The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-30 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COT.IIVIERCIAL iNTELLIGENCE. TWELVE 0' CL 0C K . After a short deliberation the Bank of England directorshave not deemed it advisable to make any further alteration in the rate of discount. The un favourable turn within the past few days of the foreign exchanges, and the outflow of gold to the Continent, have no doubt influenced the decision of the authorities. The demand for accommodation to-day is active, on account of the settlement at the Stock Exchange, and the best bills cannot be ne gotiated under 5i and 6 per cent. At the general meeting to-day of the shareholders of the London and Venezuela Bank, a dividend for the half-year was declared at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under :._. 1865. 1864. Great Western ... £69,290 £64,185 North Western ... 110,622 106,311 South Western ... ... 19,161 18,705 Brighton 17,059 15,954 Midland ... ... 49,146 46,428 South Eastern 19,015 18,069 Great Northern 36,879 35,676 Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 38,660 34,133 Bristol and Exeter ... 5,871 5,668 North Eastern ... . 70,265 67,172 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,268 18,764 Great Ea s t ern ... ... 31,158 30,906 London, Chatham, and Dover ... 7,285 6,163 These returns, when compared with the correspond ing period of last year, are in most instances of a very satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £2,105, on the North-Western of £3,711, on the South-Western of £456, on the Brighton of £1,105, on the Midland of £2,718, on the South Eastern of £996, on the Great Northern of £1,203, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,527, on the Bristol and Exeter of £203, on the North- Eastern of £3,093, on' the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £2,504, on the Great Eastern of £252, and on the London, Chatham, and Dover of £1,122. Two O'CLOCK. The market for English Stocks has been steadily supported to-day, and prices have generally re mained at previous values. Consols are 891 4 for money, and 881 88, less the dividend for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 874 4 ; Exchequer Bills for June, 9s. to 4s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1051 ; India Stock, 219 ; and Bank of England Stock, 247 249. Foreign Stocks have varied very slight. Mexican are 251 26 ; ditto, New, 244 4 ; Turkish Consolides, 484 ; Greek, 244 4 ; Spanish Passive, 284 4 ; the Certificates, 144 4 ; Italian, 644 I ; the Confederate Loan, 8 9 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 24 3 prem. American Securities have continued steady. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 64/ j. ; Erie shares, 571 j. ; and Illinois, 83 1. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued very inactive, and prices have not varied to any important extent. North Western have de clined 155., and Midland, ss. ; while Great Eastern have improved The Foreign and Colonial lines generally are a Shade firmer. Sambre and Meuse have advanced ; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 1 ; Great Western of Canada, ; and Grand Trunk of Canada, 2. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, and show little change in values. London and West minster have declined to 07/ ; English Joint Stock, to 11 London Joint Stock have improved to 504 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., are flat at 21- 22. Naples Public Works Company shares are quoted 3/ 4 prem. Bank of Turkey, 22 1 prem. The Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (old) Shares, 4i 4- prem., ex all; and the new issue, 4 4 prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf Company (Limited) shares, 1 1/ prem. ; the Anglo-Swedish Steel and Iron Company, 24 3 prem. ; the American Oil Wells Trading Company, 21 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. 8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols Do. A ccoun t, D ec . 7 BB 8 era Cent. Reduced B7l 1 : New per 871 Cent 1 New 31 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 y rs , ex pi re sth AprilBBs — DO (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — March June Exchequer Bills, 4000, 3& — per Cent. dis Do. £5OO 9 4 dis Do £lOO and £2OO 'auk of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account : — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIEp In dian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB . 74 219 ~ .'. s 'e Account D. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D O. 52 t per Cent., May 1879 _ Do. , 1 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO - FOREIGN FUNDS -ONE O'CLOCK. titstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — razilian. 5 per Cent 941 1) °- 4i. per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 , Do. 1865 8 1 -' O . Scrip, £25 paid Ilenos Ayres 6 per Cent — 1 ,„ 12/ e. 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 3 / 4 - 0 .„,1an 6 per Cent — 0 01 0 . 3 per C en t ‘ , nibian 6 per Cent. — Vlbal h 6 per Cent. a/ii s 8 per Cent, 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — 0, 1)0 . 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — OaL,Etaubian Principalities 'lnador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — „,Provisi per Cent nal Land Warrant — 3 / 4 g3Ttian 7 De., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds 931 Do. . 1864 921 Do £lOO B on d s mreek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do Account ‘Ti latemala 5 per Cent. Do .f.,86 paid Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent, 1865 De. Account D O. Alaremmana Railway 661 1 bo 1865 1)° Scrip, £671 paid h bl(5-'O, 5 per Cent., 1864 — 1 - N l eaal 3 per Cent '-'O. Account Do ) ,) 1564 241 0 Per Cent. Anglo-French p e , ° -c ranch Scrip Ex. 25f 20c •avi , ,„ A 7 Do . ‘.... -. 1 per Cent — Do an 1:1 0 0 -c r'lN £45 paid, paid in Bonds b Per Cent. (Uribarren) — D ° -1 A c countnt., 1862 parte co 13: geese 3 per Cent., 1853 12 1 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, )14:: Account 1:1 8 , 1 ", 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — D O ' A I Per Cent. 1850 0 0 „i - Per Cent., 1860 I ) 0 pex Cent. 1859 (s 12,° per Cent. 1862 B9l 1 zarr• ". Per Cent. 1864 ,AO : ,, -7 , 121 441 5 per Cent stneA.cc,-- • count _ 13,411i5h 3 per Cent 441 4Jitto account h i:l / 4 ) New Deferred -",.,0 Account -,4-,10 Passive p "j° -Account 151 i -t 'au* h 0 not funded r, 18 Cert. of Coup '&3,'3 Account ',edishl per Cent. I , . 1 -'O. 1i per Cent. 1864 11-1.„11sh 6 per Cent. 1854 '-',O Account 75 ''''n ° 6 Per Cent. 1.833 75i I 6 ",0 Account .-0 4100 Bonds .0 4 per Cent — ,- 1 - 1 0 6 per Cent. 1862 h'u° Account .1.-,0 £lOO Bonds R° 6 per Cent.,1863 —° 5 Per Cent. 1865 b n z -n" 'eriP, £35 paid ,-..-,0 A ccount b . lie £ICO Bands ' e'hiaezuela 3 per Cent. -4-',° Account -1, - '° 6 per Cent., 1862 4-10. Account kum. Dividends on the above payable in London. f0i11.'4121, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins t i , 4 - 4 , 4--it per cent, Ex. 25f - -n e u. 2 / per Cont., Ex. 12 Guil ":3',4per Cent CertificaLes littii_llea ,yentes 44 per Cent. j ,--.41 .., per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 2sf. .....c) 4ce°lll,lt -' . 74 + .. 75 +4+ I ~ 43} 4 ~ 441 4 Consol s f or TWO O'CLOCK. IDo. Account mone , ez diy N I His 5 30, d by on of )ecial hness where itin g. , dis- erday 3, in- count Car- tation week, nesses s will little scrip ation, their assing , d that Hall .1 and with autho- -a cir }resent of the quite bifying timate ational of the A and of all Lade in Admi- ily and Royal ndring- ior are [pected ensuing aerday Castle Dublin, rom tho th to a Colonel Hotel day at ship and xlonald tenants all farm, dunteero .ed a/ea ent. Queen .;iety for Tsazione on the (sent, as to leave Thurg :umentg clerks of :a. It is ed appli- ision: . A tticipatea x to faci- issued 0 s of Par will O il private )oe., and 'ARA'S° , lave been the Cap o he Naw on, from e allowed moceedea llao ; the illie, pro" when the Permitted land their tias Coo" a d sent to o.