The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-03 00:00:00

'T-nwEy' MARKET AND e y r N F .^ tZ .EN O TwzLvs O'CLOCK. In the Discount Market to-day there has been a very full dema n d, an d the quotations remain par ticularly firm. There were no gold operations of importance at the Bank of England on Saturday. The Itaikoura has arrived from Wellington, New Z ealand, with 10 , 866 sovere i gns ; the Palmyra, from dew York, has brought £13,360 ; and the Syria, from Alexandria, £3, 9 91. From the manufacturing districts the reports of the , l progres s o f b us i ness d ur i n g the past week have been unsatisfactory. At Afauchester extreme quiet ness has prevailed in the market for both cloths and yarns, and most of the mills continue running short time. The principal buyers for the Indian markets have for the present almost suspended eperations, and the enquiry for home demands has be en unimportant. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Rudders field:hasicontinued very in active, and the dealings have only been to sort up Sto cks for imm e di a te demands. In the hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Nottingham there has been a more cheerful tone, owing to a fair enquiry for useful cotton goods, while in the har dware r districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and _ olverharupton trade generally has been extremely dull for th e ti me o f year . M erc h a nts who have or d ers in hand hold o ver such as are not very pressing. In the iron trade there is little prospect of improve ment for some time to come, although a rather active business has been done in spelter, and late prices are well supported. The general business of the port of London last week was more animated at the Custom House. 243 vessels we re — r eported as having arrived from for eign ports, and there were three from Ireland. The entries outwards comprised 112 vessels, and t hose cleared with cargo 106, besides which 23 were despatched in ballast. The departures for the Australian colonies have been five vessels—viz., two t o Adelaide, one to Sydney, one to Moreton Bay, an d one to New Zealand, with an aggregate ton nage of 2,899. Two O'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to unY the French Rentes were 69f. 25c. The report of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam (34 /tipany has been issued preparatory to the meet ing. The dividend is 3 per cent. ; underwriting a ccount, 2i per cent. ; together, 5i per cent. free of I ncome tax. A t a meeting to-day of the City of London Real d !eperty Company it was resolved that an interim 17 ! . clend of 7 per cent. be declared. In the Corn Market to-day business remained ve ry inacti ve , an d sales could only be effected in ° ale -grown wheat at a decline of 2s. to 3s. per quarter on previous rates. Foreign wheat also gave 'ftY to the extent of is. to 2s. per quarter. tall ll -t the Stock Exchange the markets are gene depressed, and there is no especial reason to e annut for it beyond the extraordinary stagnation lit business. Speculators and investors are loth to 1407 e, and the dealers, therefore, put down the q uo tations. Consols are 891 I for transfer, a dec line of 4 per cent., and the account price re ,,ains at 884 ex dividend. The New Threes and -'de duced Annuities are dull, the former being dealt in at 874 4. The English Stock List in other r eB Pects exhibits considerable dullness. wi . T he Foreign Stock Market is rather flat, and l e xican has declined to 181 ; Italian, to 544 6 ' - ; Spanish Passive, 4 to 20 4 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. to 32,1 I ; but Greek Stock has ad vanced 4 to 131 144 ; Spanish Certificates are firm at 1,, i premium..Th The New Russian Loan has declined to The transactions in the Railway Share Market h ave been on th e most limited scale, and a further decline has taken place in prices. Great Eastern s lid Midland have each declined 4, and Brighton and Metropolitan each I. a T he Foreign and Colonial lines remain without l ay change of importance. East Indian re maked ; Great Indian Peninsula, 106 i 107 G r and Gr eat Western of Canada, 121 4. sank shares remain very quiet. Alliance have declined to 18, while Bank of Australia have im proved to 604, 4. L on don Joint-Stock are marked 4 1, and Consolidated 44, 4. Miscellaneous and finance shares show little ch ange of importacce. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per ee ate• have declined. to 674 ; Credit Foncier of Eng lpld are at 24, 2 ; N a tio n al Discount Company at ; and Telegraph Construction and Maintenance at 141. American securities have slightly improved. Erie shares have advanced 4, to 45i, 46i ; Illinois, 4 ' t° 76 i, 77i ' • and United States 5-20 Bonds i, to Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures a D re at 55 to 57, and Consolidated Mortgage " 1 ° 4 4 at 41-1- to 414.. MINING MARKET. MONDAY, Two o'clock. Business in the Mining Shares opened with rather ttore animation, and there has been a good demand for North Crofty, Grenville, Prosper United, South e ondurrow, and Chiverton Moor. Subjoined are the current quotations : Chiverton Moor, 41 5 ; Cliontales Gold, 21- 1 ; Clifford A malgamate, 51 6 ; East Bassot, 2o 21 ; East C aradon, 5 5 } ; , 1 kst Lovell, 9 91; East Wheal Grenville, 21 1 ; Great S North Tolgus, 10 3 12s 6d; Great Wheal Vor, 151 16i; Crofty, 2} 3} ; North Troskerby, 2i 3; Prince of Wales, 248 265; Prosper United, 30s Od 353 Od; South Chi verton, 12s 6d 15s ; West Caradon, 13 1 14 1; West 57 N ; West Frances, ; Wheal Chiver t i ° 4 ll „', 6 i ; Wheal Grenville, 23s 25s ; Wheal Seton, 137 1 ' 4 l ; Carnarvon Consolidated, —; East Corn Brea, ; Marke Valley, 31 4 ; South Frances, 19 20 ; Wheal 12 " , —; Great Laxoy, 171 181 ; Wheal Crebor, lOs 8 ; "Wheal Agur, 30s 355. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. " p er Cent. Consols 8 Do. Account, Dec. 6 BBf 1 x d tlp e r Cent. Reduced B7* i 1 li e W 3 per Cent B7f i 6 1 1‘' 3 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 - A 0 . 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 - O ,, o uitios, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - O. f or 30 yrs, exp i re sth April,lBBs l3 6 1) ? (Red Sea Telegraph) Aug., 1908 - -eooquar Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 4 per Cent. - bo £5OO 1 7 - t 45 ....£lOO & £2OO „ - pm 41 * of England Stock, 5f per Cent „ 249 i Ditto for Account 1 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 141 1au 0 tOCk, 10} per Cent., April 1874 - E ° . 6 per Cent. Oct 1870 DO . 4 per Cent, Oct. 1888 - •-'„0. Certifi ca t es 'P h % Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B5 -°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - 11 -°. 5 i per Cent., May 1879 - D O. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 O. Borals,4 per Cent., .£l,OOO - pm £1,000 4 FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. g a r r i 4) lD z:toil I..iitil public, 6 per Cent n e d r s b s en pe t r Cent, 1859 - doper deß:ileolp Cent., 1852-58-60 1863 , De. 1865 ;:',O Account 69 i l u o. £lOO Bonds ,- sten Do ( l's Ayres 6 per Cent ,o. . 