The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-21 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET AND UOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCI, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There continues to be a moderate demand for accommodation in the General Discount Market, and the rates current for the negotiation of first class short-dated paper remain firm at 18 2 per cent. The New Honduras Loan is firm at 1k 2 prem. _ _ Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have declined 1, to 214 22, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 18 19i. The shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company were to-day quoted at 4 to preen. The applications for the New Portuguese Loan closed this morning at 12 o'clock. The Egyptian Commercial and Trading Com pany (Limited) have given notice of an ordinary general meeting, to take place at the Terminus hotel, Cannon-street, on the 30th inst., to receive the report of the directors. The subscription list of the New Portuguese Loan was to close this day at twelve o'clock, and the applications here up to the termination of business this afternoon were already very large. In Lisbon they are telegraphed as being enormous. The closing price was a to 1 prem. The following has been published in reference to the position of the Metropolitan Railway : "Metropolitan Railway Company, 3, Old Palace yard, Westminster, Dec. 20. My dear Sir,—ln reply to your inquiry, I beg to inform you that my directors consider that the capital they are now authorised to raise is amply sufficient for the completion of all the works in hand, and that they have no intention of applying to Parliament for any powers to raise further capital.—l am, my dear sir, yours faithfully, "J. HENc MAN, Secretary. "John Holmes, Esq." . . The specie movements during the past week have been on a rather extensive scale. The imports have amounted to about £370,825, including £18,400 from New York by the America, £2,180 by tile City of Paris, and £13,400 by the Pennsylvania ; the Nineveh, from Australia, has brought £38,000 ; the La Plata, from the West Indies and Pacific, £170,380 ; the Tycho Brahe, from Buenos Ayres, £45,000 ; the Ethiope, from the West Coast of Africa, £6,200 ; the Delta, from Alexandria, £57,119. About £17,146 in gold has been re ceived from Portugal, and £3,000 in silver from the Continent. The exports have been £7OO to the West Indies, by the Douro, and there have been remittances to the Continent, through private sources, estimated at £272,302, the total amounting to £273,002. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 10e. Firm. Business in the English Stock Market exhibits very little animation ; in fact, the attendance, as usual on Saturdays, has been extremely limited. Consols remain without change of importance, viz., at 92i f for money, and 92k 4 for the account. The New Threes were 92) ; Reduced Annui ties, 92} 1; Bank Stock, 241 i 2 ; and India 5 per Cents., 114 4. _ A limited amount of business has been done in Foreign Stocks, and thereis no material alteration. Italian have advanced Ito 451 ; and Mexican 1, to 15/ 16 ; while Greek remain firm at 121 ; Spanish Passive at 251 26 ; New 3 per Cents. at 351 36 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. at 33/ 1. There has been very little business transacted in the market for American Securities, but prices are a shade firmer. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced 1, to 721 I ; and Erie shares 1, 481 491 ; but Illinois have declined 1, to 881 891. Only a moderate amount of business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market, but, in several instances, prices show more firmness. Great Ea,tern, Great Northern A Stock, and Lancashire and Yorkshire have each improved 1, South Wes tern 1, North-Eastern (Berwick), 1, and Metro politan 11, while Midland and North-Western have each declined 1. Bank shares remain very inactive, but in most instances support previous quotations. Union of London have improved to 361 ; London and West minster are dealt in at 671 ; and Oriental Bank Corporation at 421. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue in limited request but at steady rates. San Paulo are marked 171 1, Dutch Rhenish 241, Bahia and San Franciso 14, East Indian 1111 1, and Great Indian Peninsula are fiat at 109, it being stated that the next dividend will only be at the rate of 5 per cent. instead of 5/ per cent., as generally anticipated. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares in one or two instances show a slight improvement. Anglo- American Telegraph have improved to 19k ; Penin sular and Oriental Steam to 56 57 ; and Royal Mail Steam to 62k. MINING MARKET. SATURDAY, Two P.M. Only a limited amount of business has been en tered into in the market to-day, and prices are nominally unaltered. Annexed are some of the latest quotations : East Carn Brea, --; Chivorton Moor, 51 51 ; Chontales Gold, 31 3i ; Clifford Amalgamated, 5/ 6 ; East Basset, 10 12 ; East Caradon, 41 5} ; East Lovell, 81 81 ; East Russell, --s --s ; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s Od 19s; Great Laxey, 17} 18} ; Great Retallick, ; Great Wh gal Vor, 16} 17 ; Marke Valley, 6/ 6} ; North Crofty, 21 ; North Treskerby, 80s 32s Od ; Princo of Wales, 48s 50s ; West Basset, ; South Caradon ; South Frances, 24s 266 ; Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver ton, G 5 67 ; West Seton, —— ; Wheal Basset, ; Wheal Grenville, 26s 28s; Wheal Mary Ann, —; Wheal Seton, 75 80 ; Great South Tolgus, 193 21s Od ; Eat Guunis Lake and South Bedford, --s Od —s Od ; East `Wheal Grenville, 26s 28s; Wheal Basset, —; West rrances, —; Wheal Buller, BRITISH FUNDS.--CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced 921 4 New 3 per Cent 921 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent.., an. 1873 — &lanities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1881' — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (lied Sea Telet a raph), A 11,,., 1908_ E :charier Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct — pm Do £5OO — Pm Do. £lOO & £2OO — pia Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent — Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. • Indian hock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cont. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1858 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. :_ ,, q per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1870 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cont., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent 75 Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 por Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent, 1865 — Do Account 76 i i 4 D0..