The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-09 00:00:00

WEONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the discount market to-day the demand is rather more active, and the rates show continued firmness, 5i per cent. being the lowest quotation at which the best three months' bills can be negotiated. About £20,000 in sovereigns was sent into the Bank of England yesterday, £300,000 was with drawn for Brazil, and £48,000 in bar gold for the continent. The National Provincial Bank of England have made arrangements for the opening of branches at Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead on Monday next. A prospectus has appeared for the conversion of the old-established bank of Messrs. Charles Laffitte and Co., of Paris, into a joint-stock association, entitled " Charles Laffitte and Company." It is proposed to extend the business to this country and elsewhere, and upon an enlarged scale to carry on operations connected with banking and mercantile affairs. , Mr. Charles Laffitte is to be the chairman of the company, and the capital required is £3,000,000, the first issue to consist of half the amount in shares of £2O each. The undertaking has been favourably received, and the shares are already quoted 2 premium. The movements of the precious metals during the past week have been on a less extensive scale as regards the imports, which have only amounted to £162,410. The exports, however, owing to remit tances to the Brazils and the Continent, have been to the extent of £536,790. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 80c. Flat. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 63! 4 ; Erie, 57i 58 ; and Illinois, 81i 82. All the Stock Exchange markets are dull and depressed. Little speculation has taken place to day,. and very few investments are recorded in the official lists. Consols have closed lower, viz., at 87i for transfer, and at 87i for the 9th prox. Several transactions have been completed in the New Threes and Reduced Annuities. In the Foreign Stock Market there has been very little animation. Turkish Consolides have im proved i to 47k 48 ; Greek Bonds,l to 16 k ; while Spanish Passive have declined 1 to 27k I-, and the Italian Loan, 1861, k to 64k /. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain very quiet. London Joint Stock are dealtin at 11/ ; Metro politan and Provincial, at 18+ ; Bank of Australia, at 54k ; Hudson Bay Company, at 15k 16 and Overend Gurney, and Co., at 21k j ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Consolidated Bonds are quoted 1 prem. ; Colonial Company, /11 prem. ; Bank of Turkey 1} 2 prem. ; Convention Bonds London Bank of Mexico, 65 70 ; Commercial Com pany of Africa, / 11 prem. ; the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (old) shares, 3f 3f prem. ; ex all and the new issue, 3f 3f prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf Company (Limited) shares, 1 1i prem. ; the London Steam Towing Company, 3/ 11 Prem. ; the American Oil Wells Trading Company, 1 dis. par; Charles Laffitte and Co., 1k 2 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been. Very dull, and a further decline has taken place in Prices. Brighton have receded 155., and Great Eastern 10s.,and Great Western and Metropolitan each ss. The Foreign and Col onial lines are flat at barely former rates. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Jan. 9 8 per Cent. Reduced B6l ,„Xew 3 per Cent B7 6i 4 ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 x d Do. 5 per Ceut. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs l3 13-16 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — txchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. March. Juno. Do. £5OO — 3 dis Do £lOO and £200 Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lOB Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. knstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 B razilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do. Scrip, £25 paid B uenos Ayres 6 per Cent , Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) % , hilian 41 per Cent n Do. 3 per Cent n " o lombian 6 per Cent. kAlba, 6 per Cent. banish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent, 1863 — per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — - uanubian Principalities Do Account ,tador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — , 0., Provision a l Land W arran t — E - YPtian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds 921 Do. 1864 9ll 4 .10 £lOO Bonds sway r eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons 4 1) 0. Account ll atemala 5 per Cent. 13 „ 0 £B6 paid — h."O 1839 and 1850 _ ,an 5 per Cent, 1865 . n •" 0. Account 4 ; 0 . Maremmana Railway ~ 1;0 Scrip, £671 paid — ) 4 70 5 per Cent., 1864 — ' h zlcan 3 per Cent " 0 . Account Do 1864 — 1 -)o 6 pe r Cent. Anglo-French mue French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — 4 1 -- 0 ) atevi d e a n 6;per Cent., £3O paid V e rish Imperial 5 per Cent . " 6 'V . Granada — Do 2 per Cent — "-',O Deferred jr,) '-' 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) ° l .,' 6 per Cent, 1864 p 4 ' o Guaranteed, 4 per Cent oruvia n 41 per Cent Do. Account Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — D O 41 per Cent., 1862 " 4/0 11„Account Puguese 3 per Cent., 1853 - 7' 13 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 11„"). Account " n B sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — h —O 4 i per Cent. 1850 ii . `' 3 4i per Cent., 1860 - 1 ) ° 3 pel Cent. 1859 b o 5 per Cent. 1862 et„b'illian 5 per 6 per Cent Cent. 1864 • e ° . - . h 811 t 3 per Account Cent Detto account ° New Deferred — h o Account — 1)'0 Passive itl e ,,, Account „ .}37, 8 11 Cert. of Coup not funded — e1,,,-- Account l4l , s elsh 4 p er C en t. — kitt: 4- i per Cent. 1864 ash 6 per Cent. 1854 D° Account — ti t) 6 per C on t. 1858 13„ . " Account 72 N £lOO Bonds — b o ' l i per Cent — Do" Pc ounter Cent. 1862 - 711 1 2 b Aco '9 O O Bonds 7li 1 2 D o 6 Per Cent.,1863 — b o ," Per Cent. 1865 D o "eriP, X. 35 paid b Account versel) XI r A B an d s -, u --• ti z4(3l a 3 per Cent. — Ace. , 0 0 I. Do, , Per Cent, 1864 'eceunt 4 48 , . Dividends on the above payable in London. e el •I'lar k , 5 b gi a4 A , per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins h ll ,, :3 1 . '3 per cent., Ex. 25f. jo i ;uo. 4 2. Po' Cent., Ex. 12 Gail — e lle'. Per Cent. Certificaws .4 41 , 4, 4 ' ;Rent es 3 per Cent. — Lb do per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 25f. — uut ~ 891 ~ 93 87i Ponsol a for TWO O'CLOCK. money IQ. account, [ncess drove ~ and I igh - lion. A the Lady 1 the ended arl of arl of Lord sham, intess aget, Har- ighes, rs. F. eppel, dance Hon. l Rev. , and ►lisses ester erson, fixture nce of unter, luable 3COM - D un- Lord ?aget, a and ;hness s, the Nor mow- inter ;s also excep iaring - orfolk semen Lrriage as not lowing 'horpe, blank, t half up for a fox. at the Prince juarter seat, ning a rtifica- stings, g• foxes ace on racy of 3 band led off ith the ltz was post to .e their id pro- End the a of the Dsborne Lot anti- n a for ,rain re- . —The [ighnes o a of the prepare Prince 3band of Windsor ineesses e High s within Dem an s. Frog become ; a num it at that for re sterday, sbury at and the einstorff a-terrace Ley have ioness of Talbot >r Wita- turned andwicli sidence came to tied lord ensuing Is of his Larkably v aerial w will by at in the Anthony l accom )ta ;" and month, con11 3 ' 1 " ;he va stl ked 41 ' 4 ess vessel ruld, with ril, and, be matter seafaring ar of 0128 o 40 or 45 s delayed a minute its work" if it bad interested d will be, _Cornish SHARE MARKETS.—This -..---- ORDINARY SHARES AND STOI Share! Railways. I Paid.! Closing Price. Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian • Cambrian ••••• Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. &London, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western' Great Eastern, Ord. s I k. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 1 1 Great North of Scotland, Great Northern A stock Do. B stock Do. :New, is. at 25 pn,, Gt S, and W. of Irclanct Gt. Western -Original D . 6. Val. Pail gun. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford 0 95 125 27 94 96 13 15 48 5) 68 72 71 728 113 115 43) 14' ; 7) 6 '27& 128 147 J 46 92 04 67} a 60 62 41 43 40 104 105 122 1224 88 90 104 106 36 38 50 32 124 :25/ , go 97 6'l 61* 136 In 3 l i p 1* 1p 103; 1041 Do. Newpo, t Do. Hereford ILancishire &Yorkshire ndon and Blackwall I Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast I Lon., chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & Nor th Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do do. do. Do. and .‘,..A.John'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share 124 124 1 1 11E1 93 95 Do, Birmin & Derby mid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , & DunJ Nth. Eastern—Berwick' 60 61 -7i 2S 1101 1111 Do. (.N•E purchase • Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle 71 72 105 100 Do. btock..k Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... 36 37 10 11 p 126 128 2 2 p 2 20p 74 75 11 12 148 159 67 69 112 114 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. stank Shropshire Union South Devon -outh E stern 'taines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale 0 , Neath 55 67 77 Pr 8 148 150 3 t p 162 104 Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1 Weat Cornw .11 49 51 Atian tic & St.l. awrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. r shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do ['reference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & E., lira al e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p• East. Ben al, gu., 5 do, East I diau, gu. 5 p.e.l _ Do .1 Extension 13iand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist , 'ref. Bonds. Do do. deferred ... Do. 2d Prd. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. Id Pref. stock.. Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock . Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. . ' o Gm 5 per cent.. • Do. New gua. 5 p. C. Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D . ft per cent Do Great Wee. of Canada Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873, Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-B—, fndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. ft do Do. 44 do Do. Fifth Extensiou Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. H I.C' da, 6po Ist pf.bs. Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punj sub Do.lndus St. Flo 62 RITISH POSSESSION , it. i awrcnce ail 59 61 la, Cen.ln. 100 102 103 :mat. ires 6 td to .ake Huron all 61 431 61 rence .. . all tu 11 ,& Godericl 2-3- ... zs. E., 11111 lOO 99 101 & Dock, gu lOO 65 70 ? p.c. per. p• all 101 103 41, gu., sdo 100 101 103 L., gu. 5 p.c. 100 1(3 104 Ili I xtension kof Canada 100 : - .'o 31 30/ t 1 1 :30Z Bort. Bonds ~ 6 p.c all 88 90 'et Bonds all 68 63 3ferred ... ail 53 60 •,f. Bonds all 56 63 ttcrred at stock all 45 48 461 lerred ref. stoc terred gin. gua. sp.c lOO 103 1( 4 103 j 5 per cent l4 t t P gua. sp. c 4 1 11 1 India cent ser cent lOO -- . of Canada all 166 17 161 I 18 4 31 , 1 Is. pay. 1873 all 13 95 ay. 1877-8 all 88 t 7 acb, limited 2 1 ha 0. 5 p.c 0 1 94 011 1 96 021 10 100 89 91 Extensiou 2 Ip. c. Brads. 100 ion's Bay.. all 64 66 ,pclstpf.bs. 100 82 81 100 1 111 1024 121 tI d d 100 1011 102 a ..... &I , 4, 2 1 la b.... n. 100 101 102 ~Flo. w' 100 L GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. mabia, 6 per 31,1372.... 100 .c.Ja.&July 100 96 98 eb. & Aug lOO (5 18 far. & Sept 101 95 97 an. & July 100 82 81 ascribed- sk 100 81 83 e, 6 p.c. 1873 100 104 106 :1,1890-1900 100 IC4 106 11.80-9 100 IC4 106 uly, 1890-9 1 100 105 107 at. 15 April t., 1900 lOO 90 92 '.1868, 6 p.c. 100 10 s 1(2 1878, do. 000 106 DA p. c, 187 3 , fuly 100 106 108 Lyls, Nov. ,t 101 104 106 b. & Aug l9O 1 6 )03 I per cent Ms 101 1( 2 .c.Ja.&.l uly 100 96 18 r. 5 pv.,186t 100 1 0 102 18:1 to 187, 100 93 95 93] 4 1888 to 189: 100 90 91 d, 6p. cent 100 103 105 ent.... Gov. 6 p. c 875 l9O 10 1 102 • Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 104 6 p,s3 18n8-: 100 -- upwards 1 0 106 108 a. la &July 100 aril tt Oct lOO 105 106 1051 1 6 COLONIAL GO VER. British Columbia, 6 per) cent., Dec. 31,1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July • 1877-14 Do. 6 g. o. Feb. & Aug.. Do. 5 p. C. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed- sk Cape &.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 I.)o.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 Do. do; 1580-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 r Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and i 5 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p Do. 1878, do.. Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 i)o. 1882, May 15, Nov.: Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal d3ov. e per cent N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,186t Do. p.c. • l B -1 to 187, Do. 5 13. c. 1888 to 189. New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent Nova So .tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. a. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18e8-: Do. 1878 & upwards Nric,tiov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, a pril & Oct BRITISH MINES. ,am. Consul. told, lim Chiverton 'lifford , malgamated, Devon G. Cons. (Tav►st urakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) haat Cara.,on Eas, earn Brea s.ast Glenville East Gunnislake East Love 1 E. W'► Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StAubyn(G Wen. Gr. at L xey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal G. Wheal Vor Heist GrenviLe Herod's Foot .... aingaton i)owns Margaret 'Uny Lelant Matte Valley. wyudy Iron Ore, Btu New Se tun North Roskear N .Wh 'I Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United Pr •vidence UnyLalant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) Suuth Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clugan, West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L.skeard West C hi rerton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 2vi 2.14.0 3f 2. 4.0 8.3.0 3.t4.0 9 to 2t 23 575 595 u a 9 10 55 6 35 4 15 16 3 5 5 7 25 22 I 14 31 I} 35 30 t 41 35 37 51 5, 7 9 4 5 5 25 10:1 40 50 15 17 14 38 40 420 440 1f 274 32 c 1 , ) 12 19 20 5 7 5 6 10 12 r 82 190 20U 85 90 21 28 4 6 215 225 19 20 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 89 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 8 I PREFERENCE 83ARES AND STOCKS. London and S.-Western 4i per cent., 93 Midland A and B £5 pf, 1 6 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. "Chester and Holyhead, 5 per cent., 110/ Ditto. 5/ per cent., 122 Mid. Bradford Pret. Stock, 91 FORk.'l GN RAILWAYS. . Great Luxembourg, 15/ Ottoman (Smyrna to Alain), 10/ Sambre and 'Renee, 7/ Sambre and Meuse, 5/ per cent. pf., 9f Ie()REIGN A 11.14 Don Pedro, North Del Rey, Fortuna (lira.), Cape Copper, Hui., Washoeleold, lira., 61 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, Bra., 56} Alli4nce. Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 25 is paid., 30 Anglo Austrian, 0k Bank of Egypt, 29,1 Bank of t tago, lim., 7 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 441 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 24,1 Colonial, lim., 42 If Eng ish Joint Stook, lirn., 111 Hindustan. China, and Japan, ilm., 18 Imperial Bank, Um.. 281 Imperial Ottoman. i5l 1 Lard:Mortgage Bank of India. lim., 41 London Bank or rlexi,o and S. Amenua, Urn., 141 London and Brazilian Jim.), 491 Litt°, new, 8 London and Comity, 791 London Joint Stock, 51 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Bin., 181 Midland Bank, 18) zcinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lini., 5i 6 South Australia, 354 Union of Australia, t 44 Union of London, 5.1 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine. 81} MISCELLANEOUS. AU:mile Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Australian Mort. Land and Finance. Inn., 31 B. and 1. Ma_netic Telegraph, lira., 80 Credit Fonder and Sl,ibiu r of o.lnliann. 