The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-19 00:00:00

i --- tar. ;day. In With id rode )UISC. at this ) went Hotel wa y to I LadY aanagh• rated at rued to y from' baronet Iswalcl, uro do ands of w half- cousin d Lady' ce ntly virit of there om sho bril :ntury recog antic. where ention of the t. noW is no i ptS of tho con lysius, L first are of y o ver, ced as truth strucir. ,at in 0 dis it, so utiful. MONEY MARKET AND COAIMETtOnL [NTELLIG,ENC)„, TWELVE O'CLOCK. _ . There has been a steady demand for discount a ccommodation all the morning, and the same facilities have been afforded as for some days past. The sum of £3,000 was taken to the Bank of England yesterday. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Thursday, the 20th inst., a special settling-day in the scrip of the Russian Anglo-Dutch 5 per cent. L oan, which is, " to be marked as fully paid up." Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady at 54 56, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds at 41;1 42-i. At the hearing of the order obtained by some in finr:ntial creditors of Ovcrnd, Gurney, and Co., V ice-Chancellor Malins decided that a distrib ,tion of 4s, in the pound should be made, representing £BOO,OOO, leaving £450,000 in the hands of the li quidators, as a reserve to arrest the claims of those s hareholders who dispute their liability, and that early in January he will, with the approval of the Court above, order a safe investment of the monies that may from time to time be realised. Notice has been given that the coupons on the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, New York Division First Mortgage Bonds, and on the P ennsylvania and Ohio Division Second Mortgage bonds, will be payable on Jan. 1, at the rate of 4s. to the dollar. A general meeting of the London and Liverpool Rotel Company, will be held on Friday, the 21st inS t., at the offices, 39, King-street, Cheapside. The traffic receipts on the Midland Railway for the week ending the 16th Dec. amount to £47,042 against £49,674 in the corresponding period of last Year, and show a decrease of £2,632. On the Metropolitan the receipts for the week have been £4,529 against £3,103 in the corresponding period O f 1 865, exhibiting an increase of £1,426. An important addition to the mercantile facilities of Rangoon has just been completed by the enter prise of Mr. Hopper. A floating dry-dock has been c onstructed, capable of repairing the largest ships 48 effectually as in Calcutta. The length is 300 feet by 70 broad, 50 feet gate entrance, and the dock can be sunk to a depth of 15 or 16 feet, so that vessels of the largest size, or two of 500 tons e ach, can be taken on. It is built with water-tight C ompartments, and fitted with centrifugal and force Pumps, capable of ejecting 9,000 gallons of water Per minute, and in three hours the dock is float ing clear for the necessary operations of repairing. The following notice was yesterday posted in the Stock Exchange "Committee-room, Dec. 18, 1866. " The following resolution was confirmed on the 17th instant : " Russian Three psr Cent. Loan, 1859. Resolved,—From the correspondence between Mess: s. ba ring Brothers and Co. and the Finance Minister of Russia I , t appears to the committee that the interpretation put by t he Russian Government on Clause 6 in the Bonds of the Three per Cent. Russian Loan of 1859, relative to the ap- Plieation of the sinking fund for the redemption of such I ?au, has been that the purchases should be made at suc h g ales and to such extent as may be found convenient by the Russian Government. It appears further, frcm the same correspondence, that a portion only of such sinking , has up to this time been applied, but that the obliga tt°4 to continue such purchases (for which a reserve is th e in th e annua l b u d ge t) w ill cer t a i n ly be fulfilled by ' llO Russian Government. The committee take note of the explanation so given alt hough in their opinion the obvious and generally ac epted meaning of the conditions of the Three per Cent. LOau is, that the purchases for the sinking fund should be b lade annually.'—By order, (Signed) "FRANCIS LEVEN, Secretary, C.G.P." The prospectus has appeared of a very important a ssociation. It is the " Belgian Public Works C ompany," capital £350,000 in 35,000 shares, £lO each, and introduced to the public by the Credit roncier of England. The first issue is 25,000 A Preference Shares of £lO each, bearing 8 per cent. interest, and redeemable at £l5 per share. The board comprises Mr. Frederic Doulton, M.P., Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Neville, Mr. Edward Warner, M.P., and others. 7 be brokers are Mr. Francis Cope and M essrs . - rrice and Devot. The object of the company is to c arry out the concessions granted by the Municipal C ouncil of Brussels, in concert with the authorities Of the province of Brabant and the Belgian G overnment, for the drainage and coincident im provements of the capital of Belgium. The mag nitude and value of the concessions obtained will be understood by the fact that they include sub sidies to be received by the company in cash, a nd annuities of the value together o f 2 6000,000 francs, or £1,040,000 sterling, which bare been voted by all the authorities and sancti one d ,_ 1 1 the Crown. The importance of the undertaking has been proved by the protracted official debates ill the Brussels Municipal Council, and also in the Belgian Chambers and Senate, on the subject, and / . 3 , 3 ' the special report thereon from Lord Howard d e Walden, her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels, transmitted by the Earl of Clarendon, t hrou g h Sir George Grey, to the Metropolitan p o ard of Works in London. The privileges at tached to the respective share capital are as follow : The A Preference Shares are to be redeemed out. °f the assets of the company by drawing by lot, and each share paid off at £l5 per share, being a bonus of,, L 5 per share. The drawings will take place on t he following dates, viz. :—On the 22d January, 18 70, 6,250 shares ; ditto, 1871, 6,250 ; ditto, 1872, 6 ' 25 0 ; ditto, 1873, 6,250 shares—total shares, 25,000. Until so drawn and paid off each share to b ear interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly, on Ist January and Ist July in ea ch year, for which interest warrants will be attached to the shares. Alessrs. James Barber and Co., whose unfortu nate suspension we bad to announce in our columns Yesterday, are making up their books under the Ma nagement of their own efficient staff of clerks. G reat sympathy is expressed a t thi s su dd en col lapse of an old and highly respectable house. The third ordinary general meeting of the Lon ru and Liverpool Hotel Company (Limited) will b e held at the offices of the company, 39, King street, Cheapside, on Friday, the 21st inst. The coupons on the Atlantic and Great Western r ailway New York Division First Mont gage cilds, and on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Divisi on 'Se cond„. Mortgage Bonds, are pay a bl e o n th e I s t o f J anuary, at the rate of 4s. to the dollar. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day., the French Rentes were 69f. 00e. The Crown agents for the colonies have invited th an for bills on Ceylon, to be sent in not later an Saturday, the 22d inst. Th e amoun t requ i re d i h 44 £2 5,000. The decline of / per cent. in Co nso l s a t th e c l ose °I business yesterday has been recovered to-day, 411 c 1 the latest quotations are therefore 891 1 for 1 1 ) . 1°11 eY, and 891 1 for the account. There is very e speculation in progress, and the investments e not numerous enoug h to pro d uce act i v i ty. The Sea' Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 ; t chequ er Bill s , 6 s . prem. ; Batik of England I,, t° c l c, 249 250 ; Indi a 5 pe r C en t s ., 1071 ; ditto °faced 5 per Cents., 99:1 ; and ditto Bonds, 255. ke rn. of The Foreig n Li s t r e cor d s a very li m i te d num b er ti tr ansactions, and the variations are merely frac -413°,44e. 1 nevertheless the tendency has been favour : Turkish 5 per Cents. have advanced /to 321 h and Spanish Certificates, /to 131 I ; Greeks ve decli ne d /t o 13 14 ; and Mexican arc steady at T he ; and Spanish Passive at 20 1. New Russian Loan remains firm at 1 prem. In the Railway Share Market there has been a return i irn of dep r ession, prices in most instances having g e ded• Lancashire a n d Y or k s hi re h ave rece d e d 1 ; e at East ern , G rea t N or th ern, N or th \Vestal], atir Metrop o li tan South Eastern each ; Great - Western and each 11 ; and Midland 11. aet, Th e Fore ign an d C o l on i a l li nes rema i n very in -19 Iv e• Bahia and San Francisco are dealt in at 1 7 5 1, South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian at ; East Indian at 106 106-1 ; and Great Indian Indian at 1051 +. 4:1le transactions in American Securities to-day have manifested a disposition on the part of holders to sell, and United States 5-20 Bonds have declined -I, to 71 1, ; Erie Shares 1, to 47/ 4 ; while Illinois remain at previous quotations, viz., 77„ 781. Bank Shares are very quiet, but prices remain steady. Alliance have improved to 181, and New South Wales to 441 1 ; London Chartered of Aus tralia are marked 20 201 ; Imperial Ottoman, 9i; and London Joint Stock, 421 1. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares continue in very limited request, and exhibit no material altera tion in value. London Financial are 64 ; General Credit at 34 ; Anglo-American Telegraph at 164 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam at 62+ 4 ; and the Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan, 744. MINING MARKET. WEDNESDAY, Two o'Clock. Very little business has been transacted to-day in the market for Mining Shares, and the variations have not been of an important character. The following is a report from the nine:3 of Wales mine :—ln the 55 cross-cutting, both north and south, the ground is favourable for- driving; the latter is letting out much water, and in 4 fathoms from shaft. In the 45 fathom level East, the lode is full 4 feet wide, and worth £l5 per fathom. In the 45 West the lode is 3 feet wide, now worth £l5 per fathom, here the lode improved during the past week. Slope East of rise in back of 45 is worth £2O per fathom. In the 30 fathom level, both East and West, we are driving up the side of the lode and the ground is favourable.—Yesterday the Trewetha mine sold 23 tons of silver lead ore to Treffry's Estate at £22 4s. 6d. per ton, and 5 tons at £ll Os. 6d. per ton. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal adventures : Chivertou Moor, 41 ; Chon:ales Gold, 21 3 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 51 6; ; East Basset, 20 21; East Camden, 41 51; East Wheal Grenville, 2 21 ; Groat Matlack, 8s 10s, Great Wheal Vor, 15 151 ; Marko Valley, 31 4 North Crofty, 21 ; North Treskerby, 21 ; Prince of Wales, 24s 26s ; Prosper United, 21 1; South Condurrovr, lls 13s ; South Grenville, 7s Gd 8s 6d ; West Caradon, 12 13 ; West Chiverton, 51 53 ; West Frances, 91 10i ; Wheel Buller, 17 18 ; Wheal Chiverton, 61 7 ; Wheal Grenville, 22s 6d 25s ; Wheal Seton, 1271 1321. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cont. Consols - I 9 k Do. Account, Jan. 10 B9; i 3 per Cont. Reduced BB -i i I New 3 per Cent B B4 i I' i Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. S per Cont. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Rod Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — , :xeliequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 6 pm Do £5OO O7 - pm Do ' £lOO & £2OO pm Bank of England Stock, 61 per Zlent ... 250 49 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. iudiau otock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Ditto for Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, leBl 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 lO4l Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 por Cent., £l,OOO 25 pm Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account 694 70 Do. £lOO Bonds 694 f 4 Baenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. A ccount Do £lOO Bonds — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ohiliau 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., 861 — Danubian Principalities vo. Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent ll Do., Piovisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred Tgyptian 7 per Cent. B4l Do., Second Issue B3l Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 B3l Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures B5l 5 1 'reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 1 0 Account Jo. Coupons Gaatemala 5 per Cent. It ,iian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — tiexicar. 3 per Cent Do. Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — llontevidean 6 per Cent. . — Hoorish Imperial 5 per Cent , lew Granada l3l Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 694 i Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarron) 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 Cont., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pei Cont. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1861 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account -- Do Passive Do Account 2o} Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l3l 1 S wedish 4 per Cent. Do. 4i per Cont. 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 5 Bl 8 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cont., 18651 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account lll Do 6 per Cent., 1862 "Do Account no. 6 per Cent, 1864 27 81 Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrisn, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch •A:* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — Italian 3 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. 5 per Cent. Account 56 51 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9l 1 Do. Account, Jan. B9f 1 MARKETS.—Tids day. MARK LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were only moderate, and in but middling condition. The trade ruled firm at the late advance in prices. Wo were tolerably well supplied with foreign wheat, in which a fair average business was concluded, and Mon day's improvement was well supported. Floating cargoes of wheat changed hands at full quota tions, but barley and other descriptions of produce afloat were a slow sale, and were the turn cheaper. The barley trade ruled quiet on former terms. Very little disposition was shown to operate in malt , prices were unaltered. In oats the transactions were on a limited scale at late rates. Both beans and peas were a slow sale at Monday's fall in prices. Flour ruled firm on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch ,210 790 :960 360 Irish Foreign 23,410 1,840 38,890 6,620 sacks brls BOROUGH HOP. Thero is a steady demand for hops, and all descriptions 'ldly support Monday's quotations. WIIITECIIAPEL. Fair supplies of meat are on sale. The trade is quiet, as follows: Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef -38 Od to 4s 6d Veal I Mutton ... 