The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, aro-v Z - • Y - MARKET AND (Lin" NEWS. SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) FOREIGN. um, , • • . , I j I p aid. Closing I Business , ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Price. Done. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. day. The Bank of England return, completed to the Share R ail w a y s . Paid. Closing Business IloVitiootidPrice. Done. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 5} 51 bllaalihio sit., is of a satisfacto character, The - p ]],near - 20 BahatS.Fran. , Lim.7p.c 3 1 d par 3 n sows a slight augmentation , rY consequent and Eastern Junction 10 (1 6 4 5 1 1 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 11 Ii:1° Belfast and Ballymena. all - - for before uPon the late arrivals from Australia and the 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 si 20 Beziers to Graissessae. all 7 8 Stock Birk., Lana, and Cliesh. 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 3 2 1 of Mr. absen ce of shipments to the Continent. In the 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 100 66 68 . 6 Eastern of France ing in rose rve of notes there has been an increase of more Junction 25 Blackburn - - p . Jo' in his than a 25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 20 Great Central of France all - - ~ quarter of a million. The other securities Stock Bristol and Exeter iere he show an addition of nearly halfwit' Stock Caledonian 10 Italian Junction .. .... 8 - - rec Whilst in a a million , Which Stock Chester and Holyhead . 100 43 44 43 4 1 1 20 Lake Constance & Italy all - - Th on his great measure may be accounted for by the 50 Cork and Bandon all - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - re duction in the minimum rate of discount. The 20 Cork, Illkrock &Passage all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian... . 8 31 ' 3 1 p wa 20 Cornwall 1 - - wa unable demand for accommodation on the part of the met- lo Do, A 1 all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 241 254 An I been cantil 10 Do. A reves. no div. until6p.c.per an. all - - 334 Maria Antonia all - - - e Community was slightly increased conse- --•B ha sbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - - - the ad the 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all - - quent upon the preparations now making for the 25 Dun.,PerthattAbr.Junc. all 77 S 20 Namur and Liege all si 94 to i ,S from 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 211 22 t. P a ylnent of yearly accounts. The public deposits Stock East Anglian lOO 16i 17 17 16 Northern of France .... all 40 404 401 l Stock Eastern Counties lOO 63. ' 4 64} 20 Do. New Shares - - P we he had h at e been augmented by about half a million, and Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 47 49 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 i n the Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 eve 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 3 1 d scpa - private deposits there is also a small in crease. 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 - - 20 Paria,Lyons, and Medit, all 351 3 51 l r some ~„, e . ' n active circulation shows a slight falling off. 25 East Kent all 12 13 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 55 56 at the t he Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 97 Recife& S. Fran. ( fern . ) 1 9 id ip 9 En various items in the balance-sheet, and the 20 East Suffolk ' all - - 20 f act] uesday Ch.- - - ( gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) .. ) • Joseph 1 changes they present, will be seen in the sub j oine d 10 Do table :___ Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 28 281 284 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - fro e land - , 20 . Royal Danish all - - the 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - all - - 5 Royal Swedish I dark - Active Circulation .. .. .. £19,746,2.55 Stock Furness - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - de and Decrease .. .. .. .. 292,655 Stock Glasgow & South Westn Mb 93 95 20 Sambre and Meuse. .... all 7/ 8 heard I Bullion .. .. - .. .. 19,024,369 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 Stock Great Northern lOO 107 108 107 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref.... all• 94 9 Sir 20 Southern of France .... all 23 2 Increase .. .. .. .. 103,198 tra Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 72 93 it tone, Rest 81 West Flanders all 1 6 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 132 131 134 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference . all 9 91 Lo . e said. Increase .. :.. I .. .: : 3,100,4449 526 3,51 1 1 Stock Gt. Southat Wstn.(lreld) 100 104 1051 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 24 • be 00 GO poise on p ublic Deposits Stock Great Western - - - )-room, .othel;Dereaeposesits. ' .... .... .• .. 12, 6 4 9 1 5 3 7 1 Stock Do.Str.VLßail Gua.Stk. 100 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all - 12 Irish South Eastern all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - : ds the 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 86 30 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - sm Increase .. • . .. .. 234,463 161 Do. Thirds Le tool;] 20 Zealand all - - Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 763,862 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 p d lying . Decrease .. .. .. .. 30,306 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 984 17 98 4 wit ' stairs. Government Securities .. .. 10,808,591 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 11 d BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 9 Do. do. £ 1) shares 7 1 i d m, and. No alteration. Closing I Business w t to take Other Securities .. .. .. 15,988,603 3 Do. West Riding Union 1- - 20 Do. Southport - - Share Railways. 'Paid. p• • D one. rice.. P found Increase .. .. .. .. 482,772 11.6.3 London and Blackwell. all 6 61 • • Notes Unemployed .. .. .. 13,106,215 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. 44 - - Atlantic &St Lawrence bal lin the Increase 374,955 Stock Lon.,Brighton itS.Coast 100 113 114 113 100 all - - d idea- . Stock London & North Westn 100 95 4 00 95 1 1 I Leased at 6 per cent. I t will be seen by the above figures that the de- 124 Do. Eighths . where _ Stock London& South-wean lOO 95 4 9 5 1 95 1 1 • n 5 per cent n iand for money has materially increased, not only 18 , . all - - oh' speared 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - - ,e being ill the open market, but also at the Bank of Eng- 25 L'derr/ & Enniskillen. all - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 d par 18 Do. Do. 8441 Id par he tinctly land . .... . It is probable that thisstimulus would have Stock Man., het, & Lincoln.. 100 38 39 10 Metropolitan 3 - - d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all .54 64 co, od and bee n Stock even if the minimum had been Stock Midland . lOO 1014 102 , 101 i 4 20 i Do. New 100 1 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 161 15 14 (I . From. maintained at 3 per cent although in that case Stock Do. Birmmg. & Derby. 100 73 75 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - (6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 78 82 di( to the the *9 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 75 •78 be greater portion of the discount business of the 100 New%stle and Carlisle all - - 100 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 73 76 heard nletropolis would no doubt have been transacted 25 New., Ab & Herefd. all 114 121 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. - - p lt that 10 Newry Ar Armagh (def.) 9 - - 20 C ape E as t n. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - coin - amo ng the joint-stock and private banking eats- 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all -_- - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 28. - - Pm hbollrgt ' ulls hments. The increased activity temporarily ap- Stock k Norfolk lOO 6., 67 North. Counties Union 34 34 3 4 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e. 2 1 11p ' - iceount Parent has led to some conversation;with reference to 58 584 68 Stock North British .. 100 l7l Demerara - - 20 Eastern Bengal . gu.sp . c 5 I 11) „,,., , 7 heard th e probability of a revival of the policy adopted Stock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk. 100 - - Stock Do.A Stk.- Areano div. Stock East Indian,gu. sp. c lOO 108 4 109 '"c'w w the eceased_ until6p.e.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 20 Do. C Shares all - - for 'ke had l ast week, but this opinion is not shared in by the Stock Do. B Stock 1 00 - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext . 10 14 lip 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - rec '' ' ni abrity at present, as there is an idea that the Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 00 941 444 )asSaget 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 41 f d d 100 Dag p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - all , d swear P r essure will diminish as' soon as the preparations Stock Do. Leeds lOO 48 49 44 i _ 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 174 184 tt there sh all have been completed for the liquidation of Stock Do. York • Stock North London lOO 764 771 701 1 1 100 101 103 103 sto. I Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 _ per cent Bonds ) PCI hey tae, and annual accounts. Besides the enlarged require- 10 N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and . uity Junction.... 23 is. - - Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 36 38 361 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 78 79 78 be a man 'ne ut.% of trade, however, the absorption which is 20 North Staffordshire- 174 41 3,1 d 131 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pre- 40 20 North-Western having yto take place on account of loans, and other 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 74 83.