The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-13 00:00:00

lONEy MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE o'CLocK. There continues to be a moderate demand for ac commodation in the general discount market, but no change can be reported in the rates current, Which continue at 1 2 per cent. Creditors of the China steamship and Labuan Coal Company (Limited) resident in Europe are requested to send particulars of their claims to Mr. J. B. Gibbons, one of the liquidators, by the Ist of January next, and those resident elsewhere by the Ist of June, 1868. At the meeting held to-day of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company, the report stated that the directors were glad to report an increase in the revenm: of the half-year ending the 30th June, 1867, as compared with that of the corresponding period in 1866, to the extent of 5 • 26 ,037. The net profit for the half-year ending the 30th of June last amounts to £108,178 Bs. 4d., b eing 40 . 88 of the gross receipts—£3s3 10s. sd. Per railway mile, or 4s. 2-3 d. per train mile. The revenue account bears the signature of the Government consulting engineers for railways, as approving and adopting it on behalf of Govern ment, in accordance with the arrangement recently laid down by the Secretary of State. The usual audited statements of receipts and payments on !apical and interest accounts to the 30th June la st are annexed to the report. By a re ference to them it will be seen that the total r eceipts on capital amounted to £6,844,902, of which £663,920 had been received in the half-year. The total audited expenditure on capital account to the same period amounted to £6,836,615, exclusive of stores and materials, and some additional expen diture, not yet finally passed by the Bombay Go- Yernraent. The sanction of the Secretary of State to increase the previously authorised £750,000 of new share capital to £1,000,000 was obtained, in order to make further provision for the completion of the company's line and works. The return from the Bank of England for the We ek ending th e 11th of D e cember gives the fol lowing results when compared with the previous Week it " h t „ £3,036,481 Decrease £2,651 1 , „- ""c deposits ... 5,783,788 Increase 453,054 wther deposits ... 18,679,523 ... increase 172,516 On the other aide of the account erriment securities £12,319,205 No change. ytiter securities 17,026,322 Increase 210,320 .Netea unemployed ... 12,162,595 ... Increase 401,880 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,400,985, bei ng an increase of £ 4 41,585 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £21,663,557, show ing a decrease of £53,885 when compared with the Preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position °f the Bank of England and the price of Consols W ith the corresponding week of last year : Bullion .. Same Week At Present. last Yeas. ... £21,663,5b7 ... 418,551,471 l t ; serr e 13,262,572 ... 11,457,676 Ra te circulation 23,400,985 ... 22,09 3 , 7 95 'ate of di scount ... 2 per cent. ... 4 per cent. ' xi % of Consols 93 881 The return" of the Bank of France for the week endi ng Yesterday shows the following, changes as fPared with the previous accounts :—There is a rthey increase of £550,000, in the stock of bullion, thu g raisi ng th e to t a l to £40 , 030,000. At th e same time commercial operations continue to diminish, a reduction of £840,000 having taken place in the mount of bills under discount. The silver market continues inactive. The latest 1 , 3 , 11 , c " in the bullion m a r k e t a re as follows :—Bar 6o ld, 775. Sid. per ounce standard; ditto, parting, 181 . ditto; doubloons, Spanish, 755. 9d. to 765. per "n ee; ditto, Mexican and South American, 735. b 9 c l . ditto ; U n it e d St a t es E agles, 76 5. 30. ditto. Sr silver, 5s Old, p er ounce stan d ar d ; ditt o , j 5 con taining gold (five grains and upwards), 5s id do. ; l ol lars, Mexican, 4 s . 10id . to lid. per o unce. Eng -411 cake silver, ss. 511. 4 e ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Imperial Bank (Limited) will be hell on 14th Jan. text for the purpose of declaring a dividend. The marine department of the Realm Mutual insurance Company has been undertaken by Mr. Charles Ellis of Lloyds'. In the Mincing-lane Markets during the last few ; 4 3'8 ther e h as b een very li tt l e an i ma ti on , a lth oug h a gar has shown a slight recovery from the late de treBBinn. Coffee, rice, and cocoa have been inac -4% at former rates ; while only limited dealings 47 e been entered into in tallow, at about previous quotations. The traffic returns of the Ottoman Railway Com vaanY for the week ending 24th November, 1867, nUnted to £1,310 10s. Bd., against £825 2s. 7d. et , th e corresponding week of 1866, showing an in ell" of £485 ss. ld. li"' e speeting the grain market at Birmingham Mr. t ra , C. B. Cave states as follows :—" The corn ehe 'e during the week has not assumed any more t re er fnl feeling, but everywhere dull in the ex although at the principal country markets pa t supplies supplies are most moderate, they still keep arri with the wretchedly limited demand. Foreign i llto va le are liberal, but the bulk of them go be lt g r anary. At this day's market there was a t n ell: a ttendance and rather more inquiry for fi n e sh of Wheat, which sold more freely at an advance tee Per quarter on the prices of last week, fine pe r snaking 68s. to 705., and white 725. to 765., all 410 quarter of 4961b5. Foreign wheat attracted 4c4 a 0 at tention (chiefly American), although the nce demanded caused a limited business. Two o'CLocl. pe tch enording to Reuter's tel egram this morning the ' Ilentes were 69f. 52c. Flat. Eti. *l ner tone prevails in the ma r ket for the ads lla h Funds i n th e a b sence o f any un f avoura bl e 'o4aeli f rom the Continent. Consols ha v e i m p r o v ed v2 i 93 for money, and 93 1 for the account. few Threes are 92/ 3 ; Reduced Annuities ! I ZElchequer Bills, 28s. pre m . ; B an k St oc k, ; India 5 per C en t s ., 1121 1131 ; di tto 4 3i pet el ite., 1001 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104 t an d ditto B on d s, 53 5. prem. tlilin e been b aa in th e F ore i gn St oc k d epar t men t h as th e a l'Y rest r i cte d , the mem b ers b e i ng engaged in p ti (Mal settlement of the account. The latest tl3' e ea are: Italian, 451 ; Greek, 12,1131 ; Mexi etl6i ; Spanish Passive, 251 ; Turkish 5 per 18 6 1, 33 i ; Brazilian, 1865, 75 76 ; Chilian, ; and Peru v i an , 1865, 171 hik ve ° transactions in the Railway Share Market 1 4% 4 " jea n to a fair extent, and a slight improve thee'lla be reported in the rates current for most 4 11c1 x T principal lines. Great Western, Brighton, doela.°M-Western have each improved ; Cale %eti-11' 1; and Great Northern, Midland, and lEastern 4e elitl e d 3 each 1, while Metropolitan have Th e pi* air tr , e Forei gn and Colonial lines are also a shade 4 nat t i . , San Paul o are mar k e d 16i ; South , d ian:;;',,and Lomb ar d o -V ene ti an , 14/ ; E as t In -1 111 1 1121 • and G rea t Indian Peninsul a , le 4. to , 0 -.4 ner lean Securities Illinois have advanced 1, s tat es ; Erie Sh ares arc 471 48 i ; and United B ank - Z 0 Bonds, 711 721. ithares are without material variation. To ndo and Westminster have declined to 691 ; 1 4;., , 11d °11 and County are firm at 541 ; Union of 13, itlk n a at 361 . z Bank of Australia at G2l ; and .11,,,,°,,f,4gYPt at 36. -kti a ;" lt ! l v Honduras Loan is steady at 1 4 prem. are et _ . ;e and Great Western Railway Debentures , ea uY at 21 23, and the Consolidated Mort .l‘.4 • 4'nn ds at 19 20. Zella nenus and Finance Shares are flat, with WhieheetiPtion of Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., Qoi n , 4ve improved to 871. National Discount. 