The Sun. — London, England, 1867-11-21 00:00:00

~,~/~'~' Nov. 20• be grounds her BOP ./ her Majesty by prince was i n at- ve d a select r residence is svenor and ie e s _square gtht at ;icier tbe , gr. C. sr. P e Idress iu repareu' Gor e t , distro ad V eil liiure of roper to wred " a re it 13 °' it ' inisfor cartci 95 0 9 3° h e res°' of th i ! 3 j aro' The e• o'cl°G of Duk e frow tL , r ty as a I )°ss f s b; - s o t ~c-,°6' fit iament. [ at Ottawa inst., when in, and the Senate as npanied by the throne• summoned lent stating reasons for [lad elect ed ed, and t he ,mons Hon• eakerehlP Hon. Mr. lidate was until the is formally Ird Moneki Great Western ... North 'Western ... Routh 'Western B righton AND ntlemen of le, Parlia of Canad a ' ep feeling s w i v il e ge to lade it mY creation of Lte you on given by Lion, under nbled, and Lationaliti extend its ceans• In lUe LlOll 01 t WOO Nit on on e rinces nor all those while her ressed the i m perial epresenta -0 itl which filar spirit and sell' 'opted bY r and co' active the illed ink oils, bar f making to a con' Id unpre• these a for 0 8 xisting in Customs' adoption e proper e Pu blic ion ; for sc h e me for the the intro' of inve ll ; liens, o' 4 ors ielat asure will 'cc of t he u s of the he Inter ,d a pro; Ave bon d the D°' ;uarantee by th e e hearty osperity. ) the inl; goy) an d sans for cries and " cons ider eat, and lating to ions. The on came )tain the 110 NEiNARKET 10111MERCIAL ENTELLIGRN(IIi, O'. The directo rs o f t h e Bank of TWELVE England, at CLOCK their usual weekly meeting to-day, made no alteration in their minimum rate of discount, which still remains at 2 per cent. In the general market there con tinues to be a fair inquiry, but owing to the abun dance of capita] on offer the current quotations range from 1} to 14 per cent. The Chubria from New York has arrived with £14,000 ; and the screw steamer Laplace from the River Plate and Brazil has brought £40,000 in specie. The anxiously expected Royal Mail Steamship Douro from St. Thomas has arrived at Plymouth. A meeti ng o f the creditors of the London, Bom bay, and Mediterranean Bank, which was ordered to be wound up in July, 1866, was held on Tuesday, Sir T. G. A. Parkyns, one of the liquidators, in the chair, when the report of the committee appointed at the meeting held on the 23d of May last was read, and a resolution passed authorising them to continue to act on behalf of the creditors, and as sent to such propositions as they may consider de airable in order to put a stop to the litigation now in progress respecting the complicated questions arcing out of the amalgamations between this bank, the Continental Bank, and the London and Medi terranean Bank. T he last we e k' s ra il way receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1867. 1866. 72,270 70,769 —123,727 118,779 ... 23,065 2'4643 Midland••• 23,762 21,52 i ". ••• South Easte;n• :*• *" 54,389 51,112 23,467 22,258 kinseastoiltoda Great Northern " ••• ••• 42,355 38,995 Manchester, 6,694 6,318 E n d ie Y te o r Xelaire ••• ••• 44,302 42,280 North Eastern ••• •••••• •: 73,647 70,082 Great Eastern Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,307 21,285 London, Chatham, d 9,835 8,854 North British "au Dover ••• 27,526 26,354 Metropolitan ••• ••• •••„ 4,232 4,010 olliircil44cl a a n ti d d *G s r o e u a t t h t e s s t t e e ; r • n • n of Ireland 6,001 5,780 11,136 10,284 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are in most in stances of a very satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £1,501; " the Nor th-Western, of £4,948 ; on the South- We3t ern, of £422 ; on the Brighton, of £2,241 ; 0 0 the Midland, of £3,277 ; on the South-Eastern, the 1.,20 9; on the Great Northern, of £3,360 ; on Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £2,022 ; on the Bristol Ling and Exeter, of £346 ; on the North-Eastern, ,565 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and lot of £22 ; on the Great Eastern, of £142 ; °ll the London, Chatham, and Dover, of £981; M " the N orth British, of £1,172; and on the etropolitan, of £222. Nlt has been notified by the Imperial Ottoman a . III E that the subscription list of the Egyptian 2e per Cent. Loan of £2,080,000 will close on BdaY, the 22 d, for London, and on Saturday, the inst. for country a p p li ca ti ons . Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures Ire firm at 201 21f, but the Consolidated Mortgage b onds h ave receded I, t o 17, 18k . d:The New Honduras Loan is firm at i t 1 prem. rh e Master o f the Rolls, yesterday afternoon, wre eted a call of £5 a share to be made upon the contributions of the Joint Stock Discount Company, payable, £2 on the Ist March, £2 on the let June, and £1 on the Ist September. The third son of Baron de Rothschild, Mr. pold de Roths c hild, h as b een a d m itt e d i n t o th e rill of Messrs Rothschild and Sons. The suspension has been announced of Messrs. lei aohniilsio are of ties 4.4uew e and Longford, o f N ew L on d on - s t ree t. Th e small amount. Messrs. Ladbury, n, and Co. are appointed accountants. With regard to the market for American Securities Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co. !state as follows There has been a fair demand 1 0 the London market for American Securities during the past week enhanced p , and, no t w i t h s t an di ng t h e remium on gold, United States 5-20 Bonds have maintained Central their quo t at i ons. Illi no i s Conk reported by telegraph, have improved to 841. t ? . s i; at thi s r i se holders of stock have shown a oi sposition to realise profits on their stock bought Cat much l ower quotations. Erie Shares, at 47 to k, ow. n o alteratio n. Atlantic and Great Western dust of D e b enture are now quoted ex coupon "' ls t PaidlB), 20 t o 2 1 17i. to 1. ,and the Consolidated Bonds, dous e by -"aurn issued from the B an kers' Clearing 'lr. C . P o co ck, Deputy-Inspector, of No _ of ~.eTe ipnaiZearingo r ~t he week ending the 13th INnernber, is as follows :- £16,799,000 Frid ay, ''' Nov. Y 8 10,532,000 Saturdar . „ 9 11,176,000 L'ondaY, 11 9,517,000 ileB(laY, u 12 9,598,000 eduesday, 13 8,201,000 Total .................. £65,823,000 dayrl'he bid Total for bills on India took place yester v at t he Bank of England. The amounts allotted 6re----to Calcutta 8,25,000 rs., and to Madras PereMO re. The minimum price was fixed as be -0,, at ie. llid on Calcutta and Madras. Tenders sh eaf these Presidencies at the minimum will receive . f tl il ilt . Per cent. ; those above will be allotted in ' zio tenders were invited on Bombay. Two o'CLocI. t e i 4t t he Paris Bourse to-day, according to Renter's 5 - „egrael, th e 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 35 c . Cent. 4. he E n per Stock Market has recovered 4 c p . pe r ,:t• gush the lowest prices of last evening, the la t e s t _ i{)-°tatinn of Consols being 944 4 for money, and rh. , 0 3 for the sth D ecember, ex dividend. , " I% l 'iew Thr ees and Reduced Annuities are 924 i; z e h Q e ec l u er Bill s , 2 8s. to 3l s. prem. ; India 5 per 1,4te.) 1 164 1 54 ; "11tfaced 5 dittolo34 per Cents., 4 :h 8 Cents., 1004 ; and 41Innat per Cents.,in s tances there h as b een an im provement i h - Value of Fo re i gn Stocks. Span ish Passive 33ave advanced 4, to 21 , 4 1 , 22 ; ditto 3 per Cent., i tt P ; Turkish 5 per Cents. 