the usual good taste and tact of mine host, Mr. Ward, Who has for some years catered for the club on the occasion of their annual meeting. The chair was occupied by Mr. George Augustus Sala. The musical arrangements, which Were under the direction of Mr. Lazarus, gave great satis faction. The speeches were most felicitous ; and the con viviality was kept up with great spirit until a late hour. The accounts from New Orleans on the present occasion announce some further very heavy failures among the cotton factors. he Lou' sl , s 0 ernor serPi v a ven tioof '; ler e to vl eet i of a reP eB- 01 a gua" Share Docks. Paid Closing BusinesS Price. Done. stock Commercial lOO ' stock iDo. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO tOCW 1:;n4 and West India stock !L on d on lOO stock St. Katharine... IGO _ stock'Southampton : 100 .... stock Victoria. 120 MP DIM . 4. 7 10 3 i ip e the il l3li n g ti l d h o nour ', o r ;ort NV° THE S, LONDON, MONDAY EVE NiNG, DECEMBER 24, 1860. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 1 Closing )„ Stare , Railways. Paid. isaußiness done Price. 100 lAtlalitic & Si, Lawrence an 77 Bo stk Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 10 0 95 96 k Gu. 5 per cent 18 Do, Do. B 16 14 1 d 203 Buffalo and Lake 'Juror) all 44 5 d 203 Do. New - - 10 Do. Preference .... . all 64 7 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 flOO 75 80 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187:: 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: -, 100 67 72 100 ; Do. do. June 1, 1871 100 65 70 5 iClcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim 3 id pr 20 ICape,l4:astn.Prov. (Lim. 2e. - - 20 ICapeTown & Dock Scrip 5 11 14 d 29 !Ceylon Guarautd. 6p. c. 73 14 4 d 174 ;Demerara. - - 20 'Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 10 14 14 d I stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1004 1014 1014 1 20 I Do. F Shares Ext all d pr 20 I Do. Jubbulpore. all d pr 100 Do. 43 pc. Debentrs. all 984 993 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 1004 1014 20 Geelong* & Melbourne all - - stock Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds - - stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 23 34 234 3 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 78 80 78 100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr all 48 52 48 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 _ all 57 60 60 100 Do. do. 1867 all 50 54 100 Do. do. 1872 all 48 52 stock Gt. Indiagenin.gua.sp.c lOO 974 98' 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 8 4d i d 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. all 2 14d 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 11 111 11 203 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 95 100 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 93 96 100 Do. 53 p. c. do. '77 do all 90 93 stock Madras, guar., 43 p. o lOO 85 87 stock Do. do. 5 per cent stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 884 894 20 Do. Fourth de l5 14 13 d 20 Do. d 0.... .-. . . - - stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Buds lOO - - 20 Newßrunswick & Canda Ry.&Land(Litn.),Z.Glac all 5 7 Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B Capital do all 5 7 Do. do. Land do. 20 Oude (Limited) - - stock Scinde .......... ' ..z 100 100 101 20 Do. Punjaub .... ig 5 , 10 14 d 14.1 20 Do. Do. ... .. ... cd '. all - - d stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. g,,,P. , 100 91 96 f 20 StAndrews & Quebec A 18 - - 10 (Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip I 1 4 4 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 . Antwerp & Rotterdam all 54 53 j2O Ardennes .... ...... - -p 20 IBah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c lO 13 lid 5 ;Belgian East. Junction all 4 1 20 rßeziers to Graissessac all - - 6 Ca , -neaux Mine & Rail all 10 11 100 Copiapo & all - - 10 Ditto Extension - - all 3 24 , 1 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 13 p. c 6 - - 20 Do. do. all - - 20 Great Central of Franc • all - - 20 IGt. Luxem., Con. shs all 64 7 64 20 ;Italian Junction .. - - 20 ILake Constance & =ale all - - 20 ILierre & Turnhout - - 20 Lyons & Geneva. - - 334 Maria Antonia -- - - all - -- 10 i Do. New - - 20 ;Namur & Liege 20 Do. 6p. e. Pref. 16 ( Northern of France all 883 394 16 Do. New Shares l5 - 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 74 64 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter all 353 163 20 Paris & Orleans .. -.. 20 Recite &S. Fran. (Peru. gua. 7p. ct. Bin.-- 13 31 21d 20 Riga & Dunaburg l4 - - 10 ;Rome & Frascati - - 20 IRoyal Danish all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 53 per cent. Pref all 84 A 1 20 San Paulo, lim, v. 7p. c 2 1 4 d 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 12 3d 4 d 133 20 Southern of France all 20 2t 84 West Flanders ...... 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference all 94 94 20 W. & N.W. of France 23 Western of Austria 6 - - 20 (Western of Switzerland all - 6 iWiesbaden ...... . . - 6 po. 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 ;Zealand - - BRITISH MINES. Share' Mines. Paid. I Closing Business Price. Done I AI ire ci Consols (Philack) British Iron !Clifford ,2.11.101 'Devon G. Cons. (Tavisti jEast Bassett (Illogan) ,East Caradon ...... IE. WI Russel (Tavistk.); iGam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.)' 'Great South Tolgus IG.Wheal Alfa. (Philack)'] 'G. Wheal Vor (Holston): Grenville IHerod's- Foot. •• • Hiugsbon Downs (Lady Bertha •••• Margaret (Uny Lelant)j North Downs ;North Frances (Illogan)1 I N. Wh'l Baseqt (1110 , an )' ;North Wheal Crotty • . Par Consols (St. Blazey)l 20 'Providence (Uny Lelnt.)j Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 'South Caradon(St.Cleer)! iS. Carn Brea (Illogan) 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran.. (Illop, - ,an)l Stray Park 5 ,Tamar Silv.Sz Lead Min.' 10 Tin Croit [Vale of Towey (Caren ). West Basset (Mogan). •1 W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton , Wheal Basset (Mogan), - ,Wheal Buller (Redruth); Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) i - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); - ,Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)' 5 1 281.4 1 1 I 2.14.6 7.4.0 17; 12.13.9 9 4 8. :. 