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

fo o work has undertaken I of Italy. 1 0 " difference upon desires that all be forgotten. ment w hen the erstand that it ity of the Pope. pinion that the a happy Will' abo proposed opportunenes s. this sense to the 'ns which have -Speculation has ye been made io active and firm. , a rise of 271 c. advance of 10e. 170 f. swish 750., at 205 1 . s shares without Foucier 1,30. 1 ways little busi vailed. Englis h of th at 93. irni at the close. res . 3340 45 90 month 45 9 0 5 Loan 11 Ir . ; ids ihrees )ebt d...... Account , 870 1180 881 553; 560 5331 43 511 6. 1 358 97 initto. TLE, Dec. 1 1 . Inds this Corp. 10Ver130r of the lad Lieutensor f her Majes t f il lard, arrived a s o •e, introduced t , in Waiting) an 8., and Colove! Vaiting, w oo io msonby and tbe onour of dini n b y yesterday. ngton W left the pshire, to pies w Stafford Hogg: ountess Dudley et rains at Treat!, 4w red at Clum ber vn for a f©w daig i vo a succession ° 'Ned in tow . ° r, has since left fu a Latin tra rlsl . 3 ,; y Dr. Solwyn, ti°ll )ridge. This w ig ) announce t 1 1 : 0 her Majesth v i ddocks, after severe in, a •-„ i2t h was in his breeders, train°7o iy whom, an d st re he was high ll- 1 ; xa long and 4ee1 ) . !,, d faithfully f0r.,!., !special favooreeit; aelieve the CO a , atial tokens 01 to his daughleerre d by all wile / r e pals ; whil e o r manly demes, or o its of men. D t9 0 . 8 , had for 4 2 Ye, to serv i c e of the le miler of the e e . ,, am was takel / h P ,t to overcom e • aIE od more t ,1181a .,( P r 5. f rs. Brewtet, t he tnd one s ° , ' ceased gen tle d 01 o burial grounijo -se his dying y one will re,,,c, i tl ene ss of eli lr : g li his life. 1:11° ,r11 of his (3- scene t o last momen t ' s ' d ot l with his f oli ag-place. 0 0,4 - w hose curl so, pp li anc es of P i t ot ation about I c ti be F re° fl tber of t jo a stated, 114 %ti0 on the therara vot cheele in 17 '1%0 8 a metlic3lBsr. England bi t , marqual 1135 jilts ranze, and t°is Pliances. Isle of street wet it mixes f''neo, c l o th e s or 11- 0 0,4 by the P r IA ual purP °B° ' th e ,ly process . 1° 10 (1 f taro o t :ygen o f propel ° r o J d a il o' table to b . ; it ttlOreei r i er v jOi ag ents, an ° do e ite their in o ot 4 . It maY i,"9 ,013 S prosc r '7,ool , ations, ds a .0' pou ltices, $/1 ,,,,t1it hen used in w-p.iP d septic, - to io an el War. o Ans t° b fr preserve d o 4 id Dr. D e W ",ott°,, n several of 0 it upwar:6l:olo VertheleB.7oo ; 1 ie it Pel let 4 V ij ,o wash ing :du , a the vitri°%lool n some ;e 0 “ h Dr. De op Iy reCo i oi as the e° . o s o ice we r o" d t d A r e ste [LL. th e o'CIOC IC, j o ti rtie tj : Tea° Y i 0 fine onsettl3sAi I other P ° u se P - 0 bO engine hn tli °aro ° done l f .tnight 94,0ce0" Eling . 0 t tte it ion °I °I cl ota a d arafer ttl° ° /1 on Ste n 66. pat A tli ° itli - 1:4 lultleS B, e 0 00 )babli M 0 E! MARKET A ND COMMERCIAL INTBLLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. At the weekly Court of the Directors of the B ank of England, this morning, no alteration was announced in the minimum rate of discount, which still remains at 2 per cent. In the general discount market there continues to be a fair demand for money, and the rates cur rent are fully equal to the Bank minimum. The Syria, from Alexandria, has brought 4 ,430 ; and the St. Laurent has arrived at Brest from New York with' £67,000 in francs. A telegram from Brussels states that the sub scriptions for the new Belgian loan of £2,400,000 amounted to £4,920,000. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1867. 1866. Great Western . 68, 392 67,536 North Western *** :118277 115,241 t ° r.i l l g t h il t W on estorn . 19,577 19,528 ••• ••• ••• •:. 19828 17,827 Midland ..* *** 52,638 48,564 South Easte;:n * . 20,906 19,538 Great Northern . ... 40,400 39,646 Lancashire and Yorkshire...4s,ol2 43,720 Northand Exet er ... ... 6,082 6,046 oorth Easter 72,618 70,153 kaucheater, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 21,133 21,1.84 Great Eastern 35,769 34,148 143 x nd °r; Chatham, and Dover ... ... 8,152 7,837 Gorth Briti s h . 25,283 24,363 tro politan... •• ... 4 , 214 3 , 989 oat Southern and Wostern of Ireland... 8,867 8,682 13,,,k il and and Great W e stern of Ireland 4,898 5,206 '' l3 mgovr and South Western 10,507 9,783 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are generally °f a satisfa c t or y c h arac t e r. On the Great Western there is an increase of £856 ; on the North-Western, of £3,033 ; on the Brighton, ti Of X 2 OOl ; on the Midland, of £4,074 ; on the oouth-Eastern, of £1,368 ; on the Great Northern, ° „ f £755 ; on th e L ancas hi re an d Y or k s hi re , o f ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £36 ; on the No rth-Eastern, o f £ 2, 4 6 5 ; on the Great Eastern, (h. £ 1 ,621; on the London, Chatham, and Dover, (4 £315 ; and on the North British, of £920 ; and ~_° ll, the M e t ropo lit an, o f £215 ; on th e S ou th- Western, of £49 ; while the Manchester, Sheffield, 1114 Lincoln, shows a decrease of £446. At Darlington all was thought to be proceeding sati sfactorily, the dispute with the men being con sidered as good as ended, at least at the chief works, B r iars. Barningham's. The men had accepted Mr. rningba m ' s terms, so far as the new works at S p r ingfield were concerned, and it is believed the same practice would have been followed at the old : ?rke as so on as th e arrangemen t s f or r e sum pti on ' work could h ave b een com pl e t e d on th e p ar t o f th e masters. Yesterday morning the men at the S pringfield works commenced to fettle their fur /laces preparatory to " lighting up." They, how clisted from their work, and left on learning te "l rrna at the men at Stockton had refused the masters' „ on the previous day. The arrangements are, 17crefore, apparently indefinitely postponed, and tk ° doubt th e men w ill wait to hear the result of the d etermination arrived at generally of the iron workers on Teesside. ir k Was expected 'yesterday, another deputation k. °17111 the men in Middlesborough waited upon Hop ls) Gilkes, and Co., at the w orks, a nd offered to ucompromisett the difference between the ironmasters d the workmen by accepting, on their behalf, ail°la e thing like 5 per cent. reduction. The depu tPico were informed that the masters could not jaomeriate from the list prices. In the afternoon, anow' Vaughan, and Co.'s mill and forgemen I .,:,,. an ged to resume work at the reduction, but the mill straighteners still hold out. Nothing fur l: has transpired at the other works on Teesside. h o st night, ho wev e r , i n f orma ti on reac hed Middles rollgh that Losh, Wilson, and Bell's puddler% had a g re ed to th e t erms p ro p ose d by th e m asters, and tea t the men at Consett had resumed work at the redu ction. It is thought by persons in the trade th ,„ a " the whole of the men will return to work this eek T ile New Ho n d ura s L oan i s s t ea dy at 111/ prep.r_ Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures "lain firm at 21i 22k, and the Consolidated Mort gage 1 3ends at 19 20. T he shares of th e Anglo-Argentine Company "er e to-day quoted at Ito premium. Tile liquidators of the Umzinto Plantation and ca r ng Company of Natal (limited), have made a „ f £4 per share payable in equal instalments the 15th J anuary an d 15th M arc h. 1 T i 7r. James Waddell (accountant) and Mr. H. a to ith urn, liquidators of the Umzinto Plantation Q:4 Trading C om p an y of Natal (Limited), have Z l e a call o f £4 per s h are , paya bl e i n equa l in k ba ente on the 15th January and on the 15th 44. Two O'CLOCK. p Ac cording to Reuter's telegram this morning the rell eh Rent er were 69f . 