The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-10 00:00:00

L;NEY MARKET' AND COMMEROUL INTELLIGENCI, TWELVE o'CLocK. The minimum rate of discount of the Bank of England remains at 31 per cent., no alteration hav ing been made by the directors at their court to-day. The general money market is still extremely easy, with a plethoric supply of money, and an unusually limited number of bills offering for negociation. Securities have no doubt been held back in anticipa tion of lower terms, and therefore the market be fore the end of the week is not unlikely to share a little more activity. It is understood that the dividond of the London and Westminster Bank will be 16 per cent. for the half year. This will account for the rise in the shares during the last few days. The reserve fund has, no doubt, been increased by the advance in the value of Consols and other legitimate investments. The sum of £6,000 in bar gold was taken to the Bank of England yesterday. The Panama has arrived from Mexico at St. Nazaire with £24,000 in specie. The first ordinary general meeting of the New Consolidated Discount Company (Limited) will be held at the Loudon Tavern, on Friday, the 25th of January. Tho Imperial Ottoman Bank have notified that the drawing of the Danubian Loan took place yes terday, and that the successful numbers will be ad vertised. The lists for leaving the Bonds and the Coupons (due the Ist March) can be had on and after the Ist February at the offices of the bank. The following telegram has been received from the manager of the Moscow Gasworks, dated Moscow, Bth Jan., 9.27 p.m. :--" Works opened this day by mayor, Governor-General, Grand Master of Police, and a large number of lead ing citizens-2,111 public lamps lighted--city brilliantly illuminated—splendid success.' It must be observed that the above is wholly irrespective of the large number of private lights already con tracted for, and is merely the commencement of the company's operations, which are of the most extensive character, and are being rapidly carried out." The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1867. 1866. Great Western 57,103 62,581 North Western South Western 107,221 106,225 19,779 21,017 Brighton Midland South Eastern 33,064 41,15518,365 19,640 Great Northern 5, 40,33,55 North East ern 58,700 60,9318 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 17,592 17,852 Great Eastern London, Ch a th am, and Dover 6,8E5 27,7,75092 Glasgow a n d S outh-Western 7 13,077 These returns, wh en compare d with thoe of the corresponding week in the previous year, are in some instances of a rather unsatisfactory character, accounted for, no doubt, by the late severe weather. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £5,478 ; South Western, £1,239 ; Brighton, £2 ; Midland, £3,090 ; South Eastern, £1,275 ; Great Northern, £699 ; North Eastern, £2,231; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £260 ; Great Eastern, £1,069 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, £854 ; and on the Glasgow and South Western, £390. The Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, shows an increase of £3,321 ; the Bristol and Exeter, £141; and the North Western, £996. Two O'K. According to R eu t er ' s telegram from Paris this day, :the French Rentes were :69f. 75c. Heavy offered. This is the last day of the settlement in the Eng lish Stock Market, and dealers, brokers, and their clients present are busily engaged. It is satisfac tory to find at the last moment that values are firmer, Consols being 90 1-16th 3 1-16th ex div for money, and 91,1 for February. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities were dealt in at 901 1; do. 21 per Cents., 73 ; Exchequer Bills, 9s. 12s. prem. ; Bank Stock, 248; India 5 per Cents, 1071 ; an d do. Effaced Paper, . A moderate amount of business has been trans acted in the Foreign Market, and all the changes have merely represented per cent. Tur Fives, Greek an d Spanish Passive have improved to that extent. Mexican are 171, 1 ; Greek, 14,1; Turkish 5 per Cents, 32, 1 ; Spanish Pas s i ve , 21 1, 1 ; and Italian, 52 i. 53. The Foreign wandand Coloni a l li nes are in good de and fully sustain former rates. Luxumb ourg are marked 12i- •; Great South Austrian and Lomb ardo-Venetialsl 1 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 201 ; Great Western of Canada, 131 1 ; East Indian have improved 106:1 1071; and Great Indian Peninsula to 105 1051. American Securities show very little alteration. -United States 5-20 B onds have advanced 1, to 72 1 ; but Erie shares have declined 1, to 44 45 ; and Illinois are firm at 801 81. The New Russian Scrip is steady, at 11, 1 prem. Business i n t h e Railway Share Market een moderately ac ti ve, but with a few exceptionshas prices have shown less firmness. Great W estern and Great Northern A Stock have each d ec li ned 4, Midland 1, and B r i g h ton 11 ; while Lancashire and r Yorkshir e an d N ort h -Western have each imp 4, and Great Easternroved Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have declined 1, to 51 53, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds fr, to 40 40i. Bank shares continue in fair demand. London and County have improved to 671 68/ ; Alliance, t2lBl ; London Ch ar t ere d of Australia are 11 - Union 221 ; Lond on an d W estminster, at 981- ; and of London, at 444 45. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are generally a shade firmer. Peninsular and Oriental Steam have improved to 674 68 ; Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, to 13k ; Crystal Palace Stock have declined to 28 ; and Atlantic Telegragh 8 per Cents., to 711 ; Credit F onc i er of England are s teady at 3 j. MINING AIA.RKET. THURSD AY , Two o' A moderat e amount of business has been Clock. the Alini ng Exchannd prices generally are , a &toad ge done in Y. Annexed are the latest quotations Chiverton Moor, 5 51 ; Chon:ales Gold, 21 3 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 8 8/ ; East Basset, 21} 221; East Camden 6f; East L oye l l, 10 101; East Wheal Grenville, 2 /- 1 , Great Retallack, 32s 34e; Great Wheal Tor, 161- 171 ; Marko Valley, 41- 1 ; North Crofty, 4 4f ; North Treskerby, SI2I 3 ; Prince of Wales, 27s Gd 28s Gd; Prosper United, 4; Providence Mines, 27 28; South Condurrow, 153 17s 6d; South Grenville, is 6d 9s Od; Tincroft, --; West earadon, —; West Chiverton, 55 57 ; West Frances, 17 18; West Seton, ; Wheal Buller, 22 24; Wheal Chiverton, 71 8 ; Wheal Crabor, --s —s ; Wheal Grenville, 27s Od 295; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seton, 135 140 ; Wheal Trelawney, 11 12 ; Wheal Uny, —; Cern Camborne, —; Central Minora, —— ; Cooks' Xitclien, 10 } ; East Cam Brea, 3 3f ; Great Laxey, —; Great South Tolgus, 14s Od 16s Od; South Frances, —; St. Ives Consols, 8 9; South Caradon, —; Stray Park, 4 5 ; Drakewells, 15s Od 773 6d ; South Darren, —s —8 ; North Roskear, lIRITISII FUNDS-01,TE O'CLOCK. GCVERNMENT rusns. 3 per Cent. Consols .. . 91 -A- 90} 1 Do. Account, Feb. 7 9l 90i 1 i 3 per C en t. R e d uce d 9O _ 4 i New 3 per Cent U"i NoW 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 73 Do. 5 per Cont. Jan. 1873 Annuities 30 yrs, expi re sth J an., 1 1 8 0 Do. for 130 era, expire sth April, 1885 — Do Ned Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — I.:xehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 912 Do ................. £3OO ' 7/ 9 12 Do ............ £lOO & £2OO 9 1 Bank o f E ngland Stock, 61 per ' L'ent ... 2482 inn INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent.., April 1874... —Do. 5 .per Cent. July, 1883 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates 1) o. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 10. 5} pe r Cent~ M ay 1879 . Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 D. 13 011 , 18,4 per Cent., £l,OOO — m O. unde r £ l,OOO P FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent _ 4.uqrian 13 onds, 5 per •Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — 1)0 41 ' - 3 - 1 ) 4 Cellt.7 1852-58-60 Do. Account G3i Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 18G5 Do Account 7lf i Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Account Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do .c.:100 Bonds Di 2 por Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) 6 por Cent Do. 3 per Cont. Do. 6 per Cent A Do. 17 ODiombian, 6 per Cent. Juba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 5 per Cent., 861 Danubian Principalities Do. Account 14;quador New Consolidated, I per Cent.— Do. ' Piovisioual Laud W arran t Do Doter' ed E •vptiau 7 per Cent Do. Account Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Do. Account Do. Do. Account Do £loo Bonds . I ?o. Account Do. Government Railway Debentures — Do. Account Gr,:ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Coupons Do. Account G iatemala 5 per Gent It 1 iian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway Do. A °count 11Axicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account D ,, . 1864 Do. Account Do 5 per Cent. Anglo-French — llontevidean 6 per Cent. •••• -- Vloorish Imperial 5 per Ceut \re w Granada Do 3 per Cen — Do. DeferralDo Laud Warrants (Hectares) 'eruviau 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 661 i 7 Do 41 per Cent., 1865 . Do Account Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarreu) Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 D 3 Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent, 1822, £ St B7 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1861 BBl 4 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid 864 7 64 Do. do. £lO paid l4 pm Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account - Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do. Account Do Passive — Do Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account .S wettish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid "Purkish 6 per Cent. 1851 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds -- Do. Account .. — Do 6 per Cont. 1862 Do Account 5l 4 34 Do £lOO Bonds — Do Account 54 1 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent. Account — Do. 4 per Cont. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cont. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account - — Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Do. Account •• — Ditto 11 per Cent. --- Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 par Cent, Ex. 10 Florins - Belgian, 44 per cen t ., E x. 25f . Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gni' ~ 564 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Relates, 3 per Gent., Ex. 25f. — Itaiiat, 3 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. — Do. Accounts 3 24 1861_ 811 22, TWO 6'01,001c . Console, Aioney Do. Acc ount 91 Executions at Maidstone. ---This Da The last sentence of the law was this morning carried into effect upon James Fletcher and Anne Lawrence, who were convicted at the recent winter assizes for the county of Kent of the crime of wilful murder, the offence of both being of a very aggra vated character. Fletcher was convicted of the murder of one of the warders at Chatham convict prison, and the woman for the murder of her child by nearly sever ing the head from its body with a razor. The execution took place at twelve o'clock. The culprits exhibited great firmness, an 3 when the drop fell they appeared to be dead almost immediately. I T. 'HE OPENING OP THE AMAZON. (From the Opinion National, Paris, Jan. 8, 1867.) The .lloniteur cf yesterday publishes the decree relative to the cpening of the river Amazon. This measure, the decree says, has for its object "the aggrandisement of the empire by making its international relations more easy, by encouraging the navigation and the com merce of this river and its affluents. This measure will realise a wish often expressed by scientific com missions of the - United States, England, and France. It will be particularly agreeable to travellers in search of novelties and the picturesque, but will not create a great sensation in the commercial world. The Government at Rio opens, or rather abandons, their deserted and un healthy regions under the Equator, to be better able to concentrate all their power in the more fertile regions of the South. With a free population, hardly equal to that of Belgium, Brazil has a territory as largo as all Europe. Bahia was its first capital, later Bombel had it transferred to Rio do Janeiro, and the Brazilians, when they declared themselves independent, wanted to transplant their capital to the shores of the River Plato. They understood that for the sake of saving the empire it had to enlarge towards the south. The same tendency is manifested now. The Imperial Government feels the greater necessity of abandoning its inhospitable shores in the north and to concentrate its forces in the south, as one of her provinces, Matto-Grosso, is actually in the possession of the Republic of Paraguay, which will keep it as long as Brazil h o l ds possession of Mont most e Video ; and another p rov i nce, Rio Grande de Sal, tho important province of tho empire, is always on the watch to reclaim the independence which she en joyed for teu years. The late act of the Brazilian Govern sent is so little due to liberal intentions that she closes the affluents of the River Plate, on which the southern pro vinces lie, opening at the same time the navigation of the Amazon and its tributaries. It is well known that Brazil keeps the River Plato and its tributaries blockaded in violation of the treaties of 1853, which stipulate the free navigation to commerce even in "time of war." If inter national treaties do not prevent Brazil from closing the navigation of the tributaries of the River Plate, how can it be expected that she will respect the decree of the 7th of September at any future time, perhaps not very dis tant, were she to find herself engaged in a war with Peru and Bolivia ? Useless liberty in the North, slavery and prohibition in the South, constitute the policy of the Cabinet at Rio. Not only does Brazil not adhere to the treaties of 1853, which stipulate the free navigation of the La Plata and its affluents, but has prevented actually the Republic Oriental of Uruguay to take part in it. And it is well known that the object of this war now waged against Paraguay is, as stated in the treaty of the Allies themselves to take from Bolivia its condition as a rivrine, from Paraguay the right to maintain, according to the treaties of 1853, the free navigation of the rivers, and from the great European Powers the privileges these treaties give them. The decree of the 7th of September would really have inaugurated a new era in commerce for Brazil, if at the same time the navigation of the Amazon was thrown open to the world, and the Upper Paraguay, Parana, and Uruguay, so far an they belong to Brazil, were likewise opened. The free navigation of these last named rivers is really required in the great interests of the world's commerce. The valley of the Amazon, on the contrary, offers nothing but a deso late country, inhabited by anthrophagies. On both shores of the Amazon no town or ports are to be found to attract the attention of commercial interest. Never will be seen a fleet of over 100 vessels p its waters, to by force o f cannon, a paasage, enetrate as in 1846, and cl ear open, the passage of Obliged°, and reach the ports of Enter-Rios, Corrientes, and Paraguay. These facts aro sufficient to prove that the decree of the 7th of September is incom plete, and not an act of liberal intention. Wo have only to add that if the opening of the Amazon were to give some practical advantage to the world, and particularly to Peru and Bolivia, the honour of this conquest be longs to Paraguay, who have triumphed over the military and naval forces of Brazil at Curupaity, and has demon strated the impossibility of her retaining her immense territory. It will be a great satisfaction to Europe to hear of the cessation of the war and the peaceful development of the vast resources of the various countries that have been involved in a useless and unprofitable struggle. TIIE COMMON LAW COURTS.