4 ecount , 4 - 1 0 4:100 Bonds C '-' J 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) - DO.O ian 6 per Cent D 3 per Cent. 0 . 6 per Cent A lOO D o CA . ~ B Guttman, 6 per Cent. b u a ba, 6 per Cent. j!,, tia l' 3 per Cent., 1825 1) '' 5 Per Cent., 1864 _ toubian Principalities - t 130 . Acco un t 1114( lor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - D b °., provisional Land Warrant - -° I) eforted - 2ptian. 7 per Cent - h ° ., Second Issue - '.'o 4100 B o nd s - Do II • 1864 - -__ (}Dtie ZlOO Bonds B4 0 Government Railway Debentures B4l 5 ee ' 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons L°•o. Account .o Coupons ( . 1 '-P • deeount irt rnala 5 per Cent. _ „ 11 ,, 5 Per Cent 1865 D' - '' Account 0. 11artannana Railway -- I congenial in form, u Cotiway i,umb,?r of ) be intro- it, as she is rieyUrooks, r. 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Account D.. 1864 l3i _ . . .... . Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Niontwviclean 6 . per Cent .. I,loorish tinperi;il 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 2 per Cent — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) ee”uvian 5 per Cent., 1865 no Account =, 7O Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Gout., 1856, '7, :9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account ,ussian 5 per Cent., 182 - 2, £ $t B6l . bf Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — iardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account ipanisli 3 per Gout Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account 2Ol. Spanish. Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account — S wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 4i per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 A. - Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account sB} 7f Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 por Cent., 1863 — Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 por Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account De. 6 per Cent, 1864 27} Ditto per Cent. Dfvidencts on the above payable in Londok Austris.n, 5 pr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Mgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cont. Ex. 12 Gull, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italia), 3 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 25f......• — Do. 5 per Cent. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 88; ad Do. Account POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AND ASSAULT—AN UNFORTUNATE SHOP KEEPER.—CharIes Burke, an impudent looking ]ad, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following robbery and assault. _ . From the evidence of Mr. James Ballard, the keeper of a sweetmeat shop, No. 26, Greek-street, Soho, it appeared that he had only been in business three months, during which time ho had been robbed nine times. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner came into his shop, stole a Christ mas sweetmeat pudding, and ran out of the shop. H e pursued the prsoner, and on taking hold of him the pri soner struck him, then kicked him, and afterwards bit him on the leg. The prisoner was one of a" school" of young thieves who were continually robbing him, generally taking the opportunity of doing so when his wife was alone in the shop. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for two months with hard labour. The Fenian Movement.—Arrest of " Senator Meaney." On Saturday, at halr-past 1 o'clock, Stephen James Meaney, ex-Senator of the Fenian Brother hood, was arrested in the Strand, not far from the Lyceum Theatre, by inspector Williamson, of the detective force. It appears that Meaney had been residing in a street off the Strand for some ten days or a fort night, and that he showed himself, with inexplicable openness, in various places where he was well known, from having frequented them during his notorious London career of three or four years ago. He did not affect any disguise. As a matter of course, the police were soon put in possession of the fact of his being about town, and were promptly on his track. He was apparently waited for in the Strand by Williamson and some others of the force. He was pointed out to the Inspector, who walked up to him and asked him if his name was Stephen James Meaney. The suspected man tacitly admitted that such was his name. He made no attempt to deny the fact. A warrant for his apprehension on the charge of conspiring to overthrow her Majesty's Government in Ireland was then shown to him, and he was declared a prisoner. He said that he was innocent, that he had taken part in no conspiracy, and he protested against his being arrested. He was then taken to Bow-street. On the way he talked on general topics, but studiously avoided speaking upon the question of Fenianism. He was formally charged at Bow-street, but he will not be, it is at present understood, dealt with in this country. No documents of a treasonable character, it is said, have been found on Meaney. His lodgings will, of course, undergo a strict search. It May be mentioned that Meaney was almost the sole member of the " Senate" of the Fenian Brother hood who refused to give ih his adhesion to " Pre sident" Roberts, and preferred to adhere to the party of the Head Centre. HEAVY CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 2. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Syria, Captain Christian, with the heavy por tion of the Calcutta and China mails, arrived this evening. She brings 103 passengers, 13 packages specie valued at £3,291, also 260 packages ivory, 9 octaves wine, 122 packages sundries, and 1,782 bales raw silk, valued at £160,000. The Syria experienced fine weather throughout the passage. On the 28th ult. she spoke the steamer Marra steering S.E., and a Prussian screw frigate steering the same course. The Egyptian fleet and French frigate Predrix were at Alexandria ; and at Malta H.M. ships Victoria, Royal Oak, Prince Consort, Wizard, Hibernia, Hearty, Megsera, and Psyche ; French ship Circe ; and Prussian gunboat Blitz. GIBRALTAR, Nov. 28. _ . _ The following ships have arrived here since the 22d : —Steamers—Una, from London; Ceylon, from Southampton ; Valetta, from Glasgow ; Eptanisos, from Shields ; and John Brogden, from Swansea. The British bark Lady Ebrington, 120 days from Guayaquil, arrived on the 25th, with cocoa, for Barcelona. _ _ _ The British ship Bosphorus, 117 days from Callao, with guano, arrived here on the 25th, leaky. She lost sails, during her passage. Letters from Tangier state that a proposal made by the Morocco Board of Health has leen acceded to by the Moorish Government, and that in future all vessels from the Levant with, pilgrims will be re quired to proceed to the Island of Mogador to dis embark their passengers, and will not receive pra tique in any other port of Morocco. The Portuguese sloop Mindolu is in the harbour. Exchanges are quoted----on London, 90 days' date, 49a to 49i ; Paris, sf. 23c. ; Marseilles, sf. 24c. ; Madrid, eight days' sight, 1 dis. ; Cadiz (pay in gold), Ito dis. ; Seville, to dis. ; Malaga, I dis. Premium on sf. pieces, ilk per cent. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens very firm. Sales probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.—The statement made by some of our contemporaries as to the embodi ment of a number of regiments of English militia for ser vice in Ireland is altogether without foundation. The regular forces in Ireland now number over 22,000, and are amply sufficient for any purpose for which their services may be required. A committee has been appointed for the purpose of considering the application of martial law under certain circumstances, and to define the duties of the civil and military authorities where disturbances may arise. The committee consists of Sir Edward Lugard, Lord Win. Paulet, Sir Henry Storks, Mr. Elliot, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, and Mr. Vernon Lushington, Deputy Judge- Advocate-General.—Army and Navy Gazette. The Superintendent of the Canterbury Province, New Zealand, addressed circulars last September, through the provisional secretary, to the leading manufacturers and artisans, inviting them to for ward specimens of their workmanship to the Paris Exhibition. We hear that the Australian colonies intend to raise a pillar, as at the last Exhibition in London, to represent the amount of gold—in a solid form—that their fields have contributed to the wealth 9f the world. THE SUN, LONLON, INIONOAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1866. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. OItDINARY tiHARES AND STOCKS. KAilWayS. Paid. Closing 1 Business Price. done. Kxeter Iristol and lealedoniaai 86 V 8 120 122 40 45 13 16 4 6 G 5 65 70 72 Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc (.London, crip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock 1 7 119 25 26 5 6 114 115 124 125 Do. B stock Do. sew, is. at 25 pa. GtS, and W. of Ireland. Gt. Westezn D.,. S. Val. itail gua. Do. South Wal , N3 Do. W..ll:d.—torn 0 921 Gli 6111 30 35 3J 35 Do. Newport 143. llereford. Lanc:.shire& Yorkshire London and Illaekwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover , Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. .North WesterL Lon. & south West:ri. Man., Shet., it Lincoln Metropolitan.-- Do. New Do. Extension...••• Metropolitan District. 1)0. do. do. 00. and St. John'sW'd Miel!and Do. Li) Share Do, Mullin.. Derby did Kent . ... North British 123 12311 ;8 £2 16i 17 10 20 116 117 82 84 47 4S ,22 123 2 3p 10 11 86 84 121 123 2G 92 44 35 36 Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. l th. Eastern—Berwick Do. C;.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do•. Carlible ..... Do. Stock. 6; Darling. - 4 Is 104 1t,6 65 67 99 101 Do. do. 1860-61 North London 34 Se 9 10 p 119 120 1 2P Do. do. 1854 5 ...... Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction I (Scottish Central ( Scot. N. N , Aber. stock io. Scot, Mid. stJok Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern itaiues, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale I PV 72 74 114 118 150 154 43 45 63 54 8 9 150 153 2i 3i Do. C Vale or Neath Waterford AL Kilkenny Waterloo 43z Whiteha West Cornwall 2. it 1151 1214 i i 2 Ji 1231 791 80 79} 79 1164 4 1 s.i 481 71 la 21 4 2 122 } 1i 2 Oli I THE GREAT REFORM DEMONSTRA TION.—This Day. The great Trades' Demonstration in favour of Reform took place to-day; and as far as we are enabled to report with great effect. St. James's park, at eleven o'clock, presented a most exciting appearance from the vast number of trade societies which had at that hour assembled. From eleven o'clock until half-past the great mass was con tinually augmenting, and as each procession arrived from its appointd place of starting, it was marshaled to its respective positions in the most orderly man ner. The Committee of the Reform League were early in attendance, and as far as the arrangements were concerned, they appeared to work admirably. The police gave the utmost support to the executive committee by keeping the thoroughfares free from the slightest obstruction, and .in many other ways did all that was favourable to assist the mar shals of the immense procession in carrying out their arrangements. The streets in the line of route from St. James's Park to Beaufort House, Old Brompton, presented quite as extraordinary an appearance as the parks, the pavement being en tirely occupied, and thereby rendered impassable by the great number of persons who had turned out to witness the procession. The sale of tickets for admission into the grounds must have been enor mous, because there appeared to be quite as many persons with them out of the procession as in it. The wisdom of selling these tickets without any regard to number, perhaps, may lead to some in convenience, especially as those possessing them seemed all intent upon getting to Beaufort House prior to the arrival of the procession. The number of persons forming the procession it would be im possible to estimate with anything like correctness, but previous to its departure from the park it seemed to fill the entire space as far as the eye could reach. Precisely at 12 o'clock, the marshals having com pleted their inspection, the `procession left the park by the Marlborough-gate, and proceeded along Pall-Mall in nearly the following order, certain alterations having to be made in the published pro gramme in consequence of the non-arrival of the parties expected : Mounted Division of Farriers' Society. Members of tho Farriers' Society. Banner of Working Men's Association. Committee and Members of the Working Men's Association, and Members of Unattached Trades. Band of the Musical Instrument Makers. CARRIAGES CONTAINING DEPUTATION. No. 1. President and Council of Reform League. No. 2. Ditto. No. 3. Deputation from National Reform Union. No. 4. Deputation from Reform League, Northern De partment. No. 5. Deputation from Irish Reform League. No. 6. Deputation from Provincial Trades' Council. No. 7. Deputation from Provincial Trades. TRADES AND SOCIETIES. FIRST DIVISION (RIGHT AVENITE)—SIIPERINTENDENT (MOUNTED), MR. THOMAS. No. 1. Tallow-chandlers. No. 2. Hatters. No. 3. Coopers. No. 4. Grlassworkers. No. 5. Stonemasons—Chelsea Lodge, Sun ditto, South wark ditto, Paviours' Arms ditto, Shoreditch ditto, Milo end ditto, Greenwich ditto, Stratford ditto, North London ditto, West London ditto. No. 6. Coach Trades—Coach Body Makers, Coach Lace Weavers, Coach Labourers' Society. No. 7. Ilopemakers. No. 8. Foresters' Courts. No. 9. True Britons. No. 10. Seamen. No. 11. Tailors—Central Society, South London, South Western, North Western, and Greenwich Branches. No. 12. Bricklayers. No. 13. Old Friends' Lodges. No. 14. Oddfellows' Lodges. No. 15. Painters —Old Cave, London Central, City, Chel sea, Phoenix, Grosvenor Branch, Western Provident, St. Martin's, Belgrave. (These societies will arrange their own order in procession.) No. 16. Plasterers. No. 17. Corkcutters. No. 18. Saddlers. No. 19. Iron moulders.. No. 20. Smiths, Amalgamated United Order. No. 21. Brickmakers. SECOND DIVISION (CENTRAL AVENUE).- SUPERINTENDENT (MOUNTED), MR. JENKINS. No. 22. Carpenters' and Joiners' Amalgamated Branches General Union Lodges, Local Societies—Friends of Free dom, Old Lambeth, Running Horse, Artillery Arms, Silver Cup, Adam and Eve, Independent, Hand of Fellowship, Progressive. (The above societies will arrange their own order in the procession.) No. 23. Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders. No. 24. United Silver Trades. No. 25. Wheelwrights. No. 26. Carvers and Gilders—Three Doves, and Union Societies, Composition Frame Makers. No. 27. Bookbinders. No. 28. Horse Collar Makers. No. 29. Organ Builders. No. 30. Loyal United Friends' Lodges. No. 31. French Polishers—Star and Garter, and East end Societies. No. 32. Musical Instrument Makers. No. 33. Cabinetmakers —Alliance Cabinetmakers, West end Society, Deal Cabinetmakers, Chairmakers and Carvers, Photographic Apparatus Makers, Wood and Tin Packing Case Makers. No. 31. Sons of the Phoenix and Temperance Societies. THIRD DIVISION (LEFT AVENUE). -SUPERINTENDENT (MOUNTED), MR. TOWERS. _ _ _ _ _ _ No. 35. Engineers, Machinists, Pattern Makers, and Millwrights. No. 36. Garment Dyers. No. 37. Shipwrights. No. 38. Lightermen and Watermen. No. 39. Brass Trades—Brass Moulders, Brass Finishers. No. 40. Paperhangers. No. 41. Leather Trades of Bermondsey. No. 42. Wire Weavers and Wireworkers. No. 43. TinplatoWorkers, Black Jack and Bell Societies, and Zinc and ironworkers. No. O. Boot and Shoe Trades—West-end I3ootmakers, West-end Ladies' Shoemakers, West-end Bootclosers, Strong Boot and Shoemakers, City Bootmakers, City Ladies' Shoemakers, City Bootclosers. (These societies arrange their own order in the procession.) No. 45. Bakers. No. 46. Silk Trades of Spitalfields and Bethnal-green. No. 47. Sons of Progress. FOURTH DIVISION (SPRING-GARDENS AVENUE). Superintendent (mounted) Mr. Taylor. No. 48. Branches of the Reform League. No. 49. Miscellaneous trades. At ten minutes to one the first division turned into Piccadilly on arriving at the Regent's-circus, it having occupied nearly one hour in marching that comparatively short distance. In Pall-mall the windows of the different club houses were crowded with spectators, , and -as the procession passed the Reform Club the cheering broke forth from the various sections composing it. Nearly each of the respective trades were pre ceded by their military bands, whilst the display of banners They were of all colours, sizes, as and ex traordinary.bap,and the mottoes not in all cases being quite applica ble to the occasion, but in w a very conspicuous pa rt of the procession one ban aes ner of extraordinary dimensions, with " Residential and Registered Alanhood Suffrage and the Ballot" emblazoned thereon, attracted universal attention. The Societyof Farriers presented a notable feature in the procession, as each of its members, in addition to being mounted on , very good-conditioned horses, wore a blue scarf across their shoulder, which gave quite a dashing appearance to the troupe. The glass-workers also carried with them some very bril liant specimens of their trade, which elicited much cheering from the spectator's. The seamen also came in for some loud cheering, the ebullition being caused by the motto on their banner, " Seamen's Rights, and No Surrender." On arriving at the grounds the following speakers will address the enormous multitude : " Platform No. I.—Chairman, Mr. G. Potter. Speakers. —First resolution —W. Leicester, glassworker, and Mr. Micheson, hatter, supported by Mr. E. Beales. Second re solution—Mr. Bristow, mason, and Mr. Stnith,lopemaker. Third resolution—Mr.Soame s, bricklayer, and Mr. Postle- Waite, painter. "Platform No. 2.—Chairman, Mr. Wynne, pla s terer. Speakers.—First resolution—Mr. linghes, seaman, and Mr. Isaacs, Old Friends. Second resolution—Mr. Callaghan, cooper, and Mr. Wolfe, farrier. Third resolution—Mr. Boulton, tallow. chandler, and Mr. Barfoot, smith. " Platform No. 3.—Chairman, Mr. Davis, painter. Speak ers.—First resolution —Mr. Blisset, tailor, and Mr. Jefferies, Forester. Second resolution—Mr. Hornsby, joiner, and Mr. Sweeting, boilermaker. Third resolution—Mr. Hem mings, wheelwright, and Mr. Fisher, brassfinisher. "Platform No. 4.—Chairman, Mr. Lawrence, tailor. Speakers.—First *solution —Mr. Guile, ironfounder, and Mr. Reece, stationer. Second Resolution—Mr. Falsham, Prerhanger, and Ur. Sanders, Oddlellows. Third Reso- / ution—Mr. Bawden, tinplateworker, Mr. Phillips, hor fie collarmaker. " Platform No. s. —Chairman, Mr. Dyer, mason. Speake) re —First Resolution—Mr. Osborne, plasterer, and Mr. Howni.. French polisher. Second resolution—Mr. Meades, calk net-maker, and Mr. Holt, packingcase-maker. Third ro• solution—Mr. Hanley, paperstainer, and Mr. Smith, Sons of the Phcenix. " Platform No. 6.—Chairman, Mr. Bonny, joiner. Speakers.—First resolution—Mr. Bolt,shipwright, and Mr. Holt, engineer. Second resolution—Mr. Curry, ship rigger, and Mr. Hanley, temperance societies. Third re solution—Mr. Benny, musical instrument maker; and Mr. West, leather dresser. " Platform No. 7.—Chairman, Mr. Shanks, corkcutter. Speakers.—First resolution—Mr. Delaforce, silk-weaver; and Mr. Smith, bootmaker. Second resolution—Mr. Black more, baker ; Mr. Murray, bootcloser. Third resolution— Mr. Snuggs, wire weaver; and Mr. Dodd,-wire worker. Marshals of the Procession in the Park—Messrs. Scenes and Upshall. Marghal of the Procession en route—Mr. George Potter. Superintendents of Divisions en route—Messrs. Thomas, Jenkins, Towers, and Taylor. Marshals at the Beaufort Grounds —Messrs. Coffey, Byron, Smith, and Mitchell. BRITISH I' 100 et 1 Atlantic St. Lawrence Rom., Baroda, Cen. In. too 1 gu. 5 per cent.. • Do. 1 shares Buffalo .t Lake Huron I Do. Preference Buff Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- ;Calcutta & h. E., lim e Town & Dock, gu I Demerara, 7 p.e„ per. V East. Ben,;al, gu. ' 5 do East Indian, go. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension • ; rand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred D. 2d PrLt. Bonds Du. do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k.... Do. do. deferred .... Du. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred G t. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do treat %T. 5 of Canada.. Do. New ...... Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4i do 18SE, 100 100 100 all 100 100 105 I Wei 7 12j I Do. 43 do . ' Do. Fifth Extension lielb. Cor. 8 p. c. Bnds. Mel. Hudson's Bay.. N. R 1. C'da, 6pc lst pf.bs. Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do t.'s Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St. Flo t COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.l , J uly 1877-81 - Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug l. 0 90 92 D.,. 5 p.O. Mar. & Sept 10u 90 12 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 Do. sp. c. Inscribed 8k 100 75 77 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 100 104 106 Du.Apl.&Oct, 1690-1900 100 103 105 - Do. do 1880-90 100 102 101 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 104 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 88 ?0 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.' 100 ILO 102 Do. 1878, do. 100 It 4 1 6 - Mauritius, op. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1 , 78 ' , o. 1882, Slay 10 , 105 (07 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 1(6 108 al °v. a per cent loo 06 IGO N. B.