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

NONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, 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'CLocz. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 8 B7l 3 per Cent. R e d uce d 8 7 41 6i New 3 per Cent B6l 71 New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. por Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, ex pi re sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 -- Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 1 4 Do. £soo — £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10 . 1 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certifi - .., .._ cificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent _ Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ Do. Bonds, £l,OOO ..... 1)0. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 _ Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 1) 0 . - 1863 — Do. 1865 — Do Account 741 1 1) 0. Scrip, £25 paid 13ttenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) Chiliau 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 Danubian pePrincipar Cent., liti es 1773-77, £25 paid .., Do Account 73 Z quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ~, Do., Provisional Land W arran t _ - r•gyptian 7 per Cent 921 2 Do, Second Issue 92 Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 9ll 21 Do £lOO Bonds Greeks per Cents., 1824-5, .ex Coupons 1 )o. Account Do. Couprnis Do. Account (maternal& 5 per Cent. — Do £B6 paid _ Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Do Scrip, .£671 paid — De 5 per Cent, 1864 — Mexican 3 per Cent — Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Rontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid New G ranada — l3l Do 2 p er C ent Do Deferred" - ii Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Do. Account Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do. Do 3 per Cent., Account 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B9i Do 4 1 per Cent. 1850 Do 4/ per Cent., 1860 - — per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B9l / Do 5 1 per Cent. 1864 93 Sardinian 5 per C en t Do .£ICO Bandst Spano. 11 per Cent — Dittoih 3 per Cent — account 4ll . Do New Deferred — Do Ac count Do Passive — Do Account 25; 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l3l S wedi _.sh 4 p er C en t . Do. 41 Cent. 864 Turki s h 6 p per er Cent. l 1854 ..... Do Account B9l Do Do 6 p co er Cent. 1858 — Acunt 7Ol 1 20 £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 6Bl Do £lOO Bonds 6Bl 9 81 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 631 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Scrip, £35 paid uaranteed — D Do o . Ac count V .. 4 per . G ou ezuela 3 per Cent Cent. _ Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. "DAustrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins el gian 4i per cent, Ex. 2sf. ...yench'Rentes 3 per Cent. Dou 2i. per Cent Ex. 12 Guil •/ Italian I per Cent. Certificates 961 5 per Cent ., 1861, Ex. 25f. — Do Account eon sols for money TWO O'CLOCK. 87 1 Do. Account UNDERGROUND RAILWAY FOR NEW YORK.—An Undergrou n d ra il road is proposed for New York, follow g• the li no o f B roadway, and a bill for the construction of " 1 0 railroad has passed the State Legislature, but the Governor has not as yet given his assent to it. The street r ailways of Now York, which wore 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 NPulation resident in the city. It is c ons id ere d that the Und erground railroad with two lines of cars might carry at least 50,000 a day-25,000 each way. On retiring from the gubernatorial chair, Gover her Andrew, of Massachusetts, addressed the Legislature at some length, giving his views cu the subject of recon struction. He thinks the admission of the States lately in hellion should depend on the following five conditions : Thei r guaranteeing such civil rights to the colored popu ,la,tion as shall establish their equality with the whites; in aselectiv e f ranchise laws malting no distinctions based on rastee or color ; annu lli ng the ordinance of secession ; clis rrujug the rebel debt; ratifying the Anti-slavery Amend luent. The ground upon which the massacre at Fort Pillow took pl ace has been turned over, by an order of Secretary St an t on, to Mrs. Booth, tho widow of Major Booth who commanded tho colored soldiers, for the pur pose of erecting a mo nument thereon, in memory of thoso butchered by Forrest and his men. No disposition has been evinced to extend specu lative operations in the market for Consols, but the quotations remain firm at 87 / for money, and 871 1 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* 87/ ; Exchequer Bills, ls. to 4s. die. ; Bank Stock, 246 ; India 5 per Cents., 1021 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 1011. Rather a large amount of business has taken place in the Foreign Market. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 391 8 ; Mexican, 214 22 ; ditto New, 19/ 4 ; Greek, 134 141 ; Spanish Passive, 251 8 ; the Certificates, 138 14 ; Italian, 614 621 ; and Bra zilian Scrip, f 1 prem. The Egyptian Railway Loan Scrip has been dealt in at 11 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 55."", 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 514 52 ; Hudson's Bay Company are dealt in at 161 B ; London Financial at 184 ; and Overend, Gurney; and Company at 201 291 ; London Steam Towing Company's shares are quoted 11 2 prem. ; Charles Lafitte and Co., 21 24 prem. ; and Galatz Candle Company,/ 1 prem. 2261 i fitEFERENCE S . Great Northern, 41 per cent., rd. at . Great Western, 4 per cent irred.. 81 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent, Ditto, 4i per cent. red., 98i pEEFERENCE SHARES AND BTOCHIL Great Eastern 4i per:cent. pt., 83 Ditto, 5 per cent pf., Ditto, new 5 per cent., 90 London, Brighton, per cent. 1853, 9771 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Birkenhead, 87k FORBIGR RAILWAY/1E Antwerp and Rotterdam, 11 Bahia and San Francisco (11. n.) gua. 7 per cent., 15 j Great Luxembourg, 16 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), gi Recite and San Francisco (ihm), gua. 7 per cent., 13j Sambre and Meuse, 83. 9 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, : 61 FOREIGN MINIMM. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3j I Fortuna (lira.), 3) Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lira., la DOCKS. Surrey Commercial, 113 i BANKS: Anglo Austrian, 611 --- Bank of British Columbia, 21a Bank of Egypt, 3 Bank of otago, lim., 8 Barned's Bank, lim., 101 City, 104 2 31 Consolidated. Bank. lirn.,lol Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 101 Imperial Ottoman, 131 Ditto, new. 12 • London and Brazilian (Um.), 451 0 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 11 pm., 3 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 21 London Joint Stock, 491 London and South-Western, lim.. 19. 20 London and %,! estminster, 961 71 Midland Bank, lim., 201 Oriental liana Corporation. 51 Oriental Commercial Bank, lim., late 0. C., 61 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 71 South Australia, S 5 41 Union of Australia. 611 Union of Ireland, 171 Union of London, 52 31: MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 91 City of London Real Property, lim., 4 City of Moscow Gas, lim., 51 City Offices, lim., 61 Credit Foncier and Alobilier of England, 8i ; Ditto, issued at a prem.. of which £2 is to pay, si 6 Credit Foncier of Mauritius, lim, 8 Crystal Palace, F4l , East India Irrigation and Canal, 7 Egyptian Com and Trading, lim., Fairbiirn Engineering, 6 Hudson's Bay, 166 a Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., Um., 71 Joint Stock Discount. lim., London Financial Association. lim.JlBl London General Omnibus Company, lira, 31 a National Discount Company,;ll4 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 2)3 a I Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 711 Submarine Telegraph, 53 Thames and Mersey (Marine) Insurance, Trinidad Petroleum, lim., 2 Union Marine, Liverpool, lira., 31 [ARES. lo per cent. pm., 10:1 2 THE SUN, LONDON,', SATURDAY EVENING,! , !%fAiNUARY 20, 1866. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. LA,W INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. SHERIFF'S COURT. GOOSE CLUBS AND MEMBERS-SINGULAR ACTION. VALLAUNT V. SACKER. This was an action to recover damages for the non delivery of a leg of pork fit for human food. Plaintiff stated be 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. Gd. in the concern, chose a bottle of gin and a leg of pork. This was wairanted to be sweet, but when the plaintiff came to examine it on the Sunday morning he found it utterly unfit for food. Ile 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 ho 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. The witness alluded to by the defendant here stepped into the witness-box, and stated that ho 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. 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 MI Ilk 1 reasonable ono. P Verdict for the plaintiff, with costs. 124} I 6# POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. - - ,, a , - MARLBOROUGH-8 TREE T. BORROWING CHILDREN FOR BEGGING PURPOSES.—James Chandler, a dirty fellow, living in ono 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. 