The Sun. — London, England, 1866-11-29 00:00:00

O y MARKET A ND commEPt.or aL NTBLLIGENOt, TWELVE O'CLOCK. At the Bank of England this morning the directors made no alteration in their minimum rate of discount. The rates in the open market re main at 3i 4 per cent., with a slightly increased demand. There were no gold operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday. The Edinburgh steamer has arrived from New York with about £2,000. The following report is from are Prince of Wales' dated 28th November :---" In the 45 east we have not as yet reached the north wall of lode east of cross course, but, so far as seen, the lode is full wo feet wide, worth £lO per fathom. Other parts of the mine are looking well." Subjoined i s a repor t f rom th e agen t o f th e N ew Ta mar Silver Lead Mine :--." The lode in the ten fathom level driving south is two feet wile, com- Posed of friable spar flookan, elvan, and rich silver lead ore, an d i s worth, of the latter, 7 cw ts. per fathom. This level is now opening out good profit able ground, with every appearance of its daily im- Provi n g . Seei ng the beautiful change which has taken plac e i n t hi s l eve l /A i t has progresse d south, b oth in the c oun t ry an d i n th e c h arac t er o f th e lode, I have not the least doubt but that it will prove one of the best things brought before the public for some time past." The half-yearly ordinary meeting of the Impe rial Continental Gas Association has been held, and a dividend of £2 10s. per share declared, together w ith a bonu s o f £1 per s h are , upon t h e 28 , 000 sh ares of th e assoc i at i on, f or t h e half-year ejiding a °t h June last. Th e di v id en d an d l oans i s f ree . o f I , h eoine-tax, an d w ill b e pa id on an d a f ter t h e 15t h De cember next. A. meeting is announced for the 10th proximo of th e shareholders of the Bank of Hindustan, China, an i J apan, at which it is intended to pass resolu tlons for voluntarily winding up the company ; the resolutions to that effect, which were passed at the meeting on the 19th, not being strictly in o r d er . " I s e -ars• Flax and Argles have resigned, and the Pro visional official liquidators have appointed I)i essrs. Ashurst, Morris, and Co., their solicitors. t Th 3 last we e k' s Railway receipts, ascertained up ° tblB day, are in round figures as under : Groat western 68,410 66,290 Northrt t LVesst.ern 1866. 1865. ui‘ h 115,840 113,093 t riop ii` t. e tern 21,172 19,161 10 1 , 11 1 1 30 11th E a , 4 6 ,858 49,146 a,,,,_, vastern 21,177 19,015 i!etiut Northern i41:4 cashire and Yorkshire 42,730 38,660 il us tol and Exeter 6,024 5,871 „Prth E astern 70,967 70,265 '-tora:lehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,902 21,268 Load at Eastern , 13 , Chatham, and Boyer 9,006 7,285 These returns, when compared with those °I the c orresponding period of last year, are gene- Wes of a very satisfactory character. On the Great ~, extern there is an increase of £2,120, on the •L\Ortli Western of £2,747, on the South Western Brie 2,01 1, on the Brighton of £3,021, on the e ol and Exeter of £153, on the Great North- L II °f £3102, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of g' °7o , on the N or th Eastern of 1.702, on the Man ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £634, on the great ehathara astern of /.1,103, and on the London, and Dover of 11,721. Two o'CLocK. 44 4 -eeordi ng to Reuter ' s telegram from P ar i s V to- French Rentes were 69f. 65c. Inanimate. . fa ther more business has been transacted to-day th 'ue endQ Market for British Government stocks, and C e t ncy on the whole has been favourable. - the g ols for the account are* higher at 881; ex div. ; °rleY price is well sustained at 891 /. The p Illeul ators are not at all inclined to operate largely : I. a fall i n t h e face of easy money, an d t h e ex i st i ng 7lelflc aspect of home and foreign politics. The V Threes were 871 1, and Reduced Annuities is is ; Annuities, 1885, 12413 ; Exchequer Bills, jnd• to 5 3 . preen ; Bank of England Stock, 250 ; la 5 per Cents., 1061 ; ditto 5 per Ce n t. Deb per 1021 ; and ditto Bonds, 20s. prem. 14 111 the Foreign Stock Market there has been a more animation, and prices generally have ;lightly improved. Italian have advanced ;, to 55/ T'?,_ re ek, I, to 13/ 141 ; Mexican, 1, to 181 a ; 1),. - 7 11 5 per Cents, /, to 32 1 1 Spanish 4„;: tv w have rec tes eded 1, to 201 ; and the Certi at 1, to 131 The New Russian Loan is firm 1 prem. g Amer ican Securities are still further depressed. at e Shares h ave d ec li ne d 1 , to 46 47 ; U n i te d ll 7i 5-20 Bonds, 1, to 69+ 70 ; and Illinois are 6 1 1 . oti f il the Rail way Sh are M ar k e t th e d ea li ngs h ave th Y been to a moderate extent, the settlement of ever c count being still i in progress. Prices, hoSw r% generally show a slight- improvement. iguton have ad vance d 1/ ; G rea t N or th ern A v- (3ek ) 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, I ; Great t e : l tern and South Eastern, each 1 ; and Manches ,.; Sheffield, and Li nco l n, 1 ; w hil e M etropol i tan -- ‘ 1 Midland have each receded 1. ,T11(1 Foreign and Colo n i a l li nes remain without mat erial change. Great Western of Canada are Sanl2l; Ea s t Indian, 1051 ; and Recife and 44 Francisco, 101. A B ank sh ares are in very mode ra t e request, at li t previou s q uotations. London Cha r t ere d of t 0 tralia have improved to 22 ; and Imperial Bank 23 1;5 0 Anglo-Egyptian are marked 10+ ; and 11th Australian, 23. ae !,lhieellaneous and Finance Shares are very quiet, 1, ex hibit no mate r i a l a lteration in prices. Gene 4t4' leredit and Finance have improved to 3/ ; and. amalltie Telegraph 8 per Cents. to 761 ; Peninsular Oriental Steam have declined to 69 ; and g fr it ian Trading Company are steady at 4/. h a ; tlactic and Great Western Railway Debentures to th e e c cie enued 3 per cent. 53 55 ex cou and • °nsnlidated Mortgage Bonds, +to 39 / 10 401. • MINING MARKET. tile THURSDAY, Two o'clock. de a l e 'nem generally has remained very quiet, ben t 7 b eing occupied with the fortnightly settle- P r i n and the shares chiefly in request have been Chi . , ce of Wales, Grenville, and East, Grenville. C a , ert ° ll , however, have receded to £7 sellers. , tiitertou M joi li t l r von Consolidated are quoted i I prm. Sub- Ch i d are are the current quotations :-- 44t garnate, 51 6 ; Ata tt i Moor, 4i 5 • Chontales Gold, 21 i ; Clifford 1 3 04th tr ell, East Basset,2o 21; East Caradon, 55; ; 91 10; East Wheal Grenville, 21 1 ; Great. l 'i,ortt, :; ° lgus, 10s 12s 6d; Great Wheal Vor, 161 17 ; IV 'rofty 21 i • North Treskerby, 21 3*; Prince of CI 441 1 2 - ' ' -o tki ° 8 27s ; Prosper United, 22s 6d 27s 6d; South wt , 1 111, 111 : . °1 v, 108 12s 6d; West Caradon, 13 14 , . West 6 6 - 0,, 13 1 West Frances, 10 12 ; Wheal Chiver : ' 5 O, 1 ' ; 'Wheal Grenville, 22s 24s ; Wheal Beton, 145 • r i 13RITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. mob,. , ~ NI. Cent. FUNDS. a bo. Centlit. Consols kPer lnat, Dec. 6 BB} "eli , 8 Reduced B7i lii i 4 nti„ i I )3 r Cent B7l 1 b tie s, 30 sth Jan., 1880 b0 15. 4 1.n °r ,,a0 yr - s,expire sth April, 1885 l2l 13 il , —', Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — . 113 Per Cont. Jan. 1894 ', o. ,-,-- a- P-4e l' Cent. Jan. 1873 — B o cliter Bills, £1 000, 3 & 4 per Cent 1 5 pm ~ bo. ............ . . s;500 1 5 pin 7 7 4 4 ,4 I t . . ........ xioo & X2OO 1 5 pin 1 u tilizil e l c in o d u lock, 51 per ' bent ... 250 ti ola zi ,1,.. %Mum/ENT SECURITIES. 0. 5 - 'C'ec 10i per Cent., April 1874 — 13 0.1 Per Cent. July, 1870 1. 1 ? ) o. cePle.,r. Cent., Oct. 1888 ' fieitto to ° ' tar,: -8 ~O. 5 , ' ced Papor 4 per Cent — o. ser Cent., Jan. 1872 h url. 0 hper Cent., May 1879 — I)0:" B e ' , 5 per Cent Aug.873 O M B . 1 ~ g. und er ' Per Cent., £l,OOO 2O pm . ir( eenti 4 IttIGINI FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. erltri44°l3oepublic, 6 por Cent — Do.ii.li 5 (18 , 5 per Cent, 1859 — 4i. Per Cent — u o Pe . r Cent., 1852-58-60 b 130 . 