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.&J ul) IGO 99 02 N. B.W. Gov. 5 ire., 18e,r, 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1871, 100 90 05 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 81 87 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 96 98 Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0. sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 95 96 92, Si 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 100 • Do. 1878 & upwards 1(0 106 108 Vio,(iov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, a pril & Oct lOO 1031 10411 108 f 4Si BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. (1 old, lim. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated BO 6 7 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 125 435 Drake walls 2.1.0 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 22 21 East Caradon 2.14.0 5 6 East Carn Brea 34 2 3 ast Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 1 4 East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. W't Russell (Tavistk 10.8. 21 21 kiftTll.& StAubyn(G WED. 66 5 6 4 Great L txey, limited all 18 19 13 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 Great Wheal ►susy.• 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (helst•.o 40 16 17 Grenville 8.18.0 11 14 Elerod's Foot .. 8.10.0 29 31 ilingston Downs ...... 5 :1 0 .6 24 04 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 2 4 Malice Valley 1.10.6 44 5 4 11wyndy Iron Ore, Um 31 21 11d New Se ton - North Roskear N.Wlt'l Bassett(lllogau 1.4.0 - North Wheal Crofty 2.13.1 11 31 Prosper United 7.1.6 l'r ,vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 21 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 310 340 South Condurrow 3.2.0 4 14 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 42 - Stray Park Via Croft 5 Vigra and Clugan, lim all 3 5 - West Itassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 1! 13 15 West Chi rerton ll 59 60 West Seton 474 130 140 Wheal Bassett !Mogan 54 75 85 Wheal Butler (Redruth 16 19 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Seton _... Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 5.17.0 7 9 PREFERENCE SHARES. Caledonian Quarters, No. 2, Do. Scottish N.E., Midland stock, 121 Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, 79 tireat Northern, 5 per cent.. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 1011 Ditto, 5 per cent., redeemable at 10 per cent., 1011 !'REFERENCE SHARES AND STOCE.i. London and S.-Western 44 per cent., 91; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS . Brkenhead, 85 London and Chatham, 41 per Cent., 70 FOREIGN 1 AILWAYII. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3} i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151 i FOREIGN MINES, Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 St. John del Rey, Um., 511 DOCKS. London and St. Katharlue, 656 BAN Lis Alliance, lim., 18 17} Anglo Austrian, 61 Australasia, 601 1 Bank of British Columbia, 13 Bank ot New Zealand, 18 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 15 Consolidated Bang, tim., 41 1 East London, lira., 3 Eastern Exchange, 31 Imperial Ottoman, him, 9 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 21 London and Brazilian (lim.), 1 Ditto, new, 51 London Chartered Faux of Australia, 22 London Joint Stock, 401 London and South African, 121 London and South-Western, lim., 171 National Provincial ot England, Ditto, :d and 3d issue, 401 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 141 1 1 Atlantic Telegraph, 40 Ditto, 8 per cent., 70 67170 China Steam z,hip and Labuan Coal Company, 1 01 City ot London Real Property, lim., Credit Fonder of Englanu, lim.. 21 1 1 Ebbw Vale, ill Egyptian Corn. and Tradinalim., 41 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 12i 13 Hudson's Bay, it.l Imperial Land Company or Marseilles, lim., 2 International Financial .-uciety, Um., 21 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Car our), Ditto, ri per cent. Bonds, redem. 1170, issued 90, 45 London Financial Association, Um ' 8: Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, lira., 21 Freehold Land and Dock, 61 National Discount company. 144 1 Panama, New Zealand, and Aus. It. Mail, 9 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lim., Ditto, ditto, 141 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim. trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 41 Marble has been discovered near Zanesville, Ohio. The vein is thirty feet thick, and is said to rival Italian marble in its fineness and delicacy. Lady Charlotte Dundas, a sister of the Earl of Z3tland, died last Thursday 'twilling, at St. Nicholas, near Rich mond, Yorliehire. SIONS. 56 58 102 103 id ip 4 43 74 so, 55 60 101 103 100 IC2 1(H 105 18 20 85 88 57 59 50 54 5., 54 38 0 22 21 108 lin a 1p * 1r 100 102 91 93 12i 13 5i 3 d 91 93 83 85 li 01(11 101 103 92 04 1 66 90 82 E 5 99 101 97 98 1i 1.1 98 99 MARKETS.--This day. MARK LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Sa turday was very inactive, and prices declined is—in some instances 2s—per qr. Fine barley ruled firm, at full cur rencies ; but inferior produce was dull and rather lower in prices. Oats, beans, and peas were steady, both in value and demand. The flour trade was quiet, on former terms. On the Continent the wheat trade is rather quiet ; never theless, prices rule firm. The arrivals of wheat and flour at Now York have increased, but the export movement is still small. The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was only moderato. Tho condition of the produce was but middling. Owing to the largo arrival of foreign wheat and flour, and decline in the country markets, the trade for all qualities ruled heavy, and prices were 2s to 3s per quarter lower than on this day fortnight. At this reduc tion the supply of home-grown produce was disposed of. There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands. The demand for all descriptions ruled heavy, and a decline of is to 2s per quarter took place in the quotations. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, but at rather lower prices. Fine barley supported previous rates, but medium and inferior produce was rather cheaper. The market was moderately supplied. T here was only a moderate demand for malt at late rates, About an average business was transacted in flour on former terms. Oats were in fair supply. Russian qualities were firm and the turn higher in price ; but other kinds met a slow sale at last Monday's currency. Beans were dull, and prices had a downward tendency. The market was moderately supplied. Peas wero in fair supply, and slow request, at barely late rates. Linseed and rapeseed met a slow salo, at previous quo tations. Cakes were in good demand, at fully the late advance in prices. CURRENCY PER:IMP. MEASURE Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 51s to 60s Do., old 6O. 641 Do., whito, old 6ls 65s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 01d...," -3 -9 Do., new. -5 Talavera Rye— Harley—Grinding Malting 409 56. Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 48. 63. Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 7B. 80s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 20s 27s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2os 26s Cork, white 219 28s Scotch, Feeding 2os 26s Beans—Tick Pigeons ... 458 508 Peas—Grey, Maple White 408 Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 42s 45s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 42. 478 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of foreign stock on offer in our market to day was only moderate, nevertheless the demand for it was in a sluggish state, at barely last week's quotations. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from the West of Eng land were on the increase, and in full average condition. From other parts they wore only moderate, but of average weight. Tho receipts from Scotland wero limited ; from Ireland good. All breeds met a slow inquiry ; never theless, compared with Monday last, no quotable change took place in prices. The best Scots and crosses realised bs 4d por 81b. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire we received about 1,500 shorthorns, etc. ; from other parts of England, 800 various breeds ; from Scotland, 66 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 500 oxen and heifers. The show of sheep was very moderate ; but the quality of most breeds was good. The demand for both long and short-woolled sheep was somewhat heavy, at prices barely equal to this day se'nnight. Tho best Downs and half breds changed hands at 6s per 81b. Prime Leicesters sold at 5s 4d per 81b. Calves were in short supply, and steady request, at full quotations, viz., from 4s 8d to 5s 10d per 81b. In pigs very littlo was doing, and pricos had a down. ward tendoncy. The top figure was 4s 8d per 81b. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d edsd Crse Sr inf. beasts... 3 83 10 Pme ors-wool sheep .5 0 5 8 Second quality do ..4 0 4 d Prime S'thdown 00.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 U Large coarse calyes.l 8 5 4 Prime Scots, &c.... 5 2 5 4 Prime small d0......5 6 5 10 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 4 111 4 0 Large hogs .3 8 4 4 Second quality do ..4 2 4 10 Small porkers. 4 6 4 8 Lamb.... 00 Od to 0 Od. Suckling calves, 20s to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 29 to 32s ea& _ . . .., .., ~ Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4,210 Beasts 1 l2O Cows. — Cows. — Sheep and lambs 17,910 Sheep and limbs 7 030 Calves ) Ca yes 163 a Viga 560 Pigs • ,.. 250 Tho total imports of foreign stock into London, last week amounted to 9,373 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 15,857 ; in 1864, 12,140 ; in 1863, 9,752 ; in 1862, 5,033 ; in 1861, 4,951; and in 1860, 6,103. - -- ---- IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Amsterdam ••• ••• -- ••• ----- ••• Antwerp l2l ... 4741 ... ... 153 ... 17 Boulogne 227 ... 80 ... ... GO ••• Bremen 3B ... 14 ... -- ... 19 ... 4 - Cadiz Copenhagen Dieppe. Gottenburg Hamburg 139 ... 307 •-••-• "- Harlingen 72 1446 26 ... 31 Harburg - ••• .s• liontleur Ostend — ••• 184 ... 53 -.- Rotterdam — ." Tonning ••• Trouville 354 ". •" The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1865 1864 ..... 2368 8,398 ... 593 874 1863 ...... 2186 6,960 ... 410 166 A statement and comparison of tho supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Dec. 4, 1865, and this day, Monday, Dec. 3, 1866. - 322 Per Blbs. to oink the offal. Dec. 4, 1865. Dec. 3, 1866. s d s d s d s d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 6 3 6t03 10 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 6 410 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Primo Southdown do 8 4 6 8 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 0 4 6 4 8 5 4 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 8 5 2 4 6 4 8 Beasts 5,310 4,210 Sheep Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec.. 5, 1864.—Beasts, 4,720 — sheep, 17,630—calves, 130—pigs, 250. Doc. 7, 1863—Beasts, 4,860 —sheep, 16,790 —calves , , 123—pigs, 440. NEWGATE AND LEADENII ALL. The supplies of meat on sale hero to-day are less exten sive than last week. On the whole, a good business is doing at late rates. The imports of foreign meat last week were-43 baskets and 4 7 package s from Hambro', 3,284 carcasses from Niow Diep, 9 packages from Harlingen, 4 carcasses from Antwerp, 519 baskets and 313 packages from Rotterdam. Per 81b by,the earDase. a d s d 9 d s d Inferior beet ...... 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton 3 4 4 0 Middling do. ...... 3 8 4 0 M 4 iddling mutton 4 2 4 4 4 Prime large d0..... 4 2 4 4 Prime do 6 8 Prime small d0.... 4 44 6 Large pork 38 4 4 Veal Lamb, Os Od to Os Od BOROUGH HOP. There has been a steady inquiry for hops of this year's growth, and late rates have been well supported, whilst, in some instances, higher prices have boon obtained. Year lings, as well as old hops, have changed hands to a fair e:ctent, at full quotations. Tho import into London last - week consisted of 118 bales from Calais, 3-13 Antwerp, 83 r Hambro', 95 Dunkirk, 58 Ostend, 30 Rotterdam, and 35 bales from Bremen. Mid and East Keats 168 s to 231 s per cwt Weald of Rents Isos to 180 s „ Sussex 150 s to 168 s „ Yearlings 1058 to 150 s ~ Farnham and country —s to —s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Theso markets are extensively supplied with foreign potatoes, and the show of home-grown qualities is also large. The trade, consequently, is in a sluggish state. Fine parcels, however, are . tolerably firm iu price, but inferior sorts are rather easier to purchase. Last week's imports consisted of 218 bags, 2 cases, 77 tons from Havre, 5 barrels Hamburg, 239 sacks Dunkirk, 5 baskets Rotterdam, 910 sacks Dieppe, 105 sacks, 5 tons Jersey, 117 tons Erfurt, 172 tons St. Malo, and 1,053 tins from St. Dreux. Repnts Rocks Flukes 110 s to 140 s „ WOOL. At the public sales of colonial wool there has been .ply a limited attendance of buyers, and biddings have pro gressed slowly. Nevertheless no further reduction has taken place in the quotations. Li English wool next to nothing has been doing, at late rates. Current prices of English wool per lb. sd s d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 71 1 8i Half-bred do 1 91- 1 14- Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 7 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing TALLOW. The tallow trade is firm, and P.Y.C. is worth 445. per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow commends 435. 6d. per cwt. Rough fat is selling at 2s. 2id. per 81bs. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock—(this day) Prices of 3r.0 4ls Od'to 40s 9d 49s Od 44 s Od I—s Od" —s Od —8 Od —3 Od Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrival last week 2,589 3,433 6,362 6,185 Ditto from Juno 1 68,769 62,253 77,216 71,470 Price of Town THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TAT TERSALL S'—This Evening, DERBY. 