13 i' an Y are dealt in at 111 General Credit and alert4t at 1 s ' • g a _ 5-16, and Viceroy of Egypt's t,e Loan has improved to 72/. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two P.M. 6: 4" 1 ! , been a, good demand for Grenville, `Ol3, Priuce Wales, Chuntales, East Lovell, and West Frances. Annexed are the latest quotations : East Calm Brea, 2 21; Chiverton Moor, 51 6 ; Chontales Gold, 31 31; Clifford Amalgamated, 5/ 6 ; East Basset, 11 13 ; East Caradon, 51 51; East Lovell, 81 81 ; East Russell, ; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s 6d 20s Od ; Great Lacey, 171 181; Groat Retallick, ; Great Wh al Vor, 17 171 ; Marko Valley, 6162 ; North Crofty, 21 21 ; North Treskerby, 31s 33s Od ; Prince of Wales, 19s 51s ; West Basset, —; South Caradon, —; South Frances, 23 271 ; Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 101 111; West Chiver ton, 65 67; West Seton, 185 130; Whoa. Basset, 80 85 ; Wheal Grenville, 27s 2"Js ; Wheal Seton, 91 93 ex div. ; Great South Tolgus, 228 24s OJ. BRITISH 1114DX —T WO O'OLOGX. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per lieut. Consols Di. Account, I per Cant. Reduced 93 9 i New 3 per Cent 94 - NTew 2} per Cont. Jan. 1894 — Do. ~) per Cont.. an. 1873 — tnnuitios, SO yrs, expire sth J an . ' Diw Do. for 33 yrs, expire sth April 1835_ Do (Rod Sea Tele6rupli), Au ~, 1908_ Mareh. E:che•pler Bills, .£1,0T., 2 & 21 per Ct 23 pm Do £eOO — PT , " Do. £lOO & £290 — pin Bank of England Stook, 41 per Om; 212 1 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian :took - , 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per C;Ait. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5. per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cont., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 188 ., Do : Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CIMOK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent DD. 41 per Cent., 1852-58,60 Do. 1863 D). 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account 751 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent.) Cal" 6 per Cent. Cußian 6 -per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — 00. 6 per Cent, B Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip, £32 paid C o nibian, 6 per Cent. littlish, 3p :r Cent., 1825 D tnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 por Cent., 1867 631 61 Equa,dor New Oonsolidated, 1 per Cent — e:gyptiar, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue •• D '. £590 Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds BO Do. 1861 Do. £5lO Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds ••••• Governiutut Railway Debentures ....• 93 21 3} Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups Do. Account Du. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent Itolian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do, Account ~ Do. Maremmana Hallway Slexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French ilonievidoau 6 per Cent. Ithorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada lli Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 721 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 Juno Do Account Portugueso 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 411 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6l Do 41 por Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent, 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 por Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. ... Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5.......... Do. do. £Bl 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 Ina- Cent — Span:sh 3 per Con — Do AccfAint Do .New Deferred 341 Do Account Do Passive 9s} Do Acctant Do Corn. Cert. of Cour. not funded Du Account :urkish 6 per Cont., 1851 Do Account Do 6 .per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cont., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6l Do. 1863 s2i Do 5 per gent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 521 '2 Da 1 per Cont.' Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Lon'loa. Austnau 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cont., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil 531 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates _ French Routes, 3 por Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 18S1, Ex. 25f. Do. Account . 451 TWO I9'OLOC.3K. Consols, Money 921 3 Do. Account [The following appeared in our Latest Edition of yester day e►ening.] CITY, HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK. Since two o'clock Consols have advanced I per cent., the latest prices being 92i 93 for transfer, and 93 for the account. Bar gold to the amount of £lO,OOO has been taken from the Bank of England. The return issued from the Bankers' Clearing House by George Derbyshire, chief inspector of the paid clearing, for the week ending the 11th Dec., is as follows : Thursday, £10,031,000 Friday, SaturdAy, 9,860,000 Monday, 8,436,000 Tuesday, Wednesday, Total £53,042,000 Tho following are the principal alterations exhi bited in the Bank of England return published this afternoon :—A decrease of £53,885 in the Bullion, of £441,585 in the Active Circulation, an increase of £401,780 in the Reserve of Notes, of £240,320 Other Securities, of £453,054 in the Public Balances, and of £172,506 in the Private Balances. Foreign stocks have closed as follows :---Italian, 451 ; Greek, 124 13; ; Spanish Passive, 251 26 ; and 3 per Cents., 358 36. The latest prices of railway shares are as follows : Great Western, 444 414 ; Leeds, 123 1 ; Londons, 1141 144 ; Midland, 111 k 111 i ; Brighton, 51} 528 ; Caledonians, 75 751 ; Chatham, 181 19 ; Great Northern, 108 1081 ; ditto A Stock, 110 111 ; Metropolitan, 1151 116 ; South Eastern, 671 674 ; Sheffield, 47 471 ; North Eastern (Ber wick), 99 100 ; ditto (York), 94 95 ; North British, 33 34 ; Great Eastern, 304 31. LIVERPOOL COT7'O2\T 111ARKE7—This Day. Market dull. Sales probably 8,000 bales. THE WESTMINSTER PLAY.—The first of the three annual theatrical performances took place at West minster School yesterday evening, the well known "Adelphi" of Terence having bowl the play selected for this classical entertainment. A large and distinguished audience assembled, according to custom, upon the occa sion, but the embodiment of the different characters did not seem to us to present any very striking feature, and we cannot say that it exceeded in any respect the average amount of excellence. The first representation, however, may be regarded as a species of mere rehearsal, and when it is repeated, according to anuouncAnent, on Tuesday next and on Thursday next, we shall have a bet or oppor tunity of estimating the merits of the young performers. An unusual amount of distress appears to prevail in some parts of tho North of Ireland at present. In Belfast, on Tuesday, at the usual meeting of the Board of Guardians, there were no less than 250 applicants for ad mission to the workhouse —a much larger number than on any previous occasion for a considerable number of years. —.Dublin Express. - SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An engine driver, named John Shepherd, mot with a Latin' accident at Haigh, near Wigan, on Tuesday afternoon. Ile and a fireman, named Henry Harrison, were proceeding up a branch colliery line, off the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway line, at a very rapid speed. On arriving at a rather sharp curve the engine went off the line, and fell down the embankment, dragging with it two waggons, Shepherd was killed, while Harrison oscapod with only a few slight brui6e3 on the head, BRITISH :Cain. Consul. Gold, lim 1 - 11;11iyerton —liilord Amalgamated 3U 5 7 )eyou G. Cons. ("Pavia 1 4.0 10 N Orakewalls 2.1.0 3 1 'East Bassett (Illogan) 291 15 17 :East Caratlon ILL, 5 6 East earn Bros 33 3 33 •r; not, Grenville East Gunnisitake .. 