The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-21 00:00:00

tobt Dec• 20' ernool3 46 .sS Beatrice' Laing, 1, 0, 3 the grow l° ics. lorne at one ;he Dine °i Lin, Lord n. s Head W 35 and svO rn Honourable ,1 aC' 3 BOart. profusely roll 18 : 13 t books .% - filled ',, t 6 eyes of t" ff gv"a eaPes., ra r e A tio os n d :ale, $ 0 oat to ; r, ability i opi' 3iOu • 11 D a bri"l3 he 01 ,5''-' ll Of in ' OP" 3 1101/' 1 ,00: 1 bee n , a ii°` vri the idal) elle ° At onlin is un d : 0 tioo ror* = base n d alt i 4 0 1 ) , iit" G yleL" au tto' 'a tria , 10 0.• nCil 0 ' 00 ~,t 1 00 are ra i s e S Cite Luca* HAY. SMITRFIELD.—Meadow hay, 55s Od to 85s ; clover, 60s to 105 s ; and straw, 303 to 36s per load. A slow sale. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 55s to 85s Od ; clover, 60s to 105 s; and straw, 30s to 3Gs per load. A mall supply. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 55s to 85s Od ; clover, GOs to 110 s Od; and straw, 30s to 36s per load. Demand in active. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 12 0 Rotterdam —2:. 35 Antwerp Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 12} Ditto 3 Months. 25 30 Marseilles Frankfort on tho lilaiue 1201 11 19 12 1 12 1 25 40 25 40 13 10 25 20 25 35 25 35 Vienna,,, 12 3;.' I2of 12 45 12 45 Trieste Petersburgn Berlin 12 3e 311 6 26; Madrid Uadiz Ler,liora Milan Gouoa ~ Naples .. Palermo Messina 48} 48i 28 60 28 60 28 GO 28 60 28 CO 32} 6 27 28 80 28 80 28 80 28 80 28 80 PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PAEKINS AND GOTTO'S.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000; despatch boxes, writing cases, dressing cases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, iuk stands, desks, book slides, work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card cases, purses, stationery cabinets, scent bottles, albums for postage stamps, crests, &c.; cigar cases, card baskets, pocket books, olectro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser vices, in every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly new •nd fresh, consequent upon a rapid sale.-14Dvr.) +N. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEIVITIEtz 21, 1867. NONLY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWILVE O'CLOCK. There continues to be a moderate demand for accommodation in the General Discount Market, and the rates current for the negotiation of first class short-dated paper remain firm at 1 2 per Cent. The New Honduras Loan is firm at 1k 2 prem. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures Lave declined 1, to 21k 22, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 18 19k. The shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company were to-day quoted at ito prem. The applications for the New Portuguese Loan closed this morning at 12 o'clock. The Egyptian Commercial and Trading Corn- Puy (Limited) have given notice of an ordinary general meeting, to take place at the Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street, on the 30th inst., to receive the report of the directors. _ _ The subscription list of the New Portuguese Loan was to close this day at twelve o'clock, and the applications here up to the termination of business this afternoon were already ♦ery large. In Lisbon they are telegraphed as being enormous. The closing price was I to 1 prem. The following has been published in reference to the position of the Metropolitan Railway : "Metropolitan Railway Company, 3, Old Palace yard, Westminster, Dec. 20. "My dear Sir,—ln reply to your inquiry, I beg to inform you that my directors consider that the capital they are now authorised to raise is amply sufficient for the completion of all the works in hand, and that they have no intention of applying to Parliament for any powers to raise further capital.—l am, my dear sir, yours faithfully, "J. LlEsc bus, Secretary. "John Holmes, Esq." The specie movements during tho past week have been on a rather extensive scale. The imports have amounted to about £370,825, including £18,400 from New York by the America, £2,180 by the City of Paris, and £13,400 by the Pennsylvania ; the Nineveh, from Australia, has brought £38,000 ; the La Plata, from the West Indies and Pacific, £170,380 ; the Tycho J3rahe, from Buenos Ayres, £45,000 ; the Ethiope, from the West Coast of Africa, £6,200 ; the Delta, from Alexandria, £57,119. About £17,146 in gold has been re ceived from Portugal, and £3,000 in silver from the Continent. The exports have been £7OO to the West Indies, by the Douro, and there have been remittances to the Continent, through private sources, estimated at £272,302, the total amounting to £273,002. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Neuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 10c. Firm. _ . Business in the English Stock Market exhibits very little animation ; in fact, the attendance, as usual on Saturdays, has been extremely limited. Consols remain without change of importance, viz., at 92} 1 for money, and 924 for the account. The New Threes were 921 4 ; Reduced Annui ties, 924 1; Bank Stock, 2414 2 ; and India 5 per Cents., 111/ 4. A limited amount of business has been done in Foreign Stocks, and there is no material alteration. Italian have advanced fto 451 ; and Mexican to 151 16 ; while Greek remain firm at 121 ; Spanish Passive at 251 26 ; New 3 per Cents. at 3 5i 36 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. at 331 There has been very little business transacted in the market for American Securities, but prices are a shade firmer. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced I, to 72k I ; and Erie shares /, 48/ 49f ; but Illinois have declined to 881 89f. Only a moderate amount of business has been 'transacted in the Railway Share Market, but, in several instances, prices show more firmness. Great Ea-tern, Great Northern A Stock, and Lancashire and Yorkshire have each improved I, South Wes tern 4, North-Eastern (Berwick), and Metro politan 14, while Midland and North-Western have each declined Bank shares remain very inactive, but in most instances support previous quotations. Union of London have unproved to 36i ; London and West minster are dealt in at 67i ; and Oriental Bank Corporation at 42i. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue in limited request but at steady rates. San Paulo are marked 17k Dutch Rhenish 24k, Bahia and San Franciso 14, East Indian 1111 , and Great Indian Peninsula are flat at 109, it being stated that the next dividend will only be at the rate of 5 per cent. instead of 5i per cent., as generally anticipated. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares in one or two instances show a slight improvement. Anglo- American Telegraph have improved to 19i ; Penin sular and Oriental Steam to 56 57 ; and Royal Mail Steam to 62f. MINING MARKET. SATURDAY, Two P.M. Only a limited amount of business has been en tered into in the market to-day, and prices are nominally unaltered. Annexed aro some of the latest quotations :—. East earn Brea, --; Chiverton Moor, 51 51 ; Chontalos Gold, 3f 31; Clifford Amalgamated, 51 6 ; East Basset, 10 12 ; East Caradon, 41 51 ; East Lovell, 81 81 ; East Russell, --s; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s Od 19s; Great Lases, 171 181; Great Retallick, ; Groat Wheal Vor, 161 17 ; Marke Valley, 61 61 ; North Crofty, 21 21 ; North Treskerby, 80s 32s Od; Prince of Wales, 48s 50s; West Basset, ; South Caradon —; South Frances, As 26s ; Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver ton, 65 67 ; West Seton, —— ; Whea: Basset, ; Wheal Grenville, 26e 28s; Wheal Mary Ann, —; Wheal Seton, 75 80 ; Great South Tolgus, 19s 21e Od ; East Gunnis Lake and South Bedford, --s Od —s Od ; East Wheal Grenville, 26s 28s; Wheal Basset, —; West Prances, —; Wheal Buller, BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a per Own. Consols Do. Account, a per Cent. Reduced 921 ~.,'1 OW 3 per Cent 921 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. can. 1873 — Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan. ' 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, e x pi re sth Ap r il 1885 — .. L ., Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Au,., 1908 — ceilDquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 it 21er Ct — pl* Do £5OO Pm Do. £lOO & £2OO — put Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent — Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian stock, 101 per Cont., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — 00. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. SL ; per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cont., Rup. Deb., 187') Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 0 0. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ar ~.• ontine Republic, 6 per Cent 75 f), a strian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1853 4ir,tzilian 5 per Cent — D 3. `-i per Cent., 1852-58-60 DO. 1863 to. 5 per Cent., 1865 4 ,- ) 0 Account 7 6 i i } uo. £lOO B on d s ..uenos Ayres 6 per Cent — L 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 'llitt, 0 per Cent. o ilia u 6 per Cent - -oe . 41 per Cent — , U o• !) per Clout., B . -1- .,. 0 ., 1867 - 9 ' , ..,0., 7 per Cent., 1806 c ?a., Scrip' £32 paid t)— tibiati, 6 per Cent.. luisti 3 p ‘r Cont., 1825 13 •emian Principalities, 7 por3Cont — - p i p° 8 per Cent., 1867 _ --41uador New Consolidated, 1 pc,r Celli - ,Syptiatt, 7 per C en t — , 1), . Second I ssue 1-1 £5 tO B on d s Du. £lO6 Bonds — , Do. 1861 0 0. .f 5 it) Ponds DO. £lOO Bonds "SO. 871 i eov Q orni ,t A A 0 benture .... 93 .. e,n way e l; °peri. Cont li . , id , e 1824-5 x Coups — ~0. A.ccount -uu. Coupons Du. Aecun o t 1144a.ternala. 5 per Cent .. — I ''' ,l 5 pet ant., 1865 _ I. ' o , AccOunt ~ — ..)o. Maremmana Railway — Nlexicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Nlonterihau 6 per Cent.. Hoorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. _Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865 — Do Account 721 3 Do 41 per Cent. (Uriharren) • Do 41 per Cont., 1862 Do Acannt Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 40 391 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Sc -86 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 por Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1804, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. Do., 1806, £lOO Bonds BB Do. do. £B4 los. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent 72 Spanish 3 per Oen — Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account ?urkish 6 per Cent., 1851 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 651- Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 62} Do. 1863 Do 5 per rent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Do G per Cent., 1862 Do 6 por Cent. 1864 Dividouds on the above payable in Loudon Austrian a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'zit per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil„ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Mantes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 4s} TWO O'OLUCIL Consols, Money 921 1 Do. Account LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKEI-71iis Day. Market opens quiet. Prices weak, but not quot ably lower. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. CRYSTAL PALACE. Extraordinary efforts have been made to cele brate Christmas at the Crystal Palace. Although in former years the building has been decorated in an extremely gay manner, the decorations of the pre sent Christmas may safely be said never to have been surpassed ; flags, streamers, banners, garlands, holly, laurel, shields, and baskets of flowers hung from every girder and rib, and artistically arranged amid groups of statuary, &c. The centre transept has been converted, by judicious decorations, into a room—a large one truly—but the vastness of the locale is forgotten in the warmth of the decora tions, and in the air of comfort which pervades the building. The great stage is now complete in every respect ; and in the present pantomime, " Little Red Riding Hood," which has been written and produced under the superintendence of Mr. Nelson Lee, every ad vastage has been taken of the scope thus afforded for the most brilliant effects. The Great Handel Orchestra, immediately facing the stage, offers capabilities for seating large numbers of visitors, who can thence witness these effects in ease and comfort. The Great Christmas Tree—nearly 100 feet high —has been erected in the north nave, and is decked gaily with every imaginable ornament. The Fancy Fair and Bazaar—replete with Christmas presents suitable to all—is in full vigour, the entire Palace exhibiting an activity and brilliance unusual at this season. Besides the pantomime the troupe of Beni-ZJug- Zoug Arabs, who performed at the Palace in October, have been re-engaged, and will appear twice daily in their marvellous feats of strength, activity, and daring. In order to give increased effect to this per formance, a Desert Scene has been specially painted by Messrs. Danson and Sons. Some clever clowns and the champion skaters complete the list of mis cellaneous entertainers. However, in addition, there is an endless variety of games and sports, both in the Palace and outside. According to custom at the Palace, the amuse ments, in their entirety, will be commenced on Monday and continued daily (of course excepting Christmas Day), this arrangement being always found acceptable to visitors bringing parties of chil dren, who otherwise would defer their visits until the great days have passed over. The Palace will also be open on Christmas Day, as it is with many a favourite stroll before dinner, and in its present highly decorated form the build ing looks more brilliant than ever. On Boxing Day extra trains will run from all stations ; besides which, some of the principal lines have announced excursions. 111ARKETS—(2 his Day.) COVENT GARDEN. Furrr.—Apples, 4s Od to 8s ; chesnuts, 10s to 15s ; walnuts, 108 to 15s per bushel ; cobnuts, is ; grapes, 3s Od to Gs ; pine apples, 3s to Gs per lb ; lemons, 6s to 8s ; oranges, 4s to 8s per 100; pears, 2s to 4s per dozen. VEGETABLES.