The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-31 00:00:00

lIONEY MARKET A ND COMMERCISL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The directors of the Bank of England at their meeting to-day have not deemed it advisable to modify their discount regulations, and the Money Market with excessive supplies of floating capital is easy at the quotations current for some time past. Telegraphic ad v i ces f rom Li verpoo l re port that business in the Cotton Market to-day opened very quietly ; the sales have been about 8,000 bales. A further withdrawal of gold took place at the Bank of England yesterday, amounting to £40,000 in bar gold. The tenders for £50,000, province of 'Welling ton, New Zealand, Eight per Cent. Debentures, at the Union Bank of Australia to-day represented £182,500, of which those at and above the mini 1111'n of £.1 . 06 were accepted, and the balance was taken up in the room at that price. Tht last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up 0 this day, are in round figures as under :- 1867. 1866. Great Wester . 65,004 63,963 North Western ••• •• •• ••• • .:.102,997 106,115 b B° .uth Wester •• • ..• •••• 18 810 19,887 4 -)j.lghto ti ." ••• ••• 16,491 17,739 c , sll, lland ...48,949 50,144 Bout Eastern - ••• 21,066 22,887 Lancashire Northern ▪ .. 37,927 35,662 !,,a.neashire and Yorkshire ... 42,310 39,665 Bristol and E t • • 5 671 5,666 North East r cr. " ••• :•• ••• 56 ' 791 61,290 k ur e au tt e t h E es ter, e S n heffielci, and Lincoln 16,899 19,659 London, astern • 29,098 32,983 Chatham,.and Doer 7,314 7,643 These returns, when compared with those of the eccirrespo-nding period of last year, are generally an unsati s f ac t ory c h aracter, consequent upon the late severe weather. On the North Eastern there is a decrease of £4,499 ; on the Manchester, Shef of el , e d, and Lincol n o f £2 , 760 ; on th e G rea t E as t ern £ .„ 3,88 5 ; on the L on d on , Chatham, and Dove r £329 ; on th e N or th W es t ern o f £3,118 ; on r e South Weste rn o f £1,077 ; o n the Brighto n of .-1,248; on the Midland of £1,195 ; and on the South Eastern o f £lB2l ; w hil e th e G rea t N or th ern 8014 '8 an i ncrease of £2,265 ; the Lancash i re and 'Yorkshire of £2,645 ; and the Great Western of Ar T he divid en d proposed b y t h e di rectors o f the 1 i', etr opolitan R a il way for t h e secon d h a lf -year of 6 66, is at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum. To-d ay will become due the following calls :-On zti‘r;at 'Northern P ermanen t 5 per C en t. P re f erence , : 0 Per share, or £215,000 ; on Great Western, new £2O, 6 per Cent., £4 per share, or £531,928; offi La 'Vendee £2 per share, not known ; City per share, or £100,000; London and zsvoer P late Bank, 2d i ssue , £2 10s. p er s h are , or an aggregate of £896,928. Th e report issued by the Lion Brewery Company, tvhreeparatory to the meeti n g of the 7th F e b r u ar y, cia,. acco unts, after ded uc ti ng a ll e x p enses , depre dir""' & c,, show a balance of £11,189, and the of e i cto rs recomm en d th e payment o f a di v i dend, free cent i lecnne tax, for the h a lf- year a t th e ra t e o f 6 per On the preference shares and on the ordinary -tiare ea •• ieavin Nal at th e ra t e o f 8 per cent. per annum, ecnint £3,036 to be carried to profit and loss ac- 14 . At a meeting of the London and Provincial earine Insurance Company, held to-day, the report 4 13 ,' the directors was adopted, and a distribution for 'ne half-year declared at the rate of 10 per cent. Per inutia, free of income tax. Two O'CLoc K. „ Ac cording t o R euter's telegram, this morning bac French Rentes were 69f. 05. Inanimate. 1. meeting has been held to-day of the Austra 'an Trust Company, at which a dividend was re- A , s e°4llll ended b y t h e directors at the rate of 6 per "vnt. per annum for the past half-year. In At the m eet i ng held to-day of the Ocean Marine w sura nce Comp any, the report o f t h e d i rectors aadopt e d . It stated that the balance on under ting and interest on account was £215,027, after P d a Ylneat o f all claims to Dec. 31 last. Th e divi end declared was ss. per share and a bonus of Per share, carrying over £7,630. There is still a remarkable degree of dulness in the market fo r the English Funds, but Consols are 'ln at 9)1 / for money and account. lel egratns from the Paris Bourse quote the 3 per cent ' Rentes at 69 05, showing no material altera tion. ... Fore ign Stocks sho w some i mprovement, though (Tthe dealers are principally engaged in the settle ent. Turkish 5 per Cents. have advanced f to 42i ; Mexi can I , to 17} ; Spanish P ass i ve, I, to ; and Italian k, to 141 j. The New Russian Loan has advanced /, to 11Prem. The Chilian 'Scrip has also advanced , to 1 prem. The Scrip for the Chilian 6 per Cent.l Sterling Government Loan, 1867, for £2,000,000 sterling Will be deliverable (in exchange for the bankers' receipts for the 10 per cent, payable on allotment duly endorsed) on and after Monday next, the 4th February, at the offices of Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co., 22, Old Broad -street. The operations in the. ailway Share Market have been on the most limited scale, and the few bargains reported have generally been at funther reduced rates. Great Eastern, Metropolitan, and South astern have each receded j ; and Great Northern Stock, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midland, each The Foreign and Colonial lines are very inactive, at about previous values. dßank and Miscellaneous Shares show little varia on in price s . Ch artered Mercantile of India, Lon 1..? and China, ha v e i mprove d to 331 34 ; Credit oncier of England remain steady , at 31 ; and general C redit and Discount, at 51 Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures have declined 1/ to 38 40 ; and the Consoli uatied Mortgage Bonds I to 29 291. American securities are somewhat depressed. Erica Shares have declined + to 391 ; U States 5-2 0 Bonds I to 72/ 73k, and Illi n ois nited are firM at 80 81. The traffic receipts on th e Atl ant i c and Great Western Railway for the month of December a m ounted to $368,581 agai n St $475 ,723in the cor -1)01ing period of 1865, showing a decrease of 10 7,142. The total receipts for the year 1866 amount to f 5,548,359; for 1865 to $5,476,276; an d 1 864 to $3,050,339. MINING MARKET. THURSDAY, Two o'Cl oc k . th In the Mining Exchange to-day the settlement of e account occupies the chief attention of the dealers and speculators, and there is no feature of importance to report. Annexed are the latest quo tation • 13 rYtk Gwiog, 12f 17 } ; Carn Brea, ; Cara Cam torte, 22s Od 24s Od; Central Minors, —; Chiverton koor, 51 ; Chomales Gold, 2f 1 ; Clifford Amalgamate 7 1 8 ; Condurrow, —; gooks' /Kitchen, 11 12 ; East Basset, 22 23 ; East Caradon, 51 6 ; East earn Brea, ; East Lovell, 10 101 ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 21; Great Laxey, 161 17f ; Great Retallack, 41s Od 43s Od ; Great South Tolgus, 18s Od 20$ Od; Great Wheal Vor, 171 18 ; Marke Talley, 4 41; North Crofty, 51 51 North Roskear, 10 11; North Treskerby, 2f 21; Prince of Wales, 32s Od als Od; Prosper United, 3} 31; Provi; deuce Mines, —; Rednioor, 9 11 ; South Caradon, —; South Condurrow, los Od 17$ 6d; South Darren, ; South Frances, ; S out h Grenville, 7s 6d 10s ; St. I ves Consol s , —; Stray P ar k, —s —s ; Tincroft, West Caradon, 11 12 ; West Chiverton, 63 65 ; West; —; West Seton, 125 130; Wheal Buller, 20 4 1 - ; Wheal Chiverton, 881 ; Wheal Crabor, --s s ; Wheal Grenville, 22s Od 245; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Bet °o, 120 125 ; Wheal Trelawney, 11 12 ; Wheal Uny, Wheal Basset, ; Great North Downs, 3/ I ; mkewells 24s 26 5; East Russell, 31 ; 1. BRITI SH FUNDS—CLOSING PRI CES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS, 3 p er Cent. Consols Do. Acco du 3 un e . 