The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-15 00:00:00

ra • iday on , at' 'rincesii g from lelville ded by !enWic h s great royal Lsoleum The )rs and e Alau. ne d for ing th e nost of Lt it. r n3elll - Castle closing v i s it to o f the inburgh, it C' tea NO I Disg, on wn frAl r opera nburgh Saud' Ind the 'wll till i`•ed in Meath, ve day" All at la there a int an d Pag e ' C. a nd Lien' bliss ng, Sco. ids w e ! Id, and ;on was ail Wif° O a , 3 " r Paris' 3aing to Inca in vith the in town h ave jaIWAY , .or tb eit id 10°c, 4 caul)" lt` ce A wes. 5e Lora has been of L 3°l Vi achester , rs i" )- 'coo: ONEY 111ARKET AND COMMERCIiL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. For a Saturday there is a very full demand for discount accommodation, though the amount of paper on offer is smaller. The lowest rate in the °Pen market is fully 4 per cent. The Tasmania has arrived from the West Indies With upwards of a quarter of a million in specie. The specie movement during the week has only been to a moderate extent, although a large arrival Was announced this morning from the West Indies and Pacific. The imports have amounted to about about £336,564, including £27,000 from New York by the City of Washington, and £15,000 by the Bremen ; the Mandingo from the West Coast of Africa has brought £10,700 ; the Tasmania, from thelVest Indies and Pacific, £257,595 ; the China, from Alexandria, £1,617 ; and about £24,652, in Lilver, has been received from the Continent. The exports have been £21,300 to the Brazils, by the Oneida, and there have been remittances to the Continent through private sources estimated at £244,300 ; the total amounting to £265,600. An extraordinary general meeting of the English and Swedish Bank will be held on the 15th January next, when the results of the negotiations, which have taken place between the directors and the Scandinavian Share Company, will be laid before the shareholders. On the 27th instant the eleventh annual general meeting of the Oriental Inland Steam Company Will take place at their offices in Billiter-street. The directors of the Imperial Mexican Railway Company have issued a report, to be submitted to the third ordinary general meeting on the 21st instant, which states that the course of events which have elapsed since the meeting on the 27th June last have been very unfavourable to the pro gress of the undertaking. The state of political affairs in Mexico, with which the shareholders are Well acquainted, has prevented the Government from fulfilling their obligations to the company, Which the directors had reason to hope would have been observed with greater punctuality when the last report was issued. It has much augmented the prevailing distrust in this country and on the Continent, and has frustrated the efforts of the directors to raise funds by the issue of debentures secured on the property of the company. In the report issued in June last the receipts for the first three months of the present year on the Vera Cruz section were stated to have been £29,636 Bs., or £4B 10s. ld. a mile a week. The receipts on the same section from the Ist April to the 31st October just past :(which includes the whole of the wet season) were £54,364 17s. 3d., making a total of £84,001 ss. 3d. in ten months, or an average traffic of £4l 3s. a mile a week throughout the year 1866, in so far as returns have come to hand. The balance of the debt due to the company from the State on the 31st October was £249,719, and on the Bond Debt Obligation of the Mexican Govern ment £68,383. A report of the directors of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, on the Buffalo and Lake Huron Agreement, has been issued, which states that— " It may be in the recollection of the proprietors that the directors undertook that the bond and stockholders should be called together at a special meeting to ac cept or reject any act of Parliament which might be Passed for ratifying the arrangement with the Buffalo and Lake Huron Company, the heads of Which were approved on the 9th June, 1864. The Meeting of the 28th instant is convened accordingly. The Buffalo Company unanimously accepted the 'et at a special meeting held on the 25th of October ' t ut. Explanations have from time to time been afforded to the bond and stockholders since the special meeting held on the 9th June, 1864, and the directors would now add that the experience of the working of the agreement makes them regard it, all things considered, as mutually satisfactory ; and Were it not for the notion, entertained in some quarters, that the American Bonding Act may be suspended, little question could arise. The following circular of the City Offices Com pany (Limited), has been sent out with the notice of call:—_ " The City Offices Company (Limited), St. Clement's House, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, London, Dec. 13, 1866. " Sir,—ln sending you the enclosed notice of call, lam instructed by the directors to inform you that, as they have resolved to confine their operations to the •ompletion of t he buildings now belonging to the company, they do not "Peet that any further call upon the shares will be nec,es- Bary. -!` I am also instructed to acquaint you that the works a re rapidly progressing, and nearly all the property that is re ady for occupation ha s b een l e t on sa ti s f ac t or y t er ms.— Y our obedient servant, " G. W. BENWELL, Secretary." The sum of £lO,OOO in gold was taken to the tank yesterday, and a like amount was withdrawn. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer due at S outhampton on Tuesday will bring £440,000 in gold, The Mexican dollars by the French packet La Prance have been disposed of at 59/d. per ounce, la llovring no alteration in the price. The total amount ;brought by this opportunity for London Was only about £50,000. A telegram from Lahore announces the acceptance of the terms of resuscitation of the Agra Bank by the creditors and shareholders at that place. This r e • o repletes the assent of all the parties in th e E as t. To-day application was to be made to Vice-Chan cellor Page Wood, in order that the final arrange illente may be carried out with the sanction of the Court. Au order was made yesterday by the Court of Chancery for the distribution of a second dividend o f ss. 4d. in the pound to the creditors of the Bank °f London, payable on the 20th and 21st inst., and J. E. Coleman, the official liquidator, has issued a report in connexion with it, showing the progress 9f the realisation of the estate, the result of which 18 at least as satisfactory as could have been hoped. With the payment of the new dividend, which will Xlake the total distribution thus far 12s. in the Pound, the liabilities of the Bank will be b roug ht 11 ° 1 s% to £496,662, against which there are assets retraining of the full estimated value of £584,696, ir respective of other amounts unsecured. Of this 844 1 £229,244 is expected to be realised within 12 kontbs from the present date, and as the collections g° on the whole will be disbursed in dividends of ls. or ls. 6d. in the pound. Two O'CLOCK. In the matter of O veren d, G urney, an d C o., we h ear that a summons has been taken out by large atid influential shareholders to apply to the Court to order the liquidators to distribute the