The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-14 00:00:00

Zr‘olqß/ RA.RKET AND COMMERO T &.ii I t . ,T T EL:Li ( ,1 ril nt.i-;, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the Discount Market to-day business has been quiet, and the rates of discount remain unaltered. The return from the Bank of England for the character. There has been an increase in the re- serv e of notes of £890,720, and also in the bullion of £314,427 ; while the other securities, consequent 111) " an increased demand for money, have been 41gnaented to the extent of £340,997. The public a nd pr , vate deposits both showed a considerable addition, and th ere i s a l s o a slight augmentation in the Government securities. Subjoined are the par ticulars 4tetive Circulation Bulllion Decrease ...£22,093,;95 ... 619,380 ... 18,551,471 Rest InCrease •• • 311,427 ••• ••• ••• : 3,247,639 . ••• ... pt,i, Increase 8,643 ••• ••• •• • ••• e Deposits ... ••• • ''• ••• 7,388,241 Other Increase .. 550,458 ••• ••• Deposits ... ::: :.. ... ... 18,425,551 I! seven . _ -uincrease ... ay and Other Bills ... ow_ Decreaso 684,684 491,208 14,028 ler nmeniiecurities ... ... ... ... 13,011,222 Increase ... ... ... ... 54,953 Ot her Securities ... ... ... ... 19,636,741 i i . co. _ _ Increase ... ••• ••• •.• 240,997 '' e 8 Unemployed ... ... ... ... 10,403,905 Increase ••• ••• ••• ••• 890,720 The return of the Bank of France for the week end ing the 13th i n st., shows the following changes co mpared , with that of the previous week :—ln ,;ease—cash in hand, £525,680 ; bills discounted, X B O,OOO ; 66 ,640 ; a d vances , £B,OOO ; Treasury balance, private accounts, £1,200,000. Decrease n otes, £186,400. The committee of the Stock Exchange have noti fied that the House will be closed on the 24th inst. , It has been announced by the directors of the Imperial Ottoman Bank that the interim dividend 6n account of th e p ro fits of the year ending the al it Decemb er , 1866, of 10s. per share (the limit t he by the s tatutes), will be payable on and after 'oe lit January, 1867, on the old and new shares °I the bank. Notice h as b een g i ven by the Imperial Bank that the ninth ordinary general meeting will be held on e T uesday, the 15th January, for the purpose of re :lying the report of the directors, and to declare a dividend. It is - announced that • Messrs. Grant, Murdock, an Co., merchants, of Liverpool, and their firm in Singapore, Messrs. Middleton, Hamilton, and Co., have suspended payment. No estimate can be formed m. "' Present of the amount of the liabilities, the losses having principally arisen from operations at Singa pore, „ T he Bank of Prussia has reduced its rate of dis 'Nut from to 4 per cent. sum of £2,000 in gold was taken to the Bank c 't England yesterday. T he National Bauk of Australia has declared a d ividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. t , a ppearS the paid-up capital represents £540,000, "e reserve fund £130,000, and the deposits upwards of 1 ,000,000. It has been notified by the Anglo-American o : l egraph Company that they have removed their 'lees from 72, Cornhill, to 26, Old Broad-street, Notice h as b een g i ven that at a meeting of the t °4l 'd of the City Offices Company a call of £5 rat share has been m ade, payable on the 31st ° uary next, at the London and County Bank. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets ti ring the last few days there has been a moderate al/I°ll at of activity. Sugar has been in fair de mand, and superior qualities have advanced about p_, '• per cwt. The dealings in coffee have been to fair extent, but owing to the large quantity brou ght forward prices have ruled a shade easier. 'lce has remained at steady prices, while at the Public sales of fruit slightly higher prices have been 0 , u talued for superior qualities of raisins, but cur :ants have been neglected. Tallow has been in more demand, and quotations in all positions show 411 uPward tendency. At the mee ti ng h e ld t o -d a y of t he E a stern Bengal Tea Company, a resolution to wind-up the com anY voluntarily was unanimously adopted. Al a meeti ng held to-day of the Panama, New Zealand , and Australian Royal Mail Company, 4. lnlited, the report of the directors stated that dur 111g the l as t th ree mon th s £30,000 had been received for debentures, making the total amount £82,500, °tit of the proposed issue of £150,000, and when the balace of £67,500 was subscribed for the pay latent of the dividend could be arranged. Two O'CLOCK. , Meording to Reuter's telegram from Paris to 's3.' the French Rentes were 69f. 70c. Heavy. All th e S toc k E xc h ange mar k e t s are ex ceedingly buq . 1 aut, and Consols have risen nearly per cent. h is shows a considerable improvement within the last few days, Consols are 881 1 for money, and 4 8 1 for the account. The New Threes and Re duced Annuities ark 871 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. t 0 78 . prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 106/. firmer tone is apparent in the Foreign Stock i arket, prices generally showing a decided upward 410 vement. Turkish 5 per Cents. have advanced i b te 321 33 ; Mexican Stock, Ito 181 19 ; G re ek 'olids I, to 131 141 ; Spanish Passive 1, to 201 20 ; do. Certificates 4, to 131 14 ; and the Italian m'au of 1861 1, to 551 j. The New Russian Lo an S crip has bee n i n good demand, and has improved 4 ' tO 8 11 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been 11 °re animated, but the variations in prices have h ot b een i mportant. A f i rmer tone, h oweve r, pre vT.,ails• Great Eastern have improved to 261, and `rest Western to 481 491 ; North-Western remain 4 1 t , 11 51 116 ; Metropolitan, 1204 121 ; Midland, ' l 9 1 i94; and South Eastern, 611 621. The foreign and colonial lines remain very in active and without material change in prices. `.reat Luxembourg are marked 11/ ; West Flan -71 ; East Indian, 1051- 1061; and Great In 'au Peninsula, 1061. American Securities remain inactive. United St ates 5-20 Bonds, however, have improved 1, to 7 shares Illinois shares declined 1, to 771 78 ; and Erie "Uses remain at 47/. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures „ .. ave advanced 1, to 56 57 ; and the Consolidated .4lortgage Bonds 1, to 42 421. In Bank Shares the operations have again been N-e rY inactive. Alliance had improved to 17, Im-' 1/e rial Ottoman to 81 91, South Australian to 251, 44 ( 1 London Chartered of Australia to 22. London an d Westminster are dealt in at 95, Provincial of li'eland at 82, London Joint-Stock at 411 to 42,i-, an d London and County at 63. Miscellaneous and Finance shares remain in aCtiVe: General Credit and Finance, however, have 2Proved to 31 I, and Credit Foncier of England 2 1. International Financial are flat, at 21 ; t n gle-American Telegraph steady, at 1511; Na ,onal Discount Company at 141, and Telegraph ''' o nstruction and Maintenance at 131 1. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two o'Clock. 1 , 'l le Market to-day has been moderately active. ' l nce of Wales, North Crofty, Chiverton, Clif °lll, East Basset, and Marne Valley chiefly dealt in Annexed are the current quotations:— 0 01i iverton Moor, 41 5 ; Chonzales Gold, 2/ ; Carnarvon ou solidated, ——; E as t B asse t, 201 21} ; E.ist Cara °' 4 1 j; East Lovell, 9 91; East Russell, —; East Wheal ci r euville, 1/ 2 ; Great Laxey, ——; Great South Tol- L 118 .4 ' ; Great Wheal Vor, 141 151 ; Marke Valley, 4 4. ; North C ro ft y , 2/ 3; North Treskerby, 24 ; Prince k Wales, 24 s 255; Prosper United, 1/ 21; South Condur -63 lls 13s ; West Caradon, 13 13i ; West Chiverton, w 55 ; Wheal Agar, —s —a ; Wheal Chiverton, 6/ 7/ ; Be al Crebor,- —8 —s ; Wheal Grenville, 22s 6d 25s ; he al Seton, 1271 1321; Clifford Amalgamate, 51 6. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. a O evERNALENT FUNDS. b i r Cent. Co nso l s - 1 1 8 hn o• Account, J an . 10 BBi 1 4 r ' l. ent. Reduced B7l t 4 j , 4- 3 per C en t B7i 1 j 2 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 .— A u ' 5 Per Ceut. Jan. 1873 — l attities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 121 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 ;achecpier Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 3 7 pm Do' £5OO .77 3 7 pm Do £lOO & £2OO ' , 3 7 pm Bank of England Stock, 6 per Cent ... Ditto for Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Itifitan otock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — • Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do: Certificates Do. Eufaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO — pm Do under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, rzentine Republic, 6 per Cent Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1852 ...ttzilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent.; 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Ito Aceount Do. £lOO Bonds II renos Ayres 6 per Ce ll , Do. Account Do .ClOO Bonds D 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Ceut ) 6 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B Colombian, 6 per Cont., Juba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 Danubian Principalities rio. Account tlquador New Consolidated, I per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Do Deferred igyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue 68 684 Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 B3l Do £lOO Bonds B3l Do. Government Railway Debentures B3l 41 51reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Lb Account _ Jo. Coupons G tatemala 5 per Cent. It3iian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway ‘lexicar- 3 per Cent Do. Account Do. 1864 l3 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Vlontevidean 6 per Cent. Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent -- Mew Granada Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) 'eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 DO Account 691 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4,i per Cent., 1862 Do Account - Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 43 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B5 41 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded 37 61 Do Account. S wedish 4 per Ceut. Do. 4-4 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 7B Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 -- Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto I.} per Cent. Dividencts on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Clint. Ex. 12 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates . French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Ratko. 3 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. 5 per Cent. Account 5 51 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Do. Account, Jan • 881 I 88H PARAGUAY AND BRAZIL. We have been surprised to see Mr. Balcarce, the Argentine Minister at Paris and London, has thought fit to address himself officially to a French journal impugning the correctness of the recently published news from the seat of war in Paraguay—news, be it understood, received mostly from the Allies themselves. In un dertaking this task Mr. Balcarce,!allowing himself to be carried away by an extreme of zeal, has attacked Paraguay and its Government in terms not at all of a di - 21omatic character. This is an unusual proceeding of the Argentine Minister, and it is not the first time he has taken a similar course. The representative of Paraguay is placed under the necessity of showing the false position to which Mr. Balcarce has committed himself. As etiquette will not permit foreign diplomatic agents to enter into controversy in a neutral and friendly country, the following editorial remarks have appeared in the Gazette de France:— _ " We find ourselves all at once engaged in a cor respondence with the Ministers of South America. The day before yesterday we have published a letter which Mr. Balcarce had directed to us. To-day we receive one from Mr. C. Bareiro, Minister for Paraguay, who thought proper not to let pass without protest the attacks directed against his country by the Minister of the Argentine Re public. Mr. Bareiro, understanding perfectly well that diplomatic agents could not well enter officially into the discussions of newspapers, his pro test is only made as " citizen" of Paraguay. As we have opened Our columns to the Argentine Minister, we cannot do less than to open them also to the Minister of Paraguay. (Signed) "AUBRY FOUCAULD." A Mr. le Directeur de la Gazette de France. Paris, le 8 Decembre, 1866. Monsieur,—l have read with much surprise the letter which Mr. Balcarce, in his official character, as Minister Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Confe deration, has thought proper to direct to you for the sake of making France believe that the defeat of the allies at Curupaity was only a very slight repulse, and that Paraguay was a country hermetically closed to foreign commerce and systematically hostile to the European element. Through this open official act it seems Mr. Balcarce wanted to put the represent ant of Paraguay under the obligation of contradicting his assertion publicly and officially. The represen tative of Paraguay is fully aware that be would act with very little civility if he would enter into a controversy, because he cannot forget that he as well as his colleague are on neutral ground, par taking of the hospitality of a friendly nation, and has therefore to leave the entire responsibility to Mr. Balcarce, as to allegations which the ordinary usages of society will not allow to be treated officially. The representative of Paraguay has nothing to add, as the report speaks clear enough, and will be still clearer yet. I will allow myself only one simple and last question : Because General Mitre has been unlucky on the battle-field, has his representative at a foreign Court the right to forget so far that reserve which his public and official character should oblige him to observe ? The above observations do not emanate from the Paraguayan Legation, but are entirely and per sonally my own. In asking you for the insertion of these few lines, I appeal to your high sense of impartiality, and beg of you to accept, &c. —C. BAREIRO, Citizen of Paraguay. M. DEAK ON POLITICAL DEMONSTRATIONS.—The Moderate party in Hungary, wishing to manifest its sym pathy for M. Deak, that statestimn declined the demonstra tion, and explained his reason in the following language : "It is not seemly to manage public affairs in the streets. Those manifestations might be admissible when public life was at a deadlock, but they are.useless when the represen tatives of the country are deliberating." THE WAR OFFICE CLERICS' WIDOWS' FUND.— We hear that it is in contemplation at the War-office, where there are numerous grades, to establish a widows' fund, oa equitable principles, such as will provide a decent empetency for the widows of clerks who may require such aid. The Civil Service Superannuation Fund, for which a small percentage is deducted from every clerk's salary in the Civil Service, does not include widows or orphans, only providing for the superannuation of civil servants on retirement from ill-health or old age. -`-.