The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-21 00:00:00

AtO:NEY MARKET AND COMMERC iAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TIV.P.,LVE O'CLOCK. t . The dem an d for discount accommodation con , ul ues on a rather active scale, but owing to the , ar ge supplies of capit a l on o ff er b ro k ers are willing to negotiate first class bills at I per cent. There Was no alteration in the foreign exchanges Yesterday afternoon. Since Saturday last the imports of specie have asaounted to £121,000, and the exports to £399,000. to be rep or t o f the Maritime Insurance Company, I be presented on the 31st inst., recommends a dividend of 2s per share, or at the rate of 6 per C ent. per annum on ten months' business. K ilte The Committee of the St oc k E xc h ange h ave ap d Tuesday next a special settling day in the shares of the Central Railway Company of Vene zuela for transactions entered into on and after the inth July, 1864 , b ut which are not to be marked in the official lists. The report of the Oriental Financial Corporation, dim e presented on t h e 27th inst., recommends a deud at th e rate of 8 per cent. per annum, Which, after writing o ff £l , OOO f rom t h e " prelimi arY expenses" of £lO,OOO, will leave £12,971 to be carried forward. The report of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, to be presented on the 30th inst., states that, although the available balance has been bused to £26,267 " by the provision which it has e en found necessary to make for expected losses atl ,:sing from f a il ures at Melbourne, " it will admit of Lae u sual rate of di v id en d (6 per cent. per annum), and the appropriation of £7,000 t o reserve , by w hi c h . that fund will be raised to £50,000. C The report of the English and Foreign Credit r n o - 1 3 any, to be presented on the 6th of February, st 'a'tes the available balance to be £5,836, and recom- Il lends a dividend of ss. per share, which will leave £2,839 to be carried forward. on The report o f th e B an k o f E gypt, to b e presente d the 3d of February, states the available total, 11e _! I lding a previo us b a l ance o f £6,272, t o b e £26 , 301 , m t , nu recommends a dividend at the rate of 10 per -ent • Per annu m , an d a b onus o f s s . per s h are, a b- Sor bing £12,500 and £2,500 respectively. The sum of £6,482 is to be appropriated to reserve, which thus be raised to £20,000, and £4,819 is to be carried forward. The report of the National Provincial Marine Insurance Company, to be presented on the Bth of Pebruary recommends the payment of interest at the rate of 6 per-cent. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cents. Rentes were 66f. 95c. Ileavy. The English Stock Market to-day has presented a heavy appearance, and a decline of about per cen.t• has taken place in Consols, the present quota tions being 89f ; a, for money, and 89/ for account. nosiness has been very dull, and the attendance of the members rather limited. Fo reign stocks have not materially alteted, and the number of dealings have been limited. Turkish 6 Per C ents., 1862, are 70+ 4 ; do. Consolides 49i 50i ; Mexican, 27 3 28 ; do. New, 262 ; Greek, 3 i ; Spanish Passive, i 33+ ; do. Certificates, pry 1i• ; Confederate 56 57 ; Egyptian Scrip, preen ' ; Danubian, ' 1 dis. ; Montevidean, 3 . 1 41 ; and Italian New Loan, prem. co nt 11 ti ue i 113 . itt ess in th e R a il way Sh are M ar k e t has to any d v erY inactive, and prices have not varied unPortaut extent. p re 7 4 .' 4( and M iscellaneous Shares are also dull at sh 1:011g quotations. City ale% are quoted 3 of Milan Improvement 1. I prem.. - BRITISII F UNDS —CLOSING PRICES. 3 ~,,,,, CiovERNMExT Puns. Dr ent. Consols B9 Do. Account, Feb. 9 • 88/ 3Per ceilt. it e d„, m - New 3 Per Ce ''.--- • 88i I nt .. . ..... . .. . ..... "e,1,47 2i per Cent. J n. 1894 — A Li°. 6 per C ent. Jan. 1873 — "kntnuit.ies, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 —llv. for 30exptre sth Aug -6 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — P.x 1. e 1 quer Bills, £l,OOO, Cper Cent —Pm 1_1 ( , ) ,. £5OO taro ' £lOO and .£2OO -- ''' 0 i n l d Stock, 51 per Cent i.).„ g an , 241 u. A ct g l and I‘ _ ..... 4_°l-kx GovßnxistEwr SECURITIES. .i.,"4131 Stock 101 per Cent., April 1 874 — ..., 0 A bo ...ccount.„, 5 per Coil. July, 1870 • 103-k E. Account DoDu• 4 Cent., Oct 1888 0. , Per ced Paper 4 per Cent Do.. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872; 5 4 Per Cet., May 1879 • „ • 4 per Cent, Aug. 1866 u4.),00.. I:ll4oialedrS,££ll , . o , 00000 trazilian 5 It . FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING — PR P : I CES. 118t1110 Bonds, 5 per Cent ............. . per Cent .. .... ... . . Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58260' Do. 1863 t Uenos Ayres 6 per f eat,' t ........ i -- R - 7 Do I per Cent. 0) f 11 ............. 6 - chiliau6per cen t .. eerred 3 Per e Colombian 6 per Cuba, 6 per Cent. Cent.... •▪ Do 5 per Cent, 184 Danish 3 per Cent. 825 • 4-kppoo 5 per Cent., 1 864 .. . ... ......: ..... paid --- ~ D • 6 per Cent., 1773-77, . .£25 . oUxblaisll. Pariidncipalities p,„,,laa_ ,X ......... . ................ ~.... .. . 'll3 -1)„",!: Me,.Consolidate ,d 1 per (dent.- t o.,..rrovisional Land Warrant VP t uol 7 per Cent ... . ,o.) Second Issue Do. xioo totids_.. .._._. pi j)° • . 1864 121n0. ''A er iP, £ 35 paid 13eirlee0unt r io e s A u Per Cents., •1824-5, ex Coupons —2. 13°D° ' lc eentlt . • ,' Coupons ...................................... _. Qu.l"ecount ................................... _ -. ' l°4l a per dnt. ........................ xtilit. 1839 and 150 ................. 4 ... ;Ety5 684 it '''''"' per Cent (Maremmana R -•eltican 3 per Cent. ................ ........ Di 1)t 186 i ... . ..... .. ........ - ° 6 per Cent. An glo - French................ ~g ° Scr ip, £53 paid 41)0 French S ' .... . 20 erip , Ex, 25f c ......... it°,llt.esv,ittan s,per Cent, £25 paid • ...... —Pm i, t 1 .1-Z ll , l o•rallerial 5 per Cent D ‘4 a' .............. o 2 pe°rae__. .. ......................... __ DI)o D e f,_ eve; ....................... __ ol' T • D o ..,anct WarrEt;Vt . (Hectares) : ,•• ... --- y° Debentures, 4 per Ct., April, ;o°`*". 13,, ~,,P0 do Aug., 1856 — D ° - i'..ati 4 -} per Cent. ,7 0 per Cent (ITribarren) — uoJo 41 per Cent., 1862 Account I)ortnguese 3 per Cent., 1.8.3 Do Account ......... . r. , ... . ... . ... ; ... 'fit ... DoDo 3 per Cent., 1 806, '7, '9, GO,, . ' . 3 .: Acc0unt.......,, .......; . .. .. . . i .. 91 Russian 5 per Cent., i i g l: l2 . •£ s t Do 44 per Cent., 1 .......... 1860 D o D 0 3 per Cent., 1859 862 8,1 ' uo 5 per Cent., 1 90 D o 1864 Do Scrip, .£ 6 b paid Sardinian 5 per C en t Do. Account `3Panish 3 per Ce n t _ Do Account _ D 0 w Deferred Do Ac Ne co un to Passiv e _ _ Do Account Pauish Cert. of Coup not funded 141 I - Do Account .............................. Swedish 4 per Cent: _ l'atltish G per Cent. 1854 90i 13,0 Account .. • .. P D -. " 0 C per Cent. 1858 o Account () £lOO Bonds .. ........................ • 7 2 ".,.,° a per Cent. 1862 _,,. r,uo Account .................................. ',• 17?. I t "e £ " 0 R onde . ~ Do 6 per Cent. 1'863 ~,31)0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent D 1:)o ° nezuela. 3 per Cent. ,°. Account . _,. .„-uo• 6 per Ceni,.1862 ,-"0 Account '' 6 per Cent .. . 1.84 'Jo. 11 per Cent n. Ddends on the above payable in London. iaa, tlian 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins -,,-"e'gtan, '4l per cent., Ex. 25f. - 4J litell 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Quil - t , 1210 . 4 per Cent. CertifLtes ' retch Itentes, 3 per Cent. ... ... Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 1)0, Account ns is TWO O'CLOCK . Coo •• Do• ticen-neY .ce_uLtit ............................. 891 ................................. 891 ,day. aCC OSI' , after' ~ ~~'``l~ 'rind 3ted W i y at 5 ss, gel CI xan der, Charles , s Cle# Priu ee sbo rtli to Der by tha es. ,ssog [l ied bf e J Lttend ft le o f ails o en ro'de re' sere th 1 ) 13" s c otti suP er i den t ° LOO O , d to 0 1 '` , aci be° . ea t ,tress mom i bts4 • c e resi 3 1t. . 0$ , co rn ga 0 1 moues° is r~jgat -P l3ce pi l >f o ° . i 0 0r , 1 814 alin e fi.oo ve a for t abO tl f if# ff te 11013' 00 0 0 5; the Ober ° chi e" o n ereb e s o Dr. C SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share! Railways, 13 1 Bir.. Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristel and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A 1A gets no div. till6p.e.