—To-morrow, the first day of term, the courts will be re-opened at the usual huur. Ou the 31st March next a portion of the act ordering fees to be taken by means of stamps will be re pealed. The salaries aro not to bo deducted, but the whole fees by stamps paid into the consolidated fund. Railways. Exeter ... et , dribtui anti at Caledonian ...... ......... 1, at ..;.10,brian Cork and Bandon.-- - 20 Cornwall al at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOl et Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc lOl LOO el London, t crip Certi all Do. 101 at Glasgow &S. Western' 101 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 101 at Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2i 101 rt Great North of Scotland 101 et ,3 rea t Northern lOl et D,. A stock .. 101 et Du. El stock lOl Do. New, Is. at 25 pte 10' at Gt S, and W. 01 Ireland 101 et .a. Western -Origins ILI at 1).). S. Val. Rail gua. 101 at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid. —Oxlon if at Do. Newport at Do. Hereford.. st iLane,,Bhire A:. Yorkshire 10! et ILJndon and Mackwall 10 et !Lon., Brigh.,& S Cons 10! at !Lon., Chat., and Dover 101 et Do. Metrop. Ex. A 101 st Len..s North Wester', 10; at Lon. & South Itiesterb JO( at Man., Shef., & Lincoln, 10i at M etropolitan .... I r 10 Do. New __ __ . _ 10 Do. Extension 1 0 j Iletropolttan District a] ( Do. du. do. 1 10 Do. and St. John's W't ) st and Do. £9 Share. it Do, ilirmin.. & Derby 101 l 5 aid Kent . . al it North British it Do. Ed., Vth., & Dun lOl it Nth. Eastern—Berwick 101 5 Do. ti.N •E purchabili Ca it Do. Leeds it Do. York lOl it Do. Carlisle . . ... ;5 Do. Stock. & Darling at 0 Do. do. 1860-61 li it North London .. lO It Do. do. 1864 5 . st Do. do. 1866 st North Staffordshire at N. St S. W. Junction :5 Scottish Central at Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 101 10 Do. Scot, Mid. st :yak st Shropshire Union 101 it South Devon tOc it 6outh Eastern 0 Staines, Wok., Wok al t Tall' Vale 10( 10 Do. C at Vale of Neat!). st Waterford & Kilkenny 10 10 Waterloo & Whitelia I st West Cornwall lOl BRITISH PH 101.1 Atlantic& St. Lawrence al st Ilom.,Baroda, s Cen.ln. 10 gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. F shares ll 204 Buffalo AD Lake Huron al 10 Do. Preference al 100 5 Butt, Brant, dr, Goderich 6 pc. 1872-3-1 lOl at Calcutta tB. E., lim lOl at Jae Town 4z Dock, gu lOl 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p al at East. Bengal, gu. , sdo 101 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 101 20 Do. J Extension st ';randTrunkof Canada 101 00 Do. Equip. slort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al; 00 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds., al' 00 Do. do deferred .. • • at 00 De. 2d fret. Bonds al 00 Du. do. deterred 00 Do. 3d Pref. stock al 00 Do. do. deferred 00 D.% 4th Prct. stock 00 Do. do. deterred at Cit. India Pen. gua. sp.e lOl D a'o. Gus. eper cent ll 20 Do. New gua. sp. c I at to t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at DJ, lf per cent lOl at Do 20} , 3reat Wes. of Canada.. al 204 Do. New DO Do. 6p. a .1.165. pay. 1873 al. DO Do. 5l do. pay. 1877-8.. al 10 Indian Branch, limited ' at Madras, gua. 5 p.o at Do. 41 .do lOl at Do. la do lOl i 0 Do. Fifth Extension at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 10( i 0 Mel. do Hudson's Bay al at N. ifl.C'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs 101 at Scinde ..... . 11 at Do. Delhi 0 Do. do it Do. Puniaub :I." 1 , t Do.lndus St.Flot 64 11 COLONIAL GOVERN /3ritiill Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872 101 Can.Gov.l3p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 1 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 101 Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July 101 Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk 101 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 101 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1800-1900 101 Do. do 1880-90 101 Do. Jan.&July, 18110-91 101 Do. 5 per Cent. 15 April and t 5 Oct., 1900 lOl Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. t 101 Do. 1878, do lOl Jlatiritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1678 1 )0. 1882, May 15, Nov. 10' Do. 1895, Feb. .k Aug., 101 Natal 'iov. 6 per cent l O, N. l3 .Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July It N. S.W. Gov. 5 Fe., 1866 1 , Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 e 11 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 10 ew Zealand, 6p. cent 10t Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 187 5........ 191 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 101 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-0 101 Do. 1878 4 upwards.. 111 VIC,GOV, 6 p.o. Ja &July 101 Do. do, April & Oct.. le BRITISi Cam. Consol. Gold, - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3l - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist - Drakewalls 2.1 - East Bassett (Illogan) 2l - East Caradon 2.1 - East Cam Brea - East Grenville - East Gunnislake .. 8.3 - East Loved - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10./ - G am.& StAubyn(G wen. 61 4 Great LAxey, limited al - Great South Tolgus O. - Great Wheal Busy l4. - G. Wheal Vor (Ilelst it - Grenville B.l - II erod's Foot .... 8.1 - ilingston. Downs ...... 5.1 - Altirgaret (Uny Lelanv 13. 1 - 11arke Valley 4 tiwyndy Iron Ore, lim - N e - ,v Se ton - North Itoskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4, North Wheal Crof ty erosper 7.1, - er,,videnee Uny Lelant 10.1 - J S. Caradon (St. Cleer) I - 'South Condurrow 3.2, - B.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 -- Stray Park ,Tln Croft. ... - Vigra and Clogan,Jim al - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Liskeard 1 - West Chiverton . P - West Seton 4: - Wheal Bassett !Illog - an - Wheal Buller (Redruth if - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 1 - Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawnev (I.ia s.' YREFERENOE 'SHABA& Great Northern, 5 per cent., not 11 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Brkenhead, 0 London and Blackwall, 81 FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Great Luxembourg, 121 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3 Recite and San Francisco, lira., gua. 7 per cent., 10 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 14 FOREIGN MINNa. Pestarenna Gold, 2 St. John ctel Rey, lira., 53 BANKS. Alliance. lint., 184 I A nglo A instrian, 61 Anglo Egyptian, lint., 11t British North American, 411 Cantered Bank of India. Australia. and China. 19 Chartered tiler. of India, London, and China, 331 City, 141 15 Consolidated Bank, lint., Ditto, new, 21 Imperial Ottoman, lim. 8i Loudon Chartered L an K of Australia, 22} London and Couut y, 671 London Joint Stock, 43 i London and 11 estminster, 981 Standard of British South Africa, lira., 14 Union of London, 45 41 MIN Angle-American Telegraph, SCELLA 15f; EOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, DU o, 8 per cent., 71} Berlin IVater Works. Bin., 12} City of Moscow Gas, lira., 17/ City Offices, 11w., 41 I Commercial Union, Insurance, 5} Credit I. oncler of Eng*lauii, liw 3 i Crystal Palace, 27 9 8 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lint, 3 Ebbw Vale, :0 Hudson's Bay, It 3. Indian Carrying, International Pmancial Society, lira.. 2 1 f Lo ndon General O mn ib us Company, 111 n, Ni•tional Discount Uompany. 