The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-14 00:00:00

1110. N .EY M i 4 E _A 2s: If CDT CITY, Two o'CLocK. Although the price of gold is higher both at Paris and Hamburg than in this country, and ex tensive shipments are consequently made to the continent, the bullion movements at the Bank of England are still very limited, as the Australian supplies are almost sufficient to satisfy the export demand. The weekly return of the Bank, therefore, still shows a large accumulation of gold, which tends to keep the Money-market i n an easy position, and unless encouragement should be given to foreign loans, which would have the effect of drawing away considerable quantities of specie, it is probable that the metallic reserve 'Will continue at a high point. .The Foreign Exchanges exhibited a slight de cline in the rates on Vienna and Trieste yesterday afternoon. The transfer books of the Madras Irrigation and Canal Company will be closed from the 20th inst. to the 11th prox.; and of the East London Waterworks from the 20th inst. to the 10th January next. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, a fair amount of business was transacted, and some descriptions were d d. per lb. dearer. The sales Were 10,000 bales. The Railway Share Market tlesed quietly; prices, however, exhibited an im provement. At the meeting of the Bombay, Baroda, &c., Rail 'way Company to-day, a favourable report was read, f rom which it appeared that about 123 miles of the railway would be opened in June next, and that the company had received authority to continue their line into Bombay. The report was adopted, da resolution was passed for converting the shares into stock of the company. Further indications of heaviness have been ap parent to-day in the Market for English Securities, the funds having declined about if per cent. The Prospect of new loans seems to be creating an un raYourable influence. Consols are 95Z 9 for the l imited. proximo. The transactions have been very li nlited. The New Threes and the Reduced have t ecedcd to 951 -a ; India Loan Debentures (1859) are firm, at 971 ; the Bonds at ss. to Gs. prem., New Exchequer Bill s at 28 s . t o 32 5 . p re m. I n di a "lew Stock for account is 1031 I ex dividend. The applications for money in the general dis e°unt market continue very numerous, and a large a mount of business is also transacted at the Bank o f England, as the assistance required by the mer cantile community is still rather extensive, owing t ° the arrangements connected with the close of the / e ar. Other causes also stimulate the inquiry, tt : l longst which may be mentioned the subscriptions to new joint-stock undertakings, which the public n ow seem more inclined to encourage than for so me time past, but 21 per cent. is still the mini mum quotations both at the Bank of England and Lombard-street. Business in the Foreign Stock Market continues ll'active, and prices are steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. :ar e 77 to 771 ; ditto New, 65 to 661 ; 4 exican is firm at 221 ; Russian 41 per Cents. r emain at 101, and Spanish Passive at 101 ; Dutch 2; per Cents. are flat at 65, and the 4 per Cents, at 99 t, and Brazilian 5 per Cents. at MI. The Ocean Marine Insurance Company's shares a re 7 premium, and the Universal ditto, Prem. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have 'en rather limited, but prices have shown in ;,,teased firmness in several instances. Eastern C ounties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North pastern Ilierwick), and South Eastern have improved ss. ; kidland declined ss. ; anfil North Western, 10s. The Foreign lines are a shade flatter. Lora 'hallo -Venetian have declined ss. ; and Pernam- Il eo, ss. ; Bahia and San Francisco are 4 4:-. In the Colonial Market, Grand Trunk of Canada h ave imp rove d to 42 and 421, Great Weste r n of ' 4 nada declined to 131, and Great Indian Fenix -111114 to 101. Joint Stock Bank Shares are inactive at about I%ller prices. London Joint Stock have improved Union of London declined ss. In the Miscellaneous Market, Electric Tele have declined £1 and Peel River Land, 10s: Z t ,„ BRITISH, FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 2 1-. r Cent. Reduoed Annuities 951 I /Per Cent. Consols Annuities "i);',. per Cent. Annuities 'to Debentures, 1858 97 b:, Ditto, 1859 b!,.‘to Bonds LlOOO n l4) under £l,OOO ihchlßols for Account (Jan. 10) -4 k ;li a Stock for Acounnt It i ,',,,tto 1859, 5 per Cent. I);',. 4 quer Bills, £l,OOO, lid .. 31 x d '`‘.° Small, 1141 32 28 9 $ FOREIGN FUNDS — CLOSING PRICES. t r Uilian 5 per Cent. ka na dor New Consolidated Xigan 3 per D Cent. At,„ tto Ae,co int .. 221 . "lian 182' 5 XSt 5 per Cent — Ditto ' ''' " ft. 0 41 per cent 4., Itto, 3 per Cent., 1859 6 63 'rah 3 per Cent. 4si T, *to Passive kish 6 r Cent 77 bi tto New Lo a n 4„. Dividends on the above payable in Londos. 1 3,`",ci Exehenge, 12 Gull. 2i per Cent 9 65 s ' L lto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account (Jan. 10) 9sa a d - . ,1 is announeed that the French Ministir of i ik .. elliture and commerce has decided that from the Ist of $ fki n ary next the cern averages, which at present are cal -1 iisi z r,_ by the hectolitre, shall also giv e the p by . the hi „..d• rn consequence of this determination the prinoih i tii ;urn markets in each depaitment are to be supplied with i t , .4stniment both for weighing and measuring corn, as, tio h °ll er to give the double information demanded, a por -of the corn must be weighed as well as measured. le ?ICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Parir k 4 V,ut I d, and the short exchange on London is 25. Th i t ' T T Fiterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng -1 101 d per ounce for standani 1(1 ' 4t prim of 13 l ' s. - . 2 10ths per cent. dearer , 14 It . appears .that gold is at about - t,. aria than in London. By advices .. fr s c rt Hamburg the `Zoof gold is 423 per mark , and the exchange on 1 1 , 4 1 . 1 , 1 , is 13.3 f per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the oese'n • Mint price is therefore about 2-10ths per ‘• i i dearer in Hamburg than in London. 11 IPORIts FOR VOLUNTEER COMPS.—In conse `e °e of numerous applications to the War Office for ad - to le ll - ,, 8 te the proper uniform for volunteer corps, &c., ip 1 0) 0 „. ° of formation, a committee has been appointed and is 41 1(1,",' t , 0 be assembled at the War Office, Pall-mall, to con -I,J ii,° Secretary t ile question of rifle volunteer uniforms, and to report t% U N - of State for War upon the colour and pa 14 1 . - which shall bo recommended as the most appropriate ti of teneral a d op ti on b y th ose rifle volunteer corps who have Be a l I clothing selected their uniforms. When decided upon a ilo ki e Pattern of the clothin so recommended will be de toi'ed 'with the Volunteer Eranch, War Office, Pall-mall, pleral guidance in this matter.—War Office, Dec. 13. `,l / 11 E GREAT EASTERN.—Southampton, Dec. 13. Vir a , e r Majesty took a short cruise up the Southampton Ilic s - ,ler. Yesterday afternoon in the Fairy yacht, which, after Itar„ l4 ^' round the Great Eastern, returned to Osborne, A, 8.0 Royal party disembarked and drove to the Palace. iitisi,"•°Yal visit was strictly private, the yacht not even Ilti, ta the Royal standard hoisted. It has been decided, qati,'" o concurrence of Lord Palmerston and the other lks, C„gniehed personages who had accepted invitations, to to tie till after the Christmas holidays the banquet o qr.': to be criven by the Chamber of Commerce tot he 6 11"'I'a of the Great Ship Company. th s , r , ( , 47 TALMA WON HIS WIFE.