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

I ' I9 NEY TfAItKET ANI% CODINIERC CAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. .Ltrile d emand for disco un t a ccommodation con ;nines on a rather active scale, but owing to the hear ge s upplies of c a pit a l on o ff er b ro k ers are willing te negotiate first class bills at 51 a per cent. There was no alteration in the foreign exchanges Yesterday afternoon. '-nee Saturday last the imports of specie have al " l uted to £121,000, and the exports to £399,000. The rep ort of the Maritime Insurance Company, 1 1 ? be p resented on the 31st inst., recommends a I vidend of 2s per share, or at the rate of 6 per ' e nt. per annum on ten months' business. Th C ommittee of the Sto c k E xc ha n ge have ap .,Pointe ed Tuesday n ex t a spec i a l s e tt li ng d ay i n th e rres of th e C entral Railway Company of Vene zuela for transactions entered into on and after the 15th o f J uly, 1864, but which are not to be marked 14 the official lists. Th e report of the Oriental Financial Corporation, be Presented on the 27th inst., recommends a IllYniend at th e rate of 8 per cent. per annum, vhich, after writing off £l,OOO from the " prelimi -3,l,arY ex penses" of £lO,OOO, will leave £12,971 to be carried forward. ' h i . Ile report of th e E ng li s h , S co tti s h , an d Australian alt ered Bank, t o b e presente d on t h e 30th i ns t., tates that, alth oug h t h e ava il a bl e b a l ance h as b een l e e ch leed to £26 , 2 67 " by the provision wh i c h i t h as are e ll found necessary to make for expected losses o from failures at Melbourne," it will admit of the usual rate of dividend (6 per cent. per annum), appropri a ti on o f £7 , 000 t o reserve , by w hi c h that fund will be raised to £50,000. The report of the English and Foreign Credit ttat ln es PanY, to be pr esen t e d on th e 6th of February, the available balance to be £5,836, and recom mends a dividend of ss. per share, which will leave £2,839 to be carried forward. 0 Th e report o f th e B an k o f E g ypt, t o be presented n the 3 d of February, states the available total, 11di ng a previous balance of £6,272, to be £26,301, ,and recomme n d s a di v id en d a t the rate of 10 p er e : 11 , t • Per ann um, an d a b onus of ss. per sha r e, ab -,(,),ruing £12,500 an d £ 2,500 respectively. The sum ' U,482 is to be appropriated to reserve, which /7611 t hus be raised to £20,000, and £4,819 is to be carried forward. I T he report of the National Provincial Marine 11r anee Company, to be present e d on th e B t h of „ r uary, reco m me n ds th e payment o f i nterest at "le rate of 6 per cent. Two o'CLocK. At Paris, this morning, according to M. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cevy,nts. Rentes were 66f. 95c. The English Stock Market to-day has presented a heavy appearance, and a decline of about * per cent. has taken place in Consols, the present quota- I , l °lls being 89 for money, and 89/ for account. -°llB iness h as b een very dull, and the atte n d ance o f the members rather limited. For eign stocks have not materially altered, and the number o f d ea li ngs h ave b een li m it e d. T ur ki sh c p h Cents., 1862, are-7014 ; do. Con.solides 49i 4 ; Me x i can, 274 28 ; d o. N ew, 26i ; Greek, , 3 " I ). ; Spanish P ass i ve , 331 ; do. Certificates, ; Conf e d erate, 56 57 ; Egyptian Scrip, 11 P. Danubian, 1 / dis. ; Montevidean, 34 41 Preen ' ; and Italian New Loan, 11 prem. —llsi nesa in the Railway Share Market has to a t e ue d very inactive, and prices have not varied Y anportaut extent. vi a.4 2' a nd Miscellaneous Shares are also dull at 8 1' h e la quotations. City of Milan Improvement arcs are quoted 31 prem.. lIIIITISTI FUNDS a GOVERNINEXT FUNDS. 891 1 per Cent. Consols FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a 1)0. Account, Feb. 9 89 1: 88 1 i isi l e '" Cent Reduced 881 i t R e Z , 3 Per Cent .. .. 2 1 Per Ce t• Jan...... 1894 b_ , n . 1 u• 0 per Cent. Jan. 1873 _ dmnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan 1880 I po. for 30 yrs, xpire sth April,"lBBs — , Do (Red Sea Telegraph Aug., 1908 — pm 4.'.heililer Bills. 41 000 4 per Cent -- , , , Do. 4500 D o Ba tik £ l OO and £2OO • , of Eno. Accountd Stock, 51 per Cent uglan 0 11 ,„ I.NbiA„ +id •-•`-‘ GONIRNMENT SECURITIES. . _ tioall Atock, 10* per Cent., April D o cl'e°llll.t., ............... .............. lO3l T\ • 0 per edit. • July, 1870 1874 00 - c). coon - ....... . 4 °lint .......................... b_ Per Cent., Oct. 1888 ___ 1). ?. Enfaeed Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872; 0 0 ' 5 1 Per Cent., May 1879 1-, 0 . 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 pm I D ' • )3eilds, 41,000 Pm 0. under £l,OOO S Aust • _ rAlliriaaPoi:3l3sllo:ei.:2:enpePt FUNDS—CLOSING CentDS —CLOSING _ _PRICE . ' 4 1 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 _ D o 1863 131-I,llos A.yres 6 per Cent ___ gi::,i.i.ll).alli per Cr eenetn. t (D ... e . f . e . .......... ..... !e . 1 . - .. ?ent ) 37 _ Cub a, Elanlorab 6pe Cent. — ~ Pe Centt. ,a.uo. per Cent., 1.867-.. i ........................ ---- .u 3) n o is.lls3peperreCenenttaBl € B 4 2 ... ....Do. 5. per Cent., 1773,7 x 25 paid .uanuhian Princ'pal•ties ' 1,1)0 415 aid . 1 ..., ~.. ..................... '''lldor l&ew Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ~ uO, Provisional Land Warrant — B.YPtian 7 per Cent and Warrant D o Second Issue ....... 'Li% 4100 Bonds .... . ................. *. i , D o 1864 +Jo pit , .• 11 pm 12 1 ~erg), £35 paid (11,,,%.• 4ceollt ..... -h e - 5 per 0 Cent s ., . ccou .. Ant -u pons Do . Co upons 23 1 A . , izi.. count gateniala 5 per Cent. 1) 1 1tmic1a....839 and 1850 Railway) 681. M exican 5 per Cent (Maremmana ' sle all 3 Per Cent. , D c 1864 1 7 6 Per Cent. Anglo-French dirt ° Serl, 53 paid _ dig French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —P m 4°lltevidean 5 per Cent., _ 1400rish : Cent New Granlarriar 5 per £25 paid Do 2 per Cent ................... 1) „0 Def Deferred ___ ...Jo L to , e d. Th . _ D •-• "varrants (Hectares) o euentur 4 rCt , April, 1864... ~ Do d es ,: Pe Aug., 1856 — ho— -yenivian 4*. per Cent. Po 3 per Cent (Uribarren) 4* per Cent., 1862 i , Do Account •cortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 1).,0 Account ... ... .. _. . ................ i — Russian 3 per Cent., .18 . 56, '7, '9, 60, '62„ Do Account . . ..................... . 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ St., ....... . 91 Do 4i per Cent., 1850 1860 ..................... Do Do 3 Cent., 1862 ..................... 891 per Cent., 1) ]) : 5 . £6bC 90 per 1859 Pin Do Scrip,paid7 • Cent Sardinian 5 " Do. Account ~ S panish 3 per Cent _ Do Acc oun t — Do N ew D e f erre d — - Do Acc oun t — Do Passive — Do Account — imnish Cert. of Coup not funded — Wed Do Account l 4l i T urkish 4 per 6 per Cent. 1854 _ Do Account 904 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 _ Do Account 721 2 D 0 £lOO B onds 75 D o 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 7Ol i i 4 ) £ lO O Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1863 ~_Do Guaranteed 4 per Cent — v e.,tlezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account 1:).,,"- 6 per Cent, 1862 — DDo Account 47 o. 6 per Cent. , 1864 42 1 4 per Cent....... _. , Dividends on the above payable in London. A•ustrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ... llelgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. I.)titelt 21 Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull.-- F re bn. 4 per Cent Certifi-Ates nch Itentes, 3 per Cent. Ita lian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 251. °• Account ............... TWO O'CLOCK. 'Jo Colisols, Money. ................................. 89i Account .... ..... . ...... ........... 89 1 i go ir t lAs Lee var j he I$DiP Ira' l e • ce rf 0° flil l ' e a fel( Dot it u t )0. , w orr 0 w ill ;orotisl3oi 311i0f s o f raw' . o .0 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. 1 Bir., Wol.. & Str. Val t Blyth and Tyne ...• . • 1 t Bristol and Exeter 1 it Caledonian i 0 Cork and Bandon f 0 Cornwall i 0 Do. A A gets no div 10 Do. B been paid to B D Dublin & Belfast Junc !,5 Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. st Edinburgh & Glasgow st Glasgow &S. WEstern ; t Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 3t Do. E. Angl. at No. st Great North of Scotland 31; Great Northern t D A stock st Do. B t Do. New. is. at 25 po , st GCS. and W. of Ireland st Gt. Weste n Original st I) . S. V4 l . Pail gua. at Do. South Wales st Do. W. Mid.— Ox ord at Do. Newpo t at Do. Be eford at Lane shire & Yorkshire at L ,ndon and Blackwali st Lon., & S Coast at Lon., (:hat., and Dover at Lon. & North Western at Lou. & South Western at Man., Shef., & Lincoln 50 Slaryport and Carlisle 124 Do. shares at Metropolitan. 