14k Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of whioh 21 is to pay, 11f Peninsula and Orenial steam, (8 7} 1111 Ytuney Iron, 25 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, Urn., Ditto (.£1.5), 13/ Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim., 5k Viceroy of Egypt, Mortga,ge, Loan, 89 An engineer of Trente, M. Garollo, hat invented a new noodle gun, which fires fifteen shots a minute. The gun is 4ft. long, and weighs 7} lbs. RICHLY PUNISIIED.—Joseph Slater, a colliery deputy, was charged before a bench of magistrates at Bishop Auckland, in the county of Durham, on Monday last, with having endangered the safety of Spenny Moor Colliery, by exhibiting a naked light in the pit. The charge was proved, and it was stated that there wore upwards of 100 men and boys in the pit at the time the light was exhibited. The bench fined the defendant £2 or ono month's imprisonment. Several of the workmen had refused to go into the pit if the defendant was allowed to act in the same capacity as he had dyne. 0 1103 105 106 107 81 6i 74 10 Si at 1 405 415 1.0 114 111 20 14. e 5 6 31 2 3 14.0 2 3 3.6 9.0 9 10 .8. L. 24 21 16 5 6 11 17 18 14. t, .9.e La 15 16 18.0 11 11 10.0 30 32 10.6 21 31 17.6 2 4 10.0 3j 41 31 21 lld t3l 35 45 81 2 4 ,3.( I 22 31 .6 - - .6.; 21 26 1i 300 320 .0 18.9 18 22 15.6 - -- 9 1 2 Lll 2 10 1 8 8 16 12 14 .1 54 56 i7B 115 125 5 8 65 75 !6 18 20 8 10 12 ) 8 4 135 145 t 7.0 7 g THE StIN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1867. SHARE This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. p a id . ' Closing 1 Business Price. dens. 87 19 123 125 40 45 11 4 8 )0 85 6S )0 70 72 )0 I'6 ilB 10 30 32 10 5 6 )0 120 12! )0 130 131 90 02 65j 66 34 37 32 3, ISO 132 10 9) 92 10 17 18 10 1.) 10 10 122 124 10 83 67 10 55 57 11 .28 128 1} 21, 0 lot 11 ,u ►0 tRS 125. 7 11 11; ►0 04 90 a 40 4 18 IC9 110 )0 67 68 )0 101 105 11 35 SO 8 10 11 1 ') 119 121 fl 1 2p 4 1 2p 1 0 73 75 11 114 118 10 148 152 10 - PO 47 49 3:/ 70 72 11 9 10 )0 150 153 :-, 3 4 0 - - iESSIONS. 66 OS )0 100 101 11 } do i i 44p 11 74 btà 10 50 55 11 101 103 0 101 IG3 0 108 107 5 - - 10 I 21 22 LI 85 88 1 57 59 .1 53 51 1 52 61 1 - - 1 37 10 11 - - 1 ! 23 25 )0 106 106 [8 # 1N 6 6 1 p 10 lOO 102 iv 91 93 ll 121 13/1 1 14 121 11 f 8 92 tl 81 84 2 It lid 00 100 lO2 , 0 02 94 , 0 65 90 Li PO 82 E 5 .00 97 91 :09 97 98 10 1 t d too 97 98 311 i 191 2' 130 55j I 311 1301 1 991 171 a 123 1 3 54 6 lttit t 1251 5 k 4, Ilk 1041 57i 101 100 1011 ICOI 7i 1&i 415, 92 i 131 ENT SECURITIES. 0 ! 98 98 0 97 9'.) )0 97 V 9 )0 70 81 )0 78 80 )0 101 las )0 104 106 )0 1(3 105 10 101 103 10 88 ?c, 10 160 102 10 1u 10 )0 102 IC4 )0 113 105 10 102 fO5 )0 105 107 )0 96 100 0 4 95 10 9U 92 00 - - )0 81 h 6 )0 98 100 )0 81 iB6 PG I 94 98 10 92 pa MINES. 96! 6 911 84 91i i CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Pigott.) THE CHARGE AGAINST THE MANAGER OF TILE JOINT STOCK DISCOUNT COMPANY. The trial of Mr. James Freeling Wilkinson, late the managing director of the Joint-Stock Discount Company, was resumed this morning, the charge against him being that ho appropriated two cheques for the respective sums of £l,OOO and £B7O to his own use, they being the pro perty of the company. Some formal evidence to prove the paying of the cheques to the bank being given, Mr. Uiffard summed up the case on behalf of the prosecu tion, and contended that he had fully made out the charge against the defendant. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., for the defendant, then addressed the jury, and insisted that in whatever the defendant did with respect to the cheques and the purchase of the shares of the company he did for the best interests of the con cern of which he had the management, and that there was an entire absence of all intention to defraud. The pro ceeding had not resulted in a success, and that being the case the present charge was brought against the defen dant. lie contended that the evidence had not proved the theory of the prosecution, and therefore he felt the jury would return a verdict of not guilty against Mr. Wilkinson. The verdict had' not been returned when we went to press. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Slice.) CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER. Charlotte King, a young woman, said to bo married, was indicted for the wilful murder of her infant child, Charles William. It appeared from the etidence that the prisoner had been deserted by her husband, and on the 16th of November she and her two children were inmates of Clerkenwell Workhouse. She discharged herself and her children on the afternoon of the day, and upon the same evening the two children were found in Charterhouse-square and again taken to th 3 workhouse. On the following day the pri soner had become an inmate of St. Saviour's Workhouse, where she was confined of a male child. She left there on the 10th of Dec., and on the following day she with her infant were seen in the neighbourhood of Southwark-bridge. On the following day the body of the child was found in the river, and the defence was, that the prisoner, through over-pressure of the child beneath her shawl, produced asphyxia, and that then becoming afraid of the conse quences she was induced to throw the dead body of the child into the river. The case was proceeding when we went to press. THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE ACCIDENT ON THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Mr. Metcalf on the part of the two persons, Wilmot and Chaney, who stood charged upon the coroner's inquisition for the manslaughter of three persons on the Metropolitan Railway, their deaths being caused by the alleged negli gence of the defendants in their precautions in raising one of the large iron girders, for the support of a portion of the dead meat markat over the said railway, applied for a postponement of their trial till next session. Mr. Sleigh, the counsel engaged to conduct the prosecu [on, made no objection, and the application was granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. AIATLBOROUGII-STP,EET. A CAPTAIN CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT. . _ _ Edward Denny, staying at Lindsay's Hotel, Air-street, Piccadilly, and described as a captain in the Royal navy, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner in the Haymarket. Police-constable John Fraser, 322 A, said that about one that morning he saw the defendant in the Haymarket surrounded by a crowd of persons, and offering to fight any one. lie went up to the defendant, who was drunk and requested him to go away, when he seized him by the stock. Two gentlemen, who said they were friends of the defendant, offered to see him home, and took the defendant up to the cab-stand, but none of the cabmen would have anything to do with him. The de- fendant then set to running up and down the Haymarket, and knocked several persons down, and he then took him into custody, requiring the assistance of two other constables to get him to the station. The defendant said he was very sorry for what had oc curred. It was the first time he had been placed in such a position. He was himself cowardly struck in the face, and had his hat knocked off and taken away, and having been drinking did not know what occurred. Mr. Knox said ho regretted to see a person described on the charge-sheet as the defendant was placed in such a position. Had it been only an ordinary case he should have thought little of it, but when ho found a person moving up and down the Haymarket and knocking per sons down, ho could not overlook it. He should inflict a penalty of 40s. or a month. SCANDALOUS ANNOYANCE.