The Sun. — London, England, 1870-12-13 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.—YEsTETIDAY. A quiet feeling has pervaded the stock markets to-day, and the general tendency of prices has been unfavourable. In all classes of securities the business doing has been very moderate, As regards railway stocks, Caledonian , have been in request at a decided improvement, but all other stocks have been dull. Spanish securities have been dull, otherwise the tendency of foreign bonds has been unfavourable. In home securities the transactions have been restricted. Consols have been flat, and per cont. lower, at 91.1 913 ex div., for de livery ; and 913, 92, for January ; Reduced and New Three per Cents., 91, 914 ; Bank stock, 230, 232 ; Exche quer, Bills, 10s. to 15s, prem ; Indian Five per Cents, 110, 1101 ex div. ; and India Bonds, 225. to 275. prem. For Colonial Government Securities there has not been , much inquiry, but prices have been without change. With the exception of a strong inquiry for Caledonian, resulting in an advance of 11, the quotation being 841, 85, the market for English railway stocks has been de pressed, at an occasional fractional reduction. Metropoli tan has been 1 lower, at 631 641; North-Eastern, at 1431 144? ; and North-Western at 1273, 128 k. Brighton, 41, 411 ; South-Eastern, 741, 75; Great Northern A, 1351, 136 ; Great Eastern, 381 39 ; Mid land, 128,1281; and Great Western, 70, 701. There has been very little inquiry for Indian railway stocks. East Indian, 100, ; Great Indian Peninsular, 1071, ; Madras, 104 f ; and Scindc, 1031. In Canadian shares next to nothing has been doing. Foreign shares have been in limited request. Eastern of Franco, 181 ; Great Luxembourg, 113, 1 ; Lombards, 143. As regards foreign bonds the business doing has been very moderate. Spanish have been firm, and per cent. better, the 1867 bonds being quoted at 31*, 31g ; ditto 1869 at 31, 31i. Peruvian (1865) are lower, at 91/, 91/ ; Turkish Five per Cents., I, at 44k, 441; ditto, 1869, *, at 50i, 5(. Egyptian 1868 are quoted at 77i, 77/ ; Italian 1861, at 55i, 6d. ; and French Scrip at to 2 prem. For American securities there has been but little in quiry.- Five-Twenty 1882 Bonds, 881, 88g ; ditto 1885, Bn, 881,r 7 Next to nothing has been doing in bank shares. Anglo- Egypian, 21 ex div. ; Consolidated, 4i ; Imperial Otto man, 113; London and County, 493 ; London Joint Stock, 33,1, ; London and Westminster, 633 ; and Union of,London. 39. _ . Telegraph shares, have sold quietly. Anglo-American, 79 ; British Indian Submarine, 61 ; Falinoth, 9 ; French Cables, -13+ ; Constructions, Si, +. In miscellaneous securities very few transactions have taken place. City Offices, 9, 3 ; ; Ebbw Vale, 18k ; Fore street Warehouse, 21; Hudson's, B+, : Royal Mail Steam, 53+. • There has been very little inquiry for money to-day. With a large supply of capital throe months' paper has been taken at 2+ per cent. There have been no bullion operations at the Bank to-day. The Bank of Rassia has advanced its rate of discount from 8 to 9 per cent. At Mark-lane to-day wheat was dull, and inferior parcels were is. per qr. lower. At a meeting of the creditors of Air. J. Wolstencroft, bleacher, Springbrook, Chadderton, it was agreed to accept a composition of Gs. In the pound, payable in three instalments of 2s, each, at three, six, and nine months, to be guaranteed. The liquidators of the English and Swedish Bank (Limited) have convened a meeting for the 19th of January, with a view to a final division of the assets, and the dissolution of the company. At a meeting of the creditors of Lewell and Metcalfe, provision merchants. Ipswich, held in London on the Gth instant, the statement of affairs shaved liabilities for £21,209, with assets for £10,741; ands resolution to wind up under the liquidation clauses of the Act of 1869 was unanimously adopted, Mr, B. B. Smith (Cook and Smith) being- appobitod trustee-. LONDW STOCK EXCHANGE.--MONDAY, ------F LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAL ifoum. The prices under the Tines indicate the business done GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Pinta pov Cent Console 011 91/ Viol 5D 0 Jan 84 Ju11183 4, 183/ 10 41 911, 2, 11, tad 1031 Do for Account 916, 2 ad 92f, 2 Three per Centiteduced 911 911 EgYPtian.l662. 713.3.. .. 79 21 911, 1 Do nail Deben 7 p a .. 100 102 New . 911. 1 por Cent l Italian, 1863, 5 91i 011 1011, 2, p 0 - - Exchequer M lle, 1 6, lls, March 19 15pm 851 pm Peruvian, 1865, Sp a Do, June lO 13pm 01L $ Ile pm Portugneeo 1889 3Da .. 31,4 321 Bank Stock - -- Russian. 1862. 5 p c.. .. 83 8.5 indla 5 per Cents - - 3e 110, 1, 10 a d Do Nicolas 4p o India Bonds ..... - - 661 pm Spanish, 1837 9Do ..,., . 301 3111 Cane po Jantrjulyll77-84 104 105 311, 1 1041, 5 Do. 1869. Spa . WI SI/ 410 March & Sopt. 10'1 104 306, 11, 1, 1 Do 5p a Jan & July - 971 98/ Turkish 1858 , 1p a ~ 78 l ' 071, 8/ 80 Do Inscribed Stock .. 96 98 Do, 1865. 3p a Dorn of Can 5p a 1903 .! 9,1 93 4 4 3. 8. 1 Ceylon 6 p o May and Do, 1865 6p 0 November 1878 IG2 108 621 Al anritius Bpc Jan and U. 8.5-20 Bonds.6p o 1392 8 8 1 683 July 1873 , 103 105 888, 1 New SAVales 5 p 01871-76 . 10111021 Do do 1: , :5 88 881 ,ISTaw Zealand 6 p o 1891.. 108 110 88. 71, 86 Dospo Do 5p c Consolidated 981 991 871, 7, 1 99/._9, 1 ErloSha, 100 dolo, all paid -- Doilp 9 0 M a, &Sept 1891 106 108 Illinois Central Sharos .. 110 111 1.10 Ju n e & Doo 1891 105 107 Atlantic and GW IL Con clot 6.pa.Jan & July 1891 115 117 Mortgage Bonds .- - DoAprilct 188345.. 111111 2 1 1111&O anLways. 13riatol mail Exeter EB :•:. .Do Ist I'ref 80nd5..., 54 56 Caledonian 824, 5, 43 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Eastern 383. 2, i 353, i Great Northern 1241 Grand Trunk of Canada •Do A 13131353 4th Prof Stock 1351, 5 Great Indian Pen lc li. o 107 108 Great Western . 70 703 1073, 3, 3, 3 707, 70, 1, 70 Great Western ofCana.do 1.5: 14 Lancashire & Yorkshire 13231333 131 1323. 3 Do 69 o Bonds, 1873.. 97 92 Lon, Brigh , , and S Coast 41 411 Do 51 do. 1877-8 94 06 41i 1 Do 3p c pref. 14sued 80 idle lopa Lon. Chat, and Dover .. 121 'l2l Madras guar spo 12k. 1 1041 Lon and North-Western 128 1281 N. Railway of Canada, 1277, 81, 71 6p o Ist Pre Bonds Lon and South-Western 90 91 Onde and Itohilkund g 901, 5 c .. 10231031 Man. Shef. and Lincoln 45 46 Scindo, Punjaub, and 46 Delhi guar 5 p 0 Metropolitan 641, 37, 4 Bahia and Bgn Francisco Midland 128 112 31 g 7 p c 128, f, i 177, 183 North British North-Eastern Consols 144 1441 Buenos Ayres Gt. Sthru.. 24 i 24 1433, 4f, 33 43 241 South-Eastern 741 75 Dunaburg and Witepsk 181 19 742, 3 Dutch-Rhenish 22 23 Atlantic and. St Lawrnce i 5 77 Eastern of France — 7 6 Great Luxembourg ~ '3onthay, Baroda, and 117, 3 Central India. g 5 p c.. 10431053 Lemberg 41Lernowitzgua Buff and Lake Huron .. If 4 3c 31 N o r thern of France Do 51 pc 80nd5,1872-3 - 4 79 81 0 ttom (Smyrna to Aidin) 43 53 Ospo guar 6p c East Bengal guar 5p c 10431051 (Limited) guar 7pa .. 1 4 f 15 E a st Indian, g 5 p c 110, 1. 10, 1 207 Grand Trunk Canada Do Equip Mort Bud 1 147 charge t; p a Po 2nti. do Scrip .... ldis fpm BANKING COMPANIES. Pd Pd 1 Agra Sauk IL) A...., I t St 20 Lon Char of Austrlia 24 25 81 20 London and County 49 50 25 Alliance 11 , 1 10 Anglo-Austrian .. 57 eu 15 London Joint-Stook 23) ::4) 20 Anglo-Faryptian (L) 201 ht 331, ft 21, 201 a d 20 Lou and \Vostmnater 63 64 00 British N American 53 55 63 54 10 Metropolitan /33 9 20 Ch of India, Austrila 14 15 20 Midland (LI 25 Char Mere of India 23 24 it) New South Wales .. 27 10 City 111 25 Orntal BoakCorporu 40) 411 25 Colonial 4 Cons 4/42, olidated (L 11 20 Eng. Scot. and Ana Cl 6 17 la union o London • . 