The Sun. — London, England, 1866-11-30 00:00:00

,_.__ ~D ~~~ ' I ~~ E, Thursday. Icess Christian, esterday after' g with Princess lelville. )g, attended b !til by Mr. Legg' Caroline Bar' Id Lord Alfred and booure d Wales Theatre ness afterwards rince Christian nded by Mar t itenant Haig• Edinburgh 0 by Lieutenant , G. D. Eng le. the Queen 31), YOLVER - !sday Nig h t. ;ropolis of 'merit, chaos 1.8 history of th l ' )revail so 0 1 ; 'cry street an d to the lowe st ' vith each oth er her Majes t i; ur of visiting' tatue its of the Prin ce re being !O cte t I prove tlnit-I,e loyalty. ough the Ow ed in the r l°st 11 arches 311 ,, scaffolding " f 41 th o usands t) ,, I li on will ha le n as she Pa sse : t-house, wh er ; ano ther 1 911 4 ents, brie t by the Gre at , and the r o y al en o'clock t; . pass w ithou t and Oxfo rd ' t 11.38, a n d ' ', the jourvei L ea n t ing l °. ° l i s t o pping, Ny' a tion) at I.o ' A in the a •apery, an d „ d out of th: retiring all' Royal pot , ' lunch eon s of the M r ' and lord lieu' be conduc ted e local autio : :?.(1 by a pr e, tue is erec ted ' by the Bish op the statue t ° will be Bre d ' ,d by the rc - Presented 19Y lolly the pr°' as ty and su it° tern Railivai to the (Pe?, the town so!' of the length o Windsor , ) lajestY7 their ss Christiaei r i se , the EL ir , honias B , erk-mar sb % ill a ttend ,ack. ,lverhamp to if not bu: Barriers sr" ;e of pro''' . is to be P er e ; h o ur leng r ther bear f° . to the Pa li i ; I dry, the u g e sun e 3ll/I°t b hangs °T le is favour 3bi o Will b e 11 Wales 913 d tho Cou tijle f ° r )uslymad ter, b ee ,, coo tnd Duch n Hotel /Ow ;o n have e ij i ; ring the lef t le have tac a leave r o Castle , 11-'' favour3l9ll. Flersbelo; " o t e l far rolroyal l il° te ; 1 statue, 1):1 a , iell u brated fel l ) ) had ar ris'et ci Ix, Bart, 841 It Tlio-09'° s i s ter 0- f rquiS O f j3 :rl m of tho • DO' th, nea r , t uls'o 6e3' a irq I,or he 11-°° ' .eit rd C• assent spiciOUS Otiuo; 4. in taa a ' o f ie juarquis Lord Geort Mrs. Trenco; t h e cerenl;o. the 113°33' pts able PreSe uln. br ief tar . procav i '; r, ;hot ogr 3 P a° ~/ ivg beg in n ai l,: Vni°il n tPlin bsequeu Y :ds A.hertt °sel)", thove,L, p a ssing' s' . , o with a lalo re we v i- It was ;erased ; ions PpX 811 p n used in t 1.1: belonging Smith tract:: WW h ` ni cd ic . stii ,d by I.l° aa sailed at Is t., arriv il3s did iu gar' 'ii:ONEIMARKET AND COMMEROraL M'IRI TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is decidedly firmer, and a la rge amount of business is reported. There are the usual payments at the end of the month, the settlement of accounts at the Stock Exchange, pre- Parations for the 4th December, and the requisite P r ovision for mercantile commitments in connection ltiith India and China due on the Bth proximo. These circumstances are of course exercising an im portant influence upon the immediate condition of the discount market. At the Bank of France there has been a large increase of bullion during the past week, and also , a consid era b le addition to the reserve of notes. In t he interest of trade it is likewise satisfactory to ob serve a large augmentation in the total of notes ll'ider discount. All influx of £32,000 took place at the Bank of 'ugland yesterday. T he Rhone had arrived from the Brazils, with £16,83 5. ,b.alfeesl,eg:ams from Liverpool state that the Cotton Ilarket op or with a better feeling. Sales, 10,000 more. The directors of the St. John d'El Rey Mining f i rpatly (Limited) have received, per Rhone, the 3 (3 wing rep or t, d ate d M orro V e lh o , 29th O c t o b er , 8"66 :— Produce 2d divisio n of October, 11 days, 17,515 oitavas ; yield, 10.004 oitavas per ton. Business in the foreign and colonial produce Markets during the last few days has been less ani mated Sugars have been dealt in to a limited extent at st eady prices ; su p er i or d escr ipti ons o f co ff ee h ave sint ained former prices ; while in rice, fruit, and tallow th ere h as been little variation of importance as regards prices. 2 The Ba n k o f Engla i ld return, completed to the Th e r e nst., shows some very favourable changes. has been an increase in the stock of bullion 11 1° the extent of £422,656, while the reserve of notes been strengthened by £855,650. In the other secur ities the increase has only been to a limited e, te nt, while th er e i s a l arge i ncrease i n b o th th e Private and public deposits. Annexed are the par ticulars Active Circulation ....£22,486,750 •.• ••• Deer"" 457 565 18,175' 570 11.•, Ir` 4; • • • _ _ '422,656 4crease 3,237,780 Decrease 25,036 Public Deposits 6,161,157 ovs_ Increase ... ' 330 314 " r Deposits 18, 9 5 9 795 seen ncrea se 8 - 15,44_6 ell D l y and Other Bills 516,499 ether Securities ..• ••• 4.0 ••• 65,631 curities 19,186,008 •.• ••• ••• • If et I ncrea6B •.• •.• •.• ••• 1, 2 27 es iJ nernployed 9 , 655 , 5. 4 5 (30_ Increase 855,600 Melt ••• "riaraent Securities 12,846,363 Increase 175,625 by"Me Board o f T ra d e re t urns, j us t pu bli s h e d, f or e 10 months ended Oct. 31, show that there has f s ell increase incree in the imports of raw cotton w e° lnpared with the corresponding period in the i t ° lo l3re vious years. Subjoined are the particulars : i n Q 6 4, 6,146,796 cw t s . ; i n 1865, 6,315,565 cwts. ; h a - 1866 1 0,610,271 cwts. Sheep and lambs' wool se — a lso been i m p or t e d to a large extent, as will be i n et i l from. the subjoined : in 1864, 167,992,8231 b. ; A'B6s, 1 73,123,7231 b. ; in 1866, 191,970,8131 b. th t he meeting held to-day of the shareholders of pe e F ast India Irrigation and Canal Company, the p o rt of the di rec t ors s t a t e d th a t, as regards the 4, 1. ' 1.8 of the company, they have been brought into ftinerY s atisfactory and promising position, and that ex t i n much has been done as was possible under th af g circumstances. The directors also state th: as it may be interesting and satisfactory to fil;reholders to be informed in this report of the lo w a ; ticia l Position of the company, the fol 'ng statement is added :—The total re thelve,d up to the 21st instant was £719,088 ; ga "'tat expenditure and remittances to India to l a me date were £687,449 ; leaving a balance in Eng toild of £31,639 ; the gross amount of interest paid re Pareholders to the above date was £76,070 ; in l ata lle tion of thi s th ere h as b een rece i ve d i n Eng tal , in the sh ape o f i n t eres t u p on unex p ec t e d capi k3' in India from tolls and other sources, t a i ' 493 ; therefore the amount deducted from capi dia .°ll account of interest paid to shareholders durin g a pe r i o d o f fi ve years i s £42 , 777." to foll ow i ng are the quantities of d uty pa id on t ex ported from th e U n it e d Ki ng dom during the hr rao nths ending the 31st October, for the past s' s Years, extracted from Messrs. Hulbert and G.'S circula r : • 1864. 1865. 18 66. Ezpo',-, oli sumption 74,100,000 82,100,000 85,753,000 Eati,rt QUA-ated Stock Nov 1 89 000 000 82,000,000 80,000,000 A - "tY Afloat 40,3t0,000 38,400,000 38,6 r r,OOO d a -4 the meeting of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank, to bar, the report presented by the directors, and ,„ Ithee-sheet for the second financial year, they ex r,ed th e s regret that the result of the operations during t o Past year has proved so unsatisfactory. This is be attributed not to anything defective in the e , ' n ary working of th e b an k, b u t t o except i ona l I ,:es, which cannot f a il t o b e apprec i ate d b y t h ose 0 are conversant with the state of monetary affairs o . 