2 1 1 0.6j j 1.8.6 15; 9.18.9 1* 10.6.7 14s 1 all 1 18.1 , .5) 124.18.01 6dl 1.7.2 15s NES. 1 all a2s.6d. all 1 Ws. ail all 19s. 1 d i t 28} 29 43 45 8 10 1 2i 21 23 par ip p 94 10i P iP I id 5 6 . i 4 12 , K BANKS. 83 71 73 21 22 50 b 2 1& 1 57 59 223 23 34 36 70 72 39 41 lei 7; all all Rll all 21 22 15% 15i 117 i 25i 28 271 8 sit Yli 2 25} 34$ THIS DAY'S MARKETS. f.ll 11i 0 .1-1:;:0 I rIIOLN . SUN OFFICE. Six o'clock. CIT ► BET2IIVG—(This Day). TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst Kettledrum (t,) 7to 1 agst Diophantus (off) Bto 1 agst Russley (off) 9to 1 agst Klarikoff 9to 1 agst Matador 10 to 1 agst any other THE DERBY. sto 1 agst Dundee (t) 13 to 1 agst Big Ben (off) 15 to 1 agst Diophantus (t) 20 to 1 agst Kettledrum 20 to 1 agst Klarikoff 25 to 1 agst Matador (off) 50 to 1 agst Overton (t) 50 to 1 agst East Stanley (t) SUSP-ELVSIO - 1V OP P-41 7 .11EN TS AT WASHING TO tir. The letters on Saturday from New York mention that the Government Treasury at Washington has been compelled to suspend payment. " Its funds are exhausted, and Government officers and employes are unpaid. Contractors for the mail carriage and other purposes are included in. the general bank ruptcy. They can get no mon ey," A Bill for the issue of £2,000,000 Treasury bonds was to be brought in forthwith, and there was no doubt of its being hurriedly passed, since in the meantime the members of Congress you'd themselves have to wait for their pay and raileage expenses.—Times. EXPEDITION 7:0 EXPLORE THE SOURCES OF THE NILE. The President and Committee of the Geogra phical Society have issued proposals fora subscrip tion to raise £2,000 for sending an expedition under Mr. Petherick, her Britannic Majesty's consul at Khartum, up the Nile to explore its sources, and to aid that of Captain Speke, already despatched by way of Zanzibar, for the same destination. This subject has already been mooted at several meetings of this society, and also at the Geogra phical Section of the British Association held last June at Oxford ; but during the past autumn so little progress has been made in the subscription list that the president and council are induced to recapitulate what has already been urged, and to lay the proposal before the fellows in the present form, more especially as some very recent discoveries by Signer Miani give a new interest to this effort. Until the middle of last month the farthest point on the banks of the Nile known to geographers was Gondokoro. This place lies about 1,400 miles by river above Khartum, which itself is 1,900 miles above Alexandria. It is described as being in N. lat. 4.30, and E. long. 31.50. Gondokoro is the seat of an ivory mart during the months of Decem ber and January, when traders from Khartum visit, and obtain their ivory in exchange for grain and beads ; and here the late Pro Vicario Knobleoher established a Roman Catholic mission, which was abandoned in 1859. Immediately above Gondokoro, a succession of rapids prevent further navigation ; below Gondokoro the passage is perfectly open to boats, sailing at the times when the periodical winds are favourable. During ten months of the year Gondokoro is deserted ; the scanty and barbarous population of the village is dis persed over its barren neighbourhood, and an expedition such as that under Captains Speke and Grant must necessarily be— exhausted of means of barter and wholly ignorant of the negro languages of Northern Africa —will be sure to tempt hostility and to incur serious danger of absolute want of supplies. If Captain Spoke be unable to reach Gondokoro in December or January his position will be exceed ingly precarious, while farther advance to the north would be impossible. The first of Mr. Petherick's proposed objects is to form a sufficient depot of grain at Gondokoro, under the charge of his own men, to ensure to Captain Speke means of sub sistence and security from violence whenever he should reach that place ; the second is to explore the district coloured orange in the accompanying sketch map; the third is to effect a meeting with Captain Spoke ' and to assist him through the hostile tribes between the Lake and the Nile. Many of these negro tribes are known to Mr. Petherick, and it is precisely in the locality where the party under Captain Speke would be most helpless, that that of Mr. Petherick would, com paratively speaking, be most at home ; and even if the union of the two parties did not actually take place, the aid which Mr; Petherick's presence in the country might, with reason, be expected to afford to Captain Speke can hardly be overrated. The discoveries of Miani add fresh arguments in favour of the proposed expedition. That gentle man left his boats at Gondokoro, and travelled overland by the side of the Nile, in n south-east direction, to a placticalled Galufli, situated, accord ing to his estimate, at a direct distance of 180 geographical miles from Gondokoro, and therefore leaving an unexplored link of only 270 geographical miles between his position and the most northerly point reached by Captain Speke in his late expedi tion from Zanzibar. Miani's information, even allowing largely for erroneous estimate of distance, reduces within manageable limits the country that remains to be explored in order to discover the sources of the Nile. It also places them eastward of Lake Nyanza, and therefore in a locality where Captain Speke would be less favourably circumstanced for finding them than he had hoped. Miani makes no mention whatever of any large lake, such as the Nyanza, being reported to feed its waters, but, on the contrary, the natives derived the source of the Nile from a town called Patico, lying in the direction of