The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-11 00:00:00

moiler world. Black- Lnd the , in the e crow- eretive rdly, of ies here it more igst us, I occu- I t—not of his ook of l to us, George P Eng- y illus erpiece .om the vagant half a with a works n oderu form, song+ rthy of ;0 , em with ?,uixote bun- ide re owned gaunt of his P an ay eerles s st well , nts as to his s, and wind is ages i other his ad - Id the till tho red to maul' ;t pre" !cia,ble pular, that from onsPi" t and c one- aoWii, ,üblic, ,urinal l uallY both Joh ° L ifEST INTEL LIGENCE. AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter gives the subjoined :—" The Austrian budget for the year 1866 will be settled with a deficit of about 40 millions of florins,-or 100 Millions of francs ; although this is not a subject of rejoicing, still I maintain that it is reassuring. In the first place, there is a progressive diminution in th e expenditure ; if we go back four years we find a series the terms of which represent 124 millions for 186 3, 114 for 1864, 80 for 1865, and, lastly, 4 0 for 1 866. There is, therefore, a visible and con stant amelioration. Now, if this year we had not to reimburse the enormous amount of 65 millions e xtinguish e d 20 bel ong i ng t o th e fl oa ti ng d e bt t o b e `‘lng,ttished by drawings, and 45 to payments to the bank, in orner to liquidate its advance for the Year 1 866, it is evident that the balance would show a surplus in the assets. It depends on the regularity , obse rved in fulfilli ng th ese engagemen t s th a t th e chi nk may find its e lf i n a pos iti on t o resume th e ex eihaege of n o t es f or spec i es an d to ann ihil ate t h e anell ai nable plague of agio, which during 17 years ha s l devoured so many millions of the public fortune. 11 1865 6 9 millions of debt were to be paid on the sa me account. Add together 60 an d 65, an d we have 12 5 millions which will have been reimbursed In the short period of two years. The year 1865, 4,ecording to the estimate voted by the Chamber, su euld hav e b een l i quidated with a deficit of 8 mil tons, but in reality 80 were required to make both ods meet ; and why ? B ecause M. d e Pl en e r , i n " r uer not to alarm the Chamber, swelled beyond 11:eazure the estimate of the receipts, and put down : 4 millions as t h e pr i ce of State doma i ns, of wh i ch scarcely 3 were realised. The result has been a de ficit, and the new Ministry has had to strain every ga v e to s upp l y 78 millions more, to be added to the s dget of 1865 . Th ese o b servat i ons appear to me Parts, t o j ust i fy the loan recently concluded in and to impose silence on the critics." FRANCE." "At the distribution of the Twelfth-night cake at p' tlie Tuileries," says the Sport, " the bean fell to the a e de Hohenzollern, who gave it to the Prince h: l l ) erial His Highness, in return, handed to the r inc ess a diamond bracelet, w hi c h h e reques t e d r to accept." r . T ile Prince and Princess Ilohenzollern-Sigma -1,113,Pu, who are now in the Pavilion Marsan at the (14,111:ries,Nvent yesterday to the Ecole des Beaux accompanied by Count Davillier de St. Jean 1/ 4 .: h g el Y7 First Equerry of the Emperor. Their i n S" ne ssea visited with much interest the apart 'nts where are exhibited the prize paintings, the antique Greek an d R oman scu l ptures ; a l so t h e h inic y cl e of Paul Delaroche, the library, and the e w palace of the Quai Malaquais. th A Meetin g of the Deputies of the Left took place to : ve rting befor e l as t a t th e res id ence o f M. M ar i e th "rralige concerning the course to be adopted in e discussion on the address. b e 4 People's. library, with courses of lectures, has t i cz e i li d f ° ll uded at Nismes, the funds having been pro e' bY private subscription to the amount of , 4,000 fr. ip th a The Marseilles journal announce the arrival in t o y of Prin ce S ap i e h a w ith hi s f am il y , on th e i r Way Nice. C o l\i „,; ,! l enri Fare, M a ster of Requests in the Geil-'ell of State, has been appointed Secretary of l e „. r al of the Gove rnmen t o f Al ger i a , i n th e pl ac e (-1 Lapaine' named Prefect of the Pyrenees ntales E o of I‘,. d e al has just occ urre d a t th e J oc k e y Cl u b had Jarseills. A young man, name d B— , w h o ti on arri ved from P ar i s w i t h very goo d introduc 8' was disc overe d cheat i ng at baccarat, and h e th an at once turned out, and left the same day for e capital, toudoi gsb Jan. 10.—The amount of business t , Is moderate. Threes per Cents. and Italian Fiv C re 7 are quoted at yesterday'siclosing prices, whilst io f, i t Alobilier Shares are offered at a decline of pat:t'inteh_e, quotation being 860 f. The Railway De lowe, A t Is weak. Lyons and Madrid are sf. lf. Nort h of Spain, 3f. 75c., and Saragossa, 4. 'l r e ' T he - market rallied towards the close, and „ off as follows : ,Ip er a t%- - -ents 97 53 Roman e 4 dmoniK ***** Ottoman Fives 42 50 )3; 4 Cents. 6B 40 Mexican Loan — Month 6 50 Do. B D o r e n Crnk month th... 767 50 Austrian e ellares ......... 3630 Spanish Threes ltalPoneier 1315 Home Debt D o " 41 Loa n .. . ...... 62 20 Deferred . end month ............ 62 60 RAILWAYS. Cash. Orleans . I,Tortliertt Ilona and . Elegterranean Bouth e w " arcutern —"tern stri an . ilim; ...... W t u.... . b ............ tabard ........................ orth of S: . pain Ito it l ritoaiito..l3arcelor; .... 'ragosaa ... Acct. ... 848 75 ... 1126 25 850 - - ... 552 50 - - ... 528 75 - - ... 205 - - - ... 412 50 - - ... 427 50 177 50 217 50 - -- ... 105 - -- - ... 162 50 The Escape of Stephens. O wl , T RIAL OP THE WATCHMAN. th e R . uesolay the Right Hon. Judge Keogh and b the , h ght I lene Judge Fitzgerald took their seats on li and resumed in the C our t-h ouse, G reen - s t ree t, D u b- Vith res umed the trial of the prisoners charged 1) w ring concerned in the Fenian conspiracy. kid i f , e , - &rue, night watchman in the Richmon g ar - en, and who, it will be remembered, was go v ged en the information of Mr. Marquess, late of t -11°1 * Of the sa id pr i son, w i t h b e i ng a member 4 betti I, "nian Brotherhood, and w ith a idi n g and pla eed - g in the cape of James Stephens, was tnilty O n his trial es. The prisoner pleaded not ttati' 6oli citor-General narrated the cir • cum foth e b s, se far known, of the escape of Stephens /I),,,;""ichreond prison, and said that the watchman ch lt ; e ; was the person whose particular and sole eee' t} " was on the night to watch the prison, and th e i'at nothing went wrong. On the morning of the ult., about five minutes before four o'clock, geveYtisener aroused Mr. Philpots, the deputy- I'vr o - n til °r) and said he feared there was something Dri,, - o i. Mr. Philpots proceeded to examine the sh oi b and found almost every door locked that °De r , --4 h ave been opened, and almost every door 1 1 % 0 - ed that should have been locked—in fact, the veZillternal arrangements of the prison were re eovld a nd done i n suc h a manner t h at no person kti ttl gav e possibly accomp li s h e d , except a person prh,ob atel Y acquainted w ith th e arrangemen t s of the the T he night watchman n ever go t a k e y o f f ace: l l. B°4 range doo rs , b u t i n or d er a t n i g ht t o left ate him in his rounds, those large doors were eoi l id i v \ en, the l arge locks being so left that they WatehL e O pened with a latch-key, which the night purposegot, and w hi c h h e s h ou ld h ave f or th e Fro'n',4e these ef le tting himself pass through the prison. yrnand other suspicious ciroimstances, Ferri wa s was arrested, and at his house a copy of a °LeciiOath was found, with the part relating to w i e t h ee to superior officers underlined. 