—One night, at 4 4 a ltnei/ie Francais, Madame Petit Vanhove was acting INv a v l4 3' of Collot d'llerhois, in which the heroine is run Ik tt ' With, when the clumsy actor, who performed the at op of Of th e l over , i n carry i ng o ff th e lady, made a false ant n t , i ld fell to the ground with the heroine in his arms, liti';lllY bruising her sadly by his weight, but driving the t ilesi l ° ll gth of a great pin into the bosom of the unfor licei'e actress, who was carried fainting from the stage. tre s , 3l.B l surgeons, and friends clustered round her in the 14 4 bi sr ooin ; the :pin was extracted, but the wound would ,Lks,„ blee d " The wound must be sucked l" cried one of he `lle' c i °4B ? in a loud voice; "it is the only way of escaping qrs,,,ltnger of such a hurt." " Talma," he continued, ad lat'tt 14 ' the act who was hovering near the door in a ~,. of or, . i v ,l 3 ll E ,` mortal anxiety, " I fancy you will be able, without `,`, ft,,„'" a nee, to render us this service. But be quick about Ot 4 "ii, it is the only means of saving her, and we have oed ti,_oilient to lose I" Telma, pale and agitated, has ",,s_fe of w, render the service demanded. He saved the I , e 7 l er, ,s ti. th_e Nvom . e.n . ho loved ; and thus acquired, in her 'ileh 'fliPrescriptible right to the heart and hand for tpe,?. huhad sued in vain so long. The lady's scruples .Is , e , vanquished at last, she Petit;sou and obtained the ~ , , 0. s . Is , , awe, 18 0 0 ,[ 2 1;Ler marriage with M. and on the 16th Fran is Joseph Telma and Caroline Van 'the Ede married, after eight years of hopeless affection, , PrllLicitrie of the tenth arrondissement of Paris, 4ini, APPROACHES TO THE NEW WESTMINSTER 4 D k ....., tOialti n 1 esterday a number of workmen were employed_ %° 1., a 0 . a temporary approach to the new bridge from eve f ,yeth side. The carriage road is carried by a slight 0(. L i r In the main thoroughfare round the angle of . the )i: ll ,rei ° B ll, T avern, and across the recess in which the Bridge 'ci t ,l i a ° ners' offices formerly stood, and thence on to the 4 L ein alf a f the bridge. The most active preparations Vidl e ,_ nude for commencing the approach from the eet 'e'i side • the 1 41/i s ~ . occupiers of Oliver's Hotel and the tsi aes . ter Dining -rooms have vacated their respective t.„°ik, . in compliance with notices issued by the Board . of 1 ,,,tri 0 ,„: the fixtures and furniture will be sold by auction ~t , d1,1 () Y, and the materials in a few days, when the sites i t ,liss?,, a. ' once cleared, and the approach completed. In I s t ,lv;l'il i ete of the number of buildings that are to be pulled AtWq? 1,, ."vir Bridge-street, Westminster, and Bridge 'es.,4o,nibeth it is not expected that the permanent ap -4 ea r ( be finished before nest April. \ , SRA] E liA "IKE; 8.-( THIS DAY.) Share; Railways. 12.10 imberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballymena fir., Wol., and ,4. , tr. Val fir_ La., and Ch. June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Conn ' I Bristol and Exeter I Caledonian Cork and Bandon Carmarthen & Cardigan' Cork, Blkrock,&Passagt Cornwall Do. A I A roves ' no div I untilfip.c. per an. Do. B hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin and Belfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc !East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock, Do. do. B Stock Do. NW. A.(lte.E.U3ds), East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow & Dundee I Forth & Clyde Junction Furness 'Glasgow & South Westn !Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock I Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 'Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk !Irish South Eastern 'Lancaster and Carlisle ' Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire !London and Blackwall. !L on. , Briatton le S. Coast I Lond. Chat. and Dover! iLondOn & North Westn' Do. Eighths ILondon& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine , 'L'derry & Enniskillen : I Man., Shef., & Linooln ! iMetropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby. 'Mid. Gt. West.(lreland)' Do. 4 Shares !Newcastle and Carlisle !New., Aber., & Herefdi I Newry & Armagh (ad.) !Newry, Warpt., & Kos Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rall.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß ; D o , 1 7; ,Stock iNorth-East!i• — Berwick I Do. do. G.N.E. purchase Do. Leeds • • 'Do. York North London !North Staffordshire I No. & Sou. W. Junction I 'Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver ' !Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central 1 'Scott'. N.E., Aber. Stock I Do. Scottish Mid. Stock, Shropshire Union 1 8ittinbourne & Sheer ! South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun (Stockton Wok., Sr Wek & Darlington J Do. do. 1855 25 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepool Stock Taff Vale :3.14 Stoek Stock Stock Stool/ Stock Stock Stock 164 Stock Stock Stock, 25 Stock 12 Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock! 50 Stock Stock StoZk Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock! Stock 'Do. Preference, No. 1 25 IThamesHavenDk&Raß 50 (Ulster 25 . Do. 12 10 Do. Stock'Vale of Neath 10 :Victoria Station & Pim Stock, Waterford & Kilkenny 50 ;Waterford & Limerick 20 West Cornwall 10 IW-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 5 Do. A..—A recv.noaiv.till 7 p.c. hat: been pd. to /1 Do. B West London Do. let Class Do. 2d Class ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ti ai 1021 92f f I I Closing Unglues ;Paid. j Puce. . 8 8, 77} 78 ! lle 12i tif flj 101 103 02i 63 ei 7 71 13 134 14; 57 58' 38 40 27 29 80 131 29i 90,1 98 99 105 107 94 95 132 134 [l2 114 08 6St 55 60 201 205 16 16 17 1 174 4 99 99f 65 97 113 114 134 144 98 984 * 4d 97 08 Si 37 39 108 1081 80 88' 10 11 57 59 n 3 d 61 611 941 941 14 1 d 48 484 r 781 781 1 . 6 6 108 4 !It d 84 35 37 94 7 1 8 1 14 16 117 119 274 28 82 84 47 49 34 24 d 43 45 82 821 7 2 74 62 64 6 8 354 364 531 541 lf 68 p par 65 7 1 4 14 37} S Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stork Stock 161 100 100 11 104 91 100 all all all all all all all all 'REFERENCE SIIARES. Paid. C r l r o i s c i e. ng Business Done. I_ 96 98 [O2 103 54 6 [OO 102 112 115 105 108 [l2 114 11l 113 [27 129 83 85 [lO 112 90 92 75 70 [l5 117 [lB 120 [l2 114 [O6 108 86 88 all }lOO 100 100 100 100 all 98 99 98 100 89 91 91 93 ,02 101 17 18 10 10} 75 76 191 20 9 10 19 15 .N 141 Share Railways. Blythe and Tyne IC per' c. pref. (issued at 250) 1 .Bris.4k Exet.4p.ct.Stoek Do. do. do. Shareß I Caledon £lO, 45 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & 'Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent. .. Dun. Perth,&Aber Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spr, Do. do. Class B 6 pc....1 Do. do. Class C 7 Pe • • • •1 • E. Conn. Ex, 5 p ct. No.ll Do. do. N0.21 Do. New 6 per et. Stockl Eastern Union, 4 per ct.! Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares! Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D.l Ediv.Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. I Furness, 5 per cent .... Glam. &S West. ..r a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. et. Do. 5 peßedm.,lop.c.pm Do. 45 p. o. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm..s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotkl, Ist pf ( Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 t p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Banta) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birra. Prof. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c pf. shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. ban. & York 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.Stts 3slodpc Lon. & Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 I Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p, c. No. 4 Do. do. 44 per c. shares (Land. Chat. and Dover Lon. & N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon. &S. W, 7 p.a. stock, late 3d shares Londoudy & Cole, shs Londoudy.& Ennis 4 sh llan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 35 ner cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. liaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent... Do. lrid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris. &Bir.6p.ct. Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & st. Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 5J p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Vvay.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, elm, 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& D4k.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Consol. Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 !NI.. York, 11. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. & W 01. 6 pc. Ist g Do. Redeem., 2d girl Do. Irredeera., 2 , 1 Rim Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt Scottish North-Eastern 31 per c. pref. stock Do.A berdeengua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. e. pref. stook. South Devon, Ann. 10s, Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6) Do .41 per cent Do.Fixecl 41 p.c. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. l Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e.l Do. 11 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent. Wa.terford & Kilkenny,' 6 percent.- 5 20 10 ! 20 j. 10 11 [25 130 68 70 i 1 I i 1) [39 141 [O2 104 9 . 8 to 10 11 1 I 12 111 113 109 111 91 93 97 99 1 I p n ip 23 24 124 126 125 130 117 120 73 75 120 122 8 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. t. - o.g. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock stock 100 100 100 100 all all LINES LEASED AT FIX 101 111 231 241 103 104 102 104 84 87 281 291 :i3 34 34 331 57 59 E 8 i ED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Baguets FOREIGN MINES RRailways.'' -l " , Co.'s. Prioe. Done. 20 Australian 74 fit 41 1 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 15s 4 d par Bedford and Bletchley all ILn& N.W .. _ 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at ,05 p.) 274 ".. Buckinghamshire.... 100 ILI , & N.W 99 100 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 171 18 .184 4 i Chester & Holyhead.. 100 'Do. 404 5E4 504 4 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all Do. do. 54 p. ct..... 100 Do. l2l 125 1 Clarendon Consols Min- Do. do. sp. ct. Clydesdale.Tunction. 100 Caledonin 103 105 40 Cobra Copper all 47 49 Colchester, Stour Val: all E.U.SrE Cl 6 17 Cepiapo l6 74 84 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c 100 Gt. North. ;39 141 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 I E Union,HarwichSlis all E.Counts. 41 41 2 Fortuna Do. Woodbridge , 100 20 General all 24 26 Gll.l3arrANeils,Dre . t. 100 Caledonin 3 Linares all 10 114 Do. New lOO iDo. 5 Lusitanian Gloster& Dean Forest all (- - 11. West. 1 'Mariquita all Hartlpool.Dck.Satail. all Yk.N.&Br 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L ifs. 1 p Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares all Do. - -- 554 Mining and Smelt.... all 8 7 Do. .1 Shares all Do. London&Greenwich . 100 S. East... 64 66 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s 4 d par Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto JiCo. 95 17 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk . Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. Manc.,Buxtn. &IVlatk Closing Business all LN W&M 2: 24 Shar e l J o i n t-St oc k Banks. !Paid. Price. Dons. Mid. Bradford Prefer- I ence Stock Newmarkt_Burylilx 15.5. 6. E.Counts 4 4 p 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 71 73 guarante el sp. c. 40 Australasia all 81 83 82 14 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 56 58 25 ,Bank of Egypt all 21 22 Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Do. Do.o rtFhi 4 21 go ets h Brit. r ittlBl N orth . B an k Col. a n l k i k o . t . -..:AtniLoanndelr,,i.ct,, i Co e lB all cent. ... all all Midland . 14 144 t all L&N W all 1 - d — 4 p N''VresstePrenr—. Prabton and Wyse. & L.Yk. 25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all --- Do. 4 Shares A. all 'Do. — 2105240011 London im . ;oß l en i kr a .ca n oin k ald.ls o oc i w ' fo C iLtt a izl n :ent a rydi d ano a .2. . ,. . ; ..... _ 1, 100 City aa2 : 0 :00: I_—_, 20_—_ s ß h o r y a s w tT b ll ry it & cl il i., o & re S f h o e r 105140 - - 100 , Colonial 25 103 -- Do. Do. 1 .... par 1 p P d 100 1 T C4 B .N rfs t s h y . 1 100 38 South Staffordshire .. all IM`Clean . 104 11 20 Eng. Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 174 171 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 IGt. West 93 95 Wimbledon& Crnydn. all +L.&Brgtn 74 84 2O Lon Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 2 3 4 231 1234 DOCKS. Closing 8111111011111 100 London& We s t m i nster. 20 50 Share Docks. I Paid pew. DOM. 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 Do. new .... ..... 10 50 National Bank ............. 25 Stock Commercial lOO 20 New South Wales Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref . Min. 100 25 Orient .sk. Corporation all - Stock East and West India... 100 . 20 Ottoman Bank all 171 18 174 Stock London lOO 1 00 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 -- Stock , St. Katharine lOO 10 Do. New - StnekiSouthampton lOO 25 South Australia StodqVicturta - 50 Union of London . 12 29J 30 :29 b 40 Do Now .•../•....,•••''' 2 es 100 Unity Mutual 100 -.—: all 100 3i 100 100 THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1859. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railwa: Atlantic & it Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent Born., Baroda& Cent. Ind g - u. 5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant.&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 18;2 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, uu. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.4/ .c. Bds. pay.'s9 p Do. 4/ p. c. Debentr;. Geelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref 'Do. 6 percent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt. indiarenin.g - ua.sp.e iDo. New, gua.s per cent Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. I Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with / ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 5/ p. c. do. '77 do 'Madras, guar., 44 p. c I Do. do. 5 per cent iDo. 41 p. c. Extension l Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 1 Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.share.. Do. do. Land d 0... Do. do. B. Capital do. Do. do. Land do..* Oude (Limited) Scinde ci Do. New g Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. Es:;" St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam ird,:nnes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac ICurineaux Mine & Rail Copiabo ' Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France lEuphrates Va ley Grand Pus. G uar .5 p.c Great Central ,t France Gt. Luxem., con. she Italian Juneti,n Lake Constan, & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian..,, Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia I Do. do. New Namur and Liefe Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwef;i:.n Trunk Pref Paris,Lyona, and Medit IParis and Orleans Recife& S. Fran, (fern.), gua. 7p, et. (Lim.) I Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 53 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 51 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Auutria Western of S witzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand COLONIAL GOVER Securities. Can.Gov.6 p.c J a. & July Do. 6 p.c.Fb.& Aug. Do. 6 p.c.31 . r. & Sep. N. 13. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July, Do. 6 p.c. Ap. & Oct.' N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Debi D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 1 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScoSaGov.6 p.c. S. Deb. redceui able, 1875 S.Aus. G 1.6 pc.Jan&July Viet •G ov.fin.c.Jan &.7 my Do. do. April & Oet. THE E .4ST INDIA COMPANY'S HALF. YEARLY AZEETLYG-(THIS DAY). The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held this day at the East India House, Leadenhall street. The chair was occupied by Colonel Sykes. The minutes of the last Court having been read, The CIIAIRMAN announced that the dividends would be paid on the 6th of January, 1860. Mr. JONES then rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice, relative to the Go vernment of India. The hon. proprietor said that Parliament knew nothing of India, and was about to enter fully into the subject when An HoN. PROPRIETOR moved that the Court be counted. This was accordingly done, and there not being sufficient proprietors present to legally constitute a Court, the proceedings terminated, after a sitting of twelve minutes. LAW INTELLIGENCE'. --(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) JUDGMENT-JOHNSTON V. THE EARL OP usmtownr. The Lord Chancellor said—Although in this special case the question is put whether the legacy of £l,OOO given in the second codicil is cumulative or substitutional to the legacy of £5OO given in the first codicil, it seems now to be very properly agreed that it is cumulative, which is clearly the meaning according to the intention of the testator and according to all the authorities referred to. His lordship was of opinion that these two legacies of £l,OOO and £5OO were cumulative and payable out of the same fund. His lordship reversed the decree of the Vice• Chancellor (Sir William Page Wood), and ordered the legacy duty on both legacies and costs to be paid out of the trust funds. ROLLS COURT. GRAY V. FALCONER-JUDGMENT. His Honour the Master of tho Rolls said—On reading over the evidence in this case I have come to the same con clusion which the evidence produced on me when it was read at the hearing. lam of opinion that the plaintiff's case has failed, and that these are perfectly good deeds. They were not executed with a view to delay the creditors, because, after the execution of the deeds, he had sufficient funds to pay his creditors. Ho was perfectly solvent at the date of the execution of those deeds in 184 S and 1851. His Honour dismissed the plaintiff's bill with costs. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Watson.) TILE MURDER IN SHOREDITCII. James Moore was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife. Tho facts of this dreadful case have so recently appeared at length in The Sun, that we abstain from republishing them on this occasion. The evidence having been concluded the learned judge summed up, and gavo the usual directions to the jury to the event of their being of opinion that the prisoner WiU3 of unsound mind. The Prisoner—Beforo you sum up for or against me I wish to say a few words. The learned Judge—l hav3 summed up, I have read every word of the evidence. Prisoner—Yes, I know, T dare say you are aware that I am partly an instrument—that is, if I stand in a triangle or circle, I am partly an instrument—you understand that. Men eau make me an instrument—that is, if pro • tided I can stand in a circle or triangle—men can make me an instrument. The, prisoner seemed disposed to continue his observations, but the jury retired to consider their verdict. After an absence of about a quarter of an hour, they re turned into court with a verdict of not guilty, on the ground of inanity. The learned Judge then ordered the prisoner to be de tained until her Majesty's pleasure should be known. Moore did not seem rightly to understand the directions of the Judge, and, after sulkily mumbling something to the warder in attendance, retired quickly from the dock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(TRIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WILFUL DAMAGE AT A COFFEE HOUSE.—Edward War ren, a young man, was charged with breaking a pane of glass, of the value of Os., under the following circum- stances : Ann Todd, sister of Rachel Todd, keeper of a coffee-house in Bear-street, Leicester-square, said the defendant came in with another young man, both having been drinktng, and called for some coffee, which was served them. The defen dant then called for some eggs and bacon, but said he should not pay for them, and afterwards bog-an .fighting with the other young man, She requested him to leave, and as ho would not she put him out, with a struggle, and as soon as he was outside he smashed a pane of glass in the door. Tho defendant (throwing up his cap and waistcoat, both of which were torn in pieces) said the complainant had damaged his property also. The complainant said all she had done was in putting him out of the place to prevent a disturbance. Ordered to pay the damage. "THE BOTTLE."—John-Cushion, a miserable-looking man, the exact counterpart of the drunkard, as depicted in Cruikshank's inimitable sketches of "The Bottle," was charged with being drunk and annoying his landlady. The complainant said she had tolerated the defendant's conduct as long as she could, but could do so no longer. He had now been on the drink for three weeks, and just before that had been so for nine weeks incessantly—going in and out all day long. It was stated that the last time he was taken into custody he was compelled to be taken to the hospital on a stretcher. Fined the usual fine-SH. ip 'S MARR IAGE. —Garibaldi is still at F in neighbourhoodo, o f C omo, where on the 3d he metiG°wA' in the i n tha A n L a D c i cident while riding on a restive horse. The news at first occasioned some alarm at Milan ; but a letter from his medical attendant, published in the newspapers, removed all apprehension. Further evidence of the slight nature of the injuries is found in the fact that on the 7th the gallant general was married to the eldest daughter of M. ltaimondi, an Italian patriot, who possesses one of the most beautiful of the residences on the Lake of Como. In 1848 M. Raimondi was obliged to take to flight ; his pro perty was confiscated, and his palace used by tbo Austrians as a barrack. Under the now regime, howo er g everything has been restored to him. Great rejoicings took place at Como on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter to Garibaldi. -------- INTERESTING TO BRI DESMAIDS.—The following rather singular project has just been presented to the Cham ber of Nobles of the Swedish Diet. Baron Creutz proposed that from the age of 15, young girls should be allowed to answer of their own accord, yes or no, to any suitor for their hand. M. Montgomery opposed the project, declaring that at the age of 15, love, though strong, was too blind, and that the age of 25 was indispensable to be a bl e t o see c l ear l y on so important a question. Baron Alstroemer treated such an ob jection as madness, and proposed to the Chaniber to decide who was in the right—Baron Creutz or the Apostle Paul. The baron replied that the words of the apostle applied to pa ternal authority, which was very seve re among the'Jews and andcould not now be i nvoked when inanners and customs had so changed. Baron Alstroemer said that if the Chamber were to adopt the project Mormonism would the Romans be come general. Baron Creutz replied warmly that it was ridiculous to talk of Mormonism, that this project was a serious one, and calculated to have a salutary effect on man ners and ideas. The project was referred to a committee. FRIGHTFUL SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning a frightful suicide occurred on Wa ndsworth-common. It appeared between four and five o'clock police-constable Chapman, of the V division, was walking upon his beat on Wandsworth-common, when his attention was drawn to the body of a respectable-looking man lying at full length upon the ground. He at first supposed that the man was asleep or intoxicated, but upon moving the body he was horrified at seeing a frightful gash on t h e left side of the throat, and a razor in the right hand. He immediately raised an alarm, and Dr. Connor was 80011 on the spot, and pronounced life to be quite extinct, although the body was warm. Upon searching the clothes of the unfortunate man, the following letter was found written in pencil : om y poor, dear wife,—Whcn you receive this I shall be lost to you for ever. It is far better that I should go be fore all is gone. I want to write a long letter, but my hand shakes so much I cannot. May God bless you and make you happy. Pray for me, pity me, and try to forgive me. Good by. You poor lost husband, Charles Bowerman." The letter was addressed to Mrs. Bowerman, 16, Bouverie street, B.C. ,The body of deceased was removed to the Wandsworth and Clapham Union Workhouse, to wait an inquest. The son of Mr. Wright, a builder, of Battersea Rise, subsequently identified the deceased as his uncle. It also appeared that the deceased was u nfortunately, addicted to drinking, but had been a teetotaller for some time, and latterly had broken out again into his old way. It is sup posed that he came down to Wandsworth by a late train, and wandered about the common until he committed the dreadful act of suicide. He was about 46 years of age. THE COAL TRADE.—During the month of Novem ber the total quantity of coal and coke exported from the various coal ports of Great Britain was 4 36,044 tons of coal, Liverpool, 38,702 tons quantity Newcastle " C l iirditf, the great Welsh s a l n ii d pp l e 2 d s l s 2 4 2,3 t 7to a n f s c o f f ik c e o . al and Of 6 t , h 6 i 2 8 0 tons of coke; Sun derland, 59,222 tons of coal and 1,327 tons of coke • Hai tle pool and West Hartlepool, 26,238 tons of coal and 1,569 tons shipping port, 75,951 tons of coal and 939 tons of coke ; Swansea, 23,225 tons of coal and 229 tons of coke. In o o ff coal coke ; and H 1 3 1 2 , 1 1931 Scotland, Glasgow exported 5,282 tons of coal and 70 tons tons 9 tons s c coke; e c ; of coke ; Alloa 6,338, and Troon 8,263 tons of coal. The total quantity of coal and coke shipped to various ports in the United Kingdom during the month was 719,193 tons of coal, and 6,745 tons of coke; of which New castle shipped 217,268 tons of coal, and 2,056 tons of coke ; Sunderland, 174,483 tons of coal ; Sea ham, 52,341 tons of coal ; Hartlepool and West Hartle pool, 125,618 tons of coal , • Cardiff, 51,480 tons of coal, and 846 tons of coke ; Newport, 42,524 tons of coal, and 160 tons of coke; Swansea, 13,955 tons of coal; Maryport, 30,306 tons of coal ; and Troon, 16,466 tons of coal. Compared with the returns for November, 1858, those for last month show a large increase both in the coal and coke exported and in the shipments made to home ports. The number of vessels engaged in the oversew coal trade during the month was 1,811, of which 683 were British, 221 French, and 108 Danish vessels. BRITISH COLUMBIA. A numerously attended meeting of the Royal Geographical Society was