The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND nOMMERCIAL (.NT.E"-,t4A,Gßai%..lh, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general discount market there continues to be a moderate inquiry for accommodation, and owing to the preparations made to meet the en gagements due at the close of the year, the rates de manded are a shade firmer, being, with a few ex ceptions, fully equal to the Bank minimum of 2 per cent. An extraordinary general meeting of the mem bers of the Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency Company (Limited) will be held at their office, 25, Penchurch-street, on Monday, the 6th of January next. The Master of the Rolls has appointed Mr. Arthur Cooper, of the firm of Cooper Brothers and Co., previsional official liquidator of the National Provincial Insurance Company (Limited.) The report of the Mexican Railway Company states that in conformity with the authority con ferred on the board by the resolution passed at the meeting special powers were forwarded to Mr. Eustace Barron for the purpose of enabling him to enter upon the consideration of the relations of the company with the Government of Mexico. These powers, forwarded on the 14th August, were not re ceived inMexico till after the decease of that gentleman to whom they were addressed. The principal points, however, calling for reconsideration, had been fully and amicably discussed by Mr. Barron with the members of the Mexican Government before the fatal issue of his illness ; and it only remained for Mr. Kirkpatrick, the agent of the com pany, formally to give effect to the con clusions arrived at, under his general powers as agent, and the special powers sent to him on the 14th October after the board bad received advice of Mr. Barron's death. The result of the negotiations has been communicated by Mr. Kirk- Patrick to the board in a message of the 28th of November fiom Mexico, by way of Ilavannah, to the following effect The grant was signed yes terday (that is on the 27th November) on very favourable terms." Upwards of £600,000 will shortly arrive from America in specie, and a continuance of shipments are expected at the commencement of the new year. The arrivals of late have been sufficient to meet the demand, but it is likely, from all appearances, to fall off, and consequently a large portion will be sent to the Bank of England. _ln the bullion market there has been great quietude, and the prices annexed show no material change : Bar gold, 775. Sid. per oz. standard ; do., parting, 7 88. per oz. standard ; doubloons, Spanish, 765. to 77 5. per oz. ; do., Mexican and South American, 7 3'. 9d. per oz. ; United States eagles, 765. 3d. per oz. ; bar silver, ss. Id. per oz. standard ; do., con taining gold (5 grains and upwards), ss. ld. per oz. Standard; dollars, Mexican, 4s. 108 d. to 11d. per oz. ; cake silver, ss. skd. Messrs. W. J. and H. Thompson's Overland Cir cular of colonial and foreign produce dated to-day states as follows :—" There has been a continued want of activity in all commercial transactions, but th e colonial produce markets close with a steady appearance, and quotations are fairly supported. Rather more enquiry prevails for sugar. Low de scriptions have occasionally sold at prices slightly favourable to the buyers. These now attract some attention. Stocks have again experienced a de- crease, being smaller than for many years past. There has been a sudden pause in the demand for coffee, and the market is very quiet. Common kinds have sold at rather easier rates, while good to fine qualities keep firm. Rather more inquiry prevails for Bengal saltpetre at the low price now ruling. The only changes in spice have been a furthrer reduction in the price of com mon Cochin ginger, and an advance upon African. Black pepper supports its former position, and the stock is smaller than for some years past, but the demand is still inactive. White is rather quiet at slightly lower quotations. Silk, although firm, meets With less inquiry than at at the date of our last. The demand for cotton has fluctuated, and the market closes flatly, owing to the advices of large receipts at the American ports. During the fort night the tea market has continued without any Improvement whatever, and business is now gene rally closed for the year. A few sales of green teas have been made at full prices, but the tendency of late has been towards lower rates. Two O'CLOCK. Business in the English Stock Market continues very inactive, many of the dealers having closed their accounts for the holidays, and there is no chang e of importance to report in values. Consols for money are at 92-1,- , and for the account they are marked 92} I. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 92 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 255. to 295. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1111 ; ditto 4 per Cents, 1001 ; and ditto Bonds, 45s and 40s prem. Business in the Foreign Department of the stock Exchange is very restricted, operators being Principally engaged in closing accounts for the holidays as well as for the end of the year. Italian have declined 1, to 441 45 ; and Spanish Passive to 251 26 ; but Greek have advanced 4, to 12} 13 ; Mexican remain at 154 ; Turkish 5 per Cents. at 3 31 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents. at 361. A very limited amount of business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market, but prices generally are a shade firmer. Midland have advanced ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, f ; Great Northern and Metropolitan, each 1 ; and Calede zian, 2 ; while North-Eastern (Berwick) hue each declined i• The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little variation. Dutch Rhenish have declined to 20k, Great Western of Canada have improved to 16i 17, and Grand Trunk of Canada declined to 15i 16g. Great Indian Peninsula remain steady at 109; i• Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are flat. At lantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. have declined to 88 i t, and Telegraph Construction and Maintenance to 14i 15 ; Anglo-American Telegraph remain steady at 19. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures have declined , to 21 22, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, to 18} 19. The New Portuguese Loan Scrip continues firm at 1 prem. In American Securities:Erie shares have advanced C to 49 50, and Illinois 1, to 88 89 ; while United States 5.20 Bonds are steady at 721 f The New Honduras Loan is firm at 11 2 prem. Bank shares remain very inactive Bank of Aus tralasia have declined to 611 ; London and West, I llinster improved to 681 1 ; London Chartered of Australia to 23; ; and Union of Australia remain hteady at 51k. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. , DOVE RNMENT FUNDS. " Or (Join. Consols Do. A ccoun t , , ZPer C ent. R e d uce d 927 1 Now 3 per Ce n t 921 1 w 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 1)0 . a per Cent.oan. 1873 — —Amities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 c — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — 1 . "0 (Red Sea Tele6raph), Au e ,., 1908 — `',eliequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 & 21 per Ct 25 9 pin Lo £5OO _— pin , Do. £lOO & £2OO — pia 'lL.kit Of England Stock, 41 per Cent — - u O . ccount 1 I NDIAN LIOVERNMENT SECURITIES. n' A i arl .'took, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — '-',„ O . Account "0. 5 p er C ent. J u l y, 18 80 O. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 80 . 0 °. 0 per C ent . , J an. 1872 D'!• s l.- per Cent., May 1879 — °. 5 per Cent., Rep. Deb 187.) — Do, ~ do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — no1)0 Deb. 5 per Cent., Alio.. 1873 . Bonds, 5 per Cent., .