The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TwELvE o'CLocK. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England on Saturday. The Tasmanian is announced from the West Itidie3with £432,277 in specie. The steamer which left New York on Saturday for Europe brings £250,000 in specie. The Hecla has arrived with £45,000 in specie from New York, and the Borussa with £4OOO. The Minnesota has brought £33,000 in specie. During November Australian gold to the value of £422,500 left Melbourne for Europe. Two O'CLOCK. The markets opened with a gloomy appearance, and they are now flat. Disturbing rumours are prevailing as to the continuance of peace on the Continent ; and a depression is to some ex tent caused by the alarms perpetually kept up by Fenianism. There is not, however, any particular pressure of sales. The position is one of a simple declension in price. The Foreign Market is heavy all round, at a reduction of I to I per cent. in all the speculative stocks. In the Rail way Market the settlement closing this day is ex ceedingly heavy, and there are large differences to pay. In several cases stocks are better, but there is no tendency to general improvement. Foreign Stocks are flat. There is a fresh decline of in Turkish (1865), at 321 to 32j, and in Pas sives at 251 to 251 ; of i in New Threes, at 351 to to 351, and in Italian (1861), at 441 to 441 ; and of iin Mexican, at 15 to 15k. Greek are 12 to 12k. Portuguese Scrip is heavy, at -I to it prem, and the old stock 39 to 39i. English wheat is a shilling dearer. The English Funds are very heavy. Consols have declined per cent, at 92 to 92/ for both money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents. are lower, the quotations being 91j to 92. India Five per Cents. are lower, at 1101 to 1111. Exchequer Bills, 255. to 28s. prem. The New Honduras Loan has receded to 1 11 prem. The settlement continues to keep the Railway Market from a further relapse. Great Northern are 1 lower ; Great Northern (A) and Sheffield, ; and Great Western and Great Eastern, * ; Lancashire and Yorkshire are 1 lower ; and Midland and London and North Western, 5. The quotations are : Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 121 to 1215 ; Midland, 102 to 1025 ; South Eastern, 66} to 66; ; London and North Western, 113 to 1135 ; Great Northern, 1075 to 1085 ; do. A, 1085 to 1095 ; Great Eastern, 31 to 315 ; Great Western, 44 to 445 ; Brighton, 485 to 49 ; Sheffield, 414 to 451 ; Metropolitan, 1144 to 115; ; and Caledonian, 70 to 71. The increased demand for discount, which set in immediately after Christmas, continues unabated, and the rate for the best bills is 1* to 2 per cent. with less money on offer. The Lincolnshire has arrived from Melbourne with £336,000 in Australian gold. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady at 20 to 22, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds at 18 to 19. United States' Five-twenty Bonds are lower, at 715 to 72* ; Erie shares are quiet at 48 to 49 ; and Illinois have advanced 5, at 884 to 894. There is no new feature in Bank shares. London and Westminster, 68 to 69 ; London and County, 54 to 55 ; London Joint Stock, 345 to 355 ; Al liance, 115 to 105 dis. ; and Imperial, 175 to 185. Indian and Canadian Railway Stocks are fiat. Great Indian, 106 to 107 ex div. ; East Indian, 1035 to 1095 ex div. ; and Grand Trunk, 151 to 154. LT he following appeared in our Latest Edition of Satur day erening.l CITY, HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK. Since two o'clock there has been no material change in the values of most of the principal Stock Exchange Securities. Consols closed at 924 a for money and account. _ lu the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and scarcely any change can be reported in the quotations for most of the principal There were no gold operations at the Bank o: England to-day. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOOK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per (mut. Consols Do. Account, 3 per Cont. Reduced 924 4 New 3 per Cent 924 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Any,., 1908 — E tchcquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 25 pin Do £5OO 2B pm Do. £lOO & ..£2OO — pm Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent 240 Do. Account .. ... INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ndiau stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 lO4 31 Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. undor .£l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Jo. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-66 Do. 1863 80. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account 76 Do. £lOO Bonds 75/ Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C Ma, 6 per Cent. o.ldian 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent — 00. 6 per Cent., B . Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 — 'Do, Scrip' £32 paid - 0 . mbian, 6 per Cent. Danis'' 3 p3r Cent., 1825. ... ....... D nubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 641 Do $ per Cent., 1867 — Eluador New Consolidated, 1 per Gem — tlzyptiar, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue — D ~ £5OO Bonds Do. £los Bonds Do. 1864 Do. .£s')o Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 87 Government Railway Debentures .... 931 21 31 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups . _ Do..AC.:count - Do. Coupons Do. Account G iatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7 p. Ct., .Cl 5 pd It wan 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account Do. Maremmana Raiway Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account D. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French _ M.ontevideau 6 per Cent. .. Moorish imperial 5 per Cent lieu- Granada — Do 3 per Can — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account — Do 4} per Cont. (llribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portaguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,':3 891 1 i Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Da 41- per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch,,lB64, £lOO Bonds B9 8} Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7l i „, Do. do. £B4 15s. do — 151 c ,ardinian, 5 per Cent SPanish 3 per Cen Do Account Do New Deferred 3s} Do Account Do Passive 2s} Do Acc• ant Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account T trki s h 6 per Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO B on d s 66 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 6O 1 Do Account Do .£lot Bonds — Do. . 1863 DO 5 per Cont. , 1405 _ 11111111111111 l 11.1111111 821 1 3 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5Ol DJ 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do G per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London: French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. — Raba): 5 per Cent . 