The Sun. — London, England, 1860-01-03 00:00:00

MARTCBT A A'D CITY NBT CITY, Two O'CLOCK. During the last few days there has been a mo derate business in the private market for Foreign and Colonial Produce, and most of the principal staples have fnlly maintained the rates current previously to the elose of the market for the Christmas holidays. Sugars have been dealt in at full prices, and tea continues at previous rates, but coffee has not been in very active request. Rice, fruits, spices, and saltpetre have each been dealt in to a moderate extent, and there has been rather more activity exhibited in the tallow .mar ket. The publics markets re-open to-day,! having been closed since Friday, the 23d ult., for the Christmas holidays. The following particulars of the number and tonnage of vessels now on the berth in the port of London, and loading for the Australian colonies, are taken from the usual monthly statement com piled by Mr. Mellor, the manager at the Jerusalem Coffee-house : For Launceston 2 vessels 746 tons. „ Hobart Town 1 /t 291 „ Sydney end Moreton Bay 11 „ 9,579 „ „ Melbourne and Geelong „ Adelaide 5 If 1,432 „ „ Swan River 1 /) 477 „ New Zealand Total Notice has been given that debentures to the amount of £50,000, on account of the Government of the Cape of Good Hope, are to be issued. The debentures will be for sums of £lOO each, bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, pay able in London half yearly. The capital and in terest, together with the capital and interest upon £BO,OOO already raised, constitute a first charge upon the general revenue of the colony. The de bentures will be redeemable by the Government, and the capital repaid in. London on the 31st of January, 1870. A sum of £5,000 has been employed for the ex. tinction of Buenos Ayres ,Bonds, amounting in al' to £24,000. The half-year interest on Buenos Ayres 6 per cents. has been advertised for payment. The Mariquita Mining Company have announced that the question in dispute with the Government of New Grenada has been arranged. The company NW pay 5 per cent. on the net profits of the mines, and all law proceedings are stopped. Full rates are still demanded for discount accom modation, and the inquiry continues active owing to the usual arrangements connected with the 4th of the month. The supplies, however, are abun dant, and the mercantile classes experience no diffi culty in providing for their requirements. An average amount of business has been trans acted to-day in the Market for Public Securities, while speculation is extremely dull, and the deal ings of investors are also very much curtailed ; quo tations, however, are firmly maintained, Consols having been 95a s for the 4th inst., 951 I for Feb. A favourable tone has been created by an advance of nearly / per cent. in the Rentes, but the market Previously exhibited symptoms of buoyancy, the general tendency of affairs at home being encourag ing. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are firmer, at 952 96 ; India Loan Debentures (1858) are steady, at 981 ; ditto (1859), at 98;1 ; ditto Enfaced Paper is marked 961 ; ditto 5,-1 per Cent., 1034; ditto New Stock is 104: ; and Exchequer Bills are 28s. to 31s. prem. A fair amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices in most instances show an improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 78 to 79 ; ditto New, 65 to 66 ; and the 4 per Cents., 1041. Brazilian 5 per Cents. have advanced to 1031; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., to 83 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents. to 1011. Mexican is steady, at 25,1- 4 ; Por tuguese 3 per Cents., at 441 ex. div.; and Spanish Deferred, at 321 6 ex div. The Ocean Marine Insurance Company's shares are quoted 11 ; Universal ditto, s dis. to fr prem. ; the Paulo Railway, par to prem. ; and the shares of the Bank of Turkey are to 1 prem. The New Canadian Loan has been dealt in at 97-1 to 95i. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have re ceived advices from Mr. G. S. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the Ist ult., confirming the rece of 40,512 d o l s. sc. in bills on Mexico from Vera ipt Cruz, making the total amount in the agent's hand in Mexico 467,016 dole. Of this the packet brings 4,284 dols. 80c. from Tampico, which is exclusive of 8,572 dols. 59c. in bills received by the agents there since their last. The agents in Vera Cruz write under date of the 4th ult., that it was posi tively stated that the treaty touching the Tehaun tepee, route, &c., spoken of in the committee's notice in the papers of the 3d ult. was about to be signed. (The American papers received to-day report that it was in fact signed on the 4th ult., and that the amount to be paid by the United States would be 4,000,000 dols., one-half of which was to be kept back to meet American claims.) The President of the Government of the capital, General Miramon, hid in Guadalajara ordered the money remaining intact of the conducta seized by General Marquez to be immediately returned, and that 50 per cent. of the dutses in San Bias should be set aside to re- Pay the amount that had been spent. His troops had obtained possession of Tepic, which would open the road of San Bias to them. For the moment they were masters of all the interior towns from Zacatecas in the north to Oaja in the south. The dealings in. the Railway Share Market have been limited, and, in some instances, prices hav e given way. East Angl an, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland and North-Eastern (Berwick) declined ss. ; and Eastern Counties, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; Great Western, North-Western, and Stockton and Darlington, im proved 55., and South-Eastern, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain at about previous rates. Lombardo -Venetian realised 121 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1011 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 43f ; and Great Western of Canada, 121. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are, in some cases, a shade flatter. Bank of Eg clined 5 5.; Ottoman Bank, 58 ypt de ; Canada La n d im proved t o 121 i 122 ; and Royal Mail Steam, to 53. .... BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock .. . . ... 22B} 8 3 per Cont. leeducKlAnnuities 951 1 6 51 INew 313er Cent. Annuities. O5l f 6 5; ndia Stock .. . — Ditto Debentures, 1858 9B) 1 Ditto, 1859 Ditto Enfaced P a p er , 5 per cent 9 64 i Ditto 51 per Cent. ... .! .......... 'angola f or A ccount (Jan. 10).• • India,Steck for A counnt .. Ditto, 18,59, 5 per C ent . ............... . ........ Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d Ditt o £5OO ................. 30 Ditto Small, lid FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per C en t. Ditto 41 per C en t. 1852 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent DUE) Ac coun t Ditto Deferred: 2ll Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account - i Peruvian 41 p er C ent 924- Ditto 3 per Cent. PortugUese, 18.53, 3 per Cent. .•••• Ditto Account44l It tu'Rian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent......... Ditto Account .... Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859 66 Ditto S . ` l3ll lia cri p , 12h 3 per Cent . 44k itta Account uit ' 321 1 3 x d s Account Deferred. 3 per Cent. anis Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 41 , Turkish 6 per Cent. Ditto - Acco ant V Ditto New L oan bitte Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 par Cent. V enezuel an 3 4 per Cent Dividends on the above . payable in London. ?r,lnch Rentes, 41 per Cent. Ex. 25f —t, 1 i 3 tto 31 per Cent., Ex. 25f ... _. A Poccuatige, Ditt o Certificates, Gull. 21 per Cent 654 x d , 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK.. Consols, Mousy Ditto Account (Jan. 10) 951 a d Maori Tin: 111Aoni Men have seldom RACE. Maori women married t o more than four children, of which t . v er uaPs, they rear only one or two ; but when a Maori family Gro marries a European men she generally has a large _o These half. caste children are a fine race ; the ." Men in particular far surpass their native maim% in ttpvl)eearanee, and their beauty, which is remarkably att rac " , recalls the Andalusian type,—Dr. Thomson's ffew Zealitna. Stoc SHARE itt - A RKB 1:-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! ' Paid. Closin g i BusinesS Railways. I Price. 12.10 amberg., Notting. Bost. ( and Eastern Junction 10 61 61 50 113elfast and Ballymena all 13.14 I Bin, Wol., and Sir. Val all 8 84 Stock; Rir., La., and Ch. J uno 100 764 771 25 Blackburn all 111 124 25 Blytli and Tyne all 10 Bost. Slefd.