The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-31 00:00:00

n Algeria to submission 5 and regele rks of living on the 15 01 The 11finistFr nisation of a among those the civil list ,tery ; a col• e articles and rtists. There he 15th PO istribution of I,• will be sold lily return ° f the differe nt Dort duties on highest pric e rket of gar' at of Churl?" 16fr. 40c. 01 of Toulouse, lowest 14fr' A Metz, Ver• average fo r Dg sle. lower re with Mil e : that name, is especting th e nd-chancel lor Aral Hugo i/ awarded one I class ditto, [sired and 1i wage and de quarter of the ontinues fla t / tle 'variation . id 72f. 90 c .; ; Austria" , ) 883 f. 7 5 c . ; hem, 585 f. to to 1,003 f. 15c* Ils : 72 5 6 0 100 25 ( 5 ) ••• 93 94 • •.• • .--- " 40 • 47 43 V Accouv„ t i .. 1388 i u ...,'-' • • 1005 845 A •• ",, •• 88 3 Jv ..-. --- ~ •• 623 4 ' ~, .• . 587 °u • • 6 01 511 40 • • • • 697 _ ~.. •• 420 •• 641 0 •• f. 14c. ; 3. ; money, Lich was d ue this morning' having bee! F f e w journa' any interest' at the island Po, and for: to a g reemen t the .Duch9 t rial deposition nese bank, 11° ;HINOTOgi THURSDAY. PhiladelP o w as hingto lll y this inero e 18th /1 14 h in specie '9rl says :—Cn iv i re devoid 0. A in session' to Monday lion given Di , D the uno° ll , the aiopeo l l; instead d officers , 9 ' 4 e will, befor e itions to the [eems prope.' iberal in h inister of the returned t° rvers to inftk! seen Mottc" I mail, Wit h , has arriv ea ae with til e ie passengers sident's ge n 9 o " Belknap, '' DEC. 18. ... ) 109 k for 0 0 . 0 course, 8 1 3 eS i ir that a hol" dnesday. ras quite larg ncipal drocera ut 2,500 bale °, „ d w ith stescie. uplands. 1, with a gu",., ' c hases for 0 i -s ier, with 0 1 _ 4 eo white westev to 1 dol. 3 0 °:t 'mer, with ft vhite souther, at 70c. to 76c. t were taken ° t is of cotton .1 ,ged at 3s. 9c l a se at 30a., rels shoe pel 6 ['here was n°" ttion of the e cotton nif ; i at llio• ,ales, and the reek foot 11 1 ing exchong` rpool, id. ty were 325° to-day were • Middll Et s mall, btl Sales to -day' to-day 1770° ETION. MONEY MARKET AND CIIY NEWS, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. A fair amount of business has been transacted in the private market for foreign and colonial produce during the past few days. The public markets are still closed for the Christmas holidays. Tea has been firm, owing to the advices from China by the overland mail. In sugar the dealings have been limited to immediate requirements, and holders demand fully late quotations for all descriptions. Coffee has been rather inactive, as well as fruit and Spices. Indigo and saltpetre have been in fair re quest, and tallow has exhibited considerable firm ness, P.Y.C. in all positions being now quoted 51s. 3d. per cwt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, a fair amount of business was transacted, and prices were unaltered.. The sales amounted to 3,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and quotations were heavy. There is still an active demand for discount ac commodation. Fully 21 per cent. is charged in the general market for the negotiation of first class Paper, and the supply of bills continues to increase. It is expected that the inquiry will be sustained during the ensuing fortnight,, but some relief will then be experienced through the distribution of diVidends, not only on Consols, but also on a variety of other securities. At the Bank the inauiry is very brisk, there being more activity in the Discount- Office than for several months past. On the Stock Exchange also loans have been negotiated to a eon sidetable amount, and at enhanced rates. To -morrow (Saturday) the half-yearly dividends' are . due on *the su • lijoined Foreign Stocks :—Aus trian 5 per Cents., Dutch 21 per Cents., Peruvian 41 per Cents. (Hegan, Arica, and Tacna), ditto Ifyibarren, Portuguese 3 per Cents. ? ditto 3 per Cents. (1856), ditto (1857), Russian 41 per Cents., Spanish 3 per Cents., ditto Deferred, and Belgian 2 1 per Cents. An extraordinary meeting of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada has been held to-day, at Which the directors were empowered to exercise the borrowing powers of the company, by virtue of the.loth clause of the act of Parliament of Canada, passed in 1858. At the meeting of .the British Telegraph Com . Pany, held to-day, the resolution passed at a former meeting, for the- transfer of its business to the British and Magnetic Telegraph Company, was confirmed unanimously. The market for English Securities opened flatly, but .it . hqs since exhibited more firmness, and the quotations have risen 1 per cent. There is an expectation that the revenue state cunt will be -very satisfactory, and pur chases have been made in consequence. The Cioveiliment broker 'has bought £17,000 Reduced Annuities for the Savings' Banks. Consols opened at 062 /; but they have since rallied to 96/ e. Bank Stock is heavy at 2241. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady, at 971 ; Long Annuities are 18 3-16ths ; India Loan Debentures:are marked 99 1 I. The March Exchequer Bills are 375. to 395.; June ditto, 375. to 395. prem. The market for Foreign Securities continues quiet, and prices are without any material alteration. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 92 to 921 ; ditto Scrip, Ist issue, 14- to 11 dis. ; ditto, 2d issue, 11 to 11 dis. ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1051. Chilian Loan is marked par to 1 prem. ; Portuguese are steady at 481 1; Spanish 3 per Cents. at 48 ; ditto Deferred at 311 ; and Venezuelan 5 per Cents. at 441. Peruvian (Uribarren) are flat, at 881 ; but Dutch 4 per Cents., however, have improved to 1011. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following as the prices of the American Securities : Redeemable. Prices. t r „nited States 5 per Cents 1867-1868 102 104 "0: &per Cent Bonds Alabama's per Cent. Bonds ' -- 78 Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 92 ILlrtryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds - 96 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. Bonds Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock Pennsylvania fi per Ct. Bonds Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 5 per Cent. St Bonds Roston 5 per Cent. St Bonds Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Illinois Central 6 per Cent (/'reelands) Do. shares, 60 dole. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent Do. do. shares New York Central 6 pee Ct., 1886 103 104 98 100 83 85 87 871 84 86 87 89 86 88 90 92 81 83 80 82 1877 Divers 1886 1888 1875 1875 1860 80 82 34 32 die 1869 84 86 45 50 New. convertible ... riew York Central 7 per Ct , convertible, from' June 15, 1857-59 do!`sharec IIeNY York and Erie; 7 per Ct , 3d mortgage New York and Erie 7 per Ct., 1883 convertible New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , sinking fund Do. do. shares ..... . . Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort _ gage Str. Bonds, not cony 4, 0. do., Ist. clo. 18G4 1833 1862 1875 .18.59 i 1865 93 About an average amount of business has been recorded in the Railway Share Market to-day, and Prices generally are firm. Great Western, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, South Western, Midland, North British, and North Eastern (Berwick), im proved_ss. ; Caledonion, 10s., and North Western, £1 ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, declined 10s., and Great Northern, ss. Ntransactions have been reported in the foreign market, and prices are nomi nal. - The Colonial lines are inactive. East Indian are steady at 109 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 36k 37 ; and Great Western of Canada improve to 16k ; and Great Indian -Peninsula realised - 2/f. Joint Stock Bank and Miscel i *e res show a slight improvement. Bank ofn have advanced 10s. ; London and County, ss. pllnion of Australia, ss. ; Electric Telegraph have deained to 110. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97k 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860." Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 3-16 India Stock ' — Ditto Debentures 9 91 1 Ditto Bonds, £ l,OOO Consols for Account 9 61 1 March June. Pacheouer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 1Id, Ditto £5OO Ditto Small, 11d. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian 41 per Cent • Ditto (Uribarren); 41 per Cent. Portuguese,•lBs3, 3 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent , — Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip — Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - ~ • Ditto Account 1054 Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Account.. SUICIDE OF A PHYSICIAN AT SOUTHSEA.