The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-12 00:00:00

Her Majesty's Ship Minotaur. The iron frigate Minotaur, 6,621 tons, 1,250 horse power, Master F. Inglis, under the command pro tern. of Capt. F. A. He rbert, and manned b y the crew of the Royal Sovereign, with supernumeraries from the Steam Reserve, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday afternoon, and anchored at Spit head, where she will take in her ammunition and be swung to ascertain the deviation of her compass prior to starting for Portland on her trials of com petitive 12-ton broadside gun carriages. The trials will be under the direction and superintendence of Capt. A. C. Key, C. 8., commanding the gunnery ship Excellent. Portland Roads will be made the anchorage ground on her return from each day's trial until their conclusion, when she will return to Spithead and await further orders from the Admi ralty. The trials were originally intended to have been made with four carriages and slides ; but one, designed by Sir W. Armstrong, not having been yet received from Elswick, they will be confined to the following three . 1. The Admi ra lty woo d en pattern carriage and slide, fitted with eccentric rollers and other improve ments suggested by Capt. Key. The training gear is that of Mr. Cunningham (" Patent topsail Cunning ham," as he is termed in the navy), and is precisely similar in every respect to the training gear fitted to the 12-ton broadside gun-carriage on board the Excellent, where it is spoken of as the most simple and yet efficient means of training heavy guns yet devised. It consists of a single port chain made fast on each side of the rear end of the slide, and leading thence by two single blocks on each side of the gun and its carriage, by the waterways to a crab winch fixed on the deck, entirely out of the way of the guns crew in working their and also fromits position not gun in rapid firing, liable to injury from concussion on the ship's side being struck by an enemy's shot. The weight of the carriage is 39 cwt. 2 qrs. 4 lb. ; the weight of the slide, 38 cwt. 2 qrs. 81b.—total weight of carriage and slide, 78 cwt. 0 qrs. 12 lb. The principal, or, perhaps, more correctly speak ing, the only recommendation this carriage possesses is its antiquity. Its objectionable features are the absence of an easily-worked running in and out gear, and the presence of all the inherent defects and weaknesses of a wooden gun-carriage when ap plied to mounting ord nance o f suc h excep ti ona l weight as guns of 13 tons. Captain Key's improve ments have, however, so effectually reformed the character and power of the carriage and its slide that it will now act as a most excellent test for com parison with the results obtained by the new pattern iron carriages and their slides. 2. The Woolwich Arsenal, or Colonel Shaw's iron carriage and slide. The carriage bas single sides, strengthened with its iron framing. The com pressor is a large iron clamp athwart the bottom of the carriage, and grasping the flanges of the slide. The gun's running in and out gear is a flat endless chain, working over tooth-wheels at each end of the slide, worked by small hand-wheel levers at the rear of the slide. The slide is constructed of double T-iron. The training gear has been fitted under the superintendence of Mr. W. Lynn, assistant to Mr. Murray, the Superintending Engineer of Ports mouth dockyard. It consists of a cast-iron bracket fitted with a chain pinion, and fixed on the ship's Bide midway between the gunports. Upon the under side of the deck, directly below this bracket, between the ship's beams, a traverse piece of shaft ing is fixed, having a chain wheel on one end and a bevil wheel on the other, the motion to the shafting being given by means of an end less chain between the chain wheels on the bracket on the gun-deck and the similar wheel on the transverse shafting below. The bevil wheel at the other or inner end of the transverse shafting gears with a similar wheel upon a short upright spindle which passes through the deck, and there is capped by a small chain wheel. Round this wheel an endless chain passes, a tt ac h e d t o the slide of the gun-carriage, and to a single block on the opposite side of the carriage. The weight of the carriage is 34 cwt. 0 qrs. 21b. ; the weight of the slide, 43 cwt. 3 qrs. 181 b. ; total weight, 77 cwt. 3 qrs. 201 b. The main features of recommendation of this carriage and slide are lightness combined with strength, the acknowledzed correctness of the principle on which it has beenbuilt, and the ease with which all its parts eon be got at and repaired in the event of temporary injury during action without the delay of dismount ing the gen. Its features of weakness arc—a pos sible too great lightness of metal to stand without damage the shock from the discharge of a 12-ton rifled gun, a faulty application of the compressors, and an absolute want of leverage power over the running in and out gear from a want of larger pinions and lever wheels. All this would be reme dial in another carriage built on the same principle. 3. Iron carriage and slide designed by and made under the superintendence of Commander Scott, her Majesty's ship Research. This carriage has double, , or box girder, sides of immense strength, and is filled in with wood to absorb the vibration of the iron if struck by the enemy's shot. The gun is run in and out by endless chains, similar to Colonel Shaw's carriage, worked by powerful pinions and band-wheel levers, holding great control over the gun. The compressors are composed of three tapered balks of timber lying parallel with each other in the bed of the slide. From the bottom of the carriage four iron plates descend and fit in between these balks ; through the sides of the carriage and through the upper edges of these plates are fixed right and left-handed screw levers, worked by wheel levers on each side, the whole forming a fourfold com pressor of tremendous power. The slide is of equal strength and massiveness with the carriage. It is built on the box-girder principle, and traverses on raised metal racers, with hollow-soled trucks on Colonel Colquhoun's plan. The training gear forms part of the carriage and slide ; a longitudinal shaft running under the slide is fitted with pinions at either end, and works in a rack- way upon the deck next the fore-and-after racers. The gun runs in and out and trains, apparently, with great faci lity. Another means of training is fitted to this gun, which, h owever, i s on l y a copy of Mr. Cun ningham's plan. The weight of the carriage is 2 tons G cwt., and of the slide 3 tons 12 cwt., giving a total weight of 5 tons 18 cwt. The chief apparent r ecommendations of Comman der Scott's carriage and slide are the ease with which a ll its parts can be worked, and its evident ability to carry its gun and withsta n d t h e shock of its dis charge. Its objectionable features inwitesipgret of sen t form are its evident cost of manufacture, weight metal, and the objectionable metal rackway laid dow n on the ship's deck next to the raised metal races. All these objections arc, of course, removable in any second carriage and slide made on the same plan. The forthcoming trials on board the Minotaur are of the highest importance. If our ironclads can, by the mechanical aid of improved carriages carry guns of 12-tons' weight on their broadsides, they will not only do what the ships of no other naval Power have yet attempted, but also what some of the most distinguished officers in the American navy have lust declared, as the result of theirrecent experience, to be altogether impracticable. In the " Report of the Secretary of the United States Navy in relation to Armoured Vessels," printed by order of Con gress, and containing all the official reports and documents on the subject received by