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

ig—ln d upon les, be —gold ? e supe- rata in ularity, ,—sub , by its advan iensely to its 1 to the ulat ion -ements is with not see fly in , by its rise ill by the rculat r rates, Teased, ,fits are at free , by its itill, in chanced present f intrin definite oney is 3onv en- Force of talus is city Ng ill is a air tagee of ssibitity renewal, rial, the s for its in its eased or )expand rade—as meessive f prices, abour or , In all superior r be pre our liber national er-billa— Et may be Hon. Do sues ? If ;a1 tender secure. pass upon r occasion to issue Of should be questions —to land aerchantay ;awe proe c oncerned weigh it in to affirm, groaning gal paper ial wealth isions and :WARD. Dit oyßy MA RA - RT .4 NT) CTTY 1V CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There is still a moderate demand for discount accommodation, and the revenue collections, al though still in active progress, have not produced trcy further effect upon the rates of discount, which range as low as 41 per cent. The specie movement nevertheless induces caution among the bankers and discount-houses, and notwithstanding the com mercial community are enabled to obtain the accommodation required, they are not offered such extensive facilities as they were a fortnight ago. About £53,000 in bar gold was purchased by the 13 ftnk of England yesterday, but 25,000 sovereigns were withdrawn. The Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited no material variation. At a meeting yesterday of the creditors of Mr. Moxon, contractor, Ic., it was agreed to wind uP the estate under inspection, and to finish the outstanding contracts. In the Liverpool Cotton Alarket yesterday a fair 'Mount of business was transacted, and prices were terra. The Sales were estimated at 8,000 bales. The steamer, City of Manchester, which left Liverpool to-day for New York took out £7,631 in specie. The progress of the Turkish Loan is now watched 'with considerable interest, because it is perceived that the contractor, M. Mires, is making the most strenuous exertions, with the view of inducing the investing public to participate in the operation. The advantages held out will no doubt have the desired effect, especially as it is seen that the only Way to restore the finances of the Porte is to nego tiate a, loan sufficiently extensive for the various objects in view. It is stated that M. Mires has sue eeeded so far as to be able to authorise the Turkish 'Government to draw upon him to the extent of . Ztoo,ooo. A better tone is now perceptible in the market lor public securities, Consols being 921- I, ex div., for the 10th January, but early in the day they ►are at 92f Business is still exceedingly dull, but a few purchases having been effected a slight loaproveraent has taken place in values. Consols, including the dividend, have been specially trans ferred at 931. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat at 92k ; India 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is at 101,1, do. Debentures are 56k !, and Exchequer Bills are ss. to 2s. die. The dealings in the Foreign Stock Market con tinue very restricted, but prices are firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 72 to 721- ; ditto New, 571 to 58 ; Russian 5 per Cents. have improved to 106 ; Mexican to 21i 1 ; and Peruvian Uribarren are 1331. The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been limited, the dealers and speculators being occupied with the adjustment of the half-monthly account. Prices have been heavy, a slight decline being apparent in one or two of the principal under takings. Great Northern, London, Chatham, and Dover, and North-Western have receded 55., and Lancashire and Yorkshire 10s. North-Eastern ( - Berwick) and South-Eastern advanced ss. Slight indications of improvement are generally reported at the last moment. The Foreign Market continued dull. Recife and Zan Francisco have declined to 91 ; and San Paulo fo 3 ; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian realise 131. In the Colonial undertakings prices were steady. grand Trunk of Canada brought 241 ; and Great Western of Canada, 11; Great Indian Peninsular are firm at 98. Joint Stock Bank Shares were neglected. Lon don Chartered of Australia, however, improved to 251. In the Miscellaneous Market there was no chan ge of importance. London General Omnibus Company shares are dealt in at 1. BRITISH FUNDS—OLOSING PRICES. per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 2.1 1 1 1 8 Der Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto,s per Cent 95 Ditto 6i per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 961 Ditto 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO lO dis Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, Jan. 10 921 I 1 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d .. . Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian b per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 •.. • 861 ehilian 6 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent • Bll Mexican $ per Cent Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto (Uribarren), 4i per Cent. •. 831 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, St lO6 'Spanish 3 per Cent .. . 50k Ditto New Deferred gpanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 6l Turkish 6 per Cent - • . 721 Ditto-New Loan Ditto £lOO Bonds ' 6O Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Console for Account, 10th Jan., ex div.. 922 1 SOUTHWARK ELECTION. DECLARATION OF THE POLL—(THIS DAY) Layard Scovell Majority for Layara .. .. 1,195 THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 11. The African mail steamer Athenian has arrived st( with advices from the West Coast of Africa, 1,837 etc ounces of gold dust, £3,800 in specie, and a full s t! cargo, consisting of palm oil and ivory. Her dates are :—Fernando Po, Oct. 28 ; Cameroons , 30 ; Old at Calabar, Nov. 1; Bonny, 5 ; Benin, 8 ; Cape Coast ' it Castle, 14 ; Sierra Leone, 21; Teneriffe, Dec. 1; and Madeira, 3. The Athenian brings no news of importance, Trade was dull, and the county, quiet. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. Tins DAY, Dr , BC. 12, 9 A.M. 1 Inverness, S.E. ; fine Ki ngs town, N.W. ; foggy st t s Leeds, S.E. ; dull st Leith,.S.W. • dull t a Limerick, N .W. ; dull si Manchester, N. ; fine Middlesborough, N.W. ; fine Milford Haven, N.W.; fine Newcastle on Tyne, N.B. ; ()lowly Newmarket, N.W. ; dull Norwich, N.W., light; fine Perth, N.B. ; fine Peterborough, N. ; fine , Southampton, N.W. ; fine Stockton on Tees, N.; fine Sunderland, N. ; fine Wakefield, W. ; fine Waterford, N.W:; foggy,we Weymouth, N.W. • cold Whitehaven, E. ; fine Wolverhampton, N.; fine York, N. ; fine Ayr, S.S.E. ; fine Birmingham, N.; fine Bradford, S.W. ; foggy Brighton, N.E.; fine Bristol, W. ' • dull Cambridge, N.; cloudy Cardiff, N.W. •, fog Chatham,N.W.,light; cloudy Cork, N.E. ; fine Deal, N.W., fresh Derby, N.R. • fine Dublin, I't. W. ; very foggy Dundee, S.E.; fine Edinburgh, N.W.; dull Falmouth, N. • fog, fine Glasgow,_ . E. ; fine Goole, N.• dull Gravesend, W.N.W., fresh; fine Hartlepool, N. 8.; dull Harwich, W. ; cloudy Holyhead,N.E.; light breeze, cold ROBBING Alt Exux.—lnformation was received a few days ago by the City police of a robbery having been committed at the residence of M. Ledru Rollin, the French Patriot and exile, some tine between the 15th July and the 24tb. November last, on which occasion property to a con- Piderable amount was taken away, and among other things the following articles, for the recovery of which a reward of £lO has been offered :—A gold smelling bottle, a gold penholder, bearing the inscription, " A Ledru Rollin, Le circle Republicain de la Scathe, 1849 ;" a pearl necklace, with a gold clasp ; and an ivory and silver cigar case, in scribed " A Ledru Rollin, les Patriotes de la Steraulcl, 1849." The estimated value of the articles enumerated above is about £6O, and it is supposed that the property misafag may have been taken from certain trunks deposited for afety in the City during the temporary residence of M. Ledru Rollin at the sea-side in the interval of the dates above-mentioned. IMPORTANT SALE OF SHAWLS, CLOAKS, SILKS, AND FANCY DRESSES.—Owing to great increase of busi ness, Messrs. Farmer and Rogers are compelled to make extensive alterations in their premises, previous to the approaching spring season ; they hav e, in consequence, determined to sell the whole of their magnificent stock at nearly half-price. The sale has cimmenced, ax td will last about a month. The stock consists of India shawls, China shawls, French shawls, Paisley 'shawls, Norwich shawls, and every description of fancy trimmed shawl for autumn and winter wear ; hand some velvet cloaks, real seal-skin cloaks, imitati,:in seal skin c l oa k s i n a variety of shades, cloth cloak!' in all colours, beautifully-trimmed Zoue.ve jackets, and + superb variety of elegant opera,-cloaks. Rich silk and fancy. Aresses t t n early one-third the original price. Every articlt will e marked in plain fignres.