The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-27 00:00:00

17 IN IL, ' I • . MAILS. of the above 2d, and InsY Est inst. 15th inst: &the 20-26th covember. Le 12th inst., ,nciria on the io 20th inst., he 23d, and DEC. 27. H e has been aci%ory state. rin i, is dead. DEC. 26. on a charge the Royalists 1 DEC. 25. asses of 1851 !d to milital Lre to be in ce when re• , DEC. 26. d in number° toyal Guard xre in a de• its still good, a. some time he attacking in Paris b 9 Council of landing frog ie Concordat, opened with Bourse, but ed at 68f 35C, 4, says :—So üblication o f Stadtholders , 'ession it bag it is evident In the whole, al politicians mings of the the will for Von Schmerl n matters of Reich sratbf ill in future duly elected In one part common re' Reichsvole gue that it no [leant. It is t believes s ungary, and gill agree to re." In the rs of import iers the lavr 3 Protestant nces of the turned from tants of that t Rechberg he exceptioa Botzen are is grievonslf districts 10 he people of re more oat ,use Colonel :ed them ill y deemed it as in a state ad menaced nted him of )leman who [nested biro 1 , 1. von G- - " ee him be 1 10 and. 1 2 • were found iublie build rlberg. The ere, ,‘ Lag per Austria and openif coved froth the atten' ) following the sub- tizens are liary visits lity of the aimed. 4. -twee only. )ir childree dation and :here is no I are inads- Lissed, and suspected 3i3 in Hun' they were )9 doubted utbreak in Hungarf ionists on notorious ntly been 1 it is novi hree Sar aped the ijS. The laid will rgoes t° is never sadly out 1 gentle inie train ancellorf :~e station hilla has corn to den 9 tinualll tion, hitt he goodo cot long e county :es " by e would d at bis rat open Ifterneon ;h-Mews ideration iths, the =stables an, frail pith the es that .d Aid ia / EY MARE_E7' AND CITY 11 7 ETAS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. T he inquiry for money continues active at full (ylotations, capitalists having taken advantage of the temporary effect produced by the arrangements higher with the close of the year to exact rather Tgher terms for the nse of the means at their disposal. At 5 per cent., however, first class se curities can be negotiated in the open market as well as at the Bank of England, but as usual when the terms are equal the preference is given to that establishment, and it is consequently pre :liethermed that th e n ex t G aze tt e re t urns w ill show an important movement in the other secu rities. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon exhibited a slight decline in the rates on Paris. There were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday. A call of £2 per share has been made by the directors of the Bahia and San Francisco Railway, Payable on or before the 6th of February. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday an ..active demand prevailed, a n d p r i ces o f mos t descrip tleha advanced Id. per lb The sales amounted to 15,000 bales. [The Glasgow, which left for New York to-day, has 500 "eYed £83,443 in specie, and the Nova Scotian for Portland. The Bank of England Directors have not made "Y alteration in their terms of discount today. The English Funds continue d e p re ss e d; C o n s ols' beiag 921 8 The New Threes are 921 ; the Reduced 921 1 ; E xc h equer Bil ls 4s. di s. to par. ; I ndia 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper 941 95/ ; and oitto Debentures 96a t Continued quietude pervades the F:reign Mar 4et, and prices remain without any importan v ella nge. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 11 ; ditto ," e w, 571 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. 511 ; Mexican, Po rtuguese, 22 ; Brazilian 4-1 per Cents., 1852, 861 ; 4-°ll llguese, 47 8 ; and Spanish Deferred, 421 1. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up t , gag day, are in round kr.... an undsr 1860. 1859. Gre at Western 2 ° . r th-Weatern 85,050 82,035 r' r .ighton 18,03) 14,300 ldla n d 6 °llol -Eastern treat Northern 0 14 aalaire and Yorkshire N' 4 to, 1 and Exeter tr! )r ta-Eastern 40,719 36,702 Midland t ‘i. 'lld and Great Western of Ireland 4,569 3795 fai:'_'°urgh and Glasgow . . 6,196 5 ,585 Noand South-Western 7,909 6,895 IT sts Western of Canada ° ium of France 47,885 47,560 The above returns show a satisfactory increase on all the principal British lines. On the Great Wes tern it amounts to £909 ; the North Western to £ 1 ,015 ; the Brighton to £1,750; the Midland to ; the South Eastern to £793; the Great Northern to £A73O ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £2,464 ; the North Eastern to £4.017 ; the Edinburgh and Glasgow to £6ll ; the Great Wes tern of Canada to £1,346; and the Northern of "ranee to £325. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have b een limited, and the variations have barely °lceeded Ito 1 per cent. Caledonians have de clined 971 989 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire to 1201 ; North Western to 1011 1021; and South Western to 1 ; 93 1. Great Northern have advanced to 112 'neat Western to 751 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln to 561 57 ; Midlands to 1361 ; and North Eastern (York), to 951. The Foreign lines remained at almost nominal Quotations, the only bargain recorded being in South Austrian, and Lombardo-Venetian at 13. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada 4oproved to 231 24 ; Great Western of Canada to 11 i; and East Indian to 1001 101. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re main very dull at previous rates. Union of Aus tralia 441 ; London and Westminster 641 ; and 4cottish. Australian Investment 140. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. v e er Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 21 a I 1 1 dia t !Q' 3 S per Cent. Annuities n ock — • a Di tto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — .., Ditto 6 per cent .. 241.0 Debentures, 1858 96 k 13,.. - Ditto itto Bond s £ l , O O O 9 die ~, Ditto under £l,OOO Loasol s for Account, Jan. 10 4xcheqner Bills, £l,OOO, 10 D *to £5OO par Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK Br azilian 5 per Cent ~Ditto 4 1 per Cant, 1852 .... 861 M exican 2 per Cent 2 l; P ortugu ese Account 3 per Cent.. 1853. • • Ditto Account Sp 3 per Cent. .. - D itto Account , bitto New Deferred l Alrkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK Consols for Account, ex div. BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. The Board of trade tables for the past month t A cre issued this afternoon, and show that the e n inunt of our export transactions has been almost of 1859 similar to that of the corresponding month 1%1859, the total being L 10,757,749, against ' v 1 0,858,001. Under no head has there b een an y e rY material variation. the shipments of cotton a n chil d linen goods having been on a steady scale, woollen manufactures and woollen and linen yarns figure for a moderate decrease. The total exports during the first 11 months _ i ! the year have been L 123,714,276, against Zi119,613,185 in the same period of 1859, showing an iucrease of £4,101,091, or 31 per cent. Compared with 1858 an augmentation is shown ° 1 . ...,_£17,158,174, or about 16 p er cent. With regard to imported commodities, wheat a nd flour are the great items of interest, the arri 'alsl o f b o th having been about t hree times as la rge as in the month o f November last year, and t heir aggregate value being about £3,000,000, or , z 200,000 in excess even of the large importations of the preceding month. Of other articles the , n nusumption has been comparatively moderate, the ‘lemand for them being partially checked by the Price of bread. Thus a decrease is exhibited in coffee, cocoa, sugar, spirits, and wine ; the latter, "awever, has robably been affected the post- Pollement of pu p rchases until the final re d uction of duty on the Ist of January. TBIS DAY'S SHIPPING. • ,LONDON, Dec. 27.—Wind this day at noon—North • l Easterly moderate breeze and hazy weather, with t fal °I snow in the night.' BIUSTOL, Dec. 