The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMEROIAL iNTILLIOEhuBs CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. in the general discount market scarcely any bills have been brought forward for negotiation, and the supply of money is not quite so plentiful. The Etna has arrived from New York with specie to the amount of £61,500. The mail from Guayquil has brought a remit tance of £1,617 6s. on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending yesterday shows the following changes as compared with the previous accounts:—There has been a decrease in the cash of £224,000, in tlke notes £BO,OOO, in the Treasury balance £48,000, and in the advances £13,320 ; while a decrease has taken place in the bills discounted of £293,320, and in the private accounts of £24,000. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 25th of December gives the fol lowing results when compared with the previous Week : Rest ... ... Public deposits Other deposits £3,050,226 ... Increase £10,938 7,178,757 ... Increase 32,437 18,766,205 ... Doarease 234,280 On the other side of the account : Government securities £13,019,203 ... No change Other securities 17,518,502 .., Increase 299,747 Notes unemployed 12,474,335 ... Decrease 424,040 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,362,865, being an increase of £474,245 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £21,941,047, show ing an increase of £338, when compared with • the preceding return. At the Bank of England yesterday there was an influx of £20,000 in gold, and a withdrawal of £B,OOO. Annexed are the latest prices of bullion : Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz., standard ; do., Parting. 78s. do. ; doubloons, Spanish, 765. 6d. to 775. per oz. ; do., Mexican and South American, 735. 91 do. ; United States eagles, 765. 3d. ; bar silver, 5 8. Old. per oz., standard ; do., containing gold (5 Pains and upwards), ss. ld. do. ; Mexican dollars, 4 8. 101 d. per oz. ; cake silver, 655. 00. do. At a meeting of the directors of the Midland Railway, held on Monday, at Derby, it was resolved to call a general meeting of the shareholders for the 15th of January, in order to allow of a full explana tion being given of the recent announcement con cerning the application to Parliament for powers to raise £5,000,000 of additional capital. Notice has been given that a fourth dividend of 38. in the pound will be paid to the depositors in the Leeds Banking Company on Wednesday, the let of January. Fourteen shillings have already been Paid, so that when this 3s. is received there will be 3 8. more due to the creditors of this unfortunate Company. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures have declined i, to 20 22, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, I, to 18 19. The New Honduras Loan is firm at 1i 2 prem. A further dividend of 2s. 6d. in the pound has been declared in the matter of the European Bank (Limited), payable at the offices of Messrs. Hard ing, Whinney, Gibbons, and Co., 8, Old Jewry, on the 30th and 31st inst. The liquidators expect to declare a further dividend in January. The Bank of New Zealand are now receiving for Payment the outstanding Eight per Cent. Treasury sills of the New Zealand Government, due the 31st inst. ; the coupons for interest due on all un paid New Zealand Government Eight per Cents. on the Auckland Harbour Seven per Cent. Loan for £25,000 ; the Canterbury Six per Cent. Loan for £,500,000 ; the Canterbury Eight per Cent. Loan for £30,000 ; the Otago Six per Cent. Loan for £ 5 00,000; and the Otago Eight per Cent. Loan of 1861-2 for £50,000. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great Western ... ... North Western South Western ... Brighton ... Midland ••• South Eastern ... Great Northern ... ••• Lancashire and Yorkshire... Bristol and Exeter... North Eastern ... ••• Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincorn Great Eastern Caledonian ... ... "' London, Chatham, and Dover ... North British Glasgow and South Western ... 1867. 1866. ... 76,597 80,947 ...130,259 140,802 ... 24,059 27,669 ... 23,422 22,370 ... 55,246 25,164 ... 25,351 25,726 ... 47,037 48,605 ...47,509 48,120 ... 7,714 8,330 ... 74,312 76,433 ...21,174 23,103 • 36,533 39,658 ... 34,461 35,819 ... 9,732 10,209 ... 26,259 25,716 • 10,235 10,096 These returns, when compared with those of the Corresponding period of last year, are in most in- Stances of an unsatisfactory character. On the Great Western there is:an increase of £4,350; on the North-Western, of £10,043 ; on South-Western, of 3 ,610 ; on the South-Eastern, of £375 ; on the Great Northern, of £1,568 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £5ll ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £616 ; on the North-Eastern, of £2,121 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and London, of £1,929 ; on the Great-Eastern, cf £3,125 ; on the Caledonian, of £1,358; and on the London, Chatham, and Dover, of £477 ; while the Brighton shows an increase of £1,052, the Midland of £B2, and the North British of £533. With regard to the progress of business in the corn trade at Birmingham, Mr. W. B. Cave reports that the wheat trade remains in an unsatisfac tory state to merchants and millers, neither of them deriving the slightest profit from their busi ness; thus all the country markets become more unable to supply the merchants from week to Week. Prices creeping up almost imperceptibly, While millers, aware of the distress existing around them, are naturally anxious to keep the price down, but this will be an impossibility Unless better supplies of English wheat come forward, which is very unlikely, considering the reduced stocks throughout the country. This market to-day was of quite a holiday character — supply of good English wheat very small, and taken readily at Is. per qr. over the prices of Thursday last, red making from 70s. to 71s. ; and white 725. to 765.—a1l per qr. of 4961 b. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's Telegram this morning, the French Rentes were 68f. 70c. At the opening this morning the English Market presented a very dull appearance, and Consols 'Mowed a decline of *, but on the account this de cline has been recovered, and they are now dealt in at 921 for money and account. The New Threes are 924 1 ; Reduced Annui ties, 92i ; Exchequer Bills, 255. to 295. prem.; India 5 per Cents., 111+ ; ditto 4 per Cents, 1004 ; Enlaced 5 per Cents., 103; ditto Debentures, 105 f and ditto Bonds, 40s. prem. The Foreign Stock Market has been very languid but nevertheless prices are firm. Spanish Passive have advanced I, to 254 261; the 3 per Cents., 85 -1- 36i ; Turkish 5 per Cents., however, have de clined 4, to 331 ; while Greek are unaltered a t 12 4 4 ; and Italian are 44j 45i, being better. The New Portuguese Loan Scrip is firm at I Prem. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little variation. San Paulo are marked 178 ; South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 138 ; Great Western of Canada, 168 ; East Indian, 1111 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 109-1- In Illinois Shares there is an improvement of at 8 8i 898 ; but Erie Shares have fallen 1, to 478 ' 8 1.; and United States 5-20 Bonds are i higher, at 7 2 1 0 the R a il wa y Sh ar e M ar k e t th e d ea lings have bee n to a moderate extent, but in some instances P r ices exhibit less firmness. Great Eastern, Metro politan, Midland, and South-Eastern have each declined I ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 8, and Caledonian, ; while Great Western have im proved I. Back shares continue iu very limited request, at about previous quotations, London and West rehister being dealt in at 68i, Union of Australia at 51, and Consolidated at 48 3-16. Aliscellaneous and Finance Shares are in very li mited reque s t. Atl ant i c T e l egrap h 8 per C en t s . h , v e i mproved to 881 90 ; Credit Foncier of Eng land are at 34 3-16 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mort gage Loan at 728 4. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two P.M. Bunineaa in the mining market hm opened with- ii the %quo bittle s , l 0 Os' out animation. The shares chiefly in demand have been Prince of Wales, Chiverton Moor, Chiverton, West Chiverton, East Russell, and Great South Tolgus. Annexed are the latest current quota- tions : BEast Carn Brea, 2+ 21; Chiverton Moor, 5+ 51; Chontales Gold, 31 ; Clifford Amalgainated, 51 6; East Basset, 10 12 ; East Caradon, 41 5 ; East Lovell, —; East Russell, 28s 30s; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s Od 19s; Great Lacey, 17 17+ ; Great Rotallick, Great Wh al Vor, —; Marke Valley, --; North Crofty, 2+ 2+; North Treskerby, 29s 31s 0.1; Prince of Wales, 48s 6d 506 ; West Basset, 2+ 21 ; South Caradon —; South Frances, 23s 25s ; Tincroft, 13 13+; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver ton, 66 68; West Seton, ; Wiles: Basset, —— ; Wheal Grenville, 23s 255; Wheal Chiverton, 5 5+ Wheal Seton, 82 85; Great South Tolgus, 20s 225 6d ; East Guunis Lake and . South Bedford, --s —s ; East Wheal Grenville, 23s 25s ; Whoa! Basset, —; West Frances, - —; Wheal Buller, 1 .6 18. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GCVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per ()enc. Consols Do. Account, 3 per Gant. Reduced 991 1 Now 3 per Cent u;,.l 1 1, New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. o an. 1873 — Innuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 188(` — Do. for 30 yre, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Rod Sea Telegraph), Au,., 1908 — E (chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 Sc2fper Ct 2B 6 pm Do £5OO 25 29 pm Do. £lOO & £2OO 25 29 pin Bank of England Stock, 4f per Cent 240 1 Do. Account INDIAN JOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian 7 cock, 10 f per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 s' Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5f per 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 £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, F per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent 691 C 13.11 per Cent., 185'2-58-60 Do. 1863 D. 5 por Cont., 1865 Do Account Do. £lOO Bonds Buenos Ayros 6 per Cent DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. Caiiian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent Co. 6 per Cent., B • Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip' £32 paid C 111W:tit, 6 per Cent. )anisn 3 p 'r Cent., 1825 D •nubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cont., 1867 Plivador New Consolidated, 1 per (Jew l2l olgyptiar, 7 per Cent )0. Second issue D £5lO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds Du. 1861 Do. £5•10 Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds GoveruntBut Railway Debentures .... 93 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups iJo. - Account , , Do. Coupons -- Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. Itißan 5 per Cert., 1865 7l/ Do, Account . Do. Marommana Raiway Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French -- 11onte•vidQau 6 per Cent. .. — Yloorish imperial 5 per Cent — Now Granada — Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account ._ — BO 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 BRITISH POSSESSION'S. tou Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 53 55 Bom.,Baroda, Ceo.in. 100 IC4 105 1011 4 gu. 5 per cent... zu Do. F exams lO p 1p 20i Buffalo & Lake Huron ail 31 4 10 Do. Preference • all 5 6 Buti.,Brant,&Goderich 100 p.c. )672-3-1....—. 100 68 71 se , Calcutta &S. E., Lim lOO at ,at e Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 L 2 .00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 all 99 11.2 3t East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 .03 104 East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 1104 1111 /0 Do. J Extension at irandTruukot Canad; 100 17 18 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c ail 83 SS 100 Do. let Pref. Bonds all 50 52 100 Do. do deferred ... ail 100 De. 20 rret. Bonds all 10 45 100 Uo. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Frei. stook 100 Do. do. deterred st lit. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 100 107 108 1091 1 o. Gus. k per cept lB 2 1 , 10 Do. New gua. p. c 0 2 ; at t. South of India gun. 5 per cent at D., 41 per cent Hy 92 94 at Do - 104 .rcat Wes. of Canada.. all 151 151 If/ ?.04 D.. New - - 100 Do. 6p. c Bras. pay. 1873 all 05 27 100 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 8.5 67 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 1 id at tladras, gua. 5 p.O 100 100 102 at Do. 41 do lOO 93 85 at Do. 13 do lOO 69 91 21 Do. Filth Exteuoien, 5 .t Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 Mel. Sc Hobson's Bay all at N.ltl.(rda,6pclstpf.ba 10(.1 83 65 at scinde • \ 100 100 101 Do. Delhi 20 Do. do .l 4 1 5 o Do. Puniaub.... 100 t'9 100 at Do. Indus St. Flo t 6 ' C IN 85 87 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, 391 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St, 864 Do 4k per Cent. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1861, £lOO Bonds Bl Do. do. £Bl los. do B4 Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... . . B7l Do. do. £34 las. do B4 31 S&••,ittlian, 5 pnr Cent Spanish 3 per Cen Do Account . Do New Deferreu ......... •••-• Do Account Do Passive 26 51 Do Acc. ant Do Com. Cert. of Cou:. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent., 1851 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ••• Do Account. Do .£IOC Bonds 621 Do. 1863 Do 5 per gent., 1865 33 1 1 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Da 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cont. D., Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cant. 1864 _Dividends on the above payable in limed°, French Rentos, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 2M. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account 'TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money' _o9 A 2 Do. Account COPPER IN NATAL.---We are indebted to Mr. Crowder for a description of the interesting discoveries at the Ifumi of ancient native smelting places and appliances. Short galleries or tunnels had been made into the lode at various points, and at the nearest point where water was available are certain singular basins and channels cut out in the surface of a huge flat rock. This rock is about two feet under the surface of the ground. The first basin examined was small and shallow, and had probably been used to pound the ore in, for near it was found a round stone, such as might be used as a pestle. Close to this basin is a larger and deeper one, such as might be used for washing the pounded ore, and this was probably its use, for a channel, afterwards dividing into two, leads from it to the edge of the rock. In another part of the rock is a deep cavity, about lft. in diameter at its mouth, 18in. at its widest part, and 2ft. 9in. deep, narrowing from its middle downwards, and having - very much the shape of a huge sodawater bottle. This cavity had probably been used by these ancient Caffre mi ners as the crucible in which to smelt the pounded ore, which by washing bad previously been freed from value less earths. That it had been used as a crucible is likely, for it Las two cracks in it, possibly caused by the applica tion of heat; indeed it is difficult to understand how other wise they could have been caused. Now that this rock has been expend, the Caffres of the neighbourhood—being per fectly satisfied that it was where the ore was smelted— state that they know where holes exist in rocks which must formerly have been used as moulds in casting those copper balls worn round the waist by natives