90f I 90 89 Tper Cent. Reed ~('''' 3 Cont ' .................. ~) per ............ 4 , 4 vc , 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Dch per Cent. J an. 1873 An nuiti es 3O yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 DoDu. for 30 yrs, oxpire sth April, 1885 — ~ (Red Heathelegraph), Aug, 1908 — D o 11. X 1 IMO 4 per Cent ll 14 pm , , ,--r ' 11 14 10 pm Do ,. .............. X3o° ......... " Do £lOO & £2OO , 11 14 pm Bank of England Stock, 6i per Cent 250 INDIAN GOVERNMENT ►SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10k per Cent., Apri11874... Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 lO6l Do. Deb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO .... Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic,. 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 '3razilian 5 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cont., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 De. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds — Blenos Ayres 6 Or Cent — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 0.-ilian 6 per Cent — Do. 44 por Cent — Lto. 6 per Cent A — Do. „ .B — C )lombian, 6 per Geo t. ;tam, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cont., 1825 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 .. -- Uanubian Principalities Do. Account !L ivador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Defoned E.rvptian 7 per Cent — Do. Account Dc. Second Issue _. .._ Do. £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 B2} Do £lOO Bonds Bl 3f 4 Do. Government Railway Debentures — 00. Account Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-b, ex Couporo Do. Account Jo. Coupons Gratcmala 5 per Cent. Thlian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account . Do. Marommana Railway It )xican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account .D ,, . 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — ilontevidoau 6 por Cent. .. — Vloorish Imperial 5 per Cent ‘lew Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Pinrvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 66 Do 4-4 per Cent., 1865 Do 4i por Cont. (Uribarron) Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853 '6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3, 431 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B7 } f Do 5 per Cent. 1864 , BBl Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B7} Do. do. £25 paid —Pm Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Accrinnt Do New Deferred ... 31} Do. Account Passive Do — Do Ace/taut — 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 B6l, Do. Account . Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £l.OO Bonds — Do. Account . — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 53/ Do £lOO Bonds 531 44 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Tinezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 4100 Bonds — 1)0. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Ditto 14 per Cent. 3Ol ./ Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 13:31giau, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 2M. — ItaliaL 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account Consols, Money Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. 90i I 9O The Natal Bishops. The Rev. William Butler, vicar of Wantage, who was lately elected a bishop in South Africa, publishes the following letter, which he has received from the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Oxford : Addington Park, Jan. 12. My dear Sir,—We have carefully weighed the difficult question which you have proposed to us, as to your accept ance of your election to the office of a bishop in South Africa, and we have concluded—that the decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council having deter mined the position of our Church in South Africa to be that of a voluntary spiritual society, and that the letters patent held by Dr. Cotense confer on him no territorial jurisdiction or authority, there is nothing .in his legal position to prevent the . election of a bishop to preside over them, by those of our communion in South Africa who, with ourselves, hold him to have been canonically deposed from his spiritual office. Considering, then, the post of bishop to be vacant, and the needs of this district of South Africa to be urgent, we dare not advise you to rofuse the call which has reached you. But before we can advise you to accept it, there ap pear to us to be certain grave doubts which require to be solved. It is evidently of the utmost moment that no room should be left, in the action which you are invited to take, for creating a schism, which would still further weaken and divide the Church. For the avoidance of so great a danger it seems to us unusually important that the canoni city of your election should be clear from every reasonable doubt. Now we perceive -1. That the electing clergy were a d ec id e d minority of the clergy of the diocese. 2. That an equal number voted for and against the proceed ing to an election. 3. That some of those who opposed proceeding to an election recorded their refusal to receive a bishop if one were consecrated as the result'of no evenly Tbalancedhese considerations a vot suggest to us the doubt whether there is as yet the proof which the u e ha l ve t i . l right to require, v T i h x s .— tit w T in ha h t e th re e e ca og n o c i n se ic d it h y y ofthe metroploolnitaiBncaenrdtaisnu'ffra2-. gans of the providce as canonical. 3. That it will be so recognised by the church at home. We further notice, that though a large majority of the lay communicants pres en t voted for the election, yet that so small a proper they amounted only to twenty - nine ; Lion of the whole number of lay communicants in the dio cese, that we doubt whether those votes can properly be taken as expressing the assent of the laity ; more espe cially as we do not perceive that they pledged their orders to make the needful provision for their bishop. W e a d v i se you, therefore, to suspend your decision until these im portant questions concerning your election shall have been completely answered. With earnest prayer to God to lead you in this matter to see and to du His will, —We remain, even yours, (S ig ned) C. T. OANTUAR. Rev. W. Butler. S. Oxox. Ex _MOUTH AT ALGIERS.