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trayed. Miss Carlotta Leclercq, as Pauline, acted very charmingly and well. Mr. J. C. Cowper Played the part of Eric Gautier very cleverly, and Mr. S. Emery, as Gaspar, was excellent. Smaller parts were well supported by Miss lienrade and Alessrs. Evans and Price. The chief objection to " Rouge et Noir" is its length ; it commenced at 8 o'clock, and was not over until past Midnight. The mounting of the piece is quite worthy of the reputation enjoyed by the Lyceum management for this speciality. The last tableau, representing the destruction of a hut - by fire, was perfectly contrived. Tile piece was preced , ..i by the " Two Polts," which enabled Mr. IViddicomb to keep the early comers in a roar until the f:►shionables arrived. PRINCESS'S. The management at this house, relying upon the scenic attractions of " Barnaby Budge," have pro vided no pantomime proper this year, but have, to Aressrs. Watts Phillips and Vining's adaptation of Dickens's powerful and touching story, merely added a revival of Planclili's " Invisible Prince." The Boxing-night audience followed the fortunes of poor Barnaby and Maypole Hugh with unabated interest, hailed the beautiful sunset scene in the second act, got excited at the way in which the Warren was fired,:watched with eagerness the sword combat un der the moonlit ruins ; and at the close called be fore the curtain Miss K. Rodgers, Mr. C. Horsman, IVIr. S. Calhaem, and Mr. G. Honey. The latter actor for the first time appeared as Miss Miggs, in the place of Mrs. John Wood, and his acting was the most popular thing in the play. The afterpiece, "The Invisible Prince; or the Island of Tran quil Delights," introduced Mrs. John Wood in burlesque, and an additional attraction was the entirely new scenery of Mr. Lloyds and his assistants. The scenes were gorgeous and full of fine natural touches " that brought down the house" repeatedly, and about half-way through the piece caused the artist to be called to the front to receive the rapturous cheering of all sections of the audience. Miss Wood's representation of Don Leander was a marked success throughout ; and sharing the honours bestowed upon her were Mr. G. Roney and Miss Fanny Heywood, who made a very Promising and successful debut in the -tart of Princess Xquisit's little pet. Of the dresses, the Music, and the general conduct of the entertain- Inents, nothing but praise can be recorded. PRINCE OF WALES'S. Miss Marie Wilton has again secured for her at tractive little theatre a graceful extravaganza from the pen of Mr. Henry J. Byron, entitled it Pandora's The ; or, the Young Spark and the Old Flame." Ile piece was extremely well received, and there Was a loud call for the author at the fall of the curtain. STRAND. Here Mr.Oxenford's comedy " Neighbours," pre ceded, and the farce of " Boots at the Swan," fol lowed, the piece of the evening. This was a bur lesque by Mr. F. C. Burnand, entitled " Guy Fawkes ; or, the Ugly Mug and the Couple of Spoons." The piece was capitally put upon the stage, and the audience applauded vociferously throughout. NEW HOLBORN. The popularity of " Flying Scud" renders any Change at this house unnecessary. ST. JAMES'S. Mr. Boucicault's comedy, " Hunted Down," was the chief attraction of Boxing-night, and the pro duction of Mr. Gilbert's burlesque is postponed unti Saturday next. . 4,,,, Caw -,,•- .- ~,, . y -"' ' Iltraat Canal ''''* NEW ROYALTY. Mr. Craven's little drama, " Meg's Diversions,' td. Mr. Bernard's amusing burlesque, " Black 1-Yed Susan,"are sufficient attractions at this theatre for the Christmas season. NEW SURREY. The New Surrey Theatre celebrated its first anni versary last night, and the friends of. Messrs. Shep herd and Creswick, who assembled to bid them and their Christmas pantomime welcome,were so nume rous that there was scarcely standing room in boxes, pit, o r gallery. At length, after a good deal of Patience had been manifested, the curtain drew up for the performance of "A, Apple Pie, and Harle quin Jack in the Box and the Little Boy Blue," which for splendour surpasses all Mr. Shepherd's former great successes in the old theatre. The audience were in raptures, and when the business of the harlequinade was about to commence, Mr. Shep herd was called to the front, and loudly cheered by his friends and patrons. ASTLEY'S. Very prudently the manager of this theatre, in making out his Christmas bill of fare, has had re gard to the natural impatience of his holiday pa trons by placing before them as the prelude to the time-honoured pantomime the very short but clever dram a Delicate Ground." But brief as it is, the good-humouredly, boisterous, and crowded audience of Boxing-night found it quite long enough to ex haust the stock of self-denying tolerance which they had laid in for the occasion,. and the anxiously looked-for pantomime came not one moment too Won, although it commenced as nearly as possible Punctually at the hour announced, viz., a quarter to ei g ht. Hush-a-by Baby on the Tree Top; or, harlequin Fortunio, Prince Heydiddle, Princess Olivebrancb, King Frog of Frog Island, and the Magic Toys - of Lowther Arcadia," is the elaborate title of the novelty, which has been written by Mr. Chas. Millward and another gentleman, who wishes to remain as one of the illustrious unknown. The Pantomime is a decided success. VICTORIA. The pantomime here is called " Harlequin Cock Robin ; or, The Children in the Wood." In the opening Mr. Yarnold plays the wicked uncle, and NIBS Daly, Walter True Blue, the good boy of the piece. Mr. Harry Sanford is the Clown. S ADLER'S WELLS. The pantomime at this theatre is founded on one of the countless D'Aubray's fairy tales, and its title " The Golden Cask, the Princess, the Page, and the Pageant ; or, Harlequin and Queen Grumble." The opening ivas a series of extremely brilliant Scenes, and the barlequinade was crammed full of bustle and fun, which caused the pantomime .to pass off to the entire satisfaction of a crowded audience, and Miss Marriott, under whose super intendence the pantomime was got up, and Mr. - Arthur the author, both appeared before the curtain to receive the ovations of the audience. CITY OF LONDON. The pantomime here is by Nelson Lee, and is called " Ding Dong Bell, Pussy's in the Well." The popular vocalists, Miss Constance and Madame Losebini, are expressly engaged. The pantomi rnists are Harlequin, Mr. Carera ; Columbine, Miss Wieland ; Clowns, Messrs. Delevanti and Almonte ; Sprite, H. Wardini ; Pantaloon, Mr. Simmons. The scenery is by Mr. Richard Douglass and Mr. John Neville. GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—Mr. TOM Taylor's capital little piece, " The Family Legend;" one of Alr. and Mrs. Reed and John Parry's greatest suc cesses, has been revived to serve as Christmas fare at this favourite and elegant hall of entertainment. That charming little cantatrice, Miss Susan Galton, has also been engaged to sing " The Legend of Sir Gryffyd." Mr. John Parry's " Wedding Break fast" concludes the performances. _ _ MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—An annual concourse of People visited the Baker-street museum yesterday, and all appeared to find something to amuse their various tastes and attract their attention. There are many novelties both in the great gallery and in the smaller rooms, from the Court Circle to the Chamber of Physiognomy, and besides the portrait models a large collection of various curiosities is exhibited. EGYPTIAN HALL.