The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-25 00:00:00

MONEY' BAR ET AND COMMEROI£II4 INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A very small amount of discount business has been transacted to-day, and the negotiation of first class bills is a matter of special arrangement with out reference to minimum of the Bank of England. The Bank of England return completed to the 23d i nst. is of a less favourabie character than it has been for the last few weeks. The bullion has been decreased by £389,287, but there is ouly a small diminution in the Reserve of Notes, and the other Securities have been lessened by £557,945. The Public Deposits, consequent upon the active collec tions of the revenue, have been largely augmented, while there is a considerable falling off on the pri vate balances. Subjoined are the particulars : Public D,posits .. X 5,233,679 Increase... £331,673 Other Deposits• 19 637 846 Decrease... 1,426,364 ▪ :3 Rest ... •••• , 515 , 131 Increase... 18,083 On the other side of the accoant : Government Securities £13,111,068 No alteration. Other Securities 19,411,773 Decrease... 587,94'5' Notes unemployed ... 9,962,225 Decrease... 9,315 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,918,965, b eing a decrease of £381,455 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,891,548, show ing a decrease of £389,297 when compared with the former return. The directors of the Hop and Malt Exchange Warehouse Company have made a call of £1 per share on the shares of this company, with £9 paid. The call is to be made on the 21st inst. at the Alliance Bank. The amount taken from the Bank of England Yesterday represented .£60,000,viz., £40,000 in bars, and £20,000 in sovereigns for Egypt. At the meeting to-day of the New Consolidated Discount Company, the directors' report stated that, after allowing for current expenses and re bate on bills not yet due, there will remain a net Profit of £1,927 ss. Id., Which the directors pro- Pose appropriating as follows (subject to the neces sary alteration in the articles, for which a special meeting is convened), viz., £842 ss. 6d. to payment of dividend at rate of 71 per cent. per annum, 5 45 5 4s. 9d. to reserve fund, and £629 14s. 10d. to be carried forward to profit and loss account. During the last few days there has been very li ttle animation exhibited_ in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugar, however, sus tains former rates. At the public sales of tea just concluded superior qualities of congou brought Previous quotations. Coffee has been in moderate request but rice, fruit, spices, and tallow, have b een inactive, and of slightly reduced values. The report of the directors of the Bank of Egypt nas been issued previous to the meeting on the sth February. The net profits for the half-year, after P ro viding for all bad and doubtful debts, &c., amount to £37,771, which with the balance from the last half-year gives an available total of £47,142. The directors recommend that £18,477 be carried t: the reserve fund, which will then amount to 445 ,000 j that a dividend be declared at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of per share, both free of income tax, being equal to 18 Per cent. p er annum f or th e h a lf- year, l eav i ng a bal ance of .£6,164 to be carried forward. The d ividend and bonus will be payable on the 11th of February. _.With regard to the Corn Market, Messrs. J. and Sturge s of Birmingham, state as follows :—At Gloucester and Worcester markets on the 19th th ere was a full supply of English wheat, which sold slo wly at ab ou t p rev i ou s c urrency ; barley f u lly as e ar; oats rather higher ; beans and peas more Inquired for. During the present week the few sal es made in w h ea t were a t full prices ; barley take n in ret a il a t qu it e as muc h mone y ; oats in fair r equest ; little inquiry for beans or peas. At Wol verhampton yesterday wheat ruled dull, but could l '°t be bought lower. There has been a meeting to-day of the Inter national Fi nanc i a l Society. The directors state as follows, :—" The accounts show that the profit of —4,6 93 2s. 6d. brought forward from the last ‘s aeeount has been absorbed, and a loss of £23,934 incurred, which has been written off against t i n reserve f un d , re d uc i ng t h e amount of that fund th£4,846 it s . Th e di rectors regret that, under ese circumstances, it is impossible for them to , re commend the payment of any dividend." • Two oocx. Accordi ng to R euter ' s telegram, this ' morning, ' the French Rentes were 69f. 80. Heavy. Inanimate. Further symptoms of buoyancy have been appa rent to-day in the market for 66 English Funds, an d Consols are nearly -1 per cent, better, viz., at 9 0l for m oney , an d 904 I f or t h e account. The I \ r ew 3 per Cents. are firm at 891 90 ; and the Reduced Annuities at 894 90 ; Bank Stock is steady at. 248 250; the sper Cent. Indian Loan at 107 and 107 4 ; the 4 per Cent. ditto at 944 and the fonds at 25 30 prem. Foreign Stocks show little variation of import ance. Greek Bonds have receded to 14 14i ; Italian 5 per Cents., 1861, *, to 541 ; while Spanish Passive have improved to 22 224 ; and the Chilian Loan Scrip, 4to 1 18- prem. Increased firmness has been apparent in the Rail way Share Market. Great Northern, Midland , and South-Eastern h ave each advanced ; and Great Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, an d -Lincoln, each 2-- The Foreign and Colonial lines are also in better request, and in most instances maintain fully pre vious rates. Bank Shares continue quiet, at fully former quotations. Alliance being dealt in at 17f ; and Union of London, 45. i. Miscellaneous and Finar.:A Shares aro inactive. Atlantic Telegraph 8, per Cents. have declined to ; and Nati:lai Discount Company to 144. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two o'Clock. 'There has been an ac ti ve demand for Great Re tallick, Redmoor, Great Vor, Chiverton, North Crofty, Cam Camborne, Drakewalls, East Russell, (ireat South Tolgus, Seton, and Chiverton Moor. Annexed are the latest quotations : clam Camborne, 22s 6d 25s ; Cam Brea, —; Central kiner a, ——; Cooks' Kitchen, 10 11; East Cam Brea, 8 i k ; Drakewells, 24s Od 26s oet ; Great Laxey, 16i 17i ; 4-Cliivertou Moor, 6 61. ; Ohm:ales Gold, 2} I ; Clifford malgamate, 8 8k ; East Bass e t, 23 25 ; E ast Caradon, k 6 ; East Lovell, 10 10i ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 2}- ; Great Retallack, 43s Od 46s ; Great Wheal Vor, ; Marko Valley, 4 44; North Crofty, 5} j; North Treskerby, i; Prin ce o f W a l es, 32s Od 34s Od; Prosper United, 31.1; Providence Mines, ; South Condurrow, —s —d ; WSouth Grenville, 6s Od 8s Od; Tincroft, 14i 15; e s t Carad on , 11 12 ; W est Chiverton, 62} 65 ; West ace's, —; West Seton, 125 130 ; Wheal Buller, 21 26 . Wheal Chi verton, 81 9 ; Wheal Cr3bor, --a —s; Wh ea l G renville, 22s Od 24s ; Wheal Rose, ; Wheal Seton, 120 125 ; Wheal Trelawnoy, 11 12 ; Wheal Uny, 2 2; . Great :South Tolgus, 17s 6d 2'oB Od; South Frances , —; St. I ves C onsols, 0 0; South Caradon, 11 12; Stray —s —s ; North Roskear, 0 0 South D arren ,North D owns, 0 0 ; , 0 0 ; Wheal Basset, 0 0; Agar, —s —s. BitITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cont. Consols 9 01 Do. Account, F e b . 