The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMEROIELL INTELLI GENOA. TWELVE O'CLOCK. A small amount of business is reported to-day in the general discount market, and there is no alte ration either in the supply or demand. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. Notice has been given that the series of the obli gations of the Italian State Domain Loan of 1865. drawn for payment Ist April next, is letter C. A meeting of the London and Brazilian Bank (Limited) is convened for Friday, the 18th inst. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been much animation. Prices, however, of most of the prin cipal staples have been well supported. Sugar has fully maintained previous current rates, while superior qualities of coffee have been in demand at high quotations. In tea, rice, and cocoa there has been only a limited business transacted, but tallow has been in better demand, chiefly on speculative account, and prices for both present and forward delivery are well maintained. The Paragnassu Steam Tramroad Company (Limited) - has been announced. It is established by charter from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, agreeably to the decree of the Legisla ture, and incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. The length of the tramroad is about 250 English miles, and the share capital is £1,500,000, in 75,000 shares of £2O each ; of these 56,000 shares have been appropriated ; over 22,000 have been subscribed for in Brazil ; 4,000 more are reserved for that country, leav ing 15,000 shares to be offered to the Eng lish public, £1 per share deposit on application, and £1 per share on allotment being required. The calls are not to exceed £2 per share, payable at intervals of not less than six months. Interest on the paid up capital, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, to be paid half -yearly during the construction of the lines by the company pursuant to the requirements of the charter. The directorate is very influential. The silver market is particularly quiet. An nexed are some of the latest quotations : —Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz. standard ; do., parting, 775. lOid. do. ; doubloon; Spanish, 755. to 755. 6d. per oz. ; do., Mexican and South American, 725. 9d. to 745. do. ; United States eagles, 765. 21d. ; do. Bar silver, ss. id. per oz. standard; do., containing gold (five grains and upwards), ss. lid. ; do. dol lars, Mexican, 45. 11;d. per oz. ; English cake silver, 655. id. do. The market for hides has generally presented a steady appearance during the past year. Prices have, as usual, fluctuated, but not to so great an extent as might have been expected from the excep tional state of the money market ; in fact, consi dering the stringency that ruled for so long a period, the hide trade may be said to have felt its effects but slightly ; and upon the whole a fair amount of business has been done. In petroleum the leading feature during the past year, has been the decline of nearly 75 per cent. from the highest quotations. The supplies during the latter half of the year in creased beyond all expectation, and the import for the whole of 1866 was 119,532 barrels against 23,703 barrels in 1865. The decline in price com menced with the opening of the past year, and has experienced but slight interruption, although the market has been occasionally steady, with some short periods of reaction. From January to March quotations were lowered from 3s. 3d. to 2s. per gal lon for American refined, with some slight recovery before the close of the latter month. Froin April to June the market was mostly steady at 2s. 2d. to 2s. 3d., but 2s. was quoted at the close of the latter month. In July prices declined to ls. 11d. and ls. 10d., but slightly improved in the following month, 2s. being paid at the close. In September there was again a tendency to lower rates, which has continued almost without check to the close of the year, stocks pressing heavily, and forced sales, con sequent upon, or attending large failures in the trade, giving the market little chance of improvement. During the past month very low prices have been accepted, refined has been disposed of at ls. 4d. ; crude quoted £l3 per ton, but almost unsaleable. The market is now more steady, at is. sd. to Is. Gd. per gallon for American refined. All substanti a l secur i ties dealt in at the CLOCK Stock Exchange are improving in market value, for the public look with considerable fear upon a large pro portion of the joint stock companies quoted in the official lists. Yet there is growing confidence, and besides the securities representing home and foreign Governmental debts, Railway shares and even de bentures are now in greater favour than they have been since the difficulty about the London, Chatham, and Dover—a valuable property which under judicious manipulation must ultimately prove remunerative to all who have embarked in the undertaking. Consols are now 91, 4. for money and the present account, and 94, I for the Feb ruary settlement, a further rise of 4.: and conse quently 4. p..r cent. higher than they were this day week. In the Foreign Stock Market there has not been much animation, and prices are a shade flatter. Mexican Sto c k h as declined *, to 18 18f, Sp an i s h Passive to 211, *, while Greek Bonds have im proved t, to 14f, 1. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been to an average extent, but prices generally show a slight depression. Brighton have declined ; Great Eastern, Great Northern A Stock, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, North Western, and Metropo litan each * ; Great Western 4 ; and South Eastern 1 ; while Midland have improved 4.. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without material alteration in values. South Austrian and Lom bardo -Venetian are marked 151 ; Grand Trunk of Canada 21 24 4 ; Great Western of Canada, 13 4 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 105/ 106. American Securities are slightly depressed. United States 5-20 Bonds have declined -a to 721 4 ; Illinois, I to 81* 82 ; but Erie shares re main firm at 451 461. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady at 54 56, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 41f 42. Bank Shares are quiet, Alliance being dealt in a t 184., City B an k at 15, London and County at 65i ; London and Westminster at 994 ; and Union of London at 454 Miscellaneous and Finance Shares show little change of importance. Credit Foncier of England are steady at 3 34 ; Hudson's Bay Company at 161 ; National Discount Company at 141 ; Royal Mail Steam have improved to 105 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 664. MINING MARKET. TSDAY, Two o'Clock. There has b een an active UE demand for Great Re tallack, which have advanced to 295. buyers, Prince of Wales are 275. 