& Mid. Coml all 61 7 Stock Bristo, and Exeter Stock Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 9 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all -- 20 Cork, Blicrock,&Yassa„ge all 20 Cornwall all 61 7 61 10 D o . A 10 Do. B A rcves. no div. I all until6p.c.per an. all an hasbeen pd.toll. 50 Dublin drielfastJunc. all 25 Dun. Perth, & Abr. Junc all 7 8 Stock East Anglian lOO 14 151 141 Stock I Eastern Counties lOO 58 69 581 4 Stock I Eastern Union A Stock 100 39 41 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 J 27 29 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do I all Stock Edinburg; and Glasgow 100 825 83k 621 4 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 301 314 31 4 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock I Glasgow & South Westn j 100 994 1004 10 I Great North of Scotland all Stock (Great Northern lOO 107 108 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 95 96 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 135 Stock Gt. South. & Wstn.(lreld) 100 112 111 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 60 62 12 Irish South Eastern all Stock Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 208 211 209 210 161 Do. Thirds I all 174 1 8,1 r , P 161 Do. New Thirds all 174 14- .. p 11 - Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire' 100 1001 101 4 1 00 4 Stock London and Blackwall. 100 65 66 66 Stock Lon.,Brighton&S.Coast 100 1144 1151 25 Gond. Chat. and Dover all 13 14 Stock London & North Weatn' 100 99 091 99 5 1 i 125 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 9 / 4 085 984 8 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 !L'derry & Enniskillen all 84 91 Stock; Man., Slief., & Lincoln lOO 391 40 394 f 10 1 Metropolitan 3 —(I Stock Midland lOO 110 1104 , 1101 10 Stock 'Do. Birming. & Derby.; 100 87 89 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 5 Shares all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Nereid; all 101 115 10 Newry & Armagh (clef.) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 59 61 50 North. Counties Union 34 35 1d Stock North British lOO 631 644 631 44 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk l 100 Stock Do.A Stk.—Arec.no di v until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock ... _. Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 05 955 954 5 1 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 1 d d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 481 494 49 Stock Do. York StockiNorth Londo n . . 20 INorth Staff ordshire l7l 4 31 d 131 4 10 :No. & Sou. W. Junction all 85 9 4 Stock 'Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 35 36 10 i Peebles ... _. .... all 7 84 20 iPortsmonth 10 I Phymney lO itockiScottish Central lOO 116 118 'Stock I Seoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 281 291 Stock ' Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 83 85 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 47 49 10 I Sittincrbourne & Sheer all 35 25 d ;lock 'South Devon lOO 431 (41 44} 1 4 ;took South-Eastern lOO 841 85 814 15141 5 ;took ; South Wales ;lock I SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 64 66 20 'Staines, Wok., & Wok all 6 8 25 ;Stockton & Darlington all 36 37 361 4 25 Do. do. 1855 9 25 Do. do. 1858 9 'Stockton & ilartlepool 161 ;talk 'Taff Vale lOO itocklDo. Preference, No. 1 ' 23 TharnesnavenDk&Rail 22 50 "Ulster 25 I Do. 210 ' Do. hock' Vale of Neath lOO 63 65 10 Victoria Station & Pim 91 Ito& Waterford & Rilkennyi 100 50 Waterford & Limerick ' all 20 'West Cornwall 10 iW-end Lon. & Cry. Pali all 5 ino.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till, i 7 p.c. has been pd. to It; all 5 j Do. B , all 20 I West London 10 j Do. Ist Class all 20 'Do. 2d Class Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stalk Stock' Stock PREFERI6TOC ARES. Railways. Sharel I paid. I Closing Business f Price. i Done. Stk 20 took' 12.10 Blythe and Tyne 1C per) c. pref. (issued at £.50)1 o ßris. & Exet4p.ctStocki Do. do. do. Shares : Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c., Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perthair Aber.Jun 1 E.Angn. Class A 7& spc; Do. do. Claus B 6 pe I Do. do. Class C 7 pc , E. Conn. Ex. 5 pct. Nc.l Do. do. No.2 Do. New 8 per ct. Stock! Eastern Union, 4 per et., Eclin.&Glae. 5 pc shares' Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D.! 1 4 .:din.Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent ....' Glas. &S West. (r a. 5 pc.l Great Northern, 5 p. ct., Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop .e.pm ! Do. 44 p. c. do. do. D0.5p.0. Redtn.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf 41 Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock reat West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 45 pet Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do. Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Bina Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do, Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester g - uar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.StXs 3slodpe Lon.&Brig,. a s r pe ncoesn . l gu nehi . i N issh o h . s l : Do. pref., 5 p. e. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 45 per c. shares iLond. Chat. and Dover Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. L TL, z o l a n nutdd l ool S d . dd yys W hl ,7 p.et.stock, sian.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et. Do. £6 Do. 34 ner cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. 3 , Taryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent .. Do. Mid. Con. il p. c. stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.(ip.et Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Lek!. & Hitpref. st Newport,Aber,&c. pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. a. n m Do. Perpet, 0 p. c. with option till 1806 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 I Do. 5} p. o. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 'North British, 5 per cent !Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Ntb.Dev.Rall.& D ik. CO. IN-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. j Do. Consol. Pref. 4 p. c : Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. I Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Mo. York, H.& S. Porch Norib Stall'ordshire Ox. iv r. & Wol. 8 pc. Ist g Do. Redeem, 24 glut. • • • I Do. Irre deem., 24 gua. Rhymnev Guaranteed. 'Scottish Central, new pl, Scottish North-Eastern :34 per c. pref. stoek 1 Do.Aberdeen.gua. 6 pc.' Do. 7 p. c. pref. so.iu 4-- k .1 South Devon, Ann. 10s. , Do. Fixed 45 per cent., South Eastern (Reading, Ann., 1.0 8 ) Do .45 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is . South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 45 per cent S. - Yoricshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stook. and Dar. A 5 p.e. Do. B 6 per cent .• • • Do. C 6 per cent jWaterford La Kilkenny, 'J 6 percent.- St ochl Stock' Stocki Stock, Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock] Stock Stock Stock 124 12 Stook all 3100 100 100 100 100 all Stock 124 1241 Stock Stock Stock 100 96 98 jlO2 104 54 6 100 10 0 1112 115 105 107 1 114 116 1113 115 1128 130 81 86 1111 113 9O 92 771 781 [l5 117 118 120 [l2 114 [O6 108 86 88 98 100 99 101 89 91 91 93 103 104 10 104 17 18 loi. 10-1 75 76 20 21 10 104 15 154 [4O 192 1031 118 118 140 1118 103 51 2f 2; 90 101 F 57 50 1 - 4 -14411 1001 99j 921 241 I 137 139 .101 106 !par p 11 93 95 74 84 141 461 1 138/ 12 10 Stock 1118 120 10 11 125 130 es 70 I I P [4O 142 162 104 Stock 10€ I 95 9P5 10 10} S tock Stock 1 Stock Stock Stock! Stock! Stock! Stock! Stocki Ethel(' 14 72} all 100 100 100 Stock Stock stock 8+ Stock Stook, Stock Stock 106. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 100 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 100 100 111 113 109 111 93 95 98 99 1 p n IP 23 24 125 126 125 130 ,117 120 75 77 131 123 125 130 101 111 24} 241 [lO3 105 1103 105 84 87 284 204 33 34 34 334 56 59 Bedford and Bletchley l all ;1.11 ii! N.W Buckinzhamshire.... 100 1. . n& N.W, Chester & Holyhead.. 100 'Do. Do. do. 51 p. ct..... 100 Do. Do. do. SD. et. .... , 100 D o . ' Clydesdale Junction.., 100 'Caiednn in Colchester, Stour Val.' all E.U.&E C E.Lincolnshirea.6p.e.l 100 'Gt.North. E Union,HarwichSha.l all lE.Counts. Do. Woodbridge ...I 100 Gla.BarrairNeils,Drcti 100 ICaledonia Do. New .... ..... lOO Do. Gloster& ForestDesn all ;Gt. West. ITartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all :Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby . ...... all ' Yk.N.Md. Do. # Shares ....... all ,' Do. Do. / Shares .. ..... all IDo. LondonlicGreenwick. 