- 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 1p :tiring a ,_ ne 'w projects, is.also taken into consideration; and Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 30 32 - 20 Do. do 20 f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2 4 5. IP till nd then tt su ch enterprises should beth ld encouraged, ere cou lo Peebles 20 Portsmouth • all - - - 19 7 5 d ( guaranteed 5 per cent ) par 1p an the 3. The 10 Rhymney lO - - 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 164 17 161 19 b e no doubt that the existing easiness and abun- Stock Scottish Central lOO 111 113 201 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 434 d 9 fez p him, da nee of money will not be so protracted as was Stock South . N.E., Aber. Stock 100 281 284 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 8 4 86 ( opt . till '6O rest of anticipated a few months ago. Stock Shropshire Union lOO 46 47 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 106 108 an p-rool ll s 10 Sitting,bourne & Sheer. all 4 2 d 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 105 107 fez into the • - • The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ,steamer Stoc South Devon lOO 361 3 71 100 Do. 54 p , c. do. '77 do - , all 99 991 , 991 neither W hich leaves on Monday for India and China, will Stock Stock South-Eastern South Wales 100 75 76 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c. all 18 181 - 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 20 201 201 de in wish tak e out specie to the amount of L 324,262 in silver , 2 20 0 S poo utb d Y o orks.&Riv.Dun. all 12 14 . 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 -• 4 el' clothes. - - 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.e. 5 - par p ob it Was a . 41 % 09 0 of which is for Ceylon, £120,000 for India, 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok., all 911 20 Do. Fourth do. 1. Melb. Corp. 6.p.c. Bonds 100 - - an d £193,362 for China and the Straits. 25 Stockton & Darlington. - all 324 33 4 rnt "25 Do. do. 1854 221 - - Neßrunswick&Car da. answer The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 25 - Do. Stoc Stockton & 1855 Hartlepool 164 -- --- 20 , Ry.,SrLand(Lim.)g.6pc 10 Class ACapitl.Share.. 2 lid no Lek him' steadily, and the sales amounted to 8,000 bales. Stock Taff Vale lOO - - .. Do. do. Land do. ... Pli 29 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 4 3 d la , day has Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 ..100 - - ",0 him; be en about £512,521, and the exports £ 446,962, Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - .50 Waterford & Limerick all - - ( Limited, Scrip - 20 Oude (Limited) - - lot . n,zelusive of the following shipments direct from 20 . Scinde 44 15 1 I . lp 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lou. & Cry. Pal all - - 20 Do. lt. 44)1 A-011, to the Continent during the week ending irrested Thursday last :-Gold coin - Hambro', 30 ozs. ; 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. - New - I,' 51P 1 P oil 20 Do. Punjaub - V. a> 5 i d 1 p 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 4 all magic' ,gold dust-Rotterdam, 25 ozs. ; silver coin-Bon- 5 Do. B all 61 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. Esg' 5 par 1 p 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par ip . It: Viet 2,000 ozs. ; silver bars-Hambro', 250 ozs. all - - l lt appears that the support of the Government 20 Do. 2d Class all - - - PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. LOT. h as been secured by the promoters of the Madras fo' Closing Business Ire Share] Railways. I F"' Share , Mines. Closing Business to lgation and Canal Company; the object of which Price. Done. raid ' I Price. Done. lsi .-------_ spapers •• ~ clearly of vast importance to the prosperity of -- i.l" -- Blythe and Tyne lt per - Si arently . India. The first capital is fixed at £ 2,000,000, c. pref. (issued at 250) all 49 61 - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 9 th having and the first issue is to be £1,000,000, in shares of P. • 01 1 Stk Brie. & Exet.4 et St k 100 96 98 20 Do. do. do. Shares - - 20 pritish Iron - Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 50 60 P [argate,, £2O tack Caledon 210, 44 per cent 100 103 105 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 450 460 , one of each . Upon this sum a minimum interest of 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - - • Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 Pe 1 00 100 7 ... ---__ - East Bassett (Illogan). 30 150 160 1511 - Great South Tolgus ... 17s 13 14 pi £5 per cent. has been guaranteed, all surplus rt also Stock Do. do. sp. ct. - G.l'Vheal Alfd.(Phillan. : `, 11.14.11 24 3 ho id been P r ofits to be divided equally between the Govern. 2 k Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all - - -G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 81 1 Dun. Perth,& Aber.J an. all 6 61 - Lady Bertha i stones went and the company. The deposit required Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 1 00 103 - North Frances (1110c. , ,an) Si 7 8 i a ',mice of ij3 £1 per share, to bear interest at the guaranteed Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 115 120 Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 109 112 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.1 3 4, - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 74 34 re dew taS rate from the day on which the same shall be paid Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 115 117 - Par Consols ( St. Blaxy) 11 16 17 ,Pod Olt Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 113 115 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - fit into the Indian treasury, Such works as these Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 131 133 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 1 rboard , Stock Eastern Union 4 per ct. 100 84 86 - SouthCaradon(StCleer) 24 ,405 415 LI .ed had ' have hitherto been executed by the Indian Govern- Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - - • South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 ' 3 hat of a' Inent, but many millions of acres - still lay waste for 5 E.& W: York. Jen. fifths all - - -S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.91_4 0 250 Stock Edin.&Glas. kpc shares 100 - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead fit and Want of irrigation to make them fertile and profit- Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 721 731 734 Mining Co 44 1 1 ( Lan was, able. To aid the Government in supplAng these Stock Furness , 5 per cent .... 100 - - 10 Tin Croft 9 31 34 torth al - f undamental wants throughout the several districts Stock Glas. &S West. ‘.; a. 5 pc. 100 13 115 - Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 1 22 124 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - .- Vale of Towey (Germ.) 12s 6d 1 I to have: Stock Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 13 115 - West BaP.set (Illogar) l 4 22 23 equiring them, is the object of the company, and it Stock Do. 44p. c. do. do. was not 100 105 107 - W. Camden (Liskeard). 20 130 140 subse - is therefore to be hoped that the enter - rise beink - heal Basset (Mogan). 51 210 220 110° 10 Gt:. all £ 10 4 4 iii - heal Buller (Redriith) 5 130 160 told by of a very useful character, and likely in the end to i Gt.Sn...t W (Ireland) 4 1 100 - • - Wheal Edward s.). 54 21 3 Stock a p. et. pref. Stock .. , ) - Wheal Kitty ( Cal Ulanl 1.7.2 89 ' general Prove highly remunerative, will meet with adequate 50 reat West. (Berke and 6 . - - - Wh'l Mary Ann (Me nhe 8 44 46 t have encouragement . Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. - - WWI Trelawney (Lisk. 44 28 80 t 1 ns who Stock Do. Redeemable, 4} pct . 100 95 97 fl ression ' The funds have been rather heavy today, at a Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 £8 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do. , 100 87 89 FOREIGN MINES s , Rig' il! further decline of 1 per cent. It appears that the Stock Do. sp. et. Redeem. Pref. 100 99 101 10(1 20 Australian a ~ urge i ncreased demand for money is exerting an un- 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 94 10 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 10 1 Boa AccordCopper,Li . m. lOs pa 4 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 2 t the P . f avourable influence, and the augmentation in the shares all 164 17i 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 12 13 sloe% Do Do B d i o. sp, ct. pref all 10 10i 5 Do. Land and Minin,.., - Co. all 14 21 d Clothes' " other securities" has not escaped attention. Con gly int" 26f Do. Bunting. guar. 1 Clarendon Consols Min g-uar.shares all 18 19 ing Co. of Jamaica .. • 1 - d fi cols have been 961. The investments effected akreW 1 134 Do. do. do stock 100 72 74 all 9 9 4 40 Cobre Copper all 38 40 40 a tit Wag b y the Government broker give very little 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.a stock 100 143 145 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 1 in bark su pport to the market. The New Threes are Stock Lonatßrig.sN 1 100 - - 122 Pc- gu. 0 . 2 Fortuna Stock Do. pref., sp. a ...No. 2 100 - - San ,_ 97 11 -1 ; 1 ; and the Reduced 97 to 971-. East Stock tock Do. Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 20 General all 20 21 he and India Stock is 229. The March Exchequer s do. sp. a No. 4 100 - - 3 Linares, . 5 Lusitanian 11 1 1 d i Il illa are 355. to 395. , and the June ditto Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun- 1 Mariquita all 1 i d. Th e eaton, sp. et. he loss Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, • 1 New Granada 355, to 395. prem. ; India Debentures are 99i 100, 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.l , 10 1 p rso far late 3d shares lOO 163 168 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead ( 3011 the and the Bonds 13s. to 16s. prem. 121 Londondy & Cole, 4 she all - - Mining and Smelt.... all 4 4 121 Londondy.& Ennis ish all - - 5 Port Philip 1 I ik, the A small amount of business has been transacted Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 121 123 , 1214 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 111 e body in the market for Forei Stocks. Turkish 6er 6 Do. £6 psl 28.2.81 United Mexican all 24 3 gn tocs. per 6 Do. 31 per cent. 100 68 72 68 o f Mr. Cents. are 921 93 ; the New Scrip, Ist issue, -2- 1 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all - i D .D0 0 .. 4 per cent .. - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. • 1 resew' Closing Business cli s. ; ditto, 2d issue, Ito . 4 -i - dis. ; Spanish Certifi- 12 1 - - Paid. )e worn Stock Mid. Con. 6p. a Stock - - Share Securities. Prices. Done. 1 " LH. " sates are 61 ; Russian 5 per Cents. 113 1 ; Peruvian Stock Do.Con.BrisAßir.6p.ct. 100 142 144 - - --- ---- 1 flanne l 4 1 per Cents., 94; and Brazilian 41 per Cents., Stock Do. 44 p. a pref. stock.. 