The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-24 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND Decrease Bullion ... ;S Increase Rest Increase Public Deposits ... ~, tl increase ... • •• Other Deposits •" Increase Seven Day and Other Bills ... Decrease Government Securities . . Other Securities Decrease Notes Unemployed Increase 31' l id LO. at he kg n. 76 81 35 ;e. the tea r ch her COMMERCIAL ,NTELLIGENCE TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues to present a very quiet appearance, and although very few bills have been offered for negotiation, brokers have been un willing to negotiate business under the Bank mini mum of 6 per cent. This firmness is owing to the scarcity of floating capital at the command of bankers. The return from the Bank of France is very favourable. The bullion has been increased £540,000, while a reduction has been made of £700,000 in the bills discounted, of £50,000 in the advances on stock, of £152,000 in the notes in circulation, and of £385,000 in the current accounts. It will be seen by the subjoined analysis that the position of the Bank of England has been much strengthened during the past week : Active Circulation ...X20,583,960 ... 56065 ... 14,464,032 ... 787,934 ... 8,210,548 ... 12,763 ... 6,144,063 ... 453,915 12,878,983 ... 603,967 ... 490,143 18,863 ... 9,741,100 No alteration. 19,004,565 • .30017 • 7,739,940 • 1,382,070 Two o'CLock, The English Stock Market opened with a very buoyant aspect, and a rise of per cent. has been recorded in the price of Consols, which are now 89} for money, and 881 , less the dividend, for the account. The easier state of the Money Market, both here and on the continent, and the satisfactory returns from the Banks of England and France, are causing a most confident feeling; and inducing an expansion of trade. A corresponding rise has taken place in the New Threes and Reduced Annuities; Exchequer Bills show little alteration, and India Stock is firm at 219. Bargains are recorded in Bank Stock at 248 250. Most of the principal Foreign Stocks are at better prices. Turkish Consolides have advanced /, to 4618 ; Mexican, 261 ; ditto, New, 241 25 ; Greek, 171 4 ; Spanish Passive, 281 ; the Cer tificates, 141 8 ; Italian, 641'4 ; the Confederate Loan, 8 10 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 213} prem. American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are 641 1 ; Erie Shares, 571 1 ; and Illinois, 571 1. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been moderately active, and prices have shown increased firmness. North Eastern (Berwick) have advanced ss. ; Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, and South Eastern each 10s. ; and North 'Western, Metropolitan, and Great Northern A Stock each £l. In the Foreign and Colonial lines there is not much variation. East Indian, however, have im proved 1, and Great Indian Peninsula 1. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate request. Alliance have improved to 311 4 ; London and Brazilian to 421 43 ; Union of Australia to 541; Hudson Bay Co. to 151 16 ; Joint-Stock Discount t o 8 1 a ; and Overend, Gurney, and Company to 2214. Bank of Turkey Shares are quoted 11 2 prem. ; Fred. Symonds and Company, 1 2 prem. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (old) shares, 31 3/ prem. ex all ; and the new issue, 3 13-16 3 15-16 prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf Com pany (Limited) shares are 1 11 prem. ; the Tasso Brazilian Gold and Mining Company, 14 prem. ; the East and West Junction Railway Company, 2 3 prem. ; and the American Oil Wells Trading Company, 2 21 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'OL OM. 8 GOVERNI.LENT FI7NDS. Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Dec. 7 BBl 8 per Cent. Reduced BB 7/ I s jew 3 per Ceit vr 3i p er C en t. J an. 189 4 — 8 . O. 5 pe r C en t. J an . 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885._ Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Ang., 1908.- Exche March Juno quer Bills, X 1,000,3 St— per Cent. 3 dis 8 dis Do. ,X 5OO — Do £lOO and £2OO B ank of England Stock, 5 per Cent -Do Account : — , I NDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ' l ldlan Stock, 10i. per Cent., AprillB74 219 Do Account D 9. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account • Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — D O. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 _ Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Pm Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS -ONE O'CLOCK. na trian Bonds, 5 per C e nt, 1859 — B razilian 5 per Cent — D °. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 — Do. 1863 — , Do. 1865 /3 1 -' O . Scrip, £25 p a id uenos Ayres 6 per Cent — o h r) °). per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) DO", per Cent 3 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Luba, Do. el pal, 6 per Cent. mush 3 p er C ent., 1825 — 4 per Cent., 1863 — D D e. 5 anubian P per rinci Cent palites 1773-77, £25 paid D o Account 74i. Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — „ -Do., New Land Warrant gian 7 per Cent 93i D O., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds 94 Do. 1864 9ll Do £ l OO Bonds Greek A 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. ccount Do. Coupo ns Do Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do £B6 paid Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £67i paid Do 5 per Cent., 1864 Alexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French _Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — taontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid ttoorish Imperial 5 per Cent 430 Nr Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred .... . ... -. .. . ....... in Do La n d Warrants (Hectares) _..._ 'eruvian 41 per Cent Do. Acc oun t 72/ 3 Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in 80nd5...,,. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) D,O 44 per Cent., 1862 1, 0 - 0 0 Account Do 3 per Cent 1853 ---ch 3 C t 1856, '7, '9, '6O '62 '3 Do per en ~ , 7 1 $ • A.ccount ussi a 89 iD o A l l, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St b l ',;l- per Cent. 1850 .1 ) :I per Cent., 1860 ' Jo ° 3* Per Cent. 1859 — b o 5 per Cent. 1862 B9l i fikrditisPer Cent. 1864 • 9li DO :a c n e 5 per Cent iipanist ,ount . 3 Per C ent Ditto account ---P0 New Deferred 37i 4-10 -Account .po Passive 231 1 i 4)0 Account ,Thanish Cert. of Coup not funded 14 1 i 14,P0 Account ^-"vedish 4 per Cent. — I , D ° . ; 4 ,4 Per Cent. 1864 ur su 6 Per Cent. 1854 — Do Accourt., !•• ......... Do 6 per Celli.. ..... .... DODo Account .. . Do£loo 80nd".." — . 11- per Cent - Do 6 per Cent. 18 6 . 2 . .. 75. i. 4f 1)0 Account 4.),0 400 Bond; ................... 1-1 , 0 6 per Cent.,1863 — D° '-' 0 5 per Cent 1865 44 3 . 1 41, 31 Account . ......... I-10 .£1(0 Band; ............................ .: .... Do Scrip X,35 alt ....... D o G , P vebiloeleularaa 3npteeerd,Ce4nrr Cent t l -, • per Cent, 1862 0.0. Account ............................ 6 Per Cent 1864 • 44,34,4 Dividenus on the above payable in London. D el as :',, 141 7 6 pq..,r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins _- 1),,,tn,4-1- per cent., Ex. 25f. etch 2 t IN"' Vent., Ex. 12 Guil 0 1 ,2. 4 per Cent. Certificaws I,Veh tientes 4i per Cent. 4 ''' 5 per Cent 1861 Ex. 25f. to 4 e '' ' count ................................ 11 for nouev ............................... wo. • v .... ! ceount, bz CLUI'• 1 “ 1 11iIIIIM ...... C°l SHARE MAEKETS.—This Day. Share! Railways, Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian 91 93 126 27 94 96 12 14 5 6 (8 72 71 73 Cork and Bandon. Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno •Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. L. London, tcrip Certi. DO. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. •t Great North of Scotland reat Northern D. A stock Do. B stock IcB 110 j 464 474 it Si 1 261 1274, 147 I.iB 128 110 Do. New, is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Cit. Western -Original D . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales . Do. W. MM.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Her eford 93 95 61i oli, 60 62 41 43 36 39 ;04 106 122 1224 88 90 103 104 36 38 50 62 1241 3251' 96 97 6 616 135 i inf 3 11p 1- 11 10Z 104 Lancashire & Yorkshire L:indoli and Blackwell Lon., 8ri:412., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dov,r Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western 'Man Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New _Do. Extension Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share 1242 1251 1* J 2 I , 94 96 Do, Birmin...t Derby Rid Kent North British 601 61 Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle . . .. Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Uo. Scot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union South Devon south E,stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1491 501 ;30 63 / 2/ 31 42 i 124 3 1 1261 I f 97; _ _ 61i 6 i 1 1371 i I 1261 51 6 70 1.41 84}I , p a i d. l Closing ! Business Price. done. Atlantic dr St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, 4. Cen.ln. Du. 5 per . o. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 8 p.c. 872-3- 1.. •—• • Calcutta & S. E., lice Cale Town do Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 pm Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds. Do. do. deferred ... Do. 3d Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stook . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp. c. o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. .5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 4 per cent Do 13reat Wes. of Canada.. I D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. az Hudson's Bay N. Etl.C'da, 6pc Istpf.bs Scinde ... Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub Do.lndus "'" COLONIAL GO VElt British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-b4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sa Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9 Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9' Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do. Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873 " , Jan. and July Do. 1,78 Oo„1884 Mayls, Nov. Do. 18J5, Feh. A, Aug.. .Natal Gov. a percent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&.July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186t. Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1871 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189, New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 do upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. J a & July Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITL Cam. Coneol. Bold, lint I Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated, Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea mast Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W l l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StA übyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Uelst q Grenville llerod's Foot •••• Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley liwyndy Iron Ore, Urn New Se ton North Roskear NI.Wh'I Bassett (Illogan North Whe.d Crofty Prosper United.. . Pr .videnee Unyl,lant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft IVigra and Cl. gan, lim West Ilassett (11 (wan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chi rerton West Seton Wheal Wheal Wheal Wheal Wheal Bassett Buller (Redruth Mary Ann (Alen. Seton .......... Trelawney (Lis. •8 - 30 110 111 68& 691 103 104 856 366 1 96 104 p; 122 121 16 2 p 2 j) 74 76 11 114 148 152 64 70 112 114 60 62 55 67 781 79} 8 10 147 15, 3 tp 102 104 49 51 BRITISH POSSESSIONS, 58 60 102 103 id 6 6.1 10 11 100 100 100 all 100 100 75 80 99 101 70 75 101 103 102 103 IC4 105 I in 27 28 88 90 66 69 55 60 57 53 5) 52 46 50 4 41- 3ii 30 31 104 1(5 P 2 2Pi 101 102 17 in 31 3 93 15 86 66 1 4cl 101 102 93 95 83 90, 64 66 82 81 [Ol 1014 i .004 1014 4 4a 101 102 IT SECU. 95 97 93 95 93 95 81 83 81 S 3 103 105 102 104 102 104 1(3 105 91 92 112 114 109 111 102 104 104 106 106 10 I , u 167 103 1(2 95 97 93 101 93 95 90 91 103 105 84 85 10) 102 102 103 106 108 105 106 H M 2.1.0 2.14.0 3* 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 8.18.0 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 rICEFER FIN 4.4.0 2.13.4 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 3.2.0 18.18 9 35.15.6, INES. 10 It 2-1 25 580 590 1 11 a 2 25 10 11 51 61 3.} 4 i 15 16 3 6 8 20 21. 1 14 3t 4} Z 44 4i 2 37 39 51 51 7 9 4S 5 24 ltel 90 50 15 17 1} 1t 12 38 40 420 440 2 24 21 324 5 10 12 81 84 190 200 85 90 21 28 4 6 2 7i 212# i 9 20 lE 811 ARES, 1051 f Great'Northern,'s per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 106 tit. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford ist guaranteed stock. 1221 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln. 6 per cent.. 122 North Eastern, Cons. pref.. 4 per cent., 90 Ditto 44 per cent., rd., 93 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCK'. Great Eastern 41 percent. pi., Ditto, 5 per cent., 93 London and S.-Western fl per cent., 96 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Londnn and Chatham, 5 per p Cent., Ditto. Corn. Fund stock 5 per cent., 100 London and Glreenwich, 6 Midland, Bradford Pref. Stock, 901 !FORE/ GN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish. G 24/ reat Lmbourg, 1 4 I ottomanuxe (Smyrna to Atdin), lf I Recite and San Francisco (Rm.), gna. 7 per cent., 131 San Paulo, lien. , gua. 6 per cent., 1 71 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 161 / West Flanders, 5i per cent. pt., 9/ FOREIGN MINES, Capul.. Silver, 4 1 St. John del Key, Um., 50i Washoe Gold, lirn.,. 81 BANKILI Agra and Masterman's, lim ,57 ' Alliance, lira.. 31j Anglo Austrian. 61 Australasia. 70 Chartered 4.er. of India, London, and China, 491 81 Eastern Exchange, 41 5 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 imperial Ottoman, 16 Lar d;3lortgag,e Bank of India, Urn., 41 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 11m., 14i London and Brazilian (lim.), 42 3 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 211 London and County, 791 London and South African, 17 Midland Bank, Urn., 18/ Oriental Commercial Bank, lim., late 61 Union of Australia, 541 MISCELLANEOUS. C A a t n la a n a t a ic co T m el p e a g n ra y ph 9o . 8 per gua., csniat.coal C 3 Company, China Steam Ship and Labiia II a mpany, 3} _ Credit Fancier and Mobilier of ..ng a 9 8/ Crystal Palace, 57 3 Egyptian Corn and Trading, lim. , 141 glish and Australian Copper, 11 Fairb drn Engineering, Ci Financial Discount, lim., 7 Gen. Credit and Fi nance of London, lim. , Hudson's Bay, 14 16 Humber Iron Works, 5} lmperial Mercantile Credit A sec., 8 International Financial society, 111 n, Ok Joint Stock Discount, lim., Land Securities, I:m., 2} London and Glasgo w E ng i neer i ng a nd Iron Ship, I'm, 9 Lon on and Provincial Marine, National Discount Company, Rm. 161 New Zealand Tr us t and Loan, dm., 21 orth British and Mercantile Insurance, 19} Ottoman Financial A ssociation, lim., 7} Overend, Gurney, and Co. lirn.. 221 2 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining lim., 3 Peninsula and Ori en t a l Steam, 75, 4i Royal Mail Steam, 115 SoCiete Fidanciere d'Egypte, lim , . 