The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-27 00:00:00

ONE - 7 MARKET AND COMMERCIAL TNTELLIGENCS, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. in the general discount market scarcely any bills have been brought forward for negotiation, and the supply of money is not quite so plentiful. The Etna has arrived from New York with specie to the amount of £61,500. The mail from Guayquil has brought a remit tance of £1,617 6s. on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending yesterday shows the following changes as compared with the previous accounts :—There has been a decrease in the cash of £224,000, in the notes £BO,OOO, in the Treasury balance £48,000, and in the advances £13,320 ; while a decrease has taken place in the bills discounted of £293,320, and in the private accounts of £24,000. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 25th of December gives the fol lowing results when compared with the previous week : Rest £3,050,226 Increase .£10,938 Public deposits 7,178,757 Increase ' 32,437 Other deposit■ ... 18,766,205 Doorease 234,280 On the other side of the account : Clovernmentsesarities £13,019,203 No change Other seenrities 17,518,502 ... Increase 299,747 Notes maemployed ... 12,474,335 ... Decrease 424,040 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,362,865, being an increase of £474,245 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £21,941,047, show ing an increase of £338, when compared with the preceding return. At the Bank of England yesterday there was an influx of £20,000 in gold, and a withdrawal of £B,OOO. Annex.ed are the latest prices of bullion:— Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz., standard ; do., Parting. 78s. do. ; doubloons, Spanish, 765. 6d. to 775. per oz. ; do., Mexican and South American, 735. 9d. do. ; United States eagles, 765. 3d. ; bar silver, ss. Oid. per oz., standard ; do., containing gold (5 grains and upwards), ss. ld. do. ; Mexican dollars, 4s. 100. per oz. ; cake silver, 655. Old. do. At a meeting of the directors of the Midland Railway, held on Monday, at Derby, it was resolved to call a general meeting of the shareholders for the 15th of January, in order to allow of a full explana tion being given of the recent announcement con cerning the application to Parliament for powers to raise £5,000,000 of additional capital. Notice has been given that a fourth dividend of 3s. in the pound will be paid to the depositors in the Leeds Banking Company on Wednesday, the Ist of January. Fourteen shillings have already been paid, so that when this 3s. is received there will be 3s. more due to the creditors of this unfortunate company. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tured have declined to 20 22, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, k, to 18 19. The New. Honduras Loan is firm at 2 prom. A further dividend of 2s. 6d. in the pound has been declared in the matter of the European Bank (Limited), payable at the offices of Messrs. Hard ing, Whinney, Gibbons, and Co., 8, Old Jewry, on the 30th and 31st inst. The liquidators expect to declare a further dividend in January. The Bank of New Zealand are now receiving for Payment the outstanding Eight. per Cent. Treasury Bills of the New Zealand Government, due the 31st inst. ; the coupons for interest due on all un paid New Zealand Government Eight per Cents. en the Auckland Harbour Seven per Cent. Loan for £25,000 ; the Canterbury Six per Cent. Loan for £500,000; the Canterbury Eight per Cent. Loan for 6 £30,000 ; the Otago Six per Cent. Loan for X 500,000; and the Otago Eight per Cent. Loan of 1 861-2 for £50,000. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1857. 1866. ... 76,597 80,947 -.130,259 140,302 ... 24,059 27,669 ... 23,422 22,370 ... 55,246 25,164 ... 25,351 25,726 47,037 48,605 Great Western North IVestern South Western trig h t 011 I lidland • • • South Eastern Great Norther* _-- , aticashire and Yorkshire... :.: 47,509 48,120 Bristol and Exeter... 7,714 8,330 North E as t ern . . . 74,312 76,433 Manch es t er, Sh e ffi e ld , and Lincoln 21174 23,103 Great Eastern ... ... 36,533 39,658 C aledonian 34461 35,819 Lon,,do n, Chatham, and Dover ~. 9, , 732 10,209 -North British . . 26,259 25,716 Glasgow and South . WesteTn 17. 10,235 10,096 These returns, when compared with those of the c orresponding period of last year, are in most in stances of an unsatisfactory character. On the Great Western there iffan increase of £4,350; on the North-Western, of £10,043 ; on South-Western, of 3 ,610 ; on the South-Eastern, of £375 ; on the Great liorthern, of £1,568 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £5ll ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £616 ; on the North-Eastern, of £2,121; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and London, of £1,929 ; on the Great-Eastern, of £3,125; on the Caledonian, of £1,358; and on the London, Chatham, and Rover, of £477 ; while the Brighton shows an increase of £1,052, the Midland of £B2, and the North British of £533. With regard to the progress of business in the c orn trade at Birmingham, Mr. W. B. Cave reports t t hat the wheat trade remains in an u ns ati s f ac - JrY state to merchants and millers, neither of "In deriving the slightest profit from their busi tlecs ; thus all the country markets become more unable to supply the merchants from week to W eek. Prices creeping up almost imperceptibly, While millers, aware of the distress existing ar ound them, are naturally anxious to keep t he price down, but this will be an impossibility fin less better supplies of English wheat come f ° i'vrard, which is very unlikely, considering t he reduced stocks throughout the country. This market to-day was of quite a holiday character 130Pply of good En g li s h w h ea t ver y sma ll, and taken re adily at Is. per qr. over the prices of Thursday la st, red ma ki ng f rom 70 s . to 71 s. ; an d w hi te 72 5 . t 0 76 2.—a1l per qr. of 4961 b. Two O'CLOCK. Accordi ng t o R eu t er ' s T e l egram t hi s morn i ng, th e French Rentes were 68f. 70c. At the opening tkis morning the English Market presented a very dull appearance, and Consols 4howed a decline of but on the account this de has been recovered, and they are now dealt in at 92 1 f for money and account. . 111 8 New Threes are 921 f ; Reduced Annui tiel, 94 k.; Exchequer Bills, 25 5 . t o 29 5 . prem . ; lola 5 per Cents., 111+ ; ditt o 4 p er C ents, 100 f ; , I faeed 5 per Cents., 103 ; ditto Debentures, 105 f ; an d ditto Bonds, 405. prem. b r ile Foreig n St oc k M ar k e t h as b een ver y l angu id , O4t nevertheless prices are firm. Spanish Passive 7e advanced f, to 25f 26i ; the 3 per Cents., cliu36 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., however, have de -12 to 33 ; while Greek are u na lte re d at 1 •z ; and Italian are 44i 45k, being better. r p, retn 'lle New P or t uguese L oan S cr i p i s fi rm at f T he Foreign and Colonial lines e x hibit littl e , s ,4_7 lltt ion. San Paulo are marked 174 ; South weste rn and Lombardo V ene ti an , 134 ; G rea t of Canada, 164 ; East Indian, 1114 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 1094 4. atlti Illinois Shares there is an improvement of 1, 48 8 i 89 4 ; but Erie Shares have fallen 1, to 474 ht %ah i d . United States 5-20 Bonds are higher, b e n ( l , the Railway Share Market the dealings have p r ,: ll to a moderate extent, but in some instances po i?e 4 exhibit less firmness. Great Eastern, Metro ilt;4ll, Midland, and South-Eastern hive each C a. ‘ l‘,, ll c l ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 4, and t au, 4 ' (Th i; while Great Western have im roved 1)1144k shares continue iu very limited request, at 11.1:34t P r evious quotations, London a n d West tltttlster bei ng dealt in at 684, Union of Australia 51 ', and Co nso lid ate d at 44 3-16. i „ l a t v it : .liscell aneous and Finance Shares are i n ver y led request. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. at land i tnproved t o 88i 90 ; Credit Foucier of Eng- , are go L oan at 3; 3-16 ; and Viceroy of E g ypt' s Mort " 721- MINING MARKET. liu k • FRIDAY, Two P.M. —141383 in the mining market has opened with- out animation. The shares chiefly in demand have been Prince of Wales, Chiverton Moor, Chiverton, West Chiverton, East Russell, and Great South Tolgus. Annexed are the latest current quota tions : East earn Brea, 2f 21 ; Chiverton Moor, 51 51; Chontales Gold, 81 E ; Clifford Amalgamated, 51 6 ; East Basset, 10 12 ; East Caradon, 4f 5 ; East Lovell, ; East Russell, 28s 30s; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 173 Od 195 ; Great Laney, 17 171 ; Great Retallick, ; Great Wh al Vor, —; Marks Valley, --; North Crofty, 2} 21; North Treskerby, 29s 31s Od ; Prince of Wales, 48s Gd 503; West Basset, 21 2f ; South Caradon —; South Frances, 23s 25e; Tincroft, 13 13f ; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver ton, 66 68 ; West Seton, ; Whea: Basset, ; Wheal Grenville, 233 255; Wheal Chiverton, 5 5} ; Wheal Seton, 82 85 ; Great South Tolgus, 203 22s fid ; East Gunnis Lake and South Bedford, --s —s ; East Wheal Grenville, 23s 23s ; Wheal B3.sset, —; West Frances, —; Wheal Buller, 16 18. BRITISH FITNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, 3 per Cont. Reduced 921 i Now 3 per Cent 92 1: 1 f New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent...) an. 1873.. — 4,nnuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Au g ,., 1908 — E cchcquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 2B 5 pin Do £5OO 25 9 pin Do. £lOO & .£2OO 25 9 pin Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent 240 1 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1.880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 lOB4 Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...., lO5 4 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per bent 694 Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) C iba, 6 per Cent. C.Alian 6 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent — 00. 6 per Cent, B Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip' £32 paid C ,' Illbia , ), 6 per Cont. thnisli, 3 p3r Cent., 1825 D nubiau Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Eluador New Consolidated, 1 pbr Cent... 12} olgyptiar, 7 per Cent )0. Se: odd Issue D .t 5 , 0 Bonds Do. .£IOC Bonds 1864 !)o. 1.5 .4 Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds • ••• aa,) w • : 93 21 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups ,io. Account D.,. Coupons Do. Account G-tiaten:aia a per Cent . — 11'.:1u 5 per ('c 1., 1.865 Do. Account . — Do. Maremmana liaiway — Nl. , xicai; '; per Cent, Ditto for Account Lin. 1864 — ..'o 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — ..:ontevidoau i'; per Gent .. — q oorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Can — Do. Deferred De Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peravian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account — Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) Du 44 per Cont., 1862 Do Account P ,a•taguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'; , 391 I titssittn 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6; Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4A per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1662 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds Bl I Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5..... Do. do. £B4 15s. do B4 3i Ss, •dutiau, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Can Do A.ccf.,unt, Do New Deferroa ...., .... Do Account Do Passive 26 5I I Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coul.. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 59; Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 6ll Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 621 2 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 33 3 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. D.) Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money! 92f Do. Account COPPER IN NATAL--We are indebted to Mr. Crowder for a description of the interesting discoveries at the Ifumi of ancient native smelting places and appliances. Short galleries or tunnels had been made into the lode at various points, and at the nearest point where water was available are certain singular basins and channels cut out in the surface of a huge flat rock. This rock is about two feet under the surface of the ground. The first basin examined was small and shallow, and had probably been used to pound the ore in, for near it was found a round stone, such as might be used as a pestle. Close to this basin is a larger and deeper one, such as might be used for washing the pounded ore, and this was probably its use, for a channel, afterwards dividing into two, leads from it to the edge of the rock. In another part of the rock is a deep cavity, about lft. in diameter at its mouth, 18in. at its widest part, and 2ft. 9in. deep, narrowing from its middle downwards, and having very much the shape of a huge sodawater bottle. This cavity had probably been used by these ancient Caffre miners as the crucible in which to smelt the pounded ore, which by washing had previously been freed from value less earths. That it had been used as a crucible is likely, for it has two cracks in it, possibly caused by the applica tion of heat; indeed it is difficult to understand how other wise they could have been caused. Now that this rock has been expoaed, the Caffres of the neighbourhood—being per fectly satisfied that it was where the ore was smelted— state that they know where holes exist in rocks which must formerly have been used as moulds in casting those copper balls worn round the waist by natives within the memory of the first white people who came to Natal. Mr. Kirkman is of opinion that some of the lesser holes may have been used for casting copper beads such as the girls in the Zulu country now fasten their petticoats with. At the bottom of one or two of these rude cupolas there are holes throug which the blast has been applied. The sur rounding rock is similar to what has been brought to Dur ban, and contains in small quantity the green carbonate of copper. That richer ore than this had been obtained le evident, for Mr. Cato picked up some fragments of a different character—heavier and richer—containing seve ral of the salts of copper. These fragments of richer ore show signs of ancient fracture, and that they have not been recently broken out of the matrix. In Zululand, not far from the great fork of the Tugela, a tribe of aboriginal smelters still abide—people who were spared by Chaka on account of their knowledge of mining processes. But in all probability the art, so far as atal is concerned, died with the old race of natives swept away by the pitiless invaders from the northward, Wo have referred more than once to the quaint but enter taining logs or diaries kept in connection with the voyages from the Cape to Natal of the Dutch vessels Centaur and Noord. The first of these ships were sent in search of the crow of the wrecked bark Stavanisse, cast ashore close to Durban in 1687. The expedition started in Jan., 1688, and lasted nearly a