1863 o A 681 8 Do. ceount 1865 1114 tisc, _0..... 6Bl 8 D °8 ;r ls l if, (18 691 81 0. A " - per Cent 79} be . .i e°o ont I) 40 0 8 —J 2 °nods E' e r Oent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ~~ limb% E, Wednesdg . )uncis this Biol. trice. Lttended by L lif t Louise went °ll ke of EdinbUrglit 100tillg, atteadea, Grey and 101 icess itfargli ori ed t4 Ay and refs'o fIAMPTOS. .ected at IVolver 13. For the firi l •on and coal, the ons of the spler r ' 'a into bloc ks , t trade arch coix s. Her lliojesti 's for the boroug h ;order and lord' Ipulation of th e W o lverharopt° ll ies will be ha rel esent, even 0 11 altogether sus' ad at nearly 311 ng will be dove ninated, aed fcl o r of men, aet ip° .Defries of 1 0 . 1. a fixing seve ral 4 . unknown ill t i " ( y will be Dile e a to the town aU aired such eel e • a all occasiou 3° ; , , point of ireP °l. o evices have b ee e auspicious, ti e nost reinark 3b o r Majesty to I such Mewl/ et : 6ny her Alaiel, t , Jl , a o'clock. v". O 11 a special tolo ialoons and t sc , ill be pe rforal e ; t engines in li e )mpany wil l s from the 0 / dj ald travel at the be ler town wi ll in the afternoct Vindsor at ten ute will be o ve r Did c ot, 0% , nick, Birollog. Ire expected t° -sley Park, i'- ,dies Madd en° , fence in Graft° Lucy Needhalii,il wn residence hi at Muckr os° i Herbert, 31.1'1 Lady Chur s ' The lanlon ted Robert VII was married leform. )r non-attend' al Manchest er : :n cooseqt lo ', .eading of O P lispensed v. 19, 18 66 : t ea t regret ti ia rnpelled by In; he Manches te d ,o-morrow an , Which has P re t of those gr eat eds, Manell es : )nclusivelY te a nee which 113 ,a eople. ay one of th 9 . 54 is opportun itJ e nhood Ll right iv ol.l ' t of those ar e 3 , but who C 3 ,13 admirable ° hich has h ee d mfidence au Nay unduly to goad-ll ill f ' /3 1 , t clear it wig. ' t )le or of what reform iv 9° ' ,3 meetings P r . ° . l by being l e 'ms as tiles% I have sou, best vial b.t of . a differ° ounsel, in t ije ,, course to I; of reforin) the House. 0 ,, • for carry''''' Let me theft' word on the tb 1 " 1; use. it someth iv f, e present 0 iy may mabr I am for f' ll before all 66 0 0 ny party b ti . Speaking f7 r ich, hove l( t rich, with ° „ .4 ll o shall preri o esire, , id of eeu se lation 01°..„ 7, xce, will ar emend rath. e d bill—if b l e re, keeP l° 7 tk it to or !c tion ae ho tt ation t,-0 !quires to with g cl° ruly, ;IX, JO' meeting (1a held at lh c i: [toll o unaninio 3 recolll o f 8 per 06 AP , 0 marka ble c , , eon bitten L e danger, viz;,. dieting 103!, ous bitten bo,. .111 sy tu ptoni no t of Ilya ° new hall re' an attraction 3 to the us e " ... )f a new P i % Th i s suite 04 mat forme rly the entrance ,diating Chi Han 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent. — Do. 6 por Cent A IOO Do. ~ B — Colombian, 6 per Cent. ./ — Cuba, 6 per Cent.' — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 . Danubian Principalities Do. Account Ekuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred rgyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds . Do. Da £lOO Bonds B3l '1 Do. Government Railway Debentures — Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons tio. Account Do. Coupons Do. account G tatemala 5 per Cent. — 1t .lien 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Nlexiear. 3 per Cent Do. Account I'. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French H mtevulean 6 per Cent. 11)orish Imperial 5 per Cent gew Granada — Do 2 per Cent — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) "eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3 431 1 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pes Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive 2Ol -I Do Account 2Ol Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l3l 1 Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid I'urldsh 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 5Bl Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account • — Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 psr Cent, Ex. 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'if per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 231. Italia): 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. 5 per Cent. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9l 1 Do. Account 1864.. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, The market opens fair. Sales probably 8,000 bales. UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. Mails for the United States aro made up in London every Saturday evening, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday evening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening mails must reach the General Post-office by 6 o'clock p.m., and those of the Wednesday morning mails by 6 o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always be posted half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday's mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following day, by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning mails are taken by the Southampton steamers. . Mails from the United States aro due in London on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the shape of pamphlet; may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rates : —Not exceeding 2 oz., id. ; above 2 oz., but not exceeding 3 oz., 6d.; abov e 3 oz ., but not exceeding 4 oz., Bd. ; with an addition of 2d. for every additional ounce up to 1G ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. At 'the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not weighing more than 8 oz (even though it be not a periodical publication) may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon. This postage is only the British portion, a further sum being charged on delivery. The periodical works or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at the ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), and the postage must be prepaid. Other printed papers or books (except those specified above), addressed to the places above named, are liable to letter rate of postage. There must be no writing, or other marks upon such periodical works, pamphlets, &c., or upon the covers, ex cept the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent; nor upon the covers must there be any printing, except the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent and the names and addresses of the senders Any other writing, &c., will render the packetsliable to letter rates of postage. The Price of Gold. The quotation ot gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.17} per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of La 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about the same price in London an dParis. The course ot exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 153, per cent.. and the pile° of gold 1421 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the im portation ot gold from the Unite .l States. THE EGYPTIAN FLEET.—The Messager du Midi states that orders have been given to the forges and build ing-yards of La Seyne by the Viceroy of Egypt, amount ing to more than 14 millions of francs. We read in a Parisletter :—"ThePrince Imperial nearly invariably appears in Highland costume, and is getting on wonderfully with his English studies. lie re ceived as a present the other day from his august father a complete edition of the works of Charles Dickens." Is AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD LIABLE FOR THE SUPPORT OF HIS MOTHER?—On this point, which was raised some few days ago at the Birmingham Police court, Mr. T. C. S. Kinnersley, the stipendiary, on Tuesday delivered a judgment to the effect that as there is nothing in that statute to attach a liability to the mother, so a fortiori there is nothing to render an illegitimate child liable ; and as the application for an order is grounded on that statute only, and on no other, he was satisfied that he had no authority to grant it. WllO WAS Dn. FAUSTUS ?