4/ Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), UM., E Trinidad Petroleum, Um., : Union Marine Liverpool, li m., 3 Universal Marine, Lueuranee, Jim, 4i rnE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEAING, NOVEMBER 24, lEU_'. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. DIVORCE COURT. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Special Jury.) BRAIDWOOD V. BRAIDWOOD AND DUKE OF ST. ALBANS. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Dr. Spinks, and another learned gentleman, were counsel for the petitioner, and the defendants were represented by the Queen's Advocate, Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and other learned gentlemen. This was the petition of Mr. Charles Hamilton Broadwood for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, the Duke of St. Albans. Both defendants appeared and denied the adultery, recriminated the charge, and further pleaded cruelty. From the opening statement of the learned coun sel it appeared that the petitioner was the son of a gentleman of fortune, some time deceased, and that he married the respondent, whose maiden name was Shaw, at St. Luke's Church, Chelsea, in February, • 1854. They lived happily together until May, 1863, at St. John's-wood, and then they went abroad. n the year labt mentioned the re spondent suggested that the petitioner should dis pose of his furniture and go into furnished lodgings. Accordingly he disposed of his furniture for £7OO. Shortly afterwards his father died, and he became possessed of property to the amount of between £3,000 and £4,000. They then went to Cavendish row, Grosvenor-square, to live, and afterwards removed to different hotels, living in a sort of con tinental style. In the April of 1863 they were living at the Grosvenor Hotel, and then the respon dent expressed a desire that they should separate for some time, which the petitioner, who was in fatuated with his wife, assented to. Ultimately the petitioner went abroad by the request of his wife, and during his absence the alleged criminal intercourse between the respondent and the Duke of St. Albans took place. The further facts are developed in the follow ing evidence : _ _ The marriage of the petitioner with the respon dent having been proved formally, Mary Jarvis said her name was Adams. She had been housemaid and lady's maid at 24, Caven dish-row, St. John's-wood, in August, 1862. They were then living together. In October, 1862, they went to Brighton, to the Royal Hotel. They resided at different places up to August, 1863. Then they were at the Grosvenor Hotel, Pimlico. While there Mr. Broadwood went to Mrs. Broad wood and said, " Lou, I thought you would go with me to Brighton," and she re plied, " Yes, but I am too tired. 1 thought you would sign this agreement." He aked what it was for, and she said it was an agree ment for a house. He asked her where it was, and she said it did not matter. He refused to sign it, and then she said it was in London. He said he would not live in London. She said if he would not Mr. Taylor would let her have it on her own account. He then asked her how long it was f or , an d Ole said three months. He then:flew in a passion, and signed the agreement without looking at it. [The case was proceeding when we went to press.] POLICE INTELLIGENCE._ This Day. lIARLBOROITGH-STREET. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. —Thomas Giddings, a rough looking lad, describing himself as a whitesmith, was charged before Mr. Yardley with stealing, at No. 28, George-street, Grosvenor-square, a till containing money, belonging to Mr. Thomas Jinscott, baker; and he was further charged with violently assaulting Mrs. Matilda Hexamer, who manages the business for Mr. Jinscott, who has another shop in Oxford-street. Mrs. Hexamer said that on the previous evening, about six o'clock, having just served a customer, she was return ing to the parlour, when, thinking she heard a noise, she returned to the shop, and saw the prisoner behind the counter at the till. The prisoner jumped over the counter, when she followed him and held him, and he then struck her several times. She continued to hold the prisoner, and called for assistance. The prisoner then gave her a violent blow, which knocked her down and nearly stunned her. A gentleman then came up and secured the prisoner. In answer to Mr. Yardley, the witness stated that there were about 12s. in the till at the time. Mr. Benjamin Hatchman, of No. 9, George-street, Grosvenor-square, said that, hearing cries of " Murder," he ran out of his shop, and found the witness Hexamer lying in the road and the prisoner making his escape. He went after the prisoner, who threw some money on the ground, and brought him back, and he was given into custody. William James, 71 C, proved taking the prisoner into custody, and that a boy picked up some of the money. The prisoner gave an address in Barrett's-court, but it was not a correct one. On the way to the station he said he had taken 55., but had thrown it away. Inspector Harrison said the prisoner was one of a gang of young thieves who infested the neighbourhood, and a lady was present who saw the prisoner in company of on"tho" 1, .37 who had attAmptad a similar robbery a fow nights previously in the same neighbourhood. The prisoner said ho was guilty, and wished the case settled by the magistrate. Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for six months, with hard labour. MARKETS —This Bay. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate, and the condition of the bulk of the produce was very middling. Dry samples sold steadily at the prices of Monday. Otherwise, the trade was dull, at that day's currency. There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands. For all descriptions the trade was in a sluggish state, at about previous rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, at late prices. The supply of barley on sale was moderate. Good and fine malting produce sold at full prices, but inferior barley was a dull inquiry, on former terms. Malt was in slow request, at late rates. Oats were in fair supply. For most descriptions there was a fair demand, and prices ruled firm. Beans and peas were in fair request, at full currencies. Most descriptions of flour sold slowly, at late rates. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch. 660 590 770 610 790 Foreign ll O- - 1090 11,270 500 sks. 382 brls. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day, OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Byles.) THE CHARGE AGAINST DR. HUNTER. Robert Hunter, described as a doctor of medi cine, was placed in the dock charged with feloni ously assaulting Anne Merrick against her will, and carnally knowing her, on the 14th of October, at his residence in Upper Seymour-street, Marylebone. The prisoner, who is a fine, tall, handsome per son, pleaded not guilty. Mr. Sergeant Robinson and Mr. Butler Rigby prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. Montagu Williams. Mr. Sergeant Robinson, in his opening, said the case rested mainly on the evidence of Mrs. Merrick herself. Dr. Hunter was not regularly qualified according to the English law, and was not regis tered, but he had obtained a qualification in New York. He had been in the habit of advertising miraculous cures of consumption, and it was this circumstance that induced Mrs. Merrick to consult him. Mrs. Merrick was in the last stage of con sumption and on the point of death, and therefore she could have no object in:injuring such a person' as Dr. Hunter. Mrs. Merrick—l am the wife of Mr. Samuel Merrick, of 52, Upper Baker-street. My