The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-23 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence. - - Her Majesty's ship Vestal has been successfully launched at Pembroke Dockyard. The christening was performed by Mrs. Loring, wife of Capt. Lor ing, the superintendent of the yard. The Vestal is intended as a despatch vessel, and has a projecting prow from below the water-line. Her dimensions are as follows :—Length between perpendiculars, 1 87 ft. ; length of keel for tonnage, 158 ft. ; breadth, extreme, 36ft. ; breadth for tonnage, 35ft. ; depth in hold, 19ft. ; burden in tons, 1,081; armament, four heavy guns ; horse-power, 300. The Salamis, paddle despatch-vessel, 835 tons, 250 -horse power, Commander Francis G. Suttie, now at Portsmouth, is ordered to be paid out of commission and recommissioned on the same day by her present commander for service in the China and Japanese seas. The Salamis is a vessel of great speed, and will steam satisfactorily against the mon soons. This the vessel she goes out to relieve--the Coromandel—cannot do. She will prove a most efficient addition to the fleets of her Majesty's ships on the coasts of China and Japan. The sentence passed on Gunner Sullivan, of the 7th Brigade, Royal Artillery, whose trial by court martial for striking his commanding officer, Major Champion, was reported some time since in The Sun, has just been made known. He is sentenced to five years' penal servitude, to be branded with the letters " B. C." (bad conduct), and finally to be dis missed her Majesty's service with ignominy. On Tuesday and Wednesday last a court-martial assembled on board her Majesty's ship Formidable, flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Talbot, K.C.8., to try Charles Norton, ship's steward, borne on the books of the Cumberland for service in the Naval Barracks, Sheerness, for having, between the Ist of July and the 30th of September last, fraudulently embezzled and appropriated to his own account cer tain provisions, the property of the Crown—namely, 80 gallons of rum, 1681 b. of tea, and 1,9211 b. of salt pork. The court was composed of Capt. John Fulford (president), of her Majesty's ship Formid able ; Capt. G. G. Randolph, of her Majesty's ship Cumberland ; Capt. Francis H. Shortt, of her Ma jesty's ship Favourite ; Commander F. H. Stevens, of her Majesty's ship Wellesley; and Commander Samuel B. Dolling, of her Majesty's ship Formidable. Mr. Knight, of the firm of Essel, Knight, and Ar nold, Admiralty solicitors, Rochester, acted as Deputy Judge Advocate. Mr. Nicholas Giles, the Paymaster, Commander Henry E. Crozier, and Samuel George Thirtle, Master-at-Arms in the Naval .Barracks, gave evidence in support of the charge. The prisoner, in his defence, denied embezzling or fraudulently making away with the stores, and ac counted for the deficiencies by stating that the stores Must have been supplied to ships and the demand notes lost. He denied that the dockyard police or t he masters of the lighters had had any stores from him, and stated that he had said they bad because Mr. Giles had told him he would not -use what he 'night say against himself. He handed in certifi cates of 14 years' service in the navy, and hoped that en account of his former good character, steadiness, and sobriety the court would deal leniently with him. The court found the prisoner guilty of the charge so far as related to the rum and tea, but did not con sider the charge of having appropriated the pork to his own use proved, and sentenced him to 12 calen dar months' imprisonment. MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The Bank of England directors, at their weekly Court this morning, have reduced their rate of dis count from 7 to 6 per cent. The event has occasioned much satisfaction in commercial circles, but among the banking cora kunity it has awakened some surprise. Capitalists here loth to believe in cheaper money. Their general idea was that the rate would rather remain h t 7, or b e f urt h er a d vanced, than reduced, and if it Q not been for the very considerable amount geld—upwards of half a million sterling—received at the Bank during the past week, there is little Pro bability that the movement made this morning Z lrs3 ltid have taken place. It must not, however, , ue forgott en th a t th e i nqu i ry f or accommodation 11a8 been of a very moderate character, and this V l aPs, as much as anything else, has larg e ly con - Z iu ttted to an easier condition of the money -4aric e t . 41 - 11 amount of gold, representing £226,000, was ent to the Bank yesterday. The letters of allotment of the Alhambra Com pany Were sent out yesterday. The allotment letters of the Marine M ans i ons C ° lttpany were posted y es t er d a y. to T he last week's railway receipts ascertained up % t his day are in round figures as under : 1865. 1864. eat N. Western £68,001 £64,917 •••• orth w en ,•• B out . ... 112 , 682 105 , 586 astern. 13righkidlaton ••• ucl olith Eastern ••• Cheat Northern Laecashir 21,194 19,465 ... 20,175 17,079 ... 48,107 45,748 ... 20,748 18,936 ... 39,276 36,850 38,820 33,792 re and Yorkshire ••• ••• tistol -and Exeter • *** *** 6,260 5,92 a 11 °1111 Eastern ... 67,388 63,252 , allohester Sheffield, and Lincoln ..: 20,119 17,588 weat Eastern 32 077 81,027 L... •• • •• • oudon, Chatham, and Dover ... ... 7,947 6,396 ; Il eac returns, when compared with the correspond 'ng Period of last year, show in most instances some t, lrer Y satisfact ory f eatures. On the Great Western there is an increase of £3,084, on the North-Western of £7,096, on t h e South-Western of £1,729, on the B righton of £3,096, on the Midland of £2,359, on the __ S outh Eastern of £1,796 , on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £5,028, on the Bristol and Exeter of 335, on the North-Eastern of £4,136, on the 'Xanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £2,531, on t he Great Eastern of £1,050; on the London, Chatham, and Dover of £1,551. aAt the meeting of the Atlantic and Great Western ail way Company, held thi s d ay, Si r M orton Peto, ,e chairman, s t a t e d t h at on his visit to America ," fo und the ra il way i n a highly satisfactory state, out recommended the shareholders to provide more rolling stock. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. wo O'CLOCK. At the Paris B ourse, thi s day, ac ording to Mr. ."' e ater's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were u 8 75—firm. less Since the reduction in the rate of discount busi fhaa been quiet, few bills having been offered the n e gotiation , but 6 per cent. is for the moment i a ,„.'"'n out of doors as well as at the Bank of Eng ex' The ch ange has been so sudden, and i n many eollarFetere unexpect e d, th a t a f ur th er relaxati on ered is td is not improbable, and consequently there inclination to borrow as little as possible. - kaa* h e ,, , i rg , altogether are very quiet and indicate a alts alto tendency. Zia i. Un tied firmness is recorded in the market for 1 - i sh Funds, Consols being 89i i for money, and, otherthe divi dend, 88k f for the account. All the , stocks are generally well supported. beenihe dealings in the Railway Share Market have Pro ven to a fair extent, and prices generally have Dr eWn all uproar tent, movement. Brighton have im 4_°ved 58. North 'Western 108., and Great Western %%outh Eastern each £l. filight e i„ P°r eign and Colonial lines are also at and e enhanced quotations. South American d I,_ nnThardoVenetian have advanced 108., an --iiist Lai an 5 8. Loa us nn 1 0 °II Government Securities can be obtained th Batik ereas, e Owing to the measure adopted by Pollowi„ the b r • -- g the movement of the Bank directors, d their"nciPal bankers and bill-brokers have reduee folio allowance of interest on deposit accounts, as 4 Z i t' , 'viz., 4i per cent. at call, 5 at 7 days, and c11:1A _ 14 d ay's notice of withdrawal. otQlearriean Securities are in slight request, and 5.. 