8.3.6 3 4 East Loved 3.0.0 8 11 E. W'l Russell (Tayistkl 11.7.6 13 21 4a.m.& StAubyn(G wen. 4 5 4 Great Laxcy, limited all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14.8° Great Wheal 8u0y... 14.9.6 Wheal Vor 10 17 19 .; renville 19.0.6 1 1 Herod's Foot 8.10.0 35 37 Ilingston Downs ..... .1 5.10. 23 21 Margaret (Uny Lelaut.'l3.l7.l 6 6 Marke Valley 12.10.1 4) 53 4 tiwyndy Iron Ore, lien 33 23 13 New S tun North toskear . 361 5 7 51 N.Wh Bassett(lllog - an 1.4.0 - North Wheal Prof ty .. 2.13.0 2 3 Prosper United......,., 8.11.0 2 23 Providence ,Uny Lelant 10.6.7 29 3t S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 13 380 400 , South Condurrow 3.2.0 3 1 —s. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 373 421 ,Stray Park . 35.11.0 4 41 rin Croft l3 11 13 Vigra and Clogan, lint W est Bassett (Illogan - ,W. Paranoia (.Ltskiirtil 1 1) 11 West Chiyerton . 11 71 73 I West 5et0n.....„ IWheal Bassett 'Mogan 53 673 723 Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 25 a 7 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 16 18 Wheal 6eton Wheal Trelawney (Lis ] 5.17.0, 9 7 eaturisu rossEssloxs. 100 Atlantic& St.Lawrenoe all 63 65 Cen.ln. at 100 111 105 1043 gu. 5 per cent.... 20 Do. shares lO p 3p 203 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 31 4 10 Do. Preference 100 I ButL,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 llO 88 71 at Calcutta &S. E., lira (00 at :s.;.e Town ate Dock, go 100 18 62 lOU ‘);,suerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 R 2 at I , :ast. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 03 164 it East I adnio, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 114 112 40 Do. J Extension at irsun Prunk of Csuads 100 :7 18 tOU 00. Equip. Mort, Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c all ?-3 85 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 50 52 100 Do. do deferred 100 Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds., all 10 45 too Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3d PlTA:stock. all 32 SI 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deferred st t. lonia Pen. gun.. sp.e 100 107 108 1113 1° 11 13 o. Goa. 5 per cent lB 2 p 20 Do. New gua 52. c 6 2 r et t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at 1) 43 per cent lou 92 91 at Do 203 3 , ireat Wea. of Canada all 153 153 203 Do. New .. . all - 100 i)o. 6p. c lice. pay. 1873 all 95 57 100 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 66 .67 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 3 3d at Madras, g u s. 5 p.c 100 100 102' ICU I at Do. 43 do lOO 93 15 at 1)o. 13 do lOO 89 91 2') Do. Fifth Extensiool 5 6t 6Melh. Cor. 6p. c. flnds.l 100 50 - Mel. 1 Hobson's 8ay..1 all at "N.Rl.C'ela,6pclstpf.ba . ! 100 83 65 at Selnde 100' 300 101 1C43 et Do. Delhi 20 Do. do st Do. I'un:aub au6 100 99 4 t: Do.lndus St. Flo: b .° IV 85 Irtubt 3TLE 7 Dec. 1 2 . ,y afternoon, ac . and ber Male st / flied by Princ ess attended by ti'e id Princess Ne n ' with the Queen le Castle. he Castle. L and Princ e- , -.0 , 1 the Duko ay. has returned Ler, from Brighton• vn yesterdnY for s of Ailesbilrif 6 select party, !r a , at Critchill, Wlul er left Spencer ,rp Park. have arrived R t rship has been or s accompanied 11 tained at Grimo' [ Aveland, 0 01°Ii : r Boycott, CaPtsl Park Tehidy agt.on HOW], O to Colonel the o removed 0 ° 1 : •ther Castle, /a l ' :es place to-dal. CHARTO nas Sutton 1111 something 1 1 P_ 4 : 'est (though t i : ller than us ual bility before to i l louse School 0 0 mntry, and 135 0 d having P ass , r tbusian ro° l3ag 0 rds, has fo r ": 0 to the porP °s ," as ono °tirs' he school ch a p el e collegers _ present, teg A rc hdeac on 4 nd a number of ched by an Watts, vicar o 1 • mathenia tir 'or his text t'4 71 j 0 1 ° t 5 , h 0 year being ‘, O son Foote, islu rsity. th e events of to Carthusia% Ited the fre e Ü be transfer to Godalniingi. c lP o l e Lord Jo sti tbe Ind one of 0. he Right ° the ?,ntiou to el 1 in the 0 102 , ShakesP el' o r i ; the prolD °i ' i ef f nors hip of '-', llO ac hieved at e ` nt rear Dy Pres it the orO r r s o 1 delivery remarks , Ic d. w ith a /0 4 r d e fray tP rsity• rio f d ow n to 0 ,- sideney le Hale. 1 ., e 0 r(3 dull „ or . Eternura due h0n117.0 J. R. the sse, Q•C• 9 „1„. he yen. 1 31 1 ;; , V. Dr. D r° ol . is , and 3 165 0 ,, Cuneing b n 6 e r, The di it kind, 513 ty broke LIP 011 HOUSg• 40 5 Cartb li n ' t of abridg nie- ,, To Morton s , $ Derfortaon , tea Lacy ac Tye, I ) De to v illt lit ls ' ,Taube r e L • for f r a , quite ,d (PI vat scrapes 'OO,l serslceof 4 ,stat'' th i v g cc aob oY eby i ll s Lui „hoo : os o Lay"- , , beer, m . , a a 4 that • P°' 0 te6tatot.lie, -the s et ' ll ,. l L? aucDP THE SUN, LONDON._P.RIOAY EVENING, DECE.MBER 13, 13(J SHARE LIST.--This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. pric and Bandon .scrip Cr. to Do. !Glasgow & S. Western! Great Eastern, Ord. stk.! Do. E. Augl. st. No. 4.1 'Great North ot ScOtlani Great Northern Do. A stock ; Do. h otvek . Do. New, Is, at 25 pin; UtS, and W. ot Ircland; ;Gt. Western -OriginuA Do. S. V4l. Itail gual Do. South Iti ales ....! Do. W. Alid.—Oxlord Do. Newport • Do. Hereford ;Landon sue lliaoswaiAl ilngh., A S Coast `i=on., chat., and Dover; Do. .he:rop. V.,x. A 1 ;Lou. A Aorta Western! ;Lou. A z....outi; 11;estertij !Aati., Oho., Lincoln l Do. New Do, Extension.-- Atetropoli tan District. Do. do. do. 1)0. and St. John's W'd Do. .CO Share Do, liirenin.. S, Darby it id 1: cot .. North British Do. Ed., Dun Nth. Eastern •- lierwicii! Do. hI.N*.E purohnsel Do. Leeds Do. Yorl - DO. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. e:z. Darling - . 1 Do. Jo. 1660-61 North London Do. do. 1851 5 . Do. do. ISO ,:iorth Staffordshire V. & S. W. Junction Soottish Central ITicot. N. E , Aber. atockl 1)0. Scot, Mid. st.)3t ;Shropshire Union Niouth Devon iouth Eastern . itaiues, Wok., Wok Pat' Vale Do. C Vale oft Neath Waterford & Waterloo Whltelia Test Cornwall 95 Oil ;:',l 311 7 15 6 JOS , C 9 !11 1.1 12.1 1.5 31i I 7 911 Os 231 24, 25 30 21) 31 ;23 0, :,2 lb; it) 100 Wu leu 10U all Ilk 14 77 79 16 16 1.11 116 il5 IU6 till (ill 6C 62 33 34 93 ICI 93 OS 130 132 111 116 1 lip 58 5i 110 112 56 47 42 14 6 66 tl4 gi 145 .50 10) 1) 1114 44 32 4} sif 141 j. 51 l 5 1 CI 7 111 lb, tilt 12 1 Ppi 100 674 8 L A W INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn and a Common Jury.) COLEMAN V. SCOTT.