year. It succeeded in rescuing 19 of the shipwrecked mariners, to whom we are indebted for the first description given of this colony. From this source we learn that the natives then residing here were numerous, but that they differed in many respects from the present race. But the only point of difference we have now to deal with is the fact that copper was then in general use—that it was an article of barter and a medium of exchange amongst them. So valuable was the metal considered, and so plentiful were cattle in those days, that an arm ring would purchase 1 or 2 oxen. Clearly, however, it was worked : and as the travels and observations of the sailors did not extend beyond the coast districts, it is more than probable that these traces at the Ifumi are vestiges of works carried on in those early times. And thus, after a lapse of nearly two centuries, these buried evidences of savage industry have turned up iu verification of a discovery which bids fair to be of great value and significance. For it is obvious that if these savages could with their simple tools find ore rich enough to smelt in their rude lash's); there must be far richer de posits obtainable by civilised resources at a greater depth. —Natal Mcrcury. riGEFEILEN S.IIARIVA great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, 73 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 2OBi FO REIGN &AIL %VA San Paulo, litn., gua. 6 per cent., 17 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 13; FQILEIGN kb. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lira., 3j Lion Pedro, Nun h Del Rey, 2i St John del Rey, ltra „671 BANIt h. Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. HI Colonial, 37i Consolidated, lira., Imperial Ottoman. 9 5-16 London and Brazilian, lim., 15 London and County, Ditto, new, 26} London and vb estminater, 681 Ditto, Scrip. 37 i National Provincial of England, Ditto, d and 3d issue, 381 Oriental Bank Corporation. X2l Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 31 Union of Australia, 51 MISCELLANZO Anglo American Telegraph, 19 Atlantic Telegraph, 43 Dit.o, 8 p6r omit., 881 Berlin Water Works, 11w., 13f City Offices, lira., 6 Commercial Union, Insurance, 4 Credit roncier of Englano, lira.. 3} 3-16 Crystal Palace, Ditto, Preference. 00 Egyptian ti per Cent, Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egyp. Govt. Ditto, Scrip, 4 4 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 1867, bt Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lira., 41 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 72 a The Earl and Countess of Warwick and family intend to winter in Nice, and will probably make a tour iu Italy afterwards. The noble earl and countess do not propose returning home till after Easter. Viscount and Viscountess Amberley are expected home from their tour in the United States early in March. TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSIOW.—On Wednesday night about 10 o'clock there was a tremendous explosion of gas in the dwelling-house of Mr. Samuel French, 46, Exmouth-street, late Holmes street, Stepney. There was an escape of gas in the back parlour, and Mr. French went into the apartment with a lighted candle. A loud report followed, the front door was blown off the hinges into the street, nearly every pane of glass in the windows smashed, a panel of the shutter covering the front window shat tered, and the back of the house blown out. Mr. French, who is upwards of 60 years of age, was seriously injured by the explosion, and his face and head were scorched. Great fears are entertained that the calamity will prove fatal. He has been in the service of Giesler and Co., the wino merchants, in Feuchurch-street, for 35 years. BKITISIi r USSESSIONS. Atlantic &St. Lawrence all 63 65 itum •M ar°43 .“ 3 "' ln ' tOO 1(.4 105 1014 5 gu. 6 per cent... Do. F shares lO p op J 4 Buffalo .k Lake Huron all 34 4 v u Preference Bud.,Braut, &Goderich L"f 6 p.c. .872-3-1 lOO 68 71 st Calcutta ..tz S. 14., lint., 100 at e Town & Dock, gu. 100 18 52 09 Demerara, 7 p.o. per. pi all 99 1(2 it .:sat. Bengal, gu., sdo 10u iO3 ,t East 1 iJiau, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 1101 1111 Do. .1 .Extension st .rand Trunkof Canad% 100 17 18 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bondt 1 charge 6 p.c all 83 65 100 Do. list Pref. Bonds all Si) 52 100 Do. do deferred 100 Do. 2d Prt f. Bonds all 40 4 5 100 Do. do. deferred - too Do. 3d Pref. stock all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred all -- 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred •st dt. ludia Pen. gua. bp.c WO 107 108 1094 I 23 .o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 Pi 410 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 —9, at dl. South of India gua. 5 per cent at Do. 41 per cent lou 92 94 at Do.: 2 204 great Wes. of Canada all 15i 154 lfi 204 Do. New .. - 100 Do. 6p. o 1.165. pay. 1873 all 95 t 7 100 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 67 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 1 id at Madras, gua. 5 p.o ,. 100 100 102 1041 st Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 st Do. 4i do lOO 89 91 21 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 SO Mel. t Ilobson's Bay.. all at N.Hl.C'da,6polstpLbs 100 83 65 st Scinde . lOO 100 101 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do • i 4 a, P at Do. Punjaub.... a.n 100 99 100 at Do.lndus 60 100 85 87 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUILITIs. IBritisb Columbia, 6 per oent., Deo. 31, 1872.... 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.st July 1877-84 o. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.. 1, 0 101 103 - DO.sp. c. Mar. (It Sept 100 101 113 Do. sp. 0. Jan. & July 100 90 92 90 1 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ek 100 88 91 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 102 114 ' •••• Do.Apl.3tOot, 1890-1900 100 116 108 Do. do 1880-91 100 104 116 Do. Jan.StJuly, 1890-9 i 100 107 109 Do. 5 per Cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 95 17 Caylon, Nov. 1868, 6 100 Do. 1878, do lOO 110 1101 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 10" 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Atm.. 100 107 109 Natal qov. 6 per cent.. 10t , 104 106 - N.B.Gov.Gp.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 113 105 104 N. S.W. Gov.s 1860 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 18761 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 100 971 98/ 9.4 081 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 98 99 981 9 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 1041 4 S— v igDoAeiBol7.BvGl Gov. Ja t a ló rt u ß i c y ! . 