4r ing the past half-year. The attention of the illseetors has been devoted for some time past to the 111,13ortairt question of reducing the liability of the iFgareholders, and they have decided on recommend /144'g a measure which they believe will thoroughly t i t if Y the wishes of the proprietors. oegarding the resignation of Messrs. Flux and r gies of their appointment as solicitors in connec ti,Qll With the Bankof Hindustan, China, and Japan, res oluti on directors of the bank have passed the following great e%(3lllti°ll : — " That the board hereby expresses its tiregret that circumstances have occurred . to ta tic e Messrs. Flux and Argles to send in their re thl':l4tion as solicitors of this bank, in which capacity ev j have, in the judgment of the board, always Ile ed the greatest zeal and ability ; and, in ac vitting the resignation, the board believes that it th nev ertheless be for the interests of the bank tee d , the Y be allowed to carry on all pending pro angs.', p o mp he meeting to-day of the Trust and Loan 1b e ,;, 41 1 of Upper Canada, the report and state s, -" of accounts for the six months ending the 30th II: el:1113 er of the current year was adopted. The 17) : °1 it8 during this period amounted to £12,074 fr o . 'I., which, added to the sum brought forward Of A larch, gives a balance at credit of revenue th at 12,22 4 7s. 4d. The directors recommended Perc'at of thi s b a l ance a di v id en d a t the r ate of 7 th ee4 t. per a nnum , l ess i nco me-tax, be declared °llO the ,P r aid-up capital stock of the company ; that 1% 4 ; 44 of the surplus profits over 6 per cent. per and the usual charge for interest, amount /I: '°gether to £2,963 12s. 11d., be carried to the th ei erv e Fund, in accordance with the provisions of be ; 4° Yal Charter of Incorporation ; and that ..,250 pe b - , l3 Plied to the redemption t of u el ex -11:e,. There will then remain the sum of £260 1 - ;* to the credit of the next half-year's accounts. r e ; ri ng the period embraced by these accounts the l a. e : v e fund has been charged with the sum of £294 k ni t '''. for losses on realisation of securities in de lastti, The amount carried to its credit out of the st ead lalf- Year's profits has been £3,696 Is. Id. in ret>l £3,946 ls. ld. as recommended in the last the £250 set apart for preliminary expenses ter , i n g been erroneously included in the lat aft;11111. The balance at credit of this fund, fer r , l :, a dding the £2,963 12s. 11d. above re ti4Z to, will be £70,462 9s. 4d. The con the c autious c autious policy rendered necessary by tin rcial crisis in this country has unavoidably and diced the business of the company in Canada, aslo"hinished the amount available for distribution dire l e l f gst the shareholders on this occasion. The that have, h owever, t h e sa ti s f ac ti on o f s t a ti ng taki o ll v iew of the improvement which is gradually for 1 . 0 . g Place here, an d to meet the existing demand rant e d, ' in Canada, they have felt themselves war (lol4-I'n r esuming active operations, and they con th Y anticipate that the whole of the funds at A N disposal will shortly bo absorbed by secure „Pro fitable i nvestments. " velrebei citable letters of the Agra Bank (Limited) tlarab i stftl , e d to-day. The applications were '4 consi exce the amount of capital required, ' l2 'n ja the mor ss of e gratifying in the present great depression, considering that it has been promptly subscribed. The arrangements for the re suscitation of the Agra Bank have made most satisfactory progress. The replies from share holders have been numerous- in favour of the pro posal, and the assents from creditors now exceed £4,000,000. The application will now be made to the Court of Chancery on the earliest day that can be obtained, for its sanction to the arrangement. Two o'CLocK. According to. Reuter's telegram from Paris to day the French Rentes were 69f. 50c. There has been very little business in the English Stock Market to-day, and owing to the dulness of speculation and the absence of investments values have slightly declined. Consols, for instance, have receded per cent., viz., to 89i 1 for transfer, and they are 88k 1, minus the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 871 a ; Exchequer Bills. ss. prem. ; Indian 5 per Cents., 1870, 1064 ; and the 4 per Cents., 1888, 90 ; the list as regards other Government Stocks is blank. There has been an extremely, dull market for Foreign Government Stocks, but Greek bonds and Spanish Certificates have been buoyant. On the other hand, the New Russian Loan, Italian, and Turkish Securities are flatter. Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined f, to 32f e ; Italian , f, to 541 55 ; while Mexican have advanced to 18i s ; Greek, 1, to 131 141 ; and Spanish Certificates, to 131 14f ; but Spanish Passive remains firm at 201 1. The New Russian Loan has declined to 11 prem. American Securities are steady. Illinois have improved to 761 774 ; United States Govern ment 5-20 Bonds, f to 701 I ; and Erie Shares continue at 45f 46f. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain at 54 58, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 40 41. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been on the most limited scale, but in a few in stances prices show rather more firmness. Lan cashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, and Midland have each improved I, and London, Chatham, and Dover ; while Great Western have declined The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any great variation as regards prices. South Aus trian and Lombardo-Venetian are marked 151 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 18} ; Great Western of Canada, 12i ; and Madras 5 per Cents, 102. Finance and miscellaneous shares show little variation. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cents. are dealt in at 734, 75 ; Anglo-American Telegraph at 144 ; City of Moscow Gas at 14i ; North British and Mercantile Insurance at 15f ; Royal Mail Steam at 98 ; and Telegraph Construction and Maintenance at 141, 4. Bank shares remain inactive at barely previous quotations. Alliance are marked 18, 18/ ; Bank of Australia, 67* ; Consolidated, 41, 4 ; Union of London, 441 ; and Oriental Bank Corporation, 424. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two o'clock. At the Buller meeting the accounts show a loss of £179 13s. ld. on two months' working, and a balance of £6lB 4s. 7d. against the mine. No call, however, was made. A fair amount of business has been done in the Mining Exchange to-day. The shares chiefly in demand have been East Grenville, West Frances, North Crofty, Prince of Wales, and Chiverton Moor, which have brought steady rates. Carnar von Consolidated have been inquired for, and are quoted prm. Subjoined are the current quo tations :—• Chirerton Moor, 4i 5 ; Chontales Gold, 2 21 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 51 6 ; East Basset, 20 22 ; East Caradon, 5 51. ; East Lovell, 91 91; East Wheal Grenville, 2/ ; Great South Tolgus, lOs 15s Od; Great 'Wheal Vor, 151 16k; North Crofty, 2 -I; North Treskerby, 2,1 3; Prince of Wales, 24s 265; PLosper United, 28s Od 30s Od; South Condurrow, lOs 12s 6d; West Caradon, 131 14; West Chivorton, 57 39 ; West Frances, 10 12 ; Wheal Chiver ton, 61 7 ; Wheal Grenville, 22s 24s ; Wheal Seton, 140 145 ; Carnarvon Consolidated, .1 prem ; East Cam Brea, 2 2i ; Marko Valley, 3} 31 ; South Frances, 19 20. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Dec. 6 B Bl I 3 per Cent. Reduced B7i i. New 3 per Cent B7* Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — .4ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — ,xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 4 per Cent. 5 pm Do £5OO ,, Do £lOO do £2OO ~ Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent ... Ditto for Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian 6 tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874._ Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — f )o. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - no. 5. per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO — pm Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN, FUN DS—ONE O'CLOCK. krgentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 .. — Do. 1865 Do Account 6Bl Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. A ccount, Do 4100 Bonds — D .) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) °Lilian 6 per Cent — Do. 8 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A — Do. ~ B Colombian, 6 per Cent. .. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 864 ... Danubian Principalities Do. Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cont — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred Tgyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue _ Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 Do £lOO Bonds ._ Do. Government Railway Debentures — Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Account Du. Coupons Do. Account G tatemala 5 per Cent. Itilian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account Do. Maremmana Railway exical: 3 per Cent 1,0. Account Pn. 1864 Do 6 por Cont. Anglo-French Ilrmtevidean 6 per Cent. ...... . Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent \T•iw Granada Do 2 per Cent — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) eruvian 5 per Cent, ;865 70 Do Account Do 4j- per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 44 per Cont., 1862 Do Account Portaiguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3 434 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St B6 Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B6l Do 5 per Cent. 1864 iardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account ipanish 3 per Cent Do Accr,unt Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l3i S wedish 4 per Cent. Do. P i per Cont. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cont. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds _ Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 5B Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account... Do 6 per Gent., 1862 Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto 1i per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian 3 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. 5 per Cent, Account 551 41 TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, Money B9i Do , MOOlult itismismisommemtimsto # 2"1- THE SUN, IAO/ 4 1DON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, boforo the Lord Chief Justice and a Special TRU.) HUNTER V SHARPE. This protracted case was again resumed this morning. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant Parry, and Mr. H. Williams, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Karslake, Q.C., Mr. Quain, Q.C., and Mr. Stephens, for the defendant. Dr. Markham, the first witness called, was examined by Mr. Stephens. He said he was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, a member of the Royal Surgical and Pathological Society, physichn of St. Mary's Hospital, and he was also the author of lifferent medfcal works. Ile had read Dr. Hunter's work cn the theory and_treatment of consumption ; and with respect to the former, as to the disease being caused by carbon in the lungs and tubercles, by difficulty of respiration, he agreed with Dr. Williams and Dr. Bennett as to the fallacy of that doctrine. Carbon was no more a comtituent of a tubercle than of any of the animal ti sues, in which it was found, in some of which it existed in larger quantities. He ridiculed the idea teat tubercles could be decomposed by the introduction of .oxygen into the lungs. In fact the immediate action o! oxygen could no more taka place on the lungs than that of the oxygen in the atmo sphere could act on one of the fingers, except through the agency of fire. It was well known to the profession that, in cases in which there were extensive deposits of carbon in the lungs there were no tubercles, and where the depo sits were extremely small tubercles were found. The Lord Chief Justice—ls it not true that oxygen mixes with and purifies the blood ? _ Witness—There was no doubt about that ; but he re peated his statement respecting its immediate action on the lungs. Dr. Hunter's book gave no specific information whatever as to his mode of administering oxygen, and his cases contained no records upon which a medical man could rely, although a medical man might perhaps be able to guess from the work what the author meant. He could not clearly understand what Dr. Hunter meant by his use, in a generic sense, of the term alterative, when applied to specifics. As a medical record he considered Dr. Hunter's work quite valueless. Unless he had some authentic literary record of cases he could not adopt Dr. Huntees views on this particular point. As regarded the inhalation of stramonium and other medicalag.i t mentiOrati: by Dr. Hunter, he believed, as in the case of asthma, it would be beneficial. Referring to he gentleman examined on Wednesday as having been under Dr. Hunter's care, those cases were not consumption, and he had no doubt that any physician in London could pro duce similar instances in which patients had received the same relief. He believed that all physicians effected cures (Laughter.) He expressed his conviction that it was only by the expulsion of carbonic acid that consumption could be cured. The witness then repeated in substance the medical views and arguments of the previous witnesses who had been examined on behalf of the defendant. In cross-examination by Mr. Coleridge, he said that the theory of Dr. Hunter amounted to nothing in a scientific point. Every physician who practised would of necessity have to make himself acquainted with consumption. Dr. G. Johnson said that he was a Fellow of the Colle e of Physicians and member of the University of Loudon, and author of various works on medical subjects. He consi dered generally that the-theory of Dr. Hunter was opposed to that developed by medical science in reference to con sumption. The assertion of Dr. Hunter that an effusion of blood was not caused by a rupture of a blood vessel was quite absurd. The blood vessels were not porous, and no hemorrhage, even from the nose, could take place without some artery being broken. In cross-examination, by Mr. Coleridge, the witness said this latter statement was not a matter of opinion, but of unquestioned fact. Dr. William Odling, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and lecturer on chemistry at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, gave similar evidence, and said that chloric acid used by Dr. Hunter was not in the pharmacopeia, and was chiefly for fireworks, being an explosive material. It might, however, be weakened by water to any extent. This closed the evidence. Mr. Kerslake then summed up the case for the defence. The case was proceeding when we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WANDERING ABOUT •WITHOUT MEANS OF SUBSISTENCE. —Henry Gubbles, a boy, was charged before Mr. Knox with wandering abroad without proper guardianship, or the visible means of subsistence. A constable proved seeing the boy about three o'clock that morning in Castle-street, Oxford-street, following a gentleman and begging ; and as the boy was shivering and his teeth