£17,000 . under £l,000 raItEIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. 4. 4,: u ° 7 °llt ine Republic, 6 per Cent — .tsr:7trian Bonds 4,, 5 , ilian 5 per Cent per Cent. 1859 °. q- per Cent., 1852-SS-60 Do ID % - ' I8';3 , -• a per Cant.., i.z...'", Jo Account 1)0 . XlOO ii,,, is 7G I Buonos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Cuba, 6 per Cent. Callan 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — 00. 6 per Cont., B . Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 . — Do., Scrip' £32 paid C dombian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 p ,r Cent., 1825 D inubion Principalities, 7 per Cent 6ll Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — E,eador Now Ccisolidated, 1 per Cell , — dg,yptian, 7 per Cent B6l Do. Se.o.id Issue D ./s)u Bonds Do. £1.06 Bonds — 1)u. 1.861 D o . /5 +0 Bemis — Do. £lOO Bonds Goverunwit, ltaliw,y Deb,H! M . , 8 . ... 93 Greek, 5 per Cont., 1821-5, ex Coups — Do. ..,.I.ccount . - Do. Coupons Do. Account G utteinala 5 per Cent . — it siian 5 per Cert., 1663 — Do, Account .. 72 Do. Marcum:ilia Ita.ilvay — Ilexicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account . Do. 1864 7; Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Niontevidcau 6 per Cent. .. — Uoorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 73 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Ace( it Portaiguese 3 per Ct., 1.853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 li a.ssian 5 per Cent., 1.822, £ St B6 I Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 , B4l 5 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5.... 8; Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sa-dlnian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen — Do Acc , iunl DJ New DJerrou Do Account Do Passive — Do Acc.unt Jo Com. Cert. of Con,. not fuuded Do Account _ — 'nrkish 6 per Cent., 1851 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 160 Do Account, Do .£IOC Bonds Do. 1863 Do 5 per rent., 1865 33} Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do I per Cent., Guaranteed - Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Lou,.. Austrisn o par Cent. Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 251. Dutch 2 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French lientes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account TWO O'OLOOK Consols, Money 924 4 Do. Account ... 924 4 MINING MARKET. TUESDAY, Two P.I. Business in the market to-day has been exceed ingly dull, and prices remain nominally unaltered. Annexed are some of the latest quotations : East Cara Brea, --; Chiverton Moor, 51 5i ; Chontales Gold, 3} 11; Clifford Amalgamated, 51 6 ; East Basset, 10 12 ; East Caradon, 4} 5} ; East Lovell, —; East Russell, —s --s; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s Od 19s; Great Lasey, 17} 181 ; Great Retallick, ; Great Whn al Yor, ; Marks Valley, 61 6} ; North Crofty, 21 21; North Treskerby, 30s 32s 6d; Prince of Wales, 48s 50s; West Basset, 2} ; South Caradon —; South Frances, 21s 26s ; Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver ton, 66 68 ; West Seton, 190 195 ; Wheal Basset, ; Wheal Grenville, 24s 268; Wheal Chiverton, 5 5} ; Wheal Seton, 82} ti7l ; Great South Tolgus, 20a 22s 6J ; East Gunnis Lake and South Bedford, --S —s ; East Wheal Grenville, 1 2; Wheal Basset, —; w es t Frances, —; Wheal Buller, 16 18. [The following appeared in our Latest Ilditien of yester day evening.l CITY, HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK. Since two o'clock the market for the English Funds has exhibited greater firmness, and Consols have advanced to 92 9-16th 11-16th for money and account. There were no gold operations in the Bank of England to-day. The closing prices of Foreign Stocks are : Italian, 451 4 ; Greek, 121 ; Mexican, 151 ; Spanish Passive, 251 26 1 1- ; the New 3 per Cents., 3G s ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., 33i ; Hondu ras Loan, 1/ 2 prem. The latest prices of American Securities are-- United States 5-20 Bonds 724 ; Erie Shares, 49 50 ; and Illinois, at 88 89 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 211 22f ; and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 18! 191. The following were the closing quotations of some of the principal railway companies shares : Caledonian, 721 to 73 ; Great Eastern, 311 to 31; ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 121 to 122 ; Brighton, 491 to 50/ ; Metropolitan, 1151 to 116; Midland, 1011 to 102 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 981 to 991; and South- Eastern, 66; to 671. The New Portuguese Loan Scrip is to 1/ prem. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day. Market opens dull, but not quotably lower. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. MERCANTILE SHIP NEWS. Plymouth, Dec. 13.—Arrived, the Carlo, from Now York. Falmouth, Dec. 13.—Arrived, the Clipper, from New York. Liverpool, Dec. 13.—Arrived, the Erin, screw steamer, from New York. New York, Dec. 3.—The Othello, San Francisco to Liverpool, has put into Honolulu leaking badly. Halifax, N.S., Dec. 5.--The Regina, barque, Glasgow to New York, was totally wrecked at St. Mary's in the gale of 30th November. Brownielaw, Dec. the Staffs, from New York. Deal, Dec. 14.—Arrived from the river and sailed, the Gommerton, for Philadelphia. London Custom House, Dec. 14.—Eutered Inwards.— The Thomas Dunham, from New York. Cleared out in ballast.—The Assam Valley, for New Orleans. Holyhead, Dec. 14.—Arrived, the Margaret Ann, from Liverpool, for New Orleans. Liverpool, Dec. 15.—Arrived, the Cuba, steamer, from Boston. Sailed, the Scotia, steamer, and the Isaac Webb, for New York. Bristol, Dec. 15.—Arrived, tho H. B. Wright, from New York. _ . . . Queenstown, Dec. 15.—Arrived, the Trent, from Now York. _ Plymouth, Dec. 15.—Arrived, the Gideon, from New York. _ Falmouth, Dec. 15.—An ived, the Harriet, from Phila delphia, not the Hazard, as previously reported. Gravesend, Dec. 16.—Sailed, the Bellona, for New York' Falmouth, Dec. 16.—Arrived, the Hazard, and the Sir Robert M'Clure, from New York. London Custom House, Dec. IG.—Entered Inwards— The Maggie Raymond, from Baltimore; the Charles Gumm, from New York; the E. W. Stettson, from Now York; the M. R. Ludwig, from New York. Deal, Dec. 16.—Sailed, the Bellona, screw steamer, for New York; and the Assam Valley, for Now Orleans. Dec. 17.—Arrived, the Aspen, from New York, for Ham burgh. Liverpool, Dec. 17. Arrived, the Constellation, from New York; the Constitution, from New York. The W. G. Putnam, from this port, which arrived at New York on Dec. 4, had lost sails, &c., and was leeking badly. Vessels Spoken With. —The Aurora, New York to Lon don, Nov. 29, lat. 53 N., long. 23 W.; the Minnesota (sup posed), bound W., Dec. 6, lat. 42 N., long. 42 W. Vessel Spoken With.--The Golden City, for Mobile, Dee. 1, lat. 26 N., long. 28 W. Manilla. Oct. 23.—The Par Hazard, British (late French barque), formerly the American barque Victoria, was run ashore in a sinking state on the coast of Luzon, where she had taken in a timber cargo for Hong Kong, Deal, Dec. 18.—Arrived, the C. A. Jones-Oliver, and the J. H. Epping, from Shields, both for New York. Liver pool, Dec. 17.—Arrived, the Joseph Spratt, from San Francisco, the Constellation, the Constitution, and the W F. Storer, from New York. Dec. 18.—Arrived, the War Fenwick, from New Orleans; the Energy, the Lord Lynd hurst, the Lizzie Owen, from New York; the Wyoming, from Philadelphia ; the Winthorp, from Charleston. Sailed, the City of London, screw steamer, for Newbraska, screw steamer, and the Denmark, screw steamer, for New York. The Consul, for the port, before reported burnt at Savannah, lay ou a bank in nine feet of water at low tido; cotton iu lower hold expected to be saved; fire almost confined to part of ship aft of mainmast. Belfast, Dec. 18. —Arrived the Mokam, from New York. Kingroad, Dec. 17.