—Dr William Engledue, of Gloucester-house, Southsea, a phy sician of considerable eminence and having a very exten sive practice in that neighbourhood, :committed suicide Yesterday morning by swallowing a dose of pru ss ic acid, Dr. Engledue had during the past fortnight been confined to his residence with symptoms of derange ment of the liver and other digestive organs, which had produced great . taciturnity even towards his family and his closest friends, and great depression of spirits. Between seven and eight o'clock yesterday morning his sister, Who resided with him, heard him moving about in his own Chamber, and upon entering the room found that he had just thrown himself upon his bed, life being then, or soon after wards, extinct. Dr. Engledue was the younger brother of Capt a i n J. R. Engledue; superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Packet Company's ships at South ampton. In April of 1856 an audacious burglary - was committed at the house of Mrs. Humphreys, a widow lady residing at Stamford-hill, by four men in masks. An en trance was effected by digging a hole through the kitchen Wall, when the ruffians proceeded to tie the hands and feet of the old lady and her servant girl, the only inmates of the house, threatening to murder them if they spoke. Pro party to the amount of £1,006 was then carried off. One roan was convicted and sentenced to death for the crime, but the others have hitherto eluded detection. " Murder will out," however, and so in the present case, for a man Lamed Gibson, one of two caught breaking into the pre- Mises of Mr. King, Sambrook-court, the other day, has been identified by the servant girl as the burglar who tied her feet together. She is enabled to do so from the accident of the fellow's mask having fallen from his- face, and thus allowing her to- see his fo.ce before he could replace it.— atemford Mercury. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 183 g. SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. FOREIGN. Share Railways. Ipaid,l Closing 7313,111:88 1... - ~ Closing 1 Business Sharei Railways. ram. l Price. I Done. 10 Antwerp &' Rotterdam all 41. 51 20 Ardennes , ..... all p 12.10 A niberg., A otting. Bost. 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lirri.7p.c. 3 1 d 1 p and Eastern Junction 10 Ci 61 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 If 50 gelfae,t and Ballymena.. all 20 Beziers to Graissessaa.. all 13.14 fir., Wol., and Str.Val. all 71 81 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 2 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 20 D u t c h Rh en i s h ...., ~. 15 3d 1 Junction... F ra n ce lOO 66 68 6 E as t ern o f Fran ...... all 27 27 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 20 Great Central of Fran'. all Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian - Stock Chester and Holyhead - all 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all —, ' , 20 Cork, Blitrock,&Passage all 20 L om b ar d o Venetian... .: 8 3 t 1 1 P 20 Cornwall all 41 51 20 L ucca & Pi sto j a, 5 p.c.pf. all 10 Do. AIA rcves. no div . 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 2.5 until6p.c.per an I all 10 Do. 13 all 33 1 Maria Antonia .. , ... ... all hasbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. Now . ~ • all 7 —, 50 Dublin andßelfaat June. all 20 Namur and Liege all 9 91 25 Dun.,Perthot Abr.-Tune. all 74 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref ce Stock East Anglian lOO 1 17 16 N or th ern of Fran.... all 39 404 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 63 64 20 Do. New Shares Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 47 49 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 9i Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent , 7 3 1.1 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 3.5 354 25 East Kent all 12 14 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 55 46 Stock East Lancashire lOO 96 97 Recife& S. Fran. (Perm) IT 9 . id i. IP 20 East Suffolk all . . 10 Do 20 Riga and Dnnaburg. .. 4 Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 1 6 94 10 Rome and Frascati .:.. all Stock Edin.,Perth. & Dundee. 100 28 29 281 20 Royal Danish ' all 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all 5 Royal Swedish Stock Furness Stock Glasgow& South Resin ldh 94 96 20 Sambre and Meuse..... ' all 74 8 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 10 Do. 54 per cent. Frei...: all 94 9 Stock Great Northern lOO 1061 1071 1061 20 Southern of France .... all 23 23 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 21 93 81 West Flanders 'all 5 6 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 135 • 10 Do. 51_p. c. Preference . all 9 9 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 1041 1051 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 24 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Slk. 100 55 5 7 20 Western of Switzerland all 12 Irish South Eastern.... all 6 Wiesbaden , 'all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 87 9 2 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 161 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 100 991 2 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 pBRITISH • POSSESSIONS. 9 . Do. do. £9 shares 7 1) 3 Do. West Riding Union 3 /Morel Railways. Closin g Businoss (Paid. P rice . Mae. 20 Do. Southport ur 1.6.3 London and Blackwall a ll 54 64 1.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. 41 • ;took Lon.,Brighton kS.Coast 100 111 113 . 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all I ?tock London & North Westn 100 9 5 4 86 4 97 fit 7 3 Leased at 6 per cent.. 121 Do. Eighths toe London& South-Weatn lOO 94 1 1 . 5 i w ° g 5 percent. - Do all 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all 18 S 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all .„ n „. 40 lB Do. Addit, Capital A . 6 par 41) Stock Stan., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 39 391 o 18 Do. Do. B 41 par fp 10 Metropolitan 3 d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron . all 6 7 91 81 ;took Midland lOO 1031 1041 1031 1 201 Do. New l6l 141 134 d 100 I 100 78 82 Buffhlo,Brant&Godrich Rock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 77 79 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 1 , t. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 75 74 25 DO. }Shares ' all I— 10 . Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 73 76 1.00 Newcastle and Carlisle. all 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastm.Lim. L 3.0. 4 3 p 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 111 124 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 28. —lO . Newry & Armagh -(def.) 9 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. Pal 20 Newry, Waipt., & Ros all 1 Mock Norfolk lOO i 65 07 55 1 6 1 • 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. -- 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 1 liP 50 North. Counties Union 3l 31 3 d tock North British lOO 61 611 61 4 1 1 171 Demerara tock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk. 100 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c • 5 4 IP lock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. lock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 104 109 ICB4 9 20 Do. C Shares all - tock Do. B Stock until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 '2O Do. E Shares Ext. 10 —p „. 'took North-Eastn.— Berwick 100 91 IS 95 2 * 20 Do. Jubbulpore ...... 5 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 11 d 4 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'.s9 all - took Do. Leeds lOO 4 491 49 20 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 171 18 f took Do. York lOO 77 78 73 i 11 1 Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 _ tock North London lOO. 101 103 per cent. Bonds ) Grand Trunk of Canada leo 36 37 3 64 7 10 N. &S. Westn., Hampstd 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 78 and City Junction.... £3 Is. 20 North Staffordshire.... 171 41 4 d 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pre l9O 91 92 20 Gt.ln iaPenin.gua.sp.c all 214 21 211 20 North-WeStern u ntil .. • all 13 in . _ q . . 10 No. & Sou. W. jon all 7 4 5 4 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 - I P 20 Do. do .4 p lock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 30 32 10 Peebles all 20 f at.S.of Ind.Lim.—Serlp 1 21. _ 20 Portsmouth io 7 5 d ( guaranteed kper cent 10 Rhymney lO 112 — 114 — 201 Gt W. of Canada Shares all 16i 161 161 1 201 Do. New lock Scottish . Central lOO .s. 100 1 Do. Bonds pay. lock Sooth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 28 1 fat Opt till '6O lock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 • 85 ° 7 5 47 100 Do. do, ' 73 till ' 6O • lock Shropshire Union lOO 4 all 106 108 10 Sittingbourne & Shee r all 4 2 d ' 100 Do. do. ''3 without opt all 105 , 107. 100 Do. 5-i p. c. do. '77 do •‘. • atl , 99 100 lock South Devon lOO 37 38 lock South-Eastern lOO 7 5 75 4 75 4 6 20 Madras, guar„ 41 Ip. c. all 181 194 lock South Wales 20 South Yorks. & Riv. D un all 13 15 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.: 15 Id 1 d 20 Do do 1 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 1 P • 8 "' , 20 • 5 p f 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek.. all 9 „," • tock Melb. Corp. 6p. Do. Fourth do. c. Bonds 100 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 33 . Newßrunswick&Canda. 25 Do. do. 1854 221 20 • Ry.&Land(Litn.)g.6pc 1 : 0 25 Do. do. 1855 7 Class ACapitl. S hare . . • 2 lid Stockton & Hartlepool 161 .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. 