The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-11 00:00:00

VlOly MARKET AND COMMERC lAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE OCLOCK. The conti nue d increase in the supply ' of capital in the discount market affords good ground for anticipating an early reduction in the official ininia nnzt• In fact, so general is the expectation t h at the public are only asking for the assistance izamediately require, and thus have discounters an abundance of money lying almost idle for !ant of employment. The quotations, however, 103 : the negotiation of commercial bills have not 28 'Yet materially varied, 5i and 51 per cent. re- In aining the terms for three months' paper, and 5i per cent. for bankers' acceptances. Of course the authorities are doing very little business in conse quence of the facilities offered by the brokers, and at the Stock Exchange there is also an excess of capital seeking investment in daily loans on Govern zaent securities at 4 and 4i per cent. The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday "InPliaed au influx of 6,0001. in bar gold, and the withdrawal of 6,ooo,sovereigns. therethe foreign e xc h anges y es t er d a y a ft erno o n was an advance in the rates on Amsterdam and Paris. The Subscription list of the Nowgong Tea Corn panY cf Assam will be closed after the 18th inst. The Bank of Holland has reduced its rate of dis count to 5 per cent. The sha re h o ld ers of the Un i on Bank o f L on d on held their half-yearly meeting to-day—Mr. P. Mar 'than Laurie in the chair. The report, which was Inlachnously adopted, stated that the net profits for 111311101 1ths endi ng 31 s t D ecem b er l as t, a ft er pay 2sut of all c h arges (i nc l u di ng t h e sum o f 164 , 375 1. „ 4 d. for interest paid and due to customers on '"eir current and deposit accounts), and making aln Ple provision for bad and doubtful debts, ,salucunted to 180,1951. 2 s . 11d., w hi c h, w ith 3631. ca. 2d. brought forward from 30th June last, arnnunted to 180,5581. 9 s . ld. The di rec to rs now declared a dividend for the last six months at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 2/ th e cent, on t h e i ncreased pa id -up cap i ta l , b e i ng at th e rate of 20 per cent. per annum, clear of in come tax. Two o'CLoCK. At Paris to-day, according t o M r . R eu t er ' s t e l e- R r am, the 3 p er C en t. R en t es h ave b een 66f . 95c. Ina nimate. The position of prices in the English Stock Mar ket has continued favourable, although no material alteration took place in quotations. There has been Very little business negotiated to-day, but with the tendency of monetary affairs values are well main tained. Consols for money are 89i 90, and for the account 90* I. The New Threes and Reduced An nuities are 89 I ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. to ss. prem. India 5 per Cents., 1034 104 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 102/ ; 5/ per Cents., 1091 1101 ; and Bonds, 78. prem. General firmness has prevailed in the Foreign Market, but business has been rather quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70 f ; do. Consolides, 491 ; M ex i can, 281 ; do. New, 26f ; Greek, 24 1 ; do. Coupons, 108 11; Spanish Passive, 32 4 ; do. Certificates, 141 ; Portuguese, 46 47 i ; the Confederate Loan, 641 ; the Egyptian, ipreen, ; the D anu bi an , di e. par ; an d th e evidean, 31 prem. 13118111 %s in the Railway Share Market has been d ull, the dealers and speculators being chiefly occu pied with the arrangements for the settlement. riee S) how ever, are flatter. G reat W es t ern an d -`-'alleashire and Yorkshire have each declined ss. land Caledonian, Great Northern A stock, and Mid 11u. di,oe:ch 1 0s. ; while Metropolitan have improved is the Fo re i gn and Colonial undertakings there 11110 mate rial alteration to r epo r t in prices. p re 4 : 11k and Miscellaneous Shares are dull at barely i tto vi nus rates. Alliance realise 32i- 3 ; Imperial o i nlian ' 17 ; Lond on an d W es t m i ns t er , 100 ; an d --4311 and County, 82. 3 BitßlmlTE\ilsoSilsir FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Govt c ut. , on - UNDS. 891 1 90 N, B 1 3 4 c o ,r ite l lt, Feb. 9 ew 3 • duce(' B9 1 IT ew oi. P" Cent ~ ~,,... -e ti o. P, ?-'"'• u at. Jan. 1894 — per Cent, Aunniti es, 3c, ilt. Jan. 1873 Telegral, for 30 vr 3 T 3, expire sth Jan., 1880 k Vted s4 - ' Pire sth April, Ich eqUer B. Do, Il ls) Xl,OOO, per Cent • Aug., 1908 — Do. £5OO 52 2 pm ~, -auk of E £lOO and £2OO D o. 400 2,gla lint tid Stock, 5 , 1 per Cent — NI --- 111441 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - r , teOck, 101, per Cent., AprillB74.„ 240 -113'.? .:,,c ount - Do 5 Per Cent. July, 1870 ,00. Account Oct. 1888 Do:.1-' • 4 b per Ce n t ., 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 5.1. b ~ Per Cent., May 1879 llOl 91 , o °. % per Cent., Aug. 1866 -.::,, • Bonds, £l,OOO 7 pm 'oluder £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS--ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 p er C en t _ -ur,azilian 5 p er C en t "Jo. 't per Cent., 1852-58-60 o. 1863 Bueno s Ayres 6 per Cent Chinon 6 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 - Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — D anubian Principalities ,Do Xl5 paid — dis . "'Vador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Ptian 7 per Cent — 0., Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 951 f - Do.`,Serip, £35 paid (ID°. Account — pm s ' r -,-, e ek per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Q .u.„• Account vo. Coupons li,ateinala 5 per Cent. — ii, - ; ° ' 183 9 and 1850 t rain 5 per Cent (Marenunana Railway) ' 0 „ ) r-ican 3 per Cent. 2B Do Account — . r , Do 1864 — DO-ue 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Scrip, £53 paid Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c .... k ontevid ean 5 per Cent., £5O paid— —pm .m.l-100rish Imperial 5 per Cent 'low Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April, 1864... -r ~ Do do Aug., 1856 — eruvian 41 per Ce n t. Do 3 per Cent. ( I Jribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do A ccount .. . - Portugue se 3 per Cent.,. ...... ............. Do Account - -- Do 3 per Cent., 1856,. '7, '9, ;66, '62, '3, 47 Gi 71 Do Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., ........ Do 41 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do. 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Do Scrip, £65 paid Sa rdinian 5 per Cent Do A ccoun t s Panish 3 per C en t 4 7/ 1 Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive , Do Account — IPitnish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account • Swedish 4 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 B9l DoAccount — D o A c co per C t ent. 1858 un Do £lOO Bonds D o ~ 6 per Cent. 1862 ....,'? Account — 11°, ;_cloo Bonds 7Ol 1 Du o °,,Pe a r Cent 1863 v enez 'fli e ,aranteed, 4 per Cent — D o. LI A 3 per Cent. O. Z'count I) 0. A Per Cent, 1862 — D D A ccount o. 6 per Cent., 1864 421 0 • 1 1 per Cent ..... ... . .. _. -Dividends on the . a - bo - v .. e . . p - a . y . able in London. littlAsrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ,7:6' 11 1n, 41 per cent, Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil • L „y0..4 per Cent. Certificates ... 98 1 T7.7Pich`lientes, 3 per Cent. .. .... *Lanai). 5 per Cent., , 1861 Ex. .... o.D Account ' . ..... 644 iTIVO O'CLOCK. e°33Boo.l4.B,clicoo_ney ''llt ................................ • 94 1 rift:t as' s tio Lich aid ) iong veci ;ion onef ~taot ure Lier o ; wit vat: axle Liles; 3fr Lth Cur COW' and were t the A s ell bee on of be the SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Sharei Railways. I p aid. i Closing I Business Price. done. Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A. gets no div Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 88 90 132 133 132 ea 64 34 21 16 17 88 90 106 1 8 474 48, 71 81 Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Da. A stock Do. B L;o 130 138 158 154 130 3: Do. New. is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.