Mr. Gideon Welles up to March 30,1861, Rear-Admiral Golds worthy, the officer quoted, says in his " Opinion of Ironclads," sent to Mr. Secretary Welles, and dated March 24, 1864 " According to my impressions, a gun of 12,0001 b., fired with a normal charge of 211 b of pow der, is about the heaviest that can be used to advan tage i n the broadside part of any vessel whatever." Aft er recommending that a gun of thi s weight should be made and fully tested and r e p orted on, the Rear-Admiral adds : .... " I am fully aware that the New Ironsides has now on board still heavier guns and of larger calibre, carried broadside-wise—guns of 16,0001 b. in weight and 11 inches in calibre—but I am not aware that either they or their carriages, which occupy una voidably so much space, have been subjected con tinuously, in action or at sea, to the effect of the use of solid shot, with charges of powder approach ing one-fourth the weight of the projectiles. The test, no doubt, would prove palpably excessive in many respects. In all the actions of. this vessel off Charleston, the rule with her, as I understand, was loaded shells with corresponding charges ; and if she ever has resorted to solid shot with a large in crease of charge, I am uninformed of the fact." Our own opinion on this subject is very well ex pressed by Capt. A. C. Key, in his official Report to the Admiralty on the smooth water trials conducted by him of the turrets and guns of the Royal Sove reign, and dated July 11, 1865. Capt. Key says, at page 3 of his Report : No practical reasons exist why a heavy gun should not be worked on a broadside with the same security as in a turret, and I am satisfied that there is no difference in this respect." Captain Key at the time was writing of 12-ton guns, and he here appears to accept this as the maxi mum weight of the gun to be fought through a ship's broadside port—that is a gun weighing 26,8801 b., in contradistinction to Admiral Goldsworthy's opi nion that 12,0001 b. must be the maximum weight. The American Admtral, no doubt, meant his gun to be fought under extreme conditions of weather and the ship's motion, and, unless the Minotaur be, subjected to these conditions during her trials of these new iron carriages, her cruise will prove value less, and American opinion, in the main, be found correct. Whatever may be the final results of the apparently interminable "Battle of the Guns," the Admiralty by their selection of the 12-ton coil-built gun have made that weapon, for the present, the maximum of size and calibre for the broadside armament of the ironclad ships of her Majesty's navy, should the Minotaur cruise prove the sound ness of Capt. Key's opinion. In their incomplete state, as smoothbores of 10 5-inch calibre, five of these guns have been now for some time in the tur rets of the Royal Sovereign, four in those of the Scor pion, three on board the Minotaur for trials of car riages, and there are also understood to be some where about 200 more at Woolwich waiting the 9-inch rifled steel tubes with which it has been de termined to fit them. One rifled gun of the same weight, imperfect however in some part of its bore, is also on board the gunnery ship Excellent for drill purposes. When a sufficient number of the guns at Woolwich have received their steel tubes they will be exchanged for their smoothbore brethren at pre sent on board the Royal Sovereign, Scorpion, and Minotaur, and the formal entry of the gun as part armament of her Majesty's navy may then be con sidered to have been effected. Turret ships, such as we have even at present, can certainly carry and work a much heavier gun than one of 12 tons, and will doubtless receive them when we can procure them. Our present difficulty lies in providing car riages fitted withsuch mechanical aids as shall enable us to mount and fight such guns efficiently through broadside ports, and to meet this several inventors have come forward with carriages and their slides, and gear for running the gun in and out under suf ficient control and all the conditions of the ship's movements at sea, for training quickly and steadily to any given angle, and for elevation, depression, &c. Preliminary trials have been made with both iron and modern carriages on board the Research and Minotaur, and valuable data have been deduced ; but the first of a series of really comprehensive, com petitive trials will commence on board the Minotaur, under Capt. Key's direction, during the present week, in the generally rough waters off the Bill of Portland. The Insurrection in Jamaica. MEETING AT LIVERPOOL. A town's meeting was held in St. George's Hall, Liverpool, yesterday, convened by the mayor in ac cordance with a requisition, to express the opinion of the inhabitants with regard to the recent negro in surrection in Jamaica, and the conduct of Governor Eyre. The Mayor (Mr. J. Farnworth) presided. The CHAIRMAN said the requisition which the meeting had heard read spoke for itself. He was quite aware that upon this subject a great diversity of opinion existed ; and, perhaps, if he had been allowed to have his own way, that meeting would not have been called. (Hear, hear.) He himself would not express an opinion on this important subject. Representations had been made to the Government, and the Government had already stated that the most strict and searching inquiry, not only as to the rebellion itself, but as to the man ner in which it was suppressed, would be instituted, and he was sure that any discussion which might arise would be of the most moderate and Christian like descrif.tion. They must all admit that a great rebellion—a rebellion which seemed to have been promoted by great malice—had broken out in Ja maica, and that a great number of lives had been lost. (Interruption.) The Government had stated that an inquiry of the most strict character would be instituted as to the means taken to suppress the outbreak, and he thought they would all agree with him that what might be done that day should he done more with the intention of assisting the Go vernment than of complaining of what had been al ready done. They were met neither on the one hand to condemn the Government of Jamaica, nor to say on the other hand that the rebellion had been brought about without sufficient cause. The Rev.. Canon APNEILE moved the following resolution :—" That we, the inhabitants of Liver pool, in public meeting assembled for the purpose of urging upon her Majesty's Government the ap pointment of a commission to inquire into the causes of the late insurrection in the eastern part of Jamaica, and whether the means by which it has been suppresped have or have not been in violation of the constitution, have heard with much satisfac tion that such a commission has been appointed, and trust that its investigations will prove searching and effective." Their object in view from the first, in calling this meeting, had been a mode rate one—not to prejudge, but to inquire. (Hear.) The reason which the mayor had assigned for not approving of the meeting was one of the reasons which he (Canon M'Neile) thought to be good for approving of it, namely, that there existed a great variety of opinion. It was difficult even to state the case without exciting that diversity of opinion, but he believed that something had occurred which they all agreed in thinking and feeling to be very distressing. A collision had taken place between the inhabitants of a district in Jamaica and the go verning authorities of the island ; extreme violence had been used ; many valuable lives lost ; martial law proclaimed ; and military executions had fol lowed. This much was admitted, and this much seemed to him quite sufficient to justify them in en deavouring to ascertain, as far and as accurately as possible, what had led to these disastrous events. He had been asked why an inquiry