—Arrived, the Minnie, from Now York. New York, Dec. 6.—Part of the cargo has been saved in a damaged condition, from the Regina, of Windsor, N.S., from the Clyde t o B os t on , w hi c h wa s totally wrecked at St. Mary, Dec. 4. Dec. 7.—The Consul, which cleared from Savannah ox the 20th, for Liverpeol, caught fire Dec. 1, whilst lying in Tybee Roads, - and was run aground and scuttled next day, to save a portion of her cargo. She will probably bo a total loss. Soo Liverpool paragraph of Dec. 3. tHE SUN, LONDON, TULSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24. SHARE LlST.—This Day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREE P. A BAD RECOLLECTION.—John Whitson, a rough looking fellow, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt as follows : Mr. James Gray, licensed victualler, 18, Wind. mill-street, said that on the previous evening the prisoner came into his house and immediately set to insulting his daughter, making most offensive re marks to her. He told the prisoner, who had fre quently annoyed him, but was never served in his house, to leave, when he refused to do so, and dared him to put him out. At last he put the prisoner out, when he tried to pull one or two letters off the doors, to break the plate-glass, and then to kick the doors in, and made several attempts to strike him i❑ the face. Some constables then came up, and he gave the prisoner into custody. The prisoner said he had a bad recollection. He only just remembered going into the house, and that the landlord struck him and put him out. Mr. Gray denied striking the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner had insulted the complainant's daughter, and was one of the danger ous men licensed victuallers had to contend with from time to time. He would have to pay 40s. 1867. EXECUTION OF FREDERICK I3AKI :7; f? AT I VEV CHESTER.-(7HIS DAY.), This unhappy wretch suffered the extreme' lenalty of the law this morning at eight o'clock, i ur the murder of Fanny Adams, at Alton, Hants, on the 24th of August last. The wretched riu n was visited early this morning by the chaplair ti:e un der-sheriff, the surgeon of the Cott& y Prison, and the officials, when they proceed: d to the pinioning-room, and from thence ascended the gallows, and, in a few minutes 4 he was launched into eternity, after v, ry severe struggling. It is satisfactory to st, ste that he has made a confession. Various ruinous -were cur rent that the prisoner was reserved and. reused his meals; and, again, that he was excite 3 a nd paced the cell with rapid and restles steps. We in tve autho rity to state that all such reports are unfot :tided, and that, on the contrary, he was respectful ani 1 attentive to all who were engaged in attending i tpon him, and that in no instance had he manifeste 1 any un becoming conduct. We might say that Sir John Mellor, the judge, in passing sentence :in another case since the time of Baker, has sp 'ken very strongly of the plea of " homicidal manit. " which has been got up of late years, and warms jurors against being unduly influenced by it. THE BRITISH DRAMA. The principles of the British Drama are now triumphant. No longer is Tragedy or Comedy based on Grecian model, even in France. Voltaire, who, not a century past, eulogised Home as the founder of a pure dramatic literature in opposition to the barbarism of the Elizabethan era in this country, is now but rarely recalled to memory by the representation of his once famous tragedies on a French stage. Even Corneille and Racine, with their studied beauty of language, and Moliere, with his poignant wit, are losing their hold upon their countrymen ; whilst Home is almost as much known in this island for captivity in Doon Castle as for authorship. "Douglas," with its notorious "My name is Norval," is rapidly fading Tito oblivion, and "the barbarism of the Elizabethan era" is the basis of modern production. To what is this success to be ascribed ? Is the once yclept Barbarous superior to the Classic? We, say not so, for they possess their beauties, their realities, and their failings. The Greek stage was but the means of declamation before au audience, whose number could be told by thousands, and for so vast an area the actor had to be artificially en larged and his voice strengthened. lie was elevated on outrageous sandals, bore a manufactured heal upon his own, his shoulders were padded upwards, and he spoke through a trumpet concealed in his unreal chest. The actor was a prisoner in such outward covering ; in fact, for action, scarcely supe rior to a dummy. No contest, no struggle, was possible between him and others. Their stuffed-out arms could hardly have brandished a sword or wielded a lance. They could not sink from the thrust of poniard without endangering the loss of a head, and thus, when they had to expire, were compelled to retire and groan away their lives out of sight of the au lieuce. There could be no variation in the tenour of his dis course, for there could be no correspondent change in his moulded countenance. All was light or shade, still or fierce, in accordance with the charac ter of his features, and hence the plot was simple (a unity if you will), in order to secure uniformity of dialogue. The actor himself was unreal—the sole reality was the scene, with regularly built edifices in front, Nature's scenery at back, and the heavens for cauopy—the uniformity of time and place was absolute. To these all inconsis tencies had to give way, and these combine 1 with uniformity of plot (coincident on the captivity o; the a tots) formed the famous unities —which were something more than beauties, for they were also necessities. The foundation of the British drama was far different, for it was based on the reality of the actor. He was neither king nor slave, neither hero nor villain, beyond his garb and his own assertion. de was an actor true, but ho was still a man—man unshackled, free to delineate all the passions of his uatur3, and hence our plots could be more complex, and their language more varied. As we can but envy the ancients listening enthralled by their glorious poetry through such vehicles, and accept. ing all inconsistencies incident on the reality of the scene, so likewise must we envy the fervid senti ments of our forefathers, who, in the reality of their actors as men, could accept their position midst rocks, or woods, or palaces, void of their painted representations; nay, even could discriminate be tween them and the favoured audience on the stage itself, though Queen Elizabeth sat in state to view a representation of Henry VIII. The French, however, in a slavish adoration of the classic, strove but at its imitation ; even at one time only Greek or Roman plots were considered legitimate. Their authors were bound down to uni formity of language to each character, to admit no violence on the stage, although their actors were as free as our own, and this before a painted scene, confined to a small area, lit up by artificial light. The marvel is not that our system should have supplanted such slavish imitation, but that such limitation should have remained so long extant. — Racing Ttmes. "LAWN MEET" AT BADMINTON.