10 10 $O Imperial ILI ..to Imperial ottoman 111 TELEGPAPif ObISIPANIZ‘t P 4 r,i 100 Anr,l4-Arrierican LI 78 80 6 Great IC Chhut, and 99 Japan Extension 21 1131 g 10 Anglo-illedLtrn (Li.. 123 120 5 Indo-European IL) 11 13 125/ . 10 Marseilles, Algiers, 100 A tio Bro .. l ) ant ie . ... : . . . . . ......... = _:— and Malta (L) 6l 0 100 10 Mediterrn Ex (L) to 5 13 B r itish Austrain (L).. s‘.llcl!s 4 b 20 British Ind Eaten ILI. 51 el' 21 Pumaand S. Pefe(L) 21 25 dls 80 British Indian Sub - dig 6i 7 8 Reuters marine, (L) tli 23 Soe Trans Fraoce (L) 13/ 135 13i. 1, i 7 China S t ainnarinelL) 5/ s dfo 100 Submarine x d 10 Falmouth.4 IM Scrip 11waltart _. and Malta ( Id 9 ... 237 242 2k 24 10 W ludia St PauaanaiLl 10 (trea . ri s , Northern IV,I 111 11l MISCELLAWEDUS SECURITIES I'd Pd Angl,Anstrian llna - 6 1 ai t ern lFinan SocILI 141;;dis holders' Certificate 11 24 20 It Irrig Can Cavour 31 4 10 llorlinWo...;,:works(L) 141 157 100 Ini6 p c Bonds. ra w liolckow-Vaughan L) 30 35pin &email:4lB7o 63 65 1100 Boston City (U.S. 5 3 0 London Fin AssoelL) 20 18dIs p c Sterling Loan 91 93 4 Lon Gen Omnibus .. 24 3 4 B r it 8 ' Fg" Marine( Lt 2.1311 - n '2 Lon &Prov Marine L) I 1 Dm 26 Canada Company. 73 75 100 Madras [reg. &Canal 10 Ceylon Company LI :IN 3 dis gsn c by Ind Gov. 101 102 35 City Offices (LI 25124id1s 2 Mauritius Land IL) Idm par 91 5 N atnlDisctOomp ILI 11 111 20 Colonial (L) 5 Corn Union Assunice 3 31,pin Merc Agency iLI .! I(3 Dm 10 Crdt Folic of Eng (LI li 24 5 N Zealand Loan and '2 Trust IL) itk Crystal Palace ~,,,, 19 21 61 N 13rit sli and Moro ILI 23 281 19/, 19 28, i 100 Do Prof len Do 6p is Pero Deb lll 116 51 5 0 0 0 I'l h D7ci n i n d ° . , o y 8 IrontNe e a New. , 1867 . ... , :3 9 7 1 d 34 1 1 9 s 271 Ebbw ValoStool Li 9 liAis 131 15 Do p.. 0. 7S SO 60 Royal Mail Eite N am OW. ... 52 83 5 8 4 3 100 Viceroy of Itgypt i. Mortgav Loal . 031 100 Egyp 9n c roy Loan. u „, f, y E g yp (by 94 96 12 Tel Con and Main ILI 257 261 ..v5 267. 6(3, .6 IRE SUN, LONDON, TITESDAY, r toECEIVIBMI 13, 187 C. AIR. T. HUGHES, AIX., ()N AMERICA. On .Wurday evening Mr. Thomas Hughes, M.P., met a nuthher of old students and friends at the Working Men'ssCoilee,e, Great Ormond-strect s amt,after a social , tea, gave a descriptioa of some, of the things which had., struck him during his recent trip to America. The hon. gentleman, in view of the contingency of any of his remarks being published, was careful to state that it was not a lecture on America or the Americans, but a little familiar gossip about what lie had seen. With this preface lie commenced with a short account of his passage over the Atlantic. The hon. gentleman Anis much interested in the 700 steerage passengera, who—including A Whitechapel birdcatcher, who was going out with a , venture in the shape of English blackbirds, thrushes and larks—appear to have been people going out to commence life in the New World, with a sprinkling of men who had tried the experiment years before, and had succeeded so well as to have been able to "go home" on a visit to their friends and relatives, One of these men, an honest, hard-working blacksmith, who had been thirty years in Canada, had been able to dower three daughters with $1,500 each, put four sons in farms, and was then on his way to pass the rest of his life in comfort on a good 1 farm of his own. Some agreeable sketches were given of the inhabitants of Lower Canada, of the city. of Quebec, and of Montreal, the appreciation of the audience being much assisted by handing round some photographs. The marvellous growth of Montreal—which forty years since contained 17,000 inhabitants, and is now a city of 150,000—was briefly referred to, and the striking feature which it possesses in common with most twansatlantic towns, of wide streets and avenues planted on either side with trees, was duly dwelt upon, The atmosphere struck the hon. gentleman as eminently suited to induce the sensation of the pleasure of mere living. The Canadian farmers of the province of ()aeries impressed him very favourably, and their life, especially during the winter, when the pleasant neighboUrly visits called "surprises" are in vogue, seemed agreeable in the extreme. The Canadians had not impressed him •as present/ng any marked characteristics to distinguish them from English- ', men; but on crossing the border he was conscious of being i amongst a new people, of which the first peculiarity which struck him was their being remarkably silent. He en deavoured to talk at once, but, though he found the Americans exceedingly courteous and civil, he at the same time found it extremely difficult to open a conversation with them. All over the States, contrary to his impres sion, he had found them a remarkably • self-contained, serious, and almost sad people. The Americans appear to have fallen away somewhat from their Democratic notions by having practically established three classes on their tailways. The new drawing-room cars now found on all the lines, for which a considerable addition to the ordinary fare has to be (said, is really a first-clas4 and if anyone wants to smoke he is obliged to occupy a very inferior car, equivalent to our third-class, the ordi nary car repiesenting the second class. With the "Hub of the Universe" the hon. gentleman was delighted, and appears to have made up his mind that if ever he has to leave England Boston will be his resting place for the remainder of his life. He was graphic in his description of the quaint old city, with its noble.commonfringecl with the, residences of men whose names are known almost as well in thissxxmtry as in their awn ; and of Cambridge the seat of the Harvard University, where he stayed-with Professor Lowell, and close by the house of Longfellow, whose 'reeidence was the head-quarters of Washington at the outbreak of the revolutionary war. The Harvard students appeared to him very much like our own, except that some of them were finishing their education prior to commencing the rough work of hewing a for tune for themselves out of the forests and prairies of the West. tie anticipated, blowever, that the time was not far distant when young Englishinen of the upper classes would have to take to something of the same kind of life, and endeavour to make fortunes out of the noble domains open to all Englishmen by corning into contact with mother earth in the most thorough manner. At Cornell University thehon. gentleman met Mr. Goldwin Smith, whom he was glad to see looking better and stronger than he had known him for years, and from him and the other professors of the university he received most interesting information on . the subject of its pro gress. He told the story of the honest working man 'who has devoted the large fortune he has accumulataby an invention in connection with telegraphs to ,the foundation of , a university .at which it shall be pos sible. for young men_, of his own class to' receive the highest education while earning their living by honest labour- Already seven, hundred young fellows, rough from . the .woods of the West,. are practically carrying out this . idea—which bids fair eventually to be fully realised—mid of them Professor ,Goldwin Smith is able to say that they arc the best mate rial for scholars he has ever had in his rooms, lads who come with so earnest a desire to work that he finds it a pleasure to be amongst them. They did net seem to be so advanced in sports as in other matters, not going beyond " base ball." The hon, gentleman endeavoured to im press on them the superiority of our English game. The, answer he got was that it took too long, and that they liked to get through their games quicker than they could at cricket. This he conceives to be an Index to tho striking difference between American and Englisll young mgn, there being an impatience and hurry about our transat lantic cousins which is not found here. OIIARGE AGAINST. WILLIAM RUSSELL, M.P. , The toed Mayor resumed his' ilWegtigation against Sir William Russell, Bart, M.P., at the Mansion House. yesterday. Mr. .11.1etmdfe, the counsel for the 'piosecution, com plained that threats had been held out that some of the witnesses for the prosecution would be proceeded against for perjury. One of those persons had not yet given his evidence. Mr. Xliesiger,- 'the counsel .for the defence, said that when the present "proceedings 'were over, Sir William Russell intended taking proceedings for perjury. 