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

MONEY MARKET AND GOIAME.RCIAL lig TELLIUENCE, CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England on Saturday. The Tasmanian is announced from the West Indieswith £432,277 in specie. The steamer which left New York on Saturday for. Europe brings £250,000 in specie. Th© Hecla has arrived with £45,000 in specie from New York, and the Borussa with £4OOO. The Minnesota has brought £33,000 in specie. During November Australian gold to the value of £422,500 left Melbourne for Europe. Two O'CLOCK. The markets opened with a gloomy appearance, and they are now flat. Disturbing rumours are prevailing as to the continuance of peace on the Continent ; and a depression is to some ex tent caused by the alarms perpetually kept up by Fenianism. There is not, however, any particular pressure of sales. The position is One of a simple declension in price. The foreign Market is heavy all round, at a reduction of to per cent. in all the speculative stocks. In the Rail way Market the settlement closing this day is ex ceedingly heavy, and there are large differences to pay. In several cases stocks are better, but there is no tendency to general improvement. _ Foreign Stocks are flat. There is a fresh decline of in Turkish (1865), at 32k to 321, and in Pas sives at 254 to 254 ; of 4 in New Threes, at 354 to to 354, and in Italian (1861), at 444 to 44} ; and of in Mexican, at 15 to 154. Greek are 12 to 124. Portuguese Scrip is heavy, at 4 to 4 prem, and the old stock 39 to 394. English wheat is a shilling dearer. The English Funds are very heavy. Consols have declined i per cent, at 92 to 92i for both money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents. are I lower, the quotations being 91i to 92. India Five per Cents. are i lower, at 110} to 111 i. Exchequer Bills, 255. to 28s. prem. The New Honduras Loan has receded to 1 li prem. The settlement continues to keep the Railway Market from a further relapse. Great Northern are 1 lower ; Great Northern (A) and Sheffield, k ; and Great Western and Great Eastern, i t ; Lancashire and Yorkshire are 1 lower ; and Midland and London and North Western, 1. The quotations are : Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 121 to 121/ ; Midland, 102 to 102/ ; South Eastern, 661 to 661 ; London and North Western, 113 to 113/ ; Great Northern, 1071 to 108/ ; do. A, 108 k to 109/ ; Great Eastern, 31. to 31/ ; Great Western, 44 to 44/ ; Brighton, 48} to 49 ; Sheffield, 441 to 451 ; Metropolitan, 1144 to 1151; and Caledonian, 70 to 71. The increased demand for discount, which set in immediately after Christmas, continues unabated, and the rate for the best bills is 1i to 2 per cent. with less money on offer. The Lincolnshire has arrived from Melbourne with £336,000 in Australian gold. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady at 20 to 22, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds at 18 to 19. United States' Five-twenty Bonds are i lower, at 711 to 721; Erie shares are quiet at 48 to 49 ; and Illinois have advanced at 881 to 891. There is no new feature in Bank shares. London and Westminster, 68 to 69 ; London and County, 54 to 55 ; London Joint Stock, 34} to 35i ; Al liance, 11f to 10f dis. ; and Imperial, 17i to 18g. Indian and Canadian Railway Stocks are flat. Great Indian, 106 to 107 ex div. ; East Indian, 104 to 109 k ex div. ; and Grand Trunk, 15 to 15i. LATEST CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, 4.30 F.M. Since two o'clock there has been no variation in Consols, which remain at 92 j for money and the account, but the market is weak. The sum of £12,000 in sovereigns was taken to the Bank of England this afternoon from Oporto. Foreign Stocks have closed as follows :—ltalian, 444 4 ; Greek, 114 124 ; Mexican, 154 I ; Spanish Passive, 254 ; the 3 per Cents. 354 4 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 324 4 ; and the New Portuguese Scrip, f 4 prem. American Securities are steady. United States 5-20 Bonds, 724 ; Erie Shares, 484 4 ; and Illinois, 88 4. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, 8 per Cent. Reduced 92* / ii 21 New 3 p er C en t 92i li New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. ., an. 1873 — Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan, 188 P — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Teleh,raph), Au o ., 1908 — E (chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 23 pm Do £5OO pm Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm Bank of England Stoek, 41 per Cent 239 Do. Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. tdiau Stock, 10f per Cent., AprillB74 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7 Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 Do. 54. per Cent., May 1879 lOB k Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb, 1872 — Do. do. 1877 lO3l Do. do. 1882 Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent 99} Do. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 80. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account Do. £lOO Bonds Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cain, 6 per Cent. C ailian 6 per Cent lOl4 Do. 4} per Cent. _ Do. Do. trie rlB67 Cent., B • 89 ---- Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 — Do., Scrip' £32 paid 0 A mbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3p 3r Cent., 1825 D .nubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 631 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Bctuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ggyptian, 7 per Cent O. Second Issue — D, , . £5OO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. £5OO Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ~... 861 1 Government Railway Debentures .... 921 Greek, 5 per Cont., 1824-5, ex Coups. — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account G.tatentala 5 per Cent . — lionduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., .£l5 pd 11 pm It'ulau 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account Do. Maremmana Raiway RexicaL 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account . l5l Do. 1864 6l Dc , f per Cont. Anglo-French — dlontevideau 6 per Cent . — hloorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada lll Do 3 per Oen — Do. Deforred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 73 Do .11 per Cent. (Uribarron) D o 4i per Cent.. 1862 ' — Do Account P ortuguese 3 per Ct.,1853, '6, '7, '9,'6u,'2,':s 39} 1 aussta,n 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St — Do 4i per Cent. 1850 1 1 3 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 1) 0 5 per Cent., 1862 no. Angle-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 872 S (~ Do• do. £B4 lOs. do — ardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen — Do Account D 0 New Deferred Do Account Do Passive 251 2 Do Acctant Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account - - 1 : oldsh 6 per Cent, 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do .4100 Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 --• Do Account - al, ) 1 / 7 ed by • e. ad ;i% he Do £lOO Bonds 6l Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 _ 5Ol I Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Da Account Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentos, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. ' — Italiat, 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money! 