The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-13 00:00:00

3 10NEY MARKET AND CITY BEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. About £72,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of Engla n d yesterday. The Directors of the East Indian Railway Com pany invite subscriptions for £1,500,000 5 per Cent. Debentures, redeemable in 5 years, with the option of renewal for a similar period. The instal ments to be 25 per cent. on allotment, and 25 per cent. in each succeeding month. . The prospectus of the New 6 per Cent. Turkish Loan undertaken by M. Mires, of Paris, was issued yesterday afternoon, and the amount which it is proposed to raise, instead of being £16,000,000 " previously reported, is stated at £5,000,000, hut this it is supposed may be regarded as a preliminary Operation. Obligations of £2O each are to be issued at the price of £l2 10s., which is equivalent to 621 per cent., but, allowing for the immediate aomnulation of interest, discount for the comple tion of instalments at once, &c., the quotation is reduced to about 59! per cent. These concessions, although attractive at first sight, reflect very Unfavourably on Turkish credit, since the previous 6 per cent. Loans were placed at the compara tively high rate of 85 per cent. Another objec. tion to this new candidate for public favour is the depreciated value of the second 6 per cent, stock, Which can be purchased at 571 to 584. It is arranged that the Loan shall be redeemed at par in 36 years, and special revenues farmed last year for £1,282,560 are to be assigned for the payment Of interest and the gradual liquidation of the debt. The scheme has met with a very cold reception at the Stock Exchange, and it is considered very doubtful whether M. Mires Will be successful in obtaining any great support from English capitalists. The Bank of England directors, at their meeting to-day, did not find it necessary to modify their discount regulations. The Atrato has arrived from the West Indies, with £295,195 in specie. A fair amount of business was recorded in the Liverpool- Cutton Market, yesterday, and prices were steadily maintained. The sales were 10,000 bales. Continued dulness is apparent to-day in the English Stock Market, which opened firmly, not withstanding the Turkish Loan, and the uncertainty felt with regard to Chinese affairs. Consols con tinue steady 92: ex div., for the account. The diminished shipments of gold to the United States and the expectation that the Turkish Loan will col _float probably give some support to values. Th e New Threes are steady at 921 ; the Reduced at 921. d ; India 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is flat at 95; ditto 51 per Cent. is firmer at 1011 ; and Exchequer Bills remain at ss. to 2s. dis. In Foreign Securities rather more business has been recorded, and prices show increased buoyancy. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 71t to 721 ; ditto New, Ot, to 581 ; and ditto £lOO Bonds are 59 ; Bra zilian 5 per Cents. are 99: 1-; ditto 41-- per Cents. have improved to 86: ; Spanish Deferred to 41i ; ; ditto Certificates to 61 ; Russian 5 per Cents. are steady at 106 ; and ditto 41 per Cents. at 94i. The last week's railwdy receipts, ascertained up is this day, are in round figures as under :- 1860. 1859. Great Western £29,809 £30,408 North-Western 75,234 74,446 ,south -Western nrighton Uidlands south. Eastern _treat Northern 24,014 24,839 .__Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 5,445 5,539 -B North-Eastern West Midland Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 6,124 5,618 Glasgow and South-Western 8,212 7,197 Grand Trunk of Canada //treat Western of Canada These returns are not quite so satisfactory as of late, a decline being apparent on several of the principal undertakings. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £599, the South -Western of £289, and the Great Northern of £825. The North-Western shows an increase of £7BB ; the Brighton, £5BB ; the Midland, £3,918 ; the South astern, £131; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, 2 ,445 ; the North-Eastern, £2,662 ; the Grand Trunk of Canada, £3,132 ; and the Great Western of Canada, £1,168: The Railway Share Market has continued mode- Tately active, and a slight improvement has taken Place in the rates realised for several of the prin cipal undertakings. Great Western, London, Chatham, and Dover, North Western, North British, and South Eastern, have improved 55.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s.; and Midland, £l -- The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have Chown little variation. Antwerp and Rotterdam ire dealt in at 5.1 54; Grand Trunk of Canada at 241 25 ; Great Western of Canada, at 1 Ikl ; East Indian have declined to 101 ; and Scinde, to 991. joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue dull. Ottoman Bank ham) declined 55,; Crystal Palace Stock improved xibi BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ._ Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 921 k New 3 per Cent. Annuities Audis. Stock Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4.per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 6± per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 961 Ditto 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO . 10 dig ~.,eciasols for Account, Jan. 10 sche q uer Bills, £l,OO O , l ld Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian 5 per Cent ........ New 4± per Cent, 18 60 . . 861 41 ew Grenada Active, 3f per Cent. Ditto Deferred Russian 6 per Cent. 1822, £ St lO6 Ditto 4± per Cent 941 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Spanish Cert. of Coup. not f unded.. 6l Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto New Loan ...... Ditto £lOO Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 10th Jan., cx div.. 921 1 TILE Juseet COLLIERY EXPLOSION. RISCA, TUESDAY EVENING. None of the 36 bodies which, at the time of our last report, still lay buried beneath the ruined work ings of the mine, have as yet been recovered, not withstanding the constant and unwearied efforts which are being made to reach them. Three of the men who were brought up directly after the explosion have since died of their injuries, making the total number of deaths up to this time 142. In our report of Monday the name of Mr. Palmer. of the Malago Vale Pit, one of the volunteers who have worked so indefatigably in the difficult and dangerous task of clearin g the mine, was by a typo graphical error spelt " Palmes." Mr. Brown, of Machyn, Mr. Bevan, Tredegar, Messrs. Jacobs and Gibson, of Machyn, Mr. Blay don, of Abercarne, Mr. 0 vington, of Abersychan, and Mr. Gwillim, of Abercarne, have also rendered invaluable assistance. Mr. Robotbam and Mr. Godwin, surgeons of the neighbourhood, have relieve d each other ni g ht and day at the mouth of the mine since the work be g an, out fortunately to accident has happened, and their Services have not been needed. A letter from Berlin, dated the 7th inst., in the Hamburg Boersenhalle, says We have received to -day such serious news from Austtia, and espe cially from Hungary, that we hesitate to publish it. In Hungary itself the Germans consider the explosion of an organized revolution simply a ques tion of time, and we are informed that Venetia will ilot be attacked either by land or sea ; that the Italians will know how to conquer it in Hungary. 4 1 Vienna a common action between the two nations is believed in. We are also informed that on the first indication of a serious complication Russia will concentrate a great portion of her dis posable army in Poland and on the Hungarian f rontier; and that she will take position on the whole frontier line of that country." The Guardian states that the bishopric of Wor eester has been offered to and declined by Archdeacon Law. NEWSPAPERS IN PARlS.—Paris possesses at pre -Bellt 50 3 newspapers ; 42 of these, as treati n g of p olitics and rational economy, have to deposit a security in the hands of the government; 460 aro devoted to art, science, litera ture industry, commerce, and agriculture. The most et ellt of the latter is the Jeurncd des &vans, and dates r°l ' l the you 1665. ptain ship has y the ILS. ptain She !, and The r can- I con- t WaS yield with :eeded d had 1 been earth- Forest leave lartha forces. us had Int was :hat he all the ely the dull at rate of ►, were n Lon o Eng- ra Wag ?aged to lia, has I, dated hat regi ort upon oe to re• r cent. of articular specially ctual else leral." 