The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-20 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN TELLI GE N CE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Business in the discount market to-day is very quiet, and the rates are somewhat easier. The movements of the precious metals during the week have been of an important character as regards the imports, which have amounted to about £454,720, chiefly from the West Indies and Pacific. The exports have been £58,180 remittances to the Continent. The suspension was announced yesterday after noon of Messrs. Charles and J. F. Bowman, sugar refiners, for £lOO,OOO. Nothing has been stated with regard to the prospects of liquidation. The books are in the hands of Messrs. Coleman, Tur quand, and Co. The house was established about 14 years back. Two O'CLOCK. No disposition has been evinced to extend specu lative operations in the market for Consols, but the quotations remain firm at 87 1 for money, and 8 71 for the next liquidation. It is not impro bable, however, that greater activity will be experi enced next week. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 86+ 878; Exchequer Bills, Is. to 4s. dis. ; Bank Stock, 246 ; India 5 per Cents., 102 f ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 101.. Rather a large amount of business' has taken place in the Foreign Market. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 398 8 ; Mexican, 211 22 ; ditto New, 191 4 ; Greek, 131 14+ ; Spanish Passive, 25f s ; the Certificates, 13+ 14 ; Italian, 611 62+ ; and Bra zilian Scrip, 1 1 prem. The Egyptian Railway Loan Scrip has been dealt in at 1+ 1 prem. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been on a moderate scale, and in several instances prices have exhibited less firmness. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, and Metropolitan have each declined 10s., and Great Eastern, Great Western, and North-Eastern (Berwick), each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally remain without material change. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate request. City Bank have improved to 1031 104 ; London Joint-Stock to 49 50; London and West minster to 971 ; and Union of London to 511 52 ;° Hudson's Bay Company are dealt in at 161 Q ; London Financial at 181 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Company at 20+ 29/ ; London Steam Towing Company's shares are quoted 11 2 prem. ; Charles Lafitte and Co., 2+ 21 prem. ; and Galati Candle Company, e 4 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 8 B7l 8 per Cent. Reduced B7 1 61 New 3 per Cent B6/ 7i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. J an . 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 y rs , exp i re s th AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 -- Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 1 4 Do. £5OO — Do £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — D o. Bonds, £l,OOO -- o. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. I 3 ra, Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — zilan 5 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 — Do. 1863 Do. 1865 o D A ccount 741 1 BuenosDo- Scrip, £25 paid Ayres 6 per Cent .Dr Jo. Account - Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Clillian 6 per Cent _ /ID. 4-k per Cent _ Colombian 6 per Cent. _ Cuba, 6 per Gent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 p er Cent., 1863 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities , tDo Account 73 ador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 0., Provisional Land Warrant %.7ptian 7 per Cent 921 2 -Do., Sec on d I ssue 92 Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 9ll 21 Do .£lOO Bonds Greek Do. A 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons ccount — Do. Coupons Do. Account 4uatemala 5 per Cent. Italia paid Do. 1 5 839 and 1850 n per Cent, 1865 • Account Do. Maremmana Railway Do Scri .£671 aid Do 5 per Cent., p 1864 M an 3 per Cent — Do. Account Do 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French - —Do French Scri, Ex. 25 f 20c Montevidean 6 per il Cent., X3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent NOW Granada l3l Do 2 per Cent -- g Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Peruvian 5 per Cent DO. Account Do 3 per Cent. (llribarren) — Do 4f per Cent., 1862 ~., Do Account — r ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent ., 1856 , '7 , '9 , '6O , '62, '3, 89 Russian 5 per C en t ., 1822, £ St B9l D`4/ per Cent. 1850 Do 41.. per Cent., 1860 Do Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B9i i 5 per Cnt. 1864 93 Sardinian ser Cent p 3)o .£ICO Bands Do. if per Cent _ S panish 3 per Cent Ditto account 4li Do Ne w D e f erred D 0 Account Do Passive — r, ba Do Acco unt 251 1 nish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Acc oun t l3l S wedish 4 per Ceut. — Do. 41. per Cent. 1864 T urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do A ccount B9l Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Account Do £lOO B on d s 7Ol Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 6Bl Do£loo Bonds 6Bi 9 $ f 6 per Cent., 1863 63f Do 5 per Cent. 1865 , Do Scrip, £35 paid I DDoo Acc ount . 4 Venezuela 3'per er CeDontCent. . Gua ranteed Account 6 per Cent., 1864 1 Dividends on the above•payable in London. ' A '.. Il strian, 5 psr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins tolgian, 4 per cent., Ex. 2sf. Pooh Relates per —ll , Ol - 2 1 per Oent Ex. 12 Guil — Italian., Do per Cent. ertificates 961 , 5 per Cent.,, 1861, Ex. 25f. D 0 Account Consols f or money TWO O'CLOCK. Do. A ccount . U NDERGROUND RAILWAY FOR NEW YORK.--An tulderground railroad is proposed for New York, follow lg the line of Broadway, and a bill for the construction of the railroad has passed the State Legislature, but the Governor has not as yet given his assent to it. The street railways of New York, which were complained of as dan gerous to ordinary vehicles, .carried more than 60,000,000 passengers in the year 1864, sixty times the number of the population resident in the city. It is considered that the at der ground railroad with two lines of c ars m i g h t carry least 50,000 a day-25,000 each way. On retiring from the gubernatorial chair, Gover nor Andrew, of Massachusetts, addressed the Legislature at s ome len g th , g i v i ng his views on the subject of recon struction. He thinks the admission of the States lately in Tbellion s h ould depend on the following five conditions : 1 heir g ua ranteeing such civil r i g ht s t o th e co l ore d popu th.tiori as shall es t a bli sh their equality with the whites ; in e elective franchise laws making no distinctions based on race or color ; annulling the ordinance of secession; dis utrliting the rebel debt; ratifying the Anti-slavery Amend- Pi The ground upon which the massacre at Fort s ll ow took pl ace h as been turned over, by an order of Bo oth Stanton, t o M rs. Booth, the widow of Major who commanded the colored soldiers, for the pur pose of erecting a monument thereon, in memory of those butchered by Forrest and his men, 2281 I'ItEFEREN Great Northern, 41 per cent., Great Western, 4 per cent in North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 Ditto, 44 per cent. red.. OS PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 percentipr., 83 Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., Ditto, new 5 per cent., 91., London, Brighton, Ice., 44 per cent. 1853, 974 11G t3J rd. at er cent., LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Birkenhead, 87j 01 "'"IFOREIGLif RAIL WAYB.I; Antwerp and Rotterdam, 11 • Bahia and San Francisco klhn.) gua. 7 per omit., 15 Great Luxembourg, 16 Ottoman. (Smyrna to Aidin), t? Recite and San Francisco (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 13k Sambre and Meuse, 81 , 9 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 6f FOREIGN MIN EP. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3i Fortuna (lim), 3y Yrontino and isolivia Gold, Urn., DOCKS. Surrey Commercial, 1131 BANKS: Anglo Austrian, 61 Bank of British Columbia, 214 Bank of Egypt, 3 Bank of Otago, lim., 8 Barned's Bank, lim., 104 City, 104 2 34 Consolidated Bank, lim., 104 Eng ish Joint Stock, lira., 10; imperial Ottoman, 134 Ditto, new, 124 London and Brazilian (11m.), 454 6 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 1} pm., 31 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23124 London Joint Stock, 491 I.ondon and South-Western, Rm., 194 20 London and ‘1 eatminster, 961 74 Midland Bank, lim., 201 ; Oriental Bang Corporation. 51 Oriental Commercial Bank, lira., late 0. C., 64 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 71 South Australia, 35 44 Union of Australia. 614 Union of Ireland, 171 Union of London. 5t MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 91 • City of Lonaon Real Property, lira., 4 City of Moscow Gas, lim., 54 City Offices, lim., 6} Credit Foncler and Mobilier of England, 81 ; Ditto, issued at a prem.. of which .£2 is to pay, 51 6 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lira ., 8 Crystal Palace, 1 4} East India Irrigation and Canal. 71 Egyptian Com and Trading, Jim., 41 Fairb dm Engineering, 6 Hudson's Bay, 16} Imperial Mercantile Credit Am., lim., 74 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 743 London Financial Association, lim ,11181 London General Omnibus Company, Urn, 34 f National Discount Company,;l64 Overend, Gurney, and Co.. Jim., 20i ( Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 714 Submarine Telegraph, 53 'Phames and Mersey; Marine) Insurance. Pm...7f Trinidad Petroleum, lim., 2 Vgicou MArine, Llyerpcul, 11M., 31 lARES. [0 per cent. pm., 10% 2 SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. I p a p, I Closing I Business Price. done. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E.London,,:trip Certi DO. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. 93 95 •28 129 94 96 13 15 41 51 68 70 70 72 - -d 112 114 41 42 71 61 Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock Do. B stock 27 128 145 i 46 Do. .New, is. at 25 pri' GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original' . S. VA% Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxtord Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lane 'shire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. A Lon. & North Western Lon. dk South Western Man., Shet., .3; Lincoln 'Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd slidland Do. £9 Share 91 03 5g 60, 39 91 34 37 101 iO3 123 1234 89 91 101 103 35 37 46 t 0 1261 /263 9 r 95 (3 64 195 136 21. 31p 1 111) 100 102 1 124 125 11 121 93 95 Do, Birmin...t Dear Vlid Kent ... . North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. U.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... b 7 58 7 28 111 112 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock 1 , 0. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale ot Neatb Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West CornwAll BRITISH P Atlantic & St.Lawrenoe Born., Baroda, A Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. E shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, do Goderich 6 p.c. '872-3-I Calcutta & 8. E., lim 'ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. let Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock— Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c `o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c G t. South of India gua. 5 per cent D... 4f per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Da. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Uo. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 42 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. finds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. RI. C'da, 6pc lst pf . be. Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do t Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St. Flo COLONIAL GO VER British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 g. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl. &Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9. Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9. Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, 51ay15, Nov. it Do. 1895, Feb. Aug Natal ',ov. o per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.dzJuly N. S.W. Gov. 5 we., 1864 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 t Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189: New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Soutia Gov. 6 p. O. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, d pril & Oct 72 73 105 106 36 37 10 11 p, 123 126 ' 2 2ip 2 Up 76 77 11 12 145 148 66 68 112 114 55 67 74 75 8 9 145 150 3 ! p 101 103 49 51 ISIONS. its 60 99 10) id ip 6 / 6 1 10 11 75 80 96 98 60 70 100 102 100 101 160 102 34 36 87 89 67 69 57 62 57 59 52 57 46 00 42 48 31 36 33 35 100 102 P I # P 94 100 91 93 161 )81 4i 411 92 .4 81 86 1 hd 03 100 90 92 86 88 64 r 6 8 . 82 98 99 98 99 I 4 9S 99 T SECUK 93 95 93 96 93 96 79 81 73 SO 101 103 104 106 104 105 101 103 90 92 101 103 101 11l 101 103 102 104 102 104 103 105 99 101 92 94 1 0 102 92 93 87 88 100 102 81 84 97 99 99i 1004 103 105 IC4 106 BRITIS II MINNS. I Cam. Coneol (Aid, Rm Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drakewalls !East Bassett (thogan) East Caradon 'East Cam Brea. Nast Grenville East Gunnislake East Lovell. E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk G am. Sr StAubyn(G wen. Gnat L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Hinkston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant 'Starke Valley awyndy Iron Ore, Una New Seton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United...—. Providence Uny Lolant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin - Croft Vigra and Clogan, West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chi rerton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lia 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 31 2.11.0 8.&6 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 11 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 9 10 20 21 570 590 1 18 20 84 9 5} 51 3 . a 1 12 14 3 31 5 7 20 21 14 2 36 31 A 3 40 31 42 5* 51 5 7 4 44 24 101 40 50 13 15 i ! 37 39 410 930 2 1.1 ;8 22 9 11 19 20 4 6 3 4 8 10 80 83 190 200 95 1c. , 0 27 3) 3 5 2 1 5 220 17 18 THE SUN, LOINDON,s SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. SHERIFF'S COURT. GOOSE CLUBS AND MEMBERS-SINGULAR ACTION. VALLAUNT V. SACKER. This was an action to recover damakls for the non delivery of a log of pork fit for human food. Plaintiff stated he had been a member in a certain goose club held at the defendant's house. The members paid so much per week, and on Christmas Eve had that for which they had subscribed. Although it was called a goose club, the mem bers did not all have geese, and witness, who had 10s. 6d. in the concern, chose a bottle of gin and a leg of pork. This was warranted to be sweet, but when the plaintiff came to examine it on the Sunday morning he found it utterly unfit for food. He took it back to defendant, who refused to return his money. Defendant said he would produce a witness, who would swear that the pork was very good, and lie knew, from his own knowledge, that better never was eaten. Plaintiff—l showed it to Mrs. Sacker, and she admitted that it was tainted and had turned soft. 101 1 40,i 591 6 , f 591 The witness alluded to by the defendant here stepped into the witness-box, and stated that he supplied the pork to the club. It was very good when delivered at defend ant's public-house on the Thursday. Plaintiff—Yes, but it was hanging up in the bar from Thursday till Saturday night, and the place is very small. The Butcher—lt is beautiful and airy. His Honour had no doubt that a quantity of meat being in a bar amidst the heat of the gas might turn bad. Defendant could assure the Court that it was perfectly good ; she had eaten some herself. 