should take place in this case any more than in the Indian mutiny. But the cases were not parallel. In the Indian mutiny they were kept on self-defence for a long time by an open declaration of war against retaliation the authoriti es, and b efore the t i de turned so that cn could o i u n l t d e l t li a g k e e n p c e l a . c e n they e were oth i e n r p case e s s t i o h n of uui e offence and the retaliation were reported by the same mail. The locality, too, of Jamaica was pecu liar; there were no special. " newspaper correspon dents" there when the disturbances occurred ; and in the absence of reliable info • rmatio n we naturally turned to our own Government, who had the power of ascertaining, by a grave judicial - • inquiry, what actually had taken place. The statements as to the origin of the rebellion were extremely contra dictory. One authority, for instance, had said that for the last eight years, all had been going to ruin on the island ; while another stated that, in 1862, the governor found 456,000 negroes in full pros perity. (Hear, hear.) Hence the necessity for in quiry. Perhaps, if they went back a littlefurther into the antecedents of the island they might find some of the roots of the causes that had led to the pre sent outbreak. When this great country broke the chain of slavery in the West Indian colonies, and paid the money for compensation, she thought she had done all, and she did no more. The prophets of the evils that would result from emancipation took no step to prevent the evils which they had foretold, and the prophets of good took no adequate steps to secure the benefits which they anticipated, and, therefore, both were to blame. (Hear, hear.) Ile felt persuaded that meeting would unite with him in the declaration that no d a equate steps were taken by either party to render liberty a real blessing to the negro.. (Cheers.) Further still, the greater part of the proprietors of West India plantations were deeply THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 180. mortgaged, and a very large proportion of the com pensation money instead of going to them went to the mortgagees, who were resident in England, and the proprietors were left in a state of pauperism. The speaker cited a case where five estates had been preserved in cultivation by the energy and expendi ture of the landlords, but where 15 had been allowed to go out of cultivation in consequence of the pauper ised condition of the proprietors, and as had been forcibly said—" the bush had been made to grow up between the negro and civilisation." Having re commended an Incumbered Estates Court system for the island of Jamaica, the rev. doctor concluded by expressing a hope that in this case, as in most events of an apparently disastrous nature, " good would come out of evil." (Cheers.) Mr. J. CROPPER felt very deeply and deplored very sincerely the state of things in Jamaica, not on account of the island itself, but on account of the freedmen inAmerica. America was watching us very closely, to see what we would do. We boasted of the great things we 'did in emancipating the slaves, and it was our duty to carry out and accomplish the great work of our fathers. In conclusion, he cor dially seconded the resolution so ably and satisfac torily proposed by the Rev. Canon M‘Neile. Mr. E. LAWRENCE (ex -Mayor) supported the re solution. Mr. F. SHAND proposed the following amendment " That this meeting, while deeply deploring the late rebellion in Jamaica with its consequences, and de siring the fullest inquiry into the circumstances, consider that the mode of conducting such inquiry is best left in the hands of her Majesty's Govern ment." Mr. Shand said he thought his resolution, being briefer and to the same purpose as the original resolution, it would be more appropriate to the oc casion. The proceedings of the meeting had taken a different course from what he had anticipated, and he was glad to find that there would not be, as he feared, any attempt to prejudge the case. Amidst considerable confusion Mr. Shand handed his amend ment to the Mayor. Mr. B. HALL seconded the resolution, and said he had no wish to prejudge the case on either side; but having been personally connected with Jamaica for 30 years, and having travelled there last year, he would tell them something of the real condition of that island, and of the black population. Here the speaker was so violently interrupted that, after vain attempts to make himself heard, he retired, and Mr. Shand then withdrew the amendment, amidst loud cheers and hisses. The MAYOR then put the original resolution, which was carried nem con. The Rev. W. M. TAYLOR moved—" That the Mayor be respectfully requested to forward a copy of the resolution now adopted to the Right Hon. Earl Russell." The rev. gentleman thought that the only matters to which they should direct attention were the appointment of a commission, and the powers with which that commission would be armed. He urged that the gentlemen forming the commis sion should be well qualified by intelligence and po sition to act—that they should be gentlemen of per fect independence, who had no preconceivedopinions on the subject, and as far as possible removed from being partisans. They wanted a searching, patient, and impartial investigation, and the commission should be empowered to investigate all matters, long antecedent to the outbreak, which might bear upon the question. Mr. Councillor CIIILTON seconded the motion, remarking that a searching inquiry was alike due to Governor Eyre and the Government of this country. The motion was carried. bate, that the case that was submitted to the At torney and Solicitor-General, and upon which their opinion with reference to the illegality of the pro posed change in the constitution of the Commission of Sewers was founded, was got up either by him self or by some other member of the commission, and was not fairly and truthfully stated. He said he thanked God that he could state that he had never seen the case until the opinion was given, and that it was prepared by their solicitor upon his own respon sibility, and under the instructions that were given him. He then proceeded to reply seriatim to the different charges that had been brought against the commission, and contended that nothing had been shown that would justify any candid or reasonable person in coming to any other conclusion than that the Commissioners of Sewers, whether with refer ence to cleansing the streets, to public improve ments, or any other of the important 'subjects en trusted to them, had performed the duty zealously and to the best of their ability, and that there were no just grounds of complaint against them. (Hear.) He had had the honour of being elected chairman of the commission, but if the object that was sought to be attained was that he should be re moved from that office—and he really could hardly imagine what was the precise object some of the parties who had taken an active part in the present movement had in view—all he could say was that he was quite ready to resign that office at any time when he should be called upon to do so, and the only result would be that he would be able to de vote a great deal of time to his own private pur poses which was now occupied in the public inte rest. Mr. De Jersey. then referred to the various acts of Parliament under which the Commission of Sewers exercised its powers, and expressed his opi nion that the court would be acting in contraven tion of these acts of Parliament, and particularly of the one passed in 1848, if they agreed to a motion like the present, and that it would have a most mis chievous and injurious effect in their relations with Parliament and the Government. Mr. RUDKIN then briefly replied, urging that the court had full powers to take the course that was suggested, and he expressed his opinion that instead of such a proceeding being likely to be attended with evil consequences to the corporation, it would be the commencement of a new and vigorous life. The question was then put, and the Lord Mayor declared the amendment to be carried. A division was demanded, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it 7O-12 The announcement was received with loud cheers. Mr. MEDWIN was then about to propose another amendment, it being half-past 4 o'clock, and there were loud cries of " adjourn." Mr. MAYNARD moved that the court do now ad journ. The motion was put to the show of hands and declared to be carried. A division was, however, called for, and there appeared— For the adjournment Bl Against it 66-15 The court consequently at once adjourned amid a scene of great confusion. Public Debt of the United states. - .11.