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

for the wor k has undertaken I of Italy. 1114 difference tIP °I3 desires that all ly be forgott en ' meat when t he erstand that it ity of the roP n ' pinion that the a happy i nt/ I .l ll ' Th e prOpO Sul " opportunen ess ' this sense to the ►fls which have • Speculation Ms. ye been mad e° ac ti v e and gr ill ' , a rise of 2li c ' advance of 1 1; 170 f. at 51)31:1!f. 75c., 2" s shares w itholl t FO!lcier 1, 301 :' ways little b11.5;1 Eng ll3 of a-, at N. irm at the close' res ...... 3340 9 0 an ...... 43 9 5 nonth...ll b o 4oan .." s 5 ds ..... : 1 13 hrces.. 37 5 ...... ...... Account ••• 870 1180 887 k 55'31 58 0 53 3 f 43 5111 358 f 66i 9 - 4 58 e 4 Wt% / LE, Dec. i i. ads this worli. 1. f th e overnor 0 t , d Lieute osl % her 10e s i ti o ard, arriYeu to introduced .‘a a waiting , 91i n e I ;.' a nd Coi l e ". O 'siting, we re I )sonbY an d ~c nour of di ol4 yesterclal• gton "° left ; hi r e, to pd•-- tafford Volist a ntess Diid le f I : 0 ,ins at Tre nt t' id at Cluillbt, ' 1 for a f° vrd3le of ) a sucoe ssi°— n red i n town for Las since left = Latin transit; Dr. Soi w Y' ill itlise. This ,1 , e dal Yes r t be • 1 , ia ;100 ;,, r de i 11°";tio0 of o f h e r 11' t° troo both ore ; ht o g ° f' it 4 tta l poi t pia CO 0 unst oy o ti a 'f rt to 06.itiPt .--This Pd. a i" a l3 or r- 00° [Ay NONET MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. At the weekly Court of the Directors of the Bank of England, this morning, no alteration war. announced in the minimum rate of discount, which still remains at 2 per cent. In the general discount market there continues t o be a fair demand for money, and the rates cur rent are fully equal to the Bank minimum. The Syria, from Alexandria, has brought £3,430 ; and the St. Laurent has arrived at Brost f rom New York with £67,000 in francs. A telegram from Brussels states that the sub scriptions for the new Belgian loan of £2,400,000 amounted to £4,920,000. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1867. 1866. Great We s t ern 68,392 67,536 North Western *** • ••.• ...118,277 115,244 south Western ••• • • 19,577 19,528 i3 righto tt *** *** 19,828 17 , 827 kidland ••• -• ••• ••• 52,638 48564 South Eastern ... 20,906 19,538 Great Norther' •,* ... 40,400 39,646 Lancashire and Yorkshire... ••• ... 45,012 43,720 . Bristol and Ex t r ••• ••• 6,082 6,046 North Eastern e e -• 72,618 70,153 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 21,138 21,184 Great Eastern 35,769 34,148 London. Chatham,and Dover ... 8,152 7,837 North British 9 5 283 24,363 Metropolitan... ••• ••• •••. - 4,214 3,989 M_Great Southern andWeste; of Ireland.,. 8,867 8,682 idland and Great Western of Ireland 4,898 5,206 Glasgow and South Western 10,507 9,783 These returns, when oompared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are generally , Of a satisfa c t or y c h arac t er . O n the Great W We stern there is an increase of £856 ; on the l'orth-Western, of £3,033 ; on the Brighton, of £2,001 ; on the Midland, of £4,074 ; on the 'South -Eastern, of £1,368 ; on the Great Northern, of £755 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of North-Eastern, ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £36 ; on the Eastern, of £2,465; on the Great Eastern, of £1,621 ; on the London, Chatham, and Doter, of £ 31 5 ; and on the North British, of £920 ; and on , the Metropolita n , of £215 ; on the South- Western, of £49 ; while the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, shows a decrease of £446. M Darlington all was thought to be proceeding sati sfactorily, the dispute with the men being con sidered as good as ended, at least at the chief works, a t le ssrs. Barningham's. The men had accepted Mr. rningham's terms, so far as the new works at S pringfield were concerned, and it is believed the tattle practice would have been followed at the old Work s , as soon as the arrangements for resumption th e work could have been completed on the part of hz e plasters. Yesterday morning the men at the S p r ingfield works commenced to fettle their fur 'laces preparatory to " lighting up." They, how ver, desisted from their work, and left on learning that the men at Stockton had refused the masters' t er els on th e prev i ous d a y. Th e arra ngements are, th erefore, apparently indefinitely postponed, and b e doubt t h e men w ill wa i t t o h ear th e resu lt of the d etermination arrived at generally of the iron- W orkers on Teesside. 43 Was e x p ec t e d. ye s terday, another deputation from the men in Middlesborough waited upon Hop -1113, Gilles, and Co., at the works, and offered to compromise the difference between the ironmasters : 11 d the workmen by accepting, on their behalf, ;erflething like 5 per cent. reduction. The depu ,,atien were informed that the masters could not t'eviate from the list prices. In the afternoon, ar rang e d Vaughan, and Co.'s mill and forgemen rail`ranged to resume work at the reduction, but the straighteners still hold out. Nothing fur ther has transpired at the other works on Teesside. b 4t Light, however, information reached Middles borough that Losh, Wilson, and Bell's puddlers had eed to the terms proposed by the masters, and that tn ,, the men at Consett had resumed work at the ti-autletion. It is thought by persons in the trade , at the whole of the men will return to work this yieek. T he New Honduras Loan is steady at 11 14 prem. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures firm at 21i 224, and the Consolidated Mort 'age Bonds at 19 20. Th e shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company here to-day quoted at Ito premium. r t he liquidators of the Umzinto Plantation and gall of Company of Natal (limited), have made a of £4 per share payable in equal instalments I/ the 15th January and 15th March. a 4 r. Jam es W a dd e ll ( accoun t an t) an d M r . 11. alrburn, liquidators of the Umzinto Plantation : 1 Tradi ng Company of N ata l (Limited), have et 4l6 a call o f £4 per s h are , p a y a ble in equal in trl/41aeats on the 15th January and on the 15th Two O'CLOCK. ?According to Reuter's telegram this morning the e i ,nch Rentes were 69f. 72c. , r ` h ere has been rather more business in the Eng „Bu Stock Market, but Consols have declined 1, ?e la.test prices being 92/ for monoy, and 92193 (31. the account. sa T , h e Ilew Threes are 921 3 ; Reduced Annuities ; New 2} per Cents., 1894, 75f ; Exchequer 2 4 ; 8 ' 29 5. prem. ; B an k o f E ng l an d St oc k, 2431 '; India 5 per Cents., 1121 1 12 ; ditto 4 p er C ents 1001 ; Enfaced 51 per Cents., 108; ; and P l er Cent. Rupee Debentures, 1882, 104. e ll t he Foreign Stock Market the busin e ss h as 1,L 11 ; 41 : 1 1 3 roved. Italian are 45/ ; Greek, 121 131 ; p er 15/ 16 ; and Spanish Passive, 251 ; 3 Cents. are 35! i• ea 4 € „,' ( ery limited amount of business has been tran thce' to-day in the Railway Share Market, and eh? settlement of the account still enjoying the tolef attention of the dealers. Prices, however, h tl ti a ti ,..nue depressed. Great Northern, Lancashire, etle`: xorkshire, Midland, and South-Eastern, have declined 1 • Metropolitan, 1 ; and Brighton, i; While terla C aledonian have recovered 2, and Great Wes- L a nd North-W es t ern eac h 1 . ti o ? n u e Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia ap4.l, b utch-Rhenish are marked 201 ; Bombay 4.2aroda, 104 1041 ; East Indian, 112 ; and 13 -4 ‘ I tldian Peninsula, 111. 