The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-04 00:00:00

J 42 1 -v! . Kaiak their Em- !mble ettle- The hares noted par. Mo- ng at ilway qorth ; Five 63f. ck.— uota- [2 50 ay. rning , and L and veyed anon, was 7 at a loved Ipany The ngirie [ncess icester on or their. ;e and lay for ft his Dodge y are ,odge, party t Ap- ill at is not 1 are [lamp- neral reg- agooil TIONE7'-MARKET AND COMMERCIAL ', :.- I'ELLI G NO:g, TWELVE O'CLOCK. . The official rate of discount has been advanced from 7 to 8 per cent. The measure was generally anticipated, in conse quence of the continued efflux of gold from the establishment, and the comparatively insignificant amount that must have been received there during the week. In addition to this fact the position of the exchanges is adverse, and the large demand there is to send silver to the East is shown by the hl.gher rates obtained yesterday afternoon on the bills for India. The establishment, too, must have reduced its reserve of notes very much by the in creased demand experienced for discount accommo dation and the payment of the quarter's salaries. At the bullion department of the Bank of Eng land, yesterday afternoon, there was a withdrawal of £50,000 in sovereigns for Alexandria. & new loan has been announced by Messrs Baring Brothers and Co. for the Argentine Re- The amount required is £2,500,000, but only half i s t o b e fi rst i ssued in a 6 per cent. stock, at the price of £75 for every £lOO. The biddings for £350,000 in bills on India took place yesterday afternoon at the Bank of England. The pr oport i ons allotted were, to Calcutta £227,000, to Madras £22,700, and to Bombay £lOO,OOO. The minimum price . ,lwas, as before, is. 1i d. on Calcutta and Mad ras , an d l s . 111 d. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras, at i s . Hid., will receiv e about 24 per cent., and on Bo m bay, a t full Id.) about 27 per cent. Abo v e these prices in The following are now the rates on deposit ac counts allowed by the discount establishments :- 5 per cent for money at call, 6 per cent. for seven daps' notice, and 7 per cent. for 14 days' notice. Two o'CLocs. According to Reuter's telegram the French Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 50c. Plat, The English Stock Market has been influenced b y the alteration in the rate of discount. Prices gen erally are flat, and Consols are now quo t e d 87 1 for money, and 871 1 for February. The New Th rees and Redu ce d A nnu iti es are 861 1 87 ; hequer Bills, 2s. dis. ; Bank Sto c k, 246/ ; I n di a Icstock, 210 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 102/ 1. Several sa l es h ave taken place in the Market for Foreign Stocks, and prices generally have shown depression. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 42 / ; Mexi can, ez all, 221 23, and the New Bonds 20 ; Greek, 15 15 ; Spanish Passive, 271 j. ; Certificates, 14/ ; Italian, 621 j ; the Confederate Loan, 6 7 ; an d Brazilian Scrip, 21 1 prem. 7 56 A merican securities are fiat. United States 5-20 E Erie are 64/ 651; Tllinois shares, 771 ; and i 7 . Business in the Railway Share Market has been " 11 ) and in several instances prices show less firm s' Lancashire and Yorkshire and Midland have each declined 1, North Western and South Eastern eac h if and Metropolitan 1. The F ore i gn and Colonial lines generally remain a t steady rates. 13 ahk and Mi sce ll aneous Sh ares are quiet. ~°11 -Lon- Ch artered of Australia have improved to 23 ; voolonial to 45/ ; Alliance are at 29} ; Imperial t o t . tei nan, 131 ; L on d on Fi nanc i a l , 191 ; N at i ona l Glsceunt Comp an y, 16/ , 171 ; an d O veren d, co met and C o ., 211 211 ; Ch ar l es L a fi tte an d ,i'e• shares are quoted 2 31 prem. ; London Steam " r ing Company, 1/ 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 9 . GOVERNMI3NT FUNDS. Der Cent. Do. Accoun C onsols ~ t, Jan. 9 Z.Per Cent. Reduced B7l f 7 861 1 7 63 I New 3 per Cent 863 i 6 1 i mew 2 3 per Cent. Jan. 1894 - A __ D° • 6 per Ce n t. J an. 1873 - D "-uuuiti es, 30 y rs, expire sth Jan 1880 - o. for 30 yr s , expire sth April," 1885 - E Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 - Uttequer Bills, X 1,0003 per Cent. 2 die Do, Do £5OO - £lOO and £2OO _ B ank of E ngland Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account - i into GOVEIcsatENT SEcustrrEs. 41 ,dian Stock, 101 per C en t., AprillB74 2lO x d „o Acco un t uo. 5 p er C en t. J u l y , 1870 De. p er Cent., Oct. 1888 !;'o• Certificates - „ . "0. Enfaced Paper 4 perE en t - D 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 - ,°. 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 L ' - o. 4 p er Cent., Aug. 1866 - Do. Bonds, £ l ,OOO l4 pm 1)0 . under Xl,000 VO REIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. tOstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 - D O . °• 4 razan 5 per C en t - Lo Per Per Cent., 1852-5840 . 18E3 - bo. 186$ ... - DODo Account 74 5 4/ R g tv ,„' - criP. £25 paid f e m :' B ,,, c A c yres 6 per Cent 11 A ount ecg 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) - 0 , 8 • 41 Cent nt _ ;Jo. 3pe f4otoabian 6 per Cent. ',11441 6 per Cent. - " 'eh t i e - 3 per Cent., 1825 - p D ubs • 4 per Cent., 1863 - e Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid - Doiez p„ . ~, , - 4ec zcipanues Itloador 731 Cent Consolidated, 1 per Cent - E •% rovisional Land Warrant - !) Ptai 7 per Cent 92 ~., Second issue D o 4100 Bonds 94 1)0 1864 913 I 3 Dot 100. Bonds 92 (I n ee A - Per Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons - Do.-4.....cc c oupons - t.,„ -CCOllllt - . 14 5 Cent - -Do 486,,,ziPer • 14 1) 14? . 184 and 1850 - -Ani 4 o 5 per Cent, 1865 •,',.,•'0,2: Account t i • 3/arm:mama Railway - ° cr l p, X 67/ paid - k. ? ° Per Cent. 1864 - D' 3 per Cent - ..A.ceount D o 1864 2Ol ,b 0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French 1,,,.."0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c • itiontevidean 6 per Cent, ao paid N°°llBh Imperial 5 per Cent i c.,'W Granada •uo 2 per Cent „Do Deferred - h - "0 Land Warrants (Hectares) -0 . 6 per Cent, 1864,.. , ... . ............ . - Bo Guaranteed, 4 per Cent - Peruvian 41 per Cent •",°. Account V.,0 Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds - DO- per Cent. (Uribarren) - p,,, 4 1 per Cent., 1862 - 1)-'11311ese 3 per C en t., 1853 - •u -s o ° per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, - , • Account4s} ' Lbli ssian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St - D°Do 41 -/ Per Cent 1850 Do 4 1 per Cent., 1860 14"o/1_5 per Cent. 1864 - S•r•°'• countr Cent ... 0 . Po is•ha3cpoeurnt Cent - - Ditto- 43 Do ew Deferred - p o ° A ccount p . , assive - 131., ° . Account 273 .6 413 ,° Cert. of Coup not funded - Sw ° . A ccount l4l 15 141 edish 4 D e , A , per Cent. - 'N az i m- per Cent. 1864 - to o 6 6 Per Cent. 1854 - DtO ,Account 89 ° ° A Per Cent. 1858 B ° Ac count 691 3 - tDo 4100 Bonds o A ccount 68f f 8 1)0 -900 Bonds D o 5 ° Per Cent., 1863 - I:2,Per Cent. 1865 - 1"; ; " eri P, £36 paid - 42/ 313 be •C1(0 Bands Ir ene z . 4 4 3e rr Cent. Gu aran t ee d - bo 1 a Per Cent, - to• . 1 per C ent Dividends Pretm",hridends on the above payable in London. Italia io•entes 3 per Cent. _D o 0 Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. - v 4c unt •" 00 ,sols for money THREE O'CLOCK. j "' ° • /'eb• Ac3ount "!---..----.-7,_------2=l-: 7ixd Liverpool Cotton Market—This Tay. te eh A • tin '' 4l ng th e action of the Bank of England to :3P' the rnsaerkeolpened with a moderate demand, 44(1 e als will b ales probably foot 8,000 or 10,000 SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. OIWINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian • • • • Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. &London, scrip Certi. no. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northprn D ). A stock Do. B stock Do. IN ew• is. at 25 pn Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original D . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Q 3 95 28 29 94 96 13 15 Ili 5i 68 72 70 72 112 114 42 i 3 7 131 127 143& 144 i N 94 571 681 Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanc 'shire& Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. dt North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New 38 40 33 37 IG2 UO4 :22 122 9 12 102 101 37 33 125 32Si' 91i ¶sil 61 63 131 135 3 1)1, 1 Jir, 101 103 Do. Extension Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid , and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby %lid Kent 123 1230 11 1 11 93 115 North British ... Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire 67 69 7 29 1104 1114 72 73 101 i 105} 36 37 10 I 1 p 126 128 2 2,p 2 24p 76 77 11 12 148 151 66 68 112 114 N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. st..)ck Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall Railways. I p aid. ' Closing I Business Price. done. BRITISH P Atlantic& St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. E shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. :872-3- 4 Calcutta & S. E., Bin C,ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p; East. Beni; al, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad a Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds. Do. do. deferred ... Do. 3d Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref.isCooli Do. do. deferred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 'o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent D 4f per cent Do Great Wt a. of Canada.. Do. New ..... Do. Bp. c. Bds. pay . 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. di Hudson's Bay N. it 1. C' da, 6pc 1 st pf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi d Do. do 'a' 6, Do. Pun jaub 1 Do.lndus COLONIAL GO VHS; British Columbia,6 per' cent., Dec. 31,15 7 2.. ICan.G6v.6 p.c.ja. & July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. e. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Capo G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9 Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1863, 6 p. c Do. 1678, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and Jtily Do. 1. , 78 Do. 1882, Mayis, Nov. ,t Do. 1895, Feb. .1z Aug Natal .;ov. o per cent N. 8.G0v.8 p.o.Ja. &Jul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p •c., 186 r Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189.: New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. la &July Do. do, 4s pril & Oct 54 66 74 75 8 9 147 150 3 p IC2 104 49 51 ,SIONS. 6 i da 100 101 1 61 c 1 6i Ip 10 11 75 80 99 101 65 70 100 103 102 102 103 104 par 6r) 35 36 87 89 66 68 55 60 58 68 50 55 47 50 42 46 34 36 34 35 103 104 ~ ~~~ i i P 1011 1026 16i 17 4 80 /5 85 17 1 hd 1011 i 1021 93 95 89 91 63 45 82 84 1 )14 1024 101 i 1021 94 99i KENT SECUR. 93 4'5 94 BO 94 96 79 81 81 93 101 103 104 106 104 106 105 107 90 92 10.) 102 It 6 8 103 105 106 108 104 106 105 107 98 100 96 18 1 0 102 93 95 87 88 103 105 84 85 101 102 162 104 106 108 104 106 BRITI Cam. Consol. uold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea r, lot Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W l l Russell (Tavistk Gam. At StA übyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist .a Grenville Herod's Foot Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Nlwyndy Iron Ore, lim New Sewn North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr ,videnee Uny Lvlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran (11logan stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and (Megan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (I, , skeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (I.ls SR MINES, 2.1.0 29i 2.14.6 3i 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 8.18.0 1 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 2i 43t SBj 4.4.0 2.13.1 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 3.2.0 18.189 35.15.6 9 all 9 10 20 21 675 695 1 18 20 85 9; 62 61 3 35 1 14 15 3 31 5 7 20 21 15 2 3; 324 .'34 3f 4} 38 38 5} 5f 5 7 4 44 25 10:1 40 50 15 17 6 1 1 36 38 420 410 20 25 if) 12 19 20 4 6 3 4 9 11 89 85 190 200 95 1( 0 324 37) 4 2124 222 i 18 194 1041 I } 1682 k 33 22 r Kt:FEB.II;N CE 11.A.ICES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 104 Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 1061 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 5 per cent., ale PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern qt per.oent. pr., Ditto, new 5 per cent., 90 FORM GN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 14 16 FOIL ILIGN MINE& Cape Copper. lim., 12f Fortuna ( im.), 33 Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., lo 11 General, 22 Scottish Australian, lim., f: BANKS. Alliance, Urn.. 29} I Bank of British Columbia, 211 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 9 Colonial, lim.. 451 6 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 30 Consolidated Bank, lim., 104 Eng ish Joint Stock, lira., 101 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 European Bank, lim. ' 12 Imperial Bank, lira., 281 Imperial Ottoman. 13 * London and Brazilian tlim.), Ditto, new. 74 London and River Plate, 524 Ditto, issued at 14 pm., 124 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and Comity, 801 London Joint Stock, 51/ 504 London and South African, 164 Merchant Bank, lim., ' Ditto new, 11 National Provincial of England, Ditto, d and 3d Issue, 444 New Zealand Bank Corporation. lira., 1 04 Oriental Commercial Bank, lim., late 0. C., 61 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 7* Standard of British South Africa, 164 Union of Australia, 544 Union of London, 544 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph. 8 per cent. gua., 21 Bombay Gas, 11w., 54 City Offices, Dm., 71 Commercial Union, Insurance, 74 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of h.ugHtnd. 84 Ditto, issued at :a prem., of which .£2 ie to pay, 51 - 1 Crystal Palace, F 5 Discount Corporation, 111 Ebbw Vale, Kit English and Foreign Credit, 5 41 Fairb .Irn Engineering, 51 6 Fore-street Warehouse, lira ., 111 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lanuon, lire.. f 1 6 1 Hudson's Bay, 16 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., International Financial society, lim.. 61 6 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, 101 - Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. Ib7o, issued 90, 79 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 9 8./ t London County Land and Building, Rm., 11 London Financial Association, lim . 191 1 19 London and Glasgow Engineerirg and Iron Ship, UM., 12* Milwall Iron Works, 41 National Discount t. ompany, 161 17/ Ocean Marfne Insurance), 241 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 211 1 1 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, lire ,, 71/1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 73 4 Royal Mail Steam. 110 9 Scottish Australian Investment, lira., 130 Smith, Knight, and Co., lini., 11) 14 Thames and Mersey (Marine) Insurance, Universal Marine, Insurance, Um.) 41 'OSSK TIIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY' EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1866.1 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARKETS—This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair average number of beasts on sale here to-day, in but middling condition. Good and prime breeds moved off freely, at an advance in the quotations com pared with Monday of 2d per 81b. The top figure was 5s 6d per 81b. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which changed hands readily, at extreme currencies.. The best Downs and half-brads sold at 6s 8d per 81b. Calves changed hands slowly, at late rates, viz., 4s to 5s per 81b. Pigs were firm, at full prices ; but milch cows were very dull. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d s d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 6 4 0 Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime large oxen ..4 .0 5 2 Prime Scuts. &c.... 5 4 6 6 Crse. and int. sneep.4 0 4 8 Second quality do ..4 lu 5 c s ds d Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 8 6 2 Prime b'tliaown u 0.6 4 6 8 ..La , ge coarse calves. 4 0 4 6 rnme 8 5 o Large hogs ....4 4 6 Small porkers 4 8 5 2 THE GALES. Early yesterday morning the wind blew with great violence over London. On the river a number of coal barges broke away, and were driven ashore; two others, which were moored in exposed situa tions, sank in deep water. All night long men were employed to watch the vessels. In a collision which occurred between a brig from Goole and a sailing barge from Rochester, a woman belong ing to the latter fell overboard, but was rescued by her husband, who only saved himself and his wife by catching hold of a chain attached to the bows of the vessel. The captains who came into the port this morning say that they experienced the greatest difficulty in navigating their ships up the river, and several violent collisions occurred, in one of which two men were drowned, their bodies being carried way by the rapid tide. The deceased are stated to have been both seamen, and they were engaged in bracing up the rigging at the time the collision oc curred. In the docks several vessels had their top gallant masts and rigging blown away. The roof of a house was partially blown off in the Kenning ton-road. At Battersea an unfinished house was almost levelled with the ground. CHATHAM, Wednesday. The strong gale from the southward and west ward which prevailed during the whole of Tuesday night had a remarkable effect on the tide in Chat ham harbour, the tide at low water being the lowest ever recorded by the gauge at the dockyard. In many parts of the harbour shoals which were never before observable were left dry. Nearly every ves sel in the harbour grounded, happily, however, without sustaining any damage. The Wellesley, which is moored some distance up the harbour, heeled over to such an extent that considerable anxiety was felt for her safety, her ports being within a few inches of the water. The Arethusa, the Glo cester, the Adder, and other vessels lying alongside the dockyard, were all aground, a circumstance which has not taken place before for a considerable time. The tide higher up river was so low that the foundations of Rochester-bridge were left dry, and people could walk across the bed of the river, there being not sufficient water to float a small boat through either of the arches. The spring tides for the last few days, as well as yesterday afternoon, have been exceedingly high, the whole of the marsh land opposite the dockyard being submerged. PORTSMOUTH, Wednesday. Anticipations of further rough weather during last night, founded on the unsettled state of the barometer and the appearance of the sky at sunset, were more than fulfilled by midnight, wher_ one of the most furious gales of wind that has been experienced here for very many years swept over The town. Its greatest strength lasted about four hours, two hours before and two hours after high water. In that short time great damage was done to the buildings on shore adjacent to the sea beach, and to everything that stood near high water mark. The Victoria Pier has been very seriously damaged. A large number of the planks are torn up and broken, and portions of the corru gated iron sheeting, which formed a kind of shed or verandah at its entrance, is bent and riven as though it were of pasteboard. The massive gates of the Government sallyport at the King James-gate guard were dashed open by the weight of the sea breaking on them, and the massive stones on which they were set wrenched from their beds. The ex tensive ranges of piling on the sea fronts of the various fortifications have also received great dam age, while the various corporate boards on the sea beach, having painted on them the usual " caution to bathers" have all disappeared. The oscillation of many houses was so violent during the height of the gale as to greatly alarm their occupants, and several instances of partial destruction of the build ing occurred. In some parts of Southsea the real extent of the damage cannot yet be ascertained, owing to the present depth of water in which seve ral streets of small tenements and some houses of moderate size stand. Luckily these houses, which are built on marshy ground without drainage, have been unoccupied for some time, and if every one had been swept away the loss to the community would not have been great. SHIELDS, Wednesday Night. A storm-warning from the Board of Brade has again been followed by a wild and tempestuous night at sea, the wind blowing a strong gale from the south - west. The steamships which have reached the Tyne from the South report having encountered fearful weather on their passage down, and several large ships have returned to port. The schooner Shamrock, of Yarmouth, has been picked up by the Robert Burns, steamtug, off Coquet Island. There was no one on board. She has been brought into the Tyne. There was a report on the Tyne yesterday that a large East In dianian, which left the Tyne a few days ago, laden, was lost upon Hasbro' Sands, and that two of her crew were drowned. The casualties in the North Sea during the recent bad weather are likely to be very considerable. CITY OF LONDON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.—The Corporation of the City of London a few days ago unanimously voted the use of the Guildhall, recently re stored at great cost, for the purposes of an industrial exhi bition, to be inaugurated on the Ist March next. On the motion of Mr. Thomas Lampray, F.R.G.S., of Paternoster row, member of the general and executive committees, it has been determined to devote the surplus funds towards the establishment of a free public library for the City of London. Several City firms have already expressed their intention of liberally contributing to the project, and it is believed the corporation will also lend its aid. AN " ADVANCED" DIVORCE LAW.—In Indiana, he law of divorce is almost as " advanced" as the most radical affinitarian could desire. The husband or the wife, wishing to be divorced, has only to leave his or her partner in another state, repair to Indiana, reside there six months, then swear to an "incompatibility of temper" between him or herself and the said partner, and swear— what are lovers' oaths ?—that the object of the suit is not to form another marriage, and the divorce is at once ordered. Practically, one who desires a divorce goes to Indiana, gives his case with a certain fee to a lawyer, and is presented with a decree in seven months from his arrival. In travelling through Indiana I have often seen lounging about the hotels or in the fields, reading novels or carrying on flirtations with prospective divorce, these wandering forms of a dead past, waiting to be borne over to the Elysian fields of single blessedness. In the old settlements of the eastern part of America, "going to Indiana" has as significant a meaning as "going to Coven- ,ry ;" but in the Far West there is little doubt that the Indiana law marks the direction in which the tide of popular sentiment is setting. And, indeed, now that a divorce does not, in that region, involve the ruin of the character of either party, it is remarkable with what equanimity either learns that the other has, in the phrase of the place, " filed a bill." A distinguished politician and senator of Indiana, becoming interested in the movement for making Kansas a free state, left his wife and repaired to that territory, intending to return soon. Becoming, how ever, identified with the sttuggles of Kansas, the senator stayed away very long. His wife at length demanded his return. He wrote back that it was impossible to return. His wife waited a little, and then wrote declaring that, unless he returned by a stated time, she would sue for a divorce. The senator made no reply, but gave her a glowing account of the patriotic movements in which he bore an important part. The next letter he received was from the clerk of a court in Indiana, informing him that his wife had filed a bill, with another from a lawyer offer ing to defend him. The senator wrote back to the lawyer as follows :—" Dear sir,—Yours to hand. My wife says she will not stand my long absence. If I. were she I would not stand it either. I shall offer no opposition to her suit. Yours, Scc.