-- The following progressive statement of the public debt is at once valuable and instructive : Outstanding March 4, 1861 568,527,686 09 ~ June 30, 1861 77 June 30, 1862 77 June 30, 1863 „ June 30, 1864 4740,690,492 55 „ July 31, 1865 „ Aug. 31, 1865 „ Sept. 30, 1865 Oct. 31, 1865 . . It will be seen by the above table that the debt reached its highest point in the latter end of July last ; since then it has steadily moved downward, and must continue to move downward until the burden is entirely removed, which cannot be at that period in the far distant future which the enemies of the Union have been so long pre dieting. Another matter that has seen the light in advance of the publication of the Treasury report is the statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Government, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865, and for the first quarter ending Sept. 30, 1865, of the current fiscal year. These statements are not generally published until they appear in the re port, but the following figures were obtained directly from the Treasury Department, and will be found correct. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865, the financial state ment of the United States is as follows: RECEIPTS. Balance from Juno 30, 1861 ... $96,739,905 93 Receipts from loans $1,475,590,740 85 Internal revenue ... 209,464,215 25 Customs ... ... 84,928,260 60 Miscellaneous ... 39,760,371 3 Direct tax ... 1,200,573 3 Land sales ... 996,553 31 War Department 6,160,554 27 Navy Department ... .7,787,268 69 Interior Department 179,719 81 1,826,077,256 84 Deduct repayments, &c. 24,282,599 63 1,801,794,657 21 Total receipts in Treasury ... $1,898;634,563 14 EXPENDITURE. For Public debt ... $695,168,336 31 Civil List .. ... 40,346,543 63 War Department ... 1,037,483,885 36 Navy Department 130,400,213 98 Interior Department 21,653,368 32 1,925,052,347 60 Deduct 'withdrawals, &c. 27,378,123 21 Total expenditure ... 81,897,674,224 39 Balance in Treasury 860,338 74 For the first quarter ending September 30, 1865 of the current fiscal year, the statement is as follows : RECEIPTS. Balance from Juno 30, ..... _ . 1865 ... ..• ••• $860,338 74 From Customs ... 4.'7,000,583 0 Land sales ... ... 132,890 0 Internal revenue ... 96,618,885 0 Miscellaneous 295,179,906 26 $439,892,603 0 Total receipts ... EXPENDITURE. Civil list ... ••• $ 185 2 154 ,105 0 Interior Department and pensions ... 7,794,171 0 War Department ... 165,369,237 0 Navy Department ... 16,521,402 0 Total expenditure $374,836,915 0 Balance ... $65,056,688 0 With this balance in the Treasury, which, if the taxes be kept up, will be increased at the end of every quarter, the secretary proposes to begin at once the contraction of the currency and the payment of the debt, and every well wisher of his country should bid him God speed. Of the estimates of appropriations by Congress for carrying on the Government during 1866 nothing authentic has yet been made public, but they are believed to amount in the aggregate to less than $350,000,000, so that a large accu mulation cf the revenue for the payment of the debt is assured. EMIGRATION TO CANADA.—The immigration re turns to Canada, showing the number who arrived at the port of Quebec, from the opening of navigation to the Ist of November, have been published. With regard to steerage passengers, the returns aro as follows :—From England, 7,343 ; Ireland, 4,227 . ; Scotland, 2,066 ; Germany, 1,408 ; Norway and Sweden, 3,378 ; total, 18,722, being 1,001 more than in the corresponding period of last year. The destination of passengers is stated as follows : Eastern townships, 129 ; Montreal, 1,105 ; central dis tricts, 325; Toronto, 727 ; west of Toronto, 785. The total for Canada is set down at 3,450 ; for the United States, 12,046. 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The Hercules, one of Mr. Reed's ships, is completely proof against a 300-pounder, and will be so plated along her water line as to repel a ball of twice that weight. All this time, however, we have made little or no ad vance in the way of offensive armament. Even the 300-pounder gun is not actually received into the service, so that our progress is on the side of the ships alone. For this there are good reasons. We can make ships carry armour more easily than we can make them carry cannon. The sides of a man of-war are now as thick as the walls of a feudal castle, and yet the vessels are as fleet and buoyant as ever ; but when it comes to mounting heavy guns upon these batteries we soon find ourselves checked. It was thought a few years ago that the 68-pounder was about the heaviest piece that could be successfully carried and worked in a ship's broad side. This gun weighed 95cwt., or about 10,0001 b., and the Americans are still of opinion that a gun of 12,0001 b. represents the maximum of size admissible under such circumstances. Of course, they have far heavier guns in use, but they carry them in turrets, and so, it is said, must we. This proposal, however, opens another question. It is proved that very heavy cannon can be worked in turrets, but it is not proved that turret ships can be made seaworthy or commodious vessels. Moreover, we have got some magnificent ironclads constructed on the broadside principle, and if these cannot, by some means or other, be made to carry batteries of effective strength, they must either be reconstructed or be lost to the service altogether. So it becomes of infinite import ance to ascertain by practical experiment whether guns above a certain weight can or cannot be carried in our first-rate ironclads, and what are the limits imposed upon us in this arrangement. Great pro fessional authorities have asserted that. any gun which can be carried in a turret can be carried in a broadside, but the contrary opinion has also been strongly defended, and is very widely entertained. Nothing, it is obvious, can solve this question but experiment, and the experiment, we are glad to say, will commence this morning. The Minotaur is, or, at any rate, is intended to be, one of our finest iron dads. She was designed as an improvement on the Warrior herself, and it happens that she may be seen, beautifully modelled, in the South Kensington Museum. But it is still a question whether this noble ship can carry such guns as would be required to render her battery effective, and accordingly she will put to sea to-day to make trial of her capa cities. A report which we publish in another column will explain the conditions of her trip. She takes out three guns of the new pattern, each weighing 12 tons, and throwing a 3001 b shot, and each of these pieces is mounted on an experimental carriage. The trial, therefore, will be competitive in one sense—that is to say, each carriage will be carefully tested, and the advantages or disadvan tages of the several patterns will be compared and balanced. But it cannot be dissembled that the experiment will have another and a more compre hensive aspect. It is possible that the Report