6d. and Prosper 275. Bd., but Clifford am weaker, and West Chiverton firmer. Annexed are the latest quotations : Chivertou Moor, 5 51; Chon:ales Gold, 2i 3 ;Clifford Amalgamate, 9 94 ; East Basset, 22 23 ; East Caradon, 61 1; East Lovell, 10 104; East Wheal Grenville, 21 ; Great Rdallack, 29s 31s ; Great Wheal Ter, 174 18i; Marko Valley, 4; 1 ; North Crotty, 444 ; North Treskerb, 24 3 ; Prince of Wale; 14 ; Prosper Unit e d , 3L 44; Providence Mines, 27 29; South Condurrow, 12s 14s; South Grenville, —8 s Od; Tincroft, 131 14; West Caradon, 131 14; West Chiverton, 54 56; West Frances, 17 19; West Seton, 125 130; Wheal Buller, 22 24; Wheal Chiverton, 64 74 ; Wheal Crebor, —a ; Wheal Grenville, 27s 611 30s; Wheal Rose, Wheal Seton, 135 140 ; Wheal Trolawnoy, 11 12 ; Wheal Uny, ; Cam Catnborne, 14 a ; Central Miners Kitchen, 10 , —; C oo k s ' ; East Carn Brea, 3 34 ; Great Laxey, 17 18 ; Great South Tolgus, 15s Od 20s Od; South Frances, 224 25 ; St. Ives Consols, 8 10; South Caradon, —; Stray Park, 4 6 ; Drakewells, 15s Od 178 6cl; South :Darren, —s —s ; North Roskear, 6 8. DEUTISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 er Cont. Consols Do. Aceount„Ttn. 10 9l 900. 3 Per Cent. ltoducod Now 3 po r C ent 9 °l i i _ New 2i- per Cent. J an. 1894 CP, 0 pr Conti 1/41.1. WO ! , ttttt imetstm tr7l Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent l2 pm Do £5OO 117 - Do £lOO & £2OO „ Pm Bank of England Stock, 61 pe r Cent ... 250 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... 213 Do. Account . — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent B4; Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lO5 1 / Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., A ug . 1873 Do. Bonds,4 por Cent., £l,OOO 26 pm Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 ",razilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account 7ll Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Account Baenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do .4100 Bonds DJ 2 por Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Ouilian 6 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B Colombian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 Danubian Principaliti es ... Do. Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cont — Do., Provisional Land Warrant E ryptian 7 per Cent Do. Account -- Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds - Do. Account .. B7 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do. Account Do. Government Railway Debentures — ilo. Account Gr,ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons —' Do. Account Jo. Coupons guatemala 5 per Cent. — Iti;ian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. llaremmana Railway — Do. a ccount Ilexicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do, 1864...... — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — tlontevidean G per Cent. . _ Hoorish Imperial 5 per Cent — Kew Granada — Do 8 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cent., 1865 , Do Account Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarren) Portaguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 por Cont., Do. Acc oun t 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Da 11 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B6 4 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 -- Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B7 Do. do. £lO paid ll put Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account - Bp:wish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do. Account Do Passive — Do Account 2ll Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds -- Do. Account .. Do 6 per C en t . 1862 .. Do Account s4} 4 Do £lOO Bonds Do Account - 55 Do 6 per Cent, 1863 — Do b per Cent., 1865 Do. Account 321 Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 5 per Cent. Account ........... 491 Do. 4 per Ce n t. G uaranteed Venezuela 3 p er Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 -- Do. 6 per Cent, 1 .864 ........................ ........... Do. Account .. .............................. 271 Ditto 11 per C on t . — Dividends on the above payable in Londox. Austrian, 5 p?r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ... Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ 56 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Accou n t French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Do. Account 53 Italian 3 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 251. — WO Consols, Money ............................. T O 'CLOCK. .... 91 I Do. Account ................................. 91 Do. February .................................. 911 I MARKETS. —This day. SM ITHFULD.—Meadow h a Y. £4 Os to £ 5 15 s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per clover load. , Trade heavy. CUMBEHLJM.—Ifeadow hay, £3 5s to £4 105; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 1.88 to £2 5s per load. A quiet demand. WHITECITAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. A limited inquiry. COLONIAL. TEA. —Business remains very dull, but prices are firm. SUGAR.—There has been a fair inquiry, particularly for refining description; and late rates are well sustained. In the reined market a steady business has boon done, at former quotations. COFFEE.—Tho demand for plantation Ceylon has been good, and fully former terms have been current. RICE. —No dealings of importance have been reported, and quotations aro unaltered. SALTPETRE. There have been a fow inquiries, but busi ness has been dull, and prices are a shade lower. TALLOW.—.T he market has been firm throughout the week, and prices have been well sustained, a considerable amount of outstanding contracts having been settled for January to March delivery, but little business has been done for the end of the year, this period being much neglected. At Petersburg the price remains at 50} to 18. r., but export houses are not operating. Exchange, 32} k d. To-day the market is hardly so firm. There are sellers at 44s 9d January to March, 45s 3d March only, and 45s 3d April to Juno, for the end of the year 45s 9d to 46s is the price. On the spot4ss is paid for new, and 413 6d to 44s 9d, old Y.C. 45s town tallow 41s, 6d, net cash. South American and A us t ra li an 445, ..................b COAL MARICET. Price per ton at the close of the market. e. d. s. d. Davison's W. Hartley 17 0 Walls End Haswell... 23 0 Lambert's W.Hartloy 16 9 Tunstall ............. Bradyell's Hetton .... 22 0 Ships at market, 29—sold, 22. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens quiet but firm, Sales pro bably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. AN EARL IN A COUNTY COURT.—At the New. market County Court at Cambridge, the cause of Ekin v. the Earl of Winchilsea was recently tried. It was an action for £lO ss. for hire of carriages, conveyances, lodging, ezc. The judge had received a letter from the defendant, stating he had been overcharged 215., and en closing a cheque for £9 45., which was of course returned, his honour saying he could not recognise a letter about a matter he was to hear and try. Mr. Ekin proved the earl had engaged a carriage for four days at 255. per day, and that the amount of lodgings was £3, which, with horses and servants, made up the amount of his claim. Mr. Kit chiner appeared for the plaintiff, and hinted that the earl could have no reasonable grounds for objecting, especially as he had paid the same charge at previous meetings. Im mediate payment was ordered. ARTIFICIAL BIRDS' NESTS.