The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-21 00:00:00

by ajesty iuccss c out incess Most Privy Presi- iencer Hon. a fford citor- Most on rrison corn - ICES burgh Lady t sport tristo d and about ill two band t mid- count Lady e, the g Was Lffield, e duke loyal urned Royal Vood- NONE/ MARKET AND COMMERCIR.L TigTELI.TGR Wit TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market still retains a very quiet appearance, and the lowest rates are 31 per cent. The Wooloomooloo has arrived from Sydney With gold to the amount of £25,000. The sum of £19,G00 was taken to the Bank of England yesterday. The following are the latest prices of bullion gold, 775. 9 I. per oz. stan dard ; do. parting, 775. 101 d. do. ; doubloons, Spanish, 74E. 9d. do. ; do. Mexican and South American, 735. 9d., do. ; United States' Eagles, 765. 24 d., do. ; bar silver, ss. Oid. to id., do.; do., containing gold (5 grains and upwards), 53. li-d., do. ; dollars, Mexican, 4s. 114 d., do. ; cake silver, ss. At a meeting held yesterday of the creditors of Messrs. Ja wes Barber and Co., East India luerchants and agents, the accounts presented by the firm showed unsecured debts £60,000, and the assets believed to be good £72,000. The liabilities of the Calcutta agents are set down at a total loss of £36,000, there is consequently an estimated surplus of £12,000. It was resolved that Messrs. barber should continue their business as heretofore, and pay their obligations from time to time as may be Convenient. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Wednesday, the 26th instant, a special settling day in the Scrip and Bonds of the Queensland Govern 'tent Six per Cent. Loan, the quotation to be 11-larked. In conformity with the resolutions passed at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Brazilian and Portuguese Branch (Limited), and Confirmed at the subsequent meeting, the name of the Brazilian and Portuguese Bank (Limited) has been changed to that of the English Bank of Rio de Janeiro (Limited). The dealings in the Foreig❑ and Colonial Produce Markets duzing the last few days have been to a fair extent. Sugars have fully maintained former rates, While for tea, coffee, and rice there has been a fair demand at steady prices. Cocoa, spices, and fruit have also met with a seasonable inquiry, while tallow has been in more demand, and remains at Steady quotations in all positions. There was likewise another meeting of the credi tors of Messrs. James Schofield and Sons, spinners, Oldham. The liabilities in this case were stated at £52,000. An assignment made to Mr. George Wood was confirmed, and two other creditors were included in the deed. The accounts were prepared by Messrs. Brooms, Murray, and Co. The share list of the Belgian Public Works Com pany will close for London on Friday, the 28th inst., and on Saturday for the country. The Right lion. Viscount Bury has joined the board. The shares are firm, at about 1 prem. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are firm at 54 56, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds have advanced I, to 41k 42. At Manchester there was a meeting yesterday of the creditors of Messrs. Abraham Troost and Sons, Which was numerously attended, and a kindly feel ing shown towards the firm. The accounts prepared by Mr. Halliday were presented and explained by kr. Shipman, of the firmof Sale, Shipman, and Co., and Mr Charlwood. It was resolved to leave the Winding up of the estate in the hands of Mr. Troost himself, under the direction of Messrs. Alalcolui Ross, Mr. Cunningham of the district bank, and Mr. Schultz of London, with power to call for a deed of assignment if they consider it desirable. The following letter has been addressed to the shareholders of the Aberamau Ironworks : 31, Throgmorton-street, Dec. 20. Sir, —I shall be obliged by your attending a private 51 eeting of shareholders in the Aberaman ironworks Company (Limited) to be held at the London Tavern at twelve o'clock on the 29th instant. Your attendance is most particularly requested, as I believe I am in a po sition to show that you have not only a right to have Your name removed from the register, but also to recover from the directors and promoters the whole of the money You have subscribed. Should you not be able to attend, be good enough to appoint some gentleman to he present On your behalf, and who will deliver the enclosed ticket for admission on entering the room. Although my name is not on tho register of shareholders, I beg to state that I hold 150 shares purchased in August, 1 864, for investment, by order and for account of a rela tion of one of the directors, on the Stock Exchange, and for which shares I have never been paid, notwithstanding that the directors promised to take them off my hands. This purchase I have good reason to believe was made for the purpose of inducing the public to subscribe for shares. The said 150 shares were delivered as follows on the special settling day in the shares of the company appointed by the commfttee of the Stock Exchange :-40 shares of Charles Powell, of 11, New Dorset-place, Clapham-road ; 6 0 shares of Frederick Maynard, of Bread-street, Cheap 'side, auditor of the company; 35 shares of William Charles sole, of 68, Aldermanbury, solictor to the company ; 25 shares of George Leifchild, of Brook-green, Hammer smith, a gentleman intimately connected with the pro naoters of the company. I beg to call your attention to the fact that Mr. Frede rick Maynard and Mr. Charles Solo are the only officers of the company whose names are on the prospectus, not in cluding the directors, who applied for and had shares allotted them, and you will observe that they sold their shares at their first opportunity.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, HENRY PANYLE. The Bank of England return, completed to the 1 9th instant, is again of a very favourable cha racter. The bullion has been augmented by over a quarter of a million, while there is a considerable increase in the reserve of notes and the public deposits. Subjoined are the particulars:— Active Circulation ••• ••• ••• •...£22,100,485 Decrease 6,690 13 - ••• ••• 4111 i011 •• • "0 ••• ••• ••• ... 18,815,714 Increase ... ... ... ... 264,243 Rest ... ... ... ... ... 41" 3,256,639 Increase ... ..• ••• ••• 1.911 8,856 Public, Deposits ... ... ... Of • SA. 8,077,235 Increase •.• •.• •.• ... 681,994 Other Deposits ... ... ... ... ... 18,181,096 Increase ... ... ... ... 244,455 Seven Day and Other Bills ... ... ... 490,827 Decrease ... ... ... ... 381 Ocvernment Securities ... ... ... ... 13,011,222 No alteration. Other Securities ... ... ... ... 19,825,202 Increase ... ... ... ... 118,461 ll'otes Unemployed ... ... ... ... 10,599,060 increase ... ... ... ... 195,155 The notes in circulation is £22,100,485, being an increase of £6,690 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,815,714, showing an in crease of £264,243 when compared with the former return. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending the 19th inst. shows an advance of £70,664 in the Custom-house; £356,000 bills discounted; £20,000 advances on securities ; £866,640 Trea sury balances ; and £428,000 in the current ac count, but there is a decrease in the notes of 200,000. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to ' day, the French Rentes were 69f. 12a. Flat. A further advance of * per cent. has taken place in the market for the English Funds, Consols being 89 i* for money and 89* 90 for the account. The Threes and Reduced Annuities are 888 ; Exchequer Bills, 7s to lOs prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1071 ; ditto Enfaced . 5 per Cents., 1001 ; and ditto 51 per Cents., 105+ 1041. In the Foreign department the variations have b een very limited, and business has been dull. Greek Bonds have declined 1, to 134 14 ; Spanish certificates 1, to 131 14 ; and Italian 1, to 551 56; 'while Spanish Passive have advanced 1, to 201; Mexicali Bonds are firm, at 181 1 ; and Turkish Fives, at 321 331. The New Russian Loan Scrip continues steady, at 11 prem. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been to a moderate extent, and in most in stances prices are well supported. South Eastern , h (l ave improved 1 ; Great Northern A Stock, 'righton, and Metropolitan, each 1; North Eastern ( Lerwick), 1 ; and Great Eastern, 11 ; while 1-o ndon, Chatham, and Dover, however, have de clined 1. For Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has ~"en rather more inquiry. Allian c e are marked 18, ' al perial Ottoman 91, London Chartered of Aus tralia2oi, and Union of London 441. Anglo- American Telegraph Shares are steady at 161 1. A Mantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. have improved to i : l °. Credit F onc i er o f E ng l an d are at 3 1 /"; llud °leg Bay Company at 13i j. ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam have improved to 63i ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan to 744. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very dull, at about previous rates. Antwerp and Rot terdam are marked 8} ; Great Luxembourg, 11i ; South Austrian, and Lombardo-Venetian, 151 ; East Indian, 1061 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 1061. American s ecurities are in moderate demand, and show a further short decrease. Unitei States 5-20 bonds have improved Ito 721. Erie shares to 481 49 ; and Min ois shares 1 to 781 791. MIXING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two o.Clock. The Mining . Share Market has again been very active. Great Retallack, Grenville, South Grenville, Prince of Wales, Prosper United, Chontales, Seton, Crebor, and East Basset have been largely dealt in. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal adventures : Chiverton Moor, 41 i ; Chowales Gold, 2,4 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 61 7 ; East Basset, 20121} ; East Camden, 5 ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 2i; Great Retallack, 12s, 14s ; Great Wheal Vor, 14 141; Marke Valley, 3i4; North Crofty, 2i 3; North Treskerby, 2a y; Prince of Wales, 24s 26s ; Prosper United, 2.1 1; South Condurrow, lls 13s ; South Grenville, 7s Od Os Od; West Caradon, 121 131; West Chiverton, 51 53 ; West Frances, ; West Seton, 110 115 ; Wheel Buller, —— ; Wheal Chiverton, Of 7 ; Wheal Cr3bor, lOs 12s 6d ; Wheal Grenville, 25s 27s 6d ; Wheal Seton, 130 135; East Lovell, 91 10; Province Mines, ; Great Laxey, 17 171 ; Tiucroft, 91 10. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GCVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols - 90 891 Do. Account, Jan. 10 9O k 891 3 per Cent. Reduced B9 8 7 New 3 per Cent B9 8i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent ' Do £5OO 7 pm Do £lOO & £2OO ' , pm Bank of England Stock, 6f per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. lartian .stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 Shut. Ditto for Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 lO5l 41 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 por Cent., £l,OOO — pm Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account 7.'_ _ _ Do. £lOO Bonds 7Ol i I 1 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent 7l Do. A ccount Do .0100 Bonds — Di 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) (Indian 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B — CAombian, 6 per Cent. 'Juba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 864 . Danubian Principalities tio. Account Olquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred ICgyptian 7 per Cent — Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds B7 Do. 1864 B4 31 Do £lOO Bonds B4l 31 Do. Government Railway Debentures Bsf 1 1 `reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons )o Account Jo. Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent. Milan 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway SG/ I, lexicar.. 3 per Cent Do. Account D.. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French I ontevidean 6 per Cent. . — ‘,loorish Imperial 5 per Cent w Granada Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) 'eruviau 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 7O Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account • Porttigueso 3 por Cont., 1853 Do 3 per Cont., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pel Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid — Do. do. £lO paid — Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account 2Ol Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l3-1 S wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do .£lOO Bonds - Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 59 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 sli Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 99 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 27 1 Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil „ — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. 5 per Cont. Account 56 5j I I TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9l i Do. Account, Jan. B9l 90 The Accident on the Metropolitan Railway. CORONER'S INQUEST (THIS DAY.) The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances con nected with this lamentable accident took place to-day at St Bartholomews Hospital, by W Payne, deputy coroner. The various parties interested were legally repre sented. The bodies of the persons killed were identified as Charles Daniel Thomas Passmore, of 54, Crown dall-road, Camden-town, who was a clerk to Messrs. Lucas, Michael, and Co., East India Merchants, Old Broad-street; Henry Clark Lukey, silk mercer, Bromley ; and Sarah Johnson, of Pembroke-villas, Kensington. Mr. Cuddiford, the house surgeon, deposed to the facts that the injuries from which the two first named deceased were suffering when brought into the hospital caused their deaths. Mr. Lukey only living ten minutes after his admission, and Mr. Passmore four hours. Mrs. Johnson was dead when brought in, having a fractured skull and broken neck, which must have caused instantaneous death. Mr. Longfield, a resident at Eltham-road, Kent, said he was in one of the compartments of the last carriage on the train, and shortly after they left the Aldersgate station the girder smashed in the roof of the carriage. He saw the body of Mrs. Johnson taken out from under the girder, which was lying in a slanting direction across her body. One of the inspectors of the railway proved that the train was made up of one first-class, which was next the engine, one third, and one second, - which was the last carriage. The deceased persons were in the second-class, but the after portion of the car riage being completely smashed it was impossible to tell in which compartment she had been sitting. The other two persons were in the same compartment. Fenton, the under-guard of the train, said the only compartment of the carriage left uninjured was the first, the roof of the second being crushed in. He heard no noise or other indication of danger before the girder fell. The inquiry was proceeding when we went to press, the witnesses under examination being those who spoke to the manner in raiAng and fixing the girders over the lines of rails. The guard of the train, who was so frightfully injured, is not improving, and there is no hope that his life will be saved. 'THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DLCEMBER, 21, MM. SHARE MARKETS.--This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid.? Clos ing Business , Price. done. Bristol ano Exeter ... - Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon-- Cornwall 85 S 7 lis 120 40 45 Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, dt A b.June. London, :,crip Certi.' Do. Glasgow Lit S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. 8:1,1 Do. E. Angl. st. No. 21 reat North of Scotland Great Northern D. A 5t0ck...... Do. B stock 4 6 65 68 70 72 114 :16 2til 27 5 6 1:6 117 126 126 Do. sew, Is. at 25 po t 6, and W. of Ireland. lit. Western -Origina; D..). S. Val. Rail gua. 90 021 61i 601 i Do. South Wales . Do. W. Aliti.—Oxtord 30 35 3) 3, Do. Newport Do. Hereford... 1 Lancashire & Yorkshire, London and Blackwallj Lou., Brig - h.,& S Coast Lou., Char., and Doveri Do. Metrop. lix. A 'Lou. & OILII Western Lou. & South Western, IMan., Lincoln' Aletropolitan 1 Do. New 12131 127 88 87 15i 16; 10 LO 1181 /18.1 81 k!3 43 59 22 124 2 10 11 83 85 Do. Extension...—. netropolttan District. Do. du. do. - - Do. and St. John'sW ',l Mid,and Do. £9 Share 100 7 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 i2Oi 121 If 21, 89 40 Do, ISirinin.. t Derby iiid Kent . . North British 35 36 Do. Ed., rth., & Dun. N th. Eastern— Berwick , Do. U.N •li parents( I Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... 4 18 103 115 Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-01 Sorth London Do. do. 1864 5 . . Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock i)o. Soot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny. Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall.,. VI 8} 117 1'25 7i 8! 71 52j 11 I:si POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-.-This Day. MANSION-MOUSE. AN OLD TRICK REVIVED.—James Watson was charged before the Lord Mayor under the following circumstances. It appeared that he had ordered goods from a grocer's in the City to the amount of £5, and directed them to be sent to an address which ho gave in Cullum-street. He met the porter with the goods, and asked him to go to a public-house in the neighbourhood and ascertain if he could get change fora £5 note. No sooner had the porter left than he took the goods with him and ran off. How ever, the porter on returning from the public-house caught a sight of the rapidly disappearing figure of the prisoner, and, readily summising the state of affairs, he followed him, and after a sharp chase succeeded in overtaking him. Ho was then given into custody. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was remanded in order that some inquiries might be made respecting him. DARING STREET ROBBERY.—Mary Aun Ricketts was charged with stealing a watch, value £4, from the person of James Zurnio, a poulterer, living at Northgate-place, South Lincoln. The complainant said that he was a stranger in Lon don, and between 7 and 8 o'clock last evening he was ac costed by a woman who asked him to treat her with some drink, and they went to a public-house in the neighbour hood of the Post-office. They left the house together, and when they got outside he perceived two men standing near the door. The prisoner snatched at his guard, and pulled out his watch, which she gave to one of the men, who ran away. The prisoner struggled with him in order to prevent his following the men, and he cried out, " A thief," when a policeman came up and he gave her into custody. He swore most positively that he was perfectly soter at the time. The prisoner, in her defence, said she was quite inno cent of the charge, but said that the prosecutor had been drinking, and got into conversation with other women when he left the public-house. The police-constable who took the prisoner into custody said that the prosecutor was quite sober. A former offence of a similar character was proved against the prisoner, and she was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, with hard labour. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Dec, 20. (Before Mr. Payne, Deputy -Assistant Judge.) MUAWAY ROBBERY WITII - VIOLENCE Ai REFORM DEMONSTRATION. James Mann, 20, a rough and determined-looking fellow, was indicted for stealing a watch, value £B, the property of Cornelius Butler, from his person. Mr. R. Harris prosecuted ; Mr. Palmer defended the prisoner, The prosecutor, a respectable-looking man, by trade a smith, and living at No. 3, North-street, Edgeware-road, as a member of the trade society was present in the Reform demonstration at Beau fort-house, Fulham, on Monday, the 3d of Decem ber, and when the ground became full, a consulta tion took place amongst the leading members of the committee, and it was thought advisable that a person should be deputed to go and meet that part of the procession that had not then arrived, and to inform them that it would be useless pro ceeding further, as Beaufort-house grounds were already full. The prosecutor was selected for that duty, but had no sooner got to the entrance to the grounds than a number of "roughs" surrounded him, and he distinctly saw the prisoner take hold of his watch and break it from the guard chain. He seized the prisoner's hand, upon which he stooped down, and some of the prisoner's com panions called out " Sling it, sling it" (throw it away). The prosecutor saw his watch thrown away, but he still retained his hull of the prisoner, and while this was going on the prisoner's companions struck him about the head, smashing in his hat, and trod upon his fingers to prevent him from re covering his watch. The prisoner then gave him a violent blow in the mouth, the force of which knocked out one of his teeth ; he then hit the pro secutor's hand and kicked him in different parts of his body. He retained his hold of the prisoner un til he became exhausted, when he was obliged to relax his hold, and the prisoner twisted himself away. Just at this moment the prosecutor's son came up, and seeing the condition his father was in went to his assistance and secured the prisoner. A Mr. Henry Blanchard, a sawyer, corroborated this statement, and said he saw the prisoner with other men surround the prosecutor, and observed the prisoner pull his watch out of his pocket, leav ing the chain dragging. The prisoner dropped the watch, and some one said, " Sling it," and it was then passed between the legs of some of the prison er's companions. The prisoner was never lost sight of until Wm. Barber, a police-constable, 258 P, took him into custody. Mr. Palmer declined to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and he was immediately found guilty. A police-constable proved that the prisoner was convicted in 1861 for stealing a cask of herrings, and sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. Mr. Payne having consulted with the magistrates on the bench, said, but for the opinion