chattering ho took him to the station. He had made inquiries respecting the boy, and found that he had a mother living with a man, and that the mother paid very little, if any, attention to the boy; and the poor little fel low told him that lie often slept in the passage, with the front and back doors Wide open all night. Mr. Knox asked the bay whether that was true. The boy said it was, o aud that his mother lived with a man. _ . Mr. Knox said he must do something for the poor boy, who looked half starvdd. The constable said the boy had a few common paper flowers with him. _ _ Mr. Knox said he would rescue the boy, if he could, from his misery. A man (who said he was the boy's stepfather) said it was the boy's fault that he slept in the passage. The boy was in the habit of going out and going to the play. Mr. Knox naked the man whether the boy was in the habit of getting anything to eat. The man had the impudence to say that the boy had plenty. The boy's mother, who had a pair of bad black eyes, said the buy was in the habit of going out to sell people flowers, but she had not let him out for some time till yesterday, owing to his not bringing home the money he got. The boy said that was not true. Sometimes he took home as much as 3s. The mother denied this, and said that she was willing for the boy to go to s. school, to save him from " badness." Mr. Knox asked the man and the mother to look at the boy, and tell him whether they considered ho had "plenty of food." The boy was, in fact, half-starved. lie believed the boy was sent out for the purpose of getting money to take home. The boy's appearance showed pretty well how he was treated. The boy's appearance was truly miserable. lie would send the boy to school, and would not take the trouble of asking his mother any questions. The boy would go to Feltham for three years. As he was leaving the court the boy thanked tho magistrate. FESTIVITIES AT ST. PETERSBURG. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 25. On Friday evening a theatrical performance was given at the Palace of the Hermitage, followed by a supper. The Theatre of the Hermitage has not for a long period been opened except upon special occa sions. It was erected during the reign of the Em press Catharine, when St. Petersburg did not pos sess the splendid theatres with which the capital has since been provided. Within the last few years it has been restored, and, though not extravagantly splendid, is charmingly elegant. The interior iS semicircle, containing six tiers of seats covered with crimson velvet, and arranged in an amphitheatre. These seats will accommodate 400 persons, and th2re are no boxes, nor is there a gallery. Marble columns support the cornice, which is white, adorned with paintings. Statues stand between the columns. The walls are finished in stucco. It is lighted by 10 lustres, and by chandeliers bearing lights covered with ground glass globes, and supplying -a light at once clear and soft. The curtain is of vast extent, 1 of blue velvet drapery. At this representation their Imperial Majesties, the members of the Imperial family, the foreign princes, the ladip of the ambassadors, the ladies of honour, the ambassadors, and the great dignitaries of the empire occupied seats which had been placed on the floor of the house below the amphitheatre and in front of the orchestra. On the steps of the amplii- . theatre were the remaining guests —the ladies to the right of the entrance steps, which divide the amphi-• theatre into two parts, the gentlemen to the left. The mention above of the number of persons which the theatre holds is sufficient to show that the invita tions were strictly limited. Among the diplomatic body, for example, only the heads of the embassies and the Ministers, with their wives, were invited. The English Embassy and the Danish Legation were the only exceptions; and of these all the members were honoured with the invitation. The diplomatic' corps entered by the grand . staircase of the Council of the Empire, the, other guests by that of the com mittee mittee of Ministers. The former, in the first in stance, met in one of the balls of the French school, which looks out on the Neva. This hall, which is hung with yellow damask, and is lighted with splendid crystal lustres, contains, among other notable works, the large painting, by Mignard, of Alexander and the family of Darius. The pillars of the chimney-piece are magnificent specimens of asper, and the doors, richly adorned with gold chasings, are esteemed masterpieces. At about half paSt 8 their Majesties left their inner apartMents, and soon afterwards entered the theatre, which was literally full. The entertainments commenced with an opera in one act, and three tableaux, called " La Fiorina," by the Maestro Pedrotti. Without any great preten sicins to science and originality, it goes well, and is graceful and lively. In France it would be called an opera comique. "La Fiorina" was well received. During a very short interval, on the fall of the cur tain, refreshments were served, the company moving to the nearest saloons, where the buffets were spread. After the opera came a ballet, " The Wallachian Bride, or, the Golden Tress," a little gem, espe cially for spectators who hold the maxim, " Long works frighten me." The plot is not very compli cated, and, as an involved plot renders a ballet per fectly unintelligible, the simplicity of this adds to its attractions. It was accompanied by excellent music, and Madame Petissa was most charming in her dancing. The supper was served immediately on the ter mination of the ballet. The imperial table was laid with 30 covers in the great hall of theltalian school, which opens on the grand staircase of the new Her mitage on the side of the Millionaia. The ball pre sented a wonderful appearance. In the centre was the imperial table covered with its magnificent ser 1, vice of silver gilt, and surrounded by four tables loaded with splendid burdens of massive silver. The light sparkled from lamps surmounting two giant vases of malachite, and from wax-lights set in two enormous jasper candelabra. It poured also from the cornice, where glittered from the mirrored ceil ing a lustre shedding its brilliancy over the chefs (rcezivre of Veronese, of Tintoretto, of Guido Reni, Domenichino, Salvator Rosa, Caravaggib,and - Carlo Dolci. What a magic picture a skilful painter could have made of the imperial supper in this hall, hung with chefs-d'auvre, and all glittering with treasures wherever he could turn his gaze. In the neighbour ing halls—two of the Flemish school and one of the Spanish—tables were also spread, and the same bright light shone. In all, covers were laid for 500. Several bands were in attendance. The idea of this pertion of the fete was certainly a brilliant one, and it could not have been more feli citously carried out. We live in an age in which it is difficult to hit upon anything new in splendour or magnificence. The scene of Friday evening in the galleries of the Hermitage may defy rivalry, and the evening has been a fitting conclusion of the series of fetes given by his Majesty the Em peror on the happy occasion of the marriage of his son. It was half-past eleven when supper was ended. When their Majesties had returned to their apartments a final picture of magnificent effect was displayed to the guests retiring by the grand stair case. This assemblage in festival dresses, descend ing the broad steps of this magnificent hall, where the marble on all sides reflected the rays of number lea lights, formed one of the most astounding and magnificent vistas that could be imagined. The