--The societies formed for the proteetian of insectivorous birds in Switzerland are now setting up artificial nests. One of the members of a society of this description observed that who inhabit s P oway, having many species of that kind select for nests the holes they find in the branches of rotten trees, and that they consequently do not find it easy to settle in orchards, where all the trees are in good condition, began, 25 years ago, to sot up rotten trunks in his grounds; and since then he has had no need to trouble himself in the least about clearing away caterpillars, that care being entirely left to the birds, who perform their duty admirably. His neighbours, on the contrary, who have not had this foresight, have had their orchards laid waste by insects. The Yvardum Society have gone the length of placing artificial nests even in the public walks and communal forests, on the borders of the lawns, &c. All those nests are now inhabited by hedge-sparrows, red-- starts, creepers, and tomtits, all which may be found in Switzerland as high up as the perpetual snow-line. The same practice ha , k. found its way into GerulanY.—P °pular Scicnce &vim Ti E SUN, LONLOS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8 1867. SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SIIARES AND STOCKS. ißrlstol and 42,xeter Caledonian 80 88 123 125 40 45 84 8 L:ambrian Cork and Bandon. 'Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc 1 E.London, .scrip Certi I Do. 4 6 65 63 70 72 Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. K Angl. st. No. 21 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock - 41 1 1:6 118 31 , 6 6 10 12: 130 132 Do. B stock. Do. New, is. at 25 pm CRS. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Originail D.,. S. Vs% Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. AI id.—Oxt or( Do. Newport Do. Hereford : Lancashire& Yorkshire London and Blackwar Lon., Brigh.,& S Coas ' I Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. * North Wester' !Lon. dc South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension Mgtropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd 111(11m:id SIO 02 6/si Life 34 37 31: a; 130 13! 9) 92 18 181 10 20 122 124 85 U 7 55 57 129 130 t 21; N J 11 Do. £9 Share. 115 11 93 i 5 Do, Birmin.. & Dub, ►lid Kent .... North British 1 ,8 10 Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. N ill. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•L purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . 4 18 109 110 67 68 102 101 34 36 9 10 p i , ' 120 121 1 2p 1 2p 70 72 114 118 148 152 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock i)o. Scot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union South Devon South 14:4stern---. 46 48 67 68 8 9 150 /53 3 4 ; itaines, Wok., .4 Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of tsleath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Wlifteha \Vest Cornwall Railways. F""J Closing I Business price. done. BRITISH P All:Antic & S t.La wrcnce Rom., B aroda, ar Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo Jz Lake Huron Do. Preference _ 1 Butf.,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.e. 1872-3-t........ Calcutta /it S. E., litn.. ape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension .. '; rand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pret. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred t. India Pen. gua. sp.c 1:o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent DJ. 41 per cent Do 3reat Wee. of Canada. Do. New .. Do. 6 p. o 80. pay. 1873 Do. 53 do. Pay. 18774 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4f do Do. 4g do . . Do. Fifth Extension Helb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. .t Hudson's Bay.. N. Itl.C'cla,6pc letpf.bsi Scinde . A Do. Delhi Do. do .l 4 Do. Punjaub.... Do. Indus St. Flo t COLONIAL GOVEK British Columbia, 6 pert cent., Dec. 31, 1372. - - 'Can.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug.. Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. 0. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p. 0.187 31 Do.Apl.& Oct 1890-1900 Do. do 1880-9 u Do. Jan.&.July, 1890-0 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April ana 15 vet., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. t 5 Do. 1895, Feb. tt Aug Natal Gov. 6 per cent N. 8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.l¢July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*c.,1866, Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876' Do: 5 P.c. 1888 to 1893 pew Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 percent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c d. Aus.Gov. 6 p. 0.1888-0 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja 'lt July Do. do, April & Oct BRITIS Cam. Consol. Cold, llw Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carla Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Lovell E. WI Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. U rent Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist. n Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley ilwyndy Iron Ore, lim NevSeum North Itoskear N. Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence ,Uny Lelant I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Coudurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (ftedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men W heal Seton Wheal Trelawnev (Lis. II hi 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 31 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8.1 all 0.14.11 1.4.9.61 11 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 SBi 5.t7.0, 64 74 Si 6 405 415 16 20 6 8 2 3 2 3 6 i 9 10 24 24 5 8 47 18 15 16 14 14 30 32 21 St 2 4 31 41 2i lid 35 45 2 4 21 3} 24, 26 300 820 18 22 1 2 2 lo 6 16 12 14 54 66 115 125 65 25 18 20 10 12 135 145 7 9 PICEFEILENCIC Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent stock, Si Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 8 per cent., Ditto (X 6 , 61 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto, 4i per cent., rd., 92} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland A and B £5 pf, 105 LINES LEASED AT FIXED annALa. Cheater and Holyhead, 54} Ditto, 5 percent., London, Tilbury and Southend, 82 Nottingham and 'Grantham R. and C, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Central Argentine, 7i Dutch Rhenish. 24 1 Great Luxembourg, 13 Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 91 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15f FOREIGN MINE/3. St. John del Rey, lira., 53 i BANKS. Albion, 8i Alliance, lira., 1181 Chartered Mer. of India, London, and China, 331 g City, 15 Consolidated Bank, lim., - - Ditto, new, 2g Imperial Bank, Um.. 251 Imperial Ottoman, lim., 8 9 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Ilm., 21 London and River Plate, 51. London and County, €5l London Joint Stock, 431 London and 1! estminster, 991 Mercantile and Exchange, lim., 31 Union of London, 143 g MISCELLANEOUR; Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cent., 72i City Offices, aim., 5 4 Credit fonder of England, aim.. n 3 Crystal Palace, 29 East India Irrigation and Canal, 10 Egyptian Corn, and Trading, 11m.,5 Electric Telegraph, 133 Hudson's Bay, h Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 7 Madras Irrigation and Canal (4 per cent. guaranteed by In than Government), Ditto ,a 11), 1 Nntional Discount Company. 