The Sun. — London, England, 1866-11-16 00:00:00

r ..✓ ary organi eating the Lail not ex r at most a fair scope ions social the same ed consti pansion of to be pro- )3 ,- adoption ne, subject r delibera uency, and oily politic al and just ! from the s occupied, try ; wh ile iced party, ions, paid dy, thoug h . al or man' :opted, the r - epresen' .curler cer views and and coder legitimate be inter . )nal equa venerablo ;LI for -00 r Ilree vols• Mrs. 01i e first aP- ackwoods authoress I been de- ite. fic r inderf her eha now Pr" :trance of madonna as novel e perhq s iblcs, but i s herself , patien t 3t irritat- e worthy of pec u : elebro.tea ty. T he India, th e but most rival of a rays rest his wont • liscipline a t to hi s i N i a jor is a witnes s Len place vhielt had of both regist er ly dead , ortu nate out the 's anxic all their narriage to übmit The • e sirriPl e )n, unusual e coos ne phesv 'Sc," the an d the . cc IP ati• of squire vo to see and 11 ° y used to very in. affection OChter it in big wa nt Of the ve r y than 110 ich rasa ha rd u ght )ortant it If ' with, is letter I nobody at olac° , ad nev °l. ,d s hort, was u ct change d it like Tat w" )t to hid ° t of the id. I fts io know sen t the ping new " 11 eyes to thing !°, 'hich did out h er ;n theme throw° uucer ed. into I:ritli his It Nft l° s udden ) Veil all ; 511W °' wa s al° 3 ," said, raliS ed. [ler tviro I lia 3r ; e shall - some Le d are 7k rt lol ble for a iwaY 4 , m ilitl )US and ro, °il also) k —batt here 13 L nd tbo ell are .q. au' lig V. A.s kebl in th e ho use ' 3 home the ir iudi- m a jor Uncl e gOO d s boys tou ch ich sc o i n the s il S t ' a and eS iu u s tO ane w ' Ye tila —.— _......—_ . title to the wor k ar i se from a family engagement of in contact. On one occasion they have been dining long standing bet ween th e f a i r h ero i ne, Frances ' without the accompaniment of silver forks, and the F ortescue, and her cous i n , C ap t a i n Cl au d e T reve - trave ll er t e ll s us -- 1 yan. The parties are singularly ill-assorted, and I picked up my pease with the steel fork withvery much neither is very anxious to fulfil the engagement. more dexterity than my companions. The sc ene i s laid at various country houses, and "Itis as difficult to catch a pea with such implements Sometimes in London ; a crowd of ladies and gen- as‘t‘cllay hands upon abluebottle fly," ejaculated X. tle • . d very difficult," said Y, with the air of a man who lmen,ukes It is and duchesses, and members of Par- had never tried the last experiment ; " and I have now iament are introduced to us. The story is sufficiently learned for the first time why the lower orders put their interesting, and the conversations sprightly. The dc- knives in their mouths." nottement at last takes place in a very usual situation, These specimens of the first Paper will give some namely, the terrace of the House of Commons ! idea of the amusing character of the whole collec One of the parties interested being a member just tion. In the second volume we have, among othe fresh from speaking in his place in Parliament,• and things, a very graphic description of the recent elec the other a fair lady, who had been listening in the 1 tion for Westminster. Ladies Gallery. Ci rcumscr ib e d as are t h e accommo dations at present vouchsafed to ladies iu the gallery, we are i nc li ne d to think that they would be yet fur ther curtail e d were suc h b reaches of privilege of very f t rcquent occurrence ! g.ONEY MARKET AND commEßozaL INTELLIGENCk, Lights and Shadows of London Life. By the Author of << Lost Sir Massingberd." Two vols. Hurst and Blackett. These articles, many of which have appeared in a serial form, are well worthy of collection and re publication. They are written in a genial and lively manner, and wherever opened are certain to amuse. The first and longest paper which gives its name to the c o ll ect i on, recounts the experiences of one John Trevor, o f Trevarton, who, as John Stokes, of Morumbidgee, returns a rich man to his native land, after a le ng th ene d a b sence i n Austra li a. A mong the changes which he finds have taken place during his absence he thus describes the alterations in the the game of cricket : Let me take a single example. When I left England, cricket was a favourite game with village boys, but was " 1 Y in rare instances played by men. There was one cricket -club where there are now a dozen. If you looked out the word in the encyclopaedias of that date, it would Lave been with this result : " CRIeRnT. See Gryllus ; is also [small type] an exer cise or game with bats and a ball." - Yet one Australian firm alone gave recently £7,000 for the honour of a visit from the Eleven of England. Each Man received his .£l5O, had his passage paid out and horns and was maintained throughout his stay in the colony as thc ugh he were a prince of the blood. He never went _ o ut upon whe e ls without four horses. His excell e ncy th e ‘ieverno r presided at the entertainment which welcomed t hese Philosophers of the Wicket, who were received e verywhere with distinctions such as were never paid to t hose of the Porch. Their departure from England was se timed as not to interfere with their professional avoca tions CI and they now return for the recommencement of the cricketing season at home. Thus, with the exception of the time lost in the two voyages, they will have played cricket all the year round, and been well rewarded for it. 10 my time there was scarcely a professional cricketer in Great Britain. Round-hand bowling was almost unknown. It was contemptuously called "throwing" by the veterans, who accounted for its origin thus :—An only son, much addicted to cricket, sighed in vain for his favourite pursuit ; lu ring the holidays, until his sisters volunteered to bowl or h ini• Cricket in the family became from that date an established institution ; only, as the girls were unable to b owl in th e usual way (that is, underhand), because of their petticoats (which they could not well gather up under their left arms as a man does his coat-tails), they bowled round-hand ; and that, after a little, so accurately, that !heir brother was quite enamoured of the fashion, and took it back with him to school. This feminine bowling—but sn it the speed of a catapult, and the certainty of a rifle tnow become the recognised mode. What a 8 1 " ,1 0, th en, h as this ono matter of Cricket made, which 1 813 f le a n amuseme n t, t o find a recognised Art, nay, a e uea, ! the disciples of which are invited even to the an tipodes 44 absence of twenty-five years rendering the Worth y traveller a stranger in his native land, he a nswers an advertisement, in which two gentle he named X an d Y , o ff er t o i n iti a t e s t rangers i n ~ m ysteries of London- life. On calling at the place indicated, he meets with the following recep tion TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the Discount Market there is a slight increase in the demand for accommodation, consequent upon a large amount of commercial bills on Australian account arriving at maturity to-morrow (Saturday), the rates current being 34 i for first-class paper. About £35,000 in bar gold was taken to the Bank of England yesterday, and there were no with drawals. The directors of the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company have called a muting of shareholders for the 26th inst., to lay before them the bases of a contract with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. 