The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-04 00:00:00

........ Novels. of " Oliver Ld. 4 , The Old fall. ahnents of the Prk3— begral 3 The Pickwick' later by th e e of "itilartiu 3cl before .vo celebrated and the ion of those ion of th e , T squander ed )ooks.—boola :hasers, Pu b ' is and at s° L) edition t ° ition, to the i trds inodifio as the cheap e all so of ten tent, are 0 0/1 this handie ° ' Gila° er words th e 'les Dicken s ' letter-prel 'rations, and erage for n e ad sixpence' ,ever. NO 3kWOOd aLla 1 ,,f e 0 iot. Iyool' F , -1 y MARKET AND OMMERCIAL :' N TI, i, i f:4 tt 7 - 7 r, .1 TWELYE O'CLOCK. In the general Discount Market there continues to be a moderate inquiry, the payment due to-day (the 4th of the month) having been in a great mea sure provided for. The rates current, however. re nlain unaltered, being it per cent. for first-class abort -dated paper. The Sumatra, from Alexandria, has brought only £ 1 ,540 in gold ; tho Shannon, from Brazil, has arriv ed with £6,460 ; an d t h e T amar, f rom the West Indies, brings £68,000 in specie. the following letter has been addressed by the chairman of the Spanish Passive Committee to Lord Stanley : " Guisnes Court, Kelvedon, Essex, ItlDec. 3, 1867. Lord,—l am exceedingly obliged to your ord s hi_ Sou p 7 for your kind letter informing me that have been pleased to forward, through his of Spain Minister at Madrid, to the Government p sPain the letter of the Committee , of Spanish ~,aLS,SiVe Bondholders of the 23d of November, for of beg respectfully to tender you the thanks the committee. I will avail myself of, this op unity to correct a slight but immaterial error which occurred in the said letter." i n "? was not a comm itt ee o f th e C or t es , a; s t a t e d t , t hat letter, that estimated the land assigned to it " bondholders at a minimum of £8,700,000 ; but th 2 v as a commit tee appo i nte d b y Roya l d ecree on ta ' 2 d of J une, 186 4, expressly to report upon litters relating to the public debt. t hA " The diff erence i s un i mportant, as t h e report o f co mmittee is as official as if it were given by a co' remittee of the Cortes. I think it right to explain to your Lordship this stplentary mistake, si m ply b ecause I wish to be Iz le tlY accurate, in order that the Spanish Govern- L sten, s hould not be able to impeach any part of our ws a `culent.—l h ave the honour to b e, my L ord, " lir moat obedient, humble servant, "R. R. ISHERWOOD, Chairman of the " the Spanish Passive Committee. Right Hon. Lord Stanley, her Majesty's First Minister for Foreign Affairs." di A 1°12,1 - report has been received from Mr. C. J. ef l) P le hY, the cr e dit ors ' represen t a ti ve , on th e a ff a i rs th the Blakely Ordnance Company, but it appears lotion great progress has been made in the liqui- C n consequence of the position assumed by t h - P t ahl Blakely. The total estimated assets of e ctuPany are about £84,525. th•dessrs. Frohling and Goschen have given notice lin t the coupons of the United Danubian Principa 4,7,''ight per Cent. Loan of 1867, due Ist ti n ' tl 7, 1868, an d th e b on d s d rawn f or re d emp - N'?ill be paid at their offices, 12, Austi n -f r i ars , tnat date, and on any subsequent Monday, Tues lh ur s d ay , or F r id ay. es sra• Helmuth and S c h w artz, in their wool Price current state as follows :—" The annexed citiatiti ties have up to date been offered in our Publi c . 1 Sales of wool, which commenced on Nov. 14, -- 6 ( , 2 ' 49 4 bales Sydney, 9,316 bales New Zealand b '';' l bales Port Phillip, 28,038 bales Cape, 2,081 bales Adelaide 1,006 bales Van Diemen's Land, 920 W e l ter sundries; total, 63,766 bales. The sale room is Cer attended than during the first week, and there h o illere ased spirit in the biddings. While at first the tilltne trade were almost the only buyers of COHN takTee, the Continent now appears also willing to 41 : a fair s h are of the quantities offered. A teber of buyers have come over, and their ti o e :, -Ile e accounts in part for the increased anima gr". Prices for some descriptions, such as Cape e tl a d 3e and Sydney scoured, are Id. to Id. higher, the altogether wools cannot be bought quite so (1 4 „ a , 13 as on the fi rs t f ew n i g ht s o f th e sa l es . I now "c Australian ' com bi ng woo l s ra th er eas i er th an p er s` e Ptember ; a ll o th er d escr ipti ons ld. t o 1f d l lower." With A . . regard to the Manchester markets Messrs. a very dull a - A "U Co. state as follows :—"We have had cr e e a,uull market during the past week and in saie-eu anxiety on the part of producers to effect or a s t : W hich have led to a further reduction in prices, thi; ; (3ll t id. per lb. on yarns and 3d. per piece on efi r ;: n gs• As, however, these concessions f a il to th e ; t he desi re d o bj ec t, it i s scarce l y poss ibl e, f rom deo-rifling transactions reported, to name the exact ce tt ine • Buy ers , gu id e d b y th e l ower pr i ces o f u a „ t °4 i n America an d wea k er con diti on o f t h e nit e rn market, l oo k f or a more f avoura bl e oppor- Th Y to make p urc h a s es ." . e dew Honduras Loan has receded to 11} ttithtintio and Great Western R a ilway Deben -4 n ava risen f, t o 21 23 ; an d th e C onso lid a t e d ,gage Bond s remain firm at 19 20. O ttn e suspension has been announced of Messrs. : 110 z) and Co., commission merchants. No er li g , 4 k nown at present with regard to the assets Niters • oilities. A nnexe d i s th e c i rcu l ar i ssue d t o the W e 20, Milk-street, London, Dec. 3. Le k , regret having to inform you that, in consequence of ro I°B ses and the stagnation of trade, we have been r4 Dell e d the -to suspend payment. Our books have been placed rho e u . - ; ',,"8 of Messrs. F. B. Smart and Snell, accountants 61131.:,c'tconvone a meeting of our creditors as early as pos ',e are, i t c ., OTTO, lloz, and Co. Two o'CLocx. but b English St oc k M ar k e t h as s li g htl y i mprove d , atid 'i t e k r Y few tr ansac ti ons h ave b een entere d i nto liav,:uere is still ra th er a d u ll appearance. Consols the ; adva nced 1-16th, and are no w quo t e d 935 for ,iiikleary account, N ew Threes are 92/ ; Reduced An -22-It ' 8 ) 9 2/ ; Bank Stock, 2445 ; India ditto, le o ; ditt o 5 8 per Cents., 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 4 ; and ditto Certificates, 100. fe , o 4csl lalleous and Finance shares . are in some 8 1) 0 11st anees a shade flatter. Atlantic Telegraph d 0;.: C ents. have declined to 814, Peninsular an C O l , -4t al Steam to 581 1, London General Omnibus i Co a -Pa tlY are dealt in at 1 13-16, Honduras m Bay tak?) ltil Y at 151, and Viceroy of Egypt's or Lo 15;, at 73. saeteaverY limited amount of business has been tran j4sta; t he Railway Sha re M ar k e t , an d i n a f ew to 131 Ce8 Prices h ave aga i n shown depression, owing l\l'ogel liat ive sales. B r i g ht on h ave d ec li ne d 4 , 1/hif" Eastern (B erw i ck) 4, and Metropolitan f, a iled C4l edenian have improved 1, and Lancashire c lilot s - f ? rit 'hire 5. The following are latest current 22, - elas : Great Western, 444 441 ; Leeds, 1 14 123 4 ; Londons, 113/ 114 ; Midland, 1115 4 th ; Ilrighton, 51; 521 ; Caledonians, 754 76 ; ditt 4 , - " a n 3 s, 19 195 ; Great Northern, 1064 1074 ; A Stock, 110 1104 ; Metropolitan, 1181 401,11, So Eastern, 671 671; Sheffield, 47 475 ; 494 Eastern (Berwick), 995 100 ; ditto (York), 8 0A . 