11 1e /16 Ileas es were ca ll e d i n suppor t o f t h e state of the learned gentleman, and the case had -1141 ded wh en the court rose. ili a DUBLIN, Wednesday Evening. t he ~ 11.1°1 'niri g, between eight an d n i ne o'clock, liaii °lice se cured 300 pikes at a house in Black -1144,7,17, of Which 66 were fully fitted with ash tki , es 12ft. long. They also found a number of tti:Titers' tools, evidently used in making and - liii z ,,! o n the handles. They arrested on the Fe W k : a man named Brown,. a barber. The shop aid e l ' e nted by a man named Tracey, at whose re- Sheets of in New -street the police found concealed t 44 1)n r , of Copper, weighing three-and-a-half cw ~ ei tai i.' l ed to be there for the manufacture of per kNvkal°ll e aPs• l a t in the absence of Tracey his wife or ar ested . 011; 0 Alr ivt, The two prisoners were brought up .r.; Dermott later in the day .at the head iet), 4, xividence of the discovery having been 111 to,,,loY.Were remanded. A telegram . , recei fully armed this afternoon, states that 21 Femans, thi a `-' with revolvers and other weapons, landed t e 4 te r a ll°lll ing at Sligo, and were immediately ar- Great alarm prevails in the town. ~.~`~^~~ lONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The weekly Bank Court has been held, and no alteration in the rate of discount has been deemed necessary by the directors. There continues to be an abundance of floating capital at the disposal of the banks, and as the demand for accommodation is very moderate, 72 and 74 per cent. are the quo tations for short dated and three months' paper. It is noticed, in connection with the announcement of a payment on Anglo-Austrian Bank shhres, that the balance of profits for the year 1865 will be de clared at the general meeting in May next. The sum declared by the Anglo-Austrian Bank, as making together with the previous payment 5 per cent. per annum, refers merely to distribution on account. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to the 31st December, are in round figures as under:— 1866. 1865. • Great Western ... £62,580 £60,946 North Western ... 102,645 96,396 South Western 21,017 19,893 Brighton ~. 19,373 17,230 Midland ~. 41,155 38,888 South Eastern 19,640 18,220 Great Northern 33,103 32,643 Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 40,709 35,680 Bristol and Exeter ... 5,558 5,414 North Eastern 60,931 55,818 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 17,852 15,347 London, Chatham, and Dover ... ... 7,729 6,567 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, generally show an increase in the receipts of most of the principal lines. On the great Western it amounts to £1,640 ; North Western, £6,249 ; South-Western, £1,124 ; Brighton, £1,234 ; Midland, £3,267 ; South Eastern, £1,420 ; Great Northern, £469 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, £5,029 ; Bristol and Exeter, £144 ; North Eastern, £5,113 ; Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln, £2,505; and London, Chatham, and Dover, £1,162. Two O'CLOCK. The Market for English Stocks has exhibited little of the animation usually apparent at this time of the year when the distribution of the Govern ment dividends is generally followed by the rein vestment of surplus capital. Dear money, how ever, acts as a preventative to purchases of stock, and the funds now derive little benefit from the pre sent abundance of money. Consols remain at 861 for irnoney, and 87* for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 868 ; Ex chequer Bills, par to 4s. dis. ; Bank of England Stock, 245 ; India Stock, 210 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 102 4 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., lOOl ; and ditto Bonds, Os. prem. In the Foreign Stock Market a better tone pre vails, and prices are in some cases fractionally higher. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 41* 42 ; Mexican, 224 ; ditto New, 19:1 20 ; Greek, 134 144 ; Spanish Passive, 258 # ; the Certificates, 134 I ; Italian, 614 62 ; the Confederate Loan, 64 7 ; and Brazilian Scrip, t prem. ; United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 648 * ; Erie Shares, 56 8 ; and Illinois, 751 76. In the Railway Share Market business has re mained very inactive, and prices are a shade flatter. North Western have receded ss. ; Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, and Midland, each 10s. ; and Metropolitan, £1 ; while South Western have improved 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no mate rial change. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, but generally support previous values. Alliance are dealt in at 28i ; Imperial Alliance are 12i ; London Bank of Mexico, at 13i 14 ; London and County at 83; Fore-street Warehouse, at 11k; National Discount Company, at 16i ; and Overend, Gurney, and Company, at 20 20a ; London Steam Towing Company, are quoted 1s 2 prem. ; Charles Lafitte and Company, 2i 3 prem. ; British and Continental Sugar Refining Co., 4 I 4 prem. ; English and American Bank, 1 1i prem. ; and British Convention Bonds of Mexico, 68i to 72i. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 8 B7l 3 per Cent. Reduced B6+ + New 3 per Cent B6l + New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 4 dis par Do. • £5OO 4 dis par Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10 per Cent., AprillB74 210 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, .£l,OOO t pm Do. under Xl,OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1863 — Do Account 731 41 4 Do. Scrip, £25 paid Buenos Ayros 6 per Cent — Do. Account — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chili= 41 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, .£25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do Account Jquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue • Do £lOO Bonds 92 1 1 Do. 1864 Bl 9ot 1 Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account civatemala 5 per Cent. — Do.£B6paid Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Do Scrip, £67- paid — Do 5 per Cent., 1864 Mexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Peruvian 4i. per Cent — Do. Account Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4i. per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cont., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4f per Cent. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pex Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 BBl 1 9 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Sardinian 5 per Cent Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto account 42 Do NeW Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account 251 i 'i i t Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l 3l I } Swedish 4 por Ceut. — Do. 4+ per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account BB+ Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 6B+ 9 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 67+ + Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Dividends on the above payable in Lon , lon. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for money Do. Account THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVEINING, JAINUARY 11, lEE6. SHARE DI RKE TS, This Day. .--~-- ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I raid. lClosing Bucisoinnec.ss 'Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian. Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun„Pertli,.& A b.Junc ti. London, t erip 23 95 126 12 7 94 96 13 15 4 54 68 70 70 72 Do. - G1a92 , ,0w dr. S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. 111 113 41 i 2 7t El Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland, Great Northern DJ. A stock • • 12ii 127 145 i 46 Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pn. GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original D S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxford, 91 93 58 fifsi Do. Newpprt. 38 40 33 81 102 (04 1211 1121 89 91 101 103 36 38 48 :0 1241 1251 9k 15 42 t 3 132 134 21 21p 1 11p 100 102 Do. 8eref0rd........ Lancashire & Yorkshire L3ndon 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. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share 100 3) 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 122} 123 1 1 ► , 94 V 4 Do, Birmin.. & Derby lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun 'Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle . . ... 57 59 Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 :north London Do. do. 18g .. ...... Do. do. 1863 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 00. Scot, Mid. stJck Shropshire Union South Devon south E stern -Itaines, Wok., & Wok gaff Vale Do. C Vale or Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha I West Cornwall BRITISH POSSE, Atl an tic tiz St. Lawrence I Born..l3aroda. Ceu. In. Du. 5 per cent o. E shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Butr.,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & S. E., ave Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. East. Ben,al, gu ' 5 do East L ' ;diau 0.1.5 p.c. Do J Extension rand Trunk of Caned Do. Equip. Mort, Sonde 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist - - ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d PAL Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. defet red Do. 4th Pref. stock Do: do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 4 o. Gun. 5 per cent.. Do. New gtia. 5 p. c (3 t. Soul h of India gua. 5 per cent D . 4f per cent ;70 . ; mat W, s. of Canada Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c. lids. pay 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4 do Do. Filth Extensioi nelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds Mel. & Hudson's flay N. 111.C'da, 6pc Ist pf. bs Scinde . Do. Delhi Do. do . Do. Punjaub Do.lndus St Flo 4° I COLONIAL GO VER British Columbia. 8 per' cent., Dec. 31, 1572.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.Sc July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug.. D sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oct , 1890-1990 Do. do: 1830-9 Do. Jan.&J It9o-9 Do. sper cent. 15 April and i 5 Oct., 11100 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do.. p. 0, 1813, Jan. and July Do. 1t 4 78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. I: Do. 18115, Feb. & Auz.. Natal 6ov. 6 per cent.. N. H.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.ctil uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 186 c Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 187,6 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189 r New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc Ala Gcv. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 queensland Gov. 6 p. c 5. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-V I Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 110 G 2 100 100 MES ISIONS. 53 60 92 10) id 1p 6i GI iu 11 75 80 99 101 60 70 100 102 100 101 1(0 102 par 4u 35 36 87 8) 67 69 57 62 68 61 52 57 46 50 42 46 31 36 a 35 100 1( 2 i it 1011 102. 16 'l6l 4 34 52 14 84 e 6 1 ha 9) 100 13 95 89 91 1.3 fis 82 81 /14 102 1011 102; 9s 99 T SECUIi 92 94 93 1,6 93 96 78 80 73 SO 191 193 194 106 104 106 105 107 90 92 10.) 102 104 le7 103 105 100 LOS 102 104 105 107 98 iOO r 4 1.0 102 81 i 3 87 88 100 102 82 84 97 09 99i 100, 103 105 4"i I 1241 5 94 4 61f . 94133 2i 1 5 1 100 g 100 1101 72 14 991 } 100 LI 100; ; o 00/ LO 161 i 991 I ITIILB. 78 7 lot} Execution of the Convict Southey. MAIDSTONE, Thursday. This morning the prisoner Southey, who was convicted of the murder of his wife and child at the last Maidstone Assizes, underwent the extreme penalty of the law in front of Maidstone Gaol. Calcraft was the executioner. Owing to the bois terous state of the weather the crowd was not so great as at former executions. LAW INTEL LIGENCE —This ray. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENOIT. , This being the first day of Hilary Term, the sitting of the superior courts of law were resumed at West minster Hall. The Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Lush having taken their seats on tho bench, Mr. Cripps, Mr. Davidson, and Mr. Vernon Harcourt appeared in full cos tume, and the learned Chief having informed them that her Majesty had been pleased to appoint them to the dignity of Queen's Co unsel, they would, therefore, [take their seats within the bar. Each of the learned gentlemen did so, bowing first to the full Court, and afterwards to the learned counsel by whom they were surrounded. The business of the courts this morning was confined to notices for new trials, none of which, during the early part of the day, possessed any feature of public interest. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) LOCOCK. V. COCHRANE. In this case the will of the Dowager-Countess of Dun donald was propounded by Sir Charles Locock in opposi tion to a testamentary paper which it was stated her lady ship executed in Paris, and which entirely revoked the provisions of the will sought to be established. Sir Charles Locock said his acquaintance with Lady Dundonald commenced in 1844. She was then in Eng land. Knew his lordship also very intimately. His lord ship was building a new steam engine which he thought would produce him immense sums of money. Her ladyship was then in treaty for the purchase of No. 8, Chesterfield street. He (witness) paid a large amount of money for the fitting up of the house when taken. In 1846 he advanced £2,000 to pay a bill due to the Messrs. Rogers. From first to last he advanced about £5,400, upon which no in terest was paid. It had, however, been computed, and taking the period from the first loan down to the last ad vance to amount to upwards of £8,600. Her ladyship took the lease of the house in Phillimore-gardens, and wishing a solicitor to act for her, she asked him to select one. Ho told her the name of his own solicit(); Mr. White, and she told him to send him to her ; and on one occasion when he (witness) and Mr. White were present her lady ship said she wanted to talk about making her will. He (witness) said he should withdraw, and ho accordingly left. After that her ladyship went to Boulogne while cer - fain decorations were made to the premises. The furni ture was sent to the Pantechnecon ; and some time afte r her ladyship in the course of a conversation, she knowing that he had then