The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-19 00:00:00

11101VEY M.4.REBT AND CITY NEWS. TNARY S 11Ali CITY, Two o'CLocK. Railways. The accounts from the manufacturing districts state that during the past week there has been greater animation in most departments of business than is usually the case at this advanced period of the year. At Leeds the woollen trade has been brisk, and the manufacturers are fully employed. At Bradford worsted yarns have been dealt in to a fair extent, and spinners generally are fully engaged. For piece goods there has been a fair inquiry, and Prices are well maintained. Less buoyancy has been apparent at Manchester for India goods, and only a limited business has been done for the Con tinent. The home demand, however, continues Rood for all descriptions of cloths. The worsted s hosiery trade at Leicester has ben brisk, and yarns g are also in demand, at full rates. Increased activity s has been apparent, in most branches of business, at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, ma nafacturers having large orders on hand uncom pleted 12.10 Notting. Bost. an I Eastern Junction 50 Belfaet and Ballymena 13.14 ,Itir., Viol., and Str. Val Sto,a Itir., La., anciCh. Juno 25 !Blackburn 25 II lyth and Tyne 10 !Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Coun Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock ,Caledonian 50 !Cork and Bandon 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 20 !Cork, Blkrock,&Passag,e 20 Cornwall A roves. no div 10 Do. A un til6p.c.per an 111 10 Do. B hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßeltast Juno 5 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.June ak East Anglian lklEastern Counties ak Eastern Union A Stock ,ck I Do. do. B Stock ;5 ! Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 20 'East Suffolk 10 Do took lEdinburo• and I Glasgow, took , Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 10 !Forth & Clyde Junction Stock,Furness StocklGi..--- Ix the iron trade there has been more animation, and prices have shown an improving tendeney. St st In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday s I moderate amount of business was transacted, and prices remained without any material variation. s The sales were estimated at G,500 bales. The Rail- s Itay Share Market closed with less animation, and Quotations exhibited a decline. There is a steady demand for money at previous s s rates, and it is expected that the inquiry will be s augmented during the next fortnight, owing to the arrangements in progress for the liquidation of s annual accounts. ick I Glasgow & South Westn i 0 Great North of Scotland ,ockiGreat Northern .ock' Do. do. A Stock ,ock Do. do. B Stock ,ock Gt. South. & Wstn.(lreld) ock !Great Western ock Do.Str.Vl.lfail Gua.Stk 12 ;Irish South Eastern tock'Lancaster and Carlisle L 64 I Do. Thirds 163. I Do. New Thirds . ock; Lancashire & Yorkshire ock 'London and Blackwall. I ock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 25 Lond. Chat. and Doyer :ock 'London & North Westn , IDo. Eighths took London& South-Weetn 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln The advices received this morning from New -io 'MetrOpolitan York to the 3d instant report that considerable roe' t Do.winrdmin,. & Derby. ectivity prevailed in the Stock Market; and prices 50 ?lid. G s t i . West. (Ireland; exhibited a further improvement. There was a 10 5 0 Newlasgereasnd Carlisle. fair demand for money at full rates ; but the ex- 25 . ,z i ez.,:yA s i,) c i f: l : m i t Armagh e ( r a e e f ' i ll ; Change on London was flat, viz., at 1091 to 110. s 2O k ? i 4e m w .f r o ir i, Warpt., & Kos Indus, The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer 50 North. Counties Union. ludas, which leaves to-morrow for India and China, Stocko N o or rt te ß vlt i al l l l .&Dk. Stk. ' CI take out £306,674 as follows . Stock Do.A Stk.—Arec.no div. until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß . Aden, gold 4216 Stock Do. B Stock Ceylon, do. Madras, do. Calcutta, do. Do., s il ver Penang, dollars 3,000 Stock North London 20 North Staffordshire Singapore, do. Hong Kong, silver Foo-Choo, dollars 3lO 10 Peebles Shanghai, silver In the market for English Securitie s to-da y the Stock isliZirCentral t ransactions have been very limited, but co n t inued Ma iie ° . tl S l e . ,( l : T it l isl A 3M . rt t l firmness has been apparent. The variation has not Stock Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer exceeded 1 per cent , business having been recorded Stock South Devon at 9 51 -2 and at 95a_ I , the former prices being It i e o c e t t i se o u ii lt-Zl e te s rn ' fl ow current. Speculation is still very much Stock' tu i t n b e v s l o s i rr i pa c n r estricted, and the operators when they 25 Stockton & Darlington ' ent er into engagements either for a g !IL°. do. o 1855 . " s e or fall, seem eager to realise whenever the !,Stockton & ilartlepool smallest profit can be obtained. The New Three Stock 'Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 per Cents. are firm, at 951 -Z ; the Reduced, at 25 I Tjli'satme; sli wren llk &R ail ; 6 ! - 7,- ; India Loan Debentures ( 1858 ) , are stead y at 25 Do. i'l l ; ditto (1859), have receded to 97-1- 1; and the rto l e o k l Va l L o of Neath 45° nds are is. to 10s. prem. ; Exchequer Bills are sgek'rattoerrifoardtroVlZePninmy marked 295. prem. 50 Waterford & Limerick a 'V ery few bargains are officially reported in the 20 West N-en Cornwall a l l cr . Pal.l ' ° reign Market, and prices remain steady. 5 Do.A.—Arecv.noci r iv.tilli T urkish 6 7 p.c. has been pd. to B per Cents. are 761 to 771 ; ditto New, Do. B 66 to 66 ; Peruvian Uribarren are firm at 82 . 2, and 2 0 g te . s Ist .g a d s o s n P or tuguese at 46 : 1 -, ; Rassian' 41 per Cents. are 20 Do. 2d Class ma rked 1001, and ditto 3 per Cents. 661. The Ocean Marine Insurance Company ' s sh ares are 1 1 Z premium, and the Universal ditto, I, li p r em. Blythe and Tyne 1C per The dealings in the Railway Share Market have C. pref. (issued at £5O) 7 11 limited, but in some instances rather more ,c•_ , clt:' blr o is a & o F d l o xe i aa r .c e t.Stock firmness has been apparent. Great Northern and gck Caledon £lO, 41 per cent M idland advanced ss. ; and Great Western and 12.43 I C ) o o r llt sz tac ia S n lAa o r n es, s i s t p o . . 2 c .. North Western, 10s. ; Scottish and North Eastern 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. , Ve improved 153. ; and Eastern Counties de- stock e r.taat Class e 7 re s i p e n . C " n ed ss, StocDo. do. Class B 6 pc tc . Do. do. Class C 7 pc _ l u the Foreign and Colonial Markets there Roc •E. Chun. Ex. 5 p ct. l i &o 1 Zell little variation of importance. Bahia and San re Do. o ' , few 6 per ct. Stock Francisco and Pernambuco' realised former prices. Sstock Eastern Union, 4 per ct., Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares' Indian Trunk of Canada improved to 421-; East stee • Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. S toc - Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. j ail were 1031 1; and Great Western of Canada, Stec Furness, 5 per cent .... Isl 4 . Stock Glas. &S West. a. 5 pc. ' Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares It t o c. gr o e . a s t p Ns p tLern io s p. p e:p c m t. h ave been dealt in to a limited extent, at about su o ck g0 0 .. 5 4 1 ! . x. i f e . g m o.. d s o p . e. pm. previous rates. London and Count realise 32i 331; 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld , I st pi. y O ri ental Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 ental Bank, 391, ; and Royal Mail Steam, 54. Stock p. ct. pref. Stock ... 50 reat West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.... Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 1 pct. Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... Stock Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. '8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares 10 Do do. sp. et. pref took Do. Binning. guar. stock 261 Do. Chester guar.shares 1.31 Do. do. do Do. do. do. all all all all all Share! Railways. I Paid. IltlrlSTI FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK , il titer Cent. Reduced Annuities 96; 1 It i '''f 3 Per Cent. Annuities Ditt o Stock ultte Debentures, 1858 b,, Ditto, 1859 h ,"to Bonds £l,OOO . e. 45 un de r 'll £l,ooo cols for Account (Jan 10) xch b , equer Bills, £l,OOO, lid . 29 Ditto t 5OO .... 29 ;Itte Small, lid P litte g OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK sr u b.: fl an 4i per Cent po ILto rt . (Uribarren), 4; per Cent. 11,p 8 Pose, 1853, 3 per Cent. b i "Lall, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — ") 4 1 per cent di ?, 3 per C en t., 1859 66; 11 4 . 1 .T 1 ,_a0, 5 per Cent B 4; -.40 Newer C t Ditto en I* Loan. 'to Account tel Dividends on the above payable in London. t el per Cent Ex. 2.5 f --"", 4 i per Cent. " TWO O'CLOCK. ock , Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock bock Do.Barnsl.St.ts 3810dpe bock Lon.&Brig.spc. go. No.l :ock Do. pref., sp. 0. No. 2 ,ock Do. New gua., 6 p et... ;oek Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 5 Do. do. 41 per c. shares 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover' bock Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Non eaton, 5 p. et. took Lon.&S. W, 7p. et. stock, late 3d shares 12i Londondy & Cole, shs 12i Londoody.& Ennis sh ,tuck & Lin., 6 p. et.! 6 Do. ke, na po. r 3 e l d n e e e r m 6t cent......, nt Pe: 10 Do. 125 NTaryport & Car., 4 p.c. ( Do. 4 per cent... 25 Do. ock NTid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock ock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et. ,ock Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 Lock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 10 Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. e. redeem, at 5 p. c. o m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 'ock Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. eh ares Lock Do. sp. e. Ext. S t0ck,1846 took Do. 5i p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Lock! Do. Way.Val.Ex.BklB47 bock North British, 5 per cent took Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Lock Nth.Dev.Rall.&Dst. Co. Lock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. o ck Do. Consol. Pref. 4 p. c. Lock Do. Berwick, 4 p, 0. Pref: 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 124 Do. do. Quarters,lB46 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire . Lock Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg bock Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... ock Do. Irredeem., 2d gua. 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 81 Scottish Central, new pi ock Scottish North-Eastern oc k 35 per e. pref. stock.... ,ock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6po. ock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock., 10s. South Devon, Ann. 108.1 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent.l ..0.6. South Eastern (Reading ' (Thr ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARM,1.06) Vi SOUTHAMPTON , Monday Morning. Stock Do .44 per cent heavi liA r p, s•S.E., snow severa l i nc h es dee and still falling Stock Do.} ixed 45n c Ist is, Y' Stock South Wales, gua 4 p. e Do. 45 per cent v ed, Dec. 17—Duko of Cornwall, steamer, from, ,Stockbtk S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. ona, tro t el i ; Edward, from Sunderland ; Atalanta, steamer, 25 Stock. and Dar. A s h p.e. Ar r i a er „,, sB Y ; Havre and Despatch, steamers, from Havre. 25 Do. B 6 per cent kto ' l 9 Dec. 18—Express, from Jersey ; Prosperity, 25 Do. C 6 per cent 1 Lynn Six Brothers, from Dublin. Stock Waterford & Kilkenny,l Dec. 6 per cent. - A A ' 'aec. 19 —Ceylon, steamer, from Alexandria. meri att e d - : Dec. 1 7—Robert, for Seaham ; Fuchsia, for Sun , • Il tear aer aTasraanian, steamer, for West Indies ; Euxine, din. Tor , Comet, for n ; th. W• A 241 8 . • foggy,LlvEnPooL, Monday Morning. W 7811 Dec.ee 18--F. C. Clarke, from Calcutta; Great "eltta ttild .!rool New York; Cavalier, from Villa Real ; 'th e „,7 a3ro s crew steamer, from Alexandria. s teamer, for Castledown, was run into by the Nemesis, mer, and gro un d e d on t h e b eac h a tN e w Brighton. Orr wan t , AgINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Vin c i GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. vii 'loUtherly ; tide, first hour's ebb • weather clear, wardv frost. loca Dec. 1 8—Sir E. Banks from Calais ; William lj bem" . : ar Y' fro m Guernsey ; Easiens Gertrude, from St. mee Arm, ec.. l9 —Victor, from Stockholm ; Billow, from wak. ro, f rom Bruges; New Prosperous, from Dun- Consols, Money Si Ditto Account (Jan. 10) 951 t d THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. tal l4°lll3° N Dec. 19.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ~1 3, 1 ) with severe frost. kL9itrsmouni, Dec. 18.—Wind, East ; thick fog.— C ive spe from Batavia Melpomene, °lll .. tile Downs; H re .M' H.M.S. Perseverance, from Malta. 11;41,11cRovra, Dec 18. Wind, N. E. Arrived— S eZalltnont, from' Arica ; Maggie, from Callao. Si- §i ado p li , ? 4 , Dec. 18.—Sailed—Grace Longstaff, for Far- gt st( tintluttxsoivrr, Dec. 17.—Wind, N.—Arrived—Moulin , St 4.11/}ljadras for Liverpool, with master sick. Sailed ; " 3 Nile, for Plymouth. 1 .for CLYDEi Dec. 17.—Wind, N.E.—Sailed—Strathleven , 2 14 . eln el'ara • Lord Clyde, for Melbourne ; Arran, for 2 el, Orlean s . St , p? T r kld r i *".I)II.ST CASTLE, Dec. 19.—Ceylon (s.s), from Alex- St St ' o al with Calcutta and China mails: 1 aeo,Ntle, ,was liti: ll34l .TA•R.—The Integrity (schr.) of Port Madoc, for as run foul of by the Europa (brig), of Nova Sty Stl : l a, and foundered on the 15th inst. St , 2 4:1 8.rt i lt palr, Dec. 16.—The Apiena, from Dundee for s t e) aas come into dock hero. 1 .. iv Wil ld 8 . ; mod erate. -`0 arrivals. sailed --Gen. Sale, for Bremen DEAL, Monday Morning. RACING PIXTU. PEISItt xkineoln Spring .......... 15 I ."ttioßhaln Spring ....21 tiverpool Spri n MAP g........ ghrewebury Spring ..... 7 Coventry ............ 13 11 evin a APP C. .......... 4 ,hlt 14otrick B r i dge ........ 191 ................ 12 ,thester .. . ............ 1 " Ma ozaater S.pring ........ 8 Bath .......... 10 bath 15.............. kit " : .... 5 ArnptoA •...........13 .......... 13 TZ'oaln ... : .............. 19 C 1.4 ............... 20 RES FOR 1860. A EX. Derby Spring Warwick Spring Northampton Croxton Park York Spring Epsom Spring Newmarket F S Harpenden Epsom Manchester Hungerford Stockbridge Winchester Chelmsford Newcastle SHARE MARKEIS.-(TIIIS DAY.) [L [LES AND STOCKS. C l ot i ng Business Paid. prim. ei 61 8 Si 78 79 114 124 64 7 102 104 934 H PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing 1 Business Price. Done. 96 98 102 104 106 102 112 115 105 108 114 116 113 115 128 130 83 85 110 112 90 92 756 761 92' 103 i 100 15,117 ,18 120 ,12 114 106 106 86 88 98 99 98 100 69 91 91 93 [O2 101 9} loi 17 18 10 104 75 76 191 20 9 10 14 15 139 141 1281 10 11 L 25 130 it P 68 70 it iP 139 141 [O2 104 ~ 1 ii P 93 96 10 11 l'; 12 11 113 10 112 91 93 97 99 1 tP O ip 23 24 125 127 125 130 117 120 73 75 120 122 lot 1 24 241 103 104 1102 104 84 87 28i 284 33 34 34 334 56 59 1034 12s Od li 47i 10 18 22 30 31 21 22 ,26 ,26 1.7.2 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. p 1 Leasing Closing Business FOREIGN MINES .ia Railways: - — 1 Co.'s. Price. Done. 