'The death of Mr. T. A. Gibb, of the firm of T. A. Gibb and Co., of the China trade, has been announced. This gentleman was one of the direc tors of Overend, Gurney, and Co., and was the holder of a large number of shares, upon which he has paid the call ; he was also a depositor to the extent of £30,000. It is stated that the £500,000 Five per Cent. Guaranteed Debentures of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway has all been subscribed for. In connection with the affairs of the North British Railway meetings were held on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, at the Crown Hotel, Princes-street, Edinburgh, of the English share holders, comprising gentlemen from Newcastle, Hull, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Liverpool, and other places. It was resolved that a deputation should be appointed to wait upon Mr. White, chairman of the Inves tigation Committee, with the view of suggesting the appointment of additional English gentlemen on the board of directors. The deputation accordingly waited on the committee at the company's offices yesterday morning, and Mr. White, having heard the suggestions of the members, intimated that four vacancies would be left in the new board. These gentlemen, he assured the deputation, should be selected from England. The Bank of England return, compiled to the 11th inst., again shows some very satisfactory changes. The Bullion has been augmented by £253,001, and the Reserve of Notes by £431,960, while there is a diminution in the Other Securities of £269,158. A large increase is also perceptible in the Public Deposits, but there is a reduction in the private balances. Subjoined is our usual analysis : Active Circulation Decrease ... 284,485 Bullion 17,144,607 Increase ... 253,001 Rest ~, ••• ... ~, ... ... 3,254,748 Increase •.• ••• ••• 15,436 Public Deposits ... 5,145,772 Increase 770,058 Other Deposits 16,687,127 Decrease ... 463,064 Seven Day and Other Bills ... •.• ... 592,739 Decrease 49,523 Government Securities ... 12,304,391 In crease 4,579 Other Securities ... 16,061,233 Decrease ••• ... 269,158 Notes Unemployed ... ... ... 7,807,875 Increase 431,960 In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been a. fair amount of business. Sugar has been in good de mand, and at full rates. For coffee there has been a rather moderate inquiry, and low and inferior descriptions of Ceylon have ruled a shade cheaper. Rice has been inactive, owing to the high rates de manded by holders. At the public sales of dried fruit there was a fair demand for currants and raisins, which sold at fair prices. Tallow, however, has been in very limited request, and prices have generally shown a downward tendency. °flo of the gravest, not to say the most monumental, of Inae-servants replied to my summons. This class of per -B°4 has excited, I perceive, the particular wonder of the emissaries of the French press now sojourning in London, 43 it also excites mine. I do not think that they have a greater austerity, a mere co l ossa l ca l m a b ou t th em even tha n their high -bred masters. Their superiority and their 4 a ff f abilit y are alik e t remen d ous. I s h ou ld muc h lik e t o see „ of the most imperturbable of them amidst a stem veu e u e of bullocks. The great question of the power of the f;i nigh e ye upon wild an i ma l s wou ld th en rece i ve a satis t '' n r3' soluti on. For myself, 1 cowered before the spec :',"3 Of this t remendous answerer of bells ; he stared at 43 with such stony, Sphinx-like eyes, as though he would Bsay "Rash mortal, perceive the Genius thou haat idly s lll4l / 1 °11 ed• What wouldest thou at mine hand ? Sp ea k, 1)3 " 4 k7 but b eware !" I Wish," said I, in steady but, I hope, respectful tones, "t 0 See X and Y." h. he Maj es ti c b e i ng answere d meno thi ng, b u t I perceived. takabla e3'e roll up and dow n H a lf-Moon-street in an unims 13' f ora policeman ur. .gent manner. It wasevident that he was looking tc.„. " Y ou had better go away," said he in awful tones ; xou had better go away before there's a row. None of Y O ll r larks here, if you please." au n I want e i ther X or Y, my good man : look at this ;" tl ci I Produ ce d t h e copy of the Times, with the advertise 'nt in it,whi c h I had taken the precaution to bring away With me. t, : ‘ O h ! that's your little game is it ?" observed the servi ti;s',net without a touch of pity ; " why, you do n 't su pp ose b " our fifth y ear o f cre dit we are go i ng to b e caught busin s, u ell chaff as that ! you must be a young 'un in the You must have taken to it late in life, after fail - 1 -e as a gentleman." ' e t awhile he is introduced to the objects of his s earch Tw va o „ o Young gentlemen, of five-and-twenty or so, ad ith das I ent ere d, an d rece i ve d me with much politeness. f One who i n t ro d uce d hi mse lf as X had a frank Saxon ac e a and an air particularly ingenuous; the other was bu t man, of an almost Spa n i s h comp l ex i on, fe atures, a jaded expression that scarcely ever left his r " You do not object to tobacco, I trust," said the former. 13f 81.4i led my ready toleration of that weed, the virtues 1 2 ° ,, Il ieli be man who has not lived in solitude, and lt;,; Bll . i Ps, and want of all social solaces can ever rightly a; " JIG does not object to tobacco !" exclaimed Y, with a e:.,g4 Of relief ; " then the rest of the negotiation will be 'lO T Parati vely easy." to 1, 4 4.18 second ge n tl eman, t o w h om conversa ti on appeare d 040- an al most intolerable exertion, here subsided on an a n ill ao, and waved his hand, as though to dissipate Qi n " re mnant of responsibility that might be supposed to caeelt° him with respect to the business on which I had " Very Dositi r , - Well," re sume d th e fi rst spea k er, accepting the thus imposed upon hi m , " l e t X—it i s lik e a et z ,""ng equatio n , I d ec l are —l e t Xb e t h e party that is skie r t : v.n recl to treat with—with St o k es , E sq . Th a t i s th - e J , and thi s M a d e i ra— the last of a most excellent bin ; Chit are l lavannahs, and these Manilla cheroots. Per eBs_ en tnet al o" a ssist you with a li g ht ; com pl e t e com b us ti on i s Th e attc a „J ° ung man dipped a silver sponge-holder into the ca r , 144 a spirit-lamp, an d a ppli e d it t o my c i gar w i t h a ll u .4 ft surgeon takes with a tender wound. abr dear Y, our advertises was about to use a lucifer— T rusto ne lueife r !" gentle man on the ottoman shuddered. fo er said " lucifors have always done well enough la sto I have often thought myself lucky to get them lea ves ' of tob acco, too, I have now and then used dock t, 4. ' W e are no t part i cular at Morumbidgee." A c t t where ?" exclaimed Y, with an energy that I could ea a gentleman bel ieved was in him. ger eatlernan is speaking of his country-seat," ob veclX, r • 4, yes ), ept oving.y. ait aPle Sai d "in South Australia. lam a rough, lou,, fel low, who have made my money Go o d 1 ,, over in that co • exclaimed X, taking out his note-book. " How ve u r w ?" Pard o _ , considerable amount of money," replied I, with This"!.ttle pride. eoc rn looks like business," observed X, with a radiant Z lnee . eri ca y . ll y o „ do us the honourof shaking hands with you?:' o i r eni the ottoman. "X, shake hands with Morum and An I tnaY addresshim by his territorial title) for self t, quer will A rid YOU ? 41 4 e !" 