71 i i ; MARKETS,---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, os to 104 hot house grapes, 6s Od to lOs ; foreigw do, is to 2s Od ; filberts, is 6d to 2s Od per lb ; apples, 2s Od to 3s 6d per half sieve ; oranges, 4s Od to 8s ; lemons, 3s Gd to 78 ; walnuts, is to 2s per 100. VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, 1s Gd to 3s Od; white do., 6d to is 3d; Savoys, 8d to 1s 3d; celery, 8d to is 9d; horseradish, Os 9d to 28 Od per doz heads ; greens, 3s to 4s Od ; turnips, 1s Gd to 2s Od ; carrots, Be Gd to 4s 6d ; on io ns , 2s to 2s Gd per, doz bunches ; brocoli, Od to Od ; forced rbubard, Os Od to Os Od per bundle ; Brussels sprouts, is Od to 2s Gd per half sieve ; seakale, 1s 3d to 2s 6d ; and mushrooms, is to is 3d per punnet. 20 to 1 agst Janitor (taken) 50 to 1 agst Knight of Crescent (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Wolsey (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s 6d to 12s Od ; geese, 6s Gd to 7s ; ducks, 2s Gd to 3s Gd ; tame rabbits, is to is 10d ; wild do., is to is 6d ; pigeons, 9d to is 3d; pheasants, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; partridges, is 9d to 2s 3d; hares, 3s Gd to 4s Gd each. Surrey fowls, 9s to 12s Od; do. thickens, 6s to 8s per couple. English eggs, 13s ' • French do., 1N to 12s per 120 ; Ostend fresh b u t ter, is Od to is 5d ; English is 4d to 10 8d per lb. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. CITY BETTING —Tins DAY. THE DERBY. 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 be bolted, and - rolled completely over. After lying a second or two, be 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 Heurlys 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, Gmndiflora, Carail, Cherbourg, and Australia, in all their engagements. Pueblo 11. and Dame Blanche have arrived at F. Kent's at Chantilly, to be trained for their engagements. Tantalo, by West Australian out of Termagant, 2 years, belonging to Mr. T. Carter, died a few days ago at Chan tilly. M. Vaillant's Adriers has arrived in England. L'Afri cain, we hear, is to return to France, and will make his first public appearance at the Military Steeplechases at La Marche. Turner, a Mendicity Society's office; 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." Ho 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 somo persons camo 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 thorn as a beggar for years. On searching the prisoner ho found upon him Is. 9d. and two soup tickets. The prisoner asked the magistrate to discharge him, and the children should go to their father. Mr. Enos 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. THAMES. CHARGE OP STAISHING IN A WOmatorm —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 boy about a cap heliad taken. Triplett took the cap from the prisoner, who said ho 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. He never quarrelled with the prisoner before. The boy, who spoke English tolerably well, here said— What you told me iu morning. You say who is in the galley (a ship's cookhouse), and you say the black cook stealing tho 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 tido comes up and floats them away. You shoved me. Triplett admitted that lie shoved the prisoner, and that ke 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. • Tho prosecutor got up and struck the prisoner. The prisoner said "If you strike mo again I will stab you." They sat down and were quiet. Soon afterwards the prisoner com menced singing again. Tho 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 givo it up. Ile left them struggling together and calljd 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' Homo for Asiatic Seamen in Limehouse, 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 bad directed this prosecution. Ile 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. Ile 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 al present. Mr. Partridge said it was desirable ono of the lads mentioned as having been present at the occurrence should be present at the sessions. He committed the prisoner for trial. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 'di. to Bd. ; of household ditto, 51-d. to 7d. per 41bs. loaf. lIIDES AND SKINS. Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 2d to 3d. ; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to 30 ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3i , d ; 80 to 881bs., 3id to 4d; 88 to 961b5., 4d to 4id ;96 to 1041b5., 4d. to 4d.. Horse hides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s; full, 6s 6d ; polled sheep, 11s 6d to 14s Od; half-bred; lOs 6d to lls 6d ; downs, 7s to 9s. 