-.A NOVEL PLAN FOR AN ORGAN. This was au action to recover the amo►int of an organ which had been supplied by the plain - who is an organ maker and player to defendant. The latter denied that the amount was due, and stated that it was put up in such iu an efficient manner thz•,t it was useless, and that payment had been offered .Dn con dition that the instrument was put into a proper state and made fit to be of any service. Mr. Philbrick appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. L. Smith for the defendant. It appeared that last Easter the plaintiff was employed to construct and erect an organ for a temporary church i❑ one of the populous districts of the East-end. The building which was to con tain it was built over some stabler, and the organ was to be in order for performance on the Saturday night before Easter Sunday. The plaintiff averred that he had it perfectly in order on the Saturday night, although he admitted that it had no pedals, and seven of the strings were stopped, but these lie said did not in the least affect the matter, as the instrument was perfectly fitted for all it was intended for. He had subse quently brought an action to recover the money, and a Mr. Elliott had offered him a cheque if ho would forego the expenses incurred—this he de clined to do. Nothing was said about putting the instrument in condition, he should not wonder at its being in a bad condition after remaining over the damp of the stable. The defence was that the instrument was de fective, and that payment had been offered and ref used. The jury being divided, retired to consider their verdict. POLICE INTELLIGENOE.—This Day, BOW-STREET. NOT A BAb JUDGE.----A gentleman, who gave the name of John Brown, was 'charged before Mr. Vaughan with being drunk and incapable. It appeared from the evidence of Police-constable F 52 that last night or early this morning a cab drove up to Bow-street and put the prisoner down at the police-station. The cab driver, saying that he was instructed to drive his fare to Bow-street, left without giving any further account. Mr. Vaughan to the prisoner—hlow came you in thi3 state ? Prisoner—l had been out to a dinner, and am ashamed to say took a little too much to drink. Mr. Vaughan—Have you any recollection how you came to be in the cab ? Prisoner—Yes, sir ; 1 got into the cab myself, and as I wanted to go to my hotel, and not knowing how, like a drunken man's notion, I thought I could place faith in the police, and that they would con duct me to my hotel; I therefore ordered the cabman to drive me to the police station, which he did. I paid the cabman his fare. The prisoner was then fined ss. LA IV INTELLIGENCE, De& 12. SIIERRIFFS' ' COURT (11En LION-SCILTARE).—DEc. 12. (Bofore Mr. Under-Sheriff Burchell and n, Jury.) DOVIELL Y. TIIE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.— OXFORD RACES. This was an action in the Exchequer, in which judg ment was allowed by default, brought by the plaintiff, Mr. John Doviell, against the company for torninghim out of a carriage at Reading on his return from Oxford at the time of the races. The damages were laid at £1.50, and a writ of inquiry was executed to assess the amount of damages to b.) awarded. Mr. Sergeant R.Allison (with whom was Mr. .7.+PlJeod) appeared for the plaintiff, whom he described as a gentle man travelling for a City house iu the spirit trade. lle went in August to Oxford, and at Reading he presented his return ticket, which was available for four days, and the stationmaster refused to recognise it, as he said it was out of date, and he was dragged out of the carriage in the presence of several gentlemen, and prevented returning to Paddington. For the misconduct ho brought an action and the company had offered au ap6logy and £3O as com pensation, which he (Ur. Sergeant R-)biuson) was willing to accept, and the jury would he saved a long inquiry. Mt. 11. James, as counsel for `.he company, desired to say a few words before the verdict was recorded. A mistake had been made by the station-master at Reading. It hap pened during the Oxford races, for which the return tic kets were availahle for four days ; he had, however, mis taken the time, ant considered the ticket out of date. He at oaeo apologised, and the matter would have been set tled but for the excessive damages demanded by the plain tiff. Mr. Sergeant Robinson accepted this ample apology. All he could say was that there had been personal vio lence, and the plaintiff was prevented going by the train, and obliged to go intoßeading for some hours ; and when the station master found out his mistake he admitted it, but all the gentlemen who had seen the indignity committed had gone, and the only course was the action, and au apology had now been publicly made. Mr. li. James—You have the apology and £3O besides. The learned Under Sheriff told the jury that, as the learned gentlemen had arranged the amount their simple duty was to assess the amount agreed upon. The jury assessed the damages at pO. l'aid prim. dens. i R a il way ,. 1 f Closing Sublet lhare et rietol and I , .&c6er ....I NO 81 83 at ;aledonian ._...3 100 74 76 751 i 8t *Aniorian ....e 100 20 NJ ' ric and Bandon.. ...4 f o 110 'ornwall ei all 2 4 8t ,Dublin it liellast Jun:. Do 74 76 at tOun„rerttl, & .&b.J unc„ . 140 70 72 100 WI London. ncrin Cr•:ir.f all ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. The annual dinner of the above club took place yester day at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's. The as semblage was, as usual, very large, and included many dis tinguished yachtsmen, and was presided over by Mr. A. Areedeckne, the commodore. After an excellent dinner the Chairman gave the usual loyal asd patriotic toasts, which were succeeded by " The Ropl London Yacht Club," "The Commodore," " Tho other Yacht Clubs," " The Vice-Commodore," " The Rear Commodore," "The Treasurer and other Officers," &c. In giving "The Royal London Yacht Club," the COM moronE, in his usual happy vein, which is popularly ac knowledged, said the Club was established in 1838, and had 6iPCJ that time steadily progressed. It had conferred great advt.ntages upon yachting, and was likely to confer more. Flom the usual small beginning, it now had a fleet of yachts rnounting to about 1,000 tons; and while good fellowship, good feeling, the happy union which had hitherto distinguished it prevailed, there could be no doubt that the club would still rise in importance and character. (Loud cheers.) Mr. EAGLE proposed " The Health of the Commodore,' and dwelt upon his high qualifications for the office, which were fully acknowledged by theapplause that greeted him fie said it had been his good fortune to bo associated with him for years, and every one in tho club knew how he had exerted himself in its behalf ; his position, his worth, his amiable qualities as a man and as a gentleman had endeared him to them, and he was sure they would give the toast of his health a hearty welcome. (Loud cheers.) Mr. ARCEDECKNE briefly returned thanks. He said ho had, nine or ton times, at their annual dinners, had a simi lar honour to the present—an honour which ho hoped would be repeated for years to some. Ile assured them that while he had the honour of heading them it would bo his constant study to advance the interest of this great body. (Much applause.) The other toasts wore then given and duly responded to especially that by Mr. CILAIMEWOOD of " The other Yacht Clubs." BENDIGO, THE EX-CHAMPION OP ENG- LAND IN TROUBLE AGAIN. On Thursday (yesterday) William, Thompson, alias Bendigo, an ex-champion of England, was brought before the borough magistrates at the Nottingham Police-court charged with being drunk and disorderly early that morning. Police-constable Jennings said he was on duty in Broad-street at two o'clock in the morr.ing, when he saw the prisoner, who was ♦ory drunk. He was making a great noise. He said, amongst other things, that he would knock witness's head off. Upin this statement b •iag made by witness in court prisoner exclaimed , "You are telling a lie—are you a Fenian, telling such stories ?" and added that he (prisoner) was- drunk at the time. Tho witness and prisoner w re standing close together in court, when Bondigo started a few stops away and ex claimed, "He's going to hit me, the blackguard--the's going to hit me before the Court." Tho ex-champion then began to square his fists amid roars of laughter, and said ho was only singing a Christ mas carol at the time, being "on the spree;" and that ho was quiet enough when let alone. He had paid 40s. when last he was before the Bench, and they now ought to let him off, as ho meant nobody any harm. The prisoner, who appeared still the worse for liquor was remanded. THE CAPTAIN OF THE UNIVERSITY EIGIIT.