'dressed th inst., 'erenee to the sth officerS ni the Ist iinal list, •egistered with the neral." lling of g by no ear. 111 tives 113, knitting is, how ools are re is no the lace Let tran an take t hardly foreign ties, but lent are cy goods Irders is change• racturers ogs 10! state 01 ease the .e being I frame tly CUP 528 7d )eani, 478 Ms 9d ; 4 49s 6d; t, 63,19 9 ; 58 ; peal, iot to sal ►ved con he quota (' general beep Wa ll , at ♦ery' 5s 8d per bly good, ore doing ire much d. to. d. 86 46 84 !I 64 ! 04 • 8i 0 ore pig°, 'LT. 35 0 ,••• 91 0 196 I•• tntat are Alows :--• d to 46 , ... d ; porixt 5 of stock ' wady, as. to ss 6 d , 40 2d to on offer.. price! ,5 8 8th pOT-,1,1 4 • pla ter ;, £l4 0. clover P er load. 0 5s ; ) £ 1 181 5s Od o £ll4O ieasail t• house 10 must be ly. Fes u ,. cater. )mplaU l she - 0, lie w heret saber ;„, the he sat i° _ . ; ercise 0. solos Gard of boars' SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SITAtiES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Railways. Pa i d. Price. Done. Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Boat. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Btrock-, .-Passage Cornwall Do „ (A gete no div. "' until tl pc peran. Do B r hasbeen' toB l Dublin k Belfast June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Fi gg 81 83 11i 12i 6 4 7 97 99 96i 961 Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh Glasgow Edin. Perth, k Dundee Forth ct Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do doA stock Do do 11 do Gt. S. sz W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshirc London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Loud. & sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine I,'elerry & Enniskillen Man. She. & Lin"oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do # shares Metropolitan Midland Do new Do Pinning% & Derby ilid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares Mid Kent _ ..• •• •• Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry At Armagh, def Newry Warnpt. & Roe Norf Nthn. Counties Union ' North British.. Nor. Dev.l3 stock D A stk ; A rscs no d. until 6pch as beenpd.B Do B stock Nth. }astern—Berwick' Do do , C.N.E. purchase I DoLeeds ........ • • • • • • Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. &Grantham Rail rzebles .... • . • ... •• • • Portsmouth Rhymney • _ .. • • • • • • Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stook Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittinetourne & Sheer. South Devon .... • • • • • • Santh Eastern ...... South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Pb do Taff Vale. .... • • .. • • • • • • Do Pref. No 1 ThamesllavenDk&Rail Ulster ...::.• Do Vale of Neath Victoria Stn. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall • • • • West London.... • • • • • • Do let class .. ••.• • • ii)) 2cl class .. •• •• WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford no. Newport ford 47 48 42 44 83 85 fler PREFERENCE SHARES. Railways. 'Paid Closing Business Share , Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at Lsf Brie. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares I Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. ?. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent IDun.Perth&Aber.Jun I 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 gm. S.& D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Greht Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sn.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 4N n. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. let pf. ( G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 1 p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Becks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Co. Redeemable,4lp.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. ct. pref Do Birm,g.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.&York: 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.Es Is 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No 1 Do. 5 p. c. ...... ..No. 2 1 Do. gum 6 p. 0. Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Do. do. 0 per cell'. Do. do. 41 p. c. shares IDo. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock. Do. fip.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.1 1 Do.4p.c.S.(dtv.def.til '65) Lon. Chat. and Dover Lou.l and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W, 7 p. et. stock Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. 6d ..... T,ondondy. & Cole. 1 sh.l Londony. & Ennis. 1 i sh. !Wan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 1 Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent 7,Tarynort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 41 per cent Aid. Con. 6p. c. stock 1 Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c 1 Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 1 Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit pref. st. 1 Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 I Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 1 D o .sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47l North British, 5 p. 0 Do. New, °ma. 6 p. c Po. Bor. ' lln. g. pf. she Do. do. do. Nth. Dev. Rail. & Dck.Co. N -East. Con s.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, dr S. Purch North Staffordshire Illymney Guaranteed, Scottish Central, new pt Scottish North-Easter 31 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock Smith Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading t D A DDDt. . S.-Yorkshire, I: 4 4l ; i l ixs l ip p . : o :d e: r 6 er r e l i C ,c ec4 e pe n n. pne el.sg ut a s south Wales, gua. 4 p. c Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c t Do. C 6 percent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c \V.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p. m pf. r m Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1866! Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. ;hare' , 13.14 flock stock stock stock stock stock etc ox stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stocK stock stock stock stock 95, 97 [Ol 103 201 211 5 61 99 101 111 113 106 108 110 112 108 110 124 126 80 82 111 113 90 n 117 119 111 113 104 106 85 87 98 100 99 101 90 92 91 93 102 101 94 10 174 18i , 14 10 76 78 20 21 10 104 15} 151 137 139 116 118 116 118 138 141 116 118 103 105 152 155 130 134 89 71 90 92 16 118 ,50 155 12i 13 I 70 7 2 }) ' I [36 138 [O2 103 95 96 11 113 .09 111 I p 93 95 102 104 P il) 23 24 122 124 130 133 10i 11 231 241 101 103 101 103 CO 92 99 101 85 88 274 281 32 33 324 33 45 48 124 126 123 125 91 101 1123 125 1115 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE: Railways• chiey C B I decksi Chester % l a i n -v- 11 1 T e ihr t Do. do. 5i pol er cent. Do. do. 5 per cent. Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val.' E.Lincolnshire,g. 6 P.c. E.Union,llarsvich Shs, all 100 100 LnRE Do. Woodbric , e ...' Gla.Barr.&Neils,Dret. Do. New . , , • Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.& Hull and Selby •• • • Do. Shares ... •• • Do. Shares •• • • Lanc.& Carl. gua.s London & Greenwich, Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend.l Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.a.! Do. 6 per cent...... Mana,Buxtn. Matk., Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock Nevvmarkt.,BuryEx I guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per, cent. Prestos and W m. I Do. Stares A. & Sher, North Western ...... Roystn. Do. Do. Hereford South et.. Wilts and Somers() dn. wimbledon& ‘, Y____ Shressbtrayfrior - 4shire Docks. Share stock stock stock stock stock stock stock ...... ,C4edonin Do. 100 • • • - all Gt. West. all Yk.N. &Br all Yk.N. Md. all .D 0....... all !Do. ...... 100 Ln.,t N.W 100 S. East .. 100 Do. ..... .1 100 Pet° & Co. 100 'Norfolk .. Do. L 100 ,Midland 5. 5 6 E.Counts all Do all , Do. all Do. all Midland all , L& NW L.Yk. all IDo. 100 I G t.North 100 I T.Brasse all M'ciean. 100 Gt. West: all L.& Brgtn Ln&N.W 98100 Do. 'Do . 125 127 Do. ll3 115 Caledonin 102 104 E.U.