—Artichokes, 2s to 48 ; beet, is to 2s ; cabbages, is 3d to 2s; cauliflowers, 3s to 6s; tomatoes, Os to Os per dozen , carrots, 6d to 8d ; herbs, 2d to 4d ; leeks, 2d to 4d ; turnips, 3d to 4d per bunch ; celery, 1s to is 6d; horseradish, 3s to 5s per bundle; endive, Is 6d to 2s ; lettuces, is to is 6d per score ; onions, 4s Od to 5s ; spinach, 2s Od to 3s per bushel; potatoes, 80s to 160 s per ton. • POULTRY. Turkeys, lOs to £2; geese, 5s to 12s Od; Surrey fowls, 4s Gd to 5s ; barn door fowls, 2s to 3s ; capons, 6s ; tame rabbits, is 6d to is 9d; wild ditto, is to is 3d ; hares, 3s to 3s 6d ; pheasants, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; grouse, 3s to 3s 6d ; wild ducks, is 9d to 2s 4d ; partridges, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; widgeons, is to is Gd each. English eggs, 12s to 12s Gd per 100; French ditto, lOs to 1086 d; fresh butter, is 2d to is 5d per lb. NEWPORT. Beef 8 0 to 4 6 I Veal 8 8 to 4 6 Mutton Per Blbs by . the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef Mutton 3 0 to 4 6 i Pork 3 0 to 4 0 Per 81b by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to —d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to aid; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to aid ; 881 b to 961 b, 3 dw4d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 41d; 1041 b to 1121 b, 4id to 'lid ; horse hides, 9s 6d to 103 6d. Calfskins, light, 2s Od to 4s Od; full, 7s Od. Sheepskins, polled, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; half-breds. 53 Od to 68 6d ; downs, 4s 4d to 5s 2d. SHARE LlST.—This Day. IIIDINARY STIXRES AND STOCKS. Share, Railwa------ ____ • 1 Paid« Closln" i Business y s. ! , Price. • drone. I- i•+- - at ItilBt6llaneTV 1trri7.77700 51 $3 at paledontan ...... .-... 100 7l 714 , 73 1 21 3 at ,4,::ambrian - Cork and 8and0n.....: - - - 20 t,,;orn wall all 2 4 at Dublin & Belfast June l OO 74 76 at .Dun„Perth,&Ah.Juno I 1 100 70 72 100 iv. London, scrip CP:tl all - IJO. 100 -- -- d at plaagow •S. Western 100 90 Di . at Great Eaztern, ( n - d. a ta, ico B 4 311 1 311 & 1 at Do. 1.;. Aug!. at. No 1 100 7 8 at tircat North ot Scotlaa 100 15 8 at Great Northern . 1 100 104 •03 110} at Du. A stock ...... .... 100 :GS 100 at Do, B stock at Do. New, is. at 25 pnt 10u - - at Gt S, and W. of irehuid 100 96 98 at Gt. Western -Original 100 43 44 44} at Do. S. Val. hail. gua. 100 - - st Do. South Wales - - at Do. W. ALid.-Oxford 100 25 30 at Do. Newport lOO 29 31 at Do. Hereford lOO - at Lancashire& Yorkshim 100 1151 1151 121 1 201 • tat ondou and Blackwall 100 - - at on., Brigh.,& S Coast, 10u 51 62 491 eOl 01 at on., Chat., and Doves 100 18 19 lall 1 st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - - at I.on. & North Wester!, 100 112 1121 1131 II 131 1 at [.on. & South Western 100 72 74 76 04 at Man., Shet, & Linonlif 100 441 161 454 at Metropolitan..... all 109 110 1131 164 1 4 1 1 at Do. New lO - - at Do. Extension...." all 100 102 106 51 at ( 3Letrupolitan District. all •-- 20 / • Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 1)o. and St. John's W'o 6 - - at Midland - Do. £0 Share 7 - - at Do, Birmin.. & Darbc 100 53 72 704 24 - Mid Kent . . . all - - et 'North Walsh at Do. 15d., I'th., & Dun lOO - - at !et th. Eastern--Berwin , 100 924 991 94 25 Do: G.N•.E purohast , 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leads ..... at Do. York lOO 91 93 at Do. Carlisle ..... - - at Do. Stock. & Darling all 110 132 35 Do. do. 1800-61 lB - -- p at North London .. lOO 112 114 - Do. do. 1854 5 - -- 10 Do. Jo. 1866 at ~:1 orth Staffordshire at "i. &S. W. Junction - .ottish Central - -- - 4 : iot. N. E , Aber. stocr, NO - - -- Do. Scot, Mid. atook - - ;,(.) st hrOpanire Union at 'oath DCYOn [oo 12 14 at nth Eastern 20 'taines, Wok., As Wok all 84 94 et Paff Vale lOO 145 130 10 Do. C - - - 1 t ale of Neath - - - I Waterford & Kilkenny 100 -- 10 Waterloo & Wlsiteha 4 6 - - , meet Cornwall. 1130 - -- 8U1T161.1. MINES. 'sin. Como'. Gold, lira. 1 - - - lluverton - 'lifford Amalgamated. 30 54 61 - evon G. Cons. Cravat. 1 Iku 430 - rake walls 2.1.0 4 1 - east Bassett (Hlogan) 291 lu 12 - east Caradon 1 14.0 5 6 - :as t Corn Br.'a 3l 2 2 i - :44ast Grenville - East (lunnialake .. 5.3.0• 4 i - East Love.l 3.0.0 8 11 - E. WI Russell (TayistP. 11.7.6 14 2 -. C -4-am.& StAubyn(G wen. 06 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited all 17 18 - Great South folgus 0.14.t. - - - Great Wisest tsusy 11.0.0 - - -. dr. Wheal Vor (ileist..n 40 17 19 - , i renville , 9.0.6 14 14 - ilerod'a Foot .... 8.10.0 35 37 - Ilingston Downs ...... 5.10. 4, 21 21 - Margaret (Uny Lelan 18.17. t 6 8 - Marke Valley r.10.1 41 51 4 dwyndy Iron Ore, li 31 2} 1/ - ,ew S ton . ..... -. iorth tuakear . 3Bl 5 7 - N.Wh Bassettallogau 4.4.0 - - - North Wheal Crotty - erosper United....... 8.11. 2 24 - l!royidence;UnyLelan 10.6.7 29 St - 6. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 380 900 -. 'South Condurrow 5.2.0 } I - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 424 - Stray Park . . 36.14. 4 6 - tin Croft 9 13 14 -. lelgra anti Clogan, lim all - - - West Bassett (Mogan - 14 1 I} - W. Caradon (Liskeardi 12 10 11 - Weed ChivertOn ll 71 73 .- West 5et0n....... 474 110 120 - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 674 72 4 -. Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 16 19 -. Wheal Mary Ann (Bien. 8 1$ 23 -.. Wheal Setou _ Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 6 8 . BRITISH POSSESSIONS. - 1 W Atlan t.O 8 t.Lawrenos all 63 65 it 1 Bom.,l3aroda, A Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cant.. 40 Do. F shares lO p ip 104 Buffalo 1 Lake Huron all 34 4 10 Do. Preierence LOO Bulf. p. ,Brant, &Goderich 5 c. 1872-3-1 lttO 68 71 at Calcutta &8. E., lieu lOO at ,;a, e "Fown & Dock, gu lOO 18 02 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 112 3t East. Bengal, go. ' sdo 100 :03 1(4 A East lachan, gu. 5 p.o. 100 110 1104 1111 1 40 Do. J Extension st ,i rand frunkot Canada NO 17 18 WO Do. Equip. Mort, Bond. 1 charge 0 p.c all t 3 it 100 Do. lst Pref. Bonds all 50 52 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d rri f. Bonds all 40 45 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred all 100 Do. 4th Pret. stock 100 Do. do. deterred st (it. India Pen. gua. 5p., 100 107 108 109 93 o. Gus.. 5 per oent lB 2pi 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 ;: r at 'i t. South of India gua. 5 per Dent at D,. 11 per cent lov 92 94 at Do - 404 Great Wes. of Canada all 15i 154 lf I 404 DJ. New .. .00 Do. 6p. c B6s. pay. 1873 all 95 47 101 uo. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 o 7 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 / id it Madras, gua. 5 p.o .... 100 100 102. 105 .it Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 it Do. 14 do lOO 89 91 19 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at 41elb. Cor. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 50 Mel. A Hobson's Bay all _ st . .I4i.C'da,6l)olstpf.ba 100 83 95 at Soinde 100 100 101 .it Do. Delhi j j,.. 5, p 100 1004 10i4 153 i 20 Do. do a ;i.4 , 1 5 i i at Do. Pun; aub ti . 100 99 100 1024 at Do. Indus St. Flo t 6° I 100 85 87 ..+-......-.....1111.1.......... 0.111.-4, ..........,....... , oLOSIAL GOVERNMENT SECCRITIE:%, British Columbia, 6pe r cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.AJuly 1877-84 o. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 101 103 J. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 101 103 00.5 p. o. Jan. & July 100 90 92 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ak 100 89 91 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 102 104 Do.Apl.&Oot. 1890-1900 100 106 108 97 Do. do 1880-90 100 104 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 95 97 Ceylon. Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 - - Do. 1878, do lOO 11) 110; Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, J p a o n . . l a B7 n ß d July . 