4, to 324 1 ; and 1, 1 1 , 4, it, to 454 4. Mexican remain at 144 15. ... 445 t . i to , gYptian 9 . i . I premium. per Cent. Loan Scrip is quoted 0a 4 44 4tneriean Securities Illinois Shares have adto -461 4 e - 7 ° 4 ) to 844 854 • but Erie have decl i ne d . 4, 79i i: i and United S i tates 5-20 Bonds remain at ra o 4 ul ria Inoderate amount of business has been t s ever ßa l e t i4 he Railway Share Market, but in Caled a i • a : all eee prices have ruled a shade firmer. v eac h h o :dilivrie;:lid North-Eastern (Berwick) have opolitan l'Orl ua a ..need right Midland, 4 ; and Lancashire and n, and North Western each 4 ; li o li rth ketr have declined 4 ; and Great T h _ er ,.. ll and South-Eastern, each 4 . Chan "". I' ()rei gn and Colonial lines are without any o ° , °f inlportance. Lori'dna Shares, Ina few instances are a shade firmer. cl,_ la and Westminster to 684 ; Lond o uti and County have improved to 501 51. 41" ii ernain at 334 34 ; Union of Lou and City Bank at 124 13. at''abeellalleolls and Finance Shares are inactive, I ltil _°nt previous rates. Credit Foncier of Eng patlylret dealt in at 2 1316 ; Hudson's Bay Corn- G5 l . 4 _ 15 11 ; Royal Mail Steam have improved to d Itixeo,r .National Discount Company to 11 ; an a °3'°f oral Mortgage Loan remains at 704. ----- MINING MARKET. tug' . re,,,,_ iness 1n the Market cOlniituinßuseDsAZll.l,wanodrp3rfi.ces rally are ug quotations *— a shade flatter. Annexed are the clos eartk i3r • gold,g 3 ~ ea, 27i 32; Chiverton Moor, 82; 3rast Caradon, ~,, 't, Clifford Amalgamated, 6f. 6i ; East Basset, 11 5} si. ; Clienteles a , la; Frentino and Bolivia Gold, 16s Od 18s Od ; CT 5 i 5 1; East Lovell, —; East Russell, 17 3 / 4 7 8 Y ' . 17 1 8 ; Groat Retallick, ; Great Wh al Vor, rl' lttrk : '3 V alley, 6f. 61 ; North Croft, 2} 3 ; North pr..ekerbY, 823 Od 345; Prince of Wales, 49s 5111 ; antes 80 2 9 0D3. ' 3 ; West Chiverton, 69 71 ; Wheal Basset, Wh eal , Wheal Chirerton, —; Wheal Grenville, 233 25s ; South 849111 100 105; Tinercdt, 12i 18. DAMN" MIND/—TWO O'OLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Uent. Consols Do. Account, Dec 5 92k 3 xd 3 per Cent. Reduced 92f Now 3 per Cent 92i New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. can. 1873 annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885._ Do (Red Sea Telet,raph), 1908 March. June, E :chequer Bills, £1,006, 2 & 24 per Ct 29 31 28 pm Do £5OO — pm Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874._ Do. Account Do. 5 per Cunt. July, 1880 Do. 4 pe•r Cent., Oct. 1858 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - 41 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Dab., 187) Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 188) Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO .. — pus Do. under .£1,000 FORBIGIC I'W DS—TAO O'ULOINE. Argentine Republic, t per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian S por Cent _ Do. 4i per Cent., 1852-56-60 Do. 1863 - . _ DJ. 5 per Cont., 1865 lie Account 75 41 Do. £lOO Bonds _ Buoaos Ayres 6 per Cent .. .. D J 2 per Cent. (Deferrsd 3 per Cent.) C iba, 6 per Cent. C.iilian 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent — 00. 6 per Cont., B . Do., 1867 Do., Scrip, £74 paid Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip, £32 paid C )i mbiau, 6 per Cent. Danisti 3 ncr Cent., 1825. D tnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — p l uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — d;yptian, 7 por Cent — 1)o. Sec, ad Issue D '. £lOO Bonds Do. Do. £5 , 0 Bonds B5 4i Do. £lOl Bonds B6} Government Railway Debentures 891 Guatemala 5 per Cent .. It iiian 5 per Cert., 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway )sitar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-Frouch .►iontevidoau 6 per Cent. • Nioorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Da 3 per Cen Do. Deferred 1861 Do Land Warrants (Hectares) 3ruvian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do Account 7Ol _ Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 41 401 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1662 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds B7l Do. do. £3l 15s. do. ... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B6l 71 Do. do. £B4 15s. do Sa-dinian, 5 per Cent Span'sh 3 per Con Do Account . • 361 1 Do Now Deferroct — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account 'urkish 6 per Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account -1 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6 31 1 1 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 • DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 D, 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1861 -- Dividends on the above payable in London. Austnsn a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch per ("ant. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... French Itentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Itaiiau 5 per Gent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account TITO 0131.001 C. Consols, Money 941 1 Do. Account, ex div 92k 3 ad [The following appeared is oar Latest Edition of pester day @retain.] CITY, HALF -PAST FOUR O'CLOCK. Since two o'clock all the Stock Exchange matters have been extremely quiet, and few variations have to be recorded. Consols, however, have closed at 941 1 for money, and at 92 13-16th 15-16ths for the account ex dividend. A further withdrawal of bar gold has taken place to-day from the Bank of England amounting to £140,000. The following is the weekly circular of Messrs. Alex. Collie and Co. with respect to the Manchester markets :—Since last Tuesday there has been a universal disinclination for business among buyers, and their purchases have been confined to such small lots as are urgently required. Prices are therefore still tending in their favour, but as stocks are not heavy producers, although desirous to book new orders, are not pressing for them at substan tially lower rates. Our last week's quotations re main consequently without alteration. The following were the closing quotations of some of the principal railway companies' shares this afternoon :—Caledonian, 75 to 76 ; Great Nor thern, 107 to 109 ; Great Eastern, 301 to 304 ; Great Western, 444 to 45-1- ; Lancashire and York shire, 121 to 121 i; Brighton, 51 to 52 ; Metropo litan, 120 to 121 f ; Midland, 1114 to 1121; North Eastern (Berwick), 94 to 96 ; and South Eastern, 654 to 661. The closing prices of foreign stocks are as fol lows :—ltalian, 45f 1 ; Greek, 121 4 ; Mexican, 14! 