10 Do. New at Mid and st Do, Birmin . & Derby . 0 Mid Gt. W.. Ireland 25 Do. A shares 25 "id Kent at No th British at Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun.- st Nth. Eastern Berwick 25 Do. G.N•E purchase st Do. Leeds at Do. York at Do. Carlisle 25 Do. stock. & Darling. 25 1855- 8 25 Do. do. 18G0-61 at North London 10 Do. New 10 Do. do. 181.4 . at Worth Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W Junction st Scottish C•ntral at Scot. N. E Aber. stock at o. Scot Ali d. et Eck 10 - , 11 en's & Welchpool at Shropshire Union at South Devon at -ouch E stern 20 >taines, Wok., & Wok at Taff Vale 1 0 Do. C at Vale of Neath at Waterford & Kilkenny •st West Conaw ,11 at W. Han lepool Har. & Et. at Do. A irredeemable.. st Do. A redeemable BRITISH I'l I ? aid. ' Closing Business Price. done. 91 93 i3O 131 100 1 0 1' 0 10 100 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 16.13 4 10) ti 6: 32 34 16 17 87 B.► 106 1 8 47 48 74 84 131 133 IA4 151 130 32 91 93 01 81 60 61 48 50 10 10t 116 116, 81} 854 109 lio 37 39 I.o} 121 98 99 61i 62 12 127 21 22p 13S} 139 tOB 110 55 56 zoi 27, I)4k 115 81 80; 11 33 121 k i 1281 4 61 74 104 31 7911 SO 52 3 876 , SSE 00 Atlantic &St. Lawrence st I Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. l shares Hi Buffalo & Lake Huron 10 Do Preference 00 Buft,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 CO Do. do. July 1, 1873 CO Do. do. June I, 1674 st Calcutta &S. E., lim at ,'a e Town & Dock, gu 00 Demera a, 7 p.c. per. p: st East. Ben . al, gu ,5 Co et East L:dian, gu. 5 p.c. 20 Do . Extension st Grand Trunkot Caned' CO Do. Equip. Aloe. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.a 0 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds 0 Do do. deferred 0 Do. 2d Prif. Bonds 10 Do. do. deferred Do. Pd Pref. stock '0 Do. do. defer red 10 DO. 4th I'ret. stock )0 Do. do. deferred It Gt. India Perr.gua. sp.c. !,0 I - o. Gua 5 I er cent !O Do. New gua. 5 p. c A Gt. South of India (lim ) gua. 5 per cent st D . 4.} per cent st Do 201 Great W s. of Canada.. 20k D New Do. 6 p. c. Bd.. pay 1873 00 PO. 5, do. pay. 1877-8.. 10 Indian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.c at "Do. 4/ do st Do. 46 do 20 Do. Filth Extension at Sielb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 50 Mel & Hudson's Bay 20 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B st st. lil•C'da, pc Ist pf.bds st Scindc .. • • ...... st Do. Delhi 20 Do. do E s i st Do. Pun; aub p2n st Do.lndus St Flo 73 74 1041 103: 33 39 1 124 p Si 10p 122 125 11i It - 4 - 13p 79 8.. It 113 138 142 43 45 '0 6 52 54 86 87; 9 1 160 165 3i 4.p 110 113 31 41 75 78 ,SIONS• 67 40 100 101 par ip 4i 6i ri 9, 75 6 93 98 75 85 99 101 100 101 101 10Z 20 21 59 91 63 70 57 69 64 66 55 57 5 54 47 50 28 SO 26 28 101 102 i I P par 4p 93 101 81 9 Iti lld 88 1 0 n 1 04 d 99 101 9'. 94 88 9J 60 62 3 5 82 81 99) 100 tui 1CO; d 100 1 , 1 94 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1872 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.,lL July 1877-4 - Do 6i p. c. Feb & Au g * 1 (0 95 97 • D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 , 95 07 - no. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 82 84 - Do. 5 p Inscribed ak 100 82 84 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 - o. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 106 1(8 - Do. do; 1-90-1 100 tory 1 - 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 108 - Ceylon, Nov iB6B, 6p. 100 tt 2 104 - Do. 1878, do lOO 108 110 - Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July . , lOO 104 106 - Do. 1-78 - Do. )882, Mayis, Nov. 5 104 108 110 - Natal ;ov. 6 per cent lOO 105 107 - N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.,16 July 100 05 98 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p v.,1866 00 97 10 991 - Do. 5 p.c; 18 Ito '876 100 93 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 00 1 9 t 91 921 3 - New Zealand, 6 p. cent ICO 103 105 - Do. 6 per cent lOO 87 88 - Nova So tia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 1:0 96 98 971 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 101 102 1011 - d. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18 8-0 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 105 107 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - - Do. do, e pril & Oct lOO 1074 1034 1081 8 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Cm.i 0 1 ‘z - Chlverton - Clifford Amalgamated - 32 33 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 580 600 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 44 46 - East Cara ion 2.14.6 124 13a - ass Cam Brea 3 4.0 61 71 61 -- East Grenville 2.7.0 31 34 - Eat,t Love .1 2.13.6 124 134 - E. WI Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 41 5 - Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. 601 6 8 4 Great L ,xey, lim gusited all 18 19 - Great South Tol .1.0 21 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist 1 40 334 31434 3 - Grenvil e 7.8.3 34 31 - Herod's Foot .... 8.13 24 36 - Hingston L owns 4.18.0 31 31 - Margaret Tiny Lelant 94 6 8 Marke Valley 4.3.0 51 6% 4 11wyndy Iron Ore, lire 2a 1 i Old - Nangiles - New Se ton - North Downs*. 3 3 21 16 1 18 1 - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 3.10.6 4 - North Wheel Crotty 2.8.0 21 2/ - Prosper United..: 7.1.6 3 3; - Pr vidence Uny Leant 10.6.7 32 84 - S. Caradon (St. deer) ll 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 2/ 25 - stray Park 4017.6 144 154 - Tin Croft 9 14 15 •- West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 7 8 - West Chirerton it 67 70 - West Seton 474 200 210 - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 54 971 1024 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 9. 11 - Whea LudoAt 3.12.8 1 - Wheal 51ary Ann (Men. 8 13 15 - Wheal Seto a - Whorl T, elawney (Lis. 7 18 20 - Wheel Uni n ...... t'KNFERENCE SHAKES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 1051 Great • orthern, 41 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 104 Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 1031 Lancalhire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, 41 per cent., Blackburn pur.. 98 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c , 4 per cent., 1855, 98 London and South-Western, 41 per cent , 991 81 South Eastern 5 per cent., 1861, 991 LINES LEASED AT FIXED:RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead. --". Ditto, 5 per cent.. 1121 Northern and Eastern. 5 per cent., 531 Shrewsbury and Hereford,..l4l FOKbI(IN eAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco ,11. n.) gua. 7 percent„ 15 4 Great Luxembourg', 12 ! 4 littoman (Smyrna to Aidin), Uti South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 214 FOREIGN MINES. Anglo •Brazilian bold, limited, 5 Consolidated Bank, BANKS. Agra and 31 tsterman's (lira.), lii3 Ali'l 1 333 }0 1 City, i, o- talian lira 01 Ditto, ne uity, 11 , b ' ---., -. London canltaar(t.ered Hindustan, Dit issued a 2 pm., 261 lira., 114 to, llina, and .Japan (lim.):— imperial Ottoman,w 13 London Mercantile and London Joint' ' ?'ximet,42nBge, lira., 83 it unty l3l , London and ‘‘6tcjek' " 14 u N suo e nnu i l v tool : S i otoutfut Australia, t London, nit : l;i Orporation, Urn , 1 / Provincial Bankisn.:4 Merchant hank'strni"ter. 97 0a1:04.1;,,a06.i2(6-1:6826113:of Australia, 241 London and St. Rat3blairsienmel),:72:3l:6• g :d B. 84 C C r o e m d m it e i r,c o i n a c i l U er n a ir d , w i r fi u s t u i r i a i, n r c o e, l Crystal Palace, 34 1 Ditto, Preference. 110 Discount Corporation. 134 14 Egyptian Com and Trading, U rn., " I Electric Telegraph, 1121 English and Scottish Marine, Urn., a Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Rm., 7 7 Hudson's Bay, 16 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 8 International Contract, 6} International Financial :7•ociety, 7i 7 Joint Stock Discount, Rm., 91 London Finaricial Association, Um., 231 London Gent ral Omnibus Company, 3} Lon o a Provincial Marine, 34 atonal Discount Company, lira., 150 National Provinc'al Marne, 21 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, i )itto, new, Me =" Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lim 3 Royal Mail Steam,' . .o6 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 11M., 71 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EV - ENING, JANUARY 21, 1865. POLICE INTELLIGENCES—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET, A CONFIDENTIAL CLERK CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLE MENT.