1111. W a q shares remain very quiet. London and A li eThal ieliter have declined to 691 ; Bank of toll atr a li a d to 61/ ; Chartered Mercantile of India, h kte -c . )n ) and China to 291 ; while Union of London Avirnproved to 361 I. varialt4Cellaneous and Finance Shares exhibit little 1t 5 ,„, 1 ". City of London Gas arc marked 111 ; /‘1 0 ';:t tail Steam, 641 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's gage Loan, 72/. MINING MARKET. THURSDAY, Two , There , qOll a v has been a good demand for West Cara- North Treskerby, Chiverton Moor, th e ll i e of \Vales, and Great Laxey. Annexed are tlsatest quotations , t am Brea, 2 9 1 • Chiverton Moor, 51 G 1; Chontales 13 ; 11 ) "} 31; Clifford Amalgamated, 54 5 1; East Basset, 11 —4Bt ,Caradon, 54 51 ; ‘ East Lovell, —; East Russell, Latelramino and Bolivia Gold, 17s Gd 20s Od ; Great 17 1 7 ' 1 ' 18 ; Great ——; Great Wh al Vor, Tres ; karke 64 64 ; North Crafty, 24 21 ; North a sset, 3 , _ , ' " 33s Od ; Prince of Wales, 49s 51s ; West Titte rcf South C ara d on, —; S ou th F rances , 20 25 , L c " ) , 65 t ' 13 , 1 4 ; We s t C ara d on, 11 12 ; W es t Chiver- IVII„i "'I; We s t Seto; 185 19 5; Whoa: Basset, 85 , 90 ; S outi ~,Q"tenville, 26 28s; Wheal Seton, 94 98 ; Great I gus, 20s 23 Gd. 0033111T1S II FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. a VERNMENT FUNDS. 92i 3 Per u ~,,, out. Consols e 3 a .1-,,,. Account, 93 21 tier (lint. Reduced 92i k_lr a per (lent -" h W 2 1 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 73k 4, ° .,5 per C ent...)au. 1873 •,Autties 80 ' sth Jan 3 yrs, expire . 0 . for 0 yrs expire sth April 1885 — D o r. kAted Sea Tele6raph), Au,„., 1908 i a — rch. Jane D I 1, c'eqtter tills, £l,OOO, 2 & 21 per Ct _29 pin m £5OO _ pm .t O. 4 1 1 k of tn g la lldt i t ° o ° Cl3Cl. fi2ooor cent , i3 i 1 --°. Account ......................... : laila:141)041,1 UOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 1)0'1:Lock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 — Al 3, • Account- °' Per Cent. July, 1880 (41 Per Oent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 lOB4 Do. 5 per Cent., Pup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 do. — Do. lBB _ _ Doi Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cont., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FITNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 'Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ' Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cont. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — DD. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 - - Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 751 5 1 D o . £lOO Bonds -- Buoaos Ayres 6 per Cent — Di 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent 4Ol 1 Cuba 6 per Cent. Catßan 6 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent — Uo. 6 per Cent., B . Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Ccnt., 1BCG Do., Scrip, £32 paid C Pi , nibian, 6 per Cent. Danrsh 3 p x Cent., 1825 D inubian Principalities, 7 per Cent CS Do 8 per Cent., 1867 GG 1 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Con elgyptiar, 7 per Cent B5l i)o. Second Issue . -- D . £5lO Bonds Do. £IOC Bonds B9 8 Do. 1861 Do. £5 i 0 Bonds B6 Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 871 6} Government Railway Debentures ..... 93 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coupc l2i Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent ItiHan 5 per Cert., 1865 72 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — 1119xicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. . 1861 B i A per Cont. Anglo-French — Slontevidcau 6 per Cent. . — Moorish imperial 5 por Cent Now Granada . ... — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Laad Warrants (Hectares) Periviau s.per . Cent, 1865 • 72 i Do Account 72} i Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4} per. Cent.. 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7,'9,'60,''2,'3 41 } Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St B6} Do 4} per Cent. 1850 •Do 4} per Cent 1860 Do 3per Cent.; 1859 Do 5 por Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds BB Do. do. £Bl 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do. £B4 15s. do Bll Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Con . • 371 Do Account Do New Deferred 34/ Do Account Do Passive Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ... 62 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 64 31 3 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 331 I I D.) Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 DJ 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92i 3 Do. Account LATEST CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, 4.30 P.M. Since two o'clock Consols have advanced k per cent., the latest prices being 92i- 93 for transfer, and 93 for the account. Bar gold to the amount of £lO,OOO has been taken from the Bank of England. The return issued from the Bankers' Clearing House by George Derbyshire, chief inspector of the paid clearing, for the week ending the 11th Dec., is as follows : Thunday, .£10,031,000 Friday, 9,408,000 Saturday, 9,860,000 Monday, 8,436,000 Tuesday, 8,701,000 Wednesday, 6,603,000 Total t 53,042,000 The following are the principal alterations exhi bited in the Bank of England return published this afternoon :—A decrease of £33,885 in the Bullion, of £441,585 in the Active Circulation, an increase of £401,780 in the Reserve of Notes, of £210,320 Other Securities, of £153,054 in the Public Balances, and of £172,506 in the Private Balances. Foreign stocks have closed as follows :—ltalian, 451 ; Greek, 124 13} ; Spanish Passive, 251 26 ; and 3 per Cents., 35f 36. The latest prices of railway shares are as follows . Great Western, 444 444 ; Leeds, 123 1 ; Londons, 1141 144 ; Midland, 1111 1111 ; Brighton, 511 15 9 1 ; Caledonians, 75 751 ; Chatha►ns, 18k 19 ; Great Northern, 106 1081 ; ditto A Stock, 110 111 ; Metropolitan, 1151 116 ; South Eastern, 671 674 ; Sheffield, 47 471 ; North Eastern (Ber wick), 99 100 ; ditto (York), 94 95 ; North British, 33 31 ; Great Eastern, 304 31. BUTTER AND CHEESE FACTORIES. Forty years ago the State of New York grew a surplus of grain (wheat) for exportation, and " Genesee flour" was known and prized in many fo reign markets. Canal boats took in wheat at al most every storehouse, from Syracuse westward, and brought it to Troy, Albany., and this city, for manufacture and sale. Now all is changed. The Genesee valley is no longer mainly devoted to wheat ; even the counties west of Cayuga Lake no longer grow their own grain. Sheep hus bandry, once popular, is now on the wane. Dairying is rapidly supplanting all other farming in our rural districts, and we judge that the next census will return thrice the number of cows in our State reported in that which preceded it by a decade. And even dairying itself is undergoing a decided and rapid transformation, through the introduction and multiplication of factories for the systematic and wholesale production of but ter and cheese. These factories are located