The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00

the meet !onstituents le to get a of be con :Cheers.) stated that en accepted 'avour of a the disposi ) over their rify his opi y large ex )wer would g men, and nor more 3 following is unabated e represen t() express e abuse and f the press, lent courser career." .111 was sup ler gentle- rledged the roceedinge itar Friday. oyal High ' and Fria- lwded every the curtain f the build- Lt once the ',lye, of the is mode of .ning 4 , The Knowles's tho en joyed Iy gratified ,ing in the ezin played [on tgomerY ; and Mr. sonation of and eostli air of bril ntation. E COMMON the Middle a bencher, ,ved with a fibers of the Inn. But all with his 'emple maY among its Chancellor, Lst and pre" Le, the late as, and the judges are to say, the itronage to ,s own par" nidition by ion is to be rstanding, he newly' P. Collier, rove, Q.C. , .mer being The Op then Lord patronag e fford to be Mr. Cole al the De- nriouneing one of the Laryleboae. ntment has i. He was y 6, 1847' Aylesbury Cambridge• !d the Pro be position conclusion• r's junior, nited prac' good police ,pplicationo mdered for like a pro• is rising ill It is de ition plan° , which are Ince. the Wa r Boinarsuo d atiblin, and they corn' vder, shot/ Virago, G, ). W a lker, vith a tele' Thursday proceed to ;one a veil Pith an ice' ing proved side-wheel ng service. manned bl .am reserve s , c a ptain yesterday board for ider Busbf :erday over ortsmouthr The sli l P n. forward. th," havia With full' o mile, gist' 70, 10.9 09 / ip of 9' 794 power four r j u k n ots c n sped of x orders at condenser, delay lien pan. the Queen , the Chat' fantry, 011 'rraver ° ' of absenc e / al devolve° turd -01NEY MARKET A ND COMMERoTi,L 1 writ la .iGF.NO TWELVE O'CLOCK. 13usiness in the Discount Market to-day has been moderately active, and the rates have continued Jinn. Gold to the amount of £33,000 was taken to the 13 ank of England yesterday, and there was a with drawal of £5,000 sovereigns for transmission to EgYpt. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Natal In vestment Company it was decided that the com pany should be voluntarily wound up, and Mr. G. Lumley, of Southampton, and Messrs. F. W. flgelbach and Salmons, accountants, were ap pointed joint liquidators. The specie movements during the past week have b een to a moderate extent as regards the imports, "bleb have amounted to about £351,016, including 1 42 ,000 fro m N ew Y or k by the Australasia, £4OO 11 the Louisian a , £2,094 by the Edinburgh, £4OO b y,, the Hansa, and £4,000 by the Borussia. The Tanjore, from Bombay, has brought £4,976, the Ithone, from the Brazils, £16,835. £12,651 in gold h as been received from Portugal, and about 27 7,660 in silver from the Continent. The ex ports have been £825 to Bombay by the Delta ; 82 ,000 in gold has been sent to Nova Scotia, and here have been remittances to the Continent through Private sources estimated at £94,722, the total amounting to £177,547. The Seine, from the West Indies, has been an nounced this morning, but the amount of specie on bo ard has not yet been telegraphed. payment of the dividends has been announced b y Messrs. J. H. Schroder and Co. on the Bay of Matanz as and Matanzas Railroad, and also on the slatanza s and Sabanilla Railroad. The latest advices from Vienna confirm the state ment made last week as to the renewed confidence towards Austria at home and abroad. Austrian Industry seems to call for some attention in Eng land, and we are assured, from reliable parties, of 1 e sale or renting of the quick silver mines belong ing to the Government ; it is also reported that the 4 '4 10 -Austrian Bank will make some arrangement (43 finance the - Frances Joseph Railway, which will c ount for an active business in the Bonds, and t he advan ce o f f rom th ree to f our flo r ins p e r share. Ne gotiations are in progress with some En glish h3uses 'or the sale of coal mines, amongst them those of Vasas, near Fanfkerchen, in Hungary. If true, we can co ngratulate the buyers as well as Hungary, as th ose rich deposits will pay large dividends, and gre atly benefit a country which, although full of r k ea enrces, is only in its infancy. The grain mar are,e at the latest date, active, and prices every- Ivhere have advanced, with a prospect of a further ri se, as there is a considerable demand from the r it il of Germany, Switzerland, and France. The and during the week has been less active, 41 ' the prices of stocks have not varied to an im portant extent. Within the last few days, however, e Uank has assumed a more buoyant appearance, an d business has revived, owing to the amicable arrangement made with Hungary. Subjoined are some of the latest prices :-5 per r, -e nt• Metalliques, 60 ; National, 66 60 ; Credit tiShareB, 154 (1 florin higher) ; National Bank, 715 eri ns ; Discount Bank, 610 florins ; North Rail ,_4mY , biersg4 florins; French first Loan, 20 7 florins ; Chernowitz, 185 ; 20 francs, 10 . 2 11 ; 1118 on London 127.90 ; on Paris 50.75 ; and on Fr ankfort 107.30. A tlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are firm at 55.57, and the Consolidated Mortgage f onds have advanced to 41 4. 1 17ng T e h ti ereport of the Directors of the Bank of Z i tish North America is to be presented at the general on Tuesday next, the 4th December. It ` a tes that th ere i s ever y p r ospect th a t the result of beeoperations of 1866, after due provision shall have n made for all doubtful dependencies, will com „v,e,re not unfavourably with those of last year. Con ;nerable depression has lately prevailed in the an d of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, b u" several f a ilu r es have in consequence occurred, j i ! o nle of which this bank may be affected. But, Making suitable provision for those contin 'eeeica, the business on the Pacifiz Coast continues vro fitable. The directors have now to announce that they have declared the usual half-yearly divi dend of 30s. per share, being at the rate of 6 per co n t• per annum, which will be payable, free of in ele-tax, on and after the sth of January next. The age n t s f or th e C rown co l on i es h a ve invited 6 4clers for £250,000 in New Zealand Government P e r cent. Debentures, which is required for the pur p o se of paying off Treasury bills issued in Lon otn; authorised by Act in '1865, in anticipation of hi the l oan. The sum now to be paid will not have e ffect of withdrawing capital from this country. tlir-A. call of £5 per share has been made by the Smi th, Payne, of the Delhi Railway, payable at Messrs. ' t h, Payne, and Smith's, the bankers to the com- Pal ly ththe on or before the 28th inst. It is stated that e sutra of £34,000 was paid into the Treasury of ee e Sec re t ary of State for India i n Counc i l, on ac -1114 of payments in anticipation of calls. 