11 come back to England, gentlemen," I con an." With the intention cf spending this money like ft : 4°ll is X " get up, ad fill your glass, sir the ocea- Dsee l s-Preh le• Let us drink the health of our ; advertisee eriti s h e 4 PPrePriat e manner ; with Highland honours and Lear cheer s- We are most unfeignedly glad to see him, ent 'at cif rosper • intentions Pity, to be assured of his honourable tasasiinset I)shiltltiiiiitlcearearggount upon our best endeavours to them out. Morumbidgee, (what a h ay s understand one another. You have money of hand a ouly debts, and a very little credit. On the sea ). , You have had experience whatever of civi th wher no Mo s t e as, we, alas! have seen much more of it eople Qti e h a P . ce ed re the ° ddly assorted companions who pro to • rth ado wa 2:ive_stigate together the lights and Perie llee o n London life. The practical ex of t the bush -rang er an d th e i nsouc i ance w ell-bred Companions are frequently brought Two O'CLOCK. Rather less business has been transacted to-day in the market for English Funds, though nothing politically or otherwise has transpired to check business. The favourable Bank return, and the abundance of money, keep prices in a very firm position, and the increased steadiness of the Rentes is not without some effect. Consols are still 90 / for transfer, and 881 if, less the dividend, for the account. Dealings have taken place in the New Threes and the Reduced Annuities at 871 a and at 871 j respectively. Exchequer Bills are ls. to 3s. prem. Bank Stock is marked £1 lower, at 2481 249.. Less animation has prevailed in the Indian Depart ment ; the 5 per Cents., 1870, are a little lower at prices ranging between 106 and 1061 ; Enfaced Fives are marked 1011 ; ditto 51 per Cents., 107 ; and the Bonds under £l,OOO, 255. prem. There has also been a considerable falling off in the number of dealings in the Foreign Stock Market, but it has not led to any depression. On the con trary, Turkish Fives have risen 1 to 321 .; Greek also 1:to 131 141 ; while Mexican are well sus tained at 171 1 ; Spanish Passive at 211 1; and Italian at 55 The Spanish Certificates, how ever, are flat, being 141 1. Bargains have taken place in some of the other stocks as follows : Brazilian 5 per Cents. 1865, 691 a ; Danubian 7 per Cents., 67 1 68 ; Egyptian 7 per Cents. 1864, 841 ; ditto Government Railway Debentures, 851 ; Peruvian 5 per Cents. 1865, 68:1 69 1 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. 1856-63, 431 ; ditto 5 per Cents. 1864, 93 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. New Deferred, 32/ 1; Turkish 6 per Cents. 1858, 591 4 ; ditto £lOO Bonds, 60 ; ditto 1862, 581 ; and ditto £lOO Bonds, 59 1. Only a moderate amount of business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market, but prices in most instances exhibit considerable buoyancy. Great Eastern, have advanced 1 ; North-Western and Metropolitan each I ; Midland and South Eastern each 4 ; Great Western and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln each £1 ; and Brighton, 1. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there has been little change of importance. South Aus trian and Lombardo-Venetian have advanced 1 ; and East Indian, 4 ; Great Western of Canada remain steady at 12 1 1 -, ; and Grand Trunk of Canada, at 184 ; American Securities are generally a shade higher. United States 5-20 Bonds have improved 4 7 to 69i 70i ; Erie Shares f i to 49f 50f ; Illinois Shares f, to 771 78. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have advanced f to 60 61 ex coupon ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds are steady at 39 39f ex coupon. Bank Shares are flat. Imperial Ottoman have declined to 91; London Joint-Stock to 41i 4 ; and Union of London to 441; Consolidated are 1 li, prem. ; and National Bank have improved to 67 f Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are rather flatter. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. are marked 80 811 ; Credit Foncier of England, 31 ; Hud son's Bay Company, 17 ; London Financial, 81 1 91 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 99. MININ G MARKET. FRIDAY, Two o'Clock. Business in the Mining Exchange has been more animated. The shares chiefly inquired for have beim Grenville, East Grenville, Prince of Wales, Cooks' Kitchen, North Crofty, East Lovell, and Great Vor. Annexed are the current quotations : Cara Camborne, 23s 25s Od ; Chiverton Moor, 4} 1 ; Chontales Gold, 2i ; Clifford Amalgamated, 6.1 ; East Basset, 21 23 ; East Caradon, 51 b ; East Lovell, 11 111 ; East Russell, 3 3; ; East Wheal Grenville, 11 2 ; Great Limey, 171 181; Great South Tolgus, 7s 6LI 12s 6d ; Great Wheal Vor, 17 18; Marks Valley, 4 4f ; North Crofty, 2 21; North Treskerby, 3 31; Prince of Wale; 253 27s 6d; South Condurrovr, —s —s; South Darren, —; West Seton, 1221 1271 1 ; Wheal Basset, —; Wheal Buller, 19 20 ; Wheal Chiverton, ; Wheal Grenville, 20s 22s 6d; Wheal 6eton, 144 145 ; cveks' Zit- ""--- ~~ YOU. Ti E SUN, 1.0.NL ON, FRIDAY EVENING," NOVEMBER 16 1866. chon, 7 8 ; Groat Rotallick, 88 10s ; Tincroft, 9 10 ; West Caradon, 15 15k. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Dec. 6 BBl, i x d 3 per Cent. Reduced B7 i New 3 per Cent , 871 -1 Annuities ' 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Ap r il, Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — :;ew 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. o per Cent. Jan. 1873 — .xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 4 per Cent 1 5 pin • Do £5OO ii 1 5 pm Do £lOO & £2OO „ 1 5 pin Bank of En g l an d St oc k, 51- per Cent ... 219 Si Ditto for Account — iNDLIN GOVERNMENT SECURrTrES. tathau Otock, 101 per Cent.., April 1874._ --- Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. I 1, , r Cent., Oct. 1883 Do. Certiileates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51. per Cent., May 1879 lo7' Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Ponde,4 per Cent., £l,OOO — Pn , Do. under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK . . Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 .;razilian 5 per Gout — Do. 4-1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 I>o. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. 2. 1 cecina Do i. 1.00 Bonds — D .i 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 011iiian 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent.. Do. 6 per: Cent A — CJlonibian, 6 per Cent. Juba, 6 per Cent. thinish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 861 .... Danubian Principalities Do. Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred tcgyptian 7 per Cent — bo Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Bl4 Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures B5l Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons 1)0. Account G lateinala 5 per Cent. It Tian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway Vexicar. 3 per Cent Do. Account Do. 1804 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ' liontevidean 6 per Cent lloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) mvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 69 1 81 Do 41 per Cent. (liribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Porttiguose 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1850, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1861 93 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cont. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1833 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 584 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent.,1863 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Ditto 11 per Cent. Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186' — 1)o Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 pr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch '2,1 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gui , , Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9O 1 Do. Account THE PRINCE OF WALES. - - There was a rumour very general to-day that the Prince of Wales had met his death in Russia. It is a pure invention made for the purpose of getting up a sensation. LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Beforo the Judgo Ordinary.) HUDSON V. HUDSON. This was a petition presented by the wife praying for dissolution of marriage on the ground of adultery desertion. From the evidence it appeared that the parties wore married at Soho Chapel in 1858, and in about twelvemonths after the husband went to India to join his regiment in the Indian army, of which ho was a lieutenant. Previous to his departure from England he never introduced his wife to his family, and in the correspondence which insured after he had quitted England, he never made use of the words either of husband or wife. He always signed himself your sincere friend, although the tenour of some of the letters showed that he expected his wife to follow him to India. The last letter received from the re spondent was in the year 1860, and it was not until the year 1862, that his wife in England discovered by the newspapers that the respondent had gone through the ceremony of marriage with a lady at Bombay, when the present suit was at once instituted. A gentleman named Dawes proved the handwriting of the respondent in the registry-book of Soho Chapel, and also stated that ho was present at the marriage of the respondent in August, 1862, which took place at Bombay, the lady's name being Margaret Elizabeth Brown. After the wedding his residence was principally at Kurrachee, and they frequently visited the witness during the time ho was in the Presidency. rivhe e Ordinarypd a decree nisi. said bigamy and adultery had been p r o Judge and then h o pronounced BRITISH I' Atlantic t St. Lawrence Born., Baroda..n Cen.ln gu. 5 per cent.. Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Butf.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- l.• • Calcutta & S. E., lim e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pl Eacq. gu., 5 do East le (hail, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .J Extension rand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pr. f. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do do jelernA 1 ,4 t. India I'en. gust. 51).c. l'o. Ciao. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 2.0 qt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do treat Wes. of Canada.. Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 64 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Nielb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. it I.C'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi D0..d0 . . Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot " 4 I SSE, 100 100 100 all 100 100 1021 2 10! 104 i BEAUTIFUL BOOKS. Already, even so far in advance of Christmas, our Library Table is crowded with 'a goodly collec tion of elegant and costly volumes. Conspicuous among these, as being equally beautiful within and without—mens sana in corpore sano—is the charming collection, most charmingly illustrated, of Heber's Hymns (Sampson, Low, Son, - and Marston). These favourite Hymns, so familiar to vs all, have been hitherto scattered in various publications, and, as the editor truly remarks, they are individually known and admired without reference to their author or to each other's excellence. In turning over these pages, so beautifully illustrated and so exquisitely adorned, how many familiar friends will be gladly recognised. Chief among the►a all, perhaps, that lovely Christmas greeting-- "Brightest and best of the suns of the morning, Dawn ou our darkness and lend us thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our Infant Redeemer is laid. Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining, Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall, Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all !" Conspicuous among the illustrations is that which adorns St. Stephen's Day. The martyr on his knees, looking up, sees the Heavens open and the Divine Saviour with his hands outstretched to wel come his victorious servant. Equally gorgeous in its external decorations of violet and gold is the collection of Idyllic Pictures (Cassell, Petter, and Galpin). Each of these fifty pictures is a story in itself. The graceful verses which accompany them are hardly required, so vividly do the various scenes recount their own history. • One of the most striking is significantly entitled "No Hope ?" and represents the Physician at the Patient's door, about to descend the stairs, and by him is the eager Ques tioner, asking, as we must all do more than once in oar lives, that momentous question, fraught with life and death, with happiness and affliction. The - face- of the' doctor, as it silently reveals what his lips aro slow to utter, is admirably done. Another interesting and more attractive scene, entitled " Mary's Wedding-day," represents a girlish bride at the knees of her mother, who is tenderly caress ing the child she is about to loses " Wee Rosie Mary," again, is a charming little sketch of a little roguish damsel, bedecked with ridiculous finery, and trailing a long train behind, much to the delight of her playfellow kitten. We must not particularise all the pictures in the collection, but the three we have chosen haphazard may serve as very fair spe cimens of the whole. How shall we speak of the next bewildering claimant upon our atten tion 7—The History of Croquemitaine. (Cas sell, Petter, and Galpin.) An amazing com pound of the grotesque and the chivalric, the chronicles of Froissart and the pantomimes of Blanchard !—such is the medley presented to us by the combined skill of M. L'Epine, the French author of " the legend of Croquemitaine and the chivalric times of Charlemagne," of Tom Hood, the English " free" translator, and of Gustave Dore, the yet more " free" and ,marvellous illustrator of the same. A magnificent volume is this, of large dimensions, and containing no less than one hun dred and seventy-seven illustrations from the match less hand of the great French artist, whose pencil is equally familiar with the sublime and the ridiculous. A pleasant combination of the two is to be found in this veracious history of Croquemitaine. The story commences with a description of Charlemagne, and " really, my dear readers," says the author, "if you are not satisfied with Charlemagne for a hero you must be very difficult to please," and the chro nicle concludes with that fatal catastrophe— " When Roland, the flower of chivalry, Expired at Ronoesvalles." Very effective are Gustave Dore's illustrations of the fatal scene, strewn with the dead, where Roland, the last survivor on that hard-won field, having blown upon his horn that farewell blast which still thrillingly reveberates among the echoes of the past, fell lifeless, clasping his beloved sword Durandel. In the pathos inseparable from such a termination the absurdities of Croquemitaine are ignored ! But we have not finished yet with Gustave Dore !" Two hundred Sketches (Frederick Warne.) Two hundred sketches, humorous and grotesque, by the same indefatigable artist. In presenting these collected sketches to the public, the publisher reminds us that Gustave Dore's especial forte is the grotesque, and that fami liar as the English public are becoming with his name they are not sufficiently acquainted with him as a grotesque artist ; it is as such that he is most re nowned, and it is as such he is represented in this collection now before us. Grotesque, indeed, are the majority of the sketches; the faults and follies of the day, whether in Paris or London, are fair game to the good-humoured satirist. The crowded steamboats racing across the channel at the time of the London