£100 Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — , D..) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cold ; 'AI, 6 per Cent. Outlian 6 per Con' D o. 41 per Cent — 0 0. 6 par Cent B . no, 1867 .7 881 9 Do., 7 per Cent, 1866 94 (~ . 0 0., Scrip' £32 paid I , .ii• Au , -. blau, 6 pr Cent. ~Naisti. 3 p tr Cent., 1825 u,nubian Principalities, 7 periCent — - 1 ,, Do 8 par Cent., 1867 — .....,luaclor New Consolidated, 1 par Cent — ra gyptian, 7 per Cent — ...,Do. Second I ssue 4 -i„-'. .£5lO Bonds 1 - 3 0. £lOO Bonds — , D.,. 1861 4)0 . £s:no Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds „... 871 4 „ e -i ovrunielit Railway Debentures ..... 93 "r ek, 5 per Cent.. 1824-5 ex Coups — Do. Account ' ' I), i , lui.,cl7,ote.nticaor pter Gout . • ~,, a. ..Alper:as .. -- n l ' l4 ' l 3 I"'t Co- f , 1865 — • L 'o, Account ... — Do. Maremmana Itailwvy — Mexican 3 per Coat Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do a per Cont. Anglo-French — Ilonteviti..an C por Cent. .. — Aoorish imperial 5 per Cent . 97 New Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deforra,l Do Laud Warrants (fiectv.res) Periviau 5 per Cent. 1865 — 110 Account 7 .21 3 Do 4i per Cent. (Uriturrcn) Do 44 . - per Cent.. 18t;2 Do Amu P:.)rt , ignese per Ct., 1853, 'I;, '7, 4') 391 Rxisian 5 per Cont., 1.822, St DO -“ per Clout. 1850 Do II per 180 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cont., 1 , '.62 no. Auglu-Dateli, 18 , 31, £10) 80n15... £Bl Lis. d 0.... Do., 1856, .£lOO 88 Do. do. £Bl 15s. S:t •din.i. - to, 5 pur Ceut 72 Span . sll s per lien D., New [h-fern~.: If.) Account Do Pa:isivc... Do Ace, aut Do Com. Cert. of Con . not lauded Do Account urkish 6 per Cent., 185 i Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6s§ Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do .Account, Do £IOC Bonds 621 i Do. 1863 — Do 5 per gent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — D ) Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Dividends on the above payable in Londos Austrian o p'm Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... Btilgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2jir per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... 854 French lientes, 3 ner Cent., Ex. 25f. — ItAiian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account 451 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 924 1 Do. Account [The following appeared in our Latest Edition of yester day etening.] CITY, HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK. The English Funds are again a shade firmer. Consols for money have improved to 921 4, and for the account they are steady at 924. Foreign Stocks show little variation. Mexican, however, have advanced 1, to 151 1. Italian, Greek, Spanish, and Turkish Securities remain at previous quotations. The following were the closing quotations of some of the principal railway companies shares : Caledonian, 73 to 731 ; Great Eastern, 311 to 31; ; Great Northern, 107 to 108; Great Western, 431 to 44 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1201 to 121 Brighton, 49 to 491 ; Metropolitan, 113 to 113}; Midland, 102 to 1021 ; North Eastern (Berwick) 981 to 991; South-Eastern, 66/ to 671 ; and North Western, 1131 to 113/. At the Bank of England, to-day, there were no gold operations of public importance. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKEI-7his Day. Market opens quiet. Prices weak, but not quot: ably lower. • Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. CRYSIAL PALACE. _._ _- i c. - Extraordinary efforts have been made to cele brate Christmas at the Crystal Palace. Although in former years the building has been decorated in an extremely gay manner, the decorations of the pre sent Christmas may safely be said never to have been surpassed; flags, streamers, banners, garlands, holly, laurel, shields, and baskets of flowers hung from every girder and rib, and artistically arranged amid groups of statuary, &c. The centre transept has been converted, by judicious decorations, into a room—a large one truly—but the vastness of the locale is forgotten in the warmth of the decora tious, and in the air of comfort which pervades the building. The great stage is now complete in every respect ; and in the present pantomime, " Little lted Riding Hood," which has been written and produced under the superintendence of Mr. Nelson Lee, every ad vantage has been taken of the scope thus afforded for the most brilliant effects. The Great Handel Orchestra, immediately facing the stage, offera capabilities for seating large numbers of visitors, who can thence witness these effects in ease and comfort. 'The Great Christmas Tree—nearly 100 feet high —has been erected in the north nave, and is decked gaily with every imaginable ornament. The Fancy Fair and Bazaar—replete with Christmas presents suitable to all—is in full vigour, the entire Palace exhibiting an activity and brilliance unusual at this season. Besides the pantomitne the troupe of Beni-Zoucr o - Zoug Arabs, who performed at the Palace in October, have been re-engaged, and will appear twice daily in their marvellous feats of strength, activity, and daring. In order to give increased effect to this per formance, a Desert Scene has been specially painted by Messrs. Danson and Sons. Some clever clowns and the champion skaters complete the list of mis cellaneous entertainers. However, in addition, there is an endless variety of games and sports, both in the Palace and outside. According to custom at the Palace, the amuse ments, in their entirety, will be commenced on Monday and continued daily (of course excepting Christmas Day), this arrangement being always found acceptable to visitors bringing parties of chil dren, who otherwise would defer their visits until the great days have passed over. The Palace will also be open on Christmas Day, as it is with many a favourite stroll before dinner, and in its present highly decorated form the build ing looks more brilliant than ever. On Boxing Day extra trains will run from all stations ; besides which, some of the principal lines have announced excursions. 3.1.-IRKETS—( 2 his Day.) - - 4 - COVENT GARDEN. FJtulT.—Apples, 4s Od to 8s; chesuuts, lOs to 15s; walnuts, lOs to 15s per bushel ; cobnuts, ls ; grapes, 3s Od to 6s ; pine apples, 3s to Gs per lb ; lemons, 6s to 8s ; oranges, 4s to 8s per 100; pears, 2s to 4s per dozen. VEGETABLES.