The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-17 00:00:00

MONEY 3iiiRKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of England return for the week ending the 14th inst. shows an increase in the Government deposits, as usual at this period of the year, and as the circulation has been diminished in consequence, the reserve of notes, as well as the stock of bullion, has been augmented. The " other securities" have not been inci eased to any important extent, although the demand for money has recently been rather active. The other items of the balance-sheet show l a° material change. Active Circulation Decrease Bullion .. Increase Rest • £20,748,120 402,285 .. 16,999,882 DO 63,067 .. 3,143,099 3,719 8,938,987 .. 330,772 .. 13,636,760 .. 192,399 .. 785,630 6,792 .. ▪ 10,925,1.57 No alteration. Other Securities .. 19,450,557 Increase .. 54,746 Notes Unemployed .. .. 10,043,185 Increase .. 449,775 No alteration of importance was apparent in the Foreig n Exchanges yesterday afternoon. The final instalment of 13 per cent. on the Russian 3 per Cent. Loan becomes due on the 25th January next. In th e Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a good demand prevailed for most descriptions at Previous quotations. The sales were estimated at 7 ,000 bales. Since Monday last the imports of specie have b een about £384,788, and the exports £137,500, exclusive of the following shipments direct from London to the continent during the week ending Thursday last : Increase .. • • • • Public Deposits .. • . Increase .. .. • • • Other Deposits .. • Increase .. • • . • Seven Day and other Bills .. Decrease .. .. • • Government Securities • • Gold bars, Cadiz ... Ditto Hambre' Silver coin, Havro Ditto Rotterdam 1,200 „ 500 on. The English Stock market to-day has been very quiet, but Consols, which opened at 951 a, have Ben to 951 s, and the latest quotations indicated b uoyancy. The dealings, as usual on Saturday, h ave been very limited, but the speculators seem more disposed to effect purchases in expectation of a rise. The New Three per Cents. are fiat, at n ; and the Reduced, at 951 ; India Loan Debentures are 971 ; ditto Stock for account is 44 1; Exchequer Bills are firm, at 28s. to 325. b very moderate biness i recorded n Foreign ° ecurities, and prices us show a s decline. i Turkish 6 Per Cents. are 76; to 77; ; ditto New, 65k to 65; ; Portuguese have receded to 461- ; and Venezuelan 1 Per Cents, to 14-1 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. are steady at 45i ; and Chilian 41 per Cents. at 871. The Ocean Marine Insurance Company's shares ar e It I premium, and the Universal ditto, .: 1 7 Prem. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have hen on a rather moderate scale. Prices, however, t ha ve shown less firmness. Midlands and South -,Eteterns have declined ss. ; Great Westerns, North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Nudee, South Western, and Shropshire Union, I t 5 S.; Lancashire and Yorkshire have improved 1 1' The Foreign and Colonial Markets have "'en very inactive. Lombardo-Venetian and Bahia Br azilian San Francisco are a shade flatter, and the New l ' l razilian undertaking, the San Paolo, is quoted prem. Grand Trunk of Canada have declined 4 ' l , and Great Western of Canada, ss. Joint Stook Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re. til ftin inactive. London and Westminster have im. Proved £l. 1 per Cent. BRI Rednoel AnnTISFUN ities DS—CLOSING PR 95i i ICE I S. i sti u 1 3 per Cont. Annuities .„Ildia Stock 'Atte Debentures, 1858 Ditto, 1859 y fluol. t' or A ccoun t (Jan. 10) -tali Stoek for Acounnt — h, Ditto, 1859, 45 per Cent. Di tto Bills 11,000, lid .. 32 , Pitt o Small, lid n FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ul lnian, per Cent Ditto 41 per Cont. blrtyriati 4± per Cent 9li "k prtuguese sh 3 pe , r Cent 3 per Cent. ni Tut Account L Utitish 6 p er C en t Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ir s pitt o Account „Ilezuelan 21 per Cent — .uitto 1 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Coutols, 111 oney Ditto A.coonnt (J an. 10) .. 951 1 z d ' 7 -RR ON BOARD TEE SEA BELLE. BRISTOL; SATURDAY MORNING. This morning, about 1 o'clock, a fire broke out on 1 ° , ( 1 the American ship:Sea Belle, 900 tons register, l ing is the Floating Harbour, near Hill and Sons' 7 dock. The Sea Belle came to repair damages , s„ " l tained in one of the gales of last month while 131I tWard bound for New York, from Cardiff, with t l a t 18, upwards of 1,000 tons of which have been dis tgarged since her stay here, and about 300 tons ‘ , 43 : lla ining in her hold. The origin of the fire is .' 4l . o usly attributed to spontaneous combustion, Z d t to have proceeded from the galley. Water had trifli ng and effect in staying the conflagration, the shipwrights set to work to scuttle her. At . 10 o'clock, however, she was still burning B ti riously,;with no chance of the fire being subdued. 18 perfect wreck. 3 1 : REs..—We extract the following from the t0 ` 441 9 Journal of this day :—The standard for copper ores t e lt tlnues to advance, and tin has risen this week £3 per 13,,_ 11 : In the Mining Share Market . there has been a largo f..7 113 .eas done in a few mines prommently e b a e i f in or g e t a h a e a m f. a l r a k r e a t , 47iitlie time, but not so much general dealing oh he may be accounted for by the near approach of the • ristraas holidays, and the fortnightly settlement, which ( %k 1 'ed., A ace on Thursday and . Friday, and, as usual, interfered '4.1. business transactions ; indeed, there is far too much. °atm. t iz , R , .6 for the " account.' } Grambler and St. Aubyn, 622 d ,in our remarks last week we stated that we had un .44, toed our report of the previous wee , k had given great ince at " the meeting on Tuesday e" this should have hi v u Written. "the Basset meeting on . Tuesday. l " The Gram ), ItMeeting is not due for a fortnight, and at the last one .4 1 4 u t no dividend was declared; we have again been favoured f""' au official report, from which we learn th du at ee ll o l f t t o w n e s o ° to were sampled on Thursday for the months, and of about the same quality as tt r :last ; in the there is no particular alteration since last week, except shaft has a little improved ; the 12, 24, and 36 fm. IZ a la, on the middle lode, although not have a • uPpearanco, and will assist the mine in bee a n few n 8 ' time. Wheal Margaret shares have 11 ▪ - lea deniand and advanced to 50, 52#; we have rebceeivedt: official notice ' of any improvement, though, as t kid is fro Cornwall we presume there is some discovery, de and nf • ni t „which the out-adventurers ought to have been in tr° --nau. East Basset, 1171 to 122 i • these shares . have had a itt eat fall, and may be soon worth looking after , the 80 ends of,l. l '°°r, but there is a good lode gone down the botto . m n the level, speaking well for th e 90, though the ground i cross -cut going towards it is . hard, and slow progress rut:t; it f y ro a m nd the reserves the dividend l6 can be kept up aorae time • the next sampling will be about ths t sa_me . dx. .e:l . e otirtdthe e ' ua 7 lily as 7 thelast. v.re A a l t fr s e e d te C n o , n 3 s 9 o o le t , o s/ 400 0 , 5! x , United,• to 1 -3 d. meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts skewed a °f £4,200 ll s. 3d. on the two months, d and a eclared, es.lclend of 4200 10s. share) £ 4 34 9s. 6d. in (£lo hand. per The ores w sold and to la. 10d. ; th e credited at next meeting realised £8,778 bet tntne continues to look well. and leave off at 51 to 52 ; P N r;o rt r' h s has pe improved, now ls have been Bryn £25 per fm. ; in the shaft it is worth £35 per fm. log et Gvelog, 421 t o 47f ; Calstoc k C onso l s, 3 to 4. Tre ' Ve t c laA l l shares have been very largely dealt in, and ad -71, n ; two or three months ago, when we firs_t Itzli• ed,j)artic4ular attention to the mine, shares were 2}to 3, N re gle rise has been very great, but not more than • azPected ; the market has fluctuated a good deal, Oth e r to nearly 1,000 shares belonging to deceased an d eo estates having been sold ; the report in another te v i tit a, 11 Will show the present value of the different ends, 4, - 4. 