81 Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 31 1 Crystal raiace, 8 Egyptian Corn and Trading, lira., 4 it.lectric felegrapii, 33 6 Urn. Credit and einallJe of London, lira., 6/ Hudson's Bay, 1r 16 Interational —aria Credit. lira., 6/ international Financial -ociety, inn., 5} 6 Joint Stock Discount, lira., Land Securities, 1.m., 4 London and Caledonian Marine, lira., 4i 5 London Financial Association, lira, Mit London General Omnibus company. lam, 31 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, 4) siilwall Iron Works, 41 National Discount t company. 171 North British and Mercantile Insurance, 261 Ocean marine Insurance), 241 Oriental Gas, Um., Ditto, new, Overend, Gurney, and Co., lira., 211 / Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, 11m., 6 Royal Mail Steam, 110 i Thames and Mersey (tdarine) Insurance, St { 20 kOi Day. Business done. 4s I 127.4 147 i 8 61i i f 122} 104 1251 i ; 063- 63; ILI3I 124 i 4 9, 711 log 5 771 I THE SU!N, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1565. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Chief Baron and a Special Jury.) WARD V. THE GASLIGHT AND COKE COMPANY-THE FIRE AT SAVILLE HOUSE. The further hearing of this case, the facts of which ap peared in The Sun of yesterday, was resumed to-day. The evidence brought forward chiefly consisted of wit nesses to speak of the position and condition of the inlet and outlet pipe of the gas meter. _ _ Caseley, one of the Gas Company's inspectors, said he attended at Saville House and ordered the meter to be re moved. His orders were carried out, and he hid the key of the supply pipe behind the other pipes in the passage. Larver might have been looking at him when he was hiding the key. He went into the kitchen with Larver, and he heard him tell Bloom that the meter had been taken down, and the gas could not be used. Mr. Manisty, Q.C. for the plaintiff—lrow do you know he told him ? Witness—l heard him. Mr. Manisty—Why did'ut he speak in German ? Witness—l don't know whether he spoke in German, Irish; or Dutch. I heard him tell her (Laughter.) The Chief Baron—Do you understand the German lan guage? Witness—No, my lord. Mr. Manisty —Why, was'nt the conversation carried on between. Larven and Bloom in German ? Witness—l don't know what it was. All I know is that Larven told Bloom about the removal of the meter. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C. (for the defendants)-1 suppose it was communicated to Bloom in the course of a general conversation? Witness—lt was. Henry Downs said he went with Casley to Saville House and also inspected the fittings to ascertain the cause of the excessive consumption. Casley told Larrier that the fit tings were in a very unsatisfactory state, and until they had been attended to by a practical fitter he would not let him have the gas. He assisted in the removal of the meter, and the first thing he did was to turn off the main cock, which would prevent the gas flowing into the meter. He afterwards removed the metre, and asked the man at the bar of Saville House whether he had a bung about 1 in. in diameter. This person showed him a cork. He told him it wouldn't do, and he then took him into the cellar, and there he found two or three bungs. He having pre viously smeared one of the bungs with white lead, drove it into the supply pipe with a hammer, ' and when he applied a light to the pipe ho found it secure. He had been engaged in gasfitting all his life. Ho was present at the experiment which took place at the gas works to ascertain the pressure of gas which would force out a bung placed in a pipe the same as he had put in at Savile House. It bore a pressure of 10iin., and then it had no effect. The Chief Baron —That is greatly in excess of the ordi nary pressure. _ . `'Fitness—Yes, my lord, very greatly ; 10 to 12-10ths is the oidinaiy pressure. Cross-examination continued—A screw cap is never put on except when a person is giving up his premises. Cross-examined by Mr. Karslake Casley said the new meter would be fixed between 12 and 1 o'clock, and after that the meter was removed. He was not engaged in eating pancakes and playing cards for two hours after. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C.,—I think it would be hard work to eat pancakes for two hours. (Laughter.) Cross-examined—He was upstairs examining the fittings. He took up the flooring to see the state of the pipes, and found them very defective. He did not take the pipes in his hand. As a practical man, he could see whether they were in good condition or not. The case will not conclude to-day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J.P. Wilde and a Common Jury.) BILINGAY V. BILINGAY AND THOMAS. The hearing of this case, which commenced yesterday, was resumed this morning. It was a suit by the husband, who had formerly been in business in connection with the ironmongers' trade, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, for a dissolu tion of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, who held a situation under the East India Company. The petitioner also claimed damages. Both defendants appeared, but merely traversed the allegation of adultery. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Bayford were counsel for the petitioner, the Queen's Advocate and Dr. Spinks for the respondent, and Mr. Denman, Q.C., and Dr. Tristram for the co-respondent. It appeared that the parties were married in 1846, and the cohabitation continued until March last, during which time there were three children issue of the marriage. For some time they resided at Newcastle-on-Tyne, but the petitioner being embarrassed in his circumstances they removed to London, and the respondent en deavoured to contribute to the support of her hus band and children by accepting a situation as matron in a charitable institution, and subsequently at a lunatic asylum. The evidence was to the effect that the co-respondent became acquainted with Mrs. Bilingay in 1863 in consequence of his having engaged her to at tend his mother, who was labouring under mental disease, and was living in Northumberland. On the 11th of March last it was stated that they left the Great Northern Rail way by the down train at 9 o'clock in the evening, and spent the evening together at the Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough, occupying the same bedroom. The petitioner and his wife lived together afterwards,and it was deposed in the course of the evidence that he was kind and affectionate to his wife, and appeared to be a man of religious charac ter. A considerable portion of the evidence as to identity depended upon photographs of the defendants. It appeared also that the co-respondent was acquainted with Mr. Charles Reade, the popular novelist, who was examined yesterday, and the dcquaintance between him and respon dent originated in a visit which they both paid to the lunatic asylum, where his mother was confined, and with a view to inquire into the circumstances of a patient al leged to be confined there improperly. No witnesses were called for the defence. The jury, after more than an hour's consultation, found that the adultery was proved, and assessed the damages at £3OO. Decree nisi with costs. CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Forster.) THE MERCY OF LAW.-A PAINFUL SCENE. In the course of a batch of judgment summonses, in which one plaintiff brought up a number of poor defaulters, one case excited a great deal of commiseration. A decent looking working man, who carried in his arms a young child, aged about two years, stepped forward in answer to his name, but appeared to be in the most profound afflic tion. He kept his face covered with a handkerchief, and when questioned by Mr. Cheere, registrar of the court, as to his reason for not obeying the order of the judge as made upon a former occasion, the poor fellow was unable to articulate a single word. One of the officers of the court handed a piece of paper in to the registrar, and that gentleman said to the plaintiff, " You.see the condition of this man and how he is suffering. Is it your wish to go on with this summons?" The plaintiff replied that he wanted his money; to which the registrar rejoined, "If you wish to go on of course I must proceed, but I should have thought you would have withdrawn from such a case as this, and I should have been well pleased had you done so." The plaintiff, however,' persisted in his right, and Mr. Cheere said that no doubt the defendant was in a great deal of trouble, and he should not think of sending him to prison. The case would be adjourned until the middle of January, and then the Court would consider whether he could pay the debt by instalments. The de fendant bowed to his merciful judge, and muttering in a broken voice " Thank you," left the court. It subse quently transpired that his wife was laying dead at his house, and that he had otherwise experienced great trouble. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Dec. shipping yarns our market has been very quiet to-day—in fact, almost a blank. Buyers very generally appear to have an impression that the news by the Persia (now hourly expected) will bring advice. , from the United States of lower prices for cotton, and, consequently, they believe they can do better in yarns by waiting. Home trade yarns have been very quiet, and prices are tending downwards. The cloth market, like that for yarns, has been quietly toning down since Tuesday. Manufacturers find they can buy the lower numbers of yarns at lower rates, and cloths generally are easier to buy ; but manufacturers are well engaged, and there is not much pressure upon the market. C ARDIFF, 7th.--The succession of storms which prevailed last week gieatly affected business at the docks, but with a return of more favourable weather there has been a resumption of operations in the shipment of coal. The collieries are now going on with tolerable regularity, and the railways are bring ing down a large quantity. The trade with the West Indies has fallen off, as might be naturally expected since the close of the American war, but proprietors are well supplied with orders from the continental States, and these, together with the brisk demand from shippers at Birkenhead, and the metropolitan and inland markets, keep the pits fairly employed. In hotise coal there is an average amount of business doing, but the mild weather acts as a check on merchants giving out contracts to any great extent. The iron trade evinces about the same degree of vitality as has characterised it for the last three or' four weeks, and prices remain without change. The last mails from New York have not brought as many orders as expected, but this has not caused any surprise. Pig iron con tinues firm. NorrINGHAm, Bth.—The attendance on 'Change to-day was not so numerous as on Tuesday, and there was less activity in the demand for lace yarns —a reduction of ld. per lb. on coarse numbers being occasionally submitted to. For hosiery yarns fully recent rates were supported. Silks very dear, and tending upwards. In brown nets there was not much change to quote ; demand very dull. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The market is well supplied with vegetables, and the show of fruit is seasonably good. The trade rules firm, as follows : num—Pine apples, 7s to 8s; hot houso grapes, 2s 6d to Gs; foreign do, 9d to is Gd ; filberts, is Gd to is 9d per lb ; apples, is 9d to 3s 6d per half sieve ; new oranges, 4s to 8s ; lemons, 3s 6d to 7s• walnuts, is to 2s per DO. VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, is 6d to 2s 6d; white do., 9d to is 3d; Savoys, 10d to is 4d; celery, 8d to is Gd; horseradish, is to 2s Gd per doz heads ; greens, 2s 6d to 3s ; turnips, 1s 6d to 2s 6d ; carrots, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; onions, is 6d to 2s ' • brocoli, Os to Os per doz bunches ; Brussels sprouts, is 3d tb 2s per half sieve. Liverpool Cotton Market--This Tay. Market is quiet. Sales probably G,OOO or 7,000 bales. THE FOG.—This morning the metropolis to-day was enveloped in a dense fog—a "regular London parti cular." The greatest density appeared to be in the west, The whole of the business operations had to be carried on by gas light, and constables were placed at the crossings of the principal roads to prevent, if possible, accidents to pedestrians. GREAT FIRE NEAR FITZROY-SQUARE.—This morn ing a fire of a serious character broke out in the premises belonging to Messrs. Schuct and Co., pianoforte manufacturers, 4, Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square. Great damage was done, and tbe. fire could not be extinguished until the factory was burnt out and the roof destroyed. LONGEVITY.—Died on Sunday last, at the Fish monger& and Poulterers' Asylum, Wood-green, W. Davey, in his 100th year, his 99th birthday being on the 2d October last. He was admitted an inmate in 1852 through the generosity of several tradesmen in Leadenhall market, where he carried on business many years beyond the recollection of the oldest inhabitant.—City The Sleswig-Holstein Gazette states that a mes senger of the Prince of Augustenburg has just been dis missed iu consequence of a discovery that he was receiving money for making a report of everything that was going on at the prince's residence. Papers were found proving his guilt as a spy, and likewise of his being guilty of :pur loining letters. THE FRENCH TROOPS IN MEXICO.—The Wash ington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says the proposed removal of the French troops from Mexico is based on the condition that our Government will guaran tee that Maximilian shall not be disturbed in his present position, but that he will be left to carry out his plans for tho establishment of the empire on a durable basis. The annual competitive examination of the can didates for promotion at Chatham dockyard com menced at their establishment yesterday, and will be continued to-day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT.—W. Corbould and E. Corbould, labourers, were charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk, and wilfully breaking a gas stove and beer engine, the property of Mr. Langridge, Queen's Head, Denman street, St. James's, and also with assaulting Mr. Ansell, a coachman. Mrs. Langridge said that on the previous afternoon the prisoners came into the house and called for a pint of por ter, with, which they were served. They then sat down, and went to sleep, or pretended to do so. Some time after she woke them, and requested them to go, when they laid at full length along the seats, and refused to leave. The potman said he had better go for the police, and while he was gone the prisoner Edward got up, and said he wanted his change. She asked him, " What change ?" He said, " Sixpence." She then went to the till and handedhim sixpence in coppers, thinking that would make them leave, when the prisoner William flung the coppers at her and struck at her, and then demanded half a crown. He then tore the gas stove down and broke the engine. Having left the till open, and seeing William leaning over the counter, she went to close it, when he again struck at her. In answer to Mr. Knox, the witness said the prisoners tried to appear to be drunk, but they were not. Mr. T. Ravenhill, No. 6, Denman-street, said that while leaving his houso he heard a disturbance at the corner of the street, and on going up saw a constable trying to get the prisoners away. The prisoners were very violent, go t the constable up against a cart, and on his (witness) going to assist the constable the prisoner Edward seized him by the whiskers and held on till ho made him to leave go. Witness assisted the police, and the prisoners went a short distance quietly, but then became very violent, and Edward kicked him in the back. Mr. Knox said it was very creditable to the witness to assist the police as he had done. Charles Ansell proved that the prisoner William tore down the stove and broke the engine, and on his remon strating with him he seized him by the throat and nearly choked him, and both of the prisoners knocked him about. Police-constable 104 C said the prisoners were very vio lent all the way to the station, kicking and trying to bite every one they came near. It required seven or eight constables to take them to the station. Mr. Langridge said he served the prisoners with a pint of porter, and they paid him 2d. for it. They wore both sober at the time. He left his house directly afterwards, and the prisoners must have taken advantage of his absence