husband is a tobacconist, carrying on business there. Pre vious to September 1 had been suffering from con sumption, and in that month I consulted Dr. Hun ter. I saw him from time to time until the 14th of October at his house. When I first saw him he examined me, and I asked him if he could cure me, and he replied he could. He told me his fee was five guineas a month, and I told him I would see if I could afford to pay him such a high fee. On the following morning my husband took the five guineas, and after that I used to go to his residence, and con tinued to do so until the 14th October. On that day I went to his horse, about 11 o'clock. lam quite positiie that was the date, and I can swear it was. I went into the waiting-room, in which there were other patients. I waited there more than an hour, and then I saw the prisoner in his room on the first floor. He was quite alone. He asked me how I was. I told him the pain in my side was worse. He told me to sit down and inhale some thing from an instrument on the table. I did this for about five minutes, when he took a small bottle off the table and poured something into the instru ment, and in a few minutes after I had inhaled from the instrument again I became conscious of a pecu liar sensation. Justice Byles—At the time it was poured in was you inhaling from it ? Witness—Yes. Examination continued—l felt a stupifying feeling coming over me. It seemed to render me powerless in feeling, but I retained my consciousness. Prisoner then said he would examine my side, and he put his right hand underneath my garments to do so. He told me I was much better, and continued talk ing. While so doing I did not notice what he was doing. All at once he pulled me back in the chair, and in that position I was quite helpless, and then the offence was committed. I afterwards struggled as much as I could to get from him. He put his head over my face and then began passionately to kiss me, S 3 that my mouth was completely stopped up. When I got up the chair then flew back. He then went up to another part of the room and washed his hands. He afterwards came to me and asked me not to say anything of what had passed, but I demanded the door to be opened. The prisoner then unfastened the door and I went direct down stairs and left the house. I stood outside for a short time to see if I could get a cab, but, not succeeding, I went to a friend of mine to rest, in fact to tell her what had occurred. It was Mts. Sharland's. Her residence was about a minute and a half's walk from Dr. Hunter's. I stopped there about ten:minutes, and then seeing a cab in the distance I bailed it, but previous to entering it I ran to Dr. Hunter's in order to get an embrocation he had ordered. I then entered the cab and was driven home. I saw my mother on my return and I made a com plaint to her. I remained at home after that and took to my bed, in which I remained for a fortnight. I was unable to make any com plaint to my husband. While I was ill in bed my mother and a nurse attended on me. My mother slept with me at night. I never had any connection with the prisoner after that, but my mother went to Dr. Hunter's for a doctor to be sent, and Dr. Willis came to me on the Monday. The assault took place the previous Saturday, Dr. Willis attended me three times, and after that Dr. Melville, one of the doctors from the prisoner's, at tended me. On the Monday fortnight after the assault happened I made a complaint to my husband of what had taken place ; but on the 7th of Novem ber I made a full statement of the circumstances to my husband. It was on a Thursday morning. Cross-examined br Sergeant Ballantine--4 had inhaled from the instrument on several former oc casions. The process adopted rendered it necessary that I should inhale at home. Dr. Hunter gave me an instrument to use, but it was quite different from that I used at his residence. By Sergeant Ballantine—l have sent for the in strument, and it will be in court in a short time. Mr. Justice Byles—lt is desirable that it should be produced. Sergeant Ballantine—l will proceed with another part of the case, and refer to this when the instru ment arrives. Cross-examination continued—l was in the drawing-room when the occurrence took place. The prisoner moved some of the articles of furniture in the room to enable him to examine my side. I did not notice what he was doing when he was talking to me. He did not kiss me until after the assault. There was nothing done that could induce me to imagine that he was about to commit an assault on me. I struggled as much as I could. Sergeant Ballantine—Were you incapable of screaming ? Witness—l didn't think of it. I was too stupe fied. Sergeant Ballantine—Could you have done it? Witness—lf T. had tried I have no doubt I could, but I did not think of it ; my only object was to get away. Cross-examination continued—The house I called at after I left Dr. Hunter's was at the corner of Quebec-street. The deposition of the witness was here put in and read: On that occasion the witness said—" I did not scream because I did not wish to make a scene in the house." Cross-examined—I never said I ran out of the house. Mrs. Sharland's is a publichouse. She keeps it. I did not tell her what occurred. Mrs. Sharland is not here. I saw the barmaid before I saw Mrs. Sharland. She is in attendance. The reason I did not mention the name of Mrs. Sharland was because I did not wish to involve other persons in the disgraceful outrage. I did not take anything in Mrs. Sharland's house. The reason I went back Dr. Hunter's was for the embrocation to make a blister, as it was the first time he had ordered such a thing. I wrote to Dr. Hunter after the occur rence, and after I had told my mother. The letter was here put in and read. It com menced " Dear Sir." It complained that the em brocation had not had the effect of raising a blister, and that she was in such dreadful pain or shewould not have troubled him again. It concluded "Yours obediently." Cross-axamined--I told my mother immediately I got home about the assault, and, as the embroca tion did not act as described, I wrote informing the doctor about it. Serjeant Ballantine—Who applied the embroca tion to your side ? Witness--My brother. Serjeant Ballantine—Your brother ! Witness—Yes. He is engaged in an infirmary as superintendent. Serjeant Ballantine—Did you write that letter in bed ? I wrote it in b e d a t my b rother ' s mother advis e d me not to mention sug W ge i s tn ti e o s n s . —Y m e y s ; anything that had happened, became then it would have to be made known to my husband. My mo ther thought that if I referred to the matter, the doctor might send me something that might injure me, and that as I had paid for medical advice for the month I might as well have it. Sergeant Ballantine—Your husband kept a little tobacconist's shop in Baker-street ? Witness—Yes: Sergeant Ballantine—And you served in the shop? 