-Mr. Artemus Ward still `` speaks a piece" at the small hall of this building. CHRISTY MINSTRELS.—This famous troupe, in order to accommodate the host of additional patrons OW may fairly 14 anticipated during the Christ- HER MAJESTY, &e. OSBORNE, Dec. 26. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with Prince and Princess Christian, and her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess, drove out this morn ing, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole. Princess Louise drove out this morning ; and Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Henry of Prussia walked in the grounds. Prince Christian rode this morning, attended by Major-General F. 11. Seymour. Prince Arthur left Osborne to-day for Greenwich Park, attended by Major Elphinstone. mas holidays, have secured the large St. James's hall for their performances. An entirely new pro gramme has been prepared, in which all the old favourites and several new names appear. Amongst the special feattires of the entertainment is a new comic shadow pantomime by the Messrs. Nelson Lee, sen. and jun. There will be day and evening performances. NEW AMERICAN MINSTRELS.—The new troupe of " niggers" who have established themselves at the Polygraphic-hall, announce, in addition to the other popular features of their entertainment., a shadow pantomime. MADAME STODAEES ENTEIZTAINMENT.--This ad mirable conjuring entertainment is still given in the large room of the Egyptian-hall. ALHAMBRA PALACE.—The theatrical, musical, and miscellaneous performances at this theatre of varii:ties have ben entirely changed for Christmas. A new grand spectacular and allegorical ballet,_ representing the wonders of industry, and employ ing the services of one hundred coryphees and fifty juvenile figuraides, has been placed upon the stage, backed by one of those marvellously constructed and brilliantly painted scenes, with novel changes, that have won for their painter, Mr. William Callcott, European reputation. The Oxford and Canterbury, Weston's, Phil harmonic, Islington, London Pavilion, ilegent, Westminster, Metropolitan, Cambridge, Maryle bone, the South London, Deacon's, and the smaller outlying halls have all special attractions suitable for the season, the chief of these being operatic selections, and comic singing and dancing. A LETTER, FROM THA.CKERAY, The following letter has just appeared in a Phila delphia paper : " Neufchatel, Switzerland, July 21, 1853. "My dear Reed, —Though I am rather slow in paying the tailor, I always pay him. And as with tailors so with Men ; I pay my debts to my friends, only at rather a long day. Thank you for writing to me so kindly, you who have so much to do. I have only begun to work ten days since, and now, in consequence, have a little leisure. Before, since my return from the West, it was flying from London to Paris, and vice versa—dinners right and left—parties every night. If I had been in Phila delphia, I could scarcely have been more feasted. Oh, you unhappy Reed ! I see you (after that little supper with M'Michael) on Sunday, at your own table, when we had that good Sherry Madeira, turning a-side from the wine-cup with your pale face ! That cup has gone down this well so of ten that I wonder the cup isn't broken and the well is as well as it is. Three weeks of London were more than enough for me, and I feel ae if I had had enough of it and plesnure. Then I re mained a month with my parents ; then I brought my girls on a little pleasuring tour. We spent ten days in Baden, when I set intrepidly to work again; and have been five days in Switzerland now—not bent Ongoing up mountains, but on taking things easily. llow beautiful it is. How great and affable, too, the landscape is. It is delightful to be in the midst of suoh scenes; the idea gets generous reflec tions from them. I don't mean to say my thoughts grow mountainous and enormous like the Alpine chain yonder; but, in fine, it is good to be in the presence of this noble nature. It is keeping good, keeping away mean thoughts. I see in the papers now and again accounts of fine parties in London. Bon Dien! Is it possible any one ever wanted to go to fine London parties, and are there people now sweating in Mayfair routs ? The European Continent swarms with your peo ple. They are not at all as polished as Chesterfield. I wish some of them spoke French a little better. I saw five of them at supper at Basle the other night, with their knives down their throats. It was awful. My daughter saw it, and I was obliged to say, My dear, your great-great grandmother, one of the finest ladies of the old school I ever saw, always applied cold steel to her victuals. It's no crime to eat with a knife,' which is all very well, but I wish five of 'em at a time wouldn't. Will you, please, beg M'Michael, when Miss Glyn, the English tragic actress, comes to read Shakespere in your city, to call on her— do the act of kindness to her, and help her with his valuable editorial aid? I wish we were going to have another night soon, and that I was going this very evening to set you up with a headache against to-morrow morning. By Jove, how kind you all were to me ! How I like your people, and want to see 'em again. You are more tender-hearted, ro mantic, sentmental than we - are. I keep on telling this to our fine people here and have so belaboured your--[Here the paper was turned and the sketch revealed. At the top is written, " Par don this rubbishing picture ; but I didn't see, an d can't afford to write page 3 over again."]—country with praise in private, that I sometimes think I go too far. I keep back some of the truth ; but the great point to try and ding into the ears of the great, stupid, virtue-proud English public is that there are folks as good as they in America. That's where Mrs. Stowe's book has done harm, by in flaming us with au idea of our own superior virtue in freeing our blacks, whereas you keep yours. Comparisons are always odorous, Mrs. Malaprop says. lam about a new story, but don't know as yet if it will be any good. It seems to me lam too old for story-telling ; but I want money, and shall get $20,000 for this, of which (D.v.) I'll keep 15. I wish this rubbish [the sketch] were away ; I might put written rubbish in its stead. Not that I have anything to say, but that I always remember you and yours, and honest Mac, and Wharton, and Lewis, and kind fellows who have been kind to me, and I hope will be kind to me again. Good-bye, my dear Reed, and believe me, ever sincerely yours, " W. M. TIIACKERAY." IRELAND. DUBLIN, Dec. 26. The nomination for Waterford county tookplace this morning. A special telegram in the Freeman states that after the writ was read each side called on the other to proceed first. The discussion was terminated by two supporters of Mr. De La Poer— namely Mr. Shea and Mr. Anthony—proposing and seconding Captain Talbot. Sir Richard Musgrave proposed, and Air. John Bagwell, M.P., seconded, Mr. De La Poer. Captain Talbot could not get a hearing. Mr. De La Poer got an enthusiastic re ception. The Court-house was densely crowded, and nearly all hands were held up for Mr. De La Poer. The polling is fixed for Saturday. Charges of bribery were made in the Court-house against the Conservatives by Sir R. Musgrave and others. James Mulligan and Anthony Carroll were brought up before the police magistrates to-day for using seditious language. Thomas Kavanagh, the carpenter, at whose resi dence, on West-road, arms and a large quantity of ammunition were seized on Monday last, was charged to-day, and after evidence was given he was remanded. SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CHILD.