3s 4d t o 5 s 2d Pork Liverpool Cottoa Market—This Day. The market opens very excited, and prices are fully a 4 above yesterday. Sales probably 20,000 or XO,OOO bales, THE SUN, i4ONLON, WEDNESDA Y E V ENING, DECEMBER 19, 1866. ISSK 100 too 100 all 100 100 1021 i ie6l 8 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Nisi Prius sittings at Guildhall before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) ORMSBY Y. BEESTOS. This was an action to recover compensation for loss sustained by a breach of contract. Mr. Keane, Q.C., and Mr. 'Wharton were for tho plain tiff ; and Mr. Moriarty, Q.C., and another learned gentle man, for the defendant. Front the opening statement of counsel, it appeared that the plaintiff was a civil engineer, and the defendants con- 1 tractors and architects. In the October or November o 1861 the defendants had undertaken a contract for the construction of the Hemel Hempstead Railway, with ex tensions, and had entered into au agreement with the company. At the wish of the defendants the plaintiff went to inspect the works, and, an his recommendation, no bill was applied for to Parliament until 1863. In the meantime the defendants became anxious to dispose of their contract, and ultimately agreed to assign the agreement to the phintiff for a consideration of .£2OO. However the defendztuts thought fit to hamper the agreement to another party, and the action was brought by the plaintiff to be indemnified for his expenses and loss of time iu surveying the works and fir the non-fulfilment of the contract. The defendants placed different pleas on the record, to the effect that they did not agree to the as signment of the agreement, that there were no breaches whatever of contract, that the plaintiff himself prevented the performance of the contract. The case promises to be very protracted. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Mollor.) MA.SSLAUGHTER. Elizabeth Easton was indicted for unlawfully causing the death cf her husband. From the evidence it appeared that both had been drink ing and quarrelling with each other, when the prisoner received a blow from her husband, on which she pushed him out of the door, when he fell on the stones and re-. ceived a severe injury on the head, after which he died. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. Samuel Rickwood, shoemaker, was indicted for feloni ously attempting to murder Hannah Rickwood, his wife. The prisoner, who was undefended, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutrix said she had been sleeping at her son's house, after having had a quarrel with her husband. On the morning of the 20th of November she was awoke by the prisoner attempting to cut her throat. Sho called for assistance, and during the confusion the prisoner left the place. The son of the prisoner said he was sleeping in the same room as his mother on the night in question, when ho was awoke by his mother screaming out, "Oh, Sam, you've cut my throat ;" to which prisoner replied, " That's what I've intended to do for a long while." He saw the knife in his hand. Prisoner afterwards said, "Ho wished he had cut his wife's head off." Witness locked the door, when prisoner said, if he did not let him go he would jump out of the window. Ile let him out, but fol lowed him down the Curtain-road, when he observed him wipe some blood off his hands. On seeing a policeman he told him what had taken place, when he took the prisoner to the station-house. The surgeon from the London Hospital said tho pro secutrix was brought to that institution, sufforing from an incised wound en the throat, an inch within the jugular S HARE MARBETS.—This Day. Share Railways. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Caw brian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall . . Dublin & Belfast June. Durt„Perth, & Ab.Junc. London, Certi. Do. lasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord.stk. 85 U 7 118 12U 4U 45 20 et St 100 4 6 E 5 6S 70 72 114 16 261 27 5 6 Do. E. Angl: st. No. 't Great North of 6cotlaud Great Northern ID,. A stock .•. Dr.). B stock I'4 116 124 t 25 Do. :,ew, Is. at 25 pm t S, and W. of Ireland, 1 (3 t. Western -Origins! 6. Val. Rail gua. 90 02' GO} ;Of Do. South Wales . Do. W. Mid. —Oxtorii Do. Newport 30 3, 3. uo. Hereford ..... Lane rehire a-, Yorkshiru- L.,ndon and Blackwalt Lon., Bri4h., S Lon., '.11.1t., and Uiv r Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. Jr North Western Lon. South Western Man., Shet., J; Lincoln, Metropolitan. Do. New L 25 81 87 15i 18j , 1) LU Il7} 1171 70 81 47 18 22 124 1i 2 10 11 83 85 Do. Extension Jletropoiitau District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid,and Do. £9 Share 121 11 2 1 . S 9 )0 Do, Birmin.. Derby rlid Kent . . North British Do. Ed., Pth., dr Dun. N th..E as tern--Berwiesi Do. G.N'E purchase' Do. Leeds ..... Do. York DG. Carlisle 35 36 4 18 103 lt 5 Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. .10. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1863 5 . Do. do. 1866 . North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish (kutral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stJok Shropshire Union South Devon lout!' E.stern Staines, Wok., Jz Wok I'aff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath ‘Vateriord & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha ►Vest Cornwall ORDINARY BIIA.RES AND STOCKS. 114 i 3 4 121 Sot 1 si 1 raid. l Closing Business Price. done. 261 6i 115 f lii 1 31 t 5k i 1 50 i 1:51 4f 51 85 6 4i 1. , 16 117 4 8) 4747# 1041231 24 ;4 31 I I I BRITISH :Ulan tic St. Lawrence Rom., Miroda, Ccn. In. 5 per cent Do. F shares Buffalo Lake Huron Do. Preference BulE,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. i 872-3- Calcutta & S. E., lim ,a, e Town & Dock, gu i)emerara, 7 p.c. per. PI i , :ast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East ludlan, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension ti rand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Prd. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. G ua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 4f per cent Do 'treat Wes. of Canada- Do. New .. .. Do. 6 p. o. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5.) do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension 3lelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel..t Hudson's Bay N. 111.C'ds., 6pc Ist pt.bs Sande .... . a Do. Delhi Do. do a Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St.Flot b 0 65 66 97 93 34 35 9 10 1. 116 /20 1 2p 1 2p ;0 72 111 118 148 152 42 44 C 4 65 8 9 10 153 3 4; ISIONS. 56 58 102 103 id ip 4 4i 74 8. 