to commence a row. The damage amounted to 30s. The prisoner William said he did not remember what occurred, and the other prisoner said he was sorry. Mr. Knox said that anything more brutal than the pri soners' conduct he could not conceive. William would have to pay 30s. damage and a fine of 10s. or a month, and the other prisoner would bo committed for a month with hard labour. THAMES. MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Georgo Archer, 42, a bloated, dissipated ruffian, of singularly repulsive appearance, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with committing an aggravated assault on Mary Ann Tegg. The parties are hawkers of fish and vegetables in the streets, and live at No. 1, Everard-street, St. George-in the-East. The prisoner was a drunken and violent ruffian, who had often beaten. the poor woman, with whom he co habited, in a very savage manner. He had actually broken her ribs three times and not been punished for it. He came home in a state described as " mad drunk" last night. He beat and kicked the woman, whose screams and cries of murder aroused her neighbours, and they protected her, and gave her paramour into custody, and taken to the Leman-street Station-house of the H Division in Whitechapel. She refused to charge him, and he was released. Directly they reached home he resumed his ill treatment of the woman, and took up a heavy hair broom for sweeping rooms, and struck her on the head with it. She fell and was insensible for some time. Her head was fearfully contused. She did not want to punish him, she only wished him bound over to keep the peace. Mr. Partridge said the case must proceed. He should be unworthy of the station he held if this case was not fully investigated. James Stroud, a police constable, No. 656 K, said-1 entered the prisoner's room. The complainant was on the floor insensible, and covered with blood. The room was like a slaughter house. I took him to the station-house and the neighbours helped the woman there. She refused to charge him, and he was released. I heard cries in the house a second time. The woman was bleeding profusely from a wound on the head. She said the prisoner had struck her with the broom. There was blood on the handle of it. Stroud then produced some of the womaß's clothes. They were saturated with gore. The prisoner said his " wife," as he termed her, was a bad woman, who drank heavily. Mr. Partridge—l wonder she could have lived for a day with a brute like you. Mary Ann Smith, wife of a labourer, here stepped for ward and said—l can assure you, sir, that the conduct of the complainant is that of a right and proper woman. Mr. Partridge was surprised that the woman could have lived with a fellow who was a perfect monster. The pri soner ought to have been detained the first time he was taken to the staticn house, and not set at liberty while he was drunk to commit another and more flagrant outrage. Mr. Partridge then recapitulated the whole of the evidence, and said, " This is a most gross case of cruelty, and the second assault committed on the woman with the broom was a very cruel one. I sentence the prisoner to 6 months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. A.RYLEBONE. STREET OUTRAGE.—A powerful-looking young man was charged with the folloNting drunken and disorderly con duct. His name was John Adams, a butcher. Charles Phillips, 137 D, was on duty in the Elgware road last night when he saw the prisoner in company of three or four other men, all drunk. They were very riotous, and pushing everyone they came near into the road. They also behaved very rudely to several females. Witness re monstrated with them, when one of the men struck him a violent blow in the mouth, causing it to bleed. The pri soner then caught him by his staff-case, and after swinging him round threw him down, and he (witness) was then struck several times. The prisoner's companions ran off, but he was secured and locked up. Mr. Mansfield ordered prisoner to pay 205., or be impri soned for 14 days. ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER IN PADDINGTON.—Robert Mothersole, a middle-aged man, residing at 17, Salem-gar dens, Moscow-road, Paddington, boot and shoemaker, was charged with feloniously cutting and wounding Mary Anne Mothersole, his wife, with intent to do her grievous and bodily harm. John Jeffreys, 171 X, deposed to being called to the pri soner's house, where his wife was bleeding from a cut in her throat. She said her husband had done it with a table knife (produced). He was locked up, and she was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, and was now in too bad a state to attend. The prisoner was remanded. WESTMINSTER. METROPOLITAN ARABS. —James Woolfe, Charles Byron, Alfred Rossiter, and Samuel Simpkins, four ragged boys, varying in age from 9 to 14 years, wore placed at the bar charged with unlawfully possessing some property. Police-constable Fright, 275 A, stated that between five and six o'clock last evening ho was surprised by observing a light in one of the cellar arches of the old houses in Ranelagh-street, which have been recently pulled down for the Pimlico improvements, and immediately proceeded to the spot, where in the arch he found the prisoners sitting round a fire on the ground, with a supply of fuel at hand. On searching the Arab witness found some bread and meat, a jug containing water s and several pairs of fancy stock ings, of which there could bo no doubt they had dishonestly possessed themselves. He asked where they came from and they said they knew nothing about them. On search- Woolfe a cork-screw and " Parliamentary Companion" were found upon him. Sergeant Purchase, 10 B, said that Rossiter, and the gang of boys who were constantly with him, were the terror of the tradesmen of the neighbourhood who were plundered daily by them. - Police-constable Fright said he found the covers of a great [many books in the archway, the insides of which had no doubt been burnt. lie produced the covers of " The Log of the Water Lily." Mr. Selfe—What were you boys doing there? Boys—Nothing. Mr. Selfe—What is known of them ? Police—Rosseitr is a notorious thief, who has been often in custody for felony. Byron has also been here twice. Rossiter is the ruin of the other boys of the neighbour hood. The friends of two of the boys said they could do no thing with them. They had good homes, but preferred a vagabond life. It was stated that Rossiter was only discharged from custody yesterday for a robbery. The prisoners were all remanded, but Simpkins,who was the youngest. AMATEUR PRIZE FIGHT.--Considerable sensation has been created in sporting circles by the rumour of a forthcoming pugilistic encounter between two gallant members of a West End Military Club, for the large sum of £l,OOO a side, £2OO of which has, we hear, been depo sited. The combatants are both in active training ; and Capt. C., the elder of tho two, has secured the services of the celebrated "second," Jack Macdonald. Captain K.'s " mentor" is at present a secret, as is likewise the " fixture.' —Sporting Gazette. The following paragraph is going the round of the French journals : - "Archaeological discoveries are nu merous in the present day. An Italian collector, return. ing from Egypt, has brought back the statue of no less a personage than Potiphar's wife. An inscription on the base leaves no doubt as to its authenticity. The features arc said tQ 140 OXGeedinly ugly." POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s Od to 8s Od ; geese, 4s to 7s Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, is Od to is 6d ; wild do., 1s to is 4d ; pigeons, 6d to 8d each; pheasants, 2s Od to 3s Od ; partridges, is Od to 2s Od ; hares, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; Surrey fowls, 7s to lOs Od ; do. chickens, 6s to 7s 6d ; barn door fowls, 3s to 6s Od per couple. English eggs, 12s o 15s ; French do., 9s Od to lls Od per 100 ; Ostend fresh butter, 10d to is 3d ; English is 4d to is 7d per lb. Disgraceful Magisterial Proceedings at Leamington. One of the mostcdisgraceful scenes ever enacted in a court of justice occurred at the Petty Sessions, held in the Town Hall, on