—The Duke of Beaufort's hounds met on Friday at Badminton. The meet was to have taken place at Worcester Lodge, which is situated about three miles from Badminton, at the ex treme end of the noble avenue of elms that commences immediately in front of the ducal mansion. There was a very large "field," but the patience of the assembled Nimrods was for a long period sorely tried on account of the non-arrival of the Duke's party. Eleven o'clock was the hour fixed for the gathering, but 12 o'clock came and went, and about half an hour afterwards a general move was made up the avenue to ascertain the reason of the delay. It was then understood that in consequence of the frost there would be no hunting that morning, and clouds began to gather over the brows of the disappointed sports men. The meet was larger than usual on account of its having got abroad that the Prince and Princess Christian would join in the hunt. The rumour was, however, with out the slightest foundation. The Prince and Princess are visitors at the seat of Earl Cowley, near Chippenham, but there is no reason to believe that they intend paying a visit to Badminton. At Badminton House it appeared to be well understood that the state of the weather would preclude the idea of a hunt, and accordingly the Marquis of Wor cester and party early in the morning went out shooting. The duke, however, on being informed of the condition of things, and being given to understand that great disap.. pointment would be occasioned if there was no meet, readily agreed to reconsider his decision, and himself went for a long ride in order to test the state of the ground. It was indeed welcome news when ou his grace's return it was announced that notwithstanding the weather there was to be a run. The hunting party, among whom were a large number of ladies, had by this time moved up to the lawn, and ere long the hounds were brought up, and the duke and his party, numbering between '2O and 30, made their appearance. The duchess did not ride in the hunt, but among his grace's party were the Duke and Duchess d'Autnale, who reside near Worcester, but who have since Monday been visitors at Badminton House. The Marquis of Worcester and some of the younger sons of the duke joined in the hunt. The "field" altogether numbered about 200, including many Bristoliaus. On the ar rival of the ducal party the Centre Walk Wood was tried, but unsuccessfully. The party then trotted down to Evan's Wood, where a fox was found without difficulty, and an excellent run was made across the Sheep State to Little Badminton and back into the same cover, where Royeard managed to evade the vigilance of his pursuers. The clumps in the park were next tried again with success, the direction being through Wick to Sopworth and back into the park, up the hawhaw, and back to Sopworth. The chase had then occupied about two hours, and as darkness was now setting in the hounds were whipped off. The hunt, though rather short, was consi dered to be good sport, though the area of ground over which it extended was small. The foxes, instead cf running straight described circles, and at no time were the hounds at a greater distance from the mansion than about three miles. The party that was• staying at Badminton was an unusually large one. It included Emily Duchess of Beaufort, the Duke and Duchess d'Aurnale, and Madlle. Clinchamps, M. de Laugel, the Marquis of Worcester Lord Henry Somerset, Lord Arthur Somerset, Lord Edward Somerset, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Lady Blanche Somerset, Mr. and Mrs. G. Somerset, Colonel and Mrs. P. Somerset, Mr. and Mrs. Holford, Mr. and Mrs. Biddulph, Sir R. Graham, Mr. Curzon, Mr. Percy Baker, Mr. Sted bnrii, Captain Little, Mr. Baldwin, and Mr. Boehm. The Earl of Westmoreland left Badminton on Thursday. Among the visitors during the week have been Lady Georgiana Codrington and family, Sir John, Lady, and Miss Neeld, and Colonel and Lady Emily Kingscote.— Western Daily Press. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. On Friday last4he gunboats Fly and Flirt were launched from Devonport dockyard by Mr. A. Moore, the shipwright. The ceremony was per formed by Miss Spencer and Miss Matilda Spencer, daughters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Western District, Major-Gen. the Hon. Sir A. A. Spencer, K.C.B. The Fly and Flirt are sister gun boats of 464 tons, built on lines supplied by Mr. E. J. Reed, Constructor of the Navy. They will have engines of 160 horse power, with double screws. They are built on the composite principle of wood and iron, and, although much stronger than wooden ships of the .same dimensions, will, being lighter, draw less water. The frames are of angle i iron, which is at intervals doubled back to back in connection with iron iutercostals, to secure strength, which is also obtained by longitudinal stringers. The frame work is planked outside by two thicknesses of teak. The inner skin is three inches thick, and is fastened ,with metal screw bolts and nuts. The outer skin, two inches thick, is fastened to the inner skin in those parts of it which are unconnected with the ironwork by small copper bolts, riveted inside on washers, similar to the fastenings of boats built on the diago nal principle. It will be thus observed that great precautions are taken to prevent cortact by copper and iron in salt water, the effects of which have been so detrimental. In laying down her after sections an effort has been made to carry the body of the ship further aft than heretofore, so as to counteract or lessen the power of heavy waves at sea, which in several of the double screws now afloat (when rough weather prevails) lifts them up, through their hollowness, aft, and thus plunges their bows into the sea. The armament of the Flirt and Fly will consist of one six-ton gun and one 64 pounder. By the mail steamship Norseman, which arrived at Plymouth on Sunday, we learn that the troops quartered in Cape Town are remarkably healthy, and that they have not suffered from the fever which prevails in the town. The 86th Regiment is under orders to proceed from Algoa Bay to the Mauritius, and it is probable that the steam transport Edin burgh, which has been engaged by the Government in place of the wrecked transport Bosphorus, will convey the 86th from the colony to the island. The hired screw steam transport Venetia, No. 18, Capt. W. S. Way, from Malta Dec. 12th, and Gib raltar 15th, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday (Monday) morning. She landed muleteers at Gib raltar, and brings 15 passengers and a cargo of re turned stores to England. Four officers and 106 men belonging to the 20th. Regiment, with their wives and families, left Devon port by the 10 40 a.m. train yesterday for ordinary duty at Bristol. Yesterday a general court-martial assembled at Chatham, by order of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., for the trial of Ptivates James Molloy and Patrick Daly, two soldiers belonging to the 2d battalion of the Ist King's Royals, on the charge of having made use of seditious language. The court was presided over by Colonel Robert Boyle, C. 8., Royal Marines Light Infantry, and Colonel J. li. Laye, the deputy-judge-advocate for the district, conducted the trial ; Captain D. Reid, Ist Depot Battalion, was the official prosecutor. The charges on which the prisoners were arraigned was for having, on the evening of the 13th iust., in the public streets at Brompton, Chatham, made use of the following seditious language against her Majes ty's person :—" The Queen may —, and the colonel may —. lam an Irishman to the back bone, and I'll swing the same as Allen and Larkin swung before. If there is any Irishman here, let him fall to the rear," or words to that effect. The prisoner Daly was further charged with' riking the non-commissioned officer in charge of the troops who conveyed him to the guard-room. The wit nesses in support of the charge were Sergeant M'Qucen, Royal Engineers, Sergeant Latham, Bth Regiment, Corporal Snelling, Ist Royals, Privates O'Donnell, Bth Regiment, Hardwick, 14th Regi ment, and Johnston, 82d Regiment. The prisoners since they have been in the regiment have each borne a very bad character, and they have been pre viously tried by court-martial. The finding and sentence of the court will not be known until con firmed by the authorities at the Horse Guards. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Commander W. H. Max well to Octavia ; Navigating Lieut. Tom B. Read, additional, to the Indus, for the Defence ; Naviga ting Lieut, Henry D. Sarratt to the Megvera ; Wru. B. Hutchinson, paymaster, to the Megaara ; Robert G. Bird, assist.-surg., to the Megaara ; Reginald B. Rigbye, assist. clerk, to the Megaara ; illiam Donnison, engineer, to the Megaara ; George Foot, engineer, to the Megaara ; Robert W. Allison and John Watts, first-class assist.-engineers, to the Megaara ; and Thomas Harrup, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the Meg2ra. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Railways. -•.--- Mlles Opened. Itec,elple. 1867. A 186 G. 1807 1866 .E, L Belfast and N. Counties gn sigt 1;581 2, W 1 Belfast and County Down 441 tit 677 581 Blyth and Tyne 36 b 6 2,26) 2,2 4 Brecon and Merthyr Bristol and Exeter l3ll 1341 7,151 6,.92 Caledonian, Scottish Central 62J4 6111 33,181 34,09 Cambrian Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 311 311 4 1 318 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 331 421 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 61 121 133 Cork and Limerick Ulrea Cornwall Deeside l7 17 Do Extension Dublin & 13eitastJ unction .... 63 63 1,607 1.613 Dublip, and Drogheda 75 75 1,724 1,798 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd lO7 107 2,349 2,659 Forth and Clyde Junction Farness, &a B5 83 5,302 4,1.6 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 487 422 41,261 42,472 Great North of Scotland 275 271 • ,914 3,0 5 Ut. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) B3l 831 663 629 e it.Southn.& Westn.(lrind.) 4191 .419/ 9.6 5 9,160 Great Weetcrn l3ll 1311 71,827 7,379 Irish - North-Western 145 145 1,868 2,153 Isle of Wight l2 12 187 170 Lancashire & Yorkshire 423 403 43,111 44.133 Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes 261 26 137 157 Llanelly 464 461 702 664 Llynvi Valley ... sot 301 695 713 London & North-Western... 1326 1310 122,679 120,4,0 London & South-Western ... 503 103 21,786 22,060 Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast... 335 3141 20,445 19,810 London, Chatham, & Dover; j 136 135 8,613 1 , ,448 M j all etropolitan Extension 1 1 3 1 121 1,921 1.70 DJ. Kent Coast L is., Tilbury, & Southend Londonderry and Coleraine 361 361 291 3 6 llan.,hliellield, & Lincol Ilan .. 246 240 20,639 21,261 Ranch. S.J un.& A ltrincham.. 91 91 1,'z35 1.269 liaryport and Carlisle Sletropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western)., 761 683 '61,0:7 47.•'.2 Midland (it.Westn. of hind 2Ol 2601 5, , 92 5,251 Pdonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 c. 981 2,616 North British, Edin., Pertn and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 1241 1231 66,891 08 76J North London ll 11 5,808 5,463 North Staffordshire 273 267 7.678 8,734 Pembroke and Tenby 27 27 293 293 lthymney 221 221 926 I,' 98 Scottish North-Eastern 1 43 138 _ Somerset and Dorset 66 , 66 1,080 1,012 South Devon South-Eastern 330 330 22,1313 21,94 „..,...... ....._. ______ Swat.sea Vale 23 20 489 149 rail Vale 63 83 6,651 6,216 Do , rcnarth 2 2 753 rOO Ulster lO5l 10.5 i 2,815 2,0 S Vale of Clwyd 10 10 131 125 Wateriordand Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick. 77 77 1,623 1,657 West Cork _ _ . 1 171 7A 103 S 2 11'1'eillam ?Told, to . 11 14 -- - W'haTen,Cleator,& Egrmnt.. 10 10 841 617 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern J unction 261 261 282 300 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 306 306 - - Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 189 6,556 6,177 Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France 1590 1566 79,919 70.110 Eastern Bengal h:as t Indian Grand Trunk 01 Canada 1377 1377 28,554 29,117 Great Central of Belgium 343 235 9,312 8,031 Great Indian Peninsula 852 774 20,8;9 15,635 Great Luxembourg 172 174 6,239 5,723 Great Southern of India ,heat Western of Canada 349 315 13,959 10,531 Madras 645 615 8,1:8 7,470 Madrid, Saragossa &Alloant BB3 778 18,6 6 18,938 Northern of Canada ... ..... Northern of France B7O -: 788 71, , 93 84,970 Norwegian Trunk Ottomta Faris, Lyonsolt 3.l.edi t teraL.ean 2160 2006 186,237 158,566 earis and Orleans .. 1852 1852 . 79,739 6,3713 Recife and San Francisco. &c... 771 771 801 936 Sc nde lO9 109 .. 2,1 u I,' 73 Smyrna and Cassaba Southern of France lOl6 978 3 ,511 3f, 35 Victoria 254 251 0, , 65 . 10.408 WeJand West and N.- W( st. of France 1261 - 1150 56,657 54,947 MISSING VESSEL.—HORSENS, Dee. 18.— The Mi nerva (galeas), which sailed hence in October, bound for England, and from a Norwegian port (where she had put in) on the 15th of November, has not since been heard of; but as, according to intelligence received here, seven casks of butter, which bear the same mark as those shipped here, have been picked up off Whitby, it is feared that the ship and the crew are boat. TAT TERSA.LL' S -LAS T EVENING No betting. The Rooms will be Closed on Monday next, the 30th inst. 'SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, -- -0-- (From the Newmarket Correspondent of the Racing Times.) Sir Joseph Hawley may with truth be called the lucky baronet, as he has already won three Derbys, whilst some gentlemen much older than himself have laboured in vain all their lives to achieve such an honour, and having much larger studs of horses than Sir Joseph cannot even get a situation. Nearly all the sporting writers during the past week have thrust the T wo Thousand, Ono Thousand, and Derby ou lain with Rosicrucian and Green Sleeve, so that fortune is likely to best Sir Joseph again in the year 1868, with both hands full—that is if we are to believe all the prophets who have thrust such greatness on his head. lam afraid it will be too much for one man to bear all in one year—although a less excitable man, in my opinion, does nut exist than Sir Joseph ; for it was really astonishing to see how calmly he bore the disappoint ment of losing the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, after he had wou as he thought, and would have landed a large stun in bats. He smoked his cigar, and looked as uncon cerned as if nothing had happened to disturb his temper, when a lot of low follows that perhaps had a sovereign on were making use of the most filthy language against poor Wells, who felt the mistake he had made most keenly him self ; and although Wells had met with many a breeze before he never had such a blow. I have seen him my self lay, as I thought, dead on four different racecourses. The first time was at Walsall, about 17 years ago ; the next was at Northampton, when he rode a mare of Mr. Payne's. She fell and broke her neck, and nearly killed him ; then at Hampton Court he met with a severe injury, when it was reported he was dead. The next, and I hope the last, accident he will ever meet with was at Chester, when ho rode Summerside in the Deo Stakes. This, I believe, in another sense, was the most severe shaking he ever had ; but I am quite sure, from what I know of Wells, that if all the misfortunes he has had through life were more than three times doubled, they were nothing to compare to what he felt after the unfortunate mis take he made at Doncaster. I should not have alluded to this unpleasant subject here, only I see every week ono or two sporting writers call the mistake a most unpardonable offence, but I have no doubt Sir Joseph is