whole of t he assets in hand to the creditors instead (11t the 2s. Gd. declared. The reason for this being ' 44 at the present time many of the shareholders a re capable of paying their calls; but in the event ° I a longer delay there is a probability that they aY not be so able. The consequence would be that it will fall more heavily upon those who are in ", Position to respond to the call. Mr. Charles il 'PPenheime, on behalf of the creditors, will, we °Pe, support the appeal. Owing to some large purchases a further upward °Nrement has been established in the English b t ?ek Market. C onso l s h ave a d vance d per cent., 88i 89 for money, and 891 for the account. B .,"New Threes are 874 881 ; Reduced Annuities, 5 ' • India 5 per Cent s ., 106 i ; ditt o E n f ace d Per Cents., 100 ; an d ditt o 4 per C ent. B on d s, -4). • to 255. prem. T he New Russian Loan has advanced I, to 1 Arena. Foreign Stocks have in most instances improved. Gre ek have advanced to 13; 144 ; Spanish to 201 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 1, to t ; while Spanish Certificates have declined /, ; and the Italian Stock is firm at 551 4 ; g,`l Mexican, at 181 4. the Forei gn an d C o l on i a l li nes rema i n very in nactive, but prices a r e s t ea dily ma i n t a ined. G rea t denlbourg are d ea lt i n a t 11 1 ; South Austrian 10 ,. L ombardo-Venetian at 15i ; East Indian at 1 3 '3 11 061; a n d G rea t I n di an P en i nsu l a 1054 106. xt a .,el'Y little business has been t r a nsac ted in the l 'Way Share Market, but, in one or two instances, prices • are a shade firmer. Great Eastern have ad vanced ; Lancashire and Yorkshire I ; North- Western ; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln I ; while Midland have declined i t ; London, Chatham, and Dover ; and South Eastern Miscellaneous and Finance shares are steady. City Offices are dealt in at 1i 2 ; Credit Foncier of England at 2i f ; General Credit and Finance, at 3i 4 ; Hudson Bay Company at 16i- ; Telegraph Construction and Maintenance at 13 I_; and the Viceroy of Egypt Loan at 74 1. American Securities remain firm, at yesterday's prices. United States 5-20 Bonds are 71, I ; Erie shares, 471, 4 ; and Illinois, 773-, 78. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are firm, at 56 to 58, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds at 42 to 42i. Bank Shares are quiet. Consolidated are at 4I I, Alliance at 17, Imperial Ottoman at 9 91, and Union of Australia at 491 ; London and County, however, have declined to 631. MINING MARKET. SATURDAY, Two o'Clock. There has been an active demand for Prince of Wales, Chontales, East Grenville, East Coradon Grenville, East Basset, and Great Vor. Annexed are the closing prices. Chivertou Moor, 4} 5 ; Chontales Gold, 2} / ; Carnarvon Consolidated, 4} 4 ; East Basset, 20} 211 ; Rat Cara don, 41 5 ; East Lovell, —; East Russell, —; East Wheal Grenville, 2 2} ; Great Laxey, ——; Great South Tol gus, —s —s ; Great Wheal Ver, 14} 151 ; Marks Valley, 3 4 ; North Crofty, 2 1 3; North Treskerby, 2f ; Prince of Wales, 24s 26s ; Prosper United, 1/ 21; South Condur row, lls 13s; West Caradon, 121 13; West Chiverton, 54 55 ; Wheal Agar, —s —s ; Wheal Chiverton, 7} ; Wheal Crebor, —s —s; Wheal Grenville, 1} ; Wheal Seton, 1271 132} ; Clifford Amalgamate, 51 6. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT r UNIX!. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Jan 10 BB/ 91 3 per Cent. Reduced B7/ 1 New 3 per Cent B7 /. 18} 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, 4 per Cent pm Do £5OO e7l - pm Do £lOO & £2OO , pm Bank of England Stock, 61 per 'Cent ... Ditto for Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. (Annan ettock, 101 per Cent., Aprill , B74 — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 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. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO 2O 25 pm Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 1 3razilian 5 per Cent , — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account Do. £lOO Bonds O9 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. A cCount ^ — Do 4100 Bonds Bl DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Omiian 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent. — Do. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B — Colombian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Danubian Principalities Do. Account Ecigador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Do Defoned Sgyptian 7 per Cent — Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 B3i Do £lOO Bonds — Do. Government Railway Debentures B4l Greek 5 per Cents., 1824;5, ex Coupons A)) Account Jo. Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Italian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — klexicar.. 3 per Cent Do. Account Dn. 1864 l3 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Slontevidean 6 per Cent. .. Nloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l3l Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) 'eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B7 61 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 por Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account 2Ol Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l3l S wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent.,1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..., French Routes, 3 por Cent., Ex. 25f. — l taliar, 3 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. 5 per Cent. Account 554 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money BB4 9 Do. Account, Jan. S9I Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens steady. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Doc. 15.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderato breeze, and cloudy weather, with heavy rain. . . FAlmourn, Doc. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Envoy, rotn. Sulina. PORTSMOUTH, Deco. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—David Malcolm, from London for Kurrachce. DOTER ) Dec. 14.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Georges, from Mazagan. BRISTOL, Dec. 14.—Wind S.W—Arrived—Catch Me, from New York. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 14.—Arrived —lda, screw steamer, from Liverpool for River Plate. Or TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 14.—Baroness, from Taganrog ; Pet, from Bari ; Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Olga, steamer, from New Dieppe. Arrived, Dec. 15. Magnet, steamer, from Harlingen ; Souvenir, steamer, from Brussels ; Nora, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Albion, steamer, from Ostend ; Moselle, steamer, from Antwerp; Normandie, steamer, from Dun kirk. Sailed, Dec. 14.—North Star, steamer, for Christiania; Easing, steamer, for Dunkirk; Seine, steamer, for Bou logne; Velocity, steamer, for Calais ; Holland, steamer, for Ostend; Ranger, steamer, for Rotterdam. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed, Dec. 14.—Dundee, from London, for Jamaica ; Seine and Tamise, screw steamer, from London, for Rouen. Anchored—Bianca, from London, for Calcutta. MR. COMMISSIONER WEST.