—He ought to be a refined diplomatist, to have a rapid and de cisive judgment, and the power of enforcing discipline. He should have the courage to hold firmly his own opinion, and the rarer courage to make c'l, ;es wh :•u it is neces sary. A captain requires as much skill in composing a crew as a Minister in forming a Cabinet. It is not enough that the mon separately should be good—and the break down of any one at a critical moment may ruin the whole plan—but each must fit into its proper place. There aro in finite difficulties in soothing small vanities and propitiat ing silly jealousies; as in the larger world, each man chosen is apt to make one grumbler at his selection, and half a dozen grumblers at their exclusion ; and the mere task of keeping eight mon in good temper who aro all in a feverish state of hard work and excitement, and who have to take all their meals and pass most of their vacant hours in each other's company, is itself enough to try an angel. Bow is an unpopul ,r man, and ill-natured people main tain that he has boon put in out of favouritism ; Two takes the captain aside every morning to reveal to him—not without gloomy satisfaction—a sure symptom of some new and fatal disease which h 3 has just detected in a vital organ ; Three is a picture of health and strength, but is o clumsy that no one knows whether ho can bo licked into tolerable shape in time ; Four is a heavy good-tempered giant, who serves the invaluable purpose of being a butt to the rest of the crew at feeding times, but be is apt to lose his head, and then he is about as dangerous in a boat as a startled elephant in a caravan ; Five would be unimpeach able, but for the dark hints that he has a private score at 1 ; some unknown publiehouse ; Six labours under a chronic grievance, declaring with much loss of good temper to all his fellows that Four does not take his share of the ! work ; Seven is really delicate, as Two professes to be, and will conceal his ailments till it is too late to find a substitute ; and if the captain does not himself row, Stroke probably considers himself to be the one I man in the University who understands the art of rowing, and has to be coaxed and wheedled into a decent subordina tion ; the coxswain has been chos!n after long deliberation on the ground that it is worth securing an ounce more brains at the cost of a stone more flesh, and all the crew are profoundly convinced that if they lose it will be owing to that superfluous weight in the stern-sheets. Then there are perplexities about the boat, about the details of the work, about the examiners who will torture some members of the crow, about the food supplied, and about a hundred other matters which are a constant tax upon the unlucky captain's fund of good humour. —St. Pours Magazine. TALLEYRAND'S TABLE.—Prince Talley-rand had in his household a culinary organisation of the most complete kind that could bo secured by a division of labour for there were heads of four department—rotisseur, saucier patissier, as well as an qA:ier for the dessert. Ho ate but once a day, to secure an appetite, and tasted every dish, taking wino after it to prepare his palate for the next deli cacy. This establishment was kept up regardless of ex pense, and the fortunate guest knew that the greatest triumphs of French cookery would be placed before him.-- Lift, of Thomas S. Duncombe. Au audacious robbery of jewellery has just taken place in the Rue RambuteAu. The police, in going their rounds the night before last, remarked that a shutter in a shop window had been forced from its place and turned aside so as to leave exposed one of the squares of glas3, which NI as then fractured ; the thieves had thus been aide to carry off all the articles in the imme diate vicinity, consisting of watches, chains, and rings. The individuals by whom this act had been committed had evidently cut their hands or arms with the broken glass, asa velvet cloth in the window was stained with blood. Several articles of jewellery were found on the pavement before the shop, and twelve rings and a pair of ear-drops were afterwards picked up in the Rue du Temple close by, where they had been dropped by the thieves. The value of the property taken away amounts to about 35,000 fr. M. Chilly, manager of the Odeon Theatre, has written to the journals that the authorities have prohibited the performance of Victor lingo's " Ruy Blas." MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL OF SYSTEMATIC UTTEHERS OF COUN TERFEIT COIN.—JaMCS and Ann Smith, husband and wife, charged with systematically uttering counterfeit coin at the houses of different licensed victuallers, were brought before Mr. D'Eyncourt for committal. The prisoners were seen by Binstead Webb, a plain clothes officer of the C division, in Carnaby street, and suspecting them he followed and watched them with much perseverance from public-house to public-house, at each of which places the male pri soner either uttered or attempted to utter a coun terfeit half-crown, and he then took the prisoners into custody. The prisoners declined saying anything. Webb said that the female prisoner had been convicted of a similar offence, and sentenced to rive years' penal servitude, and she was at the pre sent time at large on a ticket-of-leave. Mr. D'Eyncourt committed the prisoners for rial. MARKETS—( I his Day.) MARK LANE. Coastwiso and by land carriage the arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day wore very moderate, and in but middling condition. Selected parcels were disposed of at prices fully equal to Monday, but tho inquiry for them was by no means active. Inferior qualities were heavy at late rates. We were tolerably well but not to say heavily supplied with foreign wheat. There was rather more business doing in it, at Monday's currency. Floating cargoes of wheat were tolerably firm in price Other produce afloat supported previous prices. Both English and foreign barley was in fair request, at full prices. The supply was tolerably good. Malt—the show of which was moderate—sold slowly, at last week's quotations. We have no change to notice in the value of oats. The demand, however, was steady. Beans and peas ruled about stationary. Flour was inactive, and American qualities were rather cheaper. ARE/TALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,570 1,530 2,330 30 1,710 Irish Foreign 43,310 13,910 43,150 300 sks Maize, 220 qrs. 49,260 brls NEWGATE AND LEADENDALL. These markets aro fairly supported with meat. Only a moderato business has been concluded at the annexed rates : Per 81bs by the carcase. 2d e d Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 8 p r i me large do 3io g , Prime small do 4 2 4 6 Veal 3 8 4 6 sdsd Inferior mutton 3 0 3 3fiddlinz mutton 3 8 4 0 Prime do 4 2 4 es Large pork 3 8 4 6 Small pork. 3 6 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. We have no change to notice in this market. The trans. actions have been confined to choice growths for ilim. diato consumption. Mid and East Keats .