The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-18 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE, Dec. 18. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] THE MURDERER SOUTHEY. The Judge this morning merely alluded to Southey. No true bill yet. Inspector Tanner has arrived. I(ONEY MARKET lib AND COIII.IIERCIAL 314TELLIGENcE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is little demand for discount accommoda tion to-day, and although the capital on offer shows a slight increase, bankers and brokers are still re luctant to negotiate even first-class bills under 6 Per cent. An amount of gold representing £36,000 was taken from the Bank on Saturday. Atlantic and Great Western Railway, New York Division, First Mortgage Bonds ; Pennsylvania Division, Ohio Division, Second Mortgage Bonds. The coupons from these bonds will be paid on lionday, Ist January, at the rate of 4s. to the dollar, at the Consolidated Bank. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for t he past week have continued satisfactory. The Woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield 48 shown more animation consequent upon a good demand for spring goods. Business in both cloths a nd yarns at Manchester has been seasonably active at slightly enhanced rates. At Leicester and Not tingham the hosiery and lace trades , have been steady, while increased activity has prevailed in most departments of business at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 57c. Firm. The English Stock Market, after exhibiting I buoyancy at the commencement of busings, has Since shown a slight relapse. Consols are again 87 1 1 for money, and 871 a for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 861 87 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 6 3 dis. ; ditto, £lOO and £2OO 2 dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1031. Foreign Stocks show no material change in prices. Turkish Consolides are 471 ; Mexican, ex all, 24 1 1; ditto New, 221 ; Greek, 141 15 ; Spanish Passive, 271 28 ; Certificates, 151 ; Confederate Loan, 7 8 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 1} 4 prem. American Securities are firm. United States Go vernment 5-20 Bonds are 651 661; Erie Shares, 58f ; and Illinois, 811 821. Business in the Railway Share Market has been dull, and prices generally exhibit less firmness. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares also are very dull, and barely maintain former rates. British Convention Bonds of Mexico are quoted 6 5 70 ; Colonial Company, 11 2 prem. ; Commer cial Company of Africa, 111 prem. ; CreditFoncier and Mobilier of England (old) shares, 38 41 prem. ex all ; and the new issue, 3E31 prem. ; the London Steam Towing Company, 18 2 prem. ; Charles Lafatte and Co., 2 21 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Jan. 9 B Per Cent. Reduced B 6l 7k New 3 per Cent B6l 7* 61 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 6 3 dis Do. £5OO Do £lOO and £200 intik of England Stock, 5 per Cent — Do Account , INDIAN GOVERNMENT S ECURITIES. gulian Stack, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE 0 CLOCK.. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do. Scrip, £25 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) o Bilian 41 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — is Dan Cuba., h 6 per Cent. 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent, 1863 per Cent., 1773-77; £25 paid — uanubian Principalities Do Account ~ ' 4 lnador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — _ ___ Do., Provisional Land Warrant 4 gyptian 7 per Cent 921 Do. ' Second Issue 93 Do £lOO Bonds 93 Do. 1864 9lf 2 Do £lOO Bonds (ireek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account t/tiatemala 5 per Cent. — Do .£B6 paid — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Do Scrip, .£67* paid - „Do 5 per Cent., 1864 4 texican 3 per Cent De. Account Do 24i 1864 - uo 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — lontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid 4 00rish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred , Do Land Warrants (Hectares) '" 0 . 6 per Cent, 1864 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent ' eruvian 41 per Cent Do. Account Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account — 'yortnguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4/ per Cent. 1850 12 / 3 41 per Cent, 1860 D o 3 pei Cent. 1859 D 0 5 per Cent. 1862 B B4 I Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — % ardinian 5 per Cent — Do Account siloanish 3 per Cent Ditto account Do New Deferred — Do Account . Do Passive — 0 DO Account "l'anish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account — 'Wedish 4 per Cent. — .T, Do. er Cent. 1864 (orkis4l h 6 p per Cent. 1851 Do Account ..... 1 ?o 6 per Cent. 1858 I- 1 ,0 Account ' s () £lOO Bonds 1 „ ; 1 0. 11 per Cent — . 0 ,0 6 per Cent. 1862 .„ . '-' 0 Account.. 72 2 Do £lOO Bonds— Do 6 per Cent.,1863 — Do 5 per Cent. 1865 1) , 0 Scrip, £ 35 paid ~„-uo Account 0 £ICO Bands V ''-' ~,'' 0. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — enezuela 3 per Cent. — D 0 Account Cent, 1862 " 0 . Account A n Dividends on the above payable in London. r i "an, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins m D u c ‘giaa, , 4-1 per cent., tc h 2 t per CAnt., Ex. 12 Guil 621 0 . 4 per Cent. Certificams TWO O'CLOCK C onsols for money D O . Account, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. V ICTO'RT - -.A. CLUB BETTING-SATURDAY, DERBY. 7to 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Rustic (taken) Bt o 1 agst Student (take 9) 25 to 1 agst Janitor (offered) 30 to 1 agst Blue Riban.d (taken) 3 3 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken) 4 0 to 1 agst Midsummer colt (offered—take 50; Very little dying. Liverpool Cotton Market rhis Fay. b:arket rather steady. Sales probably 10,000 es. party a the Lon from ent at Miss Peers rlton tudley ;count been leer 3 aotel, YBUR" r ordon liallY -6 newly seat of xriage' Durton, u nster, colonel 1d John u nster, I lady), a large to the staining stock- will suc- Ports I daY• L—North , with a Londes [orning• le Jacket; ess Royal, 1 from 11a, Dunkirk urg; Nor- Liner, from Whisper, Zorning• Wopoito ; for Mar- Trinidad, 1 , suffers yes, which magazi ne u pwards c'', BRITIS H LB was , e A nade :olonelcy Lamed, a fter ales'a;" a dvantag es Lath will of ervice• he I Blaken e i' i g hness ;hale a he STATES.'' t her werl4" worksheet; her furnacea The railr ee r ;hionable fe have to lal v i o se who bs iff vents a ta r es ot h e r sell d, be elliel e t Leidence th6r s a IoW f spoonisnoest lo not inT oto m provero ey th know lf ' l3° only h a lf es, ilway sh 3 eh A debt w 105... If w hich e i u . , 6 profits th', P {ea the oto r tho eted " v l 113°11 all r ,f co 105(1 larg o le, a. i t ir• tar iffs in on adjuste d ett ee w the re ' r • 0 a .enut,, wh ,restera on. " 0 0° f the : use the . 19- e ff vitr 01/ ith A vest Ef for the 4 ,0 ;ghanies• ise poss l f d mere ° , o te nr oi , reri u rer 11315 ht fact co o v prodn erefo re n or 0 cone ll° Do t t°5 41 0 r a onEra ers _ n ioy nor _° 3P fro The t P °ag r 0 also 1 ,1 0 ,0 ted spe c Jot 0. it °wII •_ .00 th ,c 1 _ 3011t1:4 ill detaliftt ss vtoorato 1 ° P ell ha ° ° :4 cted" " mt s o 3 to Parc..., of that oP e- e ar P reen t i ibs t ta tang , 40 fro 4 , sePa rau a eot l/ d on t e m co urt t' o , all its 3d 1 . 