'Witness—Yes. Evidence continued—My hustand has been a bankrupt within the last 12 months. I have rela tions in the country of the name of Goddard. My brother goes by the name of Goddard. I never knew that he went by the name 'of Dr. Goddard Jones. For nine months he had been in the police force as a constable. My brother has resided at Brentford. I have visited him there. I know a Dr. Pryor. The letter now placed in my hands is writ ten by my brother. I did not know of its existence. Re-examined by Sergeant Robinson— I am 26 years of age. I lived in Conduit-street, in the upper part of Mr. Sandiland's house. I paid £l9O a-year for the apartments. I used it as a boarding-house. She lived there three years. It was on account of my husband's bankruptcy that I left. Persons of rank and title lodged with me. Mr. Justice Byles—l do not think this is relevant to the case, but you can proceed. Sergeant Robinson—l only wish to show that persons of undoubted respectability and position resided in the witness's house. However, I will go to another part of the case. Re-examination continued—The only reason I had for not mentioning Mrs. Sharland's name is that which I have stated. I firmly believe the state of stupor produced on me was caused by something that was administered to me. I never inhaled a vapour, but I had never had anything like it before. The chair and the inhaling instrument were here brought into court. The chair was of the usual pattern made for drawing room suite, called ladies' reclining chairs. Mrs. James—l am the mother of Mrs. Merrick. I keep a boarding-house, No. 51, New Bond-street. When my daughter returned froniDr. Hunter's she was crying, and appeared excited. She made a communication to me, and afterwards she went up stairs, and in about an hour she took to her bed. On Sunday she was very much worse, and I went to Dr. Hunter's. I saw the servant maid. I went again on Monday, and on that day I saw the hall porter. I waited for an hour and a half before I saw him. I asked him that a visiting doctor might attend my daughter. Dr. Wills came up and Dr. Hunter told him to attend Mrs. Merrick. He went, and after that he saw my daughter two or three times. My daughter got worse, and for a few days she was unconscious, off and on. The Sacrament was taken by my daughter on the Monday week following the assault, as she thought she was dying. Sergeant Ballantine objected to this evidence. Justice Byles—l think it important, and it must be received. Sergeant Ballantine (to witness)—Were you pre sent when the Sacrament was administered. Witness—Yes. Cross-examined—l assisted in getting my daugh ter to bed. I advised her to write to the doctor. . Sergeant Ballantine—Your daughter brought some embrocation home with her, did she not ? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Ballantine—Who put it on ? Witness—l did, but my son assisted me. Sergeant Ballantine—You did ? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Ballantine—Your son was in the room, was he not ? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Ballantine—You advised your daughter not to mention the matter in her letter to the doctor. Why did you do this ? Witness—Because I thought he might give her something that would injure her. Sergeant Ballantine--Poison her, you mean. Witness—No, not that. Sergeant Ballantine—What then ? Witness—That he might give her something that would hurt her, but not that. Sergeant Ballantine—Did you tell your husband about the matter. Witness—No. Sergeant Ballantine—Nor your son ? Witness—No. Sergeant Ballantine—What did Mr. Merrick say when he heard of the matter ? Witness—He wanted to go and shoot Dr. Hunter instead of having law. Eliza W ood—l am barmaid to Mrs. Sharland, who keeps the Quebec Arms, Oxford-street. I recol lect Mrs. Merrick coming there on the 14th of October. She was very excited. Mrs. Merrick went into the bar parlour, but Mrs. Sharland was upstairs dressing. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—Mrs. Sharland lives at the Quebec Arms. She is not in town. She left London yesterday. I don't know where she's gone. I have never been examined be fore. Mrs. Merrick was with Mrs. Sharland about three or four minutes. Mrs. Merrick said she was going to Dr. Hunter's to get something she had forgotten. I have not seen her since. I was first spoken to about coming here last Sunday evening by Mr. Butler. I did not know Mrs. Sharland was going out of town till yesterday morning. Re-examined—Mrs. Sharland has lived in the house in Quebec-street for many years. Sergeant Ballantine—What name is over the door ? Witness—Sharland. Frederick Goddard Jones—l am the brother of Mrs. Merrick. I was at the house in Baker-street on the 14th of October. I recollect my sister com ing home. She was crying when she came in, and she went and laid down on the sofa. She begged of her mother to take her upstairs. No communi cation was made to me about the occurrence. I did not know it until the morning I went to whip Dr. Hunter. Sergeant Robinson—Do you recollect applying an embrocation to your sister's side on the 14th ? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Robinson—Your mother was with you when you did it ? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Ballantine—Did you ever pass as Dr. Goddard ? Witness--I might have been called Dr. Goddard as a nickname when I was a boy. Sergeant Ballantine—You have applied for a licence for a house for the cure of epileptic patients? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Ballantine—Didn't you make that ap plication in the name of Goddard. Witness—No; I never used any other name in business but that of Frederick Goddard Jones. The husband of the prosecutrix was called by Sergeant Robinson, but he was merely placed in the box for cross-examination by the counsel for the defendant. In answer to Sergeant Ballantine he said Dr. Hunter never said I owed him nine guineas, and that he would not go on until I paid it. I had already paid him five guineas. I arranged to pay it, but my wife would not have his attendance. I did not tell my wife he would not attend without previous payment. I had been a bankrupt. I have not paid my previous doctor's bill. I have not paid the debts I left in Conduit. street. By Sergeant Robinson—When I went to Dr. Hunter's the first time I did not know of the as sault. The reason I did not send the money to Dr. Hunter was because my wife objected to have anything more to do with him. I first heard some thing of the assault on Monday, the 30th of Octo ber, after I returned from. Dr. Hunter's ; my wife said she would have nothing further to do with him as he had insulted her. It was not until the 2d of November that I became fully acquainted with the whole state of the matter, and the same day I went in company with my brother-in-law to horsewhip Dr. Hunter. This was the case for the prosecution. Sergeant Robinson then summed up the evidence he had adduced to support his case. He contended that the evidence he had placed before the jury clearly brought home the charge to the prisoner, de spite the desperate attempt that had been made to prejudice the case and to throw discredit upon the witnesses examined for the prosecution. On the conclusion of the learned sergeant's ob servations the court adjourned for refreshment. On the return of Justice Byles to the bench, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine rose to address the jury for the defence. He said he hoped they would deal with this matter as with the most important event in their lives. It would be idle for him to say he did not feel a deeper responsibility than in more ordinary cases, for whatever might be the motive, whatever might be the state of mind of the prosecutrix, it was impossible for him to prove. He could not forbear referring to the position of the prisoner, a person only but a short time resident in this country, and in his struggle for fame it would be impossible for him to escape from the envy of persons who looked upon his talents with dislike. He was now placed in a position of un-. paralleled difficulty, because such a foul charge as that alleged against him was easily made, but it was difficult, if not almost impossible, to rebut. The learned counsel then proceeded to explain theories of Dr. Hunter, and showed that they required a close examination of the external portions of the body. In the course of his pro fessional duty he stated that he could not go on without further fees, and the two persons then mentioned and the brother of the pro secutrix committed the violent assault on him. Dr. Hunter went to the police-court, and before the matter came on for hearing this grave charge is made against him. His conduct was not that of a man conscious of guilt ; indeed his conduct was calculated to provoke a quarrel which must have been in the highest degree danger ous to him. He could not but think that in the outset that his learned friend had failed in a most important point ; he had not called any medical man to say what was the name of the drug which would produce such fearful results (The case was proceeding when we went to press,] The sum of £BO,OOO and 12,000 sovereigns were sent to the Bank yesterday. AGRICULTURAL REPORT.