29 lock Taff Vale lOO Do.. do. B. Capital do. i ' A 4 3 d lock Do. Preference, No. 1 .. Do. do. Land d 0... " _ 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail .22 Northoflndia Tran:iroad ,„ lock Vale of Neath lOO 90 95 20 Limited, Scrip ....... '"-* lock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 20 Oude (Limited) - ss. _ 50 ' Waterford & Limerick all 20 20 Do. Do. 20 Scinde .l 15 1 lfp 161 20 West Cornwall 20 Do. Punjaub . .. 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all 20 Do. New ... .. ... r. 5 p : 1 p ti. 1 , s ail . p 2 a l r i . 1 22 p 5 Do ip A .c. .— h A u recy bee . a no p d d i . v to .ti ß ll all 3 5 Do. B all 64 Indus. St. Flo. ~, 5 1 p 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 , - 10 West London ' 10 Do. 2d Class all .— Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1613 4 Stook, 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock' 124 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock . 25 Stock Stock PREFEREN Sgt Sharcl Railways. Closing Business Th 4".. Done. "'"`" Sherel Mines. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY) TILE LIVINGSTONE EXPEhITION; MARLBOIWUGH-STREET, ROBBING A CHILD.—A DARING THIEF.—John Brown, a determined-looking fellow, who has several aliases, and is well known to the police, was charged with stealing a silk umbrella, of the value of 205., the property of Mr. Thomas Mumford, of 6, Arden-street, Little 'Windmill-street, under the following circumstances : Thomas Mumford, a little boy nine years of age, said he was going home the previous evening, with the umbrella under his arm, when the prisoner came up and asked him the way to some street. lie told him he did not know, when ho said " You're a fool," and seized the umbrella and ran away. Witness called " Stop thief," and ran after him, and somebody stopped him. The umbrella was not quite new, but was worth 20s. Prisoner-20s. I why, he says it is not new. George Peart, of 10, Richmond-street, Newport-street, said he saw the little boy running after the prisoner, calling at the time " Stop thief I" The prisoner had at the time a silk umbrella under his arm. Ile pursued him, and saw him, after running a short distance, return without it, not having the umbrella with him. It - had a white handle. Prisoner—Oh, yes, you were told that by the father of the child. The prisoner, in a very surly manner, hating pleaded guilty, Mr. Beadon said it was an-exceedingly bad case—robbing a little child in the street—and was one the law required to be punished with great severity, that it might deter others from doing a similar thing. Committed for six Months, with hard labour. (From the Cape irgus of Nor. 20.) Last week letters were received here from Dr. Livingtone and other members of the exploring expedition to the Zambezi River. The news they contain of the progress of the expedition is alike important and interesting. They had reached Tete, where a supply of coals for the steam-launch was obtained, the first ever taken out of the earth in that country. Dr. Livingstone's Makololo friends, whom lie had left at Tete previous to going to England, were found to be still there awaiting his return. A letter received by Governor Sir George Grey- from the reverend doctor contains some inte• resting details relative to these matters. Sir G. Grey, we may mention, has uvailed himself of every opportunity to assist the expeditionists, and his kindness is gratefully acknowledged by Dr. Living stone, who afterwards proceeds to say : " I shall commence, without preface, in the middle of things, by saying that I have just come down from Tete to the mouth of the river (Kongone) and will start in a day or two for the same point. The gentlemen there (at Tete), through the influence of Major Lecard, at once acceded to my proposi tion to get me some coals, and in three or four days we were furnished with a ton and a half, the very first ever dug in this country. The engineer pronounces them to be of a very good kind, though being from the surface, where, in the bank of the Muatize, they have been exposed to the action of air and floods for ages. Mr. Thornton, the geolo gist, thinks equally well of them. They contain very little sulphur. I could not ascend the river (Re vulene) into which the Muatize flows, to load at the seam itself, as there were only a few inches of water at a bar across its confluence with the Zam- bezi, but large canoes brought them down. At other times of the year we could have sailed up in this launch, which draws 2ft. Gin., with the greatest ease. There is no end of the finest (specular) iron ore ; so with coal (of which many seams or parts of an immense seam crop out) and iron; surely some thing will yet be done in Africa. This was the first thing of the steamer kind ever seen at Tete, and we were visited with as much interest as is the Levia than. Foremost among our visitors were my Makololo companions. They grasped my hands and arms convulsively, and lullilooed for joy. About 30 of them have died from small-pox, and six were killed by a rebel chief, who, in defiance of Portu guese authority, holds a stockade at the confluence of the Luenva. This grieves them and me more than anything. The excuse is he did it in a fit of drunkenness. There were three such rebels, half caste Portuguese of Goa, who defied the Portuguese. One, who had a stockade at the mouth of the Shire, has just now been conquered by the Governor of Killimane. The war has been against us, though we have gone from one side to the other, without molestation, as friends of both, or rather as English, for it is the English name that was our passport. I came one night to a party after dark, and created an alarm, but that was quelled when I called out Mglze.' The river is now nearly at its lowest ; and, unlike the muddy rivers of the west, it may be styled one of sand; there is very little mud comparatively. Be low Lupata it is spread out to from one mile to three in width, with many islands. In the wide parts I experienced considerable difficulty, and especially in one part called Shigogo ; but when we approached Lupata, wkere all the river is in one body, our difficulties end. At Kelira Basa we shall have another obstacle to surmount. It is described as a number of rocks jutting out of the stream, and narrowing the channel, Which is deep and tortuous. There is no waterfall, but we shall go and examine it carefully ar soon as we get up ; and, this being low water, we shall be able to give a clear idea of the whole. If we could travel as geographers do, with the legs of a pair of com passes, we might have been there long ago. At present we are taking up our luggage from stage to stage, and having been deceived by a false report on the engine of this vessel it is rather slow work. It consumes an enormous quantity of fuel, and half our time, when we have no coals, is spent in woodcutting. This, however, led to our discover ing that. lignum vitae abounds, and there is also ebony, and teak, or African oak ; but we cannot yet say how much. The canoes pass us and look back at the Asthmatic,' as I call her now. The vessel herself is all very well, though drawing much more than was predicted ; but the engine turns out a wretched piece of gingerbread when worked on wood alone. From the information I formerly received from the Portuguese, I believe that the river could be navigated during only six or nine months in the year, but it is now not far from its lowest, and I begin to think that a vessel drawing only two feet might run the whole year ; but this we shall be able to decide next month. It begins to rise again in that fol lowing The Portuguese ought to do something in the lighthouse way, and if they would only be at the expense of a few piles at three places all obstructions from shallow ness of water. would vanish. Taking the river as a Whole, there is no Tack or Water—witness the reports of Captains Gordon and Bedingfield ; and, though it is now eight or nine feet lower, it has still much the same appearance, and always makes me wonder how our easy-chair geographers could imagine it all to come out of a great interior sandy desert.' When it spreads out into several channels a few piles driven in at the part above where the water takes the swing into a shallow one would in one flood effect what is now done by snags,— create a deep channel. A few piles would widen the Kongone canal in one year." He suggests that some sort of beacon should be erected at the mouth of the Kongone, to prevent persons being misled and going into the Luabo instead. It appears that when the Pearl first entered the river the steam launch Ma-Robert was immediately put together although the day was Sunday ; and this circumstance has been censured by some persons who were ignorant of the motives which led to it. But the best reply to such criticism is given by Dr. Livingstone himself, who in the concluding portion of the letter above alluded to, says : "When I came in among mangrove swamps . . . . I pushed on the work with all haste to get out of the Delta. People, I hear, blame me for this; but they would have blamed me much more had I lost nearly all the expedition. . . We take quinine daily, and the short illnesses we had have partaken more of the character of common colds than fever. Here, in the mangrove swamps, two of our number, who are now better, had, in addition, a dry skin for some hours. But with quinine and care I see no obstacle to passengers going up to Tete from that disease, and there begins the healthy country. Yet it is not to be trusted either ; irre gularities must be avoided." It is stated that Capt. Bedingficld, RN., who accompanied the expedition as surveyor, has re signed, and is to withdraw from the expedition. THAMES. DESERTERS FROM TIIE ROYAL NAVY.