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim. 158 ' d par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 274 - - 00 B e dford and Bletehleyl, all ;Ln & N.W .. .. 20 Do.St.Johndelßey, -- Lim. 15 19 20 1 Buc ki ng hamshire ....I 100 Ln & N.W 99 1 94 i 1 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all - Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 1 50 50 4 50 111 1 Clarendon Consols Min- DDoo. d . do. 5} 4. t 1114 116 ins Co. of Jamaica... # _- - d 5 5p p ot c I ..... 100 .D,. 100 ,Do. Cl y d es d a l e Junction. .; 100 Caledoninllo3 105 40 Cobra Copper al 48 49 - Copiapo l 16 7 4 84 Colchester, g Stour Val I all 1}3.1.1.&E C! 16 17 1 DunMoun.Copilling.Co all E.Lincolnshire,6p.c ! 100 Gt.North.ll39 111 2 Fortuna E Union,HarwieliShs 1 all I E.Counts.l 41 4i Do. Woodbridge .. 1 100 1 - - 20 General all 24 26 254 3 Linares all 101 lli Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra. , 100 realedonin - - 5 Lusitanian ....... Do. New I 100 Do. - - I Mariquita all Gloster&,Dean Forest' all IGt. West. - - 1 N.RhineCop.of S r, les. par p Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all rYk.N.&lir ,- - 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Hull and Selby Do. Shares all Do. , - • - 5 Port Philip ...». 1 i I Do. 4 Shares all Do. - ... 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s id I p London&Greenwich . 100 S. East 64 66 18.2.84,United Mexican Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. 95 97 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et lOO Norfolk .. - - Do. 6 per cent 1 100 Do malle.,Buxtn.& Matk. all LN W&M 24 24 Share Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid.' Closing Business 1 Prim. Dons. Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 -,. 5. 6 E.Counts 4 i p 100 ,Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - 73 1 2 400030 5 ,1 1 113p B t rira a in n ttk k i. scoh o of f N ' l guaranteed sp. c. 40 lAustralasia all 81 83 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. L . 1 31 o g g (t o t n Do. do. 6 per cent. ... all Do. Do, Fixed 5 per cent. all 1)0. American 1 C t t o e . a a s l l l o B l l 1 5 - 9 0 i 5 :2 2 04 North Western ...... all Midland 20 iChtd. flank of Ind i a, L& N w Preston and Wy?e. all ~i, L.Yk. 1 - - 25 ClLMer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all - - Do. 4 Shares A. all ,Do. - - 100 City 5O 65 66 Roystn,lliteh.,& Sheri l 100 I CI t.North. 138 140 100 Colonial - Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 T Brassey'lol 103 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - - Do. Do. 1 .... par 4 p 100 Commercial of Lsudon 2O 10 20 191 South Staffordshire .., all M'Cloan . 104 11 101 20 Eng. , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 174 18 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 ,Gt. West 93 95 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brein 7} 84 20 Lon.Char.llk.otAustral. all 224 231 DOCKS. 5O London and County - - 331 2; 50 London Joint Stook - - undue , 100 London & Westminster 2O - - Share Docks. Paid Closing i — Doze. 100 Nat, Prov. of England 35 20 Do. new .. 10 - - - - I ________--------- 50 National Bank 25 - - 601 Stock Commercial lOO ..... 20 New South W a l es - - Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min.l 100 - 25 Orient ,15k. Corporation all - --391 Stock East and W e st I n di a ... 100 -- 29 Ottoman Bank all 174 184 Stock London lOO -- 664 106 Provincial of I re l an d .. 25 77 79 10 Do. New Stock St. Katharine lOO all - • - Stock outhumpton lOO - all - - Stock Victoria ................ 100 104 106 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australi a ai 80 Union of London l2 all 284 204 %0 Do New evteastsest:i 2 = 100 Unity Mutual ._ __ 6 7 8 8i n 8 -1 14 15 584 694 39 41 27 20 81 ni 30 30/ 99 100 106 108 94 95 132 134 111 113 69} 70 60 62 202 205 16 171 . p 16 17 p 99 100 65 67 113 115 134 144 986 I g ad I 976 986 84 91 371 384 d 109 1091 , 86 82 10 11 59 61 34 Td 62 624 94 951 11 d 481 49 711 70 107 109 4 at d 84 91 35 ST a 16 117 119 24 29i 82 8 47 4 9 34 24 d 43 45 811 84 72 74 62 64 6 8 35 Soli 53e Me 11 2e p } d par 68 66 6 6} 3 3 161 100 100 11 100 91 100 all all all all }lOO 100 100 100 100 all 100 . 100 100 3 100 - TEE stet, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, bECEMBEII 19, 18b9, ,arel Railways. 100 Stk 18 201 10 100 100 190 Stock Sto. I Stockl Stook 20 I M 100 1 100 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd go:s per cent Do. Addit. Capital Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Iluronl 1 Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant.&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 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.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.o . u.sp.c East Indian, gu. ' s p. Do. } Shares Ext. Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs. G eelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds IGrand Trunk of Canada, Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per cent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 I Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e , Do. New, gua.s per cent I Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent., Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4i t 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 Newßrunswick&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 ci Do. New Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. Es.;" St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo_ Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Lieze Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, and Medit Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Pern ) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. per cent. Pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref COLONIAL GOVER: Securities. Uov, An., .6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c.lb.&Aug. I Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. I N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July ..v Do. 6 p.c. Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. o. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. S. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July i ict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July Do. do. April & Oct. MISCELL. Anglo-Mexican Mint .. tlantic Tel. (Limited). Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works ... British American Land Brit.. Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862.. Do .C _.. Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) Cop.Min.of Eng.&Smltg Do. Preference 7i per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Electric Telegraph Do. New - English Az Aust. Copper Gen. Steam Navigation. Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telegi London District Telegr London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Ce 1 etherlands Land , Do 8 p.c.Pref. , i s s. at I die. .Br.&NovaSootiaL and .B.Australasian (Lim ) riental Gas Do. New Shares Orient'. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C Peel River Land & Min. Pen. & Oriental Steam. Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam cot. Austrin.lnv .(Lim ) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can Van Diemen's; Land BRITIS Mines, 'Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) Nast Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. W'l Russl (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillaci) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret ( ny Lelant) North Downs. North France s I llog,an) North Wheal Crofty N.Wlfl Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blazy). Providence (Uny Lelnt) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St. Cleer) South C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Caren) West Basset (Illogan) West Seton W. Caradon (Liskeard). Wheal Basset (Mogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.).. Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant Wh'l Mary Ann (Mmthe sVh'l Trelawney (Lick. Paid. \ Closing Business dons Price. 84 56 85i 5 $ 300 i a 99i 100} 17} 17/ 1 i d 4/ 51d 5 6 par i p 14 Idi I 1031103f' par Ip Par iP all 100 all all all ) 100 100 11.3 0. 2s. 6 6d. all 100 101 19 21 all all all 1100 100 all all 100 6 ) 10 all all 100 118 118 ss. all 15 5 1 all 42 44 94 96 72 74 85 87 75 77 73 75 [oli 102 d par id 132 131 7 61 d 98 102 98 102 98 102 92 95 91 93 100 106 90 94 1 I d - -0 20 201 d 1p , d id I p ,AILWAY S. 41 4i 1 I i'l 21 2f 1 441 26 - 2. 71 7f 81 81 191 201 39 40 I 9 10 371 56 68 d par 6i 7 9 9 21 22 5 10 23 24 SECUR Closing Prices. 114 - 11 - 7 T 114 116 114 116 111} 112} 1011 1021 101 102 101 102 111 112 113 10 Inoi iii Business Done. !14 15 1180 210 33 34 4i 5 35 37 19 21 13 lb 106 109 8 9 231 241 141 1 5i 5 101 103 1 105 107 par 1 p 1; I I 1 4 d 1 14 L i I 41 5i 1 I i 1 I 1 }d *gyp I i 22 24 p 6 7 50 52 125 133 36 38 13 it THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The leading country markets held on Saturday were but scantily supplied with wheat. The demand ruled steady, and very fine samples were the turn dearer. Malting bar ley, good sound oats and flour realisedfull currencies. In other produce very little was doing at late rates. Throughout the Continent, wheat has sold at very full prices. In the value of spring corn no change of import ance has taken place. The American markets have been devoid of animation. The arrivals of English produce up to our market, last week, were only moders.ie. From abroad we received 450 quarters of wheat, 3,992 barley, 6,299 oats, 127 beans, 310 linseed, 160 rapeseed, and 226 sundry produce. Fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land-carriage, the arrivals of English wheat were 'very moderate, hence the show of samples was small. Notwithstanding that the at tendance of millers was by no means numerous, there was a slight improvement in the demand ; and, in some instances, very fine samples were is per qr. dearer than on Monday last. Low and damp parcels moved off somewhat slowly on former terns. We were but moderately supplied with most kinds of foreign wheat. Importers were very firm, and most of them refused 141011 except on higher terms. The business done, however, was rather limited, at fully late rates. Floating cargoes were a slow inquiry. Fine and low qualities of barley moved off steadily at full quotations. Medium kinds were dull, but not cheaper. New malt maintained late rates. Old parcels were very dull. The show of oats wts rather scanty, and the oat trade ruled firm, at 6d to Is per quarter more money. Beans—the supply of which was tolerably good—realised previous rates. Peas were firm in price ; but the demand was by no means _ active. We have to report a fair demand for flour, at full prices. CtrititßNCY PLR IMPHRTAL 11131SURB. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 43s to 40$ Ditto, old Ditto, white, new 460 Ms Ditto, old 4BB 431 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 4OB 451 Ditto, new Rye—Old —8 —8 New 3os 32s Barley—Grinding...., 23s 20s Malting 3os 38$ Chevalier 3Bs 43s Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk .. .. 52s fkis Brown Kingston and Ware s2s 64s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 22s 264 Potato 268 328 Youghal and Cork, black ... 23s 26s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 23s 32s Beans—Tick Pigeons 4ls 50s Peas—Grey Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk. ... 30s 31$ METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Tho total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 4,364 head. In the corresponding week in 1858 we received 5,734 ; in 1857, 1,986 ; in 1856, 1,895; in 1855 4,326 ; in 1854, 2,828 ; in 1853, 5,165. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Amsterdam Rotterdam Harlingen Hamburgh 32 .. , 215 Calais • • -- • • Oporto 4O .. "'"'"' • • - .. 49 Total 678 3,424 141 121 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1858 555 .. 4,756 .. .. 375 .. 48 1857 3lB .. 1,473 1856 485 .. 1,193 .. 1855 783 .. 3,529 ~. 1854 1,076 .. 1,588 .. 1853 ' 876 .. 4,058 .. 195 .. 285 .. 21 .. 155 .. "'-' • • "--- • • '-' • • ..--. • • 226 .. The supply of foreign beasts and calves here to-day was limited, of sheep seasonably good, and in prime condition. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were moderate; yet most breeds came to hand in full average condition. As the attendance of both town and country buyers was limited, the beef trade ruled very inactive, at Thursday's decline in the quotations of 4d per Bibs. The best stots sold at 6d per 81bs. The arrivals from Lincoln.slaire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, amounted to 1,500 shorthorns and crosses ; from other parts of England 500 of various breeds; from Scotland, 130 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 200 oxen and heifers. We were very scantily supplied with English sheep Prime Downs and half-breds commanded a steady sale, at extreme quotations, quite 5s 4d having been realised with out difficulty. All other kinds moved off slowly, at late rates. Wo have to report a slow sale for calves. In prices, he-greyer, no change took 131 ace, tho top quotation being 6s 2d yer 81bs. Prime small porkers moved off steadily, other kinds of pork slowly, at late currencies. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Primo Scots, &c. 4 8 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 10 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 s. d. N. d. Primecrs-wool do. 4 6 4 8 Pme. S'thdowndo.s 0 6 4 Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Large hogs 3 6 3 10 Small porkers and quarter .old store pigs. Suckling calves, 198 to 22s 23s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. I PORIIION SUPPLY. Beasts 3 730 Beasts 690 Sheep Calves Pigs A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Dec. 20, 1858, and this day Monday, Dec. 19, 1859. Per Blbs, to sink the offal& Deo. 20, 1858. Dec. 19, 1859. 8 d. g. d. g. d. s. -d. Coarse and inferior beasts. . Second quality ditto I 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6;4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. .. • • 48 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 4 3 B'3 4 3 6 Second quality ditto . . . .3 10 4 4 4 0 4 4 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 4 4 6 4 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto . . Lambs Large coarse calves . . . 3 4 4 2 4 2 4 8 Primo small ditto Large hcors Neat small porkers . . . Beasts Sheep and lambs . . Calves 240 Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALA, Dec. 21, 1857.---Beasts, 2,350; sheep and lambs, 11,450 ; calves, 16 ; pigs, 140. Dec. 19, 1856.—Beasts, 1,597; sheep and lambs, 9,040; calves, 81; pigs, 230. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of each kind of meat on offer in these mar kets to-day are unusually large, and of prime quality. Prime beef and mutton move off steadily, at full prices, Otherwise the trade is very inactive, on former terms. Per Blbs. by the Carcass. s. d. a. d. d. s. d I Inferior Beef 2 Bto 2 10 lnfr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid, d 0..... 3 4to 3 4 Mid, do 3 Bto 4 2 Pm.larvedo. 36t0 4 0 Prima do. 44to 4 6 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 6 Veal 3 Bto 4 4 Large pork.. 3 6to 4 2 E Small pork BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of potatoes coastwise and by land-carriage continue seasonably good. Last week's imports from the Continent were only about 20 tons. Good and fine samples are very firm in price, but other kinds are a slow inquiry York Regents loss to 125 s Do Flukes Kent and Essex % Bos to 110$ Scotch Shaws Foreign day last. To-day, P.Y.C. on the spot, is selling at 58s per cwt. Rough fat, 3s id per Blbs. 1855, Stock this day.... 19,670 Price of Y.C. fBs Od to —s Od Delivery last week 1,507 Ditto from June 1 70,246 Arrivals last week 2,045 Ditto from June 1 48,210 Price of Town .... 