near the centre of each radius of three or four miles wherein grass and cows abound usually but one in a township as yet, though they are being rapidly multiplied. A mill stream and water power often determine the site, though we believe a small engine_ and boiler (four to ten horse) are preferred to a water-power. A cold and copious spring is well nigh indispensable ; a good stock of ice, well stored and saved, is desirable. A large reservoir (like a cellar) is dug in the ground and tightly walled with planks ; board platforms ex tend into this, floating on two or three feet of water, constantly renewed from the spring. In this reservoir, deep pails or cans are set and filled three-fourths full of milk—they sinking and floating in a like depth of water. The milk remains here 24 to 36 hours, when the cream is taken off and churned by steam or water-power—six to 24 churns being operated at once, with no draft on human muscle. The butter thus made each day, from cream in the very highest condition, is of such uniform and superior quality as to bring from 5 to 10 cents per pound more than farm dairies will command. And the milk, thus skimmed, is then made into cheese, rather mild in flavour, but palat able and of very fair quality. We never wish to eat better than some of this, made wholly of skimmed milk, and sold by the makers at 10 cents per pound to their entire satisfaction. It is cheaper than pork, and may be substituted as a staple article of diet for labouring men, to their great ad vantage and comfort. The milk is brought in by the farmers of the vicinage, weighed as received, and placed in the cooling vat as aforesaid. The farmers generally receive a dividend of the proceeds ; but the better plan is fast gaining ground of paying the cash for it as fast AS received, it being speedily turned into butter and cheese, which are cash articles. We estimate that the dairy product of our State will be increased at least one-fourth by the general introduction of these factories, and that the value of our grass lands will thus be enhanced at least 10 dole. per acre.—. New York Tribune., )'()UNION MIN I(4+. Pon Pedro, North Dcl Rey, 2 pm Scott'lsh Austral' in, lim., 1 BANNS. Angle- lustrian, 9 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 17 Australasia, i 21 Chartered .ler. of indla, London, and China, 29i Consolidated, litn., 4% English and lilt) de Janeiro, lite., 7 .1-16 London and N estrninster, 091 Ditto, Scrip. 381 Union of London, 361 XCISUELLANICO Ul3. Ceylon Company, sa Commercial Union, Insuranoe. 1f Credit Fonder of Enziand. lim.. 2 13-16 Egyptian 9 per Cent. Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt. Goy., Ditto, d tto, (all), 90} Gen. credit and Discount, lim.. 5} International Financial society, lim.. 2 13-16 Lonr'on and Provincial Marine, 1 9-10 c,riental Gas, lim., 6 Panama, New Zealand and Aus. R. Mail., 4f Royal Mail Steam, 61 Is South Australian Land, 37 .FARM PROSPECTS.—Thousands of acres hare been sown with wheat this autumn, and hundreds of acres have felt the unaccustomed pressure of the iron roller ; sc great has been the lack of moisture that fears have been entertained that some of the grain would scarcely germi nate, or if it did just " spear," the tiny radicle would hardly secure a sufficiency of nourishment to keep it going in the dry seedbed. So great has been the want of wet that oven some masters of hounds have talked of not hunting till we get more rain ; and one noted pack, Mr. Scrutton's, has struck work, till the Essex clays shall have absorbed mois ture enough to secure the hounds' foot and the horses' legs frJai danger from tip hard ground, Although agri cultural horses have not found their work quite so tough and leathery as it frequently is in autumn ; and although the clover layers have ploughed up short and brittle, in lieu of the tough unyielding furrow we have seen in a wetter season, still the extra breadth of wheat has thrown more than the customary amount of autumnal work upon their shoulders, and the result is now showing itself pretty plainly in, or rather on, the ribs and quarters of the team. Keep horses as you will, they must be treated generously from harvest to Christmas, or you will assuredly find them unable to do their work satisfactorily; at no other period have they such continuously severe labour, and it is mani festly very poor policy to let your horses "get down," for not only will the ploughman be compelled to shirk the work from sheer inability to plough the land well, and sound, and deep, but added to this, if horses are ever suf fered to get into poor condition, they aro then liable to be seized with colds, coughs (of a severe type sometimes) in fluenza, and epidemic. Any veterinary surgeon will tell us that in the event of disease overtaking an animal, it has a far worse chance of shaking off its malady if it should unfortunately attack him when low in flesh.— Land and Water. THE SUN, LONDON. THURSDAY E v ENiNG, DEC . :J:MBER 12, 1861. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, TOWN AND COUIVTIit. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.—JamCS Margaretti, a waiter, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with the following assault : Police-constable Francis Allwood, 186 C, said that last night he was called to Mr. Lemon's Tavern, Cranbourne-passage, to assist the barman in eject ing the prisoner, who was making a great disturb ance. On getting into the street the prisoner com menced a savage assault upon him, striking him in the mouth and loosening two of his teeth, biting his hand and kicking him. His coat was so smothered with blood that he was unable to wear it that morning. Mr. D'Eyncourt said the prisoner was not to knock the constables about because he thought pro per to get drunk, and he would have to pay a fine of £5 or two months. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A CLERGYMAN. A return has been issue.i ricts of Ireland containing iamentary comparingbi )roughs the die with the districts not containing bcrougia,. I t states that the mortality in the former was 20' pt 1,000 last year, and iu the latter only 14.1 per IA, 0 . A similar return for England gives the respa etive ratios in this country for 1865 at 24.7 and 21-4 per 1,000. The mortality in Ireland was under statt d • because the calculation for that country is made, not upon the estimate of the population in 1866, but upon the population enumerated at the Census of 1861, and the population has since decreased in number. These returns go cn to show the number of persons who, on marry isig, had to make their marks on the register, instea d of writing their names, adopting still the atover 2en tioned novel classification of the population. In Ire land, in districts containing Parliamentaryborouchs . 36.4 per cent of the men who married in 1865, airy d 33.5 per cent. in 1866, had to make their mark, ; and 49 . 