1231 2i 3 126] j 6 6343 136 bf 7} i His Honour—l can hardly think that the plaintiff would go without his Christmas dinner unless there had been something wrong with the pork. Your contract was to supply him with a good leg of pork, and I think his story a reasonable one. 114 11l I Verdict for the plaintiff, with costs. 1241 I 6# POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. - 110- - MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BORROWING CHILDREN FOR BEGGING PURPOSES.—James Chandler, a dirty fellow, living in one of the haunts of beggars in Orchard-street, Westminster, was charged be fore Mr. Knox with begging, with two little children in a most miserable plight, their features being hardly discerni ble for' dirt. 7 4 i i Turner, a Mendicity Society's officer, proved seeing the prisoner and the children run up to the carriages in Re gent-street yesterday afternoon, at the same time that he did so, telling them to tell the ladies that " they had lost their mother." Ile took the prisoner, whom he had known as an importunate beggar for years, he having been several times convicted, into custody, and on asking him where the two children were he usually had with him, he said they were too sorefooted to come out, and that they were at home with their mother. The children then in court were only borrowed by the prisoner to beg with. While taking the prisoner into custody some persons camp up to him and said he was only doing his duty to the public in taking the prisoner into custody, and an act of charity to the children, the prisoner being known to them as a beggar for years. On searching the prisoner ho found upon him l s. 9d. and two soup tickets. 991 103 1001 100 1011 341 4 The prisoner asked the magistrate to discharge him, and the children should go to their father. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for a month with hard labour, and ordered the officer to take the children —who were shivering and scratching themselves all the while they were in court—to the workhouse, an order which was promptly obeyed. MARKETS. r -This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The market was seasonably well supplied with fruit, and the show of vegetables was somewhat extensive. On the whole, the trade was steady at the annexed quota tions : FRUIT—Pine apples, 58 to 104; hot house grapes, 6s Od to lOs ; foreign do, la to 2s Od ; filberts, is Gd to 2s Od per lb ; apples, 2s Od to 3s 6d per half sieve ; oranges, 4s Od to 8s ; lemons, 3s 6d to is ; walnuts, is to 2s per 100. VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, is 6d to 38 Od; white do., Gd to is 3d; Savoys, 8d to is 3d; celery, 8d to is 9d; horseradish, Os 9d to 28 Od per doz heads ; greens, 3s to 4s Od ; turnips, is 6d to 2s Od • carrots, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; onions, 2s to 2s 6d per doz bunches ; brocoli, Od to Od ; forced rhubard, Os Od to Os Od per bundle ; Brussels sprouts, is Od to 2s Gd per half sieve ; seakale, is 3d to 2s 6d ; and mushrooms, is to is 3d per punnet. . POULTRY. • - turkey; 4s Gd to 12s Od ; geese, 5s Gd to 7s ; ducks, 2s Gd to 3s Gd ; tame rabbits, is to is 10d ; wild do., is to is Gd; pigeons, 9d to is 3d; pheasants, 3s (Id to 3s 6d ; partridges, is 9d to 2s 3d; hares, 3s Gd to 4s 6d each. Surrey fowls, 9s to 12s Od ; do. chickens, Gs to 8s per couple. English eggs, 13, ' • French do., 103 to 12s per 120 ; Ostend fresh butt er , is Od to la od ; English is 4d to is 8d per lb. SPORTING INTRLLIGENCE.—This Day. CITY BETTING_THIS DAY. THE DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Janitor (taken) 50 to 1 agst Knight of Crescent (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Wolsey (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TURF NEWS FROM NEWMARKET. A two year old colt by Trumpeter has joined P. Price's string. Haphazard and several more are shortly expected. As Kingmaker, in Jos. Dawson's stable, was galloping over Side Hill yesterday morning he bolted, and rolled Completely over. After lying a second or two, ho got up, but neither horse nor boy was injured. Married, on the 16th inst., Louisa, sister of Mr. W. Ar null, trainer, to Mr. Evans, surgeon. TURF NEWS FROM FRANCE. Filibustier has been sold to the French Government for 10,000 fr. Fifteen two year olds belonging to Count do Lagrange left for Newmarket last week, under the care of R. Carter. M. Fould's Melchior died last week at Tarbes. M. Vaillant's steeplechase horse ileurlys has been re cently purchased by Mr. Powell for 12,500 fr., and has left La Morlaye for England. Perle, winner of the Omnium in 1864, is to be trained by Cassidy at Chantilly for steeplechasing. Count de Dampierre's stud is to be sold without reserve on the 24th inst., at M. Cheri's, Rue de Ponthieu, Paris. Mr. Lunel has declared forfeit for Coligny, Gavotte, Grandiflora„ Carail, Cherbourg, and Australia, in all their engagements. Puebla 11. and Dame Blanche have arrived at F. Kent's at Chantilly, to be trained for their engagements. Tantale, by West Australian out of Termagant, 2 years, belonging to Mr. T. Carter, died a few days ago at Chan tilly. M. Vaillant's Adriors has arrived in England. L'Afri cain, wo hear, is to return to Franco, and will make his first public appearance at the Military Steeplechases at La Marche. Orphelin, Columba, and Carmen, 3 yrs, with Pullus, Leda, Nuncia, and a colt by Pretendant, two year old; be longing to M.' Fould, arrived at Chantilly on Monday morning under tho care of their trainer, A. Jordan. Three two year olds from Mr. Montgomery's Stud Farm in Normandy have left for J. Fobert's stables, to be trained for their engagements. The first of the trotting matches(which have already been announced) will come off at the Bois de Boulogne on the 23d of this month. Muscovite, Tumbler, and Umpire will stand this season at the Haras de Vineuil, near Chantilly. Address to Mr. Thomas Carter, La Fouriere, Chantilly. FoAL.—On the 3d inst., M. Fould's Margaret, a colt by Cobnut. TILE SPRING HANDICAPS.—The weights for the Chester Cup and Epsom handicaps will be published on Wednes day next, the 24th inst. RACES ON THE GREAT HEATH, QUEEN'S COUNTY.