The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-08 00:00:00

MONEY 31 ET AND CITY NB 'VS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Swiftsure, from Melbourne, arrived in the D +owns yesterday, after a passage of 85 days, with 7: 3,499 ounces of gold, valued at 1293,996, but it is e Epected that the whole of this consignment will b e purchased for the Continent, as the shipments m ade by the bullion dealers are rather extensive. 0 owing to the recent decline in the exchange at N iew York, diminished receipts of gold may be ex p ected from that quarter, but upwards of £600,000 it i coming forward from Australia, which may prove s• ancient to satisfy the export demand and prevent ar ty important reduction in the stock of bullion at tl le Bank of England. Small quantities of gold continue to be with drawn from the Bank of England for exportation to the Continent, 16,000 in bars having been pur &lased for that purpose yesterday. The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer has been disposed of at 61s. yd. per oz. standard, being a decline of Id., compared with the price realised for th a previous supply. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton M nrket, yesterday, closed heavily, and some de ecaiptions were again Id. per lb. lower. The sales amounted to 8,000 bales. In Railway Shares a flair business was recorded, at a slight advance on previous quotations. A steady demand for money is still reported in the general discount market, but there is rather less ac tivity, and first-class bills are readily negotiated at 21 per cent. 'The market for English Securities continues quiet, but although the dealings are limited the quo taftions arc firmly maintained, and the tendency is still in the upward direction. Consols are now 97,1 for the January account. Special transfers have taken place at 971 1. The New Threes and the Reduced are firmer at 951 to 96 ; and the New 21 per Cents. at 811. Long Annuities are 171; Tndia New Loan Stock has advanced to 161 1; ditto Debentures (1858) have improved to 96:1 97 ; ditto (1859) remain at 96;1- s ; the Bonds at 3s. to (3s. prem. ; and Exchequer Bills at 275. to 30s. prem. A moderate amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices are tolerably well maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 78 to 781, ditto New, 661 to 661 ; Mexican is rather flatter, at 211 1 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. have receded to 441, but the 4 per Cents. are steady at 1001, and Brazilian 5 per Cents at 102; ; Chilian 6 per Cents. have improved to 105, and Russian 5 per Cents. to 661. The Ocean Marine Insurance Company's shares are 1-1- premium, being steady. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1859. 1858. Great Western £28,416 £26,412 North-Western 74,182 65,032 South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 5,707 5,163 North-Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,374 9,080 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,89$ 4,437 Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,014 5,401 Glasgow and South-Western Scottish North-Eastern Great Indian Peninsula .............. 2,776 2,520 Butch Rhenish Royal Danish 487 448 These returns continue to show a decided and steady improvement on most of the principal lines. On the Great Western it amounts to 12,004, the - North Western to 19,150, the South Western to £685, the Brighton to £1,284 the Midland to £2,559, the South Eastern to £1,074, the Great Northern to £2,919, the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £4,540, the North Eastern to 13,945, the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln to £2,294, but on the Dutch Rhenish there is a decline of £5BO. The dealings in the Railway Share Market to-day have been moderately active, and prices have shown increased firmness in several instances. Great 'Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire improved 6s. ; and North Western and North British, 10s. dinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, Midland, Scottish North Eastern, and Soutk-Eastern, have receded %boat 5.5. The Foreign lines are a shade firmer. Lombardo- Venetian are 121 ; and Paris and Lyons, 37. In the Colonial Market a decided improvement la visible. Grand Trunk of Canada have risen to 38 1 ; Great Western of Canada, 13: ; East Indian, to 1021 103 ; Great Indian Penirsula, to 100 and 10 01; and Punjaub, to 4 : 1 -, Joint-Stock Bank shares have also shown an up- Ward tendency in prices. City Bank advanced 10s. ; Ottoman Bank, 10s. In the Miscellaneous Market Australian Agri onituratl have risen to 331 341 ; Peninsular and Orient al Steam, to 801; and Van Dieman's Land, to 1 41. • lli BitrrisH. FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ualik , Stock - Per Ce at. Reduced Annuities 951 6 Neer Cent. Consols Annuities l e NV 3 per Cent. Annuities ..„ 951 / 6 51 6 j'Pr 24 per Cent. Annuities —u ug A nnuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 Shut bitto far 30 Years, ' expire sth April, 1885 17 Il ltlia ock Ditto, 1859, 5 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditt o Ditto, 1859 •• • 9 6 i 11 1 ,!tto Bonds, £l,OOO " I tt , under £1 000 (, , 3 6 p glindu for Account (Jan. 10 ) 30 1 ~rhettner Bills, £l,OOO, lid 27 30 .. 27 pto 0500 I tto Small, lid. FOREIGN FUNDS --CLOSING PRICES. 41 41i:e n .5 Der Cent. ci . ?itt o 4/ per Cent. 1858 4,4, 1i413 6 per Cent. 4-14zi a 3 Dor Cent I. bi ttf • Ac . co ant * ........ 221 4 ti ll V . " All 41 per Cent — It t 4 , A ccount titfi , (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. .ot, t , S per Cent 141 )1 tta. Account Ditto Li 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent „ 41 per Cent. .Ij- n itt ll'y 3 per Cent., 1859 . ft — A itt • Scrip, i ii`jui 'an 5 per Cent. — g itto , ,Account --- ~liTto ' l l' A 3 per Cent ~ ntr i ii . :titaoicA . 6 c ep e c o oe un runc t tent. .. 45/ 5 75 Pa lo ) .New Loan l ' , lo . Account thit 1 I lividends on the above payable in London.. 14 T 1 change, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 641 1 to ICertificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. ConAol 14, M oney ---- 97i Ditto Account (Jan.) THIS DAYS SHIPPING. . ---0---. t o "., piled 111 ‘, Dec. B.—Wind this day at noon, Ease . ; stal) breere and fine. , 011 strived T !,atotrrit, Dec. 7. Wind, S.S.W., squally— C • -Falcon, from Bahia. l e i ll i t 3,7 l a D n ef .v . p 6 N .—A p rn ec 'v . ed 7 — . _ Tl7 ssr A in ga d, in, from Quebec. d S.W. Arrive Q III PP kin, from ' Quebec. Arrived -1 404 f; "1 Dec. 7.—Arrived—James Caskie, from Que v; St tiled—Cl ara, for Gibraltar. JaLIItiOUTIL, Dec. 7. —Wind, S.S.W.— Arrived—The tro-'n, No PI from London for Hong Kong ; Norman (ss , - ' I tthampton, and loft for the Capo o f Good Hope. (TIT ELECTRIC TELECIRAPH.) Rri SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. ad E 4 ea rti ) i td—Seven Brothers, from Aberdovey ; Alice, from I,T; Fuchsia, from Sunderland; Britannia, from ; Lucille , from Newport ; Alliance, steamer, from 4 01 ,1; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Courier, steamer, lic„, e llseY_; Triumvirate, from Newport. tilt' 4 — Mayflower, for Cardiff ; Quintus, for London ; htt,.7l; teatner, for Lisbon ; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey ; 'ro) &steamer, for Havre. LivERFOOL, Thursday Morning. wi nd S.E . Ntt l : ll ,2el Dee 7.—Helen Ewing, from Bombay; S. E. ael k . - " , v, from . New Orleans; Island Home, from St. f N ro e m w A B v ri e lu ro swick; Ingeburg, from Alexandria ; ( Err etIIRMAIUN'E AND BRITISH TELESI.AI.II.) Vi t o GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. r ,... 4 , 1 .C . 4 %. ; tide, three hour ' s flood ; weather, fine. ~.`lott,,,Zd, Dec. 7.—Hans, from Rostock ; Gotska, from ; Endraght, rom Dorcun; Geranoguo, from tablE7 at an , • Phoenix , from Porto Rico ; Baltasora, from " 4 ai trit . aY ; ' Great Britain, from Penang; Vesta, from 148 ; Inkerrnann, from Calcutta • Maria, from Caen , "ftY, from St. Michael's ; Thames, from Demerara. DEAL, Thursday Morning. \VD,d S. . j fine. r i ih ? ' e u , Dec. 7.