Exhibition are ridiculous in the extreme, and the fishes are frightened from their propriety by the hats, caps, umbrellas, &c., that strew the ground beneath the ocean. The scenes at Baden are very amusing, among others the expression of alarm " which you may naturally feel on meeting the gentleman whose mortal chal lenge in Paris was one of the chief reasons of your visit to Baden 1" Among the Beautiful Books that surround us not the least beautiful are those designed for youthful readers. The little ones are indeed in luck's way this Christmas, if we may judge from the store of artistic attractions already provided for them. We have hero The Child's Garland of Little Poems (Cassell, Petter, and Galpin), which is a feast for the eyes to look on. In the centre of the blue and gold cover of this little volume is a gorgeous group of roses and other flowers, beautifully coloured and embossed, as .if freshly strewn there by the hands of Flora! In turning over the pages we find one and all surrounded with a graceful illustrated border suggested by the letter-press. Here a little group crowd round the blazing fire, and there some wanderers are belated in a snow storm. Here a hen and chickens are pecking at the farm, and there a fairy carriage is careering at full speed ! The little poems by Matthew Barr are of the sim plest character, the borders are designed by Gia comelli, and the little book is charmingly inscribed " To earth's sweetest flowers, the children of our hearts 1" Equally attractive is a companion volume Little Lays for Little Folk (George Routledge and Sons). Equally gorgeous in outward appearance (with the exception of the coloured bouquet) this little book contains a collection of those poems which the editor, Mr. J. G. Watts, rightly believes to be already recognised favourites with the young. These little poems, which number, among others, " The Mouse's Petition," by Mrs. Barbould ; " The English Girl," byJane Taylor ; "The Beggar Man," by Aiken ; " Father is Coming," by Mary Howitt ; " Lucy Gray," by Wordsworth ; " Baby May," by W. C. Bennet ; and others equally attractive, are most charmingly illustrated. "The Little Gleaners," "The Little Hare," " Catching Prawns," and a capital little poem by the editor, " Little Kit," are all the subjects of most delightful illustrations. Nor must we forget " Robin Redbreast," who sings to us from amidst a very profusion of artistic embellishments in which the leaves of the summer boughs, succeeded by the fruits of the au tumn, give way to the frost and snow of winter, among which poor Robin still continues to chirp and sing. " Little Lays for Little Folk" will be right welcome to many little hearts and hands. The Boy and the Constellations (Warne and Co.), by Julia Goddard, may be called a fairy tale of the stars. Some of those old famous legends which remain "lettered in light" over our heads, the mysteries of Araos and Callisto, of Ariadne, of Hercules and Cerberus, of the Pleiades and the Hyades, and many others, are narrated to the won dering Fridolin by no less a personage than the Moon herself, who condescends to visit him. These various amazing histories are very exquisitely v e illus trated by the pencil of A. W. Coop er ared . tir h.n left to the last what should have appet l this list of children's books, the very attractive little volume by Mrs. Bradford', The Bible opene d for Children Children (Cassell, Petter, and Galp i n). The prin cipal histories of the Old and Ne,v Testament are here very simply narra ted, with a few ex planatory questions and answers at the close of each chapter, supposed to be asked by a group of little children who are listening to ,the stories. Some of the incidents, among others Daniel in the Lions' Den, are the subjects of some excellent illus trations. , d flintithz .m.„„ HER MAJESTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, Thursday. The Queen, accompanied, by her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales, walked and drove yes terday afternoon. Their Royal- 'Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian went out waling. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, attended by Mr. Sahl and Mr. Legg, went to London yesterday and honoured the morniz;g performance at Her Majesty's Theatre with his presence. Her Royal highness Princess Beatrice, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Major-General F. Seymour, C. 8., also went to London • and honoured Miss Ilihiyard with a visit. Their royal highnesses returned to Windsor Castle in the evening. The Earl of Bradford and the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal family. Her Majesty the Queed, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise, and attended by the Countess of Caledon and Lord Alfred Paget left Windsor by special train on the Great Western Railway at 10 minutes before 11 o'clock this morn ing for London, and drove from Paddington to Hyde Park, where her Majesty inspected the works in progress for the National Memorial to the Prince Consort. Her Majesty was received by Lieutenant-General the Hon. C. Grey and Messrs. Scott and Kelk, and was by them conducted round the works, after which her Majesty inspected the sculptures of the Podium, which are being executed by Messrs. Armstead and Philip. Her Majesty returned to Windsor Castle at 20 minutes past 1. Their. Royal Higluaesscs the Princess of Wales and Princess Christian went'out driving. The Duke of Edinburgh `and Prince Christian went out shooting, attended by Lieutenant Haig. The Earl of Bradford and Lord Polwarth had the l honour of accompanying their Royal Highnesses. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY RACES-THURSDAY. The Attingham Park Stakes of 3 sow each, with 20 added; two-year-olds 7st, three Bst 61b, four Bst 101 b, five, six, and aged Bst 121 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 30 soya ; starters thrice without winning at this meeting allowed 31b, four times 71b ; winners at this meeting 51b extra ; about half a mile, straight. Zisca (Fordham) 1 Amour Propre (Pepler) 2 Miss Fanny (Huxtable) 3 Verdi, Star Cross, Lucy Long, Florican, Bird's-eye, and Sing Charming also ran. Won by a length; neck between second and third. Betting—Even agst Zisca, 6to 1 agst others. The Longleate Handicap of 5 soya each, for all ages ; win ners after the declaration of the weights 71b extra; about three furlongs, straight. Volunteer (Fordham) 1 Chibisa, (Butler) 2 Prima D onna (Wyatt) 3 Qui Vive, Kilkenny, Usher, Spokesman, Shrapnell, Haidee, and Lake Superior also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Volunteer, 7to 1 agst Usher and Qui Vive. Won easily. The Caldecot Nursery Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added: the second to save his stake ; winners after Nov. 1 (at ten a.m.) 71b, if of 100 soya 141 b, or the second in such latter race 51b extra ; about half a mile ; 45 subs. Greenback (Kenyon) 1 Venom .. (Quince) 2 Knight Errant (Covey) 3 Thermometer, Dutch Admiral, Mouchoir, Changeable, and Anchorite also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst ti enoin, 3to 1 agst Knight Errant and Greenback, 8 to 1 agst others. Won by three lengths ; bad third. The Forester Plate of 40 sows (Handicap), for two-year olds and upwards; winners after the declaration of the weights 71b extra; about seven furlongs. Wild Agnes (Covey) 1 Nu Novice (Cameron) 3 Lizard, Double Stout, Nukuheva, and Violent also ran. Betting—Even agst Wild Agnes, 1 to 1 agst Nu, 7 to 1 apt others. Won easily. The Groby Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added ; two year-olds 7st, three Bst 61b, four and upwards Bst 121 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 300 Boys ; about half a mile, straight ; 8 subs. Cromwell - (Kenyon) 1 Usher .. 