'lie had to complain that Mr. Linklater, who had instructed him (the counsel.), had been allowed to inspect certain letters, but had been refused copies of them. Mr. Metcalfe said if his friend would make any specific letter evidence, he should have a copy of it. Mr. Swift, the prosecutor, produced certain letters and telegrams, one of the latter wasfrom " Watson, Liverpool, to Swift and Co., Sheffield." Both Watson and Heslop were acting for Sir William Russell. The witness was cross examined at some length as to a correspondence with Caleb i Watson and Co., of Liverpool, the object of the cross-examination being . apparently to shew that Sir William RuFsell was not really ; the purchaser of the rails which it was alleged by the prosecution he had obtained within four months of his filing his petition for an adjudication of bankruptcy, and had disposed of otherwise than in the ordinary course Ihf business. Witness was shewn a ledg4, and said it spewed that Mr. Smith was credited with a bill or debited with a cheque. In re•cxamination witness said he never saw Hutchings. Heslop said he was about to contract for a railway for Sir William Russell, and that person would hack his bills. On that representation, and on the etatement of the Bank, witness parted with his rails. '- Mr. Alexander G. • Pooley, financial agent, said he knew the defendant for the first time in No vember, 1868. Between that time and Novem ber, 1869, he had large transactions with him. Had financial transactions with Sir William to the extent of •£120,000. Sir William said he was -going to raise £lO,OOO, as Mr. Holden was to cash his bills. He was to give Holden bills for £20,000 and some railway bonds. Sir 'William was to give a bill for £2,900 for some iron which he had bought through Mr. Holden, and on which ho could raise £1,500. An arrangement was made that witness's son was to go down with a bill which would be exchinged for the iron, And get the £1,500 from Heslop. Witness's son came home on the Saturdayniglq, and gave him the delivery order for the 500 tons of iron. In consequence, of that witness saw the defendant on the following Tuesday and Handed him the order. Sir Wil liam 'stated that he had arranged to get £1,500 from Mr. Holden in London. On the following Saturday the defendant gave witness instructions to go to Messrs. Herford and Taylor's, and there see Mr. Holden who would hand over the £1;500. Sir William gave witness written instructions to - that effect on the day in question December the and 1869. Witness got a cheque for 'the £1,500, and left with Herford and Taylor the delivery order. Saw Sir William on the Mon day,-: and he gave witness a cheque for £650 and the £1,500 to take up his dishonoured cheques on the Metro politan Bank. Witness did so, and gave up the cheques to Sir William afterwards. Jlad had. as much as £B,OOO in dishonoured cheques of Sir William's on six or seven different banks,--Cross-examined c Made a claim of £5,000 on the liquidator. No claim was brought against witness by the liquidator. The liquidator might have a claim ; but - on his oatii did not know such was the ease. His first transaction with Sir W. Russell was lending him £4,000. With respect to the transactions before the court, lie received the cheque from Mr. Taylor, and for Sir William Russell: The cheque produced-was the one in question, but did not see Hutchings sign the bought note. Did not, offer to Holden to advance the £1,500 if he was allowed a commission. Petitioned himself against Sir William ; but it was not for the purpose of being appointed assignee. Was a dissentient creditor, and. so was Sir William. Fester. Henry Taylor gave evidence as to the last witness pre sentilw the delivery order And written instructions. The £1,500 ° was given for the absolute purchase of the rails. There was an understanding with Hutchings that if the money were repaid within a fortnight the order should be given up, Mr. Gardner, in the office of Messrs. Kemp and Com pany, accountants, stated that the debts of Sir William Russell were over half a million. Ho had paid £4,000 down, and agreed to pay £l,OOO per annum for five years. It was impossible to say what more would be realised, as the securities were principally mortgages, the interest on which, in some instances, exceeded the rental. At this stage the Court adjourned, Mr. Metcalfe stating that he had adduced the whole of the evidence he -intended to tbring forward on behalf of the prosecution. 13 Fore-st Warehouse IL) 7i Bpm 2 Themes and Mersey 21 Marine Itisur .. 2.lpm 100 Fgn and Colonial Gov St. Tobacco 0 p c Loan. Trust 0p c Uombi.. 98 100 . guar by Italian Gov. 87 89 991, 9 5 Trust and Loan Coot 78.. Gen Credt&Disct (1.) 1 dis Upper Canada .... 11 PM 7 1-16, 8 5 U Marine, Lrpool IL 4!4;;iiiii 14 Gen Stni Navigation 27 28 20 Union Steamship (L) 23 '25 7 flooper's Tel Works 1 Oidis 6 'United Dia Corprn 17 jliiilsou's Bay BBB 8 UnivMarinelnsuriL% 12 Warrant Finance.... y 7,11 s 45 Trulrblir,OutPer,and Tel Works L) 421, ; 2 „ 3 43 44, MINING SIEARE LIST.-DECEMBER 12, Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Milling Officer., 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, Londoit Good demand for Ferran Virgin, Prince of Wales, Grenville, Tankerville, Tagnarll, East Caradon, and West Tankerville. Australian United, Bwlch Consols, Chiverton Moor, Chiverton Valley, Cliontales (Gold), ' Cook's Kitchell. 18, 19 Devon Great Consols, Drakewalls, 235, 25s Dolcoath, Don Pedro North Del Rey, 2f, 2) East Caradon, 5), 6 East Lovell, 24, 25 East Seton, East Wheal Gronville, 2), 24 Frontino and Bolivia (Gold), —B., --a_ General Brazilian, Great Laxey 17), 18 .Great Retalinek. (Treat Wheal Vor, 3), n ITingston Down, Marke Valley, 6), 7 New Beldon, Its, 20a • New Lovell, 255, 30s Paclllc, Pary's Mountain, 32, 4} Perran Wheal Virgin, 32s 6d, 35s Prince of IYales, 1, 1* Providence Mines, 38, 40 ltosewail Ifill and Ransorne United, 11,1} South Condurrow, 3, 31 South Frances, Tankerville, 13, 13i Taquaril (Gold). 490, 518 Tlucroft, 43, 45 Trumpet Consols, Van, 51, 53 Van Consols, West Camden, West Chiverton, 51, 53 West Marla and Fortescne, -- R. —R West Tankerville, 21, 3 Wheal Crehor, • ' Wheal Grenville, 2, 2} Wheal Kitty, St. Aso... Wheal Mary Ann, S. 9 Wheal Seton, MAR: ETS. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.-Fresh up to Mark lane to-day, the arrivals of wheat from Esser and Kent were limited, and the quality was rather indifferent. There was a thin attendance of millers, and the trade ruled heavy. Fine qualities supported late rates, but inferior samples were Is. per qr. lower. With foreign wheat the market was fairly sup- plied. Sales progressed slowly, and damp produce was disposed of at ls. per qr. less money. The supply of barley was moderate. The transactions were restricted, at about late rates. Malt was dull, on former terms. Oats, the show of which was good, were in limited request, and prices had a drooping ten dency, Beans were quiet, at late rates. Peas were firm, and English dualities were rather higher in value. Flour was dull, and the value of all qualities has had a drooping ten dency. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY. The annual market for the sale of fat stock for Christmas consump tion was held to-day. Taking into consideration the unfavour able character of the past season, the show was a decided success. The Scotch beasts in particular were of excellent quality. As regards trade, a quiet feeling prevailed, owing to the damp and mild weather, Nevertheless, prices ruled firm. There was a fair show of sheep on offer. Transactions were somewhat restricted, but full rates wer.) obtained. Calves and pigs were unaltered. Per 81bs, to sink the offal,--Coarse and inferior beasts, Os. Od. to 48. 4d. ; second quality do., 4s, 61 to 4s. led.s prime large oxen, ss. 4d. to 58. Ipd.; 'mime Scots and croases,sa.lod. to 68.2 d. ;coarse and inferior sheep, Ss. 6d. to 3s, 10d. ; second quality do., 4s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. ; prime coarse woolled sheep, 58. 2d. to ss. 10d. • prime South Down do., 6s. to 6a. 4d.; large coarse calves, 3s. Bd. to 4a. 4d. ; prinie small do., ba. to fis. 2d. ; large hogs, 4s. 6d. to sf. 2d.: neat small porkers, ss. 6d. to 6s. 44. Arrivals.-English Beasts, 5,415 ; sheep, 14,350 ; calves, 32 ; pigs, 130. Foreign : Beasts, 1,010; sheep, 4,350 ; calves, 128 ; pigs, 130. Total : Beasts, 6,425; sheep, 18,700 ; calves, 100; and pigs, 260. - - LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MoNDAY.—To-day was the groat Christmas market at Liverpool. The supply of cattle and sheep was very large, and the quality of each was unusually fine. The demand was good for both cattle and sheep at full prices. Some ,of the prime Christmas cattle and sheep made less than expected. Beef, 7d. and 9d. • sheep, 'ad. and Old. There were at the market 8,396 cattle and 12,147 sheep. METROPOLITAN MEAT DIARRET, MONDAY.-The market has been fairly supplied with meat. The trade has been dull, at our quotations. The import into London last night consisted of 30 packages' from Rotterdam 100 from Harlengen, 17 from Antwerp, and 681 from Hamburg. Per 81bs. by the carcase:- Inferior beef, 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd.: middling do., Be. Bd, to 4s, 2d. ; prime large do., 4s. 10d. to ss. Od. ; prime small do., ss. 2d. to ss. 4d. ; inferior mutton Be. Bd. to 4s. 2d. middling do., 4s. 4a. to 4s. Bd.; prime do., 4s. 1041. to Be. 4d. ; veal, 4s. Bd. to 6a. Id. : large pork, 3s. 4d. to Ss. Bd.: small pork, 4s. 4d. to 6s. Od. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, MoN DAL—These markets bavebeen only moderately supplied with potatoes. The inquiry has not been active, at our quotations. The import into London last week cousistsd of 5 barrels from Hamburg, 7 from Rotterdam, and S from Dunkirk i—English regents, 605., to 905.: Scotch regents, 00s. to 855.; Rocks, 00s: Aoo 70e. LONDON WOOL MARKET, Morinalr.—A fair amonnt of animation has been noticed in the wool market. Colonial pro duce has continued to realise full prices, with a healthy in quiry, and the value of English has been well maintained. The import into London last week consisted of 785 hales from New Zealand, 611 bales from the Cape, and about 1,000 bales from W the Continent, Current Prices of English ooL—Fleeces South Down hoggetts, ls. Oid. to Is. lid. per lb. ; half-bred do., 19. 3d. to is. 4d.. Kent fleeces, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. t South Down ewes and wetliers, 16:14. to 114. ; Leicester do.; ls. Id. to is. 1.111. Sorts: Clothing, Is. Od. to ls. 44.1. per lb. ; and combing, Ild. to is. 3d. - f BOROUGH HOP MARKET, MoNDAY.—Thete has been a continuance of steadiness in the hop market. Choice qualities have commanded full prices, and the demand for medium quali ties has been tolerably active. Other sorts have sold quietly, but nt unaltered currencies.' The imports into London last week consisted of 411 bales from Hamburg, 218 from Antwerp, 315 from Rotterdam, 38 from Calais, 30 from Ostend, and 26 from Dordt. Mid and East Rents. £1 15s. to £7; Weald of Keats, £2 10s. to £2 15s. ' • Sussex, £1 les. to £3 los. Farnham and country, £3 1 6s. to £6 Os. ; and olds, £1 to R. 2 10s. per cwt. LONDON TALLOW MARKET, MONDAY—The market has been steady. Y.C. spot, 435. 6d. per cwt. Town tallow, 435. 3d. net rash. Particulars-187 0 r—Eitock this day, 38,888; prloc Of Y. C., 13s. Gd.; delivery last week, 2,490 ; ditto from June 1, 65,278 ; arrival '4O week, 518; ditto from. June 1, 71,9( ; pziee of town, 4.55. 9d. - LIVERPOOL COTTON &JAREN'', MONDAY.—Opening report. —This market opened to-day with a fair inquiry. Sales, pro bably, 10,000 or 12,000 bales, Imports --American, (152 bales ; African, 185 bales ; run, 0,453 bales. This market closed quiet to-day without quotable change. Sales 12,000. NA arrivals. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, 31crNDAY.—There ha been a quiet business doing at this market durin3 the last few days, and the orders placed have been rather considerable,. Pro (lacers are again becoming well engaged, even into February : and in consequence of this the market has assumed a steadier tone. Yarns from which shirtings are made are in good demand, and prices of these are only slightly lower than last week. fihirtings for China have been in good request, at steady prices. CORK BUTTER AIARKET, MONDAY. Ordinary firsts, 188 s.: seconds, 1265.; thirds, 1145,; fourths, 1045.; fifths, 0654 sixths, 078. ; 020 firkins in the market. Mild-cured—firsts, Ms. seconds, 1305.; thirds, 120 e. ;30 firkins in the market. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. The late seasonable cold, says the Mark Lanc Express, has terminated in mid-winter, the frost being at the corn meneement very severe, and close bringing with a fall of snow. With indieations, however, of another change, we may yet reach Christmas withont much severeity. It is certainly to be desired that this should be the case, or holders of stock will have a rough and unpro4table time of it. Much land being already sown with wheat. those who were too late for autumn planting must lay the blame at their own doors, should it prove to their disadvantage ; but the course of events may yet favour them and set matters straight, as the new American spring qualities are unusually fine, and before' than m Talavera qualities may carry the day. Although the promise of peace seems still in the ascendant, so far as Great Britaii4 is concerned, the war in our neighbour's, country has so increased its victims and extended ravages that prices have fully recovered the preyiously noted decline, and English farmers begin tq think this fearful European strife must further enhance values. There is no reliable estimate of the destruction already wrought, but a sense of its magnitude keeps holders very firm in London, prices on Friday, in several instances, exceeding the advance of Monday's ls. per qr., which being paid by country millers shews very plainly that the pliancy of grower., ie not equal to their wants. In Europe, prices have about rn)ed the same ; but it is thought many Mediterranean cargoes will be diverted on their way by the better prices paid in Italy and several southern ports ; and many of those that come to Falmouth will, no doubt, find a foreign destination. New York, however, influenced, by cable advises, shews some decline in breadstuffs. At the University College, London, the Joseph Hume Scholarship in Jurisprudence has been awarded to Mr, George Serrell, London. A letter in a Hamburg paper, describing the night attack of the Garibaidiana on Dijon, says :—" They advanced with quite theatrical effect. The beating of drums and ringing of bells formed the chief music, and Garibaldi's Hymn was also sung. The well aimed rounds of the Badeners soon silenced them, and they retired with considerable loss on finding that we • warp well prepared to receive them. Night favoured their retreat, and