&E C 16 17 Gt. North. 135 137 !E.Counts.l 4i 4i 31 31 97 99 i ;p 55 57 15 15 1135 137 104 105 10i 11 98 95 7 4 ge Commercial ............ 1 Do. 4 per Cent.rref.3lin.! 100 'East and West India .. I 1 . .)0 ILondon ................ ! 100 c .. St. Katharine. . . ....... I 100 _ Southampton ... ....... 100 IVietnria ......1 100 101 103 IA) , New ~.,.....ositi I * #' TALS. Leasing Closing Business Paid 'i Co.'s.' Price. Done. Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. 110 112 '207 211 61 63 115 120 93 97 stock stock stock stock stock tcck stock stock stack 26 13A stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 2s. 6d. 124 &took stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 1 10 stock stock stock 8* stock stock stock 103 1.0.6 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12i all 100 34 100 100 100 100 100 16 134 100 100 100 ill 1 100 100 100 100 all all THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, JB6O. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. , 1 ~ Closing ' Share; Railways.twin' raid Price. B issdone I • • - I 100 Atlantic ..V St, Lawrence all 77 79 79 stk c Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 95 96 95 t Gu. 5 per cent ito 18 Do, Do. B 16 14 1 d 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 43 kid 204 Do. New - 10 Do. Preference 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872. 100 75 80 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 67 72 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 1 00 65 70 5 IClcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim` 3 5d pr 120 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim. 2s. -- 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 5 14 15 d 29 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 74 14 4 d 174 'Demerara,. 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 10 1; ltd stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 101 102 01 20 Do. F Shares Ext.._ all d pr 20 Do. Jubbulpore all d pr 100 , Do. 44 pc. Debentrs all 99 100 t 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 1005 1015 20 Geelong & Melbourne all stock Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds lOO stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 245 255 244 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 77 7 9 78 4 100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr all 49 51 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 100 Do. do. 1872 all 47 50 stock Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 1 100 97 08 97 4 4 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 8 1 d•fd 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. all 2 ltd 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 1 11 205 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 95 100 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 4 3 96 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do all 90 93 stock Madras, guar., 45 p. c l,OO 85 87 87 stock Do. do. 5 per cent stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extension 100 88 89 20 Do. Fourth d 0.... _ _ 15 15 14 d 20 Do. d 0.... . . stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Inds lOO 20 Newßranswick & Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.),e,,-.6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share 1 o. do. Land d0..._ 20 Do. do. B Capital. do. • . Do. do. Land do. 20 Oude (Limited) stock IScinde ...—..... 6.,.: 100 99 100 994 20 Do. Punjaub .... le . g 10 1; d 151 20 'iDo..Do. ...... i.. at 9. all d stock po.lndus.St. Flo. g,„..," 100 94 90 20 IS t. An drews & Quebec A 18 10 i Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip 1 i 4d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 54 54 20 Ardennes..... ....... 20 (Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7p.e: 10 14 14d 5 ißelgian East. Junction all 4 1 20 )Beziers to Graissessac all $ 6 ICa , neaux Mine & Rai' all 104 114 100 iCoplapo ......& all 10 1 Ditto Extension all 3 254 20 'Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c 6 -- 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 64 64 20 (Italian Junction 20 ,Lake Constance & Bale all 20 ILierre & Turnhout - 20 (Lyons & Geneva 334 ;Maria Antonia 10 Do. New . .... 20 [Namur & Liege 20 IDo. 6p. c. Pref all 194 205 16 Northern of France all 885 395 . 16 Do. New Shares .—.. 15 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 74 84 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 355 365 20 I Paris & Orleans.. 20 11Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.) ' gua. 7p. et. lim l3 35 2fd 20 illiga & Dunaburg l4 10 !Rome & Frascati 20 'Royal Danish all .5- ,Royal Swedish 4 'Do. 7 per cent. Pref all 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref all 84 d 4 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 2 14 4d 20 IS.Aust. &Lomb Venetin 12_ 5d 1 d 20 Southern of France.... all 20 2t 84 West Flanders 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference.. all 9i 9; 20 ,W. & N.W. of France .. all 215 225 23 'Western of Austria.... 6 20 (Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all 20 :Zealand BRITISH MINES. Share . Mines, Paid. ' Closing Business Price. Done [ Alfred Consols (Philack; [British Iron [Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ), East Bassett (Illogan) [East Caradon W'l Russel (Tavistk ), [Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen4 !Great South Tolgus ' G :Wheal Alfd. (Philack) I G. Wheal Vor (Helston) l [Grenville .. • • • [Herod's-Foot [ llingfston Downs (Lady Yertha (Margaret (Uny Lelant) [North Downs [North Franees (Illogan)1 WWI Basset (filo ,an)l [North Wheal Crofty ( Par Consols (St. Blazeyll ,Providence (Uny Lelnt.)[ Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.[ South Caradon(St.Cleer)', [ S. Cam Brea (Illogan) ! S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) !Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Tin Crolt Vale of Towey (Carra )1 West Basset (Illozan) 1 W. Caradon (Liskeard). [West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan)[ Wheal Buller (Redruth): Wheal Edward (Cals.), [Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)[ Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)' Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)' 2.11.101 3 ! ti E 220 230 410 420 1171 1221 101 Ili 11 11i 27 29 91 II 11 11 1 21 31 11 31 13 31 1 31 1 53 55 t 14.6 7.4.0 12.13.9 oi 5.14.6 8.12 4.10.6, 1.8.6 41. 41 3i 4i 4 5 104 114 94 11 45 47 1 1} 300 310 21 I i 3i 145 155 49 51 15s 9.18.9 10.6.7 L I 3 I all 24.18.01 4 21 si l 51 17 18 4 76 78 350 170 120 125 135 145 11 1; 17 18 20 22 17 19 .3s 6d 47k 6k 5 12 1.7.2 LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DAY). COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEA.T.-JIIDGMENT - DUNCOMBE V. GREENACRE, This was an appeal from a decision of the Master of the Rolls overruling the demurrer to the plaintiff's bill. The Lord Chancellor said looking to the allegations in the bill, I agree with the Master of the Rolls in thinking that the demurrer ought to be allowed. The testator charged his land with a legacy of £lOO in favour of his daughter, who was afterwards married, payable six months after his death. His lordship was of opinion that her hus band had no right to interfere with the legacy, and that it should ternain in court till disposed of according to equity. The Master of the Rolls protected a married woman from the misconduct of her husband in attempting to make away with profits belonging to her. His Lordship dismissed the appeal with costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. THE LEATHER TRADE AGAIN-IN RE MARSHALL. This was appointed as the last examination in the matter of Marshall, described as a boot and shoe manufacturer, of Billiter-street. Mr. Albert Turner (Sole, Turner, and Turner), for the bankrupt, applied for a further adjournment. The accounts had not yet been filed, though every exertion had been made to do so. The Commissioner observed that these adjournments made the matter very expensive. It should be borne in mind that by the adoption of such a course the assets were materially diminished. Mr. Turner said that the accounts were very voluminous. Commissioner—What are the assets ? The Official Assignee—They are put down at £lO,OOO. Commissioner—ln that case perhaps no harm will accrue from granting the adjournment. Adjourned accordingly, and allowance increased to £4 per week. ANOTHER CASE.