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weakened, but on l y ma d e na t ura l affect i on more pure an d Intense. Yet in all the tenderness there is no trace of effeminacy. True, the wom an ' s h ear t everyw h ere s h ows itself. But as it has been said that in the countenance of most men of genius there is something of a womanly ex pression not seen in the faces of other mon, so it is dis tinctive of true poetic temper that it ever carries the woinans's heart within the man's. And certainly of no poet's heart does this hold more truly than of Keble's. Thoy, however, must be but blind critics, insensible to the finer pathos of human life, who have on this account called Keble's poetry "effeminate." The woman's heart in him is blended with the martyr's courage. Hardly any modern Poetry breathes so firm self-control, so fixed yet calm re solve, so stern self-denial. If these be qualities that can consist with effeminacy, then Keble's poetry may be allowed to pies for effeminate. But those who brought this charge against it, misled, it may be, by the loud bluster that passes with mans- for manliness, seem not to be aware that the bravest and most trustworthy manhood is also the gentlest and most tender-hearted ; that, accord ing to the saying, " A man is never so much a man as when he becomes most in heart a child." Brief and unpretending as this little vo!ume may be, it is in no way an unworthy memento of the Christian Year and of John Keble. Histoire de France du Petit Louis. Par Lady Cal cott. Ode vol., pp. 352. Edouard Moxon et Ce. Tile authoress of " Little Arthur's History of E ngland —already a classic elementary volunaette— has penned, almost we had Laid stenographically, Ihe pre-eminently enthralling, tragic, picturesque, and heroic annals of France. As with ourselves so it is with the French—their history and 'ours opens magnificently with the achievements of Julius Casar. Before Caesar's apparition in Gaul and in Britain the records of the two countries are as no thing in their absolute insignificance—they are as the records of lands kept only by barbarians. And now, thanks to Lady Calcott, a Petit Louis may in a rapid survey of a few chapters acquire a com prehensive first notion of the annals of his native country, from the reigns of Clovis and Clotilda to those of Louis Philippe and Louis Napoleon —as, thanks to the same entertain ing instructor, Little Arthur has already been em powered to acquire a knowledge of the riches of England from the time of Queen Boadicea to those of Queen Victoria. In this new editon of the " Histoire de France," by Miladi Calcott, Madame Francisque-Michel has taken part very intelligently. The work in its new form is as com plete as possible. It is—more important still—fair and dispassionate. Printed in a compact form it makes a charming pocket volume, the frontispiece to which is an exquisite medallion likeness of his Imperial Majesty the reigning Emperor Napo leon 111. Calcott's " Histoire de France" ought to be in the hands of every English schoolboy and schoolgirl bent upon studying at once French history and the French language. The Nature of Cholera as a Guide to Treatment. By W. Sedgwick, M.R.C.S. and L.S.A. Second Issue. Walton and Maberley. This little work is well worthy of the attention of the professional reader. It is intended "to illus trate the theory, which refers the disease to func tional disorder of the central parts of the sympa thetic nervous system, excited through the medium of th e stomach.,, This theory, we are told, was distinctly alluded to by some of the medical officers in the East India Company's service during the first outbreak of the disease in India. The subject is here treated in a thoughtful and inquiring spirit, and is likely to prove practically useful in the fur ther investigation of this very important disease. Illustrations of Scripture History. With Map. Lothian and Company. This very useful little work was compiled by a S unday school teacher, who having found that illus trations of Bible history from the expensive works of itawl inson and others were received with great in terest by his class has collected and condensed the scattered information for the benefit of other schools and scholars. /la lin)) a lign Grammar, for the Use of Colleges and Sehools, By Raffaelle Vagnolini. Allan and Co. Ilia is an elementary grammar of the briefest form and simplest chara3ter, which is likely to prove inYaluable to the young student of Italian. --- The Pill Book. By Arnold J. Cooley. Robert Hard w ck e. In thi s little brochure one may learn how to con coct pills, boluses, globules, grains, and granules, P ha rinacopceial, and hospital, with full parti culars of their preparation, formula, doses, leading uses and synonyms, including also quack medicines. This little work is evidently the result of much careful investigation, and may interest and instruct t uanY. For ourselves we are inclined to think that however good it may be to know how to dispense Medicine, it is better still to know how to dispense with it ! Soups : How to make them. Routledge. In the new number of Household Manuals, Geor gina Hill instructs us how to make soups in a hun dred different ways. By a careful study of this little work the English materfamilias may rival the cookery of France. Anthony Trollope's Last Chronicle of Barset. Saturday Number of Anthony Trollope's new weekly serial story is remarkable for a wonderful scene in which Mr. Crawley " crushes" the Bishop and extinguishes Airs. Proudie ! Or we are very much mistaken—Mr. Soames has perjured himself in declaring he did. not give that cheque to the Perpetual Curate of Hogglestock. To the ultimate confession of this by Soatnes, we look for the extri cation of Mr. Crawley from his present difficulty, and the triumphant vindication of his character. MECHANICAL USES OF CASTOR is not as universally known as it deserves to be that Castor oil is as useful in the trades as it is as a medicine. It is much better to soften and to re deem old leather than any other oil known. When boots and shoes are greased with it, the oil will not at all interfere with the polishing afterwards, as in the case with lard, olive, or any other oil. In narrisburg, Pennsylvania, the old leather hose of sonic of the fire companies was greased with it, and found to become almost as soft and flexible as new leather. Leather Wits for transmit ting motion in machinery will usually last three to five years, according to the wear and tear they are exposed to ; when greased with castor oil they will last ten years or more, as they always remain flexible and do not crack. Besides this ad vailtage, castor oil will prevent slipping, so that a belt three inches wide, impregnated with it, will be equal to a belt four and a half inches wide without castor oil. It is necessary, however, to wait 24 hours, till the oil has disappeared from the surface and penetrated the leather, otherwise the freshly greased surface will cause slipping. That rats and other vermin detest anything impregnated with cas tor oil, and will not touch it, is another advantage. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT TO AN ACTOR. —On TlMM day evening a frightful accident occurred at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, by which an actor, named Charles Christie, sustained very serious injuries. The transforma tion scone in the new pantomime was being put upon the sta g e, when some of the machinery got entangled, and Christie tried to put it right. While doing so a large iron bar became loose, and fell from a considerable height from the ground upon Christie's head, carrying away the back part of his skull, and almost smashins his shoulders. When picked up off the stage the unfortunate man was supposed to be dead, and the performance was suspended for a few minutes ; but fortunately he was still found to be alive, and was at once removed to the Queen's Hospital, where he now lies in a precarious condition. THE PRICE OF MEAT IN SYDNEY.—The following list of prices is taken from a butcher's advertisement in the Sydney Herald of Nov. 23 :—llind quarter of mutton, lid. per lb. ; fore quarter mutton, lid.; by whole or half sheep, 2. ,1. ; mutton c h ops, 3d . ; rump steaks, 2id. ; boiling beef, 1; corn beef, ld. ; ribs of roasting beef, lid. ; sirloin of roa sting bsef, lid .; go i ce b ee f , 4d . ; round beef, cooked, 4d.; German sausage, 4d.; black pudding, 3d.; beef sausage, li'l• ; pork sausage, 6d. ; legs of pork, Cid.; loins of P o rk, 7 d.; veal, sd. ; suet, 6d. ; white pudding, 6d. per lb. ; eY tongues, ls. 3d. each ; and beefsteaks, lid. per lb. ANTICIPATED ERUPTION.—Mount Baldo, in the Italian Tyrol, is giving signs of a probable eruption. The neighbourhood is frequently disturbed by shocks resetn bl'ng thew of an earthquake, and a livid brightness appears ab ove the top of the meantaiu at Welt. TUNT . T3Y A ND rtiMER ei r h.L IN TELLIGENCB, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market has opened for the week with a very easy appearance, the supply and demand being about the same as for several days past. The advises from the Continent also report easiness, and not until the spring, when trade may quicken and associative enterprise revive, is any material altera tion expected. There were no gold operations at the Ban k o England on Saturday. A small amount of specie has arrived by the Helvetia from New York. Atlantic and Great Western R.tilway Deben tures have declined to 51 53, but the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remain steady at 401 40.1. Warrants have been issued by the Natal Land and Colonisation Company for the payment of a dividend at the rate of 2s. 6d. per share for the past half year, free of income-tax, on the 15th instant., at the London and County Bank. We are requested by the Economist to say that they much regret the substitution in their paper of Saturday last of the name of the National Discount for that of the National Financial Company, in a notice to creditors to send in their claims to the official liquidator for adjudication. The undoubted credit of the former company, we feel c3nvinced, will not suffer by this unfortunate mistake. The progress of business in the manufacturing districts during the week has shown little change of importance. At Manchester cloths and yarns have generally been a shade lower. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has continued dull, without any material change in values. In the hosiery departments at Leceister and Notting ham there has been a better inquiry fOi;seasonable goods, while more activity prevailed in most depart ments at Birmingham, but at Sheffield and Wolver hampton business generally has remained very quiet, pending the settlement of the dispute between the operatives and ironmasters as to the acceptance of the former of the reduced scale of wages. The 22d report of the directors of the City Bank has been issued, which states that after payment of interest on current and deposit accounts, the gross profits of the bank for the six months ending 31st December last, including the balance from the pre vious half-year, amount to £71,062 18s. 5d., out of which the usual dividend of £6 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 4s. per share, together equal to 10 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, is declared. The directors of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have issued their second report to be presented at the general meet ing to be held on the 4th proximo. They congra tulate the shareholders (and with good reason) on the success which has attended their operations dur ing the past year. The net profit, after payment of all expenses, and all interest due, amounts to £6,225 ls. Bd., or about 12i per cent. on the paid up capital. An interim dividend of 8 per cent. per annum for the first six months was paid iu July, and the directors now propose to divide a fur ther 12 per cent. for the last six months (making 10 per cent. for the year), absorbing £5,025 ; carrying ing forward the balance £1,200 Is. Bd. to the next year's account. A highly influential board has now been constituted in New Zealand, under which the business of the company is being vigorously prosecuted. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram this day the French Rentes were 69c. 70f. At the meeting to-day of the Union Bank of Australia the report presented showed that the balance of undivided profits at this date amounted to £107,248 14s. 9d., and the reserve fund to £250,000. The dividend proposed was £2 2s. 6d. per share, being 8i per cent. for the half-year. The report was adopted, and the proprietors were well satisfied with the progress of the bank's business. Although there, bias been no material alteration in values. the - English Funds are firmer, owing te. the appearance of a few buyers. Consols remain at 908 91 for money and account. The New Threes are dealt in at 90 901, and the Reduced Annuities at 908 1. Bank Stock is marked 250 ; and the 5 per Cent. Indian Loan, 1078. _ It will be noticed that the Russian (Vyksonnsky) Ironworks Company have settled and ratified terms of compromise with the retiring shareholders on an equitable basis, by giving them debentures payable in instalments extending over three to five years, at the option of the shareholders. This arrange ment seems to be fair and satisfactory to both par ties, and now that the recent litigation;has ceased, the company will be able to carry on their important and profitable business in Russia with increased energy and success. Business in the Corn Market to-day has remained very quiet, and both home grown and foreign wheat sold steadily at about last week's rates. There is very little animation in the Foreign Stock Market. Greek, however, have advanced 1, to 14 ; Spanish Passive I, to 22 + ; Mexican *, to 18 / ; and Italian k, to 521 53i. The New Russian Scrip is firm, at 1 1. United States 5-20 Bonds, 7.24 73 ; Erie Shares, 45 46 ; and Illinois, 84 British Railway Shares have been in moderate request, and prices generally are a shade firmer. Great Eastern have improved 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, ; and Midland, The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any material change. Bank shares are :quiet. Imperial Ottoman are marked 8 u ; London and County, 68 ; U n ion of Australia, 50k ; and Union of London, 44/ I. In the Miscellaneous Market business continues very dull. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents.; how ever, have improved to 72k 75 ; Hudson's Ba Company to 16 ; y and National Discount Com -1 pally to 11k. MINING MARKET. MoNDAT, Two o'Clock. Annexed are the latest quotations : Cara Camborne, ; Cara Brea, 17 19 ; Central Minera, —; Cooks' Kitchen, 11 12 ; East Cara Brea, 3 3s_; Drakewells, —s Od —s Od; . Great I.4xey, ; ohiVertou Moor, 5/ 6 ; Chon:ales Gold, 2/ 3 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 81 9 ; East Basset, 22 24 ; EaSt Caradon, 6 6/; East Lovell, 10 11; East Wheal Grenville, 2/ I ; Great Retallack, 34s 365; Great Wheal Vor, 17 18 ; Marke Valley, 4 ; North Crofty, 41 j ; North Troskerby, 21 3 ; Prince of Wales, 30s Od 32s 6d; Prosper United, 4 41; Providence Mines, 30 32; South Coudurrow, 153 17s 64; South Grenville, Os Od Os Od; Tincroft, 13 14; West Caradon, 12} 13k; West Chiverton, 55 57/ ; West Frances, 0 ; West Seton, 125 130 ; Wheal Buller, 22/24; Wheal Chiverton, 8/ 9 ; Wheal Cr3bor, --s —s; Wheal Grenville, 27s Od 295; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seton, 135 140 ; Wheal Trelawnoy, 10k 12 ; Wheal Uny ; 2 2,1 ; Great South Tolgus, 18s Od 20s Od; South Frances, —; St. Ives Cousols, 0 0 ; South Caradon, ——; Stray Park, —s —s; North Roskear, —; North Downs, 00; South Darren, 0 0 ; Wheal Basset, 05. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT rUNDB. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 7 9l 90} 3 New 3 per Cent. Reauced 9o} f per Cent ow 9Uf 90 N 2i per Cent. J an . 189 1 — Do. 5 per Gout. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 e o x. lo p g ir ra e p s h th ), A A p o r g i 1 . , ” 1 1 8 9 8 0 5 8 . . . _ . ... D DO O . ( f l o t r ed " Se 3r a ri' T' xchoquer Bills, £1 uuu 4 t..? •.• Do .................. £LOO . ' per eat...." ..... .. 12 p pm m Do £lOO & £'loo Bank of England Stock, 6f per ' Cent ... 250 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Lathan Stock, IA per Gent., April 1874.. Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ............... 107 f Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ............... Do. Certificates Do. Eufated Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 Do. Bob., 5 per Gent., Aug . 1873 Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,ooo ' Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Gout — Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 por Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. Account .. — Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds ,„, 72i Do. Account 8t101143 Aim 6 per Qoutimmiimilsomis -- Do 4100 Bonds DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) Utiiiittn 6 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A — Do. „ B — Colombian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cont. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 864 — Danubian Principalities Do. Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do efell ed E :vptian 7 per Cout — Do. Account Do., Second Issue — , • I ) . £lOO Bonds Do. Account .. — Du. 1661 Bll 21 Do. Account oo £luU Bonds lie. Ac,!onut Do. Government Railway Debentures BO 1 00. Account UNA 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Jo. Coupons Do. Account • Gd Ltetuala 5 per Cont. It lAan 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Do. .A ccount 4t exi cal: 3 per Cent ... lB 17'1 181 Ditto for Account — Dr , . 1864 — Do. Account Du 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Ilontevidean 6 per Cent. _ _ . _ ~. loorish Imperial 5 per Cent Vow Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferrad Do Land .iarrants (Hectares) P,3ruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do Account .__ — Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 • • D.) Account Do 3 per Cent:, 1856, '7, '9, '60, ,1 62, '3, 43 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St B7} Do 4i per Cent. 1850 •' ' B7i Do 4i per Cent., 1860 i .. . Do 3 per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 ~ 86i 1 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Do. Anglq-Dutch, 1866, all paid B6} Do. do. £lO paid ll ipm Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Acc , ,ant Do New Deferred Do. Account Do Passive 2ll 2 Do Account l4l Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. Do. 4} per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds -- Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 541 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 29i Do. 5 per Cent. Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864' Do. Account ~ Ditto 11 per Cent. , Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, s 4l per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2 Fer Cont. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Itaiiat, 3 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 25i. Du. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9oi 91 Do. Account POLICE INTELLIGESCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. RUFFIANLY ASSAULTS.—WiIIiam M‘Kay, a young man, a baker, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with violently assaulting Mrs. Rebecca Lawrie, of 31, Foley-street, and John Meredith, of George-street, Portland-place. Mrs. Lawrie said that on Saturday night she saw the prisoner and another man (Meredith) fighting together. The prisoner knocked the man dcrWn, and some people asked her, seeing the man lying doWn as if dead, who had done it. She said the prisoner.. She afterwards said to the prisoner, "You must be a criferinan ;" when he seized hold of her and struck her in the neck, and threw her, and sprained her ankle and injured her back, and then ran away. William Benham, a young man, said he saw the pri soner throw the man he was fighting with, and who was intoxicated, in a very cowardly manner three times, and afterwards strike the female because she interfered, and after throwing her he ran away. John Meredith said that on Saturday night he had been drinking, and the prisoner after some words had passed between them, seized him by the legs and threw him violently on the pavement, his head being severely injured, so much indeed that he lost a quart of blood. The prisoner called a witness named Jessie Fraser, but her evidence only went to show that these having been some words between Meredith and the prisoner, the pri soner had knocked him down in the publichouse as well as outside. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for a month for the assault on Meredith, and forl4 days for the assault on Mrs. Lawrie.] WESTMINSTER. THROWING PEPPER INTO A CHILD'S EYES.