2 Spokesman (Adams) 3 Betting—Even agst Cromwell, 2 to 1 agst Spokesman, sto 1 agst Usher. Won by a short head; bad third. The Newport Gold Cup, value 150 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added; two year olds sst 131 b, three Bst 11b, four 9st, five, six, and aged 9st 31b ; mares and geldings allowed 3113; winners this year (matches and handicaps excepted) of 500 sovs slb extra ; winners of any Derby, Oaks, St. Leger, Ascot Cup, Queen's Vase, Goodwood or Doncaster Cups 101 b extra; those that never won a weight for ago race to be allowed as follows :—Two year olds (having started twice) allowed 31b, three 51b, four and upwards 71b ; the second to save his stake ; once round (about one mile and a furlong) ; 20 subs. Caithness Moulsey 2 The Special bstregor also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Caithness, 100 to 30 agst Moulaey and Ostregor, 100 to 3 agst The Special. The HAWKSTONE WELTER CUP, value 100 80V8 (Handicap) by subscription of 10 sovs each, h ft; winners of any / handicap after Nov. 1 (at ten a.m.) 71b, of 100 141 b, or second in such latter race 71b extra ; gentlemen riders, professionals 71b extra ; about one mile. Valiant (Foidham) 1 Steamboat (Edwards) 2 Cranford (Parry) 3 - Vigorous and Dean Swift also ran. Betting -6 to 4 agst Valiant, 2 to 1 agst Steamboat, 100 to 15 agst Crauford, 12 to 1 agst Dean Swift. Won by two lengths. A Plate of 25 sovs (Handicap), for two-year-olds and up wards; winners after the declaration of the weights 71b extra; about five furlongs, straight. Whitby., (Parry) 1 Queen of the Isles (Kenyon) 2 Bedford... (Cradwell) 3 Gordian Knot also ran. Betting-7 to 4on Whitby, 5 to 2 agst Queen of the Isles, 10 to 1 agst Gordian Knot. Won by a neck ; bad third. The Longner Hurdle Race Plate of 50 sous (Handicap) ; winners of a hurdle race after Nov. 1 (at ten a.m.) 101 b extra, a second Sib extra ; starters without being placed in the Handicap Hurdle Race allowed 31b. One mile and three quarters, over six hurdles. F ortunatus (A Edwards) 1 Reiufrid. (White) 2 Clown Joker, Dean Swift, and Reubens also ran Betting— Even agast Clown, 100 to 30 agst Fottunatus, 6 to 1 agst Dian Swift, 10 to 1 agst Reinfrid. Won easily. The Copeland Nursoiy Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake ; winners after Nov. 1 (at ten a.m.) 71b, of 100 141 b, second in such latter race 51b extra ; about five furlongs, straight ; 46 subs. Freemason (fluxtable) 1 Greenback ( K en yon) 2 Venom (Quince) 3 Dybbol and Gentle Gale also ran. B Greenback, 5 to 2 cost Freemason, 5 to l ag st others. Won by a length. ett i ng -6 tol4_onn --- RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. 28 Li nco l n l9 Derby . ................... Nottingham 2G I MARCEL 5 Chelmsford APRIL• - Northampton ............ 2 Durham... Windsor .................. 4 Cat tenek Newmarket Craven ..... 8 C at Newmarket Jst Spring. 22 Liverpool .................. York ...................... Bath ........................ 11 r yr Ascot ........................ 4 Windsor .................. 11 18 13ib u ry ................... .. JUI Newmarket 2 Nottingham l6 Down Royal Corporate l7 AUG Stockton York 2l Lichfiold SEPT iiarpenden Epsom. 'E. Stockbridge l9 Newcastle.. Huntingdon 23 Gaodwood Leicester Doncaster OCT, UST. D w e e r y b in y 2288 Newmarket 2cl October 7 Cheltenham l5 NOV: Liverpool IMBER. Newmarket Ist October 24 Richmond .................. 24 IBER. Newmarket HOUghtoll... 21 AMBER. 5 The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about It2i per cent. and the price of gold MI per cent. At these rates there is little or no profit on the Importation of gold from the Vatted St THE FRANKLIN MEMORIAL. The following appeared in - 7u Third Edition cf yester day Abe Admiralty, ov u en t i h n a g g li u Tp it a t s e t d twothe SAhihJe.nPteauktningtiounb, al:mirstinLoarrdmofwtihthe Sir Roderick Murchison, the President of the Geographi cal Society, and proceeded to the foot of the statue , a great number of officers in the navy, members of the learned in procession. Amongst ecapltr.csh thoseeror ap p 0 1 0 - e fs s b e; r t z: c xf ob . Capt. societies, and literary and scientific gentlemen followin Noc'bebdiinisAd miral (Nemesis) Hall, Admiral Oinmanev, Admiral Collin the Rev. Richard Collin sCl:ol:ll(lif°letasSslitt,r.re}Bliiokabmzsis,otnt,yll, Dr. Perry, son, General Sabine, president of the society ; Sir. If. Rawlinson, Mr. A yawl, Captain Richards, hydro graplier to the Admiralty ; Gen. Balfour, J. Craufurd,Esq., Matthew Noble, E,q., the sculptor; Charles KAnt, E sq . , John Murray, Esq., T. H. Brooking, EN., Cotain, Esq., &c. There were also in attendan ce a num b er of stout, hearty-looking seamen, wearing the Arctic mel a ,) , who seemed to take the deepest interest in the proceedings Lady Franklin and a very largo number of ladies wit nessed the interesting ceremony from the balcony of the Athenmutn Club House. Sir R. MURCHISON said he had been desired, as Presi_ dent of the Royal Geographical Society, to request the most fitting person, viz., the first Lord of tha Ae.miralty, Sir John Pakington, to inaugurate the statue raised to perpetuate the memory of that distinguished and most eminent man, Sir John Franklin. The right honour able baronet bad most kindly and most wil lingly undertaken the duty ; and ho therefore called upon the agent of Mr. Noble, the sculptor, to re move the covering that at that moment enveloped the statue. This having been done almost simultaneously, and fol lowed by loud cheers, Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said, after what had fallen from Sir Roderick Murchison, he should occupy their attention for a few minutes. His distinguished and excellent friend informed them that he had undertaken the duty at the earnest request of the Royal Geographi cal Society, but when ho looked around and saw so many distinguished persons present the feeling in his mind was that the most fitting person to have performed the' duty was Sir R. Murchison, but it being the desire that the First Lord of the Admiralty should undertake the matter he accepted the task, and in doing so it afforded him the greatest happiness, because he looked upon their interesting proceedings that day as the completion of a noble work which had been begun by the Parliament of England. By taking part in the inau guration of the statue he felt he spoke the sentiments of all present when be stated that he did so with the most profound respect for the widow of one who had won the admiration of his country, and to whose exertions was mainly owing the success which had ultimately crowned the labour of others. He need not detain them with a de tailed description of the statue ; it was now open to public gaze; but he did think it would be well if ho just briefly referred to the career of the late Sir John Franklin, an officer who had served his country well for nearly half a century, and whose life had been one of incessant work for the honour and glory of his country. The late distinguished officer entered the navy as a boy. He fought under the great and illustrious naval commander Nelson at Copenhagen, and afterwards, actuated by the most noble desire, he joined the exploring party to the coast of New Holland. In 1818 he made the first Arctic voyage. In 1819 ho again left his native home, but on this occasion he went as leader, and, accompanied by Richardson, he performed his second Arctic voyage. He did not'return till the year 1822,but then he came back with great success. In 185 we find him again leaving. England, and