taken a large house, said, " Why don't you have the furniture from the Pantechnicon for your new house ? it costs £5O a year to keep it there ; it is all yours already." The furniture was, under these circum stances, removed to his house during her ladyship's life time. Ho last saw her ladyship alive in June, 1864. She died in the year 1865. Before her death her ladyship wrote to him to know who was her executor. He wrote back telling her ladyship that she had her will still in her possession, and that he was the sole executor and legatee. Mr. White said he was introduced to the late Dowager Countess Dundonald in 1862. On one occasion Sir Chas. Locock and herself were present, when her ladyship said she wanted to talk about her will, and`Sir Charles said he should withdraw. He did so, and then her ladyship said she was under great pecuniary obligations to Sir Charles Locock, and that she wished to indemnify him and make him secure. He took her instructions, and pointed out that her family were not mentioned, in which she replied that their father had provided for them, and that the debt of honour due to Sir Charles must be paid. He drew up the draft of a will making Sir Charles solo legatee and executor, and sent it to her ladyship for approval. Her ladyship kept the draft, thinking it was the formal will. Her ladyship was residing at Phillimore Gardens, when the draft will was sent to her. Tho affidavit of Dr. Hope, a physician practising in Rome, was then read. It went on to state that her ladyship had told him that she had made a will, and had not left her children one penny. She said she had contracted a debt of honour to Sir C. Locock, and that she had made over the whole of Ler furniture and property to him. Ho never alluded to the testamentary paper spoken to as executed in January. He had no doubt that the testatrix at the time he spoke of was quite able to form a sound opinion. The two attesting witnesses to the testamentary paper, which quite revoked the provisions of the will made in favour of Sir C. Locock, were here examined, but both of them stated that they did not see the testator affix her signature to the paper, and that it was not on it when they signed it. One of the witnesses was a page, who at the time he was called on to sign tho paper was under 15 years of ago. There was no opposition on the part of the lion. Horace Cochrane to probate of the will proposed by Sir Charles Locock. His Lordship granted probate of the will, and rejected the testamentary papers signed in France. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. -~► - WANDSWORTH. ALLEGED KIDNAPPING By GIPSIES.—COMMITTAL TO A REFORMATORY.-A boy, whose clothes were all rags, and gavo the name of John Matthews, was finally examined on a charge of begging. The case presented some very curious features. The boy was under 14 years of age, and could neither read nor write. He represented that he was brought away from Peterboro' by gipsies, who took all his good clothes away from him. On the first examination a gipsy woman from the camp in the York road, Battersea, stated that she picked the boy up at some races, and that he had been with her ever since. She also represented that she did not know his right name, but since he had been with her he had gone by her name, that of Matthews. The boy, on the second examination, expressed a wish not to return to the gipsies, and he was remanded for him to be sent to a reformatory, the police of Spalding having sent a letter giving him an indifferent character, and that he was neglected by his father. On this occasion the boy at last admitted that his name was John MUerness, and that his father was a member of a Baptist chapel. Mr. Dayman then sent him to a Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Boys, in Mansell-street, Whitechapel, for a period of five years. He told the prisoner that he would have an opportunity of going to school, and becoming a good member of society. The prisoner did not seem to approve of the arrangement, for he commenced to cry, and said ho was going to be sent to a reformatory. Dayman said he was not to be sent to a reformatory, but to a school, and it all depended upon his good conduct whether they kept him. He would be taught a trade, and if he only paid attention they would make a man of him. The boy was then removed. The reporter understood that the magistrate had kindly forwarded a donation of 20 guineas from the poor-box to the society, which had received other destitute boys from the court. MARKETS—This Day. —o. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day was fairly supplied with beasts in but middling condition. Prime breeds sold at full prices, but inferior stots was very dull at late rates. The top figure was ss. per 81bs. There was a fair demand for sheep, the show of which was moderato at Monday's cur rency. The best Downs valued Gs. Bd. per 81bs. Calves were a slow injury on former terms, viz., from 4s. to ss. per 81bs. The supply was by no means extensive. For pigs tho inquiry ruled steady at full prices. Milch cows were very dull. GREAT SNOW STORY. The Lord Mayor and the Jewish Community. Yesterday, at half-pastone o'clock, an interesting ceremony took place at the Mansion-house. Sir Anthony Rothschild, at the head of an influential deputation of citizens of London of the Jewish nation, attended there by appointment to present an address of congratulation to the Lord Mayor, representing for that purpose the congregation of the Great Synagogue. The deputation, beside Sir Anthony Rothschild, was composed of Professor Walcy, Mr. Sampson Samuel, the mover, and Mr. Joshua Alexander, the seconder of the address, Mr. Louis Cohen, Mr. Lazarus, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 11. Moses, Mr. Samuel Moses, Mr. Leopold Moses, Mr. Jonas, Mr. Lionel L. Cohen, Mr. Alix, and Dr. Benisch, the editor and proprietor of the Jewish Chronicle. They were received, with every mark of consideration and respect, in the principal State apartment of the Mansion-house by the Lord Mayor, who was accompanied on the occasion by his lord ship's only daughter, Mrs. Barnett. At the request of Sir Anthony Rothschild, the address, which had been unanimously adopted by the influential body from which it emanated, was read as follows by Mr. Jacob Waley, M.A., Profes sor of Political Economy at the. University of London : " To THE RIGHT HON. BENJAMIN SAMUEL PHILLIPS, LORD MAYOR OF LONDON. " We, the Vestry of the Great Synagogue in spe cial meeting assembled, desire to convey to your lordship our heartfelt congratulations, and those of the congregation who were present, on your entering on the functions of the Mayoralty. As an esteemed colleague in this Vestry, we recall with pleasure the many proofs of attachment to this Synagogue and of interest in its welfare which your lordship has evinced, and we observe with gratification the emi nent place which you have attained in the public esteem, and the universal satisfaction which has at tended your elevation to the chief magistracy of London. Mindful of your lordship's long and honourable association with the Corporation of the city of London, we share in the general confidence that you will maintain with dignity and distinction the high and responsible trust with which you have been invested by your fellow-citizens. We respect fully offer to your lordship