The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-20 00:00:00

. ) .. I; . r - i % ---- 11M11••••10~.........N1M1..... .... .11111.1111. 10 ..... .7 OA T 7 :4Y lIARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE 211 A RK OT-(1711S DAY). • 4 CITY, Two o'Cnome. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. . The Bank of England return, complet ed to the - , I Closin g Business 18th init., is egain of a satisfactory character. The Share ' Railways. i Paid. Price. done. bullion and the reserve of notes have been aug lf ---- 50 'Beast and Nor. Coun.' all I mented to some extent, while a large increase has 13.14 I Bir., Wol.. and Str. Val. all i 75 • 8 2 taken place in the public deposits, owing t o the i I _c_s• Blyth and Tyne U llost„Sleaf„andMid.Co all 6 6s active collection of the revenue. The other secu- st Bristol and Exeter 100 st Caledonian lOO 995 100 99 5 rities, as usual at the close of the year, show a 10 ;Carmarthen ,v- Cardirran 6 11 50 IC rL and Bandon - ' slight addition. Subjoined is our usual table of 20the -2100 il l C c: c o r r. ri k A , ‘„‘ l3 ,a l i tiock, 4 , .; Passage all 1 various items, and the changes they present, as cora 10 I Do. B all 5 6 pared with these of last week : ... gets no div all tiilepc.pan.has dll • • Active Circulation .. .. .. £19,441,710 been paid to B. 50 IDublin & Belfast June. all 40 42 Decrease .. .. .. .. 259,879 25 i)un.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 101 11 .. 15,611,347 st East Anglian lOO 18 19 181 18 4 Bullion . .. .. .. at Eastern Counties lOO 501 615 Increase .. .. .. .. 343,661 Rest .. .. .. .. .. 3,133,688 st Eastern Union, A stock 100 47 50 Increase .. .. • • • • 3,965 st Do Bdo do 100 32 34 25 DoNw A, late E U3ds 135 Deposits • .. .. .. 6,794,788 100 Publicst East Suffolk Increase .. .. .. .. 874,622 st Edinbui7h & Glasgow lOl 88 00 Other Deposits.. .. .. .. 13,132,844 st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 285 295 Increase .. .. .. .. 35,418 10 F or th & Clyde Junction all Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 691 , 028 at Furness st Wasp:. and S. Western. 100 97 99 Decrease .. 50,981 10 GreatNrthn of Scotland all Government Securities .. .. 10,963.147 st Great Northern... Increase 66,738 st Do A stock Other Securities .. .. .. 16,522,564 st Ma Bdo 103 10 Increase .. .. .. .. 192,747 st Gt. S. an W. of Irelard 100 101 3 at Great Western Notes unemployed .. „. .. 9,984,680100 675 685 675 at T)o Str Val Ef ua . stock 100 55 58 Increase .. .. .. „ 605,855 12 Irish South Eastern A further sum of £25,000 in Australian go ld was st Lancashi r e & Yorkshire 100 1031 1061 1054 1 4 I I at London and Blackwali 100 54 66 sent into the Bank of England yesterday. at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 115 116 116 15 The Pera, from Alexandria has brought £26,925 at lalTlghilre D s o te r r e n r 12 44i 4 4 915 at Lon. & South Western 10 0 92 5 03 5 925 3 in specie. 25 L'derry & Coleraine all The Etna, for New York, took out £ l,OOO in 25 L'clerry & Enniskillen . : all 911 at Ilan., Shef., & Lincoln.) 100 445 45 gold 50 Illaryport and Carlisle. all At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Fair- 12i Do i sha es all 10 Metropolitan 75 54 6 head and Son, seedsmen, it was resolved to wind st Mid'and up the estate under inspection. The debts and 6.4.0 Do Ne v Do Birmine. & Derby 100 97 99 liabilities were stated to be £12,556, and the assets .r,o Slid Gt. W. of Ireland all £6,160. 