within the memory of the first white people who came to Natal. Mr. Kirkman is of opinion that some of the lesser holes may have been used for casting copper beads such as the girls in the , Zulu country now fasten their petticoats with. At the bottom of one or two of these rude cupolas there are holes throug which the blast has been applied. Tho sur rounding rock is similar to what has been brought to Dur ban, and contains in small quantity the green carbonate of copper. That richer ore than this had been obtained Is evident, for Mr. Cato picked up some fragments of a different character—heavier and richer—containing seve ral of the salts of copper. These fragments of richer ore show signs of ancient fracture, and that they have not been recently broken out of the matrix. In Zululand, not far from the great fork of the Tugela, a tribe of aboriginal smelters still abide—people who were spared by Chaka on account of their knowlodge of mining processes. But in all probability the art, so far as atal is concerned, died with the old race of natives swept away by the pitiless invaders from the northward, Wo have referred more than once to the quaint but enter taining logs or diaries kept in connection with the voyages from the Cape to Natal of the Dutch vessels Centaur and Noord. The first of these ships were sent in search of the crow of the wrecked bark Stavanisse, cast ashore close to Durban in 1687. The expedition started in Jan., 1688, and lasted nearly a year. It succeeded in rescuing 19 of the shipwrecked mariners, to whom we are indebted for the first description given of this colony. From this source we learn that the natives then residing here were numerous, but that they differed in many respects from the present race. But the only point of difference we have now to deal with is the fact that copper was then in general use—that it was an article of barter and a medium of exchange amongst them. So valuable was the metal considered, and so plentiful were cattle in those days, that an arm ring would purchase 1 or 2 oxen. Clearly, however, it was worked, and as the travels and observations of the sailors did not extend beyond the coast districts, it is more than probable that these traces at the Ifumi are vestiges of works carried on in those early times. And thus, after a lapse of nearly two centuries, these buried evidences of savage industry have turned up in verification of a discovery which bids fair to be of great value and significance. For it is obvious that if these savages could with their simple tools find ore rich enough to smelt in their rude fashion, there must be far richer de posits obtainable by civilised resources at a greater depth. —Natal Mercury. THE St,N, LONt}ON, .FRIDAY EVESING ; DECEMBEf 27, 1867. STARE LlST.—This Day. THE FENIAN OUTRAGES. DEPUTATION TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER Yesterday afternoon a deputation from the com mittee appointed to relieve the sufferers_ by the recent Fenian outrage at the House of Detention waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at. Downing street, for the purpose of ascertaining tne views of the Government regarding indemnification. me deputation was composed of, amongst others, the following : The Rev. R. Maguire, incumbent of Clerkenwell ; the Rev. A. Herring ; Churchwarden Willcocks ; Mr. Churchwarden Nunn ; Mr. H. Pownall, chairman of the Middlesex magistrates ; Mr. E. J. Thompson, member of the Metropolitan Board of Works; Messrs. R. H. Jones. E. D. Johnson, T. Dix, J. W. Franklin, G. Savwell, W. Gilimawater, vestrymen of the parish of Clerxenwell ; Mr. Overseer Chubb,. Mr. Wortaey, Mr. Ayers, &c. - The Rev. IL MAGentE, in the absence of Mr. Torren', M.P., introduced the deputation. He said it was felt by the Reliof Committee to be the proper time to put them selves in communication with the Government on this important subject. The application that day was on public grounds. Clerkenwell had become the vicarious sacrifice for all England. Therefore he thought the maxim ought to be, that if one member suffer all the members suffer with it. Hence the deputation. The committee represented a benevolent fund, which at first did not con template any more than the supply of the ordinary neces sities of the sufferers—that was, the provision of new a`i odes, furniture, help to those thrown out of work, the care of the cLiidren of the sufferers, the purchase of tools, and the general reparation of shattered tenements. All this the committee had been doing, and would continue to do until their task was complete. But besides all these things, there was the much larger and greater question of the buildings, some of which were in ruins, and many more in a shattered condition. He had himself person ally taken account of the number of houses thus affected —in all 200, and containing some 600 families. The solicitor acting for the sufferers had stated, at the com mittee that already fifty of the householders had claimed for damages under £3O each, and the claims of fifty more ranged from £3O to £2,000 respectively.. It was felt by many that the case was similar to that of a bombarded town wherein inoffensive inhabitants suffered by reason of their vicinity to the place attacked. He felt that on a moderate calculation this destruction of property would involve an expense of from £12,000 to £lO,OOO to repair and restore it. He was the more anxious to .state this because of his assertion in .a letter to the Tizzies last week that the total loss Nv ould be about £6,000. That statement referred only to the ordinary needs created by the cata strophe, but would be far from covering the whole loss, which would include dismantled houses, shattered furni ture, homes in utter ruin, tools and working materials lost, forty persons in hospitals maimed and disfigured, some of them for life, and for many of whom annuities would have to be provided. And then, above all these, there was the matter of the buildings themselves—a matter which, unless seriously provided for, 'svould involve the owners in NIT.RO-GLYCERINE. Nine persons were recently killed at the Newitzk and New York railroad station in South Bergen, New Jersey, ')y the explosfon of a can of nitro-glycerine. At the inquest held upon the bodies, professional testimony itas adduced as to the nature of this terrible compound. Otto Burstenbinder testified : I am now in the blasting business, and reside in the city of New . York ; nitro glycerine is composed of nitric acid, sulphuric acid, and glycerine oil ; it is a liquid of light yellow colour, and about six-tenths heavier than water ; in exploding it expands 10,400 times, and powder expands about 800 times ; this compound called nitro-glycerine will not ex plode by simple contact with fire ; it requires about 360 degrees of heat to make it explode ; it will not easily explode by concussion or friction when fill& but it changes its qualities entirely when frozen ; if frozen if will explode very easily by a stroke or slight concussion. William H. White said : I know that glycerine, is no more explosive when frozen than when in a liquid state; frozen, it is less liable to explode ; it is very hard to explode a cartridge when frozen ; a very heavy weight coming on glycerine either in a frozen or liquid state would exrloie I have seen a man let a can of frozen glycerine fall from his shoulder on a rock without exploding it ; I consider nitro-glycerine twenty-five times safer than powder for blasting purposes ; I have seen a chunk of nitro-glycerine a big as my hat cut open with an axe. Professor It. Ogden Doremus testified : I am Professor of Chemistry at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and A the College of the City of New York. On December 2 I received from the coroner two bottles of nitro glycerine, with a request to report upon its properties. I have subjected it to ultimate chemical analysis, and find it to correspond to the formula C. 6, H. 3, 0. 