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

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, - TWELVE O'CLOCK. There continues to be a moderate demand for accommodation in the general discount market, but no change can be reported in the rates current, which continue at 11 2 per cent. Creditors of the China steamship and Iztbuan Coal Company (Limited) resident in Europe arc requested to send particulars of their claims to Mr. J. B. Gibbons, one of the liquidators, by the Ist of January next, and those resident elsewhere by the Ist of June, 1868. At the meeting held to-day of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company, the report stated that the directors were glad to report an increase in the revenue of the half-year ending the 30th June, 1867, as compared with that of the c orresponding period in 1866, to the extent of £26,037. The net profit for the half-year ending the 30th of June last amounts to £108,178 Bs. 4d., being 40.88 of the gross receipts—£3s3 10s. sd. per railway mile, or 4s. 2-3 d per train mile. The revenue account bears the signature of the Government consulting engineers for railways, as approving and adopting it on behalf of Govern ment, in accordance with the arrangement recently laid down by the Secretary of State. The usual audited statements of receipts and payments on capital and interest accounts to the 30th June last are annexed to the report. By a re ference to them it will be seen that the total receipts on capital amounted to £6,844,902, of which £663,920 had been received in the half-year. rile total audited expenditure on capital account to the same period amounted to £6,836,615, exclusive of stores and materials, and some additional expen diture, not yet finally passed by the Bombay Go vernment. The sanction of the Secretary of State to increase the previously authorised £750,000 of new share capital to £1,000,000 was obtained, in order to make further provision for the completion of the company's line and works. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 11th of December gives the fol lowing results when compared with the previous we e k fe at £3,036,481 Decrease X 2,651 1, -11 ‘ 3110 deposits ... 5,783,788 ... Increase 453,051 , 'thikr deposits ... 18,679,523 increase 173,516 On the other side of the account : eovernment securities £12,319,203 No change. Other securities 17,026,322 Increase 240,320 Notes unemployed ... 12,162,595 ... Increase 401,880 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,400,985, n elng an increase of £441,585 ; a nd th e stock of btliliOn in both departments is £21,663,557, show ing a decrease of £53,885 when compared with the P r eceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position 0f the Bank of England and the price of Consols With the corresponding week of last year : Same Week At Present. last Year. Bullion. . .Z 21,663.557 ... .5t8,551,171 heaorv © • 13,262,572 ... 11,457,676 Ra te in circulation23,loo,9Bs 29,093,795 Itate of discount 2 per cent. 4 per cent. Pr ice of Consols 93 ••• 8 } The return of the Bank of France for the week ending yesterday shows the following changes as f urther with the previous accounts :—There is a Lllrther increase of £550,000, in the stock of bullion, t hus raising the total to £40,030,000. At the same tit tle commercial operations continue to diminish, a reduction of £840,000 having taken place in the a mount of bills under discount. The silver market continues inactive. The latest p r ices in the bullion market are as follows :—Bar rid, 775. 9id. per ounce s t an d ar d ; ditt o , par ti ng, 8 L ditto ; doubloons, Spanish, 755. 01 to 765. per 6 ° , (lne e; ditto, Mexican and South American, 735. • ditto ; United States Eagles, 765. 3id. ditto. 434 r silver, 5s ()ad, per ounce standard; ditto, con taining gold (five grains and upwards), 53 1.1 do. ; dollars, Mexican, 4s. lOid. to 11d. per ounce. Eng lish cake silver, ss. 50. An ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Imperial Bank (Limited) will be held on 14th Jan. ne xt fo r the purpose of declaring a dividend. T he marine department of the Realm Mutu a l Insurance Company has been undertaken by Mr. Charles Ellis of Lloyds'. 1 4 the Mincing-lane Markets during the last few . 4 YB the re h as b een very li tt l e an i ma ti on, a l t h oug h "gar has shown a slight recovery from the late de treBßien• Coffee, rice, and cocoa have been inac -OaN) at form er ra t es ; w hile only limited dealings 't been entered into in tallow, at al:put previous quotations. The traffic returns of the Ottoman Railway Com t:anY for th e wee k en di ng 24th November, 1867, amou nted to £1,310 10s. 83., against £825 2s. 7d. Of the tile correspondin g week of 1866, showing an in creaseD of £485 ss. Id. Iv . ‘ e sPecting the grain market at Birmingham Mr. • trade B. Cave states as follows :—" The corn Ce duri ng th e wee k h as no t assume d any more t re eerf t. ll feeling, but everywh e re dull in the ex farine although at the principal country markets a mer e' supplies are most moderate, they still keep ~° n with th e wretc h e dl y li m i te d d eman d . F ore i gn i tito lv als are liberal, but the bulk of them go b ett g r anary. At this day's market there was a er attendance and rather more inquiry for fine of r i ll% wheat, which sold more fre e ly at an advance red 8- Per quarter on the prices of last week, fine p er makin g 683. to 703., and white 725. to 765., al q u arter of 4961b5. Foreign wheat attracted 1,4 e attention (chiefly American), although the a n% demanded caused a limited business. TITO o'CLocK. Fr 4celpr ding to Reuter's telegram this morning the ellch Itentes were 69f. 52c. Flat. firmer t one preva i ls i n t h e mar k e t f or th e 4 ,, g i iiBll Funds in the absence of any unfavourable from the Continent. Consols have improved — h t 93 for money, and 93f for the account. h T 2 -e : N'ew Threes are 921 3 ; Reduced Annuities 42-6-,; Exchequer Bills, 28s. prem. ; Bank Stock, Per c , 441 ; India 5 per Cents 1121 1131 ; ditto 4 .2 ; "44 '1 100 1 k ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104 t and ditto Bonds, 535. prem. bee rt iLiill ess in the Foreign Stock department haa . tlie-:crY restricted, the members being engaged in N A , " a l settlement o f the a ccou nt. The latest eatie -ell are : Italian, 451 ; Greek, 121 131 ; lIZIt a 16 1; Spanish Passi ve , 251 ; Turkish 5 per L 3 31 ; Brazilian, 1865, 75 76 ; Chilian, '°l ; and Peruvian, 1865, 171 11 4 0 -41b consactio ns in the Railway Share Market che at b een to a fair extent, and a slight improve- Of the an, be reported in the rates current for most aad : T . P r incipal lin es . G rea t W es t ern , B r i g ht on , ( 1 04 . an .-lorth,Western have each improved ; Cale ; and Great Northern, Midland, and declin~c.;ostern, each 1, while Metropolitan have ~ r Th der r. ei 6n and Colonial lines are also a shade Rust San Paulo are marked 161 j ; South d taa -1 , n and Lombardo -Venetian, 14k ; East In -1103 111 12 1121 ; and Great Ind i an Pen i nsula, I . { Ari A l• t 0 50 I lier ican Securitios Illinois have advanced 1, kte ß ; P'rie Share s are 47i 48} ; an d U n it e d ink ' - ‘0 Bonds, 711 72k. Shares are without material variation. toro, ll and Westminster have declined to 691 1 -nl i a -ti and County- are firm at 541 ; Union of ° b of at 361 Bank of Australia at 621 ; and the„ • E gYPt at 36. .lAely Ilonduraa Loan is steady at 11 1} prem. t:A7leiieaceldlaYnaetou2sl are et ailt ic and Great Western Railway Debentures te 2 3 , and the Consolidated Mort at 1 0 0. and Finance Shares are flat, with W hich ti°ll of Atlanti c T elegraph 8 per Cents., oit , 114're improved t o 8 71. National Discount Di, e f a nt are dealt in at 111, General Credit and at an ertg age Le 5 1 5-16, and Vi ceroy o f E gypt ' s has improved to 72i. mrsaNG MARKET. tft, FRIDAY, Two P. 31. lesteara has been a good demand for G renv ill e, rin don, prince of Wales, Cliontales, East lar STLE, Dee. 12. ty afternoon, ac• and her Majesti Lined by Prillo:s attended by 08 ad Princess Ilea. with the Queen lie Castle. ,he Castle. 