The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-20 00:00:00

70.118. E. D the geri ace wester- arded : conduct , •, and Ist uct ; John draw- pedal, Ist 2ivil draw -, Ist civil pgraplll; ogy; Jas. Ist Hui tifications try. The ows :_ ll tanee and atics and ng; Clay mistry, he Indian llery, and ;hose Who comparif SSE nap in d prin" lr coVA NON.P.; Y 111,41ZWET ANT) CITY NEWS. CITY. Two o'CLocR. The Money Market presents a firmer aspect in consequence of an increased enquiry for discount ac commodation. A few days ago 4 or 4 per cent. was charged for the best qualities of commer cial bills, hut 5 per cent. is now the current rate, and enhanced terms are also required for advances an the Stock Exchange. It is not expected that a ny great change will be experienced, but at the ?lame time temporary animation is not improbable, as numerous disbursements have to be made at the close of the year, which generally have the effect of stimulating business in monetary circles. At the Bank of England yesterday there were again no bullion operations of importance. It has been announced that Mr. J. Eades, timber Merchant, has suspended. The liabilities are esti mated at £45,000 to £50,000. There was an increased demand for cotton yester day at Liverpool, and prices exhibited a further advance of id. per lb. The sales reached 25,000 bales. The Montreal Ocean Company's steamship North American, which sailed to-day, from Liverpool, for Portland, only took £1,777 10s. Od. in specie. The Market for Public Securities opened steadily at the closing prices of the previous afternoon, but 8 01ne speculative sales were subsequently effected, 'Which caused a previous decline of 8 per cent., Consols being 93 938. New Threes and Reduced, of which there have been some sales for transfer, are also rather depressed. The news received in Paris confirming the intelligence of the cessation 14 hostilities in China has not produced the slightest effect. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat It 921 93 ; India 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is at ?.. 4 6 951, the Debentures at 96 ; and Exchequer Johns at ss. to 3s. dis. The dealings in the Foreign Stock Market have been to a fair extent, and prices are tolerably well supported.. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 712 to 72; ditto New, 571 to 58 ; and the £lOO Bonds have iraproved to 601 ; ditto 4 per Cents. are 1021 ; l'ernvian are firmer, at 96Z ; Spanish, at 512 ; ditto Deferred are 421-; the Passive have risen to 23 1 I; and Chilian to 1021. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1860. 1859. eat Western p£32.609 £30,178 rth-Western ,outh-W es t ern tright on 14,705 12, 993 ' 4 idland ,9reat N or th ern 24,081 27.1 48 ,F.a.cashire and Yorkshire •,,,,ristol and Exeter 5 ,673 6,039 North-Eastern .41 .,,extehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,507 11,053 b erth British ‘v est Midland Great Southern and Western of Ireland 7,889 7,253 Edinburgh and Glasgow** 6,014 5 , 615 G rand Trunk of Canada 15,471 14,071 treat Western of Canada The above returns show a continued increase in the receipts of most of the principal lines. Great Northern, however, owing to the falling-off in the teal traffic, has declined £3,067. Great Western have been augmented by £2,431; North-Western, 4,307 ; South Western, £2,549 ; Brighton, £1,712 ; l idland, £4,059 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 4 3,020 ; North-Eastern, £4,071; West Midland, 4 665 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, £399 ; Grand 'trunk of Canada, £1,346 ; and Great Western of Canada, £414. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and several of the prin e.iPal British undertakings have slightly advanced 111 Value owing to the favourable character of the .t,!affic returns. Caledonian, Midland, North '';astern (Berwick), and West Midland improved 6 '. ; and Eastern Counties, 10s. ; Great Western declined ss. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North British, 10s. ; Bristol and Exeter, Brighton, Norfolk, and South-Eastern remained at previous values. The foreign lines were dull. Great Luxembourgs were flat at 7 to 78, and Antwerp and Rotterdam declined to 51. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada declined to 24} 251, and East Indian to 101 k; ~e rode advanced to 1001 1001, and Great Indian ~ eninsula to 981. For Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares 'here has een only a moderate enquiry. Bank of Egypt have improved to 211. London Chartered of Australia realised 251; Ottoman Bank 181 C rystal Palace Stock has declin ed to 34k 35, and Red Sea Telegraph are firm at lit 171. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. il l Per Ce n t. Reduced Annuities 9 2 -/ 3 1 ew 3 per Cent. Annuities adia Stock . — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 6 per Cent . . b itt• o Debentures, 1858 96 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — f ,. Ditto under £l,000 `iPlisols for Account, Jan. 10 " 4 xell.equer Bills, £l,OOO, 11(1 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK Il razilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 B6l ( „Ditto 4f per Cent, 1858 .. .. 86 Kilian 6 per Cent. lo 2i "texican 3 per Cent • . Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent — (~ Ditto Account 'Vanish 3 per Cent..._ Ditto New Deferred 421 ~‘ Ditto Passive 'illrkish •6 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK Consols for Account, en div. 931 PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY LORD CLYDE AND SIR J. OITTRAM.—The interesting t eremony of presenting the freedom of the City of London t o Lord Clyde and Sir James Outram took place this after -4°on at the Guildhall. DESTRUCTITE FIRE AT BLACRHEATII.—Yester -4Y morning, at an early hour, an ancient mansion, known at East Coombe-house, Blackheath, many years the resi • Bence of the Countess of Buckingham, and up to yesterday 14 the occupancy of Mr. Mott, was destroyed by fire. DEATH OF SIR GEORGE CARROL.—On Tuesday t his gentleman, long identified with the city of London as a noted member of the Corporation and an eminent i stock broker, and w h o fill e d th e o ffice of chief magistrate n 1847, died at his residence at Loughton, in Essex, in the 77th year of his age. The Committee of Bondholders of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada have published a report prepa ratory to the meeting of the company called for the 2d of 3- armory. It details the constitution and present state of the company, points out that £2,500,000 will be required to beet floating claims (including over-due interest) and to Provide rolling stock, and recommends a thoroughly %arching investigation in Canada into the history of the Otadertaking—a recommendation which the London direc tors will be desirous to promote. PORTSMOUTH. — Loss OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP PERSEVERANCE.—COURT MARTIAL ON BOARD THE VIC • TORY.—The court re-assembled on board her Majesty's s hip Victory yesterday moraing, and continued the exami nation of the witnesses for the prosecution. The court then cleared, and after about an hour's deliberation, the deputy Judge advocate read the decision of the court, as regarded Mr. Palmer, boatswain, and the two seamen, which stated that having examined the officers and crew, there ap- Peered to be no evidence by which blame could be imputed to Mr. Palmer, or to Disher, or to IN illiams, seamen ; the court therefore adjudged them to be severally acquitted. The court then proceeded to try Captain Power, and Mr. k'Farlane, master. Evidence was proceeding when our Parcel was despatched. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT L /1711 :Y.—On Tuesday evening the young wom an Jane aiooney, whu was shot by her sweetheart on Thursday night last, was supposed to be rapidly improving., being able to s it up in bed and converse. The orifice formed by the slug e ntering her neck still remains open ; and it has been dis covered that the passage to the throat is complete, for when s he receives food, which is generally in a fluid state, a por non of it passes through the aperture to the outside of the , e cic- At the time when she was shot she was suffering from ul cerated sore throat ; be the inflammation has now con siderably su b s id e d, and it is probable that she will soon ,locver. Th e s lug, which was supposed to be lodged near °.e base of the skull, has not yet been discovered. The Pri soner Leather has been removed to the New Bailey, here he will remain until he has to appear on remand. The launch of the Government steam advice feCusieux took place two days ago at Honfleur with per tect success. She will shortly be towed to Havre to take board her engines after which she will proceed to Cherbourg to complete 'her fitting out. letter from Vienna, of the 18th, says :—" The `tie.y!rtinvs of troops for Italy have become more frequent Ong the l as t f ew d a y s , an d o th ers a re also being sent to ---ttugary. ir~~r►. SHARE A MAI?T(ET.