— dye h 3ll 5, on the bolsters, ite of our ;ate w ere destine d betwe en ndid, di* e d into i l l rhere 1 (1 ['his fi e ' ain in the -The 1'3 4 engag 7est in the reryw be-e veo ca'l ; -,ed to as a 1 cas e 6 era vora euo 018 100 d, • ,hat, aft° n Sag a aelti il bap s" A. pe n.. 0, °du c pr e et ut as isits. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share) Railways. Paid.' Closing I Busin , ”ss Price. done. leh atol and Exeter Caledonian 92 94 125 27 94 96 12 14 6 6 ef3 72 71 73 'Cambrian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. E.London, bcrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock 82 d leg 111 46} 461, 8 8) 46 51 6 5/ 6} 123 129 149 15 128 130 Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western .S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxiord 93 05 63 441 60 62 41 43 14 37 104 105 123 1234 88 90 104 105 36 38 50 b 2 12C% !261 904 974 6 fi t 1961 1371 3 11p 1 11 104 104 Do. Newpo:t Do. Nei eford ........ Lanoishire &Yorkshire 'London and Blackwall Lon., Britzh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropplitan. Do. New Do Extension...... Metropolitan District. Do du. do. Do. amd t.A. John sW'd Mid:and Do. £9 Share Do, t%irmin.. 4:5 Derby \lid Kent 124 126 1 A 21. 95 97 'North British 601 614 Do. Ed., Pth ,dz Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchast Do. Leeds ..... Do. York DG. Carlisle . 8 30 110} 11l C9i 70 ; 104 f 105; Do. block. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire 36 37 10 It p 124 127 1) 2 pl 1i 2 p 74 76 11 11} 148 152 63 70 112 114 60 62 55 67 79 80 7 9 148 152 N. & S. W. Junction . Scottish Ct.ntral 15coi. N. E ,Aber. stock tio. Scot, Mid. st.)ck Shropshire Union south Devon -outh R.stern 'twines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale o• Neath 3 I p 102 104 Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha I West Cornwall 49 51 BRITISH P I Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. _ Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. ['reference _ Bufr.,Brar t, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- • Calcutta Sc 8. E., lim.. cave Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p' East. Ben, , al, gu., 5 do East luqban, gu. 5 p.c. Do J Eitasioti 1 (rand Trunkot Canad a Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist 'ref. Bonds Do. do. delerred Do. 2d rrct. Bonds. Do. do. referred : Do. d Pret: stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4.h Pref. stock :: Do. do. deterred .... G t. India Pen. gua..p.e. I o. Gua, 5 per cent.. Do. t?e•.v lua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent D . 42 per cent Do Great Wee. of Canada.. DJ. New ...... Do. 6 p. c. Bd7. pay 1873, Do. 5 do. pay. 1377-3—, Indian Bran";), limited Madras, wits. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4! do . . Do. F - th I , l..:tenston Slelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Ends. Mel. & Hudson's Liay.. N. Rl.C'da 6pc let pi.bs. Scinde ..... A Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub nue Do.lndus COLONIAL GO PER:, British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec.3l, 187 9 Can.Gov.6 p c.Ja.,k July 187i-e4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. LlAtrz Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sent Jo. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed ek Cape G.Hope, 6 p.e. 1873 tio.Apl. &Oct , 1890-1960 Do. do: leBo-9 Do. Jan. &J uly, 1890-9+ Do. 5 pa* cent. 15 April ana 15 0c,., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1898, 6 ‘ p. c 150. 1878, do nauritius, t p. c, 1373 Jan. and Ju►y Do. 1573 00. 183?, May ;5 Nov. .1, Do. 1E95, Feb. & .a .al tiov. a per cent N.8.G0v.6p.3.Ja.&,1 uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p a, lEat; Do. p.c. 18;1 to 187, Do. 5 p.c. 1838 to 189 L Yew Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So Ala Gov. 6 p. c sterling. 1875 Queensland Gov. 8 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,G ov. 6 p.c. Ja A.. July Do. do, e pril & Oct BRITI Cam. Consol. ti old, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caraoon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavlsti dam. & StAubyn(G wen Great L-acey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist •u Grenville Herod's Foot .... Hingston Downs Margaret f Uny Lelantl Marke Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore, hall New Seton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheel Crotty Prosper Pr.,vidence Uny ',dant S. Caradon (St. Oeer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan' (Stray Park IT:n Croft Vigra and Clogan, litn.. West Bassett (Mogan .. W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chi rerton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trclawney (Lis ;SIONS. 58 60 1021 1031 id lo 61 64 iu 11 75 80 99 101 69 72 101 103 102 103 104 105 1 9 31 32 88 90 66 69 55 6J 58 60 52 07 47 52 42 47 34 36 33 35 104 105 2 P 1011 104 17 17; 3i 3 4 v 3 15 86 d 3 1 fa 1013 IC2i 93 95 Ss 90 64 66 82 84 t)1. 102• 1011 1026 iris 10 104 V SECU. 97 99 96 18 96 98 81 81 93 104 106 104 106 1(4 103 105 IL 7 91 93 10) 102 1(6 108 103 105 106 108 106 10 , 1 4 4 107 10.► 1(2 96 I'B 9) 101 93 95 90 91 103 105 84 85 10) 102 102 103 106 108 105 108 9 10 24 25 580 590 1 1} 2 25 9 10 51 61 31 4 1 15 16 3 6 6 8 20 21 I 14 244 rb 41 35 37 5} 5} 7 9 4 5 24 16d 40 50 15 17 I 1 I 11 I 38 40 420 410 2 24 27i 32d 10 11 19 20 5 6 10 12 77 82 190 200 85 90 21 28 4 6 215 225 19 20 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 41 per p Cent., Ditto, Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 100 FOREIGN RAIL WAY& ; Great Luxembourg, 15/ Namur and Liege gua. 14t. per annum, 91 Sambre and Meuse, 718 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, le} FOREIGN AILNIOI, Cape Copper, 121 Washoe Gold, lim., 81 BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 241 City, 110 Consolidated Bank, Um., 10i I Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., Ile European Bank, lira.. 12 Imperial Ottoman. 161 Land:Mortgage Bank of India, lim., London and River Plate, 60 Ditto, issued at I pm., 14i 1 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 2 41.4 London Joint Stock, 5t London and estminster, 971 Union of Australia, 64i 4 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 81 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 17f Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 3 Canada Company, 94 Ceylon Company, 10, Credit Fancier and Mobilier of England, f Ditto, new, 41. Ebbw Vale, in Egyptian Com and Trading, Um., 3 E glish and Australian Copper, Financial Discount, lim., 7 18 Fore-street Warehouse, Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lim.. International Financial society, Um., 6k 6 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 9} f London Financial Association, lim, 211 1 Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (ail), l 8 National Discount Company, lim., 171 Nowgong Tea, Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 22 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 74i Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance). Um., 81 Union Marine Liverpool, lim., United Kingdom Telegraph Co., lim., COURSE OF EXCHANGE-Last Evening. ~. Short. 11 18 3 Months. 12 1} 12 2 ▪ 25 50 . 25 50 13 9} . Short 25 10 . 3 Months. 25 40 25 40 120 i 11, 21 1T - 5 30 47} 471 25 57} 25 57} Amsterdam Ditto , Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels Hamburg Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn bfilan 11 19 12 22 12 21 25 55 25 55 13 91 25 20 25 45 25 45 121} 11 10 11 10 30} 474 4 25 2 25 62 44 i 1231 61 2 120, 6 964 cli 1 1431 4 3 IMf i 551 6 OSSE 1024 31 31 2 11 69 62 591 6) 341 5 I/ 34 6 IC4i ,ITIES. II MINES. 