--IN RE JOHNSON. This bankrupt was described as of Hackney-road, boot and shoemaker, and to-day was appointed for the certificate meeting. The Commissioner found, by the report of the official assignee, that the balance-sheet commencing July, 1859, does so with a deficiency of £Bl. The unsecured creditors are £1,251, and the profits £2,295. The assets are : good debtors, put down at £lO7 (realised £B7) ; property, £6BB (realised £474).. The bankrupt had been in business 15 years, and commenced without any capital. The books had not been well kept, and there was no cash book at all. Mr. Sorrell, of Mark-lane, for the assignees, did not oppose. The bankrupt had been in business a long time, and though the creditors were naturally angry at losing their money, yet they felt that this was not a case calling for opposition. A memorial from a number of the creditors had been handed to him (Mr. Sorrell). The creditors, therein stated, expressed themselves satisfied with the con duct of the bankrupt. Mr. Marshall, for the bankrupt, hoped that his Honour would take into consideration the memorial of the creditors, and the Commissioner, after reviewing briefly the facts, awarded the bankrupt an immediate certificate of this second class. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( TB'S DAI .) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CURIOUS DEPENCR.—RacheI Clifton, alias Rachel Williams, a woman known to the police, was charged be fore Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a gold watch, of the value of £6, from the person of George Lynes, 18, Crown-court, a servant. From the evidence of the prosecutor, it appeared that he met the prisoner at Surridge's, at the corner of Coventry street, having at the time a watch in his pocket. After some conversation in French he accompanied her home, and there missed his watch. He told her he would give her in charge, and she went with him for that purpose, but on the way she gave him the slip, and he had seen no more of her from that time (the 4th) till this morning, when he gave her in charge. The primmer said she met the prosecutor at Tagg's, in Castle-street, where she had some tea, and afterwards went with him to Surridge's wine-vaults and had several quarterns of gin. This was at five in the morning. Pro secutor said he had no more money, so would leave his watch, which was . refused. She then went with him to a court, where he went into a house and got a half-sovereign, and then they went and had some more gin and some mutton chops, and after that some more drink at Nab Lanham's. She did not remember much more, for she was not exactly sober, having had more drink—in fact she had been drinking all night on her own account, and was getting pretty intoxicated at that time. Prosecutor denied having shown his watch at Surridge's, and the prisoner replied that he did, for he showed it to the " carrotty man." Amies, 343 A, said ho had been to Surridge's, and there he was told that they came in with a Frenchman, and that they stood at the bar drinking gin all the while—about four hours—and that the prosecutor wanted another quar tern of gin, offering his watch for it, but it being seen that ho was much intoxicated, this was refused, and he then left with the female. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that supported the prisoner's case. It appeared to have been a regular drinking match, and no jury would convict on such evidence. If the watch was afterwards found she could be given into custody again. He should now discharge her. NEWS FROM SEBASTOPOL. The Anxious, Captain Cawthorne, has arrived at Hull from Balaklava, laden with guns and bones. Captain Cawthorne arrived at. Balaklava on the 2d of August, and left that port on. the 2d of September, and from him we learn that, having been over Cathcart's.hill, he was surprised at the high state of preservation which the graveyard was in, all being neat and in order, flowers also of various kinds being seen over the graves in every direction. Mr. Cawthorne visited many of the graveyards about Inkerman and Bala klava, and having previously heard of the reports of churchyard desecration, he was astonished to see the beautiful order in which the grave yards were kept. _ On entering the grave yard in which lie the remains of Captain Hedley Vicars, Mr. Cawthorne's attention was imme diately attracted to the grave of that gallant officer. which occupies the most conspicuous position in the place. The headstone was in no way dilapi dated, and the grave altogether presented as neat an appearance as is seen in our own cemeteries, and Mr. Cathorne expressed the same opinion generally in respect to all the graveyards which he had visited. Col. Gowan, a gentleman in every respect, and high in the estimation of both the Russian and American Governments, along with Capt. Nichols and Mr. France, the owner of the Anxious, a native of Leeds, in Yorkshire, but residing and carrying on the business of a merchant in Odessa, are the parties who have the charge of the graveyards, and as Colonel Gowan has been several times complimented by the English press for his disinterested attention to the graves of the English who fell in the Crimean campaign, it is quite evident that under his and coadjutors' super intendence no anxiety need be felt at home for the preservation of the graves of England's brave sons, who so nobly died in their country's cause. Sebastopol itself yet bears (as it will for ages) the traces of that memorable campaign ; roofless houses are to be seen in all directions, but the population is slightly on the increase. The only building which as yet has been restored by the Russian Government is the Admiralty building, which was only slightly damaged, the once fine hospital being still left in its - dilapi dated state, only tenanted by a few old Jews, who earn their living by going over the battle fields, digging up old iron and lead, which they sell, and upon which they have to pay a small percentage to the Russian Government. Of the renowned Malakoff and Redan towers nothing now remains but shattered mounds, in which lie em bedded several guns, dislodged by the allies, and where may be occasionally seen half-a-dozen men engaged disentombing the old cannon ; and here and there in the trenches, or surmounting earth works, may be seen live shells, which no person dare touch for fear of the havoc an explosion of one of them would cause, and there is a likelihood of their remaining there for some time yet. Captain Cawthorne was unknowingly going to pick a live shell up to bring home as a trophy, but was only too glad to leave it on being told by a friend that if touched it would ex plode. The population of Sebastopol and imme diate district is between 2,000 and 3,000. Colonel Gowan is proceeding with his contract to raise the sunken vessels in the harbour,which he has now rendered perfectly navigable. He employs daily about 200 men, who, with his clerks, &c., occupy , the naval arsenal, which was converted into a ren dezvous specially for them. The operations con nected with the raising of the sunken ships, &c., are on a large and grand scale, by the improved apparatus which Colonel Gowan uses, his principal divers being enabled to remain in 22 fathoms of water for the space of four hours ; and though the operations have extended over four years only one accident has happened, and that was the drowning of one of the divers in consequence of one of the air pipes bursting under the pressure of the air which was being pumped into it. It is supposed that Col. Gowan's operations will occupy two years more before the harbour is totally cleared. During Capt. Cawthorne's stay at Sebastopol, one of the largest of the sunken vessels was raised, and a considerable portion of the iron which he has brought home was got up from the sunken ships. Between 500 and 600 men, Russian and Circassian labourers, are daily employed at the four new patent slips now in course of construction, under the superintendence of Mr. Muir, who has the contract under the Rus sian Government for the construction of the slips, but they are being