-- Charles M'Lachlan, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with deserting from her Majesty's ship Hannibal. Dunaway, a police-constable, Ne. 129 11, stated that ho went to the house, No. 10, Old Gravel-lane, St. George-in the-East, this morning, and found the prisoner there, and, in answer to his questions, said his name was M'Lachlan, and that he formerly belonged to the Hannibal man-of war, and left her at Malta two years ago, soon after peace was proclaimed. The prisoner exactly answered the de scription of a man who deserted from the Hannibal. Mr. Yardley—But the Hannibal is out of commission now. Dunaway—Yes, sir, it is. The prisoner is a 10 years' man, and ho admitted that to be so. The prisoner said he had formerly given himself up at the rendezvous on Tower hill some time ago, and the people there would have nothing to do with him. Mr. Yardley—Take him to the rendezvous, where he perhaps can be identified, and then convey him to the receiving-ship off the Tower. Dunaway said that when he brought the last deserter from the navy before his worship he was directed to convey him on board the Crocodile, but the commanding officer on board said he would have nothing to do with him. He then took the deserter to the rendezvous on Tower-hill, and the people there laughed at him and said they would not receive him. Ho asked where he was to take deserters from her Majesty's ships, and the reply was, " Take them where you like." He then took the deserter to Woolwich, and the Commodore said he was glad the police were look ing after deserters tr.m the navy, and they were the very sort of men that were wanted, and would be punished when detected. Mr. Yardley—Take this man to Woolwich. It appearing that the prisoner had been discharged from a schooner a fortnight ago, when ho received a balance of £9 for his services on a voyage to the West Coast of Africa and back, and that his clothes were detained by a lodging house keeper, the Magistrate requested Dunaway to obtain the man's clothes, and said if they were not delivered to him he would grant a summons. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, Coastwise, a fair average supply of English wheat— 1,860 quarters—has come fresh to hand this week, but the receipts by land carriage this morning were trifling. Al though the attendance of millers was small, the demand for most kinds of home-grown wheat was steady, and in some instances selected samples mere the turn dearer when compared with Monday. For foreign wheat there was an improved inquiry, but no change took place in the currencies. The barley trade was very dull, owing to a large influx from abroad-13,910 quarters—and late rates were barely supported. We had a dull inquiry for malt, at the late decline in value. Oats, beans, and peas realised previous rates, but the demand for them was by no means active. The flour trade ruled steady. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour. Irish 2, l3o —, Foreign 6,200 ' 13,910 • 14,220 220 sks I I 460 him NEWGATE AND LEAD The supplies of meat have rather it the trade 'getter/My baa rated heavy, as Per fee. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d. d. a. d. Inferior Beef 3 oto 3 4 Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 Mid. d 0..... 3 6to 3 8 Mid. do ~ 3 Bto 4 2 Pm.larqedo.• 310t0.4 0 I . Prime do. 44to 4 8 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 6 ' Veal 3 4to 4 2 Large pork.. 3 oto 3 8 , Small pork Teased to-day, and BOROUGH HOP. We have no change to notice in the general position of this market. Useful new hops are selling freely, at full prices, but all other kinds are much neglected. Mid and East Kent pockets 7os to 120 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do s2s to 68s „ Sussex do 50s to 62s „ COLONIAL. The public market for foreign and colonial produce remains closed, but will re-open on the 4th January. TEA.—There has been a 'good demand in the private contract market, and business to some extent has been done at full prices —common conpu being quoted llid. per lb. SUGAR.—No public sales have taken place; full rates, however, are current in the private market, and in refined descriptions no change can be reported. COFFEE.—There has been a fair inquiry for native Ceylon at about late quotations,. but other descriptions are dull. RICE.—The business transacted has been confined to a few parcels of low quality, at about previous rates. SALTPETRE.—A limited inquiry has been experienced, but no alteration can be reported in prices. TALLOW.—The market has exhibited rather more firm ness. P.Y.C. on the spot is . quoted 51s 3d, and for spring delivery 51s 3d per cwt. THIS DA I'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 31.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; moderate breeze, and weather thick and hazy. Cows, Dec. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Bremen (screw steamer), for New York ; has on freight 52,000 dols. for France. TEIGNMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Go Forward, from St. Joint's, Newfoundland. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind w,—Sailed—Anna, for Gibraltar. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cupid, from Alexandria; Denmark, from Copenhagen for Santa Cruz, with martingale and bobstay chains carried away. PALMOUTH,DCC. 30.—WindW.—Sailed=—Salto (steamer) for Monte Video. NEWPORT, Dec. 30.--Wind N.W.—Sailed—Olympia, for St. Thomas. ' CARDIFF Dec. 30.—Wind W.—Arrived—Neivbattle, from Gibraltar. Sailed—Nero, for Rio Janeiro; Ostend, from Rio Janeiro. QUEENSTOWN, Den. 29.---Wind N.—Arrived—Ann Thompson, from Moulmein; Regina, from New Orleans. Sailed—Hydespas, 'for Bombay.. • (BY SOUTUAMiTON, t'riday Morning. 'Whiff calm, thick fog. Arrived—Purveyor, from Swanage ; Ondine, steamer, from London ; Marquis of Bute and Lively, from Seaham ; Caledonia, Light and Sign, Clara, Blue Jacket, Ally, and Woodlands, froinlimderlead; Camelia, steamers. Sailed—Hammonia, steamer, for Hamburg; Dorset, for Sunderland. LrvinrooL, Friday Morning. Wind S.S.W. Arrived, Dec. 30—Westmoreland, from New Orleans. Sailed, Dee. 30—China, for New Orleans •; Water Sprite, 'or St. Michael's. (BY SUBMARINE AND BILITISII TELEGRAPII.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Calm and foggy ; nearly high water. Arrived, Dec. 30—Angelina, from Gottenburg ; Vic oria, from Dantaic. Dial, Friday Morning. Wind S, by , E., moderate. Passed—Odessa, screw steamer, from London, for Con. stantinotde. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND Loss OF THREE LIVES. —Yesterday morning, between the hours of one and two o'clock, a fire, which terminated, we regret to say, in the loss of three lives, broke out in London passage, a very narrow thoroughfare, leading from Whitecross-street to Golden-lane, St. Luke's. The premises were in the occu pation of Mr. Charles Wrench, cane-dresser, London passage. The scene immediately after the altrm was heart rending ; men and women rushing from their houses un dressed, with their children in their arms, and most of them in a state almost of frenzy. The husband a few minutes before had been frying some salt in the back room, for the purpose of relieving the toothache, from which the wife was suffering, and on coming down stairs he"found the back room in flames. He at once rushed into the court, leaving the door open. The wind carried the flames up the stair case, rendering the escape of the inmates impossible. The fire-escapes • promptly arrived, also the Whitecross-street engines, the station of which is only a few yards distant. The premises, however, were entirely gutted before the fire was extinguished. As soon after as possible, the Engineers commenced a search for the missingpersons. Mrs. Wrench was found sitting on a box in the front mitt, with her arm partly out of the window, and her child Eliza Wrench, aged seven months, on her arm. The eldest boy, Charles Wrench, aged nine years, was found on the first floor backroom, up in the corner, burnt to .a. cinder. Shells having been _procured the bodies were conveyed to- St. Luke's workhouse, and information has been forwarded to to coroner. BANK RETURNS: The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending Nov. 20. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 17th Nov. (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous • month : Oct. 23, 1858. Decrease. Nov. 20, 1858. Increase. Bank of England Private Banks Joint-stock Banks Total in England Sootland Ireland United Kingdom 21,004,502 21,077,449; 3,508,957 3,456,4091 3,009,595 2,970,9171 De, 52,548 "678 18,279 72,947 27,52.3,054127,504,775 L. - 4,06'2,249 4,383,3051 321,050 6,699,882 6,835,115 144,233 I 38,276,18& 8,723,195 417,010 And as compared with the mouth ending the 21st Nevem. ber, 1857, the above returns show an increase of £265,488 in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of £367,041 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the seve ral banks the following is the state of the circulation : The English private banks are below their fixed £948,526 issue The English joint-stock banks are below their find issue £331,440 Total below fixed issue in England.... £1,278,966 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue £1,296,069 The Irish banks are above their' fixed issue .... £480,621 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 17th of Nev. was £18,721,776, being a decrease of £675,850 as compared with the previous month, and an increase of £11,000,792 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 20th Nov.:— Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,496,145 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,461,746 £4,957,891 Being an increase of £179,251 as compared with the previous return, and an increase of £486,160 when compared with the corresponding period of last year. CHURCH RATE FOR WOOLWlCH. l —YeSterclay afternoon a vestry meeting of the rate-payers of Woolwich was held to consider the question of making a church-rate for the ensuing year. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Henry Brown, A.M. (rector). The. estimates for the rate having been read, Dr. Richardson moved, and Mr. Webber seconded, that a church rate be made of 2d. in the pound. The Rev. T. Tuffield (Congregational minister) opposed the rate. After some discussion the motion for making a 2d. rate was put, and lost by a large majority, one of the church wardens (Mr. Jolly) voting against tberate. Mr. Church warden Dixon demanded a poll in favour of the rate, which was fixed by the chairman to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday nut. BRITISH MINES. Paid. \ Closing Business Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne IC per • c. pref. (issued.at .250) all 49 51 - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 74 8 jStk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 20 British Iron 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - - Condurrow (Camborne). 20 - - tack Caledon £lO, 44 per eclat 100 103 . 105 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 450 460 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - - • - East Bassett (Mogan). ' 30 170 180 Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc 100 - - 1264 - Great South Tolgus.. . • 17s 124 1 Stock Do. do. 5 p. et. lOO - - -- G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillacl ) 11.14.11 24 3 c l ic Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all - - -G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 81_ 4 , Pun, Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 6 64 - Lady Bertha Stoc 11.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 100 103 - North Frances (Illogan) 84 74 84 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 113 118 - North Wheal Crotty 7.9.1 3 4 Stock Do. do. Class C7pc . .. 100 109 112 - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 74 84 Stock E. Conn: Ex. 5 pct.-N . 0.1 100 115 117 1154 15 - Par Consols (St. 131axy) 14 154 lfil Stock Do. do. N 0.2 100 113 115 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 131 133 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. •6s Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 84 86 - SouthCaradon(St:Cleer) ,24 40 5 415 Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - - • North C. Brea; Mogan , . 2 24 3 5 E.& W. York. Jen. fifths all - - - S. V heal Fran. (Illogar 1 8.18.9250 240 , Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. , 100 .73 74 Wiling -Qs. Stock Furness, 5 per cent - - 10 Ti n Croft 9 1 at Stock Glatt. &S West.; a. 5 pc. 100 113 115 I - UnitedM:r es(Gwennap) .40 • - - Stock Great Northern, sp. et. 100 122 124 .. - Vale of Towev (Corm.) 12s 64 1 4 Stock Do. 5 patedm.,lop.c.pm 100 112 114 - West Basiset fillegauy • -,•-•-lik 22 23 Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. - W. Ca adon (Llskeal d). •20 130 HO 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O f t 66 - Wheal Haase.; (Moor). • 54 210 220 •10 Gt. ITh. of Scotld, Ist pf all 104 111 - Wheal Buller ( Red •uth) 5 120 140 Stock j Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 1 100 - - Whea' Edwa d (Ca' 5.).. 54 24 24 p. et. pref. Stock - Whea' Kitty (U. Lelant) .1.7.2 8 9 50 ireat West. (Berko and 6 -- - - Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 45 47 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. . - - Wh'l Trelawney (List) 44 29 31 Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p eV.' 100 85 97 I . Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 88 FOREIGN MINES Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 88 90 Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref lOO 100 102 20 !Australian 7l 4 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 94 1 0 1 1 800 AccordCopper,Vin. 108 par 1 p 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf s hares all 164 174 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 20 Do.S;.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 134 144 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 10 10 4 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. ail 11 24 Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 72 74 1 Clarerdon Consols 3EII - Do. Chester guar.shares all 18 19 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1 - d -, 13. Do do do all 9 94 40 Cob:. Copper all 40 42 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 143 145 1 DunMoun.Cop.hling.Co all 4 I Stock Lon.&Brig•.spc. gu. No.l 100 - - 2 Fortuna Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 20 General all 20 21 Stock Do. New gua., 6p. et... 100 - - 3 Linares all 7 84 8 Stock Do. do. sp. C. No. 4 100 - - 5 Lusitanian Stock Lon.& N.W.Coy. &Nun- 1 Mariquita . all 1 eaton, sp. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 N.Rhin,eCop.of S.Ars.!, 10 1 p 4 late 3d shares lOO 163 168 1 20 Poutgibaud Silver, Lead 121 Londondy Sr Cole, 4 shs all - - Mining and Smelt.... all 44 5 124 Londondy.& Ennis 4ah all - - 5 Port Philip 1 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et. 100 123 125 30 Santiago de Cuba 164 1 1 6 Do. £6 44 4 iP 28.2.84 United Mexican .. .... all 21 Stock Do. 31 per cent. 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. i ; ) , Do. 4 per cent .. - `" Do. - - Closing Business Share Securities. Paid• P r i ce s. Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock . 100 - - Stock Do.Con.Bris.& Bir.6p.c t. 100 142 144 - Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 104 106 , 6 Do. with option tilt 1860 3 1 ip - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 116 1 16 4 11 6 Stock Pb. Lela. & Hit.pref. st. 100 96 97 - Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 10 ( Newport•Aber,&c. pref.s - Do. 6p.c.hlr. & Sep. 100 113 1 1 5 1 p • c. redeem, at sp.c. pm all DI 91 - N.R.Gov.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 113 114 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. o. with - Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - option till 1866 all 114 111 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. o. Deb. 100 1014 1024 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares all 9 10 - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Stock Do. sp. c. Ext. Steck,lB46 100 - - Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 113 114 Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan &July 100 112 114 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - - - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 111 113 Stock North British, spercent 100 111 113 Stock Do. New, Rua. 5 per cent 100 - - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Stock Nth.Dev.Rait& Dsk.Co. 100 - - - - Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Closing Business Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 99 100 /Morel Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. nice. Done. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 l3 - - 124. Do. do. Quarters,lB46 • 9 - - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - 25 Ito. York, H. &S. Purch lO 4 d 4p 40 Austra lasia all - - -20 North Starordshiro .. . all • 231 241 25 Bank of Egypt all 27 28 Stock Ox.wr. & Wol. 6pc. 134 - 100 121 123 100 Bank of London 5O - - 50 Stock o. do. do., 2d gua lOO 106 10 8 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all - - Stock Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.inperp 100 101 103 :t0 British North American all - - 'B4 Scottish Central, new pi all - - 20 Chtd. Bank of India, Am 10 2 lid Stook Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 100 City 5O 624 63i 25 Stock . Do. 34 per c. pref. stock 100 - 100 Colonial - - Stock Do.Aberdeen.guit.6pc. 100 - - 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all - - StOck Do. 7p. C. pref. stock. 