1 and PrinCO S tod the Duke CI lay. ky has returned aer, from Brighton. r Ara yesterday fo 3s of Ailesbulf R. select party, a ra at Critchilli Shim, cer left Spencer Drp Park. , # have arrived aw Yohip has been or' is accompanied 11 rtained at Grime• 11 Aveland, Colon° y Boycott, Captain Df Tehidy Park, ngton Hotel, old tte Colonel the ro removed from vtlior Castle, in the kos place to -clap CIL4RTF II ' mas Sutton gas something O re rest (though the Eller than usual), ibility before on: house School 0 0 1 ou n try, an I having peasecl trthusiao u30035' 6rds, has for tico to the purposes o ur ig," a s one of :he school ch a p el he collegero are g present, tegvo Archdea c o o f and a numbe r ached by a n ° o f Watts, 'do r 3 1 y ma,therotich for his text t" e being the at 5 p.m. i ll the year 0 .son Foote, Iv' f th e e events 0 5. to Carthilsi3l3,o l a ted the frieu. it: u t . t ran sfer to w f Godalmingf, e :he Lord eitiS ti b c e and one of to. th e Right l io t he ;cation to Id in the &Or, C. ShakesPC.3 th e prornoto; rnorship of 14 „ 0 ac hieved itte`Pos year by Pre" At the or at , °l ; al delivery 15 .y remarks, ;i, with a / 33/3 , be it to defraY •ersity. t down to a',"130 esideney ef a Halo. ' l . ea -ere duly et,. lEternura 1 d ue bone 1 0:. J. B. xc go o w e lsse, Q•C'' the Veil. Atrf o, 2v. Dr. nr" rs , ais, and ge s %, C u nnieg h3 c w r, The it e kind, all rty broke 1113. OP Hous— si os the Cart hu t of abridgn ie t :r. Morton ' 5 ft , 0 porforived 00 a . y Lacy ac - - t he ty.--}'Withnf6co antic P °St-- 10,11 Yo hay° for 11 01 ) n the 0 % 00 arrang °l33° lon ,he bulky Ire on° ea a drairat t s o f 1 0 00 ho f og s cause d °O the by doat l3ol ber iog o re-lau f % e fore 1 1 u 0 n° l.l rolve di reetcir P 4 CO ~ui a d rades, „ OA . - the it bef t o as it hash 01 010; 0 work c i o f instance II: the ted NOV. /40V gaZet t , l Cl , 000) S. vol " ragoll e 0 ,01 ) Doc. 3 , Ar c od' C o urt Dire ' tl3O , 1, app ea i t ,to llililt°y, &li e r , en 1G in,iereBeg c t t o b r o g' i: 4 , rso n °Pe 1 , Pt Alman ac erec t oo ontaiu ° ant tor °II q ll IA ndon B wig vork, slid y trayeller arit. it) Guar ° j o 0" the S h°l o ll 4el o B i s hoi? „Id) de ll o v n e t ioo lr h is in r osf sd s villa ter two ,—the ' 9 ,„ ; isheP h v oors fiv o L stic c or t not apP t the GAiP of ;li ed Pa-twor'-' ge __The .L• bO O , b 3, to vi fla her fa Ito' combe r 0,5 t A a Uit ° Va ,n, Of S era . i , 0 ?6 5e S° of D . O testetioa.,ios Lan A of u v o' o luile° 3ll3 l: of ° J o 10 w ho that • V ° ' he test a " "ti° sl see' lri il 6 lis C111°" Lovell, and West Frances. Annexed are the latest quotations : East Cam Brea, 2 2} ; Chiverton Moor, 51 6; Chontales Gold, 31 n; Clifford Amalgamated, 51 6 ; East Basset, 11 13 ; East Caradon, 51 ; East Lovell, 81 81 ; East Russell, ; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s 6d 20s Od ; Great Laxey, 171 181 ; Groat Retallick, ; Great Wit al Vor, 17 171 ;Marks Valley, 6} 61 ; North Crofty, 21 24; North Treskerby, 31s 33s Od ; Prince of - Wales, 49s 51s; West Basset, —; South Caradon, —; South Frances, 25 271 ; Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 101 111; West Chiver ton, 65 67 ; West Seton, 183 193 ; Wheal Basset, 80 85 ; Wheal Grenville, 27a 25a; Wheal Seton, 91 93 ex div. ; Great South Tolgus, 22s 24a 03. L A.TE3T CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, 4.30 r.m. Consols have closed at 921 93 for transfer, and 921 93 for the account. There were gold operations of importance at the Bank to-day. The latest prices of foreign securities are as fol lows, viz.: —Italian, 4s ; Greek, 12:1 131 ; Mexican, 151 164- ; Spanish Passive, 23/ 26 ; the 3 per Cents., - 358 36; and Turkish 5 per Cents., 331 showing little variation since 2 o'clock. American Securities have slightly improved. United States 5-20 bonds are 718 714 ; Eries, 47/ 48/ ; and Illinois, 90 /. Annexed is Messrs. Alex. Collie and Co.'s Man chester Telegram of Friday, Dcc. 13 :—Our market continues quiet since Tuesday ; prices have declined fully a farthing per pound on yarns, and three halfpence to threepence per piece on cloths. The following are the latest quotations of some of the principal railway companies' shares this afternoon : Caledonian, 751 to 754 ; Great Eastern 34 to 314 ; GreatlNorthern, 109 to 111 ; Great Western, 44 to 44k ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1234 to 1241; Brighton 54 to 521; Metropolitan, 115; to 1154 ; Midland, 112 to 112 k; North Eastern (Berwick), 99 to 100 ; and South Eastern, 68k to 68t. DRITISTI FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. Go YERNMENT _FUNDS. 3 per Ueut. Consols Do. Account, -. 92k 3 per Cent. Reduced 93 2i 1 3 Now 3 per Cent 92i 3 21. 3 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 189-1 — Do. 5 por Cont. J an. 187 3 banuities, $O yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Ali o ., 1908 — March. E :chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 2B pin Do £5OO — pin Do. £lOO & £2OO — pin Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent 242 1 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.,. Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 , Do. 4 po Cent., Oct. 1888 -. Do. Certificates Do. Eufaced Paper 4 per Cent BBf 71 Do. 5 per Cont., Jan. 187 2 Do. 5} par Cent., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 Do- Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent A.ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cont Do. 41- por Cent., 1852-58-60 150 - . 1863 Di. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 751 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) Cuba, 6 per Cent. C.iiliun 6 per Cent — Do. 4/ per Cent — On. 6 per Cent, B • Do., 1867 De., 7 per Cent., 1866 Da., Scrip, £32 paid C e rnbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 p :r Cent., 1825 Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 65/ 6} Equador Now Consolidated, 1 per C , 311 : ••• c;gy ptiar, 7 per Cent — r 10. Se. cad Issue ... .. I) . 15 '0 Bonds 1i0...£1.0C Bonds B9 Do. 106 I no. ..C5 r 0 Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds • ••• -- Governntout Itall way Debentures . ... 93 21 Si Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups Do. Account D,,. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent ~ — Ita:ian 5 per Cc- t., 1865 — Do, Account . — Do. Marenamana Railway — Rexicar., 3 per Cent Ditto for Account D.. 1861 — De g per Cent. Anglo-French — klontevidvau C per Cent. .. — Stoorish Imperial 5 por Cent Now Granada ll/ 12 Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Pei-Arian 5 per Cent. 1865 I 72 -} Do Account 72f Do 41 per Cent. (liribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account P ntsguese 3 por Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 411 40} Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6; Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 - 52 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — D o . do. £Bl 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5.... _ 871 I Du. do. £Bl los. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con — Do Accbunt Do Now Deforrea 341 Do Account Du Passive 2s} Do A., - - ' 251 i ro a.ccietint Do Com. Cert. of Coui , . not fulded Do Account urkish 6 per Cont., 1851 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account . 