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl: at. No. 2, Great North of Scotland Great Northern Da. A stock Do. B do Do. New, is. at 25 pml Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original , D S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newpor t Do. Hereford Lane i shire & Yorkshire LDndon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., She., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New . Mid and ... Do, Birmin & Derby Mid. Gt, W., Ireland) Do. 4 shares .: Mid Bent ...... No. th British Do. Ed., Pth Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle . . .. Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-18 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock u o. Scot, Mid. stick Rimws do Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West CornwAll W. Har tlepool Han& R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1341 130 81 soi 11 1021 1161 1.28 i 9} 61 714 104 31 79i I 80 52 3 874 Paid.' Closing i Business Price. done. 33 if 1211 BRITISH Pi Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, A, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Calcutta & 8. E., lim Ca e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Ben , zal, gu ' 5 do East lAiatt, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extension Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Prif. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 7 d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I 'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Elm ) gua. 5 per cent Di. 41 per cent Do ...... Great Wes. of Canada D,. New.. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. St do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua, 5 p.c Do. 4, do Do. 44 do Do. Filth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B N. It I.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde .... Do. Delhi Do. do t''t Do. Punjaub .520 Do.lndus St Flo " 91 93 130 131 ti 6i 32 34 , 16 17 87 8.1 106 It 8 47 48, 74 84 13.1 135 1531 151 130 32 91 93 co} 81 60 61 48 60 101 103 116 116; 81i 85i 109 110 37 39 1.!Of 121} 98 99 61} 62 1231 1274 21 21p, 138 i 139 ' 108 110 55 66 WI, 274 1141 115 73 74 1011 1051 38 39 1 124 p 9 10p 122 125 111 12 1 lip 79 8u 11 lli 138 142 43 45 (0 62 52 54 88 571 9 li 160 165 3 3 / 4 44p 110 113 Si) 41 75 78 ,SIONS. ISSR 57 69 100 101 Par 4f 6i ti 9; 75 6) 93 98 75 85 99 101 100 101 101 102 20 21 S 9 91 63 70 57 59 dl 66 55 57 St 54 47 50 28 SO 26 28 101 162 *1 ) par p 201 201 100 100 99 101 81 9 1t 11d 88 SO 8) E 2 1 06 d 99 101 9: 94 88 9t) 100 {lOO 2 100 100 60 62 3 5 82 81 99 100 9)i 1004 Id i 100 I.l p 94 97 57i 1001 101 1001 11 101 1001 , - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1672 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 95 97 -- D. , . sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 95 97 00. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 82 84 Do. 5p e. Inscribed ak 100 82 84 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 106 108 Do. do: 1890-1 100 107 1( 9 Do. Jan. & July, 1691 lOO 106 108 Ceylon, Nov. 1858, 6p. c 100 102 104 Do. 1878, do. 100 108 110 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. Iq7B Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. i 5 100 108 110 Natal gov. 6 per cent lOO 105 107 N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.&July 100 95 98 N. B.W. Gov. 5 p •c., 1866 00 97 99 99} Do. 5 p.c; 18 Ito 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 9! 91 921 3 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 Do. 6 per cent lOO 87 88 Nova ScAla Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 lf 0 96 98 971 Queensland Gov. 6p. a 100 101 102 1011 S. Aue.Gov. 6 p,c 1808-9 100 -- - Do. 1878 & upwards l' 0 105 107 Vie Gov. 6 p.c.7a & July 100 Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 1071 1031 1081 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Urn 1 i Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 32 33 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 „580 600 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 44 46 East Caradon 2.14.8 121 131 as Carn Brea 3.4.0 61 71 61 -- East Grenville 2.7.0 3* 3e East Loved 2.13.6 121 131 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 4 1 5 Gam. & StAubyn(Gwen. 601 6 8 4 Great L .xey, limited all 18 19 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 21 31 3 G. Wheal Vor (Heist ;o 40 331 314 Grenville 7.8.3 3/ 31 Herod's Foot 8.13 14 36 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 31 31 Margaret Lelant 91 6 8 Marke Valley 4.3.0 at a 4 ltiwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 1! ofs Nanglles New Se ton North Downs 32! 3 16 18 1 North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 3.10.6 / t North Wheel Crotty 2.8.0 21 2f - - Prosper United.... 7.1.6 3 3 ) Pr vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 32 34 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 20 25 Stray Park 30,17.6 144 154 Tin Croft 9 14 15 West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (L'skeard 9 7 8 West Chi verton ll 67 70 West Seton 471 209 210 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 974 1021 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 9 it Whea Ludoott 3.12.8 1 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 .13 15 Wheal Seton Wheal Ti elawney (Lis 7 18 20 Wheal Unim PREFERENCE SHAItE:3. Great Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. No. 2, 1051 Great orthern, 4i per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 101 Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref.. 1031 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stook, Ditto. 4i per cent., Blackburn pur., 98 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c , 4 per cent., 1858, 98 London and South-Western, 4i per cent., 991 8} South Eastern 5 per cent.. 1861;991 ChesterLardEllSolLyhEeAadB,-I)AT FIXED:RENTAL& Nort D h i e t r t n o, a S n p d e E r a ce s n te t r .. n ! Shrewsbury and ereford,ll32l 151 er cent., 531 Bahia and San FriettnellistojGfilliß4A.:lll:l---W7ApeYrS. cent., 15i Great Luxembourg, 12 , 1 i Otto man (Smyrna t o Aldin), 10i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 21a A ccizo n irt: g yi e i o o nulai: • :l l3 ed r ( m a t, anitl,i)ta. e a r :I I : i l l :di O s , limited,aß in l T 13 i 51 IN B S. Ang 1 o ldt4talantlel ad:hi,3ialnintnak.,..acnl dni e ..i aiBp1::::: ),:. Hind Ditto, issued at 2 pm., 261 Lon D do i n tto, Imperial Ottoman,new. C hartered l 3 i London looennr Londondon t R .:a : 110e t ai l l Kdou Moc ku rE,l46onlktfi Australia, 241 Merchant Bank!: lximmebin'aantsgellerg:9l7lrn ail orp-o.ratio.n.-11m 4 P N r e o w vi S n o c u la t l h u N a V n a k le i s n , g 4 c4 South Australia. 4 6 , , Union of Australia. 62i 3 Union of London, 524.4 London and St. Katharine D Ociis 72 a MISCELLANI,2OIIB. Commercial Union, Insurance, tq Credit Foncier and Mobilicr of Lngland, Crystal Palace. 34 Ditto, Preference. 110 Discount Corporation. 13i 11 Egyptian Com and Trading, lint, sft Electric Telegraph, 1121 English and Scottish Marine, Um., 5 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 7 7 Hudson's Bay, 16 Imperi..l Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 8 International Contract, 6i International Financial society, lim., 7f 7 Joint Stock Discount, lim., Ott London Financial Association, lim., 23f London General Omnibus Company, 3f Lon on Provincial Marine, 3} :National Discount Company, lim., 1511 National Provincial Martne, 2f Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 54 Quebrada Land, Rail , and Mining,., lira 3 Royal Mail Steam,"_96 Thames and Dieroey Marine (Insurance), Ilm., POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. SOUTH AMERICA. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CONFIDENTIAL CLERK CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLE MENT.—James Lothan Balcase, confidential clerk and cashier in the employ of Messrs. Morris and Co., tailors and army clothiers, of 50, Pall-mall, was charged before Mr. Knox with embezzling several sums of money, amounting to £B5, the moneys of his employers. _ _ Mr. Hake, of Friday-street, Cheapsido, appeared for tho prosecution. The prisoner, it appeared from Mr. Morris's evidence, had been carrying on a system of falsifying the amounts paid to the workmen, making it appear that they received larger sums than they actually did. Mr. Morris also stated that he had treated the prisoner with the greatest kindness, telling him that he could always have money when he re quired it, and also giving him money on different occa sions. Mr. Knox said the offence charged against the prisoner should not have been that of ewbezzlement, but larceny. The prisoner was remanded till Saturday next. WESTMINSTER. A PENSIONER'S MODE OF OBTAINING A LIVING.