1.: , •he report of the Clerical, Medical, and General t Ze Assurance Society was adopt e d a t th e mee ti ng a i i ti a.Y. It states that a meeting will be held on the c l f January at one o'clock at the society's offices the purpose of declaring a bonus. The new h'ineas of the year ending June 30, 1866, consisted h e issue of 576 policies, assuring the sum of 4 ; 6 ,164, on w hi c h prem i ums amoun ti ng to £12,577 t 3 e 7 Payable annually. The sums assured exceed by t ' l9 l, and the new premiums by £ 1,248, the cor 41ending items of the previous year. The income has increased £8,190, and the payments on irnut of deaths have decreased from £133,520 to / 4 161416 . There was added to the accumulated the sum of £70,394 as against £44,943, the 4r ,plas of the previous year. t i e he following circular has been addressed to the Pesitors in the Albion Bank : Albion Bank (Limited), 2, Bank-buildings, E.C., g i Nov. 29, 1866. p t i„: , You will no doubt have observed in the public 0 1 ; 1 7 th a t a petition has boon presented to the Court of by .th e erY for winding up the Albion Bank. I am requ e sted Itd vi e board of directors to inform you that they have been lo tta aed by counsel that the petition so presented is frivo t4, balance can be fully answered ; and also to inform you that D b 4u 4 lance now standing to your credit with the bank is naTehetlY safe and will be duly protected. bs directors therefore ask that, notwithstanding this te tei P t to injure the reputation of the bank, it may still hs ve Your unbounded confidence and support. Sli ttr 7;tl add, the petitioner did not become a registered 014 laolder until the 29th day of October last, and holds ten shares. By order, \\r G. N. ROGERS, Assistant Secretary. ) 1111 . are requested to publish the annexed corn uication 413 Russian (Vyksounsky) Ironworks Company (Limited.) To Renry Pawle, Augustus Goldsmid, Sir Thomas arkyns, Bart., and James Russell Ross, and each ,atid every of them. t o a.' . aer eby authorise you on my behalf, and as my agent, lloZ ll any agreement you may think expedient with th t otit,,T 4 (Vyksounsky) Ironworks Company (Limited) qla r tyin g terms for the repayment to me and other hh lr ehold ers similarly situated of the monoy paid on my tbr t4 e : i tithe said company ; and I agree to carry out the ° f such agreement,. provided that such agreement )1 1 , i tot b e bi nding upon me unless it be confirmed by a the . : rit Y of the votes of all the shareholders subscribing to ke,7.ll ar autee fund of Messrs. Harrison and L e wis, at a 0 4 3 ,;, 14 g to b o convened b y you ( w i t h not less than four 1a 0: 1°14 °4 such majority to be ascertained by calculat kay 1 number of sh ares h e ld by eac h s h are h o ld er w h o ~riti.°te, either in person or by his authorised agent, in t 1 :1 g, at such meeting. at ed thi s 30th day of November, 180." er „ Two o'CLocK. 6toek fe w c etit Market to-day, and a decline of about per Pa kie ' i , h as taken pl ace i n C onso ls, owing to the /i 9 ; 3 ' of dealings ; the latest prices are therefore for 4 1 for transfer, and 89; I, less the dividend, At iti ," ; e account. The New Threes and Reduced ti; )l 7`, ti es are firmly sustained. Bank of England be e ,, e ' s marked 248, an 3 Indian Securities have fiery little deajt in at former prices. e11 a ,,,,, 111 the oth3r departments of the Stock Ex- Ver y ' e ' tr ansactions have been brought within a narrow compass. Mexican Stock continues to improve owing to the expected development of the country under Juarez and American administration. There is a little depression in Turkish Bonds and Greek, Spanish, and Italian Securities exhibited a slight degree of weakness. The New Russian Scrip is nearly I lower, at 11 prem., but a considerable rise is anticipated, the market having, ,as alleged, been largely oversold. There is an active but almost private demand for the Confederate Bonds at 6 to 7 per cent., and there are strong reasons to believe that the United States Government will adopt the loan and pay off bond holders. Such a proceeding is quite in accord with the liberal principles of international law. Mexican have advanced Ito 191 ; but Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined 1 to 321 1 ; Greek, 1 to 131 14 ; Spanish Passive, 1 to 20 1 ; and the Cer tificates, Ito 131 ; and Italian remain steady at 541 _ _ _ Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued very dull; prices, however, have remained without much variation. Brighton have declined 1, and Metropolitan and North-Eastern (Berwick) each j. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue in very limited demand, at about previous rates. American Securities have slightly improved. Erie Shares have advanced +, to 454 464 ; United States 5-20 Bonds k, to 704 4 ; and Illinois are steady at 764 774. Bank Shares are dull, but show no change of any importance in values. Bank of Australasia are d6alt in at 60f ; London and Brazilian at 31} ; Oriental Bank Corporation at 421 ; and Union of London at 44f. _ __ In Miscellaneous and Finance shows the dealings have been very circumscribed. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cents. have declined to 70 72f ; General Credit are dealt in at 3i ; National Discount Company at 14f ; and International Finance at 2 f. MINING MARKET. SATURDAY, Two o'clock. On the Stock Exchange, British Mining Shares remained very inactive. East Caradon are marked 4i, and West Caradon 50. Subjoined are the cur rent quotations Chi;erton Moor, 41 5 ; Chontales Gold, 21 1 ; Clifford Amalgamate, bi 6 ; East Basset, 20 22 ; EAst Caradon, 51 6 ; East Lovell, 91 91; East Wheal Grenville, 211 ; Great South Tolgus, lOs 15s 6d; Great Wheal Ver, 151 161; North Crofty, 21 3; North Treskerby, 21 3; Prince of Wales, 24s 265; Prosper United, 25s Od 30s Od; South Condurrow, lOs 12s 6d ; West Caradon, 14 141; W es t Chiverton, 57 59 ; West Frances, 10 12 ; Wheal Oliver ton, 6/ 7 ; Wheal Grenville, 24s 26s ; Wheal Seton, 140 145 ; Carnarvon Consolidated, —; East Cara Brea, 21 i ; Marko Valley, 31 31; South Frances, 19 20 ; Wheal Bose, 5161- BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cont. Consols Do. Account, Dee. 6 BB4 3 per Cent. Reduced B7f New 3 per Cent B7f Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — aew 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 ~ .:xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 dr 4 per Cent — Do , £5OO _ u Do £lOO & £2OO ,_ 2 pm Bank of England Stock, 5} per Cent ... 248 Ditto for Account — INDIA.N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Luctiau otock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO 22 pm Do. under. £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41, per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds — • B limos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. .4 ccount Do 4100 Bonds DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Otaiian 6 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A — Do. „ B — C )lombian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 . Danubian Principalities Do. Account liquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Do Deferred Kgyptian 7 per Cent B4i Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Do £lOO Bon4s Do. Government Railway Debentures — Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Gdatemala 5 per Cent. — Itiiian 5 per Cent 1865 --: Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — NlexicaL 3 per Cent Do. Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — hlontevidean 6 per Cent. .. — Idoorisitimperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent — . Do. Deferred , Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent, 1865 — Do Account 7O Do 4 per Cent. (llribarren) Do 4 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account • — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St B6 Do 4i t per Cent. 1850 Do 41- per Cent., 1860 " — Do 3 per Cent. 1859 . Do 5 per Cent. 1862 87 6-1 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 BB-1 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent — Do Account — Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account 2Ol Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account 13 1:1 Swedish 4 per Ceut. — Do. 4i. per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account _ __ 7-7. Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds -- Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — 1 Ditto 14 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cont., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. 