-(THIS DAY.) MIN-NARY SFI.A_ riES &ND STOCKS. Closing Business t• ailways. Price. Done. , n Rrita~t and Ka tivmena all I - - :3.14 Xll r., Wol , and Str. Val. all r 483 stock Rick., La.. and Ch June 100 81 83 25 'Blackburn 25 illy th and Tyne all - - 10 Boat. Slcaf. and Mid.Co all 61 7 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - - 50 Cork and Bandon all - - 20 cork - , ttlrock., tePassage all - - all 6 61 20 Cornwall 10 Do A (A gets no div. all - - 10 Do B , until 6pc peran. all -- Yhasbeen ton 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all - - 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab..lune all 71 8/ stock East Anolian lOO 16 17 171 stock Eastern Counties lOO 53 54 54 stock Eastern Union, A stock' 100 30 38 stcoic Do do B do 100 26 28 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 13/ - - stock East Suffolk - - stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 88 90 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 I 29 291 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - stock Furness - - stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 115 117 10 Great Ntlm. of Scotland all - - stock Great Northern lOO 111 1.2 1101 stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock Gt. &W. of Ireland 100 111 113 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 61 63 12 Trish South-eastern all - - stock T,ancashire & Yorkshir‘ 100 121 1211 121 20/ stock Loudon and Blackwall 100 62 64 64 stock Lon., Brinht.. & S Coast 100 116 117 118} stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 53 55 stock Lond. &Nth. Weatern 100 102 1021 1021 2 stoclz Lond. & qh. Western lOO 95 954 96 25 L'derry & Coleraine all - - 25 L'derry & EnnisEillen all 101 11 stock Man, She. & 100 51 56 56 5 4 6 4 5 4 50 Maryport and Carlisle all - - 124 Do do # shares all - - 10 Metropolitan 35 21d stock Midland 14 0 -- 2 1 6.4.0. Do new stock Do & Derby 100 108 110 50 Mid. G. W. of Ireland all - - 25 Po 4 shares Kent...... - '5 Nisi - - 10 Do, ("ray Line - - 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all - - stock Norfolk. 100 55 57 55 50 N'hn. Counties Union 34 - - d stock North British .. 100 66 67 65 4 6 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoet. 100 - - stock D• A stk ; A revs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 - - stock Do B stock ... _ . 100 - - stock Nth. Eastern-Be rwick 100 105 1051 1 0 54 1 25 Dodo , purchase 16134 p 4p stock no Leeds ........ . 100 645 454 65 4 4 stock Do York stock North London 10 Do new 5 - 19.16.4 'corn Staffordshire 174 21 21 - 1 In 10 N. and S. W. 'function 12 Not. &Grantham Rail ll 8. 8f 10 reebles •• _ all - Portsmouth - 10 ,• - - stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 331 .14 34 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 stock Shropshire Union „ 100 49 51 10 Sittingsbourne & Sheer. all 6 7 stock South Devon stock South Easter!). s t o ck Smith Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 77 79 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 42 43 431 3. 25 Do do ll 101 11 p stock Taff Vale ~ lOO - - stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO - 25 Thameellavenilk&Rall 22 - 50 Ulster •• 25 Do 12 10 Do • p stock Vale of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 111 11f stoc,: Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 West Cornwall 20 West London - - 10 Do Ist class - - 20 Do 2ri class . - - stock WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO - - stock West Midland-Oxford 100 47 48 50 14 501 stock no. Newport 100 42 44 stock Do. Hereford 100 83 85 PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. Closing. Business Railways. (Paid Paid. : Closing Business Share l Price. Done. Share' Mines. I Price. Done Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5 O Rris. & Exet.4 p.et.stock I Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent... Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. . E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.e. Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pet et. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per cf. Do. 5 per cent. Fruar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Greht, Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sp.e.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 ) p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Co. Pedeemable,4l p.et. Do. 'Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. IDo. Birm. Pref. Shares. fit. Vr. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock.. Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. T.an.&York 6 p. c. stock IDo.Barnsl.st.Es 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c No. 2 ,Do. gua. 6 p. c. iDo. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 ;Dn. do. 41 per cen'. iDo. do. 41 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '651 Lon. Chat. and Dover Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct • Lon. & S.W. 7n. et. stock • Do. 4A per cent I. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2s. Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. Lon dony. & Ennis. sh. \Tan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 ;Mired Consols (Philack) ;British Iron !CliiFord 2.11.10 16 nil 3+ 4 95 97 220 230 410 420 120 125 104 11 11i 14 27 29 9 94 1 14 3 54 14 11 32 34 31 34 14 11 54 56 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) !East Bassett (Illogan).. East Caradon ...... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.), 'Gam..StSt.Aubyn(Gwen.)l Great South Tolgus ....! G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) , Grenville . Herod's- Foot Hingsbon Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) .North Downs North Frances (Illogao IN. Wh'l Basset (1110 an)( North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.)' Sortricl.p.:e Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cern Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim., S.Wheal Fran. (Illog,an) Stray Park 'Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Croit 'Vale of Towey (Ca rm )1 West Basset W. Caradon (Liskeard)' West Seton ,Wheal Basset (Illogan)I ,Wheal Buller (Redruth) l .Wheal Edward (Cals.), Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), !Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); Wheal Treiawney (Lis.): FOREIGI : 4k 4 5 10 11 94 11 45 47 1 1} 300 310 21 3} k 115 155 49 51 2 2 si Li 17 1,6 4 78 78 350 370 120 125 135 145 la 1} 17 18 20 22 17 19 NES. Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at £i p.) St.Johndel Rey,3.: au Do. Land and MmingCo. ;Clarendon Cons.MinCo Cobre Copper ICopiapo ...... . DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. IGeneral - d 21 281 29 43 45 8 10 t 1 2 2i 21 23 par ip 1k 9i 10ip P kP 5 6 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr. Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Mariquica N.RhineeopotS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Leadi Mining and Smelt 1 Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican IWorthing (Limited) Do. 1 I 142 1 Do. 3,1 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent •ort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock IDo.Con.Bris. k Bir. ti p.c. Do. 4a p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. et. Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 5), p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay. Val.Ex.st.lB47 INorth British, 5 p. o. Do. New, gna. S p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do. Nth. Dev.l3ail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c.l Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. , Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, .& S. Purch. North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new p Scottish North-Easter 3i p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,zua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 108.1 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4t per cent. Do. Fixed p.c.'ist is. South Wales, (~,rua. 4 p.c. Stock. S a. \w‘ . D DD a. lk lor . frlodßcdkti. s -Yorkshire, kcc4 e B„ teen : pnny t o r 5. 1. cup .6. agpscu. t. c. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. 