7 ........... 90i 1 3 per Cent. Reduced B9l 90 - Now 3 per Cent 1 1. 1 Now 2} per C en t. J an. 18 94 8,9 90 891 Do. a per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908._ Fxeliequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent —pm Do £5OO Do ............ £lOO & £2OO n Bank of England Stock, 61 per , 77 pipm Cent ... 249 50 491 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Umtata Stock, 101 per Cent., Apri1187 , 1... DO. Acc oun t Do. 5 per Coat. July, 1181 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. C ert ifi cates Do. Eafaced Paper 4 per Cent....... Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 lOl Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent A.ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. Loper Cont., 1852-58-60 1863 Do Account ' Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) C ..ilian 6 per Cent . Do. 3 per Cent. 00. 6 per Cent A — Do. „ B CAombian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cont. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Danubian Principalities Do. Account t4;quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cunt — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Defected E ;•vptian 7 per Cent — Do. Account Do., Second issue B3l Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1861 — Do 4100 Bonds B3l 1 Do. Government Railway Debentures BO 1 00. Account ..irek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupon,- .)o. Coupons Do. Account Gu ,ten,.la 5 per Cent. It ,;ian 5 per rt : t 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway — II 'clear. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — llontevidean 6 per Cont. lloorish imperial 5 per Cent .. , lew Granada Do 3 per Cen.. Do. Deferral Do Lai.d. Warrants (Hectares) Perivian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 651 1 Do 41 per Cant., 1865 Do 4/ per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853 '6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3, 43} Do. Account aussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBf 71 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pet Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 B4 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B6l Do. do. £lO paid ll pm Sardinian 5 par Cent Do. Account - Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do. Account Passive Do — Do Account 221 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41. per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. AccoUnt Do £lOO Bonds Do. Account • . — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds 541 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guarantee'd — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 6 per Cent, 1861 Ditto 11 per Cont. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Routes, 3 Der Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per C ent. - 1831, Ex. 25i. Do. Account 541 1 4 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Do. Account Wreck oa the Durham Coast. WHITBURN (near Sunderland), Thursday Night. The brig Benton, of South Shields, bound from London to the Tyne in ballast, got on the rocks off Whitburn this morning in a dense fog, and a southerly gale accompanied by a heavy sea (reports Captain Duff, RN.). Tho crew, fearing their vessel would instantly go to pieces, took to their long-boat, previously burning a tar barrel as a signal of distress. As soon as the signals were observed from the shore the Thomas Wilson Life boat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was at once launched, and proceeded out. On arriving at the wreck, and finding that she was water-logged and abandoned, the lifeboat pulled out to sea, and fortunately succeeded in finding the shipwrecked men, who were then taken into the lifeboat and brought safely ashore. ACOUSTICS. M. Valerius, professor of natural philosophy at Ghent, has invented an apparatus for analysing sound by means of interferences. This analyser consists in a fixed brass tube A, composed of two parallel branches united by a transversal one, per pendicular to the two former, each of which, more over has, about its middle, a part bulging out and supporting a small straight tube, the axis of which is perpendicular to that of the corresponding branch. Let us now imagine a second tube, B, composed of three straight branches, arranged like those of A, with this difference that the two parallel ones are shorter than the corresponding ones of the other.. The branches of B are made to slide in those of A. This arrangement being understood, we may con ceive the whole apparatus to form a rectangle divided into two symmetrical parts by the prolongation of the axes of the small lateral tubes. If, therefore, before the orifice of one of the latter, there be a sonorous body, the vibratory motion it produces will spread right and left, and issue from the second little lateral tube, after going through equal spaces in each of the two symmetrical parts of the appara tus. The vibrations will therefore increase in strength on arriving at the second lateral tube, and it will be sufficient, in order to catch the transmitted sound, to apply the ear to the second lateral tube ; or else to fix to it an indiarubber tube, the other end of which is applied to the ear, the first latbral tube being closed with a cork. In this condition the apparatus is at zero ; but if the tube B be dis placed, so as to lengthen out the rectangle, the two paths followed by the sound will cease to be equal, and the excess of one of these two paths over the other will evidently be equal to twice the longitudi nal extension given to the instrument. If this be equal to half a length of undulation of the sound transmitted, the two vibratory motions will destroy each other at the moment of their meeting, and the ear will catch no sound, or at best but a feeble one. In order to make an experiment, the apparatus is first put at zero, a sound is transmitted, and its exact pitch noted down. Now let the tube B slide slowly, by means of an endless screw working in a rack, to another position, and the same sound, again trans mitted, will undergo a modification; for one of the elementary sounds will have been extinguished, and the length of wave will be obtained by multiplying the length of the tube B displaced by 4. In this way the experiment may be continued indefinitely. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 25.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Marie Nielson, from Cape Hayti for Hamburg. DARTMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind N.W.— Arrived—Cam brian, screw steamer, from Southampton for the Cape of Good Hope. SHIELDS, Jan. 24.—Wind S.W—Sailed—St. Paul, for Bombay. MILFORD, Doc. 23.—Wind N.W.