The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-12 00:00:00

T~~ T~ i e t n arrowroot, 1 case of revolvers, 2 cams of cavalry swords, aad 2 cases of stores. A Boston paper publishes letters from a corre spondent at Hilton Head describing the Federal position there. The following are extracts:-- "HILTON HEAD, Nov. 20.—The heat whereof the de fenders of their country's flag had cause to complain upon first landing has disappeared. In its place have come Novembrian blasts worthy of New England's olimate, and the brave volunteer, shivering in his tent, debates whether it be not a fact that he has been imposed upon ; whether Port Royal entrance be worth holding; whet her the rebels, appreciating its usefulness, did not build firm fortifications for - the sole purpose of inducing the Yankees to expend powder and shot, and life and limb, upon it, and of having a laugh at the expense of him who wins. He has this little consolation, however, that with cold comes torpor to the copper -heads and rattlesnakes. But, ales I fleas are persis tent as ever. Congestive fevers, which carry off the patient in from ten to fifteen hours, are becom'ing painfully preva lent, especially with the Maine 9th. The surgeons say the disease has been brought from the camp on the eastern shore of the Potomac. But it would seem that a long con • filament on shipboard, followed by hard work in transport ing merchandise through the surf, from boats to the shore, will sufficiently account for an extraordinary mortality, without recurring so far to the pant. The ground upon which Fort Walker and the encampments are located is sufficiently high—being a plateau terminating in a bluff, rising ten or fifteen feet above the beach. But there is much low land, such as might be profitably used for rice fields, bordering upon the creeks, and therefrom a miasma issues which makes it quite impossible to reckon Hilton's Head a healthy camping ground. Add to this the execrable character of the water, and you have a list of discomforts quite long enough to account for the fact that teamsters and other camp followers who have the privilege of exercising in some degree a volition in relation to their own movements, are leaving for the North in droves. And as for the rest, they wish that the occupation of Beaufort might be ad judged a military necessity, for there are comfortable quar ters without fever, ague, or the other incidents of Sea Island plantation life. "The British frigate Immortalite, Capt. Hawkins, came into the harbour yesterday morning, and was received with all the honours prescribed by the army and navy regula tions, in such cases made and provided. The ship was sent hither by Admiral Milne, to receive such British residents of the neighbouring ports as may desire, in view of the very uncertain character of the times, to seek refuge elsewhere. She will remain here some time. Of course they are gen tlemen, both of the army and navy, who believe that this ostensible and innocent design is but a cover for some scheme for aiding the rebellion. But I learn that Captain Hawkins discovers no sympathy for the slaveholders' rebel lion. A schooner, taken a few days since while at tempting to run into Savannah,was brought to this harbour. She was sailing under English colours, and upon the mani fest it was recorded that she sailed from a port in the West Indies with a cargo of goods such as usually comes from that region. But her owner, acting as first officer, was found to be a resident of Savannah, and in the vessel's hold a considerable quantity of arms and ordnance stores were found. Upon the arrival of the Immortalite at this port, the owner of the schooner applied to the English captain for relief, and received in reply a curt and decisive answer, which certainly gave no reason to believe that any desire to interfere in this quarrel existed in the heart of Captain Hawkins. " Information has reached the naval officers that all non combatants are leaving Savannah, and that a grand stam pede in the direction of Augusta is taking place. So exten sive has the tide of hurried emigration thitherward become, that the Mayor of the town has been compelled to issue a Proclamation forbidding the entry of more of the panic stricken into his dominions, as the accommodations are all taken up, and the danger of an approach to famine is im minent. Several of the gunboats have been pretty con stantly employed of late in making reconnaissances of the positions of the rebels hereabouts, They rep or t th a t all the heavy guns in batteries upon the neigh bouring shores have beeen removed to the inte rior. The enemy appears to have abandoned all inten tion of making a stand against the navy. Hatteras and Port Royal have taught them a valuable lesson in that respect. An army properly disciplined would, there can be no doubt, find no very difficult march hence to Savannah. Whether or not such a march is purposed no newspaper correspon dent is et-liberty to disclose, if he knows ; and by the same token he is bound not to furnish any evidence which inclines his own mind to the one opinion or the other, "In the engagement of Nov. 7, the Wabash threw 887 shells, the Susquehanna 470, and the gunboats an average of 120 projectiles of one sort or another. You may judge, therefore, that very considerable inroads were made upon the contents of the magazines of the vessels. The return of a vessel which has been sent north for supplies of ammuni tion for the navy, and which will be due here before this letter will be received, is anxiously looked for, as- a new branch of the enterprise, in which the expeditionary corps is engaged, will then go forward. "Nov. 25. The evidences multiply, and, indeed, may well be deemed conclusive that the enemy has abandoned all pre tence of defending the coast. Hatteras and Port Royal have shown that mere earthworks manned by Volunteers, and deficient in effective shells as Confederate magazines all are, can never withstand the attack of a large naval force. '-eme heavy guns recently at Tc bee Island, at the mouth of the Savannah river, have been removed inland. So all along shore. Resistance is only to be made to troops, and nn the main land." On the 27th the steamship Constitution, with the advance guard of Butler's expedition left Hampton Roads. On the 28th the Federals pushed a reconnaissance C lose up to Fairfax-courthouse, when they came tpon the Confederate sentries, and retired after a few shots had been exchanged. A steamer, erroneously reported to be the Nash /ilk, had run the blockade of Charleston with a cargo of woollens, arms, telegraph wires, percussion c aps, &c. The following telegram contains some informa tion respecting the steamship Fingal, which re cently ran the blockade of Charleston : " NE - w Yonit, Nov. 29.—The Fortress Monroe cone -BPondent of the Philadelphia Enquirer announces the ar rival there of the gunboat Cceur de Lion from Washington. s he had 42 s h o t s a i me d at h er, b ut only received one, doing little damage. She had Professor Lowe and his assistants °II board, also Professor Starkweather, who goes to Port ,110)-al to make r ec onna i ssances . A man calling himself Tuesday, O'Hara, of P or t o Ri co , w h o came f rom N orfolk on 4 tlesday, on a flag of truce was detained by General Wool, and his trunk examined. It contained valuable papers, s ome sealed and stamped by the British Consul at Charles t°l3, and directed to Lord Lyons. They were se n t to Seers .l,l'3" Seward for inspection. O'Hara, it is suspected, h as ' l een an officer aboard the Fingal, which he says is to be Att - 0 d out for a man-of-war at Charleston, and is to carry a pl4aidable battery of Whitworth rifled guns. He says the gal arrived off Tybee Island two weeks since from Sou thampton, via Puerto Cabello, where she had seen the t 1 : 1 1 er often. Some of the arms brought by the Fingal are being used against Fort Pickens." Lord Monck was sworn in as Governor-General e'reanada on the 28th. Winter had commenced to set in, snow having fallen. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 11. The Liverpool, Ne w Y or k, an d Phil a d e l p hi a ° Olpany's screw steamer Etna, Capt. Kennedy, Lich left New York on the afternoon of the 30th 111 t,, and which touched at Q ueens t own l as t n i g ht 10 land despatches, arrived in the Mersey at 7.15 thl6 evening. This arrival adds but few details to those already re ceived through the Boston and Portland journals. The Pensacola Observer, in its number of the 22d November, thus announces the beginning of the action at that place : ill t , `` At fi ve m i nutes past 10 this morning heavy an d con fr"us firing commenc e d a t th e f or t s b e l o w. We learn 4 ° ll l a person just arrived f rom th e nav y y ar d that the at e was opened by Fort Pickens upon the Confederate Th e Times, and was returned by our b a tt er i es an d forts. b " tufted States frigate Niagara is trying to c r o s s the ar for the purpose of entering the harbour. The excite :le/It in th e t own i s i ntense; th e b us i ness p l aces are al l t .,... °8 °(1, and the t o p s o f th e h ouses are covere d w i t h an ex 'd Population." The same journal of the following morning says : `` The firing of Fort Pickens during the morning was I; l'ec ted at the s t eamer Ti mes , w ith ver y littl e e ff ec t ; th e I °, es came up la s t n i g ht, an d w i t h the excepti on o f t wo 0,. three little holes made by rifle shots, is unhurt. The in°anmer Nelson was also in the engagement at the begin (Ally one shot struck h er , an d did but little damage. Th e ter ,, e ' i s ° l l 'went over to the mainland and found the Fiorida tb ! ' , lent all rig ht. I n pass i ng Wil son ' s b a tt er i es s h e gave °re a couple of shots, w hi c h were re t urne d. ‘` the frigate Niagara tried hard to come in, but her re lotti°4 was too warm, and she had to back out. The only °f life we can learn of was a private of the Louisiana L o rlent and the wife of a sergeant of the Marine Corps, Of whom were killed by shells in the yard. A great - Y shot an d s h e ll f e ll i n t h e yard, b ut did very little and a ge to the buildings. Our guns were worked all day, hi cie, ,,ast have told with terrible effect upon the other ghj All F AMERICAN SHIP ON IRE.—The American 41B e lo Greely, 1,000 tons, Captain A. G. Cutter, n a' .a ! ri g to Portland, Maine, having been discovered to be tw "re in the Channel on Tuesday morning, was towed . by -.L.1 (1 b 1 ,1, 6111in g smacks, the Sophia and the Charles, rinto k ib Y :Th Cove, near Brigham. At this place Mr. James We n c - h A the commanding officer of the Coastguard, sne on board an d by the assistance of the town engine th e Zded at three o'clock in the afternoon in extinguishing B h i 'Lames which were confined to the after tart of the The Elephant Greely, in consequence of the civil froill thatng under Hamburg colouts, and was bound city in ballast for Akyab. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS, CITY, Two o'CLoox. Although the demand for accommodation has slightly increased, the rates in the open market continue to range as low as 21 per cent., and there is still an abundant supply of money. There was a good enquiry for all descriptions of cotton in the Liverpool market yesterday, and prices were very firm. The sales were 10,000 bales. The Spanish Financial Commission have notified that the auction of the Foreign Redeemable Debt will take place at Madrid on the 30th inst., for which purpose the Government have assigned 4,421,072 reals. Thbre were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday. A dividend at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum, and a bonus of 5 per cent., have been declared by the directors of the National Provincial Bank of England. The half-yearly meeting of the St. Katherine Dock Company will take place on the 21st proximo, for the declaration of a dividend. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :-- 1861. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton 15,579 Midland South-Eastern Great Northern 24,971 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 5,531 1860. £43,725 78,941 14,206 13,698 40,400 17,137 24,777 35,045 5,673 North-Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln North British 6,248 Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,230 Great Western of Canada 9,473 Grand Trunk of Canada 37,107 15,270 6,099 6,124 8,941 16,114 These returns generally show some unfavourable features. On the North Western there is a decrease of £1,504; on the Midland of £630; on the South Eastern of £414 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £2,912 ; ou the North Eastern of £827 ; and on the Great Western of Canada of £532. The Great Western, however, shows an increase of £1,426 ; the South Western of £1,106 ; the Brighton of £1,881; the Great Northern of £194; and the Grand Trunk of Canada of £2,401. The market for Public Securities opened this morning with as unfavourable appearance, and several sales on speculative account soon led to a decline. Consols, at one time, were 90 to 90k, for money, and 901 for account. Bat the latest prices are 901 a, and 90! 1 respectively. The market is influenced by the uncertainty felt with regard to the tenor of the advices that may be re ceived from America. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 898 90 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 10s. prem. ; ditto, Sane, 12s. to 16s. prem. India 5 per Cent. Stock is 1021 1, being firmer. Business in the Foreign Market has been inac tive, and prices have shown no important varia tion. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 77 1 ; ditto 1858, 67 1-; Mexican are flat at 261; Brazilian steady at 97 1; Chilian 41 per Cents 831; Russian 5 per Cents. are firm at 99 ; and Spanish Certificates st. A very limited amount of business was trans acted to-d... 37 in the Railway Share Market, but prices were generally well sustained Caledonians, Midlands, and South Easterns improved ss. ; and London and Brighton, 15s. ; but North-Eastern (Berwick), have declined 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained moderately active at about previous rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are without any material variation, London and West minster realise 691, Union of London 27f, Electric Telegraph 94, Peninsular and Oriental Steam 709 I, and Oriental Inland Steam 61. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Ol 1 i 90 a 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9a 90 89k 901 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 79 Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 981 i Consols for Account, Jan. 9 9oa I if ndia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent . . _ March. _ Jun 9. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d, 10 pm 16 12 Ditto £500 Ditto Small — 1 12 16 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent - Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Ditto 4/ per Cent. Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St 99 Ditto 41 pex Cent . . 