The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market shows no change either in the supply of capital on offer, or in the terms upon which accommodation is obtainable. The with drawal from the Bank of 65,000 sovereigns for Egypt yesterday afternoon, and the probability of a further large amount being taken on Friday for Brazil, cause increased reserve in discount circles. Short-dated paper is only taken at 5i and 6 per cent. The letters of allotment of the Swedish Steel and Iron Company were delivered this morning. The Definitive Bonds of the denomination of £2OO and £lOO of the Italian State . Domain Loan being now ready for delivery, holders of provisional Scrip to the amount of £1,500 and upwards are re quested to send in the same to the offices of the General Credit and Finance Company of London, 2 7, Austin-Friars, for examination and exchange on any Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday, on and after Friday, the Bth current. Two o'CLoca. According to Reuter's telegram the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 97c. Anticipated withdrawals from the Bank of gold for shipment are, in conjunction with the actual flatness of the season, exercising a depressing effect upon many of the speculative securities dealt in at the Stock Exchange. Unless some political or monetary event occur, it may be reasonable that even greater quietude will be experienced. Consols at the present moment are at about I per cent. lower, being 871 for transfer and 871 88 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities have been steadily supported, at 87* I. Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 3s. dia. ; Bank Stock, 247 ; India 5 per Cents., 102* 8 ; and Bonds, 18s. premium. Spanish Passive Bonds are rather more in favour, and well sustained, but Turkish Securities are flat ; the other foreign stocks show little variation. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, 90 ; do. 1858, 72f 73 ; do. 1862, 711 721 ; do. £lOO Bonds, 72} 73 ; do. 5 per Cents., 1865, 431 ; do. Guaranteed 4 per Cents., 100 f ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 461 ; Rus sian 5 per Cents., 1822, 90*; do., 1862, 89i ; Egyptian 7 per Cents., 93 ; do. 1864, 94 ; and £lOO Bonds, 92g. In the Railway Share Market there has been Very little business, and in several instances a fur ther slight decline is apparet. Great Western, North Western, Midland, and South Eastern have each receded 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain at about Previous rates, with the exception of Grand Trunk of Canada, which have declined 1. American Securities are weak, and lower prices generally prevail. United States 5-20 Bonds are 64 4 I ; Erie Shares, 58i 59 ; and Illinois, 824 4 ; Atlantic and Great Western Certificate of Deben tures, 84 85 ; the £lOO Bonds, 85 8: ; and the !, prem. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat. Bank of Australasia have receded to 68* ; Imerial Otto man to 15* ; Metropolitan and Provincial to 18* ; National Discount Company are steady at 171 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Company at 211 ; Bank of Turkey shares are quoted 2 2* prem. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Consolidated Bonds, 31 prem. ; the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of Eng land (old) shares, 31 4 prem. ex all and the new issue, 31- 3/ prem ; the St. Saviour's Wharf Com pany (Limited) shares, 1 prem. ; the American Oil Wells Trading Company, * 1* prem ; the Lon don Steam Towing and Navigation Company, 1 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Dec. 7 B7l 1 a per Cent. Reduced B7 f 1 New 3 per Cent B7l 1 1 New 3 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. fo r 30 y rs , ex pi re sth April,lBBs l3 13-16 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Xxchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 6 3 Do. £5OO dis Do £lOO and £2OO •,. ...... Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account ' INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 'lldian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — D.,0. Bonds, £l,OOO lB pm 4, 0. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE 0 CLOCK. _ A ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Bra zilian 5 per Cent DO. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — Do. 1865 — / 3 440 . Scrip, £25 paid limos Ayres 6 per Cent DO. Account n , 44 0 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) an, 6 per Cent — c '" °. 3 per Cent 2, olxi b i a n 6 per Cent. — j j 'al 6 per Cent. a „ l lish 3 per Cent., 1825 — D ' 4 , 4 per Cent, 1863 — 4- ' O . 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid a nubian Principalities L „Do A ccount 75 -4111ader New• Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — ` 4 B:Xptian 7 per Cent — ,°•+ Second Issue 93 44 0 £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 921 £lOO Bonds 'reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupo n s , 'llatemal a . 5 per Cent. Do £B6 paid Do. 1839 and 1850 Malian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway Do 1865 0 0 Scrip, £671 paid ,Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — .4exican 3 per Cent — 0 0. Account Do 1864 — 13 , 0 per Cent. Anglo-French — 1, 1 .2 14 0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c _ "'W Granada ,D 0 2 per Cent 4,,,50 Deferred 1 ) ' 40 Land Warrants (Hectares) Do -- Do. 'Land Cent, 1864 Pe tn. „,`maranteed, 4 per Cent t '''an 41 per Cent a A 0 ccount S crip, D o ''Crip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 4 per Cent. (Uribarren) — t l ° 4 'l per Cent., 1862 P 0 Account — urt +i 1 ) nese 3 per Cent, 1853 ° 0 3 Per ount . 46 Cent , 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, ,: 8 ".• Acc 11 ‘4B 11 1 a0. 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9Ol b u 4 i per Cent. 1850 D° 4 1 per 0 Cent., 1860 Lo Per Cent. 1859 — t o " per Ce n t. 1862 B9l tard• 5 per Cent. 1864 — eulian 5 per Cent 0 Ac count /)- , 0 a vals ,_ ll 3 per Cent account 44 Do Xe'w Deferred — ~ Account — 'lO Passive D ° Account n a ,,,, 271 ,t ) 'ln Cert. of Coup not funded — ° Account 1 ,, e ,, 141 t o ' l oa 4 per Cent. — Tti r ki '9 per Cent. 1864 D 64 6 Per Cent. 1854 — 000 Account 9O 0 D 6 Per Cent. 1858 00 gi n ecnint 721 3 D o ' - ' - ° 0 Bonds Do il - 2 Per Cent 6 D ° A Per Cent. 1862 Do ...c count 7ll 21 D o 4 6 1 . 6 0 Bonds D o 6 Per Cent., 1863 — Do Do e! P, rC £35 paid 1865 1.1 V D 440 o unt ea ° e z , Bands D o A e_ l a 3 per Ce n t. — Bo rount Do. dpi Cent., 1862 unt i itis , .Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. el .1 11 ' 11 , 1) _ a A , par Cent. ? Ex. 10 Florins Ut c h .'t Per cent., Ex. 25f. ~ p , ra l) i 1 li 0 . ix il l tt z ee P: ti te r ee e sn e t4 n . i t c . , p ee E r rt x i fie . 7 1 n 2 t tt ! 3 ui 1 — 9GI I), ,' Per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 25f. "` c eount 64 1 ,I, Consols for money Do• Account, TW 0 0 87 8 0 11. : xx D O. January, ry „, ritEFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, 112 Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent pm., 107 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf ., 102. 1i Great Western, West Midland, Newport perp. 6 per cent. opt. till '66, 120 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent pref., 931 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pr., Ditto, 5 p r cent., 97 London, Brighton. &c., 41 per cent., 1858, 97i Ditto, new, 41 per cent., 1863. 