— Arrived—Alma, from Swansea for Cadiz. (Br TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 24 —Pass-13y, froth St. Michael's. Arrived, Jan. 25--Zebra, steamer, from Antwerp. Passed (in t ow)-- DEAL, Friday morni ng . for London. --Ntagpore (supposed), from Calcutta, MURDER AT BRISTOL. ---Early on Tuesday morn ing a brutal and premeditated murder was perpe trated in the streets of Bristol, a quiet and inoffensive man, named Samuel Sinnott, a hawker by trade, having been attacked by a shoemaker named Ware, who beat his victim about the head with a gun and inflicted such in juries as caused his death a short time afterwards. The only reason that can be given for this attack is that the deceased and the accused had quarrelled about two months ago and fought, and since that time Ware had cherished a feeling of revenge. A post mortem examination disclosed the fact that death had resulted from concussion of the brain, caused by a blow upon the forehead. After a lengthened and patient investigation the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against Henry Ware," and he was committed to take his trial at the next Bristol assizes The prisoner on being removed to Badmen was mobbed and pelted with mud. 1 SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. THE SUN, LON • Share' . Railways. • 1 p a id . ' C F lo ll B oe in . g i St Bristol and Exeter ( st 'Caledonian at Cambrian 1 1 1 ( 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 8 1 4 2 5 0 - Cork and 8and0n...... 20Cornwall all 4 6 st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 65 08 st Dun„Perth,& A b.Junc lOO 70 72 IGO al London, nerip Certi all - -- 00. LOO '- ( 1 St (3 1 aSgOW ,t S. Western 100 116 1 18 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. iou 34 .50 35 k at Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 100 6 8 01 et Great iN orth of Scotland 100 - - et Great N or:2lcm lOO 120 12! t 214 at IL. A stock . 100 132 133 13i1 4 at Do. B stock lOO - - Do. New, is. at 25 pn , 10, - at. G tB, and SW. Of Ireland 100 91 OS at „t . 11' e. , tein -Originai 1,0 51 16 55 1 5 4 st. D.:. 8. Val. Itail gua. 100 - - Tuu 87 8, 60Budalelise lle e „ at Do. South IVales - - at Do. W. Mid.- (Won , 100 34 35 st Do. Newport lOO 31 37 at 110. flereford lOO - • st Lancaahire& Yorkshire 10() 13) 131 1314 4 301 st London and Black wal; 11,0 - - st Lou., Brigh.,& S Coas; 100 87 8) at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 Id 19 184 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 10 tO . st Lou. & North Western 100 123 121 12"4 44 32 st Lon. & South Western 100 87 63 st Man., Bhef., & Lincoln 100 53 54 514 4 at Metropolitan , all 150 134 1311 21 10 Do. New 10 Do. Extension lO 11 114 14 ice, 1 Metropolitan District all -. - 120. do. do. 10 - 10 Do. and St. John's W'd--. 6 -- - st Mid:and 9 Do. £9 Share 7 11 111 11 st Do, Birmin.. & Darby 100 93 95 25 , nid Rent - - at . INorth British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lOO 4 38 st Nth. Eastern-Berwick' 100 100 107 10(14 1 25 Do. G.N'E purchase 16.13.4 - - tit Do. Leeds ..... st Do. lurk lOO 101 103 1014 et Do. Carlisle . . ... - - 25 Do. Stock. & Darling all 35 SG 351 10 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 10 11 1. at .*forth London at Do. do. 1864 5 st Do. do. 1866 at North Staflordshire .. lOU 74 76 st ;N. &S. W. Junction .. all 114 118 25 Scottish Central st 'Scot. N. E , Aber. stoc 100 - - 10 Do. Scot, Mid. stock lOO - - st Shropshire Union - at _.,.;uth Devon lOO 48 tO st South Eastern 20 Statues, Wok., & Wok all 9 10 at raff Vale lOO 150 153 10 Do. C . st Vale of death - - st Waterford & Kilkenn , 10 - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 6 - - at West Cornwall lOO - - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 10u Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 56 58 s ,. i ' Rom., Mirada, At Cen.ln. 100 100 101 161 " 1 gu. 5 percent... ' 20 Do. F shares lO id 1p 301 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 41 10 Do. Preference all 74 4 100 Bult,Brant,&Goderich z' 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 l9O - -- st Calcutta &S. E., Urn lOO - - st 2.ave Town & Dock, gu lOO 50 55 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 101 103 at East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 101 103 102 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 106 107 1074 7 20 Do. J Extension - - st •;rand Trunkof Canads 100 21 22 21 1 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 85 88 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bands all 57 59 100 Do. do deferred 100 Do. 20 Pref. Bonds all 52 51 10 0 Du. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 37 10 100 Do. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 4th Pret. stock 100 Do. do. deterred - - et Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 105 106 111 5 13 ; 'O. Gua. 5 per cent lB it l i , 20 Do. New g ua. 52. c 6 1 1 1,. st k e:l t. South otlndia gua. 5 per oent et D.. 41 per cent lov 91 93 931 st D - - 204 Great o We s. of Canada all 124- 134 14 1 204 Do. New . 100 Do, 6p. c 13t.s. pay. 1873 all 88 62 100 Do. 5. do. pay. 1877-8.. all 81 84 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 1 4 lid at Madras, gua. 5 p.c .... 100 100 102 VO2 at Do. 44 do lOO 92 94 92 at Do. 44 do lOO 85 90 87 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - st Melb. Cor. 6p. C. Bnds. 100 - - 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay all ---- et N.l{l.C'da,6pclatptbsi 100 84 85 at Scinde 100 97 9) 98 71 st Do.• Delhi lat . {lOO 97 118 20 Do. do l , -; k 10 1 i st Do. Puniaub.... i - s ,is 100 97 98 98 at Do.lndus St.Flot 64 100 - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per e 7:O 991 81 9. 6 1 n .87 1. . 0 , 8v D 4. 6 e p c 0. 31 j, a 1 . 8 1 72 j . ; 100 100 9 - 8 1 Do. sg. c. Feb. & Aug 1.0 99 101 D.). sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 99 10L 84 Do. 5 e. 8 0 64 81 p— Cape ll- Ppl: H ope, inscribedl. a l 8 P & 9 . 0 m - 1 1 July 0 88 0 7 ( 3 1 1 E 00 1 1 880 04 222 1 1 Do. do Is3o-0t 100 103 105 Jan.&July, 1890-9 100 101 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1000 lOO 90 Ca3lon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 101 le3 Do. 1878, do t oo 1t.6 1.8 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1!;78 /o. 1882, May 15, Nov. a. 100 1(3 106 Du. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 105 107 Natal , iov. 6 per cent lot ou 101 •NT.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&J uly 100 95 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1861, 100 90 its Do. 5 p.c. 183 to 187 e 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1803 100 85 P 6 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 90 104 Do. 5 per cent lOO 84 15 14} Nova Se ,tia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 91 93 021 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-0 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1(0 101 106 Vio t ti ov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 107 108 BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consol. bold, Um 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 8 9 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 405 410 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 22 24 ' East Caradon 2.13.6 6 7 East Carn Brea 3l 2 3 Nast Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 Nast Gunnislake . 8.3.0 1 East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 10.8.1 21 21 Garn.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 6 4 'ircat L txey, limited all 17 18 Great South Tolgus — - - Great Wheal Busy. 11.0.6 Wheal Vor (Heist .1, 40 15 id 171 Grenville 8.18.0 11 13 Ih:rod's Foot 8.10.