— On THAMES. CHARGE OF STABBING IN A WORKHOUSE. —An Indian lad, named Louis Murphy, alias Kirwan, aged 16, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with cutting and wounding William Triplett, in the Stepney Union Work house, at Bromley, in Middlesex, of which they were both inmates. It appeared from the evidence of the complainant that on Monday last the prisoner was disputing with another ii.oy about a cap he had taken. Triplett took the cap from the prisoner, who said he had no right to it. Triplett said he had a right to it, and the prisoner took a knife from a wooden horse and cut his right arm with it very severely. He lost a good deal of blood. Ho never quarrelled with the prisoner before. The boy, who spoke English tolerably well, here said— What you told me in morning. You say who is in the galley (a ship's cookhouse), and you say the black cook stealing the fat. Triplett—Yes, I said that. The Prisoner—You say that people dying in the East Indies. You put them by the side of the river, and tide comes up and floats them away. You shoved me. Triplett admitted that he shoved the prisoner, and that he fell over some wood. Thomas Moore, a pauper inmate of the Stepney Union, said the prisoner was singing, and the prosecutor told him to desist. Instead of doing so the boy sung louder. The prosecutor got up and struck tha prisoner. The prisoner said "If you strike me again I will stab you." They sat down and were quiet. Soon afterwards the prisoner com menced singing again. The prosecutor used very offensive language towards him. The prisoner took up a chopper and two knives and said he would use them, and that in his country knives were used in self-defence. The prisoner wanted a piece of food from Triplett, who took the boy's cap and would not give it up. Ho left them struggling together and called the master. Mr. Parker, the master of the Stepney Union, who seemed to take great interest in the boy, said he had been sent to the house by the authorities of the Strangers' Home for Asiatic Seamen in Limebouse, and had recently arrived in England. The Guardians were in negotiation with the India Board to send the boy back to the East Indies. Triplett had been put forward as the scapegoat to tease the boy about Suttees, the Indian mutiny, and the disposal of the dead on the Ganges. He consulted the Board of Guardians at their meeting, and they had directed this prosecution. He told the boy it was a very dreadful and wicked thing to use a knife, and he said in my country they use a knife. He told him it was a case in which he would meet with punishment. He was informed that Triplett told the boy he had lost caste, which irritated him very much. Triplett was semi -idiotic, and had twice tried to strangle his wife, and once attempted suicide. Mr. Partridge was obliged to the master for his in formation. Everything would be taken into consideration in the prisoner's favour upon the trial. He then gave the prisoner the usual caution, and asked for his defence. Mr. Parker advised the prisoner not to say anything at present. Mr. Partridge said it was desirable ono of the lads mentioned as having been present at the occurrence should bo present at the sessions. He committed the prisoner for trial. The Gales in the Atlantic. The steamship Atlanta, Captain Archer, which arrived on Wednesday night from London, reports having experienced a succession of terrific gales throughout the passage. December 22, lat. 48.38, long. 39.40, encountered a tremendous gale from the south-west, accompanied with rain, during which . a seaman named Watson was thrown from the wheel, breaking two of his ribs. William Dunn, quarter master, was also struck by the wheel, breaking one rib. December 23, the gale still increasing with very heavy sea ; 10 a.m., maintopsail blew away, shipping a heavy sea, smashing skids and unshipping davits of the starboard lifeboat, letting it down on the deck ; immediateiy after shipped another sea, smashing lifeboat, washing away after-hatch com panion, breaking engine-room skylight, and knocking in the fore part of after-house, destroying books, papers, &c. Several at tempts were made to get the after-hatch battened down, men being washed away repeatedly, with hammers, nails, &c. It was nearly an hour before the hatch was secured, the boatswain receiving injuries in the back which incapacitated him. One p.m., gale furious, all hands endeavouring to secure foretrysail, which was blowing away, when a tre mendous sea struck the ship on the starboard bow sweeping decks fore and aft, washing overboard Charles Dyson, fourth officer, William Collins, quartermaster, and John Munday, ordinary sea man ; washing away all bulwarks on port side and part on starboard; water casks, oil casks, port bow lifeboat, and davits ; smashing skids and unship ping the davits of all the other boats ; stove in front of fore deckhouse, carrying away messroom, car penter's berth, baker's room, lamp room, and water closet, destroying lamps and oil tanks, carrying away rail from buckets, binnacle, and compass of the bridge, starting anchor, which was lashed on deck, breaking foretopsail boom, which struck Mr. Mitchell, first officer, on the shoulder, breaking his collarbone, besides severely injuring several others. The same sea carried away brace of foreyard, which was afterwards secured with great difficulty ; started the whole of the fore house, and caused a leak in transom locker, which kept one man continually baling ; washed overboard everything movable, such as ladders, harness-casks, tackle, ropes, night glasses, &c. For the remainder of the passage strong gales and disagreeable weather generally were experienced. —Nem York Times. SHIPPING DISASTERS.—The bark Prudhoe, Cap tain Bartlett, left the Mersey for Shanghai on the 6th inst., and has been, it is feared, wrecked with total loss of crew, 14 in number, in some part of the Channel. Fragments of the ship, and a book belonging to the captain, have been washed ashore near Fleetwood, and leave very slender hope but that the ship and crow hay° beau totally lost, The last news from America includes a diplomatic cor respondence which ought to clear up several points which have, as yet, been doubtful in the British mind. It does not exactly tell us whether the United States will or will not permit the establishment of the Mexican empire. On that head we have probably heard all that we can hear for the present in the President's Message. But it tells us how the Washington Government regards the negroes, how fax it is sensible of its yesponsibilities to the freed men, how it feels towards the present Governors of Mexico, and in what spirit it is disposed, at least for the present, to deal with the Emperor of the French on sub jects of this character. On all these points it appears to us that the American Government figure most creditably in this correspondence. Everything that has issued from any United States department since the termination of the war has contributed to re-assure Europe, if not as to the unvarying pacific nature of Washington intentions, at least as to the justice and intelligence with which the American Administration conduct public affairs. The discussion as to negroes between the State Depart ment and the French Foreign Office arose out of a letter addressed to Mr. Seward by the Washington representa tive of the Juarez Republic, which is still the only Mexican Government recognised by the United States. In that letter the truth appears to have been very nearly ap proached. The Mexican Emperor was charged with having been instigated by the Emperor of the French to attract the disaffected Southerners to Mexico, with the in tention of establishing what would of course be to them a very congenial system, forced labor. Perhaps it is not very probable that this was exactly what the Emperor of the French intended. But the despatch must have probed a very sore point in the Washington Cabinet's suscepti bilities. That Cabinet is incensed at the present aspect of affairs in -Mexico, not only because it conflicts with the Monroe doctrine, but because in its conception and incep tion it has reference to the Southern rebellion. Napoleon 111. no doubt acted in deliberate referefice to the condition of the United States when he went to America ; and now that the rebellion has been crushed no wonder that this remembrance should be an incentive to the Washington Government to get rid of MM. When therefore Mr. Romero touched on the suspicion that the Emperor wanted to tempt disaffected Southerners across the border, ho struck a note that admirably