The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-19 00:00:00

.., Jpnw..l fat 3day. In with ul. rode )uise. ut this ) Went Hotel way to I Lady nauagb• rated at riacd to ,y from• baronet ure de ands of w half- cousin id Lady ;cently ;pirit of there om she 1 bril aitury recog [antic. where tendon of the t, 110 V, is n 0 1 pas of the coil - ly SiUq L first are of waver, iced as truth struck lat in ,e dis ; it, s° utiful• Dion, IBY MARKET AND CONEMERCIiI INTELLIGENOE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. _ • _ _ There has been a steady demand for discount ac commodation all the morning, and the same facilities have been afforded as for some days past. The sum of £3,000 was taken to the Bank of England yesterday. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Thursday, the 20th inst., a special settling-day in th e scrip of the Russian Anglo-Dutch 5 per cent. i 'mn, which is, " to be marked as fully paid up." Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady at 54 56, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds at 41! 42k. At the hearing of the order obtained by some in fluential creditors of Overend, Gurney, and Co., Vi ce -Chancellor Malins decided that a distribution (4 4s. in the pound should be made, representing £BOO,OOO, leaving £450,000 in the hands of the li quidators, as a reserve to arrest the claims of those s hareholders who dispute their liability, and that early in January he will, with the approval of the Court above, order a safe investment of the monies that may from time to time be realised. Notice has been given that the coupons on t he Atlantic and Great Western Railway, New York Division First Mortgage Bonds, and on the P ennsylvania and Ohio Division Second Mortgage bond s , will be payable on Jan. 1, at the rate of 4s. to the dollar. A general meeting of the London and Liverpool Rotel Company, will be held on Friday, the 21st 1 05 t., at the offices, 39, King-street, Cheapside. The traffic receipts on the Midland Railway for the week ending the 16th Dec. amount to £47,042 a gainst £49,674 in the corresponding period of last Year, and show a decrease of £2,632. On the Metropolitan the receipts for the week have been 4,529 against £3,103 in the 'corresponding period o f 1 865, exhibiting an increase of £1,426. An important addition to the mercantile facilities of Rangoon has just been completed by the enter- Prise of Mr. Hopper. A floating dry-dock has been c onstructed, capable of repairing the largest ships 48 effectually as in Calcutta. The length is 300 feet by 70 broad, 50 feet gate entrance, and the clock can be sunk to a depth of 15 or 16 feet, so that vessels of the largest size, or two of 500 tons each, can be taken on. It is built with water-tight c ompartments, and fitted with centrifugal and force Pumps, capable of ejecting 9,000 gallons of water Per minute, and in three hours the dock is float log clear for the necessary operations of repairing. The following notice was yesterday posted in the Stock Exchange : "Committee-room, Dec. 18, 1866. " The following resolution was confirmed on the 17th instant : " ' Russian Three psr Cent. Loan, 1859. " Resolved,—From the correspondencebetween Mess: s. Baring Brothers and Co. and the Finance Minister of Russia 4 4 1aPPears to the committee that the interpr e t a ti on p u t by 6 ' 143 Russian Government on Clause 6 in the Bonds of the Three per Cent. Russian Loan of 1859, relative to the ap plication pf the sinking fund for the redemption of such I° a l3 , has been that the purchases should be made at such tames and to such extent as may be found convenient by ‘a (3 Russian Government. It appears further, frcm the ga me correspondence, that a portion only of such sinking ' ll 4d has up to this time been applied, but that the obliga -4011 to continue such purchases (for which a reserve is t he Russian in the annual budget) will certainly be fulfilled by Rusian Government. The committee take note of the explanation so given although in their opinion the obvious and generally ac eTeged meaning of the conditions of the Three per Cent. 44 ° 41 1 is, that the purchases for the sinking fund should be triad° annually.'—By order, (Signed) "FRANCIS LEYIEN, Secretary, C.G.P." The prospectus has appeared of a very important a ssociation. It is the " Belgian Public Works C ompany," capital £350,000 in 35,000 shares, £lO each, and introduced to the public by the Credit l'oncier of England. The first issue is 25,000 A Ireference Shares of £lO each, bearing 8 per cent. intere s t., and redeemable at £l5 per share. The board comprises Mr. Frederic Doulton, M.P., Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Neville, Mr. Edward Warner, M.P., and others. The brokers are Mr. Francis Cope and Messrs. 'rice and Devot. The object of the company is to Carry out the concessions granted by the Municipal Council of Brussels, in concert with the authorities of the province of Brabant and tho Bolginn Government, for the drainage and coincident im provements of the capital of Belgium. The mag nitude and value of the concessions obtained will be understood by the fact that they include sub- Id dies to be received by the company in cash, a nd annuities of the value together of 26 , 0 00,000 francs, or £1,040,000 sterling, which have been voted by all the authorities and sanctioned °Y the Crown. The importance of the undertaking has been proved by the protracted official debates In the Brussels Municipal Council, and also in the i ß elgian Chambers and Senate, on the subject, and °Y the special report thereon from Lord Howard de Walden, her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels, transmitted by the Earl of Clarendon, th rough Sir George Grey, to the Metropolitan Board of Works in London. The privileges at tached to the respective share capital are as follow : The A Preference Shares are to be redeemed out o f the assets of the company by drawing by lot, and e ach share paid off at £l5 per share, being a bonus of £5 per share. The drawings will take place on the following dates, viz. :—On the 22d January, 1 4 3 70, 6,250 shares ; ditto, 1871, 6,250 ; ditto, 1872, 6 2 50 ; ditto, 1873, 6,250 shares—total shares, , 25,0 00. Until so drawn and paid off each share to bear interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly, on Ist January and Ist July in e ach year, for which interest warrants will be attached to the shares. Messrs. James Barber and Co., whose unfortu 114te suspension we had to announce in our columns Yesterday, are making up their books under the m anagement of their own efficient staff of clerks. Great sympathy is expressed at this sudden col laPse of an old and highly respectable house. The third ordinary general meeting of the Lon -1011 and Liverpool Hotel Company (Limited) will be held at the offices of the company, 39, King street, Cheapside, on Friday, the 21st inst. The coupons on the Atlantic and Great Western Ilailw a y New York Division Fi r st M on t gage B onds, and on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Division S econd Mortgage Bonds, are payable on the Ist of 'a/Wary, at the rate of 4s. to the dollar. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to -443', the French Rentes were 69f. 