( 30 32 Elingston Downs .. ... . 5.10.6 21 31 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 '2 4 —llarke Valley 4.10..6 31 41 4 Yiwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 10 New Sewn North Rockear N.Wh'l Bassettallogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty prosper 7.1.6 ['residence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 21 26 I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 300 320 'South Condurrow 3.2.0 4 ti 'S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park 35 15.0 tin Croft...., 9 1 2 Vigra and ()Logan, lim all 2 10 West Itassett(lllogan W. Caradon (L.skeard 1 12 14 —.. West Chiverton ll 54 56 -- West Beton. 471 115 125 -- Wheal Bassett 'llloga.n 51 63 75 Wheal Buller (11edruth 16 18 20 %yheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 5.17.0 7 9 Great rttErEItENCE ri Ali !Ga. Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, tto, 0 per cent. pf., 92, Western, 4 per cent irred. 714 PREFERENCE SRARES AND STOWED. Great Eastern 44 per cent. ' Ditto, 5 per cent., ISO 65 Ditto, neNv 5 per cent., Is 6/, 61 London. and S.-Western 44 per cent , 91 Great FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Central Argentine, 91 FOREIGN BANES. St. John del Rey, Um., 54 5 RANEE; Albion, SI Alliance, rim., 161 171 Anglo Austrian, 61 Anglo Egyptian, lira., 12} Australasia. 65 4 6 Bank 01 Egypt, 33 7 Bank of New Zealand, 181 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 18 1 Chartered 51cr. of India, London, and China, 33} City, 141 38/ t'onsolidated Bank, Urn., 5 41, English, Scold'. and Australian Chartered, English and Swedish, lim., 13 121 Luperial Bank, Elm_ 251 5 Imperial Ottoman, lirn., 81 1 Loudon and County, 67 London Joint Stock, 41l 1 London and \1 estminster, 971 Si National Provincial of England. 1331 4 Ditto, d and id issuo, 191 f Oriental Bank Corporation, sif Provincial of Ireland, 811 Union of London, 451 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, la Attsiitic Telegraph, 28 Dit o, 8 per cent., 661 21 Australian Agricultural, 191 derlln Water Works, lira., 121 Ditto, new, 5} City Discount, Bin, 2 City of Moscow Gas, lira., 181 Credit Foncler of England, lira.. Crystal Palace, 294 9 Gen. Credit and Disoouut, Urn., 41 Hudson's Bay, Hi Imperial Laud Company of Marseilles, lim. la London tieneralOmalbus Company, Ns tioual Discount company, 141 Peninsula and Orenial steam, 711 Royal Illa.il Steam, 109 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lira., Ditto (.CM), 121 - - MR. MASSINGHAM'S CASE.—Mr. Massingham has received a letter from the Poor Law Board, in which the Board acquit Mr. Massingham of all blame until he was summoned by the daughter of Mrs. Ferrey on the morning of her death. Although they censure Mr. Massingham for not going immediately they admit, as an explanation, the state of his health at the time. This, added to his pre viously high character as a parochial medical officer, has induced the Board to pass over the matter with this ex pression of their opinion. Wo think the Board haq 4rrivod at a wise and just conclusion.--,(Medical rims. ON, FRIOA Y E VENING, JANUARY 25 8t.7. THE GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AT THE REGENT'S-PARS. The works for the drawing off the ornamental water in the Regent's Park seems to be attended with much more difficulty than was apprehended. After working all day yesterday nearly knee-deep in soft clay the workmen this morning had not succeeded in reaching the brick sewer. Various opinions prevail with respect to the actual depth of the brickwork, but it was generally thought that at least five or six feet of earth have got to be cleared out before it is reached. The spot at which the cutting is being made is also just at the highest part of the bed of tit! lake, so that , the necessi'y of trenching the lower part becomes absolutely ne cessary, as, without so doing, every drop of water run from the upper part of the broad water, as it is termed, would remain, as the bed of that part of the lake is very much lower than that of the upper end where the opening will 'have to be made. i 3 not expected that the works will be in a con iition to admit of the :commencement of running off the water before Monday next. FISHING. Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon • . Oporto LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 21. Lieutenant John Townsend to be Retired Comm an der, under the provisions of her Majesty's Order in Council of Ist August, 1860, 9th July, 1864, and 21th March, 1866. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 MI 11 1474 Ditto 3 Mouths. 11 181 11 19 Rotterdam Antwerp — 23 35 25 421 Brussels Hamburg — 13 8 13 8I Paris Short 23 10 25 20 Ditto 8 Months. 23 32} 25 371 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine n9i !19-1- 4iennt. — 13 55 13 621 Trieste — 13 53 13 62/ Petersburgn - 311 811 Berlin Madrid —47 f Cadiz Leghorn Milan 26 70 26 80 26 70 26 80 26 75 26 80 26 75 26 80 51} blf Attempted Strangulation of a Boy by Foreign Housebreakers. At the Clerkenwell Police -court, yesterday, An tonio Galioni, aged 36, a shoemaker, of 36, Charles street, Hatton-garden, and Mattau Dacola, aged 36, who refused his address, bath natives of Italy, were charged before Mr. Cooke with entering the dwelling-house of Mr. John Votieri, engraver, of 25, Upper Park-street, Islington, and stealing therein 30 onyx stones, value £2O, a glass bottle containing small pieces of onyx stones, and one teaspoon (metal), his -property. The prisoners were further charged with stealing a wooden box, containing 100 onyx stones, valuJ £4O ; and alto with feloniously assaulting JJseph Morgan, at the same time and place. Inspector Wiseman, N division, watched the case on behalf of the Commissioners of Police, and Mr. Morinari acted as interpreter. The back part of the heal cf the prisoner Dacola was covered \ - 6th surgical bandages. Police-sergeant Herbert Stammers, 4 N, said— Last• evening, from information I received, I was instructed by Inspector Wiseman to go to the house No. 24, Upper Park-street, Barnsbury. I went there about half-past five in company with police constables Newbold, 151 N, Dudley, 47 N, and Barnett, 316 N. We got over the back wall into the garden of No. 24, and had some conversation with Mr. J. Votieri, the proprietor, and after that ho went out taking with him his family, and leaving the house in charge of a boy of 14. We were at that time secreted in the back kitchen. After the family had been out about ten minutes a double knock came to the door and the boy opened it, and I heard the voice of two men, and I heard one of them ask if Mr. J. Votieri was in. I heard them walk into the parlour, and then one of them went upstairs. I heard the boy who was in the parlour say, " Oh, don't hurt me ; I won't make a noise." Everything was all quiet then, except the person upstairs, who appeared to be throwing the things on the floor. He then remained quiet about ten minutes, and I directed New bold and Dudley to go into the parlour, and Bar nett and I went upstairs to the backroom on the first floor. There I saw the prisoner Antonio. The bag produced was lying en the table, and it contained a quantity of onyx stones. The prisoner had a pair of large