07s Od 1856. 1958. 1859. 1857. 17,464 33.473 33.448 47.245 58s 3d to 52s 6d to 30s 6d to 5980 d to —s Od —s Od 50s 9d 58s 3d 2,336 2,845 2,"66 2,401 74,414 63,080 62,921 45,805 1,224 1,197 2,550 149 74,898 83,947 81.805 80,969 60s 3d 555 9d 53s Od 585 Od LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before tho Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.) TWO APPEALS-JUDGMENT-YENNING V. LLOYD. These are appeals from an order of Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, directing the appellant to pay into court £.5,375 due on a life insurance policy in the hands of the Scottish Widows' Fund Assurance Company on the life of a gentleman deceased. An action was raised in the Court of Session in - Scotland for payment of this policy, and ar restments used in the hands of the company, jurisdictione fiendandi oausa, which is not concluded. Afterwards a bill was filed in Chancery for the same purpose. The appellant pleaded—let, that he could not pay the money into this court, in respect that the money was ar rested in the hands of the company in Scotland on a de pending action before the Court of Session, and the docu ments to prove his debt were produced in that action and could not be delivered up. Their lordships were unani mously of opinion that, considering the Court of Session had co-ordinate jurisdiction with the Court of Chancery in England, still that Court must be treated in the same manner as courts of co ordinate jurisdiction in England,— such as the Court of Exchequer for example— that where an action is begun and not concluded this Court ha. a right to make such orders as are necessary on the sub ject matter of the suit before it. Their lordships affirmed tho order of the Vice-Chancellor and dismissed both appeals with costs. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) JUDGMENT.-GORDON V. WOODFORD. It will be remembered that some weeks since the defen dant was released from prison, where he was confined for breach of an injunction of this Court, restraining him from cutting down or felling timber on the estate of Derwent water ; an estate of great beauty, and valuable for its timber. In 1854 he became entitled thereto as tenant for life, without impeachment of waste ; but in that year he had sold the right to cut timber to persons entitled to an interest in remainder, and afterwards executed a trust deed in favour of trustees. His Honour the piaster of the Rolls, on considering the contracts entered into by the parties, was of opinion that the defendants were not entitled to cut down the timber on the estate in the manner proposed; that the timber not only included the timber mentioned on the estate, but also sap lings or growing timber known as such in that part of the country, and declared the injunction perpetual, with costs to the plaintiff, and ordered an account to be taken. His Honour recommended an amicable settlement between the partiea. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Bofore Mr. Kerr.) SINGULAR LOAN SOCIETY CASE-RATCLIFFE V. REEVE. This was an action to recover £3 10s. balance of a pro missory note for £5, defendant having been security. The note was produced and the borrower was entered as one Glindon. Defendant denied that he was security for Glindon. He had agreed to be bound for one Newman. He attended one night at the house in which the society was held and find ing Newman had not arrived defendant signed the note produced in blank. Some person had filled in the name of Glindon without defendant's knowledge or consent. The plaintiff did not know Glindon. 30s. had been been paid off the note. Defendant—Not by me. His Honour—Newman might have been a rich man, and Glindon a pauper in the workhouse. Defendant could not be bound for Glindon, and must have a verdict with costs. MEDICAL CASE.—WELCH (EXECUTOR FOR LANGDALE) V. TIBBS. This was an action upon a doctor's bill. Mr. Beard, for plaintiff, called defendant, who had been subpcenaed, and asked him if he owed the account ? Defendant—No. Mr. Beard—Did he not attend you on the occasions noted ? Defendant—No. Mr. Beard—Did he not supply the mixtures ? Defendant—No. I have paid deceased when he has called professionally, and produce receipts. He sometimes called on me and had a mixture of mine, rather more palat able than his. (Laughter.) Mr. Beard said he could not carry the case further, and his Honour found for defend ant, with costs. CtRIOUS PATENT CASE.--BARB. V. BARNES. This was an action to recover £5 for instructions. Plaintiff said he was patentee of a very improved method of cutting out in the tailoring business. He had published a book, and had given defendant instructions and supplied him with a diagram. Mr. Beard, for defendant, cross-examined plaintiff, who said he and defendant had been fellow-servants at Messrs. Moses and Sons. Defendant was then called, and denied that plaintiff had given him a diagram or any instructions. Plaintiff had no witnesses, and was nonsuited. Costa being allowed to defendant and his attorney. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON A GENTLEMAN.—WiIIiam Bignell, lighterman, was charged with the following assault on a gentleman : Mr. Hippisley, of 8, Hill-street, Berkeley-square, said that between five and six on Saturday evening he was walking in Piccadilly, when he suddenly had his hat knocked off from behind, and the defendant then walked past him, no one else being near at the time. The defendant then rushed on towards Burlington-gardens, throwing his arms about all the way, and assaulting everybody he passed on the road. He went at least 200 yards after him before he came up with him, being determined not to let him es cape, and then seeing a constable gave him into custody. The defendant had either been drinking or pretended to have been, and at the station made the remark in a very impertinent manner that he was as good a man as he was. Sergeant Wm. Smith, 1 C, said the defendant was not sober, and very insulting. _ Mr. Hippisley said he took the matter up as he thoiight the public ought to be protected against such men. Mr. Beadon said he should fine the defendant 10s., or seven days. THE DUMB ITALIAN ORGAN-GalNDEß.—Giovanni Battole, the Italian organ-grinder who so frequentlyis ob served about the streets grinding at the shell of an organ, surrounded by a crowd of blackguard boys, to the great an noyance of the tradesmen in front of whose houses he stands, was brought before Mr. Beadon charged with begging— ls. 4d. being found on him, and he being at the time in Re gent-street, surrounded by a crowd of boys. Mr. Beadon ordered the man to be imprisoned for a month, and the apology for an organ to be destroyed. BOROUGH HOP. All new hops still move off steadily, both for consumption and on speculation, at full prices. Other qualities support previous rates. Last week's imports were 40 bales from Hambro'. Mid and East Kent B4s to 150 s per cwt. Weald of Kent 72s to 90s ~ Sussex.... 683 to 80s ~ WOOL MARKET. Since our last report, English wool has changed hands to a fair extent, at full prices. Both foreign and colonial qualities are a dull inquiry, but not cheaper. No additions have boon made to the stocks in warehouse. SEEDS. Linseed continues in good request, at further enhanced rates. Rapeseed is only in moderate demand, at full prices . Canary is rather dull, but firm in value. Other seeds at. tract very little attention. In cakes ♦ery little is doing, al rather lower prices. furnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown Os White, new l2s 16s Tares,Winter, new.. Bs6d 9s Old —s —s Canary, per quarter 55s 63s Rye grass, new . 