'ooc. The Crown agents for the colonies have invited t enders for bills on Ceylon, to be sent in not later th an Saturday, the 22d inst. The amount required 44 £25,000. The decline of * per cent. in Consols at the close O f business yesterday has been recovered to-day, 41 :4 the latest quotations are therefore 89a- for 111.'1tley, and 891 B for the account. There i s ver y it speculation in progress, and the investments a re not numerous enough to produce activity. The New Threes and Reduced A nnu iti es are 881 1 ; Chequ er Bills, 6s. prem. ; Bank of England "el:, 249 250 ; India 5 per Cents., 1071 a ; ditto '-'nfaced 5 per cents., 991 ; and ditto Bonds, 255. Prem. The Foreign List records a very limited number t! t ransactions, and the variations a re mere l y frac iegial, neverthel ess th e t en d ency h as b een favour- V l % Turkish 3 per Ce n t s . h ave a d vance d to 321 I ; and •Spanish Certificates, 'I to 131 ; Greek 4 ve declinei • t 0.131 14 ; and Mexican are steady 4 , lB iSpanish Passive at In New Russian Loan remains firm at prem. t la the Railway Share Market there has been a r et tirii of depression, prices in most instances having eee cled. Lancashire and Yorkshire have receded ; Gre at Eastern, Great Northern, North Western, 114 South E as t ern eac h I ; G reat W estern and Metr opolitan each 11 ; and Midland li. 4 rhe -F ore i gn an d Colonial lines remain very in ic,tlve• Bahia and Sa n F ranc i sco are d ealt i n at 1-,1, South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian at ; East Indian at 106 106; ; and Great Indian ethnsula at 1051 i• The transactions in American Securities _ to-day have manifested a disposition on the part of holders to sell, and United States 5-20 Bonds have declined I, to 71 I, ; Erie Shares 1, to 471 1 ; while Illinois remain at previous quotations, viz., 771, 781. Bank Shares are very quiet, but prices remain steady. Alliance have improved to 181, and New South Wales to 44+ 4 ; London Chartered of Aus tralia are marked 20 201 ; Imperial Ottoman, 9i; and London Joint Stock, 441. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares continue in very limited request, and exhibit no material altera tion in value. London Financial are 61 ; General Credit at 38 ; Anglo-American Telegraph at 16i 4 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam at 62-/- ; and the Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan, 74k. MINING MARKET. WEDNESDAY, Two o'Clock. 'Very little business has been transacted to-day in the market for Mining Shares, and the variations have not been of an important character. The following is a report from the Prince of Wales mine : —ln the 55 cross-cutting, both north and south, the ground is favourable for driving; the latter is letting out • much water, and in 4 fathoms from sbaft. In the 45 fathom level East, the lode is full 4 feet wide, and worth £l5 per fathom. In the 45 West the lode is 3 feet wide, now worth £l5 per fathom, here the lode improved during the past week. Slope East of rise in back of 45 is worth £2O per fathom. In the 30 fathom level, both East and West, we are driving up the side of the lode and the ground is favourable.—Yesterday the Trewetha mine sold 23 tons of silver lead ore to Treffry's Estate at £22 4s. 6d. per ton, and 5 tons at £ll Os. 6d. per ton. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal adventures : Chiverton Moor, 41 ; Chon:ales Gold, 21 3 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 5 1 61 ; East Basset, 20 21; East Car. don, 41 51 ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 21; Great Betallack, 8810 3, Great Wheal Vor, 15 151 ; Marke Valley, 3 1 4 North Crofty, 211; North Treskerby, 211; Prince of Wales, 24s 265; Prosper United, 21 1; South Cond screw, lls 13s ; South Grenville, 7s 6d 8s 6d; West avadon, 12 13 ; West Chiverton, 51 53 ; West Frances, 91 101 ; Wheel Buller, 17 18 ; Wheal Chiverton, 6} 7 ; Wheal Grenvills, 22s 6d 25s ; Wheal Seton, 1271 1321. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GCVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Jan. 10 B9l 3 per Cent. Reduced BBl 1 1 New 3 per Cent BB4 * f New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 A.nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — m;schequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 6 pm Do £5OO O, pm Do £lOO Sc £2OO pm Bank of England Stock, 61 per ' bent ... 250 49 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. luctian stock, Hi per Cent., AprillB74 Ditto for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 per Cent, £l,OOO 25 pm Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent A.ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent. Do. 9. per Cent., 1852-58-60 1863 Do. 1863 Do Account 69f Do. £lOO Bonds 69f. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. A ccount Do 4100 Bonds DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 01alian 6 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent.' Do. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B Colombia; 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per 'Cent., 1825 —: Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Danubian Principalities ,t)o. Account - Niquador New Consolidated 1 per Cent Do. ' Piovisional Land Warrant Do Defort ed • cgyption 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds ~ 81} ~ 83 Do. 1864 B3} Do £lOO Bonds B4 Do. Government Railway Debentures B5 5 Slreek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons )o Account _ Jo. Coupons Glatemala, 5 per Cent. — It ;Ilan 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account -- Do. Maremmana Railway — .11oxiock. 0 per Cont Do. Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Ilontevidean 6 per Cent. .. — Sloorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferrad. Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 4 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portu t ,truese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cont., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B5l Do 5 per Cent. 1864 BB i Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Oent 'Do Accoiint Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l3l Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 4i per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 5l 8 Do £lOO Bonds 5B 9 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account • Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Austria; 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins -- Belgian. 44 per cont., Ex. 26f. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — Italica, 3 per (lent. 1851, Ex. 25f. .... Do. 5 per Cont. Account 56 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9l I Do. Account, Jan. B9i I MARKETS.—..This day. MARK LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were only moderate, and in but middling condition. The trade ruled firm at the late advance in prices. We were tolerably well supplied with foreign wheat, in which a fair average business was concluded, and Mon day's improvement was well supported. Floating cargoes of wheat changed hands at full quota tions, but barley and other descriptions of produce afloat were a slow sale, and were the turn cheaper. The barley trade ruled quiet on former terms. Very little disposition was shown to operate in malt ; prices were unaltered. _ In oats the transactions were on a limited scale at late rates. Both beans and peas were a slow sale at Monday's fall in prices. Flour ruled firm on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch ,210 790 ;960 360 Irish Foreign 25,410 1,840 —38,890 6,620 sacks brls BOROUGH HOP. There is a steady demand for hops, and all descriptions fully support Monday's quotations. WHITECHAPEL. Pair supplies of meat are on sale. The trade is quiet, as follows: Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s 6d I Veal Mutton ..., 3s 4d to 5s 2d Pork Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens ye; excited, and prices are fully a 4 above yesterday. Sales probably 20,000 or 30,000 bales. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EV ENING, DECEMBER 19. 1806. BRITISH 1' ISSE, 100 100 100 all 100 100 3 1 1021 1061 6 LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Nisi Prius sittings at Guildhall before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) ORMSBY V. BEESTON. This was an action to recover compensation for loss sustained by a breach of contract. Mr. Keane, Q.C., and Mr. Wharton were for the plain tiff ; and Mr. Moriarty, Q.C., and another learned gentle man, for the defendant. • From the opening statement of counsel, it appeared that the plaintiff was a civil engin eer , an d the defendants con -f tractors and architects. In the October or November o 1864 the defendants bad undertaken a contract for the construction of the Hemel Hempstead Railway, with ex tensions, and had entered into an agreement with the company. At the wish of the defendants the plaintiff went to inspect the works, and, on his recommendation, no bill was applied for to Parliament until 1863. In the meantime the defendants became anxious to dispose of their contract, and ultimately agreed to assign the agreement to the plaintiff for a consideration of £2OO. However the defendants thought fit to hamper the agreement to another party, and the action was brought by the plaintiff to be indemnified for his expenses and loss of time in surveying the works and for the non-fulfilment of the contract. The defendants placed different pleas on the record, to the effect that they did not agree to the as signment of the agreement, that there were no breaches whatever of contract, that the plaintiff himself prevented the performance of the contract. The case promises to be very protracted. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor.) MASSLATJGHTER. Elizabeth Easton was indicted for unlawfully causing the death of her husband. From the evidence it appeared that both had been drink ing and quarrelling with each other, when the piisoner received a blow from her husband, on which she pushed him out of the door, when he fell on the stones and re ceived a severe injury on the head, after which he died. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. Samuel Rickwood, shoemaker, was indicted for feloni ously attempting to murder Hannah Rickwood, his wife. The prisoner, who was ithddended, pleaded 'not gniity. _ _ The prosecutrix said she had been sleeping at her son's house, after having had a quarrel with her husband. On the morning of the 20th of November she was awoke by the prisoner attempting to cut her throat. She called for assistance, and during the confusion the prisoner left the place. The son of the prisoner said he was sleeping in the same room as his mother on the night in question, when he was awoke by his mother screaming out, " Oh, Sam, you've cut my throat ;" to which prisoner replied, " That's what He saw the knife while."rds said, "He wished Witness locked ih l e v e h bad e b n a d onu e d d t: t h o s d r o i sw f o o ni r feei a : s longafhead waf f" the door, when prisoner said, if he did not let him go he would jump out of the window. He let him out, but fol lowed him down the Curtain-road, when he observed him wipe some blood off his hands. On seeing a policeman he told him what had taken place, when he took the prisoner to the station-house. The surgeon from the London Hospital said the pro socutrix was brought to that instttution, suffering from an incised wound en the throat, an inch within the jugular SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. Share! Railways. Bristol and Exeter ....! Caledonian • • Uxnabrian Cork and Bandon.... • • Cornwall D• üblin & Belfast June ' 'Dun„Perth, &Ab. June ' .81. London, Ccrip Cent, l 1)0. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. 8 tk. 20 8t et 100 Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock • . Do. B stock Do. New, 18. at 25 po, t S. and W. of IreL•ind'' Gt. Western -Originall 1),. S. VAL Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. DlA.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lane ishire & Yorkshire , Laudon and Bla.ckwali Lon., Mgt., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dovef Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln+ Metropolitan..." Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District. Po. do. do. Do. aid St. John'BW'd Itid'and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby id Kent . . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchas6 Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. & Darling.' Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union south Devon south Eastern ;tattles, Wok., & Wok rail' Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall raid. l Crloriscien.g 85 %7 118 12) 49 i 5 4 0 C 5 63 70 72 1:4 .16 261 27 5 6 lit In 1:4 12 90 02 G€ 61y 30 3i 3) 3, 211 ;2:1 S 1 Si 151 18); 10 to ; 1171 1171 ig 61 47 18 12 i 124 2 pi 10 11 83 85 i2lt a 2 PI 89 JO I 35 36 4 18 103 1,6 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Inoi 26a 1 61 115 l'24j 3j 4 5- i A I 1 5] 4.1 E 5 1:i 117 i 1238 2} 134 J 3 4 121 201 81 ii. Business done. A tlan fio do St.Lawrenae Rom., Baroda, gu. 5 per cent.. Do. 1' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Butf.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Cakutta .k S. E., Urn :a; e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p, East. Bengal, gu., 5 do east Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension :; rand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Ronde i 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds ' Do. do deferred .. De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 'o. Uua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. a tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent ll 41 per cent ' Do .3reat Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do . Do. 4; do Do. Fit th Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. o. Buda. Mel. a Hudson's Bay N. 131.C' da, 6pc Ist pi. bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ..1p Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot 'l4 SHORING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 19.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTBMOUTI; Doc. 18.—Wind S.Vir.—Arrivod—Dundoo from London for Jamaica. FALMOUTH, Dec. 18.—Windlod—Charlotte, for Moreton Bay. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 18.—Arrived —Aleppo, screw steamer, from New York. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 18—Formosa, from Port Elizabeth; Tiger, steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, Dec. 19—Orion, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Giraffe, and Panther, steamers, from Boulogne ; Fusilier steamer, from Dunkirk. Sailed, Aug. 19—City of Soringapatam, for Calcutta; Souvenir, for Brussels DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Marian, schooner, for Salcombe; James, for Berbice lohn Dagehavv, for Corfu ; Helen, for St. Kitt's —all from London. NNW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AT KILBURN.