100.. 104 106 • 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 kp _ t 50111 0 95 1 ; Chilian Scrip is * 1 premium. Stock Do. Leic. A Hitpref. st. 100 9 97. : of blue Business in the Railway Share Market has been 10 I NewportAber,&c.pref.s )_, p. a redeem, at sp.c. pm i •"' 1 4, Do. p 6 .c.3lr. &Se . 100 113 n 5 it __. CanDoG.ov.66pp:oclab..&&A.Tuolgy 100 100 1 1 1 3 6 117 5 1 , 1 . 64 17 ' - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &Jur 100 114 115 of the Do. 6p.c.Ap. & pc t. 100 - - very dull, and the few dealings reported show a 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. a with -- _ the in' option till 1866 all 111 114 -N. S.W. Gov. sp. a Deb. 100 1014 1024 further slight decline. East Anglian, Great Wes- 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares all 9 10 - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St narke d • Deb. redeemable,lB7s 100 114 115 aleroW tern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, Stock Do. sp. a Ext.Stock,lB46 100 - - Stock Do. 54 p. a Pref. do. 1847 100 - - I f her, and Midland, declined ss. ; Great• Northern and Stock Do. WAY.Vai.EX.SkI B47 100 - - Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 109 111 _..- S v . i A ot u G s.G ov t . . 6 6 p pc.. Jaano.sa&Joulyy 110000 of blue north British, 10s. ; and Brighton, los. Bristol JOlNT-STOCK BANKS. .e of a and Exeter, Eastern Counties, and Edinburgh, Stock D o . New, gua. 5 per cent 10 0 -• _ 112 113 115 114 1144 Closing 1 Butanes' those Stock stock N N t . h E . o D s e t v . i r l I r e a i d l ... Sz 4 p D o . .i k . D . C o b o 100 --_ _ _- - Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Done. Perth, and Dundee, improved about ss. The Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. C. Pref. leo 99 dietoo 991 coin' 17 Do. do. do. 8 13.4. 4 p Foreign and Colonial lines are flat. Northern of Kent, • EL nus" France have improved about ss. ; East Indian de- 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 - - 25 Po. York, H. &S. Parch . 10 1d 1p 100 A gra&UnitedServicelik 50 - - 40 Australasia all - - 93 i ons the dined 55., and Great Western of Canada ss. 20 North Staffordshire ... all 234 244 25 Bank of Egypt is also Joint-Stock Banks and Miscellaneous Shares are Stock Ox wr& Wol 6pc. Vag 100 121 123 100 Bank of London 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - a 5 l O l 27 _2B 271 4 Willal. Stock Do.. do . . do., 2dgua ...... 100 105 107 106 Stock Do. 45 p.c. Db. stk.in peril 100 101 103 1.3 British North American all - - at slightly reduced quotations. )act M.Bl Scottish Central, new pt all - - 20 Chtd. Bank of India, lee 10 21 11d 50 62 61 -Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 100 City , n sent „ BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING P RICES. Stock Do. 31 p er c. p ref. stock 100 - l OO Colonial - - ly and d per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97i 7 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 - - 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all - - o f her liew 3 per Cent. Annuities - - 100 Commercial of London. 20 - -- 3 idea - India Stock 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all - - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 174 18 171 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - ,fs Ditto Debentures 994 100 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 2 0 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAuetral. l all 211 211 211 1 1 cross Ditto Bends, LI,OOO :alpin e , Ditto under LI,OOO ;hat a Consols for Account 9 64 I Stock Do. Fixed 4ip.e.lst is. 100 103 105 100 London & Westminster . Westminster. 20 49 60 491 50 491 Stock Do. New do., 24 issue. 100 - - 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 -, - ' tat the 20 Do. new lO - - fter a , March June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &lid... 35 9 38 9 6 Stock South Wales, 4 gil iipt a .c ..4 gi p i . a c : l iao oo l3l .....: _ 7_ 50 National Bank 25 - - I Ditto £5OO, • - 20 New South Wales - 011 10 Ditto Sma 11 , lid 5.D.190. -Yorkshire, B P ll e i l r ' e Ce , 25 1 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. all 281 29 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation ' all -- been . 25 1 Do. 6 per cent being FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, a l , 33 34 100 Provincial of Ireland - sea. Brazilian 5 per Cent. - - 25 South Australia - - 30 Ditto 1858, 44 per Cent. 951 t the 25 Do. New - - Chiliad, 6 per Cent. - 100 50 'Unit W H I n e i s o t e lsl y n e rn3 o w i f ura L tu o a n al don LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 Union of Australia all -- 58 deredf . Ditto 41 per. Cent. Scrip lit P - - n the 1 Peruvian 44 per Cent 92 raid. Leasing Closing Business 10 - - Being Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. - Y London 50 ' 20 XS d coast , Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent 1134 - Spanish Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 61 Bedford and Bl , -- eolll l3 e Turkish 6 per Cent etchley all Ln & N.W - - - Ruekinzhamshire lOO Ln &NW 09 100 MISCELLANEOUS. ;. Th e Ditto Account 3y - the Ditto New Loan Scrip - Colchester, Stour Val . all E.U.&E Cl 7 19 S hare]_ miscellaneous.: i Faid.l Closing Business done 1 00021110600 Australian e n utuirss g altt l iorr o naat - ill3Wolilaaalenn.txecnil stet a . o( Agricultural aio l i mlr l ki tsi oa t d . l.) .... vreek i • Ditto Account 3ortea , Venezuela, 5 per Cent. - E Union ,II a rwichShs. all E.Counts. 444 a a.1 1 119 1 11 3 1:3 ; r 2 : 8 1 1 4 t 6 all 250 280 Ditto Account - - , e men Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonia - - Dividends on the above payable in London. ere i s -De. New lO O Do. - .... - - 10 Do NM, iSS ued at .15 die 3 - I those , Batch Exchange, 12 Guil. 24 per Cent... 661 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. - - Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br - - 71 50 British American Land 40 - bring TWO O'CLOCK . Hull and Selby Hal' Do. 4 Shares all Do. ...... - - . , Consols, Money - - 50 Brit. & Irish at a a- I , --. eI.A. all 40 42 ;be 1 ! Ditto Account, about Do. Preference ... 100 Do. 1175122.1 20 Do. C Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co. 94 96 100 Canada 324 112 116 alt al l , 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 , ester - 10 Chan.lalands Tel all 9f 101 Mr. and. Mrs. Joseph Henley passed through Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. .... ... - - Stock Cop.Min.of En g. &Smite, - all - D Lo o i . v 6 es p t e o r ft e , e gi n i t a. 4p. ct 100 Noriolz .. - - 100 Do. • . .... - - 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 town on Monday last from Oxfordshire to Brighton. Mr. 5 Crystal Palace __gr. Henley having nearly recovered from his late accident, has Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LN • W&M 24 1 1 Mid sbatz R edcr, g.6p.e. all Stk.& Dar -- 5 Do. Preference St.Co all 5 5 been able to resume his duties as private secretary to hie Mid.BradfordPrt Stk. 100 Midland .99 1(.. 100 20 Eastern Steam all 2 2 D WW II pm Stock 5 Ele ctric Eg.. (t Aust. Telegraph cop. laving father, the President of the Board of Trade. Newmarkt.,BuryEx 5. 5. 6. E.Counts. 4 41 , lealth' guaranteed 5 p. a The Earl of Cardigan, with his bride, arrived at 58 60 1 10 Europ. & Ind.Junet.Tel. 10a. , - _ Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do 001+ i Deane Park on Tuesday afternoon, and were received by a Do. do. 6 per cent. ... all Do. - - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 411 20 Wren ScrewCol.(Lim' all - - gene' Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. - - - being large party of the tenantry on horseback. A 'handsome Preston and Wm. 100 L GD A to N W - - 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - reetb triumphal arch, decorated with flowers and evergreens, was Do. Roi s i t o Sh m ar it e e s h.,& Shep A• & L.Yk. 20 London Discount .... il . 5 1 / d 4 Lond.G en. Omnibus Co. all 1 1. gree t , erected at the entrance, and the children of the schools were .RothatGol.g.sp.c. 18 11 6 La - 10 'Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - _ c a stle 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 74 81 drawn up on either side of the carriage drive, flanked by a Sh . n . N .4 or yk th. 1_42 14_4 s hoe Shrewsbrv& Hereford all T Brassey 9 4 91, 25 National Discount C 0... 5 4 4 d • and numerous assemblage of villagers. The Stamford Foundry South Sta ff ordshire - all M'Clean . 101 104 j 10 Netherlands Land - - • . s, and b ° Band, in their uniform, were stationed in the lawn, and Wear Valley, g. 6 p.c. all Stk.& Dar -- ' 10 Do do all 1 2 5 Do 8 p.c. Pref. , i ss. at 1 dis all 14 1/ ,mils' I Played ° See the Conquering Hero Comes." " His lord- Wi l ts a n d Somerset.. 100 a11 Gt. E West 92 - 94 100 N.Rr.&NovaScotiaLand 80 15 18 to g e' ship appeared," says the Stamford Mercury, " to be taken Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn 8 9 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 4 4 legit 20 North of Europe Steam all - - frets ( ' ; a little by surprise, but was evidently gratified with his -- - 1 Oriental Gas se de - reception, and immediately alighted and paid his respects to DOCK S.: 1 Do , New Shares lss. 4 dis par i esSi lli his tenantry, for whom' an excellent dinner had been pro- 5 Peel River Land & Min all 21 3 vided at the steward's house. The bridal party were - Share . Docks. Paid I Closin g 1 Business 50 Oriental Steam. all 81 83 ar ia Price. Docks. the Without company." 50 Do. New •10 12 13 1 • 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 5 Wes ° THE BOMBAY MAILS.-The Veetis, with the 1 2 41 ) 5 1 i . S tock Commercial lOO 50 Rhymney Iron 110 11 mails from Bombay, arrived at Marseilles at noon yester- •-• all - 71 8 ice o f Stock Do 4 perC,ent.Pref.Min. 100 daY, the 17th inst. The mails left for London at 5 p.m. Stock East and West India... 100 - - 15 Do. New 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 59 61 1 60 hat l' Mr. Henry Desborongh, of the Atlas, the oldest Stock London lOO - 1 S c otAustrln.lnv.(Lim.) all 130 140 fi ll' assurance secretary in London, has resigned on a hand_ Soc k St. Katharine lOO _ 25 South Australian Land. all 38 40 „ 0 to some p ens i on , after more than 50 years ' service. He is Stock Southampton Stock Victoria - 100 / 101 103 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 1 11 1 Do. do Register ed all 4 14 a al° succeeded by Mr. Richard Ray, formerly of the Sun Fire- 20 Do New lB I id 4p' 20 iTr.