38. 4.4.0 2.13.1 7.1.6 10.6.7 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 9 all LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. Petition of Right. o'/I.ALLEY IRWIN T. SI. GEORGE GREY, BART. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. COREETT.-THE SHENANDOAH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-With your usual cturtesy, will; you kindly give publicity to the fact that I lave this day appealed to the House of Lords against the decision of the. Judges before whom the above case came or for argument in the Court of Exchequer Chamber ?—I have the honour to be, your obedient servant, GEORGE O'MALLEY IRWIN, Nov. 29, 1865. Plaintiff in Person. The ease for the defence was opened this morning by Mr. Edward James, Q.C. The learned gentleman denied that Capt. Corbett had been guilty of any infringement of the Foreign Enlistment Act, or that he had done anything contrary to the law of the land. He then called witnesses to hear out his version of the case. One of them, the chief mato cf the Sea King, denied, in many particulars, that spoken in evidence for the Crown. He admitted that, on arrivingatMadeira, he ran up a signal for the Laurel to come beside the Sea King, which signal was answered by those on board the Laurel. The Lord Chief Justice to the witness—Who told you to run up the signal ? Witness—l did not say I ran it up alone ; I meant to say I assisted in doing it. The Lord Chief Justice —Well, who told you to do it? The witness hesitated to answer. The Lord Chief Justice—You may as well answer the question at once, for I will have an answer. Witness—l assisted to run up the signal. The Lord Chief Justice—Who told you to do so ? On your oath you don't mean to say that you did not hoist the signal without being told? Witness—l don't know who gave the order; I assisted in pulling it up, and that is all I can say. The Lord Chief Justice—Who assisted you ? Witness —The captain of the Sea King. The Lord Chief Justice—On your oath now, answer this question. When you sailed from London did you think you were going to Bombay ? Witness—Yes. The Solicitor-General cross-examined the witness very minutely on other points in the case ; those relating to the selling of the ship, and other matters relative to the pro ceedings on board the two vessels, the Laurol and the Sea King at Madeira. The case will not close to day. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) JOHNSON V. KERR. For this suit the probate of the will of Joseph Pryor was opposed by his next of kin, on the ground of alleged in-. competency on the part of the testator. Dr. Spiuks said the testator died in 1864, and when the will became known it was disputed by the relations because the testator had taken other views than those which they thought he ought to have taken. The property in dispute at the first had been very small—between £2OO and £3OO ; and the sum that had already been spent in contesting the validity of the instrument had materially lessened that. A number of witnesses were called to prove the state of mind of the testator. The case was a most interesting one as far as the petitioner was concerned, and seemed likely to occupy the whole of the day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARKETS—This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EYEI\ING, NOVEMBER .50, The Loss of H.M.S. Bulldog. The following is a list of the killed and wounded in her Majesty's ship Bulldog, during the engagement with the batteries at Cape Haytien, on the 23d of October : Mr. John Painter, third-class boatswain—killed —round shot wound of left thigh, requiring imme diate amputation at the hip ; died within two hours. John Glencross, private, Royal Marlin Light Infantry—killed—gunshot wound, right arm carried away, right thigh desperately injured, ab domen laid open ; died within half-an-hour. Michael M'Mann, gunner, Royal Marine Artil lery—killed—gunshot wound of left thigh, amputa tion performed immediately ; died within two hours. John Donnelly, second captain of maintop— wounded severely--splinter wound penetrating the left orbit and destroying the eye, also deep wound left side of neck and several smaller ones about the face and forehead. James Green, second captain of foretop —severely —gunshot wound of left thigh above the knee ; amputation probably necessary ; sent to United States' ship De Soto. Benjamin Richardson, A.8.--Severely. Splinter wound of left forearm, carrying away the muscles from posterior part and fracturing the ulna ; am putation necessary ; sent to United States' ship De Soto. Samuel Bowden, A.B.—Severely—Rifle wound of the right knee-joint ; bullet removed from the posterior part of the leg. Francis Meredith, A.B.—Severely—Splinter wounds of the back, hips, and thighs ; sent to De Soto. Charles Burton, private, Royal Marine Light Infantry—Severely—Deep wound of left temporal region, caused by a handspike in working the gun ; sent to De Soto. Wm. Collins, ordinary—Slightly—Left foot con tused by side tackle of gun. Joseph Atkins, A.B.—Slightly—Left foot con tused by side tackle of gun. Henry Brimelow, corporal, Royal Marine Artil lery—Slightly—Splinter wound of left leg. Colin M‘lienzie, boy, first class—Slightly—Rifle shot of left ear. Dated on board thellaytien steamer 22 Decembre, Oct. 27, 1865. (Signed) JOHN BREAKEY, M.D., Surgeon, late her Majesty's ship Bulldog. Approved. (Signed) C. WAKE, Captain, late Bulldog. Extraordinary Charge of AsEault. HARWICH, Wednesday Night. At the Harwich Petty Sessions, yesterday (Wed nesday), the case of Beck v. Captain Jervis, I.P„ lasted from half-past 12 in the afternoon until 7 at night. Mr - . Orridge (instructed by Mr. Wood, from Mr. Ashley's, Charles-square, Hoxton) appeared for the complainant; Mr. Jones, of Colchester, representing defendant, who is one of the directors of the Great Eastern Railway Company. Mr. Orridge, on opening the case, said that he appeared in the present instance on behalf of the plaintiff, who was a clerk in the audit-office of the Great Eastern Railway Company, and he com plained of the conduct of the defendant, who had not only assaulted him in a violent manner, but had applied to him some most offensive and abusive language. It would appear from the instructions of the learned counsel that on Nov. 7th Mr. Beck was sent down to .the Great Eastern Hotel, at Harwich, to check the accounts, and while he was engaged in performing this duty he was subjected to the most gross treatment at the hands of the defendant. While Mr. Beck was engaged in his work, Captain Jervis came up to him and asked him if he came from the office of Mr. Kearns, who is the auditor of the company. Beck replied that he did, having been sent down to check the accounts, upon which the defendant said he was a " young cur," and desired him to leave the hotel (which is the property of the company). Mr. Beck declined to leave until he had com pleted his work, whereupon Captain Jervis seized him by the collar of his coat, and with great force turned him out of the hotel. For this assault the present proceedings had been taken, and the learned counsel said that, looking at his instructions and the respectable witnesses whom he should call, he con sidered that the captain had acted most unjustifiably both in his conduct and in the vile and improper language imputed to him. Mr. Beck then generally born out the statement of the learned counsel. In cross-examination, by Mr. Jones, he denied that he had been listening to the conversation of the captain with other persons. He could swear that the captain called him a " young cur," and that great force was used in ejecting him from the hotel. The barmaid and manager of the hotel generally corroborated the complainant in every particular. Mr. Jones, on behalf of the defendant, said that this case had been very much exaggerated by