1831, Ex. 2sf. Do. A.Ceount — TWO 6111,001 E. Consols, Money' 92 921- , - Do. Account q2 9s d SPORTING INTBL LIGENOE—This Day. VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3 to lon the field (offered) 33 to 1 agst Vale R)3 al (taken freely) DEI.IIY• 1000 to 73 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 1000 to GO agst The Earl (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Banditto (taken) 66 to 1 agst Chelsea (taken) The attendance was numerous at the Victoria to-day, but very little business was transacted. The principal topic was the Billiard Handicap, which commences on Thursday next. The above quotations will show the principal business transacted. RACING FIXTI FE BR RES FOR 18C8. TARY. Lincoln lB Harrow 2O Nottingham Spring 25 Derby Spring Liverpool Spring M 3 Chelmsford Spring M 10 West Drayton l2 Epsom. Spring Meeting 21 Northampton Durham liendou l3 Newmarket Craven 13 'RIL. I Lewes Spring 1 Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Chester 5 Wiachester York Spring Salisbury l4 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer NE. West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Ascot Summer 9 Windsor Summer IBibury Club 23 1 Stockbridge Chelmsf,rd Summer I Alexaudra Park 3O LY. Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July 7 Reading Liverpool l6 . _ Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Goodwood Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Windsor Egham lB Hastings SEPT York Oxford Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge Warwick Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster 8 Richmond MBER. Kelso l7 fiendon l7 Monmouth Newmarket let October 22 West Drayto a 29 )BElt. OCT , Bedford 1 Newmarket 2d October 5 Cheltenham l3 NOVE. Newmarket Houghtou ]9 Worcester MBE li, Shrevrabury . lO 'STEEPLECHASES. JANUARY, 18682 1 Reading FEBRUARY. Birmingham MARCH. Dia,nchester Grand Military l6, 17 1 Cheltonham ... , , ... 2G, 27 A New Year's Plea for the Epileptic and Paralysed. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—At this season of the year your columns are kindly opened to appeals on behalf of the sick poor. I trust you will allow me to solicit aid on behalf of the epileptic and paralysed. Those unfortunate people, though struck down by disease, and rendered incapable of mental or bodily exertion, are ineligible for admission into general hospitals. The Infirmary for Epilepsy and Paralysis in Charles-street, Portman-square, IV., which has been founded exclusively for the treatment of patients suffering from these and other nervous affections, has during the last few years been the means of relieving large numbers of poor sufferers. The council of this eh aity are now under the necessity of delaying the numerous applications for admission from want of funds. Timely medical treatment is of the greatest importance iu such cases, and many patients be come incurable or insane from the want of it at the early part of their disorder. Help is, therefore, needed for this institution. Contributions will be thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., Lombard-street ; Messrs. Drum mond and Co., Charing-cross ; the President, Lord Wharncliffe ; or the secretary, at the offices, 46, Coram-street, Russell-square, W.C. I am, sir, your obedient servant, CHARLES H. Alms, Treasurer. 67, Lombard-street, 28th Dec., 1867. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 29.—J. P. 8., from Antwerp; Blanche, steamer, from Dunkirk; Violet, from Amsterdam. Arrived, Dec. 30. Diamond, from Nagasaki; Kathleen, from Kroogepoldo ; Orion. from Antwerp; Fyenoord steamer, from Rotterdam; Mary Emily, from Gothenburg Forth, steamer, from Havre. DEAL, Monday Morning Passed, Dec. 29.—James Holmes, for Barbadoes ; Crimea, for Berbice ; Queen of Sheba, for Tobago ; Lizzio Lee, for East London ; Argali, for Algoa Bay ; Constance, for Nassau; Mary, for St. Thomas; Wernyss Castle, for Hong kong; Cid, screw steamer, for Bilbao; Paul, for Marseilles all from London. PARISH REGISTERS.--There are 20,000 parish registers in England, allof which are exposed to uncertain guardianship. There is not one, perhaps, without some peculiar illustration of life and manners in it, besides proof of birth, marriage, or death. A suggestion has been made, from which some good may arise, that transcripts of tho entries, and a general index shall be printed down to 1837, when the present system of registration came into force. For purposes of genealogy or heirship this would be of great use, and Parliament might sanction a worser work. One sample of the way in which the old registers were kept is to be seen in the case of a country clergy man, who, being applied to with reference to a genea logical matter, cut out of his register every entry of the name mentioned by the applicant, and despatched the fragments by post to London. THE HEADMASTERSHIP OF ETON COLLEGE.—TO morrow is the day fixed for the election by the Provost and Fellows of a Headmaster at Eton College, in the room of the Rev. Dr. E. Balston, who has resigned. CHRISTMAS ORATORIOS.—The " Creation" will be given next Wednesday, at Exeter Hall, by the National Choral Society, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin. Band and chorus, 700. Mr. Santley sings on this occasion, also on the following Wednesday in the "Elijah." ANTIQUITY OF MAN.—Colonel George Green wood writes to the Athenceum :—" I have headed chapter xiv. of Rain and Rivers,' Man may have existed in the Silurian Period.' In the last Athenxum, page 858 C. F. F. says, ' in a quarry near Brewood, in Staf fordshire,' on a ' large slab (of Red Sandstone) I de tected the moulds of what are unmistakably the imprints of two large human feet. The mould of tho left foot is very perfect.' These are footprints in the sands of time with a vengeance. Indeed, if C.F.F. has read the characters aright, he has undoubtedly lighted on the most intensely interesting passage which has hitherto been dis covered in naiure's hieroglyphics. UNJUST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—During the past year 740 South Loudon shopkeepers have been fined for using, or having in their possession, unjust weights, scales, or measures. The black list is made up as follows :-109 licensed victuallers and beer retailers, 73 bakers, 106 chandlers, 83 butchers, 76 greengrocers and coal dealers, 65 grocers and cheesemungers, 11 oilmen, 4 confectioners, 10 fishmongers and poulterers, 7 eatinghouse keepers, 5 corn-chandlers, 13 marine store dealers, 1 furrier, 2 carriers, 2 glue and size makers, 2 ironmongers, 3 ham and beef dealers, 2 leather mer chants, 1 coal merchant, 1 soapmaker, and 8 general dealers. The total amount in fines was £1,070 15s. 6d. During the year 1866 there were 808 shopkeepers fined, which shows a decrease for the past year of 68.—South London Press. OUTBREAK OF FEVER IN ESSEX.