—Artichokes, 2s to 4s ; boot, is to 2s ; cabbages, is 3d to 2:4 ; cauliflowers, 3s to 6s ; tomatoes, Os to Os per dozen , carrots, 6d to 8d; herbs, 2d to 4 , 1; le ks, 2d to 4d; turnips, 3d to 4d per bunch; celery, is to is 6d; horseradish, 3s to 5s per bundle; endive, is 6d to 2s ; lettuces, is to is 6d per score ; onions, 4s Od to 5s ; spinach, 2s Od to 3s per bushel; potatoes, 808 to 160 s per ton. POULTRY. Turkeys, 10s to £2; geese, 5s to 12s Od; Surrey fowls, 4s 6d to 5s ; barn door fowls 2s to 3s • capons, 6s ; tame rabbits, is 6d to is 9d; wild ditto, is to is 3d ; hares, 3s to 3s 6d ; pheasants, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; grouse, 3s to 3s 6(1 ; wild ducks, Is 9d to 2s 4d ; partridges, 2s Od. to 3s 0,1 ; widgeons, 1s to is Gd each. English eggs, 12s to 12s 6d per 100; French ditto, lOs to 10s6,1; fresh butter, is 2d to Is 5d per lb. NEWPORT. Beef 3 0 to 4 6 I Veal 3 8 to 4 6 Mutton Per Blbs by the carcase. WIIITECHAPEL. Boot' Mutton 3 0 tot 6 Pork 3 0 to 1 0 Per 81b by the carcase. lIIDES AND SKINS. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3,1 to —d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3e ; 721 b to 801 b, 31 , 1 to 31-d ; 801 b to 881 b, 31,d to 31d 881 b to 961 b, 3 1 d to 4d ; 9Fiib to 10 ilb, 4,1 to 41d ; 104th t o 1121 b, 4id to 41d ; horse hides, 9s Od to lOs Gd. Calfskins, light, 2s Od to 4s Od; full, is 01. Sheepskins, polled, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; half-brads, Os Od to Os 6d ; downs, 4s 4d to 5s 2d. IIAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 55s Od to 858 ; clover, 608 to 105 s ; awl straw, 30s to 36s per load. A slow sale. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 55s to 85s Od ; clover, 60s to 105$ ; and straw, 30s to 36s per load. A mall supply. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 55s to 85s Od ; clover, 60s to 110 s Od ; and straw, 30s to 36s per load. Demand in active. PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCHET AT PARKINS AND GOTToll.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000; despatch boxes, writing cases, dressing eases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stands, desks, book slides, work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card cases, purses, stationery cabinets, scent bottles, albums for postage stamps, crests, &c.; cigar cases, card baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser vices, in every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly new and fresh, consequent upon a rapid sale.—fAanrr.) THE SUN, LONDDN, SATURD EVENING, DECEMBEtt 21, 1867. THE EXAMINATION OF COL. BURKE AND CASEY. B OW-STREET:- crms DAY. The further examination of Burke and Casey was resumed this morning before Sir T. llenry. The greatest precaution was taken by the police to guard against any disturbance in or about th:‘ court, between 50 and GO cons , ables being placed in the avenues leading to the court, and on the tops of the houses overlooking it. Mr. Gaud and Mr. Poland appeared on the part of the Crown to conduct the prosecution, and Mr. Merriman attended for the prisoners. Mr. Merriman said he had on that occasion to apply for a p )stponement of the examination until ho could instruct counsel. lla had but very re cently had the case of the prisoners confided to h:tn. Sir Thomas Henry said he could not delay the case, and therefore it trust proceed. The cross examination of the witnesses could be reserved. Mr. Giffard said it would be a great convenience it was arranged that, on the next examination, I)e cross-examination of the witnesses should take place. Sir Thomas Henry said that must be done on the next examination. The first witness called to-day was William greening, who said—l reside in Steel house-lane, Borough. In the month of December I was in the employ of Crooley and Co., carriers. I have with me a delivery-sheet, and I find in December, 1865, I delivered the goods mentioned, and it is usual for the person receiving the goods to sign that document. I find a signature of a receiver of some goods, sent from St. George-street, Parade. The 25 cases were marked E iu a diamond. Thomas Wakeman—l am foreman of the order she iin Curzon-street, Birmingham. The order shed is a place where goods are received from the town awaiting orders. I remember the day after Christmas, 1865, a person came from Mr. Kylock about some goods. I recollect the fact, from the circumstance that the gentleman had to wait for me a long time, instead of going to the ledger clerk. I produce a transfer order. It relates to goods deposited at the station. I received 10 cases onl3 th andlo on 18thDecetnber. Those 20 cases were lying at the station awaiting the orders of Kylock and Co. The transfer order was afterwards made out in favour of "i\lr. Winslow." A gentleman came down and ordered the goods to be sent away, and they were despatched on the 27th of December to Park-lane Station, Liverpool. I produce the carriage note. It was iu the name of E. C. Wins low. I could recognise the person who gave direc tions about the removal of the 20 cases. William Amony—l am a chequer at the goods department of the NVestern Railway, Birmingham. I produce a consignment order of the 28th and 29th of Dec., 1865. I received the goods mentioned on the note. I received eight cases on the 29th marked as stated on the note. They were sent by "E. C. Winslow" to await the orders of "E. C. Winslow" at Park-street Station, Liverpool. I observed there was no address of the sender, and asking the person who came about it to supply that, he gave me at George-street, Parade. George Phillips Spreckley— I am an indoor clerk at the Railway Station, Birmingham. In 1866 I was one of the checkers. I produce a consignment order signed E. C. Winslow. It is for 12 cases marked "P. W. D." Ito 12. It was dated Jan. 3, 1866, and the goods were to be sent to the Waterloo Station, Liverpool, to the order of E. C. Winslow, of Birmingham. The goods were for warded accordingly. Williatn Amony recalled—l identify Casey as one of the persons I saw at the station respecting the goods I have been speaking of. I had a good op portunity of seeing him, and have no doubt about his being the same person. Cross-examined by Mr. Merriman—l am quite sure of the identity of Casey. I had a con versation with him about the goods. He was on the ground about half an hour, ro I had an oppor tunity of seeing him frequently. I know nothing of him beyond seeing him under the circumstances have mentioned. Re-examined by Mr. Giffard—l have no doubt about Casey being the person I was in communica tion with at Birmingham. James Norcott-,-I. am .a checker in the employ of the North- Western Railway, Curzon-street, Bir mingham. On the s:h of Jan., 1866, I received 12 cases marked " S.K." in a diamond, and " W." in the corner. They were despatched to Liverpool to await the orders of Winslow. Thomas