The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-11 00:00:00

mid a short ing the ab lertook the he was but Le appeared during that .furt. Se png at rest• r required, Rhine, that r, and that command• kris, and, if ct, applie d :e was very id the Em' made into" ,eans, very 3d, as pro i chosen t° the young solicited to then about aver, seems years was now of the )old, not t ° ely that he s thus slid' itter foe of st powerful spent some ;re, accord' one of the time." lie A the mos t Long whom uneventful. ng a treaty undaries of In 1 812 e apparent, Alexander, nay be a' Czar gene' 'rince fronl with Napo' ended with the Russian :onnections• ace Leopold ravelling in ventful year ainst IsTal 3° ' it person t° I.ing to the Led the Czar trap genle° 11 0 r e- I a Russian rd LeiPsi ° ' gns, and he he met the and was e° liming onc e he Congre° an increase ~cted return the Rhinei Iris. It was a invitatio n he accepted Men as the Led upon the ce. Leopold ied destine d Later he oh' dom of the which thns e Prince 01 ted Princes ° ipplant hoth f half then' nce Regen t :ing the in' ce Leopold. nate Prince of Duke of army, a nd Aebrated at mestic hap ; have been youth bad He took himself en- i'ly years I CI offered the certain coo: e, as it 0 9° 3sult of non etirement ati Then he thn s some knout" 6s awaiting 3sible. The t May, an d ke place til l revo lutio, e claims ‘ 4 ;he Duke o ' ., r by Franc e ; the Be l : e Leopold' dug, and 111 constitutin li t integrity fight for Li" rented to th e had to figh t , and he v/ 13/3 French. A ll and the gang )s. In S e t; irst time th e nmenced on of a 138 .on was e° 11 : 0 eady for t 1 Du al lost' ° , ll [n order 01 . ding in s r rie ,„ .Id e st daug" o me year/ ode acknowle obo .easures W ere ieopold, s i ege to 813 hat in 31131 ' 0 h er lands v . 30 a nd dea l ' it e . ar d the . . I ' l3 o l relopinetbot nd witbno tiOn 13°6- ow holds in manufactures and in commerce can testify, In 1834 the vast network of railways now covering Flanders was projected, and in 1837 the National Bank was established. The birth of two sons—one in 1837, the other in 1840—gave assur ance of the stability of the dynasty, and the good government of the country is proved by the tran quillity it has enjoyed. When in 1848 revolution broke out in Paris it was feared that the sympathy which existed between France and some of the Belgain provinces might lead to an outbreak ; but all fears were quickly dis pelled by the conduct of the King. As soon as the news reached Brussels of what had occurred in Paris to his father-in-law, King Leopold assembled the leaders of the different parties, reminded them of the circumstances under which he had accepted the Crown, and declared himself ready to resign it again into the hands of the nation if the people really thought they could be more happy under a republi can form of government. He added that violence was unnecessary, as he himself would like nothing better than to live in retirement at Claremont. This declaration put an end to all revolutionary ideas, if any such had ever been entertained. All parties agreed in rallying round the King, and when some insurrectionary bands crossed the French frontiers and threatened to raise disturbances a very few troops were sufficient to put them to flight. The only question which of late years has disturbed the tranquil progress of Belgium arose in 1857, in con nexion with the laws of charitable institutions. The difficulty which occurred in that year, and the tem porary separation which it produced between the King and the dominant majority in the Chambers, arose solely from the desperate struggles made by the Ultramontane party to acquire supreme power in the State. The King's prudence and energy en abled him to foil their attempts, and to curb the re actionary as he had formerly curbed the revolu tionary party. Leopold's position as King of the Belgians, how ever, sank into insignificance when compared with the part he played in the State affairs of Europe. He has occupied a position in Europe which the most powerful monarch might envy. With singu lar unanimity he was chosen the umpire in inter national disputes ; the grievances of hostile Govern ments were confidentially submitted to him, and the secrets of most Royal Houses were in his keeping. Wehave already quoted the title which he received of " Juge de Paix de l'Europe." The peculiar qualities of his mind, his calm, judicial intellect, his habit of close and accurate reasoning, gave him this position. England and France are deeply indebted to him. During the reign of Louis Philippe he was the real connecting link between the two countries, and whenever an international difficulty arose he it was who stepped in as a mediator. In the disputes which arose between the two countries on the Eastern question in 1840, and in the still more irritating disputes about the Spanish marriages, he it was whose influence was brought to bear upon both parties with the happiest results. Family circum stances, doubtless, contributed to his success, for, as son-in-law of the King of the French and uncle of Queen Victoria, he could mediate with great effect ; but these advantages would have been of little service had it not been for the confidence which every Government in Europe had learnt to repose in him. Our announcement to-day, then, is that the head and prop of the most powerful family in Europe is gone. He was the head and prop of it, at all events in this sense, that he was its guiding spirit. And now our Queen has lost in quick succession a mother, a husband, an uncle, who were among the most illustrious members of the great family. Two of them at least had an European fame, and their departure is far more than a family loss. The Prince Consort we have learnt to regard not only as " the father of our Kings to be," but as a true King among us, performing many of the duties of a King ; and Leopold King of the Belgians had by his age, his experience, and his many connections come to be the pacific Arbiter of Europe. FRANCE. PARIS, DEC. 11. The .Moniteur of this morning says—" The death of the King of the Belgians has produced a deep and melancholy impression. The loss of a sovereign who by his wisdom had acquired so high a position in the councils of Europe, has excited universal re gret. The French Court, wishing to manifest its participation in these feelings, the fetes at Com piegne has been interrupted, and the dramatic re presentation arranged for this evening at Comp iegne has been countermanded." • Court c" MEN girl 14 br. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Saturday. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Helena, Princess Beatrice, and his Serene Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig- Holstein, drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon, and walked and drove this morning with Princess Helena. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, also took a drive. The Earl and Countess Granville arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the royal family, and returned to London to-day. Sunday. The Queen, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Hohenlohe, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. Her Majesty received this afternoon, with pro found sorrow, the announcement of the loss which has fallen on her Majesty and the royal family by the death of the King of the Belgians, her Majesty's last surviving uncle, and the last of his generation of the House of Saxe-Coburg. The Prince and Princess of Wales. SANDRINGHAM, Saturday Night. The Prince of Wales, Lord Suffield, the Earl of Leicester, the Earl of Dunmore, Viscount Royston, Viscount Hamilton, Lord Rendlesham, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Berkeley Paget, Hon. Wenman Coke, lion. F. Stonor, and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel went out shooting yesterday on the Hanworth side of the estate. The weather was thick and raw, still, for the comparatively brief day spent by the prince and party in the well-stocked preserves, a capital bag was obtained—nearly a thousand head ; making the grand total of nearly 5,000 head for three days' shooting. It is questionable -if there is another estate in Norfolk, except Holkham, which could yield such a result. This morning the visit was brought to a termi tation. It was intended that the royal party should pay Lord Sondes a visit at Elmham Hall, and par take of luncheon with his lordship, but a teleg ram havin g been received by the Prince of Wales an nouncing the extreme danger of the King of the 'elgians, the prince telegraphed to his lordship statin g the necessity for postponing the visit for I t he pres en t. Th e P r i nce an d P r i ncess o f W a l es h g taken leave of th e di s ti ngu i s h e d v i s it ors a t rlnton (all of whom were on the p o i n t o f l eav i n g f or th e i r severa l seats) left Gunton with Lord and t I .,. a dY Suffield, the Earl of D unmore , Vi scoun t -I`,l. ar nilton, the Hon. Mr. and M rs . F. St onor, th e Ma rchioness of Carmarthen, Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, b b e lion. H. Ha r b or d, & c ., i n a b rea k an d two open , 3 ' l3l .lehes ; th e f ormer o f w hi c h was d r i ven b y L ord 'Offield, th e pr i nce occupying the seat on the box tv. Y . the sid e o f hi s l or d s hi p. At t h e park gate were : El ebabled large crowds of persons, and at the vil ailgaeB h of Ilanworth and Alby flags were displayed, si t:e marks of loyalty and respect were as enthu -484C as on the arrival of their royal highnesses. dietti?lll). B ROUGHAM.—Yesterday this . venerable and the ,uguished peer Itnexpectedly made his appearance Church. b r -Lauer Temple Benchers' stalls at the Temple .giB t lordship appeared in good health and spirits, but we 150 egret to add seemed to be rather feeble in his physical role r:. The noble and learn e d l or d was i n t own en i°r Cannes, for which, we believe, he starts to-day. MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the discount market to-day there has been a large number of bills on offer, increased no doubt through the fear of the continued withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England. Brokers are show ing more reserve, and the lowest rate out of doors is 6 per cent. There was a withdrawal of gold amounting to £120,000 from the Bank of England on Saturday. From the manufacturing districts the reports during the past week have been favourable. En hanced prices have been current for both cloths and yarns at Al inchest3r ; and the woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has also been active. In the hosiery and lace department of Leicester and Nottingham there has been little change ; while at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton increased animation has prevailed in most departments. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 87c. A decline of more than 4 per cent. has taken place to-day in the English Funds, Consols being now quoted only 84 87 for money, and 871 I for the account. The death of the Kingof the Belgians, and the unfavourable tendency of the specie move ment, are the principal causes which have led to further sales of stock, and a fall in prices. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 861 87 ; Annuities 1885, 134 ; Exchequer Bills, 7s. 3s. dis. for March, and 6s. 2s. for June ; and India 5 per Cents., 1021 f. Foreign Stocks have also been subjected to ad verse fluctuations. Mexican are 2411 ; the New Loan, 22f 4 ; Greek Bonds, 16/ 4 ; Spanish Pas sive, 5 however, are firm at 281 8 ; but the Certifi cates are lower at 141 8 ; Italian are 64* 8 ; the Confederate Loan, 7 8 ; and Brazilian Scrip 11 2 prem. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and prices generally are a shade flatter. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, at barely previous quotations. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Consolidated Bonds are quoted f 1 prem. ; Bank of Turkey 1k I prem. ; Commercial Com pany of Africa, f 1; prem. ; the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (old) shares, 3f 3f prem. ; ex all and the new issue, 3f 31 prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf Company (Limited) shares, 1 1i prem. ; the London Steam Towing Company, a 1; prem. ; Charles Laffitte and Co., 1k 2 prem. ; the American Oil Wells Trading Company, 1 dis. to par. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Jan. 9 3 per Cent. Reduced B7 61 New 3 per Cent B6A 7 6f New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — x d Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l3l Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 . —. ~. March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 7 3 dis ' 6 2 dis Do. £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent — Do Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. kndian Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1.870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5f per Cent., May 1879 .— Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —O/111 0 CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 4i- per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do. Scrip, £25 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 4i per Cent Do. 3 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Oent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do Account 751. 6 tquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 92 f Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 9ll I I- Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do .£B6 paid Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway Do Scrip, £67f paid — Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Mexican 3 per Cent — Do. Account Do 1864 22f Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Montevidean Nper Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Gent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — ?eruvian 4.} per Cent Do. Account Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do q per Cent., 1862 Do Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Amount Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B9f Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pei Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B9 f Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Sardinian 5 per Cent Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto account _ Do New Deferred — Do Account _ Do Passive — Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent . Do. 4} per Cent. 1864 Uurkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1653 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 72 11 Do. 1 per Cent ... Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Scrip, .f.. 35 paid Do Account .... Do .£1(0 Bands . Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1864 Do. Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 psr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 4-} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certi#cabes French Rentes 3 per Cent. iralian 5 per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 25f. Do Account 711 i .. 