25 Do. A shares 25 Mid Kent all A dividend of 4 per cent., less income tax , w i l l be 10 Do Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all payeble on the 23d inst., on the Arica and Tacua ao Newry & Armagh , def. 9 20 Newry, Warnpt, & R os . all Railway shares. at Norfolk lOO 60 62 61 The half-yearly interest on the Victor Emmanuel at North British Nor.Der.Rail&Dk.stock 100 Railway shares of the Loan of £BOO,OOO, will be at Do A stk ; A rens no d st Dotill36 sro c e y c las beenpdß 100 1 _- paid on and after the Ist prox., and the dividends on the Michigan Central Railway 6 per Cent. at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 08 1 991 99 8 ; 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 15 d I d Bonds are payable on that day. st Do Leeds lOO 55 66 66 A fair amount of business was transacted in the st D North London 100 94 D 6 Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices 10 Do new 5 19.16.4 North Staffordshire were firm. The sales were 8,000 bales. 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 105 101 The inquiries for discount accommodation have 7t o iC ,e o e t ica G ea ran. 111. & Canal l a o l o l 88 90 increased both in the general Money Market and 2 0 Portsmouth • all 10 Rhymney • all at the Bank of England. at Scottish Central Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce ata Scot. o N. y . cl i b d e rs.tos stock 100 1 37 N Markets during the last few days has been very 10 ;Shrews. and Welchpool all st IShropshire Union 00 455 465 quiet. Tea at public sale realised about previous to ;Sittingbourne & Sh . e . e . i. l an outh Devon prices. Sugars were in moderate request, and 25 IS. Durham (.'t Lane. Un. 10 a 0 .1 38 39 good and fine qualities of B r itish West India at ;S ou th Eastern st South Wales brought full rates. For coffee there has been a at S. York. and River Dun 100 95 97 very limited inquiry, while the operations in fruit re rStOZOT Darlingtoni7ok. all a 1,05 I 5 4 and spices have only been moderately active. Salt- 25 D o l3 7 8 p 25 Do New, 1860 5 45 55 p petre has slightly advanced, but tallow has con- s t Taff Vale.' nn tied in limited demand, at slightly r educed rates 14;t 5 Ti lao m Pa. No. 1 Rail 1 22 00 1 for both present and forward delivery. 50 Ul-ter avenDk& 1 all 555 164 25 D o 2O 25 3t • Continued quietude pervades the market for 12.10 Do Public Securities, the dealings on speculative ac- st Victoria fNeath sta. and P 100 im — 1281 count being now very much curtailed, while the st Watellord & Kilkenny 100 V ) 11,'Ireastlri:loorl,vtall,limerick. all — 55 6 - 1 transactions for transfer are also too limited to create fluctuation. Consols have been dealt in to a 2 1( 0 ) W j sg o t l Lonc l ion all small extent at 90 I T for money and the 9 th 20 Do 2dt l a s s A s a st W. e ntit i lzo n o c ll II a_r. , 100 proximo, but owing to a few purchases a suddenOx,‘ t or it d 100 4 - 6 47 — improvement to 901 -1 for transfer, and to 901 has a s t t 1/0 Newpor 100 45 Do Hereford; 100 8-1 91 since occurred. The New Threes are steady at 891 ; the Reduced at 891 -2- ; Bank Stock has re- LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. ! ceded to 232 ; India New 5 per Cents. are 102 :I ; Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Exchequer Bills, March, are 9 s. to 12s . p rem. ; and Co.s Price. Done , B e dford and Bletchley ditto, June, 14s. prem. all Ln.&N. ; W .. .. The Committee of the Stock Excha n g e have Bi r kenhead lOO D ..&G:W '4 E , 6 arranged that the establishment shall be closed at Buckinghamshire lOO Do. 04 913 Chester & Holyhead lOO Do. 12 o'clock on Monday next, in consequence of the Do. 55per cent lro Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 1 1 0 12 1 1 1 0 14 3 funeral of the late Prince Consort. Business in the Foreign Market has been very much curtailed, and former prices have been main tained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 76 to 77; ditto, 1858, 661, 671-; Dutch 4 per Cents. 991 1 ; Italian Colphester, Stour Val, ail F U.&E.O 63 65 ......neo'n's.ll. g ~ pr e :, 100 E.ll ) .l o n . he o r t rfi d c o li Slit: I laj(l) a " .North. 133 136 61 E,Counts. 4 41 Gls. Barr. &Neitsii . c . l-,. 