94 Ditto, new, 5 per cent., 1855, 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 90 FOREIGN RAIL wAir 8.3 Dutch Rhenish, 24i , Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), l r South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 1C FOREIGN MINES, St. John del Itey, Um., 51 BANKS. Agra and Mtsterman's. lira., 561 Anglo Egyptian, lira., 14 1 Australasia, 681 Bank of British• Columbia, 221 Bank of utago, lira., 7 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 9 Colonial, lira., 411 2 Eng ish Joint Stock, lira. , 11} Imperial Ottoman, 15i London Bank of Slexii,o and S. America, Um., 141 London and Brazilian aim.), 50 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24} London Joint Stock, 5( 1 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira. , 18i tkinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lira., 6 51 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 81 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 161 A thintio Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., CrUdit Fonder andMobilier of England, 8i _Ditto, new, 3i I Crystal Palace, ¶^7i East India Irrigation and Canal, €1 Ebbw Vale, ,31 Egyptian Corn and Trading, Urn., 21 3 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. um.. fil t Imperial Mercantile Credit Aeso., Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavourj, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. It7o, issued 90, 82 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 91 London County Land and Building, Rm., / London Financial Association, lira , 214 London General Omnibus Company, lim., Lon on and;Provincial Marine, ki M dras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 841 National Discount company, 171 Ocean aiarine Insurance), 244 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 21} 14 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 751 Rio de Janeiro City Improve - Bents, lim., 21 Royal Mail Steam, 112 11 Union Marine, Liverpool, 1im.,r24 Liverpool Cotton Market—This ray. Market steady. Sales 10,000 bales. MISSING SHIP.—The Jumna (Garrick) sailed from Rangoon on the 19th Qf April last for the United KingdoW, and has not since been heard of, fat sday. 3 rincess ds this Schles- I Wait- o'clock, Le Lord it Hon. Glad- to the rey, on e Right ueen. Colonel iting. Colonel and the Groom ;ss of :sday. Princess n about to Gun about npanied toyston, arbord ; Colonel ;finesses. ►ntinued ated his Suffield lordship and the :tarriage. tty little ►am and ;e horses tgs,.and )n, and In front Lylsham mand of as the ; crowd ,rms and rhilst the ghnesses d played a stay of roceeded A every 6nry and itry side. through, to give ere very haracter. 3 express ) cortege, s, where yal high ig up the umber of lted with Cromer, mrhood ; sses must ng, they sure with ?opulaee. had en- b a very ninated a thusiastie h in the axed, and the way. 'en arriv- le Prince , Equerry i en, Lady Leicester, of Dun- Lnd Lady d Berke- the East inguished :onamence is about L reserved splendid ball takes modation her sleep i secured will have rves, and iastings's Lrday, his our Lord am, from Iroceed to ;na. Dccem- Excellent ouncil was a contract hness the us Serene ,es Augus kugusten- Iso caused Highness formance of with their returned to ) train wag )n between d Madame .Arlington- Led to the ad to the re arrived day or two rshire. and War- Hall, S Of' t at Greville g party at i from the ty Wicklow, M.P., th© ave town 0 11 Waldegrafer t., M.P., il l lext. Ladi Lblic Meet' memorialise 'y as to the The raora c r y adopted. 'awcett Wore s o f a pologi rendish, t he d his itidlr n Lrrated 131 'ling to cora c alled ° t he thouglA aquirY. BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consol. Bold, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam. & StA übyn(G wen. Great L.xey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist , 11 Grenville Herod's Foot .... Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Iwyndy Iron Ore, Bin New Se ton North Roskear N. Wh'l Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence Uny Lel ant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clegan, lim West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett /Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 29i 2.14.6 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 9 10 21 23 680 590 1 16 2 25 9 10 56 6 36 4 it I 15 16 3 5 7 21 22 1 14 3 4} 35 80 Sf 41 35 37 56 5f 7 9 4 5 26 11d 40 50 15 17 1 14 38 40 420 440 2 26 276 326 10 12 19 20 5 7, 5 6 10 12 77 82 190 200 85 90 2i 28 4 6 215 225 19 20 SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Hallways. 1 1 ' 1110 '1 r oe. Closing ri I Business done. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Corn wall (Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Jun . c &London, r;crip Certi 92 94 125 27 94 96 13 15 fi 6 (8 72 71 73 Do. - - Glasgow Jz S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock 112 114 451 461 8 84 124 129 147 148 Do. New, ts. at 25 pry Gt S. and W. ot Ireland Gt. Weste,n -Original D , . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxtord, 92 96 62 /21 60 62 41 43 65 40 .04 'O6 1221 ;23 88 90 104 105 36 38 50 92 1251 !26 96 97 6 , 4 61 1861 I'7l 3 Sip 103 j 1041 DO. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Illackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do Extension Metropolitan District. Do do. do Do. and tit. John' sW' d Midland Do. £9 Share 1247 125 1. 2p 94 96 Do, Birmin.. & Derb3 Mid Kent North British 601 6U Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwiol, Do. G.N•E purchabt Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... 8' 29 110 i 1111 71 72 105 106 Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1804 .. 36 87 10 I 1 p 125 128 2 2 p 2 Eip 74 7 6 11 12 148 152 67 69 112 114 60 62 55 67 79 79 8 9 148 152 3 4 p 102 104 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction .. Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack.. Shropshire Union .... South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Weath Waterford & Kilkenn3 Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 49 51 BRITISH P Atlantic & St.Lawrenoe Born., Baroda, k Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. V shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. , 872-3- $......• • Calcutta & 8. E. lim Cape Town & Dock, gu 1 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 dol East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Eitensioii Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prcf. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook . Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Po. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 6 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Do. New .. .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5.1 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds, Mel. & Hudson's 1 ay 1 N. Ill.C'da,6pclstpf.bs Scinde . . Do. Delhi Do. do as e 4 . .1 c tri 0. Do. Punjaub.... E..., Do.lndus St. Flo =' D COLONIAL GO VEX, British Columbia, 6 pert cent., Deo. 31, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.tic July 1877-84 - Do. 6 g. C. Feb. & Aug Do. sp. c. Mar. dlt Sept Do. 5 p. C. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. C. Inscribed sk Cape Gr. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. Apl. & Oct 1890-1900 Do. do: 1880-9 Do. Jan. &July, 1890-91 Do. .5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. IS7B Do. 188 Z, Mayls, Nov..! Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. Natal •iov. a per cent.. N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja..SzJ my N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186t Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 187 r Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent Nova Soutia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vlo,Gov. 0 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct ,SIONS. b 9 61 1024 1034 id to 6 / iu 11 77 62 99 101 69 72 101 103 102 103 104 105 31 3 I I 3P 88 90 68 70 53 63 58 60 62 57 47 52 42 47 33 35 32 31 105 1( 5 P t P 1016 1041 17 171 3i 3 d 93 15 84 e 7 1 4d 10111 1021 94 90, 69 91 64 66 82 84 101' 102 4 1 1014 102 a io 101 102 T SECU: 97 99 96 1.8 96 98 82 84 81 S 3 104 106 104 106 1(4 105 105 107 91 93 10) It 2 1(6 1(8 103 105 106 108 104 106 1' 6 10.3 10' 1( 2 96 t 8 1 0 IC2 93 95 90 H 103 105 84 83 10 1 102 103 104 106 108 105 106 87 d 41 1 I 1471 8 62} 1221 8,/ 10ii / / 374 2 125/ I 961 7i 104 4 1241 OSSE 31i 801 ITIk;S. 9' 61 104 6 rilE SUN LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEMNG, DECEMBER 6, lEEE. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) LOUDOITH V. THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action by Mr. Charles Loudour to recover compensation in damages for injuries and loss sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendants' servants. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Murphy were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. Buller for the defendants. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., stated the case. The plaintiff was 55 years old, and a Frenchman by birth, but had been living for nearly 30 years in this country. He was originally a teacher of languages, and in 1862 was appointed by• G overnment as manager of the foreign department of the Great Exhibition, in consequence of which he formed the acquaintance of several leading firms at Bordeaux and other parts of France. He then opened a Secret Inquiry office, at 4, Agar-street, Strand, the object of which was to obtain information respecting persons in debted to foreign creditor; which, with other avocations, realised more than £BOO a-year. On the 9th of June, 1864, the plaintiff was returning from Folkestone by the tidal train, and when about two miles from the Staplehurst Station he felt a violent oscillation in the carriage, and immediately he was pitched over the parapet of a bridge about 15 feet deep, and fell into a stream at the bottom. With much difficulty he extricated himself out of the water, and escaped over the debris of the carriages that were scattered about. He then became insensible, and on regaining consciousness he found that ho was at tended by a medical man. He was unable to return home till the next day. The injuries he sustained were of a most serious character, and his system generally received a severe shock. He had also to undergo two most painful operations, and the result was that he was obliged to give up his business. Last August two medical gentlemen, on the part of the defendants, and two on behalf of the plain tiff, saw the latter together, and gave a certificate to the effect that he had not sustained any permanent injury, but that compensation should not be claimed for 12 months. Sergeant Ballantine addressed the jury in mitigation of damages, but called no witnesses. _ _ The jury, after half an hour's deliberation, assessed the damages at £1,500. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Roche.) IN RE STEVENS - THE STRAND MUSIC HALL COMPANY. The bankrupt was described as of no business, a director of the Strand Music Hall Company (Limited), residing at 17, George's-road, Kilburn, and to-day was appointed for proof of debts and choice of assignees. The debts which are secured amounted to about £15,000, the cause of the bankruptcy being liabilities incurred onbehalf of the Strand Music Hall Company (Limited), of which the bankrupt is a director, and being sued by creditors in respect of such liabilities. The Music Hall Company is now being wound up, but in consequence of the difficulty of realising the property except at a great loss, Mr. Stevens has been ob liged to come to this court. Mr. Saffrey, an accountant, was chosen assignee, the 18th January, 1866, being appointed for the next meeting. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day. (Before the Assistant Judge.) .. . Henry Walton, 38, servant, was indicted for inciting a girl, named Elizabeth Johnson, under the age of 16, to a felony. The case was a long one, but the jury returned a ver dict of not guilty. The learned Judge said he could not find fault with the verdiet, but the defendant left the court a disgrace to human nature. SECOND COURT. (Before Judge Payne.) Edwin Turner - and Harriet his wife were indicted for stealing a quantity of blankets, the property of the Guar dians of the Poor for the parish of St. Luke's. The jury convicted the male prisoner, but acquitted the female. The Judge sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment, EXCITING SCENE IN COURT. Frederick Moore was indicted for violently assaulting Police-constable Ogborne, with intent to kill. The assault took place in the neighbourhood of Strutton ground, Westminster. The prisoner, with other persons, was creating a disturbance after being turned out of ono of the public houses on a Saturday night, and when the constable went up to take him into custody he put his hands in his pocket, and immediately after he received a violent blow from the priioner, which caused him to fall to the ground in a senseless state. The prisoner escaped, and then it was found that the policeman had sustained the most extensive injuries, as it appeared that the man had, at the time he struck, a knuckle-duster on his hand. Police-constable Morgan apprehended the prisoner a a fortnight after the assault, and when Ogborne was able to go to the station-house he positively identified him as the man who had assaulted him, although previous to his identification he had changed a portion of his dress with another prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Judge Payne asked if anything was known relative to the prisoner. One of the constables then stepped forward and said the prisoner had been formerly twice convicted. One of his terms of imprisonment was for 18 months, and the other three years' penal servitude, which only expired on tho 17th of last month. Mr. Payne asked Mr. Cooper, who prosecuted on the part of the Crown , whether there was not a section in an act of Parliament by which he could sentence the prisoner to three years' imprisonment ? Mr. Cooper replied that he was not aware of such a section, but the object might be obtained by sentencing 'the prisoner to two years' imprisonment on the first in dictment, and one year on the other. Mr. Payne said he felt almost certain he had seen such a section as the one referred to. However, he should like to ask the surgeon one question, which would decide him as to the sentence he should inflict. The divisional surgeon to the police then entered the witness box, and in answer to the judge, said he had no doubt whatever that the wound had been inflicted with some blunt instrument. He had no doubt about the matter. The learned Judge said in that case he should give the prisoner the severest sentence the law allowed him. Society would not be damaged by the prisoner being sentenced to penal servitude ; on the contrary it would be benefited, especially as it appeared he was an old and well known thief, upon whom former punishment had had no effect. The previous sentence of three years' penal ser vitude only expired a few days ago, and now again he stood at the dock convicted of a murderous assault. It was quite a mercy of Providence that the constable was not killed, and, under all the circumstances, he should sentence the prisoner to five years' penal servitude. The prisoner seemed momentarily surprised at the sen tence, but his sister, who occupied a seat in court, imme diately she heard it, shrieked out in the most piercing and agonizing tones, "Oh, my poor brother! Oh, my poor brother! Oh, his poor old father !" The prisoner seemed overcome by the cries of his sister, but he recovered him self in a moment, and then, as the jailor was about to re move him from the dock, he closed with him, and made a desperate struggle to escape, by jumping out of the dock. ci t h i n o wgoenree in afew as shteh the struggle warders oi the prison, ex w nthe courrushed to the assistance of the jailor, but such was the desperation to which the prisoner had worked wasamost himself up, that he resisted for some time the combined efforts of the warders. During all the time the struggle was going on, the girl kept screaming "Oh my poor brother," " Have mercy on him," " Oh don't send him away." Two or three of the constables of the different division; who were in attendance as witnesses, then jumped over the side of the dock, and finally the , prisoner was overcome, but not subdued, as he continued to struggle during the whole of the time he was in court. As he was being conveyed down stairs he shouted out to his sister "good bye, my girl," which seemed to increase the agony of the poor girl, who was led from the court con vulsively sobbing and exclaiming "Oh my poor brother." The scene, although of comparatively but short dura tion, created the utmost excitement in court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULTING THE POLICE. —Two young men, named William Ludford and George Ludford, one a vocalist and the other a chimney sweep, were charged before Mr. Tyr whitt with assaulting Police-constable William Morrow, 164 E. The constable was called to the Spread Eagle public house about one o'clock this morning where ho found about forty persons behaving in a