Barker, another servant of the company, spoke to the reception on the Bth of January, 1866, of 12 cases, marked in a triangle " W.R" acid Bunder. They were numbered 1 to 12 consecu tively, and were to be forwarded to Liverpool, to the Waterloo station, Liverpool. On the 11th of January he received 12 more, marked " 0. S. G.," with " W." under. They also were to to be for warded to Liverpool, to the order of Winslow. Joseph Burrowes, clerk at the Waterloo Station, Birmingham, proved the delivery of the cases men tioned by the preceding witnesses. The goods were delivered to the order of Winslow, and the prisoner, who received them at Park-street, signed the book 4 , R. L twrence." Matthew Cagan, another servant of the railway company. saw the person calling himself Lawrence sign the book, and removed the cases from the sta tion in a private cart. Mr. Merriman—Do you see " Mr. Lawrence" iu court? Witness —No, sir. - Mr. Merriman—Neither of the prisoners is the person who signed the book " Lawrence ?" W itn ess — No. I don't think I could recognise him if he were produced. There was nothing out of the ordinary course in the marks on the goods. They were all delivered in the usual way that all the principal firms receive their property from the railway. Henry Leather, another of the railway company's servants, spoke to the persons receiving the cases, but he could not identify either as the persons who took them away. Samuel Marriott, a booker at the Park-lane sta tion, Liverpool, said he was present when the crane book was signed by" Lawrence" for the delivery of the goods, and to the best of his belief he thought the prisoner Burke was that person. He, however, was not positive about that matter, bat to the best of his recollection he should say he was. Francis Sheridan--In March last I was acting sergeant in the Dublin- Metropolitan Police Force. I was on duty on the night of the sth of August, at Milltown, in the suburbs of Dublin. I had charge of three constables. About 12 o'clock I observed a number of persons coming along the road. At 12 on that night wo met a body of armed men, about 700 or 800 armed with pikes and Enfield rifles with fixed bayonets. The pikemen who numbered about 500, had each a revolver. They surrounded myself and the constables, dis armed us, and marched us off at the point of the bayonet. They were then marching four deep i❑ military array. They were commanded by a man named Lennon. They proceeded to.a place called Stepaside, four or five miles from Dublin, where there was a constabulary barracks. Lennon, the man in command, brought his men to the front of the barracks, and then he went to the door of the station, rapped loudly at it, and demanded that it be in stantly opened and surrendered in the name of the Irish Republic. They then fired a volley into the how. Sir T. Henry—Through the windows ? Witness —Through the windows and doors, and every place from which they could fire a shot. They then set the place on fire. They broke open the door first and took the men prisoners. Sir T. Henry—How many constable? Witness—Four men and a sergeant. The crowd took away all the military accoutrements, ammui tion, &c., from the barracks. We were then marched to Glencullen, where there was another constabulary barracks, which is about three miles from Kingstown. The insurgents got in front of the barracks and called upon the inmates to surrender in the name of the Irish Republic. The insurgents then commenced firing, and continued doing so.for about an hour and a half. The fire SHARE LlST.—This Day. iKDI\AIiY dRARES AND STOCKS. Sharei fialiwhys. I Closing 1 Business Paid. 4 pe w. done. i Tit — Tlifitiii an d EZeiCt : TOO , 81 83 at I.3aledonian 10) ; 74 744 73 3 21 3 et Paatbrian - Cork and Bandon...- - I - - 20 Corn s.ali. et ,Dublin & Bellast June P 100 I 71 76 et IDun„Pertb,& Ab.J unr 't,eo I 70 72 100 'E. London, scrip Ce-lt I all Do. 100 - - d at (ilar,gow .k S. WeStvrll 100 96 93 at Great Eastern, Ord.st k. (Os 301 111 311 ; a at Do. E. Anl. at. No. v 100 7 b at Br at North of Scotlantt I 100 1.1 6 et Great Northern 1 100 190 0 i 1101 . it Dr. A stock ' . 1 100 i !Ca; 105 it - Do. B attics 1100 I 123 145 it Do. New, le. at 25 priti 10.. -- - at G t:5, and W. of Iretaut. 106 96 94 at Gt. W I ettterra -orii4lll4ll 1, 6 : 13 ii 441 et Do. S. Vat. Rail gua.l 100 I - - ' at Do. South Wales l6O 1 at Do. W. 51.:(1.-Os lord 100 1 25 30 at Do. Newport. et Do. tiereford lOO - at Lana...tali:re& I'ol*i/shut lOO tl8; 11$1121 1 201 st I...indon and itlackwal , 100 - - et 1i.0n., Brigh.,.k S Uuas.l 100 1 12 i 191 501 491 et't-on., Chat., and Dove: 100 18 19 t Icl 1 st Do. Aletrop. EK. A - - t it il.un. 3;•N urn, 'Weatei t Leo 112 11201131 11 131 i at Lon. & South ',Vt.:F.:al 1(i0 72 :1 ':5 64 at Mau., Shef., A Lineoli 100 411 151 451 at Metropolitan. ... all .t 9 110 (154 161 111 1 at Do. New - - et Do. Extension...- all Ito 102 106 51 •et f Metropolitan District alt -- - 20 ( Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 :)o. and St. John'ell ', 6 - - et Midland - Do. Lit Share I 7 - - at Do, Birinin.. & Derby' 100 63 72 701 21 - slid Kent .... - - et North British at (to. Ed., rth., & Dun. 102 - - et filth. Eastern--Berwick 100 981 991 991 25 Do. G.N•.E purohase :6.13.4 - - et Do. Leeds st Do. York lOO 91 93 et Do. Carlisle ..... - - et Do. Stook. & Darling. all 17,0 132 E 5 Do. do. 1660-61 iB - • - p et : , i3rtli London .. lO9 112 114 - Do. do. 1861 5 - - t 0 Do. Jo. 1806 st forth Statiordshirz el ti. &S. W. Junction - 'icottish Central - -- - 'cot. N. it: , Aber. stoelt. 100 - - - Do. Scot, Mid. st.aik lOO - - at Shropshire Union at :iouth Devon 100 42 14 at l'touth Esatern 20 'Staines, Wok., & Wok all 81 9.1 et Vail' Vale lOO 145 .51 10 Do. C .. - - - V ale or Neath - - = Waterford & Kilkenny 10.. - - 10 Waterloo & Whltella I 6 - - Nest Corn waii lOO - • • SUIT'S il MINES. 'am. Consol. Gold, Urn. 1 - - - t:liiverton - lifford Amalgamated. 30 51 64 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 4 . 40 430 - Drake vaalle 2.1.0 1 1 - 'tot Bassett (Illogan) 291 lo 12 - .'ast Caradon 2.11. 1, 5 6 - a 'list Cain Brea 3l 2 21 - `..last Grenville 2.11.0 11 2 - East Gunnislake 8.3,t i 6 - East Lovell 3.9.0 8 9 - E. 