—William Mosley, aged 21, was placed at the bar charged with throwing pepper into a child's eyes in order to facilitate the commission of a felony. William Gale said that on Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock, ho was in the Queen's-road, East Chelsea, where be saw a little boy carrying a parcel containing meat in his , hand. The prisoner and a companion at that moment came out of a coffeeshop, and the prisoner then threw some pepper which he held in the palm of his hand into the child's eyes, and then made a snatch at his parcel, but missed it. The child soon arrived at its father's house, and, prisoner finding witness watching him, took to his heels, and concealed himself in a lodging-houso in Turk's row. Prisoner—lt was a bit of pepper I was flinging at my companion. I told him I was sorry. Witness—lt was a most deliberate act to get the parcel. A little boy, 10 years old, who was the object of attack, confirmed this account. Prisoner's companion was called, and said he was merely trying to throw wet pepper off his fingers. Witness for the complainant said there was nearly a tea spoonful of dry pepper thrown intentionally. The police said that prisoner had been convicted of a robbery in August last, and had a month; and again con victed in October, when he had six weeks. Mr. Salle committed prisoner to hard labour for the assault for one month. TAI: PRICE OF BOOKS IN AMERICA.—This is the sea son of the year when the booksellers. expect to reap a harvest. The holiday sales are always large, and the public spend their superfluous cash with an ad mirable freedom. But the priCe of American books now has become so high as to seriously damage both the publishers and the public. The heavy customs duties on the material that enters into their manu facture, the heavy taxation, in various forms, levied by the internal revenue law, together with the high prices of labour here, have made the publishing of books in this country an almost impossible branch of industry. English books and books printed in England are now taking the places formerly occu pied in our booksellers' stores by works of Amen can manufacture. The evidencess of this at the present time are enough to frighten our publishers, as well as all who are interested in domestic litera ture and native industry. English publishers find no difficulty in paying even the heavy customs on their importation of books to this country, and then underselling us in our own market. Take, for example, such a standard book as " Shakespare," a new edition of which, we observe, has just been pub lished in London, comprising the poems as well as the plays, with a biography and 96 engravings, making a volume of 1,100 pages, in good type, which is sold at a retail price of one shilling (Eng lish). We need not say that this book could not have been got up in this country and sold for anything less than five dollars, or about fifteen times the price of this English edition. Of course we could hardly raise our tariff upon foreign books to such a height as would cover this difference ; and in fact, in the interest of American intelligence, we should think it very bad policy to do so. And so the book-publishing business suffers, and the intel lectual progress of the community is retarded. We certainly think that Congress, in revising the tariff and the internal revenue law, should make some ef fort to modify the duties and the taxation so as to weigh less heavily than they do at present upon literature and knowledge.---7Nvw York. Times, De, comber 23. "I , THE SUN, LONLON, .11/10NoAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1867 • =.l] Share ; BEARE MARKETS.—This day. -+-- OItDINARY ;11ARES AND STOCKS. Rai! ways. 'Bilbtol RIAU Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon...—. Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June iDun„Perth, & A b.Junc• I.London, scrip Certi.' Do. & S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. Do. E. Augl. at. No 21 Great N orth oi Scotland, great Northern DO. A stock • Do. ii stock Lo. New, is. at ?,5 pu Gt.S, and W.. of Lrelanq tit. Westei:n -Origin4 De. S. Val. ltail gua.' Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid. —Oxtor, Do. Newport tie! cford Lancashire & Yorkshire L,ndon and Blackwalt Lon., tg.r S 'Coast' ,Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Wester!! do Luicoin Wctropolitan Do. New Do. Extension... Metropolitan District. Do. do. • do. Do. and St. John'aW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birnain....t Derby Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun th. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds I Do. York DG. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. 10. 1860-G1 North London Do. do. 1861 5 . Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire S. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central - Scot..N. E , Aher. stook) Do. Scot, Mid. stJek, 3hroliithire Union South Devon South Eastern Statues, Wok., & Wok raft' Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny' Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall BRITISII Atlantic & St. Lawrence nom., Baroda, •st Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cent.. • Do. F aliares .. . ... Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference .ButE,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-t Calcutta & S. E., lirn at e Town as Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. in East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension ;i rand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Slort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c...." Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do: do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deferred G t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. Do. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 4f per cent Do - 'great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. o Bl.s. pay. 1873 Do. 54 du. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4} do Do. do ' ..• • Do. Fifth Extension nelb. Cor. 6 p. 0. Buds. Mel. & Hudeon's Bay.. N.Rl.C . da,6pclatpl.ba, &in de .. Do. Delhi 00. do Do. Puniaub t,. i Do.lndus Stria COLONIAL GOVlt'it Britioh Columbia, C per cent., Deo. 31, 1572. 'Can.Gov.6 p.c.JasgJuly 1877-s4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Do. 5 p. 0. Mar. St Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. Jo July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Calm G. Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.,kOct, 1890-19uO Do, do 133 0 - 94 Do. Jan.StJuly, 181+0-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1800 Cley lon. Nov. 1868, Do. 1878. ;to. staraltius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 00. 1882, 51ay16, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug A atal '4ov. 6 per cent N. 8.G0v.6 p.0...1 a. &.) ul) S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18a to 187 e Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So ,tia Gev. 6 p. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p.o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja &July Do. do, 21 pril & Oct BRIT'S Cam. Consol. Gold, Um Uhiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) Mast Caradon East Cara Brea East Grenville. East Gunnislake .. East Love:l ......... W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyti(G wen. Great Lotey, Great South Tolgus.... Great Wheal Busy-- G. Wheal Vor (ECelst..n Grenville..... Herod's loot Ringston Downs Mararet t tiny • Lelan Marie Valley itwyncly Iron Ore, N Se ton . . ... North Roskear liassett(lilogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United__ Pr , vidence Uny Lelant I S. Caradon (St. (;leer) South Condurrow s.