—Swiftsu r e, f rom Melbourne for London. Itot t e red, Dec. 7.—Clifton, for ; Liriope, for de°; Sea Flower, for Launceston ; Palm, from St. lenx ; Adrian, for Lima—all from London ; her Majesty's f ec phi reaser, from the river, for the westward. tilt,: ed.—Maid of Judah , Palestine, Alice, and all the - "kg bound. ORDINJIRY Mallways. Amberp.,•., Notting. Boat. :nd Eastern Junction I?.elfaq and Ballymena and Str. Val , La., and Ch. June ' Biackburn 'Myth and Tyne Bost. Slefd, & Mid. Coun s Bristn7 an, Exeter 'Caledonian Cork and Ban(lon ;Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork, Blkrock,&Passagel Cornwall Do. A • A reves no div Do untili3p.c.per an. • B hasbeen pd.toß., Dublin andßeliast June. Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties ;Eastern Union A Stock i I Do. do. B Stock ! I Do. Nw. A..(lte.E.U3ds) !East Suffolk Do 'Edinburg, and Glasgow' Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction !Furness (Glasgow & South Irestn ! Great North of Scotland !Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 Stock, 164 ! Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern 1 Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds 'Lancashire & Yorkshire I London and Blackwall.' iLon.,Briqhton &S. Coasts ,Lond. Chat. and Dover 'London & North Westn Do. Eichths !London& South-Westn , I L'derry & Coleraine ) L'derry & Enniskillen , Man., Shet., & Lincoln i Metropo'itan ]Midland Do. Birming. & Derby IMid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle , 'New., Aber., & Hera Newry & Armagh (cief.)l (Newry, Warpt., & Hos 'Norfolk North. Counties Union ) North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk.S Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Stock - Do. B Stock Stock..iorth - Eastn.—Berw:c".: 25 !Do. do. G.N.E.Purcha StockiDo. Leeds Stock , Do. York Stock'Nortii London 20 North Staffordshire 10 No. Sr Sou. W. Junction Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolve-. 10 Peebles 20 'Portsmouth 10 ittirymney Stock Scottish Central..... Stock . Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stc: , Stock ,Do. Scottish Mid. Stoe.; Stock Shropshire Union 10 !Sittingbourne & Shee Stock !South Devon Stock South-Eastern.. 44 Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock 121 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 20 25 25 South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun (Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepool Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 IThatnesHavenDk&ltai! Ulster 25 ' Do 25 HAR.E MARKEIS.-( THIS ,ES AND STOI !Paid. Clortnu: Prioe. Rattiness fi et 8 8, 771 78i 114 12, 6 7 100 102 1 92f 931 6 7 7/ 13 13 14 53i 157 ! 33 40 27 29 6G 614 29-1 29 98 99 104 105 94 95 132 134 'll2 114 fib} (17 65 60 198 203 16.1 170 14i 170 90 091. 65 67 118 114 14 15 98 08i 97 48 , 8 9 37i 38 - -d 1108 1084 F 5 88 10} lli 56 51 3; 41 6'►l 61* 94 94/ 1 led 48 48 78 18 105 107 4 91 d 9 4 36 84 38 7 1 8 4 14 18 27 27f 82 84 47 48 31 24 d 43 45 811 82 7 t 74 62 64 6 8 35,1 364 53i 54i lf p par •D 57 1 -it 5 it 12 10 Do Stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Station & Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 50 ►Waterford & Limerick 20 IN est Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal ; 5 'Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.ti 7 p.c. has been pd. to LI 5 Do. B • 20 !West London 10 Do. Ist Class 20 IDo. 2d Class all all all all all Blythe and Tyne 1C per' 6. pref. (issued at 1,50 'Brix. & Exet,4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do, Shares Caledon ZlO, 4} per cent. Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 5} p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc.— Do. do. Class C 7 no E. Coun. Ex. 5 pc— No.l Do. do. N 0.2 Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Do. 4 p.c. pia. S. & D.' Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent , G las. &S West. s.spc Great Northern. 5 p. et Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 4; p. c. do. do. ro.,;p.c. Redm..s pc. pm Gt. 1\ n. of Se,otld, Is, pi , (Trela ad) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4} p et. I Do. Redeemable, 4 p. Do. Irredeemable, do I Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares; Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf 1 shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lao. & York 8 p.c. stock I Do.Barnsl.St£s 3slodp.: Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 nu. do. 4,1 per e. sharer Lond. Chat. and Dover Lon..k.N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.et. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, sh Lendoudy.k Ennis Atan.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. . Do. £6 96 98 '":02 103 54 6 100 102 112 115 105 108 111 114 111 113 127 129 83 85 109 111 90 92 74 75 115 117 118 120 112 114 106 108 86 88 98 99 98 100 88 90 91 93 102 101 9 / id 17 18 10 104 74 74 IEI 20 Vf 1 141 15 L 39 141 no. 31ner cent. Do. redeem. Ilaryport & 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Do. Ari el. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 4 3 / 4 p. c. pref. 5t031:..1 Do. with optior till 1860. Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st.! Newport,Aber,&c. pret.s P.C. redeem, at 5 p. c. n 111 Do. Perpet, 6 p. o. option till 1866 olk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1817 !Do. ry.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Not 01 British, per cent Do. New, elm. t percent! Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co.l N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb.! Consol. Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. C. Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Ouai rem 1816 York, Ff.& S. Parch. North Staffordshire ,Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g rto. Redeem., 2d gua Do. Trredeem., 2d gua. Rh ymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pr Scottish North-Eastern 2', per c. pref. stock I Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc.! Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock.' South Devon, Ann. 10".1 1)o. Fixed 4,1 percent.; South Eastern (Reading' A nn., 1.0 6 ) Do .4i per cent Do. Fixed 44 P.C. Ist is. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c.! Do. 4} per Cent " I S.-Yorkshire. 4 p.c. gun. l Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e. .Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per eent. - Railways. Paid, I Closing E as i ness / Price. Done. el 1021 i Share 10 11 124 126 rtB 70 r iP 139 141 102 104 * i 1) 94 95 10 11 1# 2 111 113 109 111 91 93 97 99 IP 2 r 124 126 1125 130 1117 120 173 75 1120 122 100 100 100 100 all all 10 111 123} 24* 1 103 104 102 104 84 B7 28 29 33 24 3x 33 56 58 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing' Bunton 1 Co.'s. Price. ' Done. Bethord and Illetchley Buckin2 hamshire Chester & Holyhead Do. do. 5i p. ct Do: do. 5 p. ct. Clydesdale Junction , Colchester, Stour Val E.l.incolnshire.g.6p.c E Union.HarwichShs Do. Woodbridge Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest 801 l and Selby Do. Shares Do. 3 Shires London& Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Sou tend Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Bux tn. & Matk , Mid.Erarlibrd Prefer ence Stock Newmarkt.,BuryEx guarantee 5 p. c Northn & Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent.' North Western ] Preston and Wyte. Do. A Shares A.' Ro ,, titn,Eitch.,&, Shen Shr , awabry& lioref ora Do. Do. South Staffordshire.. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Docks. Ln& Ln& N.W, Do. Do. Do Caledouin ; .E.1.1.&E C I G E.CountF.l Caledonin Do. West lYk.N.3ld Do. iDc. S. East ! IDo. Peto ArCo 1 (Norfolk I LN W&Mj ;Midland . E.Counts. all IDo. 1 all i Do. all !Do. all IFdland all 'Do. 100 100 1 , 6 2 t n . Is i : a o s r s t o l. y _1 •••• e - . 31‘Clezin 1 100 West.l all 11,..tBren, Doc!s. 14 1441 438 140 100 105 !ar I 1 p 1 10,01 93 95 7 8i Paid cipriosr •• •• , 09 100 49 491 121 125 113 118 ,103 105 18 17 139 111 4' 44 1110 112 64 66 115 120 95 97 21 2! 