The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMEROIIu INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is in a very anomalous con dition, as there are plenty of lenders and compa ratively few borrowers. The rates are almost no minal. First-rate bills of three months date are readily taken at 3 to 3f per cent., and the in quiri,.:3 at the Bank of England are consequently Uni mpor taut. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no bullion operations. The coupons of the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, due on the 15th inst., are officially announced for pay ment. The directors of John Crossley and Sons, Limited, have issued a report recommending a dividend of 255• per share, which, with the interim dividend paid in August last, is equal to 20 per cent. per annum for the past year. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been more ani mation. Sugar has been in good demand, at en hanced prices, and a fair business has been reported I n coffee, at full values. Rice has been dull, and only moderate transactions have been entered into in tallow, at about previous quotations. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are in active demand, and have advanced 2 to 50.52, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 21, to 40 40k. The Wave of Life has arrived from Melbourne with gold-dust and specie to the amount of £35,000. The return from the Bank of England, com pleted to the 9th inst., is of a favourable character. In the Other Securities there has been a decrease of £1,065,525 ; the Reserve of Notes Shares a small increase, viz., £5,620 ; while the bullion has also been added to by £23,500. The Public Deposits, consequent upon the distribution of the dividends, have been diminished by £3,717,662, while there is a corresponding increase in the private balances. Subjoined are the particulars : Public Deposits £4,444,468 Decrease £3,717,662 Other Deposits 23,049,592 increase... 2,457,362 ltest 3,457,949 Increase... 167,664 On the other side of the account :-- Government Securities £13,111,068 No alteration 99,846 Other Securities —. 21,750,978 Decrease... 1,065 525 Notes unemployed ... 10,147,875 Increase... 5,620 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,313,810, being an increase of £26,965; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,438,862, show ing an increase of £23,500 when compared with the former return. The return from the Bank of France for the past week shows a decrease of £706,640 in the Bullion, and an increase of £500,000 in the Bills discounted; there is, however, an augmentation in the Notes of £644,000. Two O'CLOCK. A very quiet market has prev a il e d to-day for British Government Securities, and there is no al teration in values, Consols being 91 1 for money, and 94 I for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 901 1; Exchequer Bills, S. to lls. prem. Bank of England Stock, 250 ; d o. India Stock 2 121 214 India 5 per Cants, 107 1; Enfaced 2 per Cents., ' 101 / ; do. Debentures, 1021; and do. Bonds, 30s. prem. Foreign Stocks show a slight advance generally. Spanish Passive have improved 1, to 211 i ; the Certificates, I, to 141 ; Italian, /, to 52i 531 ; Turkish 5 per to 17 Cent., ; _ to 321 and Mexican, 1, New i 1 0 0 ; but Gre e k h ave declined /, to 144. Th e Russian Loan Americ an Scrip is firm at 1i prem. Stocks are slightly deprersed. Erie shares have fallen 1' t o 43/ ; Illinois, 1 to 80 1; b 72a 1 ut United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced / to business in the Railway Share Market has bean moderately active, and price s h a ve shown a slight 'upward tendency. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, and Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln have each improved I, Great West 3 ern 11 Great E as t ern and South Eastern each 41 Great _ N orthern A Stock 1, and Midland 1/. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in good request, and in most instances full supp 12 ort y for mer rates. Great Luxembourg have improved to ,1 s , East India to 106:1 1071, and Great Indian Peninsula to 1051 1. Lank shares remain rather dull, but without ma terial change as regards values. I m p er i a l Ott oman are dealt in at 9/ ; London and County at 67/ „?. estmi ns t er, at 981 9 ; Lond on Joint Stock at 431 ; London and 4-1 i 45 W ; and Unio n o f L on d on a t Miscellaneous and Finance Shares continue in fair request at steady rates. City of Moscow Gas are marked 181; Credit Foncier of England, 2/ 3 ; Fore -street Warehouse, 12/ ; Internationa Financial, 2 91-16th ; National Discount Compa ny 14 14 1; and Royal Mail Steam, 105. MINING iIARKET. FRIDAT, Two o'clock. Annexed are the latest quotations : Chiverton Moor, 51 51 ; Chon:ales Gold, 2/ 3 ; Clifford -Amalgamate, 9 91 ; East Basset, 22 23 ; East Caradon, 661 East Lovell, 10 101-; East Wheal Grenville, 21 ; Great Retallack, 33s 35s ; Great 'Wheal Vor, 171 181 ; Marko Valley, 41 ; North Crofty, 4/ 5 ; North Treskerby, 21 3 ; Prince of Wales, 29s Od 31s Od; Prosper United, 4,1,- ; Providen ce Mi nes , 28 30 ; S outh Condurrow, 153, 17 3 6d; South Grenville, 7s Gd 9s Od; Tincroft, 131 1 West Caradon, 13 14; West Chiverton, 55 57; West Prances, —; West Seton, 125 130 ; Wheal Buller, 20 22 ; Wheal Chiverton, 8 81 ; Wheal CrAor, —s —a ; Wheal G renville, 27s Od 295; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seton, , 13 0 135 ; Wheal Trelawney, 10 12 ; Wheal Uny, 11i ; car Camborne, ; Central Minera, —— ; Cooks' liitchen, 10 1 ; East Cam Brea, 21 31 ; Great Laxey, 31 4 Great South Tolgus, 13s Od 14s Od; South Frances, 2 2 24 ; St. Ives Consols, 8 9 ; South Caradon, 320 330; Stray park, 4 5 ; Drakewells, 15s Od 17s 6d ; South Darren, ; North R os k ear, —; Cam Brea, 15 171; Great orth D owns, 31 1. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. GOVER NMENT FUNDS. d p er Cent. Consols 91 I 911 f 1 } ~ Do. A ccount, Feb. '7 a per C ent. Reduced * 90' f } New 3 per Cent N x v 2i per Cent.Ja..n...18.91 ........... DO. 5 per Cent. Jan . . 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs., expire sth Jan., 1880 . Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth A Do (Red Sea 188 a . Ezell ' Telegraph), Aug. 1908 (1 " "" Bi lls, 4 1,000, 4 nt lO 11 pm per Ce Do .................. £5OO ......... ',, 12 pm Do ............ £lOO & £2OO ~ 9 pta Bank of England Stock, 6} per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 1 0i per Ce n t., April 1874 2l2} Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ~ Oct. 1888 Do. C ert i fi cates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1873 DDo. Bonds,4 per Cent!, £l,OOO 3O pm o. under .£lOOO ................ FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Br azilian 5 per Cent Do. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 .......... . Do. Ac coun t . Do. .. ..18 63 — Do. 5 per C ent. , 1863 Do Account Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Account B teuos Ayr e s 6 p er C en t —_ Do ~el.OO Bonds DJ 2 per C en t. (D e f erre d 3 per Cent ) ---- Oullian 6 p er C en t — Do. 3 p er C en t . Do. 6 p er C en t A Do. B ._ .._. /7 -- C Ill)Mbian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, G per Cent. Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — D anubian Principalities De. Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — D o.,Provisional Land W arran t Do Deferred E 'vptian 7 per Cent Do. Account Do., Second Issue 1, 0 £lOO Bonds — Do. Account .. Bl Do. 1864 Do. A ccount Do £lOO Bonds 1)0. Account De. Go vernment Railway Debentures. uo. Account Greek 5 per C en t s., 1824-5, ex Coupons O. Coupon s DO. Account 1. — , 11 2 Guatemala 5 per Cent. — It)Han 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Afaremmana Railway — Do. A ccount 6lexica:: 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Moutevidean 6 per Cent. ~ — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) t'o-uvian 5 por Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Portiiguesu 3 per Cent., 1853 Do account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '6 - 2, '3 — Do. Account liusiau 5 per Cont., 1822, .4 St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4/ per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B6k 7 Do. do. £lO paid ll pin Sardinian 5 per Cent 66k Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent . — Do Account Do New Deferred — Do. Account Do Passive Do Ace*unt 2ll Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £GO paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ".77_ Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds -- Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 531 Do £lOO Bonds Do Account 54 5 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 5 per Cent. Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed lOOl Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent, 1862 Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Do. Account ~ Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payaple in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins . 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per CAnt. Ex. 12 Guil„ — , Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 p er Cent., Ex. 2M. — Italian 3 par Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 531 3 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Do. Account 32i li MARKETS.--.This day. MARK LANE. Tko supply of English wheat on sale at Mark-lane to day was very moderate, and the condition of the produce was but middling. The trade, generally speaking, ruled quiet, but good and fine dry samples were held at and com manded full prices. There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands. The amount of business transacted was only moderate, nevertheless prices ruled rirm. Floating cargoes of grain wore steady, at late rates. The supply of English barley on sale was moderate, of foreign large. Good and fine malting produce was firm, at full currencies, but inferior barley met a slow sale, on former terms. Malt was in slow request, at late currencies. The market was well supplied with oats. The trade for all qualities ruled quiet, at late rates. Beans met a Blow sale, at Monday's currency. The market was moderately supplied. Peas were unaltered in value. Demand quiet. The flour trade was steady, on former terms. SHIP ARRITALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 370 1,920 1,880 200 310 Irish — 110 Foreign 15,060 11,220 33,330 2,530 sacks brls NENVGATE AND LEADENII ALL. These markets aro well, but not heavily supplied. There is little business doing, and prices rule as under : Per 81b by the carcase. ed s d fnferior beef 3 4 3 8 Middling . do. Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Veal 4 5 0 sded Inferior mutton 3 4 4 0 Middling muttou 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 4 3 0 pork Small __4 0 4 6 Lamb. Os od to Oa ba BOROUGH HOP. Fine S ussex hops have been in steady request, and, in consequence of their scarcity, high prices have boon readily paid. Mid and East Kents have not attracted so much attention, but have realised very high rates. Mid and East Kents Weald of Kent Sussex Farnham and country Yearlings loss to 150 s 11 COLONIAL. TEA.—T hero has been a fair inquiry, and prices gone rally are well sustained. SUGAR.—A largo amount of business has been done in West India, at a further advance of 6d to is per cwt. Re fined goods also are in good demand, at enhanced rates, common lumps and testers being quoted 43s per cwt. COFFEE.-At publio sale there was an active competition for superior qualities of plantation Ceylon, which sold readily at a slight advance on former rates; other quali ties were also in demand at full values. RlCE.—Business has remained very dull, and no material alteration can be reported in values. TlLLow.—The market has remained very quiet, quota tions generally remaining very steady. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 41s. 6d. ; April to June, 455. ; and last three months' delivery, 455. Gd. per cwt. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. - Market opens steady. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. " FLINT JACK," THE CHARLATAN FOSSILIST.— The forgery of coins and the manufacture of spurious curiosities is as old as the existence of money and a taste for the collection of antiquities. A curious illustration of the successful exercise of this description of ingenious roguery is detailed in the .3falton .Messenger, in which eight columns are devoted to the " doings" in this line of a man of the name of Simpson, better known as "Flint Jack." Born at Whitby, he became a successful and well known collector of those lias fossils with which that locality abounds. In due time he proceeded to make " snake stones" and other things so successfully as to deceive practised connoisseurs, mixing occasionally genuine specimens with his clever counterfeits. The success of his knavery in this line led him to attempt— and with much success—most ambitious exploits ; and from a Roman milestone to an imperial denarius he tried his hand at deception. His grand sphere of operation, however, was in the making and vending as genuine admirable imitations of those " flint im plements" of which we have heard so much during the last few years, and on the discovery of which such impor tant ethnological conclusions have been based. In the sale of these pseudo "relics of pre-historic man," he rambled over the United Kingdom, pausing wherever he found flints to renew his stock of "ancient spearheads," in the making of which ho was singularly expert. This may be imagined when it is stated that for more than 20 years ho pursued his dishonest trade; and, moreover, that there is probably hardly a public museum or private collection in the kingdom that did not become his dupe. He honoured Sheffield with his visits more than once, complaining that in the first instance ho "did no business, having no flints ;" but afterwards, we are told that "at Sheffield, unlike his first visit, ho was prepared with specimens, and this time did' the curator of the museum and several others, pass ing all off as genuine." This is certainly not true as applied to the Museum of the Philosophical Society, nor to the only gentleman here whom we know as a possosser of flint implements. But of course a follow who lived by cheating was not within a lie; but, altogether, the career of this in genious charlatan, as described in the paper named, is one of the most curious in the history of long-continued and woll-austainedf rand of its class. —Sheffield Daily Telegraph. Two MEN SUFFOCATED BY SULPHURETTED HY sDa R e n O . fi G c E o N o f A t T w B o 0 1 lvve. occurred se ri o serious a3ciciddent,lainstvaotivtihnegltchee; Ice land Ch em i cal Works, Bow. Th n e de o c n ea a se y d Am Trowel and Matth ew C larke, were ordered by theforeman dilil to empty a tank c on t a i n i ng sulphate of ammonin, e engaged they were overpowered by the gas ' and ng u iTsi w s i n phuretted hydrogen —and perish e d . It is believedt — h e at a - third workman was rescu e d b y T rowel, who then, in at tempting to save Clarke, was hi mse lf overcome, and fell into the liquor. Only a month ago Clarke had rescued Trowel from a tank under almost similar circumstances. No light test was employed before Clarke went into the tank, The deceased were accustomed to the work. The jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased men were accidentally suf focated by sulphuretted hydrogen gas," and added that the foreman was highly censurable for allowing the men to descend into the tank without having properly tested its condition. CASES IN THE DIVORCE COURT.