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

irtue 7 in ! the uca- omit w$ a ill a ,ir to vari n at b the , is 3 oken al of and But 'tains their ice i race• AND hSi re alley °. are ►vill of 1 Nvi °l cas ion „bat if teal 11 P , vra s )rov3l' Os° of a thL 4 ny,,, r e, .. tbe ul") 0 pre s to d c r ot- 0 tar i), taste -It e V , a ri O. 0 , .. bar' ~St isf af . trv.i deg Cll / !,;rietr}y,l 4 or 9'l'o s ; 1 0° 0 4 4 vi gONEY MARKET COMMEROTU INTELLTGEN TWELVE O'CLOCK. The money market continues to show symptoms of increasing ease, although no further alteration has been made in the rates charged for the negotia tion of first class paper, the current quotations being 3 i 4 per cent., but in a few instances business has been done at 31-. The Mandango, from the West Coast of Africa, has arrived at Liverpool with specie and gold dust valued at £10,700. The bulion operations at the Bank of England Yesterday comprised an influx of £84,000 in bar Olt There wete no withlra. NV als. The traffic on the Great Luxembourg Railway exhibits a decrease of £854. At a meeting held to-day of the shareholders of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank (Limited), which was numerously attended, the resolutions Reposed by the directors for the reconstruction of the bank were unanimously adopted, and the meet -111 passed off in a highly satisfactory manner, with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman, directors, and officers. The capital of the new company will consist of £200,000 in full paid-up shares. Ile Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China have announced that they have declared a dividend for the half-year ending the 31st instant of 5 per cent., free of income-tax, payable Jan. 1, 1867. Two o'CLocE. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day the French Rentes were 69f. 65c. Io the Market for the English Funds to-day there has been a recovery of a from the decline of Per cent. which took place yesterday. The cur rent quotations for Consols are 881 ; and the account 881 1. Affairs, therefore, present a more cheerful appearance. The New Threes and Re duced Annuities are 871 ;_Bank of England Stock 243 / ; Indian 5 Per Cents. 1061 ; ditto Enfaced 4 Per cents. 84 ; and ditto 5 per cents. 101. In the Foreign Stock Market a firmer tone has Prevailed in sympathy with the improvement in Consols. Turkish 5 per Cents. have advanced I, t ° 33 4 ; Mexican Stock 1, to 181 ; Spanish Pas- St" it to 201 1 ; and the Certificates 1, to 134 14 ; the New Russian Loan Scrip has also risen to r prem. • In the Railway Share Market business has been 'er) , dull, and owing to the near approach of the Settlement, prices generally show increased depres- Bi an• North-Western and Metropolitan have each receded Great Eastern, Great Northern, and Midland, each 1 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln ; and South Eastern 11. Brighton, however, have improved If, and Lancashire and Yorkshire I. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without a nimation. Bahia and San Francisco are marked 12 1 ; San Paulo, 141; South Austrian and Lom bardo -Venetian, 15/ ; Great Western of Canada, 12 4 ; and East Indian, 104 1058. • American Securities remain without material alteration. United States 5-20 Bonds are steady, a t 701 71 ; Erie Shares have advanced 1, to 47; 1 ; a nd Illinois Shares f, to 77f 78. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady at 56 58, and the Consolidated Mortgage 13 °nda are steady at 41 41k. 13 ank Shares are very dull, and without material c uange in values. Alliance are dealt in at 18 ; Im- Perial Ottoman at 81 8 ; London Joint Stock at 4 ,4 42i ; and Chartered Mercantile of India, Lon "n, and China at 30. Miscellaneous and Finance shares continue in fiery limited request, but generally sustain former ! t at e& Anglo-American Telegraph are marked 151 'e ; Credit F onc i er o f E ng l an d , 21 ; Telegraph c s ° nstruction and Maintenance have declined to 13 i; Hudson's B.Ly Company, to 161 ; and Gene ral Credit and Finance, to 31 31. MINING MARKET. WEDNESDAY, Two o'Clock. business in the Mining Market to-day has been ! e ll quiet, and prices in most instances are at a ue Pteciation. Annexed are the current quotations : Chiverton Moor, ;41 Chon'ales Gold, 2i ; Carnarvon C a . —— ; East Basset, 20 22 ; East Cara s."' 4 1 I; East Lovell, —; East Russell, —; East Wheal ' r oaville, 1f 21 ; Great Laxey, —— ; Great South Tol ti.:3 8 ; Great Wheal Vor, 141 151 ; Marko Valley, 4 ; North Crofty, 21 3 ; North Treskerby, 2f f ; Prince 42 't Wales, 23s 255; Prosper United, 35s 40s; South Conchal-- t ew, 11 8 13 s ; W est Caradon, 121 131 ; W es t Chi ver t on , Wheal 55 ; Wheal Agar, 30s 35 s ; Wh ea l Chiverton, 6/ if ; "heal Crebor, —; Wheal Seton, 130 135 ; Clifford 41113 . 1 gamate, 41 5. The following report has been received from the P rince of Wales mine :—ln the 55, both north and mouth, the ground is favourable for driving, and !cry congenial for mineral. In the 45 east lode it still four feet wide, and worth £2O per fathom. . 1 4 the 45 west there is no change since last reported, it is still worth £lO per fathom. In the 45 ea st we have communicated the rise with the I j i nze in the bottom of the 30 fathom level. T he ore bearing part - left standing in the south side sf the rise, appears to be south of all our workings surface ; we have set to stops both east and west (1 1 th e r i se in back of 45 east by six men at £2 10s. Per fin. lode in each stope, worth £2O per fm. ; we h ave set to drive the 30 fm, level east by two men at £3 10s. per fm. ; also 30 fin, level west by two ellet £3 10s. per fm. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, $ tiCVERNMENT FUNDS. u per Cent. Consols - .1. 8 Do. Accou n t, Jan.lo B Bl N eal C en t . Reduc e d B7 f I si : l7 3 per Cent B7 f w 2 i per Cont. Jan. 1894 n i , Li, il Val ''' 0 . 5 per' Cent. Jan. 1878 — -Qaauities 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 1) O• for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — „ u ? Mad Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 'enequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent —pm bo .................. £5OO — Pm I, t 3)0 - .... . .... £lOO & £2OO „ —pm ask Of England Stock, 61- per Cent ... 249 i Ditto for Account — i„,_ 1313 110t GOVERNILENT SECURITIES. -. T \" 4,1 stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74„. Do."i) 5 per Cent. July, 1880 r‘ 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 „,0. Certificates 11 - '-' O . Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Bl BO 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 V I O 6 } per Cent., May 1879 — ~- 0. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ,'-'O. Donds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO — pm uo. under £l,000 FOREIG Republic, N 6 per FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. A rgentine Cent — ti nstr ian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — zaian 5. per 44° . 4 i t per Cent., 1852-58-60 o. 1863 , Do. 1865 — ,'-'0 Account —l 13' 0 . 4100 B on d s — "nines Ayres 6 per Cent — 190 . Account D 0 .elOO B on d s — 0 2 per C en t. (D e f erre d 3 p er C en t ) tolian 6 per Cent — ti °- 3 per Cent. — 00 . 