1101 103 20a 61 21i 5 99 101 111 113 106 108 110 112 108 110 124 126 80 82 111 113 90 92 ,117 119 111 113 104 106 85 87 93 100 99 101 90 92 9l 93 102 104 91 10 174 184 104 101 76 78 20 21 10 104 114 111 137 139 116 118 116 118 138 143 116 118 103 105 [152 155 130 134 89 71 90 92 .16 118 50 155 12i 13 SP 70 72 I il:. 137 119 101 103 95 96 111 113 109 111 p 93 95 102 104 P iP P IP 23 24 '122 124 130 133 10i 11 23} 241 101 103 101 103 90 92 99 101 85 88 3 2 2 1 28 33 1 324 331 45 48 124 126 123 125 99 101 124 126 118 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE TALS. Railways Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. ai ties lord 1---rfley Brickinghainshire .... 100 Chester t 'Holyhead.. 100 Cl y d es d a l e Junction— 100 51 per cent., 100 Do. dd. Do. do. 5 per cent., 100 11 E.Union H arw ich Shs a C E o . T 1 e c s o t i e n r s , hSitroelr. oVpael..ll 100 1 b •d(ye lOO Do. Wood 11 ••• 100 ,Do. Gloster& Dean *Forest, all Gt. West Glps.ol3.aisTrre.,ltvN.ei..ls:D..r.e.t.. 100 jC4Jedonin Hartlpool.Dek.& Rail. , all 171c,N..tzlIr Hull and Selby ...... all 'Yk.N. Md. Do. 1 Shares all Do. ..... Do. Shares .......1 all Do. .. •• • • Lanc.& Carl. p;ua.s p.c.' 100 Ln.& N.W London & Greenwich 100 S. East Do. Preference ...... 100 'Do. Soutend. 100 IPeto& Co Lowestoft, zua. 4 p.ct. 100 Norfolk Do. 6 per cent........ 100 Do. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. , all LNW & 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock..... ... 100 Midland Newmarkt.,Bu r yi x 5 5 6 F Counts guaranteed sp. c, • E. Counts Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per Cent .... all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. North Western ...... all Midland Preston and Wyre. all L4 ' N W A., all Do. — DSllli°orYltSlisthiliet&schlie&reSfhoerPdi 10010 ‘Gt . t l3 lN. r Y a ° s kr s t. e h y . 10 33 4 1 10 37 5 Do. Do. 1 ...... S ou th Staffordshire .. all M'Clean.. 101 11 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 93 95 Wi m bledon az Croydn. , all L. Brgtn , 74 84 MC X s. I.n&N.W 98 100 Do 53 531 Do 125 127 Do 113 115 Caledonin 102 104 E.U.&E C 16 17 t. North. 135 137 1 4 ].Counts.1 41 41 3 1 3 1 97 99 i iP 55 57 15 15 Share) Docks. P a id . @losing Business Price. Done. - i stock !Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min too _ stock East and West India stock !London lOO , stock ISt. Katharine. stock . S ou th am pton lOO • stock Victoria .. ........ «,••••1 100 101 108 29 1)0 Nei 9 , ... , 0 ...embi: or, 1 i i p JOINT-STO Agra&UnitedService Bk Australasia Bank of Egypt IBank of London . . . Bank of Turkey British North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch City Coronial . Corn. Bank of Canada.. 'Commercial of London . Eng., Scot., Aus. Ch.. Bk .of Switzerland Lon. Char. Bkof Austral , London and County .. London Joint Stock .. 'London Ss Westminst,;:rl 'Nat. I'rov. of England 'Do. new .... 'National Bank ...... 'New South Wales... ,Do. new jOrient. B. Corporation Ottoman Bank... ,Prov metal of Ireland Do. new :South Australia ,Union of Australia Union o' London Unity ANKS. 82 81 19i 20 50 52 1 I 57 59 221 22f 34 36 70 72 39 41 21 22 141 151 - - 251 26 45 47 18 19 list £ COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 ,112 117 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 i - - Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 1151 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 111 113 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 . in 113 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1034 104 Do. Scrip B2 I - I N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Julyl 100 .1084 1094 I Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct.l 100 - IN. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 188(1 100 ' 1001 1014 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 1001 1011 1 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 &upwde 100 1004 10 , 4'4101 Nova Scotia Gov. op. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 1 108 109 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 108 110 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. JiL&July 100 - - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1074 108 1084 5 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 13 14 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) I all 25 'Australian Agricultural 19 31 33 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 54 50 British American Land, 40 30 32 50 i BAT:Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.)i all 35 37 20 iDo. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Li m .); all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 13 15 324 Canada Land all 110 113 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference stock I Do. 6p. c. Pei ?et. Deben lOO 108 :10 stock I Electric Telegraph ,25 Do. New l5 24 1 5 English & Aus. Copper all 24 24 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 1 'Great Ship Limited) all 1 I Do. 171 p ct Preference all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 20 I London Discount (Lim.) 5 14 1 d 4 'L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 114 20 'Madras Irr. and Canal 1 14 24 2; 3 10 11 1 . editer. Electric Teleg all —— 10 IMed. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 2 4 25 'National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 14d 20 INerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 3 2 d 10 'Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dia. all 100 N. Br .&NovaScotiaLand 80 — 4 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 14 1 Oriental Gas (Limit e d), all I I Do. New Shares (Li m. ) . 15s. pr I 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 10 Ditto C. 2s. stook Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim.) 100 50 53 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam . all 73 75 50 Do. New 25 13 14 20 IgedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4lp e all 17 18 p 174 50 Rhymney Iron 15 I Do. New all 5 6 100 'Royal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) / 100 130 135 25 ,South Australian Land all 33 35 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip, all 4 I Do. do. Registered .. • Lll4 10 Do. c l O. all 57 4 20 Tr. &Ln.Co.oft.Tpr.Can. 5 109.1 Van Diem , en's Laud 281 910 stock stock stock stock stock stock 40 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 2s. M. 124 124 stock stoez stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 1 10 stock stock stock 8h stock stock stock 10s, stocx stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12i all }lOO 100 100 100 all all THE SU', LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 20, 1860. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 1 Closi ng* Share Railways. Paid. Price:- Business done 80 82 el i k t'u 5 -13ko-netT.,Barol:cict,---Lt.Caetrtel-T-Cerl all 80 05 96 Gu. 5 per cent........ 18 Do, Do. B 15 14 1 d 201 13 , iffalo and Lake Huron all 4 5 5 5d 205 Do. New ....... ..... all 10 Do. Preference 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 100 75 80 ,6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1 , 1872 . 100 i Do. do. July 1, 187? 100 67 72 100 Do. do. June 1,18 N 100 65 70 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim' 3 5d pr 20 ;Cape,Eactn.Prov. (Lim. , 2s. 20 ,Cape Town & Dock Scrip 5 If 15 d 20 t Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c 74 15 5 d 175 Demerara all 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 10 15 15 d stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 101 1(2 1011 20 Do. F Shares Ext all d pr 20 Do. Jubbulpore all d pr 100 Do. 44 pc. Debentrs all 985 995 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864_ all 1005 1015 20 'Geelong & Melbourne all stock Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 245 255 255 44 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref i all 77 79 81 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 51 53 635 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 _ all 58 62 100 Do. do. 1867 100 Do. do. 1872 stock Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 975 984 985 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 8 i d f d 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. all 2 14d 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 11; 115 205 ' Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '7:3 till '6O all 95 100 100 Do. do. '73 without opt, all e 3 96 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do all 90 83 stock Madras, guar., 45 p. c lOO 85 87 stock Do. do. 5 per cent stock Do. 45 p. c. Extension 100 88 89 20 Do. Fourth do l5 15 15 4 20 Do. d 0..... stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds lOO 20 Newßrunswick t Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... all 5 7 . • Do. do. Land do. ...... 