the complainant. In the first place, Captain Jervis denied using the language imputed to him ; and in the second, he only used just so much force as was necessary to put complainant out of the hotel. He (Mr. Jones) contended that the captain had a per fect right, as a director of the company, to order the clerk out of the hotel, and it would be proved he very gently took hold of the collar of Beck's coat between the finger and thumb, removing him very gently. Captain Jervis said that the complainant had come down to spy upon him, and listened to his conversation with other persons, upon which the captain desired him to leave the hotel, and, without using any bad language, gently removed him, as he had a perfect right, being a director of the com pany, to do. In cross-examination defendant repeated that he had never used any bad language. The evidence of defendant having been corrobo rated by evidence, Mr. Jones called Mr. Owen, secretary of the company, who was in attendance, and questioned him as to the right of a director to order a clerk out of the hotel. Mr. Owen said that a director had a perfect right to do so. The bench (which was fully attended, the Mayor of Harwich being in the chair) then retired, and after some deliberation came into court, and, ex pressing an opinion that a director of a company was justified in ordering a clerk off the company's premises, dismissed the summons. Summons dismissed. The case created great interest in the town of Harwich. Our market, to-day, was but moderately su ppli e d w ith beasts. For nearly all breeds, the demand ruled steady, at prices equal to Monday. The general top figure was ss. 2d. per 81bs. The show of sheep was by no means extensive. Downs and half-breds were in good request, at full quota tions. Otherwise the mutton trade was in a sluggish state on former terms. The highest figure was 6s. Bd. per 81bs. We had a slow inquiry for calves—the supply of which was moderate—at the late decline in value. The pork trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's prices. In mulch cows, only a limited business was transacted. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. RIVAL REGISTRY-OFFICE KEEPERS.—David Gregory, in the employ of Mr. Thomson, the keeper of a servants registry-office, 248, Oxford-street, and John Robinson, in the employ of Mr. Thompson, the keeper of a similar office at 264, Oxford-street, were charged with causing an obstruction in Oxford-street---Gregory by carrying an ad vertising board and delivering bills, and Robinson by de livering bills. Police-constable Weller, A division, said that while in Oxford-street he saw the two defendants in front of 264, Gregory with a board, on which was painted " Caution : Be not deceived. Thomson's Domestic Bazaar is still at 248, Oxford-street," and distributing bills with the follow ing upon them--" Caution : Be not deceived. Thomson's Domestic Bazaar is still at 248, Oxford-street, and has no connection with any person assuming and trading upon the credibility of his name," &c. Robinson was distribut ing bills, with the following upon them—" Caution : Be not deceived in the right address of Mr. Thompson's servants' bazaar. It is still at 264, Oxford-street. Caution—Mr. Thompson has no connection with any other person of similar name or business." As the defendants were causing an obstruction he took them into custody. The magistrate, after looking at the handbills handed in, said that it appeared that both persons were of the same name. Mr. Thomson said his worship would see that he spelt his name without a "p." The magistrate observed that he did not see why both persons should not carry on business so long as they did not infringe the law. Mr. Thomson addressed the magistrate at some length, and spoke of Mr. Thompson in far from complimentary terms. He said he was the first in the street. Servants left his office if he could not suit them, no fee being taken ; but it was not so with Mr. Thompson; Mr. Thompson also copied his bills. Mr. Thompson said his wife had carried on the business at 264 for year; tho bubinebs having previously been carried on in the house of Mills. So far from what Mr. Thompson had stated being true, several of the persons went to both offices, and be had suited many a dozen per sons that morning with situations and servants. Mr. Thomson was in the habit of sending four or five persons with bills in front of his house, and also himself coming down to his office, which was twenty doors from his own, and telling people to go to his office, and otherwise an noying and insulting him The Magistrate said it was a very foolish thing, and against the law, to carry such a board in Oxford-street. The whole affair was like a scene in a pantomime, where rival tradesmen each placed in his window "No connec tion with next door." Mr. Thomson could not prevent another person of the same name carrying on business in the same street as himself. Mr. Thompson said a tenant of his residing next door to him could not carry on his business owing to the annoy ance caused by Mr. Thomson's men. The defendants were fined ss. each ; the fines being paid by their employers. WESTMINSTER. MAGISTERIAL DUTY.—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past four, four boys, ages varying from 9 to 14, named James Burns, William Blazon, George Martin, and James Willis, were charged with stealing coals from a barge in the river Thames. Instead of at once being brought into court they were detained all night, and at 11 o'clock were brought before the magistrates, but the constable in charge of the case having stated that the prosecutor was not in attend ance (although they had had nearly 20 hours to find their witnesses), and, contrary to general rule, there being no one to prosecute, the boys were ordered back to await the prosecutor. In a few minutes afterwards the prosecutor and the parents of the boys—hard-working people—made their appearance, but Mr. Arnold, on being informod of the fact by Mr. Hunt, the chief usher, declined to take any thing till 12 o'clock ; and to that hour the boys, innocent or guilty, were kept, as well as their parents losing per chance their daily bread. Funeral of Lieut.-Colonel Burns. The Dumfries Courier, in its record of the burial of the late Colonel Burns beside his father at Dum fries, refers also to the remaining descendants of the poet :—" The late Colonel James Burns had fre quently in his latter years expressed a wish that his remains should be laid beside that of his illustrious father in the mausoleum of St. Michael's Church yard, Dumfries. In accordance with this wish, the funeral took place here on Saturday last, the chief mourner being Col. W. N. Burns, who was accom panied to the vault by G. Burns, of Dublin, cousin of deceased; E. Beckett, of London, hisbrother-in-law ; D. Morrin, of London; J. Aikin, of Liverpool; J. M. Leny, of Dalswinton ; J. P. Trotter, S.S., and W. R. M'Dairmid, Dumfries. The burial service of ' the Church of England was read over the grave by the Rev. A. M'Ewen, M.A., in a deeply-impressive manner, and the vault, which had been reopened in 1856 to receive the remains of the eldest son of the poet, were closed over those of his youngest son. Two of these chief mourners, and four other gentle men, who on Saturday paid the last tribute of affec tion to their friend James Burns, had been present at the funeral of the poet in 1796 —Col. W. N. Burns, James Aikin, Alex. Maxwell, of Glengaber, William Gordon, of Castle-hill, Robt. Patterson, of Brocklehurst, and Col. Grierson, of Barndennoch. It seems to us proper to take the present opportunity of mentioning who are the surviving descendants of the poet. Robert Burns and Jean Armour had nine children, five sons and four daughters. The daughters all died in childhood, as did two of the sons, Francis Wallace and Maxwell, the former of whom was