621 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cont., 186" Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds 64 Do. 1863 s2} Do 5 per Cent., 1865 D 3 Account Do 6 per Cont., 1865 s2i 2 DJ 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Londox. Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch Zit per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil s3f Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Routes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account 4sa THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 924 3 Do. Account COURSE OF EXCHANGE.— This Evening. Amstekdam Short. 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 12 0 Rotterdam Antwerp —2 r: 32} Brussels Hamburg — 13 91,- Paris 11 19 12 1 12 1 25 40 25 40 13 10 25 20 25 35 25 35 Ditto 3 Months. 25 271 Marseilles Frankfort on tho Maine —120 k Vienna — 12 3c 1201 12 37i 12 37; 32 - 6 27 Trieste 12 3r; Petersburgn Berlin Madrid Cadiz • Bli 6 26f 48i 49 48i 28 95 28 95 28 95 28 95 28 95 28 95 511 Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — Palermo Messina 28 70 28 70 28 70 28 70 28 70 28 70 Lisbon Oporto LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET —This Day. Market dull. Sales probably 8,000 bales. An unusual amount of distress appcArs to prevail in some parts of the North of Ireland at present. In Belfast, on Tuesday, at the usual meeting of the Board of Guardians, there wore no less than 250 applicants for ad mission to the workhouse—a much larger number than on any previous occasion for a considerable number of years. Dublin Express. SHOCKING RAILWAY Ac C IDENT. —An engine driver, named John Shepherd, met with a fearful accident at Haigh, near Wigan, on Tuesday afternoon. He and a fireman, named Henry Harrison, wore proceeding up a branch colliery line, off the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway lino, at a very rapid speed. On arriving at a rather sharp curve the engine went off the line, and fell down the embankment, dragging with it two waggons Shepherd was killed, while Harrison escaped with only a few alight b, wises on the head. June. THE SUN, LONVON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECE.MBER 13, 1317. Bitelncas done. 10? 11 111 i 112 44 3I 41 ) 51f • 115 f 15 j 15 41 7 lla 1:f 15f ; !MI II 11 12 901 100 t7i S g BOW-STIR; ET. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn and a Common Jury.) COLEMAN V. SCOTT-A NOVEL PLAN FOR AN ORGAN. This was an action to recover the amount of an organ which bad been supplied by the plaintiff, who is an organ maker and player to defendant. The latter denied that the amount was due, and stated that it was put up in such in an efficient manner that it was useless, and that payment had been offered on con dition that the instrument was put into a proper state and made fit to be of any service. Mr. Philbrick appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. L. Smith for the ddendant. It appeared that last Easter the plaintiff was employed to construct and erect an organ for a temporary church in one of the populoni districts of the Emt-end. The building which was to con tain it was built over eo:nc stables, and the organ was to be in order for performance on the Saturday ►sight before Faster Sunday. The plaintiff averred that Lc had it perfectly in order on the Saturday night, although he admitted that it had no pedals, and seven of the strings were stopped, but these he said did not in the least affect the matter, as the instrument was perfectly fitted for all it was intended for. He had subse quently brought an action to recover the money, and a Mr. Elliott had offered him a cheque if he would forego the expenses incurred—this he de clined to do. Nothing was said about putting the instrument in condition, he should not wonder at its being in a bad condition after remaining over the damp of the stable. The defence was that the instrument was de fective, and that payment had been offered and refused. The jury being divided, retired to consider their verdict. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Days NOT A BAD JUDGE.—A gentleman, who gave the name of John Brown, was charged before Mr. Vaughan with being drunk and incapable. It appeared from the evidence of Police-constable F 52 that last night or early this morning a cdb drove up to Bow-street and put the prisoner down at the police-station. The cab driver, saying that he was instructed to drive his fare to Bow-street, left without giving any further account. Mr. Vaughan to the prisoner —How came you in this state ? Prisoner—l had been out to a dinner, and am ashamed to say took a little too much to drink. Mr. Vaughan—Have you any recollection how you came to be in the cab ? Prisoner—Yes, sir; 1 got into the cab myself, and as I wanted to go to my hotel, and not knowing how, like a drunken man's notion, I thought I could place faith in the police, and that they would con duct me to my hotel; I therefore ordered the cabman to drive me to the police station, which he did. I paid the cabman his fare. The prisoner was then fined ss. LAW INTELLIGENCE, Dec. 12. SIIERRIFFS' COURT (RED LION-SQUARE). —DEC. 12. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Burcholl and a Jury.) DOVIELL T. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.— OXFORD RACES. This was an action in the Exchequer, in which judg ment was allowed by default, brought by the plaintiff, Mr. John Doviell, against the company for turning him outof a carriage at Reading on his return from Oxford at the time of the races. The damages were laid at £l5O, and a writ of inquiry was executed to asses the amount of damages to be awarded. 31 , -. Sergeant B,binson (with whom was Mr. MiLeod) appeared for the plaintiff, whom ho described as a gentle man travelling for a City house in the spirit trade. He wont in August to Oxforl, and at Reading he presented his return ticket, which was available for four days, and the stationmaster refit ied to recognise it, as he said it was out of date, and he was dragged out of the carriage in the presence of several gen:lemon, and prevented returning to Paddington. For the misc,nduct he brought an actin and the company had offered an apology iind £3l com pensation, which he (Mr. Sergeaut It )liinon) was willing to accept, and the jury would be saved a long inquiry. 311. H. Janus, as counsel for the company, desired to say a few words before the verdict was recorded. A mistake had been made by the station-master at Beading. It hap pened during the Oxford races, for which the return tic kets were available for four days ; be had, however, mis taken the time, and considered the ticket out of date. He at once apologised, and the matt,T would have been set tled but for the excessive damages demanded by the plain tiff. Mr. Sergeant Robinson accepted this ample apology. All ho could say was that there had been personal vio lence, and the plaintiff was prevented going by the train, and obliged to go intoßeading for some hours ; and when the station master found out his mistake he admitted it, but all the gentlemen who had seen the indignity committed had gone, and the only course was the action, and an apology had now been publicly made. Mr. H. James—You have the apology and £3O besides. The learned Under Sheriff told the jury that, es the learned gentlemen had arranged the amouut their simple duty was to assess the amount agreed upon. The jury assessed the damages at £3O. SHARE LlST.—This Day. Share : Railways. Paid. J [ rind' adifliii‘ettl... . i ; I& 'aledonian ....... • ! 100 •ainbrian ..... 100 'rk and 8and0n..... 'orn wall • all üblin & Belfast Juno, 100 un„Perth,& Ab.Jun , ..] "io.)0 r t. London, twill, Cr:e. . all Do. 1 100 Glasgow & S. Western! 