The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-07 00:00:00

1/10kTEYi- MARKET AND COMMEIMIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 11 1 tine general discoumt market there is an in creased supply of money, and the demand being %Inane; more disposition is evinced to take in the best bills at 5 and even 5i per cent. 111 the foreign exchanges yesterday - d it ernoon th ere was a slight decline in the rates on Amsterdam and Frankfort. A bout 68,0001. in gold, was taken into the Bank Yesterday afternoon, Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to 464,9001., and the exports to 328,8001. j ' t • Henry Worms has been admitted a partner Lithe firm of G. and A. Worms. The directors of the Union Bank of Australia have resolved upon a dividend of 21. ss. per share for the past h a lf- year, b e i ng a t th e ra t e o f 18 per ee nt• Per annum. The directors of the National Discount Company int end to recommend, at their next half-yearly meeting, a dividend at the increased rate of 20 per ce nt., and to carry forward a very large balance. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap ?onited Friday, the 13th inst., a special settling day 11 1 the scrip of the Mo n te v idean European Loan of I ' ooo , o oo/.,., which is to be marked on the official astf3, Two o'CLocK. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele ra'n, the 3 per Cent. Rentes have been 66f. 90c. vfirm erY little business has been transacted to-clay in the inarkets for stocks and shares, and the varia taels i n the majority of cases have been unimpor "; Consols have remained at 891 for money, and at 90 * for February. In the Foreign Market there has been very little 4nilnation, and prices have not varied to any quot able extent. Turkish 6 per Cents., 186 2 , are 4 8/ ; 8 1 ; do. Consolides, 481 ; Mexican, 28* ; do. ‘, ewl 261 ; Greek, 23/ 4 ; Spanish Passive, 32* -1 ; '6°. Certificates, 14* e ; the Confederate Loan 52 4 ; Egyptian, 1* t- prem. ; the Danubian, / dis. Par; and the Montevidean, 24 31 prem. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation. Prices, however, are well sus -,m.ained• South Eastern have improved 305., Great " estern 55., and Brighton, North Western, and South Western each 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain at about Previous prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in mo derate request without any material change to re cord in values. BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. 1 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Cons o l s Do. Account, Jan. 10 a per Cent. Reduced — 1 New 3 per Cent' BBl 4 9 1 Net' 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — . Do. 5 pe r C en t. J an. 1873 1 4n nuities, 30 yrs, expire sth J an ., 1880 1 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1815 — , Do (Red Sea Tel egra ph) , A ug., 1908 — zachequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent. D.. £50,0 Do• £lOO and £2OO Bank of' England St oc k, 51 p er C en t 240 D 0• 0- Acco un t I _l . N 1 .DIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. * aanin Stock, 101 per Cent., Apri11874... 212 Do Account 5 -,„ 0 . per Cent. July, 1870 - Account 1, 1 ) 1 O- 4 per C en t ., O ct. 1888 102 1 ) 19. 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 /)°. 5i °. 4 per Per Cent Cent. Aug. 1866 May 1879 — -,, ."•,.,' O . Bonds, 4000 pm Do' under £l,OOO A n FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilians-BiAli,oads, '5 per Cent — Do' Per Cent _ 'il per Cent., 1852-58-60 I , -..,n ea00 A o A . 1863 Chili a ' i f - Yrea 6 per Cent C° 11 u per Cent — orabia n 6 per Cent. — Do Cuba, 6 t_Per Cent. D ? 5 per Cent., Do.anisia 3 per Cent., 1864 4 .er Cent., 1825 — DO .. Per Cent., 1863 — D aii ,: ja Pe n _ D r _,Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — De In ' ll nciPalities (. ni a d or irld .................................... 1 dis Do. p 'IeW Consolidated, 1 per Cent -.— I , rovi ai ,., Vptia la 7 °nal Land Warrant — . per Cent — --0., Qecond. Do. £lO 9 , ue 97 i , D o * *4511(18 '-' O S e •• 1864 130'...11,111), £35 p a i d ..... _pm Cr D ee o k . Ase_ePoe,Ct e Zf:. ' ,..11324-5, ex Coupon ' s 11 Pin Do, '6ce°llnt ............. G, , ou tk .,„. .................... qate mai .-- -. Do. 1 a 5 Per Cent It a ii 839 and 1850 — -... an 5 alexi ca Per Cent (Maremmana, Railway) D o A n 3 per Cent. _ 41 ecolint 284 D 0 n n ° 1864 — D° ,4?.1)(1. Cent. Anglo-French — D O oerip, £5O paid I,,,.P.rench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c --1 dis -7_.-Jurish Imperial 5 per Cent '"eZ Granada D O 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do 'Debentures, 4 per Ct., April, 1864 — ~,, Do d o A ug . , 1856 — ''Peruvian 44 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do Account 7B Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1863 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62,"'3, Do Account 464 71 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ 5t.,.., B9l 90 Do 41 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Do Scrip, £65 paid — pm S ardinian 5 per Cent • — t ., Do Account — Ripanish 3 per Cent 'Do Account 471 1 Do New Deferred 404 Do Account — Do Passive t , Do Account 321 %Apish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l4l 1 Turkish 4 p er C en t . — 4 • ll rkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —B9 84 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account 714 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 —; Do Account 7Ol 70 Do £lOO Bonds 704 694 701 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1864 42 14 24 Do. 1% per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., E x. 10 Florins . Belgian, 44 per cent., E x. 25f. .. Dutch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ................. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ............... French`Rentes, 3 per Cent. ... ... . ........... :- Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 231. ......... ___ Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 894 Do. Account --- Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market unchanged. 4 ,000 bales. Sales, probably 3,000 or LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ZNSUING WEEK.—Monday—Geographical, at 81-. ` Visit to Sources of Tigris and Euphrates,' Mr. Taylor ; . Lak e M or-Tzai-san,' M. Abramof. Architects, at 8, r. . 7 , lle sclaY, Actuaries, a t g—Council. Syro-Egyptian, at .„1-1 Mo numental List s o f E g ypti an Ki ngs ,' M r . Nash. thaelogical, at B—' Natural History of the Iranians,' M. Itilli k°f—' Artificial Eyes of Peruvian Mummies,' Sir woodbine Parish ; Scythians,' Due de Roussillon ; in North Celebes,' Mr. Wallace. Engineers, at 8 a tii ter Tees, Mr. Taylor. Zoological, at 81—' Anatomy b-u-abits of the Water-Ouzel,' Dr. Crisp ; Fishes of Plant - . Day ; Miology of Cercopithecus sabzus,' Mr ' 4l -iv l)l' art. W e d nes d ay —M i croscopical, at Vinegar T ,' Ur. Slack. Graphic, at 8. Geological, at 8— Cut-liers, Knowl6, & c .,' R ev . P. B . B ro di e ; Last -re°logical Changes in Scotland,' Mr. Jamieson ; Exca vation of Valleys by Ice,' Dr. Haast. Archaeological As ,iation, at Roof of Winchester College, Illustra -I.?ve-of its Founder and Benefactors,' Mr. Baigent. Thurs- Z-V---Royal Academy, at B—' Architecture, Professor ,T i rke• Royal, at Notes of Researches on Acids of -.1-,:tiactic Series,' _Action of Zinc , on Mixture of lodide of yl and Oxalate of Methyl,' Dr. Frankland and Mr. 1:11/14; Atmospheric Electricity, King's College, Wind- Per, Nova Scotia ' a Professor Everett Friday-11,8tr0110- gic al3 at B.—ilthennin. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Sharej Railways. Wol., Str. Val Myth and Tyne ..... • Boated and Exeter ..•• Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn wall D °' A ( A _ ' gets -110 88 90 IR , ' ~,., 3193 5i 61 " n been paid tb Ii Dublin & Belfast June Ottn,.l"erth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. sik. Do. E. Angl. st No. Great North of Scotland Great Norther, - D.,. A stock • . Do. B 'o Do. New, is. at 25 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland. Gt. Weste 11 -Orldnal S. Val. Rail gua. I)o. South Wales 34 2i 16 17 88 90 106 1 8 47} 48: 7i 8, 130 138 158 151 130 3? too 10 t 0 10 too F 9 91 7.) 79 It Do W. Mid.— Ox ord rt Do. Newpo t it Do. He eford. it Lane •shire & Yorkshire it London and Blackwali, it Lon., BrL h., & 8 Coastl it Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western it Lon. & South Western it Man., She., & Lincoln SO Maryport and Carlisle 12i Do. shares et Metropolitan. 10 Do. New et Mid and 67 63 9 61 45 47 102 10t 1151 116, 81 85 106 107 37 39 1 1226 97 93 01i 641 1211 325 a Do, Birmin & Derby 0 Mid Gt. W.. Ireland 1.5 Do. 4 shares a mid Kcnt at Noah British 100 100 all all all 100 141 141 105 107 It Do. Ed., Pth ,'Sz Dun a Nth. Eastern - Berwick 15 Do. G.N•E purchase 3t Do. Leeds 3t Do. York 3t Do. Carlisle ..... M Do. ,t-tock.it Darling. i 5 Do. d 1855-'8 n Do. do. 1860-61 53 57 z 5 27 1,3 111 100 16.13.4 100 IGO 100 all st North London 10 Do. New .. . 10 Da. do. ISC4 at North Staffordshire 10 N. Az S. W. Junction at Scottish O ntral et Scot. N. E , Abet stock st o. Scot, Mid. st ick 10 ewa Welchpool at Shropshire Union at South Devon at south E stern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale • .0 Do C it Vale of Neath 3t Waterford & Kilkenny it West Cornw 01.... I It W.Har.lepool Har.Stit. It Do. A irredeemable.. It Do. A redeemab!e .. BRITISH POSSE; 71i 72 103 101 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 33 39 11 12p 9 10p 123 126 2p 1 11? 79 840 101 111 138 142 58 69 42 85 85 8 9 163 198 3i Cp 110 113 102 1 611 Eft 107 38, 122 611 38 40 124 f '4l 40i 551 1151 50 83i 7a 75 78 raid. / Closing I Business Price. done. O Atlantic &St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent :0 Do. 1 , shares iO Buffalo & Lake Huron 10 Do Preference Buff.,Brant,& Goderich ( 6 p.c. Ws. AU,Z. I, 872 )0 Do. do. July 1,1873 )0 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Bt Calcutta &S. E., lirn st a e Town & Dock, gu. DO Demera. a, 7 p.c. per. p st East. Ben. al, gu '5 Co t East 'Alan, gu. 5 p.c. 20 Do. .1 Extension st Grand Trunkot Canad% VO Do. Equip. Nort. Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c (0 Do. Ist vief. Bonds 0 Do do. deferred '0 Do. 24 Prkf. Bonds 00 Do. do. deterred 00 Do. ?d Pref. stock... (0 Do. do. deferred ._.. 00 - Do. 4th Pref. stock 10 Do. do. deterred .. • it Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c '0 I 'o. Gua 5 per oent 0 Do. New gua. 5 p. c t Gt. South of India (lim ) gua. 5 per cent it D 41 per cent st Do 20} Great NV% s. of Canada.. 201 D New 00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873, 00 Do. 5% do. pay. 1877-8.. 10 Indian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.c st Do. 41 do s" Do. 44 do 0 Do. Fifth Extension it Melb. Cor. Bp. c. Bnds. 0 Mel AL Hudson's Bay 0 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B s st %T. Bl.C'da, pc let pf.bde st Seinde it Do. Delhi 0 Do. do ci it Do. Paniaub it Do.lndus St Flo ,SIGNS• 58 60 102 i 1031 pat iP 5 5 bi 75 60 93 100 103 1 03 io 104 20 21 0) 9' 70 7 2 61 01 65 63 56 58 53 t 5 47 48 30 31 28 30 103 104 IP par # p 101 103 9 91 1 i lld 83 CO 8) E 2 - 1 04 di 1021 103; 96 93 91 93 56 58 3 5 82 81 102 103 1021 1 9 3 id ip 1021 IJ3. 93 95 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR: British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1572. Can.Gov.6 p.c.JaAr July 1877-84 - Do 6 p. c. Feb & Aug D sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p '. Inscribed sk Cape (.4.lTope, 6 p.c. 1873 1)0. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1E.90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1858, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1 873 , Jan. and July Do. 1i;18 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. IF Natal qov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.& July N. t 4 . W. Gov. 5 pv.OE4;6 Do. 5 p.c7, 18 1 to :876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1592 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent...• •• • Nova Sc Ala Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18 8-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, e , pril t Oct 100 100 100 100 100 98 1(0 4 , 7 99 97 9 , 81 86 83 89 Ms 105 105 107 106 108 109 112 102 104 ICB 110 105 107 106 iO9 106 103 101 106 OS 100 95 97 95 97 96 96 105 107 89 91 99 1(1 104 106 107 109 106 107 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consol. ti old, lira 1 4 I Chiverton Clifford A malgamated — 32 33 De. on G. Cons. (Tavist 1 575 595 Drake walls 2.1.0 4 i East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 47 49 East Cara on 2.14.6 19 20 as t Cain Brea 3 4.0 64 (4 -- East Grenville East Love 1 2.13.8 114 154 E. NV% Russell Javistk 9.10.6 41 5 Gam & StAnbyn(G - ,ven. 604 8 8 4 Gr, at L , xey, limited all 186 196 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 1 li, G. Wheal Vur 'Deist ,r 40 34] 36 32] 4 ' Grenvil e . 7.8.3 31 44 Elerod's Foot 8.13 35 37 tungsten towns 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret Uny Lelant 94 8 9 --- Marke Valley 4.3.0 44 56 4 VI wyndy Iron Ore, RED 26 11 Old Nano ;files New Selen North Downs 324 3 17 191 North Roskear N.Wh'l liassettflllogan 1.10.6 1 it North Wheal Crotty -- Prosper linited... . 7. 1 .6 24 S Pr vidence UnyLAant 10.6.7 34 38 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 530 550 -- S.Wlleal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 2) 25 !gray Park 30 17 6 16 18 Tin Croft 9 16 17 . West 1 tassett (Mogan W. Caradwa (L skeard 9 6 8 West Chiverton ll 61 65 West Seton 474 205 215 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 90 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 9 11 Whea Ludo, tt 3.12.8 4 I Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 13 15 Wheal Seton 58] 195 205 Whe tl T, elawney (Lis. 7 18 24 174 4 Wheal Uni n ...... FREFERENCE S. Great Western Orig. 41 per cent pf. London and Brighton, 5 per cent. g. Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di to, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., [ARES. 96i 51 la. stock, No. 1,1131 Ditto 4i per cent. irred., North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 percent., 321 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland New £5 shares, 4i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 112 N t a e m a u t rand Luxembourg iege 0. , u 1 . a FOREIGN' RAILWAYS. Rahla and San Francisco klhn.) gua. 7 per cent., 14 1 GI Paulo (litn.) per annum, F/ San , gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 18i Turin anu Savona, Ditto (411), 91. FOREIGN hIINES• Cape Copper, lim., I,a a ; Cobre Copper, 27; Santa Barbara ( 3014 Mine lim., St. John del Rey (lim.), 3', Yudanantutana of S. Australia, lira., 1; 2 Ditto, ne,v, ad at 30 p m BANE B. Agra and Mister man ' , calls paid in advance, 64 •le film.), Alliance tutu.% 33 ) 31 A D i itto, issued at 40 pm., of w hi c h 10 is pd ,171 18 Bank of New Zeal a nd, 1 6 1 ChnagrtoerAedushtrainakn.olinclia, Australia, and China, 36 City, 1 7 Consolidated Bank, Um., 11 & I European Bank, lira., 1%4- 15 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim,), Ditto, issued at 6 pm.. 71 _ Imperial Bank (lira.). 