100106108 Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 100 105 07 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 107 109 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 1(4 106 N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 103 105 .... N. S.W. Gov. 5 1)11,1866 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 98 99 _3 105 1 _ _ Do. 5 pm. 1888 to 1895 100 974 984 984 103 104 9 1 8 4 i New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 9 4 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 97 9 O4 4 ....Nora Scotia Gov. 6 p. o. u s e t c e r n: n 1 at d G 187 0 5 v. . 6p . c . 100 110 ,11 _..— . D A: . s l . go s v i 6 u p p , w c . a l r8d685 O . 111009000 1C Vio,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 _ Do. do, April & Oct.. 100 110 112 1104 11 1.11/MilitI4NCE bIiARBEI Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 130 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL 5. London and Blackwall,;ll7 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 78 FOREIGN RAILWAY?. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 01 'Santa ...Lid an Francisca', gua. 7 per cent., 14 Dutch Rhenish, Ditto, all, 242 San Paulo, 11m., gua. 6 per cent., 17 FOREIUL MIN J4b. St John del Rey, Um , 53 United Mexican, lim., 11 BANtiti, Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 18 Engiish. Scotch, and Australian Chartered,.l7 London and County, 514 London Joint Stock, 35 Union of London, 36 MISCELLANEOUS. ♦nglo American Telegraph, 19 City of Moscow Gas, Um., 101 Credit Foncier of Eng Lana. Dim.. 3} East India Irrigation and Canal. 161 Egyptian 9 per Cent, Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egypt. Gov., 9 Ditto, Scrip, 1 International k'inancial Society, Um., 2 London GeneralOinnibus Company, Dim, 14 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 661 Ditto, new, 1867, 5i Royal Mail Steam, 6:1 'i rust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 41 TIIE HUNTING FIELD DURING THE LAST MONTH.—Ever since the Ist of this mouth (De cember) sharp frosts have sadly interfered with scent and " good riding." From Leicestershire we hear that about the 12th the frost broke, and disappeared to a great ex 'kilt, and the ground was in tolerably good condition every where for good riding, but up to the date it was rather hard in places, but on the whole there was not much very bad going. Prom South Berks we bear groat complaints as to the badness of scent, which seems to have been the great cause of trouble, now that the frost has become less severe. In North Staffordshire Jack Frost fixed his icy fetters upon everything for nine or ten days, and thus completely stopped all chances of sport ; milder weather having opportunely come in his stead, very capital runs have been enjoyed. It would be of very little interest to further specify each district from which we have received from our correspondents accounts similar to the above. But we are rejoiced to find that a "southerly wind and a cloudy sky" have for the past week proclaimed Lunt ing mornings. We do not assume to foretell what the sky 1 is going to do, or prophesy as to weather forecasts, but, if we may hazard a guess, there is not, so far as we can judge, any sign of a severe or lengthened frost.—Land and TVater. THE EXA - 111INATION OF COL. BURKE AND CASEY. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY. The further examination of Burke and Casey was resumed this morning before Sir T. Henry. The greatest precaution was taken by the police to guard against any disturbance in or about the court, between 50 and GO constables being placed iu.the avenues leading to the court, and on the tops of the houses overlooking it. Mr. Giffard and Mr. Poland appeared on the part of the Cruwn to conduct the prosecution, and Mr. Merriman attended for the prisoners. Mr. Merriman said he had on that occasion to apply for a p )stponement of the examination until ho could instruct counsel. He had but very re cently had the case of the prisoners confided to Sir homas Henry said he could not delay the case, and therefore it must proceed. The cross examination of the witnesses could be reserved. Mr. Giffard said it would be a great convenience if it was arranged that, on the next examination, the cross-examination of the witnesses should take place. Sir Thomas Henry said that must be done on the next examination. The first witness called to-day was William Greening, who said—l reside in Steel house-lane, Borough. In the month of December I was in the employ of Crooley and Co., carriers. I have with me a delivery-sheet, and. I find in December, 1865, I delivered the goods mentioned, and it is usual for the person receiving the goods to sign that document. I find 3 signature of a receiver of some goods, sent from St. George-street, Parade. The 25 cases were marked E in a diamond. Thomas Wakeman--I am foreman of the order shed in Curzou-street, Birmingham. The order shed is a place where goods are received from the town awaiting orders. I remember the day after Christmas, 1865, a person came from Mr. Kylock about some goods. I recollect the fact, from the circumstance that the gentleman had to wait for me a long time, instead of 'going to the ledger clerk. I produce a transfer order. It relates to goods deposited at the station. I received 10 cases onl3 th audlo on 18th December. Those 20 cases were lying at the station awaiting the orders of Kylock and Co. The transfer order was afterwards made out in favour of "Mr. Winslow." A gentleman came down and ordered the goods to be sent away, and they were despatched on the 27th of December to Park-lane Station, Liverpool. I produce the carriage note. It was in the name of E. C. Wins low. I could recognise the person who gave direc tions about the removal of the 20 cases. William Amony—l am a chequer at the goods department of the Western Railway, Birmingham. I produce a consignment order of the 28th and 29th of Dec., 1865: I received the' goods mentionQd on the note. I received eight cases on the 29th marked as stated on the note. They were sent by "E. C. Winslow" to await the orders of "E. C. Winslow" at Park-street Station, Liverpool. I observed there was no address of the sender, and asking the person who came about it to supply that, he gave me at George-street, Parade. George Phillips Spreekley-- I am an indoor clerk at the Railway Station, Birmingham. In 1866 I was one of the checkers. I produce a consignment order signed E. C. Winslow. It is for 12 cases marked "P. W. D." Ito 12. It was dated Jan. 3, 1866, and the goods were to be sent to the Waterloo Station, Liverpool, to the order of E. C. Winslow, of Birmingham. The goods were for warded accordingly. William Amony recalled—l identify Casey as one of the persons I saw at the station respecting the goods I have been speaking of. I had a good op portunity of seeing him, and have no doubt about his being the same person. Cross-examined by Mr. Merriman—l am quite sure of the identity of Casey. I had a con versation with him about the goods. He was ou the ground about half an hour, go I had an oppor tunity of seeing him frequently. I know nothing of him beyond seeing him under the circumstances 1. have tnentioned. Re-examined by Mr. Giffard—l have no doubt about Casey being the person I was in communica tion with at Birmingham. - James Norcott—l am a checker in the employ of the North-Western Railway, Curzon-street, Bir mingham. On the sth of Jan., 1866, I received 12 cases marked " S.K." in a diamond, and " W." in the corner. They were despatched to Liverpool to await the orders of Winslow. Thomas Barker, another servant of the company, spoke to the reception ou the Bth of January, 1866, of 12 cases, marked in