100 Caledon Gi D os o ie n r e :Dean Forest l a o l o l 1 1 3 -1-1 ?. We's . t :•. •. 5 per Cents. 65 2 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents., 1852, hull and ~ e lby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves 871 ; ditto, 1860, 861; Mexican 26,1 ; Russian 3 per Do. quarters " all Do. , Z- 3 . Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 193 : 98 Cent. 581; and Spanish Cert ificates 5 London & Greenwich 100 S. Easters 61 63 63 With reference to the market for American D o . Preference Lon.,Tilb.& Southend 100 Peto R.; Co B3 85 Securities, Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. give the Lowestoft gua. per cent lOO o 4 p c lOO Norfolk .. .. .. Do a .• following : 3lnc.,Bxtn.,k Matlock, all LNW& M 31 31 Mid. Bradford ,Prefer- Redeemable. Prices once s t oc k I 100 Midland 91 96 United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 76 80 Newmark-, BuryEx ' - 5.5.6. E Counts par in Do. 5 per Cent Bonds Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds . 1868-72 68 70 Northn.&E a,- tn. sp. c. all 'Do. Maryland 5 per Cent. Bonds 68 70 Do. 6 per cent..... all Do. Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock 63 68 Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. ~.. .. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1' 0 N. E. Bei% .. „ P enn sylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 63 68 North Western Vi r ginian 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886 40 45 L&N•W Boston 41 per Ct. &rig% Bonds 1888 75 80 Preston and Wyre. { all ~,,,, L.Yk. 43 45 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. 1875 73 76 • Do. i shares A. all Do. ••• • .. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. .. 1875 72 74 Roystn.Hitch.&S h ep . 100 Gt. North. 133 136 50 49 dis Shrews b y & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 Po. shares, 80 dols. paid .... Michigan Central 8 per Cent.. 1869 75 78 Do. Do. South Staffordshire 1 I Do. do. shares ..... Wimbledn & Croydon all L.&Brgtn 85 91 _seer ' a "" --, L.4.4r.a• - a - a -- . ) i -- - - ...,. __ . THE SUN, ........-- immms..e7. 7 .••••••=i 7 d : LAONDON, :v. ol ,, , , ::: y 11.ARKET AND CITY N ETTS. SHARE NARK OT—(1711S DAY). BRITISH POSSESSIONS. • 4 Closing Share Railways. paid. Price. Business done CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. _ — The Bank of England return, completed to the - , , . 100 A:Jamie &St Lawrence all - _ Railways. 18th inst., is O gain of a satisfactory character. The Share' 1 raid Closing Business s t k { Boru a liarodaaaCeiat Ind. 100 984 , 9i 9 , i Gu. 5 percent.. 18 Do Do. B all - - d bullion and the reserve of notes have been aug- -------• 205 Buffalo andLaae Huron all 31 41 d 4 50 ;Belfast and Nor. Conn. ( all 1 - mented to some extent, while a large increase has 13.14 1 8ir., Wol.. and Str. Val. all i 74 - 8 201 Do. New - - 23 Blyth and Tyne - lO Do. Preference ...... all ea taken place in the public deposits, owing to thei 10 Ilost,Sleat,andalid.Co all 6 64 Buffalo,Branta&Goriel, 100 active collection of the rev( cue. The other seta- at Bristol and Exeter • st ,Caledonian lOO 991 100 99 5 100 100 1 13 a. do. July 1,18:3 100 - rities, as usual at the close of the year, show a 10 !Carmarthen Cardigan all 100 i/o. do. June I, Ise-, 100 - - 50 I,C ra and Bandon all - - 5 llicaltaatS.Eashi.a.i. '. all 41 5 slight addition. Subjoined is our usual table of the- 20 Cork, 131 rock, & Passage all 1 - 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim ) as. various items, and the changes they present, as corn 20 I Corn wall 10 I Do. A all - 5 6 20 I CapeTown & Dock Seri; 16 1 id: 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 7 4 - pared with these of last week : A gets no div all - - 175 Demerara.. ....... ~... all - - ti 11 6pc.p an.has all _ „ 10 I Do. B 20 Eastn. Bengal g,u. sp. , all 191 20 el been paid to B. Active Circulation .. .. .. £19,441,710 50 I Dublin & Belfast June. all 40 42 stock East Indian, gm. sp. e. 101 100 101 1004 1 Decrease .. .. • • • • 259,879 1 25 Bun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 101 11 20 Do. F Shares Ext_ all - Bullion 15 611,347 st East Anglian lOO 18 19 185 18 5 20 Do. Jubbulpore all - - Increase .. .. .. .. 