14 1 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 2i is to pay, 111 New Consolidated Discount. aim . Peninsula and Orenial Steam, 601 Royal Mail Steam, 105 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, Hm., 51 A - SUSPECTED FENIAN. Patrick Murphy, a suspected Fenian, was again broEght up at the Liverpool Police -court yesterday on a charge of having illegal posses sion of a rifle and uniform of the London Irish Volunteers. The prisoner, at the request of tho authorities in London, was again remanded. It was stated that the prisoner, though he had joined the above-mentioned corps, had nei ther attended drill nor paid his subscription during the past two years. In answer to the magistrate, he said he could get no bail, as all his friends were so frightened that non 9 91 thoni Mad yentas t 9 income sureties fur him, ISIONS. 50 58 100 101 id ip 44 74 Sj 50 &5 101 103 101 IGB 105 IG7 21 22 85 88 57 idu 53 54 52 54 37 40 23 25 10t) 1( G a 1p a 1 100 102 91 93 12 1: 12, S 8 112 81 r 3.1 If 11,11 100 102 92 94 85 90 82 85 97 9.) 97 98 1 97 v 8 1 61 6 13} 3 } ICOI f T SECUR 93 SA 90 92 90 92 77 78 75 7 7 104 108 103 106 102 104 104 1(8 88 X. 1(0 102 104 It 6 105 107 104 106 105 107 108 108 96 10 0 90 Pt 90 92 90 15 8: 87 98 100 84 85 96 96 92 P 4 108 108 1011 104 1061 6 321 1i 121 1311 301 56f 6 1301 1 30j 91 90 f 17/ 123} 1 3 1 2/ e 5 41 61 681 1 1291 81 10; 11 901 591 J 25 I I 1G; 11 1091 9 104 f 3f 41 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. THE ACCIDENT ON THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. An application was made to postpone the trial of the two prisoners, tWilmott and Chaney, for the manslaughter of three persons on the Metropolitan Railway until next ses sion. An objection was raised to the application, and it was ultimately arranged that the two men should be tried on the coroner's inquisition, no other indictment being preferred against them. STEALING A LETTER. James Mitcham, 38, letter-carrier, was indicted with stealing a post letter, the property of the Postmaster- General. The evidence was of the usual description. A test letter was made up, containing GO postage stamps, all of which had been previously marked. The letter was duly posted and traced until it came into the prisoner's possession. It was never delivered at the address, and the enclosed was afterwards found in the prisoner's possession. The jury found the prisoner guilty. In mitigation of punishment it was urged that the pri soner had been induced to commit the offence by the pressure of circumstances. Also that he had served his country as a soldier during the late Crimean war in su h a manner that he had been awarded a pension of 4s. Bil. week, which pension he would lose as the consequence of the conviction. The Recorder, in passing sentence, said it was a most painful matter to find a person who had conducted him self so well on former occasions standing in the dock convicted of an offence which was invariably visited with very severe punishment. However, taking into conside ration the loss the prisoner was sustaining by the stoppage of his pension, he would, in that particular instance, depart from passing the present punishment inflicted for robbing the Postmaster-General, viz.-- a term of penal servitude, and, under all the circumstances he should sentence the prisoner to 18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. _ - POLICE INTELLIGEACE.—This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. James Wren, aged fifteen years, was charged before the Lord Mayor with stealing a bag containing twenty-five cocoa nuts, value Gs., the property of Mr. Plumridge, 20, Botolph-lane. From the evidence it appeared that about five o'clock yesterday afternoon a foreman of the prosecutor's missed the bag in question, and shortly after three boys came up and told him that it had been stolen by some other boys. They directed him to St. Mary's Hill, and there he found the prisoner and three other boys en gaged in dividing the nuts. The prisoner had the bag on his hand, and, when he charged him with stealing it, he let it drop, and ran away, but ho followed and overtook him. Thu other boys escaped. The prisoner said he had got the nuts from his companions, and knew nothing about them being stolen, upon which he was given in charge. He repeated his statement to the officer who took him to the station, and one of the city police officers said that the prisoner had been in custody before on a charge of stealing a tarpaulin, but there being no prose cutor the case was dismissed. The prisoner gave a correct address, and it appeared that he was living there with his mother and stepfather, but that the latter knew nothing about him. The mother of the prisoner said that he worked at a printer's at the Barbican, but had been out of work for some time. He had never been iu trouble before, and it was his younger brother who had been before the court previously. _ The Lord Mayor said that the prisoner was in a better position than hundreds of poor boys in London, for he knew how to get his living. He would sentence him to 14 days' imprisonment. . . Sarah Law was charged with assaulting John Piper, a porter, living in New-inn-yard. From the evidence of the prosecutor, it appeared that the prisoner had boarded and lodged with him, and left him owing a ss. He had endeavoured to find her at her lodg ings but without success, but he traced her last night, at 12 o'clock, to a house in Montague -court. He saw her on the stairs. While he was talking to her the landlady made her appearance, and the prisoner "pitched into her." He interfered with a view to separate them, upon which the prisoner struck him a violent blow over the eye, which was the assault of which he complained. The prisoner said that the prosecutor was in the habit of persecuting hor in the street, and last night he came into the house in Montague-court, when the landlady gave her some bread, as she was almost starving. The prose cutor saw her on the stairs and attempted to throw her down, but she caught hold of him and flung him down the stairs, which caused the mark on his eye. The Lord Mayor said this was a case in which he could give the complainant no assistance, and discharged the prisoner. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN INAPPROPRIATE NAME.—Goorge Artless, a sullen. looking boy, was charged with the following robbery : Mrs. A nn Gottfried, wife of Mr. Conrad Gottfried, baker, of No. 27, Little Pulteney,street, said that on the previous afternoon she left the shop for a minute, and on her return she saw the prisoner leaning over the counter with his hand in the till. She seized the prisoner, who asked to be allowed to go, and took from his hand a half-crown piece and a florin. Her husband afterwards gave the pri soner into custody. In answer to )fir. Tyrwhitt, Mrs. Gottfried said there was other money in tho till, but not within the prisoner's reach. Hills, 154 0, said that on taking the prisoner into cus tody he admitted taking the money. The boy asked the magistrate to deal with the case. The constable said he believed the boy had before been at the court. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would only send the prisoner for two months instead of throe, in tho hope that he would change his ways. A SEASONABLE GlFT.