5 per Cent. Account 55 TWO O'CLOCK. Congols, Money 894 4 Do. Account Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. AUStralli and New Zealand, via Southampton...., use. 20. Ditto, via Marseilles ................ ..... D ec. 14. Brazil and Caps Verde. by British packet.......... Dec. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Asoension, and St. Helena Dec. 28 China, Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton Dec 3. Ditto, via Marseilles Dee. 14 Faiklsuld Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Dec. 3 India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton._ p ea 3 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton.! Dec. 14. Ditto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton D.2e 3. Ditto, via Marseilles Dec 8 Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Dee. 14 Newfoundland ..g , Dec. 5. Tortuga) Bahami..), via New York. Deo 15. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon. United States and British North America, by Bri- tish packet - ... ...Deo. 5. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto. via Cork. Ditto, toy Canadian packet, via Londonderry .. Dec. 7 West CoaNt of Africa, Madeira, and Teuernl , ....Dec. 12. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Llouclurai) ~ O ACC . THE SUN, LON EON, SATUR OA V EV ENING, DECEMBER, 1, 1866. BRITISH rOSSEI Atlantic bt 8 t.l,a wrence Bom.,Barotia, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron &oo 1 Do. Preference Butf.,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-+ Calcutta & S. E., lira ; :a s. e Towu & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p; East. Ben, al, gu., 5 do l l East luctlan, gu. 5 - Do.. J Extcnston • ;rand Trunkot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond,. 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist era. Bonds Do. do deferred ~ De. 2d Pr. f. Bondo.. Do. do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k.... Du. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Frei. stock .. Do. do. deterred .... Ut. I udi.t Pen. gua. sp.e. o. Gun. 5 per cent.. Do. New gtia. 5 2. 0.. Ut. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent .... Do. 41 per cent.. Do ;rest W(l4. of Canada Do. New .. Do. 6 p. 0. Bds. pay. 1873 1 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. 1 Indian Branch, limited ) Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do ' Do. 4_; do Do. Pitt& Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. 0. Ends. Mel. 4t Hudson's Bay.. N. ELlC'da,6po lstpf.bs Scinde I Do. Delhi Do. do ..1 Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 1100 5 100 100 1031 f COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIE6. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1972 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6g. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 90 92 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept 100 90 22 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sit 100 75 77 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1871 100 1 0 4 106 s 1)o. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 77 4 Do.ApL&Oct .1890-1900 100 103 105 Do. do 1680-9 lOO 11.2 104 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 lel 1(6 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 88 20 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.& 100 RO IC2 Do. 1878, do lOO lt4 1 6 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1978 . Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. !t , 100 105 (07 Do. 1895, Feb. & Au._ 100 Itt) 108 Natal qoy. 6 per cent.. 100 96 100 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&J ul} 100 91) 62 N. S.W. Gov. 5 pv.,186t. 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 t, 100 90 95 86} 6 } Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 81 87 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 96 98 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 62 84 Nova So,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 95 06 93j S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-1 lOO Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 106 108 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1034 101} 104 31 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. (;old, lint. • 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 6 7 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 425 435 Drakewalls 2.1.0 6 t East Bassett (Illogan) 29} 22 21 East Caradon 2.14.e 6 6 44 East Carn Brt , a 3l 2 3 East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 } East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8. (.• 2} 24 Gain.& StAubyn(G 7, en. 66 5 6 4 Great LAxey, limited all 18 19 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 - - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Heist. 'n 40 16 17 Grenville 8.18.0 1} 16 Herod's Foot Hingston Downs 5.10.6 24 54 Margaret 01.Iny Lelant 1317.6 2 4 Marke Valley 4.10.6 4} 5 4 M.wyndy iron Ore, lira 51 2} lid N ely Se ton North Roskear . • N.W h'l Bassett (Illogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.... 7.1.6 Pr,;videnee,UnyLelant 10.6.: 24. 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 310 310 South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (lllogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park 35.15.6 Tin Croft. .... 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 8 5 West Bassett (Mogan ~ 16 1 2 W. Caradon (Liskeard 12 .13 15 West Chi verton ....... . 11 59 60 59 West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 5} 75 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 19 10 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 LAW INIELLIGENCE —This Day. COURT OE QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) THE LIBEL IN THE "PALL-MALL GAZETTE." HUNTER V. SHARPE. His lordship summed up this day in one of the most elaborate. and able judicial addresses that perhaps ever emanated from the judgment bench in a case like tho present. He commenced by alluding to the vast importance of the subject of con sumption, out Gf the treatment of which arose the present action. It appeared that the plaintiff was at variance with the ordinard practice in this country of treating that disease. The evidence of medical men who bad been ex amined was most interesting, and the science and infor mation developed the protracted inquiry in which they were engaged. At the conclusion.of his lordship's summing up, the jury retired to consider their verdict, and, after a long deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed the damages at one farthing. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Chief Justice Bovill.) DREW V. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. -HEAVY DAMAGES. This was an action brought by the administrators of Mr. Drew for compensation against the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. The plaintiff during his lifetime carried on an extensive business as a timber merchant on Mount Pleasant, Cold Bath-fields, and on the occasion of the terrible acci dent on the Brighton Railway, near the Caterham junction, he and his wife were passengers. Both Mr and Mrs. Drew were killed, and a family of young children were thus suddenly bereft of both parents. The administrator brought the present action to re cover compensation for the loss of the life of Mr. Drew, whose ousiness, at the time of his melancholy death,was in a very flourishing condition. There was also another action against the company brought on the part of the chil dren. On the case being called on, Mr. Hawkins, on the part of the plaintiff, said the Brighton Railway Company had consented to a verdict being taken in both actions for the plaintiff, the damages in the first being set down at £7,500, and in the second at £5OO, making £B,OOO in all. STIOREDITCII COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Dasent.) THE MUSICIAN AND THE MUSICAL TRIPE DEALER.