72 c. The re has been rather more business in the Eng thq Stock M ar k et, b ut C onso l s h ave declined 1, f or l i at est prices being 921 1 for money, and 921 93 r the account. 9a2 11 , e New Threes are 921 3 ; Reduced Annuities 1 ; New 21 per Cents., 1894, 751 ; Excheque r 4 1 : 8 ' 29 5. prem. ; Bank of E ng l an d St o ck, 2431 e „ l 4. India 5 per Cents., 112; 1 12 ; ditto 4 per 1001 ; Eufaced 51 per Cents., 108; ; and er cent. Rupe e Debentu re s, 1882, 104. b ' ll the Foreign Stock Market the busin e ss ha s IZ ll , l4l Proved. Italian are 45/ ; Greek, 12/ 131 ; p er an, 15a 16 ; and Spanish Passive, 251 ; 3 r Cents. are 35i 1. 444 v ery limited amount of business has been trau theeci to-day in the Railway Share Market, and eh; se ttlement of the account still enjoying the tolel attenti on o f th e d ea l ers . P r i ces , h owever , h ti llti ., ll , ll o depressed. Great Northern, Lancashire, d Yorkshir e , Midl an d , an d S ou th-E as t ern, h ave Wh l h4 d eclined 1; Metropolitan, 1 ; and Brighton, i; te rr T e C aledonian have recovered 2, and Great Wes .liand North-W es t ern eac h 1. ti o o e Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia 4pcf, b utch-Rhenish are marked 201 ; Bombay 41, is aroda, 104 1011 ; East Indian, 112 ; an d t e4t India n P en i nsu l a, 111 111 1. W 4 , e k shares remain very quiet. London and 4,e.4' llain tter have declined to 691 ; Bank of toTatr all_ 1 to 61/ ; Chartered Mercantile of India, 11 4;•"' and China to 291 ; while Union of London tt.llllproved to 361 par:4Beellaneous and Finance Shares exhibit little tati on. City of London Gas are marked 111 ; kj, 4l , kali Steam, 641; and Viceroy of Egypt's "gage Loan, 72f. MINING MARKET. THURSDAY, Two P.M 4; 4 4 e lse bag been a good demand for West Cara- Gre nville, N or th T res k er by, Cl i i ver t on M oor , the i ce O f Wales, and Great Laxey. Annexed are t„ a t t "t quotations : G olf], 3Carti Brea, 2 2 } ; Chiverton Moor, 5-16} ; Chontale l s 1 3; t. } 3 1; Cliff or d Amalgamated, 51 51-; East Basset, l • Caradon, 51 ; East Lovell, ——; East Russell, ntillo and B o li v i a G o ld, 17 s 6d 20 s Od ; G reat 17 17 1' 18re 13 ; Great Retallick, —; Groat Wh al Vor, ~,resh / I" rice Valley, 6f 6} ; North Crofty, 2} 21 ; North .1 , 14 3 , 0 "ruY, 31s 33 s od ; P r i nce of Wales, 49s 51s ; West Tl°cc';'s South Caradon, —; South Frances, 20 . 25 ; ten,,•? 4 ,, , 1 3 14 ; West Caradon, 11 12; West Chiver- Wh t , a l u‘i; West Seton 183 19 5; Whoa: Basset, 85 90 ; Grenville, 26s 2'Bs ; Wheal Seton, 94 96 ; Great '44 To lgue, 20s 22s Gd. ti 131tITIST1 PILNDX—TWO O'OLOCK. a 1 , - - , ° VElt Ic NI ENT FUNDS. lof ut. Consols a °. Acc o Per 0 count ....................... . NNow "lt. Reduc a O3 2 Per 0 " 92i Iv 2 ent ..................... Do ; Per Cent. Jan. 1894 751 tliati,li?ioPer Cent. Jan. 1873.. D o (i o ,' Yrs, expire sth April 1885 —'" Sea Televaph), du o ., 1908 — Juno t to.,_ March. 'eLlner 13ills, 4 1,000, 2 &21 per Ct. „. '29 pin tto. £5OO Pm at i k , i ., £lOO St .£2OO Lo op . 'nglancl Stock, 4f. per Cent `4 3l 1 ....ccunt 1 14 t14. tiqi a . l'i UOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ho. *Weis 10f per Cent., t April 1874 r,o ~,couut a . '' '4, p,.. Cent . July, 1680 ' i'4 eetit., OCt. laS fi ..... it Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 lOBl Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 187' Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 lO4 Doi Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 TOSSIGI FUNDS—TWO O'ULOOK. Argentine Republic, F per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 por Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-GO Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 751 5 Do. £lOO Bonds — Biteao7,. Ayres 6 per Cent — D) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont. 40 1 Cobe, 6 per Cent. C•)11:itu 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent' 00. 6 per Cent. B . Do., 1867 D o ., 7 per Cent., 18C6 Do., Scrip, £32 paid 0 ,1. lubia,n, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 p ,r Cent., 1823 D innhian Principalities, 7 per Cent CS Do 8 p- , r Cent., 1867 — Evador New Consolidated, 1 per Con• — 6gyptiar, 7 per Cent B5l 1)0. Second Issue D . 1590 Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds B9 8 Do. 1861 D0..f5')0 Bonds B6 Do. £lOO Bonds . • •• • Government Railway Debotituros Greek, 5 per Cont., 1821 1 5, ex Coups Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Gaateniala 5 por Cent .. Italian 5 per Cert., 1865 72 Do, Account .. Do. Marommana Railway Slexicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Bl Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Slontovideau C por Cent. .. — i kloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 72 Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41- per Cent.. 18G2 Do Account P.)rtaguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9;60;2;3 41 } Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ Si B6} _... . .......,. Do 41 per Cent. 1850 " Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds... 88 Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7} Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cont. Spanish 3 per Cen 371 Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 62 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 64 3} Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 3 31 I D.) Account Do G per Cent., 1865 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. DJ Account Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends ou the above payable in I,,indnie. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., E. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil.. — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French }lentos, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Mini. 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 451 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money (f2k Do. Account [The following appeared in our Latest Edition of yester day erening.l CITY, HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK. There is little change to report in the value of English Funds, although business has been ani mated. Consols closed at 92:1 g for money, and 92j 93 for the account. The forowing are the latest quotations of some of the principal railway companies' shares this afternoon : Caledonian 751 to 754 ; Great Eastern 30i- to 314 ; Great Northern 1071 to 1084 ; Great Western, 441 to 44:1 ; Lanenshiro and York shire, 1231- to 1231 ; Brighton 51 to 52 ; Metropolitan 1151 to 116; Midland, 1114 to 111; North Eastern (Berwick), 99 to 101 ; and South Eastern, 67k- to 6S. The sum of £30,000 has been taken from the Bank. The changes in the Foreign Market are limited, although this department during the day has been the most animated throughout the house. Italian are 45i 4 t and Greek 1.24 13. Railways closed with a flat appearance. Metropo litan are 115 1151 and Midland 1111 BUTTER AND CHEESE FACTORIES. Forty years ago the State of New York grew a surplus of grain (wheat) for exportation, and " Genesee flour" was known and prized in many fo reign markets. Canal boats took in wheat at al most every storehouse, from Syracuse westward, and brought it to Troy, Albany, and this city, for manufacture and sale. Now all is changed. The Genesee valley is no longer mainly devoted to wheat ; even the counties west