p)tt morning showed that they had suffered much more than afro jad supposed, The road was strewn for miles with knapsacks and wpappus. The 131mA weapons of precision were lying about, of almost the hew system—Bniders, Retningtons, Pea bodies, &a. The scarcity of paper caused by tha although it seriously affects the size of journals and the matepial upon which they print, has not preVented the appearance -et newspapers, some of which have had but a very ephemeral' existence indeed. The Garde .liThtPozate, the DPapeaa Rouge, and the Paz/bow/0 have lived and died since the investment of. the city. The Afeniteur deg Cit9NOW) weekly publication, made but' a single appearance, The Gnrii,a/fii published two numbers, Another new paper;. with.the symbolical title of the Sion Blesse, has made but occasional appearances. The most singular novelty Is n Paper called the Trac, which is recommended for perusal in the cellars and wierground apartments in the event of a bombardment. Some members of the Paris jockey Club determined a few days since to have a &iner de siege, comprking all the recently adopted elements of food. The famous epleuzi: Baran Brisse was. intrusted with the preparation of the menu, which consisted of the following items :—Hors d'oeuvre, radishes, herring warine, onions d la Provencale, slightly salt butter, gherkins, and Oyes. First course. — soup of slightly salted horse, with vegeta,blee ; ass flos4 cutlets, with carrots ; mule's liver saute aux champigrons horse's lights, with white sauce ; carp d lee matdotte ; fried gudgeons ; celery heads, with seasoning. Second course. —Quarter of dog braised ; leg of dog roasted; rats cooked upon the ashes ; rat pie, withmushroorns ; Eel a la broche ; salad of celery, and small salad. Desert followed, The dinner is said to haves been a great success. THE EASTERN QUESTION. Mr. Hammond, writing on behalf of Bari Granville to the Mayor of Birmingham, acknowledging the receipt of resolution passed at a public meeting there, says e—" I am to inform you, in reply, that her Majesty's Govern ment are earnestly desirous to maintain peace with Russia by all possible means compatible with the honour and interests of the country." UTE LAST AMEUICAN DIFFICULTY, Tlll-' Scotsman learns that the American schooner Grenada, seized by e. British cutter, at Port lludson, was detained not for a breach of the. Fishery T i ows, but Al) suspicion of being concerned in some smuggling enter prise. No details as to the seizure of the Friend have N,ENV OOTTA GE HOSPITA L. —Mr. Sotheron-Eatoourt has just presented to the Devizes Corporation the site for the establishment of a cottage hospital at that place. The gift hasbeen Accepted, and nds are bein ,, raised, todefray the post of the bugding. - . _ ANNIVERSARY QE 7111 i PRINCE CONSORT'S DRAT". —Wednesday being the ninth anniversary of the death of his late Royal Ifighness the Prince Consort, the 43 , will ho celebrated with a service within the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore, where the remains of the late lamented Prince are interred. Prinbe Albert died at Windsor Castle on the 14th of December, 1861. Mr. Dudley Baxter has analysed some more of the polling. returns in the recent London School Board elec tions. 4s to ''insbury, he says that under the old system it is evident that Mr. rabrom 'would have been likely to be at the head of the poll, but Mr. Clarke and Mr. Lucraft would have been likely, from the small number_ of their supporters, to have been beaten by Messrs. Owen, Lovell, or Rivington. This is a result of practical importance, since it shews how the minority can put in a working man under the new system. In Chelsea Mrs. Grey would have had a better chance of getting iu. - - . UR, GLADSTONE'S LITTER,--The .London corre spondent of the Scotonayi says :,--"I hoar pertqin authority that the letter of Mr. Gladstone to Mr. Dpase, U.P., in which he lays down the principle of an obliga tion in the English Government to interfere for the per sonal protection of the Pone, has gone like a fiery cross through the ranks of the Evangelical religious party. It s said that Lord Shaftesbury is already up and about to be . doing, and that there are to be protests, and indignation meetings, and one knows not whit." The later is also commented upon unfavourably .by some of the Doman Catholic journals in Ireland. pir.• 011111mm-1 1 ilo Right Hon. Judge Lawson sat i 4 Publiu on Saturday to hear a pp ea l s f ro m decisions of the court ir4 tip® ea es of stlergymeu who made claims under.the IriSh Clnircli Oct, , In one of the cases the clergyman, who had already obtained an annuity as curate of Chapelipd, claimed also the curacy of St. dude's Dublin. His lordship disallowed the claim, seeing that it would 1.;!., impossible for the claimant to discharge tlio duties of the two parishes. In tho next case a right of pekinauertt curacy in .a pmish wher e th ere were b u t 14 Protestants was disallowed, the .learned judge remarking that the rector, who was entitled to an annuity from the p4ish, yet *ent away mid took duty in London. lie.was obliged by the archbishop to pay some person who in his absence would atterg to tke spiritual wants of six people, and it Was.PrciposteroUq. to 43k the .conutlissioners to pay the rector his ;11;11144g aoii JO a year to tip claimant , for doing nothing, Two or three other eases were also de:. eided, in the last of which alone was the decision in favour of the claimant. DAMAGES AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY.-011 Friday, at the • Salford Assizes,. an - action was brought by Mr. Thomas Facile], sixty years of e.g; against the Lanca shire and Yorkshire Railway Company, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained through , the negligence of the personal injuries sustained through the negligence of the defenduL, On the 13th of July the plaintiff was .a second-class p asjs engpi? in one of the defendants' trains going to Rochdale ' when a violon4 collision occurred near to the Rochdale Station, owing to dome coal . trucks being, across the main line. "The ,carriage in which *the plaintiff was in was overturned ; he was thrown violently against the ComPestrnent and rendered insensible. On recovering his conspiousess he found himself lying at the bottom of, the carriage, with his mopth full of blood. He had been unable to attend to his lu;suess since the date of the acci dent. The medical evidence went to phew that the plain tiff in all probability would be well in twelve pr eighteen months. The jury retired, and after a.shert consultation found a verdict for the plaintiff. t)amagee ; £4OO, LAN AND POLICE. THE SMOKE NUISANCE Act.