-ox.ord Do. Newpo:t Do. He•eford. F 9 91 731 80 L 9 6t 45 47 10t 101 115 i 116, 81 85 106 107 17 39 1!2 12:4 98 99 61i 641 t Lanc •shire &Yorkshire, ,t L on d on an d Bl ac kwali' it Lon., Brigh., & S Coast it Lon., ('hat., and Dover It Lon. & North Western It Lon. & South Western It Man., Shet., & Lincoln 0 Maryport and Carlisle 2i Do. f shares it Metropolitan 10 Do. New 1211 125 141 1414 109 111 55 57 z 5 27 1 , 3 111 714 72i 103 101 38 39 1t 12p 9 10p 123 126 t 1 ; p 79 80 10t 11, 138142 58 69 4 0 42 86 87 Mid and Do, Birmin . & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. k shares Kent No th British Do. Ed., Pth o 'ct Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. (3.N•E purchase 1)o. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. .Stock. & De. (1, , . 1855-'8 Do. do. 1860-61 North Londou . Do. New Do. do. MA North Staffordshire . N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C,ntral Scot. N. E. — Aber. stock 1.4).5c0t, Mid. st 4 h• ews t Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon 1 4 outh E stern H;taines, Wok., Wok raff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W.Hartlepool Har.&R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISH POSSE Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. 1 , shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. AU,I:. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June I, 1574 Calcutta & is. E., lirn 'a e Town & Dock, gu Demera•a, 7 p.c. per. p: East. Ben_ al, gu , 5 do East L.dian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extension Grand Trunkot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond! , 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 24 Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred , Do. 4tii Fret . stock.. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gun. sp.c. I'o Gua 5 per cent.. O. Do. New pia. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Itm ) gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do great %V. s. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 00. 5 ) do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gun. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 44 do Do. Fifth Extensiol) lielb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. 'Mel & Hudson's Bay I Vew Brunswick & Can Class A and B v. Rl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds IScincle Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Panjaub Do.lndus St Flo ". 8 9 163 168 3i 4p 110 113 38 40 75 78 ISIONS. 57 59 100 101 par ip 5 5t bi 9i 75 60 95 98 75 8$ 98 100 100 101 101 103 20 21 cg 91 69 71 5) 61 6k 66 55 57 53 64 47 50 28 SO 26 28 101 1(2 P par t p 93 101 9 91 1 4 lid 88 t 8) E 2 1 04d 99 101 93 95 91 93 56 58 3 5 82 84 102 103 1021 103 E id ip 1024 1.'34 93 95 T SECUR: IT LES. 98 1(0 47 99 97 . 9 84 86 83 89 lu3 105 105 107 106 luB 169 112 1(2 104 ICB 110 103 107 106 109 106 108 101 106 98 100 95 97 95 97 96 93 105 107 89 91 99 101 104 106 107 109 106 107 13 1 COLONIAL GOVERNMEN 'British Columbia,6 pert cent„ Dec. 31, 1572. ...I Can.Gov : 6 p.c.Ja.dzJulyl 1877-q Do. 6 p. c Feb & Aug D sp. c. Mar. & Sep Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape G.l.Tope, 6 p.c. 3873 1 iv. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1 , 90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1501 Ceylon, Nov 1868, 6 la. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 1 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v..6 Natal 1 ;ov. c per cent N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.& ►uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p c.,1866 ' Do. 5 p.o: 18 1 to 876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... .. • Nova So.tia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18 8-9 1)o.1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, e , pill & Oct , BRITISH Cam Consul. ti old, lira Chivert on Clifford A mal,qamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (thogan) East Cara_ on as c Carn Brea -- East Gzenville East Love ,1 W'i Russell (Taviiik Gain & StAubyn(G - ,veo. Gnat L xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist .e Grenvil e Herod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret , I.Tny Lelant Marke Valley liwyndy Iron Ore, tin Nangi les New Se ton . . North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett k Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr vidence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Moran W. Carad‘n (L skeard West Chtrerton %Vest Seton Wheal Baerett 'Mogan ,Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoat Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal PL elawney (I.ls , Wheal tint n 2.1.0 2.14.8 3 4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 601 all 1.1.0 40 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 9i 4.3.0 21i 3 32/ 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 18.18.91 30.17.8 3.12.81 PREFERENCE SHARES. ( Jt.Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guaranteed stock, 126 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent.. Ditto, 6 p r cent. rd., 61 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, itc , 6 per cent. 2d pf., C 5 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 91 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aldin), 91 10 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent.; Ditto (all), 181 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, !ilk West Flanders, 5i per cent. pf., 93 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's A.lll D an it c teo4ni, lea d 332 An glo Austrian, 7 a t 30 pm ,calla paid in advance, 62 Bank of Utago, lira., 5i Consolidated Bank, lira., 114 European Bank, lira., 154 Hindustan china, and J apan lira, 31 imperial Bank Ulm.), ), t Ditto, new, 334 Imperial Ottoman, 17 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim.. 513 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24} London and County, 83 London and South African, 22 London and 11 e strninster, 10U South Proviia istern, k lirn. , l Baning C ll or poration, lira., 31 nc E Standard of British South Africa (11m,), 25 Union of Australia, 644 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 71i MISCELLANEOUS, Credit Fonder and Mobilicr of England, • Ditto (.£2), , Crystal Palace. 32 Ebbw Vale, 4; Nzyptian Com and Trading, lim., 6; Electric Telegraph. 112 11 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., I International Land Credit. lira., 69 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour., Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 821 London Financial Association, Rm., -- Ditto, new, 23} London bleneral Omnibus Company, 3} rational Discount Company, lim., 151 f National Provincial Marine, 2 North British and Alercantile Insurance, Um., 18E Oriental Inland Steam, 3} Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 80 Societe Financiere d'Egypte, lim., Telegrat h Construe. and Maintenance, lim., Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., 0 THE TEA TRADE, Jan. 9.—The deliveries in London estimated for the week were 1,139,1751 b., which is an increase of 547,4561 b. compared with the previous statement. 160 10 I'o 10 100 THE SVN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENT` " O, JANUARY 11, 1865. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and Justice Blackburn.) THE MURDER IN PLAISTOW MARSHES. Edward Ferdinand Karl Kohl was indicted for the mur der of his countrymen, John, alias Christian Furhop. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and elected to be tried by a mixed jury of English and foreigners. The Solicitor-General conducted the prosecution; and Mr. Best, of the Oxford circuit, defended the prisoner. It will be recollected that the prisoner was a German, and had been engaged as a sugar baker. About the middle of last September he went to Germany, and returned to England on Oct. 2. He met with a young woman,whom he married, and he afterwards lived in a house in My-street, Plaistow Marshes, the rent of which he endeavoured to pay by letting out apartments. From Germany he brought with him a young man named Furhop, and introduced him to Mrs. Warren, with whom he had previously lodged- Furhop took lodgings in her house, and afterwards he took lodgings in the prisoner's house, where he remained up to the time of his death. The young man was found foully murdered in Plaistow Marshes on the Bth of November in a reed field by the side of the river, the head having been cut off. The clothes were stripped off, with the exception of the boots and trousers, and there was nothing to indicate a struggle. It was supposed that the deceased had been struck down at once, but it was con tended on the part of the prisoner that the deceased had laid violent hands on himself. The Solicitor-Ceneral in opening the case referred to the above circumstance, and then stated the nature of the evidence he should produce touching the movements of the prisoner and the deceased together. He commented on the fact that the prisoner had given a false account of his conduct, and had stated that on the day of the murder he was at a sugar bakery in Whitechapel, whereas it would be proved he was on Plaistow Marshes, where the body was found. The clothes of the prisoner had been submitted to Dr. Letheby, who found spots of blood on them. He had also inspected a chopper which had been in the prisoner's possession, and had found upon it small portions of cotton linen fibre, and also a very small portion of human skin. A knife, he said, would also be produced which was found on the spot with human hair adhering to it, and this knife he should prove was the property of the prisoner.. The learned gentleman then adverted to the minor points connected with the charge. The first witness examined was Elizabeth Warren, who proved that the deceased had occupied lodgings in her house. He had previously to his going to lodge with the prisoner left in her care six sovereigns, a gold chain, a watch, and other articles. She refused to give them up on his return until her demand for rent was liquidated. The deceased and prisoner afterwards came to her house, paid the money, and took away the things. In cross-examination, she said the prisoner was a very peaceful man. James Warren, the husband of the last witness, said he had seen the dead body found on the marshes, and iden tified it as that of Furhop. Eliza Whitmore said she saw the deceased and the pri soner in company together. She identified the knife found near the spot where the murder was committed as the property of the prisoner, as he had previously shown it to her, and made some observations about it. Mary Ann Wade said she had been in the habit of lending the prisoner a chopper. Previous to the murder he borrowed it and returned it to her, a portion of the handle having been painted red. Prisoner said he painted it because the handle was loose. Henry Schultz, a German, said he saw the prisoner and the deceased in company the day in which the latter dis appeared. The prisoner told him he had lost the young man in London. Kohl told him the young man had 4/.los. in his poCket. Witness said perhaps he had met a girl, to which the prisoner replied if he had spent his money he would turn him out of doors, as he owed him four weeks' rent. He had seen the body and had identified it as Fur hop's. He also identified the boots Furhop wore. Walter Jackson, a greengrocer, said on the •7th of No vember the prisoner made a small purchase at his shop. In paying he drew from his pocket a handful of money, gold and silver, amongst which were a few halfpence. He (witness) made some remark aboilt the money, when the prisoner replied he was going to Germany in a few days. Mathilda Harris proved changing a sovereign for the prisoner on the Saturday after the murder. Joseph Williams said he became acquainted with the prisoner in October last year, and he eventually married his (witness's) sister. He afterwards went to Germany to arrange matters, and brought back a young man with him whom he called John. He said he had known the young man from childhood. The prisoner, when he returned from Germany, did not bring any money with him. The only money he ever saw in his possession was the sove reign which was changed to pay the marriage fees. That was the only time he ever saw the prisoner with any money. Prisoner had no money to purchase furniture. He had never done a day's work since he had been married. On the 15th of October the prisoner showed me the ticket of a watch, which John, he said, hadgiven him to pawn to purchase victuals with. He saw John the night before ho was missed. He went to see the prisoner in Ilford gaol. He told him to go and get his cousin Bill to say that he was with him on the Thursday. He told him lie could not do that as it was not the case ; to which the pri soner replied, " Well, he must say se." Mary Jane Cooper said she saw the prisoner on the river hank on the 7th November. She saw him jump the ditch near the third stile. He was jumping from the reed-bed. (The case was proceeding when we went to press.) NEW COURT. THE CASE OF MR. HAMMOND. Mr. Baron Bramwell attended this morning for the pur pose of passing sentence on Mr. Hammond, a surgeon, who had pleaded guilty last session to two indictments charging him with illegally locking up and otherwise ill-treating his wife. Mr. Sleigh, on the part of the defendant, informed hls lordship that it had been arranged that a deed of separation should be drawn up between Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, and further, that he (Mr. Hammond) should return half the amount of Mrs. Hammond's fortune to her. Mr. Baron Bramwell, _in" sentencing the prisoner, told him he had pleaded guilty to very serious offences. He was surprised that he had returned only one half of the lady's fortune to her. He (the learned judge) should have thought that the least he could,have done was to return the whole, and beg her pardon for the cruel treatment he had subjected her to. As the arrangement spoken to by the learned counsel had proved satisfactory to the parties interested, he should not refer to it any further, but he had a public duty to perform, and that was to deter others from the perpetra tion of such gross cruelty. He therefore sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-6 T . BEET. MEDICAL STUDENTS AND 'TILE POLICE IN THE HAY MARKET.—CharIes Ellis, of 14, Merrick-square, Frederick Thompson, of 22, Trinity-square, John Heaps, of 4, Tri nity-square, medical students, and William Eaves, a porter, living at Putney, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, the first two with disorderly conduct in the Haymarket ; and the others with obstructing Police-sergeant Forrett, 292 A, in the execution of his duty. The sergeant 'said that shortly after one o'clock that morning, he saw a crowd of persons assembled in the Haymarket, Ellis; Thompson,•and Heaps forming part of-it, Ellis and Thompson shouting at the top of their voices. He persuaded them to go away, but Thompson said he would go when he liked, and that he did not care a for the bobbies. Finding persuasion useless, and as the crowd increased he took Thompson and Ellis into custody, and Thompson then thrust his hand down his stock. In passing along Jermyn-street Eaves and Heaps obstructed him in getting the others to the station, Eaves saying, "Wait till I get my knife, you —• Assistance coming up the defendants were all got to the station. • In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the sergeant said there were three or four ()tilers with the defendants, and that some of them were in court. The defendants Ellis, Thompson, and Heaps, called tw• witnesses whose evidence was of no benefit to them. Eaves called a witness who, when asked by the magis trate his name, answered in such a bullying impudent manner that Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered him to stand down, and said he would not hear him. Wm. Wood, -151 C, corroborated the sergeant as to the disorderly conduct of the defendant's. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no doubt at all about the case, and that the witness called by the defendant Eaves was one of those who were acting like blackguards in the Haymarket. He should fine Ellis 2s. 6d., Thompson 10s., Eaves 55., and Heaps would be dicharged. STEALING Music Booxs.—Nicholas Beyney, a French man, described as a commission agent, was charged with stealing twenty-four music books, of the value of 141., the property of Mr. Joseph Alfred Novell°, music publisher, of Dean-street, Soho. . . . The parcel of books was taken from a cart waiting at Mr. Novello's door in Dean-street, and they wore after wards traced to the prisoner's possession. He was remanded. MARYLEB ONE. SOOT PIRATES.—A VALUABLE COMMODITY.—Edward Hicks, a sweep, was charged with stealing a sack of soot, the property of Mr. John Brown, 1, Goldsmith-place, Kil burn, master chimney sweep. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor is in a very large way of business, having the contracts for the principal West-end mansions, as also for the houses in most of the squares. It is the practice of his men, when they get a sack full of soot, to deposit it at a certain fixed spot, for Mr. Brown to fetch it away in his cart. This morning, at an early hour, one of the men deposited a sack of soot in Clarendon-terrace and then left it. Shortly afterwards the prisoner was seen to empty the soot from the prosecutor's sack into one of his own. Mr. Brown came up just as he was making off. He gave him into custody. The value of the soot was is. 6d., and just now it was a very valuable commodity. During the past three months he had lost between 20 and 30 sacks, and parties like the prisoner go about stealing the sacks and soot. Prisoner had been in his employ, but he was com pelled to discharge him for dishonesty. _ _ Mr. Mansfield sentenced the prisoner to one month's hard Labour in the House of Correction. THAMES. ALLEGED OUTRAGE IN A STATION-HOUSE.—A young man, who was fined ss. yesterday for being drunk and in capable of taking care of himself, made an application to Mr. Paget for a summons against a police-constable, named Road, 66 H, for striking him in the station-house of the H division in Leman-street, Whitechapel. The applicant stated that a constable took him into cus tody on Monday night, and was very kind and civil to him, but while he was in the dock at the station-house, and the charge was being taken, 66 H told him to turn round, and then struck him a violent blow with his clenched fist on the eye, and blackened it. This outrage was quite unpro voked. He had not offended the constable in any way. Mr. Paget questioned the applicatt very particularly and at some length, and he adhered to his statement, on which the magistrate said that he would grant a summons in the usual way. At the same time he wished to have all per sons, including the inspector, who were in the station house at the time in attendance when the case was heard. It was requisite that he should have all the information that could be given. Burnett, a police-constable, No. 158 H, said that the matter had been reported to the Commissioners of Police, and he believed that an investigation was now pending. Mr. Paget said he had nothing to do with that. The applicant complained of an assault, and he was entitled to a summons. It mattered not whether the individual com plained of was •a police officer or any other person. The applicant wished to address the magistrate again, but Mr. Paget said he could hear no more at present. MARKETS —This Day. MARK LANE. The arrivals of English wheat, fresh up to our market, to-- day, were very moderate. The 9ondition of the produce being tolerably good, the demand both for red and white produce ruled steady, at quite Monday's currency. The market was fairly supplied with foreign wheat. The trade for nearly all qualities was very quiet, and the total amount of business transacted was small, at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain move off slowly, at previous quotations. The supply of barley on sale was but moderate. Good and fine malting produce moved off freely, at extreme rates ; and other descriptions ruled firm in price. Malt changed hands to a moderate extent, at full prices. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. Selected parcels were firm in price ; otherwise, the oat trade was dull, at fully Monday's decline in the quotations. Beans were dull, at about previous rates. Peas met a slow sale, on former terms. The flour trade was steady, at.full currencies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat.BarleytMalt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 890 1,350 '2,250 2,720 950 Irish — 1230 Foreign 1650 21,980: 1,020 620 sacks 3,510 brls. Severe Storm and Wreck of Boats. The Wick coast has during the past week been visited by a succession of severe gales, which threatened the most serious consequences to the numerous boats engaged in the winter herring fishing. On Thursday afternoon the weathermode rated, and a large number of boats proceeded to sea; but towards evening the wind rose, and continued to increase till the morning, when it blew a perfect hurricane from the south-west. Early in the even ing, fortunately, the boats made for the harbour, and they all succeeded in reaching it in safety, with the exception of two, which were forced to take re fuge in Ackergill Bay, the wind, however, having veered round to the north, made the position of these two boats a perilous one ; and on Friday morning the crews, in order to save their own lives, deemed it advisable to run the boats ashore, which they managed to do with considerable difficulty. One of the boats, belonging to William Keith, was dashed to pieces on the rocks ; but the other, be longing to Robert Robertson, having taken the ground on a sandy bank, was speedily drawn up beyond the reach of the waves, and was found to have sustained but little damage. On land the gale did not pass without doing considerable mischief. Chimney-cans and slates were blown down in every direction, rendering the passage of persons through the streets very dangerous. The most serious casualty, however, occasioned by the storm, was the death of Mr. George Dunbar, carrier between Dun beath and Wick. It would appear that the unfor tunate man, who was on his way to Wick on Friday morning, was overtaken by the storm when near Whaligoe. The road is very much exposed at that place, and it is supposed that the cart, which was laden with light and bulky goods, was caught by the gale and capsized on Dunbar, who was likely to have been walking at the lee side. At all events, the cart was found overturned upon the road, with the horse strangled in his endeavour to free himself ; and on the cart being removed, the body of Dunbar was found beneath, life apparently having been extinct for a considerable time. WHITECHAAPEL• The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade is steady, as follows : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 4d to 48 10d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; an d por k , 30 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. BOROUGH TfOP• A fair business is passing in most kinds of hops, and prices rule firm. The market is very moderately supplied. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. Harrow . ARY. ''''''' 3 :pring ...... 28 FEBRI Birmingham l6 Lincoln Spring 2l Derby Spring 2 Liverpool Spring 7 Shrewsbury Spring 9 Doncaster Spring l4 Northampton 4 `Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham MJ Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester ................ York Spring Salisbury CH. w ar viiek Spring Chelmsford Spring ..... 28 Barham Manchester .................. Ch e l m sford .................. 7 Ascot ........................ 13 Alexandra Park ........... . 20 Hampton ..................... 21 Newton ..................... Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l Epsom Spring r. Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O Liverpool Newcastle Odiham B:dbury Stockbridge JULY. Newmarket July C ar lisle ..................... 4 Nottingham Worcester .................. 6 Winchester Pontefract .................. 10 Southampton Abingdon .................. 11 Chesterfield Stamford ..................... 31 Goodwood 22 24 28 29 , 30 31 AUGUST. Brighton ..................... 1 York Brighton Club ............... 3 Plymouth Huntingdon .................. 8 Lichfield Reading ........................ 10 Devon and Exeter Egham ........................15 Derby Summer Oxford ........................17 Weymouth SEPTEMBER. Leicester ..................... 7 Monmouth Doncaster .....................12 Manchester Autumn.. Brecon .......... 18 Newmarket I st Oct .. Richmond ............•19........ Walsall OCTOBER. Northallerton ............... 5 I Newmarket H N ew market 2d Oct 9 Worcester Autumn NOVEMBER. ~ 13 ~ 18 ~ 18 ~ 19 ~ 20 ~ 25 Shrewsbury ...21 ...22 ..26 ...27 ...23 13 STEEPLE CHASE FIXTURES FOR 1865. • JANUARY. Aberystwith Hunts, 24, 26 I Harrow FEBRUARY. . 31 liarmw C a rmarthenshire 7, I 9 Datchet l6, 17 MARCH. Live 8 1 Chertsey 16, 17 rpool Shrewsbury Scarborough 16, 17 Torquay 2B West Somersets I Abergavenny 20, 21 Now ready, G. SHELTON'S Derby Guide, is. G. R. Menlo, Sporting Library, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park ; Sunday Tomes Office, Fleet-Street ; and all agents. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens with a good demand, at improving prices. Sales, probably about 7,000 bales. In our report of Dr. Franklin's lecture on "Coal Gas" at the Royal Institution, on Saturday, the name of the patentee should have been Lenoir, instead Lerroirs. BEEF AT THREEPENCE A POUND.—Since the pub lication of our paragraph on the introduction to this country of the jerked beef of South America, we have re ceived a great number of letters containing inquiries from persons desirous of turning the facts to practical account. The names of the merchants comprising the commission for the introduction of the beef will be found, with much other information, in a pamphlet on the subject published by Hedderwick and Son, of Glasgow. The wholesale agents are Messrs. Jas. Gordon and Co., 11, Orange-court, Liverpool, and Messrs. Steel, of 5, Dixon-street, Glasgow. It is sent out in cases of one hundredweight. We may repeat that the " jerked" beef is prepared from the choicest parts of the animal, and, while it is not expected to super sede the use of fresh meat, it isbelieved that no greatex boon has been lately offered to the under-fed classes of Great Britain. The following directions for cooking the beef have been published by authority of the commission :—Steep the beef for three or four hours, or wash it well in hot water. Ist. Cut it in small pieces, about an inch square ; simmer it by the fire for one and a half hours, add potatoes, popper, and onions, and again cook slowly until ready. It will then be found a very good Irish stew. 2d. Mince in the form of mince collops ; cook it slowly, and when ready mix it up with mashed potatoes. It may then be put in a dish and browned in the oven. 3d. Cut into -pieces, and after simmering an hour and a half add turnips, carrots, or other vegetables, such as used in a haricot. 4th. It will also make very good pea-soup, and is also used in first-class hotels for giving a delightful flavour to all kinds of soup, particularly to kidney and other similar classes. In short a good housewife will find a hundred ways of making it available and agreeable. sth. It can be used as mince col lops, without potatoes ; and a flitch is sometimes taken, rolled up and spiced in the form of a beef ham, which must be cooked slowly. ETON COLLEGE.—The Christmas vacation, which commenced on Friday, Dec. 15, terminates on Wednesday next, the 18th instant, with the return of the lower boys. On Thursday, Jan. 19, the fifth form arrived at the college, and the boys of the sixth form will follow on Friday, the 30th inst., when the whole of the school will have reassem bled. It is understood that there have been no changes of importance in the college staff during the recess. CASES IN THE DIVORCE COURT.—As many as 133 original cases appear on the list of the Divorce Court for hearing, besides 27 standing over by the consent of parties. ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS.—There are 134 appli cations for admission during the present term, besides 70 renewed applications and for readmission. The number of attorneys on the roll is about 10,000. _ _ - - MESSRS. SCHOLEFIELD AND BRIGHT.—Last week the Birmingham Post stated that Messrs. Scholefield and Bright would address their constituents towards the end of this month. It is found that the Town-hall will be occupied at that time, and the probability now is that the meeting may be held on Wednesday next. Throwing the Hood. This ancient game was played at Haxey on the 6th, in which the Haxeyites, West-woodsiders, and Graislanders took part. The day being favourable there was a very large number of spectators to witness the sport. After an exciting game the Graislanders proved victo rious, having secured both hoods. This local game is a very old one, and there are no written records as to its origin, but the oral traditions give it as having originated with the De Mowberry family, so far back as the 13th or early in the 14th century, and that it arose in the fol lowing manner :—Sfr John de Mowberry at that time was owner of the greater portion of the parish of Haxey, and on the 6th January, whilst his wife was going out for a ride on horseback, accompanied by a groom, a gust of wind blew off her large black silk hood, which in those days was considered an indispensable winter head dress for ladies of rank. Near to the place there were 13 men who saw the predicament in which her ladyship was placed, and they at once started in pursuit of the hood, striving with all their might which should have the honour of restoring it to its owner. The wind was very fitful, and the chase long and exciting, but however, after much tumbling and jostling, the most powerful man in the company succeeded in catching the hood, with which he returned to her ladyship in triumph. The man who had caught the hood, though physically strong enough, being a real son of Anak, had not the moral strength to look at her ladyship's brilliant laughing eyes, and gave the hood to another man, who straightway presented it to her. The chase so pleased her ladyship that she promised to give them each a broad piece of land for themselves and successors for ever, if they could invent and continue a similar game to be played every 6th of January. She also gave them the name of " plough boggins." The name of plough is presumed to have been given from the manner in which they turned up the soil whilst struggling to get the hood, but the meaning of the word " boggins" is not clearly understood, though it geems very much to have tickled her ladyship's fancy, for every time the hood changed hands she cried out with delight to her servant, " See, John, its boggind' again." She also gave them titles, or names, that of " My Lord," to the man who gave her the hood, and to him who having first caught but gave it up to another instead of its rightful owner, she gave that of "fool ;" but to one unlucky and clumsy fellow, whose nose bore unmistakeable signs of having done duty as a ploughshare, she gave " His lordship's ploughboy ;" the remainder to be called " His lordship's servants." They were all to be dressed in red jackets except the " fool," who wears a suitable cap. At one o'clock on the 6th of every January, they meet at the Cross, near Haxey Church, when his "lordship" orders the "fool" to pull off his cap and in form the "ladies and gentlemen" that the sport is about to commence, and they must all play fair, upright, and down straight, and not either kill themselves or one another. " His lordship" then takes the hood into