~ ---~ ccona valked )y . her in the lkilig , , o ur of iTestcr- lay. Prince LadY o-day. t have Dyable nd re- ►out of high- ar ini' ) pria - Ifer ,ru the ormed The p l ac ed wished i n the 1,600 Eloxne el has Lord Lriders San- rnhatil Duke (every, shley, )n• A. The hares, coin' a tree to th e a nd a about lay. Duk e ,ess of eat) d' El asses op en ly Sir jnce ss sev en fl a "' wa 1 d the D. Bal . scoot the ir ,y yeS' v e left „, of y o left °Wed ugh 9 t , (1 th e ' no s of tay. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1866. S,HARE MARKETS.—This Day. Share Railways. ORDINARY /MAE ,ES AND STOCKS. raid. l Closing I Business Price. dune. at , isruatohlian Exeter 100 85 U 7 , st Caledonian lOO 116 118 et Cambrian. i;ork and Bandon...— — 20 Cornwall all 4 6 st Dublin & Belfast June. 100 65 68 st Dun„Perth,& A b.Junc. 100 70 72 100 &London, Scrip Certi. all Do. 100 d st Glaskow &S. Western 100 1 6 ;18 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 254 26 265 6 st Do. E. Augl. st. N 0.2 100 5 6 st Great North of Scotland 100 at ',Teat Northern lOO 1 3 111 1114 13 A stock l OO 123 124 1235 2) Do. B stock lOO , o. 18. at 25 pu 10 tit S, and W. of Ireland 10a 90 92 a. “. Westein -Origina. 1, ' 98 .50 4-i 1981 94 4 0.. S. Vat. Rail gua 100 st Do. South Wales -0 at Do. W. Mid.—Orton lOO 30 3i at Do. Newport It 'lO. Het eford - at Lancashire. Yorkshire 100 1231 121 st L.jndon and Blackwall 100 st Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 100 70 8t it Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 151 16; 154 A at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 10 10 at Lon. & North Westeri. 100 1151 /151 114 16 15) at Lon. & South IVesterb 100 80 Be A Ran., stmt., & Lincoln 100 45 46 46 51 it Metropolitan...... 10 Do. New 10 Do. Extension...— lO 10 11 Metropolitan District all 83 85 84 4 3 t I.M. do. do. 10 -- 10 Do. and St. John's W'el 6 st Alidiand 9 Do. £9 Share 7 11 2 p at Do, Ilirmin.. & Derby 100 90 )2 25 Ohl Kent st North British at Do. Ed., Ptli., & Dun. 100 4 18 st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 103 IL4 25 Do. G.N•E purchase 16.13.4 st Do. Leeds st Do. York lOO 97 9.) at Do. Carlisle lOO 25 Do. Stock. & Darling all 34 35 25 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 9 10 p st North London 10 Do. do. 1864 5 . 10 Do. do. 1866 at North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central st Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 at DO. Scot, Mid. stook lOO st Shropshire Union st South Devon lOO 42 44 st South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 9 st Taff Vale lOO 150 253 10 Do. C st Vale of Neath at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 2 at West Cornwall lOO BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 66 58 sty flom„Baroda., &Cen.ln. 100 102 103 gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. F shares lO Id Sp 104 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 44 10 Do. Preference all 75 86 too Buff„Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO st ;ave Town & Dock, gu. 100 60 55 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi all 101 103 at toast. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 iOt 103 it East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 105 106 108 If 65 20 Do. J Extension st ;irandTrunkof Canada 100 18 20 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 85 88 100 'Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 57 69 100 Do. do deferred all 50 54 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 50 54 51 100 Do. do. deferred .... all 100 Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k.... all 37 10 100 Da. do. deferred .... all 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock .. all 23 25 100 Do. do. deterred .... all at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e. 100 106 107 1( 61 20 o. Gua. 5 per cent.. 18 4 1 V 20 Do. New gua. sp. c.. 6 6 11 ' at South of India ...... gua. 5 per oent at D. 41 per cent lou 91 93 st Do 204 '3 rest Wes. of Canada all 121 124 201 Do. New .00 Do. 6p. o. Bds. pay. 1873 all F 8 92 100 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 81 84 10 1 udian Branch, limited 2 11 14'i st Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 112 103 at Do. 41 do lOO 92 94 it Do. 44 do lOO 85 90 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 .at 51elb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay all et N.ll.l.C'cla,6pclstpl.bs 100 82 € 5 st Scinde .. , 100 99 101 100 st Do. Delhi 20 Do: do i c .l 4 5 15 lis at Do. Puniaub u.n 100 98 99 at Do.lndue St.Flot 64 100 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. (Nisi Prius Sittings at Guildhall, bofore Lord Chief Justice Bovill and a Special Jury.) RICKSMAN V. WAGNER. Mr. Prentice, Q.C., and Mr. M'Leod were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Philbrick for the defendant. From the opening statement of counsel it appeared that the plaintiff, Mr. Lewis Rickman, is a hop factor, and that the defendants (better known as the Messrs. Humphreys) are the proprietors of Ilaye's. wharf, Tooley-street, Borough. The action was brought to recover £330 for damage through the alleged miscon duct of the defendants, who placed differeut pleas on the record. In 1862 the plaintiff, who carries on business, purchased 1,000 bales of American hops, which were en trusted to the care of the defendants, and by them placed in the upper part of the premises, so as to secure them from damp, and for the warehousing tho plaintiff had double the ordinary amount In 1865 he sold 250 of the bales, and it wasthen diseovered that they had been removed to the lo wer part of the premises, and were placed over a cellar, subject to currents of air, damp, and the- attacks of rats and mice. He remonstrated with the defendants, who removed the hops into another part of the premises, but which still was not suited for such a delicate article as hops. The plaintiff afterwards sold 360 bales to a gentleman named Richardson, but when the latter examined them they were in such a damaged condition that he would not take them. Up to that time the defendants had received between £7OO and £BOO for warehousing the hops. The plaintiff offered to refer the subject of damage to competent persons in the trade, but the defendants would not consent ‘ and the present action was brought merely to indemnify the plain tiff for his loss. The defendants amongst their other pleas, said that some of the bales were sea-damaged, but that was only true in regard to a small portion of them, which had been so slightly injured that they had been sold at the time. Mr. Coleridge said that the defendants did not under stand the offer made in the light of a reference. The Lord Chief Justice said ho was satisfied that the Messrs. Humphreys would not allowjtheir names to be talked of in connection with any dishonest transaction, and he suggested that the matter should be referred, as the subject was one which a jury were not competent to decide. - Ultimately a verdict was,taken for the plaintiff, subject to the reference. SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) lINSTAMPED RECEIPTS GIVEN BY TEE NEWGATE-MARKET SALESMEN.