-- On Monday an inquest was held at Henley on the body of Sarah Milton, aged five years. The deceased ran against a young man carrying a heavy cheese, which fell on her and fractured the base of the skull, killing her on the spot. The jury returned a verdict of accidental THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER. 27, 1866. MONEY RIARKET A ND COMTYIEROI L INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank directors have not varied their rate of discount, and the general Money Market is un moved; the inquiries are on a moderate scale, and fine qualities of commercial paper are taken as low as 31* per cent. There was an influx of gold to the amount of £65,000 at the Bank of England yesterday. The new edi:ion of Pic 13(::11:ers' _ll;:lanac and Diary for 1867 has been issued, edited by Mr. D. Morier Evans, and published by Alesrs. Groom bridge and Son, and Messrs. ti aterlow and Son. This volume will be found extremely useful, as it contains a full account of all banking, financial, and other mercantile failures that have occurred during the past year. The meetings of creditors and balance-sheets render it valuable for reference, and, detailing as it does the events of the crisis, it should be on the table of all merchants and managers of banking, financial, and other companies. The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1866. 1865. Great Western 80,497 81,409 North Western 138,681 139,219 South Western - 27,669 29,762 Brighton Midland South Eastern 25;726 25,651 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 48,120 43.,788 Bristol and Exeter 8,330 8,559 North Eastern 76,433 75,665 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 23,103 22,055 London, Chatham, and Dover 10,209 10,346 Great Eastern These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are in several in stances of a rather unfavourable character. On the Bristol and Exeter there is a decrease of 1229 ; on the London, Chatham, and Dover, of £137 ; Great Eastern, £2,512 ; North Western, £538 ; South Western, £2,093 ; Midland, £1,542 ; while the Lancashire and Yorkshire Shares show an in crease of £1,646; North Eastern, £768 ; Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £1,049 ; Great Western, £912 ; Brighton, £1,620 ; South Eastern, £75 ; and Great Northern, £2,131. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69f. 80c. Firm. Considering the period of the year there is more buoyancy on the Stock Exchange than might have been expected, but it is beyond all doubt that there is a vast overflow of capital finding its way into good investments. Each market seems to have its turn. English Government Securities, for instance, are still in favour, while foreign Government loans lately sought for are now temporarily depressed, and Railway Shares, which a short time since were sacrificed by frightened shareholders, are now mostly in the ascendant. Consols are now / per cent. higher than they were yesterday, viz., 901 2- for money, and 908 1 for the account ;—the rise since the 12th of this month is no less than 2 per cent. The New Threes are 89* ft, and the Reduced Annuities, 89 , 1 1, both being considerably higher. Bargains have taken place in the India 5 per Cents. at 107 ff Fresh arrivals of specie have been announced to day, amounting to £63,800, viz., £5,734 from Bom bay, rid overland, by the Poonah, from Alexandria, and 59,066 from New York, by the America, arrived at Southampton. A very small amount of new business has leen negotiated to-day in Foreign Stocks, attention being still absorbed in the settlement. Though dull in tone, the department is not altogether depressed. Spanish Passive have declined to 20i 21, but the Certificates have advanced 1 to 13i 14/ ; Italian, Ito 551 ; Greek, /to 13/ 14 ; Mexican, Ito 181 f ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. / to 32i 33 The New Russian Loan Scrip has advanced to 1/ premium. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, but the transactions generally have been in connection with the half monthly set tlement. Prices in most instances show increased buoyancy. Lancashire and Yorkshire) advanced 2; Caledonian, 14 ; Metropolitan, 11 ; Great Northern, and Midland each 11 ; Great Eastern, Great Western, and North Western each 1 ; and South Eastern The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little change of importance. Grand Trunk of Canada have improved to 181 19, and Great Indian Penin sula to 1061. Five-twenty Bonds have gone up * per cent., making a rise of nearly 1 per cent., the latest prices being 721 4 ; Erie Shares have receded I, to 46 1 ; and Illinois 1, to 78„1 791. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have declined 1, to 54 56, but the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds are steady at 41/ 42. The shares of the Belgian Public Works Company are steady at 11 11 prem. Bank shares are inactive, without any material alteration in values. Chartered Mercantile of India, London, and China have improved to 35, Consoli dated to 4i and Imperial Ottoman to 9i According to the Ironmasters' returns just made the quantity of pig iron produced this year in Scot land was 994,000 tons, showing the striking de crease of 170,000 tons as compared with last year. Finance and Miscellaneous Shares remain in very moderate demand and without material alteration in prices. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., how ever, have declined to 65 ; Credit Foncier of Eng land are marked 34, -; General Credit, 44, -; National Discount Company, 141, ; and the Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan has declined to 73i) i. MINING MARKET. THURSDAY Two o'Clock. • Business in the Mining Market has been animated, and the transactions in a few of the principal ad ventures have been to a fair extent, at slightly en hanced rates. The shares chiefly in request have been Seton, West Seton, Great Retallack, North Crofty, Clifford, Prosper United, Prince of Wales, Crebor, West Frances, and Tincroft. Annexed are the current quotations : Chivertou Moor, 44 ; Chowalos Gold, 26. 8 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 61 71 ; East Basset, 204 211; East Caradon 5 54; East Lovell, 9 91 ; East Wheal Grenville, 24 1; Great Retallack, 20s 01 25s Od ; Great Wheal Vor, 14 14; Marko Valley, 34 4 ; North Crofty, 24 34; North Tres kerby, 24 1; Prince of Wales, 24s 26s ; Prosper United, 24 3; Providence Mines, 23 25; South Condurrow, 11s 13s; South Grenville, is Od 9s; Tincroft, 114 12; West Caradon, 121 134; West Chiverton, 521 53; West Frances, 10 11 ; West Seton, 120 ; Wheal,Buller, 17 18 ; Wheal Chiverton, 64 7; Wheal Qr.3bor, 12s 14s 04; Wheal Grenville, 25s 27s 65; Wheal Rose, 6 7; Wheal Seton, 135 140. • BRITISH FUNDS-ONE:O'CLOOR. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols . 901, i i Do. Account, Jan 10 3 per Cent. Reduced B9 New 3 per Cent B9} I. I. New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1891 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1903 — i4;xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent ll pm Do £5OO tt 11 pm Do £lOO & £2OO If it Inn Bank of England Stock, 6i per Cent ... INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Leman otock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Shut. _ Ditto for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 por Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Eufaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 por Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,t per Cent., £l,OOO Pm Do. under .£l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. irKetitine Republic, 6 per Cent ilustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Lo. ' 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account 7o} 1 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Apes 6 per Cent — Do. A ccount Do £lOO Bonds — D..) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) °Lilian 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent; — Do. 6 per Cent A Do. ~ B . Colombian, 6 per Cent. -• Oda, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 5 per Cent., 1861 .. Danubian Principalities lio. Account t...:cinador New Consolidatod, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrart — Do Deferred ~. . iggyptian 7 per Cent. — Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 B3l 3 Do £lOO Bonds — Do. Government Railway Debentures B4l 5 41 Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons . 'o Account 00. Coupons G tatemala 5 per Cent. Itiiian 5 per Cent 1865 PC- Account Do. Maremmana lcan way — ' , 1 , -xicar.. 3 per Cent Do. Account • D. 1861 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — qoutovidoan 6 per Cont. - N 1 1 orish Imperial 5 per Cent Ni . -!‘v . Granada — Do 3 per Con — Po. Deferr: , ,i Do Laid Warrants (Hectares) 'eruvian 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarron) Do 41 per Cont., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cont. 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856 , '7, '9, '6O, 'O2 : '3 — Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ S t Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pet Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 — Do 5 per Cent. 1861 — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1806, all paid B 6l 1 Do. do. £lO paid ll pm. Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account 'Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred 33 Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account S wedish 4 per Cont. Do. 41 p( - )r Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid • — dis Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cont. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cont., 1865 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1861 Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrisn, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Bolgian, 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..„. French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 2sf. Do. 5 per Cent. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money - Do. Account, Jan. 9of -12.- COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' BENEVO LENT INSTITUTION. MEETING THIS DAY. A half-yearly general court of the supporters of this excellent charity was held to-day at the London Tavern for the purpose of transacting the ordinary business, and electing three members out of a list of five candidates to the benefits of the institution. Mr. J. JONES, vice-chairman, presided, Mr. Cherrcr, the Chairman of the Board of Manage ment, having to bring forward a motion affecting the interests of the charity. From the report it appeared that the whole re ceipts for the year amounted to £2,265 3s. Bd., which, compared with last year, showed an increase of £383, and with 1864 of £5OO, and the reserve fund had been increased to £6,200. The report was adopted. Mr. CHEru then rose to move a resolution, to the effect that, in June next, the grants to the annui tants should be increased from £4O to £5O a year, and to their widows from £25 to £3O a year. lle said that he rose with great pleasure to move the resolution, for in proposing the alteration he was prepared to show that the friends of the institu tion would wArrant the increase in the al lowance to the recipients of their bounty. (Hear, hear.) Those who were present at their first meeting were aware that £3O a-year was the sum originally proposed to be granted to the annui tants, but he thought the body whom they proposed to benefit would not accept that amount, and he considered that they were entitled to receive something deserving of the position which they had occupied, and he proposed that the amount should be £5O a year. However, a medium course was proposed, namely, that the amount should be £4O, to which he consented. Since that time the expenses of living had increased, and £5O was not more in value than £4O at the time the amount was fixed, and he believed that the object of the governors was that their annuitants should be placed in the same position in regard to comfort as they had been previously. (Hear, hear.) Having alluded to the creditable conduct of the members of the body, be , said that those who applied to them for assistance should partake of the improvement in the state of their funds. (Hear.) The present was the time when the annuitants were so limited that the proposed increase would be made without the difficulty that would exist when the numbers were increased. No subscriber would be called on to put his hand in his pocket to meet the increase, and all they would be required to do would be to endeavour to promote the interests amongst their friends. He found that the income for the present year was £2,265, and the expenses only £1,668. The friends of the institution had gra dually increasedsineelB6l,andthere was every pro bable reason to expect that they would further in crease from to time ; and the present position of the funds enabled them to make an election of three more candidates. As their chairman for a few years he had predicted their progressive success, and his predictions had been fully verified by re sults. He expressed his firm conviction that the effect of the proposed increase would be to promote the interests of the institution by commending it to the sympathy and support of the body at large. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN seconded the motion, and said that it was most gratifying to know that the best faith had been kept with the annuitants, who re ceived their cheques punctually, and that candidates who were more successful at one election were chosen at the next. £2OO would cover all the cost of the increase. Mr. PoTTER ,asked if the increase was to be re trospective in its operation, and if so whether the motion would have his cordial support? Mr. CHERRER replied in the affirmative. Mr. PoLLIN said he .considered £5O a year was a sum below which they should not offer their breth ren, and that their widows were also entitled to the income proposed , Mr. DI'MORELAND supported the motion, and said that £5O was a sum which would be more worthy of their brethren, and induce them to make greater endeavours to obtain it. He regretted to find that their society had not received more extensive sup port from the body generally, and mentioned that when he was canvassing for votes in Leicestershire he found that out of 70 of the body there was not one subscriber. Some discussion as to whether by rule 46 they could increase the pensions until the permanent fund amounted to £20,000, and it was also con tended that instead of increasing the amount of the pension the number of the annuitants at the pre sent rate should be augmented. However the resolution was carried by a majority of 38 to 4. Messrs. W. John Langham and Sloane having retired from the board of directors, Messrs. 'Watson, Webb, and J. Hanson were re-elected in their places; and Mr. Hoply was re-elected auditor. Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the election was proceeded with. A gentleman met a half-witted lad on the road, and placing in one of his hands a sixpence and a penny, asked him which of the two ho would choose. The lad re plied he would not be greedy, ho would take the smallest. —Anwican Paper. SHARE MARKETS,—This day. Share, Railways. 'Bristol an EiLeter Caledonian 'Cambrian ,Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Pcrth, & A b.Junc .London, scrip Certi Do. !;lasgo•.v & S. Wester Great. Eastern, ord. stk.! 20 st st 100 Do. Angl 7 . st. No.?! ,rir-tit North ot Scotiandi ~reat Noi . thero 1)., A stock Do. B stock Do. is. at 2 pts t ti, and W. of irelauttl Western -Originail 6. Val. Rail gua Do. South Wales 1)0. W. Micl.—Oxterq Do. Newport Do. It ereford Lanc.nihire Yorkshire: London and Mackwal! Lon., Brig - h.,& S Lt/as! Lon., Chat., and Dovvt Do. Sletrop. Ex. A Lon. & North ‘Vestert, Lou. Az South Westcrt, Han., Shel., Lineoth Aletropolttan..... Do. New Do. Extension.-- lictropolitan District. t)o. do. to. Do. and =:t. John's IV 'd lid; and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. Sa Derby' \lid Kent . . 'North British Do. Ed., Pth. & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. (i.N•E purehab, Do. Leeds Do. York Du. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 ...... Do. do. 18C6 ?torn' Staffordshire N. Sr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock' Do. Scot, Mid. stack ' Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., dc Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny (Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall 100 1,0 100 1,.0 14)0 100 100 100 100 100 all 118 120 40 46 4 6 e 5 63 70 72 1 4 16 27 28 5 6 6 126 12. t 90 02 5.i :;2; 30 3i 3, 35 _ - 125 i 127 81 87 15} 16 10 to 118; )181 81 13 43 50 , 21 126 2 p 10 11 84 86 100 7 100 all 100 100 1 .00 16.13.4 Am; 122 It 2 00 02 35 36 4 18 105 IL 7 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1201 83 5 1211 100 7 Paid.l Closing I Business i Price. done. BRITISH I' Atlantic dz - St.Lawrenee Rom., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cell+ Do. I' aharea Buffalo .t Lake Huron Do. Preference ButE,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & 8. E., lim.. Jape Town & Dock, gu. l Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p Last. Bengal, gu., 5 do , East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension .. Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonus Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock—. Do. do. deferred , Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. Fo. Qua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gun. 0 per cent D.. 4t per cent Do - Great Wee. of Canada.. Do. New .. Do. 6 p. a BC.o. pay. 1873 tio. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. 1 Indian Branch, limited' Madras, gas. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4a do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. .4 Hudson's Bay.. N.lll. C'da, 6pc lst pf. be. Scinde Do. Delhi co Do. do Do. Puniaub.... aw Do.lndus St.Flot 1 65 67 98 PJ 34 ¶5 9 10 p 116 120 1 2p 1 2p 70 72 114 118 148 152 42 44 65 65 8 9 150 158 3 4 ; SSESSIONS. - 66 - as 102 103 id ip 46 76 ti 6 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 105 106 18 20 85 88 57 59 60 54 50 54 37 10 23 25 100 107 i 1 p 6 1P ICO 102 91 93 111 121 14 12# 1 88 e 2 81 84 - 11 102 103 02 94 S 5 90 82 $5 92 101 97 98 98 99 T SECU 93 94 90 92 90 ?2 77 78 75 77 104 106 103 105 1:2 104 104 1(.0 88 PO ICO IC2 It 4 1.6 105 107 IGI 1.05 105 107 li6 108 96 100 90 02 90 91 90 95 8: A 7 LB 100 St 86 96 98 02 91 106 108 103 101 100 100 5 ioo 100 COLONIAL GO VERNME Britivh Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1672.... Camp, 0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 P.C. Mar. Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. inscribed sk Cape G. Hope. 6 P.C. 1873 vo.Apl.&Oct, 183 U-1900 Do. do ISBO-9u Do. Jan.&J IS'2O-9! Do. 5 per cent. 15 April _ _ and i 5 Oct., 1900 'Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 0 p.t Do. 1878, do 11zturitium, 0 p. C, 1873,1 Jau.auti July Do. 1 , 78 Jo. 1881, May if% Nov. Do. 18 5, Feu. & Aug Natal Gov. a per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1860 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So Aia Gov. 6 p. c sterling - , 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, .5 pril & Oct BRITISH MINES. Cana. Consul. Gold, UR Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walla blast Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam BrPa 1 Nast Grenville East Gunuislake East Loved W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen.' Great L ixey, limited.. Great South Tolgus.... Great Wheal isusy. • ... G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Herod's Foot .... llingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Mare Valley tiwyndy Iron Ore, Um Nev Seton North Roskear . N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United ,vidence UnyLelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Rassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West C hi rerton . . West Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Itedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheat Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 21& 2.14.6 31 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8.0 ssa 5.17.0 64 74 54 84 405 415 4 18 20 5 6 2 3 2 3 4 9 10 21 21 5 6 17 13 IS 16 30 32 22 St 2 4 3! 41 2} 10 35 45 '4 4 21 31 21 26 300 320 18 '42 1 2 9 10 4 14 12 14 54 56 115 125 65 75 is 20 10 12 135 145 7 9 ?REFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCS.. London and S.-WestQrn 41 per cent., 91 LINES LEASED ax FIXED RENTALS. Vale of Neatlf, 100 - - - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Imperial Mexican, lien, FOREIGN MINES. Cbontales Gold and Silver Mining, 2! Scottish Australtana BANKS Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 16 Consolld•ited Bank, lim., London and River rlate, 47} National Provincial of England, 1331 Ditto, Id and 3d issue, 39 Union of Australia. 49i Union of London, ilk DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 63 miscELLA.Nzona; Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., East India Irrigation and Canal. 