pincers in his hand which I thought was a knife. He made a desperate resistance and I used my truncheon, striking him on the head. I then searched him, took him downstairs and from thence to the police station. I produce a bag and a number of onyx stones which I found in the bag. I also produce a cash-box, a gold watch and chain, which I found at the prisoner's lodgings, and which I believe to have been stolen. There was a skeleton key in the cash-box. In the pocket of Antonio I found a chisel. In the bag was a wax candle, and on the floor were some files, a chisel, and some other tools. I was compelled to strike . the prisoner in self defence. The prisoner Dacola said that there ought to bo another man in custody, and that was the man who knocked at the door and then went and fetched the police. He was a spy. Police-constable William Newbold, 151 N, said— I was in the prosecutor's house with the previous witness and the other constables. I went into the parlour and saw the prisoner Dacola there, and he struck at me and tried to rush past me. He said something which I did not understand. I took him into custody and searched him, and on him I found a box containing five onyx stones. I took him to the police-station. Dacola was very violent, and I had to throw him on the ground, and his head came in contact with the table and was cut. The prisoner Dacola—l never offered any resist ance whatever. I went to the police-station quietly. Mr. John Votieri, stone engraver, and importer of Roman shell, cameos, &c., of 24, Upper Park street, Liverpool-road, said—The 130 onyx stones produced are my property. They were taken from my workroom on the first-floor, and from the parlour. The tools produced are mine, and were in the back room. Last evening about half-past six I went out with my family, leaving my apprentice in charge of the house. Before I left the house I bad a con versation with the police. 1 returned about half past seven, and then the prisoners were at the police-station. The bag produced is not my pro perty. Ido not know the prisoners, nor have I ever seen them at my house or elsewhere. The value of the Onyx stones produced is £65. The house is my dwelling -house. Joseph Morgan said—l am an out-door appren tice to Mr. Votieri, and reside at 10, Pleasant place, Essex-road, Islington. Last night about six o'clock, I was left in charge of the house, my master and his wife having gone out. At half-past six 1 heard a doable knock and I opened the door. The prisoner Dacola and a person who is not here, asked me if Mr. Votieri was at home, and also if anybody else was in the house, and I said, "No." He asked me for pen and ink, as he said he wanted to write a message, I went upstairs to fetch it. I brought the ink into the parlour, and lit the gas. Dacola then went into the parlour and took from the table a small box of onyx stones, and put them into his pocket. Then I saw the prisoner Galioni pass along the passage with something in his hand like the large black bag produced, and go upstairs. The prisoner Dacola then lowered the gas, caught hold of me in a violent manner and threw me into a chair, shook his fist at me menac ingly, and told me not to call out. I then said I would not call out. He had a pocket-handkerchief in his hand which he tied over my mouth and nose verytight.l co prisoner uldnot b Da .cola down. Thenthe from handkerchief Then hheipsuptohcikseiltanad dsnitnitoed my hands hispoeketa officersokedliaeardmaetinmte the e.J r u e s e t m a . t thHaet rushed d n a t t the and a struggle took place, and the police copaoilinod licee setlar looked struck him. I told Police-constable Dudley to untie my hands, and he did so with his teeth. My hands were very tightly tied. I was afraid of the prisoner. Police-constable Dudley, 47 N, said—l was in the house with the other constables. I went into the parlour with constable Newbold. The prisoner Dacola was very violent. I secured him by the right hand. I found the boy secured by a handkerchief, and his hands were tied behind, and there was a handkerchief tied over his mouth. The handker chief was tied so tightly that I had to undo it with my teeth. Mr. Cooke asked if anything was known of either of the prisoners. Inspector Wiseman said he understood that the prisoner Dacola had before been in custody on a charge of felony. He had to ask for a remand, to enable him to make further inquiries and to appre hend the man who had escaped. The prisoners said that they should like to say something to exculpate themselves from this charge. Mr. Cooke said that the prisoners would be com mitted to the Central Criminal Court for trial, but they would be brought up again to give time for the police to make further inquiries and to apprehend the man who had escaped. On that occasion the prisoners could make their defence.. The case appeared to excite a good deal of in terest in a crowded court. Some five and twenty to thirty barges were moored at the end of the Ile Saint-Louis when the night before last an accumulation of floating ice broke the iron ring which held one of them, and this drawing the others with it came with violence against the piers of the Pont Marie. There they smashed against each other and those which were loaded with coal sank immediately ; some were actually cut lu two and all much damaged. One of the floating washing establishments also broke in two, and one half passing under the arch knocked against the pier of the Pont Louis Philippe, where it went to pieces. Some of the wreck floated to the Quai des Ormes, and caused considerable injury to the boats moored there. No lives were lost. nie quotation of gold at Paris Is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On these rates with the Engli s h Mi n t p r i ce o f 3 ' ,? 3 l3lP lo a i rg d. in per ounce for standard gold, it appe a rs that sold is about Moth dearer in rarla than i7l London. MARKETS.-- illis day. The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was very moderate. The trade, however, was very quiet for all descriptions, yet no quotable change took place in prices, as compared with Monday. Tho condition of the produce was but middling. _ . The market was fairly supplied with foreign wheat. The amount of business transacted was rather limited ; nevertheless, previous quotations were maintained. Floating cargoes of grain wero in but moderate request at late rates. The supply of barley on sale was moderate. For good and fino qualities the trade was firm at full currencies ; but inferior parcels met a slow sale on former terms. Malt changed hands to a very moderate extent at pre vious quotations. , . The supply of oats on sale was tolerably largo. The trade was quiet, but without alteration in price from Monday. . Beans changed hands at the prices of Monday. The market was very moderately supplied. Peas were steady in prices. The show of samples was moderate. The flour trade was steady on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 850 1,260 680 1 080 Irish Foreign 11,120 6,900 19,490 250 sacks 2,950 brls. NEWGATE AND LEADENBALL. The supplies of town and country-killed meat at these markets are moderate. Only a moderate business has been concluded, at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. s d s d adsd Inferior beef 3 2 3 0 Interior mutton.... 