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Antonia, `mto Havannah. Fr: aunt. Dec. 26.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived— "°•asex, from London for Melbourne ; Governor Za chman, from Antwerp for Valparaiso. FAL MOUTH , Dec. 26 . —W ind E.S.E., fresh gale. — Arrived —Queen of the Cha se, fr om London for S t. Michael's. DEA,L, Dec. 27.—Wind S.E. b y E., strong.--Arrived— Argo, from the River, and sailed for Mobile. PI LL , Dec. 26.—Wind N.E.—Sailed — Thomas Wright, for Newfoundland. CROOKHAVEN Dec. 25.—Arrived—Ellesmere, from Rio Grande. LBRIVICK, Dec. 25.—Wind calm.—Sailed—Marcela, for Gilboa. Re - NDERLAND, Dec. 26.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Dom, for New York. CLYDE, Dec. 26.—Wind N. — Arri ved—Trinit y , from Newfoundland ; Trajan and Glengarnoch, from Demerara; ~ Hardinge, from Jamaica; Viborg, screw steamer, from Lisbon. brimiN, Dec. 26.—Wind N.E. — Arr ived—Rudenge, from Baltimore. Yot7GHAL, Dec. 26.—The Anne, of Caernarvon, went ar+hore this morning, and is become a total wreck; all hands lost. (BY ILECTRIC TBLEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind E. Another heavy fall of snow last night. Arrived, Dec. 25—Janet and Alice, from Hambur g ; tllor a , steamy . , from Alexandria; La Poule , from Cher °lirg ; Foyle, steamer, from Dublin ; Sarah, from Hull. Sailed Dec 25—Royal Albert, for Table Bay; Ascen dant, f or Melbourne • Foyle, steamer, for London. Arrived, Dec. 26—Sanber: Brothers, from Hamburg; ligluitine Clara Charente, from Cannes; Alliance, steamer, fr om Havre ; S o uthampton, steamer, from Jen), ; Bisk, ` .r ° ll :l Portland ; Nancy, from Sunderland. Sailed—La Poule, for Cherbourg; Havre, steamer, for Havre; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey. BY SUBMARINE GRA AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. VESEND, Thursday Morning. - Wind E. ; weather fine. Arrived, Dec. 26.—Daniel Wheeler, from Gottenburg ; '" ° ll 3' Castle, from Mauritius. tkrrived Dec. 27.—Earl of Auckland, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Beaver, steam er, from Harlingen; Li on, 4learaer, from Calais. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.E. by E., strong. Aulured.--Argo, from Louden, for blob'le. SHARE 31ARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. EihErc Railways 13.14 stool: Belfast and Ila Ilvmena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June. stock stock Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bogt. Sleafl and illid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen .t Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock., tPassage Cornwall A (A gets no div Do •—• 'until fi pc peran Do B hasbeen , d.toß Dublin & Belfast. June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasr. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland, Great Northern Do do A stock stock 121 10 stock 6.4.0. stock a(; T 1 do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western ...... • . Do Str Val gua. stock stock 50 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock [9.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 , 10 stock stocK stock stock stock Irish Sonth-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. & sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine I.,'tierry & Enniskillen Man. Shef. & Lin , oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do # shares Metropolitan Midland Do new Do kirming. & Derb: 'Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland shares Mid Kent ........ Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Ctrlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Roe Norfolk • • • • • • Nthn. Counties Union North British.. ... Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stocii D stk ; A recs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B all 100 34 100 100 Closing' Business Price. i Done. Fi 81 81 83 111 12i 64 7 99 101 98 984 6 6i Do B stock Nth_ Eastern—Berwick' Dodo , C.N.E. purchase Do Leeds ......... ..... I Do York ...... ...... ,North London ...... Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail trebles • Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock' Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon South Eastern south Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do .. Taff - Vale ...... Do Pref. No-1 ThamesHavenDkdiltall Ulster .. Do ....... ....... .... 100 100 100 [6 13 4 100 100 100 5 174 1 all 8 M 16i IV 531 Ml 37 39 26 28 Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim ' Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall .....• • • West London Do Ist class .... •• • • Do 2d class .. • • •• WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford] 88 90 29k 291 7 6d 55 Si 65 65i 1121 120 1191 mg 105,4 64 A i 45 P 94 951 101 103 102 12 2k 2:1 9 2a,~' 131 81 136}} 55 i log f S 115 117 34 ,144 87 89 50 52 6 7 42,1 43i 874 88 62 64 78 30 6 8 424 434 11 114 p 15} I 8f all 100 all all all all all 551 56a 2 3p i d p 68 70 111 115 6 Of 50 52 43 45 83 85 PREFERENCE SHARES. 1 Closing Business Share Railways. Pahl Price. Done. Anglo-Mexican Mir;, 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural' 'Berlin Water (Limited)' British American Land' 'B.&I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim.) Cop. Min.ofEng.&Smltg. Do. Pref. 71 per cent. 'Crystal Palace 'Do. Preference Do. 6 p. c. Pci ?et. Deben Electric Telegraph C, • Do. New English & Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigati Great Ship Limited) Do. 17i p ct Preference' Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) London Discount (Lim. 1 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.Y ,Madras Irr. and Canal 'Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Dis. Co. (Lim. Nerb,u.Coal&lron (Lim. Netherlands Land ; Do.B dis i N. Br.&NovaScotiaLandl N.B.Australasian (Lim. Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.). Orin tl. In. Steam(Lim.)A Ditto B. Ditto C Peelß.Lnd.&lllin.(Lim.) Pen. & Oriental Steam . Do. New RedSeadand.Tel.g.4ip.e Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam , Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim South Australian Lan KSubmarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Do. do. fir. Ec Lo. Co. of Upr.i..`,Wo: l l Van Diemen'o. Land all all 100 all all a:1 all Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5Ol & Exet.4 p.et.stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent D un.Per I h &Aber.Jun. E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c ' Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c gua. S. & D. Edit'. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Ni. of Scotld. Ist pf. Gt.Su. & W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Co. Re deem able, 4/ p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf. sh. Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.f.,s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Do. do. 41 per cen'. Do. do. 41 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.deftil '65) Lon. Chat. and Dover Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W, 7 p. ct. stock Do. 48 per cent , Do. (Prtam. perpl anus of 2m. 6d...,. ..... Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh.l Stan, 6h. kLin. 8 per et. Xt3 Do. 34 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent 7.laryoort & Car., 4 p. c Do, 44 per cent llid. Con. 6 p a. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. C. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. 0.1840 Do. 54 p. c. I'ref. do. 1847 Do.slVay.Val.Ex.Bt.lB47 North British, 5 p. 0, I Do, New, gua, 5n 0, , Do. Bor. Un, g. pf, she Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.Rail.,lsDck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref, Do. do. do - Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1818 Do. York, • . S. Purch North Staffordshire ithymney Guarantee Scottish Central, new p Scottish North-Easter a/ p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdcen,gua.6p.a Do. 7 p. c. pref. stoc South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4/ per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4/ per cent. Do. Fixed /p.c. Ist is. outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 4/ per cent. S.