11 , 1 disal i P e ota wiL uor it gol den 1,110 t il° , L ! p w r o - tect eci ti ;ofl; ) rer• a e rst ° ioisa In dos ti f aa ill se their ill use. -1 1 1)1 0 a 5 0 g to tbe ve p reP o to xribt"' f asiA. a do ever be ...0 0, 1 c °•ge` SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Sh a re Railways. Paid.! Closing Business Price. done. Br,stol and Exeter ,t Caledonian in Cambrian ••••• Cork and 8and0n...... 3t Cornwall. st Dublin & Belfast June. o Dun„Perth,& A b.Junc. E.London, tcrip Certi. 93 95 24 25 94 96 13 15 4i 5i 68 72 71 73 24 3j Do. t Glasgow &S. Western t Great Eastern, Ord. stk. t Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 t Great North of Scotland it Great Northern t DJ. A stock it Do. B stock at Do. ew, is. at 25 pry st GtS, and W. of Ireland at Gt. Western Original et D . 5. Val. Rail gua. at Do. South Wales ... at Do. W Mid. Oxtord at Do. Newpo. t at Do. Hey eford st Lanc4shire & Yorkshire at LJndon and Blackwall at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover at Do. Metrop. Kx. A st Lon. & North Western at Lon. & South Western at Man., Shet., & Lincoln st Metropolitan 10 Do. New - -d, 113 115 42 13 7 1 27 128 147 i4B 92 94 61 616 60i 61 4t 43 15 40 04 'O5 122 :224 88 90 103 101 36 38 50 )2 1251 !26 96 97 61 , 63 136 137 3 lip 1 1 1 11. 1035 104 10 Do Extension 00 ( Metropolitan District. Do do. do 10 Do. and :A. John sW' d st Mid and 9 Do. £9 Share st Do, Hirmin & Derby 25 an 123; la II 1 93 95 11 id Kent .. it North British it Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun it Nth. Eastern—Berwics '6 Do. G.N •E purchase it Do. Leeds It Do. York ;t Do. Carlisle is Po. tock. & Darling. t 5 Do. do. ►B6O-61 !t North London i 0 Do. do. 1864 10 Do. to. 1865 st North Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W. Junction et Scottish Central et Scot. N. E Aber. stock st o. Scot, Mid. stick et Shropshire Union st South Devon st -outh E stern 20 4taines, Wok., & Wok st raff Vale t 8 59 7 29 110 111 ;0s 71, 103 104 36 57 10 I 1 p 126 128 '2 2 p 2 28p 73& 741 11 12 148 15 66 68 112 114 55 67 76y 76! Do. C it Vale 0 , Meath it Waterford & Kilkenny .0 Waterloo & Whiteha it West Cornwall BRITISH POSSE Kl Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. t go. 5 per cent.. :0 Do. le shares :0 Buffalo & Lake Huron 10 Do Preference IBuff.,Brant, da Goderich 6 p.c. 87 . 2-3-... it Calcutta 2t B. E., lim at ape Town St Dock, gu DO Demerara. 7 p.c. per. pi at East. Ben al, gu., sdo 3t East L,dian, gu. 5 p.c. 20 Do .1 Extension st grand Trunk ot Canad 9. 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c 00 Do. Ist , ref. Bonds 00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 2d PrLt. Bonds 00 Do. do. deterred 00 Do. 'd Pref. stock 00 Do. do. deferred CO Do. 4th Pref. stock 00 Do. do. deterred st Gt. India Pen. gua. 5 p.c. 20 o. Gua. 5 per cent 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. c st Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent it D . 41 per cent Do (reat W , a. of Canada. Do. New ._. 00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 01 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. 10 Indian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.o st Do. 44 do st Do. 43 do 20 Do. Filth Exteusiot. it Melb. Cor. 6p. o. Buda. 10 Mel. Hudson's tray.. It N. kil.C'da,6pc Ist pf.bs. It Scinde it Do. Delhi . :0 Do. do n. it Do. Punfaub.... tt Do.lndus St. Flo 423 1461 51 i I SI 981 31} 122 1251 5 II 96 137 61 71 122} 4 1101 11 72 )1 8 . 9 148 150 3 i p 101 104 - - 49 51 ISIONG. N 61 102 103 id 6kp 6 10 11 75 80 99 101 65 70 101 103 102 103 103 104 tp 30 31 88 90 68 63 55 60 56 58 50 55 45 48 90 44 32 31 31 33 103 1(4 P 1016 1021 16i )7 4 3idl i 3 t 5 8i e 7 1 4d 101 3 / 4 102 3 / 4 04 99 89 91 64 66 82 84 1 .1i 102. 1014 1021 'Ot t 10 2 100 ElOt , 2 100 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-s4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 1)0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 1 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do llauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 n 0• i 882, May t 5, Nov. ` Do. 1895, Feb. & ,\atal ',cm. o per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.lul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186t Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 187. Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189. , New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Sc .tia Gov. 6 p. 0. sterling, 1875..... ,.. Queensland Gov. 6 p. c. a. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 Do. 1878 & upwards.. Vic,tirov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, a pril & Oct.. 10. 100 lto 100 100 100 190 100 100 1‘ 0 100 100 96 98 94 96 94 96 82 81 81 S 3 104 106 104 106 104 106 105 107 90 92 10 1(2 1(6 108 103 105 100 108 104 106 1 6 lOS 96 99 98 18 1 0 1(2 93 95 8) 91 103 105 84 85 10 1 102 103 104 108 108 105 106 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Li old, lim. 1 - Chiverton Clifford malgamated 3O 2t 223 - Devon G. Cons. (Tav,st 1 575 695 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 I .4 - East Bassett (Illogan) 294 18 2 - East Caradon 2.14.e 84 9, - East Carn Brea 3l a 54 - East Grenville 2 . ,4.0 3 34 - East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 4 1 - East Love.l 3.9.0 13 15 - E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 10.8. 3 #. - Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 68 5 7 4 Great L .xey, limited all 21 22 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 14 2 - Great Wheal busy 14.9.6 3) 4 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist . t , 40 34 35 - Grenvilie - Herod's Foot .... 8.10.0 30 38 - Hingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 54 5f - Margaret Uny Lelant 13.17.6 5 7 - Marke Valley 4.10.6 31 41 4 viwyndy Iron Ore, lin, 21 2, I,d - New Sewn 434 40 50 - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 4.4.0 4 14 North Wheal Crotty -- Prosper lJnited 7.1.6 - - Pr vidence Uny Ltlant 10.6.7 38 40 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 420 440 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 ;/ (4 S.Wheal Fran. k Mogan 18.18.9 20 25 - Stray Park 35.15.6 1 ,, it - Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and Cl: gan, Um.. all 5 7 - West hassett (Mogan .. 14 3 4 - W. Caradun (L skeard 9 9 11 - West Chi verton ll 774 824 - West Seton 474 190 200 - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 54 95 1 0 - Wheal Butler (Redruth 16 25 27 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 4 6 - Wheal Setou -- 'Wheal T, elawney (Lis 7 184 194 ettN;FNILENCh. otiAlibo Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, Ditto, 6 pur cent pf., 119 Great hastetn, E. C., Norfolk 5 percent. Ext., '46, 107; North hastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 81f South Eastern (geading Anne., £1.9,6), Ditto, 4i.ptr cent., 891 Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent., 5011 eItEFEMENCE SaAKES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4} per cent. pr., 86 - - LINTS LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS Buckinghamshire, 90 Manchester. Buxton. and...Matlock, 4i Preston and Wyre, 43, FOREIGN RAIL WAYBA f , ahla and San Francisco kli.n.) pm. 7 per cent., 14J Dutch Rhenish, 23i iireat Luxembourg, 15i Sambre and Meuse, San Paulo, Rm., ua. 6 per cent., 17 West Flanders, 7/ FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, lim.. 13 Frontino and tsolivia cold, lira., 21 Panulcillo Copper. Um., 4 1 1 Waahoe Gold, lim., DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 8) BANlib. Affiance, Urn.. 28} 9 Anglo Austrian, 68 Australasia, 70i Bank of Egypt, 30 City,:llo9 Chartered flier. of India, London, and China, 47 East London. lint.. 4} Engdah Joint Stock, lirn., 108 English, Scotch. and Australian Chartered, 21 kuropean Bank, lint., 128 Hindustan, China, and Japan. am., , Ditto, issued at 2 pm., 17} Ditto. new, 17 Imperial Ottoman, 148 Lard'Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, Um., 14i London and Brazilian dim.), 49 London and County, 798 London Joint Stock, 508 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23} London and South African, 17 London and South-Western, Um., 191 Ditto, new, 20 London and estminster, 97 triental Bank Corporation. 