6 .„ per Cent A — AJ o . B 97 310lubian, '6' per Cent. b il a b a) ; 6 per Cent. -11 ` 811 3 Der Cent., 1825 D i e ' ..-. b Per Cent., 1864 44 , a nubian Principalities t " 0 . Account b 4 dor New Consolidaed, 1 per Cent — D 0 Deferred Land Warrant — ii,uo Deferied o YPtian 7 per Cent — 4, 0 „ ~ oecond Issue ' - ' 0 £lOO Bonds 1) 1)° • 1864 ii o £lOO Bonds Cl ' : ° ,l Government Railway Debentures B4- Lo 6 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons • 0. Account 4. L'n. Co upons lt, l keirtala 5 per Cent. — DO 5 per Cent 1865 I ,°. Account k e l. ]Slaremmana Railway tj' e at 3 per Cent 0. Account Do I D os • 1864 — )4 0 Per Cent. Anglo-French — kontevidean 6 per Cent. — • ti i'rish Imperial 5 per Cent D o o%v Granada 3 Do'Per Cent 351. Deferr d L e Pe ro .... and Warrants (Hectares) D ° ' ll n 5 per Cent., 1865 c . ‘'ecount — D o 4 per Cent. (Uribarren) /..) per C en t. , 1862 Do ti r es ° 3 Per Cent., 1853 - Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 431 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ St — Do 4i per Cont. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont. 1859 . ..-- Do 5 Per Cent. 1862 — Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — iardinian 5 ,per Cent Do. Account - Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive l9l. 20 Do Acetuut — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l3 i Do Account — S modish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cont. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Vurkish 6 per Cent. 1851 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds :.:o G per Cent. 1062 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 Bsigian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i* per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money BB f Do. Account, Jan. BB I THE SUSPECTED FENIAN MAN-OF WAR, Last night it was generally reported that a vessel fully armed and equipped as a man-of-war had been seized in the river Medway by the authorities of . the Government on suspicion of being intended for the service of the Fenians. The statement, however, turns out to be nearly untrue ; the ship, instead of being the property of the leaders of the Fenian conspiracy, has been ,built in this country for the Columbian Government, and as she was being fitted out as a war frigate, the circumstance gave rise to numerous suspicions. The statement that she was intended for the use of the Fenians is without the slightest foundation, and when the necessary proofs of the intended destination of the vessel is laid before the authorities, she will be at once released from custody and allowed to proceed to her destina tion. MARKETS.--This MARK LANI.J. We have again to report a quiet trade for all descriptions of English wheat. The fresh arrivals, although only moderate, have, together with the supply remaining un sold from Monday, been amply sufficient to satisfy the wants of the few millers in attendance. The prices are quite equal to those quoted on Monday. In foreign wheat the transactions have been by no means extensive, nevertheless late rates have been well supported. The show of samples is tolerably good. For floating cargoes of grain the demand has been inactive, on former terms. The barley trade has ruled quiet, at late rates. Malt has been in moderate request on former terms. Fine oats are firm in price, but heated and inferior par cels are difficult to sell. Fer both beans and peas the inquiry is steady at late rates. Flour moves off slowly on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 480 1,150 910 540 . Irish Foreign 13,550 9,610 39,420 2,820 brls. the 4 re- irgu f ten; 3e of peri a the ;Ind•. ryes (here ibner ie arlf 103 0 " .s the forms cliti gdia.'l tough , tides, P r°- a nu r a pid nerce' 3a tiog m utri BOROUGH HOP. For all kinds of hops the demand, although somewhat less active, rules steady, and late prices are well supported, TPHITECHAPEL , Prime meat is in steady request at full prices, but inferior sorts aro much neglected. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s 4d 1 Veal Mutton 3s 4d to 4s 8d Pork , 3s 8d to 4s 8d LONDON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Last night the interesting ceremony of presenting medals to suc'i members of this society as had dis tinguished themselves by superior excellence in the art of photography took place at King's College, the presentation being made by Sir F. Pollock, lately Chief Baron of her Majesty's Court of Exchequer, the president of the society. The learned president on entering the room was most cordially welcomed by the members of the society. Dr. DIAMOND having read the minutes of the meeting, which were confirmed, Sir F. POLLOCK, previous to distributing the medals, made a short and interesting address on the progress of the human race within the last seventy years. He mentioned incidentally that he remem bered very well the outbreak of the French revolu tion, the rise and fall of Napoleon 1., and various other striking features in that revolution. He re marked that probably in no equal period of the world's history had so many important political events been crowded together, while on the othe r hand the progress of arts and sciences and their application to commerce and every-day life had been still greater. The principal events which had in fluenced the history of the human race were the application of steam to locomotion, the discovery of the electric telegraph, and also of photography and its application to every day life, and to the promo tion of science. (Hear, hear.) Having referred to the fact that the construction and working of rail ways had reduced Great Britain, for all purposes of personal communication, to the capacity of a single English county in former days, and to the fact that the electric telegraph had brought the whole world as it were much closer together, he spoke of the great merits of photography not only as a means assisting science (remarking that it had led to the discovery of the true character by Mr. Delarne of the red spots on the sun, which had been observed by astronomers), and also as a means of detecting and identifying criminals. Referring to his recent retirement from the bench, he observed that when he ceased to be an advocate and became a judge, be felt an immense relief in not having to try to persuade a jury that a plaintiff or a defen dant was in the right, but that his duty was con fined to discover what was the real truth between them ; he found that it was a still greater relief to have no question to decide as between A and B, but leisure to look to the entire truth of all nature, and to pursue the study of philosophy. (Cheers.) Among other things he hoped that he should be able to devote more attention to the Photographic Society than he was able to do before under the heavy pres sure of his judicial duties, of tthe weight of which he was never so fully conscious as when he had left the bench. (Cheers.) _ _ _ _ Medals were then awarded to Lord Hawarden (one to his lordship, and one on account of the ex cellence in photograph of the late Lady Hawarden) ; to Mr. Fenton, the founder of the society ; Mr. Bed ford (landscape photography), Messrs. Robinson and Thompson, Col. Wortley, Messrs. Claudet,Williams, and Jubert, Major Gresley, Mr. Toovey, Dr. Maddox, Mr. Buxton, Mr. M'Farlane, Mr. England, and Mr. Mudd. The medals presented were extremely beau tiful, bearing on the obverse a portrait of the late Prince Consort, the patron of the institution, and on the reverse the figure of Phaeton driving the horses of the sun, designed by Bartolozzi. After the presentation of the medals Mr. Dall meyer delivered an interesting discourse upon a new portrait lens, the discussion upon which was ad journed. A vote of thanks to the president concluded the proceedings. 