aware that nothing becomes a man with half so good a grace as mercy does. Ho has forgiven him, and I hope Wells will have the good fortune to win him another Derby, which, I am sure, would be a consummation de voutly to be wished by that famous jockey. But however I may respect the cherry and black cap myself, I must differ in opinion with some of your contemporaries, for, to take public running as my guide, I canno see how Sir Joseph can beat Lady Alizalseth, for I feel sure Blue Gown is not within 111 b. of the Marquis's filly ; and suppose, for the sake of argument, that Lady Elizabeth had been kept quiet all the year for the Middle Park Plate, and had the maiden allowance the same as Green Sleeve had, I wonder what she would have done with Sir Joseph's two ? In my opinion, she would have cantered in. It is admitted on all sides that she settled Grimetone, as he never recovered his two severe races at Epsom, and surely it. must have taken something out of the filly ; and yet we are told she can't stay. But, in my opinion, we never have seen such a filly as Lady Elizabeth, and whenever I have differed in opinion from other sporting writers I have always had the satisfaction of seeing my predictions realised to the letter. It will be remembered that a correspondent stated last winter that the Dragon would come to sto 1, and The Rake go to 30. 1 stated the following week that Tho Rake would see 4 to 1, and the Dragon go to 40, which was verified, as they took 3 to 1 about The Rake at Bath, and I saw him backed against Vauban for two thousand pounds ; and I am confident had he not broken a blood vessel he would have won the Derby, especially from what I saw him do with Friponnier ; and be yond doubt the latter is the best 3-year-old we have seen out this year. Sir Joseph must have a great chance of winning the Two Thousand Guineas, but, in my opinion, he must pull out Rosicrucian to win, as I have not such a high opinion of Green Sleeve as some people have, as I am persuaded Rosicrucian would have beat her had he uct stumbled in the race; and 1 am not sure she can beat Formosa, as the latter was giving her 101bs. the last time they met, and was not more than a length from Sir Joseph's pair. I have a very high opinion of Formosa, as 1 cannot forget how she cantered away from Suffolk and Leonie in the Chesterfield Stakes at New market; and the latter was not within 101bs. of her best form when she ran second to Rosicrucian in the Criterion, as she had been dead amiss the week before, and had only recovered the week before she ran at Shrewsbury. In my opinion that was the second best two-year-old pea formance that I saw last year, when she cantered away from Knight of the Garter and some other good old horses at a difference of only 91b., and I really think she would have beaten any two year old in England that day bar Lady Elizabeth, as she wes fully 141 b. better than when she ran in the Criterion ; and should she be all right and meet Green Sleeve in the One Thousand Guineas, it will be seen who is correct, for I don't think anything on four logs can beat Leonie when she is well bar Lady Eliza beth. We are told Lady Coventry is as good, but I doubt it; besides, they are not in the same interest, as it will be remembered that the latter ran in Lord Jer sey's colours on her first and last appearance in public ; but ono would suppose that Dawson has an interest in Lady Coventry, as Lord Jersey has taken all his horses from Newmarket, except this fine daughter of Dundee. There are a lot of horses in the Two Thousand Guineas that are written about every week as having a chance, not good enough to win a handicap. I have no fancy for 'Typhoeus or Rabican, although 1 suppose the French stable will have a Derby favourite some time this year, for the public can't forget Gladiateur for another year or two. Pace is ono of the grandest-looking horses at Newmarket, and if Mat Dawson can only get him to stand a prepara tion he will beat all the horses at head-quarters, when ever he moots them either for the Two Thousand or Derby ; but I shall keep your readers well posted from headquarters as soon as the horses get into strong work. We can tell but very little about them at present, as they are only cantering about to keep them in healthy exorcise. It will be seen from the foregoing remarks that I fancy Rosicrucian or Formosa for the Two Thousand, Lady Elizabeth for the Derby, and if she is pulled out for the One Thousand she will win ; if not, I shall stand Leonie. RACING FIXT FEBR Lincoln lB Harrow 2O MA Liverpool Spring M 3 Chelmsford Sp ing M lO West Dray ton l2 AP Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven 31/ Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Salisbury l4 URES FOR 1808. ,UARY. I Nottingham Spring 25 Derby Spring RCM Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Northampton ....$ 3l. West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Ascot Summer 9 Windsor Summer JU Worcester Summer Newmarket July Reading Liverpool l6 Lewes Spring Newmarket Ist Spring. 27 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer NE. I Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Chelmsford Summer I Alexandra Park 3O LY. Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Goodwood AUG Brighton 746 Brighton Club Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Windsor Egliam lB Hastings rUST. 1 York l9 Oxford Cauterbury Derby Summer I Weymouth Lichfield .. 27 I Tunbridge SEPT] Warwick 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster 8 Richmond OCTC Bedford 1 Newmarket 2d October 5 Cheltenham l3 NOVI, Shrewsbury )IWINARY SUARES AND STOCKS. bare 3ail wa Paid. Closing ! Business ys. i • j Price. , done. . -...:- st BriiiciiiiiiFEjair .... 100 81 83 I st Caledonian .. 100 721 7.i 711 4 1 at Cambrian ... 100 29 3J - Cork and Bandon...-. - I - - 20 Cornwall all 2 4 at üblin & Belfast June.. 10 0 74 76 at !Dun„Perthoi Ab.Junc. 100 70 72 100 E.London, scrip Cert.', all - - 1)a. 100 - - et Glasgow &S. Western 100 95 07 st Great. Eastern,Ord.stk. 100 3'l 311 314 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 7 8 at Great North of Scotlau i; 100 15 8 at Great Northern lOO 107 03 108 at Da. A stock . 100 ;19 111 ill at Do. 11 stock lOO 123 1 st Do. New, is. at 25 pm 10.. -- at ,(3t tO, and W. of Ireland 100 05 9S at 4:1 t. Western -Original 110 11 11 4 1 ;4 I at Do. 8. Val. Hail gua.l 100 - at Do. South Wales - - et Do. W. Mid.-Oxtord 100 j 25 3) at Do. Newport at 1)0. Hereford lOO - - at `aanc.ishire .32 Yorkoltiry 100 121 1 22 121 1 lat 4andon and Blackwalll 100 - - et .on., Brigh.,Ar. 8 Coast; lOU SG Cl 50 1 et -on., Chat., and Doveri 100 18 19 1.4 1 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - at Lun. & North Westeri lOO 1131 114 1 1 31 1 at Lon. at South Western 100 75 77 :16 at Man., SheL, & Lincoln 100 441 1 5 / • at, lletrooolltan all .15 110 1164 Igl6 1 at Do. New lO - - at Do. Extension.-- all 114 105 1154 64 6 et f ;:letropolitan District. all -- - 20 1 Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. john'sW'd 6 - - at Midland - Do. £9 Share 7 - - at Do, Birmiu.. & Darl3) l 100 70 72 - - did Kent . - - et North British et Do. Nld., l'th., & Dun. 100 - - at Nth. Eastern •- Berwick 100 98; 994 931 25 Do. G.N•E purchaai 16.13.1 - - at Do. Leads ..... at Do. York lOO 90 92 at Do. Carlisle ..... - - st Do. Stock. & Darling. all 110 132 25 Do. do. 1860-01 lB - --1, at North London . 105 113 115 - Do. do. 1801 5 . lO - - 10 Do. do. 1306 at f orth Staffordshire .. 100 53 61 at N. &S. W. Junction .. all 110 112 - Ocottish Central - -- - scot. N. E , Aber. stoo 100 - - -- Do. Scot, Slid. stock lO3 - - 4 Shropshire Union at tooth Devon 3OO 42 34 ~ at 'south Eastern . lOO 66 67 671 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 81 9 : 1 , at fair Tale.. lOO 145 150 10 Do. C . 