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; immediately 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 sGveral 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 crow, 14 in number, in some part of the Channel. Fragments of the ship, and a book belonging to the captain, havo been washed ashore near Fleetwood, and leave very slender hope but that the ship and crow havo been totally lost. HAY, SurnintLn.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £6 los; clover. £5 6s to £6 158 Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. Trade inactive. CUMI3ERLAND.-3teadow hay, £4 4s to £slss Od; clover, £5 5s to La 15s !0d; and straw . , £1 16s to £2 2s per load. A fair supply. WHITECHAPEL.—Ateadow hay £4 4s to £5 15s; clover, T £s rade heavy. 5s to £6 Ms Od ; and s t raw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 3s Od per lb; soles, is to 4s Od por pair; cod, 2s Gd to 15s ;.brill, 2s to lOs ; mullets, is Gd to 4s ; doreys, 2s Gd to lOs each ; turbot, 2s 6d to 20s each ; whitings, 3s to 12s ; haddocks, 4s to 20s per dozen ; smelts, 1s Gd to 2s Gd per dozen ; fresh herrings, 8s to 12s; mackerel, 60s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Blbs by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, Ss 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. BREAD. Liverpool Cotton Ttlarket—This ray. Market opens with a fair inquiry, at yesterday's rates. Sales probably 10,000 bales. The Mexican Question. The last news from America includes a diplomatic cor respondence which ought to clear up several points whielt 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 Lt tells us how the Washington Government regards the negroes, how far it is sensible of its responsibilities 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 tho 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 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 tho Monroe doctrine, but because in its conception and incep tion it has reference to the Southern rebellion. Napoleon 111. no doubt acted in deliberate reference 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 Governinent to get rid of him. 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, however, 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 Ales 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, ho 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. He 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 those 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 ho 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. Do 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 republic"—Mexico ; nor how he received, on behalf of his master, Mr. Seward's compli ment 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. W a 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 M. 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 Power, however great or imperious, will be allowed to have its own way on the American Continent, be the con dition of the United States ever so dubious, or the pro occupations of the United States Government ever so en- ' grossing. And we read also.how everything lends itself to the support of a natural policy, strongly adopted by a nation great enough to undertake the responsibility of its enforcement—how the rights of men and nations assimilate —how the 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 groat 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 must 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 be wanting.—Liver peed rose. Orphelin, Columbe, and Carmen, 3 yrs, with Pullus, Leda, Nuncia, and a colt by Pretendant, two year olds, be longing to M. Fould, arrived at Chantilly on Monday morning under the 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 tiaras de Vineuil, near Chantilly. Address to Mr. Thomas Carter, La Jfouriere, Chantilly. Fou.—On the 3d inst., M. Fould's Margaret, a colt by Cobnut. THE SPRING HANDICAPS.—The weights for tho Chester Cup and Epsom handicaps will ho published on Wednes day next, the 24th inst. • RACES ON THE GREAT HEATH, QUEEN'S COUNTY. —On Tuesday week last three well-contested races came off over the splendid flat-racing groundof the Great Heathof Mary borough. The first contest was a match for 20 sous be tween Mr. Thompson's chestnut colt by Warlike and Mr. Robson's grey mare Nifty, 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 soya, 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. HuxT Cur.—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 " dews" to some of our readers when wo 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 1864 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, bring his horse at that date. We hope our hunting friends will continue to patronise this foxhunters' reunion with Yorkshire liberality. TURF CLUB--CURRAGIL APRIL MEETING.