4 ; North British, 33 34 ; Great Eastern, 305 very dulls in the Foreign Stock Market has been jN ia gall, and prices generally show weakness. 1)a ' Li h ave declined 5 to 461; Mexican 5, to 165; e,itit!ll Passive, to 258 ; and the New 3 per ten aai Stock 1-16, to 35/ ; Turkish 5 per Cents. the :44 e4 v3r, at 33/ ; and Greek Bonds 135 ; , t o .11r EgYptian 9 per Cent. Loan has advanced Th s t • 4 Nv e ore igil and Colonial lines continue very 9 in- . %Qat, Great Luxembourg are nominally 1 , terti tiWestern of Canada are marked 16} ; Eas t • 105 ; Great Indian Peninsula 1105 AriaTtld Bombay and Baroda, 1045 i• s hire s ellesla Securities are still very firm, and Erie 6 ' 2 0 Allay° advanced /, to 48 49 ; United States —°11(18 Continue at 715 : ; and Illinois at 894 Eltead," at rat shares continue in moderate es request, City Bank are mar k e d 12 121 ; 1164 i al ° Qn clett°lllae, 91 5 ; Lo n d on an d County, 54 sad .) re l'n and Westminster, 704 ; Chartered rs aetil e of India, Londun, and China, 29i 301 ; uriental Bank Corporation, 435. 'VINING AIARKE'r. 111 thellive Inarket there has been a fair demand , t WEDNESDAY, Two P.M. for titotrt°4 Moor, West Caradon, Clifford, 1\ es (11.144„) rti nee of Wales, and West Basset, at slightly t tiotiageed rates. Annexed are the closing (1 41: 1) g quo a `451(1, art -- , rea l -- ; Chiverton Moor, $4 3 i„ -‘• 4 ti ; Clifford Amalgamated, 5i G ; East Basset, 40. -,,,ttst C amde n ss, 57 . East Lovell, 81 ii ;East Russell, 51 5-7,. ; Chontales *O4 4,,, . ~_ , ti a , ~. v 4 troutiuo 414 Bolivia Gold, 204 22ta 6cli Great Limy, 17 18 ; Great Retallick, 24 3 ; Great Wh al Vor, 17} 18; Marko Valley, 64 61; North Crofty, 2}-1; North Treskerby, 30s 32s 6d; Prince of Wales, 49s 51s; South Basset 6 8 ; South Caradon, —; South Frances, 28 30; Tincroft, 121 131; West Caradon, 9 10; West Chi verton, 65 67} ; West Seton, 200 210; When: Basset, ; Wheal Grenville, 23s Od 255; Wheal Mary Ann, ——; Wheal Seton, 90 100 ; Great South Tolgus, 17s 6d 20s. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Dec. 5 93 f 3 per itoduced 92i 1. New 3 per Ciut 92 i 4 i New 3 per Ceti:- Jan. 180-1 Do. o pee Ceo 1,. con. 187,3 4.nnuitiers, 30 ;rs, oypi. e 3,llJan , 1860 — Do. for SO y ra , expi:e A 1885.- Do (lied Sea Tele6raplt), 1908 — March. E (chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct — pm Do £3OO — prn Do. 4 ;100 & £.30 ' Bank of England .31.ocii. 4 1 pee Cent 2112 Do. Account INDIAN dOVERNMENT 'sec tti"!E. In liau `;' ock 101. per Cent., A,) ii 18:4_ 223 1)o. Account Do. 5 per Cek....1.• , y, 1630 Do. 4: per 130. Cerlifcai,es Dc. EnTaced i ;pot. 4. t ie:- Con Do. 5 per Coot.. Jan. 1372 Do. Ceth. May 1.879 Do. 3 no: Cent., It tip. Deb., 1872 Do. do. 187 7 Do. do. 1682 Do Deb., 5 per C0n.... Aug. 13.3 Do. Bo ids, 5 po - , 000 Do. uncle.- £1,030 FCREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A-gentine Repane, 6 per nen , Ansi:den 80rd , ,, 5 per Cent. 1859 B:azilian 5 pe , • Con Do. pe: Cert. 1852.-SC-60 1)o. 18e,3 June Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account. Do. £lOO Bonds Buenos Ayres 6 per Con Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Caba, 6 per Cent. o,:itian 6 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cent Do. 6 per Cent., B Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Cent., 18C 6 Do., Scrip, £32 paid C inbian, 6 per 'Cent. - Danish 3 oer Cent., 1825 D ,nabian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 3 per Cent, 1867 E ador New Consolidated, 1 per Cow — dlgyptiar, 7 per Cent Do. Second Issue D £5.)0 Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds Do. 1864 Do. .£5 '0 Bonds Do. £l9O Bonds BB} Government Rail way Debertures 921 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups Po. Account Do. C3upous Do. Account ..• G iatemala 5 per Cert . Italian 5 per act., 1E65 Do. ACCOUD Do. I's. , einmr I] a Ra:i N - ay ?k , ..xicar. 3 per Coot Ditto for Accour i; Do. 1E64 Do 6 per Cont. At , : 'o-Y:euc:, Siontevidea,u 6 per Lou.; . loorish 5 per CCM, Ne GrauPda. .. Oo 3 per Cep - Do. Deferred Do Laud Want:iris (Hee.are...) Perurieil 5 per Co 865 Do Accomii; 72} Do 41 per COi".. Do 4-, per Ce.sl., 1. 1 ,62 Do t.ccount Pori,eguose 3 per '6 '7.'9,'60,'2,'3 411 Russian 5 pei Cent.. 1822, £ bt Do 41 uer Con.. 1850 Do 4 per Ceet. ; IP6O Do 1. pe - Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cen'., 1862 Do. Ao . ; , a-Du',:'], 1861, £l°o Bonds BBl Do. du. £P-1 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... Do. • do. £B4 15s. do — Sa-dinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 pc,- COD Do Account Do New De;erred Do Account Do Passive Do Accbaut Do Cora. Cert. of Couf. not funded L)o Account l'urkisli 6 per Cent., 1831 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do ..£lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do Ad , ount, Do ...f.:lqc Bonds Do. 1863 Du 5 per Cent., 1865 D Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 s2i 1 per, Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Po 0 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cont. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2.,; per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail,. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Ilentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. It.tliun 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 461 6 6 WO 019LUIPlE. Consols, M T oney 93k Do. Account ... 93f Do. January • 93} 1 [Tko following apposrod is oar Litton lidition of yester day orosisg.l CITY, 4.30 r.m. Since two o'clock there has been a decline of per cent., and all the markets in the Stock Ex change have been depressed. At the Bank of England there has been a with drawal of £200,000 in gold. The following were the closing quotations this afternoon of some of the principal railway com panies' shares :—Caledonian, 734 to 741; Great Eastern, 301 to 304 ; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; Great Western, 441 to 45 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1224 to 1231 ; Brighton, 52 to 521 ; Metropolitan, 1181 to 119; Midland, 1111 to 112 ; North-Eastern (Berwick), 99 to 101 ; and South Eastern, 671 to 671-,. In the Foreign Department there has been a de cline also. The latest prices are—ltalian, 46/ I ; Greek, 13 ; Mexican, 16 ; Spanish Passive, 25k ; ditto New 3 per Cent., 35i ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., 33i I. American Securities continue firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are 711 I ; Erie shares, 471 481 ; and Illinois, 891 90k. Subjoined is Messrs. Alexander Collie and Co.'s report, dated Manchester, Dec. 3 :—" Our market is very dull to-day. Producers are desirous of selling at a decline of id. per lb. on yarns, and 3d. per piece on shirtings, but they meet with little response on the part of buyers. Lower prices of cotton in Ame rica, and less favourable telegrams from the East, lead purchasers to hope for still lower prices." LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKEI—This Day. The market opens quietly, but rather steadier. Sales probably 8,000 bales. Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. 6,ustralla and New Zealand, via Southampton...—. Deo. 20 Ditto, via Marseilles Deo. 14 Ditto, via Panama Deo. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video DM 4. Ditto, by lerenoh packet Dee. 4 Cape Verde, by Brazil paotet Gape of Good lope. Ascension. and St. lielena....Del 23 China, Penang, and 3ing.pore, via Sou . azamp ton—Deo. 4. _ Ditto, via Marseilles Faikland Islands Liibraltar, via outna•np`on • Dec. 4. India, via Southampton Ditto; via Mused es Malta, Egypt, ito. Dec 4 Ditto, Marseilles.. Dec. Mauritius, Cape of Good Rope, and Natal, via Suuthun Deo. 11 Marrel lee Deo. #. Dec. 4 , ewfoantll4l.l ...... ortugal .. . ..... ... DC.3. i . Ditto, by pr;fir le ship to Oporto ... Ditto :tto to Lisbon United States, . anuda, California, &t., by British ticket Dec. 4 Ditto, by ited Mates packet Ditto ditto 'New York) Ditto ditto Ntw York) Ditto ditt , (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet Deo ()- West Coast of Afri.a, Madeira, and Tenerlin Dec. 4 Wept Indies and Pa.ific texcept Mexico and Baha mas) ...... SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEU3l.—Visitors during the week ending Nov. 30.—0 n Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 6,930 ; on Wed nesday, Thursday, Friday (admission 6d.), from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., I ,3l3—total, 8,213. Average of corresponding week in former years, 8,069. At the Patent- office Museum the number of visitors for the week ending Nov. 30 was 2,645. HIE SiN, LON uON, WEDNESDAY EVENING; Buidneee dene. 1 93 f 5 5 118 t J 8 80i THE CAB QIIES rioN. DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECRE- 'TRY--(Tars DAY.) This morning the deputation appointed at the meeting held last night at Exeter Hall, attended at Whitehall, to request the Home Secretary to reconsider the obnoxious claims of the Metropolitan Streets Regulation Act, as regarded the cab pro prietors, more particularly with respect to the lamp, and to solicit a suspension of the act, until a full inquiry into the effect of its operation was made. The deputation, which was accompanied by Lord Etch°, Sir G. Bowyer, Alderman Salomons, Mr. Gower, chairman of the meeting, and Mr. Fry, solicitor, consisted, on the part of the masters, of Messrs. Codschalk, Cochrane, Wellheloved, Case, Boulding, and Crocker, secretary ; and for the drivers, Messrs. George smith, Pearce and &oilers. The recognised reporters from most of the daily and evening papers attended, and, on their following the deputation up-stairs Lord Elcho met them on the landing, and informed them that the interview between the deputation and the Home Secretary was private, and tha', there fore, they could not be admitted. One of the gentlemen told his lordship it was an important public matter, and ho could see no rea sonable objection to its being reported. Lord ELCILO said it was a private meeting ; that he had been to hundreds of deputations to the Home-office, and had never seen a reporter present. The REPORTER said he had been to a great num ber of deputations at the Home-office and other places, and no objection had ever been made to his presence. 100 991 Lord ELCIIO said there was one authorised re porter, who obtained all the information at the Home-office, and he sent it round to the whole of the newspapers. The Home-Office messenger then told the -re porters that they must retire, but before they did so Lord ELcno said the result of the interview would be communicated to them if they chose to wait. After waiting nearly an hour in the hall, in com pany with the door-keepers, messengers, and police men, the representatives of the press were informed of the result of the interview, in accordance with the promise of his lordship. The deputation were introduced by Lord Elcho, who informed the Home Secretary of the meeting which was held last night, and at which nearly 7,000 persons, connected with the cab trade, attended, and the universal feeling of the meeting was against the use of lamps, not so much from the expense as the heavy fine which was to be inflicted if the lamps were not kept burning. Mr. GOWER said the object of the memorial was to obtain a repeal of the two obnoxious clauses which were so generally objected to. Sir G. BOWYER reminded the Home Secretary that the question did not interest the cab interest solely, because if any oppressive enactment was forced upon the men the public would certainly feel the inconvenience. The HOME SECRETARY informed the deputation that with respect to the reduction of the duty that was a question upon which they must see the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, as he had nothing to do with that. With respect to the other matters, he would see Lord Derby with the view of getting some amendment inserted in the Bill for the Amendment of the Streets' Act, which was now before the House of Lords. With respect to the question of lamps, he was perfectly willing that a select committee should be appointed to inquire into the whole of the general laws affecting hackney carriages. One of the deputation here said the Hansoms would, of their own voluntary act, place lamps on their cabs that evening. The HOME SECRETARY said he thought the placing of the lamps ought to be left to the discretion of the Home Secretary ; however, the putting them on Hansom cabs would give him time to consider the whole matter, and, as they were now to be carried by Hansoms, he should not deem it necessary to issue any regulations on the subject until something definite bad been decided upon. The deputation thou retired, and it was under• stood that, as regards the cabs this evening, al would go on in the usual manner. • At A RKE TS —(This Day.) MARK LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat have oaly been lithited, but the importation of foreign wheat have boon on a fair average scale. For all qualities of English the demand was very inactive on Monday's reduced rates. In foreign a small retail business was concluded at barely that day's currency. Barley was without change in value, but there was a fair demand for good malting description. Malt was dull at stationary prites. Oats sold steadily at the late improvement in the quota tion. The show of samples was good. All descriptions of produco afloat were dull of sale, and prices had a drooping tendency. Beans and peas met a slow sale on former terms. Linseed and rapeseed were dull. In agricultural seeds there was very little doing; cakes were unaltered in value. The flour trade was very heavy at stationary prices. AItRITAI.9 THIS WM. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Film. English and Scotch 590 230 1,310 880 Irish Foreign 18,860 7,010 620 7,150 20.100 ,eke Maize, 1,520 :COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Nov. For the corresponding week 30, 1867. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 71,516-6 8s sdi Wheat 69,909-60s Od Barley ..... scl, Barley 74,231-453 10c1 Oats 8,610-25s 9d Oats SHARE LlST.