expressed by his brother magistrates, he should undoubtedly have sentenced the prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for five years, and, if he had the power, he should have coupled with it an order that the prisoner should have been punished with the lash. It was, therefore, with reluctance he yielded to his brother magistrates in sentencing the prisoner to be im prisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. Since he (Mr. Payne) had been at the bar, if the prisoner bad been convicted of such an offence, he would most certainly have been hanged for it, and nothing could have saved him. The prosecutor was ordered to stand forward. Mr. Payne said for the very brave manner in which he had acted he should order him to receive a reward of £3, as some compensation for the injury he had sustained. The Prosecutor—My lord, if you will allow it, I will hand over that sum to my son, who also lost his own watch when he came up to protect my life. Mr. Payne—That is very kind and praiseworthy on your part, but as he rendered you assistance, under the circumstances, I shall order your son to receive a reward of £2. There was loud applause in the court on this an nouncement by the learned judge, and the jury expressed their entire concurrence in what had been done. OFFICIAL REPORT. THE LOSS OF THE CHILDIVICKBURY. Greenwich Police-court, Dec. 17, 1866. Report of the circumstances attending the loss of the ship Childwickbury, on the night of the 15th November, 1866, near the entrance of Kinsale Har bour : The Childwickbury was a wooden ship, built at Portland, New Brunswick, in the year 1857, and registered in London, of the burden of 1,04 , 6 tons. She was owned by Messrs. Toulmin and others, of London, and commanded by Joseph Brathwaite Cowx, who holds a certificate of competency as Master, dated October 17, 1864. The Child wickbury left Liverpool coal laden for Callao at noon of the 12th of Nov. last, manned by a crew of 28 hands, all told, and was wrecked near the en trance of Kinsale Harbour at midnight on the 15th. On leaving Liverpool the ship's compasses, of which there were two on deck (the one being iu a binnacle on the break of the poop, and the other aft before the wheel), were found to vary very much from each other. Accordingly, a third compass was placed immediately behind and in contact with that in the foremost binnacle. In this position they differed two points or more from the steering compass. The placing of these two compasses in this manner so near to each other was, to say the least of it, a most unskilful proceeding, as they must mutuallyact upon and derange each other. This, however, is not a case in which the decision depends on errors in compasses, except in so far as the knowledge of their discrepancy ought to have induced an especial degree of caution. The ship sighted the Smalls, which was the last bearing she had, at 4 p.m. of the 14th. She was then on the starboard tack, under all plain sail, steering S.W., the wind being from the northward and west ward, light, and variabb. On the morning of the 15th the wind having shifted, the ship went on the port tack, heading about W.N.W., after allowing two points leeway, with the wind S.S.W., increasing to a moderate gale. At 4 p.m. soundings were taken, and no bottom was found at 50 fathoms. At 8 p.m. another cast of the lead was taken, at 55 fathoms. Soon after this the master, who was suf fering from illness, left the deck in charge of the mate,who holds a Board of Trade certificate of com petency as chief mate, and gave him directions " to keep a bright look out," and " to keep the lead going every two hours." At 10 p.m., the ship still being on the port tack, as before, W.N.W., sound ings were taken, which are said to have been at 40 fathoms. The chief officer went below and told the Master, who repeated . his former direction, " to keep a bright look-out," and "stand on till midnight, unless lights were seen in the meantime." The weather at this time was very thick. Acting under these directions the ship kept on her course till 11.45 p.m., when, on taking another cast of the lead, as stated, in 30 fathoms, the chief mate immediately ran and told the master, who gave orders to wear ship instantly, but before she could be got round she went aground upon a rock, which must have passed through her bottom, and she became immovably fixed and a total wreck. No lives were lost, and a considerable portion of the i stores were saved. Upon a review of all the circumstances of this case, the Court was of opinion that there were several points in which some blame was to be attached to the persons in charge of the ship. In the first place, assuming it to be true' that the compasses differed as stated, the captain acted very injudiciously in proceed ing to sea without having them accurately tested ; but the Court was of opinion that this alleged error in the compasses was not the proximate cause of the loss of the ship. The Court was also of opinion that the master was hardly justified in directing the course to be steered till midnight when he was in formed at 10 o'clock by the first officer that the soundings had shoaled from 55 fathoms to 40 in a run of four knots. It would, at least, have been prudent on his part to have directed another cast of the lead to be taken in less than two hours, as he was approaching the land. But the point which requires the most serious consideration is the extreme inaccuracy of these soundings, as may be clearly proved by tracing the ship back on the course she must have steered. By reference to the chart of the Irish Channel, it is obvious that the lead, both at 8.10 and 11.45 p.m., was greatly over-hove. The Court, however, saw no reason to doubt that the persons who took these soundings believed that they were correct, and, consequently, the mas ter might have persuaded himself that his ship was in a safe position, particularly as he had worked his course and distance from the Smalls, which cor responded with the supposed soundings obtained that evening at 8. Again, though warned at ten o'clock that the water was shoaling, yet, taking into consideration the slow progress of his ship, and the distance that 40 fathoms would give him from the land, he might have felt that there was no danger in continuing on the same track till midnight. The court, having called attention to such parts of this case as it considered open to comment, was not dis posed to regard the loss of the Child wickbury as arising from any grave OrniSSlJll or neglect of duty on the part of her master. With these obser rations the court returned Mr. Cowx his certificate. JAMES TRAILL, Stipeneiary Magistrate. We concur in this report. HY. Mums, Nautical Assessors. R. B. BAKER, 65 66 97 94 34 55 9 10 p 110 /20 1 2p 1 2p ;0 72 114 118 148 152 42 44 C 4 65 8 9 150 :53 3 4, CO 99i 9 e 5 l BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 66 68 st Bom.,Baroda,,tCen.ln. 100 102 103 ) gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. F shares lO ad 4p . 404 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 44 10 Do. Preference all 74 86 too Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- 100 et Calcutta &S. E., lira lOO st Jal.e Town & Dock, gu lOO 50 55 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 101 lt/3 3t East. Ben.4al, gu., sdo 100 101 IG3 st East ladiarr, gu. 5 p.c. 100 105 106 106 I 20 Do. J Extension et Grand Trunk ot Canada 100 18 20 181 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c all 85 88 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 57 69 WO Do. do deferred ail 50 54 100 Do. 2d Pr. Bonds., all 5 0 54 100 Do. do. deterred (00 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 37 40 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred at (it. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 106 107 106 20 o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 4 1 2.0 Do. New gua. sp. a 6 6 1 P at tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent at D 41 per cent lov 91 93 at Do 204 Great Wes. of Canada.. all 114 124 124 204 Do. New . .00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 all F 8 92 100 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 8 1 84 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 14 1 4 0 at :Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 102 103 at Do. 41 do lOO 92 94 at Do. 46 do lOO 85 90 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. all at N.lll.C'da,6pc lstpf.ba 10u 82 E 5 at Scinde ...... 100 99 101 at Do. Delhi 6. 20 Do. do t4 5 1 6 at Do. Puniaub.... P 100 98 59 99 at Do.lndus St.Flot 100 -- COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.J a.,t July 1877-z , 4 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.' 1 0 90 92 Di. sp. c. Mar. & Sept luu 90 92 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 731 9 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 104 106 Do.Apl.&001, 1890-1900 100 103 105 Do. do 1880-90 100 102 104 Do. Jan.&July, 1810-91 100 104 106 iO5 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and t 5 Oct., 11100 lOO 88 ?0 Ceylon, Nuv. 1868, 6 p., 100 100 102 Do. 1878, do. 100 lu4 106 Mauritius, 6p. a, 1873, Jan. and July Do. IN7B vo. 1882, May 15, Nov.rs 10J 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 108 Natal 'iov. 6 per cent lOO 96 100 N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.60u1) 100 90 112 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1870 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 ta 87 869 6 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 98 100 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0 sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c 100 92 PI 91 2 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c. 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1(0 106 108 Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 104 104 31 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. G old, lira. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 56 66 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 405 415 Drakewalls 2.1.0 6 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 18 20 201 East Caradon 2.14.6 5 6 51 East Carn Brea 3l 2 3 East Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.0 4 East Lovett 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8. 21 21 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. (56 5 6 4 Great L otey, limited., all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14.0 Great Wheal Busy... 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Heist , to 40 15 16 151 Grenville 8.18.0 11 14 Derod's Foot 8.10.0 30 32 Elingstou Downs ...... 5.10.6 21 01 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 2 4 Marke Valley 4.10.0 31 41 4 vlwyndy Iron Ore, lim 31 21 148 New Se ton - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 Providence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 24 26 I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 300 820 South Condurrow 3.2.0 11 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park 35.15.6 Tin Croft 9 1 2 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 9 10 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard it 12 i 4 West Chi verton ll 54 56 West Seton 471 115 125 Wheal Bassett !Mogan 51 65 75 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 18 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Scion -. Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 /REFERENCE SHARES. south Eastern (Reading Anne., £1.0.6), Ditto, Fixed 4 ) per cent., 90 ritAPERNNCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2dpf., 276 LINES LEASED /IT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent.. 112 Preston and Wyre, 42i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 84 G. eat Luxembourg, 114 Royal Swedish, South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151 FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 Dun Pedro, North Del Rey, 1 dis p•r St. John del Rey, 11w., 4:118 BANISs. Alliance, Urn., 18 lim., 11 City, 14; Imperial Ottoman, lim., 9} Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11m., 2i ; London Chartered Lana of Australia, 20 London and County, 64 3•f London Joint Stock, 42; 3f London and 11 estminster, 951 5 National Provincial of England. Ditto. d and 3d issue, 9 New South Wales, 446 Oriental BanK Corporation, 42 6 Union of Australia, 44 Union of London, 44 6 MISCELLANEOUE. Anglo-American Telegraph, Ha 1 Atlantic Telegraph, DR o, 8 per cant., 80 City of Moscow Gas, lim., 14; Co , i[mercial Union, Insurance. 5 (;redit r under of Engianii, lim .31 1 Fore-street Warehouse, Um., 121 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lund 2n, Jim.. 41 6 [Judson's Bay, International Financial Society, lira., 3 Nr.tional Discount uompany,' 148 Panama. New Zealand, and Aus. R. Mail, 7 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 631 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 181 TelegraphConstructlyn and Maintenance, lim., bid() (zl5), 136 Trust and Agency of Australasia, lim., Universal Nlarine. Insurance. Um., 2 f Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 74f The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.174 per £1 sterling. On omparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about the same price in London aid Paris. The coarse of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 109} per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation et gold from the United §tateil MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SOLICITOR'S CLERK CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A CONSTABLE.-Arthur White, of No. 56, Winchester-street, Pimlico, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and assaulting Police-constable Fish, 331 A. Fish said that about four o'clock that morning he was under the Opera Colonnade, in the Haymarket, there being a good many persons assembled in consequence of there having been a ball at her Majesty's Theatre, when the prisoner without saying a word to him came up and struck him in the face with his stick, and on turning round the prisoner struck him on the hat in the presence of Inspectors Silverton and Draper. The inspectors ad vised the prisoner to go away, but he refused, saying that he was a solicitor's clerk, and in consequence of his being drunk and causing a crowd he was obliged to lock him tp. The prisoner denied having anything to drink. He went into a tobacconist's, and gave half a crown to a "young person" to take for a cigar, and the "young person" re fused to give him any change. After staying half-an-hour he went up to a constable and told him to take the tobac conist into custody or summons him, or something else, and the constable at once told him (prisoner) that he was drunk, but he was not. Inspector Silverton