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C lOO 103 104 1041 4 S. Au6.Gov. 5 p.O 18584 100 Do. 187 S AT, upwards jl( 0 110 :11 Vlo,(iov.iip.o.Ja &July 100 I - - Do. do. April oot lOO 110 112 1105 11 r• E E ilk; :•,1.1 A ltlGb Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Dhto, Bristol and Birtn., 6 per cent., 133 LIVES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL F. I.ondon and Blackwall,S7 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 78 teOII.EIGN tiALLWAY‘. Antwerp and Rotterdam, t }mum 3,t0, re.tnc►aov, gua. 7 per cent., 14 Dutch Ithenibh. Ditto, all, 21i Eau Paulo, inn., „tta. 6 per cent.,l7 1 FOIiICIGIH MIN ES. St John del Rey, lira , 53 United Mexican, ilia., 1} I:UNITE; Chartered Bank of India, Asiimtralia, and China, 18 Engiieh, Scotch, and Auatraltau Chartered, 17 London and County, 61i London Joint Stock, 33 Union of London, 36 MISCI.A.LbsTitIOU 3. Anglo American Telegraph, 19 f City of Moscow Gas, lim., 101 Creiit Voncier 01 Englano. Jim,. al East India Irrigation and Canal, lbf E,:yptian 9 per Cent, Viceroy Loan, OM by Egypt. GOv., 91 Ditto, Scrip, International Financial Seclety, Urn.. 2 1 London GeueralOinnit. , us Company, lim, 11 Peninsula and Orivntal 5O Ditto, new, 1567, tr i Royal Mail Steam, 6 rust and Luau Company a Upper Canada,la THE II UNTING FIELD DURING THE LAST AloNTH.—Ever since the let of this mouth (De cember) sharp frosts have sadly interfered with scent and " good riding." From Leicestershire wo hear that about the 12th the frost broke, and disappeared to a great extent, and the ground was in tolerably good condition everywhere for good riding, but up to the date it was rather hard in places, but on the whole there was not much very bad going. From South Berks we hear great complaints as to the _badness of scent, which seems to have been the great cause of trouble, now that the frost has become less severe. In North Staffordshire Jack Frost fixed his icy fetters upon everything for nine or ton days, and thus completely stopped all chances of sport ; milder weather having opportunely come in his stead, very capital runs have been enjoyed. It would be of very little interest to further specify each district from which we have received from our correspondents accounts similar to the above. But we are rejoiced to find that a "southerly wind and a cloudy sky" have for the past week proclaimed hunt ing mornings. We do not assume to foretell what the sky is going to do, or prophesy as to weather forecasts, but, if ,ve may hazard a guess, there is not, so far as we can judge, any sign of a severe or lengthened frost.—Land and Water. t"'" \-11i7 was returned from the barrack The insurgents obtained possession of the b arracks. One .of the constables was shot cls use by my side. The insurgents then took the arms away from the barracks, and on a p%rley it was arranged that if the ammunition was gil*en up to the insur gents the constables that were the prisoners to the insurgents would be given UP- This was done, and myself and others then alio% Ted to enter the barracks at Glencullen. The iusurg , mts then marched away. Mr. Merriman declined t o cross-examine this wit- i John MorrisslT—l am one of the Irish consta bulary, stationed at Cork. On the morning of the 22.1 of .November,• 1866, I - w is on duty whilst the Halcyon was lying off. She 'lad arrived from Liver pool the night before. I eLw a case brought from the hold of the vessel. It was addressed " John Daley and Co., 85, Grnmil-parade, Cork." I had the case place 4 on one: side, and I then fet?le(l Courtney, my brother , onstable, and th:'n went the stu. . This c ise as opened in my presence, and it was found to cmtaio rifLs which were well packed, the stocks at each end of the case, the barrels in the centre. Constable Courtney then went for Mr. Hamilton, who, on his arrival, examined the case. I took one of the rifles out and handed it to Mr. Hamilton, who examined it, and then it was replaced, and the case fastened up. A second case was afterwards lauded from the Halcyon, but that was not opened in my presence. I afterwards saw that case, and the one that had been opened to him in custody of I\ll. Hamilton. Courtney—l am in the Irish constabulary. Oa the 22d of November, 1866, the last witness called my attention to certain cases which had arrived on board the Halcyon from Liverpool. I went to Mr. Hamilton, afterwards to the Mayor of Cork, and when I returned I returned I saw Mr. Hamilton take one of the rifles out of the case and mark it. Both cases were then sent to Haul bowline. Mr. Giffard—That is all the evidence I intend to call to-day. Mr Merriman said—As I do not wish to em barrass the prosecution, I will furnish the solicitor of the Treasury with a list of all the witnesses it was intended to cross-examine. I wish at this point of the case to make one or two observations with respect to the position I am now placed in. Sir T. Henry—That is perfectly well understood. Counsel had retired, and of course his place had to be filled, and you now stand in that place. I think you had better refrain from any remarks at the present stage of the case. Mr. Merriman—lt is but one remark. Sir T. Henry—l must stop you ; there will be every facility given to the counsel to say anything in your behalf, as well as your client's. Mr. Merriman—At all events allow me to say that I appear solely for the two prisoners now in court, and not in anywise for other persons whose acts the prisoners now again most solemnly Mr. Merriman asked that he might be furnished with a copy of the depositions. Sir Thos. Henry said he had no power to grant copies of depositions until the case was closed, but he (Mr. Merriman) would find all his purposes served by referring to the newspaper reports, which were perfectly accurate. The prisoners were then remanded. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WILFUL DAMAGE, ASSAULT, AND DAMAGING THE POLICE CELL.—TWO young men, both well known to the police, named Philip Murray and Thomas Kelly, were charged before Mr. Benson as fol lows :-- Mary Ann Ilorine, servant to Mr. Win. Brown, of High-street, St. Giles's, said that on the previous night she saw the prisoner Murray break a pane of glass in her employer's window, and then one in the window of another person. Wm. Peel, 161 E, said that on the way to the station Murray behaved in a very violent manner, and kicked him several times. George Haley, 161 E, said that while assisting the last witness Kelly came up and said that he should not take Murray till he knew what he had done, and tried to pull Murray away from him. John Thompson, 5'2 F, said that on looking KAly up in the cell he behaved in a very violent manner, and kicked out a ventilating plate of the value of 30s. Mr. Benson committed Murray for two months with hard labour, and ordered Kelly to pay 305., the amount of damage, and a fine of 2s. fid., or to be committed for three weeks. 1.1 ess . WESTMINSTER. A LONG CHAPTER OF OFFENCES, INCLUDING LIBEL.