98 100 f 56 58 Shire, 12.10 13.14 Stozk Stock Stock Stook Stook Stock Stook 13 tot k Stock 10 Stock Stock Stks (20 ; Stock' 12.10 Stool Stock, Stock, Stock Stock Stock 2(V 13} 20 Stock Stoc l Stoc Stoc Stoc Stock Stock Stock Stock! Stock) Stock! Stock( Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock' Stock Stock Stock 13k Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 10 Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock S lock $h ate Stock i Commercial lOO I StockjDo tp( , rCent.Pret.Min lOO .i - ..Gck Ea,r ~u,! ' ,, t,st India lOO Stock London lOO Stock t. Katharine lOO Stoc outhampton lOO Stoc Victoria ... \Um 104 104 ur SO Do NeW seomistaassa! 2 T. all all c all t all all 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 all 100 100 all 100 3i 100 100 100 100 100 ,1613 4 100 100 109 17i al) /00 100 100 li 104 91 100 all 100 160 100 100 100 rli 100 /co 100 3 100 all 5. 5. C. DAY). 561 7 6f R 74 30 i "130 1054 6 9% 13:14 66 1 7 1 61 71 mi- 98 i i i 971 i 371 1011 IS 7} 1 I i i i 9 4 I I 4 i 4 7 of. 8f Isla a if 1 IR 3 914 1024 BRITISH MINES. .- • . Share Mines. Paid. Closing 141111tOas Price. M*e. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.1* 4} 51 5 • 20 British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 425 435 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 127 1825 127 Ears* Caradon E. WI Russl (Tavistk.) 7.4. 0 10 10 5 Gam.kSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 545 63 65 Great South Totaus l7s 14 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack . ) 12.4.2 1 135 15 135 G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 6 5 Grenville 64 Herod's-Foot B5 18 1 Hingston Downs 4.3.6 4f 45 Lady Bertha Margaret ( tiny Lelant) 9l 45 50 North Downs North Frances 'JUN - an) 10 6 6 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 104 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 5 5 65 Par Consols (St. Blazy). 15 10 102 llf 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 44 46 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. lOs 1 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 1 1 250 260 SOP ` . l C. Brea( Illogan). 2 2f 25 S Wheal Fran. (Moony 18.18.9 1575 1625 Way Park 18.18.0 18 19 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 45 21 3 10 ; T in Croft 9 5 55 55 Vale of 'Kowey (Carm ) 12s 6d West Basset (Illogan) l4 18 19 • West Seton W. Caradon (Liskeard) lO 70 75 78 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 180 190 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 1075 1125 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 6 15 lf 11 1 Wheal Kittv(l.l. Lelant) 1.7.2 12 13 WWI Maryinn (31cmhe) 8 34 36 345 1 In% Trelawm.y (Lick.) 45 29 30 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 7i I if 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 15s 5 d par 85 Brazil. Imp. (:s. at £sp.) 275 20 Do.St.Jol:adel Rey,Lim. 15 175 18 195 SO 19f 5 f 5 Do. Land and Minm2Co. all 1 ClE•endon Consols Min in; Co. of Jamaica # d 40 Cobra Copper all 47 49 455 16 7 Cepispo 5 85 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 24 26 8 Linares all 101 115 5 Lusitanian 1 3lariouita all 1 'N. RhineCop.o. S.Aus.l lea. 5 1 P 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Minin and Smelt all 6 7 5 Port Philip • 1 5 1 1 ' Scottish Australn. (L.)... 101 d par 18.2.85 United Mexinan all 15 15 JOINT-STO , OK BANKS. Closing I Baldness Paid *l Price. Done. Sharel Joint-Stool: Banks. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Auetralasia ;Bank of Egypt IPank of London & Loan Co. (British North American I Cht d. Bank or India, &c, ICa.ller.ot In. Lou.&Ch I 'City IColonial Corn. Bank of Canada ,Commercial of L'endon Eng ' Scot., & Ans. Ch .Gen Bk. ob witmrland ILon.Char.B l s.otAustral. (London and County ;London .loint Stock , London & Westminster !Nat. Prov. of England ! IDo. new National Bank New South Wales Orient .Bk. Corporation lOtteman Bank Provincial of Irelaud Do. Nc‘w South Australia Union of Australia Union of London Unity Mutual 71 73 81 83 21 22 50 52 id ipl il 20 171 171 23} 281 174 1$ 29] 80 18 17! 181 501 50 29 . i 99 } d Business DM. THE SON, LONDON, THURSDAY EVE RING, DECEMBER 8, 1859. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. I osin raid.l Clrice.g Rosiness don« P lAtlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Rom., Baroda& Cent.lnd S u o . . s Lgi c t e . n apital A Do. Do. 'Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference aill'alo,ltrant.&Godrich 6 p. ct. Ms. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 187.1 Clout ta. & S. En s t rn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Dude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.p.;u.sp.c East Indian, tru. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do.4i p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 45 p. c. Debentrs. Geelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Fret Do. 6 percent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867 I Do. do. 1872 IG t. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.e !Do. New, gua.s per cent I Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrir, guaranteed 5 per cent. G LW. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,wlth Opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. 'l3 without opt Do. 5, 1 ; p. c. do. '77 do llladra .3, guar., 4i p. c Dn. do. 5 pet cent Do 4/ p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. 3.1e1b. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Niewßrunswick&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. E,1„.., 4 ' St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limi ted Scrip FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam rdennen 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. Gear .5 p.c Great Central ^t Terance Luxem., Co.:) ohs Junction Lake Coon'; - acc. Li , 7C and Turphout Lombardo Vcneian Lyons and C neva 7.1a1•1a AP '!onla Do. do. New Sinnu7 and Lee Do. do. 6 p. c. Pre Northern of Frarce 1 Da. New Shares NqrweQ.ian Trunk PreC Patti A,Lvons, and Medi t 1 Paris arid Orleans iiecife& S. ]Fran. (Pern.)i cna. 7 p. et. (Um.) Riva and Dunaburg I Rome and Frascati; I Royal Danish [loyal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. I Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand.-- COLONIAL GOVER: Securities. `an. iiov. d p.e J a. do July Do. 6p. c. Fb. &Aug. Do. 6 p.c.3.1r. & Sep. .8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c.Ap. &Oct. . S.W. Gov. Sp. c. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 t• 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up ovaScobtaGov.6 p.c. Deb. redoemable, 1875 . Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July ict•Gov.6p.c.Jan &July Do. do. April & Oot. MISCELL. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Roy - al Mail. BeAlla Water Works British American Land. Brit. & Irish Mat.T.Tel.A Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C. Canada Land Char..lslands Cop.7lin.otEng.&flndtg' Do. Pfeference 74 per et Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Do. (I p. c. Per pet. Deb Electrlc Telegraph Do. New Enz. Auit. Cop.St.Co Gan. Steam Navi;;ption. Great Ship (Limited) Indian .tz Aust. Te'egr London District Teleg London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Ca Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Te'f. , g Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ; National Dielonnt Co Netherlands Land p.c.Pref.,iss.at &NoTaScoti aL and '. B. A u stralasian (Lim.) oriental Gas Do. New Shares rientl. In. Steam, A Ditto D Ditto C Peel River La 7 • Pen. & Ciientel cam. Do. Nei . ; Eca & Telegr Rilymney Irou Do. lc ell i Royal Mai seam Ansralian Land .Submrrine Tele. Scrip ' iDo. do Registered !Tr.& 1.n.C0.0t UD7.Can iVgy, Tlipman's 'MEN' 82 84 97 98 17 17, 1- h d 5 i 6* id ip 11 licl 102 1021 id par id par 44 _ 1 0 e1 i 8 Willi 711 100 1 991 100 i 54 98 100 19 21 37 39 92 93 70 73 81 83 72 74 66 68 981 991 I ed 11 ld 13 13f 716 j d 98 102 98 102 98 102 92 915 87 89 98 99 90 92 971 981 I d - -dl - --d 19 20 Oid d d - AYS. 4t 41 P I id 21 21 1 4d 41 44d 25. 26 71 71 - -p1 lA 20 37t38& - FI 9 10 1 1 35i 36 54 N 2} 11 : 20. 