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THE CHARGE OP ROBBERY AGAINST THE ASSISTANT RE CEIVER OP THE CHARTER-HousE.--Benjamin Gore Booth, lately occupying the post of assistant receiver to tho Go vernors and Company of the Charter-house, was placed before the Lord Mayor on remand, charged with embez zling a largo amount of money, the property of his em ployer. It will bo recollected from the reports of thiscase, which have been already published, it wrs the duty of tho pri soner to receive money on the part of the employers, and afterwards to pay it into the Bank of England. it al pears that the prisoner kept the bank pass-book, and in order to conceal all knowledge of his defalcations he kept a falsified copy of the genuine pass-book, which,.when any inquiry was made relative to money received ho pro duced, in which all the money appeared correctly entered. An examination into the previous accounts took place, and then the system, he had pursued was discovered. The def,deations were stated to aruuuut.to about £lOO. Some additional evidence, principally consisting of that given by bankers' clerks, relative to the cheques which had passed through the prisoner's hands, having been given, he was fully committed for trial. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ._~ kJEDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. 86 88 120 122 40 16 4 6 65 63 70 72 1 7 719 2. 26 5 6 1 3 111 124 /23 90 92 51 52 30 3s 1231 124 79 81 16.4 174 10 20 110 1171 80 132 47 48 121 122 1i 2 p 10 11 85 87 121 123 11 2 1 9(1 02 35 36 4 18 IC4 11:6 113/ 123 1201 1 100 100 100 all 100 100 Closing, Business I Price. i done. 65 07 0 100 34i 35 9 O p 116 120 1 2p 1 2p 70 72 114 118 150 154 43 44 02 69 8 9 150 153 2i 3i SSIONS. 66 58 102 103 id 44 IV 4 7 4 q 60 55 101 103 10/ IG3 105 106 18 20 85 88 57 69 50 54 5 , 64 37 40 23 25 106 107 1I 11, ICO 102 91 93 121 121 1: 1211 F 8 P 2 81 84 11 liii IC2 103 92 94 85 90 82 85 99 101 97 98 li 1 d 98 99 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ALLEGED VIOLENCE OF THE POLICE.---A BRUTAL FELLOW.-Wm. Young, a powerfully-built young man, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting police sergeant Wm. Smith, 1 C, and also with being drunk. Sergeant Smith, 1 C, said yesterday afternoon, seeing a crowd of persons assembled in Prince's-street, Regent street, I went up to ascertain the cause, and found the pri soner in a cab drunk. He was urging the cabman to drive him, but the cabman refused because the prisoner was drunk. I told the cabman to ask the prisoner to get out of the cab, and he did so, but the prisoner refused. 1 then told the cabman to put the prisoner out of the cab, and that if the prisoner struck him I would take him into. custody. The cabman got prisoner out of the cab, when he began abusing the cabman, and as the prisoner was creating a disturbance, I had to remove him, when he became very violent, tried to kick me several times in the face, and then gave me a blow in the face, and kicked me in the side and knock3d me down. The prisoner had to be carried by main force At last to the station. [lt should be stated that Mr. Tyrwhitt received a letter from Mr. T. Hill, of Addington-square, complaining of the police helding the prisoner by the hair while taking him to the statien. Mr. Tyrwhitt—How many police were employed ? Sergeant Smith—Before we got to the station, seven The prisoner kicked and tried to strike amongst the crowd. I never had a more difficult job in my life than getting the prisoner to the station. He tried to bite other constables' legs, and twisted about like an eel, being very drunk. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did anybody lay hold of the prisoner's hair ? Sergeant Smith—No, sir. It took 20 minutes to get the near the Circus, ac counted t beingt i o n manys , o an d, hen 6 po i l — ice near. The prisoner got hold of the constables' trousers with his teeth, and the prisoner for to therethe station, constables had to pull his head away from them. Mr. Tyrwhitt (to Inspector Bowles)—Did you make any remarks of an offensive character to the gentleman who came to the station (Mr. Hill)? Inspector Bowles—l did not. On the gentleman coming to the station and complaining of the constables taking hold of the prisoner by the hair, I asked if they pulled the man's hair, and they all denied it. Mr. Tyrwhitt—The writer of the letter says he cannot attend. It is a pity when people abuse the police they do not attend. Mr. Hill ought to have had to assist in taking the man to the station, and not merely to look on. Wm. Richardson, 212 C, proved that on the way to the station the prisoner seized him by the trousers and his boot with his teeth, and that the constable had to pull his head away to make him release his hold. He never pulled the prisoner's hair. Sergeant Smith—l am suffering a good deal from the kick on the side. Other evidence having been given by the police, Mr. Tyrwhitt asked them all whether they pulled the pri soner's hair, and they all denied it, and stated that the pri soner was very violent. John Templer, of Maida-hill, said that had not the ser geant interfered with the prisoner he would have gone away quietly. Tie saw the constable holding the prisoner by the hair. The constable denied this. Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt is a drunken case but one attended with violence. As to persons who make such an unusual fuss about taking a man like the prisoner—a drunken, brutal fellow—into custody, it is a, pity they do not have to assist in doing it themselves. It is impossible at times to help something being done with a man so violent. The prisoner was evidently a brdtal fellow, as the cabman would have nothing to do with him. He should commit the prisoner for ten days for the assault on the sergeant, and fine him ss. or four days for each of the other assaults WESTMINSTER. OUR OLD SYSTEM OF THIEVING REVIVED.—Edward Wentworth, 29, Caroline-place, Chelsea, valet, was charged With another not in custody, with Stealing £1 12s. 6d. and a coat, value £2 10s., the goods and monies of David Grimwood. It appeared from the evidence, that on last Tuesday evening the prosecutor, who is coachman to Mr. Ellis of Brompton Hall, met the prisoner-whom he knew by sight, and, the latter saluting him, they went to a tavern in Knightsbridge where they wore joined by a stranger from the country, who appeared to be unknown to prisoner, and said he had come into £1,500. They went to another public-house where the countryman proposed they should spend a pleasant evening, and prosecutor went on his business and returned to them at half-past six. Thence they proceeded to, the Mit re i n N ew -road, Chelsea, where the prisoner propo se d a game of bagatelle for £ 2 . To this prosecutor an d th o coun t ryman a s s ent e d. Pro secutor staked £1 12 s . 