—The Great Shawl and .Cloak 171, 173, 175, Regent-Arcot, W,—(Advts) N AVI- lames tO y simple to almost liscoverf ,ed to all ropulsios wheel, or obtained war upon Iceivahlo rim of e ordinarf Ltion, the •1y analo means of ;e instead STIARP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHAtIES AND STOCKS. Cl o sing Business Share] Railways. Paid. Price. Done. Belfast and Ballymena Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and Inid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, itlrock., &Passage Cornwall A gets no div. 13 ° `until6 pc perm. Do B r hasbeen , d. toB Dublin & Belfast June. flue.. Perth. (t• A b. ;lune East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds. East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction 'Furness G,wig. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western .. • . • • • • Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. &S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. &Nth. Western Lond. & Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine • .'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shet. & Lincoln N:"tryport and Carllsle D 6 do # shares Metrolnolitan : Hidland Si 8 81 83 11i 12i 6 7 97 99 v6l mt Do new.. Do Itirmin.x. ec Derby Gf. W. of IrZ3land Po 1; 5hare5.......: • • 4fid Pent. . ...... . Do, Cray Line ewca stle and C Newry & Arms ,(2:11, def Newry, Warupt. & Ros Norfolk . N. hn. Counties Union.. North British ... V - or.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoc v 1). • A stk ; A rats no d. un,9l apchas beenpd.B Do 11 stock ... ••• . • • Nth. Ea 0 - ern—Berwick Do do , a.N.E. purchase no Leeds . • • • • • • • • • • • • • Do York North London Do new Vo i -th Staffordshire I N. an d S. W. Junction ' Not. ,fft ,grantham Rail reebl es .•• • • • •• • •• • • PortsmouLch ........ Rhymney... - • • ••" • • Scottish Cont,'"al Scot N. J., Aber: stock Do Scot. Mid. stock• sbropshire Union ~ I Si ttin ebourne & Sheer. Sonth Devon .... • • • • • • South Eastern ..... South Wales • • • • • S. York. and River Pun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton lc Darlington 21 2s 91 n 8 4 84 114 116 33i M 87 89 49 51 . 6 7 ie 43 84i 85 n 3 65 0 79 6 8 41 42 10 11p Do do Taff Vale .. • • • • .- • • • • • • Do Pref. No 1 IThameslEla.venDk&Rail ;Ulster .... 551 561 2 30 d *P 6S 70 111 Ili Do : . Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West enrnwall ...• • • • • West London Do Ist ciass • • •• 6 6i l~o2cf class •••• Wes ffartlepool laarksr an d Rail west 3,idland—Oxford ll°. Newport Do. Ilereford 47 48 42 44 S 3 85 Si 31 97 99 P 55 57 15 15i 1135 137 101 105 3 95 P 11 \ 91 L 7i 8 7 71 194 20 6 88i 39i 74 85 355 301 51 56 3i 2id 5! 5,1 8 Ai ;d f d 20 2t ei 94- 9k 21} 22i 13.14 stock stock stock FOREIGN RAIL stock SO stock stock stock stock :took 25 stock stock stock 10 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock 13 stock stock stock stock stock all 100 34 100 100 100 100 100 16 11 4' 100 100 100 7 6d 54 56 0 63i 1041 1041 hP 62 62/ 93 93/ 101 103 PREFERENCE SHARES. Pa Share Railways. Price. Closing Paul 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref: (islued at £5O etk Kris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 20 ID°. do. do. Shares ock Caledpn £lO, 41 per cent ock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2., fa Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun )ck IlAng . n.Class A 7 &sp.c. )ck Do. do. Class B 6.p.c )ck Do. do. Class C 7 p.c el: E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No.l ;k Do. do. No. 2 Kok Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 11:I-Eastern Union, 4 per ct. stocl stoc stoc It i Do. 5 per cent. Rmar• • • ock Edin.rzGlas. sp.c. shares ock Do. 4p. c gua. S. & D., oek Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c., ock Furness, 5 per cent oek iGlas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c , ock IGreht Northern, 5 p. ct ock Do.sr.c.Redm., 10 p.c.prn oek 'Do. 41 p. c. do. do. )0 Do. sp.e. Redm. 5 p.c. pm, tO Gt.l\h. of Scotld. Ist pf. , ( G t.Sn. & W (Irelan d ) 41 ock p. ct. pref. stock 1 Great West. (Berks and Rau ts) Ext. 5 p. ct. ock to. Redeemable,43/4 p.ct. ock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. ock Do Irreclee:mable , ock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Prof.l 8 Do. Firm. Pref. Shares. ;t. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh.l 10 ')o. do. sp. et. pref >ck Do Birmg.guar. stock !Col Do. Chester gua. shares 13 3 / 4 Do. do. do. ;0' Do. do. do. ock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock. oek Do.Barnsl.st£ s 3s 10d pc ocx Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) • . ock Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l odk Do. 5 p. c No. 2 ock Do. gua. 6p. ock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 ock Do. do. 4- 3 / 4 per cen'. 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. ock Do. 7 p. ct. Pret. stock. ock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) ock Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) ock Lon. Chat. and Dover.. ock Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct ock Lon. & S.W, 7p. et. stock oelr Do. 41, per cent 6d. Do.(Prtsrp. perpl anus 1041! P . 3 i i i 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam 20 !Ardennes.... ..• 20 tßah.&S.Fran..Lim. 7 p.c. 5 IBelgittn East. Junction 20 hßeziers to Graissessac.. sto( sto( sto( sto( 101 of 2s. 6d 12i Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. 124 Londony. & Ennis. 4sh ock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 6 Do. .t 6 °etc Do. SI per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent ;2 .laryoort & Car., 4p. c 12„t Do. 44 per cent act , l'iii.d. Con. 6 p • a stock 11 Dck -,,o.Con.Bris.Bir. 6 p.c. D e c Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do, -with option till 1860 , )ck Do. Lehi & lilt. pref. st. )ck Norflk sp. c. Ex. 5t.1846, )ck Do. 54 p. c. Pref. d 0.1847 )ck Do.sWay.Val,Ex.st.lB47 )ck North British, .5 p. e. .. )ck Do. New, gua. S p. c.... 10 I Do. 80r. 1 17n. g. pf. shs 9 Do. do. do. )ck Nth. Dev.R ail. & Dck.Co. )ck N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. C. )ck Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref, 7 Do. do. d 0............ 9 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 t 24 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. , 5 Do. York, -.. &S. Purch. to North Staffordshire.... 0 ithyinney Guaranteed BfScottish Central, new p Scottish North-Easter 14 p. c. pref. stock.... ,ck I Do.Aberdeengua. 6 p.C.l "ck , Do. 7p. c. pref. stock LOs (South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. .0.6 South Eastern (Readin g I A.nn. t 1.0.6) )ck I Do. 4 5 per cent ,ck' Do.FL'ed lip.c. Ist is 1 ck south Wat 5, gua. 4p. c. ,k Do. 44 per cent k S.-Yorkshire,.; P. C. gua. 5 IStock. & Dar. A .`S P. c ,5 Do. B 6 per cent.. ... • • 25 Do. C 6 percent .. ock Vcatrf d & Kilkny, 6p c. tock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk ,teck Do. 2d do 1 stock ino.Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. l stock iDo.Perpet. pf 1866 stock Do. till 1869, Ist is. 1%. , Do. do. 2d is. stock 84 1 t 5 6 Ca” - neaux Mine & Rail 00 Copiapo 10 j Ditto Extension .... 20 (Dutch Rhenish 20 'Eastern of France .... 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c. 20 Do. do. 20 i Great Central of France 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... 20 Italian Junction ...... 20 Lake Constance & Bale. 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... 331 ;Marfa Antonia • • 10 !Do. New ..... •••• .• • • 20 !Namur & Liege 20 'Do. fi p. c. Pref......... 16 Northern of France.... 16 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. 20 Paris & Orleans.. 20 ( 'Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) 1 ! gua. 7p. ct. 20 IRiga & Dunaburg...... 10 'Rome & Frascati 20 Royal D anish .........• 5 :Royal Swedish • • 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. 20 San Paulo, lim, Er. 7p. c. 20 S.Aust&Lomb Venetin 20 Southern of France.... 8 West Flanders .. 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. 20 W. & N.W. of France .. 20 Western of Austria....! 20 w e stern of Switzerland 6 Wiesbaden .• • ...... 6 IDo. S per cent. Pref.. 20 (Zealand otoc) otL,• raW.W .. . Ln ttN.W 98 100 Do. 53 53e Do. ...... 25 127 D 0...... 113 115 Caledonia 102 104 E.U.SSE C 16 17 Gt. North. 135 137 E.Counti 4i 4i 1000 rd 100 83_85 84 '---_ NCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. -------- Closing Business Closino• Business Paid Share Mines. Paid ,". Prie,e. Done. ' Price. Done i ._...-.--. Al feed Consols (Philack) 2.1116 1 2 .10 31 0 ',50 all - - 20 British Iron 1 ' )ck 97 - }Clifford nil 220 230 .. 100 14 05 -- - , Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ), 1 410 420 icil 100 101 103 -- ,East Bassett (Illogan) , 30 1175 1224 , .2. 10 0 - - - 'East Caradon '.`:.14.6 10,1 111 115 11 ,c, all - - - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. ), 7.4.0 11 11 % 1 - Gam. &St.A u byn(Gwen.) l 541 17 29 all 201 all 54 6 21 1 - Great South T01gu5....! 