518 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., 7 j Scinde, I'unjaub. and Delhi. lint., 51 Standard of British South Africa, Ditto, issued at 6 pm., 5 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 / Berlin Water Works, Um.. 1 0 1 Bo bay Gas, Um., 51 Ceylon Company, 10t Company of African Merchants, Urn., 31 Credit Foncier and Mobiiier of 14:nglano, 84 9 Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 31 Crystatealace, ?51 Egyptian Com and Trading, lira., 21 English and Scottish Marine, lim., 4 Fore-strc et Warehouse, lim.. 111 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. Um.. 6 1 Hudson's Bay, 1E 7 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 71 Indian Carrying, 1im. , 1 Joint Stock Discount. Urn., 9 1 London Financial Association, lim., 201 Nag9ll4l DlB99Ullt cOmpanY, 171 100 3i 100 all 100 100 100 16.1&4 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 lto all 100 3 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 SIJN; LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, lEE&. MARKETS—This Day MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday ruled quiet. Good and fine samples were firm in price, whilst inferior produce sold at late rates. The demand for spring corn ruled somewhat inactive, but with out leading to any quotable change in prices from the pre- . vious week. The flour trade was steady on former terms. On the Continent the corn trade generally is quiet, at about stationary prices. At New York the trade for wheat, flour, and maize has ruled heavy on rather easier terms. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 39s to 46s Do., old 46s 51s Do., white, old ~. 54s 59s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Do., new Talavera, new s2s 60s Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 33s 40s Malt--Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 20s 24s 25s 29s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l9a 25s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2os 24s Beans—Tick Pigeons "'43s 48s Peas—Grey, new Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b 438 45s Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 26s 31s ADJOURNED INQUEST. The inquiry was resumed at Dover on Saturday last, before the borough coroner, on the bodies of Miss !Meta Baines, Mdlle. Koenig, and M. Frede rique M. Derrocq, three of the unfortunate five who were drowned through the collision between the mail packet Samphire and the American barque Fanny Buck, off Dover, on Wednesday night. Thomas John Northover deposed,--I am an ordi nary seaman of the Samphire. On Wednesday night, when she left Dover for Calais, I was sta tioned on the forecastle to look out for any sails or lights near the ship's course. The captain told me to keep a good look out, and the mate did likewise. About 20 minutes after leaving the pier I sighted a sail 40 yards off, bearing on to the Samphire's portbow, and I reported it. The, captain answered, and called out, " Hard-a-port." Seeing the vessel close en us, I jumped down from the forecastle to save my life, and the barque directly struck us, and I was knocked down. I assisted in lowering the boats, one of which upset from the passengers crowd ing in. We picked up all the passengers except one; he was a very heavy man, and wore a thick cloak. We threw a line to him several times, and he grasped it, but as we were hauling him in he let go and fell into the water. Capt. Bennett jumped overboard and tied a line round his waist, but that gave way and the man was drowned. I heard no 'voices on board the barque, and saw no one. The barque had a very dim, small, green light, but our lights were burning brightly, and might have been seen ten miles off. Robert Malpas deposed,-1 am an able seaman on board the Samphire. On Wednesday night I was placed on the bridge to look out. The weather was dark and misty. I kept a good look out. I saw a dim light off our portbow, and before I had time to cross the bridge to report it to the captain the vessel struck us. The sail was at the same moment reported by the forward watch. By the captain's order the steamer was stopped. I then went aft to help to lower the boats. Several passengers crowded in as we lowered it; but the foremast runner hung up, the boat half filled with water. I rowed after the bark to come back immediately, but found it had gone on without stopping to save our lives. We then took our passengers to the shore. I have been in the service six months. Previous to that I was in the Royal Navy, and was on board the Bombay when she caught fire and was destroyed by the an niversary of this very day. I heard no one hail from the bark. The bark's light was very small. Henry George Boyce —I am an able seaman of the Samphire, and was at the helm on the night in question after the steamer had cleared the pier. In about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour the cap tain called out " Hard-a-port, hard-a-port," and I put the helm hard-a-port. In a minute or so the bark struck us, the collision knocking me and the second mate over the wheel. I helped to lower the " dingy," but it was upset by the passengers crowding into it. I and others were sent under water. The ." dingy" was lost, and on getting on board again I lowered the second " dingy." The passengers crowded into it and several fell over board. Captain Bennett ordered me to come with the boat and pick up the passengers in the water ; but those in the boat prevented me, fearing they would capsize the boat. We then rowed for the shore, having just thrown a lifebuoy to one man in the water. Captain Bennett gave orders for one boat to be reserved for the ladies; but the gentle men crowdedin and prevented their doing so. John D. Lordlohle, a Belgian, sworn, deposed— lam an over-sea pilot, and I shipped on board the Fanny Buck on the 10th inst., at Helvoetsluys pilot station, to pilot her from Rotterdam to Car diff. We passed down Channel on Wednesday night, at 10 o'clock, the South Foreland light. The wind was northerly, and it was middling clear. The bark had every sail set, and a green starboard light and a red light on the port. The bark had three men on the look-out in the forecastle. The watch reported a light on the starboard bow about an hour afterwards. We still kept our course, but the watch hailed the steamer. In a few minutes the steamer ran into us on our starboard bow, and the bark heeled round on the port-side. Finding that the bark was stove in close to the water's edge I steered for land. I heard screams from the steamer; but we did not heave to, as ,we feared our own ves sel was going down. By Mr. Edwards—l have been at sea 50 years. The bark's lights were not of a large size. I saw our lights up after the steamer was reported. The reason why we kept our course is that as we were on the starboard tack it was the duty of the steamer to keep clear of us. At the time of the collision there were seven men on deck. By Mr. Knocks—l am not a certificated pilot. The captain was sick, and down below ; but the mate was on deck. I could see the North and South Foreland lights, but not the Dunkirque and