—ANDRALE V. COLES. This was an action to recover a sum of money for moat sold to defendant, plaintiff being a salesman of Newgate market, and defendant a butcher, of the Borough. Plaintiff's brother was called, and he proved the sale of the meat, denying that he bad been paid for it. Mr. Edwards, who represented the defendant, said be had a receipt for the money, and defendant swore that he had paid the money. Mr. Edwards produced a receipt, and wished his Honour to look at it. His Honour—ls it stamped ? Mr. Edwards —lt is not, nor is it actually accepted, but it is in the handwrtting of the plaintiff's witness. His Honour—lt is not stamped ; I cannot look at it. Defendant—l can swear I paid the money, and the wit ness for the plaintiff received it. to the best of my be liePf,ltahinattilff'dsiwd receiveintentess— I a the n s money. wear, His Honour said that the receipt was not stamped, and he could not look at it. If butchers would take those re ceipts they must also put up with the result. He should find for the plaintiff, as there was no evidence that the money had been paid. Mr. Edwards applied that the judgment should be allowed to stand over until a month, as he should prefer an indict ment at the sessions against plaintiff's witness. His Honour consented to this course, and found a ver dict for the plaintiff, allowing the order to stand over for a month. COLONIAL GO VERNbIEN T SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872 100 - (.1 an.(3 0v.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-64 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l. 0 90 92 - Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 90 112 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 - Do. sp. C. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 - Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 104 106 00.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 100 163 105 - Do. do 1880-92 100 1(2 104 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 104 1(6 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1000 lOO 88 ?0 Ce o y o lo . n, Nov. 1 1 8 868 78: 6dOP.A 10010 . - Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, 11 ( 1 04 1 1t .. 2 6 1041 Jan. and July - Do. 1 ,, 78 - Co. 188.1, May i 5, Nov. (t lOO 105 107 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug loo' 1(6 108 Natal , bov. 6 per cent lOO P 6 100 - N. 8.G0y.6 p.c.Ja.&J aly 100 93 92 - N. S.W. Goy. 5 p •0.,1866 100 90 92 - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 8: %17 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 08 100 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova Sc,tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 92 91 93 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards lt 0 106 108 - Vio,Gov. 6 p.O. & July 100 - - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 104 1021 3 - - BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Cold, Um. 1 - Chiver ton - Clifford Amalgamated. 30 44 5s - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist. 1 1115 425 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 - East Bassett (Illogan)- 294 16 20 - East Caradon 2.14.16 5 6 - East Cam Brea 32 2 3 - East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake 8.3.6 6 - East Lovell 3.9.0 9 10 - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8. 2i 21 - StAubyn(G wen. 06 5 6 4 treat L trey, limited all 18 19 18 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.0 - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 - - - G. Wheal Vor (Heist 41 40 14 16 renvilie 8.18.0 11 16 - Rerod's Foot .... 8.10.0 30 32 - ilingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 22 31 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 2 4 Marko Valley 4.10.6 31 44 4 uwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 New Sewn - North Roskear h'l Bassett (Mogan 4.4.0 - - North Wheal Crotty Vrosper United 7.1.6 - l'r vidence,UnyLelant 10.6.; 21 26 - I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 300 320 - !South Condurrow 3.2.0 11 'South Fran. k Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 dray Park 35.15.6 - fin 5 Vigra and Mon, lirn all 3 5 - West lAssett(lltogaa l4 4 14 - W. Caradon t Loskeard 11 12 _ West Ohl verton ll 51 56 West Seton _ Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 65 75 _ Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 18 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 ._ Wheal Seton Wheat Treiawney (Lis. 5.17.0 7 9 PRNFERIOICE SaARES AND STOCKS. Midland A and B pl, 103 &I. I NES L EASED FIXED RENTAL Buckinghamshire,7 ol Chester and Holyhead, sli London and Blackwall, 80 Mid. Braufordat stock 89i FOREJG RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, llf West Flanders, 7b FOREIGN MINES, Fortuna (lim.), 2 St. John del Rey, Um., 43 BANKS. Alliance, lirn.. 17/ Australasia, 621.2 Imperial Ottoman, Um., 9 8/ 91 London Chartered Bang of Australia, 22 London and County, 63 London Joint Stock, 421 111 London and ‘i estminster, 95 Provincial of Ireland, 82 South Australia. 25/ Union of Australia, 491 Union of London, 44 MISCELLILNEOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, 14 I City of Moscow Gas, lice., 16 Credit Fonder of 11;nglan , i, lim . 21 Egyptian Com. and Trading, ltra., Gan. Credit and Finance ot Loud 3n. lim.. I guaranteed by In iludson's Bay, lb,) International Financial Society, lira.. 2; M i l u d d ra ° s n London Financial Association, lira., 51 l er r e r n ig e a r t a i t o o n m an nr C us an C a o l m o pa r n e y r , c r t: dian Government), Ditto all), 17; Nr,tional Discount I ompany, 19f Rio de Janeiro Gas, 201 Telegraph Constructiun and Maintenance, lim., Ditto (£0), 13; f Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 73f TIIE PRUSSIAN POSTAL CONFERENCE. —Prussia intends to present the following propositions to the postal conference which is shortly to meet at Carisruhe-1. Post age stamps common to the entire postal territory compris ing Germany and the Austrian empire, and the centralisa tion of tho post-office. 2. Reduction of the charge for packets. 3. A tariff of post-office money orders as in Prus sia. 4 and 5. Reduction of the postage on printed papers sent in open covers ; reduction of the postage on letters. EARL FITZWILLIAM'S HOUNDS.—The meet of these hounds on Wednesday was at Hooton Roberts. A numerous and influential field put in an appearance, in cluding the noble owner of the pack, several of tho family, the Hon. Mr. Wood, Lord Halifax's son, and the gentry of the neighbourhood. There was also a good muster from the neighbourhood of Sheffield. After a splendid run of 35 minutes the fox got to ground, when digging was re sorted to and the hounds drew him out. The field enjoyed capital sport. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—DERBY, Dec. 13. (Before Mr. Baron Channel].) Daniel Marsh, aged 26, nailor, was charged with killing and slaying Alfred Gibson on the 22d Octo ber last, at Belper ; also with wilfully and of his malice aforethought killing and murdering Alfred Gibson, on the 21st October last, at Duffield. Mr. Mellor, with whom was Mr. Horace Smith, appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Buzzard (in structed by Mr. Borough) for the defence. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. On the application of Mr. Buzzard the witnesses on both sides were ordered out of court. Mr. Mellor opened the case with some prelimi nary observations upon the distinctions drawn be tween the crimes of murder and manslaughter, and proceeded to give the history of the case, which has been twice placed before our readers. He said that the medical testimony would be that the gun must have been held a foot or 18 inches from the body, the wound being a roundish one, but the shots were somewhat scattered in the body. The question to be considered was whether the prisoner had the in tention of causing the death of Gibson, whether the death was an accident, or whether sufficient provocation had been received by the prisoner to re duce his offence to manslaughter. Now, a woman seeing the prisoner with the gun pointed, came up, and threw her arms round him, and said, " Don't," thereby proving that she had a fear of his intention. The gun, which would be produced, would be shown to have a stiff lock —one which would not go off on half-cock—and it would, therefore, be the in ference that it was discharged by the act of the prisoner. The jury would observe that strong pro vocation indeed must be necessary to induce them to say that a man could thus take away the life of a human being. After a long trial, the prisoner was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to fifteen years' penal servitude. WARWICK, DEC. 13. Mr. Justice Byles took his seat in the Crown Court at half-past nine o'clock this morning, and proceeded with the trials of prisoners. MANSLAUGHTER AT BIRMINGHAM. Thomas Graley, 24, labourer, and Catherine Graley, his wife, were indicted for the manslaughter of William Francis Sullivan, at Birmingham, on the 22d of September last. Mr. C. R. Kennedy and Mr. Yatman appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. Fitzjames Stephens defended the accused. From the evidence it appeared that on the night in question a row arose in Chapel-street, Birming ham, in which some 15 of 20 persons were engaged. Several pugilistic encounters took place, and in the course of the quarrel the deceased received a severe blow with a poker, and another with a stone said to have been thrown by the female prisoner. He was conveyed to the hospital, but subsequently died from the effects of the injuries received. The learned Judge having summed up, the jury re turned a verdict of guilty against Thomas Graley, and a verdict of not guilty against his wife. The male prisoner was then sentenced to ten years! penal servitude. GRAND PIGEON SHOW. —The members of the National - Columbarian Society held their ninth annual show of pigeons in the grand hall of the Free masons' Tavern yesterday. The exhibition was largely attended. The exhibitors, who were all gentlemen " fan ciers," comprised 27 members of tho society resident in London and the provinces, some of the birds having been forwarded long distances. The varieties comprised Jaco bins, Barbs, Carriers, Mottles, Almonds, Fantails, Pouters, Antwerps, &c. Among the more noticeable features of the exhibition were a superb collection of 100 dun and black Carriers, sent by Mr. Faith. Mr. Date showed 15 Carriers, one pen of which contained six extremely choice birds, valued at £6O. Amongst the Carriers contributed by Mr. Hedley was a splendid dun cock, which had recently taken the prize at the Birmingham show, and which was sold during the day for 20 guineas. 11 r.Corker's 7 Carriers were also much admired. Mr. Volckman exhibited a splendid collection of Pouters of rare and choice breeds and form ; one of the white cocks amongst them measured 20+ inches in length. Mr. Ford's show of Almonds was much com mended, ono pair of these birds recently taking the prize at Birmingham. Mr. Jayne also contributed an extremely choice pen of 43 Almonds, which were universally ad mired, and valued at £2OO. Mr. Jones's show of Barbs was noted for their excellence, the shortness (in fact almost ab sence) of beak, the broad skull and large coral eye being brought to the highest pitch of perfection yet attained. Mr. Hudson's collection of nearly 100 splendid Antwerps were choice specimens of these birds, which are noted for their " homeing" propensities, many of those exhibited having made long flights, extending, in fact, from London to Antwerp, a distance of nearly 300 miles. A specimen of the Triangular Spotted Pigeon, from the West Coast of Africa, was much admired, and in fact where all were so excellent it would appear almost invidious to particularise the general feeling expressed by the visitors, consisting of hearty approval and unqualified praise of the various kinds submitted for their inspection. As an illustration of the value attached to the feathered denizens of the exhibition, we may state that above 600 birds, valued at upwards of £4,100, were exhibited. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. BOW-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY FROM THE EARL OP DERBY.—Pateck Arthy was examined before the chief magistrate, Sir Thomas Henry, charged with obtaining, by false representations, the sum of £lOO from the Earl of Derby. The prisoner was brought on a habeas, he at the present time undergoing a sentence in Maidstone prison for obtaining goods by false pretences. The mode pursued by the prisoner was that he wrote to the Earl of Derby in the name of Mrs. Chisholm, asked for certain 'assistance from the Government out of the Royal Bounty Fund ; that £lOO was sent to the Queen's Hotel, at Clifton, and by certain means he obtained possession of a letter by false reprosentations, and then appropriated the contents to his own private-pur poses. .The money was sent in two £5O notes, and wit nesses ware examined to show that during the time the prisoner was residing at Bristol he changed the two ,notes, which were regularly numbered 90,916 and 7. Mr. Noland, landlord of the Adam and Eve, Wine-street, Bristol, said the prisoner lodged at his , house, from 20th of July to the 21st of August. ' He gave the name of Capt. Hartley Chichester Hay ; about a fortnight after he told me he was promoted to the rank of Major, in the Bengal Horse Artillery, that his mother was a lady of title, residing at Portland House, Ton bridge-wells, Kent, and that his father was a clergyman of the Church of England; but in consequence of a very great difference of religion they could not live together. On the 7th August his daughter went to the Queen's Hotel and got a letter, after which a fifty-pound note was given him, which he got changed at Mr. Topp, at Mr. Todd's shop. Ho gave me the change in Bank of England notes. He could not say the number of the note, as it did not belong to him, or he should have backed it. The writing in the notes now placed in his hands wa ,, , to the best of his belief, in the prisoner's handwriting. Mr. Thomas Topp said he lived at the Pershore-road, and was a commercial traveller. At the time spoken of by Mr. Nolan he was in Mr. Todd's shop, and changed the £5O note, 90,997, for him. The address at the back of the note was in his handwriting. Mr. Henry Lambert, of College-green, Bristol, jeweller, said on the 17th of August the prisoner came to his shop and purchased a gold chain for £l5, and a pencil-case to be attached to it. He paid for the articles with a £5O note, numbered 90,996. He noticed the mark of the Messrs. Grindley at the back of the note. Mrs. Julia Bentall, of 17, Victor-place, Sheerness, said—On the 11th of September the prisoner came to lodge at her house, and gave the name Commander Dashwood, son of Admiral Dashwood, and said he was trying to obtain the appointment of comman der-superintendent. He did not bring any luggage with him. The day after he arrived he gave her a letter to post addressed to the Earl of Derby, remarking that he was expecting some money, about £lOO, and that he had had already £lOO from the bounty fund. He