9:i Gen. Credit and li'inance of London, I'm., General Steam Navigation, lim., 26 London General Omnibus Company, lira, 31 lidras Irrigation and Canal (4 per cent. guaranteed by In dian Government), Ditto all), Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. 19} Viceroy of Egypt, Morigage, Loan, 731 MANSLAUGHTER ON CHRISTMAS-DAY.—Tester day afternoon an inquest was held at Honley, by Mr. In gram, touching the death of Alfred Schofield, joiner, Farnley Tyas, aged 21 years, who was kicked to death in an up and down fight on Christmas-day in the morning. It appeared that Schofield mot some young men at the Towngate, Honley, on Christmas morning, about half-past 12, and among them were Tom Hamelin, weaver, 17 Joseph Brooke, spinner, 16, and Whitworth Horsfall, carder, 21 years. The deceased went up to those three, pushed them about, and when they turned away challenged the best two to fight. They turned back, he pulled off his coat, and he, Brooke, and Horsfall fought, the fight being mainly kicking. The deceased, who was in liquor, wore thick boots, and all the prisoners had wooden-soled clogs shod with iron. While they were fighting Hamelin stepped out of the crowd that surrounded them and kicked Scho field twice on the lower part of his body. Immediately afterwards Schofield called out " Yield," fell on his knees. rolled on his back, and died. Police-constable Voster came' up at the timo,carried the body to the Wheatsheaf Inn, and apprehended the prisoners. The medical evidence showed deceased had died front a rupture of the vessels of the left kidney and rupture of an adjoining bowel, which might be caused by a kick. The coroner explained that all the pri soners would be guilty of manslaughter, though one kick caused the death, as all were engaged in the affair, if the jury considered a kick had caused the death. The jury were deliberating whoa the pared was despatched. 100 100 100 all 100 100 1061 1 181 1 ITIES. --' -,-.,..,,,, ~ A POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BOXING DAY.—Several persons were brought before Mr. Knox this morning charged with different offences. When the charge was only for being " drunk aid incapable" the offenders were discharged. _ Thomas Davis, a carman, living in Westmoreland-street, was charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of his horses and waggon. Sergeant Binley, 7 E, stated that the prisoner was very drunk, and quite incapable of driving his horses. A companion of the prisoner's who was along with him last night, and who was als') drunk, fell off the waggon, anal was so seriously hurt that lie was olligtal to be taken to University College Hospital, the wheels of the waggon having passed over his side. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 5.3. for being drunk, stating that if there was any reason to behove, the prisoner was to blame for the injuries the other man had received he could be again taken into custody. William Lambert, cab driver, badge 14,125, was charo-ed with being drunk, furiously driving a horse, and damaging cab 978, the property of Charles Clark. The case having been proved by John Wright, the driver of the damaged cab, and Gatland 74G A, Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 10s. or seven days for being drunk and furicus driving, and adjourned the ease, as far as the damage was concerned, for a week, to give the owner an opportunity of ascertaining the amount of damage. . Richard Bellamy and Henry Varling, two butchers, were charged with being drunk and assaulting Richard Gamble, a young man, and Police-constable 336 A. Gamble said that Bellamy came up to him last night in Newport-court, and said, " You -, now rva got you," and knocked him down, and Darling then kicked him in the chest. Gambles then stated that ho was also assaulted by the prisoners' friends. Godwin, 336 A, said that hearing a disturbance in the neighbourhood of Newport -market, ho went up and saw Bellamy strike Gamble, and on going to take him into custody Darling knocked him down and Bellamy fell upon him. In answer to Mr. Knox the police stated that the pri soners wero drunk. John Osborne, a labourer, was charged with attempting to rescue Darling from the custody of the police. Evidence having been given, Godwin stated that there was an ill-feeling existing on the part of Bellamy and his friends against Gambles be cause of some information they had given the police re specting a young thief named Knott, who has been con victed. Mr. Knox fined Osborne 20s. or 14 days, and committed the of her prisoners for a month each, without the option of a fine. James Mayhew, a cab proprietor, was charged with being drunk, and incapable of driving a horse and cab in Regent-street. Police-constable Staines 123 C proved the charge. The defendant said that several of his men got drunk yesterday, and he therefore went out with the cab. Mr. Knox—And followed the men's example? The defendant (smiling)—That was the case. Mr. Knox said it was no smiling matter, and the de fendant, being a cab proprietor, ought to set an example to his mon. Ho would fine him 205., or 7 days. Ellen Murphy and Emily Bryan, two servants, wero charged with being drunk and fighting together. The women were found rolling about on the pavement, both very drunk, and fighting together. One of the defendants said she had nothing to say, while the other said sho did not know what to say. The women were discharged with a caution. THE POLICE AVD THE BIRD DEALERS.—Mr. Perry, of No. 10, Little St. Andrew-street, St. Martin's-lane, Mr. Harrison, of No. 29, Great St. Andrew-street, and Mr. Garrett, of No. 27, Groat St. Andrew-street, appeared to answer the complaint of the police of the F Division of causing an obstruction by hanging out bird-cages in front of their shops. . _ The evidence of the police went to show that the de fendants hung out cages in.front of their shops, and that persons collected to look at the birds, and that thus an ob struction was caused. The defendants stated that no obstruction was caused by hanging out the cages, which were only a few inches in depth, and that the, cages were hung somo feet from the ground and over the ana gratings, and the facias of the shops. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that ho could not see that any of fence had been committed by the defendants, and that the police might just as well summon all butchers who hung meat out in front of their shops, and say they caused au obstruction. As for persons collecting that might be caused by a person oven holding up his finger. lie did not consider any offence had been committed, and he should dismiss the summonses. THAMES. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.