3 , Imperial Ottoman, 17 161 Lana Mortgage Bank of india, lim., 5f London, 8110105 Ayres, and River Plate, - Ditto, new, 91 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 241 London Joint Stock, Ditto, new, 48) 9 London and South African, 22f Merchant Bank, lim., Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 9/ Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., lei South Australia, 314 Union of Australia, 55 fi Union of Ireland, lira., 21 4 Unton of London, 57; MISCELLANEOITS. Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, Um., a Berlin Water Works, lim., 9 I Ceylon Company, 10 Co.r.mercial Union, Insurance, c f Company - of African Merchants, lim., 3 1.14 - bw Vale, 5 4f ; Egyptian Corn and Trading, lim., 5k Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 7 11 Humber Iron Wo:ks,3f Londonalld Glasgow Engluceriag and Iron Shin 11334 911 V 0 100 100 10 100 100 107 } THE SUN; LONDO POLICE INTEL LIGENCE,— This Day BOW-STREET. Elizabeth Staymaker was placed before Mr. Vaughan charged with robbing her father. The ; - roseeutor said he was a coster in Covent-garden, and the prisoner was unfortunately his daughter. He had tried everything to make her change her depraved habits, but Without effect. The prisoner had robbed him on a previous occasion, and had suffered a month's imprison ment, but without the slightest effect. Last night he dis covered that she had again robbed him, during the time he was away from home, of various articles of wearing ap parel and some bed-clothing, which he discovered she had pawned. Mr. Vaughan remanded the prisoner for a week, in order that the stolen preperty might be produced. Elizabeth Burns, a girl about 16 years of age, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a pair of boots. Jessy Burns, aged 5, the prisoner's sister, said yesterday she was out with her sister, who was nursing the baby, when they,met a little deaf and dumb girl named Elizabeth Holland. Her sister gave her the baby, and then she saw her take the little deaf girl round the corner of Burton crescent, and in a short time after she came back without the little girl and they went home, In a short time after her sister (the prisoner) told her to come out again, and she then took her to a pawnbroker's, and after she came out she told her she had got' Is. Gd. on the boots of the little girl. When she got home the little deaf girl saw her, and she then went up to her mother and made her understand that the prisoner was the person who had stolen her boots. --- --- The mother of the child identified the boots as those be longing to her daughter. The prisoner said she did not steal the boots, but tfial her little sister did. . The constable who took the prisoner into custody, said she admitted the robbery when she was at the police sta tion. Mr. Vaughan committed the prisoner for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. - HARD UP.—William Thompson, address refused, was charged before Mr. Knox with picking the pocket of John Henry Laleham, of Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park, a magistrate. Mr. Laleham said that on the previous afternoon he was walking along Oxford-street, near Stratford-place, when ho was informed by a person in court that the prisoner had taken his pockethandkerchief out of his pocket. The per son went after the prisoner, and when he (Mr. Laleham) got up to him the prisoner had his pockethandkerchief in his hand. _ . Mr. Freeman, of 289, Oxford-street, proved going up to the prisoner, who he had seen take Mr. Laleham's pocket handkerchief, and stopping him with it in his pocket. The prisoner asked him to let him go. In answer to Mr. Knox, a constable said he knew the prisoner to have been convicted 10 years ago, and he then received three months' imprisonment. The prisoner had also been in the 11th Hussars. He had seen the prisoner several times during the past summer, and he told him that he had left off picking pockets. The prisoner said it was true that 10 years ago he got into trouble, but since that time he had been trying to get an honest living. He was hard up, and took the handkerchief, and he begged the magistrate would look over it. He was very hard up, or he would not have done it. Mr. Knox asked the prisoner whether he could call any persons forward who had employed him ? The prisoner said they would not take the trouble to come. He worked for one for six weeks, and one for two months. Had he not been starving he would not have taken the handker chief. Mr. Knox said he would remand the prisoner, and the police could make inquiries as to how he had been getting his living of late. THAMES. ARISTOCRATIC AMUSEMENT.—THE YOUNG MAN BORN IN STEPNEY.—Thomas Henry Jackson, a tall, well-dressed young man, of very aristocratic bearing, was brought be fore Mr. Paget charged with knocking at the doors of sun dry and divers inhabitants of the parish of St. Dunstan, Stepney, otherwise Stebonheath, without lawful excuse. William Wells, police constable, No. 174 K, stated that at 2 o'clock this morning he saw the prisoner with two " gentlemen" in Green-street, Stepney, and he knocked loudly at several doors in Green-street, and set up a great shout, which was re-echoed by his companions, who ex claimed, " What a jolly lark." He followed the prisoner into King-street, where he began knocking at the doors again, and he took him into custody. Mr. Paget—He was drunk, I suppose ? Witness—No, sir ; he was quite sober. Mr. Paget—A sober man knocking at people's doors in the middle-of the night ? Witness—Yes, sir; at eight or nine doors at least. Police-sergeant Brady said there had been many com plaints from the inhabitants of young men knocking at their doors at unseasonable hours. The prisoner, in defence, said he had been out with a few friends last night, 'and was not quite sober or quite tipsy. His friends knocked at his door at Christmas time, and he returned the compliment by knocking at theirs. He knocked at his own door, 27, Queen-street, Stepney. Mr. Paget—That is no offence. You may knock at your own door as long as you like, but not at other people's houses. It is surprising that a person of your appearance and respectability could indulge in such absurd and childish amusements. The Prisoner—There is no one here to complain except the policeman. Mr. Paget—People who have been knocked up by your noisy knocks will not put themselves to the additional in convenience of coming here. The mother of the prisoner here made an appeal to the magistrate in favour of her son, and said he was a young man born in Stepney. Mr. Paget—That is no reason why he should hammer at peOple's doors in the night time. You should teach him better. The Mother—He has been brought up very genteelly. We are very respectable. Mr. Paget—lt is a great nuisance for people to have their doors knocked at. He is fined 10s. The money was paid. I am afraid WESTMINSTER. A DRUNKARD'S PECULIARITIES.-ARD Cheeseman, a woman about _5O years of age, was charged with being drunk and assaulting the police. Police-constable Charles Thinbell said that he was on duty last night in Bullen - street , Chelsea, when he found the defendant drunk and causing a mob of persons to as semble. She was sitting on the step of a door, and when he raised her up to remove her, she gave him a smack on the face. Defendant—Oh, it's a peculiarity I have, your worship. Mr. Selfe—Did you see the joke, constable ? Policeman—No, I did not. She gave me a smartish smack, and I was only trying to get her away. Mr. Selfe—Mrs. Cheeseman, how came you in this state of drunkenness ? Defendant—Why, it was under peculiar circumstances. I was having some beer—very little, your worship--when some larkish young men, who were there, put some spirits into the beer—some gin, your worshp. Mr. Selfe—You were not obliged to drink the gin. Defendant—Yes I was, your worship. Mr. Selfe—How ? Defendant—lf I hadn't drank my gin I must have los my beer. Mr. Selfe—Yes, I see ; a case of necessity. you often get drunk. . Defendant—Dear me, no. I was waiting about for an order. I went into a publichouse where my poor dear man that's dead and gone used for 14 years to wait a little, and soon after that I felt myself overtaken. Policeman—That woman absolutely, while her husband was lying dead, having been killed by an accident, got drunk and walked into Chelsea old church with! a heap of boys after her. Defendant—l hope you will forgive me. lam going to the undertaker's. I will never come here again. It was a peculiar circnmstance that overcame me this time. Pray let me go. Mr. Selle—Do you think I can take your word ? Defendant—Yes, you can. I'll not come out of the workhouse. Mr. Selfe—Under these circumstances you may keep your word. I will forgive you this time, but don't come here again. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day, LONDON, Jan. 7.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PLYMOUTH, Jan. s.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Superior, from St. Jago de Cuba. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Enter prise, from Gibraltar; Snowdrop, from Buenos Ayres; City of Baltimore, screw steamer, from Liverpool, and proceeded far New York. NEWPORT, Jan. 6.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Huns, from London for St. Thomas. Sailed—Agnes C. James, for Rio de Janeiro. CLYDE, Jan. 6.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Virginia, from Mauritius. BRISTOL, Jan. 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Gettysburg, from Bangor ; Albion, from Callao ; Venus, from Demo f rara. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 6—Gambia, from Manzanillo ; Vanguard, from Algoa Bay ; Proserpine, from Guernsey ; Industry, from Baltimore. Arrived, Jan. 7—St. Anthony, from Rouen ; Elizabeth Hill, from Havre ; Willie, from Amoy. The quotation of gold at Paris o about 3 per mille pxn., and the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 10Iel. per ounce for standard gold, It appears that gold is nearly 8.1 the per cent. dearer in Paris than In London. 7 9 1 i i IT I ES. 951 5 SATURDAY EVENING„IANUARY 7, 1865. Naval and Military Intelligence. .. Instructions were yesterday received at Chatham dockyard from the Admiralty directing the sailing frigate Vernon, 50, attached to the reserve in ordinary, to be brought forward and fitted as a flagship at Woolwich, to take the place of the Fisgard, 42, which for some time past has been unfitted for that duty. The Vernon will be at once taken in hand at the dockyard, and rigged and masted, her services being required as soon as she can be got ready. The Fis gard, On being relieved, will be attached to the squadron of sailing vessels reserved to be broken up. The screw corvette Cadmus, 21, 400-horse power, Capt. A. C. Gordon, was yesterday swung for the adjustment of her compasses by the officials con nected with the master shipwright's staff at Chatham dockyard. She will ship her powder and filled shells on Monday, in readiness for taking her departure from the Nore, and will call in at Spithead for final orders. Two of the large bower anchors, together with the chain cable and other portions of the heavy gear belonging to the line-of-battle sailing ship Superb, 80, which has recently returned to Chatham, from the Thames, where she was employed as a receiving ship for the officers and crew of the Turkish war steamers Estourel and RelepersNursett, during the time they were being fitted with the machinery, were landed at Chatham dockyard yesterday. The operation was expeditiously accomplished by means of the steam traction engine recently introduced into the dockyard for this description of work. In consequence of there not being a dock at Sheer ness sufficiently large to take her Majesty's iron screw steamship Valiant, 24, 4,063 tons, 800 horse power, orders have been received that her fitments are to be completed at as early a period as poSsible, in order that she may be taken to Devonport to be docked, and the bottom of the vessel cleaned. The Barracouta, 6, paddlewheel sloop, 1,053 tons, 300 horse power, which was recently paid off by Commander John D'Arcy, after having been in commission four years on the North American and West Indies station, is again ordered to be refitted, and brought forward for commission on the same station, in place of the Vesuvius, recently paid off. The Barracouta has been taken into No. 2 dock at Sheerness, and had her boiler and engines taken out. A considerable number of engineers, shipwrights, &c., are employed on the necessary repairs both in the machinery and hull. The vessel will not be again ready for the pennant till the end of March. Her Majesty's ship Formidable, flagship of Vice- Admiral Sir C. Talbot, K.C.8., Commander-in- Chief at Sheerness, was paid off at the close of the year ; but was immediately recommissioned with the same officers and men. On the occasion of the pay ing off the Lords of the Admiralty presented Michael Bir, chief quartermaster, with the long service and good conduct medal, and 151. gratuity ; Geo. Col lins, armourer, and Win. Scott, captain of the hold, with the long service and good conduct medal and 101. each gratuity ; Wm. M'Kee, ship's steward, and Wm. Matthews, gunner, with the long service and good conduct medal. A reduction of the 4th division of the depot Royal Artillery, in command of Lieut.-Col. Gibbon, C. 8., at Woolwich, is stated to be ordered to take place in April next, when the officers and men of the divi sion will be absorbed into others, many of which are at present considerably below their•allotted strength from casualties in India and otherwise. The following case is attended with extreme hard ship :—Thos. Martin, now 34. years of age, served 12 years and nine months in the 69th, 60th, and 49th Regiments of the Line, was 8 years and 11 months in Malta and the Crimea, and was severely wounded by grapeshot in the right foot at the taking of the quarries on June 7, 1856. For his conduct on that occasion he obtained Crimean and Turkish medals with clasps for Alma, Inkerman, and Sebastopol. He afterwards enlisted in the Royal Artillery, in which he served 4 years and 11 months, and he is now discharged as unfit for further service, owing to blindness, .the result of his wound. As a total reward for his lengthened services and wound he has been awarded. a pension of 6d. a day for the term only of 15 months, when he will become utterly destitute. His discharge ticket is marked " good." A number of mechanics and labourers have been discharged during the week from the factory de partment of Woolwich dockyard, and others are announced to follow shortly, owing to a reduction ordered by the Board of Admiralty to meet the estimated allowance: SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, .tEALING STEEPLECHASES.