9 per cent, of the women in 1865, and 46 .5 per cent. in 1866. The uneducated were r;onsi , :n "- ably more numerous in districts not co qtai.n: 7 .ng Parliamentary boroughs : 43.6 per cent. of t'ac T wen marrying in 1865, and 42.1 per cent, in 186 .6 ; and 53.7 per cent, of the women -in 1865, and 6 .2'4 per cent. in 1866. The ratios inter se show, in the dis tricts not containing Parliamentary boroughs, five women making their marks where four men iid so; in the districts containing boroughs the incr ease of instructed persons was greater among men . than among women. The contrast between Leins' ter and Connaught is striking enough ; in 1866 only 3.0 5 per cent. of all the men married in Le inster had to make their marks, but in Connaught 52.5 per cent.. In the great county of Mayo three in every five:: of the men marrying in 1866 and two in every three of the women hail to sign by mark, making- a larger absolute total than eveit in Cork. There were 30,151 marriages in Ireland last year, and: 11,677 of the men and 15,063 of the women m: .de their marks on the register instead of signing theiir names. With regard to England the present return 'comes no later than 1865. In that year 20.5 per cent. of the men marrying in districts containing Parliamentary boroughs, and 31.5 per cent. of the women had ta make their marks ; and in the other parts of the country as many as 26.3 per cent. of the men, but only 30.6 per cent. of the women, being a smaller ratio among women than in the borough districts—a dif ference especially remarkable in the metropolis, but observable in several midland counties, and generally in the north. In Ireland, at the census, there were were 2,024,054 people in the districts containing Parliamentary boroughs, and 3,774,913 in the rest 3f the country. In England the num bers were 11,991,413 and 8,074,811. But the regis trar's " districts" not being conterminous with towns, the first number does not accurately indi cate inhabitants of towns. The population of the Parliamentaryboroughs of Ireland was only 797,467 at the census, and of those of England 8,638,569. It must be borne in mind that unrepresented towns are not in these two returns classed with the boroughs. A special commission, appointed by the Lord Bishop of Worcester, was held on Tuesday after noon at the Swan Inn, Henley-on-Arden, to in vestigate certain serious charges made against the Rev. Thomas Jones, incumbent of Henley. The charges brought against Mr. Jones, and which were the subject of investigation, were misconduct, de meanour, language, and improper intimacy with a Mrs. Appleby, and with being guilty of conduct unbecoming his character and position as a clergy man, with habitual neglect of the aged, the sick, and the poor of his parish. The gentlemen forming the commission were Mr. P. H. Pepys, Chancellor of the diocese, Mr. Darwin Galton, J.P., and the Revs. Patrick M. Smythe, M.A. (Solihull), R. Seymour, M.A. (King witten), and C. Dolben, M.A., of Ipsly. The pa rishioners who had petitioned for the inquiry were Messrs T. B. Coachman and George Dartnell, churchwardens of the parish ; and Messrs. John Hunt, Joseph Smith, James Wakeman. and Dr. Fayrer. Mr. James Motteram, barrister, instructed by Coachman, appeared to conduct the inquiry on behalf of the petitioners; and Mr. Hawkes, of Bir mingham, to watch the case for Mr. Jones. The first witness examined by Mr. Motteram was Thomas Barnes Couchman, solicitor, in Henley, and one of the churchwardens of the parish. He deposed as to serious complaints having been made to him as to the conduct of Mr. Jones, the incum bent of Henley, and the subsequent steps that had been taken. Thomas Godfrey, the assistant parish clerk, stated that he was a saddler, carrying on business in Henley. He and a man named George Hem ming worked together in the shop. Mr. Jones was in the habit of coming to his shop every day, and sometimes twice a day. He could not say his object in coming. lie used to sit in the shop, smoke a bit of tobacco, and talk over the news of the day. Sometimes he talked to his servant, James Appleby. There bad been vulgar conversation carried on in the presence of Mr. Jones. Mrs. Emma Randall, living at Worcester, stated that she, in 1866, lived at Mr. Jones's house, and was attending a Mrs. Russell, who stayed there. Mr. Jones was in the habit of swearing. He made himself a great deal too free in manner with his servants. She had seen Mr. Jones come in from church to the kitchen, throw off his gown, and in quire for his wife in the most abominable terms. She deposed to further gross remarks made by Mr. Jones about his wifo. The house was not a fit house for a respectable woman to live in. Martha. Hughes said she was sometimes ago ser vant to Mr. and Mrs. Jones. She went in 1865, and remained until the 33th of last August. While she was there the conversation carried on was very bad. She confirmed the evidence of previous wit nesses as to the bad and indecent language used by Appleby and by Mr. Jones. Mr. George Dartnell, the father of Mrs. Jones, said he had frequently been called to Mr. Jones's house, after the scenes between Mr. Jones and his wife, Mr. Jones. maintained a very re served demeanour always in his (witness's) presence, and he believed it was only Mrs. Jones herself who knew what she suffered. One night he was called by Mr. Jones to see his daughter, and be found her in her dressing-gown, at the bedside. She was sob bing and crying most piteously, and was in a very excited and agitated state. He asked what was the matter, and Mr. Jones said it was all her own fault, and she replied, " Papa, you know that is not the case. Dou't believe him he is a bad and wicked man." This concluded the case for the petitioners, and the case was then adjourned. THE WHEEL OF LIFE.—The Christmas novelty produced by the London Stereoscopic Company, Cheap side, for the present year is of a most remarkable kind. It is ono which, whilst it cannot fail to interest end please both old and young as the most mirth-exciting and amusing optical toy ever discovered, will also puzzle the most scientific eavan to account for many of the very wonderful changes and effects that are by its agency produced. The Vs heel of Life coasists of a metal cylinder made to revolve horizontally on a centre pivot, around the sides of which 13 small slits of about two inches iu length and half an inch wide aro made, and tho objects forming the source of entertainment aro printed in colours on strips of paper. On one of thew strips bring placed within the cylinder, and it then 13.2i0g given a sharp turn, tha while series of figures seen through the slits become animated and perform a variety of antics which rival tIF of Leotard, Et hardo, and all the rest of the celebrated acrobat combined. Thus we can have vaulting, leaping, dancing ; in fact a thousand antics, all performed with the charac teristics of animated being's. There are also certain effects that will form a subject of consideration fur the highly scientific. For instance—when 14 figures are placed at the top and 12 at the bottom of the cylinder, the two rows move in a contrary direction. All we can say is that the Wheel of Life is a perfect won der—applicable for scientific purposes as well as amusement, and one which will produce the most hilarious merriment in every Claistmas party into which it is introduced, as it can bo seen by a whole room full of people at one and the same time by simply being set in Motion on the drawing room table. SHARE LlST,—This Day. ORDINARY :MARES AND ISTOCHS. 