15 to 2 agst Rake (taken) Bto 1 agst Plaudit (offered —take 9 to 1) 100 to 8 agst D'Estournel (offered —take 14 to 1) 12 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) 15 to 1 agst Dragon (offered —take 100 to 6) 25 to 1 agst Palmer (offered —take 30 to 1) 30 to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken) TURF STATISTICS. [The Turf Statistics of 1866 (No. 3) will be found ,n our first page.] SPORTING NOTES. The decision respecting bets was given, in accordance with the views I expressed on Monday last, in favour of " Landlord," but it is a very unsatisfactory state of affairs where so many exceptions are made to Rule '2, which makes the bets and stakes inseparable. The Soiled Dove objection, it is generally thought, will be substantiated, and, if so, there is no doubt all bets must go to the second horse, according to the present rules, in all those races, of which the filly was declared the winner; and 1 contend this is a far greater hardship on Mr. Chaplin and other owners, who are entirely innocent in the matter, than it would have been to decide the bets against the owner and backers of " Landlord." In fact those rules ought to have no exception, and be like the laws of the Medes and Per sians, which do not alter. But one rule stultifies another, and when an objection is lodged, it is a common topic of , conversation in the best-informed racing c ir c les that it is I quite a toss-up which way the decision will be given. Of Croydon Steeplechases I have very little to say. The ground was heavy and slippery on the first day, in consequence of which many of the competitors came to grief, and in the case of Voightlander with a fatal termina tion. Mr. Yates has been so bespattered with praise fugue ad natmeam that he will pardon me for alluding further to his " circus " performance in the riding of Harold for the Croydon Cup, which, in former days, would have assuredly obtained him an unlimited engagement with Ducrow. My anticipations for the Grand Metropo litan Steeplechase were entirely in accordance with my predictions, Globule (my selected) whining in a common cantor, and Astrolabe getting second, the exact position that I placed him. In the Reading Steeplechases programme there are five races set down for each of the two days. The acceptances for the Whitley Stakes are not declared until Monday evening, but I think if PINEAPPLE remains in he ought to be the winner. The Steeplechase Sweepstakes will most likely go to SERIOUS CASE, and the Plate of 50 Soya rests between FLYFISRER and MERRIMAC. The other stakes are not yet entered for. The Berkshire Open Steeplechase has 28 subscribers, but the forfeits, as in the NV hitley Stakes, are not to be declared before this evening. It is therefore useless analysing their respective chances without knowing what is likely to remain in. Should Mr. Murray's horse, however, come to the post, under the im pression that he is ono of the b est steeplechasers Tom Oliver has trained for a long time, my choice is PHILOSOPHER; and next to him I fancy GLOBULE and PATIENCE. If CONFUSION can jump, it looks any odds on him for the Innkeepers' Plate. The Donington Hunt meeting takes place on Thursday and Friday, but I must decline making any selections, as it is principally a local gathering. A FRESH. MAN. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Lincoln l9 Harrow 2l MA Nottingham Derby :CII. Li ve rpool 5 Chelmsford B r omley • West Drayton Epsom Lewes Northampton Windsor Newmarket Craven 8 Thirsk I L. York Doncaster Spring Salisbury 9 JU - • Ascot 4 Windsor Manchester Bibury Newton l9 Newmarket Ist Spring Durham.. Catterick Chester .Y. Bath Harpenden Epsom stE. I Stockbridge Chelmsford Newcastle I Worcester Carlisle JULY. Newmarket Reading Nottingham ..... 9 Southampton ............ 16 Goodwood ............... SEPTEMBER. Leicester Doncaster Richmond l7 Newmarket let October Hendon l9 OCT Northampton Autumn. 1 Newmarket 2d October. 7 NOVE. )BER. ICheltenham ............... Newmarket lioughten . ,DIBEII. Liverpool ....... ..... 5 THE YELL O W" BOARD THE FEVER SEINE. A supplement to the London Gazette, published this afternoon, after reciting ra the various Acts of P ar li amen t bearing on the quantine laws, contains the following Order in Council anent the above- named vessel :-- called the Seine, shall remain oa fn I dh . eer T o Di n t i eus t et h ia e , t s 7.h ied 05 ),[0 . 71,5:b p ,, !I nt; f c o o r u o n , t a i n l y the r L e o e r o d r s more of them, shall make further order : 2. That the persons now on board the said vessel, called the Seine, not ordered to be removed to the Mene laus, shall be removed to the hospital ship Parana, unless or d ere d to remain on board the Seine b y the Medical Superintendent of Quarantine, at Southampton, in accord ance with the provisions contained in the 24th paragraph of the Order in Council, dated July 19, 1825. 3. That all persons so removed on board the Menelaus Quarantine Hulk, or who shall hereafter be removed on board; the hulk, or on board the Parana, or any other hospital ship, and who shall have been on board the Seine, shall be kept and detained on board the said hulk or other hospital ship, until the said Lords of the Council, or any three or more of them shall make further order. And the Right Honourableogigive eant the etthhneee necessary sooiddrssy CommissionersCdoil3l3e o s s o ne hereinrs of f hertheMajesty's Admiralty, as to them may respectively appertain. The Austro-Frenchcommercialtreaty is, we learn on the eve of being concluded, and will probably come into operation on the Ist of January next. The quotation oi gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.17} per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about the see prioe in London todyarie. A Fraud Panic. There has THE En a C g ß e l o S d th de O al F of lB d 6 i 6 s . cussion as to what pre-fix would justly describe the panic of 1866. It has been termed a financial or credit ba this d word business dealersto imply iamoney pi ss t ' a h liw i i c ca h .s h tß a n d ey mainly brought the calamities on the land. It was not a commercial panic producpeadmb.cya over-trading or by over-manufacturing. All are credit panics, and resolve themselves into money difficulties, whether the cause arises from speculatin in produce, or from speculating in stocks and shares. If the panic had arisen out of the bad business of dealers in money when the concerns on which the directors had brought ruin had been found out and passed into liquidation, taking with them the mass, of bad paper floating about, a more healthy state would have supervened, and confidence gradually have been restored. Though millions upon millions have been lost—though compAnies by the score have been swept into bankruptcy and disappeared, exer- cising in themselves uo longer a pernicious influence —the tone of the market at this moment is, if any- Th thin g emea , adn w ra dsrw o :o r i ae s tnln e h d t i stg h hoN avel thatind with al ofo t etn a vhat t ei sr y nryeia f snt o et r i : T o f appearanceet thanr period of the panic. e e t y tdiscount he fa h c aeso been e o a b e w nn a enrkk,nbtooi known abund ance for f for a lengthened s a period. of money continuing Nor can complications be exercise any pernicious effect. The world is at peace, and though nations are arming there is no sound reason advanced why thi s peace