4 Must be borne in mind that the lode is the same as that which in Great Alfred and Alfred Consols yielded cop r ,„,. story Z ores to the value of upwards of £1,000,000 ki fr "-L,R, and that Treloweth is yet in its infancy. tisfuu Consols divided within the last few years ) 4 7,000 p m ... , eL though poor at present. Wheal 411 0, 32 to 33 ex div. • at the meeting, a diei thdiviedea reafrlelrlOs. per share only 'was declared, the profit on having been £1,125 6s. 9d. ; after paying the th e i nld, the balance carried forward is £2,134 3s. 2d.; ex '""° poor in the bottom levels, and has disappointed ipctation :o far • 73 tons of crop ore have just been earn of at 811;e,st Trevely'an shares have been in . request,. and leave coke • • t° 9 .1 ; three ends are now productive , the 20 has l u again, worth 129 per fin. ; the 28 worth £2O per . ba ck the 38 worth £l5 to £2O per fm. ; and the stopes in . th e 0 1 the 28 worth £3O per fm. Strvy Park, 191, 201, fQ t ° # o i. o in the shaft sinking under the 180 is worth £2B per tor •,;u: wince under the 170, west of shaft, is worth £2O thi e ti z ‘47ati copper, and the shares have been more dealt in 11,O" k * •Re ti tAL COLLEGE OE SURGEONS.—The following fo r traen hav ing undergone the necessary examinations meeti ng' dip.lema were admitted members of the college at a M"esrg 0 1 t.he Court of Examiners on the 16th inst.—viz., 'N o. a. Richard Commander Kibbler, Duncan-place, tredy pr ey e ; ,lienry Edward Eastlake, Plymouth ; and Al nuow, Saudbach, Cheahfre. „dot 'HARE MARKEY S.--( THIS DAY.) Sbarel 3.ailways. 12.10 !Amberg,., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballpnena Wol., and Str.Val Bin, La., and Ch. June Blackburn 11!yt.11 a nd Tyne Bost. Slefd. & Mid. Coun P.ristol a.nd Exeter (: . l:tledoni all Cork and Bandon Carmarthen do Cardigan iCork,lllkrock,&Passage ICornwall ei ili 13.14 S to,lc Stock Stock A roves. no div. Do. A untilop.c.per an. ttt Do. B hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßellast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.N A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Suffolk 0 j Do Stoclz Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 8 Si 78 79 114 124 64 7 102 104 93 Di 6 .1 7 8 si 7/ 8.1 14 15 58i stli 39 41 27 20 Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Firth & Clyde Junction Furnese Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock G t.. South. & Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vlßail Gua.Stk Trish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall. Lon.,Brighton k S.Coast Lond. Chat. and Dover (London & North Westu' Do. Eighths London& South-Westn. L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln ;Metropolitan ;Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle. New., Aber., & Tiered: !Newry & Armagh (def.) INewry, Warpt., & Hos ;Norfolk North. Counties Union ;North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. until Rp.c.hasbeenpdß Do. Ti Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase :Do. Leeds Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. Peebles ! Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central • Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock ;Do. Scottish Mid. Stock :Shropshire Union !Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon 'South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. (Staines, Wok., & Wok !Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1855 _ Do. do. 1858 - ;Stockton & llartlepool Stock l Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 50 Ulster 25 Do. 12 10 Do. Stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Station & Pim. Stock Waterford & Kilkenny! 50 'Waterford & Limerick! 20 'West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal., , 5 ' Do. A.—A recv.nodiv.till: 7 p.c. b as been pd. to B 5 IDo. B 20 !West London 10 ; Do. Ist Class 20 :Do. 2d Class ... 8(6 '2 30 30 Stock Stock 99 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 106 108 94 95 132 134 111 113 691 70 60 62 Stock 16i Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock! Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock; Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock all 100 3i 100 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 100 100 li 10* 91 100 109 1091 88 89 10 11 59 61 34 3 d 63 624 941 951 14 1 d 481 49 714 74 107 109 4 31d 84 9 4 35 37 7 14 lB 117 119 28a 39a 82 89 47 4 3a 2a d 43 45 814 84 7 2 74 62 64 6 8 35a 36} all all all all all 6 61 7 1 I ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS• 93! 3 i 202 205 16 174 16 174 p 99 1004 65 67 113 115 13i 144 984 99 974 984 - - 84 94 374 384 - 59} 28 71 81 30 i i I 1061 . 9 41 134 311 0 9 f i i 991 100 114 t 141 981 98 7} 95.1 4; a 78 2 i 1114 174 281 1 9 4 474 44 831 53i 544 11 21 p i d par 63 05 Paid. Closing Bigness Prioe. 337 8181 100 $1 91 Sh are PREFEREg Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet4p.etStock Do. ao. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun , E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.li Do. do No 2i Do. New 6 'per et. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glam. &S West. a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm IGt. Nh. of Scotld, lst pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 ) p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Rants) Ext. 5 p.et Do. Itedeemable, 44 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. T,sn. k York 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.St£s 381.0dpc Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. 0. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c No. 4 Do. do. 44 per c. shares Lond. Chat. and Dover; Lon.& N. W.Car.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, .4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Nian.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. E 6 Do. 3+ ner cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. llaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent 11 MARES, 96 98 102 104 5i 6 100 102 [l2 115 105 108 114 116 113 115 128 130 83 85 110 112 90 92 75i 74 .15 117 [lB 120 Ll 2 114 [O6 108 86 88 ail 100 100 100 100 100 all all 100 100 5 all 98 99 98 100 89 91 91 93 [O2 104 cot lot 17 18 10 104 75 78 194 204 9 10 141 15} 139 141 10 11 125 130 68 7 0 P it IP 101 100 100 100 3 100 1 all 1 Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. o. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pret.s p. o. redeem, at 5 p. 0. n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. o. with option till 1856 ' Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Ntli.Dev.Rail.&Dsk.Co. N-Ea st. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Ccnsol. Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 no. York, H.& S. Purch North Stafrordshire Ox. r. & Wol. 6pc. Ist g Do. Redeem., 2d gua Do. Irredeem., 2d gua. Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt Scottish North-Eastern 31 pert. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent.l south Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 1 p.c. gua Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 139 141 102 104 i 4P I 95 95 1 10 11 1081 4 11 12, Paid. Closing 1 Badness Railways. Prise. Done. 1111 113 ,110 112 91 93 97 99 1 iP D 23 2 L 25 127 125 130 117 120 73 75 [2O 122 Stock ) Stock. stock Stock los. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock St ock Stock 100 100 100 100 all all lot 1 24 24i 103 104 102 104 84 87 28i 29.4 33 34 34 33i 56 59 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid) Leasing Closing] Business F O REIGN MINES Co.'s. Price. , Dons. 20 Australian I I 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim l5B 1 d par' Bedford and Inetchley, all Ln& N.W , .. .. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp ) 276 B uc ki n ghamshire ....I 100 Ln& N.W 99 100 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 19 20 19 1 1 Chester & Holyhead..' 100 Do. 150 504 aot 5 Do. Land and 31iningCo all Do. do. 54 p. ct. ....I 100 'Do. ,123 125 1 Clarendon Consols Min- Do. do. sp. et. ClvdesdaleJunction.. 100 Caledonin 103 105 40 Cobra Copper al 48 49 Colchester, Stour Val. all 'E.U.&E ClB 17 Ceplapo l6 76 86 E. Lincolnshire„ 1100 ,Gt. North. 139 141 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 I l': Union.HarwichShs all lE.Counts. 46 41 2 Fortuna Do. iii'oodbridLre . 100 ! Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra . . 100 Caledonin 3 Linares all 101 11/ Do. New lOO Do. 5 Lusitanian Gloster& Dean Forest all 'Gt. West. 1 Mariquita all Il ar tlp oo l.