—Mr. Walter , Grimewood Clarke, ship biscuit baker, of Broad-street, Rateliff, appeared before Mr. Paget, at the Thames Police-court, to answer a summons which charged him with using a furnace so constructed as not to burn or consume its own smeke. Ms. Sandison,' engineer in the service of the .. Government, viewed the defendant's premises on the 6th of October, and there was then no apparatus in use for the consumption of smoke. The furnace and machinery were perfect. Mr, Clarke said !ho had erected a proper apparatus, andrit was in operation. This appeared to be the case, and Mr. Clarke was ordered to pay the costs, Gs. 3d. Mr. Paget inquired why there was an odd 3d. in the cc:as. Mr. Words, superintendent of the K division a police, said that Mr. Sandison was entitled to, a guinea for each • • inspection, and 10s. 6d. for his attendance at that court, but as there were two defendants to-day the costs of attendance was divided between them, and each paid N. 3d. Mr. George Muller, pork butcher and sausage maker, of Bow, appeared upon an adjourned summons to answer .a similar offence. Ho had done all the law re quired of him since the last hearing, and ho was ordered to pay Li Os. 3d. costs. Mr. Wiliia,m Davis, featherbed manufacturer, of the Whitechapel-road, was fined is. and £1 6s. 3d. costs for an infringement of the Smoke Nuisance Act. A PUGILISTIC GEn➢fAN—Martin Schou, a German har monium maker, residing in Napier-street, Middlesex Hos pital, was charged before Mr. Lushington, at the Marl borough-street Police-court, with asnaulting Police-con stable W. Rice, 68 g, and also with being drunk, From tilt evidence of the constable It appeared that on the pre vioufr night the prisonei, who was drunk, said he wanted to fight and struck him with his clenched fist. lie told the prisoner to go away, but instead cf doing so he struck him in the breast and kicked him, and he then took him into custody. The prisoner. said he did not know what he was doing at the tine as he was drunk. Mr. Lush ington, after remarking that such persons as the prisoner must be taught that they. were not permitted to assault constables in the streets, fined him 20s. or 14 days' hard labour. _ _ SlTar ItopERT. —Emma Sargeant, a girl, who gave her address in Feather-laue, was brought up at the above court, with stealing a piece of alpaca, the property of Mr. Penny, draper, of Walker's-court, St. dames's. From the evidence of Mr. Penny, it appeared that on Saturday night the prisoner and another girl came into his shop, and directly after they left he missed a piece of alpaca of the vain() of las. In going after the prisoner he found it on her, and he then gave her into custody. The pri soner pleaded guilty. Mr. Lushington said he did not believe it was the first time the prisoner had done such a thing, and committed her for four months, with hard labour. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A BANKER'S CLERIC.-At the Central Criminal Court, John Powne, aged 33, was brought up on remand from lgst sessiens, charged with stealing 2 . 41,0 . he money of the National Rank. A memorial was now presented to the Recorder, on behalf of the prisoner, setting forth the miti gating circumstances of the case. It appeared that he had up to the commission of the offence borne an irreproachable character, but having unfortunately become security for his brother who resided in Cornwall, and been compelled to pay the bill, he took the Incruey; and instead of delivering up. £5,400 - in his charge, he - could only hand over £5,200, There wa-s no doubt that he would have been able to repay the amount in ,a short time had the deficiency not been discovered. The memorial was Signed by several clergy men and others;and prated that he might now be allowed to adopt this coin , " and that the law might be. satisfied with the hivrittowiterit 10 had already undergone, to which Willie Ow hank had no objection. The Recorder sa id lie would ouesidc:r the meMorial. . . DANAciEs ROIZ TNJURIES ON A RAILWAY.—An action for compensation brought against the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company was before the Court of Queen's Bench. Mr. Tibbutt, the plaintiff, had travelled from Gloucester to Bristol by the Midland Railway, and on arriving there he went from, the Midland station acres§ the Bristol and - Eetet platform, on his way to the Great Western station, to proceed to Bath. The stations adjoined each other,. and although there was x distinct and separate way from the Blidimid to the Great Weaern without traingscress the - Bristol and Exeter, passengers were permitted to go from one station to the other, as the plaintiff did, if they thought - proper. While - the plaintiff Was standing on the defendants, platform; waiting for the Midland porter with his luggage, a Bristol and Eieter porter came along with a truck of luggage and turned the corner so sharply that a portmanteau fell off, struck the plaintiff on the le s , and inflicted serious injury. The defendants denied their liability, on the ground that the plaintiff was not there with their leave and licence, but for his own convenience. At the trial, the jury awarded £3OO dainages, if the court should be of opinion that thane wa_§ . cvlelence of the onMpany's liability, and the court now affirmed the flnding'of the jury. • The Cgiogiv Gazette is greatly scandalised at the following appeal to the .francs tireurs published in the principal journal, of the Granfl Duchy of Luxemburg : " Franc-tireurs, to the field S If there were in France but 60,000 fra,ncs-tireurs, and they only killed two Prussians a d a y, France would be free in less than twenty days I " THE WAR. TIE LATE SORTIES. ; LETTER FROM THE • CAPITAL. PARIS, December Ist. This is the morrow of a victory, for this time there is no doubt on the matter. The French troops remained on the positions they had conquered. The struggle was a severe one. The 106th Regiment of the tine suffered severely, and narrowly escaped a wholesale capture. During the day matters improved materially, but the French were unable to hold Montmesly. On the chief Position, however, between Champigny and Brie sur-Marne, they had the advantage, and a last offensive movement of the Prussians, towards five in the afternoon, was received by a formidable cannonade, which decided the fortunes of the day. Great praise is given to the artillery, and the Mobiles and National Guards behaved very well indeed. Bismarck said that the French had no army, but the fact appears to be that they had no army Until now, The generals displayed great bravery, which probably influenced the fortunes of the day. At one moment the whole left gave way, but General Trochu with his staff dashed forwards, and every one followed him. General d'Exea himself took the command of an offensive movement he ordered, while General Ducrot's courage amounted to rashness. At a pause in the action he went forward alone to a spot from whence he could command a view of the enemy's operations. His horse was shot under him, and it was at first thought he was killed, but he sprung up again and marched on sword in hand. The general's hardihood was all the more noticeable as he will be executed should he fall into the hands of the Prussians, the King refusing to accept any explanation of his evasion .of his parole. The losses were heavy on both sides ; the French being estimated at 2,000 men, and the Germans at 4,000. It is certain they abandoned their dead and wounded on the field, and this morning It was necessary to remove them. General Trochu remained on the field all night. Several French Generals have suffered severely. De Revel& is I killed. De Revault, who is 74 years of age, will have to undergo amputation at the knee. Among the prizes were two pieces of artillery of a new design. Ministers were sitting in council all night, and another meeting was to take place at two o'clock to-day. They I are said to be sanguine of success. The reappearance of the Lanterne has been forbidden—a prudent measure. The‘ publication of a very indiscreet note in the Gau/ois has made them suspicious of •the journals in general. A despatch was received to-day announcing that fighting had recom menced on yesterday's ground but wag not made public. The Bavarian prisoners are said to express a very bitter feeling against the Prussians, who, they say, take care to leave them always the brunt of the battle. PARIS, December 4th. The French forces gained a decided victory in the battle of the 2nd when they were vigorously attacked by fresh troops who were determined to revenge the first Prussian repulse before Paris. The'French wavered for a moment, but speedily recovered themselves, and not only held their own positions but gained others. Even M. Schmitz, the head of Trochu's staff, who is generally blamed for his coldness, declares the day to have been, one of