our earnest wishes that the Almighty may vouchsafe to you health and strength in the fulfilment of your duties, as well as prosperity and happiness to the Lady Mayoress and to all your family. " Signed on behalf of the Vestry of the Great synagogue, "A. ROTHSCHILD, 1 " JACOB WALEY I IVardens. " E. ALIX, " L ...lONEL L. COTTEN,. " HMIS MOSES, Treasurer. " V. LAZARUS, Overseer. " SIMEON OPPENHEIM, Secretary.' The address was magnificently written and em blazoned on vellum, and Professor Waley, in pre senting it, took occasion to express, in very graceful terms, the pleasure afforded him personally in liaing been chosen as the medium for conveying the senti ments of the community towards the Lord Mayor. The LORD MAYOR, speaking at times with evi dent emotion, said—Gentlemen, as you - may very naturally suppose, I am deeply touched by the very kind and generous spirit in - which this ad dress has been conceived by the members of the Vestry, and still more so by the graceful manner in which Professor Waley has been good enough to present it. I confess that in the position which I have the honour to occupy I have had many testi monies of respect and esteem—l may venture to say, perhaps, from all classes—but, I state most unaffectedly and most sincerely, none that I can so thoroughly treasure as the one which you have now done me the honour to present. I cannot but recall to my recollection that with this congregation I have been connected from my childhood, in all the varied phases of my life. My family, from their earliest settlement in this country, have been attached to the congregation. I think, if lam not mistaken, the connexion of my great-uncle, the late Mr. Moses Samuel, with the congregation dates over a century —(hear, hear)—and from that period to the present in a direct line my family have always felt, and I hope always will feel, the deepest interest in its wel fare. Gentlemen, to a kind Providence I have much to be grateful for, in having been selected from among a numerous family to be, perhaps, a prospe rous, and—l hope I may not say it with any degree of vanity—a useful member of society. (Hear.) We as a community have many reasons to congratulate ourselves, for from my earliest connexion with the Corporation of the city of London, dating over some 20 years, I have never heard a single word that could wound the most sensitive mind, and my opinions and prejudices have always been honoured and re spected. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, it would be affectation in me to deny that the community of Jews are much indebted, not to me personally, but to their representative men. Believe me, proud as is the position I occupy, it has not been won by supineness or by indolence; and while it has ever been my duty to regard sacredly the opinions of others, I never have, and I never shall do so, at the expense of my own. (Hear, hear.) Representing as I do the citizens at large, I hope you will be assured that I shall respect and appreciate the interests and the liberties of all sections, and I sin cerely trust that I shall never be unmindful of my own. Gentlemen, I can only offer you once more my grateful obligations for this very dis tinguished compliment, and I trust, regarding it in the kind and liberal spirit in which it is tendered, that I may continue to merit the goodwill and friendship of every member of the community with which I have the honour to be associated. (Hear.) At the conclusion of the ceremony the Lord Mayor, with his daughter, led the way to the Vene tian Parlour, where the deputation took luncheon, and after an interchange of compliments—the Lord Mayor taking occasionto speak of the large-hearted benevolence of Sir Anthony ROthschild, and espe cially as the generous benefactor of all the charities of the Jewish community in London, and to refer to the labours of the amiable, learned, and pious Dr. Adler, their spiritual head—the guests, about 20 in number, took their leave. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS DE CHARTRES.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess do Chartres was safely delivered of a prince yesterday morning at Morgan House, Ham-common, in the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Count and Countess de Paris and the Princess de Joinville. Drs. Priestley - and Gu6neau de Mussy, and Mr. Izod, of Esher, were in attendance. Her royal highness and the infant prince are doing well. The Crown Princess ofj Prussia has been suffer ing from the effects of a severe cold during the past few days. The Crown Prince, who has been labouring un d er bronchitis, has now nearly recovered. The Duke of Hamilton is expected to leave town to-morrow for Germany to meet his mother and sister at Baden-Baden. The Earl and Countess of Derby are not e x _ pected in town till the last week in the pre sent month. The noble earl has quite recovere d from his attack of gout. Molesvorth entertained at dinner last even i n g his Excellency the Count A ru the Duke of PP° ll 3 l , his Excel lency the Baron and the Baroness B Au Loftus, the D u chess of St. Alban's and Ladnnow, Diana Beauclerk, Alban's, his Excellenc y Lord Beauclerk, the go Marshioness of Ely, the Right llon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., the Eight Hon. Sir Robert Peel, M.P., the Right the Bar on e lion. Milner Gibson, M.P.,l'RanobdertßaLroonwees,sm.r. Fer dinand do Rothschild, the Right lin. and Mr. Delano. General Sir James Chatterton, Bart., K.C.8., is daily improving in health. • He has recently undergone a severe surgical operation. The Rev. A. M. Morgan has arrived at the Alexandria Hotel from Ryde, Isle of Wight. Mr. Alan Stewart has arrived at the Alexandria Hotel from Gloucester. TIIE MARRIAGE OF LORD CHARLES INNES KER. —The marriage of the youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, and Miss Blanche Williams, daughter of Colonel Williams, M.P. for Great Marlow, will be celebrated in London on Monday next, and suit able rejoicings, for which arrangements are in progress, will take place on the Itoxburgho estates. In Kelso also, where Lord Charles is exceedingly popular, the event will be celebrated by a public dinner, while at F100r,3, the principal residence of the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, all the workpeoplo aro invited to a dinner and ball. THE SWEDISH CounT.—A grand ball, which took place at Stockholm in the Palace of the Bourse to celebrate the New Year, was of the most brilliant kind. The King, the Queen Dowager, the Duke and Duchess of Ostrogothia, and the Duke of Dalecarlia were present. During !he grand promenadeof the cotillon, the King and the Dukes of Ostrogothia and Dalecarlia each conducted three ladies of the citizen-class, whilst the Queen Dowager and the Duchess of Ostrogothia were led by three gentle men holding municipal employment. STATE OF TRADE. CARDIFF, Jan. 9.