& Ln.Co.of Up r. Can. 5 - ~_. Moe, , 1 ' IV= Diemen'o Land .. PA ..10 12 • Share Railwa. Paid. P Closing Business ys rice. Done . 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 51 5 1 20 Ardennes all p 14:40 A inberg., Notting. Bost. 20 Bah.&S.Fran„Lim.7p.c 3 1 d par 3 and Eastern Junction 10 (1 6 4 6 1 1 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 14 50 Belfast and Ballymena. all 20 Beziers to Graissessaa all 7 8 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 7 4 84 5 Carmeaux Mine A Rail: all 3 21 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 Junction lOO 66 68 . 6 Eastern of France ...... all 27 28 2.5 Blackburn all a ll 114 ' 20 E up h ra t es V a ll e y 2s. —'p • 25 Blyth and Tyne 29 20 Great Central of France all Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all 20 Cork, Ilikrock,&Passage all 20 Lombardo Venetian... . 8 31 - 3 4 P 20 Cornwall all 41 4 / 20 Lucca & Pistoj a , 5 p.c.pf. all 10 Dc, A 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 1 25 1 A reves• n° div. (all until6p.c.per an. 10 Do. B all 33 4 Maria Antonia all ha sbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all 20 Namur and Liege all 9/ 91 25 Dun„Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 77 S 164 171 17 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref.. 100 Stock East Anglian l6 Northern of France..., all 40 40 1 40 1 Stock Eastern Count i es lOO 63. 64 641 20 Do. New Shares Stook Eastern Union A Stock 100 47 49 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 3 1 4 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 20 Paria,Lyons, and Medit all 354 3 51 25 East Kent all 12 13 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 5.5 56 Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 97 20 East Suffolk ' all 20 f Recife& S. Fran. (Fern .} ) 9 id ip 9 ( gua. 7 pl. et. (Lim.) ... ) 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 1 694 10 Rome and Frascati .... all Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 281 284 281 20 Royal Danish all 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all 5 Royal Swedish Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn 1(1) 93 95 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 74 8 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. ... all• 91 9 Stock Great Northern lOO 107 108 107 20 Southern of France .... all 23 2 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 92 93 81 West Flanders all 1 6 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 132 131 134 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference . all 9 91 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 1014 1054 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 24 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.VLßail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all 12 Irish South Eastern all 6 Wiesbaden 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 86 X) 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref.. 164 Do. Thirds 1613 4 De. New Thirds l6 12 13 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 981 99 98 1 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 1 d BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 I - d 3 Do. West Riding Union 4 Share Closing I Business Railways. 'Paid. price.. • D oss. 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 61 • 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. 44 an Atltic &St Lawrence Stock Lon„Brighton &S.Coast 100 1 1 3 114 113 100 all Stock London & North Westn 100 95 4 96 95 1 1 1 Leased at 6 per cent.. 124 Do. Eighths Stock London& South- westn lOO 054 961 95 1 4 • n 5 per cent 18 , all 25 L'derry & Coleraine... all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 d par 18 Do. Do. B 44 lld par Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 38 30 10 Metropolitan 3 d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all .54 64 Stock Midland lOO 1014 102 1011 1 204 Do. New 1n f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 161 15 14 d Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 73 75 0(6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 i 100 78 82 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all ~,,., 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 75 78 , 25 Do. 4 Shares all 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 1 00 73 76 100 NewWstle and Carlisle. all ''", 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 11 4 12 4 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 28. Pm 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 63 67 20 Central Oude (Limited) 25. 6d. -- 50 North. Counties Union 34 3 4 3 d 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 4 1 1p . 174 Demerzerit Stock North British lOO 58 5 84 , 58 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk." - Stk. 100 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c. 5 1 11) 4 Stock East Indian, g 1084 u. sp. c.. 10 0 108 4 109 Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. 20 Do. C Shares all - until6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock lOO --20 Do. E Shares Ext 1 0 1 4 1 4p Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 94 1 44 1 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 161 3 4 11 4 d d Stock Do. Leeds l OO 48 49 44 i . 20 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 17 4 18 4 Stock Do. York ' Stock North London lOO 101 103 103 ( per cent Bonds ) 10 N. &S. Westn., Hampstd Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 1 00 36 38 361 an &City Junction.... £3 lc 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben„pay.'7B all 78 79 78 20 North Staffordshire. ... 174 44 3,1 dl4 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 92 94 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 71 81- 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 fp Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 30 32 - 20 Do. do 4 IP 10 Peebles • all - 20 f Gt.S.of Ind. Luc.—Scrip 1 2s. par 11 , 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 16 4 17 161 Stock Scottish Central lOO 111 113 201 Do. New 100 c Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 13 4 34 d 9 Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 281 284 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 86 ( ept. till '6O Stock Shropshire Union lOO 46 47 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 106 108 ing,bourne & Sheer. all 4 2 d 100 Do. do. 'l3 without opt all 105 107 10 Sitt Devon lOO 3 6 1 3 71 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do .. , all 99 991 , 99/ Stoc Sou th 75 741 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c. all 18 181 Stock South-Eastern lOO 7 4 1 Stock South Wales - 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 2 0 20 1 20 1 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension. 15 -•4 Id' 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. all 12 14 20 Do. do 2O Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. . 5 - par p 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 9 11 20 Do. Fourth do. 25 Stockton & Darlington. - all 324 33 4 ti Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 25 Do. do. 1854 224 Newßrunswick&Car da. 7 25 Do. do. 1855 — 20 I Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 14d .. Do. Stockton & Hartlepool 161 Class do. ACaL apitnd l.Share. do.. Stock Taff Vale lOO . .. 29 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 4 3 d Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rtal 22 .. Do. do. Land d 0... Stock Vale of Neath lOO 87 92 20 I Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip 2s, Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 20 Oude (Limited) 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 . Scinde 44 15 1 11p .20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all 20 Do. - New ... p t 5 id I p p 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 4 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo "" 5 par 4 p 5 Do. B all 6 1 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 20 West London all 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par 4p 10 Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class all - MI ,71111'013 . XTTIUTPC Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 9 ! 20 pritish Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 50 60 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 450 460 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 150 160 1514 Great South Tolgus... 17s 13 14 G.l'Vheal Alfd.(Phillan. : I ) 11.14.11 25 3 , G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 84 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 8 4 7 1 8 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.1 3 42 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 75 851 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 15 16 17 , Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 4 4 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 25 ,405 415 • South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 1 25 3 S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 210 250 5 Tamar Silver and Lead TinM Mining Co 10 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 Vale of Towey (Caren.) 12s 6d 1 1 West BaP.set (Illogar) l4 22 23 W. Caradon (Liskeard). 20 130 140 heal Basset (Illo:;an). 54 210 220 heal Buller (Redruth) 5 130 160 4 9 5 4 34 1 34 Wheal Edward (Cals.).. 54 24 3 ' z Wheal Kitty (U. Lea 1.7.2 8 9 ' Wh'l Mary Ann (Me ale 8 44 46 - - Wlel Trelawney (Lic k.)) 44 28 30 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim los pa p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 12 13 5 Do. Land and Mining - Co all 11 21 1 Clarendon Console Mm ing Co. of Jamaica .. • d 40 Cohn Copper a ll 38 40 40 Cepiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all I 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 21 3 Linares, all 8 81 74 5 Lusitanian all 1 11 1 1 1 d 1 Mariquita 1 New Granada all 4 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.l , 10 I P 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt.... all 41 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United MeXican all 21 3 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Closing Business Share Securities. Paid. Prices. Done. ..... CanD.oG.ov.66pp:ccpb..lA.Tuulgy. 