—AII through the seven hours' firing, the old sea-lion, Exmouth, though a stout man of sixty-five, and worn with service in every climate, ran about with a white handkerchief tied round his waist, a round hat on his head, and a telescope in his hand, shouting orders as active and eager as the youngest middy in the fleet. He received only two slight wounds, one in the cheek and the other in the leg; but his coat was slit and torn by musket-balls, as if it had been slashed by a madman's scissors. Many of the Queen Charlotte's guns grew at last so hot that they could not be safely used; others recoiled until the wheels made deep troughs in the deck, and there stuck; others broke from their carriages. Mr. Stone, the gunner, an old man of seventy, who had been in thirty actions, said he never before used so much powder, the Queen Charlotte having expended thirty thousand four hundred and twenty-four pounds of powder and four th ousan d f our hundred and sixty-two rounds of big shot. Exmouth's ship was placed at such a fine angle,and with such consummate skill, that she only lost nine men —less than almost any other vessel in the squadron—though close to the gun-batteries on the mole, and near to thousands of Moorish musketeers. Once only, as the despatch has shown, the admiral's vessel was in great danger, when a blazing Algeria° frigate came drift ing down on her. The Dutch admiral, seeing Lord Ex mouth's danger, was anxious to send every ship's boat to his rescue, but the brave Cornishman would not hear of it, said he only wished his orders to be strictly followed, and instantly gave the signal for the fleet to retire out of dan ger before his own vessel was safe from the burning drift. Providence was gracioas, for just as Lord Exmouth was regretfully giving orders to cut the Queen Charlotte's cable and veer round, a breeze sprang up and drove the burning ship towards the town.--Dickens's " All the Year Round." FATAL COLLISION AT SEA.—A few days ago, while a French frigate was approaching Madeira she ran into the barque Brutus, of Newcastle, laden with coal. The crash was fearful, the barque going down almost im mediately, taking with her the captain and nine of the crew. The nomination for the borough of Armagh took place yesterday. Mr. Vance was elected without opposition. lie proclaims himself " strnngly attached to the Protestant constitution of the country." 96 98 91 93 101 106 107 108 7 71 8 to 400 410 I 1 22 24 6 7 2 3 2 3 i 9 10 21 21 5 6 17 14 15 113 1} 14 30 32 2f 3i 2 4 3f 4} 21 1:01 35 45 2 4 21 31 21 26 300 320 18 22 1 2 1$ 10 1 6 12 14 54 50 115 125 6$ 75 13 20 10 12 135 145 7 9 Kid ( D: D: YRICFFIRENC/G BHABIGS. 3onsolidated, 6 per cent. stock, tto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., - ,tto, 4,i per cent. irred.. 951 ; FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 121 Po it P; N uiINKS. it. John dcl Rey, Um., 15 41 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 611 BAN tin. Chartered lier. of India, London, and China, 33i 4 City, 141 Consolidated Bank, lim., 41 London and Brazilian (Rm.), 23 Ditto, new, 4i London chartered Bang of Australia,:22l London and County, 071 7 London and It estminster, 95i 41 National Provincial of England. 13 Ditto, '.d and 3d issue, 401 10 MISCELLANIGOUS, Anglo-American Telegraph, 15 Atlantic Telegraph, 25 'City Offices, lira., Credit Foncier of England. lira . Egyptian Coin, and Trading, lira., 3i Gen. Credit and Discount, inn.. 5} f Imperial Land Company of Marscilies, lira., if International Financial society, lira.. 2 London GeneralOmnlbus Company, lira, Lon on and Provincial Marine, II Nit-tonal Discount uomany. 13/1 Ditto, new, issued at o prem., oi whioh 2} is to pay, 10i Oce.in marine Insurance), '2l. Telegraph Constructicn and Maintenance, lira., Ditto (£l6), Viceroy of tgypt, Mortgage, Loan, 69. i Returns received at the office of the Secretary of State show that during last year thero wore 265 bears killed in the State of Maine. OUR CRAFT IN DANGER.—The separate portions of a barge constructed of iron in Paris are at this moment being shipped at Havre for England. The Trieste Gazette states that orders have been given by the Austrian Govern ment for the construction of an engine of 1,000 horse power for the frigate Lissa. The same journal says that Austria can now build better and cheaper ships than Eng land. Mr. Serjeant Kinglake and Mr. Wykebam Martin, the members for the city of Rochester, will address their constituents at the Corn Exchange, Rochester, next Men day evening. DEILTEE OF THE EARL OF CAMPERDOWN.—We are informed by telegraph of the death of the Earl of Cern perdown, who expired yesterday at Weston, in Warwick shire, where his father-in-law has resided for a few months. The deceased earl, when Lord Duncan, was member for Bath from 1841 to l 852, and led an agitation which resulted in the repeal of the window tax. His death was preceded by au illness of some duration. TH E SUN, LONDON, TB UE SDA Y EVEN IN J A UNA RY 31, 1867. SHARE MARKETS.— This:day. IPaid. i 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 all 100 100 100 10.13.4 100 100 100 all , ISSE 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 {lOO 10 100 100 MEN' 190 100 100 ILO 100 100 II ML 2.1.0 244 2.11.0 3f 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.6. t all 0.14.11. X 8.18.0 6.10.0 5.10.6 13-17.6 .I.lthip 43} 381 4.4.0 2.13,1 7.1.6 10.6.7 li 3.2.0 18.18.9 3115.0 584 5.17.0, Closing I Business Prioe. done. Sz - Si 119 121 40 lb 4 8 65 83 70 72 116 .18 34 35 6 8 123 12: 132 J 33 91 03 51 16 32 35 31 37 .3) 131 87 8) 16 19, 10 tO 123 ;21 t,7 KJ t 3 b 4 28 130 21 3ip it 1J e. 3 121 11 11; 93 t+s 39 49 4 18 100 107 66 67 101 103 35 36 10 11 1 120 122 1 2p 1 21. ;4 76 114 118 148 152 48 60 73 7k 9 10 ,60 153 3 4 31 31 I 13 301 vzsl ; ; 121 21 31 2 89 8 521 1-131 10/ 1 122; 31 2! 73 1 3 1 1071 61 071 I 97} T SECURITIES. 98 leO 99 101 99 101 83 8i 83 85 10t IC4 104 106 10 105 101 103 90 101 103 lt:6 1.8 iO2 IC4 IC3 105 103 fO5 105 107 99 101 95 97 90 us 85 96 93 101 81 85 85& at I a 93 91; 9'; II CRIMINAL COUR'C—This Day. OLD COURT. (Beforo Mr. Justice Blackburn). THE CHARGE OF SCUTTLING THE SHIP SEVERN. The trial of the four prisoners charged with scuttling the ship Severn with intent to defraud various insurance companies was resumed this morning, but nothing new was elicited leyond that which has beon repeatedly pub lished. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) THE RUSSIAN NOTE FORGERIES.; Jacob Sebendz Showers, yesterday found guilty of feloniously uttering 95 forged five-rouble notes of the Russian empire, was placed at the bar for judgment. Mr. Justice Keating told the prisoner that he had no doubt but that ho was a member of a gang formed to cir cu!ate on a large scale these forged Russian notes. The offence had been much aggravated by the atrocious accu sation brought against a parson who had acted towards him as a friend. The sentence of the Court was that he be kept in penal servitude for seven years. Adolph Groeger and George Szapals, who were also found guilty of aiding in the said fraud, were sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGErICE.—This Day, present. The Reform League in Lambeth. A meeting in connexion with the Reform League was held last night at the Horns, Tavern, Kenning ton, under the presidency of Mr. Thomas Hughes,. M.P. The proceedings commenced with the sing ing by a party of vocalists of both sexes of a newly composed song, entitled "We will rally round the League, boys." The chairman, in addressing the meeting, said he had been asked by some really good Reformers whether they could consistently attend the gatherings of the League, since the League wanted one measure while they wanted another His reply was that when a ship was drifting the first thing was to get up steam, and it would be time afterwards to settle what flag should be hoisted. The nation was drifting towards dangerous breakers, and it was the duty of all good citizens to work heartily together until the greatest class in the country was fairly repre sented. He ridiculed the weakness of a Govern ment which, it was said, was about to ask Parlia ment what its wishes were, and remarked that the object of these meetings was to prove that the people were thoroughly in earnest in demanding a good Reform