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L les. par p Hull and Selby Do. 1 Shares all Do. — Mining and Smelt.... all 5 7 Do. I Shares all iDo. London&Greenwich • 100 S. East... 64 66 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 1 108 1 d 1 p Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 ;Petri &Co. 95 97 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Lowestoft, frua. 4p. ct. 100 'Norfolk .. _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ Do. 6 per cent lOO IDo . Mane.,Buxtn.&Matk. all I LN W&M 21 2; Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. 3lid.B ra dford Prefer-1 1 Closing Business Price. Done. mice SI ock Newmarkt.,BuryEx 5. 5. 6.,E.Counts 6 1 p 1 0 0 l Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 gnar anteei sp. c. 40 'Australasia all 81 83 Nortl in. & Eastn. 5 p.c all IDo. 57 59 25 , Bank of Egypt all 226 236 Do. do. 6 per cent.... all , Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. North Western all ' L& N W Midland .14 141 144 1 50 British North American all I Preston and Wyse. 1 all !, , i , i,. y k. 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 1S 191 201 1 25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. — 100 City 5O 6.5 68 100 Colonial 25 -- B R b o r y . s w tn e , b l r T y i ! t ell . I , ( & ,, S f l o ie r p dl 1 100 00 20 .11 Corn. Bank of Canada all Do. Do. 1 1 .... ,par 6 p (.3r T t ß lC ra ° s r s t e h y . ;l l o :3B l 1 1 4 0 0 3 100 Commercial of London. 20 10 20 South Staffordshire .. all ,M'Clean . 106 11 20 Eng ' Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 176 18 Wilts and Somerset.. 1 00 Gt. West 93 95 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon Char.lik. o tA us t ra l. a ll 221 231 Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn , 74 84 DOCKS. 5 0 London Joi n t St oc k ... 10 Closing Business 100 London & Westminster. 20 561 Share Docks. I Paid Pte. Doze. 100 Do t . new Na. Prov. of England. 35 20 -- , 5O National B an k 25 Stock Commercial lOO ... 20 New South W a l es Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min. 100 ... 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all -- 38 1 Stock East and West India.., 100 -- 20 Ottoman Bank all 171 184 Stock r nn,i 0, lOO 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 77 79 Sto,,k St. Katharine lOO 7514 10 Do. New Stock 6outhampton lOO --. 25 South Australia Stock iVictorta . ...:\ 100 01 106 25 Union of Australia all SO Do New ......•.••....: 2 50 Union of London l2 281 291 100 Uuity Mutual 6O T.T. CZ t ock 2.10 stoel Stock Stockl Stock) Stock" Stoll; Stoc Sto , _; Stoc Stoc Stoc Stoc THE SUN, LONDON! SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 859. THIRD EDITION. COURT OF CHANCE fi (Before the Lord Chancella .r.) JUDGMENT.-APEEIL.- - COOPER V. JOEL. SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock. THE HON. HUGH ROWLE Y AND lIIS LATE WIFE. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF PERJURY. At the Westminster Police Court, this morning, the late wife of the Hon. Hugh Rowley appeared in compliance with a summons granted on the application of Mr. Rowley, calling upon her to answer to a charge of per jury alleged to have been committed by her in the recent case in the Divorce Court, in which she sought and ob tained a decree granting a dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty Mr. Metcalfe appeared on behalf of the lady, and Ms. Sleigh and Mr. Orridge for the lion. Hugh Rowley. Mr. Sleigh having stated the case for the Hon. Mr. Rowley, which was to the effect that his client denied the whole statements of his late wife with respect to the acts of cruelty, said the first of these was, that the lady had sworn that the hon. gentleman had never gfven her a farthing since she was married to him ; the second was, that the Hon. Hugh Rowley had cut his wife's hair off in the same manner as he would shear a sheep ; and the third assign ment of perjury was, that the hon, gentleman had knocked her down in a most brutal manner. The hon. gentleman then called witnesses to prove his statement. Mr. G. T. Billing, principal clerk to Sir C. Cresswell, and crier of the Court of Probate, who said—l was present at the court on the 24th of Nov. I was present at the trial of Rowley v. Rowley. I remember its being heard. The petitioner was Theresa Caroline Rowley, and the respon dent the Hon. Hugh Rowley. The petitioner, Theresa Caroline Rowley, at present in court, was sworn by me, and gave evidence in the suit. The Hon. Hugh Rowley said—l reside at Leominster Lodge, Fulham. lam the complainant In this matter. Lady Langford is my mother. I was married at Padding ton Church to Theresa Bishop in the month of November. That marriage was dissolved by the Court of Divorce. About ten days afterwards I wont abroad. I was 18 when I was married ; Mrs. Rowley was 25 years of age. We went to Boulogne, and front thence to Paris. We stayed at the Hotel Maurice. I think we stopped there about a week or ton days. I treated my wife during that time as I thought with kindness. I meant it to be so. I did treat her with kindness, most distinctly . This was in February, She has sworn that I locked her up without fire or light in a room for some time. I did do so, but it was at her own request. It was in the sitting-room at the Hotel Maurice, but as at all ether places on the continent the do mestics held the keys, if Mrs. Rowley had wished to go out she could have rung the bell and done so. When I returned that evening I found a gentleman sitting with Mrs. Rowley to whom I had a groat objection. She said she was annoyed that he came, but, as she very justly said, how was she to prevent it ? if a man came into her room she could not turn him out, and the opportunity of saying she was not at home was taken away. I said then, to save you the trouble of saying you are not at home, I will lock the door. I did do so, and left the key in the hall. As re gards firing, I have no doubt if she asked for firing it would have been given if required. She never made any com plaint to me about my treatment. On the contrary, she appeared thankful for what I had done. By the Magistrate—The person I objected to was an ac quaintance of my own. Examination continued—From Paris we went to Calais., I treated her with kindness there, although she swore I struck her, and knocked her head against a shutter. Such a statement is utterly untrue. I never prevented her writ ing to her friends. She never expressed any wish to do so I never did so. From Calais we went to Brussels. We re mained there about 10 days. We visited the field of 'Waterloo. I recollect something occurring with respect to her bonnet. I was wearing a soft wide-a-wake. We were in an open carriage. I cannot say we were quarrelling that I remember. There was, however, some argument, I believe, going on. As well as I recollect two riders rode past, wearing hats similar to that I had on, minute the feathers. I asked my wife to let me see hoNi she would look in a hat like the one I bad on. I asked her to be kind enough to put my hat on, which she point blank refused. I intended it more as a joke than anything else, and put on her head a soft wide a. wake. There is no truth in the statement that I tore her bonnet from off her head, and put my hat on her's , cerering her eyes. It was not done with violence or any cruelty on my part. From Brussels we went to Mayence, up the Rhine, from thence to Frankfort by the rail. I never struck her during the journey. I swear I did not most decidedly. _ _ _ By tho Magistrate—The journey occupied about half-an hour. Examination continued—l never struck, kicked, or of fered her any indignity in the carriage. We went to the Hotel Russe there. I recollect Mrs. Rowley was taken unwell after we arrived. I don't recollect her asking for water. I never, as she states, forced a spoonful of salts down her throat on that occasion. I attended kindly to her during her illness, and procured medical aid. He was a foreigner. They sent for him from the hotel, so tI feel convinced he must have been a foreigner. From Strasbourg we went to Paris. I never threw a light or heavy dressing case at her while we were on our journey. I never pre vented her leaving the railway carriage, ble, I asked her not to do so. She had a means of communicating with her maid. I had provided every convenience for her at