—Isaac Newton, Com missioner of Agriculture of the United States, in his report for October, says : —The threshing of the wheat has shown that the injuries from wet weather were over estimated. In the report for August the returns for the wheat crop showed in quantity and quality that there was a deficit of 26,241,698 bushels, but the estimates now made, which are final, exhibit the decrease under last year's crop in quan tity to be 12,172,994 bushels. The increase in the oat crop in 1865 is nearly 50,000,000 of bushels, and of the hay crop of 5,000,000 of tons. The tables exhibit the Fall crops as most ab un d an t . Th at of corn is all that could be desired. It will be the largest ever grown in the United States, so that plenty of cereal food will bless the country and the labors of the farmer. The corn crop is equally good in the Southern States, and as planting there is much greater than ordinary that section can consume only a portion of the amount grown. It can, therefore, the Com missioner says, devote the next crop season to a greater production of cotton. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale are somewhat extensive The trade is dull, at lower prices :- - Per 81b by the carcase. a d a d a d a d inferior beef 2 10 3 4 Inferior mutton.... 2 10 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 4 0 Middlincr mutton.. 3 6 4 5 , Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 8 5 2 Prime small d0....4 6 4 8 Veal i 8 4 5 Large pork 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 5 2 5 8 Lamb, Cs Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP. The trade for most descriptions of hops rules quiet. For good and fine samples, however, the market must be con sidered firm ; but the demand for inferior produce is in a sluggish state. _ . _ New Mid and East Kents Bos to 190 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings 95s to 135 s /7 COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a better demand, and a fair amount of business has been done in West India at slightly enhanced prices. In the refined market common lumps are quoted 44s 44s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—A large quantity of both Plantation and Native Ceylon has been offered and sold readily at an advance of 6d to is par cwt. on previous current rates. RicE.—Business has been very dull, and prices have remained without change. TEA.—A fair amount of business has been reported in new season Congous, and late rates are well maintained. FRUIT.—A the public sales of currants, raisins, and figs, the biddings were limited, and rather lower prices were generally current. TALLOW.—The market continues very quiet, although quotations for both present and forward delivery remain steady. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 50s to 50s 3d, January to March Ms 3d, and March delivery 52s 6d per cwt. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Deo. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles s ....Deo. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet ...... ....Dec. 4. Ditto, by French packet Nov. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.... Dec. `,2 China, Penang.. and Singapore, via Sou.hampton..D.o. 2. Ditto, via It arseilles Nov. 26 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Dec. 2 Ditto, via Marseilles . Nov. 26 India (Bombay), via Southampton. Nov. 26. Ditto, via Marseilles ... Nov. 20. [ Mauritius, via Southampton Dcc 12 Ditto, via Marseil es . Dec. 6. Newfoundland Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet Nov. 22 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Nov. 4 West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Dec. 11. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Cuba and Mexico Nov. 2a Bahamas, via New York. Dec. 14. Bermuda, ditto 100 f 100 2 100 100 MEN ,ITIES. 190 100 100 1' 0 100 100 Spain and Chili. La Patrie publishes the following : "We are informed that the Madrid Cabinet is disposed to accept a European mediation in the Chili question. This news has been received this day at Paris and at London. " We moreover learn that a despatch has been sent by the Spanish Government, via New York, Aspinwall, and Panama, to Admiral Pareja, in command of the Spanish squadron before Valpa raiso, informing him how matters stand, and order ing him not to make any attack upon the ports of the republic. An armistice might, therefore, be signed at Santiago for the provisional raising of the blockade, and the suspension of hostilities:" The same journal says : " Various chambers of commerce of towns whit h have important relations with Chili have sent dele gates to Paris to confer with the Government. These delegates, we are assured, have been told that the most effective measures will be taken for the protection of our commerce." La Patric also says :—" The Madrid papers pub lish a petition addressed to the Emperor by a large body of merchants, soliciting his Majesty to exer cise his high influence to have the difference between Spain and Chili settled by international arbitra ment." The substance of the above has already appeared by telegraph. Sketch of Louis XVIII. ---+--- M. Poujoulet, who has written a variety of works, travels, memoirs, history, and some of them of much merit, is going to publish a " History of France" from 1814 to the present day, in four volumes, two of which will probably appear to morrow or the day after. The following sketch of Louis XVIII. may not be without interest at a time when Parliamentary Government is held in such.. light estimation in France:— " Historians hostile to the House of Bourbon have not spared Louis XVIII., and they have assigned to him as his sole merit the pride of being King of France. But they will not efface what is not to be effaced. To the reign of Louis XVIII. at taches an importance and a lustre peculiar to itself, so as to make it impossible to confound it with any theory or to prevent it from growing great in the memory of man. This prince was the man of his time and of the circumstances reserved for his destiny. An Emperor who was always on horseback had fatigued the world. France, from her immense desire for peace, was not displeased at having a King quietly seated in his arm chair, but whose fathers had known what battles were. The nation was vexed and wearied out by a restless and terrible will; and a Sovereign whom his infirmities unfitted him for a life of activity was, as it were, naturally sent to establish among us a constitutional system of government. Amid the disasters which an ambition that had grown to insanity brought upon us we wanted a King, the most ancient of Kings, who could speak from the height on which the grandeur of twelve centuries placed him ; a King whose misfortunes invested with interest ; whose soul was thoroughly French ; whose mode ration