corroborated the constable, and said the prisoner was drunk. The prisoner said he was not drunk, only excited, through being swindled at the tobacconist's. The charge against him by the police was trumped up, the constable being no doubt in league with the tobacconist. Inspector Silverton said the constable who was as saulted was not near the tobacconist's shop all the evening The prisoner here addressed the inspector in a very insulting wanner, for which he was rebuked by the magis trate. Mr. Knox said the police had no right to interfere under such circumstances, as the prisoner had mentioned ; and if they kept beck his change he ought to go to the county court. The chances were, that if the constable had inter fered he would have been turned out of the force. After some difference of opinion with one constable the prisoner had gone to the Opera Colonnade, and, without rhyme or reason, struck a constable who was in the performance of his duty in the face with his cane. He should fine the prisoner £5, and if there had been any marks of violence on the constable he would have sent the prisoner at once t o the treadmill. MORE HORSE CRUELTY.—John Lee, carman to a coal merchant named Griffin, at Kensington-basin, was charged by the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals with cruelty to a horse. Simeon Snell, officer of the society, saw the defendant yesterday in Burlington-gardens driving three horses at tached to a coal-waggon containing four tons of coals. Noticing that the chain horse was going excessively lame, he examined it, and found that there was a discharge just above the hoof of the hind leg, and that it could scarcely put the foot to the ground. On telling the defendant that the htnao was not fit for work, he said he had merely used it as the roads were bad, and that he was aware the horse was lame, and had been so for some time. He then took it out on his own responsibility. Mr. Knox took the defendant's own recognizance to ap pear again, and ordered a summons against the owner of the horse. THAMES. FURIOUS DRIVING— SERIOUS ACCIDENT.— George Tasker, carman, in the employ of Mr. James Stiff, of the Pottery, High-street, Lambeth, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with furiously and recklessly driving a horse and van, damaging the cab, No. 4,147, and seriously injuring Thomas Chapman, a cab driver. Last night a few minutes before 12 o'clock Chapman was driving his cab at s moderate pace along the Com mercial-road, and was about to turn into Sutton-street in a southerly direction, when the prisoner, who was the worse for liquor, and was driving a horse and van along the stone tramway at a furious and reckless pace, came in contact with the cab, cut both wheels off, and overturned it. The driver was thrown down and stunned, and the cab was a complete wreck. The prisoner drove on as if nothing had happened. Ile was pursued by police-sergeant Freeston, 58 K, who topic him into custody. Freeston said the prisoner was most decidedly to blame, and was the worse for liquor. Mr. Partridge—is compensation asked for ? A good deal of damage has been done. The complainant—No, sir, my master will bring his action. Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 40s. for furious driving, which ho paid. WESTMINSTER. ALLEGED SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY.—John Searle, a youth about 17 years of age, was charged with robbing his em ployer in a very systematic manner. M. La Mar, wine merchant, 151, Lower Belgrave-place, Pimlico, said that the prisoner hod been in his service. On Tuesday last prosecutor was informed that the pri soner had robbed him of a gallon of brandy, and given it to the dustman. He asked prisoner what had become of the jar in which he had heard the brandy had been taken away, when he replied ho knew nothing about it. Being unable to get any satisfactory answer, prosecutor sent him away. The dustman afterwards came and told prosecutor something, and prisoner was given in charge. Upwards of three gallons of brandy had been stolen. John Leather said the prisoner filled the jar, which was put on one side till the dustman came, when he took it away in his basket. J. Clark, 144 B, said when he took the prisoner into cus tody he denied the charge, and said Leather made up the story to get himself taken back, he having been discharged At the same time as prisoner. Prisoner repeated his denial of the charge. He was remanded for the attendance of the dustman. THE WARDMOTE ELECTIONS—This Day. The annual election of Common Councilmen, for the dif ferent wards of the city, took place to-day, and although a t number of new candidates have announced themsel Yes i is expected, but trifling alterations will be made to those w ho have represented the wards during the last year. ALDGATE.— In this Ward there will probably be a poll as Mr. W. Baglehole, of Billi ter-street, offers himself as a candidate. BISHOPSGATE.—In addition to the present members, all of whom have received Precinct returns, Mr. George Richardson again solicits the suffrages of this Ward. CASTLE BAYNARD.—Mr. George Webb retires, having become disqualified in consequence of removal from the Ward; and Mr. S. C. Hadley, a former member, seeks to fill the vacancy thus created. FARRINGDON WITHOUT.—There are two vacancies in this Ward, consequent upon the disqualification of Mr. Deputy Scamell and the retirement of Mr. James Ander ton. To fill those vacancies, Mr. Howell has been re turned by the Precinct of St. Sepulchre, and Mr. Wil loughby by the Precinct of St. Martin, Ludgate. Mr. W. H. Bonnewell is also a candidate. No change is likely to take place in the following Wards: —Aldersgate, Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bread-street, Bridge, Broad-street, Cheap, Coleman-street, Cordwainer, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Langbourn, Lime-street, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Tower, Vintry, and Wallbrook. Mr Grant-Duff, M.P., and Mr. Grote, the his torian of Greece, were nominated for the rectorship of Aberdeen University at a general meeting of students. On a division being taken in mass there was a majority in favour of Mr. Grant-Duff. The election, however, is de cided not by a numerical majority, but by the majority of "nations." There are four nations, viz.