—Mr. John Piper, greengrocer, of 57, Ful ham-road, was summoned with having unlawfully and maliciously published a certain defamatory printed libel, of and concerning Henry Thompson, by exhibiting the same to public view in his shop window. He was further summoned for assaulting the said Henry Thompson, and further with assault ing Eli Culverhouse; Mr. Thompson and a friend, Mr. Heywood, were summoned for using threaten ing words to John Piper, under the Police Act. The charges of threats were that ou last Thurs day week in the evening Mr. Thompson and Hey wood came to Mr. Piper's shop, and Mr. Thompson having taken a bill from the window, which, he con sidered, reflected on his character, began to abuse Pipa, and when outside the shop, assisted by Cul verhouse, said, "Come out and fight," called him a vagabond and scoundrel. Culverhouse said, " Come out and we will well spot:you," or you shall be " spotted." Mr. Arnold said he had nothing to do with abusive words, but threats, and as these summonses were taken out under the Police Act for threatening language, and there was no evidence—taking the prosecutor's own statement of the affair—to show that threats had been used, the summons would, therefore, be dismissed. The charge of assault on Thompson arose out of the libel alleged. Mr. Thompson had information that handbills reflecting on his character were being circulated in Brompton, and went to the shop of the defendant Piper, where he saw one of the bills in question, and a number of people reading it. It was as follows : —" Notice.—lf this should meet the eye of H. Thompson, who left the Black Horse, Bond-place, and took with him a - young person by the name of M. Cox, ani sundry articles, he is ear nestly requested to return to his _distressed wife in Catriden-town, and all will be forgiven. Age, forty-seven ; height, five feet two inches, car roty whiskers ; knocked knees ; downcast look ; no reward will be offered." He took the bill out of the window,when Piper came and struck him twice. Culverhouse said he ought to be ashamed - of him self, and then Piper struck him on the head and ribs. In cross-examination there were some contra dictions, but 'of no great import. Mr. Arnold dismissed the summons taken out for assault by Thompson o:► the ground of the provo cation he had given ; lined Piper 20.3., and 235. costa for the assault ou Culverhouse ; and adjourned the libel summons for a week. THAMES. nor. A DESERTER.—WiIIiam George Lacy, a youth, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with de sertiug from her Majesty's ship Implacable. The prisoner had been a source of great trouble and uneadaiess to his friends, and he would not remain for any length of time in the situations they ob tained for him. At last he entered the Royal Navy, and only remained a short time in the service. He deserted from the Implacable at Devonport on the 12th of October last, and turned up again last night at the Destitute Sailors' Asylum, in Dock street, Whitechapel. His uncle, Mr. John Thomas Lacy, a printer, found him there, and gave him into the custody of Police-constable Barrett, No. 158 H, who asked him if he was a deserter, to to which he said, " Yes," and that he was tired of his wanderings. He pleaded guilty, and Mr. Paget ordered that ho should be sent back to the Fisgard tender ship at Woolwich. The boy said hi wished to return' to the Royal Navy,, iu which he had been well treated. FENIAN OUTRAGE. ADJOURNED CORONEIN INQUEST (Continued from our first edition of yesterday.) Inspect or Thompson was called before the coroner, ho, having read over his former evidence, then proceeded to put further questions to him. Ile said —There had been before the explosion a communi cation from the police to the governor of the prison. It was to the effect that an attempt would be made to rescue the prisoners Burke and Casey. The governor said that if I had any communications to make relative to the safety of the prisoners to put them on paper, and they would be considered. The report given to the Governor was t'►at the wall of the prison would be mined, and that he was to take precautions to guArd the. in te- The police, it was stated, would take the ❑ecessary measures for the protection of the out side. As I left the prison on that occasion I had 110 suspicion that anything would take place at the moment, and I went round the prison to see that the po!ice were properly placed. The Coroner said a great deal of what had been stated was not evidence, but as there had been a meeting of the Middlesex magistrates, and as they had complimented the authorities, which were their own officers, he thought it right the police should give their explanation. A' Juror—lf it is not an unfair question, what should you have considered a sufficient force to protect the outside of the prison ? Witness—lf the information had been reliable, I should have thought a great many constables ought to have been placed outside, but the information being of the nature it was I think constables to patrol round the prison were sufficient. Inspector Potter—l never heard a single word about the prison being about to be blown up. A Juror—Then you ought to have done so. Inspector Thompson—The Governor thought the information very vague and unsatisfactory, and said that if he lived until the prison was blown up he should attain a good old age. Thomas Knowles, 200 G —Superintendent Gur non told me the prison was to be blown up, when I, Ranger, and Sutton were appointed to watch the prison. I did not believe that any explosion would be attempted. At 12 o'clock I went up Rosoman street, up Corporation-lane, and at that time, being in front of the prison, I saw Allen. I was in Cor poration-lane about four times up to the time of leaving about half-past two. Ranger left me to follow Justice. Sutton was left. Coroner—Then there was nobody else left to patrol round the prison ? Witness—No, at leastldou't know anything about the matter after I left to watch one of the suspicious people hanging about the prison. John Moseley, another of the boys playing near the barrel, was next called, but as he did not un derstand the nature of an oath he was not examined. Edward M'Lean, the house surgeon, stated that the deaths in each case arose from suffocation and loss of blood, except Evans, who died from chronic bronchitis, the bruises on the face and neck accele rating her death. Mr - s. Jarvis recalled —I have been to the prison, but I did not see there the man who fired the barrel. Inspector Thompson said the boy Moseley could speak to certain matters that occurred the day be fore the explosion. The Coroner —He does not understand the nature of an oath so we cannot examine him as a witness. If he is instructed before the trial he will be in a position to give evidence on that occasion. A Juror—ls he one of the boys that said " It will do, master ; it will go