suited his pur pose. Mr. Seward, howevar, did not take it for granted all the Mexican Minister told him. He was careful to base his appeal to the Emperor of the French, not on any want of bona fides on the part of the French or Mexican Emperor, but on the natural anxiety of the Washington Cabinet as to the condition of the freedmen. This, he says, is a sub ject of the gravest interest. He cautiously, but with de cision, affirms that the United States may be expected hereafter to cultivate with constancy and assiduity the establishment of the equality of men of the African race, with men of every other race throughout the entire conti nent. Then the Secretary of State mentions the decrees on immigration, as having attracted the attention of the Washington Government, and as having been specially reported upon by the law officer. Ho represents the Attorney-General as having said that if those decrees as to negro immigration were carried out, they would inevi tably reduce to a condition of peon slavery working negroes. Some of the emancipated negroes in the United States might, says Mr. Seward, be drawn without their intelligent counsel within Mexican jurisdiction; and it is inferred that these negroes might fall under the peon sys tem of slavery which the Mexican immigration scheme would naturally set up. Mr. Seward is careful to speak of the rulers of Mexico as "authorities acting in opposition to the Republic," and in such a phrase there is a world of meaning —certainly for Maximilian, and very possibly for Napoleon 111. ; but in this despatch Mr. Seward had no hints to give on any subject except the interests of the freed negroes. He urged that European opinion was firmly settled, if on any point, on the determination that African slavery in any form must cease throughout the world. He had no doubt that this humane view was entertained as fully by the Emperor of the French as by the United States Government, and so he submitted with confidence to M. Drouyn de Lhuys, through Mr. Bigelow, the Attorney-General's opinion. It then became the duty of the American Minister at Paris to introduce this subject to the notice of the French Foreign Minister, and he did so with characteristic plain ness of speech—not hesitating to refer to his previous con versation with the Foreign Minister on the alleged levy of Egyptian troops for involuntary service in Mexico, and the representations he then made of the natural unwilling ness of his Government to see slavery in any form re planted either within the territory or on the borders of the United States. This is Mr. Bigelow's text. It is a favourite one, and rightly so, with him, and he makes his applica tion of it with great energy. Strengthening Mr. Seward's language a little, he speaks of the probability of negroes being "seduced' to go to Mexico, and then availing himself of the exact terms of his superior's despatch as to the European resolve for the cessation of African slavery, leaves the Attorney-General's elaborate opinion ceremo niously in M. De Lhuys' hands. We are not in posses sion of the French reply. We do not know how M. De Lhuys enjoyed the references to the "authorities act ing in opposition to that epublic"—Mexico ; nor how he received, on behalf of his master, Mr. Seward's compli- went to that potentate's humanity and aversion to slavery. Nor are we aware—which is more to be regretted—what defence was forthcoming as to the obnoxious immigration decrees ; nor whether the Emperor of the French accepted in any degree the responsibility attaching to them. We know nothing of the attitude of the French Emperor; but in compensation we know a good deal, and what we know is very instructive, of the bearing of the American Governmeet towards this umpire of the universal world. We read in this correspondence at what a price Napo leon 111. has interfered in Transatlantic affairs—what a price in humiliation as well as in treasure and in blood. We read how absolutely certain it is that no European will be allowed to Power, however great or imperious, have its own way on the American Continent, be the con- dition of the United States over so dubious, or the pre occupations of the United States Government ever so en- grossing. Aud we read also how everything lends itself to the support of a natural policy, strongly adopted by a nation great onough to undertake the responsibility of its enforcement—how the rights of men and nations assimilate —how tho preservation of a continent from encroach- ment may be essential to the freedom and well-being of the humblest individuals living on it—how the persistence of a great Power in a policy such as the Monroe doctrine, deliberately resolved on, and avowed in a statesmanlike spirit, may be fraught with the most vital consequences, not only to the interests obviously involved in it, but to the broadest interests of civilisation and progress. Mr. Seward could not harass either Emperor more effectually or with greater credit to himself than by espousing and adhering to the cause of the negro, If the Washington Government is faithful to its present policy, no war is likely to be needed to frustrate the Bonaparte-Hapsburg violation of the Monroe doctrine; although if war were necessary neither will nor power will bo wanting.—Liver- pool Post, Tuesday week last three well-contested races came off over the splendid flat-racing ground of the Great Heath of Mary borough. The first contest was a match for 20 soya be tween Mr. Thompson's chestnut colt by Warlike and Mr. Robson's grey mare Kitty, by Gamekeeper, lOst 71b each, and distance one mile. Kitty was made the favourite, with 2tol on her. She cut out the running from.the start, but coming to the straight run home she evinced signs of dis tress, and the colt,• admirably piloted by Mr. J. Onions, was landed at the winning-post with hands down. The second race was a match for 10 sous, between Mr. Thomp- son's bay horse Lucifer (15st) and Mr. Onions's Tim Whiffler (lost). The betting was in favour of the latter, 3 to 2 being given ; but Lucifer, well ridden by his owner, came in an easy winner. The distance was half a mile. The third race was between Lucifer and Kitty, carrying lOst 71b each. It was also a match for 20 sovs, and the distance was half a mile ; even betting. Mr. Onions made the running with Lucifer, who was never headed, and came in a winner by 20 lengths. The day was very severe, and consequently the attendance was small. Tiunsx HUNT CUP.—The race committee have deter mined to provide a very handsome piece of plate for the winner of the Hunt Cup at the ensuing meeting in April. It is somewhat remarkable that horses belonging to masters of foxhounds have won the prize during six consecutive years. We should like to see some of the Leicestershire or Melton flyers entered and put in an appearance ; nor would a Cheshire or Scotch good hunter be considered unwelcome at this pleasant little meeting. It may be " news" to some of our readers when we inform them that Mr. H. Chaplin's horse Emperor, the winner of the Grand National Hunt at Wetherby in 1865, was beaten in the Thirsk Hunt Cup Race of 1861 by Vandal and a quondam stable companion called Adonis, the property of Sir G. Strickland. Em peror ran here in the nomination of Mr. James Hall, of Scarborough, near Beverley, being his horse at that date. We hope our hunting friends will continuo to patronise this foxhunters' reunion with Yorkshire liberality. TURF CLUB—CURRAGII APRIL Ai EETINCL—The follow ing notice has been issued :—" In consequence of the Curragh April Meeting and tho Chester Races being ad- vertised to take place on the same days, the stewards of the Turf Club, with the consent of Her Majesty's Master of the Horse, have agreed to postpone the Curragh April Meeting, advertised to have been held on the 24th, 25th, and 26th days of April, to be held on the Ist, 2d, and 3d days of May next, and that the horses shall carry the weights assigned to the several ages and distances for the month of May in the schedule attached to the Queen's Plates Articles in the Racing Calendar, instead of the weights for the previous month as heretofore.