Calais lights. I saw the chief mate take the lights, one after the other, into the pantry and trim them. I also saw them filled with oil at sunset. We had two small boats, but did not launch them. We reserved them for ourselves in case we wanted them. Five minutes after the collision the barque had made no water, but in half an hour she had made 18 inches. She now only makes five inches an hour. By Mr. Fox—The moment before the collision I was on the poop. lam certain that lights were ex hibited outside the bark, and that the green light was not the binnacle. I did not take any precautions to avoid the collision, although I saw it was inevit able, because if I had altered my course I should have been responsible for damage done. I thought the steamer would sink, as I heard screams, and from the damage she appeared to have sustained ; but I did not heave to, nor send a boat to their help. One of the crew of the bark was tendered as a witness to corroborate the pilot's evidence, but he LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Bay COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. After Term Nisi Prius sittings at Guildhall. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) HILL V. FINNEY. This was an action of negligence against an attorney relative to an extraordinary suit in the Divorce Court. The defendant pleaded not guilty, a general denial of the circumstance, and that the plaintiff had no good answer to his wife's petition for a judicial separation. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Maule, and Dr. Tris tram were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Karslake, Q.C., and Mr. Watkin Williams were counsel for the. efendant. The case was coirmenced on Saturday, and this morning was resumed, but the evidence is totally unfit for publication. POLICE INTEL LIGEN CE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A NICE SERVANT.—Maria Elizabeth Simmonds, a young woman, was charged with robbing her em ployer. Mr. John Waters, printer, of Macclesfield-street, Soho said the prisoner had only been in his service a week, and he had ascertained that she had begun robbing him immediately on entering his service. On Saturday afternoon, in consequence of what a boy told him, he stopped the prisoner as she was coming down stairs and asked her what property of his she had about her. She denied having anything, but on his insisting upon her turning out her pockets, she produced three silk tassels, his property, and subsequently she dropped from under her dress a black velvet mantle. On being searched . after she was taken to the station two duplicates, one relating to a pair of boots and the other to a new blanket, were found upon her, and since he (Mr. Waters) had found that two drawers had been forced open and their contents abstracted. A pair of boots and a blanket were produced by an assistant to Mr. Brown, of Cranbourne-street, pawnbroker, and they were identified by the pro secutor. A boy named Love pro'red seeing the prisoner leave one of the prosecutor's rooms on Saturday afternocu, and secrete the mantles under her dress. He then gave information to the prosecutor. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner with the view of tracing the other missing property. THAMES. FATHER AND SON.—FEROCIOUS ASSAULT. — Thomas Wall, a stout powerful young man, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with seriously wounding his father, Michael Wall, an Irishman, of No. 1, Love-lane, Shadwell. The prisoner was sentenced to 14 days' imprison ment and hard labour for violently assaulting his father. He is a turbulent and desperate fellow. The old man, who was in a very weakly condition, with difficulty stated that the prisoner lived in the same house, and that he had repeatedly warned him to quit his lodgings, but he would not go. On Satur day night, soon after 12 o'cicck, he came down stairs and struck him on the head, and then went upstairs in a most unconcerned manner. His son came down stairs soon afterwards, and beat and kicked him in a savage manner. Three of his ribs were broken, and he could scarcely walk or breathe. Mr. Paget—Do you mean to say your ribs are broken ? Witness—They are, sir. Mr. Paget—Let a surgeon be sent for to give evidence of the injuries received by the prosecutor, and I will complete the case this afternoon. THE BROTHER AND SlSTER.—William Hazen, aged 23 years, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting Mary Ann Hazell, his sister. The complainant, who was sobbing and greatly agitated, said she was a beer seller and landlady of the Coopers' Arms, ale and beer house in Sidney street, Mile-end. Her brother had been in the public line, and he might do well if he attended to his business. He preferred a life of idleness and dissipation. tie had lived on her industry and earnings for a long time. He had frequently abused her and struck her. Mr. Paget—What, this fellow, 23 years of age, threaten you and beat you ? Witness—Yes, sir. Last night he was extremely violent, and abused me and threatened me. I be came frightened' of him, and he struck me in the presence of the constable. John Blanks, 72 K, was called into the Coopers' Arms last night, and saw the prisoner strike his sister and knock her down. The Prisoner—l have nothing to say. I know nothing about it. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. The American Congress on Mexico. The Hon. Mr. Colfax, in his late lecture at Philadelphia on Brigham Young and Mormon polygamy, in touching upon the approaching Congress, truly said that it will be " the most important Congress ever assembled at Wash ington." It will mark a new epoch in our national his tory—a new epoch in our domestic and foreign affairs— and we hope the results may be eminently conducive to the harmonious restoration of the South and the prosperity and stability of the republic. From the disturbed and threatening condition of things on the Rio Grande, from the strong indications that Louis Napoleon has been deluded by the past forbearance of our Government, from the well-known views of President Johnson, and from the universal public sentiment and ex pectations of the country, we look for early and decisive work from this new Congress upon the Mexican question. " One war at a time" was the inflexible and sagacious maxim of President Lincoln during those long years of our late dreadful domestic struggle, when England and France labored so zealously to entangle us in a supple mental war with themselves for the benefit of Jeff. Davis. Hence the late Administration submitted to numerous affronts both from France and England, which, under other circumstances, would not have been given, or, if given, would have been reduced to a speedy settlement. Most conspicuous among these insults stands Louis Napoleon's usurpation and attempted subjugation of the Republic of Mexico under a prince of the Imperial house of Austria. General Logan, in a recent speech, aptly de scribed this Mexican usurpation as an outgrowth and fruit of the rebellion. Therein lies the offence for which there is no atonement but the removal of Maximilian, and that atonement must be made. There is no other question upon which there is such unanimity in the public opinion of this country as upon this. There is no Anti-Monroe doctrine party in the United States, nor will there be any such party in the coining Congress. The Monroe resolu tion, which passed the last House of Bepresentatives with out a dissenting voice, but which,. for prudential reasons, was suffocated in the Senate, will, we guess, meet with different treatment in