of Cayuga Lake no longer grow their own grain. Sheep hus bandry, once popular, is now on the wane. Dairying is rapidly supplanting all other farming in our rural districts, and we judge that the next census will return thrice the number of cows in our State reported in that which preceded it by a decade. And even dairying itself is undergoing a decided and rapid transformation, through the introduction and multiplication of factories for the systematic and wholesale production of but ter and cheese. These factories arc located near the centre of each radius of three or four miles wherein grass and cows abound usually but one in a township as yet, though they are being rapidly multiplied. A mill stream and water power often determine the site, though we believe a small engine and boiler (four to ten horse) are preferred to a water-power. A cold and copious spring is well nigh indispensable ; a good stock of ice, well stored and saved, is desirable. A large reservoir (like a cellar) is dug in the ground and tightly walled with planks ; board platforms ex tend into this, floating on two or three feet of water, constantly renewed from the spring. In this reservoir, deep pails or cans are set and filled three-fourths full of milk—they sinking and floating in a like depth of water. The milk remains here 24 to 36 hours, when the cream is taken off and churned by steam or water-power—six to 24 churns being operated at once, with no draft on human muscle. The butter thus made each day, from cream in the very highest condition, is of suchuniform and superior quality as to bring from 5 to 10 cents per pound more than farm dairies will command. And the milk, thus skimmed, is then made into cheese, rather mild in flavour, but palat able and of very fair quality. We never wish to eat better than some of this, made wholly of skimmed milk, and sold by the makers at 10 cents per pound to their entire satisfaction. It is cheaper than pork, and may be substituted as a staple article of diet for labouring men, to their great ad vantage and comfort. The milk is brought in by the farmers of the vicinage, weighed as received, and placed in the cooling vat as aforesaid. The farmers generally receive a dividend of the proceeds ; but the better plan is fast gaining ground of paying the cash for it as fast as received, it being speedily turned into butter and cheese, which arc cash artiele! , . We estimate that the dairy product of our State will be increased at least one-fourth by the general introduction of these factories, and that the value of our grass-lands will thus be enhanced at least 10 doll. per acre.—New York Tribune. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251. Isc. per £1 sterling. )n comparing these rated with the English Mint price of Z tot e d. per ounce for standard gold, it appe,vs that -mil is about I- oth per cent. dearer in Paris than in Lon don. The course of exchang e a t N ew Y or k on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1091 per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the imic.rWion of gold trom the United Stlitts, FOREIGN RAtlon , A Y B bia and Ban Francisco, li.n., gua. 7 per sent., 13i FOICHIGN MIN ta. Von Pedro. North Del Rey, 21 Pm BANKIS. Anglo-Austrian, 9 Anglo Egyptian, lint., 17 Amaralama. 1,2 i ;hartPred tier. of India, London, and China, 291 Consolidated, Um., 4} London and estminster, 691 Ditto, Scrip, 38 Union of Loudon, 36} 1111SOELLA.NEOUs. Ceylon Company, Si Credit Foncier of lt,ngland, lim.. 2 13-16 Gen. Credit and Discount, I ni.. international Financial society, tun.. 2 13-16 Lon of and Provincial Marine, 1 9-;6 Oriental Gas, lim.. 6 Panr'ma, New Zealand and Aus. E. Mail., 41 Royal Mail Steam, 64} South Australian Land. 37 FARM PROSPECTS.—Thousands of acres have been sown with wheat this autumn, and hendreds of acres have felt the unaccustomed pressure of the iron roller ; so great has been the lack of moisture that fears have been entertained that some of the grain would scarcely germi nate, or if it did just " spear," the tiny radicle would hardly secure a sufficiency of nourishment to keep it going in the dry seedbed. So great has been the want of wet that even some masters of hounds have talked of not hunting till we get more rain ; and one noted pack, Mr. Serutton's, has struck work, till the Essex clays shall have absorbed mois ture enough to secero the hounds' feet and the horses' legs from danger from the hard ground, Although agri cultural horses have not found their work quite so tough and leathery as it frequently is iu autumn ; and although the clover layers have ploughed up short and brittle, in lieu of the tough unyielding furrow we have seen in a wetter season, still the extra breadth of wheat has thrown more than the customary amount of autumnal work upon their shoulders, and the result is now showing itself pretty plainly in, or rather on, the ribs and quarters of the team. Keep horses as you will, they must be treated generously from harvest to Christmas, or you will assuredly find them unable to do their work satisfactorily; at no other period have they such continuously severe labour, and it is mani festly very poor policy to let your horses "get down," for not only will the ploughman be compelled to shirk the work from sheer inability to plough the land well, and sound, and deep, but added to this, if horses aro ever suf fered to get into poor condition, they are then liable to be seized with colds, coughs (of a severe type sometimes) in-: flueuza, and epidemic. Any veterinary surgeon will tell us that in the event of disease overtaking an animal, it has a far worse chance of shaking off its malady if it should unfortunately altaekbim rim low in flesh.— /Alia and lao', THE SUN, LONtiolv. THURS . A.Y El/ENING, DECEMBER 12, 15671 rail Closing I Business Price. dent. 737 - 753 75 7f 25 35 2 4 74 70 70 72 9S 9i 11 311 6 7 15 6 lOS 109 11 , 11, 121 1.5 U 6 is 41 ill 2:) 3J 22 31 i 23 51 4 .2 lis, Lit 11j 77 79 47 16 ,13i 116 11,5 lU6 - - I Olt (in 60 i 2 33 34 91 1(1 93 95 3} 41 b 4.0 130 15 17 5 6 3 31 1,1 2 8 11 21 4 5 17 18 17 19 1 35 37 2* 24 6 6 41 5* 2* 11 40 60 3 5 2 3 2 2i 29 St 380 40U 1 1 1 37i 42; 4 6 13 14 19 11 71 73 110 140 674 72) 25 27 1 , IS J§ 100 7 ISIONS. 53 55 IC4 105 P 31 , 31 4 5 G 68 71 18 L 2 99 1,k2 ( - 3 11,4 74f 5 Ili; I 115 1l 1112 } 102 i 7 IS t 3 $5 titt 52 40 45 32 31 19i 20: 071 . 107 ICS - 21 , - 2 r 100 10 02 04 15i 95 17 8.5 67 100 to: 93 15 Ea 91 83 65 100 101 1001 1011 119 100 85 87 morning. 104 4 141 1111 11 1031 ;e5l 2 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.—James Margaretti, a waiter, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with the following assault : Police-constable Francis Allwood, 186 C, said that last night he was called to Mr. LC111011 7 6 Tavern, Cranbourne-passage, to assist the barman in eject ing the prisoner, who was making a great disturb ance. On getting into the street the prisoner com menced a savage assault upon him, striking him in the mouth and loosening two of his teeth, biting his hand and kicking him. Ills coat was so smothered with blood that he was unable to wear it that 11fr. D'Eyncourt said the prisoner was not to knock the constables about 'because he thought pro per to get drunk, and he would have to pay a fine of £3 or two mouths. TOWN AND COUNTRY. A return has been issued comparing the rids of Ireland containing Parliamentary borolgA with the districts not containing boroughs. It states that the mortality in the former was 20 per 1,000 last year, and iu the latter only 14.1 per 1,000. A similar return for England gives the respective ratios in this country for 1865 at 21.7 and 21.4 per 1,000. The mortality in Ireland was understated. because the calculation for that country is made, not upon the estimate of the population in 1866, but upon the population enumerated at the Census of 1861, and the population has since decreased in number. These returns go on to show the number of persons who, on marrying, had to make their marks on the register, instead of writing their names, adopting still the abovemen— tioned novel classification of the population. In Ire land, in districts containing Parliamentary bat oughs. 