—This Day. ouDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Hallways Cloeing Price. a idaetei :aledonian ;anibrian 74 7 30 35 rrk and Bandon.... k2ornwall Dublin & Belfast .1)un„ & A b.J Do. Glasgow & S. Western 2 74 76 70 72 -rear Eastern, Ur 91 9i 6 7 15 6 106 ~( 7 tc9, 1)1 ) 12$ 1.:5 , . Do. E. Angl. nt. No. tir;!..at N oral 01 6cottatil !tireat N ortaern Du. A stock B BloCk Do. New. Is. at 25 pai' ,( . .itS. and W. of irelan Kit. We*tero -Urigina Do. S. Val. Katt gu• 1)o. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxiw 95 9S Ili 15 25 3) 29 3, Do. Newport IDo. der , Abrd , ! 1, atmLsh ire a: Y orb:shin Landon and Illacitwal ! t., 'Lon., Brigh.,k, S Cori OD., Chat., and I.),)Ve; Do. Metrop. Ex. A., un. ez Norte W esters gvn. 4 South Wester' an., Stmt., 4 Linoolt Itetropoiitan , Do. New . 122} LS 52 CI 181 19; 114 All 77 79 14 174 114 119 Do. Extension.-- Sietrupolitan Distriel Do. do. 10. Do. and St. John's VV - Alidiand Do. £9 Share I Do, Birmin...k Dort: did Kent ... . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & DurLl A ch. Eastern—Berwic Do. G.N•.L purahms Do. Leads ..... Do. York Do. Carliale ..... Do. Stook. & Darling. Do. do. IS6O-6) Nunn London . Do. do. 1563 5 . . Do. tto. 1865 . torth Staffordshire . . Zs S. W. Junction . ....Xcottish Central Zeot. N. 14 , Aber. stocl Do. Scot, Mid. stock. .:•.sliropsaire Union 43outh Devon .south E:istern Staines, Wok., .t IVok l'aff Vale Do. C Vale of 'Neat!' Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitehal West Cornwall 1231 52 108 110 Oa ((2 0 82 23 M 93 100 93 95 1::0 132 - 114 116 1 lik 60 6:. 110 112 56 67 41 43 67 G 74 8i 8, 141 148 BRITISH MINES. (am. Consol. Gold, lira. 1 ( shiverton " lifford Amalgamated 3O 5 7 :(evon 0. Coos. (Tavist 1 4:5 435 .:.,rake walls 2.1.0 4 1 Haat Bassett (Illogan) 2Ol 15 17 last Caradon 2.11.4 5 6 ":ast Oarn Brea 3/ 3 34 east Grenville Nat Gunnislakc .. 8.3.6 1 6 East Loved ... 3.9.0 8 4 H. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.4 11 21 oam.dt StAubyn(o wen. 06 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited.. all 17 18 Great South Tolgus.... 0.11.• Great Wheal Busy.— 14.9.0 - - G. Wheat Vor (lielst , (u 10 17 19 ''renville..•.. 9.0.6 4 1 licrod's Foot .... 8.10.0 35 37 Ilingston Downs 5.10. 24 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.; 6 8 hlarke Valley 4.10. 41 51 1 •Awyndy Iron Ore, H. , 31 21 11 ,NeW S ton .... 561 10 50 North loskear N.Wh Bassett(lllogan 1.1.0 - - North Wheal Crotty 'rower United.— • 8.11.0 2 24 ' - 'rovidenCeiUnyLelan 10.6.7 29 St ,S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 380 400 South Condurrow 3.2.0 1 1 —6. Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 374 436 )tray Park . 35.11. - 4 8 Yrin Croft 9 13 14 Vigra and Clogan, lira all West Passett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeardi 11 8 to West Chiverton ll 71 73 West Setou Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 54 671 721 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 25 z 7 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 16 18 Wheal Seton Wheal Tx eiawney (Eis 5.17.0 9 7 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic & St.Lawrenoe all 15 di ' "lorn Pa.roda .t Gen In 11, / •( ' ' • /00 1(4 105 104 ( gu. 5 per cent... 10 Do. F shares lO p ip 206 Buffalo it Lake Huron all 34 4 10 Do. Preference 00 1 Butt,Brant, &Goderich 1 0 p.c. 872-3-4 l9O 68 71 at 4;alcotta tz S. E., lien lOO 90 st ..at e Town it Dock, go lOO 18 52 100 DrAnerara, 7 p.c. per. g' ell 99 1(.2 It Ha st.. .50g. - ..‘1, go., 1 dcl /et! (3 1l.;1 105 -A. i , ..Ast ',titan, gu. 5 p.c , ( ,3 110 11i , j, 1n 12 20 1)o. .1 Extension lll at i t and Trip.' kot Canad iOO i 7 IS 100 Do. Equip. `fort, Bond, 0 1 charge p.e all 83 85 ti 130 Do. lit Prof. Beads ail 50 52 951 100 Do. do deferred 100 Do. 2d Prof. Bonds all 40 15 Ico (30. do. deferred I all - 100 Do. :.1(1 Pref. staL:k ..11 99 2 1 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. Ith fret. stook 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. goa. Ip.c lOO 107 108 111 104 )3 :.o. Goa. 5 per cent lB 2 p 10 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 2* at (1 t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at Do. 41 per cent lov 92 94 at Do 2 20 4 Great Wes. of Canada all 151 151 161 4 204 Do. New .. ~ 100 Do. 6p. o Bi.s. pay. 1873 all 95 87 10C Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 all 85 67 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 4 441 st Madras, gus. 5 p.o st Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 at Do. 44 do lOO 89 91 29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 .t Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 lel. St Ilobson's Bay , all at .11.1.C•da,6pelstpLbs ' 100 83 E 5 at Seinde 1 .100 100 101 it Do. Delhi ig c n 100 1004 1014 1433 20 Do. do . ti 4, 1 15 1 p at Do. Puniaub..... 100 99 1 100 'O2l st Do.lndus St.lelo:. '''' 4 100 85 87 L'JLONIAL GO YEIiNMEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 o. 6 p. et. Feb. & Aug Do. sp. o. Mar. Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July, Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed skl Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873, Do.Apl.&Oct .1890-1900' Do. do 1680-9 u Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9! Do. 5 per cent. 15 Aprii and 15 Oct POO Ceylon, Nov. 18C8, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do llauritium, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and .July Do. 1878 ... • )o. 1882, Mayls, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal qov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&.July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p . c., 186 t, Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895; New Zealand, 6 p. cent' Do. 5 per Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aua.Gov. 6 p.c.1868-9 Do. 1878 & tTwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. a &July Do. do, A pril .& Oot T SECUELTII43. 103 105 101 10s, 101 1(3 90 92 89 91 104 106 106 108 104 leg 107 109 95 87 ICB IC9 10es 107 106 108 105 107 107 10) 1(4 106 it 3 1.5 98 00 I 6) 97i 97 98 98 99 98 100 106 103 110 112 110 k PREFERENCE SA A.RES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &a., 2nd 6 per cent.,p3 FOX KIGN MINIGb. Don Pedro, Nor,li Dcl Rey, 2 1-16 pin Frontino and Boliyis. Gold, Dm, 1 Chartered \er. of India, London, and China, 31 291 City, 12 I , iperial Ottoman, lim., 9 I)nian, 26 Mortg - age Bank of India, London and County, t 5 Ditto, new, 23 Loudon and al etitmlnster, 701. Ditto, Scrip, 30 i National Provincial of England, 137 Ditto, .d and 3d issue, 39 f Oriental Bank Corporation, 434 Provincial 01 Ireland, 82 MISCELLANEQUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, lim., 18f.i Atl.ntio l'elegrapn, Ditto, 8 pr cent., 81} Australian Mort. Land and Finance, .11n., 5 Berlin Water Works, Inn., 12f lion bay Gas, lint, Ditto, new, 2} Credit Voncier 01 England, lira., 2 15-16 Crystal Palace, 23 2} GJA. Credit and Discount, him., 51 Hudson's Bay, 15} Italian Irrigation.