may be unfavourable to all the patterns together, and that the capacity of a man of war to carry 300- pounders in broadside may be left doubtful still. In that event we shall find ourselves in a strange di -1 emma, for it will appear as if really good ships and really good guns are not to be obtained at once, and as if we must sacrifice either the vessel to the armament or the armament to the vessel. That these new 12-ton guns can be carried in turrets is beyond a doubt, but then it has never been ascer tained whether turret ships can be made good sea going vessels. We have reason to believe, on the other hand, that the Minotaur is as good a vessel as an ironclad can be, but then we do not know that she can carry 12-ton guns. If she fails to do so, we shall have to invert the experiment, and send out a turret ship to see whether she is seaworthy and habitable. The Americans have furnished no information on this point, unless, indeed, the fact itself may be thought to convey some intelli gence. They have a large fleet of ironclads, built almost exclusively on the turret principle, but not one of these vessels have they ventured to send to sea. Only just now have they decided on making the attempt with the latest and most satisfactory of their specimens. The Monadnock was the last Monitor launched, and so pleased was Admiral Porter with her performance that he declared he could take her across the Atlantic. She is now selected to accompany three wooden frigates to the Pacific, and there reinforce the United States' squadron in those waters, so that we may, perhaps, learn something from the history of her cruise. With this exception, however, the Americans have allowed it to be inferred that their turret ships are floating batteries, but nothing more. Many—indeed, most—American ships carry 8-ton, or, as they are called, 11-inch guns, but they are mounted on pivots. This was the gun with which the Kear- Barge sank the Alabama, and which did such good service in other actions of the war. We could mount such guns on pivots too, but that principle would only bring us round to the turret in the end, for a turret gun is a pivot gun protected. The truth is, the artillerists have overtaken the naval archi tects, for they have been allowed more unbounded scope for their designs. In guns we have got to a 600-pounder ; in ships, we h ave not got b eyon d a broadside vessel. Mr. Reed has produced several novelties, and with at least the merit of despatch. He is of opinion, too, we believe, that his ships can carry these new guns, but that has not been proved. What ought to have been proved long ago, but is still left uncertain, is whether a kind of vessel which we know can carry cannon of any weight can also lodge a crew comfortably, and be in all respects a safe and commodious cruiser. It is possible, cer tainly, that the Minotaur may relieve us from the trouble of instituting this inquiry, by demonstrating the capacities of a broadside vessel to do all that is necessary ; tut in a matter so important we might as well have had the two strings to our bow, As it is, the qualifications required to make a really good man-of .war are divided between two classes of ves sels. The Minotaur represents a fine seagoing ship ; the Royal Sovereign represents a formidable floating battery. We are nnw going to try whether the Minotaur cannot be made to carry the Royal Sovereign's guns ; but we ought also to have tried whether a Royal Sovereign could not be built with the seagoing capacities of the Minotaur. It must not be forgotten that this ship which is now to be thus tested represents the first and most powerful class of our new fleet. The powers of Mr. , Reed's vessels remain still to be shown, but at I present the Minotaur herself, the Agincourt, the Northumberland, the Achilles, the Black Prince, and the Warrior are our six first-rates. These are the specimens in which our ironclad fleet surpasses the fleets of other countries, and it is, therefore, of no slight importance to discover, if possible, some method of arming them with the most powerful guns known. The experiments now to be • com menced will illustrate the question for us, though they will not exactly decide it. It will be discou raging if the resultstell against all the gun-carriages alike, but still the resources of our inventors may not have been exhausted in these three models. All we know at present is, that before our best ships can carry the best guns some new mechanism must be devised. The approaching experiments will re present the first essays in this direction, but, what ever the result, we should be very sorry to regard 1 them as the last. HERALD.—Every royal family in Europe is placed in mourning by the death of a king. Many royal families have lost a kinsman in King Leopold of Belgium. The uncle of our Queen, once the Prince Consort of England, closely related to the father of our Princes and Princesses, son-in-law of Louis Philippe, King of the French, and connected by the marriage of his son with the house of Austria, the King of the Belgians, in dying, has left a gap in the ranks of many princely families. He was a man of remarkable ability, and not less remarkable good fortune. It does not fall to the lot of every man of ability to play the prominent part in the world for which his talents have quali fied him. Still less commonly does it happen that a man has a second chance in his life of attaining distinction after having lost the first. Leopold might have lived and died an obscure member of the obscure ducal house of Saxe-Coburg. He grew up in critical times, in times of constant change, of political convulsion, of sudden reverses and startling strokes of fortune. When the mili tary adventurer, the unknown hanger-on to the fol lowing of Alexander of Russia, coming to London by chance in 1814, found grace in the eyes of the coveted heiress of England—when, after Waterloo, being called to Vienna by the' Congress, he heard that he was the accepted suitor of the Princess Charlotte, the star of the young Prince seemed to have reached its zenith, and an opportunity opened to him which seemed to cast into the shade the wildest dreams of ambition, the most enthusiastic flights of fancy, In 1816 he became in a moment the foremost man in England next to the King. In 1817, when the Princess died in childbed, he fell, as it were, from his high estate, and subsided into a poor pensioner on Imperial bounty. But the days in which he lived were rich in opportunities to princes. After 14 years of waiting and dignified retirement two European thrones were successively thrown into the market. The Allies, who had con quered Napoleon, were driven by the force of events and the power of public opinion to carve out new states in the south and west of Europe —one from the chaos of the ill-governed Greek provinces of Turkey, the other from the Catholic provinces of the Scheldt and the Meuse, which in a moment of generosity had been given to the narrow-minded Princes who ruled in Holland. Among the Allies England was still paramount. Of the multitude of claimants to the Greek throne Prince Leopold was chosen, in the year 1830, as the most worthy. He would have accepted the offer if his patrons had been less ungracious, his promised subjects more tractable. Lord Aberdeen, the Prime Minister of the day, refused to listen to the proposal of adding Candia to the kingdom of Greece, or of obtaining a guarantee from Turkey that she would abstain from interference with the newly-organised kingdom. On the other hand, Count Capo d'lstria, the provi sional President, responded so coldly to a letter sent to him by Prince Leopold, and made such bitter complaints of the interference of the allied powers that the Sovereign Elect repented of his bargain, and broke it off before the act was concluded. Another great opportunity was