Wednesday. At the time appointed for opening the court, the sole occu pant of the bench was Mr. 0 7 Pell, who, it will be remembered, a few weeks ago made a complaint publicly in this court respecting some misundei= standing and unpleasantness which had taken place between himself and Mr. Field, the clerk. After waiting for some ten minutes, Dr. Jephson, Major Machen, and Mr. J. P. Gubbins entered the room, when Mr. Pell, who at that time was occupying the chairman's seat, calmly inquired from Dr. Jephson if it was his wish to preside on that occasion. Dr. Jephson answered " No," and then went on to inform Mr. Pell that in consequence of his misconduct in that court on a former occasion the justices had resolved not to sit with him again. Ile (Dr. Jephson) and the other magistrates would therefore adjourn to the magistrates' ivate room, where the cas es wou ld b e heard. Mr. Fell derisively said, "If the Bench re fused to sit with him,- he would sit with them," and then, amidst the titters and laughter of a densely crowded court, he rose from his seat and followed Dr. Jephson, Major Machen, and Mr. Gubbins into the private room. The reporters and a few ( policemen also went in, and were just in time to witness another scene. Dr. Jephson having taken his seat as chairman at the head of the table, Mr. Pell, whose chair was opposite, ad dressing him, said, " Mr. Chairman, do you wish to administer the oath ?" Dr. Jephson replied that he should leave Mr. Field to attend to that, as before. " Then," said Mr. Pell, " I will do so."— Mr. Gubbins interposed, and said that a majority of the Justices had decided that point, and it was their unanimous opinion that the clerk to the magis trates was the proper person to administer the oath. Mr. Pell answered that he did not care for the decision of any majority, the law said that the Jus tices were to administer the oath, and if Dr. Jephson neglected to do so, he should do it himself. Amidst general confusion and squabbling among the Justices the first case was called on. When police-constable F. Brown, who was the first witness, stepped for ward to be sworn, Mr. Field, under the reiterated instructions of the magistrates, who were calling out " Swear him, Mr. Field," proceeding to put the oath, when Mr. Pell jumped up, and commenced the oath at such a rate as made the words appear a perfect gabble. As he was close to the witness, and had placed himself in such an attitude that the at tention of the witness appeared directed to him more than to the clerk, Mr. Gubbins cried out, " Don't kiss the book," an injunction the witness faithfully observed until it had been ascertained that Mr. Field said all the usual words constituting the oath, when the witness "kissed the book," one of the justices triumphantly observing that " Mr. Field administered the oath," a statement Mr. Pell indignantly denied, and said, " I gave the oath." At this stage of the pro ceedings another magistrate arrived, Mr. F. Dins dale, and as the place was inconveniently crowded a second adjournment back to the court was agreed to. On their re-appearance the magistrates, with the fortunate few who had witnessed the farcical proceedings in the " private room," were received by the delighted audience with subdued laughter and applause. Here similar scenes occurred over and over again. When each witness entered the box, Mr. Pell persisted in administering the oath, and the clerk, under the direction of the other magistrates, did the same thing.. If Mr. Pell was fortunate enough to gabble through the prescribed form before the clerk, then the magistrateS would cry out to the witness, " Don't kiss the book," which which Mr. Pell neutralised by a vehement exclama tion of " Kiss the book." Sometimes the witness had two oaths administered, both of which, he was in formed, were illegal ; and at other times there was such confusion prevailing ----two gentlemen talking at the same time—that the oath seemed a mass of un intelligible gibberish. On one occasion a witness, Mr. Nathaniel Merridew, cashier from the bank, while being sworn, had his hand held down by Mr. Pell until he had finished repeating the oath, the other justices crying out to Mr. Merridew " not to kiss the book," and Mr. Pell protesting that the clerk's oath was illegal. In this discreditable way the whole of the business was conducted.—Birminghant Post. Lord Palmerston's Ancestry. - -o It has been the fortune of the Temples to find themselves associated with one of the prettiest le gends of the middle ages, which has formed the subject of one of the prettiest poems of our own time. They have been given out as coming from the stout old Earl Leofric, of the Confessor's time, and his lady Godgifa or Godiva, who saved Coventry from a harsh impost by riding through the market place clad only in her beautiful long hair. Leofric (who died A.D. 1057) and his spouse are, cf course, as really historical personages as the Confessor and Edith. And though the Godiva legend does not occur in the Saxon Chronicle, in William of Malmesbury, or in Florence of Worcester, it is found in Brompton, who flourished in 1193, less than a century and a half after the date of its heroine. Nor have we a right to doubt the truth of any story simply because there is a noble and daring poetry about it. But as re gards the descent of the Temples from Leofric and Godiva, that is a comparatively modern statement. Dugdale knew nothing of it, though he gives a full account of the earl's real successors and family in his Baronage, and much information about him, his wife, and their pious and generous doings, in his Warwickshire. An earlier writer, and more impor tant for this special question than even Dugdale—a writer whose Leicestershire is said to have suggested Dugdale's Warwickshire—knew no more of the fact than he. We speak of William Burton, the elder brother of the author of the Anatomy of Melancholy, to whose curious mind his own bore a strong family resemblance. Burton was a Leicestershire squire himself, and in speaking of the lands of " Temple" in Sparkenhoe hundred, near Bosworth, from which the whole family of Temple derived its name, this is what he tells us :—" This land was granted by one of the old earls of Leicester to the Knights Tem plars. This land was afterwards granted by the Templars to a family of the place called Temple, being of great account in those parts." (Burton's Leicestershire, p. 264.) Burton, then, knew nothing of the Saxon origin of the family ; and it is certain that in the famous Sir William Temple's time, they looked upon themselves as having " come in with the Conquest." It is often loosely assumed that a family must be either Norman or Saxon, though Burgundians and Flemings, Angevins and Poite vins, are found among the settlers in England in the stormy and adventurous ages during which the faundations of its modern life were laid. To which of the various races struggling for place and power the founder of the Temples belonged cannot now be known. The earliest names in the pedigree, Robert, William, and Henry, are those of Norman dukes and sovereigns—an indication which has sometimes been allowed to have suggestive value in such cases. At all events, we are safe in assuming that the man to whom the Templars gave land would have the qualities which the Order of the Temple held in honour ; and that he acquired his estate as his de scendant acquired the premiership, by being supe rior to other rivals in the battle ?f life. Dismiss ing, then, the descent from Leofric as fabulous and modern, and trusting to old writers and official pedigree, we shall be content to d er i ve t h e T em pl e s from Robertus Temple de Temple Hall, living in the reign of Henry lll.—a date to which only some thing like a tenth part of the perage can be satis factorily traced.