3 4 3 ;0 Middling - do. 3 8 4' Middling mutton.. 4 0 4 4 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 0 4 8 Prime small d0....4 6 4 8 Largo pork 3 0 3 10 Veal 3 10 5 0 Small pork 4 0 4 6 Lamb. Oa Od to Os Od BOROUGH HOP. More activity is apparent in the demand for choice hops, and with more business doing; prices, although not quotably higher, aro on the advance. As the supplies are short, and as it is anticipated that the transactions will shortly be of a more important character, still higher rates are looked for. Mid and East Konts l7os to 231 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex Farnham and country Yearlings loso to 150 s ~ COLONIAL. TEA.—Tho public sales have proceeded with consider able spirit, and full rates have been obtained for superior descriptions. SVGAR.—Business has been inactive, and but a smal quantity of West India has been sold in the'private market at about previous prices. Other descriptions have remained without any material change in values. In the refined market common lumps and titlers aro quoted 43s 6d per cwt. _ _ COFFEE.—There has been a fair inquiry for superior descriptions of Plantation Ceylon, which have sold readily at fully previous values. TALLOW.—Thero has been very little animation, and operations on the part of the trade and on speculative ac count have been restricted. P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 455. 3d. per cwt. RICE.—The market has remained very dull, and no sales of importance have been recorded. LIVERPOOL CO I:10N MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales. THE NEW TARIFF BILL. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER DAVID A. WELLS.--MATE RIAL REDUCTION OF TAXATION PROPOSED. The report of D av id A . W e ll s, S pec i a l Commis sioner of the Revenue, which was presented to Congress, makes a pamphlet of 128 pages. It re cognises at the out se t th e d eman d f or a c h ange of tariff. This cannot be sought for on revenue grounds, because the tariff is already highly produc tive, and its revenue has reached a point much larger than was ever anticipated. The reason for a change must be the industrial condition of the country. There are three causes which, through their resultant high prices, have p ro d uced di stur bi ng effects upon ourindustry :—Fi rs t , scarc i ty o f l a b o ur, especially of skilled labour. Second, the cause to which the present inflation of prices is to be attributed is the adoption, on the part of the Government as the measure of value, a medium of exchange and as legal tender, of an irredeemable paper cur rency. The third of the causes, and perhaps the most influential, is the extent of the burden of na tional taxation, i nvo l v i ng extens i ve and unequal legislation. Exte ns i ve dup li cat i on o f taxes in turn entails and maintains undue enhancement of prices; decrease both of production and consumption, and consequently of wealth ; restriction of exportation and of foreign commerce, and a large increase in the machipery and expenses of collection. The remedies for this stets of things are next discussed. It is not c l ear t h a t legislation can be made available to relieve the scarcity of labour, and the evil growing out of this cause must in course of time cure itself. The remedy for the second cause is to be found in a returu to specie payments. The third remedy lies wholly within the control of the Legislative Department of the Government. Commissioner Wells states in what manner and to what extent a reduction of existing taxes can n ow b e ma de, compatible with the requirement of the Treasury for administra tion expenditures, i nterest , an d a d e si ra bl e an d certain reduction in the principal of the national debt, Mr. Welia tdderinionds- , 4ifilt, rt teduction of the present general tax of 5 per cent. on pro ducts and sales of manufacturing industry to 3 per cent., and a correspondi ng reduction in the sp ec ifi c taxes levied on analogous branches of industry. Second, the entire xemoval of all direst internal taxes now levied upon the production of bar, plate, and sheet iron, and of such additional taxes as are of steel. Third, the re ldtiveietidon upon the gross re ceipts or 1 per cent. Vourth, internal revenue duty on leviedf the n latnafoafct4eli per d en t on su lphuric acid, and upon th e m i n i ng an d manufac gomaro refiners n o e f rs th t e o n ture of emery. Fifth, the enti re remova l o f t h e in et the p t en t o i f re sti r ternal revenue of tax upon the manufacture of salt. The total amount of the reduction of the revenue consequent upon the adoption of these recommenda tions, taking the receipts of the last fi sca l y ear as the basis of the calculation, may be e s ti ma t e d a t about thirty-five million dollars, leaving a surplus available for other purposes of about $20,000,000. • Commissioner Wells recommends as the basis of present and future legislation the principl e o f abat ing the duty on raw materials to th e l owes t po i n t consistent with the requirements of the revenue, and placing upon the free-list such raw materials, the product mainly of tropical countries, as form essential elements in the great leading branches of manufacturing industry, and do not come into competition with our domestic products. O n th e principles here laid down, Mr. Wells prepared th e bill which accompanied his report. Secretary M'Culloch, in submitting Mr. Wells's bill and report to Congress, says :—" Whatever differences of sentiment may exist i n regar d t o th e opinions and conclusions of the commissioner, no one can examine carefully his report and bill and fail to perceive that he has performed a very large amount of labour, and endeavoured faithfully to discharge the duty devolved upon him. It may not be,improper for me to remark that his opinions and conclusions, with very slight exceptions, have my hearty approval. I recommend the report and bill to the careful consideration of Congress." MURDEROUS ATTACK ON A WARDER AT PORT LAND.—WhiIst a gang of couv:cts were working in the Government quarries at Portland on Monday, under the care of Warder Kitson, one of them suddenly made a mur derous attack upon him with a shovel which ho was using, striking at the warder right and left. The warder drew his sword and defended himself, calling for help to his brother warders. Several immediately ran to his assist ance, (Lnd even then the convict would not desist from his murderous intention, until Warder Curtis struck him down with his sword, inflicting a severe scalp wound. Ile was carried to the infirmary for medical treatment, A STRUGGLE WITH A LABRADOR SALMON. After waiting for many minutes, trusting that my foe would change his mind and his quarters, I became impa tient, and, believing my tackle to bo good, put on a little extra purchase ; this ruse was successful, for with astound ing velocity the fish started down stream for parts un known, at such a gait that even the invincible Kentucky would have adreired. The reel fairly screetched, and instead of the well-made sonorous click being heard, a discordant screech was its utterance. Close on 100 yards of - lino rushed through the heated rings before he slackened