—The number of places which have disputed the credit of having been the scene of Faust's history, or at least of his end, has no doubt tended to throw discredit on the reality of his existence; for, while the original story asserts that his death occurred at Rimlich, a village near Wittenberg, yet, at Maulbronn, a bloodstained place is shown as the spot where it took place, and at Cologne a window through which the Devil is said to have flown away with him. Another window at the castle of Waerdenberg makes the same claim, some ir removable bloodstains being pointed out as proofs of its justness, while similar marks at Pratau, near Wittenberg, are held by the natives to demonstrate that as having been the locality so distinguished. Yet however, conflicting may be the evidence as to the details of Faust's life or death, there seems no reason to doubt that a person of that name did play some such part as that described in the story. As the "Conversations Lexicon" remarks, "some Cagliostro of the 15th or 16th century was probably the germ out of which the tale of Dr. Faustus grew." The earliest mention of the name of Faust as a macician occurs in a, letter from the Abbot Trithemius to a mathematician named Wirdung, in which the writer recounts that, when travelling in 1506 (80 years before Spies' History was printed), he had come to a place where a certain George Sa bellius, whom he characterises as an impostor more fool than magician, bad been performing many wonders, and had left behind Rim a card on which he described himself as " Georgina Sabellius, Faustus junior, necromancer, &c., &c." The insertion of the word " junior" shows evidently that even at this early period the name 9f Faust was al ready well known in connection with magical associations. Again, G. Gask, a Protestant theologian, in 1548 affirmed that he himself had dined with the sercerer Faust at Basle, and was entertained with a banquet of scrange birds, unknown to him and quite for e i gn th ere. He mentions, too, his having a dog and a hors e , b o th of whom were thought to be demons, and that he bad been told that the dog appeared at times in the form of a servant, supplying food to his master. Ho concludes, "The wretched man came to a fearful end, for the devil strangled him ; his body would lie upon the bier on its face, though it had ben turned five times." But the witness who is considered to be the most credible of all is Johann Memel or Manlius, a pupil of Melancthon, who, in a collection bearing date 1560, gives, as from the mouth of his master, an account of the fatnaus magician Faust, as of one with whom the latter had been personally ac quainted. He, too, asserts that he was found ono morning lying on his face, having been killed by the devil at mid night. A portrait of him is also extant, marked with the words " Het portrait van Doctor Faustus," and which represents him with a face almost boyish in its plumpness, with high rounded forehead, far back on which appears a crop of short, slightly curled - unparted hair; the eyebrows are arched and well defined, the nose thick, the chin large, and adorned with a little " imperial" tuft jus under the lower lip, while the upper displays a smooth neatly-curved moustache. The figure is simply attired in a round cloak, with a gathered frill-collar.---The Devil and Dr. Faustus, in the " Cornhill Magazine" for December. rit WirititlGNCJG dtIAUSs. 7onsolidated, 6 per cent. stock, ,tto, Bristol and Birm., 8 per cent., 128} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Mid. Bradford, pf. stock 891 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Rahia and San Francisco, 11. n., gun. 7 per oent., 121 Great Luxembourg, 12 intoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 31 Paris and Orleans, 314 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 1?4 FOREIGN' MINES. Cobre Copper, 1} BANKS, Anglo Austrian, 61 Anglo Egyptian, lira., 101 Bank of Egypt, 29 British North American, 471 Chartered ger. of India, London, and China, 311 Consolidated Bank, lim., 4 Imperial Ottoman, lim., Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 21 New South Wales, 4ii 41 Union of London, 44 • DOCKS. East and West India, 1324 London and:St Katharine, 65 I Ditto, Debenture Stock, 87 MISCELLANEOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, 141 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, 8 per cent., 76 31 Bombay Gas, lim., Ditto ; new, 24 Credit eoncler of Ene•land, lim • 2; ; Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 44 I Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 12i Gen. Credit and Finance of Lono7n, lim., 314 Hudson's Bay, 161 London General Omnibus Company, lint, n Lon oil and Provincial Marine, 24- M dras Irrigation and Canal (4 per cent. guarante. d by In dian Government), Ditto ad), 18 Otago and Southland Investment, 1 I•eninsula and Oriental steam, 61 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 19 Royal MA! Steam. 8 Viceroy of I‘..gypt, Mortgage, Loan, 75 41 Warrant Finance 14 SPAIN ANDTHE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS.— The belligerent States have all accepted the mediation.prof fered by England and Franco, and also the bases of peace, of which this is an outline :-1. Spain renounces having her flag saluted by tho Republics previously to any peace nego tiations. 2. The treaties existing between the belligerent States before the war shall be re-established and put in vigour. 3. All decrees enacting the expulsion or banish ment of any subject of the belligerent States, or the confis cation of State orprivate property, shall be held as void and annulled. 4. The war 'prisoners shall be at once given up to their respective nations. 5. The prizes in possession of any belligerent shall be.given up forthwith to the nation to which they belonged. 6. The contracting parties shall not put forward any claim or compensation for losses and damages sustained in war. 7. The Republic of Chili shall not claim any damag e for the bombardment of Valparaiso. —Morning 14raci. 4 • . . . THE SUN, LONDON, THI7RSOAI EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1866. BRITISH FOSSE 10 100 100 ali 100 100 Business done. 102 2 1041 1061 k LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) HUNTER. V. SHARPE. The hearing of this case was resumed this morning. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant Par►y, and Mr. H. Wiiliams, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Karslake, Q.C., and Mr. Quain, Q.C., for the defendant. The case for the defendant, which commenced yesterday, was proceeded with. Mr. Quain, Q.C., read a long list of the London and pro vincial papers in which-the different advertisements of Dr. Hunter's work appeared fro►o time to time. Dr. C. J. Williams, one of the principal witnesses called, was examined at great length. He said that he was a fel low of the Royal College of Physicians, and consulting physician of the Brompton Hospital for the treatment of consumption. He had been in practice in London since 1830, and had considerable practice in pulmonary diseases. Ile had read the letters in Dr. Hunter's work. Mr. Quain—ln page t 57 there is the following passage: —" All known experience combines to prove that the root of this disease (consumption) is in the .lungs, and that tubercles result from imperfect respiration." Witness —That statement was as far from truth as a statement could possibly be. It was a remarkable fact, known to the profession generally, that in cases of disease in which respiration was most imperfect there was a singu lar freedom from tubercles. In fact, in some cases of disease of the lungs tuberclet were found to be incompatible with the existence of tubercles. The Lord Chief Justice—May not imperfect respiration in some cases produce tubercles ? • Witness—Certainly not by itself. There is a number of classes of disease of the heart in which, through the circu lation of the venous and artereal blood, there is imperfect respiration, in which there is a remarkable absence of tubercles. In cases of diseases of the spine