--." T wo years later, when the divorce had long been granted, this senator returned to Washington as the senator of the free state of Kansas, visited his old home in Indiana, and found his wife still blooming and hand some, and surrounded by admirers. With the rest he visited her from time to time, became presently the accepted lover, and was re-married to her.—Fraser's Magazine. GREENWICH MEAN TIME.--Captains of ships and others engaged in navigation are generally anxious with respect to obtaining the accurate Greenwich moan time. The following notice with respect to this subject was yesterday issued by Professor Airy, the Astronomer Royal:—" Time Ball, Royal Signal Tower, Deal.—The ball will be raised half-mast high at a few minutes before one nearly, and will be raised at the top three minutes before one nearly, every day. It will be dropped by an instan taneous galvanic current from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, exactly at one. The time to be noted is the instant at which the ball begins to fall from the cross arms of the vane. If, in consequence of galvanic accident, the ball is dropped too late or too soon, a black flag will be hoisted, and will be raised till 15 minutes before two. The ball will again be dropped by hand at two. If the wind is very heavy the ball will not be raised.—(Signed) G. B. Amy, Astronomer Royal." The Condition of the Scottish Ploughman, Agricultural servants in Scotland are stated to have been the projectors of building societies and many other means of improving the condition of the working classes, . and now we find that the ploughmen of Midlothian have formed a protec tion society with a view of improving their lot. A general meeting of this society was held t. few days since, when a Mr. James Thomson, of Corstor phine, was called to the chair. There was a large attendance. The CIIAIRMA►N having briefly stated what had been done at previous meetings, called upon Mr. Gray Wilson, solicitor, to read a printed copy of the rules as approved by the committee at the meeting at Slateford on Friday last. The CHAIRMAN, after the rules had been read, said that as this was the third meeting held in con ncction with the Society, and there had been nothing said about their present condition, he felt it a duty they owed, both to themselves and the whole work ing population of this country, to give a full and distinct account of their resources. To begin with, they had on an average £22 a year in wages—some of them having more and others less—six and a half bolls meal, four bolls potatoes, coals driven, and a free house. Calculating the meal at £2 per load, that was £6 10s. ; potatoes at 10s. per boll, £2 ; the rent of a house at £3 ; and the driving of coals at 10s. ; the total •amount would be £34. Dividing that by 52, it would be found that they had scarcely 13s. Id. per week. He thought he had not understated the amount. He rather be lieved that the proper average would stand ls. lower, or 12s. a week. (Applause.) Other classes of horsemen in this part of the country, such as those employodby railway companies, ship companies, and millowners, obtained at the average rate of from 18s. to 20s. per week. Again, a farm labourer had from 13s. to 15s. a week for 10 hours a day, while they (the ploughmen) had at least 12 hours a day, and three hours on Sunday. It would thus be seen that they were paid at least 2s. less than the common labourer. They must be firm, he added, if they wanted to better their condition. There was nothing in the market against them. The masters might blame themselves if there was a strike. They did not want to do so—(applause)—but he thought they might get 16s. or even 18s. a week anywhere. (Loud applause.) In concluding, he read the fol lowing letter he had received from a ploughman : " Dec. 28. " Gentlemen,—l think there is one thing we ought to lay before the public, and that is the present state of our wages, for I am sure there are a great many people who are not aware of our low wages at pre sent. Surely the public and other trades will sym pathise with us when I explain our yearly income at an average, which is £22.0f money, £1 lOs for pota toes, £6 for oatmeal, £2 10s for a house, 15s. for a garden, 10s. for one month's meat in harvest, which makes in all £33 ss. By converting this into week's wages, it gives at the rate of 12s. 10d. per week. Not only are our wages small, but fancy the hours of labour we give for it ! 76 hours per week-13 hours every day at an average, which I believe to be correct. Surely it's time for us to arise and plead our own cause, and do our best to get our labour sold to a better advantage than has been for this number of years back." Mr. T. EWING, ploughman, Myreside, said they would have seen a sonsy ploughman, calling himself " P.A.," writing about the progressional condition of the ploughman. In regard to that, he would wish to give a brief statement for himself, being a plough man near the enlightened city. His fee was £22 a year, two pecks of meal per week—whiles very infe rior indeed—with a forpit of potatoes each day. Now, including rations and wages together—not speaking of the house, for it was a great risk to live in it—that would amount to £29 4s. ; and if they rQduced that sum to weekly wages, he thought it would come to is. 10id. per head for six of a family. That was a poor pauper's allow anco. The sooner Craiglockhart poorhouse was built the better ; they would make grand hands at hoeing the strawberries. (Laughter.) Let them take out of their small deposit the fee of ss. a-week for groceries—a heavy burden indeed for a wife to carry for six of a family from Edinburgh (laughter) —not including sour-dook half mixed with water, which was thus described by the sour-dook poet :- 4 , They've selt sour milk here a' my time, To fill their nasty, greedy purse, Clear water thus half-whitened sine ; And hast to take it with their curse." Let them deduct that, along with an allowance for coals, doctor's bills, and education, and they would see what was left to clothe themselves and their poor benighted family, who scarcely get above the A B C. (Laughter.) He heard that "P. A." spoke about the ploughmen having pleasures in their own time in the hoeing of their own yards and the cleaning of their neighbours' potato ground. God knew that he never felt pleasure nor ease ; and were "P. A." to come and serve with them for one year, he would then see perhaps "step and loup" of it until nine o'clock at night. They were up in the morning during the summer at half-past four to clean the stable, feed the horses, and then graith them for yoking. Then they returned to their brose or por ridge, worrying the contents like Danny Sime's sow, when it let snap at a trough fu' of boiling dreg— (laughter)—with their eyes half opened, and their senses uncollected for that thoughtful consideration of their duty to that Wise Director who made all backs to, bear the burden. And thus the hour ar rived for yoking, fair helter-skelter, like Tam Dunn's waggoners ; and then they had to tear on worse than any hulk convict or African slave, standing out all day among the blasts'and storms of winter. When working on the led-farms one hour was scarcely allowed man or beast for meat and rest. They had to take with them a bit dry crust of bread—whiles