a triangle " W.R" and Blinder. They were numbered 1 to 12 consecu tively, and were to be forwarded to Liverpool, to the Waterloo station, Liverpool. On the 11th of January he received 12 more, marked " O. S. G.," with " W." under. They also were to to be for warded to Liverpool, to the order of Winslow. Joseph Buirowes, clerk at the Waterloo Station, Birmingham, proved the delivery of the eases men tioned by the preceding witnesses. The goods were delivered to the order of Winslow, and the prisoner, who received them at Park-street, signed the book " R. Lawrence." Matthew Cagan, another servant of the railway company. saw the person calling himself Lawrence sign the book, and removed the cases from the sta tion in a private cart. Mr. Merriman —Do you see " Mr. Lawrence" in court ? Witness—No, sir. Mr. Morrinian—Neither of the prisoners is the person who signed the book " Lawrence?" Witness—go. I don't think I could recognise him if he were produced. There was nothing out of the ordinary course in the marks on the goods. They were all delivered in the usual way that all the principal firms receive their property from the railway. Henry Leather, another of the railway company's servants, spoke to the persons receiving the cases, but he could not identify either as the persons who took them away. Samuel Marriott, a booker at the Park-lane sta tion, Liverpool, said he was present when the crane book was signed by " Lawrence" for the delivery of the goods, and to the best of his belief he thought the prisoner Burke was that person. He, however, was not positive about that matter, but to the best of his recollection he should say he was. Francis Sheridan—lu March last I was acting sergeant in the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force. I was on duty on the night of the sth of August, at Milltown, in the suburbs of Dublin. I had charge of three constables. About 12 o'clock I observed a number of persons coming along the road. At 12 on that night we met a body of armed men, about 700 or 800 armed with pikes and Enfield rifles with fixed bayonets. The pikemen who numbered about 500, had each a revolver. They surrounded myself and the constables, dis armed us, and marched us off at the point of the bayonet. They were then marching four deep in military array. They were commanded by a man named Lennon. They proceeded to a place called Stepaside, four or five miles from Dublin, where there was a constabulary barracks. Lennon, the man in command, brought his man to the front of the barracks, and then he went to the door of the station, rapped loudly at it, and demanded that it be in stantly opened and surrendered in the name of the Irish Republic. They Ulm fired a volley into the house. Sir T. Henry—Through the windows ? Witness —Through the windows and doors, and everyplace from which they could fire a shot. They then set the place on fire. They broke open the door first and took the men prisoners. Sir T. Henry-110w many constable? Witness—Four men and a sergeant. The crowd took away all the military accoutrements, ainmui tion, &c., from the barracks. We were the❑ marched to Gleucullen, where there was another constabulary barracks, which is about three miles from Kingstown. The insurgents got in front of the barracks and called upon the inmates to surrender in the name of the Irish Republic. The insurgents then commenced firing, and continued doing so for about au hour and a half. The fire was returned from the barracks. The insurgents obtained possession of the barracks. , One of .the constables was shot close by my side. The insurgents then took the arms away from the barracks, and on a parley it was arranged that if the ammunition was given up to the insur gents the constables that were the prisoners to the insurgents would be given up. This was done, and myself and others then allowed to enter the barracks at Glencullen. The insurgents then marched away. Mr. Merriman declined to cross-examine this wit ness. John Morrissey—l am one of the Irish consta bulary, statinned at Cork. On the morning of the 22d of November, 186 G, I was on duty whilst the Halcyon was lying off. She had arrived from Liver pool the night before. I saw a case brought from the hold of the vessel. It was addressed " John Daley and Co., 85, Grand-parade, Cork." I bad the case placed on one side, and I then fetched Courtney, my brother constable, and then went to the store. Thu case was opened in my presence, and it was found to contain rifles which were well packed, the stocks at each end of the case, the barrels in the centre. Constable Courtney then went for Mr. Hamilton, who, on his arrival, examined the case. I took one of the rifles out and handed it to Mr. Hamilton, who examined it, and then it was replaced, and the case fastened up. A second case was afterwards lauded from the Halcyon, but that was not opened in my presence. I afterwards saw that case, and the one that had been opened to him in custody of Mr. Hamilton. Courtney—l am in the Irish constabulary. On the 22d of November, 180, the last witness called my attention to certain cases which had arrived on board the Halcyon from Liverpool. I went to Mr. Hamilton, afterwards to the Mayor of Cork, and when I returned I returned I saw Mr. Hamilton take one of the rifles out of the case and mark it. Bath cases were then sent to Haul bowline. Mr. Giffard—That is all the evidence I intend to call to-day. Mr Merriman said—As I do not wish to em barrass the prosecution, I will furnish the solicitor of the Treasury with a list of all the witnesses it was intended to cross-examine. I wish at this point of the case to make one or two observations with respect to the position I am now placed in. Sir T. Henry--That is perfectly well understood. Counsel had retired, and of course bis place had to be filled, and you now stand in that place. I think you had better refrain from any remarks at the present stage of the case. Mr. Merriman--It is bat one remark. Sir T. Henry--I must stop you ; there will be every facility given to the counsel to say anything iu your behalf, as well as your client's. Mr. Merriman—At all events allow me to •say that I appear solely for the two prisoners now in court, and not in anywise for other persons whose acts the prisoners now again most soletnnV disclaim. Mr. Merriman asked that he might ba furnished with a copy of the depositions. Sir Thos. Henry sail he had no power to grant copies of depositions until the case was closed, but he (Mr. Merriman) would find all his purposes served by referring to the newspaper reports, which were perfectly accurate. The prisoners were then remanded. POLICE INTELLIGiNCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET'. WILFUL DAMAGE, ASSAULT, AND DAMAGING THE POLICE CELL.—TWO young men, both well known to the police, named Philip Murray and Thomas Kelly, were charged before Mr. Benson as fol lows : Mary Ann Horine, servant to 4 Mr. Win. Brown, of High-street, St. Giles's, said that on the previous night she saw the prisoner Murray break a pane of glass i❑ her employer's window, and then one in the window of another person. Wm. Peel, 161 E, said that on the way to tha station Murray behaved in a very violent manner, and kicked him several times. George Haley, 164 E, said that while assisting the last witness Kelly came up and said that he should not take Murray till he knew what he had done, and tried to pull Murray away from him. John Thompson, 52 F, said that on locking Kelly up in the cell he behaved in a very violent manner, and kicked out a ventilating plate of the value of 30s. Mr. Benson committed Murray for two months with hard labour, and ordered Kelly to pay 305., the amount of damage, and a fine of 2s. 6d., or to be committed for three weeks. WESTMINSTER. A LONG CHAPTER OF OFFENCES, INCLUDING LIBEL.