The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-09 00:00:00

TIONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The directors of the Bank of England have not fade any alteration this morning on the rate of 41scouttt, which remains at 7 per cent. In some quarters an opinion prevailed that an upward movement might be found necessary, but the an zlloll-11ceinent of the minimum being continued at 48 present quot a tio n h a s ca used a feeling of satis faction, Advices from Florence state that the National B ank of Sardinia and the Bank of Tuscany are to be am algamated, under the title of the Bank of Italy. There was an influx of £6,000 in bar gold at the 43411 k yesterday, and a withdrawal of £90,000 for the Brazils. 1/ s The share-list of the Leeds Woollen Extract and ,P i nning Company will close on Saturday next, the 4 th inst., for London, and Monday, the 13th inst., for the country. Another of the old private banks, Messrs. Olding O sborne, and Co., of, Clement's-lane, established si nce 1762, has been amalgamated with a limited i 4a. bility company, viz., the English Joint Stock ' u ank, who have also taken over the following insti tations ,—the West Surrey Bank, the Ramsgate Bank, the Bideford Bank, and the Nottinghamshire A decree has been issued by the Turkish Govern ment, ordering that a separate account of the cus toms and octroi at Constantinople shall be kept for t he benefit of the loan of 1858. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to neuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 18 f. 420. Quiet, little doing. The English Stock Market continues to be well supported, and prices are generally buoyant. Yes terday there was a scarcity of stock at the 41 ont Illy settlement which occasioned an advance, 411 d a few dealings this day have caused a further im provement. Consols are now 89 i• for money, and 88 1, less the half-year's interest for the account. T he New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871 1; Exchequer Bills, March, 4s. dis.:; June, 4s. dis. ; India Stock, 216 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 105 ; ditto 4 Per Cent., 961 ; and Bank of England Stock, 249. Foreign Stocks are generally at advanced quota tions. Turkish Consolides are 47f a ; Mexican, 25 ir I ; do. New, 211 1 ; Greek, 181 191 ; Spanish rassive, 281 4 ; the Certificates, 131 141 ; Italian, 634 64 ; the Confederate Loan, 7 9 ; and Brazilian S crip, 2i 1 1 prem. American Securities are at slightly higher quota tpl°llB. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 4 11 ; Erie Shares, 53/ 541 ; and Illinois, 81/ 821. Business in the Railway share market has con tinued very inactive, and prices have not varied to 411 5' important extent. Great Western have im proved 10s. ; and Metropolitan and South Eastern e ach ss. ; while Great Northern A stock has de clined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remai n dull at nuout previous values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very (1 1 , 1li et• Union of Australia have declined to 531; English Joint Stock to 12f ; Bank of Queensland 20fr ; and Millwall Freehold Land and Dock to 5 ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., are dealt in at 01. 19 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England d . . t . p. Shares are quoted 31 prem., ex all ; Leeds "eollen Extract and Spinning Co., 11 2.1. prem. ; a nd North London, Highgate, and Alexandra Park Railway n Co., f 1f prem.; Transatlantic Steamship dis. 1 prem. ; and Pennsylvania Lubricating ' ll Lands Co., 21 2/ prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a MENT FUNDS. " ber C GOVERN ent. Consols 6 1)0 . Account, Nov. 8 BB eatr Ce n t. R e d uce d B7l , 3 per Coat B7; 11W 2} PeF Cent. Jan. 1894., — 4 C°. per Cent. Jan. 1873 — 411 uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - ",0. for 30 y rs , e xpire sth April, 1885 — De (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — i March Juno v. e -- e ,, quer Mlle, £l,OOO, 3 &31 per Cent 4 die Do £5OO Do £lOO and £200 Ba nk of England Stock, 5} per Cent 249 Do Accotint : — 1 INDIA N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 11 , 1 liati Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 216 D Account ; — D 5 per Cent. July, 1870 DO . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 DO. Certificates — Do. Enfaced P a p er 4 per Cent — P°. 4 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D 0.5,1 Do.Cent., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO _ bo. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Aus trian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 B razilia n 5 per Cent DO. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do, 1865 D O . Scrip, £l5 paid r, "limos Ayres 6 per Cent Ch? o 1 por Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — _ Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 17/3-77, £25 paid — u anubian Principalities ~, Do Account Muaclor New Consolidated, 1 per Cen ~, Do., Provisional Land Warrant., — 44 0Ptian 7 per Cent D r ,o., Second Issue L ' 0 £lOO Bonds , Do. 1864 G " - ' 0 £lOO B onds' 92 I ;Cek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons O. Account -I ) 0. Coupons r , D 0 Account ` l taterual a 5 per Cent. D° £B6 paid e n 1, D . • 1839 and 1850 -.kha 5 L 0 ) Accountl per Cent (Maremmana Railway) D° ° Scrip, .£674 paid — ? 5 per Cent., 1864 .Xic an .) r , 0 per Cent '-'O. Account Dew 1864 . 1 .20 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — 1, -1 -'0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — li on tevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid I, l ° °rish Imperial 5 per Cent E Z Granada - T ,'"' o 2 per Cent ''''T,O Deferred p *J O Land Warrants (Hectares) "kivian 41 per Cent ' l , O . Account '' - ' l , O Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds je 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) P 0 , 4-0 4 i per Cent., 1862 1) -4, guese 3 per Cent. 1853 -- "T 3 per Ce - nt, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 46 11 -0 . A ccount i t i an 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBf i DO 4 4 per Cent., 1860 L 0 8 poi Cent. 1859 1 2 ,`" 5 per Cent. 1862 B9 N r _?. 5 per C en t. 1864 i ,umian 5 per Cent 00 Account D va4i s perh 3 Cent D ° New Deferred No Account -ti e p a . ,0 ssive 4-" a •Account I 2Bl ,1 3 11181 1 Cert. of Coup not funded ~,_ 0 Account w i risl t 4 pe r Cent. Te r Z: 4 i per Cent. 1864 12 , ' B ll 6 per Cent. 1854 DO Ac coun p,, t Do ' P e r Cont. 1858 1 i count 7 ,11 51 o ci o -C l OO Bonds p le *?-4 per Cent — 1 )0 Per Cent. 1862 I) Account it, o} Do £lOO Bonds b ` . ,' 6 per Cent. 1863 7u b o u 0 per Cent. 1865 , Account t°:£1(0 Bands 434 D e ° , Scr iP, £35 paid ve ,xuarante d 4 Cent — D e e ezue , e , per . 6 'a 3 per Cent. D De Per Cent., 1862 6 A ccount Per Cent, 1864 3B .4.. Dividends on the above payable in London. T itB trial l t 4.: ; ‘.. , 0 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ~t , „ ,„ i per cent., Ex. 25f. i,'_ ll ' 4 t Per Cent Ex. 12 Guil — ipti:eitiotte.n44 yteerenCt L i n Certificatest 4 . 4per cen t 6ll i . 1) .p r Cent. .1861 Ex. 25f. 0 Account ' ' 64 34 °lls o l Cl THREE O'CLOCK a f LIO. or mon ey B9 1 Account an d ' r i vo 211-0° 600 w es t T. r• 0 the of ation• xtbur d ies in under nedi - Beal Col ,tnes° SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share!, Railways. I paid. ' Closing 1 Business I Price. done. Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian Cambrian • •••• Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b•June E.London, scrip Certi 92 94 127 129 94 96 12 14 5 6 67 7') 71 73 Do. Glasgow do S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock • • Do. B stock IG9 111 46 47 7 8 1281 129 148 149 Do. New, is. at 25 p Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire Yorkshire London and Blackwell Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dove Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan.. ... Do. New 90 02 64 63} 81 63 41 43 36 39 104 108 12t 1224 88 90 104 106 37 39 50 62 1241 12• 98 97 674 184 136 137 3} tiP 1 14p 102 104 Extension Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share 125 125 k) 16 21 95 97 Do, Birrnin.. & Derby Vlid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N'E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... 61 62 8 BO 110 111 Pb. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire • . N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central IScot. N. E , Aber. stock Vo. Scot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon I South Eastern (Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1 IWest Cornw3.ll BRITISH I' Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, & Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 7872-3- 1 Calcutta & 8. E., Boa Cape Town Sr Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt East. Bengal, gu., 5 do, East Icdian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grad Trunk ot Canada , Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds, 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock . Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. I o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Da. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. 0. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. RIX' da, 6pc Ist /Abs. Scinde 1 Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub.....15 . 1 Do.lndus St. Flo COLONIAL GO VER; British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31,1972.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. C. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl. &Oct 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9 w Do. Jan. &July, 1890-91, Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do. Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 178 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 1h Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal , 3ov. 6 per cent , N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J ulyl N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 18921 New Zealand, 6 p. cent s Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. 0 sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 6. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-91 Do. 1878 & upwards , 1 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, A pril & Oct 68 69 103 104 36 37 10 11 p 119 121 1} lip 11 lip 74 76 101 11 148 152 60 62 57 69 7) 79 8i 911 149 151 3 I p 102 105 50 52 :ssioNs. 58 60 102 103 id 11) 5 i 6f 10 11 75 80 99 101 70 75 101 103 101 102 104 105 I 24} 25h 88 89 66 09 58 62 57 52 5) 52 46 5J 4 , 44 30 32 8 30 1014 105 P 2 2 P 101 102 161 171 4 3 d 95 18 85 37 1 4 d 101 102 93 95 SS 90 64 66 82 84 104 1014 100; 'Ott ;a 1001 101; MENT SECU . 95 97 93 P 5 93 95 81 83 81 ➢3 103 105 IC2 'lO4 102 104 It 3 105 90 92 102 104 Iv 9 111 102 104 104 106 IC6 10+ ICS 107 100 I( 2 95 97 9il 101 93 95 90 01 103 105 84 85 101 102 102 103 108 108 105 106 9 10 20 21 560 580 1 19 21 8 9 51 a al 1 15 16 3 2 4 20 21 1i 2 4 0 351 161 21 3 39 41 4j 51 6 8 3 31 25 1/d 40 50 10 12 t 1i 34 36 420 490 li i 120 17 10 12 19 20 4 6 5 6 10 12 80 85 175 185 75 80 22 24 4 6 190 200 18i 19 1051 6 BRITISH M Cam. Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea mast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Ilelston Grenville Herod's Foot .... Hingston Downs ➢iargaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley ettwyndy Iron Ore, lim New Se ton North Roskear N . Wh' 1 Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan dtray Park Tin Croft vigra and Clog - an, West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liikeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 29i 2.14.6 3 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 Great 82 3 ritEFERENCE SHARES. Eastern, E. Counties DE., No. 1, 105 31 Great Mid ( tto, No 2,101 i Western, 5 per cent., rd. pl., 102} 3onsolidated, 6 per cent. stock, f to, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., tto, 4} per cent. pf. at. rd., 93} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4} per cent. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent., 96 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, Ditto (all), 30 Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pt., 20} FOREIGN MINUS. Cape Copper, lim., 13 Panulcillo Copper. lim., Washoe Gold, lim., Ditto, (X 4), 8 BANS% Alliance, lim.. 3lj A ng,lo Austrian, 61 Australasia, 7IL Bank of London, 140 Bank of Queensland, lim, 201 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 231 City. 107* 8 Consolidated Bank. lim , 101 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 131 121 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 Imperial Ottoman, 161 London B ink of Mexico and S. America, lim., 15 London and Brazilian (lim.), 42 Ditto. new, 21 London and County, 791 1 London and South African. 161 1 Oriental Commercial Bank, Um., late O. C., oi Union of Australia, 531 MISCELLANEOUS. Canada Company, 65 City Offices, lira., 7 Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 8i Gellivera, lira., 3i Gen. Credit and Finance of London. Um., 61 Joint Stock Discount, lira., 8y Millwall Freehold Land and Duck, 54 6 Natal Land and Colonization Co., lira. National Discount company, lira., 16y Oriental Financial, lira., 1/ Ottoman Financial A ssociation, lira., 8i 2 Overeud, Gurney, and Co., lira., 181 i 9 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance). lim., Universal Marine. Insurance, lira., 41 Liverpool Cotton Market—Thin Day Market opened firm. Sales will probably foot up to 15,000 bales. THE GAS EXPLOSION AT NINE ELMS.—The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances connected with the late terrible gas explosion at Nine Elms was resumed to-day. The evidence given showed the state of the works previous to the explosion, which presented nothing to in dicate explosion, and also to the position and construction of the exploded gasometer. No definite result was arrived at. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. B.