15 ; Spanish Passive, 12f ; ditto 3 per Cents., 33f I ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., 31i 32. United States 5.20 Bonds have closed at 70f j ; Erie Shares at 47 f ; and Illinois at 84f 85. The new Honduras Loan has closed firm at f to 1 prem. .31ARKETS—(This Day.) METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of beasts on offer here to-day. The best breeds were in fair request at full prices ; otherwise, the beef trade ruled heavy at late rater. The top quotation was 5s per 81bs. We have to report a slow inquiry for sheep ; prices, however. were well sup ported, the best Downs and half-breds realised 9s 10d per Blbs. Calves—the supply of which was rather limited— moved off slowly at Monday's currency. Pigs were very dull, nevertheless very little change took place in prices. The supply was seasonably good. Mitch cows were very inactive. SITAR: Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ;hare, Railways. Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian [Cambrian Cork and 8and0n......! Corn wall Dublin & Belfast Juno ! Ab.J unc : lE. Lawton, scrip CKI4 ! Do. ,Glasgow & S. Western! ,Great Eastern, Ord. stk.' I Do. E. Angl. at. No. '4 'bircat North of Scotland ; Great Northern I DJ. A stock ..• Do. •B stuck Do. New, is. at 25 pin! I GtS, and W. of Ireland,[G t. Weeteru -Uriginall Du. S. V4l. Ball, gua Do. South Wales I Do. W. slid.—Oxford Du. Newport Do. Hereford Lau :is:lire YorksbirQi 11....ad0n and Blackwalll Lou., Brigh., & S Coast'' Lon., Chat., and Dover! Do. Iletrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Westernl ILon. & South Western Shei., it Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension.— Metropolitan District. 1 Uo. do. do. ! Paid. 1 Closing 1 Business Price. dene. 1 20 et et (00 Do. and St. John's W'd Midland Do. £J Share Do, Birmin.. Dorby aid Kent . . . orth British Do. Ed., Pth., & DunH Nth. Eastern—Berwick] Do. G.N•E purchase: Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1880-51 North London .. Do. do. 1851 5 Do. do. 1866 ,North Staffordshire Sc S. W. Junction , s ottish Central ieot. N. E , Aber. stool 00. Scot, Mid. at ack ;South Union ;South Devon South Eastern . Sotlues, Wok., Wok fair Vale Do. C Vale oat Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha i West Cornwall 75 6 7 913 3u4 i 121 2- 50j ti 1121 13 1191 181 191 1(19 1117 i i 12f 951 I 6 67.1 88211 42 obt 100 100 100 all 100 100 Per Blbs. to sink the offal. sd6d s d s d Crse dg inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pme ors-wool sheep 4 2 4 6 Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Prime S'thdown a 0.4 8 4 to Prime large oxen ..4 2 4 6 Large coarse oalves.4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, 8 5 0 I'rimc small d0......4 8 5 2 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 2 3 6 Large hugs -3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Small porkers 3 1) 4 2 Suckling calves, 22i to 28s ; and quarter old-store pigs, 22s to 26s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts C0w5..... Sheep su , l_l,mbs Beasts - - - 083 Cows — Sheep and lambs 5,200 Calves l2O riga Calve.) .. Pi; v. NEWGATE AND LEADENEI ALL. These markets are well supplied with meat, which moves off slowly, as follows : Beef 3 0 to 4 6 Veal 3 8 to 4 6 Muttou 3 0 to t 4 I Pork Per 81b by the carcase. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 55s 0,1 to 845 ; clover, COs to 100 s ; and straw, 32s to 365 per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow bay, 55s Od to 848; clover, 65s to 100 s; and straw, 32s to 36s per load. Trade inactive. WHIT ECRAPEL.—AIeadow hay, 55s to 84s Od ; clover, 60s to 1058 Od ; and straw, 32s to 36s per load. Supply toler ably good. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day. The market market opens dull and drooping. Prices irregular. Sales probably 8,000 bales. WATERLOO Cur.--The committee appointed to revise the list of nominators for the Waterloo Cup met on Tuesday last at the Waterloo Hotel, Liverpt aI, the Earl of Sefton in the chair. Several important al aliens have been made, and will shortly be published. tr:Nt:JA; au North Eastern, G. N. E., 4 per cent., ,A tint). , 91i LINES LEASED AT MIXED RENTALS I ondon and Chatham, 4i per Cent., t 2 rORNIGN It A.ILWAYki. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3i FOktkatiN MINKS. Cape Copper, 7i cion Penn,, Nor,h Del icy, 21 pm St John del Rey, lim, 60 ) United Mexican, lint., It DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 5 BANKS. Agra, lim., A. 7 1-16 Ditto, B, 9I Anglo h gyptiaa, lira., 10 City, 13 Consolidated, lira., 41 London and County, 51 1 London and tit estminster, 68 I Ditto, Scrip, 37h 7 Union of London, 34 lIIISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, lim., IS} Atl ,ntic Telegraph, 34, Australian Mort. Land and Finance, dm., 4 Berlin Water Works, am., Electric and International Telegraph,:— Ditto, new. 7 Gen. Credit and Discount, lint.. 51 udeon's Bay, Ibi London General Omnibus Company, lint, 21 Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by Indian Government), 102 i Nr.tionat Discount t,ompauy, 11 I?oyal 314i1 Steam, 65 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 70 TILE TUNNEL UNDER MONT CENIS.—The pro gress made during the month of October in the tunnelling of Mont Cenis was 61 metres (3ft. 3 1-3 in. each) on the north side and 72 metres on the south. The general state of the work en the 31st ult. was as follows: —Total length of the tunnel, 12,220 metres; already executed, 7,665 metres; remaining to bo pierced, 4,555 metres. During the first ten months of the present year 1,329 metres have been finished, whilst during the whole of last year only 1,025 metres were executed. The engineers still expect to see this great work terminated iu the course of 1870. Galignani. THE FEIZNDALE COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—.Mr. Thos. Price, the High Constable of Aberdare, in accordance with the numerously signed requisition, has called a meeting to be held this evening, to organise measures fur relieving the distress of the sufferers by this accident. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. A very destructive fire broke out upon the farm at Offer ton-hall, near Sunderland, on Tuesday, 21 stacks of various agricultural produce being destroyed. It has not been ascertained whether the fire arose accidentally or was the act of au incendiary. Stack fires have been somewhat com mon iu the North during the past five or six weeks, and most of them have been caused by loose fellows who have been on the tramp, and who have set them on fire through mere wantonness. L AW 'INT. This Day, COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco before the Lord Chief Baron and Baron Pigott.) EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY V, BARTHOLOMEW AND OTHERS.