Bill, such as would enable them to carry out all those measures which must follow. As to other reforms, he urged that education, the food and dwellings of the masses, and the relations of labour and capital could not be satisfactorily set tled so long as the class mainly interested were unrepresented. In conclusion he alluded to the ru moured attempt to supersede the leader of the Liberal party, remarking that in Mr. Gladstone they had a man of real genius and of hearty sympathies with the people, who worked last Session harder than he had ever seen a man work in order to carry the best bill which there was a chance of passing at that time, and it would he the basest ingratitude to allow any other man to be put in his place. (Cheers.) Mr. Connolly moved a resolution protesting against the present restricted franchise, as, excluding the great bulk of the working classes from participation in government, and expressing approval of the prin ciples of the Reform League. He predicted that on the 11th of February the people -of London would come out with all their might and majesty, and declared it monstrous that Englishmen should be denied a right enjoyed by every citizen in Germany and America. Mr. Mantell, in seconding the reso lution, suggested that the constituency might allow the working men, who, according to officialstatistics formed a third of their body, to nominate one of their members, and said he should much like to split his vote at the next election between the chairman and Mr. Beales. Mr. Beales said he had made up o his mind never to enter the House of Commons if a single vote were to be given for him under the influ ence of corruption, so that if the constituency of Lambeth at any time thought proper to invite him to be a candidate they would know the conditions on which alone he would consent. He predicted the approaching triumph of Reform from the language of the Times of that day, which affirmed that the Government could not retain power unless it was prepared with a Bill. He urged Reformers, however, not to relax their exertions, and pointed to Mr. Neate, Mr. Harvey Lewis, and the half-and half Liberal members who refused to join in the Newcastle demonstration as the greatest obstacles to be encountered. The resolution having been carried, with two dissentients, Mr. Dresser Rogers moved a second, thanking Messrs. Gladstone, Hughes, Bright, and Beales for their advocacy of Reform, which was seconded by Mr. Mottishaw and carried. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Mr. Villiers and Mr. Weguelin upon Parliamentary Reform. The following letters from the members for Wolverhampton were read at a•Reform Demonstra tion held in the Agricultural Hall in that town on Monday evening "39, Sloane-street, Jan. 16 "Dear Sir,—l beg to apologise for the delay which has occurred in acknowledging the letter which you addressed to me on behalf of the Wolverhampton Auxiliary Branch of the National Reform League, and in which you convey to me an invitation to be present at the Reform meeting on the 28th inst. The letter was not addressed to my resi dence in London, and I only found Hit the Club to which it was addressed long after its date. The delay, however, for which I am answerable, I am sure you will not ascribe to any want of respect for yourself, or certainly to the cause on account of which it was written. That cause is now properly absorbing the attention of the community, and is deserving of the gravest considertion. It has in view the removal of glaring discrepancies in our system of re presentation, and seeks, by an extension of the people's rights, to render that systemmore faithful and fair. It was for this purpose that Lord Russell's Government (of which I was a humble member) proposed a Reform Bill last Ses sion ; and it is the end which the same men will keep stead fastly in view in governing their course while in opposition During the long time that I have been in Parliament I have Toted for every practical measure of Reform that purported to widen the basis of representation, and my opinion in this respect is wholly unchanged. If, therefore, 1 should now seek to judge freely for myself in what way I can personally serve the cause best, I hope I am not drawing too largely on the confidence with which my past course may possibly have inspired my constituents. On the mode in which the peo ple think it right now to make known their wishes and opinions upon this important subject I have not a word to offer. It is emphatically their own course--(chee;)—and they have the fullest right to its management. (Renewed cheers.) But Parliament is about to re-assemble in a few days, and wishing to give the fairest consideration to the various views that are known to be entertained by honest Reformers, as to the course which it will be best to pursue, I trust that the committee of the League will not think it disrespectful if I decline to attend a meeting which at this moment might appear to fetter my independence as a mem ber of the house. Asking you to have the goodness to state to the committee the reason of my non-attendance, and to thank them, on my part, for the honour of the invitation I remain, dear sir, yours very faithfully, " William Parker, Esq." " C. P VILLIERS. " Billingbear-park, Wokingham, Jan. 16. " Sir,--Some delay has unavoidably occurred in reply ing to the invitation which you have been good enough to send me from the committee of the Wolverhampton Auxi liary of the Birmingham branch of the Reform League to attend at the Reform Demonstration to be held at the Agri cultural Hall, Wolverhampton, on the 28th inst. In the first place, I wished to consult my colleegue, Mr. Viiliers being anxious to act with him in this matter, and in the next place I had a desire to consider whether I could by my presence on that occasion promote the settlement on a moderate and therefore permanent basis of the question of Refc rm. "I have come, however, to the conclusion, with mature regret, that it is my duty to decline the invitation, being satisfied that the settlement of this question will rather be delayed than promoted by a movement of the extreme na ture advocated by the National Reform League. "In the face of the opposition which any Reform mea sure will encounter from open and disguised enemies, I cannot think it wise, if a measure is to be caiired by con stitutional means, to alienate by advocacy or by the coun tenance of extreme views, the great bulk of the Liberal party in the House of Commons and in the present con stituencies of the country. I supported with constancy the Bill introduced by the late Government, although object ing to some of its details, because I considered it, on the whole, a wise and temperate measure, because it enlisted to a very great extent the support of the Liberal party at large, and because it was introduced by a Government whose principles were not doubtful on this subject, and whose honest endeavours to set tle this question entitled them to the support of all parties in the State. "The members of the Government, now the leaders of the great Liberal party in opposition, have for the present withdrawn front the public advocacy of any specific mea sure, no doubt with the wish to give their opponents the opportunity of bringing forward a measure which, if it do nothing more, will open the points of contact of both parties on this subject, and thus, perhaps, lay the foundation of an agreement. But if the Government on the meeting of Par liament should propose no measure, or only an illusory one, then, no doubt, the leaders of the Liberal party will feel it their duty to speak boldly and distinctly to the country ; and I have little doubt their policy will then meet with the almost unanimous support of one united Reform party. " I have the honour to be, your faithful servant , " T. M. WEGUELIN. "VT. Parkes, Esq., President of the Wolverhampton Branch of the National Reform League." After the usual motions had been adopted, it was resolved : " That the thanks of this meeting be given to our borough members —to the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, for his long and faithful advocacy of all measures tending to promote the welfare of the people- -to both, fur their steady support of the Reform Bill introduced by the late Govern -1 11 Working men had been brought together from Bilston and Willenhall and other parts of the Par liamentary borough, and there was . perhaps 3,000 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 31. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day shows the following changes com pared with that of last week : ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' . Railways. , , E , tßristol ana xeter Caledonian thunbrian. Cork and Bandon -.. 20 et et 100 Cornwall . . Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.J unc. E.London, zerip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland. Great Northern D.). A stock. Do. B stock Do. iNew, ts. at 25 pm UtS, and W. of Ireland Western -Original D. 6. V4I. hail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxtoru Do. Newport. Do. Li ere7ford Lanc•tstnrett Yorksinru LJudon and Blackwaltl Lou., brigh., & 6 Coast', Lou., Chat., and Davcr Do. Metrop. Ex. A [Lou. & :North Western, Lou. dz South Westcru Man., She., & Lincoln atetropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extension 31ctropotitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's Irti Midland Do. .£ll Share Do, Dvrb) lad Kent ... North British .... Do. Ed., Pth. & IN Eestern—Berwick Do. G.N• id; purchast. Do. 1 eed ...... Do. Yurx Do. Carliiile Do..btock.& D,trllug, Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1804 5 . . Do. do. 1866 north Staffordshire & S. W. Junction Scottish Cvntral ;Scot. N. Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. st Jok ,Shropshire Union youth Devon ,ouch EJ stern itaiees, Wok., it Wok cliff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny' Waterloo Waterloo Whitcha : •vVeat Cornwall BRITISH Atlantic &St. Lawrence liom.,Baroda, a Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buft.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcutta & S. E., lim e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p Nast. Ben4al, gu., 5 do Mast Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref.stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o k.lt. South of India gua. 5 per cent Di. 41 per cent Do great Wes. of Canada D. New ..... Do. 6 p. o IRAs. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 4I do Do. 41 do . . Do. Fifth Extension Ifelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & Hudson's Bay.. N. 111.C'da, 6po lstpf. be Scinde . Do. Delhi Do. do . / Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot COLONIAL GO VER: British Columbia, 6 per a o n. e n G t . 0 , v D o e p c .. c. 31 j , a 1172 j . u . y C 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape D. Hope, 6 p.c. 187:3 DO.Apl.& Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do I,Bb-9e Do. Jan. &July, 181,0-9. Do. 5 per cent. 15 April an,a 15 Oct., 1000.... (lei ion, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 1)o. ISM, du icuritlub, 6 p. c, I Jan. and July Do. 1,78 ... Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it 0. 1885, Feb. & Aug 'Natal 0 per cent B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p'C., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876' Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p . sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, April & Oct.. BRIT1S: Cain. Consol. Gold, Ihn Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist urakeiva I is East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea Nast Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk tiam.& StA übyn(G wen. Grcat L ixey, limited Great South 'folgus.. Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (lielst Grenville llerod's Foot tlingston Downs 3largaret (Uny Lelant. Starke Valley Awyndy Iron Ore, lim Hen. ton north Itoskear q.Wh'l Bassett (11logan North Wheal Crotty erosper United i'r .videnee,UnyLelant F S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow Louth Fran. (Mogan stray Park . r rill Croft 'Vigra and Clogan. West Itassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chirerton West Seton. Wheal Bassett !Mogan Wheal Butler (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men , Wheat Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis ISIONS. 66 68 100 101 id ip 4 41 7i 60 65 101 103 101 IG3 106 107 21 22 85 83 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 40 23 25 106 106 1F I 1t 100 102 91 93 12/ 131 12 124 88 92 ' 81 84 lt 160 102 92 94 85 90 82 0 t 7 9 97 98 1 Iti 97 98 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULTING TILE PORTER OF A WORKLIOUSE.—Mary Fox, an elderly woman, was charged before Mr. Knox with refractory conduct in St.Martin'sWorkhouse, and also with assaulting William Dack, the gate porter. Dack stated that on the previous afternoon the prisoner went into the infirm ward and began quarrelling with the nurse. The nurse told the prisoner, who was under the influence of drink, to leave, and the prisoner then struck her. The nurse complained to the master, who sent for prisoner, and on his speaking to her respecting her con duct, she abused him in strong terms. The master told hint (Dack) to put her out of the room, and the prisoner then set to abusing him, and on him putting his hand on her to remove her sho took off her boot, and said "You -, I will mark you, and struck him several times with t he boot. In answer to Mr. Knox, the porter stated that tho pri soner had been in the workhouse eight years, and during that time had several times been convicted —her offences being drunk and disorderly conduct, making away with her clothing, and assaulting the gate porter. The prisoner said that she had been ill-used, and her shoulder hurt. Police-constable Mackintosh, 512 A, said that he took the prisoner, who was drunk, into custody, and on the way from the dock to the cell she threw herself down. She made no complaint yesterday of being hurt. Mr. Knox committed hor for 21 days, with hard labour. THAMES. BREACII OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—A little thin old man, with a number of papers in his hand, came before Mr. Paget to complain of what he termed a most astound ing, unprecedented, and heartless display of wickedness, audacity, and unfeeling conduct, on the part of a woman to whom he bad been paying most true and honourable addresses. Mr. Paget —You pay addresses to a woman ! You wane a nurse. (Laughter.) _ _ The queer little man, who shook violently, said he saw an advertisement in a newspaper that a woman of some beauty and means wished to meet with a partner who would make her happy for life. Tired of a state of single blessedness he answered the advertisement, had an inter view with the fair one, took her to his lodgings, and made her well acquainted with the economy of his house hold. She professed