100 'S East Do. Preference 1 100 D o . Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend 100 Peto W &Co. lki .. 1 . 111 .. Lowestoft, gua. 4p . ct. 100 Norf o lk .. Do. 6 per cent 1 0 0 Do 41. 11 1 a d ne j3 .; r B ati nx rn t r n (i & r .M ref a e t r ence Stock k all L 1 AV Midland . Newinarkt..BuryEx I 1 3. 5. 6. E.Counts guaranteed SP. 0. i all Do. land N D l) o rt . dhon..k6 p 1 larsetend.p.... all Do. ° all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. North Western all Mid L&N W Preston and Wyre. all Ar L. yk o Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. 1 100 lilt Roystn,Hitell.,& S.lep - .North. Shrewsbry.& Hereford 100 T Brassy) , Do. Do. 1 , .... ' WilteSonth a S n t d afr s o o r m ds e h r i s r et e .... l a oo ll winalledon& Cmydn. all ,LABrein 'G3l;lWcaenst. 00 101 50 51 124 126 !114 116 103 105 ' 16 17 139 111 41 41 DOCKS. . . i ridd Closing I Business Prioe. Done. 104 ICB e....• _ LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railway s ; jp a i d d Leasing Closing! Businosi Co.'s. Price. I Done. ahare Dookii. Stockleornracroial ..1 100 Stock .Do 4 p creen t Prof . Min. 100 Stock Vast and West India... 100 Stock TA , n don lOO Stock St.. Katharine lOO Stock SotrThanapton lOO Stooliet. Vt.rtn. Uo el.0.41.••••41.4.11 141 2 111 113 P 5 67 115 120 98 0 Share, Atlantic & St Lawrenm Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom..Baroda& Cent.lnd Du. 5 percent o. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. II Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New 1)o. Preference Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 187? Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c i East Indian, au. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p. c. Bds. pay.'s9 , Do. 44 p. c. Debentrs. G eelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 percent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 I Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '/3 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 3fadras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent ,Do. 4 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunewick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc' Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Oude (Limited) Scinde q .= Do. New ce = k b Do. P unj aub Do. Indus. St. Flo EtS; St. Andrews & Quebec A. Trin id ad(L ind ted ) Scrip all 100 118 1111 5 1 5 all FOREIGN RAILWAYS. - 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41 20 Ardennes all i:k 20 Bali.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 1 d 1p 0 5 Bel2 - ian East. Junction all 1 1 I 20 Beziers to Graissessac. all 6 !Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 21 100 ;Copiabo 10 ! Ditto Extension 20 IDutch Rhenish 20 !Eastern of France 20 'Euphrates Valley 20 !Euphrates Rus. Guar .5 p.c. 6 20 Great Central of France all 20 IGt. luxem., Con. slis all 7 71 20 Italian Junction .. 20 Lake Constance & Ilals all 20 ' Lierre and Turnhout._ all 20 !Lombardo Venetian.— 10 21 2lp! 121 1 20 !Lyons and Geneva 335 !Maria Antonia all 10 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Lic2e all 81 81 81 1 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France all 38 39 20 Do. New Shares ; I 10 Norwe2 - ian Trunk Frei: all 9 10 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 37 375 365 20 Paris and Orleans 1 124 all 55 57 20 f Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.), 113 d d t qua. 7p. et. (Lim.) I f 20 Riga and Dunaburg 1 8 10 Rome and Frascati 20 ,Royal Danish 1 all 5 Illoyal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 !Sambre and Meuse ' all 61 7 10 jDo. 55 per cent. Pref. . all 9 94 20 Southern of France 81 ' I West Flanders i all 51 t'A 10 I Do. 51 p. C. Preference 20 %V.! & N.W. of France all 22 . 231 20 Western of Austria 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Business Prices. Done. - `an.riiiv.tip.e Ja.R2 July 100 1112 114 1131 1 - - Do. 6 p.c. Yb.&Aug. 100 112 114 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 112 114 )1N7.13.G0v.5p.c..Ta. Ac.Tuly lOC 1081 1011 1091 ' Do. 6p.c.Ap. Sr Oct. 100 - - ,N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 99 100 9{31.1 D0.5p.cen.1871 to 10741 100 99 100 . Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 90 100 901 provaScoliaGov.6 p.c. S. i , Deb. redoemable, 1875 100 108 1 09 ' .Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July, 100 110 112 . T iet•Gov.dp.c..Tan&July 100 —.— 106 Do. do. April & Oct. 100 111 1111 1111 i MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) ustralian Agricultural ustralian Royal flail . perlin Water Works British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C Canada Land. Chan.lslanois Tel.(Lim.) Cop.Min.otEng.&Smltp Do. Preference 74 per et Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aust. Copper Gen. Steam Navigation. 1 Great Ship (Limited) 20 Indian & Aust. Teleg,r 5 London District Telegr 20 London Discount 4 Ltmd.G en. Omnibus Co 20 lladras Irr. and Canal 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. 10 h fed. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) 25 ation al Discount Co 10 ,'etherlands Land 5 fa o 8 p.c.Pref.,iss. at ldis 100 I .Br.&NovaScotiaLand 1 ; .B.Australasian(Lim ) 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 10 • rientl. In. Steam, A 10 Ditto B 10 Ditto C stock Peel River Land & Min 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 20 ted Sea & Ind. Telegr 50 thymney Iron 15 o. New 100 Royal Mail Steam Stock 'cot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 25 South Australian Land 1 !Submarine Teleg. Scrip 1 Do. do Registered Ln.Co.of Upr.Can 100 Fvan Dii.tiaen's Land 134 14i Xl7O 20) 33 IR 41 51 35 37 •19 21 13 15 120 125 8 Stock 2 1 31 243 11 5 61 101 104 106 1118 par 1 13 11. 4 I Stock Stock BRITIS Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Mogan) East Caradon E. Itussl (Tavistk ) Gant&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus.... G.Wheal Alfd. (Phißack) G. Wheal Vor (kleldon) Grenville llerod'B- Foot Hingaton Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tJny Lelant) North Downs North France s Rogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par , Consols (St. Blazy). Providence (Uny Lelnt) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) South C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park ..... . . Tamar Silver and Lead Mining C 0...... Tin Croft ........ . .... . Vale of Towey (Carta.) West Basset (Illogan) West Seton .. .. W. Caradon (L'isiteard). Wheal Basset (Illogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal K itty(U. Lelant WiflblaryAnn (Motile) Vh'l Trelawney (Lisle.) FORNIG: Australian Bon AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25 p.) Do.St.Johndelßey , Lim. Do. Land and Dlining•Co. Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... Cobra Copper Copiapo Dun Moun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita N.RhineCop.of Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and smelt Port Philip Scottish Australn. (L.)... ,United Mexican MINES d par 19 1 201 ___ d 48 49 81 3 31 25 26 101 113 id par par p 6 7 p l 14 2 I 201 20 i JOINT-STOCK BANKS. --- - - Share Joint-Stock Banks. 'raid. Closing B p rice. Done usineas . 100 ! Agra&UnitedServieeßk 50 - - 40 lAustralasia all 82 83 821 25 Bank of El,ypt all 23 24 23} 100 Eauk of London 5O 50 52 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - 00 British North American all - - 20 ,Chtd. Bank of India, ike 18 l 9 201 25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all - -- 100 City 5O 64 60 65 100 Colonial 20.11 COM. Bank of Canada all - - 100 Commercial of L indon 2O lo .} 20. 20 leno• Scot. , & Aus. Ch all 17} la 174 20 'Gen Ilk. of Switzerland all - - • 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 22} 23 50 London and County - 321 50 London Joint Stock - 1 9Q London Sp Westminster 10 0 Nat. Piov. of England 35 - - 2 0 Do. new lO - - 50 National Bank 25 - 20 ,New South Wales - 25 Orient -tli f corporation all 301 ioi 40 20 'OttOmrin Bank , all 17 18 171 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 75 77 10 Do. New . all - 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia all - 'Union of London l2 281 29i 100 Unity Mutual CO -I tol.l Share 1 1d 1 1 t 11 11 4 5 1 t i I 4 d par 51 53 78 80 11 13 22 2 4 P 6 7 51 53 130 140 35 37 1 12 14 MINES. Paid. 2.11.11 16 18.18.9 18.18.0 Closing Price. Business Done. sate' THE SIIN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1860. BRITISH POSSESSIONS Railways. paid . 