—The collieries of the district are gradually getting into regular work after the Christmas holidays, but the output is not yet quite so large as it will be in a week or two. For steam coal there is a good foreign demand, and the stocks held on the continent, excepting in one or two in stances, are stated to be below the average. The prospects of the spring trade are decidedly encou raging, more particularly as regards the Continental and West India markets. Up to the commence ment of this week the house coal trade has not been so active as expected, and orders were rather scarce. This arose mainly through the compara tively mild season keeping down the consumption, but the change of weather for the last two or three days has already ,brought about an increased in quiry. New house coal collieries are about to be opened in the Rhoudda and Ely valleys. Since the preliminary meeting of ironmasters greater firm ness has characterised the iron trade, and in some instances higher prices have been obtained. Ameri can agents are stipulating for earlier deliveries than usual, owing, no doubt, to the anticipated advance in the import tariff. Tin plates show an upward tendency, and charcoal I. C. are quoted 325. 6d. at the works, and other qualities in proportion. LEICESTER, 10th.—The hosiery trade is yet quiet, it being too early in the new year for any real de velopment of business. The market is, however, healthy. The absence of winter weather continues to operate against the sale of goods usually in de mand at this time of the year. In the rural dis tricts business is flat, and the operatives only par tially employed. Worsted yarns are without im portant alteration in price. The wool-market continues firm, and high prices are quoted. NOTTINGHAM, 10th.—There is very little altcra•- tion in the lace trade. The high rate of discount checks speculation, and most branches of the trade have been rather quiet during the past few days. The cotton branch is without improvement, there being very little doing in either the plain or fancy departments. Black silk laces are finishing to a small extent. The new edging trade continues ex tremely dull. There is a little doing in silk Mech lins and quillings, and an improvement in the demand of all kinds of goods is expected, shortly. The hosiery trade remains very active. There is a good home demand, and shipping orders are still plentiful. The workpeople are fully employed, and good wages are received. Yarns arc firm, at high rates. The Iron Trade. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday Evening. The first of the quarterly assemblies of the iron masters of this district for the current year and quarter was held in this town this afternoon. The attendance was small, and no appearance of anima tion was manifested ; scarcely any of the exporting houses were represented, and the few buyers present postponed their engagements until the meeting at Birmingham on Thursday. The stringency which now prevails in the money market, and the uncer tainty with regard to the future in that respect, have undoubtedly exercised a chilling influence on the trade; but, notwithstanding the drawback, it is not by any means in an unsatisfactory state. All the principal works have been tolerably well engaged. For marked iron the price list has been obtained, and the second-class firms and makers have been getting prices much nearer to the regulation scale thanwas the case at the commencement of last quar ter, when there was a difference of £l, and even as much as 255. per ton. The exception to this is with respect to sheet iron, as to which the trade in this locality is in anything but a satisfactory state. One of the principal topics of conversation at the meeting to-day was the speculation going on at the latter part of last quarter in anticipation of an ad vance in the price of iron. There is not now anypro bability (if ever there was) that a movement in that direction will take place; but the condition of the trade for the next three months will very much de- A p e m n e d r i o e a n the Th e r e e x i t s e n a t t t o h f s t h m e d m e e m n t and a o fair ascperoiiimuntinogf of orders in for that quarter ;but there can b e no doubt that a considerable portion of the iron shipped in the course of the last two months was in the way thar o f there re speculationare re received firms rm sm andidnu thisue p course, l o c c a li o n s igy o well;roetthteyrwceisre. tain would be compromi se d , t h ough they have not themselves specul a t e d . In these circumstances, the turn which matt ers may take in this respect is looked for with mu c h i nterest, not unmixed with anxiety. locality If remitt ances fhe: it is par The market for pig-iron was reported firm ; the forgemen having had their turn, the pigmasters have now the best of it. Staffordshire pig, all mine, was quoted to-day at £4, but that may be regarded as a top price. Cold-blast iron, Shropshire, is £5 per ton. The men in different parts of the district are restless, and manifest a spirit of insubordination ; it is thought that they are meditating fresh demands on the slightest indication of any improvement in the trade, and, as past experience has shown there is no limit to their folly, it will be no matter for surprise if some move is attempted. BRIT! Cam. Consol. 6 old, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam. & StA übyn (G wen. Gnat L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist it, Grenville Herod's Foot .... liingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley wyndy Iron Ore, lim New Se ton North Roskear N.Wh' 1 Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Cl,,gan, lim West Bassett (II togan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setou Wheal Trelawney (Lis YREFICILEN(II I ; 2311A13E5. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, 102 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 4, 1(8 Midland, Leicester and ifitchin 4 per ct., 891 I'KEFErtENCE SHARKS AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4} peroent.gpt., Ditto, 5 per cent pf., 95t Metropolitan .5 per cent., 105 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco 11. n.) gua. 7 per cent., 144 Recite and San Francisca gua. 7 per cent., 131 FOREIGN MINE& Antwerp and Rotterdam; 101 Cape Copper, Um., 12 Fortuna (lim.), Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., 1 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 79 BANKS. Alliance, lira.. 2EI 1 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 12; British North American. 45 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 191 European Bank, lim., 121 Hindustan, China, and Japan, Um.; !7 Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto. new, 151 Imperial Ottoman, 12. 1 Ditto, new, 81 Land:Mortgage Bank of India, tim., 41 London Bank of Mexia. and S. America, lira,, 131 14 London and Brazilian (lira.), 451 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 16 pm., 13 London and County, 83 4 London Joint Stock, 501 London and 1% estminster, 96 New Zealand Bank Corporation, lim., 6_l Oriental Bank Corporation, 51 Union of Australia, 641 Union of London, 53 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lim., Berlin Water Works, lim.. l 0 / Company of African Merchants, lim., 36 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of itlnglanii, 86 6 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lim„ f Crystal Palace, F 46 4 Discount Corporation, 96 6 East India Irrigation and Canal. £6 Ebbw Vale, 8 6 Egyptian Corn and Trading, lim., 26 Electric Telegraph, i3O Fore-street Warehouse, lim_,. 