711 2 If 43i 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for money Do. Account, THE GREAT ST. JAMES'S HALL has been engaged by a party known as the Alleghanian Vocalists and Bell performers. They have been organised for upwards of 19 years, and have gained a celebrity and reputation in almost every quarter of the globe, and are now completing a four year tour round the world. We are glad to hear our friend Nimmo will be at his post as acting manager, having terminated his engagement with the Great Wizard of the North. Their first concert will be given on Wed nesday next. FLORIDA AND HER FUTURE.—The Savannah Republican is informed by a gentleman recently from the " Land of Flowers," who has resided there for a consider able time, that the freedmen everywhere throughout the favored State are displaying the most praiseworthy activity in promoting their individual welfare, and are seeking in every possible manner to improve their moral, social, and pecuniary condition. With but few exceptions the very best understanding exists between them and their former owners. They all seem determined to labor faithfully for their employers, and even boast that they now intend to make larger crops than ever before. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1865. MARKETS—This Day. M ARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was rather quiet, and only a naoderate business was transacted. Prices, however, ruled firm, aad, in some instances, a slight improvement took place. Good and fine barley, including oats, beans, and peas, steadily sup ported previous rates. In flour, a fair average business was transacted, at full prices. On the Continent, the corn trade generally rules quiet at about stationary prices. At New York both wheat and flour have receded in value, and the shipments to Europe have fallen off. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were small. The receipts from Kent were very limited, whilst a very moderate supply came to hand from Essex The bulk of the arrivals was of poor quality. For both red and white samples the trade ruled quiet ; never theless, good and fine dry samples, owing to their scarcity, changed hands at quite last Monday's currency. Damp qualities sold heavily, and were somewhat irregular in price. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. Share! Railways. 'lrristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian ... Cork and 8and0n......' Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun„Perth, & a b.Junc &London, Lcrip Certi 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 93 95 125 27 94 96 13 15 4f 5i E 8 72 71 72f - -d 113 115 431 a', 71 8 t 274 128 147 148 Do. IN ew, is. at 25 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Wegte.n D . S. V4'. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxford 92 04 61& 42 60 62 41 13 40 ()1 106 122 1221 88 90 104 105 36 38 50 52 12:1 1251 96 97 6'l 61i Is 6 3 1p Ifi. 1031 1044 Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanc ishire & Yorkshire L,,ndon and Blackwall ton., Brigh., & S Coast Lon:, t'hat., and Dover Do. Metrop. EX. A Lon. & orth Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do Extension......, Metropolitan District. Do do. do Do. and t. John' sW' d Mid'and Do. L 9 Share _ 124 121 11 93 95 Do, Birmiu Derby Mid Kent . . North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G-.1 , 4•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Dc. Carlisle ..... 60 61 28 1101 111, 71 72 105 106 Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 36 37 10 11 p 126 128 2 2 p 2 2s, 74 75 11 12 148 159 67 69 112 114 Do. 10. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E A ber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stJok Shropshire Union South Devon south E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale or Neath 55 67 77 77 8 9 148 150 3 4p 102 104 Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 49 51 BRITISH POSSE'S ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 43 I 6 1 II i i 122 1& 1251 & f 2 100 Closing I Business Paid.l P r i ce. done. At untie 85 St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, az Cen.ln. gu. 5 percent... Do. l' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff., Bran t, & Go derich 6 p.c. 872- 3- ....... .1 Calcutta & B. E., lim :ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt East. Benal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkot Canad a Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. lst Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prof. Bonds. Do. do. deterred ... Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 6 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D . if per cent.... Do. Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extensioo Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. finds. Mel & Hudson's Bay N.lt I.C' da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scinde ...... Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub 1 pAO Do.lndus St. Flo ``" COLONIAL GO VER: British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. Jc July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug sp. c. Mar. & Sept uo. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p inscribed ek Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 00.Ap1.& Oct 1690-1900 Do. do: 1680-9 Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9 , Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and )5 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. - and July Do. IN7B 00. 1882, May 15. Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal Llov. 6 per cent N. B. Gov. 6 p. c. Ja. &J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 186 e Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 t. Do. 6 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent... Nova Scotia Gcv. c sterling, 1575 I,Queensland Gov. 6p. c S. Aus Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards 'Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, it pril & Oct :SSIONS. 59 61 102 103 t 6k B s p 10 11 77 82 99 101 65 70 101 103 102 103 n 3 104 SO 31 13 88 90 68 63 5i 60 56 58 50 55 45 48 40 44 32 32 31 33 103 IC4 P P 1011 1021 16} 17 4 S 1 t 3 15 fib 01 1 tOli 102 i 94 96 89 91 64 66 82 84 I.li 102 A 101) 1021 101 102 T SECUR. 96 98 £5 1,8 95 97 62 8 ► 81 S 3 104 106 104 106 104 106 105 107 90 92 100 102 106 108 103 105 106 108 104 106 6 10 , 3 10 162 9 6 98 1.0 102 93 95 90 91 103 105 84 85 101 102 103 104 108 108 105 106 GREAT CHRISTMAS CATTLE MARKET Notwithstanding the prevalence of the disease in cattle, and the heavy losses sustained by the graziers in the leading agricultural districts, the supply of beasts on sale hero to-day, for Chistmas consumption was large, and, with some few exoeptions, in prime condition. The num bers, it is true, were not equal to some previous years ; consequently, the actual weight of meat did not exceed what may be termed a full average ; nevertheless, when we consider the great excitement caused by the progress of disease, and the amount of stock held in most parts of England, the show was a very good one. In some parts of the country the crop of hay this year has turned out deficient ; but it must b 3 admitted that the past has been a most favourable season for the production of live stock. There has been a great heat, a fair supply of moisture, an abundance of grass, taking the country generally, and an enormous crop of swedes and mangolds—the - only draw back, in point of fact, having been a partial failure of the turnip crop. The unusually high prices realised for stock