343,661 st la i stern Counties lOO 504 615 100 D o. 4 4 pc . D ebentrs. all 98 100 100 Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864.. all 99 101 Rest 3,133,688 s st Ea D s o tern Union lid A o stdooek 100 4 32 7 5 34 0 100 Do. 1865-1870 Increase .. .. • • • • 3,965 25 DoNw A, late E U3ds 1 35 - - stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 18 19 15i Public Deposits • .. ~ .. 6,794,788 st East Suffolk - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 53 58 54 4 Increase - .. .. .. 874,622 st Edinburgh & Glasgow lOl 88 00 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. all 40 50 a Perth, & Dundee 100 285 295 100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr. all 28 32 Other Deposits.. .. .. .. 13 , 132,844 st Edin .. .. .. 35,418 10 laorth & Clyde Junction all 100 Do. 7 percent. 1862 .. all 34 38 Increase .. Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 691 , 02 8 100 100 Do. do. 1867 _ all 27 80 s t Furnessloo D st Glasg. and S. Western. 100 97 99 o. do. 1872 _ all 27 SO Decrease .. .. .. .. 50,984 10 GreatNrthn of Scotland all stock GtlndiaPenitagua.sp,e. 100 P9l ICOI 1 00 4 Government Securities .. .. 1 0,963.147 st Great Northe: n.. 11l stock Gt. Soutle.of India(Lim; 112 1 20 Do. New elm sp. c... 10 a a d 11 1 Increase .. .. .. . , 66 ,7 38 st Do A stock st Do li do Other Securities .. .. ~ 16,522,564 .. .. , „ .. 192,747 st Gt. S. an W. of Irelard 100 101 103 103 20 Do. do. all Increase st Great Western Notes unemployed .. .. .. 9,984,680 st Do Str Val ,c, r u a. stock 100 55 58 204 Do. New .. . . ..... . . 18 111 11* Increase .. .. . , .. 605,855 12 Irish South Eastern ~all - - 100 D o. 6 p.c. ' 73 w itlet opt, all - A further sum of £25,000 in Australian gold was st Lan cashire & Yorkshire 100 1031 1061 1054 1; I ; 1 0 0 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all - - it London and Blackwalt 100 54 66 100 Do. 5t p. c. do. '7B d 0.., all - sent into the Bank of England yesterday. st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 115 116 116 15 stock Madras guar., 45 p. c... 100 88 CO st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 stock Do. do. 5 per cent. - - 100 981 991 The Pere, from Alexandria has brought £ 26,925 st Lon. & North Western 100 911 92 911 stock Do. 4,1 p. c. Extension 100 91 93 st Lon. & South Western 100 92 4 93 5 92 / 3 20 Do. 5 d 0........ all - - , in specie. 25 L'derry & Coleraine - stock 3Telh.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 - - The Etna, for New York, took out £l,OOO in 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 911 20 Newliranswick& Cands st Ilan., Slid., & Lincoln )100 445 45 Ity.&Land(Lim ag.ape all 5 7 Class A Capital Share gold 50 Illaryport and Carlisle. all - - all - - .. Do. do. Land d 0........ At a meeting of the creditors of Mesers. Fair- 0 1 .s, :1 0 meD D to c i .. oN i p s ; ! , a e l :! 71 51 6 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0,... head and Son, seedsmen, it was resolved to wind st Mid'and p -- Gude (Limited) ........ - - - up the estate under inspection. The debts and 2.11. 14 lap 14 Do Blaming. & Derby 100 97 99 stock Scinde ..........1 4,a 100 1005 1014 liabilities were stated to be £12,556, and the assets so Slid Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 20 Do. Punjaub • .... ag 1 15 4 d 1 d 144 25 Do. 5 shares - - 20 Do. Do. ........ , : f a 1, •!1 all , - -•• £6,160. 