—" Cornbill Magazine" for Decem ber. THE " PILGRIM'S PROGRESS," WITH ONE HUN DRED ILLUSTRATIONS. —Messrs. Cassell, Petter,land Galpin have just commenced a re-issue of their " Illustrated Pilgrim's Progress." When, about three years ago, they announced for publication, in weekly numbers and monthly parts, an "Illustrated Bunyan," they promised an edition of the immortal Allegory, which, in point of beauty of illustration and completeness of elucidator) , matter, would form a lasting monument to John Bunyan, acceptable to every household, and they kept their word. It was this edition of the "Pilgrim's Progress," forming the first of Messrs. Cassell's uniform series of illustrated standard works, that marked the commencement of a new style of illustrated literature. The artists engaged were 11. G. Selma, the painter of the greatpicture of the " Cru cifixion," and P. Priolo, whose drawings were most suc cessful in catching the spirit of Bunyan. The "Pilgrim's Progress" was completed in about 52 penny numbers, nearly two years ago, and has from that time been published in a complete volume. The publishers now say that the large demand for the work in its periodical form assures them that a re-issue will be acceptable to the public, and we do not doubt that the announcement of a new edition in :weekly penny numbers and monthly sixponny parts will be good news to very many to whom it may not be convenient to purchase a copy of the work in the complete volume. No. 1 of the re-issue is published in a now and very beautiful wrapper, and we can safely recommend our readers to invest a penny in the purchase of a copy. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S " LIFE OF c/ESAR." We understand that a portion of the second volume of this important work is in the hands of Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, the Emperor's publishers. THE HUMBUG OF HUMBUGS !—ln reviewing Bar num's " Humbugs of the World," a writer in the Round Table says that the last piece of humbug to be laid to that gentleman's door will probably be the fact that this volume, which bears his name, has not been Written by that gentle r4an at all. — The Reader, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. Very little betting took place at the Club this morning. The dense fog which hung over the metropolis kept many, of the members away. Offers to bet on the CheSter Cup were made, but there were no backers. Lord Lyon and Rustic were steady at their quoted prices for the Derby viz., 7 and Bto 1. Student was inquired after, but layers were shy. Lord Lyon is still the ruling favourite for the Two Thousand at 3 to 1. Several inquiries were made about Jack-in -the-Green, but no transactions came under our notice. BILLINGSGATE. Soles, is to 3s 6d per pair ; cod, 2s 6d to 15s ; brill, 2s to lOs ; mullets, is to 3s ; doreys, is to lOs each ; turbot, 2s 6d to 15s each ; whitings, 4s to 12s ; haddocks, 48 to 20s ; smelts, is 6d per dozen ; fresh herrings, Bs.; mackerel, 50s per 120. Salmon, 3s per lb. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4$ 8d; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 6d per Blbs by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 6d per 81bs. by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7d. to Bd. ; of household ditto, 50. to 60d. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES AN!) SKINS. Market hides 56 to G 4 lbs, 3d to 3-id. ;64t0 72 lbs, 3d to ;72 to 801bs, 3d to 34d ;80 to 881bs., 3id to 4dl-; 88 to 961b5., 4d to 4;d; 96 to 1041b5., 41d. to 5d.; 104 to 1121b5., od to skd. Horse hides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s; full, 6s 6d ; polled sheep, 11s Od to 12s Od ; half-breds, 9s to lOs Gd ; downs, Gs to 8s 6d. HAY SMITIMELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 10s; clover ' £5 5s to £6 108 Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os p er l oa d. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £sl2s Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Demand inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 Os to £5 10s; clover, £5 5s to £6 lOs Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load A slow trade. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Dec. 9.—Wind this day at noon —South- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and dull weather, with a dense fog. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. B.—Wind S.E.—Sailed.—Briton, steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Richard 111., from Callao for Cowes ; her Majesty's ship Osborne, from Antwerp. CARDIFF, Dec. B.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Clara, for Yokohama. FALMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Ptarmigan, steamer, for Rio Janeiro. OFF CILOOKHAVEN, Dec. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Scotland, screw steatoer, from New York. OFF FALMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Arago steamer, from New York for Havre; experienced heavy weather. NEWPORT, Dec. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Anna, from Bristol, CLYDE, Dec. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Britannia, steamer, from New York. LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 1 GRAVEsEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 2—Blyth, from Dantzic; Cosmopolitan, steamer, from Hamburg ; Neva, steamer, from Dunkirk Belgian, steamer, from Ostend ; Moselle, steamer, from Antwerp. DEAL, Satruday Morning. Passed—Lope de Page, screw steamer, from London for Corunna. Anchored—Strathspey, from London for Otaga ; Cal liope, from London for Masulipatam. SHOCKING DEATH FROM STARVATION.—Yester day evening Mr. Richards, deputy coroner, held an inquiry at the Black Dog Tavern, Church-street, Bethnal-green, respecting the death, in the street, of Charles Prosser, aged 43 years. Thomas Cole, 36, Old Nichol-street, said that the deceased, who was his brother-in-law, was a furniture packer, but, through paralysis, he lost his employment in September last. He had a wife and four children dependent on him. His wife, who was now in the workhouse laid up with fever, told witness that they then lived at No. 2, New-court, Spitalfields, under Mr. Henry Wearing, and that they had lived there five years. They were, however, unable to pay a sum of either 3s 3d or 5s (witness could not remember which), and the landlord seized their goods and turned them out, and they had no place to go to. Mr. Wearing gave them a pot and two chairs, and they came to witness's house, where they all lived in one room. They were often without food, and the wife got fever, and had to be removed to the Fever Hospital. Deceased got relief in bread and meat for the children from the parish, but he tried to support himself by odd jobs. Some of the children getting the fever witness als o t oo k into the and having to go the Fever Hospital himself, the deceased was left without a habitation. Police-constable Briggs, 164 H, said that on Tuesday he was on duty in Church-street, Bethnal-green, when he saw a crowd gathered around the deceased on the pavement. The deceased was very thin and miserable looking. Ho was so ragged that he had to wear an apron to conceal the fact that he had on only the remnant of a pair of trousers. A party was giving him brandy. Witness said to him, " Where do you live ?" and ho answered, " I have been turned out of my lodgings at a lodging.. house." Witness proceeded to remove him to a lodging_ house in Swan-street, but he died on the way, and before a doctor could arrive. Upon searching him witness found in his pocket 81d. in coppers, and a petition, in which he stated his misfortunes, and from which it appeared that he had got various little sums varying from 3d to 4d., and in two instances to a shilling —in all 6s. 2d. Dr. F. J. Burgess said that he was called to the deceased, and found him to be dead: The body was very much emaciated. The post mortem examination showed that thero was no food in the stomach or intestines, and that death had resulted from collapse of the heart from want of food. There was no smell of drink - . George Cole stated that on Friday last deceased's wife came out of the Fever Hospital be cause her children had got fever. She met the deceased in the street by chance, and she remarked " that he was so cold—that he was as cold as death." He gave her 2-id. out of fa that he then had. He was a sober steady man, but since he was plunged in poverty he drank when he could get it. Mr. Burrows said that the workhouse people sent down to bring the