further said that he expected a note in answer from the Earl's secretary in a few days. He read the letter he received, but instead of reading Mrs. Chisholm's name as written, he substituted his own. He was taken into custody at Sheerness on the 18th of September upon another charge, and on clearing out the sitting room he had occupied the pieces of the let ter now produced were found. Constable Nokes said he took the prisoner into custody on the 18th of September in Sheerness on a charge of ob taining goods under false pretences in the name of Henry Philip Dashwood Arthey, Ho received the pieces of paper from the last witness and on putting them together it was found to be a letter from his lordship's secretary, the Hon. G. Barrington. Mrs. Catherine Chisholm said she resided at Liverpool, and that she returned from Australia on the 23d of Sep tember last, and never authorised the prisoner to write to the Earl of Derby. The prisoner, who denied the charge, was then removed in custody, to undergo the first imprisonment, which ex pires in January next, when he will bo brought up and formally committed for trial on the first charge. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SELF-ACCUSATION AND ROBBERY.—Thomas ' Webster, about 18 years of age, respectably dressed, and who lives at Brompton, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a Cashmere shawl of the value of 3s. 6d., from the shop of Mr. Wm. Shaper, hosier, 229, Piccadilly. Mr. Win. Shayer, jun., said that on the previous even ing the prisoner was brought into his father's shop by a constable, the prisoner having told the constable that ho had stolen a shawl from the shop. The shawl was the property of his father. Police-constable Adams, 135 C, said that on the pre vious evening the prisoner gave himself up to him, stating that he had stolen a shawl, at the same tbao handing it to him. He asked the prisoner whore ho had stolen it from, and ho said he would show him, and took him to Mr. Shayer's, where the shawl was identified. Ho took the prisoner to the station, and on searching him only found a knife and pocket book upon him. The prisoner refused his address. Mr. Shayer said the prisoner stated that he had done it through want. In answer to the charge, the prisoner stated that he took the shawl but not with a dishonest feeling. He wanted to get into the police station and did not know how to get in, so he took the shawl and then gave himself up. Mr. Knox asked the prisoner whether he was willing•to give any account of himself. The prisoner merely said he resided at Brompton. Mr. Knox remanded him that the police might make inquiries respecting him. THAMES. STEALING BREAD.—Three boys, who gave tho names of James Ling, Thos. Beer, and Joseph Brown, were brough' before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a 21b. loaf of bread. Matilda Fenn, of 35, Minories, said the prisoner Brown came into her master's shop last night, reached over the brass guard in front of the window board, and took away the loaf produced. On leaving the shop he was joined by the other boys. They were pursued by three City police constables, who overtook them. A loaf was taken from Brown. Mr. W. W. Ruckstone, baker, said he had lost hundreds of loaves. The boys put him at defiance. They mounted the counter, leant over the brass guard, and carried away the bread with impunity. Ho was determined to prose cute every boy who was detected. He should be obliged to shut up shop if this system of plunder was not checked. The City police-constables, who gave chase to the pri soners,lwere severally called and gave evidence of the cap ture. The prisoners were searched, and Gd. was found on Ling—nothing on the other prisoners. Ling—The 6d. was my lodging money. The prisoners all pleaded distress, and said they wanted bread. Mr. Partridge —You should have gone to the parish officers if you were in distress. They aro bound to re lieve you. None of you appear to be in distress, and 6d. was found upon one of you. All the prisoners said they were above 16 years of age, and Mr. Partridge said they should not come out of prison at one time. He sentenced Brown to nine days, Beer to 10 days, and Ling to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour. Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. The market quiet, but firm. Sales probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales. THE MAN KILLED FOR BEING A TEETOTALLER. — The Secretary of State has offered a reward of £lOO for the apprehension of the men concerned in killing Henry Eb worth, whose death was reported a few days ago in these columns under the above heading. It appears that the offer of the reward was the result of the action of the com mittee of the National Temperance League. EXPERIMENTS WITH " FENIAN FlRE."—Experi ments were made yesterday, at the Liverpool Fire Police Station, for the purpose of testing the qualities of the so called " Fenian (or Greek) fire." A bottle of it was in the first instance flung against the wall, and a loud explo sion immediately followed. Next a quantity of the liquid was thrown upon cotton in a wet and' dry state. In each case the cotton instantly ignited, but the fire was quickly extinguished by water poured upon it from an engine. ITHE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.—We (Exeter Gazette) understand that a letter has been received from one of the Abyssinian prisoners, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Fox, of this city, addressed to his relatives in London. Tho letter, dated September, states that they are well treated by King Theodorus, but that Mr. Rassam himself, and another, are severally chained by the ahcle to prevent their attempting to escape. They are very weary of reading their few books over and over, and of constantly playing at whist. He writes, on the whole, in good spirits ; but as the letter has evidently .been written with great caution, and has no doubt been examined, it is impossible to tell the exact state of affairs. THE WORKING OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. — An illustration of the revolution which the Atlantic cable is working in the business relations of the country is afforded by the fact that English orders upon the San Fran cisco market for the fine wheats of California have passed through this city by Atlantic cable, and hence by over land telegraph. We are informed that " these orders were promptly executed, and considerably within limits, and advice of purchase returned to and received by the Lon don merchant who sent the orders in the morning on the evening of the same day."—N 0 York Tribune. CENTRAL CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE.—We yesterday published a series of suggestions which had been agreed to by the council of this infant and promising in stitution as the basis of a permanent arrangement for pro venting the further introduction and spread of contagious and infectious diseases. The fourth suggestion included the wilful exposure of animals suffering from "foot and mouth disease" in the category of offences to be punished with a fine or imprisonment ; but on this being submitted to the Chamber the words quoted were struck out, and, so amended, the resolutions of the t.lnuncil were confirmed. ANOTHSR APPALLING COLLIERY EXPLOSION. HANLEY, NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE, Thursday Night. An explosion of fire-damp occurred at noon to --day in a pit at Talk o' the Hill, belonging to the North Staffordshire Coal and Iron Company. Two hundred men went down the pit this morning, and of these only 50 escaped unhurt. Up to 8.30 p.m. 3G dead bodies have been recovered. Thirteen per sons have been rescued alive, but more or less severely injured. The whole of the rest are still in the pit and believed to be ckad. Efforts are being made to restore ventilation, with a view to recovery of the bodies. The exp:osion produced a shock lake au earthquake, and was felt for a mile around. Great excitement prevails in the neighbourhood. THE COLLIERY ACCIDENr-ANOTHER Elie LO SION. BARNSLEY, Thursday. _ _ Another frightful explosion took place in the Oaks Colliery, about 10 minutes to nine o'clock this morn ing, whilst the parties in charge were in the act of drawing out the dead. There are numbers of volunteers in the mice who went down this morning, and it is almost beyond doubt that every life is sacri ficed by the second calamity. Among them is the steward of the colliery, Mr. David Seward, who, along with Mr. Dymond, was the first to descend yesterday. Up to eight o'clock this morning no less than 80 dead bodies have been recovered ; several of those got out alive have since died. There are yet about 250 bodies in the pit, in addition to the poor fellows sacrificed by this calamity. The report was like that of a cannon ; it shook the whole of the works and the neigh bouring dwellings The report of the second disaster spread like lightning, and hundreds of the friends and relatives and others instantly approached the pit. The scene- of yesterday was renewed. The poor women are to be met on the road to the colliery fainting with excessive grief, while others are seen tearing their hair, apparently wild with excite ment. The scene in the neighbourhood of the colliery is truly heartrending. Since receiving the above, we have learnt that the whole of the volunteers have been got out alive. MARKETS.--This day. MARK LAMA. There was only a moderate supply of English whoat in to-day's market. As regards prices the trade was tolerably firm, but the amount of business transacted was by no means extensive. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. Mil lers showed but little disposition to operate ; nevertheless, the prices realised were about equal to Monday. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly on former to rms. Barley ruled quiet, at Monday's decline in prices. The quantity offered was large. Malt changed hands to a limited extent, at full cur• rencies. In consequence of the large imports from abroad, the do m and for oats fell off, and inferior sorts were rather easier to purchase. Beans and peas were dull, but not cheaper. Flour moved off slowly, on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English a,ndScotch 1,010 1,170 1,820 30 650 Irish Foreign 28,070 12,430 51,520 4,680 sacks 6 GOO brls. NEWGATE AND LEADENB ALL.. Fair average supplies of meat are on sale at these mar kets. On the whole the trade is quiet, at our quotations:— Per 81b by the carcase. s d s d tided Inferior beef 3 4 3 8 Interior mutton.... 3 6 310 Middling do. 3 10 4 0 Middling mutton.. 4 0 4 2 Prime large do 1 2 4 4 Prime do 4 4 4 6 Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 6 4 0 Veal 4 4 5 4 Small pork. 4 2 4 6 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od BOROUGH HOP. The hop market is without alteration. The trade for all kinds is steady, and prices are well supported. Ou the Continent, as well as in America, the demand rules firm, at quite late rates. Mid and East Keats 168 s to 231 s per cwt Weald of Kents 150 s to 180 s „ Sussex 150 s to 168 s „ Yearlings loss to 150 s „ Farnham and country ... —s to —s „ COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a good demand for West Indfa, and late prices are steadily supported. In refined goods the dealings have been to a moderate extent at full rates. COFFEE.—Rather large supplies have been brought for ward, anqprices consequently have ruled in buyers' favour. Ceylon descriptions, however, are well competed for. RlCE.—Cleaned descriptions have been in moderate re quest at steady prices, but in other qualities there has been no change. nun% —Only a small quantity has been brought for ward. Valencia raisins sold at full rates, while currants were dull, and inferior qualities a shade cheaper. TALLOW.—The market has been more animated, and fair business has been done both for consumption and speculation. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 41s. ; spring delivery 445., and March only 445. 9d., per cwt. GREEN Faurr.—Market well supplied, and demand good, which will continue until the Christmas holidays. Some cargoes of oranges from St. Michael, Terceira, Fayal, Valencia, and Sicily, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, went at an improvement in price. Lemons sustain their value. Nuts of all kinds aro in request, without alteration in price. Almeria grapes dull, buyers having supplied themselves with stock, but any of good quality will sell. Para nuts cleared off the market. Bank of England Returns,•-Last Evening, An Account, pursuant to t, cap. 32, for the week ending ' ISSUE DE, the Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, Doe. 12, 1866. PARTMENT. Notes issued ....X32,497,700 Governtut. Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Securities.. 3,981,900 Gold Coin and Bullion ......... 17,497,700 Silver Bullion £32,497,700 BANKLNG DEPARTMENT. I Goyernmt. Seou nties(including Dead Weight Annuity) £13,011,222 Other Securities 19,636,74 1 Notes 10,403, 905 Gold and Silver Coin £32,497,700 Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 3 247 639 Rest .. Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 7,388,241 Other Deposits... 18,425,551 Seven Day and other bills 491,208 £44,105,639 .C 44,105,639 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. (By TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 14.—Nap oleon 111., from Shanghai; Irene, from Oporto ; Perseverance, from Caen. Sailed—Lord J. Russell,:etemner, for Dunkirk; Mowe, steamer, for Bremen. DEAL, Friday Morning. No arrivals. THE CONVICTED FENIANS. —The principal grounds of the m otion for a new trial of the Fenians convicted at Toronto appear to be these :—That the Court was not duly constituted under the provincial Act of last Session ; that the prisoners were indicted under a statute relating to citizens of foreign States, and that (as they allege) there was no evidence that they were such; that they insist that there was no evidence of their intention to levy war against the Queen, and that some evidence came upon them by surprise and could be answered on a new trial; that the Judge misdirected the jury when he told them that the law cast upon the prisoner the duty of preventing - a breach of the laws or of retiring when he found they were going to be violated. On behalf of the priest it is urged that the Judge misdirected the jury in telling them that if the pri soner came to minister the consolations of religion to per sons engaged in an unlawful expedition ho committed an offence under the statute. A GENTLE limn—There is rather a good story current just now abeut the Bishop of Oxford. The story goes that not long since the Bishop of Oxford and Lord Derby were together, and that the former began to com pliment the latter upon his translation of limner, and to express surprise that the noble earl should have found time for so arduous a task. The Conservative leader replied that it was nothing ; that he looked upon it only as the pastime of his leisure hours. Whereupon the bishop said, " I hope, my lord, that when you next take your pastime you will translate Samuel." WRECK OF AN ENGLISH SCHOONER NEAR Bou- LOGNE.