- Yesterday intlfhihg there Was a largo gathering of the Roman Catholic clergy and laity at Kilburn, for the pur pose of witnessing a very interesting ceremony in con nection with the establishment of a new church for the ac commodation of that district. The new church is to be erected by the "Fathers Oblates of St. Mary Immaculate" who aro stated to have been labouring in and about Kil burn with great success, and made large numbers of con verts to their faith. Archbishop Manning performed the ceremony of solemnly blessing the first stone, and an ap propriate service was performed. It was announced that he will hold a confirmation on Sunday next, at St. Joseph's, llighgate. . _ THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COLLIERY ACCI DENT. —The bodies in the sumph had not been re covered up to last evening. The adjourned inquest was to have been held yesterday, but inasmuch as the remain ing bodies were not found, the inquiry was further post poned. Mr. Wynne, the Government inspector of mines, did not commence his official examination yesterday as was expected, but will probably do so to-day. Lord Lich field has called a meeting of South Staffordshire in Wol verhampton to-day, and the chairman of the Ironmas ters' Association has issued circulars, especially request ing the presence and prompt aid of the ironmasters. We learn by telegraph that the cause of the explosion has been discovered. The blacksmith's lamp has been found with the top off. The man's head was blown to pieces. He went down to shoe horses, and strolled into the workings. COBDEN'S POLITICAL WRITINGS.—The pamph lets written at various periods by the late Mr. Cobden have been reprinted, and will shortly appear in two vol umes. Some of these works created much sensation at the time of their publication, but have been for years out of print. The book will be published by Mr. Ridgway. RE-APPEARANCE OF THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN SUFFOLK.—We learn by telegraph that the cattle plague has re-appeared in Suffolk, in the neighbourhood of Stow market, under circumstances such as to cause some anxiety. vein. CHARGE OF PERJURY. The case of Thomas Cannon, lately proprietor of the South London News, who stands indicted with having committed perjury, was postponed until next session, on the ground that he was not yet prepared with his defence POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—John Taylor, a chimney sweep, living in Market-street, Fitzroy-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing £5O in sovereigns and half-sovereigns, the moneys of Charles Hall, greengrocer, of 28, Upper Charlton -street. Charles Hall, a little boy, son of the prosecutor, said that on Monday last, while the prisoner was sweeping his father's first-floor chimney, he saw him with a large shell in his hand. The prosecutor said that he had £5O in sovereigns and half-sovereigns in a purse ready to pay his rent, and for security he put the purse and contents in a shell andplaced it a little way up the chimney, in a kind of recess. On Monday last, while he was out, his wife had the chimney swept. On going for the money the next day he missed it, and then heard from his wife that she had had the chim ney swept, and his little toy told him that be had seen the prisoner with the shell in his band. Upon this he went to the George-street station, and on the prisoner being taken into custody told him that he had better give up the money, and that ho did not want any bother about it. The prisoner said he knew nothing about it. Sergeant Banger, 15 E, said ho went to the prisoner's house last night, and found the prisoner and his wife lying on a bed drunk. On telling the prisoner that he was charged with stealing £5O from a shell, be said, "I had the shell, but I put it back again." There was a large bam on the table, and the prisoner and his wife appeared to have been enjoying themselves, as there were cans and bottles about the place which had contained beer and gin. He found on the bed half a sovereign and some silver. Prisoner denied having had the money. Sergeant Banger asked for a remand, which was granted. A NIGHT CAB-HORSE.—Charles Stubbles, cab-driver, badge 17,195, in the employ of Alfred Sims, Savoy Wharf, Strand, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the instance of Mr. Wm. Love, of the loyal Society for the Preven tion of 01.014 to Aninittls, with cruelty to a horse by working it in an unfit state. From the evidence of Simeon Sell, officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, it ap peared that about tvrelte o'clock last night he saw the pri- Whet hi tiakto of tt hof6'o attachod td tt lianscan cab, standing at the door of a publichouse in the Haymarket. Seeing that:the horse was covered with sweat and in a very bad condition, ,he examined the horso and found it to have several wounds of old standing about it, and some fresh ones, from: which blood was running. The horse liras sol t was with the d i iliaP°orcon gditiroena, and Very lam e of th e o ff hind leg, and test difficulty that it could be got to the police station. The prisoner said that he had brought the horse out at 7 o'clock, and on his (Sell) telling the prisoner that the horse looked very poor, he replied, "Yes, it does, for he has nothing to eat but grains and chaff, and he is usually employed in a chaff-cutting place and seldom comes out." He told the prisoner that it was a bad case, and he should take him to the station, and did so. Prisoner admitted all was correct the officer had stated except about the chaff and grains. Tho horse did not have so much to eat as the others because it did not do so much work. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the horse was the mere ghost of a horse which once no doubt had been a good one. The poor creature was quite unfit for work, and no doubt only taken out at night, when its condition was not likely to be seen. Ho should fine the prisoner 20s. or 14 days, and the mas ter, who was the worst of the two, could bo summoned for sending out the horse. THAMES. A NVIIITECHAPEL PICKPOCKET SECURED.—Henry Moran, alias Warner, a lad of 15, was brought before Mr. Paget, Charged With 4itempting to pick the pocket of Mr. George Snow, a gentlehlan dwelling in Tredegar-square, Bow road. Mr. Snow was passing along the Whitechapel-road at a quarter past six o'clock last evening, and saw the prisoner following close behind him with three other boys in the rear to cover his operations. The prisoner thrust his hand into Mr. Snow's coat pocket, and the prosecutor turned round and caught the hand as it was being w ith drawn. Mr. Snow seized the prisoner immediately, and the rascal kicked and plunged, and took hold of the area WgiAg of a house and clung to it. A lot of roughs and blackguards endeavoured to rescue the prisoner, but Mr Snow, who is a courageous and determined gentleman kept fast hold of him, and a bystander loosened his hand from the grating. The prisoner was then given into the custody of a police-constable. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for three months and kept to hard labour. A WOMANS WRONGS.—A fine young woman, who said she had been married seven months, came before Mr. Paget and said that her husband had become inattentive to her and stopped out late at night. Mr. Paget —I cannot help you. That is a matter over which I have no jurisdiction. Applicant—l have seen him many evenings with another young woman. Mr. Paget—l am sorry to hear it. You must try to w•in back his affections. I cannot assist you. Tho young woman thanked the magistrate, and slowly retired from the cciurt. WESTMINSTER. COXFESSION OF RointEltv.