—An epidemic of typhoid fever has suddenly broken out in the village of Terling, in Essex. Whole families are attacked with the disease, which i 3 of great severity. Dr. R. Thorns Thorne has been sent down by the Privy Council, and we understand that the main cause of the outbreak is contamination of the drinking water. A thorough in vestigation of the nature and causes of the disease will be made by Dr. 'Thorne, who will report the result o ; his labours to the Medical Department of the Privy Council. MA: CII. [UST. AUG 7, 8 FIE SuN, 140Nt:OIN, MONDAI EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1867. SHARE LlST.—This Day. URI INA.RY SHARES AND STOCKS. Shar , Raihvi , Ys• j Paldi Closing lineineag Price. dene. as lat ttristei anti taxetor .... 100 82 64 Caledonian It ‘_;, Ni.brian .. ..... ...... 'O.O 2J 30 - Wit anti Bandon.- - - - :0 Cornwall all 2 4 st Dublin & Belfast into lOO 743 753 lat bun„Pertli,& Ab..lune ",,00 70 73 100 !IG.l.ondon, ocrip Cez*Ci all ..- - DO. 100 - - d st Glasgow &S. Western 100 .95 07 it Great Eastern, Ord.stk. t 0;: 3( IL 31 1 at Do. E. An„ 1. st. No. 2 100 7 6 at (:rest Northot Scotian; 100 15 .6 it Great Northern lOO 107 09 it Do. A stock .. 100 tC9i 110, 1091 81 at Do. B stock.... it Do. New, is. tit 21 pin 10.• - - at Gt 6, and W. of Ireland Ipo 96 93 st Ut. Western -Original ILO 11 443 at Do. S. Val. Rail gua. 100 - - ,t 1)o. South Wales - st Do. W. Mid.-Oxtoret 100 25 30 at Do. Newport at Do. Ileieford. lOO - st ihsticsahire& Yorkshir, 100 1223 123); 49 t 1 st london and Dlackwali 100 - - at , j,on., Itrigh., & S COLI6? 10., 4J; 46) at it•on., Chat., and Dive , : 10) 18 19 st Do. illetrop. Ex. A lOO - - at Lou. & North Wester, 100 1131 ill 113 3 1 at Lon. & South Wester: 100 75 77 76 st Man., Shet., & Lincoit 100 401 151 at Ntetropolitan.... at Do. New ' 10 - - et . Do. Extension . et lletrupolitan District all -- - 201 Do. do. do. 10 -- - LO Do. and St. John's W'd 6 - - at Nlidiand - Do. .£9 Share 7 - - st Do, Birruin.. & Darb) 100 70 72 71- did Bent . all - - at North British at t Do. Ed., 1.111., & Dun. 100 - - at 'N ch. Eastern -Berwie,, 100 981 991 98. 25 Do. G..L , ,VE purchast . 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leeels ..... it Do. York lOO 90 92 9 , 1 st Do. Carlisle ..... - - st Do. Stock. & Darling. all 120 132 45 Do. do. 1800-11 tB - •- y at N,Jrth London ..,-• Do. do. 1811 5 . - - 10 Do. do. 1860 st North Stagordshire: s!.. #I. &S. W. Junction - cottish Central - - - scot. N. E', Aber. stock 100 - - - Do. Scot., Mid-stock lOO - - ,t Shropshire Union at •ioutii Devon tOO 42 14 at • . tiutli E..tstern . lOO 661 071, 6:1 20 .ataic.ca, Wok., & Wott all to 9.1 181 at rad' Vale lOO 145 .51 10 Do. C .. - 1 ale of' Neath - - - Waterford & Kilkenu) 100 - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha , 6 West Corn Wall lOO -.- BRITISFI pain. Consol. Gold, lira hiverton ;;lill'ord Amalgamated Vevon G. Cons. (Tavist Orakewalls Uast Bassett (Illogan) Cast Caradon 'East Carn Brea East Grenville `East Gunnislake East Lovell E. WI Russell (Tavistk StAubyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited , Ireat South Tolgus Great Wheal Buoy.. G. Wheal Vor (llelst .Irenville...., Herod's Foot •••• liingston yowns ,dargaret (Uny Lelant .tlarke Valley. ..... , iwyndy iron Ore, lit ,ew 8 ton ...... .North loskear Bassett(lllogau North Wheal Crotty ,Prosper United....... rer,videnee ,UnyLelan S. Caradon (St. Cleer) south Condurrow ~Wheal Fran. (Mogan fstray Park fin Croft Vigra and Cl,gan, lim.. ‘ , l , est liassett (illogaa W. Caradon (Liskeardl West Cill rerton • West 5et0n......... Wheal Bassett ;Mogan Wheal Buller (ltedruth Wheal nary Ann (Men Wheal Scion Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5 56 54 6) 4to 430 10 12 0 2 26 1,6 2 6 8 16 2 5 17 15 2.1.0 294 2.11. i 2.40 B.3.tfr 3.0.0 11.7.6 9.0 6 8.10 J; 5.10.6 1317.6 17 I 1} 16 35 37 2i 2 # 6 h 41 6; 2' 11 65 70 6 7 561 ssi 2.13.0 2 3 2 2i 29 31 390 410 # 1 37i 42, 4 8 13 14 4.2.0 18.18.9 !35. 10 12 60 68 195 205 05 95 16 10 18 20 $5 90 6 8 5.17:0 8it1116.11 POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantio & St.Lawrertoe all 53 65 Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. st gu. 5 per cent... lOO 114 115 40 Do. F shares lO p ip 404 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 34 4 10 Do. Preference II ulf.,Bran t, & Goderich 100 6 p.c. 100 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., Lim lOO at Jae Town tt. Dock, gu. 100 18 52 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pl all 99 102 it Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 doi 100 • 03 1 6 4 tCast Ltd lau, gu. 5 r:.c.l 100 110 1104 40s$ 9 40 Do. J ExteustoS at ;rand Orunkot Canadi , 100 ;7 18 ,51 tjo Do. Equip. Mort, Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c 3.11 63 85 too Do. 131 Bends all 5v 52 100 Do. do defoired 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 40 15 100 1)o. do. deferred I all - 100 Do. ;Id Pref.stock all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred at .it. India I'en. gua. sp.c. 100 107 103 1) o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 214 LJ Do. New gua. sp. o 6 2 t it Gt. South of ludia ...... gua. 5 per cent at D.). 4} per cent 10:, 92 94 at Do . 2 ;neat Wes. of Canada all 154 154 fO4 Do. New .. - - 130 Do. 6p. o Be.s. pay. 1875 all 95 97 1)G Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 67 10 Indian Branch, limited . 3 t 4 , 1 at Madras, gua. 5 p.O 100 100 10 it Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 it Do. 44 do lOO £9 91 21 Do. Fifth Extengion 5 ;t Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bode. 100 SO lel. & Hobson's Bay all at .Itl.C'ela,6pc 13tpt.ba 100 83 85 at Scinde . • lOO 100 101 at Do. Delhi gd ; 100 1004 10i . 20 Do. do . 4, 16 at Do. Puniaub•••• E- 1 0 4 94 140 tt Do.lndus St.Floi h 0 10) 85 87 ;ULDNIA,,L GO VILIiNILENT SECURITIII:I - ; tiritlih Columbia, 6 per' ; I cent., Deo. 31, 1872 ' 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja..o July 1877-81 40. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 101 103 -- D,.. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 101 1; , 3' - , Do. sp. c. Jan. & July' 100 00 92 - Do. sp. c. inscribed nit' 100 89 91 - 11:ape G. (lope, 6 p.c.1873 100 1102 104 - i)o.Apl.&Oct 1800-190 u, 100 116 108 - Do. do 1880-901 lOU 104 106 - Do. Jan.&July, 11390-9.1 100 It 7 100 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900.... 100 05 17 - Ceylon, Nov 1868, 6 p.: 100 - - - Do. 1878, do lOO il ) 1104 - Mauritiun, op. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1878 - - Jo. 1882, Mayls, Nov. f; 10u 105 107 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Auer.. 100 107 109 - Natal (4ov. 6 per cent.. 10P, 1(4 106 - N.l3.Gov.6p.c.Ja...tJuly 100 113 105 - N. S. W. Gov.s p•0.,180t,' 100 - - - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 18i0 100 98 00 - Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1895 100 874 984 94 - New Zealand, 6p. cent' lob - - Do. 5 percent.... ... 