--Jolan Hayes, a tall, middle-aged man, with his right arm in a sling, and a pensioner from the 59th Regiment, was charged, in company with Ann Froud, with begging in Grosvenor row on the previous evening. A gentleman who had given tho prisoner in charge stepped forward and said he did not want to press the charge. He had been a soldier himself, and felt for the male prisoner, who appeared to have a correct discharge, with a pension. He did not wish to go on with this case, and he had only given them in charge from a sense of duty. Mr. Selfe said ho must hear more of it—there was a lot of money found on one of them. If the gentleman did not wish to prosecute he might withdraw at once. The gentleman then withdrew from the charge. Peter Smith, 163 B, said that about 7 o'clock on the pre vious evening he was in Grosvenor-row, when a gentleman came and gave the prisoners in charge for• begging. He went and stopped them, and told the man he was going to take them in charge. Prisoner said, "My wife, too ?" Witness said, " That is not your wife." The gentleman then said, " This man begged of me a few days ago, and I gave him ls. ; he now comes to my house and annoys me." When asked for his address he ) said he had been two days from the country; but Smith told him that was wrong, for he lived in Clifford's-row. Smith asked him how long he had been discharged from the army. He did not answer that, but said he had no pension. Witness said "Yes, you must have 6d. a-day with that discharge." Pri soner said, " Yes, I have 6d. a-day." Smith then said I shall report you to Major O'Brien for begging and being a pensioner. •He said he did not care. He drew his pension at Woolwich and not at Chelsea, where Major O'Brien was. The woman was searched and 3s. 6d. found on her besides other things when taken ; the man was rather under the influence of liquor.. The husband of the female prisoner was in court, and desired to be heard, and said he was sure his wife was not begging; he was an out-patient froln the Brompton Hos pital, and did not believe his wife begged. The woman denied the charge, and told tho same story she had at the station. _ _ _ Prisoner said he was very sorry for it. He was hard up, and had nothing to pay for a lodging ; some of the soldiers of Chelsea Barracks had given him a drop of beer. TUe woman was discharged, and Mr. Selfe told the man that if he came again there he would get more than he would care to have. Ho had no more business to beg, for there were several benevolent institutions, and if those failed there was the workhouse. If he came there again he would have the fullest penalty of the law imposed upon him. He was then discharged. THE SUN - , LONDON, SA TURDAY EVENING, JANUARY . 21, 1865. (Per French Mail Steamer, via Bordeaux.) BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 11. The Era arrived yesterday evening with papers from Uruguay to Friday. The four Brazilian gunboats began to bombard Paysandu on Tuesday morning (the 6th) at 4 o'clock; at 8 a.m. they had thrown 113 bombs into the town, and at 5 p.m. 700. At the same time Flores with 3,000 men attacked the place by land, but was gallantly repelled. The Spanish war vessel Wadrus, in concert with the French and English gunboats, notified Admiral Taman dare to stop the bombardment, which he did, " not at their request, but it being no longer necessary for the purpose of General Flores." Next day (the 7th inst.) the rebel guerillas recommenced the attack, and the Brazilians landed all their marines with several heavy guns. The latter captured the police barri cade, and several houses in the suburbs were sacked by the rebels, but the garrison recovered the barricade and expelled the enemy. Two ammunition waggons of the Brazilians blew up. The batteries of the garrison were disabled by the Brazilian fire, but after a couple of hours were again made serviceable. Leandro Gomez had two horses killed under him, and the mortality on all sides was great. Eighty rebel infantry passed over to the Government, On Thurs day morning the fighting continued, the mortality being then estimated thus :—Rebels, 600 ; garrison, 300 ; Brazil ians, 200. Every time that the rebels or Brazilians ap proached the batteries they were hurled back defiantly. Flores sent a second envoy, accompanied by the com manders of the French and English gunboats, to arrange a surrender, but the chiefs, Gomez and Piris, manfully refused. A body of 400 Brazilians had penetrated to the Plaza and seized several barricades, when they were crushed and scattered by a sally of the garrison. The town of Paysandu is reduced to a heap of ruins, and the surviving garrison is estimated at 700. The fighting on the 9th began with some brilliant sorties of the garri son, punishing the besiegers heavily. Flores had fired 300 shots from his three small pieces, and the artillery of the fort responded from various parts of the town. The rebels confess having lost several good officers, but count on being reinforced in a few days by General Netto, with 1,500 Brazilian filibusters. Waldino 17rquiza and Telmo Lopez surprised the rebel garrison in Salto, and recaptured the place. Fausto Aguilar had set out too late for its relief. General Saa, with 2,500 men, arrived at Arroyo Negro, on march, to relieve Pay sandu, if Gomez still holds out. Among the claims against the Brazilians for damages by the blockade, Messrs. Cabal and Williams demand three millions (£600,000). - . . It is said that the French consul prevented the Brazilian admiral from bombarding Paysandu. All the women and children have left that town. It is said that two officers and 12 soldiers of the garrison of Salto were killed after the surrender. The approach of a powerful Paraguayan army is confidently expected at once. The province of San Juan, where the recent gold disco veries were made, is still the centre of attraction, and hun dreds are crossing from Chili to explore the diggings. Ex perienced miners, However, there are none in the country, and we doubt very much until we get some from Australia or California, if any very important results will be arrived at. The rather unfavourable news from Europe by the last two packets, coupled with the political dangers which sur round us, has had an unfavourable effect on business. Wools and hides have fallen considerably, and trade is dull. Labour is at present very high, and hands scarce, owing to the works on the railways and the shearing of the flocks. Great fears are entertained that part of the wheat crop will be lost owing to the scarcity of reapers. We want labouring men in the River Plate ; 100,000 would find employment at most remunerative wages either in this or any of the ad joining provinces. It is hoped that the utmost exertions will be made in Europe to increase the emigration of labourers to this country, which offers every inducement to the sober, industrious, and persevering. The sales of Saladero ox and cow hides duringlthe last 15 days are 19,600 ox hides, at 384 reals to 344 reals. Last prices, 344 reals 601 b. guaranteed ; sales since Nov. 1 last, 20,600 hides; slaughtered, 12,000 hides, to make 8,000. No hides on sale. In Saladero tallow the sales are 440 pipes, at 141 reals. No stock. In Saladero horse hides no sales, no stock. Jerked Beef—Old stock, 10,000 qq. sold at 10 reals ; stock, 5,000 qq. New beef, 25,000 qq. sold at 12 reals; stock, 7,000 qq. In matadero ox and cow hides no sales, no stock. In Fabuca tallow, 400 bordalesas at $49, cur rency, old. Mares grease worth $35 to $354 currency, without cask. The total sales of dry ox and cow hides during the fortnight are 32,500 hides. The total stock of all classes remaining unsold, 164,000 hides. In American hides no sales. Prices nominal, at 31 reals, for 201 b. average for classified hides ; stock, 40,000 hides. In German hides the sales are 13,500 hides. Matadero ox, 49 reals for 2941 b. average ; matadero cow, 3,837 reals, 2241 b. average ; camp ox; 47 to 46 reals, for 381 b. ; camp cow, 37 reals, 2241 b. Stock, 10,000 classified hides. In Spanish, French, and Italian hides the sales are 19,000 hides; stock, 109,000 hides, 30 to 314 reals for light, 171 b. to 491 b., 34 and 33 reals Corrientes hides ; 38 to 36 reals Entre Rios ; 424 reals Pa raguay ; 34 reals Cordova. Specie declined sensibly to-day, owing to the great scarcity of paper. Patacons are dearer on time than for cash, which shows the true state of the market. The sale of national bonds at the reduced rate above quoted shows too clearly the scarcity of money also ; in fact, the paper currency in circulation is unequal to the demands of busi ness, and if the Bank claims any more paper without in troducing some other circulating medium the inconvenience will be increased. The rate of exchange on England is 494 to 49k.. To-day a number of first-class bills were negotiated at the latter rate. The wool-market continues in the most depressed state, and thousands of arrobas of wool are going into deposit. The buyers are holding off until the arrival of the packet, which ought to arrive on Monday or Tuesday next. On the morning of the 9th of December, the city of Buenos Ayres was awakened by an explosion louder than artillery, and comparable only to the sudden outburst of a volcano beneath our feet. The Retiro barrack was blown up ; 160 soldiers, dead or dying, were hurled into the air or buried under the ruins, and the shock was felt for half a mile round, smashing the windows as if the effect of an earthquake. Nor is this the only disaster ; news arrives of an alarming collision on the Western Railway, in which three persons have lost their lives and numbers injured. But the latter occurrence is almost forgotten in the awful details of the Retiro tragedy, while mangled limbs and headless trunks are carted off to the cemetery, and a line of carriages conveys the wounded to the various hospitals. THAMES A DOCKFULL OF PICKPOCKETs.