1 C p lo r s ice in ilinsiness done all 100 all 86 88 91j 1007} 17 11 jdi par 41 501 Of 6} par i p li 1 .:1 t 102} 1031 par } p par ip [OO 10 19 21 41 43 95 96 73 74 85 87 75 77 73 75 100* 1011 I d par id 13g 13i 71 6k d 98 1042 98 102 98 102 92 95 91 93 100 102 90 94 i T - -dl -a 20 20 id 1P id i p CRIMINAL ^OURT.-(TIIIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) CUTTING AND WOUNDING. William Jones, 19, was charged with feloniously cutting and wounding a man named Williams, one of the warders of the House of Correction, with intent to murder him. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the indictment. The Recorder—Do you know you are charged with murder ? Prisoner—l know that very well, and I intended to do Sentence of death was recorded. Itfichael Keys also pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with unlawfully a minding a warder in the House of Correction, named Hughes. The Recorder sentenced him to six years' penal ser vitude. BURGLARY. Robert Wood and Henry Welsdon were indicted for burglary. From the evidence it appeared that amongst the articles of wearing apparel stolen was a great coat, in the pocket of which was a pair of gloves. Ten days after the burglary was committed, Wood was apprehended wearing the gloves belonging to the prosecutor. Welsdon's boots cor responded in every particular with the footmarks in the garden underneath the window, by which entrance was gained to the premises, and a chisel was also found in his possession, which fitted the marks on the window-sill. Both parties were known to associate together. The jury found both prisoners The indictment against Welsdon further charged him with having boon previously convicted. Prisoner—Yu ; I plead guilty to both the former con victions. A police sergeant, of the F division, was then called. He said the prisoner's former convictions were for burglary. On the 16th of December he was tried, convicted, and sen tenced to 18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Four days after the expiration of that sentence he was found in some enclosed premises, at night, but the magis trate discharged him, thinking that it was likely that the prisoner was unable to obtain a place of shelter. On the 19th of March, 1858, he was again detected in the commis sion of a burglary in the house of an aged gentleman, and in the scuffle which ensued previous to the prisoner's capture, I was cut with a knife. The latter indictment also charged him with cutting and wounding, but the charge was not pressed, as owing to the darkness of the place I could not be positive that the prisoner Welsdon was the party who inflicted the injury on me. He came out of lari son in September, 1859, and since that time there has been no less than five burglaries committed in places in which the prisoner has been previously seen. The chisel found upon him fits all the marks made in ertch of the two houses. With respect to the other prisoner Wood I know nothing. He was not known at the MUM of Detention or to the police. The Recorder in passing sentence told Welsdon that he appeared determined to follow out his evil course despite all punishment. Tho two former punishments seemed to' have had no effect ; therefore, on the present occasion, he should sentence hint to ten years' penal servitude. With regard to Wood he should not pass so severe a sen tence. He was not known to have been in prison before ; but it had been proved that ho had been in the habit of associating with Welsdon, and having selected so dan gerous a companion he must take the consequences. There could not be a doubt but that he (Wood) had participated in the robbery ; but, under all the circumstances, he should only sentence him to 12 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. ASSAULT WITH INTENT, &C. William Postlethwaite, a gentlemanly-looking person, was indicted for grievously assaulting William liWght, with intent to do him bodily harm. Tha prisoner pleaded nit Mr. Doyle appeared fur the prosecution, and Mr. Robin son defended. The counsel for the prosecution said in the present case the jury would hare in the first place to determine whether the prisoner at tare time ho inflicted the injuries upon. the prosecutor was in a state of mind to be accountable for his actions. The prisoner no doubt on certain subjects laboured under delusions, but in order to become an irresponsible agent it must be shown that at the time the injuries were inflicted he was incapable of knowing right from Wrong. The prosecutor, Mr. William Knight, was then called. Ire - said—The prisoner, about four years ap), came to re side with me, but I did not notice anything uncommon in his appearance. Some time afterwards I learned thuit ho laboured under certain delusions, but they appeared t.) me of a very harmless description. Some times helused to. tell me he was the Duke of Gloucester, at others he said he was Oliver Cromwell, lie usually wore a large belt, which he said the Duke of Cambridge gave him, as a proof he was of royal descent. Ile had a great fancy for bright steel weapons. lie sometimes carried a polished steel truncheon, which he called " his authority." On the 15th of last December I was sitting in my kitchen talking and playing with the children, when the prisoner came in, and, without saying a word, struck me violently on -the temple with his steel bar. I fell to the ground, and blood began to flow very copiously from my head. I said, " Posse, what have you done this fori"zwhen he replied, " I've done it with my authority. Those d— theatricals have been enticing you to enter into a plot against )13 e." My wife very shortly afterwards entered the kitchen, mrhen the prisoner threatened to serve her the same way. I got up, ran to the doctor's, and told the police what had ;hap pened. I was ultimately taken to Westminster Hospettal, of which establishment I have been a patient ever since. Prisoner was always remarkably kind to me, my wife, and all the children. I never apprehended the slightest danger from him. Mr. Robinson said he hardly thought it necessary to make a single observation. The unfortunate gentleman's appearance was quite sufficient. The Recorder —What is that he is displaying bc3fore him ? Prisoner (holding up a buff leather gauntlet ornamented with large brass balls), said---" I hold the glove, this glove-." Then, carefully turning it over and over, he laid it again in front of the dock. Mrs. Knight---I am wife to the prosecutor. I recollect the day when the prisoner struck my husband. After my husband got the wound dressed I went with him to the hos pital. On my return home I found the prisoner sitting in the kitchen. I accused him of murdering my hie lband, when ho replied, pointing to the blood on the floor, " Make haste, mop up the blood before the police come." I asked him what could have made him act as he had done, when he said, " I did it with my authority." I always Eraoked upon him as a very harmless person. He was a /ways exceedingly kind to the children. My husband mover quarrelled with him on any occasion. We always te:eated him as ono of the family, and he always appeared pleased. Ho used to say he was the Bake of Gloucester. I never anticipated he would inflict injury upon any one ; he seemed too kind to do so. The house-surgeon of the Westminster Hospital gave a description of the wound. Spinks, a police-constable, said—When I took the pri soner into custody, I told him he was taken in chari;e for wounding William Knight. Ho showed mo a bright: steel bar, and said it was "his authority," and that he had. done it with that. On searching his apartment I found a quan tity of curious bright stool weapons, such as spear lacads, half swords, crosses, and truncheons. This was the case for the prosecution. ➢lr. Robinson abstained from addressing the jury, A verdict of not guilty, on the ground of insanity, was returned. The unfortunate gentleman was then ordered to b a de tained until her Majesty's pleasure should be known., THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, lAN. 3.—Wind this day at noon, South; moderate breeze, and squally at times. The weather con tinues mild and unsettled. HULL, Jan. 2.—Wind, W.S.W.—Arrived—Ni agara, from Miramiehi. COWES, Jan. 2.—Wind, S.W.—Arrived—Alma„ from Siam ; experienced bad weather, made much watur, lost sails, bulwarks, &c., and had to throw part of her cargo overboard. HARTLEPOOL, Jan. 2.