5 - - - 0 ale of Neath - - - Waterford & Kilkenny to, - 10 Waterloo 2r l Whiteha.. I 6 - - .Vest Cornwall lOO - - , --- BRITISIa AIINES. Cam. Coasol. Gold, 1:..a 1 - - ')lllsiert Al - lifford Amalgamated 3O 54 61 - eyou G. Cons. (Tavist 1 ,1.0 !;30 - rakewalls 2.1.0 it / - 'sat Bassett (Illogan) 2oa 1J 12 - •Jaet Caration 2.1%1 t. 0 - last Cara Brea i3 2 21 - .6ittst Grenville I .;.11.0 11 2 - Cast Gunnislake . I a. 3.0 1 6 - East Loved 1 3.9.0 8 11 - E. W'i litlBBCil (Tavistk_ '1.7.0 11 2 - t.'d-am.i3z StAubynkG wen. 06 4 5 4 ‘ireat L xey, limited All 17 18 - .:.Great South Tolgus 0. 1 -. 1 .q - - - Great Wheal Busy ! J. 9.0; - - - ~i. Wheal Vor (lieist,, ku 17 19 - ..irenyilie - iterod's Foot .... ;:-..19.i: 35 37 - ;144 - ston Downs 5 1 , 1 G 21 21 - Alargaret (Uny Lelant 13 17. ' 6 r. , -13 i arke Valley .. 4 ilwyntly Iron Ore, Lint SA 24 ii - N elv 8 ton ..... 501 65 70 - North Zoskear - .i.Wh Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 - - - Niorth I.Vheal Crotty - i'rosper United....... 8.11.0 2 24 - 'ravidence,UnyLulan6 10.6.7 29 3l - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 380 400 - South Condurrow 5.2.0 1 f -13. Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.0 371 421 -137 ray Park 135.15.5 4 6 - fin Croft 9 13 14 - I . 7 lgra and Clogan, lint all - - - West Bassett (It iogan , 11 1 11 - W. Caradou (I.,skeariil la 1/ 11 - %YestChirert•Qn ll 71 73 864 - West Seton l7/ , 110 120 - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 51 671 721 80 - Wheal Buller (Itedruthl 16 16 19 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.l 8 18 20 - Wheal Seton i 581 95 100 .- Wheal Trelawney (Lis j 5.17.0 G 8 BRITISH r OSSESSIONS. . . Atiantie&Bt.Lawrenoe all 63 65 t, I Rom., Baroda„.4. Cen.lu. 100 114 105 / gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. F shares . 10 p 4p 204 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 34 4 10 Do. Preference 100 ; Bulf.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1 87 2-3 - 1 •••/ IVO 68 71 st Calcutta &8. E., lirn lOO st fti..e Town 0 Dock, gu lOO 18 52 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 112 at East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 /03 104 it East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 1104 1114 I 4 20 Uo. ,t Extension et /randTrunkof Canada 100 17 18 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bon& 1 charge 6 p.c all i 3 65 100 Do. lst Pref. Bonds ail 50 52 100 Do. do deferred 100 Do. 2d Prvf. Boners all 40 45 100 Do. do. deterred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. atc:rk all 32 34 100 • Do. do. deferred 100 Do. Ith Pre/. stock 100 Do. do. deterred st 11t. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 107 108 1094 / 93 .-o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 q 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 I e at ki t. South of India gull. 5 per cent . at Dv. 44 per cent lov 12 91 st Do 104 ..real Wes. of Canada all 154 154 1f; 17 204 Do. New .. .. - 100 Do. 6p. c 11.8. pay. 1873 all 95 87 toe Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 s 7 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 4 40 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o .... 100 100 102 at Do. 41 do at Do. 44 do lOO 89 91 21 Do. Filth Extension 5 at llelb. Cor. 6p. c. Brads, 100 50 lel. & 11obson's day.. all --, .-. al .itl.C'da,6po letpf.be, 100 Sa 85 at Seinde .. t Do. Delhi jg d 160 1004 1014 20 Do. do t e . 4 I 1 5 4 4p at Do. Punlaub./.. .0 j 100 19 100 ql* i Do.lndus St. lelo: '"' ! 100 85 87 70 LOS IA.L GO VE RN MENT sEcuita 1 F . ,, ,, ,. IBritkh Columbia, 6 per' 1 cent., Dec.:11,1572 ... 100 Can.Gov.6 p.e.Ja.&Suly 1877-81 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 11 0 101 113 103 1 1 ) 0 .5 P. C. Mar. & Sept' 100 101 103 1 1./0. sp. c. Jan. & July 1 100 90 92 91 Do. sp. e. inscribed sti 1100 89 91 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 18731 luu 112 101 ' Do.Apl.& Oct .1820-1000' 100 1(6 108 Do. do 1880-9 s 100 104 [CO Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, 100 107 109 Do. 5 per pent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 55 /7 Ceylon, Nov 1868, 0 p./ 100 I Do. 1878, do lOO 11) 1104 'Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. it) 100 105 107 , Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 107 109 'Natal '4ov. 6 per cent.. 100 IC4 106 I N.B.G ov.6p.c.Ja.&July IGO H 3 105 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 18116 100 - - Do. 5 p.o. 183 to 1870 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 100 4174 944 New Zealand, 6p. Cent 100 - - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 97 99 984 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. it sterling, 1875 l9O 1(3 105 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 104 104 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1808-9 100 _ Do. 1878 & upwards llO 110 11 Vic,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja&July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oot lOO 110 112 1121 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. South Eastern, 5 per cont. Charing-cross, • 63, 92 LINES LEASED AT FixErt IiENTALF. Buckinghamshire, 91 J'OREJGN RAILWAYe. Dutch Rhenish, 20k Ditto, 241 Ditto, new. 21 FOREIGN MINX. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lim., Don Pedro. North Del Rey, pm Tudanamutana of South Australia, lip., 1 BANAb. Agra, lim., A, 7}. Australasia, 611 Bank of kitago, 11w., 51 Imperial Ot oman, 94 London and River Plate, Ditto, new, 11 London Chartered Bang of Australia, 231 London Joint Stock, 35 Ditto, new, 23 London and eatminster, 634 / Union or Australia, 51} MISCELLANICOUI3. Anglo American Telegraph, 19 Atlantic Telegraph, DitA:r, 8 por cent, NI I Credit i'oncier 01 Enviaad. lim,. 3 3-16 Egyptian 9 per Cent, Viceroy Loan, gua: by Egypt. Gov., 91 Ditto, Scrip, 1} Gen. credit and Discount, I irn.. 51 international Financial iim.. 2 31-16 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, lim., 15 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, itfa., Foreign Mail Packet List. HAILS DUE. &intuit& and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 13. Ditto, via. Panama Dec. 30 KraziL Linenoii Ayrezi, and Monte Video Jan. 5. Ditto, by French packet Cape Vertla. by Brazil packet .... .ape of Good Hope. Aboension. and St. Helena Deo. 28, China. Penang. and Singapore. via Souihaniptou Jan. 3 Ditto, via Kareeilles . . • Dec. 28. Falkland lalands Jan. 5. Gibraltar, via Southampton Dec. 20. India, vir. Southampton Ditto, via Marseil es D. c. 28 Egypt, &o. Dee. 29 Ditto, Marseilles Dec. 23. Mauritius, Cape of Good Elope, and Natal, via Southampton Jan.l9. DIU ), Alarrei,les ti ewfoundla Lc Jan. 13 Portugal Ditto, by pr \ le ship to Oporto Ditto .tto to Lisbon United States. ansda, California, do., by British auket . Ditto, by ; iled :tateei packet Ditto ditto New York) Ditto ditto York) 'WESTMINSTER. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE STREET.