Mount Kenia. These circumstances being taken into account, together with the fact of Mr. Petherick's services being now available, who, beyond any other Eng lishman, is peculiarly, fitted for carrying out the expedition he proposes, the president and council of the Royal Geological Society consider that they would fall short of their duty if they left any le gitimate means unemployed for securing those services to the advancement of geography and the honour of this country. Her Majesty's Govern ment having declined to send out this additional expedition, the president and council make their appeal to the liberality of individual fellows of the society and to that of the public. The sum re quired to be raised is £2,000. Should this be quickly obtained, Mr. Petherick will undertake to reach Gondokoro in November, 1861. He will then explore until March, 1862, when the setting in of the rainy season prevents farther movements. Starting afresh in Ar gust, 1862, he proposes to continue his travels till February, 1863, and after that to return to Gondokoro, reaching his depot in 1863, or early in 1864. Subscriptions are received at the Royal Geo graphical Society, 15, Whitehall-place ; and at Messrs. Biddulph, Cocks, and Co.'s, 43, Charing cross. FOREIG Australian BonAccord Copper;Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at i p.) Do. S t.Johndel Rey,l_am Do. Land and lithningCo.l Clarendon Cons. MinCo 1 Cobre Copper CO u pao . ou n c . o p Ming.Co ortuna. iGeneral !Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr. apunda ILinares Lursitanian laariquica .... I N.lthineCor,olS.Aus.L 1 PontgrAP:act Silver,Leadj Mir.",nz and Smelt Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican , Wor.thing (Limited) I Do JOINT-STO' 100 Agra&UniteclService Bk 40 I Australasia 25 'Bank of Egypt 100 Bank of London ....... 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American 20 ,Chtd.Bank of India, &c. 25 'Ch.bler. of In. Lon.& Ch 100 ,City 100 ,Colonial ........ ..... 2011 ,Corn. Bank of Canada 100 Commercial of London . 20 Scot., & Aus. Ch 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland) 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral 50 London and County 50 'London Joint Stock 100 ;London & Westminsteri 100 :Nat. Prov. of England . 20 Do. new 50 'National Bank 20 New South Wales. 20 Do. new • 25 Orient. B. Corporation . 20 Ottoman Bank.... 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new .......„ 25 i South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union o' London „ 100 iUnity Mutual. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were scantily supplied with wheat, and all kinds were taken off readily, at an improvement in value of fully ls. per qr. Fine barley and oats were firm in price, and the value of all other articles was well supported. Advices from America state that very little business was doing in produce for export purposes, and that prices of both wheat and flour were somewhat drooping. Through out the continent wheat has become firmer in price; but the business doing in it for spring shipment has not in creased. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English pro duce were very moderate. The imports from abroad were 17,029 quarters of wheat, 7,564 barley, 19,105 oats, 4,096 beans, 20 peas, 480 seeds, 685 sacks, and 9,994 barrels of flour. A very limited supply of English wheat was on effer in to-day's market, coastwise and by land carriage. Although the attendance of both town and country millers was small, all kinds of wheat of home produce sold at an advance in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of from is to 2s per quarter. At that amount of improvement a fair clearance of the stands was effected. The general quality of the samples was inferior. We were somewhat heavily supplied with foreign wheat. Notwithstanding that the demand was by no means active, prices were quite ls. per quarter higher than on this day se' nnight. Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request, at very full prices. We have to report a fair, but by no means extensiye de mand for barley, at fully last Monday's currency. There was a fair sale for both old and new malt, at full quotations. Good sound oats were in request, at very full prices. Low and damp parcels moved off slowly, at late rates. Beans were firm in price, but the demand for them was far from active. There was a steady inquiry for peas, at late rates. 11l kinds of flour were quite as dear as last week. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASVILE. Wheal—Essex and Kent, red, new 4Bs to 648 Ditto, old Ditto, white, new s4s 65e Ditto, old 63s 74s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old s6s 668 Ditto, new 463 54s Rye—Old ' —B —s New Barley—Grinding...., 2Bs 338 Malting .36s 46s Malt -Suffblk and Norfolk .. 528 683 Brown , 503 52s Kingston and Ware s2s 708 Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 22s 28$ Potato 2ss 33s Youghal and Cork, black 228 27s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 253 29. Beans—Tick Pigeons 468 528 Peas—Grey Maple White 453 528 Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 4OB 448 Stockton and Norfolk.. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 3,456. In the corresponding weak in 1859 we received 3,374—in 1855, 4,llo—in 1857, 1,053—in 1856, I,ll9—in 1855, 347—and in 1854, 1,410 head. IMPORTS INTO 1... , ND01,1 ,201 WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam ..... . 145 .. 851 , 865 , 55 Harlingen Hamburgh — Bremen ... Vigo. 65 .. Dordt .. • . Amsterdam — Antwerp — Boulogne... — Toning 6O Medemblik Nieu Diep ''''" • • ... • • "-.. '-'-' • • 976 .. -- .. Total 464 2,564 •-''' • • The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs. 1859 543 .. 2,627 142 .. 62 ..--. • to 1858 661 .. 3,294 .. 1857 3O .. 984_ .. 1856 375 .. 7'42 1855 247 .. 100 .. 1854 621 .. 692 .. ..--. • • 255 .. 39 .. 102 .. .