during the whole of the present year, although we have imported largely from the Continent, have had the effect of securing for metropolitan consumption a larger supply of beasts than was at one time anticipated. The quota tions realised, however, were against the realisation of large profits by the butchers. The show of short-horns from Lincolnshire, Leicester shire, and Northamptonshire, was about equal to 1864. Some of the beasts were of great weight, and produced unusually high currencies. Amongst it were some re markably fine crosses. From the west of England the receipts were only mode rate. Their quality, However, was certainly very good especially the North Downs. There was a remarkably fine show of Herefords, some of which weighed over 200 stones. Various parts of Eng land contributed some very prime stock, for which there was a fair demand. The supply of beasts from Scotland was superb—indeed, it has been seldom equalled. Strong prices were realised for both Scots and crosses, many of which exhibited points of great beauty. There was about an average supply of beasts from Nor folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire. The receipts from the former county were unusually prime. The sale for them, however, was not very active. From Sussex some good stock reached us; but its character was by no means first-rate. The supply of Welsh runts was very moderate, both as to number and quality. The arrivals from Ireland were otherwise than prime ; and those from our near grazing counties were unimpor tant. Not a few of the crosses were unsuited to first-class buyers. The following return shows the numbers of beasts ex hibited, and the prices realised for them on the great days daring the last twenty-four years. Prices. Years. Beasts shown. s. d. s. d. 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 .1861 1862 1863 10,370 1864 Mr. George Dickson exhibited a large number of re markably prime animals forwarded from Scotland, prin cipally from the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Moray, and Kincardine. Some of the best Scots were consigned by Messrs. Knowles, Wishart, Stodart, Longmore, Beddie, Reid, Bruce, Mitchell, Wilson, and others. Messrs. Maid well and Hoyland had a fine show of beasts, theproperty of the Earl of Harewood; Mr. Bruce, of Huntly; Mr. Martin, of Aberdeen ; Mr. Wallace, of Turriff ; Mr. Bryan, of Lyddington, &c. At the stand of Messrs. John Gillett and Son were 40 prime polled Scots, bred and fed by Mr. M'Combie, of Tillyfour. There were, likewise, 200 heavy bullocks from Normanby. Mr. Vorley had some good beasts from Mr. G. Philips and Mr. Cooper, of Aberdeenshire. Most of the English breeds on this stand were of great weight. Mr. Duckworth exhibited some very prime shorthorns and Devons, forwarded by Mr. Ploughrite, of Cambridge shire ; Mr. Hobbs, Lutterworth ; Mr. Hudson, Norfolk and Mr. Overman, Norfolk. Mr. Hicks, and various other salesmen, were well supplied with good stock. Mr. Senior, of Aylesbury, sent his usual fine collection. Amongst the sheep—which, for the most part, came to hand in fair condition—we noticed some fine breeds ex hibited by Messrs. Lintott and Son. They were the pro perty of Mr. Cox, of Sandrige, Herts ; Mr. Crosse, of Godal ming ; and Mr. Nicholls, of Farnham'. Mr. Todd showed some very good Hampshire Downs . but the actual supply of heavy sheep, taking the marks generally, was not equal to last year. Mr. Gurrier exhibited a large supply of good and prim e sheep. Mr. Locall had some fine sheep consigned by Mr. It Oakley, near Luton, Mr. D. Hill, and Mr. Cantrill. Mr. C. Burrell's stand was well filled with prime sheep. Mr. Code and Mr. Ealand had a very good collection on offer. STATE OF THE TRADE. Although tho attendance of both town and country butchers was extensive the demand for nearly all breeds of beasts was inactive. In some instances a few very in ferior Scots and crosses sold at 5s 6d per 81bs ; but the general top quotations did not exceed 5s 2d to 5s 4d per 81bs, and a total clearance was not effected. The supply of sheep was moderate. Prime Downs and half-breds were in fair request, at full currencies ; otherwise, the mutton trade was rather heavy, at a slight decline in prices. The highest figure was 6s 8d per 81bs. There was a fair show of calves, which changed hands slowly, at late rates, viz., from 4s to 5s per 81bs. The pork trade was far from active ; nevertheless, prices were supported. The arrivals of beasts from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshir e comprised 2,500 shorthorns, Scc. ; from other parts of England, including Norfolk, 1,300 vari ous breeds; from Scotland, 1,300 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 300 oxen and heifers. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d d s dad Cron. dr inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 2 Second quality do ..3 lu 4 6 Prime s'thdown a 0.6 4 6 8 Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 0 Large coarse calvcs.4 0 4 6 Prime Scuts, erc....5 2 5. 4 Prime small d0......4 8 5 0 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 0 4 8 Large hogs .4 t 4 6 Second quality do ..4 10 5 6 Small porkers. 48 5 2 Lamb....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 19s to 228 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 34e each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 7,530 Beasts 1,62) Cows .. Cows. Sheep 24,81 Sheep 5,300 Calves l2 ea yes -5 figs 370 Pigs 2O The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 17,450 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 13,802 ; in 1863, 9,040; in 1862, 4,496 ; in 1861, 4,592 ; in 1860, —; and in 1859, -- head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Amsterdam Antwerp Boulogne 44 334 323 Bremen 1 — Copenhagen Dordt. Calais.. — ••• -- Dunkirk Gothenburg 2BB 55 ... Hamburg l6 2688 ... ... Harlingen 2ll ... 1168 ... 3 10 Medemblik 59 1904 ... 200 ... - ••• -- ... ___ ••• -- ... 187 _._ .. Ostend — ••• 181 ... --- :. 1 ..• Rotterdam ...1007 ••• 2449 ... ..• 647 ••• 482 Tonning - ••• -- •.• Stockholm Total 1982 ...13,462 663 ...1002 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1864 1863 1205 ... 6,201 ... 530 ... 104 1862• A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Dec. 12 , 1864 , and this day, Monday, Dec. 11, 1865. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Dec. 12, 1864. Dec. 11, 1865. s d ad Et d s Coarse and inferior beasts 3 Bto 4 4 3 4to 3 8 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 5 2 5 4 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 4 6 8 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 0 4 6 Prime small do. Large hogs --- 3 8 4 4 4 0 4 6 Neat small porkers 4 6 410 4 8 5 2 Beasts 7,030 7,530 Sheep 21,750 24,810 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec. 14, 1863.—Beasts, 10,370 — sheep, 26,290—calves, 180—pigs, 360. Dec. 15,1862—Beasts, B,4Bo—sheep, 20,900—calves, 178 —pigs, 420. FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE-(EViCIPtIy intended for Fun) —Punch to Judy. - No cards. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASVRE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 39s to 46s Do., old 46s 51s Do., white, old s4s 59s Do, new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old --8 —9 Do., new Talavera, new s2s 60s Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting Ns 40s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 66s 670 Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 20s 24s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l9s 25s Cork, white 2ls 26s Scotch, Feeding 2os 24s Beans—Tick Pigeons .., 43s 488 Peas—Grey, new Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b 438 45s Suffolk 328 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 26s 31.8 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The arrivals of meat from Scotland and the west o: England were large, and the trade ruled slow, at our quo- tations. Per 81b by the carcase. sd s d Inferior beef 2 10 3 2 Middling do. 3 4 3 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime - small do 4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 10 4 10 Lamb, Cs 0, s d s d Infer'. r mutton 3 4 4 0 Middling mutton 4 2 4 10 Prime do 5 0 5 4 Veal 3 10 4 8 Small pork. 5 0 5 4 Id to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP. The amount of business passing in our market is very moderate. Good and fine hops continue firm ; otherwise the quotations are somewhat irregular. Last week's imports amounted to 300 bales from Dunkirk, 137 Hamburg, 68 Antwerp, and 110 Trieste. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 190 s per cwt, 1155 1,5 s New Weald of Kents 71 New Sussex Yearlings 9 6 5 0: too BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets are well supplied with most kinds o potatoes. On the whole, the trade is steady, at our quota tions. Last week's import was about 250 tons. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. Yorkshire do 7os to 90s „ „ Flukes Bos to 110 s 77 „ Rocks 50s to tOs .. 77 WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool are now concluded. The biddings throughout the series were very active, and at the close prices were from ld to 3d, and even 4d per lb higher than at the close of the previous sales. A fair pro portion of the supply was taken by foreign buyers. Pri vately the English wool trade is steady, at fully late rates. The import into London last week was very small. Current prices of English wool per lb. _ - a d a d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 9/ 110 Half-bred do lll 2 0 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 8 1 8/ Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing SEEDS. Linseed and rapeseed moved off freely at full prices; otherwise, the demand for seeds was inactive, at late rates. Cakes were in steady request, and previous quo tations were well supported. TALLOW. A fair business is passing in tallow. The quotation for P.Y.C. on the spot is 49s 6d to 49s 9d per cwt. Town tallow is selling at 49s net cash ; rough fat, 2s 6d per 81bs _ _ Particulars. • - . A 1862. 1863. 1864. 1805. Stock this day 56,449 70,101 61,500 51,885 Price of Y. 0.. _l4ss 6d to 40s 9d 41s Od 49s 6d to —8 Od —s Od —s Od 49s 9d Delivery last week 2,175 2,107 2,040 2,724 Ditto from June 1 45,735 39,959 47,090 62,196 Arrival last week 1,715 1,444 3,215 4,352 Ditto from June 1 63,875 70,213 65,468 81,598 Price of Town THE CATTLE SHOW—This Day. The great cattle show of the Smithfield Cattle Club commenced to-day at the Agricultural Hall, and, notwithstanding the many drawbacks, the number and condition of the stock exhibited ap peared nearly up to the usual displays. The entries last year were 532, this year they amounted to 453. The representatives of the press were con fined to the galleries, so that we are prescribed from a detailed description of the beasts that gained the highest honours. It is a very curious circumstance that the great ox, be longing to Mr. Rowland Wood, of Northampton shire, which took the highest prize at the Birming ham Show, and which was exhibited at the Crystal Palace on Saturday, was passed over by the judges this morning without the slightest remark—not even the compliment of commendation was awarded it. The following is a perfect list of the awards, as far as they had proceeded up to the hour of going to press. CLASS I. Devon Steers, not exceeding two years and six months old.—First prize of £2O to John Overman of Bun ham, Sutton. Silver medal to the breeder, Mrs. Clarke. Second prize of £lO to Major-General Hood of Cumber land Lodge, Windsor. CLASS 2. Devon Steers, not exceeding three years and three months old.—First prize of £3O to John Overman of Bunham, Sutton. Silver medal to the breeder, Mrs. Clarke. Seeond prize of £2O to John Burton of Pennycott, Credi ton, Devon. Third prize of £lO to John Coate, Blandford, Somerset. Commended, Wm. Smith of Higher Iloopern, Essex, and Henry Frampton, Blandford. CLASS 3. Devon Steers, or Oxen, above three years and three months old.—First prize of £3O to Major-Gen. Hood, Windsor. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £2O to William Heath, Sudham Hall, Norwich. Third prize of £lO to Thomas Bond, Bridgewater, Somerset. Highly commended, James Farquharson, Langton House, Blandford. Commended, William Smith, Higher Hoopern, Exeter. CLASS 4. Devon Heifers, not exceeding four years old First prize of £25 to Walter Farthing, Stovey Court, So• mersetshire. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to John Walter of Bearwood, Berks. Third prize of £lO to John Bloomfield, Warham, Norfolk. Com mended, William Smith, Higher Hoopern, Exeter. Class 5. Devon Cows, above four years old.—First prize of £25 to William Heck, Ludham Hall, Norwich. Silver medal to the breeder, John Tapp, South Molton. Second prize of £l5. to William Smith, Higher Hoopern, Exeter. Third prize of £l5 to Walter Farthing, Stowey Court, Somerset. CLASS 6. Hereford Steers, not exceeding two years and six months old.--First prize of £2O to Edward Tanner, Hopton Castle, Salop. Silver Medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £lO to Henry Betteridge, East Hannay, Berks. CLASS 7. Hereford Steers, not exceeding three years and three months old.—First prize of £3O to Lewis Loyd, Monk's Orchard, Burry. Silver medal to the breeder, George Pete, Chadnor Court. Second prize of £2O to Robe . rt Wortley, Aylsham, Norfolk. Third prize of £lO to the Earl of Darnley. Highly commended, Major G. Hood, Windsor. Commended, James Marsh Read, Chel tenham. CLASS 8. Hereford Steers, or Oxen, above three years and three months old. First prize of £3O to William Heath, Ludham Hall, Norwich. Silver medal to the breeder, Lord Berwick (late.) Second prize of £2O to Aaron Pike, Tewkesbury. Third prize of £lO to Robert Wortley, ;Suffield Hall, Norfolk. Highly commended, James Marsh, Cheltenham. CLASS 9. Hereford Heifers, not exceeding four years old. First prize of £25 to Thimas Jones, Shrewsbury. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to Thomas Garrett, Shipston-on-Stowe, Warwick. Third prize of £lO to Aaron Pike, Tewkesbury. CLASS 10. Hereford Cows, above four years old. First prize of £25 to Henry Betteridge, Wantage. Silver medal to the breeder, Mrs. M. Coates. Second prize of £l5 to Arthur James Hereford. Third prize of £lO to Rees Williams, Bridgewater, Talgarth, Brecon. Class 11. Short-horned Steers, not exceeding two years and six months old.—First prize of £2O to James How, Broughton, Huntingdon. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £lO to the Earl of Aylesford. CLASS 12. Short-horned Steers, not exceeding three years and three months old.—First prize of £3O to J. and W. Martin, Aberdeen. Silver medal to the breeder, Alex. Aiken, Aberdeen. Second prize of £2O to Henry Green way, ;Hambrook, Bristot Third prize of £lO to G. S. Foijambe, Osberton Hall, Nottingham. Commended, Francis Foster, Biggleswade. CLASS 13. Short-horned Steers or Oxen, above three years and six months old.—First prize of £3O to William H. Bake; Cottesmore, Rutland. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £2O to Earl Spencer, Nor thampton. Third prize of £lO to Col. Pennant, M.P., Penrhyn Castle, Bangor. CLASS 14. Short-horned Heifers, not exceeding four years old.—First prize of £25 to the Earl of Radnor. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £l5 to the Earl of Hardwicke. Third prize of £lO to Frederick Stone ham, Crayford, Kent. CLASS 15. Short-horned Cows, above four years old.— First prize of £25 to William Aldworth, Abingdon. Silver medal to the breeder, Giles Brooks. Second Prize of £l5 to Ralph John Newton, Woodstock. Third prize of £lO to John Lynn, Stroxton, Grantham. CLASS 16. Sussex Steerf or Oxen, not exceeding 3 years old.—First prize of £2O to J. E. Hoasman, Arundal. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of „£lO to John Napper, Horsham. CLASS 17. Sussex Steers or Oxen, above 3 years old.— First prize of £25 to Thomas Barton, Hurstgreon, Sussex. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to Edward Cane, Lewes, Sussex. Third prize of £lO to John Shoosmith, Lewes. CLASS 18. Sussex Heifers, not exceeding 4 years old.— First prize of £2O to John Shoosmith, Lewes. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £l5 to Lee Steer°, Dorking. CLASS 19. Sussex Cows, above 4 years old. —First prize of £2O to John Ileaseman, Arundel ; silver modal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to Win. Butting, 'West minster-place, Sussex. CLASS 20. First prize of £l5 to Mrs. Bearo, North Wal sham, Norfolk ; silver medal to the breeder, Edmund Beare. CLASS 21. First prize of £l5 to Robert C. Cook, Suffolk ; silver modal to the breeder, William Harvey. Second prize, £lO, John Overman, Norfolk. CLASS 22. First prize of £lO to R. Chapman, Warwick ; silver medal to the breeder, John Godfrey CLASS 35. Fat Wether Sheep of the Leicester breed, one year old (under 23 months).—First prize of £2O, Lord Berners. Siver medal to to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5, Francis Jordan, Driffield, Yorkshire. Third prize of £5, William Brown, Holm, near Spalding, York. CLASS 36. Fat Wether Sheep of the Leicester breed, one year old (under 23 months), each sheep not to exceed 220 lbs. live weight.—First prize of £2O, Lord Berners. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5, Joseph Newman, Bedford. Third prize of £5, Christopher Brad shaw, Oakham, Rutland. CLASS 37. Fat Nether Sheep of the Cotswold breed, one year old (under 23 months). First prize of £2O, Charles Kearsey, Hereford. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5, John King Tombs, Sechlade, Glouces- tershire. Third prize of £5, John Walter Beerwood. CLASS 38. Fat Wethor Sheep of the Lincoln breed, ono year old (under 23 months). First prize of £2O. Henry Grantham, Lincoln. Silver modal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5, John Edwards, Kimbolton. Third prize of £5, William Greetham, Wragby, Lincoln. CLASS 39. Fat wether sheep of the Kentish or Romney Marsh, one year old (under 23 months). —First prize of £l5 to James Newport, Ashford, Kent. Silver medal to the breeder, W. Carter, Faversham. Second prize of £lO to Sir C. Honeywood, Ashford. CLASS 40. Fat wether long• woolled sheep, not being Leicesters, Cotsmolds, Lincoln; or Kentish, one year old (under 23 months). —First prize of £l5 to Joseph Newman, Harrowden, Bedford. Silver modal to the breeder, Ricb.d. Newman. Second prize of £lO to Frederick Street, liar rowden, Bedford. CLASS 41. Fat wether sheep of the South -Down breed, one year old (under 23 months).—First prize of £2O to Lord Sondes. Silver medal to the breeder—ditto. Second prize of .£lO to Lord Walsingham. Third prize to the Earl of Radnor. CLASS 42. Fat wother sheep of the South-Down breed, one year old (under 23 months), each sheep not to exceed 2001bs live weight.—First prize of £l5 to Lord Walsing ham. Silver medal to the breeder—ditto. Second prize of £lO to Hugh H. Penfold, Chichester. Third prize of £5 to Duke of Richmond. CLASS 43. Fat wether sheep, of the South-Down breed, two years old (above 23 and under 35 months). —First prize of £2O to the Earl of Radnor. Silver medal to the brewder—ditto. Second prizo of £lO to Lord Walsingham• Third prize of £5 to the Duke of Richmond. ULAss 44. Fat Wother Sheep of the Hampshire: or Wilt shire Down breed, 1 year old (under 23 months). —First prize of £2O to W. Bennett, Salisbury. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prizo of £l5 to Wm. B. Can ning, Devizes. Third prize of £5 to R. Russell, Dartford. CLASS 46. Fat Nether Shoop of the Oxfordshire breed, 1 year old (under 23 months).—First prize of £2O to the Duko of Marlborough. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £l5 to Samuel Druce, Eynsham, Oxford shire. Third prize of £5 to Thomas James, Bedford. CLASS 52. Pigs of any kind, not exceeding G months old. —First prize of £l5 to John Underwood, Oundle. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £lO to John Lynn, Stroxton, Grantham. Third prize of £5 to Chriso pher Pattie, Wiseton Grange, Bawtry. CLASS 53. Pigs of any breed, above 6 and not exceeding 9 months old.—First prize of £l5 to John Saunders, Bland ford. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize to John Kent, Goodwood. Third prize of £3 to Joint Coate, Blaudaord. CLASS 54. Pigs of any breed, above 9 and not exceeding 12 'months old.—First prize of £l5 to R. B. Cartwright, Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £lO to J. K. Tomb; Lechlade. Third prize of £5 to:l.John Lynn, Stroxton. CLASS 55. Pigs of any breed, above 12 and under 18 months old—First prize of £l5 to the Earl of Radnor. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £lO to John Kent, Goodwood. Third prize of £5 to John Under wood, Oundle. [We shall give the complete list in our late edition.] SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2 agst Lord Lyon (offered) • 4to 1 agst Student (taken) DERBY. 15 to 2 agst Lord Lyon (offered) Bto 1 agst Rustic (taken) 22 to 1 agst Auguste (offered) 28 to 1 agst Blue Riband (offered) 33 to 1 agst Stabber (taken) 50 to 1 agst Magician (offered-6G to 1 taken) BATTLE OP TOULOUSE. WAS WELLINGTON OR SOULT MOST TO BLAME FOR THE UNNECESSARY EFFUSION OF BLOOD IN THAT BATTLE, THE WAR HAVING BEEN VIRTUALLY AT AN END ? (From the last number of ;Votes and Queries.) In reply to an inquiry under the above heading, in a recent number of Notes and Queries, as to how Lord Wellington could justify Soult for having caused that sanguinary battle, I stated that Lord Wellington was most to blame, having been the aggressor, and aware that the allied Sovereigns had been then in Paris for about a fortnight, and that they had declared Napoleon dethroned and Loui s XVIII. Sovereign of France, the war ought there fore to have been considered as virtually at an end, this proclamation of the Allied Sovereigns from the capital of France having been regarded in the same light as if Napoleon had actually abdicated. There were various replies in Notes and Queries which I did not consider deserving of notice, as they were from anonymous writers, and did not question the correctness of my facts, but clung to the fact, that as the official notification of the abdication of Napoleon had not reached the hostile armies, then. preparing for battle at Toulouse, this proclamation was undeserving of notice and the thousands of lives thus sacrificed justifiable. I find, however, in a recent number of that •publication, a letter from Col. Ponsonby of the Guards, containing an extract from the papers of his father, the late Sir Frederick Ponsonby, in which it was stated " That he was the