guests of his Majesty thus departed, bearing with them a last and truly enduring impression of the imperial dwelling, in which the productions of art had formed a magnificent surrounding for the sumptuous display of imperial greatness. Addresses and telegrams of congratulation have been sent to their Imperial Highnesses the Czare witch and the Grand Duchess Maria Feodorowna, on the occasion of their marriage, from 37 different governments of the empire—from Astracan, Tobolsk, Kherson, Moscow, St. Petersburg, &c. Their Im perial Highnesses have returned their cordial thanks for these congratulations, which have been sent by all classes in the empire. IRELAND• DUBLIN, Nov. 29. Lord Strathnairn, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Ireland, arrived from England yesterday evening by the mail steamer Munster. The Munster was alongside the pier at 5 40, thus enabling both the mail and passenger special trains to be despatched to Dublin before 6 o'clock, and bringing the through journey from London to Dublin considerably under the stipulated 11 hours. The Belfast papers report that on Tuesday even - ing Constable Clingham arrested in Belfast a man named Bernard Kenney, a stonemason, under the Habeas Corpus Act, on suspicion of being connected with the Fenian conspiracy. The grounds of the arrest were not allowed to transpire by the autho rities, but the accused was ordered to be kept in close custody. Last night another person was arrested on the same charge, but was set at liberty immediately afterwards, he having satisfied the authorities that he was not in any way connected with Fenianism. On the same day, during the dis charge of the cargo of the Fleetwood steamer, a suspicious-looking cask, labelled " hardware," was seized on being landed in the shed by the Custom house officers on duty there. The cask on being opened was found to contain about a hundredweight of ball cartridges, which were well packed up. The cask was taken to the Custom-house, where, it is understood, it will be detained. It is stated that Mr. M'Clintock has been ap pointed solicitor to the Board of Works. The salary was £l,BOO, but the Treasu r y has now reduced it to £1,200. A CABIN BOY ALONE ON A WRECK FOR Fo URTEEN DAYS. —At a meeting of the Liverpool Local Marine Board, yesterday, Mr. James Smith, chairman,acting cu for the French Governmen t, made a presentation of a a bino lar glass to Capt. G. Robinson, as an acknowledgment of his humane conduct in rescuing from the wreck of a French vessel, the Flour do Bois, a cabin boy, who, after all the crew were washed overboard, was alone for 14 days on board the wreck. Capt. Robinson, master of the British ship Luzon, while on the voyage from Shanghai to New York, in October, 1864, fell in with the me* of the Fleur do Dols in mid-ocean, and hoarded her, SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. Share' nal:ways. 13listut anu Exeter ..•• Caledonian C4lllbrian Cork and Bandon...—. Cornwall Dublin k Belfast Juno Dun„ Perth, & Ab. June 1 E. London, Certi 86 SS 120 122 40 iS 13 15 4 6 65 63 70 72 Glasgow & S. Western Great, Eastern, ()rd. stk. Do. E. Aug - I. st. No. 2 0 rent North of Scotland Great Northern D.). A stock Do. 13 stock 1 7 flO 25 26 5 6 1 5 115 124 123 Do. :New, is. at 25 pn. Gt,S, and W. of Ireland tit. Western -Original Do. 6. Vs!. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 100 1..0 100 luo 100 00 92 L2i 30 35 3) Do. Newport o. !lei eford. Laitc•oillire& Yorkshiri, , L.nclon and lilackwall Lou., Brigh.,& S Coast. Lon., i.'hat., and Dover , Do. Metrop. t.x. A Lou. & _North Western Lon. 45 South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Do. New ►23 233' 100 100 100 100 all ;8 82 151 )7 20 HG :17 82 64 48 49 123 125 2 3 P 10 11 87 89 Do. Extension...... Actropolitan District. Do. du. do. 00. and John's W 'd Mid and Do. £9 Share [22 123 if 2P 92 34 Do, Birraiu . dt Derby Aid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun th. Eastern—Berwich Do. G.N•E purchhs,. Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... 35 36 4 18 104 14.6 65 67 99 10t Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. do. 1864 5 . . Do. ao. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C. ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock , o. Scot, Miu. stJck Sliropsulre Union 3outtl Devon , outh E:-..stern ktaittes ' Wok., & Wok fail' rai Vale Do. C Vale of death Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Corn w 34 3 6 9 10 p 116 ) 20 1 2p I 2p ;2 74 114 118 150 ,81 43 45 C 3 44 • 8 9 15J 153 2i 3i ORDINARY MARES AND STOCKS. 17k 17 i 117 1t 49 121 i 1221 8/ 351 1041 t 63i f I raid.! Cl os ing Business rriee. • done. ISIONS. BRITISH POSSE Atlantic& St.i,awrence Born.,llaroda,,,Cen•ln. u. 5 per cent Do. F shares Ituffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant,&Groderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- }......• • Calcutta & S. E., lim e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , east. Ben 4 al, gu. sdo East I,,diao, gu.:s p.c. Do. J Extension and Trunkot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. !st Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Prtt. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock ' Do. do. deferred 100 100 100 all 100 100 66 68 102 103 id ap 4 44 74 ea Du. 4th Fief. 13 took .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New crua. 5 p. C ti t. South of inclia gua. 5 per cent D • 41 per cent Do — • reat W. of Canada Do. New .. Do. 6 p. e. Bds. pay. 1873 00. do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4g do ... 55 60 101 103 100 K 2 101 105 Do. 41 d 9 Do. filth Extensiob Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. finds. & Hudson's bay.. NAM C 'da, 6pc Ist pi. las Scinde ...... . Do. Delhi Do. do ...... Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot " 10 0 ;GO 5 100 100 18 20 85 88 87 59 80 54 5% 54 38 t 3 22 24 106 10: ICO 102 91 93 12a i 3 5a S E 3 83 O• 101 103 02 J 4 16 90j 57 1023 I 102} 105 i 82 $5 40 101 97 98 1i 1 98 99 100 i 97} 931 } 'OLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIE6. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1572 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-s4 - Do 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l' 0 90 £2 D,.5p. c. Star. & Sept 100 00 92 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 75 7 7 -- Cape (*.Elope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 114 116 Do.Apl.&Ocl 1890-1900 100 103 105 - Do. do 1080-9-.) 100 112 104 - Do. Jau.&July, 1590-9: 100 11:4 1(6 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 83 "C) - Csy lon, Nov. 1863, 6 p.: 100 1;0 It 2 - Do. 1878, do. 100 1(.4 1 6 Mauritius, fi p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1 , 78 - 1)0. 1882, Mayls, Nov..h 100 105 (Si? - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 116 118 - Natal ';ov. 0 per cent lOO 96 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&.l nly 100 90 92 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1860 100 90 92 - Do. 5 p.c. 1811 to 1870 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 81 57 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 06 98 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova So ,tia Gov. 6 p. O sterling, 1875 l9O 96 93 - :4ueensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 95 36 931 - N. Aus.Gov. 6 p.o 1868-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 116 108 - Vio,(4oy. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - 1041 1 - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 1031 1041 1031 4 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Urn. 1 - Chiver ton - Clifford ,:malgamate , : 3O 6 7 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 425 435 - Drake walls 2.1.0 . f - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 22- 2 k a.ist Cara,ton 2.11.e 5 6 - Easc Cam Brea 3l 2 3 - East Grenville - East Gunnislake .. 8.3.0 1 6 - East Loved • 3.9.0 9 10 - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.1 21 21 - Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 66 5 6 4 :ircat L ;xey, limited.. all 18 19 - Great South Tolgus.... 0.14.6 - - Great Wheal 14.9.6 - Wheal Vor heist 0 41, 16 17 - , lrenyilie 8.15.0 11 16 - tlerod's Foot . 8.10.0 29 31 - Ilingston Downs .. . ... 5.10.6 21 51 - Margaret t Uny Lelant 13 17.6 2 4 - Marke Valley 1.0.0 41 5 4 Awyndy Iron Ore, litr) Si 21 lid - New Se ton - North Roskear .. 3S' 2 4 N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 - - North Wheal Crotty .. 2.13.0 11 3 1 -- Prosper United........ 7.1.6 - Pr.,vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 21 26 - I S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 11 310 330 - South Condurrow ...... 3.2.0 I 11 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park 3535.6 - Tin Croft...., 9 7 9 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim ,, all 3 5 _ West ltassett(lllogan Caradon (Ltskeard 12 13 ,5 lVest Chi yertOn ll 59 60 - West Seton 471 130 140 - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 51 75 85 _ Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 19 20 ._ Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 . Wheal Scion Wheal Treiawney (Lis 5.17.01 7 9 riENtrEItEN(III; sIiAKE, North Eastern, G.N.E., 4 per itent. pref., Stockton and Darlington 13, 6 per cent., 3 North Staffer dshire, 211 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 91 London and 131ackwall, 80i IeOREJCIN RAILWAYS. Central Argentine, 81 South Auacriau and Lombardo Venetian, lsf Ft/11E10N AL IN Eb. "cottish Australian, I lut►n del Rey, lim.; Yudauamutans of South Australia, Um., I} Alliance, lim.. 18 / Anglo Austrian, 61 Australasia, 601 Bank of British Columbia, 14 Chartered ter. of India, London, and China, 311 City, 15 Consolidated Bank, lim., 41 Imperial Ottoman. lim., 9 London and Brazilian (lim.), 51 London Joint Stock, 41 National Provincial of England, Ditto, .d and id issue, 44 Oriental Bank Corporation, 44 Union of London, 441 All SCELLANEOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, 141 relegrapn, Ditto, 8 per cent., 731 5 City of Moscow Gas, Urn., Continental Union Gas, lim., 4 oncier of 21 Crystal Palace, Ditto, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 1(9 Gt.n. uredii and Finance of iim., Home and it lonial A ssurance, Imperial Laud Company of Marseilles, lim., iiernational F eninancia l -ociety, cY, 112 2i 1 M[uritius Land, Credit. and A g ., Royal DI Al Jteam. 8i Telegraph construction and Maintenance, bin., Ditto, ditto,' ,41 Warrant Finance tint., l& 2 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa...-.Deo. 20. Ditto, via Marseilles • Dec. 14. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet. ..... Dec, 4. Ditto, by French packet........... Deo. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Deo. 28. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Deo. 3. Ditto, via Marseilles ........ ....... ... .. Deo. 14 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via 6outharapton Nov. 23. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dec 3 Ditto, via Marseilles .....••• India (Bombay), via Southampton.l Dec. 14. Ditto, via , Aarseilles .. Dee. 8 IldHa , Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dee 3 Ditto, via Marseilles ...... Deo 8 nattritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marsoil.e. 4 • . .D,T,. i 4 Newfoundland Portugal MOW, tit Novi TOTiroomig.polisetsmulttiviDo9. 14. THE EX rINCTEUR. The following letter has been addressed to the proprietor of the extineteur _ _ Chatham Yard, Nov. 5. Dear Sir,—l witnessed with much interest the experi ments made in this dockyard with the extincteur. Its success in putting out the flame on a burning mass saturated with naphtha and other inflammable materials was remarkable. I think dwelling-houses and establishments, whether public or private, and all ships and vessels, should have these useful extincteurs ready at hand to quench the first beginning of fire on the premises. I am, dear sir, faithfully yours, W. HOUSTON STEWART, Cap t. Superintendent. Edward Casper, Esq. AN UNREDRESSABLE GRIEVANCE.—Among the greatest annoyances 'of this world are those we cannot remedy, that battle our skill, and defy every effort to con quer or sot them aside. Of this character is the shameful trade nuisance, to which the house of Swan and Edgar is now subjected by the fictitious assumption of the name of one of its members by a gang of men who have taken a shop in their imm ediate vicinit y . Th ese people au daciously issue circ ulars, broadca st, of a nature u has been in se vera l i ns t ances in dignantly off," and the worthless rubbish thus foisted to impose upon lad ies the notion that S wan and Edgar aurpoon" these 'selling i public sent by the purchasers to the establishment of these gentlemen. The lav has been applied to, but it re grets its inability to afford redress! " The press," sug gests the worthy magistrate of Marlborough -street, " is all I can advise you to seek." So if there were no press this infamous and injurious system of ruining the well-earned fame of a house, which for half a century has possessed the character of high honour and integrity, might go on rampant and unchecked. We, therefore, cheerfully call attention to the facts as a warning to our readers, and an act of bare justice to Mesirs. Swan and Edgar. MAJOR GRANTLY.—It has been said that Major Grantly had thrown a favourable eye on Grace Crawley — by which report occasion was given to all men and women in those parts to hintthatthe Crawleys with all their piety and humility, were very cm fling, and that one of the Grantlys was—to say the least of it—very soft, admitted as it was throughout the county of Barsetshire, that there was no family therein more widey awake to the affairs generally of this world and the next combined than the family of which Archdeacon Gradtly was the respected head and patriarch. Mrs. Walker, the most good-natured woman in Silverbridge, lad acknowledged to her daugh ter that she could not utderstand it,—that she could not see anything at all in G race C rawley. Mr. Walker had shrugged his shoulders and expressed a coafident belief that Major Grantly htd not a shilling of his own beyond his half-pay and his late wife's fortune, which was only six thousand pounds. Others who were ill-na tured had declared that Grace Crawley was little better than a beggar, and tilt she could not possibly have acquired the manners tf a gentlewoman. Fletcher, the butcher, had wondered whether the major would pay his future father-in-law's tebts; and Dr. Tempest, the old rector of Silverbridge, whose four daughters were all as yet unmarried, had turned up his old nose, and had hinted that half-pay majors eld not get caught in, marriage so easily as that.—The Lot Chronicle of Barne t No. I. By Anthony Trollop. A _ . _ BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 29. The f ollowinz is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending - to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Nov. 29. -fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,014,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Rcservo in landed pro perty Notes in circulation Bank notes to order and recQipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 228,496,936 22 208,842, t7O 73 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 837,121 75 879,053 75 Discounts and sundry ;` interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Nov. 22. 