The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The demand for discount accommodation con tinues rather brisk, at previous rates; and at the Bank of England the applications are more nume rous than for some time past. The settlement of the account in foreign stocks and railway shares, now in progress, has stimulated the inquiry, and the payment of the 20 per cent. instalment of the Chili= Loan, due to-day, has also contributed an influence. At the same time the current re quirements of the commercial community, who are preparing for the usual disbursements at the end of the year, absorb a large aggregate amount of capi tal. The increased activity of the market, there fore, is easily explained, but no permanent change in the rates is anticipated, and many are of opinion that increased quietude will be experienced as soon as the engagements now maturing are liquidated The terms charged in the open market are 21 to 24- per cent.; but as the Supply is still very abundant, and competition is active, ample facilities exist for the obtainment of discount accommodation. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon exhibited no alteration of importance, except for Trieste and Vienna, which were slightly lower. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday presented a steady appearance, and prices were unaltered. The sales amounted to 8,000 bales. In Railway Shares a moderate business was transacted, and quotations continued to improve. An important meeting is being held to-day of the shipping interest, at the London Tavern, Duncan Dunbar, Esq., in the chair, to consider the depressed state . of British nairigation, and to adopt resolutions on the subject, the discussion at which is likely ter last a considerable time. In,the English Stock Market to-day, the deal ings have been limited, but prices remain steady. There is no new feature to comment upon, specti lation being very much restricted ; and as the transfer books are closed, there arc no money trans actions to impart activity to the market for Con sols, which are quoted 974 4. The Government broker continues his purchases of Reduced Annui ties on behalf of the Government. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 974 4 ; the March Exchequer Bills, 365. to 38s. prem. ; June ditto, 345. prem. ; and the Bonds declined to 1001. India Loan Debentures haye been 99: and 994, and the Bonds 13s. to 15s. ; Long Annuities, 184. In the* Foreign Stock Market the transactions have been limited, and prices, in most instances, have been well maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 93 to 931 ; the Scrip, let issue, is y to 4 dis. ; ditto, 2d issue, par to 4 prem. ; Dutch 21 per Cents, are flat at 664, and the 4 per Cents. are steady at 1004, Spanish 3 per Cents. are marked 474 ; Russian 5 per Cents. are 1138; Chilian Loan has been done at 4 1 prem. A steady business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market, and prices, in most in- stances, have slightly improved. Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, Mid land, and South-Eastern have improved 58. ; Brighton and South-Western 10s. ; Eastern Coun ties, 15s. ; and Edinburgh and Glasgow, £l. Caledonians have declined 10s., and Great Northern, ss. The Foreign lines have been at almost nominal quotations, but the Colonial have slightly advanced. East Indian have improved ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s. ; and Great Western of Canada, ss. For Joint Stock Bank shares there has been a very limited inquiry. Bank of Egypt declined as. ; London and Westminster improved ss. ; and Ottoman Bank, ss. In the Miscellaneous Market, Anglo-Mexican Mine are firm, at 13k ; and Australian Agricultural have improved to 35i. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 974 * New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Apr., 1885 lat India Stock Ditto Debentures 9 91 it Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account 974 i _ _. March - June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &lfd 34 6 i Ditto £5OO, 37 8 i Ditto Small, 1Itl Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent .... 1004 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian, 6 per Cent. — Ditto 44 per Cent. Scrip I p Russian, 1822, £ St„ 5 p er C en t ll3± Spanish 3 per Cent Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto New Loan Scrip Dividends on the above.payable in London. batch Exchange, 12 Gull. 2} per Cent 66} Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account, .... 976 4 x d STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, DEC. 14. It is usual for this market to be flat in November and December, but, contrary , to general expectation, there is now a good demand for almost all classes of yarns and cloths. If there occurs two or three fiat days they are followed by an exceedingly brisk one, which keeps stocks low and producers con stantly under contract. This day's market has been decidedly firm, with a higher tendency in prices generally. LEEDS, DEC. 14. The cloth markets have been steady this morn ing, and a fair amount of business has been done ; but the supply of new fabrics to the halls continues to be comparatively small, so that there are fewer sales in the public markets than have often taken place when trade was far from being so brisk as it is at present. There is a good business doing directly between manufacturers and merchants, and the tone of to-day's markets indicates that the woollen trane continues in a healthy state. Prices are firm, and, indeed, from causes recently pointed out in these reports, they tend upward. THIS DAI'S SHIPPIXG. LONDON, Dec. rd.—Wind this day at noon, N.B. ; light, and hazy. LANtLAsn, Dec. 13.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—City of Delhi, from the Clyde for Calcutta. SCILLY, Dec. 13.—Wind W.—Arrived—Defender, from Quebec for Shields. PLymounr, Dec. 14.—Wind variable, very foggy— Arrived—H.M.S. Virago, from a cruise. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ellen Lewis, from Newcastle for New York. OFF HURST CASTLE, Dec. 15.—Arrived—Solent (steamer), from the West Indies. CLYDE, Dec. 13.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Baltic, for New York. - • GALWAY, Dec. 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Middleton, from Liverpool for New Orleans, to stop a leak. SUNDERLAND, Dec. 13.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Rebecca, for Singapore. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.S.E. The screw steamer Semaphore, from Belfast, and the Sapph o , for Pernambuco, were in collision yesterday, off the nor th-west light ship; the Sappho lost bowsprit, &c. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH . TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. .• Calm ; tide an hour-and-a-hales ebb; weather cloudy, with fog. No arrivals. _ DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. by S., moderate. Passed—Charlotte Ann, from London for Hobart Town ; Salvat ore' from London for Naples; Amelia and Concilia tor, from London for Cardiff. The Moniteur has the following :—" The Minister of Foreign Affairs has transmitted to the Minister of Marine the annexed notification from the Spanish Government, which it is useful to make known to navigators : " \Tassels which pass in the vicinity of the fort of Tarifa are stated not to observe exactly the rules followed at the maritime points at which the Spa. fish flag floats, that is to say, they neglect to hoist their national flag, to display lights at night, and, to make the signals usual in places where there are naval fortifications. In order to put an end to such negligence, the Spanish Government has directed the superior chief of the fort of Tarifa to warn, in the usual way, vessels which pass within cannon range of that fort that they must conform to those r egulations." CRYSTAL PALACE.—SUNDAY OPENING.