—Angus, Buchan, Mar, and Moray. In :case of an equality of votes, the casting vote devolves upon the Chancellor of the Univer sity, the Duke of Richmond. The election Was place to-day, the 21st inst. I:7i 164 151 119 IF/ 194 8t 24 .24j f 1211- 21 If 8f THE MEXtuAN QUESTION. The following diplomatic correspondence between the American and French Governments relative to the occupation of Mexico has been laid before the United States' Congress. Under date of Nov. 8 Mr. Bigelow wrote to Mr. Seward, stating the French Government had altered its programme, and would not begin to remove any of its forces in Mexico before the spring, and gave as a reason the action of Government. In an interview accorded to Mr. Bigelow the Emperor of the French stated, however, that he would not give another man nor another dollar to Maximilian. Thus reassured partially, Mr. Bigelow withdrew, giving the Emperor to understand that his embar rassment would be removed. Next day, Nov. 9, Mr. Seward transmitted to Mr. Bigelow a copy of his instructions to Minister Campbell, for the infor mation of the French Government, even to the read ing of the despatch if required. About two weeks later, Nov. 22, the Secretary of War was officially in formed of the existing state of affairs, and requested to give such instructions t 3 the forces on the Rio Grande as might be deemed expedient. Next day (Nov. 23) Mr. Campbell was informed of the state of affairs, and on the same day the famous cable despatch, which excited so much curiosity and comment at the time, was sent to Mr. Bigelow. Its supposed vast importance, and . its great length— being the longest despatch ever,sent over the cable —made every one anxious to know what new trouble was arising. This despatch is as follows : " Ma. SEWARD TO MR. BIGELOW. " Department of State, Washington, Nov. 23. " Sir,—Your despatch of the Bth of November (No. 384) in regard to Mexico is received. Your proceedings in your interview with M. Moustier and also your proceedings in your interview with the Emperor are entirely approved. Say to M. Moustier that this Government is surprised and affected with deep concern by the announcement now made for the first time that the promised recall of one detach ment of the French troops from Mexico in Novem ber current has been postponed by the Emperor. The embarrassment thus produced is immeasurably increased by the circumstance that this proceeding of the Emperor has been taken without conference with and even without notice to the United States. This Government has not in any way afforded rein forcements to the Mexicans, as the Emperor seems to assume, and it has known nothing at all of his countermanding instructions to Marshal Bazaine, of which the Emperor speaks. We consult only official communications to ascertain the purposes and reso lutions of France, as we make our own purposes and resolutions known only in the same manner when she is concerned. lam not prepared to say, and it is now unnecessary to discuss, whether the President could or could not have agreed to the Emperor's proposed delay, if he had been season ably consulted and if the proposition had been then put, as the proceeding is now, upon the ground of military considerations alone, and if it had been marked with the customary manifestation of regard to the interests and feelings of the United States. But the Emperor's decision to modify the existing arrangement without any understanding with the United States, so as to leave the whole French army in Mexico for the present, instead of withdrawing one detachment in November current, as promised, is now found in every way inconvenient and excep tionable. We cannot acquiesce, first, because the term next spring,' as appointed for the entire eva cuation, is indefinite and vague ; second, because we have no authority for stating to Congress and to the American people that we have now a better guaran tee for the withdrawal of the whole expeditionary force in the spring than we have heretofore had for the withdrawal of a part in November ; third, in full reliance upon at least a literal performance of the Emperor's existing agreement, we have taken measures, while facilitating the anticipated French evacuation, to co-operate with the Republican Go vernment of Mexico for promoting the pacification of that country, and for the early and complete re storation of the proper constitutional authority of that Government. As a part of those measures, Mr. Campbell, our newly-appointed Minister, at tended by Lieut.-Gen. Sherman, has been sent to Mexico, in order to confer with President Juarez on the subjects which are deeply interesting to the United States, and of vital importance to Mexico. Our policy and measures, thus adopted in full re liance upon the anticipated beginning o f the eva cuation of Mexico, were p r o m ptly made known to the French Legation here, and doubtless you have already executed your instructions, by . making them known to the Emperor's Government in Paris. The Emperor will perceive that we cannot now recall Mr. Campbell ; nor can we modify the instructions under which he is expected to treat, and under which he may even now be treating with the Republican Go vernment of Mexico. That Government will, of course, most earnestly desire and confidently expect an early and entire discontinuation of foreign hos tile occupation. You will, therefore, state to the Emperor's Government that the President sincerely hopes and expects that the evacuation of Mexico will be carried into effect with such conformity to the existing agreement as the inoportune complica tion which calls for this despatch shall allow. Mr. Campbell will be advised of that complication. In structions will be issued to the United States mili tary forces of observation to await in every case special directions from the President. This will be done with a confident expectation that the telegraph or the mail may seasonably bring us a satisfactory resolution from the Emperor in reply to this note. You will assure the French Government that the United States, while they seek the relief of Mexico, desire nothing more earnestly than to preserve peace and friendship with France ; nor does the President allow himself to doubt that what has been determined in France, most inauspiciously, as we think, has been decided upon inadvertently without full reflection upon the embarrassment it must pro duce here, and without any design to retain the French expeditionary forces in Mexico beyond the full period of 18 months, originally stipulated for the complete evacuation. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "WILLIAM H. SEWARD. " To John Bigelow, Esq., &c., Paris." The following despatches aro also published in the New York press : Washington, Dec. 6. " A cable despatch was received yesterday from Mr. Bigelow, which has convinced the Government of the good faith of the French Emperor. The late change of plan which has excited our suspicion arose solely from military reasons, and the Emperor has distinctly specified the time when his army will embark to the last man. The Emperor further expresses his satisfaction at the mission to Mexico by our Government, and proposes cordially to co operate in promoting the. restoration of the Repub lican Government. His Majesty sugg es t s as th e shortest road to a solution that an election shall be brought about by the joint influence of the United States and France without any dict a ti on a s to the choice of candidates ; but h e thi n k s it w ill devolve on the United States to maintain the Government thus created. This desp a t c h h as re moved appre hensions of any further misunderstanding with France." " Washington, Friday; Dec. 7. " Mr. Bigelow's reply to Mr. S e ward's cipher des patch was received on Tuesday morning , and this is the whole of it nearly : " In answer to :a verbal c ommunication, the Minister of Foreign-Affairs, M. Moustier, writes me to-day that France has not changed her resolu tion, but that upon milita r y considerations she has deemed it expedient to substitute one comprehensiv e evacua ti o n for an evacuation in separate parts. All the French troops will leave Mexico in the month of March." DESPATCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.--SOUTH AMPTON, Thursday.—The Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steam-ship Nyanza, Captain Weeks, sailed to-day with mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India (except Bombay), China, Mauritius, Austra- Ea, and New Zealand. She took out 71 first and 25 second class passengers, and a general cargo on freight, including specie, &c., value .