The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-04 00:00:00

OE. )orisk their Em- nable ettle- The hares noted par. Mo ig at ilwa7 Torth lif. ; Five , 63f. iota- ,er wad lock 1 of s to ista NONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The official rate of discount has been advanced from 7 to 8 per cent. The measure was generally anticipated, in conse quence of the continued effiux of gold from the establishment, and the comparatively insignificant amount that must have been received there during the Week. In addition to this fact the position of the exchanges is adverse, and the large demand there is to send silver to the East is shown by the hi gher rates obtained yesterday afternoon on the bills for India. The establishment, too, must have reduced its reserve of notes very much by the in creased demand experienced for discount accommo dation and the payment of the quarter's salaries. At the bullion department of the Bank of Eng land, yesterday afternoon, there was a withdrawal of £ 5 0,000 in sovereigns for Alexandria. A new loan has been announced by Messrs Baring Brothers and Co. for the Argentine Re public. The amount required is £2,500,000, but Only half is to be first issued in a 6 per cent. stock, at the price of £75 for every £lOO. The biddings for £350,000 in bills on India took place yesterday afternoon at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were, to Calcutta £227,000, to M a d ras £22,700, and. to Bombay £lOO,OOO. T he minimum price]was, as before, ls. llid. on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. hid. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras, at Is. lljd., will re ceive about 24 per cent., an d on Bom b ay, at 2a ' °ld., about 27 per cent. Above these prices in full. The following are now the rates on deposit ac counts allowed by the discount establishments :- 5 per cent for money at call, 6 per cent. for seven daos' notice, and 7 per cent. for 14 days' notice. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram the French Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 50c. Plat. The English Stock Market has been influenced 1 1 the alteration in the rate of discount. Prices generally are flat, and Consols are now quoted 87 for money, and 87} 1 for February. The New Th rees and Reduced Annuities are 861 87 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. ; Bank Stock, 246 fr ; India Stock, 210 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1021 1. Several sales have taken place in the Market for Foreign Stocks, and prices generally have shown depression. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 42 1; Mexi- Can, ex all, 221 23, and the New Bonds 20 ; Greek, 14 15 ; Spanish Passive, 27k s ; Certificates, 141 15 ; Italian, 621 ; the Confederate Loan, 67 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 21 1 prem. k , American securities are fiat. United States 5-20 E e ie 56nds are 64i 65k; Illinois shares, 771 ; and Erie . - Business s7 in the Railway Share Market has been d am, and in several instances prices show less firm ness' Lancashire and Yorkshire and Midland have each declined k, North Western and South Eastern eac h 1, and Metropolitan 1. at steady The Foreign and Colonial lines generally remain rates. d „ l3an k and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. Lon ,,,"h Chartered of Australia have Unproved to 23 ; olonial to 451 40/flan; Alliance are at 29i- ; Imperial D _N-0 ., 131; London Financial, 191 ; National charCiscount Company, 161, 171 ; and Overend, Oand Co., 21 4 21.1 ; Charles Lafitte and T es are quoted 21 31 prem. ; London Steam To are Company, 11 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS -ONE O'OL 00K. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Der Cent. Consols 874 7 3 per Cent. Reduced B6f 7 New 3 per Cent B6l i 61 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 - 4 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 - lanuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan 1880 - E Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Aug Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug, 1908 - xcquer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 2 die Do. £5OO - BankDo°l E £lOO and £2OO - Do Accon gland Stock, 5 per Cent unt INDLLNI GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian. Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 _2lO x d Do Account f Do. 5 r Cent. Jul, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oc t 1888 Do. Certificates _ Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent De- 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - De• 51 per Cent., May 1879 - Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds £, Do. under , .£l, l OOO OOO - FOREIGN FUNDS-01111 O'CLOCK bkistrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 - D l l'az ilian 5 per Cent - o. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1E63 - Do. 1E.66 ... Do Account 741 5 - D°•Buenos Scrip. £25 paid " ll pm 11„e'les Ayres 6per Cent - DO-uo• Account - c. L . , 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) - Doculian, 41 - z per Cent - c i . 3 per Cent - cat"lbian 6 'Der Cent - Ilua., 6 ,-,, c • b a ,, .- r ent - -- ' ll 3 Per Cent., 1825 Do, per 4 . Per Cent., 1863 - - Danubianprilar Cent 1773-77, £25 paid - - DO A ccouttt cip " alities Ikloador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - ,1) i.PreVisional Land Warrant - `'67Ptall 7 per Cent 921 DO -7 Second Issue 92 Do £lOO Bonds 94 orDeeok.£ll2o°Oß.onds 1864 9ll 1 1 92 5 Per Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons - Do. Account " l5 141 Do Coupon s - tA i D O ' a uDl)i a .: t e . Amount47Ba alpa9s per Cent. - - and 1850 - 'all 5 per Cent, 1865 - D o Do. Account D • llaremmana Railway - ,° Scrip, £671 paid - Mexi can 4 -) 5 per Cent., 1864 - 3 per Cent - DO. 0. Account Do 1864 2Ol no 6 per Cent. Anglo-French -Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c • NMontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid eorish Imperial 5 per Ce n t vi• Granada -Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred ~, Do L an d Warrants (Hectares) - -uo. 6 per C ent, 1864 Do Gu aran t ee d , 4 per Cent. P - 4 1 per Cent ............ .. - Do. Account Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) L :' 4 4 per Cent:, 1862 Portuguese - , 3 per Cent., 1853 - ".,,° 3 per Cent ., 1856 , '7 , '9, '6O, '62, '3, - Account Russian 5 per Cent, 1822, £ St Po 41 per Cent. 1850 " I- ', 4- 1 r Cent., 1860 - r ,""° Pei Cent. 1859 '"„° 5 per Cent. 1862 B9l 9 'Jo 5 er Cent. 1864 - Sardinian 5 per Cent - 8 pan - , - 'Paillsh 3 per Cent Ditto account - Do Account - o Passive - er,bo Account - D l ish Cert. of Coup not funded - ts o Account l4f tth Bl l 4 per Cent. - T.,,, , , - _': 4 1 per Cent. 1864 - esh 6 per Cent. 1854 1)140 Accouut B9 - I) 0 A Per Cent..lBsB - ,_ Acco u n t 691 1 D O G *5lOO Bonds - a D ° " Per Cent. 1862 , A ccount 6Bl 4 Do £lO O B on d s .p„ 6 Per Cent, 1863 b o " •-' Per Cent. 1865 Strip £35 - d - i''z' Account' p al 424 f '1.,, i) 2,' X1(0 Bands - Ve t , ( L 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed ' - D o -4 ;7a 3 per C ent. - D 'I Per C en t - ‘,. Ac count Pret,ol) ,ivi dends on the ab ove p a y a bl e i n L on d o n. Italian"` -Kettles 3 p er C en t . '-' - is 5 0 Accou per Cent., 1861, E. 25f. - ut eollsols 87 Ifo mone TWO O'CLOCK. Do ' Fe b. r ol y n t Aco 87i f ___ Liverpool Cotton Market—This ray. Pe ri a:__ d a .,,, ' , tug the action of the Bank of England to ' ' t he market opened with a moderate demand, to an the bal eB, sales will probably foot 8,000 or 10,000 SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS Closing I Business Share' Railways. I raid.' P r i ce. dene• 'ißristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian ..... Cork and Bandon Cornwall !Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.June t.London, ucrip Certi 93 95 129 130 94 96 13 15 4i 5i 68 72 70 72 Do. Glasgow Sz S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Aug]. st. No. •? Great orth of Scotland Great Northprn D.,. A stock Do. B stock Do. I\ ew, Is. at 25 pn Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt Weste:n -Origin& D S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Or orc 112 1H 42 i 3 fi '214 127 114 145 92 94 53; 49 Do. Newpoi t Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brig - h., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover 38 40 33 37 01 ‘CS 1221 If:3 9) 1.2 102 101 37 39 N ;;.2 1251 125 95 96 62 63 135 126 3f 111 1* 101 103 Doi Metrop. Ex. A Lon. lc; ;North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do do. do. Do. and tit. John'sW'd Midland Do. 49 Share 123 123, 1 1 93 05 Do, Birmin.. ct Derby 81 id Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.D1•11 parchast. Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Mock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 57 59 7 29 ' 110 1111 72 73 101 i 1056 36 37 10 II p 126 128 2 2 •p 2 24. 75 76 11 12 148 15 , 66 88 112 114 Do. d 0.1865 North Staffordshire N. &S. W. Junction 1 Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock I o. Scot, Mid. stick Shropshire Union South Devon -outh E,stern Staines, Wok., & Wok raft Vale Do. C Vale of Neath 54 40 74 75 8 9 147 150 3 1 p; 102 104 Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1 West Cornwall 49 51 BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, .v. Ceu.ln. . _ Du. 5 per cent o. E shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & S. E., lim ;ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p; East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c ►'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wi•s. of Canada..., Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1878 1 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 1 Indian Branch, limited' Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Linde. Mel. .4 Hudson's say.. N. 131.C'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs. &Ind° ...... A • Do. Delhi Do. do . . ra% Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St Flo ISIONS. 65 6) 102 103 id fp 6} 6i 10 11 75 80 99 101 65 70 100 103 102 102 103 104 par in 3 35 87 89 65 68 53 60 56 58 50 65 47 60 42 46 34 36 24 35 103 104 1' P 101} 1024 16i 17 4 34i 43 15 81 67 1 4d 101 i 1024 93 95 89 91 63 65 82 84 )14 102. 1011 1024 10a. 102 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872. ... Can.Gov.6 p.e.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 g. o. Feb. & Aug• • Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sic Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9. Do. Jan.&July, 1890-911 Do. s . pey cent. 15 April, and 15 Oct. ' 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, fi p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1r , 78 Do. 1882, stayls, Nov. il, Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug ' Natal ov. 6 per cent N. B.Gov. p.c.Ja.&.l uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p.c., 186 t Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1871 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1.89 Q New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c s. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Aric,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct BRITI 93 4'5 94 96 94 96 79 8► 81 S 3 161 IC3 IC4 106 104 106 105 107 90 92 10) 1(2 1(6 103 105 106 108 104 106 105 107 98 ;03 96 98 1' 0 102 93 95 87 88 103 105 84 85 101 102 102 104 108 108 104 106 Cam. ConsoL u old, Ihn Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake wal is East Bassett (Illogan) East Carad on East earn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved 9 10 20 21 575 595 i 1 18 20 8i 94 5i 5/ 3_ 34 14 15 3 31 5 7 20 21 16 2 34 326 36 3* 41 30 38 5} 5i 5 7 4 46 2; lod 40 50 15 17 6 1 E. Wil Russell (Tavistk Gam. & StAubyn(G wen. Great L axey, limited Great South Tolgus 1 Great Wheal Busy 1 G. Wheal Vor (Heist q, Grenville Herod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim New Seton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United Pr ,videnee Uny Lvl ant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow 26 38 420 410 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West C hi verton West Seton 20 25 10 12 19 20 4 6 3 4 9 11 B'l 85 190 200 95 110 32i 376 Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton 4 - 6 2126 2226 184 14)6 Wheal Trelawney (MK r 11;1 4- E HEN C b b Great v orthern, 5 per cent., 1094 ureat Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 1061 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 5 per cent., 3'i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per:cent. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent pf., Ditto, new 5 per Cent., 90 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 14 16 FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, iim. , 12j Fortuna (Urn.), 3I Frontino and tiotivia 4-;o1c1.1.1m., Scottish Australian, lim., $: BANKS.' Alliance, lira- 29* Colonial, lim., 451 Eng•ish Joint Stock, Um., 10t Imperial Ottoman. 13 * London and Brazilian slim.), Ditto, new. 7/ London and River Plate, 52/ Ditto, issued at 1/ pm., 2/ London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 National Provincial of England. Ditto. d and id issue, 44/ Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 7* Standard of British South Africa, 16} Union of Australia, 54* MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, lira., 7* Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England. 81/ Ditto, issued at'a prem., of whioh £2 is to pay, 5; Discount Corporation. 1)} English and Foreign Credit,"4* Gen. Credit and Finance of L radon. lira.. si 6 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., Lim.. International Financial society, lim.. 6 k Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 10* Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. Ic7o, issued 90, 79 Joint Stock Discount, lira., 9 8/ London County Land and Building, lim., 11 * London Financial Association. lim . 19} * National Discount i ompany, 16/ .7* Overend, Gurney, and Co. lim., 211 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, lim., 714 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 73 4 Royal Mail steam, 110 9 Scottish Australian Investment, lim., 130 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 14 14 Thames and Mersey ;Marine) Insurance, Um., 8* Universal marine, Insurance, Um., 4} * THE SPAWNING SEASON IN THE TWEED.—SO far as the season has gone it has been particularly remarkable for scarcity of fish ; and to such an extent is this the case, that people, who have habitually resided on the banks of the river, say that in no former season within their recol lection have so few fish been on the spawning-beds. This state of matters cannot be accounted for on the assumption that the river has not contained enough of water to allow of the free ascent of the fish, as there has been within the last six weeks a succession of floods. After some of the higher floods, when the streams are usually stocked with spawning fish, the gravel has hardly been broken this year. —Scotsman. THE LATE TOM SAYERS.—The affairs of the late champion are, it appears, to be wound up in Chancery, the 2d of February next being the day appointed for the adjudication. £ll MINES. 100 1 , 0 100 1. 0 100 100 'OSSE, 2.1.0 294 2.14.0 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.0.0 10.8.0 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 471-866: POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARKETS—This Day. -0— METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair average number of beasts on sale here to-day, in but middling condition. Good and prime breeds moved off freely, at an advance in the quotations com pared with Monday of 2d per 81b. The top figure was 5s 6d per 81b. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which changed hands readily, at extreme currencies. The best Downs and half-breds sold at 6s 8d per 81b. Calves changed hands slowly, at late rates, viz., 4s to 5s per 81b. Pigs were firm, at full prices ; but mulch cows were very dull. THE GALES. -0 Early yesterday morning the wind blew with great violence over London. On the river a number of coal barges broke away, and were driven ashore; two others, which were moored in exposed situa tions, sank in deep water. All night long men were employed to watch the vessels. In a collision which occurred between a brig from Goole and a sailing barge from Rochester, a woman belong ing to the latter fell overboard, but was rescued by her husband, who only saved himself and his wife by catching hold of a chain attached to the bows of the vessel. The captains who came into the port this morning say that they experienced the greatest difficulty in navigating their ships up the river, and several violent collisions occurred, in one of which two men were drowned, their bodies being carried way by the rapid tide. The deceased are stated to have been both seamen, and they were engaged in bracing up the rigging at the time the collision oc curred. In the docks several vessels had their top gallant masts and rigging blown away. The roof of a house was partially blown off in the Kenning ton-road. At Battersea an unfinished house was almost levelled with the ground. CHATHAM, Wednesday. The strong gale from the southward and west ward which prevailed during the whole of Tuesday night had a remarkable effect on the tide in Chat ham harbour, the tide at low water being the lowest ever recorded by the gauge at the dockyard. In many parts of the harbour shoals which were never before observable were left dry. Nearly every ves sel in the harbour grounded, happily, however, without sustaining any damage. The Wellesley, which i 3 moored some distance up the harbour, heeled over to such an extent that considerable anxiety was felt for her safety, her ports being within a few inches of the water. The Arethusa, the Glo cester, the Adder, and other vessels lying alongside the dockyard, were all aground, a circumstance which has not taken place before for a - considerable time. The tide higher up river was so low that the foundations of Rochester-bridge were left dry, and people could walk across the bed of the river, there being not sufficient water to float a small boat through either of the arches. The spring tides for the last few days, as well as yesterday afternoon, have been exceedingly high, the whole of the marsh land opposite the dockyard being submerged. PORTSMOUTH, Wednesday. Anticipations of further rough weather during last night, founded on the unsettled state of the barometer and the appearance of the sky at sunset, were more than fulfilled by midnight, when one of the most furious gales of wind that has been experienced here for very many years swept over the town. Its greatest strength lasted about four hours, two hours before and two hours after high water. In that short time great damage was done to the buildings on shore adjacent to the sea beach, and to everything that stood near high water mark. The Victoria Pier has been very seriously damaged. A large number of the planks are torn up and broken, and portions of the corru gated iron sheeting, which formed a kind of shed or verandah at its entrance, is bent and riven as though it were of pasteboard. The massive gates of the Government sallyport at the King James-gate guard were dashed open by the weight of the sea breaking on them, and the massive stones on which they were set wrenched from their beds. The ex tensive ranges of piling on the sea fronts of - the various fortifications have also received great dam age, while the various corporate boards on the sea beach, having painted on them the usual " caution to bathers" have all disappeared. The oscillation of many houses was so violent during the height of the gale as to greatly alarm their occupants, and several instances of partial destruction of the build ing occurred. In some parts of Southsea the real extent of the damage cannot yet be ascertained, owing to the present depth of water in which seve ral streets of small tenements and some houses of moderate size stand. Luckily these houses, which are built on marshy ground without drainage, have been unoccupied for some time, and if every one had been swept away the loss to the community would not have been great. SHIELDS, Wednesday Night. A storm-warning from the Board of Brade has again been followed by a wild and tempestuous night at sea, the wind blowing a strong gale from the south - west. The steamships which have reached the Tyne from the South report having encountered fearful weather on their passage down, and several large ships have returned to port. The schooner Shamrock, of Yarmouth, has been picked up by the Robert Burns, steamtug, off Coquet Island. There was no one on board. She has been brought into the Tyne. There was a report on the Tyne yesterday that a large East In diaman, which left the Tyne a few days ago, laden, was lost upon Hasbro' Sands, and that two of her crew were drowned. The casualties in the North Sea during the recent bad weather are likely to be very considerable. CITY OF LONDON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.—The Corporation of the City of London a few days ago unanimously voted the use of the Guildhall, recently re stored at great cost, for the purposes of an industrial exhi bition, to be inaugurated on the Ist March next. On the motion of Mr. Thomas Lamprey, F.R.G.S., of Paternoster row, member of the general and executive committees, it has been determined to devote the surplus funds towards the establishment of a free public library for the City of London. Several City firms have already expressed their intention of liberally contributing to the p , roject, and it is believed the corporation will also lend its aid. AN " ADVANCED" DIVORCE LAW.—In Indiana, the law of ' divorce is almost as " advanced" as the most radical affinitarian could desire. The husband or the wife, wishing to be divorced, has only to leave his or her partner in another state, repair to Indiana, reside there six months, then swear to an "incompatibility of temper" between him or herself and the said partner, and swear— what are lovers' oaths ?—that the object of the suit is not to form another marriage, and the divorce is at once ordered. Practically, one who desires a divorce goes to Indiana, gives his case with a certain fee to a lawyer, and is presented with a decree in seven months from his arrival. In travelling through Indiana I have often seen lounging about the hotels or in the fields, reading novels or carrying on flirtations with prospective divorce, these wandering forms of a dead past, waiting to be borne over to the Elysian fields of single blessedness. In the old settlements of the eastern part of America, "going to Indiana" has aasignifisant a meaning as " going to Coven try ;" but in the Far West there is little doubt that the Indiana law marks the direction in which the tide of popular sentiment is setting. And, indeed, now that a divorce does not, in that region, involve the ruin of the character of either party, , it is remarkable with what equanimity either learns that the other has, in the phrase of the place, "filed a bill." A distinguished politician and senator of Indiana., becoming interested in the movement for making Kansas a free state, left his wife and repaired to that territory, intending to return soon. Becoming, how ever, identified with the struggles of Kansas, the senator stayed away very long. His wife at length demanded his return. He wrote back that it was impossible to return. His wife waited a little, and then wrote declaring that, unless he returned by a stated time, she would sue for a divorce. The senator made no reply, but gave her a glowing account of the patriotic movements in which he bore an important part. The next letter he received was from the clerk of a court in Indiana, informing him that his wife had filed a bill, with another from a lawyer offer ing to defend him. The senator wrote back to the lawyer as follows :—" Dear sir,—Yours to hand. My wife says she will ndt stand my long absence. If I were she I would not stand it either. I shall offer no opposition to her suit. Yours, Stc.