50 55 101 103 101 IC3 105 106 18 20 85 88 57 69 50 54 50 54 37 40 23 25 106 107 1 f• 1v 100 102 91 93 192 1 1 2 ! f-8 22 81 84 f 102 103 92 04 85 90 82 65 99 101 97 98 li i 98 v 9 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., De 0.31, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& J uly 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 00 92 DJ. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 90 92 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1870 100 104 106 Do.Ap1.&001, 1890-1900 100 103 105 Do. do 1880-9 k. 100 102 104 Do. Jan.&July, 1690-91 100 114 116 Do. 5 per cent. 15 Apri; and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 88 70 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 KO 1( 2 Do. 1878, do. 100 104 1,6 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 101 105 107 Do. 18:15, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 108 Natal 'iov. 6 per cent lOO 96 tOO N.8.G0v.6p.e.Ja.&.1 uly 100 90 92 91 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p •e., 1866 100 90 91 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 85 87 861 51 61 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 08 100 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0 sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 92 91 911 S. Ans. Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 0 106 108 Vio,G ov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, April SD Oct lOO 103 101 1031 3 BRITISII MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Jim 1 Chiverton Gafford Amalgamated 3O 51 6! Devon G. Cons. (Tavtst 1 405 415: Drakewalls 2.1.0 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 18 20 East Caradon 2.11.1' 5 6 East Cam Brea 3l 2 3 mast Grenville East Gunnislake .. 8.3.0 East Love.l 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 24 21 Gam. & StAubyn(G wen. 06 5 6 4 Gnat L ixey, limited all 17 18 Great South rolgue 0.14.0 Great Wheal Busy 11.9.G G. Wheal Vor (Heist .1, 40 15 16 Grenville 8.18.0 14 11 Herod's Foot . • 8.10.0 3U 32 Elingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 21 04 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 2 4 slarke Valley 4.10.6 34 41 4 Nlwyndy Iron Ore, 11w 31 24 140 New Se ton - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.13. t 21 34 Prosper United 7.1.6 Pr , vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.: 21 26 1 5. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 300 320 South Condurrow 3.2.0 1 14 'S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park . 35.15.6 - - Tin Croft 9 1 2 5 Vigra and Clogan, lira all 2 19 West Bassett (Illogan 11 4 11 W. Caradon (Ltskeard 11 12 4 West Chi rerton ll 54 56 West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 65 75 Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 IS 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 10 12 Wheal Seton _. Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 rtiEFERENCIE SI:IA.IOcm Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1,8 D 79 PRICFERENCE SHARES AND STOWE& Great Eastern 4} per cent. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent., ISO!, 56 Ditto, new 5 per cent., 1863, 55 Midland A and B £5 pt, 104 5 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 79 le ORM GN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, 11. n., gua. 7 per oent., 12; Belgian, Eastern Junction, It South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15 FOREIGN MINIM Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 Cobre Copper, St. .John ael Key, lim.. 471 8 Yudanamutana of South Australia, DOCKS. Southampton, e 5; f BANKS,. Alliance, lira., 18 Anglo Egyptian, lire., 11 Anglo-Italian, lim., 115 e 4 British North AMCfICaII, 47 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 47 Imperial Bank, lim.. 235 imperial Ottoman, lira., 95 Land Mortgage Rank of India. Um.. 25 Do. 5 per cent. Debentures, 1661, for 30 years, 8f London Chartered Bank of Australia, 20 London and County, 635 London Joint Stock, 421 f Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lien., 101 11 Midland Bank, lim., 17 National Provincial of England, Ditto. d and .15 issue, 3 , 5 New South Wales, 415 f Oriental Bank Corporation, 421; MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 16; 1 ; Anglo-Mexican Mint, 15} Atlantic Telegraph, —; Dit o, S per cent., 775 s:j Bombay Gas, lira., 45 5 City of Moscow Gas, lire., 151 147:155 City Uflices, lire., 2 11 Credit r'oncler ot England. 11m . 2 1'i Credit Fonaier of Mauritius, lire., 5 5 Crystal Palace, Di to, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 110 Ebbw Vale, 05 Egyptian Cont. and Trading, lim., 45 E,,glish and Australian Copper, / Gen. Credit and Finance ot London, lim„ 3; } Hudson's Bay, 165 International Financial Society, lire., 2} Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour;, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1570, issued 90, 55 London Financial Association. lim,. 61 Madras Irrigation and Canal (4 per cent. guaranteed by In: dian Government), Ditto all), )71 Ocean Marine Insurance), 207 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 621 5 Ditto, new. 561- 51 Royal Mail Steam, c . 5 Scottish Australian Investment, lim., 122 Telegraph Constructive and Maintenance, lim., Ditto (£l9, INS Universal Marine, Insurance, lire.. 2} Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 745 Warrant Finance, iim. 12 74 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 19.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dundee from London for Jamaica. FALMOUTH, Dec. 18.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Charlotte, for Moreton Bay. LivsuPooL, Dec. 18.—Arrived—Aleppo, screw steamer, from New York. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Dm 18 —Formosa, from Port Elizabeth; Tiger, steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, Dec. 19—Orion, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Giraffe, and Panther, steamers, from Boulogne ; Fusilier steamer, from Dunkirk. Sailed, Aug. 19—City of Seringapatam, for Calcutta; Souvenir, for Brussels DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Marian, schooner, for Sa'combo; James, for Berbice ; John Bagshaw, for Corfu; Helen, for St. Kitt's —all from London. NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AT KILBURN.— Yesterday morning there was a large gathering of the Roman Catholic clergy and laity at Kilburn, for the pur pose of witnessing P. very interesting ceremony in con nection with the establishment of a new church for the ac commodation of that district. The new church is to be erected by the " Fathers Oblates of St. Mary Immaculate" who are stated to have been labouring in and about Kil burn with great success, and made largo numbers of con verts to their faith. Archbishop Manning performed the ceremony of solemnly blessing the first stone, and an ap propriate service was performed. It was announced that he will hold a confirmation on Sunday next, at St. Joseph's, Highgate. TUE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COLLIERY ACCI DENT. —The bodies in the Bumph had not been re covered up to last evening. The adjourned inquest wits to have been held yesterday, but inasmuch as the remain ing bodies were not found, the inquiry was further post poned. Mr. Wynne, the• Government inspector of mines, did not commence his official examination yesterday as was expected, but will probably do so to-day. Lord Lich field has called a meeting of South Staffordshire in Wol verhampton to-day, and the chairman of the Ironmas ters' Association has issued circulars, especially request ing the presence and prompt aid of the irontnasters. We learn by telegraph that the cause of the explosion has been discovered. The blacksmith's lamp has been found with the top off. The man's head was blown to pieces. He went down to shoe horses, and strolled into the workings. COBDEN'S POLITICAL WRITINGS.