20 Oude (Limited) ... ..... ss. stock Scinde ........ • • .1 6 41. 1 00 99 100 1005 5 1 20 Do. Punjaub .... El g 10 15 d 11 1 20 Do. Do. ..... .. ...eil ? all —d stork Do. Indus. St. Flo. g r ' ~.t. 100 98 96 20 !StAndrews & Quebec A 18 10 !Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 8 5 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 55 55 55 20 1 ,1 1rdenne5........... .. all 20 ah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 10 15 11p -.... 4 5 Belgian East. Junction all 5 1 20 ißeziers to Graissessac.. all 1 8 Cw—neaux Mine & Rail all 10 11 100 Copiapo ........& . . all 10 i Ditto Extension all 3 254 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 2f 25d 20 Eastern of France .... all I 235 245 20 Grand Rue. Guar. 6p c 6 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 65 65 7 1 20 Italian Junction .. ... all 20 Lake Constance & little. all 20 Lierre & Turnhout all -- 20 Lyons & Geneva — all 335 ,Maria Antonia .. all 10 ,Do. New 20 'Namur & Liege ........ all 75 75 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France.... all 885 395 16 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 75 84 20 Paris,Lyons, & Medlter all 355 365 20 Paris & Orleans all 54 56 20 I Recife & S. Fran. (fern ) i gua. 7p. ct. Urn 20 Riga & Dunaburg l4 10 ;Rome & Frascati 20 'Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Frei_ all 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref all 8 Ak 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 2 15 id 20 S.Aust &Lomb Venetin 12 5d sel 20 Southern of France all 20 21 85 West Flanders 10 Do. 55p. c. Preference.. all 9f 95 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 215 225 20 Western of Austria.... 6 20 !Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden ...* .. ...... all 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref.... all 20 ' Zealand 7.4.0 17; 12.13.9 1 9i 5.14.6 8.12 4.10.6 1.8.6 15s 9.18.9 10.6.7 31 all !24.18.01 ~3s 6d L INTELL IGEN CE,—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEAL-JUDGMENT. - BURCH V. BRIGHT, BRIGHT V. BURCR 7 ET E CONTRA. These were appeals and cross appeals from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Wood, directing the manner in which certain complicated partnership accounts under a patent for manufacturing carpets were to be taken. The Lord Chancellor, in delivering judgment, said, I am of opinion that the decrees appealed against in both these suits ought to be affirmed. His Lordship approved of the practice of giving short written judgments, as settling most valuable principles of law, and disapproved of delivering long judgments, as hav ing a tendency to incite to further litigation. His Lordship recommended to both parties amicably to settle these suits themselves, and not incur any further costs. His Lordship dismissed both appeals without costs. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls Sir John Romilly.) JUDGMENT.-CORRY V, TAE LONDONDERRY AND ENNIS- KILLEN RAILWAY COMPANY. His Honour the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judg ment, said—This suit is instituted for the'purpose of obtain ing a declaration of what constitutes the profits of the company in classes, and how these profits ought to be apor tioned and divided amongst the shareholders of the com pany. The railway orignally was not so successful as was contemplated, and, as a necessary consequence, various Acts of Parliament were passed enabling the company to borrow more money and to issue more shares. His Honour observed there were six classes of shares, and his honour directed the profits and dividends of the company, with interest at 5 per cent., to bQ paid to the shareholders respec tively, according to their classes, in terms of the Act of Parliament, with costs of all parties out of the surplus funds SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) MARRIED WOMEN IN TRE CITY OP LONDON-MOORE V. TEDNEY. This was an action to recover a sum of money lent. Defendant's wife got into the box, and said her husband had left her and gone to Australia; besides this, the defen dant knew nothing of the transaction. Plaintiff—No, I lent you the money. Defendant's Wife—And you have sued ray husband for it. His Honour—You must pay it. The Wife—Oh ! dear no. My husband has left me 12 months. His Honour—You admit that you had the money ? Wife—Yes. His Honour—Well, it is one of the peculiar privileges of the City of London that a married woman may sue and be sued. (Defendant's wife looked as if she would gladly waive the privilege so far as she was concerned.) I will just put in your name. There I Now, how will you pay it ? The Wife-2s. a month. His Honour—Very well ; but remember you are what is called in law a fenaine sole, and can sue and be sued. POLICE IATTELLZGENCE.—( This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A BOOK THIRP.—A SLIGRT MISTAKE.—Jane Wheeler, a shabby-looking woman, was charged before Mr. Tyr wbitt with stealing books as follows : George Manning, assistant to Mr. White, bookseller, of 337, Oxford-street, said that at two the previous (Wed nesday) afternoon he saw the prisoner looking at some books outside the shop window, and suspecting she had taken something, he followed her into Band-street, but not observing anything further he returned. At a later period of the day, however, a constable celled and showed him the books produced, which he at once identified, and had missed on his return to the shop. She had been also identified as having stolen a book at Mr. White's brother-in-law's, and sold it at Mr. White's. Draper, 178 C, said, at half-past two, while in Pall- Mall, the prisoner stepped up to him, and pointing, said, "What building is that?" He told her St. James's Palace, and noticed under her shawl the books ; and on putting questions to her, she at last said, "You want to know too much," and he then took her into custody. She told him that she had made a mistake, for she took him for a gentleman's servant, or would not have acoosted him. He afterwards made inquiries, and found the books be.- longed to Mr. White. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he believed her to be a practised thief, and believed what she said about having made a mistake. Ho should commit her for 21 days with hard labour. TIM DAY'S AtARRETS. CORN EXCHANGE. lbit ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 51s 5d ; barley, 38s 7d ; oats, 22s ld ; rye, 33s 6d ; beans, 450 6d ; and peas, 43s Bd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 55s 4d ; barley, 40s 2d ; oats, 22s Ild ; rye, 35s 3d ; beans, 48s 9d ; peas, 45s Bd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 62,753; barley, 91,624 ; oats, 14,317 ; rye, 152; beans, 3,137 , peas, 1,825 quarters. OPENING OF ST. GILES'S NATIONAL SCHOOLS. Yesterday afternoon the fine building lately erected at the corner of Endell-street as parochial schools for the parish of St. Giles's was formally opened. The ceremony was to have been performo by Lord John Russell, but his lordship was una voidably absent. The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, 11LP., was called to the chair, and the proceedings were• opened with prayer and singing. The Rev. A. W. THOROLD, the rector of St. Giles's, read a short paper on the school building. It stated ijiat the parish contained a population, closely packed, of 37,400 souls. Although much had been done by the exertions of good men in that district, the moral and social position of the work ing classes was mostly at a very low level. Those numbers represented about 5,000 children of school age. Various attempts had been made to give them the elements of instruction. Ragged schools, parochial schools, and night schools, had to some extent broken up the fallow ground and sowed it with the seeds of the gospel. In all these cases the education was gratuitous, so that other arrange ments were necessary to meet the large artisan class who w ere w illi ng to b ear part of the expense. Thirty years ago Mr. Endell Tyler, who was the rector of the parish, erected the schools which they were about leaving, and it was determined that the new schools should be erected when the Govern ment inspector reported that the old schools were deficient in plan and insufficient in accommodation. The site on which the new building was erected had cost £4,000, but from its airiness and its proximity to the great mass of the population, it was considered to be worth its price. The total cost of the building amounted to £12,500. A