imperfect re spiration occurred without the formation of tubercles, and indeed it was the general opinion of the profession that tubercular disease wrs not common in such cases. The Chief Justice—Do you not suppose that imperfect respiration proceeds from a derangement of the respiration ? Witness—By no means. Mr. Quain—Turn to the following passage : " Sherrer, in his Analysis, says that 54 per cent. of the molli of tuber cles consisted of carbon, and was the true cause of tuber cles. Carbon was inimical to life." Witness —That statement was contrary to truth as re garded the inference drawn from " Sherrer's Analysis." Carbon was the same as charcoal, and was a remarkably inert substance, and was occasionally used in large quan tities without any danger, and it had been known to lie in the system for years without injury. It was, in fact, a mechanical and not a medical agent. To say that carbon was the true cause of tubercles was perfectly in consistent with medical experience -53 and a fraction per cent. of carbon was certainly found in tubercles, and the remaining parts consisted of oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen; but carbon was found in other animal tissue to a greater extent. (Here the witness read a portion of the work of Sherrer to show that the opinion and deductions of that writer in no way supported Dr. Hunter's on this point.) Mr. Quain drew the attention of the witness to a state ment of Dr. Hunter, that neglected catarrhs, colds, and sore throats invariably led to consumption. Witness—That statement might be taken as a gross exaggeration of the fact. It could not be denied that catarrhs and colas in persons predisposed to pulmonary disease might develope consumption in its early stage. The system of inhalation had been practised by him at the Brompton Hospital and eight other physicians for the last fifteen years, but it was quite cer tain that medicine could not reach the lungs as administered in the ordinary way. The ingredients he used for the purposes of inhalation were hemlock, shamonum, and chloroform. Latterly he had not resorted to inhalations as much as he had previously, because he considered them too transient (in their effects, and were only subordinate to the administration of medicine in the usual way. The quantity of medicine that could reach the lungs through inhalation was very small, and there was an uncertainty as to the quantity that might be used, in consequence of a difference of constitution in patients. The practice ho resorted to in regard to inhala tion was to make the patient inhale tho medicine from a jug of hot water, so covered as to prevent the escape of the vapour. He had used an instrument. He did not know what description of instrument Dr. Hunter used, and there was nothing in his work to explain it. The witness ex pressed his dissent from different other portions of Dr. Hun ter's theory, and wassubjected to a long cross-examina tion. Several other witnesses.were called, but the case was not concluded when we wont to press. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before M r.'Registrar Pepys. IN RE LEOPOLD REDPATR. In this case, which has been before the court for some ten years, the bankrupt is the notorious Leopold Redpath, whose gigantic frauds and forgeries upon the Great Northern Railway Company, in whose service he was a clerk, created so much excitement at the time, and finally led to his transportation for life. To-day a final dividend was declared, there being a sum of £1,137 in hand. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) THB ACTION AGAINST SIR ROBERT PEEL, BART., M.P.- MILLINGTON V. SIR ROBERT PEEL. This case, which has been before the court on many oc casions recently, was again set down for hearing on the application of the defendant for a new trial. It was stated that the debts and costs had been paid into court, and that the matter could not be contested. Mr. Turner (rreshfield and Newman), however, attended for the Baronet, though no ono appeared for the plaintiff, the money paid in having been accepted. Mr. Turner produced a long bill of costs from plaintiff's attorney, the total of which was £l4 Bs., and considered that it was monstrous to send in such a bill to Sir Robert Peel. His Honour—l cannot tax the bill. Mr. Turner—No, sir, but there may be some slight extra costs to which plaintiff has been put, and we do not object to pay those ; but to charge extra costs £l4 Bs. upon a claim of less than .£4 is absurd. His Honour—The plaintiff does not appear, and is, I suppose, satisfied with the money paid in. Mr. Turner—That may be so, sir, but I should like to have the matter finally disposed of, as we do not wish to bo brought to the Court upon this subject any more. His Honour said he could only strike out the case, as the plaintiff was absent. The case was then struck out. SHARE MARKETS.—Ths Day. Share) Railways. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Verth, & A b.J unc. E. London, ~trip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock • • Do. B stock Do. IN ew, is. at 25 pn. GtS, and W. of Ireland' (it. Western -Original: Do. S. Val. Rail gua.i Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxtoro Do. Newport. Lainc.ishireS; Yorksh►re Landon and Blaekwa4 Lon„ Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. Lon. dt N ort h Wester', Lon. 43; South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln Ntetropplitan.... ...... Do. New Do. Extension s.letropotitan District, Do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. Sc Darby 'aid Kent ... North British Do. Ed., rth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—llerwicg Do. 14.N•E puroliss. Do. Leeds Do. York Dc. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 18C6 North Staffordshire ' N. Sr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock cot, Mid. stack IShropAhire Union south Devon -outh E.stern itaines, Wok., .4; Wok raft Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall Paid .! Closing i 85 48 120 122 40 46 13 15 4 6 65 65 ;0 72 1 7 119 25 2ti 5 6 I 5 lid 12 123 90 02 :,2} 30 3i 3) 3, - I 123 .23;, ;8 E 2 16 17 13 2O 116 •.17 82 64 48 19 ,23 i 25 2 3 p 10 11 87 89 122 123 1 11 2 P 92 35 36 4 18 IC4 1,6 65 67 99 10t 34 36 9 10 p' 116 /20 1 2p 1 2p 72 74' 114 118 150 154 43 45 €3 34 8 9 15J 253 2a 3a ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 251 1231 1161 82 Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, A Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. shares Buffalo .St Lake Huron Do. Preference Ef utr.,Bran t, & Godorich 6 p.c. 1872-3-4.. • ••• • • Calcutta & S. E., Urn ale Town & Dock, gu , Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do, East Indian, gu.s p.o. Do. J Extension , ;rand Trankof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 Chdige 6 p.c Do. Ist eref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 21 Pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. Ut. South of India gua. 5 per cent DJ. 41 per cent Do ',treat Wes. of Canada DJ. New .. .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Aladras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 11 do Do. 4i do Do. Piith 14:xtensiou 3felb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. do Hudson's Bay.. N.ll I. C' da, 6pc lstpf.bs Scinde .. • Do. Delhi Do. do ..) moo Do. Puniaub....R. Do.lndus St. Plot THE PUBLIC HEALTH. The following is the weekly return of the Regis trar-General of births and deaths in London and in 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom : General Register-office, Somerset-house, Nov. 26. In the week that ended on Saturday, November 24, the births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom wore 4,274 ; the deaths registered, 3,070. The annual rate of mortality was 26 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 1,101 boys and 1,034 girls, in all 2,135 children, wore registered in the week. In the cor responding weeks of 10 years 1856-65 the average number, corrected for - increase of population, was 1,993. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,435. It was the 47th week of the year, and the average number of deaths for that wec'Ac is, with a correction for in crease of population, 1,608. The deaths in the present re turn are less-by 173 than the estimated number. Eight deaths from cholera, and 26 from diarrhoea, were registered during the week., , Vor the first time since the origin of the epidemic the, nuMber of deaths by cholera is less than the number of deaths by diarrhoea. The deaths by cholera during the last seven weeks were 207, 144, 112, 73, 67, 32, and 8 ; while the weekly deaths by diarrhoea fell from 47 to 26 in the same time. It must be allowed that the circurhscription of the most dangerous epidemic of the year in London is very much duo to the measures by which it has been combated; and the tithe hate now come for the extension of similatneastires pan i es supplied each house with a metric t on of such as typhus f t e o v t e h r e . extinction of other zymotic diseases, The com water daily in October. br.Letheby has described the array of disinfectants em ployed under his instructions in the city, and has laid down rules for their use at once clear, judicious, and practical. If, with other wise measures, disinfection is strictly car ried out, it is piobable that the weakly deaths by diarrhoea 26, fever 55, whoopingcough 31, measles 26, smallpox 26, scarlatina 42, and diphtheria 3, will be much reduced dur ing the coming winter. Tho deaths of four persons, who were killed by vehicles in the streets, and of 11 children and three adults, who died from burns or scalds, were registered in the week. The annual rate of mortality last week was 21 per 1,000 in London, 30 in Edinburgh, and 31 in Dublin ; 22 in Bris tol, 24 in Birmingham, 31 in Liverpool, 30 in Manchester, 18 in Salford, 22 in Sheffiald, 29 in Leeds, 26 in Hull, 32 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 29 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 30 per 1,000 during the week ending 10th inst., when the temperature was 0.6 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in London, whore the rate was 23 per 1,000. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, tho mean height of the barometer iu the week was 29.838 inches. The barometrical reading decreased from 30.18 at the beginning of the meek to 23.53 on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 39.2 degrees, which is 2.2 below the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest . day temperature was 50.6 (on Sunday), the lowest was 26.5 (on Wednesday). The entire range of temperature in the week was, therefore, 24.1. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 41.8, that of the lowest 40.2. The dif ference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 4.8. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 83, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain fell during the week to the amount a A•'44in. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. THE SHIP SCUTTLING CASE.—The three persons in custody on a charge of being concerned in scuttling and destroying the Severn, were this morning again placed before the Lord Mayor for the purpose of further exami nation: Mr. Lewis, on tho part of the prosecution, said he be lieved that Holdsworth, for whose apprehension a large reward had been offered, was at present in custody, thoui;li not in England ; under these circumstances he asked that the three persons then at the bar might be remanded until Friday week, when he had no doubt Holdsworth would be placed with them at the bar. The application was at once granted. I 11,111LBOROUGII-STREET. COWARDLY ASSAULT BY A MEDICAL STUDENT—COM MITTAL WITHOUT A FINE.—John Lindsey Lackey, a medical student, residing at No. 20a, Vincent-square, Westminster, was charged before Mr. Knox ,with assaulting Henry G. Howland, of 39, Kensington-place, Kensington. The complainant said that about five minutes past 12 o'clock last night he was standing in the Regent-circus waiting for a Bayswater omnibus to take him home. While leaning against some shop shutters the prisoner and two or three companions came along and pushed against him. He asked them why they had done so, when the prisoner gave him a violent blow on the nose. He wont after the prisoner, and while holding him to give him in charge one of the prisoner's companion's also struck him, and the pri soner also struck him a second time. After giving the prisoner in charge he (complainant) went to the Middlesex Hospital and bad his nose dressed, and was told by the surgeon that he could not tell whether his nose was broken or uot. In answer to the prisoner, the complainant said he would swear that it was the prisoner who gave him the blow on the nose. The prisoner said he did not strike the complainant the first time. It was some one else. The complainant said he merely asked why ho was pushed against when the prisoner struck him most unman fully. Barnes, 83 0, said that, hearing cries of " Police" in the Regent's-circus, and going to the complainant, he found him bleeding very much from the nose. The prisoner, on being charged with the assault, denied it. Ho took the prisoner, who had been drinking, to the station. The complainant was quite sober. The prisoner said he had been out to a dinner party, and was going along the Regent-circus with his brother and friends, when an altercation took place between one of them and the complainant, and he (prisoner) tried to interfere to prevent a disturbance, and because the com plainant was struck he wa locked up. He had only left Harley-street at 10 minutes to 12, and could not have done much in such a short time. It was strange the com plainant had no witness. Ho denied striking the com plainant. Mr. Knox asked the prisoner if he had any witness. The prisoner said he had not. Mr. Knox said, then it was not more remarkable the complainant had no witness than that he (prisoner) had not got any. As the prisoner asserted that he did not strike the complainant, and as he believed no man would behave so dastardly as to let another suffer for his act, he would give the person who did it au opportunity of coming forward, and would remand the prisoner for that purpose. The prisoner now said he was not aware that he did it. lie did not think he struck the complainant. Mr. Knox said, after the last observations of the pri soner, he had no doubt whatever that he did strike the complainant. The prisoner said he was very sorry. Mr. Knox said the prisoner would be committed for a month with hard labour. The prisoner asked to be let off, stating that he had an Important engagement that day, and it would be a great injury to him. Mr. Knox declined to alter his decision, telling the pri soner that it would also be a great injury to the com plainant if his nose was broken. THAMES. BENEFIT SOCIETIES AND INSURANCES FOR THE POOR.— Among the applicants this morning for advice and assist ance were William Callan and Mary Anne Rickwood. The first-named person had insured the life of his child in the British Loyal Life Assurance Company (Limited.) The policy stated that he would be entitled to the pay ment of £6 on the death of his child. The insurance was effected on the 19th of March, and the child died on Thurs day last. Mr. John Shearer, the agent of the Society, Whitechaple-road, declared that he was entitled to the £6, and wrote to the head-office at Glasgow for instructions. The directors refused to pay more than 305., on the ground that the child died within one month of the insurance being effected. Now the rules and regulations of the society when he effected the policy on the life of his child declared that the full amount should bo paid if death took place within six months. The rule had since been altered by the society, and he meant to submit that the original condition under which the policy was framed ought to be enforced. Mr. Partridge said he could not interfere. There was a condition that all disputes should be settled by arbitration. If the directors refused to settle the dispute by arbitration the applicant could apply for redress to the County Court. Besides he had no jurisdiction in Glasgow. Mary Ann Rickwood, a widow of No. 1, Peter-street, Hackney-road, said her late husband belonged to the South London District of the Ancient Order of Foresters' Friendly Society, and that she was entitled to £l2 at her husband's death. On making application for the money the secretary refused to pay her, on the ground that her husband had misrepresented his age when he joined the society, and that ho was older than he stated himself to be. She was paid £1 only, and the payment of the balance, £ll, was refused. Her husband did not know his real age, and never meant to impose on the society. All his contribu tions had been regularly paid. Mr. Partridge said the rules of the Foresters' Friendly Society enacted that all disputes should be settled by arbi tration. If that was refused by the secretary and com mittee of the society to which her late husband belonged, and she applied to hint again, he might be able to grant a summons. MARKETS.