—We are 1 ,9' formed that the total replies to an inquiry made by the -,, , erd's day Observance Society of the shareholders of the Z - r.Ystal Palace Company show a majority of two to ono, l ate of shareholders and. shares, in favour of rescindin .he 'ate resolution "to admit shareholders to the palacejand Founds on Sunday afternoon." loist 3 - -to ir-za.- L the fled, ICTIII. )NE's ed in co for they I, and Neil L they in the ludda. )f the north forces ►ncen- 'IICII3Y E ,, and aratea Singh r Bri- Koon a loss essaces . The rate of m yes' bupra, uarded Horse tOTTONY. she two chiefs eelingg nment. 14. iled for a mail, prt6 higher. ige, 25. ived at cc. 7. na met did Prc" c. 11. t o f the persons, iv, haV Franc• lina. SHARE MARKET.•=riIifS hA 1) ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS. p a :d . Closing Business Share! hallways. Price. Done. i 12.10 •Amberg., Notting, Boat. and Eastern Junction 10 61 61 50 Rel Past and Ballymena.. all -,- 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all ri n . Stock Birk., Lanc., and Cites% Junction 25 Blackburn . all 101 111 25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 41 41 10 Do. A IA rov es. no div. tallall until6p.c.per an. 1° D°' 't' hasbeen pd.toß. — • 50 Dublin andßelfast Junc. all 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 7 1 8 Stool; East Anglian lOO 16 17 17i 1 61 Stock Eaatern Counties lOO 611 64.1 Mt 5 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 96 48 Stock Do. do. 13 Stock 100 31 3:3 32 4 3 4 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) N 4 25 East Kent all 12 13 Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 96 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 67 68 68 Stock Edin,,Perth, & Dundee. 100 27/ 281 281 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn IOU 92 94 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 1081 109 100 1 4 Stock Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 94 96 100 132 134 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 104 105 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vlßall Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 86 90 161 Do. Thirds 613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 93 99 98 1 9 1 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 I d 9 Do. do. 29 shares 7 1 d 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 Do: Southport 1.6.3 London and Blaekwall all 6 6 1 1.6.3 Do.Newies.at £slosp.sh 4l ;tock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 112 114 114 ;took London & North Westn 100 9 6 964 961.6 I 121 Do. Eighths 7l 1 1 d ;lock London& South-Westn lOO 95 96 95 4 6 1 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all took Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 38 39 10 Metropolitan 3 d took Midland lOO 1024 1021 1021 11 3 tock Do. Firming. & Derby. 100 74 76 74 51 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 1 Shares all 00 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 11/ 12 10 Newry & Armagh (def. , 9 7.- 20 Newry, Warpt., k Roe all took Norfolk lOO 6 4 68 50 North. Counties Union 3l 36 3 d ,ock North British lOO 581 594 58 1 9 1 ,ock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO ,ock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 lock Do. B Stock bock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 941 95 94 1 i 5 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 1 d d bock Do. Leeds lOO 48 49 481 1 1 bock Do. York lOO 771 771 77 i f ;ock North London lOO 100 103 l 0 N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 23 is. 10 North Staffordshire l7l 4 3 1 d 10 North-Western l 0 No. & Sou. W. J unc ti on all . - 32 ock Oxford, Wor.,& W o l ver lOO 30 0 Peebles !O Portsmo u th 0 Rhymney lO ock Scottish Central lOO 110 112 ock Scoth. N. E. F . , S4 Aber. Stock 100 274 . , Cock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 pn ock Shropshire Union lOO 46 47 0 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 4 2 d ock South Devon lOO 36 1 3 . 7 _1 ock South-Eastern lOO 75 75 1 75 1 5 ock South Wales 0 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 12 14 0 Do. do lB CI Staines, Wok., & Wek all 9 11 5 Stockton & Darlington all 3 2 1 33 4 5 Do. do. 1854 221 -- 5 Do. do. 1855 7 - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 )ck Taff Vale lOO )ck Do. Preference, No. 1 5 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 ock Vale of Neath lOO 85 90 8 9 ock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 1 Waterford & Limerick all 1 West Cornwall ) W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all i Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 31 i Do. B all 61 61 I West London all I Do. Ist Class all o Do. 2d Class all • — PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Illythe and Tyne 1C per , c. pref. (issued at 250) 2 S o tk D B r o i . s d o. . d E o. x e s t h .4 a p r . e c s t. S tock tock Caledon 210, 44 per cent 2.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. tock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. et 61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c 6f Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do No.^ Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jen. C.fths Stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock l Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S Weet. cr a. spc Stc sk Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stc ;lc Do. 5 pc Eedm.,lop.c.pm Stook -Do. 44 p. e. do. do. • 'OO Do.sp.c. Itedm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot'd, Ist 13` Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 n. ct Do. Irredeemr.ble, Do. sp. 05. 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. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon. &Thig.spc. g, u. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct . Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, a shs Londondy.& Ennis a sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. 26 Do. 33 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do. Con . Bri s Bin 6 p.ct Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Ilit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 0 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ex tStock,lB46 Steck Do. 5a p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent s l oc oc k k N D t o h . .N D e e N v vr ai a. l.& s pe Th r k ce .c n o t . Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Prof. 17 Do. do. do. Stock 50 Stock Stock Stcek Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock' 124 12. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock S telk Stock g I Stock' all }lOO 6 100 100 100 100 all toO: Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 80. York, H. Az S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. r. Sc Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua. Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Do.A berdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent I)o.Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent. Paid.' Closing Business Price. - Done. 1221 120 1 49 51 96 98 1103 105 HO 6 1031 61 112 115 109 113 115 117 113 115 131 133 84 86 72 73 113 115 122 124 113 115 105 107 C 1 68 101 ni 95 97 86 £8 87 89 99 101 94 10 Ir 4 174 10 104 72 74 18 19 9 94 13 14; 143 145 1120 122 1163 168 121 123 68 72 - 142 144 104 106 got 92/ P 9 i 91 117 1 11/ 9 10 1109 111 99 100 4 dis p d ip 231 241 120 122 100 102 10 11 24a 25 102 104 102 104 28i 29 33 31 40 45 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction .. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,v.6p.c. E iErnion,llarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge ... Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. Ln& N.W 'Ln& N.W Calcdonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. 99 100 104 106 17 19 143 145 4 44 Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail Hull and Selby Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co. Do. Norfolk , Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. Do. Shares Do. 1 Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. Do. Barking Shares.. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct. Do. 6 per cent Mane., Buxtn. & Matk Redcr, g.6p.c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. . Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. L&N W & L.Yk. j Do. Ot.North. Lan.k Yk T Brassey APClcan . 'Stk.& Dar IDo. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Gt. West. L.&Brgtn DOCKS. Share Docks. 24 11 99 16- I 58 CO 1142 144 cv, 93_ 10}10i 92 94 8 9 Stock Commercial Stock Do4perC , ent.Pref.Min lOO I Stock ast and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria lOO 101 103 ~0 ,Do New, lB id ipl paid. l Leasing Closing Engines. Co. e. Price. Done. I raid I C r lo r l. c i e n .s Business Docks. Stock Stock' Stock, Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1613 4 Stock, 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 124 ,took lock Stocki S took Stock! Stock Stock Stock stock) Stoc Stock Stock Stock Stockl Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock 1110 112 65 671 117 94 41224 96 Share' Railways. 174 20 Stock Sto. Stock FOREIGN. I Paid Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes .. Belgian East. Junction ,Beziers to Graissessaa.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, sp.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c: Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gm. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, anti Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 5i per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. Si p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria ' Western of Switzerland 'Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand Closing i Busin.ss Price. Done. 5} 1-4 P Icl 1 p 7 8 2 3 1 1 3i 27i 28 74 if 3 3 i 1 - - 241 25i 41 91 H 21i 22 314 101 PI 4T 3 1 1 el! 35i 35j 55 56 . a a 71 8 23 23i gl S 6 )l 23 24 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS LAE) SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Secondary Potter and a Jury.) SCANDALOUS ASSAULT AT SEA.-DAMAGES £200.-TIIORPE V. GREEN, This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages for a series of assaults committed by defendant upon plaintiff. Mr. T. Atkinson, instructed by Mr. Nethersole, ap peared for the plaintiff; defendant suffered judgment to go by default, and was not represented. From the statement of the learned counsel if appeared that in February of the .present year, plaintiff and defendant were on board the ship Lady Clarendon, plaintiff as chief steward, and defendant as chief mate. The ship had scarcely left Calcutta before defendant commenced ill treating plaintiff. On the first ocersion, in February, upon the pretence that plaintiff had neglected to look after the canvas, defendant knocked him down, kicked him, and so ill-used him, that he was laid up for three or four days. Appa rently satisfied with the result, defendant left plaintiff alone till May, when, on plaintiff refusing to salt some fish until he had finished work set him by the captain, defen dant knocked him down, kicked him with his heavy sea boots, and did not leave him till he cut his face all to pieces, and fractured his shoulder. Plaintiff was laid up for the re mainder of the voyage, and is still suffering from the in juries inflicted. The learned counsel, in most eloquent lan guage, called attention to the great increase of this class of assaults. One captain had lately expiated his crime upon the scaffold—another had been condemned to penal servi tude. These men imagined that when they left land , they were kings on the sea. They must be taught that such was not the case, and that on sea and on land all men —captain or mate —were answerable to the laws of their country. Plaintiff was called, and explained the nature of the assaults, which were, indeed, of a most gross and cowardly character, plaintiff being a slight young man, and defendant was described as a tall and powerful man. Plaintiff still bore scars upon his face, and had his arm in a sling. The learned Secondary pointed out that defendant admitted the very grave and serious charges made against him. It only, therefore, remained with the jury to assess the damages. After a short consultation, the jury asked to know if they could give plaintiff X 250. The learned Secondary said the damages were only laid at £2OO. That sum was immediately awarded by the jury. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (This Day, OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron,Martin.) STEALING THE lONIAN DESPATCHES. William Hudson Guernsey, 39, was indicted for stealing divers sheets of printed papers, containing despatches, &c., value ls., the property of Our Lady the Queen. The greatest interest appeared to be excited by the cir cumstance, as every seat in the court was filled before the prisoner was placed at the bar. The Attorney-General, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Welsby, and Mr. Clarke, appeared for the pro secution. Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the defence. The Attorney-General, in opening the case, said the jury were no doubt 'aware that a despatch of an exceedingly im portant character lied been obtained in some way or an other from the Colonial-office, and published in the Daily .11rsies. They were also, no doubt, aware that, from the state of the lonian Islands, her Majesty's Government had con sidered it advisable to send out Mr. Gladstone on a special mission to those islands. It was not long after his departure for England that the despatches in question appeared in the columns of the morning newspaper just mentioned, to the surprise of the Government, by whom it was supposed that they were securely lodged in the custodyof the officials of the department. :Upon this publication the greatest anxiety was manifested .by Sir E. Buiwer Lytton and his colleagues, who were naturally fearful that some person in the public service had betrayed his trust by disclosing a communication which hatibeen printed only for private and confidential use among official persenages ; and conse quentlythe right hon. baronet a t once i nstituted a most searching inquiry, sparing n o exertion by day or night, until he succeeded in obtaining evidence which justified him in authorising the present prosecution against the pri soner. The fact thus ascertained was briefly as follows :—lt appears that two despatches with enclosures had been re ceived from Sir J. Young, and a limited number of copies were printed for private purposes. They were deposited in an office or room called the library, and would, under ordinary circumstances, be in the care of the principal librarian, Mr. Mayer; but that gentleman being at the time absent, on his vacation, his place was filled by Mr. Miller, the sub-librarian. Now, it seems that Mr. Miller became acquainted with the prisoner some years ago, since which period Mr. Guernsey had been employed in the Crimea, and also been to Buenos Ayres, continuing, how ever, to communicate with his friends at home by mains of occasional letters. On his last return to England he re newed his visits to Mr. Miller, ;who received him several times in the library. On one occasion Mr. Miller, having full confidence in the prisoner as a gentleman and a man of honour, left him alone in the apartment while he stepped out for a few minutes to attend to a person in the waiting-room. The printed despatches in question were lying on the table, covered by other papers, and a heavy book had been placed upon them to keep them secure. Although nothing oc curred at the time to excite his suspicion, Mr. Miller now :members that when he returned to the library he found the prisoner coming away from the table ; and the prisoner, in reference to this circumstance, said, " I am not prying into your secrets." Mr. Miller replied, " No, I don't sup pose you are." It will be thus apparent that the prisoner, if evilly disposed, had abundant opportunity of possessing himself of one of the printed copies then lying upon the table; and it was, moreover, certain that one of them .was purloined by some person or other from its place in the