—ThiS was a quiet morning is the court after Boxing-day, there being only 21 charges of every description. Among them were 11 charges of being drunk, with the addition of incapable being attached to oue, assault to four, disorderly to one, and wilful damage to two. Three were charged simply with being drunk. Considering that the population of the district is 300,000, this is not an alarming amount of crime, and Mr. Partridge, on taking his seat upon the bench, said that the paucity of crime in the district was truly wonderful. There wore only 40 charges yesterday, and these embraced a period in all of 48 hours. The first "drunken charge" was that of a boy aged 14. He was quite incapable when dis covered by the police. Mr. Partridge—You are very young to be getting drunk. It is quite shocking. I shall fine you ls. to make you re member being intoxicated on Boxing-day, 1866. William Dacey, an Irish labourer, was charged with assaulting Catherine Dacey, his wife. The complainant, a young woman, was bleeding from the ear, and her face and head were bandaged. She had been married to her husband a short time, and he had turned out a savage one. He beat her, turned her out of doors frequently, and made her very uncomfortable. She once charged him before his Worship with boating her and begged him off. Last night she wont after him to the Seven Stars public house, in Rosemary-lane, to ask him to come home, and he struck her on the ear, and throw her down. Her ear had been bleeding ever since. Her husband got drunk with the money which ho ought to have expended on his home. The prisoner, in defence, said he gave his wife 4s. on Monday last. Mr. Partridge•- And went to a public-house yesterday. You had better have spent the day with your wife. The prisoner—lt was Boxing-day. Mr. Partridge—That is no reason whatever you should become intoxicated and beat your wife. There is no doubt you struck her very brutally ; her ear is bleeding now I shall remand you for a week. Next Thursday I will decide what is to be done with you. MARKETS.—This day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of beasts on sale hero to-day for the time of year. Prime breeds moved off steadily at full prices ; but inferior stock was a slow in quiry, on former terms. The top figure was 5s 4d per 81b. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which met a fair de mand, at Monday's decline in value. The best Downs and half breds realised 6s 2d per 81bs. The few calves on offer met a dull inquiry at barely late rates. The sale for pigs was heavy, and the highest price did not exceed 4s 6d per 81bs. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d s dad Crse & inf. beasts... 3 6 3 8 PMeCre-WOOl sheep 5 0 5 8 Second quality do ..3 10 4 0 Petrie. bllidown d 0.5 10 6 2 Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 0 Large ooarse oalvos.4 6 5 2 Prime Seats, &c.... 5 2 5 4 Prime small do •.5 4 5 8 Use. and mut. sueep.3 6 .1 u intrge hogs •3 6 4 0 Second quality do ..4 2 4 1 0s S porkers ..4 2 4 6 3 Lamb 38; ..08 Od to Os Od. Suckling' calves, 20 s to 2 a nd quarter-old store pigs, 261 to 29s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts ................ 912 Beasts COWS. ................ - COWL .... 2ll Sheep aid lambs ...... 3,000 Sheep and limbs Cal e and 68 Ca yes .. 4 2 Ms .................. 112 ,Pigs 35 10 MEAT. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Tho supplies of meat are moderate, a the trade is inactive. Beef, 3s 4d to pork, mutton, 3s Id to 4s 10d ; veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d; and pk, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 81b by the carcase. HA Y. SMITIIFIELD.—MeadOW hay, £3 5s to £4 5s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. A limited supply. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 7s Od; clover• £4 Os to £5 12s ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load, Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 5s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s leer load. A slow trade. Liverpool Cottoa Market—This Day. The market market opens very steady, with a good de mand. Sales probably 15,000 bales or more, at ad vancing prices. FROM THE PLOUGII TO THE MITRE.—The death has been announced of Cardinal Gousset, Arch bishop of Rheims, which event took place on Saturday, in the Archiepiscopal Palace. The deceased, born in 1792, was the son of a farmer, and worked in the fields before ho entered a clerical collego for his education. He was afterwards known as a man of extensive learning, and became Bishop of PCrigueux in 1835. He was promoted to the Archbishopric of Rheims in 1840, on the death of Mgr. de Latil. He was created cardinal in 1850. The whole career of the deceased prolate furnishes a remark able example of what can be effected by a strong will supported by iair ability. Naval and Military Intelligence. Her Majesty's screw frigate Forte, 29, 2,364 tons, 400-horsepower (unarmoureci), attached to the third division of the Steam Reserve in the Medway, has been removed down the harbour, and placed in the Sheerness steam basin, where she is ordered to be brought forward for commission. It is stated at Chatham that she will probably relieve the Curagoa, 23, 350-horse power, as commodore's ship on the Australian station. The Rodney, 78, 500-horse power, Mr. W. H. Harris, master, fitting in the steam basin at Sheer ness for the flag of Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Koppel, K.C.8., Cummander-in-Chief of the China squadron, is comple[e in her rigging, but there is a considerable amount of work still remaining to b e finished on board before she is ready fur the penr.ant. • Her Majesty's ironclad ship,Nortliumberlaud, 26, 6,621 tons, 1,350 -horse power, arrived in the Med way, from the Victoria Docks, between 5 a n d 6 o'clock on 'fuesd. , y evening, accompanied by the Adder, Locust, Bustler, and Monkey steamers, which had attended her round from Woolwich. Shortly after her arrival she took up moorings in the harbour, in readiness for being placed in the steam basin during the approaching spring tides. The Duke of Cambridge has awarded silver medals and gratuities to the following non-commissioned officers at Chatham garrison, for long service and good conduct—viz., Sergt.- - Major J. Kidd, 109th Regiment, medal, and gr a t u i ty of £ l5 ; and Sergt. E. Bourke, 2d Battalion, 10:h R eg i ment, medal, and gratuity of £lO. The Public Health. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly R e t urn.) In the week that ended on Saturday, Dec. 22, the births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,47 G ; the deaths registered, 2,990. The annual rate of mortality was 25 per 1,000 persona living. in London the births of 1,055 boys and 1,079 girls, in all 2,131 children, were registered in the week. In, the corresponding weeks of 10 years, 1856-65, the awr age number, corrected for increase of population, was 1,964. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,377. It was the 51st week of the year, and the average number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,452. The deaths in the present return are less by 75 than the estimated number. Two deaths from cholera and 16 from diarrhoea wore registered during the week. A coachmaker's labourer, aged 59 years, died on the 17th December at No. 10, Shouldhana-street, Marylebone, of cholera (35 hours.) The widow of a publican, aged 36 years, died on the 18th December at 16, Exmouth-street, Mile-end Old Town, of choleraic diarrhoea (three days.) Twenty-six deaths from small-pox, 30 from scarlatina, 43 from whooping-cough, and 55 from fever were regis tered in the week. Phthisis proved fatal to 178 persons ; 171 deaths oc curred from. bronchitis, and 98 from pneumonia. Five deaths were registered as resulting from injuries caused by horses or carriages in the streets, and 7 children tied from burns or scalds. The annual rate of mortality last week was 23 per 1,000 in London, 29 in Edinburgh, and 24 in Dublin ; 22 in Bristol, 21 in Birmingham, 33 in Liverpool, 32 in Man chester, 31 in Salford, 23 in Sheffield, 28 in Leeds, 20 in Hull, 34 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 29 in Glasgow. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30,111 in. The barome trical reading increased from 2940 in. at the beginning of the week to 30.36 on Thursday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 41.3 deg., which is 2.0 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as deter mined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature 53.5 deg. on Tuesday. The lowest night temperature was 29.3 deg. on Thursday. The entire range of temperature in the week was therefore 23• i deg. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 424 deg. ; that of the lowest was 41.1 deg. The difference be tween the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera ture was 3.2 dog. The mean degree of humidity of the air 82, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 0.05 in. The general direction of the wind was south-west. According to a return fur nished by the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works, the average daily quantity of sewage pumped into the River Thames at the southern ()tidal' works, Cros ness, was 207,513 cubic metres. TILE FERGUSON BE,QUEST.—A great stir is being made in Scotland just now about the administration of a fund left for religious purposes, some time since, called the Ferguson Bequest, and the Glasgow herald gives some interesting particulars of the individual by whom it was devised. Mr. Ferguson had no claim to the title of phi lanthropist till he was on his death-bed. His chief plea sure iu life seems to have consisted in amassing an immense fortune, and something of niggardliness marked his con duct in that not very amiable pursuit. When worth hundreds of thousands he could squabble like a boggar for a sixpence. Ho was too grasping to enjoy his wealth ; but he seems also to have been of too shrewd a disposition to be able to feel all the raptures of the miser. He used to say to his friends, " I am a poor rich man—burdened with money, but I have nothing else." He was in the act of signing a check for £lO,OOO when he was struck with paralysis, and the check remained after his death with only half of his signature appended. He remembered on his deathbed the poor relations whom he had forgotten during his lifetime, and he made amends for his neglect of the in terests of religion and charity by souse noble bequests. Up wards of 100 private persons, some of them already in good circumstances, shared in his wealth; but the sudden trans formations which took place among many of them from poverty to affluence were both astonishing and amusing, Day labourers, masons, grocers, and, in one case, a poor hawker of fish, became possessors of thousands. More than half a million of money was thus disposed of. Mr. Fergu son's great religious bequest somehow looks like a lump sum paid to Heaven for oversights during a long, intensely worldly, and even mean sort of life. He was not what is called a religious man. So.ne have asserted that he was a member of the Church of Scotland; but the Herald be lieves it would be more correct to say that he had not Leen within the walls of a church for 40 years before his death. When near the close of his life the stoical indifference " to these things" broke down somem hat, but, too proud to go toat the chu time rch , he pareetaucahlliyng on n ed tahemisnuisnteltyof eveninsslrvin lrvine h in o was the streets to come opposite his door and deliver his sermon there. And this "poor rich man," wrapped up in shawls, sat in the lobby andlistened to it. This was the man who left about £400,000 for the spread of the Gospel, who made it a condition that the trustees should be communicants of the Churches which they represented, and who was spe cially careful to note in his will that the books of the fund should be balanced every year, on the 31st of December, except when that day fell upon a Sunday.—Pall Mall Gazette. MYSTERIOUS DEATII IN NOR FOLE.—Yesterday an inquest was held at Postwick, Norfolk, on the body of Mr. Christopher Robinson, whose lifeless body was dis covered on Sunday morning in a field in this village. The jury returned as their verdict that the deceased terminated his existence while labouring under temporary insanity. The dreadful wounds which the deceased appears to have inflicted on himself led at first to the inference that he bad been murdered. DEATH STOPPING A PROSECUTION.—A charge of larceny should have been preferred against John Martin, an old man, and Clara Martin, a girl of 19, who claimed to b.) man and wife, before the magistrates at Kirby Moorside last week, but the prosecutor droppeddown dead. The pri soner; however, were taken to Helmsley, and brought up on another charge, and on Saturday were committed for trial. When arrested at Malton the mau was wearing four shirts and the woman five chemises and a shirt, all stolen, mostly from Ness, North Riding. THE DOG OF THE REGI3IENT.—AnimaIs are inva riably great pets with soldiers. In Austria almost every regiment has a dog, and wo of course had ours. Hector has his peculiarities ; he was attached to no ono in particular, but always recognised a Jager by a friendly wag of his stump of a tail. He was a short brown-haired beast, of no particular breed, and first joined us in the battle of St. Lucia. Whence he came no one knew, but ho was over to be seen in the thickest of the light and firing, and before the end of it was severely wounded. Ho was considered to have shown great bravery, and was im mediately voted into the Jager corps, and au honorary member of each mess-table. From that time, whichever mess Hector graced with his presence at the dinner h our tn wellwith u u d e t he rs t o o t o others e rs and— (and he never failed to turn up at one or the other), th e after a co p o r k o , ee tldiiild, g called allottin g;Nveh always made one for the Hector, proceeding perfectly turn out listened for. Whenever any of the Jagers were mustered for parade Hector always turned out and took up his posi tion behind the commanding officer and in front of the staff trumpeter. On the occasion to which I have alluded, i.e., our final separation from the old companies, Hector, seeing that some movement was in contemplation, hurried on to the ground, but was not noticed until the last mo ment, when some of the men called him to accompany them back to quarters, while we called him to go forward with us. The dog looked first at one and then at the other, with a profoundly reflective air; but observing that we were in full marching order, while the others were only in fatigue dress, ho decided, to our great joy, that duty re quired him to c as t in his lot w ith us, and accordin g l y tro t te d c heerfully by our side in that long day's march. Th os e who h o ld the doctrine of the metempsychosis of souls wou ld have little difficulty in believing that the spirit ofabrave, active, and most thoughtful officer was impri soned in Hector's poor uncouth form.—Reminiscences of an English Cadet, in theAu4nan @rice, in the " cormin 3102 3 . tine" for January. i$ 100 st I 206 10 100 1 190 100 100 li.o 100 100 1(21 96: a 864 85 105 i : 1 / 4