grant of £3,000 had been made by the Committee of Council on Education, and £9,000 had been promptly subscribed by the owners of property and the parishioners, leaving £5OO to be subscribed. The Duke of Bedford had subscribed liberally to the schools. The Hon. ARTHUR KINNAIRD said that, after tho interesting paper which had been read, it would be a matter of deep regret that Lord John Russell h ail not been able to attend, and that such a valuable l ife as that of the Duke of Bedford should be placed in jeopardy. It had been his privilege for many Tears, as a member of the House of Commons, to witness the untiring zeal of Lord John Russell in the great cause of national education, the rapid progress of which was a cause of great satisfaction. He be lieved that if there was safety for a country, it would be found in a sound scriptural education. Sir J. K. SHUTTLEWORTH also regretted the absence of Lord John Russell, because he should have been glad if his lordship could have had per sonal experience of the way in which the difficul ties of such a parish as this could be overcome by the combined exertions of the rector and pari shioners on the one hand, and the Committee of Council on Education on the-other. He described the parish of St. Giles a cesspool of the metropolis, and a foul ulcer in the body politic. Through the medium of these schools he hoped its abandoned population might be effectually reached. The hon. baronet concluded by proposing a resolution which recognised the progress of public sympathy in the education of the poor, and expressed a hope that the owners of property in the parish, and the parishioners generally, would make provision for the permanent maintenance of the schools in efficient working order. The resolution was unanimously adopted. The Rev. E. BATLEY, rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury, in moving a vote of thanks to the chairman, said he was formerly incumbent of Wo burn, and had had many opportunities of witness ing the zeal which the Duke of Bedford had shown in the work of education. He felt quite sure that when he heard of what had taken place to-day he would be cheered and comforted in his illness. Mr. HAWTHORNE, of Gower-street, seconded the resolution, which was carried. Mr. KINNAIRD, having briefly returned thanks, the Doxology was sung, and the meeting separated. Miss Burdett Coutts and many ladies were pre sent during the proceedings. BRITOXS, THE SLAVES OF THE .2 1 102V1E-D INTEREST. AND THE VICTIMS OF TILE MONOPOLY IN THE ..11ANCLIC.TURE OF B AYE NOTES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE StiN. Slll,—Another artificial monetary pressure in the face of Lbundanco of money, and possibly another monetary panic, is at hand ; which will yield a rich harvest to the owner of money, but great loss to the owners of all other kinds of property, and to the sons of labour. When will our landowners, merchants, manufa&urers, and operatives awaken to the direful action on their interests of our monetary laws, and especially of the Act of 1844 ? Let them look upon money of all kinds, from cowrie shells to bank notes and sovereigns, simply as " a security for the transfer of capital, and regard it as perfectly dis tinct from capital, insomuch as money of itself cannot add to products of the world, whilst capital can. Money, so long as it is retained as money, and not exchanged for capi tal, cannot increase wealth, for although one person receives interest for its use, another person pays it, and the general wealth remains the same. Let them consider turther, that the true meaning of raising the rate of discount is the stoppage of trade, the interchange of their respective commodities by making money, the instrument for carrying on trade, dearer; that the effect is precisely the same as when the directors of a railway by raising their fares and rates diminish trt,ffic. To restrict the supply of money—of "perfectly sound secu rities for the transfer of equivalent values of capital," is surely as absurd as it would be to limit the number of trucks and carriages on a railway. Should not the sound rule be, to take care of the quality of the circulating medium and leave the quantity to take care of itself. On this principle the business of the Bank of England was conducted prior to the Act of 1844, the directors being subject to no other restriction than that which their liability to pay their notes in gold on demand imposed on their dis cretion. The market rate of discount then depended upon the demand and supply of the various kinds of ready money, viz., deposit money, Btnk notes, and gold, but since the Act of 1844, therate depends on the demand and supply of gold alone ; as the notes of the Bank of England are made to increase and decrease with the gold in the issue depart ment of the Bank of England, and their amount governs the Bank rate of discount, and the Bank rate regulates the market rate. For 140 years previous to the Act of 1814, the rate of diseount of the B an k of England never fell below 4 per cent., nor exceeded 5 per cent., excepting for a few months in 1839, whil s t , s i nce the act, the fl uc t u ations have been incess an t an d often violent, ' ranging from to 2 to 10 per cent. ; from the Bth to the 15th of November last the variation was.from 4 to 6 per cent., a rise of 50 per cent. in eight days. And into whose pockets does the extra rate go, and from whom is it taken? Is it not transferred from landowners, merchants, and manufacturers, to bankers, money- dealers, and depositors ; from productive to non-productive classes; for although bankers are most valuable and essential in providing money, the means of obtaining capital and car rying on production, they do not themselves produce any thing. 'NVhence comes it that these powerful bodies of land - owners, merchants, manufacturers, and operatives so tamely submit to the gross injustice of our monetary laws ; and more especially how comes it that Chambers of Com merce, the appointed guardians of the interests of the com mercial community, are so supine on the subject ? Is it that the members are so much engrossed with buying cheap and selling dear that they neglect the due consideration of the laws which so often upset their calculations ; or is it that they are so little acquainted with the science of money, the most important branch of political economy, that they shun the discussion of the currency? Or is it, that the majority of the members are under such obligations to their bankers that they dare not protest against the monopoly in the manufacture of bank-note money which their bankers possess, that as borrowers they cannot well con tend with lenders ? Are they not aware that as the value of money rises, the value of their property (capital) falls, and that all fluc tuations in the value of money, not proceeding from the natural law of demand and supply, but artificially created by unsound laws, are most prejudicial to their interests? Are they insensible to the fact that our laws by restrict ing the supply of money make it dearer to them than to their foreign competitors, that the difference to their dis advantage with France was lately 11 per cent., the rate of the Bank of France being 41 per cent. and of the Bank of England 6 per cent., and that at the same time the market rate of discount in Brussels was 3 per cent., and at Ham burg only 21 per cent. If these influential classes will not bestir themselves to obtain emancipation from the thraldom of the monied inte rest, how can we expect that any Government, unsupported by public opinion, will undertake the task. . . The monied interest in the house of Commons is more powerful than the landed interest ; from the latter we did obtain the abolition of the monopoly which the Corn-laws gave them, but the monopoly still remains which the Money Laws create—a reproach to all Freetraders. It is strange. but true, that no deference is paid in the House of Commons to the opinion of a member on the subj aet of money unless be be a banker, the party most interested, and that the more money he possesses the more sound and disinterested his opinion is considered to be ; in the Com mittee on the Bank Acts, the evidence of Lord Overstone, a millionaire, was preferred to that of J. S. Mill, Esq., the first political economist of the age. What Ministers, be they Whig or Tory, dare go down to the House of Commons and grapple with the over whelming influence of the B tnk of England and monied interest there, by proposing that the powers of issuing up wards of £30,000,000 of Bunk-notes, given by the Act cf 1844 to certain privileged bankers, should be taken