100 - - 100 Commercial of London 2O - - 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 104 11 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 17 174 17 10 Do. Fixed 44 percent. all - - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all . - - 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 211 221 Ann., 1.0.6.) all 244 25 50 Lond on and County ... 20 - -- 30 Stock Do .44 per cent lOO .103 105 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 334 Stock . Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is lOO 103 105 100 London & Westminster. 20 .... - Stock Do. New do., 2d issue lOO - - 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO - - 20 D o. new lO - - St. • Do. 44 per cent lOO • - - 50 National Bank , 25 - - 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua all 17 19 20 New South Wales all - - 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e all 29 30 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all - - 25 i I Do. 6 per cent al 33 34 20 Ottoman Bank .... .... all 214 211 214 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 Provincial of Ireland .-. 25 • • - • 6 percent.. 10 0• 44 17 le Do. New • all -. 25 South Australia - - ' 25 Do. New 174 - 2 . 5 Union of Aust ra l ia all . - - - • • • LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 Do. New 2O 584 - - -.. 50 Union of London ... - . 10 - - - 0'254 ' Railways. ' I Paid. 's talin g C l e gi i i gi Bu ldll o. l 100 Unity Mutual 55 • - . 1.1 Co.'s. Price. polio: 'lOO Western Bk of Londoa 50 20 411 4 _ . . - ....1 Bedford and Bletchley all ' La& N.W - Bucidnghamshire lOO Ln & N.W 99 101 ClydesdaleJunctlon 100 . Caledonin 104 106 Colchester, Stour Val all EX.&E C 17 19 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c 100 Gt. North. 143 145 E Union,llarwiehns all E.Counts. 4 44 Do. Woodbridge .. 100 - Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drci. 100 Caledonin Do. New lOO Do. — Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartipool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Mull and Selby 1)o. i Shares all Do. Do. 4 Shares all Do. — London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. 94 96 Do. Barking Shares all Do. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct lOO Norfolk.. Do. '6 per cent . ... . . - Mane.,Buxtn. &Matk 1 all LN W &X 24 14 Midsb.& Redcr, 6p c. l all Stk.& Dar, -- • , Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland .1 99 161 Newinarkt.,BuryEx pm 1 5. 6. E. c oun t s. i i p guaranteed 5 p. c. 5 v Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 5B 60 Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. — Preston and Wyre. { all lAN W } 47 4 & L.Yk. Do. 4 Shares A all Do — Roystn,lliteh.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 142 144 Shfltoth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 18 11 8 Lan. & Yk s— 4 Shrowsbry& Hereford' all T Brassey 91 91 South Staffordshire .. all M`Cl ean . 104 102 Wear Valley, g. 6 p.c. all Stk.& Dar Do. do Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. ..... 93 95 Wimbledon& Croydn all L.&Brgtn 8 9 _.--- DOCKS. ___ Share Docks. I Paid Closing Business Price. Docks. Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 per Cent .Pref. Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London 100 1044 Stock St. 'Catharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO .Stock,Victoria . lOO 101 103 -20*Po New ....:i.a.,:: ' • ' lB ' id ' IP ' ' MISCELLAIS HOU& Closing Share Miscellaneous. ram. p rice : sunneilli 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint' all 13 14 1000 Atlantis Tel. (Limited) all 250 280 25 Australian Agricultural 19 3.4 36} 10 Australian Royal Mail . all f 1 10 Berlin Water Works all 2.1 3f 10 Do New, issued at 25 dis 3 50 British American Land 40 •50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 40 42 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 .20 Do. C.. all 13 15 100 Canada Land 32i 112 116 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 91 101 Stoop Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace 5 Do. Preference all 5 20 Eastern Steam all 2 2, Stock Electric Telegraph lOO ,110 112 110 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop. St. Co. all '1 1} 10 Europ. & Ind.Junet. Tel. los. - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all if 2 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Limo all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 1 f d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all if lf 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 6 7 25 National Disaount Co 5 I d 16 Netherlands Land 8 10 Do do all 1 2 5 Do 8 p.c. Pref. ,i ss. at 1 die. all 1I 2 100 N.BrANovaScotiaLand 80 15 18 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) all 1 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. die par 5 Peel River Land & Min all 2. 1 1 3 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 81 83 50 Do. New lO 12 13 20 Red Sea & Ind. Tel%rr 5 ip 50 Rhymney Iron .... all 25f 261 rnv ni .(Lim.) all 125 140 15 Do. New all 74 8 Australian nSt Land, all 38 40 60 60 61 I Do. do Registered 1; 1 1 B S SSe4 u : b yitt m lAl ar 3ur i s n atirli Teleg. Scrip all ; a - 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can. 5 1l van Pies jak..lo IZ . LIT AT BE. Narratt i ve of Nereices in the Liberation of Chili, Peru, and Brazil,froni )Ipernish and Portuguese Domination. By Thomas, Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B„, Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet. 2 ols. Ridgway. The illustrious Earl of Dundonald, who has but very recently entered upon the eighty-fourth, year of his age, having been born as far back as the 14th of December, 1775, here, in these two remarkable volumes, offers to the world a fragment of a great historic vindication. Forty years ago this heroic sea captain—one of the most dauntless commanders that ever trod the deck of a line-of-battle-ship, one whose personal daring has certainly never es-cn in the annals of the Royal Navy of England been surpassed—accepted the command of the maritime forces first upon the west and afterwards upon the east coast of the South American Continent; and there by a series of the most brilliant exploits sue ceeded in effecting the liberation of Chili, Peru, and Brazil from the domination of the Spanish and Portuguese Governments. During an interval of fully two years and a half, Lord Dundonald, then known to fame by his courtesy title as Lord Cochrane—as symbolic of the truest heroism, a name second only to that of Lord Nelson—conducted a war of independence, now in the waters of the Pacific for the establishment of two republics, now in the waters of the Atlantic for the consoli dation of the authority of a new constitutional Sovereign. To the unhesitating valour, to the indomitable perseverance, to the saga city and determination of this true learted Sailor—Chili—Peru—Brazil—each in turn owed, under God, the boon of its political liberation. The Chilians and Peruvians were alike in succession wrested from the Spanish Monarchy, by the genius, the skill, and the matchless bravery of this great maritime commander-in-chief. It was to the protecting and sustaining influence of his strong arm that his Imperial Majesty Don Pedro I. owed his elevation to a throne no longer the appanage o Portugal, by the name, style, and title of the constitutional Emperor of Brazils. For these resplendent services Lord Dundonald received a recompense in every respect worthy of the despicable repute ever since then appertaining to those three liberated, but utterly contemptible and degraded governments. The gratitude of Chili, of Peru, of Brazil to their sailor-liberator, might be expressed by what would equally well express the influence, since their liberation, exercised by them for good or for evil on the rest of the world—a nought ! Nay, the flagrant and monstrous ingratitude displayed by the three peoples to whom Lord Dundonald had been princi pally instrumental in giving freedom and indepen dence was, in reality as it happened, far worse than nothing. The commander-in-chief of the Chilian, Peruvian, and Brazilian navies, remained actually for years and years not simply unpaid but literally out of pocket, through his heroic services. to the_ three governMents. Repudiating his claims- - claims emblazoned in characters of blood and flame upon the first pages of their history—the Ministers of the " Constitutional Emperor," the provisional rulers of the twin Republics, had the mean ness to deny to Lord Cochrane and the gallant crews manning his little squadron even the very prize-money won by their life-blood ! The tricky evasions, the petty shifts, the miserable quibbles, the systematic swindling and chicanery by which justice was thus denied to the heroic band of sailors to whom the Chilians, Peruvians, and. Brazilians were indebted for their independ ence—will be found by those who care to read the melancholy rec or d, related in these two volumes, beyond the possibility of any future misapprehen sion. So old a story and yet so new a story as this, a narrative so old in the events to which it has reference, and yet so entirely new in the vast majority of its revelations, demands at the outset obviously a word or two explanatory