1 1 1 10 0 ( 9 0 0 00 103 1:10 1 11 C : 5 1 Do. do. epril & Oct lOO 110 112 111 Irl THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1867. SHARE LIST. .This - Day. 6 sa, 5a 61 4.0 110 a a 10 12 6 6 2 2i 11 2 a 4 8 9 la 2 4 5 17 18 17 111 Lt Li 35 37 2* 21 s 41 St 44 6) 70 5 7 2 3 2 2i 29 31 '69./ 419 374 42 0 1 6 13 14 1.0 L 2 66 (8 U 5 '465 t 5 0 16 lr 18 20 85 00 8 7.1111 REIVIAN'OLTIRAGES, DEPUTATION TO THE CHANCELLOR OP THE EXCHEQUER Yesterday afternoon a •deputation from the com mittee appointed to relieve the sufferers by the recent Fenian outrage at the House of Detention waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at Downing-street, for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the Government regarding indemnification. The deputation was composed of, amongst others, the following : - The Rev. R. Maguire, incumbent of Clerkenwell ; the Rev. A. Herring ; Churchwarden Willcocks ; Mr. Churchwarden Nunn ; Mr. H. Pownall, chairman of the Midctiescx magistrates ; Mr. E. J. Thompson, member of the Metropolitan Board of Works ; Messrs. R. H. Jones. E. D. Johnson, T. Dix, J. W. Franklin, G. Savwell, W. Gittingwater, vestrymen of the parish of Clerzenwell ; Mr. Overseer Chubb, Mr. Woridey, Mr. Ayers, &c. The Rev. R. MAGUSILE, in the absence of Mr. Torrens, M.P., introduced the deputation. He said it was felt by the Relief Committee to be the proper time to put them selves in communication with the Government on this important subject. The application that day was on public grounds. Clerkenwell had become the vicarious sacrifice for all England. Therefore he thought the maxim ought to be, that if one member suffer all the members suffer with it. Hence the deputation. The committee represented a benevolent fund, which at first did not con template any more than the supply of the ordinary neces sities of the sufferers—that was, the provision of new abodes, furniture, help to those thrown out of work, the care of the ellidren of the sufferers, the purchase of tools, and the general reparation of shattered tenements. All this the committee had been doing, and would continue to do until their task waa complete. But besides all these things, there was the much larger and greater question of the buildings, some of which were in ruins, and many more in a shattered condition. He had himself person ally taken account of the number of houses thus affected —in all 200, and containing some 600 families. The solicitor acting for the sufferers had stated at the com mittee that already fifty of the householders had claimed for damages under £3O each, and the claims of fifty more ranged from £3O to £2,000 respectively, It was felt by many that the case was similar to, that of a bombarded town wherein inoffensive ixdrabitli* suffered by reason of their vicinity to the place attacked. He felt that on a moderate calculation this destruction of property would involve an expense of from £12,000 to £15,000 to repair and restore it. He was the more anxious to state this because of his assertion in a letter to the Times last week that the total loss N., ould be about £6,000. That statement referred only to the ordinary needs created by the cata strophe, but would be far from covering the whole loss, which would include dismantled houses, shattered furni ture, homes in utter ruin, tools and working materials lost, forty persons in hospitals maimed and disfigured, some of them for life, and for niany of whom annuities would have to be provided. And then, above all these, there was the matter of the buildings themselves—a matter which, unless seriously provided for, would involve the owners in utter ruin. Mr. Churchwarden WaLconles made use of similar argu ments. The Rev. T. E. THORESBY said unless the Government came to the assistance of Clerkenwell, many of the sufferers would not receive anything like an adequate compensation for the injuries they had sustained. He inigut inform the right hon. gentleman that the com mittee had that morning passed a resolution, which was as follows :—" The objects for whi c h we apply to the Government are—firstly, for an amount sufficient to meet the damage done to the buildings, and, secondly, for an amount sufficient to grant annuities to those who have received permanent injury. The reasons which make it necessary to seek the help of the Government are :-1. The amount of subscriptions received and probably to be received, will not be more than equal to the relief of the sufferers who have been blown out of their homes, having their furniture and their tools destroyed, and their em ployment lost. 2. It is nearly certain that the county is not liable for any of the damage done, and therefore no hem can be ext,ected from that source. It is feared, there fore, that unless the Government come to the assistance of Clerkenwell, the heaviest sufferers will be left to sink i n utter ruin. Inasmuch as the suffering and loss were caused by an attack of the Fenians on one of her Majesty's gaols the event is national, and one in which her Majesty's Government may with great propriety render assistance in this most deplorable and overwhelming outrage and emergency." Mr. E. J. THOMPSON said the committee wished to know whether, supposing those very generous private subscrip tions coming in she , 1 fall short, they might rely upon obtaining from the Government the implied promise that they would step in and enable them to place the sufferers in possession of those social and moral benefits which they enjoyed before the commission of the outrage. Whether the Government or the county were liable was a legal question which would be shortly determined ; but it was perfectly clear that some one must pay. If they appealed to the country at large it was probable they might get a sufficient amount of money, but the question was whether if such a resource fell short the Government would come to the rescue. A conversation then took place as to the tenure of the possession of the demolished and injured houses ; after which, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said : I have listened with very great interest to the statement you have made, and I cannot help expressing my opinion that you have all shewn a great deal of public spirit in Clerk enwell by the way in which you have come for ward to relieve the necessities of the sufferers by the late calamity. Your worthy incumbent also deserves a great deal of respect and praise from the country at large for his inde fatigable efforts in this matter. I must say that, acting under the great excitement which naturally arose at the moment, and the absorbing nature of the outrage, the Government came forward in order to supply the more pressing necessities of the sufferers ; but still I cannot help thinking that the question as to the necessity for funds has never yet been really put before the country, nor has any adequate idea yet been given of the actual amount of damage done. There is, as you are all aware, deep sympathy in the minds and hearts of the people of this great nation, and I doubt not you will receive a ready response if those sym pathies are only properly appealed to ; but still, at the same time, I and others with whom I am associated have felt that we should like to know what amount you would be likely to require before we come forward with Governmental assistance. So far as the Government is concerned, I may at once tell you that the sympathy of the Cabinet is as fresh as ever ; but I do not think your cause would be at all injured if you were now at once to appeal to the sympathies of the country at large. I think some general statement of the effects of the calamity, of the various classes of sufferers and the several kinds of sufferers, would do you a vast deal of good and bring you all the assistance in the shape of funds you may require. I have no doubt you will take some action in that direc tion, and I should think if you were to call another public meeting you would give the adjoining districts an oppor tunity of contributing towards the general fund. I say general fund, bet Ruse I consider this a general thing ; and as you will have doubtless to appeal to other districts, it is just as well that you should take advantage of it at once. There are also other modes of accomplishing the same result—such as publishing letters in the various leading journals signed on behalf of your committee, and I think the whole of your case should be at once laid before the public. That at least is my impression, for, as I told you, I do not think