21 5 5 9 10 22 23 SECUR: Closing Prices. hot no} 14} 15} 190 220 31 83 It 4 35 37 19 21 14 15 105 108 8 9 23 24 If 5 6} 92 101 104 106 id fp if 11 f Id c 1( I i 4} 5 1 d i 1 I 1 }d ilt 52 56 79 81 10 12 k # P 22 24 6 7 51 53 120 130 I 86 ss 1 14 15 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DA Y. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lorde Justices of Appeal.) APPEAL.-LODGE V. PRICHARD-HINDLE V. PRICHARD PRICHARD V. lIINDLE. The farther hearing of these part-heard appeals was re. slimed this morning. This is an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart en taking executory accounts under a family settlement. Mr. Greene, Q.C., was heard for the respondent, Mrs. Hindle, in support of the Vice-Chancellor's decree dismiss ing the bill, as against her, with costs, and finding her entitled to the leasehold property in question. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) CAMAY V. ARNOLD.-JUDGMENT. His Hononr the Vico-Chancellor said—This case has been adjourned from chambers, for the purpose of obtaining a declaration as to which of the properties of the two bro thers is to pay the mortgage debt of 53,600. George Ar nold and George Henry Arnold mortgaged their family estates, the former as principal, and the lattor as study, for this sum, and the question raised was, which of the two estates was primarily liable to pay this debt. _ _ Mr. G. Henry Arnold contended that his brother's estate was primarily liable in respect of the assets of his late father in his hands. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor considered the estate of George Henry Arnold primarily liable without prejudice to his taking any steps necessary to release his property, and quo ad ultra as to the leasehold property, remit the case back to chambers for the chief-clerk to complete his cer tificate. Costs of all parties to come out of the funds. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Crest:well and a Special Juay.) SKIPPER AND SKIPPBR V. BODKIN AND OTHERS. DISPUTED WILL. In this case the plaintiffs, who are solicitors at 'Warwick, propounded the will of the Rev. William John Smith, a de:tan - lan of the Established Church, who died on the 23d April, 1859, at Cungleford Villa, Norfolk. The defendants are the heirs at law of Mr. Smith, and they opposed pro bate of the will on the ground that at the time of its execu tion he was not of sound disposing mind, and was under the influence of the plaintiffs, who were appointed his exe cutors, and others interested. It appeared that Mr. Smith, who was 81 years of age, became entitled to property to the amount of 550,000 by the will of his father, Colonel Smith, who died in 1808, leaving only two children, Mr. Smith and a daughter. In 1812 Mr. Smith retired to the family seat, where he resided until the period of his death. An estrangement had grown up between him and his sister, who had married a Major Bodkin and removed to Ireland, and he specially excluded her and her family from any benefit in his estate in the different wills which he made from 1842 to 1857, when the disputed instrument was exe cuted. lie left the residue of his estate to a young man named Massey, in whom he had taken an interest, and he shade several bequests to persons with whom he had become acquainted, but who were not related to him. The case, which is likely to last for some time, was pro ceeding when we went to press. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IM RP WOODROW-JUDGMENT. This bankrupt was described as of Ityde, Isle of Wight, innkeeper, and applied a few days since for his certificate, when ho was opposed on the ground of having made a fraudulent preference; that ho had traded when ho knew that he was insolvent ; that he had made false statements to his creditors as to the state of his affairs, and that he had vexatiously defended an action. His Honour considered all the charges had bees fully proved, and ho at first considered he ought to have refused the certificate altogether, but on looking at the cases of Johnson (D. G. and M. 25), Dornford (D. G. and S. 29), &c., he was of opinion that it would be of more ad vantage to all parties to adjourn the certificate for 18 months than to be of the third class, and without protection. Mr. C. E. Lewis applied for 21 days' protection to give the bankrupt an opportunity of appealing. His Honour granted the application on the faith that there was an intention to appeal. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) THE. LAW OP THE ROAD.-SUMMONING AN ALDERMAN.- COTTER V. CONDER. This was an action to recover damages from defendant (an alderman of the City of London), sustained in conse quence of the alleged negligence of defendant's servant. On the part of plaintiff it was deposed that, upon a cer tain day, a line of vehicles were upon London-bridge, of which line plaintiffs's pony-carriage and defendant's light cart formed a portion. Through the reckless conduct of defendant's driver, the pony-carriage was backed on to an omnibus pole and damaged. Plaintiff's witnesses were cross-examined by the Alderman, and said they could not see over the cart. _ _ Defendant then called his driver and a police-constable, who said that the accident was unavoidable. The fact was, that there was a general " pull up" of the whole line of vehicles, and defendant's driver had no alternation but to back with the rest. Upon this his Honour observed, that unless negligence were shown, plaintiff could not recover. If parties en trusted with carts and horses would play at " heads and tails," they must take the consequences. He had fre quently seen vehicles driven so close together as to preclude all possibility of parties crossing with safety. He was not surprised, when such a course was adopted, that acci dents occurred. Plaintiff was nonsuited. 'WBT PAINT,-IMPORTANT DECISION --TILEDOETT V. PARKER. This was an action to recover D. 55., the value of certain articles of clAthing damaged by some wet paint upon de fendant's premises. His Honour (to plaintiff)—l suppose you ran against the paint ? Plaintiff—Yes. His Honour—l am very sorry for you, but you oan't re cover. Plaintiff—Ought not he to put up " wet paint ?" His Honour—No. Defendant—The painter was at work. His Honour—lt is very clear. The paint in on your promises, and, though some protection should be afforded pedestrians, plaintiff cannot recover. Defendant said the steps wore in some sort a caution. His Honour found for defendant, without costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( TII IS DA Y.) MARLBOROUC 11-STRE ET. A CABMAN AND 1118 FARE.-111r. John Freeman, de scribed as of Bedford, Bedfordshire, was charged as fol lows: Edward Alexander, of 97, Westberne-street, Pimlico, cab-driver 12,741, raid that on the previous night he was called by the defendant at 'the Star and Garter, Pimlico, and ordered to drive to King's-cross, which he did; and on getting there the defendant, looking towards the ter minus of the Great Northern Railway, said, " That's not my establislinient," and said it was in Manchester-square ; and on taking him there he said again, " Oh, this is not my establishment either," and upon that he told him it was 21, Argyll-street, Regent-street, and finding that he could do nothing with him he established him in the station-house. He had previously treated him very roughly, seizing him by the throat. His fare was 55., and his loss of time 2s. The defendant, who admitted he had been drinking, said it was all owing to the cabman making a mistake. Mr. Bingham said the perception of a man who was not sober was so confused that he was not surprised that a poor cabman should make a mistake and not under stand him. A witness named Smith corroborated the cabman as to the assault. Mr. Bingham said the defendant had better settle about the fare first, and after that he would settle about the as sault. The defendant having paid the fare, Mr. Bingham said the defendant, by doing that to the satisfaction of the driver, had saved himself 215., as ho should reduce the fine fbr the assault from 405. to 20s. A REGULAR UTTERER OP COUNTERFEIT COINE.