the brightest in the military annals of France. The fighting went on for nine hours, during which time the artillery proved most effi cient, and even General Guyot, who has hitherto been a resolute upholder of the old system, is converted to the breechloaders. The German losses were on this occasion undoubtedly much heavier than the French, though it is difficult to accept the estimate of the Internationale, which gives five French killed or wounded to fifty Ger mans. However, they are believed to have had 20,000 men disabled. The French losses are not yet estimated, but there is no question they were very great. Appeals are being made to private charity on behalf of the numbers of wounded whom the military ambulances cannot accommo date. The proportion of killed and wounded among the officers is very high, owing, no doubt, to the spirit with which they put themselves at the head of every for ward movement. In some battalions of Mobiles every one of the officers was struck down. General Trochu has received a letter of thanks and congratulation from the Government. His coolness, courage, and firmness have been beyond praise, and, what is more remarkable is that he has made some severe examples of recusant soldiers, though he has hitherto been noticed for leniency. There has been some excitement to-day, arising from a paragraph in the Official Journal stating that Ducrot had moved on Vincennes instead of remaining on the newly acquired positions. These points were, however, strongly defended, and there is hope that the advance on Vincennes is part of a scheme for effecting a junction with the pro vineial armies. There has been no official report of the affair of December 2nd, and there will be none, for fear of compromising the success of Trochu's plan. For the same reason, the departure of balloons haslaeon forbidden, and the last that V 79.9 sent carried no despatch whatever, on the plea that it was intended for a scientific expedition, and the Prussians must have no exerts() for detaining the aeronaut if captured. The absorbing interest of military matters has for the time being superseded the anxiety about supplies. There were some disturbances among the crowds round the butchers' shops, but nothing serious. There is now plenty to eat, at least without risk of too great hunger, for two months to come. There is some incredulity here on this matter, but there is nothing to justify it. A letter was found on a Prussian soldier, saying that Paris would be starved out in ten days. There is not the slightest chance of such a result. The Government, to control the resources better, has made a requisition of salt meat. PARIS, December sth. General Ducrot has issued a proclamation, announcing that his troops were not to attaok positions which could not be carried without great loss, and other operations were in view. The head of General Trochu's staff has announced that the Prussian army, enfeebled by its great losses, has not endeavoured to prevent the French from passing the Marne. The Parisians exult in the fact that their young troops have repulsed the best soldiers in Europe. It is said that only 45,000 men were engaged in the grand sortie, and that the attack was only meant to cover a much more serious movement in another direction. In any case allowing that the opening of the sluices of the Marne disarranged Trochu's plans, the advantage gained was very great, and has impressed both Parisians and Prussians in different ways. There is great reioleig at the news that the provincial armies are advanoing, and there is a good understanding between the commanders. A despatch from Bourbaki to Troohu, "I will follow thy instructions," gave especial pleasure from the use of the familar to. Bourbaki, Troohu, and Ducrot, are on the best of terms, mid in fact it is Bourbaki's regard for Troohu that has induced him to support the Republican Government, for which otherwise he has no great affec tion. However, the days of Imperialism are numbered. Everything is possible but that. If we are to judge by Paris, the Republic is secure ; but in ally ease it must be Constitutional Monarchs oz Republic. It cannot be a .Bonapartist Testaxatioa. THE REMOVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT FROM TOURS. The Moniteur of Dec. 9 says that, in consaquence of the recent military events on the Loire and the evacuation of Orleans, the Government has decided on the formation of two distinct armies to operate in the two regions, separated by the course of the river, thus.preserving means of effecting a junction with Paris, which is, the immediate and supreme object in view. Under present cir cumstances the most important point is to prevent the freedom of the two armies from being impeded in any way whatever, by political ar administrative considerations. Therefore, ia the proximity of the seat of Govern ment at Tours might hinder the operations of the two armies, it has been decided that the whole of the Govern ment offices should be transferred to Bordeaux, which, owing to the facilities of communications which it offers both by land and sea with the rest of France, affords pre cious resources for the organisation of our forces, and the continuance of the work of the national defence. With regard to the Minister of the Interior and War, he will to-morrow proceed to the armies, where is now his proper place. in order to be present at the efforts made by the soldiers of France towards Paris. 'GERMAN OPINION OF THE LOIRE ARMY. One of the correspondents of the Cologne Gazette pays a high tribute to the fighting of the Loire Army. The de fence of Artenay on the third was most obstinate. Almost all the prisoners, comprising Zouavos, infantry, and Mobiles, were of a better stamp than those previously taken. The Mobiles were partly armed with elegant American revolvers. He is more and more convinced that the 'French Army of the Loire under a skilful General would do a good deal. " Their military temper and their equipment (with chassepots especially) are faultless, and had they been formed a month earlier they might have been dangerous foe. Yesterday's fight (that of the 2nd) was condneted at many paints with the bayonet, and the Mecklenburgers, as also the Hanse men, distinguished themselves with this, though the French always boasted of being masters with the erme blanche. It is certain that the Army of the Loire includes many ze-44 elements from the better :lasses. Their uniform answers to the theatrical taste of the French, and it is difficult to distinguish the dress of these various patriotic legions, but they are all practised in shooting. lam ready to admit. to the honour of General Aurelles de Paladine, that, he knows nothing of the peculiarity of the ammunition chosen by many of his soldiers. It has been proved by the surgeons that explosive bullets have been fired by the French, probably those invented by M. Pertuiset, the great lion hunter, and offered to all the European Governments, Russia being at first inclined to 24 0 1 4 them. ORLEANS RETAKEN. " Azamat Batuk "sends to the Pall Mall Gazette a letter from Orleans, dated the sth, which adds some important particulars to our knowledge of the late battles. Ile says :—" After the partial defeat of the 16th Corps on the left flank, at Patty, on Friday, the position was, as I wrote you, restored by the arrival of the 17th Corps ; but on the next day the defeat was general ; the 15th Corps, which had made its junction with the 20th (Crouzat) two days previously, was again detached and occupied a position north of the 'forest of Orleans, at Chilleurs-aux Bois. It was most thoroughly beaten. Even the word beaten is not sufficiently expressive, for the corps did not fight at all ; it ran away as a body. Only a few detached francs-tireurs