to be well pleased with him and with every thing. Other interviews took place, and letters passed them. Mr. Paget—Love-letters ? The applicant—Yes, sir; wo agreed to get married, and I bought her a wedding dress vi hich cost me 8 guineas lawful money of Great Britain, a new bonnet, and a mangle. Mr. Paget —A mangle, who was to turn it ? Applicant—She was to turn the mangle. Well, sir, everything was ready for the marriage, banns put up in the parish church, wedding-cake prepared, and my new clothes purchased ; all was going on smoothly, and at the last moment she refused to have me, and said she never intended; in fact, she did not, love me;well enough to marry me, and she has got my property. &Mr. Paget said he could not wake the woman lore the old man or marry him. He looked over the love letters o the woman which were written very badly and in very amatory terms. The reading of them by the magistrate created great mirth. Mr. Paget returned them to the would-be husband of the woman who had jilted him, and said he could do nothing for him at all ; but if he was so ad vised he could bring an action against the faithless fair one for breach of promise. The little old man packod up his papers, gave a long• drawn sigh, and left the court a wretched specimen oJ blighted love. YARKETS.-1 his day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day, was but moderately supplied with beasts; - nevertheless, all brei3ds moved off slowly, at Mon day's decline in the quotations. The best Scots and crosses sold at ss. 4d. per 81bs. There was only only a limited in quiry for sheep, on former terms. The top figure was Gs. per 81bs. The supply was by no means extensive. Calves commanded very little attention; yet prices were supported. The highest price was 59. 6d. per 81bs. The few pigs in the market were much neglected. Per 81b to sink the offal. sd s d a d Crse & inf. beasts... 3 6 3 10 Pre crs-wool sheep 5 0 5 6 Second quality do ..4 0 1 6 Prime o'thdown clo 8 8 6 o Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 0 Large coarse calyes 4 6 5 0 Prime Scots &c.. •.32 5 4 Prime small do 52 5 6 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3, 6 3 to Large hogs 3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..4 r 0 4 8 Small por kers 3 10 4 4 Od to 0, 03. Suckling calves, 208 to 22s ; and quarter•old store pigs, 248 to 27s each. Head of stock on salo. Total supply. Fore%pi supply. Beasts ............. ... 921 I Beasts ...• • _ Cows .... COW'S. .••• • • 410 Sheep And lambs. ..... 3,010 Sheep 49 Calves 9 , Ca yes . 3, 1' IgB 10) l'igs and 1 mbi ' - - 312 NEWGATE AND LEADENBALL. The supplies of meat axe moderate, and the trade is heavy, as follows: Per 81b by the carcase. 0 d 8 d edad Inferior beef ......3 0 3 6 Inferior mutton 3 0 3 ;0 Middling do. ...... 3 8 Prime large d 0... • . 4 0 4 2 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Prime small d 0... .4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 0 3 6 Veal 4 . 0 6 4 Small pork. 3 8 4 4 44arab, Os Od to Os Oki 3 1) Middling mutton.. 4 0 4 4 HAY. SurmiteLn.—lfeadow hay, £2 15s to £4 55; clover, £4 10s to £5 155; and straw, £1 18s to £2 6s per load. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, .£2 18$ to £4 5s ; Glover, £4 lOs to £5 12s; and straw, £1 18s to £2 Gs per load. Supply good. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 5s ; clove' Z 4 10s to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 6s per load, Trade slow. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The market opens rather quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales. FUNERAL OF DR. APCANN.—This morning the mortal remains of this gentleman were interred at Kensal green Cemetery. There was a large attendant eof per sonal friends. THE LIONS AT THE NELSON MONUMENT.— Yesterday morning the fourth lion was conveyed from the studio of Baron Marochetti, and placed on the base of the Nelson Monument, in Trafalgar-square. The figures for the present remain shrouded, but they will be uncovered forthwith in the presence of Sir John Thwaites, the chair man of the Board of Works, and several other influential gentlemen. MISSING SHIPS.—'The Sarah, Which sailed from Blnnc Sablons for Queenstown on the 19th of September; the Jane and Mary, which sailed from Lance-a-Loup for T e igumouth on the 2 4 th S e p t ember; the Eu ro p a, w hi c h sailed from St. Croix for Co p enha gen on the 23d of A ugus t ; the Caprera, from Cronstadt for Wisbe ac h , w h ich passed Elsinore theb(es Channel on the 19th o f September; r; the H e l ma, w h ich sailed from S on the . s from Bordeaux f or th e Clyde, which left Milford on th e 4 th of January, ha ve no t since been heard of. t ja g a:d d 2e9 the Ch u obf Sicilia f rOctober; k' THE SEARCH OF PASSENGERS' LUGGAGE.—The Duke of Beaufort suggests that the difficulty apprehended from the delay during the Paris Exhibition likely to be caused by the usual search of passengers' luggage might be met by exempting all who choose to take an extra clearance ticket from search. " The price of the ticket going to France," he says, " might be 25fr., and returning, £1; or, if that is considered too much, half or two-thirds might be charged, the charge being entirely a question for the Executive in both countries. The revenue would be benefited, and I am sure travellers would cheerfully pay to avoid the inconvenience and delay. The timbre affixed to the luggage, and the passenger's ticket marked cleared, or in some peculiar way, would insure both from annoyance." LADVTRTISEMENT.] — H oIIowa y ' s Ointment and Pills.— Lumbago, derangement of the kidneys, r h euma ti sm, t i e doloreux, all excruciating pains of the muscles and nerves, are relieved with astonishing rapidity by the use of this extraordinary Ointment. The affected parts, previously fomented with warm water , have only to be rubbed briskly with this soothing unguent to obtain instant cure. Whilst this Ointment cures the local ailment the Pills remove the constitutional disturbance, and regulate every impaired function of every organ throughout the human body. The cure is neither temporary nor superficial, but permanent and complete ; and the diseases seldom recur, so perfect has been the purification performed by these searching yet harnileff preparations. - 7 - INCREASE. Cash Bills discounted Notes Private accounts DECREASE. Advances loo,ooof. Treasury balance Bank of England Returns,—This Evening. the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 1867. rARTMENT: Governmt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £32,917,120 7.PARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £13,111,068 Other Securities 19,190,383 Notes 10,109,835 Gold and Silver Coin , , 973,302 £43,381,588 An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for tho week ending ISSUE DE Notes issued .....C32,917,120 £32,917,120 BANKING D: Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest 3,530,382 Public Deposits (iucludingEx chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 6,161,542 Other Deposits 18,643,429 Seven Day and other bills £43,384,588 TATTERSALLS'—This Evening, No betting. VICTORIA CLUB-THIS DAY. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 100 to 7 agst Christmas Carol (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Beadle (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mount Palatine (taken) 20 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 100 to 3 agst The Special (taken) 100 to 3 agst Mr. Pitt (taken) • CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 art 3foulsey (taken and offered) 1000 to 30 agst Lecturer (taken) 100 to 3 agst Weather Star (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Newland (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Bracken (offered) 100 to 3 agst Comers (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (offered) 7to 1 agst Hermit (offered) 9to 1 agst Julius (taken) 14 to 1 agst Marksman (offered) 20 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (wanted) 63 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken) DERBY. 7 to 1 agst The Rake (taken to £200) 1000 to 40 agst Marksman (taken) RES FOR 1867. 'ARY. West Drayton 26 Derby ICH. UST. RACING FIXT FEBR Lincoln Spring ...... l9 Harrow Spring ... 2l Nottingham 26 MA . Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Cardiff Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Abergavenny Al Ascot Spring .. 7 York Spring - 7 Doncaster Spring .., 9 Salisbury Bath Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 AUG Ripon Brighton .. 6 Brighton Cluo 8 Lewes Egham ..... l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford ..... 15 Hastings York August NOV] Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury Autumn ll SEPT. Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Bromley Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring 2B Creston Park EtIL. Thirsk Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Durham Catterick Chester 3O Harpenden ........ l7 Epsom Croydon Newton 29 WE. Beverley Stockbridge l9 ICholmsford Summer Newcastle .. 25 Ilp s mica 27 Worcester Summer 27 I, Y. Down Royal Corporate l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester 23 Southampton I Goodwood Dover ,.. 22 West Drayton 22 Plymouth... . 23 Canterbury Derby . .... 2B Lichfield Weymouth Tunbridge Baden Baden NIBER. I Leamington Hunt :MBER. Rtchmond l7 Hendon Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 Doncaster Brecon OCTI Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Newmarket 2d October 7 BER. Bedford Cheltenham l5 Newmarket Houghton BILLIARD MATCH FOR £2OO. The grand tournament at billiards, which occupied three evenings of last week, at the Post-office Hotel, Manchester, has led to a further trial of the skill of the winner of the handicap. It will be recollected that in the first day's play - Mr. John Roberts, sen., of London (the champion), who owed 100, was conquered by Mr. Julius Johnson, of Man chester, who received 70 points; on the second day Mr. Johnson succumbed to Mr. Green, of Liverpool, who only received 22 points; and on the third day Mr. Green was handsomely beaten, in two games out of three, by Mr. W. Moss, of Manchester, who received 60 points. Now Mr. Moss accepts the one against Mr. John Horst, of Liverpool, who appears to be recognised as the second player in the world, Mr. John Roberts, sen., being his only acknow ledged superior. Mr. Moss received 300, towards 1,000 up. The match was played in the Assembly-room, in the Free-trade Hall, and commenced last evening at six o'clock. There was a considerable attendance of admirers of the game. The table was p erfectl y now. After a few preliminary strokes to try the cushion, Mr. Moss opened the game, the players alternating several times, when the score stood—Moss, 303, Horst 3. Moss, however, added a neat break of 21. Horst failed to score, when he again took the cue, and made the figures in his next break 71 to his opponent's 2. Horst made this to 10, when he got a miss ; aud, after several unimportant breaks, Horst scored 20. Herst followed for 2in as many breaks. Moss resumed, and car ried his score to 425 against 25. Horst was most unfortu nato at this stage of the game, in the breaking of the balls. Tho betting was now 6t04 on Moss—the gentleman quot ing himself at 30 to 10—and the betting soon after assumed the figures of 3to lin favour of Moss. The game was called 467 to 55, when Moss made a fine break of 43. Herst then made a break of 18, being his best hitherto. He now got fair fair possession of the board, and, on taking his cue, offered 20 to 4 respecting himself. After a little all-round play, he got the spot stroke 11 times, making a total of 56. He soon again had the cue, and, by making the spot stroke 14 times consecutively, brought the game to 477, Moss, was now d even, but after another s p lendid break by Horst, changed to 7in his favour ; the game standing Moss, 482 ; and Horst, 274. Moss then played for 15, coming out by miss ing a twist shot for the right top pocket. After five more breaks the game was 522 Moss, and 290 Herst ; Moss being the striker, and playing a remarkable neat break all round the board of 32. After this Horst made his score 302, and Moss, resuming, made five spot strokes, following them with several long-shot cannons successfully played, soon bringing his account up to 592, against Herst's 305. The former immediately resumed, adding 22 more including several spot strokes. There were turee changes of the strikers, leaving the figures, Mess, 616 ; Horst, 314. Horst now showed better play, arid gaining position for the spot secured it no fewer than 23 times, and netted in the break 101 points. He changed from side to side of the table, having apparently complete control of both the corner pockets. Moss thou added 7 points, and Horst followed with some good mis cellaneous play, exhibiting marvellous precision. The numbers now stood, Moss 623, Herat 465. A skilful break by Moss, in which ho was repeatedly applauded, and which yielded him nine points, was followed by one carefully played by Horst for 17, which loft the game 633 Moss, 501 Herst. Moss lost his cue by a comparatively easy spot stroke, and Horst improved the occasion by scoring 28 points. Moss soon made the game 655 against 531. Horst now played admirably, cannoning and pocketing at plea sure, making hia break 85, and leasing the game li[e§g 655, Herd. 606. The play was now more remarkable for care fulness on both sides than for long scores, each player being cheered in turn aS the numerous fine strokes were made. Moss was the first to change this by a series of clover coups, which secured him 23 points, when the marker called the game 704 Moss, 525 Horst. A break for sby Horst was followed by another successful one for 21 by Moss, who . had now established himself as first favourite. By most consummate skill, exhibited in the next two opportunities, Herst altered the game materially by making a series of 14 spot strokes and a break of 54, leaving the balls co that they could not be played by his rival, and then following in another good break. This was, however, succeeded by a break of 42 by Moss. Shortly after this, Moss was leading by over 100 points, and continuing his efforts with calm ness, landed the most difficult hazards. Ho made another great break for 37, while Horst followed him with only 17, leavi.. g the game 872 for Moss and Heist only 747. The Liverpool gentleman further retrieved his chances by an additional 26 break, after which the players twice alter nated without any change in the figures, Moss missing an easy winning hazard over the right corner pocket. Game called, 875 Moss, 825 Horst, the latter tho player and in position for a series of spot strokes, of which, however, ho failed to secure more than three. £35 to £2O was now offered on Moss, who encouraged his supporters by realis ing 36 more points. llerst quickly set a break of 29 against this. After scoring 25, Moss got his favourite position for making the spot shot, but failed in retaining it, and struck his opponent's ball off the table. Horst had consequently nothing left, and gave a miss. This was repeated. Moss scored next, making 10, bringing the game for himself to 957, and for his opponent 901. When Horst next retired he was 927. A break of 37 by Moss now left hina . only four from winning the game. Much excitement prevailed dur ing the remainder of the play, and there was considerable finessing. Moss added three towards the 4ho required by ono of the finest strokes during the match, inching the left hand bottom pocket off the rod, which was in balk, cushion.. ing round the table for it. Horst again resumed his cue, and brought up his score to 956, when Moss resumed and won the game by 41 points, amidst great applause. Three cheers were also given for Mr. Iferst.