given him, and of that he availed himself. After the Belgian Chambers had made an absurd selection of a number of impossible persons to fill the throne which had been created by the intervention of the Allies between the recusant Belgians and their arrogant Dutch rulers, the Great Powers took the matter in hand, and it was agreed that Leopold should be recommended as the choice of England, on the understanding that he should marry the daughter of the King of the French. The Belgians accordingly choose Leopold for their king. He ascended the throne in 1831. In 1832 he married the Princess Louise of Orleans, and in the same year the French and English established his power by expelling the Dutch from Antwerp. Since that time he has had difficulties to contend with in con sequence of the continual struggle between the Liberal and the Catholic party in Belgium, but he has fairly surmounted them all, and maintained order by the simple rule of changing his Ministers and his policy from time to time in accordance with the verdict of the intelligent majority of his people. Belgium, like England, has been governed consti tutionally, and the great example of freedom which England has set before the world has been exhi bited nearer home to the Continent of Europe in Belgium. No one who had been like Leopold, a man of rare moderation and of such sagacity that he knew precisely when to relax and when to tighten the reins, could have sat for so long a time so securely on his throne and have main tained his popularity with such a turbulent people. The King over a neutralised state, secure from war, and guaranteed against foreign aggression, King Leopold, by his connections, by his ante cedents, and by his sympathies, stood in the rare position of a neutral and impartial potenate, be longing to no alliance, and depending upon no clique. He came from England, a Prince of the blood, a naturalised British subject. He had allied himself by marriage vv ith the King of the French. He was indebted for his throne to the Five Great Powers who remodelled the map •f Europe in the Congress of Vienna. A pleasing reminiscence gave him also some feeling in common with their arch `enemy, for the unfortunate Napoleon had taken kindly notice of him at Erfurt. When the nephew of the exile of St. Helena supplanted his father-in law as the chosen of the French people, the King of the Belgians had nothing to fear from his hostility. His neutral position has made him for years past the arbiter of Europe, and caused him to be appealed to in many delicate and difficult questions. Since the death of Prince Albert the Queen has looked upon him as her most trustworthy friend and counseller, and the whole race of younger Sovereigns, having respect to his 75 years passed in honour, has looked upon Leopold of Belgium almost as a father. It is said that his last act was to write letters to the Queen of England and the Emperor of the French. If he has appointed the two most powerful Sove reigns of the world his executors—if he has solemnly committed to their care and honourable keeping that Belgium, that. helpless little kingdom which was given to him by Europe, we may hope that Bel gium will rest secure under Leopold 11., and that we may regard as idle talk those rumours of spolia tion, of annexation, of partition, with which the columns of the press of the Continent are now filled to overflowing. American Financial and Commerical. ie.__ The following finance and trade report is taken from the New York Shipping and Commercial List of November 25 : " The movement in general trade continues slow, and business in both foreign merchandise and domekic pro duce is light. We notice an active speculative movement in soma articles, however, which have considerably ad vanced, but on the whole the markets aro dull, the mer chants evincing a disinclination to operate extensively until after Congress shall have assembled, and the tariff and other important questions shall have assumed some definite shape. _ . "The gold market remains steady. Nearly all the trans actions since our last have boon at 146 k to 147 per cent. The market closed steady. "Foreign exchange has been in fair domand, and rates remain without essential change. "The money-market remains easy at 7 per cont. for all loans, and a good part of the business is doing at a lower rate, and the tendency is downward. Discounts continuo active, and rates vary all the way from 7 to 12 to 15 per cent. We quote : _ Per Cent Per Annum. Loans on call, stock securities Do bond and mortgage 7 PriMe endorsed bills, 60 days 7 to 81 Do., three 0 four months — 8 First class single names 8 9 Other good bills "Government securities have been irregular, and prices have alternately advanced and declined. Yesterday the market was depressed, and the prices were generally a trifle off. We quote : United States' 5-20 Sixes, Registered 1862 1001 to 1011 United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1862 —lOll 102 United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1865 991 991 United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1864 9Bl 100 United States' 10-40 Fives, Coupons United States' 10-40 Fives, Registered - 91 United States' Sixes of 1881, Coupons 1051 106 United States' Sixes of 1881, Registered 1051 106 United States' Debt Certificate of 12 months (interest in currency) 971 971 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, Ist issue - 971 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, 2nd issue 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, MI issue United States' 5 per-Cent. Legal Tenders —par American Gold l46i 147 American Silver — 142 " The stock-market has ruled steady under a fair de mand, and the railway securities have for the most part sold pretty freely at full prices. There has been some ir regularity, however, and some descriptions have sold lower. The continued ease in the money market favors an active movement in the stocks, but the operator s to not as a general thing appear disposed to take advantage of it. Yesterday there was considerable activity, and prices were generally firmer. Petroleum stocks have sold pretty freely, the market closing at the quotations annexed. " Tho following are the closing quotations of stock of the Second Board, Nov. 24 : Bid Askd Tennessee 6's B7i 89 Missouri's 6's 76f 771 Canton Co 45 45} Cum. Coal Com- Bid Askd Reading R.R. 116 1 4 1161 Mich. Cent. R.R. 116 1 4 116 Mi. South R. R. 76i 77 111. Central 1321 134 Clev. and Pitts. pang Q'ksilvor Mining Company Marip Min. Co l4 141 2.M.5. Co. Scrip — 240 N.Y. Cent. R.R 97 97-} Erie R. K 92i 93 Ditto Preferred 84 Ifud. Riv. R.R llO 114 Petroleum and Mining Stoi Railroad Chi. and N. W Railroad - 391 Do. Preferred 66 64 Chi and R. I. R lO9 1094 Pit., Ft.W and - - - chi 0. &M. Ce; of 29 29/ .k Quotations, Nov. 24 : Bid. Asked. Bennehoff R l9 90 20 0 Buchanan Fm 0 65 0 70 Bradley Oil 0 95 1 0 Brevoort lO 10 13 0 Central Cherry Run 0 25 0 27 Empire City Everett Excelsior Foe Simple First National 0 41 0 45 Germania Hamilton and M'Clintock 5 30 5 60 Heydrick Highgate Heydrick Bros 0 85 0 90 Allen Wright 0 50 0 75 Bergen O. Sr O. 0 25 Blood Farm Beech Tree — 0 55 Brooklyn California Pet 8 0 Clinton Commonwealth 1 25 Consol, N.Y 85 0 Enniskillen 3 0 Forest Pet 0 30 0 45 Fountain Pet 0 50 G. W. Cons'd 0 50 Home — 12 0 Inexhaustible 0 30 Ivanhoe 2 0 2 20 Ky. Nat. P. Co 1 15 1 20 Knickerbocker 0 15 0 20 Liberty Bid. Asked. Manhattan 0.40 045 M'Kinley Mt. Vernon ... 