of its tardy publication. The venerable hero who has penned it was the first to recognise this necessity for an nouncing to his readers the reason, first of all of the protracted reticence, and secondly of this eventual announcement of his wrongs and record of his achievements. Prudence dictated the delay. Hon our prompted the ultimate publication. Subjoined, however, are the very words of the narrator : "It may be asked, why—with the clear documentary evidence in my possession—and now adduced—l have for so many years endured an amount of obloquy and in justice, which might at any time have been set aside by its publication ? The reply is obvious. The withholding of my claims by the Governments of both sides the South American Continent, and the ruinous expense to which I was put on account of Chili, entailed upon me many years of pecuniary difficulty. To have told even the truth—un hacked as I then was by the. British Government—would have been to have all my claims set at defiance, so that compulsory discretion was a sufficient reason for my silence. It was long before I could induce a British Minister to satisfy himself of the rectitude of my conduct—the sound ness of my claims--or the dishonesty of those who, be lieving me to be powerless, laughed at reiterated demands for my stipulated rights. Yet more, I have never sought from those to whom I gave liberty and dominion. " There is, however, a reason for the present publication, ,a which I have never lost sight. Amidst all the injustice which it has been my lot to sustain; t have ever deter mined—for the sake of my family—to whom my character is an heir-loom—that no obloquy shall follow me to the grave, for none have I merited. On the day these volumes see the light, this resolution will be partially fulfilled." That noble intention is here, in truth, completely and signally realised. But how realized ? By the production in these two mournful volumes of a series of the most lamentable details of the most despicable turpitude on the part of the chiefs of the three liberated. Governments. We know scarcely any more melancholy' annals of blended valour and baseness—valour the most heroic, repaid by base ness the most paltry well imaginable. Gladly do we turn from the darker portions of the picture to those radiant with the glory won in the South American waters by the daring of the iron-hearted Earl of Dundonald. No one can surely ever read without emotion of achievements like those with which Lord Cochrane and his sailors captured the forts of Valdivia, and cut out the Spanish frigate the " Esmeralda." The former conquest was pro nounced immediately after, by Zenteno (in de fiance of whose orders the deed had been done), to be " the act of a madman :" Zenteno adding that the victor " deserved to have lost his life in the attempt," and that even afterwards he ought to lose his head " for daring to attack such a place without instructions, and for exposing the patriot troops to such hazard.' Yet this (so-called) madcap feat, was, notwithstanding, triumphantly accom plished. And as to the cutting out of the Esmeralda —that, surely will, henceforth live in the naval annals of the world as an act of heroism that sets .at defiance the possibility of its being ever sun passed ! A less dauntless heart than that of CocH RANE might have hesitated before the enterprise. "This design," he writes himself, for we shall give his own modest narrative of the achievement— " This design was to cut out the Esmeralda frigate from under the fortifications and also to get possession of another ship, on board of which we had learned that a million of dollars was embarked for flight, if it became necessary ; my opinion being that if such display of power were mani fested, the Spaniards would either surrender the capital or abandon it. "The enterprise was hazardous, for since my former visit the enemy's position had been much strengthened, no less than 300 pieces of artillery being mounted on shore, whilst the Esmeralda was crowded with the best sailors and marines that could be procured, these sleeping every night at quar— ters. She was, moreover, defended by a strong boom with chain moorings, and by armed blockships ; the whole being surrounded by twenty-seven gun-boats; so that no ship could possibly get at her. " For three days we occupied ourselves in preparations, still keeping secret the purpose for which they were in tended. On the evening of sth of November, this was communicated to the ships by the following proclamation : " Marines and Seamen,—This night we are going to give the enemy a mortal blow. To-morrow you will pre sent yourselves proudly before Callao r and all your com rades will envy bur good fortune. One hour of courage and resolution is all that is required of you to triumph. Remember, that you have conquered in Valdivia , and b e not afraid of those who have hitherto fled from you. " The value of all the vessels captured in Callao will be yours, and the same reward in money will bo distributed 'amongst you as has been offered by the Spaniards in Lima to those who should capture any of the Chili= squadron. The moment of glory is approaching - , and I hope that the Chilenos will fight as they have been accustomed to do, and, that the English will act as they have ever done at home and abroad. " COCHRANE.' " On issuing this proclamation, it was stated that I should lead the attack in person, volunteers being requested to come forward, on which the whole of the marines and seamen on board the three ships offered to accompany me. As this could not be permitted, a hundred and sixty sea men and eighty marines were selected, and after dark were placed in fourteen boats alongside the flagship, each armed with cutlass and pistol, being, for distinction's sake, dressed in white, with a blue band on the left arm. The Spaniards I expected, would be off their guard, as, by way of ruse, the other ships had been sent out of the bay under the charge of Captain Foster, as though in pursuit of some vessels in the offing-- . -so that the Spaniards would consider themselvei safe from attack for that night. " At :ten o'clock all was in readiness, the boats being formed in two divisions, the first commanded by my flag-. captain Crosbie, and the second by Captain Guise _my boat leading. The strictest silence, and the exclusive use of cutlasses were enjoined; so that, as the oars were muffled, and the night dark, the enemy had not the least suspicion of the impending attack. " It was just upon midnight when we neared the small opening left in the boom, our plan being well-nigh frus trated by the vigilance of a guard-boat, upon which my launch had luckily stumbled. The challenge was given, upon which, in an under-tone, I threatened the occupants of the boat with instant death if they made the least alarm. No reply was made to the threat, and in a few minutes our gallant fellows were alongside the frigite in line, boarding at several points simultaneously. cc The Spaniards were completely taken by surprise—the whole, with the exception of the sentries, being asleep at their quarters—and great was the havoc made. amongst them by the Chileno cutlasses whilst they were recovering themselves: Retreating to the forecastle , they there made a gallant stand, and it - was not until the thirdtcliate tliat the position was carried. The tight was for a short time renewed on the quarter-deck, where the Spanish marbles fell to a man, the rest of the enemy leaping overboard and into the hold to escape slaughter. "On boarding the ship by the main chains, I was knocked back by the butt end of the sentry's musket, and failing on a thole pin of the boat, it entered my back near the spine, inflicting a severe injury, which caused me many years of subsequent suffering. Immediately regaining my footing, I reascended the side, and when on deck, was shot , 'through the thigh, but binding a handkerchief tightly round the wound, managed, though with great difficulty, to direct the contest to its close. " The whole affair, from beginning to end, occupied only a quarter of an hour,:ourtjossbeinel I killed and 30 wounded, whilst that of the Spaniards was a hundred and sixty, many of whom fell under the cutlasses of the Chilemsr before they could stand to their arms. Greater bravery lE never saw displayed than that of our gallant fellows. Be fore boarding, the duties of all had been appointed, and a party was told off to take possession of the tops. We had. not been on deck a minut 3, when I hailed the foretop, and was instantly answered by our own men, an equally prompt answer being returned from the frigate's maintop. No British man-of-war's crew could have excelled this minute attention to orders." It is amusing, certainly, to find it related of the consummate hero who led that boarding party on to the deck of the Esmeralda, under the shadow of the 300 guns of the Callao fortifications—it is amusing, we say, to find it recorded of such a man that, upon his return to England, some time after wards, "Having," says he himself naively, in re lating the circumstance— " Having occasion to wait upon the then Attorney-Gt ne ral relative to a patent which I had in hand, he brusquely inquired ' whether I was not afraid to appear befo7e him ?' On my replying that I was not aware of having reason to fear appearing in the yresence of any man, he told me the question had been officially put to him, whether I could L e punished under the Foreign Enlistment Act, for the part I had taken in the liberation of Chili, Peru, and Brazil ? To this I replied, that 'if Government was indiscreet enough further to persecute me for having thrown open to British commerce the largest field for enterprise of modern times, they could take what steps they chose, for that I, having accepted service in South America before the passing of the act, was not afraid of the consequences of having infringed its provisions.' It is almost needless to say that no such prosecution was instituted, though the will was good, de spite the national benefits conferred." Almost everything in the history of this remarkable man, by the way, is pretty well of a piece in regard to his treatment. Again and again has he been the victim of calumny and injustice, the most cruei and the most flagrant. And in every single instance his character hasbeen completely and resplendently vindicated. During several years his name—the name of this Sea Bayard— was struck off the navy list of England. So wrongfully, that many years. have now happily gone by since he was reinstated in all his professional honoUrs, honours won, as the world knows, with a sword of terror in the grasp of a hand without a stain ! Thomas Earl of Dundonald, Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Grand Cross of the Bath, and wearing the symbols of divers other orders of knighthood, now in his eighty-fourth year, is regarded by every one familiar with the history of the last half century not simply with respect due to a great man but with the sympathy and admiration due to a great man contending heroically during a long life against a world of un deserved misfortunes. _ Before closing his prefatory remarks to the work here under consideration, Lord Dundonald says, with a touching earnestness : "My reputation as a British seaman is to me of the highest moment, and it shall not be sullied after my death by the aspersions of those who wilfully revenged the thwarting of their anti-Imperial designs, by imputations which can alone enter • into the minds of men devoid of generous impulses, and therefore incapable of appreciating higher motives." Yet later, he adds the following important announce ment : " It is my intention, if God spare my life, to add to these memoirs a narrative of my former experience in the British navy, and, what may be of greater utility, an exposition of that which, from jealousy and other causes no less un worthy, I was not permitted to effect. To these I shall add a few remarks upon my connexion with the liberation of Greece, developing some remarkable facts, which have as yet escaped the notice of historians. These reminiscences of the past will, at least, be instructive to future genera tions, and if any remarks of mine will conduce to the per manent greatness and security of my country, I shall deem the residue of my life well spent in recording them." Fervently do we pray that the life of Lord Dun donald may yet a while be spared to the country he has served so often and so gloriously—that the truthful pen may rceord the heroic deeds the unsullied sword has accomplished. The Two Mottoes. By the author of "Summerleigh Manor." ' Parker. This is another of those instructive and interest ing works for young people which have lately bcome so numerous. The story is rendered very attrac tive by the discrimination manifested in the descrip tions of the several characters. That of Emmeline is perhaps the most successful. There is something very engaging in her gentle nature, which shines conspicuous by the side of the meretricious brilliancy of Cecil, whose fascinations of manner are soon lost sight of in her vanity and selfishness. A great deal of skill - is displayed in the account of Dr. Aytoun. The miseries that result from the indul gence of a hasty temper are here strikingly exem plified, and the details arc given in a manner that forcibly impresses the mind of the reader. No mere statement of facts-ever-brings Lome the sub ject to the thoughts compared to a practical illus tration. The scenes that took place at the depar ture of Hector, and those that immediately followed them, are true in the depths of their suffering and intensity of their endurance. A niore painful ordeal cannot well be imagined for a young girl of Emmeline's temperament than that which she had to undergo on this melancholy occasion. Faulty as Hector was, it is evident that his father was the most to blame, since he set no example of self restraint hiyaself in the control of his passions. Few trials more deeply affect, or painfully agitate, a feeling disposition, or a sensitive nature, than domestic discord and family quarrels ; and this is powerfully represented in the story before us. Cecil Egerton is of a very different class to her cousin. She was enthusiastic, and determined to achieve something grand, but all her plans and projects at last centred in the indulgence of some selfish wish, or personal gratification. There could be no peace in such a life, no rest for such a mind. Very different was her defiant nature to the calm spirit of endurance with which Emmeline bore her weary lot, so much more painful than the portion allotted to Cecil, who yet never ceased repining at every trouble with a vehemence that perplexed and dismayed all who belonged to her. Once, in a dreamy mood, they were choosing mottoes, and Cecil decided on " Excelsior," while Emmeline selected " She path done what she could." They could not have chosen more consistently with their characters. The fitful fever of Cecil's course, which promised soiSuch, performed worse than nothing. Ever seeking to be higher than she really was, she deteriorateerapidly, because she sought to riso for the sake of being conspicuous, not to become better in any way, to complete any undertaking noble or useful. Emmeline, on the contrary, faithfully fulfilled whatever duty lay nearest to her. She strove with all the force of her weak nature to do what good she could, and her efforts were signally blessed. Many a wayward temper, and an impa tient spirit, may take a lesson to heart from the perusal of this excellent story, and derive pleasure and profit from the study of its characters. Law. By Arthur Moore. A llaiat o lb n oo e k v o o f i. Ra P i p la . w loo. W. H. Smith. The Secretary of the Dublin and Wicklow and Kingston Railways has here in this goodly volume compacted together the whole of the Railway Law of the United Kingdom. His ability as a compiler in this way he huS already evidenced beyond dispute by his able " Compendium of Irish * Poor Law," and his valuable " Statistics of Union and County Divisions." His experience beyond this in regard to railway management has eminently qualified him for the yet more important work he has here brought to a f atisfactory completion. It contains the whole of the Public Railway Acts from 1838 to 1838 inclusive—the fruits of more than twenty years of railway legislation. It accompanies these acts with other subsidiary statistics connected in one way or another with them. The whole is preceded by an introduction 'comprising within it a large store of statistical and financial information. Everything, moreover, is so arranged in the volume that the varied contents may be consulted with the greatest facility. Otherwise, to express it in the simple announce ment upon the title-page--there are " notes, forms, and a copious analyti ca l i n d ex ;" so that there is not the smallest difficulty in the way of reference. Altogether the work is precisely what was wanted in the railway world, and in many hundred direc tions, we doubt not, will in that world prove eminently acceptable. The great chess match at Paris between Mr. Morphy and M. Anderason has been brought to a close by the American winning the two remaining games. At the termination, the score ran thus :—Mr. Morphy had won seven games , M. Andersen one ; and two were draws. It may be remembered that the winner of seVEn games was to be the victor. SrANzer r AMERICAN BONDROLDERS.—The Com mittee of Spanish American bondholders have received the f o n o wing letter :—" Committee of Spanish American Bond holders, 11, Austinfriars, London, Dec. 30, 1858.—Sir, in the City article of your journal of the 29th inst. on extract is given from a message from Gemini Castro, Provisional Chief of Venezuela, to the National Convention, in which is stated The committee of Spanish American Bondholders have not considered theniselves called upon to publi di.' I beg to statelo you, on behalf of the committee, that the reason why they have not published this document is that it hr s never reached them. All the information affecting the foreign debt contained in the said extract, together with additional matter, is however comprised in the communica tion made brthe committee to 'the newspapers on the 16th inst., of the contents of Mr. Mocatta's letter of the 19th of November,—l am, &c., ALFRED GODFREY ) Sec. i ~~ 1 - 1-