The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND tAiT.ELLIUBfi TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is nothing of importance to report in con nection with monetary and commercial affairs. The demand for accommodation, as usual at the close of the year, when preparations are made to meet en gagements falling due, have been rather more ani mated, and the rates current are in most instances equal to the Bank minimum of 2 per cent., although . in a few exceptional instances transactions have taken place at 1 j per cent. The New Honduras Loan has improved to 1 1 1 2 prem. _ _ AtlAntic and Great Western Railway Deben tures have declined to 214 221, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, / to 181 19+. The Persia has arrived from New York with specie amounting to £121,600. There has been a very limited attendance at the corn market to-day, and quotations remain nomi nally unaltered for home grown and foreign wheat. Very little animation has been apparent in the progress of business in the manufacturing districts during the past week. At Manchester a farther decline ' has been established in the values of cloths and yarns consequent upon a similar movement in cotton at Liverpool. The woollen trades of Leeds, Bradford, and Hudders field have remained very inactive, usually the ease at this period of the year, when stock taking operations are in progress. In the hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Nottingham Operations in seasonable goods have been entered into to a fair extent, while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton dul ness unprecedented has been the principal feature In almost all departments of business. The subscription list of the new Portuguese Loan closed on Saturday ; the applications in London and Amsterdam have been exceedingly large, and. In Lisbon, where £1,000,000 stock was required, nearly £8,000,000 had been written for ; besides which many Portuguese resident in England have sent in applications, fully showing the confidence and faith of the Portuguese in the operation and in the stability- of the Government. At the Stock Ex change the scrip has advanced lt premium. Th; contractor of the Honduras Railwaj, Mr. ?I'Candlish, left England by the steamer of the 17th inst. He is accompanied by Mr. Mercer and Mr. Emerson, selected by and on behalf of Mr. Brunlees, the well-known engineer. Mr. Mercer Will take charge of the exploration of the forest and domains, and superintend the shipping of the maho gany to England. Mr. Emerson will take the ma nagement of the silver and other mines with which the country abounds, and forward the ores to the agents in London. No time seems to have been lost to make the resources of the country available for the bondholders of the new loan. Tha payment of the annual instalment of prin cipal due on the debenture bonds of the Russian (Vyksoundky) Ironworks Company (Limited) is announced for the 31st inst. The operations of the company are stated to be progressing in a satis factory -,mauner. _ _ _ Notice has been given that the Belgian Public Works Coupons, Limited, A Preference Shares, No. 2, interest warrants at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, falling due let of January, 1868, will be duly paid on presentation at Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths', bankers. To-day a call of 10s. per share becomes due on the shares of the Chontales Gold and Silver Alin ing Company, amounting in the aggregate to £15,000. The liquidators of the London and Colonial Com pany, Limited, have announced a second dividend of 28. 6d. in the pound, payable at the offices of Messrs. Theodore Jones and Co. on the 24th inst. ; this, with the dividend paid on the 19th September last, will make 7s. 6d. in the pound distributed under this estate. With regard to the foreign coal and iron trades it is stated that there has been a delivery of some English tenders in a competition for materiel required by the Belgian State Railways. For two lots, each each comprising 300 wheels for carriages and trucks, MM. Nicaiso and Delcnive, of La Louviere, tendered at £1,733 each lot ; While Charles Cammell and Co. (Limited), of Sheffield, tendered at £1,856 each lot ; several other tenders were also delivered at intermediate rates. John Brown and Co. (Limited), of Sheffield, obtained a contract for 600 iron piston buffers for ten tons goods' trucks at £515 10s. Messrs. Taylor Brothers, of Paris, tendered unsucessfully at £648. It appears that the price at which the Creosote Works are about to supply 80 loco motives to the Orel and Witebsk Railway (Russia) is £2,512 per locomotive delivered at Riga; the Crea lote Company undertakes to accept obligations guaranteed by the Russian Government to the ag gregate sum represented by their contract, but at the same time the eighty locomotives and ten ders to be delivered at Riga are to be paid for in Cash. A contract for 25,000 tons of rails is ex pected to be given out shortly for the Poti and 'rifl es Railway, another Russian line recently Conceded. The low terms at which the house of the Dorlodof recently took a contract for rails for the Belgian Stato Railways has been a good deal discussed. The Decazeville mines and iron works in the French department of the Aveyron have been disposed of tothe Orleans Railway Com pany for £115,200. Two O'CLOCK. In the market for the English Funds there has beeen rather less firmness. Consols for money re tnain at 924 4, while for the account they have re ceded 4, to 92g. The New Threes are 924 J. ; Reduced Annui ties, 924 4 ; New 21 per Cents., 75; ; Exchequer Bills, 255. to 295, prem. ; Bank Stock, 240 ; India 5 per Cents., 1114 1 12 ; ditto 4 per Cents, 1001 4 ; ditto 54 per Cents., 1081 ; and ditto Bonds, 535. Preen, No great variation has occurred in the Foreign Stocks. Spanish Passive have advanced to 26i ; and Greek, to 12i 13 ; while Italian show a de- Vine of I to 45i ; Mexican remain at 151 ; Tur -I(ish Fives at 331 I ; and Spanish New 3 per Cents. at 361. American Securities are firm. Eries have advanced ito 49 50, and United States 5-20 Bonds to 72 4 ; while Illinois continue at 89 3. Rank Shares are quiet. London and West toinster, however, have improved to 674 683 ; Bank of Egypt are steady, at 37} ; London and County, at 55 ; and London Joint Stock, at 35. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have b een to a fair extent, and in several instances prices e xhibit more b uoyanc y. Great North ern A St oc k has unprovedhAPTOTed 4 ; Brighton, 3 ; and Metropolitan ail d Midland have each advanced 2 per cent.; while North -Westerns are steady at about previous rates; as also Caledonian and Great Western. Ile Foreign and Colonial lines show little b it r a riation. S an P au l o are dealt in at 173, Dutch I , lle nish at 201, Great Western of Canada at I, East Indian at 1111 4, and Scinde at 104. Mi scellaneous and Finance Shares remain very 11/ac tive, and without any material change as re gards prices. C re dit F onc i e r of England are -Larked 3 3 1-16, Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. ar e dealt i n at 88 3 913 , P en i nsu l a an d Oriental S team at 553 563, and Viceroy of Egypt's Mort gage Loan at 73. .Bank s h ares have been very inactive, an d i n most 1n stances at reduced prices. BfiNLIsIG MARKET. MONDAY, Two There has been more activity displayed in the market to-day, and p r i ces i n severa l i n stances have advanced. Annexed are some of the latest quota- krold i•at earn Brea, --; Chiverton Moor, 5151; Chontales 12 s •°I; Clifford Amalgamated, 5/ 6; East Basset, 10 East Car adon, ; East Lovell, ——; East Russell, . F . rontmo and Bolivia Gold, 16s Od 18s; Great 17 18i ; Grdat Retallick, —— ; Great Wheal Vor, 2alit° ValleYl worth Crofty, 2i 2i; North 22. ac by the .—Thei r ales will all, Nor" ,t Frizice The ,bois, of rig gen: _Lora AriVi3V, ❑er, Mr. bo unds Iwo of a. Th e >f Wales le adja" as j ust über of present cationg .opriato which , gs t the Little stically )leasing recora" it Bitla nd on e )optilar' ,t piec es , Vision, lUSiCi all 8 of th e 'oration inStra' truraeo- be CO: ihieg °I tmengst ,7 where me 011 s. The attrae and the iiffictil, L wod e ' taireis 1 at th e neither 'or 1 868 ' a more •er been rex, of of t he to b et Ireme ly numb er L, c olour .finishe d 1 in the lam ° '9i )ur CO, DO O ;he ge l ", s , Phoe be ion that l in ; as b r " - Iraesit i;e, elf b un :, J u piter and the in in the ting iyo - sea• • A i ca tion ,cure for of goa d ry va lu c ; ISief drawing iay~ `yjjl 6tients i° Le goose but 15()° , e least 133 ::1 corat na 7, e ttrefib,', ;o. r o o y Torf fruit, )12 rid 4 6' l and l' +ll te ) to 1 gig' jen deep e t g o _ r s arr A oe Lo o a p o t woo l C ipse bood c o Lprar wb ile ~r r Lo a Lon' le liw" ci to arit'g e ,, e aSl S ru ll3t nclUi° : eo i 13 i5 t Treskerby, 308 32s Od ; Prince of Wales, 480 50s ; West Basset, 21- 2 ; South Caradon ; South Frances, 24s 26s ; Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver ton, 66 68 ; West Seton, 190 195 ; Whoa'. Basset, —— ; Wheal Grenville, 243 265; Wheal Mary Ann, —; Wheal Seton, 80 85 ; Great South Tolgus, 19s 21s Od ; East Gunnis Lake and South Bedford, --s Od —s Od ; East Wheal Grenville, 11 2; Wheal Basset, —; West Frances, —; Wheal Buller, BRITISH FUNDS.--CLOSING PRICES. tiCVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per your. Consols Do. Account, t per Cut. Reducnd .few 3 per Cent 92 "A i i New .2} per Cent.. Jan.. 1891 751 Do. o per Cont. can. 1873. tunuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1881' — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telet,raph), An,,., 1908 — E .chcquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2& 21 per Ct. Do £5OO 25 9 pm Do. £lOO & £2OO 25 9 pm Bank of England Stock, •Ii- per Cent Do. A.cconut ...40VE1tNbIENT SECURITIES. India , ' .7 Lock, 10k per Gout., Apri11874... Do. Accou'ut - - Do. 5 per Cent..f uly, 1.880 Do. 4 pec Cent., Oct. 1 888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent. Do. 5 per Cont., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lOBl 1- Do. 5 por Cent., Rup. Dab., 1872 lO2l Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 lO3l 4 Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 — Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do, under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Da. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 — Uo Account 764 6 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Callan 6 per Cent 66 Do. 41 per Cent — Uo. 6 per Cent-, B . Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 9l Do., Scrip' £32 paid C ,1 mbian, 6 per Cent. Do,nistl, 3 p ;r Cent., 1825 D nubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 614 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 66 51 64 Eluador New Consolidated, 1 par Con; — Igyptiar, 7 per Cent . . Seoud Issue D .£590 Bonds Do. XlOB Bonds Do. 1861 Do. £s'lo Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds B7 f 61 Government Railway Debentures ..... 92f 8f 2f 8} Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821 1 5, ex Coups Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account •.. 51 , Guatemala 5 per Cent .. It9iian 5 per Cre t., 1865 — Do. Account Do. Maremmaua Itaiway — M.9xicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — itontevidoau 6 per Cent. .. htoorish imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 721 31 Do 4f per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 39} I Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St Do 4f per Cent. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds B9 Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B4 81 n . Do. do. £8415a. do B4 f Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Oen —} Do Account .... 