--"' • • 96 .. We were very scantily supplied with foreign stock to day, yet the demand for it was heavy. Most of the English beasts on offer were the refuse of last week. All breeds were heavy in the extreme, at Thurs day's decline in value of 4d per 81bs. The extreme value of the best Scots was 4s 10d per 81bs. Sheep were in short supply and heavy request, at almost nominal currencies. Calves and pigs commanded no attention, at about pre vious rates. The supplies of meat on sale here for Christmas con sumption are 'very large ; nevertheless, the trade generally is brisk, ane, prices rule high. e. d. s. d. 4 10 6 4 .5 8 6 10 40 4 6 48 5 0 40 4 6 48 i 2 Per Blbs to sink the offal. s. d. a. d.' Cm. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool do Ser,ond quality do. 3 8 4 2 Pme. 8' thdown d e P rime large oxen 4 4 4 6 i Large orse. calves Prime Scets, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 3 10 Largo hogs second quality do. 4 0 4 8 Small porkers Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, Hs to 221; and quarter .eld store pigs, 220 to 295. Head of Stook on Salo. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 1,530 Sheep and lambs 5,470 1 Calves Pigs FOREIGN SUFFIX Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Doc. 26, 1859, and this day, Monday, Doc. 24, 1860 : Per 81bs, sinking the offal. Dec. 26, 1859. Dec. 24, mop. s. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . . 3 2to 3 6(3 2to 3 6 Second quality ditto . . . . 3 8 4 213 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 64 4 4!r6 Prime Scots, &c. . . . . Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 4 310 3 8 310 Second quality ditto . . . . 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 8 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . 4 6 4 8 1 4 10 5 4 Prime Southdown ditto . 5 0 5 45 6 510 Lambs .. . .. . 0 0 oop 0 0 0 Large coarse calves . . . 4 2 4 8(4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto Large hogs . . •. . 3 6 3 104 0 4 6 Neat small porkers . . 4 0 5 0 4 8 6 2 Beasts . • . 1,620 7,860 Sheep and lambs . 5,240 19,550 Calves Pigs 190 510 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec. 27, 1858.---Boasts, 2,010; sheep, 7,050 ; calves, 57 ; pigs, 360. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Per Blbs by s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d Inferior beef .... 2 10 3 2 Middling mutton 4 0 4 6 Middling d 0.... 3 4 4 0 Prima do Prime large do.. 4 2 4 4 Veal Do. small d 0.... 4 6 4 8 Small pork 4 8 5 4 Large pork 4 0 4 6 Lamb.......... 0 0 0 0 Inferior mutton 3 4 3 10 the caroase. BOROUGH HOP. Owing to the Holidays next to nothing is doing in our market; nevertheless, prices rule about stationary. Last week's imports were 365 bales from New York, 205 from Antwerp, 42 from Ostend, and 67 from Rotterdam. New Mid and East Kent per cwt. pockets .. .. .. £6 Os to £lB Os . Wealds • • • • 4Os to 14 Os Sussex ' ' '' sOs to 9 Os Yearlings .. .. sOs to 9 103 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report moderate supplies of potatoes have come to hand coastwise as well as by land-carriage ; whilst the imports have been confined to 274 tons from Rotterdam. On the whole a fair business is doing, as follows : York Regents. llO3 to 130 s per ton. Ditto Flukes Kent and Essex Regents Scotch ditto .... Lincolns lOO3 to 120 s „ French BOB to 100 s „ Belgian .. .. 803 to 100 a „ SEE IDS. The seed trade is devoid o' next to nominal. Cakes mov tions aro with difficulty mains £urnip,White,p.bul.36s to 88s Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown 121 141 1 White, new 12s 18s Tares,Winter, new.. lls 14s, Old —s —s Canary, per quarter 56s 64s Rye grass, new 26s 28s Clover, Red Eng., ct. 64s 74s White f animation, and prices rule re off slowly, and the quota- :ain©d. Carraway BOB to 348 Coriander lBs 20s Irerepseed, per qr 44s 48s Linseed,Eng.sowing 669 68s Crushing Baltic sBs 60s Odessa sBs Od 643 s Linseed Cake, p. ton-- English .... £lO 10s Lii 5s if ()reign Red.... 608 688 White 728 76s Trefoil, new Foi-eign, pto £lO Ss £ll 103 Rape Cakes,p.ton £5 10s £6 Os Rapeseed, p. qr. 70s 76s WOOL MARKET. All kinds of English wool are held at quite last week's prices ; bit the demand is by no means active. Foreign parcels command very little attention ; but colonial quali ties support late rates. The imports last week amounted to 487 bales from Port Elizabeth, and 807 from Algoa Bay. TALLOW Our market being closed for the holidays, the usual particulars of stocks, deliveries, &c., have not been issued to day. The nominal value of P.Y.C., on the spot, is 60s. per cwt. Rough fat, 3s. 2d. per 81bs. Mr. Noble has received a commission from Go vernment to execute the national monument in memory of the late Sir John Franklin, for which £2,000 has ben granted by Parliament. The monument will be placod iii Trafalgar-square.—Athenown. T.HIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 24.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderato breeze and fine weather, with hard frost. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 23.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived— Her Majesty's steamer Spiteful, from Sheerness, and left for Plymouth. DEAL, Dec. 23.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Ballarat, from Shanghai; Morning Light, from New York for Hartlepool. OFF PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 23—Wind N.N.W—Arrived- Robin Hood, from London for Hong Kong; United Stet* from London for Melbourne. OFF TORBAY, Dec. 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Elise from Hamburg for New York. CLYDE, Dec. 23.—Wind N.—Sailed—Margaret Smith for Bombay. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) and foggy. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind N. ; frosty Arrived, Dec. 22—Ci ce ly Griffin, from Pacific ; Robert and Mary, from Sunderland; Diamond, irom Hull; Debo rah, from Montrose ; Salathisl, from Bangor ; Lady Con stance, from Newport ; Royal Albert,from London; Comet, from Inverness ; Arago, steamer, from New York. Sailed—Wonder, steamer, for Jersey; Havre, steamer, for Havre ; Agenoria, for Poole ; Rosamond, for Jersey. Arrived, Des. 22—Spray, from Shields ; Earl of Fife, from Stockton ; FJX, from Newport ; Lucy, from New castle ; Louisa, from Lyme ; Mary Ann, from Cadiff ; Te mora; from Dublin ; Southampton, steamer, from Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Dec. 22—Temora, steamer, for London; Thetis, for Jersey. Arrived, Dec. 23 Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey; Argyll, steamer, from Carontan ; British Oak, from Glas gow; Massilia. steamer, from London; Acme, from .New York. Sailed—Emma, for Calcutta. ST SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGUIPTC. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind N. ; cloudy, Arrived. Dec. 23 —Gothenburg, steamer, from Cadiz ; Elinor and Jane, Ernst, Amanda, Peru, and Anghard, from Hamburg; Bezallel, from St. Vincent; Frederica. from Calmar • Frederick, from Aalborg ; Ballarett, from Shang hae ; Flecha, steamer, from Ghent ; the Great Britain, from Montreal ; 'Washington, from Philadelphia ; Black Friar, from Bombay; Martha, from New York ; Francois Second, from Nantes. Arrived, Dec. 24.—Boreal, from Havre ; Fyenoord, steamer, from Rotterdam; Dolphin, steamer, from Ant werp. Sailed, Dec. 24.—Dorette, for Bremen. DEAL, Monday Morning.'" Wind N.W., light. Anchored—Maria Adelaide, from Sheerness, for Malaga; Vesta, from London, for Alexandria; Nersus, from Lon don, for Lisbon. assed—Siam, barque,, from Siam, for London ; Cicero, brig, from Bordeaux, for 14909/1, 45 47 18 19 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can,t4ov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 112 117 Do.— D D o 6 6 613 pp cent, c ee e n n t t 18 8 4 7 2 0 9 1 1 1 00 0 00 0 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 111 113 Do. 6p. c. & Sept 100 111 113 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1031 104 —I , Do. Scrip B2 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July, 100 1084 1001 109; Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct.' 100 - N.S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 1004 1011 , Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 1004 1016 - Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds 100 1001 1011 1011 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c 1094 sterling, 1875 lOO 408 109 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 108 110 Vic. Gov 6 p.c. Ja.k.July 100 —— - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&OCt. 100 1071 108 108 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .• ; all 13 14 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) j all 25 Australian Agricultural; 19 31 33 10 Berlin Water (Limited)' all 41 5/ 50 British American Land 40 30 32 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim./ all 35 37 20 ,Do. 13,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 13 15 324 Canada Land I all 110 113 10 Chandslands Tel. (Lim )( all stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Sinitp,'. all 25 ;Do. Pref. 71 per cent. stock 'Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference stock Do. 6p. o. Pei Deben lOO 108 110 stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 24 1 5 English &Aus. Copper all 21 21 • 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 1 Great Ship Limited) all 1 Do. 174 pct Preference all 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 20 London Discount (Lim.) 5 1/ 1 d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 114 20 ;Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1/. 21 10 "Mediter. Electric Tel eg all 10 iMed. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 2 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim) 5 1 11d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lren (Lim ) 5 3 2 d 10 Netherlands Land all I 5 Do.B dis all 1 I 100 N. lir.&NovaSeotiaLand 88 IN. B.Australasian (Lira.) all 1 " 1 Oriental Gas (Li m it e d) . all 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. pr 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 10 Ditto C 2s. _ — stock Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 50 53 50 IPen. & Oriental Steam 50 I Do. New 25 13 14 20 , Red','ea&bid.Tel.g.44P.G all 17 18 p 60 Ithymney Iron is I Do. New all 5 6 100 ; Royal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 Stock.lScot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 'l3O 135 25 'South Australian Land all 33 35 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all Do. do. Registered 10 1 Do. do. 4 all 5 Z } 20 Tr.& Ln. Co.ofUpr.Can 5 nejau Diewen . '6l,and 28 8 10 _ . C 177 AL ()FA Qtl T DOCTOR AND TWO FEMALE ACCOMPLICES. George Frlncis Hooker, 48, described as a her balist, Henrietta House, 29, and Mary Holloway. 45, married women, were brought up for final exa mination, before the Southampton magistrates, on Saturday afternoon, charged with feloniously using a certain instrument on the person of Annie Wood ward, with intent to procure abortion. The justices present were Mr. P. Breton, Mr. J. Bernard, P. ud Mr. Fall. Mr. F. Leigh, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the prisoners. Mr. C. P. Keele, surgeon to the Southampton Gaol, said that on Friday afternoon, the 14th inst., he was called to see Annie Woodward, at the prison. She was suffering from a profuse discharge of blood. On the following morning he made a careful exa mination, and found traces of internal injuries (which he described), superficial abrasions and ulcerations, such as would be likely to be produced by the attempts of an ignorant person to produce abortion by mechanical means. If the attempt had been made by a person acquainted with anatomy no serious injury would have been inflicted. Annie Woodward, a goad-looking, respectably dressed young woman, 21 years of age, who had also been apprehended, but whose evidence was now received against the prisoners, then deposed as follows :—I am the wife of Edward George Woodward, and was married to him in the begin ning, of October last. In