—We understand that Mr. John Martin West, the major Commissioner of the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy, who has held that post since the constitution of the Leeds District Court in 1842, has tendered his resignation,which has been accepted by the Lord Chancellor. The quptation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price 01 Li pia. 104 d per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about the same price in London and Paris. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENS f. 4, DFCTMBER 15, 1866. PANY. manner. SSE; 162} we} 51 106 5f LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Nisi Prius Siftings at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) WITHERINGTON Y. THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COM- This was an action by William Henry Witherington to recover compensation in damages for injuries sustained through the alleged neglect of the company'd servants. The defendant pleaded that the plaintiff was not a passen ger, and that they were not liable. From the statement of counsel and the evidence for the plaintiff, it appeared tht he had been for many years a driver of stage coaches as well as a part proprietor in the country. In DeCember, 1862, ho was appointed a driver of an omnibus in London, and on the day in question he went to Scotland-yard to get a license. On his retu-u he took an omnibus of the defendants' from Charing-cross to the City, and got up on the box. When he reached the corner of Wood-street, Cheapside, ho desired the driver to stop, and as he was alighting the strap broke, and the door slam ming the horses went on. The consequence was that he fell between the wheel and another part of the omnibus, which continued to go on. He was taken to St. Bartholo mew's Hospital, when it was found that his left knee joint was so injured that he was kept in the hospital until the following September. His case was a very singular one and a cast was taken of his leg, and when ho left the hos pital he was permanently injured. He wrote to the de fendants stating the extent of his injury and asking for compensation. They made an answer similar to the pleas placed on the record, and having no means at the time he was unable to enforce his claim, and he accepted employ ment in the defendant's service for a short time. In De cember, 1865, through the death of a relative he came possessed of a legacy, and his application for compensation being again refused he commenced the present proceed ings. The medical evidence fully corroborated the state ment of the plaintiff as to the extent and permanency of the injury. The evidence was very conflicting, and the jury found a verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT. — Mr. Alfred Guppy, solicitor, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk, and behaving in a disorderly Police-constable John Fraser, 322 A, said that about 12 o'clock last night he saw the defendant at the top of the Haymarket, surrounded by a crowd of persons. The de fendant, who was drunk, had taken his luggage to the White Bear Tavern, Piccadilly, but he had been turned out of the house. The defendant had been about the place for five hours, and had seized hold of two respectable females and accused them of robbing him, but although they were both hurt they refused to charge him. The defendant addressed the magistrate at considerable length, stating that he had abstained from drink for six months, but was yesterday overcome a little through some friends who had been to the Agricultural Hall. lie was a solicitor, and the member of a good and respectable family. He would admit being overcome, but did not consider that ho had been guilty of any disorderly conduct. His luggage was still at the White Bear. Mr. Knox told the defendant that if he had disgraced himself as the defendant had Bono, he would not have dared to open his lips in court. The defendant said he was a member of a respectable family and a solicitor, and that being the case he ought to show an example to . the poor creatures who wore so often placed in a similar position. He would ask the defendant whether he considered his conduct fitting a decent and respectable man. The de fendant had not only disgraced himself but the profession to which he belonged. Had the defendant been one of the miserable creatures ho was in the habit of having brought before him he would have imposed a light fine, but with a person in the defendant's position the matter was very different, and the defendant would have to pay 40s. or a month. MARKETS. —T his day. COVENT GARDEN. There has been an inoreased amount of activity in the demand for fruit, and full prices are readily paid. Vege tables have been in fair request at late rates. Fitutz—Fine apples, 3s to 6s; grapes, 2s Od to 6s filberts, 9d to is per lb ; apples, is 3d to 3s Od ; pears, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve; oranges, 68 to 12s; lemons, 5s to 10s ; walnuts, is to 3s per 100. VEGETABLES—Cauliflowers, 2S to 6s Od ; cabbages, is to 2s Od; horseradish, 2s 6d to 4s Od; celery, Os 9d to is Gd per doz .heads; turnips, 3s Od to 4s Od; carrots, 4s Od to (is Od per dozen bunches; cucumbers, 9d to is each ; onions, 3s to 3s Gd; spinach, 2s to 3s per bushel. SRARE MARKETS. —This Day. - ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS. ißailways. !Bristol and Exeter . I qaledpni2tn Cambrian Cork and Bandon ICornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„rerth,& Ab.Junc &London, scrip Certi Do. . .. Glasgow .t S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock • • • Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pn, GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mild.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford. Lancashire & Yorkshire Landon and Blackwell Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lun. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby %lid Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. :Nth. Nastern—Berwick Do. G.N•L purohast Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle .. Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. do. 1864 5 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E ,Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid, stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 85 $7 114 116 40 .13 4 6 to 68 70 72 116 118 251 26 5 6 112 U 4 122 . 123 90 *2 48 99 30 35 30 35 1231 1231 70 81 151 la 10 20 1151 1151 80 8e 41 45 119 121 1i 2 p 10 11 83 85 119} 114 11 2 p 90 32 35 36 ,4 18 103 104 261 6 Paid.l Closing I Business Price. done. 491 £ 8 1' S, / f 151 141 15 114 f 1 f 804 79 44} 5 le}} 19 824 f If 119 I 18j 1(31 2f 160 i } 1 60 I / BRITISH I' Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, aCen.ln. gu. 6 per cent Do. F shares Buffalo do Lake Huron Do. Preference Bud:, Brant, & Go dericli 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcatta A 8. E., lira—, Jai e Town A Dock, gu.) Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. llen4al, gu., 5 dol East ludian, gu. 5 p.c.l J Eitensloi rand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bond., 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred Dr. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d I'ref. stook... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e Do. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. o. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4I do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. RI. C' da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Sande ..... A Do. Delhi Do. do . . • Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot 61 66 97 PO 34 E 5 9 10 p 1 118 120 1 2p 1 2p 69 71 114 118 148 152 42 44 60 63. 8 9 150 153 3 4; SIONS. 66 58 102 103 id ip 4 4i 7it 86 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 105 100 18 20 85 88 57 69 50 64 5°J 54 37 40 23 25 106 107 6 1p 6 11• ICO 102 91 93 12} 1241 1: 124 F 8 92 81 84 If lfd 102 103 92 94 85 90 100 {lOO 5 100 100 82 135 92 101 97 98 li 1 o 98 09 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., De 0.31, 1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug 1 0 90 02 934 Du. sp. o. Mar. & Sept 100 90 92 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 Cape G. H ope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 104 106 Do. Apl. & Oct . 1890-1900 100 103 105 Do. do 1880-90 100 162 104 Do. Jan.&Jaly, 1890-91 100 104 106 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 88 90 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. t 100 160 102 Do. 1878, do lOO 164 116 1044 Mauritius, 6p. a, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.16 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 96 100 N.B.G ov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly 100 99 42 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 8t 87 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 98 100 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 84 85 Nova Soutia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 92 P 4 93 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 1868-9 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 106 108 Vio,Gov. 6 p.o. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 104 1024 3 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lint. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated BO 44 54 Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 415 425 Drake wal ls 2.1.0 4 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 18 20 East Caradon 2.14.0 5 8 6 East Carn BrPa 34 2 3 East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake. 8.3.6 4 East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 • 24 21 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 6 4 Great Laxey, limited., all 17 18 174 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 - - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 - - G. Wheal Vor (Hesston 41/ 14 18 Grenville 8.18.0 11 14 Herod's Foot . 8.10.0 30 32 Hingston Downs 5.10.6 24 51 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 2 4 Marks Valley 4.10.6 34 44 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lint 31 24 lid Nev Seton —• North Roskear N.Whlßassett(lllogan 4.4.0 • North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 - Providence (UnyLelant 10.6.7 24 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 300 320 South Condurrow 3.2.0 f 14 - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park 35.15.6 - Tin Croft 9 9 10 8 Vigra and Clogan, lint,, all 3 5 West Bassett (Mogan 14 4 14 W. Caradon (Liskeard 12 12 14 West Chi ver ton ll .51 56 West Seton l7l 115 125 Wheal Bassett ( Mogan 54 65 25 Wheal Buller (Hedruth 16 18 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Seton 584 135 145 Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 I'REFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock, 63 Great Western, Chester gua. stock, 63 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cont., Ditto (£6 , 43 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Mid. Bradford:Vt. stock, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 1 i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151 FOREIGN Chontales Gold and Sliver Mining, 2i I St. John del Hey, lira.. 48 Yudahamutana of South Australia, lira., IL I DOCKS. East and West India, 1321 London and St. Katharine, 66 7 BANKS. Alliance, lira.. 17 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 15, Consolidated Bank, Imperial Ottoman, lim., 9 I} London and County, 63 London Joint Stock, 42t London and South-Western, lim., 17 Provincial Banking Corporation, 1im.,E31 Union of Australia, 454 MISCELLANEOUS; Anglo-American Telegraph, 151 Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cent., 70 City Discount, lim, lg City Offices Dm., Credit teoncier:ot England, Um . 21 Ebbw. Vale, Oi Electric Telegraph, 134 5 Gen. Credit and Finance of Londln. 3 I Lieneral Steam Navigation, fin., 251 Hudson's Bay, e Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 21 London Genera. Omnibus Company, lint, al Telegraph Constructive and Maintenance, lim., Ditto (LW, 1 1 I Trust and Agency of Australasia, lim., 12 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 74 COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19 Rotterdalu Antwerp — 25 35 Brussels Hamburg — 13 81 Paris •••• Short 25 174 Ditto 3 Months. 25 85 Marseilles Fraukfor; on the Maine 1194 11 17 11 19i 11 109 25 45 25 45 13 9i 25 25 25 40 23 42 120} 13 321 13 35 Vienna.,, 13 27 Trieste.., 13 30 Petersburgn Borlin 30i 6 26 304 6 261 47i 48i 27 30 27 30 27 35 27 30 Madrid.. Cadiz .. Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples 47f 48k 27 25 27 25 27 25 27 25 THAMES. DARING ROBBERY ON TOWER - HlLL.—RObert Birant , a well-known and desperate thief, was charged with stealing a silver watch, value £3, from the person of Mr. Thomas Bullard, a clerk, of No. 1, Denmark-terrace, Bermondsey. The prosecutor was passing over Tower-hill, and stopped to look at a man who was vociferously recommend ing some purses he had for sale. There were very soon about 30 persons around him. The prisoner was the nearest, and was standing on the left of the prosecutor, whose watch he soon managed to obtain. ktr. Ballard did not miss it until he saw the prisoner leave the crowd very hurriedly. He then saw his silk guard hanging out of his pocket, the bow of the watch broken, and missed his watch. He immediately pursued the prisoner, and called out "Stop thief." An exciting chase then took place, and the prisoner flung the a atch on the ground. Cries of " Stop thief, stop him," were raised. The prisoner upset and knocked down several persons, and he was at last stopped by David Leary, 218 11, with whom he had a severe struggle before he was secured. The prosecutor's watch was afterwards restored to him by a boy who picked it up. The watch was broken. The case was clearly madd out against the prisoner, and it was intimated that he would be committed for trial, but as it was believed ho had been previously convicted he was remanded until Thursday next for inquiries to be made about him. SEASONABLE BENEVOLENCE.