111 Gen. Credit and Finanae of Lanuon, lim.. ; Hudson's Bay, it.l 6 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim- International Financial :-ociety, lim., 6/ Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour, ®Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1-70, Issued 90,78 Joint Stock Discount. lim., 8 8 London Financial Association, lim, 186 6 1 M Bras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto, new, 171 National Discount Company. lo Ocean 3! arine Insurance), 231 6 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 2U 20 6 Thames and Mersey ;Marine) Insurance, lim., 71 SENTEN€E OF DEATH AT EDINBURGH.—EDIN BURGH, Wednesday.—The prisoner Brown, found guilty on Monday of murdering the captain of the Nymph, of Montrose, was sentenced to-day for execution at Montrose on the 31st of January. The prisoner, on hoaxing the sentence, exhibited no emotion. 7 29 110 111 71 73 101 105 36 97 10 II p 121 12G 2 2p 2 24p 76 27 11 12 145 148 66 68 112 114 55 67 73 74 8 9 147 150 3 4 p 101 103 49 51 la 106 :INES. 9 10 20 21 67) 590 I 1 18 20 8i 94 5} 51 3_ 36 12 14 3 31 5 7 20 21 14 2 34 324 ,134 34 41 30 38 51 54 5 7 4 44 2i 14d 40 50 15 17 6 1 1 36 38 410 43) 20 25 In It 19 20 4 6 3 4 9 11 80 85 190 200 05 1(0 30 35 3 6 216 22 18 19 Per 81b to sink the offal. s de d eded Crse. & Inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 8 6 2 Second quality do —3'lo 4 4 Prime s'thdown 80.6 4 6 8 Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 10 Large coarse calves. 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c.... 4 0 6 0 Prime small d0......4 4 5 0 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 0 4 8 Large hogs ...4 v 4 6 Second quality do ..4 10 5 8 Small porkers 4 8 5 2 Lamb....os Od to 0, Od. Su:A:ling calves, 9i to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 3)5 0 33s each. _ _ .. ___ ........... Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 1,050 Beasts BO6 Cows. .. 90 Cows. — Sheep Calves 212 Ca ves 2Ol Pigs 314 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderato. On the whole, the trade is steady, as follows : —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 2d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; and pork, 4s 2d to 5s 8d per 81b by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Jan. 10.—The demand for all kinds of stock was heavy, at our quotations. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 3d ; mutton, 4s Od to to Gs 6d ; veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81b. to sink the offal. ROMPOIiD, Jan. B.—The trade was very inactive, on lower terms. Beef, from 3s 2d to 5s Od; mutton, 4s to 6s 8d; veal, 48 4d to ss; pork, 4s Od to bs Od per 81b. Suckling calves, 17s to £1 ; quarter old store pigs, 30s to 32s ; and mach cows, £l6 to £l9 each. HAY SMITIIFIELD.—Moadow bay, £4 Os to £5 10s; clover. £5 Os to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £sl2s Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 12s Od; and straw, £1 17s to £2 2s per load. Trade quiet. WHlTEcuAPEL.—lreadow hay £4 Os to £5 lOs d; clover, £5 Os to £6 15s Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. A slow trade. THIS DAY. One of the greatest snow storms that the metro polis has been visited with for the last 12 or 14 years occurred this morning. At about 20 minutes past 4 o'clock this morning the snow first began to fall, and very shortly after it descended with re markable thickness and rapidity, the flakes being of an extraordinary size. The wind blew strongly from N.E., and by 7 o'clock the snow covered the ground to the depth of six inches, but in places where the wind had carried it into wreaths it was over a foot in depth. The neighbourhood of Highgate and Hampstead was'heavily visited, and for some time it was doubt ful whether the ordinary traffic of the public vehicles could be attempted. However, with the greatest difficulty the omnibuses were enabled to arrive in town, although the roads in many places were nearly up to the axle-tree in snow. At Finchley the roads were quite impassable. In the Camberwell-road, from a gauge taken, the snow was seven inches deep ; at Dulwich, near the Greyhound, it was 1. feet deep, and near the Forest-hill Station it was an inch deeper. Vehicles coming from the direction of the Crystal Palace were with difficulty enabled to descend the hills, but those waiting to proceed upwards wore completely blocked up by the depth of snow on the ground, andmany of the stately trees planted in the district were so loaded with snow that ever and anon large limbs were forced off the parent stem and fell into the highway, to the dangerof killing any one passing by. In the neighbourhood of Hailesmere and Egham, as well as Datchet, through which parts of the country the South Western Railway traverses, the storm was very severe. In some places the water was up to the fire-boxes, and the rain that had accumulated in such quantities actually forced its way through the bottom of cabs and other vehicles. The wind, setting dead from the east, told consi derably against the trains, not only on this line but also upon nearly every other one running out of London. The different electric telegraph companies will be great losers by the violence of the storm, as the wires have in many places been torn, twisted, and disengaged from their supports and rendered utterly and entirely useless. In the New road, Southampton-row, Holborn, Drury-lane, and Strand, the wires were hopelessly entangled, and were to be seen hanging in the most grotesque shapes and forms, more resembling gigantic specimens of Pharoah's serpents than the straight metallic lines through which, every minute of the day, flash messages of life and death, fortune and ruin. In Parliament-street the wires of some of the tele graphs had actually to be removed from the public road before the thousands of cabs and omnibuses to the different railway stations at Pimlico could proceed on their journey. At the corner of Bridge-street, Westminster, the scene presented by the electric wires was extraordinary, as they hung in such a variety of shapes that it would be as easy to describe the indescribable varieties of the kalei doscope as to convey a correct idea of the scene pre sented high above the housetops in this great tho roughfare. The sight was peculiar, and such pro bably as will never he seen again. Towards 12 o'clock a rapid thaw set in, and now the roads, in place of being obstructed by the snow, are converted almost into rivers. The public foot ways are in a deplorable condition, very little atten tion being paid to the clause in the new police act for the cleansing of the pavement. Serious Charge against a Tradesman. --- ------.. On Monday the Hereford magistrates were occu pied for several hours in investigating a charge against Robert Atkinson, a young man who has for some time past carried on business as a grocer and provision dealer, in Broad-street, of having, during the night of the 29th ult., wilfully set fire to the premises in his occupation. An elderly woman named Atkinson (the widow of Robert Atkinson's father) was also included in the charge, as she was the only other person in the house at the time of the fire. Owing to the prompt arrival of the engines, and the judicious course taken by the superintendent of police, the fire was extinguished without doing much damage. Had it been otherwise it is fearful to contemplate the destruction of property that must have occurred, with probably the loss of life, as the cellar—in which the fire broke out—of Atkinson's house runs partly under the premises of