36.4 per cent. of the men who marriel in 1865, and 33.5 per cent. in 1866, had to make their marks; and 49.9 per cent. of the women in 1865, and 46.5 per cent. in 1866. The uneducate:l were corsider ably more numerous in districts not contoining Parliamentary boroughs : 43.6 per cent. of the .men marrying in 1865, and 42.4 per cent. in 1866 ; and 53.7 per cent. of the women in 1865, and 52.4 per cent. in 1866. The ratios inter se show, in the dis tricts not containing Parliamentary boroughs, five women making their marks where four men did so; in the districts containing boroughs the increase of instructei persons was greater among men than among women. The contrast between Leinster and Connaught is striking enough ; in 1866 only 30 5 per cent. of all the men married in Leinster had to make their marks, but in Connaught 52.5 per cent. In the great county of Mayo three in ev.:ry five of the men marrying in 1866 and two in every three of the women had to sign by mark, making a larger absolute total than even in Cork. There were 30,151 marriages in Ireland last year, and 11,677 of the men and 15,063 of the women made their marks on the register instead of signing their names. With regard to England the present return comes no later than 1865. In that year 20.5 per cent. of the men marrying in districts containing Parliamentary boroughs, and 31.5 per cent. of the women had to make their marks ; and in the other parts of the country as many as 26.3 per cent. of the men, but only 30.6 per cent. of the women, being a smaller ratio among women than in the borough districts—a dif ferenee especially remarkable in the metropolis, but observable in several midland counties, and generally in the north. In Ireland, at the census, there were were 2,024,051 people in the districts ' containing Parliamentary boroughs, and 3,774,913 in the rest of the country. In England the num bers were 11,991,413 and 8,074,811. But the regis trar's " districts" not being conterminous with towns, the first number does not accurately indi cate inhabitants of towns. The population of the Parliamentary boroughs of Ireland was only 797,467 at the census, and of those of England 8,638,569. It must be borne in mind that unrepresented towns are not in these two returns classed with the boroughs. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A CLERGY JAN. A special commission, appointed by the Lord Bishop of Worcester, was held on Tuesday after noon at the Swan Inn, Henley-on-Arden, to in vestigate certain serious charges made against the Rev. Thomas Jones, incumbent of Henley. The charges brought against Mr. Jones, and which were the subjcct of investigation, were misconduct, de meanour, language, and improper intimacy with a Mrs. Appleby, and midi being guilty of conduct unbecoming his character and position as a clergy man, with habitual neglect of the aged, the sick, and the poor of his parish. The gentlemen forming the commission were Mr. I'. 11. Pepys, Chancellor of the diocese, Mr. Darwin Galton, J.P., and the Revs. Patrick M. Stnythe, M.A. (Solihull), It. Seymour, M.A. (King witten), and C. Dolben, M.A., of IpEly. The pa rishioners who had petitioned'for the inquiry were. Messrs T. B. Couchman and George Dartnell, churchwardens of the parish; and Messrs. John Hunt, Joseph Smith, James Wakeman. and Dr. Fayrer. Mr. James Motteram, barrister, instructed by Couchman, appeared to conduct the inqniry on behalf of the petitioners; and Mr. Hawker, of Bir mingham, to watch the case for Mr. Jones. The first witness examined by Mr. Motteram was Thomas Barnes Couchman, solicitor, in Henley ; and olio of the churchwardens of the parish. He deposed as to serious complaints having been made to him as to the conduct of Mr. Jones, the incum bent of Henley, and the subsequent steps that had been taken. Thomas Godfrey, the assistant parish clerk, stated that he was a saddler, carrying on business in Henley. He and a man named George Hem ming worked together in the shop. Mr. Jones was in the habit of coming to his shop every day, and sometimes twice a day. Ile could not say his object in coming. Ile used to sit in the shop, smoke a bit of Obacco, and talk over the news of the day . . Sometimes he talked to his servant, James Appleby. There bad been vulgar conversation carried on in the presence of Mr. Jones. Mrs. Emma Randall, living at Worcester, stated that she, in 1866, lived at Mr. Jones's house, and was attending a Mrs. Russell, who stayed there. Mr. Jones was in the habit of swearing. Ile made himself a great deal too free in manner with his servants. She had seen Mr. Jones come in from church to the kitchen, throw off his gown, and in quire for his wife in the most abominable terms. She deposed to further gross remarks made by Mr. Jones about his wife. The house was not a fit house for a respectable woman to live in. Martha Hughes said she was sometimes ago ser vant to Mr. and Mrs. Jones. She went in 1865, and remained until the 33th of last August. While she was there the conversation carried on was very bad. She confirmed the evidence of previous wit nesses as to the bad and indecent language used by Appleby and by Mr. Jones. Mr. George Dartuell, the father of Mrs. Jones, said ho had frequently been called to Mr. Jones's house, after the scenes between Mr. Jones and his wife. Mr. Jones maintained a very re served demeanour always in his (witness's) presence, and he believed it was only Mrs. Jones herself who knew what she suffered. One night he was called by Mr. Jones to see his daughter, and he found her in her dressing-gown, at the bedside. She was sob bing and crying most piteously, and was in a very excited and agitated state. He asked what was the matter, and Mr. Jones said it was all her own fault, and she replied, " Papa, you know that is not the case. Don't believe him ho is a bad and wicked man." This concluded the ease for the petitioners, and the case was then adjourned. THE WHEEL OF LIFE.-113 Christmas novelty produced by the London Stereoscopic Company, Cheap. side, for the present year is of a most remarkable kind. It is one which, whilst it cannot fail to interest and please both old and young as the most mirth-exciting and amusing optical toy over discovered, will also puzzle the most scientific swan to account for many of the very wonderful changes and effects that are by its agency proluced. The 'W heel of Life consists of a mst d cylinder made to revolve horizontally on a centre pivot, around the sides of which 13 small slits of about two inches in length and half an inch wide are made, and the objects forming the source of entertainment are printed in colours on strips of paper. On one of these strips losing placed within the cylinder, and it then being given a sharp turn, the whole series of figures seen through , the slits become animated and perform a variety of antics which rival those of Leotard, &hard°, and all the rest of the celebrated acrobats combined. Thus we can have vaulting, leaping, dancing ; in fact a thousand antics, all performed with the charac teristics of animated beings. There are also certain effects that will form a subject of consideration for the highly scientific. For 'instance —when 14 figures are placed at the top and 12 at the bottom of the cylinder, the two rows move in a contrary direction. All we can say is that the Wheel of Life is a perfect won der—applicable for scientific purposes as well as amusement, and one which will produce the most hilarious merriment in every Christmas party into which it is Detrained, as it can be seen by a whole room full of people at one and the same time by simply being set in motion on the drawing i'4olll WA°, SHAPE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SUAEEB AND STOCKS. 