—BotrLoosE, Dec. 13. —The schouer Gazelle, from Plymouth to London, laden with granite, was wrecked this morning near Cape Cirisuez. The crew were saved. NOTES FROM TRAINING DISTRICTS. The following appeared in our Third Edition of yester. day craning:— NEWMARKET. The weather is still bad, but the horses were again at exercise this morning. Dragon and Trocadero did the most of the French division, and both are now improving fast. The Hermit and Knight of the Garter were the most prominent of 'the Chaplin-Machell lot ; but did not gallop. D'Estournol and Ravioli were working Avith Sealskin and Loybourue ; and both the Rake and Van Aniburgh exercised freely. Priponnier merely trotted. Thu following were also out :—Bertie, Vespasian, 13rooinle la,w,_ Blinkhoulie, Plunder, Tempest, Julius,' Boinbastes, Flying Simi, Pericles, Stradbrokr, Caithness, Chopsto•T, Regalia, Star of India, Gas, Marmite, Emigrant, 1,4 y Duudas filly, De. Syntax, Prairie Flower, Narino, Ratty, Saccharometer, Vir.dis, Godmershani, - Verulain, Qui Vive, Cccrops, Chapel Royal, Numa Poinpilius, Guy of Warwick, Friday, Falkenstein, several of Lord Glasgow's (including those nominated for the Two Thousand and the Derby), La, Puce, imperator, Cerf Volante, Enchanteur, Argenta, Jasper, Jamul, Hippia, Moleskin, Rochefort, Avro•o, Archimage, Apsley, Wild Agnes, Rus in Urbe, Vander velde, Mount Palatine, Ettrick, Loadosborough, Cyclone, Pedagogue, Honesty, Highwood, King Charles, and seve ral others, all of whom appeared to be in good health, and to move freely. RICHMOND. Rose merely cantered about this morning, along with Dagmar and Violet; but Plaudit, accompanied by New land, followed Strathconan a mile and a quarter gallop. Fat Bob galloped a mile and a half. Lord Zetland's horses got nicely to work again, all but Podargus and Atono lith, who were resting. ILSLEY. Achievement, The General, Lord Lyon, and Commis sioner merely walked to-day. Gardevisure had two smut canters with Grisette. Dunsany still instructed the year lings, of whom only The Laddie was absent. LAMBOURNE. KniOit of Downe was the only Derby colt that, gallopAd here this morning, as Beanstalk was restricted to walking exercise, and Marksman, Stockmar, and Summertime were trotting only. Ornamant, ManuaHa, the Cordelia colt, Stockstill, and the remainder of Knight's and Waugh's cantered. Drislano's and WetherelPs were very quiet. STOCKBRIDGE. John Day was again busy with his yearlings, about forty in number, who were entrusted, as usual, to Copenhagen and Pantaloon. Seville and Lady Hester were walking and trotting away from the rest. The Duke, John Davis, Lecturer, Redcap, Gomera, Lord Ronald, and Harpenden all galloped ; but Ischia, Distin, Uncas, Caucasus, Black Prince (by Voltigeur), Red Riband, and Fairfield cantered. only. MALTON. Very few of our horses are doing anything beyond trotting and cantering ; but wo are happy to have to re port that the Two Thousand and Darby candidates are all right. Knight of the Grove, Wild Wind, Taraban, and Grand Cross, followed Knight of St. Michael a beautiful half-speed gallop this morning, and their action was superb. Skysail has nice steady gallops daily with Treasure Trove, and is improving fast. RACING FIXT . !JAY TRES FOR 1867. 'AU. Manchester FEBR 1 ARY. Lincoln Spring Harrow MA: Nottingham 26 Derby Mi. Epsom Spring 2G Lewes Spring 2B Cr oxton Park 29 ___ Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 West Drayton l9 Bromley Northampton 2 Windsor Spring 4 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh Thirsk .... Durham .. 22 Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Catterick Chester 3O Chester (continued) 1 York Spring 7 Salisbury 9 Doncaster Spring Bath JU Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton 9, Croydon Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Bibury Club lB Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Newcastle Curragh Worcester Summer 27 Ipswich 27 25 Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Nottingham July Down Royal Corporatn l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Gaodwood Goodwood (continuod). 1 Brighton •9 Brighton Club B6 I Lewes Egham ... W o l ver hampton l3 Stockton O x ford ..... 15 Hastings SEPTE York August Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth .. . 23 Canterbury Lichfield Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridge :MBER. Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn. , 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 Walsall 25 Warwick Margate Curragh Leicester Doncaster Richmond l7 OCTOBER. Northampton Autumn. 1 Curragh Newmarket 2d October. 7 Newmarket Houghton Cheltenham l5 Worcester Autumn ... 29 NOVEMBER. Liverpool Autumn 5 I Leamington Hunt Shrewsbury ll STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. JANUARY. Manchester . FEBRUARY. Carmarthen Birmingham l2 I Derby ..................... 28 Windsor MARCH. Liverp00l Spring I Grand Military Chertsey Malton ..... 13 I AP. York l7 I Sevenoaks .......... 25 Kildare Hunt COURSING. COITRSING MEETINGS TO COME. DECEMBER. Name. Judge. Days of Running Elm, C a mbridgeshire Mr. Spafford Sundorne St Hordley (Salop) Mr. Warwick Cockermouth, Cumberland Mr. Warwick Leinster Club Kenilworth, Warwickshire Mr. Spafford - lB, 19 Amicable Club, Ashdo wn Pk Mr. Warwick Ludham, Norfolk Mr. Spafford Ince Blundell, Lancashire - Aston, Cheshire Mr. Warwick °orris, Lockerbie ... .. Mr. Warwick JANUARY, 1867. Huntingdon Club Mr. Warwick Lincolnshire, Holbeach ...... Mr. Spafford Coole, co. Cork (Open) Third S. Lancashire, (South port (Open) Mr. Westropp 9, 10, 11 Spelthorne Club Mr. Warwick 9, 10, 11 Border Unions (Longtown) Cumberland Mr. W ar wick ...... 15, Barton-on-Humber, Lincoln. Mr. Spafford ...... 16, 17 Alt= Club, Lancashire ...... 17, 17, 18 Wigtonsh. Club (Strauraor) Sir. Boulton ...... 22, &c. Little Crosby Mr. Welding ...... 23 County Louth Club, Ireland Mr. Spafford Ridgway Club, Lytham FEBRUARY. Raiford, Lancashire ......... Cardiff Club ..................... Mr. Warwick Waterloo, Lancashire......... Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick MARCH. Irish Grand National (Open), county Loutn Ardrossttu, Sharphill South Lancashire (South- ...... 6,7 ...... 7, &c. port) Champion Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Springall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 26, &c. SEPTEMBER. Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, 1, 2 L incolnshire Mr. Spafford : THE BIRTH OF A YOUNGSTER.—The editor of a contemporary thus announces the birth of his youngest : "Ye who listen with credulity to the whispers of fancy, and pursue with eagerness the phantoms of hope; who ex pect that age will perform the promises of youth, and that the deficiencies of the present day will be supplied by the morrow, heed Dr. Johnson's advice, if you will, and at tend to this history of Rlsselas, Prince of Abyssinia;' but suffer it not to fill your minds with discouragement and gloom. For youth is not an illusion, and the hopes of to day are not always buried in the disappointments of to morrow; else the stalwart boy that commencedhisearthly career one week ago to-day (Wednesday) would never hate been born. Weight 8i pouuda."—American Paper. NE. UST. AT. lay. l‘b °- ri geSt )r, and Lor i sous°, 11” bi vgat :rue ,oriO S I tio o. quid' t, and ,es in ity o f r unto