—There are 120 cases in the Divorce Court for hearing next term, com mencing to-morrow, of which 84 are to bo tried without juries. In addition there are 80,pases standing over to be restored to the list on notice. THE SUN, LONLON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1867. MENT SECU 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 96 98 V 7 9) 97 99 79 81 78 80 101 IC3 104 106 1(3 105 101 103 88 ?0 110 102 104 lk.o 102 1(4 163 tOS 102 tOS toy 107 96 100 14 96 90 92 St 1, 6 98 100 84 86 72 lj 21 57 100 i 1011 1071 01 71 25 44 171 t 5f 131 1 1001 1 1001 ,ITIES. 24i i I loBi ; LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) WATERS V. THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY. This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Stuart. The plaintiff was land steward of the defendant from the year 1851 to July, 1863, at a salary of £430 a year. In May, 1857, the defendant entered into a contract with the General Land Drainage and Improvement Com pany, by which the company under the powers and autho rities of their Act of Parliament, were to advance a certain sum of money to the defendant, and to execute some ex tensive drainage works on his settled estates, the amount of which was to be charged upon the inheritance of the laud. By an indenture of the same date made between the company on the one part and the defendant on the other part, the company a,-;reed to execute the drainage works for £15,600, in consideration of a rent charge for 30 years at £6 per cent. on the amount of contract. By another indenture between the company and the plaintiff, Mr. R. 2. Waters, and made at the same time, the company en gaged the plaintiff and contractor to complete the drainage works, the Ea'l of Shaftesbury to advance the necessary money, materials, &c., from time to time. In 1862 other contracts between the same parties were executed for fur ther works for £11,270. In 1863 the plaintiff left the defen dant's service, and then claimed the whole amount advanced by the Company to the defendant, in respect of the works completed under his (the plaintiff's) contracts. The amount stated to have been received by the defendant was £21,008 135., whereas ho had only paid the plaintiff £17,181 is., and this bill was filed by Mr. Waters to re cover the balance of £3,827 12s. The defendant resisted the claim on the ground that the plaintiff, being in his employ eta paid salary, was only his agent in the matter, and therefore only entitled to change the actual amount expended on the construction of the works, which amount had been paid. Moreover, it never could have been in tended by the Legislature that a steward to a landowner to whom all his services were due could be allowed to make a profit out of the drainage works on the estate at the expense of the persons entitled to his services. The case for the plaintiff was that ho was merely a contractor for the company for the construction of the works; that this contract was entered into with the full knowledge and sanction of the defendant, and had nothing whatever to do with his duties as steward to the defendant, and therefore he was entitled to the whole benefit, of the contract. Tho Vice-Chancellor held that there was nothing in the position held by the plaintiff as steward to the defend ant to prevent his entering into the contracts in ques tion provided ho had taken no advantage of that position. No such case had been made out against him, and therefore the plaintiff was entitled to the balance of the contract money, after making deduction for all such sums as had been paid by the defendant for mate rials supplied during the execution of the works. Front this decision the defendant appealed. The Lord Chancellor held that Mr. Waters had entirely railed to establish his case, and reversed the Vice-Chancel lor's decision. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. BATES V. HUNTER. This action was originally tried before the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, at Guildhall, and by it was sought to recover the value of a policy effected on a vessel called the Georgia, whose name became somewhat famoos from her being in the service of the Confederate States of America. The vessel was insured for a voyage from Liverpool to one of the Portuguese settlements, and when the claim was sent for the loss of the vessel, payment was refused by the underwriter, on the ground that at the time of her insurance a material fact was withheld, viz., that she had been in the ser vice of the Confederate Government. The jury found a verdict for the defendant, and Mr. Mellish now moved for leave to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and judgment entered for the plaintiff, on the ground that certain evidence had been excluded, and also that had the defendant taken the proper steps, he might at once have become aware that the vessel had been in the Confederate service. The Court granted a rule. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Jan. 10. The Conservative journals are exulting in the small attendance at the annual meeting of the Na tional Association. They remark on the absence of members of Parliament, the middle class being but slightly represented and the people keeping aloof. 'Mr. E. W. llibbert, of Piccadilly, sent over the largest subscription, £5. The Cardinal came next with £2, and about 30 bishops, priests, and laymen contributed £1 each. It must be admitted that there is something anomalous in the position of thi: associatiou,---it is so attenuated and retiring, appa rently so destitute of Parliamentary aad popular support, and so ill-supplied with funds, though en joying in a larger measure than any ether politi cal society in this country the blessings of the Church. In fact, it may be said to have been ushered into the world by the hierarchy, who have ever since watched over its cradle and prayed for its prosperity. Why, then, does it not prosper? Why does it not hold its meetings in some large hall, and why do not the people crowd round its platform ? This question is easily answered by the Conserva tive journals. They say the people don't care about it, because they feel no grievances, or because they will not allow the lead of their bishops in politics. Yet, small :and insignificant as the body appears when it comes before the public, we see what tre mendous power it can put in motion when the occasion for action arrives. Tipperary and Water ford bear witness that the National Association is like an engine-driver, not very formidable to look at, but having power to put on the steam at high pressure till the.speed becomes dangerous to life and limb. The association, echoing the voice of the prelates, has emphatically disclaimed any desire to share in the funds of the Established Church. They say " Away with the temporalities ; let them be secularised." They will not have the plan of attaining religious equality by " levelling up," but are determined to have it by levelling down." Their general policy has been expressed in resolu tions, which 1 subjoin : "That a Reformed Parliament being the readiest means by which the people of this country can obtain a satisfac tory settlement of the Church, the land, and the education questions, it is therefore the duty of the executive commit tee of this association to aid the movement for a more just and equitable representation of the people in