for two years he was absent, following up the great discoveries he had made in his preceding voyage. On his return he undertook some administrative duties ashore, and he remained so occupied until the year 1847 ; when released from his civil duties he embarked on his last and expedition. He left his native country, to which it was never his fate to return, but, like his once illustrious commander, the great Nelson, he perished in the hour of victory. (Loud cheering.) The name of Franklin would always be associated with thoseof Davis, cf Baffin, of Back, Parry, and Belcher, not forgetting M‘Lintock and Maclure. He hoped that day's pro ceedings would boa consolation to that illustrious widow, be cause in that statue was recorded a nation's gratitude, that would remain to perpetuate his fame for ages yet to come, and that the name of Franklin would be enshrined among those great heroes of whose glory and whose fame England was justly proud. (Loud cheers.) Sir R. Aluncitisox said, iu the name of those present he had to thank the First Lord of the Admiralty for his at tendance that day. He must feel, ha was sure, the greatest pleasure at seeing so many distinguished persons around him. There was General Sabine, who sailed with Parry in his first glorious expedition; there was Capt. Sherard Osborne, and others whose fame would add a lustre to the annals of their country. It would doubtless be asked to whom was the artist indebted for the design of a por tion of the monument, namely, the funeral ? He would tell them. Repeated unsuccessful search had been made after :he missing expedition, until at last the Government fal- tered, and all, with the exception of about a dozen or two brave men, seine whom he saw around hitu—(eheers)— thought further search hopelesa. Nut so that model of her sex and all good wives, Lady Franklin. (Cheers.) Sho spent a fortune in her endeavours to ascertain the fate of her husband. Sho fitted out the Fox, Captain, now Sir Leopold, M'Clintock took the command, and by that expe dition were the records found which stated that SirJ.Frank lin had been buried with naval honours, and various other matters which for ever set at rest the fate of the expedi tion. For that melancholy intelligence they were indebted to that excellent and warm-hearted woman, Lady Franklin. (Cheers.) That lady had told him (Sir R. Murchison) how grateful she was for the sympathy which had been shown in her behalf, but she also stated that she should never feel completely happy until the whole of the crew of the little Fox had been rewarded and a statue raised in honour of her husband. That wish had that day been fulfilled. (Cheers.) Some difference of opinion might exist with respect to the site chosen for the statue. Ito was one who thought that the proper place for the monument erected to one who had fought at Copenhagen and Irafalgar under the immortal Nelson was near the column of the great commander in Trafalgar squaro—(cheers)— others thought the centre of the space on wllich they were now assembled was the most appro priate spot. If they found it necessary to remove it to the latter, he hoped it would be regarded as the link or bond of union between the men of letters on the ono side, and the men of the army and navy on the other, of which Sir John Franklin, during his life, was a distinguished member. Their work was now done, and all he wished those before him to do was to give three hearty cheers for Lady Franklin. The invitation of the distinguished speaker was instantly complied with, and three of the heartiest and loudest cheers were given with the greatest enthusiasm. Cheers were then given for Sir John Pakington and Sir Roderick Murchison, after which the assemblage dispersed. Bank of England Returns..-Last Evening An Account, pursuant to 1 cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DE) Notes issued ..„.£31,084,7201 the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 1866. TARTMEICT. - - - _ I GOVOIMIIIt. Debt £11,015,100 Othei Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion XS: a l ; OxBist,a6 2 01):1' £31,081,820 i Proprietors' Capi- - ( tat .... ~; . ; £l-1,553,000 Ite-Nt 325471S Public Deposits (including E xchequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 5,145,772 Other Deposits 1G,687,127 Seven Day and . other bills , EPARTMENT. 1 6 overint. S oeu ri ties (including Dead Weight Aunuity) £12,304,391 Other Securities 19,061,233 Notes 7,607,875 Gold and Silver Coin >...” 1,059,887 592,759 £40,233,336 £10 ; 233,38G Liqerpool Cottou Planet—This Day. Market remains unchanged since yesterday. Sales probably 7,000 bales. THE PRETTIEST, DAINTIEST LITTLE ALMANAC we have ever seen is Rim mel's Peyumed Almanac for the coining new year 1867. Th e representative group[, sketched upon page after page, as wo turn the fragrant tablets, are mad e u p o f li ttle men and women singers-.- by children. Child masqueraders—child operatic child jockeys— c hild pugilists. The wholebeingng:rs a; have intehd, as prettily and daintily done as well could be. Mn. GLA DSTONE AT ROME.—In the Journal de Rome of the 10th we read :—" Mr. Gladstone has sent us the following:—" To the editor of the Journal de Lome. Sir,—The Corriere Italian° has published a pre tended account of the interview which his Holiness deigned to grant me on the 22d of last month. I extremely regret that the kindness and the extraordinary condescension of his Holiness, which determined him to accord the favour of an audience to a person so little worthy of it, should have been the occasion of such a narrative. The editor of the journal in question was doubtless led unwittingly into error. Scarcely had I read the report than I sent to some friends at Florence and London the most complete disavowal of it. Informed some hours since that it has also reached Reins, 1 take the liberty to send you these lines with the object of assuring any ono who.has read the account that it is without foundation of any kind whatever. —Believe me, your obedident servant, W. E. GLADSTOIM. L Nov. 9, 1866." ROBINSON V. ROBINSON. This was a suit instituted by the husband for dissolu ion of marriage. The evidence offered in support of the allegations in the petitions disclosed a career of vice and immorality, on the part of the respondent, of such a nature that left no doubt as to her being guilty of the charges brought against her. The Judge Ordinary directed a decree nisi. CHURCHILL V. CHURCHILL AND ABBOTT. This was a petition presented by the husband, praying for dissolution of marriage. The intimacy between the respondent and the co respondent, who, it was stated, was a proctor in Doctors'- commons, commenced during the time ho resided in the house of the petitioner, and shortly afterwards it was dis covered that Mrs. Churchill was in the habit of going to the Four Swans Inn, Waltham-cross, where the co respondent mot her, and that they passed at that place as Mr. and Mrs. Abbott. They remained there for about three weeks, and afterwards lived together as man and wife in lodgings at iVestbourn-terrace and the Marylebone road. The evidence being sufficient, the Judge Ordinary pro nounced in favour of a decree nisi. EERATUM.—In our list of those who were present yesterday at the uncovering of the statuo of Sir John Franklin, the name of Dr. Percy was by accident mis printed as Dr. Pusey. THE LARGEST SYNOPSIS OF TILE NEWSPAPERS of the United Kingdom-the most comprehensive synopsis of them that we remember to have ever seen—has just now been issued in a very handsome form, framed and varnished, by the Messrs. Vickers and Harrington, the well-known Advertisement Contractors, of Cowper's-court, Cornhill. London and Provincial, Scotch and Irish, all aro included iu this ample catalogue in due succession. The Metropolitan Journals leading off, as a matter of course, with the dailies, duly subdivided into morning and evening, gives an alphabetical enumera tion of the weeklies afterwards; and, finally, of the tri monthly, the bi-monthly, and monthly news-publications. 