£7 Os to £ll. Os per cwt. Weald of Kent 7Os to 8 15s „ Sussex 6 15s to BOs „ Farnham-- Bavarian 5 lOs to 88s , Belgians ..................... sOs to 6Os „ Yearlings COLONIAL. TEA.—Business continues very inactive without any change to report in values. SUGAR.—For superior descriptions there is a moderate inquiry at steady rates, but other sorts aro neglected. Refined goods are dull of sale, but quotations remain un altered. COFFEE.—A limited business has been effected in superior descriptions of plrntation Ceylon, which have fully supported previous rates ; in other qualities there has been no change as regards values. EICE.—Tho demand for soft grown descriptions has con and prices generally are w e ll supported, some tiuued, rather extensive dealings having been effected for ex- portation. TALLOW.—Business has been enacted, and quotations for present and forward delivery are a shad e l ower. P . Y .C. on the spot is quoted 425. 6d. to 425. 9d., and spring deli very 435. to 133. 3d. per cwt. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. 41lzatralis Arid New Zealand, viA South! , uniitoa..... De:. 20 Ditto, via Marseillet Ditto, via Palma . • •• •••• ...Deo. 3 . ) iirszil, Bactum &yreB, sad onto .. Jan 5. • Ditto, by French packet Capa Veids. by Brazil pa. et ...... . 1 n 5 ;ape 01 Good dope, Awenaion, an , t it.,:blia Doi M t`aang.'atid 31ng•Vuro. vl , SouLtiainiit:m Dec 20 Ditto, Tia ..... Falkland Izianda Jibtaltitr, via ioutbarnptou.. ..... ............. Dec It India via Southampton Dec it Ditto, vi l!larseil es ...D e. Malta, Egypt, ......... • •• •• • • ............. Del 20. Ditto, 31.0.•!,.i11em.. Dm 14. 3lauritla2, Cape of Gool H ape, and Natal, vi,l Southaruptou Deo. 0 Ditt ), Marrel.les Dec. 11 Newfoundli, Portugal ........................................ Jan. 5 Ditto, by pr•I: 1e ship to Oporto Ditto t :tto to Lisbon United States, lansda, California, &c.,British packet Ditto, by t_ 1 Red States paoket _ Ditto ditto 'No,v York) Ditto ditto Nov York) Ditto ditt ( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet .. Deo. 13. West Coast of Atria, Sladeira, and Tenerin Deo. 17. West ladies and rtwitic (except M:eXiJO and Beim =as) COLONIAL GO VIiaNSIEN tiritiib Columbia, 6 per ceut.,llo. 31, 1872. Can.Gov.6 1877-81 Po. 6 p. a. Feb. & Aug 6 p. c. Mar. & Sep; 100. 5 p. c. Jan. & July 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 00.Ap1.& Oct . 1890-1900 1 Do, do 1880-9 u D. Jan.&July, 18110-9. Do. 5 per cent. 15 Aprii, 8141 15 Oct., 1900 I C3l lon, Nov. 1868,6 p.c.; !Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1673, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. ,6 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug I Natal qov. 6 per cent N. B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&J u1)1 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,lB6fi! Do. ••5 p c 183 to 1876 1 . _ Do. 5 p.c. MS to 1895 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. a. sterling, 1875 - 4 2,tiecnaland Gov. 6 p. c. Aua.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-0 Do. 1878 Rt upwards.. Vin,(lov. 6 p.o.da Do. do, A pril R Oct.. 10C T SECUItITIE3. 103 105 102 IL4 101 1, 31 90 92 89 91 102 104 11'6 108 104 106 107 109 £5 i 7 11) 1101 105 IC7 106 108 105 107 107 10J 104 106 103 105 08 90 97i 93t 97 9U 1(3 105 103 IU4 110 1' 93 ON 71 110 112 rttr.FEILENCE SHAKEN. Great Western, Orig. 41 per cent., 78 North Eastern, G. N. E., 4 per cent., 97 ruItEIGN ILAIL WA Ye. Central Argentine, 121 San l'au:o, inn., g ua. 6 per cent.,'ltll South Austrian and Lombardy Venetian, llf FOR 14101 i MIN 10. Auglo Brazilian Cold, 9-16 Cape Copper, 8,1 Dott l'euro, North Del Rey, 21 ptn Tudanamutaua of South Australia, 111 n., I BANISJS. 11l 101 Agra, lint., A, 71 Ditto, B, 101 Anglo- a ustrian, 9 Australasia, 62/ Bank of Egypt, 36 Consolidated, inn., 41 English and rtio de Janeiro, lira., 71 London and Brazilian, lim., 141 Ditto, new, 21 London and River Plate.— Ditto, issued at 1i pro., 1 London Chartered danit of Australia, 231 London and County, trii London and %% estininster, C9l Ifitto, Scrip. 38 • Union of Ireland, 17 1 Union oI London, 36,1 MISCELLANEOUzi. Angio-Arnerican Telegraph, lini.JlBl Ail tin is Telegraph, Dit 0, 8 wit. cent, 861 71 Cm lit eoncier of 2 13-16 East India irrigation and Canal, 171 Gen. credit arra Discount, 51 Italian irrigation (Canal co-your), Ditto, n per cent. Bonds, redern. 170, issued 90, 39 National viscount company, 111 ~ riettial Gas, lint., 6 Ditto, ne.r, 1 3-16 Thames ait..r Mersey Harine, Insurance, lirn., 4/ Unir•rr, .1 Marine (insurance), tier., 3f Viceroy of Egypt 01 ortgat, - ;e) Loan, 72k Warrant Einano, 1 CO-OPERATIVE PROVISION STonE.—At a meeting held last evening in Wilcocke's Assembly Rooms, West minster-road, it was resolved to start a co-operative pro vision stcro for the sale of pure goods, at a moderate profit, to the inhabitants of Lambeth. It was proposed that the capital should consist of .£1 shares, payable by easy instal ments of 6d. per week, that 5 per cent. interest should be paid on the deposits, and that any profit beyond this should be divided in the usual way. The Pert, with the Calcutta, China, and Aus tralian mails arrived at Marseilles at 5 a.m. yesterday, having experienced bad weather. Themails wore to leave for London at 11.30 a.m. A meeting will be held is Rochdale, at an early date, for the purpose of congratulating Mr. Jacob Bright upon his recent victory at Manchester. Mr. John Bright, and his brother, in whose honour the meeting will be. held, have acceptoa ilivitatiou.6 to Atom', 100 100 100 li 0 100 100 CUSTOM-HOUSE SALARIES. A memorial has recently been addressed to the Govern ment by the employes in the Custom House, setting forth in apparentlyincontrovertible terms the Unjust and anomalous position in which they have long stood as regards their scale of remuneration in comparison with all other public de partments. It appears from a comparative statement of the salaries enjoyed in sixteen other Government establish ments, excluding such exceptional and more highly paid branches as the Treasury, the Foreign and War Offices, and the Administrative Deparment of the Admiralty, that,the average annual amount ranges from £392 in the case of the Woods and Forests, the highest on the list, down to .f.t229 in the case of the Public Record Office, the lowest, and that the average salary of the clerks in the' Pout Office is £192, while the clerks in the Customs, who are entrusted with the collection of 24 millions of revenue, receive only £165. The discrepancy is ren dered more glaring by the circumstance that the average salary is £235 in the Inland Revenue Department, the duties of which are precisely analogous to those of the Customs. Another peculiar feature which has attracted attention in relation to this matter is that, although the Customs clerks are paid an inferior salary compared with the Inland Revenue, the Commissioners themselves re .ceive amounts equivalent to those of the corresponding officials in the latter and more favoured department, THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE GREEK STEAMER IN THE MERSEY. .....-----...