— John Hill, a boy, was charged with knocking at a door in Greek-street last night without !awful excuse. Lazarus Howe; 95 C, said that at 10 o'clock last night ho was on duty in plain clothes in Greek-street, when he saw the prisoner with some other boys and girls running up the street, knocking and ringing as they went along at different houses. The prisoner slackened his pace, and he went up to the door of No. 20 and knocked, and he then took him into custody. inspector Harrison said that on account of the com plaints of boys and girls knocking at the doors in Greek street, he had been compelled to place constables in plain clothes on duty in the street. He resided in the street, and could himself speak of the nuisance. Mr. Purvis, oilman, Greek-street, stoke of the annoy ance he received, it frequently continued the whole even ing till a l a t e h our. Owing to the nature of his business he had a large quantity of combustibles in his house, and his housekeeper had become so frightened by the sudden and violent ringing of the bell at night tbat she refused to stay any longer with him. The boys did not content themselves with ringing one bell but often two at a time. Mr. Knot said it was the first case of the kind from that particular place that had been brought before him, and he should therefore only impose a penalty of 205., but in every other case it would be 40s. SAVAGE ASSAULT.— THAMES. Josep Harrison, who statd him self to be th e second mate of the Nile steam-ship, e trading between E ng l and and Russia, was brought before Mr. Paget, char ge d with violently assaulting William Hall, a police-constabl e , N o. 425 IC, and Sarah Askew, a servant girl, of N o . 10 , R ing-street ; St. George-in-the-East. Constable Hall s t ated that he was called upon to take the prisone r i n t o custody for assaulting a woman, whose hand was bitt en Very severely. Ho told the prisoner he must come with hi m to the station-house, and he said he would not go, ma d e use of bad language, and kicked him. He fell, and w h en he got up was again kicked and th rown down. He h a d much trouble with the prisoner, who was extremely violent. Mr. Paget—Where is Sarah Askew ? Witness—She had not attended. I believe she has boon Compensated. The prisoner said he was very much intoxicated last night ; he was very sorry for what he had done. Ho was about to go away in his ship. Mr. Paget—No, you will not. What are you, and to what ship do you belong ? The Prisoner—l am second mate of the Nile; she trades between St.Petorsburg and London—this voyage to Gothen burg. Mr. Paget—You are responsible for the brutal assault you have committed. You have pleaded intoxication ; that is no excuse for crime. You committed a cruel assault on a woman. There wore marks of violence upon her, and the constable was justified in his interference. The police constables have dangerous and diffi cult duties to perform, mt o p n ro th p e er e ly onstabl e I senten ce y ou t o I will p ro t ec t th em. O n two months' imprisonment and hard l a b our. account e of n he h e ye do as stahuel Liverpool Cotton Market This Day. Market steady. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. We learn from the Wilts County Mirror that Mrs. Vyso, who murdered two of her Children some years ago, and was acquitted on the ground of insanity, has just re ceived her Majesty's free pardon, and has returned to her family in a state of perfect health. She has been at the Pishton-house Lunatic Asylum, near Salisbury, since her trial. —John Wat son an d hi s wifTel,lcEhaerAga L T with 3 the Ull D murderEl I of Mr. Ray nor , a t Carlton, near Nottingham, on the 17th of N ovem b or, were 1 again brought before the county magistrat es a t th e Shire hall yesterday. The procoodings wore strictly private, and a further remand was ordered. The affair is still in volved in mystery, and it is said that the inquiry now awaits Dr. Taylor's analysis of some blood spots on clothes found at Watson's house ; but all canjectures aro prema ture and unsupported by public evidence. At Christmas there were to be seen in the open air, at Bonchurch, at the back of tho Isle of Wight, broad beans in full bloom, and green peas in flower and pod ; also a great manystrawborries in flower and fruiting, largo new potatoes, and heliotrope in bloom. ROBBERY IN THE LEEDS CORN MARKET.—On Tuesday forenoon, during the market hours in the Leeds Corn Exchange, a serious robbery was committed. Mr. C. Kelsay, a highly respectable corn merchant from Hull, who has a stand and desk in the Exchange, lost the largo sum of £1,150, which was iu notes and gold. The money was in a canvas bag, and was placed on the stand, from which, when Mr. Kelsay for a moment or two turned his face to speak to some gentleman in the market, the bag and its valuable contents were boldly and adroitly ab stracted. As soon as the robbery was discovered the doors of the exchange were closed, and a search was made for the thief, but without offect7 Evicted Tenants' Aid Association. Yesterday afternoon a large and important depu tation waited upon the Premier at his official resi dence in Downing-street, to urge upon the attention of the Government the evils of Metropolitan evic tions and overcrowding consequent upon improve ments and Railway extensions in London. The de putation represented the Evicted Tenants' Associa tion, and among those present were the Marquis of Townshend, the Right Hon. Mr. J. G. Goschen, M.P., Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. Torrens, M.P., Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., Mr. A. Ayrton, M.P., Gen. J. E. M. Mason, Rev. Dr. Worthington, Rev. J. Jackson, Dr. Hardwick°, Dr. Stallard, Mr. George Cruikshank, Mr. J. A. lleraud, Mr. S. C. Hall, Mr J. F. Robertson, Mr. J. Figgins, Mr. G. S. Drew, Major Rivers, Captain Barker, Mr. G. Linnaeus Banks, &c. Lord DERBY, who was accompanied by Mr. Hunt, of the Treasury, said, on first entering the apart ment, that this was a question of very great import ance, and he had asked Mr. Hunt to attend in order that he might hear what was said. It was a ques tion which had engaged his own serious attention for several years, and had also engaged the attention of his colleagues, and he should be very glad if the Government could have the co-operation and advice of gentlemen iu drawing up any practical measure to meet the very serious and growing evil proposed to be dealt with by this association. The Marquis TOWNSHEND briefly introduced the deputation, and thanked his lordship for the oppor tunity he had afforded them of explaining their pro posals. Mr. L. BANKS, the hon. secretary, read a memo rial from the association, signed by the Earl of Shaftesbury, the preSident, and others. This drew the attention of the Government to the condition of the artisan and labouring classes in London as regarded the sanitary state of their dwellings, and the fright ful consequences entailed by the increase of the po pulation and the decrease of dwellings,in causing the crowding of large numbers of persons without dis tinction of age, or sex, into single rooms. This evil produced moral and physical deterioration, the me morial said, " to a degrading and alarming extent, threw numbers on the poor-rates, consigned many to hospitals and infirmaries, and more to lives of sin and shame and ruin." There were at present living in London about 500,000 workmen, poor per sons, and their families, and 50,000 of these classes had been dispossessed of their homes within the last four years, and " forced into districts already teem ing with life and disease." Within the same period philanthropic and enterprising persons and associa tions had succeeded in providing improved dwellings for about 