-Mr. John Piper, greengrocer, of 57, Ful ham-road, was summoned with having unlawfully and maliciously published a certain defamatory printed libel, of and concerning Henry Thompson, by exhibiting the same to public view in his shop window. He was further summoned for assaulting the said Henry Thompson, and further with assault ing Eli Culverhouse; Mr. Thompson and a friend, Mr. Heywood, were summoned for using threaten ing words to John Piper, under the Police Act. The charges of threats were that on last Thurs day week in the evening Mr. Thompson and Hey wood came to Mr. Piper's shop, and Mr. Thompson having taken a bill from the window, which, he con sidered, reflected on his character, began to abuse Piper, and when outside the shop, assisted by Cul verhouse, said, "Come out and fight," called him a vagabond and scoundrel. Culverhouse said, " Come out and we will - well spot you," or you shall be " spotted." Mr. Arnold said he had nothing to do with abusive words, but threats, and as these summonses were taken out under the Police Act for threatening language, and there was no evidence—taking the prosecutor's own statement of the affair—to show that threats had been used, the summons would, therefore, be dismissed. The charge of assault on Thompson arose out of the libel alleged. Mr. Thompson had information that handbills reflecting on his character were being circulated in Brompton, and went to the shop of the defendant Piper, where he saw one of the bills in question, and a number of people reading it. It was as follows :—" Notice.—lf this should meet the eye of H. Thompson, who left the Black Horse, Bond-place, and took with him a young person by the name of M. Cox, and sundry articles, he is ear nestly requested to return to his distressed wife in Camden-town, and all will be forgiven. Age, forty-seven ; height, five feet two inches, car roty whiskers ; knocked knees ; downcast look ; no reward will be offered." He took the bill out of the window,when Piper came and struck him twice. Culverhouse said he ought to be ashamed of him self, and then Piper struck him on the head and ribs. In cross-examination there were some contra dictions, but of no great import. Mr. Arnold dismissed the summons taken out for assault by Thompson on the ground of the proNo cation he had given ; fined Piper 205., and 235. costs for the assault on Culverhouse ; and adjourned the libel summons for a week. THAMES. A DESERTER.—WiIIiam George Lacy, a youth, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with de serting from her Majesty's ship implacable. The prisoner had been a source of great trouble and uueainess to his friends, and he would not remain for any length of time in the situations they ob tained for him. At last he entered the Royal Navy, and only remained a short time in the service. He deserted from the Implacable at Devonport on the 12th of October last, aed turned up again last night at the Destitute Sailors' Asylum, iu Dock street, Whitechapel. His uncle, Mr. John Thomas Lacy, a printQr, found him there, and gave him into the custody of Police-constable Barrett, No. 158 11, who asked him if he was a deserter, to to which he said, " Yes," and that he was tired of his wanderings. Ile pleaded guilty, and Mr. Paget ordered that he should be sent back to the Fi3gard tender ship at Woolwich. The boy said he wished to etur❑ to the Royal Navy, in which he had been well treated. 111ETROPOLITAN GOSfTP. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] The mismanagement of the Royal Patriotic Pubs !s likely to become a prominent subject of public discussion before long. Since the Prince Consort's death, things have been going from bad to worse. Money is being spent in bricks and mortar and endowments, while the primary claimants to the Fund are relieved either in the most niggardly manner or not at all. Grievous is the outcry among the widows and the orphans of our Crimean heroes at the harsh treatment which they receive. So harsh, indeed, is it that one of the most influential officials, finding his efforts vain to bring about a better regime, has resigned a lucrative post rather than be held responsible for conduct of which he most strongly disap proves. The whole question is likely to be brought before Parliament when it reassembles. I hear it is not impro bable that the Hon. Captain Vivian, M.P, for Truro, who has already made a mark in the House of Commons, will undertake this task. There is another subject which it is to be hoped will be ventilated on the recommencement of the session— the Duchy of Cornwall. Some years ago the conduct of the Duchy officials to landowners and other persons in the Western Counties was so intolerably overbearing that it assumed the form of a very serious grievance. There was not a single landowner who did not fear that some morning he might find himself called upon to prove his right to estates held by hts family for centuries, since no lapse of time bars against the Crown or the Duchy. The most preposterous claims were put forth in order to extort con cessions from men who feared to encounter with a limited purse the boundless resources of the Duchy. M ainly through the strong representations of the Western Morning News, whichwere conveyed to high quarters, the official most ob noxious to the landowners of the West was removed, being, in fact, pensioned off ,or "kicked up stairs." Subsequently there was peace for a time. But recently the aggression has begun again, and though, thanks to the exertions of the present Justice Montague Smith, a measure was passed to a certain extent protecting the landowners, they are now again exposed to annoyance. Especially is this the case with men who hold land bordering on the sea. The late House of Commons used to name Mr. Augustus Smith, the late member for Truro, "Foreshore Smith," and I fear he never got the attention which his subject deserved. In reality it is a very important one, for the Duchy is now claiming a large portion of the foreshores of Devonshire and certain import and export dues which have never been' demanded before. The matter is one which primarily affects, of course, the inhabitants of the West of England, but in principle it affects the whole community. How far it is wise oa the part of the Prince's advisers to stir up enmity against him in the loyal West is a very doubtful question. In these days it is prudent to offend no one unnecessarily, and if the Duchy agents were less ambitious it would be better for their master. The land owners are nowbanding themselves to resist these encroach ments, and it is to be hoped that some independent member will call attention to them in Parliament. It is, I suppose, hardly to be expected that Mr. Augustus Smith's successor in the representation of Truro (Captain Vivian) will undertake this duty, for he has lately been a visitor at the same house as that at which the Prince of Wales was a guest. But there are other M.P.'s who have no such intimate relations with the Duke of Cornwall, and who would be well qualified for the task of exposing the harsh deeds done in his name. Lord