the case of the sufferers in the various branches of trade and manufacture carried on in Clerkenwell has yet been more the country in that complete form in which I think it might be. You should prepare a statement which would not only show the various classes of the sufferers, but at the same time a fair estimate of the complete loss sustained and the amount necessary to supply every little necessity, and then I have no t th e slightest doubt you would find that ample funds wou7 I be provided to reach them. Again, I may frankly tell you that I know Persons—in fact, I myself have wished to hand in a suuscription to the funds - who did not know where such sums as they might wish to have applied to the purpose were to be sent ; and beyond this we have heard that the class of people who have suffered would have all their losses made up out of the funds that have already been subscribed. Now all you require may, I think, he accomplished by some of the means I have suggested, so as to put th e case completely and fairly befo re the country, which, as I have said, I believe has not yet been done ; and I think that would best be done - by calling a public meeting out side Clerkenwell. _ _ A MEMBER of the DEPUTATION : Supposing that after doing all you have suggested there remains still a de ficiency, how is the loss to be made up to these poor pec2ple? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : I would not con template such a state of things, for I am convinced, if there is a fair appeal made, there will be ample funds forthcoming to meet every just claim. Of course, the subscribers would look to the committee of management for the proper distribution of the funds. You know it is not desirable that Government should always inter fere in such cases, but this is o'ic of a very peculiar kind, and I may tell you that C. reason the Government acted as they did was pecause they thought that probably some days, or even weeks, might elapse before a com mittee could be appointed and be in possession of an adequate fund to relieve the sufferers, and as it was very desirable that a sum sufficient to meet their immediate necessities should be at once distributed, we thought it in cumbent upon us to take immediate action. However, i may say this, if you appeal to society and society turns A deaf ear to that appeal, then we shall be in a position to deal with it ; but such action on our part does not appear to me to be at present necessary. You must all, I think, feel that the sympathy with the sufferers is very general, and I cannot help thinking that if you adopt the means I have indicated you will get ample funds to meet every emergency. After a brief conversation as to what the committee have already done, the deputation thanked the right hon. gentleman and withdrew. ATTEMPT TO FIRE THE LEEDS GASWORKS. LEEDS, Thursday Evening. A Fenian case has been heard to-day at the Town Hall, Leeds. Two Irishmen, one named P a t r i c k B ra d y and the other John Reilly, were charged with having been found, under very suspicious circumstances, in the Immo diate vicinity of the Leeds Gas Company's extensive works in Meadow-lane, Leeds. It appeared that late on Christmas night the prisoners and three other men were seen near the works, moving about in so suspicious a manner that it was thought advisable to communicate with the police. A constable joined in watching the sus. pected men. One of them was heard saying to another, " Well, you have been a lamplighter, and you will know exactly how to do it." The constable summoned assistance, and when the Irishmen saw the officers approach all five ran away. They were followed, and the two prisoners were caught. The other three managed to escape. When they were taken to the Town Hall the prisoners refused to give any account of themselves. They would not say either where they lived, or what business they followed. When before the magis trates, Reilly stated that he came from Newcastle, am had at some former period been employed at the Leed Gasworks. Brady also stated that he had been a labourer at the works for the last twelve months. They were boti remanded for a week, iV,IT.RO-GLYCERINE. Nine persons were recently killed at the Newark and New York railroad station in South Bergen, New Jersey, iy the explosion of a can of nitro-glycerine. At the nquest held upon the bodies, professional testimony was adduced as to the nature of this terrible compound. Otto Burstenbinder testified : I am now in the blasting business, and reside in the city of New York ; nitro glycerine is composed of nitric acid, sulphuric acid, and glycerine oil ; it is a liquid of light yellow colour, and about six-tenths heavier than water ; in exploding it expands 10,400 times, and powder expands about 800 times ; this compound called nitro-glycerine will not ex plode by simple contact with fire ; it requires about 360 degrees of heat to make it explode ; it will not easily explode by concussion or friction when fluid, but it changes its qualities entirely when frozen ; if frozen it will explode very easily by a stroke or slight concussion. William H. White said : I know that glycerine, is no more explosive when frozen than when in a liquid state; frozen, it is less liable to explode ; it is very hard to explode a cartridge when frozen ; a very heavy weight coming on glycerine either in a frozen or liquid state would explode it:; I have seen a man let a can of frozen glycerine fall from hie shoulder on a rock without exploding it ; I consider nitre-glycerine twenty-five times safer than powder for blasting purposes ; I have seen a chunk of nitro-glycerine a big as my hat cut open with an axe. Professor R. Ogden Doremus testified : I am Professor of Chemistry at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and A the College of the City of New York. On December 2 I received from the coroner two bottles of nitro glycerine, with a request to report upon its properties. I have subjected it to ultimate chemical analysis, and find it to correspond to the formula C. 6, H. 3, 0. 3, and (N. 0.) 5. The substance freezes at about 46; it does not explode when red-hot copper is placed in it. We tried it with the most intense heat we can produce with a galvanic battery, with two hundred cella, holding a gallon and a half each. Some nitro-glycerine was placed in a cup and connected with one of the poles of the bat tery; through a pencil of gas carbon the other poles of the battery were connected with the glycerine, and no explo sion ensued ; but when the point touched the britannia vessel, the nitro-glycerine took fire, a portion burning, and the rest scattering about. This is as severe a test as we can submit it to in the way of heat under the pressure of the air; we therefore would conclude that nitro- glycerine carried about expOsed cannot explode, even if you drop a coal of fire into it ; if the liquid is confined under pressure, then an explosion will ensue ; if paper be moistened with it and put on an anvil and a smart blow given with a hammer, a sharp detonation ensues. Nitro-glycerine is more diffi cult to explode than powder. Much less is known of nitro glycerine than of gun-cotton, and probably several varieties of this article may be formed, as of gun-cotton ; this would explain cases of spontaneous explosion. If the nitro glycerine is not carefully washed, to get rid of the acid, a gradual decomposition will ensue, producing gases which, if the vessel be closed, will explode. My opinion is that nitro-glycerine should be used in the most careful hands. Do not think I would put it in the hands of a common labourer