from them, and transferred to a National Bank of Issue for the good of the nation ? Were a national Bank of Issue now in action, where all could have legal tender notes payable in gold upon demand, on depositing one-third of the amount in gold, and two-thirds in Government securities, these drains of gold to France and America would be comparatively little felt ; the value of gold would rise naturally, according to the law of supply and demand, and the rate of discount would be raised pro portionately, but there would be no diminution of our domestic currency, nor apprehension of a deficiency of legal tender money, the real cause of monetary panics ; both of which evils are created by the Act of 1844. Verily we are the slaves of the monied interest, and with little chance of emancipation, unless bankers are high-minded and patriotic enough, and many are, to prefer their country's good to their individual advantage, and will themselves move for an amendment of our Monetary Laws; or, a third dreadful monetary panic be inflicted upon us, as in 1847 and 1857. These convulsions are the certain results of the conflict- i n n principles at work, of Free-trade in commodities and restrictions on the quantity of money requisite to pay for them. Nature's offended laws will eventually vindicate themselves. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, ITAMER ST ANSFELD. The Grange, Burley, near Otley, 6th December, 1860. P.S. Were the pubic aware that the writer of the City Money Article in the Times is the Secretary of the Treasury Committee of the Bank of England, the giant monopolist, they might account in some degree for the support given to the Act of 1814 by the leading journal. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. There was a large supply of beasts on offer to-day, in full average condition. All kinds met a dull inquiry, at a decline in the quotations, compared• with Monday, of from 4d to 6d per 81b. The top figure for the best Scots was 4s 10d per 81bs. The show of sheep was only moderate, and the mutton trade ruled steady at Monday's currency. Prime Downs were worth 5s 10d per 81b. We have no change to notice in the value of calves, the supply of which was moderate, and the sale for them w. , s by no means active. Pigs supported late rates, with a moderate demand. Milch cows were very dull. Per Sibs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. a. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 61Primeers-wool do. 4 10 5 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 21 Pine. S'thdown do • 5 8 a 10 Prime large omen 4 4 4 81 Large arse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scets, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 3 10 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 404 8) Small porkers Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 18s to 23s ; and quarter •eld store pigs, 23i to 30a. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 2,120 ;Beasts Sheep and lambs 3 ,500 ' Sheep Calves Pi gs MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENIIALL.—SuppIies of meat are seasonably large, and the trade is active, as follows :- - Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 68 Od ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 4s Od to 5s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. 19.—There was a large supply of beasts on offer here to-day, and till beef trade ruled steady, at very full prices :—Beef fram 4s Od to 5s 4d , mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; lamb, Os Od Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 46 Od to 5s Od per 81bs to 'sink thepffai, ROMFORD, Dec. 19. Beasts were higher in price, with a good demand. Otherwise, the trade ruled steady. Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s 4d; xutton., 4s Od to 5s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and pork, 46 Od to 56 Od per 81bs ; suckling calves, 146 to 18s ; quarter old store pigs, 21s to 28s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 5s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 53 Od ; clover do., £3os to £5 10s; and straw, £1 108 to £1 16s per load. A firm demand. CUMBERLAND.— Meadow hay, £2 51 to £5 8s ; clover, £3 5s to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 10a to £1 16s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 5s Od ; clove?, £3 5s to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £llos to £1 16a per lsad. Trade firm. Supplies short. WIND ,4111 D WE. THIS DAY, I 4TH ER REPORT. TC. 20, 9 A.M. Kingstown, N.W. ; snow Leeds, N.W. ; snow Limerick, E. ; bard frost Liverpool, E. ; frost Londonderry, N.N. E. ; snow Manchester, N.E. ; dull Middlesborough. S. ; fine Milford Haven, N.; snow Newcastle on Tyne, S.E. ; snow Newmarket, N.E. ; fair,frost Norwich, N.W. ; very frosty Perth, N. ; snow Peterborough, N. ; hard frost Port Glasgow, E.; frost Southampton, N.N.W.; fine and fresh Stockton on Tees, NW.; fine Sunderland, N.W. ; snow Wakefield, N. ; snow Waterford, N.E. ; frosty Weymouth, N. ; hard frost, cloudy Wolverhampton, W.; dull York, N.N.W. ; snow Ardrossan, N.E. ; frost Ayr, N.E. ; frost Birmingham, N. ; dull Bradford, S.E. ; snow Brighton, N.E.; snow Bristol, N.B. ; fine Cambridge, N.W. ; snowing Cardiff, S.W. ; snow Carlisle, N. ; frost Chatham, N., light; fine Cork, N.N.W. ; frosty Deal, N.N.W. ; snowy Derby, S.E. ; frost Doncaster, N.; snow Dublin, W. ; snow Dundee, E.; snow Edinburgh, E ; dull, frost Falmouth, N.W. ; unsettled Glasgow, N.W. ; frost Goole, S.E. ; snow Gravesend, N.W. ; cloudy Hartlepool, N. ; snow Harwich, N.N.E.; hard frost Holyhead, S.S.W. ; cloudy Inverness, N ; snow A letter from Naples says :—" It would seem as if Victor Emmanuel would leave Naples in the week after Christmas, but it is not easy to obtain any certain information on that subject. The King is apt to take sudden resolutions, and to adhere to them. He was to have scayed some d a y s longer at Palermo. The Sicilians were beginning to press him with solicitations, in order to induce him to remain for the grand fetes of th e immacu late Conception. His Majesty got annoy e d, an d immediately gave orders for his departure, no mat ter what the wind and weather might be, a n d th ree hours after ho left .Sicily. The sam e thi ng may happen at Naples ; but, before he goes, it is said that he will give a farewell ball at the P a l ace . Th e ladies of Naples are preparing an address to the fair dames of Northern Italy, expressive of their sisterly feelings, like that sent by the ladies of Mantua to the women of England, thanking them for their sympathy for the Italian cause during the late war." HASTINGS COTTAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. We observe with pleasure the continued and increasing prosperity of this society, which is most usefully demonstrating that the promotion of sani tary reform and the improvement of the dwellings of the poor need not rest on benevolent enthusiasm. but is a work in which capital may find an adequate remuneration. We have often noticed its opera tions in these columns. The seventh half-yearly report now before us shows that the society has now 108 houses and 122 tenants. The society's capital has increased during the past six months from £9,450 to £11,950 ; the number of share holders from fifty-five to fifty-seven ; and the average amount of each shareholder's investment from £172 to aim. The price of each share is at present £lO5, and is to be raised to £lO6, when the capital amounts to £12,000. The balance in hand, £1,504, is unusually large, and has been ocasioned by two gentlemen having within the last month applied for shares to the amount of £1,400. During the past half-year the society's total income has increased from £504 Os. 3d. to £651 18s. 10d., and the net income from £285 10s. Bd. to £389 ss. 11d.; the gross rents have increased from £404 11s. 3d. to £524 18s. 4d., and the net rents from £2Bl 14s. Bd. to £376 14s. 7d. The arrears of rent due to the society are inconsiderable, and the loss from bad debts during the last six months has amounted to 15s. 6d. The loss from empty houses has been about £24 17s. The reserve fund at the date of the last report amounted to £192 19s. 2d. The surplus of revenue to be added to this fund at the end of the present half-year amounts to £94 13s. 11d. From an examination of the receipts and expenses of all the property that has been in the possession of the society for more than six months, it appears that the average amount of the gross rents received during the past six half years has been at the annual rate of 11.38 per cent. on the total outlay; and that the net rents have been at the rate of 8.65 per cent., the outgoings for rates, taxes, in surance, repairs, having been at the rate of 2.73 per cent. As all the property has been so lately put into thorough repair by the expenditure of capital, the current repairs paid out of revenue have hitherto formed but a small part of the expenses of the society. And as none of the houses were new when they were purchased, and most of them are built of wood, the annual cost of repairs must be expected to increase ; but of the probable extent of this increase the committee are at present unable to form an exact estimate. During the last six half-years the society's total income from all sources has been at the annual rate of 12.85 per cent. on the paid-up capital, and the net income has been at the rate of 7.66 per cent., out of which sum the shareholders have received a dividend of £6 per share, free of ircome tax (which is paid on the gross rental by the society), and the remainder has been added to the reserve fund. The report from which we make these extracts is a most interesting document, which we should be glad to see widely diffused. Dr. Greenhill, of Hastings, is the secre tary of the society. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. Lownow, Dec. 20.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; fresh breeze and dull weather, with sharp frost. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 19.—Wind N.—Arrived—Rosalino, from Rio Janeiro for Christianstadt, with sails split. HULL, Dec. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alexander, from Savannah. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 19.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Safe guard, from Quebec for Yarmouth. GRIMSBY, Dec. 19.—The Eliza and Emma, from Hartle pool to Stettin, has put in here leaky, and will have to discharge. COWES, Dec. 19—Wind S.W—Arrived—lmporter, from Hong Kong. PILL, Dec. 19.--Wind S.W.—Sailed—Tangier, for gal. veston. CARDIFF, Dec. 19.—Wind N.—Sailed—Princess Helena, for Maranham; Elisa, for Havannah. LOUGH FOYLE, Dec. 20.—Arrived—Nova Scotia, serail steamer, from Portland, -U.S. (HY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind N.E. ; weather fine and frosty. Heavy snow storm last night; several inches deep. Arrived, Dec. 19.—Thetis, from Jersey ; Le Coq, from Cherbourg ; Jane and Margaret, from Hull ; William, from Llanelly ; Vectis, from Hartlepool; Southampton, steamer, from Jersey ; John Wesley, Queen of the Seas, Charles Napier, Jessie, and Anemone, from Sunderland ; Margaret Jane Swift, from Hartlepool. Sailed.—Jason, for Portland ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre ; Rival, for Jersey ; Serrin, for Poole ; Margaret, for Cowes ; Atalanta, st earner, for Jersey. BY SUBMARINE IND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. G iItIVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind N.N.E. ; light. Arrived, Dec. 19.—Clyde, from Algoa Bay ; Radraa gore, from Bimlipatam. Arrived, Dec. 20.—William Lucy and ../Eolus, from Antwerp. Sailed, Dec. 20.—Cir abria, for Jamaica ; Meteor, for Bombay; Onward, for C !alcutta ; Bessie ' for Moreton Bay; Eros, fur Libesund ; Ha abet, for Cronstadt. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.N.N. ; moderate, with snow. Passed, Dec. l9.—Etbat, for Batavia ; Javerta, for Algoa Bay ; Arabella, for St. Michael's; Ottawa, for Mobile — all from London. Passed, Dec, 20.—Job uann, from London, for Jamaica. Despatches were 1 eceived at the Colonial-office yesterday from the G overnor of Gibraltar. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Australian Colonies, Coylon, Hong Kong, Li Ibuan, Mauritius, and Canada. 77 i tOi I 1 5 t 28.24 1021 1110 112 207 211 61 63 115 120 93 97 100 20'11 100 1.7.2 7 / 150 i 271 15 all 128.6 d. all 1 10s. ail all 19s. !K B 21 1 CURRENCY REFORM. To the Editor of the Suffolk Chronicle. Mr. Editor, —I concluded my last letter by asking—ln what respect would not a free paper circulation, based upon national wealth, and guaranteed receivable for taxes, be superior to a circulation based upon one commodity—gold ? I will now, by your permission, attempt to show the supe riority of the former to the latter. But let me first premise what are the great desiderata in a national currency. They are, doubtless, regularity, security, and ample quantity. Without regularity—sub ject to sudden jumps and jerks —that agency, which, by its smooth and harmonious action, aught constantly to advan tage the productive and mercantile classes, immensely increases their hazard anti uncertainty. Security to its 'recipients against its possible depreciation is essential to the very existence of money. And the quantity in circulation should be at all times commensurate with the requirements of trade. Yet, how to realise such an adequate circulation is with • m any casual thinkers a great difficulty. They cannot in- see how an essentially gold circulation can be indefinitely s creased. Indeed, they constantly observe thfraotmwhen, yit its rise in exportation, gold rises in price, or when price, it is exported, the quan tit y of g old tile national by the ational circulat ing of England is dimini shed, and medium is contracted. Money is held at hig her r a tes, di sc ounts are raised, prices o f commodities ale depressed, employment for the maaseahiaey rleeaerahbaupnsdapnetr,caeinvdeptrhotlattsfarreee T re duced or annihila ted. trade in gold wou ld retain that commodity, or even, by its rise in price, if required, secure its importation. Still, in s uch rise of pr ice they have a difficulty—how such enhanced price is to be p aid in sovereigns of fixed weight. This brings us to the all pervading fallacy of our present currency --- t h a t money is a commodity — an article of intrin- I sic worth, or the representative of some one article of intrin sic worth, by which at any time may be Obtained a definite quantity of that one article. Instead of this, money is essentially a token—a counter —possessin g only conven tional worth, by common consent of society, or force of national law. in such an instrument intrinsic value is unnecessary, as any medium adopted by a community will answer their purpose. But, although any substance may be employed as a cir culating medium, no other combines all the advantages. of a legal tender paper issue. Its cheapness, the impossibility of its depreciation, the ease and inexpensiveness of renewal,. the saving of wear and tear, the lightness of material, the facility for remission, are many conclusive adoption. And besides these reasons obbesreerasvoabnle in for substance, into or substance, as an agent its amount ma to expand diminished at pleasure--may be so regu or contract with the expahrsioh. or contraction of trade—as infallibly to prevent monetary crisis or panics, excessive fluctuation of discounts, inordinate depression of prices, non-employment or insufficient remuneration of labour or capital—appropriatei and productively applied. In all these respects paper money manifestly is greatly superior to any other form of circulation hitherto devised. Bur is its security satisfactory ? Will it really be pre served from depreciation ? It rzay be secure as our lit or ties and our lives. It may be secure as our great national investments—our national debt, consoh, exchequer-bills— as railway, and all other joint-stock shares. It. iiihy lie secure as stamps and documents of every description. Do we doubt the security of the Bank of England issues ? If not, then surely issues by Government made legal tender and receivable for taxes, cannot he fictiti us or insecure. At present, Mr. Kditor, I will not further trespass upon your valuable space, but wilt reserve till another occasion some delineation of arrangements requisite for the issue of paper money, and of the features by which it should be charactorised. Till then, permit me to commit this creation of questions to the earnest thoughtfulness of English minds—to land owners, tenant-farmers, labourers, artisans, mi:rchouts, bank ers --to all who are interested in the pruduerive pros perity of the nation; and urge them, as vitally cup eerned in its solution, to master its various details, uud weigh it in all its bearings. These, sir, alone, I venture to will be found material relief to a burdened, groaning people, elsewhere vainly sought. By adopting legal paper tender money, representative of aggregs e national wealth or deposited securities, may our monetary convulsions and depressions be at once and for ever banished. I am, Mr. Editor, yours very faithfully, C ILA ItLES HAWARD. 1860. Bromfield, Saxmundham, N ov . 