first who brought the intelligence of Napoleon's abdication to Lord Wellington, having preceded by some hours from Bordeaux Colonels Cooke and St. Simon, who were bearers of the official despatches to that effect." This extract from the papers of so distinguished an officer as Sir Frederick Ponsonby I consider de serving of notice, so far as regards my confirmation of all the facts therein contained, submitting at the same time that such facts do not at all disturb my views of the case—namely, that Lord Wellington having been aware of the proclamation, already al luded to, of the Allied Sovereigns as to the down fall of Napoleon, and the succession of Louis XVIII., ought to have considered the war as much at an end as when Napoleon was forced to abdicate, and that consequently the loss of life in that battle was un- necessary, it being improbable, if not impossible, after the destruction of the French army in the Russian campaign, and the invasion of France by the Allied Powers of Europe, north and south, the declarations in favour of Louis XVIII., and the general outcry for a termination of the war at Bor deaux and other cities and towns, that Napoleon could continue to govern that country. Even Napier, the historian of that war, whoi generally supported Wellington, admits this to have been " an unnecessary spilling of blood," one re-. giment alone, the gallant 42d, having lost four fifths of their number in their endeavour to retain one of Soult's fortified heights, after being over powered by numbers until supported by the 71st and 91st Regiment, which were also reduced to what he termed an extended line of skirmishers compared to what they had been in close contact at the com mencement of that sanguinary conflict—a conflict (in which, as I commanded a regiment, and was one of the sufferers from a musket ball that has never been extracted) I am not likely to forget—which, must justify my having a perfect recollection of all the facts connected with it, and my defence of Soult from the blame which has been cast upon him when he was not the aggressor, having only defended him-. self when attacked. His conduct had been, never, theless, and is still by many, so reprobated in this country from misrepresentations of these facts, that the late Lord Aberdeen expressed his surprise in the House of Lords how any Minister could be on amicable terms with a man capable of such a crime, This was noticed by Napier at the conclusion of his history, and how the Duke of Wellington was com pelled to defend Soult, but he did not go so far as to say that the severity of the expressions used by Lord Aberdeen were more applicable to himself than to Soult, or, as expressed by Horace in days of yore, " Mutat° nomine de to Fabula narrator." The foregoing proclamation could only be regarded by Napoleon and his followers as their coup de grace, and therefore more worthy of attention than the act of abdication which followed as a necessary conse quence, an act that could not be either expedited or retarded by the blood-stained laurels obtained on that occasion. There were, moreover, other important facts that should have operated upon the Duke's mind, and prevented this effusion of blood, namely, the ground being so wet in the valley, which was commanded by Soult's fortified heights as not to admit of the ar tillery required to make breaches, and the troops not being provided with ladders, which ought to have been looked upon as indispensable for success. The consequence was that all the attacks made under the Duke's immediate orders on the enemy's left failed with the loss of thousands of lives, and that if it had not been for the almost miraculous, success of the two divisions, 4th and 6th, detached under Beresford to the extreme right, a distance exceeding two miles (of which my regiment formed a part), this battle would not have been added to the Duke's glorious victories. HOW dearly it was purchased may be seen by the manner in which Napier describes certain regiments as reduced to their lines of skirmishers, compared to what they had been before the battle commenced. For the vain glory arising from laurels so dearly purchased it might have been justly observed, sic transit gloria mundi. Should the foregoing facts not, be questioned, no difference of opinion ought to exist as to whethez Wellington or Soult were most to blame for the blood shed at Toulouse, nor respecting the fact as to the result of that battle not having tended, in the slightest degree, to expedite the abdication of Napoleon, which followed, as a matter of course, the proclamation of his dethronement by the Allied Sovereigns and restoration of Louis XVIII., by whom, in conjunction with his Allies, not only France.but Europe, might have been justly consi dered as then governed. _ Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market rather quiet. Sales probably 7,000 bales. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH THREE VIOLENT As- SAULTS.-Mr. Robert Williams, of Studley House, Lark hall-lane, Clapham, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Elizabeth White, a young woman, and police constables Weeks, 339 A, and Hallcut, 179 C. After hearing evidence, Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner was a violent and dan gerous man, but would be taught better than to behave in such a violent manner in this country, whatever he might do in any other. Tho evidence was completely against him. Tho prisoner would be committed for a month for the assault on the young woman, and be fined 20s. or 14 days for each assault on the police. PRINCE ALF'RED.—His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived at Madeira on the 13th ult. on board the Racoon, which remained for eight days, and then left for Gibraltar. PRINCE CHRISTIAN OF HOLSTEIN.—His Serene Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein will, it is expected, close his visit to her Majesty and the royal family to-day or to-morrow, and leave Windsor Castle for the Continent. The prince and suite visited the quarters of the 2d Battalion Grenadier Guards at the Infantry Bar racks, Sheet-street, Windsor, on Friday. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff leave the Prussian Embassy on Carlton-house-terrace to-day, on a visit to Lord and Lady Henniker at their seat, Thornharn Hall, Suffolk. At the Leicester assizes on Saturday, a woman named Adkins was put upon her trial for murdering her son, a child four years old. She was destitute, and drowned the boy in a well. Tho jury rejected a plea of insanity, and found the prisoner guilty. She was sentenced to death. THE JAMAICA COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. he commission of inquiry into the affairs of Jamaica has now been appointed, and will consist, it is said, of Sir Henry Storks, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta ; Sir Edmund Head, and Mr. Lushington, of the Chancery bar, a son of Dr. Lushington, judge of the Admiralty Court. LADY CLERKS.