3, and (N. 0.) 5. The substance freezes at about 46; it does not explode when red-hot copper is placed in it. We tried it with the most intense heat we can produce with a galvanic battery, with two hundred cella, holding a gallon and a half each. Some nitro-glycerine was placed in a cup and connected with one of the poles of the bat tery; through a pencil of gas carbon the other poles of the battery were connected with the glycerine, and no explo sion ensued ; but when the point touched the britannia vessel, the nitro-glycerine took fire, a portion burning, and the rest scattering about. This is as severe a test as we can submit it to in the way of heat under the pressure of the air; we therefore would - conclude that nitro glycerine carried about exposed cannot explode, even if you drop a coal of fire into it ; if the liquid is confined under pressure, then an explosion will ensue ; if paper be moistened with it and put on an anvil and a smart blow - given with a hammer, a sharp detonation ensues. Nitro-glycerine is more diffi cult to explode than powder. Much less is known of nitro glycerine than of gun-cotton, and probably several varieties of this article may be formed, as of gun-cotton ; this would explain cases of spontaneous explosion. If the nitro glycerine is not carefully washed, to get rid of the acid, a gradual decomposition will ensu", producing gases which, if the vessel be closed, will explode. My opinion is that nitro-glycerine should be used in the most careful hands. Do not think I would put it in the hands of a common labourer for blasting purposes ; it is less dangerous in a frozen than a liquid state. I think concussion would ex plode frozen nitro-glycerine. The following letter from Professor Doremus was read to the jury: " Since leaving you I have learned that the can of nitro-gl3 cerine, the explosion of which proved so fatal, was full of frozen or solid nitro-glycerine. Now, although the cork might have been removed, it is possible that the red-hot irons melted and decomposed the material at the bottom of the can, leaving a quantity of solid nitro glycerine above, which, by preventing the escape of the gases, produced the pressure required for an explosion. A red-hot iron, or the more intense heat of a powerful Talvanic battery, will not explode the nitro-glycerine unless it is under pressure. This stopper of frozen nitro glycerine might have closed the orifice of the can suffi ciently to produced the required pressure." The jury, being out over five hours, found that the deceased came to their death by the explosion of a can of nitro-glycerine, consequent upon the careless handling of the same by Thomas Burns, one of the decea ci ; and they censured the contractor, Colonel Schafner, for not being more careful in the selection of a man to use the article of nitro-glycerine, and recommended that in future men should be employed in its use who understand its explosive qualities, and requested the council of the town of Bergen to order that there shall not be any more than 100 lb. of nitro-glycerine stored or kept in the town of Bergen, the same to be stored in a fireproof vault when not required for use. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO CAB PROPRIETORS.—SamueI Tugg, a cab driver, badge 10,026, was charged before Mr. Knox with cruelty to a horse, by working it while in an unfit state, the charge being preferred by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Simon Sell, officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, saw a horse attached to a cab near St. James's Hall last night, and on examining it found it to be old, worn out, in a very low condition, and totally unfit for work, and in answer to questions he put to the de fendant, he said that the horse had been in the same state for a month, and that his master, Mr. Martin, of Charlwood-street, Pimlico, knew its condition. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner on bail, and ordered the proprietor of the horse to be s'unmoned, and iu the meantime the horse was to remain at the Greenyard for the inspection of Mr. Cherry, thr Government veterinary surgeon. • SCANDALOUS CONDUCT IN A WORKHOUSE. Albert APGrady, a young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with behaving in a refractory manner in St. James's Workhouse. Robert Bradley, the porter of the workhouse, said that at half-past seven the previous evening the prisoner, an inmate of the workhouse, returned from three days' leave in a state of drunkenness, and as soon as he was admitted he began making a great disturbance. The prisoner was put to bed but shortly after got up and again made a disturb ance, made use of the most disgusting language, and set the officers of the house at defiance, and they were obliged to have him locked up. The prisoner's conduct in the house was of the worst description, and he had been in prison three times, once for six months. Police-constable Wm. Burgess, 129 A R, said he was called to the workhouse to take the prisoner into custody, when he found him to be very drunk and violent, and making use of bad language. lle said that he had done one six months, and that he could do another on his head. Bradley said that the room where the prisoner made the disturbance was over the sick ward, where a man was dying at the time. Mr. Knox asked if the person was present who could prove the convictions against the prisoner ? Bradley said he was not. Mr. Knox said he thought. the prisoner might re flect on what the porter had said, and think of others as well as himself. The prisoner had got drunk, and made a disturbance, a poor creature passing from this world to another at the time. As the other convictions could not be proved, he should deal with the case as a first offence, and commit the prisoner for 21 days' hard labour. )11,DINA11Y 6HAKICS A►tiD BTOCBb. , Busin Share i Railways. rail Price Clostrr I : done. ess at I Bristot ano Exeter ... 100 31 83 at 'Caledonian it Usuibrlin 100 20 50 - Cork and Bandon - - Cornwall all 2 4 st ,Dublin 'e Belfast June. 100 74 70 st Dun„ Vertli,& A b.June. 100 70 72 100 E.London, scrip Ce:ta. all - - Do. IN - - st Glasgow &S. Western 100 91 07 st Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 3 1 31 3'l st Do. E. Angl. st. No. '2 100 7 8 at Urcat Northol Sootlairi lOO 13 6 at Great Northern lOO 107 03 108 at Do. A stock .. 100 1:0 111 it 'Do. II stock lOO 123 145 at Do. New, us. at 25 pw - - it Gt S. and IV. 01 Ireland 100 96 98 at Gt. Western -Original Iv° 44 141' 491 1 st Du. S. Val. hail due lOO - - :A Do. South Wales - - it Do. W. 311c1.-Oxion lOO 25 30 at Do. Newport lOO 29 3. at Do. Hereford lOO - st Lancashire a Yuri:shin lOO 121 122 1226 I 1 at London and Illackwall 100 - at 'Lon., Brigh.,& S Coaai 100 10 491 50i 10 it I-on., Chat., and Dove, 100 18 19 18 f it Do. Alctrop. Sx. A - Lon. & North Western 100 1131 119 13113 1 st Lon. & South Wester!. 100 75 77 761 it 'Alan., She)., .t. Lincoln 100 441 151, st Metropolitan .. all .15 117 'll5l 116 151 st " Do. New lO - - st Do. 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U old, 1i m. 1 Chiverten :Clifford Amalgamated. SO 51 64 Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 4.0 430 'Urakewalls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett 291 10 12 East Caradon 2.14.c t 6 East Carn BrPa 3l 2 2, icast Grenville • East Gunuislake 8.3.t 1 East Lovell 3.0.0 8 9 Ac. W'i Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 16 2 i:=atu.& StAubyn(G wen. 06 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited all 17 18 Great South Tolgue 0.14.e Great Wheal Busy. 11.9,6 G. Wheal Vor (llelst ,, u 40 17 19 Grenville 9.0.6 11 16 tierod's Foot .... 8.10.0 35 37 llingston Downs 5.10.6 21 21 Hargaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.1 6 ti Harke Valley 4.10.r 41 51 4iwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 It Ne - .v S ton ....... 