held on Monday evening at Burlington House, Sir R o d er i c k L. Murchison, vice-president, in the chair. The MS. trigonome trical survey of Kashmir, by Captain T. G. Mont gomerie, F.R.G.S., under the direction of Lieute nant-Colonel A. Scott Waugh, F.R.G.S., Surveyor- General of India ; sketches illustrative of Hima layan scenery, by Captain Austen and Mr. Purdon; numerous sketches made in British Columbia, in cluding St. Yuan Island, by Mr. Bedwell, R.N. • a map of the Fraser River, by Captain G. H. Richards, R.N., F.R.G.S., her Majesty's ship Plumper; a plan of Tieu-tsin-ho, showing the Chinese defences, by Major Fisher. R.E. ,• and a model of the largest nugget hitherto found, from Ballarat, by Professor Tennant, F.R.G.S; were exhibited. The papers read were-1. "On the Trig onometrical Survey and Physical Configuration of the Valley of Kash mir," by Mr. William Purdon, F.R.G.S., Executive Engineer, Punjab ; communicated by Sir Ch ar l es Wood, India Office. Previous to commencing the above paper, th e c h a i rman rea d a l e tt er from Lord Canning, expressing his approbation of the map of Kashmir, and alluding to the difficulties against Which the surveying officers had had to contend. i The paper gave rise to a discussion, in which Col. Everest, the former Surveyor-General of India, Captain Austen, and others took part. 2. British Columbia—" Journeys in the District, bordering on the Fraser, Thompson, and Harrison Rivers," by Lieutenants Mayne, R.N., and Palmer, R.E., and Chief Justice M. Begbie ; communicated by the Duke of Newcastle, Colonial Office. Lieutenant Mayne's report contained much interesting topo graphical information. It described the character of the soil, the vegetation and productions of the districts traversed, and pointed out the course of the rivers and the general geographical features of the country. Lieutenant Palmer noticed the exist ence of gold in the Upper 'Fraser River, but ob served that the great drawback was the scarcity and enormous price of provisions. Chief Justice Begbie observed that two Indian chiefs paid him a visit while at Cayoosh, and complained of the conduct of citizens of the United States ; while; on the other hand, there were many cases of cattle-stealing alleged by thewhites against the Indians ; this was said to be caused by want of food ; the Indians, many hundreds of whom had died of absolute star vation during the winter, stating that the salmon had failed them now for three years altogether. They were said to be very lazy and improvident, but the Chief Justice had found them almost everywhere willing to labour hard for hire, and bargaining, acutely for wages. The amount of wages for carry ing burdens was Bs. per day. His impression of the Indian population was that they had far more na tural intelligence and honesty than the 1 west classes of any European country. The chief points which struck him were, first, the ready submission of a foreign population to the declaration of the will of the Executive ; secondly, the ()Teat preponderance of the Californian element of the population and the paucity of British subjects ; thirdly, the ()Teat riches both auriferous and agricultural, of the country ; fourthly, the want of some fixity of tenure for agri cultural purposes ; and, fifthly, the absence of all means of communication except by foaming tor rents in canoes, or over goat-tracks on foot, which render all productions of the country except such as, like gold, could be carried with great care in small weight and compass, practically valueless. The chairman, in proposing the thanks of the society to his Grace the Date of Newcastle for sending the papers, as well as to the authors, said that he was much struck with the fact that vessels of large ton nage could navigate the rivers, thus affording ac cess to the auriferous regions. The plan of the Island of St. Juan, about which the Governments of the two countries were in dispute, was before them. It was obvious that it would be of the highest importance to have the distinct line of the Fraser River for the transit of their auriferous products. He had specimens of the nuggets found in the Fraser River ; they were all of small size, but it might turn out that some would yet be found as large as in any of the Australian gold regions. Br. Hodgkin had been struck by the observa tions made respecting the Indians. It had been noticed that they were improvident, but he believed that if proper care was taken of them they would prove of great service to the European population. Sir E. Belcher said that whatgavahim most con- cern was the boundary line. lii 1838 he had sailed up the Columbia River below the 46th parallel, and had not found one American located there, but on arriving at Fort Vancouver there were some Arne• rican missionaries who had been provided by the Hudson Bay Company with seed, sheep, and every facility for settling ; and when a certain number had arrived, they called on the United States Go vernment to establish American rights there, and that was the way England had been ousted from the Columbia river. An insurrection soon after broke out in California, and the American governor told him that if the British Government gave up to the United States the southern boundary of the Columbia, she would allow England to take Cali fornia for the Mexican debt. He had seen the Mexican Charge d'Affaires and told him that he had sent a despatch to England containing that proposition_; but, as ho was a sailor and had tra velled out of his strict province in writing direct to the Foreign-office, no notice was taken of the com munication, and the result was that England lost California, the Columbia, and was "fleeted" up to the 49th degree. Had the British Government adopted the proposal made in 1838 there would be no occasion for the " San Juan difficulty" of the present day. After some observations from Mr. Crawfurd, denying that the influx of gold would sonsibly affect the relative value of metals and pro visions, the meeting was adjourned to the 9th of January. 1.1.11 S DA Y'S MARKETS. 211 E NAVY. Prince Alfred arrived at Corfu on the sth inst. in the Euryalus, and has joined Admiral Mundy's squadron at anchor in the bay. The screw line-of-battle ship Donegal, 101, got up steam at P or tl an d on T ues d ay morn i ng, and left the harbour, steering to the eastward. The Royal Albert, 131, is expected to leave Portland in a few days for one of the dockyards, to effect repairs. The other vessels in port are—Algiers, 91 ; Aboukir, 91; Trafalgar, 91 ; Mars, S 0; Blenheim, 60; Mersey, 40 ; Diadem, 32 ; Fawn, 17 ; Partridge, 6 ; and the Biter gunboat. The launch took place at Portsmouth yesterday of the Duncan, 101 guns on two decks. This vessel was laid down on the 27th of April, 1857, and has been built from designs furnished frcrn the office of the Surveyor of the Navy, Admiral Sir B. W. `Walker, K.C.8., under the superintendence of Mr. Abethell, the master builder of Portsmouth yard, and, like the Victoria three-decker launched ft cm the shed adjoining on the 12th ult., has been built from her original designs as a steam line-of-Lattle ship. The gates of the dockyard were thrown open to the general pubic at neon, but all those in pos session of tickets for the gallery erected under the bows of the ship, were admitted at . 11 a.m., and all the preferential places were soon filled up; suffi cient space, however, remained on the platforms on either side of the vessel for some thou sands more than were really present. On the platform from which the ceremony of christening the ship was performed were the Surveyor of the Navy, Sir B. W. Walker, K.C.8., Admiral IV. ' Bowles, C. 8., Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, Capt. the Hon. J. Denman, Messrs. R. Harris, C. F. Hillyar, G. Hancock, &c., with the officers of the Prussian men-of-war in the harbour. Mrs. Farquhar, the wife of the gallant flag captain of the Commander in -Chief, performed the ceremony of naming the Duncan, and the shipwrights immediately com menced splitting away the blocks, the last of which was ISo sooner released than the noble ship, without any recourse being had to screw or hydraulic, which had been placed in position for service, if required, started on her way, and, amid the plaudits of the assembled crowd, glided nobly and grandly without check of any kind into the water. ller port bower, as soon as she was clear of the shed, stopped her further progress astern, and the launch was complete. Nothing could have been carried out in a more successful manner. The band of H.M.S. Victory was in attendance and played a variety of airs during the proceedings. Tne Royal screw yacht Fairy arrived from Osborne, but, as no flag was hoisted, it was not known whether her Majesty or any of the Royal family were on board. The following are the principal dimensions, horse-power, and armament of the ship :—Extreme length, 288 ft, 4in.; length between perpendicu lars, 252 ft. lin.; extreme breadth, 58ft. lin.; depth in hold, 25ft. 64-in. ; burden, 3,727 tons; height of figure-head from keel, 52ft. sin. ; height from taff rail, 5611. 