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan %V. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton... ..... . West Seton. ..... Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Trelawnev (Lie Ii MI 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 31 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8.6 58i 5.17.0 rttEFIL itNN CIG 13 tiAltlo.3. Great Western, Chester giia. stock, 76 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock. 127 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 ptr cent., 118 FOREIGN RA I I,WA Yr, south Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, ni Ar to Egyptian, Ilm., B r itish North American, 45t CECinittalyriti e s l h,Scotch, and r 3 ed Banl: lndia, and China, 18 Australian Chartered, 18 Imperial Ottoman, lint., 81. lonian, 22i London and County, 65 London Joint Stock, 43i Merchant Bank, iim., Ditto, new, O Provincial of Ireland, 84; I MISCELLANICOU23, Anglo-American Telegraph, itit Atlantic Telegraph, 36 Ceylon Company, 91 t;rt-aiit r on cier di England, llm r 2 Crystal Palace, Ditto. Pref., 99 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Urn , 2} East India Irrigation and Canal, 14 Ebbw Vale, 81 EtrYPtian Corn. and Trading, lim., 5 UAL Credit and Discount, tun., 5i - Hudson's Bay, 161 international Financial Society,lim,, National Discount Company, Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 21 18 to pay, 111 EARLY LA3MIr---A ewe on the farm of W. 11. Wakefield, Esq., Wellheads, Sedgwick, yenned two fine healthy lambs on Wednesday, the 9th inst., the first couple heard of in the neighbourhood this season.—Westmoreland Gazette. Mr. G. W. Martin announces a performance of Handol's oratorio "Judas Maccaket s" at Exter Hall on Thursday next by the National Choral Society. The celebrated choruses "Fallen is the foe," and " See the conquering hero comes," will be given by a band and chorus of 700 performers, Mr. Martin conducting as usual. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE lIOUNDS.—AII those con nected with the Cambridgeshire hounds will bo sorry to hear that Mr. Barnett, after having the pack 38 years, has determined to resign the mastership at the and of the pre sent season. Every one will, we are certain, hope that he may have health and strength for many years to partici pate in a sport which ho loves so well. A meeting is fixed for Saturday, the 26th instant, at the Lion Hotel, to take into consideration the retirement of " the Squire."— Cambridge Independent. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES.—The following additional post-offices will be open on and after the 14th of January for the receipt of proposals for the in surance of lives or the purchase of Government aanuitios: —Ardrishaig (Lochgilphead), N.B. ; Boith, N.B. ; Bothwell (llainiitoi..), N.B. ; Brent (Golgpie), N.B. ; NowtovfnArqs, Ireland Paignten, South Closing Pa id .', Price. 87 Si) 122 124 40 46 4 6 t 5 68 70 72 I 6 18 31 32 4 6 119 121 130 131 VO 02 t5l 34 37 32 3 , ISO 132 SD 02 17 18 IJ tt) t 22 LC.4 i• 7 55 57 23 123 a ti itt 11 125 125 i 11 94 90 38 40 4 18 108 110 67 C 8 103 105 35 56 10 11 p 119 121 1 2p 1 2p .73 75 114 118 148 152- 47 49 70 72 9 10 150 153 3 4; ISIONS. 50 68 100 101 id 4i aV 4 ' 7* 8b 50 65 101 103 101 ICS 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 tO 23 25 too yo a I E , 1 100 102 91 93 12/ 13k 1 1e 121 F 8 02 81 84 1} I}ll 100 102 92 94 85 90 82 85 97 9,1 97 98 1 97 t 8 100 10011 1051 I T SECUR: 96 98 97 99 97 'd9 79 81 78 80 101 103 104 106 103 105 101 193 _SS ?0 100 102 104 BA IV 2 104 103 105 102 105 105 107 96 100 94 96 90 92 84 A 5 98 100 84 86 94 96 92 93 103 105 108 107 7 7! 8 9 400 410 I I 22 24 8 7 2 3 2 3 i 9 10 2} 2,1 5 6 17 18 1 30 32l 21 3i 2 4 3f 41 2} 10 35 45 2 4 21 31 21 20 300 320 1 18 22 1 2 2 10 i lb 12 14 54 16 115 :25 63 75 18 20 10 12 135 145 7 9 Wni 7 i Business done. MARKETS.—This day. MARK LANE. The' supplies of wheat on sale in the leading country markets held on Saturday were very limited; nevertheless the trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Fine barley and oats commanded extreme rates, but all other kinds of produce were vary inactive. The Continental markets continuo firm for wheat and spring corn. In America, both wheat and flour have sold at high cur rencies. The imports into London last week were 20,415 qrs. of wheat, 13,905 barley, 55,479 oats, 2,550 rye, 455 beans, 1,029 tare.s 8,337 linseed, 19,071 rapes_ed, 1,550 maize, 140 rundry produce, and 2,533 sacks of flour. The supply of English wheat on sale at Mark-lane to day was moderate. The condition of the produce was middling. Owing to the fog but little lusiness was trans acted either in red or white qualities, but the tone of the trade was firm, and the rates current on Monday last were supported. With foreign wheat the market was moderately sup plied. The amount of business transacted was very small, and the quotations exhibited no change from this day week. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, at last week's currency. The supply of English barley on sale was moderato—of, foreign large. Good and fine malting produce was firm; and realised the extreme rates of Monday last. Other kinds were dull, at about stationary prices. The amount of business transacted in malt was small at late rates. Oats were in good supply, but the show of samples on the stands co nsisted chiefly of foreign produce. The trade was very quiet, but good and fine samples sold at full prices, while inferior produce was rather cheaper than on Monday last. Beans were in fair supply and slow request at late rates. The market was moderately supplied with peas. The trade ruled quiet on foim Jr terms. The flour trade was firm, at the full prices of Monday last. Town-made flour was advanced to 60s per 2801bs. ,r, t CI.IItRENCY PER IMP. MEAS ORE . • Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr s2s to 66s Do, old 6os 68s '- • Do., white, old • 60's 733 Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 538 67s Do, new Talavem 6ss 74s Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 403 56s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 7BB 82a Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 248 31s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2ls 25s Cork, white 22. 268 Scotch, Feeding 248 • 818 Beans—Tick Pigeons .., 448 48s Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 44s 46s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 276 33s French, per sack 44s 528 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was only a moderate supply of foreign stock on offer here to-day. Its general quality was very middling. The demand was heavy, and prices had a drooping tendency. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were on the increase, and mostly in good condi tion. From Scotland, tho supply was rather extensive, but the receipts from Ireland were limited. Nearly all breeds moved off slowly, at, in some instances, a decline in the quotations of 2d. per 81b3. A few very superior Scots realised ss. 6d., but the general top price was ss. 4d. per 81bs. The Scotch bullocks ware in very prime condition. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire were received about 1,800 Scots, shorthorns, cte. ; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds; from Scotland, 424 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 100 oxen and heifers. There was about an average number of sheep in the pens. Nearly the whole of them were of prime quality. All breeds moved off slowly at fully 2d. per 81bs. less money. The best Downs and crosses sold at 6s. per 81bs. Calves were in moderate supply and sluggish request at late rates, viz., from 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per Sibs. The sale for pigs was heavy, but no actual decline took place in prices. The top figure was 4s. 61 per 81bs. For Sib to sink the offal. sdsd e d s d Crse & inf. beasts... 3 8 3 8 Pine ers-wool sheep 4 10 5 5 Second quality do ..3 ,0 4 6 Prime b'thdown co 5 8 6 0 Prime targ - ,e oxen ..4 8 5 o La ge coarse calves. 4 6 5 0 Prime Spots, ac.... 5 25 4 Prime small do 52 5 6 erse. xn iat. wheep.3 . 6 3 10 Larde hogs .-..3 6 1 0 Second quality do ..4 0 4 8 Sinai! p0rker5.......4. 2 4 8 Lamb....os Od to 0, 05. Suckling' calves, 20s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 2is L., 28i each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4)_o i Beasts 760 Cows Sheep .nd lambs 19,1 0 Sheep awl I.mbs Calves 122 Ca yes ll. rigs 250 :Pigs 45 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Jan. 15, 1866, and this day, Monday, Jan. 14, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Jan. 15, 1866. Jan. 14, 1867. s d Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 6to 3 8 Second quality do. Prime large 0xen...., 4 6 410 4 8 5 0 Primo Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep ... 4 0 4 8 3 6 310 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 6 4 6 8 5 8 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 0 4 6 4 6 5 0 Prime small do. k 4 8 5 0 5 2 5 6 Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 8 5 2 4 2 4 6 Beasts 4,340 4 , 020 Sheep Calves Pigs Sum,'Es ON SALE, Jan. 16, 1865.—Beasts, 4,680 • sheep, 15,930—calves, 85—pigs, 310. Jan. 18, 1864—Beasts, 3,460 —sheep, 14,870-calves, 192—pigs, 390. The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week amounted to 7,309 head. In the corresponding week in 1866, we received 6,372 ; in 1865, 4,081 ; in 1864, 2,032 ; in 1863, 4,650 ; in 1862, 1,667 ; and in 1861, 306. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp Boulogne 264 ... 20 1010 . 44 1010. - Bremen BO 1010. ... 4 1010. -- Calais Dieppe - 1060 •••1010.••• Cadiz Copenhagen Gottenbur Hamburg 6l 1010 . 181 ... 1010. 1010. Harlingen 702 ... Nieu Diep — ••• ••• ••• Hon fleur Ostend — ... 112 ... 91 ... Rotterdam ••• Trouville yip ••• ••• ••• The: yearlyzomparison of weekly importsis as follows : Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1.866 1865 1414 1010. 1,554 ... 1010. 2 6 7 851 186-1 Bl2 ... 899 ... 1010 . 321 ..'.. ••• .., 357 ... ••••• ••• SEEDS. Linseed and rapeseed met a slow sale, at about late rates. Fine white cloverseed realised high prices. Other seeds ruled quiet on former terms. In the demand for cakes there was less authority, and the recent advance in the quotations was barely afforded. NEWGATE AND LEADENBALL. The -- s - UPplies of both town and country-killed meat on offer here, to-day, are soasouably extensive. Generally speaking the demand is inactive, at barely stationary prices. Last week's imports into London were :-31 pack ages from Hamburg ; 8 cases, 13 packages from Harlin gen ; 73 cases from Ostend ; 412 packages from Rotterdam ; and 1 case from Bremen. Per Blb by the carcase. s d s d sdsd Inferior beef 32 3 4 Inferior mutton.... 3 44 2 Middling do. 363 10 Middling mutton.. 4 44 8 Prime large do 4 0 4 4 Prime do .......... 4 8 4 0 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Large pork ........ 3 6 4 0 Veal 4 u 5 2 inall pork. ........ 4 2 4 8 Lamb, Oei Od to Os 04, BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Th e so markets aro rathe r extensively supplied with potatoes. The tra de g enerall y is steady, and fine parcels realise full quotations. The imports into London last week were confined t 0 .2 bags from Cadiz , 5 bags and 1 cask from Hamburg. Regents Scotch Regents loos to 140 s „ Flukes loos to 140 s „ BOROUGH 110 P. There is a steady demand for English hops of last year's growth, and prices, although not quotably higher, are on the advance. Yearlings and old hops have participated in the general activity, and have mostly been disposed of at full currencies. In foreign hops sales have progressed steadily ; on the Continent the market is firm, whilst prices are well supported. At New York there is a :good con sumptive demand, at from 20 to 70 cents per lb, according to quality. Tho imports into Loudon last week consisted of 40 bales from Antwerp, 91 Havre, 24 Ostend, 32 Calais, 20 Rotterdam, 440 J3rQUIQPI and 54 pidoo from liAmtfurg, MEN' ,ITIES. Mid and East Bents l7os to 231 s por cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex Farnham and country Yearlings loss to 150 s „ WOOL. This market is without alteration from our last report. There is next to nothing doing either for home use or for export, and prices aro unaltered. The import into London last week consisted of 1,502 bales from Algot'. Bay. Current prices of English wool por lb. s d s d. fleeces—South Down hogets 1 71, 1 8 i Iralf-brad do 1 9c 1 101 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 7 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing T A.LLO W. P.Y.C. is iu but moderate request. The quotation 44s 6d pJr cwt. on the spot. Town tallow commands 41s net cash. I.6ugh fat is worth 23 3! i d per Blbs. 18G1. 1865. ma. 1867 Stock—(this day) Pr:cos of Y.O j42.s 05 to ils 3d 47s 6d 44s 65 I—s 05 —s Od —s 05 —s Od Delivery last week Ditto from Juno 1 Arrival last week 553 1,242 974 Ditto from June 1 76,905 70,205 87,626 77,400 Price of Town LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Justices.) MAXWELL V. HOGG -HOGG V. MAXWELL-THE RIVAL 44 BELGRAVIA'S." The arguments in this case, which has caused much conversation in the literary circles, were opened this morn ing before the Lord Justices. Tho question in dispute was the right to the title of " Belgravia" to a magazine, and which each sought to maintain by cross actions. When the case was first taken before Vice-Chancellor Stewart, he refused to make any decree on the ground that neither could maintain an exclusive right to the title in question. As this decision left the property, on which Mr. Maxwell had invested a large sum of money, in great doubt, both parties appealed against the decision of the Vice- Chancellor to the Lord Justice, and boforo the opening of counsel was concluded on a former occa sion, Mr. J. Turner suggested that the appeal should be turned into a motion for decree. This was agreed to, and this morning the arguments commenced, the question for the court to determine being who was to enjoy the sole privilege of calling his magazine Belgravia. Mr. Dickinson said the plaintiff, for whom he appeared, was a gentleman who for a number of years had been en gaged in the publishing trade, and for some time before the filing of the bill ho conceived the notion of bringing out a magazine entitled Belgravia. It