her own request. From Paris we went to Boulogne. We lodged at a hotel there. This was in March, 1852, but I am not quite sure about that date. I recollect the occasion when some of Mrs. Rowley's hair was cut off. Miss Bishop was present when that circumstance occurred. Miss Bishop is Mrs. Rowley's sister. By the Magistrate—We arrived at Frankfort about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. I can't be sure about the time. There was a substantial tea served on the occasion, and there might have been salt on the table. Examination continued—When Mrs. Rowley came down to breakfast on this occasion she said she had been a long time dressing her hair. I remonstrated with her, when she said, "If I did not like it I had better cut it off." I can _ not say whether there was one or two curls. I cannot say • whether I cut the whole of the back hair off. When I went to fetch the scissors she was sitting in a chair. When I re turned she was in the same chair and in the same position. I cannot say whether I cut the whole off or not, but I cut it off by her wish. I did not hold her hands. She never held up her hands to prevent me cutting it off. She did not resist in the slightest. I did no more than cut the side curls off. There were servants about, and I believe the door of the apartment was open. Miss Bishop was present during the whole of the proceeding. I never tried to pull her out of bed. She got out with her own accord. She had nothing on but her night-gown. She ran down stairs and implored the protection of my valet. The other servants came up and asked what was the matter. I had not used or threatened her with personal violence. The slightest con tradiction would cause hysterics It is most decidedly un true to say I took up a meat chopper, and threatened to strike her if she did not retire up stairs, but I daresay they (Mrs. Rowley and her maidservant) will say I did so. While living at Boulogne I paid her debts. It is false to say I never gave her a single sixpence. By the Magistrate—Mrs. Rowley had no separate settle ment. She never had any occasion for any pocket money from me. She always wore a green leather bag round her waist, which contained £1,500. I never controlled her. If she wished to spend any of this £1,500 she did so. It was her own money. Examination oontinued—l had brain fever while I was at Boulogne, and Mrs. Rowley said she would send for a medical man, as I had said I would out my throat. I never prevented my wife writing to her friends. I never dictated the terms of the letters no more than saying "give my love, (ttc." From Boulogne we returned to Englapd, I During the time I was at Ryde I acted towards Mrs. Row ley with kindness. I never illtreated her. I went to Bag shot to study, in order to pass my examination for the 16th Lancers. The letters put into my hands are in Mrs. Row ley's handwriting. [Many of these letters were rea - 1 by Mr. Sleigh in his opening statement.] • Mr. Metcalfe asked for copies, but it was arranged that any person on the part of Mrs. Rowley might inspect them. It being now past four o'clock, the further hearing of the summons was adjourned until Tuesday next. Mr. Metcalfe, on behalf of the late Mrs. Rowley, said although he had been precluded on the present occasion from making any observations on the part of the lady, he should be fully prepared on Tuesday next to substantiate all she had stated in the proceedings at Westminster. TELEGRAPH FROM LONDON TO CALCUTTA.--it is now possible to send a telegraphic message from any Indian station to any station of the United Kingdom at the rate of £2 175., or 28 Brs., for not more than twenty words, including the address. Until the cable is laid be tween Bombay and Aden the message for that distance will be sent by post. Three months hence this break will be removed, when we presume the charge will be slightly higher. Still, even 2rs. a word for a message from Calcutta to London is singularly cheap. The lino of the Red Sea and India Telegraph Company runs at present only from Alexandria to Aden, for which the charge is 26 rs. fora message of twenty words. Meanwhile the messages to and from Alexandria are transmitted by the Electric and. International Telegraph Company via Trieste or Mar seilles. For repeating the message half the usual price is charged in addition. For messages of more than twenty words half the price is charged in addition for every ten words or fraction of twenty words in excess. 31r. Ritchie, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's agent, at Bombay, rece i ves messages for transmission by post to Aden and thence by telegram up to one p.m. on the day of the depar ture of the mail steamer,—Friend of India. A RELIC OF TIIE ROYAL CHARTER.—Yesterday a curious relic of this ship was exhibited in the Under writers' Rooms, Liverpool. It consisted of a piece of i-inch plate iron, into the centre of which had been forced, by what means it is impossible to say, a bar of gold, with a piece of shattered wreck. The sheet iron was completely pierced through, the end of the bar of gold being visible at the back, as was also a . piece of wood, into which a sove reign was pressed, the coin apparently having suffered but little injury, the "milling" being only slightly bruised. This singular curiosity was picked up, we believe, by the divers at Moel Ira on Tuesday last, and the interest attached to it collected numerous spectators, to whom that piece of cold metal told a sad and fearful tale. 1•A TV INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DAY.) This was an appeal from a clocree of t he Master of the Rolls ordering a guarantee to be delivered 1 up and cancelled in respect that the guarantee was granted l on condition that the sale did not take place, and the pale s fterwards did take place. The Lord Chancellor affirmed the dec •ree of the Master o f the Rolls and dismissed the appeal \wit h costs. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. 'Atlantic & St Lawrenoej Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd gu. 5 percent Do. Addit. Capital 20 i 20i 10 100 1 Do. Do. B Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference B , itlalo,Brant.&Godrich p. ct. bds. 1 A lig., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn. Um. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, f,ru. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Stook Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs. Geelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per cent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 G t. India Penin.gua.sp.e Do. New, gua.s per cent Gt. S. of Ind. L im. —Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with, ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. 'Y3 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. 'Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl. Share . . Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Dude (Limited) Scinde Do. New Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. EN c ' St. Andrews & Quebeo•l Trinidad(Limited) Scrip Sto. ti Stock 100 Stook 20 1 2 2 :4 100 1 100 100 Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock all all all }lOO 100 all all 100 all 100 6 110 all all 100 18 18 ss, 1 ;5 11 5 all Paid.i Closing 13 ... inese done Price. 84 $6 99 100! 17} 17 4} - - 5 i ei 11.3 0. par i p li 1 2s. 6d. al id I Id 1031 1031 par 1p par 1p 6 1 41 & 421 2 951 73j 1 3 751 74 I di 20 20i Id 1 p it i d Id PI 19 4} k id ip 1100 101 119 21 42 44 94 96 72 74 85 87 75 77 73 75 1014 102 }l psr f id 13i 132 7 62 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp it Rotterdam Ardennes BalL&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Brziers to Grsissessac Carmeaux Mine & RaiL C° litt lab o ° Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c Great Central of France Gt.. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Juntion Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. fi p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norxve2lA n Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, and Medit Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Fern ) gun. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand..... COLONIAL DOVER. all all all all al I 4. 41 1 - Di I IPI 21 21 1 d At it di 7i 71 13 20 8 1 39 40 — p 9 10 371 371 56 58 d par 6i 7 9 9} 21 22 - ii 51 910 23 24 [MEN' SECUR Securities. an. ov.o p.c Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c. Fb. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. N. B. G 0v.4 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1978 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScotfiaGov.6p.e. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&.July ict•Gov.6p.c.Jan &July Do. do. April & Oct. MISCELL Anglo-Mexican Mint ,A.tlantie Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian RoTal Mail. Berlin Water Works British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C .. Canada Land Chan. Islands Tel.(Lim ) Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg Do. Preference 75 per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Electric Telegraph _ Do. New English k Aust. Copper Gun. Steam Navigation. Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telegr London District Telegr London Discount T.ond.Gen. Omnibus Co Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg. ed. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) ational Discount Co etherlands Land o 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis. .11r.&NovaScotiaLand .B. Australasian (Lira. Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Orientl. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C Peel River Land & Min en. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam cot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered Tr.& 1.n.C0.0t Upr. Can. Van PrioTnen'a Land •• BRITIS Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons (Tavist.) Nast Bassett (Illogan). East Caradon E. 'WI Rossi (Tavistk.) Gam. & S t. Aubyn , ,Gwen.) Great South Tolgus.... G. Wheal Alfd. (Phillack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret ( ony Lelant) North Downs North Frances 'Mogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blazy). Providence (Uny Lelnt) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St. Cleer) Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) West Seton W. Caradon (Liskeard). Wheal Basset (Mogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.). . Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) Wh'l Mary Ann (Meahe sVh'l Trelawney (Lick.) Share' Stock Stock Stock' 1 FN. Closing Prices. fiefiTif 114 118 114 116 1111 1125 1011 102 101 102 101 102 111 11; 113 1M 11i - 01 111 ii EOl3B. 14 15 LBO 210 33 84 4 1 6 35 37 19 21 13 15 [O6 109 8 9 24 24 14 1 54 6 101 103 105 147 par I it 1 1i i 4 1 I d 1 c li i i 4i 511 1 i I ; 1 li i ilt 52 64 78 80 11 13 I , 22 24 6 7 50 52 125 185 36 38 13 14 gi I f'aid. all all 5 all all 100 all all all 5 284 MINES. Closing Prloe. 41 2 61 290 309 440 450 117 6 4 1224 64 114 111 62 65 131 144 1 It 4 4} 22 23 5 be 51 51 9 10 5 6 11 12' 45 48 2} 1(5 19} 2 31 4 1 171 181 395 405 72 75 180 190 105 110 11 1 121 1 31 34 36 20 80 Paid. 2.11.1, 16 2.7.0 7.4.0 54t 173 12.4.2 0 8 4.3.6 1.6.6. 7.9.4 11 10.6.7 18.18.9 18.18.0 128 6d 121 1 1 TIES. Bneineed Done. !It* 1101 I Business Done. 6 1 12} 12 1 20 g JUDGMENT.-APPEAL,-UARTS 1 '. FADEN. This was an appeal from a decree of the Master of the Rollg•in favour of the respondent. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion ti tat the accumula tion in quistion was within the exceptia is of the Ist and 2d sections of the Act 39 and 40 Geo. It 1., cap. 98, which was a provision for payment of any debts , grants, devises, to either a purchaser or purchasers. His Lordship affirmed the decree of t he Master of the Rolls, holding thist the tenant for life wa s only entitled to the interest (in the Globe newspaper), a n d that this fund, on her death, must be 4:ivided among th s testators nearest relations who claim, and dismissed the al veal with costs. S PORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. THE DERBY. Bto 1 agst Umpire (offered) 12 to 1 agst Thormanby (offered) 12 to 1 agst Nutbourne (taken) 12 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) 13 to 1 agst The 'Wizard (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Drone (offered) 33 to 1 agst Upperhand (taken) 66 to 1 agst Brother to Rainbow (taken) 66 to 1 agst Paleface (takcm) READING STE WEIGHTS FOR THE BERKSIII About throe m st lb ]EPLECHASES. IRE OPEN STEEPLECHASES tiles. 28 subs. Brunette, m. by Roches ter (late Chance) l2 7 Huntsman Xanthus Escape Mr. Sykes lO 12 Goldsmith Maria Agnes Omar Pasha Hazard,b.g. (late Chance)lo 4 Lottery lO 0 Fanny, The Premier Wee Willie Glautias at lb The Curate Tamworth Shylock 9 10 Border Chief The Unprotected Female (late Miss Somerville) 9 9 Topsy 9 7 Physician 9 7 Bo•common 9 6 The Tartar Broadway Swell Heads or Tails Pyrrhus the Second 9 2 Corkscrew Johnny 8 12 PUGILISM. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. (From Bell's Life.) Tom SAYERS AND JOHN C. HEENlN.—Thursday evening last was the time, and Owen Swift's, Horse Shoe, Tich borne-street, the place appointed for depositing a second sum of £5O a side for this all-important match, and it hav ing been intimated that in all probability some gentleman would be in attendance on the part of Heenan to ratify the articles, there was considerable excitement at the appointed hour. The backer of Sayers rose and offered to stake his £5O, in accordance with the terms of the original articles, when an American gentleman present stated that he had only arrived during the present week from New York, with full powers to treat on behalf of Heenan. He disputed the right of Sayers to insist on the fight coming off in March, and stated that Heenan would have btt a short time for preparation were this agreed to. Tom Sayers, who was also in the room, at once offered to give way ; and after a very short and amicable discussion, it was arranged that the fight should come off on the 16th of April. This involved an alteration of articles ; and, as it was late, it was settled that the friends of both parties should meet at our office on the following day, and draw out a fresh agreement. On Friday morning, therefore, Heenan's representative, and several friends, repaired to our sanctum, where they were met by the Champion in person and his principal backers, and without the slightest dispute or difficulty, the following articles were drawn up . " Articles of agreement entered into this 16th 'day of December, 1859, between Thomas Sayers and John C. Heenan. The said T. Sayers agrees to fight the said John Heenan for £2OO a side, according to the Rules of the Ring of the Pugilistic Benevolent Association, by which the said T. Sayers and John Heenan hereby mutually agree to be bound. The said fight shall take place on Monday, April 16, 1860, within 100 miles and above 20 miles from London. In pursuance of this agreement £lOO a side are now depo sited in the hands of the Editor of Bell's Life, who shall be final stakeholder. The second deposit shall be made, of £5O a side, at Nat Longham's, Cambrian, Castle-street, Leicester-square, on Wednesday, February 22d, 1860. The last deposit shall be made, of £5O a side, at Owea Swift's, on March 30th. The deposits shall be made be tweenthe hours of eight and ten, and the party failing in his deposit shall forfeit the whole of the money then staked. The men shall be in the ring between the hours of twelve and one, or the man absent shall forfeit the battle-money. The expenses of the ropes and stakes shall be shared equally by the combatants. The Editor of Bell's Life in London to name the place and the referee. (Signed) " JOHN GIDEON, for Tom Sayers. " FRED. ---, for John C Heenan." This document having been duly signed, all parties shook hands good-humouredly and went their several ways, each side evidently well pleased at the friendly nature of the proceedings ; and in this feeling, we have no doubt, Heenan and his Transatlantic friends will cordially join on receiving the welcome intelligence that all is at length arranged in a fair, straightforward man ner. Heenan, we are informed, may be expected in this country in the month of January. As many questions have been put to us as to the respective heights, ages, and weights of the men, we took an opportunity on Friday of ascertaining the truth on both sides. The gentleman re presenting Heenan tells us that he will be 26 years of age on May 3, 1860 ; his actual height is 6 ft. 1} in., and his kiting weight about 1801 b., or 12st. 121 b. Tom Sayers is 3 4 s rears of age, height 5 ft. 8} in., and weight 10st. 121 b. This in urnatim may save us answering many questions. . JUDGMENT.