22s 26s Clover, Red Eng., et. —a —s White —s —s Foreign Red —s —s White —s —s Trefoil, new. —s Carraway Coriander lO3 13s H emp seed, per qr 34s 366 Linseed,Eng.sowing 66s 70s Crushing Baltic —B —8 Odessa —3 —s Linseed Cake, p. ton— English £lO Os £lO 5s Foreign, p ton £9 Os £lO 53 Rape Cakes,p. ton 4 158 5 5s Rapeseed, p. qr..... 540 583 TALLOW Our market is firm, and prices are higher than en pion• THAMES. IMPOSITION ON OMNIBUS CONDUCTORS.—Mary Ann Edwards, a young woman, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with being drunk and refusing to pay her omnibus fare. William Isaacs, the conductor of a Blackwall Omnibus, Raid he took the prisoner from London to the East India road on Saturday evening, and when she alighted she re fused to pay the fare. She was drunk, and ho gave liar into custody. _ Mr. Yardley—She was drunk when she entered the omnibus. Witness—l don't know, sir. Mr. Yardley—She did not get drunk in the omnibus. Witness—No, air, she did not. Mr. Yardley—Then she was drunk when she got into your omnibus. You ought not to allow drunken persons to get into an omnibus. They are a great nuisance to others. The witness said ho would not have allowed the prisoner to have entered the omnibus if he had known she was in toxicated. Such tricks as these aro often practised upon omnibus conductors, and if they did not pay their employers for every passenger they were discharged. Tho prisoner said her destination was Bedford-street, Commercial-road, and that she was taken a mile beyond it. She had already paid her fare. The conductor—No, you have not. Mr. Yardley ordered the prisoner to pay 2s. 6d. to the conductor immediately for his loss of time, and said, if she did not do so, he would fine her ss. The woman was un provided with the money and was looked up. MADAME AND MDLLE. ANGELINA LEMOINE.— A letter from Tours says :—" A circumstance which appears difficult to believe, but which is nevertheless per fectly true, is that M. Lachaud since the late trial has re ceived not less than ten offers of marriage for Angelina Lemoine. These letters appear to speak seriously, but all of them request information as to the fortune of Mme. Le moine. That lady, who is not civilly dead, remains the possessor of her property, but an application is about to be made to have her placed under guardianship. Mlle. Le moine would only have to share the pension which the tribunal allowed her father when he was separated from his wife, if she were not en titled to claim an allowance from her mother." SUPERIORITY OF FEMALE EVIDENCE.—At the late Liverpool assizes, Mr. Russell, ono of the barristers engaged in a case which involved some peculiar and inte resting female evidence, observed :—" The evidence of women is, in some respects, superior to that of men. Their power of judging of minute details is better, and where there are more than two facts and something be wanting they supply the deficiency. Wherever there is room for their imagination, .which is more powerful and active than that of man, they immediately bridge the thing ovor and supply the gap." 1001 951 104 31 69/ 1 70 r p too 98j 9 109 1 1 95k a 121 1 29 30 83! 4 36} IN 124 iNES. Paid. 2.11.19 16 5i 84 4.3.6 1.6.6. 7.9.4' 5 1* 10.6.7 4f 5 2 1 1 290 309 440 450 1171 1221 6 61 111 111 02 65 13} 141 1 11 22 za k 51 I 1 47 50 5 54 } f 9 10 5 6 11 12 46 48 I 250 266 21 31 165 175 if)} 24 2 31 4 51 17 181 395 405 72 75 180 190 1105 110 21 13t r l i it 34 36 120 30 18.18.9 18.18.0 Closing Price. 103 k 3 1 42 3 1 31 95 6 7 1 7544 1014 TINS. Business Done. ei 121 121 LITERATURE. Seven Years, and Other Tales. By Julia Kavanagh, author of "Nathalie," " The Two Sicilies," 8: c. Three Vols. Hurst and Blaekett. These volumes cannot fail to prove attractive to readers, on account of their variety and the skill which is displayed in their construction. " Seven Tears" is the title of the first tale. It is not so lively as the others, but there is more feeling in it, Fanny, the little heroine, is a charming young girl, and there is something really touching in her cheerful endeavours to promote the happiness of those by whom she is surrounded, while she is called upon to sacrifice herself for the it good. The characters of Madame la Roche and her two old servants are well done. These three women had grown old together after a sort of vegetable exis tence. Charlotte and Marie are very well sketched in their different ways, and Fanny was certainly a martyr between them. In many of the other stories there is much to entertain. " The Cheap Excursion" is ono of the best comic sketches, and it is ludicrous in the extreme to follow the silly old couple in their devious conrse, fruitlessl:7 endeavouring to make the day an economical one. Their last exploit was to climb up behind a fiacre, fancying they would get home ; but when they got down after nightfall, they were landed in Versailles instead of Paris. The adven tures of the Jasmin family are also enter taining, and the miseries of their splendid apartments were almost az severe as the annoyances experienced through the restric tions of poverty. The crowning mishap was that they had to get into their bed-room through an upper window in their drawing-room door, which was a performance more distinguished for agility than conducive to comfort. " The Troubles of a Quiet Man" reveal how much confusion may occur in consequence of acceding too readily to everybody's request. The simple individual here mentioned was very much to be pitied for the end less mischances that supervened on his most harm less pleasures. "An Excellent Opportunity" is a very striking instance of the way in which some of the cleverest sharpshooters sometimes overreach them selves. The man for whom the hero had purchased an annuity, thinking he could not live a month, recovered his health, and threatened to outlive himself. " Young France" demonstrates the foolish extremes to which young men often carry their fantastic ideas of reforming society, when reform ought, in the first place, to be done at home. Although these volumes will not bear comparison with the more elaborate productions of this autho ress, they will be found very deserving of atten tion, and the circumstance of all the tales being French is in itself an agreeable variety. They give a good insight into the manners and customs of our continental neighbours, and the various sketches of human nature in the different scenes and strange events here chronicled are most ably depicted. Altogether, the work will most probably meet with the approval of its readers. De la _Rue's Indelible _Diary and Memorandum Book for 1860. ne la Rue's Red Letter Diary for 1860. De la Rue and Co. London. The approaching new year makes us think of re newing our diaries, pocketbooks, and almanacs, and it would be difficult to find a more attractive and useful supply of these necessary articles than that offered by Messrs. Do la Rue, who display in them all the neatness and finish which usually charac terise their works. The indelible diaries are made in several sizes, and contain every convenience of a pocketbook with all the information generally ap pended to diaries and almanacs. In their various forms they are equally adapted for ladies and gen tlemen, and will be found very useful auxiliaries and note books for all who have many engagements. The red-letter diaries and improved memorandum books are also made in different sizes, and offer every facility to the man of business. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. As may be supposed, the various parks were yes terday visited by thousands of persons of all classes. Betiveen Saturday night and yesterday the ice on the Serpentine was about three inches thick, and last night had increased to four inches. At two o'clock yesterday afternoon it was estimated that there were at least 12,000 skaters and sliders on the Serpentine,',and that on the north bank and carriage way there were upwards of 20,000 promenaders, as well as a large number of carriages. Before four o'clock the medical officers at the receiving-house had attended to more than a dozen cases of accident mostly consisting of cut heads occasioned by fall ing on the frozen suface. Near the east end a serious accident took place to a boy, whose name, owing to the nature of the case, could not be as certained. The poor boy was sliding along with others, when he was tripped up and fell with con siderable violence on the ice, striking his jaw with such force that his tongue was completely bitten through, and the blood poured from his mouth profusely. He was conveyed to the receiving house and every attention paid him, but it is feared he will be unable to speak. Shortly after this accident a very serious one took place to a person named Richard Kent, butler to a gentle man residing at No. 10, Avery-row, Bond-street, He was passing along the ice near the receiving house when he was tripped up by a skater, and fell with great force on his right arm. On being conveyed to the receiving-house it was found that the unfortunate man's arm was broken in a most frightful manner, in fact, the limb was completely smashed at the elbow joint. He was ultimately taken to St. George's Hospital, where he remains in a precarious condition. About five o'clock a lad suddenly fell through the ice off the north bank, and the alarm having been raised, icemen Castle and Griffin went to the rescue, with lines and other apparatus, but in their praiseworthy attempts to save the boy they became immersed themselves, and it was upwards of twenty minutes before they were all taken from their dangerous position, the boy being in a very exhausted state. On the Long Water, Kensington-gardens, the number of skaters and sliders was about 4,000, and there was a vast multitude of lookers-on. The Skating Club had a number of its members present, and some extraordinary evolutions were exhibited by many of them. No accidents of a serious nature were reported. The Round Pond was also visited by about 3,000 persons; the ice was about four inches in thick ness, and in fine condition. The numbers on the ice in St. James's-park were estimated at one time at 5,000, and there was a large number of spectators. Several immersions took place, but owing to the depth of water being only about four feet nothing serious occurred, yet in consequence of the bad state of the ice the im mersions were frequent. In the Regent's-park the numbers are stated to have been about 20,000, and skating and sliding were kept up throughout the day with the utmost vigour, and fortunately with no serious results, although there were several accidents and some very narrow escapes. Mr. Williams, the superintendent of the Royal Humane Society, reported that according to Messrs. Negretti and Zambra's thermometer the state of the temperature stood in the morning at 25 ; noon, 29 ; and at half-past 7 o'clock, at 23. The ice on the waters at the Crystal Palace was in excellent condition on Saturday, and attracted large numbers of visitors, especially to the grand fountain basins, where the water is not more than two feet deep, and a fine open space is afforded free from the interference to which skaters in other places are exposed. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SERPENTINE. Between the hours of eight and nine o'clock on Saturday morning, one of five victims of an alarm ing and fatal accident, which occurred from the breaking away of the ice on the Serpentine late on Friday night was found and taken to the receiv ing-house of the Royal Humane Society. The ac cident took place, as near as can be ascertained, under the following circumstances : It appears that shortly , before nine o'clock on Friday night the deceased , whose name is Richard ck a nd Decks, in company with Mr. Charles n h three em other pl Cityemploy of tgicientle extensivemen a l fi l r r n e l p o r i e f s A e t s e s d a r s to c be a_ i d e i h c e o a t p t, sid S e o , ns c , e itayn,ddeltVerinllleind on availing them ox, ware wus e emen . , 20, selves of the fineness of the night, re paired to the east end of the south side of the Serpentine in Hyde-park for the object of skat ing. A few minutes after they got upon the ice it gave way with a fearful crash, and all five were instantly precipitated into the water. An alarm was immediately given, but by the time the drags and the necessary assistance had been procured two of the party nere happily rescued. After much exertion Mr. Charles Hack, aged 21, was taken out, with life almost extinct, and removed to the Society's receiving house without delay. The body of the de ceased at that time could nowhere be found, and, after a protracted search, further efforts were dis continued till next morning, when the body was taken out as above stated. On the removal of Mr. Hack to the receiving house, the Royal Humane Society's medical officer, Dr. Christian, 1, Ovington - place, Brompton, was sent for, and after the appli cation of the usual remedies Mr. Hack's recovery was effected, and he was removed to his home on Saturday mornin g . The body of Mr. Decks was discovered near to where the calamity occurred by James Knight, iceman ; it was conveyed to thk receiving house, and subsequently to St. George's dead house, until information has been forwarded "to his friends and the coroner. For three weeks or a month the family of Mr. Martin, Ashford-road, has been disturbed by mys terious ringiugs of the door bell, violent shaking of the doors, and divers other annoyances, the perpetrators of which no vigilance could detect, and to which no clue could be obtained. The filmily consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Martin, their son, a young man of about 20, another son (an invalid) some years younger, and one female servant. rhe servant was a staid, demure sort of person, not given to going out over much ; she had no fol lowers, had had two years' character from her last place, and was so much respected and trusted by her mistress that in the summer when the family went to the seaside she had sole charge of the house. The family were of regular habits, and kept early hours, and the whole thing was inexplicable. The effect, however, on the health of Mrs. Martin and her invalid son began to be serious, and the aid of the police was called in. For some time a police man was almost constantly in the house, but al though the disturhanee did not take place while he was there, he had never left many minutes before the bells were again rung, awl the doors again shaken as violently as ever. At length, last Sun day evening, Mr. Maloney placed Sergeant Feather stone and a cordon of police all round the house. The policeman on the premises left about 9 o'clock. In 20 minutes after the hack door was shaken vio lently—there was no one within the cordon—and it was at once proved that the ghost was within the house. The police quietly departed, and Fea therstone having instituted inquiries found that the servant girl, under a steady and even a religious exterior, had long carried on a most flagrant and profligate career. On being charged with the per petration of these abominable tricks, she, after some hesitation, confessed her guilt, and that some of the fellows who visited her having come at such hours of the evening as rendered it likely that a disco very would be made, she had invented these noises and pretended alarms from robbers in order to pre vent suspicion falling upon herself. Footmarks in. the garden which had seemed to confirm her tales had been made, unobserved, by herself; and the boldness, coolness, and dexterity with which she so long deceived everybody was certainly remark able. Her mistress, indeed, up to the very mo ment of the discovery, was so convinced of her innocence as to be almost unwilling to test it. The girl, whose name is Harriet King, was dis missed—it being doubtful whether any charge against her could be entertained by the magis trates—and her wages paid to her relatives here on condition that she was at once sent home to her parents, who, we hear, are very•respectable labour ing people at TGuterden.