0 .. o . l c ) ns are generally better. United States Illih ."nds 18 , 82 • are 63* 64-a- ; Erie Sh ares , 55i- ; and k _• l ° ..elr e Ste el , I'4l alterat ions have occurre d i n Fore i gn 48 ) but little business has been transacted. Turkish Consolides are 464 4 ; Mexican, 26* ; ditto, New, 24 25* ; Greek, 17 *; Spanish Passive, 281 the Certificates, 13i s ; Italian, 641 ; the Confederate . Loan,- 8 10 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 24 3 prem. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain quiet at steady rates. Central Bank are dealt in at 508 ; Imperial Ottoman at 158 ; Union of London, at 534 ; Hudson Bay Co. at 14 4 ; National Discount Co. at 16i; Overend, Gurney, and Company, at 22 I; Fred. Symonds and Company Shares are quoted 1 2 prem. ; Bank of Turkey, 14 11 prem. The Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (old) shares, 31 4 prem. cx all ; and the new issue, 38 4 prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf Company shares are 11 2 prem. ; the East and West Junction Rail way Company, 21 3 prem. ; the Tasso Brazilian Gold and Mining Company, 8 / prem. ; the Ameri can Oil Wells Trading Company, 11 2 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ; GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Dec. 7 BB 3 per Cent. Reduced B7l New 3 per Cent B7l New 31 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — . _ March Juno Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3&— per Cent. 5 3 dis 5 dis Do. ,X5OO Do £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account ' — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 14 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B6i Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO lB pm Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60 . 1863 — Do. 1865 Do. Scrip, £25 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chili= 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities 5 10 dis Do Account - Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 9l / Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do Account — Ctuatemala 5 per Cont. — Do £B6 paid — Do. 1539 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £67/ paid Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Mexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Montevidean 6 per Cent, £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4.1. per Cent Do. Account Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent, 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41. per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l3l 14 Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account 9l Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 11 per Cent . , Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 741 Do £lOO Bonds 75 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do LICO Bands Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent., 1862 431 I 43i 4 Do. ACcount Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins — Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21- per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — French Routes 4f per Cent. — 'rah= 5 per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 25f. — Do Account Consols for money , Do. Account s ex div THREE O'CLOCK 89i I 88± x d The Insurrection in Jamaica. -~ TO TAE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —Finding the press so full of intelligence and discussion regarding the Jamaica insurrection, I have been unwilling to trespass upon it ; but as my letter of 24th October supplies evidence not yet published of the implication of Mr. George William Gordon in it, I send you a copy, as follows , - - - " It appears now that this matter has been brew ing for a long time, and that for two years past we have been sleeping on the brink of a volcano. The disclosures made since I last wrote are fearful, and no one had the most remote suspicion of the parties implicated. Bad as the people were, who would have thought that night after night they sat coolly deliberating blood ; and, more than anything else, it will astonish you to learn that the man who was at the bottom of it all—the man by whose advice these meetings were held, who appointed cap tains and lieutenants, and who planned the whole scheme that was to annihilate all the white blood of the island—was the man thought so much of by many people. I could scarcely realise the idea that George William Gordon had been arrested in Kingston (boldly walking about while this bloodshed was being perpetrated) till,with manacled hands and military escort, he was con ducted on board the Wolverine for Morant Bay, the scene of the foul slaughter that had occurred at his instance and by his advice. I had a shadow of doubt as he was thus walked away whether the authorities could really bring home the bloodshed to him, or whether, as some hoped, this awful state of things was brought about by his preaching. However, our minds were set at rest when intelli gence reached us from Morant Bay that a court martial was sitting on Gordon, and no proof was wanting to condemn him to death. His office was emptied of all papers belonging to him, letters and papers of his were got in all parts of the country urging the people to take the step. Dying men, whom he had led to the gallows, in their last breath, gave their confessions against him. y es _ terday morning, at 8 o'clock, he, along with 17 black men, were hanging in Morant Bay. () wretched fate that a man should so far forget him self, should be so dead to reason and to discretion, as to contemplate and design the murder of thou sands of his fellow-creatures.—l am, sir, yours, JAMAICA. Liverpool Cotten Market—This Day. Cotton market opened with a steady feeling. Sales probably 8,000 bales. THE LATE MR. LOVELL REEVE, F.L.S., F.G.S.