now ?" Inspector Potter—No he is not. The Governor of the' House of Detention was then sent for by the coroner, and the inquiry was suspended until his arrival. Capt. Codd having arrived, The Coroner said a statement had been made that a communication had been made from the police to the prison, and he had thought it right that he (the Governor) should be sent for in order to give an explanation if he thought proper. Inspector Thompson said on Thursday he went to the prison and went into the exercising yard. Before he left the prison, Captain Codd passed up, awl he then told him that Sir It. Mayne had received certain information which led him to believe that an attempt to rescue Burke and Casey would be made by undermining the walls. He (the Governor) sent for the chief warder, and then he (Thompson) said if the Governor had any suggestions to ►wake he would convey them to Sir It. Mayne. Captain Codd said he was very much obliged to Sir Richard, that he thought he had enough to do to mind his own business, and that he would take care of the prison inside. • Capt. Codd—l bad, on a former occasion; sug gested that a cordon of policemen should be placed entirely round the prison walls. The Coroner—lnspector Thompson, you did not, in your evidence, state the matter as precise as you have now done. I presume you did not state the Governor's observations entire to Sir Richard. YGu told him all but that which you thought would be conddered positively offensive. Inspector—l repeated all to Sir Richard except the latter part. The Coroner--You have heard, Captain Codd, what the Inspector has stated. What do you say ? Capt. Coda—ln the substance it is quite true. Coroner—lf formal information was sent to you that some disturbance was likely to take place, that the walls were to be undermined, don't you think some active steps ought to hive been taken to pro tect the prison ? Capt. Codd—Excuse me, sir. When prisoners with Fenian tendencies were first sent to the House of Detention I did make communication. My sug gestion was that a cordon of police should be placed entirely round the walls. I confirm all the state ment of the Inspector, except that I did not wish to be discourteous to Sir Richard. So far as my duty went I acted. It was not part of it to offer suggestions to the police, but had I done so after being told that the walls were to be undermined I should have suggested the placing of a cordon of police entirely round the prison. The Coroner—How many officers would that have taken ? Capt. Cold did not answer that question, but went on to say the suggestion was first made when Groves was sent to the House of Detention, and again when the Fenian prisoners Burke and Casey arrived. The chief warder went down and saw Inspector Bryant, who told him he had received an order from Sir R. Mayne on the subject The Coroner--Then you never suggested the matter personally to Sir R. Mayne ? Captain Codd—No. The clerk to the Justices went down to Sir Richard Mayne when Groves first became an inmate in the House of Detention, and Sir Richard Mayne said ho could give, no far ther assistance. • Inspector Thompson—No suggestion was ever made about a cordon of police. Coroner—No, he says nut to you. _ . Captain Codd—l sAid on Thursday that if Sir Richard Mayne would take charge of the outside of the prison I would take care_ of it within. The original information came from Sir Richard Mayne, and I naturally thought after that that he would take care of the outer walls. Coroner—Then it was no part of your duty to Gaard the outside. Captain Cotld—No, I had nothing to do with that. I consider the outer walls in Sir Richard's custody precisely in the same way as the ocher houses in the metropolis. A Jurui—Do you know how many police were stationed outside the walls of the prison ? Captain Codd—No, I acted up to my duty and took care of the inside. The Coroner—l think something further than what was done ought to have been done to protect the prison. If a man receives information that his house is to be attacked by robbers, he take steps accordingly. I cannot help thinking that the Commisioner of Police ought to have done much more than he did for the protection of the outside of the prison, and the governor something more for the safety of the inside. The terrible affair took place because no police were about to roe what the men did when they first arrived with the barrel. (Suppressed applause.) I don't think proper protection was made by the police after they had been informed that the walls of the prison were to be undermined—there ought to have been a much stronger guard around the prison. Had the police taken better precaution the inference is, that this wretched scene would not have taken place, and the poor creatures would not have lost their lives. (Applause.) I must beg that these , manifestations be not repeated by any one while in a court of justice. Captain Codd-1 ain an old soldier ; I told the police I would take care of the kern:ll if they would take care of the shell. I am anxious that my ob servations should not be misunderstood with respect to what I have said on the occasion of Groves corn ing to the House of Detention. It may be imagined from what I have said that no attention at all Wtlf3 paid to my representations. What I wished to con vey was that when I sent for the services of twenty constables or so for the inside of the prison, the Commissioner said he could not spare officers to guard the interior. The Coroner then summel up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Desmond, Allen, the vroman Justice, and some persons unknown." The proceedings then terminated. --- USES OF NITRO-GLYCERINE IN MINLVG. Mr. Warrington Smythe, in a course of proles stonal lectures, delivered to the students at the Royal College of Alines, Jerteyn-street, agentseribed yesterday aft ernoon th e var i ous exi used for breaking down the rock or country (as it is technically called) by miners. One of the most im portant of modern explosives (said Mr. Smythe) was nitro-gl3 c rine, a substance which within the last few days had been productive of such a sad loss of 'auntaa life at Newc lade-on-Tyne. Aecidenti were apt to produce a violent prejudice against that which cp used them ; but all expl , sives, until they weret wini.eerre st t, old by the me who had to deal with them, liable to produce accidents. Although gunpowder was so well known they must expect accidents even with that when it was put into the hands of persons who did not know how to use it ; and so with all other dangerous material=. The three explosives now chiefly used by miners were gunpowder, gun-t cotton, and nitro-glycerine. Gunpowder, as the olqe 3 and best