100 98 09 ISO - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 - Zueensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 115 1044 - . Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 1868-9 100 - - - Do. 1878 & upwards lOO no lit - Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - - Do. do. April & Oct lOO 110 112 1104 rttitarliatENCE Kid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birrn., 6 per c Ditto, 4i per cent. rd., 95 FOILEttiN Kg. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, him, 31 Don l'edro. Nur II Del itey, 2k 3 pm St John del Rey, lira , 57 Altlib. DOCKS. East and West India, 125 BANKS. :, - Anglo Egyptian, lim., 17 Consolidated, lira., 4 f Imperial Ottoman. 9 1-16 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., If London and County, 51 London and Westminster, 69 Ditto, Scrip, 37f Metropolitan Bank. lim., 7 Oriental Bank Corporation. 421 P1'09111018.1 Banking Corporation, lim., 31 4 South Australia, 29 Union of Australia, 51 ALISCELLANZOUS: Atlantic Telegraph, I llit o, 8 p.lr JeLit., 90 City Offices, lira., Ematiau 9 per Cent, Viceroy Loan, gua. by Ditto, Scrip, a P en i n sula and Oriental steam, as} Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lira., 4 Upper Assam Tea, lira.. 4 1 EgYP Gott. 90, Foreign Mail Packet List. :MAILS DIIE._I rinstralls and New Zealand, via Southarapton.....Jan. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles ....•..... ....Jan. 13. Ditto, via Panama ......... ........ ...Deo. 30 Brazil, Buenos Ayres, sad Moate Video Jan 5. Ditto, by lerenolt packet Capa Vords, by Brazil paoket ...... Caps of Good 11,4)o. Ascension, and St. ilelena Del 29. ulnas., l'entug, and Singapore, via Southampton Jan. 3 Di►tto, via Marseilles,.... - • ........• Deo, 28 Fa►kland Islands Jan. 5. Gibraltar, via Southampton ......... = Dec. 20. India, via Southampton Ditto, via Maraeil es Malta, Egypt, &o. Doc. 29. Ditto, Marseilles Dec. 23. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton Jan.l9. Dia), Marseilles Jan. 13. N:f.wfoundlanc . .. Jan. 13 Portugal Ditto, by pr v. le ship to Oporto .. Ditto t -tto to Lisbon United States, i anada, California, &c., by British packet „ Dec. 26 Ditto, by L cited States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto N,Nv York) Ditto tint( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet .... . Doc 27. 1 West Coast of Africa, IL:Weirs, and Tenerife Jan. 3. MARKETS—(2 his Day.) MARK LANE. The supplies of wheat on sale in the leading country markets held on Saturday wore very moderate. Fine dry samples sold steadily, at an advance in the quotations of ls. :per quarter, and the value of other kinds was well supported. In spring corn and flour about an average business was doing, on former terms. On the Continent produce generally has ruled about stationary. In America both wheat and flour have com manded very full rates. lu imports into London last week were : -30,109 guar - tees of wheat, 411 barley, 41,934 oats, 678 beans, 12,822 dens, 638 tares, 5,211 linseed, 12,511 rapeseed, 55 sundries, 281 sacks and 12,373 barrels of flour. The quantity of English wheat received up to our mar ket to-day, coastwise and by laud carriage, was limited and in very middling condition. Owing to their scarcity really fine samples sold at an advance in the quotations, compared with this day se'nnight, of is par quarter. Damp qualities, however, moved off slowly at late rates. Only a retail business was passing in foreign wheat ; nevertheless last week's currency was well supported. The supply was rather extensive. Indian corn moved off slowly at last week's currency. The flour trade was heavy at late rates. Seeds and cakes were very inactive. In pri , es we have no change to report. Fine malting barley was scarce, and quite as dear as last week. Grinding and distilling sorts maintained their previous rates. There was a fair sale fcr malt on former terms. The supply was seasonably good. In oats about an average business was transactod at tho tate decline in the quotations. Beans were steady in price, but the demand for thorn was by no means active. _ . The sale for peas was heavy. In prices, however, no change took place. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASVRE Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 64s to 70s Do., old —s —s Do., white, old —s —8 Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Do., nevi Talavera Rye— Barley —Grinding Malting 39s 45s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk ' 62s 693 Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 7os 71s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 25s 32s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 23s Cork, white 24s Scotch, Feeding 2ss Beans—Tick Pigeons .., 46s Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour —Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 46s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 44s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. For the time of year the supply of foreign stock on offer this morning was tolerably good, and in fair aver age condition. Sales progressed steadily, at very full prices, to a slight advance. Fresh up from our own grazing disiricts, the receipts of beasts were rather rather limited, but the general qua lity of the stock was good. The demand for all breeds ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and crosses sold at 5s 2d per Blbs, and a good clearance was effected. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire we received about 1,000 short horns, &c., from Nor folk and other parts of England 900 various breeds, from Scotland 193 Scots andcrosses, and from Ireland 210 oxen cows, &c. . We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, sup plied with sheep fur the season. Prime Downs and half breds moved off slowly, at very full prices. A few pens realised 5s 2d par 81bs, but the general top quotation was 5s per 81bs. Long-wooled sheep were a slow inquiry, but not cheaper. The sale for calves was very inactive, at about sta tionary prices, viz., from 4s 4d to 5s 4d per 81bs. The sup ply was rather limited. Pigs commanded very little attention. Prices, however, wero fairly supported, TALLOW. The market is firmer. Y.C. on the spot is 435. Town .allow, 41s 9d net casb. 1864. 1865. , 1866. 1867. Stock—(this day) Price of Y. 0.. Delivery last week 1,386 1,716 826 1,247 Do. from Juno 1 , . 43,124 55,420 57,536 47,362 Arrival last week Do. from June 1 75,339 68,249 77,142 68,131 Price of town Quantity of tallow loaded off from St. Petersburg at the close of the navigation : 1867. Casks. Total 0,236 Ca sks. 70,2;7 1865. Casks. 60,711 Loden 60,050 Liverpool 1,033 Bristol Other Ene-lish pt s 2,0 3 Iroland Scotland Germany France 70,277 60,711 2,626 1864. Casks:. 