—This METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Tho supply of beasts on sale here to-day was only mode rate, and the demand for:most breeds was in a sluggish state, at Monday's quotations. The top figuro was ss. 4d. per Bibs. Sheep, the show of which was by no means extensive, were inactive, at late rates. Prime Downs and half-breds were sold at Gs. per Ms. There was a mode rato inquiry for calves on former terms. The supply was limited. The demand for pigs was heavy, at fully the late decline in value. Per 81b to sink the offal. sded d s d Crse it inf. beasts... 3 6 3 10 Pmecrs-vrool sheep 410 5 8 Second qualioxt Prime a co 'thctowa uo 5 to 6 o Prime large y en ..4 8 5 0 Larg,.; arse calves 4 8 5 4 Prime Scots, 25 4 Prime su.:ll do 565 10 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 8 4 0 Large he re . ••'•""' 3 4 4 Second quality do ..4 2 4 1 0 Small porkers.•... 4 •4 6 4 8 liamb.... o s Od to 0 , Od. Suckling calves, 203 to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 303 to 33s each. Head of stock on Bale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Be a sts 3,00 Beasts .... • Cows. •• Cows. • ..• .... Sheep and lambs 5,e83 Sheep and 1 %nibs 1 240 Calves 126 Ca von lO4 P i gs 3OO Pigs 74 MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are rather extensive, and the demand is inactive, as follows: Beef, 3s Oil to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od, and pork, 3s Od to 4s 8d per,Blb by the carcaso. HAY. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 5s ; clover, £4 5s to £5 153 Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 5s Od; clover, £4 5s to £5 lOs ; and s traw, £1 16s to £2 4s p er loa d. Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL.-31eadow hay, £3 5s to £4 5s ; clover, £4 5s to £5 15s Od; and straw, £ 1 163 to £ 2 4 s per load. A fair supply. VENUS'S FLOWER BASKET.—Thpritish Museum has lately received a series of specimens of the beautiful sponge Galled Venus's flower-basket (Eupleaella speciosum.) It is more like the work of the lace-maker than a congeries or republic of minute jelly-like animals ; and the thread of which it is woven is so hard that it will scratch glass. THEATRE ROYAL, DuBLIN-111r. CHARLES KEAN. —The rendering of Hamlet on Tuesday night (says the Dublin Daily Express) was as truthful and brilliant as was ever presented in the Theatre Royal, or, indeed, on the British stage ; and the enthusiastic applause which ac knowledged every emanation of his unapproachable ability was rot more than commensurate with the rare excellence by which it was characterised. During his short stay in Dublin Mr. Charles Kean has achieved many triumphs of which any actor might be proud, and has added new suc cesses and laurels to a name already the very highest in the annals of the drama; but the exceptional merits of his impersonation of Hamlet place beyond all question his claim to be regarded as the most powerful Shaksperiau actor, as he is unquestionably the most accomplished Shaksperiau scholar of this generation. The house was thronged to overflowing in every part. SHOCKING ACCIDENT BY .I.4.CIIINERY.—This (Wednesday) morning, at a q uarter to 7 o'clock, a fearful accident, which it is apprehended will I?,e attended with a loss of life, took p lace in the premise of Messrs. Day and Dalby, machinists, Bermondsey. It appears that a boy named John Howard was in the act of walking at the side of the machinery, when the flywheel caught the sleeve of his coat and dragged him round the machinery. Assistance promptly arrived, and the machinery was stopped. The boy was found to be so seriously injured that he was obliged to be removed to the hospital, where he remains without bores of recovery. ,sioNs. 66 68 102 103 f d ip 4 4f 7f tif 55 60 101 103 100 3G2 101 105 18 20 85 88 57 59 50 64 5, 51 38 13 22 24 106 107 it 1 1p ICO 102 91 93 12i 13 5i 3 d V 1 e 3 83 85 - 11 Otni 101 103 a 04 86 90 82 85 99 101 97 98 11 1.1 98 99 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIEa. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1372 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p• o. Feb. & Aug 1 0 90 02 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 90 92 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 Do. sp. e. Inscribed ak 100 75 77 Cape (..hope, 6 p.e. 187‘, lOU it 4 ILO oo.AplakOct, 1890-1900 100 103 105 Do. do 1880-9 v 100 1(2 104 Do. Jau.&July, 1890-9: 100 1( 4 1(6 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April anct 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 88 70 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 o.t 100 1(0 1( 2 Do. 1878, do. 100 1(4 1 6 31.1uritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1:-.78 . )o. 1882, May 15, Nov. 1, 100 1(5 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 1(6 108 Natal , iov. 6 per cent.. 100 06 100 Gov. 6 p.c.J a. AO uly 160 99 02 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 186 e 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 183 to 1876 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 81 37 851 61 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 96 98 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 82 84 Nova So ,tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 95 PO a. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1808-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards llO 103 108 Vio,Uov. 6 p.o. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1031 1011 104 'BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lira. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 6 7 Uevon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 425 435 Urakeivalls 2.1.0 4 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 22 21 East Caradou 2.11.0 5 6 East Cara Brea 3} 2 3 mast Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.0 6 East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'i Rtissell (Tavistk 10.8. t 21 21 Gam.& StAubyn(G 7ien. 66 5 6 4 iireat L4xey, limited., all 18 19 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 - - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Heist %la 40 16 17 Grenville 8.18.0 11 11 Herod's Foot . 3.10.0 29 31 [lingston Downs .. . ... 5.10.6 21 14 31argaret ( Uny Lelant 13.17.6 2 4 Mare ...... ... 1.10.6 44 5 4 Ilwyudy iron Ore, lira 31 21 11.1 N e:v Se ton North Roskear . 3Bl 2 4 Bassettallogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.13.( 11 51 Prosper United., „ „ 7.1.6 Providence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 21 26 I S. Caradon (St. (;leer) ll 310 330 South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 18 22 —. Stray Park 35 15.6 Fin Croft..... .... 5 Vigra and Clogan, lira all 3 5 West Itassett (Mogan ._W. Caradon (L , skeard 12 13 15 West Chi verton ....... . 