921 Do. Account SHARE LlST.—This Day. - . - . C. Olit INARY SHAKES AND STOCKS. ihare, Railways. IPaid.) Closing I Business Pries. i done. at Bristol and Exeter . 100 82 64 at Caledonian lOO 71 714704 I I 701 11 at 'Cambrian.. - L Cork and Bandon - - - 20 41:orn wall all 2 4 st Dublin & Beltast June l OO 741 751 at Dan„rerth,& Ab.Junc "k00 70 7. 100 t hl.London, scrip Cezti all - - Do. 100 - d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 95 07 at Great Eastern, Ord.stk. 100 301 311 31 1 st Do. E. Angl. st. No.l 100 7 8 st Great North of Sootlani! 100 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 107 'O9 at Do. A stock .... 100 loq 109, 1091 81 ; et Do. B stock lOO 123 125 at Do. New, is. at 25 pin 100 - - at GtS. and W. of Ireland 100 95 93 st Gt. Western -Original 100 42 144 44 at Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - - at Do. South Wales - - at Do. W. Mid.-Oxford 100 25 30 at Do. Newport lOO 29 3i at Do. Hereford lOO - at Lancashire & Yorksh ire 100 1211 1221 1211 2 at Landon and Blackwall 100 - - at Fon., Brigh.,& S Coast 10u 48; 4 ) 49 Si at on., Chat., and Dover 100 18 19 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - - at Lon. & North Western 100 113 114. 113 4 1 at Lon. & South Westcri, 100 75 77 76 st Mau., Shel., & Lincoln 100 411 151 at Metropolitan. . ail 115 117 115 14; 151 at Do. New lO - - st Do. Extension ail 101 103 102 1 st S Metropolitan District all . - 20 ( Do. du. do. 10 • - 10 Do. and st. John's %I 6 - - at Midland - Do. £9 Share 7 - - at Do, Siriniii.. & 1),11-0 too 70 72 71; - did Kent - - at North British st 110. Ed., Ptli., & Dun lO9 - - at Nth. Eastern---:Berwich 100 98 99 931 981 1 25 Do. G.N•E purchase i 6.13.4 - at Do. Le. , As ..... 100 5t 61 st Do. York lOO 90 94 0 j t Do. Carlisle . . ... 100 - - et Do. Stook. & Darling all 110 132 25 Do. do. 1860-01 iB - • - p at North London . . lOO 113 115 - Do. do. 1861 5 - - JO Do. do. 1866. 5 1 lip at North Staffordshire too 5) 61 at &S. W. Junction - aBtsattish Central - boot. N. E , Aber. stock lOU - Do. Scot, Mid. stock lOO - - tt Shropshire Union at Onuth Devon lOO 42 14 at p,outh 14:astern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 84 9,8, at Vale 10 Do. 0 - ale of Neath - Waterford & Kilkenn) 10, , 10 Waterloo & Whitelia • 6 - - %Vest Cornwall , 100 - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITII4.:::. - Bri?sh Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 lOO - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 - bo.6p. c. Feb. & Aug luo 101 103 bo.sp. c. Mar: & Sept 100 101 1. 3 - Do. sp. c. Jan. at July 100 90 92 - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 89 91 - Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 IC4 - Do.Apl.&001, 1890-1800 100 106 108 - Do. do 1880-90 100 104 106 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 107 109 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 05 97 - Ceylon, Nov. 18 6 8, 6p ( 100 - - - Do. 1878, do lOO 11) 1101 - Mauritius, 6p. 0, 187 3 , Jan. and July - Do. 1878 .. lOO 106 08 - Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it, 100 105 107 - Do. 18)5, Feb. & Aug lOO 107 109 - Natal goy. 6 per cant lOO 104 106 - N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 103 105 - N. S.W. Gov.s p*e.,1866 100 - - Do. 5 P.C. 18;1 to 1870 100 98 09 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 100 974 991' - N ew Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 98 99 19 - Nova Scotia Gov. 613. c. sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 - ." ueensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 103 105 1044 - Aus.Gov. 6 px.1868-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 &up wards lOO 110 a 1 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Sis.& July 100 - - - Do. do. April & Oot lOO 110 112 1101 eitICFEIiEN OE 6 Hid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4i per cent. rd., 95 FOIONG N yclN Xs. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, Urn., 3a Don Pedro, North Del t cy, 2 3 pin St John del Rey, lim , 57 Alt/I:b. DOCH B. East and West India, 125 BANKS. Australasia, 61 Bank of New Zealann, 19 Chartered der. of India, Londonland China, 291 Consolidated, lim., 41 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 17 i Imperial Ot , oman. 911-16 London and River Plate,— Ditto, new. 11 London Joint Stock. 35/ Ditto, issued at £lO pm.. 231 / London and it estminster, 6e Ditto, Scrip, 33 51ISCELLAN !LOW,. • Anglo American Teleg raph, 19 f Atlantic Telegraph, 48 ' 7 Ditto, 8 par ,:ent., 92i 5 City of Moscow Gas, lira., 10a Credit Voncier of England, lim.. f Ebbw Vale, ilb Egyptian 9 per Cent, Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egyp Govt. Ditto, Scrip, f Eyyptian Corn, and Trading, lint.. if London District Telegraph lim., • Ditto, Preference. London tireneral Omnibus Company, lim, lf Peninsula and Oriental i,tearu, 55 Ditto, new, 1867, 51 Rhymney Iron, _l.Bl Dia& new, 5 Submarine Telegraph, -- Ditto. Scrip: - United Kingdom Telegraph Co., lim., 2 13-16 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKEI —This Day. Market opens quiet, but steady, at Saturday's rates. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 balls. SPORTING INTEL GIGENOE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tuts DAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. Bto lon the field (offered) nto 1 agst Vale Royal (taken freely) DERBY. 1000 to 75 agst Green Sleeve (taken) • 1000 to 60 agst The Earl (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Banditto (taken) 66 to 1 agst Chelsea (taken) The attendance was numerous at the Victoria to-day, but very little business was transacted. The principal topic was the Billiard Handicap, which commences on Thursday next. The above quotations will show the principal business transacted. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 29.—J. P. 8., from Antwerp; Blanche, steamer, from Dunkirk ; Violet, from Amsterdam. Arrived, Dec. 30. Diamond, from Nagasaki; Kathleen, from Kroogepoldo ;* Orion, from Antwerp; Fyenoord, steamer, from Rotterdam; Mary Emily, from Gothenburg ; Forth, steamer, from Havre. DEAL, Monday Morning Passed, Dec. 29.—James Holmes, for Barbadoes ; Crimea, for Berbice ; Queen of Sheba, for Tobago ; Lizzie Lee, for East London ; Argali, for Algoa Bay ; Constance, for Nassau ; Mary, for St. Thomas ; Wemyss castle, for Hong kong ; Cid, screw steamer, for Bilbao ; Paul, for Marseilles —all from London. rADVERTISEMENT.i Pills.—Enfeebled Ex istence.—This medicine embraces every attribute required in a general e nd domestic remedy. It overturns the foun dations of disease laid by indigestible food and impure air. In obstructions or congestions of the liver, binge, bowels, or any other organs, these pills are especially serviceable, and eminently successful. They should be kept in every family, as they are a medicine without a fault for young persons, and those of feeble constitutions. They never cause pain or irritate the most sensitive nerves or most tender bowels. Holloway's pills are tho best known puri fiers of the blood, and the best promoters of absorbing any secretiuns, which remove all poisonous and obnoxious par ticles fiom both solids and fluids. LAD VERTISEMENT.]