—During the late inclement weather Mr. Peacock, of the firm of Nurdin and Peacock, the well-known egg merchants of Berwick-street, St. James's, with his customary kindness, gave to the poor of the district 50 waggon loads of wood, besides other presents. Mr. Peacock forwarded a request to this court that any poor person applying for firing might bo sent to his establishment. THAMES. ROBBERY AND ASSAULT.—George Yates, a morose-looking fellow, whose left arm was in a sling, and whose clothes were covered with mud and dirt, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing an old-fashioned mahogany chair and savagely assaulting Joseph Simmons, a police constable, 127 K. Simmons, who is an intelligent and useful detective officer, stated that yesterday evening he met the prisoner in the Mile -end-road carrying the doctor's flat-backed mahogany chair now produced. He asked the prisoner what he was going to do with it, to which he replied, " I have been trying to sell it; I am going to take it to 4, White chapel-road." He told the prisoner he was not satisfied with that account, and he must coma along with him. Tho prisoner walked very quickly about 200 yards and then said, "You don't hold me so tight," and, at the same time, brought the chair down on his head with terrific force and half stunned him with the blow. He seized the prisoner again, and he used fearful language and struck him. They struggled and both went down in the mud, Tho prisoner threatened to kill him and tried to put him under a horse and cart passing along the road. Ho nar rowly escaped being run over, but the prisoner did not escape, for ono of the wheels went over his left shoulder. This put an end to the conflict, and he took the prisoner and the chair, which was broken, to the station-house, where a doctor attended upon him and put his injured arm in a splint, as it now appeared. Inspector lierressey, of the K division - , said that he called in Dr. Cornelius Garman, of tho Fairfield-road, Bow, who said that no bones were broken. The prisoner was very much bruised. Mr. John Burnham, chemist and d rugg i s t, Mile-end road, said the mahogany chair produced was the property of his father, and stolen out of the shop near the door yesterday evening. The prisoner said he knew nothing at all about the chair. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. man, while plough ingbot wean Washi ng t on plough come a ga i ns t some thing and N uAps C ha l i E nh Nge headland n S I : I ns L du V so E sne ß xe7 C hf a O O nl N t oh fl ni . s—F Farm, n t which caused it to bo thrown out of its course. It proved to be an old crock, or earthenware pot, containing a number of old coins, chiefly of the time of Edward the Confessor and Harold. They were all packed in the crock on their edges, as closely as possible, and had evidently re mained undisturbed since first hidden. The Government authorities have been communicated with on the subject of the treasure. THE EXPORT COAL TRADE.—The exports of coal from the United Kingdom continue to show a large increase, the total in November having amounted to 790,109 tons, as compared with 731,329 tons in the corresponding month and 773,395 tons in November, 1864. Nearly the whole of the increase observable in November arose on French account. Tha aggregate exports in the 11 months ending November 30 last year amounted to 9,257,210 tons, as compared with 8,484,336 tons in the corresponding period of 1865, and 8,141,388 tons in the first 11 months of 1864. In these totals the shipments to France figure for 1,708,315 tons, as against 1,442,682 tons and 1,311,757 tons respectively. The exports also increased last year to Russia, Sweden, the Haase Towns, Holland, Spain, Italy, Brazil, and British India; and to the United States there was a decrease. The value of the coal exported in November was £415,701, as compared with £365,604 in the corres ponding month of 1865, and £370,456 in November, 1864. In the 11 months eliding November 30 last year the total value of the exports reached £ 1 , 7 33,035, against £4,071,475 to the corresponding date of 1 865, and £3,829,084 in the first 11 months of 1864. Franco paid for British coal to November 30 last year.£798,899, as compared with .£652,426 111 1865 and .4562,43 to no, An Aztec Wedding. The London public will perhaps remember two extraordinary children who, some 14 years since, were exhibited under the auspices of Mr. Anderson, known as the Wizard of the North, and who were then described as being specimens of an ancient In dian race that still survived amongst the ruined cities of Central America. The story then told was that one of those cities, " Ixamaya," still remained intact, but was so jealously guarded by its inhabi tants that it was almost impossible for any stranger to approach it. A Spaniard named Velasquez, how ever, ventured within the lines, and at great risk of life and limb bore off two children, to whom he gave Spanish Christian and surnames. He brought his prize to New York, when he handed them over to Mr. Morris, who has been their proprietor and guardian ever since. On the occasion of their first exhibition in England, Mr. Morris, being too much occupied to come over himself, intrusted them to Professor Andersou, who represented them to be brother and sister—a statement which it is now un derstood was-entirely without foundation. These children excited a great deal of curiosity and much discussion amongst the learned in ethnology, but no one ventured to give a decided opinion as to whether, as was asserted for them, they might be accepted as specimens of an ancient but newly dis covered race, or whether they were merely abortive births, such as occasionally happen in every coun try. Since then Mr. Morris has himself travelled with his interesting little charges through most of the great cities of Europe and America, and shows approving testimonials from persons of the highest distinction in more than one continental city. In St. Petersburg especially the Aztecs attracted ex traordinary notice, and received written testimony to that effect from members of the imperial family. Everywhere the same discussions were raised amongst the savans as to their origin and race, and every where with the some conclusive results. What they are, whether accidental births, or the last remnants of some ancient and sacred race which had for ages been preserved by the priests of Central America to serve as a sort of living idols for their worship, still remains a mystery—a circumstance which of course will onlyserve to heighten the curiosity of the British public should Mr. Morris determine upon exhi biting them in London. So far as we could learn he has brought them over for the purpose of having them joined in holy wedlock, they now being both of marriageable age, and accordingly the legal cere mony was performed yesterday morning, by the registrar, in the vestry-room of St. George's, Han over-square. In order to give all proper eclat to the wedding, the preparation of the bride's trousseau was entrusted to the house of Howell and James, in Regent-street. The dress was of the richest white satin, trimmed with the costliest of lace, and the jewels of the purest water. The little lady seemed to be absolutely enchanted with her sparkling neck lace, her