11 59 60 West Seton 471 130 140 Wheal Bassett ( Mogan 51 75 85 Wheal Butler (Itedruth 16 19 '4O Wheal 51ary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Scion Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17,0 7 9 Mid' .1:0j THE REFORM DEMONSTRATION. The following preliminary programme has been issued of the Friendly, Temperance, and Trade Societies' Reform Demonstration from St. James's Park to Beaufort-house ground, Old Brompton, on Monday, December 3 : Marshals of the Processioa in the Park—Messrs. Scanes and Upshall. Marshall of the Procession en route—Mr. Goorgo Potter. Superintendents of Divisions en route—Messrs. Thomas, Jenkins, Tower, and Taylor. Marshals at the Beaufort Ground Messrs. Coffey, Byron, Smith, and Mitchell. GENERAL ORDF.RS. 1. The bannerets of the various•societies will be placed in position in the Mall of St. James's Park, at half-past 9 o'clock on Monday morning. 2. The procession will be funned under the direction of the Marshals above named and the delegates appointed to assist them in carrying out the details. The delegates will be distinguished by a sai•dll star worn on the right arm. The Marshals and Superintendents of Divisions will be distinguished, in addition to the star, by scarves worn over the shoulder. 3. The societies will be formed into four divisions, in the following order :—lst division, Nu. 1 to 21, inclusive ; the 2d division, No. 22 to 34, inclusive ; the 3d division, No. 35 to 47, inclusive ; the 4th division, Reform League and miscellaneous trades. The first division will be formed in the right avenue ; second, centre avenue; third, left avenue; fourth, the avenue facing Spring-gardens. The avenues are reckoned facing Buckingham Palace. 4. The position of the societies in the avenues will be marked by a flag or banneret, bearing the name and num ber of each trade or society. 5. The bands will place themselves in front of the societies with which they are connected immediately upon arriving at the place of meeting. 6. On the first bugle sound, which will be the signal to fall in, the members of societies will place themselves six abreast in rear of their respective bannerets, facing towards them, under the direction of the delegates. • 7. Local and district processions must arrive at the place of meeting not later than 11 o'clock, and on arriving the members of each procession will break off, and form under the bannorets of their respective societies. All local pro cessions to break up in the carriage drive. 8. Local and district processions coming from South London and Westminster, and the South Western Districts will enter the Park by Storey's-gate; those from the East by Spring-gardens, and those from the North-west and North by the Duke of York's column ; those from the West by the entraneefacing Hyde-park, down Constitution hill. No procession will be allowed to enter the parks through Marlborough-gate. The bands of local proces sions, trades, and other societies, must cease playing on entering the park gates, and proceed quietly to their posi tions. 9. The procession will leave St. Jamos's-park by the Marlborough-house-gate at half-past 12 o'clock precisely, to the sound of the bugle. 10. The general arrangements will be under the super intendence of the Demonstration Committee, who will be distinguished by a star raised in the centre, with the letter C worked thereon ; such star being worn on the right arm. 11. The bugle will sound to fall in at 12 o'clock pre cisely, when every member will take his place in the ranks, as directed, and remain until his society is moved by the proper officer appointed to that duty. 12. The committees of local bodies and districts will so time the leaving of their processions that they may arrive in the Park not Pater than 11 o'clock, and as much earlier as possible. 13. The carriages and mounted division of farriers will be drawn up in Marlborough Palace-yard. All carriages and horses to be in place by 12 o'clock. ORDER OF PROCESSION. Mounted Division of Farriers' Society. Members of the Farriers' Society. Banner of Working Men's Association. Committee and Members of the Working Men's Association, and Members of Unattached Trades. Band of the Musical Instrument Makers. CARRIAGES CONTAINING DEPUTATION. No. 1. President and Council of Reform League. No. 2. Ditto. No. 3. Deputation from National Reform Union. No. 4. Deputation from Reform League, Northern De partment. _ _ _ No. 5. Deputation from Irish Reform League. No. 6. Deputation from Provincial Traded' Council. No. 7. Deputation from Provincial Trades. TRADES AND SOCIETIES. FIRST DIVISION (RIGHT AVENUE)-SUPERINTENDENT (MOUNTED), MR. THOMAS. No. 1. Tallow-chandlers. No. 2. Hatters. No. 3. Coopers. No. 4. Glassworkers. No. 5. Stonemasons—Chelsea Lodge, Sun ditto, South wark ditto, Paviours' Arms ditto, Shoreditch ditto, Mile end ditto, Greenwich ditto, Stratford ditto, North London ditto, West London ditto. No. 6. Coach Trades—Coach Body Makers, Coach Lace Weavers, Coach Labourers' Society. No. 7. Ropemakers. No. 8. Foresters' Courts. No. 9. True Britons. No. 10. Seamen. No. 11. Tailors—Central Society, South London, South Western, North Western, and Greenwich Branches. No. 12. Bricklayers. No. 13. Old Friends' Lodges. No. 14. Oddfellows' Lodges. No. 15. Painters—Old Cave, London Central, City, Chel sea, Phoenix, Grosvenor Branch, Western Provident, St. Martin's, Belgrave. (These societies will arrange their own order in procession.) No. 16. Plasterers. No. 17. Corkeutters. No. 18. Saddlers. No. 19. Iron moulders. No. 20. Smiths, Amalgamated United Order. No. 21. Briekmakers. SECOND DIVISION (CENTRAL AVENUE).- SUPERINTENDENT (MOUNTED), MR. JENKINS. No. 22. Carpenters' and Joiners' 'Amalgamated Bran Ches General Union Lodges, Local Societies—Friends of Free dom, Old Lambeth, Running Horse, Artillery Arms, Silver Cup, Adam and Eve, Independent, Hand of Fellowship, Progressive. (The above societies will arrange their own order in the procession.) No. 23. Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders. No. 24. United Silver Trades. No. 25. wheelwrights. _ _ No. 26. Carvers and Gilders—Three Doves, and Union Societies, Composition Frame Makers. No. 27. Bookbinders. No. 28. Horse Collar Makers. No. 29. Organ Builders. No. 30. Loyal United Friends' Lodges. No. 31. French Polishers—Star and Garter, and East end Societies. No. 32. Musical Instrument Makers. No. 33. Cabinetmakers —Alliance Cabinetmakers, West end Society, Deal Cabinetmaker; Chairmakers and Carvers, Photographic Apparatus Makers, Wood and Tin Packing Case Makers. No. 31. Sons of the Phoenix and Temperance Societies TIIIIt DIVISION (LEFT AVENUE).—SUPERINTENDENT cMOUNTED), MR. TOWERS. No. 35. Engineer 6, Machinists, Pattern Makers, and No. 36. Garment Dyers. No. 37. Shipwrights. No. 38. Lightermen and Watermen. No. 39. Brass Trades—Brass Moulders, Brass Finishers. No. 40. Paperhangers. No. 41. Leather Trades of Bermondsey. No. 42. Wire Weavers and Wireworkers. No. 43. Tinpla.teWorkers, Black Jack and Ball Societies, and Zinc and lrohworkers. No. 44. Boot and Shoe Trades—West -end Bootmakors, West-end Ladies' Shoemakers, Vir est-end Bootelosers, Strong Boot and Shoemakers, City Bootmaskers, City Ladies' Shoemakers, City Bootclosers. (Thee societies arrange their own order in the processi°n") is, met uot . 