10,000 persons; but this number, con trasted with the vast masses languishing for homes, proved the insurmountable difficulties in the way of dealing with the evil by private enterprise alone. These difficulties, the memorial went on to say, must be increased by the action of the Sanitary Act of last year, and the memorialists urged several suggestions in the names of humanity and religion, as well as in the economic interests of the inhabit ants at large in the metropolis. These were that no more railway extensions or public works should be sanctioned in the metropolis without provision being made for the people displaced or compensation being given to them ; that the question of overcrowding should be left for the present to the operation of the Sanitary Act of last Session, and that the duty of dealing with the property occupied by the lower classes, so as to improve or rebuild such dwellings, should be charged upon some public body. Tho memorial concluded by urging the immediate ac ceptance by the Government of Mr. Torrens's Bill of last session, as reported by the select committee, or some measure founded on similar principles. Mr. TORRENS, M.P., in reply to Earl Derby, pro ceeded to give his lordship an outline of the bill in troduced into the House of Commons in the last Session. The measure, he said, was favourably re ceived by many gentlemen who were now members of li;s Lordship's Government, and beforo the change of Ministry they promised to support the bill. The measure proposed to make the Metropolitan Board of Works the local authority of the Act, except for the City of London, where the city authorities would have power ; and the powers proposed to be given were that authority should be given to take such properties as were judicially con demned as not suitable dwellings and rebuild them. Of the Select Committee, 14 members came to the conclusion that the Treasury should advance the ' money for the purchase and rebuilding of such pro perty as was indicated, and that the metropolitan rates should be the security that the Treasury should be at uo loss, those rates being also liable to bear any deficit which might accrue. The object he bad in introducing the bill was to urge upon Parliament the duty of legislating in this matter, and nothing would better meet his views and the views of the gentlemen who acted with him than that the Go vernment of the day should take up the measure. lie would answer that every r.ssistance would be given to the Government, and though he had given notice of his intention to reintroduce the bill in the ensuing session, he was quite willing to leave the matter to be dealt with by the Government. (Hear.) Lord DERBY said, if he understood the proposal, it was that power should be given for some autho rity to take at a valuation house property condemned for human habitation, and rebuild houses of a supe rior character—that was, to give superior accommo dation in the same space now occupied by inferior property. Ile should like to know how this met the case of evictions. Then he should like to know, as suming that Parliament had declared certain pro perty to be a nuisance and should be pulled down, bow the association proposed to deal with it. Mr. AYRTON, M.P., interposing, said that the class of houses which would be condemned under such a measure were houses built originally for the residences of single families, and which had been misappropriated, as he might say, to the residences of many families, for which they were unsuitable. If rebuilt the same space would give good accom modation to several families. Lord DERBY hoped the deputation would not think he was raising unnecessary objections ; but he thought drawbacks similar to those found in such property as had been mentioned might be created in building high houses on a small space. Mr. TORRENS said in some of the older parts of St. Giles's houses were built two and three stories high, and two and three families occupied the same room. The same cubic space occupied by the houses would admit of much better dwellings being erected. In other parts of London wretched two-storied houses were built, without necessary accommoda tion, and these were so overcrowded as to be abso lutely pestilential. Lord DERBY said these were great evils, but it seemed to him that the Evicted Aid Society had lost sight of the eviction question altogether. Mr. TORRENS submitted that this was the ques tion, as the places he mentioned became over• crowded through the evictions. Lord DERBY asked if it was thought that if the money were lent by the Treasury good accommo dation could be afforded the poorer classes at the same rent they were now paying, and also if the scheme would pay. _ . . Mr. ToRRENs replied that he thought so. Lord DERBY said he should like to be sure. The matter had to be looked at from the point as to whether it would pay. There could be no question of a philanthropic character introduced in such a measure. Mr. G. CRUIKSITANK said he hal had much expe rience upon these questions, and he was satisfied better and more commodious dwellings could be erected upon the spaces now occupied by inferior houses. Ho advocated the building of streets of houses, and not " blocks," and he proceeded to say that if superior dwellings were built for those who could pay a good rent, as superior artisans, they would gladly occupy those dwellings, and leave their rooms to be occupied by the classes below them. Mr. F. ROBERTSON drew his lordship's attention to the fact that certain gentlemen in the city had built dwellings for the working classes which had brought in a profit of 5 per cent. Lord DERBY replied that 5 per cent. was not a fair building percentage, and then the philanthropy of the action of building such places came in. Besides, these dwellings were for those who could pay at least ss. or Gs. a week rent. What was to be done with those below this class ? • Dr. STALLARD said the question, after all, was one ' of political economy. In London 23,000 people died who ought not to die, and so pauperism was in creased. Nearly all able-bodied men could get work in London ; but they were reduced from being able-bodied by the homes they dwelt in, and they came upon the rates. Now, if the scheme did not pay a building percentage it would pay the metro polis to have these dwellings erected. Lord DERBY replied that it 'night be so; but the Government could not be loo,ked to to find lodgings for the poor. Mr. AncroN drew his Lordship's attention to the fact that it was proposed to sell the improved pro perties after seven years, just as when new streets were made the properties were sold by the Metro politan Board of Works. Any loss by these new streets fell upon the rates, and as these improve ments had been made for the rich, who were thus enabled to ride from one end of the town to the other by less circuitous routes— Lord DERBY suggested that the improvements were made for the purposes of commerce. Mr. AYRTON would not dispute with his lordship, but, as such losses fell upon the rates, he thought the deficit between the cost of improving house pro perty for working classes and the selling price of the improved 'property might also fall upon the rates. Mr. S. C. HALL brought to his lordship's attention cases of several families dwelling in one room. Mr. L. BANKS said that one of the chief objects of the deputation was to press upon the attention of the Government the terrible evils occasioned by evictions. At least 50,000 persons had been ejected from their dwellings within the last three or four years, and driven into courts and alleys already teeming with tenants and fever. In the neighbour hood of Farringdon-road, where the Metropolitan Railway Company had pulled down the dwellings of a large number of families, chiefly of the working