for blasting purposes ; it is less dangerous in a frozen than a liquid state. I think concussion would ex plode frozen nitro-glycerine. The following letter from Professor Doremus was read to the jury: "Since leaving you I have learned that the can of nitro-gly cerine, the explosion of which proved so fatal, was full of frozen or solid nitro-glycerine. Now, although the cork might have been removed, it is possible that the red-hot irons melted and decomposed the material at the bottom of the can, leaving a quantity of solid nitro glycerine above, which, by preventing the escape of the gases, produced the pressure required for an explosion. A red-hot iron, or the more intense heat of a powerful galvanic battery, will not explode the nitro-glycerine unless it is under pressure. Thin stopper of frozen nitro glycerine might have closet the orifice of the can suffi ciently to produced th;.., required pressure." The jury, being out over five hours, found that the deceased came to their death by the explosion of a can of nitro-glycerine, consequent upon the careless handling of the same by Thomas Burns, one of the decea. e 1; and they censured the contractor, Colonel Schafner, for not being more careful in the selection of a man to use the article of nitro-glycerine, and recommended that in future men should be employed in its use who understand its explosive qualities, and requested the council of the town of Bergen to order that there shall not be any more than 100 lb. of nitro-glycerine stored or kept in the town of Bergen, the same to be stored in a fireproof vault when not required for use. Mr. Nobel, the manufacturer of the nitro-glycerine which exploded at Newcastle, writes a very interesting letter to the Times with respect to the explosive character of the compound. He commences by saying that it is high time that the public should know Lhat nitro-glycerine has won its battle over the prejudices of the people of several countries. Notably he instances Sweden and Norway, in both of which countries it is freely carried by rail, and has not led to a single accident. In Germany, too, before the prohibition, thousands of parcels were sent by rail without causing the least damage. On in -quiry the writer finds that accidents only occurred when the parcels were sent under wrong declara tions. Whenever people convey explosive materials the first thing they ought to know is its nature. With regard to the minor accidents, Mr. Noble gives a list of them which we subjoin. Looking over the list of those minor accidents, of which the cause has been clearly ascer tained, which unfortunately with explosives is but rarely the case, we are forced to admit that the substance has been strangely abused. In five cases congealed nitro glycerine has been melted purposely over the fire. In three cases a red - hot poker has been inserted into the oil in order to melt it. In one case a man kept a cartridge with a percussion cap and fuse affixed and lighted in his hand until it blew it off. In one instance, a man stood watching the burning of a fuse inserted into nitro-glycerine until it went off and hurt him. In one case, a captain set fire to a sailing vessel with a cargo of nitro-glycerine, and people went on board to extinguish the fire, but saved themselves, seeing what was the cargo, and the ship was eight hours on fire before it blew up, which could not possibly have been the case with gunpowder. In one instance, two workmen, while filling cartridges with nitro-glycerine at the light of a tallow candle, set fire to some gunpowder strewed on the floor, but found time to save themselves and carry away considerable quantities of nitro-glycerine before the explosion took place. In one case two leaky canisters, full of nitro-glycerine, were soldered under con tinual reports produced by the heating of drops leaking out, but caused no accident. In one case a captain of artillery was hammering on a shell filled with nitro glycerine until it exploded and killed him. In one case a man took to greasing the wheels of his waggon with nitro-glycerine, knowing what it was, and it went all right till it struck hard against some thing, and the wheels wept to pieces. In one case it was burnt in a lamp as an improvement on petroleum. Mr. Noble urges that did we prohibit on the plea of acci dents, we should check the use of steam and fire, which would be coming back to the days when igno rance and safety went hand in hand. Mr. Nobel then goes on to say that it is nonsense to talk of substances which are used in mines exploding by the scratch of a needle, and cases have been known where parcels of nitro-glyce tine dropping from a considerable height have been smashed, and yet have not exploded. Mr. Nobel, from these facts, comes to this conclusion : " Whenever an article can be regularly manufactured it may be regularly used, and accidents are only the result of inexperience— the want or neglect of instruction." It is admitted that nitro-glycerine has its drawbacks, but Mr. Nobel considers that most of the charges against it are made by persons who have never seen it. He denies the truth of many rumours as to its explosive qualities, and concludes with contradicting the Northern Evening Express as to the accident at Berlin. He says:—" In these days every mischief is charged to nitro-glycerine. Thus we read in the Northern Evening Express that recently a box with nitro-glycerine exploded at a railway station in the city of Berlin, and that the simple act of placing it in the van caused it to explode.' It is a proved and confirmed fact that it was fulminate of mercury that exploded. Last year somebody pretended that the mere contact with oil of turpentine would cause nitro-glycerine to go off. It has grown to be almost a truism now, and yet there is not a particle of truth in the whole story." FIRE AT NEWCASTLE.—The ISTaraterit &ening Express of Thursday reports a fire which occurred at St. Anthony's, a village within the borough of New castle, about two miles east of the town. A co-operative store was burnt down. The loss is estimated at £2,000. The stock was insured for about £1,500. The members of the store fear that the fire was caused by the wilful act of some malicious person. ALARM AT HA/UPTON COURT PALACE.--In conse quence of information which reached the officials in charge of the Royal Palace at Hampton Court on Tuesday after noon, it was considered advisable to increase the number of watchmen on the premises. Accordingly, most of the gardeners employed were divided into parties, and patrols were appointed to keep under view the principal ap proaches to the palace. Other men were stationed in the courts and passages, and so a close watch was kept throughout the night, it being so arranged that the patrols met at some point or other at very short intervals. On Christmas morning a fresh body of men went on duty, apd the watch and guard were kept up through the day. It is expected that the military guard will be increased, POLICE INTELLIGENOP.i.—.This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREEr. CAUTIOI‘; TO CAB PROPRIETORS.—SamueI Tugg, a cab driver, badge 10,026, was charged before Mr. Knox with cruelty to a horse, by working it while in an unfit state, the charge being preferred by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Simon Sell, officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, saw a horse attached to a cab near St. James's Hall last night, and on examining it found it to be old, worn out, in a very low condition, and totally unfit for work, and in answer to questions he put to the de fendant, he said that the horse had been in the same state for a month, and that his master, Mr. Martin, of Charlwood-street, Pimlico, knew its condition. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner on bail, and ordered the proprietor of the horse to be summoned, and in the meantime the horse was to remain at the Greenyard for the inspection of Mr. Cherry, the Government veterinary surgeon. SCANDALOUS CONDUCT IN A WORKHOUSE. Albert M'Grady, a young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with behaving in a refractory manner in St. James's Workhouse. Robert Bradley, the porter of the workhouse, said that at half-past seven the previous evening the prisoner, an inmate of the workhouse, returned from three days' leave in a state of drunkenness, and as soon as he was admitted he began making a great disturbance. The priSoner was put to bed but shortly after got up and again made a disturb ance, made use of the most disgusting language, and set the officers of the house at defiance, and they were obliged to have him locked up. The prisoner's conduct in the house was of the worst description, and he had been in prison three times, once for six months. Police-constable Win. surgess, 129 A R, said he was called to the workhouse to take the prisoner into custody, when he found him to be very drunk and violent, and making use of bad language. He said that he had done one six months, and that he could do another on his head. Bradley said that the room where the prisoner made the disturbance was over the sick ward, where a man was dying at the time. Mr. Knox asked if the person was present who could prove the convictions against the prisoner ? Bradley said he was not. Mr. Knox said he thought the prisoner might re flect on what the porter had said, and think of others as well as himself. The prisoner had got drunk, and made a disturbance, a poor creature passing from this world to another at the time. As the other convictions could not be proved, he should de,il with the case as a first Gffence, and commit the prisoner for 21 days' hard labour. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways, 1i. 7 1. - 161 ua /63r.etj 'Caledonian ... !Lin uriau ••••• Cork and 8and0n...... ; Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Ab.J unc A.Lonuon, zerip Do. Glasgow & S. Western Urea z Eastern, Ord. s Do. E. An; 1. st. 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BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A POLICE-CONSTABLE.— nowlaud Hough, 62, tailor, was charged with the following brutal assault on a police-constable : William IVl‘lienzie, 266 B, whose head presented a frightful appearance, and whose left eye was com pletely closed, said about a quarter to two he was on duty in Coburg-row, Westminster, and saw the prisoner and a woman in a door-way making a great noise, so that the people opened their windows. Witness ordered them on, and they moved a short distance, but began again, and were again ordered on by witness. Prisoner then turned round, knocked him down, and while on the ground kicked him on the head, inflicting the wounds visible. He was rendered insensible, and recollected nothing furtha of the transaction until he found himself in the station. They were both drunk. Prisoner, who is a tall, powerful Irishman, over 16st. weight, cross-examined the constable as to the state of drunkenness, in which he was, and denied that he was drunk, said his wife was ill, and he was struck several times by the constable who knocked his hat off. This the constable denied, and the case was ad journed for the evidence of a witness respecting the prisoner's drunkenness. Sergeant Matthews, 12 B, who took the cLarge, was called, and proved that beyond a doubt pri soner was drunk. Prisoner made a rambling defence, to the effect that he was not drunk, and complained of being assaulted by the police-constable. A witness who saw the whole affair was not present. Remanded till Wednesday ; a summons to be issued for the witness to attend. The prisoner will then be committed for trial: THAMES. BOXING DAY ORGIES.—There were only four drunken charges from the K or Stepney division, and two from the H or Whitechapel division, this morning. The two divisions have the preserva tion of the peace and the protection of life and pro perty in a district containing a populatien of 330,000 souls. There were 21 other charges of the usual miscellaneous description. Mary Macarthy, an Irishwoman, was charged with stealing eleven. gunney bags, valued at 55., from the warehouse of Mr. Henry Schlemann, sack and bag maker, of Langley-place, Commercial road, East. The prosecutor carries on a large business, and he has been most extensively robbed. He has been plundered of 4,000 bags in the course of the last four years. He had lately received information that the prisoner was plundering him. Ho was slow in believing this, as the prisoner had been in his service 19 years, and he laboured under an im pression that she was an honest woman. Yesterday afternoon he met her in Prescott-street, White chapel, and carrying a large bundle under her shawl. He asked her where she was going, to which she replied that she was going to a laundress with some linen to be washed. He pulled her shawl on one side, and found there eleven new bags, his property, which had been stolen out of his warehouse. The prisoner said she was innocent and that the forewoman of Mr. Schlemann's estab lishment gave her the bags. This turned out not to be the fact. The prisoner, in her defence, en deavoured to make it appear that she was only the innocent tool of another woman, but failed in making out that defence. Mr. Schlemanu said he would not have prose cuted if he had not been robbed to a large amount. Mr. Paget—There is no occasion whatever for you to excuse yourself. The prosecution is a very just and proper one. It is the case of a servant robbing her employer, whose interests she was bound to protect. Mr. Schlemann said he wished the case to be iutnmarily disposed of. Mr. Paget—l cannot do that. The law does not allow summary jurisdiction in a case of this sort, a servant robbing her master. The prisoner is com mitted for trial. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKE7-71iis Day. Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market dull and in active. MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER.—On Thursday an inquest was held at Wavendon, near Newport Pagne 1. on the death a John White, a gamekeeper in the employ ment of Captain Swabey. The facts elicited were briefly as f Alows :—While the deceased, in company with an under-keeper named Edward Farr, were in 'Wavendon Wood on Christmas Eve they were met by James Inwood, a lathrender, and William Emmerton, bricklayer, belong ing to Woburn Sands, who were out on a poaching expe. dition. On find;ng they were discovered Emmerton ran away, and he was pursued by Farr. When they had got away a distance of fifty yards, Farr heard a shot fired, and on looking round saw White falling to the ground. Farr ran back to render assistance, and as he returned the deceased cried out, " Farr, I'm a dead man, and it's James Inwood that has shot me." Inwood ran away. Farr lifted White up, but he soon afterwards expired. Emmerton could give no account of where he was at the time of the occurrence, but, on his way to the Fennv Stratford Police-station, he made a statement to the fol lowing effect :—" I, William Emmerton, was in a field adjoining Wavendon Wood on Christmas Eve, between five and six o'clock, with James Inwood, going in Aearch of game, when we saw two men before us. We then stopped and stood still, when Inwood said, `Shoot"em ;' and I said I would not. He then said, `God strike ins dead, I will ;' when the men commenced running towards us. I said, ' Run,' and commenced running away. When I had got some distance I heard the report of anon. I then went home." The jury returned a veraict of "Wilful murder against James Inwood," but expmssed their conviction that there was no evidence against Emmerton. Inwood treated the matter with the tutinost Aidifference. • 'MIR (\IN fr_ • SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLoor. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE—This Day. EALING RACES—Tms DAT. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SELLING HANDICAP. Leotard . Baverley 1 Seven ran. HUNTERS' STAKES. Laurence Meerschaum Kingfisher . 3 Seven rae. TOWN PLATE. Helice Toni Coke klopvine Seven ran. GRAND EALING HANDICAP. Garus Capt. Crosstree A rie scot Eight ran. Won by a neck. MIDDLESEX HANDICAP. The Guide 1 Garus Nabocklish Five ran. Won by half a length. LOCAL CUP. Harold 1 Caustic 2 Miss Franklin 3 Four ran. LATEST CITY INTELLIGENCE. . CITY, 4.30 P.M. Since two o'clock there has been no change in the value of the English Funds. Consols closed at 92j for money and the account. Foreign Stocks have shown less firmness. Italian 5 per Cents. have declined f, to 441 i ; Greek Bonds to 12 12} ; Mexican Stock t, to 15a ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. f, to 32i 33. The annexed is from Messrs. Alexander Collie and Co.'s Manchester Report :—Dnring yesterday and to-day there has been even less disposition for business than on Tuesday, and in the absence of transactions the quotations then given are un changed. The following are the latest current quotations of same of the principal railway company shares : Caledonians, 73 73k ; Great Eastern, 31f ; Great Northern, 137 109 ; Great Western, 44 41k ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 1221 to 123 k ; Brighton, 49f 50}; 'Metropolitan, 1151 1164 ; Midland, 1021 1031 ; North-E tstern (Berwick), 98 99 ; and South Eastern, GGI 67-41. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 27. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon passed the Needles at 2.10 p.m. to-day. LONDON GAZETTE.-THIS EVENING. FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 26. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Adolfo Rivadeneyra as Vice-Consul in the Island of Ceylon, to reside at Colombo, for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. 11. Le Boutillier as Consul at Caspi Basin, Canada East, for the United States of America. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 12 01 • 11. 19 12 1 12 1 25 40 25 40 13 10 25 22± _ _ . 12 Oi 2e . 35 25 35 13 91- Short 25 121- 3 Months. 25 30 Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels Hamburg Paris Ditto tlarseilles Frankfort on the Maine ienni. 'Priest° l'aersburg,ti Berlin Niadrid 25 35. 25 30 1201 12 4U 12 4U Sli 6_261 25 35 120,1 12 45 12 45 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Uenoa Naples Palermo 6 27 28 8 28 85 28 8Z: 28 85 28 85 28 85 481 49 29 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 The Messina Lisbon Oporto .. MARKETS—( 2 his Day.) MARK LANE. There was a very poor show of English wheat here to day, coastwise and by land carriage. Tim attendance of millers was limited, yet the few fine samples on offer were readily disposed of at the extreme rates of Monday. Damp qualities, however, were inactive, on former terms. The supply of foreign wheat was extensive. Although sales progreesed slowly, late rates were well supported. In floating cargoes of grain very little was passing, at about stationary prices. There was a stoady inquiry for malting barley, at ex treme quotations. In grinding and distilling sorts very ittle was passing. Malt supported previous rates, but the sale for it was inactive. Oats moved off slowly, and the quotations were with difficulty supported. Beans, peas, and flour were unaltorod in value. Seeds and cakes were very inactive. AZRITALS THIS WM. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,740 J,2so 2,140 110 660 Irish eoreign 24,430 890 23,560 eki. liaise, 2,880 qrs 12,360 brim NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Tho markets are steadily supplied with meat. trade has ruled quiet at quotations. Per 811,1+ by the carcase. d s d Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 .diddling do. 3 6 3 8 Prime large do 3 .0 4 0 Prime, small do 1 2 4 6 Veal 3 8 4 6 ado d Interior mutton 3 0 3 4 Middling mutton 3 6 4 0 Prime do 4 2 4 6 Large pork 3 0 3 4 • Small pork 3 10 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. The trade for all kinds of hops has been without im provement. Even the finest pockets have been neglected, whilst in inferior sorts next to nothing has been doing. Prices are almost nominal. Mid and East Keats £6 15e to £lO 108 per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex 6 Os to 6 15s ~ Farnham BOs to 10 Os „ .._ Bavarian 4 lOs to 7 Os Belgians Yearlings 3 15s to 5 108 to 4 15a 6 152 PROGRAMME OF ST. ALBANS STEEPLECHASES. SATURDAY. 'The St. Albans Open Steeplechase . Handicap of 15 sous each, 10 ft, with 100 added; the winner of the Grand Metropolitan Steeplechase at Croydon 101 b, and the second in the same 51b, or any other winner after Nov. 22 (at nine a.m.) 71b extra; weights not to be accumu lative ; about three miles and a half ; 25 subs. The highest weight accepting being list 121 b, it has been raised to 12st 71b, and the others in proportion. Ago st lb Age st lb Sir Bobby ... a 12 7 Arlescott a 11 2 Benazet al2 5 Cabin Boy (h b) all 1 Despatch a 11 13 Badminton 5 10 13 Tally-ho(in.slb ex.) a 11 12 Spatchcoek ... a 10 13 Hornet a 11 11 Hipplyto ... a 10 13 Chimney Sweep(in- Greenland 6 10 12 eluding 101 b ex.) 5 11 11 Lawrence (h b) ... a 10 9 Pensioner (pd) ... 6 11 7 llighflyer a 10 9 Sprite a 11 7 King Alfred 6 10 9 Patience (h b) a 11 5 Harcourt (pd) 6 10 9 Tusculanum 5 11 5 NorthernLight(b b) 6 10 9 L. S. D. ... all 4 Polestar ... 5 10 9 Clansman ... ... 511 4 Bishopton sis The Local Cup (the gift of the licensed victuallers in the tow and neighbourhood of St. Albans), for horses the operty of persons residing within 4U miles of St. Albans, except winners of a handicap steeplechase ; llst each; and any winner over country 71b extra. Once round the Steeplechase Course, starting iu ft - cut of the Grand Stand. The Maiden 6tceplechase Plate of 30 sous ; llst 71b each ; if beaten three times previous to the time of starting allowed 7lb, twice bib; winners after the day of entry blb extra; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs ; about two miles. SENTENCE OF A COMF-MARTIAL.---The sentences passed by the general courts-martial which recently as sembled at Chatham garrison for the trials of Privates homes Roche, 14th Regiment; John Jackson, 82d Regi ment; and Henry Cardock, 2d Regiment, wore promul gated to the troops at head-quarters yesterday morning. The prisoners wore all tried for acts of gross insubordina tion, Roche having assaulted Lieutenant Cro igh, an officer of his regiment, and the prisoner Jackson having threatened to shoot any person who attempted to appre hend him at the time he was absent from the barracks without leave. The court sentenced each of the pri soners to two years' hard labour, and in addition awarded Roche fifty lashes, and sentenced Jackson to be marked with the letters " 8.C." and to be dismissed from her Ma jesty's service vrith ignominy. lei the ,ral ect m ot- ale )3.- is- P -2d ay' og ug ,ho Ica of 3e, le, In at tle I tO st st too I