regarded by their mother as the most promising of her boys, on whom seemed to have descended his father's mantle. Robert, the eldest son, died in Dumfries, in May, 1857, leaving an only daughter, Eliza, who married Dr. Everitt, a surgeon in the East India Company's service ; she has been long a widow, and resides with her only . daughter, Miss Everitt, in Belfast.. Colonel Wil liam Nicol Burns is a widower without family. The surviving children of Lieutenant-Colonel J. G. Burns are his daughter Sarah, the surviving child of his first marriage, married to Dr. Berkeley Hut chinson, with four children, a son and three daugh ters ; and Miss Burns, the only child of his second marriage." Oyster Calture• The third half yearly meting of the shareholders in the Herne Bay, Hampton, and Reculver Oyster Fishery Company was held yesterday at their offices, 10, Adelphi-terrace. Mr. H. Pennell, the chairman of the company, being prevented by illness from attending, the chair was taken by Mr. Thompson, deputy-chairman. The report stated that about £lB,OOO had been expended on oysters up to the end of September last, and that their condition since having been laid down on the company's grounds was such that most of them would shortly be ready for market. There had not been, as some had ex pected, a large spat this year, but a fair share of what there had been had fallen on the company's fishery. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, remarked that the oysters on the ground, which had cost the com pany about £lB,OOO, were now estimated as worth above £34,000 ; and that about £BOO worth haVing been also brought in by the company's boats, the stock might be fairly assumed to be of the value of £35,000. They were now, however, paying an in creased price for stock. Many persons thought that spatling of oysters only occurred at intervals of six or seven years; but those best capable of judging were of the opinion that, while a very large spat was an exceptional occurrence, spatting to a greater or less extent took place every year. This was proved by the fact that the boats were constantly bringing in oysters of one, two, three, or four years' growth. The fattening capacities of the Herne Bay ground were unlimited, and the directors were now negotiating for a breeding ground at Saltash, which would, they hoped, prove a valuable source of supply for the purpose of fattening for market. Mr. FRANK BUCKLAND seconded the motion, and entered into a detail of his experiments in artificial culture of oysters. He had spent many weeks in the Ile de Re, studying the French system, which he had endeavoured to vary here so as to suit the climate. The foreshore at Herne Bay was exactly like that in the Ile de Re, and he had selected a spot close to the pier. He had laid down 4,000 tiles of a cheap kind, costing about £7, at about half a mile from the shorq. At first he laid them down in rows, but the waves upset them; then he tried fascines, which kept off weeds and protected the tiles, and to which the spat might adhere. He put down hurdles and made eddies, so as to induce the set tling down of light bodies such as the spat. He was obliged to confess that hitherto the experiment had been a failure, but he had learned much already, and recommended that he should be allowed to con tinue it next year. The cost hitherto had been about £lOO. He found that culch (old oyster shells, &c.) was much preferable to tiles. After some questions had been asked and answered as to the details of the accounts, &c., the CHAIRMAN stated that 1,000 acres of the ground had been cleaned and covered with culch, and that 1,500 acres more had been dredged over, making 2,500 acres already wholly or partially under cultivation. The directors expected to commence selling oysters in the first week of December. Mr. J. BULLAR stated that a friend of his had asked in an oyster shop for Herne Bay oysters, and was charged 23. per dozen for those supplied under the name. The report and accounts were unanimously adopted. Mr. HARVEY proposed a vote of thanks to the directors, which was seoonded by Mr. JOAN BULLAR, and passed unanimously, after which the meeting separated. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about I per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 2,5.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £, 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appe.u . s that gold is nearly 2-Itths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advice from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mart and the short exchange on London is 13.4] per £1 Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at about the same price in London and Hamburg. lite qourre of exchange at New York on London for bills nt 60 days' sight is ICB to IC9 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of go.d from the United States. THE INSURANCE FRAUDS BY A PHYSIC/AN.— Thompson Whalley, M.D., physician and surgeon, of Mirfield, was again brought before the Dewsbury magi strates yesterday, charged with obtaining a security from the British Prudential Assurance Company, to wit a policy for £33 65., on the life of Law Walker, of Mirfield, labourer. The case was similar to the one heard on the previous day, with the exception that the person assured is still alive. In the medical report Walker was described as being healthy, while the fact was that Walker had for years been suffering from abscess of the spine, and had been discharged from the infirmary as incurable. Ho had also within a week or two of the time the policy was effected been a recipient of relief from the Dewsbury Board of Guardians. Walker swore in court that he knew nothing whatever of the policy upon his life having been effected, and had not signed the declaration produced, but had heard his wife say she knew something about it. The Bench decided to commit the prisoner for trial at the Leeds spring assizes, and Mr. Allsop, the solicitor for the prosecution, then proposed to go into a charge of fraud upon the British Nation Com pany to the amount of £l,OOO, by a policy on the life of Mrs. Bottomley, of Huddersfield, who is still living ; but the*Bench declined to go into the ease, as they considered the two charges upon which the prisoner had been com mitted were sufficient. Bail was accepte d for the pri soner's appearance, himself in £l,OOO, and two sureties in £ soo . —Manchester Courier. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 30.—The North German Lloyd's Company's steam ship America, from New York on the 18th, has arrived. She brings 43 bags of mails for London ; 120 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen; $170,000 for France and $5OO for Bremen. The America passed the Germania on the 19th, from New York on the 18th, with numerous passengers who had secured berths in America, but who cancelled their engagements ou hear ing that cholera existed at Southampton. The steamer Arago, which was to sail on the 25th from New York, is appointed to call at Falmouth instead of Southampton, on account of the reported cholera at the latter place. BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—A memorial has been pre sented to the Board of Directors of this company by a deputation of the season ticket-holders on the line, repre senting the inconvenience and loss to which they are sub jected by the frequent irregularities in the arrival and de parture of the trains, the use of engines of defective power the insufficient number of porters at the stations, and the bad condition of the carriages. The memorialists also com plain that an irregular excursion traffic is permitted to throw the regular advertised service into total disorganisation. TEE COMING ENVOY.