4in. The figure-head of the ship is a bust figure of the celebrated Admiral Duncan, in the uniform of his period, with the Camperdown medal suspended on the breast. Messrs. Hellyer and Sons, of Cosham and Southampton, are the artists. The machinery of the ship consists of a pair of horizontal trunk engines by Penn and Sons, of 400 horse-power each, nominal. The ship's arma ment will comprise, on the upper deck, one pivot gun of 95 cwt:, 10 feet long, and 24 32-pounders, of 42 cwt. each, eight feet long ; main deck, 38 32. pounders, of 56 cwt. each, 9 feet 6 inches long ; lower deck, 38 eight-inch guns, of 65 cwt. each, 9 feet long. The Duncan will receive her machinery in the steam basin at Portsmouth, and be completed as fast as possible for sea ser vice. A 51-gun frigate, to be named the Dryad, will be laid down underneath the shed which has been vacated by the Duncan. At the conclusion of the launch the workmen in the yard were granted the customary half-holiday. The Himalaya screw troopship, Comm . ander J. Seccombe, at Portsmouth, was detained at that port yesterday just as she was on the point of starting for Halifax by Admiralty orders. It is reported that Commander Seccombe has received his post rank. The Vigilant, 4, screw steam sloop, Commander W. Armytage, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from Malta and Gibraltar. Her dates are :—From Malta, Nov. 27, and Gibraltar, Dee. 6. She brings home the second master of the Supply screw storeship, under arrest, and five supernume raries, and goes into Portsmouth harbour this morning; A somewhat ancient piece of ordnance has just been accidentally discovered in the river Medway, near Chatham Dockyard, a short distance from Upnor Castle. The cannon was found embedded in the mud at Gillingham-reach, by a dredger named Robinson, when it was with somo difficulty raised to the surface and removed to the Gun-wharf, for the purpose of being examined, in order to dis cover any marks upon it indicating its age. The gun is of iron, and its weight 21cwt. 2qrs. Gib. When discovered it had three shots in it, believed to be 12-pounders. The discovery of such a large cannon in the situation where it was found has given rise to much speculation, an opinion being ex pressed, which is somewhat favoured by its appear. ance and shape, that the gun formerly belonged to one of the men-ef-war burnt in the Medway at Chatham in the reign of Charles 11., when the Dutch fleet, under I Ruyter, sailed up the river as far as Upnor Castle, opposite the dockyard, and burnt the Royal Oak, the Loyal London, the Charles V., the Great James, and several other English vessels of war then lying in the Medway. The gun has been carefully cleaned and scraped in order to ascertain the date on it, but the only marks which have yet been discovered arc the Admiralty broad arrow and some figures showing its original weight. The following naval cadets passed their exami- nations at the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth, yesterday :—Over 14 years of age—Htnnah, *Mo - sey, Dugdalr, Milman, Cole, Greufell, *lli c k e L Hyman, Ducat, Carey, *Eyres, Browne, Ballantine, Booth, *.Mandeville, King, Riddl e , Gissing, Linde man, Watson, *Cla r k, *G a t ac h er, Codrington, Ban croft, *Steavenson, B o lt on , Patton, and"*l.an Under 14 yea rs o f a ge—Luckral4:liralker, Hough, *English, Wil mo t, Shalt°, Gilbert, Beresford, *Tyler, *Greenwly, Campbell, Aylen, ,Forbes, *Ranking:, *Wood, *B ur t, 4 13•ereton ' Harrison, Hallett, Ward, *W a ll ace , an d F ranc i s . Those with * affixed to their names have" passed from North Grove-house, Southsea. Forty-one candidates en tered for examination over 14 years of age, and 29 under. Commander D. M. L. Mackenzie, Commander J. Seccombe, and Commander his Serene Highness Prince Victor Hohenlohe Langenbcrg, were yester day promoted to be Captains. M. Lowther, Lieut. G. H. Parkin, and Lieut. P. Brock were yesterday promoted to be Commanders. The following appointments were made yeter day at the Admiralty :—Capt. J. Seccombe to the Himalaya; Commander W. Jones, to the Scourge; vice Prince Victor Hohenlohe Langenberg, Commander C. L. Waddilove to the Edgar; Com mander S. T. Douglas to be Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard, vice Jones, appointed to thellEd gar ; D. Maclagan, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Icarus; Wm. Noble, assistant-paymaster, to the Welleely; and I. S. Striven, clerk, to the Victory. Closing — usiness done Paid ' 11 Price. 84 U 841 '1 OD 100 171 171 41 61c1 5 1 6i par i p If 11(1 t lO2 103 Id par Id par Id 194 1001 19 21 38f 391 92 93 70 72 82 84 73 75 70 72 1001 101 f I d ; 131 13} 7 61 d 98 102 98 102 98 102 92 95 91 93 99 101 90 94 1 i d - -di [9l 20 id Par id Par all 100 4 1 1 41 - - P p * * I 1 1 d 5 4t d 26 2 7 1 7} 21 3 p In 2gl 39 II 9 10 37 374 , 56 SS 1 d 61 7 si 9} 21 22 5i 5/ si 10 23 24 SECUR: Closing Prices. fitii 117} 114 116 114 116 1114 112# 101# 102# 101 i 102 101 i 1024 .11 112 12 114 1110} 1101 I Do. do. April & Oet. 1100 11101 1101 ! 110) 1 1 MISCELL&IIIEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 114 15 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 180 210 25 Australian Agricultural 19 33 35 331 10 Australian Royal Mail. all 1 1 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 4/ 6 50 British American Land 40 60 Brit. & Irish Ma t .o*.Tel.A.l all 35 37 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. ' all 19 21 20 Do. C . 100 Canada Land 321 'O5 ICB 10 'Clian.lslands Tel.(Lim 1 all 8 9 Stook l Cop.3lin.of Eng.&Smltp: all 25 ' Do. Preference 71 per of all 231 24 5 Crystal Palace, 5 Do. Preference Stook' Do. 6p. e. I'erpet. Deb lOO 100 102 StockiElectrie Telegraph lOO 105 107 1031 I 25 Do. New / p l/ 15 Gen. Steam Navigation ) 14 1 Great Ship (Limited) all 4 4 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr 2s. 5 London District Telegr 2 1I d 20 London Discount 5 1 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 11 1 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 1 11 10 3lediter. Electric Teleg.l all 10 hied. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 44 54 25 ational Discount Co 5 1 1.. 44 10 I 'etterlands Land all 6 11 o 8 p.c. Pref.,isa. at Idi a all 1 1 100 , ".I.tr.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 .B.Australasian (Lim ) all f 1 1 1 riental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 1 5 6. 1 1 p 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 10 Ditto 11 6 10 Ditto C 2s. - Stock Peel River La I & Min lOO 54 56 534 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam, all 79 81 50 Do. New l5 11 13 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr l5 1 '1 p 50 Rhyrnney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 7 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 51 53 Stock cot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 100 120 130 128 25 'outh Australian Land all 36 38 87 1 übmarine Teleg. Scrip all 1 1 1 Po. do Registered all 1 1 10 rrr.& T.n.Co.of Upr. Can 5 -- -- 100 Tan Diemen's Land BRITISH MINES. '— Share Hines. Paid, Closing Basilica Price. Doae. 4 . Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 41 53 20 British Iron Clifford — 290 309 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 435 445 sast Bassett (Illogan) 3O 1224 1174 120 East Caradon E. WI Russ]. (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 101 11 Gam.&St.Aubvn(Gwen.) 541 621 65 •-• Great South Tolgus l7s 134 14 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 12.4.2 1 11 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 i Grenville 53 / 44 Herod's-Foot Bl 22 23 Hingston Downs £3.6 41 41 41 Lady Bertha Margaret (uny Lelant) 9l 44 46 North Downs 1 North France!, 'I Rogan) 10 5 63 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9 101 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 5 5 03 ,-... E'ar Consols (St. Blazy). 11 9 10 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 45 47 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 10s 1 0 So uth Carad on (St.Cleer) 11 250 260 South C. Brea( Illoe;an`. 