—." Two years later, when the divorce had long been granted, this senator returned to Washington as the senator of the free state of Kansas, visited his old home in Indiana, and found his wife still blooming and hand some, and surrounded by admirers. With the rest he visited her from time to time, became presently the accepted love; and was re-married to her.—Fraser's Magazine. GREENWICH MEAN TIME.--Captains of ships and others engaged in navigation are generally anxious with respect to obtaining the accurate Greenwich mean time. The folio ing notice with respect to this subject was yesterday issued by Professor Airy, the Astronomer Royal :—" Time Ball, Royal Signal Tower, Deal.—The ball will be raised half-mast high at a few minutes before one nearly, and will be raised at the top three minutes before one nearly, every day. It will be dropped by an instan taneous galvanic current from the Royal Observatory, _Greenwich, exactly at one. The time to be noted is the instant at which the ball begins to fall from the cross arms of the vane. If, iii consequence of galvanic accident, the ball is dropped too late or too soon, a black flag will be hoisted, and will be raised till 15 minutes before two. The ball will again be dropped by hand at two. If the wind is very heavy the ball will not be raised.—(Signed) G. B. AIRY, Astronomer Royal." The Condition of the Scottish Ploughman. Agricultural servants in Scotland are stated to have been the projectors of building societies and many other means of improving the condition of the working classes, and now we find that the ploughmen of Midlothian have formed a protec tion society with a view of improving their lot. A general meeting of this society was held tb few days since, when a Mr. James Thomson, of Corstor phine, was called to the chair. There was a large attendance. The CHAIRMAN having briefly stated what had been done at previous meetings, called upon Mr. Gray Wilson, solicitor, to read a printed copy of the rules as approved by the committee at the meeting at Slateford on Friday last. The CHAIRMAN, after the rules had been read, said that as this was the third meeting held in con nection with the Society, and there had been nothing said about their present condition, he felt it a duty they owed, both to themselves and the whole work ing population of this country, to give a full and distinct account of their resources. To begin with, they had on an average £22 a year in wages—some of them having more and others less—six and a half bolls meal, four bolls potatoes, coals driven, and a free house. Calculating the meal at £2 per load, that was £6 10s. ; potatoes at 108. per boll, £2 ; the rent of a house at £3 ; and the driving of coals at 10s. ; the total amount would be £34. Dividing that by 52, it would be found that they had scarcely 13s. Id. per week. He thought he had not understated the amount. He rather be lieved that the proper average would stand Is. lower, or 12s. a week. (Applause.) Other classes of horsemen in this partof the country, such as those employedbyrailway companies, ship companies, and millowners, obtained at the average rate of from 18s. to 20s. per week. Again; a farm labourer had from 13s. to 15s. a week for 1Q hours a day, while they (the ploughmen) had at least 12 hours a day, and three hours on Sunday. It would thus be seen that they were paid at least 2s. less than the common labourer. They must be firm, he added, if they wanted to better their condition. There was nothing in the market against them. The masters might blame themselves if there was a strike. They did not want to do so—(applause)—but he thought they might get 16s. or even 18s. a week anywhere. (Loud applause.) In concluding, he read the fol lowing letter he had received from a ploughman : " Dec. 28. " Gentlemen,—l think there is one thing vi,p ought to lay before the public, and that is the present state of our wages, for I am sure there are a great many people who are not aware of our low wages at pre sent. Surely the public and other trades will sym pathise with us when I explain our yearly income at an average, which is £22,0f money, £1 10s for pota toes, £6 for oatmeal, £2 lOs for a house, 15s. for a garden, 10s. for one month's meat in harvest, which makes in all £33 ss. By converting this into week's wages, it gives at the rate of 12s. 10d. per week. Not only are our wages small, but fancy the hours of labour we give for it ! 76 hours per week-13 hours every day at an average, which I believe to be correct. Surely it's time for us to arise and plead our own cause, and do our best to get our labour sold to a better advantage than has been for this number of years back." Mr. T. EwING, ploughman, Myreside, said they would have seen a sonsy ploughman, calling himself " P.A.," writing about the progressional condition of the ploughman. In regard to that, he would wish to give . a brief statement for himself, being a plough man near the enlightened city. His fee was £22 a year, two pecks of meal per week—whiles very infe rior indeed—with a forpit of potatoes each day. Now, including rations and wages together—not speaking of the house, for it was a great risk to live in it—that would amount to £29 4s. ; and if they reduced that sum to weekly wages, he thought it would come to ls. lOid. per head for six of a family. That was a poor pauper's allow ance. The sooner Craiglockhart poorhouse was built the better ; they would make grand hands at hoeing the strawberries. (Laughter.) Let them take out of their small deposit the fee of ss. a-week for groceries—a heavy burden indeed for a wife to carry for six of a family from Edinburgh (laughter) —not including sour-doek half mixed with water, which was thus described by the sour-dook poet : " They've selt sour milk here a' my time, To fill their nasty, greedy purse, Clear water thus half-whitened sine ; And hast to take it with their curse." Let them deduct that, along with an allowance for coals, doctor's bills, and education, and They wou ld see what was left to clothe themselves and their poor benighted family, who scarcely get above the A B C. (Laughter.) He heard that "P. A." spoke about the ploughmen having pleasures in their own time in the hoeing of their own yards and the cleaning of their neighbours' potato ground. God knew that he never felt pleasure nor ease ; and were "P. A." to come and servo with them for one year, he would then see perhaps " step and loup" of it until nine o'clock at night. They were up in the morning during the summer at half-past four to clean the stable, feed the horses, and then graith them for yoking. Then they returned to their brose or por ridge, worrying the contents like Danny Sime's sow, when it let snap at a trough fu' of boiling dreg— (laughter)—with their eyes half opened, and their senses uncollected for that thoughtful consideration of their duty to that Wise Director'who made all backs to bear the burden. And thus the hour ar rived for yoking, fair helter-skelter, like Tam D unn's waggoners ; and then they had to tear on worse than any hulk convict or African slave, standing out all day among the blasts and storms of winter. When working on the led-farms one hour was scarcely allowed man or beast for meat and rest. They had to take with them a bit dry crust of bread—whiles a little sour dook to wash the bit bitie doun their throat. They need not speak of beef, for he could hardly get a pennyworth of banes to mak' a wee drap soup at intervals. So they might judge what state their physical bodies were in. Their very heart was rackit—yea, wearing on to contraction — their joints and