25 Mid Kent - - stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. al 100 195 100 A dividend of 4 per cent., less income tag, will be 10 Do ay 0 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip . - .t 1 4 1 d 100 Newcastle L i d e Carlisle all eal -- -- payeble on the 23d inst., on the Arica and Tacna 10 Newry & Armagh, def. 9 - - FOREIGN tAILWAYS. 20 Newry, Warnpt, & Ros. all 20 Algerian 5 - - Railway shares. at Norfolk lOO 60 62 61 , 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 6} C 1 61 1 The half-yearly interest on the Victor Emmanuel st North British st Nor.Devallail&Dk.stock 100 -- W Bala&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. , 15 41 d Railway shares of the Loan of £BOO,OOO, will be st Do A stk ; A rens no d 5 Belgian East. Junction all a f till 6 pc. has been pdß 100 - - 20 Beziers to G raissessac. a all - paid on and after the Ist prox., and the dividends st iDo B stock lOO - - Carmeaux Mine & Rail 3C 101 115 on the Michigan Central Railway 6 per Cent. st Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 08 1 991 99 Eia 100 Cdpiapo ................ all - - 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 11 d 1 d 10 Ditto Extension .... all 435 Bonds are aable on that day. st Do Leeds lOO 15 66 66 20 Dutch - Rhenish ......... 16 py i a st Do York A fair amount of business was transacted in the st North London - Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices 10 Do new 5 - - 20 Do. do. all - - 19.16.4 North Staffordshire _ 171 51 41 d 20 Great Central of France all - *were firm. The sales were 8,000 bales. 10 N. and S. W. Junction. all 101 lot 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. sits.. 1 all 81 9 si 4 st Not. Gran. RI & Canal 100 88 90 20 Italian Junction .... • all - The inquiries for discount accommodation have 10 Peebles • • .• all - increased both in the general Money Market and 20 Portsmouth • CI - - 20 Lyons & Geneva ..... all 1 - 10 Rhymney • all - - '2O Namur & Liege ........ all 181 i 4 at the Bank of England. st Scottish Central st scot. N. E. Aber. stock 100 37 39 Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce st 'Do scat. 'MI d. stock lOO 9.5 97 16 Northern of France.... all 813 39 16 Do. New Shares _ 15 - - Markets during the last few days has been very 10 ; Shrews. and Welchpool all - - 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref . . all 7 9 st ;Shropshire Union i quiet. Tea at public sale realised about previous 10 ISittingbourne 45 Sheer all 20 Parts & Orleans all 50 62 st !South Devon lOO 36 33 20 5 Recife & S. Fran. (Perna prices. Sugars were in moderate request, and 25 IS. Durham & Lanc.Un. all - - i gua. 7p. ct. lint-- .. 17 1 54 411 • good and fine qualities of British West India st ISouth Eastern - - st South Wales brought full rates. For coffee there has been a st S. York. and River Dun 100 95 97 5 Royal Sivedish ....., .. all - - 2 20 ataines,Wok.,andWok. all 11 6 very limited inquiry, while the operatio ns in fruit 5 ( Stockton & Darlington all 36 3 5 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - 20 (Sambre & Meuse ...... all [6l 7 61 4 and spices have only been moderately active. S alt- 25 Do 13 7 8 p 10 I Do. 51 per cent. Pref.._ all 81 9; 25 Do New, 1860 5 4/ 51 p 20 ISan Paulo, Sim, g. 7 p.c. 4 I" A petre has slightly advanced, but tallow has con- at Taff Vale. - - 20 IS.Aust &Lomb Venetan' 16 4 k 181 ' tinned in limited demand, at slightly reduced rates !_, 3 t aa Tl l ita P esql • av N e ° n • llk&Rail 12 -- -- 26 (Southern of France.- all 251 U 1 20S. East Portsagal 7p at 4 -- -- 1 for both present and forward delivery. 50 Ulster all 555 164 I 81 West Flanderti 25 Do 20 21 3# " 10 Do. 55 p c Preference.. all 95 10 Continued quietude pervades the ma rket for 12.10 Do Public Securities, the dealings on specu lative ac- st Vale t yof Neata Victoria sta. and l'im lOO - - 128 1 - - 20 I Weaturn of Switzerland all - count being now very much curtailed, while the st Wateaford & Kilkenny 100 - - 6 i Wiesbaden ...... . . ... all - - 50 Water; ord & Limeriok. all - - 6 100. 