solitaire ear-rings, and her bracelets of emeralds and brilliants. We were informed the trousseau cost close upon £2,000, and, considering its completeness, we should bereluctant to pronounce it dear at the money. The bridegroom wore plain evening dress, but was most demonstrative in his examination and exhibition of a splendid gold watch with which he had been presented for the interesting occasion. During the ceremony he deported him self most judiciously—for a bridegroom, examined the certificate which the registrar handed to him at its conclusion most carefully, and then, with much impressiveness, presented the bride with her " mar riage lines." They are both much grown since their last visit to this country, but still far below either in stature or bulk anything else that we have ever seen in the shape of either savage or civilised hu manity. Their heads are not bigger than would be that of an English child of a month old, and their figures are in proportion. The female is well formed, and has a not unpleasing countenance, but the man is a most extraordinary looking individual. The type of countenance in both is decidedly antique, but whether Assyrian, Egyptian, or Central Ameri can we must leave to Professor Owen and the An thropological Society to decide. There never was anything like them exhibited in London except themselves on the occasion of their first visit, and whatever attraction they then offered for the curious must be increased tenfold now when they present themselves under such altered circumstances, and in full and complete maturity. After the marriage ceremony the bride, bridegroom, and a party of their friends adjourned to Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's, for the wedding breakfast, when some appropriate speeches were made, and all sorts of good wishes were expressed for the interesting couple. Naval and Military Intelligence. The iron armour-plated ship Northumberland, 26, 6,621 tons, 1,350-horse power, Staff-Commander R. B. Batt, was on Saturday swung at her moor ings in the Medway, for the adjustment of her com passes, under the direction of the officials connected with the Hydrographic Department of the Admi ralty, previously to proceeding round to Devonport, to be completed for commission. The Northumber land will be navigated from the Nore by a number of officers, seamen, engineers, and stokers from the Steam Reserve in the Medway. There is compara tively little more remaining to be completed on board the Northumberland in the way of fittings, &c., before she is ready for the pennant. The Rodney, 78, 500-horse power, Mr. W. 11. Harris, master-in-charge, will be ready for being commissioned by the end of the ensuing month, when she will proceed to China, as the flagship of Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.8., relieving the Princess Royal, which returns to Eng land. The War Department steamship Lord Panmure, Master Commander Spriddle, has taken in a heavy cargo of war stores, composed of 160 tons of Major Palliser's shot, a number of 9-ton guns, 250 rec tangular powder cases, 150 quarter-barrels of lead balls, 220 quarter-barrels of ammunition, &c., and will sail from Woolwich Arsenal this morning, by the early tide, for Devonport ; and the Alma and Raglan, Master-Commanders Blountfield and Wilkins, in the same service, aro shipping similar cargoes at Woolwich for Portsmouth, Devonport, and Milford Haven. The Royal gun factories at Woolwich are engaged night and day with orders now on hand for the pre sent financial year 1866-7. The sum required for the department in the estimates of the ensuing year will be about £600,000. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. George J. Anstruther to the Achilles ; Walter H. Worsfold, master, to the Charybdis ; John G. Oakshott, chief engineer, to the Cumberland, for service in the Severn ; John B. Swann, paymaster, to the Indus, additional, for the Euphrates ; Henry Sewell, paymaster, to the Asia, additional, for the Jumna ; E. R. Chamber lain, paymaster, to the Fisgard, additional, for the Scrapis ; Robert F. E. Morison, paymaster, to the Charybdis ; Richard Harbord, assist-paymaster, to the Charybdis ; George Roe, John Watson (B), Alfred Mason, Thomas Summers (B), Richard Mockett, and Thomas Spence, engineers, to the Bristol; Owen Douglas, :Edwin L. Carte, John Wendovcr, and Thomas Barnes, first-class assist.- engineers, to the Bristol ; John R. Harney, first class assist-engineer, to the Fisgard, for the Vivid; Thomas Wrecks and Frederick Simley, second-class assist.-engineers, to the Bristol ; Edward A. Smith and Macleod G. C. Mallard, assist-clerks to the Charybdis ; Commander Andrew J. Kennedy to the Lord Clyde, vice Barnardiston ; Lieut. Archi bald Little to the Charybdis ; Dr. Jno. C. Messer, surg., to the Charybdis ; Charles 11. S. Douglas, second master, additional, to the Victory ; and Dr. Thomas Cann, assist.-surg., to the Charybdis ; and Claude Hunter nominated a naval cadet. WOLVES IN SEARCH OF AN ASYLUM.—A consi derable invasion of wolves has been noticed for some time past in the forests of Belgium. For many years these animals had not been seen in such numbers in the Ardennes. This emigration is attributed to the late war between Austria and Prussia. The wolves, hunted from the forests of Germany and Bohemikby the movements of the troops and the thunder of the cannon, went to seek in Belgium order, peace, and daily toed, Share 711 70i 67 101 100 h 21} i } 1 IT1K& 831 60 Sanatoria for Drunkards. A recent publication re-excites attention to the sad effects of the vice of confirmed intemperance, which is so common at the present day, and to the question of the establishment of asylums for drunk ards. In other countries partial success only has attended the efforts to overcome the many difficul ties that surround the matter of the suppression of drunkenness, or the management of those over whom it has asserted a permanent mastery ; for so many unpleSsaut considerations in which family re lationships or friendly intercourse are concerned tend to engender silence, and bar the discussion of what is classed conveniently in the category of "un pleasant subjects." The majority of men, however, are unable to resist the conviction that the evil is in great degree a self-produced one; and as the truth is distasteful, it is natural that we seek for an explanation which plays the role of an excuse, and is calculated to secure a lenient sentence for those whose individual responsibility is blamed. Clearly the mode of cure of drunkenness, at once, in itself, both efficient and easy of application, is to cut off the supplies of the drinker ; but this involves dis tinct interference with the " liberty of the subject," which the physician shrinks from recommending, and the public are not disposed to justify without very cogent reason. The necessity, however, for spe cial legislation in the matter is urgent, freely acknow ledged on all hands, and will no doubt by-and-by break through the thick crust of our many pre judices, and allow common sense and consider ations of policy to exert their due influence. Mean while it is the duty of medical practitioners to faci litate legislation by determining accurately the na ture of that habit to which psychologists give the terms " oinomania," " dipsomania, " polydipsia," and which include cases of so-called uncontrollable drunkenness. Is it a crime, or the result of a dis eased state of brain, of a passion for intoxicants, which is the chief symptom of a brain alteration, and which no will can therefore resist, but which con quers sense and intellect ? Charity may be allowed to assert the existence of the latter condition, but practical experience teaches us that uncontrolled is a more just expression than that of uncontrollable drunkenness—that this is not caused by disease, but is the effect of a habit which had its little begin nings that were left unchecked, and that cannot be held to have diminished the responsibility of the in dividual in whom it is exhibited. The existence in the drunkard of a powerless desire to break away from the thraldom of a confirmed habit is no rea son why we should make an excuse for him—it is his own election. Violation of moral obligations to one's self and society involves its penalty in the case in point, R 9 in other cognate instances—a penalty which finds one of its worst punishments in a haunt ing crave for the liquor which becomes the habitual drunkard's curse, and is the only remedy he finds against the " blue devils" of his own producing. It is an unhealthy sense that classes, with no little tinge of poetry, the sufferings of the drunkard with thote of the self-denying martyr. Public sanatoria or asylums for the confirmed inebriate are by no means desirable, but they should be under the strictest surveillance ; private establishments would be open to great obuse, in which the element of commercial speculation might play a very promi nent part. The drunkard is a criminal, and he should be deprived of that the possession of which renders him a positive source of evil to himself and society—his liberty. In the regime under which he would be placed there need be nothing harsh, but it would be most pernicious in practice and wrong in philosophy, if the drunkard could make for himself a voluntary arrangement to enter when he liked and to quit when he pleased, as has been suggested.-7he Lancet. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 19. Ditto, via •Marseilles Jan. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Elope, Ascension, and St. Helena... Dec. 28. China, Penang, and Singipore, via Southampton. Jan ;19. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 11 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Jan. 13. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton— Jan 13. Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles .. Jan. 7 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 13. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 7. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseille 3 Jan. 10. Newfoundland •1* Jan. 16. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet ...Tan. 16. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton • Ditto, via Cork 1•1•11 •• • . . Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Jan. :11. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ....Feb. 3. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) Jan 14 Bahama. via New York. Jan. ln. Cuba ald Mexico Bermuda, via Halifax ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—At a meeting of the Nottingham Town Council on Mon day (yesterday), a resolution was passed appointing a committee to wait upon the council of the British Agricultural Society in London to ask that body to select Nottingham for the society's meeting in 1868. FROM BOMBAY TO CALCUTTA.—There is reason to believe that the entire journey from Bombay to Cal cutta will be made in four days by the end of the year.— Bombay Gazette, Dec. 13,1566. THE FINSBURY AND CITY OF LONDON SAVINGS BANK.—The accounts of this institution having now been balanced for the past year, the managers have published their usual statement of results, which is most satisfactory. Tho transactions of the past year have again been more numerous than ever. During the first nine months of the year, which included the whole course of the memorable "panic,' the payments only exceeded the receipts by a little over £20,000, while during the last three months of the year the excess of receipts and interest caused a re- covery and increase of more than £lO,OOO of that amount, and thus raised the capital at the close of the year to the sum of £425,287. The accounts open in the course of the year exceeded 20,000, and the operations upon them were such as proved the extremely valuable nature of the facili ties which are given by this and other Government savings banks for the encouragement of thrift and care. The office is open, as usual, seven times in each week, and the inte rest given is £3 per cent. NUMEROUS DEATHS FROM THE INCLEMENCY OF THE WEATHER.—Yesterday a coroner's inquest was held at the Southampton Coffee-house, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, on the body of Charles Greene. The de ceased came from Birmingham on Thursday to give evidence in a patent case, and on the next day died suddenly. Mr. Augustus Greatrex, surgeon, who made a post-mortem ex amination of the body, describes it as very emaciated. The heart was the smallest he had ever seen. The death he attributed to disease of the heart and lungs, which would be accelerated by cold on the railway journey from Bir mingham. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with tho medical evidence. Dr. Lankester, the coroner, said he had that morning been informed of 20 deaths which were to bo attributed to the late inclement weather—old people who were weak, on being attacked, sunk under the cold. THE SEVERE WEATHER.—A man named Warner, employed as night switchman on the Groat Western Rail way at Reading, was frozen in such a manner that his death followed on Sunday. It appears that Warner had been a porter at the company's station at Oxford, and but very recently removed to Reading. He performed his duties as narrow-gauge switchman during the night of Thursday, and went home, ° but only slept two or three hours, as ho had arranged to fetch his wife and family from Oxford that day. He did this, and went on duty at night. Ou Satur day morning ho was found in a dreadfully cold condition, and removed to ono of the rooms of the station, where everything possible was done to relieve his sufferings. Subsequently ho was conveyed home and attended by Mr, Bulky, surgeon to the Great Western Railway P rov id ent ' Society for the Reading district. All that medical skill could suggest was done for the poor fellow, but he expired on Sunday morning from the effects of exposure to the bitter frost on Friday night. SIAM AND THE PARIS EXHIBITION. —A commu nication from Bangkok of the Bth November contains the subjoined :—" The King of Siam being desirous of partici pating in the great solemnity of 18G7, has given orders to send immediately on to Singapore a number of products of his kingdom, selected by himself, to figure in the Universal Exhibition. Those articles comprise about 35 tons of goods, and the cases in which they are contained will be shipped on board the French transport Orne, which Admiral de la Grandiere has placed at the disposal of the Siamese Govern ment, according to instructions from the French Minister of Marine and the Colonies. The Orne will, besides, re ceive on board M. Daniel Windsor, interpreter to the Mi nistry of Foreign Affairs in Siam, and three officials from the King's palace, who are ordered to acoompany the pro dog= out by their giovereign." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'--Last Evening, TWO THOUSAND. 9to 2 agst Plaudit (offered) sto 1 agst Hermit (offered) sto 1 agst Master Butterfly (taken) 500 to 15 agst Trocadoro (taken) DERBY. 7to 1 agst The Bake (offered) 11 to 1 agst D'Estournal (taken freely) 11 to 1 agst Plaudit (offered) 25 to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken) 25 to 1 agat Master Butterfly (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Avron (taken) BATH AND SOMERSET MEETING. WEDNESDAY. Nominations for the Somersetshire Stakes. Sydmonton, 5 yrs Pirate Chief, 3 Buckfoot, 6 Nu, 5 Terror, 4 Monit ress, 4 Greenback, 3 Lady Bugle Eye, 3 Salim, 4 Apsloy, 4 Lecturer, 4 Killaloe, 3 Claverhouse, 4 John Davis, 6 Whirligig, 3 Primrose, 3 The Duke, 5 Duet, 4 East Lancashire, a Gomern, 5 Salpinctes, 5 Bedouin, a Ischia, 4 Chilb o l ton, 4 Mischief, 4 Rose Cheri, 4 Clarice f, 3 Steamboat, 4 Whal e b one , 4 Priority, 3 . The Rescue, 3 Lady Rose, 3 Flatcatcher, 4 Beeswing, 4 Charles 11., 3 Edgbaston, 4 Gilead, 3 Si s . t o Vedette, 3 My Love, 3 Honeymoon, 4 Freemason, 3 Douro, 4 Attack colt, 3 Seringapatam, 3 Pintail, 6 Pepper's Ghost, 4 Special, 4 Cranford, 4 Tribune ' 4 Stud, 3 St o k e l ey, 8 Mirella, 4 Dunsany, 5 * Archimedes, 5 Manoeuvre filly 3 Friday, 5 *Elland, 5 Retrousse, 4 Othello, 4 *lracitus., 4 Tormentor, 4 Seam° w, 3 Redrnire, 5 Lord H. Thynno is a subscriber, but did not name. Those horses marked thus(*) having been entered with out the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain in. MANCHESTER MEETING. These races, which were postponed on account of the frost, aro fixed for Friday and Saturday next, the 11th and 12th instant. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring Harrow 2l MA Nottingham .... 26 Derby :011. Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 West Drayton l9 Bromley Epsom Spring Lower Spring 2B Croxton Park 29 AP. Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh IIL. , Thirsk Durham .. 22 Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Catterick Chester 3O .Y. Chester (continued) 1 York Spring 7 Salisbury 9 Doncaster Spring Bath Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton 29 Croydon Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 17 B ° i d b i u h r a y m Club lB Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Newcastle .. 25 Curragh Worcester Summer 27 Ipswich 27 .LY. Carlisle Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham July Down Royal Corporatn l7 Stamford Huntingdon 2a Winchester Southampton Goodwood UST. Goodwood (continued) 1 Ripon Brighton . 6 Brighton Club 8 Lewes Egham . . l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford .. .. 15 Hastings SEPTEMBER. York August Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth ... 23 Canterbury Lichfield Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridge et. 29 Warwick Margate Curragh Leicester Abingdon 5 Newmarket Ist October 24 Doncaster OCTOBER. Northampton Autumn. 1 Curragh Edinburgh Autumn ... 2 Newmarket Houghton 2l Newmarket 2d October. 7 Worcester Autumn Cheltenham l5 NOV MBE R. Leamington Hunt Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury ll STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Carmarthen Birmingham l2 Derby Windsor MARCH. Liverpool Spring Grand Military Chortsey I Malton ..... 13 COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. JANUARY, 1867. Name. Judge. Days of Running Coole, co. Cork (Open) - Third S. Lancashire, (South- port (Open) Mr. Westropp 9, 10, 11 Spelthorne Club Mr. Warwick 9, 10, 11 Border Union (Longtown) Cumberland Mr. Warwick l5, 16 Barton-on-Humber, Lincoln. Mr. Spafford Altcar Club, Lancashire - Wigtonsh. Club (Stranraer) Mr. Boulton Little Crosby Mr. Welding County Louth Club, Ireland Mr. Spafford Ridgway Club, Lytham - 30, &c. FEBRUARY. Rufford, Lancashire Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick Waterloo, Lancashire Tantworth, Staffordshire ➢lr. Warwick MARC 11. Irish Grand National (Open), county Loutn Ardrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Spriugall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 26, &c. 6, 7 7, &e. _ APRIL. York l7Kildare Hunt S o v e noaks SEPTEMBER. Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, WLincolnshire Mr. Spafford ' l, 2 The Standard gives the following translation from the Moniteur :—" The year which has just ended has been marked by great events, and although it has been calm and pacific, the influence of the policy of France has not been inactive nor ineffectual. By the mere strength of his moral ascendancy the Emperor has powerfully contributed to the re storation of peace in Europe, and the nations who had selected him as arbiter have acknowledged the beneficent and disinterested character of his intervention. The war, which, but for the exalted wisdoin of his Majesty, might have become a general one, has been succeeded by a period of paci fication. In Germany the errors of 1815 have been replaced by new ideas. All the Germanic countries now understand the importance of a good under standing with France. Distrust has been dispelled, and prejudices of anothe r epoc h are vanishing before arrived f l a t p a I p y r , e appreciation oldnoeufigon definitive common interests. divided, w Austria ilo e3 h a o a n m v d e e d e reconciliation prof oun dl y ; the programme inaugurated by the victories of Magenta and Solferino is now realised. Free from the Alps to the Adriatic, the Peninsula, after having been for centuries a subject of trouble and compe tition between the various Powers, is henceforth an element of concord and equilibrium. The Conven tion of September 15, so happily carried out, has already produced the salutary results which had been expected from it, and there is no illusion in entertaining a hope that a reapprochement may at no distant date take place between the Courts of Rome and Italy. The evacuation of Mexico is being effected under favourable conditions, and the United States evince an equal desire with France to draw closer the bonds of traditional friendship. The relations of the Emperor's Government with all the Foreign Powers could not be more satisfactory or more friendly. The year 1867 is usherel in under favour va b o l u e s auspices, Paris s n d u t u h i e ve n rs a a t l i o E n x s h N i V b h i t l i C o h n a a r r e c t p o re r p e lairdieuzg for that pacific contest with ideas of progress and solidarity." THE CHIEF CLERKS IN CHANCERY.—Yesterday the several chief clerks in Chancery resumed the hearing of summonses, when several winding up matters wore brought forward. In I3arned's Bank two summonses stood over, and it was stated that steps would be taken to pre vent so many applications in fife matter. The chief clerk (Mr. Church) said the question of call would come on before tho Master of the 'lolls on Saturday next, Nylitn some direr• tion an to nummonsea would be given. 20 at Rt 100 SSEI 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 { 100 10 100 100 190 100 100 100 100 8411 851