— CAUTION TO PUBLICANS.—Thomas Rears, described as a general dealer, of the model lodging-house, Westminster, was charged with uttering a counterfeit half-crown at the house of Mr. Shapland, the Ship, Wardour. street, Soho. Mary Shapland said the prisoner came in the previous night with another man, and having called for a half. quartern of gin, tendered in payment a bad half-crown, seeing which she said she would got change, and took it into her brother, who on coming out recognised the man as the same who had a week ago tendered him a bad florin in payment of a small quantity of " Old Tom." Christopher Shapland, the brother of the previous wit ness, corroborated his sister's evidence, and said he was sure the prisoner was the same man. A constable said that he had inquired at the model lodging-house, and found the prisoner was not known there. On searching him he found on him a bad shilling. The prisoner said he hoped the shilling found• on him would be examined. Mr. Bingham said there was very little doubt about that being dons, and remanded the prisoner, who, it is said, is believed to have been a frequent visitor to publicans, for a week, ordering notice to be given to the Mint authorities. THAMES. COWARDLY ASSAULTS ON CILILDRRN.—James Hall, a dissipated looking-man, about 40 years of age, and de scribed as a labourer, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with violently assaulting two boys, named William Rowland :and Thomas Sanderson, One of the boys had been seriously injured, his head having been cut open, and he lost a large quantity of blood. The other boy had also received a serious blow on the head. The prisoner was before Mr. Selfe yesterday afternoon, and conducted himself in a most violent and outrageous manner. lie cursed, raved, and swore, gave utterance to the most blasphemous language, walked in a hurried wanner up and down the Ale& .and repeatedly d—d the magistrate and the people in, court, All efforts to quiet Crew: James Lang, joiner;' John Herron, sea man ; John E. Morgan, seaman ; Henry Carroll, seaman; William Loss, third engineer; tobert Ritchie, fourth engineer; John Millan, firemen; James Standwell (boy), assistant-steward; Alfred Walshnoy), assistant-steward; and Thomas Lloyd, chief cook. The loss is attributed entirely to the state of the weather, there having been a dense fog, with sleet and snow, from within a few hours after the vessel left Cape Race, on Saturday, the 19th, until she struck at Marie Joseph, Gnysboro', at five o'clock in the morning of Monday, the 21st. She had 38 passengers, with crew numbering 100, 300 tons of cargo, and some specie. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF BELGIUM: The Belgian Minister of Finance has just laid before the Chamber of Representatives tho balance sheet of the Public Treasury, made up to the Ist of September last : _ _ ‘` From this statement it appears that the budgets of the years 1830 to 1357 left a total deficit of 10,265,406 f., which was reduced by a surplus in the receipts of 1857 to 7,412,621 f. With respect to the year 1858 the total receipts are set down at 155,807,715 f., while the expenditure is only 149,050,312 f., leaving a surplus of 6,757,403 f. The current year, so far as it can be yet ascertained, will probably pre sent a deficit of 795,957 f. The actual situation of the Trea sury is, therefore, as follows : Deficit at the end of 1857 Probable deficit of 1859 8,208,579 f. 3c. Probable surplus of 1858 6,767,402f. 43c. Total deficit at the end of 1859.. 1,451,176 f. 60c. The annual interest on the funded debt is 15,556,605 f.; the sinking fund 1,462,246 f., and annual expenses 34 6961. The interest of loans contracted for the execution of public works amounts to 10,341,165 f., with 1,710,196 f. for the sinking fund, and annual expenses 50,504 f. The capital of both these debts was originally 839,988,563 f., of which the sink ing fund has paid off 240,218,616 E, leaving the actual capi tal 509,739,917 f. still to be redeemed." The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have passed through town from Kimbolten Castle, Hunts, to join the circle assembled at Tottenham Park visiting the Marquis and Marchiones of Ailesbury. The Marquis of Lansdowne is entertaining a select circle at Bowood. The Earl and Countess Granville are passing the season at Brighton. The Earl of Shelburne arrived in town last even ing from Bowood. _ . _ The Earl and Countess of Tankerville have left town on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailes bury at Tottenham Park, Wilts. _ _ _ THE CANADIAN MAILS.—The Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Company's screw-steamer North American sailed from the Mersey, at ten o'clock yesterday morning, for Portland (Maine), U.S., with the Canadian and United States mails, from 20 to 30 passengers, and a full cargo. TIIE WESTMINSTER BELL.—" Mears v. Deni son."—This cause was entered for trial for the sittings after Michaelmas Term in London, and would have been tried by Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a special jury. Mr. Denison had pleaded a justification to the libel with which he was charged. The cause was yesterday . withdrawn, Mr. Denison having abandoned his defence. The plaintiff will therefore take a judgment by default. The enly matter re maining to be determined is the amount of damages, which, in the usual course, will have to be assessed in the Sheriffs' Court. THE BALLOT.—Yesterday evening a public meeting of the members and friends of the Society for Pro moting the adoption of Vote by Ballot was held at the Whittington Club, Arundel-street, Strand. The Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P., was to have presided, but was pre vented by indisposition. In the absence of the hon. gen tleman the chair was occupied by Mr. J. F. Bontems. Amongst the gentlemen on the platform were General Thompson, M.P., Mr. G. Thompson, Mr. Whitehurst, Mr. Sydonham, Mr. Nodes, Colonel T. Wilson, Mr. Elt, &c. An address put forth by the society stated that there are in the present House of Commons more members pledged to vote for the ballot than in any former Parliament. The address went on to state that—" If the metropolitan con stituencies do not need the ballot so much as others, yet they are not strangers to the evils against which we seek the protection of the ballot ; and they are equally interested in procuring the benefits we expect from Parliaments which shall be the free and genuine choice of the people. The ballot, we are convinced, lies at the root of the political, financial, and administrative reforms sought by all classes of reformers ; and we now appeal to the enlightened under standings of the inhabitants of the metropolis, and to the power they always exercise over public opinion, to aid us in our exertions to secure for every elector the same power of voting freely and indifferently as is possessed by our fellow countrymen in the Australian colonies." Several speeches were delivered in support of the objects of the society, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. SAN JUAN ISLAND.—WASIIINGTON, NOV. 25. The Secretary of War to-day received the following des patch from Lieut.-Gen. Scott, dated Straits of Fuca, and sent by way of Leavenworth .—" Two days ago I despatched from Fort Townsend a communication to Governor Doug - lass, proposing a temporary adjtistment of the existing diftl culties on the basis suggested by the President in his sug gestions to me. There has been no answer yet, but there is no doubt the proposition will be accepted. Everything is tranquil in then o ielands."—New York Paper. OPENING OP THE THE VICTORIA-BRIDGE, CANADA.