—Mr. Paget requested our reporter to acknowledge the receipt of £2O from the Fish mongers' Company, and 19 guineas from the executors of a gentleman named Haggart, deceased, for the poor-box fund. Recent Wills and Bequests. The will of Mr. Corney, of Old Broad-street, London, and of High-cross, Tottenham, was proved in the principal registry on the 30th ult. by his cousin, Messrs. Robert P. Barrow, John Shepherd, and William H. Sawyer, the joint acting executors. The personalty was sworn under £50,000, the prin cipal part of which he has left to found a female orphan asylum for not less than 20 girls whose parents may have resided in the neighbourhood of London, to be under the management of the Court of Assistants of the Drapers' Company, of which he was a member. The expenditure from his estate for that purpose he has restricted to the sum of £36,000, to be free from legacy duty. He leaves to the Drapers' Company, to be placed in their library, several volumes of books, and to the Broad-street Ward Charity Schools £5O. He bequeaths to each of his executors £lOO. There are legacies to his nephews, • nieces, cousins, and others, and also to his servants. His freehold at Tottenham, and all other his real estate, he leaves to his cousin, Robert Corney Harrison, and a legacy of £5,000. He leaves all his plate, jewellery, china, glass, medals, pictures, cameos, and the re mainder of his books to be equally divided be tween Robert P. Barrow and John Shepherd, and appoints them residuary legatees. The will was executed October 20, 1858, and there arc three co dicils, dated in 1 865-66, and he died November 9, aged 80. The will of Mr. William Henry Goschen, merchant, of London and Dresden, was proved in her Majesty's Court of Probate on the 17th ult., by his sons, the Right Zion. Geo. Joachim Goschen, M.P., and Mr. Charles Hermann Goschen, the exe cutors. The personalty in England was sworn under £500,000. The testator died in Ghent, July 28, aged 74. The will is qf considerable length, and bears date July 12, 1865, with a codicil on 15th of same month. The bequests, which are in large amounts, are chiefly confined to the members of his family. To his wife he leaves the interest of £85,000, an annuity of £2,800, and the sum of £30,000 absolutely. His sons George and Charles are appointed residuary legatees. To his sons Henry, Alexander, and William, each £20,000. To his daughters Fanny and Maria, in the event of their marrying in the lifetime of their mother, be leaves a very liberal sum, besides an equal share with his other daughters on the demise of their mother, in the reversion of £70,000. Ile bequeaths to his sister Frederica a moiety of some landed pro perty at Hohenstadt, she being in possession of the other portion ; and to his elder sist er H e nrietta a legacy of £5OO, having previously g i ven t o h e r au equivalent in value. He bequeath s t wo su ms of £5,000 each in trust for his sons George Joachim and Charles Hermann, for the benefit ofitheir wives and families. The residue of his property he divides into three parts, leaving two-thirds thereof to his son Charles. He directs the sum of £l,OOO, free of legacy duty, shall be divided amongst the clerks employed in his mercantile house of business.—The will of Mr. Thomas Lee, many years cashier at Messrs. Hoare's, bankers, Fleet-street, residing at Hemingford-villas, Barusbury, was proved in the London Court, by George Whitley, the acting executor ; power being reserved to Arthur Rolls, the other executor. The personalty was sworn under £B,OOO. The testator died k;ov. 5, aged 86. Ile has left legacies to most of the clerks and others engaged in the bank. He leaves to his housekeeper the interest of £1,200 and the prin cipal to be at her disposal by will, and leaves her his wardrobe ; and to another servant an annuity of £2O and a legacy of £5O. The residue he gives to the said George Whitley, of Fleet-street, his exe cutor.—City Press. POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s Oil to 20s Od; geese, 5s Od to lOs: (lurks 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; tame rabbits, is Od to is 64 ; wild do, 10d to is 2d ; pigeons, 8d to 10d ; hares, 3s 04 to3s 6d ; phea sants, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; partridges, is 64 to 2s 6d ; plover, Gd ; teal, is each ; SUrrey fowls, 5s to lOs ; do. chickens, 4s to 8s Od ; barn-door fowls, 5s 04 to 7s 04 per couple. English eggs, 15s Od to —s Od ; French do., lls Gd to 12s per 100. Fresh butter,.lS 2d to is Gd per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Soles, is to 5s Od per pair • cod, 3s Od to 12s ; brill, 2s 6 to lOs Od ; turbot, 4s Od to As each ; whitings, 4s to 12s ; haddocks, 6s to 18s per dozen ' • herrings, —s to —s per 120 ; native oysters, 708 to 110 s ; other sorts, 30s to 40s per bushel. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s Gd 1 Veal Mutton ... Ss 4d to 4s 10d I Pork WIIITECHAPEL. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s d 6 I Veal Mutton ... 3s 6d to 4s 10d Pork BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d..t0 9 d. ; of household ditto, 7kd. to 80. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 641bs, 2id to 3d; 64 to 721bs, 3d to Od ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3id ; 80 to 881bs., 3id to 3id ; 88 to 961b5., 3id to 4d ; 96 to 1041b 5 ., 4d o 4 d ; 104 to 112Ibs, 41d to 4i-d. Horsehides, 9s to lOs 6d ; calf skins (light), 2s Od to 4s; full, 7s ; polled sheep, lOs to lls 6d; half-breds, is 6d to 8s 6d ; downs, Cs Gd to Gs Gd ; lambs, Os Od to Os Od ; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—AIeadow hay, £3 Os to £4 Os ; clover, £1 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. Trade quiet. CUMBERLAXD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 4s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. A moderate demand. WHITECILAPEL.—NIeadow hay, £3 Os to £4 Os ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. Trade slow. Railway Traffic Returns for the. Week. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. ~.----,---,,...--__.A._ 1866. 1865. 13e6 1865 . £ L Belfast and N, Counties 991 991 2,237 2.0 4 Belfast and County Down 49 19 675 5'4 Blyth and Tyne . 36 :.6 1,995 2,1 L 2 Brecon and Merthyr Bristol and Exeter l3ll 1211 6,046 6,0.3 Caledonian, Scottish Central 502 560 30 217 32,850 Cambrian Cootermouth K & Penrlth .. 311 311 336 991 Cork and Bandon 2O tO 431 408 Cork, Blankrock, & Passage 6l 61 117 1.7 Cork and Limerick !Area Cornwall .. 651 655 1,4u8 1.308 Deeside l7 17 281 309 Do Extension _ !11 151 113 80 Dublin & Belfast J unction 63 63 1,563 1.341 Dublin, and Drogheda 75 75 1,759 1.704 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd lO6 106 2,445 2.191 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, &c B5 85 4,399 3 9. , . , 9 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Easteru,Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern 422 101 39.646 35,55 i Great North of Scotland 212 21t 3,093 z,eo/ 44 L N ortlin. & IVestn. (Irel.) Bll 71, 691 48'J 'lt.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 4191 387 t 8/82 8, OS Great Western l3lll 12801 67,515 57,910 _ .. Highland lioylake - - - Irish North-Western 145 145 2,054 1,668 Isle of Wight Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 43.7,0 39,6b0 Limerick and Ennis..... 241 241 20) 191 Limerick and Foynes 26i 261 ' 12 86 Llanelly , _ . _ Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &8. Coast 314) 201 17,8k7 10,429 London, Chatham, & Dover; f 134 134 7,838 7,380 t alt 3letropolitan Extension l2l 12 j 1,702 L 650 Do. Kent toast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Londonderry and Coleraine 361 3,3} 333 306 Lineolnsh Ranch. S.J un.& Altrineham 9} 1,241 1.5 6 Ilaryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,6 9 1,562 tietropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western).. 697' 6/ Midland Gt. Westn. of hind... 2601 2601 ilonmouthah. Rath& Canal.. 