—James Lothan Balcase, confidential clerk and cashier in the employ of Messrs. Morris and Co., tailors and army clothiers, of 50, Pall-mall, was charged before Mr. Knox with embezzling several sums of money, amounting to £B5, the moneys of his employers. Mr. Hake, of Friday-street, Cheapside, appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner, it appeared from Mr. Morris's evidence, had been carrying on a system of falsifying the amounts paid to the workmen, making it appear that they received larger sums than they actually did. Mr. Morris also stated that he had treated the prisoner with the greatest kindness, telling him that he could always have money when he re quired it, and also giving him money on different occa sions. _ Mr. Knox said the offence charged against the prisoner should not have been that of embezzlement, but larceny. The prisoner was remanded till Saturday next. WESTMINSTER. A PENSIONER'S MODE OF OBTAINING A Hayes, a tall, middle-aged man, with his right arm in a sling, and a pensioner from the 59th Regiment, was charged, in company with Ann Froud, with begging in Grosvenor row on the previous evening. A gentleman who had given the prisoner in charge stepped forward and said he did not want to press the charge. He had been a soldier himself, and felt for the male prisoner, who appeared to have a correct discharge, with a pension. He did not wish to go on with this case, and he had only given them in charge from a sense of duty. Mr. Selfe said he must hear more of it—there was a lot of money found on one of them. If the gentleman did not wish to prosecute he might withdraw at once. The gentleman then withdrew from the charge. Peter Smith, 163 B, said that about 7 o'clock on the pre vious evening he was in Grosvenor-row, when a gentleman came and gave the prisoners in charge for begging. He went and stopped them, and told the man he was going to take them in charge. Prisoner said, "My wife, too ?" Witness said, " That is riot your wife." The gentleman then said, " This man begged of me a few days ago, and I gave him is. ; he now comes to my house and annoys me." When asked for his address he said he had been two days from the country ; but Smith told him that was wrong, for ho lived in Clifford's-row. Smith asked hirii hoW long he had been discharged from the army. He did not answer that, but said he had no pension. Witness said " Yes, you must have 6d. a-day with that discharge." Pri soner said, " Yes, I have 6d. a-day." Smith then said I shall report you to Major O'Brien for begging and being a pensioner. He said he did not care. He drew his pension at Woolwich and not at Chelsea, where Major O'Brien was. The' woman was searched and 3s. 6d. found on her besides other things when taken ; the man was rather under the influence of liquor. The husband of the female prisoner was in court, and desired to be heard, and said he was sure his wife was not begging ; he was an out-patient from the Brompton Hos pital, and did not believe his wife begged. The woman denied the charge, and told the same story she had at the station. Prisoner said he was very sorry for it. He was hard up, and had nothing to pay for a lodging ; some of the soldiers of Chelsea Barracks had given him a drop of beer. The woman was discharged, and Mr. Selfe told the man that if he came again there he would get more than he would care to have. He had no more business to beg, for there were several benevolent institutions, and if those failed there was the workhouse. If he came there again he would have the fullest penalty of the law imposed upon him. He was then discharged. THAMES. A DOCKFULL OF PICKPOCKETS.—Richard Clynes, aged 15, John Dixon, 18, George Walker, 22, Frederick Church, 16, Walter Webb, 18, James King, 16, and Ann Richards, a vulgar-looking woman, 28, who was designated "the lady in black," were brought up on remand, before Mr. Paget, charged with picking pockets. Mr. John Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for Clynes, Mr. Nash, solicitor, for Church and Dixon. A few days since elephants, camels, and other animals, preceded by a band of music, were wabc.ing in procession through the streets of Poplar and Limehouse, to advertise a menagerie, then on.show in Blackwall, and now exhibit ing on the Clare Hall Estate, in Stepney, near the Thames Police Court. Thousands congregated to witness the novel procession, and gangs of young pickpockets mustered in considerable force and robbed many persons. The sufferers were principally of the gentler sex, whose curiosity brought to the footpaths. The prisoners were all active in the work of plunder. Their raid was sudden and successful. Mrs. Honora Haggerty, of 3, St. Leonard's road, Bromley, was robbed by Clynes of a purse containing ls. 11d. only. The young scoundrel impudently put his hand under her clothes and dragged the purse out of her pocket. She caught hold of him by the collar, and as soon as she had done so Dixon pushed her by the neck and pushed him backwards. The fellow made use of foul lan guage, and said "Let him go." Walker, Church, and Webb pressed the woman and threw her down. Clynes ran away. -Mrs. Haggarty tried to follow hint — The - other four prisoners then hustled her against some rails. She was exhausted, and gave up the pursuit. Mrs. Priscilla Clayton, wife of a bricklayer, of No. 188, High-street, Poplar, was robbed of her purse, containing £l9 10s. in gold and silver, by Walker, who made a sudden jerk and got away. She endeavoured to pursue him, and a man put his arm out and stopped her. Walker ran into Robin Hood-lane, Poplar, with a cluster of lads. Mrs. Clayton followed up the gang, and when near the Britannia, opposite Limehouse, heard Richards say to King, " Who has got the lag ?" She lost sight of them, and soon afterwards saw Richards and Webb come out of the Britannia. Mrs. Martha Busby was robbed of a purse and £2 12s. in money. Mr. Edwin Gardner and Mr. William Halls saw the prisoners diving into ladies' pockets. A tradesman's wife and her daughter, both living in . . Rotherhithe, were both robbed of their purses, containing in the two £l3 Vs. They could not identify any of the prisoners. Several handkerchiefs and brooches were also stolen. Mr. Paget said there are a large quantity of audacious pickpockets taking advantage of every unprotected woman. Two clear cases of robbery have been made out. On these the prisoners will be committed for trial. In the case of Mrs. Busby, for whose appearance a summons will issue, they are again remanded. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. _ Market opens quiet. Sales, probably 5,000 bales, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BET TING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY• WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 100 to 6 agst Lord Uffington's nomination (t) 100 to 6 agst Mr. J. Jardine's nomination (off) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Haywood's nomination (t) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Croft's nomination (t) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Spinks' nomination (off) 28 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's nomination (t) 30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Johnstone's nomination (t) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Jones's nomination (t) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bake's nomination (off) 40 to 1 agst Mr. 'foray's nomination (off) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Blundell's nomination (t) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Oallendar's nomination (t) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 1 agst Liddington (offered) 10 to 1 agst Zambesi (taken) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Liddington (offered) 9to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 15 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) 20 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) SALE OF BREADALBANE AND BROOMIELAW. These two Derby favourites have been purchased by Mr. Henry Chaplin, for £ll,OOO. They will remain under Mr. I'Anson's charge at Malton.—Sporting Gazette. THE FRENCH ARMY.—The following is Sir Las celles Wraxall's account of that army which (as Lord Brougham said) has been so loyal to so many different sovereigns :—" There are in the French army, as in the nation, political parties, Orleanists, legitimists, and republicans. Bosquet was a Republican, and made his entire division vote against the decennial presidency ; Pelissier was an Orleanist of the school of Marshal Bugeaud, while Marshal Macmahon is suspected of Legitimist ten dencies. But when l'hanneur et la glorie de rarmee Frangaise are perilled, each becomes before all a Frenchman and a a soldier. Bosquet turned the tide of victory at the Alma, Pelissier stormed the Malakoff, Macmahon saved the empire and the Emperor at Magenta. In the excitement of war, politics disappear out of range, and the most equi vocal Caesar is blindly followed by the army so long as he is not personally a coward. Jests, irony, biting satire, epigrams, all are allowed, so long as the soldier does his duty—that is, remains staunch to his flag. On the morning of the Bth September, 1855, the bands played 'Partant pour la Syrie;' the regiments did not stir, while rose from the ranks the melody, Allons, enfans de la patrie !' Louder grew the song : the band was infected, and returned from Syrie' to la Patrie ;' the columns started, and the Mar seillaise and the band of death forced their way together through the suffocating powder smoke ; it was the knoll of the Russian fortress." WITHDRAWAL OF THE BUILDERS' DISCHARGE NOTE.