37- I Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account Do Com. Cert. of Couv. not funded Do Account 2urkish 6 per Cent., 1851 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 65 1 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 - ••• Do Account Du £lOO Bonds 6ll 21- 11 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1 865 52 DJ 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Yenezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1861 .. Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i per °Ant. Ex. 12 Guil 54 51 41 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... B.s± French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 2M. — Itelian 5 per (lent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 45 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 921 1 Do. Account ...... 81i LATEST CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, 4.30 r.m. 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 I ; Greek, 12+ a ; Mexican, 15i 4 ; Spanish Passive, 25ii 26* ; the New 3 per Cents., 36k ; acid Turkish 5 per Cents., 33i ; Honda ras Loan, 1Z 2 prem. The latest prices of American Securities are— United States 5-20 Bonds 721 # ; Erie Shares, 49 50 ; and Illinois, at 88 ,89 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 21k 22f ; and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 181 19f. The following were the closing quotations of some of the principal railway companies shares : Caledonian, 72k to 73 ; Great Eastern, 311 to 314 ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 121 to 122 ; Brighton, 49k to 50} Metropolitan, 115 k to 116; Midland, 101 f to 102 North Eastern (Berwick), 98k to 99k; and South Eastern, 664 to 671. The New Portuguese Loan Scrip is j. to prem. MR. D. A. WELLS ON 7HE COTTON TAX The following are the conclusions arrived at and embodied by Mr. David A. Wells iu his Special Re port on the Cotton Tax to Secretary M'Culloch, the Chief of his Department :- Ist. That cotton growing in the Southern States, if un taxed, can be conducted profitably and successfully, as against all competition elsewhere. 2d. That if burdened by a tax sufficient to be worth to the Treasury the cost of its collection, it cannot at present, if ever, be successfully prosecuted. 3d. That, already familiar to our people, in all its details it is the only industry immediately available aud practicable to the great body of the labouring population of the South for the profitable employment of surplus labour ; that is, beyond the necessities of crops for subsistence, in the pro duction of something saleable and exchangeable, whereby wealth can be regained; and 4th. That the importance of a large production of cotton as the chief export of the country, in adjusting balances of trade and exchanges, and especially in its bearing upon the future position of the public debt, so largely held and to be held abroad, cannot well be overstated; and so far transcends the value of the present tax that to preserve the latter at the cost of losing the former would be a " ha'penny 'orth of wisdom to a pound of folly." The whole amount of internal revenue derived from the tax on raw cottoa for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1867, was $23,769,078.80 ; and although this sum comprises nearly all the revenue derived from the southern section of the country, and constitutes an amount that can ill be spared from the Treasury, yet, under all the circumstances, the commissioner has no hesitation in recommending the immediate passage by Congress of an act repealing the entire tax upon raw cotton, and the corresponding exist ing duty on imported cotton—the same to take effect on its passage. As yet but a small quantity of the new crop of cotton has been marketed, but if the repealing act be delayed to a later "pe r i o d it will evidently work injustice to those producers who may be forced to send their crop forward immediately, unless the removal of the tax should be de ferred to take effect at the close of the present cotton year, Sept. 1, 1868. if a repeal of the tax, to take effect immediately, should be enacted by Congress, it is important that one con tingency should be effectually provided against it. Con tracts, it is understood, are proposed, and possibly already made, for the purchase of cotton, tax unpaid, to be held in store until the repealing legislation of Congress has taken effect, thus insuring to the speculator or exporting buyer a gain equivalent to the amount of the tax. It seems de sirable, therefore, that the act of repeal should be so worded as to relieve from the payment of the tax only so much cotton as, at the date named in the act, remained unsold by the producer—all cotton having passed out of the hands of the producer to pay the tax, if it has not already done so. Only in this way can the relief go where it is intended, viz., to the impoverished cultivator, THE SUN ) LONDON, AIONDAY EVENING, DECEINIBEtt 23, 1867. SHARE LlST.—This Day. zhwref Railways, I Closing i raid' i Pries. _ 81 S 3 72i 73 20 30 st Caledonian. ••••• st CAnabriau Cork and Bandon...—. 10 Cornwall • st Dublin & Belfast June. gt Dun„Perth,St n b.June. iOO 1 , rl.Loution ' 2 4 74 76 70 72 • I Do ' it .Glasgow .t S. Western it G reat Eastern, Ord. it I Do. E. Aug!. at. No. '2 st 'UrcatNortliol it Oreat Northern 3t 04. A atoek • • st Do. B styes 3t Do. New, is. at 25 pm it Gt S. and W. 01 Ireland it Gt. Western -Original at Do. 6. Val. Hail guii.J it Do. South Wales at Do. W. blid.