-IMPORTANT TO SHAREHOLDERS. This was an action brought by the East Glou cestershire Railway Company to recover the amount of calls on some shares in that company, held by the defendants. The case was tried at Croydon, at the last assizes before Mr. Justice Black, when a verdict was given for the defendants. During the present sittings in term a rule was obtained for a new trial and to set aside the verdict. It appeared that the point of law to be decided was whether the defendants were qualified so as to be legally termed shareholders, or whether they were merely contributories or subscribers. It was acknowledged that the defendants had paid upon three calls, bat it was contended that it was only one-fifth at cacti call ; that the company were not justified in putting him on the register, inasmuch as the register was a list to show what responsibility the company really had at its back. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Jones and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., were counsel in the case. Rule absolute. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) PEARSE V. PEARSE AND OTHERS. The further hearing of this cause was resumed this morning. A number of medical witnesses were called, who stated their opinion that Mr. Pearse was suffering from softening of the brain, and al though it was not noticeable during the period when his mind was occupied with business matters, still, looking at all the surrounding circumstances of his domestic life, they could not do otherwise than con clude that it was so. The post-mortem examina tion also conduced to this supposition. At the conclu3ion of this evidence Mrs. Pearse was recalled and questioned as to the authenticity of a letter from her late husband, and which stated that he had as a last resort put into writing what his determination was with regard to a separation ; and, farther, complained of the wretched life which her unkindness had inflicted upon him. This letter Mrs. Pearse acknowledged having received. The learned counsel on both sides then addressed the Court on behalf of their respective clients, and reviewed very minutely the whole of the evidence. The case was proceeding when we went to press. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. LOWESTOFT, Nov. 18. During a very strong gale from E.N.E. yester day morning a torchlight was seen burning as a signal of distress from a vessel ashore on the New combe Sand, near this place (reports Capt. Preston, R.N.) The Lowestoft lifeboat in connection with the National Lifeboat Institution was at once launched, but in consequence of the wind being nearly full on the beach, the boat could not be got off for some time. Ultimately she was enabled to proceed to the sands, when the brigantine Medora, of Yarmouth, was found to have parted from her anchors. The lifeboat took off the two men left on board the vessel and brought them safely ashore. The remainder of the crew, three in number, were unfortunately drowned before the arrival of the lifeboat. BAcToN, NORFOLK, Nov. 18. Early this morning (states Mr. W. Cubit° guns and rockets were discharged from the Hasborough Sands, off this coast, indicating that a vessel was in distress there. The three lifeboats of the National Lifeboat Institution, stationed respectively at Mu n desley, Bacton, and llasborough, were soon afloat and on their way to the sands. The first-named boat being four miles to windward, was the first to reach the floating light, and is now seen in the off ing towing in a boat - , supposed to contain the strande I vessel's crew. The post is starting, so I am unable to give you any further intelligence at present. BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT, Nov. 18. A brig was observed to anchor in a dangerous position off Sea View, Isle of Wight, on the after noon of the 16th inst. (says Captain 111‘Donald, RN.). The crew of the City of Worcester life boat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, which boat was only stationed here last month, were at once mustered and kept in readiness in the event of their services being required to the vessel, as the wind was blowing a gale from the E.N.E. right on shore. On the following day it was decided to send off the lifeboat to attempt to get the vessel under weigh, and acting under the advice thus sent him, the master ran his vessel for Bembridge Har bour, where she arrived in safety. A vessel had previously gone to her assistance, but had failed to reach her. The endangered brig was the Bessie, of Sunderland, bound to that port from Southampton, in ballast. DOVER, Nov. 18. Mr. C. Marsh supplies some further particulars of the very prompt and gallant first services of the Royal Wiltshire lifeboat on that station. He says that during the heavy gale from the eastward on Sunday morning, two schooners brought up in the bay, and as the gale and sea increased they let go their second anchors, which held them for a time, but at last the vessels commenced to drag, especially the one to leeward. The sea oc casionally broke over the bows of the latter vessel and completely swept ber docks. She was anxiously watched from the shore, and as she was seen to be fast approaching near to and within the line of the Admiralty Pier, and to be thus in a most dangerous position, the Royal Wiltshire lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was got ready to go to her assistance. The sea was now running heavily, and breaking with severe force over the pier, and as it would have been impossible for the crew to row the boat round the pierhead and up to the vessel in the teeth of the wind, tide, and sea, the aid of one of the mail steamers of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (then lying with steam up under shelter of the pier), was solicited, and readily given by Captain Clark. The lifeboat was then manned and launched--a large concourse of people cheering !ler gallant crew—and taken in tow by the steamer. Although the Royal Wilt shire was several times struck by heavy seas which almost submerged her for a time, she rose again buoyantly, and behaved remarkably well, affording the crew the greatest possible confidence in her capabilities. The steamer having got to wind ward of the schooner, cast the boat off, when she was soon put alongside the vessel. The master then requested that the boat would remain by him, in case his cables parted or his vessel drove nearer the pier, as