—Birmingham, Friday Evening.—At aitrieet ing of the General Builders' Association, held here to-day, the trade was represented from 25 different towns, and the following resolution passed :—" That with a view to the settlement of the present difference in the trade, the master builders are willing to withdraw the notice they have given -respecting the discharge note, and at once, through their association, to meet their men in order to settle all labour questions by the adoption- of trade rules, and in case of any difference arising are willing to adopt a system of arbitration." THE BOMBAY MAIL. The Overland Mail, bringing journals and cor respondence to the following dates, reached London last evening :—Calcutta, December 21.; Bombay, December 29. The Bengal Hurkaru of Dec. 21, publishes the following : In Oude there is a tempest in a teapot. When Lord Canning gave back to the Talookdars their estates, he in troduced a clause into their sa►inuds, by which the right of examining their title deeds was reserved to the Govern ment, should it hereafter deem such an investigation ad visable. This was done because it was suspected that many of the Talookdars had profited by the occasion, and the utter absence of anything like surveys or a settlement, to include within the boundaries of their estates many villages to which they had not the shadow of a claim• The Government has not felt itself strong enough to dea l with this matter up to the present time, although it has had it called to its recollection once or twice. Now, how ever, it will be taken in hand, and disposed of. Those who have acted fairly, and sent in proper returns of their estates, will have nothing to fear, but those who have taken advantage of a time of difficulty to jockey their poorer neighbours will have to disgorge their bootY. From Cabul, there is news of a mysterious Russian Am bassador and his escort, and the Lahore Chronicle, usually well informed and careful, circulated the other day the startling piece of intelligence that, owing to the intrigues of the Muscovite, an insurrection had broken out at Yar kund, which had spread an down the northern slopes of the. Himalayas as far as Lhasa,. By advices from Assam we learn that the troops belong ing to the right column of the Bhooton Field Force crossed the Berhampooter on the Ist inst., and encamped at Kampta-kottah, the climate of which place is described as exceedingly delightful. The men appear quite hale and plucky, and eager to meet the enemy. The subjoined is extracted from the Bombay Gazette of Dec. 29 : One of our columns has taken Dhalimkote from the Bhootaneos, who made a very gallant resistance. During the attack two officers wore wounded and some 50 men put hors de combat. An accident happened by the premature expinsion of a shell in the mouth of a mortar, by which three officers and a few man were killed. , - Yu The following - is an account of 'the taking of Dhalimkote by Brigadier-General Dunsford's column of the Bhootan Field Force, and is dated within the stronghold Dec. 8 : "I send off a few lines just to tell you that we took this famous place the day before yesterday, not, I am sorry to say, without serious loss, the Bhooteas have fought with much more courage and resolution than we expected, and the fort being both naturally and artificially strong, and in a most commanding position. We were opposed nearly all the way up the hill, and could only proceed by a narrow, tortuous road, constantly exposed to showers of arrows and stones, both of which the Bhooteas threw with great forte and precision. The column got close up to the fort without any serious loss, M'Gregor, the brigade major, and Lough man, of the 18th Native Infantry, being the only wounded; but there stood the fort before us, on a hill about 200 feet high, surrounded by a thick wall of about 20 feet elevation. We soon brought our small mortars into position, and were getting on very well with the work, throwing shells and carcases into the fort at about a couple of hundred yards' range, when, from a fuse being too short cut, the shell burst in the muzzle of the mortar, and exploded a quantity of powder which poor Griffin was weighing out for the charges, and in' an instant three officers—Griffin, Ander son, and Wailer—and some artillerymen close by, were blown to atoms. This was a terrible catastrophe to the whole force, and had nearly been far worse, as our gallant and much-esteemed Brigadier-General Dumsford was within a yard of the group just before it occurred, having only that instant left poor Griffin to give some orders to Captain Perkins, of the Engineers. By this untoward calamity the force lost the services of three most excellent officers and seven men, and alqo one of their mortars, which became utterly unserviceable. With great difficulty, and after some delay, an Armstrong gun was brought up the hill, and soon placed in position and brought to play upon the confronting bastion, and, with a carcase, set fire to the buildings inside the fort. This the general thought an auspicous signal and time for an assault ; and having got the scaling ladders up, the storming party made a rush, and carried the place at once, the Bhooteas bolting out on the opposite side. Dhalimkote is a fearfully strong place, and was not taken without several casualties, the general having had several men shot close to his side, and not a few narrow escapes. Our work is not completed yet, as we have one more fort to take, that of Dhurm Sing, said to be nearly as strong as this, but not in such a commanding and difficult posion. Our loss has been heavy, but, considering the im portant result, and the rapid way in which it was obtained, I do not think it disproportionate if we deduct those killed by the unfortunate explosion: Collins, of the Engineers; is wounded severely, both his legs having been broken by the explosion ; Macgregor, the general's brigade-major, slightly wounded on the scalp by a gun-shot ; and Lough nan, of the 18th N. 1., wounded by an arrow through the right arm. We have besides eight men killed and fifty-six wounded. We were 'at it from ten in the morning until six in the evening ; and you 'may iinagine'''that we were not sorry when the affair was over and the fort in our pos session. We are not enamoured of hill and jungle warfare whore the highest military skill and the best soldiers may be employed with comparatively inadequate results. We leave a garrison to hold this fort, and to-morrow or next day go on with our work." Bombay has determined upon having an Internationa l Exhibition, and a company has alivady been formed with a capital of £500,000. The promoters have applied to Go vernment for a grant of land and concession to carry out the undertaking. There is no doubt of its success. The /our Italian gentlemen so long kept in captivity by the Khan of Bokhara have been, at length released, and have arrived in safety in their own country, Sir Hugh Rose, we are glad to st ate, is rapidly pro gressing towards recovery: . The news brought by the English mail of the 18th ult., stating that Sir W. Mans field was to be the successor to Sir Hugh Rose, has given universal satisfaction on this side of India. Sir: Chas. Trevelyan is expected positively to leave India for Europe in April. It is stated that it is intended'to confer the honour of knighthood upon Gen. V. Eyre, CB., the hero of Arrah. There was a report the other day that the Nepaulese contemplated joining the Bhooteas, and that Sir Jung Ba hadoor had proceeded into the Terai on a hunting excur sion, in order to be at Rungpore when the ball should open. But Sir Jung has taken measures to remove any unplea sant impressions which such a report is likely to create. It is reported that a Thakoor related to the Maharajah of Gwalior lately tortured some ram suspected of having committed theft, by compelling them to hold a hot iron bar in their hands, to make them confess. One of them has since died, and the attention of the authorities has been called to the fact. The Nawab of Moorshedabad, being dissatisfied with the amount of travelling expenses a llowed him—£B,ooo—has abandoned his intention of proceeding to England. The prize committee have recommended that a third dis ribution of the Delhi prize-money should be made, at the rate of £2 Bs. a share. Mr. Donald F. M'Leod, C. 8., is, it is said, to be the new Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjaub. ' Colonel R. Taylor is expected to succeed Sir Herbert Edwardes as Commissioner of thaballah. Sir Herbert will shortly leave for borne. I-. The Lieut.