6d ., t h e pr i soner offering to make up £2, and the countryman staked £2. Prosecutor took off his coat, mill:Lid it on a sofa, to begin the game, and when the game was about to begin the prisoner requested the prosecutor to step outside for a moment as he wished to speak to him. Prosecutor did so, and the prisoner said, "We will do the old man out of his £2." They went back to the room door ; prosecutor opened it, but found that coat, money, and countryman were gone, and on turning to look for the prisoner he was gone *too. Information was given to the police, and the prisoner was apprehended by Gunter, 310 B, to whom he made a desperate resistance. He is well known to tho police. Remanded for a week. THAMES. HIGHWAY ROBBERIES IN THE EAST.--Riehard Bowman, alias Butram, a rough-looking fellow, was brought beforo Mr. Paget, charged with others in assaulting and robbing James Anderson. Tho prosecutor, a seaman, dwelling in Market-hill, ad was passin g a l ong Ratc liff-hi g h way, l ast n i ght, a S n h dw w a e s n' crossing the road and about to enter an eating house, when the prisoner and three others came up to him and hustled him and also struck him. They set about rifling his pockets, and took L away his watch and in money, consisting of half-sovereign, a ss. piece, other silver and some halfpence. He sung out police as loud as he was able and the thieves ran away. The prisoner was caught by a police-constable named Charles Skinner, No. 439 K, who hoard the cries of "police," and help, and at the same time saw four or five men running. One of thorn said, "Is it all right, Bill." They ran into an alley where there was no thoroughfare at the end, and the prisoner was seized. He was asked why he was run ning, to which he replied " I was running after my pals." Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner till Saturday next. John White, a young man, was charged with being con cerned with others in assaulting and robbing Captain Thomas Jarvis, the master of a merchant ship. The prosecutor resides at 'No. 14, Wentworth-terrace, Commercial-road. He was on his way home along the Commercial-road last night, and at the top of Arbour street, near the Thanies Police Court, he was accosted by a woman who made some overtures to him. He :re pulsed her, and went across the road to get rid of her company. She followed him and laid hold of his arm. She said she only wanted to speak to him for a minute. He said, "What is it? What do you want? She said, "I cannot talk to you here; there are two men following us ;" and he took her to a corner of Albert square, when she put her hand in his pocket and took out his purse, which contained his money and t wo go ld r i ngs . oathnedr said, came up and seized. He " What are you doing ?" He The seized p ri s o n h e r e r a u h d a n a d n , away, and the prisoner called out, "Slay the --." Two ladies came to his aid, and materially assisted him. One of the men and the woman who first attacked him ran away. He got the prisoner down, and stood over him with a stick until a police-constable arrived. William Freeston, pollee-sergeant No. 58 K, heard loud cries of "help" and " Police " at 15 minutes past 11 last night. Ho found the prisoner and the prosecutor both on the ground near the railings of Albert-square. The pro secutor was uppermost. He asked the prosecutor what he had done, and he answered, "He has assisted in robbing me." The Prisoner—He hit me, and I called "Police." Freeston—lt was not the prisoner's voice calling out " Police," it was the prosecutor. Mr. Paget said this description of robbery was very common at the west end of tho metropolis, one woman and two men acting in concert—the woman first accosting the victim and enticing him into a secluded place. There has not been much of it in the east lately. He remanded the prisoner to Saturday. ELEVEN SKATERS DROWNED.---A number of skaters were disporting on the lake of th e c h ateau of Chen nitz, near Colngne, ono day last week, when the ice sud denly gave way. Nineteen persons were got out, but eleVen others were drowned, and fears are entertained that two more have shared the same fate, as they have been missing since the occurrence. NOTES :FROM TRAINING DISTRICTS. (TIIIS DAY). NEWMARKET. The weather has been most inclement here of late, but this morning our trainers were enabled to give their teams plenty of fair exercise. Regalia, Chepstow, and Caithness were out early, and galloped about a mile and three-quar ters. Gladiateur was trotting and cantering about. Seal skin took' D'Estournel a mile and a quarter, and Ley bourne led Ravioli about the same distance, the Derby going brilliantly. In fact, there is not a better mover or a more improved animal on the Newmarket training grounds than D'Estournel. Broomielaw pioneered the Hermit steadily in his work; after several short canters they galloped over a mile, and the latter pulled up as lively vs a kitten. Knight of the Garter, Tempest, and Blinkhoolie were exercising with little Beale ; and Vespasiau was attending to the confederacy yearlings. Mat Dawson brought out Avron, Archimage, Flying Scud, Julius, PeriAes, Bombastes, and other two year-olds, but they merely cantered smartly. Apsley and Wild Agnes galloped a mile and a half. We may state that with Gilbert's string Moleskin and Rochefort were in nice work. Friday and Cecrops led The Rake, Fripon nior, Van Atuburgh, Numa Pompilius, and Guy of War wick several sharp canters, after which The Rake and Van Amburgh went a mile steadily. Vandervelde and Mount Palatine were leading a lot of yearlings from John Dawson's. Rus in Urbe was trotting. Hippie, Jasper, Janus, Falkenstein, and others from the Baron's stable were cantering freely ; so were all Lord Glasgow's horses. Peter Price galloped Stradbroke about a mile, and Bar rington was limite l to trotting and walking. Star of India did over a mile ; the same may be said of Python and the two-year-old Amanda colt. Saccharometer, Godmersham, Hatty, Narino, and Viridis cantered freely. \V also noted that Ettrick, L ondesborough, Cyclone, the Miss Erskine colt, La Puce, Honesty, Highwood, the Arrow colt, Argentel, Thornby, King Charles, Pedagogue, Assineboine, Beauclerk, and several other two-year-olds at good exercise. The Dragon cantered with Imperator and Enchanteur, and then galloped quite a mile by him self. Trocadero, Cal Volanto, and Longchamp trotted and. cantered. RICHMOND. Plaudit, ridden by Snowden, went two smart canters and a mile and a quarter gallop, led by Strathconan as usual. The moor continues very heavy. Rose galloped a like distance with Newland. The Proctor gets on beau tifully ; and the whole of our horses look and go exceed ingly well. Lord Zetland's are still walking and trotting in the home grounds. Chatsworth has been turned up some time now, but Zenobia is in work again. Geant des Battailes