182,500,000 - Total CREDITOR. Nov. 29. Nov. 22. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- due - Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 312,001,333 94 281,490,811 46 Do. branch banks 317,557,733 352,694,115 Advances on deposit of bullion 32,572,700 70 30,582,300 Do. branch banks 9,465,456 9,946,400 Do. on French Public Securities 14,166,900 13,990,700 Do. by branch banks 8,006,600 8,077,900 Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks 25,351,600 25,653,900 Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches _ 596,800 '622,100 ... Do. to tho State (Con- ~ • _ vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re- serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Inamobalisees (Law, June '2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches 8,441,188 8,428,516 Expenses of manage ment 2,442,618 92 2,293,808 96 Sundries Total 1,685,284,643 71 1,649,881,281 03 Certified by tho Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROITI AND. MARKETS. —This clay. MARK LANE. The supply of English wheat on sale to-day was but moderate. The trado was quiet, and sales progressed slowly in all descriptions. Factors, however, refused to accept less money. The market was fairly supplied with foreign wheat. Importers were very firm in their demands, and prices were maintained. Floating cargoes of grain were in request at full cur rencies. The supply of barley on sale was tolerably large. Fine malting produce was firm at quite late rates. Medium and inferior barley sold heavily at drooping currencies. Malt changed hands to only a moderate extent at late rates. The oat trade was quiet at the rates current on Monday. The market was moderately supplied. Beans and peas ruled steady at full quotations. There was a fair demand for flour at late rates. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 850 1,560 3,070 70 2,570 Irish Foreign 24,730 3,120 21,680 24,040610 sks. Ibrie. NEWGATE AND LEADEND ALL. Large supplies of beasts on sale at theso markets. For most descriptions the trade is heavy, at the annexed quotations. Per Sib by the carcase. s d s d s d s d Inferior beet 3 0 3 6 Interior mutton.... 3 4 3 10 Middling do. 3 8 4 0 Middling mutton.. 4 0 4 4 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Priam do 4 6 4 10 Prime small dl .4 6 4 8 , Large pork 3 6 4 0 I V ea l 4 0 5 0 -"malt pork. 4 2 4 8 Lamb. Os 0d to Os Od BOROUGH HOP. An increased demand has sprung up for yearling and old hops, and high prices have been readily paid. For Sussex and Kent produce the trade has ruled firm, at fully the late advance. Mid and East Keats 168 s to 231 s per cwt Weald of Keats 150 s to 180 s ~ Sussex 150 s to 168 s , Yearlings 105 s to 150 s , .Farnham and country —s to —s ~ COLONIAL. TEA.—The market continues very quiet, and prices generally are unaltered. SUGAR. —Only a moderate amount of business has been done in West India without any material change in prices. Refined goods are in some instances at rather easier rates. COFFEE. —Superior coloury qualities of plantation Ceylon have sold readily at full values, while other descriptions remain in decline and barely sustain former rates. RICE.—No business of importance has been entered into, but holders are firm in their demands. GREEN FRUIT. —Market well supplied with all kinds. Arrivals of oranges aro extensive, which tend to depress prices. Some parcels St. Michael, Terceira, Lisbon, and Valencia sold at public sale went at moderate prices. Lemons improved in value ; importations likely to be on a reduced scale. Nuts of all descriptions in moderate de mand. Almeria grapes quiet, the trade having purchased freely, but any of good quality sustain their value. TALLow.—The market has been dull, and quotations show a downward movement. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 44s ; spring delivery, 44s 3d 44s 6d ; and March, 45s per cwt. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —1 his Day. - GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 30.—Allerston, from Cronstadt ; Colom bine, from Villa Nova ; Jessie, from Guernsey ; Remem brance and St. Clair, both from Cronstadt ; Alfin, from Porsground ; Earl of Jardine, steamer, from Hamburg; Albion, steamer, from Ostend ; Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam; Jagnina, from Trieste. DEAL, Friday Morning. Toe Thames, of Shields, from Carthagena for Shields, is on shore on the Main at the north end of Deal, having drifted from her anchor. Passed—The Augusta (s.s.), from Liverpool for London. Sailed.—The Mary Scott, for Bremen. MR. BRIGHT ON IRISH POLICY. —A gentleman at Exeter has received the following letter from Mr. Bright in reference to the Irish question : —"Rochdale, Nov. 24, 1866—Dear Sir, —I thank you for your note and the newspaper. The Irish landlords feel that they can rely on English force to sustain them, and they are careless as to the condition of the country and the feelings of the tenantry. My plan would rob nobody. I would give more than its present market value for any estate purchased, and I would make a new race of proprietors out of the pre sent occupiers, and thus convert them from discroontoesnetdtofoar real loyalty to their country. EverYthing pp Ireland is opposed by the Tory, the Church, and landlord party, and yet this party has itself no e t thing to suggestbut Di s content and insurrections ay menache country, English force is alway s at hd, so the landlord sleeps in peace, and feels that h is rent and his power are secure. If Ireland were 1,000 miles away from us, all would be at once changed, justice would be done, or the landlord would be exterminated by the vengeance of the people. I see nothing better in the future so long as the people of the United Kingdom are excluded from the House of Commons, and how soon we may be able to hear them included is more than I cans ell. Ido what I can for thl hopeem, and there now they are doing omething for themselves. may be some result before long this brief y co note, rrespon and dence believe is very burdensome, so forgive me yours very truly, Jolts BRIGHT." THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTINTS. —The following is an extract from a letter which has within the :e l i a ast s rh t btae f tt e t : i v sr hasday days just tched arrivedD r. B fr e o k m e : A — d ‘ o ‘ o, Suez, too o N h o fo v g . 16.— m The ow V aan i li c a to oai r tob i d t ie t s iisDnnajtiahidsefldaaaalcmhttho.erntythS:tahbfulueerhtebehorehinrndagtdittstibaonneneotnahsan; tr e be w pugc s t,aersrt f ti r cisl o la m tphmte.a A cct ta l a : p y tin.ts ss ievar i gather) last elpi li can w accounts er e stl difficult to foresee (at least from what one the e e (abouteas Cameron,e w i l m x t r w a . k n e e e a k s p s s l a a f in c r e o:t a n n a this th d e a r t e e fromt% v i v h e e s their aap dt the ca p_ in chains there." THE STRIKE AT MIDDLESBRO'.--On Tuesday a large number of Messrs. Hopkins, Gilkes, and Co.'s men started work, and twenty-two puddling furnaces were lighted up. A mill and the remainder of the furnaces were to be started last night. Contrary to expectation, Messrs. Bolchow, Vaughan, and Co.'s: men did noL make any move yesterday, but it is believed that in the course of a day or two they will come to a settlement. Messrs. Fox, Head, and Co., of Newport, have now eleven furnaces at 'Work on the co-oporativo syeWm.