17s , 95 14 1 . C. 100 99 101 - I G .Wheal Alfd. (Philaelc)l2.l3.9 14 11 - G. Wheal Vor (IIelston) 01 . 1 14 100 111 113 •• • 100 106 108 , - 'Grenv i lle 5.14.6 24 31 ... 0 , 1 100 110 112 - Herod's-Foot ' 8.12 31 33 0 , 2 100 108 110 - '1111 . 12;St011 Downs 4.10.61 1 31 31 31t. 100 124 126 -. (Lady Bertha 1 1.8.6 i 11 14 ct. 100 80 82 ..- LsTargaret (Uny Lelant)' 2i ' 9 5 41 41 3 55 100 - - - ,North Downs res 100 111 113 - 'North 71'rances (Illogan) 114 34 41 D . 100 9 0 92 - 'N. W'll'i Beset (1110 _an) , 15s 4 5 .c 100 - - 77 r :' 100 ' - - - North Wheal Crofty ' 9 . 18.9 101 11 n 5 - , Par Consols (St. Blazey)l 14 91 11 c i 100 - - 20 'Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 45 47 ct. 100 117 119 - Sortrichre Cons. Min.Co.l 14s 1 11 - 'South Caradon(St.Clee r )! 11 300 310 1307 pm 100 1 1 1 113 m 100 104 106 - S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. 31 21 31 ▪ .., p 80 85 87 1 'S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. , all 4 1 .IA - - S . Wheal Fran. (1110gan),18.1 , '.9 10 155 1 50 d)4 all - 100 93 100 - (Stray Park 24.18.0 49 51 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 4/ 25 21 •• • • and 10 Tin Crort 9 5i 51 t. . 6 - - 6 - Valel of Towey (Carm )' .3s 6d 1 5 p.et . . 100 99 101 - p.ct. I West Basset (Illovon) I 15 17 18 i. et. 100 90 92 - 'W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 76 78 0... 100 91 03 - West Seton 'ref. 100 102 104 - I Wheal Basset (Mogan), 51 120 125 125 res. •all 91 10 - Wheal Buller (Redrutlq 5 '135 145 140 5 375 f.sh. all 171 181 - Wheal Edward (Cals.) 12 11 15 ~ all 101 101 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), 1.7.2 17 18 ci.: 100 76 78 - ;Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 20 22 ares all 20 21 - i Wheal Trelawney (Lis)! 55 17 19 all 10 101 _ .... FOREIGN MINES. all 11 151 151 .... 1 -------- ock. 10 0 137 139 20 Austral i an Id pc 100 - - 1 IBonAccord Copper,Lim 1 15s 4 d 4 1 ) . 100 - - 85 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £. sp )' 271 2 24 No.i 100 116 118 1164 17 20 Do.St.Jolindel Rey,Liml 15 285 29 10 84 4 qo. 2 100 116 118 5 Do. Land and 31iningCo. all - - 100 138 141 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo., 1 - die. ..... 100 116 118 40 Cobre Copp er I all 43 45 go. 4 100 103 105 104 34 - Copiapo ... ... .. ..... l6 8 10 .... res.. a ll - - 1 punlioun.Cop.Ming.Co' all 4 1 • oe k. 100 152 155 2 F ortuna. C.P.) 100 130 134 20 iGeneral all 21 23 1 '65) 100 69 71 2 ,Gt. N. Cop. of S. A ustr. 1 p ar ip 144 Per.. 100 9 0 92 9 0 4 14 Kapunda (Limited) 1 11 11 p 2/ Linares all t 95 101 and 100 116 118 5 ILusitanian 2 p op stock 100 150 155 1 Mariquita all 1 4 .. „. 100 - - - 1 N.llhineCopotS.Aus.L 1.25.6 d, 4 Id inns. 20 Pontglband Silver,Leadl all - - • ... I Mining and Smelt all 5 6 1 sh. all - - 5 Port Philip 1 1 . 4 sh , all 125 13 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 11 d ,er et. 100 - - 28.2.84 United Mexican . 41 I 4 F 1 Worthing (Limited) all 5 1 100 5 70 1 p 72 1 ' Do 19 5. 4 - - nt.. 1 ......- p. c. all - - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. all - - 100 Agra&,UnitedServiceßkl 50 82 54 ,ock lOO - - 6 D 40 Australasia 1 all - - 71 A 100 136 128 102 103 100 25 Bank of Egypt all 191 20 1, 1860, 3 - - 100 Bank of London ....... 50 60 52 11 ref. st. 100 95 96 20 Bank of Turkey 3 1 4 t 46 100 - - 50 British North American all 57 5i 54 o . 18. 1847 100 - - 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 224 224 224 5 t.1847 100 - - 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. al l 34 35 po. . 100 111 113 100 City c.. • .1 100 109 ill 100 Colonial ........ ...... .. 23 39 41 401 40 pf. sl • is 1 511 p 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all - - a do. all - - 100 Commercial of London. 20 21 22 • Ick.Co. 100 - _ 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 144 154 141 15 f. 4p. c. 100 93 95 20 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - - 3. Pref. 100 102 104 20 'Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 255 26 254 ~ .. ... 8.13.4. p 5p 50 I London and County .. 20 - - 86 f . No. 1 13 - - 50 'London Joint Stock .. 10 - - 1848. 9 - a - 100 t London & Westminster i 20 - - Porch ' . 10 p zl 3 100 }Nat. Prov. of England .' 42 - - 991 9 ire.... all 23 24 20 I Do. new l2 - -.., anteed all - - 50 National Bank ........ 25 - -. new p all - - 20 !New South Wa1e5...... all - - aster 20 ;Do. new - - 0ck.... 100 - - 25 Orient. B. Corporation a.6p.c.1 100 122 124 20 ',Ottoman Bank ... .. . f. stock 100 130 133 100 , Provincial of Ireland: - ...- 10s. all 104 11 10 ID°. new all - - nn.i cent." all - - 25 ,South Australia - - ter l leadin gl 25 Union of Australia - - all • 234 24 4 50 'Union of London - - t. lOO 101 103 100 Unity Mutual 6O i - c: Ist is. 100 101 103 . ta. 4 p.c. 100 90 92 . it 1100 99 101 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ~ o.gua t 100 85 88 - Can. Go v. 6 p .c.Ja. & July 100 112 117 %p. c 1 all 271 281 - Do. Op. cent. 1870 100 - - it all 325 331 - Do. 6 p. cent. 1880 100 I - - 115 115 it.. .... ( all 325 335 . - Do. Op. cen t. 18S2 100 ' - - F, 6p.c , 1 100 45 48 - Do. Gp. c. Feb. & Aug. IGO 111 113 Gus stk : 00 124 126 I - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 111 113 do 1 10d J 23 125 - 5 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1034 104 101 34 4 c.pf.red. l 100 9, , 101 - I Do. Scrip iB2 - - .pf 1866 100 123 125 - IN.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108/ 1091 1081, 9, Ist is. 100 115 120 1 118 - I Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 ' - - 2d is. 71 - - i - N. S. W. G ov. sp. c., 1866 100 1005 1011 - I Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 1005 1014 Do. 5 p.e.,18 z's ,:,. t7plvd ,, 100 100 101 ;ED AT FIXED lONTALS. - ; Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. Paid.! Leasing \ - Closing nosiness sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO 408 110 Co.'s. ' Price. Done. - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1 - - ----,--..., - -.--- - , Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1075 103 108 1110 112 12 07 21 1 61 63 115 120 93 67 stock stock 6.4.0. stock LINES LEAS Railways• ai liedloinol B ac kinghemshire .• • • 10 Chester & Holyhead. • 100 Do. do. 5} per cent. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 C o l c hester, Stour Val. all E.Lincoinshire,z6p.c. 100 E.Union,Harwieh Shsi all Do. Woodbridge .•. 100 ...... Gls.Barriasreils,Drct. 100 Ciuledonin Do. New ... ...... 100 Do. ..... Gloster& Dean * Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.D ck./t Rail. all Yk.N..talr Hull and Selby .• •• .. all Yk.N. 3ld. Do. i Shares .•• all Do. ..... . cL Do. Shares ....... all Do. .••_•_•:, Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 n.. D, .NV London & Greenwich 100 S. East .• Do. Preference .... 100 Do. .—. .. Lon.,Tilby.& Soutendi 100 Peto &Co Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 Norfolk .• Do. 6 per cent.. —..— 100 iDo. ~ ..._. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LisTIV&3I Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock ..... ... 100 ( Midland Newmarkt,Buryix ) I 5. 5 6 ; E.Counts gu aranteed 5 p. e. f Northu,SsEastn. 5 p.c. all iDo Do. do. 6 per cent .... all ,Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. .....• North Western all Midland Preston and Wyre. I all L& NW 1 & L.Yk. Do. i Stares Roystn.flitch., lz Shep 100 , G t•Nor th. skrewsbry& Hereford 100 ,T.Brassey Do. Do. 1 1 South Sta ff or dshire .. all 31`Clean.. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. Wimble—_on& Croydn. all L.& Bret' __ DUCKS. Docks. Share' st o ck Commercial ..... . lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Prel.3lln 100 stock East and West India stock London• I 10 stock St. liatharine stock 'Southampton lOO stock Vistoria ........ 100 ,101 103 SO DO NeW 3 Paid. Closing \ BUSineBB Price. Done. --- -- 161 6 6i 71 a 16 17 52 E 2 36 38 21 28 87 89 29 29i 114 116 110 1 11 106 109 132 131 112 114 73 73} 60 62 1191 123 (12 64 115 117 52 &4 102 1021 941 (15 101 11 48 48i 3i 2d 1341 135 107 109 - bti t 38 1101 f 107 721 3 i Iln 11 i 191 20 63 11 116 II 621 i 3 st( 1021 2 sti 91 5i et 134! 5 2 1071 83 } i 48 } S6l, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1860. THE BR ITISH POSSESSIONS. Paid. Closing Price. Business done Railways. 77 Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda,t.Cent Inel Gu. 5 per cent. 18 Do, Do. 13 tOi Buffalo and Lake Huron !0 Do. New 9 Do. Preference ...• • • )0 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 18721 )0 Do. do. July 1, 1873 )0 Do. do. June 1, 1874 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim' O I Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) • , Cape Town J..; Dock Scrip 9 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 7 Demerara.. O Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c )ck East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. O Do. F Shares Ext O Do. Jubbulpore V) Do. 4 p c. Debentrs. K) Do. 5 p. c. DAL., 15(34.0 Geelong & Melbourne Ick Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds . • Eck Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per et. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 18Y2 G t. In diarenin. gua.sp. c. Do. New glia. 5 p. c iGt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. )1 Gt.W. of Canada Shares Ji Do. New 0 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O ...... 00 Do. do. '73 till '6O 00 Do. do. '73 without opt 90_ Do. 5# p. c. do. '77 do. 95 96 ' l# 1 d i 4,1 bid, all all all 100 6i 7 '75 80 67 72 65 70 id pr sto , 100 100 100 100 100 A Madriti, guar., 4a p. c... ck Do. do. 5 per cent .... ck Do. 41p. c. Extension 0 Do. Fourth do .. .... • • 9 Do. d 0..... • • • • • • ck Melb.Corp. 6 p. c. Ends. 0 N e n w y ß . , z r L u n a i d ( c L k i m , t . C )g a . n 6 d p a c Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do.. • • • • • • 9 o. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ... • • • 9 Oude (Limited) ........ 1 A Scinde .......... 1 Do. Punjaub .. —l4 4 , 0 Do. Do. ... • .... ce Q z , r.,A ,Do. Indus. St. Flo. s t ,, o 9 St. Andrews b Quebec A I 9 T r i n idad (Lim.) Scrip. la 11,1 11 d 100 all all all all all 1; 1d 101 102 d pr d pr 99 100 1001 1013 100 100 all all all all all 100 241 25i 77 79 49 51 F 5 60 48 52 47 50 97 98 1 d d 2 ltd 10/ 11 91 93 d, all all all all 1,00 100 100 95 100 95 100 93 96 90 93 85 87 944 954 88 89 14 14d all 100 I all 5 7 5 7 stool /100 10 all 100 18 90 100 d I —d 9i 96 4 id ffAYS. 54 5f 11 lid 1 10 11i 3 20 2; 211 24 24i 6i 6i 25 i 41 5 771 8i 49 50,::: 50 9 ' l 7! 11. 8i 991 100 51 * 3 14 1 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TBIS DAY). ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls Sir John Romilly). JUDGMENT.-IVEBB V. ENGLAND. His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judg ment, said—This is the case of a bill brought by the appren tice against a gentleman with whom he was apprenticed, for the purpose of obtaining a cancellation of the inden ture ; and also for the purpose of obtaining a return, or a partial return of the premium or deposit paid to him. The bill goes on to pray in the alternative that if the court could not do so it would specifically enforce the con tract. His Honour, on considering the facts of_the case, came to the conclusion that he could not grant the relief asked by the bill; that adequate relief could be ob tained in a court of law in an action of damages for breach of contract. This court cannot compel the apprentice to learn or the master to teach the apprentice or to deliver up the indenture to be cancelled unless obtained by fraud or declared void by a court of law, and then it becomes of no more value than a piece of waste paper. The Lord Mayor or the Justices of the Peace are empowered by Act. of Parliament to enforce specific performance of contracts of indenture. His Honour dismissed the bill without costs. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPIA.L-JUDGIVISXT-TIIE LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BANK' Y. IT ItN . This was an appeal from a decision of 'Vice-Chancellor Wood dismissing the plaintiff's bill. The plaintiff claimed a right as owner on a transfer to several mercantile ships—the transfer to which was not regularly entered in the ship's registet in terms of the Act of Parliament. The Lord Chanceller in delivering judgment said, on account of the great importance of this oase to the com mercial interests of the community, I lave very deliberately considered the existing statutes and the arguments to which my attention has been directed, and I am of opinion that the decision of the Vice-Chancellormust be affirmed. I entirely concur in all the reasons whic4 the Vice-Chancellor has given, and which he has stated sc very ably and at very great length, and with much propriety, and which appears to me entirely to exhaust the subject, His lordship referred to the statute 17 and 18 Viet., cap. 104, with respect to the transfer of mortgages, and particularly to the 55th section, which declares all transfer of mortgages not found in the register null and void. The register discloses the names of the true owner, and the statute nullifies the title if the title shows a different set of owners from the register. His lordship affirmed the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs. SHERIFFS' COURT. ACTION FOR RECOVERY OP STOLEN FROPETY:-WOOD V. AVASSELL. This was an action in trover, to recover £lB damage for tke wrongful detention of a gold chain, the property of ' Mr. Wontner for his client, said, the plaintiff was a widow, and his honour would remember that in May last a robbery was committed by a young man who passed himself off as the son of Alderman Rose. This young man was convicted at the Middlesex " Sessions, having pleaded guilty. Sentence being deferred, the pri soner (an imposter) confessed that he pledged the property valued at £BO with a pawnbroker in Lisson-grove. Thence it was traced to Debenham and Storr. It was sold by auction, and the chain in question now was discovered by Mrs. Wood in the shopwindow of defendant, he being a jeweller in Fenchurch-street. He refused to deliver up the property, hence the present action. Mrs. Annie Wood having been called, deposed to the above facts, and was cross-examined by Mr. 0. B. C. Harrison for the defendant :—Met the young man at an evening party. He was introduced to me as a son of Alder man Rose. He saw me home. Called the neat day. I had known him three months when he committed the rob bery. He used to call every day. He had never bean in my bedroom before the day of the robbery to my know ledge. We were very friendly. Don't put any stress on the word "very." My brothers and sisters live with me. It was discovered at the Middlesex Sessions that . the pri soner was a convicted thief. Mr.Wontner then tendered the evidence of the convicti9n, but Mr. Hanson admitted it. Mr. Hanson then said his client was a highly respectable jeweller, and had purchased the gold chain in question in Market-court over the counter. Mr. Wontuer called the attention of the court to the case of Scattergood and Sylvester, in 19 " Law Journal." His Honour, upon reading the case, said the decision there was as he had anticipated. Upon conviction of the thief the property reverts to the owner. Mr. Hanson urged that such a rule of law gave great opportunity for collusion between the thief and the owner of the property. Here was a case in which defendant had bought goods openly, and if he was obliged to give up the chain it would be a great injustice. His Honour would remember that no evidence had been given at the trial, and that the prisoner pleaded guilty. His Honour said, upon looking at the case, he was bound to find for the plaintiff. Mr. Harrison was anxious that his Honour should grant a case, inorder that the decision in Scattergood and Sylvester should be reversed, it being manifestly an• injustice to the public. Mr. Wontner objected, and the defendant gave up the chain, which was accepted, and a verdict passed for costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(7 71 1S DAY MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SINGULAR CHARGE OF ASSAULT AT AN OYSTER ROOM —Thomas Slea, a well-dressed young man, described as a tailor, was charged before Mr. Beadon with assaulting Eliza Cooper, of 11, Sheldon-street, Paddington. The complainant said she met the prisoner in Oxford street about one that morning, having been out that day to see some friends at Richmond, and he asked her to go and take some refreshment with him, and she did so, going to No. 250, Oxford-street, near the Marble Arch. After being in the room some time he threw her on the sofa, and took some money out of his pocket, with which he struck her over the nose, .smothering her face with blood. She called out, and the waiter came to her assistance, and pulled him from her, and he then struck the waiter and tried to get away, but the landlord stopped him. Benjamin John Bannister said he was shopman, and " waiter when required," at 250, Oxford-street, refresh ment-rooms, and about one that morning the prosecutrix and the prisoner entered the house and were served with provisions. The prisoner sent him for some porter, and when he went into the room with it he found the prisoner trying to "take an advantage" of the "lady," and saw him strike her over the nose, having at the time several coins in his hand. He took him by the collar and pulled him off, when the prisoner brandished his walking stick and pushed him down. By the Chief Clerk—The place is a refreshment and oyster• room. The room the prisoner and the prosecutor were in is a private room. The room is paid for as well as the refreshments. Mr. Beadon asked the witness whether ladies and gentle men were in the habit of going to it ? The witness said it was respectable, and he never saw anything wrong before. Prisoner said the prosecutrix had his watch in har hand, and wanted money. The witness said the prisoner struck the prosecutrix severely, and made no remark about his watch. The pri soner had a bottle in his pocket, which he threw away on getting outside, but he did not know there was anything wrong in it. Lazarus Howes, 95 C, said the prisoner told him she tried to take the watch, and he struok her. The waiter said he had seen the lady at the oyster room several times. Mr. Beadon said it was clear the female had received a severe blow. Supposing she had taken the watch, he (pri soner) could have called for the waiter. Howes said the prosocutrix was bleeding, and they had both been drinking. The waiter said prisoner had a handful of coins when he went into the room, and his watch was all right. Mr. Beadonfined the prisoner 40s. or a month, the assault being inflicted in a very dangerous place, between the pro secutrix's eyes. TV...41 1 .E.RL00 LIFE, EDUCATION, • CASUALTY THIRD EDITION. AND SELF-BELIEF ASSURANCE COMPANY: THAMES. DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.