—FRIDAY. With five races set for decision and a delightful day, a strong muster was expected, as the programme promised a good day's sport. The Castlelar Plate, set for 12.30, brought but seven runners, and was won by Polly Hop kins, and the Hunters' Stakes was won in a canter by Spring Gun. Eleven went to the post for the Surrey and Middlesex Steeplechase, and the uncertainty of jumping events was illustrated by The Rogue (who was favourite) falling when looking all over the winner, and after various contretemps Piggy Wiggy followed up his success of yester- day by winning - cleverly. The two other races brought out all the competitors entered, with one exception. The last event was a turn-up for the fielders, the favourite, backed at 5 to 4, beiog 'beaten by six lengths. Full de tails of the running will be found below : The Castlebar Plate (Handicap) of 40 sovs ; entrance 2 soya to the fund; winners extra. Two miles. Mr. Ellison's Polly Hopkins, aged, lOst 71b (Owner) Mr. Thumwood's Sinite, 6 yrs, lOst 131 b (inc 31b ex) 1 (Pickett) 2 Mr. Wells's The Donkey, aged, lOst (J. New) 3 The following also ran :—Piggy Wiggy, Puss, Flying Spur, and Irish Boy. Betting-2 to 1 agst Flying Spur, 3to 1 agst Puss, sto 1 agst Piggy Wiggy, 6 to 1 agst Polly Hopkins. Irish Boy made play, attended by Piggy Wiggy, whose immediate followers were Polly Hopkins, Donkey, Sinite, and Flying Spur, Puss being last. Coming down the hill Donkey went up to the leader and passed the stand in ad vance, followed by Irish Boy, Sinite, and Polly Hopkins, Flying Spur and Puss still lying last. Rounding the turn, Flying Spur took up the running, but was soon after wards passed by Sinite, who led over the next fence, with Irish Boy, Donkey, and Flying Spur in close attendance. Shortly afterwards, going up the hill, The Donkey assumed the lead, but after takingthe third fence from home dropped back beaten, and Sinite, with Polly Hopkins in waiting, came on together till reaching the last fence, which was first taken by Polly Hopkins, who eventually won cleverly by two lengths ; Donkey a bad third, Irish Boy fourth, and Flying Spur Puss, and Piggy Wiggy came in at intervals in the order named. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sous each, with a Cup added, for horses that have been regularly hunted, and never won a steeplechase; weight for age. Three miles. Mr. J. Gilke's Spring Gun, 6 yrs, 12st (Mr. Ellison) 1 Mr. E. Elphick's Flying Spur, 5 yrs, 12st (J. Searle) 2 Paleface and Lord Martin also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Spring Gun, 3to 1 agst Flying Spur, 4 to agst Paleface. Paleface took the lead, but swerving at the first fence Spring Gun took up the running, and soon had a command ing lead. After passing the stand a second time Lord Mar tin came down at the third fence, and J. Knott had a heavy fall. Spring Gun from this point was never caught, and won in a canter by six lengths ; Paleface was beaten a quarter of a mile, and walked past the post. The Middlesex Open Handicap Steeplechase of 7 sovs each (2 sovs ft. to the fund), with 50 added ; winners extra. About three miles and a half. Mr. Saltmarsh's Piggy Wiggy , aged, list 51b (in. 31b ex (Pickett 1 Mr. Belham's Sly Fox, aged, list 71b .........(T. Ablett 2 Mr. Linton's Shuttlecock, lOst 71b (W Griffiths 3 The following also ran :—Portland, Dobbyn, Gorsehawk, Bravo, Ivanhoff, The Rogue, Overton, and Attaman. B e tting-7 to 4 agst The Rogue, sto 1 each agst Piggy 'Piggy and Attaman, 6 to 1 each Bravo and Gorsehawk, 8 to 1 agst Shuttlecock. Bravo was first off, with Rogue in attendance, followed by Goisehawk, Piggy Wiggy, and Dobbyn, the others in a cluster. Before reaching the s tand The Rogue took up the running, and led out of the straight, his immediate fol lowers being Gorsehawk and P i ggy Wiggy, the others well up, with the exception of Ivanhoff, who was 100 yards in the rear, and refused at the next fence. No noteworthy change took place the next time round, when the leaders passed the stand in the same order, but the others were tailed off at long intervals. At the fourth fence the third time The Rogue fell, and was not further persevered with. Gorsehawk, who was now in command, came to grief at the next fence, and left the lead with Piggy Wiggy, who was not afterwards headed, and won by six lengths ; Sly Fox was second, four lengths in advance of Shuttlecock; and Overton cantered in some distance in the rear. A Selling Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; weight for age, with selling allowances. Two miles. Mr. Taylor's Dubious, aged, list 91b (301.)...(H01me5) 1 Mr. Saltmarsh's Betsy Baker, aged, list 91b W `Brazier) 2 Mr. W. T. Cave's Lio ness, a g ed, list 91b...(Mr. Ellison) 3 Betting-5 to 4 each agst Dubious and Betsy Baker, sto 1 agst Lioness. Lioness made play, Betsy Baker going on second for the first half mile, when the leader gave way to " Betsy," who, after passing the stand, fell at the next fence ; Lioness from this time went on with the running till within three-quarters of a mile from home, when Dubious took his place with the leader, who retired beaten ; and Brazier (who had gradually made up his lost ground), hard pressed Betsy Baker, who, however, was never able to overhaul Dubious, the latter winning easily by six lengths ; Lioness beaten off. The winner was bought in f0r,66 guineas. A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, with a Cup added, for horses • the property of Volunteers in the county of Middlesex ; entrance 1 soy. Two miles. Mr. W. Riley's White Stockings, 12st 71b ...(Mr. Grant 1 Mr. E. Green's Leicester , 12 s t 71b (Mr. Edwards 2 Mr. H. de B. Austin's Cast l e Hill, 12st 71b (J. New 3 The following also ran :—Dunstan, Polly Hopkins, and Momus. Betting-5 to 4 agst Leicester, 3to 1 agst Dunstan-7 to 2 agst Polly Hopkins. White Stockings took up the running soon after starting, and led into the straight, followed by Dunstan, with Castle Hill next, Polly Hopkins and the others following. On the far side, opposite the stand, Polly Hopkins fell and brought down Castle Hill. The race from this point was reduced to a match between the two leaders, but Leicester, never being I able to get up, was beaten easily by six lengths ; Castle Hill cantered in a bad third. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—YESTERD AY • WATERLOO COURSING CUP. 100 to 7 agst Lord Uffington's nomination (offered) 100 to 6 agst Mr. Jardine's nomination (offered —take 20 to 1 freely) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Haywood's nomination (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Bake's nomination (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES. • 10 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Liddington (offered) 10 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 15 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken) 25 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken) RACING FIXT JRES FOR 1865. ARY. JANU. Harrow YEBRI Birmingham l6 Lincoln Spring 2l Derby Spring . 2 Liverpool Spring 7 Shrewsbury , Spring 9 Doncaster Spring l4 31. TARY. Nottingham Spring Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham rsCH. Warwick Spring Chelmsford Spring Barham Newmarket Ist Spring Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB 'RIL. Catterick Bridge Abergavenny Thirsk Epsom Spring AY. Manchester 7 Chelmsford 7 Ascot l3 Alexandra Park 20 Hampton 2l 21 Newton Bath Harpenden Epsom Liverpool Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge JULY. Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Pontefract Abingdon Stamford 3l Goodwood Shrewsbury 13 STEEPLE CHASE FIXTURES FOR 1865, JANUARY. Aberystwith Hunts, 24, 26 I Harrow - - FEBRUARY. Harrow Carmarth ens hire 7, 9 Datchet ~. AUGUST. Brig hton Brighton Club 3 Plymouth 2 24 Huntingdon 8 Lichfield Reading 10 Devon and Exeter 29 Egham l5 Derby Summer 31 30 Oxford l7 We y mouth SEPTEMBER. - L e icester 7 Monmouth 2l Doncaster .....................12 Manchester Autumn 22 Brecon ........................18 Newmarket Ist Oct. 26 ' Richmond ..................... 19 Walsall.. 27 OCTOBER. Northallerton Newmarket 2d O c t 9 Worcester Autumn 3 . NOVEMBBR. NARKEI S—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Our market is moderately supplied with fruit and vege• tables. The trade rules steady, at the following quota. tions TRU: e. d. a. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Foreign do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 6 0 to 10 0 Foreign do 0 0 to 0 0 &felons 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hi-sv. 2 0 to 3 6 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..4 0 to 8 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 Gooseberries hf sveo 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 IT. • 5. d. e d Huterries,prpt 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 6 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Cobouts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 A.lnionds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 0 Peaches, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. 00to 0 0 Damsons, pr d 0... 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 2 6 rareley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 0 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 PariallpS, per do. 0 oto 0 6 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 oto 0 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 C Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Mint r and sa vory..o oto 0 0 E n dive, pe score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 u Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 c Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 9 0 Greens, dz bunch 4 oto 5 0 Cabbages, pr doz 1 3to 2 0 3431 ditto 2 OSo 3 6 Savoy do., pr dz 1 oto 2 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 3to 3 0 Brocoli 0 10 to 1 3 Potatoes, per ton 60 0 to 120 New ditto, pr cwt 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 3 0 Carrots,pr d 0.... 4 6to 5 6 Cucumbers 0 oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, h. -sv. 0 0 too 0 N'rench beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 2 oto 2 6 New Do., dz bun 0 i) to 0 0 Spinach 0 oto 0 0 Brussels sprouts 1 3to t 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, 3s Od to 15s Od ; geeso, 4s Od to 8s Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od; ducks, 2s Od too 3s Od ; ducklings, Os Od to Os Od ; rabbits, is Od to ls 6d c ; wild do., Os 9d to 1s 2d ; pigeons , Os Gd to is Od each ; Surrey fowls, 3s Od to Os Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; lOs Od to 15s Od ; cickens, 6s Od to lOs Od ; barn door fowls, ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, 3s Od to 4s Od ; partridges, is Od to is 9d; woodcocks, 3s 6d to 4s Od; snipes, Os 10d to is Od ; teal, is 6d to Os Od; wild ducks, 2s Od to 14s Od to 15s Od ; 3s Od ; widgeons, is Od to 1s 6d ; plovers, Os 9d to ls Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is 4d to is 5d ; English, is 4d to is Gd per lb ; English ' eggs, French do., 12s 9d to 135 Od per 100 ; leverets, 2s 6d to Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGAT E. Salmon, Os Od to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os Od ; eels, Os 8d to is Od ; prawns, Os Od ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and hali but, Gd per lb ; turbots, 5s Od to 25s Od ; cod, 3s Od to 18s Od ; brills, 2sdoreys, 1s 0 to 7s Od ; mul lets, ls Od to ls 6d ; l o bsters, is Od to 3s Od ; crabs, Os 6d to 2s Gd ; plaice and gurnets, Os Od to Os Od each ; soles, Os 3d to 2s Gd per pair • common oysters, 12s Od to 40s Od; natives, 90s Od to —s Od per bushel'; whitings, 2s Od to 3s ; haddocks, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; smelts Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, Os Od to Os Od per 120 ; fresh herrings, 6s Od to 8s Od per 120 ; bloaters, Os Od to Os Od yer 100 ; carp and tench, 3s Od to Os Od per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 38 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d mutto 3g 6d to 4s 10d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork,; 3s 6d to n, 4s 8d per 81bs, by t chearcase. BREAD. The price of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 64d to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, TO to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3ad ; 801 b to 881 b, 34d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4141; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. HOMO hides, 9s Od to 108 6d ; calf-skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full , is 64 to Os Od ; polled sheep, lOs 6d to 13s Od ; half-breds, 98 Od to 10s 6d ; Downs, 7s Od to 8s 6d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITILFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 8s; clover, £5 . 5s to 08s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. Trade firm. CumßEnidas-D.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 8s Od ; clover, £5 5s to £6 8 s ; a nd straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load! A moderate demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 8s ; clover, £5 5s to £6 8s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load, Trade steady. AN OFFICIAL WARNING.—A remarkable circular has been published by the Italian Minister of Com merce, in which he comments on the fluctuations of the price of gold in the Federal States of America, and begs mer chants to be on their guard in speculating in United States stock. This is probably the first instance of an official ,warning given by an Administration to its subjects of the probable insolvency of another Government.—The Index. We are happy to,hear that Mr. Justice Williams is so far improving in health, that he will begin the re sumption of his judicial duties by attending in Chambers next term.--Law Times. 14, 16 ,16, 17 MARCH. Liverpoo l 16, 17 Shrewsbury 2 25 Scarborough l6, 17 Torquay West Somerset RIL. 1 Abergavenny .20, 21 Now ready, G. SHELTON'S Derby Guide, ls. G. T. Glenie, Sporting Library, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-Park Sunday Times Office, Fleet-street ; and all agents. • - -----__ SEVERE GALE ON THE NORTH-IVEST COAST. -A severe gale blew over Liverpool the whole o f Thursday night and yesterday m ornin g ; b u t the only serious casualty reported is the loss of a schooner, name unknown, on the great Burbo Bank. When seen the sea was making a clean breach over he r, and it is supposed that all hands perished. CANADA. A proclamation had been issued by the Governor- General of Canada, calling out a large force of Volunteer Militia, to prevent raids from Canada and maintain order on the frontier. The Kingston (Canada) News of the 22d ult. says that,— " Military stores have been issued from the arse nal for the service of the Volunteers at Niagara, Sarnia, and Windsor. The same paper states that orders had been received from Quebec calling out for immediate service one company of the 18th bat talion of Militia, and that several of the officers in the district have offered their services to the Go- vernment." The Montreal Globe's Quebec correspondent writes that—, " In consequence of information lately received, the Government have deemed it advisable to issue orders to the Brigade-Majors to look after the arms in the possession of the Volunteers, many of those arms being deposited in places easy of access, where any night they could be seized by a mob. Provision ought to be made for their greater safety, and the Brigade-Majors are required to effect this as best they may in the absence of efficient ar mouries. The same writer learns from the best authority that General Dix, immediately after issuing his proclamation with regard to raiders from Canada, despatched a confidential agent to this province to get definite information. That gentle man returned to New York perfectly satisfied that the Canadian authorities were taking every necessary step to perform international obligations. Applica tions continue to pour into Quebec from comman ders of Volunteer companies in all parts of the pro vince who desire to perform service on the frontier." The Quebec Gazette of the 21st Dec. says 4' We know not how it is elsewhere in the pro vince, but in Quebec the prospect of being called out upon