has grown into a very nice colt, and will not disgrace the " Zetland pots" next season. Fat Bob has not yet recovered from influenza. Elvin, Violet, and Chelsea progress well. STOCKBRIDGE. Now that Tom Day has been shifted from Danebury to the Houghton branch establishment, Joseph Enock has received the appointment to attend to John Day's home yearlings, which are thirty-five in number ; and they are getting on wonderfully, still schooled by Pantaloon and Copenhagen. Vauban, Distin, and Uncas again cantered smartly and galloped a mile this morning ; and the follow ing also did a fair amount of work :—Caucasus, Black Prince, The Duke, Harpenden, Fairfield, Lecturer, John Davis, Lord Ronald, Gomera, Redcap, Rod Riband, Ischia, &c. Alfred Day galloped Lochaber And Stolen Kisses; the rest of his string trotted and cantered. ILSLEY. Lord Lyon, Achievement, and the General were trotting only this morning. Commissioner merely cantered. Dun sany was leading Hatchinent, the Laird, and other year lings at Dover's. Lowe's lot, having just got over their physic, resumed work, Vampyre, Venturer, and Goodfellow especially doing well. Todleben is still led about. The others at exercise here included Opposition, the Pirate, Crafty, Valeria, Countess 8010, Grisette, Gardevisure, Wild Dayrell colt, Cumberland, and the whole of Mr. R. Ten Broeck's. LAMBOURNE. Most of Knight's horses have been slightly coughing ; but Beanstalk was at work this morning, and went well. Waugh gave Marksman a good gallop, quietly ; and sent Stockstill, Summertime, and the Cordelia colt a similar gallop, at a faster pace. Gong led the Catherine Ifayea filly, the Sister to Wallace, the Sister to Scottish Chief, and the Sunflower filly about a mile. Waugh had out eleven nice yearlings that are very forward. 'The steeplechasers, Pearl Diver and The Monk, galloped freely : and we also saw out Knight of Downe, Bonnie Doon, John Halifax, Trapeze, Spurgeon, General Sherman, Lady Craven, and some forty other animals, all in fair work. MALTON. Knight of St. Michael is leading Taraban, Grand Cross, Knight of the Grovo, and Wild Wind in their daily mile gallop, the five looking and going uncommonly well. Knight of tho Crescent bounds along beautifully, and is improving much in looks. He gallopped a mile and three quarters by himself this morning. Amazon and Rondi nella did a mild each, smartish too. Southminster led Vis count, and the Rejected schooled Merry and Wise, Bob Booty, Tho Spy, Thankful, and Thorsgill. Treasure Trove pioneered Skysail for a mile, and they were accom panied by Ploughboy. Verity schooled Shepherd's year lings. Vulcan, Bezique, Betrayal, and others are in good healthy exercise. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB. Yesterday afternoon the members of the Smith field Club held their annual general meeting in the board room of the club, at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. Amongst the members present were the Duke of Richmond (in the chair), Lord Walsing ham, Lord Berners, Major-General Hood, Lord Tredegar, and Messrs. Barnett, Druce, Wallis, Belwin, Howard, R. Smith, Overman, Woods, and Elman. The lIoN. SECRETAP.I" (Mr. B. Gibbs) read the annual report of the council, which stated that it had been found necessary to obtain a special licence before the show could be held, and to obtain that licence arrangement had to be made for the Metro politan Board of Works to give the Privy Council an undertaking that all cattle should be slaughtered within four days after leaving the show. The club had to give a similar undertaking to the Metropoli tan Board, and had in turn required exhibitors to relieve the club of the responsibility. The excess of the expenditure during the past year over the re ceipts was £276 18s. Gd. ; of this, however, £lOO of the expense had been caused by the cattle plague. To meet any extra expense which might occur they were happy to say they had the sum of £4,175 9s. sd. At the present show there would be a saving of £45 over the cost of the previous year. Mr. MOORE moved that the report be received and adopted. There seemed, he said, to be such a gene ral feeling of satisfaction that he would not trouble them with a detailed reference to the report. He would just express what he was sure was felt by them all, that a great deal was owing to the exer tions of their hon. secretary. (Hear, hear.) Mr. TURNER seconded the motion, which was car ried unanimously. Lord BEItNERS proposed that Lord Ilardwicke be elected President of the Smithfield Club for the year 1868. The nobleman he proposed had not been amongst them for many years, and he was sure that his advent as President would be hailed with plea sure by them all. (Hear, hear.) Lord FEVERSHAM seconded the motion, but begged to ask if it had been ascertained that Lord Hardwicke was willing to accept the position. Lord BEENERS had not ascertained that as a fact, but he did not think there was any doubt about it. The motion was then put and carried. Mr. BARNETT moved the re-election of the vice presidents. Mr. CLAYTON seconded the motion, which 'was put and carried. The HON. SECRETARY announced the death of Mr Grectham, late one of the trustees. Major-General HOOD, after regretting the death of Mr. Greetham, moved that the vacancy be filled up by the appointment of Mr. Torr. Mr. ELNIAN seconded the motion, which was then carried. Eight new members of council having been elected, and the balance-sheet having been read, Lord BERNERS moved a vote of thanks to the chairman. The motion having been seconded and carried with acclamation, The noble CHAIRMAN expressed his gratification at meeting the members of the club as President. He would like to take the opportunity of stating publicly how much they were indebted to their honorary secretary for his exertions in getting per mission for the show to take place. If it had not been for that gentleman the Smithfield Club would not have held its show this year. He, in connexion with the hon. secretary, was, at the conclusion of that meeting, going to wait upon the Privy Council, sr Colonel Harley, to ascertain whether the order for the slaughter of the animals exhibited within four days of the close of the show applied to sheep as well as to cattle. No time would be lost in ob taining an answer to that important question, be cause if that order did net apply to sheep the exhi bitors would have a better chance of making proper terros with the butchers. He had no doubt they would be able to post the result of their interview with the Privy Council in the hall in the morning. 