November I found myself in the family way, and I think I had been so about five months or more. I saw Mrs. House, whom I had known for three years, one day in November. I met a person who told me that Mrs. House had been very ill, and I called on her. I told her I was mar ried. She said she had heard so, and was very glad of it. I told her I was in the family way, and I was so before I was married, but that she must not tell any one, as she was the first person I had told of it. She said, " Why do you not take something to get rid of it ?" The witness then entered into a long narrative, the substance of which was that Mrs. House had first persuaded her to visit Hooker's, where the first operation with an instrument took place, and that on subsequent occasions the other female prisoners accompanied them, and was pre sent at the operations ; that afterwards they had persuaded her to take medicine sent by Hooker, and which made her ill, and that at last abortion occurred. Corroborative evidence was given. Mrs. Wood ward informed the police on learning the circum stances that had occurred, and police-sergeant Ralfe took charge of the case. Mrs. Woodward asserted that House had told her, when she thought Mrs. Hooker was equally to blame, that she was not, as she had left Hooker once before because he had de stroyed so many children. Police-sergeant Harris apprehended Hooker, and told him the serious charge. His reply was that he did operate upon females for obstructions, and for what followed he could not be answerable. At the police-station he was searched, and, among other articles, two letters were found in his pos session. (These letters were from other females who had resorted to him, and each of them im plored him to come immediately, as she was in an agony of pain.) Harris subsequently apprehended the other prisoners. Mr. Leigh declined to cross examine the wit nesses, and reserved the defence of the prisoners. The magistrates committed all three prisoners for trial at the next March assizes at Winchester, and refused to accept bail. The prisoners were conveyed back to Southamp ton Borough Gtol, where they will remain until their trial, and Mrs. Woodward was restored to her husband. A MAN PARTLY DEVOIT.RED BY PIGS. On Thursday an inquest was held at Upton St. Leonards, a village near Gloucester, on the body of an old man named John Brown, who was found dead in an orchard at that village, ou Tuesday afternoon, with his body mangled by some pigs, which had gnawed away his arm and part of his nose. The following evidence was taken : George Clapham stated—l am gardener and bailiff to Charles Brooke Hunt, Esq., of Bowden hall. On Tuesday afternoon last, about half-past two, in consequence of seeing the pigs collected in an orchard adjoining the barn and sheds, and evi dently playing with something, I went to the spot, and saw the body of the deceased. I drove the pigs away, and afterwards examined the body. Deceased was lying upon his back, and his right arm was extended and had been gnawed by the pigs, which had also gnawed his nose, the marks on which were quite fresh. Deceased was dead and quite cold. His hat, a bag, a hand kerchief, a table knife, and a raw onion were lying near him. There is a footpath through the orchard near where he was lying. 1 had known deceased for several years, but had not seen him before on that day—be was :n the habit of occa sionally begging in the parish, but I did not know his name. Four pigs were standing near the body. By direction of Mr. Brooke Hunt, I and Richard Jones, in the presence of Mr. Hunt, re moved the body to the place where it is now lying. Wm. Avery, labourer, of Upton St. Leopards, said—l saw deceased on Monday evening, about five o'clock, near Mr. Archer's mill. He was walk ing, appeared very tottering from old age. I asked him where he was going, and he replied," To ray old lodgings," by which I understood him to mean some cattle stalls about two fields from where he was standing, and in which he slept all last winter. He supported himself chiefly by begging, but worked a little in summer. I did not see him again lintilhe was found dead in the orchard. The footpath through the orchard was in the direction of the stalls. I did not know where be came from, but I asked him if he had any food, and he replied he had some. Thomas Brown, labourer, of Columbia-street, Gloucester, deposed—Deceased is my father, and was 67 years of age. My mother lives at Bisley, but is visiting me now. I saw my father about three weeks ago. He left me between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, and .said he was going to wards Upton. He had a bag which I lent him. He had his supper, and I gave him 3d. I begged and prayed him to go into the union workhouse for the winter, and he promised to do so. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the evidence. HONESTY SINGULARLY REWARDED. Rumour has supplied us with the following rare morsel of gossip for this season of jubilation :—Not long since the visitors' book at a large hotel within a hundred miles of the Admiralty Pier received the name of " a fine old English gentleman," on whose head the snow of 70 winters had left but little trace of its pathway. Being an early riser, he the other day left his couch shortly after dawn, to stir abroad to sip the morning air, and unwittingly dropped his purse while descending the staircase that led to his chamber. Reaching but a short distance from the hotel before he discovered his loss, he hastily retraced his steps, and, on entering the house, inquired of the first person he encountered (a cham bermaid just emerging from her teens) relative to the truant property. The inquiry elicited in reply that the femme de chambre had herself just found the purse, and was then on her way to deliver it to the proprietor of the hotel, in accordance with the rules of the establishment. A transfer of the purse to the hands of its owner followed ; and a cursory glance satisfying him that the contents were