very dis Orderly manner and fighting. Ho assisted the barman in turning some of them out ; amongst others the defendants, and directly afterwards the defendant William burst open the door and tried to strike the barman. The constable. pre vented him, when he turned upon him, , struck him a violent blow in the face, and grasped him by the stock, his knuckleS being .against the constable's throat. Upon this the constable took him into custody, when the defen dant George came up and gave the constable a blow on the face. Another constable coming up, both defendants were taken into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt said on such occasions it was necessary for a constable to go into a house, and they had to dea with some of the worst characters in London, although some of them might be well dressed. The defendants had roughly treated the constable, and William would have to pay 20s. or be imprisoned for 14 days, and George 10s. or 7 days. The Great Eastern Railway, The following is a copy of the preliminary Report of the Committee of Investigation : " Committee-room, Bishopsgate Station, London, Dec. 4. " To THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. " The committee appointed by the shareholders of the Great Eastern Railway Company on the 29th of August last, consisting of. Messrs. Turner, Smith, Ballantine, Beavis, and Rowley, met (with the exception of Mr. Rowley, who, in consequence of other engagements, declined to act) and com menced their duties on the 4th of September, and have continued their labours from that down to the present period, devoting three and, - in most in stances, four days a week to the purpose. " The first matter brought under the considera tion of the committee was as to the period from which their inquiry should date, and after having given the matter their best attention, and acting under the impression that Parliament must neces sarily have ascertained, for its own satisfaction, that no irregularity as to the borrowing powers had existed up to and at the time of the amalgamation, the committee determined to commence their in quiries frcm that period. " It was not the intention of the committee to have presented the shareholders with any report until they had concluded their labours and were in a position to furnish them with one in detail, em bracing not only the financial, but also the general position of the company ; but finding from, their own inquiry, and also from the serious representa tions made to them by the Board of Directors that delay might be seriously prejudicial, and would, probably, greatly embarrass the credit of the com pany, they have determined to abandon their ori ginal intention and make a preliminary report, con fining themselves for the present to the financial condition of your undertaking as affecting the 'bor rowing powers,' adding thereto only, their opinion upon the proposed lease of the Blackwall Railway, it being necessary, in accordance with Parliamen tary requirements, that your sanction should be asked and obtained upon the latter subject 'at an early date. " Upon the financial condition of your company the committee report that, for the purpose of ascer taining accurately how far the directors had com plied with the conditions and restrictions of the several acts of Parliament, upon conformity to which the ' borrowing powers' of the company are depen dent, they found it necessary to avail themselves of the assistance of the well-known accountants, Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co., who, after a careful examination of the books of the company, report to the committee that the ' borrowing powers' (subject to the sanction of the shareholders) have been largely exceeded during the past three years ; in fact, to such an extent that the committee cannot conceive any condition of circumstances which could justify, or render even temporarily necessary, so grave a departure from all commercial principles. "Upon the facts in their possession the committee have submitted a case for the opinion of Mr. Lloyd (one of the best legal authorities on railway mat ters), and having themselves given the various ques tions their most serious consideration, and having also received a positive pledge from the Board that the funds now required shall be prudently expended in the advancement of your undertaking, are now prepared to recommend that the shareholders should sanction the borrowing of the several sums of money mentioned in your directors' advertisement, upon the distinct understanding that for the future no such irregular borrowing shall under any circum stances take place; but when the parliamentary powers are required to be exercised, the previous sanction of the shareholders shall be asked and ob tained. " Upon the subject of the proposed Blackwall lease the committee report that, after giving that ques tion their best attention, and considering the terms upon which it is proposed to carry the same into effect; and having received evidence thereon, con sidering also the absolute necessity of increased terminal accommodation required by the company, they deem it expedient that the shareholders should adopt it, remarking at the same time, that in their opinion largusum of money might have beenzaved to this company had your directors exercised more vigilance in ascertaining the condition of the line which they were about to lease before proposing to bind the shareholders to the adoption of such lease, it being now ascertained that the line will require considerable outlay to place it in proper working condition. " The committee are informed that the Board of Directors, acting upon their recommendation, have taken the necessary steps for appointing an engineer and a locomotive superintendent (and they trust that the directors will also carry into effect their further suggestion as to the appointment of a gene ral manager)—a course which the committee con sider ought to have been long since adopted, and which, when carried into practical effect, will, they believe, prove very advantageous to the general in terests and benefit of the company. " The committee regret that in the exercise of their duty they are compelled to express their con viction (arrived at from evidence received) that the small dividend proposed to be paid to the share holders at the last general meeting had not been earned, and therefore, in their opinipu, ought not to have been even suggested by the Board of Directors. " The committee, although only now issuing a limited report, for the reasons before stated, have been, and are still, receiving valuable evidence with reference to the general management of the affairs of the company, the result of which they propose to lay before the shareholders at a future period, to-' gether with any suggestions they may think desir able for their consideration and benefit, and they hope that under an improved management your property will eventually assume a more satisfactory condition. " In conclusion, the committee feel it their duty to state that, in their opinion, the shareholders, in appointing a committee of investigation, have adopted a wise and prudent course, inasmuch as their affairs have, for some time past, been drifting into a most unsound condition, to amend which will require the very utmost vigilance and care which can be bestowed upon them. " C. H. TURNER, Chairman. GEO. SMITH. A. BALLANTINE. GEORGE BEAVIS. J. HAbFIELD, Secretary." ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN.-LEC TURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ENSUING SEASON.- Christmas Lectures, 1865. (Adapted to a juvenile auditory.) Professor Tyndall, F.R.S.—Six lectures "On Sound." Before Easter, 186 G. Professor Tyndall, F.R.S.—Twelve lectures "On Heat." Professor Frankland, lectures "On Chemistry." Professorß. Westrnacott, R.A., F.R.S.—Six lectures "On the Way to Observe in Fino Arts." Rev. G. Henslow.—Four lectures "On Structural and Systema tic Botany, considered with reference to Educa tion and Self-instruction." After Easter, Professor Frank land, F.R.S.—Four lectures "On Chemistry." G. Scharf, Esq., Secretary and Keeper of National Portrait Gallery.— Three lectures "On National Portraits." Rev. C. Kingsley, M.A.