— All Canada was rejoicing on Thursday, the 24th of Novem ber last, as the great Victoria Tubular-bridge, the most stupendous work of the kind in the world, and the connect ing link between two important sections of the Grand Trunk Railway, was being opened on that day. The first train consisted of an engine and single car, containing about 50 persons. The time occupied in passing was about 12 mi nutes and a-half. Among the gentlemen in the car were the Hen. Mr. Cartier, Premier; Mr. A. M. Ross, chief engineer of the bridge; Mr. Blackwall, managing director, and several directors of the Grand Trunk road. Two of the tubes are not quite finished, but the bridge is expected to be fully completed and open to t ra f f i c a b out the 15th inst. This will be exceedingly opportune for the trade o f Canada, which is expected to erlv e alenewed impulse, as the water navigation has ceased. The `:traffic over the line is rapidly increasing. The receipts for the week preceding the opening to Detroit, which took place on the 21st ult., amounted to 60,560 dole., being 10,000 above the receipts of the corresponding period of last ye,b4 The prospecte. crf througll Western freight are very good. • A draught of 360 infantry and artillery has left the Indian army depot at Warley, Essex, for ent barkation to Madras. The military authorities of Woolwich have been occupied for some days in arranging a classification of the troops according to the new regulations issued by the Commander-in-Chief for the Army. A similar code has been issued throughout the Royal Marines by order of the Admiralty. The classification, which has involved a considerable amount of labour, was yesterday completed. and the regulations were publicly read on the marine parade at a general muster of the troops. Each individual has been accordingly registered in the class to which his known conduct entitles him. All those whose characters are registered 'as " bad" during the pest two years now compose the class of delinquents, or second class, and on future convic tion by court-martial of any grave offence they will be subject to corporal punishment as heretofore. Col. Tulloch, Superintendent of the Royal Carriage . Department of Woolwich Arsenal, has been soli cited by the Secretary of State for War to undertake the provisional appointment of Inspector of Artil lery, for the purpose of proving and examining the Armstrong and other guns intended for distribution for the two services. The gallant Colonel, whose duties in the carriage department have latterly much increased, having accepted the appointment, pending some ulterior arrangements, yesterday attended a committee assembled in the military store department of the arsenal for the purpose of ascer taining and adopting the safest and most desirable method of packing and transporting the equipments about to be transmitted overland to China. The committee consisted of Col. Bingham, Adjutant- General of Artillery ; Col. Tulloch, Superintendent of the Royal Carriage Department and Inspector of Artillery ; Col. St. George, R.A., C. 8., President of the Ordnance Select Committee ; Capt. Boxer, Superintendent of the Royal Laboratories • Sir William Armstrong, C. 8., Superintendent of the Royal Gun Factories; and Capt. Gordon, Principal Military Storekeeper. The battery intended to be forwarded by the Overland route is in perfect readi ness, according to stipulation, and, with the excep tion of the guns, will be to-day consigned - to the Storekeeper's Department to be packed for depar tire. The guns arrived yesterday from Elswick, and will be proved this morning at the proof-butt in the Plumstead marsh. The Duke of Cambridge has expressed his intention to inspect the equipment, and will visit Woolwich for that purpose during the ensuing week. • 2111 S 11.4 I'S MA RKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. c heat, 44s 8d ; barley, 36s 5d ; oats, 21s 9 d ; rye, 39s ; beans, 41s 9d ; and peas, 39s 3d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 43s 5d ; barley, 35s Ild ; oats, 21s 9d ; rye, 29s 8d ; beans, 40s 4d ; peas, 33s 9d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEER.—Wheat, 129,620; barley, 103,125; oats, 12,092 ; rye, 266; beans, 5,801, peas, 3,501 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE 14A.RKET. Our market to-day was seasonably well supplied with boasts as t• numbers, and we observed a considerable im provement in their general quality. The beef trade was somewhat inactive; nevertheless, Monday's prices were supported. The show of sheep was only moderate, yet all kinds moved off slowly on former terms. Although the supply of oalves was limited, the voal trade ruled heavy, and the quotations gave way 4d per Sibs. Prime small pigs moved off steadily at extreme rates. Otherwise the pork trade was inactive. In milch cows very little was doing. - Per 811ss. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 0 3 2 Second quality do. 3 4 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 5 0 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 Second quaity do. 3 6 4 0 Suckling calves, 19s to 22s 22s to 28s. . a. d. s. d. Priraecrs-wool do. 4 2 4 6 I Pme. S'thdowneo. 4 10 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 10 Large hogs 3 6 3 10 Small porkers and quarter •old story pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts 1,600 Sheep Calves Pig5.... FOREIGN SUPPLY, Beasts 2lO Sheep Calves Pip MEAT MARKETS. NEWGAIT AND LEADENUALL. The Supplies of meat are moderately good, and the trade rules steady, as fol lows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal,, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per Sibs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. 7.—The supplies of stock here were only moderate, and the trade generally ruled firm, at full prices :—Beef, frem 3s 4d to 58 Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d; veal, 48 Od to 4s 8d; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81b8 to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Dec. 7.—Prime beasts and sheep were in good request, at very full prices. Otherwise the trade ruled inactive : Beef, from 3s Gd to 5s Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 48 Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 10cl to 4s 10d . per filbs ; suckling calves, 188 to 218 ; quarter old store pigs, 29s to 26s each ; milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB each. him proved fruitless, and after a desperate resistance he was seized by several police-constables and the officers of the court and carried away to the station-house adjoining the court, where he was confined for the night. This morn ing he was very quiet. It appeared that yesterday morning the prisoner was in a drunken and disorderly state in the Commercial-road East, and was flourishing a large tin can. He went into a pie shop and bought a pie and threw it at a man in the shop. The pie missed him and struck the wall. After this the prisoner was guilty of some very extravagant acts, and some boys gathered about him. He then began shouting and roaring, and struck the two complainants on their heads with the tin can, and felled them to the ground. His brutal conduct excited the indignation of the by standers, who seized him and delivered him into the custody of a policeman. The boys, who are the sons of respectable parents, dwelling in Stepney, gave no provocation whatever. The prisoner made an attempt to strike other boys in the road. The prisoner said he was very sorry for what he had done —he was the worse for liquor. Mr. Yardley—Do you think because you get drunk and was not under the proper control of your reason that you aro to commit such scandalous and savage assaults as these with impunity. Your drunkenness is an aggravation of your offence. You have committed a brutal, unmanly, cowardly assault on two unoffending boys. There is an act of Parliament passed especially to protect helpless females and helpless children, and it shall be put in force in your case. I sentence you to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two calender months. 