-------- The explosion which occurred on board the Greek war steamer Bouboulina was, in the first instance, attributed to one of two causes—the ignition of the gunpowder on board or the bursting of a boiler. A third theory has been advanced explanatory of the cata strophe. At an inquest held on Thursday, on the body of one of the men killed by the accident, it was stated by the chief engineer and other persons who were on board that the explosion was caused neither by the ignition of the powder nor by the bursting of a boiler, but by the ignition of gas generated by the Welsh coal on board the vessel. A gentleman connected with the house who shipped the coal stated that they always gave notice to those who took fuel of this descrip tion that they should be careful that proper pre cautions were taken for efficient ventilation, as the coal undoubtedly generated gas, although not more than other " South Wales coal." The coroner was surprised that the Greek authcrities here, as well as the autho rities of the port, had not endeavoured to furnish some information as to the cause of the accident : and as the jury could only " indulge in supposition and inference" in regard to it, they wisely, by the coroner's direction, returned an open verdict.—Lircrpool Mercury. THE STRIKE IN THE IRON TRADE. STOCKTON.—The West Stockton Iron Company resumed work on Tuesday at a reduction of five per cent., and an agreement that should there be a further reduction at the other works they will accept it. Messrs. Whitwell, of South Stockton, have arranged with their puddlers to resume work on Thursday morning, they having come to the masters' terms.—Northern Daily Express. SOUTH WALES.—When the announcement appeared of a reduction of wages to the extent of ten per cent, in the North of England, it was generally believed at the time that the step would only prove a preliminary to what would follow in the other iron-producing districts of the kingdom. This expectation has now been realised as far as the South Wales district is concerned, a month's notice having been given at the principal establishments of the district to all hands employed, at the end of which a reduction will be carried out which will in all rroba bility be ten per cent., the same as in the North of England. The general depression which prevails in the trade, the stoppage of so many railway undertakings and other public works where iron formed so large an element of construction, and the abnormal condition of the money market, compels the employers to take this step, and there is no doubt that, even after a reduction is enforced, a large quantity of iron will be sold at a loss to the manu facturer, unless quotations greatly improve. No reliable opinion can yet be formed as to how the men will act uneer the circumstances, but it is believed they will offer no opposition, as any attempt at resistance would inevit ably lead to the closing of many establishments and a anther contraction of employment. SERIOUS COLLISION BETWEEN WELSH AND CORNISH COLLIERS. A serious outbreak occurred at Coedcae Colliery, on Wednesday. It may be remembered that the Welsh colliers, having had some. dispute with the proprietors of the pit, left their work, and their places were filled up by Cornish men. The men have quarrelled occasionally, but 3n Tuesday night the matter assumed a serious phase. Near the Coedcae pit is a hamlet called Eirw. The principal, if not the only public-house there, is the Vaughan Arms. Here the Cornish and Welshmen alike met and partook of their beer Whether the parties were snore than usually bitter does not yet appear, but the result was a general fight, in which the Cornishmen, being superior in numbers, succeeded in very severely beating two men, almost killing them. Their names are John Edwards and John Loveluck. Between ten p.m. and midnight it was rumoured through the valley that two Welshmen had been nearly beaten to death by an overwhelming number of opponents, 4.nd in a short time the hamlet of Eirw, where most of the strangers live, was the centre towards which crowds were wending their way "on evil thoughts intent." Every house in which a Cornishman was supposed to reside was attacked, and in a short time there was not a pane left undemolished— even the sashes were destroyed. The following morning the excitement was intense. The men from the upper end of the valley left their work and hastened to the scene of the disaster. The chief constable, Colonel Lindsay, sent up a strong body of armed police constables, under the command of Superintendent Wrenn, but the thousands who had cong,regated soon dispersed. Warrants have been issued against the parties who maltreated the men Edwards and Loveluck. THE OAKS COLLIERY COMPENSATION CLAIMS. After a deliberation extending , over several months, during which tithe the sense of the whole of the lodges in the South Yorkshire district has been taken relative to the above important question, the following resolutions I have been passed by the council :-1. "That in the opinion of this executive it is the bounden duty of the South Yorkshire Miners' Association to do all in its power to enforce the law for protection of the miners working in the Barnsley district, and as this locality has proved to be a dangerous one from the prevalence of fiery gases, and as the danger will increase with the depth and extent of the workings, so will the, responsibility and duty of coal proprietors to take all practical and possible precautions, scientific and,mechanical, to ensure safety to life and limb of the working miners." 2. "That the late disastrous explosion of the Oaks pit having had the best consideration of the executive of the association, and considering, after the best advice, the uncertainty of law and the certainty of ruinous costs ; considering that Mr. Dymond and the pro prietors, by advice of their engineers, appear to have used such precautions as they believed to be adequate to ensure safety, and have shewn exemplary attention to future safety and to the condition of the bereaved, the execu tive recommend that no case of compensation be prose cuted relative to this explosion ; and while sympathising with the disastrous losses of the proprietors, the executive commend the relief of the widows, children, and relatives of the poor miners deceased to their best consideration." 3. " That the executive of this asso ciation, while rendering their sympathy and support to such coal proprietors as perform their duty and endea vour to protect the lives and limbs of their workmen from accidents and danger, shall also do their best, in duty bound, to enforce the laws, and all just penalties, against all care lessness, negligence, and unlawful practices in the work ing of coal mines, and to endeavour to reduce and prevent as far as practicable the fearful accidents and explosions in the Barnsley district —fatal alike to the lives of the men and the prosperity of the masters." EXTRAORDINARY TIDES ON THE EAST COAST OF LINCOLNSIIIIIE.—GREAT DAMAGT.—ADDLMTHORPE, DEC. 12, NOON.