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Roman, steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Nei• York, steamer, for Now York. LORD MAYOR'S DAY. The 9th of November, from time immemorial, has been a great day for the City of London, despite the obstruction and interruption of business which "the show" invariably produces. Still the annual civic pageant is looked upon as one of the institutions of the country, and to say any thing in its disparagement would be looked upon as little less than high treason. Tho morning of the great day opened with a brilliant sunshine, and sanguine hopes were entertained that the new dressed authorities would have an excellent opportunity of showing off their gold em broidered costumes to the best advantage. Previous to the usual hour at which the business of the great City usually commences the sound of the carpenter's hammer was heard in all directions, sending forth notes of preparation in fix ing up suspicions-looking balconies and erecting seats in the windows of the various tradesmen's shops in the line of procession. Here and there a dusty banner was unfurled, and as the morning wore on the protectors of the peace of the City were marched from the different station-houses, and posted at each of the numerous bar riers which had been erected to prevent intrusive vehicles breaking in upon the civic pro Cession. The Mansion house, of course, was the scene of great commotion, as every now and then one of the Lord Mayor's gentlemen who have the honour of wearing his lordship's lively appeared, with his enormous rosette of white satin, in a state of great excitement, and darted here and there as if the fate of the day depended upon his individual exertions. At the different ward halls the beadles of the respective companies also had a busy time of it in furbishing up their official robes and maces. Shortly after ten a sharp shower of rain descended, and great was the lamentation such an unwelcome event produced, but some of the more prudent of those who were to take part in the procession on foot quietly sent home for the family " gingham," in order to be protected against the wet, which so often takes the shine out of the outdoor sights of the metropolis. Fortunately the rain was of short duration, and at eleven o'clock the hopes of the "Cite" revived as the weather cleared up and gave promise of being at least free from wet, if not brilliant with a November sun. The new Lord Mayor, the Right Honourable Ben jamin Samuel Phillips, was installed in his civic palace at an early hour, and his lordship com menced the pleasure of his office by putting the abili ties of his cook to the test, and entertaining his friends and officers of his household at a sumptuous breakfast. The appearance of the venerable City state coach, drawn by six horses, caparisoned in massive crimson trappings, was the signal that the out-door business of the day was about to commence, as shortly after his lordship, attired in his full robes and peculiarly ugly hat, which looked as if some mourning coach had been denuded of its black and sombre feathers to provide a decoration for his lordship's head, entered his vehicle, attended by his chaplain, sword and mace bearers, and drove off to Guildhall, followed by the Sheriffs. Here, for the first time, Alderman Phillips was welcomed and cheered by the populace as the Lord Mayor of London. Some more of the formalities of the insallation having been performed, and luncheon discussed, his lordship intimated it to be his will that the procession should move toward Westminster, and, accordingly, the City Marshal set to work, and, with the aid of the police, succeeded after some difficulty in the task, and in a few minutes after the cavalcade moved forward through Gres ham-street, Gresham-street West, St. Anne's-lane, St. Martin's-le-Grand, Newgate-street, Skinner-street, Far ringdon-street, Fleet-street, Strand, to Westminster, in the following order : Drums and fifes of the Royal London Militia. Three Trumpeters. Watermen bearing the Banners of the following Livery Companies of the City of London : Loriners, Plasterers, Coopers, Innholders, Paper Stainers, Carpenters, Saddlers, Wax Chandlers, Goldsmiths, Fishmongers. Grocers, Band of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire. Banner of the Arms of H. N. Nissen, Esq., ex- Sheriff. A Banner of the Arms of Mr. Sheriff Figgins. A g Banners of the Arms of the Stationers' Company. F, „re P Master and Wardens of the Stationers' Company, 5' 0 in their Carriage. g o 0 Banners of the Salters' Company. a O t Banner of the Arms of Mr. Sheriff Gibbons. 0 o I°, The Beadle of the Company bearing his Staff. fj .2 The Clerk of the Company in his Chariot. 'u m B 5 The Members of the Court of Assistants in their g Co Carriages. The Wardens of the Company in their carriages. The Master of the Company in his Chariot, attended by his Chaplain. The Band of the Victoria Rifles. 0 0 : . . Banner of the Arms of the Company of Tallow /-3 Chandlers. Fi Banner of the Arms of the late Alderman Humphrey. 4 0 Banner of the Arms of the late Alderman Farncomb. Banner of the Arms of the late Lord Mayor. r i co Banner of the Arms of the City of London. The Beadle of the Company bearing his Staff. 4' gl g • The Clerk of the Company in his Chariot. A ° The Members of the Court of Assistants in their 2 Carriages. The Wardens of the Company in their Carriages. E-4 The Master ofthe Company in his Chariot, attended 4 : 1 1 by his Chaplain. The Second Band of the London Rifle Volunteer Brigade. Watermen bearing the following Banners of the Spectacle Makers' Company : The ltoyal Standard. The Union Jack. Banner of St. George. Arms of the City of London. Arms of the late Alderman Harmer. Arms of R. B. Bate, Esq. Arms of the late Alderman Lainson. rn Arms of the late Alderman J. Johnson. • Arms of the late Alderman Sir George Carroll. r - El • Arms of Charles Hill, Esq., ex-Sheriff. • Arms of Alexander Rogers, sq., ex-Sheriff. ▪ Arms of Sir G. E. Hodgkinson, ex-Sheriff. g Arms of Donald Nicoll, Esq., ox-Sheriff. ▪ Arms of A. A. Croll, Esq., ex-Sheriff. A Arms of Richard Swift, Esq., ex-Sheriff. Arms of W. H. Palmer, Esq. Arms of John Hill, Esq. 0 . g • Arms of Richard Gudo, Esq. rri A. Arms of John Sivewright, Esq. a ca Arms of F. Salmon, Esq. `. 4 Arms oZ William Clarkson Esq. Arms of Sir Walt er B. Riddell, Bart. Arms of the Marquis of Downshire. Arms of Alderman W. A. Rose. Arms of the Rev. J. Jennings, Chaplain to the Company. Arms of Alderman D. H. Stone. Arms of Alderman Sir JamesiDuke, Bart. Arms of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. Banner of the Arms of the Spectacle Makers' Company. The Beadle of the Company bearing his Staff. The Clerk of the Company in his Chariot. The Wardens of the Company in their Carriages. The Master of the Company in his Chariot, attended by his Chaplain. Band of the Grenadier Guards. Watermon bearing the following Banners : The Royal Standard. The Union Jack. The Banner of England. The Banner of Scotland. The Banner of Ireland. Six Streamers of the City Banner of the City of Arms. London. The Band of the London Irish Rifle Volunteers. With Drums, Colours, and an Escort. The Two Under Sheriffs. The Officers of the Corporation of London. Throe Trumpeters. Mr. Sheriff FIGGINS, in his State Chariot., Attended by his Chaplain. Three Trumpeters. Mr. Sheriff GIBBONS, in his State Chariot, Attended by his Chaplain. The Band of the London Rifle Volunteer Brigade. The Aldermen who have not passed the Chair. The Recorder. The Aldermen who have passed the Chair. THE LATE LORD MAYOR. THE LADY MAYORESS IN HER STATE CARRIAGE. Will join the Procession on its return from Westminster. The Lord Mayor's Servants in State Liveries. The Band of the First Life Guards Mounted, The City Marshal on horseback. Gentlemen of the Lord Mayor's Household. TI-T Fl RIGHT HON. THE LORI) MAYOR I. hi. Stalo Carriage drawn by Six Horses, Attended by the Chaplain, Sword-bearer, and Common Crier. A Military Escort. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. On the arrival of the Lord Mayor at Westminster Uall his worship at once proceeded to the Court of Exchequer. The sivic party took a standing position in front of the bench reserved for Queen's Counsel. The Recorder, in addressing the Court, said ho had the honour to introduce to their lordships the Right Hon. Benjamin Samuel Phillips, elected by the citizens of London to fill the office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. The gracious approval of her Ma jesty had ratified the choice of the citizens, and he appeared there to take the oaths before entering upon the duties of his high and important office. The learned gentleman then proceeded to give a brief history of the career of the new Lord Mayor, stating that he had for many years car ried on an extensive business in the City, during which time he had won the good opinion of his fellow citizens, and had by them been elected Sheriff ; and afterwards Alderman. At the termination of his year of office as sheriff ho had received a congratulatory vote from the Livery, and ho felt assured that he would not be found wanting at the post of honour to which he had now been elected. The learned gentleman then intimated that the late Lord Mayor, who had so well fulfilled the office during the past year, was in attendance, and concluded by pre senting the now Lord Mayor in the usual form to take the oaths. The Chief Baron congratulated the Lord Mayor on his having attained the honour the Recorder had so expatiated on. He had no doubt but that the rights and privileges of the City of London would be safe in his keeping, and he with pleasure welcomed him in that court to claim those privileges which had existed from time immemorial. Ho rejoiced to hear the account of the learned Recorder of the past life and success of the new Lord Mayor, and he doubted not that during the year of mayoralty ho would continuo to deserve the good opinion of his fellow citizens. To the late Lord Mayor his lordship offered his congratulations, and said ho returned to comparatively private life after having performed the duties of the mayoralty in a manner that proved him to be a patriotic citizen and an upright magistrate. He felt certain that although the duties that would now call for performance were not of the public character from which ho (the late Lord Nayor) had retired, yet those duties which remained would occupy his whole attention, and that he would con tinue to deserve the approbation of his fellow-citizens. Alderman Hale bowed his acknowledgments. The Lord Mayor was then sworn. The late Lord Mayor was also sworn to render to her Majesty a full receipt of all accounts of the Crown during his mayoralty, and to "behave himself properly," according to tho old form of oath, whilst he did so. The other formalities having been gone through, the Recorder invited the Judges to the banquet at Guildhall this evening. The Lord Mayor, the late Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the Sheriffs then withdrew, and passing through the other Courts the Lord Mayor, through the Recorder, in vited the presiding Judge to the banquet. The procession then returned to the City. 'OSSE TIDE-- SUN ; „ LONDON ; THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER •9, 1865. Royal English Opera. Auber's magnificent opera of Masaniello was performed for the first time this season last night for the purpose of introducing a new prima donna in the person of Madlle. Ida Gilliess, a pupil of the composer's. The debutante has a commanding figure, an expressive voice, a cultivated style, and a brilliant execution, and with all these accomplishments it is not surprising that her reception was a most cordial one. The part of Elvira is not one of the most effective for a new comer, but we may at once say that Madlle. Gilliess found enough in it to prove that she was a singer of great excellence. Although suffering from extreme nervousness, she sung her opening aria in a very charming manner, and awakened the most pleasant anticipations of her future success. Before the lady can be pronounced a "great" singer she must achieve more distinguished honours than are to be found for a prima donna in Auber's " Masaniello." Mr. Charles Adams was the hero of the opera, and Fenellia, his dumb sister, was excellently sustained by Mdlle. Duchateau. The other parts were al lotted to Messrs. H. Corri, A. Cook, and C. Lyall. The chorus and band, under the direction of Mr. Alfred Mellon, were all that could be desired. The overture met with a rapturous encore. The house was crowded, and the only thing that could add to the pleasure of a visit to the Royal English Opera is the shortening of the tedious and tiring waits between the acts. Over an hour was thus consumed last evening during the per formance of " Massaniello." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. HAMMERSMITH AND CITY. A special general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Great Western Railway Sta tion, Paddington ; Mr. Foulkes in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he had to move a resolution authorizing the creation of 10,000 shares of £lO each under the Company's Act, 1865, at a fixed pre ferential dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum in perpetuity. The additional capital of £lOO,OOO was required by the Great Western and Metropolitan companies for the purpose of completing the line and making additional and better station ac commodation. This was a matter that could not pre judice the interest of the shareholders in any way, because the 5 per cent. on the additional capital was guaranteed by the Great Western and Metropolitan companies. The agreement between the companies was still incomplete, but the dividends had been paid as if it had been completed. The lawyers on both sides were making every effort to complete the agreement forthwith. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. UXBRIDGE AND RICKMANSWORTH. The adjourned general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office,Westminster-cham bers, Victoria-street ; Lord Ebury in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said that two adjournments of the ordinary meeting had been held, and, as a satisfac tory arrangement had been come to with the Great Western Railway Company, he proposed that the report of the directors be received and adopted. Mr. CAREY seconded the motion. Captain BULKELEY explained that the agreement between the two companies was not executed at the last meeting, and an adjournment had been carried by him and Mr. Ogilvie to that day. In the inter val he was happy to say that deputations had met, the agreement between the two companies had been exchanged, and therefore he had no opposition to offer to the proposition from the chair. The motion of the Chairman—the formal ap proval of the report—was carried unanimously, and the proceedings terminated. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The traffic receipts for the week ending Oct. 21 amounted on this company's lines for local passen gers to £7,966, for foreign passengers to £4,011, for emigrants to £537, for mails, &c., to £829, for local freight and live stock to £13,481, and for foreign freight and live stock to £3,4o3—total, £30,227, against £25,329 for the corresponding week last year, showing an increase of £4,898. The total re ceipts from July 1 to the above date amounted to £444,955, and for the same period of last year to £385,870, showing an increase of £59,085, or 15.3 per cent. The Press", in Schleswig. FLENSBURG, Nov. 4. The editors of the Norddeutsche Zeitung and the Flensburger Nachrichten were summoned yesterday to the police-office in this town, where the following order of Baron Zedlitz, the Prussian civil commis sioner for the Duchy, was read to them, and they were, at their own request, each furnished with a copy:— "Titles are given in public prints to Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Au gustenburg which clearly do not belong to him. It cannot be doubted that styles which can only be regarded as the attributes of sovereignty are alto gether inadmissible, as at variance with the present public legal position of the country. To these be long not only the designation of the aforesaid prince as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and the affix of a numeral to his name, expressing the succession of similarly called sovereigns, but also the mere desig nation e the,' or n la names i e s highness is h n e t e d n u d k e d e , t ' e w h i a t h v e dt acda dn o i a ou n ft h io' ave no other meaning than to represent the prince as the indubitably recognised sovereign of the country. Also, the mere association of the prince's name with the title of a duke appears inad missible. For as in the Holstein princely houses, both of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonberburg-Augus tenburg, as well as the Glucksburg line, this title only belongs to the head of the family, and the prince's father, Duke Christian, neither in the well known renunciation to the succession to the throne, c oupled with a pecuniary indemnity from the Danish Crown, nor at any other time, has renounced the position establishing the title in favour of his son, if the title of duke' be also given to P r i nce F re d er i c k of Schleswig- olstem - Sonde r b urg -A ugusten b urg, this fact, under existing circumstances, is only sus ceptible of the interpretation that he is thereby in tended to be designated as duke of the country. I have therefore to request the police department to insist with all emphasis that these improper desig nations, only leading to errors of confusion, shall no longer be made use of in the public prints. In bringing this matter to the knowledge of the editors of newspapers, it must be pointed out that if in future, whether in their own writings or in corres pondence or articles extracted from other papers, they should make use of the above-mentioned or similar designations for Prince Frederick of Schles wig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, they will have themselves to thank for the consequences that may ensue. Among these consequences I emphati cally add the withdrawal of the concession granted for the publication of the paper would not be want ing. (Signed) " VON ZEDLITZ, " Prussian Civil Commissioner for the Duchy of Schleswig." FLIGHT or SEA-GULLS OVER LONDON.—Yester day at sunrise an immense flock of sea-gulls (many of which wero of the larger species) passed over the metro polis, keeping, however, near the windings of the river, over which they hovered for short periods within gun shot, but at times wheeling about, to the no small amuse ment of passengers on the different bridges. During the morning other flocks followed, amounting in the whole to many thousands. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Henry Burton, a clerk in the office of Messrs. Worthy and Horne, railway carriers, Regent-circus, Piccadilly, was charged before Mr. Barker with stealing two bottles of wine from a hamper, the property of his employers. Mr. Alexander Harley a gentleman, residing at Becken ham, Kent, said—Yesterday evening, about a quarter to six o'clock, I was walking down the Regent-circus, when my attention was attracted to a person in the railway office with his hand under the lid of a hamper on the floor. I saw the prisoner, who was the person, abstract two or three bottles from the hamper and place them behind a board in the office. lat once went to the corner of the Circus and called the attention of a constable to the matter, and on returning to the place we witnessed the prisoner tying up the hamper with a piece of string. The constable requested me to go into the office with him, and I did so, and stated to the officials what I had seen, and requested him to let me look behind the board, and there I found two bottles of wine, which I handed to the constable. The prisoner was about to speak, but I told him I thought he had better reserve what he had to say. Police-constable Georgo Wood, 80 o—On being spoken to by Mr. Harley, I went and looked through the window, and saw the prisoner doing something to a hamper and another man hand him a piece of string, and the prisoner then tied up the hamper again, tying it in two places, the man who handed him the string being on the other side of the counter. I then went inside, asking Mr. Harley to accompany me. Mr. Harley then stepped behind the counter, and took the two bottles from behind a board and handed them to me. The manager then came down into the office, and said the prisoner had no business to open the hamper, and I then took the prisoner into custody. Mr. Harley—l wish to add that the principal said, "Oh, you are caught at last," on his coming down into the office, and being told what had occurred. Mr. Walter Barwell, manager of the office of Messrs. Worthy and Horne, Regent-circus, said, the prisoner was employed in the office as assistant bookkeeper. I was upstairs, and on coming down I found Mr. Harley and a police constable in the office with two bottles before them. I asked what was the matte; and Mr. Harley said he had seen the prisoner open the hamper and take out two bottles of wine. The bottles of wine were produced, and I then said to the prisoner, " You are caught at last ;" my reason for making the remark being that once before the prisoner was caught taking a bottle out of a hamper, and on my speaking seriously to him he said that the neck of the bottle protruding he had taken it in to recork it. Mr. Harley—l understand that the manlwho handed the prisoner the piece of string is in the employ of the Great Eastern Railway. The prisoner said that six hampers came into the office, and hearing one of the bottles rattle ho opened the door to speak, but was interrupted by other business. He was was just about to finish the job when the gentleman and the constable walked in and charged him with stealing the wine. The gentleman told him not to say anything, and he did not, and was afterwards locked up. Mr. Barker—l shall remand the prisoner, and my own opinion is that the other man ought to be here. Hr. Harley—l have come forward solely on public grounds, feeling it my duty to do so being connected with several railways. Mr. Barker refused bail, CRUELTY—A QUEER DEFENCE.