-1110 follow ing notice has been issued:—" In consequence of the Curragh April Meeting and the Cheater 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 boon held on the 24th, 25th, and 2Gth 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 orderof the stewards, ROBERT J. HUNTER, Keeper of the Match book." General Charretie, better known during his career on the Turf as Gol. 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 FIXT I FEBR . Lincoln 2O MA. Derby Spring 1 Liverpool Spring Warwick Spring Doncaster.: Lewes Spring 'RES FOR 1866. fARY. I Nottingham Spring 2'i .RCH. Croxton Park l6 Northampton 2O Windsor Spring Newcastle Spring 2B Newmarket Craven — 2 Durham 2 Blackheath & Woolwich 2 Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring ' 9 Chelmsford Spring 'RIL. IThirsk lO Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring l6 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O Chester Curragh 24 MA Ascot Spring' Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO I York Spring Epsom Summer l5 Uxbridge Manchester Ascot Summer 29 JU Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton 7 Odiham Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 j JII] Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Reading Nottingham Down Royal Corp lB Liverpool Beverley 2O Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Curmgh 26 Worcester 4Y. Stamford l9 Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24 Southampton 25 Huntingdon Goodwood 3l AUG Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes 10 Vham 14 . r olverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPT] Warwick September 4 Ourragh Leicester 6 Doncaster _ 11 Brecon 17 Canterbury lB OCTI Northampton 2 Newmarket 2d October 8 Curragh NOVE: Lincoln Liverpool UST. York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter . ..... Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 3O NBER. Richmond Hendon Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall IBER. Newmarket Houghton Worcester 22 ~ 30 MBER. IShrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 RAMS FOR THE CLIMAX 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 Chili= Government. The ram built by Messrs. Laird is called the Oscar, that built in the Thames the Minerva. - - HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.-OH Wed nesday evening, about 7 o'clock, as Mr. .A.rthur 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, ac., and left on the road for dead. The man had a mask on, which was found on the road with an over coat. THE 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. (From the Illustrated London News.) 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 Har dinge, the sole executrix. Lady llardinge 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, 185 G. 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 Hon. 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 lam 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, clectro-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 'Toward Elk ington. The will bears date 1861, and there are three codicils-1862, 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 Pail, 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 l 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. The Loss of the London. 4. (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 arrivedat 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 of his father, the Mayor (M r . F. Ti c ehurst), afew days, the fact lent additi ona l v i v id ness t; ir edesda the n melan choly tidings which ar r i ve d th ere on The feeling meeting elingofthe yesterdaytow town was smanifeste d afternoon, whenattheto r y e ' Hon. G. Waldegrave Leslie, to erect m.P., proposed that a subscription should be raised in order . a memorial tablet in the church of the parish , in which Clement 'a. The t idea l the young man was born—St. was a tolerably long one before was adopted unanimously, and th t e he su te s r c ni n in p a T i n onlo st i the meeting." and also Mr. G eo. Bell, --- The Rev. Mr. M ' A COMPENSATION ,J rs ASE.— • aunce s 3,l H .P om " e Industrial S c h ools in the a claim against the Midl and Rail aEaanu trustees t Euston-road, Mr.naTdo., of Hughes,thev presented oy Rail way Company for having taken their premises for the St. Red Lf c ar l l t i i a e m s ia A warrant w as at the Sheriffs' Court f P a ncras Extension lino of the company, and de manded a e: h and yesterday,o way o f get special jury to ascertain t he com p ensa tion to be paid f or the - loss ting of the issued in purs , premisesu premisesce to u an d h s e t i h the c e t t d o e iffi r nt io ir n-u purpose. square, was appointed for the hearing of the case. The claim as made was £9,930, as appeared from the warrant directed to the Sheriffs of Lon don and Middlesex, by virtue of whi c h Mr. Under-Sheriff Burchell presided before a special-jury. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. C. Pollock appeared for the trustees, two of whom, 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 iu 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 bo sworn. Tho 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 be 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 undo 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. Tho PoST-OFFICE.—Mr. Boucher, vice-controller 1 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. Gill has been ap pointed a temporary clerk. THE ADMIRALTY.—A clerkship has becomevacant 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 out 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 Wycombe. Mr. G. T. Leslie, surveyor of taxes, High Wycombe, has been removed to Kuares 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 the second 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 Iloshyarpore district. Mr. J. E. Rowe, extra assistant commissioner at Mooltan, has been transferred permanently to that district. Mr. J. It. Daniel has been appointed to act as assistant judge and session judge at Dharwar, Madras Presi dency. Dr. R..l'. Reid has been appointed reporter to the High Court of Bombay. LONDON GAZETTE. —Last Evening: A - ADMIRALTY, JAN. 16. George David Maclaren, 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' Orders in Council of 1860 and 1864. FOREIGN OFFICE, JAN. 16. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Carlos Aguirre as Vice-Consul at Liverpool for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. JAN. 19. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lord Augustus W. P. 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 Prus:ia. The Queen ha s a l so b een 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 Wyko, 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 app3int Henry Ernest Dulwer, Esq., 0.31. G., to be Receiver-General for the Island of Trinidad. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 19. 11 Regiment of Hussars—Lieut.-Gen. Henry Aitchison Hankey to be Colonel, vico Gen. Peter A. Lautour, C. 8., deceased. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian .... Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc &London, hcrip Certi 1 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock Do. B stock Do New. Is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original , S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford. Lancashire & Yorkshire Landon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. ew Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. Si Derby Mid Kent . North British ...... Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N'E purchase I Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Stook. Sr Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire • p aid. / Closing 1 Business Price. done. 93 95 128 129 94 96 13 15 4i 5i e 8 70 70 72 112 114 41 82 71 8; 127 128 145 146 91 93 5:! 60] 39 41 34 37 101 103 123 1231 89 91 101 103 35 37 fS LO 12(4 3269 9k 95 C 3 44 135 136 2i sip 1 lip 100 102 124 125 1/ 1/ 1 , 93 95 L 7 88 . /7 28 111 112 n 73 105 106 86 87 10 It p' 123 126 2 2ip 2 2ip 76 77 11 12 145 148 66 68 112 114 401 1 401 591 601 591 1231 2; 3 1262 i 6 6343 136 64 7 1 1 N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber, stock Do. Scot, Mid. stick Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok 1 Taft' Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha 1 1 West Cornwall 1 BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, do Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. E shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, do Goderich 6 p.c. Calcutta & 8. E., Hm :ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Icdian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad% Do. Equip. Mort, Bondy 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr..t. Bonds Do. do. deferred at 20 20i 10 Do. Cd Pref. stock. Do. do. deferred . Do. 4th Pref. sleek Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. 5 p.c 120. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D • Do 41 per cent I Great Vi ( t. s. of Canada 1 Da. New . Do. 5 p. c. Ms. pay. 1873 Do. 5; do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 42 do . _ _ Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. 