Parliament. " That as the House of Commons, as at present consti tuted, inadequately represents the people of the United Kingdom, and persistently refuses to legislate beneficially for Ireland, wo hereby pledge ourselves to co-operate, by every means in our power, with the Reformers in the three kingdoms in their efforts to obtain an extension of the franchise, with vote by ballot. _ _ " That we hail with satisfaction the expressiou of sym pathy and tender of support so generously promised by Mr. Bright and other leaders of public opinion in enabling the people of Ireland to obtain the redress of those griev ances under which they have been weighed down by cen turies of misrule ; and we heartily reciprocate the kindly feeling lately manifested by English and Scotch Reformers in our regard. " That, in order to give effect to the foregoing resolu- tions, steps be taken immediately by the Executive Council of this association to prepare petitions for and obtain sig natures in every parish in Ireland; that it be requested that said petitions be returned when signed to our secretary, in order that a monster petition be organised and presented in the House of Commons as early as possible." At the conclusion of Mr. Kennedy's evidence on Monday evening respecting the riots at the Water ford election, Mr. Waters said he expected, as an act of justice, that the military authorities would parade, for identification, every man of the Lancers who joined in that charge by which two peaceable men had lost their lives. Mr. Waters' demand, says the Cork Examiner, was greeted with demon strations of the most enthusiastic approval by the auditory, who cheered, clapped their hands, &c. The coroner said he would not allow the public to re main inside the court if such interruptions were continued. The applause instantly subsided, as, in deed, did the former outbursts which circumstances occasioned during the inquiry, and which seemed the uncontrollable expression of strong popular in terest and feeling. " Mr. Julian said he had no authority to parade the Lancers for identification. With such manifestations of public excitement it would be unsafe to bring the men here. • "Mr. Waters. —Major Wombwell is here, and I tell him wo require these men hero for identification. Ho as officer commanding the regiment can communicate with the pro per authorities on the matter." At this point the people, by whom, when the pro ceelings were at the close, the court-house was densely filled, cheered vociferously, and several un complimentary epithets were bestowed upon the troopers, such as " blackguards," " cowards," &c. Threats of vengeance upon the Lancers in case they should return to Dungarvan were also made. At the sitting of the Court on Tuesday, Alice Crowley, servant to Captain Kiely, deposed that she was at the window of her masters's house, when she saw the people running away from the Lancers. One man was knocked down and a horse made to dance on his feet, but not on his body ; she saw a Lancer dart his lance at the same man while on the ground, but did not reach him. Then, where there was no crowd, and no stones had been thrown, the Lancer who had thrown down Brien rode up to her master's door, where he was standing on the steps, and made a dart at his neck, which he missed. He then turned his horse quickly round and pierced his breast, and at the same time rode his horse up to the flag of the door. The Lancer then turned and made a thrust at a young woman standing in a gateway. When witness saw the Lancers making the " prods" she cried " 0 Merciful Jesus !" but she did not then know that her master was killed. John Murray, mariner, swore that he saw from his boat the charge of Lancers. A place called the "binney " was chockful of people trying to escape. There were but two persons on the quay at that time—one fell under a cart, and the hat of the other was carried away on the top of a lance and waved. " The Lancers were looking for some one to kill." He swore that positively, and said they were a disgrace to the flag they were under. He saw them dart at the women as well as the men. It was a cowardly act, and if they were before the foe they would not go so fast. Mr. Julian said they never turned their back on the foe. Mr. Waters replied this very regiment did in India. Patrick Bowdon, captain of a hooker, gave similar testimony, but on cross-examination he ad mitted that he saw one stone thrown. He saw no broken bottles on the streets that day ; nor did he see sticks " shied" at the soldiers, nor stones in any body's hands. He heard no shouting or noise but what the cavalry made ; and he said they were " a set of cowards, and a disgrace to the flag." The inquest was resumed yesterday morning. Five witness were examined during the day. It was ad mitted that stones had been showered on the Lan cers before they forced the mob back from the bridge, in order to make a passage for the voters. Mary Anne Donovan, a pauper, 104 years of age, died this week in the North Dublin Union, having been 40 years in the house. Her father was sur geon in the Scots Fusilier Guards, and she expressed a wish to be buried with the soldiers in St. Paul's churchyard. The guardians humanely complied with her request, and Mr. J. Norwood proposed that a headstone should be placed over her grave. CRYSTAL PALACE.—Thera appears to be every probability that the portion of the Crystal Palace which was destroyed by the calamitous fire on the 30th ult. will speedily be restlred to its original perfection. The shareholders and season ticket holders will, it is understood, contribute largely to this object ; and a move ment has been originated by Mr. Francis Fuller, one of the founders of the Crystal Palace, to promote a public subscription in aid of their exertions. Ire believes that 1,500 persons can be readily found to subscribe or collect £lOO each, which would suffice to restore a build ing which may be said to be of national importance, and which has so greatly tended to the refinement and social progress of the people. Many offers of sums of this amount have already been received ; an iikpential com mittee is being organised, and it cannot be doubted that all classes of society will cheerfully contribute, according to their means, to accomplish the desired object. M. Blondin has addressed Mr. Fuller, expressing his deep regret at the loss which the public have sustained, and his desire to give, as his contribution, two gratuitous perform ances on the high rope in the Crystal Palace, in aid of the Restoration Fund, which will, in all probability, produce a =adorable sum. SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing i , Prioe. 8/ 82 122 124 40 CIS 4 8 C 5 63 70 72 1 6 18 31 32 4 6 'l9 121 130 i3l o o 2 f.:51 (.04 33 37 32 3, 130 13! 9) 92 l i 17 18 1J 20 122 124 65 b 7 55 57 28 1284 2 21„1, 101 11 ins /256 ll Ilk 94 96 38 40 4 18 108 lio 67 68 103 105 35 36 10 11 p 119 121 1 2p 1 2p 73 75 114 118 148 152 47 49 70 72 9 10 150 153 3 4 32 II 2/ s}~}l 1301 901 is 17} 123 ; 861 351 14 Itr; 10; 11 Sv 1 391 9 10 1081 101 i 31 Business done. ALLEGED MISCONDUCT or SOLICITORS. This was a moiion for a rule calling on two solicitors of ,he Court to give an explanation relative to moneys which had received on behalf of a client. Mr. Williams apprared in support of the motion, and said that his client, 31. r. J John Hughes Bentley, who resided at Cheltenham, was the son of a gentleman who died pos sessed of considerable property in 1856. His son, the present plaintiff, became entitled to a large portion of that property, but did not attain his majority until 1865. The defendants had acted as solicitors up to and for some thus after ho became of age for the plaintiff, and in that capacity had received sums of money arising out of the sale of stock, Scc., to the amount of between £1,600 and £1,700. Nut being able to obtain a satisfactory settlement with the defendants, he trans ferred his business to another firm at Cheltenham. Mr. Justice Mellor said the Court did not consider the affidavits were sufficiently explicit to grant the rule. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. ;Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Chan hell, and Pigott.) JOHNSON V. KERSHAW. This was a motion for a new trial in the case in which the question involved was whether the order for the pur chase of 100 bales of cotton had been so carried out, that the person ordering the same was liable. It appeared that only 94 out of 100 bales were purchased, and before the others could be secured the market price changed, and then the receipt of the 94 was refused, on the ground that it was not a fair order, and that the description differed from that described in the order. ii,The arguments seemed likely to occupy the entiro day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The business in this court was very interesting, their lordships being occupied in hearing the arguments in a cause as to whether or no a certain patent for an oil can had or had not been infringed. COURT OF PROBATE. The Judge Ordinary was occupied the whole of the morning in hearing a case of Probate, the will propounded being that of an elderly gentleman named Shipley, who, during his life, resided at Nottingham, and the execution of which it was now contended was _made at a time when the testator was incompetent. The case will last the entire day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ASSAULT AT THE ALHAMBRA PALACE.—John Barnett, a checktaker, in the employ of Mr. Strange, at the Alhambra Palace, Leicester-square, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Mr. James B. Payne, a gentleman residing at the Grange, Brompton. Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. E. Lewis, Great Marl borough-street, appeared for the defendant. Mr. Payne said—After dining with some friends yester day evening, amongst others Mr. Mortimer Collins, it was suggested that we should go to the Alhambra Palace. Mr. Collins presented himself to the doorkeeper at the stage entrance. The doorkeeper asked Mr. Collins who he was, and on his telling him he said that we could not be admitted• I told Mr. Collins that he had better provide himself with a proper ticket and come another night. A waiter came behind me and seized me by the back of the neck. He struck me three very severe blows. My elbow was knocked against the wall. I received a kick on the spine, and my eye was blackened. I had not said a word, and was smoking a cigar at the time. By Mr. Sayer—l am engaged in literary pursuits, and am a commanding officer of volunteers. It was a quarter to 12 when we got there. It was the stage entrance. I don't know whether it was near the room where the ladies of the ballet dress. I was not attempting to get on the stage. There were stairs leading to the stage that the ladies were dressing, and that we must leave. We did not insist on passing. Mr. Collins wished to advance, but in a most courteous way. I did not refuse to leave the place. The doorkeeper told Mr. Collins that he could not enter. I swear that the defendant struck me. I was put out the back way, and then went to the front entrance, and charged the prisoner. Mr. Mortimer Collins —It was suggested that we should go to the Alhambra, and through the stags entrance. Tho doorkeeper said we could not go in—that it was too late. I said my reason for going to that entrance was because we did not care to go round to the front. I had scarcely time to expostulate with the doorkeeper when wo were seized by two follows like garotters, and one struck Mr. Payne, and the other struck me. When I turned round to remonstrate the man struck me full in the fees, and but for the fact that my band has been hurt I should have been able to give a better account of the man. By Mr. Sayer—l went to the stage entrance because it was the nearest, and being connected with the press I have passed in that way before. I am not aware that there is a notice that only persons connected with the Alhambra are allowed to pass in that way. I have a note from Mr. Strange in which he requests ins to go in that way. The doorkeeper said we could not go in because it was too late. We did not persist in trying to force ourselves on to the stage. Ido not know whether anybody came to the door keeper's assistance, but I know that somebody gave me a severe whack on the eye. (A. laugh.) We should have left if we had not been prevented. I will swear the de fendant struck Mr. Payne. It was not dark at the time. The persons attacked us in a brutal way. After further evidence, the prisoner was discharged. The body of Mr. West, a gentleman well known in Radnorshire, has been found in the river at Presteigne. He was last seen in a state of intoxication on the night of December 1. When the body was found there was a slight bluish red tinge round the neck, but the medical evidence showed that he was not strangled, but had met his death by drowning. Railways. (Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian .... r....... Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc. l t.London, Scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. :? Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stuck Do. New. Is. at 25 pu ,, Gt S. and %V. of Ireland' WeBtern ' DJ. S. Val. ltail gua. Do. South %Vales ....I Do. %V. Mid. —Oxtorul Do. Newport Do. Hereford . Lano:tethre (IL York,hire London and Blackwal Lon., Brigh.,&, 6 Coat Lon., Char., and Dover] Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lou. Az orttt ‘Vesteri! Lou. South IVestcni Aan., p Shet., At Lincoln Do. New Do. Extension...... Actropolitaii District. Do. do. .10. Jo. and St. John'slY'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Hirinin.. k Dertql aid Kent North British Do. bid., rth., & Dun N th. 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South of India gua. 5 per cent 41 per cent Do . reat Wes. of Canada I Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c Bt‘s. pay. 1873 Do. 5) do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4i do Do. 4 do . . Do. I Extension .llelb. Cor. 6 p. 0. Bnds. Mel. 4t Hudson's Bay.. N.ltl.C'da,6pclstpf.bs4 Seinde ..... Do. Delhi Do. do .. > Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot 40 100 100 100 all 100 100 N 68 ICO 101 7 4 4i i NI 50 55 101 103 101 IC3 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 89 53 54 52 54 37 (0 23 25 106 106 i 1 p 4 1v COLONIAL GO Vlsat, British Columbia, 6 per oent., Deo. 31, 1572.... Can.Crov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. C. Mar. & Sept 00.5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. Apl. & Oct . 1890-1900 Do. do 1580-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, Do. 5 per cent. 15 April anti IS Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p.k Do. 1873, do Mauritius, 6 p. C, 1873, Jan. and July Do. I.qB Jo. 1882, May i 5, Nov..!, Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal 'iov. 6 per cent N.8.G'0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 ye., 186 t, Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 1 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sofia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-11 Do. 1878 & upwards 1 Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.,ra July Do. do, April et Oct BRITIS Cam. Consol. U old, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. IV% Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (lielston Grenville Elerod's Foot •••• ingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelan Niarke Valley Iwyndy Iron Ore, Btu New Seton •• •• North Roskear . Nl.Wh'l Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty .. Prosper United........ Pr.,videnee Uny Lelant I S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (11logau Stray Park . 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Bink of Egypt, 3) Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 18 / Imperial Ottoman, lira., 81 Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11m., 21 / London and County, 69 71 London Joint Stock. 43i f London and South-Western, lira., 17 London and 11 estminster, 94 8 south Australia. 29 Standard of British South Africa, lira., 13/ Union of London, 411 5 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 151 AnglJ-Mexican Mint, 151 Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cunt., 711 Australian Agricultural, 17 Berlin %Veer Works, lim., Ditto, new. 51 Bombay Gas, lim., 4i Ceylon Company, Ditto, A shares,:ll 1 City of Moscow Gas, lira., 18 Commercial Union, Insurarwe, 5 Credit teoncler of Englanii, lira . 3 21 Crystal Palace, 27. East India irrigation and Canal, 101 ?,gyptian Com, and Trading, lira., 5/ Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 12/ Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 21 international Financial society. Rm., 2 National Discount Company, 141 11 Royal Mail Steam, 105 Universal Marine. Insurance. lim., 21.2 POULTRY FROM AMERICA.—DIIIing the last few weeks several ships arriving at Liverpool from the United States have brought over as portions of their cargo bar rels containing turkeys, geese, and other birds, sufficiently pickled to enable them to reach this country in edible con dition. They commanded ready sale and good prices. CHINA CLAY.—Cornwall has for some years past done a large and profitable business in china clay, the greater part of which has been raised in the St. Austell district, where several important works are in progress. There is every prospect, however, of a new district being opened up on an extensive scale in a short time. Fine samples of china clay have been discovered in three parishes, and the ground in various localities is believed to be very rich. Stops are being taken with a view to establish works which would afford employment to a large number of people. 100 102 91 93 12/ 13i! le 12* 92 81 . d 4 - It 1i 100 102 02 14 85 90 82 S 5 97 9J 97 98 1 f d 97 98 94 96 92 P 3 103 105 - - 108 107 II MINES, 1264 6 11 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 15m.4^•.4 NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, Feb. 26. i A 'ntries for the Nottingham Spring Handicap of 10 sous each, 3 ft, with 100 added. One mile and a quarter. 56 subs. ;Nellesley, 4 yrs Caprice, 4 Leases, 3 76eadle, 6 Mrs. Allan, 4 Bertie, 4 - Wild Agnes, 5 Anchorite, 3 Indigestion, 5 :irrimrose, 3 Brick, ed Sweet Anne, 4 %g i Claverhouse, 4 Bl a ck Prince, by Numa Pompilius, 3 1 Sweet Home, 3 Knight of Kars, Vigorous, 4 Dulcimer, 5 4 Vi o l en t , 4 Co7jerat, 4 Hav e lo c k (l a t e Ki ng fi s h er, 4 I tlretna, 4 Claxton, 6 The Lizard, 5 t Janitor, 4 Gauntlet, 4 Helen, 6 4e.Ty Monarch, 3 Mongrel, 5 3 .Fan, 5 East y, Black Prince, by Miss Alice, 3 Exc tier, 5 Voltigeur, 4 ' Cora, 4 One nent, 3 Harpenden, 3 Douro, 4 Ste:tn boat, 4 Fortunatus, 4 Salamanca, 3 Skirnt'sh, 5 Scarboroue,h, 5 John Halifax, 4 Edgbat, ton, 4 Sister to Vedette, 3 F by Young IL il Lady L& . mbton, 3 Miss Fanny, 3 I»urne Dora The Ro&c, 3 The Vampire (It b) lice, 3 Retrousse ; . 4 4 Monitress, 4 Life Guardmnan, 4 Barrington, 3 Busybody, 3 WARWICK SPRING MEETING. WEDNESDAY, March 20. Entries for the Great Warwickshire Handicap of 20 sous each, 10 ft, and only sif declared, with 100 added. One mile and a half. 42 subs. Drum, 4 yrs Python, 3 Violent, 4 Wild Agnes, 5 Helen, 6 Jezabel, 4 Beadle, 6 Watchbox, 5 La Dauphine, 4 Tacitus, 4 Life Guardsman, 4 Redmire, 5 Pintail, 6 • Anchorite, 3 Nuneaton, 6 Dulcimer, 6 Brick, aged Salamanca, 3 Dannebrog, 4 Ackworth, 6 Buckfoot, 6 Regalia, 5 Wandering Min-Monitress, 4 Caithness, 4 strel, 6 Douro, 4 Steamboat, 4 Black Prince, 4 Endsleigh, 5 The Rescue, 3 Dr. Syntax, aged Fitzroy, 4 Skirmish, 5 Shakspeare, 6 Forester, 5 Lady Pam, 3 Stockinger, aged Lady Calthorpe, 4 Lady Lambton, 3 Indigestion, 5 Cedric, 5 Vigorous, 4 YORK SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, May 7. Entries for the Great Northern Handicap of 200 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 10ft, and only 5 if declared; the second to receive 50 sovs. Two miles over the Old Course. 50 subs. Fitzroy, 4 yrs Redcap, 6 Treasure Trove, 4 Primrose, 3 Lecturer, 4 Regalia, 5 Plutus, 4 Gomera, 5 Chepstcw, 4 Empress of India, 6 Strathconan, 4 Caithness, 4 Pintail, 6 Scipio, 3 Harry Brailsford, 5 Beeswing, 4 Brown Bread, 5 fLy Young Mel- Emma, 4 Friday, 5 bourne Dora- Gilead, 3 Blinkhoolie, 3 lice, 3 Archimedes, 5 Violent, 4 Monitress, 4 Leap Year, 3 East Lancashire, Policy, 3 Vernon, 3 aged John Osborne, 3 Oracle, 4 Westwick, 4 Buckfoot, 6 Tormentor, 4 War, 4 Dalby, 6 Retrousse, 4 Terror, 4 Hawkswell, 4 Podargus, 4 Lord of the Dales, 3 Fat Bob, 3 Black Prince, by Bracken, 3 Red Wine, 3 Voltigeur, 4 Windham, 6 *Scarborough, 5 John Davis, 6 Sportsman, 4 *Greenback, 3 * Those horses marked thus (*) having been entered without the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at the time prescribed unless specially ordered to remain in. RACING FIXT MA Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 West Drayton l9 Bromley AP. Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh IL Chester (continued) York Spring 7 Salisbury 9 Doncaster Spring Bath [RES FOR 1867. (;11. Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring 2B Oroxton Park 29 Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 0 diham l7 Bibury Club lB Thirsk Durham Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Catterick Chester BO .Y. Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton 29 Croydon Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham July Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Newcastle .. 25 Curragh Worcester Summer 27 27 ily.pswich Goodwood (continued) 1 Ripon Brighton . ...... . 6 Brighton Cluo 8 Lewes Egham ... Wolverhainpton l3 Stockton Oxford Hastings Down Royal Corporate l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton G aod wood York August Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth . . 23 Canterbury Lichfield Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridge CRICKET. THE PARIS CLUB. At a late general meeting, specially called by the hono ra►y secretary, T. H. Sparks, Esq., the following resolu tions having been proposed by him, were unar.imously carried : I. That the annual subscription be 30f. 11. That the entrance-fee be 20f. 111. That two general annual meetings be held, the second to be 15 days after the first. (The first meeting to take into consideration `he finances and the election of the committee and of the officers of the club. The second for the voting of all new resolutions pro posed and seconded at the first.) IV. That subscription lists be opened, one for the pur chase of a new tent, the second for the levelling of ground and the hiring of professional bowlers and servants. V. That notice of the above resolutions be sent to all the members and hon. members of the club. - - - - The hon. secretary affords the following information with regard to the establishing of this club, showing its past career, also the prospects of the present (Paris Eihibitlon) year : " This club was formed in July, 1863, and since its forma- tion