— The death of Mr. Lovell Augustus Reeve, the well-laiown naturalist, is just announced. Mr. Reeve, who had been ill for some time, was but 51 years old, and had not long survived his literary friend and fellow-worker, the Rev. J. M. Jephson. He was born in 1814, and for many years head of the firm of Lovell Reeve and Co., of Henrietta:street, publishers of a vast number of standard works in natural history, chemistry, travels, antiquities &c. From 1856 to 1858, or thereabouts, Mr. Reeve was editor of the Literary Gazette. His chief study, however, was conchology, his profound knowledge of which was shown by his various elaborate and costly , works. BRITISH 311 Cam. Consol. Cold, Um Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea. Na st Grenville .. East Gunnislake East Loved E. WI Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StA übyn(G wen. Great Larcey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist 'b Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Efingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Nfarke Valley liwyndy Iron Ore, liar New Seton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogau North Whe;sl Crotty Prosper United Providence UnyLelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft 'ilg•ra and Chgan, lira West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West C hi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 294 2.14.8 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.0.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 8.18:0 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 2/ 43i 38t 4.4.0 2.13.1 7.16 10.6.7 li 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 ?REFERENCE bIIARES. Great Northern, 41 per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., 100 Sot. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stock. Ditto, Newp. 5 per cent. pref., redeemable at 5 pm.. 10) Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4/ per cent. pf. at. rd., 98/ PREFERENCE SNARES AND STOCK°. Great Eastern 4/ per;cent. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent., 97 Ditto, new 5 per cent., 91 London, Brighton. &c., new 41 per cent., 1663, 99 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London Tilbury, and Southend, 103 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4i Mid. Brad.ord fret. Stock, 901 !FOREIGN RAILWAY& Great Luxembourg, 151 I Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), lei Sambre and Meuse, 61 Sambre and Meuse, 5 per cent. pl., 9j South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 18 FOREIGN MINEtt, Cobre Copper, 26 East del Hey, lira. I} Mcnt. Aureos Brazil Gold Min.ro., Panulcillo Copper, lim., 4} United Mexican, lim., 3} Vallakzasca Gold, lim., 2 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 56 1 Auglo Egyptian, lim., 14} Bank of British Columbia, 22} Chartered Mer. of India, London, and China, 48} I Consolidated Bank, lim , 10f 1 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 1. Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., It 4 Imperial Ottoman, 151 London and River Plate, 57 London Joint Stock, 54 • London and W estininster, 981 Metropolitan avid Provincial Bank, lim., 17 Midland Bank, lim., 18 Oriental Bank Corporation, 501 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 9 Union of London, 53} MISCELLANEOUK. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 2} Berlin Water Works, lim.. 111 Ditto, A. shares, 21 Bombay Gas, lint., 51 Canada Company SO Ceylon Company, 101 City Offices, lira., 7} Credit t'oneler and Mobilier of England, 9 81 Crystal Palace, 87} Ebbw Vale, 31 4 Gellivera, lim. 5} Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 61 1 Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., 71 / International Financial s ociety, lim., 61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1.70, issued 90,821 Joint Stock Discount, Rm., 81 London Financial Association, lim 211 National Discount Company, Jim., 16.3 New Zealand Trust and Loan, Jim., 4 orth British and Mercantile Insurance, 191 Ottoman Financial Association, lim., 7} Overend, Gurney, and Co. lim., 211 2 Quebrada Land, tt u il, an d lim., 3 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 75 4} Royal Mail bteara,,lls Societe Financiere d'Egypte, lim.. Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance). Um., Et Trinidad Petroleum, Um., Union Marine Liverpool, Jim., 3 Universal Marine s insurance, tlm. , 41 • . THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, _NOVEMBER 23, ,1865. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. Share! Railways. IPaid. ) !Bristol ana Exeter Caledonian Cambrian. Cork and Bandon Cornwall . . Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. N.London, Aerip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 91 93 126 27 94 96 12 14 h 6 E 8 72 71 73 108 110 46i 474, 71 81 Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DO. A stock • • Do. B stock 1261 1271 147 liB 128 130 Do .New, is. at 25 pu. GtS, and W. of Ireland GL Neste n D . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxford 93 931 611 61k 60 62 41 43 36 39 104 106 122 1224 88 90 103 [O4 36 38 50 62 1241 125} 96 97 6 614 135} 134 3 tip 1 1 141) 10t 104 Do. Newport Do. Hereford.... 1 Lane shire & Yorkshire' 1,..nd0n and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., ('hat., and Daver l Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. 1 Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd 3lid'and Do. £9 Share J 1241 li .11 i 94 96 Do, Birmin.. & Derby NM Kent North British 100 . all 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 100 100 all 60i Cl Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. stook. & Darling, Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. atJck Shropshire Union South Devon South Ei,stern !Staines, Wok., At Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford It Kilkenny Waterloo le Whiteha I West Cornwall BRITISH POSSE; ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 474 I i 8i 621 2 f 1221 i 89 041 4 631 110 f f 69 1 41 791 8) IClosing I Business Price. done. 125 , 4 i I Q6i 7 61 136} 7 et 51 1 125} 41 51- Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, R Cen.ln. Du. 5 per cent o. t' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. .872-3- Calcutta & 8. E., lim Cape Town & Dock, gu 1 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prat. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt India Pen. gua. sp.c Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent 4f per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4i do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. B L C'da, 6pc lat pf. ha Scindc . Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Pun aub em, Do.lndus StElo, COLONIAL GO VIM: British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 1)0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl. &Oct 1890-1900 Do. do; 1580-9. Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( Do. 1878, do 3lauritius, 6 p. 0. 1873, Jan. and July Do. 178 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. ,P Do. 18195, Feb. & Auir atal , iov. o per cent N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 Ivo., 186 t" Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 i Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189? New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent Nova &Ala Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, a pril & Oct.. 8 . 30 110 111 684 103 104 34 364 9i ioi 12t 124 lA 2 pl 1i 2 j - ) 1 74 76 11 116 148 152 63 70 112 114 60 62 55 67 74 791 8 10 147 151 3 4 l 102 10 4 49 51 ,SIONS. 