1 1 00 00 1 1 1 13 6 11175 1164 17 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 1141 ' N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 114 115 _ Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 -- - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1015 1024 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable.lB7s 100 114 115 _... S v . i A ct u .G s.G ov t . . 6 6 p pe.. j a an ar ju ly y 1 100 00 112 1 11 1 4 5 1144 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co.'s. I Price. Done. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1858, LAW INtELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) APPEAL.-EDWARD WOOD V. MARJORIBANI(S. Mr. Malin, Q.C., resumed and concluded his argument For the appellant in this part-heard appeal this morning. had been drinking, and smelt very strongly of gin. " You are a liar," was the reply, accompanied with an expressive and very sanguinary expletive and a tremendous blow on the shoulder, which was followed up by a volley of abuse. She was turned out of the hospital, and not allowed to enter it again. She had beaten her husband since she came out of the hospital, and threatened his life. Mr. Selfe said the prisoner was a violent woman, and sentenced her to be imprisoned for two mouths, or pay £5. She was committed. Mr. Schomberg followed on the same side. This is an appeal from an order of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, decreeing specific performance of the contract of sale of the glebe lands, benefice, and advowson of the rectory of Heasley, in the parish of Northwarwick, Wales. The plaintiff purchased the advowson for £2,600, but wanted an abatement of the price on the ground that there was a charge of the interest of £6OO paid out of Queen Anne's bounty for building a house for the inucumbent ; that he was either entitled to an abatement of the price or to have the contract of sale rescinded. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner were decidedly of opinion that there were no grounds what ever for rescinding the contract. Lord Justice Knight Bruce said that every person in England, from Cumberland to Cornwall, was perfectly well acquainted with the fact, that when money was borrowed from Queen Anne's Bounty for the building of a parsonage, that part of the principal and the whole 'lathe interest was payable for a term of years out of the beilace. Their Lordships affirmed the decree of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, decreeing specific performance of the con tract and dismissing the plaintiff's bill with costs, and their Lordships also dismissed the appeal with costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) SMITH V. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. On taking his seat this morning Lord Campbell inquired whether the jury had agreed to their verdict. The jury having been called into court were asked whether they had agreed. The foreman said they had not, and there was no pro bability that they would agree. Lord Campbell said he regretted that the jury could not have come to a conclusion upon what he thought a very obvious matter. He might keep the jury if he liked, and he was not quite sure whether he ought not to adopt that course. He should, however, dismiss them. The jury were then discharged without coming to a ver dict—another unsuccessful phase of a case which has often been before the Courts. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) THE CORPORATION AND BILLINGSGATE MARKET— iluoth-rrr V. cuArigiNo. Plaintiff is a costermonger, and defendant is the clerk to the market. A gentleman attended from the City Solici tor's office for the defendant. The action was brought to recover the sum of Hs. for one half barrel of herrings, alleged to have been detained by the defendant. It ap peared that, upon a certain day, plaintiff bought some herrings, which he deposited in a certain place. They had been there for a very short time when a man named Hallam, employed by the defendant, took the herrings and put them in the lock-up, and Gearing stood by at the time. Plain tiff asked what they were going to do with his herrings, and he was informed that he had caused an obstruction and that his herrings would be locked up. Plaintiff saw de fendant a few days afterwards, and spoke to him upon the subject, when he was informed that it was his own fault, and the law must take its course. Plaintiff then told de fendant he should summon him. _ For the defence it was urged that the plaintiff had ren dered himself liable to a penalty of £5 for creating an obstruction in a public market. The facts of the case were that plaintiff had left his barrel of herrings in a part of the market out of the limits. When Hallam saw the herrings no one was near them, and they were taken to the usual place, where every person could find them. There was a law which empowered the magistrate to inflict a penalty upon the plaintiff. His Honeur—There is no bye-law authorising you to lock up. these packages. You should have a bye-law. It is most absurd: Yell have a law authorising you to fine offenders, and yet you have not a most simple bye-law authorising you to lock the goods up. Solicitor—lt is customary. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Hih Honour—But you have no law for the purpose. John Hallam was then called, and said that when he found the herrings no one was near them. After he had taken the herrings away, plaintiff came up and said, " What are you doing with those herrings ?" Hallam replied, " I am going to lock them up; and if the owner comes for them, I shall summon him before the Lord Mayor." Plaintiff then walked away. Other witnesses deposed that the herrings were on the pathway, and that Hallam was looking for the owner before he took them away. Any person knew where to find them. It was then contended that Hallam was a constable of the market, and had locked up the herrings upon his own responsibility. Gearing was not responsible. His Honour said, upon the evidence before him, he must find for defendant, but he recommended the defendant to get some power by a bye-law to seize these things. A BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY. TWO THOUSAND. 9to 2 agst Promised Land (taken) Bto 1 agst Ralpho (taken) CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Longrange (taken) 100 to 1 agst Hal o' Kirklees (taken) 100 to 1 agst Trumpeter (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) 15 to 1 agst Marionette (taken) 25 to 1 agst Cavendish (taken) 50 to 1 agst Phantom (taken) THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of all kinds of vegetables continue extensive, and the show of fruit is rather large for the time of the year. On the whole the trade is steady, as follows : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples, per lb 3 oto 6 0 1 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Grapes, per 1b.... 2 oto 4 0 Foreign do ... 1 oto 2 0 Melons, each .... 1 oto 2 0 Peaches,perdoz.. 4 0 tolo 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per bush. 2 6to 5 0 Pears, per hf-sieve 0 6to 6 0 Oranges, per 100.. 3 6to 10 0 Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 7 0 Apricots, per doz 0 oto 0 s. d. s. d. Cherries, per lb 0 0 to 0 0 Filberts, per lb 0 6 to 0 0 Cobnuts, per 100 lb 0 6 to 0 8 Almonds, per bus 24 0 to 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 6 to 2 0 Figs, per doz 0 0 to 0 0 Strawberries, prpto 0 to 0 0 Gooseberries, ay. 0 0 to 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 0 to 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do.o 0 to 0 0 Raspberries,prptlo 0 to 0 0 kBLES. Shallots, •per lb Horseradish, pbn 1 6 to 4 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2 to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 8 to 1 6 Beet, per doz. 1 6 to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 0 to 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 0 to 0 0 Mushrooms,ppotl 2 0 to 2 6 Artichokes, pr dz 4 0 to 6 0 Cabbage lettl,psc 0 0 to 0 0 Endive, per score 1 0 to I 6 Radishes, dz hnds 0 0 to 0 0 Tomatoes, pr h sv 3 6 to 5 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 0 to 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 0 to 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 0 to 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 0 0 to 0 0 Sea kail, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0 VEGET. Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 3 01 Cabba,zes, pr do. 0 10 td 1 3 Savoy do., pr do. 10 to 1 3 Cauliflowers, pdz 3 oto 6 0 Brocoli, per bh 9 Bto 1 0 Old potatoes,pton 2 sto 4 10 New ditto, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Peas; per 4 sieve 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 3 oto 6 0 Carrots, pr bunch 0 2to 0 4 Cucumbers 4 oto 8 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Spinach, lif.-sv 0 9to 1 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s 1 3to 1 9 Old onions, dz bun 1 6to 2 0 New do., per bun 0 oto 0 0 French beans, h. 5.2 oto 4 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 2to 0 3 NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 6s Od to 18s Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each geese, 4s Od to 8s Od ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducklings, is 9d to 3s Od ; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each ; wild do., 10d to is 2d • pigeons, 8d to Is Od each ; large Surrey owls, 68 Od tolOs Od ; chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 5s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 2s Od to 38 6d ; grouse, 2s 9d to 4s Od each ; pheasants, 2s Sd to 3s 6d ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Od ; woodcocks, 3s Od to 4s Od ; snipes, Is Od to is 9d ; teal, is to is 6d ; wild ducks, 2s 6d to 5s 6d; widgeons, is 6d to 2s Od ; plovers, is Od to is 6d each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 7s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is hl to is 3d; English, is 3d to is 6d per lb; English eggs, 14s Od f,O 15s Od ; French do., lls Od to 12s Od per 120; leverets, Is 9d to 3s 6d each. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 9d to 2i Od ; trout, Os Od to Od ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 3s Od to 4s; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 20s ; cod, 28 Od to lOs Od; brills, ls Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od to 53 Od ; mullets, 6d to 2s 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each ; soles, 4d to 2s 6d per pair,; common oysters, 16s to 208 ; natives, 44s to 48s per bushel ; whitings, is Od to 78 Od ; haddocks, 4s to 12s Od ; smelts, 3s Od ; risnmders, is Od to is 6d per dozen; mackerel, 50s; fresh herrings, ss; bloaters, 4s to 8s per 100; carp and tench, 3s to 4s per brace. NEWPORT. • Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 2s 8d to 48 8c1; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 2a 10d to 4s Od per 81bs WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 8d; mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 6d ; lamb, N Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 28 10d to 45 Od per 81b. by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6d to 7d; of household do., 4id to 6d per 4.1 b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market bides, 561 b to 641 b, 30 to 30 ; 641 b to 721 b, to 4d ; 721 b to 801 b, 4d to 41d ; 801 b to 881 b, 41d to gla ; 831 b to 961 b, 4d to 5d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 5d to 50. Horse hides, 880 d to lOs Od ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s ; ditto full, 6s 6d to 7s Od ; polled sheep, 8s Od to lOs Od ; half-brads, 6s 6d to 78 6d; Downs, 4s 9d to 6s Od; lambs, —l3 Od to •—s Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIVIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 55 to £4 8 Od ; clover, do., £3lss to £5 Os; and straw, £1 53: to £1 10s. per load. Supplies good, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 8s; clover do., £3 15s to £5 Os. ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 108 per lead. A fair average supply, and a heavy demand. WILITECRAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 Bsod ; clove;, io., £3 15s to £5 Os. ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 18.—Wind this day at noon; S. ; moderate breeze, with rain. The barometer has fallen. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind S. E.—Arrived—Erm mery, from Penang. Sailed—Southampton, for Mel bourne.. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Edwin, from Quebec ; Antones, from Liverpool for Havannah; Maria Ygnacia, from Liverpool for Havalmah. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind E.S.E.—Off port-- Orwell, from Melbourne for London. GLOUCESTER, Dec. 17.—Arrived—Edgar, from Char lotte Town, Prince Edward's Island. Sounisitry, Dec. 17.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Parana (steamer), for e West Indies. GALWAY, ftC. 17.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Prince Albert (screw steamer), from New York and St. John's, Newfoundland. COWES, Dec. 17.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Zaritza; for the Pacific. _ , MILFORD, Dec. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—ldas, from Itichibucto. GRIMSBY, Dec. 17.—Wind E.—Arrived—Mountaineer, from Quebec. HUI:L, Dec. 17.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Everthorpe : from Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind S., blowing hard, with rain. Arrived—Pilot, steamer, from Charente; Celina, from Bordeaux ; Dispatch, steamer, from Jersey ; Havre, steamer, from Havre; Artisan, steamer, from Cardiff. Sailed—Ripon and Tagus, steamers, for Gibraltar Wonder and Atalanta, steamers, for Jersey ; Parana steamer, for St. Thomas ; Rotterdam, steamer, for Rotter. dam; Alliance, steamer, for Havre. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind, S. Arrived, Dec. 17—Comerite, from Calcutta ; J. W Paine, from Manilla ; S. C. Grant, from Mobile ; Zouave, from Denia ; Louise, from Bremen; and Wanderer, from St. Louis. _ _ _ _ Arrived, Dec. 18—Eliiabeth Holland, from Amsterdam (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind southerly ; tide three hours' flood; weather fine. Arrived, Dec. 17—Clara, from Zante ; Diana, from Nykoping; Lady of the Lake, from Payall. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind, W.S.W. ' moderate. • Passed—Ocean Sprite, from Patras, for London ; Sylph, screw steamer, for Bordeaux ; Albion, screw steamer, for Liverpool—both from London. Mystery, from London, supposed to have passed outside the Goodwin yesterday. Put back—Berkeley, for Glasgow. The exchange with Russia has suddenly become less adverse for that country, the difference, as compared with this day week, being about 3 per cent. Rumours of an approaching Russian loan have consequently become current. COLLISION ON THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—On Tuesday evening, about five o'clock, a passenger train and a luggage train came into collision, at the junction of the Hyde branch with the main line of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway. One of the trains came from Hyde ; the other was travelling on the main line. No serious damage was done. Some of the passengers were shaken by the con cussion, and a telegram was sent to Manchester for the attendance of Dr. J. G. Harrison, medical officer of the company. An assistant of Dr. Harrison was despatched to the spot, but his presence was scarcely needed, as no one had been so injured as to re q uire surgical a i d. The line was blocked up for some time, and a delay caused until it could be cleared. THE CIVIL SERVICE. —Foreign Department.— The secretaryship of Legation at Berlin has become vacant by the promotion of Mr. A. B. Paget. The vice-consulship at Adra, Spain, has become vacant by the death of Mr. John Kirkpatrick. Colonial Department.—There are several vacancies for district surgeons at Port Natal ; salary £77 per annum, with permission for private practice, for which the Commissioners state there is great scope. Office of Works.---A vacancy has occurred i n th e j u nior c l a ss by the retirement of Mr. W. 0. Hodgkinson ; Mr. W. H. Hislop Vaal Baorle has been promoted to be a s econd class clerk, in the room of Mr. W. 0. Hodgkin son. East India Department.—Eight writerships are vacant in the new East India establishment, salaries co mmencing at £BO, with allowance for extra writing. nese offices are open to all candidates between 16 and 26 years of age. The Dockyards.—There are three master-shipwright's places vacant in the dockyards ; salary, £6OO. Customs.—The office of controller and land ing surveyor, Douglas, Isle of Man, has become vacant by the death of Mr. Thos. S. Todd. Inland Revenue Depart ment—There is a vacancy for a junior Clerk in the Legacy and Succession Duty Department, Somerset-house, com mencing salary £9O per annum. Mr. John Halso has been appointed chief clerk in the Registrar of Warrants Depart ment, Somerset-house, the post of registrar of newspapers, formerly held by him, having been abolished. Ireland — The office of sessional. Crown solicitor for Antrim has be come vacant by the death of Mr. Neal John O'Neal. Ea - t Indies—The Lieut. Governorship of Bengal will shortly become vacant by the retirement of Mr. F. J. Halliday.— ' (44 Service Gazette. CITY POLICE COMMITTEE.--(This Day.) (Before Aldermen Copeland and Muhl.) UNJUST WEIMITS AND DIEASTIRES.-HEAVY FINES. John Thorogood, a coal dealer, was summoned for having an unjust weighing machine. Wm. Turner was called by the inspector, and sta: el that he had had considerable difficulty in catching de fendant, who was accustomed to hang a 21b. weight to the scoop, and thus defrauded the customer of that weight. Alderman Copeland said defendant defrauded the cus tomer of 15 per cent. off 281bs. He must pay a fine of 40s. C. Haddock, corn dealer, coal dealer, and marine store dealer, was summoned for an unjust beam, which did not give much against the customer for 561b5., but gave 21bs. and upwards against customers for 281bs. and upwards. Defendant said it was caused by starting the coal into the scoop. Alderman—You were summoned in 1857 and fined ss. ; in July, 1858, and fined 20s. Now you are fined £5. I don't think lam touching your profits. a Sylvester Murray, a wholesale pork and butter mer chant, of Sun-street, was summoned for an unjust beam. The beam was 4oz. deficient. Defendant had been cautioned before. Defendant said the firm only weighed large articles of five or six hundred weight, and threw off the pound. Alderman—You must keep your weights in order, and also your beam, which can easily be regulated. You must pay a fme of £l. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--( TINS DAY. GUILDHALL. A SAD CASE.--G. Barnard, late a clerk in the firm of Morrison, Dillon, and Co., was charged with stealing a silk dress from his employers. It was intended to have dealt with the case to-day, and indeed that was a settled affair, but the prosecutor had received a communication which induced him to apply for a remand. Mr. Beard enderstood it would prove favourable to the prisoner, and would agree. Prisoner was then remanded till Friday. He is most highly connected. His relatives appear to feel the matter most acutely. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WHOLESALE ROBBERY OFAN - EHPLOYER. — Edward Streecher, a cabinetmaker, resi Srppr North-street. Gray's-inn-road, was charged w ith s t ea li n g a quantity of b ra ss work, carvings, vene ers , & c., the ployer, Mr. James Rosberg, o f 4 , J o h n - s treet, Hammy street. property of his em• The prosecutor said that in consequence of missing a quantity of property, he gave i n f orm ation to the police w iich led quantity t i o the fprisonee s apprehension. property consisting of pieces of veneers, brass work, &c., used in marqueterie work was here pro duced and identified by the prosecutor as his property. property y ed fora remand. Sergeant Mills, 4 E, said that on the previous night he stopped the prisoner just as he left his employer's, and found on him several pieces of mahogany veneers and other arti cles. He afterwards went to his lodgings, where he found p a p lr quantity o o T y s he e re— tp 0 r a i c ) a o f b nii p e r re o full, , a i and n d o h f he ovary all h v aaof 'whichnothing description w ns identified used b y hisby re mandedetmhe- till Friday next. to say, and was THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—Joseph Daniels, a lad aged 17, who is well known to the police, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing t pair of carriage lamps, the property of Mr. George Ellis, a job master and livery stable road East. k ee per, of the King's Tavern, in the Commercial- and follow e d hi m t o Ch urc h-lane, P o rter William Dunning, 129 H , state d t h a t l as t night prisoner,hdere in Comp an y w ith some b o ys, in the e stopped him an d as k e d hi m what bundle in his Mad, to whi c h h e rep li e d, " A he eo hmhmi had e cd e e t rhi neii the ptahie .4er owa pair of lamps, which I am going to take to my father's at Fryer's Mount." Afterwards he said he was going to take them to a Mr. Furlong's, at Fryer's Mount. He suspected his statement, and apprehended him. Mr. Ellis said the lamps were his property, and were fixed to a coach in the yard in front of his stables yesterday (Friday) evening, at 6 o'clock, and he believed they were stolen soon afterwards. The ~ prisoner pleaded guilty, and Mr. gelfe sentenced him to three months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. A VIRAGO.