- ISON V. VOXE. This was an action to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of the non-employment of his band of musicians at the opening of the defendant's ti ipe shop. Plaintiff said that defendant was to open a tripe shop in the Hackney-road on a certain Saturday night recently, and he engaged plaintiff and four more musicians to come and celebrate the occasion, agreeing to give them 14s. His Honour—But what good could it do ? Plaintiff—Oh ! it attracts peoples's attention to the shop. His Honour —I think a great deal more attention would be attracted if defendant had put a large card outside his shop, notifying that for the first week all the tripe would be given away. (Laughter.) Defendant—No doubt it would for that week. (Renewed laughter.) Plaintiff - I sent the four men at six o'clock in the even ing, and went myself at seven, at which time the doors were closed. I knocked at the door, and defendant came to answer it. He informed me that he should not require our services, as he did not intend to open th• shop, and I could then see that he had nothing in it. I had a good many engagements that night in Hackney, and could not attend them. His Honour--Is Hackney such a musical place? Plaintiff— 06, very. They always have music when they open the shops. _ . Defendant admitted that he was not prepared to open his shop, but contended that plaintiff was not entitled to reeo.ver as he did not come himself at the appointed time Plaintiff—My band was there and they could have gone on without me. His Honour did not think plaintiff ought to recover the full amount. If he had gone to the tripe shop himself at 991 the appointed time, be would have found out that his band 31 would not be wanted, and would have been able to have fulfilled one of his other engagements. His Honour con sidered that Bs. would be enough. Verdict for the plaintiff for Bs. Fire at a Boarding-school—This Day. This morning a fire broke out in the Lough borough-road Boarding-school. The inmates were aroused with difficulty, and the engines were speedily on the spot, but the premises were entirely destroyed. The inmates, who were exposed to great danger, were rescued. MARKE TS. --a his day. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of fruit is less extensive, and for all descrip tions the trade is steady, at full quotations. Vegetables, the show of which is good, have changed hands to a fair extent, on former terms. FRUIT—Pine apples, 35 to 6s; grapes, 2s Od to Gs ; filberts, 9d to is per lb ; apples, is 6d to 3s Od ; pears, 4s Od to 8s Od per half sieve; lemons, 6s to 108 ; wal nuts, is to 3s per 100. VEGETABLES—Cauliflowers, 2s to 6s Od ; cabbages, is to 2s Od; horseradish, 2s 6d to 4s Od; celery, Os 9d to ls Gd per doz heads; turnips, 3s Od to 4s Od ; carrots, 4s Od to 6s Od per dozen bunches; cucumbers, 9d to is each ; onions, 3s to 3s 6d; spinach, 2s to 3s per bushel. POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s Od to 7s Od ; turkey poults, Os Od to Os Od ; geese, 5s Od to 88 : go s li ngs, Os Od to Os Od ; Turks, 2s 3d to 3s Od ; ducklings, Os to Os ; tame rabbits, is Od to is 64; wild do, 10d to is 2d ; pigeons, 7d to 10d hares, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; leverets, Os Od t o O s Od ; pheasants, 48 Od to 8s Od ; partridges, is 9d to 3s Od ; grouse, 2s Od to 5s Od per brace ; black game, Os Od to O s per b race; Surrey fowls, 5s to 8s ; do. chickens, 4s to 5s Od ; b arn-door f ow l s, O s Od t o O s Od per couple. English 'eggs 14 s Od to 15s Od ; French do., 9s Od to lOs per 100. F res h b utter, 18 1 d to is 5d per lb. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 53; clover, £4 10s to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1163 to £2 4s per load. A fair inquiry. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 85 to £4los Od ; clover £4 lOs to £5 15s; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Demand steady. WHITECHAPEL.--Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 5s ; clover, £4 105 to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. Trade quiet. BILLINGSGATE. Soles, 2s to Gs Od per pair ; cod, 5s Od to 15s ; brill, 38 Od to l2s Od; turbot, 58 Od t o 2 1s each ; w hiti ngs, 5 s to 15s ; haddocks, Gs to 'lBs per dozen ; herrings, —s to —8 per 120 ; native oysters, 80s to 110 s ; other sorts, 30s to 40s per bushel. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s 2d to 4s 8d I Veal Mutton 3s 6d to 4s 8d Pork WHITECHAPEL. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef BB 2d to 4s 8d Veal I Mutton ... 3s 6d to 46 8d Pork POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO CARMEN AND OTIIERS.—George Woolridge, a carter, in the employ of Mr. Thomas Hale, a contractor, of Brentford, appeared before Mr. Knox to answer a charge of cruelty to a horse. Mr. William Love attended on behalf of the Royal Society for the Preventfon of Cruelty to Animals. Mr. James Wilkins, of No. 40, Relgrave-square, while walking up Piccadilly on Saturday, the 17th ult., saw the defendant driving two horses, attached to a waggon-load of manure. The defendant tried to back ono of the horses —the wheel horse—and because it would not do so, he struck it several times over the eyes and face, first with one end of the whip and then with the other, the horse show ing marks of severe violence. Police-constable 30 C said that he found several marks on the horse's face, showing that he had been illused, and, on asking the defendant why he had ill-used the horse, he replied that it was not fit to be, used; but the horse was a very good one. The defendant said the horse was a good one, but would not back. Mr. Knox said the defendant could not, because a horso would not back, be permitted to ill-use it, and he should fine him 20s. and costs. WESTMINSTER. DISORDERLY CASUALS.— George Stratton, a miserable looking fellow, was charged' with tearing up his clothes in the casual ward of St. Margaret's Workhouse. Thomas Waterman, labour master of the casual ward at St. Margaret's Workhouse, Westminster, said the defend ant was admitted between 7 and 8 o'clock on the previous evening, and having had his supper was sent to bed. In the morning he went to call the paupers, and defendant could not get up as he had no clothes. Upon being asked where they were, be said they were torn up, and witness found them on the floor in pieces as large as his hand. Defendant said his clothes wore filthy and ragged, and not fit to walk about the streets in. Mr. Arnold, having been informed that this system was much practised at the workhouse, and that a fortnight ago a batch of paupers were similarly charged, sentenced the defendant to 14 days' hard labour. Thomas Jones, a strong healthy fellow, was charged with refusing to work. Waterman proved that the defendant had bed, supper, and breakfast, and was ordered before breakfast to break some stones, which occupied about an hour. The other men broke theirs and went out after breakfast, but defend ant did not finish his, and was set to work again after breakfast, but did not break them, and having teen found twice standing up, with his hands in his pockets, was taken to the station. Defendant said he could not afford to pay for a lodging, and was obliged to sleep in the union. He broke some stones, and then wanted to go out and gat a day's work, else he should have to sleep in the workhouse again. Mr. Arnold having ascertained that the work was light said defendant was expected to do same work in return for his lodging and §upper, and sentenced him to 7 days' hard labour. BiIARE E'ES. --This Bay. --O. Share! Railway h. 