up, and good 20 yards more I had followed his course; at the end of this dash he broke water splendidly, causing the spray to fly for many feet around. Again and egein his argentine flanks reflected in brilliant radii the sunlight, and at each glil>cruing reflection of the solar rays, I feared that we should part company without the most remote chance of furthe'r cl.)ser renewing our - acquaintance. For tune and goid tackle, however, favouiecl me, and I had the satisfaction of feeling him head for the source of the river and probable birthVace of himself and relations. With the greatest satisfaction I took in yard after yard, my hopes rising as the body of my reel expanded; at length I saw the loop which attached the lino to leader, and the sight caused me more satisfaction than one could imagine possible who is daily engaged 'in the ordinary pursuits of life. Oh, salmon fishing, what pleasure have I enjoyed following this peaceful pursuit; what ecstacy, what ecstatic bliss; would that I had the pen of the most fluent writer, or tongue of the most elo quent spokesman; I could do you more justice, but still, I doubt if it is in the power of words to mete to you an iota of the laudation and praise your fascinations so eminently deserve. Why wander from facts? Simply because I cannot help it, but if I must be called back from the enchantment of scenes which may never return, bear with me for a mo ment, it is but the alloted time for a breather between the heats, the welcome respite before the final burst that is to terminate the race. So it was in this instance; the strength, if not the courage of the regal foe, was weaker, each suc ceeding effort becoming less powerful. Many a yard of line was again run out and safely restored to its resting place. Up and down both immolator ani victim traced and retraced their course; the one fearing to pursue, the other momentarily becoming more unfit. - Time did its work, and as in all things b:-ought the last scene to a close. A shoal bank of gravel lay at my feet, and giving my fish the butt I drew him in towards Crosby, who, ankle deep, stood beneath mo in the cool, clear water, and struck the gaff into the spotless silver side, and landed him with the adroitness of one who had served a long appren ticeship to the trade. Don't be led away to believe that there is no science in handling a gaff; for one expert many muffs will be found. Why, then, you may ask, did this sailor learn so difficult a business in so short a space ? Probably because he had a natural aptness, or, more likely, being a sailor he could turn his hands much sooner than persons of any other trade to a business which required coolness and dexterity. This fish.weighed over 18 pounds, was fresh run from the sea, for he had not yet had time to divest himself of the sea lice ; his breadth and depth were enormous in propor tion to his length, the best proof of condition. In his cap ture, from the time, he was struck till I had him flounder ing on the bank, fully 40 minutes elapsed, having looked at my watch previous to making the first cast at the head of the pool. On examining my tackle I found that it had considerably suffered, particularly the fly, which not only had one of the hackles broken, but the tinsel. I therefore stuck it care fully in the crown of my hat and replaced it with another, intending that evening, when comfortably seated in our snug cabin, to bring my pliers, scissors, vice, &c., into play, and construct its counterpart, being well satisfied that the combination of colour which in previous exploits had done me good service was going again to successfully execute and further establish its reputation. The upper portion, and the only part I had so far fished was now well rested, and while resting myself preparatory to making a third essay, several noble fish broke water in the immediate vicinity of where I had hooked both of my trophies. From what I had already seen I was convinced that magnificent sport was before us, and that I had at last arrived in the land of plenty—of salmon. This was a satisfaction in knowing this, a feeling I will not attempt to describe, a grati fication of a longing long felt, but never expected to be realised. Fancy, brother fishermen, having salmon as plenty as trout in a good trout stream. In 10 casts I had three rises, out of which I had hooked and killed two, and my friend across the water had also been busy, possibly five salmon taken out of one pool and that within an hour and a half. Ye lords and commoners, who pay enormous ren tals for salmon rivers across the Atlantic, can you, with all the paraphernalia that a London fishing tackle establish ment can supply, with all the attendance and accessories that wealth can purchase, show a finer record ? Truly, I doubt if it is possible. Again I commenced at the head of the pool, and slowly progressed downwards; one fish I stirred, but on a second time casting over him, he refused to put in an appearance. Step after step I descended, and when not over ten yards below where I had hooked my first fish I struck another ; but alas ! the hook did not hold —a few spasmodic struggles and ho was free. I was too slow in striking I attribute as the cause, for at the moment I had observed a minx standing on a stone watching my proceed ings with curious eye, no doubt wondering what kind of creature his optics, possibly for the first time, rested on. Of one thing lam certain, you cannot be too quick in striking when fishing for salmon; they coma up from be neath mouth open, and, if so disposed, seize the lure on the ascent, but, if in playful mood, and not inclined to soil their dainty lips, out of a spirit of mischief or play they will occasionally throw themselves on the fly as if to drown or crush the parti. coloured device. Many is the good fish that has been hooked when practising this amusement, and if the bait should fasten low down, particularly beneaththe vent or dorsal fin, the strongest tackle and the most per fect skill will often fail to bring them on terra firma. — The Turf, Field, and Farm. SIR WILLIAM SNOW HARRIS, F.R.S.—We regret to announce the death of another of those eminent scien tific experimentalists and discoverers of whom the present age has been so prolific. Sir William. Snow Harris, uni versally known as the inventor of the only safe method of lightning conductors, was born at Plymouth in 1792, and was of humble origin. He was elucated at the Plymouth Grammar School, and at the University of Edinburgh for the medical profession, which he practised for several years with considerable success, but his whole heart and soul be ing in the physical sciences, ho abandoned his practice in order to devote himself entirely to the study of the ele mentary laws of electricity and magnetism. The eminence to which he attained is sufficient evidence of his natural talent and of his patience and perseverance in scientific re search. In 1820 he first discovered his mode of conducting lightning discharges by moans of broad copper plates, and his writings soon attracted much attention. In 1831 ho was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society, upon the ground of scientific merit, having contributed at different times some valuable philosophic