-Yorkshire. 4 p, o. gua, Stock. di Dar, A 5 p, 0 1 Do. B 6 ner cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrf d do l(ilkny, 6 p. c. W.Mid -Oxf let Gua stk Do. 2d do I Do. Newport 5 p.c.pt.red: Do.Perpet. 6p. c. pf 186 Do. till 1869, let Is. Do. do. 2d is. 96 98 [Ol 103 2O 21,E 6 61 99 101 111 113 [O6 108 [lO 112 [OB 110 12.1 126 80 82 [l2 114 90 92 [l7 119 112 114 104 106 86 88 98 100 [OO 102 91 93 92 94 LO3 105 94 10 174 184 104 11 76 78 20 21 10 104 lq 151 137 139 16 118 116 118 138 143 116 118 1 3 105 53 156 [3O 134 69 71 90 92 [lB 118 150 155 13 14 70 7 2 PI I IP, [37 139 101 103 95 96 .11 113 109 111 p 93 05 [O2 104 P iP P IP 23 24 122 124 130 133 loi 11 23f 241 101 103 101 103 90 92 99 101 85 88 27f 281 32f 33 32} 3:1 45 48 124 126 123 123 100 102 123 126 118 120 stock stock stock stook .1 stock 11 stock 121 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE Railways, .TALS, Bedford and Mete!Hey Bsckinghamshire Chester k Holyhead.. Do. do. 53 per cent. Do. do. 5 Junction. cent.' Clydesdale unction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshireg.6 p.c. E.Union,llarwich Shs Do. Woodbridfie • .. I Gls.Barr.,t Neils,Drct. Leasing Closing Business Paid ' ' Co.'s. Price. Done. Ln &N.W 98 100 Do. 53 534 i Do. 125 127 Do. 113 115 Caledonin 102 104 E.U.&E C 16 17 Gt. North. 135 137 l E.Counts.i 4} 44 Do. New .... Gloster& Dean ore.. ITartlpool.Dck.& Hull and Selby • • • • • • Do. 4 Shares •• • • Do. Shares ..• •• • • Lanc.& Carl. gua.s P.C. London & Greenwich, Do. Preference ••• • I Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend.l Lowestoft, zua. 4 p.ct. o. 6 per cent . 11tanc.,13uxtn. & Matk , Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock Newmarkt.,lluryEx 1 Guaranteed 5 P. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 pc. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. North Western iOO C2l,ledoninl Prestos and Wyre. Do. # Stares A. Roystn.Hiteh., Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford Do. Do. South Staffordshire .. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon 6 Croydn. 100 D. , . . all Gt. West. all Yk.N.&Br all yk.N. Md ' all Do. all Do.. •.• • • 100 (Ln.& NAV; 100 16. East. 100 ,Do 100 ,Peto &Co 100 Norfolk 100 Do all LNW M 100 'Midland 5. 5 6 E.Counts all all pDo. • all Do. ... all Midland all L & NW do L.Yk. 3 all Do. 100 Gt. North., .100 T Brassey 1 all sfej e 'i n * 100 Gt. West. all L. c t Bmtn 31 3! 98 100 P 55 5,7 15 1511 !135 137 .105 107 I 3 DI 101 11* 93 95 si Share', Docks. P a id . @losing 81111110011 I Price. Done. D stock Commercial . .. 100 stock o. 4 per Cent.Pretllin., 100 —.. stock East and West India ..l 100 .... stock London 1100 ca. stock St. Katharine.. i 100 stock outhampton lOO stock 'Victoria .. ........ 1 24 DONOW.ww..IIOIOOOI , 1 i i__ P. %11 1 100 116 118 110 111 105 106 132 134 111 113 741 741 61 64 120} 120; 62 64 117 119 51 53 101/ 102; 95 96 8 10 55 56 3i 24d 135 k 1351 107 109 110 112 '2OB 212 61 63 115 120 93 97 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1860. POLICE IN7ELLI9ENCE—(This Day). THE WEATHER AND 2'HE PARKS. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. BOXING DAY AND ITS RESULTS.—A large number of cases, the usual result of Boxing Day, came before the magistrate (Mr. Tyrwhitt) this morning, and where only drunkeness was charged, the worthy magistrate disposed of the cases by discharging the offenders —many of whom pleaded the day in excuse, and bore marks of disfigurement from fighting or falling about. In several cases the offenders had further misconducted themselves by adding to the lesser offence, that of assault on the police. In one case in which four men named Crawley, Ryan, Stagden, and Henwell, and a female named Mary Cullen, were charged with assaulting the police, and Cullen with biting the constable, the woman said she could not have bitten the officer, because she hadn't a tooth in her head. The men were fined 10s., or 14 days each, and the woman ss. or seven days. _ . Yesterday was another grand but at the same time almost a fatal day to many persons who visited the Serpentine in Hyde-park. Upsfards of 10,000 person were congregated there at one time, and amongst the number were several members of the Skating Club, and some of the non-commissioned officers of the Coldstream and Scots Fusilier Guards. The appear ante of the latter mingling with the fair sex, and taking parts in quadrilles performed on the ice, had a very gay effect. Several exciting skating matches were gone through during the day for sums of money, and at night fall lighted flambeaux, and coloured fires were employed to con tinue the proceedings, and some scores of link bearers were engaged in showing lights for the skaters to pursue their evolutions. The ice in this park is 31 inches in thickness, but owing to the large number who went upon it eleven persons were tripped and thrown down by the skaters and their heads cut. They were taken to the Royal Humane Society's receiving -house, and their wounds were dressed by Mr. Superintendent Williams and Mr. Young the secretary. Mr. John Gormoday, of 32, Kennerton-street, broke through the ice, but was rescued and taken to the receiving -house, where , he had a warm bath and stimulants, and was ena bled to return to his home. The other cases of assault were disposed of by the inflic tion of fines commensurate with the gravity of the charges, some of them being of a very serious nature. PICKING A POCKET AT THE GERMAN FAIR.—Ann Cook, a middle•.aged female, was charged by Tucker, of the C division, with picking the pocket of a female named Harriet Jeffreys of a needlecase, and, pleading distress, was re manded for a week. The Long Water in Kensington -gardens had about 6,000 sliders and skaters upon the ice, but no accidents occurred. At the Round Pond, Kensington -gardens, about 2,000 persons amused themselves upon the ice, and the banks were crowded with people drawn toge ther to witness the various evolutions. Serpents and birds of nearly , every description were cut out most finely, especially by the ladies. A boy, whilst standing on the ice, fell down, and had his leg broken. He was taken to St. George's Hospital, where he at present remains in a state of great suffering. In St. James's-park the number of sliders and skaters was about 4,000, and several immersions took place during the day. Amongst the most en dangered were Richard Bennett, of 9, Nag's-head court, City ; Edwin Clarke, of 3, Tyler's-court, Soho ; Thomas Stand, of 9, Wilson's-court, Gray's inn-road ; James Thompson, of 44, Gloucester street, Queen-square; and John Mann, of 55, Kingsland-road. They were all attended to by Dr. M'Cann, of Parliament-street, and were enabled to return home. The Regent's-park had about 10,000 people upon the ice, and several persons were seriously injured by having their heads cut open by being thrown down by the skaters. The worst accidents happened to Mr. H. Cooper, of 15, Cuthbert-hall-park ; Mr. Frost, oilman, of Lisson-street, Lisson-grove ; Mr. James Wall, of 26, Weymouth-street, Portland place; Mr. G. Read, of Kersall House, Manchester square; and Mr. G. Brough, of 47, Shoe-lane. The thermometer, as registered by Negretti and Zam bra's patent glass, during Tuesday night was 27 deg. ; at nine yesterday morning it was at 27 deg ; and at six o'clock last night it stood at 30. The barometer during the day indexed 2954, and the wind was north-east. The ice in the Victoria-park, Crystal Palace, Hampstead Ponds, Clapham-common, and other suburbs was reported last night to be tolerably secure, and gredt numbers went upon the frozen surface ; but one gentleman had his head fractured by falling on the ice in the Victoria-park. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 00 Agra&linitedService Bk 40 'Australasia.. 25 Bank of Egypt .. ; 100 , Bank of London ..1 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American, 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c.; 25 !CILMer. of In. Lon.