classes, the evils of evictions had been painfully felt. In one alley in that neighbourhood, about sft. wide, and containing something like 16 houses, all in a tumble-down and most wretched condition, there were in every room of every one of the houses more than one family living and paying an enormous rental for the privilege of shelter under such circum stances. The evictions in that district had been in strumental to a great extent in producing that state of things, and therefore it was most desirable that the Government, in any measure that might be brought forward, should accept the principles of Mr. Torrens's bill,—that, in giving power to public bodies to pull down condemned dwellings, they should compel those bodies to provide first of all for the tenants who were turned out. (Hear.) The Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON said it was publicly stated by the sui veyor, when a wretched house in Ely-place, HolboiA, fell down, that an enormous number of houses were in a similar condition. He also pressed upon his lordship's attention that these evictions brought a large number of persons upon the very unequal rates—rates which were doubly unequal, inasmuch as the parishes which could best afford to pay most paid least. A conversation followed upon several points. The Hon. ARTHUR KINNAIRD, M.P., then drew his lord ship's - attention to the fact that railway companies con stantly took more land than required, as was to be seen between Charing-cross and Cannon-street, and he expressed his conviction that if the Parliamentary Committees re fused to look at any railway plans until they embodied schemes for erecting houses for those who were displaced, some part of the difficulty would bo overcome. (Hear.) Mr. TORRENS instanced the case of the lands lying idle for 25 years in the Fartingdon-road as a case in which evictions had been made, and which overburdened all the surrounding districts with poor. The place had been allowed to remain in such a state that it was a disgrace to London. After some further conversation, The Right Hon. Mr. GOSCHEN addressed his lordship. He said it must be apparent that in dealing with this ques tion of improving the dwellings bf the lower classes, the idea must be faced that there would be a loss upon the operation, however carried out. (Hoar.) When property was bought by compulsory powers more was paid for it than would be paid for it in open dialing, and this was where model lodging-houses paid upon their expenditure. The majority of the select committees had the opinion that there would be a loss, and they tltought this loss should fall upon the rates of the metropolis as a whole and no upon parishes or d , str:cts, and it was considered that would be worth the while of the metropolis to pay for these improved dwellings. (Hear.) Lord DERBY—It is scarcely fair, perhaps, to ask if the late Government came to any conclusion with respect to this matter? (A laugh.) Mr. GOSCFES replied that he could say the late Govern mont came to the conclusion to support Mr. Torrens's Bill. (Hear.) Dr. OGG and Mr. Cunu, gave some details as to the over crowding in St. Giles's, and Dr. Ogg said that in these places, as well as in places near Russell-square, fever was _ . rarely ever absent, owing to tLree or four families occupy. ing one room. Lord DERBY said that no ono felt greater interest in this subject than he, and it was a most painful subject. He assured the deputation that if the Government could see their way to any practical measure they would bo happy to introduce it and carry it through the Legislature, and they , would be very glad to receive tho support and co-opera tion of those who had interested themselves in the subject. It was no question of party in any sense ; it was a question of humanity, but such a question of humanity which could not be brought forward as one of charity or philanthropy, The deputation then thanked his lordship and withdrew. MARKETS.—This day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Tho supply of beasts on offer in our market to-day was only moderate, nevertheless all breeds moved off slowly at Monday's decline in the quotations. The extreme figure was ss. Gd. per 81bs. The show of sheep was limited. Primo Downs and half-breds were in fair request at full prices—viz., from ss. 10d. to Gs. 2d. ; but long-woolled sheep were heavy at previous rates. The few calves in the market met a slow sale at from 4s. Gd. to ss. Gd. per 81bs. There was so little doing iu pigs that the quotations ruled almost nominal. -.; Per 81b to sink the offal. ads d s dad Crse & inf. beasts... 3 8 3 10 Pmecre-wool sheep .5 0 5 8 Second quality do ..4 0 4 8 Prime b'thdown d 0.5 10 6 2 Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 2 Large coarse calyes.4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, 4 5 6 Primc small d0......5 2 5 6 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 8 4 0 Large hogs ...3 6 4 0 Second quality do ..4 2 4 10 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lamb....os Od to 0> Od. Suckling calves, 20a t0i228 ; and quarter-old 'tore pigs, 25 to 28s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. 0 Foreign supply. 960 Beasts 212 Beasts Cows — C0w5..... Sheep and lambs 3,200 Sheep and limbs 110 Caves Calves „9O Figs 3lO ;Pigs 2B MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.—The supplies of meat are good, and the trade is rather heavy, as follows :—Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; and pork, 38 4d to 4s 6d por Sibs by the carcase. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Moadow hay, £3 5s to £4 ss; clover, £4 5s to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. A fair average supply. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 fis ; clover, £4 5s to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 16i to £2 4s per load. Trade inactive. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, .£3 5s to £4 5s ; clover, £4 5s to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 168 to £2 4s per load. Supply tolerably good. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A BARONESS.—The iofntdheep deathod tan o c f e tßheeterocnoensstan D i e s sia t n h d e es f : o — ting fearfauciccoautanst trophe has brought desolatbn upon the family of M. Simon Oppenheim, one of the heads of the great banking firm of Solomon Oppenheim and Co., of Cologne. His daughter, Mdme. the Baroness Deslandes, who married one of the youngest and most distinguished of the sub-prefects of the French empire, had come to spend the Christmas holidays in Cologne with her family, leaving her two young chil dren, whom she did not wish to expose to the inclemency of the weather, behind her in Franco. On the 26th of De cember, in the midst of the family rejoicings, she received a letter from her governess, informing her that her little daughter had been' coughing for some hours, but that the doctor said it was of no consequence. On this news the imagination of the young mother became excited. She thought that her daughter was very ill, and she re proached herself for having left her children behind. Ifer husband, father, and mother endeavoured to tran quillise her by representing that the letter was of a favour able character, but nothing could dissipate her fears, and she determined on leaving Cologne at once, to make pre parations for which she went to her chamber on the second story, her husband following her, but on finding that ho could not shako her determination to leave, ho came down to give instructions for the journey. Shortly afterwards he returned upstairs accompanied by his sister in-law. On entering the room they found it empty. A window was open. In a moment of frenzy, produced by over anxiety, the baroness had flung herself out. On being taken up, she said in a feeble voice What have I done ? 