'llrlntol auu Exeter ... Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Corn wal Dublin 4L, Belfaat June Dun„Perth, b.J unc al.London, Certi 86 38 120 122 40 45 13 15 4 6 85 66 70 72 LO. Glasgow & S. Western ,Great Eastern, Jrd. stk. 1 7 119 25 29 5 6 Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great N orth of Scotland Great Northern Du. A stock .. 1:5 116 124 125 Do. B stock Do. sew, is. at 25 pm l GtS. and W. of Ireland GL Western -Original Do. 6. Va). Rail gua. Do. South Waled .... Do. W. Al I d.— Oxford Do. Newßort. 90 921 52i 5* 30 35 30 35 Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwell Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Gun. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan.... . Do. New - I 123 123A1 78 82 181 17 10 20 116 117 82 84 48 {9 i 23 125 2 8 p 1 10 11 87 89 Do. Extension Metropolitan District 1.)o. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd ,Midland Do. £9 Share 100 7 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 122 123 It 2 p 92 !4, Do, Milan.. & Derby viid Kent .. . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun th. Eastern—Berwick Do. (.N•h parch:us( Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle 35 36 4 18 104 106 Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. do. 1864 5 . . Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 00. Scot, Mid. st.)ok Shropshire Union South Devon South E,stern Staines, Wok., & Wok rail' Vale Do. C Vale of lYeatll Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha Weat Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 25j f 115 j 15 117 18; 832 122} 1 041 1 raid. l Closing 1 Businesn Price. I done. b2IIIIII 12,31 t 80 2 79 80 171 1231 21 1 65 67 99 101 34 36 9 10 y 116 120 1 2p 1 2p 72 74 114 118 150 151 43 45 (13 84 8 9 160 153 2i Bi. IBIOYB. 68 68 102 103 Icl 1p 4 41 71 81 65 60 101 103 100 IC2 101 105 18 20 85 88 57 69 50 64 5, 81 38 13 22 21 106 107 1p I 1 p 100 102 91 93 14 13 5i 3 d ,1 93 83 eis OtH 101 103 t 2 24 86 90 82 60 99 101 97 08 li 1 98 99 YIiEFERENCIG SHARES. North Eastern, York, IL and SelV:purchase, 9k . LINES LEASED AT NIXED RENTALS, London and Greenwich, 60 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, gua. 7 per cent., 13} Central Argentine, hf Dutch Rhenish, 20i Ottoman (Smyrna in Aidin), 3k FOREIGN MINKS, Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 11 Washoe Gold, Yudanamutana of South Australia, Um., DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 60 BANKS. Alliance, lien., 181 Anglo Austrian, di Australasia, GO Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 151 City, 15i Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lira.. 2i London B,.uk of nexico and S. America ; iim.,ll London and Brazilian 31 6 Ditto, new, 51 London and County, 64 London Joint Stook, 41 401 London and estrninster, 94 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 10 Oriental Bank Corperation, 421 Union of London, 411 MISCELLANEOUS:I. Anglo-American Telegraph, 141 Atlantic Telegrapti,— Dit'o, 8 per cent., 70 Commercial Union, I osurann. 5 Credit eoncier 01 Eng Lana, Jim.. 21 1 Crystal Palace, Ditto, Pref., 10 Egyptian Com. and Trading,llim., 41 Geu. Credit and ieina 'lce 01 Loin , itm., International Financial -ociety, lim., 21 International ~..and Credit. Dm.. 2/ I I M . dray Irr.gation and Canal (4 per cent. guaranteed by In dian Government), Ditto ad), 18} Nr.tional Discount t ompany, 1411 Ditto, new, Issued at 5 prem., of which 3:1 is to pay, Qucbrada Land, Kan, and Aiming, lim., ithyniney Iron, Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim., 5} THE FENIAN STEPIIENS.—The announcement of the departure of James Stephens, the Fenian Head Centre from America, and of his intended return to Ireland, has been met on the part of the Government by an offer of the large reward of £2,000 for his apprehension—that is, £l,OOO for such information as will lead to his apprehension, and a further £l,OOO to any one who may arrest Stephens. He is described as a man about 42 years of age, sft. 7in. high, stout, with broad, high shoulders, fair hair, bald all round the top of the head, wears all his beard, which is sandy, slightly tinged with grey, and long under chin, broad fore head, tender eyes, and has a peculiar habit of closing the left eye when. speaking ; high cheek-bones, rather good countenance, and his bands and feet are remarkably small and well formed. BREAD. --- - The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d. to 9}d. ; of household ditto, 70. to 80. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES AN!) SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 641bs, 21d to 3d ; 64 to 721bs, 3d to 3*d ; 72 to 801bs, 3*(l to 3id ; 80 to 881bs., 3*(l to 4d ; 88 to 961b5., 4d to 4*(1; 96 to 1041b5., 40. to 5d ; 104 to 1121bs, 5d to s}d. Horsehides, 9s to lOs 6d ; calf skins (light), 2s Od to 4s; full, 7s; polled sheep, lOs to lls 6d; half-breds, 7s Od to 8s Od ; downs, ts 6d to 6s 3d ; lambs, Os Od to'Os Od ; shearlings, Oa Od to Os Od. WILL OF THE LATE LORD JUSTICE BRUCE.—The will, with three codicils, of the Right Hon. Sir Jas. Lewis Knight Bruce, of Iloehampton Priory, Surrey, late Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal, has been proved in her Majesty's Court of Probate, by his son, Mr. Lewis Bruce Knight Bruce, of Sunbury-on-Thames, the only acting executor. The will, which is written on a foolscap sheet of paper, is all in the handwriting of the late Lord Privy Council, Whitehall', 1861, and witnessed by Henry Justi ce,Reeve ( i R s ,egi s dated tra r Jy o u f l and C. It Rothery (Registrar of the Admiralty Court). th 2 e 2 P , After leaving certain legacies to his servants and several officers of the Court of Chancery, his lordship bequeaths all his freehold, copyhold, and leasehold estates, and the residue of all his personal estate whatsoever, to his wife for her life, and after her death (she died in August last), to his son, Lewis Knight Bruce, absolutely ; and his reason for not making any further provision by will for his daughter and his grandson, J. W. K. Bruce, is declared to be that he had provided for them by a certain settlement made in the year 1859. By the codicil, dated July 22, 1861, he revokes that portion of his will relating to his household furniture, plate, &c., and gives that sum to his son, Lewis Knight Bruce. Ho appoints his son Lewis Knight Bruce, his son-in-law Mr. P. S. D. Tyssen, to whom he leaves a legacy of £2OO, and his grandson J. W. K. Bruce, executors to his will. The will is sworn under £15,000. In 1859 the Lord Justice Bruce had exe cuted a deed of trust appointing Vice-t Ihancellor Sir W. P. Wood, Sir Bounden Palmer, the Eight Hon. 11. A. Bruce, M.P., and Mr. Clement Swanston, of Lincoln, trustees in favour of his grandson, J. W. K. Bruce, for life and his issue, and, in default, in favour of his son, Lewis Knight Bruce. THE WEATHER ON THE COAST.—The weather was fine on the coast on Tuesday, and there was a fair arrival of shipping. At night, however, the wind was blowing fresh from the north-west, and was inclined to be stormy. Great anxiety prevails on the Tyne with regard to the long detention of collier vessels on their return voyage from the Baltic, as there is danger that they may be frozen in for the winter.—Neiveastle Chronicle. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 'days' sight is about 155, per:cent., and the wk.() of gold 1421 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the ha portatlon 01 gold from the Unitel States. THAMES. ROBBERIES BY A BOY.