inclined him to political compromises ; andwhose clear perception enabled him at his mature age to judge of men and things. Such a King was found in Louis XVIII. Never was any prince's position more difficult than his ' he had so many knots of policy to unlcose th a t he left each for its own hour and acted with hesitation. Called to bear the sceptre at a late period of life, he had neverthe less, during his long experience, acquired a consider able knowledge of manki n d. His will was persistent even when he appeared to yield. Nothing troubled him: his soul was firm and his intellect keen; but why should we not admit that he was crafty ? Poli tics are so intricate that a little subtlety is pardonable in a constitutional Sovereign. Sly but not malignant, he satisfied orrevenged himself with quotations from Horace. Ever master of himself, he was ever cour teous ; and politeness presupposes a certain kind ness of disposition and a command of oneself. Had Louis XVIII. been hasty or passionate he could not have performed the task which Providence marked out for him. The 18th century had left its marks in his thoughts, but if at times the man was frivo lous the King was never so. Restorations and coin- promises go together. The inflexible, the absolute, are rocks on which destruction is easy. Louis XVIII. was no niggard of concessions, and the his torian may reproach him with venturing a little too far in this way. But, though it be true that he greatly desired to content his enemies of the mor row, it cannot be denied that his condescension was never wrung by necessity, and never the result of misplaced confidence. During the ten years of his reign he practised in all sincerity the representative regime, and it is to the constitutional predominance of this or that political system that should be assigned the successive changes in the conduct of Louis XVIII.'s Government. He deli vered us promptly from the foreign armies which, it was pretended, he needed to prop up his throne. He paid our ransom and debts which were none of his incurring; he gave us liberty, re-established our credit, led us once more to glory, and imparted to our country an immense movement of confidence. Conspiracy was ever busy during his reign, and, in spite of the assaults on his crown, if he only con sulted his heart, not a drop of blood would have been shed. Napoleon had exhibited the terror of the sword ; Louis XVIII displayed the power of the sceptre, and that power was for us liberal and conservative. After so many terrible shocks, after the excesses of brute force, people had lost all notion of the majesty of right. They saw it appear in its calmer grand eur . Louis XVIII. showed it living and invincible. The axe might cut it down, but intimidation would not make it bend. That majesty of right in which nations breathe, and which was like the majesty of our nation itself, will endure as a sort of glorious vision in the history of our convulsions, our usurpations, and our social devastations. On the 24th of October, 1824, were celebrated, in presence of a vast concourse of peo ple, and pursuant to the ceremonial of the ancient monarchy, the obsequies of the King. The coffin reposed for a month in the Church of St. Denis, was lowered by 12 of the Body Guard into those vaults from which the remains of his ancestors had been torn 30 years before. The Grand Master of the Royal Household reversed his staff, and cried, The King is dead !' and the King at Arms having answered, Long live the King !' the cry was repeated by all present to the sound of trumpets and drums, and, amid military music, Louis XVIII. went to his sleep where his fathers had slept ; and Charles X., whose accession was proclaimed by the cannon outside the church, was fated not to attend the rendezvous to which his brother summoned him. The vaults of St. Denis await in vain his Royal re. mains, as the palaces also await in vain the return of their ancient inmates." MADAME VALENTIN.—This complicated case which bids fair to rival even the renowned one of " Jarndice v. Jarndice," appears to be cropping up at every step in some new phase or another, but the most recent and certainly the most novelproceeding has just been accom plished by the indefatigable solicitor for Madame Valentin. It will be rememberd that upon the examination of Madame Valentin on the charge of perjury at Guildhall, of which that lady was subsequently convicted and im mediately afterwards pardoned by her Majesty, that a warrant was applied for and granted against a person named Coulane, who, it was alleged, had committed per jury on previous proceedings against Laf o urcade. Coulane however, charge, and ,d quittede his em i n g evidence theit co prudent being netinry standand i wmaterial entere h d i s th t f e ri o a a r l rin t o h y of France , suchne prosecution against H a ll and others for for conspiracy, Jrc., Mr. Levers on app li e d to the Foreign Office that the Att o r ney -G eneral should be instruct a e n d a t s o sura quas nce h all proceedings against Coulane upon his appearing at the trial and turning 'Queen's evidence. A communication was at once addressed through Lord Clarendon to our chargd de'affaires at Paris, requesting him to endeavour to obtain the consent of the French Government to the ap pearance of Coulane at the forthcoming trial. The re quest was complied with by the French Minister of War upon the faith of his lordship's assurance that Coulane is not to be subjected to any criminal proceedings or deten tion in this country, and a semi-official intimation has also been conveyed to Coulane, that if he shall give his evidence in a truthful and straightforward manner her Majesty will be advised to grant him a froe pardon in respect of the matter charged on the warrant now out against him. FORTUNATE DISCOVERY.—A specimen of virgin gold has been discovered in a tin stream in Cornwall. It measures nearly 3 inches in length, and 21 inches in dia meter, and weighs rather more than two ounces. The directors of the Ebbw Vale Company have made a call of £5 per share, payable on the 4th day of January next, at the Bank of England or any of its branches. The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets have not been very extensive, and prices in some instances have slightly given way. The reduction of the Bank rate of discount yester day, however, caused some animation. Sugar has slightly advanced in value, while a large business has been done in coffee at enhanced rates. Tea has been in moderate request at steady quotations, while rice, fruit, spices, and tallow have remained at steady values. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WARWICK RACES—This DAT. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. RUNT CUP. Glasgow Spright Pallas Lass 3 Eight ran. HANDICAP HURDLE. Acolyte Cutler . Jacob '.. . 1 J Five ran. SELLING RACE. Gulnara Sabrina Six rau. NURSERY HANDICAP. Ulphus .......... Rosalind colt Venturesome . ................................. Thirteen ran. LEAMINGTON H . ANDICAP' . Elland . Sidewind.. Jacqueline colt Seven rau The Bank of France. PARIS, Nov. 23. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 5 to 4 per cent. Bank of England Returne—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, ,Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1865. ISSUE DEf Notes Issued ........X2f3,323,9)0, A. RTMENT. Government Debt .£11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin ,Sz. Bullion 13,673,900 silver Bullion £2B 323,930 .128,323,900 BAN tiLliG D r. oprietors' Capi tal £14.553.0001 it( st Vublle Depots (in- , EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAn nutty) Other Severities 19,0(4,563 Notes Gold and Silver 79,032 Coln eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis- . missionera of Na tional Debt, and Dividend counts) 6,144,0r 3 Other Deposits 12,878,9.:3 Seven Day ad other Bills 49) ,143 £37.'