the centre of the field, ordering his men to different points of the compass, and the "fool" to throw up the hood. The game then be gins in earnest, each party throwing to one another until they get it to the other side of the field, when it is called " boggind," and it is the duty of "the boggin" to secure it, but if he fails therein " his lordship," who throws it up the middle again, when game second begins, and so continues until dark, when "his lordship" calls his men away. The game is then continued until one of the contending parties succeed by throwing, running, or by main force, in getting it into the public-house belonging to their party, and when it is once fairly within doors the game is considered over. The hood is then spitted and roasted before the fire, being at the same time well basted with ale, and, when properly cooked, every one that likes can have a slice of it. The landlord generally gives one or two bottles of spirits to the victors. The game must be seen in order to be thoroughly appreciated, for at times the fun runs fast and furious, and produces one of the most exhilarating sights of modern times, the players being generally active and good humoured young men, who enjoy their tumbles and other misfortunes in a spirit of playfulness rather joyous to be hold. What has become of the land given in support of this game "for ever" our deponeth saith not, but at the present time the "boggins" are reduced to the necessity of singing their carols, and soliciting alms from the public of the parish in order to carry out their own pleasures and the lady's wishes.—Eastern Morning News. PROFESSOR ANDERSON. This gentleman issued the following Farewell Address to the London Public on leaving Si. James's Hall, Monday, Jan. 9, to fill an engagement at the Crystal Palace, commencing on Saturday, Jan. 14 : For eighteen weeks I've occupied this stage, And, proud to say, enjoy'd much patronage ; For such great kindness my best thanks are due— And now, to-night, my gratitude will shovi. My WORLD of MAGIC o'er the world has been, As good, I fancy, as you've ever seen ; And let me add that not one week pass'd o'er Without inviting Children of the Poor, Feeling that they should have some share of glee, And therefore THOUSANDS were admited FREE! Now, if I've pleas'd the short time I've been here, My hopes sre gain'd—your visits render'd dear. But soon,.alas! the Curtain will be drawn, And we be parted, and those scenes be gone. Still, in remembrance I shall long retain Your hearty welcomes, o'er and o'er again. My Children join with me in this adieu, And own their•pleasure for those smiles from you; For smiles like thine will stimulate them on To act their parts when I am past and gone. My TREASURER, too, your kindness don't forget, And hope he pleased when in the Cabinet, Where, strongly handcuff 'd every night to view, Released himself to be more linked to you. And, to conclude, our gratitude we tend— Not in mere words, for they cannot be penn'd. Our actions, then, we trust, will satisfy; And, for the present, wish you all—Good-bye. We are informed that the Professor's exhibitions at St. James's Hall have been most successful. MIL W. S. WooDIN, the accomplished mimic, is at present performing at the Cardiff Theatre, in Wales. WAVES OF HEAT, WAVES OF MORTALITY.—If we carefully observe the fluctuation of the thermometer by the side of the mortality of the nation at large, no very remarkable relationship seems to be traceable between the one and the other. But if, in connection with the mortality, care be taken to isolate the cases, and group them accord ing to their ages, a singular and significant series of facts follow, which show that after a given age a sudden decline of the temperature influences mortality by what may be considered a definite law. The law is, that up to the age of 30 years variations of temperature exert no influence on the mortality of the population generally ; but after the age of 30 is reached, then a fall of temperature which is suffi cient to cause an increased number of deaths, acts in a given manner—as it may be said in waves or lines of intensity, according to the years of the people. If we make these lines nine years long, we discover that they double in force at each successive point. Thus, if the fall in the tempera ture be sufficient to increase the mortality at the rate of one person of the age of 30, the increase will run as follows years.:f One death at 30 years of age ; two deaths at 39 at 57 age ; four deaths at 48 years of age ; eight deaths at at 7 years of age ; 16 deaths at 66 years of age ; 32 deaths _ a s r years of age ; 64 deaths at 84 years of age.— Fut Science Review, 47f 3 1361 7 157 61 80 791 1071 122 I li 125 71 4h 1 :40 39/ 55i 5 51 3 281 101} i 81! 5 41 101 7 i JANUARY. Terrible Coal-pit Accident in Belgium, On the 3d inst. an explosion of fire-damp 'took place in a coal-pit called St. Catharine, situated at Dour, in the province of Hainault, Belgium. This pit has already been the scene of a calamity of a similar nature, for only last year 17 miners lost their lives in it from the effects of an explosion. .The pre sent catastrophe occurred just as the men were about to leave work and ascend. At this time a strong column of flame was seen to rush out of the principal shaft, seize on the ropes, the machines, and the roofs, and with the rapidity of lightning the building erected over the shaft was in flames from one end to the other. It would be impossi ble to depict the horrors of the scene which en sued. Mothers instantly assembled calling for their children, children called for their parents, all utter ing most heartrending cries. At the time of the explosion more than 100 workmen were exposed to the effects of the fearful blast. The work of delivery was commenced immediately, but this was not an easy matter, for so dense was the smoke which arose that the few men who at first volunteered to descend were obliged to return, or they would certainly have been suffocated. The daring and humane men who had undertaken the task of delivering those of their comrades who might yet be alive within the pit could not be long restrained by the obstacle which opposed their descent, and at last they arrived at the bottom, where lay the living and the dead. The full extent of the calamity could not be ascer tained for some time, nor indeed even when the last accounts left; but in a short time 50 living men had been rescued, though as many dead bodies had been met with. It was ascertained that 117 miners had gone into the pit in the morning, and of these many had saved themselves by getting into a new venti lating shaft, and others had escaped by the lad ders ; but more than half of those who were exposed to the explosion perished instantly. An approxi mative estimate of the number sacrificed gives 54 as the total, with four wounded by the falling of a wall ; but it is feared that this number is below the sad reality, as but very faint hopes were entertained of finding more living men within the works. Eleven bodies were brought up to the night of the 3d. inst., and 20 on the follow ing day. The damage caused to the interior of the pit is very considerable. When the last accounts left Dour 42 bodies had been recovered, and it was calculated that at least 16 or 17 remained in the pit. HEALTH OF LONDON, (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) London has hitherto been the only great city of the world in which the causes of all the deaths and the births have been inquired into and published weekly. The bills were commenced in the reign of Elizabeth, when thousands of the people were swept away by zymotic diseases, and Lo ndon was, in truth, periodically the city of the plague, con taining within its walls and liberties a population of only 130,178 souls. The bills, imperfect as they were, appeared weekly, as they were returned by the confraternity of parish clerks from 1603 until the new system of registra tion was introduced, which placed in the hands of the Re gistrar-General