--11eary P fillips , ttbout 17, was charged, on his own confession, in feloniously receiv ing a piece of gold chain, value £2, well knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. William James Holden, inspector of the B division, on duty at Walton-street station, Brompton, said that two men, named Reardon and Abbott, were yesterday tried at Clerkenwell Sessions, and sentenced to 18 months'. hard labour for stealing a chain from the person of Alexander APPherson. Directly the men had been sentenced, the prisoner came to Walton-street station and said he wished to make a statement with reference to the robbery,as he was implicated, and then his statement was reduced to writing and signed by him. It was to the effectthat three men, whose names he mentioned, hustled and robbed the prosecutor, that Abbott was one of the men, and that Reardon was not there. He mentioned the names of the men, and made the statement because he did not wish to see an innocent man suffer. The chain was given to him after it was stolen, and he sold it for 11s. to a watchmaker. John Woodward, 3, Exeter-6troet, Chelsea, proved buy ing the piece of chain for lls. He melted it last Saturday. He bought it the day after the robbery (Nov. 23). Pri soner sold it to him. The prosecutor said he did not seethe prisoner at the time. Abbott was apprehended on the spot, but Reardon escaped and was afterwards taken. Prisoner was remanded till Friday. • Frightful Accident on the Metropolitan Railway—This Day. A terrible accident happened to-day on the Metropolitan Railway, which has, we regret to say, been accompanied by loss of life. The excitement caused in the neighbourhood of the Farringdon and Aldersgate-street Station is very great, and a col lection of the facts relative to the accident is, at the time we write, exceedingly difficult ; but as far as we have been able to gather the following may be relied upon :—For some time now the construction of the dead meat market has beeu in rapid progress in Smithfield, and at a spot near Charter House-lane the meat market will cover a portion of the Metro politan Railway. The works at this place have been going on with the greatest rapidity, the Thames Iron Company (Limited) supplying the massive iron girders necessary to cover in the railway. A great number of these immense pillars of iron have already been placed in position by means of iron cables running from a kind of crane. The girders are being laid transversely, between 20 and 30 feet above the lines of the Metropolitan Railway, and everything had gone on satisfactorily until about 20 minutes to one. At this moment one of the girders was in suspension at the spot above men tioned, when the train from Moorgate for Kensing ton, consisting of Great Western Railway car riages and tender, due at Farringdon at 12.45, was passing beneath the works in progress, when, by some unfortunate accident, the buckling gave way, and the ponderous beam fell upon the last carriage, crushing it to pieces. The scene in a few seconds after was alarming; the passengers were screaming and the men shouting for assist ance. In a few minutes after the accident Mr. Moore and Mr. Humphrey, two of the surgeons at Bartholomew's Hospital, ran to the scene, and there a most appalling' sight was to be seen. The girder had broken the carriage to atoms, and one of the unfortunate passengers, a respectable, elderly female, was found quite dead, her skull having been frightfully fractured. Another passenger, a male, had received the most terrible injuries to the lower part of his person, which was completely ripped open. There was another male passenger dread fully hurt about the head, and the unfor tunate guard of the train has sustained such extensive injury that his life seems at present doubtful. The two medical gentlemen at once acted in the most energetic manner, and gave direc tions for the persons who were still alive to be conveyed to the hospital, which was done by litters being formed out of the broken partitions of the carriage which had been destroyed. The body of the unfortunate lady and the three men were then taken to the hospital where Mr. Cuddiford and others at once examined their wounds, but such was the extensive nature of those sustained by one of the men that he expired ten minutes after his ad mission into the institution. The guard has both his legs broken ; and the fourth sufferer has received such great injury about the head that his recovery is nearly hopeless. The line for some time was, of course, blocked, but the front portion of the train proceeded on to its destination, and a large body of men were at once collected, and after great exer tion the girder and remnants of the carriage were removed and the traffic went on as usual. The superintendent of the Dead Meat Market Works suspended the operations at the spot were the acci dent had happened in order that the closest investi gation might be made to ascertain the cause of the accident. 65 66 97 9) 34 15 9 10 p 1 115 120 1 2p 1 2p 70 72 114 118 148 152 42 44 t 4 65 8 9 150 253 3 4; ISIONS. 66 68 102 103 id ip 4 44 7i b 6 50 55 10t 103 tOt IG3 105 106 18 20 85 88 57 69 50 54 50 54 37 40 23 23 106 107 it 1p 6 1e 100 102 91 93 111 12} 1: 126 F 8 1 4 ,2 81 64 - It 111 162 103 92 94 85 90 82 95 99 101 97 98 1 1 98 99 COLONIAL GO VERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. a Feb. & Aug 1 0 90 02 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept 100 90 12 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 Do. sp. e. Inscribed uk 100 75 77 Cape G-.llope, 6 p.e.18;.; 1 00 104 V'6 Do.Ap1.&001, 1890-1900 100 103 105 Do. do 1880-9 v 100 102 104 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 104 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April anci 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 88 ?0 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 /3, 100 1(0 lt 2 Do. 1878, do lOO 104 IL 6 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July • Do. 1678 00. 1882, Mayls, Nov. ,b 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 1(6 108 Natal gov. 6 per cent lOO 96 100 N.B.Gov.6p.aJa.&July 100 90 92 91 N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1860 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 100 00 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 8: 37 861 51 61 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 08 100 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. C lOO 92 PI 931 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1808-9 100 Do. 1878 &up wards 1(0 106 108 Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 104 103) 3 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 51 6) Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 415 425 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 18 20 East Caradon 2.14.1 5 6 East Cam Brea , 31 2 3 Nast Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.0 6 East Love l l 3.().0 9 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 21 22 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 6 4 Great L txey, limited., all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 Great Wheal Busy l4. - - G. Wheal Vor (Heist , 40 15 1 6 Grenville 8.18.0 11 14 lierod's Foot 8.10.v 30 32 Elingston Downs 5.10.6 22 St Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 2 4 Itarke Valley *.10.6 3) 41 4 Ylwyndy Iron Ore, lim 31 24 ltd N ely Seton North Roskear N.Wh'i Bassettallogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.13.( 22 31 - I'rosper United.... 