-APPEAr.-AUDSLET ' V. HORN. This was a suit for foreclosure of a m , Etgage on certain houses in Audsley-place, Blackfriars-roa L The Master of the Rolls held that Amelia Rochester and her children only took an interest as tenants for life. The Lord Chancellor affirmed the decre aof the Master of the Rolls, and dismissed the appeal with eosts. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the It( ►lla.) WILLIAMS V. PAGE.-JUDG !LENT. His Honour said—l think that this case ais still defective for want of parties. lam satisfied that t he error point3d out originally at the hearing of the cause in January, 1858, is still uncured. I consider that the form ation of the com pany was not a bona fide transaction, and that the addition of new shareholders was only a colourable compliance with Parliamentary regulations. I dismiss t' tte plaintiff's bill against all the parties, both new and old al tareholders of the company, without costs. This company was attempted to be form ed for the purpose of getting the Midland and Eastern Cot :fades Railway to run from Cambridge to Northampton, lVorcester, &c., which has failed. POLICE IN2'ELLIGENCE-( ELLIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STRE THE MERCHANT AND HIS PlN.—Will Rim Gilley, 14, Little Drummond-street, was charged wit It stealing a gold pin, of the value of £3, the property of Mr . Rodolphus De Barry, a merchant, of 8, Southampton-stn et, Bloomsbury square. The prosecutor, who gave his evidence in a rather sin gular manner, said—Last night, rather Ilate—about one this morning or twelve over-night—l wen .t into a public house near Leicester-square, and being ratl ier good-natured I asked the persons there, poor fellows, to have something to drink, and they did. I went out, and gof a blow in the face and was knocked down. Mr. Bingham—Well, what did you mis ? Prosecutor —Why didn't you ask me that; before ? Why, I lost my pin. (Laughter.) Mr. Bingham—Was you sober—as sober as a French- man ? Prosecutor—Oh, no I I was not so sober as that. (Laugh ter.) Mr, Bingham—Did you feel any attempt made at your watch ? Why do you take it out every now and then ? Prosecutor—Oh, that's for fun. (Laughter.) Kelly, 319 A, said he was on duty at the top of the Hay market and saw some persons running across Piccadilly, and heard a cry of " Stop thief." The prosecutor gave the prisoner into custody for stealing his pin. Mr. Bingham—What time was this ? K e lly—lt wa s between eight and nine, though the prose cutor says at two. Mr. Bingham—Was the in osecutor sober ? Kelly—He was far from sober; your worship. Mr. Bingham—Then the prisons" is discharged. The prosecutor left the court evidently not thinking it was " all for fun" as far as the loss of his ,pin was col cerned. THAMES. This morning, on Mr. Yardley taking his' seat on the bench, he announced that he had just received £2O from the Goldsmiths' Company for the poor-box fund. ,Directly afterwards the court was filled with poor and des, f i t n t e women, thinly-clad, applying for relief. Among "n were many widows, with families dependent upon them fp:* support. They all put in letters of recommendation from the clergy of the respective places of worship they attend, or from respectable tradesmen known to the officers of the court. Mr. Yardley relieved several of the most pressing with ss. each, for which they expressed their gratitude. There is a large amount of poverty in the district, which has been much increased by the severity of the weather. AN ODD CASE Or PICKING POCKETS.—A large headed, rough-looking Irish boy, with an immense quantity of rod carroty hair, who gave the name of James Bary, and sot up a dismal howl, was charged with stealing a cotton handkerchief. _ Alex. Mannith, a foreigner, said he kept a shop in the West India-road. He was passing along Ratcliff-highway last night when the prisoner took his handkerchief out of his pocket. He said to the prisoner, " Why, that is only a cotton ono ; give it me back, it is of no use, and I don't like to be without a handkerchief this cold weather." (A laugh.) The prisoner dropped the handkerchief, and wit ness put it into his pocket and walked on. A few seconds afterwards the prisoner again " priggod" his handkerchief, and he said to him again, "Why steal cotton handker chiefs ?" and toak it away from him, on which several boys pushed against him, and one of them struck him a violent blow and nearly stunned him. Mr. Yardley--Then your recommendation to steal a silk handkerchief, for your words amounted to that, did not succeed P The prisoner, who whined dreadfully, said, " please your wortohip, I was scratchiug my leg and that ugly foreigner knocked me down and bate me and kicked me." Childs, a constable, No. 193 11, said the prisoner was a notorious young blackguard, the associate of thieves. Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner until Thursday next. THIS DAY'S sHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 17.—Wind this day at noon, North moderate breeze, sharp frost, and fine. PORTSMOUTH Dee. 16.—Wind, N. E.—Sailed —Ex periment, for. Gibraltar. Off port—Triton, from Sunder. land for Hong Kong. PLYMOUTM, Dec. 16. Wind, N. E. Arrived— 11.M.5. Hiintlaya, from Portsmouth for Halifax. CARDIFF, Dec. 16.—Wind, N.W.—Sailed—Mariner, for Cape of Good Hope ; Rhine, for Gibraltar. CLYDE, Dec. 16.—Sailed—Spectator, for Domerara ; Greenock, for Trinidad, W est Indies ; Bangalore, for Ma tanzas. SWANSEA, Dec. 16.—Wind, N.—Sailed—Pizarro, for Caldera. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 16.—Arrived—Angelina, from Ca," lao; Glasgow (s.s.), from the Clyde for New York. JERSEY, Dec. 15.—Wind, N.E.—Arrived—Exact from Buenos Ayres to Plymouth. Sailed—Susan, for Barba does. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind 8., very severe frost. Arrived—Cheshire Witch, from Swansea; Constantia, from Shields ; Delight, from Seaham ; Wonder, steamer, from Weymouth ; Alliance, steamer, from Havre ; Courier, steamer, from Jersey; Thomas, from Swansea; Eling, Robert and Mary, Griffin, and Mentor, from Sunderland. Sailed—Wonder, steamer, for Jersey; Argyll, steamer, for Carentan ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre. LITRPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind S.S.E. No arrivals or sailings. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind northerly ; tide, three hours' ebb ; weather thick and frosfy. Arrived, Dec. 17—Rhine, steamer, from Antwerp; Bel gium, steamer, from Ostend. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind S.S.V. ; moderate. Passed—Seine and Tamese, screw steamers, for Paris. Sailed--Her 111ajosty'S skip Melpomene, VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL Sitavics.—War-office—Mr. George Alfred Jolly has been appointed a temporary clerk in the Military Stare Department , and rece i ve d hi s cer tifi ca te of successful examination ; Mr. D. F. F. Richardson has been appointed a temporary clerk, and passed his examination. Admiralty —Mr. Francis Lambert Percival Todd has been appointed to a temporary clerkship, and passed his examination. General Register Office.—Mr. Frederick Ecstein has been appointed a clerk in London, and passed his examination. Customs.---Mr. Albert Walker, clerk in the Examiner's Office, has been appointed a supernumerary clerk in the Con troller General's Office, London; Mr. John Chalmers has been appointed a landi ng - wa t er a t Grangemouth ; Mr. John J. Mackenzie has been appointed a clerk at Hartlepool ; Mr. Henry S. Worsfold has been promoted from second to first• class clerk in the Legal Quays Department, London ; Mr. Wm. Scott f rom thi r d to second class clerk in ditto ; .Mr. John N. Fennings from fourth to third class clerk in ditto; Mr. Georg e Still f rom fifth to fourth class clerk in ditto; and Mr. George E. Skinner from sixth to fifth class clerk in ditto.—Civil Set-vice Gazette. APOTHECARIEW•HALL.—At the Court of Exa miners held on Thursday the following gentlemen were admitted licentiates of the Society of Apothecaries, viz.:— Messrs. A. L. Andrew, of Manchester; H. F. Bate, of Soinersetshire ; F. Dunn, of Wolverhampton; T. H. Hawkins, of Reading; R. Hughes, of Trefriw North Wales ; T. Mitchell, of Redruth ; W. Murray , of Chester le-Street; W. G. Tacy, of Louth; and J. Thompson, of Snaith. IRON FRIGATES FOR HOME DEFENCE.