—Wind W. by S.—Sailed --The Selma, for C u b a . , MILFORD, Jan. 2 . —Wind, S.W.—Arrived—Altlerton (mate in charge), from Sierra Leone, in ballast, and with a black crew. (BY ELXOTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morn ing. Wind, S. ; blowing hard, and heavy rain squalls. Arrived—Wender, steamer, from Jersey ; Anne Ver non, from London. Sailed—llavre, steamer, for Havre; Parana, at earner, for St. Thomas; Courier, and Atalanta, st eamers , f or Jer sey ; Ar g yll , steamer, for Carenton. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind, S.S.E. Cri rrived, J an . 2 . —G eorge Douthwaite, from lklauitius ; mean screw steamer, from Al exan d r i a. Arrived, Jan. S.—Crescent City, from Bombay. (RY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TP,LEGRAPIZ.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morn irLg.:: Wind, S.E. ; tide, two hours' ebb ; weather cloud. Arrived, Jan. 2.—Coromandel, from Calcutta ;- C y alypso, from Jamaica Harkan, from Chi caco l oe ; Philos( vpher, from Calcutta; Eveline, from Calcutta : Symmetry,. from St. Michael's. Arrived, Jan. 3 —Confidence, from Cronstadt ; Katha rine, from Ghent ; Augusta, from Seville ; Blackness,. from Crorkstadt ; Zuma, from Guernsey; John Ellis, from Gib raltar ; British Lion, from Madras; Swarm, from El. )ek holm. Sailed, Jan. 2 —Jubilee, for Shanghai; Ann White, for the Cape of Goad hope. DEAL, Tuesday Morn ag. Wind, S.S.W. ; moderate. Anchored- .dada from London for Belize ; lletio lute, from London fur Liverpool. Passed—The Resolution, from 13ilboa, for Cron: ;twit, having landed the captain and crew, five in number, < If the 6--alliot Two Brothe rs , from Newcastle, for M a l aga , NA liich foundered on the 27th ult., in. lat. 46.32 N., long. 4.25 . S. ; P. I'. F. Ti. commercial code brig, from the westward,. for London. Sailed--111etropolis, screw steamer, for Uuernsey ; gusta, screw steamor, for Liverpool. LONDOA DOCK COMPANY MEETING, (THIS DAL) The half-yearly meeting of the London Dock Company was held to-day—JoHN CATTLEY, Esq., in the chair. The report was very satisfactory as to the increase of shipping and goods warehoused, but the revenue had not improved in proportion. This was accounted for by the great reduction made in the charges with a view to meet the competition now existing. The directors proposed a divi dend of D. 10s. per cent. for the half-year, which would leave a balance in favour of the company of £143,609 16s. Bd. Some discussion is now (two o'clock) taking place on the report, the question of appointing auditors of the accounts occupying the attention of the proprietors. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( TR IS D MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A WORTHLESS Wm.—Johannah Hannah Bell was charged before Mr. Beadon with creating a disturbance at the house of her husband, Mr. Ebenezer 8011, of Grafton street, Fitzroy-square. The husband, a respectable-looking young man, said the prisoner was his wife, and that she was separated from him in consequence of her dissipated habits. On the previous night she came to his house drunk, so drunk, indeed, that she could scarcely speak. He requested her to leave, but she refused t* do so, and on his return with a constable she made an attack on him, and ho gave her into custody. He allowed her 10s. a week for a maintenance, and paid her rent, 55., which he considered a very liberal allowance ; but he thought it very hard that that which he allowed her, and which would keep her comfortably, should all be spent in drink. She was always drunk, and had been charged at Bow-street. Mr. Beadon said the allowance was very handsome. The husband said he had set her up in business, had to pay for property she had destroyed, and he thought she was mad. Mr. Beadon said no doubt she was when she had the drink in her. She accepted the alternative her husband made her—a very handsome one-15s. a week, and then went and kicked up a row and annoyed her husband. He should order her to find one security in £lO to keep the peace for three months. SHOPLIFTING.—Ann Taylor was charged with shoplift ing at the shop of Mr. Charles Shute, stay-yeaker, &c., 9, Tottenham-court-road. Mrs. Jane Elliott, assistant to the prosecutor, said that at a quarter before ten the prisoner came in and asked the price of a skirt. She told her it was 145., and the prisoner remarking that it was too dear, left, and as she was doing so she thought she saw the skirt produced move from the door, where it was hanging ; and on going to the door, a man, pointing to the pri soner, said, " That's the woman." Sh• then followed the prisoner, who went into a public-house at the corner of Hanway-street, and taxed her with stealing one of their shirts. The prisoner, after denying it, threw the shirt on the ground, and then made her escape out of the other door, there being one in Hanway-street and another in Tottenham-court-road, but she was stopped by the conduc tor of one of the Highgate omnibuses, and secured till Mr. Shute, the prosecutor, gave her into custody. Mr. Beadon said it was a determined case of shoplifting, and committed her for four months with hard labour. THAMES. A THIEr BAULKED AND A THIEF CAUGHT.—James Shardon, aged 17, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a pair of boots, value 7s. Gd., from the shop of Mr. James Thomas, boot and shoe maker, of No. 122, High-street, Poplar. The prisoner was detected and captured under the fol. [owing curious circumstances : Last night Mr. James Jackson, a cheesemonger and provision merchant, was standing at the door of his shop, No. 131, High •street, Poplar, when he saw the prisoner make an attempt to steal a large piece of bacon on the win dow-board within the shop, but a little thing prevented him, in the shape of a very clear sheet of plate glass, which formed the window. The prisoner struck his hand against the glass, and appeared very much surprised. Mr. Jackson had no doubt the prisoner thought the window was an open ono, and that there was no glass at aIL The prisoner walked on, soothing the pain in his hand with his mouth, and uttering maledictions on the plate glass, until he reached the shop of Mr. Thomas, where he pulled down a pair of boots, exposed for sale at the shop door, and walked away with them. Mr. Jackson im mediately followed,and seized the prisoner, who said, "What do you want with me ?" to which Mr. Jackson replied, I want the boots you have stolen. The prisoner said I have no boots, and at the same time dropped a pair close to his feet. Mr. Jackson picked them up and delivered them to his neighbour, who identified them as his property. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Yardley said the prisoner appeared to be a very expert thief, and sentenced him to four months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. The prisoner thanked the magistrate, and as he left the dock said he was glad it was no worse. TILE ACCIDENT O V TILE MERSEY. Thomas Grue, the boat - man who was removed to the receiving house at the Prince's Dock, mado the following statement relative to the above melan choly occurrence :—Thomas Mackay, the owner of the boat, and myself were engaged to attend the Grand Trianon, and we accordingly went over to Birkenhead and saw that vessel out of the dock into the middle of the river opposite Rock Ferry. At about half-past three o'clock, the captain of the sdip and a number of riggers, labourers, and others got into our boat for the purpose of going on shore. Thero were about 28 or 29 of us alto gether. The wind was blowing fresh from the SW. but the water round the Grand Trianon, when we left her, was not very rough, and we did not con sider it dangerous to go ashore in the boat. We had a foresail up. When about 200 yards from the Coburg Dock Pierhead the sea was very rough, and I had some foreboding that something wrong would take place. To prevent accident the people on board were told by Thomas Mackay to sit steady, but immediately afterwards the boat was struck with a very heavy squall, and the back sea from the pierhead filled her with water, and she instantly went down under our feet. I leaped as far as I could from the boat, and then I found that a lad had hold of one of my logs, but in order that both of us should not be drowned I kicked him off. The screams of the people in the water for assis tance were dreadful, but I could not see many of them, owing to the great swell and the heavy waves. I heard. Win. Robbins, the rigger, who had a wooden leg, sing oat as the boat went down—" 0 Lord, save me ; we are gone !" I succeeded in get ting off my coat, and then swam with the tide to wards the shore. I had my head frequently under the water, and at times thought that there was no use in continuing my efforts to reach the land by swimming, as I felt certain I should be drowned. I however persevered, and was ultimately picked up by William Hill and William Morton, in the boat Jane, near the Queen's Dock Basin. I was much exhausted, but, nevertheless, had to walk from the George's Pierhead to the receiving -house, owing to the cabdriver refusing to take me because my clothes were wet. Mackay's boat was about 24 feet long and 7 feet beam, strongly built, and I could have trusted her almost in any sea. The boat was picked up and brought to the Prince's Pier. She is a strong boat, and considered one of the best on the river. TlllB DAY'S MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SITITITFIP,LD.