in either event he should then seek safety in the lifeboat. The boat rode by the vessel some time until the tide permitted her to slip from her anchors, when, with the assistance of a steam tug, she was safely taken into harbour. The boat then returned to shore, and with some little diffi culty was hauled up and placed on her carriage ready for further use if accessary, I'h © crew were thoroughly drenchel, and were much exhausted by the cold and wet, but their wants were speedily attended to at the Dover Sailors' Herne, the Rev. W. Yate having made every preparation for them. Although the lifeboat was not ultimately required, still this service was a most important one, as in the absence of the boat, had the vessel gone against the pier probably not a soul of the crew would have been saved. She was the Kennedy, of Whitstable, bound to Dover with coals. "Dear Sirg,—l was for years a great sufferer from dyspepsia, accompanied with heartburn, spasms, and severe cramps and pains in the stomach, for which I tried a num ber of medicines to no purpose, until a friend persuaded me to try your Pain Killer, which gave me immediate re lief. I have used it now five or six years, and would not be without it at any price.—Yours, &c., MARTHA BROWN HILL, Dudley, May 2, 1867." " Sirs,--I can with confidence recommend your excellent medicine the;Pain Killer for rheumatism, indigestion, and toothache, Laving proved its efficacy in these complaints.—Yours, &c., REUBEN MIT CHELL, Bolton, June 11, 1859. To Perry Davis and Son, 17, Southampton-row, Holborn (W.C.)." None genuine without the words PAIN KILLER on the Government -stamp. .sold by all chemir3t2.—(ADTL) OENTRA 6 CRIMINAL COU. MT.--7 phis Day OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron C hann6l.) CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAIN: IT A SOLICITOR, Edwin Francis Hill, 36, solicitor, was indicted fur feloniously forging and utterin g a certain power of attorney, to transfer a certain s hare and interest in certain stock and annuities, to% wit £lOO per Cent. Consolidated Bank Annuities,. standing in the names of John and Matthew Bartlett, with intent to defraud the Bank of England- From the evidence it appeared that a sum of up wards of £6OO in Bank of Englairil stock was held in trust by Messrs. Bartlett for their ister Mary Ann Hill, the defendant's w; fe. The defen dant had been a solicitor in Victoria„ Australia, and had expressed himself anxious that a portion of the stock should be sold out in order that he might he enabled to bring his wife home to Englaud, but Mr. Matthew 'l'. Bartlett refused his con seat to the necessary power of attorney Subsequently, however, the defendant presented a transfer for £lOO of the stock to a firm of stock brokers and obtained the proceeds of the sale, but Mr. M. T. Bartlett declared, that the writing pur- ' porting to be his signature to the document was a forgery, and it was likewise .shown that the defen dant had applied the money to the payment.of some debts. The examination of the two brothers Bartlett occupied a very long time in consequence of their deafness, which required every question to be re peated to the: through one of the ushers of the court. The defendant denied altogether the charge, and the jury had not returned their verdict when we went to press. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.—This Day, - MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE POLICE AND THE FOREIGN PROSTITUTES AT THE WEST-END. —Sy'vine Convell, Amantine Caen bergh, and Emma Merthe, three foreign prostitutes, were charged before Mr. Knox with behaving in a disorderly manner in Regent -street. Sergeant George Appleton, 26 C, said that shortly after 11 o'clock last night be saw the three prisoners standing at the corner of Regent-circus, by the County Fire-office. Having► cautioned them several times against annoying gentlemen, and seeing them annoy four or five as they passed to and fro, he took them into custody. Mr. Knox asked if any of the inhabitants were present to complain. Sergeant Appleton replied in the negative, and said that the prisoner Amantine had only just re turned from Belgium, and had not given the police much trouble. Mr. Knox told the prisoner Amantine that as the police said that she was a comparative stranger here, and was not much trouble to them, he would discharge her, but he would caution her not to get into such a scrape again. The prisoner Sylvine said she had just come from Australia. Mr. Knox told the sergeant that he should like some of the inhabitants to come forward and make complaints as they used to do. Sergeant Appleton said that it was difficult to ge the inhabitants to come, as what took place was al a late hour. Mr. Knox said the sense of the Act was that where an inhabitant or passer-by was annoyed they should come forward and complain, and not leave it to the police. It was not a safe precedent for him to act in the matter. When Mr. Dolby and other gentlemen came forward and complained, he (Mr. Knox) put the law in force, and a stop was put to the nuisance. It was a duty cast upon the inhabi tants and passers-by who were annoyed, and they should come forward and protect themselves. If any inhabitant thought proper to come forward and com plain, be (Mr. Knox) would put the law in force. lie did not think he should be justified in acting in the present case, and should discharge the prisoners, but would advise them not to get into a scrape - Flora Brown and Cecilia Rosines were charged with a similar offence. Branall, 158 C, saw the prisoners at the County Fire-office making a disturbance and 'annoying gentlemen, who refused to go to the station, and he then took them into custody. Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, said that he had known Brown for years as what was termed a "Driver," that was a woman who drove young women about for the purpose of making them accost every gentle man they passed. Mr. Knox dis charged the prisoners for the same reason, as above stated. Blanche Lenor, a young Frenchwoman, was charged with a similar offence. Mr. Knox said that some time ago the inhabitants of Regent-street m aited on Sir R. Mayne, who referred them to the law, and told them that they had only to interfere themselves. It was a monstrious evil, but it was one which would cure itself. If the nuisance went on all the inhabitants would have to do would be to in terfere as they did before, and clear the street. He doubted his powers under the clause of the Act of Parliament, and he thought as the law was left the inhabitants must appear, and he should therefore discharge the prisoner unless an inhabitant ap peared. 