050 070 Montana ll 50 Northern Light 245 3 0 Oceanic Oil Creek Pit Hole Creek 15 40 15 50 Rynd Farm Shade River l2 60 060 Southard Tack, of N. Y 0 25 035 Union — 40 0 United Pet O5O 055 United States 25 60 25 75 Webster Pet 135 137 Lily Run Pet. 085 095 Monongahela and Kanawa — 2 0 N.Y. Phil. &8.0 80 1 0 New Th. P.Oil 0 15 N.Y. & Newark 063 070 Noble Well Palmer 260 290 Pit Hole Con. 270 275 People's Pet 025 President Rawson's Farm 060 160 Sherman and Barnesdale 0 40 Star Titus Oil W. Vir. O. Coal 0 8 0 18 Walker Creek 4 0 Watson Pot 035 2 0 Accounts from the Oil District of Tennessee indicate that it may rival that of Pennsylvania. It is on Eagle Creek, near Obey River, on the Kentucky border. Oil in considerable quantities has been found within thirty feet of the surface. Geologists and oil men are rush ing in to make examinations and are delighted with the prospects. Largo quantities of land have been leased or purchased, and boring is going on in various places. Among those attracted by the reports of oil is Major-Gen. Thomas, who has leased a piece of territory where there is an oil spring, and will bore for oil at once. The faci lities for getting oil to market from this region are very good. An oil rock has been discovered in Taumoan, County Penn., yielding, the Oil News states, about forty five gallons to the ton. The oil wells of Canada West are said to be an established fact. They are situated near the Thames River, in the vicinity of Bothwell. The Toronto papers state that seven are already giving oil at the rate of from 30 to 40 barrels a day, and the region has every indication of being well stocked with the article. So Professor Hall, the geologist, and the experienced oil-prospecter, says. Both Nell is rapidly becoming a thriving town —buildings of various kinds going up, the Great Western Railway is enlarging its accommodations, land sales and high prices the order of the day. (From E. F. Satterthwaite (5. Co.'s Weekly Circular, Dec. 6 .) Our advices from New York, by the Cuba, are to the 21st Nov. ; they report a steady demand for Government Securities, at about former rates. The market for Rail road Stock was tolerably active, especially for shares in the western roads, which, on large traffics, were in request. Chicago and North Western were quoted $3, and Illinois Central $1 higher. Railroad Mortgages and State Stocks were inactive, but Georgia and Virginia Sixes were each reported at an ad vance of two per cent. Money was abundant at seven per cent. Gold steady. Via Greencastle, we have received the following quota tions, being to the 25th Nov. : • United Sates 5-20's ...1011 Erie, Common ......... 921 Illinois Centrals 133 Gold l6O The following is the return of the New York Banks :--- Discounts. Specie. Cirbulation. Deposits. 6 Nov. 11, 224,005,572 11,995,201 13,825,209 174,199,442 Nov. 18, 224,741,853 12,449,989...14,333,168 173,640,464 Court of Common Council. A. special Court of Common Council was held yesterday at Guildhall, for the purpose of proceed ing with the adjourned debate in reference to the constitution of the Commissioners of the City of London. The LORD MAYOR presided. It will be remembered that on the former occa sion Mr. Rudkin, the chairman of the special com mittee appointed to consider the subject of the con stitution of the Commissioners of the City of Lon don, brought up a report which recommended that instead of one commoner from each ward being eli gible to sit as a Commissioner of Sewers, every commoner who was eligible should have that privi lege, thus virtually throwing the court open to every member of the Court of Common Council. He moved that the report be agreed to, to which Mr. Gover proposed, as an amendment, that it was not expedient to increase the number of the Commis sioners, and after some discussion had taken place the consideration of the matter was postponed until yesterday, the Lord Mayor having named the ear liest possible day for the discussion of the subject. A long and animated discussion then took place, in which most of the leading members of the court took a part. Mr. R. N. PHILIPS said he should support the re port, and he observed that in Manchester, Liver pool, Leeds, Hull, and other large towns, the cor porations did not entrust the important - powers that were vested in the Commissioners of Sewers to any other body than themselves, and he thought the same system ought to be adopted in the City of London. Mr. LAWLEY also supported the report, on the ground that under the present system some of the largest and wealthiest wards in the City were, in his opinion, not sufficiently represented at the Sewers Commission, and that on this account a change was desirable. Mr. PEDLER opposed the report, and he suggested that instead of what was proposed to be done by the special committee he thought it would be the best course to strike off all the deputies who were ex-officio members of the Sewers Commission, and appoint the same number of commissioners from the different wards in their place. Mr. PRICKER expressed his opinion that the pre sent proceedings were merely intended as a hustings' cry for St. Thomas's-day, and he could state as a fact that many members had been threatened that they would not be re-elected if they did not support the motion. He believed that a great many votes would be obtained from members who would be afraid of losing their seats if they did not support the motion; and although he felt humiliated that this should be the case, he was determined to act con scientiously and without any fear of the consequences, and should support the amendment, believing, as he did, that there was not the slightest occasion for the sweeping change that was sought to be carried out in the constitution of this important branch of the corporation. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DE JERSEY, the Chairman of the Commission of Sewers, next addressed the court, but before he did so he said he should like to ask the Recorder to give an answer to a communication he had ad dressed to him a day or two ago, requesting him to state whether the Commissioners of Sewers could legally delegate the powers vested in them to com mittees in the way that had been suggested by the supporters of the present motion? The RECORDER said that he had considered the subject attentively, and in reference to the various acts of Parliament conferring powers on the Com missioners of Sewers, and he was of opinion that they could not legally delegate those powers to com mittees, and that if they did their acts would not be binding. It had been suggested, he said, that the act of Parliament known as Michael Angelo Taylor's T o h p act would ha ve some b ear i ng u p o n the matter, and he had re f erre d to i t, an d i t did not i n any way affect the i n ca i t o o n hme3 l i l eo e nNi had t formed on the matter. (Hear.) entirely SERGEANT,concurred i who was th e eappealed thatt o , said t e i i n had been expressed by the Recorder. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DE JERSEY then addressed the court at con siderable length, and he complained of the great warmth into the a d n e d ha p te er h s y on e a o l m ity e e t f h t a i t ie h ep ad eak b e e r e s n , am introducedount o f and said it was a portion of the " vindictive hound jugs" to which he had been subjected during the last two years in reference to this question. Mr. ROWE rose to order, and complained of such an expression as " vindictive houndings" being made use of by any member of that court. Mr. DE JERSEY said it was not his expression, but one that had been made use of by other parties in reference to himself. (Hear, hear.) He then pro ceeded to state that with regard to the charge that had been made by an hon. member during the de- ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWS. The following notice has been officially posted in the Stock Exchange:— " The Consolidated Bank, Limited, have received the sum of thirty three thousand and three poun d s ten shillings (£33,003 10s.) from the earnings of tho month of October of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway for the cs'edit of Trustees' Coupon Account. " London, 4th December, 1865." We wish