—Oxtorol at Do. Newport at Do. Hereford at La.noashire oritalur, at 'l.Jadon and Blackwall at • t•on., Brigh., 41; S Coast at 'I -on., amt., and Dover it Do. Aletrop. Ex. A at 'Lon. di North Wcsterii at .. Lon. x South Westeri. at Man., Shel., dv Lincoln it .iletropolitau at Do. New 25 30 29 3i 121 IV 10 41 18 19 it Do. Extension It 31etrupolitan District IC ( Do. do. do. 10 Do. and at. Jolin'slV'd st Nlidiand Do. £9 Share it Do, Birmin.. & Dgrb) &lid Kent .. . et Xortli _British et Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun: et ti th. Eastern —BerwicAl 25 Do. G. N •111 p urch.4 et Do. Leads . ..... st Do. York et DG. Carlisle et Do. Stock. & Darling 45 Do. do. 1860-61 et North .Londou .. Do. do. 1864 5 . . 10 Do. do. 1865 . d t North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction 'cottish Central 'cot. N. E , Aber. stock tio. Scot, Mid. stock. at Shropshire Union 5 South Devon ;t Mouth Eastern A Staines, Wok., & Wok it Taff Vale A Do. C .. V Ale of breath . _ Waterford & Kilkenny LO Waterloo t Whiteha ,Veat Cornwall )R,DINARY dHAENB AND STOCtib. 05 07 3 ill 7 8 15 0 107 03 !“) 111 1V.3 1.5 9t 9S it 14 31 I, i 107 1101 # 411 I Bustne done. 72 1 11 3 MARKETS—(2 his Day.) MARK LANE. Tho leading country markets held on Saturday were scantily supplied with wheat, which moved off slowly, at about stationary prices. Fine barley commanded full quo tations, but all other kinds of produce were a dull inquiry. Very little change has taken place in the value of grain on the Continent. In America prices of both wheat and flour have had an upward tendency. The fresh imports into London last week were 57,459 quarters of wheat, 4,!188 barley, 72,610 oats, 2,105 rye 1,522 beans, 11,621 peas, 130 tares, 3,626 linseA, 16,672 rapeseed, 3,183 Indian corn, 135 sundries, 829 sacks, and 34,1.6 barrels of flour. - . - Although the supply of English wheat on sale hero to day was very moderate, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive, In prices, howeve:, compared with Mon day last, no quotable change took place, except sel,eted parcels, which advanced. The general quality of the samples was inferior.: With foreign wheat we were : tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied. All deszriptions moved off slowly ; nevertheless very little change took place in prices. Floating cargoes of grain were a dull inquiry, at late rates. -,„.... Fine barley was scarce, and in request at full quota ions. Grinding and distilling sorts wero inactive at late rates. Malt was in fair average supply, and sluggish request at last week's currency. The supply of oats was very extensive. All descriptions were heavy, at a decline in the quotations of from 3d to 6d per quarter. Beans commanded very little attention, at late rates. English peas ruled about stationary, but foreign parcels were rather cheaper. American flour was rather cheaper. English qualities supported late rates. Seeds generally were heavy. In cakes very little was passing. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASVRB Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 64s to 70s Do., old —s —3 Do., white, ojd — s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old ... Do., new . 64s Talavera Rye— Barley —Grinding Malting '3Bs Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown 55s Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 715 Oats-;—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 235 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 24 $ Cork, white s Scotch, Feeding 298 Beans—Tick . 43s Pigeons ... 4Bs Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour —Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 525 Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 295 French, per sack 448 —s 733 —s 69s 755 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The show of foreign stock here to-day was limited, and chiefly in middling condition. The demand ruled hea y at about previous quotations. At least two-thirds of the English beasts on offer were the refuse of last week, whilst their general quality was by n o means prime. The trade as a whole was in a very uncertain state, but we have no change to notice in the quotations compared with Monday last. The best Scots and crosses sold at 55 per 8 lbs. About 600 of the fresh beasts came to hand from various parts of England. The number from Scotland was 6, from Ireland 22. With sheep we were scantily supplied. Nevertheless all breeds were very dull, and prices ruled almost nominal. The best Downs and half.breds may be quoted at 5s per 8 lbs. The few calves in the market were taken off slowly at late rates. In pigs scarcely a transaction took place. The supply was very limited. The nominal top price was 4s. 2d. per 8 lbs. Yer &be. to sink the offal. s de d s dsd Cree & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pmecrs-wool sheep 4 4 1 8 Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Prime S'tlictorrn c 0.4 10 Prime large oxen ..4 2 6 Large coarse oalres.4 4 4 8 Prime Scuts, ac.... 4 8 5 0 Prime small d0......1 10 5 4 Cree. and int. sheep. 3 4 3 8 Large hogs .3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..3 lu 4 2 Small porkers 3 1.) 4 2 Suckling calves, —s to --s ; and quarter old-store pigs, 23s to 285 each Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts Cows. .. I C0w5..... Sheep and lambs 6,a70 Sheep ani I.saba Calves 55 Calves .. 53 rigs llO Pigs The total imports of toreign stock into London last wee., amounted to 7,619 head. In the corresponding week ii, 1866, we received 8,935 ; in 1865, 11,703 ; in 1864, 5,406; in 1863, 3,251; in 1862, 2,410, and in 1861, 9,382. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp A ms terdam ••• • Caen.. — ••• ••• •.• Dunkirk Dieppo Gottenburg ••• •.• ••• ••• Hamburg Harlingen Medimbliko 2147 ••• ••• Rotterdam ... 23 Moerdyk Boulogne 79 Oporto — ••• Ostend ••• Tonning The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pig: 1866 1865 1326 8,872 483 _1022 1864 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Dac. 21, 1866, and this day Monday, Doc. 23, 1867. - ... ---- 16 ... ... 4 .11 .....- '.... II" ...... 