—WiIIiam Pike, of Ed wins -road, Park-road, Old Kent-road, was charged by Mr. William Love, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to a horse, by working it while in a totally unfit state. Rutherford, officer of the society, proved seeing the de fendant driving a horse, attached to a cart, in Regent street. The defendant was jerking the reins and flogging the horse to get it along. On examining the horse he found it was dead lame in one of the forelegs through a diseased fetlock joint, and that it was only able to use three legs. It was trembling from pain, and the sweat was dropping off it. On asking the defendant why he worked the horse, he said, Oh, he can do it. It won't hurt him. He's been lame some time, but it's a case of necessity, and I was obliged to bring him out." The horse was totally unfit for work. The defendant said he worked for a laundress, and the linen had to go home. The magistrate said the horse was not to be ill-treated because persons wanted their linen. The defendant was fined Ios., or seven days. WESTMINSTER. James Wren, Maurice Hannifant, and John Donovan, all well known to the police, were charged with stealing a large quantity of lead from a house in Peter-street, West minster. The case is one involving considerable difficulty with regard to the finding the rightful owner of some property in Peter-street, Westminster, and the various parties who have laid claim to the possession —Irish factions—have for some time past kept the neighbourhood in a state of great turmoil aid excitement. One Moody has held possession of the house No. 4, Peter-street, for the last eight years without paying rent, but has lately been ejected by county court process. Taking forcible possession again, however, with a great body of men, Moody again reinstated himself, and then one James Childs, a broker, of 5, Robert's-buildings, Ebury-square, Pimlico, appears on the scene, with a document drawn up by himself, and addressed by him to himself, purporting to be signed by three parties who laid claim to the house. With this not-to-be-called legal document, authorising him to recover possession, Childs, with a body of 17 men (two police constables looking on witnessing the assault), attacked the house, containing 40 of Moody's faction, and, after a desperate fight, in which many heads were broken, the broker's party forced their way in, and forced out the defenders. They built up a wall to keep out Moody and his faction, which was broken down as soon as built up, and Moody's party again obtained possession, being in their turn ejected. Yesterday evening Police -constable Lewis, 69 B, and Bloomfield, 248 A, went into the house and up stairs, where two of the prisoners and another were found, and a quantity of lead stripped from the roof. The constables endeavoured to secure them, but they escaped, and Bloomfield had his head cut open. A couple of hours after two of the prisoners were stopped in Tothill street by Regan, 361 B, who took them into custody for having part of the lead concealed on their person. The prisoners said they took the load to get some money for a candle. They were part of the broker's faction, and he employed them. They were remanded till Friday week. THAMES. WOUNDING.—Mary Buckley, a middle-aged and dissi pated woman, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with assaulting a young man named Wm. Ilea. ____ _ The complainant's head was enveloped in surgical bandages, with the words "London Hospital," in large capitals, thereon. He was very weak from loss of blood, and pale as a spectre. He said he was at the corner of White Horse-court, Whitechapel, last night, and while in conversation with a young woman he kept company with, the prisoner, her husband, and others passed and insulted them. The prisoner made a vulgar noise with her mouth, and applied offensive epithets to him. He pushed her down, and she got up and seized a brick, with which she struck him a violent blow on the head, inflicting a large wound, which bled copiously. He was carried to the London Hospital, and his wound was dressed. Mr. Partridge—Were you sober ? Witness—Yes, sir; I am a teetotaller. Martha Healey, a young woman, was called to confirm the statement of her sweetheart, which she did, and *as asked by the magistrate if the complainant cud not push the woman down. Witness—l did not see that. Mr. Partridge—The young man said he did push her down. The Prisoner—He knocked me down, and I have wit flosses to prove it. Mr. Partridge—You will enter into your own recognifi ances to keep the peace. _ _ Mr. Pyer, the chief clerk—You hereby acknowlatige yourself indebted to our Sovereign Lady the Queen in the sum of £2O, condition that you keep tho peaco and be of good behaviour to all her Majesty's subjects, and espe cially to William Hea, for the next six months. Are you content ? The Prisoner—Quite content, your klonour. God bless the Queen. I'll owe her £2O as long as I live. AN IMPROPER CHARGE.—John Sheridan, a respectable looking man, was charged with being in an enclosed yard for the purpose of committing a felony. Mackay, police-constable No. 414 K, said he found the prisoner fast asleep under a piece of timber in a cow yard last night. Mr. Partridge—You charge him with being there, sup posed with intent to commit a felony. Mackay—Many robberies have been committed near there. Mr. Partridge—Nonsense. You had no business to charge him on the police sheet as you have clone. Roche; the gaoler of the court—The prisoner appears to have just recovered from a fit of drunkenness. Mr. Partridge—l shall mark the police-sheet with my opinion as to the impropriety of making such a charge against an innocent man. He went there to sleep, he was asleep, and did not go there to commit a felony. Common sense ought to have told you that. The prisoner is dis charged. SHIPWRECK 9N THE IRISH COAST.----WEXFORD, IRELAND, Nov. 7.—A large iron ship, the Savoir Faire, from Liverpool to Calcutta, with salt, wet ashore this morning, on the Blackwater Bank, during la north-easterly wind. The Wexford and Cahoro lifeboats. cif the National Lifeboat Institution put off, and fortunately- succeeded in rescuing the crew of 22 men. No doubt the ship will become a total wreck. Two tugs had bean telegraphed for, for the purpose of saving that porti on of the cargo which was on the upper deck, as the lower lipid was full of water when she went ashore. 118.1 i 621 i ; 122 I 124} f f 9if } 7 556.. 138 7 125 k 5 1 51 611 11f1 1034 79 2 .ITINS. 821 2 3 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF EXCHEQUER :Sittings in Belmo, before the Lord Chief Baron, and Barons Bramwell, Channel], and Pigot. BOUILLON V. VALENTIN. This was a motion to make a rule nisi in this case for a new trial absolute, and came before the Court on Tuesday last Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. Sergeant Simon were heard this morning against the rule being made absolute, but the arguments were not concluded at the rising of the Court, and will be resumed to-morrow. MARKETS—This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was moderate, but chiefly in middling condition. All breeds were in fair request at Monday's currency. The best Scots and crosses realised ss. 4d. per 81bs. With sheep we were fairly sup plied. The sale for them was by no means active ; never theless, the quotations were well supported. The best Downs sold at 6s. Bd. per 81bs. Calves, the show of which was rather limited, were unaltered in value. The cur rencies for veal ranged from 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per 81bs. The sale for pigs was heavy, at about stationary prices —viz., from 4s. to 58. Bd. per 81bs. Milch cows were very dull. Per 81b to sink the offal. a da d a d d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 8 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 0 Second quality do ..3 10 4 6 Prime b'thdown d 0.6 4 6 8 Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 0 Large coarse calves. 