John Manners is hastening very slowly as far to .egards the improvements in Hyde Park. The new rail ings are being put up at about the rate of half a dozen a day. The lamps cast a good light, are handsome to look at, and quite fulfil their object. The Gothic fountain erected by the Drinking Fountain Association is completed, and it rather a feeble piece of work. Still less remarkable, archi tecturally, is the new summer-house which is being erected, in red bricks, close to the northern entrance to Kensing ton Gardens ; while, worst of all, a new barrack has been built, which is a miracle of ugliness. Mr. Gilbert Scott's magnificent memorial to the Prince Consort has made considerable progress of late, but I am told that it will even now take two years to finish, so elaborate are all the sculptures and decorations which will adorn it. I fear it will be some time before we see the vacant space recently cleared between Temple Bar and St, Clement's Church covered with the long-talked-of Palace of Justice. There is a difference between the commis. sioners appointed by Parliament and the committee appointed to consider the plans. While the latter are prepared to recommend that two of the eleven competing architects should be selected as joint architects, the former do not approve of any of the plans yet produced. The payment of £BOO to each competitor relieves the commis sioners from the necessity of choosirg some one of the designs. At present it seems likely that a new competi tion will be demanded, which !mist be the work of a year or two. In the meanwhile lawyers and suitors are alike railing at the extreme inconvenience caused by the disper sion of the law courts over London and Westminster. Few person7s, I suspect, are aware of the large dimen sions to which the Civil Service has attained. The list of certificated candidates in the last report of her Majesty'. Civil Service Commissioners contains little short of 9,000 names. The Civil servants are now, indeed, quite an army ; whether they are exactly an " army of industry " may perhaps be doubted by those persons who are "acquainted with some of those capital companions, but bad Queen's bargains, the clerks of the War Office. Is there any hope of galvanising into active life any of those weekly publications which are by courtesy known as " comic? " I believe that a spirited competitor who could present the British public with the topics of the day as they arose would beat the whole of the existing comic papers out of the field. What do they give us this week— a week which has witnessed one of the vilest outrages re corded in the annals of civilisation. That outrage took place on the afternoon of the 13th, and our satirical periodicals, which should be public instructors, bear date the 21st — eight days after the occurrence. It has been the talk of every household in the kingdom, yet in neither Punch, Judy, nor Fun is there the slightest reference to it, either in sketch or l - 4<;press. Punch's cartoon concerns France and Italy—not a new subject, certainly; Fun devotes its chief page to a representation of Lord Russell as the Minister of Public Instruction, founded on a speech aged nearly three weeks ; while the cartoon in Judy is positively without any meaning whatever. Why, asks the uninitiated, should this be ? Well, I can only assume the truth of a statement to which I could never give cre dence until now. That is to the effect that our comic papers are printed at least a week before the day on which they are dated, so that the matter and the subjects of the sketches must be frequently a fortnight old or more. In these go-ahead days, when such successful efforts are made to supply the public with cal lf intelligence, surely the comic weeklies might make some exertions in a like direc tion. A joke reads stale when the subject is forgotten. There is a general feeling in literary circles that Christ mas literature has been overdone this year. In mak ing many Christmas books there seems to be no end. Seeing that in form at least there is nothing lest novel than novels so called, it might be worth the while of publishers to consider whether some of the capital and energy expended on the fugitive works spe cially designed for Christmas might not be employed on some thing of a more permanent kind. Authors and publishers, like ordinary mortals, seem to run very much in grooves. Otherwise the standard generally has been maintained. BLASTING POWDER FOUND IN NEWCASTLE.—lll kpector Amos and Sub-Inspector Wallace having, from triformatien received, been led to suppose that there was r. quantity of blasting powder stored in the premises of Mr. Sutton, auctioneer, visited that gentleman and ques tioned him relative to. the matter. The police officers, with the consent of Mr. Sutton, proceeded to the ware house, and found a quantity of what seemed to be blast ing powder, with fuses attached, which, together with the cases, weighed about 4 cwt. The Town Clerk waa consulted, and the question arose how it was to be dis posed of, but no decision has been come to.—Northern Daily Express. PURIFICATION OF THE THAMES.—TIIO Conserva tors of the Thames are able to report that they have given the requisite thirteen months' notice for the removal of all sewers above Staines which empty themselves into the river, or into any tributary stream within three miles of the river, and at a later period in the current year they gave like notices with regard to drains below that town. They baxcalso served notices upon the proprietors of paper mills i_quiring the discontinuance of the flow of sewage or other offensive matter from their mills. With a view of further preserving from impurity the waters of the Thames above the point of the water supply, the Conservators employ a steam-tug to pass up and down the river, with a view to the removal of all dead animals and other polluting sub stances, and all the lockkeepers have instructions to remove all such nuisances. • THE RECENT CASE Or CHILD ADOPTION. —The inquest on the body of a child that had been adopted by a Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, at Bethnal Green, under circum stances that gave rise •to a suspicion that they made a trade of such transactions, was resumed on Thursday. Medical evidence showed that the cause of death was suffocation arising from inflammation of the lungs, but there were signs of neglect. The jury returned the fol lowing verdict :—" That the deceased child (unknown) was found dead from suffocation from inflammation of the lungs from natural causes ; and the jury desire to say that they consider that the attention of the Legislature should be drawn to the system of adoption of children for money, with a view to the devising of means for the better pro tection of the interests and lives of children so disposed of, either by registration or otherwise, as may be deemed fit." L 1? P FDITIOY• SUN OFFICE, 6 •o'CLocK. LATEST CITY INTELLIGNCE. CITY, 4.30 P.M. There is no change to report in the English Stock Market. Consols closed steadily at 94 for money, and at 9214 for the account. Business in Foreign. Stocks have closed with a arm appearance. Italian have advanceed to 451_ ; Spanish Passive 1, to 26 261 ; New 3 FT Cent. ditto I, to 36 361 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. to to 33i ; while Greek remain steady, at 12i i ; and Mexican at 15i United States 5-20 Bonds have closed at 72f ; Erie Shares, at 49 49f ; and Illinois, at 