—The Admiralty have decided upon building two new iron frigates in addition to those now in course of construction by the Thames Iron shipbuilding Company and Messrs. Napier, of Glasgow. The new frigates are to be of a similar con struction to these already in progress, but of smaller dimen sions. Contracts for them have just been taken, one by Messrs. Palmer, of Jarrow, and the other by Messrs. West wood and Baillie, of Millwall. It may be as well to state that the two new frigates are designed exclusively for home defence,—.Mechanics' Magazine. DArs 11(.41ZKETS. COVENT-GARDEN. The supplies generally are seasonably good, and the de mand for most kinds of product` rules steady, as follows : /num' w. d. a. d.. a. d. s. d Pine apples, perlb 4 oto 7 0 , Cherries, per lb.. 0 oto 0 0 Colonial do., b.. • . 5 each 0 Filberts, per lb 1 oto 1 6 iirapes, per l otolo 0, Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 Foreign do. l3to 2 3 j Almonds, per bus 00to 0 0 Melons, each .... 2 oto 4 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Peaches, perdoz.. 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per d05..........2 oto 3 0 N e ctarines, per da 0 oto 0 0 1 Strawberries pptl 0 010 0 0 Ale, per ht. sT. 2 oto 4 0 Gooseberries }day 0 oto 0 0 ['ears, per do. .... 4 oto 6 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Oranges, per 100.. 5 oto 10 o'' Plume, per do. .. 5 oto 6 0 Lemons, per 100.. 4 oto 8 0 1 Greengages, yr (14..0 oto 0 0 Apricots, per dos 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 VEGETAB LEM. Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 0 Horseradish , p bn 1 oto 2 0 Savoy do., pr do. 0 10 to 1 3 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 0 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Brocoli, per bh 0 10 to 1 3 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Old potatoes,p ton 80 to 110 0 i Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, per ton 00 to 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto O 0 Peas, per 4 sieve 0 oto 0 0; Mushrooms,p pun 1 3to 1 9 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 3 Artichokes, pr dz 2 oto 3 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 6to 1 6 Endive, per score 0 9to 1 3 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, hf eve 2 6to 3 6 Spinach, hf.-sv 0 9to 1 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s. 1 3to 1 9 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Old onions, dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 Ito 0 0 New do., hf. my 1 o to 1 6 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 French beans, li s. 2 oto 2 6 Asparagus, pr do. 4 oto 6 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 2to 0 3 Seakale, per pun. 2 0 to 3 0 NEWGATE AND LEAI)ENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 120 Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 4s Od to 7s Od ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3a ; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each ; wild do., 8d to is Id ; pigeons, 6 d to Os 9d each ; large Surrey fowls, 5s Od to lOs Od ; chickens, 4s Od to Os Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Gd to 5s 6d ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2 s Od t o 3s Od ; grouse, 2s Od to 2s Gd each; pheasants, 2s Od to 38 Od; ptarmigan, Os toOs Od ; woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; snipes, Os 9d to is Od ; teal, Os Gd to is Od ; wild ducks, 2s Od to 2s 6d; widgeons, is Od to is 3d ; plovers, Os 6d to l Od s Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 4s to i each ; Ostend fresh butter, Os lld to is Id ; English, is 2d to ls 4d per lb; English eggs, 14s Od to 1s Od ; French do., 12s Od to 13s Od per 120 ; leverets, is 6d s to 2s 6d each. NEWPORT. Beef, from NGd to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; lamb, On Od to Os Od; veal, 38 10d to 48 4d; and pork, 35 4d to 45 8d per 81138.• WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 25 6d to 45 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3 4d to 46 8d per 81b., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 2s Od to Os Od; trout, Os Od to Os; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 380 d to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Gd pei lb. Turbots, 28 Gd to 20s ; cod, 2s Od to 15s Od ; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os Gd to 2s 6d ; lobsters, 6:1 to 2s 6d ; crabs, Gd to 2s Od ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 3d to 2s Gd per pair; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natives, 55 s to 60 s per busel ; whitings, 3s Od to 108 Od ; haddocks, 4s to 16s Od ; smelts, 2s 6d ; flounders, is Od to is 6cl per dozen; mackerel, 60s; fresh herrings, Os ; bloaters, Ss to —s per 100 ; carp and tench, Is to 3s per brace. BREAD. The pric wheaten bread in the metropolis are from rd to 7 3 / 4 a , o es f household do., 5d to 60 per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 4d to 4ld ; 641 b to 721 b, 4ld to 4id ; 721 b to 801 b, 4id to 5d ; 801 b to 881 b, 5d to sld ; 881 b to 961 b, sld to 64; 961 b to 1041 b, 6d to 6ld. Horse hides, 880 d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light 38 Od to 58 Od; do. fullreds, , Si Od to —s Od ; polled sheep, 78 6d to 9s Od ; half-b 64 to 7s 6d; Downs 4s 9d to 6 s Od ; lambs, Os Od to N 04; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITTIFIELII.—Motdor bay, t 2 10 s to £4 Os ; clover, £3 108 to £5 Os ; and strap'. 4s to £1 Ss per load. Supplies very moderate, yet the trade is slow, at our quo tations. i; 10s to £4 0 8 ; clover, CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, £3 lOs to £ 5 Os ; and straw, £1 5s tr., £1 Ss .per load. Trade dull. WWITECHAFEL.—Moadow hay, £2 105 to £4 Os L 3 15s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 4s to LI. 86 per . Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at l ate rates. loan COAL MARK tPrioes of Coal per Ton at a. d. ET—DEc. 16. the close of the market.) Walls End. Byass's Bobside West Hartley ....15 3 Davison's West Hart- P. Keiper Grange l9 6 Stewart's 20 0 Heugh Hall 18 9 Keno@ l9 9 Framwellgate lB 9 South Hetton 20 0 Hartlepool 20 0 Trimdon Hartlepool 20 0 South H ar tlepool. l9 3 Thornley .17 9 Whitworth ...........15 0 South Durham ..... ...18 9 Black Prince ........15 0 Ca550p......... 19 6 Byron ..19 0 Harton . .... ...18 3 Gosforth .............19 0 Northumberland ...... 16 0 Riddell .............. 18 0 Acorn Close .......... 19 0 Benson.... .......... 17 6 Powell'aDuffrynSteam22 6 t, 247—501 d, 217. _ ley ....15 Tanfield Moor 14 3 Tanfield Moor Butes 14 3 Wylam l5 9 Eden Main 15 6 Buddle's West Hartleyls 3 Bell's Primrose —l3 6 Burnhope 13 6 West Hartley l5 3 West Wylam l4 6 Grey's West Hartley— 15 0 Walla End. BraddylisiFetton- 19 6 Hilda l7 6 Gibson 17 6 Eden 19 0 Bell Belmont lB 0 Haswell.,... 20 3 Ships st markel I'FRINCE T CORFU. A letter from Corfu of the Bth says :—" It haring been reported here that. H.M.S. frigate Euryaltg, then at Athens, with Prince Alfred on board, wag to pay us a visit about the beginning of the month, it was at last ascertained he was expected on the sth. Shortly after eight o'clock a.m., it being g a beautifully clear end bright day, the signal wqo hoisted from the signal station of the citadel that the vessel was in sight. At ten, as the frigate approached the Hannibal, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Mundy, she fired a salute, which was immediately returned. When the frigate lutti anchored, boats in all directions, with differedt officials, were seen pulling towards her. It was then ascertained that his Royal Highness would land at two o'clock. On his leaving the Euryalus, in the Lord High Commissioner's barge, a roy4l salute was fired from her Majesty's ships in port, beginning with the flagship Hannibal, followed immediately by the Euryalus, London, St. Jean d'Aere, and the Assurance, the yards all manned by their different crews. The sight at this moment was magnificent, added to which the weather was bean tifully clear, and the Albanian mountains, with their caps of snow, for miles along the coast, were seen glittering in the sun. On his Royal Highness landing at St. Nicolo, a royal salute was fired from the battery, and the bells from all the Greek churches rang merrily. His Royal High ness was received by Major-General Sir G. Buller, commanding her Majesty's