—Two lectures " On Science and Superstition." Pro fessor Huxley, F.R.S.—Twelve lectures " On the Physio logical Methods and Results of Ethnology." Professor Ansted, F.R.S.—Five lectures "On the Application of Physical Geography and Geology to the Fine Arts." An extra course may possibly be given by Dr. Du Bois Re mond „ On Electric Fish." y- FREE LABOR IN TEXAS COTTON FIELDS.--A gentleman, recently from Texas, tells us of a planter of Washington county who had a plantation of half a league —two thousand two hundred and fourteen acres—eight hundred of it under fence. Iu the summer of this year his negroes left him with his crop a little more than one-half picked out. The planter offered his plantation with the unpicked portion of the crop for sixteen thousand dollars in gold. Fourteen German families purchased it, and went immediately to picking out the remainder of the crop, which nets sufficient to pay for the plantation and some improvements in building cheap dwellings.. The property is to be divided into fourteen farms and the plantation mansion converted into a school house. This does not look as though white people' need be helpless on the rich soil of Texas without slavery. We should not be surprised to learn that these industrious German families, with the assistance of such colored help as they may be able to hire, will have made three times the amount in cotton next year that has ever been made before On this plantation.—Nero York, Evening Post. More Alarming Fires. This (Wednesday) morning, about half-past one o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Wharfe, 33, Brondesberry-villas, Kilburn. The Royal Society's escape and the engines of the Volunteers, under Capt. Mitchell, with those of the brigade, promptly attended, but the first floor was burin out before the fire could be extinguished. A fire also happened in the premises of Messrs. Scott, James-street, Kensington. Capt. Dunford quickly attended with the Notting-hill Volunteers, and was folowed by others of the brigade, including Shand and Mason's land steamers. The firemen and the Royal Society's escape man managed to confine the flames to the first floor. A fire also took place in the premises of Mr. Fitzpatrick, a boot merchant, No. 26, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, which did con siderable damage to the second floor. A fire also happened in the house of Mr. W. Rogers, St. George's - terrace, Barnsbury, which destroyed the staircase to the basement. An explo sion of a very alarming character took place in the residence of Mr. Barnes, 12, Christian street, Caledonian-road, which blew out the win dows and severely injured one of the inmates. The accident was caused through the water drying up in the cup, which might have been prevented had one of Hughes's patent signal whistles been attached to the fittings, THAMES. SHERIFF'S OFFICERS TAKING THE WRONG MAN.—A case of considerable novelty and importance was finally settled this day. Three sheriff's officers, named Ralph Phillips, William Luckett, and James Whitaker, were charged a few days ago with falsely imprisoning and assaulting Edward Benjamin Minto, builder, of 14, Franklin-street, Bromley. Minto was charged with assaulting the officers. From the statement made by Mr. Thomas Beard, solicitor, on the first investigation, it appeared that the sheritra officers went after a man named Hyslop, a builder, in Brom ley, with a writ to arrest him for a debt of £4O. They went into the Priory Arms Tavern, a publichouse in Bromley, and arrested Minto. He said he was not the man they wanted, and resisted the capture. The sheriff's officers dragged him out of the house and used him with great violence. His coat and shirt were torn from his back and his left arm was injured. He de fended himself ably, struck the officers, and dislodged the teeth of one of them. A riot ensued, and all the parties soon found their way to the station-house in the Bow road, when Inspector Kerressey placed all their names on the sheets. Mr. Paget, on the first hearing of the case, suggested that it was a case for a civil action, and subse quently that it was a grievous wrong to arrest one man for another, and put him under restraint, and that a jury would give heavy damages in such a case., It' was urged by Mr. C. Vallancey Lewis on behalf of the sheriff's officers that they had been wilfully misled, and did not prosecute the arrest when they found out their mistake. Mr. Beard said his client had been seriously injured,:his arm was in a sling, and he had been subjected to the degradation of .being forcibly dragged out of a tavern in which he was well known. This morning Mr•. Beard said the magistrate would not be further troubled with the case. Ilr. Minto had received £lO as compensation, and his costs were paid. Mr. Paget was glad the case had been settled in the way stated, and marked the police-sheet "No prosecution." MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The amount of English wheat fresh up to our market to day was very moderate. The condition of the produce being very middling, dry samples (owing to the limited number on the stands) changed lands at full prices, whilst damp qualities were very difficllt of sale, and were dis posed of at irregular quotations. Thero was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands. The demand was by no means active ; nevertheless, prices of all descriptions ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain moved off steadily at full quo tations. The market was well suppliel with barley. The trade was slow for all descriptions at the late decline in prices. Malt was in but moderate recriest at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. Most qualities moved off slowly at Monday's currency. Beans and peas ruled firm, and were quite as dear as on Monday. There was a fair demand for flour at late prices. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat.BarlEy. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch. 1050 196 e 2560 1090 1880 Irish Foreign 7620 MC - - - 53,810 310 slo. —bus. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. ;For the week ending Dec. For the corresponding week 2, 1865. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 78,676-46s 6d Wheat 84,026-38s 8d Barley 84,984-38 s 10d Barley ..... ....81,725-29s 3d Oats BOROUGH HOP. Avery moderate business is passing in most kinds of hops. In prices no quotable change has taken place. WIIITECIIAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade rules steady, as follows : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 4s 01 to 5s 6d per 81bs. by the carcase. MEMORIAL TO H.R.H. THE LITE DUKE OF KENT. 7 On Saturday evening the bells of the parish church of Sidmouth rang out a merry peal, to announce to the pari shioners that her Majesty had condescended to renew her promise of a stained glass window for the church of St. Nicholas, in memory of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Kent, her father, who died at Woolbrook Glen, in this parish.—Tiverton Gazette. SUICIDE OF THE HON. PRESTON KING.