—By order of the stewards, ROBERT J. HUNTER, Keeper of the Match book." General Charretie, better known during his career on the Turf as Col. Charretie, died yesterday (Friday) week, at an advanced age. He was for many years prominent as a sportsman, about his best race horse being Gorhambury, who ran second to Cotherstone for the Derby, and after wards won the Ascot Vase. Earlier in his time the colonel had some famous welter weight nags, conspicuous amongst which were Swing and Napoleon ; and he was wont to ride himself in public, but in the great match across country between Grimaldi and Napoleon, ending in a draw, Becher was in the colonel's colours. Gen. Charretie entered the service in 1804, and succeeded to the rank of major-general in 1846. RACING FIXTI FE BR RES FOR 1866. 'ARY. Lincoln • 20 • -,.... • Nottingham Spring 27 H. Derby Spring I Liverpool Spring Warwick Spring Doncaster Lewes Spring Croxton Park l6 Northam ton 2O WindsofSpring Newcastle Spring 2B Ne wmarket Craven 2 Durham Blackheath & Woolwich 2 Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring 'RIL. IT hirsk lO Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring l6 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O Chester Curragh 24 Ascot Spring Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring Epsom Summer l5 Uxbridge 2l Manchester Ascot Summer 29 - - Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton 7 Odiham Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 Liverpool Beverley 2O Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Curragh 26 Worcester ,Y. Stamford, l9 Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24 Southampton 25 Huntingdon Goodwood 3l Carlisle Newm - arket July Pontefract 9 Abingdon Reading Nottingham Down Royal Corp lB AUG Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham l4 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPT] York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter 2B Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 3O IMBER. Warwick September 4 1 Richmond Curragh Leicester 6 Monmouth Doncaster Brecon l7 Newmarket Ist October 25 Canterbury lB Walsall OCTOBER. Northampton 2 Newmarket Houghton 22 Newmarket 2d October 8 Worcester Curragh NO Y E Lincoln Liverpool vIBER. Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt ..... . RAMS FOR THE CHILIAN NAVY. -A fine screw ram, built by Messrs. Laird Brothers, has sailed from the Mersey for Valparaiso. She is a sister vessel to the ram now lying in the Thames for the Chilian Government. The ram built by Messrs. Laird is called the Oscar, that built in the Thames the Minerva. _ aa..•• •JS SOY., •.• WY Lk,. VA.4 y HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. —On Wed nesday evening, about 7 o'clock, as Mr. Arthur Battley was returning through Farnham to his home at Bury St. Ed munds he was knocked down and robbed of his money, gold watch, ring, scarf pin, keys, &c., and left on the road for dead. The man had a mask on, which was found on the road with an over coat. TUE FLOODS.—Yesterday the inundation round Windsor and Eton had evidently commenced to subside, and although there is little apparent difference in the amount of land under water at present, a few days of fine weather will probably clear the greater portion of the floods away. The will of the Right Hon. Emily Jane Dowager Viscountess Hardinge, relict of Field-Marsha Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., P.C., was proved in her. Majesty's Court of Probate, on the 22d ult. by her daughter, the Right Hon. Emily Caroline liar dinge, the sole executrix. Lady Hardinge was the daughter of the first Marquis of Londonderry, K, G., and was twice married ; first, in 1814, to John James, Esq., some time Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands, who died in 1818 ; and secondly, in 1821, the first Viscount Hardinge, who died on the 24th of September, 1856. Her ladyship exe cuted her will on the 23d of November following, which was attested by her son, the present viscount, and A. E. Hardinge ; and died at Betteshanger, near Sandwich, the seat of her son, Sir Walter James, Bart., on the 17th of October last, in her 77th year. Her - ladyship has left the whole of her property to her youngest daughter, the said Right lion. Emily Caroline Hardinge, for her own abso lute use and benefit, adding these words :—" I make this disposition in her favour to perfect, as far as I am able, what I conceive to have been the wishes of my late husband, the late Viscount Har dinge, with reference to her, but which, however, in consequence of his premature decease, he was unable to carry out." The will of George Richards Elkington, late of Pool Park, near Ruthin, Denbighshire, formerly of Birmingham, electro-plater, was proved in the London court, on the 6th instant. The personalty was sworn under £350,000. The executors are his sons, Frederick, James, Alfred, and Howard Elk ington. The will bears date 1861, and there are three codicils-4862, and March and June, 1865. The testator died on September 22, aged sixty-five. He has bequeathed to his wife an annuity of £1,200 and an immediate legacy of £l,OOO, with the furni ture at his residence. Poole Park, and a horse and carriage, and any portion of his plate she may re quire. The pictures, at her decease, are to be divided amongst his sons. His business of electro-plater, carried on in Newhall-street, • Birmingham, by his sons, in copartnership, he leaves to them, and ap points his five sons residuary legatees. To his daughter Emma, the wife of Apsley Smith, he leaves the sum of £40,000 for herself, husband, and chil dren. There are liberal legacies to his servants. The following are the charitable bequests, princi pally to institutions in the town of Birmingham : To the General Hospital and the Bluecoat School, each £5OO ; to the Queen's Hospital, the General Dispensary, and to the Blind Asylum and the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, both at Edgbaston, £3OO each. The will of Edward Harvey, late of Giltspur street, London, wholesale druggist, was proved in the principal registry on the 18th ult., by his relict, Susanna Harvey, and his son, Charles Harvey, the executors and trustees. The personal property was sworn under £lOO,OOO. The will bears date the 14th of April, 1842, to which are appended two codicils, dated respectively Jan. 25, 1853, and Sept. 20, 1855, and the testator died on the 11th of October last, at his residence, Raleigh House, Brixton. He has bequeathed to his wife the annuity of £1,500, and leaves the remainder of his property to his son and daughters, appointing them residuary legatees. HAY SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 15s; clover. £5 5s to £6 15s 0d ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. Trade inactive. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £slss Od; clover, £5 Sc to £6 15s Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. A fair supply. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 4s to £5 15s; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. Trade heavy. BILLINGSGATE Salmon, 3s Od por lb; soles, is to 4s Od per pair; cod, 2s Gd to 15s ; brill, 2s to 10s; mullets, is 6d to 4s ; doreys, 2s Gd to lOs each ; turbot, 2s Gd to 20s each ; whitings, 3s to 12s ; haddocks, 4s to 20s per .dozen ; smelts, is 6d to 2s Gd per dozen ; fresh herrings, 8s to 12s; mackerel, 60s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 38 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; and pork, 4s Od to 53 Od per 81bs by the carcase. WIIITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to Wid;Maton 3s 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and poyk,.3s 10d to 5s 4d per 81b8. by the carcase. _ BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 74. to Bd. ; of household ditto, sd. to 7d. per 41bs. loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. - Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 21d to 3d. ; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to 31d; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3i-d; 80 to 881bs., 3-fd to 4d; 88 to 961b5., 4d to 41{1; 96 to 1041b5., 4d. to Horse hides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 48; full, 6s 6d ; polled sheep, lls 6d to 14s Od; half-breds, lOs 6d to lls 6d ; downs, 7s to 9s. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Tay. Market opens with a fair inquiry, at yesterday's rates. Sales probably 10,000 bales. The Mexican Question. 'OSSK mt~ v IT1h; 88} a 81 UST. RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News) The Loss of the London. (From the Western Morning News.) Details crop out connecting the event with the West, as with almost every part of England, in a way which shows how wide-spread and terrible is the sorrow which the loss of the vessel has caused. There are some alleviative incidents also. We learn that a family consisting of twelve persons, residing at Sancreed, near Penzance, had engaged a passage in the London, but their sailing orders did not, unfortunately as they esteemed it at the time, arrive sufficiently early to allow of their joining the ship at Plymouth ; they thus missed the boat, and to that have to attribute the fact that they are among the living. Miss Batchelor, of Union-street, Stonehouse, made an application for a passage in the London, but was told she was too late—all the berths were engaged. Unhappily for her, however, one gentleman was persuaded not to proceed, after he had arrived at Plymouth with the intention of going; and Captain Martin, who knew of Miss Batchelor's anxiety to go out under his guidance, sent to her and offered her the relinquished cabin. She went, and her relatives now deeply mourn what at the time was a cause of congratulation. In the London were £1,200 of drapery goods for a Mr. Rogers, a tradesman, of Melbourne, shipped by his mother, a draper, of St. Austell. The goods fortunately were insured. One of the passengers who have perished was, we learn, the son of the organist of Exeter Cathedral ; and two others, Mr. R. Reynolds and Mr. W. H. Clifton, were residents in Launceston. Mr. E. G. Trevenan and Mr. R. Trevenan and Mr. J. Walls were among the Cornishmen on board. We have reason to believe that the list of passengers published is not quite complete or accurate, but no more perfect information is attainable ; the owners, indeed, are even less exactly informed concerning some of the names than ourselves. The booking having been effected and changes made at the last moment prevents an absolutely trustworthy list being prepared, except on board, especially as some of the passengers travelled under assumed names. Thus, Mr. G. V. Brooke, the celebrated actor, ap pears to have entered as Mr. Vaughan. Dr. Woolley was Bishop Woolley, on his way to occupy his see of Sydney. Amongst the passengers who were drowned was Mr. A. Sandilands, a gentleman connected with a well-known West-end firm ; and it is not a little remarkable: he had not long before sailed in the Duncan Dunbar, which was.destroyed at sea. The passengers on board that vessel being afterwards transferred to a ship called the John Duthie, Mr. Sandilands again started on the same voyage ; but finding that the weather promised to be extremely unfavourable he left the vessel at Plymouth, and at length obtained the consent of his family to embark on board the London, and has consequently been lost. A correspondent writing from Hastings says ,‘ Mr. Arthur Ticehurst, the chief officer on board the ill-fated ship,was a native of that town, and was much respected, As he had only left the residence f of his father, the Mayor (Mr. F. Ticehurst),h aew days, the fact lent additional vividness t i o v t Wednesday. melan choly tidings which arrived there on The feeling of the town was manifested at e the town council meeting yesterday afternoon, when the Hon. G. Waldegrave Leslie, thatproposedd to erect a parish in which the should be raised in or memorial tablet in the church of the Clements. The id l e the young man was born—St. the termination of was a tolerably long one before was adopted unanimously, andCtheemsubscription lista the meeting." A COMPENSATION CASE.—The aho Rev. Mr. I Geo. r. Maurice and and Mr. T. Hughes, MY, an as trustees of the Boys Homo Industrial Schools in the Euston-road, presented a claim against the Midland Rail way Company for having taken their premises for the St. Pancras Extension line of the company, and demanded a special jury to ascertain the compensation to be paid for the loss of the premises and the difficulties in th e way of get ting other premises t o suit their purpose. A. Warrant was issued in pursuance of the act of Parliament, and yesterday, at the Sheriffs' Court, Rod Lion-square, was appointed for the hearing of the case. The claim as made Was £9,930, as appeared from the warrant directed to th e Sheriffs of Lon-. don and Middlesex, by virtue of which Mr. Under-Sheriff Mr. Hawki ns , Q.C., r p es o i l d lo e c d k be a f p o p r e e a a re s d pe f c o i r al th ju er. trustees, two of whom, a ß n u d r c 3 ll l r e . ] ! C p . Mr. Hughes, M.P., and the Rev. Mr. Maurice, were in court; Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Wills represented the company. The case seemed to have created some interest from the appear ance of the court, and witnesses on both sides—surveyors and valuers—were in attendance. Only nine special jurors answered to their names, and one of the gentlemen said he was interested in the Midland Railway. Mr. Hawkins, soon after the case was called, begged the indulgence of the learned Under-Sheriff for a few minutes, as much time would probably be spared. The parties consulted, and it soon became apparent that a settlement had been effected between them. Mr. Hawkins said the jury might be sworn. The gentleman interested in the company men tioned the circumstance, but it was stated that it mattered not as the case had been arranged, and the nine special jurors would be sufficient to give a verdict. Mr. Hawkins informed the Court that a verdict by consent for 4,000 guineas would bo taken against the company. Mr. Lloyd expressed his concurrence. Tho verdict would be for £4,200. Mr. Under-Sheriff Burchell told the jury that their duty was a very simple one—to return a verdict for £4,200 by consent of the parties. The sum was recorded, and the parties congratulated on the arrangement mada and the speedy termination of what had the appearance of being a long inquiry. WAR OFFICE.—Mr. J. H. R. Triscott has been appointed a temporary clerk in the Adjutant- General's Office, London. OFFICE OF WORKS.—Mr. C. W. Small has been appointed an assistant paper keeper. PROBATE COURT.—Messrs. D. Stephens and G. R. Harman have been appointed assistants in the Re cord Keeper's Department, London. The POST-OFFICE.