was in the month of June, and plaintiff registered the title in the usual way on the 30th of July, 1866. The announcement that such a publication would make its appearance first became knew& from an advertisement in a country paper, the Ipswich Express. Mr. Green (who appeared for the defendant)—No it was not so advertised. Mr. Dickenson continued. lie perhaps was not strictly correct:in saying it was advertised, it was made known by a paragraph in the getter of a London correspondent of that paper. Mr. Greene—A penny-a-liner, he supposed ? Mr. Dickenson could not tell his learned friend the outline of the work, with other details, and the names of the writers. Amongst them were Captain Mayne Reid, Mr. Sala, and Miss Braddon, who would contribute a tale called "Birds of Prey." lie should also show, out of de fendant's own mouth, that at that time he was well ac quainted with the intention of the plaintiff to publish the magazine. Lord Justice Turner asked whether the magazine was not Miss Braddon's. _ Mr. Dickenson replied in the negaive, but that the lady edited the magazin', and had a large interest in it. The plaintiff, in the course of the steps for bringing out the magazine, made an affidavit that the title had never before been made use of; but after this was done he went to Stationers' Hall, and there, on searching the list, he discovered that the title had been registered by th e de fendant, but that he had never done anything else, either by advertisement, or by publication towards bringing it out. Lord Justice Turner asked when the registry was made. Mr. Green—On the 12th;of October, 1863. Mr. Dickinson did not deny that, but ho thought from what he stated that he should satisfy their lordships that the claim against defendant Vas altogether insupportable. The defendant Hogg carried on a publication called Lon don Society, and on the 19th and 20th September, 1866, the eollector of advertidonionto for Hogg Called upon the plain tiff, and asked him to patronise Lonnon Society by adver tising in it. On tho 20th of September an order was given for such advertisements to appear. Sir J. Cairns—ln the October number of London Society? Mr. Dickinson said that it was so. Later on a com munication was made by Hogg to Maxwell that the collector had charged too low a price for the advertise merit, but even then no claim :was made by Hogg, or was objection raised by him to Maxwell using the name of "Belgravia." On the 21st of September, 1866, a proof of the advertisement was sent by Hogg to Maxwell for correction, and on its return no objection was then raised by the defendant to the plaintiff's publication. On the 24th of September, the defendant called upon Mr. Evans, who was the engraver em ployed to produce an attractive wrapper for Max well's now magazine, and had a conversation with him, and yet no claim to the title was raised. However, on the 24th of September, an advertisement appeared in one of the evening papers stating that the defendant's magazine was just published. On the 25th of September, the first sale of defendant's Belgravia was made, and, on examination, it was found that it was composed of articles intended for "Loudon Society," and bore unmistakable evidence of being very hastily produced. He did not deny that the defendant registered in 1363 his intention to publish a book under the title of " Belgravia," but from that time down to 1866 he did nothing further. He had, he believed, intended, in the first instance to publish the magazine, but various matters seemed to have prevented its appearance until in the year 1864 the Messrs. Blackwood published a maga zine very similar to that proposed by the defendant, and after all action on the part of the defendant. He con tended that the defendant had not obtained a title by cc,pyright, and therefore the right title belonged to the plaintiffs, who had carried on all his transactions with re spect to its production in the most public manner, and in such a manner, that had the defendant intended to raise the question as to the right to use the title, he should have done so before the plaintiff had made his outlay. It was of the utmost importance to the plaintiff that the rhubarb-- coloured book called Belgravia, published by the defendant, should be stopped because the contents wore, in his esti mation, not worth the shilling charged for it, and that being so, persons asking for the plaintiff's Belgravia, and getting that of the defendant's, who get an inferior article, and loss and damage by such a sale could not but result to the plaintiff. The arguments_in the case were likely to last for two or three days. COURT OP QUEEN'S BENCH. .Sittings in Banco, before Lord Ohief Justice Cockburn and Justices Mellor, Blackburn and Lush.) SPITHEY V. KITCHEN. Sir R. Collier, on behalf of the defendant, moved for a rule, calling on the plaintiff to show cause why a verdict for £5O entered for him should not be set aside, as being against evidence, and why the damages should not be re duced as being excessive. The action was tired at last term, and was brought by the plaintiff for false imprisonment. The defendant was the chief officer of the Bradly Preventive Station, and it was contended on his part that as being an officer of Customs was not liable for acts committed by reason a his office. It appears that among s under his t other of the Queen's stores the defendant had care certain rope, and there were very stringent regula tions respecting the same. It very stria that, when unfit for the use of the service, should be returned to the docks, and sold in pieces not exceeding Gft. in length, so as to be unsuited to being used for rope, although it m i g ht be turned t o matting purposes, &c. The jury found that a felony had been committed, but that the de fondant was not justified in taking the plaintiff into cus tody, and no doubt the account of the damage was in some degree influenced by the fact that he was taken out out of his bed at night. In support of the motion the learned counsel cited 16 and 17 Victoria, section 313, by which the laws relating to customs were consolidated and specially exempted members of the preventive and other departments of the customs from penal consequences for their conduct when such ocaurred, as previously stated, by reason of their duties. The rule was granted. ItOSE V. KITCHEN. This was a case in which the points raised were some what similar to the preceding, and a rule for a new trial was also obtained. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Chan nell, and Pigott.) RUSSELL T. THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK. This was a motion fur a rule to set aside a verdict which had been obtained by the plaintiff for loss sustained through the alleged broaoh of contract of defendant's representa tive. It appeared that tho plaintiff had entered a nego tation with the secretary of the company for a loan, which was to be advanced by a certain day. About the middle of June the plaintiff had an interview with the secre tary, and told him that ho wanted to have the money ou the Monday following, i►r order to prevent some property of his being sold. The secretary said that he had the cheque for the money signed by the directors, and although it was a day earlier than promised him, he would let him have the amount on the following Monday morning at 9 o'clock. The plain tiff accordingly called, but said that he was still deficient some pounds to enable him to settle the bill of sale under which his goods were to be sold that day at his residence at Peckham, at 12 o'clock. The secretary promised to meet him punctually at 12 o'clock, at Peckham, and in the meantime the plaintiff raised the money, and induced the auctioneer to delay the sale until ono o' clock. _However the secretary did not make his appearance with the money, and the goods were sold at a considerable loss. Mr. H. James now moved for the rule. The learned counsel contended that a verbal sgroement or promise did not amount to a legal contract. The Lord Chief Baron and the other learned judges seemed to dissent from the dictum of the learned counsel, but granted the rule because the question was still sub julici, and seine very emiumt judges had differed in opi nion r.,Tycting it. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Lincoln - Spring Harrow 2l Derby . 28 MARCH. Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Lewes Spring 'Post Drayton l9 C rox t on P ar k 2,9 Bromley Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh _ _ Thirsk . 11 Durhatu . 22 Newmarket Ist Spring.. 22 Catteriek Chester 3O Y. Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton 29 Croydon Chester (continued) York Spring Salisbury Doncaster Spring Bath Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton 17 B ° i d b i u h r a y m C 1 u b lB Carlisle Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading • 9 Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham July Goodwood (continued) 1 Ripon Brighton • • 6 Brighton Club 8 Lewes Egham ... . l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford ..... 15 Hastings NE. Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Newca.stle .._ Currngli Worcester Summer 27 Ipswich 2? ,Y. Down Royal Corporatt. 17 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Goodwood UST. York August Dover Yost Drayton 22 Plymouth Canterbury Lichfiold Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridge SEPTEMBER. Warwick Richmond l7 Margate Curragh Leicester Abingdon 5 Newmarket Ist October 24 Doncaster OCTOBER. Northampton Autumn. 1 Curragh Edinburgh Autumn ... 2 Newmarket Houghton Newmarket 2d October. 7 Worcester Autumn Cheltenham l5 NOVEMBER. Liverpool Autumn 5 I Leamington Hunt Shrewsbury ll 1 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Carmarthen 5 Harrow Spring Birmingham l2 Derby Windsor MARCH. Liverpeol Spring Grand Military Chortsey Malton COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. JANUARY, 1867. Judge. Days of Running Name. lard S. Lancashire, (South port (Open) Spelthorne Club Border Union (Loug,town) Cumberland \lr. Warwick Barton-on-Humber, Lincoln. Air. Spafford Altcar Club, Laucasliiro - Wigtonsh. Club"(Stranracr) Mr. Boultoa Little Crosby Mr. \Voiding County Louth Club, Iroland Mr. Sp:tfford Ridgway Club, Lytham - 30, &c. FEBRUARY. Raiford, Lancashire - Cardiff Club Waterloo, Lancashire - Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick MARCH. Irish Grand National (Open), county Loutn Ardrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Mr. Wostropp l4, 15, (to Loinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. 11. Spriugall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshiro - 8, 7 7, &c. APRIL. York Sevenoaks 17 I Kildaro Hunt 25 SEPTEMBER. Brampton, Cumberland . Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, WLincolnshire Mr. Spafford Foreign Mail Packet List. AP- MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton...... Jan. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 13. 3razil and Capa Verds. by British packet 4. Ditto, by French packet .. Jan. 2.2. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena....Deo. 2S. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Jan 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 1 i Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via SouthamPton Jan 19. Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 7 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 13. Ditto, via Marseilles . Jan. 13. Mauritius, via Southampton Jan. 19. Ditto, via Mansell:oi Jan. 19. Newfoundland .... Jan. 16. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet. ... ...Jan. 18. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp- ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, oy Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Jan. ;It. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ....Feb. 3. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) ....Jan. 14. Bahamas. via New York. Jan. V. Cuba and Mexico Bermuda. via Halifax ... • Jan. 16. Tli ffe E ot Fi: f EN t c h l: p A re ß s M on Y t .-- pla l o u o a f S o t o a n te so m ri e p n ti t oo r , es t p ho ec s t i i e n ot m e g e rates as follows the trades from which the recruits f et o hn r eu ming the annual contingent of 100,000 mon aro taken : —Workmen in wood, c,a.rponters, joiners, /cc., furnish. nearly 6,185 men to the army; in iron, blacksmiths, lock smiths, founders, &c., 4,289; in leather, as tanners, skin ners, &c., 4,333; tailors, 973 and more; bargemen and water men, 2,513; shoemakers, basketmakors, wheelwrights, bakers, house-painters, masons, &c., 20,507 ; clerks, 3,703 ; young men of no profession, whose parents in some eases only possess a small income, 3,237 ; finally field labourers, 51,329, but the proportion of the latter is sometimes greater—thus the contingent of 1855 comprised 75,000 agricultural labourers. STEAM IN VENICE.—It is proposed to organise a service of steam gondolas on the canals of Venice. The lovers of the picturesque think this a desecration, and the gondoliers are equally indignant, from loss disinterested motives. TUE PARIS CRICKET CLUB.—As the time is fast approaching for the assembling of visitors at Paris for the Exhibition season, it will not be at all mal h-propos to call the attention of those to whom cricket is a favourite game to the state of the funds of the Paris Cricket Club. This club was founded in 1863, and has been since supported by the Eng lish and American residents, assisted in no small degree by the Paris authorities. The funds, how ever, show a deficit, and, unless assisted, the club will be unable to play any matches with any English elevens in the forthcoming season. To all those, then, who may wish to lend a helping hand to sup port this truly English pastime on the Continent, we would say that subscriptions to the Paris Club are received by Mr. T. 11. Sparks, 86, St. James's street, Piccadilly, and at 3, Rue d'Aguesseau, Paris. THE GREAT EASTERN.--This world-famous steamer, now receiving a thorough refit at Liver pool, is appointed to sail for New York from that . port on the 20th March. She will leave New York for Brest on the 9th April, and sail between France and the United Stags (in ink the continuance of the Paris Exhibition, 20 st et 'Co 204 10 1001 SSE IUO 100 100 all 100 100 190 100 100 11 , 0 100 100 55 I 1311 1231 53 41 IZ9/ 1261 11 17 108 h 841 4 85f