18 111•• ...... .00 ••• ... Dec. 24, 1866. Doc. 23, 1867. d e d 3 4to 3 6 38 4 0 42 4 6 48 5 0 34 3 8 3 10 4 2 44 4 8 410 5 0 00 0 0 44 4 8 4 10 5 4 34 3 8 3 10 4 2 530 6,870 d a d Coarse and inferior beasts 3 6to 3 8 Second quality do., 3lO 4 6 Prime large oxen 4lO 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. Coarso and inferior sheep 310 4 2 Second quality do. Prime coarso-woollod do. 5 0 510 Prime Southdown do 6 0 6 2 Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 0 0 4 8 5 6 3 6 4 8 Beasts gheep Calvos Pigs 0 0 5 4 5 10 4 9 4 10 810 5,500 NEWGATE AND LEADENB ALL. Unusually large EMpplie;of meat are on sale hero for Christmas consumption. A full average business is doing in most kinds at late rates. Last week's imports into Lon don were 218 packages from Hamburg, 17 from Harlingen, and 39 from Rotterdam. Per 81ba by the carcase. a d is d a d .. d Inferior beef 3 0 3 41 Interior mutton.... 3 0 3 4 Middling do 3 6 3 fil Middling mutton.. 3 6 4 0 Prime large do 3 10 4 01 Prime do .. • 4 2 4 I, Prime, small d0....4 2 4 6 Large pork 3 0 3 4 Veal 3 10 4 6, "mall pork 3 10 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. Very few transactions have taken place in hops, buyers only purchasing for immediate consumption, and prices have a drooping tendency. On the Continent the market is less active. In American prices generally rule firm, with a limited sale. Last week's imports consisted of 27-1 bales from Antwerp, 768 Dunkirk, 139 Stettin, 166 Bremen, 236 Hamburg, 153 Havre, 563 Rotterdam, 98 Calais, and 99 bales from Boulogne. Mid and East Keats £6 15s to £lO 103 per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex 6 Os to 6 15s ~ Farnham 8 Os to 10 Os Bavarian 4 lOs to 7 03 Belgians 3 15s to 4 15s ~ Yearlings BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes on sale at thess markets are less extensive. The demand has improved, and prices have an upward tendency. The imports into London last week consisted of 1,604 sacks from Dunkirk, 585 bags Harlingen, 32 casks H4lnsurg,, 181 tons Eloefleur, 341 sacks Boulogne, GO tons 2 sacks Oxen, 47 packages Rotter dam, and 120 tons from Groningen. • Regents l2os to 180 s per ton. Flukes Rocks .. .. 1008 to 130 s „ French bOs to 90s „ d 1 5 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 6 1 8 TALLOW. The market is flat at 43s 3d for Y.O. on the spot, and 41s 9d for town tallow, nett cash. 1864. 1865. 1866. 186' /. Stock—(this day) Price of Y.C. Delivery last week 2,861 2,377 2,165 1,432 Do. from June 1 53,674 67,296 56,710 46,115 Arrival last week Do. from Juno 1 66,838 81,661 77,142 51490 1 Price of town Quantity of tallow loaded off from St. Petersburg at lintf close of the navigation : Total, 1867. Casks. 0,236 Londcn 60,080 Liverpool 1,033 Bristol Other English pts 2,0 3 Ireland Scotland Germany France 1866. 1865. 1861. Casks. Casks. Casks. 70.277 60,711 58,350 70,277 '233 29 1,823 833 3,220 7,678 3,281 60,711 2,626 510 1,960 760 4,450 7,000 3,030 49,226; 2,330 450 4,030 1,715 90,236 87,611 81,017 533,56 THE FE 'IAN OUTRAGE• BOW-STREET.—This DAT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED PRISONERS. The further examination of William Desmond, Nicholas English, John O'Keefe, and John Mul vaney, who stand charged with treason-felony, took place to-day before the chief magistrate, Sir Thomas Henry. Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. Poland appeared on behalf of the Crown to prosecute the prisoners, and Mr. Lewis appeared for Mulvaney. Mr. Giffard said he proposed on the present oc casion to have the evidence already taken against the four prisoners now in the dock read over, and then he should recall the witness Vaughan in order that he might repeat his evidence against the other prisoners. This having been done, he should ask for a remand, and trusted the magistrate would not call upon him to state his reasons for adopting such a proceeding. Sir T. Henry—Certainly. The evidence of Vaughan having been read over and signed, Mr. Lewis, before he proceeded to cross-examine the witness Vaughan, requested Sergeant Cole to leave the court. This having been done, the wit ness then proceeded to answer the questions put to him. lie said—l never was in a police court except in the present case. I entered the Fe nian Brotherhood in 1865. The reason I had in entering was to assist in the regeneration of Ire land. I ceased to be a member of the brotherhood last Monday evening. I ceased to be so in conse quence of the information I had given. Previous to that evening I had never given any informa- tion to the police. I had never until that occasion ever spoken to the police. I had at that time seen the bills offering the re ward before I gave the information. Up to that time I had devoted all my energies to the Fenian Brotherhood and also after it. It was about four or five hours after I had seen the reward bill that I went to Sergeant Cole. Offer of the reward did not in any way alter my feeling towards Ireland. I only understood what was to be done at the prison from what I beard from Desmond, but I did not believe it would be carried out to cause such an extent of bloodshed. I have been in the army. Mr. Lewis—What regiment ? Witness—Am I bound to state the number of the Regiment ? Sir T. Henry—l don't think you can object to answer it. Witness—lt might affect me as a deserter. Sir T. Henry —You can refuse to answer it if you like. Mr. Lewis—Do you admit that you are a deserter ? Witness —Yes. Mr. Lewis—What regiment ? Witness—Am I bound to state that ? Sir T. Henry—Yes, after admitting you arc a deserter. Witness—Well, then, the 58th. I entered in Charles street, Westminster. I was then working as a tailor. Mr. Lewis—Up to that time had you not been in prison? `Witness—No, never. Mr. Lewis—And you pledge your sacred oath to that ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Lewis—Were you over tried by court-mar tial ? Witness—Once. Mr. Lewis —Only once ? Witness—Yes ; it was for absence without leave. Mr. Lewis—You are sure that that was the only time. Witness—Yes. I don't come here to tell lies. Sir Thomas Henry—Answer the questions pro perly. Mr. Lewis---flow was the prison to be blown up ? Witness—l did not know how it was to be blown up by a barrel of gunpowder. I did not know the prison was to be exploded. I thought the wall of the exercise yard was merely to be blown down to allow Burke and the other to escape. Mr. Lewis—Did you as a soldier ask how it was to be blown up ? Witness—No, never. I had no idea how it was to be effected. Mr. Lewis—And knowing that, you did not com municate with the police? Witness—l thought the House of Detention was to be blown up without loss of life. ➢ir. Lewis—Do you expect any of the reward if you convict any one? Witness—Yes, certainly. Mr. Lewis—How much ? Witness—l cannot say, but I expect some. I have had no conversation with the police about that. Mr. Lewis—Where are you residing now ? Witness—l object to the question being an swered. Mr. Lewis—Are you being supported now by any person? Witness—Am I bound to answer the question. Sir T. Henry—Yes, you had better. Witness—Well, yes, I am by the Commissioners of Police. Cross-examination continued—Father O'Connor alluded on the occasion I have spoken of to give a lecture to raise money, as I was told, to buy arms. I cannot call it an open meeting, as there were two men at the door. I didn't sea any cards or bills. English—You knew it was by card. I've got one. _ _ - Cross-examination continued—Father O'Connor said he was prepared to give a lecture, but he would speak ou Ireland. The men were stationed at the door in order that no detectives might enter without the tip being given. I have said something about a meeting held at a public-house. Anybody might have attended that. I have seen Mulvaney at different times at Kavanagh's public-house meet ing, and only once at the meeting at which Father O'Connor attended. Mr. Lewis—Have you yourself been in the habit of administering the Fenian oath ? Witness—No, I've not. Desmond—How long have you known me ? Witness—About 18 months. Desmond—Aud from that conversation did you believe I belonged to the Fenian Brotherhood ? Witness—Yes, certainly. Desmond—What did you hear me say that led you to infer that ? Witness—Why, you said that if you had a rifle you would send it to Ireland. Desmond- I have kept my allegiance when you have not. Sir T. Henry—You must not do that. Witness—Who told you 1 was going to shoot Massey, Corydon, and lluvany ? Witness—Desmond. Desmond—lt's untrue, and I make that state ment here in the presence of the Almighty. Cmn ask D.::.3mond a question, your worship ? Sir T. Henry—No ;heis a prisoner like your. self. Desmond—lt's cruel that my life is to be sworn away iu this manner. When did these raffles take place? Witness—Why every Saturday evening. Desmond—l have only been to one raffle, and that was to the benefit of a widow whose husband -was on strike. I have only been in one, and that 1711 S for 10s. 6d., so they could not buy many arms with that. You know what I state is true, you wretch. Sir T. Henry—You must not make such observa tions as that at the present state of the case. Desmond—lt is a cruel thing that I am to be convicted by the oath of such a wretch. I have not had the opportunity of engaging a counsel. I know I shall be lost through it. English—You have stated you saw me at the meeting in Golden-square. What was it for ? Witness—For the head centre to be there. English—Who told you so ? Witnes - B—Tiinothy Desmond. lle said that Boss .was to be there. Etiglish--What was the next meeting to be held for ? Speak the truth. Witness—For Boss to be there to give instruc- lions . English—lt'r lucky for you he was not there. Witness—Don't make those observations until you make your statement at the proper time. English—The raffle was for a very harmless and charitable purpose, and nothing else. Witness—Did you not tell me on Monday before I gave the information that you had heard my name with others had been freely mentioned, and that I had better " hook it off" or skedaddle. Wituess—Yes, I did. Desmond—He told me the same. English—You have said there were some cards found at my home. Witness—No, I've not. English—Why, Sergeant Cole says he had got them. On Sergeant Cole being called in, he said he had not found any cards at the residence of Desmond or English, but that some had been taken from Mulvaney's residence. The cards were produced by Bunce, the officer, and read. Some stated that the lecture to be given was for the benefit of the Manchester Prisoners' Wives' Fund, on the 11th of November, and the admission was one shilling. Mr. J. Ryan was to be in the chair, and Clinton Hoey, Esq., was announced as oue of the proposed speakers. There were also some others for a money subscription, and a schedule was printed thereon, in which a pin hole was to be made for every sixpence subscribed. On one of these cards found at Mul- vany's as many as 32 pin holes were made, and on another 12. English (to Vaughan)—Are you certain it was on the Monday or the Tuesday. Vaughan—On Monday. English—lt was on the Tuesday—it will suit him better to say Monday. He had given information to the police before he told us to hook it. English—How long have you worked for Davis and Goodman ? Vaughan—About 18 months. English—And then you got a better job in the police. Desmond—l have worked hard for my living, and I can prove it. My life is now being sworn away by a wretch for the purpose of getting money. O'Keefe—Who told you that O'Keefe and Des mond were to do the trick for Massey, Corydon, and Devany. Vaughan—Tim Desmond. O'Keefe—Don't you know other persons than me named O'Keefe. Vaughan—Yes, but you are the only one I know connected with Fenianism. You have accused me of making a