—EIiza Howlett, a dissipated-lookingworaan , who has frequently made her appearance in this court in a state of intoxication, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with assaulting John Howlett, her husband, who is dwell ing in Ratcliff, and is a very industrious mechanic. The unfortunate complainant was laid up in the London Hospital with a broken leg. The prisoner pia him a vi sit and commenced abusing him, and he beg ge d her to desist, and leave him. He was turned about in his bed , and his wife stooped to regulate hie pillow when be told her eke Rearadmil al Smart and the members eompos- ing the committee appointed to inquire into the genezal ecol..omy of the dockyards, have continued their sittings in the Assistant-Master-Shipwright's room, at Woolwich, each day during the past week without intermission. They have made a thorough inspection of the departments generally throughout the yard, and have passed under ex amination and inquiry some of the superior officers of the yard—namely, Mr. Macdonald, Master-At tendant ; Mr. Rice and Mr. Peake, Master Ship wrights; Mr. Aslett, timber inspector ; as well as various subordinates. The gunboat Leveret, Lieut -Commander Den ham, tender to the Arrogant, at Southampton, left Woolwich dockyard yesterday, after repairs, and, having received her powder from the Arsenal, sailed for Southampton. The newly-constructed steamsloop Icarus, having received her boi lers and machinery yesterday, left the basin at Woolwich, and commenced coaling in readiness to try her engines down the river this morning. Her Majesty's screw steamvessel Rifleman was yesterday hauled out of the basin at Woolwich to enter the dry dock No. 2, for a continuation of repairs. The iron screw storeship Supply, under orders to be refitted, at Woolwich, for a second expedition to Bondroun Bay, has undergone a casual survey by the shipwright department. She will require new decks and thorough repair, new foremast, mizen mast, and topsail yards, one new boiler, and a com plete overhaul of her engines. The cases containing the marble antiquities, 170 in number, have been conveyed to the British Museum, in charge of Sig nor A. Panizzi, secretary. There were likewise several waggon loads of heavy oblong blocks of marble, which formed the eastern wall of the Mau soleum, and will compose a rare and valuable collec tion, the result of ten months' research and labour of the crew of the Supply at Halicarnassus. In consequence of the representations made in the columns of The Sun relative to the washing away of the banks of the Medway, near Chatham dock yard, which if allowed to proceed at the present rate would at no distant date seriously imperil that naval establishment, 200 convicts, from the convict prison ai Chatham, are now employed in embanking the river, constructing a river wall, and levelling the marshes at St. Mary's Island near Chatham dockyard and opposite the powder magazines of Upiior Castle. As the requirements of the work may demand, the number of convicts employed is to be increased. The following appointments were - made-yester day at the Admiralty : Lieutenant John Moresby has been promoted to the rank of Commander. Master—Edward Mourilyan (additional) to the Indus. Assistant Surgeons—John L. Palmer (additional), to the Impregnable ; Leonard Lucas confirmed in the Calypso. THE ARMY. The following circular memorandum, dated the Bth inst., in reference to officers' baggage, has been issued by order of the Duke of Cambridge : " His Royal Highness the General Commandinm-in- Chief directs that for the convenience of stowage on board ship the size of the packages of officers' baggage shall not exceed three feet six inches in length, two feet in width, and two feet three inches in depth. " G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General." With reference to the above order, the outfitters and contractors supplying the officers joining the army are required to furnish the officers with boxes and trunks of the regulation size, in order that the officers may not be put to the inconve nience and expense of having them cut down when too large. In addition to the numerous improvements which are now in progress at the garrison at Chatham with the view to the comfort aad convenience of the troops, Colonel W. Williams, the Commanding Royal Engineer of the Medway district, has re ceived orders from the War Department to remove the whole of the asphalt from the sleeping apart ments of the troops in barracks, and to substitute wooden flooring in its place, in order that the sol diers occupying the barrack-rooms may derivemore warmth and comfort during the winter months. General Williams, Commandant of Woolwich, yesterday announced his intention, in garrison orders, of passing his half-yearly inspection of the troops and barrack quarters as follows :—On Mon day, the 20th, a general inspection on Woolwich common of the troops of the Royal Horse Artil lery, on Tuesday the field batteries, on Wednesday the battalions of Artillery, and on Thursday and following days the battalion officers' and men's quarters, schools, hospital, &c. Brigade Major Shaw has been granted 14 days' leave of absence. COURT-111ARTIAL AT PLYMOUTIL The Court assembled on board the Impregnable, in Hamoaze, on Thursday morning, when Dr. Cree stated that Capt. Storev, ofll. . s ship Russell, the prosecutor, was too ill to attend, but that no risk would be incurred if the Court could be held on board his own ship. In compliance, therefore, with an Admiralty order it adjourned to that ship at 11 o'clock. The prisoner, Lieptenant Hall, in his defence, which was read by Mr. Beer, said he had hoped that the care and attention with which the previous Court had investigated Lindopp's case would have afforded sufficient satisfaction for, the ends of justice, and that the very slight assistance he had received in carrying out the' duties of the ship as first-lieutenant would clearly appear to the Court. It was admitted by Capt. Storey that he was in the habit of receiving reports from the offi cers of the ship, and adjudicating thereon without consulting the next in command, and that his posi tion was embarrassed by the absence of Captain Storey, who was frequently on shore, which ren dered it notorious that the whole duty devolved upon him. He believed the judges acted most con scientiously at the previous court-martial in order ing him 'to be admonished ; and if lie had been allowed time, he might have proved that that ad monition was not lost ; instead of which further proceedings were immediately set on foot against him by Capt. Storey, who denied all recollection of the document which it was proved he had in his possession and destroyed, and who, on the same day on which he made a communication to Lieut. Hall , was occupied in receiving petty officers of the ship and hearing complaints against him. A subscription list to aid the cost of expenses incurred by Lindopp in his prosecution was got up, and more than one offi cer's name belonging to the Russell was attached to it, which showed the state of feeling in the ship, and the difficult situation in which the prisoner was placed. The whole of the charges were more or less instituted by malice, or for some private purpose. In relation to the first charge, there was no evi dence to support the assertion that Michael Ken nedy was punished too severely ; it was evident to the Court that the punishment was duly entered in the defaulters' book, and that Captain Storey could have seen it; that the prisoner was out of the ship when the entry was made, and was therefore neither wholly nor partly responsible for that punishment. Captain Storey must have known that Kennedy was in irons. The second charge rested wholly on the statement of the master-at arms. There was never any intention to throw contempt ou the captain, and all lie meant to con vey was that the punishment, and the way ins, which it was carried out, was the captain's own affair, and that his reply was of itself sufficient to show that he did not wish to inflict heavy punishment. On the third charge it was in distinct evidence that Lc Maitre was not punished. How could such pro ceedings as the appeal to the captain produce any other ct than to bring the author of the punish ment, the first-lieutenant of the ship, into abuse ? The second allegation on the same charge rested on the punishment for the second offence, for which the offender himself apologised, to the prisoner on the next morning. The punishment having been instantly remitted accounts for the non-entry. The third allegation was on the conversation of the 6th of September, of which no written notice was takes, and which was not brought forward until December, three months afterwards. The prisoner said, " I do not care if you went to the post-cap tain 16 times," and did not mean to convey any ill-nature. The manner of raising the finger would be proved to be a habit, and was not meant to con vey any threatening gesture. It had been shown that Le Maitre had not received double punish ment. Regarding the fourth charge, that the punishment was not entered in the weekly report, the prisoner thought it unn ecessary as the offender was unpunished. It h ad been admitted by Captain Storey that he had looked over the book en the 13th of October, and that he did not think it ne cessary to call attention to these proceedings until after the decision of the Court in December. On the fifth charge, for behaving in an unofficerlike manner and causing Lindopp to be punished with out the knowledge of Capt. Storey, and without en tering it in the defaulters' book, Lieut. Hal] stated that it could be evidenced that he was al ready ordered to be admonished, and the Court was therefore bound to allow that a competent tribunal had already decided on the case, and that no Eng lishman is ever put upon his t r i a l a secon d ti me under such circumstances. Lindopp