89 89k. The following are the latest current quotations of same of the principal shares :—Caledonians, 724 73 ; South-Eastern, 664 71 ; Great Eastern, 311 ; Great Northern, 107 108; Lancashire and York shire, 1204 to 121, ; North Western, 113 f 113 f ; Brighton, 494 49i ; Metropolitan, 1141 15 ; Mid land, 1014101} ; North-Eastern (Berwick), 99 99k; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 45 to 45f. USES OF NITRO-GLYCERINE IN MINING. Mr. Warrington Smythe, in a course of profes sional lectures, delivered to the students at the Royal College of Mines, Jermyn-street, described yesterday afternoon the various explosive agents used for breaking down the rook or country (as it is technically called) by miners. One of the most im portant of modern explosives (said Mr. Smythe) was nitro-glycerine, a substance which within the last few days had been productive of such a sad loss of human life at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Accidents were apt to produce a violent prejudice against that which caused them ; but all explosives, until they were under stood by the men who had to deal with them, were liable to produce accidents. Although gunpowder was so well known they must expect accidents even with that when it was put into the hands of persons who did not know how to use it ; and so with all other dangerous materials. The three explosives now chiefly used by miners were gunpowder, gun cotton, and nitro-glycerine. Gunpowder, as the olde and best understood, was most used and best liked by the miners. Gun-cotton would probably in the future play a much more important part in these operations than it seemed likely to do a few years ago. Some important improvements had been intro duced into its preparation by the Austrian Artillery Department (and those improvements were now being thoroughly tried, and the material tested, by Mr. Abel, at Woolwich), rendering it more useful and safe than it was formerly. It was now Man factured into a kind of rope and should be cut to the exact lengths wanted by miners ; and if it turned out that it would bear keeping iu a damp atmosphere better than gunpowder, it would conic into use is mining far more largely than it hitherto had done. With regard to these three explosives he could state an interesting fact which had been brought within his own knowledge. In the North Wales slate districts enormous quantities of explosive mate rial were employed ; and it was the practice in bargaining with the workmen to allow them to select whichever explosive they preferred from the stores of the employers. It was found that although the majority of miners preferred gunpow der over gun-cotton and nitro-glycerine, although they were well acquainted with the conveniences of the one and the enormous force of the other, the most careful of the men were fast taking to nitro glycerine, which they had hitherto managed without the slightest accident, and with the most profitable results in respect to the work done. Nitro-glyce rine had ten times the force of ordinary gunpowder, and if it could be used with the same amount of security, it needed no argument to show how advan tageous it would be in mining. It certainly was much easier and simpler in its mode of application. Thus in stead of the " tamping" required when gunpowder was used, and the adjuncts required by gun-cotton, all that was necessary was to fill the hole with water and pour the nitro-glycerine in. It sank to the bottom by its own specific gravity, and the fuse being lighted the explosion took place with a force and effect far greater than anything produced by powder or gun-cotton. He had lately been invited to wit ness at Llanberris a series of experiments on a newly-invented explosive. It was the discovery of M. Nobell, of Hamburg, who was the inventor also of nitro-glycerine. It was a powder, and if proved capable of safe removal from place to place would no doubt also he much used. There was, however, a peculiarity about it which also belonged to nitro glycerine. When a train of it was laid on a board it could be fired by a match with no more noise or effect than so much gunpowder ; but if it were ex ploded by the percussion of a sudden blow it went off with a force and report that were tremendous. It exerted a kind of force which was exactly that which was required in mining, and he looked for ward to the time when it and nitro-glycerine would become auxiliaries of the greatest importance to the work of the miner. WORKHOUSE REFORM. The session of the health department of the Social Science Association was opened on Wednesday evening last, with an address by Mr. Ernest Hart on a national scheme for the better government of workhouse infirmaries in London. Mr. Hart re viewed the circumstances which, from the Gibson and Daly incidents down to the present time, have directed public attention to the defects in the existing administration of workhouses ; he attri buted these defects mainly t the want of technical knowledge in dealing with the sick iud infirm inmates (who form the majority of our present workhouse population) on the part of the poor-law inspectors, and to the absence of auy pro perly constituted representation on the Poor-law Board itself of the medical interests concerned. The broad outlines of Mr. Hart's plan of improved organisation are these : the adoption of a aeries of general principles to form a code for the guidance of officials ; the medical officers to hold their appointments for life, or, at any rate, subject only to dismissal by the Poor la* Board ; paid nursing ; free access for visiting committees of ladies, and for the medical profes sion, to the workhouses at all reasonable seasons ; the appointment of technically qualified inspectors with fuller powers ; and the creation of a medical department of the Poor-law Board. It was pointed out in the course of discussion that an example of what should be done is furnished by the system under which the Irish poor-law is conducted at the present time. We have not at present space for die. cussing the many branches of this interesting and important subject which were touched upon at the meeting, but we may say, ad interim, that our ex perience teaches us very plainly that an infinitely greater amount of good would result from a pro perly organised system of out-door medical relief than from any scheme, however well devised, which applies only to the inmates of workhouses.— Malical Times and Gazette. SUIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (By Tulegraph.) GRAYLSEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived.—Lord John Missal], from Dvalcirk. Arrived, Dec.2l. Mobelle, and Florence, steamers, from A utwerp ; Durham Packet, Alellona, and Josh. Carroll, from Guernsey; Lawns, steamer, from Tarragona ; Dagmar, s:ucuner,• from Grimstadt ; Grauton, steamer, from Ham burg ; Severn, steamer, from Uddewalla ; Germania steamer, from Hamburg. Saild€l —Colinbatore, for Port lip; Golden Sea, for rdnej; _ Dr♦r., Saturday Morning, Passed (in tow), Dec, 20.—Forest Queen, ship, from Halifax, for London. Passed.—Empress, barque, from Akyab, fur London. Anchored.—Prince, George, from Loudon, for New Oilcans. A curious antique and celebrated carving dish has been placed in the Taunton Museum. Lord Fevershant carved a joint on it the day before the battle of Sedgmoor, in 1685, and Macaulay alludes to it in his History of Eng land. It fetched 65 guineas at a recent sale. Niik,Mlgr7l/1 I