& Ch. 100 City 100 Colonial ..... ......... , 2011 Corn. Bank of Canada... 100 Commercial of London .' 20 Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch.. 20 Gen. Bk Switzerland; 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral; 50 London and County .. 50 London Joint Stock .. 100 Londen & Westminster I Nat. Prov. of England Do. new • National Bank ..... INew South Wales Do. new lOrient. B. Corporation Ottoman Bank ..... Provincial of Ireland ,Do. new ISouth Australia (Union of Australia 'Union of London jUnity Mutual.. ...... .. 83 71 73 21 22 50 62 1i 1 57 69 22i 23 31 36 70 72 39 41 21 22 151 151 25f 26 45 47 18 19 'DENT SECU ,112 117 111 113 111 113 104 104 4osi logi 1004 1014 1006 1016 1004 101 i 1 108 109 1108 110 4071 108 OUS. 13 14 31 33 41 5 30 32 1 35 37 18 20 13 15 110 113 23i 24i 28 - 30' 100 IC2 108 213 93 96 24 1 21 If 1 f 11 1 d 1 1k 1k 2k 2 4 lf lid 3 I d, it I it p: 1 50 63 73 75 13 14 17 18 p 17 19 5 6 46 48 130 135 33 35 i f 5 4 7 t 9 10 ,55101 , 4 Closing Price. 778 95 96 14 1 d 44 5d 6i 7 75 80 6 7 72 65 70 id pr q If d 1 f d d 1001 1011 d pr d pr 981 991 1.001 1011 23 24 78 80 48 52 57 60 60 54 48 52 97f 98f I d 11A 2 if d 11 111 9f Of d 93 100 95 100 03 96 90 13 85 87 954 988 888 898 18 11 d 5 7 1001 1 5 7 100 101 11. d 111, d Ot 96 'WAYS. 51 51 - - li lid I 1 20 11 3 2¢j 2 2.51 23j 24¢ 74 71 19!, 204 as 4 394 74 64 354 564 51 55 31 21c1 51 d 81 At 1 1 d d d i 20 21 I " 91 214 224 !OLONIAL GOVER: Can.G on. 6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6p. cent. 1879 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept.! Do. 5 per cent Do. Scrip B2 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July, 100 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct.' 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 Do. 5 p. a, 1871 to 1876 100 Do. 5 p.c.,lBBB&upwds 100 .Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 lOO S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO Tic. Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do. do. 6p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 100 100 100 100 100 MISCELLANEA THAMES. CHRISTMAS SPORTS.—Michael Macarthy, a thief, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with assaulting Thomas Harney, a pugilist, with a most unmistakeable fighting face, and also with assaulting the pugilist's wife. Harney has frequently given much trouble to the police, to the magistrates of this court, and others, and has been fined for assaults and breaches of the peace. He appeared in court not like the celebrated portrait of the man that lost the fight, but with a head frightfully beaten and covered with surgical plaisters. Mrs. Harney stated that she was in her husband's com pany at a public-house in Back Church-lane on Christmas eve, and her husband had a bottle of rum given to him by the landlord. The prisoner took the bottle from her hus band, and struck him three times with it on the head, and cut his head open. Her husband was in a " deluge of blood." The prisoner then cut her head with the remains of the broken bottle, and stole her shawl. The prisoner was quite sober. Mr. Selfe—Why was not this charge brought here before ? Mrs. Harney—My husband took out a summons yester day, and we could not find the prisoner till last night. Thomas Harney said he had been a teetotaller for five weeks. Mr. Selfe—Then what business had you in a public home ? Harney—Well, I can't read and write ; and I go in to see the Shipping Gazette, and the list of arrivals of ships. Mr. Selfe—But if you cannot read what is the use of the. Shipping Gazette to you ? Harney—Well, some one reads it for me. He then con firmed the statement of his wife, and said his head was cut. in five places. Mr. gelfe—What did you want with a bottle of rum, Mr. Harney ? Harney—Why, to comfort my father-in-law. Besides, I have broken the pledge, and take a little rum myself. Mr. Selfe— I thought so. Harney said the prisoner kicked at him an I defied him, because he was bound over to keep the peace. If he had gone into the boy, he could have murdered him in a few minutes, but he kept his hands off' for fear of the conse - quences. Tho prisoner said there was a " scrimmage" in the pub lic-house, and in the course of it Mrs. Harney struck a young women with a child in her arms, and the bottle of rum was taken out of Harney's hands by a man, and it was broken. After a long investigation, Mr. Selfe said the Harneys were not blameless, and fined the prisoner 10s., and in default 7 days' imprisonment. ' DRUNK AND DEAD.-Mr. Selfe said there was a charge on one of the police sheets against Robert Maguire, aged 49, of No. 10, Albert-street, Shadwell, labourer, and he found it stated on the same sheet in pencil writing that he was dead. Inspector Dandy, of the H division, said that police constable found the deceased lying in the snow in Dock street, Whitechapel, last night at half-past nine o'clock. The deceased was helplessly intoxicated, and could not move. A stretcher was sent for, and the deceased was placed upon it and brought to the station-house in Leman - street. He put the man before the fire and rubbed his hands to produce warmth. In three minutes ho observed an alarming change in the man and sent for Dr. Conoley, of High-street,Whitechapel, who arrived at the station-house in a few minutes, and pronounced the man to be dead. Mr. Selfe—Was he drunk ? Inspector Dandy—No doubt he had been drinking to ex _ cess and fell in the snow. Every possible attention was paid to the poor fellow, and I very much regret he should have died under such circumstances. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. lMt ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 52s 6d ; barley, 38s 6d ; oats, 21s 6d ; rye, 35s 2d ; beans, 45s 2d ; and peas, 43s 10d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGER. - Wheat, 54s 4d barley, 39s 9d ; oats, 228 7d ; rye, 35s 2d ; beans, 47s 10d peas, 45s 7d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 68,249; barley, 95,146 ; oats, 16,030 ; rye, 187; beans, 2,889 ; peas, 2,231 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. A very limited supply of beasts was on offer in to. day's market, and all kinds sold readily at an advance in the quo tations of 2d. per 8 lbs. The best Scots;&c., realised sd. per 8 lbs. We were very scantily supplied with sheep, and the mutton trade was somewhat active at full currencies. A few very inferior Downs were worth 6d. per 8 lbs. Calves were in limited supply and steady request at extreme rates. Pigs were quite as dear as last week; but milch cots were very inactive. Per Bibs to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. Crse. &Inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 Prime Scats, &c. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 3 10 1 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Lambs, Os Suckling calves, Hs to 23s 23s to 30s. a. d. s. d• Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 6 6 Pme. S'thdownd o• 5 8 6 10 Large arse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Small porkers 4 8 5 2 )d to Os Od. and quarter •old store pigs TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs. 2,020 Calves Pigs POItEIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWCIATF, AND LEADENHALL.—SuppIies of meat are moderately large, and the trade is steady, as follows :- - Beef, from 2s 8d to 48 6d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 10d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 48 10d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. 26.—There was a limited supply of stock on offer here to-day, and the trade ruled steady, at very full prices :—Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton,. 