111.C'da, 6pc Istpf.bs Scinde • . Do. Delhi Do. do 7:l Do. Puniaub Do.lndus COLONIAL GO VEIC, British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1572.... Can.Gov.6 o.c.Ja..t July 1877-14 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Au 2; Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan: & July Do. 5 p_ e. Inscribed sk Cape G. llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl. &Oct , 1890-1906 Do. do; 1880-9 uo..Tan.SrJ uly, 1890-9 , Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. t Do. 1878, do 51auritins, 6 p. a, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1;78 .. Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 11 Do. 1805, Feb. SE Aug.. Natal qov. 8 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c...Ta.ArJuly N. 8. W. Gov. 5 p 188 t Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187. Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189_' New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Soya Scotia Gov. 6 p. C. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c Do. 1878 Sr upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, a pril & Oct 'OSSK 100 100 100 all 100 100 ,100 1 100 2 100 .100 'MEN' 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 55 57 74 75 8 9 145 150 3 t 101 103 p 49 51 :SSIONS. 59 60 N 10) id ip 6i 61 10 11 75 80 90 98 60 70 100 102 100 101 1(0 102 34 36 87 85 67 69 57 62 57 59 52 57 46 50 42 46 31 36 33 35 10i 102 a 93 100 91 93 161 161 1 4i 41d ia 34 81 /6 1 id 93 100 90 92 86 88 84 C 6 S 98 99 93 99 9S 99 fT SECUR: 93 95 93 96 93 96 ?9 81 73 50 101 103 104 106 IC4 105 101 103 90 92 101 103 104 1(7 IT! ES-. 97 99 99i 100 g 103 105 104 106 BEITISII MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, Ma Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drakewalls East Bassett (Mogan): East Caradon East Cam Brea bast Grenville East Gunnislake .. 'East Loved E. WI _Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy.•.., G. Wheal Vor (Helaton Grenville Herod's Foot Hingston Downs - - Margaret (Uny Lelant 3larke Valley Iwyndy Iron Ore, lim e New Se ton North Roakear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crony Prosper United Providence ,Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condnrrow S.Wheal Fran. (lllogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lira West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 294 2.11.0 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.0.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 9 10 20 21 57J 59J 1 18 21 84 9 . 1 5t 3 II 12 14 3 31 5 7 20 21 14 2 34 31 33 34 34 40 4z 5 1 5 4 5 7 4 44 ' 24 licl 40 60 13 15 1 87 39 410 430 2 xi 38 22 9 11 19 20 4 6 3 4 8 10 80 83 190 200 95 160 27 33 3 6 216 220 17 18 09} 10) 1001 100 19!j i i 341 51 881 71 81 RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. APS Vacancies, Promotions, and Appoi 1/..• ntment 3 in the Civil Service. (Front the Civil Service Gazette) 001735 E OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. ! Amsterdam Short. 11 171 Ditto 3 Months. i 1 2 l - Rotterdam Antwerp 25 50 Brussels Hamburg 9l. Paris . . ................... , Short 25 12 Ditto Marseilles --. 25 SO Frankfort on the daino 1201 Vienna,, — 10 82 Trieste. 11 18/ 12 2 12 2 25 55 25 55 13 9 25 14 25 52/ 25 55 121 f 10 87/ 10 87/ 291 6 28/ 461- 47 25 /2/ 25 72; 25 75 25 75 ..................... ... Petersburgb. . ............... Berlin ....................... Madrid ..... . .................. LCadiz ........................ Meghorn ..................... ilan ....... Genoa ................. Nap1e5........................ 10 821 29f 6 28 46-} 47i 25 671 25 67 25 67 25 67 Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 13. Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet Feb. 4. Ditto, by French packet 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 . Jan. 27. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles . ... Jan. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton. Ditto, via Marseilles .. .. Jan 20. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseite3 Feb. 7. Newfoundland Feb. 14. a. 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 Londonclerry..Jan. West Coabt of Africa. Madeira, and Teueritre Feb. a West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico ............. Jan. 29 Cuba and Mexico • J.so. 20. Bahamas, via New I ork. b Bermuda, ditto ..................... . .............. Feb.. 4 FROGMOP,E-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 s ou on board. Tho Prudhoe left Liverpool on the Gth inst. for Shanghae, with a crow 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 h•ivo boon washed ashore near Fleetwood and Glasson dock. ----iv It with inges n at EVCUt asanb atom, ,ness, A the sport It of i not ark's bag lges, 1— linst s: — bits, , arty over ob- aded .quiS left tces the and parlY o tho lave th© )u&e, ,ally roVO nit:a cors Id at Stg' Ltcr Iter viral itch bort ave the IOV 3 110 St IS a you l, tee e of ight the the [lO ho klo 113 104 tO4 JOA 101 16,1 I 131 991 I 93i 4 1051 5