thighs were sore, their legs wearing on to rheumatics, and indeed to that condition co well described in the agonising language of Burns— " Blind o' an e'o, cripplo o' a leg, Aboot to seek a pass for leave to beg." (Laughter and applause.) lie heard a farmer, not 20 miles from town, state to his men one day that the two hours at mid-day were never allowed for them but for the horses. Wise ignorance, indeed, for a Solomon farmer. He thought it would be better that the man shou ld g o and t ake charge of oulaug s h c t o er tlan and d the rebels in Jamaica , and he w ould see what s truggles and privationswer throughout(ijd . applause.) The ploughmen should arouse themselves and throw off that lethargy which bound them with haggard simplicity, well woven through slavish fear, to their masters. He thought it would be far better if servants would keep at a distance with their tongue either from master or mistress. They would be more highly valued by their fellow -servants than when working in drudgery or deceit and undermining a fellow mortal. Let them all take off that canker-worm of scandal and clash which they practised towards one another; let them all puton the robe of honest love, unity of spirit, and firmness; and let them all have a little share of the mantle of independence, hke their immortal predecessor, the poet Burns, who sang the songs of love and liberty. (Applause.) Let them all unite with one voice, like the loyal masons who struggled heart and soul for the nine hours' movement. He pressed upon them strongly to come forward and enlist themselves under the banner of this society, and help them in sustaining this susten tation fund for the relief of the distressed who were laid on the bed of affliction, and for the protection of their own rights. He had known men who had been faithful servants for from 20 to nearly 30 years in one place, who, when they became stiff through years of toil, and deformed with rheumatics through winter's sullen blast, had had their master passing the verdict upon them—" Depart from me, for you will soon turn a pauper upon my hands." There was no happiness to cheer their old age, no consolation given to their bereaved souls; they were left to rot and decay in the midst of anxieties and care. (Loud applause.) BOW-STREET. A MODERN GEORGE BARNWELL.—Thomas Coulson, assistant to the Messrs. Shoolbreds, the extensive silk mercers and drapers, Tottenham-court-rokd, was charged with stealing five ladies' collars, value 15s. tOd., a quantity of dresses, shawls, mantles, drapery, hosiery, and trim ming, over £lOO in value, the property of his employers. Mr. Bowden, the chief clerk at Messrs. Shoolbreds, said it was the practice in the house, when the goods were sold and paid for in the shop, and directed to be sent home to the residence of the customer, the assis tant who had sold them ought to send the parcel into the packing-room with a ticket written and signed by him, giving the address to whom the parcel was to be sent. In the packing-room the address was copied on the parcel, and the ticket was filed. The assistant keeps a duplicate ticket, and eventually he files it in the cashier's desk. Yesterday a parcel was sent with a ticket bearing the fol lowing address, " Mrs. Graham, 26, Lupus-street, Pimlico. Coulson, paid." Some suspicion being entertained respect ing the prisoner, witness went to the cashier's desk, exa mined the file, and found there was no duplicate or the ticket. He went and had an interview with the prisoner, and asked him certain questions relative to the parcel, when the prisoner told him the parcel contained five ladies' lace collars, price 15s. 10d., which had been sold with a variety of other articles, making 16s. 10d., the lady having paid for and taken some of the goods away with her. On referring to the file again, witness found a bill (receipted) for articles to the amount of 16s. 10d., but they did not include the lace collars, the price of which was 15s. 10d., or any of toe articles mentioned by the prisoner as composing the parcel. Various other questions were put to the prisoner, with which he fenced and evaded in every manner possible, but finding himself taxed very closely he at last said the lady had not been there at all, and a constable was called and he was given into custody. Police-constable F 73 said he took the prisoner into cus tody, and on searching him at the station-house he found in his possession a gold watch, chain, five or six pawn brokers' duplicates for drapery goods and other descrip tions of property sold by the Messrs. Shoolbred, pledged for sums amounting in the gross to over £2O. On search ing the dormitory of the prisoner at Messrs. Shoolbred's he found the prisoner's box, on opening which he discovered no less than 43 pairs of gloves of all colours and descrip tions. Police-constable E 20 said in accordance with directions he had called on Mrs. Graham • at the address stated. She said that she first mot the prisoner in the Lowther-arcade with a "lady friend" who came from his native place, Penzance, and who introduced her to him. She and her friend, " a Mrs. Hogg" lived together in Boyle-street, Saville-road. They had both for some time received the prisoner's visits on the understanding that though he had no money he could make them presents of dresses, lace, rib bons, &c. He represented himself as related to people who wore well off, and that they would pay for whatever he wanted, but that they would not give him any money. Parcels for both him and Mrs. Hogg were forwarded by Shoolbred's cart, and tnat there never appeared to be any secrecy as to the place from where the presents came from. She gave up a quantity of goods worth over £5, which she said she had received as " presents" from the prisoner, and also a number of duplicates which related to similar articles which bad been pledged for over .£lO. He afterwards went to the residence of Mrs. Hogg, at Kensall New Town. She said she knew the prisoner as a friend, but that she had no idea that he was carrying on dishonest practices. She had received dresses, &c., as presents, believing they were obtained in a proper way. She also gave up a variety of articles that had been sent to her by the Messrs. Shool bred's cart• • The prisoner, in answer to the magistrate, said he was guilty of the charge, and that he had nothing to say. Sir Thomas Henry remanded the prisoner for the attend ance of the two " ladies" and other witnesses. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ASSAULT.-A SCENE IN A CAFE. —Mr. Samuel Christie, stated to be an officer in the army, residing at Lane's Hotel, St. Alban's-place, was charged with being drunk and assaulting Ali Hibrahim, a Persian waiter, at a café, No. 63, Haymarket. The complainant said—l am a waiter at No. 63, Hay market, a café. The defendant came there last night and I served him. I asked for my money as the defendant was leaving, and he said, " I won't pay." I again asked him, and he said, " I won't pay." I told him I could not let him go out, and he then struck me on the nose twice. I called for the police and gave him in charge. By the defendant—l did not catch you by the collar. Defendant—Are you a Christian—because you have been known as a Christian. Complainant—l believe in the virtue of the oath I have taken. By defendant—l never charged you 15s. fora bottle of sherry. Defendant—Are you not a Russian spy ? Mr. Knox—l will allow no such questions to be put. Defendant—Do you not sell sherry ? Complainant—No. Defendant—Do you not have prostitutes there ? Complainant—No. Defendant—Did you not put a girl on to me to strike me. Look at my eyes (the defendant's were rather puffy). Complainant—No, I did not. After some further evidence having been given, the de fendant was fined 20s. WANDSWORTH. THE Lams' CLUB IN A DIFFICULTY.