7.1.6 Providence ,Uny Laant 10.6.: 21 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 300 320 South Condurrow 3.2.0 4 It S.Wheal Fran. (illogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park 35.15.6 - - Tin Croft 9 1 2 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 9 1 ) West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard 1? 12 .4 West Chiverton ll 54 56 West Seton 476 115 :25 Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 51 65 25 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 14 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 rICkIirIIIRENCE SHAItIvi Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1,8) 79 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per oent. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent., 1864156 Ditto, new 5 per cent., 1803, 55 Midland A and B £5 pf, 104 5 LANES LEASED nr FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 79 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, 11. n., gun. 7 per cent., 12j Belgian Eastern Junction, If South Austrian aiid Lombarao Venetian, 15 FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 1 Cobre Copper, 1- st. John del ltey, Mu.. 47} 8 Yudanamutana of South Australia, Urn., 11 DOCKS. Southampton, 115 i BANJUL • Alliance, Um.. 18 Consolidated Bank, lira., 44 Imperial Bank, lim., 234 Imperial Ottoman, litn., 94 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 20 London Joint Stock, 421 ktotropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 101 New South Wales, 414 Oriental Banic GOrporation, 424 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 114 Anglo-Mexican Mint, 151 Atlantic Telegraph, o, El per cunt., 774 City of Moscow Gas, lim., 154 15 City Offices, lira., 2 Credit Fonder of England. Jim . 21 Credit Powder of Mauritius, 11m, 5 Crystal Palace, Di; to, 0 per cent. perpetl. dub., 110 • English and Australian Copper, Gen. Credit and Finance en London, lim., 3/ International Financial Society, lim., 24 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, Ditto, ii per cent. Bonds, redem. I'7o, issued 90, 55 London Financial Association, lim., 64 Madras Irrigation and Canal (4 per cent. guaranteed byln dian Government), Ditto all), 174 Ocean Marine Insurance), 204 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 624 Ditto, new, 561 54 Royal Mail Steam, i 5 Scottish Australian Investment, lim.. 122 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lim., Ditto (Zl5). 194 Universal Marine. Insurance. lim., 24 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 744 whe Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Parts is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.i7i per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of Z 3 a. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about the same price in London and Paris. • the course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 104 per cent. At this rate there is 410 profit on the importation of gold from the Milted Staten. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was driven to des peration by the ill-treatment he had received from his wife, who, after being married to him for 27 years, sold off his home and turned him into the street. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Learned Judge sentenced him to 15 years' penal servitude. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE ROBBERY AT THE CHARTERHOUSE. Benjamin Gore Booth, clerk, was indicted for feloniously embezzling and stealing the sums of £225, £5O, and £9O, the monies of the governors of the Charterhouse. Tho prisoner was assistant receiver in the Charter house, and in that position he received the monies and appropriated them to his own purposes. In ordor that his fraudulent practices might not be discovered, he manu factured a false pass-book, in which he entered the various sums correctly, but the genuine book, which showed the actual sums paid in the bank, ho kept concealed in his desk. The fraud was discovered after the prisoner left the Charterhouse to take his annual holiday. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The Recorder sentenced him to five years' penal servi ttrle. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH. Kate Dent, 30, unmarried, pleaded guilty to the crime of unlawfully endeavouring to conceal the birth of her child. The Common Sergeant, taking into consideration that the prisoner had already been in prison for a month, sen tenced her to a further imprisonment of one month —the death of the child having been caused by premature deli very. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EALING STEEPLECHASE MEETING, 1866. Stewards: Duke of Hamilton, Lord Coventry, Lord Poulett, Lord Charles Ker, Colonel Knox, C. H. Carew, and S. T. Baker, Esqs. Clerk of the Course and Judge: Mr. T. Marshall. Handicapper : Mr. J. F. Verrall. Clerk of the Scales: Mr. M. Verrall. DECEMBER 26. The Selling Steeplechase Plato of 30 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age. About two miles. The Tradesmen's Cup, value 25 guineas, for horses the property of persons residing within,2s miloF of London ; list 71b each ; winners over a country once, 71h; twice or more, 11Ih extra; horses having won a steepleclrase, value 50 sovs not qualified for this race; Once round. The Grand Annual Handicap Steeplechase of 100 sovs, addl , l tl a sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only if declared ; the, winner of any handicap steeplechase value 100 sovs after Dec. 11 (at 10 a.ni ) 101 b extra; any other wiuuer 51b extra ; about three miles and a half. Age st lb ... 6 12 10 Astrolabe ... Ago st lb Gay Lad ... a 10 7 Domed 5 10 5 The Rogue a 10 5 SpAtchcock ... a 10 5 Arleseott ... a 10 4 Claxton ... 5 10 4 Ben Nevis... ... 5 10 4 Meerschaum ... a 10 2 Gardener ... 4 10 2 Jack o' Newbury ... 6 10 0 Cockfighter ... 4 10 0 Jack's Alive 6 10 0 Threadbare ... 4 10 0 Mario Bonszet ... Aceidert ... Globule ... Hornet ... ... 5 12 0 Daisy ... Philosopher ... 6 11 12 ... 6 11 10 ... a 11 9 ~. 6 11 9 Syapgairy.,. ... a 11. 9 ... 6 11 9 Little'Fniuk ... 5 11 7 ... 6 11 4 so of 50 sous ; llst 71b each ; b ; the winner to be sold for Bon Espoir .... 5 11 0 Reporter ... ... a 10 9 Lord Douglas ... 510 9 Sportsmali ... a 10 9 The Maiden Hunt Steepleehr half-bred horses allowed 7. £lOO ; certain penalties and allowances. About three miles. Bonny Scot (h b) aged, Ballet Girl (h b) 5 yrs, Caller Ou b), Young Tom 6 yrs, Fairplay (late Chirp) aged, Vision 6 yrs, Zeloo (h b) 6 yrs, Old Ireland (h b) aged, Young Aladdin 6 yrs, Minerva, Loudwater (h b), Hunger ford aged, Confederate The Castlobar Plate of 40 sous (handicap) ; any winner after Dec. 14 (at 10 a.m.) 71b extra ; about two miles. Ago st lb Sir Bobby a 12 7 The Plover 6 12 5 Cutlor ... a 11 10 Oscar ... 11 7 The Rogue ... a 11 7 Marengo ... ... 5 11 4 Liston ... 6 11 4 Shuttlecock: ... a 11 2 Tourist ... 611 '2 Wholdrake ... 5 11 0 Watford ... ... 6 11 0 St. Maximum ... a 10 10 Sinite a 10 10 Rochester ... a 10 7 Orontes ... 410 7 Lisette ... Arcus ... Harrington Jassy ... Confusion Danceaway Newcastle... Bandolino ... Monitor ... Pirate ... Valour Approver ... Masterpiece Nabocklish Kingsbury Age st lb ... 4 10 7 • alO 7 ... 6 10 7 ... 4 10 7 ... a 10 4 ... 10 4 ... 6 10 4 ... a 10 4 ... 4 10 4 ... 4 10 0 ... 4 10 0 • 410 0 ... 5 10 0 ... 5 10 0 ... 