9ll Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred — Ditto Acco nt 42 Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditt2 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account THE MEXICAN EXPEDITION. A letter, dated Teneriffe, sth December, says : " The usually quiet roadstead of Santa Cruz de Tene riffe has not been a little surprised and delighted at the arrival successively in its waters of a whole fleet. The first rendezvous of the French squadron destined for the Gulf of Mexico was the Canary Islands. At this season of the year for vessels of different size and class starting from different ports it seemed a difficult task for them all to arrive punctually. The first arrivals were the Guerriere, Ardente, and Montezuma, frigates, from Brest, and the Astree, from Lorient. They were at anchor when the Messina, bearing the Admiral's flag, arrived from Toulon. They saluted the Admiral, and manned yards to the shouts of "Vivo l'Empereur." Seldom has the little town of Vera Cruz, coiled up at the foot of its peak, and reposing peace fully amidst its orange groves and vineyards, witnessed such a festival. The population of the island, which is aware that the flag of the mother country will shortly join the tricolour in a common enterprise, has given the most hearty welcome to the French officers and men who same on shore. The best discipline and good feeling animate the squadron, which consists of nine vessels, now anchored in the roads in two parallel lines, and which, according to the returns of the port captain, arrived as follows :—The frigate Guerriere, from Brest, on the 18th of November; the frigate Ardente, from Brest, on the 20th of November; the frigate Astree, from Lorient, on the 20th ; the frigate Montezuma, from Brest, on the 22d ; the aviso Chaptal, from Toulon, on the 23d ; the Messina, man-of-war, from Toulon, on the 23d; the aviso Marceau, from Cher bourg, on the 23d; the transport Aube, from Tou lon, on the 24th; and the aviso Berthoilet, from Brest, on the 25th. All these vessels, most of them new screw ships, armed with rifled cannon represent a force of 3,000 sailors, and have nearly the same amount of troops on board. It is said they will take in more troops at the French colonies of Guadeloupe and Martinique. The Zouaves excite the greatest curiosity of the inhabitants. Yesterday (Sunday), the Admiral's ship and the frigates were visited by a number of the inhabitants, and our pretty Canaria girls are much pleased with the politeness and courtesy of the French officers. The squadron will leave with a full supply of coals, cattle and sheep, bananas, oranges, and wine. The weather, so capricious at this season of the year, has been very favourable. Though the peak obstinately keeps its snow-crowned head concealed, there is a splended sun, favourable wind, and a calm sea. All our best wishes acccompany the French fleet. Its visit will long be remembered here; it will become a date in Teneriffe, and years hence we shall hear' That was at the time the French fleet visited us on its way to Mexico.' " CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A SCHOOLMASTER —At the Leeds Town-hall, on Tuesday, before J. Wilson, Esq., and C. J. Medea, Esq., Mr. R. H. V. Sebright, mas ter of the St. Marie's Roman Catholic day school, Rich mond-hill, was charged with assaulting Wm. Dyson, pupil teacher, on the morning of Friday last. The boy stated that Mr. Sebright had beaten him very severely on the head, so that he was obliged to stay at home the whole of the afternoon. The boy's mother also deposed that her son's face was very much swollen, and that "it was the colour of the fire, it was so red." Mr. Sebright, in answer to the charge, said the boy's statement was substantially cor rect, but he submitted in extenuation that he had boxed the lad's ears under great provocation. He had been a schoolmaster eighteen years, and it was the first time be had struck a pupil teacher. For the last 18 months this lad had been a great to him; he had hitherto acted kindly towards him, and had remonstrated with him upon his conduct at the request of his parents. At the time when the off6nce complained of took place, Dyson was superintending a writing class ; he asked him t) move about, instead of standing in one place, which he refused to do and being annoyed at this and other instances of bad con duct, he had, ho acknowledged, boxed the prosecutor's ears with the palm of his hand. The lad's statement with re ference to standing still was that he had-Amid in the class for the purpose of pulling out a pen which had become fast in the holder. The magistrates said they were of opinion the evidence proved that the defendant had exercised undue severity, and that it was a very dangerous practice to strike boys on the head. They should fine him 205., including costa, or seven days' imprisonment, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. ...........ii....4. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W .. .. Birkenhead lOO Da.&G.W 84 86 85 Buckinghamshire lOO Do. 94 96 Chester & Holyhea lO3 Do 53 54 Do. 54per cent 100 Do. 122 124 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O 63 65 E. Lincolnsh. g 6 pr c. 100 Gr. North. 133 136 E.Union,HarwichShs all 16,Counts. 4 44 Do. Woodbridge... . 100 . • • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dr. 100 Caledon .. .. Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 197 202 Loudon & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 61 63 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilb.& Southend 100 Peto &Co B4 86 81 *Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,&Matlock all LNW& M 34 34 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkr, BuryEx ) 5. 5.8. E Counts. par 4 p g-ua. 5 per eent. .. Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent..... all Do. . Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do.. ~. N. Eastn—Hartlepool Ito N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. I all L&N .W 1 & L. Yk. i 43 45 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. .. „ Roystn.Hitch.&Shep. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn & Croydon, all L.&Brgtn 84 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share( Railways. Paid.( Closing I Business Prices. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at at Bris. & Exet. 4p.c. at 20 Do. shares at Caledon. £lO, 9i p. cent at Do. quar. shares, No. 2 61 Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. 20 Cornwall. 5 percent 61 Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun 10 Do. Ist Class Pref st E. Awn. Class Asp. c at Do. Class B 6 per cent at Do. Class C 7 per cent st E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No.l st Do No. 2 st Do. new 6p.c. st at Eastern Union, 4p. c— st Do. sp. c. guar at Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares at Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & at Edln.Perth,& Dun. 4 p.c. st Furness, 5 per cent st Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c st Great Northern, sp. c st D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pro st Do. 41 p. c. do at Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm 10 Gt. Nh. of .Scot. Ist pref. at Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent at Do. redeem. 41 p. ct st Do. redeem. 4 p. ct at Do. irredeem. 4p. ct st Do. sp. c. redeem. pref 8 Do. Birm. pref. shares 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she st Do. Birm. guar. stock 261 Do. Chester guar. shares 13/ Do. do 20 Do. do 100 Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. pref at Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock st Do.Barnast£s 2s 10d , st Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) st Do. 4i p. c. (Blackb. par st Lon.&Brig.sp.o.gu. No.l at Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 st Do. 6 per cent. do at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 at Do. 4+ per cent. do 5 Do. 4,1 p. o. pref. shares, at Do. 7 per cent. pref. st,* st Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&c) at Do. 4p c. st. (div. def 1i1'65 st Do. 4 per cent. prof at Lon. Chat. &Dov. sp.c.pf 10 Do. West. Ex., B, 6p. c 10 Do. Metrop. Ex. B, 9 p.c at Lou. & S. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. at Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent at., late 3d shares st Do. 44 per cent 2s 6d Do. (Prtam. perpl. anus of 2s 6d 121 Londondy. &Cole. / shs 121 t.ondony. & Ennis. 1, shs at Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 6 Do £6 at Do. 31 per cent, ........ 10 Do. redeem. 6percent... 121 Maryport & Carl. 4 p r. c 121 Do. 44 per cent ..... . . at Midland Con. 6p. o. atk . . at Do. Con. Brig.& Bir. 6 p.c. st Do. 44 p. c. pref. sto c k .. 6 Do. 4i per cent ...... at Do.Leic, andHit.4per at Norflk. sp.c. Ex at. 1810 at Do. 54 p. c. Pref. at. 1847 at Do.sWay.ValEx.stlBl7 st Nort British, 5 per cent. at Do. New gua. percent.. 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. 10 Do. do. do. at Nth.Dvn.Rail.,4sDck.Co. at N-East Cons. pref. 4 p.c. at Do. 44 pr. ct. redeemable at Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref. 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. I 12 i Do. do. Quarters, 1848..: 25 Do. York &S. Parch. 20 North Staffordshire.... a ra ra lun t e e w ed p . f . 8110 Lot4h at Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. a pref. stock.... st Do. A berdeen,gua. 6p.c Ym ttis u h eY Ce G n u t at Do. 7 p. a pref. stock 10$. South Devon , Ann , 10 s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent 1 0. 6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 44 per cent Fixed 4/ per cent o. at Do. 44 per cent st Do. do. 1859 at Da 5 per cent st South Do Wales, gua. 4p. at S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 20 Do. 513. c. gua -25 Do. B 6 p. c 25 Do. C 6 p. c at Watrid & Kilkny. 6 p. 25 Stock. & Dar. A s p. c at W. Mid.-Oxf lat gua stk at Do. 2d do at Do, rerpet.6p. c. p . f 1866 dt Do. till 1869 : at Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. 93 95 20& 214 6 61 101 103 112 117 110 118 104 110 106 108 123 125 81 83 111 113 89 91 80 82 115 116 110 112 102 10t 106 108 97 99 98 100 88 90 88 90 102 101 9/1 10 17 18 NI 11 75 77 20 201 10 10 15 15 136 138 101 103 112 115 112 115 136 133 112 115 [52 155 127 130 73 75 90 92 11 113 13:1 14 24 126 ! 4 tlmn 65 70 ipmj 137 139 102 104 92 94 [6 Ili 107 109 1 lhinn 99 101 98 100 I die par idle }pm 22 23 :32 131 10 10i 23 24 99 101 99 101 Os 100 85 88 271 281 32 33 32 33 42 45 123 125 121 123 100 102 118 122 115 130 TilE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECENIBEI-1, U, 1861. CIS DAY). Share! If Paid. SUL i 18 204 20a 10 100 I 100 100 I 6f of 'i2 77 68 '73 C 7 72 41 5 if Id: stock 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stook 20 20 100 100 100 stock stook stock 20 stock 88 90 98 99 90 92 5 7 4 6 stock 100 101 id id stock P 5 100 I I d RAILWAYS. 18.8. all all all all 6 1 6 1 7 "d 1 10 11 4 3i i pr 22 23 8i 8& RI fi 20 21 38& 394 7 9 30 (0 50 52 5 4 t 1 11 13 251 261 61 7 94 10 20 21 Closing Prirx. 98 99 31 4 d 191 201 d 991 100 t 98 100 99 101 99i 1011 18 19 50 60 40 50 30 33 34 38 28 82 2 82 99 100 } d 98 99 8} 9} 111 hla liminess done 20 100 k * 100 311 35 6 30 2$ 61 141 8 151 i 0. d. a. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 2 10 8 2 Secondquality do. 3 4 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 4 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Just:ces of Appeal.) TN RE WINDITAAL In an application for a visitation and examination of the lunatic, Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner, by consent of parties, and with the approbation of the physicians in attendance, allowed Dr. Bright to attend the visitation and report. POLICE INTELLIGEN CE.—( This Day MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT A NOTORIOUS DEN.—Elizabeth Thomas was charged with stealing at 17, Bear-street, Leicester square, a coffee-shop, and most notorious brothel, and where several robberies have taken place, the watch and chain of Mr. Charles Barbs, wine merchant, Dean-street, So ho. From the evidence of Mr. Charles Barbe, it appeared that he on the 29th of Nov. last met the prisoner at the house and stayed with her the night, and placed his watch and chain on the table. At six he woke and found the pri soner and the watch and chain gone. Last night he met her in Regent-street, and gave her in charge. The value of tie watch and chain was £4. Oa speaking to the land lady she said the girl had done the same thing before. Inspector Holden said it was a most notorious house, and the worst in the neighbourhood, and the resort of thieves and prostitutes. Leach, 324 A, said as soon as prisoner taxed her with being with him she said " Yes, but 1 did not have your watch," but afterwards told him to go to a house in the Haymarket and ask for the duplicate. This morning the man gave him the duplicate, and said the prisoner had pledged it. Mr. Albert interpreted the evidence, Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMr ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 608 4d ; barley, 37s Od ; oats, 22s 8d ; rye, 378 10d ; beans, 42s 7d ; and peas, 438 Bd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 60s Od ; barley, 37s 3d ; oats, 22s 9d ; rye, 37s Ild ; beans, 42s 6d ; peas, 45s 3d. . . ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 104,036 ; barley, 121,042; oats, 20,283; rye, 51; beans, 6,226; peas, 2,931 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Our market to-day was seasonably well supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. Prime Scots, &c., commanded a steady sale, at fully Monday's currency, the extreme quotation being 5s per 81bs, otherwise the beef trade was in a sluggish state on former terms. The sup ply of sheep was somewhat on the increase, nevertheless the demand for most breeds ruled steady, at full prices. The best Downs realised 5s 6d per 81bs. No change took place in the value of calves; the veal trade, however, was firm. Pigs commanded full quotations, but milch cows were very dull. Per Sib. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d Primeers-wool d 0.4 6 5 2 Pme. S'thdown do .5 4 5 6 Largo orse. calves 4 6 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Large hogs 3 10 4 4 Small porkers ... , 4 6 4 10 Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 2ls to 30s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. . FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs.... 5,120 , Sheep 1,200 Calves Pigs .. 4OO ; Pigs .... , — SHARE IL ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Belfast and Nor. Coun Wol., and Str. Blyth and Tyne Bost.,Sleaf.,and 311d.C0 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock, & Passage Cornwall f A gets no div Do. A till6pe.p an.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Al). Juno East A nglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do 1 DoNw A, late E U 3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow. Edin., Perth, & Dundee Forth & ClydeJunetion', Furness 13" Glasg. and S. Western. GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South Eastern Lancashire & "Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright ,St S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do 3 5hare5........... Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent 6.4.0 Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle! Newry & Armagh, def. Newry, Warnpt, & Ytos Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.RailitDk.stock Do A stk ; A rem; no d till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North London Do new 19.16.4 North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Not. Gran. RI. & Canal Peebles Portsmouth th3ri,a . .n!.ey . : (Scottish - Central Soot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Sc )t. 'Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpooi Shropshire Union . Sittingbourne do Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lanc. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 Thames HavenDk&Rail 'Ulster Do 12.10 Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford ,46 Kilkenny' Watertord do Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Han& R West Midland Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford paid. l Closing 1 Business Price. done. a 11,7, all all all 100 100 7 8 6 6i 94 16 101 101 i 100 100 100 100 73 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 5 6 95i 10111 41 43 11 111 18 19 51 62 47 50 32 34 88 Q 0 29 30 51i i 112 11/ 111 101 131 68 1i 8 1 1061 6 1161 921 i 93{ 36 38 75 751 5 67 95 97 5i 6 37 39 4f7 8i p' i 127 i f 7 if 99 1 i 551 561 21 31 d ip 83 86 121 13 5 0 56 - d 88 751 i 44 46 43 45 89 91 45 f 102 10,1 11lf 112 110 111 130 132 102 104 68 68, 55 58 106 1064 54 56 115 117 44 46 92 62i 93 94 9 11 44 45 54 6 127 127 4 4 li ]iP 97 99 61 63 621 631 994 100 i }d 56 67 88 89 93 95 5} d lot 102 89 91 124 tze 38 40 97 99 45i 46i Railways. tiantio & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron' Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Cleutta.&S.Eas tn. (Lie ) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Seri! Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4 p c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 'Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 G t. IndtaPenin. gua.sp. e Do. New gua. 5 p. c GL South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New ... • • • Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madrfts guar., la p. o Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. C. Extension Do. 5 Xtclb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Bnds. Newßrunswick& Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Ca_pital Share Do. do. Land d 0..... Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde .......... Do. Punjaub 1:1 Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. Flo. c,e ) . Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 all /100 15 all 100 1 FOREIGI‘T Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.... ....... Bah. &S.Fran.. Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ............... r Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France. Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout ... Lyons & Geneva ..... Namur & Liege ...... Do. 6 p. e. Pref. ....... Northern of France... , Do. New Shares ...... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris, Lyons, & Mediter. Parrs & Orleans.... Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) qua 7_p. ct. 1im...... Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5} per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g". 7p. a S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Porthigal 7 g ct. West Flandern ..,..... Do. 5i p. c. Preference..l W. & N.W. of France .. West"rn of Austria.... Westurn of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 por cent Pref Zealand BRITIS Alfred Consolii(Philaci)i British Iron !Clifford . Devon G. Conb. (Taoist.} East Bassett (Illogan).. East Caradon ...... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.! Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack` G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) North Downs North. Frances (Mogan) N.Wh'l Basset (1110 ;an) North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(StCleer) S. Cern Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) I Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Whtdl Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), Wheal Mary Ann afen.)l Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)l FOR ! IG 3.2.101 ?.14.6 7.4.0 551 17s 0.8.8 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.6 1 114 1.14.0 9.18.9 lf -- 10.6.7 li 5.9. G all 18.1a.g 2719., 13s 6cl! 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Llm l7. 20 Brazil St.J.del Ite . y,Lim 11 5 Do. Land and MinmgCo. a 1 Clarendon Cons.MiuCo 40 Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna. 20 General 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquica 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... , a 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) ll 11111131 United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited) 1 Do . COLONIAL GOVFRNMEN Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lO9 Do 6p. cent 1880-2 10 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 10 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & AuFr. 10 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 10 Do. 5 per cent lOl - Cape G. Hope, 6p c, 1880 101 Do. 1890 10 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&July 10 Do. 6P. c.Ap. & Oct. 10 N. S.W. G ov. sp. c., 1866 10 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 10 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwde 10 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o. aterAng, 1875 S. Aue,G6p.c.1878.& up lot Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 'ES. i 1 1 2 30 34 360 370 65 60 271 231 21 81 19 21 3/ 11 6 7 1} 37 39 Si I 90 42 4f 5 24 14 If 221' 3 7 40 42 t 335 ?45 4 41 85 95 30 32 3 it a 81 14 4 15 it 5 1 52 280 290 821 871 75 85 2; 3 4; 64 16 17 16 17 MINES. .6 id Id 5 98 50 all 1} 2 dig. 41 36 57 6 6 8 ail it 11 11 2 11 23 24 1 1 11 P it 7 8 2 3 pr *d 2 4 11 il i 71 81 i i SEC 1J 1101 107 103 106 1 0 103 106 1 0 94 96 0 106 108 0 106 108 0 103 105 10 - - 98 100 97 99 96 98 103 105 1 102 100 stock stock stook stock Commercia l loo___- -- • Do. 4 per Cent.Pref3lin lOO East and West India London , ..... 100 58 51 St. Katharine.......... 100 59 62 Southampton .......... 100 Vietoria .. ........ 100 07 99 Do' New . --..m...1 2 ld 1r , 2 I ld pr JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 40 Au5tra1a5ia............ all 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 21 201 100 Ba,k of London. ..... • • 50 63 65 20 Bank of Turkey ... . ... 3 pr 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 191 201 20 25 Ch.lifer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 31 33 100 City 100 Colonial.... 25 20*11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 17 18 171 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 24 25 244 20 Do. new lO 3 4 50 London and County 2O 33 37 364 I .50 London Joint Stock • • 10 32 34 20 London ankS.Airican lO i id 100 London & - Westminster 20 69 70 691 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 _ 20 Do. new 50 NationalßAnk 25 2C New South Wales...—. all 25 ' Orient. B. Corporation . all 49 tO 491 20 Ottoman Bank... all 17 18 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 10 Do. new 25 South Australia .., all 25 Union of Australia 50 Um ) of London 100 Unity Mutual— ..... 6O .... 1 1 0 u A A nd a l n o t tl c. Ml. Stm Mint (i a a al l ll l l 1 1 1 3: 1 : 4: 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) aa a i l 01 1 221896 282 _ 208 5 2 1 5 00 A BBeri u r s tl t iis r nh al vir i A an ma t A eer g ri o r cL ic nim ul i t .,t ur titedn a d l ) 4 0 2 6 0 0 D 8 . 04! Bl.,37lpage..tTneill.BAsi (Lim.) a l l 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 321 Canada Land all 97 102 102 10 Chanislands Tel. (Lim ' all st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 107 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 id fpm st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 21 3 3 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 1 Great Ship l ,imited) all 1 1 Do' 171 pct P re f erence all 1 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 41 4 L.G. Omnius Co. (L 14 20 Igadras Irr. b and Canalint ) all 1 II 2 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3} 11 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lro n (Li m.) 5 /; 1 id 10 Netherlands Land . . . all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref_iss.atl 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 L 0 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all I 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 'all 11 11 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 10 64 7 61 at. Peelß.Lnd.