—Du Barry's Delicious Health Restoring Revalents, Ara,bica Food, which contains three times the nourishment of the best meat, saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, restores perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled, removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dyspepsia), habitual constipation, diarrhoea, haemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervous, ness, biliousness, feveTs, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, influenza noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, erup tions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, pal pitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea, and sickness, sinking fits, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, incipient consumption, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach, between the shoulders, Scc. We quote a few out of 68,000 cures :—The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food.—Cure No. 68,413. "Rome, July 21, 1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, aban Boning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly benefi cial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly."—From the "Gazette du Midi," July 25. Cure No. 49,832.—" Of fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomiting." Maria Joly, Wortham, Ling, near Diss, Norfolk.—Cure No. 47,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Herts, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached In tins at ls. ltd.; 1 lb., 213 9d. 2 lbs., 48. 6d.; 5 lbs., lle. 12 lbs., 225.; 24 lbs., 405.—BAaRY Do BARRY and Co., No. 77, ategent-street, London; also Fortnam and Mason, 182 Piccadilly ; and at 61, Gracechurch-street; .4, Cheapside ; 63, 150. and 289, Oxford-street; 380 Strand; and all grocers and aeinists, iIIARKETS—(2 his Day.) TALLOW. MARK LANE. The supplies of wheat on sale in the leading country markets held on Saturday wore very moderate. Fine dry samples sold steadily, at an advance in the quotations of Is. :per quarter, and the value of other kinds was well supported. In spring corn and flour about an average business was doing, on former terms. On the Continent produce generally has ruled about stationary. In America both wheat and flour have com manded very full rates. In imports into London last week were: —30,409 quar ters of wheat, 441 barley, 41,934 oats, 678 beans, 12,822 deas, 638 tares, 5,211 linseed, 12,515 rapeseed, 55 sundries, 284 sacks and 12,373 barrels of flour. 18G7, The quantity of English wheat received up to our mar ket to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, was limited and in very middling condition. Owing to their scarcity really fine samples sold at an advance in the quotations, compared with this day se'nnight, of is per quarter. Damp qualities, however, moved off slowly at late rates. Only a retail business was passing in-foreign wheat ; nevertheless last week's currency was well supported. The supply was rather extensive. Indian corn moved off slowly at last week's currency. The flour trade was heavy at late rates. Seeds and cakes were very inactive. In prices we have no change to report. Fine malting barley was scarce, and quite as dear as last week. Grinding and distilling sorts maintained their previous rates. There was a fair sale for malt on former terms. The supply was seasonably good. . . In oats about an average business was transacted at the late decline in the quotations. Beans were steady in price, but the demand for them was by no means active. The sale for peas was heavy. In prices, however, no change took place. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 64s to 70s Do., old —s —s Do., white, old s.. -S - • - • Do. new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s 73 . . Do., new Talavera Rye— Barley —Grinding Malting 393 45s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown ' Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 7os 713 Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolush., Feeding 25s 323 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 233 263 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2ss 303 Beans—Tick Pigeons ... 46s 541 Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour —Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 463 48s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 44s 50s THE SUN LONOON, MONDAY EVENING; The market is firmer. Y.C. on the spot is 435. Town allow, 41s 9d net cash. . 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. Stock—(this day) Price of Y.C. Delivery last week 1,386 1,746 826 1,247 Do. from June 1 .. 43,124 55,420 57,536 47,362 Arrival last week Do. from June 1 75,339 68,249 77,142 68,131 Price of town Quantity of tallow loaded off from St. Petersburg at the close of the navigation : 1866. 1865. 1861 Casks. Casks. Cask.. Casks. Total 0,236 70.277 60,711 58,356 London 60,080 70,277 60,711 49,226 Liverpool • . 1,033 233 2,626 325 Bristol Other English pts 2,0"3 1,823 1,960 2,330 Ireland Scotland Germany Franc© 90,236 87,641 81,017 533,56 • E i lON • METROPOLITAN CATTLE. For the time of year the supply of foreign stock on offer this morning was tolerably good, and in fair aver age condition. Sales progressed steadily, at very full prices, to a slight advance. Fresh up from our own grazing disiricts, the receipts of beasts were rather rather limited, but the general qua lity of the stock was good. The demand for all breeds ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and crosses sold at os 2d per Blbs, and a good clearance was effected. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire we received about 1,000 short horns, &c., from Nor folk and other parts of England 900 various breeds, from Scotland 193 Scots andcrosses, and from Ireland 210 oxen cows, &c. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, sup plied with sheep for the season. Prime Downs and half brads moved off slowly, at very full prices. A few pens realised 5s 2d per 81bs, but the general top quotation was 53 per 81bs. Long-wooled sheep were a slow inquiry, but not cheaper. The sale for calves was very inactive, at about sta tionary prices, viz., from 4s 4d to 5s 4d per 81bs. The sup ply was rather limited. Pigs commanded very little attention. Prices, however, were fairly supported. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. d s d s ds d Crse Si inf. beasts... 3 6 3 8 Pmecrs-wool sheep 4 4 1 8 Second quality do ..3 1J 4 2 Prime a'tliclOWn u 0.4 10 .1 4 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 E Large coarse calves. 4 4 4 8 Prime Scuts, Jze....4 10 5 2 Prime small d0......4 10 5 4 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 4 3 8 Large hogs .3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..3 lu 4 2 Small porkers 3 li 4 2 Suckling calves, 238 to 268 ; and. quarter old-store pigs, 21s to 27s each. _ _ Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 412 ! Beasts Cows. — Sheep and lambs 2,(60 Calves CO ws• • . • • Sheep and 1 ,nabs tiadves . rigs llO !Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 3,263 head. In the corresponding week in 1866, we received 3,238 ; in 1865, 5,682 ; in 1864 6,7t4; in 1863, 1,559; in 1862, 3,164; and in 1861 1,118. _ _ IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, Antwerp Amsterdam — Caen — Dunkirk Dieppe Gottenburg — ••• Hamburg l6 ... Harlingen Mediinblike ... 2026 ... Rotterdam Moerdyk Boulogne — •• Oporto ••• ••• Ostend ••• ••• Tonning The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1866 1865 229 ... 3252 32 174 1864 & statement and comparison of the supplies and prices o fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolita: Cattle Market on Monday, Dec. 31, 1866, and this day Monday, Dec. 30, 1867. ... • ~. 37 •. • - Dec. 31, Dec. 30, 1866. 1867. sd sd sd sd Coarse and inferior boasts 3 Bto 3 10 3 6to 3 8 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4. 10 5 2 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep ... 3 6 4 0 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 4 410 5 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 6 5 2 4 4 4 8 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 310 4 2 Beasts 3,310 Sheep Calves Pigs NEWGATE AND LEADENBALL. The supplies of meat, though good, having fallen off, the trade generally is steady, and prices have an upward endency. The imports of meat into London last week were 37 packages from Rotterdam, 23 from Hamburg, and one package from Harlingen. Per 81bs by the carcase. sd e d Interior beet 3 2 3 al Middling do. 3B 3 10 1 Prime large do 4 0 4 Prime, small do 4 6 4 8 Veal 3 10 4 61 oda d Inferior mutton 3 2 3 6 Middling matton 3 8 4 2 Prime do 4 4 4 8 Large pork 3 0 3 4 Small pork. 3 10 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. The transactions in all kinds of hops have been on a very moderate scale, notwithstanding that holders, in order to conclude business, have been willing to accept lower rates. The imports into London last week consisted of 287 bales from Calais, 495 Dunkirk, 293 Rotterdam, 167 Antwerp, 13 Boulogne, 127 Bremen, 329 Hamburg, and 47 bales from Ostend. Mid and East Rents £6 15s to £lO lOs per cwt. Weald of Kent 1, Sussex 6 Os to 6 153 Farnham BOs to 10 Os " 71 Bavarian 4 lOs to 7 Os Belgians 3 15s to 4 153 Yearlings BOROUGH AND SPIT ALFIELDS. These markets are moderately supplied with p3tataos. On the whole the trade is steady at late rates. The im ports into London last week consisted of 744 tons, 81 bags, and 1,935 sacks from Dunkirk, 30 tons from Caen, 50 bags from Hamburg, 515 bagsand 8 barrels from Harlingen, and 395 bags from Dieppe. Regents loos to 175 s per ton. Flukes Rocks • • 9os to 130 s „ French Bos to 90s „ WOOL. Noxt to nothing has been doing in Colonial wool either for home use or for export. Prices are nominally unal ter.)d. The English wool trade is without improvement since our previous report. Last week's imports consisted of 227 bales from Adelaide, and 1,983 from the Capo of Good Hope. Current prices of English wool per lb. ad s d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 2 i 1 3 Half-bred do 1 3t 1 4 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 1 1 2 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. THE CLERKENWELL OUTR,AGE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED FENIANS. - - - BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAT) William Desmond, Timothy Desmond, Jeremiah Allen, Nicholas English, and Anne Justice were this morning placed at the bar on a charge of the wilful murder of four persons who met their deaths by the explosion at the House of Detention on the 13th inst. Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. Poland appeared for the Crown to prosecute. The first witness examined this morning was John Butler, who said--I am a surveyor to the police. I have prepared a plan showing the House of Detention and the neighbourhood surrounding it. I produce the accurate plans. Police-constable George Ranger said—l was on duty at the House of Detention on the 13th. I went on at 12 o'clock, and I recollect seeing Allen abou,t ten minutes past 12 o'clock at the prison gate. He asked Mr. Worth, the warder of the prison, if any person had been to see Casey. About ten minutes after that Ann Justice came to the prison and asked to see Casey. She was admitted, when Mr. Worth asked her whether she was any relation to Casey, when she replied that she was his aunt. About half-past 1 she left the prison, and then joined Allen, who was about four or five yards from the gate. 1 observed nothing particular about her, as she left, but something was told me, and I then directed Knowles, another constable, 200 G, to com municate with Sutton, and watch her. A visitor after that came to the prisoner Casey, and left the place about 1.40. I and Knowles followed him as lie left, but I lost Knowles in Fleet-street. I then returned to the House of Detention, and got there about 10 to 3. I there saw Ann Justice in Short's buildings, looking up Bridewell-walk ; Allen was then standing at the prison gate, where I bad pre viously left him. I went into the prison and had a communication with Moore, the chief warder. I then went back to the wicket-gate and looked through the opening, wherel saw Allen and Justice talking at the corner of St. James's-walk, opposite the prison gates. I recollect Inspector Thompson arriving abort 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I made a communication to him, and then he left in a cab After he had left, about a quarter past 3 o'clock, I saw Allen go up Stratton's-ground, and whilst he was gone I saw Timothy Desmond join Justice; and enter into conversation with her, at the corner of St James's-walk. About half-past 3 I saw Allen com e out of Stratton's-ground in company with another man. Allen then joined Justice at the corner of St. James's-walk, and Timothy Desmond walked down Short's-buildings with the man not in custody. The same man that I had previously seen came out of Stratton's-ground. I then made a communication to Constable Goldsmith, 264 G. About ten minutes to four I heard a great noise, like an explosion. I ran out of the prison as soon as I could and met Sutton in Short's-buildings. He made a communi cation to me, and then ran into St. James's-walk, where I saw Allen and Justice running. As Allen and Justice were running along side each other I knocked Allen down, about 20 yards from the prison wall. I told Allen I should take him into custody for being concerned in blowing up the prison wall. He said, " I've been sent here by Inspector Brennan." At that moment I saw Timothy Desmond, and I said to Sutton, " Look out, here comes the other one that you've followed." Sutton then took Desmond into custody, and con veyed him inside the prison. When I first saw Desmond he was turning out of Short's-buildings into St. James's-walk, near the Prince of Wales beer-shop. Allen had a white apron and a black hat on when he was taken into custody, and Timothy Desmond also wore a black hat. I mean a hat of the ordinary description. Thomas Knowles—l am a police-constable 200 G division. On Friday, 13th of December, I was on duty at the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, in plain