library. In the course of the investigation some communication was had with Mr. Walker, the editor of the Daily News. Mr. Walker received the despatches by post, enclosed in an envelope of a peculiar kind, to which your particular attention will be directed, for it was identical in character with others found at the lodgings of the prisoner in Regent-square. It is an official envelope not now in use, except abroad, having no departmental seal, but only the Royal'arnis and the inscrip tion "On her Majesty's Service," in a peculiar type. But that is not all. It further appears that on a former occa sion, when the prisoner was seeking some appointment at the War-office, ho sought the good offices of Mr. Miller, who noticed that a letter to Lord Carnarvon, which he un dertook to forward to his lordship, was enclosed in an en velope of the same description. The prisoner had filled the office of provost marshal in the Crimea in the Turkish Contingent, and there had opportunities of becoming pos sessed of envelopes of this description. The jury would carefully consider the whole of the evidence, and if they were satisfied with it they would find the prisoner guilty; if, on the contrary, they had any doubt, then they would, of course, give the prisoner the benefit, and acquit him. The first witness called was Mr. Thomas Fr e d er i c k Elliott, who said—l at Assistant- Under Secretary of State for the Colonies. On the 12th of November last my attention was called to some despatches published in some of the morning newspapers. Mr. Mayer is principal librarian at the Colonial Office. He was there up till the 24th of October, when he left for his vacation, when Mr. Miller, the sub-librarian, acted for him. I pro duce 23 printed copies of the despatch I have received, the majority of them from the librarian of the Colonial Office. The Attorney-G eneral has a copy. That will make 24. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Parry—l have received the majority of the copies I produce from the library. I think I received 21 from Mr. Mayer, one from Sir E. Lytton, one from Lord Carnarvon, and one I had received myself. I cannot tell the exact time when I received my copy. It was about two or three days before the despatch appeared in the Daily Neies. . Lord Carnarvon or Sir E. Lytton would get a copy by sending to the librarian for it. One of their secretaries or clerk, would be tho per sons who would apply for the document. A messenger might be sent, and he would get the document, but it was very improbable that such a person would be employed for such purpose. took Mr. Holder, examined by Mr. Welsby—l am the reader and manager of the Colonial-office printing department. I received the document to print. Twenty-eight copies were struck off. Twenty-five only were ordered. We print an even number, because they are worked two on a sheet. We - keep one for a voucher, one for our file copy, and another to make up the even number. I delivered the 25 to Mr. Miller. I have two of the copies with me. I produce them, and with the 24 in court make 26. I have had them ever since they were printed in my possession. The document put into my hand is a portion of one document I struck off, wanting the first four pages. This was the remaining part of the paper sent to the Daily NewB. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Parry.—We work two proofs to be sent to the Colonial-office, and one proof for myself to read. Having corrected my proof, I send two proofs to the Colonial-office. In the proof that I corrected there was an error in ono of the Italian words. The first two proofs sent to the Colonial-office contained that error. The error was corrected before the 28 copies were worked off. In all the 28 copies of the de spatches sent to the library, the error I have mentioned had been corrected. The document put into my hand formed one of the 28. [This was the copy sent to the Daily News]. Charles Swetzer—pn the 16th September I printed a proof of a despatch—on the following day I printed 28 copies. They were despatched. They were given to Mr. Holder. No other person had control of the press but myself. 111 Mr. Joseph Thomas Miller, sub-librarian at the Colonial office—l have been in the service of the Colonial Depart ment 23 years. I received the printed copies of the de spatches in question in September last, during the absence of Mr. Mayer, the principal librarian, for his vacation. I placed them on the right hand side of my writing table, beside my desk, with some other papers over them, and a heavy book on the top of all. I have been acquainted with the prisoner since 1853, He has held a 00112Blib§i0Z1 the rilE SUN, LoNDori, WIDNESIAY EVJNiNG, bEctiMl3Vit 15, 1858, The envelope and seal put into my hand [which was the one that contained the despatch sent to the Deity Nam] is similar to one I had from the prisoner relative to some Mili tary appointment. This was some months before. I know the prisoner's handwriting. The address, which had been cut out of the envelope, " The Editor of the Daily News," &c., is in Mr. Guernsey's handwriting. I know it well. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—l have a distinct recollection of having left the prisoner alone in the library. It was, I think, on the 23d of October. He used to call about once a week. No one was present with me when Mr. Mayer was away. There are two subordinate servants who used to enter the room, and the housemaid also used to clean the room out. Mr. Holder sent the despatches in a parcel in the usual way. The documents were received on the 17th of September, and were lying on the table the time one was taken away. I don't say that. Mr. Guernsey was the only gentleman who entered the room, but they were officials. I have had other persons call, but they were shown into the waiting-room —never into the library. I know the prisoner is a talented musician. I have studied music as an amateur. I know he composed a song called " I hung my harp on the willow tree." In 1853 I joined with him in publishing the Lady Bird Polka. I have never given the prisoner official papers. I have given him a bluebook about the Gold Fields, but then that could be bought at any of the libraries. • Re-examined by the Attorney-General—l never, never gave the prisoner or any other person a copy of any paper marked " confidential." Baron Martin—You never gave the prisoner the copy of the despatch sent to the .Daily Hews? Mr. Miller—No, never, my lord—most solemnly, never. By the Attorney-Gengral—l have no recollection of ever having seen any other person in the library but the pri soner. Mr. George Mayer, examined by Mr. Bodkin—l am principal librarian to the Colonial-office. That is the proper place for papers like those which form the subject of the present trial. The proper place to deposit them would be in one of the presses in the room under lock and key. Their leaving them on the table was improper. On my return I locked up some papers. Mr. Gladstone went out to the lonian Islands about the Bth of November. Mr. Arthur Burt had one of the despatches. Mr. Arthur Burt--I received one of the despatches for the purpose of sending it, with other papers, to Mr. Glad stone. Mr. Gordon received it. Mr. Elliot re-called—l saw Mr. Gordon leave the office with the papers for the purpose of taking them to Mr. Gladstone's house. Mr. Thomas Walker, examined by the Attorney-Gene ral—l am the editor of the _Daily News. I have held the appointment about three months. I have offices in Bouverie-street. I recollect that in the month of Novem ber last I received the printed paper I hold in my hind. It was in perfect form. The address has since been out out. I opened it. I found along with the paper the note now before me. [The note was here read. It was signed. "W. Guernsey," and went on to state that a copy of a public document was enclosed which would be interesting, and might give some clue to the mission of Mr. Gladstone.] The document was similar to those produced. It was perfect in all parts. Before I or dered