!70,737 £37,276,737 MILLER, Chief Cashier. Nov. 23, 1885. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LONDON, Nov. 24.—Wind this day at noon —south- Westerly ; strong breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Wind S.W.--Arrived—Angus, from Sulina. Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Bristol, for the West Coast of Africa. SWANSEA, Noy. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Red Roso, from London. SHEELDS, Nov. 23.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Haverham, from Quebec. BRISTOL, Nov. 22.—Wind S.—Arrived—Nyanza, from Mauritius; President Filmore, from New York. MILEORD, Nov. from Quebec. GRIMSBY, Nov. 22.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Edward Ranken, screw steamer, for New Orleans. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hope, LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 23.—Jane Pardew, from London. Arrived, Nov. 24.—Melons, and William and Mary, from Guernsey ; Ann Elizabeth. from Brussels ; Virginia, from Quebec. DEAL, Friday Morning. Pawed, Nov. 23.—Wentworth, from London for New York. Arrivod, Nov. 23 —Frederick, from London for Rio Janeiro. Last evening a crowded and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Birmingham Town-hall. Resolutions of confidence in the Russell-Gladstone Ministry, and in favour of residential manhood suffrage, were passed unanimously. CHOLERA IN THE ATLANTA.—The Atlanta steam ship, which took cholera across the Atlantic, sailed from London with about 150 passengers, and on arriving at Havre received about 400 more, most of whom were Ger mans. On the second day out a child of ono of the passen gers shipped at Havre died from exhaustion produced by diarrhoea., as was supposed, and shortly afterwards several other persons wore attacked, 15 of whom died. The disease, the nature of which was then unknown to the passengers, was confined entirely to the steerage, none of those in tho cabin suffering in the least. The physician on board of course knew that the cases were cholera, but, fearing that a statement of the fact would create great excitement among his patient., he prudently withheld the knowledge from them. The cabin passengers, who became aware very early in the voyage that cholera was on the vessel, adopted the plan not only of making themselves as comfortable as pos sible, but of diverting their minds from the subject by amusements of various kinds. They were careful concern ing their diet, but in other respects they lived without any apparent regard to consequences. The dead, about one fourth of those attacked, were buried as speedily as pos sible, none of the bodies being kept on board more than an hour. On the arrival of the vessel at New York on the 2d inst. she anchored in the upper bay, and, it being night and a rocket signal not observed, a messenger was sent on shore to say that cholera was amongst the passengers, and the physician had exhausted his strength and required immediate help. There were then ten cases of cholera on board, two in a state of collapse, the others in the first stages of the disease. The Florence Nightingale floating hospital was towed down to receive the patients, and a rigid quarantine is enforced.— New York Times. A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK.—On the morning of the sth inst. the residents of the lower part of New York were startled by what seemed to be the report of a cannon. Some vague rumours went flying from mouth to mouth that an infernal machine had blown up the Wyom ing Hotel, No. 325, Greenwich-street, and it was soon ap parent that something of the sect had taken place. It was found that not a pane of glass was left in the windows, every door was burst open, some taken off their hinges, and others split from top to bottom. The mirrors in the par lours, two very fine and costly ones, were shivered to atoms. The furniture in the parlours and other apartments was broken and displaced. Bads were thrown across rooms ; chairs, stands, and tables were not only thrown down, but in many instances hurled against the walls with force enough to break them. The buildings on the block between Duane and Jay-streets, on which the hotel is situated, were also much injured. The hotel is near the corner of Duane-street, but every house on the block was more or less injured. Every window was shattered, and the doors of the stores and dwellings broken open, and the chimneys thrown down. Eighteen persons have been more or less injured by this explosion, some of them very severely. The cause of the accident is mysterious ; for the explosion is attributed to the presence of a square box, containing some chemical fluid, which a man named Leers, a boarder at the hotel, had left there. The following is the statement of this man, who was at once apprehended :—I am a German, born in Hanover, but residing until a few months ago in Hamburg, when I resolved to come to America. Mentioning my in tention to Wilhelm Rea, a large commission merchant of that city and a brother Mason, he said he would help me. He gave me a small demijohn of chemical il said I could sell in America to advantage. lie but sent did n o which he it to I o, wh ex plain to me any of the properties o f theoil, taken me on board the ship Donau, in which had to New York. When I received iteetllwita. I slept with its boxed up, P and ga I never opened the box or tried to o the Wyoming Hotel on the 31st. I left there on the 11 th of October. I forgot under my bunk on board the D onau. I arrived in this cit y on the 28th of August, and went to Yolk's clerk, to get it for m e, which Ire e view is to be tried on the 4th of December, befor e Lord Jervis- s l k t re wtheroee SaturdayTeibu ne v . the box, but afterwards to ld Sch n oo e n g ru lee a t k e e a r, tede. Messrs. am innocent of any cr ime. I did not know what was i n the m b r o s x . . l " ,. e vceerrtso‘nv casedet a i n a e g d a . woods and a jury. The issue smart° the jury is whether the article complained of represents the pursuer to be an immodest and disreputable person, to her loss, injury, and damage. The defence is, not that the article is true, but that it was within the limits of fair criticism. The voters of Kansas City have voted unanimously in favour of subscribing $200,000 to the Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad. Nut a vote was cast against the subscrip tion. This road is contemplated to unite Kansas City with Galveston, eight hundred mires distant. EXTRAORDINARY TROTTING MATCH.—At River side Park, New York, on Friday, Nov. 11, one of the most extraordinary matches on record took place, in which the celebrated trotter, Capt. M‘Gowan, was matched to trot 20 miles in the hour for $5,500, the backer of time staking £BOO to £3OO. The feat has been twice beforebut accomplished by American trotters over a mile course, athe present match was arranged to take half mile track. The watches having been given for the start soon after three o'clock, handling the reins. Tae first mile was accomplished in 2 min. 571 secs., the whole distance being accomplished in 58 min. 25 secs., which is the fastest time on record. NEW YORK city has a populationset, Mr. Bowen of 722,560. In the signal was place on 1860, before the war, the population was 813,669. Thel • population has therefore diminished near y 100,000. In 1860 the female exceeded the male population 10,741. The excess is now 44,587. 1 . 4 it 32S 104 f 171 1