100 Great Eastern, Ord.stk. Wu Do. E. Anti ;. at. No. 100 Great North of Scotian , 100 !Great Northern 1 ; 100 D. A stock ..i 100 lA,. B 8: t muck Do. .N ew, is. at 25 pit.; 101 (dl , and W. 01 lreiantt: 100 Gt. Western -urigniai, 1,0 Dv. 6. Val. Rail gua..! 100 Do. South Wales ....1 leo Do. W..ll.lcl.—Wavrii 100 Do. N,atort ; iuv I Do. Her eiord . 1 100 Lanc.ttiltire N. Yorxr,hirol Ivo ,Loudon anti Black witi:j lot. Owing Prior. el 83 i 751 75 20 39 20 et et tOO 2 4 74 76 70 72 yi Pi 31.1 7 8 6 199 'll 11 ti 112 i 12.) 1/5 96 OS 44 IL 25 3 28 3. 123 f i 4, 1,011., Brigh., it. 6 Coasti .on.,lThat., and Doveri Do. Jietrop. Ex. A ' A.vn. St North Western ,on. .t. South Wester I , Man., She.J., t LingolL .Iletropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extennion Iletrupolitan District Do. do. to. Du. and St. Jolia'sNrk Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birrnin.. ct Derby Mid Kent .. . Worth British Do. Ed., i'th., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwica 52, 18) 19 115 i )16 77 79 16 '7l .16 .1 06 LUG at 1124 7 100 all 100 100 100 G S 2 - - 33 34 Do. (i.N•.E puroloonH Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlliac ..... Do. 6t00k,..1 Darling 16.13.41 100 leo 100 all 91 100 Do. do. 1860-51 North London Do. do. 1864 5 ..... Do. do. 1866 ,Borth Stmlfordshire N. eg S. W. Junction :Scottish Central 'hoot. N. E ,ADcr. BtOe Uo. Scot, Mid..tock ' 'South Union 'S mith Devon south Eastern 6taines,. Wok., At Wok Tall' e Do. C Vale of heath Waterford dr Kilkenny, Waterloo & Whitelia.f Wet Cornwall 100 100 lOU 100 100 5) 61 9:ii 911 140 132 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 7 5 1 I 3li f 7 115 75 iii tici 1 lip 5) 61 110 112 57 68 42 14 CBi 6el 84 94 :45 ;50 hIARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL OF SYSTEMATIC UTTEREES OF COUN TERFEIT COlN.—James and Ann Smith, husband and wife, charged with systematically uttering counterfeit coin at the houses of different licensed victuallers, were brought before Mr. D'Eyncourt for committal. The prisoners were seen by Binstead Webb, a plain clothes officer of the C division, in Carnaby street, and suspecting them ho followed and watched them with much perseverance from public-house to public-house, at each of which places the male pri soner either uttered or attempted to utter a coun terfeit half-crown, and he then took the prisoners into custody. The prisoners declined saying anything. Webb said that the female prisoner had been convicted of a biwilar offence, and sentenced to five years' penal servitude, and she was at the pre sent time at large on a ticket-of-leave. Mr. D'Eyncourt counnitte.l th prisoners for trial. .1114RKETS—(2 his Day.) MARK LANE. Coastwise and by land carriage the arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day were very moderato, and in but middling condition. Selected parcels were disposed of at prices fully equal to Monday, but the inquiry for them was by no means active. Inferior qualities were heavy at late rates. We were tolerably well but not to say heavily supplied with foreign wheat. There was rather more business doing in it, at Monday's currency. Floating cargoes of wheat were tolerably firm in price Other produce afloat supported previous prices. Both English and foreign barley was in fair request, at full prices. Tho supply was tolerably good. Malt—the show of which was modetate—sold slowly, at last week's quotations. We have no change to notice in the value of oats. The demand, however, was steady. Beans and peas ruled about stationary. Flour was inactive, and American qualities were rather cheaper. AItRIYALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,570 1,530 2,330 30 1,710 Irish Foreign 43,310 13,910 43,150 300 ska Maize, 220 qrs. 49,260 brie NEWGATE AND LEADENBALL. These markets are fairly supported with meat. Only a moderate business has been concluded at the annexed rates : Per 81be by the carcase. sd s d Inferior beef 3 0 3 41 Yliddling 3 6 3 Prime large 10 4 0 Crime small do 4 2 4 6 Veal 3 8 4 6 tided Inferior mutton 3 0 3 Aliddline mutton 3 6 4 0 Prime do 4 2 4 6 Large pork 3 8 4 6 Small pork. 3 6 4 2 BOROUGH. 110 P. We have no change to notice in this market. The trans actions have been confined to choice growths for imme diate consumption. Mid and East Keats £7 Os to £ll Os per cwt. Weald of Kent 7 Os to 8 15s „ Sussex.. Farnham 9 Os to 10 10s „ Bavarian 5 103 to 883 , Belgians sOs to 6Os ~ Yearlings COLONIAL. TEA.—Business continuos very inactive without any change to report in valuos. SUGAR.—For superior descriptions there is a moderate inquiry at steady rates, but other sorts are neglected. Refined goods aro dull of eels, but quotations remain un altered. COFFBB.—A limited business Las been effected in superior descriptions of plantation Ceylon, which have fully supported previous rates ; in other qualities there has been no change as regards value-. RICL—The demand for soft grown descriptions has con tinued, and prices generally are well supported, some lather extensive dealings having been effected for ex portation. TALLOlC.—Business has been enacted, and quotations for present and forward delivery are a shade lower. P.Y.C. or. the spot is quoted 425. Gd. to 425. 9d., and spring deli very 435. to 435. 3d. per cwt. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE, kustrall& and Now Zealand, via s outhampton Do 7. 20 Ditto, via Marseilles Deo I Ditto, vla Panama tluenJs Ayros, and 31..mt0 I T I , IIO Jan 5 Ditto, by French packet D.e Cape \rads. by Brazil paotot I n 5 u vo of Good Live. Aeoensiou, 311‘.1 ...it Lielena De; 23 China, Penang, and Singapo re, via Southampton D LN; 2D Ditto, Tla A:Vat:aloe ...... Faikiand Wanda Gibraltar, via Southatn.pton India, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil es ..D C. 28 Malta, Egypt, ....... • • • Des. 20. Ditto, Marseilles Dec. IL Mauritius, Cape of Good lope, and Natal, vl3 Southampton Deo. 0 Ditt ), Afar:ales Deo. 11. Newfoandiat d Portugal ............................. Jan. 5 Ditto, by p is r le ship to Oporto „ , Ditto c :tto to Lisbon United States, t. ant da, California, &e., by British packet Ditto, by L. z iced States packet Ditto ditto 'New York, Ditto ditto N. w York) Ditto ditty (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet West Coast of Afri _a, Sladotra, and Tenerin Deo. 17 West Indies and PaAlic (except Mexico and Baha mas) ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. The annual dinner of the above club took place yester day at "Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's. The as semblage was, as usual, ♦ery large, and included many dis tinguished yachtsmen, and was presided over by Mr. A. Arcedeckne, the commodore. After an excellent dinner the Chairman gave the usual loyal aad patriotic toasts, which were succeeded by " The Royal London Yacht Club," " The Commodore," " The other Yacht Clubs," "The Vice-Commodore," " The Rear Commodore," "The Treasurer and other Officers," 4:c. In giving "The Royal London Yacht Club," the Com- MODORE, in his usual happy vein, which is popularly ac knowledged, said the Club was established in 1838, and had since that time steadily progressed. It had conferred great advantages upon yachting, and WAS likely to confer more. From the usual small beginning, it now had a fleet of yachts amounting to about 1,000 tons; and while good fellowship, good fooling, and the happy union which had hitherto distinguished it prevailed, there could be no doubt that the club would still rise in importance and character. (Loud cheers.) Mr. EAGLE proposed " The Health of the Commodore,' and dwelt upon his high qualifications for the office, which wore fully acknowledged by the applause that greeted him lie said it had been his good fortune to be associated with him for years, and every one in the club knew how