—Richard Clynes, aged 15, John Dixon, 18, George Walker, 22, Frederick Church, 16, Walter Webb, 18, James King, 16, and Ann Richards, a vulgar-looking woman, 28, who was designated " the lady in black," were brought up on remand, before Mr. Paget, charged with picking pockets. Mr. John Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for Clynes, Mr. Nash, solicitor, for Church and Dixon. A few days since elephants, camels, and other animals, preceded by a band of music, were walking in procession through the streets of Poplar and Limehouse, to advertise a menagerie, then on show in Blackwall, and now exhibit ing on the Clare Hall Estate, in Stepney, near the Thames Police Court. Thousands congregated to witness the novel procession, and gangs of young pickpockets mustered in considerable force and robbed many persons. The sufferers were principally of the gentler sex, whose curiosity brought to the footpaths. The prisoners were all active in the work of plunder. Their raid was sudden and successful. Mrs. Honora Haggerty, of 3, St. Leonard's road, Bromley, was robbed by Clynes of a purse containing ls. 11d. only. The young scoundrel impudently put his hand under her clothes and dragged the purse out of her pocket. She caught hold of him by the collar, and as soon as she had done so Dixon pushed her by the neck and pushed him backwards. The fellow made use of foul lan guage, and said "Let him go." ,Walker, Church, and Webb pressed the woman and threw her down. Clynes ran away. Mrs. Haggarty tried to follow him. Tho other four prisoners then hustled her against some rails. She was exhausted, and gave up the pursuit. Mrs. Priscilla Clayton, wife of a bricklayer, of No. 188, High-street, Poplar, was robbed of her purse, containing £l9 I.os. in gold and silver, by Walker, who made a sudden jerk and got away. She endeavoured to pursue him, and a man put his arm out and stopped her. Walker ran into Robin Hood-lane, Poplar, with a cluster of lads. Mrs. Clayton followed up the gang, and when near the Britannia, opposite Limehouse, heard Richards say to King, "Who has got the lag ?" She lost sight of them, and soon afterwards saw Richards and Webb come out of the Britannia. Mrs. Martha Busby was robbed of a purse and £2 12s. in money. Mr. Edwin Gardner and Mr. William Halls saw the prisoners diving into ladies' pockets, A tradesman's wife and her daughter, both living in Rotherhithe, were both robbed of their purses, containing in the two £l3 17s. They could not identify any of the prisoners. Several handkerchiefs and brooches were also stolen. _ _ Mr. Paget said there are a large quantity of audacious pickpockets taking advantage of every unprotected woman. Two clear cases of robbery have been made out. On these the prisoners will be committed for trial. In the case of Mrs. Busby, for whose appearance a summons will issue, they are again remanded. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market opens quiet. Sales, probably 5,000 bales. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 100 to 6 agst Lord Uffington's nomination (t) 100 to 6 agst Mr. J. Jardine's nomination (off) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Haywood's nomination (t) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Croft's nomination (t) 25 to 1 agst Mt Spinks',nomination (off) 28 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's nomination (t) 30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Johnstone's nomination (t) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Jones's nomination (t) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bake's nomination (off) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Flornby's nomination (off) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Blundell's nomination (t) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Callendar's nomination (t) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 1 agst Liddington (offered) 10 to 1 agst Zambesi (taken) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Liddington (offered) 9to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 15 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) 20 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) SALE OF BREADALBANE AND BROOMIELAW. These two Derby favourites have been purchased by Mr. Henry Chaplin, for £ll,OOO. They will remain under Mr. I'Anson's charge at Malton.—Sporting Gazette. THE FRENCH ARMY.—The following is Sir Las celles Wraxall's account of that army which (as Lord Brougham said) has been so loyal to so many different sovereigns :—" There are in the French army, as in the nation, political parties, Orleanists, legitimists, and republicans. Bosquet was a Republican, and made his entire division vote against the decennial presidency; Pelissier was an Orleanist of the school of Marshal Bugeaud, while Marshal Macmahon is suspected of Legitimist ten dencies. But when rhonneur et la glorie de rarmee Franccdse are perilled, each becomes before all a Frenchman and a a soldier. Bosquet turned the tide of victory at the Alma, Pelissier stormed the Malakoff, Macmahon saved the empire and the Emperor at Magenta. In the excitement of war, politics disappear out of range, and the most equi vocal Caesar is blindly followed by the army so long as he is not personally a coward. Jests, irony, biting satire, epigrams, all are allowed, so long as the soldier does his duty—that is, remains staunch to his flag. On the morning of the Bth September, 1855, the bands played 'Partant pour la Syrie ;' the regiments did not stir, while rose from the ranks the melody, Allons, enfans de la patrie !' Louder grew the song : the band was infected, and returned from Syrie ' to 'la Patrie ;' the columns started, and the Mar seillaise and the band of death forced their way together through the suffocating powder smoke ; it was the knell of the Russian fortress." WITHDRAWAL OF THE BUILDERS' DISCHARGE NoTE.—Birmingham, Friday Evening.—.At a meet ing of the General Builders' Association, held here to-day, the trade was represented from 25 different towns, and the following resolution passed :—" That with a view to the settlement of the present difference in the trade, the master builders are willing to withdraw the notice they have given respecting the discharge note, and at once, through their association, to meet their men in order to settle all labour questions by the adoption of trade rules, and in case of any difference arising are willing to adopt a system of arbitration." The Press Laws in Prussia. The semi-official Nord-Deutsche Allgenteine Zeitung, the organ of Herr von Bismark, publishes the following caution to the Prussian press : " Considering the tone again adopted in the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies, and especially in the speech of Deputy Grabow on Monday last, it will not be superfluous to call attention to the judgment delivered in March last year by the Supreme Court with respect to the publication of objectively punishable expressions in Parliamentary pro ceedings. Section 38 of the Press Law of the 12th of May, 1851, orders that reports of the public sittings of both Chambers, so far as given in conformity with truth, are free from all responsibility. This :permission became the subject of great abuses on the part of the press, all and every reproduction of speeches and individual remarks made in Parliament being considered unconditionally allowed without risk of punishment. Certain jour nals reproduced under the heading and pretence of Parliamentary reports only an arbitrary selection of the speeches