—John Grinstead was brought be fore Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 11d. from Messrs. Owen and Merton, soapmakers, Millwall, Pc,plar. Mr. Chas. Young, solicitor, said the amount the prisoner was charged with stealing was small, but there was au im portant principle involved in the case. The boy was 15 years of age, and had been employed in the prosecutor's factory at ss. per week. There was no moral doubt he had committed several robberies, and unfortunately suspicion was directed against honest and trustwofity persons in stead of the real culprit- ' The prosecutors did not move in this affair because of the small sum traced to the boy, but to deter other lads iu their employ, and to check Grinstead in his course of dishonesty while young. Evidence was given that the two senior clerks in the esta blishment had lost £2 and £1 respectively, and that the prisoner was a bad boy at home, and gave much trouble. He was an inveterate smoker, and on Saturday, Nov. 24, ho gaN e is. 6d. for a new pipe. He indulged in other ex travagances. One night he told another youth named Thomas Morgan, in the service of the prosecutors, who saw him with 16s. in his possession, that it was given to him by one of the clerks for safe custody. This turned out to be a falsehood. On the evening of the 28th ult., Mr. Bennett, a clerk, put a cash-box containing post age-stamps and some halfpence into the safe, which he locked up with the usual fastenings and tested it to ascer tain if it was secure, as did also a fellow-clerk named Lancaster. Mr. Bennett directed the prisoner to take the key to the house of Mr. Berry, the foreman. Before leav ing Mr. Lancaster asked the prisoner if he had deposited the key with Mr. Berry, to which he replied in the affirma tive. Mr. Reynolds, the night foreman, was induced to watch Grinstead, who had been left in the office to sweep it, and he was surprised .to find the safe door open. Ile communicated the.fact to a Mr. Rogers, who took the cash box out of the safe, recounted the halfpence and disco vered a deficiency of three halfpence. Thomas Morgan, a lad, said he was engaged with tho prisoner in sweeping out the office, and saw him go to the safe and open it. He heard the jingling of money. The prisoner offered him 3d. not to say he had been at the safe. The prisoner deposited the money he had taken out of the cash-box in his boot. Mr. Partridge said the boy was 15 years of age, and he should dispose of the case under the juvenile offenders' act. The prisoner was a very wicked and dangerous boy, and he sentenced him to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. AMERICA.. ARRIVAL OF THE JAVA. LIVERPOOL, Friday. The royal mail steam-ship Java, from Halifax and Boston, arrived here to-day with 135 passen gers. She did not go to Queenstown owing to a heavy gale. She passed the Africa, hence to Bos ton, on the 22d November. NEW YORK, Nov. 20, Evening. The New York Herald's Washington correspon dent says that General Sherman will not actively participate in, but merely watch, the progress of Mexican affairs. A Washington despatch says that nothing will be done by the Government in the cases of the con victed Fenians until the action of the British Go vernment is known. A Toronto despatch of the 19th says :—" A large number of Fenian prisoners, discharged this morn ing, have been taken in a special train of the Great Western Railway to the Suspension-bridge by a guard of 20 men. Before leaving the gaol they took a hearty leave of the gaol officials, thank ing them for the kindness which had been shown them during their stay. On their arrival at the bridge they received $5 each in American money from the Deputy-Sheriff to carry them home. On their arrival on the American side they gave three rousing cheers for the American Government and the Fenian Brotherhood in America. A company of hussars left this morning for Fort Erie to patrol the river in that vicinity.. They will be immedi ately reinforced by a regiment of infantry. The Queen's Own refuses to do duty if the Fenian pri soners are not hanged. Great excitement exists among them. Their officers, at a meeting on Saturday, were hissed while explaining the position of the Government. It is feared that they will at tempt to lynch the prisoners." A Washington telegram says that the United States Government has not received a direct reply from the British Cabinet to the last communication of the Secretary of State demanding the immediate settlement of the Alabama claims. A Boston journal states that Mr. Slidell recently applied for pardon, and that the American Govern ment replied that no intercourse whatever could be held with him. Victoria advices, via San Francisco, published in the New York papers, assert that the question of annexation to the United States was under discus sion. The Victoria Telegraph contained the follow ing :—" England gives us no assistance, and saddles us with a cumbrous form of government against our wishes. The Federal authorities spend a hundred thousand of dollars every year on their territories and ask the inhabitants to make but little outlay. In consequence of its infancy every British colony is devoted to chronic discontent. In the United States territories scarcely a remonstrance is heard. Our country is killed ,by extravagant men at the head of affairs, while other countries steadily pro gress under the management of the.people." MOBILE, Nov. 21. The receipts of cotton at all United States ports since September are 330.000 bales against 450,000 during the same period last year. The week's exports from Mubile and New Orleans amount to 13,000 bales, chiefly for England. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day Market opens rather steady. Sales probably about 10,000 bales. Mr. Henry Vincent gave a _lecture to a large audience at the Cooper Institute, New York, on the even ing of the 16th. The New York Tribune speaks in warm praise of the lecturer, and states that the audience was very enthusiastic. Mr. Vincent was engaged to lecture at Buffalo and Philadelphia. General Stuart's 11.. t id Round Irl'Clellan's Army. Colonel VON Boncxz's " Memoirs of the Con federate War for Independence" have just been republished from the pages of Blackwood's Magazine, and recall some of the most striising scenes of the great American contest. Although we have, poli tically, no sympathy with the side into which that gallant and skilful officer threw the weight of his sword, we sympathise with the love of adventure, the earnest and dashing manner in which he pur sued the profession of arms to which he had devoted • himself, and even with the strong bias and true faith with which he cast in his lot with the noble cavalry, and that great officer who so worthily commanded them, J. E. B. STUART. HEROS VON BORCKE is in heart and soul a soldier. He has the instincts and feelings, the physical frame and natural cou rage, which go to make up a cavalry leader. His narrative is simple and graphic, partaking of the earnestness and energy of his character. He writes as a partisan, as every soldier recounting his own adventures can scarcely refrain from doing. But there is no bitterness in his dislike of the Yankee enemy, as he calls the Federal army. lie is a Prussian, and when first he reached Richmond he could scarcely speak English. It was not his country that was invaded —it was not the homes of his youth that were being desolated by war--it was not the companions of his childhood that were falling on all sides around him. He came on the scene as a stranger ; he soon showed himself to be the good and trusty soldier he was ; the keen eye of General STUART quickly detected his merit, and rapid promotion and warm