--John Mahoney, a tall fellow, aged 21, and one of the most desperate .thieves in the district, was brought up on remand before Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting George Fagan, a seaman, and attempting to steal a watch from his person. The prosecutor was passing along High-street, Shadwell, a few days ago, and was suddenly pounced upon by two men a few yards from the Paddy's Goose, a celebrated publiehouse, resorted to by mariners. The prisoner was one of the follows who seized him, and at the same time made a sncach at his watch, but fortunately the guard did not break. The sailor attempted to release himself and a struggle ensued, in the course of which he was violently as - saulted, and was getting the worst of it when a police constable named Parsons, No. 292 A, who heard the cries of police and murder, arrived and seized the prisoner, who was then tugging away at the watch. Mahoney, who made a desperate resistance, was secured. The prisoner had been remanded to prove a former conviction against him, which was now done. There was a conviction recorded against him for picking pockets. He had been in custody several times. He was sentenced to three months' imprison ment for attempting to pick pockets in the early part of the present year. Mr. Yardley again sentenced the prisoner as a rogue and vag,abond to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. The prisoner (impudently)—l wish to have the case settled at the sessions. Mr. Yardley—You shall not have your wish gratified this time. The next time you are brought here you go for trial. Mgr. de Bruillard, ex-bishop of Grenoble, who is 93 years of age, is very seriously ill at his chateau at Montfieuri, ANNUAL MEETING-THIS DAY. The ordinary annual meeting of this society was held to-day at the offices, 355, Strand, for the purposes of receiving the report of the directors for the past year, and for the election of retiring officers. Joseph Bishop, Esq., chairman of the beard of directors, presided. The usual routine business having been transacted, The MANAGER (J. Williams, jun., Esq.) read the report of the directors as follows : " In presenting the ninth annual report of the operations of the 'Waterloo Life Assurance Company to the proprietors, the directors are enabled to state that the progress of the company is of a satisfactory character, and gives promise of yet greater advances, 'and they consider that they may fairly assert that it has established for itself a foundation in public estimation, to strengthen and extend which the con tinued confidence and renewed exertions of its friends are alone needed. The directors could have wished that the anticipations expressed by them in their last report of the probable increase of public confidence, and appre ciation of the principles of life assurance had been more fully developed during the year now closed ; but such has not been the case, although the directors are not without hope that a season of such general depres sion will be followed by a larger amount of business during ,the current year ; for the transaction of which the agencies of the company' s ' aro very fally prepared. Although the business of the year has not been large, owing to the causes indicated, and others over which the directors have had no control, several of the agencies of the company give promise at the. present time of a more than ordinary amount of business, as appear's from passages in reports furnished your directors, to one or two of which refer ence is here made. The company's representative in Sheffield, under date of the 21st of November last, writes as follows, viz Favourably as the Waterloo office has ever been looked upon in Sheffield, I am happy to say—so great is the confidence now placed in the company, that during the past year the sums assured have been con siderably in excess of former years. With respect to the future I have no fear, believing that the past is but a guarantee for increased succesS; and I fully anticipate that Sheffield will, as hitherto, maintain its high position amongst the agencies of the Waterloo Assurance Company.' The Jamaica agent writes, —'There are several proposals yet pending, and the same shall go forward in due course. The success of the agency I shall endeavour to render as perfect as possible. We keep free from loss ; and all cur lives, you will be pleased to learn, continue well.' The Melbourne agents report the esta blishment of important agencies under their supe rintendence ; and the probable adoption by the Colo nial Government of a system, in connection with the Waterloo, for granting annuities and endowments to pilots, as prepared by Peter Hardy, Esq. The transactions of the year embrace the acceptance and completion of 316 new assurances fen sums amounting to £ 83,375, and producing in annual premiums £2,955 b l2s. 2d. Proposals to the number of 68 for £19,900 have been made and accepted; brit, for reasons unknown to your directors, have not been carried, out ; and 14 proposals for assurances, to the extent of £14,100, from prudential reasons, have been declined. The number of policies lapsed by death has been 22, and the amount assured, with bonuses, £5,3 f 5 10s. 9d. ; and your directors have reason to believe that to several the surfs thus paid have been almost the only provision which industry and foresight were enabled to bequeath to the survivors. The directors, with very deep regret, have to intimate the loss by death of their highly-esteemed colleague, Geo. Mitchell, Esq., from the direction of.the company; and also of J. A. Durham, Esq., one of the auditors. They cannot refer to this sub ject without bearing their prompt and he'arty testimony to the valuable services rendered the company by these gentle men, connected with it as they were from its formation, and having evinced on all occasions an undeviating purpose to promote its interests ; and in these feelings, although they constitute but a feeble tribute to the memory of those who so constantly and anxiously watched over and assisted in the progress of the company,the directors are aesured that the proprietors will participate with the greatest sincerity. The vacancies thus created, your directors consider, should be filled up, and they have, in accordance with the powers vested in them, elected the Rev. J. D. Frost, 8.D., Incum bent of St. Paul's, Winchmore Hill, a duly qualified share holder, to a seat in the direction, in full confidence that he is prepared to discharge the important duties pertaining to the office of director, and they now, with very great plea sure, submit the name of this gentlemen' for approval by the meeting. The vacancy . in the auditorship is left with the proprietors to supply. Under the provisions of the company's deed, and in conformity with the terms of the notice, convening this meeting, candidates for the office are required to give seven days' notice ; and your directors would report that the requisite notice has be ,, n received from C. G. Macpherson, Esq., of Compton-road, Canonbury, whom they believe to be a gen tleman in every respect qualified to discharge the duties of auditor, and who offers himself for the suffrages of the pro prietors at this meeting. The retiring director on this oc casion is Jos. Bishop, Esq., who offers himself, and is recommended by the board for re-election. The statement of the accounts of the company for the past year, now sub mitted and presented as part of this tepee, has been carefully compared with the several books by the auditor, who certifies the entire accuracy of the same. Interest on the capital stock of the Company after the rate of six per cent. (free of income tax) is recommended for payment, and such rate of interest is hereby declared accordingly. Your directors aro not in different to the importance of rsnderiag the company as attractive as possible, by the adoption of plans calculated to enlarge the area of its operations, and they are ever ready to consider any suggestion made with this view, their object being to confer the largest possible benefit, wiih the utmost safety. Several suggestions have been recently made for the further extension of the com pany's business, and