or remarks of individual deputies especially favourable to their party interests, without taking equal care to reprint the speeches made in their refutation. Again, some of the most obnoxious speeches partially containing objectively punishable matter were given textually, uncon nected with the report of the sitting, and afterwards printed separately. Finally, just the punishable expressions were quoted and repeated ad libitum in editorial articles of the paper. The Supreme Court has decided that all these abuses of the above section of the press law are inadmissible. The following principles are laid down in the judgment already alluded to, from which may be seen what is to be regarded as a truthful report of Parliamentary sittings :—A report of a matter is a plain historical statement of its progress. The object is simply to bring this progress into view. A report of a sitting of the Chamber is therefore only a plain state ment of facts occurring in the proceedings, and of the speeches made respecting them. It may be allowed even to reproduce the speeches in an abbreviated form. But the re presentation must in any case be both in form and contents of such a nature as to correspond to the character of a re port, and therefore simply to reproduce what has taken place either in its entirety or its main features. The reason and object of the law consist in affording to the country the possibility of following the public acts of the Deputies, and thereby obtaining full acquaintance of their speeches, but not in permitting the obnoxious contents of such speeches to be especially reproduced ad libitum. We think the edi tors of newspapers will do well to exercise the strictest care in observing these principles laid down by the highest legal authority. The Government - of the King will in any case be prepared to put an effective stop to any renewed at tempts at illegal use of the punishable expressions of indi vidual deputies." POLISH VICTIMS.- 4 ‘ A communication from Warsaw," says the Patrie, " announces the death of M. Lasocki, nephew of Count Walewski, ex-Minister of State. The deceased, a rich landowner, was a man of very moderate opinions and a declared adversary of the insurrec tion. It happened, however, in the course of last winter, that the police abused the right of illuminating houses on any anniversary or Russian fete. He felt a certain repug nance to join in such manifestations when so many Polish families were in mourning around him, and one day he re fused. He was immediately summoned before the Grand Master of Police, and was condemned for the offence to go and reside in a small town in the government of Benza at the very bottom of Russia. Some time since he wrote to his mother, and drew such a picture of what ho had to en dure that the old lady fainted on reading the l e tter, and soon after expired. M. Lasocki himself has now died from the privations to which he was reduced." THE BOMBAY MAIL. The Overland Mail, bringing journals and cor respondence to the following dates, reached London last evening :—Calcutta, December 21; Bombay, December 29. The Bengal Hurkaru of Dec. 21, publishes the following : In Oude there is a tempest in a teapot. When Lord Canning gave back to the Talookdars their estates, he in troduced a clause into their sannuds, by which the right of examining their title deeds was reserved to the Govern ment, should it hereafter deem such an investigation ad visable. This was done because it was suspected that many of the Talookdars had profited by the occasion, and the utter absence of anything like surveys or a settlement, to include within the boundaries of their estates many villages to which they had not the shadow of a claim• The Government has not felt itself strong enough to dea l with this matter up to the present time, although it has had it called to its recollection once or twice. Now, how ever, it will be taken in hand, and disposed of. Those who have acted fairly, and sent in proper returns of their estates, will have nothing to fear, but those who have taken advantage of a time of difficulty to jockey their poorer neighbours will have to disgorge their booty. From Cabul, there is news of a mysterious Russian Am bassador and his escort, and the Lahore Chronicle, usually well informed and careful, circulated the other day the startling piece of intelligence that, owing to the intrigues of the Muscovite, an insurrection had broken out at Yar kund, which had spread all down the northern slopes of the Himalayas as far as Lhassa. By advices from Assam we learn that the troops belong ing to the right column of the Bhooton Field Force crossed the Berhampooter on the Ist inst., and encamped at Kampta-kottah, the climate of which place is described as exceedingly delightful. The men appear quite hale and plucky, and eager to meet the enemy. The subjoined is extracted from the Bombay Gazette of Dec. 29 : One of our columns has taken Dhalimkote from the Bhootanees, who made a very gallant resistance. During the attack two officers were wounded and some 50 mon put hors de combat. An accident happened by the premature explosion of a shell in the mouth of a mortar, by which three officers and a few mon were killed. The following is an account of the taking of Dhalimkote by Brigadier-General Dunsford's column of the Bhootan Field Force, and is dated within the stronghold Dec. 8 : "I send off a few lines just to tell you, that we took this famous place the day before yesterday, not, I am sorry to say, without serious loss, the Bhooteas have fought with much more courage and resolution than we expected, and the fort being both naturally and artificially strong, and in a most commanding position. We were opposed nearly all the way up the hill, and could only proceed by a narrow, tortuous road, constantly exposed to showers of arrows and stones, both of which the Bhooteas threw with great force and precision. The column got close up to the fort without any serious loss, M‘Gregor, the brigade major, and Lough man, of the 18th Native Infantry, being the only wounded ; but there stood the fort before us, on a hill about 200 feet high, surrounded by a thick wall of about 20 feet elevation. We soon brought our small mortars into position, andwere getting on very well with the work, throwing shells and carcases into the fort at about a couple of hundred yards' range, when, from a fuse being too short cut, the shell burst in the muzzle of the mortar, and exploded a quantity of powder which poor Griffin was weighing out for the charges, and in an instant three officers—Griffin, Ander son, and Waller—and some artillerymen close by, were blown to atoms. This was a terrible catastrophe to the whole force, and had nearly been far worse, as our gallant and much-esteemed Brigadier-General Dumsford was within a yard of the group just before it occurred, having only that instant left poor Griffin to give some orders to Captain Perkins, of the Engineers. By this untoward calamity the force lost the services of three most excellent officers and seven men, and also one of their mortars, which became utterly unserviceable. With great difficulty, and after some delay, an Armstrong gun was brought up the hill, and soon placed in position and brought to play upon the confronting bastion, and, with a carcase, set fire to the buildings inside the fort. This the general thought an auspicous signal and time for an assault ; and having got the scaling ladders up, the storming party made a rush, and carried the place at once, the ! . Bhooteas bolting out on the opposite side. Dhalimkote is a fearfully strong place, and was not taken without several casualties, the general having had several men shot close to his side, and not a few narrow escapes. Our work is not completed yet, as we have one more fort to take, that of Dhurni Sing, said to be nearly as strong as this, but not in such a commanding and difficult posion. Our loss has been heavy, but, considering the im portant result, and the rapid way in which it was obtained, I do not think it disproportionate if we deduct those killed by the unfortunate explosion. Collins, of the Engineers, is wounded severely, both his legs having been broken by the explosion ; Macgregor, the general's brigade-major, slightly wounded on the scalp by a gun-shot ; and Lough nan, of the 18th N. 1., wounded by an arrow through the right arm. We have besides eight men killed and fifty-six wounded. We were at it from ten in the morning until six in the evening ; and you may imagine that we were not sorry when the affair was over and the fort in our pos_ session. We are not enamoured of hill and jungle warfare where the highest military skill and the best soldiers