3s 8d to 5s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os 05 ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Dec. 26. A moderate demand, as follows : —Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 38 10d to 5s 10d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s Sd ; and pork, 4s Od to 58 Od per 81bs ; suckling calves, 158 to 108 ; quarter old store pigs, 21s to 288 each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Muadow hay, £2 Os to £5 lOs Od ; clover do., £3 Os to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. Trade firm. CUMBERLAND. , — MeadOW hay, £2 58 to £5 128 ; clover, £3 5s to £5 15s Od ; and straw. £1 108 to £1 16s per lead. A steady demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 10s Od ; dove', £3 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £llos to £1 16s per load. Supply short. Trade firm. VIENNA, Dec. 22.—The report that Count Rech berg is about to quit office is still current, but the Minister-President is likely to remain at his post for some time to come, the Court being desirous to avoid the appearance of having yielded to the pres sure of public opinion. It is possible that some change of circumstances may induce the Emperor to a corresponding change in his plans, but at pre sent, as is credibly related, his Majesty is inclined to make M. von Schmerling President of the Cabi net as well as Minister of State. Should he do so, the integrity of the empire may be maintained, but if Count Rechberg should remain at the head of affairs, any efforts which M. von Schmerling may make to come to an understanding with the Liberal party in Hungary must necessarily fail, as it has no confidence in the sincerity of the Minister-Pre sident, who but a few years ago was hand and glove with Baron Bach, the doughty champion of absolutism and centralisation. It hardly admits of a doubt that Baron Hubner will soon be Minister for Foreign Affairs, but persons who have known him long and intimately say that he is not very likely to improve the relations between this coun try and the other Powers. M. von Hubner bears the stigma of Jesuitism, and his enemies, whose name is legion, accuse him of having made a step ping-stone of religion. What truth there may be in the charge I am unable to say, but certain it is that the ex-ambassador is a man of talent, who possesses great savoir faire. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Christmas morning Mr. Stockbridge, of 15, Ludgate-hill, was found dead in bed. The deceased gentleman, who was much respected in the neighbourhood, retired to rest on Monday night in his usual health and spirits. EXTRAORDINARY COLD. The following letters have been addressed to the Editor of the Times : Sir,—l herewith send you a report of perhaps the most extraordinary cold ever known in England—certainly ex ceeding every record but one, and that record being looked upon as an error, and indeed thought to be an impossible temperature in England. This morning the temperature at four feet above the ground was 8 deg. below zero, and on the grass 13.8 deg. below zero, or 45.8 deg. of frost. As the above extraordinary temperature may seem im probable, I herewith append the readings of a number of thermometers placed in different situations : Thermometers. Negretti and Zambra's patent mercurial mini mum, four feet from ground — 8.3 Rutherford minimum, four feet .. 8.2 Spirit thermometer on grass —l o .B Ditto ditto —10.7 Ditto ditto Sensitive mercurial theremometer on grass Ditto on snow —13.3 Spirit thermometer on snow Id. id. id. —lP7 Dog. The above are all readings made at the Beeston Observa tory. At Highfield-house they were : At four feet On grass The maximum heat yesterday was only 20 deg., and from 7 p.m. till 11 a.m. the temperature never rose as high as zero of Fahrenheit's thermometer. At the present time (12.30 p.m.) the temperature is 7 deg. above zero at 4 feet, and 2.5 deg. above zero on the grass. To-night, in all probability, will be even colder, as the sky is cloudless, with a fog in the distance. Wind stationary since 1 p.m. yes terday in west, and calm. The Trent is full of ice, and in a few hours will be quite frozen over. I have just seen a horse pass with icicles at his nose three .nches in length, and as thick as three fingers. The ground is about three inches covered with snow. Deg. Deg. Dce. 24, 1 p.m. temp. at 4 feet, 20.0 on grass 18 0 If 6 p.m. JI 6.0 „by 0.3 " 10 p.m. ,/ 1.5 „ 2.0 Dec. 25, 2t a.m. ~ 0.0 „ 3.0 „ 4 a.m. If —6.1 „ —/1.0 I 1 5 a.m. „ —7.0 „ 8.3 I, 7 a.m. ~ —7 . 8 ~ —13.3 ff 8 a.m. „ —B.O „ —lll „ 9 a.m. „ —8.3 „ —12.8 „ 10 a.m. „ —2.0 „by 4.0 „ 121 p.m. „ by 7.0 „ 2•5 I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, E. J. LOWE. Observatory, Beeston, near Nottingham, Dec. 25. Sir,—l venture to send you the readings of my ther mometers last night and this morning, as I believe the cold they indicate is unprecedented in this country. NIGIIT OF DECEMBER 24-25. Minimum on grass .. .. —12.9 Corrected. Minimum under shed —ll.O " Temperature at 930 a.m., Dec. 25 5.0 " The instruments are by Casella, of Hatton-garden, and :ested at Kew. The readings may be depended on. I am, sir, faithfully yours, T. E. CRoss. Appleby Vicarage, Brigg, Lincolnshire, Dec. 25. Sir,—The severity of the season justifies me in sending you a brief notice. Last evening the frost was intense ; a thick fog was stretched over the valley of the Thames. At 1 15 a.m. (Christmas morning), Fahrenheit's thermometer stood at 5 deg., and the air had numerous floating crystals in it hardly of sufficient density to descend to the earth. The deposit of hoar frost was exceedingly rapid. This morning at 7 50 two thermometers, one self-registering and one upright, indicated 0 deg., that is zero, and at this un usually low point they stood till 8 30. The appearance of the rime on the trees is magnificent, but it may be antici pated that the effect on vegetation will be very disastrous. Yours obediently, Wallingford, Dec. 25. CAREY TYSO, Florist, &c. Sir,—My thermometer this morning stood 1 deg. below zero, or 33 degrees frost. This is lower, with one excep tion, than on any occasion for the past 50 years. The date to which I refer was the night preceding January 20, 1838, when the thermometer registered 3 deg. below zero, or 35 doe. of frost.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, . . _ THOMAS L. PLANT. Moseley-road, Birmingham. Dec. 25. Sir,—The severity of the cold in this district is, I believe, unprecedented. The thermometer last night registered 5 deg. below zero, ani during this day (Christmas -day) it has been ranging between two deg. above and two deg. below zero, with a remarkable clearness of the atmosphere and a light S.W. wind. I trust you will think this fact worthy a place in your columns.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, W. C. WARD-JACKSON. Greatham-hall, West Hartlepool, Dec. 25. Sir,—The thermometer in my garden, cm a west wall in a sheltered situation, marked two degrees above zero (Fahrenheit) at 8 a.m. this morning,—a degree of cold, I believe, unknown since the year 1844.—1 remain your obe dient servant, A BERKSHIRE RECTOR. Christmas-day, 1860. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. D Bradford, N.E.; frosty Brighton, N.E.; snow Bristol, E. ; snow Cambridge, N. 8.; cloudy Cardiff, N.E. ; snow Chatham, easterly, fresh.; cloudy Cork, N.B. ; damp Deal, S.E. by E., strong Doncaster, N.; cold Dublin, S.E. ; thaw Dundee, N.E.; frost Edinburgh, W.S.W.; frost, fine Falmouth, calm; dense fog . Glasgow, N.E. ; frost Goole, N.W. • frosty Gravesend, N.E. ; heavy fall of snow Harwich, S.E. ; cloudy lac. 27, 9 A.M. Hartlepool, S.E. ; hard frost Holyhead, E. ; light breeze, clear Inverness, S.W. ; frost Kingstown, S.E. ; dull Leeds, N.E. ; dull and frosty Middlesborough, N. ; frosty Milford Haven, S.; snow Newcastle OR Tyne, W. ; frosty Newmarket, E. ; dull Norwich, N., light; frosty Peterborough, N.E. ; frost Southampton, N.E. ; snow Stockton on Tees, N.E.; dull Sunderland, N.W. ; frosty Wakefield, E.; frosty Weymouth, E. ; snow Whitehaven, N.E. ; dull York, S.S.E. ; frost 611 The accounts from Paris state that such applica. tions as have been received for , the Turkish loan are prin cipally from the provinces, and th at latterly they have come in slowly. Notice has been give AU that the London lilt will close on the 6th January. BRITISH I*O:3S Railways. [Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind, Gu. 5 per cent Do, Do. B Buffalo and LaKe Huron Do. New _ Do. Preference .. • • • • Buffalo, Brant, &Godrich 6 p. Ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta..&S.Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim ) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara. Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p, c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 41 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Geelong & Melbourne Geelong Corporation per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canadal Do. 6 per cent. Prof Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 (3 t. In diaren in. gua.sp. c Do. New elm. 5 p. C Gt. South. of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per oent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O .... Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 41 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4 1 1 p. C. Extension Do. Fourth d.e Melb.Corp. 6 p. c. linds 1 D Newßrunswick & Canda ' Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do, do. Land do 1 Do. do. B Capital do. 1 o. do. Land do. ... Oude (Limited) ~. ,Scin de Do. Punjati L I Do. DO. • •• .. b.. ....... f :11.8 IDo. inaus. St. Flo. , ISCAndrewa & Quebec A Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. Paid. all all all 100 100 100 100 all all all all all 100 100 all all all all all 100 all all all all 100 100 100 all 1104 1 1111 (100 10 all 100 - aTI 100 ,ATL" FOitIIGN Ailtwerp d; Rotterdam rdenne5........... p.c. , Belgian East, Junction IBeziers to Graissessac.. 1C9. - neaux Mine & Rail! ICopiapo ......dc.,„„ Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France .... Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Junction ...... Lake Constance (i 6 Bale. ILierre ols Turnhout !Lyons 4z Geneva Maria Antonia, Do. New ........ Namur Liege ........ Do, A p. a, Pref. . ..... Noxthern of France.... 'DO, New Shares ••••.• Norwegian Trunk Pref. l'aris,Lyons, do Mediter. .Paris Sz Orleans. ,ecife &Fran. (Peru.; gua, 7 p. et. 1hn...... Riga & Dunaburg...... Rome & Frascati ...... (Royal 'Royal Swedish .. „.. Do. 7 per cent. Pref.. Sambre & Meuse .... Do. 5i per cent. Pref..— San Paulo, lira, z. 7 p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb 'Venetia Southern of France.... West Flanders . IDo. pp c. Preference:. N.W.W. of Prance jWestern of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden . . Do. 8 per cent Pref.— Zealand BRITISH 11INF,S. Share Mines. Alfred ConsolePhilack, 2.11.10 , 3i 4 20 I , Clifford nil 210 220 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 410 420 - - ;East Bassett (Illogan) 1 30 1 104 J E .v a R r R u d a s o e n , .... v . 8 . t 2 7 ..1 4 4 .0 .6 1 1 01 11 111 iGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.); 511 27 29 ''Great South Tolgus l7s 9 9i IG.Wheal Alfa. (Philack) 12.13.9 1 14 G. Wheal Vor (llelston); 95 11 11 Grenville 'Herod's-Foot ! 8.12 32 34 I Hingsbou Downs 1 4.10.6 3% 3/ Lady Bertha 11.8.6 11 11 • (Margaret (Uny Lelant); 9k 54 56 North Downs ! 23 31 44 , North Frances (Illogan)I 4 5 Basset (Illo4an) 155 4 5 - 'North Wheal Crotty 9.18.9 10 11 iPar Consols (St. Blazey) 1/ 91 11 20 I'rovidence(UnyLelnt.) 10.6.7 45 117 Surtridge Cons. Min. Co. 145 1 11 South Caradon(St.Cleer), 14 300 310 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 3/ 24 35 1 ,S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1 , 4.0, 115 155 Stray Park 24.18.01 49 51 6 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 44 24 24 10 Inn Croft 9 Si 5 4 Vale of Towey (Carm )Il3s 6d 4 West Basset (Illozan) 1 15 17 18 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 76 78 :West Solon . ,Wheal Basset (((Illogan)i 54 120 125 - IWheal Buller (Redruth)l 5 135 145 ,Wheal Edward (Cals.); 12 11 11 Wheal. Kitty (U.Lelant) l 1.7.2 1 17 18 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)i 8 20 22 Wheal Treiawney (Lie.) 54 17 19 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Llm. 155 d 1 35 I Brazil. Imp. (is. at X 5 p.)l 271 2 25 20 Do.St.Johndel Iley,Lim, 13 284 29 5 Do.l.and and Mining Co.? all 1 '(Clarendon Cons.MinCo. die. 40 ICobre Copper all 43 45 ,Copiapo, l6 8 20 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail I 2 Fortuna. 20 General all ' 21 23 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 par 14 IKapunda (Limited) 1 11 11 p 3 ' Linares all 95 104 5 I Lusitanian, 2 P iP 1 'Marlquica lall 1 1 IN.lthineCopotS.Aus.L , aci 20 jPontgibaud Silver. Lead ancl Smelt all 5 6 (Fort 111111 p 1 1 ~ Scottish Austrin. (L.) lO5. 11 MIR United Mexican ail 1 2 1 Northing (Limited) all 1 1 Do u p". •• 19111. 77.7 I Pa i d. Closing Business Price. Done 44 I ,ITIES. 112 k Bntiness done STATE OF ITALY. A correspondent, writing from Genoa, the 21s " Matters in Italy appear somewhat brightenin cr. A report was circulated y esterday that Gaeta hadts surrendered : this is not confirmed, but it is gene rally understood that the terms of surrender are the subject of negotiation, and this portion of the question is in train of satisfactory settlement. Messina will not hold out after the cession of Gaeta. The Italian papers are republishing at full length the Parisian pamphlet of which M. P ere i re has all I the credit, and there seems a general accordance in the suggestion that peace and Venice should be secured by a pecuniary sacrifice—and a large one —which Italy is now disposed to make. Any long continued obstinacy on the part of Austria might, however, wholly frustrate so desirable an at range_ men t. No solution of the Papal difficulty, in which his Holiness is likely to concur, has hitherto been discovered, Pio Nono has again and again re peated that he will not abandon the territorial rights and temporal sovereignty he inherits from his predecessors, and which he deems himself bound to hand down to those who follow him ; but he has had abundant opportunity of learning that neces sity has no law, and that he may be compelled, like many another monarch, to Provare come sa di sale Lo pane altrui.' Salt and bitter is indeed the bread of which princes and potentates have frequently had to taste in these latter days. Antonelli's influence is not shaken ; he is indeed but the representative of the general feel ing of the cardinals. There is, notwithstanding, among sober Catholics a growing conviction that it would be a happiness and a security for the Pope to be relieved from the financial difficulties and po litical complications, which belong to civil autho rity. The time of Victor Emmanuel's return to Turin is not yet decided on. The Parliament will hardly assemble till February, and. everybody an ticipates fierce discussions between the Unitarian centralisers and those who desire to uphold the separate nationalitie s , and to obtain a recognition of the demands for local government. Garibaldi remains in his island solitude, but will appear hereafter in the field to settle with the sword mat ters which diplomacy may fail to accomplish with the pen—but better things are hoped for. Squibs, and caricatures, and pasquinadcs abound —placards cover the walls in unbridled and often most intem perate expression—and in them the passionate ex citements of the hour find vent; but on the whole the nation, l'ltalica nazioni, is gay and joyous, and dwells on the hope that a work so well begun w ill terminate felicitously. It is said that Sir John Bowring's visit to Turin is connected with some proposed tariff reforme." The Gaeta Gazette publishes the following order of the day addressed by King Francis to his troops in the Pontifical States : "Gaeta, Nov. 26. "Soldiers !