clothes. At 12 o'clock I was inside the prison, and whilst I was there Allen came to the gate and asked if any person was allowed to visit Casey. I did not hear the reply Mr. Worth made to him. I then waited for about ten minutes, when the prisoner Ann Justice came forward to where I had seen Allen standing about outside the prison gate. When she came sh e wan t e d t o v i s is C ase y, as s h e was his aunt. She passed into the prison, and re mained there some ti me. I t h en wen t outs id e, an d saw' Allen standing at the corner of St. James's walk and Short's-buildings. I then spoke to Sutton, and I again watched the prisoner Allen. I saw Justice leave the prison about 20 minutes to 1. On doing which she walked straight across to Allen and entered into conversation with him. I remained watching until twenty minutes to two, when I left, leaving them still engaged in conversation. The reason I left was to follow another person. About twenty minutes to two a person had been to visit Burke in prison, and when he left I and Ranger fol lowed him in a cab. Near Fleet-street I lost sight of Ranger, but I followed the person I had been watch ing, and before I returned to the prison the explo sion bad taken place. It was about -a quarter to four when 1 arrived at the prison. Before the Friday on which the explosion took place I had been watch ing the place since the 25th of November, sometimes inside the prison, sometimes out. Before the day of the explosion I had never seen Justice. By Mr. Lewis—You cannot say whether Justice had anything in her hand. Witness—No I cannot. By. Mr.• Harper—l did not see Timothy Desmond there at all. Mathew Crowley—l am a sub-warder in Clerken well prison. About a quarter past 3 on the 13th or December I went to the Octagon near which the explosion took place. I was stationed at the top of the building by direction of the governor. I had a carbine and 20 rounds of ammu nition. From the position in which I was I could see the houses in Corporation-lane and the back of the houses in Woodbridge-street. Before the ex plosion took place I noticed a mau come on the roof of one of the house in Woodbridge-street. The house is about eight feet from the prison wall and four feet high. He had a white apron on, dark coat, and a tall silk hat. I recognise the prisoner Allen as that person to the best of my belief. I took particular notice of the man I saw on the top of the house. Sir T. Henry—Let the prisoner Allen put on his hat. This having been done the Witness said—Yes ; I believe Allen to be the man I saw. At ten minutes to four the explosion took place. I was blown from the window and knew nothing more of what took place. Thomas Goldsmith, 264 G.—Oa Friday the 13th I was on special duty outside the House of Deten tion. I saw Mien, Timothy Desmond, and Justice standing at the corner of St. James's-walk. As they were strangers to me, I watched them for about five minutes, when Allen left Desmond and Justice, and walked up Stratton's-yard. He was away about eight or ten minutes. Ile then re- DECEMBER 30, 1867. t urned in company with another man not in custody. When Allen and the man with him joined Desmond and Justice, they all remained in conversation for five minutes, when Timothy Desmond, and the man not in custody, left the other two standing at the corner, and walked down Short's-buildings, ia the direction of Corporation-lane. I afterwards spoke to Ranger, and from what he said I gave directions to Sutton, who followed them up Roso- man-street. I went back to Short's -build ings, and continued my watch. About ten minutes after Sutton left the explosion took place. After the explosion I went to the gate of the prison. Ranger came out, and then I saw Allen and Justice running up Corporation-lane towards Clerkenwell-green. Allen was in advance, but the woman was close behind him. They were not stopped in St. James's-walk. I assisted Ranger in apprehending Allen, and as we were taking them to the prison, I saw Timothy Deanond come run ning round the corner from Short's-buildings into St. James's-walk. Sutton caught hold of him by his left hand, having the woman Justice in his right hand. He gave the woman into the care of a private person and secured Timothy Desmond, and all three were taken inside the prison. It was directly after the explosion I saw Sutton come running out of Bridewell-walk. By Mr. Harper (who appeared for the Desmonds and English)—l went on duty on the day of explo sion at 3 o'clock. I did not see the three persons go into a public-house. I never saw Allen leave the others and go to a public •house ; he went away once for about Bor 10 minutes. I did not see that Justice bad a jug in her hand. I was standing in Short's-buildings when the explosion took place. Allen and Justice were standing there, but Desmond was not with them. I never saw Desmond run towards the prison gate after the explosion took place. Ranger was inside the prison gate. When . Desmond came round Allen and Justice were in custody. I saw Sutton take hold of Desmond about four or five minutes after the explosion. My direc tions were to watch every person I saw loitering about. There were not a number of persons about at the time, as the visiting hours are from 12 to 2. I did not go on duty until 3 o'clock. I did not see either William Desmond or English there at all. Sir T. Henry—Did you go all round the prison when you first went on duty ? Witness—Yes, your worship, once. Allen—Did you see me drinking beer before In spector Thompson went into the prison ? Wituess—No. Inspector Thompson was in the prison before I was on duty. Alfred Worth--I am gate warder at the Rouse of Detention. About half-past 12 on the 13th, the day of the explosion, the man Allen came to the gate and asked me if any person had been to visit Casey. I gave an evasive answer. Sir T. Henry—You did not want to give any in formation? Witness—No, sir. After that the woman J us tice came. I hail never seen her before. Casey had been in the house about three weeks at this time. The woman asked to see Casey, and I gave her a pass, but not the number of a call--a different course to that usually adopted. It is not my duty to ask questions of visitors ; that is done at the second gate. When Allen first came I thought it advisable to tell Satton to watch him. Whilst Justice was in the prison Allen stood on the edge of the kerb outside the prison. I did not notice anything particular about Justice when she left, but I looked through the wicket and saw her recognise Allen, but she did not speak to him. A short time after this, however, I saw Allen and Justice in close conversation near the Prince of Wales beershop. I was relieved at the gate for an hour, but on my return I saw them still talking together. Before, however, I left the gate for my dinner I saw Allen leave Justice and go toward the east end of the prison wall and look at it. On his re turn I saw a second man with him, whom I had not seen before. He had a brown coat on, sandy hair, a tuft of hair under his chin, and wore a black billycock hat. He was a perfect stranger to me. When they came to the corner of St. James's-walk they separated ; the stranger went up St. James's walk, and Allen returned to Justice. About