1 Closing t Paid.' ( 81 83 74 70 SO 2 4 71- 76 70 72 U 5 D 6 1 311 6 7 15 6 10i GJ ilO 1.1 ) 93 US 131 14 25 30 29 31 123 1:.3 H 18} 19 77 ;9 16 114 i 115 105 106 11 itll 66 62 33 31 93 101 03 95 1%0 132 Ili I lif 1 lip bs tiv 110 112 50 67 42 14 01 68 84 9) 145 .50 Bueineop I done. 71 51 Share. Railways. a ,4111.131 , 01 MI:6 runelel .... [, .. `sledonian ....• • ,ilurlait ' ric andliancion......; 'ornw.Lll üblin & Belfast June. un„ Perth, & A b.J uni e . . London, scrip Ces:t.. 20 gt st 100 _ Do. .Glasgow & S. Western ,Great Eastern, Ord. stkl I Do. E. Angl. st. No.: ,Circ itt North of Scotian: (.Ire:tt, Northern DJ. A stock atucK I Do. ticw, is. at '25 pail 'tits, and W. of Irclan We,:tcrn -Uril final D. 6. 1':,1. Lail gua.: Do. South W.ties Do. W. 5.1.:(1.—0x10n51 Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire.t Yorkshiri , Ib.indon and Illackwall on., Brigh., k S Coati on., Chat., and Dove i rl LLDo. Mctrop. Ex. A on. 6.; North Webtern Lou. 6; South Wester Mau., Slid., 6; Lincoln Ytetropolitan Do. Now Do. Exteu.siot...... lietrupolttau 110. do. do. )u. and St. John's IV Mlctland Do. .0 Share Do, 13irrain.. 4t Derby Alta IS eut . North iiritish ...... Do. lcd., Illy, St Dun. th. Eastern --Iterwier. Do. G.'4•J purely., Do. Leeds ..... Du. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. tockti:. Darling Do. do. ISOO-dl North London Do. do. 166 t 5 ..... Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. tit S. W. Junction I ticottish Central ' 'Soot. N. E Abcr. stuck! Uo. Scot, Mitt.stJak 1 Shropshire. Union Routh Devon ,outh E,istern . Staines, Wok., t Wok gaff Vale Do. C . Valc of death Waterford & Kilkenn; Waterloo & Whiteha. West Cornwall BRITISII MINES. am. Coneol. Gold, lint. 1 - 'hiverton liiford Amalgamated SO 5 7 • )evon G. Cone. (Tavlst 1 4.0 430 .trakewalls 2.1.0 4 t 'ast Bassett (Illogan) 291 15 17 s 'ast Caradon 2.11.. 5 6 .;ast Cara Brea 32 3 35 East Grenville 2.14.0 14 2 East (ituanialake 8.3.0 Mast Lovell 3.0.0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Tavietk 11.7.6 lf 21 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 Great L 'key, limited all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14. -- Great Wheal Busy 11.9.' - G. Wheal Vor (11elst.in 40 17 19 Grenville 9.0.6 4 1 Herod's Foot ... 8.10.0 35 37 Ilingston Downs 5.10. 21 21 Margaret (Uny .Lelant 13.17. • 6 8 harks Valley 4.10. 4/ 51 4 11wyndy Iron Ore, lira 31 21 11 New S ton North toskear N.Wh Basaett(lllogan 1.4.0 - North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 8.11.0 2 24 Providence y Lean tl 10.0.7 29 31 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 880 400 liouth Condurrow 3.2.0 1 1 S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 42 3 Stray Park 135.15. • 4 6 CBI Croft 9 15 14 13 Vigra and Clogan, lira all West Bassett (Illogan ( 14 1 11 18. Caradon (Liskeardi 11 19 11 West Chi verton ll 71 73 West 5et0n...... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 671 721 Wheal Buller (itedruth 16 25 27 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 16 18 Wheal Seton - Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 9 7 BICITISti rOSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic& St.Lawrenoe all 63 65 Rom., Barodaot Cen.ln. st gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. F shares lO p jp 141 1 01 Buffalo t Lake Huron all 35 4 10 Do. Preference 100 Butf.,Brant, &Goderich 5 p.c. 1872-3-4 .. 100 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., Urn.. 100 st rti,e Town & Duck, gu. 100 18 52 100 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p, all 99 1( 2 st ast. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 (3 104 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.o.i 100 110 1105 20 Do. J Extension .., 15 st irand Trnnkof Canada' lOU 17 18 100 Do. Equip. Mort, floods 1 charge 0 p.c all 83 85 180 Lo. Ist Pref. Bonds all bc 52 100 l'o. do deferred ..., ail 100 De. 2d I'ref. Bonds all 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoc 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. bp.c lOO 107 108 1111 11 23 o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2fh 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 2 r at ut. South of India gua. 5 per cent st Do. 41 per cent lov 112 94 et Do 2 201 , Treat Wea. of Canada all 151 154 201 Do. New - - 100 Do. 6p. o 1348. pay. 1873 all 95 87 100 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 67 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 2 Id at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 102' 195/ 2 I et Do. 42 do lOO 93 85 at Do. 41 do lOO 89 91 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 60 i.Yiel. & Ilobson's Bay all at .Itl.O'ds.,6polstpf.ba , 100 83 85 at &lode . lOO 100 101 1041 at Do. Delhi 20 . Do. do 05.,! 15 4 1 p st Do. Punjaub 100 99 100 at Do.lnduri St.Flot 100 85 87 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUItITIE6. drills') Columbia, 6 per; cent., De 0.31, 1872.... 100 -- - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 ... 100 103 105 181 o. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug..: 1 0 102 1(4 -- Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept' 100 101 1,3 , Do. sp. c. Jan. & July, 100 00 92 I Do. sp. o. Inscribed sk' 100 89 91 Cape o.llope, 6 p.c.1873' 100 102 104 - - 0o.Apl.&0c1 1890-1000 100 106 108 Do. do 1880-90' 100 104 1(6 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-01 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 95 ,7 ,Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 I Do. 1878, do lOO 11) 11:1 Nlatirltius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July 100 105 1(7 -- Do. 1878 .. lOO 106 108 Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 107 109 Natal eiov. 6 per cent lOO 1(4 106 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 103 105 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1870 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to-1895 100 971 981 071 1 8 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 -- - - Do. 5 per cent.... .... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 103 105 ueensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 104 1031 6 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-1 1 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 110 11 Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. & July 100 I Do. do, r 1 pril & Oot lOO 110 112 1101 wEsTr lINSTE R. EXTRAORDINM;Y CIIAtIGE OF FRAUD.