0 nunt dr bat. yo- N.o. 45. Bakers. No. 46. Silk Trades of Sp - No. and Bethnal-green. No. 47. Sons of Progress. FOURTH DIVISION (SFHTITO-GAILDENS AVENUE). Superintendent (mounted) Mr. Taylor. No. 48. Branches of the Reform League. No. 49. Miscellaneous trades. gptie:solduotomeboenrssulotf the programme and Committee-men , wi d l r l b e e bandmasters, kc., as to the relative places of the various societies, and proceed to their precise place at the time named for falling No person will be allowed to fall in with the procession 1 un less provided with a anuoustration Ticket, which may be obtained of any a the committee or delegates. Tic kets to be worn in the hat, or in any other conspicuous part of the dross. No person will ly3 admitted into the grounds of Beaufort -house without showing his ticket. THE ROUTE. The following will be the route of tho pr r o teo c hag o od s r Beaufort -Louse ground : Pall-mall, Waterloo- ti p h-I lace, Picea -Idills,n turn ing o no ffa : t lo .ivthineoritKnightsbridge,htthaet groundsß t r . or o i h A tn o h, n se - r l:1 0 r aode procession Church, ss ' ttemag of the four Marshals above named, who will cond uct the var i o us bodies to the p s ht vr tf i o ll rm be s ieirleucmteindaftoordh h the wi speakers, which A td thereas dusk t the willgr grounds will n esium light. The ground must be cleared by 6 o'clock, as arranged with the proprietor. Every person in the procession requested to assist the marshals, superintendents, and committees in preserving order and carrying out the directions emanating from head-quarters. The Reform League branches are to assemble in the fol lowing localities: Clerkenwell-green, Russell-square, Obelisk, Blackfriars-road, Stepney-green, Sloane-square Organisers—Messrs. Osborne and Lucraft. The final programme wilt be published on Saturday morning., and will be sold to the general public at ld. each. A, ....• THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 29. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day shows the following changes com pared with that of last week : IXCREASE. Cash in hand .17,800,000 f. Bills discounted Notes Treasury:Balance Current Accounts stationary. Advances . AM bRIC A LIVERPOOL, Nov. 29. The screw steamer Columbia, Captain Ferrier, of the Glasgow Anchor Line, from New York ou the 17th inst., has arrived here. Her news has been anticipated. TAT TERSALL 6'—This Evening. The legitimate racing reason being over, and the most of the members being out of town, there were no bets made on either the Two Thousand or Derby. One or two bookmakers were present, but the settling on the Croydon events occupied the must of the afternoon. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Lincoln .. Harrow .. 19 1 Nottingham 24 21 1 Derby RCII. 1 West Drayton l9 Epsom Lewes RIL. MA: Liverpool 5 Chelmsford Bromley Northampton -2 Windsor - 4 Newmarket Craven 8 Thirsk Newmarket ]st Spring 22 Durham.. 22 Catteriek Chester :AY. York 7 Doncaster Spring Salisbury 9 • JU. Ascot 4 Windsor Manchester • Bibury Newton l9 j Bath Harpentio u Epso 21 Stockbridge 25 Chelmsford 25 Newcastle Worcester JULY. Carlisle 2 I Down Royal Corpo ra t n . 17 Newmarket Reading ..... 9 I Southampton Nottingham l6 1 Goodwood OCTOBER. Northampton Autumn. 1 I Cheltenham l5 Newmarket 2d October. 7 I Newmarket Houghton NOVEMBER. Liverpool 5 Bank of England Returnee-This Evening, --+ An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1866. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ....,£32,142,275 Governmt. Debt..£11,015,100 Other Securities.. 3,981,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion .., — X:32,142,2751 JUNKING Di X 32,142,275 tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including-Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 6,161,157 Other Deposits 18,252,795 Seven Day and other bills 516,453 EPARTMEXT. Governint. Seen rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £12,846,363 Other Securities 19,188,008 Notes 9,655,525 Gold and Silver Coin £42,721,191 -412;721,191. Credit.—A Warning. We should be false to the responsibility which is imposed upon us if we hesitated to point out to the manufacturers and merchants of this country the danger which is plainly imminent of a return to the credit system—a system at any time injurious, and which the experience of the past four years has proved is wholly unnecessary, but which, under the present financial condition of the country, would be fraught with special evils. For some time past dealers in dry goods have been selling their goods on time, and we understand that a large amount of indebtedness in that trade is outstanding, not only in the North and West, but in the distracted and impoverished South. Failures have already taken place in that trade, and others are anticipated, while the woollen trade is in a very precarious condition, being almost entirely pros trate, and with presages thit cannot be mistaken of coming disasters. The iron and hardware trade has heretofore main tained with greater firmness than any other interest the cash system ; but we regret to say that there are symptoms of relaxation of this policy, which we cannot regard without. alarm. The demand for goods is getting dull. Merchants in the interior are discouraged by the falling off of sales, and although generally retail stocks are not heavy, yet orders are few and small, a general depression in the trade shows itself, and an anxiety to fo r ce sales is ap parent. We have recently given our reasons for the assur ance that the price of commodities cannot be ex pected to decline. An insufficient wheat harvest, the necessary taxation caused by the war, the dear ness and scarcity of house accommodation and other causes, have all combined to render it impossible, under present circumstances, materially to diminish the cost of production ; and high as the present prices of goods are they are not equ al to the advance in the wages of labour. It is therefore manifestl y un wise for manufacturers to increase their stocks ere o d r largely with the expectatio n of forcin g the sale of cthusetmo,meeirtshetrhebyterinyedttlactiinog prices nof it ;by and we write offering thei r this article with the simple object of advising great caution in the course pursued by manufacturers. If a temporary lull has arisen, let us accept the fact, and be conte nt for a li t tl e while to do less busi • b t y he cr p ea eo ti p n l g e do an us not d fcomplicateor goods th e w evilhiwhich h not at the moment want ; but rather than introduce t n m es n s a ; tu l r e a t again the pernicious system of general credit rest upon our oars for a little while until a healthy and natural demand arises. We do not write these words to alarm, for we know that the entire North is in a sound financial condition—we only write them as timely warning that the effect of a departure from the wholesale cash system may be kept in mind. And we hope what we say may be heeded, and that the accumu lations of profits made since the war commenced may not now be recklessly squandered in an attempt to force an unnatural demand for goods. Better, vastly better, for all concerned, to shorten produc tion, to contract business, and to wait for the re vival of demand, which will naturally soon appear. Our advice to all, but especially to manufacturers, is—be patient.—The Home Journal. MAJOR PRANTLY.— . It has bee — '— said that Major Grantly had thrown a favourable eye on Grace Crawley— by which report occasion was given to all men and women in those parts to hint that the Crawleys with all their piety and humility,were very cunning, and that one of the Grantlys was—to say the least of it—very soft, admitted as it was throughout the county of Barsetshire, that there was no family therein more widely awake to the affairs generally of this world and the next combined, than the family of which Archdeacon Grantly was the respected head and patriarch. Mrs. Walker, the most good-natured woman in Silverbridge, had acknowledged to her daugh ter that she could not understand it,—that she could not see anything at all in Grace Crawley. s th h a r t ugg M e : d tjo h r is fortune, o which beyond his half-pay and his late wisfe whos were G s I la .a o u u t l i d y ers h a a ti n d n e o x t p expressed ssseidi shilling B M g c r o ' nfi lr f d a e h l n k i t e s r belief was only six thousand pounds. Othe ie r was little better ill-na tured, had declared that Grase Crawley Y not possibly have the old than a beggar, and that she would Fletcherpay thehis daughters were all as hgee a r : tt d hl Tempest, ee D w'cii r l . majzotnl: rector ofbutcher had sif vwerobnrdidegr,ee,dN V whosedebts;he four . did not got caught in marriage so that half-pay majors . acquir ed y f e :n - future f unmarried, iliheer-in-1 mannersal v s ofa had turned up his old nose, and had hinted easily as that.—The Lag Chronicle of Bonet. 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