may be employed with comparatively inadequate results. We leave a garrison to hold this fort, and to-morrow or next day go on with our work." Bombay has determined upon having an International Exhibition, and a company has already been formed with a capital of £500,000. The promoters have applied to Go vernment for a grant of land and concession to carry out the undertaking. There is no doubt of its success. The :four Italian gentlemen so long kept in captivity by the Khan of Bokhara have been at length released, and have arrived in safety in their own country, Sir Hugh Rose, we are glad! to st ate, is rapidly pro gressing towards recovery.: The news brought by the English mail of the 18th ult., stating that Sir W. Mans field was to be the successor to Sir Hugh Rose, has given universal satisfaction on this side of India. Sir Chas. Trevelyan is expected positively to leave India for Europe in April. It is stated that it is intended to confer the honour of knighthood upon Gen. V. Eyre, C. 8., the hero of Arrah. There was a report the other day that the Nepaulese contemplated joining the Bhooteas, and that Sir Jung Ba hadoor had proceeded into the Terai on a hunting excur sion, in order to be at Rungpore when the ball should open. But Sir Jung has taken measures to remove any unplea sant impressions which such a report is likely to create. It is reported that a Thakoor related to the Maharajah of Gwalior lately tortured some men suspected of having committed theft, by compelling them to hold a hot iron bar in their hands, to make them confess. One of them has since died, and the attention of the authorities has been called to the fact. The Nawab of Moorshedabad, being dissatisfied with the amount of travelling expenses allowed him—XB,ooo—has abandoned his intention of proceeding to England. The prize committee have recommended that a third dis ribution of the Delhi prize-money should be made, at the rate of £2 Bs. a share. Mr. Donald F. M'Leod, C. 8., is, it is said, to be the new Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjaub. Colonel R. Taylor is expected to succeed Sir Herbert Edwardes as Commissioner of Uraballah. Sir Herbert will shortly leave for home. The Lieut.-Governor of Bengal will, it is believed, leave for England by the next steamer if sufficiently recovered, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—St. Elmo, for St. Michael's; Llewellyn, for Mar seilles; Mary Ann, for Dublin—all from London. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Inter national Financial Society to-day, the report, of which the following is an extract, was unanimously adopted The accounts show a net profit, after deducting all current expenses, of £103,808115. 2d. The directors recommend that this amount be appro priated at 5 per cent. asfollows per —ist' £37,500 to pay m ent of interest annum on the called-up capital, whereof one-half (or two shillings and six pence per share) was paid by way of interest on 2d.£37,500 to bonus of ss. with the half of the a bo v e payable , in Pace te cro r us e hn st atr n ie lw jtuolymlaate a total dividend of 7s. 6d. per goeftiiera payment of 10 per cent. income tax. 3d. £5,428 4 s . 9d. in conformity with clause No. 25 per a ro R r a e en , sne b rl e ivm ii: , g Ff a ur altogether o e of the Articles of Association, raising the total amount of this fund to £23,429 4s. 2d. This, after deducting the necessary amount for income tax, will leave a balance of £20,919 lls. 11d. to be carried forward to new account. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 20.—The Peruvian screw cor vette America, Captain J. Pardo de Zela, arrived here this afternoon from Nantes. She is the companion ship of the Peruvian corvette Union, which arrived here on Tuesday last. The America is 1,600 tons burthen, and carries a heavy armament, similar to that of the Union. She has been brought over from France by a French crew hired only for the voyage across, and is in charge of a pilot. Her future crew will be made up from the men on board the Union, who loudly cheered the America as she steamed into the Sound. More seamen are volunteering to join the expedition at this port. Her Majesty's ship Virago arrived here from Bermuda to-night. A New York actor sums up his labours on the recent Thanksgiving -day as follows :—Commences at 10i a.m. ; concludes at 10 p.m. ; speaks 2,010 lines ; has twelve ordinary struggles, six death struggles, six tumbles, six severe falls, six climbs of the storm- s h a tt ere d roc k, s i x ter rible descents tlierefrow, no turkey, and ver y little fame. MARKETS—This Day, COVENT GARDEN. Fair average supplies of produce are on oiler, and the trade rules steady, at the annexed rates : YRUIT. s. d. 8. d. 5. d. 5 d Pine apples 8 oto 10 0 Ma, berries,pr pt 0 otc 0 0 Foreign do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 6 Grapes,per lb 5 oto 10 0 , Foreign ditto, puno o to 0 0 Foreign do 1 oto 2 6 Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 0 &Felons .... Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 ; Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 2 oto 3 01, Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..4 oto 8 0 ; Peaches, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6to 7 0 ' Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberries hf sveo oto 0 0' Plums, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 Damsons, pr d 0... 0 oto U 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 4 oto 5 01 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz 1 3to 2 6; Horseradish, pdo 0 9to 2 0 Bld ditto 2 oto 3 6! Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 1 3to 2 6 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto I C Cauliflowers, pdz 2 oto 3 6 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli 0 10 to 1 3 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 0 tollo 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr cwt 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory.. 0 oto 0 C Garlic, per lb Borrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, h.- sv. 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. h.s, 2 6to 4 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz ban 2 6to 4 6 Rhubarb, per bun 1 oto 1 6 Spinach 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Brussels sprouts 1 610 3 0, Seakale, per bun. 2 oto 3 6 POULTRY. Turkeys, 3s Od to 12s Od ; geese, 4s Od to 8s Od each ,• goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 4s Od ; ducklings, 5s Od to 6s Od ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 10d to is 3d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os bid each ; Surrey fowl s , 8s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 5s 6d to s 6d ; barn door fowls, 3s Od to 8s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; ptarmigan, is Od to is 3d each ; pheasants, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; partridges, is Od to is 9d; woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; snipes, Os 9d to is Od ; teal, is 6d to Os Od ; wild ducks, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; widgeons, is Od to is 6d ; plovers, Os 6d to is Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is 4d to is 5d ; English, is 5d to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 12s Od to 15s Od ; French do., 9s Od to lls Od per 100 ; leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os Od ; eels, Os 8d to is Od ; prawns, Os Od ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and hali but, 6d per lb ; turbots, 5s Od to 25s Od ; cod, 4s Od to 21s Od ; brills, 2s 6d to Gs Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mul lets Os 6d to is Od ; lobsters, 2s Od to 5s Od ; crabs, 2s Od to is 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Os Od to Os Od each ; soles, Os 3d to is 6d per pair; common oysters, 18s Od to GOs Od; natives, 90s Od to —s Od per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to 6s Od ; haddocks, 9s Od to 30s Od ; smelts Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel,' Os Od to Os Od per 120 ; fresh herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 120 ; bloaters, Os Od to Os Od per 100; carp and tench, Os Od to Os Od per brace. CANADA. - .0.