1 thought I had wings, and that they would take the to my children.' Alas! she was never to see them more. There was a hope for some days that she might re cover, but it was not realised, for she died on the 31st December, aged 24.'1, , SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. _ The Lincolnshire Handicap of 100 soya, added to a sweep stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared, for 3-yr olds and upwards; winners of any race after the weights are published 71b, twice or a handicap of 100 sovs 10lb extra ; second to receive 20 sovs out of the stake. 85 subs. Otte mile. Urania, 4 yrs Gauntlet, 4 Problem, 3 Treasure Trove, 4 Christmas Carol, 5 Troublesome, a Honesty, 4 Retrousse, 4 Littlo Rover, 3 Molly f, 3 Thalassius, 5 Bismarck, 3 Sultan, 5 Copenhagen, C Vigorous, 4 Wild Agnes, 5 Rose, 6 Violent, 4 Beadle, 6 Life Guardsman, 4La Dauphine, 4 Weather Star, 3 Haidoe, 3 Pearl Diver, a Primrose, 3 Scipio, 3 Lozenge, 5 Claverhouse, 4 Sacclutrometor, a Inheritress, 4 Leybourne, 4 Kangaro o , 5 Dan Debrog, 4 Goojerat, 4 Kingsley, 6 Quiriva, 4 Montaguard, 3 Panacea, 4 Chepstovv, 4 Ariel, 3 F or tunatits, 4 Aldcroft, 4 Rejoinder, 3 Th e D u k e, 5 Exceller, 5 Gretna, 4 Lecturer, 4 Moldavia, 5 Dulcimer, 5 Black Prince, 4 John Halifax, 4 Ailesbury, 3 Camellia, 5 Ladylike, 3 Merry Monarch, 3 Miss Bateman, 3 Salamanca, 3 Redan, 4 Special, 4 *Stiff, 6 Tiva, 4 Miss Middleton, 3 *Easby, 3 Vaudervelde, 6 Leases, 43 Batthyany, 5 Mount Palatine, 4 Mr. Pitt, 4 Forester, 5 Skirmish, 5 Historian, 6 Cora, 4 Her Ladyship, 4 Charles 11., 3 Miunette, 5 Lady Pam, 3 Si s. to Veette, 3 Lady Don, 3 Ulphus, 4 Minster, 4 *Broadlands, 3 Mistletoe, 3 Volunteer, a Mrs. Allan, 4 Indigestion, 5 Those horses marked thus * having been entered with out the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at the time proscribed unless specially ordered to remain in. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring I Harrow 2l Derby MARCH. Liverpool Spring ...... 5 Epsom Spring 26 Chelmsford Spring....,. 12 Lewes Spring 2B West Drayton l9 Croxton Park ,a Bromley APRIL.__ •- Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh ! I Thirsk Durham . ._ 22 Newmarket Ist Sprig.. 22 1 Catteriek 1 Chester 3O :AY. Chester (continued) 1 York Spring 7 Salisbury Doncaster Spring Bath Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton Croydon JU. Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Newcastle ... 25 C urragh Worcester S utumer 27 Ipswich 27 ,Y. JU. Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham July Down Royal Corperatn, 17 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Goodwood AUG Goodwood (continued) 1 Ripon Brighton .• 6 Brighton Club 8 Lewes Egham ... . l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford ..... 15 Hastings York August Dover West Drayton . 22 Plymouth ...., 23 Cauterbury Lichfield Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridge SEPTEMBER. Warwick Margate Curragh Leicester Abingdon Doncaster OCTOBER. Northampton Autumn. 1 Curragh Edinburgh Autumn ... 2 Newmarket Houghton 2l Newmarket 2d October. 7 Worcester Autumn Cheltenham l5 NOVLMBE EL Liverpool Autumn 5 I Leamington Hunt Shrewsbury ll i STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. _ FEBRUARY. Carmarthen • 5 _ Harrow Spring Birmingham l2 Derby Windsor MARCH. Liverp00l Spring Grand Military Chertsey Dlalton COURS ING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. JANUARY, 18G7. Judge. Name. Cool°, co. Cork (Open) Third S. Lancashire, (South port (Open) Mr. Westropp 9, 10, 11 Spolthorno Club Mr. Warwick Border Union (Longtown) Cumberland Mr. Warwick Barton-on-Humber, Lincoln. Mr. Spafford Altcar Club, Lancashire Wigtonsh. Club (Stranraer) Mr. Boulton Little Crosby Mr. Welding County Louth Club, It-eland Mr. Spafford Ridgway Club, Lythatn FEBRUARY. Days of Running 9, eco. Rufford, Lancashiro - Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick l4, 15 Waterloo, Lancashire - Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick 26, &c. MARCH. liish Grand National (Open), county Loutn Ardrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Mr. Westropp l4, 15, &o Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Springall l9, 29 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 26, &c. APRIL. York Sevenoaks 6, 7 7, &c. SEPTEMBER. Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, WLincolushire Mr. Spafford SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 10.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Henry Woolley, from Huelva for Newcastle. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESBND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 10 —Cheval de Troia, from Guernsey. Sailed—seine, screw steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Jan. 10—Thetis, screw steamer, from London for Lisbon. FOOTBALL.-ETON AND HARROW V. TILE WORLD. —This match, which had been anticipated, with consider able interest by lovers of the exciting game, and about th 0 Jesuit of which more speculation existed, was to have been played on Tuesday at Battamea-park, but in conse quence of tho extremely unfavourable state of the weather and the sloppiness of the ground it did not take place. VALUABLE PRIZE.—On Tuesday morning the fishing smacks Edwin, Captain Poward, of Hull, and the May Queen, of Grimsby, brought to West Hartle pool a derelict barque, laden with oats. It appears that on Thursday last the Edwin crow saw the barque about 200 miles off the east coast, near the Dogger-bank. Het sails and yards being loose, the crow of the Edwin made up to her, supposing her to be deserted. On boarding her they found that the ship had been stripped of nearly everything that was moveable. Her cabin was a scene of disorder, the closets were all emptied out, and boxes and various articles thrown about the floor as though some parties had been aboard plundering the vessel. Everything was destroyed or / taken away that might lead to the name of the vessel, and the name on the stern had been painted over. Most of the sails had been unbent and carried away, also warps were missing and the long boat. The vessel was a little canted, but there was little or no water in her, and it was soon pumped out. One of the men discovered on going below that what water was in the vessel was coming in at the side through a skylight which had been smashed. He hoard the water falling, and after cutting away some can vas, which covered from view the skylight, he found the breakage, which to him appea-ed to have been wilfully done, as the glass was of very great thickness. The hole was stopped up, and no further leakage existed. They took the derelict in tow, but at night a gale sprung up, and they were obliged to part from her, but they kept her in view. The following day they got hold of her again, and whilst iu tow fell in with the smack May Queen, which agreed to assist them in taking the prize to some ea port. On Saturday night they were aga in obli g ed to separate f o g r n a o lmemstouhnbedsaibdyer barque, afternoon,, u o ' t o h w er in severe iagreedngtoweather, tow and wheirl,st but oa aftea steamer t o tow their valuable prize to West Hartlepool. The ship was got safely into the Jackson Dock, and her cargo does not appear to be damaged. It is estimated that the value of the ship and cargo is about £6,000. The vessel is sup posed to be the Ellerslie, Captain Bolt, from Helsingborg to London, as the crew of that barque, which was laden with oats, were landed at Shields a few days ago, having abandoned their vessel about the same place where this was discovered, in consequence of the cargo having shifted and the pumps being choked. UST. Mal :ical .nts the the to ica isly the our ber- Che the sly )n, sty yal ,y, iis 3., •er ad Y