58,336 49,221 233 293 1,823 833 3,220 7,678 3,281 510 750 7,000 3,030 2,3:N) 450 4,039 1,7 [5 90,236 87,6 It 81,017 538,5 G THE CLERIUNWELL OUTRAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED FENIANS BO W -STREET.--(Tuts D Ay.) William Desmond, Timothy Desmond, Jeremiah Allen, Nicholas English, and Anne Justice were this morning placed at the bar on a charge of the wilful murder of four persons who met their deaths by the explosion at the House of Detention on the 13th inst. Mr. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Poland appeared for the Crown to prosecute. The first witness examined this morning was John Butler, who said—l am a surveyor to the police. I have prepared a plan showing the House of Detention and the neighbourhood surrounding it. I produce the accurate plans. Police-constable George Ranger said—l was on duty at the House of Detention on the 13th. I went on at 12 o'clock, and I recollect seeing Allen about ten minutes past 12 o'clock at the prison gate. He asked Mr. Worth, the warder of the prison, if any person had been to see Casey. About ten minutes after that Ann Justice came to the prison and asked to see Casey. She was admitted, when Mr. Worth asked her whether she was any relation to Casey, when she replied that she was his aunt. About half-past 1 she left the prison, and then joined Allen, who was about four or five yards from the gate. 1 observed nothing particular about her, as she left, but something was told me, and I then directed Knowles, another constable, 200 G, to coin- municate with Sutton, and watch her. A visitor after that came to the prisoner Casey, and left the place about 1.40. I and Knowles followed him as he left, but I lost Knowles in Fleet-street. I then returned to the House of Detention, and got there about 10 to 3. I there saw Ann Justice in Short's- buildings, looking up Bridewell-walk ; Allen was then standing at the prison gate, where I had pre viously left him. I went into the prison and had a communication with Moore, the chief warder. I then went back to the wicket .gate an I looked through the opening, wherelStlNY Allen and Justice talking at the corner of St. James's-walk, opposite the prison gates. I recollect Inspector Thompson arriving aboat 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I made a communication to him, and then he left in a cab After he had left, about a quarter past 3 o'clock, I saw Allen go up Stratton's-ground, and whilst he was gone I saw Timothy Desmond join Justice, and enter into conversation with her, at the corner of St James's-walk. About half-past 3 I saw Allen come out of Stratton's-ground in company with another man. Allen then joined Justice at the corner of St. James's-walk, and Timothy Desmond walked down Short's-buildings with the man not in custody. The same man that I had previously seen came out of Stratton's-ground. I then made a communication to Constable Goldsmith, 264 G. About ten minutes to four I heard a great noise, like an explosion. I ran out of the prison as soon as I could and met Sutton in Short's-buildings. He made a comtnu.d cation to me, and then ran into St. James's-walk, where I saw Allen and Justice running. As Allen and Justice were running along side each other I knocked Allen down, about 20 yards from the prison wall. I told Allen I should take him into custody for being concerned in blowing up the prison wall. He said, " I've been sent here by Inspector Brennan." At that moment I saw Timothy Desmond, and I said to Sutton, " Look out, here comes the other one that you've followed." Sutton then took Desmond into custody, and con veyed him inside the prison. When I first saw Desmond he was turning out of Short's-buildings into St. James's-walk, near the Prince of Wales beer-shop. Allen had a white apron and a black hat on when he was taken into custody, and Timothy Desmond also wore a black hat. I mean a hat of the ordinary description. Thomas Knowles—l am a police-constable 200 G division. On Friday, 13th of December, I was on duty at the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, in plain clothes. At 12 o'clock I was inside the prison, and whilst I was there Allen came to the gate and asked if any person was allowed to visit Casey. I did not hear the reply Mr. Worth made to him. I then waited for about ten minutes, when the prisoner Ann Justice came forward to where I had seen Allen standing about outside the prison gate. When she came sho wanted to visit Casey, as shA was his aunt. She passed into the prison, and re mained there some time. I then went outside, and saw Allen standing at the corner of St. James's walk and Short's-buildings. I then spoke to Sutton, and I again watched the prisoner Allen. I saw Jastice leave the prison about 20 minutes to 1. On doing which she walked straight across to Allen and entered into conversation with him. I remained watching until twenty minutes to two, when I left, leaving them still engaged in conversation. The reason I left was to follow another person. About twenty minutes to two a person had been to visit Burke in prison, and when he left I and Ranger fol lowed him in a cab. Near Fleet-street I lost sight o f Ranger, but I followed the person I had been watch ing, and before I returned to the prison the explo sion had taken place. It was about a quarter to four when I arrived at the prison. Before the Friday on which the explosion took place I had been watch ing the place since the 25th of November, sometimes inside the prison, sometimes out. Before the day of the explosion I had never seen Justice. By Mr. Lewis—You cannot say whether Justice had anything in her hand. Witness—No I cannot. By. Mr. Harper—l did not see Timothy Desmond there at all. Mathew Crowley—l am a sub-warder in Clerken well prison. About a quarter past 3 on the 13th of December I went to the Octagon near which the explosion took place. I was stationed at the top of the building by direction of the governor. I had a carbine and 20 rounds of ammu nition. From the position in which I was I could see the houses in Corporation-lane and the back of the houses in Woodbridge-street. Before the ex plosion took place I noticed a man come on the roof of one of the house in Woodbridge-street. The house is about eight feet from the prison wall and four feet high. Ile had a white apron on, dark coat, and a tall silk hat. I recognise the prisoner Allen as that person to the best of my belief. I took particular notice of the man I saw on the top of the house. . Sir T. Henry—Let the prisoner Allen put on his hat. This having been done the Witness said—Yes ; 1 believe Allen to be the man I saw. At ten minutes to four the explosion took place. I was blown 1..70m the window and knew nothing more of what took place. Thomas Goldsmith, 261 G.