the paper to be published I wrote a note to Mr. Guern sey, as I had no previous knowledge of him. It is usual for persons addressing editors of newspapers to say, " Dear Sir.", I received an answer from Mr. Guernsey. It stated that all was right, only he wished hisname to be withheld. Upon the receipt of that letter I ordered the two despatches to be published in the Daily Hews on the 12th of No vember. The two first sheets were taken off for the purpose of being placed in the hands of the printer. I wrote to the prisoner after the documents had been published in consequence of a communication I received from the Colonial-office on the evening of the day the despatches appeared. He came to me, and I told him I was afraid that innocent persons might get into trouble in consequence of the publication of the despatch, and that he ought to give information as to where he had got them. He said some one had left them with him. I said, You ought to give me more information, and he said not then. I cut the address from the envelope, because I had refused to give up the name, and to prevent the handwriting being seen. Inspector Thornton, of the detective police—l took the prisoner into custody on this charge. I told him I had a warrant for his apprehension, and he had better go with me to the station, where I would read the charge. Going along he asked me the nature of the charge, and I told him. He said, "They have made a mistake; they have gone the wrong way to work; they should have written to me." He said he had not been to the Colonial-office for some time, and then he afterwards recollected himself and said he had been there once. At the station-house, on being asked his name, I said, " Colonel Guernsey," and he said "No." I then said " Major Guernsey." He said he had never be longed to the army. Richard Tanner, a police-constable, said—l searched the prisoner's apartments in Regent-square. I found the 16 official envelopes produced. They are similar to that sent to the Daily News office. Mr. Sergeant Parry then addressed the jury for the prisoner, and contended that there was no case to go to the jury, as he had clearly not taken the documents—assuming for the moment that he had done so—with a fraudulent in tention of stealing, the essence of which was fraud, but that ho had taken them for the purpose of publishing them, which only amounted to a wrongful taking. ' The learned gentleman then cited a number of authorities bearing upon the point, amongst which were the Queen against Godfrey, in which it had been held that the opening of a letter from idle curiosity was not a felony. He then referred to the case of Prince Albert against Strange, reported in 18th Law Journal, page 120, and concluded by again stating that there was no case to go to the jury. Mr. Metcalfe followed on the same side. He was of opinion that the whole prosecution must fall to the ground, as there was so much confusion that it did not clearly ap pear for what the prisoner was indicted. He was in dicted for stealing a simple piece of paper of the value of Is., but the offence of which it was sought to find him guilty was the stealing of what was contained:in the paper. Mr. Baron Martin said the question for the consideration of the jury was, what was the intention of the prisoner when he took away the document. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The Court of Assizes of the Seine, on Saturday, condemned by default M. Durrieu, formerly director-general of the Administration of Public Worship, to 20 years' hard labour and 100 f. fine. In 1854 he was at the head of an undertaking for working marble quarries in Corsica. Ho received from a person named Ernouf a sum of 45,000 f., by way of a guarantee fund, to enable him to obtain a credit at different bankers, but he applied this money to his own personal use, and committed various forgeries during the management of the undertaking, thereby causing a deficit in his accounts of 277,500 f. The sentence of th e cour t a l so struck him off the list of the Legion of Honour, of which he was a member. TRIAL OF NEW LIFE-BOATS.--On Monday some trials were made, in the presence of a large number of per sons, in the Regent's Canal Docks, Limehouse, with two new life-boats 30 feet long, and rowing six oars single banked The boats are on Peake's plan, and have been built by the Messrs. Forrestt for the Royal National Life-boat Institution. Their harbour trial proved in every .way satisfactory. It showed clearly that if the boats were upset they would instantly self-right, and self-eject any seas they may ship. They are to be sta tioned respectively at Camsore, near Wexford, and at Tratnore, near Waterford. Both these places have long been in want of life-boats, fearful wrecks, with loss of life, having frequently, occurred in these localities. Both boats will have improved life-boat carriages attached to them, so as to make them available for a long line of coast. Life - boats on similar lines are now being built by the Messrs. Forrestt, under the superintendence of the institution, for the Russian Government, and boats Of a large size, on the same plan, are being constructed by them for the Prussian and Portuguese Governments. Eleven additional life boats are also being rapidly completed by the builders for the National Life-boat Society, which will soon have about 100 life-boats under its oharge. The objects of the life-boat institution are so truly public and unimpeachably philan thropic that they commend themselves to every humane person. Turkish Contingent in the Crimea, and has subsequently been in South America. He called upon me on his return, about a year ago, and since that time I have been in the habit of seeing him. 116 Caine 6ccasioliaily to the Colonial-office, where I used to receive him in the waiting room, whenever Mr. Mayer was in the library. In Mr. Mayer's absence I used to receive him in the library. Mr. Mayer went away for his vacation about the 23d of August, and returned on the 25th of October. During the time that the papers were lying on the table as I have described the prisoner called several times, and might have seen them there. He sometimes stayed an hour or an hour and a.helf, and was frequently left alone. On one occasion, after leaving him there alone, I noticed as I re-entered the room that he was moving away from the table where these de spatches lay, being a different position from that which he had occupied in the room when I left. He observed, with a smile, "I am not prying into any of your secrets." I re plied, '• No, I don't suppose you are." I remember the prisoner making an application for a situation, the result of which application was unfavourable, and he then wrote a letter to Lord Carvarvon, which I told him I considered ;Its an imprudent letter. Lately he made an application to Sir E. B. Lytton, which was also rejected, and he said Sir E. il. Lytton would repent it. In October he again applied for a situation, and asked me if I could forward his views. I promised to try, and I fulfilled that promise. I under took to deliver a letter to Lord Carnarvon. It was in an envelope similar to that now produced, and with a similar seal. Subsequently I saw him, and gave him the answer I had received. He had on that occasion some conversation with me of a trifling nature about South American politics, showing me a pamphlet and a portrait of General Lopez. I told him I was in great anxiety about the publication of the lonian despatches in the Daily News. I said that to excuse myself from listening to the South American poli tics. - This was on the 15th, and the despatches were pub lished on the 12th. I made use of a strong expression— that " the man who would publish such a thing must be a scoundrel." The prisoner assented, observing that he must be a "dirty blackguard," and then added, " Yes, it might have cost you your situation." I had said nothing to him to intimate that I was to blame. I had not told him that I had charge of the documents. I said I should be glad to see him again. He promised to dine with me at half-past five, but he never returned, and the next time I saw him was at Bow-street police-office BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence' Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd gu. 5 percent Do Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. B Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Da. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1871 Clcu t ta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited),! Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c I Demerara Eastern Ilengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, g'u. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 l Geelong& Mel.gua.sp.c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt. IndiaPenin.g - ua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.of guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with apt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '%3 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4} p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth 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 d 0.., [ Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde 4. • Do. Do. New 8 IDo. Puaub g Do. Indus. S t. Flo. St. Andrews & Quebec 4. Trinidad(Limited) Scrip zoi 201 100 i t all 9 all 1 2s. 2 all 5 100 all all all 1100 100 all 100 all 1 23. all I all all all all all all !paidClosing I B po usi i nrs . price.: id Par' It par ar 6 t 14i 1316 78 82 . 75 78 73 76 —p 16: }lOO 100 ICO 1. 3.0. 1 par Ip' 108 k 108 i, 1 lipj 177 18:1 109 ili 9 36 38 78 79 92 94 211 211 t par 17 171 31 3 d 106 108 106 108 105 107 991 100 181 18! 201 201 id d PI #P 361 1 2 lid, 4 3dl 1 lfp 211 21f l par f d f p d f p Par IP BRITISH MINES. Alfred Consols (Philack; British Iron Condurrow (Camborne). Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) East Bassett (Illogan). Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfd. (Phillack) G. 'Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crotty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sortridge Cons. Mln.C,o. Sou4hCaradon (St.Cleer) South C. Brea( Mogan). S. W heal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft UndedMin es(G wen nap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) Welt Basset (illogan) W. Carauon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (111o3nn) Wheal Buller (Rce ath) Wheal Edward (Cats.) ' Wheal Kitty (U. Le'ant) Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe)l WI2OI Trelawney (Lisk.)l 2.11.10 17s i 1.14.11 1881 d 8 i 7.9.4 nil. 18.18.9! 9 40 12s 6d if 20 5* 5 Paid* Closing I Business Price. Done. 8 9 34 50 24 60 150 460 I 150 160 13 14 3 4 11 15 7 8i 3 4. 74 si 16 17 1401 411 24 3 ,240 250 4 131 - 221 4 130 140 210 220 140 160 2i 3 8 9 Share' Mines. FOREIG 'Australian 800 AccordCopper,Lim Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) Do. St.Johndelßey,Lim Do. Land and Ali nineo Clarendon Consols Alin- ing Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Cepiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.CO Fortuna Gen 2ral Linares Lusitanian Meriquita New Granada N.RhineCop.of Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt.... Port Philip Santiago de Cuba 'United Mexican 46 47 28 30 i 1 i ) P 9 11 1 2t 38 40 10 12 11 11 20 21 8 li dl P 51 1 1 3 5 30 28.2.8, all all all all 111 i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. raid . Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. &July 100 1164 1174 1174 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.L'.Gov.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 114 115 Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1014 1021 NovaScotiaGov.6p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 114 115 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July 100 113 115 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 112 114 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing Busine ss p r i ce . Done. Arrrit&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & Loar.Co British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Sect., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England Do. new 27 28 2i ildl 62 64 1 100 100 20.11 100 17i 181 .-100 100 National Bank ... New South Wales Orient. M: Corporation Ottoman B..:tik 212 222 29 30 Provincial of Ireland . I Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 49 50 201 21 i Share' 1009 20 I,Bd MISCELLANEOUS. Miscellaneous.: Paid.l e l, o r s g! business dont Angio-Mexican Atlantic Tel. (Limited). Australian Agricultural Australian Roy - al Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at £5 dis British American Land Brit. do Irish Maf:.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till Do. C . Canada Chan.lslands Tel.(Litn ) Cop.Min.olETlg.&Smltx Do. Preference 7i per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Stock! all! all Sfoc,k 'Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop. St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.TeL Europ.&Am.Stnri.(Lim.) Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lims Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at 1 dis N. Br. &NovaScotiaL an d N. B. Australasian (Lim ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austen. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip Do. do Registered `Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can Van Edema's Land 13 14 MO 280 34 36 2i q 40 42 19 21 13 15 112 118 91 10,} 24 25 all all all 15s. all all - 5 1 2 24 112 115 1 14 I 1; 11 71 8} d 1 2 11 11 15 18 I E j 1 is par 2/ 3 84 86 12 14 41) 25 26 7/ 8 59 61 130 140 38 40 134 13 351 i li 10 12 POLICE IN 2 'ELLIGENCE.-(THIS DA Y) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY OF AN ANCIENT BOOK.--Margaret Joyce, 33, with an infant in her arms, was placed at the bar charged with stealing a book bearing the rather curious title of " A Golden Chaine ; or, the Description of Theologie : to which is adjoyncd the order vsed by M. Reza for the Comforting of Afflicted Consciences. Printed by the printer of the Vniversity of Cambridge. 1605." Simpson, 102 C, said that, while in Princes -street about five the previous afternoon, he saw the prisoner go up to Mr. Hula's, a bookseller's shop, and take up the book above described. When she saw him approach her she dropped the book behind her. He asked her what she was doing with the book, and she replied, " What do you mean ?" He then picked up the book and took her into Mr. Huitt's shop. _ _ Mr. Noah Huitt, bookseller, of 37, Prince's-street, Lei cester-square, identified the book as his property. Prisoner, in defence, said her taking the book was a mere joke. no had been out all day drinking, and had only just been cmfined. Mr. Beadon said, that being the case, she should have kept from drink, and coLimitted her for two months. Just before the closing of the court on the previous day Mr. Sleigh made an application on behalf of Mr. Rarey, the celebrated horse-tamer. Mr. Sleigh said a shopkeeper in Regent -street had advertised for sale a compound called " Rarey's Cattle Improving Food," which led the public to believe that the same was manufactured under Mr. Rarey's direction. Mr. Rare,* was subjected to a <light examination by Mr. Sleigh, and stated that he was not in any way connected with the shop in question, and the use of his name in the way described might be of serious annoyance to him. Mr. Beadon said the applicant should have a summons. THAMES. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE DY A WOMAN.