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E. aural. st. No. 2 , Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. , . A stoel , Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 prol Gt 5, and W. of Ireland ‘.;t. Weitern -Originals D.O. S. Val. ltail gua 1 Do. South Wales Do. W. gid.—Oxlord Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire Jz, Yorkshire L.indon and Black wail Lon., 3dg - h., & S Coast Lou., Chat., and D...nrer Do. 31ctrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Han., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's WA: Mid - and Do. £9 Share Do, iiirrain.. & Derby Did Kent North British Do. Ed., Ptii., & Dun N th. Eastern—Berwick Do. Cil.N'E purchasi Do. Leeds Do. York Dc, Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling Do. do. 1850-51 North London Do. do. 18134 5 . Do. do. 18CG North Staffordshire G. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 86 SS 121 123 40 43 13 15 4 8 85 63 70 72 1)o. Scot, kid. 5t.417: Shropshire Union South Devon ,outh I.s...stern Staines, Wck., & Wok Pate Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford At'Kiliterin). Waterloo & "Whiteha I West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 116 12711 531 S 2 34 1184 18 81 44 Jai 10U i Paid. I Closing I Business Price. dune. 26 27 5 6 1 5 U 6 1:6 127 SOU 92 1 5:3 53; 33 33 33 3, 124 :24.i 81 87 1 . 3 2O 117 )18 82 84 4i 19 123 . ; 1241 2 3; 10 11 88 90 i 23 i 25 II 2p 93 d 5 38 38 4 18 101 1:,I3 85 67 99 101 34 3 6 U 10 p 110 1 20 1 21) 1 2p 72 74 114 118 150 151 13 45 63 64 8 9 14 'l5O 2 3; ,SIONS. 66 68 100 102 Id fp 4 744 11 55 60 101 103 100 IC 1 103 104 19 20 65 88 67 59 48 52 50 55 33 10 23 25 24 2 10d 107 it 1 I' 1 99 100 91 93 12a 13 5a 3 d 91 13 83 65 11 Old C 9 100 20 05 64 86 82 t 5 98 99 96 48 14 1 98 99 11i 121 i 1011 it COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per 100 92 94 1321 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug• 1 0 00 92 De. p. c. Mar. & Sept 1(10 90 22 o a c lnB e .7 n G7 t .. . 0 , tv4 Dec.. 6 p . c 31, aJ 1 . 8 1 72 s 100 t; ; Do. sp. c. Jan.. July 100 70 7 8 77 1 Do. sp. c. Inscribed kn. 100 75 7 7 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1 873 100 103 105 thiApl. ‘ vjet,lBoo-1900 100 102 101 Do. do; 1880-9 u 100 102 101 Do. Jan. &July, 159 0 -9; 10 0 103 105 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April ana 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 87 N 89 Ca 3 lon, Nov. 1865, 6p. 100 103 1 0 5 Do. 1878, do. 100 106 ICS Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Natalpuoo:ll, v 2, j 11 4 .1. p .1 5, At sent. iNov.g'37o 192666 111000087 N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.&•141 100 90 D 2 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p e. , 186n 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 100 90 v 5 , - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 8'; h 7 5 ; --New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 0 96 08 931 Do. 5 percent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p, c. 1 868-9 -- sterling, 1875 lO OO 96 98 Queensland G ov. 6p. c lOO 95 9 6 91 5 1 Do. Do. G 100 0 1 d - vBo.7:3BAcour. April a w a :t o r y 1 1 8 34 1 1 0 0 4 8 i 1 0 10 7 , 1 3 00 B ELITISM MINES. 2 Cam. Consul. Gold, 1105 1 Chiverton ........ Bl 8 ! Clifford Amalgamated. 30 - 7 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist. 1 435 415 Ltrakewalls 2.1.0 4 East Bassett (Illogatt) 291 22 21 Nast Caradon 2.14.6 5 6 East Carn Bros 3t Nast Grenvill e 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.0 East Loved ......... 3.9.0 11 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 21 21 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 4 '.treat L *xeY, limited., all 18 19 Great South Tolgus, 0.14.6 Great Wheal Busy._ G. Wheal Vor (I,lQst u 40 17 18 171 ,irenviLe — II erod's Foot .......... 8,3:1180..00 2 1 9 1 : 4 ilingston i)o , .vna Margaret (Uny Lelant 1317.0 2 Marke Valley. - 4 liwyndy Iron Ore, lien 2 1 '4 - :yew Sewn ........ 43 35 15 - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett;thogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 11 3 1 Orosper United..., 7.1.6 Pr-vidence Uny Lelani 1u.6.7 21 26 1 8 . r u r . t g . o . a. C w n. ..................... 3_l i 3 O . 3 4: South regu e asrt a yt t ial r s a lac: d naos o rdisi n kedetu ( . - 8. Wheal Fran. 1 llogaa 18.18.9 18 2 ' Fin Cr01t..... ( 111 ogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard 12 15 17 - West Chiverton ....... West 5et0n...„„ ... 474 130 140 Wheal Bassett , Mogan 5/ 75 85 Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 19 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 rit l . l Fl 4 ati4;NCE bli ARBIL Caledonian Quarters, No. 2, Do. Scottish N.E., Aberdeen, 76 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, Nottingham and Grantham E. and C, 60i P'OREIGN RAILWAYS. .jttonn (SmyrnaßahiaiaandSanlatno idn) Francisco 3 . ; gust. 7 per oent., 131 South Austriau and Lombardo Venetian, 1 1 4 it Foam(4N , rontino and Bolivia Gold, Port Philip, I St. John eel Rey-, BANKS. Oo isolidated Bank, lim,, 5 London it ink of At e xi.o and S. Ameri ca , 1i m., 91 Imperial Ottoman, ltm., 91 London and River Plate, 404 Lo Awl Chartered Bank of Australia, London Joint Stock, 411,1 National Bank, 67 Union of Londou„:411 AIISCELLANEous. Anglo-American Telegraph, 141 15 Atlantic Telegraph, 09 Dit o, 8 per cent., 811 10 Australian 3lort. Land and Finance, Rm., 4/ City of Moscow Gas, lint., 14 Continental Union Gas, 111 11 ., 5} 70 i an l d : , oc re i e a t e y, in C edit- Fonder of Engianu. 31 Crystal Palace, 17: East India Irrigation and C anal, lo} In n th i r t na , ti: l 3 p n e a r l Egyptian Com. and Tradi n tr , lint., k ismet! 90, 41i 5 i :n. Credit and Finance of Lonc llll , lint., 41 Hudson's Bay, i7l Italian Irrig-ation (C a nal CaYour), Ditto London Financial Association. lint , 81 os Lin ion General Omnitius Company, um, 3} Discount t ompany. 14} National Provincial Mariiie, lint , Otago and Southland Investment 11 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 63 Illiyinney Iron. , !6 Rio de Janeiro City ImproVements. 20 Iloyal Mail Steam. 9 telegraph Conbtructivn and Maintenance, 1' Ditto (£l‘,), 142 lm., YORKSHIRE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.—At the meeting of the members of the Yorkshire Rifle Association on Wednesday afternoon in the Guildhall, York, the Lord Mayor presiding, a very satisfactory report was present e d from the council of the association. The balance in the hands of the treasurer had increased from £62 102. 11d. to .£l7B Os. 11d., and the annual subscriptions amounted to upwards of £320, or an increase of about .£7O, while the amount this year in prizes exceeded that of 1864 by £9.83 165., and in 1865 by £lBl ss. ; the working expenses had been materially reduced. Of the balance in hand it was determined to invest £l5O, and it was also decided that the next prize meeting of the association be held in the last whole week in June, with power to the council to alter the time if it was thought desirable to do so . L or d B o l ton was elected president of the. association for the ensuing year, and a suggestion made that a camp bo formed at Wimble don next year for the Yorkshire Volalateer6 who shall shoot there was favourably received.