Messrs. Duggan and Chave, chemists and druggists, much of whose stock is of course of an inflammable nature. After the fire had been extinguished, the superin tendent thought it prudent to take possession of Atkinson's cellar, and on subsequently making a careful examination he discovered a condition of things which raised a strong presumption that the fire was not accidental. The contents of the cellar were of a kind that would readily burn, viz., faggots, boxes of wood, lucifer matches, candles, &c. ; but the strangest part of the matter was that these articles, with various others, formed a succession of tiers, into which lucifer matches, greased strips of wood, candles, a bottle containing paraffin oil, &c., seems to have been systematically introduced. The superintendent gave evidence at length in support of the prosecution, and produced a model of the contents of the cellar in the condition in which he had found them ; and he was supported by a man named Elland, who has had great experience in Lon don fires, and who expressed a strong opinion that the contents of the cellar had been wilfully fired in two or three sparate places. It was also proved that some few months ago the prisoner, Robt. Atkinson, had applied to the legal agent for the Scottish Union Fire-office to insure his stock and furniture for £l,OOO ; that the order was taken, and the policy actually made out ; but that subsequently the agent doubted the propriety of the insurance being carried out, upon which a district inspector of the office, who had formerly been in the grocery trade, was sent to examine Atkinson's stock. His opinion was that the value of the stock did not much exceed £lOO, and that the policy which had been made out was therefore cancelled. After this Atkinson applied to the agent of the Westminster Fire-office, with whom he had an existing policy for £lOO, to increase the amount to £5OO, and this order was executed and the policy in force at the time of the fire. It was further proved that the value of the stock was much the same now as at the time of its inspection by the district officer of the Scottish Union, the only notable change being some addition to the stock of bacon. At the close of the inquiry the magistrates 'committed both prisoners for trial at the next assizes, but consented to take bail for the female, for whom much commiseration is felt, as she is believed to be wholly innocent. Mr. Gwynne James appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Gwillim for the defence, the court and its prcinccts being crowded throughout the day, the excitement at the atrocious act charged against the male prisoner being very great. TIIE GLASGOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CURRENCY QUESTION. —The Glasgow Chamber of Com merce, at its annual meeting on Monday (Mr. Alexander Ronaldson presiding), entered upon the consideration of a memorial to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of banking and currency, drawn up by a committee ap pointed by the directors. The memorial refers to the Act of 1844, the enactments and restrictions imposed by which are spoken of as having been highly injurious to trading and commercial interests, and as producing and aggravating to an extent previously unknown frequent, extreme, and sudden fluctuations in the rate of discount. In conclusion, the memorialists strongly recommend :that all exclusive privileges and restrictions on issue and banking should be repealed, and that while the State should strictly regulate the weight, purity, and fineness of the sove reign, the issue of bank notes, payable in gold on de mand, should be left entirely free. The adoption of the memorial was moved by Mr. Henry Dunlop, seconded by Mr. William Kidston. Mr. Bolton moved as an amend ment, "That while cordially concurring iu the opinion of tho committee that the business of banking should be left entirely freo and unrestricted, the Chamber repudiate the doctrine asserted in the proposed memorial, to the effect that the right of free banking necessarily involves the right of free issue; as at once untrue in fact, fallacious in prin ciple, and certain to prove pernicious in its consequences." Mr. Walter Paterson seconded the amendment. A show of hands was taken, when the motion was carried by a large majority. SHM. 2.1.0 2di 2.14.6 3 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8.0 1221 1 1 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TAT TERSALL S'—lhis Evening --~- Owing to the snow storm which prevailed over the me tropolis this day there were no members present. Con sequently no business was taansacted. Bank of England Returns.•--This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act ith and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1866. ISSUE DEP A Wild EN T. Notes issued .........X26,721,810 Government Debt .£11,015,1c0 Other Securities .. 3.11:11,960 Goldeoin& Bullion 12,374,540 Silver Bullion .C 26 672,810 £26,724,849 BAN/LI:24G D Proprietors' Capi tal Rest Public Deposits 4134 " 455333:°363°1 (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- , EPARTMENT. Government Seca- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) Other Securities Notes sold and Silver 8.2,94 Coin counts) 3,46,638 Other Deposits 16,231,5C3 Seven Day and other Bills 454,8.5 £33.31.3, 76 I £38,313,373 r . MILLER, Chief Cashier. Jan. 11, 1865. SHIPPING INTELLIGENOB—This day. Lox Dom, Jan. 11.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; strong breeze, and cloudy weather, with a heavy snow storm. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Amber Witch, from Liverpool for Bombay; Joseph Holmes, from Liverpool for New Orleans. YAUMOUTH, Jan. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—St. Clair, from Bordeaux for Hull, having lost boats, stanchion; cutwater, &c. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived —Principe, from Adine. LIN - Enron, Jan. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—De stino, from Monte Video. It is understood that about half of the 11 millions required for Buenos Ayres has been subscribed, and that arrangements will be made for issuing the other at a future period. The credit of the republic stands so well that if the operation had been brought for ward at any other time than the present it would have proved thoroughly successful. THE ACCIDENT AT 111 LL.--The search for the bodies of those killed by th e falling of a house during the late gales was continued durin g the greater part of Mon day,bnen amnidsstilnige,bwoadsyfoofunadsv, thus oma mnna'kuined Newmarch, who h a d ng a total of five p ersons killed by this terrible accident. An inquest on the b o di es was held next day at the Hull Infirmary, W hi c h was ad journed. It is expected that at the next meeting an in quiry will be made as to whether the lar go b u ildi ng which was blown down was in a safe condition, there being an opinion expressed by many that it was, f rom it s s tyl e o f b u ilding, in a very dangerous state, and that proper pre cautions were not taken to i nsure aga i ns t suc h an acc ident. The building, which was intended for a large carriage manufactory, belonged to the North-Eastern Railway. trtos. 1 and :novr, t the ouncl in gro- Who vhic 4 more ;arou ainli (T the ould, l and, oug 4 mat at, i° -.-••__..- _ I. A. 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