twenty minutes past three I saw Timothy Desmond join Allen and Justice, and enter into conversation with them. They appeared to talk most familiarly with each for some minutes. Allen—Would it be a quarter of an hour ? Witness—No. On separating, Allen went to wards Stratton's-yard, Desmond towards Rosoman street. Allen returned in a short time to Justice, who was standing at the corner, and in about five or seven minutes the explosion occurred, when Ranger ran out of the prison, and Allen and Justice ran off in the direction of St. James's-walk. I saw T. Des mond in custody : he was being brought from the di rection of Rosoman-street. At the time Allen and Desmond were brought into the prison both had black hats on. In the struggle that took place between the men and the constable as I was letting them in both their hats fell off, when I picked them up and kept them until the following morning, when the men were taken out in the prison van. I then handed them to Constable Ranger. I locked each prisoner up, viz., Desmond, Allen, and Justice in three separate cells. When Timothy Desmond went with the van on the fol lowing morning I noticed he had a grey or white billycock hat on. I don't know from where he could have obtained the hat. Sir T. lienry —ls that hat in court ? Desmond—Yes, it's here. The prisoner then hastilly pulled the hat from under his coat for au instant, and then quickly put it out of sight again. Sir T. Henry—That white felt hat must be de livered up. Desmond sulkily complied with the directions of the chief magistrate. Sir T. Henry—Let constable Ranger take charge of it. Witness, in cross-examination, said—l saw Timothy Desmond join Allen and Justice, and about a quarter of an hour before the explosion took place he left them. If he had been there be fore I think I must have seen him. .1 will not say that Justice did not have a jug in her hand when I saw them pushing to get in the beer shop. Allen had nothing in his hand either. He had them both in his pockets. The explosion had not taken ;place three minutes before Allen, Desmond, and Justice were in custody in the courtyard of the House of Detention. I cannot say whether the prisoners had been roughly handled. They were not treated so inside the prison. Desmond had been evidently drinking, but he was not drunk. I believe he tried to trip the constable up and it was found necessary to put him upon his back. William Quartly, 244 G, said—l was on duty at the House of Detention on the 13th. I saw Allen and Justice together about half-past three in front of the prison gates. Justice was walking up and down with her hands under her shawl. There was a cab at the prison gate. I heard the explosion. I was at the time in Clerkenwell-close, and I then ran towards Clerkenwell-green. I met Ranger and Sutton near the prison wall near the posts in Short's buildings. I believe they had lodged the prisoners at this time. I, Ranger, and Sutton then went up by the prison wall towards Corporation-lane. On arriving at the lane I found the wall and several houses had been blown down. I saw Constable Moriarty. He was standing up, but the lower part of his great coat was blown away. His face was covered with blood, and he was all over dirt. I took him to the doctor's in Middleton-street, and I went back to Corporation-lane and kept the public back whilst the ruins were being searched. Allen—Are you positive you saw me standing there at a quarter past three ? Witness—Yes, positive. Henry Bird—l reside at 67, Turnmill-street, Clerkenwell, and am a dairyman. On the 13th inst., shortly before 4 o'clock, I was serving a Mrs. Parr with milk, at 6, Corporation-lane. 1 saw a truck, drawn by two or three men—l believe the latter—coming up the lane. Two men were draw ing it, but I can't say whether a third was pushing it. I was coming from the direction of Bowling green-lane. 1 saw it go up near St. James's passage, where they turned the, truck half round, when it ran back into the gutter, and as the truck / stood up I saw a barrel on the pavement, but I cannot say whether they turned it out or whether they lifted it. One of the men took a tarpaulin from the truck, another man twisted the barrel round, so that on'z. head went near to the prison wall, and then the tarpaulin was thrown over it. I should think the head of the barrel was about two or three feet from the prison wall. One of the men took the truck away in the same direction as I had seen it come. I think the other two men went towards St. James's-buildings. I then saw a man of gentlemanly appearance standing on the pave ment siear the wall. Ile seemed to take no ❑otice of the men who were with the barrel, neither did he speak to them. Ile crossed the road, went down to the barrel, examined the head of it, and then I saw him take either a fusee or a match and strike a light, which be applied to the head of the barrel, pulled the tarpaulin over the head of the barrel after he had lit it, ar.d the❑ crossed the road to St. James's-place. Sir T. Henry—Why did you not seize the inn? Witnea3--Why did I not seize him? Why, I be came frightened like the rest. I did't know 11:)w long it would be before it went off. Cross-exatnined—lt was about two or three minutes after I had first seen the man at the barrel that I saw Constable Moriarty. I told him I had seen a gentleman put a light to a barrel, and that it looked very suspicious. I could see up Corporation lane very well at this time. Sir T. Henry—To where the barrel was ? Witness—Yes. Examination continued-1 then went to my horse and cart, and as we were going to Coburg-street the explosion took place. It might be a minute be tween the time I mentioned the matter to the policeman and the explosion. He had time to get down to the barrel if he liked. Sir T. Henry—Did he walk or run towards the barrel ? Witness—Hc walked rather laiified to it ; he neither ran nor walked. Examination continued—Mr. Young was not standing at his door when I first saw the man put the light to the barrel. Mr. Giffard—Look at the prisoners—do you re cognise any of them ? Witness—That man (Timothy Desmond) seems to me very like ono of the men who pulled the truck, and that one William Deimond looks very like the man who put the light to the barrel. Hii beard and hair are the same colour. I believe him to be the man, although he wore different clothes. I should not like to swear to the man, as I only saw his side face. Sir T. Henry—Have you any belief on the sub ject one way or the other? Witness—l cannot say more than I have. Sir T. Henry—What do yea wish to have taken down as your answer ? Witness—He appears to be the same sort of man. He is the height, and his pair of whiskers corres pond with that of the man who did the deed. But if he is the man, ho is now.dressed very differently. He hal another coloured coat on, and appeared not so stout as he is now. I should not like to sw.!ar to him as being the man who put the light to the barrel. Sir T. Henry—You are not asked to swear to him. What is your belief ? Witnesi—Well, as far as I can say, from the side view I had of the man, he looks very much like him, but I can't swear that he is. By Mr. harper--I only saw one match lit. The man who did it was about sft. 