—SamueI Cole, who has been acting as secretary to the Female Friendly Society, held at the Old Swan, Battersea, was summoned by Isabella Foster, one of the officers, for unlawfully de taining three books. Mr. Dayman, at the commencement of the hearing, ex pressed an opinion that he had no jurisdiction, inasmuch as the society was not enrolled. The complainant, who was accompanied by several other members, stated that the defendant was not a member. He had been their paid secretary, and they wanted the books to form another society. A matronly looking-woman stepped forward and com plained of the defendant not paying their doctor until the day before, so that if any of the members had been taken ill they could not have demanded his attendance. They did not wish to be hard with the defendant, though he had not treated them well. The defendant said he had served them well. His de-- fence was that the members had not acted according to their rules in dismissing. him. One of the females said they held a general meeting on the sharing night at Christmas to dismiss him. Mr. Dayman read the rules, and said the defendant could be dismissed only by a majority of the members at a public meeting called for the purpose. A member said the meeting was held, but the defendant would not appear. She, however, admitted that notices had not been sent to the members. Mr. Dayman pointed out to them the way to proceed They must send a notice to every member for a general meeting and decide upon his dismissal. The meeting must be called for that purpose, and if they dismissed him he would be no longer their agent. A member wished to know how they were to proceed to recover the money the defendant detained from them ? Mr. Dayman said they had better consult some solicitor, and if there was a disputed claim between them they must take proceedings in the County Court. ..They could bring the defendant to account about their money without wait ing for his dismissal. The summons was then dismissed. TUE LATE VINCENT WALLACE.—A concert for the widow and children of the gifted composer of " Mari tam," " Flowers of the Forest," " Lurline," " The Amber Witch," and innumerable gems of song, will take place this evening at the Hanover-equize Rooms. The artists who have tendered their services are numerous, but the follow ing have been selected : - Madame Lemmens-Sher►ington, Miss Whytock, Mr. W. H. Cummings, Mr. J. G. Patey, Mr. H. Blagrove, and M. Lemmens ; the last gentleman, with Mr. J. G. Callcott, will be the accompanyists. The first part will consist entirely of selections from the works of the talented composer. MADLLEVATTL—Greater success has attended 3ladlle. Patti at Turin than at Florence. She has just re ceived a letter from Count Veraris de Casaglione, Secre tary to the King of Italy, in IN hich she was informed that his Majesty bad conferred on M. Strakosch the Cross of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, and desired that the brevet should be addressed to Madlle. Patti, in order that she herself might have the pleasure of transmitting it to her maestro, brother-in-law, and accompanyist. FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE DECORATlONS.—Re presentations are said to have been made to the King of Portugal when in Paris to induce him to change the colour of the ribbon of the Order of Christ, in order to prevent all confusion with that of the Legion of Honour. The King is said to have promised to substitute a yellow ribbon for the red one in question. THE BURGOMASTERS AND THE ACTORS.—The Gazette Beige states that an application has been made to the burgomaster of Brussels to obtain in favour of the artists and other persons employed in the theatres of the capital an indemnity for the closing of those houses from the 10th to the 17th Dec. This appeal was not suc cessful ; the burgomaster, after consulting the council, re plied that the city could do nothing, "as that would lead it too far." The artists have resolved to apply elsewhere. A rather amusing incident marked the reception of the ap plicants at the Hotel de Ville. The burgomaster had been informed that he was to be represented in a review of the year to be played at one of the theatres, and, on M. Boisse lot presenting the request, said, " I suppose you have come to make a study of me from nature for the review; how would you like to have me—side face or three-quarters ?" CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.—It is estimated that the quantity of mistletoe brought into Manchester during the past Christmas and resold for decorating houses, ac cording to custom, exceeded 100 tons in weight. In addi tion to this upwards of 200 tons of holly and other ever greens wet° brousl4t into the city and disposed of for similar purposes. • Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d adsd Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 6 4 0 Pmeers-wOol sheep 5 8 6 2 Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime i'thdown no 6 4 6 8 Prime large oxen ..4 .0 5 2 La ge coarse calvcs.4 0 4 Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 4 5 6 Prane smell 8 5 t. Crse. end int. sieep.4 04 8 Large hugs ....4 4 6 Second quality du ..4 10 5 r, small porkers 4 8 5 2 Latab....oi; Cd to O . Od. Sulcling calves, 26 to 22a; and quarter-old store pti,;s, 3)8 t 24s cacti. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 1,120 I Beasts 370 Cows. lt 0 Cows blipep 210 Ca yes Calves 2lO Ca vei l7O rigs 230 . 9J MEAT MARICETS. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat aro moderate, and the demand is steady, as follows :—Beef, from 2s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 4s 4d to 5s 8d per 81b by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Jan. 3.—Only a limited supply of stock was on offer, and the trade ruled Arm on higher terms. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s 6cl to to 6s 6d ; veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d ; and pork, is Od to 5s Od per 81b. to sink the offal. RoMFORD, Jan. 3.—Prime stock commanded rather more money, with a good demand. Beef, from 3s 2d to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s 8d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81b. Suckling calves,l 7 s to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 32s ; and milch cows, £l5 to £l9 each. HAY SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 ss; clover, £5 Os to £6 108 Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 7s 6d; clover, £5 Os to £6 lOs Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Supply moderate. WIUTECIEAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 Os to £5 5s Od; clover, £5 Os to £6 lls 6d ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. Trade dull. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. O. N.Staffordshire 17 0 Hartlepool Shaw's Hartley lB 6 Hetton l9 0 Carway and Duffryn Holywell Main l7 9 Malting 24 0 Tunstall Walls End Haswell... 19 0 Ships at market, 17 ; sold, 15. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to the 31st December, are in round figures as under:— 1865. 1864. Great Western ... £60,877 £59,150 North Western ... ... 103,511 97.341 South Western ... 18,883 18,908 Brighton ... 18,580 17,348 Midland ... 54,136 47,156 Great Northern ... 30,097 30,446 Lancashire and Yorkshire 42,202 36,110 Bristol and Exeter 5,243 North Eastern 5, ::. 70,132 58,557 Manchester Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 21,564 18,445 Great Eastern ... ••• 34,694 32,550 London, Chatham, and Dover 8,206 6,662 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of the previous year, generally show some very satisfactory results. On the Great Western there is an increase of £1,727 ; North Western, £6,170 Brighton, £1,232 ; Midland, £6,980 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, £6,092 ; Bristol and Exeter, £176 ; North Eastern, £11,575 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £3,119 ; Great Eastern, £2,144 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, £1,544 ; while the South-Western exhibits a decrease of £25, lnd the Great Northern £349. MURDER NEAR MERTHYR TYDVlL.