—Mozdow hay, £2 153 to £l4s ; clover, £3 153 to £5 53 ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per load. Supply short ; trade steady, at full prices. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 4s; clover, £3 15s to £5 53 ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per lead. A slow trade. WityrEcuaTEL—Meadow hay, £2lss to £4 4s; clove!, £4 Os to £5 53 ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 10s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, but at fully previous quotations. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market continues exceedingly firm, and the few sales effected in the private market have been at full rates. SUGAR.—The transactions have not been large, but late quotations have been maintained. In the refined market dried goods contrnue in steady request, at fair prices. COFFEE.—Moderate sales have been effected in the pri vate market, at about previous values. Iticn.—There has been a fair demand for the Inferior do scriptiona of East India. No change, however, has taken place in quotations. SALTPETRE.—The market has been rather dull, but quo tations for the superior descriptions continue firm. TALLOW.—A very limited business has been done, and prices remain steady. P.Y.C. on the spot, 57s 6d per cwt. COAL MARKET—JAN. 2. (Prioes of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.) s. d. Bower's West Hartley.ls 3 1 Q. d. Bvass's Bebside West Northumberland ...... 15 0 Walls End. . ..15 3 Framwellgate Hartley Lambert's West hart- 1 lleugh Hall 18 6 ley l5 3 South Durham ........18 6 Tanfield Moor 14 6 South Hetton 20 0 Burnhope 14 0 , Thornley 17 6 !South Hartlepool. 18 6 Walls End. Kelloe l9 0 Cassop . 19 01 Powell'sßaffryn St,:am 22 6 South Kelloe 19 0 Garway and Duffryn Braddyll's Hetton 19 0 F Malting 22 6 Eden 18 6 ' Nixon's DutTryn 22 6 Acorn Close 1S 6 DISTRIBUTION OF THE ROYAL NEW YEAR'S Girrs.—Yesterday morning the distribution of the royal new year's gifts amongst the deserving poor of the parishes of Windsor, New Windsor, Cle wer, and the Holy Trinity, took place in the royal riding-school, which was tastefully decorated with banners and evergreens, and the various articles were arranged on the tables. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Alice, Helena, and other branches of the Royal family, attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, took their places over the eastern entrance of the riding school. The money value of the articles distributed is altogether about £6OO. 1 leo 100 1.3 0. 28. 6d. 7} 41 1031 4i 431 1 4 95 73 122 111 11& 1 21 2 411 FEARFUL COLLISION ON 1 1 1.1 E EASTERN COUNTIAS RAILIVAL A very serious collision, involving injury to a large number of passengers and the loss of con siderable property, took place on Sunday evening near the Tilbury Junction of the Colchester section of the Eastern Counties Railway. The junction is about half a mile on the Ilford side of the Forest gate station,. and connects the Tilbury branch with the Colchester line of the Eastern Counties. It is protected by the usual semaphore and disc signals. Since the opening of the Bow and Barking branch the passengers from Tilbury for Bishops gate have, to alight at Barking and take a fresh train. This was the case with the train which left Tilbury at 6 30 on Sunday evening and was due at Barking at 7 10. It was rather behind its time, which necessarily made the train for Bishopsgato late in leaving. .It proceeds(' at its usual rate on to the junction, when a train which proved to be the Norwich and Colchester, and due in London at 7 - 50, was heard coming up. [he Tilbury train kept on its course round the junc tion, and the foremost carriages, had passed on to the main Colchester line when. the engine attached to the Norwich train struck in a stantiug direction the side of the last of the Tilbury carriages. The shock is described to have been of a most frightful character. Most providentially there was not a soul in the last carriage. It was literally shivered to atoms. The next carriage, which was full of pas sengers, was thrown off the metals and dragged sideways along the permanent way until it came in contact with a telegraph poet, which snapped the coupling, and it turned over on to the embankment. The remainder of the Tilbury train escaped injury. It had acquired considerable speed, but for which it is almost impossible to oonjecture the extent of mischief that would have followed. The engine of the Norwich train, after coming into collision with the Tilbury carriage, sprung round and shot across the permanent way over the down line of rails, and partly buried itself in the opposite embank ment, the driver and stoker holding on. The tender got disconnected from the engine, and was thrown across the permanent way, and the break van, which was next to thatvder, was thrown off the rails, and was hurled aleat to the abutment of the bridge, where it was turned up on its end and crashed in a second-class carriage, which was next to it. The passengers in this train describe the con cussion to have been most severe. Many of them were much bruised and shaken ; indeed, the whole of them, we were informed, were more or less hurt. The crash was heard a mile from the spot, and the scene was alarming. It was a considerable period before the full extent of the mischief could be gleaned. After a brief examination of the wreck and the injured passengers, the guards took hu mediate steps to prevent the approach of the up and down trains, and to obtain all the medical aid the neighbourhood could afford. The whole of the passengers alighted, and took up a position on the embankment, the darkness and severity of the night and the wind blowing hard with rain adding much to their discomfort and alarm. It is stated that direct means . were talsen to communi cate with the officials at the Stratford Station, in order to obtain the speedy removal of the pas sengers from the scene of the accident. The autho rities assert that a special train was despatched to the spot in three-quarters of an hour after being apprised of the collision, but the passengers declared that, after waiting a much longer period than that, and not obtaining any satisfactory inibrmation from the guard as to when assistance would be afforded them, a large portion made their way over ploughed fields and hedges oti to Stratford, where they gut medical relief. Owing to the state of the road the Norwich train could not be sent through. Ttee passengers were subsequently transferred to a special train and brought on to town. On inquiring at the Bishcpsgate station we were informed that the directois intend to investigate the circumstances attending the accident in the course of the day, when. it will be decided as to what.steps shall be taken. From what has trans pired it would appear that the accident. resulted from some omission on the part of the company's servants. There are signals at the junction, and we understand that the signalman put on the danger signal to stop the Tilbury train coining through the junction, and signalle i cl the Norwich and Colchester to come on. It is but just to remark that the banks of the cuttings precluded the drivers seeing the approach of each other's trains until they had arrived within a few yards of the points. Both trains were travelling at the allowed speed, and the driver of the Tilbury asserts, it is said, that the danger signal was not put on until he was close on to the points, and perceiving his danger, the Nor wich train being close up to him, he put on full speed in the hope of getting his train clear of the junction before the Norwich train came up. The