68 60 102 103 &d fp 6 6 10 11 75 80 99 101 70 75 101 103 102 103 IC4 105 i iP 27 28 88 90 60 69 55 60 57 59 5) 52 46 50 4 44 314 324 30 31 104 105 P 2 2 P 101 102 17 171 n 3 d t 3 O 5 86 Ad 1 ed 101 102 93 95 SS 90 64 66 82 84 [O)4 lOU 00j 1014 4 id 101 102 8 I 21 1 1041 I I rT SECUK 05 97 93 65 93 95 81 83 81 S 3 103 105 IG2 104 IL2 104 11.3 105 93 92 1( 2 114 lu9 11i 102 104 104 106 IG6 10• 1(5 107 104 1(2 95 97 9) 101 93 95 90 01 103 105 84 85 10) 102 102 103 106 108 105 106 INES. 10 11 21 25 580 690 1 1* t 2 25 10 11 51 81 3) 4 15 16 3 6 8 20 21 1 14 3 t 4 } 144 4 4 1 37 30 51. 61 7 9 44 5 24 ltd 40 60 15 17 II It 38 40 420 440 2 26 276 324 to 11 19 20 5 7 5 6 10 12 81 84 190 200 83 90 21 28 4 6 2 7i 2124 1 19 20 GORDON V. GORDON AND CARLISLE. This case presented some peculiar features, inasmuch as that the petitioner, who is a surgeon in the English army, had obtained a divorce a mensa et thoro, on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent. The depositions of the evidence, taken originally before the Consistorial Court, was read, and some witnesses were examined. His Lordship said that the object of the present petition was to enable the petitioner to get a full divorce. The evi dence adduced was chiefly what had been brought before the other court, and he was bound to receive it, but the viva voce evidence produced to-day so fully confirmed it that he had no hesitation in making the decree nisi. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Hazlitt.) IN RE LOUIS GEORGE JULLIEN. This bankrupt, the son of the late celebrated conductor and composer, M. Jullion, was described as a musical direc tor, of No. 1, Addison-terrace, Notting-hill, and he came up for the first meeting and proortf debts. The cause of the failure is stated to be insufficiency of income and loss on Promenade concerts. The claims now on the file are nearly £2,300, and amongst the creditors are Messrs. Mapleson, lessee of her Majesty's Theatre, £695 ; F. A. Cowan, her Majesty's Theatre, £35; Dimes, her Majesty's Theatre, £3B; Madame. Espilaux, Pall-Mall, .£3o i ; Grannava, Hotel do l'Europe Leicester-square, Li 20 ; H. Jarrett, Tavistock-square, £B5 ; M. Jullien, Her Ma jesty's Theatre, VO ; C. K. Hansen, Copenhagen, £360 ; J. Unite, Edgware-road, Paddington, £llB ; B. Warwick, 1, Addison-terrace, Notting-hill, ..£290 ; Sloman, Her Ma jesty's Theatre, £3 ; M. Lotte, Paris, £BO. The bankrupt came up under his own petition, Mr. Levy of Bow-street being the solicitor to the bankrupt. Assignees were chosen, and a day named for the next meeting. (Before Mr. Commissioner Ifolroyd.) IN RE CAPTAIN CtTROENSEN. This bankrupt was described as of her Majesty's Military Train, captain, and to-day he came up for the order of dis charge upon accounts showing debts £5,207, with a defi ciency upon the asset side of £3,463. After some discus sion the case was adjourned, it being stated that the bank rupt had set tho military authorities at defiance and refused to sell out. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Byles.) THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN COVENT GARDEN. James Murphy, aged 20, described as a fruit salesman, was charged with feloniously wounding Mary Anne J ennings on various parts of the body. There was a second count charging him with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. Mr. F. H. Lewis, who prosecuted, briefly stated the case, on which he relied for a conviction, and then proceeded to call evidence. Mary Anne Jennings, who was led into court, and who appeared to be extremely feeble, was the first witness. She said she was the barmaid at the Red Lion publichouse, Covent Garden. The prisoner had been courting her some years, but it ceased three weeks before this occurrence. About half-past 10 on the evening of the 12th of October she was returning home, and within a short distance of it the prisoner came up and said he wanted to speak to her. She was in company with Mrs. White. Prisoner said, " Have you been to my cousins ?" and she said "No." He said, "You must go now." She said she would not, and he then took a razor or knife from his pocket, and showed it to her. Mrs. White went for Mr. Loader, prisoner's uncle, when prisoner took hold of witness, threw her down, and then taking the razor out of his pocket commenced cutting her. He lifted up her head and began to cut her across the face, saying, " I will do for you." Witness struck him with her umbrella, and said, "For God's sake, don't kill me for the sake of my poor mother." She was then taken to the hospital. Mr. Ribton, who was for the defence, briefly cross examined the witness —She did not hear him say he would kill himself while they were down. When she terminated tho courtshiy ho said he would run a knife through her and himself too. He did not appear to be in a wild or excited state. The additional evidence which was given has already ppeared in The Sun. Mr. Justice Byles said the first count, that of intent to murder, was of a far more serious character than that of intent to do grievous bodily harm. The question for the jury was whether the prisoner intended to kill the pro secutor or not. He committed the act in an agony of disappointment, and perhaps of irritation, and there was no question as to the state of his mind at the time. The jury found the prisoner guilty on the first count. Justice Byles sentenced him to 20 years' penal seritude NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) ALLEGED FRAUD ON THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. George Loresby Worth, 46, draper, was iudicted for unlawfully attempting to obtain by false pretences from the directors of the South Eastern Railway the sum of £2OO with intent to defraud. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner wrote to the directors of the South Eastern Railway, informing them that his brother had been severely injured by the accident which occurred on that railway on the 9th June. He further stated that his brother was lying ill at his house, that compensation would be required, and that £2OO would be accepted, all of which was untrue. The letters sent to the company were put in and posi tively identified as being in the handwriting of the pri- sonar. The defence was that he had been misled by his brother, who had misrepresented the matter to him. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Mr. Poland asked that sentence might be deferred until next sessions, as he had received certain information, which led him to believe that the present was not the first time the prisoner had acted in a similar manner. This application was assented to by the Court. THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) THE BURGLARY AT THE EARL OF FIFE'S. Joseph Newman was indicted for burglariously enter ing the dwelling-house of the Earl of Fife, and stealing therefrom a quantity of gold and silver articles to the value of £3OO. There was also another indictment against the prisoner for a burglary at the Earl of Eldon's. From the evidence it appeared that the police traced two persons to a house in Dean-street, and on leaving it the constables arrested them on a charge of burglary at Dover street. A violent struggle took place, but ultimately the two men were overpowered and conveyed to the station house, where they gave the names of Joseph Newman and Charles Castaldi. The lodgings of the prisoner Newman were afterwards searched, and a quantity of the plate, stolen from the Earl of Fife's was discovered. They were both committed for trial, but shortly after Castaldi was confined in the House of Detention he committed suicide. The police produced a quantity of elaborately finished housebreaking implements found at Newman's residence, and at the point of one of the jemmies a portion of paint adhered, which, on being compared with that on the drawing-room door of the Earl of Fife, exactly cor responded. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The letjrned Judge sentenced him to 15 years' penal servitude. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Mellor, Shee, and Lush.) IN RE MADAME VALENTIN. This case, which has assumed so many protean forms before the law courts, was again brought before this court to-day, in the shape of an application, by Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., to have an indictment against Mr. Hall and Mr Lafourcade brought by certiorari into the Court of Queen's Bench, to be tried on the ground that it arose out of the same transaction as the misdemeanour for the trial on which a certiorari had been granted ; and that, therefore, they ought to be tried together. Mr. Metcalfe opposed Wie application on the ground that it was not usual to remove a felony by certiorari, and also because the prosecutrix had been at great expense in bringing witnesses from France, and ought not to be put to that expense again. If the order were made he hoped there would be a condition attached to it that the defendant Hall should give security for the costs in both prosecutions. Mr. Coleridge opposed the application, and said that the true bill must have been found before the certiorari could take effect, and therefore the witnesses must have come to London in order to obtain the indictment. The Lord Chief Justice said the defendant must have the rule for a certiorari made absolute, and, with regard to costs, they must follow the order of the Court in the usual way. . Rule granted. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) YARRINGTON V. YARRINGTON. This was a suit instituted by the wife for judicial sepa ration, on the ground of her husband's cruelty. Dr. Wambey appeared for the petitioner, and there was was no defence. It appeared that the parties were married in 1853, and that the petitioner was possessed of a property of between £4O and £5O a year, as well as large a stock of household furniture, which she had by her first husband. The parties were in the same position of life, respondent being a mas ter builder, and the petitioner the daughter of a respectable seafaring man. The evidence was to the effect that the respondent be came intemperate and ill-used his wife. The acts of vio lence deposed to were of the usual character, namely, striking the woman in the most brutal manner, and inflict ing injuries of a character that prevented the wretched petitioner from discharging her domestic duties. The evidence fully proved the case, and the Court made the decree with costs. THIS DAY. HOUSE OF LORDS. Parliament standing prorogued until to-day, the Lord Chancellor, and the other royal commissioners, cook their seats before the throne. The Usher of the Black Rod having been directed to summon the Commons to the bar of the House of Peers, in a few minutes after the "faithful Com mons," in the person of their clerk, attended. The royal commission was then read, and at its conclusion, The LORD CHANCELLOR, in the usual formal man ner, declared that the Parliament was further pro rogued until December 28. Another prorogation will therefore take place be fore the two houses meet for the despatch of public business. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. WESTMINSTER. ROBBING A MASTER.—Sarah Spencer, a well-dressed married woman 32 years of age, was charged with stealing four pairs of sheets, four pairs of pillow cases, a table-cloth, children's clothing, &c., value £lO, the property of Mr. Richard Lee, her master, a surgeon, residing at 3, Great Queen-street, Westminister. Prosecutor said the prisoner was the wife of his coach man, and had been in his service six months. All the family linen was entrusted to her charge, it was in a box in the front dining-room nailed down, and yesterday morn ing at 11 o'clock prosecutor and his wife, in the absence of the prisOner, opened the box with a hammer and chisel, and discovered the property had been stolen. He called the prisoner and asked her about it, and she did did not deny it, but expressed such surprise that suspi cion did not light upon her, and she was accordingly ordered to fetch her husband, who was accused of the felony. The prisoner immediately exculpated him, and said she had taken the things, and pawned them, but did not know the shops. She added that the money had been sent to her mother, who was in distress. Prosecutor then came to the court, and having obtained advice returned home, but prisoner had left. She re turned in the evening, and was given into custody. William Balstone, 298 B, proved taking prisoner into custody. She said the things were pledged somewhere in the Edgeware-road. She was remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SEIZURE OF OBSCENE PHOTOGRAPHS AND BOOKS.—A war rant was granted a few days ago to tho police to search a part of the house No. 77, Wardour-street, in the occupa tion of a man named Edmonds, otherwise Harrison, a dealer in photographs, &c., the police having become ac quainted with the fact that a quantity of obscene photo graphs and books were in his possession. Inspector Draper having proved the fact, the magistrate issued the warrant for the destruction of the articles. THAMES. tXTRAORDINARY A.ND HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A HORSE. —William Singer, a middle aged man, with a somewhat forbidding countenance, was brought up on remand before Mr. Paget on a charge made against him by Mr. Love, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for having unlawfully and maliciously wounding a horse. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecu tion for the society. The offence was committed on the 24th of February last, and a few days afterwards a warrant was obtained by Mr. Love for the prisoner's apprehension. He absconded, and every endeavour was made to trace him, but without success up to Wednesday the 17th instant, when he was taken and brought up on a warrant, but it having been ascertained that the magistrate's jurisdiction was ousted in consequence of the time in which the conviction ought to have been obtained having expired, the prisoner was discharged, but was immediately given into custody again by Mr. Love, and after a short investigation the fellow was remanded. Mr. Gomm, from the office of Mr. Hodgson, solicitor, appeared for the defence. Mr. Charles Young, having alluded to the horrible nature of the case, called a number of witnesses, from whose evi dence it appeared that in February last the prisoner was in the service of Mr. Edward Abbott, cowkeeper and contrac tor, of Limehouso, in the capacity of foreman. On January 31 last Mr. Abbot bought a blind horse of Mr. Bowyer, of Stepney-green, and found it was a " jibber or screw." The horse was left at work until the 24th of February, whenthe prisoner; enraged and out of temper at the horse not drawing a van so readily as he could wish, said to a man named William Perkins, "I'll make the draw," and directed Perkins to make a branding-iron red-hot. Perkins did so, and the prisoner took the red-hot iron from him, pulled the horse's tail aside, and wickedly and deli berately thrust the iron into the animal's body, keeping it there a minute. Perkins described this horrible and mali cious act to the horror and disgust of the whole court, and said the horse "smoked and frizzled, and blood came from it." Mr. Paget indignantly asked him why he did not prevent the prisoner committing such an atrocious act, and lay hold of the prisoner, and he replied, " Singer was my foreman, and he would have sacked me if I had interfered with him." Mr. Gomm—You made the branding-iron red hot. Witness—Yes, I did. Singer told me to do it, sir. Mr. Gomm—Are you sure he kept it in the animal's body a minute ? Witness—Yes, I am ; full a minute. Mr. Gomm—Would it not have been easy for you to have laid hold of his right hand ? Witness—He would have sacked mo if I had done so. Mr. R. Sterne, veterinary surgeon and farrier, of Gun lane, Limehouse, examined Mr. Abbott's horse on the 2d of March last. It was in a state of groat suffering, and the animal was immediately destroyed by his advice. The witness described the fearful injuries sustained by the horse. Charles Abbott, a police constable, No. 322 K, said he took the prisoner into custody on the 15th of the present month in Camberwell. The prisoner said " Yes, I burnt the horse. I did it through drink. I suppose I must put myself down for two years' imprisonment." Mr. Gomm said the prisoner would reserve his defence. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial, and con demned the conduct of the witness Perkins who made no effort to stop the prisoner from torturing the horse. Mr. Charles Young and Mr. Love quite agreed with the magistrate, and regretted they were obliged to make a witness of the man instead of charging him as a particeps criminis. ANOTHER SACRIFICE TO CRINOLINE.—Miss Lucy Cheesewright, who resided with her mother at Elizabeth-terrace, Hackney-wick, and who was about to be married, has fallen a sacrifice to crinoline. Whilst in the parlour of the house in Elizabeth-terrace, with Mrs. Cheesewright and Mr. Tart, her intended husband, sho passed near the fireplace, and her crinoline apparently caused her dress to come in contact with the bars of the grate, and it at once blazed up. Mr. Tart instantly rushed to her assistance, but the flames so enveloped her that he had the utmost difficulty in mastering them. Mrs. Cheese wright was in some danger, and in all probability her life would also have been sacrificed but for the exertions of Mr Tart. Ultimately, by throwing the hearthrug and other things over Miss Cheesewright, he succeeded in extin guishing the fire, but not before she had been fearfully burnt over the body and limbs. All that was possible was done to save the poor lady's life, but her injuries were so severe that her case was hopeless from the first. She lingered, however, for some days in great pain until death released her from her sufferings. ENORMOUS CATCH OF HERRINGS.—The week before last the Yarmouth fishing-boats alone caught 25,000,000:of herrings, valued at £30,000, but as the number of boats belonging to that port is very large, no correct idea can be formed of the success of any single boat ; but one single Filey boat brought in 150,000 herrings. Connected with this remarkable catch is the still more remarkable circumstance that within a very short distance, almost within a stone's throw, of this successful boat, another fishing-boat of the same size, same number of nets, same number of hands, and also fishing the same length of time, only caught some 500 herrings, and another a very few more. Perhaps there never was a year when herrings, as the fish ermen say, were so " lumpy"— that is, swim in such com pact shoals as they have done this season ; hence the im• mense difference between the successful catch of one boat and the unsuccessful catch of another. LORD PALMERSTON'S GRAVE.—The grave of Lord Palmerston, in the Statesman's Corner of Westminster Abbey, has been temporarily covered with pieces of stone paving, pending the construction of a tablet and monu ment to be erected to his memory. The spot where the late lamented Premier lies is now indicated by a piece of card-board, on which is the simple inscription—" Lord Palmerston's Grave)." COVER-SHOOTING IN PERTHSHIRE. —There has recently been some excellent shooting in Perthshire, as game of all descriptions is plentiful. On Friday, the 17th inst., the Right Hon. Lord Ravensworth, Lord Dupplin, the Hon. Colonel Liddell, the Hon. Capt. Drummond, and Lieut. Crighton shot over the Drummond Castle covers, near Crieff. The morning was wet, but the weather was blight after mid-day. The number killed was 71 bares, 40 pheasants, 5 woodcocks, and 23 rabbits. The same gentlemen were out on Saturday, which was an excellent day. The number of game killed was 199 head—viz., 44 rabbits, 72 hares, 71 pheasants, 6 roe-deer, 5 woodcocks and 1 capercailzie. Sir Richard Tuf ton has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel. The Earl and Countess of Uxbridge have left town for their seat in Hampshire. Sir Edmund and the Hon. Lady Filmer have left Farranee's Hotel for Worcestershire. MEN ;ITIls;S: Court of Common Council. Yesterday a special meeting of the Court of Com mon Council was held at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor in the chair. The Town Clerk (Mr. Woodthorpe) read a letter from Mr. John Pollard, the clerk of the Metropo litan Board of Works, forwarding copies of a report from the streets committee urging the laying down of water mains in a subway of Southwark-street. This report was referred to the improvements com mittee, with instructions to communicate with the commissioners of sewers on the subject. Mr. Deputy De Jersey laid upon the table a case relative to the commissioners of sewers which had been submitted to the Attorney and Solicitor Generals and their replies, and moved that the same be printed and circulated among the members. The motion was agreed to. The Town Clerk read a letter from the daughters of Mr. Deputy Lorkin, acknowledging with thanks the receipt of a letter of condolence upon the death of their father, which was passed at the last meet ing of the council, and it was ordered to be entered on the journals of the court. Mr. ISAAC moved the following resolution—" That having in view the great loss and inconvenience to which a large number of citizens are subjected by the non-progress of the works for the proposed dead meat and poultry market, it is desirable that addi tional professional assistance should be provided by the markets improvement committee, in order to accelerate the progress of the said