'runt? 1) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock. TATTERSALVS-(THIS -.EVENING.) About a dozen members present, and tho following bets were taken to very small sums : THE DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Thormanby (taken) 12 to 1 agst Nutbourne (taken) 13 to 1 agst The Wizard (take 14 to 1) 33 to 1 agst Upperhand (taken) 50 to 1 agst Restes (taken) 100 to 8 agst Buccaneer (offered) 1000 to 12 agst Brassey (taken) THE WRECK OF THE INDIAN. LOSS OF NINETEEN LIVES. LIVERPOOL, WEDNE4DAT. By the arrival of the Hungarian we have confir -matory intelligence of the total wreck of the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's iron screw steamer Indian, and a greater loss of life than was at first reported—namely, nine steerage pas sengers and 10 of the crew. The Hungarian has brought home the first, second, and fourth offi cers ; the first, second, and fifth engineers ; and 50 of the crew. The master of the Indian, Capt. Smith, remained at Halifax, and would return by the Canadian. The third officer, who had been picked up in a boat at sea, was taken to Boston, where he was when the Hungarian left. _ The following are the names of seven of the nine passengers and of the crew whose lives have been lost :—Lewis I. Moses, wife, and two children ; Mrs. Eickmann and infant; James Dickson. We have been unable to obtain the names of the other two passengers. One is supposed to be an Irishman, aged about 46, and the other a native of America. 11.3 0. A U; - 12J i i TIES. Engines. Done. 102 1011 1111 113 SIII le i 32i 4} Se 4 4i lOi 1 801 271 7 151. 2HE NAVY. A court of inquiry was held at the office of the Rear-Admiral Superintendent, in Portsmouth Dockyard, on Tuesday, in connexion with the late series of courts-martial held on board her Majesty's ship Victory, on the mutineers of her Majesty's ship Princess Royal. The members of the Court comprised Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Grey, Capt. G. T. Gordon (commanding steam reserve), and Capt. R. S. Hewlett, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Excellent. Capt. the Hon. Thomas late commanding the Princess Royal, with several of his officers, .was in attendance. _ _ The steam transports Rhadamanthns and Indus try were yesterday admitted into basin at Wool wich to prepare for reshipment. The screw corvette Charybdis, which is being brought forward for the second division of the steam reserve at Chatham, is to be docked to-morrow. The Ariadne, 26, steam-frigate, Capt. E. W. Van sittart, fitting for sea at Chatham, will go out of dock to-day and take up her berth alongside the Hussar fitting hulk, where she will complete her fitments. Her blue-jackets continue to join very fast, a large numberßof fine seamen having lately arrived from Portsmouth and Plymouth. The officers appointed to this ship have all taken up their commissions and joined. The Bacchante, 51, screw, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, tested her machinery. Everything worked in the most satisfactory manner. A part of the 108 men sentenced to three months' imprisonment for participating in the late disturb ance on board the Princess Royal were yesterday discharged from her Majesty's ship Victory in Portsmouth harbour, and forwarded by train to tho gaol at Winchester to undergo their sentence. The launch of the Duncan, screw two-decked ship, is to take place on Tuesday, the 13th inst. The dockyard-gates will be opened for the admis sion of the public at 11 a.m. It is now ordered by the Admiralty that the cupola furnace on board the Colossus, SO, screw, at Portsmouth, shall not for the present be removed from that ship on 'her being prepared for Coast guard service. The Fawn, 17, screw, Commander R. B. Cator, was appointed to leave Spithead this morning at daylight for Portland. On the paying off of her Majesty's ship Princess Royal, 91 screw, Capt. the Hon. Thomas Baillie, at Portsmouth on Monday last, the following good conduct medals and gratuities from the Lords Corn miasioners of the Admiralty were distributed :—N. Stephens, Master-at-Arms, medal and gratuity of £l5; A. Alpe, boatswain's mate, medal and gratuity of £l5; E. Bryan, boatswain's mate, medal and gratuity of £10; William Spence, captain of after guard, medal and gratuity of £10; John Williams, captain of forecastle, medal and gratuity of £lO. A large number of the best hands in the ship have joined the Queen, 86, screw, at Portsmouth, Capt. Charles F. Hillyar, and the greater part of the ship's company are expected to join on their return from their leave. Commander Josling and Rev. Mr. Madden, the late Commander and chaplain of the Princess Royal, have also joined the Queen on their appointments by the Admiralty. Mr. James Logan, gunner, Mr. James Briwning, boatswain, and Mr. H. W. Barling, carpenter, have been appointed to her. Majesty's ship Asia, at Portsmouth, for service in the Bacchante. The following . appointments were made yep ter day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. \% H. Heaton, to the Britannia ; Lieut. Henry Moore, to the Terror ; Lieut. Edward Barkley and Lieut. F. G. Shaw, to the Cossack; Lieut. Henry H. Boys and Lieutenant Charles R. Macdonald, to the Chesapeake. Why won't lanes pay their bills, especially the bills of their dress makers ? It nay be all very well for marchionesses and lady-millionnaires to keep the great Court milliners and mantuamakeze wait ing for their "little accounts" for any given number of years. Upon this point we will not express any opinion, for, no doubt, the persons giving the cre dit take care to protect themselves by increase of price and interest upon payments deferred. Madame Tulle may find it quite as well worth her while to leave sums of money in the hands of her customers at the rate of 20 per cent. as to supply them with infinite caps and bonnets upon the principle of brisk business and short payments. Let us leave out of the question the interests of these Rothschilds and Barings of satin and gros-de-Naples, and turn our attention to the fortunes and position of their poorer sisterhood. It is not every lady who can affOrd to pay 15 or 16 guineas for a dress. It is not, fortu nately, every lady who will insist upon having so costly an article when she can't afford to pay for it. The bulk of the female population of London who ane not clothed by the labour of their own hands are obliged t o call in the services of a much humbler class of workwomen than those of whom we have just spoken. They can only afford to pay sums varying from three shillings to eight shillings for what is called the " making-up" of a dress. The Duchess of Millefleurs may, perhaps, be astonished to hear that a bonnet may be made up for .a shilling, and very nicely made up, too. Ascending a little in the ranks of society, we come to a class of families who have some five or six b-ndred n •-• to spend. There are hundreds—we may a1m05i.....y without exaggeration thousands—of families so cir cumstanced in London. The income of middle class families probably ranges from £5OO to £l,OOO a year. Now, let us assume that the expenditure upon dress of every female member of these families is about £2O a year, more or less. It is evident that the class of small milliners and dressmakers is called into existence and maintained in order to supply their wants. This is a very different case from that of the distressed ncedlewomen ; if they were fairly dealt by, and only entered upon the business under reasonable circumstances of skill and connection, they ought not to be in a worse position, than any other class of., petty tradesmen. They would not, in all probability, be able to do more than to live from hand to mouth and make both ends meet at the end of the year, but this is the normal condition of the greater portion of the London population living by the labour of their hands. It is, however, a fair and a legitimate business, and one that should afford means of honest livelihood to thousands of women. It would do so but for the downright and lamentable dishonesty of the customers who keep these poor creatures waiting for their money for indefinite periods of time. The small dressmaker business is essentially a cash business, and must be transacted upon the principles of ready-money payment; otherwise the most deplorable misery and even crime will be the result. Here is an instance ,of the consequences which ensue when ladies decline to pay, or defer paying, the bills of petty dressmakers : Sarah Dyer, is a woman who has long borne 'an most excellent and respectable character. She is a widow, hard-working, and well-conducted, and has a son, whom she has apprenticed to a tailor. She is in the habit of working. until 2,3, and even 4 o'clock in the morning at dressmaking, in order to support herself and her son. Her character is spoken to by her landlord, with whom she has re sided 11 years, and who has had every opportunity of observing her conduct and her habits. Now, it appears that this-, poor woman had abundance of work and abund a nen of customers, but in too many cases the ladieS for whom she worked omitted to pay her their debts. We read in the evidence given on the trial of which we are about - to speak that there were several ladies who owed her money. - - .