(Canal Caiour), Ditto, 0 per cent. Bonds, redem. issued 90, 40 London Lienerai Omnibus Company, lim, 1 15-10 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 58j i Ditto, new, 1855, 58 j . - Ditto, now, 1867, 6} Thames and Merwey Marine, Insurance, Um., 5 rust and Luau Company of Upper Canada, 41 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 73 LONDON GAZETTE.-LAS r ZITS ma. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 2. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. A. For rester Brown as Consul at Madras fur his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Luis Casaval as Vice-Consul at Glasgow for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. WHITEHALL, DEC. 2. The Queen has been pleased to nominate the Rev. Wil liam Butler, 3.1. A., to the Perpetual Curacy of the church of No , v borough, in the county of Northampton, and diocese of Peterborough, void by the resignation of the Rev. Her man Douglas. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 30. ,yal Marino Light Infantry—Lieutenant James Alfred Godfrey to be Second Captain, vice Naylor, de ceased. Colonel Second Commandant William Grigor Suther, C. 8., to be Colonel - Com mandant, vice uonnolly, placed on retired full-pay. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel George Brydges Rodney to be Colonel Second Commandant, vice Sutthr ; Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel John William Cullman Williams to be Assistant-Adjutant-General, vivo ii,ocluey. BOROUGH HOP. No improvement has taken place in the demand for any kind of hops, and our quotations are altogether nominal. On the Continent the markets are heavy and prices going downwards. Mid and East Keats X7 Os to £ll Os per cwt. Weald of Kent 7Os to 8 15s „ Sussex 6 15s to BOs „ Farnham... ................... 9 Os to 10 10s „ Bavarian 5 lOs to 88 s , Belgians Yearlings WHITECIJAPEL. Beef Veal 3 6 to 4 '2 Mutton 3 0 to t 6 Pork 3 0 to 4 2 Per 81b by the carcase. Naval, and Military Intelligence. The Gladiator, 6, paddle, Capt. D'O. D'A. Aplin, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the westward. Her Majesty's screw steam frigate Aurora, 35, Capt. Do Horsey, from Quebec, Nov. 5, and Hali fax, Nov. 14, after experienci ng s evera l severe easterly gales, arrived at Plymouth Sound yesterday. She brings home Capt. F. A. Herbert, superseded, at his own request, from the Royal Alfred ; Lieut. Larcom and the crew of the gunboat Delight, sold out of the service, and 27 time-expired soldiers, two women, and several children, belonging to various regiments. Th e Aurora left at Halifax Admiral Mundy's flagship Royal Alfred, 18 ; the corvettes Wolverine, 21, Capt. Cochran, the Cadmus, 21, Capt. Gordon, and the Favourite, 21, Capt. Sh or tt ; and the paddle-sloop Sphinx, 6, Captain Hamil ton. The sloop Fawn, 17, Commander Heysham, sailed on the 14th for the West Indies. Her Majesty's ship Juno, 6, gun screw corvette, launched from her building shed at ,Deptford on Friday last, was yesterday brought into the outer basin at Woolwich to be completed for service, to be ready by June 15. The engines, of 400 horse power, have been supplied by Maudslay and Sin ; and the composite gunboat Dwarf, launched on the same day at Woolwich, was yesterday hauled into the inner basin, and placed under the sheerings to be fitted with engines made in the Woolwich fac tory. A number of additional artificors, principally joiners and shipwrights, have been taken on to has ten the work in hand. The paddlewheel vessel Porcupine, for surveying purposes, is ordered to be out of the shipwrights' hands by the 31st inst., and the 11 gun screw sloop Rapid is to be completed by March 31, 1868. Her Majesty's iron screw store ship Megmra, Capt. Simpson, from the coast of Africa, with stores, having discharged her powder, went up to the dockyard yesterday, and will be paid out of commission. Share 190 100 100 11 , 0 100 100 DECEMBER 4, 1867. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. laigtice Blackburn and a Common jury). SIMPSON V. DUCIE.-ACTION AGAINST .A PUBLICAN, This was an action to recover compensation in damages for an alleged false imprisomnent. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and also justification. Mr. E. P. Wood appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Philbrik for the defendant. It appeared that the defendant was a publican, and that he occupied the tavern known as the Duke of York, in the Vauxhall-bridge -road. SQIII,I months ago, on one Saturday evening, a disturb ance took place in the tavern, and the plaintiff goy mixed up in it and was given into custody by the: defendant, and detained at the station an - hour and a half. He was then bailA, and cams up bofore the magistrate on the following Monelay, but tile prosecutor did not appear, and he was dis charged from this short term of imprisonment for which he was now endeavouring to recover com pensation. The plaintiff described himself as having merely been a spectator of the affray, and that he was entirely innocent of any participation in it. The defendant and his witnesses, especially a man named Donaldson, who described himself as a costermonger, a vendor of baked potatoes, coke, and coal, stated that the plaintiff interfered with the landlord while he was ejecting . a quarrelsome cus tomer, pushed him against some hoardings, and requested him not to meddle in other people's busi ness, used very foul and abusive language, and for this he was given into custody. . The policeman who took the charge stated that when he first saw the parties they had hold of each others collar. POLICE INTELLIGENOE.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. TIIE CAB QUESTION.-CHARGES A.GAINST ,CAB IIEN.—George Smith, a cab driver, badge 3,560, - was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with behaving in a disorderly manner, and attempting to overthrow the cab of James Buckingham, cab proprietor and driver, thereby endangering his life. James Buckingham, proprietor of cab 11,272, said—About 10 o'clock last night I was going up Regent-street on my cab, being engaged, but having no fare in my cab at the time, when the prisoner and about 20 or 30 others came up. and the prisoner said, " Take that -- cab home, or I'll throw it over for you, and break your neck." The prisoner then seized me by the collar, and tried to pull me off my cab, and then tried to overturn my cab. I then gave him in custody of a constable who came by. Police-Constable William Thom, 125 A R—l was in Regent-street last night, and saw the pri soner and about 20 or 30 others walking after the complainant's cab, and I heard the prisoner, at the top of bis voice, say, " Why don't you take that --- cab home ; we will upset it for you." I saw the prisoner go to the forepart of the cab and lay hold of the complainant, and he came behind and put his arm upon the hind wheel, as if to throw the cab over, and I then took him into custody. Prisoner—l saw the complainant plying for hire, and all I said was " Take it home." Mr. Tyrwhitt—Why was the complainant not to drive? Prisoner—That's right enough, but he had no Stamp-office plate. Isaac Powell, a cab proprietor, said—l was walk ing up Regent-street last night, with the prisoner and two others, when I heard the complainant say " Cab, sir," and I said, " No, take it home," the reason why I said so being that he had only a chalk number on his cab. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You were, in fact, enforcing the act of Parliament. Witness—Yes. The complainant had no plate on his cab. The complainant said—" L)ck that man up," and the constable carne up and did so. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did the prisoner never take hold of the complainant ? Witness--Not at all. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 405., or 14 dap. William Reed, badge 9,259, was next charged with a similar offence. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered him to find bail in £lO to keep the peace for three months. THE PRESENT AUTUMNAL SESSION. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—So we have got an autumnal session. A few weeks ago I remarked to you we had had autumnal sessions every ten years since the accession of her Majesty to the Crown in 1837, just 30 years ago, in which last-named year Parliament assembled on the 20th of November, being one day later than it did this year, and on the last-named date Queen Victoria went in person and opened her first Parlia ment. There are a few other autumnal sessions which I omitted to notice. We had au autumnal session in 1841, in consequence of the glorious general election, which had taken place the preced ing summer, when, by means of Peel's great ability, we got rid of that most miserable and wretched of all Administrations, the Melbourne-John Russell- Bedchamber Ministry, being all to nothing, the most despicable and degraded Administration Eng land was over governed, or rather misgoverned, by. The glorious five years which followed I have too often alluded to in the course of my correspondence with you this dying year to make any further allu sion to than that the late immortal Sir R. Peel, when he took office in August, 1811, found England in a state of all but national bankruptcy, poverty, misery, and commercial depression of all kinds; and, moreover, engaged in two distant wars, all brought about by that bungling and contemptible Mel bourne Ministry. This was in August, 1841, when Peel came into office. We will now step into the train and get whirled on to July, 1846, when Peel quitted office, and what do we find ? We might exclaim with our immortal bard— " Look on that picture and on this." England in a state of complete prosperity, every kind of art and industry flourishing, war apparently ex punged from the face of the earth; and last, not least, the long-hated and detested monopoly of Protection completely abolished, and Free Trade fixed to be come, on and after the Ist day of February, 1819, the law of the land—the same as our new Reform Act passed last session is to become the law of the land on and after Ist of January, 1869, just 20 years later. Thus did Sir R. Peel carry a gigantic measure of commercial reform in 1846 ; which Lords Melbourne and John Russell had only six short years previously declared a man would be mati, and worse than mad, if he ever thought of at tempting. Well, we had an autumnal session in 1841, and again in 1852, in consequence of the general election the preceding summer, which arose from the fact of Lord Derby having acceded to office at the beginning of the aforesaid year. 1854 we had an autumnal session, in consequence of the Crimean War. The question forces itself upon my notice—Why should we not always have autumnal sessions? I speak for myself, and I have no doubt I do for you, when I say 1 have no sympathy with that very con stitutional school of politicians which thinks that the Ilouse of Commons ought to sit all the year round, or nearly so, as a check upon the executive. On the contrary, I believe that public iutercsts are on the whole very sufficiently represented by the press during the usual and necessary suspension of • legislative business. England is, to the best of my knowledge, the only nation in the world whose civilised inhabitants pass their summer in town and retire to winter in the provinces. Every other community adopts a different arrangement. Nature and common sense tell us to enjoy the pleasures of outdoor life, of rural residence, or of travel at thte time of the year when the days are long, when the weather is warm, when trees and flowers are in full beauty, and when the heated atmosphere of a populous city becomes at once unwholesome and disagreeable. On the other hand, frost, snow, in terrupted communications, long nights, and short gloomy days naturally suggest sedentary habits, the assemblage of friends and acquaintances in a place where they may meet without trouble, and the substitution of artificial enjoyments for those which nature has ceased.to afford .us. Briefly, what I propose is this, that Parliament should meet regularly, as nearly as possible, on or about the 19th or 20th of November ; that is to say, about the same time it did this year, or sooner when term commences (1. e., the Law Term), say the 2d Novem ber, at the end of the long legal vacation ; that it should sit from thence to Christmas, and then ad journ for the Christmas holidays ; resuming its sittings not later than the 15th of January, by which two clear months would hive been gained by the time our Parliamentary session usually com mences, namely, Ist February, or thereabouts. Deduct those two months from the other end of the session, and Parliament might be prorogued by the first or second week in June, instead of the first or second week in August. I have treated this mainly as a matter of social conveuienc but it may be looked at in another light. Of the jobs and blunders which escape the vigil ince of Parliament, the great bulk are perpe trated during the last mouth or six weeks of the ses sion, when heat, weariness, and the attractions of our brief summer have driven or drawn awoy all except some 70 or 80 members, a clear majority of whom aro often official persons. That this state of things is an abuse no one can. doubt ; it is admitted on all hands. Ido not say that it can be entirely remedied, for human energies will flag after a certain amount of human labour, at whatever season per formed, but the attendance would be far larger, the excuse for absence feebler, and the business there fore better done if every M.P. had the certainty of release by the middle or end of Tune. As matters stand very few constituencies will find serious fault with their representative, especially if he be au old or middle-aged man, because on the plea. of health he has paired off in July. Moreover the interven tion of a month's holiday, as suggested, between the first and second acts of the session will give alonger interval of rest than is now enjoyed. The Easter holidays in the plan proposed would remain undis turbed ; at Whitsuntide none would be necessary. 