the Senate this winter. If Mr. Seward's late remarks at Auburn concerning Mexico mean anything they mean that the day of temporizing and apo logising has passed away, and that the day of settlement is at hand. Accepting this interpretation, we anticipate from the President's Message such representations and suggestions in relation to Mexico as will materially shorten the diplo matic labors of Mr. Seward in the way of protestations and explanations. Congress is the war-making power. A posi tive notice to Maximilian to quit Mexico would necessarily involve the alternative of war. This notice, therefore, has doubtless been withheld by the Executive for the conside ration of Congress. What, then, is the prospect ? Unless the Governmen shall have received assurances from Louis Napoleon of his intended relinquishment of Mexico within a short time, we expect a formal notice to this effect from Congress. It is possible that there may be a sort of understanding be tween the two Governments involving the withdrawal of Maximilian and his Imperial establishment in some way and at some reasonable time agreed upon ; but such a sup position can hardly be reconciled with Maximilian's present savage course of warfare against the Mexican Liberals. Ii he were possessed of instructions from Napoleon com prehending an early retirement he would hardly be shoot ing as outlaws the officers and soldiers of the Liberal cause as fast as they are captured. No such barbarous extremi ties of war would be deemed necessary for his temporary security. His evident purpose is to establish himself and his dynasty in Mexico permanently, and it is difficult to imagine that he is acting in these outrages without the advice of his Imperial master. In any event we look for a satisfactory presentation from the President's Message of this Mexican problem, and for a satisfactory settlement from this Congress, without involving any very tedious or protracted negotiations and without war. We expect, in a word, an early re-estab lishment of the Republic of the city of Mexico, and that the old General Santa Anna, sent away by the French, will return with Juarez, the fast and abiding friend of the United States, never to be exiled again. —New York Herald. EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE.—A locomotive ex ploded on the Blyth and Tyne Railway at Newcastle-on- Tyne on Friday forenoon, which killed two men. It was standing near to the New-bridge station when the boiler burst. The engine itself was completely turned round by the explosion, pitched upon its side, and nearly destroyed. The rails in the immediate neighbourhood were wrenched from their chairs, and a deal of mischief was done. The fireman of the engine, Robson Heppell, was thrown across the rails against some empty waggons, which were standing there. The guard, George Hudspeth, was pitched on to a manure heap, and the engine-man, James Whitehead, was badly scalded. The engine-man and fireman died during the course of Friday night, but the guard, who was not so much hurt, is recovering. A frightful attack of neuralgia in the face and mouth cured by a few doses of MORISON'S PILLS, the vege table universal medicine of the British College of Health, Euston-road, London, after other means had failed. §old by the hygeianiagento and an medicine vendors.; METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a moderate supply of foreign beasts on sale here to-day. The show of sheep was large, but the general quality of the stock was only middling. Sales progressed heavily on lower terms. Considering that the great market was held here on Monday last, the number of English beasts exhibited here to-day was large, and in prime condition. All breeds were vary dull, and 2d per 81bs. lower than last week, and at which a clearance was not effected. The top figures for Scots and crosses were 5s to 5s 2d per 81bs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire we received 2,000 shorthorns, &c. ; from Norfolk, 200 Scots, &c. ; from other parts of England, 1,200 various breeds ; from Scotland, 500 crosses ; and from Ireland, 300 oxen and heifers. There was a full average number of sheep in the pens, in, generally speaking, middling condition. Good and prime breeds moved off slowly, at 2d per 81bs less money. Inferior breeds sold at reduced but irregular quotations. We have to report a dull sale for calves—the supply of which was limited—on easier terms. The top price was 5s per 81bs. We had a full supply of pigs on offer. The demand was very inactive, on easier terms. Lord Spencer's ox, which took a prize in the Agricul tural-hall, was exhibited by Mr. Duckworth. The price demanded for it was £5O. Messrs. Lintott and Son had on sale some of the Duke of Richmond's, originally for show in the cattle yard. No market will be held here on Monday next. It will, however, be open on Tuesday. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d s dsd Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 e 6 0 Second quality do ..3 1. 4 4 Prime o'thnown ‘io 6 2 6 6 Prime large oxen —4 6 4 10 La ge coarse calves 1 0 4 0 Prime Scuts. &c.... 5 05 2 Prime small do 48 5 0 Crse. and inf. sneep.3 10 4 6 Large hogs .4 4 6 Second quality do ..4 8 5 4 small porkers 4 8 5 2 Lamb.... 08 ud to 0 , Od. Suckling salves, 19s to 218; and quarter-old store pigs, 28s to 32s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 5,093 Beasts 1,17 u Cows. Cows Sheep Calves 5lO Ca ves 49J rigs 560 ,Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 18,637 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 10,361; in 1863, 6,793 ; in 1862, 3,767 ; in 1861, 3,641; in 1860, 3,456 ; and in 1859, 3374 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Amsterdam ••• Antwerp 349 ..• 4802. Boulogne 257 612 Bremen ... 95 ... 136 Copenhagen...... 2. Dordt. ••• Dunkirk ••• Gothenburg — ..• Hamburg. Harlingen ...... 419 ... 760 ••• Medemblik Ostend Rotterdam". 472 3177 Tonning Stockholm - ... 197 ... 84 ... - ... 333 506 ... 200 200 ... - ... 4 ... ... --- ... 36 - ... 1 ... ... 507 ... 279 ..• - Total 2091 —.15,036 ... 714 ... 793 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1864 1825 ... 6,594 ... 451 ...1491 1863 1862 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Met:opolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Dec. 19, 1864, and this day, Monday, Dec. 18, 1865. ' - - Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Dec. 12, 1864. Dec. 11, 1865. s tl --- s d s d s d. Coarse and inferior boasts 3 Bto 4 4 34t0 3 8 Second quality .do. Prime large oxen 5 2 5 4 4 6 410 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime ccarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 2 6 6 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 2 410 4 0 4 6 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 410 4 8 5 2 Beasts 3,163 7,530 Sheep 15,350 24,810 Calves Pi g s SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec. 21, 1863.—Beasts, 2,490 — sheep, 9,slo—calves, 112—pigs, 220. Dec. 22, 1862—Beasts, 1,970 —sheep, 7,o3o—calves, 32 —pigs, 220. NEWGATE AND LEADENUALL. The supplies of meat on sale are somewhat extensive. For most descriptions there is a fair demand, at the annexed quotations : Per 81b by the carcase sd a d Inferior beet 3 2 3 6 Middling do. 3 8 3 2 Prime large do 4 4 4 o Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 10 5 0 Lamb, Os 0 ad s d Inferior mutton 3 8 4 2 Middling mutton 4 4 4 iu Prime do 5 0 5 4 Veal 3 10 4 8 Small pork. 5 2 5 8 O. to Os ocl. BOROUGH HOP. The amount of business passing in our market is very moderate ; prices, however, rule firm, and fine samples, owing to the limited supply now on offer, are held at en hanced rates. Several parcels have recently been taken for export to America. Last week's imports amounted to 48 bales from Rotterdam, 181 Boulogne, 148 Dunkirk, 20 Hamburg, 117 Antwerp, 10 Bremen, and 25 Ghent. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 190 s per cwt. New Weild of Kents New Sussex Yearlings 9ss to 135 s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair average supplies of potatoes are on sale. Most de scriptions of produce are in fair demand, at about last week's currency. Last week's import was about 60 tons. Kent and Essex regents 6os to 80s per ton. Scotch do. Yorkshire do 6os to 80s „ 11 Flukes Bos to 110 s II Rocks 50s to 70s „ WOOL. We have to report a quiet trade for all descriptions of English wool ; the market, however, must be considered firm, and last week's currency is steadily supported. Colo nial wool, in the private contract market, moves off slowly, but at full prices. Last week's import was confined to about 2,000 bales. Current prices of English wool per lb. s d Fleeces—South Down hogets l9i Half-bred d o Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing s d 1 10 2 01 2 Oi 1 8i 2 0 1 11 2 0 SEEDS. Linseed was in fair request, but the demand for rapeseed was by no means active—prices, however, ruled firm. The trade for most agricultural seeds was very quiet, at about stationary currencies. Cakes met a steady sale, at enhanced quotations. TALLOW. The tallow trado is very quiet to-day, and prices are lower than on Monday last. The quotation for P.Y.C. is 495. per cwt. on the spot; town tallow, 495. nott cash; rough fat, 2s. 6d. per 81bs. Particulars. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. Stock this day 55,435 71,348 60,847 51,074 (45s 3d to 40s 9d 41s Od 49s Od to Price of Y.C. I 458 6d 31s Od —s Od —s Od Delivery last week 1,823 2,429 2,698 2,723 Ditto from June 1 47,558 40,588 50,813 49,619 Arrival last week Ditto from June 1 64,684 73,889 66,639 83,510 Price of Town ...... HANDEL'S " SEMELE" has lately been given at one of the Gurzenich Concerts, in Cologne, under Herr Hiller's !direction. 55 4& • 31 4i 31 4] 10" 1311 331 3 1031 161 1 ,ITIES. MI- 2 I RECENT The Fatal Collision off Dover was not examined. The jury, after about an hour and a half's delibe ration, returned the following verdict :—" The jury find that the deaths of the three persons in ques tion was accidental; but that the accident in ques tion might have been avoided if the bark had shown a better light. In recording this verdict the jury could not separate without expressing their admira tion of the conduct of Capt. Bennett and the crew of the Samphire for the coolness and intrepidity displayed by them in their trying position, which, under God's providence, was the means of rescuing so many lives ; also, that great praise was due to Capt. Hoet, of the Belgian steamer, for his ready assistance." The collision, we understand, will form the sub ject of a Board of Trade inquiry as to who shall pay for the Samphire's damage. CHURCH OF NOTRE DAME OF FRANCE, LEICESTER SQUARE.—Service was held in this recently-opened Roman Catholic church last evening, and was numerously attended. The Rev. Father Faure gave a discourse in French. COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS.—At a meeting of the council of this corporation, on the 16th inst., the following were elected members of the college :—Mr. John F. Dows well, Pershore, Worcestershire ; Mr. Crawford Duncan, Commercial College, Stoke Newington; Mr. John Brett Eminson, Plas Machynlleth ; Mr. Jabez Moden, Park House Academy, Wellington-street, Gloucester ; Mr. H. J. Moore, British School, Cheltenham ; Miss E. Palmer Great Coram-street ; and Mr. John Robson, 8.A., Univer sity College. THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE ARTS CLUB took place the other evening. Mr. Charles Dickens was in the chair, and gave the toast, " Success and Prosperity to the Arts Club," in his usual happy manner. Mr. Leighton, Mr. Henry Leslie, and Mr. Digby Wyatt also spoke. The rooms were decorated with paintings lent by members of the club. NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The next trien nial musical festival at Norwich is to be held in September, 1866. Mr. Benedict is to be again secured as conductor, if possible. It is said that the Prince and Princess of Wales will probably honour the festival with their presence. THE NEW PEERS.—" Sir John Romilly, Bart., who is about to be raised to the peel-age, will," says the Observer s " take the name of himself and of his distin guished father. It has been usual to place the Master of the Rolls in the House of Peers, the predecessor of Lord Romilly—LordLangdale— being one of the latest examples. Sir Francis T. Baring, Bart., will succeed to the peerage as Lord Northbrook, in the county of Hants, after 30 or 40 years' service in the House of Commens, 0,114 holdi ng some of the highest offices of the state." INDIA. AND CHINA, CALCUTTA, Nov. 11. Calcutta has been the victim of a stock-jobbing hoax, which has delayed the departure of the mail for four days. Just as the outward-bound Mooltan was about to leave, and the Simla with the mails of the 10th October was expected, the announcement was made that the only navigable passage in the river Hooghly had silted up, owing to the ground ing of a ship near it. The place was the Rungafullak channel, where the mail steamer Nemesis lately grounded. The marine authorities at once credited the statement, the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany advertised that the Mooltan's departure was indefinitely postponed, and the Post-office authori ties put off the mail. Meanwhile Port Canning shares, each valued at £lOO at par, ran up rapidly on the 9th to £5O premium. But, in spite of tug steamers and a surveying brig sent down to look for another channel, a ship, drawing more water than the steamer came up, and the Simla herself fol lowed in due course. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's agent publishes an indignant letter, the Post-office blame the marine authorities, and they join the chorus, though they ought, as the respon sible parties, to have been at once able to declare the truth. It turns out that there has never been any change in the channel, traffic goes on as usual, the Port Canning Shares have returned to their normal state of £3O premium, and the mail goes four days after the proper time. Bad as the hoax is—and the public set the report down to such a cause—it has shown how little faith can be placed in the permanently free navigation of the Hooghly, and the importance of using other chan nels like the Mutlah estuary, to which there is a guaranteed railway. The Deb Rajah of Bhootan has finally agreed to our terms of submission. Colonel Bruce, C. 8., the Civil Commissioner of the Dooars, has, I believe, been instructed to promise a continuance of not only the payment of £2,500 a year, but to raise the sum to £5,000 if necessary. We keep not only the Dooars proper, but such a zig-zag line of hill country from Darjeeling to Assam as will add largely to the former settlement, including posts on the hills which our soldiers may occupy in health, and intermediate stretches of marshy terai on the plains which it will not be necessary to defend, or even watch, except by a few police. The Deb Rajah has asked two months within which to persuade or coerce the Tongso Penlow. If he fails we are then to be at liberty to do that work for ourselves. " Coercion" consists in inducing him to restore the the two Armstrong guns