to draw the attention of our friends to the Prospectus now before the public of the Consolidated Mortgage Sterling Bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, and, in doing so, would observe that the divisional section of this undertaking are now, by laws of the separate States, merged into one consolidated cor poration, having a consolidated: capital of Shares and Bonds. This step had long been desirable, from the un certainty in the public mind as to the amount and disposition of capital which the construction of the road in different sections rendered unavoidable, and we are now glad to place before our friends, in a concise form, the actual position of the Company, and the clearly defined basis on which it exists. As regards the present issue, we think it must commend itself to the attention of investors, as from the facts stated' in the prospectus, it will be seen that it offers a security certainly equal to the Bonds of our hes t English railways, and the income secured is quite double that which similar home securities would afford, for taking into account the discount allowed on prepayment of calls , and the coupon due on the 15th January next, the Bonds, at the issuing price of 80 per cent., will yield to an inves tor, paying up in full an allotment, £9 Os. sd. per cent. Per annum for 25 years, and at the end of that time a bonus of 20 per cent. Tho Great Western of Canada traffic; for week ending Nov, 17, 1865, £16,651 4s. Bd. sterling, on 345 miles, or £4B ss. 3d. per mile per week. Nov. 18, 1864, £11,5 46 19s. sterling, on 345 miles, or £33 9s. 4d. per mile per week. The Grand Trunk of Canada traffic is, for week ending Nov. 11, 1865, £30,829 sterling, on 1,377 miles, or £2 2 7s. 9d. per mile per week. Nov. 12, 1864, £21,826 sterling on 1,335 miles, or £l6 6s. 11d. per mile per week. Tho Detroit and Milwaukee traffic is, for week ending Nov. 16, 1865, £8,293 11. s. 3d. sterling on 189 miles, or £43 17s. 7d. per mile per week.;Nov. 17, 1864, £6,7951 0 5. 10d. sterling on 189 miles, or £35 19s. ld. per mile per week. The London market for American securities has Wu' pathised with the general markets in dulness and inacti vity during the past week, but, on the whole, prices hay° been fairly maintained. United States, 5-20 Bonds show' a fractional decline, closing 64 I. Illinois Shares hey .° also receded three quarters of a dollar, being last quoted 821 to 1, but Eries have again improved one and-a-half per cent., or to 581 to 591. The issue of the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway appears to havo been well received. Wo anticipate that the subscription list for this loan will be closed before our next. OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE WEElC.—United states 6 per Cent 5.20 Bonds, 1822: Thursday, 611 1 ; FridaYi 65 44 1 ; Saturday, 641 1; Monday, 641 ; Tuesday, 641 Wednesday, 641 n l. Virginia 6 per Cent. Dollar Bonds: Friday, 43 ; Saturday, 431 ; Monday, 431; Wednesday 421. Atlan. and Gt. Western (N.Y. Sect.), Ist Mrt. Bonds , 1880: Friday, 791 ; Saturday, 80 ; Monday, 80 ; Tuesday 791 80 ; do. (Penn. Sect.) Ist Mrt. Bonds, 1877 ; Wednes day, 801 79. Erio Shares, $lOO, all paid : Thursday, 5' 871 1 ; Friday, 591 19 ; Saturday, 581 ; Monday 591 % 1 ; Tuesday, 59 ; Wednesday, 69 81 ; do 6 per Cent. Debenture Scrip : Thursday, 1 1 pm ; Friday, 11 1 1 pm Saturday, 11 pm ; Monday, 1 2 4 pm ; Tuesday 1. pm ; Wednesday, 11 2 pm; Illinois Central 6 per Cent. Bonds, 1875: Thursday, 81;_ Friday, 82 ; do. Shares, all paid Thursday, 821 31; Friday, 821 3 ; Saturday, 821 31 ; Monday, 821 3 ; Tuesday, 821 4 ; Wednesday, 821 ; Phila delphia and Erie First Mortgage, 1881: Saturday, 751. COUNTRY MARKETS NORTIIAMPTON—DEc. 9. New white wheat, 41s to 52s ; new red, 40s to 47s ; old white, 48s to 535; old red, 45s to 50s per 36 stone. Barley' for malting, 36s to 40s per qr. ; grinding, 26s to 37s per 3 0 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 34s ' • new, 20s to 28s per 24 ston e. Beans, old, 46s to 50s ; new, 36s to 40s per 38 stone. Peas, 34s to 40s per 36 stone. COLCHESTER—DEC. 9. Our corn market to-day was moderately supplied with wheat, and there was a fair attendance. Prices about the same as last week. ........., ..... ....,.. ...... Wheat, white ...... 40s 548 Beans, Maza,gan......338 3 _ B ! red 36s 48s Mtddle and small_ 35s tw Barley ' ,Bs 40s Peas, white ..38s. 42i Oats ...20s 25s grey ...MS 401 CIiTiLMSFORD—DEc. 8. Best wheats barely maintained last week's prices; in ferior sorts fully is per qr. cheaper than last week, Large supply of barley,i best samples maintaining recent prime 6 * Spring corn unaltered. Wheat, old white....4ss 52s Peas, Partridge 378 39 ; new 433 Les White ..30s 3*,: old red 396 43s Boiling - 38s 4.4 ' new. 353 393 Dun.... ..... ...ais 36 0 Barley.... 24s 318 dit o, new... .—s ----„! Chevalier !e7a ,9e Beans, Tick, old ......3 Is 3 1 : firind.ng "38 Os new. ...—s : Malt sBs Eos Harrow licks.3ss Chevalier 60s 62 i Oats ... 2od 26s new....—s -. Mangan. 323 376 GRANT HAM—DEo. 9. Old white wheat, 54s to 58s old red, 48s to 54s ; ne l white, 50s to 56s ; new red, 45s to Ns per 36 stone. Ba r " ley for malting, 35s to 39s per qr. ; grinding, 28s to 30s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 28s to 30s ; new, 20s to 26s per 2* stone. Beans, old, 46s to 50s ; new, lOs to 44s per 38 stone- Peas, 35s to 39s per 36 stone. ABERDEEN—DEC. 8. The deliveries are, for the season of the year, limited , and here to-day wo had a small market. The prices last week maintained for all kinds. White wheat Red wheat 36s 38s 0 0 d d t to o 4 4 L s 0 0 d dl Potato oats 22s 6d to 23s Gd .}. 40lb ? bushel. Common oats 22s Od to 22s 6d 621 b 11:1 bushel. Bere 27s 6d to 28s Od.}. 53tb v bushel' Barley 27s 6d to 28s Gd Olt,. Oatmeal 18s Od to 19s Od' V boll of 140. Flour, fine 36s Od to 37s Od V sack of 28011)• KIRKCALDY—DEc. 9. Small supply of wheat, good of barley and oats. All kinds sold freely at the prices of last week. Wheat. Barley. Oats. First.....„ 47s Od I 29s Od I 245 Od second 49s Od 35s Od 25s Cd Third sos Od 32s Od 25s 93 COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. Walls End Haswell 21 6 Carway and DuffrYn Tunstall n $ Pittington l9 0 Buddle'sWestllartley 9 New Belmont ' Caradoc 2l 0 d• S. Ships at market, 54; sold, 53. Births. DANIELS.—On the 10th inst., at Allan Lodge, Grange -I.°a Upper Clapton, Mrs. Baker P. Daniels, of a daughte r ' GOULD.— On tho 10th inst., at Winterslow Lodge, - V -91558 4 road, Brixton, Mrs. Gould, of a daughter. MARSHALL.—On the 9th inst., at Dundalk House, 1re 1611 .2 • 1.7 the wife of Captain Harry Marshall, 9th Royal La nce of a son. Marriages. 0 - 3- ELLis—TnomAs.—On the 7th inst., at St. Paul's, .-,°ll port, Richard Ellis, Esq., of Birkdale Park, Southp ort, Lucy Anne, the eldest daughter of Isaac Thomas, 6(11 solicitor, Southport. GULL—Moon.E.—On the 7th inst., at the parish chu reb i Lymington, Hants, Frederick full, Esq., 11..C2 ‘ ," A ' r e ° , Ipswich, to Elizabeth, third daughter of E. IL Esq., Lymington. _ - - - Deaths. BOULTON.—On the Bth inst., Sarah Rebecca, the wife of T. Boulton, Esq., 5, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park, age d 62. CLIFT.—On the 10th inst., at, his residence, Bexley -hell Kent, Charles Clift, Esq., aged 78. FLINT.—On the 9th inst., at High-street, Lewis, Mr eni. Flint, aged 74. S o u se , JIALLYBURTON.—On the Bth inst, to; HallyLurton Coupar Angus, N. 8., Lady Augusta G. H all y bur aged 62. -wvOS , London : Printed and Published by WIL LIAM ANDRA '. •;,,,. of No. 112, Strand, Puinter at ri`nr, SUN Oiline, 10. -; Strand, in the Precinct of , the Scvoy. in. the Count) ' Biledlcoes.—Tuesday, December 12, 1.665. C' inemt Opera 14, It D Free! three disco made 1 5 yea eLorel Ti Mort navi Semi X3,2; Eq Tho Jai Rain W. 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