4 6 5 2 Prime Scots, ADc....5 2 5 4 Prime small d0......5 4 5 6 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 2 4 8 Large hogs .4 0 5 Second quality do ..4 10 5 6 Small porkers ..5 45 8 Lambs....os Od to 0 i Od. Suckling calves, 20s to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 301 o 35s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts ION Beasts... Cows. ]S + Cows. Sheep and lambs 6,380 Sheep and lambs Calves 3lO Caves 270 Pigs 3O) Plgs - - - - 850 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LIVERPOOL RACES—Tuts DAY. Alphus Venturesome Kenilworth . BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NURSERY Nine ran. STAND PLATE. Prof. Anderson 1 Beg= Wentworth 3 Nine ran. -WESTMORELAND. 1 Holstein Wild Poppy Five ran. HANDICAP. Lion 1 Thalassius Skylark Fourteen ran. SELLING STAKES. Wentworth Gambler Three ran. STEEPLECHASE. Garus 1 Pigeon 2 L.S.D Nine ran. HANDICAP HURDLE PLATE. Cutler 1 No Chance 2 Ace of Hearts 3 Six ran. • MEAT MARKETS. NEWGITE AND LEADENHALL.—Thase markets are fairly supplied with meat, and the trade is steady, as follows : —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 6d ; real, 4s Od to 4s 10d; and pork, 4s 2d to 6s Od per 81b by the carcase. SouTHALL, NOP. B.—There was a moderate demand for stock to-day, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4s 6d to 6s 6d; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; and pork, 4s 4d to 5s Gd per 81bs. to sink the offal. Rona ORD, Nov. B.—Prime beasts and sheep changed hands steadily at full quotations ; otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 4d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s 6d; veal, 4s 6d to 5s Od; pork, 4s 2d to 5s 641 per 81bs. Suckling calves, 18s to 205 ; quarter-old store pigs, 26s to 30s; and milch cows, £l7 to £2O each. HAY. Smrrimm.D.—Meadow hay, £4 Oe to £5 10s; clover, £4los to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 18s per load. A slow demand. OUMBERLAND.—MeadOw hay, £4los to £slos; clover, £5 Os to £6 lbs Od ; and straw, £llos to £1 18s per load. Trade inactive. WHITECRAPEL.—Iieadow hay £4 Os to £slos; clover £4 12s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 83 to £1 16s per load A moderate supply. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. 1. d. Holywell Main l9 0 East Hartlepool Walls End Haswell._ 22 0 Kepier Grange 2O 9 Hetton 22 0 Keno() Tunstall Hartlepool Acorn Close 2l 6 Malting 24 0 Eden Main Walls End Byron ... 21 0 South Hetton Tees Ships at market, 85 ; sold, 45. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : Great Western ... ... North Western ... ... South Western ... ... Brighton. ... ... ... Midland ... ... .. South Eastern ... ... Great Northern ... ... Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter ... 1865. 1864. • £68,701 £68,566 ... 111,291 105,762 ... 23,358 22,134 21,305 19,732 ... 48,609 47,832 ~. 23,275 22,650 • 89,990 36,658 .„ 38,958 34,308 6,434 6,276 North Eastern 69,060 63,656 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 20,699 18,197 Great Eastern 33,370 32,343 London, Chatham, and Dover ... 8,788 7,517 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are generally of a very satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £135, on the North-Western of £5,529, on the South-Western of £1,224, on the Brighton of £1,573, on the Midland of £777, on the South Eastern of £625, on the Great Northern of £3,332, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,650, on the Bristol and Exeter of £l5B, on the North- Eastern of £5,404, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £2,502 ; on the Great Eastern of £1,027, and on the London, Chatham, and Dover of £271. The Germanic Diet• FRANKFORT, Nov. 5. At the sitting of the Diet yesterday, the Govern ment of Bavaria, Saxony, and Hesse brought in the motion for the solution of the Duchies ques tion so long discussed by the German press. After recapitulating the various proceedings of the great Powers at the Diet since the middle of the year, with reference to Schleswig-Holstein, the motion proceeds : " After mature deliberation the movers entertain the conviction that the motion of the 27th July (for establishment of a generally recognised legal situa tion in the Duchies) is in no way settled by the com munication of the great Powers on Aug. 24 (notify ing the Gastein Convention), and that it is of equal importance to the rights and interests of the Diet as to the Duchies and their hereditary prince that a resolution should be come to upon that motion as early as possible. Irrespective of the fact that no period has been appointed for the further communi cations promised by Austria and Prussia, the entire object of the motion would be frustrated by delay, and the Diet would have to renounce all co-opera tion in the definitive settlement of the Duchies question, for which, at least, the agreement of Aug. 20 in no way offers cause. The movers do not at present consider it fitting to enter into any explana tions upon this convention, not wishing to anticipate the deliberations and report of the committee. They content themselves rather with pointing out that, with regard to the definitive transfer of the Duchy of Lauenburg to the King of Prussia, preceded and followed by the free assent of the population and its representatives, the question of the applicability of the Federal Austragal tribunal to the hereditary claims set up by several members of the Diet re mains open, and that the terms of the provisional arrangement respecting Schleswig and Holstein, far removed from rendering the motion of the 27th July superfluous, on the contrary present the most urgent cause for accepting the spirit of that motion. To say nothing upon other points, it suffices to keep in view that the so-called provisorium departs just from the main point which has hitherto been upheld, as well by the Duchies themselves as by the Federal Diet, for the defence and maintenance of its rights, viz.