'The meeting was then concluded. The sale of the prize stock had been very active up to last night, considering the restrictions placed upon the owners. The following were the chief sales :—lu Class 1, Mr. Overman's winner of the first prize had been sold to Mr. Comfort, of Far ringdon-street. The first prize-winner in Class 3, exhibited and Lrcd by Mr. Walter Farthing, had been sold to Mr. Moss, of Wormwood-street, City. The first prize winner in Class 7, exhibited by Major-General the Hon. A. N. Hood, of Windsor, had been sold to Mr. Cowell, the purveyor to the Royal family, of Knightsbridge. The first prize in Class 18, exhibited by Mr. John Shoosmith, bad been sold to Mr. Richardson, of Tonbridge. The first in Class 20, exhibited by Mr. Moore, Hudson, of Norfolk, had been sold to Collingwood and Son, of Paddington. The first in Class 22, the long horned steers, had been sold to Mr. Harold, of the Cattle-market. The first prize of the Scotch horned steers, in Class 24, had been sold to Mr. Lidstone, of New Bond -street. The firstprize of the Scotch polled steers, in Class 26, had been sold to Mr. Berry, of Red Lion-street, Holborn. The first prize in Class 27, the Scotch polled heifers or cows, had been sold to Mr. Hardy, of Brompton-road. The first prize in Class 30, the Welsh steers, had been sold to Mr. Root, of Pont-street, Belgrave-square. The winner of the gold medal for the best steer or ox in any class, and the winner of the first prize in Class 33, had been bought by Mr. Davis, of the Cattle-market. In the sheep and pig classes comparatively very few of the first prizes had been sold. Mr. Hardy, Brompton-road, bad bought Lord Berners' pen of fat wether sheep of the Leicester breed, which took the first prize in Class 35 and the silver cup, as the best pen in any of the classes, and the same pur chaser had bought the first prize pen, also exhibited by Lord Berners, in Class 36. Mr. Hays had bought the first prize pen in Class 49 ; Mr. Bonny, of Camberwell-gate, had bought the first prize pen of pigs in Class 53 ; Mr. Glover, of the Walworth road, had bought the first prize pen in Class 55 ; and Mr. Baxter, of the Minories, had bought the first prize pen in Class 56. Itailways. 'Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian • Cambrian Cork and Bandon - Cornwall Dublin' & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc E. London, scrip Certi Do. 'Glasgow & S. Western Great Las tern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock Do. B stock Do. :New, 13. at 25 pa. GtS, and W. 01 Ireland Ot. Western -Original; Do. Ls. Val. Rail gua Do. 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Jan. & July 100 77 78 Do. sp. c. Inscribed BS 100 73 77 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 100 104 106 Du.Apl.&Oct ,1890-1900 100 103 105 Do. do 1880-91. 100 1(2 104 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 114 116 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 88 ;40 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 110 11 2 Do. 1878, do lOO 114 1.6 Mauritius, 6p. a, 1873 Jan. and July —o• Do. lts7B 100 104 106 • Jo. 1882, Mayls, N0v..1 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 166 108 • Natal 'joy. rs per cent lOO 96 100 N. 8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&J ul) 100 90 92 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p •c.,1866 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 e 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 81 1,7 861 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 18 100 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So Ala G0v.,6 p. C sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 92 91 93 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 1868-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1(0 106 108 Vic,Gov. 6 p.C. & J uly 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 101 1021 63} • BRITISH MINES. 2 (Jam. Consol. Gold, lint 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 30 44 5 , 1 Devon G. 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Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 63 75 Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 19 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 10 12 Wheal Seton Wheat Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 * - li:rERXN(111: bliAttlGs. North Eastern, G.N.E., 4 per cent. pref., Stockton and Darlington B, 6 per cent., 3t North Staffordshire, 211 rREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Metropolitan 5 per cent., 1021 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Mid. Bradford, pf. stock 83i FO REIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, 11. n., glia. 7 per cent„ 121 San Paulo, lint., gua. 6 per cent., HI South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15, , FOREIGN MINIM. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 24 Pestarenna Gold, Yudanamutana of south Australia, lim., I} BANIS.b. Alliance, lira.. 18 Cuartered Aer. of India, London, and China, 30 City, 14) Consolidated Bank, lira., 41 I Imperial Ottoman, Bra., 8i lonian, 22 London Joint Stock, 44 2,1 DOCKS. Southampton, 651 miscvaduncoua. Anglo-American Telegraph, 16 151 Atlsntio Telegraph, 011 o, 8 per cent., 723 Ceylon Company, 8/. Credit Foneter of England, lim,. 21 Egyptian (om. and Trading, G.m. Credit and Finanue 01 lAndln, Hudson's Bay, I Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, 11m. 23 London GencralOmnlbus Company, lim, National Discount Lompany. Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 21 Is to pay, 91 9 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 621 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, 11m., Ditto (.Cl),) 133 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens very strong. Sales probably 15,00 G bales or more. ILLUMINATED TEXTS, &C.—A series of splendidly illuminated texts, adapted from missals in the British Museum, and chromo-lithographed at the Royal Albert Press, has just been published by Messrs. Fuller and Co., which will be particularly acceptable for Christmas deco rations. Several beautifully-executed subjects of large dimensions have also been issued, which for brilliancy of colour and richness of design have never been exceeded. The Royal Albert Piess was established 'for the employ ment of women, and the production of such work as that submitted to our notice is a credit and an honour to the sex. 611 1 114} 81 sa 164 1161 46f 124 I I 621 101/ 2} 105 / 102 g I Naval and Military Intelligence. An order was yesterday received at Chatham garrison directing detachments from the Depot Brigade Royal Artillery, to be held in readiness to proceed to Ireland to join the 9th Brigade of Royal Field Artillery. The reinforcements are expected to leave head-quarters for Dublin im mediately. An order was received yesterday at Chatham for the transfer to Woolwich, on the Ist of January, of No. 6 Battery of the Ist Division Depot Brigade, Royal Artllery, with the invalid depot of the corps. Owing to this arrangement, the invalid and time expired men belonging to the Royal Artillery, in stead of being sent to Chatham on their arrival from abroad, as has hitherto been the practice, will proceed to head-quarters, Woolwich, where the necessary documents will be prepared, and the in valid troops discharged or sent direct to their re spective stations. On account of the despatch of great quantities of war material and military stores to Canada, the Military Store Staff at Quebec has been augmented by Deputy-Assist. Storekeeper Taylor, from Alder shot Camp. His Excellency the General Command ing in that colony has also thought it desirable to establish military store depots at Toronto, Lon don, and Hamilton, the former being placed under the charge of Assistant-Superintendent Russell—whose