—An Englishman on board a steamer on one of the American lakes conversing with a Yankee fellow-passenger on the merits of the Ame rican orators said he had been advised to see Mr. Clay, as perhaps the most eminent of all. "No,' said his companion, "you should hear in preference Caleb Cushing." " Why so ?" asked our friend. " Sir, there is no orator in our country who mounts higher and stom there longer, and slides down easier than Caleb Cushing." The Englishman, tickled with the remark, inquired of the captain of the steamer who his informant might be, and was delighted to learn that he was no other than Calel Cushing himself. POISONOUS GAS.—At the Liverpool - Coroner's Court yesterday an inquiry was . eld touching the deaths of the three men who were suffocated within a few days of each other while acting as shipieepers on board the ship Armadale lying in the Huskisson Dock. Dr. Trench, medical officer of health, and Mr. Ayrtcn gave evidence to the effect that death bad been causad ly the inhalation of carbonic acid gas, which, in consequence of the prevailing high winds, had been forced back into a° deckhouse where the men slept, and whero they had kindled fires. The jury returned a verdict, " The death resulted from suffocation caused by defective ventilation." The London Branch of the Sotthern Insurance Company of Melbourne now underwrite insurances from all parts of Australia and New Zealand to all parts of the world, the business of that branch having hitherto been confined to outward bound vessels only. The sum of £42,000 in bar golf was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for the Continent. The International Contract Company, Limited, has declared an interim dividend, 'or the half year ending the 30th of September, at he rate of 10 per cent. per annum. Per 81b to sink the offal. dsds d s d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 6 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 2 Second quality do ..3 8 4 4 Prime 'thdown 60 6 4 8 8 Prime largo oxen ..4 6 4 10 Large coarse calvcs..i 10 4 4 grime Scots, &c.... 5 0 5 2 Prime small do 4 6 4 10 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 0 4 8 Large hogs ....4 1 4 6 Second quality do ..4 10 5 6 Small porkers 4 8 5 2 Lamb....os Od to 0. Od. Suckling calves, 2)8 to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 33s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 1,265 Beasts Cows. 140 Cows. — 3 Sheep 300 Calves 314 Caves Pigs 3i6 Pigs — MEAT MARKET S. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade is steady at our quotations Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 4d ; Teal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 4s 4d to 5s 8d per 81b by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Nov. 29.—The supply of stock here to-day was moderate, and the trade ruled steady at full quotations. Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s Od to Gs 6d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s 2d per 81b. to sink the offal. RomronD, Nov. 29.—Beasts and sheep moved off freely at very full prices ; otherwise, the trade was heavy. Beef, from 3s 2d to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s 8d to fis 8d; veal, 4s 41 to 4s 8d; pork, 4s Od to 5s 2d per 81b. Suckling calves, 20s to 22s ; quarter-old store pigs, 28s t 0328 ; and milch cows, £l7 to £l9 lOs each. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 108 ; clover, £5 5s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. A fair trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to .£5 15s; clovor, £5 5s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 5s per load. Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 4s to £5 10s; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Ocl; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Supply tolerably good. STONYHURST COLLEGE, LANCASHIRE.—At the late examinations of tho University of London for the degree of 8.A., Messrs. Renshaw and Cardwell, of Stony hurst College, wore placed first and third respectively in the first class of classical honours, Mr. Renshaw carrying off the University Scholarship in classics. In logic honours Mr. Joseph Walton, of Stonyhurst, was placed third in the first class, and obtained sufficient marks to qualify him for the Scholarship. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CROYDON AUTUMN STEEPLECHASES. WETWESDAY. The attraction of the principal handicap drew avery large attendance, notwithstanding that the weather was of the most disagreeable description. All interest centred in the decision of the principal event of the meeting, upon which some very extensive speculation had taken place during the week. Fourteen numbers wore hoisted on the telegraph board, but even in the face of such a field L'Africain main tained his position of first favourite, even money being very freely invested. Every particular of the race will bo found below; suffice it to say that at the moment when L'Africain was apparently going to the front he fell on his head on the middle of a field from the heavy nature of the ground, and, turning a complete somersault, he was not remounted, and walked into the paddock smothered in mud from his head to his heels. His fall let up Old Oswestry, who had been going well, andwho always occupied a good position through out the race, and he won in a canter from Cortolvin ; the latter, after making nearly all the running,tiring very much in the last quarter of a mile. The following is a full return of the day's sport : The Stand Plate of 40 sovs ; winners extra. About two miles and a half. Mr. Halford's The Hornet, 5 yrs, list 61b (Griffiths) 1 Major Pinch's Disappointed, 5 yrs, 121 b (Mr. Grant) 2 Mr. Green's Sir Robert, 5 yrs, list 41b (Boyce) 3 Tiptop, Bravo, Oscar, Lucky Star, and Kingfisher also ran. Betting -5 to 2 agst Disappointed, 3to 1 agst Sir Robert, and 6to 1 each agst The Hornet and Tiptop. Sir Robert was first off, but had the lead for a short distance only, when Tho Hornet rushed to the front and held a long lead, till within a quarter of a mile from home,when Disappointed drew up to him, the pair coming over the last fence side by side; but The Hornet, having much the best of it up the hill to the finish, won by a length. Sir Robert was a bad third ; the remainder, most of whom pulled up after going a mile, walked in. A Selling Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs. About two miles. Mr. Laid's Ace of Trumps, 6 yrs, 12st Mr. C. Tattersall's Amelia Ann, 4 yrs, 1 Ist 7113(J.(States) 1 (J. New) 2 Mr. Hamlin's Idiot, aged, 12st 71b (Mr. Ellison) 3 The Panther also ran. Betting—Even on Aco of Trumps, and 10 to 1 (at first 7 to 4) agst idiot. Ace of Trumps, after running a quarter of a mile, took a strong lead, and, never being caught, won in a canter by 40 lengths from Amelia Ann. Idiot walked in third; Panther beaten off. The winner was bought by Mr. Merton for 71 guineas. The Grand Metropolitan Steeplechase (Handicap) of 20 sous each , 10ft 7 with 200 added; winners ex t ra . About three miles and a half. Mr. Hal ford's Old Oswestry, 5 yrs, lOst 21b...