--Nowcastle Chromck. NOTES TRO3I TRAINING DISTRICTS (THIS DAY), The open weatherNcoEnWtinaluaelsß, K bu E t T ft;gs prevail night an d morning. Nevertheless a lot of horses were early at exer cise to-day. Mat Dawson had out the high-priced year ling Angus, walking about, and a fine promising colt he is too. Amongst the ducal-confederacy team we noticed Julitis, Pericles, Boinbastes, the Flying Scud, and La. Puce who trotted and cantered some time, and then galloped fL mile gently. Toni Jennings was w'urking the Dragon, linperator, Enchanteur, Cerf Volaute, Longehamps, and three or four other three year olds ; and Moss gave The Hermit, Knight of the Garter, Tempest, and Pedagogue a steady gallop each. Friponnier led The Rake quietly over a mile; and Jasper took Hippiaand Falkenstein a like gallop D'Estournel trotted and cantered freely, as said Ravioli, ba neither galloped. Stradbroke had two smart canters, and subsequently galloped a mile sharply. Numa Ponipilius and Guy of Warwick went three-quarters of a mile smartish. Guinivere had a two mile breathing ) and Gla diateur, Breadalbaue, Broomielaw, Out-and-Outer, Van Amburg, Leybourne, Saalskin, Emigrant, The Beadle, Wild Agnes, &c., were again at work. James Diann, the jockey, continues in a dangerous state of health. 22,105,750 14, 22,105,750 14 4,000 7 000 - :173,243,723 - 4,000,000 - 961,517,875 - 17,214,912 91 18,998,034 28 LAMBOURNE. Marksman, Summertime, Stockstill, and Somerled did a fair amount of work this morning, for after canteriA g an d trotting upwards of one hour, Gong and My Hobby took them a nice mile and a quarter gallop. Sister to Wallace, sister to The Student, sister to Scottish Chief, the Cordelia colt, and the Rambling Katie filly also exercised freely but the other Russley two-year-olds, including brother to Wild Charley, Rogethorpe's dam colt, the Sunflower filly , the Catherine Hayes filly, Birdforth, the Mcestissima filly, and the Sunbeam filly were merely walking about. Zam besi, Watchbox, Student, The Primate, Beelzebub, Mirella, and Master Archy have been absentees throughout the week.. Waugh had some ton or a dozen yearlings iu course of preparation. Wetherell sent Beeswing tu i d Millie a mile gallop ; and was attending well to a yearling filly by Neville—Emma. Drislano and Bates were busy with their teams; but Knight had very few in work, most of his having /eft, or been thrown up. Gee gallopea Knight of Down and Bonnie Doon, and was preparinK a yearling, sister to the latter, but Bright Phosbus was walk ing only. STOCKBRIDGE. Vauban, Distin, and Micas followed the Duke for a mile this morning ; and Lecturer went a mile and a half by himself. Alfred DIT is tutoring nine very good-look ing yearlings. Tom Brown gave Oanard a mile gallop, sharp; and sent Diomed and Maurepas two miles and a half at a sweating pace. Aaron and Archimage were walking ; but Apsley and Ilurunui trotted and cantered. We counted sixty yearlings on the Downs to-day. MALTON. The Wild Wind, Taraban, and Knight of the Grove, followed Knight of the Crescent in some active work this morning, but Grand Cross was again absent. He is re ported coughing. lliscot is the only animal here now doing really strong work. All our trainers aro exceedingly busy with their yearlings. ILSLEY. Lord Lyon galloped a mile and three-quarters vary steadily this morning, being exceedingly fresh ; and Achievement wont over a mile gently. Gardevisure took The General a nice gallop, and Commissioner followed Dunsany ; after which the latter schooled the yearlings. We have a steeplechaser hero, called Threadbare, that is in long, steady work, and very forward in condition. Mr. Ten Broock's yearlings, about a score in number, are pro gressing first 'class, and the same may be said of Tom Dawson's youngsters. The following animals from Lowe's, Richards', and Warrener's were steadily exercising :—Ven turer, the Celt, Aggravator, Easby, Goodfellow, Opposition, Crafty, Todleben, Sportsman, Valerie, Countess 8010, Nursery Girl, Wild Dayrell colt, Cumberland, Forester, Lady Hilton, Gay Tom, The Plover, Effervescence, Sala manca, The Emperor, Newburgh, The Captain, &c. Stevens's string was in the Chliton vale, but merely trotted. RICHMOND. Strathconan gave Plaudit and Rose a mile and a quarter • gallop this morning at a steady pace, and the Derby colt progresses first class. Raunds has been turned up for the interregnum; and Zenobia has resumed work, being now set to school Elliott's yearlings for a time. Lozenge led the Proctor, Elvire, and Louisa. Newland pioneered Watson's yearlings. Bob Chambers and Blairgowrie went a mile by themselves, and Dagmar took Violet a nice gal lop. Fat Bob did a mile and a half. Coates galloped El i Cid, Monolith, Imparator, Bumblekite, and Graciosa. TAT TERSALL S'---Last Evening. The legitimate racing reason being over, and the most of the members being out of town, there were no bets made on either the Two Thousand or Derby. One or two bookmakers were present, but the settling on the Croydon events occupied the most of the afternoon. RACING FIXTI FEBR JRES FOR 1867. UARY. Lincoln l9 Harrow 2l Nottingham Derby 'll. MA Liverpool 5 Chelmsford Bromley West Drayton Epsom Lewes Northampton A 2 Windsor Newmarket Craven 8 Thirsk York 7 M. Doncaster Spring Salisbury Newmarket lst Spring Durham.. Catteriek Chester Bath Harpenden Epsom 'NE. Ascot JU: Windsor 1 1 Mauchestor Bibury Newton l9 Stockbridge Chelmsford Newcastle .• Worcester ju Carlisle 2 Newmarket 2 Reading . .. Nottingham l6 LY. Down Royal Corporate Huntingdon Southampton G3odwood UST. Dover West Drayton Plymouth... . Canterbury Lichfield Derby Weymouth Tunbridge MBER. Monmouth Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist October AI7G Brighton .• 6 Brighton Club 8 Lewes Egham ... Stockton Oxford Hastings York 2l SEPTI Leicester Doncaster Richmond l7 Hendon l9 OCT() Northampton Autumn. 1 I N ewm arket 2d October. 7 NOVE Liverpool )BER. I Cheltenham Newmarket Houghton :MBER. 5 AMERICA, LIVERPOOL, Nov. 29. 25 25 26 27 The screw steamer Columbia, Captain Ferrier, of the Glasgow Anchor Line, from New York on the 17th inst., has arrived here. Her news has been anticipated. Bank of England RI An Account, pursuant to 1 cap. 32, for the week ending turns..-Last Evening. - ISSUE DE Notes issued ...X32,142,275 £32,142,2751 8.11.' XING D: he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1866. PARTMENT. Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,981,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex- £32,142,215 chequer, -Say ings' Banks, Commissioners of Nations] Debt, and Div Accounts) 6,161157 Other Deposits 18,252,795 Seven Day and other bills 516,459 .£42,721,191 PAItTMENT. Governmt. Soeu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £12,816,363 Othor Securities 19,188,008 Notes 9,655,523 Gold and Silver Coin X 42,721,191 TIIE TRXDES REFORM DemossTßATioN.—An extremely large and enthusiastic meeting of working men was held in Finsbury last night, in anticipation of the great trades demonstration in favour of Reform. Mr. George Potter presided. He gave a history of the inter views which he and others ha doad with the Home Secre tary and Lord John Manners, d stated that everything in connexion with the preparations for the event was most satisfactory. He advised working men, one and all, to maintain sober conduct on the occasion, to consider them selves self-appointed constables, and so to deprive the roughs of all chance of making a disturbance. If the day were fine, such a sight would be seen in London, he anti cipated, as never in this country or any other was wit nessed before. A. resolution, pledging all lawful efforts to make the affair a eIIeCCSS, WAS carried by acclanAtio. -___