9in. in height. lle had a long beard and whiskers, and one of the men who pulled the truck spoke with a rough voice. George Richardson, 239 G—l assisted in taking out the bodies from the ruins in Corporation-lane. I took out the body of S trail Ilodgkinson from the ruins of No. 3 house. She was quite dead. Witness having proved the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Evans, and the other unfortunates killed by the explosion, Mr. Poland said that was as far as he proposed carrying the case that day, and he therefore had to ask for a further remand. The prisoners were then formally remanded for a week. William Desmond, Nicholas English, Mulvany, and O'Keefe were then placed at the bar charged with treason-felony. Sergeant Bunce was recalled. He said—l had for weeks been watching the French Horn publichouse, and had often seen William Desmoud and the cther prisoners there from time to time. I had seen English there nightly during the whole of the time I was on the watch. I have seen a man named Macarthy there is company with English. About the 7th of December English came with three young men. He introduced them to the people in the room at Kavanagh's, saying these are three brave Irishmen and brave fellows. Macarthy spoke to them, and told them he had been in the 6th goons. He had a long pipe in his hand, with which he showed them the cuts aid guards of the sword exercise. He said he would give the the upper cut, and take off their heads to the tune of " St. Patrick's Day in the Morning.!' English was standing, but 1 could not hear what he said. On the 9th of December, two nights after, three young men came to the French Horn and asked for Eng lish. He met them at the door, shook hands with them, and then introduced them to the rest of the company. He said " These are three of our brave brothers," upon which the company shook hands with them, and then conversation ensued, which was carried on in a low tone, when English called them on one side and said " If you want anything else you can go to No. 5, James-street, Commer cial road, and mention my name; you can get any thing that you want." That is all that took place in my hearing. I have not been to see what sort of a place is James's-street is. On the 13th of Dec. I was again at the house. I saw O'Keefe and English there. Macarthy, and -two of the younger brothers of the prisoner Casey were also there. I beard O'Keefe say to two men, " I saw the stop by the public-house. I then felt afraid and ran away." I did not hear any more on that occasion, or did I that night. On Sunday morning I took O'Keefe into custody—it was on a charge of being concerned in the explosion. I arrested him in Great Windmill-street. I found the cards pro duced upon his person. O'Keefe was liberated from the charge about half-past one, but Sutton, the officer, had previously seen him and identi fied him as one of the people he had seen loiter ing about the House of Detention, previous to the explosion. He was liberated by Superintendent Gernon. O'Keefe said he could account for his time between 4 and 5 o'clock, and I made certain inquiries, reported to my superior officer, and then O'Keefe was liberated. O'Keefe, previous to leav ing, said the Clerkenwell affair would crush the Fenian movement, as it was never intended to take innocent blood. I have an opportunity of going to Egypt, and I shall certainly embrace it." On Thur.day, the 19th inst, I went with Sergeant Cole to the French Horn publichouse. Mulvany, Eng lish, and about 14 other persons were there. Cole told Mulvany he had a warrant for his apprehen sion, signed by Sir Thomas Henry, for treason felony. English was standing a short distance away from him, and he told him the same. I took English and told him I was a police sergeant, and that there were two officers present in uniform, and that they need have no doubt about the matter. English became extremly vio lent, and exclaimed " Warrant, or no warrant, I'm not going." He began to plunge about with his arms, and got hold of me by my neckerchief. He struggled very much, and two of his companions had hold of me by the necktie, each pushing the re verse way. I forced him towards the door, when he exclaimed, " Now, boys, for your revolvers," and whilst I was struggling with him I drew my staf and knocked him down. He fell outwards, towards the doorway. I fell on the top of him, and two or three of his companions fell on the top of me. I had a body of police waiting outside, and after some further resistance we got to the station. I then searched his lodgings, but found nothing there relating to the charge. I apprehended O'Keefe the same night, but he did not offer any resistance. _ _ _ _ Thomas Haßent, 184 have been engaged watching the publichouse kept by Kavanagh for about three months. I have seen English, Mul vany, O'Keefe, Timothy Desmond, and occasion ally William Desmond visit the house. Same of them came to it nightly. English and Mulvany were the most constant visitors. I have on many occasions seen the whole of the pri soners now present. I was with Sergeant Cole when he arrested English. He was very violent, and before he could get him out Bunce had to strike English with his staff. By Mr. Lewis—l have heard that the house was used by the tailors during the strike. Sir T. Henry—The strike was all over at this time. By Mr. harper—l have never been in the house except on the occasion of the arrest of English. I have frequently spoken to English during the time I have been engaged watching, but I never talked to him about Fenianism. eheard some one cry out Now, boys, for the /evolvers, but I can't say„it was by English. I don't know that the police in that neighbourhood carried revolvers. I did not do so, neither did any of the constables that I know of. Mr. Poland —That, sir, is as far as I propose to go to-day, and I now have to ask fur another remand. _ Sir T. Henry—Certainly. The prisoners are remanded for a week. _ _ Mr. Lewis applied that Mulvany might be ad milted to bail, but his request was at once refused F•ITAL EXPLOSION 11T THE FAVERSHAM POWDEIZ. MILLS. A fearful explosion occurred on Saturday morn ing at these powder mills, by which eleven men were blown into the air and killed instantly, and a great quantity of valuable property destroyed. The gunpowder works belonging to the Messrs. llall are situated about a mile from the town of Faversham, and are completely isolated from any other buillingi. To this circumstance may be attributed the safety of the town, for the force of the explosion was tremendous, and had there been any habitationa near a much greater sacrifice of life would have been inevitable. The force of the explosion was so great that it shook all the windows and broke some glass in the city of Canterbury, about 10 miles distant. At the powder works the explosion carried everything before it. Trees of giant SIZ3 were uprooted and thrown a dis tance of several hundred yards, and the boiler of the engine, weighing about half a ton, was found deeply imbedded in one of the fields on Ham Farm, a considerable distance off. The fields near the works are strewn with fragments of bricks, and the young trees near the scene of the explosion are cut off as with a