(Griffiths) 1 Mr. Carew's Cortolvin, 5 yrs, list ... (Mr. Edwards) 2 Mr. Golby's Church Militant, 6 yrs, 11st 21b (Wheeler) 3 The following also ran :—L'Africain, Sly Fox, Balder, Globule, Goldfinder, Benazet, Farnborough, Arlescott, Laura, Goshawk, and Rochester. Hall Court was struck out at 2 20 p.m. Betting—Even on L'Africain, 8 to 1 agst Benazet, 100 to 9 agst Old Oswestry, 100 to 8 agst Cortolvin, Sly Fox, Goldfinder, and Farnborough, 100 to 7 agst Laura, 100 to 6 agst Church Militant, 20 to 1 each agst Balder and Globule, 30 to 1 each agst Rochester and Arlescott. The 14 competitors, having taken their preliminary canters, were started at the first attempt, Globule immediately rushing to the front and leading past the stand, followed by Old Oswestry, Church Militant, Cortolvin, and L'Afri cain, but after going a couple of hundred yards Globule dis appeared from the front, and Cortolvin assumed the com mand ; Church Militant going on second, followed by L'Africain and Old Oswestry. They ran past the stand in the same order at a great pace, the most prominent of the next division being Laura, Sly Fox, and Benazet, running abreast. Goshawk and Arlescott were outpaced after going a mile and were toiling hopelessly is long way in the rear. Little variation occurred in the second round till reaching the stand, where Old Oswestry ran into second place, fol lowed by the favourite, who was going well and pulling double. The rear was brought up by Arlescott and Gos , hawk, who were stopped and walked into the saddling en closure, being beaten off. Going across the plough L'Afri cain shot past Old Oswestry, and was going on in pursuit of Cortolvin as they disappeared behind the hill, but here the favourite met with such a mishap that his chance was extinguished, for while crossing a field he floundered on the heavy ground, and, falling heavily on his head, turned a complete somersault, burying his head in the mud ; and, although shaken, it was extremely lucky that Geo. Holman, his jockey, sustained no injury. Old Oswestry now was the only antagonist to Cortolvin (for Laura, Benazet, and Balder had all come to grief), and, rushing to the front a quarter of a mile from home, Old Oswestry took such a lead that he landed in the winning field many lengths in front of Cortolvin, whom he eventually defeated with the great est ease by 10 lengths. Church Militant struggled home third, a long way behind the second, and Globule went the entire course, but nothing else passed the post. A Plate of 50 sous did not produce a race. Naval and Military Intelligence. Letters from the West India and Pacific stations, received by a Southampton correspondent by the present mail, report that her Majesty's ships Wol verine, Aurora, Aboukir, Cordelia, Steady, Fawn, and Urgent were at Jamaica, and the Duncan, Niger, and Rosario were daily expected. The Buzzard was at Barbadoes, the Galatea at Cape Hayti, and the Cadmus at Vera Cruz. The Chameleon arrived at Taboga from the Mexican coast on the 30th Octo ber. The Devastation returned to Vancouver's Island on the sth October from a short cruise. The corvette Scout, from Rio de Janeiro, arrived at Valparaiso on the 18th October, and the Leander was daily expected from Callao. The United States war steamer Tuscarora, 10 guns, Commander F. Stanly, arrived at St. Thomas on the 10th inst., and exchanged salutes on anchoringwith Fort Christian ; and on the 11th the Powhattan, Vanderbilt, and the turret-ship Monadnock also arrived, all four vessels bound, from Hampton Roads, for the Pacific. A couple of dockyard lighters were yesterday towed down to Gravesend from Woolwich by the steamtug Bustler, laden with 100 tons of picked coals, for the supply of the Royal yacht Osborne, in prepara tion for the departure of the Prince and Princess of Prussia, on their return to the continent. Her Majesty's 6-gun paddle sloop Spiteful, Com mander Fletcher, yesterday returned to Greenhithe, having completed her trial trip at the Lowor Hope satisfactorily. A newly invented compressor, the production of Mr. Price, and employed in checking and arresting the fall of the anchor cable, was also tried with success. The Spiteful will be swung to day at Greenhithe, in order to ascertain and regulate the deviation of her compasses, prior to her depar ture for the Brazilian station. An order has been received at Chatham Garrison directing Ensign W. W. R. Onslow and Ensign R. B. Ward, Ist Battalion 12th Regiment, to embark on board the Silver Eagle, at Gravesend, for Auck land, New Zealand. Ensign M. C. A. Cavagnari, 94th Regiment, has received orders to embark for Calcutta, to join the service companies of his regi ment in India. The following promotions and appointments in the corps of Royal Marines Light Infantry were announced in divisional orders at head-quarters Chatham, yesterday :—Col. and Second Comman dant H. Marriott, of the Chatham division, to be Col.-Commandant of the Portsmouth division, vice Col. W. H. March, retired; Lieut.-Col. A. D. L. Farrant, of the Portsmouth division, t th o e be p C ly o m l. o a u n t d h appointed Second Commandant of the Chatham division ; Capt. F. J. Richards, of division, to be Lieut.-Col., and appointed to the Portsmouth division ; First Lieut. J. Can.. ncross, of the Chatham division, to be Capt., and appointed to a division to be hereafter named ; Second Lieut. 0. Tracey, of the Chatham division, to be First Lieut., and appointed to the same division. In The Sun of Tuesday, in the account of the official trial of Col. Shaw's gun carriage and slide at Woolwich, instead of " It will be rendered self acting by means of machinery now in progress for that purpose," it should havebeen, 4 The compressor will be rendered self-acting," &c. THE RECENT STORMS.—During the storms of the past week the Prince Consort lifeboat, stationed at Plymouth, saved the crews, consisting of 22 men, from three wrecked vessels ; the Howth lifeboat rescued five men from a lighter in Dublin Bay ; the Theddlethorpe life boat saved the crew of nine men from the fishing smack Splendid, of Grimsby ; the Porthcawl lifeboat brought the brig Argo, of Fayal, to port ; the Barmouth lifeboat assisted to bring the smack Dahlia, of Portmadoc, and her crow of three men, into harbour ; the Richard Lewis life boat, stationed at Penzance, rescued five men from the brigantine Tobaco, of Hamburg; the Tenby lifeboat saved one person from the smack Mary, of Cardigan ; the Fowey lifeboat saved 13 mou from the barque Drydens, of North Shields, and 10 men from the brig Wearmouth, of Sunder land ; and the Whitburn lifeboat rescued the crew of six men from the schooner Test, of Southampton. It is alleged that the lifeboat of the institution have saved during the storms of the present year 420 lives. A CIIILD GORED BY A GOAT.—Yesterday morn ing as some children were teasing a goat in Church-street, Bermondsey, the animal became vicious, and inflicted with its horns a shocking wound in the abdomen of a little boy named Francis Wicks, residing in the same street. So serious was the injury that the boy's bowels protruded through the wound. Fashions for December. (From Le Follet.) Each week brings some novelty in the shape of material, or something, at any rate, making its re appearance with a fresh name. Some of the new designs are truly splendid ; one or two of them we must just allude to in passing. First, are those of black, blue, green, or gold-coloured satin. These shades are the most distinguies, and form the ground, upon which are narrow stripes imitating ermine, with a wide space between them, upon which are medallions of rich colours. Others—which equally deserve description —are embroidered poult de sole of light shades. A wide row down each side of the front breadth, from the waist to within about 12 inches of the bottom, a very rich design, and end ing in aiguilettes, is entirely formed by embroidery. A of ribbon, matching in design, runs beside these the same distance down the skirt, but is car ried all round about 12 inches from the bottom, theSe inches and the whole of the front breadth being dotted over with small flowers, embroidered. This embroidery is white, and, on mauve, pa l e blue, light green, rose de Bengale, &c., produces a very charming effect. There are also elegant moire antiques, with satin stripes, and poult de soies, with gold and silver bees, or birds embroidered on tulle. For evening -dresses, we have seen tulle worked with gold and red, or silver and black birds, and a similar pattern is being prepared in satins. For more unpretending costumes there is the endless variety of foulards. Nor must we neglect to mention that a toilette altogether of cloth .is likely to be fashionable this winter ; and although a cloth dress is certainly rather heavy, it has this advantage—it will never be