—Susan M'Gowan, the wife of a seaman, aged 40, of No. 12, Mayo Cottages, Eastfield-street, Stepney, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with attempting to commit self-destruction, by throwing herself from the bridge in Salmon's-lane, Lime house, into the Regent's Canal. The prisoner narrowly escaped with her life. Sho was seen by a young man getting over the parapet of the bridge, and as she was dropping he caught her, and she remained suspended over the canal for some time until he obtained further assistance. The prisoner, who appeared very dejected, said she was in great want, and had received nothing from her husband for some time. He arrived at Liverpool a few days since with his ship, after a long voyage, and he had not written to her or sent her any money for the support of herself and children. Mr. Yardley said the prisoner had been guilty of a very rash and wicked act. He was very sorry to hear of her troubles, and he regretted she had such a bad husband. He was afraid if the prisoner had succeeded in committing self murder, her husband would have rejoiced at being rid of her, while, on the other hand, her children would be de prived of their only protector. He did not mean to commit the pi isoner for trial, although he might do so, but he should remand her to Clerkenwell prison until Monday next, and she would there receive good advice and conso lation from the chaplain of the prison. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Although only a moderate supply of English wheat was on offer here to-day, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, and last week's prices were with difficulty supported. There was a large show of foreign wheat. Even the finest samples were a dull sale, at next to nominal quota tions. Inferior parcels were certainly lower to purchase. Fine barley supported previous ratos, but for other kinds there was very little inquiry. We had a very dull _inquiry for malt, and prices were fairly supported. Oats moved off slowly at 6d to ls. per quarter beneath last week's quotations. Beans, peas, and flour were very dull, but not cheaper. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. English 1,390 1 1,080 ; 2,120 ' Irish Foreign .. 460 1 7,630 Flour. i 1,150 3,310) 230 sky I -- Ws LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 14. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge-Ordinary and a Special duty.' KEATS V. KEATS AND MONTEZUMA. THE VERDICT. A few minutes before four the jury entered the court, and on being asked whether they had agreed to their verdict, The Foreman said they had not. One tiatleman refused to accept the learned judge's definition of the word "condoned." We have therefore come to ask whether the verdict of the eleven gentlemen who are agreed can be taken. The learned Judge said, Certainly not. The verdict must be the unanimous opinion of the whole of the jury. With respect to a juror who objects, it is right he should know that he is bound to take the law from the judge on the bench. I may be wrong, but then he must not set himself up as a court of error. A Juror —Can't the opinion of the eleven be taken? The Judge--No ; I have already said so. The Juror--Then, I don't know what can be dm,. It is mainly through him that the eleven other gen tlemen have been detained all these hours. Perhaps your lordship can alter the opinion of the juror—all of us have failed. The Judge—l do not wish to have the dissentient singled out ; but I must again say that the gentleman evidently wishes to set himself up as a court of error, which it is wrong in him to do. Will a special verdict be acceptable? the effect of which will be that the case can be argued before the full court, which decision can be taken to the House of Lords as the highest court of error. The jury, I suppose, have no difficulty in that. As adultery was committed, the next matter would be to find that he did not condone it with the intention of restoring Mrs. Keats. The counsel did not seem disposed to accept a special ver- dict. The Judge—Well, we must have a unanimous verdict, but I have again to say that the gentleman who refuses to accept my definition of the word condone is doing that which he has no right to do. It seems as if he thought th. judges did not understand the law of the land. The jury again retired, and at 25 minutes past 4 came again into court. The learned Judge—Well, gentlemen, have you agreed to your verdict ? Foreman—We have, my lord. The Judge—Do you find that adultery was committed with Montezuma ? Foreman—We do, my lord. The Budge—What damages do you assess against Montezuma ? Foreman—One thousand pounds. The Judge—Do you find that Mr. Keats condoned the offence ? Foreman—No. FROM THE GAZETTE OF YESTERDAI WHITEHALL, DEC. 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Rear-Admiral William Alexander Baillie Hamilton, Captain Alfred Phil lips Ryder, R.N. John Hall Gl a d s t one , E sq., D uncan Dunbar, sq., Chairman of the London Local Marine Board, and Samuel Robert Graves, Esq., Chairman of the Liverpool Local Marine Board, to be her Majesty's Com missioners for inquiring into the condition and manage ment of Lights, Buoys, and Beacons. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-- land unto William Arrindell, Esq., C. 8., the Chief Justice of the colony of British Guiana. IVIIITECHAPEL. The supplies are large, and the trade rules steady, as follows : Beef, from 25 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10(1 to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Od to 45 2d per 81b, by the coxease. BOROUGH HOP. There is a fair average business doing in most kinds hops, at full prices. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER —TUESDAY. TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) Bto 1 agst Ralpho (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 3 agst Wresaer (taken) 50 to 1 agst Barometer (taken) 500 to 71- agst Drogheda (taken) 500 to 5 agst Wilton (taken) 500 to 5 agst Telegram (taken) LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP. 100 to 3 agst Wee Willie (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1859. FEBRI VARY. Lincoln, 16 Liverpool Spring 1 Coventry Nottingham Spring 8 Derby 'Spring lO Warwick Spring 15 Northampton 29 Croxton Park Epsom Spring 15 'RIL. I Newmarket Craven 25 York Spring 3 Newmarket F. S 9 Sbrewsbuty 17 Salisbury l9 Ludlow 19 Bath 24 Harpenden 27 Epsom Summer 3l E. Ascot 14 Manchester l5 Hampton 22 Bibut y Club 29 Stockbridge 30 Worcester Summer 30 LY. Winchester Newmarket July 5 Liverpool July 13 Nottingham 19 Stamford 2l Goodwood 26 Brighton Brighton Club 5 Lewes Wolverhampton North Staffordshire Reading lO SEPT: Warwick Doncaster 13 Leicester 2l OcTl Bedford Newmarket S.O. 10 6 I Nov E: Worcester Autumn 2 York August l7 Egham 23 Stockton 25 Lichfield 29 Derby 3l UST. :MBER. Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn 23 Newniarket F.O 27 ,BER. Newmarket H 24 MRER. Liverpool Autumn 9 RAIL WA F CALLS. Subjoined is a statement of railway calls falling due at various periods : Call. Making Paid. Grand Trunk of Canada 7 per cent. Debenture, 1862, issued at 20 die. (Nov. 20, 1658) 2O Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 20, 1858) Ditto ditto ditto (Mar. 31, 1859) Great Western of Canada New Shares, Lancaster and Carlisle, £l6l (Aug. 1, 1860) Lancaster and Preston, £lll (Oct. 31, 18.59) Lombardo-Venetian (Nov. 1 to 15,1858) London and North-Western Eighths (July 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (July 1, 1860) Ditto ditto ditto (July 1, 1860) Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1861) Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1860) Dublin and Drogheda 5 per cent. Pre ference, 1857 (Oct. 1, 1859) Exeter and Exmouth (Oct. 1, 1869).. optional prepayment (Oct. 1, 1858).. Italian Junction (Oct. 1 to 20, 1858).. London and Blackwali, Now (Oct. 1, 0 13 4 161 1&59) Newry and Armagh Extension (Oct 1, 1'859) Ditto ditto ditto (Oct. 1, 1859) South Devon, additional shares, £lO (Dec. 1, 18:58) Waterford and Kilkenny Debenture Shares, £lO (Jan. 1, 18 59) Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1860) Whitehaven and Furness Junction, Whitehaven Junction, £2O Pref., 5 per cent. (Feb. 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (June 1, 1859) 0 10 0 11} 2 0 0 10 2 10 0 2 10 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 2 10 0 . 2 0 '0 2 10 0 2 0 0 22} 5 20} 1 0 0, all 10 1 0 5 0 0 20 1 0 0 10 10 0 2 10 0 3 5 0 0 10 5 0 0 15 DEATH OF MR. COMMISSIONER BERE.