44 44 North British, Edin., I'ertn and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. dz. DarL 12201 12 71 North London ll 11 North Staffordshire 258 258 Pembroke and Tenby 271 111 a:►ymney 221 191 Scottish North-Eastern ll5 1:18 43,561 4 ,579 5,206 4,302 ' 2,740 k. 6,4 :4,303 23,7 5 70,153 62,742 4,8u0 3 31, V.,00 8 470 212; 1,1 1,011 /,007 Somerset and Dorset 66 South Devon South-Eastern 330 rail' Vale 63 Ulster Vale of Clwyd Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cork._ . 17f Cork__ 17f . 1004 1,0 8 3,5€8 3,591 19,530 19 48'i 5,S 5 5,230 2.9.0 2.07 115 13i 235 279 1,751 1,5.3 Wrexham, Mold, 4160 ... . 14 W'hareo,Uleator,&Egrmnt.. 10 rOREIGN AND COLONIAL. 216 255 719 670 Austrian -- 822 822 52,960 50,294 Bahia and San Francisco 761 761 625 842 Belgian Eastern J unction 261 261 317 395 Bombay, Daroda, & Cen. India 306 306 7,162 8,351 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 189 7,3 9 8,476 Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1081 5,222 6.1 3 Eastern of France 1635 1551 74,660 72.929 Eastern Bengal East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1377 28,817 31.316 Great Centrai of Belgium 285 255 6,170 6,629 Great Indian Penins u l a 7Bl 690 14,756 18,572 Great Luxembourg 134 134 5,233 6.191 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 315 12,081 15,507 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant B3B 778 2,525 17,0,3 Northern of Canada - - Northern of France 764 724 67,485 64,242 Norwegian Trunk - - Ottoman Paris, Lyons. & Mediterrn 2151 2006 106,62 , 146,258 Paris and Orleans lB2l 18.8 83,359 78,836 Recife and San Francisco. &c. 771 771 950 963 Scinde - lO9 105 2,375 2,03 i Do. Punjab, &c 253 253 983 969 South Austrian, dtc ...... Do, Piedmont lines 649 649 - - Southern of France 960 823 32,786 29,123 Victoria Welland 25 25 803 :1,696 West & N-Wn. of France ROBERT COOMBES'S MONUMENT.--On Thursday the monument to this well-known oarsman, who was champion of the Thames from 1846 to 1852, was for mally uncovered in Brompton Cemetery. It is made of Portland stone, and is 9ft. high, 6ft. 6in. long, and 3ft 6in. wide. On the top slab is the representation of a wherry bottom upwards, over which is thrown a coat and badge, and by the side are broken sculls. On the edge of the ,ledge are Dibdin's lines— " Fare thq well, my trim-built wherry, Oars, and coat, and badge, farewell." This slab is supported by four figures cut out of the solid stonework, one at each corner. The figures represent four champions of tho Thames : first, Robert Coombes, in his rowing costume, holdingabroken scull ; second, Tom Cole, of Chelsea, wearing Doggett's Coat and Badge, with the peculiar pineapple button; third, James Messenger, of Kingston, with the coat and badge of the Thames National Regatta ; fourth, Henry Kelley, of Putney, a n athlete in rowing costume. Each figure stands on an octagon dwarf pedestal. There is ati appropriate inscription. An address was delivered to those who took part in the ceremony by the Rev. W. G. Martin, chaplain to the Licensed Victual lers' School. AN INTERNATIONAL Snow OF STOCK.—A great international show of live stock, agricultural implements, and general farming operations, will be held at Paris from April to November during next year, in connection with the Universal Exhibition, and under the auspices of the Imperial CommisSion. As neither the exhibition building nor the park and grounds, large as they are, afford suffi cient opportunities to allow of a creditable display, or for _ _ • the experiments as to the actual working merits of imple ments, the island of Billancourt, on the Seine, within a very short distance of the great exhibition, has been chosen by the Imperial Commission as the scene of opera tions. An extent of 54 acres of soil affords an admirable liiell for carrying on all that is requisite on a small scale. The programme laid down is of an extensive and interest ing character, embracing a wide range of competitive and experimental display. Here improved farming and horti culture are to be shown in all their varied spheres of opera tions during the season. Not only may the best descrip tions of live stock and poultry be exhibited, but every kind of.implemont, working machine, and tool will be seen at work, from the plough and the spade to the reaper, mower, and thrashing and winnowing machine. Not only will the ordinary operations of husbandry be shown, whether in grass, root-crops, or cereals, but special and extraordi nary cultures and manufactures will also be exhibited, such as beet -root sugar manufacture, wine-making, oil -crushing, starch manufacture, distillation from grain or other sub stances ; the work of the dairy, apiculture, silkworm rear ing, and other industries will have special attention ; whilst irrigation and fertilisers will command a large share of notice. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF TIIE COUNTESS OP SCHOMBURG.—ItaIian tourists communicate the most melancholy conjectures respecting the as yet inexplicable disappearance of the Countess of Schomburg. Two months back she left Enghien, where she had passed the summer, and went to make various excursions iu Upper Italy before reaching Naples. She sot out ono morning with some friends for a walk in the mountains, and when aboftt halfway she was beset by such sorrowful presentimenti that she took out her diamond earrings, which she always wore, and gave them to one of her companions to take care of, saying she was afraid of encountering robbers. A few steps further on she separated a little from the party, and from that moment it was found impossible to discover the smallest trace of what had become of her. The belief is that she must have fallen over a precipice ; but hitherto the most minute search has been made without milli. SPORTING IN EALING STEEPLECHASE MEETING, 1866. DECEMBER 26. The Grand Annual Steeplechage Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared by 8 o'clock in the evening of Monday, Dec. 24, with 100 added ; win ners of any handicap ,steeplechase value 100 sovs after Dec. 14 (at 10 a.m ) 101 b, any other winner 51b extra; about three miles and a half. Age st lb Astrolabe 6 12 10 Mario ... 5 12 0 Benazet 6 11 12 AceicleLt 6 11 10 Globule . • all 9 Hornet ▪ 6 11 9 Daisy a 11 9 Philosopher 6 11 9 S hangarry... ▪ 511 7 Little Frank ... 611 4 Bon Espoir 5 11 0 Reporter a 10 9 Lord Douglas ... 510 9 Sportsman a 10 . 9 The Castlebar Plate of 40 si after Dec. 14 (at 10 a.m.) Age st lb 1 ~,al2 71 Gay Lad ... Diomed Age st a 10 7 ... 5 10 5 The Rogue Spatcheock ... a 10 5 ... a 10 5 Ai lescott a 10 4 Claxton 10 4 Ben Nevis... 5 10 4 Meerschaum a 10 2 Gardener 4 10 2 Jack o' Newbury 610 0 Cocklighter 4 10 0 Jack's Alive ... 6 10 0 Threadbare 4 10 0 ;ovs (handicap); any winner 71b extra; about two miles. Sir Bobby ... Lisette Age st lb ... 4 10 7 .- a 10 7 -. 6 10 7 -. 4 10 4 .- a 10 4 .- 6 10 4 .- 6 10 4 .- a 10 4 .- 4 10 4 .- 4 10 0 -. 4 10 0 -. 4 10 . 0 .- 5 10 0 -. 5-10 0 6 10 0 The Plover 6 12 5 Cutler ... a 11 10 Oscar ... 6 11 7 The Rogue ... a 11 7 Marengo ... 511 4 Liston ... ... 611 4 Shuttlecock ... a 11 2 Tourist 6 11 2 Wheldrake ... 5 11 0 Watford ... 611 0 St. Maximum ... alO 10 Sinito a 10 10 Rochester ... a 10 7 Orontes ... 