latter, also, seeing the Tilbury train crossing on to the up-line, immediately shut off the steam, and appiied the breaks, but the next moment or so the collision took place. The company have been applied to for a list of the injured passengers, but it appears as yet no returns have been made. The usual information of the accident has been forwarded to the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, preparatory to a Government inspector being ap pointed to investigate the matter. REWARDS FOR SAVING LIFE AT SEA. The undermentioned rewards for saving life at sea have recently been awarded by her Majesty's Go vernment and the Board of Trade:— To Captain Hormel, of the French ship Lusitano, a telescope, bearing a suitable ins c ripti on , f or th e kindness and attention shown to the master and crew of the Birkenhead, of Liverpool, which they abandoned at sea on the 23d N0v.,1859, after being 11 days on board in a most perilous state. To Cap tain Guerin, of the French chassemaree Louis, of Caen, a silver medal, for the personal injuries re ceived, and forthe kindness and humanity displayed towards the master and crew of the Jenifer, of Pad stow, which was disabled off the Longships, and abandoned waterlogged on 16th Nov., 1858. To Captain T. L. Pignorel, of the French brig Labo rieux, of Binie, a telescope, bearing a suitable in • scription, in acknowledgment of his kindness and humanity to the master and crew of the barque Bea trice of Sunderland, whom he rescued from the waterlogged vessel on the 18th September, 1859. To Captain Lepricur, of Granville, of the French schooner Mathilde, a telescope, for rescuing the master and crew of the Norden, of Shields, which vessel was dismasted in a hurricane on the 31st October, who, after being exposed for four days ou board the water-logged vessel without food, were received on board the Mathilde, and treated with the greatest kindness and attention. To Captain Gustav W. Nielson, of the American ship Felicia, of New Orleans, a telescope, in acknowledgment of his humanity and kindness to the master mad crew of the water•logged brig Penelope, of Newcastle, on the 6th of November last# and the sum of £lO to be divided among the seamen who manned the boat, and by their exertions succeeded in saving the lives of the shipwrecked crew. To Captain G. Battista Denegri, of the Sardinian brig San Nicolo, a telescope, in recognition of his kindness to the master and crew of the barque Heart of Oak, of Dartmouth, on the 14th of November last. To !apt. L. H. Beattie, of the American barque Aurelia, a gold watch for his services in rescuing the crew of the brig Fero, of New Brunswick, on the 29th of September last, whom he treated with the greatest kindness for 39 days, when he landed them at Bus ton (United Stites). To Captain Prins, of the Hamburg ship Steinwarder, a telescope, in acknow lodgement of his humane services to the crew and passengers of the ship Vision, of Glasgow, dis covered waterlogged off Cape .11.orn on the 21st November, 1858, whom he landed at Talcahuano on the 22d of the same month. To Captain William Barton, of the Melanie, of Coringa, a sextant ; and to:Mr. Thompson, second officer, a telescope ; for rescuing from the hands of the Malays, at Polo Brasso; an island at the N.E. end of Sumatra, the master, his wife, and crew, belonging to the Sir Charles Napier, of Sunderland (together with their property), which vessel foundered at sea in June last. To Henry Fryman, chief boatman, a bronze medal and £5 ; and to Alexander WAllister and George Sparks, boatmen ; William Melmore, master mariner; Thomas Johnstone and William Dunnigan, the sum of £5 each, as a recognition of their gallantry and services rendered to the Ardent, when in distress off Maryport, on 16th November last. THE FIRE IN SIIOREDITCII. — This fire, probably tho most extensive that has occurred at the east end of Lon don for many years, was not entirely extinguished until yes terday morning, and the property destroyed has unfortu nately pr.,ved, owing to the Mine the fire smouldered, far greater than was anticipated when our first report was written. Many tons weight of ,tobacco and foreign cigars, together with the costly machinery, have been either entirely destroyed by the action of the flames or spoilt by the water which dropped from the enginei, which as it fall through the floors was at boiling beat. Great as the loss has been, it is gratifying to know that the insurance-offices inte rested in the fire will be able to settle the claims much socnor than was expected, as all the books, documents, dock warrants, and Excise papers, together with a large amount of bank notes and coin, were extricated this morn ing, having been placed in a proof reliance iron safe. This safe was five feet high, with double folding- doors, a-41 although the knobs of the doors were f use d, everything inside the same remained uninjured. Mr. Foster, manager to the Messrs. Rills, unlocked the safe, and had the valu able contents removed 'to D av i s ' s banking-house, where they remain in proper care. The three persons saved by Eilbeck, the Royal Society's escape conductor, in their nightclothes. suffered exceedingly, owing to the cold of the morning. The walls still continue to fall, and the police have been compelled to barricade each end of New lan yard to protect the populace from danger. :taw D EDITION. SUN OFFICE, - So:en o' Clock. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 3. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Samuel W. Talbot as Consul at Dublin for the United States of America: The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Robert Phillips as Consul at. Sydney for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. BOARD :OF TItADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 2. The,Right Hon. the Lords of ,the Committee of Pri' rrivy Council fiir Trade and Plantationa have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a De spatch from her Majesty's Minister at Naples, enclosing a translation of a Royal Decree, imposing a light due of four grani per ton on native and foreign vessels in all tae ports of the kingd o m of the Two Sicilies, for the purpose of meeting the expenses of maintaining lighthouses upon all. the dangerous points of the coast. . . WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 3. Royal Regiment of Artillery—The undermentioned- Gen= tlemen Cadets to be Lieutenants, viz. —Edwin Mar shall, Charles Edmund Baker Laacock, Henry Gerdes Palmer, Marcus F. Henry M'Causland, Thomas Jesson, Shnon Simpson, Christopher Wm. Townsend, Francis Fester. Barham, George Augustus Noyes, Henry St. .John Cole Bowen, Edmund Hill 'Wickham, Robert J. P. 'Saunders, Vincent Wing, Seymour de Lacy Lacy, Morton Lawrence Portt.r, Frederick Schack, Henry L. Williams, Win. Reynolds Stirke; Pringle David Barclay, Henry Graves, Thomas John Jones, Richard Tracey Millett, JaMes Lancaster 8011, Henry Edivard Baines, Henry T. .T. , &tubs, James Robert lirule, Robert T. Farquhar, • John Younger, Thus. Mulrena n , Charles John D es h on , Francis Chas. H. Hallett, Win. Francis Nel son , H ug h Fife Ashley!Brodie ' Edward Irel an d, Ri c h ar d William Chute, and George Mackenzie Bent Hornsby. • Corps of Royal Engineers—Brevet-Major Francis Edward Cox to be Captain, vice Stokes, placed on the Seconded List; Lieut. Charles John Darrah to be Second Captain, vice F. E. Cox. The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets to be Lieutenants, with temporary rank—Henry John - Wolateyn Gehle, Charles Win. Whinfield, Studley Vidal Smith, Archibald _Lewis Buckle, Peter Godfrey Tarbet, Wm. Henry Patten, Wm. Henry Collins,. John Herbert Smith, Albeit James Hopper, Wm. Masterton, Reginald Frank Morris, fleet° Harris, Louis John G e o rge flier, Stephen Weston Jenner, Arnold Charles Wallinger,' Henry Roloini,ou, Augustin Charles Celia Mackenzie, and Edward Harvey. MEuoiL next examination of candidates for direct Commissions in the Army will be held on Wednesday, the Ist of February next, and following days. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Brecknock—George Phillip Beaven, Esq., M.D., to be Deputy Lieutenant. 2d Regiment of Royal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry—Henry Collin wood Ibbotson, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Charles Powell, promoted; Augustus Shakespear Oliver Massey, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Philip Chetwod o B rowne, pro moted.