6 10 0 DEC. 27. The Great Western Plate of 30 sovs ; llst 71b each ; winner to be sold; certain allowances. Two miles. Ths Selling Handicap Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; winner to be sold for £4O. About two miles. The Ealing Hunt Cup, value 60 guineas, for hunters, three year-olds and upwards ; weight for age ; winners of any steeplechase value 50 sovs, 71b extra; non-professionals allowed 51b ; about three miles. Ben aged, The Captain, The Orphan aged, Bandoline, aged, Heliopolis aged, Cloughbally aged, Firefly aged, Violet 6 yrs, Bishopton 4 yrs, Jack o' Newbury 6 yrs, Danceaway, Newcastle 6 yrs, Approver 4 yre, The Rogue aged, Loudwater (h b), Hungerford aged, Harold 4 yrs. The Hamilton Hunt Plate of 200 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, open to any horse in the United Kingdom ; 14st each ; winners of a steeplechase 71b extra ; professionals 71b extra. About three miles. The Plover 6 yrs, Sly Fox aged, Flower Girl 4 yrs, Highflyer (h b) 6 yrs, Slitrig (1/ b), Marengo aged, Firefly aged, Tho Vet, Maurepas aged, Old Oswestry 6 yrs, He liopolis aged, F ireaway aged, Accident 6 yrs, Miltown 5 yrs, Arcus aged, Ploughboy aged, Merrimac aged, Sir William aged, The Miller, Shangarry 5 yrs, Meerschaum aged, Gayhurst aged, Flyfisher aged (paid). The Middlesex Handicap of 5 SO7S each, in case of accept- ante, with 30 sovs added; winners after Dec. 14 (at 10 a.m.) 71b extra. About two miles. Acceptances to be declared by 8 o'clock in the evening of Monday, Dec. 24. Age st lb ( Age st lb Bonazet •... ... 612 10 ... all 0 Sir Bobby ... ... al2 5 ... 610 12 Merrimac ... ... al2 5 ... 510 10 Slyfox ... ... al2 2 ... alO 9 Little Frank ... 612 0 ... alO 9 Lady Douglas ... 611 10 ... 610 5 Cutler ... ... all 9 ... 410 5 Reporter ... ... all 7 ... 410 5 Serious Case ... a 11 7 ... 4 10 5 Arlescott ... ... a 11 7 ... a 10 2 The Rogue ... a 11 5 .„ a 1C 2 Diomed ... ... 511 5 ... 5 10 0 Oscar ... ... 6 11 5 ... 6 10 0 Brahma ... ... 411 2 Marengo ... 511 2 Liston ... 6 11 2 Shuttlecock ... a 11 0 Watford ... 6 11 0 Charlemagne ... 611 0 Old Ireland (hh) ... a 11. 0 Tourist ... Wheldrake Milford ... St Maximum Sinite ... Harrington Jassy ... Lisette ... Orontes ... Bandolino ... Confusion ... Masterpiece Kingsbury Pirate ... 4 10 0 Valour ... 4 10 0 Hecate ... 4 10 0 T, vly Blanche ... 510 0 Approver ... 4 10 0 Nabocklish ... 5 10 0 Ned of the Hills a 10 0 COURSING. KENILWORTH ANNUAL MEETING.—DEc. 18. (In Stoneleigh Park and Grounds, by permission of Lord Leigh.) Stewards —W. H. Dean, Esq., W. Higgins, Esq., and W. H. Haigh, Esq. Field Stewards—Mr. H. Evans and Mr. W. Liggins. Hon. Secretary—Mr. Bursell. Judge— Mr. Spafford. Slipper—H. Heritage. The Stoneleigh Stakes, for 16 all-aged greyhounds, at £5 10s.; the winner to receive £l6 ; second, £2O;. third and fourth, £5 each. Mr. Evans's bl d Eyes Right, by Seagull—Chi re Arnie, beat Mr. Waterford nd be w b Sherry, by Mayor of Bos ton—Lucy. Mr. Randall's f w b Royalty, by Patent —Polly, beat Mr. Punchard's be d Pyrrhus, by Sam—Golden Fleece. Mr. Booth nd bl w d Chief, by Sea Foam—Countess, beat Mr. Walker's bl w b Rose Alba, by Sea Foam—Flirt. Mr. Barnes's be w b Bertha, by David—Patcb, beat Lord Craven's r td d p Colour Sergeant, by Calabaroona— Round Shot. Mr. W. Butler nd w d Gratitude, by Geologist—Fly, beat Mr. Higgins's w bl b Hortense, by Bugle—Dinah. Mr. Craven's be w d p Constable, by Beadle of the Parish —Prize Flower, beat Mr. Haigh's w bl d p Happy Fel low, by Sweep—Caller On. Mr. Punchard's bl w b Blanche, by Brewer—Blitz, beat , Mr. R. Thompson's r w d Solomon, by David—Lilla (1). Mr. Higgins's bd d p Hercules, by Retribution—Violet of the Vale, beat Mr. Sanders's bl d Jacob, by Tornado — Wee Nell (1). The Kenilworth Stakes, for 14 puppies of 1865, at £5 10s. each ; the winner to receive £lO ; second, £l5 ; third and fourth, £5 each. I. Mr. Evans's w r b Ellen the Fair, by Skew—Helena, boat Lord Craven's f w d Corporal, by Calabaroona-Round Shot (1, dr). Mr. W. H. Haigh's w d Happy Cove, by Railroad—Lily, beat Mr. J. Stirk's r or f b Peeress, by Colchicum — Patty (1). Mr. J. Stirk's Ul w b Achievement, by Rogan —Tantivy, beat Mr. Boote's w r b Ocean's Gay Flower, by Cresswell —Desdemona. Mr. W. H. Haigh's w f d Happy Harold, by Sea Ranger — Sea Belle, beat Mr. W. H. Dean's w bd d Dandy, by Dalzig—Belle of Essex. Mr. Randall's f w d Rather Improved, by Patent —Polly, beat Mr. East's bl td b Electricity, by Effort —Trip the Daisy. Mr Stephen's bl h Sylvia, by Woodman —Prima Donna, beat Mr. Clemitson's bd b Collector, by Patent—Country Dance (1 dr.) Mr. Walker's w bd d Corona, by Sea Foam—Flirt, beat Mr. Punchard's r b Parable, by Monk of Thorney— Mazurka. The Coventry Stakes, for sixteen all-aged greyhounds, at £3 10s. each ; the winner to receive £2B ; second, £lO ; third and fourth, £4 each. I. Mr. Tookey's bo d Bock, by Old Ben Roe—Lady Lucy, beat Mr. Taylor's bl b Fly, by Teddy—Jebb's bitch. Mr. Pridmore's w bl b Grasshopper, by Der Fries c h u t z Miss Laura, be at Captain Tilden's nd bl b Charity, by Danish Cloud —Lady Lily. Dean's w r b Dexterous, by Brewer—Sprite, beat Mr. W. H. Haigh's w d Happy Lad, by Buffer —Fly. Mr. Funcbard's bl w b Bonnyvean, by Cantab, darn by Mechanic, beat Mr Boote's f d p Lodovice, by Wild Buck Victoria Gourammas bl w d Vortex, by Sea Foam—Mary Ambree, beat Mr. Darlington's bl d Rattler, by Patent — Romping Girl. Mr. Wither's bl d Wildfire, by David—Belle of the Village, beat Lord Craven's bl b p Compensation, by Retribution —Violet of the Vale. Mr. Randall's r d Rough Design, by Patent—Polly, beat Mr. J. Parker's r w d Cavalier, by Picton—Balbeir Girl (late Dear Me). Mr. Evans's bl d Crabcatcher, by Seagull—Chore Arnie, beat Mr. Newman nd f w b Lillywhite, by David— Libotty. Tho Warwick Stakes, for 16 puppies of 18G5, at £3 10s. each ; the winner to receive £2O ; second, £8 ; third and fourth, £2 each. I. Victoria Gouramma's r w b Vixen, by Cardinal York—Bad Luck, beat Mr. Logan's bl w b Juno, by Guardsman— Black Hawk. Mr. East's bl td b Elastic, by Effort —Trip the Daisy, beat Mr. Punchard's bl b Peeress, by Roswell—Duchess. Mr. Langley's bl b Lapwerth, by Golden Hue—Latitude beat Lord Craven's r w b Crimea, by Calabaroona— Round Shot. Mr. Booto nd r b Bounce Again, by Roundaway—Welsh Heiress, beat Mr. W. IL Dean's be b Electra, by Railroad —Asterope. Mr. Trevor's w bd d Treasure Trove, by Sea Foam — Flyaway, beat Mr. Logan's be w d Skirmisher, by Guardsman—Black Hawk. Mr. Langley'e r d Lapdog, by Golden Ilue—Latitude, beat • • Mr. B. IV. Hicks's r or f b Camilla, by Tha Brewer -Columbine. Mr.- Mantle nd r w b Sincerity, by Belligerent—Lemon Pip, beat Mr. J. Smith nd be b Bluebell, by Danish Cloud—Lady Lily. Mr. Page's ror f d Holdhard, by David—Lola Monfez, beat Mr. Mantle nd r w b Constance, by Belligerent—Lemon Pip. The County Stakes, for eleven greyhounds of all ages, at £2 10s. each, to be bona fide the property of gentlemen resident in the county of 'Warwick for three months prior to the day of, coursing ; winner to receive £l7 ; second, £5 ; third, £2. Mr. B. W. Hicks's -b3 b Norma, by Kenefeek—Alias Lottio, beat Mr. G. Darlinsou's bd w b IVhi s p :r i ng Lass hat, Sea Fly, by SeaFoam—Sea Girl. - , Mr. Darlinsun's be d littlish Cloud, by Belligerent—Gui pure, beat Mr. Parsou's r d Kiu2; Cob, by Turpiu —Wild Wave. Mr. Spencer's r w d Spring, by Dr. Faustus—Judy, beat Mr. W. Page's bl b Oxford Lass, by Felix=Julia. Mr. H. Dormer's bl b Gildeppes, by Sir Baldwin—Tilly, boat Mr. Willis ad bl w b Die Clapperton, by Try Again Gertrude. Mr. Pridmore's bl b Priz', by Regan—Garcia, beat Mr. R. W. Hicks's w d Claudius, by Felix—Celeuta. Mr. Archer's f w b Amy, by Solus- Shepherd's red bitch ran a bye, COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. DECEMBER. • Name. Judge. Days of Running Amicable Club, Ashdown Pk Mr. Warwick Ludham, Norfolk Ince Blundell, Lancashire Aston, Cheshire Mr. Warwick ...... 