&slin.(Lim) 100 47 50 50 ['en. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 7 50 Do. New 3O 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4lp.c all 11 13 411 8/ 18 1 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 9 1 1% Do. ....... • all r 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 125 In 1324 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip.. all 10 1 Do. do p . o ß . egiste d r o ed 61 ;all 4 10 Trust and Agency or Austrlasia (lim) Ist is. 1 Id 1 p 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 4 14 5 U. K'domTeL Co. (Rm.) 1 id pr 100 au llteraetea Ltud " 284 84 94 MEAT MARKETS. NEWOA.TIi AND LEADENTIALL. -These markets are seasonably supplied with meat, yet the demand rules steady, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 48 2d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; lamb, *Os is Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Blbs to sink the offal. SOUTHALL, Dec. 11.—Fair average supplies of stock on offer, and the trade generally rules steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 5s Od ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per 81bs. by the carcase. Romronn, Dec. 11.—Each kind of stock moved off steadily, at, in some instances, an advance in prices : Beef, from 3s Od to 5s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 4s Od to 48 84 per 81bs ; suckling calves, 16s to 19s ; quarter old store pigs, 21s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 to £5 ; clover, £3 10s to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £ 1 16s Od per load. A. fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—MewIow hay, £2 2s to £5 Os ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 18s; and straw, 8s to £1 163 per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clove? £3 10s to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load Supply good. THIS DAY'S SHIPPIG. LONDON, Dec. 12.—Wind this day at noon .-South- Westerly; rather fresh breeze, with dull, dirty weather, but mild. COWES, Dec. 12.—Wind S.W.— Arrived—Saxonia, screw steamer, from New York, and proceeded for Bremen ; passed Cape Race Dec. 4. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 11.--Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Etna, steamer, from New York. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 11 —Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Mel bourne, screw steamer, for Halifax; Her Majesty's ship Hero, for Halifax; Her Majesty's ship Greyhound, for Haliifax. DARTMOUT R . , Dec. 11 .—Arrived—South Carolina; from Antwerp for New York CARDIFF, Dec. 10.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Transit, for Callao. KING n OAD, Dec. 11.—WindS.S.—Arrived—Mary Dundas, from Montreal. iI3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Wonder, steamer, from Havre ; Georges, from Cherbourg ; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey. No sailings. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 11—Parsons, from Rouen ; Teaser, from Rouen; Tweedside, from Bassein; Catherine, from Paler mo; Marseilles, from Calcutta; Fergus, from Quebec; Ben Nevis, from Colombo ; John Banshaw, from Messina. Arrived, Dec. 12—Eclipse, from Seville; Cristin, from Guernsey. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Lope di Vega, Berm steamer, from London, for Corunna ; Caroline, from Shields, for Gibraltar; Q. F. L. M., screw steamer, from the west, for London. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. SPAIN AND ITALY. From the diplomatic documents laid by the Italian Government before the Chamber of Depu ties at Turin, we select the following despatch of the Minister of Victor-Emmanuel at Madrid to M. Calderon-Collantes, Minister of Foreign Affairs : " Madrid, 24th Nov. "Monsieur le ➢linistre—Having made known to my Government the non-acceptance by the Cabinet of her most Catholic Majesty of the last conciliatory means proposed, with the friendly support of France, for putting an end to the long differences on the subject of the Neapolitan archives, I have just received orders to apply for my passports, and quit this capital. "In now making to you, Monsieur le Ministre, this painful application, I feel the more lively regret that a few days ago I thought I might consider the difference as solved, since the formula so happily fixed on by the French Ambassador, and adopted in its textual tenour by your Excellency, had been completely accepted by my Government. " In the midst of those regrets, however, I take with me, in leaving Spain, a great consolation in the sympathies, as lively as spontaneous, the con stant marks of which I have been so happy as to everywhere meet with in this generous nation, so well able from its own heroic antecedents to justly appreciate the noble efforts made by Italy to complete and secure her national independence. Those sympathies, so marked and so reciprocal, as well as the evident interests of our respective nations, lead me to hope that the unfortunate inter ruption of ordinary good relations between the two Governments will not be of long duration. In the meantime I am authorised to leave Baron Cavalchini charged with the archives and with the business of the mission. " Personally, I can only take with me on my departure the grateful remembrance of the courtesy and obliging consideration of which I have been the object on your part, Monsieur le Ministre, as well as on that of the other functionaries with whom I have had the honour.of finding myself in relation. " I beg your Excellency to accept the fresh assur ances of my high consideration. " TECCO." The following is a circular from Baron Ricasoli to the Italian representatives at foreign Courts : " Turin, Nov. 30. " Sir,—His Majesty's Minister at Madrid has received from the King's Government the order to quit that capital, leaving to a secretary of legation the task of despatching current business. I think right to give to his Majesty's legations some ex planations on an event which has modified the state of our relations with Spain. " You are aware that the Spanish Consul of Lisbon received orders to take possession of the archives of the late Neapolitan consulate. This measure gave rise to a rather long discussion be tween the two Governments. It was adopted, it appears, without the knowledge of the President of the Spanish Cabinet, and M. Calderon Collantes, Minister of Foreign Affairs of her Catholic Majesty, was pleased at first to reduce it to very small pro portions. But we soon learned that similar orders had been given to a great many Spanish consuls. having thus acquired the conviction that the inci dent referred to was not purely accidental, but was one of a series of measures announcing a firm de termination on the part of the Minister of her Catholic Majesty, the King's Government thought right to address observations to the Cabinet of Madrid. " Spain had, in fact, no right to the Neapolitan archives, which had become the property of the Italian Government; and the Spanish Cabinet, which had declared that it would not intervene in any manner in the affairs of Italy, gave by that act direct support to the pretensions of the ex-King of Naples. It thus in reality assumed a position which was quite different to