scythe. In fact, the whole neighbour hood presents the appearance of having been visited with a terrible convulsion of nature. The works were opened as usual on Saturday morning, and all went well till close upon 11 o'clock, when a fearful explosion occurred in what is called the " corning-house." This was followed almost immediately by two other explosions equally severe. Measures were at once taken to ascertain the extent of the disaster, and it was soon found that there was not one left alive to tell the tale of how it originated. The three houses which were blown into fragments were large and substantially built, and stood at a distance of about 300 feet apart. They were all thought to be completely isolated, and were protected from lightning and from the danger of one communicating fire to the others by high mounds of earth which surrounded them, and, as was supposed, isolated all three places from each other. The powder was finished in its manufacture in these houses, and it was, therefore, all the more necessary that extra precautions should be taken to insure their safety. The raw material is brought from the green powder houses to the press-house, where it is ;squeez.al into cakes by a screw worked by steam. Thence it is conveyed in cakes to the corning -house, where it is separated and grained ; and from this place it passes in all but a finished state to the glazing house, where it is packed in bags or barrels as may be required. There was, it is admitted, a large quantity of ganpowler in a manufactured state in this part of the works on Saturday, but not more, • we are informed, than Messrs. halt are allowed to have in stock at one time. A vast number of exaggerated reports were in circulation in reference to this point on Saturday, but we believe that when the inquest on the remains of the unfortunate victims comes to be held the statement we have made above will be satisfactorily proved. Enough powder, however, was left to do incalculable mischief, and the loss to the Mess: s. Hall is very great without being needlessly exagge rated. At the time the explosion occurred there were 12 men at work in the portion of the manufactory which has been destroyed. Of these 11 were blown up with the houses in which they were at work, and on Saturday night scarcely a fragment of any of their bodies had been discovered. A portion of a leg or of a trunk was found among the ruins, but this is all that now exists of the unfortunate The fragments of the building and timbers were cast up in the air to a height of about 200 feet, and the heavier portions of the structure were thrown to distances which might seem incredible to any but an eyewitness. The explosion occurred in the corning -house, and it was followed at intervals of about half a minute by the pressing and glazing houses. When the explosion occurred every one was for the moment paralysed, but in a few minutes abundant help was at hand, but every soul had been blown away with the houses in which they were working. the manager, the foreman, and all the available strength of the works were on the spot in a few minutes, but all they could do was to look on in dumb dismay at the miserable wreck. Later in the day the huge gaps which had been made in the fences by the blowing away of the trees were boarded up, and a detachment of coastguardsinen and county police posted at all the available points of entrance to prevent intrusion. Many of the friends of those who were known to be working in the mills came up to learn the fate of the workmen, and many a fireside iu Faversham was made dark by the fearful calamity. The following are the names of those who were killed :—John Young, married, six of family ; George Taylor, married, two of family ; Edward Young, married, two of family ; William Sole, married, three of family ; William Austin, married, two of family ; Christopher Jencock, mar. ried, no family ; Thomas Baldock, married, no family ; Thomas Amos, married, five of family ; William Eley, married, one of family ; John Payn, married, five of family ; and Thomas Back, mar ried, three of family. There are thus 11 widows and 29 children left to mourn the loss of their na tural protectors ; and what aggravates the cala mity is that many of the children are very young and unable to do anything for themselves. We believe that everything was done by the Messrs. Hall to alleviate, as far as kind consideration could, the force of the blow to the relations of the- sufferers, and it is only justice to say thus much at a time when of all others sympathy is most prized. Besides the damage done to the works a good deal of property has been destroyed in the tows of Faversham by the concussion of the atmosphere con sequent on the explosion. A great number of win dows were shattered, and on Ham Farm, about a quarter of mile from the works, the farm steading has been rent from end to end, some stacks of pro duce tossed about as by a whirlwind, and other damage done to the house and buildings which it will cost a good deal to repair. Two hairbreadth escapes have come to our know ledge since writing the foregoing, that of the engine man at the works, who went out of the house a minute before the explosion to a place at a short distance, and was only stunned by the concussion. He can tell nothing of the origin of the explosion, and knows of nothing having gone wrong till he was thrown 'upon the ground and rendered sense less. A second escape is that of a labouring man who was comicg up to the corning-house with a horse and cart, and who was lifted bodily off his feet and deposited in a stream of running water a considerable distance off. An inquest on the re mains of those who perished will be held to-day or to-morrow. men. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—We deeply regret to state that an explosion took place at our powder-mills, Faversham yester day, at 11 a.m., when a corning-house and press house (separated by two huge brick traverses, which wero intended as an effective barrier to communi cation) blew up, and the unfortunate workmen therein employed, to the number of 11, unhappily lost their lives. These men were, in point of skill and remuneration, at the head of that branch of our works, and our sorrow for their loss is °lily less than that of their afflicted families. In the present state of public feeling we think it proper to say that we have no reasonable suspicion of anything felonious connected with the catas trophe ; we, like others engaged in dangerous trade s, have had hints and warnings of mischief, and have endeavoured by extra precautions and watching to provide against it. We hope that sad as this event is, the coincidence of the explosion with these anxieties and fears will prove to be a coincidence and nothing more. We did not lose a moment in communicating with the authorities at the Home-office for their infor mation and guidance. We are, sir, your obedient servant, JOHN HALL AND SON. 2;?, Lombard-greet, E.C., Sunday, Dec. 29. "Liberal L3aders" is the title of a work which is to appoar early nest year, and to contain the political writings of Douglas Jerrold, together with somo pieces of the same class by his son, Mr. Blaw)liard Jerrold. N • I LIB ly tot I f I