—We regret to say that with the full moon, and a strong north-west wind, the coast of Lincolnshire has again suffered much damage. No one who is unacquainted with the character of the shore, banks, and projections from Chapel down to Ingo!amens can form even a faint idea of the incalculable damage sustained by the giving way of the sea bank. Such persons as live in the South of England, at Hastings or St. Leonards', for instance, are only accustomed to a retiring tide of about ten yards, whilst on this coast it runs away from two hun dred to three hundred yards. Labourers had been em ployed on Tuesd, in making a " cradge-dyke," really an artificialbank, by which about ten acres of land would be eventually given back again to the sea. The full moon was on Tuesrhty, and on that evening the bank was first at tackedbthe sea, and on Wednesday morning a great por tion of the . new bank was carried away, whilst to-day's tide has washed holes in the sea bank from 70 to 100 yards in length, and completely carried away, in parts, the new embankment, and submerged the North Hilcroft Marsh, belonging to Messrs. Kemp, Martin, and Massing herd-Mundy. The person who can the worst afford it will be the heaviest loser by this calamity. The whole of the marsh, which was lately so luxuriant, is now covered with water, and sea-gulls and other aquatic birds aro disspgrting themselves upon it. - - THE SHEFFIELD RATTENINGS. - _ - - On further information it appears that the bands which were found, belonging to Messrs. Sorby, are only three of the seven, and that all the nuts are still missing. A general meeting of the saw trade was held at the Temperance Hall on Wednesday night ; it was a stormy meeting and lasted five hours. The proceedings were private, but the resolutions which follow have been communicated to the press. Will, one of the men mite:led at Brittain's Wheel, U tended, awl stated fur himself and his fellow work mat', Urookes, that they were not unwilling to join the Union, and that they only left of paying because they saw that some others were not paying, and thought they might as well be of the timber. Il e agreed that payment should begin on Saturday, both current con tr;butions and instalments towards clear ing off the arrears. As the men who took the bands were supposed tole at the meeting, the coining to terms with the men who were rattened will most likely be followed by the property being retnrned in as mystei ions a manner as it was taken. In t.-c -ference to the ratteuings, the committee put farth the following resolution, which was moved and. seconded: —.• That the financial committee pay on more scale until the bands and nuts of Messrs. Surby and Brittain be restored." The following amend ment was moved, seconded, and carried :—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that the rattening that has taken place this week is at the hands of some members connected with this trade, and this meeting pledges itself not to countenance such actions, and further declares that no moneys shall be paid by this society for such erroneous 'work ; and that this meeting thinks that if there are no moneys paid this rattening will die away of itself, and if in any way the parties can be found out they shall come under the 331 rule—that is, to be ex pelled from the society." Bank of England turns.--Last Eveninr, An Account, pursuant to • cap. 32, for the week ending the Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1867. PARTMENT. Governmi. D0bt.£11,015,100 Other Securities 3,981,904 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion IfcSrE DE Notes issued .....C35,563,580 X 35,563,580 435,563,580 BINKINQ DEPAR.TMENT. l'roprietors'Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (includiugEx chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Go vcrnmt. S ecu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) £12, 319,208 Other Securities 17,026,322 Notes 12,162,595 Gold and Silvor Coin ~,,, 1,099,977 Accounts 5,783,788 Other Deposits 18,679,523 Seven Days and other Bills 555,305 £42,608,097 £l2, 608,097 RUSSIA. ►ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 11. The Emperor has sanctioned the propo sa l o f th e _ _ _ War Minister for the construction of breech-loaders for the Russian army. Both the Government and private gun factories are most actively engaged in preparing the new arm. An Imperial ukase has been issued decreeing► the introduction of the new Customs tariff from 1869. STUTTGART, Dec. 11 (Evening).. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the debate came on upon the subject of the diplomatic repre sentation of Wurtemburg abroad. Baron von Varnbuler spoke upon the policy of Wurtemburg. The Minister declared himself strongly opposed to the entrance of the country into the North German Confederation. Such a measure would entail au increased yearly expenditure of five million thalcrs. The railways and postal system would pass into other hands. no Govern. went had done its utmost in acceding to the treaty of alliance, and had fulfilled its national duty. - The Ministry would adapt its policy to circum stances. The Chamber then voted the suppression of the post of Minister of Wurtemburg at nirence. NAVAL A PPOINTMEN T 3. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty yesterday afternoon : Navigating Lieutenant—Mr. John Jones, to the Royal Oak. Chief Engineer —Mr. George A. Luck, to the Rpyal Oak. First-Class Assistant-Engineers—Mr. James W. Comp_ ton, to Asia, for service in Steam Reserve Office ; Mr. Robert Chiswell, to the Octavia. SPORTING IN rELLIGENCE. RACING FIXT FEBR Lincoln lB Harrow 2O Liverpool Spring M Chelmsford Spring M 10 West Dray ton l2 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket. era ye u Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Salisbury l4 West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Ascot Summer 9 Windsor Summer Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July 7 Reading Liverpool l6 Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer 7 Wolverhampton ll Stockton Windsor Egham lB Hastings SEPT Warwick Al):ngdon Leicester Doncaster Richmond Bedford 1 Newmarket. 2d October '5 Cheltenham l•3 NOVI Shr*wsbury , STEEPLE Manchester 1 j Reacting FEBRUARY. Birmingham ll, 12 j Lincoln MARCH. Grand Military l6, 17 I Cheltenhlrn 2fl, 27 A Council of Ministers was held yesterday at St. Cloud, the Emperor presiding. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory of yester day morning gives the followinz, as the atmospheric situation :—" Since Tuesday morning the tempera ture has risen continuously, and the thaw is now general. The glass is low in the Baltic and the Mediterranean, and the wind is N.W. over the greater part of the west and north-west of Europe. In France the sky is generally overcast. The barometrical pressure is still nearly 773 tr.m. in Ireland." In Paris yesterday the thaw con tinued, with a dull heavy atmosphere, and during the morning and forenoon a thick fog covered the capital. At three in the afternoon the thermometer marked 6 deg. Centigrade (42 4-5 Fahrenheit). The Vienna journals state that a solemn funeral service for the Ernpet or Maximilian will take place on the arrival at Trieste of the body, now being brought home by Vice-Admiral Tegethoff. Orders have been already given for the manufacture of a large number of mourning banners and drapery. TIIE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL BAKER.—A number of persons in the town of Guildford, in which place Baker's father carries on the business of a tailor, and where the unhappy criminal was brought up, are exerting themselves to get up a memorial to the Home Secretary, praying for a delay in the execution of the sentence, on the ground of the great doubts exisling as to the prisoner's sanity. A. statement corroborative of this opinion has been issued by Henry Taylor, surgeon, who W4B called for the defence OA the trial. URES FOR 18C8. UARY. [lath . AUG U C OYS a xoTrk Cant erbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield T uu bridge OCT Newmarket Houghton Worcester MBER .. lO CHASES. JANUARY, 1868 Nottingham Spring 25 Dorly spring C 11. Epsom Spring Meeting 21 Northampton Lewes Spring Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epson Sumner Bibury Club Stockbridge I Chelinsfurd Summer Alexandra Park LY. Ilunting,don Nottingham July Goodwood FIBER. Kelso Hendon Monmouth Newmarket Ist October West Drayton IBER. 21 2,1 7,8, 1 3 i 103 k