130 132 111 116 1 lip 53 6v 110 112 56 67 42 14 6 - i G 8 84 91 145 ;54 iharel Railways. I at nevi! anu'lliiiikr 7777 at `aledonian .........1 100 at 'anibrian ....1 100 `ork and Bandon"... lorn wall. all üblin & Belfast June. 10n ~., • )un„l'erth, & Ab ) owl.' e 0 .'.London, scrip Ce:i.f.f all Do. 1 I 100 plasgow & S. Western 100 Great. Eastern, Ord. titki tOu IDo. E. Aug!. st. No. '4' 100 „Great North ul Seotlan4g 100 ilireatNurtheru l. 100 D.J. A 5t0ck...... ! 100 Do. B stock 1 too Do. New, 13. at 25 pw 10 I 61, S, and W. of lrelau.:j lOu tit. Western -Original.: I Do. S. Val. Rail gua. l Do. South Wales I Do. W. Mid.—Uxloral Do. Newport Do. liereiord....... Lancashire .t Yorkshir‘l ILJutlon and 131ackwall , pLon., Srigh., & S Coast [Lon., Chat.., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A !Lun. & North Western Lon. .k South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln. aletropolitan..... Do. New Do. Extension.— Metropolitan District. Do. do. du. Do. and St. John's W ' Midland Do. X') Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby )lid Kent ... . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Bawls:A. Do. G. 3•11 purchase] Do. Leeds ..... Do. York , Do. Carlisle ...... ' Do. Stock.& Darling] Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . . Do. do. 1866 . ,North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction 'Scottish Central 'ioot. N. E , Aber. stock ] 1)o. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union Mouth Devon south Eastern itaines, Wok., & Wok l'aff Vale Do. C ... Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenn), Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall =Tin' MINES. :)am. Consol. Gold, lion ,:hiverton liftord Amalgaznate4. ►evon G. Coos. cravlet. [brake walls r East Bassett (.slogan) East Caradon East Cam BrPa ,east Grenville East Gunnislake East Lovell E. WI Russell (Tavistk Gam.dc StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited.. Great South Tolgus...• , heat Wheal 8u0y... Wheal Vor (Relst , in irenville .crod's loot .... ilingston Downs Ilargaret (Uny Lelant arke Valley wyndy Iron Ore, llin e*.y 6 ton ?forth :oskear V.WIL Bassett(lllogan North Wheat Crolty ,'rosper ilnited ' t'rvvidenee ,Uny Letant i. Caradon (St. Uleer) suuth Condurrow ri.Wheal Fran. (Mogan litray Park . Hu Croft Vigra and (Mogan, West lassett(lllogan W. Caradon (Liekeardl West Chiierton . West Wheal Bassett 'lllogan , Wheal Buller (itedruthj IVheal Mary Ann (111 en,; Wheal 6etou Wheal Trelawney All U. 14.1 11.9.1 2.1.0 2I 31 2.11.0 8.3.0 3.v.0 11.7.6 9.0.6 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17. q *.10.(1 1.4.0 2.13.0 8.11.01 4.2.6 18.15.81 d 5.17.0 WESTMINSTER. E XTRA ORDINARY CHARGE OF FRAUD.--Samuel Hare, an elderly man, was charged with fraud under very extraordinary circumstances. . Mr. Smyth, solicitor for the prosecution, stated the case—On the 15th of July, 1866, the prisoner was engaged by Mr. W. Drake, of Chapel-street, Westminster, boot and shoe maker, as an assistant, and it was part of his business to sell goods in the shop. There were stated prices for everything amongst them, 9s. for Blucher boots, and 9s. for lace-up's. The fraud complained of was that the prisoner exceeded these prices and pocketed the excess. The effect of this fraud was most injurious to both employer and customer. Mr. Arnold—lie did not then pay the extra money to your client ? Mr. Smythe—No, he did not; he kept it himself. Mr. Arnold—lf he accounted for it it would only be extra zeal. lt.is a very extraordinary case. Mr. Smyth--I feel that it is. _ _ _ llr. Arnold—lt would not be an embezzlement, because he did not receive this extra money by virtue of his employment. Do you know of any precedent? Mr. Smyth—l do not. Mr. Drake said he had had 50 complaints of over charge of this description. His business had fallen off very much through it. Mr. Ball proved buying a pair of boots of the prisoner about the end of last month for 9s. 6d. Prisoner said that that was quite correct. He had often charged more than Os. for the boots, but that was not for the same class of goods as Mr. Drake had spoken of ; it was for misfits or boots made to order which had never been fetched. Mr. Drake denied that such was the case. Another witness was called, who deposed to_buy ing a pair of boots at prosecutor's for Os. 6d. Prisoner said that he had accounted for all the money he received. Mr. Drake declared most positively that he had not. Prosecutor's books were produced, but there was no entry what the sums were for. Thomas Cottingham, foreman to Mr. Drake's father, 257, NV hitechapel-road, bootmakers, gave prisoner a good character. lie also said that if the booth were large sized (10's) the price was extra. Prosecutor said that in the two cases now brought forward the sizes were 6 and 8. Mr. Arnold said the case was one full of difficulty, and remanded prisoner for a week on his own recognisances. THAMES. SINGULAR APPLICATION.--Mr. Samuel Poynter, barrister, accompanied by Mr. Gill, of the firm of Morris, Stone, Townson, and Morris, solicitors, applied to Mr. Benson fora summons against a German sugar baker, in the service of Hall and Boyd, in St. George-in-the-East, for sending two libellous and defamatory letters to Mr. John Bull winckle, a publican in the same parish, imputing to him that he bad carried on a criminal intercourse with the sugar baker's wife, and demanding com pensation for the same. The learned counsel said the letters were in the German language, and said he had translations of them. The writer of them demanded first £lOO, and in the second letter £2OO as compensation for the damage he had sustained through the alleged immorality of Mr. Bullwinckle promising "to quit the country if the money was paid and if it was not, Mr. Bullwinckle's whole family, little and big, should know." The accused party also said it would be a bad job for Mr. Bullwinckle if the money was not paid, and held out threats of au exposure. Mr. Poynter said it was not the wish of the complainant to abridge the liberty of the subject, and have a warrant to arrest the accused. A summons would be sufficient in the first instance to bring the party before the court. Mr. Benson said he did not think that he should be justified in granting process. The threat of exposure and the demand for money did not impute to Mr. Bullwinckle that he had committed any indictable offence. Ile did not think the statute quoted by the learned counsel would apply in this case. Mr. Poynter said that Lord Ellenborough, in a case where a gentleman had threatened to accuse a clergyman of fornication, was of opinion that the statute would apply. Mr. Benson said that a clergyman would