appointment to Quebec, vice W. H. Tapp, has been cancelled—and the latter under Assistant-Superin tendent Miller, from Dublin. No. 3 Battery, 2d Brigade, Royal Artillery, under the command of Major Talbot, has been ordered to the North Fort at Liverpool. The Dee, 220 horse power, paddlewheel storeship, Master Commander G. Raymond, having discharged a cargo of copper and other stores at Chatham, left that port yesterday afternoon for Woolwich. The official trial of the four cylinder high pressure steam engine manufactured by Maudslay, Son, and Field, for fitting on board one of the steam launches bailt at Chatham, took place there yesterday. The engines are of a nominal horse power of six, but capable of being worked up to fully ten times that power. There are four cylinders, each with a dia meter of sin., and length of stroke of Gin. The two screws are four bladed, and are worked beneath the front and starboard counters of the tender. The diameter of each screw is 2ft. Gin. only,and they are set at a pitch of 3ft. With about 7 cwt. of coals in the boxes, the launch, with the officials superintend ing the trials and the engineers and stokers on board drew 31t. lin. aft, and 2ft. forward. On reaching the measured mile, near Saltpan Reach, six runs were made at full boiler, when the mean average speed was 7.455 knots per hour, the highest yet attained by engines of this description. The greatest number of revolutions of the screw per minute dur ing the trial was 408, and the lowest 320, the inn* pressure of steam being 801 b. The time in making the complete circle was Imin. 10sec., while with one engine working the screw to starboard and the other to port, the vessel was turned round in her own length ; indeed, during some portion of the trials yesterday, and in the run up to the dockyard, the launch was steered by means of her screws alone. The trial was conducted by Mr. W . Eames, assist ant inspector of machinery at Chatham Dock yard, and on its termination the vessel brought up alongside the yard, where the engines will be lifted out to-day, in readiness for despatch to the French Exhibition. A similar pair of engines is being fitted on board one of the other tenders at Chatham dock- I yard by Messrs. J o h n P enn and Sons, of Greenwic h. Her Majesty's screw troopship Tamar, Capt. F. Sullivan, C. 8., sa i led from Portsmout h early yes terday morning f or I re l an d w ith the 71st Regi m e nt of Highland Light Infantry on board. The following appointment has been made in the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Sub-Lieut., Edmond Morgan Edmond. CHRISTENING OF THE INFANT CHILD OF VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS BURY.— On 3101111 y morning thoßoman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Dr. Manning, per formed the ceremony of christening the infant daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Bury, in the chapel of the Ora torians at Bromptou. His Grace was assisted by the Very Reverend Provost Knox a nd the PatherS of the Orator y. There were present on the occasion, besides man y mem bers of Lord Bury' s family, including the D owager Duchess of Argyll, the Earl of Denbigh, Colonel and Mrs. Hamilton, Hugh Cameron, Esq., &c., Sir Archibald Koppel Macdo nald, Bart., as representative of hls Majesty the King Katrina CansO who was ono o f th e sponsors, and the Ly of Coke, who was go d mo th er. Th e ad th K e t child was christened Leopoldina Olivia. His Majesty the King of the Beigians sent to his infant god-daughter a magnificent jewel, formed of an emerald and diamonds; as well as to Lady Bury a rich and splendid bracelet, and to Sir Archibald Keppel Macdonald a fine ring, with the Royal cypher in diamonds, surrounded with brilliants. AMATEUR PERFORMANCE.—The second perform ance of the Vero Burlesque Company took place at the Cabinet Theatre on Thursday last, and wo observed a great improvement in the acting of the ladies and gentle men since they first appeared at St. Martin's Ball in Sep tember last. They have now conquered the difficulties of the Terpsiehorian art, and also sang the songs allotted to them. Great credit is also duo to Mr. C. De Vere, who has the entire arrangement of these burlesques. The enter tainment commenced with the farce of "Mr. and Mrs. White," Mr. Frank Chester and Miss Millie Do Vere sus taining the characters of Mr. and Mrs. White, and by their comic acting kept the audience in complete good humour. Miss Kate Dudley played the dashing widow White, and Miss Kate Ede, Kitty Clover. After which Byron's cele brated burlesque of "Ali Babi, or The Thirty-nine Thieves" was performed. Miss Millie Do Vero played Abdalla charmingly, and we have no doubt she will soon obtain a good position on the stage. She is about to commence her theatrical career on the Oxford circuit at Christmas. The burlesque was exceedingly well played throughout, and the dances and songs were vociferously encored. The evening's entertainment concluded with " Booth at the Swan," tir. Charles Steene playing Jacob Larwig• , . . tin t rt tirictm lIER MAJESTY, &c. WINDSOR CASTLE.. Tuesday. The Queen drove in the grounds yesterday after noon, attended by the Marchioness of Ely and Lady Augusta Stanley. Her Majesty walked out this morning, attended by Lady A ugusta Stanley: Her Royal llighness Princess Beatrice ro,rl e i n the Home Park, and Prince Leopold wont out walking, attended by Mr. Said. The Queen, ac_ompanied by her Royal IfighneSs Princess Louise, aud attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Augusta Stanley, and Major-General F. H. Seymour, went to liew this afternoon, and visited her Royal flightless the Duchess of Cam bridge aud the Prince and Princess of Teck. Her 'M a j es ty t rave ll e d b y a special train on the South-Western Railway, and returned to Windsor Castle at half-past four o'clock. SEIZURE OF A SUSPECTED FENI/Z MAN-OF-WA.R. The following appeared in oar Third Edition cf yest4r day evening CHATHAM, Tuesda,, A largo three-masted iron screw steamer has arrirredin the Medway from on e o f th e Northern Poets, from several suspicious circumstances connected with her movements she is believed to be intended for a Fenian vessel of war, and her seizure h as ac _ cordingly been made by the authorities. sh e passes by the name of the Bolivar, and on the autho rities taking possession she was found to have al;out 30 tons of gunpowder on board, which she had shipp e d from a barge since her arrival in the Medway, together with a number of rifled Blakely cannon, revolvers, swords, and other war materials. Sho is laden with coals, beneath which are concealed a quantity of shot and shell. No papers or documents of any kind have been found on board, and the ship is without a captain, the second officer, who was in charge at the time she was seized, having since made his escape from the vessel. Tho crew, numbering about 20 men, state that they were shipped for a voyage to Colum bia, to which Government the vessel is stated to belong. The Bolivar appears to have sailed from Shields on Wed nesday last. She is a new vessel, built by Palmer and Co., of the Jarrow Works. A strong party of Royal Marines has been placed in charge of the ship by Admiral Sir D. W. Walker, and the vessel is also guarded by the guns of the Formidable, 84, while the Lizard is moored close to her to prevent her escape. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 8. This day had an audience of her Majesty :—The Baron de Biome, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister from the King of Hanover, to deliver his letter of recall ; to which audience he was introduced by Lord Stanley, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 7. The Queen has been pleased to approve 'of M. August Barsdorf as Consul at Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, for his Majesty the King of Prussia. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of M. Eduard Rosenbusch as Consul at Malta for the Free Han seatic City of Bremen. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 8. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain James George Mackenie, R.N. (now Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Saint Christopher), to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Saint Christopher and of the Island of Nevis. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Edward Herbert, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for the Island of Saint Christopher. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Dsc. 11. 20th Regiment of Hussars—Gentleman Cadet William Chetwode Lloyd, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, vice George Manners Onslow ; promoted. Coldstream Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Godfrey James Wigram to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Michael Walker Heneage, who retires; Ensign and Lieutenant the Honourable Heneage Legge to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchace, Tice Wigram; Amelius Richard Mark Wood, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Honourabl e Heneage Legge. Scots Fusilier Guards—Leopold James Yorke Campbell Searlett, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Neil Douglas Cecil Frederick Douglas, pro moted. Ist Foot--Gentleman Cadet William Drury Shaw, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Augustus William Muncey, transferred to the 2d West India Regiment. 7th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Josiah Philip Crampton Ne ville from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Alfred James Medley Reads, who resigns. 14th Foot—Captain Anthony Robert Keogh, front the 10th Foot, to be Captain, vice John G. Muycock, promoted. 15th Foot—Captain Edward Berkeley Mansel, from the 52d Foot, to bo Captain, vice Francis Hopkins, pro moted. 24th Foot—Captain Arthur Lake, front the 62d Foot, to be Captain; Ensign Russell Upeher to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice William Penn Symons, whose promotion, without purchase, on the 29th October, 1866, has been cancelled ; Ensign William Penn Symons to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Russell Upcher, whose promotion by purchase, on the 30th October, 1866, has been cancelled. 42d Foot—Norman Guthrie Chalmers, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Samuel George Hulse, who retires. 52d Foot—Lieutenant Edward Berkeley Mansel to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Edward Cooper Wynne, who re tires ; Ensign Robert William Blackwood to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Mansel ; Ensign James John stone, from the 28th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Black wood. 60th Foot—Captain Sainsbury Sewell Davenport, from half-pay late 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. Spencer Churchill, who retires upon temporary half pay ; Lieutenant William Lewis Kinlock Ogilvy to be Captain, by purchase, vice Davenport, who retires . ; Lieutenant F. Augustus Campbell to be Captai n , b y purchase, vice John D'Olier George, who retires E nsi g n Francis ' Alexander Gordon to be Lieuteus.,..Dyn pur chase, vice Ogilvy ; Ensign William Tilden be Lieutenant, by purchase vice F. by purchase John Henry Burstall, Gent., to be Ensign,c, Gent., to bO vice F. A. Gordon ; Harry Paul B Coleman, e n T Ca ll u d i e pbell to ; ,to Ensign, by purchase, vice Edward who retires ; Claude Champion Tilden. . . 0 ysr, • d o ut Bernard ti r Pi nY be Ensign, by purchase, vit. Knowles to be Captain, 63d Foot--Lieut. Wm. Lanc elo t loxander Macleay Dumaresq, without purchase, vice Gentleman Cadet Charles purchase, vice m b. deceased; Ensign Jilofftype Burns n to be Lieutenant, witu outadet Robert Brooks Giles, front 64th Foot—Gentlemanr College, to be Ensign, without pur the Royal Mil Y c 1 s Stevens Ward, deceased. Ensign, without f p r n o rohn c ee, _ vice Burns. chase, 65th vice John Owen Jones Priestley, who retires ; purchase, Foot--viceLielirterneant Robert Murray to be Captain, by by purchase, vice Murray; Hugh Fitzßoy. Marryatt, Ensign Edmund Ironlßarnewell Bax to be Lieutenant, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mix, Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Sir Archdale Robert Palmer, Bart., to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant L. V. Williams, promoted. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign Augustus W. Munsey, from the Ist Foot, to be Ensign, vice C. H. Tongue, promoted. Coylon Rifle Regiment —Gentleman Cadet AdolOus James Price, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice C. W. J. Taylor, pro moted. PURVEYORS' DEPARTMENT. —T he undermentioned Pur veyors' Clerks to be Assistant Purveyors:—John Spencely, John Smith Young, Charles Frederick Flower Woods, Marlow Sidney John Wollett, Michael Francis Fitzgerald, Paul Dennis Costa, John Oakshott Spriggs, and Charles Bruce. BREVET. Captain Walter Tuckfiold Goldsworthy, 91st Foot, to be Major. MEMORANDUM. The undermentioned officers upon half-pay have been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of their commissions, under the conditions of the Horse Guards' Circular Memorandum of 15th February, 1861 : Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Van Straubenzeo, half pay, late 13th Foot. Major James Stillman, half-pay, l a te 9th Foot. Major Henry Ferdinand Turner, half-pay late 65th Foot. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 7. Mr. William Henry Gulliver has this day bean pro moted to the :rank of First Class Assistant Engineer ih her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 27th November, 1866. DEc. 10. C omma nder Henry Baker has b ee n this day placed on the Retired List a nd allowed to assume the rank of Retired Captain, under the previsions of the Orders in C ounc il of Ist A ug ust, 1860, 9th July, 1861, and 21th o f M arc h , 1866. COURSE OF EXOHANGE , Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 11 17 Ditto 3 Months. 11 1!)1 11 19f Antwe Rotterdam 25 40 i 2b Brussels 25 40 25 13 4 „ ' 7 Hamburg Paris • Short 25 171 25 22/ 25 40 Ditto 3 Months. 25 35 25 4 5 Itarseilles 25 40 120 PranWort on the Maine Vienna 13 40 13 SO 13 40 30 Trieste — 13 , I'etersburgti - 30} • 301 Berlin Madrid — 47 471 Cadiz 27 43 27 85 Le g horn 27 25 27 85 Milan Genoa Naples P a lermo Messina...... -27 25 27 8) Lisbon ............. . — 51* 61 51* 51 Oporto