-povernor of Benial, will, it is believed, leave Or Engin - rad by the next steam if sufficiently recovered, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—St. Elmo, for St. Michael's; Llewellyn, for Mar• scales; Mary Ann, for Dublin—all from London. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Inter- nationat• Financial Society to-day, the report, of which the_following is an extract, was unanimously adopted The accounts show a net profit, after deducting all . current expenses, of £103,808115. 2d. The directors recommend that this amount be appro priated as - follows—lst, £37,500 to payment of interest at 5 per cent. per annum on the called-up capital, whereof one-half (or two shillings and six pence per share) was paid by way of interest on account in July last. 2d. £37,500 to bonus of ss. per share, to make, with the half of the above interest now payable, a total dividend of 7s. 6d. per share, being altogether a payment of 10 per cent. per annum, free of income tax. 3d. £5,428 4s. 9d. to Reserve Fuvd, in conformity with clause No. 25 of the Articles of Association, raising the total amount of this fund to £23,429 4s. 2d. This, after deducting the necessary amount for income tax, will leave a balance of £20,919 lls. 11d. to be carried forward to new account. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 20.—The Peruvian screw cor vette America, Captain J. Pardo de Zela, arrived here this afternoon from Nantes. She is the companion ship of the Peruvian corvette Union, which arrived here on Tuesday last. The America is 1,600 tons burthen, and carries a heavy armament, similar to that of the Union. She has been brought over from France by a French crew hired only for the voyage across, and is in charge of a pilot. Her future crew will be made up from the men on board the Union, who loudly cheered the America as she steamed into the Sound. More seamen are volunteering to join the expedition at this port. Her Majesty's ship Virago arrived here from Bermuda to-night. A New York actor sums up his labours on the recent Thanksgiving-day as follows :—Commences at 10i a.m. ; concludes at 10 p.m. ; speaks 2,010 lines ; has twelve ordinary struggles, six death struggles, six tumbles, six severe falls, six climbs of the storm-shattered rock, six ter rible descents therefrom, no turkey, and very little fame. SOUTH AMERICA. (Per French Mail Steamer, via Bordeaux.) BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 11. The Era arrived yesterday evening with papers from Uruguay to Friday. The four Brazilian gunboats began to bombard Paysandu on Tuesday morning (the 6th) at 4 o'clock ; at 8 a.m. they had thrown 113 bombs into the town, and at 5 p.m. 700. At the same time Flores with 3,000 men attacked the place by land, but was gallantly repelled. The Spanish war vessel Wadrus, in concert with the French and English gunboats, notified Admiral Taman dare to stop the bombardment, which he did, " not at their request, but it being no longer necessary for the purpose of General Flores." Next day (the 7th inst.) the rebel guerillas recommenced the attack, and the Brazilians landed all their marines with several heavy guns. The latter captured the police barri cade, and several houses in the suburbs were sacked by the rebels, but the garrison recovered the barricade and expelled the enemy. Two ammunition waggons of the Brazilians blew up. The batteries of the garrison were disabled by the Brazilian fire, but after a couple of hours were again made serviceable. Leandro Gomez had two horses killed under him, and the mortality on all sides was great. Eighty rebel infantry passed over to the Government. On Thurs day morning the fighting continued, the mortality being then estimated thus :—Rebels, 600 ; garrison, 300 ; Brazil ians, 200. Every time that the rebels or Brazilians ap proached the batteries they were hurled back defiantly. Armes sent a second envoy, accompanied by the com manders of the French and English gunboats, to arrange a surrender, but the chiefs, Gomez and Ph-is, manfully refused. A body of 400 Brazilians had penetrated to the Plaza and seized several barricades, when they were crushed and scattered by a sally of the garrison. The town of Paysandu is reduced to a heap of ruins, and the surviving garrison is estimated at 700. The fighting on the 9th began with some brilliant sorties of the garri son, punishing the besiegers heavily. Flores had fired 300 shots from his three small - pieces, and the artillery of the fort responded from various parts of the town. The rebels confess having lost several good officers, but count on being reinforced in a few days by General Netto, with 1,500 Brazilian filibusters. Waldino Urquiza and Telmo Lopez surprised the rebel garrison in Salto, and recaptured the place. Fausto Aguilar had set out too late for its relief. General Saa, with 2,500 men, arrived at Arroyo Negro, on. march, to relieve Pay sandu, if Gomez still holds out. Among the claims against the Brazilians for damages by the blockade, Messrs. Cabal and Williams demand three millions (X 600,000). It is said that the French consul prevented the Brazilian admiral from bombarding Paysandu. All the women and children have left that town. It is said that two officers and 12 soldiers of the garrison of Salto were killed after the surrender. The approach of a powerful Paraguayan army is confidently expected at once. The province' f San Juan, where the recent gold disco veries were made, is still the centre of attraction, and hun dreds are crossing from Chili to explore the diggings. Ex perienced miners, however, there are none in the country, and we doubt very much until -ire get some from Australia or California, if any very important results will be arrived at. The rather unfavourable news from Europe by the last two packets, coupled with the political dangers which sur round us, has had an unfavourable effect on business. Wools and hides have fallen considerably, and trade is dull. Labour is at present very high, and hands scarce, owing to the works on the railways and the shearing of the flocks. Great fears are entertained that part of the wheat crop will be lost (riving to the scarcity of reapers. We want labouring men in the . River Plate ; 100,000 would find employment at most remunerative wages either in this or any of the ad joining provinces. It is hoped that the utmost exertions will be made in Europe to increase the emigration of labourers to this country, which offers every inducement to the sober, industrious, and persevering. The sales of Saladero ox and cow hides during i the last 15 days are 19,600 ox hides, at 381 reals to 341 reals. Last prices, 341 reals 601 b. guaranteed ; sales since Nov. 1 last, 20,600 hides; slaughtered, 12,000 hides, to make 8,000. No hides on sale. In Saladero tallow the sales are 440 pipes, at 141 reals. No stock. In Saladero horse hides no sales, no stock. Jerked Beef—Old stock, 10,000 qq. sold at 10 reals ; stock, 5,00 G qq. New beef, 25,000 qq. sold at 12 reals; stock, 7,000 qq. In matadero ox and cow hides no sales, no Steck. In Fabuca tallow, 400 bordalesas at $49, cur rency, old. Mares grease worth $35 to $351 currency, without cask. The total sales of dry ox and cow hides during the fortnight are 32,500 hides. The total stock of all classes remaining unsold, 164,000 hides. In American hides no sales. Prices nominal, at 31 reals, for 201 b. average for classified hides; stock, 40,000 hides. In German hides the sales are 13, 500 hide s. Matadero ox, 49 reals for 2911 b. average ; matadero cow, 3,837 reals, 2211 b. average ; camp ox, 47 to 46 reals, for 381 b. ; camp cow, 37 reals, 2211 b. Stock, 10,000 classified hides. In Spanish, French, and Italian hides the sales are 19,000 hides ; stook, 109,000 Wes, 30 to 311 reals for light, 171 b. to 491 b., 34 and 33 reals Corrientes hides ; 38 to 36 reals Entre Rios ; 421 reals Pa raguay ; 34 reals Cordova. Specie declined sensibly to-day, owing to the great scarcity of paper. Patacons are dearer on time than for cash, which shows the true state of the market. The sale of national bonds at the reduced rate above quoted shows too clearly the scarcity of money also ; in fact, the paper currency in circulation is unequal to the demands of busi ness, and if the Bank claims any more paper without in troducing some other circulating medium the inconvenience will be increased. The rate of exchange on England is 494 to 49i. To-day a number of first-class bills were negotiated at the latter