--Mr, Montague Baker Bere, commissioner of the Exeter District Court of Bankruptcy; died after a long illness on Monday morning at his seat near Exeter. The deceased, who was a member of Lincoln's-inn, was called to the bar on the 21st of June, 1825, and succeeded Mr. Sergeant Goulburn as commissioner at Exeter on the transfer of the latter gentle man to the London Bankruptcy Court, on the resignation of Mr. Commissioner Shepherd. It is understood that Mr. Bore tendered his resignation some time since, and that Mr. Biggs Andrews, Q.C. ' -of the Norf o lk Ci rcu it, h as rece i ve d the appointment as his successor. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LONDON-BRIDGE. — Yesterday morning at eight o'clock considerable excitement was created on London-bridge, in consequence of a deter mined attempt at suicide by a respectable female, who gave the name of Joanna Hogan,aged 20, who resided:in Whitechapel. One attempted to destroy herself near Brewer's Quay, but was disturbed, when she went on Lon don-bridge into one of the recesses, and got on the parapet t and was in the act of jumping off when a police-consa ble rushed to the spot, caught hold of her, and pulled her back, and took her into cuetoay• FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 11 The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Entest Joseph Alexandre Blancheton as Consul at Quebec for his Majesty the Emperor of the French. DEC. 13. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lord Napier, now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minis ter Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary to the King of the Netherlands. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Lord Lyons, now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary to the United States of America.- - The Qiieen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Peter .Campbell Scarlett, C. 8., now her Ma jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil, to be her Majesty's Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Francis Reginald Forbes, now her Majesty's En voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Saxony, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Augustus Berkeley Paget, Esq., now Secretary to her Ma jesty's Legation. at Berlin, to be her Majesty's Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Saxony. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 14. 30th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Richard Hebden O'Grady Ilaly, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase. 70th Foot—The transfer of Ensign Roger from the 30th Foot has been antedated to 12th NoVember. 87th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Robert Atkin Hickson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Leadbitter, promoted. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 10. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant George Henry Wriford to be Captain, vice Henderson Ward to half-pay ; Second Lieutenant William Nicholas Gibson Johnson to be First Lieutenant, vice Wriford, promoted. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—En sign► David Dowie to be Lieutenant, vice Marston, resigned. 2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Ensign. William Martin to be Lieutenant, vice Cranipton, pro moted; William Shaw, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Lenthall, promoted. WHITEHALL, DEC. 7. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Evans, of Chepstow, in the county of Monmouth. gentleman, to be a Commissioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery in England, under the Act of Parliament passed for the relief of her Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish religion. WHITEHALL, DEC. 8. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Fraser, of 78, Dean-street, Soho, gentleman, to be a London Commis sioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 30. The Right Hon. Sir Alex. Edmund Cockburn, Bart., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, has appointed the following gentlemen as Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of tines and recoveries, and for the substi tution of more simple modes of assurance : William Winterbotham, of Tewkesbury, for the counties of Gloucester and Worcester. Henry Robinson, of Settle, for the West Riding of York shire. John Marmaduke Teesdale, of Fenchurch-street, for the cities of London and Westminster, and the county of Mid dlesex. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Dcpartment of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Dec. 13, 18,58. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and marines, and to all persons interested therein, that the dis tribution of the tonnage bounty awarded for the slave ves sel, name unknown, captured on the 27th April, 1856, by her Majesty's ship Dolphin, will commence on Thursday, the 30th December, 1858, in the Prize Branch of the De partment of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Ad miralty, Somerset-house." Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above-named ships, are re quested to present the same at this office. Any officer, 'seaman, marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to intimate the - same by letter to be addressed " On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London,"—in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, os well as the place of the nearest Collector of Cus toms, or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be con venient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes : Lieut. command. £79 0 9 Fourth class 32 6 8 Fifth class 17 19 3 Sixth class l6 3 3 Seventh class .... £lO 1.5 Eighth class.... 5 710 Ninth class. 3 11 10 Tenth class 1 15 11 BANKUPTCY ANNULLED. Joseph Samuel Ouston, wino and spirit merchant, King ston-upon-Hull. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Goodburn Thornton, watch maker, Richmond, Leeks bhire, to s Court urrender Jan. 7 an d 28 , at eleven, at the District . Thomas Williams, dealer in wines and spirits, Jermyn street, St. James's, Dec. 23 and J an. 27 , at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Daniel Mesnard, cutler, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, Dec. 23 and Jan. 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. James Barker and William Barker, builders, Albany road, Old Kent-road, Dec. 22 and Jan. 25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. James Tebbut, jun., cattle-dealer, Yeading Hayes, Mid dlesex, Dec. 22, at half-past one, and Jan. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Eliza Paring, artificial flower maker, Saltley, Dec. 22, and Jan. 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. James Henly Norris, paper de a l e r, Bi rm i ng ham, Dec. '3. and Jan. 20, at h a lf-p as t e l even , a t th e Birmingham Dis trict Court. at twelve, and Jan. 24, half-past eleven, a Henry Ranger Barton, grocer, East Greenwich, i t c h h e , C D o e u c r . t 2 o 2 } Bankruptcy. at two •and Jan. 25, at , garden, Dec. 28, Edward Robert Slaney, jeweller, Kirb o y n -s e tr a ee t t th , H e actotournt of Bankruptcy. A r presented by, a creditor of the Patent Carpet Compan y petition ha bee n s (limited), ited pray in;; that the said compa n y may be wound up. The pet i tion to be heard on the 6th o f January. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. William Otto Watson, spirit merchant, Glasgow. James Finlay, farmer, Portmoak, Kinross-shire. John Carruthers, innkeeper, Annan. - R. and W. Hill, ale and porter dealers, Hamilton. Alexander Sinclair, fishcurer, Wick. Yesterday . , pursuant to notifications issued seve rally, by the Midland, Great Northern, and Man c h es t er, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Companies, the pas senger fares between towns in the West Ridi ng of York shire and London were:raised. Announcements of this kind have been rather frequent of late, 31 A" Ni -0 IS of , I 3 18 01 re .131 n• ly at td a, he y ill s. an 1- ,be d eon file LRO.