—Richard Symonds, 21, was charged with attempting to com mit suicide in Oakham-street, Chelsea, by hanging himself on a street lamp-post. Charles Tucker, 288 B, said—At a quarter to one this morning I was fetched to Oakham-street, Chelsea, and found the prisoner insensible on the footway. He had just been cut down by a man. Witness took him to the station, and on the road thither he said although he had not hung himself this time he would finish himself before the morning. Joseph Saunders, a labourer, living at 14, Oak ham-street, said at about half-past twelve he came home and spoke to the prisoner, who was drunk, talking to his brother and sister ; he had words with the brother and witness advised him to go home. They parted, and prisoner went as far as the corner of the street. When witness turned round to wish him good night he saw that the light was put out in the lamp-post and prisoner had dis appeared, but on going over he found prisoner hanging by the neck ; he held him up as well as he could until a man came and cut him down in an insensible state. Prisoner said he was drunk. The sister said she had a few, words with her brother, who was a soldier, on furlough, but there was nothing further to disturb him, and he would not have done it but for the drink. Mr. Arnold said he would, perhaps, get drunk again. He remanded him for a week. _ THAMES. THE COMPLIMENTS OF TIIE SEASON.—ANTICIPAT ING CHRISTMAS DAY.—Matilda Walker, described as a lady, with a black veil over her face, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of herself. Mr. Benson—You are described as a married woman, and call yourself a lady, Mrs. Walker. It is not ladylike to be drunk. The Prisoner—Really, sir, I can assure you it was quite an accident. Last night after I had finished all my domestic arrangements I went home with an old lady, and as it was Christmas time I took a glass of the very best Jamaica pine-apple rum diluted with cold water, nothing 'more, upon my honour, sir. The rum just elevated me. Mr. Benson—And lowered you. You were on the ground, Mrs. Walker. Don't drink any more Jamaica pine-apple rum if it has such disastrous effects. You are discharged, Mrs. Walker. Mary Stevens was charged with a similar offence, and said this is Christmas-eve, sir. Mr. Benson—That is no reason you should get drunk and degrade yourself. Go about your busi ness. Margaret Macdonald, who gave the name of Ann Corradine last night, on being charged with being helplessly drunk, said she had been a Tee totaller 12 months barring three days. Mr. Benson—Why don't you keep the teetotal pledge ? The prisoner--For iver will I, plase yer hunners wortchip. Iver since last Boxing-day I have been solid and sober, but last night I met with a few frinds from the ould couuthry, and we drank, bad luck to Fenianism, until— Mr. Benson—You got drunk. Go away, and keep sober in future. Another wretched and pale-faced woman in a state of exhaustion, who gave the name of Anne Jones, was oarried on a stretcher to the station-house in a deplorable condition, singing the old refrain— " Strapped on a stretcher were Sarah and I." The Prisoner—l am very ill. Mr. Benson—lll ! I wonder you are not dead. What a scandal it is to find so many women brought here for for drinking to excess. Go away. Jane Fry behaved so badly in her intoxicated condition last night that Mr. Benson sentenced her to one day's imprisonment. The Prisoner--It is Christmas time. Mr. Benson—Lock her up until five o'clock this evening. 111 .4REETS—(2 his Day.) HAY. SmaltrlELD.—Meadow bay, 55s Od to 85s ; Clover, 60s to 105 s ; an , ' straw, 30s to 36s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 553 to 85s Od ; clover, 60s to 105 s; and straw, 30s to 36s per load. A short supply. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow bay, 55$ to 87s 6d ; clover, 60s to 100 s 6d ; and straw, 30s to 36s per load. Demand in active. COLONIAL. The Mincing Lane inarljets are closed for the Christ mas holidays, and will reopen on Thursday, the 2 , 1 Jan., 1868. TALLOW.—The tallow market has been firmer during the past -week; some purchases made for the settlement for the year have tended to cause this improvement, but these, we believe, are nearly all arranged for. The trade demand continues moderate for the time of year. St. Petersburg advicos state that no business had lately been done, and prices were unchanged. Here the market is quiet, at 43s 3d o❑ spot ; 43s for buyers for December, 43s 6d January to March, 44s March. Business has boon done for October and December neat at 44s 6d. Australian boef, 43s ; South American, 45e ; town tallow, 42s 6d nett cash. INTERESTING CizrankfONy.—A public examination of and distribution of prizes to the pupils at Professor Vycen's educational establishment, Amyot-house, Fulham road, took place last evening at the Vestry-hall, King's road, Chelsea. Theßev. W. H. Denny, M.A., officiated on the interesting occasion, and each successful competitor met with the most gratifying applause. Miss Evans—a very clever pupil secured no less than three prizes, viz., music, drawing, and writing. The competition fur the musical prize was very keen, but the talented and accom plished young lady who eventually secured it, Miss Evans, richly deserved the tribute she finally received, as her execution of a very brilliant ;setting of "Home, Sweet Home," not only elicited general approbation, but secured for her an encore. The proficiency of her pupil must have been as gratifying to Miss Williams as it was pleasing to the very large company that attended on the interesting occasion. TROTTING MATCH.—Yesterday the match in which Mr. Bowles undertook to drive his mare five miles in harness within 20 minutes, for £25 a side, came off on the Godstone-road. The road was in good condi tion, and tho mare accomplished her task, having nearly two minutes to spare. A second match between Peggy and Colonel, two well-known trotting cobs, to trot one mile for £lO aside, was decided in favour of the mare, who performed the mile in 3i minutes. SIIIPWRECK.—A DRUNKEN CAPTAIN.—WRIT BURN, NEAR SUNDERLAND, Dec. 22.- Signals of distress were shown early yesterday morning from a vessel on shore off this place (reports Captain Duff, RN., of Durham). The lifeboat Thomas Wilson, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was launched, but on arriv ing close to found the longboat had been hoisted out, and receiving no answer to repeated hailing, and the sea being too heavy to risk the boat's going alongside except to rave life, the men pulled out to sea to look for the ship's boat, and not finding her they returned to the shore. The lifeboat tried to get the vessel off, but could not succeed in doing so. Subsequently a messenger arrived from Sunderland to say that the crew of the brig John, of Hartlepool, had arrived there in their boat, bas ing left the master on board the stranded ship intoxicated. The lifeboat again went off to this vessel and rescued the captain, who was found drunk and asleep in his cabin, with the water washing all round him. The brig is likely to Weak up. ,MBER. Kelso l7 Hendon l7 Monmouth .. l9 Newmarket Ist October 22 West Drayton 29 IBER. Newmarket Houghton 19 Worcester .. 27 !MBER, .. lO STEEPLECHASES. JANUARY, 18683 1 I Reading FEBRUARY. Birmingham ...... ... 11,12 I Lincoln Manchester MARCH. Grand Military l6, 17 I Cheltenham 26, 27 THE OAKS COLLIERY.—After a lapse of more than 12 months, there is nlw some prospect of tha Oaks colliery being gradually cleared, and the remains of the men and boys, to the number of more than 260, brought to light. During the last few days a number of men have been able to enter the workings with airproof dresses, and put up sheeting at certain distances, so as to confine the air to the places whore operations are being carried on with safety lamps. The bottom has been cleared, and some 30 or 40 yards of the south level penetrated. On Friday the men came across the remains of one of the horses, and had the very unpleasant task of cutting it up, so that it could be sent to the top to be buried. As the two shafts for some time past have acted in the ordinary way there is every indication that no standing fire exists ia the mine, so that the object so much desired—the recovery of the bodies, with a view to'their interment—is likely to be now proceeded with as actively as possible. 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