made under the direction of an Edinburgh firm. They are to be on a grand scale, and when completed will each be able to lift a ship of 800 tons burthen. The large fly-wheel in con nection with each slip will weigh 10 tons. The chief characteristics of the Russian customs officials is by every visitor to Sebastopol noticed to be their extraordinary disposition of friendship towards those who give them good donut's on the one hand and their overbearing injustice and oppression on the other to those who aredisposei to be less liberal towards them. On a man well bribing the cfficials, he may land all kinds of prohibited articles, whilst. if he does not give liberally, he will not be allowed to land articles which are not prohibited. All Eng lish newspapers are strictly forbidden. The resi dents in Balaklava, who are Greeks, number only a little aver 100. These, during the Crimean war, were taken prisoners and brought over to Plymouth, some of them in H.M.S. Excellent. They have by some means got back again, and they speak in grateful terms of the kindness they received in England, and express their love for the English people. Balaklava abounds with vineyards, some of them covering an area of 150 acres, and the soil is remarkable for its fertility. Of grapes, melons, and various kinds of rich fruit there are large crops, the ♦ineyards being the only means of support the population of Balaklav a have. FOREIG NES. 20 I Aub.rallan 1 IBonAccordCopper,Lim. 158 1 d 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at .f p.) 274 2 24 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 285 29 28i 1 5 Do. Land and MmingCo.: all 1 'Clarendon Cons.MinCo.' 3 die. 40 I Cobre Copper all 43 45 ICopiapo .. l6 8 10 1 Dunlkloun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna. I all 2 24 20 'General all 21 23 2 ,Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 par ip 14 IKapunda (Limited) 1 • 14 13 p 3 !Linares all 194 104 5 ILusitanian 2lp ep 1 Mariquita all a i 1 ,N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 12s.ed. 4 Id 20 Pontgillaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 5 6 6 ;Port Philip 1 f 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. I 28•2•83 United Mexican . all 14 2 1 Worthing (Limited) all 4 1 23 1 Do l9s. — 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bic 50 182 84 40 Australasia all 25 Bank of Egypt all 194 20 100 Bank of London 5O 50 82 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 57 59 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 1224 224 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 34 36 100 City 100 Colonial . 25 39 41 20'11 ,Com. Bank of Canada all f 100 Commercial of London . 20 21 22 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 143 154 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lou.' Char.Bkof Austral all 255 26 253 f 50 'London and County 20 50 'London Joint Stock I 10 100 'London & Westminster 20 100 'Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 IDo. new 50 National Bank ...... 25 20 New South Wales all 20 'Do. new 25 Orient B. Corporation 20 'Ottoman Bank all 18 19 100 ,Provincial of Ireland 10 ID°. new 25 ;South Australia 25 ,Union of Australia 50 'Union of London l2 100 ;Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canklov. 6 p.c.Ja, &July 100 112 117 I Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 — - - Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 111 113 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 111 113 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1034 104 104 t Do. Scrip B2 I N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1084 1095 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 1004 1014 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1870 100 1004 1010 Do. 5 p.c.,lBBB&upwds 100 1005 10 i 4 11001 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO TA 109 S.Aus.Gt, 6 p. 0.1878 &up.' 100 108 110 110 Vic. Gov.. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 100 1075 108 1071 1071 MISCELLANEOUS. 'Anglo-Mexican Mint ,Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural I Berlin Water (Limited) 'British American Land, I B.&l.Mag. Tel. A, (Lim.)j Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.), ;Do. C. (Limited) (Canada Land dian.lslan ds Tel. (Lim.) l Cop. Min.ofEng. diSmltg. Do. Pref. 74 per cent. Crystal Palace Do. Preference I Do. 6 p. c. Pei pet. Deben Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigate Great Ship Limited) Do. et Preerence Lou. .Dist rict Tel. (Lim.) London Discount (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Ca (Lim.), 'Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg, Bled. Exten. Tel. (Lim.)l National Die. Co. (Lim.) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) Netherbaude Land p,e.Pref..iss.atl dis. N. Br.&NoTaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.) . Orintl,ln.Steam(Lim.)A Ditto B. Ditto C. Peelll.Lnd.&Min.(Lim.) , Pen. & Oriental Steam . Do. New RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4ip.c Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim )1 South Australian Land' Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Do. do, . Tr.& Ln.Co.ofUprZ‘ a - Van DiempYilikSm 100 all all all all 13 14 31 33 41 51 30 32 35 37 18 20 13 15 110 113 23i 21.1 28 - 30 . 100 112 108 110 93 96 2i 1 21 21 - - ii I 1; 1 d 1 1; 1; 21 2 4 n lid 3 2 d it i i 1 i t 1 p r 50 53 70 73 11 13 17 18 p 17 19 5 46 48 129 135 83 35 4 t 5 8 7 } 11 11 30 29! 101} THAMES. A DOMESTIC TYRANT.—DREADFUL CRUELTY TO A WlFE.—Richard Badre, town traveller, in the employ of the proprietors of Scotch ale stores in Whitechapel, where he was apprehended yesterday on a warrant, was brought up before Mr. Yardley charged with a series of violent assaults on his wife Sally Badre. The prisoner is a well dressed man, about 35 years of age, had long given way to habits of intemperance, and had frequently beaten his wife. He had accompanied his vie, lence with the foulest abuse, and had also gi ossly neglected his home. The persecutions endured by the wife were most lamentable. She appeared care worn and heart broken. The prisoner had at last entirely abandoned her, and though he was in the receipt of a large income she was obliged to seek relief from the poor box fund, and Mr. Yardley kindly presented her with ss. from the poor-box fund when the summons was made returnable on Tuesday. The prisoner did not make his appearance to the summons, a warrant was granted, and Smith, a police-constable, No. 415 K, was directed to arrest the prisoner wherever he could find him. The details of the wife's sufferings created much sym pathy in court. She detailed many brutal assaults com mitted upon her while her husband was intoxicated, and his brutality was increased by his foul language. Several witnesses confirmed Mrs. Badre's statement, and said they had seen her knocked down and turned out of doors, and heard her abused and vilified, and the most infamous language used towards her. The prisoner did not deny what was alleged against him, and said his wife was the best of women. In a whining, suppliant manner he implored her to forgive him once more, and it should not happen again. He also begged pardon of the court, and more than once shed tears. Mr. Yardley, in a long and eloquent address, said that the prisoner's whining and cringing behaviour in that court was characteristic of the cowardly manner in which he had acted to a woman he had sworn to protect. There was no sign of repentance on the part of the prisoner until a sum mons was served upon him, and then he had sent his wife a whining, coaxing letter, and still tried to impose on his wife by not appearing to the summons. The prisoner now, acting through his fears and a dread of the law, pretended to be very repentant, and asked forgiveness. An example, and a severe one, was absolutely necessary after such a long course of ill-treatment. He sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment and hard labour, and to enter into his own recognisances in the sum of £5O to keep the peace for nine months. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-WEDNESDAY. Very little change occurs in the Derby betting, but occa sionally & few bets are booked. Most of the inquiries we hear are about animals that have already figured in the betting, and any one disposed to lay a little over the price can be accommodated, but business moves along very quietly. Closing prices : DERBY. 