75 76 35 45 2 4 73 76 70 72 3) 304 5 6 15 107 \OY hl 112 121 Its 94 91 lia 15, 25 30 29 31 121 t2l; 31 52 17 18 12 15 1121 ;134 ;5 76 17 IS i2O 121 1('8 110 60 62 012 114 83 87 3:3 31 96 98 58 40 tSj 83 130 132 8 9 p 115 117 1 lip 61 63 110 112 56 67 41 16 63 G 6 8i 9) 145 147 5 6 5 7 425 435 19 21 5 6 3 34 2 3 8 11 24 4 17 18 18 19 b 1 35 37 21 21 6 41 51 2/ 11 40 50 3 5 3 5 2 24 29 3L 380 400 i t 37i 421 1 6 13 14 I if 8 10 71 73 110 Izo 676 72i 25 27 16 18 10 9 7 2i 1076 T SECURITIP;,S. 102 103 100 1021 100 102 80 91 88 90 103 ICS 105 106 103 105 1(5 107 D 3 "ell 1(3 115 111 112 163 1' 5 IG4 106. 105 107 106 US 1(.1 10a_ 2 104 iq; V 9 1011 9.4 9! 95 98 99 98 100 BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consol. hold, Lim. .Chiverton 'Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. 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She was passing along a street called Bluegate-fields, leading out of the highway, yesterday evening at half-past five o'clock, when she was suddenly attacked by the prisoners, who tore her chignon and hair net from her head, and tore her jacket. She screamed- and called out " Police, police, police, murder. " The prisoners ran away with her chignon and hair net, leaving her on the ground. Her own hair remained on her head uninjured. The police were immediately communicated with, and .. DrutnmOnd was arrested the same evening at the Bull's Head publichouse, High-street, Shadwell, and the other at a house of bad repute in Perseve rance-place, Ratcliffe-highway. The prisoners told the police constables Robgent and Long, who took them into custody, that . they were told by a woman named Nortiman, a boarding-house keeper, in Albert-street, Shadwell, to rob prosecutrix of her wig, and give her two black eyes. They were to be paid ss. for their trouble. It was explained by the complainant that she formerly lived with Mrs.Norti man, ani that they had quarrelled. The prisoners denied that they intended to rob Mrs. Schwarkenbeck, and admitted they were hired by Mrs. Nortiman to pull the coin' lainant's wig off and give her two black eyes, and the reason they attacked her was that Mrs. Schwarkenbek had pro mised them 23. for breaking Mrs. Nortitnan's windows. Two respectable witnesses said that Mrs. Schwarkenbeck went out with her chignon secured in the usual manner, and she returned without it, and with her dress torn. Mr. Paget acquitted the prisoners on the charge of robbery. It was evident they were prepared to receive 2s for breaking Mrs. Nortiman's window s or 5s to blacken sirs. Schwarkeubeck's eyes. '1 h e complainant had fortunately preserved her eyes from injury. A gross and unjustifiable assault had been committed on the complainant by two young ruffians. Ile sentenced the prisoners to one month's imprisonment and hard labour for the assault on the complainant. MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—A very finely -executed portrait-model, life of the late unfortunate Emperor Maximilian, attired in a fac-simile dress to the one he wore on the morning of his execution, has been just added to Madame Tussaud'a exhibition, Baker-street. The likeness is unquestionably most striking, the model being from the Only painted portrait of the Emperor. THE PLBLIC HEALTH. The following is the weekly return of the Regis trar-General of births and deaths in London and in 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom : General Register-office, Somerset-house, Nov. 18. In the week that ended on Saturday, Nov. 16, 4,240 births and 3,039 deaths were registered in London and in 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom. The annual rate of mortality was 25 per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate of mortality last week was 25 per 1,000 in London, 24 in Edinburgh, and 23 in Dublin, 24 in Bristol, 21 in Birmingham, 32 in Liverpool, 31 in Manchester, 27 in Salford, 28 in Sheffield, 24 in Lee.ls, 28 in Hull, 28 in Newcastle upon-Tyne, and 21 in Glasgow. The rate in Vi enna was 22 per 1,000 during the week ending the 9th inst., when the mean temperature was 2.9 Fahrenheit lower than in the same weAt in London, where the rate was 20. The deaths registered last week showed an in creas,; in nearly all the English towns, due, as in London, to the greater fatality of diseases of the re- - spiratory organs. In Liv,rpool, however, the deaths froth zymotic diseases had also considerably in creased; and scarlatina continues fatally prevalent in Birmingham and in many parts of Manchester. In London the births of 1,075 boys and 1,004 girls, in all 2,079 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years 1857-66 the average numbers, corrected for increase of population, is 2,073. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,457. It was the 46th week of the year, and the average number of deaths for that tveek is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,555. The deaths in the present return are less by 98 than the estimated number. The mortality in the metropolis exhibits an ia crease on the numbers recorded in 18 preceding weeks. The increase is to a great eithnt attribut able to the prevalence of bronchial and other affec tions of the respiratory organs, caused by a low temperature, and the contamination of the atmo sphere by smoke and other noxious matters. Pbthisis proved fatal to 184 persons; 192 deaths occurred from bronchitis, and 124 from pneumonia. The deaths from zymotic diseases were 284, the number in the preceding week being 254. Seventeen deaths fiOm smallpox, 37 from scarlatina, 32 from whooping-cough, 36 from typhus, 17 from diarrhoea, and 57 from measles were, ,recorded last week. Eleven fatal cases of measles occurred in the west, 16 in the north, 10 in the central, 9 in the east, and 11 in the south districts. A youth, aged 17, who resided at 8, Broadway, Ludgate-hill, died on November 14th in the London Fever Hospital, Islington, of cholera (26 hours.) A musician, aged 30 years, died on the 6th of No vember in Lambeth Workhouse of choleraic diarrhoea. 'I he deaths of seven persons who were killed by horses or carriages in the streets were registered last week. One hundred and fifty-three deaths from injuries caused by horses or vehicles in the streets have been recorded during the present year. The medical officer of health for the district of Fulham states, in reference to the deaths (returned in the preceding week) of two children from cholera at 4, Bridge-street, Hammersmith, that " the house in which the deaths took place is situate imme diately on the verge of the Creek,' a most offensive inlet of the Thames. A young person living in Bridge -street was simultaneously suffering from cholera symptoms, but recovered ; she had drunk of the water of the Creek. The metropolitan and local boards are completing some extensive sewer- age works for the diversion of the sewage from the Creek and river at this point." At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.835 in. 