no expense has been spared to ensure its success. The English and American residents in Paris, who are now but few in number, have contributed very liberally towards its support. The French (especially the authorities) have, both by their patronage and pecuniary assistance, endea voured to make the game of cricket in France a national one ; many clubs have already been formed in the provinces. " The expenses in the formation of the Paris Cricket Club have been unusually heavy, and although for the past year all matches and all extra expenses have been avoided still there remains a heavy deficit. The number of visitors to Paris, on whom the club greatly depends, was unfortu nately considerably diminished this last season, and con sequently there have not been so many subscribers to the club. "The attractions of the Exhibition this year will no doubt induce many elevens to visit Paris, and the membersof the Paris Cricket Club would naturally like to have their ground, Ste., in good order, and to have proper accommo dation in the way of tents, benches, &c., and, above all, to able to give their visitors a hearty welcome. A large sum is required for this purpose, and the hon. secretary appeals to old and young cricketers for subscriptions, and sin cerely trusts that a liberal response will be made, for by assistance only can the club exist. "T. H. SPARKS, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer. "Civil Service Club, and 3, Rue d'Aguesseau, Paris." HER MAJESTY'S STAG HOUNDS.—On Tuesday a fine four year old stag taken into the Royal pad docks about three weeks ago, from Richmond Park, was uncartod on Stoke-common, and being an " untried doer," the field were anxious to prove whether he was likely to bo an acquisition, which was settled very happily in the affirmative by his giving an excellent run of more than two hours duration over a very heavy country, and show ing himself to be a stag of the bravest metal. On his leaving the cart he took the direction of Burnham Beeches, and made a slight detour among those beautiful antlers of the forest; changing his mind, he doubled back to Stoke common, thence on to Gerrard's Cross, made his way to Denham-place, passed by the Denham Fishery away to Harefield, where he took refuge in a blacksmith's yard. Richard the Brave here made an 'attempt to take him, but before he was expert enough to get the rope round the deer's antlers, he made one flying leap, knocking down all obstacles in the way of men and boys, and bounded away in the direction of Rickmansworth. A brace of hounds, with Morris Hill as huntsman, were got on his track, the behind and following up, ready filoarciacctlniaifininreqguired. The gallant stag, not wanting in courage, led ou through Drake's Park, where the master not being friendly to the noble sport, the ser vants said they " dare not open the gates." How ever, despite the refusal, huntsmen were not to be kept out by a paling with the quarry iu view ; so over they went, until arriving at a thick copse, the stag was lost to view. At length he was again found, having traversed up nearly a mile of watercourse, endeavouring to elude his pursuers. Still he gamely kept to the front until he was overtaken in a large field where several unsuccessful attempts were made to make him a prisoner, but such was his energy then that ho jumped clean over the head of a well-known rider, who stands 6ft. high, with three hounds, and who was as sisted by Morris Hill to effect his capture. After some time he was secured at the entrance to Moor Park, having given the field an excellent day's sport, and was christened " Snowstorm," iu remembrance of the weather. The Lon don brigade did not muster well, but the plucky ones who did not come down were well rewarded for their trouble, as the weather was lovely though the country was heavy; and on the way home those at the finish enjoyed the hos pitality of Mr. Benjamin Way, of Denham-place, where horses and riders found all that was desirable for their re freshment, with a kind and hearty welcome from their host. THlliii EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLooK, LONDON GAZETTE —This Evening. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 28th day of December, 1866, present the Queen's Most Excel lent Majesty in Council. It is this day ordered by her Majesty in Council that the Parliament, which now standa prorogued to Tuesday, the 13th day of January, 1867, be further prorogued to Tuesday, the sth day of February, 1867, and that the Right lion. the Lord High Chancellor of that part of the United Kingdom called Great Britain do cause a Commission to be prepared and issued in the usual manner for proroguing the Parliament accordingly. FOREIGN OFFICE, JAN. 3. The Queen leis been graciously pleased to appoint Richard Levinge-S Esci_,--uuly her .111:tjesty's Consul at Oporto, to be her-Mijcsty's Consul at Barcelona. The Queen has also ti..en graciously pleased to appoint Oswald John F. Crawford, Esq., to be her Majlsty's coi ls sul at Oporto. UST. WHITEHALL, JAN. 10. Tho Queen has hien pleased to present the Rev. (leorgo Cook to the church of the united parishes of Borgne, Kirk ander, and Senuick, in the presbytery and stewartry of Kirkcudbright, vacant by the death of the Rev. Win. Reid, late minister thereof. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, JAN. 11. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Charles Needham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice John Henry Reginald, Earl of Clonmel, who retires ; Lord Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Needham. Royal Horse Guards —Benjamin Lee Guinness, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Thomas Wm. Longford Brooke, promoted. 7th Dragoon Guards —Acting Veterinary-Surgeon Richard, Poyser to be Veterinary-Surgeon, vice Veterinary-Sur.. goon of the First Class R. J. G. Hurford, appointed to be Principal Veterinary-Surgeon in Bengal. 2d Dragoons —John Henry Raymond Rowe, Gent, to b e Cornet, by purchase, vice John Wm. Humphrey, who retires. 3d Hussars—Acting Veterinary-Surgeon Charles Felix Phillips to be Veterinary-Surgeon, vice Geo. Fleming, transferred to the Royal Engineers. 15th Hussars—Wm. White, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Wm. Macalpine Leny, promoted. 19th Hussars—Acting Veterinary-Surgeon Hugh Ander son to be Veterinary Surgeon. Royal Artillery—The undermentioned Acting Veterinary Surgeons to be Veterinary-Surgeons :—Geo. Agnatius Amos Oliver, Peter Moir, William Black Edmonds, Ed ward Ewing. The undermentioned gentlemen to be Veterinary-Surgeons : —John Ashivorth Rostron, Frede rick Charles &miter Alfred Adrian Jones, Charles Barrow, John Pile, iValter , Seymour Adams, William Walker. Royal Engineers—Veterinary Surgeon George Fleming, from the 3d Hussars, to be Veterinary Surgeon. 4th Foot—Ensign Edward John Lugard to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Francis Plummer, a Pro bationer for the Staff Corps in India; Gentleman Cadet George Wemyss Anson, from the Royal Military Col lege, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lugard. 6th Foot—Lieutenant Henry E. Adams, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Lanyon, who exchanges. 11th Foot—Major John Whiteside, from half-pay, late Bth Foot, to be Major, vice Humphrey Gray, deceased ; Captain Philip Philpot to be Major, without purchase, vice John Whiteside, who retires upon full-pay; Lieut. Hopton S. Stewart to be Captain, without purchase, vice Philpot; Ensign Spencer Byng Astley to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Stewart : Ensign Richard Squire Imhoff tO'Brien to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Christopher (lards, a Probationer for the Staff Corps in India; Ensign George Frederick Gugon, from the 74th Foot, to bo Ensign, vice Astley ; Geotleman Cadet Themas Lloyd Lewis, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, withaut purchase, vies O'Brien. 