6to 1 agst Dundee (offered) 100 to 8 agst Big Ben (offered) 100 to 6 agst Diophantus (taken) 100 to 3i agst Nautilus (taken) 50 to 1 agst The Drake (taken) 50 to 1 agst Forester (taken) The following five were backed against the field for the 2,000 Guineas Stakes :—Kettledrum, Diophantus, Klari koff, Nautilus, and Russley. WIND ,IND WEATHER REPORT. Tins DAY, D: I EC. 13, 9 A.M. Inverness, S.E. ; dull Kingstown, S.S.E. ; dull Leeds, S.E. ; fine Limerick, calm • fine Londonderry, S.E. ; fine Manchester, E. • fine Middlesborough, S.E. ; dull Milford Haven, E.; fine Newcastle on Tyne, N.E. ; cloudy Newmarket, N. ; fine Norwich, N., light ; cloudy Port Glasgow, S.E. ; foggy Peterborough, N.E.; cloudy Southampton, ; very foggy Stockton on Tees, E.; dull Sunderland, E. - dull Wakefield, ; dull Waterford, S.E. ; wet, foggy Weymouth, N, ; dull Whitehaven, S. ; fine Wolverhampton, N,E,; file York, N, ; due Ayr, S.S.E. ; frosty Belfast, S.E.; fine Birmingham, N. ; dull Bradford, S.W. ; foggy Brighton, N.E.; dull Bristol, W. ; fine Cambridge, N.E.; fine Cardiff, W. ; cloudy Carlisle, S.E. ; fine Chatham, N.E., moderate Cork, S.E. ; rain Deal, N.N.E. ; cloudy Derby, N.E..; fine Dublin, S.E. ; fine Dumfries, N.V.; frosty Dundee, W.; dry Edinburgh, W.; frost Falmouth, N. ; fine Glasgow, S S E. ; foggy Goole, B,E. ; fine Gravesend, N.E. ; cloudy Hartlepool, N.E. ; cloudy Harwich, N.E. ; cloudy golyhead, E, ; calm, clear THE SIEGE oF GAETA. The following letter has been received from Gaeta, dated the 4th of December :—" The war is becoming more active, and the siege is entering into a more interesting phase. The Piedmontese were reinforced on Saturday by 3,000 men from Naples, .and they are now placing their Cavell! guns in position. I believe, from information which I have received from Naples, that Cialdini will have 80 of the Cavalli guns. The enemy began to throw shells from one rifled gun on Satur day night. The shells, however, did not come nearer than the glacis. The guns of the fortress returned the fire, and shells were at the same time thrown into Bourg, because it is known that the Piedmontese are quartered there at night. The Piedmontese then advanced to the extreme limits of Bourg and opened a smart fire on our advanced posts, but nobody was hit. The Queen's and the Philipstad Batteries then threw shells on Bourg, and the Piedmontese ceased firing. On Sunday the Piedmontese began to fire on Gaeta from their rifled cannon. Some very large hollow shot passed over our batteries, and one of them fel: beyond the Orlandi Tower and wounded four soldiers. We replied with remarkable precision. The night of Sunday passed over without much noise, and each party remained tolerably quiet the entire of yester day. The Princes pass many nights in visiting the batteries. As for the King, his resolution is by no means shaken. Thirty men were sent out from Gaeta last night to burn the houses of Bourg nearest to us, but the Piedmontese were there in force, and received thevisitors with a volley of shot. The Neapolitans returned without having accom plished their purpose. It is now becoming indis pensable to the security of Gaeta to burn Bourg, though the King hesitates to do so through an exaggerated feeling of compassion for the pro prietors of the houses. A report coming from Naples informs us that the Piedmontese intend to demand a truce for four months, inasmuch as they are not pleased at the idea of passing the winter in the mud outside Gaeta. I do not know whether this report is well founded, or if it be, what answer Francis 11. will make to it. Bands of armed men are rising in insurrection in every direction. The Calabrias are on fire. The sovereignty of the people has been proclaimed at Cosenza, and more than 3,000 men there shouted Down with Victor Emmanuel!' A strong movement was made at Palmi in favour of King Francis 11. The theatres in Naples resound with cries in favour of Garibaldi in the very teeth of Piedmontese officers. The hymn:in favour of Vic tor Emmanuel is hooted and hissed. Even the women in the Abruzzi attack the Piedlinontese. The Piedmontese troops sent to Palermo met the very worst reception. They encamped outsi3e the walls, and eight of the officers were poniarded. It is now that the difficulties of Victor Emmanuel are commencing. The Neapolitan General, Palmieri, who was at Velletri, in the Papal States, has deserted with 20 officers, who have gone to Naples to make their submission to Victor Emmanuel. 1,100 more men have been shipped at Gaeta for the Papal States on board the steamers Dahomet and Protis." FRENCH FISHING BOATS ON THE ENGLISH COAST.—The .3foniteur publishes the following note : " Contrary to Ai t. 5 of the Treaty of 1826 between England and France, French fishing-boats of more than 60 tons measurement, when compelled by stress of weather to pu into Lowestoft, were subjected whe n coming froth ports southward of Boulogne to pilot dues calculated according to their draft of water, and which amounted for the road stead to 4s. per foot on entering, and 2s. 6d. on leaving ; and for the port to Is. 6d. per foot in winter and ls. 3d. in sum mer, both on entering and leaving. On the remonstrances of the French Consular agent ate owestoft, the Corpora tion of the Trinity House has gi the necessary orders to the pilots of that port for the boats in question to be henceforth exempted frem the above charges." 6 Ei 71 Si 16 17 52 52 36 38 26 28 87 89 29 29i 114 116 110 'll 106 109 132 13E 112 114 73 73} 60 62 1194 123 62 IA 115 117 52 54 102 1021 944 95} 101 11 48 484 33 lid 1344 135 107 109 7 6d 54 56 63 63i 10 , 11 104} P 413 62 621 93 931 101 103 21 24 1 9 4 tk 8f 114 116 33 34 87 89 49 51 7 42 43 84f 85 63 65 77 79 6 8 41 42 10 11 p 55 551 2 3.p, p 68 76 111 11 6 64 119} I 102} 13 4 i 1251 PROPOSED _LEGISLATION ON DRAINAGE. A publid meeting was held yesterday at the Hanover-square Rooms to consider the necessary steps to be taken to secure legislative facilities for the improvement of outfalls and arterial drainage generally throughout the kingdom. The Earl of Romney presided, and there was a considerable attendance of landowners and agriculturists, among whom were Sir J. V. Shelley, M.P., Sir J. Tyrrell, Sir H. Vavasour, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Robert Smith, Mr. H. Corbett, &e. The CHAIRMAN explained that the object of the meeting was to consider what steps ought to be taken to promote an improved system of sewerage and drainage throughout the kingdom. He strongly objected to the system upon which the landowners were called upon to maintain the drainage and sewerage of the land. He believed that the principle of taxing land for the purposes of sewerage was very old, though at the present time it only existed in comparatively few districts. At the same time `he powers which were given by local acts were found to be insufficient and inconvenient, and many places requiring improvements were neglected simply because the legislative sanction had not been obtained to acts which were purely local. No doubt objections might be made to the sort of legislation which it was now proposed to adopt on the ground that it was an interference with the rights of private property, but any one who had considered , the subject knew that property could never be held so as to be an obstruction to public interests, and that private rights must inevitably give way to public convenience. He believed that if the Legis lature were appealed to they would not be found backward in providing a remedy for the injury which the agriculturists suffered. Sir H. VAYASOUR said that the existing statutes relating to the drainage of land had proved alto gether insufficient. It was impossible for any one resident in a town to realise the state of the country, and the present year was a most disastrous one to the farmer. The occupiers of low lying arable farms had been injured to an almost incalculable ex tent, seeing that they had the rain of successive weeks to contend with. It was not so much the ex cess of the rain that had fallen this year as the fact of the water remaining on the soil which injured the land. 