410 7 Arcus Harrington Jassy Confusion ... Danceaway Newcastle... Bandoline Monitor ... Pirate ... Valour ... Approver ... Masterpiece Nabocklish Kingsbury DEC. 27. The Middlesex Handicap of 5 5072 each, in case of accept ance, with 30 sovs added; winners after Dec. 14 (at 10 a.tn.) 71b extra. About two miles. Acceptances to be declared by 8 o'clock in the evening of Monday, Dec. 24. Age at lb Tourist ... all 0 Wheldrako 5 10 12 Milford ... 510 10 St Maximum a 10 9 Sinite a 10 9 Harrington 6 10 5 Jassy 4 10 5 Lisette 4 10 5 Orontes ... 4 10 5 Bandolino a 10 2 Confusion 1C 2 Masterpiece ... 5 10 0 Kingsbury ... 6 10 0 Pirate 4 10 0 Valour 410 0 Hecate ... ...4 10 0 Lady Blanche ... 510 0 Approver . 4 10 0 Nabocklish ... 5 10 0 Ned of the Hills a 10 0 Benazet Age st lb 6 12 10 Sir Bobby ... a 12 5 Merrimac a 12 5 Slyfox a 12 2 Little Frank ... 612 0 Lady Douglas ... 611 10 Cutler ... all 9 Reporter ... a 11 7 Serious Case ... a 11 7 Arlescott ... a 11 7 The Rogue ... a 11 7 Diomed ... 511 5 Oscar ... 6 11 5 Brahma ... ... 411 2 Marengo ... ... 5 11 2 Liston 6 11 2 Shuttlecock ... a 11 0 Watford ... ... 611 0 Charlemagne ... 611 0 Old Ireland (lib) ... a 11 0 MANCHESTER STEEPLECHASE, FLAT, AND HURDLE RACE MEETING. TUESDAY, JAN. 1. Weights for a Handicap Hurdle Raco of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; winner of a hurdle race or steeplechase after December 13, at ten a.m., 7lb extra. About two miles. Age st lb Age st lb Charming Woman a 11 7 Reiufrid 5 9 10 Queen of Trumps... 6 10 12 Gayous 6 9 10 Arkansas ... ... 510 12 Malvern ... 5 9 8 Grapeshot ... ... 510 7 Fomentation 4 9 8 Nuneaton ... 6 9 12 Tumult 4 9 6 Weights for the City Steeple Chase (handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; winner of a steeplechase or hurdle race after Dec. 13, at ten a.m. 71b extra. About three miles and a half. Age st lb Globule a 12 7 Thomastown .., a 12 0 Arlescott .. a 11 9 The Rogue ... a 11 4 Crusade ... a 31 4 Farley ... 5 10 9 Weights for the Trial Handi added; winner of any flat extra. About one mile on Age st lb Newlight .. a 10 9 Gay Lad (late Con undrum) ... a 10 9 Vindicator... 6 10 7 Midwife 5 10 7 Huguenot ... a 10 2 .icap of 3 sous each, with 20 race after December 13, 51b the flat. Age st lb Merry Harp ... 5 8 12 Gayous 6 8 10 Diana (h b) a 8 8 Despair ... a 8 8 Wave 4 8 7 Trap a 8 6 Radcliffe ... 5 8 4 Wallet 4 8 4 Malvern ... 5 8 2 Terror ... 5 8 2 Hopleaf 4 8 2 Preferment 4 7 10 Compensation ... 4 7 91 Ago st lb Lady Don, by Dru- mour or . Edmund li.,an—Ladyßird 4 7 9 Blue Cap ... 4 7 4 Chance ... 4 7 4 Pretty Queen 4 7 0 Feeniy ... 3 7 0 Fat Bob 3 6 8 Libertine ... 3 6 6 Highland Mary ... 3 6 6 The Mito ... 3 6 6 Gentillo 3 6 0 Weights for the Manchester Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; winner of any hurdle race or steeplechase after December 13, at 10 a.m., 71b extra. About one mile and a half, over four hurdles. Age st lb Arkansas ... 5 11 7 'Malvern Grapeshot 511 0 Tumult ... Radcliffe ... 5 10 9 Ada Liune Nuneaton 610 9 Chance ... Trap ... alO 71Pretty Queen Reinfrid ... 5 10 7 Lady of Rank Preferment ... 4 10 7 Weights for the Stretford Steeple Chase (handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; winner of a steeple chase or hurdle race after December 13, at ten a.m. 71b extra. About three miles. Age at lb • 510 4 ▪ 410 4 ... 410 0 ... 4 10 0 • 4 9 12 ... 5 9 10 Age et lb Lightheart... a 12 7 Globule ... al2 4 Thomastown ... all 10 Arlescott a 11 6 Tho Rogue ... a 11 2 Crusade , ... a 11 2 Glasgow ... ... 611 0 Barley Hill ... 5 10 8 Weights for the Old Trafford Handigap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; winner of any flat race after December 13, 71b extra. About three-quarters of a mile on the flat. Age st lb Newlight ... a 10 8 Ross a 10 8 Midwife ... ... 510 6 Vindicator ... 6 10 6 Huguenot ... ... a 10 4 Itubens (late Oscar) a 10 4 Maggie (h ... a 10 0 Age st lb • - Age st lb Inca 5 8 12 Fomentation 4 7 10 Merry Harp 58 7 Maid of Usk ... 47 6 Gayous 6 8 5 Lady Don... ... 4 7 4 Despair a 8 4 Chance ... 4 7 0 Wave 4 8 4 Blue Cap ... 4 7 0 Diana (h.b) a 8 4 Feemy ... 3 6 12 She Devil 6 8 4 Pretty Queen ~. 4 610 Trap a 8 2 Fat Bob ... 3 6 4 Wallet 4 8 0 Libertine ... •.. 3 6 4 Terror 5 7 12 The Mite ... •.. 3 6 2 Malvern 5 710 flighlandMary ... 3 6 2 Ilopleaf 4 7 10 Gentille 3 5 9 NOMENCLATURE. The following name has been given : Mr. Foy's Yearling f (late Rose de Mansfield) by Weatherbit, out of Little Agnes Agnes de Mansfeldt. In the list of names given in the last Calendar Sir H. de Trafford's "Mignonette" should be out of Atuinette, not Annette ; and Mr. Reynolds's colt " How d'ye do," should be described as by Magnum, out of Polly Noble. Colonel E. van Straubenzee has sold Alice Fauconberg, 5 yrs, for steeplechase purposes, to Mr. M'Adam, who is again forming a stud. Alice, from her great size, true symmetry, and fine action, with the combination of Bird catcher and Touchstone blood, the former through her sire Lord Fauconberg, the latter her dam Zoe, by Flat catcher, ought, under the tuition and management of her new owner, attain to high class honours in this now very popular description of sport. The Liverpool Hunt Club.—We have received a com munication from th e secretary o f t h e a b o ve club to the e effect that the o bj ect i on to Tally Ho, winnero f the Hunters' Stakes at th e Autumn Meeting at Hoylake, has been proved groundless, and that Mr. Rich is entitled to tho stakes. Mr. Miles has bought Woman in Bed, by Wild Dayrell out of Agnes Wickfield, by Birdcatcher, in foal to Opti mist; Deception, by Collingwood, dam Buttress, by De fence; Sister to The Ghillie, by Vedette; and a two-yr , old filly by Muscovite, in addition to some half-bred stock, to go abroad. Wolverhampton.—Tho following additions have been received from the clerk of the course, namely, to the Stam ford Biennial add Sir F. Johnstone's b c Phaeton, by King Tom out of Merry Sunshine ; and in the same race to Lord Bateman's c by Thormanby out of Amelia add (31b). Barker, the light weight, who was summoned b e f ore t h e stewards at Warwick by Mr. Payne for foul riding in the Leamington Handicap, will not appear at Lincoln Spring Meeting, but has been suspended by the stewards of the Jockey Club till the Saturday before the Derby. WINDSOR SPRING AND SUMMER MEETING.—EISONVherO will be foynd the list of stakes at the meetings closing on New Year's-day, to two of which —the Windsor Spring Handicap and the Castle Handicap also run in the spring —thoro are already 43 and 32 subscribers respectively. Empress of India, 5 yrs; Begum, by Guicowar, 3 yrs; and .Sujah Dowlah, 2 yrs, have loft Elliott'e stable and joined J. Watson's string at Richmond. Balham, aged, formerly in the Danebury stable, and lat terly leader of Gladiateur in his three-year-old prepara tions, is now being schooled in steeple chasing by Mr. Yates. York Steeple Chases are fixed for Wednesday, April 24, the day between Durham and Oatterick Meetings. Douro, purchased by Mr. Brayley at Tattersall's on Mon day last, has gone to Cowley's, at lladdington, Wilts. Lincoln, the steeple chase horse, has changed owners, and in future he will be trained by Jackson, near Brighton. Merrinicc, aged, who has changed owners, has left Bur bidge's stable, and is now doing his work with Mr. Yates's steeple chasers. A general mooting of tho Jockey Club will be bell at No. 6, Old Burlington-stroot, on Friday next, for special business. EXPORTATION OF SIIEEP TO NEW ZEALAND.