—Nancheeter Guarditut Uncovering Eehon's Lions—(This Day). It was generally believed that the uncovering of the colossal lions that within the last few days have been "placed at the base of Nelson's column, in Trafalgar-zquare, would take place to-morrow, and that some little ceremony would be observed on the occasion, but such vi as not the arrangement. This afternoon, Lord John Manners, - Sir E. Landseer and the Baron Marochetti being pre sent, a number of workmen commenced cutting the cords that bound the canvass covering of the lions, and shortly before dusk the lions, which have caused such anxiety to the artist and such numerous inquiries at the House of Com mons, were exposed to public view. Whilst the workmen were engaged in removing the canvass, a number of people of course collected, and it was ex pected that some one of the gentlemen present might make a few observations, but after the work men had accomplished their task, Lord John Man ners, Sir Edward, and the Baron had • a general view of the Nelson monument with its latest additions, and then quietly took their de parture. The unanimous opinion of the few that had an opportunity of getting a view of the lions before the evening set in was that they were quite up to the work to be expected from such an artist as Sir E. Laudseer, and that although they had been a long time in preparation they were quite worth the waiting for. If our recollection serves us rightly, it was during the time that Mr. Disraeli was Chancellor of the Exchequer that the money for the lions was voted by Parliament; and it is rather a curious coincidence that the right hon. gentleman, after the lapse of so many years, holds now the same high office. A Japanese Town Destroyed by Fire. -AP. - Particulars have arrived of the disastrous fire at Yokohama, Japan, on the 26th Nov. last, by which more than a hundred lives were sacrificed, two-thirds of the native town destroyed, and damage done to the amount of £1,000,000 in the English settlement alone. An eye-witness on board H.M.S. Princess Royal, at 9 a.m., writes : " I went on to the poop, and soon saw how serious the threatened conflagration might be. There was a typhoon outside the bay, and consequently a very strong wind ; half a gale was blowing off the land, bearing towards us a dense mass of smoke rising from the Japanese town and the American consu late. The plan of Yokohama is this :—Looking from the sea, we perceive along the bund a series of handsome European houses. gunning nearly parallel with the band are two long streets and a number of smaller streets, branching off in different directions, the whole forming the European settlement. On the hill to the left are the English and French hospitals, above them the mili tary camp. Immediately behind the settlement, and surrounded by a moat spanned by two or three small bridges, lies what is called the Yooshi Warra, or Gankiro, generally occupied by foreigners. It is a portion of the Japanese town licensed by the Government for prostitutes. At the end - of this place stands a temple ; to the right of this and the settlement is the Japanese town. At a cook-shop in the Gankiro at the side opposite to the temple above mentioned the fire broke out, and spread with awful rapidity through the closely-packed wooden houses inhabited by hundreds of unfortunate women. The scene is said to have been fearful in the extreme, and the screams from the poor, terri fied, fire-pursued girls and children most heart rending. The crowd passed over the narrow bridges, bewildered by the thick smoke, blinding dust, and scorching sparks driven after them by the heavy breeze which swept across the plain at the other side. Many fell into the water and black mud which surrounds the place. Several boats were l e near, but the Japanese made no or g ani s ed attem p t to put them to use. One o r - a nd o r two formed En bridgesisgEnglishmen m anaged to get ropes across of boats, so as to construct a ferry, across which many were passed in safety, thus escaping what must have been a most terrible death. Also many of the poor creatures were pulled out of the water . _ and saved. Nothing could stay the fury of the devouring monster. Before 11 a.m. nearly the whole of the Japanese town was clean licked up. As much water as possible was poured on by parties of sailors and soldiers, but, on account of the power ful wind, with no perceptible effect; house after house caught, and the fire was fast approaching the handsome club which was opened only four months ago. To save this it was deemed necessary to blow up some of the buildings in the neigh bourhood. Gunpowder was obtained fron the fleet and camp, and explosion followed explosion until nothing but a heap of ruins was lying around the club and the French hospital. The wind had changed, and was now blowing straight over the remaining part of the European quarter, and towards the camp. It was between 4 and 5 o'clock that, looking down from the hill near the hospital, it seemed as though the entire place was doomed to annihilation. By good Providence, however, the wind began to lull, and gradually veered round again to its original quarter. To this is owing the safety of the portion of the town which the fire had not reached by 5 p.m. During the day a long stream of empty tea-boxes, silk chests, pal ings, and other rubbish floated past the ship. The hulk of a junk, blazing fiercely, drifted by, nar rowly escaping the Nassau, a store-hulk for gun powder. Large white patches of cotton wool were scattered over the sea. All that night the fire con tinued to devour the prey upon which it had already seized, but, as the weather remained calm, it did not increase. The three following days it continued to smoulder ou, gradually expending itself, and on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 29, only a few heaps here and there were smoking and blazing slightly. This calamity has brought considerable distress upon the Japanese. Before it happened provisions, es pecially rice, were very dear ou account of the late war between Chin-Bien and the Shogoon ; nor has the rice crop of the present year been by any means au abundant one; therefore the blow upon small shopkeepers was very great." DIOCESS OF LINCOLN.--The Bishop of Limola has collated the Rev. Edward Garftt, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, Vicar of Saxelby with Ingleby, to the Rectory of Harlaxton, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. Thomas Henry Mirchouse, M.A. The vicarage o Saxelby with Ingleby, vacant by the preferment of Mr Garth, is worth .£2.50 a year, and is in the gift of the Bislo of Lincoln. - 'lBllllll ~