561 60 70 North lookear . .stli 5 7 I.IVII Bassettallogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crofty rrosper United 8.11.0 2 21 l'ruvidence ,UnyLelant 10.6.7 29 31 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 393 410 South Condurrow 1 ~Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 371 421 Stray Park . 35.15.6 4 6 Croft..... 'Agra and Clogan, lim all - West Itassett (Mogan W. 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Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. ,f a c& July Do. do, April & Oct .. T SEC URI T t D. 102 IC4 101 1( 3 101 14.3 , U 0 92 89 91 1(2 1(4 1(6 (08 104 106 107 109 E 5 i 7 11) 114 105 1(7 100 $.OB 105 107 107 114 106 103 105 98 99 974 f 46 98 99 1(2 104 103 Its 110 It 90 i 94 9 104 j 4 110 112 t . UEFEKENCI 4 I Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, 73 111 14 LIVES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carbs.e, 2CSA IOttIIEGN San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per Cent., lid South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 131 FOItEIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lira., 31 uon l'edro, Nor,h 1)0 Rey, 2& 4 pun St John del Rey, lira , 57y BANK b. Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 18} Colonial, 37i Consolidated, lirn., 41 I Imperial Ot man. a 5-1 G London and Brazilian, lim., 15 London and Coulity, London and estininster, 636 Ditto, Scrip, 37& National Provincial of England. -- Ditto, d and :id issue, 384 Oriental Bank Corporation. 421 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 31 Union of Australia, 51 lIIISCICLLANNOIik; Anglo American Telegraph, 19 Atlantic Telegraph, 43 Dit o, 8 par ;:eut., 89.2 Berlin Water Works, link., 131 City Offices, lira., 6 Commercial Union, Insurance. 4 Credit leoncier 01 Engianti, lira.. 31 3-16 Crystal Palace, Ditto, Preference, 00 Egyptian U per Cent, Viceroy Loan,"gua. by Egypt. Gov., Ditto, Scrip, 4 6 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 1667, 5} ' Thames and Mersey Marine, insurance, Ma., 41 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 721 6 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Last Eve Ding. Amsterdam Short. Ditto 3 Month: Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels 11 181- 12 OL. 12 Of 35 25 35 Hamburg — 13 91 Paris , .... Short 25 12} Ditto 3 Months. 25 30 Aarseilles Trankforl on the Main© Viennh, Trieste Petorsburgn 1204 12 40 12 40 31i 6._26i . Cadiz Leghorn 4Lilan Genoa Maples Palermo 481 28 B,t 28 85 28 8` 28 85 28 85 11 .063ina UI tttttttttt ;till, 28 85 11 19 12 1 12 1 25 40 25 40 13 10 25 22i 25 35 25 37i 120 12 4 12 45 6 27 481 49 29 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 utter ruin. Mr. Churchwarden WieLcOoks made use of similar argu ments. The Rev. T. E. THORESBY said unless the Government came to the assistance of Clerkenwell, many of the sufferers would not receive anything like an adequate compensation for the injuries they had sustained. lie nova inform the right hon. gentleman that the com mittee had that morning passed a resolution, which was as follows :—" The objects for which we apply to the Government are—firstly, for an amount sufficient to meet the damage done to the buildings, and, secondly, for an amount sufficient to grant annuities to those who have received permanent injury. The reasons which make it necessary to seek the help of the Government are :-1. The amount of subscriptions received and probably to be received, will not be more than equal to the relief of the sufferers who have been blown out of their homes, having their furniture and their tools destroyed, and their em ployment lost. 2. It is nearly certain that the county is not liable for any of the damage done, and therefore no hew can be exPected from that source. It is feared, there fore, that unless the Government come to the assistance of Clerkenwell, the heaviest sufferers will be left to sink in utter ruin. Inasmuch as the suffering and loss were caused by an attack of the Fenians on one of her Majesty's Government the event is national, and one in which her Majesty's Government may with great propriety render assistance in this most deplorable and overwhelming outrage and emergency." Mr. E. J. THOMPSON said the committee wished to know whether, supposing those very generous private subscrip tions coming in she , 1 fall short, they might rely upon obtaining from the Government the implied promise that they would step in and enable them to place the sufferers in possession of those social and moral benefits which they enjoyed before the commission of the outrage. Whether the Government or the county were liable was a legal question which would be shortly determined ; but it was perfectly clear that some one must pay. If they appealed to the country at large it was probable they might get a sufficient amount of money, but the question was whether if such a resource fell short the Government would come to the rescue. A conversation then took place as to the tenure of the possession cf the demolished and injured houses ; after which, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said: I have iistened with very great interest to the statement you have made, and I cannot help expressing my opinion that you have all shewn a great deal of public spirit in Clerk enwell by the way in which you have come forward to relieve the necessities of the sufferers by the late calamity. Your worthy incumbent also deserves a great deal of respect and praise from the country at large for his inde fatigable efforts in this matter. I must say that, acting under the great excitement which naturally arose at the moment, and the absorbing nature of the outrage, the Government came forward in order to supply the more pressing necessities of the sufferers ; but still I cannot help thinking that the question as to the necessity for funds has never yet been really put before the country, nor has any adequate idea yet been given of the actual amount of damage done. There is, as you are all aware, deep sympathy in the minds and hearts of the people of this great nation, and I doubt not you will receive a ready response if those sym pathies are only properly appealed to ; but still, at the same time, I and others with whom I am associated have felt that we should like to know what amount you would be likely to require before we come forward with Governmental assistance. So far as the Government is concerned, I may at once tell you that the sympathy of the Cabinet is as fresh as ever ; but I do not think your cause would be at all injured if you were now at once to appeal to the sympathies of the country at large. I thhik some general statement of the effects of the calamity, of the various classes of sufferers and the several kinds of sufferers, would do you a vast deal of good and bring you all the assistance in the shape of funds you may require. I have no doubt you will take some action in that direc tion, and I should think if you were to call another public meeting you would give the adjoining districts an oppor tunity of contributing towards the general fund. I say general fund, bet wise I consider this a general thing ; and as you wilt have doubtless to appeal to other districts, it is just as well that you should take advantage of it at once. There are also other modes of accomplishing the same result—such as publishing letters in the various leading journals signed on behalf of your committee, and I think the whole of your case should be at once laid before the public. That at least is my impression, for, as I told you, I do not think the case of the sufferers in the various branches of trade and manufacture carried on in Clerkenwell has yet been netorc the country in that complete form in which I think it might be. You should prepare a statement which would not only show the various classes