he had exerted himself in its behalf ; his position, his worth, his amiable qualities as a man and as a gentleman had endeared him to them, and he was sure they would give the toast of his health a hearty welcome. (Loud cheers.) Mr. ARCEDECXNE briefly returned thanks. He said ho ha, 1, nine or ton times, at their annual dinners, had a simi lar honour to the present —a❑ honour which ho hoped would be repeated for years to some. Ho assured them that while he had the honour of heading them it would be his constant study to advance the interest of this groat body. (Much applause.) The other toasts wore then given and duly responded to especially that by Mr. CU,UtLEWOOD of " The other Yacht Clubs." BENDIGO, THE EX-CHAMPION OP ENC.", LAND IN TROUBLE AGAIN. On Thursday (yesterday) William Thompson, Alias Bondigo, an ex-champion of England, was brought before the borough magistrates at the Nottingham Police-court charged with being drunk and disorderly early that morning. Police-constable Jennings said he was on duty in Broad-street at two o'clock in the morLing, whon ho saw the prisoner, who was very drunk. He was making a great noise. He, said, amongst other things, that ho would knock witness's head off. Upon this statement b..ing made by witness in court prisoner " You at 'e telling a lie--are you a Feniln, telling such stories ?" and added that he (prisoner) was drunk at the time. The witness an•l prisoner ware standing close together in court, when Bendigo started a few steps away and ex claimed, "He's going to hit me, the blackguard—he's going to hit me before the Court." The ex-champion then began to square his fists amid roars of laughter, and said he was only singing a Christ- Me carol at the time, being "on the spree ;" and that ho was quiet enough when let alone. Ho had paid 40s. when last he was before the Bench, and they now ought to I.•t him off, :13 ho meant nobody any harm. The prisoner, who appnred still the Worse for was remanded. TuE CAPTAI's or"rlIE UNIVERSITY EIGHT.—IIC ought to be a refined diplomatist, to 'lwo a rapid and de cisive judgment, and the power of enforcing discipline. lie should have the courage to hold firmly his own opinion, and the rarer courage to make changes when it is neces sary. A captain requires as much skill in composing a crew as a Minister in forming a Cabinet. It is not enough that the men separately should be good—and the break down of any one at a critical moment may ruin the whole plan—but each must fit into its proper place. There are infinite difficulties in soothing small vanities and propitiat ing silly jealousies; as in the larger world, each man chosen is apt to make ono grumbler at his selection, and half a dozen grumblers at their exclusion ; and the mere task of keeping eight men in good temper who are all in a feverish state of hard work and excitement, and who have to take all their meals and pass most of their vacant hours in each other's company, is itself enough to try an angel. Bow is an unpopular man, and ill-natured people main tain that ho has been put in out of favouritism; Two takes the captain aside every morning to reveal to him—not without gloomy satisfaction—a sure symptom of some new and fatal disease which he has just detected in a vital organ ; Three is a picture of health and strength, but is po clumsy that no one knows whether ho can bo licked into tolerable shape in time ; Four is a heavy good-tempered giant, who serves the invaluable purpose of being a butt to the rest of the crew at feeding times, but he is apt to less his head, and then he is about as dangerous in a boat as a startled elephant in a caravan ; Fire would be unimpeach able, but for the dark hints that ho has a private score at scale unknown publichouse ; Six labours under a chronic grievance, declaring with much loss of good temper to all his fellows that Four does not take his share of the work ; Seven is really delicate, as Two professes to be, and will conceal his ailments till it is too late to find a substitute ; and if the captain does not himself row, Stroke probably considers himself to bo the ono man in the University who understands the art of rowing, and has to be coaxed and wheedled into a decent subordina tion ; the coxswain has been cies -n after long deliberation on the ground that it is worth securing au ounce more brains at the cost of a stone more flesh, and all the crew are profoundly convinced that if they lose it will be owing to that superfluous weight in the stern-sheets. Then there are perplexities about the boat, about the details of the work.", about the examiners who will torture some members of the crew, about the food supplied, and about a hundred other matters which are a constant tax upon the unlucky captain's fund of good humour. —St. Patin, Magazine. TALLEYRAND'S TABLE.—Prince Talleyrand had in his household a culinary organisation of the most complete kind that could bo secured by a division of labour for there were heads of four department—rotisseur, saucier patissier, as well as an ()frier for the dessert. He ate but once a day, to secure an appetite, and tasted every dish, taking wine after it to prepare his palate for the next deli cacy. This establishment was kept up regardless of ex pense, and the fortunato guest ku,w that the greatest triumphs of French cookery would be placed before Life. of Thomas S. Duncoinbe. Au audacious rubbery of jewellery has just taken place in the Rue Rambuteau. The police, iu going their rounds the night before last, remarked that a shutter in a shop window had been forced from its place and turned aside so as to leave exposed ono of the squares of glass, which was then fractured ; the thieves had thus been able to carry off all the articles in the imme diate vicinity, consisting of watches, chains, and rings. The individuals by whom this act had,been committed had evidently - cut their hands or arms with the broken glass, as a velvet cloth in the window was stained with blood. Several articles of jewellery were found on the pavement before the shop, and twelve rings and a pair of ear-drops were afterwards picked up in the Rue du Temple close by, where they had been dropped by the thieves. The value of the property taken away amounts to about 35,0C , 0fr. M. Chilly, manager of the Odeon Theatre, has written to the journals that the authorities have prohibited the performance of Victor lingo's " Ruy Bias." BRITISH MINNS. team. Consul. Gold, lira. 1 I.;hiverton Ulifferd Amalgamated SO 54 64 toevon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 Izu 430 rake walls 2.1.0 4 , aat Bassett (Illog•an) 294 10 12 East Caradon ... 2.14. a 5 6 :ast Cara Brea 3l 2 21 ttlast Grenville . 2.14.0 11 2 Oast Gunnislake .. 83.0 5 4 East Loved 3.9.0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Taviatkj 11.7.4 14 2 tiram.& StAubyn(GA'Cll. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14. - Great Wheal Bunt-- 14.9. - G. Wheal Vor (Helat , q; 40 17 19 Grenville 9.0.6 11 14 Herod's Foot 5.10.0 35 37 Elingston Downs ......5.10. 0 24 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant:l3.l7.l 6 5 Macke Valley 4.10. 44 54 4 Awyntly Iron Ore, Line 34 21 1/ e'•.v S ton •• •• 504 60 70 North toskear '.Wh Baasett(lllogau 4.4.0 - North IVheal Crotty Prosper United 8.11.0 2 21 Pr,,vidence ,Uny Luisa 11 10.0.7 29 31 S. Caradon (St. Cieer) ll 380 400 I s ut - .Wheal 1 1' a l a.1logati, rr° (7 1 ' 8 . . 2 1 ' 6 0 .9 3 74 1 35.15AY 6 --- ' Il t ;ll l T g na r ye a r d t 11 11 14 1' 1;1 °gall, Wu al I ;Vest Bassett (Mogan iF. Caradun (Ltskeard 1! 1i i 1 West Chirerton ll 71 73 West Seton INles.l Bassett Jllogan 51 074 724 J- Wheal Buller (Itedrutli, 16 , 16 1 Wheal Mary Ann (.Men ! 