- - MONTREAL, JAN. 10. Federal troops have been ordered to Rouse's Point and Morris Junction to enforce the passport regulation, and send back into Canada all persons not provided with passports. The: Leader opposes retaliation. Travelling and the trains we s t o f T oronto are • i a s lm n o e s a t rl e y m sus p suspended, The Court has not decided to try the raiders on the merits of the evidence. The judge's decision on Saturday was that it did not require a special warrant from the Go vernor-General to arraign parties for a crime committed within the United States' territory. The army of General Thomas is preparing to sweep through Mississippi and Alabama, and to capture Mont gomery, Mobile, Selina, and Columbus, while. Sherman operates in Georgia and North Carolina. NEWPORT. Beef, frem 3s Od to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, as 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Blbs, by the carcase. WHITtCHAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, Os Od to Os Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. BREAD, The price of wheaten bread' in the metropolis are from 614 to 7d, of household do., 5d to fid per 4lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2fd to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to &id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4id ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 9s Od to lOs Od ; calf-skins, light, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; full, Gs 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, 12s 6d to 168 Od ; half-breds, 10s Od to 12s Od ; Downs, 78 3d to 9s Od; lambs, Os Od to Os Od. `HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £1 lOs to £6 lOs; clover, .£5 10s to £6 10s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. Trade firm. • CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £6 lOs ; clover, £5 10s to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. An active demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £6 lOs ; clover, £5 10s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 88 to £1 12s per load. Trade steady. COAL MARE Price per ton at the s. d. :ET, JAN. 20. close of the market. Byass's Bebside West s. d. Walls End Haswell 19 0 T unstall Walls End Riddell 15 9 Walls End Harton Braddylls Hetton l7 3 Hartlepool Hastings Hartley l7 3 Walls End Gosforth 15 9 North Pelton Gas-- 15 0 Eden Main Walls End Byron 16 0 West Lambton l7 0 Hartley l7 3 Cowpen Hartley Lambert's W. Hartley 17 0 Walker Primrose l4 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting 22 0 Kelloe South Kelloe Heugh Hall l7 6 East Hartlepool Walls End Hetton Cassop Ships at market. 128 ; sold, 79. Alleged Infringement of the Foreign Enlist• ment Act. Miguel Grao, commander of the Peruvian screw cor vette man of war Union, at present lying in the English Channel, was brought up yesterday by Superintendent Brandon, of the Kent County Constabulary, before Mr. Thomas Horn Fleet, at the Sessions House, Dartford. charged on a warrant with enlisting British subjects for service under the Peruvian Government, at Greenhithe, in the parish of Swansconibe, on Dec. 28, 1864. Mr. Freeman attended to prosecute, and Mr. T. Salter, barrister, defended the prisoner, instructed by Mr. Sharpe, on behalf of the Peruvian Government. The Peruvian Consul stood by the prisoner during the examination, and communicated the preceedings to him in his own language. Mr. Freeman stated that the prisoner had been enlisting, by signed articles, a number of British subjects for a term of two years, to serve on board any war vessel in any arsenal or dockyard belonging to the Peruvian Government. Mr. Salter said the Peruvian Government had identified itself with the case and determined to defend the prisoner, who had been illegally arrested. The case was one of great in ternational importance, and if the prisoner's vessel was de tained in the Channel the parties concerned would incur a great responsibility. It appeared the information was laid by a Mr. Crapes, but the prosecuting counsel declined to give any information as to who he was, beyond the assur ance that he was a man of responsible moans. Goodwin Beckenham, a coal trimmer; living at 40, Queen-street, Gravesend, said—l was applied to on Dec. 28 last by Mr. Chas. Brown, of Gravesend, to become a stoker on board the Peruvian corvette Union, commanded by the prisoner . I went on board, and after being examined by the chief engineer, who was an Englishman, I was accepted as eligi ble and was handed dome printed articles, which I read and signed, the prisoner telling me I must be on board next morning, and that I should?not be allowed to go on shore after I once went on board. I joined the ship on Friday, Dec. 30, when I was handed over to the chief engineer and seat below to work as a stoker. We wero very cruelly treated on board, and a few of us resolved to leave. There were 70 or 80 men on board, about half of whom were Eng lishmen, and I was treated like the rest. The food was not sufficient, and we had no bedding or bed clothes. Sun day night (two days after I joined) was fixed for leaving the ship, and a waterman's boat came alongside for the purpose. Myself, another stoker named Peen, and the first fireman, named Sullivan, got into the boat, when the second lieutenant came on deck, and, with drawn cutlass, insisted on us going on deck. We refused to leave the boat, but the quartermaster:and other assistance being pro cured, we found resistance .utterly hopeless, and went on the quarter-deck, when the second lieutenant ordered us up to the rigging. In vain we protested we should fall, as we were not sailors. We were compelled to go up, I be ing placed on the maintop and Peen on the second top. It was freezing hard, but we were left there from seven at night untiL half-past four next morning. We were after wards dismissed and loft the vessel. The Union is a man-of war, with 14 large guns (seven on each side), with several smaller brass guns in other parts of the vessel. There were loud complaints of the treatment on board, and a large number of English were anxious to leave, but could not get away. In cross-examination by Mr. Salter, the witness said—l came here at the instigation of Mr. Smith, a police officer in court, who has paid my railway expenses, but given me no money. Except the solicitor for the prosecution I have not seen any one. James Peen said — I am also a coal trimmer, living at Gravesend, and, like the last witness, am a British subject. I went on board three weeks ago, and signed articles in London—not in the presence of the prisoner. I never saw, and don't know, either Mr. Piesse or Mr. Crapes. Mr. Freeman submitted there had been sufficient evidence adduced to justify him in asking for a remand. Mr. Salter said—l object to a remand, and am instructed by the Peruvian Government to ask for the immediate discharge of the prisoner. The Foreign En listment Act does not and never was intended to appl , 3; in such cases as this. This Act can only be invo ke where two nations are in actual warfare, and there is no war as yet between Peru and S e p i t .u tin v . hth Earl Russell has received a despatch from t he 3osp is have Get vernment, and the arrangements therein prof but charac terise sanction of the Foreign Office. prisoner had left Plymouth and w i a t when he was arrested these proceedings as harsh saonnd y i n is cAl w l n e y d t f o or p . ay T h h is e respects to the Admiral of the Po The arre st was totally by Superintendent Brautoant• the pream ble of the Fo illegal. Mr. Fleet said that otfh,avtar.thenAbecteaarielefearrqeduetso lfiosit.mseein. the Union could tion whether, under c re o i n g t n rac E ts n vessel of war within the meaning of not be regarded as instances, e consent of t' h 411 • 'the became a ques ion w the case of her Majesty. service inc t t h e vset circumstances, the i n t me-office would have sanctioned these the Act, which forbaadvecenlistm.ents without th Union the °' d to. At the same time the magistrate b e should scarcely be justified in detaining pri sonerthought the evidence given. the signed contracts had on enlistments if applied been produced he might have been induced to act other „.ise. Mr. Freeman said he could furnish additional evi dence as to the enlisting to the same purport as now given, and would give notice for the printed articles or contracts to be produced. Mr. Salter said he might give what notice he pleased ; but no signed or printed contract would be forthcoming. Mr. Fleet said that unless different and more complete evidence was forthcoming, he should have to dis charge the prisoner, which he ultimately did. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. Human Sacrifices at Dahomey. The Moniteur of yesterday publishes a letter from Whydah which supplies details respecting the festi val of human sacrifices recently held at Abomey, the capital of Dahomey, before the King and in presence of all his court and great dignitaries of State. The letter says'.