its declarat ions. It conferred the rights of a belligerent Power on a pretender who had fallen from his throne by a revolution, and had left his former territory after a regular capitu lation ; and it prevented the Government of King Victor Emmanuel from exercising part of the rights and fulfilling part of the obligations which had been confided to it by the will of the Italian popula tions. "In consequence of the prudent counsels of the French Government, which in a friendly man ner offered its good offices, the Spanish Govern, ment declared that it was ready to give up to the local authorities the documents relative to the private affairs of Italian subjects; but it added that it did not think right to restore those of a public character. " After the profound discussion which had been entered into on the legal question, this distinction was not admissible. At the point at which the negotiations had arrived, it was not possible to accept the restitution of a part of the documents without at the same time admitting the right of Spain to retain the other part. The legal question —that which had become the most important— would in that way have been implicitly decided in a manner unfavourable to the King's Government. At one moment the Cabinet of Madrid itself ap peared to admit the justice of this reason. " On its part the King's Government, acknow ledging the efforts which France had constantly made to terminate the misunderstanding in a friendly spirit, thought right to show itself all the more conciliatory in matters of form, from its hav ing been obliged to be firm on the merits of the question. In consequence, M. Calderon-Collantes proposed to give up to the local authorities all the documents contained in the archives, accompanied by the declaration that the Spanish Government had acquired the conviction that the said papers only concerned private interests. " In insisting for a direct restitution, the King's Government might have appeared to call for an express act of recognition from Spain. But that idea was far from us, for his Majesty's Ministers have too profound a sentiment of the dignity of the country, not to be convinced that Italy could not accept a recognition obtained by such expe dients. I therefore consented to the solution pro posed, recommending, however, the King's Minis ter at Madrid to insert in his reply some reserves destined to prevent any erroneous interpretation. " To my great astonishment, this proposition of his Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs of her Catholic Majesty was not approved of by his colleagues, and Baron Tecco was called on to with draw the two notes in which the legal question was developed. " Evidently, it was impossible to consent to this demand without imposing a condition which would give to the transaction a character of perfect reci procity. I therefore only accepted the proposed solution, subject to the Spanish Government, on its part, abstaining, in the orders to be given to its consuls, from mentioning that the archives did not comprise political documents. The Spanish Government having refused to admit this last con ciliatory measure, I was obliged to submit to the King an order for the recall of his Minister from Madrid, " These explanations will enable you to give to the Government of - all the information it may desire on this affair. You will besides take advantage of the opportunity afforded to you to remark on the attitude which the King's Government has maintained towards Spain down to these latter times. When in November, 1860, her Catholic Majesty's Government re called its Minister from Turin, the King's Govern ment, wishing to give a proof of the value it attached to the continuation of friendly relations with the Court of Madrid, did not follow the example set it, but preferred to depart from established usages, rather than interpret in a hostile spirit the resolu tion of the Spanish Government. " Since that epoch, whatever was our desire to see the Government of her Catholic Majesty re-es tablish completely its relations with us, we have never, as I have had the honour to tell you, solicited from the Spanish Government an act cf recognition which it would have been natural to expect from it, on account of the analogy between the events which have occurred in Italy and those which consolidated constitutional monarchy in Spain. We have, more over, carefully abstained from throwing on the Spanish Government the responsibility of the en couragements given by some subjects of her Catholic Majesty to the desperate efforts against the order . MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Dec, 19. via Marseilles Dec. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Jan. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Dec. 19. via Marseilles Dec. 13. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dec. 19. via Marseilles Dec. 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton Dec. 11. via Marseilles Dec. 20. Lisbon Dec. 11. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ll. Dec.. ...... via Marseilles Jan. 5. Newfoundland .. Dec. 11 Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Dec. 11. by U.S. packet by Canadian packet. Dec. —• W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Dec. 10. Bahamas, via New York Dec. 19. Mexico ....Dec. 30. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Dec. 14. California,and British Columbia.. THE ACORN-STREET OUTRAGE, SHEFFIELD.—We are glad to learn that Mrs. Wastnidge is now rapidly reco vering. The change in her appearance during the last few days is remarkable. For some time after the explosion, her face was so dreadfully disfigured that it was impossible to discern a single feature of the human countenance in the mass of festering flesh which lay on her pillow. Now, however, with the exception of a few blue powder specks, not the slightest disfiguration remains. —Sheffield Inde pendent. THE LATE CAPTAIN HARRISON.—A monument, erected by subscription, has bean placed in the cemetery at Maryport, Cumberland, to the memory of the late Captain Harrison, of the Great Eastern. He was a native of that town. The shops in Paris have already begun to have their windows decked out with articles for New Year pre sents. The calculation is that from Christmas Day to the 15th January, 50 millions of francs in Paris and 150 millions in the provinces annually pass from the purses of the donors of New Year's gifts into those of the dealers and manu facturers. JAMES BLOOMFIELD RUSII AGAIN.—For the third time within a comparatively limited period, James Bloomfield Rush, son of the notorious criminal, is in cus tody, charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of Charles Bradfield, coachman to the Rev. W. W. Andrews, at Hethersett, on Sunday, the first inst. Footmarks cor responding with Rush's boots were found under the window of Bradfield's house, and the prisoner was seen close by about the time of the robbery. On Saturday he was brought up at the Castle for examination, and remanded for further inquiry.—Bury and Norwich Post. The Court of Cassation has rejected the appeal made by Blanqui and the woman Fremaux against the sentence of the Court of Paris, which condemned them to four years' imprisonment for forming. part of a secret society, 100 100 100 100 8.13.4 1141 Q 1 2 37i 102 i all all all 1.00 200 li 7i I i .rriEs 1021 3 21 "'•• }: ~ I. . r ~ of things now established in Italy. We have main tained the same silence with regard to the insults which a portion of the Spanish press daily heaped on the Government, and even on his Majesty, our august master, personally. In recalling our Minister from Madrid, we have therefore ceded neither to a movement of vexation nor to a sentiment of exaggerated susceptibility. This determination has been imposed on us by the duty of protecting the national dignity, which can not permit, without protest, the Court of Madrid to continue to injure the rights and to thwart the in terests of a nation bound to Spain by ancient friendship.