—Maidstone Journal. A GllO Ir KENT. THE FIRST' EIVGLIBII PRINTER. An attempt was made a few years since, at the instance of several leading litterateurs, to raise a fund for a monument to William Caxton. The learned and the great were present, and spoke loudly in honour of the champion of intellectual liberty for England, but the enthusiasm evaporated iu words, and the insufficient amount subscribed having been handed over by Dean Milman to the committee of the Printers' Pension Society, an en deavour has since been made to increase the fund sufficiently for the foundation of a " Caxton Pen sion." With the view of aiding this project, the Rev. J. M. Bellew, a few days since, delivered a lecture upon " Caxton and his Times," at St. Mar tin's Hall, to a numerous and highly interested auditory. After a few prefatory remarks, the rev. lecturer commenced by describing the scene of Caxton's birth in the Weald of Kent, and the careful education be stowed on the young lad by his yeoman father. It was not until the age of eighteen that the young man left his Kentish grammar-school for an appren ticeship in London to Robert Large, a mercer of Cheap. The mercers of London in those days were not mere dealers in small wares as at an earlier period, or mere linendrapers as at the present period ; they were wholesale merchants, and from the time of Edward 111. were the chief woolstaplers of the country, having then constant dealings with the Low Countries, and so being the channels whereby valuable foreign MSS. found their way into England. It was thus *William Caxton, in his apprenticeship, met with early facilities for acquiring knowledge of languages. Remaining with his master until his death in 1441, Caxton then, at the instance of his brother mercers, went to the Low Countries as commissioner for adjusting new channels for their trade, disturbed by the quarrels of the Dukes of Burgundy and the English Sovereigns. Twenty-three years later, in 1464, Caxton was appointed Royal Commissioner by Ed ward 111, to confirm a treaty of trade with Bur gundy. All the best years of his life, therefore, were passed in Bruges, Ghent, Cologne, Mentz, and the German cities, where his long residence made him familiar with the invention of printing and the difficulties which obstructed its early develop ment; and when the company of printers was broken up by the siege of Mentz, and the partner ship of Faust and Guttenberg dissolved, Caxton became one of the earliest and readiest scholars of an art then no longer secret. He set up a printing press in Cologne, whence he issued his first publica tion, " The History of Troy," but between 1470 and 1474, at the request of Edward IV., he came over to England, bringing with him his printing presses, types, and craftsmen. In the almonry of `Westminster, just where 'Victoria-street now com mences, - William Caxton, at the age of 60, established the first printing press in England, and, with Wyn ken de Worde and Pynson, his favourite workmen, published the first book printed in England, " The Game of Chess." This was followed, up to the time of his death, in 1491, by no less than sixty-two works —in all upwards of 5,000 closely-printed folio pages—the greater portion translated by himself from the French or Latin, and afterwards " set up" in type, also by himself. He died in his 81st year, while his "Lives of the Fathers" was passing through the press, and was buried in the graveyard of St. Margaret's West minster. Pynson, who received the appointment of King's Printer after Caxton's death, resided where now stands the Times office, and gave its name to the spot. The lecturer, who was much applauded throughout, concluded with a resume of the develop ' ment of English literature, taking occasion from the example of William Caxton, to enforce the dig nity of labour, and impress the value and sure ulti mate success of earnest perseverance. OVERGROWN LONDON. The growth of London is the astonishment of statists, and the pride of its inhabitants. It has no boundaries, its expansiveness is without limit, we can neither say where it begins nor where it ends. Its increase is not in houses or hundreds of the population, but it swallows up whole towns and en larges the number of its people in a geometric ratio. What was green country when our grand fathers were boys, is now as completely muralised as London-wall ; what was country when our fathers were boys, is now only a continuation of the stereotype streets and shops, which makes the ra dius longer but not different ; and the quiet that once prevailed is given up to the perpetual rush of of threepenny omnibuses. What was country when we were boys, is gone, gone, even to the last land mark, and it would aced an infinitesimal division of the seconds of latitude and longitude to determine where, but a few years since, was the site of a windmill or a cowbarn, or a pound or a lock-up. The bits of sooty meadow our children make their way to , a nd in their happy ignorance call " fields," will be swallowed up in the mass be fore they are married ; all built on and inhabited before any of them can count half-a-dozgn in family; and away farther and farther will travel, not the " the thin red line topped with steel," but the brown belt topped with ehimney-pots. It is ver3r objectionable, but we cannot help it. We may de plore the loss of a row of elms here, and chesnuts there, grow romantic over mossy gate-posts, and prospects that show a bit of green open •, but the mossy gate-post is already doomed, as the site of the new tavern, that is to supply with potables the now town, which will be not a new limb or mem ber, but a mere toe-nail of the plethoric London, which leas determined to invade the prospect in its continuation ad it!finitunt of the unaccountablewithoutchance, r order, fehno is red, matterrweis without of i ou t is,eh place n a t l e ; t y I s i t . k h s l a l e b e x o t g o e , n n i s l t y i o g n r s o e e houses settle down in blocks as they can find room, according to the price of land, the degree of local gentility, and the proximity of roads to brings the tenants home to dinner. Jack the Giant Killer knew where he was going in his seven-league boots, but London wears forty-league boots, and stalks abroad with fin intention of going anywhere, and a determination not to go any where in particular. The creature called an amaba delights the naturalists by thrusting out au extempore leg or arm wherever it wants one, and very often, so far as we know, where it does not want one, and for the sake of stretching itself ; but the amoeba can tuck all its legs and arms in again as completely as if they had never been thrust out ; but when once London has a new limb there it remains in rigid permanency ; it may extemporise, but cannot absorb its extensions. If it was a " great wen "in Cobbett's day, what is it now, with a population equal to a tenth of the united qucendom, and an appetite equal to the consumption of the produce of a county every day ?—rity Press. 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