troops in the lonian Islands, Rear-Admiral Mundy, the Regent and Municipality of Corfu, the Lord High Com missioner's Secretary, the Director-General of Police, the colonels of regiments, and all heads of departments; a guard of honour from her Majesty's 14th Regiment with their excellent band playing the national anthem. At this moment the whole of the inhabitants of the town turned out to wel come his Royal Highness's arrival. The cortege then proceeded to the palace amidst the cheering of the whole population, English and natives all joining. A guard of honour from the 2d battalion of the 9th Regiment was in attendance with the Philharmonic Band of the island. On entering the hall of the palace St. Michael and St. George, his Royal Highness was met by the President of the Senate and senators, who accompanied him to the throne-room, where the Lord High Com missioner, Major-General Sir Henry Storks, the President of the Assembly, the legislators, and judges, with all the other officials, received his Royal Highness, and after the usual introauctions they retired, leaving the prince to enjoy the beau tiful scenery around him from the palace. His Royal Highness, accompanied by his Excellency Sir Henry Storks, Major Cowell, Major Peel, and a young midshipman, Lord Jocelyn, took a short drive into the country ; and after their return they walked through the town, followed by thousands of people. He dined with the Lord High Commisioner that evening, when . the General, Admiral, and all the officials were present. Most of the houses, English and natives of the town, and public build ings were illuminated. One stack of building, in particu'ar, on the esplanade, belonging to an Eng lishman, with the magazine, well known to every one who may have re,sided at or visited Corfu, was beautifully illuminated, and worthy of notice ; all the arcades were covered with ever greens, Chinese lanterns, and four large transpa rencies were put in four of the most conspicuous windows of the house, with the following inscrip tions arms, with ' God save 'Victoria, our gracious Queen !' Welcome to the Sailor Prince !' The Philharmonic Band played under the palace until eleven o'clock, and fireworks were let off on the esplanade. The next day his Royiil Highness, accompanied by Sir H. Storks and Count Dusmani, visited the Church of St. Spiridone, where most of the ecclesiastics of the Greek Church were ready to receive him. On his leaving the chur ch he pro ceeded to pay a visit is General Sir G. Buller, the crowd fallowing to the citadel gate. His Royal Highness was shown over the fortifications and the citadel by the general. His Royal Highness then joined the admiral and the officers of the garrison, and rode out to the meet, as the officers, with the assistance of their excellentpresident, got up a gar rison paper hunt, which went off exceedingly well. Yesterday, the 7th, his Royal Highness was not seen, being all day with the Lord High Commis sioner, Admiral, and a large party at „Butrinto, on the Albanian coast, viewing all the places of inte rest, returning last evening at six. He dined with Sir G. Buller, where a large party was assembled to meet him. This morning he drove to Paleocastrizza, the back of the island, from whence I am sure his ltoyal Highness will be much pleasedwith the view. lie dines this evening with his highness the Presi dent of the Senate, and goes afterwards to a ball at the palace, given by the Lord High Commissieller, who has invited a large party to meet him. To morrow is fixed for his Royal Highness's departure for Malta, and I can only add that it is the univer sal regret his stay has been so short. llis Excel lency Sir IL Storks, the Major-General, and Ad miral have done all in their 'power to make bis short stay here as pleasant as possible. On the 10th, the lonian Parliament, which was prorogued on the 10th March last, will be opened in state by the Lord High Commissioner and all the authori ties. With best wishes for the prosperity of the lonian islands, I conclude with the motto of the Order of St. Michael and St. George—' Auspicium melioris TRE WEATHER AND THE PARK.'% The severe frost, which has now continued three days without intermission, this morning enabled those having the time and inclination to recreate themselves on the various waters and canals in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. A little before 11 a.m. yesterday the glass had fallen to 25 degrees, being seven degrees below freezing point, and, of course, during the previous night it must have been much lower. Such an intense degree of cold is seldom experienced in this comparatively temperate climate, and of late years our winters have pawed almost without making a sign. Last year we had a few days' frost during the month of November, since which there has been none till the present time. ....._. The evolutions and misfortunes of the sliders and skaters during the day were sources of considerable amusement to the hundreds of persons who lined the shores of the respective waters, and who were not venturesome enough to trust themselves on the ice, which, in spite of the sharp frost, was in any thing but a safe condition, and bent. and cracked in a fearful manner under the weight of the persons passing over its surface. The water in St. James's Park was that most freely ventured on during the day, as, since Sir Benjamin Hall's improvement, by causing the lake to be paved with a firm concrete, and reducing the water to an uniform depth of be ' twecn three and four feet, no immediate danger was to he apprehended. Two skaters were plunged into a hole up to the neck and shoulders. A peripatetic vender of skates, having perhaps an interest as proprietor of either or both of the immersed gentlemen's skates, and fear ing their loss in the struggle to get out, incau tiously ath-anced too near, and was himself uncere moniously admitted to the conference, accompanied by his chair, which he had brought with him. Their endeavours to escape were for a long time futile, the edges of the ice round the hole in which they were not being strong enough to support their weight when they attempted to get out. A rope having been procured, one of the victims was enabled to seize it, and by this means he was pulled out to his own length on the ice, when it again broke and let him in a second time. After this pro cess had been repeated several times they were all three extricated, with no other injury than lacerated hands and cut knees, and their clothes completely saturated. The Royal Humane Society had not completed the erection of their usual building, and they had to find their way home in the best man ner possible. Several accidents of the same nature occurred, chiefly to boys, who, their weight being less, were more easily rescued, till the ice was almost deserted. In Hyde Park, on the more dangerous water of the Serpentine, no one ventured, except a few boys round the edges, that place having been the scene of so many unfortunate deaths from going on too early. Notwithstanding, however, the efforts of the Royal Society men, who, with their cork ; jackets and coils of rope, paraded the shores, warning persons anxious to go on of the extremely insecure state of the ice, and notices placed at dif ferent localities with " dangerous" in large charac ters painted on them, several immersions took place four in all— although, happily, unattended with fatal results. One of them was a narrow escape. A boy, who had been repeatedly warned by the men, persisted in going on, and when at a distance of some thirty yards from the shore, the depth being eight or ten feet, the ice gave way and precipitated him into the water. He luckily had a large basket with him , which materially assisted him in maintaining his position above water till he was rescued from his perilous situation by one of the Humane Society's men, who skilfully threw him one end of a coil of rope, and hauled him out. If 11 be in a fine another l n t h s t ' p s i f e r c o e s t o e f o n w t , i a n t t e t r e , w as i s in all proba bilitycondition for skating and sliding, as it has not been broken like the ice in St. James's Park, and will ; present a smooth glassy face—the reel pride of the true skater. Thus, as far as we can learn, no acci dent attended with fatal effects has as yet occurred. 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