'rhe barometrical reading increased from the high reading of 30.42 in. at the beginning of the week to 29 - 45 in. on Thursday, the 14th of Nov. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 45 deg., which is 1.5 deg. aboVe the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 59.8 deg. on Fri day, the 15th of Nov. The lowest night temperature was 33.3 deg. on Monday, the 11th of Nov. The en tire range of temperatur.! in the week was, there fore, 26.5 deg. The mean of the highest tempera tures of the water of the Thames was 45.5 deg. ; that of the lowest was 43•.1 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 3 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was •89, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 0.10 inch. The general direction of the wind was N.E. and S.E. During the night of Wednes day, the 13th of November, a few meteors were seen ; at midnight it was very cold, and ice was formed on shallow pools of water on an exposed roof 10ft. high. At the height of 4ft. from the ground the minimum temperature was 36.2. Some meteors a large size were observed during the night of Fri day, the 15th of November. Ozone was observed on Saturday, the 16th of November. According to a return furnished by the engineer of the Metropo litan Board of Works, the average daily quantity of sewage pumped into the river Thames at the Southern Outfall Works, Crossness,was 58,870,598 gallons, or 267,476 cubic metres, equivalent to about as many tons by weight. The present system of registration has been in operation for 30 years ; and a legal certificate of a birth, death, or marriage in England or Wales during that period may be obtained at the General Register-office, Somerset-house. MEN OF MARK. No. VII. MR. CHARLES DICKENS. Now sailing oil the seas which divide America from England (says a writer in the London Review) with the avowed purpose of " laying down a third cable" between the old mother land and the vigorous race which has sprung from her—but ere this time often to be seen walking the Strand, or More vigorously that Kentish road which leads to Rochester—is a small, compact, well-built man, with a remarkable face ; handsome, intellectual, and lined with thought, surmounted with hair once richly abundant, but now thin and wiry, and sur rounded with beard and,moustache whichlell of hard work and much out-door progress in all sorts of weathers. That man is the best -known'of all Eng lish authors ; is a power in England, in America, and - in Europe—has been able to mould the thoughts of thousands of his countrymen ; and although not by any means having attained a well-earned fame per saltunz, has by successive and fortunate endeavour won a name with his countrymen nearly as much known as that of Shakspere. The London Reviewer thus gives a rapid survey of Mr. Dickens's works, together with a brief biography—curiously inexact in its very first statement, Charles Dickens having been born on the 7th, and not as therein mentioned on the 15th, of February, 1812. The writer ob serving, in conclusion, that our Great Novelist's is a creative genius almost unparalleled in its fertility and richness. The creatures begotten in his fertile brain have peopled ours, and have and do fill the thoughts of the sailor on his lonely watch, of the squatter as he sits solitary in his hut miles away from human help, of the miner below the earth, of the wrapped-up traveller as lie hurries on at hurri cane speed above its surface. Positive mental rest, happinesss, soundness, pleasantness, and sunshine, this man has given to a larger number of his brothers and sisters than any other living .soul. Go gifted him at his birth with genius and activity, and he has been true to his trust. The talents have multiplied a thousand-fold. Of how many great ones can we say as much ? Of no man can we say more. Mrs DISRAELL—The numerous friends of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli will be pleased to learn that the favourable change which took place on the afternoon of Tuesday in Mrs. Disraeli's health continues. The answer to inquiries to day was that Mrs. Disraeli was still improving. WIFE MURDER.—A man named Luke Martin, a brush hawker, murdered his wife at Manchester ou Monday night. He stabbed her in the pit of the stomach, and she died three minutes afterwards. The police were seen in search of the man, but they failed to find him that, night. - SPORTING INTELLIGENOE—This Dap• WARWICK RACES—THrs DAY. (BY BLECTR/C TELEGRAPH.) SHORTS HANDICAP. The Shorts Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added; the winner to be sold fcr 20 sovs; winners after the weights are out 51b extra ; three furlongs. Columbine Practitioner 2 Lupus Eleven ran. SCURRY 11ANDWAP. Tlo Scurry Flat Stsites (Ila)dielp) of 5 sOVA each, h ft, with 2./ whled, for all age; the wiuuer to be sold for 53 sJy.i; gontleineu rilors, rotes sionuls Glb extra winners after the weights are out 51b oxtrt ; five fur longs. Moehrie Musa Peggy Tea ra n. • NURSERY HA YWCA P The Third Nursory Free Handicap of 5 sots each, in cane of aceLTtance, with 50 added ; winners after Nov. 15 (at ten a.m.) 71b, twice 121 b extra ; half a mile. Patrician Fairfax.. Fourteen ran. PROGRAMME OF LEAMINGTON AND WARWICK SHIRE HUNT MEETING. FRIDAY. The Welter Handicap of 5 Boys each, 2 ft, for three ye• 4l . olds and upwards; wi nners a f ter the weights are out Sib extra ; gentlemen rid ers , pro f ess i onals 61b extra ; half a mile. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 add , ,a ; t wo year olds Bst 41b, th ree 9 s t 71b, four, five, and. 'two 9st 11Ib ; mares an d ge ldi ngs a ll owed 31b ; tha winner to be sold for 150 sovs ; if entered fur 100 soya all owe d 71b, 60 141 b, 30 211 b; fi ve f ur l ongs. A Plate of 40 sovs (Handicap) for all age,S: the winner to be sold for 40 sovs ; winners after the weights are out 51b extra ; half a mile. The Innkeepers' Plate of 50 soya (Handicap), for Hate s . year olds and upwards ; winners after the weight* are out 51b extra ; three quarters of a mile. The Leamington Grand Annual Handicap Steeplechase of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only if declared on or before Tuesday, Nov. 12, with 100 sovs added ; for ail horses ; a winner of a steeplechase aftgr the weights are pub, lisped to carry 71b ; -twice, 101 b extra ; the second ho rse to save his stake, and the winner to pay 25 sovs tonards expenses ; five horses to start, or the public moray will not be given; entrance 2 sovs. Four miles. 51 subs. Age st lb Age st 111 Meanwood... ... al2 7 The Riover alO 1.0 Gameboy (pd) all 9 Trap, by Trapper.., alO 7 Despatch ... all 6 Ross a 10 6 The Elk ... all 2 Pixie ... a 10 5 Sir William a 11 0 Marengo ... a 10 4 Patience ... ft 11 0 Balder .