among them one is a carefully arranged' plan for combining, the advantages of life as surance with those of a system of deposit, which, while it would advantage the depositor, would confer benefit upon the company. To this and any practical sug gestion the directors will give their best consideration. In submittins , the foregoing report for your approv al, the directors of the "Waterloo would impress upon the attention of the shareholders, assurers, and all connected with. the company, the necessity for personal exertion to sustain and to extend the influence of the company. This, an often repeated request, your directors feel has not yet met with that thorough response which they are conscious it merits. To share in the continued success of the com pany should suggest the duty of taking part in promot ing the increase of that success, and prompt to generous mertions on behalf of the interests of the Waterloo. What is more particularly needed now is, a more extended connection at home ; and your directors =net avoid ex pressing their conviction that they have no means at their disposal so effective in promoting the business of the com pany, as would be the personal recommendation of the shareholders and assured within the immediate circle of their relatives and friends, throughout which, were their influence brought to bear, your directors sincerely believe a largely., extended series of gratifying results would inevitably fol low; earnestly recommending this view of promoting the future prospects of the company to the serious considera tion of all associated with it, your directors trust it will be their high satisfaction to realise a large increase in the busi ness transactions of the company before another annual meeting." The CHAIRMAN said he had very great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report, because he believed it would be considered highly satisfactory by the whole of the gentlemen.present. (Hear.) It was a great pleasure to find that notwithstanding the depression that had existed dur ing the last year, the Waterloo Assurance kept pace with other offices. (Hear, hear.) He should not trespass on their time at any considerable length, be cause the lucid and clear report that had been read to them fully entered into the business of the last year. The num ber of new transactions for the year just closed was quite satisfactory. The company had completed 316 new assur ances, for sums amounting to £83,375, and producing in annual premiums £2,955 12s. 2d. (Hear, hear.) He must I urge upon the assurers present the necessity of using their utmost endeavours amongst their personal friends as to the necessity of life assuranee, and if such were done he had no doubt a great increase of assurers would take place, and as a natural consequence the Waterloo would increase its spheze of usefulness — (hear, hear)—and improve the already high position it held in the commercial world. With these few observa tions ho had great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report. (Cheers.) Mr. BLACK said he had carefully attended to the reading of the document, and having also carefully examined the balance-sheet he felt he could conscientiously second the adoption of the report. Ho thought the assurers had not properly supported their office, but he should like to know what office could be pointed to in which such had been the case. (Hear, hear.) He advised the direc tors not to be discouraged by such a circumstance, but to redouble their exertions, and shame the assurers into doing their duty. (Hear, and cheers.) The adoption of the report and dividend was then put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. SHERWOOD moved the confirmation of the election of the Rev. J. D. Frost, a duly qualified shareholder, to a seat at the board of directors. He paid a high tribute to the memory of . the late J, A. Durham, Esq., who had so long exercised his talents for the benefit of the company. (Cheers.) Dr. HEWLETT said he felt it a pleasure to second the proposal of Mr. Sherwood. The resolution was carried unanimously. The Rev. Mr. FROST returned thanks, and said hislbest exertions would be used for the benefit of the company, but at the same time he must urge on all present the import ance of using their utmost exertions to promote the prospe rity of the company. He thought a great deal might be done if the assurers properly exerted themselves, because they had an admirable office to recommend, and one which was remarkable for the promptness with which all its pecuniary engagements were met. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SHERWOOD moved the re-election of the retiring director, Joseph Bishop, Esq., their esteemed chairman. (Cheers.) Mr. Hi SLOP and Mr. WinseAs supported the motion, which was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. DARK'S moved the appointment of Mr. C. G. M`Pherson as auditor of the company. Mr. BLACK seconded the motion. the Mr. WILLIAMS,the manager, said he felt it due to WILLIAS, directors to say, that the gentleman named for the office of auditor was entirely unknown to the board o f directors — (hear, hear) —and it would be satisfactory to the assurers to know that they had elected one of their hen)o body to fulfil the important o ffi ce of auditor. (Hear, The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. M‘PxonsoN, in returning- thanks, said it certainly was true he was unknown to the board of directors ; in deed, ho did not know any of the gentlemen present, with one exception. Ho thanked them for his election, and at the same time he said he hoped his future exertions would merit the approbation of the whole body of assurers. Votes of thanks were then awarded to the Chairman, Directors, and Manager, and the proceedings terpinatedt SUN OFFICE, Sit 9'clock. STATE OF HUNGARY. A letter from Berlin, dated the 7th inst., in the -Hamburg Boersenhalle, says :—" We hare received to-day such serious news from Austria, and espe eially from Hungary, that we hesitate to publish it. In Hungary itself the Germans consider the explosion of an organized revolution simply a ques- tion of time, and we are informed that Venetia will not be attacked either by land or sea ; that the Italians will know how to conquer it in Hungary. At Vienna a common action between the two nations is believed in. We are also informed that on the first indication of a serious complication Russia will concentrate a great portion of her dis posable army in' Poland and on the Hungarian frontier, and that she will take position on the whole frontier line of that country." HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE IFEEK. (From the Quarterly Return of the Regatta). General.) The deaths in London in the week that ended last Saturday were 1,240 ; they were not quite so numerous as in the previous week, when they were 1,275. The average number of deaths, as derived from returns of corresponding weeks in the ten years, 1850-9, and corrected for increase of popu lation with, a view to comparison, is 1,369. The present return, therefore, exhibits a number less by 129 than that obtained by calculation, and war rants the conclusion that the public health is better than it usually has been at this season. In the last two weeks the deaths caused by bronchitis were nearly equal, viz., 166 and 172 ; those by pneumonia, or inflammation, of the lungs, fell from 126 to 95, the result, perhaps, of the mildness of the weather, the mean temperature of last week having been higher by five degrees than that of the previous f or t n i g ht . Ph t h s i s i n t h e same weekly periods fell from 166 t o 150. It may b e no t uninteresting to notice the relative fatality of par ticular diseases in certain period of life; for example, 60 to 80 years. At that age last week only 5 persons out of the 150 died of phthisis ; 2 out of a total number of 95 of pneumonia ; 11 out of 24 of apoplexy ; 20 out of 31 of paralysis ; . 18 out of 37 of heart diseases, and 51 out of 172 of bronchitis. The deaths from measles increased from 50 in the previous week to 58 last week; scarlatina from 45 to 50 ; diphtheria from 9 to 18 ; whooping-cough from 40 to 52. Five children died from measles in the sub-district of St. John, Paddington, 4 in that of Gray's Inn-lane ; 4 died from scarlatina, 2 from diphtheria l and 4 from whooping-cough in St. Peter Walworth. Five children died from who?p• ing-cough in St. Giles, North. Two children died of diphtheria in a . familv at 21,Featherstone-street, Finsbury. Six nonagenarians died in the week. Out of 9 deaths from burns and scalds, four were from the clothes taking fire, which occurred to the daughter of a general labourer, aged 4 years, the son of a bootmaker, aged 4 years, from a lucifer match, the wife of a waterman, aged 82 years, and the son of an engineer, aged 5 years. The son of a servant, aged 1 year,- was fatally scalded in consequence of his feet, when he was in a fit, being put into hot water.. Last week the births of 923 boys and 891 girls, in all 1814 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1850-59 the average number was 1635. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.152 inches. The reading fell from 29.61 inches on Sun day to 28.63 inches on Saturday. The mean tem .perature of the air in the week was 46 deg., which is 4 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years, as determined by Mr. Glaisher. The mean daily temperature was above the average through out the week, and on Thursday exceeded it by no less than 8 deg. The thermometer in the shade fell to 40 . 5 deg. on Sunday and rose to 54 deg. on Thurs day, being respectively the lowest and highest points in the week. The entire range of tempera ture was therefore 13.5 deg. The mean daily range was 6 . 5 deg. The range on Friday was only 4.9 deg., and it was not considerable in any instance. The difference between the mean dew point tempe rature and air temperature was only 1.1 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 96, and approached complete saturation, which is repre sented b ‘ v 100. On four days the humidity was 98 or 99. The wind blew from the south-east and east in the beginning of the week, and afterwards from the south-west and south. Rain fell to the amount of 7-10ths of an inch; one-half of it fell on Saturday, but some on every day of the week. The mean tem perature of the water of the Thames was 42 7 eeg. THIS DAY'S AIARRETS. CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on offer ia to-day's market. For both red and white qualities there was a steady, but by no means active, demand at Monday's currency. We were well supplied with foreign wheat. Several parcels changed hands for inland consumption at extreme rates. Floating cargoes of grain were the turn dearer. We have to report a steady inquiry for barley, and int) samples were is per quarter dearer. The malt trade exhibited some improvement. In prices, however, no change took place. Oats were in request at 6d to is per quarter dearer. In the value of beans and peas no change took place; but country flour was held for more money. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. 1,070 250 190 110 Irish F0reign........ 10,790 1, 550 1,880 1 120 sacks 6,810 brls. Flour. ago BOROUGH HOP. Good and useful hops are in fair request at full prices, otherwise the demand is heavy. WHITECHAPEL. Prime beef and mutton are in good request at very full prices, but other kinds of meat are a dull inquiry. Beef, 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; veal, 39 8d to 4s 4d ; pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase. THIS DAPS SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 12.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; strong breeze, and fine weather, but rather dull. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived— Napoleon, from Havannah. FILMOUTIE, Dec. 10.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Ceres, for Singapore. BRISTOL, Dec. 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—lndiaman , from Callao. CLYDE, Dec. 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Erromanga, from Montreal ; Volant, from Newfoundland; 'Ueda, St. Joha's, N.B. CARDIFF, Dec. 6.—Wind N.N.W.—ArrivedJohn Davies, from Quebec. Sailed — Solid, for Madras; Lillias, for Havannah. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 11.—Wind of Baltimore, screw steamer, from New York; left on the let inst (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning Wind N.W. Arrived, Dec. 10—William, from Portsmouth ; Foyle, steamer, from Dublin, Eliza, from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Sailed—Test, for Penzance • Courier, steamer, for Jer sey ; Foyle, steamer, for London ; Saltram, for Briton Ferry. The Fulton steamer, which sails for New York to -day, will take out £41,500 in gold. lit (BY SUBMARINE AND. MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) .'""2 GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.N.W. ; fresh and fi ne. Arrived, D. 11. —Antelope, from Terceira; Wave, from Guernsey ; Gleaner, from St. Michael's ; Mary Broatord, from Boston; Minerva, from Tonsberg ; Gxzhat Eligarda, from Seville ; Beyer, from St. IV;viitters Envoy, from Guernsey ; Achilles, from rniladelphia ; Napoleon, from Gottenburg ; Shannon, from Mauritius ; Baltic, from Dantsic ; Sophie, from Norkyoping. Sailed, Dec. 12.—Leda steamer, Oporto.or TILE MA.ILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via Sout h . Dec. 19. U pton) • • Do. (via Marseilles) Dec. 13. e Verds .. . • .. .. Jan. 5. Braz il and Cap M on te Video, Br.s. D ec. Buenos Ayres, •. • .. .. ec. —. Bahamas and H (via - avana New York) .. .. Doc. —. Canada, &c. (via Gay) .. .. ..Dec. Galway) D —. Cape of Good Hope, &c... .. .. .. Jan . 1 . China, Penang, and Singapore ( v i a S' am pton) Dec. 19. Do (via Marseilles) Dec. 13. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. • • Overdue. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via S o uthampton) Dec. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) Dec. 13. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. • • Overdue. Dec. 19. (via Marseille;!) .. - Lisbon . Dec. )1 Cuba and Mexicl . • • Dec. 29 Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) •.. Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Jan. 4. Vigo, and Oporto .. • • .. Dec. 11. United States, California, &c. Dec. 20. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe .. Overdue West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Dec. 14. SOUTH NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.—The nomina tion for the election of a member for the southern division of the county of Nottingham is fixed for Tues.lay, the 18th inst. Lord Stanhope, son of the Earl of Chesterfield, is the only candidate. The election will take place at Newark. MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land BALMag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land Chanislands Tel. (Lim ) Cop. Min.ofEng.&Smltg Do. Pref. 7 per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. 6 p : c. Pet ',wt. Deben. Electric Telegraph. 321 10 stock 25 stock stock stock stock 20 10 5 100 10 stock 100 stock Do. New English & Aus. Copper i t IGen. Steam Navigate nil, ,Great Ship i Imited) ; I Do. 17i p at Prcterence! 1 ILon. District Tel. (Lim.); I London Discount (Lim.), L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) i National Dig. CO, (Lim.); :Nerim.Coal & Iron (Lim )' l i Netherlands Land Do.B p.e.Pref..iss.atl dis N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 4 IN. R.A ustralas lan (Lim.) 'Oriental Gas (Limited). \Do. New Shares (Lim.) .1 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A I Ditto B. Ditto C Peel R.Ln d.&Min.(Litn ); ;Pen. it; Oriental Steam ' Do New it e dsea&lnd.Tel.g. 4 4p e Rhymn ey Iron I Do. New 'Royal Mail Steam 'Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim\ I South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 , Do. do. Registered ••• . 1 0 Do. do• `•— • ' ' - l`r. & Ln. Co,ofrpr.Ca . Van - Dimon' :i , I:and .40 100 all all all all 31 33 4t 5} 30 32 35 37 18 20 13 15 110 113 23} 24} 28 30 [OO IU2 108 110 93 96 24 1 21 21 t l I 11 1 d 1 11 1; 2i 2 4 11 lidl 3 2 dl i 1 11 I 1 i pr 50 53 70 73 11 13 17 18 p 17 1 9 5 6 46 48 19,5 135 33 35 5 if 7t 9 11 AIR. COBDEN THE FRENCH TREATY. The Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce having unani. mously passed a vote of thanks to Mr. Cobden for his services in connexion with the Ccmmercial Treaty between this country and France, Mr. T. Mallinson, the President of the Chamber, transmitted the vote of thanks to Mr. Cobden, accompanying the same with a letter, in which he said : " It affords me the greatest satisfaction and pliastretobe the medium of communicating to you the very cordial and unanimous thanks of the Council of the Huddersfield Chamber of Commeree for the untiring zeal and energy with which you have prosecuted—and that to a successful issue —the duties devolving upon you.in the arrangement of the tariff under the treaty of commerce concluded between France and this country ; and to express particularly the sense which we entertain of the attention. which our depu tation received from you when in Paris ; and for the consi deration which you gave to all their representations on behalf of the trade of this district. We are sanguine that by the best use of the means at our command we shall be able to produce a class of goods suited to the wants of a large mass of the industrial population of France ; and thus not only realise the first object of this treaty, in the shape of mutual commercial advantages, but shall therein give effect — and guarantees of permanence—to all those relations which form the surest safeguards ofpeace and amity." At a meeting of the Chamber on Monday last the following letter, which had been received from Mr. Cobden in reply to Mr. Mallinson's communication, was read : " Paris, Dec. 4. " My dear Sir,—Pray offer my warmest acknowledgments to the Chamber of Commerce over which you preside for their kind approval of my services in connection with the