—lnformation of a murder of a revolting character has been re ceived at the police station, Merthyr. The locality marked out is in a secluded wood on the mountain top distant three or four miles from Merthyr, and near the residence of Mr. Henry A. Bruce. The information was to the effect that a body bad been found, the head lying decapitated, and three or four yards from the body. It appears that a farmer named Davies was walking in the wood on Mon day and came upon the body, which was that of a young man, in an advanced state of decomposition. There were numerous wounds on the head and body, and identification was at first difficult. On Monday evening it was dis covered to be the body of a smith striker, named Davies, who had been missing since September. It is reported that he received his pay, a large sum, on the first Saturday in September, and was last seen near a public-house on the borders of the wood, in company of . a man who has not since been heard of. BRUTAL MURDER IN GLASGOIV.—.A.bout eleven o'clock on Monday night a married woman named Greenan was murdered in her own house in Saltmarket street, Glasgow. She was the wife of a labourer named Patrick Greenan, and in the house which they occupied were two lodgers—Michael Robertson or Kelly, and a woman named Mary Macfarlane, with whom he co habited. It appears that on Monday Kelly had been out drinking with Macfarlane, and went home at eleven o'clock. On the way he had separated from his para mour, aril on going home asked for her. He was told that she had not returned, and thereupon he commenced to quarrel with Greenan. While the men were strug gling, Macfarlane entered the house, and upbraided Kelly with leaving her. A general souffle then took place, and Mrs. Greenan interfered to assist her husband against Kelly. It is alleged that Kelly then threw Mrs. Greenan to the ground, and kicked her in a savage manner on the side and breast. The poor woman never spoke, and seems to have died almost instantaneously. All the parties were in a state of intoxication, which would seem to account for Greenan not being able to protect his wife. A young son of the murdered woman raised an alarm, and two women, one a neighbour and the other a sister of Mrs. Greenan, ran into the room. Kelly had finished his attack on his victim, and immediately com menced a furious assault on the neighbour alluded to, at whom he aimed a blow with an iron hammer, but fortu nately his arm was caught and the weapon wrenched from him. The police having been called, Kelly was taken into custody . EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE FROM PRISON.---A woman named Ann Harrison recently escaped from the pri son at Bury. She had boon committed for theft, having previous to committal attempted to get up the chimney at the police station. The manner in which she effected her escape proved her to be possessed of great daring and de termination, combined with no inconsiderable agility. It was for some time a matter of speculation in what way she contrived to gain her liberty, but she has given her own account of the transaction, and from her statement (which is corroborated by various circumstances, and is no doubt correct), it appears she went directly to the gate, within three yards of the matron's residence, and contrived to clamber to the top of it by getting her foot upon the cross bar in the centre, though, being a short woman, this would scarcely appear possible. From the centre she mounted the top of the gate in another stride, no doubt using the che vaux de frise by grasping the centre to draw herself up. She must then have shifted herself alongtho top of the gate, holding by the chevaux de frise till she came to the wall, the top of which she was then able to reach. Having mounted the wall she crawled along a distance of 16 yards, which brought her to the roof of the cells, and this also she climbed; but, after having gained the summit, and when at an elevation of about 20 feet, she missed her hold when pre paring to descend, and after rolling down the roof, fell over the edge, and came to the ground from a height of from 12 to 14 feet. Fortunately for her she fell upon soft mould in the garden, but she alighted within three feet of the water tank, and therefore very narrowly escaped either drowning or severe injury by collision with the brickwork. She was a little stunned by the fall, but speedily rose to her feet, apparently none the worse, and ran across the garden, and then to the south-west corner, whore a wood fence afforded her the means of scaling another wall, from which she dropped into some allotment ground on the other side, and so gained the road. She was recaptured, and when taken back to prison did not appear to be much the worse for her escapade ; but on the following day it was found that, although no bones were broken, she had sustained a severe shock to the system by her fall. THROWING A DOG INTOA RAILWAY CARRIAGE.— Yesterday, at the Bromley petty sessions, John Humphrey, a young man, employed as a groom in the service of a gen tleman at Bromley-common, surrendered in discharge of his bail, charged with having thrown a live terrier dog over the railway bridge of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way, and thereby severely injuring John Wells, the hind guard of an express train from Ludgate-hill to Dover. Mr. Church, solicitor, attended to prosecute. The case has already been reported, from which it will be remembered that as the train in question was passing under one of the road bridges at Bromley, a glazed projection, or "observes tory," of the last carriage was broken, the glass striking and cutting Wells in the face, and knocking him backwards, and rendering him insensible. On recovering his conscious ness, Wells found the dead but still warm body of a dog lying on the brake van. From inquiries subsequently made by one of the company's officers, the dog was traced to the possession of the prisoner up to a very short time of the train passing Bromley, and at the first hearing of the case the prisoner denied the charge, alleging that he left the dog on a door-step while he entered a linendraper's shop, and that on coming out the dog was missing. On the re-hearing of the case, the prisoner acknowledged his guilt, and the magis trate committed him for trial at the next West Kent Sessions. 42i 58) 8 1221 1 1252 1 1 6k 95 135; 14j f I 1231 i 11e; 11 74 I 100 991 35j 5 1 1011 I I 16} i t ITIJ S. 104} i } AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 3. The extra Inman steamer City of Dublin, from Nov York on the 21st ult., has arrived. SOUTHAikirros, Jan. 4. The Hamburg and American Company's steamship Teutonia, from New York on the 23d inst., has arrived, with 176 passengers, for this port, Hamburg, and Havre, and $176,000 in specie for England. Her news has been fully anticipated. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the New York Shipping and Commercial List, Dec. 23,) The movement in trade continu os s l ow, b u t , cons id er i ng the general quietude, the markets are remarkably buoyant and firm, with occasional eXceptions. But little improve ment can be expected until after the holidays, and the volume of business during the coming week or so will neces sarily be very small. Thoughthe movement in merchandise is slow, we notice a more active demand for tonnage, and the charters, both of large and small craft, are increasing. Among the charters is a ship with cotton to Liverpool, the first for some years. The engagements of cotton havealso been large, and rates are well up. Breadstuffs, provisions, ez.c., are steady. The gold market has ruled steady, and tho fluctuations have been immaterial. The bulk of thO trans actions have been at 1464 to 1461 per cent., closing at a lower rate, as below. Foreign exchange is quiet, but un changed. Tho bulk of the sales have been at 1104 to 1101 for sterling bills. The money market remains steady. Tho supply of capital is abundant, and loans are freely nego tiated at 7 per cent. Discounts are unchanged. Prime paper is taken at 7 to 8 per cent., but other bills run up to 12 to 15 per cent. We quote : - _ Per Cent. per Annum. Loans on call, stock securities — to 7 Do., bond and mortgage 7 Prime indorsed bills, 60 days 7 8} Do., three to four months First-class single names Other good bills lO 12 The demand for Government securities has been fairly active, but prices are, as a general thing, rather lower. We quote : United States' 5-20 Sixes, Registered, 1862 1001 to 1001 United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1862 103* 1034 United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1885 lOOl 1004 United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1864 1004. 