abandoned in the Dewan giri rout, and to abstain from attacks on our fron tier. It would be useless to conceal that we have in reality, as well as in the eyes of our native subjects and Central Asia, the worst of it. Almost all the extra expense of equipping a force of £7,000 men for hill warfare has been already undergone, and for that we have no return, to Mr. Massey's great grief. The humiliation has not been atoned for ; on the contrary, our payment for the Dooars will be regarded as tribute due from a conquered foe. And what shall we say of the loss of life—English officers and numerous Sepoys ? Nothing can pay for that, certainly not the belief that it was folly in us to station troops on the plains at all, at a time when not a Bhootea dares to face the miasma of the terai. On the other hand, while political defeat is confessed, there are these two considerations—the annexed territory will soon far more than pay its expenses, and afford a security to Darjeeling, and Sanitaria to the numerous settlers in - Assam, which have long been wanted ; and it is seriously believed that without our blackmail of £5,000 a year the Bhootan officials could not exist This certainly is a fact, that the Deb Rajah has written a begging letter to us beseeching a slice of the Dooars to keep him in existence when his term-of office expires. The Dooars are certainly the granary of the hills, but it would be a good thing to force the hun dreds of lazy lamas and officials who oppress the indigenous population to earn an honest liveli hood by cultivating such extensive plains as that of Paro, and by developing the mineral and commercial resources of the hills and valleys. All this, however, must be received with some caution. The Bhooteas have hitherto proved to be such liars, the central Government is so weak, and Tongso Penlow so barbarously unreasonable, that there may be war after all, and the stipulation for two months within which to bring Tongso to reason may only be a repetition of a former ruse for gaining time till it shall be too late for a campaign. The wisest course is to believe nothing more about these Indo-Chinese savages than one would about a maniac who deludes his keeper with the occasional symptoms of returning reason. The Allahabad Board of Revenue has collected accurate information regarding the growing crop of cotton in the North-Western Provinces. The esti mated produce of the crop this year is 825,540 maunds of 801 b. each, against 1,957,738 maunds estimated, and 1,659,917 actual, last year. Not only is the area some 50 per cent. less than last year, but the estimated out-turn is less than in any of the four years of the American war. In 1861 the area sown with cotton was 953,076 acres. It rose in 1862 to 985,578 acres, in 1863 to 1,135,688 acres, and in 1864 to 1,730,634 acres. But the sudden fall caused by the unexpected close of the war ruined so many native traders that for the sowings of this year no advances were made to the peasantry. The im mediate result of this was a renewal of native weav ing to the same point as before the war. The Col lector of Mozuffurnuggur states that, when prices fell, a native weaver, with a wife and four children, was quite content if he made 4id. a day. All the people wear native cloth except the Mahomedan landholders, officials, and clerks, and Hindoo land holders on such sacred days as when the brotherhood meet to celebrate some festivity. The Collector of Meerut reports that the cotton raised in that dis trict was so fine and well cleansed as to surprise the merchants, but the failures have checked all this. In Agra, the Collector says :-- "It was too great a shock for the villager's mind to find that the field of cotton on which all his hopes centred, and which he bad in the morning valued at from £2O to £3O, was by evening almost unsaleable on account of some news which had arrived by the Bijli Dak (telegraph--' lightning post '), the purport of which he was utterly unable to com prehend." So he will henceforth sow only as much as will sell in the neighbouring market, as his fathers did be fore him. What hope is there for such a people but in the spread of intelligence developed by edu cation, and the increase of English settlers who will give a security and permanence to trade at present unknown ? Still no rain has fallen. It would be too late to save the autumn rice crops ; but it is sorely wanted for the sowing of the spring crops. Prices in half of Lower Bengal are still 100 per cent. higher than usual. Bhaugulpore and the Sonthal country, almost midway between the high lands of Behar and the low delta near Calcutta, have always been a rice-exporting district ; but if exportation con tinues for one week longer they too will be destitute. As it is, in some places the people are reduced to starvation. In Monghyr, for instance, where nearly three-fourths of the crop have gone, the poorest classes pick up leaves as food. One magistrate writes that " the bestowul of only a handful of grain soaked in water to each man invites hundreds of the poor " to the door of a certain shopkeeper. The rotting grain which has been used to make spirit sells as food to those who have money, and those who are penniless beg for the refuse seeds from which oil has been pressed. Such is the want of water even in the Gangetic delta. Round Calcutta the peasantry fight for such puddles of water are still left, wherewith to keep their rice alive. Th e i r Excellencies the Viceroy and Lady Law rence will hold a levee and drawing-room on the Ist of December. Opium continues high. At the mon 3 t 3 hly ab vsoaleeytehae terday it fetched £llB a che st, or i Budget estimate. The price is likely to be main tained. " green On Evacuation Da y the traditionary flag" of Ireland was hoisted over the capitol of the " Irish Republic," in Fourteenth-street, New York. This building has been hired for the moderate rent of 512,000 a year, for the use of the goremment a the " Irish Republic." lEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News) The will of Thomas Rowley, wholesale teadealer, of Cannon-street, and of Norwood Lodge, Surrey, was proved in London under £40,000 personalty, the executors being Mrs. Rowley, the relict ; Thos. Howse, of St. Paul's-churchyard, woollen draper ; and Francis Nash, of Horsleydown, wharfinger. To the two last-named executors he leaves a legacy of £2OO. To his wife he leaves an immediate legacy of £5OO, an annuity of £5OO, and his leasehold re sidence at Norwood ; to his daughter Mary Selina he leaves his freehold estates in Biddulph, Stafford shire, and in Buglawton, Cheshire ; also a sum of £B,OOO, and a moiety of the residue of his property. The other moiety he leaves to his daughter Frances Jane, to whom he leaves his freehold in the City, together with his leasehold residence, on the decease of his widow. The plate presented to him by the City Lands Commissioners, consisting of a silver tankard, he leaves to his daughter Mary ; and the silver teakettle, by the Walbrook Ward Club, he leaves to his daughter Frances. The household fur niture, musical instruments, and ether effects, on the decease of his relict, are to be divided between his two daughters. There are legacies to his ser vants. The inheritor of his estates in the coun ties of Stafford and Chester is to take and use the surname of Rowley. The will of Edward Wheler Mills, Esq., banker, 67, Lombard-street, and of Bryanston-square, and Brunswick-terrace, Brighton, was proved in Lon don, on the 21st of November, by the executors, George Grenfell Glyn and St. Leger Richard Glyn, Esqrs., both of 67, Lombard-street ; and Frederick Nathaniel Micklethwait, Esq., barrister at-law, Inner Temple ; and Charles Henry Mills, Esq., the testator's nephew. The personalty wa s sworn under £250,000. The will was made in 1856, and a codicil Dec. 8, 1863 ; the latter was signed on behalf of the testator by Win. Murray, M.P., in testator's presence, and by his direction, and in pre sence of two witnesses. He leaves to each of his executors a legacy of £5OO ; to George Payne, Esq., of John-street, Berkeley-square, £lO,OOO ; to his niece, Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Wingfield, an an nuity of £3OO. Legacies and annuities are left to his servants. He directs his real and leasehold estates to be sold and the proceeds held in trust for his daughter and only child, to whom he bequeaths the same, leaving to her also his plate, furniture, books, and other effects. The will of Admiral Henry Stanhope, late of Southwick, Hants, formerly of Banstead, Surrey, was proved in the London Court, on the 22d of Nov., by his relict, the sole executrix. The per sonalty was sworn under £12,000. The will is dated April 10, 1845, and a codicil May 7, 1849, which were executed whilst he was Post-Captain in the Royal Navy. This gallant officer was raised to a full Admiral June 25, 1862, and died Oct. 21, 1865. He has bequeathed to his wife the whole of his property, including that under settlement on marriage, which he leaves to her absolutely, in the event of their be ing no issue. United States Government Securities. (From Thompson's Bank-Note Reporter.) Until the Government shall shape its financial policy we do not wish to write on the subject, for whatever the Secretary of the Treasury desires done, we shall, to the best of our ability, assist in doing, knowing that his measures will be well matured. We, therefore, this week explain the Bonds and Treasury Notes now on the market. The 7-30 Treasury Notes have three years to run from their dates. The first series is dated August 15, 1861 ; the second series, June 15, 1865 ; and the third series, July, 15, 1865. When due these notes are payable in money, or they are fundable into a 50-20-year bond bearing six per cent. in gold. It is optional with the holders of the notes whether to fund them or take the money. The interest is payable every six months from the date of tne notes. The amount of the different dates or series is as follows : Aug. 15, Ist series 300,000,000 June 15, 2nd series July 15, 3rd series Total 830,000,000 Consequently the interest on the June notes is payable Dec. 15th; on the July notes, Jan. 15th ; and the August notes, Feb. 15th. The 5-20 year Six-pi:if Cent. Bonds are of three issues, payable after five years from their date. The Government has the option to pay them off or to let them run to maturity, which is 20 years from their date. Observe that the Government can at act any time on this option after the first five years from date. It is this feature of the bonds that gives the name of 5-20 s. They all bear six per cent interest in gold, payable May and November: — First series (old), dated 1862 514,780,500 Second series (new), dated 1864 Third series (newest), dated 1865 55,000,000 From the conditions above set forth it is plain that the " new" and "newest" issues are the most desirable bonds. The " old" issues are bought to fill foreign orders with, and this is the only reason why they bring a better price. The Bonds 1881 have till that year to run, with no power on the part cf the Government to pay them off before they mature. They bear six per cent. interest in gold, payable Jan. and July. The total of these bonds is $198,746,400. The 10-40 Five-per-Cent. Bonds are called 10-405., because the Government can pay them off at any time after ten years from their date, which is March 1, 1861. They bear gold interest, payable March and September. Compound Interest Notes have become a desirable in vestment. There are a good many issues of these notes —we give a table of them : Dates. Maturity. Interest al ready earned. 1864. June 10 July 15 Aug. 15 Oct. 15 Dec. 15 Market price. 1867. June 10 July 15 Aug. 15 Oct. 15 Dec. 15 81 per ct. 81 per et. 7-1 per et. 6 per ct. 5 per et. 105 to 105 1041 to 101 1031 to 104 102 to 103 104; to 102 Of the notes dated in 1864 thero about 145 millions out standing, and there are some 25 millions dated in 1865, but these latter do not as yet bear much premium. All the above securities will nett the purchaser .81 to 9 per cent. per annum on their cost ; but to do this on the gold interest bonds, gold must keep up to 140 to 150. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Dec. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles . Dec. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British pao.et Jan. 4. Ditto, by French packet Dec. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena... Dec. 22 China, Penang, and Singapore. via Sou'hampton Dcc. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Dec. 13. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton... Dec. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton.. ...... Dtc. 27. Ditto, via Marseilles Dec. 21. Mauritius, via Southampton ............ Jan. 11. Ditto, via Marseil'e 3. ......................... . Jan. 5. Newfoundland .......................... .. . Dec. 20. Portugal .................. .. ......... . Jan 1. Ditto, by private ship to ;N,Lisbon . United States and British orth America, by Bri tish packet.......... Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton...... . Ditto, ♦ia Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry..Deo. r 2. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Toneriffe Jan. 10. A FRENCH OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. It is not at all Leasy to say where our Ocean steam navi gation would have been by this time but for our immense Postal subsidies. In this department we have thrown to the winds all the doctrines of Free Trade, and have fostered and even bribed enterprise into this direction. It is still less easy to say where France would have been in this respect, ‘nd when she would have had a single Transatlantic line, or even a Mediterranean line so far as the Levant. But France haG now shown that, with an assistance which we presume to be not out of all proportion to that given by our own Government, she can maintain a successful competition with our great lines, and even exceed the terms of their undertaking. Encouraged by the success of the Messageries Imperiales, the Transatlantic Com pany started only four years ago upon a station on which the Americans had been beaten, and the English seemed to carry everything before them. It certainly has had r the benefit of very large subsidies, but it engaged to have sixteen steamships, and will have twenty-one; its motive power was to have been 9,035 horses, and it will be 16,000; and it will next year have monthly departures for the Havannah and Mexico, for the West Indies and Panama., and twice a month for New York. When it is considered that Franco has to work against the Peninsular and Oriental and the Cunard lines, the most moderato success is great success; but France evidently considers that there is room for both nations upon earth and sea, and that we may both run and both win. We must admire the courage which handles so boldly a material so new, and which plunges into an_element which may almost be called untried in quest of substantial conquests and honours.—Tinms, ise, ces ait the idge be- ,yer, oval ers ot not wing and ; 1 0 1- ; the with ra nd Lrg• d. the 3ern lton- and Bd at from rotts, 85i 5 , T , 77 , 111