—The pamph lets written at various periods by the late Mr. Cobden have been reprinted, and will shortly appear in two vol umes. Some of there works created much sensation at the time of their publication, but have been for years out of print. Tile book will be published by Mr. Ridgway. RE-APPEARANCE OF THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN SUFFOLK.—We learn by telegraph that the cattle plague has re-appeared in Suffolk, in the neighbourhood of Stow market, under circumstances ouch as to cause porno awciety, vein. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was driven to des peration by the ill-treatment he had received from his wife, who, after being married to him for 27 years, sold off his home and turned him into the street. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Learned Judge sentenced him to 15 years' penal servitude. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE ROBBERY AT THE CHARTERHOUSE. Benjamin Gore Booth, clerk, was indicted for feloniously embezzling and stealing the sums of £225, £5O, and £9O, the monies of the governors of the Charterhouse. The prisoner was assistant receiver in the Charter house, and in that position he received the monies and appropriated them to his own purposes. In order that his fraudulent practices might not be discovered, he manu factured a false pass-book, in which he entered the various sums correctly, but the genuine book, which showed the actual sums paid in the bank, ho kept concealed in his desk. The fraud was discovered after the prisoner loft the Charterhouse to take his annual holiday. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The Recorder sentenced him to five years' penal servi tude. THIRD COURT. (More the Common Sergeant.) CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH. Kate Dent, 30, unmarried, pleaded guilty to the crime of unlawfully endeavouring to conceal the birth of her The Common Sergeant, taking into consideration that the prisoner had already been in prison for a month, sen tenced her to a further imprisonment of one month —the death cf the child having been caused by premature deli very. CHARGE OF PERJURY. The case of Thomas Cannon, lately proprietor of the South London News, who stands indicted with having committed perjury, was postponed until next session, on the ground that he was not yet prepared with his defence POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—John Taylor, a chimney sweep, livinginMarket-street,Fitzroy-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing £5O in sovereigns and half-sovereigns, the moneys of Charles Ha]], greengrocer, of 28, Upper Charlton -street. Charles Hall, a little boy, son of the prosecutor, said that on Monday last, while the prisoner was sweeping his father's first-floor chimney, he saw him with a large shell in his hand. The prosecutor said that he had £5O in sovereigns and half-sovereigns in a purse ready to pay his rent, and for security ho put the purse and contents in a shell and placed it a little way up the chimney, in a kind of recess. On Monday last, while he was out, his wife had the chimney swept. On going for the money the next day he missed it, and then hoard from his wife that she had had the chim ney swept, and his little koy told him that he had seen the prisoner with the shell in his hand. Upon this ho went to the George-street station, and on the prisoner being taken into custody told him that he had bettor give up the money, and that he did not want any bother about it. The prisoner said he knew nothing about it. Sergeant Banger, 15 E, said ho went to the prisoner's house last night, and found the prisoner and his wife lying on a bed drunk. On telling the prisoner that he was charged with stealing £5O from a shell, he said, " I had the shell, but I put it back again." There was a large ham on the table, and the prisoner and his wifo appeared to have been enjoying themselves, as there were cans and bottles about the place which had contained beer and gin. Ile found on the bed half a sovereign and some silver. Prisoner denied having had the money. Sergeant Banger asked for a remand, which was granted. A NIGHT CAB-TionsE.—Charles Stubblos, cab-driver, badge 17,195, in the employ of Alfred Sims, Savoy Wharf, Strand, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the instance of Mr. 1 1 7 m. Love, of the Royal Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to a horse by working it in an unfit state. From the evidence of Simeon Sell, officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, it ap peared that about twelve o'clock last night he saw the pri soner in charge of a horse attached to a Hansom cab, standing at the door of a publichouse in the Haymarket. Seeing that:the horse was covered with sweat and in a very bad condition, he examined the horse and found it t o have several wounds of old standing about it, and some fresh ones, from: which blood was running. The horse was old, in a poor condition, and very lame of the off hind leg, and it was with the gi'eatest difficulty that it could be got to the police station. The prisoner said that ho had brought the horse out at 7 o'clock, and on his (Sell) telling the prisoner that the horse looked very poor, he replied, " Yes, it does, for he has nothing to eat but grains and chaff, and he is usually employed in a chaff-cutting pla c© and seldom comes out." He told the prisoner that it was a bad case, and ho should take him to the station, and did so. Prisoner admitted all was correct the officer had stated except about the chaff and grains. Th© horse did not have so much to eat as the others because it did not do so much work. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the horse was the mere ghost of a horse which once no doubt had been a good one. The poor creature was quite unfit for work, and no doubt only taken out at night, when its condition was not likely to be seen. He should fine the prisoner 20s. or 14 days, and the mas ter, who was the worst of the two, could be summoned for sending out the horse. THAMES. A WIIITECHAPEL PICKPOCKET SECURED.-11nnry Moran, alias Warner, a lad of 15, was brought beforo Mr. Paget, charged with attempting to pick the pockot of Mr. George Snow, a gentleman dwelling in Tredegar-square, Bow road. Mr. Snow was passing along the Whitechapel-road at a quarter past six o'clock last evening, and saw the prisoner following close behind him with three other boys in the rear to cover his operations. The prisoner thrust his hand iato Mr. Snow's coat pocket, and the prosecutor turned round and caught the hand as it was being s ith drawn. Mr. Snow seized the prisoner immediately, and the rascal kicked and plunged, and took hold of the area grating of a house and clung to it. A lot of roughs and blackguards endeavoured to rescue the prisoner, but Mr Snow, who is a courageous and determined gentleman kept fast hold of him, and a bystander loosened his hand from the grating. The prisoner was then given into the custody of a police-constable. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to bo imprisoned for three months and kept to hard labour. A WOMAN'S WRONGS.—A fine young woman, who said she had been married seven months, came before Mr. Paget and said that her husband had become inattentive to her and stopped out late at night. Mr. Paget —I cannot help you. That is a matter over . which I hair() no jurisdiction. Applicant—l have seen him many evenings with another • young woman. Mr. Paget--I am sorry to hear it. You must try to win back his affections. I cannot assist you. The young woman thanked the magistrate, and slowly retired from the court. WESTMINSTER. CONFESSION OF ROBBERY.—henry Phillips, about 17, was charged, on his own confession, in feloniously receiv ing a piece of gold chain, value £2, well knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. William James Holden, inspector of the B on duty at Walton-street station, Brompton, said that two men, named Reardon and Abbett, were yesterday tried at Clerkenwell Sessions, and sentenced to 18 months' hard labour for stealing a chain from the person of Alexander M'Pherson. Directly the men had been sentenced, the prisoner came to Walton-street station and said he wished to make a statement with reference to the robbery,as he was implicated, and then his statement was reduced to writing and signed by him. It was to the effectthat three men,whoso names he mentioned, hustled and robbed the prosecutor, that Abbott was one of the men, and that Reardon was not there. He mentioned the names of the men, and made the statement because he did not wish to see an innocent man suffer. The chain was given to him after it was stolen, and he sold it for lls. to a watchmaker. John Woodward, 3, Exeter-street, Chelsea, proved buy ing the piece of chain for 11s. He melted it last Saturday. He bought it the day after the robbery (Nov. 23). Pri soner sold it to him. The prosecutor said he did not see the prisoner at the time. Abbott was apprehended on the spot, but Reardon wscaped and was afterwards taken. Prisoner was remanded till Friday. Frightful Accident on the Metropolitan Railway—This Day. A terrible accident happened to-day on the Metropolitan Railway, which has, we regret to say, been accompanied by loss of life. The excitement caused in the neighbourhood of the Farringdon and Alderagate-street Station is very great, and a col lection of the facts relative to the accident is, at the time we write, exceedingly difficult ; but as far as we have been able to gather the following may be relied upon :—For some time now the construction of the dead meat market has been in rapid progress in Smithfield, and at a spot near Charter House-lane the meat market will cover a portion of the Metro politan Railway. The works at this place have been going on with the greatest rapidity, the Thames Iron Company (Limited) supplying the massive iron girders necessary to cover in the railway. A great number of these immense pillars of iron have already been placed in position by means of iron cables running from a kind of crane. The girders are being laid transversely, between 20 and 30 feet above the lines of the Metropolitan Railway, and everything had gone on satisfactorily until about 20 minutes to one. At this moment one of the girders wits in suspension at the spot above men tioned, when the train from Moorgate for Kensing ton, consisting of Great Western Railway car riages and tender, due at Farringdon at 12.45, was passing beneath the works in progress, when, by some unfortunate accident, the buckling gave way, and the ponderous beam fell upon the last carriage, crushing it to pieces. The scene in a few seconds after was alarming; the passengers were screaming and the men shouting for assist ance. In a few minutes after the accident Mr. Moore and Mr. Humphrey, two of the surgeons at Bartholomew's Hospital, ran to the scene, and there a most appalling sight was to be seen. The girder had broken the carriage to atoms, and one of the unfortunate passengers, a respectable, elderly female, was found quite dead, her skull having been frightfully fractured. Another passenger, a male, had received the most terrible injuries to the lower part of his person, which was completely ripped open. There was another male passenger dread fully hurt about the head, an I the unfor tunate gu.trd of the train has sustained such extensive injury that his life seems at present doubtful. The two medical gentlemen at once acted in the most energetic manner, and gave direc tions for the persons who were still alive to be conveyed to the hospital, which was done by litters being formed out of the broken partitions of the carriage which had been destroyed. The body of the unfortunate lady and the three men were then taken to the hospital where Mr. Cuddiford and others at once examined their wounds, but such was the extensive nature of those sustained by one of the men that he expired ten minutes after his ad mission into the institution. The guard has both his legs broken ; and the fourth sufferer has received such great injury about the head that his recovery is nearly hopeless. The line for some time was, of course, blocked, but the front portion of the train proceeded on to its destination, and a large body of men were at once collected, and after great exer tion the girder and remnants of the carriage were removed and the traffic went on as usual. The superintendent of the Dead Meat Market Works suspended the operations at the spot were the acci dent had happened in order that the closest investi gation might be made to ascertain the cause of the accident. COURSING. KENILWORTH ANNUAL MEETING.—DEC. 18. (In Stoneleigh Park and Grounds, by permission of Lord Leigh.) Stewards—W. H. Dean, Esq., W. Higgins, Esq., and W. H. Haigh, Esq. Field Stewards—Mr. H. Evans and Mr. W. Liggins. lion. Secretary—Mr. Bursell. Judge— Mr. Spafford. Slipper—H. Heritage. The Stoneleigh Stakes, for 16 all-aged greyhounds, at £5 10s.; the winner to receive £l6 ; second, £2O; third and fourth, £5 each. Mr. Evans's bl d Eyes Right, by Seagull—Chinv Atnie, beat Mr. Waterford nd be w b Sherry, by Mayor of Bos ton —Lucy. Mr. Randall's fw b Royalty, by Patent—Polly, beat Mr. Punchard's be d Pyrrhus, by Sam—Golden Fleece. Mr. Boote nd 1)1 w d Chief, by Sea Foam —Gountesi, beat. Mr. Walker's bl w b Rose Alba, by Sea Foam—Flirt. Mr. Barnes's be w b Bertha, by David—Patch, beat Lord Craven's rtd d p Colour Sergeant, by Calabaroona— Round Shot. Mr. W. Butler nd w d Gratitude, by Geologist—Fly, beat Mr. Higgins's w bl b Hortense, by Bugle—Dinah. Mr. Craven's be w d p Constable, by Beadle of the Parish —Prize Flower, beat Mr. thigh's w 1,1 d p Happy Fel low, by Sweep—Caller Ou. Mr. Punchard's bl w b Blanche, by Brower—Blitz, beat Mr. R. Thompson's r w d Solomon, by David—Lilla (1). Mr. Higgins's bd d p Hercules, by Retribution—Violet of the Vale, beat Mr. Sanders's bl d Jacob, by Tornado— Wee Nell (1). The Kenilworth Stakes, for 14 puppies of 1865, at £5 10s. each ; the winner to receive £4O ; second, £l5 ; third and fourth, -Co each. Mr. Evans's w r b Ellen the Fair, by Skew—Helena, boat Lord Craven's f w d Corporal, by Calabaroona—Round Shot (1, dr). Mr. W. H. Haigh's iv d Happy