French Commercial Treaty. "There could really have never been any difference of opinion respecting the treaty among those who desire the extension of free trade principles, if the very name of treaty had not furnished the ready means of misrepresentation. Taken with its traditional meaning, a treaty of commeroe implies exclusive dealing and bargaining between two countries ; but I need hardly assure you, with whom I struggled for seven years for the principle of unconditional freedom of commerce, that I should be about the last man to identify myself with so retrograde a policy. All that England has done in this case has been to carry out in practice, towards all the world in respect of some remaining items of our tariff, that principle of free trade which we have so loudly professed, and which we had previously applied to all our most important articles of production. If we have done this in the form of a treaty, it was solely to enable th Emperor of the French, by a diplomatic act, and in accord- ance with the powers vested in him by the constitution, to make some simultaneous reductions in the tariff of his country. To have objected to such a proceeding on the ground of form would have been mere pedantry and not principle. " But viewed on its own merits, and apart altogether from the treaty with France, Mr. Gladstone's last reform of our tariff, by which the whole of the remaining duties on manufactures have been swept away, is, in a mercantile point of view, one of the most important in our commercial annals. It has made England a free port for manufactures, just as she was previously the mart for wool, indigo, and other raw materials. And it will be followed by similar results. I have already heard of Canadian buyers who were accustomed to pay annual visits to the Continent of Europe, having intimated their intention of making all their future pUrchases in England, being convinced that under the present free regime every article of continental manu facture which can be produced cheaper and better than in England will be found in the warehouses of London and Manchester. Yet strange to add, there are still people to be found who, believing that foreigners---and not English men—pay our Customs' duties, blame the Chancellor of the Exchequer for having made the great reform in the interest of France. It were useless any longer to argue this ques tion. Time will in this, as in other matters, demonstrate the advantages of freedom. " Let me assure you how highly I appreciate all the friendly expressions contained in your letter, which enclosed a copy of the resolution of your Chamber. " I am, my dear, sir, very truly yours " RICHARD yours, "Mr. T. Mallinson, President of the Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber having included the names of Mr. Cobden's coadjutors in the vote of thanks, acknow ledgments were read from those gentlemen (Mr. R. A. Ogilvie and M. Louis Mallet). Mr. OGILVIE expressed his sincere hope that the negotiations just completed may tend to increase the prosperity of the trade of the district, and prove a lasting bond of peace and friendship between the people of the two nations. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Dec. 11.—There has been very little doing in yarns, and the demand is quiet for all markets. Prices are nominally unchanged, being supported by the very - heavy contracts placed a few weeks ago. There is a telegram from Calcutta to the 14th, when the market was steady but the sales small. Prices unchanged, except madapol lams, which were one anna higher. Exchanges 2-7ths, being a shade lower. Our market to-day is quieter. All sorts of printing cloths quieter. Domestics, long-cloths, and low T-cloths in fair demand at last quotations :—Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report :—" The falling off in the demand for India goods, reported on Tuesday last, has been more marked since the receipt of the telegraphic accounts from China, which are generally looked on as unfavourable to trade prospects. Forty-inch shirtir.gs are nominally 13,d. per piece lower than last week, but at this decline there is nothing doing. Long-cloths and T-cloths are still in fair request, and prices steady. For other descriptions of goods the demand continues very languid, and. prices generally are a shade easier." LEEDS, 11 th.—Thcre was a tolerably good attend ance in the cloth halls this morning, and the tone of the market was firm and healthy. A fair amount of business in small parcels of a general character was transacted, and there was some inquiries for spring goods. Nothing very definite is yet doing in woollen fabrics for the French markets, as the new tariff will not come into operation for several months, but the Leeds Chamber of Commerce are urging upon the French Government to appoint A consul at Leeds in order to facilitate the trade be tween the two countries as much as possible. The Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce have also passed a resolution in favour of a similar official being appointed for Huddersfield. ROCHDALE, 10th.—There has been a rather quiet market to-day for flannel§. There was a fair at tendance of buyers, but they purchased sparingly, as is usual towards the close of the year. Yorkshire goods continue in active demand. Manufacturers are well employed, for there is a strong expectation of a good trade being done at the commencement of the new year. FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. MM. Delaunay and Leverrier renewed their conflict at the last sitting. The former gentleman informed the Academy that his silence at the preceding sitting was by no means owing to any embarrassment caused by the force of his opponent's arguments, but entirely to his resolution not to have any oral discussion whatever with M. Lever rier, who was in the habit of not faithfully repro ducing in the Coniptes-Bendus what he had said at the sitting. M. Delaunay then proceeded to deny That he had made any admission at all in the sitting in question, and repeated his assertion that the errors found in M. Leverrier's numbers might have a very great influence on the value of the lunar in equality which lay at the bottom of the discussion. 111. Leverrier, in reply, deplored that a member of the Academy should be induced to, deny to-day what he had admitted yesterday, and that within the hearing of all. He (M. Leverrier) had consulted. his fellow academicians, in order to asce rtain be yond a doubt, although he personally was quite certain of the fact, whe ther the admission now denied by M. Delaun a y had really been made by him at the last sitting, and t i‘ h r e . yhadconfirmed the Leverrier, adopting fact. Such being the case, the opinion of his fellow members, considered that 1 1, 1 1 e . n i c 3 e e f e o ci rt u h erN l rea d a pa furtherd p is er oncussion Was impossible. the temperature of the strata of air situated above trees, and at a cer tain distance from them, deduced from upwards of 3,000 observ ations, the principal r esu lt s of which be Ihas arranged in tables. The inferior plants w hich cover the ground, possessing as they do great absorbent and emissive powers, contribute warmth during the day to the starta of air in con tact with them, and on the contrary absorb their ealurie during the sometimes night; very clear we a th er , the temperature so p era ture that f the inferior strata of air is sometimes seven or eight degrees lower than that of the upper strata. M. Becquerel's experiments tend to show that the foliage of trees exercises quite a similar influence on the upper layers of the atmosphere ; but from the Ist of June to the 30th of November, the mean temperature of the air every month is perceptibly the same in the vicinity of the branches, and at a certain distance. M. Fournet sent in a series of observations of the Rhone, taken at the Pont Morand, at Lyons, from 1826 to 1855. From these it appears that the dan ger of inundations by that river at Lyons is insig nificant in February, May, June, and July, and most threatening during the storms of August and the violent rains of October, November, and De cember. The nought or low-water mark at the scale of the Pont Morand is seldom attained, and when it. is, it occurs at the end of December and in January. During the 30 years comprised by these observations, the waters of the Rhone wandu. ally low in 1834, 1835, 1836, 1848, 1854. In 1831, the low water lasted only two days ; in 1836, ten ; and in 1848, 25 days, during which the waters fell nearly one foot below low-water mark, an extremely rare occurrence. In the Paris corn market during the past week no grea t amount of business was transacted, and prices again tended downwards. The four marks of flour were quoted at 59f. the sack of 157 kilos., and wheat at 35f. the hectolitre and a half. Large quantities of wheat arrived at Marseilles during the week, which circumstance produced lower prices in the southern markets. Rye is firm at 22f. 50c. and 23f. the 115 kilos., and oats of first quality find purchasers at 32i, the 150 kilos, 7J 30 29 I