—Ou Friday the 13th I was on special duty outside the house of Deten tion. I saw Allen, Timothy Desmond, and Justice standing at the corner of St. James'3-walk. As they were strangers to me, I watt aed them for about five minutes, when Allen left Desmond and Justice, and walked up Stratton's-yard. lie was away about eight or ten illinutes. He then re turned in company with another man not in custody. When Allen and the man with him joined Desmond and Justice, they all remained in conversation for five minutes, when Timothy De9non d, and the man not in custody, loft the otlw two handing at the corner, and walked down Short's-buildings, in the direction of Corporation-lane. I afterwards spoke to Ranger, and from what he said I gave directions to Sutton", who followed them up Roso man-street. I - went back to Short's-build ings, • and continued my watch. About ten minutes after Sutton left the explosion took place. After the explosion I went to the gate of the prison. Ranger came out, and then I saw Allen and Justice running up Corporation-lane towards Clerkenwell-green. Allen was in advance, but the woman was close behind him. They were not stopped in St. James's-walk. I assisted Ranger in apprehend:ng Allen, and as we were taking them to the prison, I saw Timothy Desmond come run ning round the corner from Short's-buildings into St. James's-walk. Sutton caught hold of him by his left hand, having the woman Justice in his right hand. lle gave the woman into the care of a private person and secured ThnothyDesmond, and all three were taken inside the prison. It was directly after the explosion I saw Sutton come running out of Bridewell-walk. By Mr. Harper (who appeared for the Dcsmonds and English)—l went on duty on the day of explo sion at 3 o'clock. I did not see the three persons go into a public-house. I never saw Allen leave the others and go to a public-house ; he went away once for about Bor 10 minutes. I did not see that Justice had a jug in her hand. I was standing in Short's-buildings when the explosion took place. Allen and Justice were standing there, but Desmond was not with them. I never saw Desmond run towards the prison gate after the explosion took place. Ranger was inside the prison gate. When Desmond came round Allen and Justice were in custody. I saw Sutton take bold of Desmond about four or five minutes after the explosion. My direc tions were to watch every person I saw loitering about. There were not a number of persons about at the time, as the visiting hours are from 12 to 2. I did not go on duty until 3 o'clock. I did not see either William Desmond or English there at all. Sir T. Henry—Did you go all round the prison when you first went on duty ? Witness—Yes, your worship, once. Allen—Did you see me drinking beer before In spector Thompson went into the prison ? Witness—No. Inspector Thompson was in the prison before I was on duty. Alfred Worth—l am gate warder at the House of Detention. About half-past 12 on the 13th, the day of the explosion, the man Allen came to the gate and asked me if any person had been to visit Casey. I gave an evasive answer. Sir T. Henry—You did not want to give any in formation? Witness—No, sir. After that the woman Jus tice came. I had never seen her before. Casey had been in the house about three weeks at this time. The woman asked to seek Casey, and I gave her a pass, but not the number of a cell—a different course to that usually adopted. It is not my duty to ask questions of visitors ; that is done at the second gate. When Allen first came I thought it advisable to tell Sutton to watch him. Whilst Justice was in the prison Allen stood on the edge of the kerb outside the prison. I did not notice anything particular about Justice when she left, but I looked through the wicket and saw her recognise Allen, but she did not speak to him. A short time after this, however, I saw Allen and Justice in close conversation near the Prince of Wales beershop. I was relieved at the gate for an hour, but on my return I saw them still talking together. Before, however, I left the gate for my dinner I saw Allen leave Justice and go toward the east end of the prison wall and look at it. On his re turn I saw a second man with him, whom I had not seen before. lie had a brown coat on, sandy hair, a tuft of hair under his chin, and wore a black billycock hat. lie was a perfect stranger to me. When they came to the corner of St. James's-walk they separated ; the stranger went up St. James's walk, and Allen returned to Justice. About twenty minutes past three I saw Timothy Desmond join Allen and Justice, and enter into conversation with them. They appeared to talk most familiarly with each for some minutes. Allen—Would it be a quarter of an hour ? Witness—No. On separating, Allen went to wards Stratton's-yard, Pesmond towards Rosomau- street. Allen returned.in a short time to Justice, who was standing at the corner, and in about five or seven minutes the explosion occurred, when Ranger ran out of the prison, and Allen and Justice ran off in the direction of St. James's-walk. I saw T. Des mond in custody : he was being brought from the di rection of Rosoman-street. At the time Allen and Desmond were brought into the prison both had black hats on. In the struggle that took place between the men and the constable as I was letting them in both their hats fell off, when I picked them up and kept them until the following morning, when the men were taken out in the prison van. I then handed them to Constable Ranger. I locked each prisoner up, viz., Desmond, Allen, and Justice in three separate cells. When Timothy Desmond went with the van on the fol lowing morning I noticed he had a grey or white billycock hat on. I don't know from where he could have obtained the hat. Sir T. Henry —ls that hat in court ? Desmond—Yes, it's here. The prisoner then hastilly pulled the hat from under his coat for an instant, and then quickly put it out of sight again. Sir T. Henry—That white felt bat must be de- livered up. Desmond sulkily complied with the directions of the clzief magistrate. Sir T. henry—Let constable Ranger take charge of it. Witness, in cross-examination, said—l saw Timothy Desmond join Allen and Justice, and about a quarter of an hour before the explosion took place he left them. If he had been there be fore I think I must have seen him. I will not say that Justice did not have a jug in her hand when I saw them pushing to get in the beer shop. Allen had nothing in his hand either. He had them both in his pockets. The explosion had not taken ;place three minutes before Allen, Desmond, and Justice were in custody in the courtyard of the House of Detention. I cannot say whether the prisoners had been roughly handled. They were not treated so inside the prison. Desmond had been evidently drinking, but ho was not drunk. I believe he tried to trip the constable up and it was found necessary to put him upon his back. The case was proceeding when we went to press. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET —This Day. Market opens quiet, but steady, at Saturday's rates. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. rADVERTISEMENT4--Holloway's Pills.—Enfeebled Ex istence.—This medicine embraces every attribute required in a general and domestic remedy. It overturns the foun dations of disease laid by indigestible food and impure air. In obstructions or congestions of the liver, lungs, bowels, or any other organs, these pills are especially serviceable, and eminently successful. They should be kept in every family, as they are a medicine without a fault for young persons, and those of feeble constitutions. They never cause pain or irritate the most sensitive nerves or most tender bowels. 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Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury anti more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached In tins at is. lid.; 1 lb., 2s 9d. 2 lbs., 4s. 6d.; 5 lbs., lls. ; 12 lbs., 225.; 24 lbs., 40s.—BARRY Du BARRY and Co., No. 77, Aegent-street, London; also Fortnam and Mason, 182 Piccadilly ; and at 61, Gracechurch-street; 4, Cheapside; 63, 150, and 289, 04f0r(l-Street; 330 strand aud all poceraansi awaits, FATAL EXPLOSION AT THE FAVERSHAM POWDER MILLS. A fearful explosion occurred on Saturday morn ing at these powder mills, by which eleven men were blown into the air and killed instantly, and a great quantity of valuable property destroyed. The gunpowder works belonging to the Messrs. Hall• are situated about a mile from the town of Faversham, and are completely isolated from any other buildings. To this circumstance may be attributed the safety of the town, for the force of the explosion was tremendous, and had there been any habitations - near a much greater sacrifice of life would have been inevitable. The force of the explosion was so great that it shook all the win lows and broke some glass in the city of Canterbury, about 10 miles distant. At the powder works the explosion carried everything before it. Trees of giant siz•.) Were uprooted and thrown a dis tance of several hundred yards, and the boiler of the engine, weighing about half a ton, was found deeply imbedded in one o the fields on Ham Farm, -a considerable distance off. The fields near the works are strewn with fragments of bricks, and the young trees near the scene of the explosion are cut off as with a scythe. In fact, the whole neighbour hood presents the appearance of having been visited with a terrible convulsion of nature. The works were opened as usual on Saturday morning, and all went well till close upon 11 o'clock, when a fearful explosion occurred in what is called the " corning-house." This was followed almost immediately by two other explosions equally severe. Measures were at once taken to ascertain the extent of the disaster, and it was soon found that there was not one left alive to tell the tale of how it originated. The three homes which were blown into fragments were large and substantially built, and stood at a distance of about 300 feet apart. They were all thought to be completely isolated, and were protected from lightning and from the danger of one communicating fire to the others by high mounds of earth which surrounded them, and, as was supposed, - isolated all three places from each other. The powder was finished in its manufactirre in these houses, and it was, therefore, all the more necessary that extra precautions should be taken to insure their safety. The raw material is brought from the green powder houses to the press-house, where it is ;squeezed into cakes by a screw worked by steam. Thence it is conveyed in cakes to the corning -house, where it is separated and grained ; and from this place it passes in all but a finished state to the glazing house, where it is packed in bags or barrels as may be required. There was, it is admitted, a large quantity of gunpowder in a manufactured state in this part of the works on Saturday, but not more, we are informed, than Messrs. Hall are allowed to have in stock at one time. A vast number of exaggerated reports were in circulation in reference to this point on Saturday, but we believe that when the inquest on the remains of the unfortunate victims comes to be held the statement we have made above will be satisfactorily proved. Enough powder, however, was left to do incalculable mischief, and the loss to the Messrs. llall is very great without being needlessly exagge rated. At the time the explosion occurred there were 12 men at work in the portion of the manufactory which has been destroyed. Of these 11 were blown up with the houses in which they were at work, and on Saturday night scarcely a fragment of any of their bodies had been discovered. A portion of a leg or of a trunk was found among the ruins, but this is all that now exists of the unfortunate The fragments of the building and timbers were cast up in the air to a height of about 200 feet, and the heavier portions of the structure were thrown to distances which might seem incredible to any but an eyewitness. The explosion occurred in the corning -house, and it was followed at intervals of about half a minute by the pressing and glazing houses. When the explosion occurred every one was for the moment paralysed, but in a few minutes abundant held was at hand, but every soul had been men. blown away with the houses in which they were working. 'the manager, the foreman, and all the available strength of the wurks were on the spot in a few minutes, brit all they could do was to look on in dumb dismay at the miserable wreck. Later in the day the huge gaps which had been made in the fences by the blowing away of the trees were boarded up, and a detachment of coastguardsmen and county police posted at all the available points of entrance to prevent intrusion. Many of the friends of those who were known to be working in the mills came up to learn the fate of the workmen, and many a fireside in Faversham was made dark by the fearful calamity. The following are the names of those who were killed :—John Young, married, six of family ; George Taylor, married, two of family ; Elward Young, married, two of family; William Sole, married, three of family ; William Austin, married, two of family; Christopher Jencock, mar. ried, no family ; Thomas Baldock, married, no family ; Thomas Amos, married, five of family ; William Eley, married, one of family ; John Payn, married, five of family ; and Thomas Back, mar ried, three of family. There ara thus 11 widows and 29 children left to mourn the loss of their na tural protectors ; and what aggravates the cala mity is that many of the children are very young and unable to do anything for themselves. We believe that everything was done by the Messrs. Hall to alleviate, as far as kind consideration could, the force of the blow to the relations of ' the sufferers, and it is only justice to say thus much at a time