papers, which were presented to the society by if Humphrey Davy and Mr. Davies Gilbert. In 1835 the society awarded him the Copeloy medal, one of the highest honours in its gift, and which for upwards of 100 years has been awarded to the authors of bril liant discoveries. In 1839 his " Inquiries Concerning the Elementary Laws of Electricity," third series, were printed in the Philosophical Transactions as the " Bakerian Lecture," and earned the bequest of Mr., Henry Baker, F.R.S. In 1841 her Majesty was pleased to confer upon him an annuity from the Civil List of £3OO, "in consideration of his merviees in the cultivation of science." The pension was not granted him, as some have erroneously supposed, for his invention of lightning conductors, Lord Mel bourne, through whom the communication of the Royal wishes passed, having guarded carefully against any con struction of that hind being put upon this gracious act, for although Snow Harris's system of lightning conductors had been before the public ever since 1820, and had been pronounced by a mixed naval and scientific commission appointed in 1839 to investigate and report on lightning conductors for ships to be " superior to all others," and was "earnestly recommended to be generally adopted into the Royal navy, it, nevertheless, had not been adopted in 1841. In fact, it was not until the year 1843, after every conceivable opposition to it arising from interest, prejudices, superstition, and ignorance had been ercountored and van quished that it was at last ordered to be universally em ployed in her Majesty's ships. The value of the inven tion will be instantly appreciated when we state that loss or damage by lightning in the Royal navy has been since that time absolutely unknown,while previously the material damage alone had been estimated at £lO,OOO per annum, to ' say nothing of the loss of life and of the services of ships of war obliged to undergo repairs at critical periods on foreign stations. With the light lately thrown on cases of this kind by the history of Mr. Snider, it will readily be believed that Mr. Snow Harris experienced the greatest possible difficulty in obtaining any solid recompense from the Government for his mast valuable invention, toperfect which he had sacrificed his profession, and devoted all his energies for many years, although he had placed it without reservation at the public service. It is true that in 1847 the honour of knighthood was conferred on him, and he had on several occasions been honourably mentioned in both Houses of Parliament, but upwards of ten years were allowed to pass before any grant was made to him. In 1832 he was appointed scientific referee of Government in all matters connected with electricity, and in this capa city had to superintend the fitting of his conductors to the Royal Palaces, the Houses of Parliament, the powder maga zines, and other important public buildings, the very last upon which he was personally engaged being the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore, in which are deposited the re mains of the late Prince Consort. Sir W. Snow Harris is also the inventor of an improved mariner's compass, of another method of lightning conductors for iron ships, now being applied to our fleet of ironclads, and is the author of many interesting treatises on electricity, thunderstorms, and electro-magnetism. Up to the time of his death he was engaged in preparing a work ou "Electricity in Theory and Practice." THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WEIGHTS FOR TEE STAKES 1 PRINCE OP WALES'S LT EPSOM. Ago st lb Ostreger ... 5 9 7 Moulsey 6 9 6 Cecrops 4 9 4 Sul tan . , . . , . 5 9 4 Breadalbane 5 9 4 Stratheonan ... 4 9 0 Ackworth 6 8 13 Dalby 6 81`2 Skirmish ... 5 8 1 9 Out-and-Outer 5 8 11 Archimedes ... 5 8 10 Godmersbam 5 8 10 Langharn ... 4 8 8 King Charming ... 5 8 8 Christmas Carol ... 5 8 7 Auguste ... 4 8 6 The Beadle ... 6 8 4 Primate ... 4 8 4 Xi ... 4 8 3 Vespasian 4 8 2 Dalesman 4 8 2 Wild Agnes 5 8 1 Apsloy 4 8 0 War 4 8 0 Westwick 4 8 0 Duke of York 4 8 0 Mount Palatine ... 4 S 0 Acta3s 4 8 0 Overture a 7 13 Longdown ... 5 7 13 Mr.. 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Age st lb Goojerat 4 7 0 Othello ... ... 4 7 0 Black Prince, by Voltigeur ... 4 7 0 Grey Stockings ... 4 6 13 Aldcroft 4 6 12 Atalanta 3 6 11 John of Orlingbury. 3 6 11 Rod Riband ... 3 6 11 Violent 4 610 Freemason ... 3 6 7 Mayonaise filly 4 6 7 Frost ... ... 3 6 . 7 Lady Lambton ... 3 6 5 Knight Errant ... 3 6 5 Primrose ... ... 3 6 4 Amanda colt ... 3 6 4 The Usurper 3 6 2 Python ... 3 6 0 Ailesbury ... 3 5 12 Diamond ... ... 3 5 12 Sister to Vedette... 3 5 11 Fortuna filly 3 5 9 Stud ... 3 5 7 The Rock ... ... 3 5 - 7 Pyrrhic ... ... 3 5 7 Sea Mew 3 5 7 RACING FIXT - RES FOR 1867. rARY. West Drayton 26 Derby FEBR . Lincoln Spring Harrow Spring Nottingham 26 MA: Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 . _ AP. Cardiff Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Abergavenny Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring Salisbury 9 Bath Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB JU: Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading ••••• Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 'NE. Beverley Stockbridge Chelmsford Summer Newcastle .. Ipswich Worcester Summer "LY. AUG Ripon Brighton . Brighton Club 8 Lewes Egliam Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford Hastings York August SEPT] Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon Bromley Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring 2B Croxton Park 29 AIL. - . Thlrsk Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Durham Catterick Chester 3O Harpenden Epsom Croydon Nowton 29 OCT Down Royal Corporatn Stamford Huntingdon Winchester Southampton Gaodwood UST. ID over West Drayton 22 Plymouth I Canterbury Derby Lichfield Weymouth Tunbridge Baden Baden iMBER. Richmond l7 I Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Newmarket 2d October 7 NOVI ,—........._ Bedford ...................•• - Cheltenham l5 Newmarket Houghton , 21 11ABEll. Leam i ng ton Hunt U Liverpool Autumn ..... 5 Shrewsbury Autumn... 11 STEEPLEC II ASE FIX BYRES FOR 1867. FEBRUA. 5 C ar marthen ............... Harrow Spring Birmingham ............... 12 I Derby Wi n dsor .................. 15 1 MARCH. Liverpool Spring ...... 5 I Croydon Spring Grand Military ......... 7 I Cheltenham Grand An 2l Cbertsey .................. 12 I Bromley Malton ............... 13 I 21 MI. IBER. COURS ING• COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. JANUARY, 1867. Name. Judge. Days of Running County Louth Club, Ireland Mr. Spafford Ridgway Club, Lytham FEBRUARY. Rufford, Lancashiro Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick Waterloo, Lancashire Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick 11ARCH. Irish Grand National (Open), county Loutn Ardrossau, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Mr. Westropp l4, 15, &c Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Springall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 26, &o. U, 7, eze. APRIL. York lt Kildare H un t Sevenoaks SEPTEMBER. Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, kincvlakibireisimmisimm .n.A