—Accept, etc., " RICAS OLI." THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. BANK OF ENGLiIND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 11th day of Dec., 1861: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ..—..X29,080,410 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,430,410 Silver Bullion .... £29,080,410 £29,080,410 Proprietors' CapDiannrio D: i tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- EPARTMENT. Government Seou -1 rifles (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £10,896,409 Other Securities 1 ti,%20, 17 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 837,276 --- counts) 5,920.166 Other Deposits 13,097426 Seven Day and other Bills 742,012 £37,442,327 M.] Dated December 12, 1861. £37,442, [ARSIIALL, Chief C ashier.B27 GRESEAM LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ANNUAL MEETING—THIS DAY. The annual general meeting of the directors and policyholders was held this afternoon at the offices of the society, 37, Old Jewry. William Tabor, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided. The notice calling tho meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN called upon the Actuary to read the report, which was as follows : " The directors submit as their report for the financial year ending July 31, 1861, the following statement : " The number of proposals submitted has been 1,855 for the assurance of £937,901. " Of these 1,373 have been accepted as eligible, assuring £739,860, and producing £23,749 7s. 10d. as new pre miums. " The amount received as the general premium-income for the year, exclusive of interest and annuities, has been £110,927 17s. 4d. " The amount of claims paid in respect of deaths has been £34,865 2s. sd. " The funds accumulated and invested at the close of the year bearing interest, amounted to £241,600 145., exclusive of deposits and capital, " The detailed accounts of the year have already been circulated, after having been examined month by month by the auditors, and having been certified as correct, are now submitted fo' approval and sdoption. "As an inconsistency exists in the prevailing methods for the distribution of bonus, by which policyholders who have premiums falling due botween the end of the financial year and the delay required by the Act of Parliament for the examination and auditing of the accounts, are compelled to return to their original premiums, the directors have sanctioned the adoption of a method by which such incon sistency will be removed, and all the members be placed upon an equal footing, This method consists in making the five years' reduction of premium extend one year beyond the time for the declaration of each new bonus. By such means the evil and misconception arising from charging increased premiums, after being once reduced, will be re moved and a system at once consistent and simple be thenceforth adopted. "It will be readily understood that no alteration in the bonus system would be sanctioned by the directors, to the detriment of any particular class ; but when an invidious distinction can be removed, and at the same time the whole system rendered more just and simple, the board have been induced to approve a change, which will be found to con duce to the general benefit of all parties. " The directors retiring on the present occasion are J. L. Hancock, Alfred Smee, F.R.S., and George Tyler, Esqs., who are re-eligible, and constitute the list recom mended by the board to be eected. " The auditors, Messrs. G. L. Ladbury, William Webb Venn, and William Whitelock, retire, and again offer them selves for election. "It will be seen that the preceding statement comprises the principal features of the past year ; and as the directors are enabled to state, as the general result, that, after pay ment of bonus and all claims and expenses, the investments have been considerable, and the increase to their general income satisfactory, they consider it would be unnecessary to attempt to add more than to express their intention of persevering in the same general line of action which has already led to such favourable results. " By order of tt, e board, "EDWIN JAMES FARREN, Actuary and Secretary." The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report just read be received and adopted, said he had to con gratulate the meeting on the progress of the society , during the past year. The report was so full, the business done was so satisfactory, that it became totally unnecessary to do more than move the ordi nary resolution for receiving the report. Mr. SMEE said the report contained all the ele ments of success. They had the large annual premium income of £lll,OOO ; they had a great accession of new business during the year ; their liabilities had been met promptly and satisfac torily ; and the funds accumulated and invested at the close of the year, bearing interest, amounted to upwards of £241,000, exclusive of deposits and capital. These were facts that spoke for them selves, and further comment was needless. After a few questions had been answered, the CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. HARRISON moved—" That S. L. Hancock, Alfred Smee, F.R.S., and George Tyler, Esqrs., the directors who retire by rotation, be re-elected." He said he had great pleasure in proposing the re election of the three gentlemen named, because he was certain the members of the society were well satisfied ,with their past exertions. They were gentlemen of intelligence, diligence, and manage ment, and their past efforts were the best guarantee for their future exertions. (Cheers.) Mr. THORNTHWAITE seconded the resolution with great satisfaction. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. A MEMBER moved the re-election of Messrs. O. H. Ladbury, William Webb Venn, and William Whitelock, as auditors. As the society had the greatest confidence in these gentlemen, he felt it a privilege to move their re-election. The resolution, having been seconded, was car ried unanimously. • This having concluded the business of the meet ing, A MEMBER said, before the gentlemen present left the room, he begged to move a vote of thanks to the chairman. (Hear, hear.) They were fortu nate in having a gentleman of such acknowledged ability at the head of their executive, and he felt certain the members were only too anxious on every occasion that presented itself to thank him for his exertions. The motion was seconded, and carried unani mously. The CHAIRMAN said he felt pleasure at the com pliment that had just been paid him, and he could assure them that the furtherance of the interests of the society was his most earnest desire. Mr. LOWE could not allow that opportunity to pass without moving a vote of thank s t o t h e i r highlyee,fil h ci e e a n r.) ta ctuary and secretary, talented m r.F ar r a ennd Farren. arff He was one who had done the greatest service in b r i ng i ng the society to its present proud position, and he felt confident none hesitated to award him that meed of praise to which he was so well entitled. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. FARItEN thanked the members present, and said his great and anxious desire was to further the interests of the society in every way within his power. The proceedings then terminated. The Ist Battalion Military Train, stationed at Woolwich, was yesterday medically inspected and passed, ready for embarkation for Americo,. -:-~ 11 i 105} 1051 i 9711 .