understood, was most used and best liked by the miners. Gun-cotton would probably in the future play a much more important part in these operations than it seemed likely to do a few years ago. Some important improvements had been intro.. duced into its preparation by the Austrian Artilkry Department (and those improvements were bow being thoroughly tried, and the material tested, by Mr. Abel, at Woolwich), rendering it more useful and safe than it was formerly. It was now manu factured into a kind of rope and should be cut to the exact lengths wanted by miners ; and if it turned out that it would bear keeping in a damp atmosphere better than gunpowder, it would come into use iu mining far more largely than it hitherto had done. With regard to these three explosives h. 6 couldstate an interesting fact which had been brought within his own knowledge. In the North Wales date districts enormous quantities of explosive mate rial were employed ; and it was the practice in bargaining with the workmen to allow them to select whichever explosive they preferred from the stores of the employers. It was found that although the majority of miners preferred gunpow der over gun-cotton and nitro-glycerine, although they were well acquainted with the conveniences of the one and the enormous force of the other, the most careful of the men were fast taking to nitro glycerine, which they had hitherto managed without the slightest accident, and with the most profitable results in respect to the work done. Nitro-glyce rine had ten times the force of ordinary gunpowder, and if it could be used with the same amount of security, it needed no argument to show how advan tageous it would be in mining. It certainly was much easier and simpler in its mode of application. Thus in stead of the " tamping" required when gunpowder was used, and the adjuncts required by gun-cotton, all that was necessary was to fill the hole with water and pour the nitro-glycerine in. It sank to thebottom by its own specific gravity, and the fuse being lighted the explosion took place with a force and effect far greater than anything produced by powder or gun-cotton. He had lately been invited to wit ness at Llanberris a series of experiments on a newly-invented explosive. It was the discovery of 111. Nobel', of Hamburg, who was the inventor also of nitro-glycerine. It was a powder, and if proved capable of safe removal from place to place would no doubt also be much used. There was, however, a peculiarity about it which also belonged to nitro glycerine. When a train of it was laid ou a board it could be fired by a match with no more noise or effect than so much gunpowder ; but if it were ex ploded by the percussion of a sadden Wow it went off with a force and report that were tremendous. It. exerted a kind of force which was exactly that which wail required in mining, and ho looked for ward to the time when it and nitro-glycerine would become auxiliaries of the greatest importance to the work of the miner. I WORKHOUSE REFORM. The session of the health department of the Social Science Association was °perry(' on Wednesday evening last, with an address by Mr. Ernest II tr t on a national scheme for the better government of workhouse infirmaries in London. Mr. hart re viewed the circumstances which, from the Gibson and Daly incidents down to the present time, have directed public attention to the defects in the existing administration of workhouses ; he 'attri buted these defects mainly t the want of technical knowledge in dealing with the sick ind infirm inmates (who form the majority of our present workhouse population) on the part of the poor-law inspectors, and to the absence of any pro perly constituted representation ou the Poor-law Board itself• of the medical interests concerned. Th? broad outlines of Mr. Hart's plan of improved organisation are these : the adoption of a series of general principles to form a code for the guidance of officials ; the medical officers to hold their appointments for life, or, at any rate, subject only to dismissal by the Poor law Board; paid nurzing ; free access for visiting committees of ladies, and for the medical profes sion, to the workhouses at all reasonable seasons ; the appointment of - technically qualified inspectors with fuller powers ; and the creation of a medical department of the Poor-law Board. It was pointed out in the course of discussion that an example of what should be done is furnished by the system under which the Irish poor-law is conducted at the present time. We have not at present space for dis cussing the many branches of this interesting and important subject which were touched upon at the meeting, but we may say, ad interim, that our ex perience teaches us very plainly that an infinitely greater amount of good would result from a pro perly organised system of out-door medical relief than from any scheme, however well devised, which applies only to the inmates of workhouses. — Medical Times and Gazette. SHIPPING INTELLIGENJE—This Day. (By Telegraph.) Gna.vr.srgn, Saturday Morning. Arrived.—Lord John Russell, from Dvnkirk. Arrived, Dec. 21. Moselle, and Florence, steamers, from Antwerp; Durham Packet, Mellona, and Josh. Carroll, from Guernsey; Latona, steamer, from Tarragona; Dagmar, steamer, from Grimstadt ; Granton, steamer, from Ham burg ; Severn, steamer, from Uthlowalla ; Germania, steamer, from Hamburg. Sailed— Coimbatore, for Port Philip; Golden Bea, for Sydney. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed (iu tow), Dac, 20.—Forost Quan, ship, from Halifax, for London. Passed.—Empress, barque, from Akyab, fur London. Anchorod.—Priuce, George, from Loudon, fur New Orleans. ICNICN G.t.ZETU LMT EVENING DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 19. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Rtivlins Semper, Esq., to b 3 Chief Justice of the Island of Stint Christopher and of the Island of Nevis. Majesty has also been phased to appoiut Thomas Bradde Esq., to be Attoruey-General ; \\Waal ‘ViHaus Wtllaus, Esq., to be Treasurer ; Chimes John Irvin, Esq., to be Auditor-General ;. and C apt iin Jolla Frei:3:l6c Adolphus ..N.l‘Nair, R.A., to be 0 'lonia' Elsineer f.l. the Straits Settleiwints. OOURS the Eva jag. .4.insterdatn Short. )_1 18)- 11 19 Ditto 3 Months. 12 til i 12 1 Rotterdam Antwerp —2 Z-. 35 25 40 Brussels liamburg Paris Short 25 121 25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 80 25 35 Niarseillos 'fr0...11140r: on the Nl:due 12t1f 1201 Vienut. — 12 3c l2 4. Priesto — 12 3,'.. I'2 45 Petersburo - 31) 32i Bek-lin Madrid — 48 4 48 ) Cadiz L eg h orn Milan - 28 GO 28 80 Genoa Naples _ 98 60 - 28 80 Palermo ._ , 28 ;,0 26 8j Messina 1 . • . . - a