a little sour dook to wash the bit bitie doun their throat. They need not speak of beef, for he could hardly get a pennyworth of banes to ma k' a wee drap soup at intervals. So they might judge what state their physical bodies were in. Their very heart was rackit—yea, wearing on to contraction — their joints and thighs were sore, their legs wearing on to rheumatics, and indeed to that condition so well described in the agonising lang ua g e of Burns-- " Blind o' an o' a leg, Aboot to seek a pass for leave to bag." (Laughter and applause.) H e heard a farmer, not 20 miles from town, state to his men one day th at the two hours at mid-day were never allowed for them but for the horses. Wise ignorance, indeed, for a Solomon farmer. He thought it would be better that the man should go and take charge o f the rebels in Jamaica, and he would see what struggles and privations were. (Loud laughter and applause.) The ploughmen throughout Scotland should arouse themselves and throw off that lethargy w hich bound them with haggard simplicity, well woven through slavish fear, to their masters. He thought it would be far better if servants would keep at a distance with their tongue either from master or mistress. They would be more highly valued by their fellow -servants than when working in drudgery or deceit and undermining a fellow mortal. Let them all take off that canker-worm of scandal and clash which they practised towards one another ; let them all puton the robe of honest love, unity of spirit, and firmness; and let them all have a little share of the mantle of independence, like their immortal predecessor, the poet Burns, who sang the songs of love and liberty. (Applause.) Let them all unite with one voice, like the loyal masons who struggled heart and soul for the nine hours' movement. He pressed upon them strongly to come forward and enlist themselves under the banner of this society, and help them in sustaining this susten tation fund for the relief of the distressed who were laid on the bed of affliction, and for the protection of their own rights. He had known men who had been faithful servants for from 20 to nearly 30 years in one place, who, when they became stiff through years of toil, and deformed with rheumatics through winter's sullen blast, had had their master passing the verdict upon them—" Depart from me, for you will soon turn a pauper upon my hands." There was no happiness to cheer their old age, no consolation given to their bereaved souls; they were left to rot and decay in the midst of anxieties and care. (Loud applause.) BOW-STREET. A MODERN GEORGE BARNWELL.—Thomas Coulson, assistant to the Messrs. Shoolbreds, the extensive silk mercers and drapers, Tottenham-court-road, was charged with stealing five ladies' collars, value 15s. 10d., a quantity of dresses, shawls, mantles, drapery, hosiery, and trim ming, over £lOO in value, the property of his employers. Mr. Bowden, the chief clerk at Messrs. Shoolbreds, said it was the practice in the house, when the goods were sold and paid for in the shop, and directed to be sent home to the residence of the customer, the assis tant who had sold them ought to send the parcel into the packing-room with a ticket written and signed by him, giving the address to whom the parcel was to be sent. In the packing-room the address was copied on the parcel, and the ticket was filed. The assistant keeps a duplicate ticket, and eventually he files it in the cashier's desk. Yesterday a parcel was sent with a ticket bearing the fol lowing address, "Mrs. Graham, 26, Lupus-street, Pimlico. Coulson, paid." Some suspicion beingentertained respect ing the prisoner, witness went to the cashier's desk, exa mined the file, and found there was no duplicate of the ticket. He went and had an interview with the prisoner, and asked him certain questions relative to the parcel, when the prisoner told him the parcel contained five ladies' lace collars, price 15s. 10d., which bad been sold with a variety of other articles, making 16s. 10d., the lady having paid for and taken some of the goods away with her. On referring to the file again, witness found a bill (receipted) for articles to the amount of 16s. 10d., but they did not include the lace collars, the price of which was 15s. 10d., or any of toe articles mentioned by the prisoner as composing the parcel. Various other questions were put to the prisoner, with which he fenced and evaded in every manner possible, but finding himself taxed very closely he at last said the lady had not been there at all, and a constable was called and he was given into custody. _ • ud to 0. Od. Su_kling calves, 26i to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 3)s t :As each. Head of stock on sale. Foreign supply. Beasts 1,120 Beasts 370 Cows. ti 0 Cows Sheep 6, 00 Sheep 1,700 Calves 2lO Ca ved .. l7O eigs 250 Pigs Total supply. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LiADENHALL—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the demand is steady, as follows:—Beef, from 2s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 4s 4d to 5s 8d per 81b by the carcase. SOUTIIALL, Jan. 3.—Only a limited supply of stock was on offer, and the trade ruled firm on higher terms. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s 6d to to 6s 6d ; veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81b. to sink the offal. ROMFOED, Jan. 3.—Prime stock commanded rather more money, with a good demand. Beef, from 3s 2d to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s 4d to Gs 8d; veal, 4s Od to 4e 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 58 Od per 81b. Suckling calves, 17s to 208 ; quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 32s ; and mulch cows, £l5 to £l9 each. HAY SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 ss; clover, £5 Os to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 7s 6d; clover, £5 Os to £6 108 Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Supply moderate. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 Os to £5 5s Od; clover, £5 Os to £6 lls 6d; and straw, £1 168 to. £2 Os per load, Trade dull. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. N.Staffordshiro 17 0 Shaw'sllartley lB 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting 24 0 Walls End Haswell l9 0 Ships at market, 17 ; sold, 15. d. s. Hartlepool Hetton l9 0 Holywell Main l7 9 Tunstall Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to the 31st December, are in round figures as under : 1865. 1864. ... £60,877 £59,150 Great Western ... North Western ... . 103,511 97;34 South Western ... Brighton ... ... ... 1,883 ... 18,580 18,908 17,348 Midland 54;136 47,156 Great Northern ... ... Lancashire and Yorkshire ~. 30,097 ... 42,202 30, 446 36,110 Bristol and Exeter ... ... 5,243 North Eastern ... ... 70,132 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 21,564 Great Eastern 34,694 5,067 58,557 18,445 82, 550 London, Chatham, and Dover 8,206 6,662 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of the previous year, generally show some very satisfactory results. On the Great Western there is an increase of £1,727 ; North Western, £6,170; Brighton, £1,232; Midland, £6,980 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, £6,092 ; Bristol and Exeter, £176 ; North Eastern, £11,575 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £3,119 ; Great Eastern, £2,144 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, £1,544 ; while the South-Western exhibits a decrease of £25, and the Great Northern £349. MURDER NEAR MERTHYR TYDVlL.