'there had already been several Acts of Parliament relating to general drainage, the most recent of which was the 3d and 4th William IV., c. 22, but the existence of cotnmissicners and other local powers rendered them almost nugatory. Small thready drains, indeed, existed, but the common outfall was in most cases a sluggish stream, gene rally running into a canal, at the junction with which the course of the water was still further im peded by a dam, and as long as the powers of local acts existed, it was utterly impossible to improve the drainage. They heard much of the damage to land from game, but more injury was caused by want of drainage in a single day than from all other causes put together. A change in the law of drain age was absolutely necessary for small proprietors, and they must urge the Government to lose no time in preparing a broad and simple measure relating to drainage,so as to put an end entirely to the pre sent wasteful and most unsatisfactory state of things. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was call ing upon them for every shilling they could spare, and when the rental of half a county was spent on a single ship, and the national debt bad a tail as long as a comet, they could not afford to be fettered by statutes passed at a time when England was a second-rate Power and a wheat-exporting country. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. SHELLEY inquired whether, in the opinion of this meeting, the bill introduced some time ago by Mr. Mills was sufficient to effect the object in view, and if so would give notice, immediately on the meeting of Parliament, for its re-introduction. He fully concurred in the necessity for legislation on the subject, and thought that if a second measure were brought in it would be carried. The CHAIRMAN believed that no bill had been prepared, and understood that reference would be made to the bill of 1832. Sir J. SHELLEY believed that such a bill as that of 1852 would never be carried, because circum stances had since arisen which had increased the im portance of the subject. If the landowners would take the matter into their own hands he had no doubt they would succeed. Sir H. VAVASOUR then moved the following reso lution :—" That this meeting considers that a com prehensive public measure of arterial drainage and the improvement of the outfalls is highly essential to meet the requirements of the present advancing state of agriculture." He also proposed :—" That a deputation from their meeting wait upon the Secretary of State for the Home Department to impress upon him the measure at the earliest possi ble period of the ensuing session." Sir J. SHELLEY seconded the resolutions, which were carried unanimously. Sir J. TYRRELL wished some explanation to be given as to what was meant by arterial drainage. Mr. DEN TON.—River reform generally; power to deal with rivers and all other streams ; the clear ing away of drains, and where necessary, of mills —a point which it was perhaps rather dangerous to touch upon ; and the clearing of all outfalls into the sea. Sir S. TYIIitELL thought the explanation unsa tisfactory. Mr. B. THOROLD.—AII that was meant was power to remove all impediments in the main water courses or arteries, and those engineering works which were erected upon Sir George Rennie's prin ciple for the mere purpose of feeding the canals. Mr. J. CHILTON believed that if the proposed measure were carried the property in the districts affected by it would be enormously benefitted. The valley of the Thames, for instance, where there were thousands of acres not worth 10s. per acre would be made worth 50s. per acre. The same might be said of almost all the valleys of the country. The following gentlemen were named as the deputation :—The Earl of Romney, Sir J. Shelley, Sir H. Yavasour, Mr. Chilton, Mr. Heathcote, Mr. Langston, Mr. Bailey Denton, Mr. A. Clark, Mr. Grantham, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, and the Rev. J. Clutterbuck. GALLANTRY OF A PILOT CRETE The Nortlarn Ensign reports the following:— " ifestated in oar last that a vessel, supposed to be a foreigner, was tossing about our coasts on Tuesday, with her mainmast, &c., carried away, and evidently in great distress from want of a har hour to run to. Observing from Staxigoe the dis abled conditiou of the vessel, and inferring from the flag of distress that assistance was greatly needed, five men formed the resolution of proceed ing to Ackergill, a distance of several miles, and of endeavouring to reach the distressed vessel by means of one of the fishermen's boats there. This was soon after mid-day. After more than an hour's hard row ing, and just as darkness was coming on, they reached the vessel off Ncss Head. The wind was blowing with almost hurricane violence, and a terrific sea, which often threatened to engulf the boat and her brave crew, broke upon them, at timeecompletely covering the boat. It was with no ordinary diffi culty that the pilots—George Bain, John Wares, Peter Gunn, George Manson, and William Bruce —managed to get on board the vessel, in conse quence of her heavy pitching and the roll of surf. The vessel proved to be a Norwegian schooner, in ballast, with a crew of seven men, driven to this coast by the violence of the gale, by which they were overtaken on their voyage from France to Norway. According to the statement of the cap tain they had proceeded far on their voyage when overtaken by the storm. On the previous evening when about 17 miles off Aberdeen the vessel was struck by a huge wave, which threw her upon her beamends and shifted the ballast, which was thrown upon the cables, by which the crew were deprived of their use, and among other injuries sustained by the crew one of them had one of his legs broken. In this condition the vessel was tossed about bu for t some time, the crew anticipating nothing death every moment. Running before the win d and sea they found themselves on Tuesday fore noon on the shelterless shores of Caithness, below, four days none of the crew had ventu dots they and when they were boarded by the were in a state of extreme exhaustion, the sands of ad were preparing to run their vessel ashorNevould h ave been Sinclair's Bay, where their es b c i a i p e e f consultation, in all but impossible. Aft ,r his vessel to the charge which the captain committedto brave the terrors of of the pilots, they resolved the Pentland ' Firth rather than run any risk on this coast. They t h er efore ran the vessel before the wind, but sh e had no . t proceeded far when the V the he n strongestoff' foretopsailyard wascawrraise t d e a r r w i fi a y e andC Dun cansby Head the sea apprehension was felt that the vessel would founder. Still the pilots held on, and the schooner was in a f e w minutes bounding over the tierce waves o f the P e ntland F irth. Seldom if ever has a vessel in ballast crossed the firth in such a storm. Passing Cantick Head in almost pitch darkness, and amid wind, rain and surf, the danger was more imminent than ever. At one time they found themselves within a few yards of the rocks, and imagined instant death was staring them in the face. The poor sailors, unable to render the slightest assistance, stood in hopeless suspense, till, after passing Switha, they were assured that the danger was over. By five o'clock they reached Stromness harbour in s afety, after four days of the utmost anxiety, suffering, and danger. In a few minutes after the ves sel was moored. Too much cannot be said in praise o f in daring and intrepidity of these men. Their cOl th g e is always precariaus , but the p i l o t s who u villages from Wick to Staxig oe never t .. 