8 18 20 Wheal Sefou 1 581 95 100 IWheat Trelawney (Lia 1 5.17.0 6 8 BRITISH. POSSESSIONS. Atlantic&SLLawrenoc all 53 65 I l Boni., Bared*, 4Cen.ln. ii 100 104 les 104 i u. 6 per cent...' 10 Do. F eltares lO p ip 101 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 31 1 10 Do. Preference 00 B•ull &Godcrich . I) p.c. 100 68 71 at Calcutta .k S. E., lim too at Jai.e Town & Dock, gu l 100 18 t 2 .00 /cetera:a, 7 p.c. per. p all 90 1 , 2 it east. Bengal, gu. 5 do; 100 03 ICA 1051 4 5 et Nast gu. 5 p.c.l 100 110 1101! 112 10 Do. .1 Exz.ensiou I is at .rand frunkot Canadll 100 17 18 171 100 Do. Equip. 1110mi:ton& 1 charge 6 p.c all c 3 85 100 Do. ist Pref. Bonds ail tiv 52 100 Do. do deferred 10u De. 2d Prti. downs all 40 45 WO Du. do. deterred - 100 uo. 3ct Pref.stock all 32. 31 100 Do. do. deft:red DOG Do. 4th PTO. stock 100 Do. do. deterred at D. India Pen. gua. 5p.0 lOO 107 108 1114 104 111: 13 o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 20 Do. New ona. sp. c 6 2 it t South orindia gua. 5 per scent at D 41 per cent.— 10v 92 94 at Do 201 • treat Wes. of Canada all 151 151 164 204 Do. New .... - 100 Do. 6 p. 0 Bee?. pay. 187's all 95 47 100 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 e 7 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 4 41 at Madras, qua. 5 P.O 100 100 101 1C64 4it at 1)o. 44 do lOO 93 45 et Do. 41 do lOO 89 91 29 Do. Filth Extension 5 at Uelb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 tel. & Hobson's /say all at .111.C•da,6pc lat pf.ba 100 83 15 et Scinde . . . lOO 100 101 1011 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do . 4 , 1 5 p at Do. Punlaub.... ••, 100 99 100 at Do•lndus St. Flo; 41 ' 1 100 85 87 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. IBritisb Columbia, 15 per oent. Dec 31 187 , 1 , . , 1 100 i :Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July; I 1877-t'4 llOO 103 105 13 f f )o. 6p. o. Feb. & )Aug. ; 1,0 101 103 ' - Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sepi. 10u 101 103' 102 !Do. sp. c. Jan. & July' 100 90 92 I Do. sp. e. inscribed aid 100 89 91 'Cape G. Ilope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 1(2 1(4 Do.Apl.&Oot . 1890-190( , ' 100 1(6 1(8 Do. do 1880-9 W 100 RA I( 6 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9:! 100 1(7 10 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO £5 4 7 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 - Do. 1878, do. 100 11) 110 f Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1832, Mayls, Nov.:: 100 IQS 107 'Do. 1845, Feb. & Aug lOO 107 109 I Natal Liov. 6 per cent lOO 1(4 106 IN.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 1(3 105 N. S.W. Gov.s wc.,1866 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 08 00 951 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 100 971 9S 981 71 — l(3 - 10 - 5 ._ New aDtoe .r Z isi e np a g l e a ,r n el d es , n7 5t6. P. cent . 111002000 97 99 971 81 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o. 4ueenBland Gov. 6p. c. 100 103 104 103} r.Aus.Gov. 6 p. 0.1808-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1( 0 110 1; ,Vie,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja, &July 100 I Do. do, .4 pril & Oct , 100 1110 112 111 104 i eI{P;FICREINCE SHARIO. Great Western, Orig. 4 3 / 4 per cent., 78 North Eastern, G. N. E., 4 per cent., 97 FOREIGN RAIL WAY?. Central Argentine, I2i San Paulo, Hui., gua. n per cent., 162 I South Austrian and Lombardo tienctian, lif roilmAiri MIN M. Anglo Braz Han Gold, 9-16 Cape Copper, Don Pedro, Noah Del Roy, 21 pm Yudan.Amutana of South Australia, 11w., I ISANItb. Agra. lirn., A, 71 Ditto, B, lot Ang,lu- .s us trian,.9 Aumtralasia, 21 B.tnk of Egypt, 36 Consolidated, lim., 4} English and Rio de Janeiro, lim., 71 London and Brazilian, 1im.,1141 Ditto, new, 21 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at If, pm., 11 London Chartered bane of Australia, 2:li Loudon and County, sii Loudon and tt estrninster, 64j Ditto, Scrip. 38 OR Union of Ireland, 17 Union of London, 361 MISCELLANMOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, lim,, Atlantic Telegrkin, Mt o, 8 p,lr cent., 861 71 Credit t'oncier of lip, 2 13-16 East India Irrigation and Canal, 171 Cron. Credit and Discount, tam.. Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour. Ditto, 5 per cent. ponds, redern. issued 90, 79 National oiscount uompany, Ilk oriental Gas, lim., 6 Ditto, new, 1 3-16 Thames and Merscy Marine. insurance, lira., 4i Univers Marine (Insurance), tint., 31 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 72} Warr:tut - Finance, ltrn., 3 CO-OPERATIVE PROVISION STORE.—At a meeting held last evening in Wileocke's Assembly Rooms, 'West minster-road, it was resolved to start a co-operative pro vision store for the sale of pure goods, at a moderate profit, to the inhabitants of Lambeth. It was proposed that the capital should consist of £1 shares, payable by easy instal ments of 6(1. per week, that 5 per cant. interest should ho paid on the deposits, and that any profit beyond this should be divided in the usual way. The Pera, with the Calcutta, China, and Aus tralian mails arrived at Marseilles at 5 a.m. yesterday, having experienced bad weather. Themails wore to leave for London at 11.30 a.m. A meeting will be held in Rochdale, at an early date, for the purpose of congratulating Mr. Jacob Bright upon his recent victory at Manchester. ➢ir. John Bright, and his brother, in whose honour the meeting will bo held, have accepted invitations to attend. C USTOM-HOUSE SALARIES. A memo) .lal has recently been addressed to the Govern meat by tb e employes in the Custom House, setting forth in apparemtly incontrovertible terms the unjust and anomalous positict nin rhich they have long stood as regards their scale of rem .unera tion in comparison with all other public de partmo 2nts. I - L'• appears from a comparative statement of the salaries enjoyed in sixteen other Government establish ment 4 , excluding such exceptional and more highly paid branc‘ les as the Treasury, the Foreign and War Offices, and tk e Administrative Deparment of the Admiralty, that th, • average annual amount ranges from £392 in the case of she We•.)ds and Forests, the highest on the list, down to the case of the Public Record Office, the lowest', and a at the average salary of the clerks in the Post Office ; £192, while the clerks in the Customs, who are eii rusted with the collection of 24 millions of revenue, :ecive only £IGS. The discrepancy is ren dered mor g:aring by the circumstance that the average sa7ary i5, , ,.235 in the Inland Revenue Department; the duties 0;7 wh;cl: are precisely analogous to those of the Customs. Another peculiar feature which has attracted attention in relation to this matter is that, although the Custon:s clerks :re paid an inferior salary compared with the Inlaud Revenue, the Commissioners themselves re ceive amounts equivalent to those of the corresponding officials in the latter and more favoured department. THE E.ATLOSION ON BOARD THE GREEK STEAMER IN THE MERSEY. The explosion which occurred on board the Greek war steamer Bouboulina was, in the first instance, attributed to one of two causes—the ignition of the gunpowder on board or the bursting of a boiler. A third theory has been advanced explanatory of the cata strophe. At an inquest held on Thursday, on the body of one of the men killed by the accident, it was stated by the chief engineer and other persons who were on board that the explosion was caused neither by the ignition of the powder nor by the bursting of a boiler, but by the ignition of gas generated by the Welsh coal on board the vessel. A gentleman connected with the house who shipped the coal stated that they always gave notice to those who took fuel of this descrip tim that they should be careful that proper pre cautions were taken for efficient ventilation, as the coal undoubtedly generated gas, although not more than other " South Wales coal." The coroner was surprised that the Greek authorities here, as well as the autho rities of the port, had not endeavoured to furnish some information as to the cause of the accident : and as the jury could only " indulge in supposition and inference" in regard to it, they wisely, by the coroner's direction, returned an open verdict.