rate. The wool-market continues in the most depressed state, and thousands of arrobas of wool are going into deposit. The buyers are holding off until the arrival of the packet, which ought to arrive on Monday or Tuesday next. On the morning of the 9th of December, the city of Buenos Ayres was awakened by an explosion louder than artillery, and comparable only to the sudden outburst of a volcano beneath our feet. The Retiro barrack was blown up ; 160 soldiers, dead or dying, were hurled into the air or buried under the wins, and the shock was felt for half a_ mile round, smashing the windows as if the effect of an earthquake. Nor is this the only disaster ; news arrives of an alarming collision on the Western Railway, in which three persons have lost their lives and numbers injured. But the latter occurrence is almost forgotten in the awful details of the Retiro tragedy, while mangled limbs and headless trunks are carted off to the cemetery, and a line of ' , Tea conveys the wounded to the various hospitals. The Press Laws in Prussia. The semi-official Nord-Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, the organ of Herr von Bismark, publishes the following caution to the Prussian press : " Considering the tone again adopted in the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies, and especially in the speech of Deputy Grabow on Monday last, it will not be superfluous to call attention to the judgment delivered in March last year by the Supreme Court with respect to the publication of objectively punishable expressions in Parliamentary pro ceedings. Section 38 of the Press Law of the 12th of May, 1851, orders that reports of the public sittings of both Chambers, so far as given in conformity with truth, are free from all responsibility. This 'permission became the subject of great abuses on the part of the press, all and every reproduction of speeches and individual remarks made in Parliament being considered unconditionally allowed without risk of punishment. Certain jour nals reproduced under the 'leading and pretence of Parliamentary reports only an arbitrary selection of the speeches or remarks of individual deputies especially favourable to their party interests, without taking equal care to reprint the speeches made in their refutation. Again, some Of the most obnoxious speeches partially containing objectively punishable matter were given textually, uncon nected with the report of the sitting, and afterwards printed separately. Finally, just the punishable expressions wero quoted and repeated ad libitum in editorial articles of the paper. The Supreine Court has decided that all these abuses of tho above section of the press law are inadmissible. The following principles are laid down in the judgment already alluded to, from which may be seen what is to be fegarded as a truthful report of Parliamentary sittings :—A report of a matter is a plain historical statement of its progress. The , object is simply to bring this progress into view. A report of a sitting of the Chamber is therefore only a plain state ment of facts occurring in the proceedings, and of the speeches made respecting them. It may bo allowed even to reproduce the speeches in an abbreviated form. But the re presentation must in any case be both in. form and contents of such a nature as to correspond to the character of a re port, and therefore simply to reproduce what has taken place either in its entirety or its main features. The reason and object of the law consist in affording to the country the possibility of following the public acts of the Deputies, and thereby obtaining full acquaintance of their speeches, but hot in permitting the obnoxious contents of such speeches to be especially reproduced ad libitum. We think the edi tors of newspapers will do well to exercise the strictest care in observing these principles laid down by the highest legal authority. The Government of the King will in any case be prepared to put an effective stop to any renewed at tempts at illegal use of the punishable expressions of indi vidual deputies." POLISH VICTIMS.—" A communication ; from Warsaw," says the Patrie, " announces the death of M. Lasocki, nephew of Count Walewski, ex-Minister of State. The deceased, a rich landowner, was a man of very moderate opinions and a declared adversary of the insurrec tion. It happened, however, in the course of last winter, that the police abused the right of illuminating houses on any anniversary or Russian fete. He felt a certain repug nance to join in such manifestations when so many Polish families were in mourning around him, and one day he re ' fused. He was immediately summoned before the Grand Master of Police, and was condemned for the offence to go and reside in a small town in the government of Penza at the very bottom of Russia. Some time since he wrote to his mother, and drew such a picture of what he had to en dure that tho old lady fainted on reading the letter, and soon after expired. M. Lasocki himse lf has now died from 1 the priyations to which lie was reduced." 101 1001 11 101 1001 tail is MARKETS ---This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Fair average supplies of produce are on offer, and the trade rules steady, at the annexed rates : FRUIT. • 8. d. s. d. B. d. s d 0 oto 0 0 Pine apples 8 oto 10 0 Mu lberries,prpt Foreign do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 6 Grapes,per lb 5 oto 10 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Foreign do 1 oto 2 6 Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 0 Melons . 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 6to 2 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 2 oto 3 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..4 oto 8 0 i Peaches, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6to 7 0, Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberries hi sve oto 0 t , Plums, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries p:e pt 0 oto 0 0, Damsons, pr d 0... 0 oto u VEGETABLES , Greens, dz bunch 4 oto 5 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz 1 3to 2 6 Horseradish, pdn 0 9to 2 0 Li.AI ditto ..... 20to 3 6 Parsley, per ditto 00to 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 1 3to 2 6 Celery, per ditto 0 S tot C Cauliflowers, pdz 2 oto 3 6 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli - 010 to 1 3 Parsnips, per do. 00to 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 6) otol i 0 01 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr cwt 0 oto 0 0 f Mushrooms. p pt. 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 U Cucumbers 0 vto 0 01 Mint and savory..o oto 0 u Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hods 0 oto 0 0 Green peas,ll.-sy. 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 !Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 Onions, doz. h.s. 2 6 to 4 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 2 6 to 4 6 , Rhubarb, per bun 1 oto 1 c k Sp i nac h .. 0 oto 00 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Brussels sprouts 1 6So 3 0 Seakale, per bun. 2 oto 3 6 POULTRY. Turkeys, 3s. Od to 128 Od ; geese,-4s Od to 8s Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; flucks, 2s Od to 4s Od ; ducklings, 5s Od to 6s Od ; rabbits, ls Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 10d to is 3d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 61d each.; Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 12s Od ;chickens, 58 6d to 88 6d ; barn door fowls, Be Od to 8s Od ; capons, Os O d ; hares, _3s Od to 3s 6d ; ptarmigan, 1s Od to is 3d each ; p heasants, 2s 6d to 38 Od ; partridges, is Od to is 9d; woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; sn Od toipes, Os 9d to is Od ; teal, is 6 d to Os O d ; wild ducks, 2s 2s 6d ; widgeons, is Od to is 6d ; plovers, Os 6d to is Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is 4d to 18 sd; English, is 5d to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 126 Od to 15s Od ; F r ench do., 9s Od to lls Od per 100 ; leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os Od ; eels, Os 8d to is Od ; prawns, Os Od ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and hali but, 6d per lb ; turbots, 5s Od to 25s Od ; ,cod, 4s Od to 218 Od ; brills, 2s 6d to 6s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mul lets, Os 6(1 to is Od ; lobsters, 2 s Od to 5 s Od ; crabs, 2s 0(1 to 4s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Os Od to Os Od each ; soles, Os 3d to is 6d per pair; common oysters, 18s Od to 60s Od; natives, 90s Od to —s Od per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to Gs Od ; haddocks, 9s Od to 30s Od ; smelts Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, Os Od to Os Od per 120 ; fresh herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 120 ; bloaters, Os Od to Os Od per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os Od per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, frem 3s Od to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; [amb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Blbs, by the carcase• WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 40 8d ; mutton, 38 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, Os Od to Os Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Blbs, by the carcase. BREAD. The price of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2td to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3fd ; 721 b. to 801 b, 3d to 30 ; 801 b to 881 b, 31 1 d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41-d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 9s Od to lOs tilled call-skins, light, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; full, 6s 6d to Os Od ; p sheep, 12s 6d to 16s Od ; half-breds, 10s Od to 12s Od ; Doyens, 7s 3d to 9s Od; lambs, OS Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £6 lOs; clover, £5 10s to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. Trade firm. CUMBERIANeadow hay, £4 lOs to £6 lOs ; clover £5 lOs to £6 lO s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. An active demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4los to £6 lOs ; clover, lOs to £6 lOs Od ; and straw , £1 8s to £1 12s per load. Trade steady. COAL MARE Price per ton at the S. d. :ET, JAN. 20. close of the market, Byass's Bebside West Hartley l7 3 Cowpen Hartley Lambert's W. Hartley 17 0 Walker Primrose l4 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting 22 0 Kelloe South Kelloe Heugh Hall l7 6 East Hartlepool Walls End Hetton Cassop Ships at marke s. d. Walls End Haswell 19 0 Tunstall Walls End Riddell 15 9 Walls End Harton 15 9 Braddylls Hetton l7 3 Hartlepool Hastings Hartley l7 3 Walls End Gosforth 15 9 North Pelton Gas l5 0 Eden Main Walls End Byron West Lambton l7 0 128 ; sold, 79. Alleged Infringement of the Foreign Enlist went Act. Miguel Grao, commander of the Peruvian screw cor vette man of war Union, at present lying in the English Channel, was brought up yesterday by Superintendent Brandon, of the Kent County Constabulary, before Mr. Thomas Horn Fleet, at the Sessions House, Dartford, charged on a warrant with enlisting British subjects for service under the Peruvian Government, at Greenhithe, in the parish of Swanscombe, on Dec. 28, 1864. Mr. Freeman attended to prosecute, and Mr. T. Salter, barrister, defended the prisoner, instructed by Mr. Sharpe, vn behalf of the Peruvian Government. The Peruvian Consul stood by the prisoner during the examination, and communicated the proceedings to him in his own language. Mr. Freeman stated that the prisoner had been enlisting, by signed articles, a number of British subjects for a term of two years, to serve on board any war vessel in any arsenal or dockyard belonging to the Peruvian Government. Mr. Salter said the Peruvian Government had identified itself with the case and determined to defend the prisoner, who had been illegally arrested. The case was one of great in ternational importance, and if the prisoner's vessel was de tained in the Channel the parties concerned would incur a great responsibility. It appeared the information was laid by a Mr. Crapes, but . the prosecuting counsel declined to give any information as to who he was, beyond the assur ance that he was a man of responsible means. Goodwin Beckenham, a coal trimmer, living at 40, Queen-street, Gravesend, said—l was applied to on Dec. 28 last by Mr. Chas. Brown, of Gravesend, to become a stoker on board the Peruvian corvette Union, commanded by the prisoner. I went on board, and after being examined by the chief engineer, who was an Englishman, I was accepted as eligi ble and was handed some printed articles, which I read and signed, the prisoner telling me I must be on board next morning, and that I should not be allowed to go on shore after I once went on board. I joined the ship on Friday, Dec. 30, when I was handed over to the chief engineer and seat below to work as a stoker. We were very cruelly treated on board, and a few of us resolved to leave. There were 70 or 80men on board, about half of whom were Eng lishmen, and I was treated like the rest. The food was not sufficient, and we had no bedding or bed clothes. Sun day night (two days after I joined) was fixed for leaving the ship, and a waterman's boat came alongside for the purpose. Myself, another stoker named Peen, and the first fireman, named Sullivan, got into the boat, when the second lieutenant came on deck, and, with drawn cutlass, insisted on us going on deck. We refused to leave the boat, but the quartermaster and other assistance being pro cured, we found resistance utterly hopeless, and went on the quarter-deck, when the second lieutenant ordered us up to the rigging. In vain we protested we should fall, as we were not sailors. We were compelled to go up, I be ing placed on the maintop and Peen on the second top. It was freezing hard, but we were left there from seven at night until half-past four next morning. We were after wards dismissed and left the vessel. The Union is a man-of war, with 14 large guns (seven on each side), with several smaller brass guns in other parts of the vessel. There were loud complaints of the treatment on board, and a largo number of English were anxious to leave, but could not get away. In cross-examination by Mr. Salter, the witness said—l came here at the instigation of Mr. Smith, a police officer in court, who has paid my railway expenses, but given me no money. Except the solicitor for the prosecution I have not seen any one. James Peen said — I am also a coal trimmer, living at Gravesend, and, like the last witness, am a British subject. I went on board three weeks ago, and signed articles in London—not in the presence of the prisoner. I never saw, and don't know, either Mr. Piesse or Mr. Crapes. Mr. Freeman submitted there had been sufficient evidence adduced to justify him in asking for a remand. Mr. Salter said—l object to a remand, and am instructed by the Peruvian Government to ask for the immediate discharge of the prisoner. The Foreign En listment Act does not and never was intended to apply in such cases as this. This Act can only be invoked where two nations are in actual warfare, and there is no war as yet between Peru and Spain. Earl Russell has received a despatch from the Peruvian Go vernment, and the arrangements therein proposed have met the sanction of the Foreign Office. I cannot but charac terise these proceedings as harsh and uncalled for. The prisoner had left Plymouth and was on his way toed te respects to the Admiral of the Port when he N w VaS as totally by Superintendent Brandon. The arrestble of the Fo illegal. Mr. Fleet said that the came a ques f -wan It be reign Enlistment Act stated thatprtehaem contracts for service in vessels 0 tan es, the Union could tion whether, under the circ :ithin the meaning of not be regarded as a vessel Act referred to otments without the consent of theher Majestyct which te forbade cano, office would whether in the case of c a e ci would have sanctioned these the Union the to. At the same time the magistrate furintiduischedadtclio taicetneoltheevz enlistments if applie d pri soner on the evidence signed contracts had Wight have been • thought he should srcgeilvyenb.e j u ust t i h fi e ed in detaining t b o ee b n e p P r r i ci dru u c c F e e i d d • e. eman said he could wise. • he M nu r. Salter said he might to the enlisting to the same deuce as purport as now given, would give notice for the printed articles or contracts to give what notice b e pleased ; but no signed or printed contract would be forthcoming. Mr. Fleet said that unless different and more complete evidence was forthcoming, he should have to dis charge the prisoner, which he ultimately did. Human lahomey. The Moniteur of yesterd 4 publishes a letter from Whydah which supplies details respecting the festi val of human sacrifices r ecently held at Abomey, the capital of Dahomey, be fore the King and in presence of all his court ax id great dignitaries of State. .The letter says :-- " The horrible scenes we are about to describe took place in a country which maintains active relations with Euro peans, and notwithstanding continued protests from France, England, and many otlaer Powers. "Dahomey, situated in the maritime parts of the Niger country, on the Slave Coast, to the east of the Bight of Benin, is one of the most extensive and richest States of factories in it, which are ne ar ly a ll English, and Portugu ese , and several other a . nations The F i r i e a n y c e h , established at Whydah, the most important port of the kingdom. " The King, having announced to