—Samuel Hoare, an elderly man, was charged with fraud under very extraordinary circumstances. Mr. Smyth, solicitor for the prosecution, stated the case—On the 15th of July, 1866, the prisoner was engaged by Mr. W. Drake, of Chapel-street, West►ninster, boot and shoe maker, as an assistant, and it was part of his business to sell goods in the shop. There were stated prices for everything amongst them, 9s. for Blucher boots, and 9s. for lace-up's. The fraud complained of was that the prisoner exceeded these prices and pocketed the excess. The effect of this fraud was most injurious to both employer. and customer. Mr. Arnold—He . did not then pay the extra money to your client ? Mr. Smythe—No, he did not; he kept it himself. Mr. Arnold—lf he accounted for it it would only be extra zeal. It is a.iery extraordinary case. Mr. Smyth—l feel that it is. Mr. Arnold—lt would not be an embezzlement, because he did not receive this extra money by virtue of his employment. Do you know of any precedent? Mr. Smyth—l do not. Mr. Drake said he had had 50 complaints of over charge of this description. His business had fallen off very much through it. Mr. Ball proved buying a pair of boots of the prisoner aboat the end of last month for 9s. 6d. - Prisoner said that that was quite correct. He had often charged more than 9s. for the boots, but that was not for the same class of goods as Mr. Drake had spoken of ; it was for misfits or boots made to order which had never been fetched. Mr. Drake denied that such was the case. Another witness was called, who deposed to buy ing a pair of boots at prosecutor's for 9s. 6d. Prisoner said that he had accounted for all the money he received. Mr. Drake declared most positively that he bad not. Prosecutor's books were produced, but there was no entry what the sums were for. Thomas Cottingham, foreman to Mr. Drake's father, 257, Whitechapel-road, bootmakers, gave prisoner a good character. He also said that if the boots were large sized (10's) the price was extra. Prosecutor said that in the two cases now brought forward the sizes were 6 and 8. Mr. Arnold said the case was one full of difficulty, and remanded prisoner for a week on his own recognisances. THAMES. SINGULAR APPLICATION.—MT. Samuel Poynter, barrister, accompanied by Mr. Gill, of the firm of Morris, Stone, Townson, and Morris, solicitors, applied to Mr. Benson for a summons against a German sugar baker, in the service of Hall and Boyd, in St. George-in-the-East, for sending two libellous and defamatory letters to Mr. John Bull winckle, a publican in the same parish, imputing to hint that he had carried on a criminal intercourse with the sugar baker's wife, and demanding com pensation for the same. The learned counsel said the letters were in the German language, and said he had translations of them. The writer of them demanded first £lOO, and in the second letter £2OO as compensation for the damage he had sustained through the alleged immorality of Mr. Bullwinckle promising "to quit the country if the money was paid and if it was not, Mr. Bu]lwiuckle's whole family, little and big, should know." The accused party also said it would be a bad job for Mr. Bullwinckle if the money was not paid, and held out threats of an exposure. Mr. Poynter said it was not the wish of the complainant to abridge the liberty of the subject, and have a warrant to arrest the accused. A summons would be sufficient in the first instance to bring the party before the court. Mr. Benson said he did not think that he should be justified in granting process. The threat of exposure and the demand for money did not impute to Mr. Bullwinckle that he had committed any indictable offence. He did not think the statute quoted by the learned counsel would apply in this case. Mr. Poynter said that Lord Ellenborough, in a case where a gentleman had threatened to accuse a clergyman of fornication, was of opinion that the statute would apply. Mr. Benson said that a clergyman would be liable to ecclesiastical censure and deprivation of his office for fornication. Mr. Poynter— ind there is the threat in the second letter to my client; it will be a bad job for you if the mcney is not paid. Mr. Benson said that had reference to the former observation, " I will expose you," in the first letter. He did not think the clergyman's case was analo gous to this, however reprehensible might be the conduct of the party now charged. A man of ordinary firmness and prudence ought to treat such letters with the contempt which they deserve. Mr. Poynter said if the magistrate refused the summons, and prevented Mr. Bullwinckle denying upon oath the unfounded accusations made against him, he would be without a remedy. Mr. Benson—lf the threat is carried out be will not be without a remedy. Mr. Poynter and Mr. Gill than retired. 11/ AR KE TS— ( 2 his Day.) METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To day's market was tolerably well, but nut to say heavily, supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. As the attendance of butchers was rather limited all breeds moved off heavily, and, in some instances, the quotations had a drooping tendency. The extreme top price was 5s per 81bs. Although the show of sheep was rather limited sales progressed heavily, and late currencies were with difficulty supported. The best Downs and half brads sold with difficulty st from 4s 10d to 5s per 81b. The demand for calves was heavy, on former terms. We have no change to notice in the value of pigs. The supply was moderate. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. sd s d sd s d Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Praecrs-wool sheep 4 4 4 8 second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Prime b'thdown do 4 10 5 8 Prime large oxen ..4 2 4 6 Large Coarse calres 4 4 4 0 Prime Scots, &c.... 4 85 0 Prime small do 410 5 4 Crse. and iuf. stieep.3 4 3 8 Large h ogs .3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..3 10 4 2 Smal! porkers 3 if 4 2 Suckling calves, 23e to 2's ; and quarter old-store pigs, 2;8 to 211 s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 1,351 Beasts ....... ........... 27.0 Cows. C0w5..... - Sheep and lambs 4,200 Sheep awl 1 imbs Calves 9i talre s eigs. 3OO Pi g s NEWGATE AND LEIDENBALL. Beef Mutton 3 oto t 13 Pork ........... 3 0 to 1 0 ler Slb b 3 Lilo carcase. HAY. SMITHFIELD. — Meadow hay, 55s Od to 80s ; clover, 60s to 100 s ; and straw, 30s to 366 per load. A short supply. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow , , hay, 55s Od t o 85 s ; clover, 60s to 105 s; and straw, 30 s to 36s per load. A slow sale. WHITECRADEL.—Meadow n hay, 55s t o 85 s Od ; clover, 60s to 105 s; and straw, 30 s to 065 per load. Demand inactive. COAL MARKET. Price per Ton at the Cio a dl Ifollywell Main... 19 6 Tunstall l9 0 Iletton Lyons Smith Itotton Toes 2l 9 Caradoc '2o 9 East Hart1ep001,,,.,,,, 21 3 a d Cowpen Hartley Braneepeth Cannel lB 6 H , wthorn lB 9 Original IT arclerool Buddle'a W. Hartley lB 9 20 3 13 radyell'8liettou 2O 6 1141 I 115 111 111 f i 10/ 1 1 111111) EDITION• Hank of England ' An Account, pursuant to tap. 32, for tho week ending IgsrE DE Nos issued 563,580 X 35,563,580 BANKIXG Proprietors'Capi tal ,..,(14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts Other Deposits.. 18,671),523 Seven Days and other Bills 555,305 -£12,608,091 SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. turns,—This Evening, ,ho Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1867. 'ARTMENT. 'Govern:rd. Dobt £11,013,100 Other Securities 3,981,9UU Gold Cuiu and Bullion Silver Bullion X 35,563,580 3PAIITMF.NT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) £12,319,203 Other Securities 17,1)26,322 Notes 12,162,595 (Jolt and Bilvor Coin .. 1,099,977 442, 608,097 BANK OF FRANCE PARIS, Dec. 12. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day shows the following changes com pared with the previous account : INCREASE. Cash Private accounts ....... Treasury balance DECREASE. Bills discounted Notes 15,600,000fr. 100,000 f r. Advances RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 11. The Emperor has sanctioned the proposal of the War Minister for the construction of breech-loaders for the Russian army. Both the Government and private gun factories are most actively engaged in preparing the new arm. An Imperial ukase has been issued decreeing the ntroduction of the new Customs tariff from 1869. STUTTGART, Dec. 11 (Evening). In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the debate came on upon the subject of the diplomatic repre sentation of Wurtemburg abroad. Baron von Varnbuler spoke upon the policy of Wurtemburg. The Minister declared himself strongly opposed to the entrance of the country into the North German Confederation. Such a measure would entail an increased yearly expenditure of five million thalers. The railways and postal system would pass into other hands. The Govern ment had done its utmost in acceding to the treaty of alliance, and had fulfilled its national duty. The Ministry would adapt its policy to circum stances. The Chamber then voted the suppression of the post of Minister of Wurtemburg at Florence. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty ,his afternoon : Navigating Lieutenant—Mr. John Jones, to the Royal Oak. Chief Engineer—Mr. George A. Luck, to the Royal Oak, First-Class Assistant-Engineers—Mr. James W. Comp ton, to Asia, for service in Steam Reserve Office ; Mr. Robert Chiswell, to the Octavio. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. URES FOR 1868. UARY. Nottingham Spring 25 Derby Spring 11. Epsom Spring Meotiug 24 Northampton Lewes Spring Newmarket Ist Spring 27 I Path Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden I Epsom Summer NE. I Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Chelmsford Summer I Alexandra Park 3O LY. Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July , Goodwood UST. York Oxford Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge 11BER. Koko Hendon . Monmouth Newmarket Ist October 22 West Drayton 2l) GER. RACING FIXT I FEBR Lincoln.. Harrow.. 20 MA: Liverpool Spring M 3 Chelmsford Spring 3.1 10 West Drayton l2 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Salisbury l4 West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Ascot Summer 9 Windsor Summer JU Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July 7 Reading Liverpool l6 Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Windsor Egham lB Hastings SEPT Warwick Ab:Dgdou 3 Leicester Doncaster 8 liebr4ond OCT Bedford 1 Newmarket Houghton 19 Newmarket 2d October 5 Worcester Cheltenham l3 NOVI, Shrewsbury MBE It, 10 STEEPLECHASES. DECEMBER. St. Albans 5, 6 1 Ealing Hendon Kingsbury lO Wiltshire County & Beaufort Hunt • A . Selling Plate of 2:5 sovs, added to a Handic.ip of 8 soya each, for three year olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for 30 sovs ; winners after publication of the weights 61b extra; about two miles. Tho Hyde Plato (Handicap) of 40 sovs; the winner of the Kingsbury Cup or Metropolitan Handicap 101 b, or of any other race 71b extra; about two miles and a half. Age st lb Camilluq ... 5 10 4 Savannah ... ... a 10 2 Wellesley ... 4 10 0 Risk ... 5 10 Q Signal ... 6 10 0 Sylph ... ... 5 10 0 Love in a Mist a 10 0 Faint Heart ... 4 10 0 Marmora a 10 0 Torpedo ... 5 10 0 . Age st lb Flyfisher a 13 *0 Sir Bobby.., a 12 0 Patience (h b) a 11 7 Red Rose ... 5 11 0 Stiff ... 6 11 0 The Guide... ... 511 0 Helice ... 6 11 0 Gorsehawk ... a 11 0 Peignoir a 10 4 Wedding Peal ... 510 4 Kronberg .. 5 10 4 The Hunters' Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 30 added ; four year olds list 71b, fivo 12st 41b, six and aged 12st 71b; mares allowed 31b, and maidens having ru❑ twice 71b; winners of a flat race, hurdle race, or steeplechase, in the present year once 61b, twice 10Ib extra; professional jockeys 51b extra. About throe miles. 20 subs. Kennet 6 yrs, Bedlarnite 3, The Bell 6, Tom Bowline aged, Goosettep 6, Reginald aged, IVaterperry aged, Fleetwing (h b) 6, Badminton 5, King Torn aged, Morris Dancer (11 b) aged, Bicester (h b) age'l, Father O'Leary aged, Sensation 6, Nell Gwyune, WAterstown (h b) 5, Italia 4, b g by Stockwell out of IVaverley's dam 4, Laura (h b), 6, and Corkscrew (h b) 5. A Selling Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; four year olds lOst 71b, five list 31b, six and aged list 71b; the winner to be sold for 50 soya ; if entered for 30 sovs allowed 71b. About two miles, not over the In ook. A Selling Steeplechase Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 25 added; the winner to be sold for 30 sovs; winhers after Dec. 6 (at three p.m.) 71b extra. About two miles. 6 subs. Age st lb Age st lb Monitor (h b) ... 512 7 Rapture ... all 10 Temple Bar ... 4 11 13 Love in a Mist ... a 11 10 Penelope (11 b) 111 10 ... a 11 4 A Steeplechase Plato of 30 sovs ; four year olds list, five list 101 b, six and aged 12st ; winners this year of any steeplechase 61b, twice 101 b extra ; winner to be sold for 100 soya; if for 60 sovs allowed 41b, 40 811), 20 111 b Three miles. PROGRAMME OF ST. ALBANS STEEPLECHASES THURSDAY, DEC. 19. The Selling Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sovs each, 1 ft, with 20 added ; three year olds 10st 71b, four Ilst 71b, five, six and aged list 12Ib ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs (if 30 sovs allowed 71b); about two miles. The Harpenden Plate (Handicap) of 40 sovs; winners of any steeplechase after Nov. 29 (at 11 a.m.) 7lb extra; about two miles. Comberton Hornet ... Laura ... Revolver Foxholes Trap Vindicator La Pique ... Ago st lb ... a 12 12 ... a 12 0 ... 6 11 10 ... a 11 9 ... 5 11 5 ... a 11 0 ... a 11 0 ... 5 11 0 Age st lb Sinite a 10 7 Pearl ... 4 10 7 Porttiro .. 6 10 6 Merry Horn (h b) 410 6 Stiff 610 6 Diomed ... 6 10 5 Harbinger a 10 4 Legerdemain 5 10 4 Caustic ... 410 4 Rosebud ... 6 10 3 Robber a 10 3 Leicester ... 6 10 2 Black Rock ... 6 10 2 Signal ... ... 610 2 Crafty ... 4 10 2 Vici ... 3 10 0 Boss 5 10 0 Wedding Peal 5 10 0 Paint Heart ... 4 10 0 Harcourt ... ... 6 10 12 Serious Case ... a 10 12 Darkness (h b) .. a 10 11 Helice 5 10 11 Francikau ... 6 10 10 The Guide ... 5 10 10 Bm by Leopold (h b) 6 10 9 Arthur ... alO 9 Woodbury Hill (h b) a 10 8 Triumpher 6 10 8 Ace of Hearts ... alO 7 Krouberg ... 5 10 7 Tho Aristocratic Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sous each 3 ft, with 50 added ; winners after Nov. 29, at 11 a.m., 71b extra; gentlemen riders. About three miles. 22 subs. Age st lb Age st lb Benazet a 12 7 Highilyer a 10 10 Despatch ... ... a 12 4 Bishopton ... 5 10 8 Hornet ... ... al2 2 Public Opinion ... 610 4 Clansman ... 5 11 8 Black Rock ... 6 10 4 Lady Newark ... a 11. 4 B mby Leopold(hb) 610 4 Cabin Boy (h b) all 2 Tom Thumb ... 510 4 Arlescott ... a 11 0 King Alfred 6 10 4 Harold ... 510 13 Leotard ... alO 0 Ace of Hearts a 10 11 Marmora a 10 0 Spatchcock a 10 11 Kronberg ... 5 10 0 Badminton ... 5 10 11 Vigil a 10 0 The Hunt Steeplechase Plate of 40 sovs, for hunters; llst 71b each ; thorough breds 71b extra ; to be ridden by gentlemen, farmers, on their sons. About three miles. Ben (It b) aged, Badminton 5 yrs, Wrangler aged, Hip polyte aged, \Yaterperry aged, The Cripple, Patience (12 b) aged, Moonbeam (h b) aged, Darkness (h b) aged, Loud wa ed.ter (h b), Seakale 5 yrs, Panther aged, Black Swan (h b) g a The Steeplechase Free Handicap of 10 sous each, 8 ft. ; winners after Nov. 22 Ot 9 a.m.) "ilb extra. About two miles. 