works." He ad verted to the great number of important works now thrown upon the office of the City Architect, which, he said, required extra assistance for the purpose of carrying them out. The Holborn Valley improve ment, for instance, was a work of great magnitude, requiring the utmost care and ability. The dead meat market in Smithfield was one of a similar nature. He deemed it due to the architect himself, as well as to the markets improvement committee, that additional professional assistance should be pro vided. Mr. R. N. PHILIPPS seconded the motion, and in doing so said he had no intention of reflecting in the slightest degree upon the ability of the architect, but he thought the great amount of labour which would be required in carrying out the works expeditiously, works, the commencement of which had been re tarded by the delay that had taken place in the production of the plans—proved the necessity that existed for granting immediate professional assist ance. The amount of money which at present was locked up, in consequence of the non-usage of the ground at Smithfield, was somewhere about £lO,OOO a year, and this might be reckoned as the annual loss the corporation were incurring by the present state of things. He estimated the cost of the erec tion of the new market at a quarter of a million, and he argued that no time should be lost in expediting the works, in order to meet the requirements of the trade and the wants of the public. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR defended the markets improve ment committee, aid said the delay which had arisen was unavoidable, owing to the excavations not having been completed by the railway companies for the sta tion underneath, which they had to form in connec tion with the Metropolitan line. He stated that the plans of the new market were now upon the walls of the court for the inspection of the members, and that no unnecessary time would be lost in carrying them out. Mr. Rudkin, Mr. Alderman J. C. Lawrence, Mr. Alderman Sidney, and other members took part in the discussion which ensued, and at the close a divi sion took place, when there appeared—For the mo tion 78 ; against, 44 ; majority in favour of it, 34. Mr. BEDFORD then moved—" That the Markets Improvement Committee be directed to report to this Court forthwith the reasons for the extraordi nary and ruinous delay that has taken place in the erection of the dead meat market in Smithfield, and also when, in their opinion, their labours in that matter may be expected to terminate." After a short debate this motion was withdrawn, it being the general opinion of the Court that the main facts of the case had been elidited during the discussion on Mr. Isaac's motion. Mr. Deputy FRY moved the following resolution —"That in the opinion of this Court it is desirable that Mansion-house-street should be widened on the north side, and this Court doth accordingly request the Commissioners of Sewers to give notice under their powers to take the ground now vacant, and that being built upon in Mansion-house-street, for widening and improving the said street." The resolution was adopted, and the Court ad journed. A New Parasite• M. Lacaze-Duthiers has sent an interesting paper to the Academy of Sciences on a curious parasite observed by him on the polypifer of an Antipa tharia (black coral) called Gerardia. This parasite has a small flat body, of the form of a bean, and of a rose colour, being to all appearance capsules in the soft tissues of the Gerardia. On opening one of these small bodies, M. Lacaze saw a swarm of minute and living animalcules issue forth, and, upon examination, found them to be the em bryos of certain crustacea. The shell of the bean seemed to be a sort of nest intended to protect a quantity of eggs in progress of development ; but, on examining some portions of its substance through a microscope, our author became aware of the existence of certain histological elements, revealing a living body, and by no means a secretion. M. Lacaze describes it as follows :—" Imagine a very small lobster, not more than one or two centimetres in length ; imagine the thoracic part of the shell, comprised between the head and the abdomen, to be extended beyond all measure—in other words, this part of the body to be enormously developed with respect to the rest ; let this thoracic portion now be bent double, so as to form a large flat pocket, open only on one side ; you will then have a tolerable idea of this creature, which has shut itself up in a shell, from the centre of which its body is suspended by the back." The body, or fleshy part of the animal, is small, not more, as stated above, than one or two centimetres in length, but its shell as described is from three to four centimetres long. It is con siderably arched, and its head, the functions of which are extremely limited, remains verysmall. The abdomen, composed of articulated segments, is pro vided with six pairs of legs symmetrically placed ; the only inner organ is a large digestive tube of a yellowish colour. This shellfish is not inscribed in the catalogue of crustacea ; our author accordingly makes a new genus of it under the name of Laura, to which he adds the specific name Gerardim, on account of its having been discovered on the Anti patharia of that name. The animal creeps into the tissues of the Gerardia, and derives its chief nutriment from it. The shell is very curiously constituted. Its substance is nearly grisly ; it is pierced with an innumerable number of small pores, from each of which capillary tubes radiate to the body, and it is through this sort of hair, if we may call it so, that the juices which are to serve the polypus as a nourishment are sucked in. Other parasitical crustacea are generally attached to the body on which they feed by their mouths or by means of suckers ; but i n th e case of the Laura there is nothing of the kind, for its mouth and members have no communication with the external world. THE NATIONAL POULTRY COMPANY.--Minasi's machine for artificial incubation is now in active operation at these works at Bromley, Kent, where numbers of fine and healthy fowls, hatched and reared by the new process, incontestably prove that the cheapening of poultry to a great extent, and yet to admit of a highly remunera tive return upon the capital invested, is an accomplished fact. The share list of this company will close shortly, after which we shall hope to find that so practical and im portant a movement is spreading its benefits far and wide. VALUE OF LAND IN YORKSHIRE.—At the Talbot Hotel, Malton, on Friday, Messrs. Boulton and Son offered the South Holme and West Ness estates, in the North Riding, the property of the late Rev. Charles Hall, rector of Terrington, for competition by public auc tion. The estates are situate about nine miles north of Malton, and are purely agricultural. The area is about 566 acres, and in one lot Mr. Barker, of North Shields, was the last bidder at £30,000, or rather over thirty three years' purchase. The estates were bought in at £32,000, and afterwards offered in three lots, Mr. E. Rose, of Malton, being the last bidder in each case, the totals being £29,400—0r £6OO less than in one lot. The reserves were £33f000. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WARWICK RACES-THIS' DAT. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SCURRY FLAT RACE. Glendusk Doeford .. Abbot .... 1 Four ran. WINDING-UP HANDICAP. Juliet Forester 1 Liston. Pour ran. SHORTS' HANDICAP. Gulnare Jane Shore Hope ... Ten ran. lIANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Maid Venturesome Donnybrook Fourteen ran. Dead heat for second place. BRADGATE CUP. Money Spinner 1 Goldylocks 2 Saccharometer Twelve ran TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE. Novice Palm Leaf Slender 1 2 Six ran. LEAMINGTON GRAND ANNUAL. La African 1 Slyfox 2 Astrolabe 3 Twevle ran. Won by 40 lengths ; length between second and third. HURDLE RACE —Postponed until to-morrow, owing to darkness. HURDLE C —P os t pone d. The Bank of France. PARIS, Nov. 23. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 5 to 4 per cent. Bank of England Return,•_This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending;Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1865. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes Issued ..........428 5 323,900 Government Debt £11,015,1(0 Other Securities .. 3,634,900 Gold Coin &Bullion 13,673,900 Silver Bullion .... £2B 323,930; BANKING D' £28,323,900 , EPARTMINT. i G overnment Sean- Proprietors' Capi tal 414.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Saving's' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 6,144,0C3 Other Deposits 12,878,9:3 Seven Day and other Bills rities (including Dead WeightAn- nutty) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver 791,14 Coin 490,143 X 37.270,737 V I 137,276,737 MILLER, Chief Caohicr. Nov. 23, 1865. The Loss of her Majesty's Ship Bulldog, i The Port-au-Prince correspondent of the New York, Herald, writing on the 28th ult., says :—." We have just received news of the bombardment of Cape Haytien by the English gunboat Bulldog. It appears the Haytian Government has chartered the English steamer Jamaica Packet to convey troops, &c., and that this vessel, when flying the British flag, was chased a short time since and fired upon by the rebel steamer Voldrogue. The captain of the Bulldog and the Vice-Consul at the Cape waited upon the rebel authorities to seek an explana tion, but, receiving no satisfaction, or rather being insulted by Salnave's party, the order was given to bombard the place. Some say the English Con sul was imprisoned, but there are many different versions of the story. The town, according to some reports, was destroyed ; others have it that the forts only were damaged. The Voldrogue was fired into and sunk, and several small boats shared her fate. After the bombardment the Bulldog accidentally got on the rocks, and, to prevent Salnave from cap turing her, the captain blew her up, all hands being in the boats." A despatch from Washington of 10th of November says :—" The Navy Department has advices from Cape Haytien to October 10. A daily interchange of fire is kept up between the de fenders of the city and the army of Geffrard, but it is not perceived that any results have been achieved. The blockade of the port has been raised, having been effected by the capture by the re volutionists on the 3d of October of the blockading force." Another despatch says—" News had reached Port-au-Prince that the British sloop-of-war Bull dog, 12 guns, was blown up by her commander on the 25th ult. at Cape Haytien. It appears the British Consul had some Haytians under his pro tection, and Salnave, the rebel, made a demand for them, which the Consul refused, and he broke in the doors and took the Haytians out and shot them. The Bulldog was lying in port, and her commander asking for satisfaction and receiving no answer, commenced to fire on Port Peckelet, which the former returned, and by some mis management of the commander he got his ship on a reef, and after getting his men into the boats he set fire to the ship, and she blow up. It was reported that the commander got on board one of President Geffrard's boats, and left for Jamaica. The affairs of the country are in a very unsettled state. Business was dull. Coffee was coming in slowly, and com manded high prices." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Nov. 23.—Wind this day at noon—South. Westerly ; strong breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. SWANSEA, Nov. 22.—Wind S.W. — Arrived—Rod Rose from London. CARDIFF, Nov. 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Nile, from Quebec. I_BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 22.—Warrior, from St. Michael's; Ame rican Congrese, from Now York. Arrived, Nov. 23.—Lord Londesborough, from Faro ; Diana, from Amsterdam. _ _ . DEAL, Thursday Morning. No arrivals. Mr. Watkin, M.P., and Mr. Wall (Ceylon) had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, at the Colonial-office, yesterday. Viscount and Viscountess Chelsea arrive in town to-day from their house in Norfolk. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the evening meeting of the Royal Geographical Society on Monday next—Sir Roderick I. Murchisop, K.C.8., in the chair-- the following papers will be read :-1. " Overland Journey from Rockhampton to Cape York, Australia,"'by Messrs. F. and A. Jardine. 2. " Discovery of a Route between E. Rockingham Bay and the Valle y of La g oons, " by Mr. G. Dalrymple. 8 . " Boat Vo y a g e of Sixteen H undred Miles along the Coasts of Northern and Wes tern Australia," by since it was R w a e lp ek h s A ß b in ercrombie, a M n i A n . o j' un P. ce s d tov. VALUABLEthat PRIZE.—Some l e z Es.h—i ship oM Sire from Madras for London, with a cargo valued at £65,000, bad been picked up at sea, abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope, and had been safely navigated to St. Helena by the crew of the Martaban, of Liverpool. The Sir Ralph Abercrombie had encountered a heavy gale, and had lost her rudder, and the crew, believ ing that she wo u ld f ounder, got on board the Martaban which had borne up, and refused to return to the ship, as they considered it hopeless. A crow of the Martaban then volunteered to go to tho ship, which they did, and were for tunate in getting the ship to St. Helena. The owners of the Sir Ralph Abercrombie have offered the sal ors .£5,000, the value of the ship, for their services, but this they refuse as inadequate to the risk. The prize they value at £70,000, and they contend they are entitled to £20,000. The ship has been seized until the question of salvage is adjudicated. AN UNPREMEDITATED VOYAGE.—The butcher, baker, and fishmonger, who had been engaged to supply the articles in which they dealt for the screw-steamer City of New York (which sailed from Liverpool yesterday) were all carried off to sea in the steamer, having neglected to leave in time. A stiff gale was blowing, and the unfortunate tradesmen are likely for a few days to have an uneasy time of it. Some weeks must elapse (unless they are picked off) before they again rejoin their wives and families. 100 100 100 all 100 100 190 100 100 U 0 100 100 1021 1.41 I 171 1 11 lug 107 6}