—from the principle of the indivisible union of both countries. It must also be remarked that not the slightest hint of any participation of the population and their representatives in the ultimate settlement is contained either in the Convention of the 20th August, or in the declaration of the 24th. The movers therefore consider the Diet as equally justified and in duty bound, now, while the negotiations as to the ultimate settlement are still pending, to express its opinion and use its influence that the result of these negotiations shall correspond to the general right. As, however, there are no means at command to induce the majority of the committee to deliver its report, the above-named Governments apply directly to the Diet, repeating their motion of the 27th July, with the modifica tions rendered necessary by circumstances, and re questing that a vote may be taken upon the same without reference to the committee. For these reasons the above-named Governments move that the Diet be pleased to resolve upon requesting the Governments of Austria and P russi a-1• To con voke at an early date a general representat ion of the Duchy of Holstein, based upon free election, to co operate in the definitive solution of the questions still pending with respect to the Elbe Duchies ; and, 2. That they will use their influence to obtain the entrance of the Duchy of Schleswig into the Ger manic Confederation. The above-named Govern ments at the same time request that voting may take place upon this motion at one of the earliest sittings of the Diet." In accordance with an amendment brought in by Austria and Prussia, the Diet resolved that it would vote in a fortnight whether the motion should be referred to a committee, or whether, as the movers request, it should be taken into consideration at an early sitting without previous reference. CROXTETH HITNT. Commodore Two ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. sto 1 agst Bendigo 7to 1 agst Nn 9to 1 agst Moldavia 10 to 1 agst Dalby 12 to 1 agst Buckfoot 100 to 7 agst Sidewind 100 to 7 agst Accident 100 to 7 agst Farce 16 to 1 agst Elland 16 to 1 agst Windham 20 to 1 agst Holstein All taken. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. LIVERPOOL CUP. 9to 2 agst Bendigo (taken and offored) 6to 1 agst Nu (taken) Bto 1 agst Moldavia (taken) 10 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 12 to 1 agst Buckfoot (taken) 12 to 1 agst Accident (taken) 15 to 1 agst Windham (taken) 100 to 6 agst Elland (taken) 20 to 1 agst Farce (taken) 20 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sidewind (taken) 25 to 1 agst Joco (taken) 50 to 1 agst Valiant (taken) Bank of England Return.•—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to ti cap. 32, for the week ending he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 1865. ISSUE DEP Notes issued .........X27,219,380, A.RTMENT. Government Debt Z 11,015,160 Other Securities .. 3.634,90 Gold Coin SE Bullion 12,569,380 Silver Bullion .... £27 219,3E0 £27.2 9,380 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- , ;PARTMENT. Government Seca- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver 736,807 Coin counts) 4,8'16,861 Other Deposits 13,143,780 Seven Day and other Bills 522,221 43 V 99,505 V 136,299,5(5 MILLER, Chief Cashier. Nov. 9, 1865. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Nov. 9.—Wind this day at noon—North. Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Mary Ann, from Riga ; Pruala, from Cun britsham ; George Edward and Caroline, from Dantzic ; J ohana Tinder, Sundswall ; Fortuna, from Landscrona ; Victoria, from Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Nov. B.—Screw steamer Achilles, from London, for Barbadoes. DESTRUCTION OF A PRINTING-OFFICE BY FIRE. — At an early hour this (Thursday) morning, as Police-constable No. 94, of the M division, was passing the Victoria-terrace, Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey, he noticed smoke issuing from the premises belonging to Mr. Bayfield, situate at No. 15 in that thoroughfare. The officer at once sounded the usual alarm, and after great difficulty he succeeded in making the residents sensible of their impending danger, and they fortunately managed to reach the street in safety. Conductor J. Boston promptly at tended 'with the Royal Society's escape from the Old Kent-road, followed by numerous engines of the London Brigade, the Princess of Wales land steamer, and two others by Shand, Mason, and Co. By the time this force arrived the building was on fire from the bottom to the top, and strong fears were entertained lest the destructive ele ment should reach the adjoining houses. Plenty of the Southwark Company's water having been procured from the mains running through the district the engines were worked with full vigour, and with the additional services tendered by Beak and Co.'s hydrants, the fire was extin guished in less than two hours, but unfortunately the pre mises of Mr. Bayfield were ,burned down. The origin of this fire, like many others, is enveloped in obscurity. The sufferer, it is understood, was insured, but not to the ex tent of his loss. ALLEGED MURDER BY P OI SONING. —At the quiet little village of Honiton Clyst, situated about six miles from Exeter, William Ashford, a sober, industrious man, about 60 years of age, a master boot and shoe maker, died on Saturday evening, under circumstances which afford grave suspicions that he has been poisoned by his wife. For some time past the deceased had lived unhappily with his wife, owing to jealousy. A man named Pratt, who had worked for him as a journeyman for many years, was the cause of the unfortunate strife. Pratt about two years since left the deceased and went to reside at Dawlish, but after wards returned through the influence of Mrs. Ashford, and from that time to the present was believed to be en far too intimate terms with his mistress. They had been fre quently seen together, and this so excited the deceased that a quarrel took place. The deceased was up to the last fortnight in the enjoyment of good health, but was taken ill on the 29th ult., after having partaken of tea at a friend's house in the village, where ho repeatedly expressed his dis gust at the conduct of his wife. From the evidence of Mrs. Butt, the wife of a police-constable stationed in the village, and residing two doors from the deceased, the case appeared to bear very strongly against Mrs. Ashford, and I on Saturday Police-constable Butt considered, from the knowledge he possessed of the case, he was justified in apprehending her. Shortly after the deceased died on Saturday night ho took the wife into custody. While being searched she took from her pocket a packet, which she threw into the fire, and it was destroyed before it could be rescued. Peculiarities were observed in its igni tion, and it is supposed to have contained chemicals. An inquest was opened on Monday before Mr. Deputy-Coroner Brent, Mr. Friend, of Exeter, appearing for the prisoner, and Mr; Deputy-Superintendent Maxell for the police. The only evidence was that of Mrs. Butt, who said that on the 3d inst. she was in the bed-room of the deceased at about 5 o'clock when deceased asked for a cup of tea. Mr. Chown was in the room at the time Mrs. Ashford brought up to the room the teapot, and put water into it from the kettle which was in the bed-room. She then went down and brought up a cup with a little milk at the bottom, not a tablespoonful. There was a knock at the street door and she went to opon it. Witness gave about a tablespoon ful of the tea to the deceased, which was all he would take, the rest she threw into the chamber utensil. Witness sub sequently found a cup on the dressing-table, which con tained seine wetted powder, which smelt and looked like some medicine which the deceased had taken. Part of this powder witness preserved. On a second visit to the house witness found another settlement of powder in a wino glass, and that also she preserved. There was no settlement in the bottle of medicine which came from the doctor. De ceased had several fits before death. 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