deceased into the house on Tuesday, but they found that he was then dead. The wife and four children were however taken into the workhouse, and they were all now dangerously ill. The Coroner having re marked upon the melancholy nature of the case, the jury returned a verdict " That the deceased was found dying, and did die, from the mortal effects of collapse of the heart, caused by the want of the common necessaries of life." Death of a Noted Wrestler. A few days ago• there died in one of the work houses in Manchester a da r i ng c h aracter, named Isaac Robinson, said to be a native of Shap. At one time he acted as guide to the surnmitS of Helvellyn, Skiddaw, and other mountains, often to crags fast nesses, and gulleys which had never befo re been pene trated by man. . On more than one occasion he was hired to preceed at midnight in search of excursionists who had been lost in the mist, and he rarely re turned without bringing safely home those who were about to perish through cold and hunger. A few years later he was noted all over Cumberland and Westmorland as one of the first wrestlers of the day. During a portion of this time, too, he acted as under gamekeeper, and, along with others, was en gaged in a terrible affray with poachers on the pre serves of the Earl of Lonsdale, near Lowther Castle. In this encounter he seized two poachers and held them, and the same moment two guns were fired at him by others of the gang. The poachers were sub sequently tried at the assizes at Appleby, convicted, and sent out of the country. He was one of three daring fellows who undertook to rid the neighbour hood of Wigton of a gang of gipsies who had held possession of some moorland there for more than 20 years, and which they accomplished in the face of terrible dangers. But the act for which his name will ever remain a household word in many parts of the north was that of rescuing a young lady from drowning. One Christmas a party of ladies and gentlemen were on a visit to -- Castle, and, as there had been two or three days' frost, they resolved • to skate on a lake in the park. Near to some trees on the margin of the lake the only daughter of the . proprietor fell, breaking the ice with her fall, and she sank. The catastrophe paralysed every one pre sent, but the screams and shouts for assistance brought several labourers to the spot. No one, however, ventured to enter the water or tried to save the young girl's life. At this juncture Robinson, who had also heard the screams, reached the spot, just as the young lady reached the surface, dashed into the water, seized the girl by the hair, and dragged her " to the side ; and, taki ng o ff hi s keeper ' s coat, he wrapped her in it and bore her to the hall. Before he entered the carriage drive the news of the disaster had reached the family, who were all coming down to the lake in the utmost consternation. Seeing his master, the late Mr. Cawthorne, then M.P. for Lan caster, whose messenger he was, he imagined it was some relative of his, and told him how the rescue had been effected. For this timely act of bravery he was rewarded by the young lady's father with a pension for life. The young lady herself, in a year or two after, was married to a merchant named Thompson, who made him many presents. All, however, was insufficient. In the latter part of his life Robinson took to drinking, and frequently forestalled his pension by many months, and at last died a pauper at the age of 90. He had a sister, who died two years ago, near Penrith, in her 92d year, and it is well known that the physical strength of the family never had its equal in the neighbour hood of their birth.—Cumberland Pacquet. 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 sane course. The services of women, instead of being more econolnical 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 drawbacks 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 pronounc3d 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 employds 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. " PRESENTED" TO GENERAL GRANT.—Part of the scene of the 20th ult. at the levee held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel by General Grant is thus described by the New York Tinges:—The presentation business was really very absurd. In front of the flowers stood General Grant, with the committee all about him, like bees about a lump of sugar ; just by and at his right were Mrs. Grant and other ladies mentioned ; at his left were Mrs. General Hooker, Mr. Ethan Allen, General Wool, John Van Buren, Miss Dix, General Cook, occasionally General Hooker and the members of the press. In the front was the multitude shouting, jostling, hot, tired, cross, weary crowd, badgered and bullied, and pushed and pulled by the infelicitous committeemen. As each couple approached a little man asked their names; ho generally managed to get them wrong, and announced to the General all queer kinds of cognomens, which were as amusing to the parties pre sented as they were unintelligible to the General. Some times a couple would go by without a name being given, the consequence being that in his commendable effort to keep up with the crowd the gentleman who presented them would give Mr. and Mrs. Robinson the appellation by which Mr. and Mrs. Jones were ordinarily known, and the direst confusion of course existed. Every man and woman insisted upon shaking the General by the hand, so that by the time the affair was ended his right hand was shockingly swollen and shapeless. Some pious and reverent people offered little prayers for him as he passed, and others judged it a good opportunity of making pretty little speeches like these : l'am glad to see you, G enera l. God bless and preserve you many years." " General, this is my eldest son, William Mason —Willie, tell General Grant the little prayer you say for him every night." (Willie attempts to do so, but is moved on sud denly by the active committeemen.) " I always knew you would be victorious, General. I told Dr. Vinton that God would surely crown so good and great a man with success. May I not kiss you, General ?" (The General declined.) "You remember we met last fall at West Point ?" (The General smiled vacantly, as if he did not like to tell a story.) " Quite a crowd here to-night. All deserved, sir; all deserved ! God bless, God protect you, dear, dear General ?" " I want to talk with you, old fellow, about Chattanooga." "I had a brother in the 29th Connecti cut. I wonder if you knew him ?" These and scores besides were said to the General, who solemnly permitted his hand to be pumped up and down at the will of the merci less populace. So far as we could see, besides a tendency to blood in the head, there was no fatigue or change. in him from the time of commencement until the close. He rarely spoke, save when some old army acquaintance or some particularly charming lady made a remark, and then his words were brief and to the point. CENSUS STATISTICS. —According to the Census report for 1860, there wore 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 loom up in every direction in almost countless numbers. In the year 1810 the aggregate manufacturing va l ues of certain specified articles amounted to $138,613,471, and in 1860 th e va l ue o f th e 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 roach the enormous sum of two thousand millions of dollars, having been multiplied ten times within the fifty years ending in 1860, whilst the population in the same period has increased four-and-a-half fold. They have within their boundaries an area of three and a quarter millions of square miles, and a coast line by river, lake, and ocean of twenty-nine thousand three hundred and twenty-eight miles. THE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.—Application was made recently to the United States Nztvy Department, by Ethan Allen, of New York, in behalf of the Russian and American and Overland Telegraph Company, for a n ava l vessel to aid in laying the cable across Behring's Straits. The application was refused by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, on the Ground that it was exclusively a private enterprise. It of