1004 United States' 10-40 Fives, Coupons 921. 92* United States' 10-40 Fives, Registered United States Sixes oL:1861, Coupons lO7l 1074 United States' Sixes, 861. Registered (ox in ) 104 —103 k United States' Debt Certificates of 12 mouths (interest in currency) 974 978 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, Ist issue 9B 981 7-30 Treasur) -Note Bends, 2d issue 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, 3d issue United States' 5 per Cent. Legal Tenders par American Gold American Silver l4O The exports of treasure from San Francisco from Nov. 1 to Nov. 27 were as follows : To New York 5735,116 76 To England 160,628 88 To Acapulco lO,OOO 00 To Panama --- $810,745 64 Per Behring to Honolulu Total since November 1, 1865 Previously this year Total since January 1, 1865 40,867,088 16 Corresponding period of 1861 Decrease this year $11,094,149 75 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.—Mining stocks are still ad vancing. Crown's Point, $490 ; Gould and Curry, $940 ; Savage, $960 ; Yellow Jacket, 425 ; Chollar Potosi, $134; Ophir, $332. New York butter is selling at 42c. per lb. The movement in stocks continues slow, and the aggre gate business of the past three days is very small. During he past two days prices have had a declining tendency, and at the close most kinds were lower. There is a " corner" in Erie shares, which are higher. Petroleum and mining shares have sold slowly, though rates are with out decided change. THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. MARSEILLES, Jan. 2. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Said, with the above mails, arrived here at 9 p.m. this evening. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Jan. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Ilelena Jan. 21. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou:hampton Jan. 2. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 27. Falkland Islands • Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Jan. 2 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 11. Ditto, via Marseilles ... ...Jan. 5 Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseit e$ Jan. 5. Newfoundland Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet Jan. 3. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Jan. 5 . West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Jan. —. Cuba and Mexico Jan. —. Bahamas, via New York. Jan. 11. Bermuda, ditto . Jan. 17. DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM BAYNES, BART.—We have to record the death of Sir William Baynes, who died at his residence in Portland-place on Monday last, after a long illness. The deceased baronet was born 28th Novem ber, 1789, and married, 14th December, 1815, Julia, daugh ter of Gen. John Smith, R.A., by whom he leaves a nume rous issue. The late baronet succeeded his father, Sir Christopher, the first baronet, in March, 1837, and is now succeeded by his eldest son, William John Walter Bayiies, born June 4, 1820, and married Margaret, third daughter of Mr. Daniel Stuart, of Wykeham Park, Oxon. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—On Monday evening—Sir Roderick Murchison, Bart., K.C.8., in th© chair—M. P. B. Du Chaillu will read a paper on a "Second Journey into Western Equatorial Africa." THE DISPUTED RACE AT MANCHESTER._ Ir. Somers, the owner of the Rogue, who came in first, but was afterwards disqualified, for the City Steeplechase on Monday last, has lodged an objection against the stakes being paid to the owner of Crusade, the second horse. Mr. Somers alleges that his horse ran the course pointed out to Pickett the jockey. THE LATE PRIZE FIGHT AT MADELEY AND JOE Goss.—At the Staffordshire sessions, yesterday, Joseph Goss, a pugilist, pretty well known in the P.R., and who now stands matched to fight Jem Mace for the championship, was brought up to pay the amount of his estreated recognisance of £25, for having acted as second to Henry Kimberley in fighting a prize fight on the 28th of August last at Madeley, Goss having been bound over in tho sum mentioned on the 6th NOvember previously. The Assis tant Chairman said that prize fighting was not only a great nuisance throughout the whole country, but from the great number of dissolute and idle people that congregated to witness such exhibitions, a great deal of damage was done throughout the district and the magistrates were deter mined to do all in their power to stop the practice within their jurisdiction. Tho Court purposed binding him over in sureties of £5O to keep the peace for 12 months, and they should also inflict for the present offence a penalty of 40s. and expenses. • Goss, with a sorrowful countenance, repre sented to the Court that he had travelled 200 miles to sur render, and that not anticipating such an alternative, he had no means of obtaining a surety. Under those circumstances the Court bound him over in his Jwn surety of £5O tokeep the peace for 12 months, the Assistant Chairman informing him that he must not think that if he fought or assisted at a prize fight out of the boundaries of, the county of Stafford that he would escape, as the fine was due to the Queen, and in whatever part of the kingdom he might break the peace the fine would be inflicted. Goss having paid the £25 and the fine of 40s. and costs was discharged. Goss's surety to keep the peace for 12 months had got a month to run when he was summoned for assisting at the fight at Made ley.—Birnzingham Gazette. A SIGN OF WINTER.—On New Year's Day the Malvern Hills, which divide the counties of Worcester and Hereford, were covered with snow. There was a slight frost that night, but yesterday Tuesday) the snow disap peared and rain fell. The right wing and headquarters of the 28th (North Glocestershire) Regiment, under the com mand of Lieut.-Col. William Roberts, arrived at the camp at Aldershott on Tuesday Devonport. The wing left Plymouth by spe cial train at 9 o'clock oil Tuesday morning, ar rivin g at The Farnborough at 6iu the evening. n i g ht from left wing of the regiment is awaiting the arrival of the second division of the 65th Regiment from New Zealand, prior to moving to Aldershott. The 28th Regiment is quartered in the centre block of the infantry barracks, and is attached to the 2nd brigade. The Board of Admiralty has determined to hold the court-martial at Devonport on Capt. C. Wake and the officers of the stcamsloop Bulldog, 6 guns, for the voluntary destruction of the ship in the West Indies. Sir C. H. Freemantle, Command er -i n- Chief, i s a ppointed to preside, and Capt. Ma gu i re, toifisthe Galatea, 26, will be one of the mem b ers ; frigate is now in Plymouth Sound, and it is not expected that the court will assemble until she is in n a t nd of s t e h em e P s o to rt i A nd d ie m a i t r e al th a e s p n r a es m id o c a n ze t . is a v l e e ry ap u p n o u in su tm al e , importance which the Admiralty attach to the in quiry. FRWM 2 50 y. ruing and and give cess aster L or and r for his dg© are dge, arty Ap— at not are mp- oral {3SI nd ;ue est iaY bile and We RV Ck. Vr 100 et I 20 20i 10 100 1 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 {lOO 2 100 100