3 . h o r c ri e nr from danger when their services ar e required P ORTS.MOUTLI DEFE S CBS. The new Hillsea lines for the defence of Ports mouth, its harbour, dockyard, and arsenals, from the attack of an enemy landward, have made consider- able progress (luring the past summer, and the com pletion of the inner or main line is now being pushed forward with great vigour, 1,500 men being at this time employed in their construction, 500 in laying material, and 1,000 in preparing it. The huge piles of brickwork which form the casemated batteries for the central bastion have been standing now nearly 12 months, and not a crack or flaw of any kind can be discovered in any part of them, notwithstanding the extraordinary amount of rain which has fallen during the past six months, and the swampy nature of the ground on which they have been built. The lines extend from the shore of the harbour of Langston, at their eastern, to that of Portsmouth harbour, at their western extremity, the earthen line of parapet and ditch being conti nued well along the shores of each harbour, the more effectually to cover th e fl anks of the works. This inner line of the defences consists of two im mense bastions, with 10-gun casemated batteries on leach flank, and connected by curtains with demi bastions at each end with casemated batteries. The bastion trace thus presents three fronts, with exte rior sides of nearly 800 yards in extent. Each case mated flank forms an obtuse angle, with the apex inclining inwards. The interior of the casemates is most massive, and would seem destined to bid defi ance to any artillery that may at any future time be brought against them. In the rear of each gun are quarters for the requisite number of artillerymen to work it. These arc the only batteries or quarters for troops which have been constructed along the main line of defence; consequently, while a heavy cross fire may be kept up over the defences and ground in front of the position, not a single gun is seen pointing directly to the front, nor is an embra sure open to an enemy. The faces of the bastions are, like the curtains, of earth, with a base of 116 feet, a command of 30 feet, and in every part exposed to artillery fire,presenting 26 feet depth of parapet. The summit of the whole line is well traversed with a parapet for rifle fire, and with the terrepleins, hav ing a slope of two feet to the rear. Along the rear of this line runs a military road from east to west for the conveyance of materiel, &c., to the different batteries, while alongside this road is being con structed a large drain, which will intercept the natural drainage of the' land from the base of the works, and also receive the sewage from the new barracks now being constructed for the mounted batteries of Artillery. The remainder of the de fences of the Hillsea lines have not yet made much progress, but preparations are being made to push them forward as rapidly as possible in the spring. These will consist of a ditch in front of the inner line we have already described, 150 feet wide, closed at each end by machinery when required, at high water, so as to enable the holders of the works to alwa3 s retain a certain depth of water in front of their inner lines of defence. In advance of this ditch will be constructed two hornworks . of an equilateral triangular shape, of enormous size and strength, armed with casemates a la Haxo, in a similar man ner to the main line, with which it will be connected by covert ways, drawbridges, &e., and affording a safe means of egress and ingress in the event of sorties, &c., being required. Through the western work will pass the turnpike road, while through the eastern one the lines of the South Western and. South Coast Railways enter and make their exit. In front of these two works will run the channel connecting tha harbours of Portsmouth and Lang ston, and which will be widened from its present ' extent, 60 feet, to 200 feet, and also deepened suffi ciently to allow of first class gun vessels to pass along in front of the defences from one harbour to the other—an important consideration in the event of an enemy advancing to attack the position. The position along its entire extent will be defilated from any artillery which can be planted against it on Portsdown or elsewhere, to the distance of about 150 yards in the rear of the inner lines. The lines as they will thus stand, when complete, might be fairly termed impregnable, Pltwith standing the proximity of Portsdown ; but a very important element of its strength lies in the nature of the ground in front, as affording the only way by which an enemy could advance. For 600 yards on the opposite side of the channel to that on which the works of defence are situated the ground has a gradual descent along its whole ex tent, right and left, so that by simply cutting the sea walls at high water the whole of this would become inundated, and form an impassable barrier to an enemy. Beyond this 600 yards Portsdown begins its ascent, and continues until it attains its greatest altitude above high water, 444 feet above high water mark, at a distance of 2,300 yards from the Hillsea lines. These heights have been made, many engineers say, far too much of, considering the strength of the works at Hillsea, and the com position of Portsdown itself, the latter being nothing but chalk, and therefore quite incapable of being turned into a Torres Vedras affair. £650,000 has been named by the Defence Commission as the sum required to fortify these heights, which are seven miles in extent, and for the purpose of carry ing this out, Colonel Ross, R.E., and staff are already in possession, and have marked out the sites for the various forts, which are recommended to consist of four forts of 30 guns each, two of 25 guns each, and three of 12 guns each, with flanking lines of escarpment at Farlington and Fareham. The ground, however, is not yet broken. The ap proach to Portsdown-hill will be sufficiently guarded at its western extremity by the chain cf connected forts extending from Stoke's Bay to Frater Lake, and by the advanced line of detached works from Hill-head, opposite Osborne-house, to Old Ford, near Fareham. The approach to its eastern extremity will be, however, entirely unpro tected; while, strange to say, this is t he only point from which an enemy, landing on any part of our coasts in the English Channel, can be expected to make his appearance. Seises. Bill, some few miles from Chichester, is the only spot in the Channel which would afford an enemy smooth water to land in a south-west wind, and without a single gun to opposite their landing. Ihe landing once effected Selsea Bill could be fortified sufficiently with a couple of batteries, and a base of operations Would be at once secured. rius DAY'S sarPTING. LONDON; Dec.l3.—Wind this d a y at noon—North- Easterly; fr esh breeze, and fine 'weather, but rather dull and cold. DrAL, Dec. 12.—Wind S.R.—Arrived—J o hn Banks, River, and sailed for S y d ney ; Ascendant, from the River, fronithe and sailed Port Philip, CowEs, Dec. 12.—W in d N .N.W.—Arrived—Fulton, s t e .wer, from Havre, and left for New York. CARDIFF, Dec. 12.—Wind calm—Arrived—Reflect , from Bombay ; Assumpti on, from Pernam b uco ; O cea nus, from Cuba. SWANSEA, Dec. 12.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Jules Louis,for Rio Janeiro. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—City of Baltimore screw steamer, from Now York; left on the Ist lust; Traf a l gar , f rom Demerara, and sailed for Mary port. PoßTsmotrx, Dec. 12.—Wind Lady Milton, from Quebec, leaky, and with foremast sprung. Orr PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 12.—Arrived—Georgiana, from London for Hong song. CLynr, Dec. 12,—Wind N.—Arrived—Martha's Vin yard, Ann Augusta, and Tamarlane, from New York. (By ELECTRIC TELEGR4PH.) SoUTHAIsIPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—Stadacona, from Quebec, vi a P or t smou th ; e fr r o ic m k va S t o e u r t f h or a d m ; ptian lla , a ste b amer. from DI , st eamer, P J e a r l s a e t y i n ; a 'Maf from 'I • T a Lim n e7 from Lisbon. Sailed —Uncle Billy, for Newcastle ; Ripen, steamer, for Alexandria ; Havre, steamer, for Havre ; Atalanta, steamer, f or Guernsey; Umpire, for Jersey ; Mechanies Own, for Newport. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH•) GRAVESEND Thursday Morning. Wind N.E. ; tid e t wo hours' flood ; cloudy. Arrived, Dec. 12—Tasso, from D a ntsic ; Dublin, st earner, from Bordeaux ; Samuel Abbott, from Landscron a ; La martine, and Tom Crinle, from Gothenburg ; Otto, from Randers;"Vesta, from Eioge. DEAL, Thursday Marling. Wind N.N.E ; fresh, with rain. Passed—Leda, screw s teamer, for Oporto; Rosala, for Alicalata—both from London. Alichored—Coriunodore, from the west for Loudon. ~; 1. t' 1000 stock stock stock stock stock 100 stook 321 10 stock 38; 17} i