10 subs. Age st lb Sir Bobby ... a 12 7 Cabin Boy , a 11 3 Arlescott 11 3 Ace of Hearts a 11 0 Foxholes ... 3 10 10 • Age st lb Serious Case a 10 9 ~. a 10 4 Stiff 6 10 0 Nabocklish ... 6 10 U Wedding Peal ... 5 10 0 FRI DAY. The Selling Handicap Plato of 30 goys ; the winner to be sold for 40 sous. About two miles. The Luton Plate (Handicap), of 30 sovs ; winners of any steeplechase after Nov. 23 (at 11 a.m.) 71b extra; about two miles. Age st lb Flyfisher Lady Newark ...... a 11 7 Trap Franciscan La Pique Serious Case a 11 3 Oldminster Darkness (h b) a 11 2 Woodbury Hill (h b) a 11 2 Arthur Ben (h b)) a 11 2 Triumpher Robber Helico 5 11 0 The Guide 5 11 0 Jacob a 11 0 Portfire Ace of Hearts Harbinger a 10 12 Age et lb Leicester Harcourt Kronberg Joker 5 10 12 Siaite a 10 11 Northil1.. Pearl Bm by Leopold (h b) 6 10 9 Diorned Legerdemain 5 10 9 Merry Horn (h b) 4 10 9 Wedding Peal Black Rock Signal 6 10 7 Caustic Paint Heart Crafty 4 10 0 Vici 3 10 0 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived—James McQueen, from Eludickewall; Ontario, from Charlotte-town George Herbert, from Bahia; Fairlie, from Lysekehl ; Screpta, from Gothenburg ; William Tap6cott, from New York ; Nina, from Stettin ; Star of the West from Algoa Bay ; Thetis, from Sulina ; Posi choir, steamer, from Bordeaux ; Florence, steamer, from Antwerp; Lord John Russell, steamer, from Dunkirk; Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdain ; Sephora, steamer, from Bordeaux ; Baron • Osy, steamer, from Antwerp ; Concordia, steamer, from Boulogne; Seine et Tatnise, steatnr, froth Paris ; Thames, steamer, from Now York. JANUARY, 1868 Manchester ,„ FEBRUARY. Birmingham MARCH. Grand Military l6, 17 I Cheltenham ...., ~. 26, 27 PROGRAMME OF THE METROPOLITAN (KINGS BURY) GRAND STEEPLECHASES. TUESDAY, DEC. 17. The Maiden Steeplechase of 30 soya, for all ages, &c.; lls 71b each ; half brods allowed 71b; about two miles, not over the brook. 23 subs. Penelope (11 b) 6 yrs, Bedlamito 3, The Belle (h. b) 6, Signal 6, Peignoir aged, 'l'om Coke 4, Iconoclast aged, Leicester 6, Militiaman (h b) aged, Faint Heart 4, B tthy any 5, Black Swan (h b) aged, Charmion aged, Elsie Yen ner aged, Wellesley 4, Sensation 6, Mouitrees h b) 4, Merry Harp 4, W!tterstown (h b) 5, Redan (11 b) aged, Laura (h b) 6, Cantharides 4, Savannah aged. The Uxendor. Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft (to the fund) with 40 added ; winners after Doc. 6 (at tkree pin.) 71b extra ; throe miles. Age st lb Flyfisher a 13 0 Comborton ... a 12 10 Benazet ... a 12 6 Arlescott a 10 12 Helico ... 5 10 12 Pensioner ... ... 610 9 Wings of the Wind 5 10 6 The Kingsbury Cup (Handicap), value 100 sovs, by sub scription of 10 sous each, with 50 added ; winners after Dec. 6 (at 3 p.m.) 71b extra; about two miles and a half. 11 subs. Age st lb Leotard ... a 10 6 Kronberg... 5 10 4 Kingfisher (11 b) ... a 10 4 Wedding Peal 5 10 4 Nabocklish alO 0 Signal 6 10 0 Age st lb Laura ... 6 12 7 Sir Bobby ... a 12 7 Musketeer... ... 6 11 7 The Guide... 5 11 7 Cabin Boy (h b) a 11 7 Jassy 5 11 2 Age st lb Northern Light ... a 11 0 Sylph ... 510 7 Torpedo 5 10 7 Iconoclast a 10 2 Somerled ... 3 10 0 WEDS: ;t DAY. The Metropolitan Handicap of 10 soya each, 3 ft (to the fund), with 100 added ; winners after December 2 (at 6 p.m.) of the value of 50 soya 51b, or two of 100 sous 101 b extra.; weights not accumulative; three miles. Age st lb Comberton a 12 10 Benazet ... a 12 Daisy a 12 8 Fan ... 5 11 6 Sir Bobby ... a 11 6 Musketeer... ... 5 11 4 King Alfred 6 11 4 Patience ... a 11 2 Bishopton ... 5 11 2 Foxholes ... 5 11 0 Spatchcock a 11 0 Arlescott a 10 12. 610 12 Pensioner ... 6 10 10 Cabin 80y... a 10 8 Wings of the Wiud 5 10 6 Northern Light a 10 6 Vindicator... ... 5 10 6 Mouitress 4 10 6 Corkscrew... ... 5 10 6 L.S.D. is. .„ alO 6 Age st lb Portland ... a 10 4 The ... 5 10 4 Clansman .... 10 4 Greenland ... ... 6 10 2 Fairy Mount ... 5 10 2 Harcourt 6 10 2 Hippolyte a 10 2 Jassy ... 510 0 Faustus 6 10 0 Polestar ... 510 0 TOpthorne... ... a 10 0 Sylph 5 10 0 Nabocklish a 10 0. LIIINTOUCO a 10 0 Love iu a Mist ... a 10 0 Bandolina ... a 10 0 Captain Crosstree... a 10 0 Elsie Venner ... a 10 0 Badminton 5 (paid) Mother of Pearl .„ 4 (patid) CASUALTIES AT AEA, %fr. Henry jeula, hon. sec. to the Statistical CoMmittee of Lloyd's, has comprised a series of statistics relating to shipping casualties. They enable comparisons .to be clran n between the years 1864, 1866, and the first half year of 1867. It appears that the increase in casualties at sea more than keeps pace with the increase of shipping. While ships have increased 34'5 per cent., the casualties have been augmented 52'27 per cent. The average of total losses from collisions on the coasts of the United Kingdom during the last ten years was 463. The number in 1885 was 562—an excess of 21'38 per cent. Of collisions result. ing in partial losses there was a preponderance in 1866 of 31'14 per cent. So far the percentage of casualties for 1867 has been greater than for 1866. Mr. Jeula's figures necessarily disclose only partially the causes of marine disasters. One, however, which ho believes exercises a very serious influence, is capable of being shown in figures. It seems that for several years the number of men em ployed in shipping and the proportion of men to tonnage has been gradually declining. In 1850 the average number of men per sailing vessel in the home trade was 4 . 36 ; in 1866 it was 3'34. There were then 5'78 men for every 100 tons ; there are now 4 - 60. Our steam shipping carried 8/9 men per 100 tons in 1850, and in 1866 only 6'12. It is suggested that with more hands a better look. out would probably be kept, and the number of collision ' lessened, . In commenting on the figures Mr. Jeula says :—" The enormous increase in the casualties reported during 1866 proves, I fear, with unhappy conclusiveness (even allowing for 1864 being a favourable and 1866 an unfavourable year) that our progress as a people in endeavouring to eliminate unnecessary danger and suffering from other branches of commercial enterprise of even the most perilous descrip tions, has not extended ibeelf in a proportionato degree to our mercantile marine." THE LATE FALL OF A VIADUCT.—Mr. T. Wooll - chairman of the South Devon Railway, sends the following statement to the Western Horning News con cerning the rumours as to the fall of a viaduct in Wales:— " The account which appeared in the papers of the fall of liencadiam Viaduct on the Vale of Neath Railway was entirely fabulous. The viaduct was in process of being done away with by having a bank tipped under and about it to carry the line. It is situated at the foot of a steep gradient, down which the trains frequently run away. On the occasion of the accident a train was running at a great speed down this bank when, it is supposed owing to a broken axle, a waggon in the middle of the train jumped off the line, and the remainder of the train heaped up over it, knocking away the parapet of the viaduct and cutting through the planking. The traffic consequently had to be worked on one line for a day or two, and it was found best after the wreck was cleared away to take up the remainder of the planking and lay a road on the new bank. The report of the giving way of the viaduct originated from this accident,'',