of the sufferers, but at the same time a fair estimate of the complete loss sustained and the amount necessary to supply every little necessity, and then I have not the slightest doubt you w ou ld find that 'ample funds won' 1 be provided to reach them. Again, I may frankly tell you that I know persons—in fact, I myself have wished to hand in a subscription to the funds -who did not know where such sums as they might wish to have applied to the purpose were to be sent ; and beyond this we have heard that the class of people who have suffered would have all their losses made up out of the funds that have already been subscribed. Now all you require may, I think, be accomplished by some of the means I have suggested, so as to put the case completely and fairly before the country, which, as I have said, I believe has not yet been done ; and I think that would best be done by calling a public meeting out side Clerkenwell. A MEMBER of the DEPUTATION : Supposing that after doing all you have suggested there remains still a de ficiency, how is the loss to be made up to these poor people ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : I would not con template such a state of things, for I am convinced, if there is a fair appeal made, there will be ample funds forthcoming to meet every just claim. Of course, the subscribers would look to the committee of management for the proper distribution of the .funds. You know it is not desirable that Government should always inter fere in such cases, but this is e ses .of a very peculiar kind, and I may tell you that reason the Government acted as they did was pecause tley thought that probably some days, or even weeks, mightcelapse before a com mittee could be appointed and be in possession of an adequate fund to relieve the sufferers, and as it was very desirable that a sum sufficient to meet their immediate necessities should be at once distributed, we thought it in cumbent upon us to take immediate action. However, 1 may say this, if you appeal to society and society turns t, deaf ear to that appeal, then we shall be in a position to deal with it ; but such action on our part does not appear to me to be at present necessary. You must all, I think, feel that the sympathy with the sufferers is very general, and I cannot help thinking that if you adopt the means I have indicated you wilT get ample funds to meet every emergency. After a brief conversation as to what the committee have already dune, the deputation thanked the right hon. gentleman and withdrew. ATTEMPT TO FIRE THE LEEDS GASWORKS. LEEDS, Thursday Evening. A Fenian case has been heard to-day at the Town Hall, Leeds. Two Irishmen, one named Patrick Brady and the other John Reilly, were charged with having been found, under very suspicious circumstances, in the imme diate vicinity of the Leeds Gas Company's extensive works in Meadow-lane, Leeds. It appeared that late on Christmas night the prisoners and three other men were seen near the works, moving about in so suspicious a manner that it was thought advisable to communicate with the police.. A constable joined in watching the sus. pected men. One of them was heard saying to another, " Well, you have been a lamplighter, and you will know exactly how to do it." The constable summoned assistance, and when the Irishmen saw the officers approach all five ran away. They were followed, and the two prisoners were caught. The other three managed to escape. When they were taken to the Town Hall the prisoners refused to give any account of themselves. They would not say either where they lived or what business they followed. When before the magic trates, Reilly stated that he came from Newcastle, am had at some former period been employed at the Leed Gasworks. Brady also stated that he had been a labourer at the works for the la4Lt fiwelvit months. They were botl remanded for a week. Mr. Nobel, the manufacturer of the nitro-glycerine which exploded at Newcastle, writes a very interesting letter to the Times with respect to the explosive character of the compound. lie commences by saying that it is high time that the public should know That nitro-glycerine has won its battle over` the prejudices of the people of several countries. Notably he instances Sweden and Norway, in both of which countries it is freely carried by rail, and has not led to a single accident. In Germany, too, before the prohibition, thousands of parcels were sent by rail without causing the least damage. On in quiry the writer finds that accidents only occurred when the parcels were sent under wrong declara tions. • Whenever people convey explosive materials the first thing they ought to know is its nature. With regard to the minor accidents, Mr. Noble gives a list of them which we subjoin. Looking over the list of those minor accidents, of which the cause has been clearly ascer tained, which unfortunately with explosives is but rarely the case, we are forced to admit that the substance has been strangely abused. In five cases congealed nitro glycerine has been melted purposely over • the fire. In three cases a red - hot poker has been inserted into the oil in order to melt it. In one case a man kept a cartridge with a percussion cap and fuse affixed and lighted in his hand until it blew it off. In one instance, a man stood watching the burning of a fuse inserted into nitro-glycerine until it went off and hurt him. In one case, a captain set fire to a sailing vessel with a cargo of nitro-glycerine, and people went on board to extinguish the fire, but saved themselves, seeing what was the cargo, and the ship was eight hours on fire before it blew up, which could not possibly have been the case with gunFowder. In cne instance, two workmen, while filling cartridges with nitro-glycerine at the light of a tallow candle, set fire to some gunpowder strewed on the floor, but found time to save themselves and carry away considerable quantities of nitro-glycerine before the explosion took place. In one case two leaky canisters, full of nitro-glycerine, were soldered under con tinual reports produced by the heating of drops leaking out, but caused no accident. In one case a captain of artillery was hammering on a shell filled with nitro glycerine until it exploded and killed him. In one case a man took to greasing the wheels of his waggon with nitro-glycerine, knowing what it was, and it went all right tall it struck hard against some thing, and the wheels went to pieces. In one case it was burnt in a lamp as an improvement on petroleum. Mr. Noble urges that did we prohibit on the plea of acci dents, we should check the use of steam 'and fire, which would be coming back to the days when igno rance and safety went hand in hand. Mr. Nobel then goes on to say that it is nonsense to talk of substances which are used in mines exploding by the scratch of a needle, and cases have been known where parcels of nitro-glyce line dropping from a considerable height have been smashed, and yet have not exploded. Mr. Nobel, from these facts, comes to this conclusion : " Whenever an article can be regularly manufactured it may be regularly used, and accidents are only the result of inexperience— the want or neglect of instruction." It is . admitted that nitro-glycerine has its drawbacks, but Mr. Nobel considers that most of the charges against it are made by persons who have never seen it. He denies the truth of many rumours as to its explosiVe qualities, and concludes with contradicting the Northern Evening Express as to the accident at Berlin.. He says:—" In these days every mischief is charged to nitro-glycerine. Thus we read in the Northern Evening Express that recently a box with nitro-glycerine exploded at a railway station in the city of Berlin, and that the simple act of placing it in the van caused it to explode.' It is a proved and confirmed fact that it was fulminate of mercury that exploded. Last year somebody pretended that the mere contact with oil of turpentine would cause nitro-glycerine to go off. It h a s grown to be almost• a truism now, and yet there is not a particle of truth in the whole story." FIRE AT NEWCASTLE. — The Northern Evening Express of Thursday reports a fire which occurred at St. Anthony's, a village within the borough of New castle, about two miles east of the town. A co-operative store was burnt down. The loss is estimated at 22,000. The stock was insured for about V.,500. The members of the store fear that the fire was caused by the wilful act of some malicious person. ALARM AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE.--111 conse quence of information which reached the officials in charge of the Royal Palace at Hampton Court on Tuesday after noon, it was considered advisable to increase the number of watchmen on the premises. Accordingly, most of the gardeners employed were divided into parties, and patrols were appointed to keep under view the principal ap proaches to the palace. Other men were stationed in the courts and passages, and so a close watch was kept throughout the night, it being so arranged that the patrols met at some point or other at very short intery,als. On Christmas morning a fresh body of men went on duty, and the watch and guard were kept up through the day. It is expected that the military guard will be increased. 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 STMINSTER . BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A POLI CE - ONSTAB LE . _Rowland Hough, 62, tailor, was charged with the following brutal assault on a police-constable : William M'Kenzie, 266 B, whose head presented a frightful appearance, and whose left eye was com pletely closed, said about a quarter to two he was on duty in Coburg-row, Westminster, and saw the prisoner and a woman in a door-way making a great noise, so that the people opened their windows. Witness ordered them on, and they moved a short distance, but began again, and were again ordered on by witness. Prisoner then turned round, knocked him down, and while on the ground kicked him on the head, inflicting the wounds visible. He was rendered insensible, and recollected nothing further of the transaction until he found himself in the station. They were both drunk. Prisoner, who is a tall, powerful Irishman, over 16st. weight, cross-examined the constable as to the state of drunkenness, in which he was, and denied that he was drunk, said his wife was ill, and he was struck several times by the constable who knocked his hat off. This the constable denied, and the case was ad journed for the evidence of a witness respecting the prisoner's drunkenness. _ _ _ Sergeant Matthews, 12 B, who took the cLarge, was called, and proved that beyond a doubt pri soner was drunk. Prisoner made a rambling defence, to the effect that he was not drunk, and complained of being assaulted by the police-constable. A witness who saw the whole affair was not presellL - Remanded till Wednesday ; a summons to be issued for the witness to attend. The prisoner will then be committed for trial. THAMES. BOXING DAY ORGIES.—There were only four drunken charges from the K or Stepney division, and two from the H or Whitechapel division, this morning. The two divisions have the preserva tion of the peace and the protection of life and pro perty in a district containing a population of 330,000 souls. There were 21 other charges of the usual miscellaneous description. Mary Macarthy, an Irishwoman, was charged with stealing eleven gunney bags, valued at 55., from the warehouse of Mr. Henry Schlemann, sack and bag maker, of Langley-place, Commercial read, East. The prosecutor carries on a large business, and he has been most extensively robbed. lie has been plundered of 4,000 bags in the course of tho last four years. He had lately received information that the prisoner was plundering him. He was slow in believing this, as the prisoner had been in his service 19 years, and he laboured under an im pression that she was an honest woman. Yesterday afternoon he met her in Prescott-street, White chapel, and carrying a large bundle under her shawl. He asked her where she was going, to which she replied that she was going to a laundress with some linen to be washed. He pulled her shawl on one side, and found there eleven new bags, his property, which had been stolen out of his warehouse. The prisoner said she was innocent and that the forewoman of Mr. Schlemann's estab lishment gave her the bags. This turned out not to be the fact. The prisoner, in her defence, en deavoured to make it appear that she was only the innocent tool of another woman, but failed iu making out that defence. Mr. Schlemann said he would not have prose cuted if he had not been robbed to a large amount. Mr. Paget—There is no occasion whatever for you to excuse yourself. The prosecution is a very just and proper one. It is the case of a servant robbing her employer, whose interests she was bound to protect. Mr. Schlemann said he wished the case to be summarily disposed of. Mr. Paget—l cannot do that. The law does not allow summary jurisdiction in a case of this sort, a servant robbing her master. The prisoner is com mitted for trial. LIVERPOOL COTTON Atil.llKE7 —This Day. Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market dull and in active. MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER. —Oll. Thursday an inquest was held at Wavendon, near Newpert Pagn,;l, on the death of John White, a gamekeeper in the cmplo• ! ,-- meat of Captain Swabey. The facts elicited were briefly as follows:—While the deceased, in company with an under-keeper named Edward Farr, were in Wavendon Wood on Christmas Eve they were met by James Inwood, a lathrender, and William Emmerton, bricklayer, belong ing to Woburn Sands, who were out on a poaching eype• dition. On finding they were discovered I , :mmerton ran away, and he was pursued by Farr. When they had gut away a distance of fifty yards, Farr heard a- shot fired, and on looking round saw White falling to the ground. Farr ran back to render assistance, and as he returned the deceased cried out, " Farr, I'm a dead man, and it's James Inwood that has shot me." Inwood ran away. Farr lifted White up, but he soon afterwards expired. Emmerton could give no account of where he was at the time of the occurrence, but, on his way to the Fenny Stratford Police-station, he made a statement to the fol lowing effect :—" I, William Emmerton, was in a field adjoining Wavendon Wood on Christmas Eve, between five and six o'clock, with James Inwood, going in search of game, when we saw two men before us. We then stopped and stood still, when Inwood said, `Shoot 'em and I said I would not. He then said, `God strike me dead, I will ;' when the men commenced running towards us. I said, ' Run,' and commenced running away. When I had got some distance I heard the report of a gun. I• then went home." The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against James • Inwood," but expressed their conviction that there was no evidence against Emmerton. Inwood treated the matter with the utmost iudiligenek Age st lb Sharpshooter .. 512 7 Ace of Trumps ... a 12 0 Triumpher 6 12 0 Hence 5 11 10 Woodbury Hill (h b) a 11 7 ... a 11 4 Trap ... 11 4 Brandy Apple ... all 4 Tho Robber ... a 11 2 Foxholes ... 5 11 2 Savannah... ... 6 11 2 Harcourt ... 6 11 0 Hopvine 411. 