—The many friends and acquaintances of the Hon. Preston King, Collector of Customs in New York City, and lately United States Senator from the State of New York, were on the 14th astonished and saddened by the news of his death, statements from different parties placing it beyond a doubt that Mr. King, while labouring under temporary mental aberration, had committed suicide by jumping into the North River from the deck of the Hoboken ferry-boat Paterson. In 1836 Mr. King was confined for a year in an asylum for the insane, anclit is supposed that too close at tention to his multifarious duties lad resulted in a return of the disease. Mr. King had been ailing for some time past, and recently it was observed that his conduct was so peculiar that his friends deemed it advisable to select ono of their number to keep him company. On Sunday night, therefore, the deceased and a relative retired to the collec tor's sleeping apartment in the Astor House. At 3 o'clock on Monday morning, while his room-mate was still slum bering, Mr. King rose, dressed himself and left the house, subsequently returning. At about half-past 7 o'clock Mr. King again quitted the hotel. According to the state ment of the ferry -master at the Christopher-street ferry, a man, whose description seemed that of the collector, was seen to alight from a car and go on board the ferryboat Paterson, which left the pier a few minutes later. When the vessel bad reached the middle of the stream the unknown individual placed his hat on the deck and jumped overboard. The alarm was at once given and the engine reversed, but all search for the remains of the deceased proved unavailing. The hat remaining on deck was identified by friends and relatives as having belonged to the Collector, and the statement of two children, who had seen the man jump into the water, and that of a deck hand, which corroborated the statement of the ferry master, established the sad truth that the unfortunate man who committed suicide was no other than Mr. King. The deceased was sixty years of ago. The intelligence of his death occasioned nnsch regret in official circles at Washington. Since the above was written further inter esting particulars of Mr. King's death have come to Fght. It seems that he purchased 25 pounds of shot and attached it to his person, showing his fixed determination to destroy himself. The little girls who saw the Collector leap into the river have become known and describe him exactly. At the time of his death he was upwards of sixty years of age, having been born in Ogdensburg, New York, Oct. 14, 1806. Be graduated at Union College, and was ad mitted to the bar. He entered public life in 1834 as a member of the Assembly, and became the friend of Silas Wright, being next to him, the most popular and power ful man in the St. Lawrence District. In 1842 he went to Congretz. When the Democratic party divided in 1848, he became a Burnburner, going to Utica and finally to Buffalo. He followed the logical consequences of this action and becatne a Republican—fighting the Nebraska measure - accepting the Republican nomination for Secre tary of State in 1855, supporting Fremont in 1856, and being elected to the Senate in 1857. He served a full term, and remained in private life until the accession of Mr. Johnson to the Presidency, when he was made Collector of the Port, which office he held at the time of his death. BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. — HOMODOpfithie practitioners, and the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being the most healthful of all beverages. When the doctrine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this country, there were to be obtained no preparations of cocoa either attrac tive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully manu factured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London, homoeopathic chemist, was induced in the year 1839 to turn his attention to this subje A, and at length suc:eeded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined by the perhet trituration it ie:eives in the process it paszes through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach. For general use Epps' cocoa is distituuished as an invigo rating, grateful breakfast beverage, with a delicious aroma. Dr. Hassell in his work, "Food and its Adulterations," says—" Cocoa contains a great variety of important nutritive principles ; every ingredient necessary to the growth and sustenance of the body." Again, "As a nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than either coffee or tea." Direc tions: —Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a breakfast cup, filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured in tin-lined 1-Ib., i-lb , and l;b. labelled packets, and sold at Is. 6d. per lb. by grmrs, confectioner., andOhelniBtB. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ItEADING STEEPLECHASES —TUESDAY. The Whitley Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sous each, with 30 added ; winners extra. About three miles. 5 subs. Mr. J. Grove's Sportsman (late Zodiac), aged, list 131 b (Barton 1 Sir J. Dilly's Sir Bobby, aged, 12st )71 b (Barry 2 Mr. B. Land's Serious Case, aged,. 12st 71b (States 3 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day READING RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. R.M.D.I White Stockings Disappointed 3 Five ran. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 5. The extra Inman steamer City - of Limerick, from. New York on the 18th ult., arrived here thin morning. Tier news has been anticipated. LONDON GAZETTE —Last Evening. WHITEIIALL, DEC. 2. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Robert Augustus Knox, M.A., to the Rectory of Shobrooke, in the county of Devon, and diocese of Exeter. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 1. Mr. Frederick Day has this day been promoted to the rank of Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 17th October, 1865. 6 28 47i • 48 25 65 25 65 25 62i 25 65 25 . 62} White Stockings also ran. Butting—Even agst Serious CaSe, 5 to 2 agst Sportsman, and 3 to 1 each agst Sir Bobby and White. Stockings. Sportsman was first off, and led past the stand, followed by Serious Case and Sir Bobby, White Stockings lying off. They ran in this order for a mile, when Sir Bobby passed Serious Case, and Sportsman refusing, two fields froin the. winning chair, ho was left in command; but Sportsman soon made up his lost ground, and led past the stand a second time ; White Stockings, who had also refused, being some distance in the rear of Serious Case and Sir Bobby. On rising the hill Serious Case gave way, and in the plough almost "stoodstill," being passed by White Stockings. The latter, improving the pace, took up the running on the far Side opposite the stand, Sir Bobby going on second, slightly in advance of Sportsman ; but White Stockings at the last fence but one again refused, and Sir Bobby took a strong lead, but was joined at the last fence by Sportsman and Serious Case. The latter, however, was soon in trouble, the issue being left to Sir Bobby and Sportsman. The last named finished with a rush, and won cleverly by three parts of a length ; Serious Case was beaten two lengths for second place ; White Stockings a bid fourth. A Plato of £3O, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; penalties and allowances ; entrance 2 soya each. About three miles. Mr. R. Tuckey's Knighton Belle, aged, 12st 9lb (Mr. Mumford) 1 • Mr. B. Land's Stiletto, 4 yrs, 12st (States) 2 Betting-5 to 4on Knighton Belle, who went to the front after fairly settling down to the work, and, never being headed, won in a canter by six lengths. An Open Hunters' Stakes, of 5 sous each, with 30 added; winners extra ; selling allowances. About two miles and a half. 7 subs. Mr. Glenard's Saucebox, aged, 12st 21b (£4O) (Berry) 1 Mr. Richardson's King Arthur, aged, 12st 21b (.£4O) (Mr. Charles) 2 Mr. Millan's Mayfly, aged, 12st 21b (.£4O) (Ar. T. Drake) 3 The following also ran :—Hotspur, Ribston Pippin, Tiptop, and Idiot. - Betting-5 to 4 agst Idiot, 9to 4 agst,Tiptop, sto 1 agst Hotspur, and 10 to 1 agst Saucebox. The favourite took up the running, followed by. Tiptop and Saucebox, Mayfly and King Arthur bringing up the rear. Sa.ucebox, after going 100 yards, went to the front, but gave way imme= diately to Idiot, and they ran thus to the brook, which Idiot, Hotspur, and Tiptop took almost at the same moment, passing the stand abreast. Ribston Pippin fell at the fence after passing the enclosure, and Hotspur took the lead as they ran into the plough, followed by Idiot and Saucebox ; but Idiot falling at the fence opposite the stand, Saucebox went on in pursuit of Hotspur, whom ho caught at the farm jump, and came down the hill to the brook clear of King Arthur and Mayfly, winning easily by two lengths ; Mayfly a bad third ; Hotspur walked in fourth, followed at an interval by Tiptop, but nothing else passed the post. The winner was bought in for 70 sovs. An objection against the winner, on the ground of having been in a training stable, remains in abeyance until to morrow (Wednesday). A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 55 added ; selling allowances. About two miles. 7 subs. Mr. B. Land's Strike, aged, 12st 71b (.£5O) ...