friends were the quick results of his services to the Confederate cause. The Colonel was most fortunate in the time of his arrival at Richmond, and circumstances befriended him in a singular degree. Not only did he arrive on the eve of exploits which have shed over the Confederate army. an undying renown, but by a happy chance he was placed on the Staff of the great Confederate cavalry leader, who was so mainly instrumental in obtaining the results the Prussian officer so well describes. The world is always sooner captivated by a dashing cavalry ex ploit than by a more dull but substantial success, more taken by the showy and picturesque than by the sober and laborious performance. The sym pathies of the young have ever been with RUPERT'S cavaliers against CROMWELL'S Ironsides ; a MURAT excites an admiration that the solid qualities of a more able general would have exerted in vain to attain. Thus *hen the news of General STUART'S great cavalry exploit reached Europe it ex cited a burst of applause throughout all circles, whether military or civil—whether for or against the Confederacy. Our author tells how the idea was suggested to the General's mind. It was getting dark when the General dismissed his escort at the last of the outposts of the Confederate army. His Prussian " aide" alone accompanied him through the deep gloom of the lonely forest, as they penetrated into the great camp occupied by APCLELLAN'S army of 150,000 men. After riding for five miles they reached a small house which was opened to General STUART'S knock. There they waited till midnight for the expected spy. Morn was breaking when the General pushed on two miles further, where, in the spy's own house, he had the desh'ed interview, the man being sick in bed. The dark night and the heavy rain favoured the enter prise, and they returned in safety to their lines. The result of the information the General then obtained came out almost immediately after, and on June 12, 1862, STUART, with his 2,500 troopers, started on his celebrated ride. None, save the Colonels commanding, knew where they were going, I but they followed in confidence their trusted leader. All that thy they marched without halting, and when the next day dawned resumed their onward movement. Then they began to feel the enemy in their front, and cavalry skir mishing became frequent. These affairs grew heavier, as the enemy's patrols were pushed back on their camp, ending in a hard fight, when the Federals were driven iu confusion through their camp, and far into the woods. The half-starved Southerners found themselves in the midst of luxury ; but moments were precious to STUART, and the spoils were given to the flames, while his destroying legions passed on, leaving a broad trail of blood and fire to mark the track they had taken. At one point the enemy's encampment lay around them on all sides, and the house occupied by M'CLELLAN— surrounded by a wide field of tents—was visible at a distance of about two and a half miles. So quiet were STUART'S movements, so daring his plans, that the Federal army was puzzled and paralysed. On went Sruarsr picking up prisoners, and revelling in dainties captured on their way to the Federal chief. An entire train of stores was committed to the flames, and three transport ships laden with pro fvisions added to the conflagration. In v ain a bri gade of the enemy's cavalry attempted to check the destructive progress of the raiders ; they were broken by the impetuous onset, an d M ' CLELLAN s troops, moving in all directions to i n t e rcept the Con federate squadrons, came but i n tin e s r e e tose: theo that wild havoc they had caused. Towards celebratedethe point they aimed at h the Federal army with —the railroad day they connectingrea their base of operations. As they came on the line a train of carriages, filled with Federal soldiers, was slowly moving up.es , General STUART posted men ca on each side of the embankment to stop the train, or fire. The engine driver acted as became a gallant Northerner. He met the threat by increasing his s peed, and died by a Confederate bullet. A strange battle followed. The train rushed on, but not faster than the Confederate troopers, who discharged their carbines into the carriages as they rode. The Federal soldiers, penned in the carriages, offered a fatal mark, but many of them gallantly maintained th e fight till their unflagging iron horse carried the few who escaped beyond the reach of danger. All that night they continued their march, and at day break reached the Chickahomminy River to find it to their amazement swollen, so as to render fording impossible. The unbridged and impassable river was before them, and a division of the enemy mov ing swiftly up behind them, but STUART was equal to the occasion. Two frail bridges were thrown across with surprising speed, and while the bridges were being formed, the horses were unsaddled and swain across the torrent. Colonel VON BORCKE, in this manner, took sixty-five horses over h 177- self. In four hours the second bridge was com pleted, and the horse artillery guns conveyed to the other side. Five hundred prisoners, besides hundreds of captured horses an d mules, were landed on the right bank, and when the whole force had crossed the bridges were destroyed, and the angry flood became an effectual barrier between them and their pursuers. Onthe of f bo t n he t • cr remained 15th they reached their lines, and hi vmorning u ck six miles from Richmond , h avin,„ aed almost ; l , and battling, and burin by fighting, drinking , uninterruptedly in the saddle diversifying the ride smoking General 31‘C G ner al STuansr s name will brilliant exploit, and - rsiassals s cigars., It was a G ener al i s o r N i v i raid a e s r o dh n a ag o s t t h h e e r h o i s h t j o e r c y t so than b w e ar as la so s c ts ia . te s d T s u vi A t it h r tl , i Of M'CLELLAN's P mere destruction. Hoesiotbiotaninaeldida complete Generals of f ed th g e e s e e T p o Eo WALL j p A l c a s_. I n eleven days after return L 7 t sl Confederate Army did his soN's army reached the Federal flank, and the se ries of great o p erations commenced, which rolled u p one o f the most powerful armies ever brough t into the field, and threw it back from its position with a narrow escape from destruction to the shelter of an impregnable post on the James River. A Confederate soldier may well revel, in recalling these scenes of Confederate glory, ere the bright dawn of success closed in so dark a night of disaster. We wish, in recounting the mighty events of the war fairly and without bias, to record our criticisms, and we will consider in a future number the series of actions by which the onward march to Richmond was frustrated, and the able Confederate leader foiled. —Anglo- American Times. THE WRECK OF TIIE CERES.—Yesterday the Board of Trade inquiry into the wreck of the steamor Ceres, off Carnsore, on the coast of Ireland, on the 10th inst., was opened before the Greenwich police magistrate, Mr. Tram, and Captains Harris and Baker, nautical asses sors, and adjourned until this day. la - 111 RD EP Wr SUN OFFICE, G o'CLocK. WEST INDIA, PACIFIC, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 1. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Seine, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 107 passengers, $2,408,132 i❑ specie, 2,308 packages, cargo consisting chiefly of cocoa, indigo, cigars, and tobacco. She left St. Thomas on the 14th ult., and experienced strong easterly winds and head seas the entire passage. Her Majesty's ship Nimble was ashore at Nassau. The Barracouta had gone to assist in getting her off. The new captain-general of Havant had ar rived here in a Spanish frigate. Fine rains at Jamaica were producing good effects on the crops. Coffee picking was expected to commence by the end of the year. Business was dull, and the Legislative Council continued its sittings under his Excellency Sir P. Grant. The proceedings in Council were remarkable for their simplicity, and the rapidity with which public business is harmoniously accomplished in a few hours' sitting which formerly occupied a month. Much rain had fallen at Antigua. The weather was fine at Barbadoes. At Demerara freights were declining, business was dull, and weather good. At Guadelope the crops were promising, and the island was healthy. Martinique was free from sickness. At Trinidad the weather was changeable. SOUTH AMERICA. The acceptance of the proposed mediation of England and France between Spain, Chili, Peru, and her allies, is confirmed. Bolivia had demanded an explanation from the Brazilian Minis ter at Cobija respecting the conduct of Brazil in having allowed Spanish ships to repair damages sustained in war with Peru. At Valparaiso busi ness was improving.' The Presidential election in Peru monopolised public attention. Ninety vessels were loading at Chinches. It was stated the guano was fast disappearing, and in three years the Chinches would be deserted. FESTIVITIE3 AT ST. PE rERSBURG. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 25. On Friday evening a theatrical performance was given at the Palace of the Hermitage, followed by a supper. The Theatre of the Hermitage has riot for a long period been opened except upon special occa sions. It was erected during - the reign of the Em press Catharine, when St. Petersburg did not pos sess the splendid theatres with which the capital has since been provided. Within the last few years it has been restored, and, though not extravagantly splendid, is charmingly elegant. The interior is a semicircle, containing six tiers of seats covered with crimson velvet, and arranged in an amphitheatre These seats will accommodate 400 persons, and there a;4, no boxes, nor is there a gallery. Marble columns support the cornice, which is white, adorned with paintings. Statues stand between th© columns. The walls are finished in stucco. It is lighted by 10 lustres, and by chandeliers bearing lights covered with ground glass globes, and supplying a light at once clear and soft. The curtain is of vast extent, of blue velvet drapery. At this representation their Imperial Majesties, the members of the Imperial family, the foreign princes, the ladies of the ambassadors, the ladies of honour, the ambassadors, and the great dignitaries of the empire occupied seats which had been placed on the floor of the house below the amphitheatre and in front of the-orchestra. On the steps of the amphi theatre were the remaining guests —the ladies to the right of the entrance steps, which divide the amphi theatre into two parts, the gentlemen to the left. The mention above of the number of persons which the theatre holds is sufficient to show that the invita tions were strictly limited. Among the diplomatic body, for example, only the heads of the embassies and the Ministers, with their wives, were invited. The English Embassy and the Danish Legation were the only exceptions, and of these all the members were honoured with the invitation. The diplomatic corps entered by the grand staircase of the Council of the Empire, the other guests by that of the com mittee of Ministers. The former, in the first in stance, met in one of the hails of the French school, which looks out on the Neva. This hall, which is hung with yellow damask, and is lighted with splendid crystal lustres, contains, among other notable works, the large painting, by Mignard, of Alexander and the family of Darius. The pillars of the chimney-piece arc magnificent specimens of jasper, and the doors, richly adorned with gold chasings, are esteemed masterpieces. At about half past 8 their Majesties left their inner apartments, and soon afterwards entered the theatre, which was iterally full. The entertainments commenced with an opera in l a l c a t , e s a t n r d e t r h e r d ee r o t t a t b i. l e a l u v x t c h a e l u l e t d a n " y L g a o t r e ' the by sions to science and originality, it goes well, and is graceful and lively. In France it would be called an opera comique. "La Fiorina" was well received. During a very short interval, on the fall of the cur tain, refreshments were served, the company moving to the nearest saloons, where the buffets were spread. After the opera came a ballet, " The Wallachian Bride, or, the Golden Tress," a little gem, espe cially for spectators who hold the maxim, " Long works frighten me." The plot is not very compli cated, and, as an involved plot renders a ballet per fectly unintelligible, the simplicity of this adds to its attractions. It was accompanied by excellent music, and Madame Fetissa was most charming in her dancing. The supper was served immediately on the ter mination of the ballet. The imperial table was laid with 30 covers in the great hall of the Italian school, which opens pn the grand staircase of the new Her - mitage on the side of the Millionaia. The hall pre ' seuted a wonderful appearance. In the centre was the imperial table covered with its magnificent ser vice of silver gilt, and surrounded by four tables loaded with splendid burdens of massive silver. The light sparkled from lamps surmounting two giant vases of malachite, and from wax-lights set in two enormous jasper candelabra. It poured also from the cornice, where glittered from the mirrored ceil ing a lustre shedding its brilliancy over the chefi d'ceuvre of Veronese, of Tintoretto, of Guido Reni, Domenichino, Salvator Rosa, Caravaggio, and Carlo Dolci. What a magic picture a skilful painter could have made of the imperial supper in this hall, hung with.chefs-d'aurre, and all glittering with treasures wherever he could turn his gaze. In the neighbour ing halls—two of the Flemish school and one of the Spanish—tables were also spread, and the same brilliant feli citously bright light shone. In all, covers were laid for 500. Several bands were in attendance. The ide a o f e t h e i e s , portion i t of couldthe feitieotwahsaveeertai beenn certainly a more carried out. We live e in which it is difficult to hit upon splendour or magnificence. The scene of anything new in y evening in the galleries of the Hermitage y rivalry, and the evening has been a fitting conclusion of the series of fetes son. It was half-past 1 • lien supp t e o r olfl alanEy r daeagf given by his Majesty the Em peror on the happy occasion of the marriage of his displayed to the ended. `When their Majesties ee‘en w apartments a final picture f ha d magnificentreturned effect g aestsretiring bythe etheira was randst w ai a r- s case. This assemblage in festival dresses, descend ing the broad steps of this magnificent hall, where the marble on all sides reflected the rays of number lea formed one of the most astounding and magnificent vistas that could be imagined. The guests of his Majesty thus departed, bearing with them a last and truly enduring impression of the imperial dwelling, in which the productions of art had formed a magnificent surrounding for the sumptuous display of imperial greatness. Addresses and telegrams of congratulation have been sent to their Imperial Highnesses the Czare witch and the Grand Duchas3 Maria Feodorowna, on the occasion of their marriage, from 37 different governments of the empire-,---from Astracan, Tobolsk, Kherson, Moscow, St. Petersburg, &c. Their Im perial Highnesses have returned their cordial thanks for these congratulAtions, which have been sent by all classes in the empire.