0 Heurlys ... a 11 0 Risk 5 10 12 The Grand Filing and South Country Steeplechase Han dicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 if declared ou or be fore Monday, Dec. 23, to Messrs. Weatherby only, with 100 added; any winner of a steeplechase after Dec. 16 (at eight p.m.) 71b, twice 101 b extra ; about three miles and a half ; 17 subs. Ago et lb Sprite (including lUlb ex) a 12 8 Hornet Cabin Boy (h b) Arlescott (h b) a 11 7 Fairy Mount 6 11 7 Hippolyte ..... Garus a 11 2 Sinite a 11 0 Bishopton 5 10 12 The Half Bred Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 100 added, for half bred huntors ; 12st each ; winners of any handicap hurdle race or handicap steeplechase 31b, of two handicap hurdle races or handicap steeplechase, 141 b, of three handicap hurdle races or handicap steeple chases 211 b, four or more 281 b extra; gentlemen riders, professionals 51b extra ; about three miles ; 21 subs. Age st lb Nabocklisb. (inc. 71b extra) 6 10 11 Sylph - 5 10 9 Pixie Birdie a 10 7 King Alfred 6 10 7 Captain Crosstree a 10 7 Balham glO 7 Badminton Ganymede, Kate Terry, Lawrence, Corvedale, High flyer, Arlescott, Walterstown, Meerschaum, The Miller, Patience, Northern Light, Sincerity, Kingfisher, Leicester, Orleton, Darkness, ' Sensation, Sugar Hun), Emigrant, Tally-ho, and Forest Lane. PROGRAMME OF ST. ALBANS STEEPLECHASES. SATURDAY. the St. Albans Open Steeplechase Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 100 added; the winner of the Grand Metropolitan Steeplechase at Croydon 101 b, and the second in the same 51b, or any other winner after Nov. 22 (at nine a.m.) 71b extra ; weights not to be accumu lative ; about three miles and a half ; 25 subs. The highest weight accepting being list 121 b, it has been raised to 12st 71b, and the others in proportion. Age st lb Ago st lb Sir Bobby ... a 12 7 Arlescott a 11 2 Benazet al2 5 Cabin Boy (h b) all 1 Despatch ... 11 13 Badminton ... 5 10 13 Tally-ho(in.slb ex.) a 11 12 Spatchcock ... a 10 13 Hornet ... ... all 11 Hiply3lyte ... alO 13 Chimney S weep(in- Greenland ... 6 10 12 eluding 101 b ex.) 5 11 11 Lawrence (11 b) ... a 10 9 Pensioner (pd) 6 11 7 Highflyer „. a 10 9 Sprite 11 7 King Alfred ... 610 9 Patience (h b) ... all 5 Harcourt (pd) 610 9 Tusculanum ... 5 11 5 NorthernLight(n b) 6 10 9 L. S. D. ... all 4 Polestar ... 510 9 Clansman 5 11 4 Bishopton ... 5 C The Local Cup (the gift of the licensed victuallers in the tow and neighbourhood of St. Albans), for horses the property of persons residing within 40 miles of St. Albans, except winners of a handicap steeplechase ; llst each; and any winner over country 71b extra. Once round the Steeplechase Course, starting in frcut of the Grand Stand. The Maiden Steeplechase Plate of 30 sous; llst 71b each; if beaten three times previous to the time of starting allowed 71b, twice 51b; winners after the day of entry bib extra ; the winner to be sold for 50 sous ; about two miles. The Earl and Countess of Warwick and family intend to winter in Nice, and will probably make a tour in Italy afterwards. The noble earl and countess do not propose returning home till after Easter. Viscount and Viscountess Amberley are expected home from their tour in the United States early in March. Lord and Lady Headley and family have arrived in town from their seat, Aghadoe House, Killarney. &TER RIF I C GAS EXPLOSION.—On Wednesday night about 10 o'clock there was a tremendous explosion of gas in the dwelling-house of Mr. Samuel French, 46, Exmouth-street, late Holmes-street, Stepney. There was an escape of gas in the back parlour, and Mr. French went into the apartment with a lighted candle. A loud report followed, the front door was blown off the hinges into the street, nearly every pane of glass in the windows smashed, a panel of the shutter covering the front window shat tered, and the back of the house blown out. Mr. French, who is upwards of 60 years of age, was seriously injured by the explosion, and his face and head were scorched. Great fears are entertained that the calamity will prove fatal. He has been in the service of Giesler and Co., the wine merchants, in Fenchurch-street, for 35 years. SENTENCE OF A COURT-MARTIAL.—The sentences passed by the general courts-martial which recently as sembled at Chatham garrison for the trials of Privates Thomas Roche, 14th Regiment ; John Jackson, 82d Regi ment ; and Henry Cardock, 2d Regiment, were promul gated to the troops at head-quarters yesterday morning. The prisoners were all tried for acts of gross insubordina tion, Roche having assaulted Lieutenant Cre. gh, an officer of his regiment, and the prisoner Jackson having threatened to shoot any person who attempted to appre hend him at the time he was absent from the barracks without leave. The court sentenced each of the pri soners to two years' hard labour, and in addition awarded Roche fifty lashes, and sentenced Jackson to be marked with the letters " 8.C." and to be dismissed from her ita• jesty's service with ignominy. 111ARKETS—(2 his Day.) MARK LANE. There was,a very poor show of English wheat here to day, coastwise and by land carriage. The attendance of millers was limited, yet the few fine samples on offer were readily disposed of at the extreme rates of Monday. Damp qualities, however, were inactive, on former terms, The supply of foreign wheat was extensive. Although sales progreesed slowly, late rates were w e ll s u pp or t e d , _ _ In floating cargoes of grain very little was passing, a t about stationary prices. There was a steady inquiry for malting barley, at ex treme quotations. In grinding and distilling sorts vety little was passing. Malt Fupported previous rates, Lut the solo for it Nfras inactive. Oats moved off slowly, and the quotations were with difficulty supported. Beans, peas, and ft mir were unaltered in value. Seek and cakes were very inactiv ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Whest. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English smilScotch 1,740 1,28:1 2,140 110 660 Iriih b'oreign 9 4,430 1191 23,560 Maize, 2,880 qrs 12,260 Orli NEWGATE AND LEA.DENB ALL. The markets are steadily supplied with meat. trade has ruled quiet at quotations. T',l o Per Blbs by the carcase. 8 d a d adsd Interior beef 3 0 3 4 Inferior mutton.... 3 0 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 8 Middling mutton.. 3 6 4 0 Prime large do 3 '0 4 0 Prime do .. I 2 4 ti Prime small di)....4 2 a 6 Large pork 3 u 3 4 Veal 3 S 4 61 Small pork.. ...... .3 10 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. The trade for all kinds of hops has been without im provement. Even the finest pockets have been neglected, whilst in inferior sorts next to nothing has been doing. Prices art almost nominal. Mid and East Keats .£6 15s to £lO lOs per cwt. Weald of Kent II Sussex 6 Os to 6 15s I, Farnham 8 Os to 10 Os 1, Bavarian 4 lOs to 7Os „ Belgians 3 15s to 4 15s ~ Yearlings Bank of England Re ;turns. —L ast Evening, An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for tho week ending the Act 7th and 8 4 .,h Victoria Wednesday, Dec— 25, 1867. ISSUE PE. Notes issued ....,C35,837,200 'ARTMENT. Goiernmt. Debt..C11,015,100 Other Securities.. 3,984,900 I Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £35,837,200 1 BANKING D: X 35,837,200 I'ropriotors' Capi tal X14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including E xchequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 7,178,757 Other Deposits 18,766,205 Seven Days and other Bills 567,699 :PARTMENt. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £13,019,203 Other Securities 17,518,502 Notes 12,474,335 Gold and Silver Coin X 11,115,887 £44,115,55/ PROGRAMME OF EALING STEEPLECHASES. FRIDAY. The Selling Steeplechase Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 30 added; tho winner to be sold for 40 soya; about two miles. The Local Cup, value 25gs, for horses that have never won a handicap steeplechase value 20 sovs, the pro pay of persons residing within thirty miles of London ; list 71b each ; winners of a steeplechase or hurdle race in 1867 101 b extra, but not penalised for both ; non professionals allowed 51b; once round the Steeplechase Course, starting in front of the Grand Stand. The Town Plate (Handicap) of 40 sovs ; winners of any steeplechase after Dec. 20 (at 10 a.m.) 71b About two miles. 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