active service has stirred up the zeal of our Volunteers to a most extraordinary extent. Those who have been in the habit of sneering at these holi- day parade Soldiers gape open-jawed in wonderment at the phenomenon. The strife is not as to who shall be excused, as to how substitutes will be provided, but as to who will have the good fortune to be chosen. We hardly know how to account to our selves for this enthusiasm ; but that it exists and is being now exemplified in the most practical manner, and at the cost of immense sacrifice of pecuniary interest and of domestic endearment, is a fact be yond question. Should a similar feeling obtain throughout the country, the difficulty would not be how to raise men, but how to restrain them. The fruit of the careful drilling undergone for the last three years is now showing itself, and when we add to this that scores and hundreds of young gentlemen _ have passed through the Military School, and taken certificates of competency, we may safely say that Canada never was better prepared, in case of need, to stand for her rights. So, well." The bankers and merchants of Montreal had ad dressed a memorial to the Governor-General, set ting forth their desire that a fair and honest neu trality should be maintained between the belligerent States of America. The Canadian Parliament would meet on the 19th inst. The Quebec Chronicle of the 22d ult. say : " As a proof of the high estimation in which her Majesty's military service is held by the men who have had the most experience of it, we may mention the fact that since the month of August 88 soldiers belonging to this garrison re-inlisted for another term of 11 years—their first term of service having expired ; 71 of the number belonged to the 17th Regiment, and the remainder to the 25th Regiment, ' K. 0. B.' ; 24 of the 71 from the 17th Regiment re-enlisted in the Royal Canadian Rifles, the re mainder, as well as those from the 25th Regiment. returning to their several corps. They were all sown in before Mr. P. A. Doucet, Clerk of the Crown, who holds a special commission for the purpose." A proposal to call a meeting for the purpose of censuring Judge Coursal for his decision in the St. Alban's raiders' case has been abandoned. It would appear from the following correspond ence that Judge Coursal had jurisdiction to try the St. Alban's raiders, but being ignorant of the exist ence of the Order of her Majesty in Council, he de cided erroneously to discharge them on the ground of want of jurisdiction : " Crown Law Department, Quebec, Dec. 15, 1854. " Gentlemen,—l am directed by the lion. the Attorney-General for Lower Canada to acknow ledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, and to inform you that the law officers of the Crown concur in the opinion expressed by you with regard to Judge Coursol's decision in the matter of the St. Alban's offenders. I herewith enclose to you a copy of an order of her Majesty in Coun cil relative to the 24th Victoria, cap. 6.—1 have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient ser vant, " G. FUTVOYE 7 Clerk, Common Law, Department." To Mr. F. G. Johnson, Q.C., and Mr. Edward Carter, Q. C. , Montreal, " ' At the Court of Balmoral, the 11th day of October, 1861. Present :—The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Lord Privy Seal, Sir George Grey, Bart., " 'Whereas, the Governor-General of her Ma jesty's province of Canada, with the Council and Assembly of the said province, did, in the month of May, 1861, pass an Act which has beeii transmitted, entitled as follows, viz. : _ _ ~... 28 2 N 0.2,512, ' An Act to amend chapter 88 of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada, respecting the Extradition of Fugitive Felons from the United States of America :' _ _ - - " And whereas the said Act has been laid before .• her Majesty in Council, together with a letter to the Lord President of the Council, from the Most Noble the Duke of Newcastle, one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, recommending that the said Act should be left to its operation ; her Majesty was thereupon this day pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to approve the said recommendation, whereof the Governor-General, Lieut.-Governor, or C o mmander-in -Chief for the time being, of her Majesty's province of Canada, and all other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. EDMUND HARRISON." The Montreal Gazette of the 23d ult. states tha: mpediments are made to the free passage of travel. lers at the termini of the Canada railroads. THE WOUNDED IN BATru.—Mention has been made of the exchange of ratifications of the convention for the assistance to the wounded on the fields of battle, which took place at Berne about a fortnight back between the eight following States :—Switzerland, Belgium, France, Denmark, Holland, Spain, Italy, and Russia. Austria and Saxony, as is known, have not adhered to the convention. An exchange of ratifications has not yet taken place on the part of Prussia, Portugal, Hesse, and Wurtemberg. The two last-named Powers pretend that they require the pre vious authorisation of the Germanic Diet. In view of those States who should wish to ag ree to the convention, a fresh postponement to the 22d May next has been accorded.— Galignani. ATTACKED BY A TIGER.—SECU NDERABAD , Dec. 7. —This station has been thrown into a state f took ex citement by the following m elancholy event resident at place yesterday. It appears a Mr. Gilbert, at the Secunderabad, left home yesterdar.ni pose of seeing the races at Afoul A to ll. 0 graze in an adjacent racecourse he allowed horse r_nortizigrriafvoirngthe pur era enad into imm jungle over be discovered that his field. After the races were utmost surprise he so, his .horseen t n had e strayedarch; whilefm doingw h when h ti e g n er, who caught him by the ere be he l ewf left it nweaasr suddenly e M o 1 seized AlliA lli r o b eli"; a n d infl ic t e d a deep w ound with his' teeth. The occurrenceside s t an tly to his sistance, and thereby saved his life, but not in time to prevent him from sustaining serious injury. He wa s conveyed at once to the Garrison Hospital, where ho still lies in a very precarious state. Faint hopes are enter tained of his recovery. Several officers have gone out in search of the animal, and doubtless they will succeed in its capture or destruction. Last year a native was carried away and torn to pieces by one of these monsters, which I believe has not yet been captured. During the years 1861-2 no less than three cheetahs were shot near the same place, and subsequently a trap was set, but no more were cap ured.—Times of Indio. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFI - CE, 6 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENC, I 3—This Day, MANCHESTER RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. True Heart Theßeau Gariba1di...................... Stanton .................... Ten ran. CITY STEEPLECITA s I]. The Screw Crusade Lightheart Niue rau. TRIAL lIANDIC:\ Rocs Nu Sister Nary Twelve ram Metropolit n Board of Woriz z The ordinary weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday, at their offices, Spring-gardens ; Mr. John Thwaites in the chair. The cash statement showed that the balances in the hands of the treasurer were—on current accounts, 213,4921 Os. 4d. ; on deposit accountß, 110,800/. and on Government securities, 51,471/..105. 