be liable to ecclesiastical censure and deprivation of his office for fornication. Mr. Poynter— ind there is the threat in the second letter to my client ; it will be a bad job for you if the money is not naid. Mr. Benson said that had reference to the former observation, " I will expose you," in the first letter. He did not think the clergyman's case was analo gous to this, however reprehensible might be the conduct of the party now charged. A man of ordinary firmness and prudence ought to treat such letters with the contempt which they deserve. Mr. Poynter said if the magistrate refused the summons, and prevented Mr. Bullwinckle denying upon oath the unfounded accusations made against him, he would be without a remedy. Mr. Benson—lf the threat is carried out he will not be without a remedy. Mr. Poynter and Mr. Gill then retired. MARKETS—(.Chis Day.) METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To day's market was tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with beasts, both as to number Ind quality. As the attendance of butchers was rather limited all breeds moved off heavily, and, in some i ns t ances, th e quotations Lad a drooping tendency. Tho extreme top price was 5s per Blbs. Although the show of sheep was rather limited sales progressed heavily, and late currencies were with difficulty supported. The best Downs and half brods sold with difficult) at from 4s 10d to 5s per 81b. The demand for calves was heavy, on former terms. Wo have no change to notice in the value of pigs. The supply was moderate. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. sd s d s d e (1 Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pine Cra-wool sheep 4 4 4 8 Second quality do ..3 2 8 4 0 Prime S'thdown d 0.4 10 5 8 Prime large oxen ..4 1 6 Large coarse calycs.4 4 1 0 Prime Scots, &c.... 1 8 5 0 Prime email 10 5 4 Crsc. and inf. sheep. 3 4 3 8 Large hog's .3 4 3 Second quality do ..3 10 4 2 ; Snial! porkers 3 1 4 2 Suckling calves, 231 to 27s ; and quarter old-store pigs, 2.3 to 26s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts . 2:O Cows Sheep and I:mbi i:atrea Pigs Beasts Cows. — Sheep and 'abs 4 200 ,n Calves o' 310 rigs. NEWGATE AND LENDENHALL. Boo( Mutton i oto t 6 P0rk...... 3 0 to 4 0 Per 81b by the carcase. HAY. SMITILFIELD.—Meadow hay, 55s Od to 803; clover, 60s to 100 s ; and straw, 30s to 36s per load. A short supply. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 55s Od to 85s ; clover, GOs to 105 s; and straw, 30s to 36s per load. A slow sale. WIIITECRAPEL.—Meadow hay, 55s to 85s Od ; clover, 60s to 105 s; and straw, 30s to 3Gs per load. Demand inactive. COAL MARKET. • Price per Ton at the Clo d Hollowell Main... 19 6 Tuustall l9 0 Hatton Lyons 19 0 South Hetton Toes 2l 9 s d Co open Hartley Brancepeth Cannel lB 6 twthorn lB 9 Original Hartlepool 22 0 Budtlle's W. Hartley lB 9 20 3 Bradyoll'alettwa,,, io U ORrl100 Eut gart1 , 1)001,„..„ 2l 3 20 St st 100 Atlantio:tz Bt.l.awrenee ilom.,Baroduov.Cen.tu, gu. 6 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo ttz Lake Huron Do. Preference utr., Brant, ds Goderich 6 p.c. Calcutta 41t S. E., lint e Town ,Itt Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p tt:ast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Ex.teustun rand rr of Canad 4! t)o. Equip. Mort, Bunthl 1 citarge Et p.c o. Ist Pref. Bonds I. 0. do deferred Pe. 2d Prd. Bones Liu. do. deterred Do. 3d ?ref: stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred I t. India Pen. gun. 6p.e 0. Gus. 5 per cent Do. Newgua.sp.o t. South of India gua. 5 per cent Di. 4f per cent , Do — ()reat Wca. of Canada Do. New ...... Do. 6p.0 B . pay. 1873 Do. 54 du. pay. 1 877-.5.• Indian Branch, limited Uadras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4g do _.,. Do. li do. Do. Fifth Exiensioi E .kielb Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. iel..t Hob3on a Bay.. .111.C'da,6pc latpt.ba Scinde Do. Delhi I 00. do . !i' 41 Do. Puniaub.... :3., Do.lndus St.leloL '''' 1 BRITISH FOSSES COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Briti.th Columbia, 6 per, cent., Dec.3l, 1872 lOO Can.Gov.o p.c.Ja.& duly 1877-84 i 100 103 105 131 Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug ' 1.,0 104 lt:4 1 Do. 5 P.C. Mar. At Sept 100 101 11 , 3 it)o. sp. o. Jan. & July 100 80 92 , Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 89 91 cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 104 ' Do.ApI.I,DOOO, 1890-1900 100 106 108 Do. do 188040 100 104 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, 100 1(7 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1000 lOO 95 e 7 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 - - Do. 1878, do lOO 11) 11011 Nlauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. lOO 106 108 00. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it, 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 107 109 Natal Gov. 6 per cent lOO 1(4 106 N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 103 105 N. S.W. Gov. 5 Ira., 1860 100 _ Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 100 971 953 971 i 8 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - - Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 l9O 103 105 LQueenaland Gov. 6p. c 100 103 104 1031 i id. Aua.Gov. 6 p,c.1868-9 100 _ Do. 1878 dz, upwards—l 100 110 1 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. 3 a &July I 100 _ Do. do, April Sz Oot 1100 110 112 1104 100 all 100 109 100 16.13.4 , 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 all 100 100 E PORTING IN TELLIGENCE. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. Decomber 2, at 9 a.m., bay. mare by Leopold, out of all handicaps at St. Albans. At 5.30 p.m., Daisy, Laura, and Flyfisher, out of all handicaps for which the weights have been published. Decenaber 3, after 6 p.m., Badminton, by Claret, out of the Metropolitan Handicap at Kingsbury. • December 4, at 9 a.m., Mother of Pearl, out of the .`letrepolitan Handicap at Kingsbury. December 7, at 9 a.m., Daisy, Flyfisher, and Laura, out king,bary engagements. SAE. E OP BLOOD STOCK BY 'MESSRS. TA TTER dAi ,L AT ALBERT GATE ON MONDAY LAST. Bi - ouct Mares, &c. Gs. Fl6'l Cry, by Tally-ho out of Secondhand; served by 'arincsa (Alr. Soul) 25 SR:, - .on Beauty, by Nowminster out of Eifridst ; served idy Parmesan (Mr. Bull) 50 C ladice, bay yaarling filly by Marsy.ts out of Isabel (Mr. Fiennes) 54 pt Isumption, by Loup-Garou out of Postulant ; served iy Atherstone (Colonel Astley) 100 Horses from the Pydeld Stable. Bay filly (3 yrs) by Longbow out of Gontlo Kitty (Mr. Taylor) 43 Chesnut colt (2 yrs) by Lord of the Isles out of Frailty (own gister to St. Albans . , and Savernake) (Mr. Christopher) 24 Lord Paramount (3 yrs), by Lord of the Iles out of Intimidation (Mr. Hogg) 53 Pussy (3 yrs), by St. Albans out of Plush ( Mr. Rickards) 31 Staghound (4 yrs) by Wiudbouud out of Plush (Mr. Christopher) 90 p tipper's Ghost (5 yrs), by Fright out of Hypocrite (Mr. Dowling) 160 Dulcimer (5 yrs), by Trumpeter out of Toddingtonia Colonel Little) 200 Bradamanto (6 yrs), by Voltigeur out of Doralico (Colonel Maude) 400 Overture (7 yrs), by Teddingt.on out of lone (Colonel Maude) 400 Grey gelding by Chanticleer, dam by Schamyl (Mr. Smith) 50 The Prop:Tty of Alexander Cameron Campbell, Esq., of Momzie. Crusader, b c by Rinaldo out of Rosabel (ffr. Toynboe) 134 RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. FEBRUARY. Lincoln lB Harrow 2O MA. Liverpool Spring M • 3 Chelmsford Spring 31 lO West Drayton l2 Nottingham Spring 25 Derby Spring (3H. Epsom Spring Meeting 21 Northampton AP. Durham •llendou l3 Newmarket ()rayon 13 UL. Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Salisbury l4 Lewes Spring Newmarket let spring 27 West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Ascot Summer 9 Windsor Summer Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket J illy Reading Liverpool l6 AUG . Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Windsor Egham lB Hastings SEPT! Warwick 1 Ab:ngdon 3 Leicester Doncaster 8 Richmond OCT Bedford 1 Newmarket 2d October 5 Cheltenham l3 NOVJ Shrewsbury Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer E. Bibnry Club 23 Stockbridge Chelmsford summer 30 Alexandra, Park 3O , Y. Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Goodwood York Oxford Canterbury - 25 Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tuubridge Kulso l5 Hendon l7 Monmouth Nowmarket let October 22 West Drayton 29 )13Elt. Nomnarkot Houghton 1A Woret stor AI.BE Et; 10 CHASES. ÜBER. 28 Tacicaster STEEPLE DECE: S. Albans Hendon Kingsbury lO \Yiltshiru County & Beaufort limit JANUARY, 1868 Manchester FEBRUARY. Birmingham 7, $, MARCH . . Grand Military l6, 17 Cheltenham 26, 27 PROGRAMME OF THE METROPOLITAN (KINGS BURY) GRAND STEEPLECHASES. TUESDAY, DEC. 17. The Maiden Steeplechase of 30 sous, for all ages, &c.; 111 71b each ; half breds allowed 71b; about two miles, not over the brook. 23 subs. Penelope b) 6 yrs, Bedlamite 3, The Belle (h b) 6, Signal 6, Peignoir aged, Tom Coke 4, Iconoclast aged, Leicester 6, Militiaman (h b) aged, Faint Heart 4, Thtthy any 5, Black Swan (h b) aged, Charmion aged, Elsie Yen ner aged, Wellesley 4, Sensation 6, Monitross (11 b) 4, Merry Harp 4, Waterstown (h. b) 5, Redan (h b) aged, Laura (ti b) 6, Cautharides 4, Savannah aged. The Uxendor. Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft (to the fund) with 40 added ; winners after Dec. 6 (at three p m.) 71b extra ; three miles. Age st lb Flyfisher a 13 0 Comberton ... a 12 10 Benazet a 12 6 Arlescott ... a 10 12 Helico ... 5 10 12 Pensioner ... ... 6 10 9 I Wings of the Wind 5 10 6 The Kingsbury Cup (Handicap), value 100 soya, by sub scription of 10 soya each, with 50 added ; winners after Dec. 6 (at 3 p.m.) 71b extra; about two miles and a half. 11 subs. Age st lb Leotard a 10 Kronb.rg... 5 10 4 Kingtisher(li b) ... a 10 4 Wedding Peal ... 5 10 4 Naboeklish ... a 10 0 Signal ... 6 10 0 Age st lb Laura ... 6 12 7 Sir Bobby ... a 12 7 Musketeer ... 6 11 7 Tho Guide... ... 5 11 7 Cabin Boy (h b) a 11. 7 Jassy 5 11 2 A Solliog Steeplechase Hand added ; the winner to be so] Dec. 6 (at three p.m.) 71b e subs. Age at lb Northern Light ... a 11 0 5 10 7 Torpedo ... 5 10 7 Iconoclast ... a 10 2 Bomerled... ... 3 10 0 icap of 3 soya each, with 25 Id for 30 sous; winners after Ixtra. About two miles. , 6 Age st lb Age st lb Monitor b) ... 512 7 Repturo a 11 10 Temple Bar ... 4 11 13 Love in a Mist ... all 10 Penelope (h b) ... 611 10 Bandoline... ... all 4 A Steeplechase Plate of 30 sovs ; four year olds list, fire list I.olb, six and aged 12st ; winners this year of any steeplechase 61b, twice 101 b extra ; winner to bo sold for 100 soya; if for 60 sous allowed 41b, 40 81b, 20 111 b. Three miles. WEDNESDAY. The Metropolitan Handicap of 10 soya each, 3 ft (to the fund), with 100 added; winners after December 2 (at 6 p.m.) of the value of 50 soya 51b, or two of 100 sous 101 b extra.; weights not accumulative; three miles. Age st lb Comberton ... a 12 10 Bonazet ... a 12 8 Daisy ... a 12 8 Fan ... 5 11 6 Sir Bobby ... a 11 6 Musketeer... 6 11 4 King Alfred 6 11 4 Patience ... a 11 2 Bishopten 5 11 2 Foxholes ... ... 5 11 0 Spatchcock ... a it 0 Arlescott ... a 10 12 Helico ... 610 12 Pensioner ... 6 10 10 Cabin 80y... a 10 8 Wings of the Wind 5 10 6 Northern Light ... a 10 6 Vindicator... 5 10 6 Monitress ... 4 10 6 Corkscrew... ... 5 10 6 a 10 6 .Age st lb Portland ... a 10 4 The Lamb... ... 5 10 4 Clansman ... 5 10 4 Greenland... 6 10 2 Fairy Mount ... 510 2 Harcourt ... 6 10 2 Ilippolyte ... a 10 2 Jassy ... ... 510 0 Faustus ... 6 10 0 Polestar ... 5 10 0 Topthorne... ... a 10 0 Sylph ... 5 10 0 Nabocklish a 10 0 Lawrence ... a 10 0 Love in a Mist a 10 0 Baudoline a 10 0 Captain Crosstree... a 10 0 Elsie Penner ... a 10 0 Badminton 5 (paid) Mother of Pearl ... 4 (paid) The Hyde Plate (Handicap) of 40 soya; the winner of the Kingsbury Cup or Metropolitan Handicap 101 b, or of any other race 71b extra ; about two miles and a half. Age st lb Age st lb Flyfisher ... a 13 0 Camillus ... 5 10 4 Sir Bobby ... a 12 0 Savannah ... a 10 2 Patience (h a 11 7 Vellesley ... 4 10 0 Red Rose ... 5 11 0 Rick ... 5 10 0 Stiff ... 6 11 0 Signal ... ... 6 10 0 The Guide... 5 11 0 Sylph ... ... 5 10 0 Helice 6 11 0 Love in a Mkt a 10 0 Gorsehawk a 11 0 Faint Heart ... 4 10 0 Peignoir ... ... a 10 4 Marmon, 10 0 Wedding Peal ... 5 10 4 Torpedo ... 5 10 0 Kronberg 5 10 4 The Hunters' Steeplechase Stakes of 3 soya each, with 30 added ; foar year olds list 715, five 12st 11b, six and aged 12st 71b; mares allowed 31b, and maidens haying run twice 71b ; winners of a flat race, hurdle race, or steeplechase, in the present year once 61b, twice 101 b extra ; professional jockeys 51b extra. About three miles. 20 subs. Kennet 6 yrs, Bedlamite 3, The Bell 6, Tom Bowline aged, Goosertep 6, Reginald aged, Waterperry aged, Fleetwing (11 b) 6, Badminton 5, King Tom aged, Morris Dancer (la b) aged, Bicester (h b) aged, Father O'Leary aged, Sensation. 6, Nell Gwynne, Waterstown (h b) 5, Italia 4, b g by Stockwell out of Waverley's dam 4, Laura (h b), 6, and Corkscrew (h b) 5. A Selling Steeplechase Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added ; four year olds lOst 71b, five list 31b, six and Aged list 71b; tale willuer to bo sold for 54 130113 if entered for 30 sous allowed 71b. About two miles, not over the brook. A Selling Plate of 25 sovs, added to a Handicap of 3 sovs each, for three year olds and upwards; the winner to be sold for 30 soya ; winners after publication of the weights 61b extra ; about two miles. PROGRAMME OF ST. ALBANS STEEPLECHASES. THURSDAT, DEC. 10. The Selling Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sons each, 1 ft, with 20 added; three year oils 10st 71h, -four list 711), five, six and aged list 1211); the winner to be sold for 50 sew (if 30 sovs allowed 711)); about two miles. The Harpenden Plato (Handicap) of 40 sors ; winners of any stceplechas3 after Nov. 29 (at 11 a.m.) 71b extra; about two miles. Age st lb; Age st lb Comberton ... al2 12 Shiite ... ... alO 7 Hornet ... ... al2 0' Pearl - ... ... 110 7 Laura. ... ... 6 11. 10: Port fire ... ... 610 6 Revolver ... ... all 9 ; Merry Horn (11 b) 410 6 Foxholes . ... ... 511 5 St'lT ... ... 610 6 Trap ... ... ait 0 Dioineil ... ... 610 5 Vindicator ... a 11 0 Harbinger ... a 10 4 Ls Pique ... ... 511 0 Legerdemain ... 510 4 Harcourt ... ... 610 12 Caustic ... • ... 410 4 Serious Case ... alOl2 ; Rosebud ... ... 610 3 Dal kness (lib) .. alO 111 Robber ... ... alO 3 Helico ... ... 510 11 1 Lcieester ... ... 610 2 Franciscan ... 6 10 10 Black Rock ... 6 10 2 The Guido ... 510 10 Signal ... ... 610 2 Btu byLeupold(h b) 610 9 Crafty ... ... 410 2 Arthur ... ... alO 9 Vici ... ... 310 0 Woodbury Hill (h. b) alO 8 Bess ... ... 510 0 Triumpher .. 6 10 8 Wedding Peal ... 5 10 0 AC , 3 of Hearts ... alO 7 Faint Heart ... 410 0 Krouberg ... 5 10 7 The Aristocratic Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sous each 3 ft, with 50 added ; winners after Nov. 29, at 11 a.m., 7lb extra; gentlemen riders. About three miles. 