little out of the brotherhood at a judge and jury. O'Keefe—Will you not swear the meeting at which Father O'Connor was six months ago and not three ? Vaughan—As near as I can recollect it was three months. I was present. O'Keefe—The meeting was held last April, and it was solely attended by tailors un strike. The contributio❑ for the strikers was given on one side of the room, and the money for the r ifl s on the other. U Keefe—He stated a goof deal about me, your worship, but I've only known the fellow three months. I say, have you ever seen me anywhere else ? Vaughan—Yes, at the King of Prussia. I have seen you there often. O'Keefe—Now touching the meeting at which Father O'Connor spoke was the meeting to turn out when the tip was given. Vaughan—No, but the language would at once be modified. I know you stopped when the lecture was over. I will swear I told no person at the bar of the Teetotal-hall to go in and fill the meeting. I have frequently seen you speak to Timothy Des mond. You were speaking to him when you were waiting for the " Boss" at the King of Prussia. O'Keefe—The Boss! I don't know what you mean. Vaughan—l don't suppose you do now. O'Keefe—He's made such a terrific long state ment, your worship, that I cannot, recollect any more questions now. _ Sir 7 1'. Henry—Very well ; you will have other opportunities. You will have plenty of time to get witnesses. O'Keefe—How am I to do that ? lam in a place at Millbank, and am unable to see anybody. Sir T. Henry—Make out a list, and all the per sots will be summoned to attend. Mr. Lewis.--I should like to know whether the Crown intends to call Father O'Connor. Mr. Giffard—lt would be ridiculous for me to call a witness who is very popular as a conspirator. Sir T. henry—Then you, Mr. Lewis, will hare au opportunity of doing so. Mr. Giffard—Now, sir, I intend to charge William Desmond and English with wilful murder, in connec tion with the three prisoners, Timothy Desmond, Jeremiah Allen, and Ann Justice. O'Keefe and Mullany have been removed from the bar, and Timothy Desmond, Jeremiah Allen, and Ann Justice have been placed in the dock, in com pany with William Desmond and English. Mr. Giffard called the witness Vaughan, and he having been re-sworn, Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, read over the evidence he had already given. The witness Vaughan was then cross-examined by Mr. Harper on the part of Timothy Desmond. He said—l first joined the Fenian Brotherhood in 1865. The oath was administered to me by Tim Des mond. I cannot recollect the day. I have never been in a lunatic asylum. I have never been insane to my recollection. I might have been treated so in St. James's Infirmary. I have been in the workhouse twice as an inmate, and I was unwell and under the care of the doctor. I cannot recollect whether I was placed under restraint. I have never been relieved from the oath which I have taken. lam a Roman Catholic. Mr. Harper—And, according to that religion, can you be absolved from observing the oath ? Sir T. Henry—Who can relieve from an illegal oath ? Mr. Harper—A priest, I believe. Witness— A priest can persuade you, if you have done what was wrong, to do right. My religion compels me to sacredly observe an oath, but I am sure 1 have broken one. Father O'Con nor wore a priest's dress when he delivered the lecture, but any one can put on such a dress if he thought proper. Timothy Desmond was the per son who c.mmunicated to me the intention that existed of blowing up the House of Detention, and that it would be done about half-past 3 or 4 on the day that he told me. I did not communicate with the police, because I did not believe that life would be sacrificed. Timothy Desmond was going to the House of Detention the af:ernoon he told me. I did not go because I was too busy. I mean by that that I was at work for Davis and Goodman, master tailors. I had made up my mind to tell all about the matter irrespective of the reward, because I felt disgusted at the act which had been done. I don't know whether any person made a communication. I know I did. As far as not giving information I may be looked on as having sanctioned the proceed ; iug. It was when reading about the poor little iu child me b s e o i ti n i g ü b c l h o % d v i n s g t t h i s r t o , through t t h i e a g t l o a s n s e e t ha t madeit c r u e p a t m e y d l mind to tell all about the explosion, Timothy WOOL. Since the close of the public sales the demand for colo nial wool has been very quiet, at the late decline. The inquiry for English wool for home consumption has been dull, whilst the export demand has fallen off considerably. Prices are nominally unaltered. Last week's imports con sisted of 1,257 bales from the Cape, and 1,584 bales from Sydney. 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Desmond was the only person who told me about the explosion. lle did not tell me how it was going to be effected, neither did he say anything about others. From what occurred Desmond's words became true, and I gave the information. I did not see Desmond again until the day of the explo sion. I went home, had my tea, and went to bed. I met no person—at least no person who is present —but he 'night be here, and then I will mention his name. Mr. Harper --I must have that name. Sir T. Henry—You must wait, then, until the person is i l elsto ly. I think it would be unwise to mention it at present. Cross-examination continued—Desmond was not drunk when he told me about the explosion. I had not been in any- other person's company than Destnond's on the Friday morning. Sir T. Ilenry—Do either of you wish to ask ate witness questions? Win. Desmond—The person is now present who can exonerate me. Sir Thomas Henry—Yes, but you can't ask him a question. English—lt's a fearful thing to be tried as a mur derer when the witness knows in his heart 1 am. nuocent. Allen—l don't know the man at all. Sir T. Henry—He says he does not know you. Allen—Have you over seen me at any of th,e meetings you speak of ? Witness—No. Ann Justice—l don't know the man. I Bever saw him before at all. Mr. Edward M'Lean, one of the house surgeons of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, proved the deaths of William Clutton, Sarah Hodgkinson, Minnie Abbott, and Martha Evans, to have resulted from,. suffocation and loss of blood. They were all brought to the hospital immediately after the ex plosion. Mr. Giffard—l have now to ask for a remand of all the prisoners. Sir T. Henry—Certainly. Previous to the prisoners leaving the dock some of the men asked permission to ace their wires, which the magistrate at once assented to, provided an officer was present during the interview. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND THE TRADE. THE SUN WILL BE PUBLISHED AS USUAL ON CHRISTMAS-DAY. TO THE SPECIAL CONSTABLES of the CITY of WESTMINSTER DISTRICT. NOTICE. A MEETING will be hold at WESTMINSTER lIALL at 9 a.m., on TUESDAY, 24th December, 1867, to choose officers for the Special Constables for the City of West minster District. The attendance of all persons who have been sworn to act as Special Constables within the above district is re quested. Metropolitan Police-office, 23d Dec., 1867. THIRD EDITION- SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING No betting. Tho Rooms will be Closed on Monday next, the 30th inst. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments woro made at the Admiralty this afternoon : Chief Engineer William Donuison, to the Megrera ; Engineer George Soote, Ist Class Assistant-engineer Robt. W. Allison, Ist Class Assistant -engineer John Watts, and second class engineer Thomas Harrup, to the Megoara; Appointments—Thomas B. Reid, navigating lieutenant, additional, to the Indus, for the Defence ; Commander W. H. Maxwell, to Ow Octavia ; navigating lieutenant Henry D. Sarratt, Paymaster Wm. B. Hutchinson, acting sssistant-surgeon Robert G. Bird, ar.d Regd. B. Rigbyo, assistant clerk, to the Megfera. POLICE INTELLIGENOE.—This Day, MARLBO ROUGII-S rRE r. AN INHUMAN SoN-IN-LAw.--George Edward Smith, a young man, described as a smith, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assault ing Emma Spencer, his mother-in-law, residing at No. 47, Whitfield-street, Tottenham-court-road. The complainant, whose head was bandaged, and who gave her evidence seated, said—The pri soner is my son-in-law, and he is a very bad husband to my daughter. On Saturday, in conse quence of having left his wife and child with only a slice of bread, his wife brought his baby to me to mind. Yesterday afternoon his wife went to look for him, and I afterwards went, taking the baby with me, to see if I could meet her. 1 did so, and met the prisoner, and on my asking him if he was not ashamed to see the baby in such a state on a Sunday he knocked me down, and while 1 was on the ground he kicked me in the stomach several times, and also on the head and in the mouth, the effect of his ill-usage being that my head is cut, some of my teeth are loosened, and lam sore all over. I was rendered insensible, and, after recovering a little, 1 went to the hospital. My daughter went with me to the station, where the prisoner was taken. Sergeant Franklin, 20 E—bearing the cry of " Stop thief," and secing.the prisoner running, I stopped him, and the complainant charged him with assaulting her, and seeing marks of ill-usage on her I took him to the station. The Prisoner—My mother-in-law abused me, and threatened me. I gave my wife money on Satur day, and she gave it back to me. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l daresay your mother-in-law upraided you with deserting your wife and child, but I do not 'believe that if you had offered your wife money she would have refused it. You will go to prison for two months, with hard labour, for brutally assaulting the complainant. TIUMES. TILE CONSTABLE AND TIL E C YPIII ANS.—Ellen Bury, 21, and DIVA Smith, 22, were charged with stealing a silver watch from the person of Henry Gosling, a Loudon Dock constable. The prosecutor was on hit way home at a very late hour ou the preceding night, and he entered into conversation with the prisoner in the Bow road. They induced him to turn down a dark street, where the females indulged in some play with him, to which he submitted, and they took his watch out of his pocket, and ran away. He did not miss it until after he had left them five minutes, and he then made a police-con stable, named Jessop, No. 416 B, acquainted with his loss. lie went iu search of the prisoners, and found them seated on the door-steps of a house in Grove-street, Bow-road. Smith said " Chuck it," and Bury immediately threw a watch. It was owned by the prosecutor. The prisoners were committed for trial. A SEAMAN ON A LEE SHORE.—Margaret Munsby was charged with stealing a gold watch, value £45, and four or five sovereigns, from the person of James Cornet', a seaman, of St. John's, New Bruns wick. the prosecutor is the chief mate of the ship Lotus, in the West India Dock. He was paid off a fow days ago, and has since been on the spree. He met the prisoner on Saturday. His hands were in his pockets all day, but in the evening he missed his watch, £1 or £5 in cash, and some American coins. He could not say how he lost his money : he was half seas over--rather more than three sheets in the wind. Robert Biliings, 103 11, took the *sailor in custody for being drunk and incapable, and the woman for robbing him. No money or watch was found upon her. _ Mr. Paget fined Conway ss. for being drunk and incapable, and discharged the woman. A LIFE OF J3ELLINI, by that pleasant writer, M. Arthur Pougin, is annouucA. THE EGYPTIAN-HALL, MallthOri.hollie, 4 emit to be redecorated at it COL 0 nearly £3,000. rar. 1