—Liverpool Mercury. THE STRIKE IN THE IRON TRADE. STOCKTON. —The West Stockton Iron Company resumed work on Tuesday at a reduction of five per cent., and an agreement that should there be a further reduction at the other works they will accept it. Messrs. Whitwell, of South Stockton, have arranged with their puddlers to resume work on Thursday morning, they having come to the masters' terms.—Northern Daily Express. SOUTH WALES.—When the announcement appeared of a reduction of wages to the extent of ten per cent. in the North of England, it was generally believed at the time that the step would only prove a preliminary to what would follow in the other iron-producing districts of the kingdom. This expectation has now been realised as far as the South Wales district is concerned, a month's notice having been given at the principal establishments of the district to all hands employed, at the end of which a reduction will be carried out which will in all proba bility be ten per cent., the same as in the North of England. The general depression which prevails in the trade, the stoppage of so many railway undertakings and other public works where iron formed so large an element of construction, and the abnormal condition of the money market, compels the employers to take this step, and there is no doubt that, even after a reduction is enforced, a large quantity of iron will be sold at a loss to the manu facturer, unless quotations greatly improve. No reliable opinion can yet be formed as to how the men will act uncer the circumstances, but it is believed they will offer no opposition,.as any attempt at resistance would inevit ably lead to the closing of many establishments and a orther contraction of employment. SERIOUS COLLISION BETWEEN WELSH AND CORNLSH COLLIERS. A serious outbreak occurred at Coedcae Colliery, on Wednesday. It may be remembered that the Welsh colliers, having had some dispute with the proprietors of the pit, left their work, and their places were filled up by Cornish men. The men have quarrelled occasionally, but )n Tuesday night the matter assumed a serious phase. Near the Coedcae pit is a hamlet called Eirw. The princ'pal, if not the only public-house there, is the Vaughan Anne. Here the Cornish and Welshmen alike met and partook of their beer Whether the parties were more than usually bitter does not yet appear, but the result was a general fight, in which the Cornishmen, being superior in numbers, succeeded in very severely beating two men, almost killing them. Their names are John Edwards and John Loveluck. Between ten p.m. and midnight it was rumoured through the valley that two Welshmen had been nearly beaten to death by an overwhelming number of opponents, s..nd in a short time the hamlet of Eirw, where most of the strangers live, was the centre towards w hich crowds were wending their way "on evil thoughts int,nt si Cornishman was supposed to reside was attacked, and in a short time there was not a pane left undemolished— even the sashes were destroyed. The following morning the excitement was intense. The men from the upper end of the valley left their work and hastened to the scene of the disaster. The chief constable, Colonel Lindsay, sent up a strong body of armed police constables, under the command of Superintendent Wrenn, but the thousands who had congregated soon dispersed. Warrants have been issued against the parties who maltreated the men Edwards and Loveluck. TEE OAKS COLLIERY COMPENSATION CLAIMS. After a deliberation extending over several months, during which time the sense of the whole of the lodges in the South Yorkshire district has been taken relative to the above important question, the following resolutions have been passed by the council :-1. "That in the opinion of this executive it is the bounden duty of the South Yorkshire Miners' Association to do all in its power to enforce the law for protection of the miners working in the Barnsley district, and as this locality has proved to be a dangerous one from the prevalence of fiery gases, and as the danger will increase with the depth and extent of the workings, so will the responsibility and duty of coal proprietors to take all practical and possible precautions, scientific andmechanical, to ensure safety to life and limb of the working miners." 2. "That the late disastrous explosion of the Oaks pit having had the best consideration of the executive of the association, and considering, after the best advice, the uncertainty of law and the certainty of ruinous costs ; considering that Mr. Dymond and the pro prietors, by advice of their engineer;, appear to have used such precautions as they believed to be adequate to ensure safety, and have shown exemplary attention to future safety and to the condition of the bereaved, the execu tive recommend that no case of compensation be prose cuted relative to this explosion ; and while sympathising with the disastrous losses of the proprietors, the executive commend the relief of the widows, children, and relatives of the poor miners deceased to their best consideration." 3. " That the executive of this asso ciation, while rendering their sympathy and support to such coal proprietors as perform their duty and endea vour to protect the lives and limbs of their workmen from accidents and danger, shall also do their best, in duty bound, to enforce the laws, and all just penalties, against all care lessness, negligence, and unlawful practices in the work ing of coal mines, and to endeavour to reduce and prevent as far as practicable the fearful accidents and explosions in the Barnsley district—fatal alike to the lives of the men and the prosperity of the masters." EXTRAORDINARY TIDES ON THE EAST COAST OF LINCOLNSHIRE.—GREAT DAHAGIL—ADDLETHORPS, DEC. 12, NooN.---We regret to say that with the full moon, and a strong north-west wind, the coast of Lincolnshire has again suffered much damage. No one who is unacquainted with the character of the shore, banks, and projections from Chapel down to Ingoldmells can form even a faint idea of the incalculable damage sustained by the giving way of the sea bank. Such persons as live in the South of England, at Hastings or St. Leonards', for instance, are only accustomed to a retiring tido of about ten yards, whilst on this coast it runs away from two hula. Bred to three hundred yards. Labourers had been em ployed on Tuesday in making a " cradge-dyke," really an artificial bank, by wit:ch about ten acres of land would be eventually given back again to the sea. The full moon was on Tuesday, and on that evening the bank was first at tacked by the sea, and on Wednesday morning a great por tion of the new bank was carried away, whilst to-day's tide has washed holes in the sea bank from 70 to 100 yards in length, and completely carried away, in parts, the new embankment, and submerged the North Hilcroft Marsh, belonging to Messrs. Kemp, Martin, and Massing berd-Mundy. The person who can the worst afford it will be the heaviest loser by this calamity. The whole of the marsh, which was lately so luxuriant, is now covered with water, and sea-gulls and other aquatic birds are dissporting themselves won itr 111-llitif EIDITiON SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK, ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP THE HOUEE OF DETENTION. About a quarter-past four o'clock this afternoon the neighbourhood of St. JarrlCS'6, Clerkenwell, was alarmed by a very loud explosion, which seemed to shake every house in the vicinity. It am' eArs that this noise was caused by the it;niti :u of some combu,tible substance outside oml of the walls of the Home of Detention. A port'on ,f the wall fell in and a great destruction of ',lass in the vi...inity seems to have been inevitable. A. great iniry rumours aro afloat, as to d,strue:iott life and prop , :rty, but on snaking inquiries feom official sources they have not been confirmed. Th e :hief officers at the King -street police-station, ‘Vesttniuster, Superintendent Walker, Inspector 3roadstock, and others, together with SupQrinl,en• lent Durkin from Bow-street, hastened to the spot, and so energetic and prompt were the measures taken to prevent any ulterior designs on the part of those who are supposed to have been the perpetrators of the diaboliical attempt, that immediate instructions were telegraphed that every available constable in each division should be directly sent to the spot. Of course the outrage is alleged to have emanated from a Fenian source, and it is stated that some arrests have been made., ANOMER ACCOUNT. kt a few minutes to four o'clock this afternoon a terrible explosion tock place in Bowling-green— lane, Clerkenwell. Every pane of glass for several hundred yards on each side was broken, but this was not the worst. The house in which the ex plosion took place is blown to pieces, and the two houses on each side are shattered. The police have been watching the house all the afternoon as a Fenian rendezvous, and the infernal scheme succeeded so well that a portion of the walls of the house of Detention, which is right opposite, is blown away to the extent of several yards, thus throwing open to the street the yard in which the prisoners take exercise, and in which Burke was exercised this afternoon. The police at once succeeded in arrest ing three of the men concerned in blowing up the house, and they are safely lodged in the prison. the most terrible portion of the story remains to be told. Three persons bare been fatally in jured by the explosion, and a number of others have been badly burnt, including several innocent little children. The ruins are now being searched for further victims by the police and fire brigade, and every moment portions of the walls are falling, rendering the work in progress very dangerous. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Dec. 12 (Evening.) The Prose of to-day says :—We arc informed that the French Cabinet is about to issue a manifesto, acquainting the Powers that, in accordance with all M. Rouher's statement, France has placed the ter ritorial possessions of the Papacy under her guar antee. The Morgen Post states that military conferences are about to be held in this capital, under the presi- lency of the Archduke Albrecht, to discuss the question of the reorganisation of the miaary frontier district. LONDON GAZETTE.-THIS EVENING. :WHITEHALL, n, c. 12. The Queen has been pleased to present the Ilev. Henry Grey Graham to the church and parish of Nenthorn, in the presbytery of Kelso. and county of Berwick, vacant by the trunspertation of the Bev. John Barclay to the parish of - Old Kirkpatrick. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 11. Thomas Scotch r Nunn, Esq., has this day been pro mote:l to the rank of Chief Engineer in her Majesty's Fieet, for his gallant and humane conduct in April, 1861, during the war in Nov Zealand. THE SHEFFIELD RATTENINGS. On further information it appears that the bands which were found, belonging to Messrs. Sorby, are only three of the seven, and that all the nuts are Still missing. A general meeting of the saw trade snot, h of •h. 'Thrt,zsz.r., night ; it was a stormy meeting andlasted five hours. The proceedings were private, but the resolutions which follow have been communicated to the press. Wild, one of the men rattened at Brittain's Wheol,at tended, and stated for himself and his fellow work man, (Jrookes, that they were not unwilling to join the Union, and that they only left of paying because they saw that some others were not paying, and thought they might as well be of the member. lie agreed that payment should begin on Saturday, both current contributions and instalments towards clear ing off the arrears. As the men who took the bands were supposed to he at the meeting, the coming to terms with the men who were rattened will most likely be followed by the property being rettme,l in as mysterious a manner as it was taken. In re ference to the rattenings, the committee put forth the following resolution, which was moved and seconded:—" That the financial committee pay no more scale until the bands and nuts of Messrs. Sorby and Brittain be restored." The following amend ment was moved, seconded, and carried :--"That it is the opinion of this meeting that the rattening that has taken place this week is at the hands of some members connected with this trade, and this meeting pledges itself not to countenance such actions, and further declares that no moneys shall be paid by this society for such erroneous work ; and that this meeting thinks that if there are no moneys paid this rattening will die away of itself and if in any way the parties can be found out they shall come under the 33d rule—that is, to be ex pelled from the society." THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL BAKER.--A number of persons in the town of Guildford, in which place Baker's father carries on the business of a tailor, and where the unhappy criminal was brought up, are exerting themselves to get up a memorial to the Homo Secretary, praying for a delay in the execution of the sentence, on the around of the great doubts exisling as to the prisoner's sanity. A statement corroborative of this opinion has been issued by Henry Taylor, surgeon, who was called for the defence on the trial. THE WESTMINSTER PLAT.—'fhe first of the three annual theatrical performances took place at West minster School yesterday evening, the well known "Adelphi" of Terence having been the play selected for this classical entertainment. A largo and distinguished audience assembled, according to custom, upon the occr sion, but the embodiment of the different characters did not seem to us to present any very striking feature, nod we cannot say that it exceeded in any respect the average amount of excellence. The first representation, however, way be regarded as a species of mere rehearsal, and when it is repeated, according to announcement, on Tuesday next and on Thursday next, we shall ht.ve a better oppor tunity of estimating the merits of the young performers. The bulletin of the Pm is Observatory of yestcr- day morning gives the following as the atmospheric situation :—" Since Tuesday morning the tempera ture has risen continuously, and the thaw is now general. The glass is low in the Baltic and the Mediterranean, and the wind is N. 1 1 7. over the greater part of the west and north-west of Europe. In France the sky is generally overcast. The barometrical preFsure is still nearly 773 mm. in Ireland." In Paris yesterday the thaw con- tinned, with a dull heavy atmosphere, and during the morning and forenoon a thick fog covered the capital. At three in the afternoon the thermometer marked 6 deg. Centigrade (42 4-5 Fahrenheit). The Vienna journals state that a solemn funeral service for the Empetor Maximilian will take place on the arrival at Trieste of the body t liow being brought home by Vice-Admiral Tegethoff. Orders live been already given for the manufacture of a large number of mourning banners and drapery.