£6,66-1 11s. 6d. The mails taken out by the Nyanza amounted to 1,021 boxes and 17 bags ; they measured 33 tons, and weighed 43 tons. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXT UR FN FOR 17;;;7. 'JAN UAh.Y. nineliestur . FEBR 'ARY. Lincoln Spring Harrow , MA Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring, l2 West Drayton l9 Bromley Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Elinburg . h Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh Chester (continued) 1 York Spring 7 Salisbury Doncaster Spring Bath Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odihain l7 Bibury Club lB Carlisle Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading .... 9 Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham July NOV. Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury Goodwood (continued) 1 Ripon Brighton Brighton Club 8 Lewes Egham Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford Hastings .....,. 20 SEPT 'Warwick Margate Curragh Leicester Abingdon Doncaster Northampton Autumn. 1 Edinburgh Autumn 2 Newmarket 2d October 7 Cheltenham l5 Nottingham . 26 Derby . 28 CH. Epsom Spring 2ei Lewes Sp r i ng Croton Park 2B 2:1 Thirsk ........... ......... 11 Durham ............... 22 Newmarket Ist Spring.. `42 Catteriek .................. 25 Chester ..................... 30 'ST Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton Croydon NE. I Stockbridge' l3 Chelmsford INewcastle •• 25 Curragh I Worcester Summer 27 Ipswich 27 LY. Down Royal Corporate l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Gaodwood MBE R. Leamington Hunt York August 2l Dover 22 \Vest Drayton 22 Plymouth Canterbury Lichfield Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridge MBER. Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 Walsall 25 BER. OCT , Curragh Newmarket Houghton Worcester Autumn STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. JANUARY. Manchester 1 FEBRUARY. Carmarthen 5 Harrow Spring Birmingham l2 Derby Windsor MARCH. Liverp00l Spring Grand Military Chertsey Malton ..... 13 York l7 Sovenoaks 25 ,IL. Kildare Hunt COURS ING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. DECEMBER. Name. Judge. Days of Running Amicable Club, Ashdown Pk Mr. Warwick Ludham, Norfolk Mr. Spafford Ince Blundell, Lancashire - Aston, Cheshire Mr. Warwick Corrio, Lockerbie JANUARY, 1867. Huntingdon Club Mr. Warwick l, 2, Lincolnshire, Holbeach Mr. Spafford Coole, co. Cork (Open) Third S. Lancashire, (South port (Open) Mr. Westropp 9, 10, 11 Spelthorne Club Mr. Warwick 9, 10, 11 MARKETS.—This day. MARK LANE. Scarcely any English wheat was received fresh up to to our market to-day. There was, however, very little activity in the trade. Nevertheless Monday's prices were well supported. The market was fairly supplied with foreign wheat. Choice samples were in steady request at full quotations ; otherwise the trade was heavy. Floating cargoes of grain were firm in price, but the demand for them was by no means active. Barley was quiet at late rates. In malt a moderate business was passing at full curren cies. Fine oats changed hands at quite previous quotations, but inferior samples were easier to purchase. Beans and peas were dull at late rates. Flour was firm on former terms. The new corn exchange will be opened for business on Monday, but the old market will be closed. The former will not be opened on Wednesday next. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 320 1,590 1,310 10 1,250 Irish Foreign 35,380 :4,850 45,760 6,740 sacks brls NEWGATE AND LEADENBALL. There is a steady demand for nearly all kinds of meat, and prices are well supported. The supply is very large, and the quality generally is good. Per 81b by the carcase. Inferior beef sd s d 4 414 Middling do. 4 0 4 4 Prime large do 4 6 4 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Veal 4 4 5 4 edB d Inferior mtaton 3 6 4 2 Middling mutton 4 4 4 10 Prime do 5 0 5 2 Large pork 3 4 4 0 Small pork. 4 2 4 8 id to Os 0.1 Lamb. Os 0; BOROUGH HOP. The trade for fine hops is very firm, and late rates are fully supported. Medium qualities have changed hands to a fair extent, at quite late rates. The continental markets are steady, at improving prices. Mid and East Keats l6Bs to 231 s pe r c w t. Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings 2oss to 1508 COLONIAL. TEA.—Busiaess remains very dull, and prices generally are unaltt red. SUGAII.—A good business has been done in West India, and at fully previous rates. Refined goods, however, are only in moderate request, without any change to report in quotations. COFFEE.—The 'public sales which were to have taken place yesterday were postponed till to-day, owing to the foggy weather. Prices, however, remain without material alteration. RICE.—A moderate amount of business has been done in cleaned descriptions, at full values. Corrox.—Market is firm, but less active. At sale 821 bales West India, 150 sold—Trinidad llid. to 151 d., Grenada locl., St. Vincent's 14d., Portogtico 15d., St. Kitt's 15id. to 18d., fine 21d. to 24d., Antigua 14/d to 15d., and Belize 15d. 8 bales Sydney sold, 13Id. GREEN FRUlT.—Demand for all kinds continues good ; some cargoes of oranges from St. Michael, Terceira, Fayal, Lisbon, Vallencia, sold by Keeling and Hunt at publio sale, went at prices equal to the average of last week. Messina lemons without alteration. Nuts of every descrip tion have a ready sale. Some Seville sours have arrived. TALLOW steady, without change ; spot 445. 9d., and to Mnrch 455. to 455. 6d. Subjoined is Messrs. Oulverwell, Brooks, and Co.'s re sult of the hide sales :—East India; Ox and cow—Calcutta were in good request, at an almost general advance of id. per lb. The analysis of the sales is 78,231 Calcutta new parcels, and 26,307 brought forward from former sales—in all 104,538 hides, of which 84,200 were sold. East India buffalo found buyers at fully last sale's prices. Australian salted hides were dull of sale. Mauritius drysalted sold fairly. Mimosa bark was in but moderate request. Bank o f England Returns.•-Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to tl cap. 32, for the week ending I ISSUE DET he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 1866. ARTMEST. Governint. Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Notes issued .....£32,699,545 £32,699,545 BANKING D: Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 8,070,235 Other Deposits 18,181,0 96 Seven Day and other bills 490,827 £44,551,65 3 Bullion Silver Bullion .... 17,699,545 £32,699,545 PARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) £13,011,222 Other Securities.. 19,825,202 Notes ............... 10,599,060 Gold and Silver Coin ......... 1,116,169 444,551,663 THE " IMPERIAL SPEAKER" is the title of a new cheap publication, which contains a variety of choice ex tracts from the most celebrated authors. The first part is a very attractive ono, and we have no hesitation in saying that the best penny readings for the people will be found in the Imperial Speaker. UST. r.►.." (1~l iS'• aston id his l head nd to 3s the 3cl in =toss no ble rhilst lord but, ; earl join )aess L has s will i been abull. r o for dace. Lo deco- Ogg , cora" ; tii° acter se, at ill be F , 11° fair s —is R , of hte rine" a de" • the Aber Y for I to en ° still o be Share 20 st st 100