should not continue. What, then, is the ca use of the unsatisfactory state of things on the Stock Ex change ? We believe that the true pre-fix for the panic of 1866 has not yet been given. It may be humiliating to English pride to have to acknowledge the real cause. There was a time when the word of a respectable English merchant was said to weigh as heavily as his bond ; when honour was his guide, and his well-known commercial integrity gave him the greatest facility in concluding contracts ; when, in one word, he inspired confidence. The transac tions which have this year come to light have given. this feeling the rudest shake it has yet experi enced. Bitter as may be the truth to those whose honour is still preserved among the people to whom the nation has confided its financial transac tions, there is no disguising the fact that the crisis has been produced and is now kept up by fraud. The panic has been a fraud panic. People in the City have no belief in each other's word. Published reports are looked on as mere traps to catch the credulous and unwary ; the more solemn the state ment, the greater the suspicion with which it is re garded. It is in vain for accountants to certify to the truth of balance-sheets, when they have a hun dred times before certified to statements which a few months have shown to be a concoction of lies. The law relating to joint-stock enterprise is alike unsatisfactory to shareholders and to creditors. The s w t h r u e g a g r l i s e e b e b t e h t w li e e k n el t y h e t sh o b a e r c e e h m o l e d e v r i s e ti a m nd s, w c r h e i d l e i t ors, openwillprolatn and oinf deed, directorshu. swindling pass unpunished.lingof promoters hu miliating to think that this great centre of the commerce of the universe should be reduced to such a position. 'While the savings of the nation are accumulating, the money is hoarded wherever the owner considers he can place it with safety, instead of finding a natural outlet in the channels of pro ductive industry. The most difficult problem that suggests itself to the minds of those in the posses sion of available means is how to invest their money. At the same time that every kind of pro perty is a drug iu the market, and no better time has existed within the memory of man for picking up securities that will return an immense interest on the capital employed, few dare invest. And why ? Because they have no confidence in the honesty or in the truth of those who manage the various con cerns which have absorbed the joint-stock enter prise of the day, It is almost impossible to exag gerate the terrible blow given to credit by the col lapse of such concerns as OVEREND, GURNEY, and Co., and the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way. Both stand prominently forward as samples of incredible mismanagement and dishonesty—the one, the greatest of our money-dealing houses, the other among the greatest of our railways. Among numerous enterprises a few dishonest concerns may rationally be looked for, but the commercial world may well stand aghast, when in the highest places the worst specimens are re vealed, and little surprise can be felt that under the black shadow of these baneful trees a crop of poisonous fungus should have sprouted up. A system of railway mismanagement, involving pro ceedings to which a term stronger than questionable could fairly be used, supported by financial con cerns half the dupes—half the supporters of a body of contractors who seemed to have but one object n view—to extract money from the public regard ess of results—has been a main cause of the present :otal prostration of credit. Never was the' truth of the proverb that " Honesty is the best policy" more clearly illustrated than in these disastrous proceed ings. The contractors seem, with few exceptions, to have broken down, th e ra ilway system to have col lapsed, the financial institutions *. to be paralysed, and all engaged in this bad and disgraceful business to have met the fate which sooner or later seems sure to overtake such culpable practices. The miserable part of the story is the ruin in which it has involved thousands of honest investors. The losses have fallen where they are least deserved, and most felt by Half-Pay officers, country clergymen, small shopkeepers, and widows form the mass of those who are caught in the end. Surprise has sometimes been expressed at this fact, though the reason is obvious enough. People whose capital is very smal l are compelled to seek the in vestments which pay the highest interest. With little knowledge of the dangers, and urged by the immediate gains, such classes invest and having no means of knowing the under-tide which is sure eventually to bring a flood of disaster to the surface, they remain in a pleasing state of security, lulled with the satisfactory reports put forth by the companies in which they are interested. They awake from their dream only when caught in the full force of the current, and in too many cases it will be found that the very men who had recommended to them the investment had themselves cleared out 25 26 26 27 17 23 25 like rats from a falling house. It is a pity that the statistics of the ruin wrought by these concerns cannot accurately be ascertained and laid before the public, as well as the lists of promoters and the gains netted by that class. Could the misery caused for the sake of the comparatively small gains be laid bare, it is probable that much of the dis honesty would have been checked, for even the most unscrupulous, if anything human remains in his nature, would recoil from the perpetration of such wholesale cruelty. When Parliament meets the causes and results of this frightful panic must be fully discussed, with the object, if possible, of apply ing a legal remedy. But no remedy can have any ed theirenterprise A names im h e e ms l a a to v y real force that does not bring within the tight es t a tl grip of the law, promoters who issue lying pro s . p n e o cwt stands t e a s n, negligent d ad and sh e dishonest directors results management.° lof w joint-stock be summed up in these words—." License to rob." A Paris telegram through Mr. Reuter's agency informs us that, in consequence of an understand ing between the English and French Governments, the t e lExtraditionth of fp ee December Treaty of 1813, which expires on h tuber next, will continue in force until the beginning of September, 1867. The Pall-Mall Gazette says that speculation in public securities is carried on to an enormous extent in Paris at the present moment. Not only is there the Bourse proper, but there is also the Petite Bourse, a sort of Stag's-alley, which may be seen in full operation on the asphalt° of the Boulevards after the regular establishment is closed for the day. From this little Bourse it is a common enough thing for a passer-by to see a man expelled by a kick, but it is an unusual if not an unprecedented event to have 16 defaulters expelled en masse on oti one day, anda s was the case a few days back at the Bourse de Paris, The affair, as may be supposed, has excited a good deal of consternation among the stock-jobbing finaticiering fraternity. nare l