1 may be told " the subject is one which ought to be left in the hands of Ministers, party leaders, and those who are intrusted with the management of Parliamentary business." To such a criticism I reply that leaders of parties are precisely the last persons who can venture to originate an alteration or to lose support by throw ing out ideas that may chance to be unpopular amongst their friends. A question not in any large sense nationally important, and not advantageous in a party point of view, must be taken up by friends and independent members, if meant to be carried through at all. I may be met with an objection to disturb the universal and most laudable practice of family gatherings at Christmas. But for these ample lei sure would be allowed by a Christmas vacation analogous to the vacations at our great public schools and the two universities, commencing, say, on or about the 15th of December, and terminating on or about the 15th of January in each and every year. It may be said that, considering the class from which Parliament is mainly recruited, the habits of fashionable life will interfere with such an altera tion of times and seasons as I suggest. But what is called the season is regulated by the session, not the session by the season. It is to the augmented assiduity of modern Parliaments, not to any change in the pleasure-loving part of the public, that we owe the lengthening out of London festivities into the later summer or almost autumn. In the good old days of seventy or eighty years ago when George 111. was King (all former periods and by days are good on the principle of De Mortuis nil nisi (mum), and the immortal Billy Pitt was Premier, Parliament assembled almost exactly at the same time it did this year, on or about the 20th of November. But, except on a very special emer gency, it never sat later than about the last week in June, or, at the outside, the first week in July. kirl to go further back, into the earlier days of I George 111. and the reigns of George I. and If., it oftentimes Lroke up by the mi Idle of 31 y ; an.l long after the Session had begun to commence at the same time it does now—viz., the beginning of February—it seldom or never sat later than the last week in June, or the Ist week in July, except, as I have already shown, upon special emergencies, and so matters remained until the very end of the reign of George IV., for in 1829, the year of the passing of Catholic Emancipation, the Session came to an , end on the 24th of June; and to prove how highly injurious late Sessions were always considered in 1822, owing to a very heavy Session, Parliament sat until the 6th August. Lord Londonderry, one of the Ministers, immediately afterwards terminated his existence with his own hand ; and it was the opinion of many eminent medical men of that period that his temporary insanity (under the in fluence of whom he was supposed to have de stroyed himself) was brought on by hard work, during what in those good old days was looked upon and regarded as a most protracted Session. But when to the tomb George IV. descended, and with him the Georges ended, a change came over the spirit of the dream of our Parliament, and never since the passing of the old Reform Bill in 1832 have Parliaments broken up earlier than August. Nay, oftentimes they. have sat until quite the fag end of the last-named month, and sometimes even as late as September. In 1831, the first year of the reign of William IV., Parliament sat until the 20th of October ; but this was a year of emergency, the same as 1820, 11 years previously, the first year of the reign of George IV., which was also a year of emergency, being the year of the redoubtable Queen Caroline's trial. The same as 1831 was the year of the discussion of the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill, so often allude 4 to by me in the course of my correspondence with you this year. In 1820 Parliament sat until the end of Novem ber. Now the great boast of all reformers in their diecussions in favour of reform during the last half century is that they were not innovators, but re storers. The great argument in favour of the old Reform Bill of 35 years since, as well as the Repeal of the Corn Laws 20 years ago, and last, not least, the Reform Bill of 1867, was, that these great mea sures merely restored rights and privileges to the people at large, which time, the greatest of all in novators, had deprived them of. The question, in conclusion, therefore, is, as I set out with asking, namely, Why should we not always have an autumnal session ? Shall the apathy which makes men unwilling to depart from au established custom of little more than 30 years' duration, and the risk of some slight interference with the amusements of some few individuals, stand in the way of a reform recommended by nature, by common sense, by the practice of all other countries, by the wish of a lirgo majority in Parliament itself, and of a far l a r ger number of persons not in Parliament, whose habits are indirectly but powerfully influenced by those of the members of the Legislature ? The matter, no doubt, is not one of national importance, but no thing is small that concerns the comfort and con venience of some thousand persons, and that tends to improve the conduct of public business.---Trust ing you will not consider my long letter on the sub ject aforesaid beneath your consideration, I remain, Sir, your faithful servant, A LOVER AND OBSERVER OF HISTORICAL DATES AND FACTS. November 2G, 18G7. The detachments for the Royal Engineers, Ist Battalion of the Bth (the King's) Regiment, let Battalion of the 14th Regiment, and the 31st Regiment, left the garrison, for Portsmouth, yes terday morning, to embark on board the screw steamer Orontes, fur conveyance to Malta. ADVERTISEMENT. —Holloway's Pills.— Danger,,us Die easos.—How many life long maladies spring from neglect ing trifling symptoms! The pimple, readily curable in the nursery, becomes, through carelessness, the irremediable torment in after life. With a knowledge of the curative powers of Holloway's Ointment and Pills those who fail to use them for extirpating the first seeds of hereditary ail ments will have to bear the punishment resulting from their folly. Holloway's remedies will remove eruptions of the skin, scorbutic diseases, and scrofula, and heal every description of ulcer, sore, wound, or abrasion. By the use of Holloway's excellent, speedy, and safe medicaments, much pain and burnouse expense will be saved, and a great benefit be conferred on the present and succeeding genera ting. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SALE OF BLOOD_ STOCK AT TATTERSALL'S ON MONDAY LAST. Gs. Emmy (3 yrs), by Vedette out of Emily...(Air. Thorne) 17 Bay filly (2 yrs) by Cavendish out of Miss Tennyson (Mr. Sheppard) 42 Emigrant (4 yrs), by Warlock out of Nugget (Mr. Martin) 105 Holkar (5 yrs), b g by Neville out of Countess of Bur lington (Mr. Billion)) 56 Bello of Kara (,) yrs), b in by Kuight of Kars out of Porfi , lious Bay colt (2 yrs), by Niuus, dam by Dro',nc(lar;- - (Mr. Barton) 10 1:1CING FIXT FE BR Lineol Harrow 2U MA Liverpool Spring M. 3 Chchusforil Spi iuo • M l ,) Wos Dr,ty ton l2 Darham liendon l3 Ne%nuaxiiet Crayon Chostor 5 Winchester York Spring Salisbury .. Wost Drayton 1 Croydon 21 Sum:nor Ascot Sunmur 9 Windsor Sunimor JU Worm E naer 2 Nowm 1 2`.. 