£lO, £ll, and even £l2, but she could not get a penny from any of them. Sarah Dyer for many years past has -been a customer of Messrs. School bred and Co., the well-known haberdashers in Tottenham-eourteroad. From this it follows that the ladies who owed her money were- not only in debted to her for work and labour done, but for money paid by her for materials taken up on their own account. Things seem to have gone on with her from bad to worse, and at last, under the pres sure of the most dire and overwhelming necessity, she was driven into crime. A short time back she entered the shop of Messrs. Schoolbred and stole from the counter a few yards of riband, at few yards of silk braid, and - a reel of cotton. Of course, we cannot attempt to justify theft. The dignity of human nature requires that men and women should endure the uttn,st extremities of misery and starvation, and yet remain with clean hands and consciences undefiled. That is the true theory, and we know how dangerous it is to urge arguments in palliation,of offences of this kind ; for even fraudulent bankers, fraudulent solicitors, and fraudulent directors of joint stock companies may be of opinion that they could urge something by way of excuse for their most abominable crimes. Still, even Justice, in her sternest moods, will draw a distinction between the bankers and solicitors who make away with the funds of their clients and the poor creatures who, under the pressure of starva tion, filch a penny roll from the shopboard of the . baker or a penny reel from the haberdasher's coun ter. There can be no doubt that Sarah Dyer com mitted this offence because she could not obtain from her customers the money they owed her, and because she had not the means to purchase ma terials for the work she had in hand. I-14er case ex cited the deepest commiseration. Messrs. Shoot bred, the prosecutors, who had no choice but to in stitute the prosecution,implored the mercy of the court in her behalf. The Assistant-Judge, in giving his decision, said that he considered - this ro be case in which the greatest; amount of mercy might safely be extended to the prisoner, and added, " Should what had been stated find its way into publicity, those who had so cruelly used this poor creature by depriving her so long of the reward of her labour, would understand what mist be thought of their conduct." No sentence was passed upon the prisoner, but she was ordered to be discharged at once. Now, it is a very common thing for persons of ,hp, middle class to hurl invectives at the heads of the aristocracy for their dishonesty and want of principle in money matters. Let justice be done. Montague-place, Russell-square, has no right to say a word agzinst Grosvenor-square or Park-lane. It is the old case of the pot calling the kettle black. One of poor Sarah Dyer's customers is said to be actually residing in Montague-place, and is walk ing about the streets of pleasant Bloomsbury with goods stolen from Messrs. Shoolbred's shop upon her back. The worst of the case is that persons in the position of this poor widow seem to be abso lutely without remedy. They dare not summon their customers into the County Courts, or they . would loose their custom altogether. They have, then, no option between crime and starvation. We think that this is a case peculiarly deserving of public commiseration, and, if we might venture to offer a suggestion which would give a turn to that public charity which will, no doubt, be exercised upon this poor woman's behalf as soon as her case is known, we would say that the best means of affording her relief is to give her employment. There can be no doubt that henceforth Sarah Dyer's name will be put in the " index" of non paying Montague-place. The best thing that can be done for her by ladies who are shocked at the treatment she has received would be, not to send her gifts of money, but to give her work. There is something repulsive to all ideas of morality in putting, as it might be construed, a premium upon crime, even when the offence has been of so venial a character as that •of Sarah Dyer. No one, however, can say that it is wrong to give her work and to pay her for the work done. Surely, there are many ladies who will be ready to do a work of charity in such a form and for so deserving SD object. TILE ARMY. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFITILD.--Meadow hay, £2 108 to £4 Os ; clover, 43 lOs to £.5 Os ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 Es per load Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.-11eadow hay, £2 12s to £4 4s; clover, £3 10s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 4a to £1 Da per lead. A slow sale. WILITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2lOB to £4 Os; clove?, lOs to £5 Os ; and straw, 4s to bls per load. Supplies good ; trade dull. THE NEW JUDGE.—It was stated in Westmin ster Hall yesterday morning that Sir Henry Keating, the present Solicitor-General, has been appointed to succeed the late Mr. Justice Crowder as one of the judges of the Common Pleas, and that either Mr. R. P. Collier, the mem ber for Plymouth, or Mr. Atherton, of the Northern Cir• cult, will succeed to the Solicitor-Generalship. DRESSMAKERS' BILLS. (.From the Times), STATE OF TRADE. LEICESTER, Dec. 7.—The hosiery trade in all useful branches continues good for the season of the year ; the demand is falling off, but this is always the case before Christmas. The trade generally is, however, in a very healthy and satisfactory con dition, and the season has been upon the whole a very prosperous one. The wool-market is steady, and high prices arc still realised for choice sorts. Yarns are in fair request, without material change in price. NOTTINGHAM, 7th.—There is less doing this week in the lace trade. Stocktaking and the dis inclination on the part of manufacturers to produce except for actual wants render this trade extremely dull. The American buyers are not operating to any extent, and orders for other foreign markets are by no means numerous. A good deal of ma chinery is therefore either only working short time or standing altogether, and numbers of the hands are but partially engaged. In hosiery there is still an excellent business doing for export, and many of the houses are yet well engaged in executing orders for shipment. There is a fair amount of business doing in goods for the home department for the time of the year. In the country districts trade is also good, the hands being fully employed. There are little or no stocks on hands. Yarns remain firm. Silks arc selling at exceedingly high prices. The Lewchew left Melbourne for 'England on the 20th Sept. with £112,000, the Norfolk on the 30th with £272,000, and the Anglesey on the 17th Oct. with £280,000: Including the Swiftsure, now 85 days out, with £294,000, the total amount of Australian gold known to be at sea is thus nearly £1,000,000. acl 50 Pe, t 9► lel ,ro , na lar a Lip; en d 902: 100 92}i 6 1i 13i 36} i 274 4 'll4t 67 74 Share 100 1 Stk { 18 20 20 10 100 100 190 17i 20 B took 20 20 100 100 Sto. 1 Stook 100 100 100 100 100 Stook Stook Sharel 100 10 Stock Stock , Stack stook 100 Stock 100 100 20.11 100 all all all 1 leo 100 a'l all 100 100 all all 100 6 110 all all all all all all all 113 Paid. 11E0 116,1 114 114 1121 'll5 112 112 11114 1111 114 1101 112 10 i i 131 1 4 i i .41 Si I 39, z 7 I 1121 4 } li I I ft 4 MI i 32 li