—lnformation of a murder of a revolting character has been re ceived at the police station, Merthyr. The locality marked out is in a secluded wood on the mountain top distant three or four miles from Merthyr, and near the residence of Mr. Henry A. Bruce. The information was to the effect that a body had been found, the head lying decapitated, and three or four yards from the body. It appears that a farmer named Davies was walking in the wood on Mon day and came upon the body, which was that of a young man, in an advanced state of decomposition. There were numerous wounds on the head and body, and identification was at first difficult. On Monday evening it was dis covered to be the body of a smith striker, named Davies, who had been missing since September. It is reported that he received his pay, a large sum, on the first Saturday in September, and was last seen near a public-house on the borders of the wood, in company of a man who has not since been heard of. BRUTAL MURDER IN GLASGOW.—About eleven o'clock on - Monday night a married woman named Greenan was murdered in her own house in Saltmarket street, Glasgow. She was the wife of a labourer named Patrick Greenan, and in the house which they occupied were two lodgers—Michael Robertson or Kelly, and a woman named Mary Macfarlane, with whom he co habited. It appears that on Monday Kelly had been out drinking with Macfarlane, and went home at eleven o'clock. On the way he had separated from his para mour, and on going home asked for her. He was told that she had not returned, and thereupon he commenced to quarrel with Greenan. While the men were strug gling, Macfarlane entered the house, and upbraided Kelly with leaving her. A general souffle then took place, and Mrs. Greenan interfered to assist her husband against Kelly. It is alleged that Kelly then threw Mrs. Greenan to the ground, and kicked her in a savage manner on the side and breast. The poor woman never spoke, and seems to have died almost instantaneously. All the parties were in a state of intoxication, which would seem to account for Greenan not being able to protect his wife. A young son of the murdered woman raised an alarm, and two women, one a neighbour and the other a sister of Mrs. Greenan, ran into the room. Kelly had finished his attack on his victim, and immediately com menced a furious assault on the neighbour alluded to, at whom ho aimed a blow with an iron hammer, but fortu nately his arm was caught and the weapon wrenched from him. The police having been called, Kelly was taken inte custody . EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE FROM PRISON.—A woman named Ann Harrison recently escaped from the pri son at Bury. She had boon committed for theft, having previous to committal attempted to get up the chimney at the police station. The manner in which she effected her escape proved her to be possessed of great daring and de termination, combined with no inconsiderable agility. It was for some time a matter of speculation in what way she contrived to gain her liberty, but she has given her own account of the transaction, and from her statement (which is corroborated by various circumstances, and is no doubt correct), it appears she wont directly to the gate, within three yards of the matron's residence, and contrived to clamber to the top of it by getting her foot upon the cross bar in the centre, though, being a short woman, this would scarcely appear possible. From the centre she mounted the top of the gate in another stride, no doubt using the che vaux de frise by grasping the centre to draw herself up. She must then have shifted herself along the top of the gate, holding by the chevaux de filse till she came to the wall, the top of which she was then able to reach. Having mounted the wall she crawled along a distance of 16 yards, which brought her to the roof of the cells, and this also she climbed; but, after having gained the summit, and when at an elevation of about 20 feet, she missed her hold when pre paring to descend, and after rolling down the roof, fell over the edge, and came to the ground from a height of from 12 to 14 feet. Fortunately for her she fell upon soft mould in the garden, but she alighted within three feet of the water tank, and therefore very narrowly escaped either drowning or severe injury by collision with the brickwork. She was a little stunned by the fall, but speedily rose to her feet, apparently none the worse, and ran across the garden, and then to the south-west corner, where a wood fence afforded her the means of scaling another wall, from which she dropped into some allotment ground on the other side, and so gained the road. Sho was recaptured, and when taken back to prison did not appear to be much the worse for her escapade ; but on the following day it was found that, although no bones were broken, she had sustained a severe shock to the system by her fall. THROWING A DOG INTO A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.— Yesterday, at the Bromley petty sessions, John Tiumphrey, a young man, employed as a groom in the service of a gen tleman at Bromley-common, surrendered in discharge of his bail, charged with having thrown a live terrier dog over the railway bridge of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way, and thereby severely injuring John Wells, the hind guard of an express train from Ludgate-hill to Dover. Mr. Church, solicitor, attended to prosecute. The case has already been reported, from which it will be remembered that as the train in question was passing under one of th• road bridges at Bromley, a glazed projection, or "observes * tory," of the last carriage was broken, the glass striking and cutting Wells in the face, and knocking him backwards, and rendering him insensible. On recovering his conscious ness, Wells found tho dead but still warm body of a dog lying on the brake van. From inquiries subsequently made by one of the company's officers, the dog was traced to the possession of the prisoner up to a very short time of the train passing Bromley, and at the first hearing of the case the prisoner denied the charge, alleging that he left the dog on a door-step while he entered a linendraper's shop, and that on coming out the dog was missing. On the re-hearing of the case, the prisoner acknowledged his guilt, and the magis trate committed him for trial at the next West Kent sessions, 421 El I 581 8 I 122& I 1251 1 1 6k 95 611 1351 I 44 4 1231 i 2 3 110 i 11 Police-constable F 73 said he took the prisoner into cus -37 tody, and on searching him at the station-house he found in his possession a gold watch, chain, five or six pawn brokers' duplicates for drapery goods and other descrip -761 tions of property sold by the Messrs. Shoolbred, pledged It for sums amounting in the gross to over £2O. On search ing the dormitory of the prisoner at Messrs. Shoolbred's he found the prisoner's box, on opening which he discovered no less than 43 pairs of gloves of all colours and descrip -731 4 tions. _ _ Police-constable E 20 said in accordance with directions he had called on Mrs. Graham at the address stated. She said that she first met the prisoner in the Lowther-arcade with a "lady friend" who came from his native place, Penzance, and who introduced her to him. She and her friend, "a Mrs. Hogg" lived together in Boyle-street, Saville-road. They had both for some time received the prisoner's visits on the understanding that though he had no money he could make them presents of dresses, lace, rib bons, &c. He represented himself as related to people who were well off, and that they would pay for whatever he wanted, but that they would not give him any money. Parcels for both him and Mrs. Hogg were forwarded by Shoolbred's cart, and tnat there never appeared to be any secrecy as to the place from where the presents came from. She gave up a quantity of goods worth over £5, which she said she had received as " presents" from the prisoner, and also a number of duplicates which related to similar articles which had been pledged for over £lO. He afterwards went to the residence of Mrs. Hogg, at Kensall New Town. She said she knew the prisoner as a friend, but that she had no idea that he was carrying on dishonest practices. She had received dresses, &c., as presents, believing they were obtained in a proper way. She also gave up a variety of articles that had been sent to her by the Messrs. Shool bred's cart. 100 99j I 351 5 1 1 The prisoner, in answer to the magistrate, said he was guilty of the charge, and that he had nothing to say. Sir Thomas Henry remanded the prisoner for the attend ance of the two " ladies" and other witnesses. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—A SCENE IN A CAFE. —Mr. Samuel Christie, stated to be an officer in the army, residing at Lane's Hotel, St. Alban's-place, was charged with being drunk and assaulting Ali Hibrahim, a Persian waiter, at a café, No. 63, Haymarket. The complainant said—l am a waiter at No. 63, Hay market, a café. The defendant came there last night and I served him. I asked for my money as the defendant was leaving, and he said, " I won't pay." I again asked him, and he said, " I won't pay." I told him I could not let him go out, and he then struck me on the nose twice. I called for the police and gave him in charge. By the defendant—l did not catch you by the collar. Defendant—Are you a Christian—because you hare been known as a Christian. Complainant—l believe in the virtue of the oath I hare taken. By defendant—l never charged you ns. for ',.a bottle (31 sherry. . Defendant—Are you not a Russian spy ? Mr. Knox—l will allow no such questions to be put. Defendant—Do you not sell sherry ? Complainant—No. Defendant—Do you not have prostitutes there ? Complainant—No. Defendant—Did you not put a girl on to ine to strike me. Look at my eyes (the defendant's were rathor puffy). Complainant—No, I did not. After some further evidence having boon given, the de fendant was fined 20s. WANDSWORTH. THE LADIES' CLUB IN A DIFFICULTY.—SaIiaIeI Cole, who has been acting as secretary to the Female Friendly Society, held at the Old Swan, Battersea, was summoned by Isabella Foster, on• of the officers, for unlawfully de taining three books. Mr. Dayman, at the commencement of the hearing, ex pressed an opinion that he had no jurisdiction, inasmuch as the society was not enrolled. The complainant, who was accompanied by several other members, stated that the defendant was not a member. He had been their paid secretary, and they wanted the books to form another society. . .. A matronly looking:woman stepped forward and com plained of the defendant not paying their doctor until the day before, so that if any of the members had been taken ill they could not have demanded his attendance. They did not wish to be hard with the defendant, though he had not treated them well. The defendant said he had served them well. His de fence was that the members had not acted according to their rules in dismissing him. One of the females said they held a general meeting on the sharing night at Christmas to dismiss him. Mr. Dayman road the rules, and said the defendant could be dismissed only by a majority of the members at a public meeting called for the purpose. A member said the meeting was held, but the defendant would not appear. She, however, admitted that notices had not been sent to the members. Mr. Dayman pointed out to them the way to proceed They must send a notice to every member for a general meeting and decide upon his dismissal. The meeting must be called for that purpose, and if they dismissed him he would be no longer their agent. A. member wished to know how they were to proceed to recover the money the defendant detained from them ? Mr. Dayman said they had better consult some solicitor, and if there was a disputed claim between them they must take proceedings in the County Court. :,They could bring the defendant to account about their money without wait ing for his dismissal. The summons was then dismissed. THE LATE VINCENT WALLACE.—A concert for the widow and children of the gifted composer of "Mari tans," " Flowers of the Forest," " Lurline," " The Amber Witch," and innumerable gems of song, will take place this evening at the Hanover-square Rooms. The artists who have tendered their services are *morons, but the follow ing have been selected : Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Miss Whytock, Mr. W. H. Cummings, Mr. J. G. Patey, Mr. H. Blagrove, and M. Lemmens ; the last gentleman, with Mr. J. G. Callcott, will be the accompanyists. The first part will consist entirely of selections from the works of the talented composer. MADLLEVATTL—Greater success has attended Madlle. Patti at Turin than at Florence. She has just re ceived a letter from Count Veraris de Castiglio4 Secre tary to the King of Italy, in v, hich she was informed that his Majesty had conferred on M. Strakosch the Cross of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, and desired that the brevet should be addressed to Madlle. Patti, in order that she herself might have the pleasure of transmitting it to her maestro, brother-in-law, and accompanyist. FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE DECORATIONS.-Re presentations are said to have been made to the King of Portugal when in Paris to induce him to change the colour of the ribbon of the Order of Christ, in order to prevent all confusion with that of the Legion of Honour. The King is said to have promisod to substitute a yellow ribbon for the red one in question. THE BURGOMASTERS AND THE ACTORS.—The Gazette Beige states that an application has been made to the burgomaster of Brussels to obtain in favour of the artists and other persons employed in the theatres of the capital an indemnity for the closing of those houses from the 10th to the 17th Dec. This appeal was not suc cessful; the burgomaster, after consulting the council, re plied that the city could do nothing, "as that would lead it too far." The artists have resolved to apply elsewhere. A rather amusing incident marked the reception of the ap plicants at the Hotel de Ville. The burgomaster had been inforrned that he was to be represented in a review of the year to be played at one of the theatres, and, on M. Boisse lot presenting the request, said, "I suppose you have come to make a study of me from nature for the review; how would you like to have me—side face or three-quarters 2" CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.—It is estimated that the quantity of mistletoe brought into Manchester during the past Christmas and resold for decorating houses, ac cording to custom, exceeded 100 tons in weight. In addi tion to this upwards of 200 tons of holly and other ever greens were brought into the city and disposed of for similar 7} 7 1011 I f 16 f J 92 ,ITIES. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. TATTERSALLS'S—This Evening. There were very few members present at the corner Speculation on the Spring Handicaps is completely at a standstill, owing to the non-publication of the entries, which cannot possibly take place until to-morrow after noon. T 6 usual amount of chaff during the holidays took place, but there were frequent offers to bet that none of the two-year-olds that ran last year would win th© Derby. No transaction worthy of quotation came under our notice. Bank of England Returns,•--This Evening, An Account, pursuant to tho Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Jau. 3, 1866. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .........ea,(49,675 Government Debt £11,015.1 0 Other Securitiem 0 Gold Coin & Bullion 12.379,633 Silver Bullion £27 ( 29,675 £27,029,675 BANKING D t'roprietore' Capi tal .£14,553.00q Rest Public Deposits (in - eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- , EPARTMENT. Government _Sean- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver 7.6,5?8 Coin counts) 7,579,437 Other Deposits 14,. 27,938 Seven Day and other Bills 445,432 £40,602,R85 1 .040,602,385 '. MILLER, Chief Cashier. Jan. 4, 1865. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 3. The extra Inman steamer City of Dublin, from New York on the 21st ult., has arrived. nst, Tan. 4. The Hamburg and American Company's steamship Teutonia, from New York on the 23d inst., has arrived, with 176 passengers, for this port, Hamburg, and Havre, and $176,00b in specie for England. Her news has been fully anticipated. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the New York Shipping and CommercialLt, Dec. 23.) The movement in trade continues slow, but, considering the general quietude, the markets are remarkably buoyant and firm, with occasional exceptions. But little improve ment can be expected until after the holidays, and the volume of business during the coming week or so will neces sarily be very small. Thoughthe movement in merchandise is slow, we notice a more active demand for tonnage, and the charters, both of large and small craft, are increasing. Among the charters is a ship with cotton to Liverpool, the first for some years. The engagements of cotton have also been large, and rates are well up. Breadstuffs, provisions, &c., are steady. The gold market has ruled steady, and the fluctuations have been immaterial. The bulk of the trans actions have been at 146 f to 146 k per cent., closing at a lower rate, as below. Foreign exchange is quiet, but un changed. The bulk of the sales have been at 1101, to 1101 for sterling bills. The money market remains steady. The supply of capital is abundant, and loans are freely nego tiated at 7 per cent. Discounts are unchanged. Primo paper is taken at 7 to 8 per cent., but other bills run up to 12 to 15 per cent. We quote : Per Cont. per Annum. ...• to 7 Loans on call, stock securities Do., bond and mortgage Prime indorsed bills, 60 days Do., three to four months First-class single names Other good bills 7 7 7} - 8 10 81 9 - 10 - 12 The demand for Government securities has been fairly active, but prices are, as a general thing, rather lower. We quote:— United States' 5-20 Sixes, Registered, 1862 1001. to 1001 United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1862 lo3k 103; United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1885 loof 100; United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1864 100 k 1004 United States' 10-40 Fives, Coupons 92f 92* United States' 10-40 Fives, Registered United States Sixes of 1861, Coupons lO 7l 1074 United States' Sixes, 1861, Registered (ex in )103f 1031 United States' Debt Certificates of 12 months (interest in currency) 971 —97 i 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, Ist issue 9B 981. 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, 2d issue 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, 3d issue - United States' 5 per Cent. Legal Tenders.., par American Gold American Silver The exports of treasure from San Francisco from Nov. 1 to Nov. 27 were as follows : To New York 5735,116 76 To England To Acapulco lO,OOO 00 To Panama --- $810,745 64 Per Behring to Honolulu Total since November 1, 1865 Previously this year Total since January 1, 1865 40,867,088 16 Corresponding period of 1864 Decrease this year 811,094,149 75 SA.N FRANCISCO. Dec. 20.—Mining stocks are still ad vancing. Crown's Point, $490 ; Gould and Curry, $940 ; Savage, $960 ; Yellow Jacket, 425 ; Chollar Potosi, $134; Ophir, $332. New York butter is selling at 42c. per lb. The movement in stocks continues slow, and the aggre gate business of the past three days is very small. During he past two days prices have had a declining tendency, and at the close most kinds were lower. There is a " corner " in Erie shares, which are higher. Petroleum and mining shares have sold slowly, though rates are with out decided change. DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM BAYNES, BART.—WO have to record the death of Sir William Baynes, who died at his residence in Portland-place on Monday last, aftor a long illness. The deceased baronet was born 28th Novem ber, 1789, and married, 14th December, 1815, Julia, daugh ter of Gen. John Smith, R.A., by whom he leaves a nume rous issue. The late baronet succeeded his father, Sir Christopher, the first baronet, in March, 1837, and is now succeeded by his eldest son, William John Walter Baynes, born June 4, 1820, and married Margaret, third daughter of Mr. Daniel Stuart, of Wykehain Park, Oxon. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—On Monday chair—M.eveg— evening— Sir B. D de u ri c e h k ai tur w eh il i l s r o o n a , d Bart., apart;erliof Second n co t n h d e Journey into Western Equatorial Africa." THE LATE PRIZE FIGHT AT MADELEY AND JOE Goss.—At the Staffordshire sessions, yesterday, Joseph Goss, a pugilist, pretty well known in the P.R., and who now stands matched to fight Jem Mace for the championship, was brought u p t o pay the amount of his estreated recognisance of £25, f or h av i ng acted as second to Henry Kimberley in fighting a prize fight on the 28th of August last at Madeley, Goss having been bound over in the sum mentioned on the 6th November previously. The Assis tant Chairman said that prize fighting was not only a great nuisance throughout the whole country, but from the great number of dissolute and idle people that congregated to witness such exhibitions, a great deal of damage was done throughout the district and the magistrates were deter mined to do all in their power to stop the practice within their jurisdiction. The Court purposed binding him over in sureties of £5O to keep the peace for 12 months, and they should also inflict for the present offence a penalty of 40s. and expenses. Goss, with a sorrowful countenance, repre sented to the Court that he had travelled 200 miles to sur render, and that not anticipating such an alternative, he had no means of obtaining a surety. Under those circumstances the Court bound him over in his Jwn surety of £5O to keep the peace for 12 months, the Assistant Chairman informing him that ho must not think that if he fought or assisted at a prize fight out of the boundaries of the county of Stafford that he would escape, as the fine was due to the Queen, and in whatever part of the kingdom he might break the peace the fine would be inflicted. Goss having paid the £25 and the fine of 40s. and costs was discharged. Goss's surety to keep the peace for 12 months had got a month to run when he was summoned for assisting at the fight at Made ley.—Birmingham Gazette. A SIGN OF WINTER.—On New Year's Day the Malvern Hills, which divide the counties of Worcester and Hereford, were covered with snow. There was a slight frost that night, but yesterday (Tuesday) the snow disap peared and rain fell. _ The right wing and headquarters of the 28th (North Glocestershire) Regiment, under the com mand of Lieut.-Col. William Roberts, arrived at the camp at Aldershott on Tuesday night Devonport. The wing left Plymouth by special ' train at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning, from at Farnborough at 6 in the evening. the regiment is awaiting the arriva l of the sec ond division of the 65th Regiment fr om New Zealand, The lefti arri vingltwing 0 f prio quartered in h rto moving to Aldershott. c d e e n rs tr he blockott. The f 0 2 8 t Regiment is the h infantry barracks, and is attached to the 2nd brigade. The Board of Admiralty has determined to hold the court-martial at Devonport on Capt. C. Wake and the officers of the steamsloop Bulldog, 6 gun s , for the voluntary destruction of the ship in the West Indies. Sir C. 11. Fremantle, Commander-in- Chief, is appointed to preside, and Capt. Maguire, of the Galatea, 26, w ill b e one of the members • this frigate is now in Plymouth Sound, and it is not expected that the court will assemble until she is in H a moaze. The appointm en t o f the P ort Ad m i ra l as president is very unusual, and seems to indicate the importance which the Admiralty attach to the in quiry. It crick own- r alld [oo ° best _Deer tbe gree t febo° g LOOS Ye °- to W Shr.re ° at 1 20i 10 100 1 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 2 100 100 981 9 ~'a