2 21 21 8 Wheal Fran. (Mogan 16.18.9 Ifs 175 Stray Par k 118.18.0 191 204 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 14121 31 10 Tin Croft I 9 5 51 Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d West Basset (Illogan) , 11 Is lt West Seton W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 70 75 Wheal Basset (Illogan). 51 180 190 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 1071 1121 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 6 11 11 Wheal Kittv(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 12 13 Wh'l 31ary_inn (Meithe) 8 34 30 WWI Trelawney (Lisk.) 43 .29 30 ! i i 4/ I 51 CORN EXCHANGE. Only a limited quantity of English wheat was on offer in to-clay's market. Good and fine samples moved of slowly at full quotations. Other kinds were inactive, but not cheaper. Foreign wheat—the show of which was moderately ex tensive—was a slow sale; nevertheless, holders were firm, and prices were supported. Floating cargoes maintained their previous value. Fine barley was scarce, and in request at full quotations. Grinding and distilling sorts were a dull inquiry. There was only a limited sale for malt at Monday's prices The oat trade was firm, and fine corn was the turn dearer. Beans and peas moved off slowly; but no actual decline took place in the quotations. Flour maintained its previous value. ARRIVALS TILTS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour. English 1,30 ( 3,090 I 1,350 110 i 1,190 Irish Foreign .. 450 f 1,290 j 3,440 sks ills. WHITECIIAPEL. The supplies of meat are tolerably good, and the trade rules firm, as follows : Beef, from 2a 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 33 4d to 4s 81 ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and pork, 32 4d to 5s Od per 81b., by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. All new hops continue in steady request, and prices have an upward tendency. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam ' Short. 11 13 11 13 Ditto • 3 Months. 11 151 11 15 Rotterdam — 11 151 11 15 Antwerp Brussels — 25 221 25 30 Hamburgh Paris Sho r t. 25 71 .5 15 Ditto Marseilles — 25 321 25 371 Frankfort on Maine — 117 1171 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 341 341 Madrid Cadiz — 49 50 Leghorn — 30 • 5 30 35 Genoa — 25 40 25 45 - - Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon 401 in 121 i [(_s2g 404 1211 121 Oporto Rio Janeiro New York,. — • • • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars OOO • ~ 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) ' 9. 0 5 2 TIIE ROYAL CIIARTER.—A further amount of about £30,000 in gold has been recovered from the wreck. The sand and clay around that portion of the wreck where the bullion has been found is described as very rich in gold dust. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant vessel Parsee, 1,060 tons, Captain Wm. Norris, which sailed from Southampton on the 7th of June, arrived at Sydney, N.S. W., on the 14th September, with 39 mar ried couples, 121 single men, 127 single women, 42 boys be tween the ages of 1 and 12, 41 girls between the same ages, 6 male and 9 female infant.:, making a total bf 424 souls, equal to 3671 statute adults, under the charge of Surgeon- Superintendent John Sehistian. Wilkinson. Seven births and one death (an infant) occurred during the voyage. The Abyssinian, 1,072 tons, Captain Thomas, which sailed from Plymouth on the 22d. June, arrived at Sydney, N.S.W., on the 20th September, with 25 married couples, 162 single men, 126 single women, 41 boys and 20 girls b e t ween th o ages of 1 and 12, 5 male and 3 female inf an t s , ma ki ng a total of 407 souls, equal to 368 k s:atute adults, under charge of Surgeon-Superintendent Wm. Arthur. Six births and two deaths (one adult and one child) occurred during the voyage, 204 20i 10 100 1 100 190 17i 20 S took Sto. f Stock! 100 100 100 100 100 Stook 1061 9ft 133 i 3 eli I i 90 i P eot $66 D Hi 97; i Si 97i f 37} 104 I i 61 i i 04 , 5 d 7 111 481 107 151 1 1 82 i i3l Stock g 3 I Ileo 1.3 0. 2s. 6d all all all 1100 102, i 41 21 2 a 95 72 3 21 83 41 75 73 101 100 a Si I 9 1 I 131 a 157 i i:111 f 12} TINS. Business Done. 'I. 161 17* D EDITION. SU:7 OFFICE, Six o'clock. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, of the sth inst., in forms us that the difficulties which have arisen be tween the committees appointed by the provinces which desire to constitute themselves into delibe rative assemblies and the Government, which is op posed to such a measure, have not yet been ar ranged. The deputies lately renewed their demand in an address to the Emperor himself, in which they expressed their determination to engage themselves on honour, and if necessary by oath, not to occupy themselves with any question but that of the eman cipation of the peasants. The Emperor has not yet made any reply. In the meantime the idea is spread ing among the population that they have a right to a share in the government of the country, and is gaining ground in the most distant provinces of the empire. The Government is proceeding with cal culated circumspection and delay in its political and social reforms, but at the same time it is adopting very energetic measures for successfully converting the cash deposited in the Bank into Government stock. The new Treasury bonds which are to be issued next month will secure 5 per cent. interest to the holder. Accounts from Stockholm, re ceived in St. Petersburg, state that the Government contemplates raising a loan of £1,000,000 for the construction of railways. Some of the Ministers recommend that a larger sum should be raised in order not to have occasion for a second loan. A resolution has been submitted to the Swedish Diet by a clergyman named Jansen, enacting that the entire Swedish clergy shall henceforth have com plete control over all printed papers or pamphlets circulated by hawkers, and that, moreover, severe punishment shall be inflicted on all laymen who shall discuss religious subjects without first having been examined and authorised by a Protestant clergyman. The proposition was unanimously adopted, and some members, proposed even more stringent measures. THE ARMY. Orders have been received at Chatham garri son that recruiting for the Ist battalion of the Bth (the King's) Regiment, which was discontinued some time since, to be recommenced ; from which it is supposed that the regiment will not re turn to England next year, as previously ordered.' The head-quarters of the Bth Regiment have been serving in India for 13 years, having embarked in, 1846, and the regiment was expected to return next year, but from the fact of recruiting having been again opened, it is expected that the regiment will proceed from India to China. A court-martial has been held at the Camp at Colchester on Private Carey, of the 44th Regiment.; found guilty of desertion and selling his re , imentals The Court sentenced th e prison e r t o Bedays' im prisonment, and the General Commanding-in-Chief has confirmed the decision. The Queen has been pleased to approve a new code of regulations for the dress of the officers of the Army Medical Department. The tunic in future to be worn is scarlet, single-breasted, with black faC ings edged with white cloth, the distinctions of rank to be regulated by the badges and lace according to the rzlative ranks in the army. The contract for enlarging the Royal Military . Academy on Woolwich Common having been ratified by Mr. G. Myers, the eminent contractor of Lam beth, the work was last week commenced by a par tial removal of the outer ditch wall forming the pre sent boundaz yof the establishment. The entire range of buildings composing the cadets' workshops, engine and boiler rooms, stables and cleaning houses, sergeants' and servants' rooms, ' racket-courts, and other offices now standing cast and west of the Aca demy is in course of being removed to admit of the destined alterations, which will consist of a couple of spacious wings in uniformity with the architec ture of the establishment as it now stands, and which will afford a sufficient number of additional sleeping chambers to accommodate each pupil with a separate room, besides the necessary class and lecture rooms, on a scale worthy the insticution, so long needed. Mr. Jones, clerk of the works, from the Royal Engineer Department, and Mr. Pulley, to represent the contractor, have been appointed to superintend the works. The new range of buildings will run parallel with the present frontage, each wing to be 105 feet long, 270 feet deep. and 270 feet of rear elevation. The estimate proposed for the purpose and