—Separated from you by the force of events, my affection always remains with you. The remembrance of the fatigues ycu have endured during the last eight months, and of the glorious exploits you have valiantly executed, will never be effaced from my mind. I am ob liged to dissolve provisionally the corps to which you be long. I have the firm confidence that in a short time you will be united, perhaps to combat again and to augment the glory of the Neapolitan troops. You bear on your breasts medals which testify to your bravery, and which will recall all the combats in which you have given striking proofs of courage. You will return for the present to your homes, where you will find your companions, who, by fighting valiantly in 1848 and 1849, gained the medals of fidelity and those of Sicily and Rome. Unite with them, and you will be like them, respected and honoured by all good and honest citizens. A day will certainly come when you will again take up the arms you now carry for the de fence of your country, your families, and your property. "FRANCIS., RAILWAYS' IN FRANCE. The Minister of Public Works has just addressed the following circular to the engineers in chief charged with the control of the railways, calling their attention to different measures calculated to secure passengers against such dangers as that of which M. Poinsot was lately the victim. " Sir,—The act committed on the 6th inst. on ! the Eastern Railway has caused the most painful and the most legitimate emotion. The public has seen in this frightful event the revelation of a danger, the existence of which appears to have been never suspected. Doubtless, if we reflect on the criminal audacity required to accomplish such . a crime, and if we think on the co-operation of cir cumstances, which could alone allow the murderer to escape the surveillance of the agents on the line, and the very dangers of that attempt, we shall be led to see in this deplorable event only one of those exceptionable facts which are beyond all calculation Nevertheless it suffices for such a crime to have been committed, for it to be the duty of the admini stration to scrupulously seek, with the co-operation of the railway companies, for the proper means of preventing its recurrence, and of tranquilizing the public feeling. Among these measures, that which first presents itself to the mind, and which in fact appears the most effectual, would consist in organiz ing the control of the train in a permanent manner by means of the circulation of agents on the foot boards of the carriages, properly arranged for that purpose; This system which has already been in practice on the Northern and Southern lines, is, I am aware, not much approved by the public, who complain of the frequent derange ments which it occasions. Considerations of general security must, however, evidently give way to simple questions of convenience. This con trol of agents of the trains, effected at any period during their journey, appears to be a serious gua rantee which ought not to be neglected. It would be well to examine whether, in order to complete this control, it would not be possible to place at the disposal of the passengers in every compartment a visual signal, which could be hoisted above the car riage, and which would call the guard placed in the front part of the train. This signal might be lighted at night by means of a reflector placed above the lamps. There has been also suggested as a useful measure, the establishment in the carriages of glazed pannels, forming acommunication between each com partment; this system also merits examination. Lastly, as a malefactor could not escape from the train except when its speed had somewhat slackened, either on coming near stations or crossings, it is important that a special surveillance should be exercised at those points. I call your particular attention, sir, to the different measures which I have just pointed out. Be kind enough to examine them, in concert with the company the control of which is confided to you, and let me know as soon as possible the result of that examination. " Roumm." STATE OF IRADE. MANCHESTER, Dee. 26.—The principal marke day this week is fixed for Friday, but there were more buyers and sellers on the Exchange than had been expected, and the news by the China mail has led to some business—principally in water twist for that market, and in 40-inch shirtings and T-cloths suitable to China. Prices are rather higher, having again gone up for cotton at Liver pool. For other markets there was also some business done, at very full rates, but of course the Christmas holidays interfere with business, and there has not been a large attendance of buyers. LEEDS, Nov. N.—Yesterday being Christmas day, the usual Tuesday's cloth market, in common with the corn and general markets in this town, has been held to-day. There was a thin attend ance both of buyers and sellers, and the sales effected were only to a small amount. All things considered, however, the m arket was as good as could be expected. The inquiries were chiefly for spring goods, but a few parcels of heavy fabrics for immediate use were sold, the severity of the weather having caused e great demand for such. The ground for some days now has been covered deeply with snow, and the temperature is very low. Yesterday it was 20 degrees below freezing point, but to-day it is not quite so low. LEICESTER, Dec. 26.—Very little has been doing this week in the hosiery trade. Besides being a dull time of the year, the annual holidays impede business. At Loughborough many of the stock ingers are unemployed. The wool market con tinues firm at high currencies. There is no mate- firm. rial change i n y arns, which, however, remain NOTTINGHAM, Dec. 2G.—There is nothing to report in the state of the lace trade. Some of the factories and most of the warehouses were closed on Monday and Tuesday, consequently little business has been done this week. Now, however, that Christmas is turned, more may shortly be expec t e d to be done. A g reat nu mber of the . The operative l ace • makers continue out of work s tocks in the ba nds of the manufacturers are low, itu d are kept as l imited as p racticabl e. Taehosieri Christmas 1 trade re mains exceedingly dull. The holydays have also interfered with business. The frame work knitters are very partially g numbers out of work. th e re ar , ciefor the most part finish to order, and thus keep &ND stock. Yart:s are stiff in price. ROCHDALE, 24M—The flannel market wa s thinly attended to -day, and little business fromdone Both these circumstances arose, however, its being the eve of the Christmas holidays rather than from any falling off in the trade. Manufacturers_ an on indeed, are running their machinery fall t i g e rs ' d the amount of Government and other nr uiet, but hand is large. Lancashire flannels ar L e ig g ht union there is a better demand for \Ve l5 quiet, but dyed goods, as well as go ods and wool are Yorkshire,both goods are active. Prices of Are firm. FAREWELL 7'o THE BRITISH LEGION. Garibaldi's British Legion has finally left Naples. e read in a letter dated Dee. 18 : The Melazzo, as I mentioned in my last, left en Friday evening at nine o'clock, with 250 mec of the British Legion. The following are sonic details which I have collected since, An official repert says : " The men left perfectly contented, and in gooli spirits. The rule is that, in transports, more than two-thirds are never below at once. The vessel was well found in everything —fresh meat, coffee, cho colate, &c. The Glasgow Committee had sent out a gentleman, a Mr. M'Adam, who furnished and distributed a large quantity of Guernsey frocks, comforters) and socks. All the men were paid by Mr. Turner's clerks." Other reports speak of there being shakes-down made for only one-hundred and fifty men. The British Legion, like everything else, however, has been made a party question, and I must caution the public against liste►►ing exclusively to the statements of either side. I have endeavoured to give a fair view of things, and have sent the evi dence which I have cilleeted from both parties. Before leaving this country, but unfortunately after the division had left Salerno, the inhabitants of that city presented an addres s to the Legion, which I translate and send to you. With the 53d Regiment established there and the inhabitants our countrymen have lived in harmony, and have lent their services in putting down the banditti in the neighbourhood.