— " The h orr ibl e scenes we are about to describe took place in a country which maintains active relations with Euro peans, and notwithstanding continued protests from France, England, and many other Powers. "Dahomey, situated in the maritime parts of the Niger country, on the Slave Coast, to the east of the Bight of Benin, is one of the most extensive and richest States o Africa. The French, English, and Portuguese, and several other nations have factories in it, which are nearly all established at Whydah, the most important port of the kingdom. " The King, having announced to the people that in a short time, to honour the names of Agongero his ancestor, and King Gezo his father, 40 prisoners belonging to the rebel tribe of the Akankas would be immolated on the market-place at Abomey, with the usual ceremony ; three days afterwards he decided that this barbarous deed should be accomplished one hour before sunrise. Many Europeans, who were in the town, had an audience of the Monarch, and implored him to give up the horrible sacrifice. The King declared that he could not suppress the national fes tival, but that in consideration for the foreigners he con sented to reduce the number of the victims to 12. " On the eve of the sacrifice he went to a great shed, under which the 40 prisoners were secured to posts. He gave an order that 28 should be released, and that they should be taken back to their prison, and then addressed himself to the 12 others In order to announce to them that next morning, in expiation of the crimes committed by the chief of their tribe, and to satisfy the shade of his father, and of his ancestor, they would be decapitated before the assembled people. The unfortunate men heard the royal speech with the utmost indifference. The King added that two of them would be executed with his own hand, and then retired. "A short time afterwards arrived Prince Rocu-Sau, the King's brother. Ile chose two of the prisoners, announced to them that they had been selected to be despatched by his brother, but in order to be admitted to such an honour it was necessary to purify their crime-stained bodies, and and that they must pass the night in the great fetish temple, prostrated before the idols. " On the next day the prisoners were led to the market place, their hands bound behind their backs. The King presided at the ceremony, seated on a large ivory throne, surrounded by his court, the great dignitaries of the king dom and the Ministry. On the centre of the place was a large silver vessel intended to receive the blood of the victims. " When the hour had come the King advanced, took avery thin steel sabre, and depressed the heads of the two prisoners he was about to immolate. These poor wretches, on the order given to them, were placed at the edge of the vessel which was about to catch their blood. At the conclusion of the first execution the crowd uttered enthusiastic shouts of applause for full five minutes, after which the King re sumed his seat on the throne. The other 10 prisoners were executed by the great fetish man, or high priest, who picked up each victim's head and showed it to the people, whilst they uttered ferocious yells. When all was over the popu lace fell upon the bodies of the unfortunate victims, which they cut into pieces and then drank their blood. The King retired in great pomp, and caused the 12 heads to be fixed on the walls of his palace. "These monstrous scenes occur three or four times a year, and this in the 19th century ! Unfortunately, human sacri fices are not confined to the kingdom of Dahomey. They take place also very frequently in the kingdom of .Aheokuta, Ashantee, and Benin, also situated in Africa, and in the same region as Dahomey." Metropolitan Board of Works. This board held its usual weekly meeting yesterday, at the offices in Spring-gardens. The President, J. Thwaites, Esq., took the chair at 12 o'clock. FINANCES. The cash statement for the current week shows a total general balance of £419,310 Os. 4d. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. A report was brought up from the Works and Improve ments Committee, recommending that the board do contri bute £3,030, being oue-half of the cost of a further improve ment to be carried out by the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London in connexion with the widening of Newgate-street, by setting back the houses Nos. 71 and 72, as shown on the plan submitted to the committee, at a cost of £6,060, independent of professional charges; and such contribution be paid to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London on a certificate from the architect of this board of the completion of the work. _ _ Mr. SAVAGE moved the adoption of the report, and after some discussion it was adopted. After some further discussion, the following contribu tions to improvements were sanctioned :- 1. That the board do contribute £5OO, being one-half of the cost of an improvement to be carriedlout by the Commis sioners of Sewers of the City of London in connexion with the widening of Leadenhall-street and St. Mary Axe, as shown on the plan submitted to the committee, at a cost of £l,OOO, independent of professional charges ; and that such contribution be paid to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London on a certificate from the architect of this Board of the completion of the work. 2. That the Board do contribute £616 108., being one half of the cost of the improvement carried out by the Lime house District Board of Works by setting back the premises Nos. 98, 99, and 100, and the removal of a projection at Eagle Wharf, High-street, Wapping, at a cost of £1,233, independent of professional charges; and that such contri bution be paid to the Limehouse District Board of Works. 3. That on the vestry of Chelsea agreeing to contribute the sum of £lOO towards the cost of setting back the pre mises No. 29, Queen's-road West, Chelsea, estimated at £2OO, the Board do put in force the provisions of the 74th section of the Metropolis Management Amendment Act, 1862, with relation to the setting back of such premises and do pay the difference of the cost of such improvement —viz., £lOO. After the disposal of the routine business, the Board ad- jotumed. THE HOLYHEAD LIFEBOAT. —Yesterday a special meeting of the committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was held at its house, John-street, Adolphi, Captain Sir E. Parrott, Bart., vice-president, in the chair. A grant of £4O was made in aid of the funds now raising for the widow and three young children of the izi poor man who perished by the capsng' o f the Holyhead lifeboat, on Saturday last , when the boat, manned by 15 t w s h u e d n de t n h l e y men, put off during a furious storm to the help of the atibleuiiicauo thus :.nd 8 i' brokeorshort-handed, a t u l n i e e d po, o e c a l clamp m p of her schooner Henry Holman, of Plymouth, eaonnvddeoruhthserewlcienredwanodf eight men. After four of the lifeboat-men had boarded the vessel, and had taken shoes of safety, the lifeboat galewas returning increased mainmast, ua i set,d thfero boat n it ht which eofjaol causedilnotff action the leo o mast fartdh, t e o w h thr a ee n ni n g t t. . and brought eward self-rightedc p r t' e e w k e d u p at great risk, t t o o ,i z t acieisawt.khaneilvisilihttlhile.ilfgll:effbreolbOsutititohtofef i th ln ift m etrhyn e g d naNi i lv a tlite t nt e ur l ett y l aut. ; five others were left haustion. unhappily perished from ex- THEOXFORD DRAMATIC CLUB.—The tenth annual ball of this celebrated amateur dramatic society took place on 'Tuesday About aevening, at Willi s ' s ooms, King-street, St. James's. botltloo r of their friends were present, and danc ing was kept up until a very early hour, to the strains of Jewell's c e l e b ra t e d b and. SPRING CIRCUITS, 1865.—Norfolk, the Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Williams ; Home, the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Baron Bramwell ; Western, Mr. Justice Crompton and Mr. Baron Channell ; Midland, Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Justice Willes; Oxford, Mr. Justice Keat ing and Mr. Baron Pigott ; Northern, Mr. Justice Mellor and Mr. Justice Shoe ; North Wales, Mr. Justice Byles South Wales, Mr. Justice Blackburn. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—A meeting of this society will be held on Monday, Jan. 23, at half-past eight p.m., at Burlington House—Sir IL I. Murchison, K.C.8., president, in the chair. The following paper Nyill be read :—" Exploration of the North Pole, by Captain Sherard Osborn, C. 8., R.N. FATAL FALL DOWN A SAW-PIT.-011 WedlleSdaY an inquest was held in Felix-street, Bethnal-green , as m the death of John Seddon, aged 66 years, who died fr? injuries received by falling down a aaw-pit. Vey' "Accidental Death." rot