and marine companies stood firm. The fight of the three days being chiefly an artillery fight on the part of the Prussians, the 15th Corps, having almost no artillery, could offer scarcely any resistence. " The alarm of the 15th Corps from Chilleurs-aux-Bois communicated itself to a considerable extent to the 16th and 17th to the left of the said position—that is, to Nen vile and Artenay. The whole force at once retired to Chevilly, where a marine battery of heavy guns protected the retreat for several hours. The guns were finally taken. however, and at daybreak the next mor ning the fight was already going on close to Orleans, at Cercottes and Semay. The can nonading was fearful, and terrified the whole population of Orleans. The evacuation of the town began early in the morning of the 4th, the baggage and provisions being the first things sent to the other side of ,the Loire. At about noon began the retreat of the 15th Corps, which was most disorderly on the field, but quite satisfactory when the troops reached Orleans. All the streets were blocked up, but still no panic had shewn itself, and only those of the men of this corps were made prisoners who did not remain in the ranks to await their turn to cross the bridge. The retreat was going on till late at night, the town being protected by strong batteries, which 'wore firing from five p.m. From the church tower of St. Hubert a splendid view was obtained of the burning houses of the faubourgs and the bursting shells. At about twelve at night the pontoon bridge was set on fire, and as soon as part of it had burned all the pontoons started down the river, which was covered with large blocks of ioe. The night being bright and the moon full, the sight was exceedingly impressive. To-day, at three in the morning, began the marching in of the Germans, but occasional fighting in the streets and on the embankments of the Loire was going on till late in the morning. " The German troops arrived in the most perfect order. Raving been constantly on the French side, I had no op portunity of forming anything like a precise idea of the magnificent state of these troops. The order and disci pline in the 9th Corps of General Manstein at least are beyond all praise." The Saxons aro beginning to grumble at the postpone ment of the bombardment of Paris. These troops were dreadfully pounded in the late sorties. It is said that the French now possess cannon of a now' calibre which are used for the defence of Paris, whose range is 500 metres further than that of the Prussians. Some of the French papers give a flaming account of a heroine from Colmar, who is said to command a corps of freeshooters in the Vosges. It is useless to give the details, for the story yet requires confirmation. A correspondent at Versailles says that the Prussians will not enter into any further negotiations with the Government of National Defence so long as it allows French officers who have been released on parole, on con dition of not serving in the present war, to resume their posts in the French army. In order to provide for all eventualities the authorities in Paris are adopting measures upon a large scale for the grinding of corn into flour. A contract for the fixing of 200 pairs of millstones has been effected with the well known firm of Cail and Co., and one half of that number are already in operation. The correspondent of the Telegraph says that the Ger man troops to the north and north-west of Paris are busy making wooden barracks for the garrison , of Paris when it marches out as prisoners of war, It has not marched out yet. Great anxiety prevailed at Tours when the Government published no bulletin with respect to the army of the Loire, and the fate of Orleans, but when the truth was made known a regular panic prevailed. The hotels were emptied, the railway trains overcrowded, and every kind of vehicle was made use of. The Government employes collected their papers. An official report from Versailles states that the last sorties from Paris were undertaken by the depot troops of the line with the Mobiles, in all about 90,000 strong. Be fore retreating they killed the wounded horses and took with them a portion of the flesh. They had no cavalry, but a numerous artillery. The Department of the Basses Pyrenees, is rapidly sending contingents of levies to the war. The Mobiles from the whole department number from 7,000 to 8,000. The Departments nearest the Gironde furnish about 00,000 of that class ; they will all be encamped outside Bordeaux ready for active service in a very short time. The "Besieged Resident" of the Daily News, writing: from Paris on the 3rd, jocularly says :—" All the animals; in the Zoological Gardens have been killed except the monkeys : these are kept alive from a vague and. Darwinian notion that they are our relatives. In the cellar of the English Embassy there are three sheep. Never did the rich man lust more after the poor man's ewe lamb than I lust after these sheep. Igo and look at then) frequently, much as a London Arab goes to have a smell at a cookshop." A letter him Garibaldi's headquarters tells an extra , ordinary tale of the behaviour of the French Mobile Guards. They were armed with the best weapons money could buy, and they fought shamefully. The Italians and Francs-tireurs appear to have done all the fighting, and only their courage saved the s General from capture or death. For the second time, the flight of the Mobiles threw the whole column into disorder, and the general retreat which ensued became a scramble. After the re turn of the column, and the concentration of his forces at Autun, the General appears to have had a successful engagement with the Germans. Some portions of the pamphlet by Marshal Bazaine one the operations of the army under his charge appear in the German papers. Most of the story has been told in manifestoes from the Marshal and his generals. It appears, however, that the French commanders deliberately chose to remain iet Metz, " which otherwise could not hold out a fortnight, thus keeping 200,000 Germans employed, giving France time to organise, and in case of the enemy's retreat making it as disastrous as possible." [ADvEF.VRENENT.I—HoIIoway's Plls.—ln general debr lity, mental depression, and nervous irritability there is no medicine which operates so like a charm as these Pilig• They purify the blood, soothe and strengthen the nerves and system, give tone to the stomach, elevate the spirits, and, in fact, make the patient sensible of a total and most delightful revolution in his whole system. They may be commended most unreservedly as the very best family medicine in existence. Though so powerfully efficacious , they are singularly mild in their operation, and might be given to delicate women and young children. They con tain not a grain of mercury nor any other noxious sub, stance, and cannot do harm. Delicate females and a il persons of sedentary habits will find these Pills a blessing' BIRTHS. On the ,10th inst., at Bromley, Kent, Mrs. 0. Nickalls, of a son. On the Bth ilia., at Tulse-hill, the wife of Captain Jones, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 9th inst., at St. Marylebone Church, George Sa le Schwabe, Captain Gth Dragoon Guards, to Mary Jaque line, only daughter of the Right Hon. the Lord JUAtiCef Sir William M. James. On the Bth inst., at St. Luke's, Lower Norwood, Dade. Esq., of Tuffnell-park, Holloway, to Louis:), Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Louis Asser,Esq., Hyllewood House, Lower Norwood. DEATHS. On the 10th inst., at his residence, Kilburn, George Ogg', Esq., of University College, Lon don, aged 61. On the 9th inst., at 49, Malvern-road, Dalston, Mrs. Weedon, aged 89. 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