intact, he informed the finder that he would not forget her, and then retired. Disappointed, and having but little hope that the promise would be fulfilled, the domestic soon communicated what had transpired to sundry of her fellow - s ervants ; while the gen tleman in another direction was devising how the most satisfactorily to all concerned he could reward the (pretty, of course) chambermd whilethe fin of the purse was in the act of commenting rather harshly on the absence of prompt generosity in its owner, the ringing of a bell summoned her to an interview with the veritable gentleman himself. Doubtless with the rapi y dit of thought her mind scan ned the composition of her wardrobe, and fancy added some long-coveted article of dress through the bounty of the stranger ; but, to her astonishment, he offered her his hand and fortune, which she accepted, and on Th urs day last obtaine hover d, a s the re ward of her honesty, a husbnct M,- niele. DARING BURGLARY IN NORPOLL-0 II Saturday, at the Shirehall, Norwich, two men, who gave th e i r names a s Richards and C lark, one stating that he came from Liver pool, and the other from Stourbridgo, but who are sup posed not to have revealed their real names, and to belong to London, were charged with burglariously entering Lang ley-hall, the seat of Admiral Sir W. Beauchamp-Proct or, on the night of the 11th inst. It appears that the thiev es gained admission to the mansion by forcing the window of 5 closet on the ground floor; they ransacked the .lowter rooms, but being disturbed, some silver covers belonglintigiiro, a dressing case, two coats, and a few other things ° value were the only articles which they succeedclic • circulated ing off. Information of the occurrence wasra in tr earry ! PiburYglars were throughout the Eastern Counties, and t e e d the c oats for traced to Colchester, where they offered ;b ac k into Suffolk, sale. They then appear to have turnsovo since at Wood :or they were apprehended .a day qr i in their possession. bridge with the silver articles sti The men, who were identified publichouse as having been Been by hood of Langley-hall on the nigh t took place, were sera the landlord of a local b iry him in the neighbour on which the robbery KOSSUTH ON 0. , 11.T8ALD.1 . AN fi AUSTRIA, ---- e -- At a soiree, held by the Garibaldi euintilitteo in Glasgow, on Friday night, the following letter from M. Kossuth was read : London, Dee. 20, 1860. " Robert Wrear, Esq., Secretary, Garibaldi Fund Committee. _ _ "Dear Sir,—l beg to thank the committee of the Garibaldi Fund for inviting me to the soiree to be held to-morrow on the occasion of closing the fund. To my sincere regret I am prevented from attend ing the meeting, but most heartily do I concur in the homage of admiration which I expect the meeting to pay to Garibaldi, the glorious liberator of Southern Italy. Never surpassed by any one in heroism, rarely equalled in civic virtue and patriotic self-abnegation, his name will shine with imperishable lustre amongst the noblest, best, and greatest of all ages, while he most assuredly is the great man of our own age. I beg to congratulate both the committee on the success, so well deser ved by their earnestness of purpose, and the subscribers on the liberal spirit which they displayed in re sponding to the appeal. This, spirit, however, is nothing new to me. I had th e goo d f or t une fre quently to enjoy th e privil ege of public and private w ci i t r i h ze t n i s l eopeoplesuetwithintercourse g o o f w Scotland i in cu g fr e i n en er d a ly l, lar. I know how true and earnest th ey are in the sympathies for the cause of liberty. With them these sympathies are not a matter of momentary ebullition, but are a matter of principle, of strong conviction. of correct reasoning, and comprehensive views—a matter of the head not less than of the heart. Neither can I have the slightest doubt that although the proceedings of the Garibaldi Fund Society shall have been closed with this soiree, th e people of Scotland will not abate in their determi nation to closely watch the phases and interests of the Italian question, and to bring the weight o f their opinions to bear on the policy of the British Government when required. I regret to say they have occasion to be watchful even now. To be sure, most wonderful is the progress which the cause of Italian unity and independence has made within the last year. But the end is not yet by-and-bye. Austria still stands in arms on the Alincio. Her impious foot is still planted on the neck of fair Venetia. Unless that foot is removed, unless Aus tria is thrown out, Italy is not one, and her inde pendence is not worth one year's purchase. I shall say more: to have the Italian question definitively resolved, it is not enough to throw out the Austrian from Italy, she must be thrown out in a manner that will leave her powerless, even to go there again. Europe is sick of those hand-to-mouth diplomatic trickeries of antiquated craft, which solve no problem, decide no question, and only leave to posterity the curse of ever-recurring disputes about aggravated uncertainties. The political problems of the age require solu tion. Europe wants not armed truces which drain uselessly the life sweat of nations. Europe wants peace, which only the rule of right founded on liberty and contentment can give. Europe wants secure tranquillity, which only the satisfaction of legitimate national aspira tions can give. In the way of that peace, of that tranquillity, stands the House of Austria. Her very existence as a first-rate Power is a source of eternal discord, troubles, wants, revolutions in Europe. Good for nothing on earth, she forms the great European nuisance, without the removi ng of which there can be no peace, no tranquillity in. Europe. The removal of that nuisance is an i re _ perative desideratum and a logical complement of the Italian question. lam not wanted to enlarge on this truth. It is perfectly understood in Scot land, and is inseparably blended with