had been drink ing, and for that reason the prisoner wished him to repeat the instructions.. The sixth charge had been allowed by Lieut. Osborn to rest from Oct. 2eth to Nov. 27th, and the whole matter had been in abey ance until after the last court-martial. The prisoner complained of the undoubted prejudice of Lieut. (Morn, who had, lie said, on evidence admitted that he had contradicted him three times. When the length of time that had elapsed was taken into account it would be felt that less reliance should be placed upon these statements. On the seventh charge it would be remembered that Mr. Jones, clerk, had volunteered his evidence on a former oc casion to support Lindopp, and he ventured to sug gest that such evidence was not much entitled to the confidence of the court. It would be for the court to consider how much the prisoner had at stake, and the prejudice which appeared against him by some officers of the ship. He should call several witnesses to prove that his conduct had been very different from what the prosecutors endea voured to make it appear. Out of all the officers of the ship only two had come forward to complain of oppression. From examination of the defaulters' book it would be seen -that the ri”;sdiments had been extremely light compared with the acts of disobedience. Capt. Storey had scarcely ever at tended to the duties of the ship. The prisoner having called witnesses to prove the statements in his defence, testimonials in his favour - were read from Capts. Kin come and Hutton , Royal William ; Henry Storey, Eden ; and F. T. Brown, Conflict, in which ships he had served. The court was closed for half an hour, when Capt. Storey was questioned in reference to an apparent discrepancy in his evidence as to written or verbal complaints from the crew. Capt. Storey stated, when he said the complaints of the petty officers were verbal, he referred to the communications made to him in his cabin. This was in examination in chief, when he was going on to say that he took the written complaint to the Port-Admiral, but was stopped by the court. The letter in question was one from the ship's company, which he next day tore up in their presence, and told them he could attend only to complaints made to him in a proper manner. Late on Thursday evening the court pronounced the following decision :—" The Ist, 2d, 4th, sth, 6th, and 7th charges have not been proved. The four last charges have been preferred on insufficient grounds. The court is further of opinion that the third charge has been partly proved, and in conse quence cloth adjudge the prisoner to be reprimanded and admonished to be more circanasp,Pct in- future." MR. BRIGHT ON REFORM. We must Fay Mr. Bright thecompliment of say ing that he appears in some degree to have pro fited by his studies on the subject of reform. To put your ideas into a practical shape, to embody them in the exact form in which 'you would have them adopted by others, induces a habit of mind which will cut down many sweeping assertions and. retrench many extravagant exaggerations. The men of Edinburgh 'have had the advantage of see ing Mr. Bright in a much more favourable frame of mind than the men of Birmingham or Man chester. The alteration is so very sudden that we may well doubt its continuance, but a great altera tion there undoubtedly is. Abstract principles of enormous magnitude, founded on the rights of men. and the immutable fitness of things, sink into maxims of ordinary practical expediency, and. nothing seems to be so near the heart of the orator as to get rid of the impression which, with so much vigour and ability, he has striven to produce. In his Birmingham speech Mr. Bright said that " the Reform Bill was so drawn as purposely to exclude from the list of electors the great body of the working classes of this country;" and in another place, speaking of the existing allotment of seats, he says, " The whole thing, as at present arranged (that is, by the Reform Bill), is a disgraceful fraud, and ought to be put an end to, and if it be not put an end to, your representation will remain in future, as it has been in the past, little better than a farce." This was plain speaking, and nobody who heard it or read it could mistake the view which Mr. Bright entertained of the working of the Reform Bill. But at Edinburgh he says—" What we propose to do is to carry out a little further, if you like a good deal further, the process which was adopted or undertaken in the bill called the Re form Bill of 1832 ' " and further on he says that " every . plan for Parliamentary Reform, be it car ried in 1832 by an enormous uprising of the nation, or be it proposed by a mixed and coalition Govern-• ment in 1854, has, and must have, precisely the same object—it must advance upon the same lines, and it must tend to the same destination," those lines being, according to the Birmingham speech, " a representation little 'better than a farce," . and. that destination " a disgraceful fraud." Again Mr. Bright tells us that he has never since he wrote or spoke on the subject of Reform said a single syllable on what are called equal electoral districts, and rebukes Mr. Newdegate, with great justice, for adopting an ua-democratic theory in that respect. We must again go back to Bir mingham, and there we find the following pas sage :---" I will ask you this simple question — what is the obvious rule with regard to this (the allotment of members to electors) which would. recommend itself to every man if it were put to him ? Would he not argue in this way ?—The law has given to certain persons the right to vote. The law presumes that every person who has the right to vote is capable of deciding how he should vote. Every elector, therefore, is in the eye of the law of the same importance as every other elector. 'Why, then, should not every elector in voting for mem bers of Parliament vote for the same portion of the same Parliament as every other elector votes for ? I shall be told that I am not to go to the United. States of America (where electoral districts exist) for my illustrations." The words " equal electoral districts" do not certainly occur in this passage, but no one, we think, can have the slightest doubt as to its meaning, and we cannot therefore plead guilty to the charge of wilful. misrepresentation if we have so represented Mr. Bright's programme. The truth is, we suspect that this principle of elec toral equality is much more captivating on its the oretical than on its practical side, and that when Mr. Bright came to apply his own principles to his bill he became aware that reasons did exist, and those of insuperable force, why we should not award to each elector an exactly equal share with every other elector ill returning a member to Parliament. If so he does quite right in retracting, but not quite so well in insisting that his December opinions are the same with those of November, nor yet so well in taunting us with driving about without chart or compass because we put the obvious meaning on expressions which he now finds it desirable to re pudiate. Mr. Bright has undertaken a double task in this matter of Reform,—to instruct and to legis late. All we profess to de is to offer reasonable criticisms on events as they arise, and if the needle ranges all round the horizon, .as in Mr. Bright's Manchester speech, points north at Birmingham and then south at Edinburgh, it is rather hard to represent us as having no meaning or opinions of our own because we arc unable entirely to . grasp the meaning and opinions of a speaker who is evi dently learning his own lesson while he is affecting to teach us ours. The truth is, that Mr. Bright has completely changed his ground. He set to work to reform our institutions in November by the application of pure abstractions without qualification or restriction to the complex institutions of an ancient monarchy. The suffrage was to be lowered because every man had a right to a vote. Equal electoral districts were to be established because every man had a right to an equal vsice in the government. The Reform Bill was a fraud and a farce. An hereditary House of Peers could not exist in a free country. Everything was abstract, clear, logical, and pre cise, and, like most abstract .reasoners, Mr. Bright tortured history into the form which he had pre viously resolved she ought to present. His method of treatment was eminently French ; it threw prac tical considerations aside, and measured everything by a metaphysical standard. But this great effort was not successful. Mr. Bright states, and with great truth, that there is no single member of the House of Lords who would support such a measure as he proposes. This is the truth, but not the whole truth. 'What he says of the Peerage is true of the landed gentry and of the vast majority of the mer cantile and manufacturing classes. They seek no violent changes, because they experience no serious grievances which it is in the power of legislation to redress. No man of note or mark ' not originally committed to the movement,. has been prevailed upon to join it; and, though thousands naturally congregate to listen to and applaud an orator of Mr. Bright's undoubted powers, the pro cess of conversion seems to be to the last degree slow and laborious. Very wisely, therefore, Mr. Bright has discarded his abstract arguments, and is anxious to build upon something I more solid than the rights of man. He has recovered some respect for the revolution of 1688, is reconciled to the Reform Bill of 1832, and is even solicitous that we should not give too much power to the land, lest we should shake the stability of that venerable in stitution the House of Lords. Mr. Bright is -work ing in the same direction as ever, but the ship's head turned. the other way. The Wind is foul,' and he is at present reduced to tack backwards and for wards between the Scylla of the abstract metaphy sical rights on the one side and, the, charybdis of constitutional precedents ou the other. We wish him a safe deliverance from his unfortunate dileM ma, and have no doubt that when he has been able to satisfy himself as to the principles on which a Reform Bill should be based he will be able to ex plain them to the public with a clearness and con sistency which we have hitherto looked for in vain. If ever he brings forward a bill it will be framed much more upon the principles developed at Edin burgh than upon those set forth in his first oration at Birmingham,.--Times. ~~