- Kent Rifle Volunteers, Bth Company—John Scott Rus sell, Esq., to be Captain; James Hiscutt Crossnian, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Wm. Morphew, Gent , - to be Ensign. sth MlddlsQx Rifle Volunteers—James Childs, Esq., to be Captain. . Tower Hamlets King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Arthur Usslicr, late a Lieutenant in the Witten• ford Artillery, to be Lieutenant, vice Hamilton, promoted. Oxford . University Rifle Volunteer. Corps—Lieutenant James S. Cattle w, of St. John's College, to be Captain of the 4th Coinpany Ensign Charles M. Harvey, of Christ Church, to be Lieutenant of the Ist Company, vice Catt low, promoted ; Ensign Eyre W. Hussey, of ChriSt Church. to be LicuTA mutt of the 4th Company ; Set eant Walter P. Gopp, of Merton College, to be Ensign of the let Company, Vice Harvey, promoted ; Colour-Setjeaut Wm. 4. Halo, of Balliol College, tube Ensign of the 2d Comp my, - vice Hus sey, promoted; Sm-jcant Windham Thomas,' Viscount Adare, of Christ Church, to be Ensiri the 4th Company-. 4th Company. of Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer3—Nathaniel C. Curzon, Esq.,' to be Captain. • Cornwall Volunteer Corps-4th Company Ritle—;ohn Samuel Hawker to be Captain ; Christoplter Clillds to be Lieutenant; John Sobcv to be F.asiTn. Company Ar tillery—Arthur Austen Davis to be Surt'aou. l,t Section Artillery—Francis Puckey to be Second Lieutenant. 4th Company Artillery—Richard Treffiy Kimielt to be Second Lieutenant. let ::;abdivir.4ion Rille—ifrancis John 'text to be Lientennut; Richard James Edward Symons to be Ensign. 3d - Compsny of the Hampshire Rifle Volunteers— Richard Hugh Smith Ilarry, Esq. (tato Captain iu the 12th Royal Law.ers), to be Captain. Lanarkshire Artillery Volunteers—let Company John Wilkie, Esq., to be Captain; Niniau 13annalyae Stewart, Gent., to' be First Lieutenant ; Janice Dunlop Kirk wood, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. 2d Company —James Mil ford Morison, Esq., to be Captain; John Samuel l\PDowall, Geut., to be First Lieutenant ; Duncan M'Donald, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant; 3d Company—James Reid Stewart, Esq., to be Captain; - Alexander Smith Baird, Gent , to be First Lieutenant ; George Russell, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Lanarkshire Rifle. Volunteers-2d Company John M'Micken Pagan, Esq., M.D., to be Honorary Surgeon. 12th Company James Gilfillan Anderson, Esq , to be Captain. 17th Company—William Auld, Esq., to be Cap tain ; James Wyllie Guild, Gent., to bo Lieutenant ; George Cunninghame Monteath, Gent., to be Ensign. 19th Com pany—Richard M'Culloch, Esq., to be Captain • Alexander Buchanan Dick, Gent., to be Lieutenant. 28th Company —John Latham, Esq., to be Captain ; Daniel Reid, Gent., to be Lieutenant; James Boyd Thomson, Gent., to be Ensign. Glasgow Northern Battalion of Lanarkshire Volunteers (consisting of the 4th, 6th, 7th, Bth, 12th, and 13th Com panies)—John Tennant, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Colonel ; James Fyffe Jamieson Esq., to be Major. Ist Regiment of Royali Cheshire Militia—John Orred, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Hicks, resigned. 7th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers—John Hamilton, Esq., to be Captain. • 18th Company of Lancashire Rifle Volunteers—Lieut. Robert John Tinley to be Captain. 2d Company Ayrshire Rifle Volunteers—John Smith, Esq., to be Captain; John Paterson, Gent., to be Lisute - nant - Alex. Gilmour ' Gent., to be Ensign. lseßegiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Lieut.-Colonel George Palmer Evelyn to be Lieut.-Colonel Commandant. South London Rifle Volunteer Corps—Captain John Boucher to be Major-Commandant ; Henry James Stephen son! Esq. , to be Captain; Ensign Alexander Lodwick Irvine to be Lieutenant ; Edward Diksser Rogers, Esq., to be Lieutenant; George l'hate, Esq., to be Ensign; John Russell Clipperton, Esq., to be Ensign; Alex. James Stratton, Esq., to be Ensign; John Thomas Griffith, Esq., M.D., to be ,Surgeon. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Tilley, licensed victualler; St. Andrew's-road, Horsemonger-lane, Southwark, to surrender, Jan. 11, and Feb. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Batters, starch manufacturer, Hatcham, Surrey, Jan. 12, at 12, and Feb. 17, at one, at tha Court of Bank ruptcy. David Richards, draper, Tredegar, Monmouth s hi re , J an . 13 and Feb. 14, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. George Sully, shipowner, Cardiff, Jan. 16 and Feb. 14, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. William Lees, coal merchant, Glasgow. Henry Morris, commission agent, Edinburgh.'- COURSE OF E XCHANGE.—THB DLY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 15 11 15 Antwerp Brussels — 25 25 25 30 liamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 321 25 371 Frankfort on Maine — 1164 1171 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh —34 f Madrid Cadiz Leghorn 40 30 25 50 30 30 Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon 25 40 401 121 1211 25 47i 40} 1211 121/ 52f 63 Oporto Rio Janeiro New York Foreign Gold in Bars (Stazdard) , , , per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars p e .. „ 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, 0 5 2 South American Doublons GALLANT LIFEBOAT SERVICES.-BARMOUTII, Doc. 31.—1 have much pleasure in reporting the additional valuable services yesterday of the Barmouth lifeboat be longing to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. A large ship, the Britannia, of Bath, United States, was seen ashore early yesterday morning, about four miles from hence wind S.W., blowing very hard. The lifeboat was with some difficulty pulled over the bay, owing to the strong spring tide against her and the wind ; the sail was get to run to the vessel. The sea alongside was awful, so much so that I ex pected to see the boat capsized every moment, or dashed to atoms against the ship's side. The lifeboat behaved far be yond the expectation of everybody. Fourteen persons, in cluding the captain's wife, were taken from the vessel, five men preferred remaining on board, who came on shore the next morning in one of the ship's boats. The lifeboat filled very often, but soon discharged the water. One of the ship's crow had a very narrow escape of being crushed to pieces between the ship and the boat, Ile fell in trying to get on board the lifeboat, and but fur the activity of wane of the boat's crew he must have been killed. It will pro bably be remembered that this valuable lifeboat was instru mental a few weeks ago in saving from destruction another large American ship, the Troy, with her valuable cargo of cotton. IMPROVEMENTS Tilt CHURCH OF CEATIIIE.- The church of Crathie has lately -undergone considerable repairs and improvements. New doors and windows, in the Gothic style, have been made. The inside has been lathed and plastered; the pulpit and front of the gallery painted. A new vestry has also been built, and means taken fot the ventilation and heating of the church—ia short, it has been so reformed as to be made a more fit place of 'warship for Royalty. There is a talk of having the arms of Scotland painted on the panels of the seat in tits gallery occupied by her Majesty. The Gordon arms on the Abergeldie seat remain as before.—Bariphire Journal. KIND PERMISSION.—A candidate for the honour of representing four rife burghs in Parliament calling upon an honest shoemaker for his vote and influence, took the liberty of kissing the gudewife, who was a middle-aged woman, and, in doing so, he took the farther liberty of slipping a couple of guineas out of his own mouth into that of the matron. Instead of being offended by such a breach of decorum, the lady slily said, as she pocketed the two shining pieces, "Gin ye like, sir, ye may kiss my dochter, too." NAVY Rum.—The contract for rum for the navy has been taken by the undermentioned firms :—Messrs. Lemon Hart and Sons, 40,000 gallons; Messrs. Thomas Lmvndes and Co., 20,000 gallons ; Mr. Alfred Lamb, 40,000 gallons. The Rcyal Mail Company have abolished the system of paying their commanders chiefly by per centat,..s. The commanders are to be paid in future by salaries only. The captains of the Atlantic packets are to receive each £l,OOO a year, of the Brazil packets £9OO a year, of the in ter-colonial packets, ztBoo a year after six years' service s and £6OO a y, car under six years' service. Share 100 I Stir 18 18 204 20 100 I 100 190 17i 20 Stock Stock 2.7.0 7.4.0 541- 17s 1.2.4.2 8 1 4.3.6 1.6.6. 7.9.9 li 10.0.7 128 6d 14 47 10 1.7.2 10011 104 T 6 6 1011 51 12 i