26th, THE NEW COPPER coINAGE. (From the Derbyshire Courier.) Mr. Gladstone's new copper coinage has ju s t ma d e its appearance. For lightness, beauty of colour, and freedom from the unpleasant smell of all the former copper coisioges, the new coin is decidedly superior to the old. Out of 100 parts of this bronze coin, 95 parts are of copper, 4 of tin, and 1 of zinc. The artistic execution of the new coin is good particularly that of the reverse. Britannia with her ship and lighthouse is a noble figure. But this coinage must be regarded es the intro duction of a new monetary principle. For the first time in our monetary system a coin is issued the intrinsic value of which differs very materially from its nominal value. A pound of copper previously was coined into 24 pence ; in this coins ge a pound of copper is coined into 48 pence. The weight of the last coinage of a penny of Queen Victoria, was 291 grains, the weight of the new penny is only 145 grains. The new bronze penny is in every respect. a mere token of value. It derives its nominal value from an Act of Parliament, and is preserved from fear of depreciation by being made a legal tender, and receivable by Government for taxes. An ounce of silver of the value of 5s 2d is coined intofiveshillings and sixpence. of making enee. This is a departure from the strict principle t coins of intrinsic or equivalent value—and it is owing to this judicious departure from bullionist principle that our silver money is not silverm eioltetdho open marketdownor e thanxpended. to it use th icheae oil cheaper to a tob s uy a metal new o f for copper purposes o ge f i t s r ad of e r o o r o c o o h m i t e n s e s r c r e e . l t ß i v u e t t i h o e_ trinsic value than the silver coinage. A bronze penny is, in fact, intrinsically worth less than a halfpenny, according to the value of copper. This new coinage will, therefore, neither be melted nor exported, but will continue to be what it was in tended to be—i. e , Money. The saving to the country will also be very considerable — we sh a ll use cheap tokens instead of dear pennies. Let any one consider for a moment the saving which it would be to the country if we had cheap naper money, £1 Notes and upwards, instead of dear gold Sovereigns. The interest annually saved on, possibly, some 50 or (30 millions of sovereigns would be considerable. The expense of coinage would he avoided. Bat these advantages are trifling compared with that which would result from the de liverance of this country from monetary crises, rises in the rate of disc aunt, and panics. When a few mil lions of gold are exported, we have to create a desni panic or a whole panic to bring the gold back. With Bank Notes for our domestic circulation, the with drawal of gold would be perfectly innoxious. We should still possess Paper Money for our do mestic circulation. This paper made, as the copper coinage is, a legal tender, and secured from depreciation by being receivable by the Goveratuent for all taxes, would discharge cheaply, efficiently, and with perfect security all the functions of money. The only thing N - hic h stands in the way of this great monetary reform is an idle crotchet of Peel and Overtone, which the panics of 1819, 1825, 1847, and 1857. have proved to be as ridiculous and impracticable as it is unjust and ruinous. (From Gore's Commercial Report.) The new bronze coinage is gradually coming into use, and from its lightness, durability, and free dom from any unpleasant odour, is a great improve ment on the old copper coinage. It quite fulfils Mr. Gladstone's prediction of last year, when in troducing the bill for its authorisation into Parlia ment, that it would be " very convenient, very nice in appearance, and a most agreeable coin to handle," The metal of which it is made consists of ninety five parts of copper, four parts of tin, and ono part of zinc. But the most important consideration arising out of its issue is, that its intrinsic value is little more than one fourth of its current value. We are not about to discuss the vexed question of the currency—thus prominently brought before us in the new coinage—hut we believe it will be use ful to call attention to the fact, that its ii.roduc tion, as a legal coin of the realm, is a direct v:ola tion of the grcitt principle on which the far-famed monetary legislation of 1819 and 1814 was founded. Sir Robert Peel is said to have illustrated that principle by the production of a sovereign in the House of Commons, which he triumphantly threw on the table of the house, exclaiming, '"lnat is a pound." Meaning thereby to assert, that nothing is a ponnd in money which is not intrinsically worth " twenty shillings." If, then, this be true of gold, it is equally true of silver, or any other i metal. If the rich man has a right to boast that the jeweller will purchase his sovereigns at their cur rent value of 20s. each, the poor man has an equal right to be in a condition to boast that be can sell his coppers to the brazier for their current value--that his penny contains really one penny worth of metal, lust as the rich man's sovereign I contains a pound's worth of gold. Such, however, is not the case. The sovereign can be melted wit h out loss, and e , an be exported, often at a profit, by I its possessor, because of its intrinsic value ; the penny can neither be melted nor exported, except at a ruinous loss, because it is nothing more than a token of value. It is simply and purely what it is intended to be—money. The new bronze tokens will, consequently, circulate from hand to hand as freely as the sovereign ; but, unlike the sovereign, they will always be retained within the litnitsof the kingdom, there to discharge at all times the legiti mate functions of a legal-tender currency by facili tating the exchange of commodities and enablingek,tto every one who has twelve of them in hdisepso. The discharge a shilling's worth of iudebte description n of fact remains that they are not the They derive of sustaining the credit of theoefmptit:. money which the bullionists assert jsealonecapable 13 fitment, which their value solely from an c . still worth twenty when similarly dealt protects whe nbrotkheenm up p ro o m r m cl e e l p te r A e dn e v i t a i s t ion. The sovereign with will be worth little more than a farthing, 2 Pennies. - In 1798 the pou nd of copper was coined into 18 pennies. In 1805 it was coined into Now, a pound of the mixed metal, describ e d a b ove, is coined in to 48 pennies, so that, the new penny coin is little more than one-third the weight of that o f 1798; that is to sa y , its intrin sic value is less ! the new Bronzes to be a real e qu i va l en t f or i ! Such are the f ac t s out of which ar i ses iha sovereign fa Ha lf pe nny—and it would ta k e more than 700 i m portant question—" the Whether Sir Robert Peel's famous theory—that a p oun d did an d could mea n nothing else th an a certain quantity o f gold of a certain fineness, worth £3 17s. 9d. per ounce in all the markets of the world—was after all a delusion," And—it may well be q ueried —if we find it to our advantage to have Bronze tokens for our pennies, and silver tokens for our shillin gs , may we n o t a l so fi nd it to our a dvantage to have gold tokens for our pounds, or if these be too costly for general use, to have that most portable and most economical of all tokens for a Pound the old fashioned one pound note ? As the copp e r coinage now in circul at i on amounts to £BOO,OOO, and weighs 3,500 tons, Gover nmen t will realise a large profit on the new Bronze tol:ene. W its misplacem en t by hatever may be the diversity of opinion as to the policy of its introduc tion, it certainly involves the recognition and adop tion by the legislature of a new monetary principle. The silver coins it is true are not exact equivalents of their n ominal value, an ounce of sliver costing only ss. 2d. being coined into five shillings and six pence. But the new Bronze coinage is the first that has been issued from the Mint, and which will be receivable in payment of taxes, whose intrinsic, i s materially less than its nominal value. It is on this account that we have noticed it at so much length, and indeed the subject has a peculiar in terest at the present moment, when we are deprived of the just and full reward of our industry, energy, perseverance, and skill, by the exportation of our gold. One of the Madrid journals says that in f ormaticat had been received that 30,000 tracts and other wurks de— fending Protestant doctrines had been printed at London is ► the Spanish language, and that 60 smugglers had under. • taken to introduce them into Spain