22 subs. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE• —This Day (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morn!ng. Arrived—James McQueen, from Iludiekswall; Ontario, from Charlotte-town George Herbert, from Bahia ; Fairlie, from Lysekolil ; Screpta, from Gothenburg ; William Tap6eott, from New York ; Nine, from Stettin ; Star of the West from Algoa BaY ; Thetis, from Sulina ; Posi choff, steamer, from Bordeaux ; Florence, steamer, from Antwerp ; Lord John Russell, steamer, from Dunkirk ; Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Sephora, steamer, from ;Bordeaux ; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp ; Concordia, steamer, from Boulogne; - Seire et Tamise, stcamr, from Paris ; Thames, steamer, from New York. MR. STANSFELD, M.P., ON NATIONAL EDUCATION. Last night the annual soiree of the Mechanics' Institute, Dewsbury, took place in the Public Hall of that town. There was a very large attendance. The ex-Mayor (Mr. E. Day) presided; and amongst those present were Mr. James Stansfeld, M.P., and Mr. E. A. Leatham.—Mr. Stansfekl said it was at this moment especially necessary that the people of England should examine the system of national education, as it was termed, as it at present existed. The system of elementary schools, to which he purposed to confine himself, dated from the beginning of this century. The British and Foreign School Society and the National Society were the first institutions estab lished to promote elementary education among the people, and though there had been others formed since, they still kept the lead. In 1832 there was a grant from the Treasury of £20,00u to assist iu the building of schools. This grant was, after a time, increased to £30,000, and so they went on till 1846, when it had risen to £lOO,OOO, and now it was probably £BOO,OOO or £900,000. In 1853 the system of capitation grants began. The Privy Council undertook to make contributions for individual excellence. In 1858 they had the Duke of Newcastle's Commission, which reported in 1860. That report was bold and sweeping ; and it was with that report, which, so far, had only resulted in the Revised Code, that the cuuutry and Parliament has LOW to deal. According to the rules of the Committee of Council on Edu cation one-sixth of the children of the • working classes ought to be at scho9l, but the number was only about 870,000, being more than 1,000,000 less than the estimate. Out of 15,000 parishes in England only the schools in 4,000 re ceived Government aid. Taking the statement lately made in the House. of Inrds by the Duke of Marlborough, there were upwards of 300,00) chil dren in the rural parishes not reached at all by the Government grants. But the case of the rural parishes was not the worst unfortunately. In the centres of population, whilst there was great intelligence and wealth, there was also deep ignorance. The Man chester and Salford Education Aid Society found in 1865 that out of 11,086 children belonging to working people, between the ages of three and twelve years, 4,837 were at school, 762 at work, while the enormous number of 5,787 were neither at school nor work. There was another weakness to their arrangements to which he would allude, the want of a feeder. What was a feeder ? There was a power of compulsion in respect to the pauper, the. vagrant, and the factory child, but above those were a large number, whose education becomes a matter of the highest moment. Having completed hii sketch, he would have others to say what ought to be done to alter this wretched state of things. Address ing himself to the members of the mechanics' insti tutions of the country, he urged them to let their voices be heard on this question ; to say to Government that some combined effort ought to be made to raise the masses of England in the intellectual and moral scale, and make them worthy of the country to which they belonged. Mr. T. A. Leatham said that, so long as Parliament was the representative of the upper and middle class, it was possible to neglect the question . of education in its fulness, but now when the people hal a vital interest in legisla tion that question must be taken up for a solution. Some, like the Dake of Marlb)rough the other day, might maintain tint the present system worked very well, but the majority would not sly so. It was, in fact, inadequate for the performance of its gigantic task. UST. CASUALTIES 4 . T ISEA. Mr. Henry Jeula, hon. sec. to the Statistical Committee of Lloyd's, has comprised a series of statistics relating to shipping casualties. They enable comparisons to be drawn between the years 1864, 1866, and the first half year of 1867. It appears that the increase in casualties at sea more than keeps pace with the increase of shipping. While ships have increased 34'5 per cent., the casualties have been augmented 52'27 per cent. The average of total losses from collisions on the coasts of the United Kingdom during the last ten years was 463. The number in 1866 was 562—an excess of 21'38 per cent. Of collisions result ing in partial losses there was a preponderance in 1866 of 3114 per cent. So far the percentage of casualties for 1867 has been greater than for 1866. Mr. Jcula's figures necessarily disclose only partially the causes of marine disasters. One, however, which he believes exercises a very serious influence, is capable of being shown in figures. It seems that for several years the number of men em ployed in shipping and the proportion of men to tonnage has been gradually declining. In 1850 the average number of men per sailing vessel in the home trade was 4'36 ; in 1866 it was 3 . 31 There were then 5'78 men for every 100 tons ; there are now 4 . 60. Our steam shipping carried 8 . 29 men per 100 tons in 1850; and in 1866 only 6'12. It is suggested that with more hands a better look out would probably be kept, and the number of collision" lessened - In commenting on the figures Mr. Jeula says :—" The enormous increase in the casualties reported during 1866 proves, I fear, with unhappy conclusiveness (even allowing for 1864 being a favourable and 1866 an unfavourable year) that our progress as a people in endeavouring to eliminate unnecessary danger and suffering from other branches of commercial enterprise of even the most perilous descrip tions, has not extended itself in a proportionate degree to our mercantile marine." THE LATE FALL OF A VIADUCT.—Mr. T. Wooll conibe, chairman of the South Devon Railway, sends the following statement to the Western Morning News con cerning the rumours as to the fall of a viaduct in Wales:— " The account which appeared in the papers of the fall of Hencadiain Viaduct on the Vale of Neath Railway was entirely fabulous. The viaduct was in process of being done away with by having a bank tipped under and about it to carry the line. It is situated at the foot of a steep gradient, down which the trains frequently run away. On the occasion of the accident a train was running at a great speed down this bank when, it is supposed owing to a broken axle, a waggon in the middle of the train jumped off the line, and the remainder of the train heaped up over it, knocking away the parapet of the viaduct and cutting through the planking. The traffic consequently had to be worked on one line for a day or two, and it was found best after the wreck was cleared away to take up the remainder of the planking and lay a road on the new tank. The report of the giving way of the viaduct oriOuated from this incident." t 0,1 9t 20i 10 100 I