--Mr. Boucher, vice-controller of the Circulation Department, has been appointed controller, London. Messrs. J. A. M'Kee, H. F. M. Bower, and H. B. Jones have been appointed temporary clerks in the Savings Bank, London. Mr. J. Wilson has been appointed a clerk in Kirkcaldy. REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S OFFICE.— Mr. A. J. Mundy has been appointed to a clerkship. STATIONERY OFFICE.--Mr. G. G ili has been ap pointed a temporary clerk. THE ADMIRALTY.—A clerkship has become vacant in the Coastguard Office, Spring-gardens, by the death of Mr. Thomas G-. Walsh, second class clerk. CUSTOMS.—Mr. Michael John Nulty has been promoted from the third to the second class of out door officers, London. Mr. Edwin D. Faull has been promoted from the fourth to the third class of out-door officers, London. Mr. Joseph Loxton has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class of out-door officers, London. Mr. Jas. Smith has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class of out door officers, London. Mr. T. Kelly has been pro moted from the second to the first class of out-door officers, Liverpool. Mr. James Hanlon has been promoted from the third to the second class of oat door officers, Liverpool. Mr. W. Hanley has been promoted from the fourth to the third class of out door officers, Liverpool. Mr. T. J. O. Raven has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class of out-door officers, Liverpool. Mr. J. F. Fullerton, examining officer, sixth class, has been promoted to be examining officer, fifth class, Hull. INLAND REVENUE.—Stamp and Tax Branch-- Mr. W. Weston, surveyor of taxes, Bedford, has been removed to Lincoln, 2d district. Mr. J. Man_ Bergh, surveyor of taxes, has been appointed to the Bedford district. Mr. Surtees Smith, surveyor of taxes, Knaresborough, has been removed to High Wycombp. Mr. G. T. Leslie, surveyor of taxes, High Wycombe, has been removed to Knares borough. Mr. C. Senior, surveyor of taxes, Bir mingham, 2d district, has been removed to Stoke upon-Trent. Mr. J. Groves, surveyor of taxes, Stoke-upon-Trent, has been removed to Birming ham, 2d district. Mr. S. J. Salter, of the Legacy Duty-office, has been superannuated. EXCISE BRANCH.—Mr. W. Hawthornthwaite, officer, Limerick, Ist division, Limerick collection, has been appointed officer of Limerick, 2d division, Limerick collection. Mr. J. Woulfe, officer, Lime rick, 2d division, Limerick collection, has been ap pointed to Limerick, Ist division, Limerick collec tion. Mr. C. J. Semple,officer,Wirksworth, 2d ride, Sheffield collection, has been appointed to Tulla more, Ist ride, Athlone collection. THE EAST INDIES.—Capt. E. H. Paske, deputy commissioner, has been promoted from the third to second class, vice Major Elphinstone, retired. Capt. J. S. Tighe, assistant commissioner, has been pro moted from the first class of assistant commissioners to the third class of deputy commissioners,vice Capt. Paske, promoted. Mr. R. T. Burney, assistant commissioner, has been promoted from thesecond to the first class, vice Capt. Tighe, promoted. Capt. E. P. Gurdon, assistant commissioner, has been promoted from the third to the second class, vice Mr. Burney, promoted. Mr. A. K. Blackall, extra assistant commissioner, has been transferred from the Mooltan to the Hoshyarpore district. Mr. J. E. Rowe, extra assistant commissioner at Mooltan, has been transferred permanently to that district. Mr. J. R. Daniel has been appointed to act as assistant judge and session judge at Dharwar, Madras Presi dency. Dr. R. T. Reid has been appointed reporter to the High Court of Bombay. LONDON GAZETTE.—Last Evenine.— ADMIRALTY, JAN. 16. George David Maelaren, Esq., has been this day pro moted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospi tals and Fleets on the Retired List. Mr. Michael Harris has this day been promoted to the rank of Acting Engineer, with seniority of 16th January, 1866, Mr. Harris' promotion to the rank of Acting Engi neer, with seniority of 24th May, 1864, having been can celled. Lieutenant Crawford JANUARY Atchison Denman Pasco to be Retired Commander, under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders in Council of 1860 and 1t164. FOREIGN OFFICE, JAIL 16. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Carlos Aguirre as Vice-Consul at Liverpool for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. (From the Civil Service Gazette.) JAN. 19. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Loth Augustus W. F. Spencer Loftus, K.C.8., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Bavaria, to be her Majesty's Ambassador Extraor dinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Henry Francis Howard, K.C.8., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Bavaria. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Charles Lennox Wyke, K.C.8., to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 18. The Queen has been pleased to appaint Henry Ernest Bulwer, Esq., C.M.G., to be Receiver-General for the Island of Trinidad. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 19. 33. Regiment of Hussars—Lieut.-Gen. Henry Aitchison Hankey to be Colonel, vice Gen. Peter A. Lautour, C. 8., deceased. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening, Amsterdam g... Short. 11 17} 11 18 3 Months. 12 li 12 2 Ditto 12 2 12 2f Rotterdam Antwerp 25 50 25 55 Brussels 25 50 25 55 Hamburg Paris ...• Short 25 121 25 17} Ditto ........................ 3 Months. 25 47 25 521 Marseilles ...... Frankfort on the daine 1201 1211 Vienna,..,,........ 10 82 i 10 871 PTrieste ..... ................. 10 82t 10 87* etersburgh ............... -- 291 29f Berlin ..................... ... 628 6 28{ Madrid ............• 461 46a .......... Cadiz ........................ 471 471 Leghorn ..................... 25 67 25 i2l 25 72 Naples Milan 25 75 7 Genoa ............ ... 25 G , i Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DIIE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet Feb. 4. Ditto, by French packet Jan. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 21. China. Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton Jan. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 27. Falkland Islands .............. Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 26. Ditto, via Marseilles .. Jan. 20 Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil.e 3. Feb. 7. Newfoundland Feb. 14 4 I Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet .. Jan. 25. Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp ton • ....... •• • Ditto, via Cork. Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Jan. 1 West eOlibt Of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe .. Feb- IL West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba. and Mexico Jan. 29. Cuba and Mexico ......Jan. 2 9. Bahamas, via New Y ork. ............. • .............. Feb. 8. Bermuda, ditto ..................... ............. Feb. 14. FROGHORE-HOUSE.—This Royal seat, which it is expected will be the future home of Prince Christian and Princess Helena, has lately been much improved, and it is reported that fresh improvements will be made at this re sidence. SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF LlFE.—Yesterday intel ligence was received at Liverpool of the total loss of the barque Prudhoe, and it is feared, also, of every sou on board. The Prudhoe left Liverpool on the Gth inst. for Shanghae, with a crew of 14 men, and containing a very valuable cargo. It is believed that the Prudhoe never cleared the Channel, as large quantities of wreck and cargo from her have been washed ashore near Fleetwood and Glasson dock, st et 20 20i 10 100 100 100 all 100 100 190 100 100 1.0 100 100 16h I 131 Hi I 93j 4 1054 5