10d. Mr. POLLARD, the clerk to the board, read a letter to the Poor-law Board, to the effect that it will be necessary to raise a larger sum for the relief of the houseless poor than that provided for in the estimates for the precepts for the current year, and requesting the board to pass such orders thereon as might be requisite. - s i ai aw d h ß e o h ar a d d o b n e etnh e iisiucob m e: m 7 " P.; t i The with Cl t A h l e R P M o A r amount that would be required up to the Ist of May next. At first it was thought that 3,500/. would be sufficient for the requirements of the homeless poor, but subsequent experience had shown them that a much larger sum would be re quired in consequence of the buildings it would be necessary to erect in several of the metropolitan parishas. They would increase the estimate to about 7,000/. He had therefore directed the ac countant to distribute that amount in order that no time should be lost, and he would now ask their authority for it and issue the necessary certificates. That would be necessary to prevent a question of difficulty arising. The act of Parliament would expire in May, and it was a question whether if it did expire the board could supplement the smaller sum by any further precept. They had, therefore, but one course to pursue, and that was to increase the sum from 3,5001. to 7,000/. The act had not come into operation when the precept was made, and the experienceof the Poor-law Board led them to believe that 3,500/. would be sufficient. He now proposed that the board should give its assent to the larger sum. The motion was then put for :the vote of 7,0001., and it was agreed to. The other business was then proceeded with, but was not of sufficient public in terest to call for notice. LONDON GAZE FTE---Last Evening, WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 7. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT—Lieut. William Dinwiddie, 24th Foot, Acting Deputy-Assistant Commissary-Gene ral, to be Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General. CHAPLAIN'S DEPARTMENT.—The Rev. W. F. Hobson, M.A., Chaplain of the Fourth Class, to be Chaplain of the Third Class. ADMIRALTY; JAN. 3. • • Commander Hugh Maximilian Elliot to be Captain. Commander Charles Frankland Newland to be Retired Captain. Lieutenant Marcus Knox, and Lieutenant William Baile, to be Retired Commanders. BAVKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : Hymn Barnett, general dealer, Cannon-street-road George Barrett, painter, Weymouth Win. Bubb, builder, Southsea Thomas Suffolk, butcher, Lichfield Julius Sterner, wine merchant, Tower-hill Charles Pearson, hairdresser Banbury Frederick T. Wilts, Watling-street, City Charles Mace, draper, Fakenham, Norfolk John M‘Kinnell, engineer, Brunswick-square Micah Corder, lightermanl Shad Thames John Rayner, butcher, Wakefield BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Francis R. Wells, photographer, Brighton George Jackson, stationer, Liverpool John Lowe, grocer, Manchester SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Miller and Edwin, theatrical proprietors, Coatbridge John M‘Leod,- fishcurer, Helmsdale . John Williamson, oil merchant• Glasgow Allen Ritchie, baker, Woodside, Aberdeen Robert Russell, storekeeper, Port-Dundas, Glasgow DEATH OF MR. C. J. 'COLLINS.—With a deep regret that will be largely shared by all who enjoyed the pleasure, of his acquaintance, we have to announce the death of Mr. Charles James Collins, who expired on the last day of the old year, at his residence, 9, Manor-terrace, Brixton. Mr. C. J. Collins, who has been thus pre maturely taken from .us at the early age of forty - four, . hadbeen throughout his life a very industrious and ver satile writer, and was just gaining a higher reputation for a series of clever novels when his rapidly-advancing career was so suddenly checked. As a sporting writer he was well known under the signature of "Priam," and the gaiety of his style and the excellence of his judgment found constant expression in the various journals o which he contributed. To the Era he was for ' many years a valued contributor. To the stage he furnished many dramatic pieces, chiefly burlesques, that gained considerable popularity at the time, and his later novels of " Sackville Chase" and "The Man in Chains" gave evidence of higher literary powers than he had previously manifested. It is to be feared that the ardour with which he laboured in his pro fession had the effect of destroying his health, and that his incessant devotion to his desk so weakened his constitution that he fell a victim to the exhausting work which was securing for him a prominent place in the rank of modern novelists.—Era. FATAL ACCIDENT AT COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE —Last evening an inquiry was held by Mr. Bedford, Westminster Coroner,. at the Strand Union Board-room, Bow-street, tonching the death of James Chamont, aged 48, who was killed during an afternoon performance of the pantomime at Covent-garden Theatre. John Chamont said that deceased was employed at Covent-garden Theatre as a painter. Matthew Morgan, employed at the theatre, said that during performance of the pantomime of "Cinderella" on Monday afternoon he saw deceased fall through from the middle floor into the cellar beneath. The witness ran to the cellar and found him apparently dead. Mr. Id. Cawood, secretary to the Covent-garden Company, said that de ceased was in the act of putting across the trap-door for an actress to stand upon it, when he accidentally slipped through. John Garnsey, manager of the machinery,in the cellar, said that the deceased's left leg slipped down with great force upon his back. He never spoke after He fell about 20 feet. Dr. Beale proved that the deceaseds ruptured the the spinal cord, and that death was ad of car ted the stantaneous. After the coroner and jury h vis in. Ho came scepneßEofsltDhEeNT LINCOLN. occurrence was returned. " Accidental death" Xri .n Mr. Chase called tnient to the bench, on to the fact ' a Im-IW:it cof ho alluded in the course of their . i that Richmond. The President ho once had a sweetheart in Ric on him the day after his appo' said he had b etter abandon all thoughts of courti ng i n rt h a nd attend to his court in Richmon d hencefo ,Washing ton. On the same day a gentle man gained an audience with the President, and made complaint that the Secre tary of War had refused to release a friend of his from Pr ison, notwithstanding the release had been ordered by the President himself. Mr. Lincoln re plied that he had an understanding with Mr. Stanton to the effect that when the latter was in possession of facts which made it proper in such cases to retain the parties in custody for a time he should suspend the order of release. The gentleman, not satisfied with this expla nation, attempted to cast the blame of the affair upon Secretary Stanton, when Mr. Lincoln, with a significant smile, said, " My friend, you should remember the passage of Scripture which says ' Accuse not a servant unto his master. " The visitor remarked that he had been an atten tive reader of the Bible, but he could not recollect such a passage in it. " Oh, " you'll find it in the 30th or 31st chapter of Proverbs," said Mr. Lincoln. And the gentle man went home and found it.--Boston Post. DEATHS ON RAILWAYS. —Early yesterday morn ing the remains of Mr. J. V. Hibbert, of Wilmslow, Cheshire, were found on the London and North-Western Railway, between the Alderley and Winslow Stations, 12 miles south of Manchester. Mr. Hibbert carried on business as a cloth agent in Fountain-street, Manchester. He resided at Wilmslow, and had left home in the morning between 7 and 8 o'clock, in his slippers, and when found on the line was dreadfully cut and mutilated. Having been in a low state of mind it is thought he had put himself designedl y ' in front of a train. A gentleman named Hines is said • p r .ii). have died suddenly the same day in a rfulwa casing over the Altrincham line from Manchester. .IN, n of Mr. all ,01 100 f ICO 2 100 100 841 1