when of all others sympathy is most prized. Besides the damage done to the works a good deal of property has been destroyed in the town of Faversham by the concussion of the atmosphere con sequent on the explosion. A great number of win dows were shattered, and on Ham Farm, about a quarter of mile from the works, the farm steading has been rent from end to end, some stacks of pro duce tossed about as by a whirlwind, and other damage done to the house and buildings which it will cost a good deal to repair. Two hairbreadth escapes have come to our know ledge since writing the foregoing, that of the engine man at the works, who went out of the houSe a minute before the explosion to a place at a short distance, and was only stunned by the concussion. He can tell nothing of the origin of the explosion, and knows of nothing having gone wrong till he was thrown upon the ground and rendered sense less. A second escape is that of a labouring man who was coming up to the corning-house with a horse and cart, and who was lifted bodily off his feet and deposited in a stream of running water a considerable distance off. An inquest on the re mains of those who perished will be held to-day or to-morrow. Per Sibs. to oink the offal. S d 8 Li s (led Crse & inf. beasts... 3 6 3 8 Pme errs-wool sheep 4 4 6 8 Second quality do ..3 1 i 4 2 Prime s'thdown u 0.4 10 5 4 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 8 Large coarse calves. 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c.... 4 10 5 2 Prime small 10 5 4 Crse. and hit. sheep. 3 4 3 8 Large hogs .3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..3 10 4 2 I , Small porkers 3 1; 4 2 Suckling calves, 22s to 26s ; and quarter old-store pigs, 2:..s to 27s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Forel : :n supply. I Beasts 4 l, , Beasts . • . Cows. — Co , • . ows Sheep and lambs 2 . 160., Sheep and 1 Jabs Calves 4 :itJaAves Vig's llO 11.11-xs The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 3,263 head. In the corresponding week in 1866, we received 3,238 ; in 1865, 5,682 ; in 186 6,714 ; in 1863, 1,559 ; in 1862, 3,161 ; and in 186 1,118. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp Amsterdam Caen ..... Dunkirk Dieppe Gottenburg .., Elamburg l6 llarliugeu Medimblike Rotterdam Moerdyk Bouloguo Oporto ,,, Ostend ... Touning The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pig 1866 1865 229 3,252 ... ... 32 ... 174 1864 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Groat Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Doc. 31, 1860, and this day Monday, Dec. 30, 1867. -.. cos - - ..• - ... - -- ... 4 ... 7 -- •.• 406 ... 2026 ... - 317 ... .- ... - ... 37 Doc. 31, 1866. d s d 3 Bto 3 10 40 4 8 4 10 52 54 5 6 36 4 0 4 2 4 10 50 5 8 5 10 6 4 00 0 0 46 5 2 54 5 8 36 4 0 42 4 6 3,310 , 14,920 Doc. 31 1867. sd s d 3 6to 3 8 310 4 2 44 4 8 4 10 5 2 34 3 8 310 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 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality do. Prime largo oxen Primo Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do Prime Southdown do Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs \Teat small porkers Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat, though good, having fallen off, the trade generally is steady, and prices have an up w a r d tendency. The imports of meat into London last week were 37 packages from Rotterdam, 23 from Hamburg, and one package from Harlingen. Per 81bd by the carcase. s d a d ads d Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 2 3 6 Middling do. 3 8 3 10 Middling mutton.. 3 8 4 2 Prime large do 4 0 4 4 Prime do 4 4 4 8 Prime, email d0....4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 0 3 4 Veal 3 10 4 6, Small pork 3 10 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. The transactions in all kinds of hops have been on a very moderate scale, notwithstanding that holders, in order to conclude business, have been willing to accept lower rates. The imports into London last week consisted of 287 bales from Calais, 495 Dunkirk, 293 _Rotterdam, 167 Antwerp, 13 Boulogne, 127 Bremen, 329 Hamburg, and 47 bales from Ostend. Mid a nd East Kents a 15s to £lO lOs per cwt. Woald of Kent Sussex... 6 Os to 6 15s Farnham Bavarian Belgians Yearlings 8 Os to 10 Os 4 lOs to 7 Os 3 15s to 4 153 5 10s to 6 15s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets are moderately supplied with potatoes. On the whole the trade is steady at late rates. The im ports into London last week consisted of 744 tons, 81 bags, and 1,965 sacks from Dunkirk, 30 tons from Caen, 50 bags from Hamburg, 515 bagsand 8 barrels from Harlingen, and 395 bags from Dieppe. Regents loos to 175 s per ton. Flukes Rocks • 9os to 130 s „ French Bos to 90s „ WOOL. Next to nothing has been doing in Colonial wool either for home use or for export. Prices are nominally unal tered. The English wool trade is without improvement since our previous report. Last week's imports consisted of 227 bales from Adelaide, and 1,983 from the Cape of Good Hope. Current prices of English wool por lb. s d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 21 Half-bred do 1 3i Kent fleeces . 1 1 South Down ewes and wethers... 1 1 Leicester do _. .. SD:fp—Clothing Combing a d 1 3 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 6 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—We deeply regret to state that an explosion took place at our powder-mills, Faversham yester day, at 11 a.m., when a corning-house and press house (separated by two huge brick traverses, which were intended as an effective barrier to communi cation) blew up, and the unfortunate workmen therein employed, to the number of 11, unhappily lost their lives. These men were, in point of skill and remuneration, at the head of that branch of our works, and our sorrow for their loss is only less than that of their afflicted families. . In the present state of public feeling wo think it proper to say that we have no reasonable suspicion of anything felonious connected with the catas trophe ; we, like others engaged in dangerous trades, have had hints and warnings of mischief, and have endeavoured by extra precautions and watching to provide against it. We hope that sad as this event is, the coincidence of the explosion with these anxieties and fears will prove to be a coincidence and nothing more. We did not lose a moment in communicating with the authorities at the Home-office for their infor mation and guidance. We are, sir, your obedient servant, lOHN HALL AND SON. 2?, Lombard-street, E.C., Sunday, Dec. 29. "Liberal Leaders" is the title of a work which is to appear early next year, and to contain the political writings of Douglas Jerrold, together with some pieces of the same class by his son, Mr. Blowhard Jerrold. i !ss nd ,ed ;he ng it fi at. ier ild >ns rue lue or, 01- the )1*( 1, " r.- - ' acci ould , u t it I P