commonly worn. The Princesse and fourreau makes for dresses are still in vogue, as well as robes with fancy vestes. Vestes are sometimes made of velvet, entirely covered with guipure, excepting the slaves. For instance :—A ruby velvet, covered with black guipure, or Mexico blue, with Cluny lace. We must admit, however reluctantly, that the rage for bright, tawdry trimmings has not yet dis appeared. Glass is used most extensively as jewel lery (if it may be so called), glass beads of various colours, and it is much mixed with many of the trimmings now worn. Velvet galons with crystal, pearl or gold, or even fringe, with crystal or sequins and fringes with pendants of crystal or gold in the passementerie heading, have had great success ; but whichever be used in the trimming, crystal or gold, the whole parure should be of the same. Cameo buttons are also much worn. Cluny lace is quite as fashionable as ever; indeed, it is used so very much just now that we can scarcely expect its reign will be long. Before commencing our usual list of toilettes, we will just call our readers' attention to some very stylish dresses we have remarked, and which, to ladies economically inclined, may give a hint how to make use of some dress obliged to be thrown aside from its want of sufficient length for the present fashion. The bottom of the skirt is composed of a wide band of black satin, and from this bands also of black satin are carried half way up the skirt, wide at the bottom but gradually decreasing until they finish scarcely wider than the thread. This on a ground of mauve, blue, violet, or Vesuve moire antique is very effective ; it has a good effect also when the band is made of the same colour as the dress, only of a deeper shade. As the time is approaching when ball-dresses will be in extra requisition, we commence this month with— A toilette of blue tulle bouillonnee over blue satin. Between each bouillon a fringe of thick silk and white beads. The fringe is put round the top of the body and trims the sleeves. A skirt of white tulle, worked with small gold beads, very small and wide apart, with a fourreau of black satin, scalloped at the bottom, very short, falling over the tulle skirt. This is embroidered with dead gold on the shoulders, from which long chains are draped across the body. A robe of gold-coloured tulle, with trimming of silver foliage. Very low body, with berthe of plaited tulle, edged with silver leaves. Bouillonnees sleeves, Chemisette of point de Venise. Head-dress of gold and silver grapes, with purple leaves. A white Imperial velvet dress : all the seams are piped with blue satin. The bottom of the skirt is trimmed with two chicorees of blue crape, headed with a bias fold of white satin, which is carried up each side. A series of white satin and blue crape rosettes or bows are placed up the front. The body, which is low, is formed of alternate stripes or folds of white Imperial velvet and blue satin, and is finished off with a ruche at the top. The sash is of bias satin, and tied at the side. A dress of pink terry velvet. The bottom of the skirt is worked with silver beads and silver braid. Tunic of pink tulle, embroidered with silver, looped up at the side by a bouquet of daisies with silver hearts and foliage, and two ends of white moire. Low body, with plastron worked with silver beads and braid. A similar embroidery is carried round the back and the sleeves, and a small bouquet is placed on the left side of the body. A white tulle dress, with a white satin flounce round the bottom, and a second edging a rich tablier, composed of narrow flounces of tulle separated by three rows of black velvet and threads of gold. Low body, open in front in V shape ; the opening filled in with narrow frills and velvet matching the front of the skirt. Headdress of gold fruit and black velvet. A dress of violet taffets, with an insertion round the bottom. Fourreau—or low body and upper skirt—of black satin, without plait or nearly so, and only about four yards and a half round the bottom, trimmed with insertion. With this is worn a pele rine pointed in front, of guipure ; and the same lace forms the jockeys and revers. Upon the jockeys a bow of violet taffetas, with jet aiguilettes. The re vers of the sleeves are very wide, the point reaching to the elbow. A grey moire antique dress, double skirt. The under-skirt is trimmed with bias plaiting of blue velvet; the upper is caught up in festoons by cords of blue velvet, and jet ornaments forming medallions at the bottom, and carried up to the waist. The body is plain and high, and is trimmed with brande bourgs of blue velvet and jet buttons, and has a square basque with jet pendants at the corners. A robe princesse of silver grey poult de soie. It is trimmed up the front en tablier with folds of blue terry velvet, edged with Cluny guipure, which also forms a trimming placed up the front of the body, round the shoulders, and round the bottom of the sleeves. An upper dress of blue velvet, draped over a skirt of Russian drab satin. At the bottom of this a nar row plaiting, edged and headed with a cord of Mexico blue passementerie. The velvet skirt is trimmed round with guipure, headed with a cord, of which a bow with two tassels loops up every breadth. The velvet body opens over a drab satin waistcoat. A drab Pekin dress of two shades. Plain skirt, with long train. High body, with basques turned up with the lighter shade of drab; passementerie ornaments. Sleeves to match. Evening dress of whitefoulard,with orange coloured spots. Long skirt, with only two plaits —one a t th e back, the other at the front--trimmed with two scalloped bands of orange taffetas, edged with white Cluny guipure. Low body withoforacnlgnenytagffnieptaurs,ew.with longbasques, trimm e d a l so seen h ma e ot b nt o itih n e, n t e h t e s are anda theatre worn quite as small as those of ra last month, e l t t h h o e ugh t empire le i i f s a n verycho n may coiffure de ville. de m cided b l e y st th i e ll Felt is g aininc , favour a nd some very elegant bonnets are made of this m a terial. Thus, a bonnet of silver-drab felt with a straight curtain of the same, trimmed with a torsade of velvet the same colour, and a small bird at the side. Bandeau of turquoise, blue velvet and silver leaves. Blue strings. A blue velvet bonnet, the curtain edged with blonde. Full drawn crown. At the side, bouclettes of blue velvet and long silver leaves. Bandeau, a grecque of silver enamelled in black and a largo daisy of white velvet. Blue strings. A bonnet of chinchilla plush, trimmed with a grecque of ponceau velvet and a cord of jet interlaced above the curtain. cord From this trimming fall two feather s of the pelican, s ilvered to match the plush. Bandeau of ponceau e c v elvet wildand t s a At the ef strings. Bonnetblack l side a of u k velvet surmounted b y a a bow of black vel ve t with gold grecq ue . a gold arrow t lle spotted roses, with a with bl ack of jchtn.ill Whit e ; cur and feathers. The crown is of bl ac k velvet with a gold grecque hapea nE allmp Empire round. velvet and white tulle ; A e blue that is to say, the crow n , i nstead of being the same as the front, is of t u ll e; a star of jet set in silver l plaitedvehe velvet. iAmmbeldac bonnet, placed on the curtain, which is very narrow and made of eho'etnet, edged with white plush tr with a torsaden of black and gold, and small white feather s . We Strings of white moire. must not neglect to . Pamela bonnet, which, although from its shortness at the ears,' . give some models of the , is becoming only to a young face , is in tavour with some. Th us , a bonnet of black and ruby velvet trimmed with feathers of each colour, the insid e t r i mme d w ith a b an d of velvet and agrafe of gold. Another was of mauve velvet, with orna ments of blonde and silver. 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