12th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles Percy Smith, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Edward Maclean Showers, transferred to the 95th Foot. 13th Foot—John Miller Elgee Waddy, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Charles Moore, who retires. 14th Foot—Lieutenant. Frederick W. Harington, to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Francis Le Breton Butler, who resigns the appointment. 15th Foot—Lieut. Wm. S. Jemmett to be Captain, without purchase, vice Magens J. 0. Browne, deceased; Ensign H. B. Le Mott& to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Jemmett; Gentleman Cadet Philip Ashby Mettam Pearson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Le Mott'e. 16th Foot—Ensign Richard Francis Percy to be Lieuten ant, without purchase, vice Charles Platt, deceased. 20th Foot—Captain Edward Monckton Jones to be Seconded on appointment as Adjutant to the Staff College. 21st Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Francis Sigard Ring, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice John Davidson, a Probationer for the Staff Corps in India. 23d Foot—Ensign F. Stringer to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Francis Palmer Jones, a Probationer for the Staff Corps in India ; Gentleman Cadet John Addi son Millar, from the Royal Military College, to be En sign, without purchase, vice Stringer. 26th Foot- Staff Surgeon Major Thomas Moorhead, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Surgeon Major Richard Gamble, M.D., who retires upon half pay. 33d Foot—Ensign Wm. Everett to bo Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Murray Do veton, Valentine T. G.,ant, a Probationer for the Staff Corps in India ; Ensign Lewis Forbes Heath to be Lieutenant, without Rprchaso, vice Charles Alfred Carthew, a Probationer for the Staff Corps is India; Gentleman Cadet Alexander Henry Fraser, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Everett. 35th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Fred. Drummond Bettye, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Legh Richmond Battye, a Probationer for the Staff Corps in India. 36th Foot—Archibald Spiers M'Rae, Gent-, to be Ensign, by purchase. vice Arthur Herbert William Kennedy, who retires. 38th Foot—Ensign John Dalton C. Sorrell to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Benjamin Parnell Brom head, a Probxtioner for the Staff Corps in India ; Gen tleman Cadet Oharles Whitmore Isaac, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Sorrell. 40th Foot—Quarrermaster-Sorgeant Henry Foster to be Quartermaster, vice Francis Barnes, who retires, upon half-pap. 41st Foot—Lieutenant Nathaniel Montgomery to be Cap thin, without purchase, vice Charles James Hughes, a Probationer for the Staff Carps in India; Ensign Lavellin Robert Iltid Thomas to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Montgomery ; Ensign John James Money-Simous, from the 81st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Thomas. 42d Foot —Lieutenant William Underwood, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Murdoch Macleod; Ensign George Bentinck McLeod Cumberland to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Underwood; Gentleman Cadet George Fraderick Campbell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Cumber land ; Mackay John Scobie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Norman Guthrie Chalmers, transferred to the 79th Foot. 49th Foot—Captain T. C. Ffrench, from the 72d Foot., to be Captain, vice Fordyce, who exchanges. 60th Foot—Ensign J. B. Stradling to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice R. F. St. Andrew St. John, a Proba tioner for the Staff Corps in India ; E. W. Jones, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Stradling. 61st Foot—Ensign Owen Wynne to be Lieutenant., by purchase, vice Leonard Knipe. who retires; Robert Kane, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wynne; Gentleman Cadet Maurice Charles O'Connell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Rabert Kane, transferred to the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment; Lieutenant Henry Tou►kinson to be Adjutant, vice Lieut. E. W. Rumsoy, promoted. 65th Foot—Lieutenant Villars Butler to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Arthur Henry Lewis, deceased. 68th Foot—Paymaster Lawrence Mackenzie, from the 83d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the hono rary rank of Captain, Frederick Francis Fereday, who exchanges. BREVET. Major John Whiteside, retired 11th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain and Brevet-Major Thomas Hodgetts, Un attached and Staff Officer of Pensioners, who retires full pay, to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Quartermaster Francis Barnes, half-pay, late 40th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. Surgeon-Major Richard Gamble, M.D., 26th Foot, who retires upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Daputy Inspector-General of Hospitals. he undermentioned Officers having completed the quali fying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonels, under the Royal Warrant of the 3d of February, 1866 : Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Vanbrugh Jenkins, 19th Hussars. Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Birch, 104th Foot. The undermentioned promotions to take place in her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, consequent on the death of General Edward Frederick, C. 8., Bombay Infantry, on the sth December, 1866, and the retirement of Major- General Sir George St. Patrick Lawrence, K.C.5.1., C. 8., Bengal Staff Corps, on 29th October, 1866: Lieutenant-General Sir John Cheap, G.C.8., Royal (late Bengal) Engineers, to be General. Major-General William Justice, Madras Infantry, to bo Lieutenant-General. Colonel John Macleod Bannatyne Fraser Tytler, C. 8., Bengal Staff Corps, to be Major-General. Colonel Robert Romer Younghusbaud, C. 8., Bombay Staff Corps, to be Major-General. The undermentioned Officers, who have retired upon full-pay, to have a step of honorary rank, as follows : Major-General Sir George St. Patrick Lawrence, K.C.5.1., Bengal Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-General. Lieutenant-Colonel George Nicholson Oakes, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Colonel. , ADMIRALTY, JAN. 8. Royal Marine Light Infantry Second Lieutenant Robert Evans Montgomery to be First Lieutenant, vice Woodforde, to half-pay.' First Lieutenant Henry Evelyn Sturt to be First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, vice Hale, promoted. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.- This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 15-i Ditto 3 Months. 11 18 1 Rotterdam Antwerp — '25 35 Brussels Hamburg Paris Ditto 3 Months.2s 37 } Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 13 11 3 } Vienna — 13 } 37} Trieste —"l3 371- Petersburgn - 301- Berlin Madrid : .................. 471 Cadiz ........................ —48 i 27 5 Leghorn ..................... Milan ........................ 27 5 Genoa ........................ 27 5 Naples ........................ 27 5 Palermo ..................... 27 5 Messina ......... Lisbon ............ .. — 511 Oporto — 54 11 164 11 18f 11 19 25 40 25 40 13 84 25 20 23 40 23 40 1191 13 42i 13 44 31 2bl 471 181 27 10 27 10 '27 15 27 15 27 10 27 10 511 Share tot) it 20 4 1 1