the means of publishing the London weekly tables in a complete form. The cause of nearly every death is certified by the medi cal attendants, and the certificates are copied by the 135 registrars, who forward abstracts of their registers weekly, which reach the General Register-office every Monday morning. The population of London was 2,803,989 in 1861. It is no longer decimated by the plague, and it is some years since cholera ravaged its parishes. But the causes of death are numerous, and their operations can only be arrested by a knowledge of the laws which govern death as they govern life. Our knowledge of these laws is likely to be increased by extending the area of observation, and in endeavouring to accomplish this object the Registrar-General has every where met with co-operation. The utility of weekly re turns is admitted all over Europe. Vienna is at present one of the great medical schools of the age, and from that city the returns are punctually sent to this office every week by Dr. Glatter. Berlin will probably supply the same infor- mation. Baron Haussmann, whose efforts to improve Paris are well known, has been communicated with, and he will, with his admirable administrative organisation, have no difficulty in supplying science with the same information about the state of the public health of Paris as is furnished here respecting the health of London. The Registrar-General of Ireland publishes weekly tables for Dublin; and the Registrar-General of Scotland zealously co-operates by procuring returns for Edinburgh and Glasgow. Under these circumstances it has been thought right to procure returns from Liverpool, Manchester, Salford, Bir mingham, Leeds, and Bristol, six of the greatest cities or boroughs of England. The returns aro furnished by tho local registrars, who have laudably aided in the work. Mr. Glaisher, whose services to meteorological science it is impossible to over-estimate, compiles the return of tem- perature :and rain from six observers, whose names give authority to the tables ; and any prevailing epidemic or re markable variation in the mortality will be noticed. The weekly returns of births and deaths for the cities of the United Kingdom extend over a population of 5,167,187 ; among whom 3,713 births and 3,389 deaths were registered during the first week of the year ending Saturday, January 7, 1865. The deaths in London were 1,660, or 102 above the cor• rected average of the corresponding weeks. Last week the births of 1,043 boys and 1,016 girls, in all 2,059 children, were registered in London. In the 10 cor responding weeks of the years 1855-64 the average number (corrected) was 2,055. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.785 in. The mean tem perature of the air in the week was 36.7 deg., which is 0.2 deg. above the average of the same weekin 50 years. The highest day temperature was 49.2 deg., on Wednesday The lowest night temperature on the grass, as shown by a self-registering thermometer, read at 9 a.m., was 19.0 deg. on Monday. On Tuesday there was a range of only 5.2 deg. of temperature within the 24 hours. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera ture was 4.6 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 84, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain fell heavily during the afternoon of Thursday. The general direction of the wind was S.W. In Liverpool the births were 321, the deaths 442 ; in Manchester and Salford the births 269, the deaths 275 ; in Birmingham the births 208, the deaths 213 ; in Leeds the births 117, the deaths 138 ; in Bristol the births 124, the deaths 81 ;in Edinburgh the births 109, the deaths 90 ; in Glasgow the births 357, the deaths 313; in Vienna the deaths 326, in the week preceding, where the temperature was 14.4 deg. lower than in London. DEATHS IN LONDON IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 1864. In the 13 weeks that ended Dec. 31, 19,636 deaths were registered in London. In the corresponding quarters of the years 1860-63 the numbers of deaths wore respectively 15,197, 1:5,86, 17,717, and 18,857. The increase in the mortality is chiefly found in the local class, 8,535 per sons having died from diseases included under that head ; in the same period of 1861 7,639 deaths occurred from the same causes, and in 1864 only 6,300. Zymotic diseases in the aggregate were not so fatal as in the corresponding quarters of the two preceding years, the numbers in the three quarters being 5,055, 5,016, and 4,847. The most fatal disease in the list is scarlatina, which caused 1,095 deaths. 1,064 persons have died from typhus, which shows a large increase as compared with the corresponding quarters i n the years 1860-63, the deaths for those periods amounting to 311, 624, 796, and 881. The alarming inroads made by this disease on the lives of the population deserves careful investigation, and shows the necessity of carrying out at once every available sanitary measure. Smallpox was fatal in 120 cases, 81 of which were in young per sons. The mortality from measles varies consider ably. In the same period of 1861 the disease car ried 171 persons ; in the like period of 1862 900 fell victims to its influence, and in the quarter which has just terminated it destroyed 638 lives. Whooping-cough proved fatal to 438 children, a number differing little from that registered in the wrresponding quarter of 1863, when 429 deaths were caused by this disease. Erysipelas and metria (childbed fever) show an increase. From the former disease 151, and from the latter 82 deaths were registered. •-- Diseases H of the respiratory organs (exclusive o f phthisis were fatal in nearly 1,000 more cases than in tho same period of the year 1863. In the quarter which ended the 2d of January, 1864, 3,470 persons died from pulmonary diseases ; in the quarter just ended 4,467 persons died from the same causes. Bronchitis is the most fatal disease in this class, 2,387 persons having died from its 60- attac 63 being k, the numbers who died in the lik e p eriods of 18 1,630, 1,553, 1,760, and 1,831. Pneumonia was also more than usually active, havi n g destroyed 1,555 lives. The numbers who died in the p eriods with which the compari son is made were 1 , 250, 979, 1,065, and 1,193. 1,985 deaths occ urred from phthisis. In the same quarters of 1860-63 the numbers who fell victims to the disease were vessels e f is rom occa in s sa io n n i e t a y, 9 9 47 l 1,785, 1,840, 1,899, and 2,066. From diseases of the brhin and nervous .4 persons died ; of this number 119 died fromces;Taelraitis,l"942276 from apoplexY , from epilepsy', and 678 from convulsions. Diseases of the heart and blood 876 from paralysis' deaths. In the same period of 1863 886 these affections. persons died from 572 persons lost their lives by accidents of various kinds. In the corresponding quarters of 1860-63 ca me to such an untimely end were the numbers who In the 13 weeks now ended 230 s deaths were occasioned by 415, 432, 428, and 563. fractures and contusions, 27 drowning, and 127 by suffocation—of by burns or scalds, 47 by young persons. 25 cases these latter 115 were ' murder or manslaughter and 64 cases of suicide were registered. AMER ICA. NEW YORK, DEC. 31, Evening. Cincinatti despatches rE iterate the statement that the Federal gunboat 'prevented Hood from crossing the Tennessee river., The Consul at Bahia will b e dismissed, and the Brazilian flag will receive fromi the Federal navy the honour customary in intercourse between friendly maritime nations. The crew of the Florida will be set at liberty. Mr. Seward remarks that the ascription of bell gerent character to the S.outhern insurgents b y Brazil is an act of intervention in derogation of the law of nations, and wrong and injurious to the United States. It does not belong, however, to individual commanders to redress the wrongs of a country. • The City of Manchester has arrived out. The Kangaroo takes out $470,000 in specie. COMMERCIAL. Money easy. Gold, 2278 ; firmer. New York Centrals, 1138. Illinois, 125 k. Erie, 841. United States $5-20 Bonds, 1008. Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 118. Flour dull. Wheat firmer. Coffee quiet. Sugar steady. Molasses dull. Petroleum — crude 51, refined 72. LONDON GAZE PTE--Last Evening, WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN.IO. Hon. Artillery Company of London—Lieutenant, with the rank of Captain, John William Parker Field, to ba Captain—Lieutenant Moss Defries to be Captain, vice Bowra, resigned—Ensign Henry Howard Hayward to be Lieutenant, vice Ritherdon, promoted—Ensign Henry J. Alfred to be Lieutenant, vice Defries. ADMRALTY, JAN . 7. Royal Marine Light l Infantry—First Lieutenant ax.,a Quartermaster Albert Henry Ozzard to be Captain, i 4 ,ce Morrison, retired on full-pay--Second Lieutenant Tho', nas Lakin to be First Lieutenant, vice Ozzard. The follo wi n n amed gentlemen C a d e t s have been appointed second Lieutenants:—Robert Brooke Kirchhoffer, Robert bundas Duncan Jervois, Edward Barry Byrch, Adolpltfis Brett Crosbie, Arthur Hughes Blaxland, James Hervey Price, Alexander Hamilton Des Boxres, Robert Walker Heath cote, Robert Pine Cofrui, and Alexander AndrOws Crespin. JAN. 6. Commander Frederick Erskine Johnstone to be Retired Captain; from Jan. 1, 1865. Commanders Walter William May and Charles Compton Talbot have been placed on the Retired List of their rank, from Jan. 1, 1865. Mr. William Brown has been promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet— Mr. William Powell has been promoted to the rank of Acting Engi neer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of - Dec. 1, 1864. JAN. 7. Messrs. Joseph Sharp, William Green, James Brour,st i , and George Edwards have been promoted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineers in the Fleet, with seniority of Dec. 28, 1864. JAN. 9. Mr. George Alex. Browning has been this day promoted to the rank of Master in her Majesty's Fleet. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial portance in the Gazette : Lawrence Walker, cloth merchant, Leeds Robert Stone, builder, Liverpool. George Jackson, file maker, Liverpool George F. Crossley, silk dyer, Hulme John Russell, coach builder, Bristol Samuel Diggle, trimmer, Loughborough Justinian Barren Clarke, wharfinger, Norwich William Aldworth, publican, South Hinksey, Berks Thomas Cook, engineer, Old Kent-road Caroline Delamotte, lodging-house keeper, Strand Thos. W. Bradley, merchant, Fenchurch-street Frank Balls, farmer, Wortham Charles Dukehouse, butcher, Wolverhampton Charles Spooner, plumber, Wolverhampton George Euripidi, merchant, Surrey-street, Strand George Gunthorpe, grocer, Buckingham SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. W. T. Templeton and Co., merchants, Greenock David Howie Smith, merchant, Dundee James Young, farmer, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire COURSE OF EXCHANGE---Yesterday. a Amsterdam Short. 11 14 _ 11 15 Ditto 3 Months. 11 171 11 18. Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 25 55 Brussels Hamburgh Paris Short. 25 17 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 50 25 55 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 119/ 11.9 1 Vienna — 11 75 11 85 Trieste — 11 75 11. 85 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid — ••• 46/ ••• 46k Cadiz Leghorn. Milan Genoa Naples — 25 671 25 72 P a l ermo Messina t . 25 67/ 25 725 Lisbon — 51+ 511 Oporto — 51-2 , 51+ Foreign gold in bars (standard), £3 17s 9d per oz. SLUPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Jan. 11.—Wind this day at noon--South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. _ _ HULL, Jan. 10.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Swallow, from Callao. BRISTOL, Jan. 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Yolana, from Cuba. SWANSEA, Jan. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Hamkshire, from Cuba. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 10.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Cambria, steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope. LOUGH FOYLE, Jan. 11.—Arrived—North American screw steamer, from Portland, U.S., and proceeded for Liverpool. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lady Maxwell, from London for St. Michael's; Echo, from Lon don for Columbo. FALMOUTH, Jan. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Celestine,, from Sulina. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alma, from Liverpool for Demerara, with loss of boat and other damage. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 10—Rival, from Guernsey ; Hannah Park, .om Marseilles ; aron Prindieese Loese, from Taganrog ; Nient Galling, from Porto Rico. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anehored—Souve, steamer, for Malta; Rose, steamer, !or San Marturis—both from London. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. IS. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British pao.et Feb. 3. Ditto, by British packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena... Feb. 19. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Jan 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 12. Falkland Islands Jan. —. Gibraltar, via Southampton . ........Jan. 11. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Scuthampton....Jan. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles . • Jan. 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 11. Ditto, via Marseilles .. Jan. 20. Mauritius, via Southampton Newfoundland Jan. 18. Portug 1 • Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Jan.il2. ..... . America, by British packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Soutsanap - - • ....... tin Ditto, via Cork ................. • ..... ' .... Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Lon West 13. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tt ner I ire ...... ba,Jan. 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Ba ba mas, Cu ..Jan. 11 and Mexico .................. ............... Bahamas, via New York. ........................... Jan. 12. Bermuda, ditto .................................... Jan. IR. Cuba and Idexico:=:= ..... Jan. is. Th e Price of Gold. E ab n o g u li t s 2 h p xt er in m t ill p el ri p c m e ~ :f and z the sho rt 3 17s. told. per The guoo.tatt hi °el ° i gk i a se rates witht Par the exchange on London is 25.17 1 p er 41 sterling. On cornparin , ounce fbr standard gold, it appears that gold is near ly 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Pari s th an i n London. By advic:a from H isis Hamburg the price of gold is 423 k per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per LI sterling. standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rath• r more than 1-li.rth per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg. The co um of exchenge at New York on London for bills s 60 days' slyz,ht fn Z 35 per cent., and the premium cut gold is abut 217 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of go'd from the United States. MR. JOHN GIBSON, R.A., ' THE CELEBRATED SCULPTOR, has intimated his intention to bequeath 32,0001. and casts of all his works to the Royal Academy. THE PEDDLERS AND THE MASTERS.—We (Bin. mingham Gazette) are informed that in the principal dis tricts around Dudley the puddlers will not stand out for the present. The meetings of the men hitherto held have been of a private character, but it is probable that if they do nbt generally assume work at the reduction public meetings may be held. It was yesterday stated in Dudley, that the men in the Wednesbury district will resume work at once. The liquidators of the Mercantile Credit Associa tion have declared a final dividend of 5s per share, making an aggregate remuneration of D. per share to the shareholders for seven months' operations prior to the amalgamation. of ;eg 11d PS. ad ,ga of na ill• . Jad plu I of. ER- E ati tted! tho' )ttlef used drew 100 {lOO 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 ILO 1' 0 100 100 10 100 100 57i 100 e 1 r