— "A FAREWELL TO TIIE ENGLISH LEGION. " When the cause of Italy meets with the sync_ pathy of free and civilised nations, we have an uur exceptionable proof of its ,justice; and when that sympathy goes so far as to make them take up arms and fight, we have a proof of the nobleness of the aspirations which arise to shako off the yoke of slavery. Inspired with this truth, Garibaldi, the man of the two worlds, conceived the thought of forming a legion of English volunteers, who gene rously hastened to our assistance. "Great and general as was our grief for those brave men who fell under the walls of Capua, it is immensely greater now that new vicissitudes oblige you to leave our land, on which God smiles, and which it seems men conspire to deceive. You de part, 0 generous and brave men, and Italy is not yet all united, independent, and free ; but she is not unworthy the sympathy of your nation, the first in Europe to conquer freedom, and which better than any other people, still knows lurr to defend and fight for it. May your departure be a pledge of securing that, we shall accomplish our great task without the sacrifice of any other blood but that which we ought always to be ready to shed for out beloved country ; and let us, 0 noble friends, wait for better times to express the sincere gratitude of all the Italian nation towards your generous coun try. These are the hearty wishes of the people of Salerno, who now enjoy your presence and love you as brothers. " Farewell, brave men, farewell ! " Salerno, Dec. 14." The answer of the Legion runs thus : " SALERNO, DEC. 14. "The officers and men of the British Volunteers received with feelings of the utmost pride the flattering address of the inhabitants of Salerno, and they assure them that the cause of liberty is one in which every man bearing the name of riton feels it an honour to shed his blood. They regret that, owing to the sudden orders from Naples, so many of the regiment had left before the address was received, but before they arrive at their homes it will be published in all the English papers, and the people of their native country will see with gratification that the efforts of her sons are not unappreciated in Italy ; and may that knowledge stir her to fresh efforts for the noble cause—a cause worthy of that brave and good man so loved by all of us, Joseph Garibaldi. "Inhabitants of Salerno, farewell ! leave you with regret, and with a warm and grateful ap preciation of the kindnesses we have received from you. " CHARLES S. SMELT, Major. THE KING OF ITALY AND FRA2VaIS A letter has been received from Naples, the writer of which says :—I have just now come into possession of a copy of a letter, which was addressed by Victor Emmanuel to Francis 11. when the for mer was at Florence. The letter deserved an answer, though it never received one. Dear Cousin,—lt would be useless for me to point out the political state of the peninsula, since the great victories of Magenta and Solferino anni hilated the influence which Austria exercised upon our country. The Italians are no more the people of thirty years ago, to be led like sheep by their rulers. They have acquires: the full knowledge of their rights, and they possess the wisdom and strength necessary to defend them. Public opinion has on the other hand sanctioned the principle, that every nation has the incontestible right of governing itself as it thinks best. When once the overpowering influence of Austria was conquered, it was natural enough that the people of Italy should get rid of the minor princes and try to constitute a powerful and independent com munity. We have, therefore, reached an epoch at which Italy must be divided into two powerful States, one in the north the other in the south, which, by adopting a similar course of national policy, should assist the Italian leading idea of our times, which is unity. But to carry this pro ject into effect it is, I firmly believe, necessary that your Majesty should at once abandon the fatal course you have hitherto pursued. Should you re sist my pressing advice, which I beg you to believe is the result of the truest affection foryour welfare and for that of your royal dynasty—should you repudiate my friendly proposal, a time may come in which I should be placed in the terrible alternative of endangering the most urgent interests of my own dynasty or of becoming in fact the chief instru ment of your ruin. The principle of dualism, which, if successfully established and honestly carried out, will at the same time ensure our hap piness and the happiness of our country, may be still willingly accepted by the Italians, If you allow a few months to pass without following the friendly advice 1 give you, your Majesty will, in all probability, experience the bitterness of those terrible words, "It is too late," as a member of your family did at Paris in 1830. The Italians will then concentrate in me all their hopes, and there are duties which, however painful they may be, must be fulfilled by an Italian sovereign. Let us therefore work together at such a noble work ; let us urge upon the Holy Father the necessity of granting the requisite reforms ; lct us unite our States in a bond of real friendship, from which the greatness of our country will surely spring. Grant at once a liberal constitution to your subjects ; surround yourself with the influence of the men who are most esteemed for all th e y have suffered in the cause of liberty ; di spe l a l l kinds of suspicion in your people, and let an ever lasting alliance be established between the two most powerful States ofthe Peninsula. We will then work 6 to,ether to insure to our country the gr ea t blessing of being the sole arbitress of her future destinies. You are youn ~, and experience is n o t generally the lot of youth. Allow me, therefore, to impress th upon your mind the necessity of following you in my twofold capacity of an Italian sovereign. I anxiously wait by the return of the confidential courier who will presentthi-s of a near e advicerelative - letter to a satisfactory answer.— F l‘ ly e r n e , n t c o e t , htp letterri l l. 5 , n0 8;6 0 0 n . jestv's Believe me, yo most affectionate cousin yuoru3 r i A a l . ajesty i a si s s;E v i :n answer°rtE : but the orderly had been directeodffitcoedr not even allowed to deliver it to the king, as he the young queen who took. it to Naples was It was just on that occa sion that the first domestic quarrel took place be tween This lady having letter, telegraphed and her obstinate husband. heard of Victor Emmanuel's raphed through a friend to Commenda tore di Martino, then. at Rome, to ask his advice. 1Y 'Martino an swered that it was of the utmost 1 importance that the proposal of the Sardinian monarch s hould be accepted at once. The unhappy qeen, therefore, urged her husband to accept it, but the disastrous influence of the Queen Dowager ha d already borne its fruit. Francis II obstinately repulsed the wise advice of his young consort, and from that moment the fate of the Bourbons of Naples was decided. You know the rest. WILLIAM HOGARTH.—The painter's life had been hard-working enough? the labourer was willing, but the harvest was very scanty. Such a little art public I• such low prices I The six " Marriage ala Mode" pictures were sold for 120 guineas, including Carlo Maratti frames, that had cost:the painter four guineas each. The eight " Rake's Progress" pictures fetched 22 guineas each. The six " Harlot's Progress," 14 guineas each. The " Strolling Players" went for 26 guineas! 0 purblind connoisseurs 0 Dullard dillettanti Still there was something for t widow.—Once a Trcek. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 2s. 6d, 121 12 stock stook 124 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 101 10 stock stock stock 13f stock stock stock 10s, stocK stock stock Stock stock 100 100 100 an all stock 100 stock Share 17i 20 stock 100 100 20 stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 stock 201 20 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock 1000 32i 10 stock 25 stock stock stock stock io::; to.* 6, 7 I I