--n Several Lincoln rams, from the celebrated flock of Mr. Kirkham, of Biscathorpe, selected for Colonel Whitmore, of Napier, have been shipped by the Montmorency. The continued introduction of sonic of these choicest breeds cannot but benefit the colonists and colony. EDITM7I.V: SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. ALLEGED APPREHENSION OF STEPHENS. ---~ - (RY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Noitwicx, Saturday. There was captured this morning near Reepham, Norfolk, a man disguised, and who is strongly sus pected to be the Fenian Stephens, from his photo graph. The prisoner had a revolver and several docu ments in his possession. The above report seems to confirm the statement which appeared in Me Sun a few days ago about the presence of Stephens in England. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CITY BETTING.-THIS DAY. There was more animation to-day at both the Victoria and Albert Clubs. Plaudit is treading close on the heels of the Rake for first favouritism for the Derby. There were plenty of offers of 15 to 2 against the latter, and all the 9 to l's that could be got about Plaudit were eagerly snapped up. The following were the closing quotations : Two THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (taken and offered) 9to 2 agst Hermit (offered) 14 to 1 agst Grand Cross (offered) DERBY. Bto 1 agst The Rake (taken) 9to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 12 to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered) 15 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) 25 to 1 agst Marksman (offered) 30 to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken) 50 to 1 agst The Priest (taken) 100 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (offered) CHESTER cur. 50 to lon the field (offered) RACING FIXT JANI Manchester JRES FOR 1867. ARY. FEBR "ARY. Lincoln Spring Harrow Nottingham Derby MA Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 West Drayton l9 Bromley Epsom Sprirv , L3WOS Spring Ozoxton Park AP. Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh Thirsk Durham .. ; INewmarket Ist Spring Catteriek Chester :AY. M Chester (continued) 1 York Spring 7 Salisbury 9 Doncaster Spring Bath Harpenden Epsom Summer. Newton Croydon Ascot Summer 4 'Windsor Summer - ll Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham Bibury Club lB Stockbridge Chelmsford Newcastle Citrragh Worcester S uminer , Ipswich L Y. Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading •••• 9 Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham July Dawn Royal Corpo rat n Stamford Huntingdon Winchester Southampton Goodwood Goodwood (continued). AUG. 1 I Ripon 5 Brighton Brighton Club 9 8 ',owes Eghani . . l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford Hastings .UST. York August Dover West Drayton Plymouth.. • Canterbury • Lich field Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridge SEPT: Warwick ___ . 3 Margate Curragh Leicester Abingdon 5 Doncaster :MBER. Richmond Hendon Monmouth Manchester Auto Newmarket Ist October Walsall Northampton Autumn. - Edinburgh Autumn 2 Newmarket 2d October 7 Cheltenham l5 Curragh Newmarket Houghtov Worcester Aututnu NOV Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury ll Leamington Hunt STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. JANUARY. Manchester . FEBRUARY. Carmarthen 5 Harrow Spring Birmingham l2 Derby Windsor MARCH. Liverp00l Spring Grand Military Chertsey Mahon ..... 13 AP: York l7 Sevenoaks IL. Kildare Hunt COURSING. FIRST THORNTON OPEN COURSING MEETING. Stewards—Captain Park Yates, Messrs. W. Gamon, W. Whitby, J. Brundrit, W. W. Brundrit, and R. B. Min ton. Judge—Mr. Warwick. Slipper—Mr. Raper. Flag Steward —Mr. A. Smith. Hon. Secretary—Mr. H. Knight. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. The Thornton Cup. Winner, £5O ; second, .£2O ; third and fourth, £8 each ; fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth, £5 each. First Ties. Lord Sefton's Solitaire beat Victoria Goummma's Vortex. Mr. Sandbach's nomination beat Victoria Goummma's Vanish. Mr. W. Hughes's Honeymoon beat Mr. J. Brundrit's Blue Violet. Mr. Minton's Wide-awake beat Mr. Ellis's Regular. Mr. W. Whitby's Miss Irving beat Mr. W. Hughes's T eddy. Mr. H. Knight's Simpleton boat DKr. J. Brundrit's Black Topsy. Mr. R. Kayo's Knight Errant (late Who's-afraid) beat Mr. W. Whitby's Sea Boat. Mr. W. Hughes's Happy Lass boat Mr. E. G. Hornby's Mr. Hugh Hughes's General Hope beat Mr. Borthwick nd Irving. Mr. T. D. Hornby's Hannah beat Lord Sefton's Swift. Mr. Smith nd Peter boat Mr. Rowland Hughes's Harper. Mr. R. Ellis's Ringkeeper beat Mr. Whitby's Whisper. Second Ties.---Mr. Sandbacb's nomination beat Solitaire, Wideawake beat Honeymoon, Miss Irving beat Simpleton, Knight Errant beat Happy Lass, Hannah beat General Hope, and Ringkeeper beat Peter. Third Ties.--Sandy beat Wide-awake, Knight Errant beat Miss Irving, and Ringkeeper beat Hannah. Fourth Ties. --Sandy boat Knight Errant, and Ring keeper ran a bye. Sandy and Ringkeeper divided. Tho Elton Stakes, for eight dogs, at £2 100. Winner, £l3 10s.; second, £4 IN.—First Ties. Mr. R. Ellis's Caller Oa beat Mr. W. Whitby's Sea Boat (2). Mr. Borth wick's nomination beat Mr. Fern's nomination. Mr. Pritchard's General Peel beat Mr. W. Hughes' Teddy. Mr. Ellis's Regular beat Mr. Borthwick's Whisper. Second Ties. —Mr. Borthwick's nomination beat Caller Ou, and General Peel beat Regular. Deciding Course.—General Pool boat Mr. Borthwick's nomination, and won. LONDON SCOTTISH RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.—The annual winter inspection of the London Scottish Volunteers will take place in Westminster Hall this evening. Th e prizes won during the year will be presented by Lady Elcho. _ _ _ _ The John Bull says that Mr. Bulwer, (IC., has been appointed recorder of Cambridge, and Mr. Metcalfe recorder of Ispwich in his place. THE BIRTH OF A YOUNGSTER. —The editor of a con t e mporary thus announc es th e bi rth of his youngest : Ye who listen with credulity t o th e whispers of fancy, and pursue with eagerness th e p h antoms of hope; who ex pect tde b :e t ; deficiencies es willo f performt present e daypromises ewill h o e of youth,su pplied , a h n 3 C , that the morrow, heed Dr. Johnson's advice, if you will, and at tend to this history of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia but suffer it not to fill your minds with discouragement and gloom. For youth is not an illusion, and the hopes of to day are not always buried in the disappointments of to morrow; else the stalwart boy that commenced his earthly career one week ago to-day (Wednesday) Would never have been born. Weight n pounds."—American Paper. A VOICE FROM THE DEEP. —A bottle has been picked up on the beach at Schevening, near the Hague, by a fisherman, which on being opened contained the follow in g:—" On board the - brig Margaret, Oct. 22, lost our t reckoning—sprung a leak on the 14th—hands worn out at the pumps. We shall sink in an hour - all hope goxte. Forward this, if found, to my brother, John Clarke, Prince of \Vales Theatre, London." The burgomaster has sent it as desired, and Mr. Clarks is much distressed at the melancholy tidings. Satin. OCT( 17 21 29 29 ~. •~- Share 10 too St et 100