sanctioned by Government amounts to £41,700. The work is to be completed and handed over to the authorities at the expiration of 17 months at the commencement of May, 1861, Mr. Myers having bound, himself to a fulfilment of the contract under a severe penalty in case of failure. On account of the limited space available, the new buildings will abut on either side in close contiguity to the high roads passing through the common, consequently the enclosure will be protected by an iron pallisading five feet high. On the completion of the new wings in 1861, it is proposed to erect a range of buildings outside the boundaries of the Academy, to replace the above-named offices. &c., about to be destroyed, the cost of which is calculated at X 30,000. Her Majesty's ship Himalaya, Commander John Seccombe, sailed from Portsmouth this morning for Halifax and the - West Indies, calling at Ply mouth and Queenstown for detachments of the 62d and 63d Iti.giments. for conveyance to Halifax. From Halifax the Himalaya will convey the 62d and 63d Regiments to the West India blends, re turning thence to Halifax with the 41st and 49th Regiments. The Himalaya has on board a largo quantity of military and ordnance stores, guns (32 pounders), ammunition, &c. She also conveys supernumeraries for distribution amon g th e ships on the station. THIS 1),11"S SHIPPIXG. LONDON, Dec. 14.—Wind this day at noon, North ; strong breeze, sharp frost, and fine. CARDIFF, Dec. 13.—Wind, North.—Sailed—Orio (?), for Madras; Bertha, for Monte Video. PILL, Dee. 13.—Wind, N.—Arrived—Eagle, from Rio Grande. Sailed—Petrel, fur Tobago. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Wind, N.N.E. ; thick fog— Arrived—H.M.S. Vigilant, from Gibraltar. Sailed— H.M.S. Hydra, for Portland. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 12.--Sailed—Persian, for the Cape of Good Hope; Devonshire, for Bermuda. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Wind, N.—Arrived—Conder, from Buenos Ayres; Comet, from London for Madeira. OY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind N. Arrived—Emily, from Hamburg • Europe, from Cha rente; L'Etoile, from Carentan ; Alliance, steamer from Havre; Tagus. ste amer , f rom Li s b on; Lady Eglinton, steamer, from Dublin. Sailed—Teazle, for Montrose; Light and Sign, for Sun derland ; Lady Eglinton, steamer, for London ' • James, for Sunderland; La Poule, for Che r b ourg; Mary, for Sunder land. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N. Arrived, Dec. 13.—Puella, from Laguna; Albatross, screw steamer, from Rotterdam. Sailed, Dec. 13.—Azoff, for Trieste ; Eling, for Smyrna ; Sea Ranger, for San Francisco; Lincladen. for Bombay; Elizabeth Anne, for Nantes. Arrived, Dec. 14.—Catharina, from Soon; Joseph Celestien, from Nantes ; Pelican, screw steamer, from Dunkirk ; Fremad, from Brevig. (BY SITBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGB.APR.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind northerly, strong; tide, last hour's ebb; weather clear. Arrived, Dec. 13—Peninsular, steamer, from Cadiz. Arrived, Dec. 14—Baron Budzshot, from Nielvesse ; Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam. Sailed—Sir Edward Banks, steamer, for Calais. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W., fresh. Passed, Dec. 13.—Fortitude, for West Coast of Africa; Ensign Co,later, for Cardiff'; Crocodile, for Dartmouth ; Niews, for Jersey; Clara, for Malta; Eclipse, fur Gibral tar; Ciitterie, for St. Michael's—all from London; Soya St. Anna, from Hartlepool, for Naples ; Active, from Sun derland for New York. Anchored. —City of Quebec, from Quebec, for London. The Freeman's Journal has reason to believe that an inquiry into the working of the income tax collection in Ireland is about to be instituted, and that a commission is to be named for that purpose. WRECK ON SIZEWELL BANK.—ALDBOROUGH, SUFFOLK, D'c. 11.—Last night, about nine o'clock, signals of distress were observed on Sizewell Bank. The wind at the time was fresh with a heavy swell on. The Thorpeness lifeboat, of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, was immediately launched, and proceeded off to the scene of danger. The lifeboat's crew reached the wreck about ten o'clock, and found found the vessel with ten feet of water in her, and rapidly sinking; indeed, in an hour afterwards she had sunk- in six fathoms of water. The crew had abandoned her in their own boat. They were afterwards taken on board the lifeboat, and brought safely ashore about half-past twelve o'clock. A boat had previously made an attempt to reach the wreck; but in consequence of the bois terous state of the weather and the heavy sea that was on, she fitilel to render any assistance to the shipwrecked crew. The vessel proved to be the brig Henry Martin, of Sunder land. The lifeboat's crew have been paid £l2 by the Na tional Lifeboat Institution fur their prompt and valuable services on the occasion. MAGNETIC PIIANTOMS.—The name of phantoms has been given by M. de Haldat to the fantastic forms which iron filings affect when strewed over a sheet of paper stretched quite flat; and if the paper be covered with a glu tinous matter, these figures will naturally ,beconto perma nent. Magnets, moreover, produce another kind of phan toms ; for it is well known that under magnetic influence iron filings will bristle up, rising to appreciable heights above the surface on which they had been strewed, and at the same time hanging together in 'virtue of the attractive power with which they are animated; so that solid figures in relief aro actually formed, ' but fall to atoms as soon as the magnet is removed. M. Nickles, the well known philosopher and chemist, has just communicated to the Academy of Sciences a method of his for fixing these phantoms. He first impregnates his paper with wax, stretches it on frames, and then, after having str ewe d i ron filings upon it, places it up on the poles of the magnet under experiment. The phantoms are soon formed; and, in order to fix them, he holds a hot brick, or the red-hot lid of a crucible over the surface of the paper, taking care not to touch it. The wax melts, and is drawn up by capil lary attraction between the particles of iron; the heat being removed, the wax cools, and the phantom is thus permanently fixed. It is singular to see the wax sucked up by the filings, through the above-mentioned agency of capillary attraction, and the paper quite denuded of wax, although thickly covered with it before. It may be asked what is the advantage derived from this discovery ? It is this ; that from the curious grouping of the particles of iron, permanently kept in the exact position into which they had been placed by the magnetic force, the nature of that force, which is still a mystery, may be carefully stu died,and er:la?; ; •;ti t) I THE UNION JACIC—The term " Union Jack". is one which is partly of obvious signification, and in part somewhat perplexing. The " union" between England and Scotland, to which the flag owed its origin, evidently supplied the first half of the compound title born by the flag itself. But the expression " Jack" involves some diffi culty. Several solutions of this difficulty hare been submitted, but with a single exception only, they are by far too subtle to be considered satisfactory. A learned and judicious antiquary has recorded it as his opinion, that the flag of the union received the title of "Union Jack" from the circumstance of the union between England and Scotland having taken place in the reign of Kind James, by whose cosi - an - land the new flag was introduced. The name of the in French, "Jaques," w o uld h a ve b een • King certainly used in heraldic documents ; the union flag of King Jaques would very naturally be called after the name of its royal author, Jaques union, or union Jaques, and so by a shnple process, we arrive at Union Jack. This suggestion of the late Sir Harris Nicholas may be accepted, I think, without any hesitation: The term " Jack" having once been recognised as the title of a flag, it is easy enough to trace its application to several flags. Thus, the old white fla" with the red cross is now called the St. George's Jack, and English seamen aro in the habit of designating the national ensigns of other countries as the " Jacks" of France, Russia, &c.—Art Journal. Share Stk, 20 - Stock 12.10 Stock; Stock Stock Stocla Stock 26, 13 20 Stot‘k i Stock Stocls Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook 12. 12i Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock tl i 140 i 1021 Paid. ,AI J; all all all all all all all all all all AYS.