—It would seem that the employ ment of women as clerks in the Government departments at Washington has proved a failure. In the Department of the Interior, the dismissal of all the female clerks is being effected as rapidly as possible, and it is understood that the Treasury Department, which employs the largest number of any, is about to adopt the same course. The services of women, instead of being more economical than those of men, are found to be more expensive. Individually their wages may be less, but, in the aggregate, they ac complish less labor than an equal number of men. It is alleged in Washington that the mania for extravagant dress is one of the principal drawba cks to the efficiency of the women at their duties in the departments. A lady writer in the Washington Chronicle comments severely upon this, remarking:—The employment of women in the Government departments is an experiment. It has not, thus far, been so complete a success as its friends could wish, and may possibly yet be pronounced a failure. The fault is chiefly all on our side of the house. Women per severe in carrying the drawing-room to the office. Unless this mistake can be corrected, the experiment must fail. A fixed rule of good breeding excludes the shop from the parlor. A man who lugs his business, habitually, into his social hours is always a bore ; and what should we think of one who went to his counting or consulting-room in the ball-dress of the previous evening ?It would certainly be better for humanity that all of this class of Government employs should starve at home than that they should cor rupt public morals, and lower the national standard of womanly delicacy by recognising their right to fill the honorable positions many of them occupy. I know that some, perhaps a majority, of these dress thus from misap- Prehending the situation. They fail to see the distinction between business and social life, and so drag the drawing room with them, with its coquetries, on to and into the office. A frightful attack of neuralgia in the face and mouth cured by a few doses of MontsoN's PILLS, the vege table universal medicine of the British College of Health, Euston-road, London, after other means had failed. Sold by the hy6cian agents and all =divine venders. 13& II 105 i 1 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Comm'. Cold, lira 1 Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O 21 23 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 675 695 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 11 - East Bassett (Illogan) 294 20 23 - Nast Caradon 2.14.a 9 10 - East Cam Brea 3l 55 6 - Nast Grenville 2.14.0 35 4 - East Gunnislake .. 8.3,6 1 1 - East Lovell 3.9.0 15 16 - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 4 - Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 66 5 7 4 Great L axey, limited all 21 22 211 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 1 14 - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist .1 4O 35 4. 314 - Grenville 8.18.0 l 45 - Herod's Foot .. 8.10.0 35 37 - Hingston Downs 5.10.6 51 6/ - Margaret (tiny Lelant 1&17.6 7 9 - Marke Valley 4.10.6 45 5 4 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, 11w 2} 25 15d - New Se con - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 I 11 N er o o r s T e W r 2..' : 7.1 1 . 3 6 - Pr vidence UnyLvlant 10.6.7 38 40 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 420 440 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 lf S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 276 324 - Stray Park 35.15.6 12 - Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and Cl, gan, Jim all 5 7 - West hassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (L skeard 9 10 12 - West Chiverton ll 77 82 - West Seton - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 85 90 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 24 28 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 4 6 - Wheal Seton -. Wheal Tielawney (Lis 7 19 20 eREFERENCE SHARKS Great Northern,l4 per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., 1021 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., 101 Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent., 52 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Northern 5 per cent., irred., 1074 Great Northern, Boston and Sleaford 4/ per cent., 90i Loudon and S.-Western 4., per cent., 93 7 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. South Staffordshire, 87 r()REIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9i k at) ta .nd San Franctaco gua. 7 per cent., 141 Dutch Rhenish, 24} tireat Luxembourg, 151 Ft atEIGN MINIM, St. John del Rey, lim., 50 BANKS. Alliance, lirn., Anglo Austrian, 81 1 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 131 Australasia, 70 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 24 Consolidated Bank, Um., 10* English Joint Stock, lira., 111.1 Imperial Ottoman. 15* * Land:Mortgage Bank of India, Um.. 4* London Rink of Mexico and S. America, Jim., 14j London and River Plate, 60 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 21 London Joint Stock, 601 1 Oriental Bank Corporation, Ili Union of Australia, au DOCKS. Southampton, COI MISCELLANEOUS. City of London Real Property, lim.. 4) Credit Fonder and MobiHer of England, 81 Egyptian Com and Trading, Um., 22 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. 11m., 6 1 Hong Kong an China Gas, 12 Imperial mercantile Credit A sso., lira., 71 Interational Land Credit, lim.. 6 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. Ib7o, issued 90, 821 Joint Stock Discount, lim., London Financial Association, lira , 20& London General Omnibus Company, lim., 31 National Discount (,ompany,:l7 North British Australasian, 51 Ocean M arine Insurance), 241 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 211 Royal Mail Steam. 1 , Oi South Australian Land, 31 Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., 41 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Dec. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Dec. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British pack et ...... Jan. 4. Ditto, by French packet . Dec. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.... Dec. 22 China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou thampton..Dec. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Dec. 13 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton ......Dec. 12. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Dec. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Dto. 12. Ditto, via Marseilles .. Dec 21 Mauritius, via Southampton 103 i i ITIES. Fiat Justitia ruat Calum. JOHN SCOTT LILLIE. Union Club, Nov. 28. CENSUS STATISTICS.—According to the census report for 186 0 , there were then established in the United. States over two millions and forty-four thousand farmers; the cities and villages were twenty-eight thousand, con taining a fraction less than five million of houses ; the manufactories were one hundred and forty thousand, while new machine shops l oom up in every direction in almost countless numbers. In the year 1810 the aggregate manufacturing values of certain specified articles amounted to $198,613,471, and in 1860 the value of the same branches of industry, according to the census tables, was $ 1 ,885,861,676 ; and allowing a moderate estimate for omissions and for non-return of minor establishments, they reach the enormous sum of two thousand millions of dollars, having been multiplied ten times within the fifty years endi s ng in in cre l a B s 6 e o d , f w o uhirl_sa _h t ud th_ a epo a p if ul;. o tiz h in tel have sanm within their boundaries an area of three and a quarter i millions of square miles, and a coast line b y river, ai ce, and Nigh ofenotcye_aent miles. twenty-nine th ous and three hundred an d twenty-eight The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle arrived in town on Friday from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings at Douingtun Park, Leicestershire. 10i 10 100 I 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 2 100 all ,Ou NO 1100 2 100 100 MEN 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 I"3} 31