the people that in a short time, to honour the names of Agongero his ancestor, and King Gezo his father, 40 prisoners belonging to the rebel tribe of the Akankas would be immolated on the market-place at Abomey, with the usual ceremony ; three days afterwards he decided that this barbarous deed should be accomplished one hour before sunrise. Many Europeans, who were in the town, had an audience of the Monarch, and implored him to give up the horrible sacrifice. The King declared that he could not suppress the national fes tival, but that in consideration for the foreigners he con sented to reduce the number of the victims to 12. " On the eve of the sacrifice he went to a great shed, under which the 40 prisoners were secured to posts. He gave an order that 28 should be released, and that they should be taken back to their prison, and then addressed himself to the 12 others in order to announce to them that next morning, in expiation of the crimes committed by the chief of their tribe, and to satisfy the shade of his father, and of his ancestor, they would be decapitated before the assembled people. The unfortunate men heard the royal speech with the utmost indifference. The King added that two of them would be executed with his own hand, and. then retired. "A short time afterwards arrived Prince Rocu-Sau, the King's brother. He chose two of the prisoners, announced to them that they had been selected to be despatched by his brother, but in order to be admitted to such an honour it was necessary to purify their crime-stained bodies, and and that they must pass the night in the great fetish temple, prostrated before the idols. "On the next day the prisoners were led to the market place, their hands bound behind their backs. The King presided at the ceremony, seated on a large ivory throne, surrounded by his court, the great dignitaries of the king_ dom and the Ministry. On the centre of the place was a large silver vessel intended to receive the blood of the victims. "When the hour had come the King advanced, took avert' thin steel sabre, and depressed the heads of the two prisoners he was about to immolate. These poor wretches, on the order given to them, were placed at the edge of the vessel which was about to catch their blood. At the conclusion of the first execution the crowd uttered enthusiastic shouts of applause for full Ave minutes, alter which the King re sumed his seat on the throne. The other 10 prisoners were executed by the great fetish man, or high priest, who picked up each victim's head and showed it to the people, whilst they uttered ferocious yells. When all was over the popu lace fell upon the bodies of the unfortunate victims, which they cut into pieces and then drank their blood. The King retired in great pomp, and caused the 12 heads to be fixed on the walls of his palace. "These monstrous scenes occur three or four times a year, and this in the 19th century ! Unfortunately, human sacri fices are not confined to the kingdom of Dahomey. They take place also very frequently in the kingdom of Abeokuta, Ashantee, and Benin, also situated in Africa, and in the same region as Dahomey." Metropolitan. Board of Works. This board held its usual weekly meeting yesterday, at the offices in Spring-gardens. The President, J. Thwaites, Esq., took the chair at 12 o'clock. FINANCES. The cash statement for the current week shows a total general balance of £419,340 Os. 4d. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. A report was brought up from the Works and Improve ments Committee, recommending that the board do contri bute £3,030, being one-half of the cost of a further improve ment to be carried out by the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London in connexion with the widening of Newgate-street, by setting back the houses Nos. 71 and 72, as shown on the plan submitted to the committee, at a cost of £6,060, independent of professional charges; and such contribution be paid to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London on a certificate from the architect of this board of the completion of the work. Mr. SAVAGE moved the adoption of the report, and after some discussion it was adopted. After some further discussion, the following contribu tions to improvements were sanctioned :- 1. That the board do contribute £5OO, being one-half of the cost of animprovement to be carriedlout by the Commis sioners of Sewers of the City of London in connexion with the widening of Leadenhall-street and St. Mary Axe, as shown on the plan submitted to the committee, at a cost of £l,OOO, independent of professional charges ; and that such contribution be paid to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London on a certificate from the architect of this Board of the completion of the work. 2. That the Board do contribute £616 10s., being one half of the cost of the improvement carried out by the Lime house District Board of Works by setting back the premises Nos. 98, 99, and 100, and the removal of a projection at Eagle Wharf, High-street, Wapping, at a cost of £1,233, independent of professional charges; and that such contri bution be paid to the Limehouse District Board of Works. 3. That on the vestry of Chelsea agreeing to contribute the sum of £lOO towards the cost of setting back the pre mises No. 29, Queen's-road West, Chelsea, estimated at £2OO, the Board do put in force the provisions of the 74th section of the Metropolis Management Amendment Act, 1862, with relation to th setting back of such premises and do pay the difference of the cost of such improvement —viz., £lOO. After the disposal of the routine business, the Board ad journed. THE CHETWYND DIVORCE CASE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) The learned Judge summed up the evidence, and the jury having deliberated for 45 minutes, found the follow ing verdict That the respondent was guilty of the cruelty charged ; that he had committed adultery with Mary Jane Smith ; that he was not guilty of adultery with Thyrza Pomford, Caroline Lethbridge, or Harriet Emerson ; that the petitioner had not con doned the offence of her husband; that she had not been guilty of conduct conducing to his misconduct ; and that she had not committed adultery with Henry Mathews or Henry Cornelius. • The learned judge then made the decree nisi. LONDON GAZETTE ---Last Evening MARLBOROUGH -HOUSE, JAN. 20. pleHasisedßtniral ec H t i l g e h tte ne rs ss p t a h te e nt F t ri o n be ce p o a.s f se w d alunesderhasthe been of the Duchy of Cornwall, appointing the Right Hon. Ed ward Berkeley, Baron Portman, Lord Warden of the Stan naries in Cornwall and Devon, and Rider and Master Forester of Dartmoor, in the room and place of the Duke of Newcastle, deceased. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 17. Rear-Admiral George St. Vincent King, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet, whilst employed as Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Ships and Vessels on the China Station. Mr. James Cole has been this day promoted to the rank of Master in her Majesty's Fleet. BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts o f commercial importance in the Gazette:— James Ifirsbrunner, watch tool maker, Clerkenwell George Roleston, painter, Deptford Henry Carter, surgeon, Fulham Thos. Bartholomew, glass dealer, Woolwich Valentine Lane Sear, auctioneer,Ramsgat° Edward Titchener. solicitor, Chichester Paddington Thomas Jennings, grocer, Swansea Charles Ruth, builder, Gifford George Willia 7 Deptford e New Town • ath ,Hackney Thomas Bartlett, plumber. Cerh • v m itßoalinekse,hsetnlgrr: Bell-street , BANKRUPTCIES dANNULLED. Ferdinand Frankenheint, diamon merchant, Blooms-. Joseph J. Taylor, boot mak bury-square Little Tower- J. Lowe nthal and street C o ., cheesemongers7 ..- I_. n , A a s b u e r r as de g e o n w sh ire T oil C r aros r H paot ß kca A ari merchant,tNa, R. : GCj \ V e o r he i t v h : ar u i rn i . gl ar le: l !d m i ! rd n Y D i ti d tlia l e i re e li C: l2 i s kl ih o l e l s . eL , rbleachers , Duncan,ie and E ph ll nK ch a r G a. Rt b : u i g o rre b. w r: ant. ' Edinburgh Ro b e rt HutchiSson: COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 14 Ditto Rotterdam 3 Months. 11 1 7 11 17 i Antwerp — 25 47-k a Brussels liamburgh Paris Short. 25 15y Ditto 3 Months. Marseilles Frankfort on the Mainell9i Vienna — 11 80 Trieste _. 11 80 Petersburgit Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Mi1an........................ Genoa Naples Palermo Messina 11 15 11 18 11 18 25 521 25 52 13 7 25 22 25 52t, 25 52* 1191 11 235 11 87 30i 46 1 4Gf 46i 47 25 60 25 G 5 25 GO '25 G 5 25 GO 25 65 i 25 60 25 75 25 60 25 7 5 25 60 25 5 .er, ies Lt.- ri ce rtlY s a t- Ttoo , ) o a t , st et, tclie", th e noc et oro i°sl ide~s7 . • co n d - cn Hesso 100 {lOO 2 100 100 574 100 f • MI