-.. ... alO 3 The Doctor ... 610 12 Greenland ... 610 2 Tally-ho, by Come- Torpedo ... ... 510 2 away, dam by Bishopton 510 0 Willingham (hb) a 10 12 Northern Light(lab) 6 10 0 Innellan (pd) alO 12 King Arthur ... alO 0 The Lamb... ... 510 12 Helen .. 610 0 The Nun (h. b) ... a, 10 10 Stockings ... 5 10 0 Pearl Diver ~, alO 10 Chimney Sweep 510 0 L.S.D. ... 610 10 Standard Bearer 610 0 The Flea a 10 10 The Bradgate Cup, value 100 Boys, added to a Handicap of 10 sovs each, 3 ft ; winners of a handicap after Nov. 15 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra; one mile. Queen of Trumps (aged), Wroughtou (3 yrs), Grey Stocking (4 yrs), Aggravator (3 yrs), The Celt `4 yrs), Lady Pam (3 y rs ), H er L a d ysh i p (4 yrs), Muskeeter (5 yrs), Mrs. Spence (3 yrs), Can a rd (3 yrs ) , Muezzin (aged), Pythcn (3 yrs), Vixen (5 yrs), Sister to Scottish Chief (3 yrs), br f Malcolm out of Manoeuvre (3 yrs), Moose (aged), Redbourne (3 yrs), Humphrey Davy (4 yrs), Czar (4 yrs), Lady Vane (4 yrs), Commissioner (3 yrs), King Charming (5 yrs), Beauclerk (3 yrr), Zenobia (5 yrs), Nancy (3 yrs), Van Awburgh (3 yrs), Cecrops (4 yrs), Ulphus (4 yrs), Rabbit Trap (3 yrs), The Peer (4 yrs), Conundrum (4 yrs), Mrs. Allan (4 yrs), Knight of the Garter (3 yrs), Breadal bane (5 yrs), Narino (3 yrs), Overture (aged), Captain Kidd (3 yrs), Safety (3 yrs), Nu (5 yrs), Excitement (3 yrs), The Winding-up Free Handicap of 10 sovs each, in case of acceptance, with 50 added, for all ages ; winners after the weights are published 71b, twice 111 b extra; three quarters of a mile. Age st lb Belmont ... 4 8 12 Czar King Charming ... 5 8 7 The Star Indian Star 4 8 4 The Dean... Python 3 8 0 Primate Feu Billet_ ... 5 8 0 Jeanie Deans Mistletoe ... 4 8 0 Grand Duke Langhttin ... 4 7 12 Beauclerk Rococo 4 7 12 Porter's Knot Dick Turpia 3 r 12 British Tar Dawdle ... ... 67 10 Reta , -,o Miss Princes ... 3 7 9 Excitement Wild Moor ... 3 7 p Cromwell . The Peer ... 4 7 8 13tgpip3 Indigestion .. 5 7 8 Columbine Catherine tiayesf... 3 7 8 Greouford Larly Clinton ... 3 7 7 Lady Pain_ U,phus 4 7 7 Canard Overture ... a 7 7 The Salvor Vigilant ... 5 7 6 Y. Lord Cellina :3 7 6 The Professional Jockey Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added, for all ages, ecc.; 9st 71b each. Speculation (h b), aged ; Wedding Peal, 5 yrs ; The Demon, 6 yrs; Fearnought ;. The Captain. Ago st lb ... 4 7 5 ... 5 7 5 ... 3 7 3 ▪ . 4 7 2 ... 3 7 • 3 612 „. 3 6 10 ... 3 6 9 ... 4 6 6 ... 3 6 6 ... 3 6 5 •3 6 4 ... 2 6 4 ... 3 6 0 ... 3 6 0 • 3 5 12 • 3 5 10 ... 2 5 10 ... 3 5 7 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.— This Day. (By Telegraph.) GiLATEIEND, Thursday Morning Arrived -Alex, from Nordkoping; Luigi, from Odessa; Mary and Elizabeth, from Engleholm ; Murcur, from Go thenburg; Neptune, from Cronstadt ; Charlemagne, from Gothenburg; Amon, from Cronstadt ; William Watson, from Cronstadt ; Radiant., from Cronstadt ; Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam; Tiber, from Gefle ; Plutov, from Uddewalla ; Christian, from Bkonwick ; Industry, Rock City, and Elizabeth Harrison—all from Cronstadt ; Thirteen, from Riga ; Polly Preston, from Eugelholm ; Nerena, from Hudickwall ; Marcella, from Guernsey ; Cosmopolitan, steamer, from Charente ; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp. Sailed.—MJmnou'llsliire, for Bombay; Clanalpine, for Brisbane; Blanche, steamer, for Dunkirk. Dzal,, Thursday Morning. Passed, Nov. 20.—Susan Elizabeth, from London, for St. Michael's; Europe, screw steamer, from London, fur Genoa. SCIENTIFIC JOTTEVGS. he French Academy of Sciences has received a paper from M. Emmanuel Liais, dated Rio Janeiro, Sept. 6, in which he describes his observation of the eclipse of the sun of Aug. 29th, which was total at Montevideo, but partial at Rio. The weather was splendid, and he obtained both contacts ; he then took advantage of those data to determine anew the longitude of Rio from the meridian of Paris, and found it to be 3h. lm. 43 - 4 s. M. Liais's former measurements had given 3h. lin. 32.45., which he still considers to bo nearer the truth than his last one. —When a bullet falls into a vessel of water, an air -bubble quickly appears at the point of ingrcli. M. Laroque examines, in a paper addressed to the Ac,iderny, how the air came, there. A part of it of course rushes into the momentary cavity caused in the water by the p ts3age of thi ballet,- and gals imprisoned there by the water closing over it ; but M. Laroque finds from experiment that a certain quantity of air is also pushed in by the bullet in the swiftness of its progress. M. Velter, taking up a remark lately made by M. Peligot, to the effect that com mon salt was not so useful to architecture as was generally supposed, replies that its favourable effects may be explained from the fact that, iu a calcareous soil, rich in organic matter, salt or chloride of sodium is transformed into carbonate of soda ; the chloride also sinks into the soil in the shape of chloride of lime, and this, retained by the earth, acts upon the organic matter it contains, and forms nitrate of soda. MASSOWAIL —A suggestion was made yesterday in the House of Commons, that instead or sending au artily to fight Theodorus, wo should seizj Massowah or some other part of Abpsinia, a id hold it until the captives are released. It app ar however, from the blue bo:ik that Massowah is clainic,l by the Egyptian atveruninit, which has despatched a force thither, and although it is doubtful whether the claim can be substantiated, it is certain that Thoodorus would no more care for our s._ , izing provided we did not make it the hiss of our advance, than if we seized one of the Sandwich Islands. A PUNISHABLE BLUNDER. —oa Tuesday eveniug, at Itugeley, ia St:afford, a Vuluuteer was shut by uau of those real ass inistakes which arc never likely to be put a stop to till magistrates take a more sr•voro notice of the deaths and injuries which arise therefroni. Sergeau - Major Kelly, the bAndmaster of tha Ist StAfferishire la, bought a revolver, which ho had often discharged during the day, and believing that all the cha►ubers were empty, went to show a young luau named Woodin (also a member of the band) how it was fired. One barrel, how ever, happened to be loaded, and the ball from it passed through the head of young Woodin, of whose recovery, of course, no hope was entertained. Kelly, after being taken before the justices, was remanded. Mr. F. W. Dillon, late lieutenant in the Nizatu'i army, committed suicide in Bombay on the 13th October by taking a dose of narcotic poison. He was in distressed circumstances, but there was nr) - eyideace as to the cause of his s uicide. THE SUN, LONDDN THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1867 w