the instincts of the people of Scotland. Lately yet, when the Garibaldi Fund Committee first issued its appeal, the very first contributor who sent in his pound, sterling to the fund, sent in another pound for me. That pound was, at my request, added to the Garibaldi Fund. I regret not to know from whom it came, as I should like to give him in public my thanks, I allude to this fact as presenting an appropriate evidence how, in the opinions of the people of Scotland, the cause of Italy is insepa rable from the cause of Hungary; so much so, that whoever wishes Italy to be independent, must wish Hungary to become independent. Such are the opinions of the people of Scotland. But the opinions of their Government are not in keep ing with the opinions of the people. They (the Government) have nothing to gainsay against the Italians doing as they may with the King of Naples that was, and with the Pope, whose tem poral power is going, going, gone ! And so far so good. But as to Austria and her rule over Venice, that is different in the opinions and aspirations of the British Government. Still nervously clinging to the long exploded antiquated prejudice (which at all times was a prejudice), but which, to day, is a prejudice scarcely fit, for the nursery tale ; still clinging, I say, to the antiquated prejudice that " Austria is necessary to England,' the English Government, while advocating the principle o f non-interference, actually do in every possible manner intermeddle with the natural logic of the Italian question as far as Venetia is concerned ; they use persuasion, menaces, threats to prevent Italy from emancipating Venice; hostile, most decidedly hostile to the national aspirations of Hungary, they set themselves up as keepers and protectors of the unmolested safety of that great European nuisance, which answers to the name— Austria; they go so far in their fond, one might almost say amorous, solicitude for that old decripit sinner, as not only to fly into passion on her ac count, not only to forget that calm, dignified civility in diplomatic intercourse, which gives authority to the strong, but they actually take upon themselves to act the police for Austria, watching the doings of the Hungarian emigration in foreign countries ; nay, while a few years ago England did not shrink from a great war rather than allow Russia to invade the Danu bian Principalities, at this moment (unless I am strangely misinformed) the Eng lish Government approves of the menace of Russia to occupy those principalities in case there would be reason to believe that some little mischief might possibly come from that quarter against the safety of Austria's usurpatory rule over Hungary. Really there is urgent occasion not to relax in watchfulness. —I have the honour, to remain, dear sir, your most obedient servant, " KOSSUTH. 12.1ILTVAY INTELLIGENCE. The railway intelligence of the week is again unimportant. At a meeting of the Dundee and Arbroath a dividend was declared at the proposed rate of 6 per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of £1,984. The traffic in the past half-year has in creased by £2,293, notwithstanding the prevalence of unfavourable weather. The expenditure has been augmented by £447 only. The proposed ap plication to Parliament of the . Caledonian, Edin burgh and Glasgow , and Scottish Central Com.. panics for power to amalgamate will be opposed by the Government. The works of the Cheshire, Mid : land have been formally commenced. Th e li ne will begin near Altrincham and termin ates at Northwich. and will be guaranteed 44 per cent, by rais ing Manchester. S heffield, and Lincolnsh ire* At a m eeting of the Welland (Canada) it .was that, owing to the unusual finan cial depression in stated e d Canadian due to the province and th e conse q uen t indifficulty contractors undertakings,an a d e o o t n h s e i r d s e art ianbgl e in d o eb ne t y re o m n a in the opening of the line iu the autumn of rolling stock has been taken in 1859. The principal creditos, but has been execution by the placed at the dis posal of the company und • ei a . special agreement. The traffic returns have continuously inerere.d since the spring, when the working condition. It • railway was plr4e2 in d is proposed to rai ' by the issue of new ' b meeting 'soo f the Namur and Liege on aat 85. At..,anae .t was o resolved to appropriate and Mans fromane t t le half -yearly rent payabl e by tiie 7 2(2 1 Belgian Government on ;b y e Ist of January together Nvith any surplus arising frorn the proceeds ' ofsaies of stores and land towards the compensation inc Fred b on y ththe e accident on the lions and 31anage Rlllway 31st of May, 1858. The traffic r eceipts of the Illinois Central during th e month of November are an nounced to have been £48,000 against £47,000 in the same period o f 1859, and ,„ £31,000 in 1858. The land sales amounted to L 3 i ,000 against £7,000 in November, 1859, and the total sales in 1860 are expected to e xceed 1. : 200,000. The second section of the Pernambuco line has been opened, but with out the approval of the Government, which is • ected, however, to be shortly obtained. A exp • state ment issued by the directors that the approval of the Government had been granted was conse quent upon the agents of the contractor having fo-- warded them an erroneous transcript of the telegram on the subject. SIIIP FROM CIIINA.—The clipper ship Ballarat, which sailed from Shanghai on the 10.,h of September last, bound to London, was off Plymouth at S a.m. on Friday last. Captain Jones, her commander, communicated with Mr. Wilicocks, the agent for the owner, D. Dunbar, Esq., sending in his despatches by one of our pilot cutters. The Ballarat has a valuable cargo of 3,200 bales of silk. She was off the Lizard on the 20th . inst., at noon.— "Preston Morning News. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ILOAD.—• The number of patients relieved at this hogpital during the week ending Dec. 22, was 2,296, of whicito, 485 Nero new cases. I