4 Aidy 7 Readin t ., 14 „ 16 AUG Brighton • Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lo wos Summer Wol vorhampton ll Stockton Windsor Egham lB Hastings SEPT; Warwick 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster 8 Richmond OCT , Bedford 1 Newmarket 2d October 5 Cheltenham l3 NOVI Shrewsbury _TRES FOR 18c8. Ti A RI% Nottingham Spring .... 25 D,Thy Spring Epson Spring Mooting "„k Noi•thamptou rari. Lewes Spring Newninrkut lst :Spring 27 I Bath Croydon Ist Summer 114rpendon Epsom Sumner NE. I .Bibury Club Stockbridge Chelmsford ',Summer I Altmaudra Park LY. I Huntingdon Nottingham July I Goodwood UST. York Oxford Canterbury Derby S miner Weymouth Lichfield T uubridge :MBER. Kelso Hendon Monmouth Newmarket Ist October West Drayton IBEX. Newmarket Houghtoo Worcester NIDE It 10 STEEPLECHASES. DECEMBER. St. Albans 5, 6 Ealing I Hendon Kingsbury lO Wiltshire County & Beaufort Hunt JANUARY, 1868 1 I Reading FEBRUARY. Birmingham MARCH. Manchester 23 24 30 30 7, P, Grand Military l6, 17 I Cheltenham ...„... 26, 27 WRIGHT'S TURF GUIDE.—The " winter edition" of this excellent turf manual is just published in a neat and compendious form, suited for the pocket. Its contents, which are invaluable to all racing men, embrace among others the racing and steeplechasing in Groat Britain and on the Continent during the present year; nominations for the great races of 1868 and 1869 ; winners of the great races, with the second in the Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger; new laws of batting, and Grand National Steeplechase rules; list of members of the Jockey Club; table of com parative weights, and of French weights and distances ; list of winning jockeys ; nominations for the Waterloo Coursing Cup, &c., &c. The letter-press is clear and dis tinct, while the general get-up of the book shows a con iderable improvement upon all previous editions. BILLIARDS. MATCH BETWEEN ROBERTS AND CHARLES HUGHES. This match came off at St. James's Hall last (Tuesday) evening the Champion giving his opponent 350 points out of 1,000. Notwithstanding that the high price of admis sion (7a. Ga.\ on xyltiell there was no redaction to accom modate "clasp," rendered the company exceedingly select, there was a very large attendance—in fact, scar rely a seat to spare. Au 01l public favourite like John Roberts can always command his own price, and certainly the reception he mot with when he came up to the "scratch" showed no diminution of his popularity. He looked wonderfully well, and with his usual jovial spirits not all impaired. Charles Hughes also appeared in good fettle, and received the re sidue of the "lion's share" of applause with his accustomed affability. The time advertised for commencement was slightly exceeded, but at twenty-five minutes to nine the ball was set rolling by the combatants "stringing" for the break, which Hughes won, and began the play with the usual miss in baulk. The betting only amounted to a few small wagers not worth mentioning, at all sorts of odds on Roberts. Nothing of any importance took place on eisher side for about a quarter of an hour, neither seeming to be in a hurry to begin, but here the Champion let out his "old-'uns," and did not trouble himself about stopping until he had scored 149 off the reel. To say that this was a well-played break would be nothing short of gildin g refined gold. It was full of brilliant strokes, and one half was accomplished with only two balls. Getting over difficulty after difficulty, or what might be termed auch to any ono but this billiard magician, he pegged away, giving touches of marvellous cannons, cross-cushions, screws, and ups and downs, until he lost one of the white balls, and then, working his way up to spot, popped the "straw berry" nine times in succession, besides doing some " losers' that might win any game ; and it was trying one of these that he broke down, his score standing 209. Hughes made nothing at all to boast of up to this, his Bost break consist ing of 28, and the others wore miserably small. Roberts, continuing to make the pace hot, went on and added a 61, two 51's, and 33 to his account with the marker, until a quarter before ten, when there occurred an interval for re freshments; his score standing at 501 to Hughes's 478, having thus caught and passed his adversary before half the journey had been traversed. Hughes did not improve upon the break before mentioned, a modest 15 being the highest after that. Charley, however, displayed several of his own peculiar cannons, which, for grace and finish of execution, have never been excelled. The truce being over at 10 min. past 10, hostilities wore renewed by Roberts going on with the break, which he paused in, to allow the spectators to refresh themselves. Manipulating 14, he "fell down," and lot up Hughes, who gave some indications of a return to form. Nothing out of the way then was seen for a dozen breaks, when Roberts put on 46, Hughes retiring into the shade again. Shortly after Roberts took a pull for 53, Hughes only feebly answer ing with about 20. So• the game went in favour of the " crack," who seemed to have the other quite at his mercy till just, about half an hour before the termination, when Hughes put on two or three tremendous spurts, and mak ing up lost ground at a great rate brought his score up to 803, while Roberts stood at 826. Hughes here offered to back himself at 5 to 1, but there was no response, his chance being nosi, from his superior play, considered by no means out. The Champion, however, again went ahead, stringing his favourite spot strokes a dozen at a time, and seemed to be playing with his opponent in a double sense, and though Hughes eventually managed to reach 914, the Champion walked iu with 56 points to spare. Hughes's highest break was 48, containing thirteen spot-strokes. The appended table will show how the' game stood at various periods, being marked at the end of breaks : Time. Roberts. Hughes. 8.45 9. 0 9.15 An interval occurred here Titus. Roberts. Hughes. 9.30 9.45 of twonty-flvo minutes, and utes past ton. play was resumed at ten min Time. Roberts. Hughes. 10.30 10.45 Time. Roberts. Hughes. 11.26 11.45 11.57 lOOO 911 11. 0 11.15 Roberts thus won by 56 points. A match was made at tho conclusioa botwoon Josoph Bennett and John Roborts, ju:)., for £lOO a-sidA, to co:no off at St. Jamos's Hall in psi;: WO AS. GO riass OF EaOliiiisi Last .Evening. I:nsterclam Dit to Itottordari) Antwerp , iiruss:As Liatuburg Paris Ditto.. arseil les ?roulette, on tho 3laiuo V iount,. .I:riosto Petersburg', Berlin 6nurt. 11 181 i :forth,:. 12 oj . - - 12 Of —2. i 13 01 Short 25 10 3 aontlis: 25 25 271 120* 12 20 12 20 31} 6 z6} 28 37 28 37f 28 37i 28 37i 28 37-i -23 371 511 51i 11 15 12 1 12 1 2:) 37 2:► Sii l',! 91 25 20 25 :2} 25 So 1201 12 SU 12 3U Madrid • ~ Cadiz .., Leghorn Elan Genoa Naples Palorrao Messina Lisbon Oporto 6 27 48i 4 ( J 23 45 26 45 28 50 28 50 28 50 28 45 51f 511 La3t evening the brother of his !Ugliness the Emperor of Japan and suite visited the louse of Commons. Lord Stanley was introdac.td to the illustrious visitor, and re mained for NOMQ time in the Peorge gallery with the party. 3011. -.-. 1111111 20 St et too 1031 972