(States) 1 Mr. Lawrence's Redwing, aged, 12st (X3O) (Mr. T. Drake) 2 The following also ran :—Bravo, White Stockings, Ace of Trumps, and Little Pickle. Betting-5 to 4 agst Strike, 7to 2 agst Bravo, sto 1 agst Ace of Trumps, and 100 to 15 agst Redwing. The favou rite took up the running, followed by Ace of Trumps, Bravo, Redwing, and White Stockings past the stand the first time. On rising the hill Redwing closed with the leaders, and took a strong load across the plough, but Strike soon afterwards rushed to the front and won easily :)y two lengths from Redwing. Ace of Trumps, Bravo, and Little Pickle all fell at the fence close to the farm. The winner was bought in for 65 sous. A Military Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. About three miles. Five subs. Capt. Shaw's Merrimac, aged, 14st (Owner) 1 Lieut. Fairfield's Charity Girl, aged, 13st...(Capt.Butler 2 Betting —3 to 1 on Merrimac, who made the running to the top of the hill, where Charity Girl took the lead, but fell at the fence on the far side, and Merrimac came on alone, winning in a canter. Next Year's Cotton Crop. It is of great importance to the whole country and all its interests that a large crop of cotton should be raised next year. It would benefit the interests of the NorLhern States no less than those of the Southern ; the interests of the Western States no less than those of New England. It would benefit labor and capital ; the producer and the consumer. It would resuscitate the fortunes of the unfor tunate planting States, extend the market of the grain growing States, enlarge the activity of the manufacturing States,,and increase the volume of business in the com mercial States. It would lighten our taxation, enlarge our revenues, enhance the value of the currency, lower the price of gold and equalise exchanges. Is it not possible to have a large crop of the staple planted and plcked next year ? We do not speak of such crops as were raised in 1860 and 1861; we do not dream of realising five millions of bales, nor four millions ; but would it not be possible to raise a half of five millions? Are three million bales an impossible measure ? The old planting class of the South, familiar with the culture, are still in the South ; the broad territorial areas, adapted, beyond comparison with any other part of the earth's sur face for this plant, are still open as ever to the sunshine ; and the laboring class, though changed in their relations, are still at hand. Order and law are universal ; the land owners have not Wen disturbed in their possessions by confiscation; and there are the greatest incitements to enterprise and industry. The profound despondency which was felt in the South for a while after the close of the war, has even now in a great measure passed away, and there is a general desire manifested to take hold of life end its activities, and see what can be effected under the new order of things. The two difficulties which are complained of in the South arise from the disorganisation of labor and the defi ciency of capital. The negroes, having been released from servitude, are declared to be found unwilling to work, and especially to work for their old masters, at their old duties, on the old plantations. Having a choice as to whether they shall work or not, as to what they shall work at, and as to the conditions under which they shall work, we are told that in all these matters they are disposed to choose the wrong side. Complaints of - this kind are, however, very far from being universal, either as to place or persons. From the State of Missouri, for example, where, before the war, there were over a hundred thousand blacks, and where there are still probably three-fourths of that number, we hear no complaints about swarms of vagrant or idle negroes, but, on the contrary, are informed that the blacks are universally engaged in industrial pursuits, and aro making progress in capacity and education. The same thing may be predicted of all the Southern Border States in which the fact of emancipation hal had the longest existence ; while the complaints of an opposite condition of things come from those States which were the last to sub mit to our arms, and in which emancipation has had the shortesL trial. From this it would appear that time is an important element in the solution of the negro labor ques tion; and though there may be disorganisation of labor.in some parts, at pre'ent, it does not follow that its speedy organisation is impossible. Again, even in the coast States of the South we hear, from the Northern men who have gone into planting and other pursuits requiring labor that there is no undue difficulty in procuring and retaining black laborers under proper inducements ; and wo hea . : similar accounts also from many of the Southern planters whonew , a d r u e ti w es ed to a m ed ra toward who appreciate tdhoupnoenwtheerma .an T d h t o h s e e labor now impose the old barbarous system, those who would apply the con ditions of slavely to the emancipated blacks, and exercise its habits upon them, are loud in their complaints and croakings concerning the prospects of Southern labor ; but those who deal with the negro laborer with most justice and intelligence express the strongest faith as to the bene ficent influence of freedom upon his industrial as well as his moral condition. We think, therefore, that the far greater portion of the laboring class of the South will have resumed systematic industry by the arrival of the planting season next spring, anti that those who are able and will ing to compensate hired labor will have no undue difficult) in procuring it.—New York Times. A CONTEST aa WITH AN ALLIGATOR.--A correspon dent at Hvaa says :—" A young man, the m estate, was crossing a r iv er on horseback, andafnoaligoewrendf an by a bulldog, when the howling of the animal caused him to turn his head. What was his surprise to see an alligator, at least 9 feet long, carrying off the dog by the neck ? To jump off his horse and into the water to attack the monster with his hunting knife was the work of a moment. His boldness was successful, for he killed the alligator and saved his deg."— West India paper. SCENE IN A TREATRE.—ThcSt. Petersburg Voix says that about a fortnight ago a frightful accident happened at the Alexandra Theatre during the representa tion of a German opera. Mdlle. Louise Ehlers, ono of the prettiest ladies of the company, who in this piece filled the role of a Mexican, was dancing the cathuca, when having approached the lights, she went on her knees and began playing the cantatettos. At this moment her gauze petti coats caught fire, and she was immediately enveloped in flames. A cry of anguish escaped from every breast. The unhappy actress, filled with terror, ran about the stage and thus fanned the fire which was devouring her clothes. She shrieked, sobbed, and cried for help. MIL Lobo and Zim merman, who were on the stage, threw themselves upon her, and succeeded in leading her to the side scenes. Th e other actresses, who wore also clothed in gauze, fled in order to avoid becoming victims of the calamity. The curtain was lowered, but the audience would not retire before learning the fate of the artiste. It was ultimately announced that though she was iu a dangerous state there were hopes that her life would in saved. DECEMBER 4. George Reid, Esq., has this day been promoted to tho rank of Staff Commander in her Majesty's Fleet. The following promotions have this day taken place : Messrs. .William Edward Filcher, Valentine Horne, Charles Downes Thomas, Henry Jesse Iles, James AliGa rahan, and John Swanson to be Engineers in her Majesty's Fleet. .Mr. Henry White (A) and Mr. William Ball to be Acting Engineers. in her Majesty's Fleet. COURSE or EXCHANGE—Last Evening, --~-- - Amsterdam • • Short 11 18 3 Months. 12 11 12 1i 25 50 . 25 50 13 91. Short 25 12i 3 Mouths. 25 40 25 42i 120 k 10 95 10 95 30} 6 27j 471. 47-1- 25 571 25 57 25 57 25 GO 25 57k Ditto.. Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels ...... Hamburg Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort, on the Maine Vienne, Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo 11 18/ 12 2 12 2.1 25 55 25 55 13 9/ 25 20 25 47/ 25 47i 121 11 0 11 0 NEW music. The approach of Christmastide is always a busy timo for music publishers, and on our desk we have now a choice variety of new music, both vocal and instrumental. The Messrs. Cocks, of New Burlington-street, have just issued some very pretty ballads well deserving attention. Hilda's Answer," by Miss Reilly, is a graceful and flow ing composition, and " Bloudinette," the words by Lind ley, and the music by Leduc, is quite a gem. "Kathleen. Aroon," by the talented authoress of "Kathleen Mavour neon," will have a host of admirers ; and Carpenter's "Happy be thy dreams" is very sweetly set by J.R. Thomas. The four new ballads make up a very pretty present, which will be an important addition to the portfolio of the pianiste. Messrs. Boosoy, of Holies-street, have published more than an ordinary number of new compositions, all of which deserve high commendation. Amongst the new ballads we select " The Last Serenade," and " Young Leslie," by Mrs. Campbell. " The Foolish Shep herd," and " Cusha," by Dolores ; " The Maiden in the Greenwood," by George Forbes, and " The Old House on the Hill," by Claribel. They are, with. out exception, amongst the best ballads that have yet come under our notice, each abounding in genuine melody. The new instrumental compositions aro of the most brilliant and effective description, and like all the pieces emanating from the establishment of the Messrs. Boosey, they well repay the trouble of repeated practice, which we regret is not always the case with modern com positions. Claribel's song, "I cannot sing the old songs," seems to be a general favourite, for both Brinley Richards and Emile Beeyer have selected it for transcription. Each have so well succeeded in their task that we divide our favour equally between them. "Manchette," a morceau de salon, by Theodore Mauss, a very brilliant piece, well calcu lated to show off the abilities of the performer, without in volving him or her in a labyrinth of intricate or nonsensical difficulties. The "Fantasia Marziale" and "Carnival (lei Florence," by George Forbes, are both pieces we can highly recommend, as they are quite worthy cf the previous works of this composer, and which we have before had the pleasure of highly commending. The latest additions to the music for the ball-room are "Janet's Choice Waltz," by Frank Musgrave ; the " Claribel Quadrille," by Burek hardt j • and the "Adieu Valse," by Snelling, with Out which no collection can be called complete. Six Grand Offertories for the Organ have been published by the Messrs. Boosey, which will be gladly welcomed by the performers on that noble instrument; and Jackson's, King's, Ebdon and Boyce's, and Arnold's Church Services have been arranged in so Cheap a form that the sale of them ought to be enormous. A song, "Up the Alma's Heights," by tho author of "Hearths and Watchfires," has been published by Messrs. Cramer and Co., we presume more for private than public circulation. It has merit, but its appearance has been too long delayed to be of service, commercially speaking, either to author or publisher. MANUFACTURES IN MASSACHUSETTS.—The pre sent population of Massachusetts is 1,276,000, an increase of 45,574 in five years. And all this in spite of the heavy drain by the war cud an immense °nitration to the West. The cause of this increase is apparent. Massachusetts diversifies her industf_es. She is not exclusively agiicul tural or mechanical. But by her manufacturing industry she is able to diversity her labor, and thus counteract the tendency that a strictly agricultural population would have to seek their fortune 3 in more fei.fle regions. Were Massachusetts an exclusively agricultural State, like Illinois, she would to-day be on the decline as respects population, and, like Virginia, her soil would be exhausted by constant cropping, without a proper return to the eas ih of the necessary element of production. As it is, it is a fact that while the fertile West, year by year, produces less average amounts of grain to the acre, Massachusetts pro duces greater. These are facts that commend themselves to all thinking men, and go to prove that nothing so builds up a State, in all that relates to material prosperity, as such a diverdfication of the pursuits of industry as shall afford to every faculty an opportunity of making itself of use to the public. NORTH CAROLINA.--The Times correspondent writing from Greensborough, North Carolina, says that Sherman's troops, when they entered North Carolina had almost glutted their passion for destruc tion in the sack of a belt of country stretching 40 miles across Georgia and South Carolina, and when they arrived here they could afford to goround to the shopkeeper offering large boxes of plate for sale for $lOO, and car rying handfuls of watches, brooches, and rings from door to door like pedlars the spoils of the Georgian and South Carolinian ladies. Thus North Carolina's chief direct loss by the war (setting apart th e ruin of her finances, and the demand made upon h er stren g th for the support of the army) was the ma numission of her 332,000 slaves. Tho same write r draws a picture of ne g ro the been mostdetained a day commonplace on n n i f y a r l way y incidents further indolence in North Caro lina:—" Greensborou g h, where i tn swohuethrewalrdhahvye o f travel on a Southern railroad Johnston surrendered these lroad n b ro k en bridge and a train off the track—is withinsa a ilne Con federate to f e w miles of the spot at which Sherman. Around the villa ge or t own itself the federate army had be e n e n camped. It can never have been a very active or bUsy place, but now it presents the very realisation of poverty and gloom. It seems to have had the last traces of its feeble life stamped out of it. A small force of Indiana troops is stationed in the place, and negroes come down to it in the vague expectation. that somewhere hereabouts they will come into possession of land and houses. I saw a c haracteristic group of them near the line of railway. They were about twenty in number, some in old Federal uniforms, others in Con federate grey, and all doing nothing with earnestness and success. Some of them were leaning against trees, and others lay upon their b acks on the ground. Two women sat en a rail looking o n. The attraction which held them together was a cracked fiddle, on which a negro was play_ ing about twenty bars of one tune over and over again, while the loungers looked on with vacant oyes, not ex-• hibiting the slightest appearance of interest in their faces. I returned that way five hours later, and the same group was still there, and the same luau was playing the same tune on the same cracked fiddle, and they all seemed to i ni j " beforeizt have settled dow n in that spot for the remainder of their days. This sce ne, with a few slight variations, is in the path of the trave ller in the South wherever he g oes . The neg ro is always ly in g on his back in the suu, while the lookse „nl,tlseticgrhaiem w u,sit i., on and neglectuedbNe'onnadel:rtlsn.igawhhottathttnehdrl pleasanti a. s to littlewith town uses have made it . him." look like a place who a ) fortunes were long since faded. Th e county has had no money to spend upon the roads, which are consequently a miscellaneous heap of mud and stones, now lying in hillocks, and now in small hollows. In the centre of the town is tho Capitol, with the usual statue of Washington iu front of it. In the streets round • about there are also the usual square-teed boots and shoes banging outside the stores, the crinolines, the babies' dresses, and the placards of bitters and quack medicines. It was in on e o f th ese littl e s t ores that Andrew Johnson , the President of the United States, worked as a tailor from the time he was eight years of age until he went into Ten nessee. He was born at Raleigh, and the inhabitants (when they get some more money) ma y perhaps yet raise a statue to his memory. These Southern towns aro cleaner than most towns in the North, but as a set-off there is not half the bustle and activity visible in them. A stagnant air is over them all. There are more people hanging about them who mem to have nothing to do than you see anywhere North, and these people look thinner and paler, and in worse condition geuerally, and more ill at peace with the world than their restless Northern bretlarea. , .....• .20i 10 100 1 Bt Ivo 100 100 all 100 100 190 100 100 lt 0 100 100 1021 i 141 23 311 I(Ai