21 Louie, Lockerbio JANUARY, 1867. Huntingdon Club Mr. Warwick ...... 1,2, Lincolnshire, Holheach Mr. Spafford ...... 2, s ce . Coole, co. Cork (Open) - Third S. Lancashire, (South- port (Open) Mr. Westropp 9,.10, 11 Spelthorne Club Mr. Warwick Border Union (Lougtown) Cumberland Barton-on-Humber, Lincoln. Mr. Spofford Altcar Club, Lancashire Wigtonsh. Club (Strauraer) Mr. Boulton Little Crosby Mr. Welding County Louth Club, Ireland Mr. Spofford Ridgway Club, Lytham GUILDFORD ELECTION. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Garth (Conservative) 339 Pocock (Liberal) 299 Majority THE BANK OF SPAIN. MADRID, Dec. 18. The Bank of Spain has reduced its rate of dis count to 6 per cent. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, DEc. 15. Notice is hereby given, that the State apartments of Windsor Castle will be open to the public on and after Thursday next, the 20th inst , under the usual regulations. WAR OFFICE, DEC. 18. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of his Highness Ismail Pacha, Viceroy of Egypt, to be an Honorary Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cress of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 14. The Queen has boon graciously pleased to appoint Gerard Francis Gould, Esq., now a Second Secretary in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to bo Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Buenos Ayres. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 18. Scots Fusilier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant and Captain the Hon. Lionel Edward Massey to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Charles George Tottenham, who retires ; Ensign and Lieute nant Barrington Bulkley Douglas Campbell to be Lieu tenant and Captain, by purchase, vice the Hon. L. E. Massey ; Gentleman Cadet Inigo Richmond Jones, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign and Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Campbell. Ist Foot—Major George Frederick Berry, from the 12th Foot, to be Major, vice Henry Francis Bythesea, who exchanges. - 12th Foot—Major Henry Francis Bythosoa, from the Ist Foot, to be Major, vice George Frederick Berry, who exchanges. 13th Foot—Captain Alphonso Cary, from the 4th NVost India Itigitneut, to try C.tptain, vied Gould, who ex- changes. 20th Foot—Ensign Henry Longfiald Ricard to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice George E. Bolger, who retires; Nicholas Plunkett Dunne, Gant., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Ricard. 24th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Hibbert to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant John Moore Gurnel Tongue, promoted. 25th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Hickman Mulcahy, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, .without purchase, vice Hamlet Wade Thompson, deceased. 27th Foot—Surgeon Allen Bryson, M.D., from the 76th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice William Arthur Thompson, KB who exchanges. 30th FOot—Staff-Sul:geon' Alfred Hooper to be Surgeon, vice Surgeon-Major Raphael Woo'man Road, ap pointed to the Staff. 31st Foot—Robert William Fergusson Phillips, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Arthur Annesley You, who retires. 32d Foot—Lieutenant Randle Jackson to bo Captain, by purchase, vice R. E. Stuart Harrington, who retires; Ensign Henry Willoughby Trevelyan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jackson; Arthur William Hammans, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Trevelyan. 36th Foot—Lieutenant Hardinge Richard Stracey to be Captain, by purchase, vice Edwin William Philips, who retires • Ensign William Archibald Smail to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Stracey; Wilson James Browne, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Smail. 54th Foot--Ensign Charles Villiers lbbetson, from the 85th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Dodgson Hamilton Thomp son, appointed t o the Bengal Staff Corps. 59th Foot —Captain Littleton Albert Powys, from the 83d Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Charles Stuart Baker, promot e d t o a h a lf-p a y M a jority, without pur chase. 70 thFoOt—Lieutenant Henry F. Greatwood to be In structor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Arthur Strong() Gilbert, promoted. 76th Foot—Surgeon William Arthur Thompson, M. 8., from the 27th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Allen Bryson, M.D., who exchanges. 79th Foot—Lieut. Neill Campbell to be Captain, without purchase, vice Wm. Henry Mackesy, appointed to the Bengal Staff Corps; Ensign Chas. Lucas Methuen to bo Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Neil Campbell ; Gentleman Cadet Francis Neilson Chalmers, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Methuen Lieut. Herbert Herbert Stepney to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieut. Chas. E. WI/ludo, promoted. 84th Foot.—Lieut. Edward Thilph Bromhoad to be Instruc tor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Thomas Griffin, pro moted. 103 d Foot—Lieut. Alexander W. B. Caldecott to be Cap tain, vice E. W. Trevor, appointed to the Bombay Staff Corps; Ensign Thomas Price to be Lieutenant, vice Caldecott; Ensign Edmond G. P. Wood to be Lieutenant, vice A. M. Hogg, appointed to the Bombay Staff Corps ; Gentleman Cadet Henry F. Fisher Heathcote, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Price. 105th Foot—Ensign E. W. G. Williams to bo Lieutenant, vice Henry W. Blair, appointed to the Madras Staff Corps. 106th Foot—Ensign Edmund Rogers Coker to be Lieu tenant, vice George John Coulson, appointed to the Bombay Staff Corps; Gentleman Cadet Robert Nicholai Harrington, from the Royal Military College, to be En sign, vice Coker. 108th Foot - Ensign Philip Justice to be Lieutenant, vice Arthur Rowley Heyland, appointed to the Bombay Staff Corps ;" Ensign Sydenham Renaud to be Lieutenant, vice Francis William Bodingfield, who resigns; Gentle man Cadet John Liptrott, from the Royal Military Col lege, to be Ensign, vice Justice. Ist West India Regiment—Major William lillean to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Bowland Moffat, who retires. 4th West India Regiment—Captain. Thos. Tyler Gould, from 13th Foot, to bo Captain, vice Cary, who ex changes. - MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Surgeon-Major Riplia.el Wool man Read, from the 30th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon- Major, vice Staff-Surgeon Alfred Ifooper,_ a . ppo . m W ted_to the 30th Foot ; Staff-Surgeon Thomas Fieduick ai 1 having completed twenty years' full pay service, to be Staff Surgeon-31.ajor. BRE VET. Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Fellowes, Unattached, late Assistant Adjutant-General at the C ape of Good Hope, having completed the qualifying service with the rank o f Lieutenant-Golonel, to be Colonel, under the provis ions of the Royal Warrant of 3 d Feb ruary, 1866. Captain Charles Adclphusdo Kantzow, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Major. MEMOILASDUM. — .- LicutCol. W. J. Hutchins, half-pay, late 12th Foot, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission, under the coalitions of the Horse Guards' Circular Memorandum of Feb. 15, 1861. COURSE OF EXCHANGE —Last Evening. 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