Cove, by Railroad—Lily, beat Mr. J. Scirk's r or f b Peeress, by Colchicum — Patty (1). Mr. J. Stirk's bl w b Achievement, by Regan —Tantivy, beat Mr. Boote's w r b Ocean's Gay Flower, by Cresswell —Desdemona. Mr. W. H. Haigh's w f d Happy Harold, by Sea Ranger— Sea Belle, beat Mr. W. H. Dean's w bd d Dandy, by Dalzig—Belle of Essex. Mr. Randall's fw d Rather Improved, by Patent—Polly, beat Mr. East's bl td b Electr,icity, by Effort —Trip the Daisy. Mr Stephen's bl h Sylvia, by Woodman—Prima Donna, beat Mr. Clemitson's bd b Collector, by Patent—Country Dance (1 dr.) Mr. Walker's wbd d Corona, by Sea Foam—Flirt, beat Mr. Punchard's r b Parable, by Monk of Thorney— Mazurka. The Coventry Stakes, for sixteen all-aged greyhounds, at £3 10s. each ; the winner to receive £2B ; second, £lO ; third and fourth, £1 each. I. Mr. Tookey's be d Rock, by Old Ben Roe—Lady Lucy, beat Mr. Taylor's bl b Fly, by Teddy—Jebb's bitch. Mr. Pridmore's w bl b Grasshopper, by Der Frieschutz Miss Laura, beat Captain Tilden's nd bl b Charity, by Danish Cloud—Lady Lily. Mr. W. H. Dean's NV r b Dexterous, by Brewer—Sprite, beat Mr. W. H. Haigh's w d Happy Lad, by Buffer—Fly. Mr. Punchard's bl w b Bonnyvean, by Cantab, dam by Mechanic, beat Mr Boote's f d p Lodovice, by Wildßuck . Victoria Gourammas bl w d Vortex, by Sea Foam—Mary Ambreo, beat Mr. Darlington's bl d Rattler, by Patent— Romping Girl. Mr. Wither's bl d Wildfiro, by David—Belle of the Village, beat Lord Craven's bl b p Compensation, by Retribution —Violet of the Vale. Mr. Randall's r d Rough Design, by Patent—Polly, beat Mr. J. Parker's r w d Cavalier, by Picton—Balbeir Girl (late Dear Me). Mr. Evans's bl d Crabcatcher, by Seagull—Chere Amie, beat Mr. Newman nd f w b Lillywhite, by David— Liberty. Tho Warwick Stakes, for 16 puppies of 1865, at £3 10s. each ; the winner to receive £2O ; second, £8 ; third and fourth, £2 each. Victoria Gouramma's r w b Vixen, by Cardinal York—Bad Luck, beat Mr. Logan's bl w b Juno, by Guardsman— Black Hawk. Mr. East's bl td b Elastic, by Effort —Trip the Daisy, boat Mr. Punchard's bl b Peeress, by Roswell—Duchess. Mr. Langley's bl b Lapworth, by Golden Hue—Latitude beat Lord Craven's r w b Crimea, by Calabaroona— Round Shot. Mr. Booth nd r b Bounce Again, by Roundaway—Welsh Heiress, beat Mr. W. H. Dean's be b Electra, by Railroad —Asterope. Mr. Trevor's w bd d Treasure Trove, by Sea Foam -Flyaway, beat Mr. Logan's be w d Skirmisher, by Guardsman —Black Hawk. Mr. Langley's r d Lapdog, by Golden Hue—Latitude, beat Mr. B. W. Hicks's ror f b Camilla, by The Brewer -Columbine. Mr. Mantle nd r w b Sincerity, by Belligerent—Lemon Pip, beat Mr. J. Smith nd be b Bluebell, by Danish Cloud—Lady Lily. Mr. Page's r or f d Holdhard, by David—Lola Montez, beat Mr. Mantle nd r w b Constance, by Belligerent—Lemon Pip. The County Stakes, for eleven greyhounds of all ages, at £2 10s. each, to be bond fide the property of gentlemen resident in the county of Warwick for three months prior to the day of coursing; winner to receive £l7 ; second, £5 ; third, £2. Mr. B. W. Hicks's be b Norma, by Kenefeck—Miss Lottie, beat Mr. G. Darlinson's bd w b Whispering Lass, late Sea Fly, by Sea Foam—Sea Girl. Mr. Darlinson's be d Danish Cloud, by Belligerent—Gui pure, beat Mr. Parson's r d King Cob, by T urpin—Wild Wave. Mr. Spencer's r w d Spring, by Dr. Faustus—Judy, beat Mr. W. Page's bl b Oxford Lass, by Felix—Julia. Mr. H. Dormer's bl b Gildeppes, by Sir Baldwin—Tilly, beat Mr. Willis nd bl w b Die Clapperton, by Try Again Gertrude. Mr. Pridmore's bl b Prize, by Regan—Garcia, beat Mr. B. W. Hicks's w d Claudius, by Felix—Celeuta. Mr. Archer's f w b Amy, by Solus- Shepherd's red bitch ran a bye, COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. DECEMBER. Name. Judge. Days of Running Amicable Club, Ashdown Pk Mr. Warwick ...... 20, 21 Ludham, Norfolk Ince Blundell, Lancashire - ...... 20, 21 Aston, Cheshire Mr. Warwick Corrio, Lockerbie ... Mr. 'Warwick JANUARY, 1867, Huntingdon Club Mr. Warwick l, 2, Lincolnshire, Holbeach \lr. Spafford Coole, co. Cork (Open) Third S. Lancashire, (South port (Open) Mr. Westropp 9, 10, 11 Spelthorne Club Mr. Warwick Border Union (Longtown) Cumberland Mr. Warwick Barton-on-Humber, Lincoln. Mr. Spafford Altcar Club, Lancashire lB Wigtonsh. Club (St ranraer ) M r . B - oulton ...... 2 1 2 7 , , 17, ,c. Little Crosby Mr. Welding ...... 23 County Louth Club, Ireland Mr. Spafford ...... 23, &c. Ridgway Club, Lytham 3O &c. -- ...... ' . . FEBRUARY. Raiford, Lancashire - Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick Waterloo, Lancashire - Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick MARCH. . Irish Grand National (Open), county Louta ............... Ardrossau, Sharphill ........• South Lancashire (South port) Champion ............ Mr. Westropp l4, 15, &c Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Springall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - SEPTEMBER. ' Bramp t on , Cumberland OCTOBER. Mr. Warwick Ancaster and W illou g hb y , Lincolnshire Mr. Spoff or d 1, 2 COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 11 17 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19 11 191 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 37f 25 4'2k Brussels ~.. k Hamburg .• — 13 8f 25 25‘ 13 91 Paris . ..... v . Short 25 17* Ditto 3 Months. 25 35 25 42 Marseilles Frankfort on th e M a i ne 13 11 :5 13 3i 120* Vienna — 13 4.5 13 555 Trieste 1 301 Petersburgh - 6 30 2 6 6 26f Berlin Madrid - 471 47 1 48j- 48f Cadiz .. -- '7 20 27 30 Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina ............ • Lisbon ............ 27 - .1 _ 27 20 27 30 27 20 27 30 27 20 27 30 27 20 27 30 27 20 27 30 51 51t Oli 511 Oporto .................... . The Price of Gold. The quotation 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 of £3 12s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold ls about the same price in London and Paris. The (mum 01 exchange at New York on London for bills at 80 days' sight is about lO)i per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation 01 gold from the United States $...._ TM RD El:0E1170N. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. The Terrible Accident on the Metropolitan Railway—(This Day.) Since the publication of our first edition, which contained a full account of the terrible accident; nothing further is at present knnwn. The sufferers at St. Bartholomew's Hospital are : WOUNDED. Cl•arles Passmore, 51, Crown Dale-road, Camden-town, a clerk at an odice in Broad-street, City—severe injuries to the head and legs. H e i s doing favourably at present. Henry Squire, Great Western Railway Guare, No. 11, Windsor-street, Harrow-road—both legs broken, and seriously injural. DEAD. A gentleman about 50 years of age, supposed name Luckey; tall, grey whiskers, stout, r.!- spectably dressed. A gold watch and studs were found on his person, but there was no paper or document other than a bill-head. The body is fear fully mangled. A lady between GO and 70 years of age. Dressed n black silk, gold watch and three rings. A little grey hair ; wig supposed to be lost. Her height was 5 feet 7 inches. A second-class ticket from Aloorgate-street to Gower -street was found in her pocket. The injuries were principally to the head.. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. -9. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor.) ATTEMPTED MURDER NEAR HAMMERSMITH. Harriett Morris was indicted on a charge of poisoning her child, Emily Morris, aged six years, by giving her oxalic acid. The child stated that her mother took her to a dark place in the park, and then opened a bottle and poured something into a glass, which she tried to induce her to drink. She' told her it was peppermint, and would warm her, and she made her dip a piece of butt into the liquid, and eat it. She did not like to take the stuff, and her mother at last forced it down her throat. It was sour, and burnt hor mouth. Her mother then went away, and left her alone in the dark. She was thero a long time. The police-constable said the place where tho child was found was in a field leading to the Duke of Devon shire's. The chemist who had examined the child's clothes said he had no doubt tho marks were caused by oxalic acid, and could not have arisen from alum. ; The jury returned a verdict of guilty. _ _ The Learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to 15 years' penal servitude, after which she was lod fainting from the dock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EALING STEEPLECHASE MEETING, 1866. Stewards: Duke of Hamilton, Lord Coventry, Lord Poulett, Lord Charles Ker, Colonel Knox, C. H. Carew, and S. T. Baker, Ergs. Clerk of the Course and Judge: Mr. T. Marshall. Handicapper : Mr. J. F. Verrall. Clerk of the Scales : Mr. M. Verrall. DECEMBER 26. The Selling Steeplechase Plate of 30 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and'upwards; weight for age. About two miles. The Tradesmen's Cup, value 25 guineas, for horses the property of persons residing within 25 miles of London ; list 71b each ; winners over a country once, 71b; twice or more, 141 b extra; horses having won a steeplechase value 50 sovs not qualified for this race. Once round. The Grand Annual Handicap Steeplechase of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only if declared; the winner of any handicap steeplechase value 100 sous after Dec. 14 (at 10 aan ) 101 b extra; any other winner 51b extra ; about three miles and a half. Age st lb Astrolabe ... 6 12 10 Mario ... 512 0 Benazet 6 11 12 Accident ... ... 6 11 10 Globule ... —..tt 11 9 Hornet ”. ... 6 11 9 Daisy...all 9 Philosopher ... 6 11 9 Shangarry... ... 5 11 7 Little Frank ... 6 11 4 Bon Espoir 5 11 0 Reporter ... a 10 9 Lord Douglas ... 5 10 9 Sportsman ... a 10 9 The Maiden Hunt Steoplecha half-bred horses allowed 71 £lOO ; certain penalties any Age st lb Gay Lad • a 10 7 Diomed ... ... 510 5 The Rogue ... a 10 5 Spatchcock ... a 10 5 Arlescott a 10 4 Claxton ... ... 5 10 4 Ben Nevis... ... 5 10 4 Meerschaum ... a 10 2 Gardener ... 4 10 2 Jack o' Newbury 610 0 Cocktighter ... 4 10 0 Jack's Alive ... 6 10 0 Threadbare ... 4 10 0 ;se of 50 sovs ; llst 71b each lb; the winner to be 8014 for d allowances. About three miles. Bonny scot (h b) aged, Ballet Gill (h b) 5 yrs, Caller Ou (lib), Young Tom 6 yrs, Fairplay (late Chirp) aged, Vision 6 yrs, Zoloo (h b) 6 yrs, Old Ireland (h b) aged, Young Aladdin 6 yrs, Minerva, Loudwater b), Hunger ford aged, Confederate The Castlebar Plate of 40 sous (handicap) ; any winner after Doc. 14 (at 10 a.m.) 71b extra; about two miles. Ago st lb ▪ al2 7 ▪ 6 12 5 • all 10 ... 6 11 7 • all 7 5 11. 4 6 11 4 ... a 11 2 • 6 11 2 5 11 0 • 611 0 ... a 10 10 ... a 10 10 ... a 10 7 ... 4 10 7 Sir Bobby The Plover Cutler Oscar The Rogue Marengo Liston Lisette Arcus llarrington Jassy Confusion ... Danceaway Newcastle... Bandoline Monitor ... Pirate ... Valour ... Approver ... Masterpiece Nabocklish Kingsbury Age at lb ... 4 10 7 • alO 7 ... 6 10 7 ... 4 10 7 ... a 10 4 ... 10 4 ... 6 10 4 ... a 10 4 ... 4 10 4 ... 4 10 0 ... 4 10 0 ... 4 10 0 510 0 • 5 10 0 • 610 0 Shuttlecock Tourist ... Wheldrake Watford ... St. Maximum Sinite ... Rochester ... Orontes ... DEC. 27. The Groat Western Plate of 30 sovs ; llst 71b each ; winner to be sold; certain allowances. Two miles. The Selling Handicap Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; winner to be sold for .£lO. About two miles. The Baling Hunt Cup, value GO guineas, for hunters, three year -olds and upwards ; weight for age ; winners of any steeplechase value 50 Km, 71b extra ; non-professionals allowed 51b ; about three miles. Ben aged, The Captain, The Orphan aged, Bandoline, aged, Heliopolis aged, Cloughbally aged, Firefly aged, Violet 6 yrs, Bishopton 4 yrs, Jack o' Newbury 6 yrs, Danceaway, Newcastle 6 yrs, Approver 4 yrs, The Rogue aged, Loud water (h b), Hungerford aged, Harold 4 yrs. The Hamilton Hunt Plate of 200 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, open to any horse in the United Kingdom ; . I.4st each ; winners of a steeplechase 71b extra; professionals 71b extra. About three miles. The Plover 6 yrs, Sly Fox aged, Flower Girl 4 yrs, Hi g hflyer (h b) 6 yrs, Slitrig (h b), Marengo aged, Firefly aged, 'Do Vet, Maurepas aged, Old Oswestry 6 yrs, He liopolis aged, F ireaway aged, Accident 6 yrs, Miltown 5 y r s, Arcus aged, Ploughboy aged, Merrimac aged, Sir William aged, The+ Miller, Shangarry 5 yrs, Meerschaum aged, Gayhurst aged, Flyfisher aged (paid). The Middlesex Handicap of 5 SOTS each, in case of accept ance, with 30 sovs added ; winners after Dec. 14 (at 10 a.m.) 7lb extra. About two miles. Acceptances to be declared by 8 o'clock in the evening of Monday, Dec. 21. Age st lb Tourist a 11 0 Wheldrake ... 6 10 12 Milford ... ... 510 10 St Maximum ... a 10 9 Sinite a 10 9 5 jt fl ai a ss r es r yt i to ngton ::: 4 6 4 1 1 10 0 0 555 ... 1 1 0 0 0 0 3Ofdaorasonnndtfett°lersiPsii Kingsbury onien 5 6 :4 1 1111 0 0000 2 0 025 . 4 a V Pirateeae a lor o :410 0 Ned y NLaa db c o App roverßkf ia tli nh e c. h. i 1 I • s a ▪ 45 1 1 11 0000 0 (00) Age st lb Benazet 6 12 10 Sir Bobby ... ... al2 5 Merrimac ... ... al2 5 Slyfox ... a 12 2 Little Frank 6 12 0 Lady Douglas 6 11 10 Cutler a 11 9 Reporter ... a 11 7 Serious Case a 11 7 Arlescott a 11 7 The Rogue a 11 5 Diomed 5 11 5 Oscar 6 11 5 Brahma ... 411 2 Marengo ... 5 11 2 Liston ... 6 11 2 Shuttlecock ... a 11 0 Watford ... 6 11 0 Charlemagne 611 0 Old Ireland (h b) ... a 11 0 RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. 'JANUARY. Manchester FEBR' Lincoln Spring harrow MAI Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 West Drayton l9 Bromley Northampton Windsor Spring Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh Chester (continu e d) .. 1 M York Spring 7 Salisbury Doncaster Spring Bath Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 O i d b hm i B u y Club lB Carlisle 2 Newmarket July Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham July NOVE: Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury ~ 11 'ARY. Nottingham ............... 26 Derby ..................... 28 'II. Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring Croxtou Park I Thirsk .... Durham .. 22 INewmarket Ist Spring 22 Catterick Chester SO A.Y. Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton 29 Croydon TNE. I St oc kbridge l9 Chelmsford Newcastle 25 Worcester Summer 27 Ipswich 27 *LY. Down Royal Corporate l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton G aod wood I Leamington 'Hunt RIL. Pion, a; we y a nd grand L ered rise pired 0:- 3 ill" Ref ro - L tes by lOU st 20 40i 100 1 101 I 1024 i