8 per cent Pref..- all - transactions for transfer are also too limited to 20 West Cornwall all 55 6) 20 I Zealand - create fluctuation. Consols have been dealt in to a 20 West London - - - 10 DO ISt class - - - BRITISI MINES. small extent at 90 1 for money and the 9 th 20 Do 2d class all - - A Bre tConsols(Philack) 3.2.10 i a • St W. Har - - tlepool Har.&R lOO -2( , l;ritish Iron proximo, but owing to a few p urc hases a sudden st West Midland Ox;ord 100 46 47 - Clifford Do New or 100 43 45 - Devon G. Cona.(Tavist) 1 360 370 improvement to 90 1 -1 for transfer, and to 90 1 has fist Do Hereford; 100 8) 91 - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 65 60 54 since occurred. The New Threes are steady at , East Caradon ?.14.6 21 281 89Z 6 ; the Reduced at 891 -: ; Bank Stock has re- LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.. -E. SY'l Russel (Taoist.:.) 7.4.0 24 15 3 r • Paid. - G am.&StAubyn(G wen.) 651 18 20 ceded to 232 ; India New 5 per Cents. are 102: 4,-; Leasing Closing Business - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 31 41 Railways. - al . Wheal .A Md. (Philacle - Exchequer Bills, March, are 9s. to 12s. prem. ; and Co.s Price. Done. -G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 40 6 7 ditto, June, 14s. prem. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W .. .. — - Ifercd's- Foot ..... ..... 8.12 37 39 The Committee of the Stock Exchange have Birkenhead lOO D .&G.W • '4 a 6 illingston Downs 4.11.5, 35 4 Buckinghamshire.. .. 100 Do. 94 96 -- I Lady Bertha I 1.1. t 1 1 a arranged that the establishment shall be closed at Chester & Holyhead.. 10,1 Do . - I Slargaret (Una , Lelant tta I 40 42 ,North Downs 1 24 41 51 12 o'clock on Monday next, in consequence of the Do. 51 per cent 1110 Do. - !North Frances (Illogan) 114 2 1 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. . Clydesdale ,r Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 - IN.Wle'l Basset (1110 ,an) 1.14.0 21 3 funeral of the late Prince Consort. Business in the Foreign Market has been very Colehester, StourVal. ail E U.&10.0 63 65 61 E. -noo'nell. g, pr c., lop -.; .North. 133 136 much curtailed, and former prices have been main- E.uriter ! ,Harwictisasi ill ,Counts. 441 twined, Turkish 6 per Cents. are 76 to 77 ; ditto, 1858, 66k, 671 ; Dutch 4 per Cents. 991 1 ; Italian De. NS ooderidge.... 100 •• • • Gls. Barr. &Neits.D. - .ct 100 Caledon .. .. Do. new Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt: •l l . V .• e • et • . .• •. •. • - INorth Wheal Crotty .. .1 8 .9 1/ 21 - I Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 7 8 20 ll'rovidence(Uny Lelnto 10.6.7 38 40 - ISortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 a - !South Caradon(StCleer) 1; 310 '2O - IS. Cars Brea (Illogan).. 5.9. G 4 45 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all 4 g. 5 per Cents. 651 ; Brazilian 4 1 p er Cents., 1852, Hull and aelbv all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 - ;.Wheal Fran. (Mogan : 18.1a.4; 971 1025 ;Stray Park 27 D. 29 31 Do. halves 871 ; ditto, 1860 , 86 1 ; Mexica n 26,1 ; Russian 3 per Do. quarters * all Do. Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 63 :98 . Cent. 581; and Spa nish Certificates 5- 2 - . London & Greenwich 100 S. Easterr 61 63 63 Vale of Towey (Caren.) 13s Gcl 4 i - ;West Basset (Illogan) l5 14 15 Do. Preference - IW. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 48 50 With reference to the market for American Lon.,Tilb.& Southend 1 00 1 eto &Co B3 533 - IlVest Seton ~......... 471 280 290 Securities, Messrs. D. Bell, Son , and Co. g ive the Lowestoft gua. 4 pc.. 100 Norfolk .. .. - Wheal Basset (Mogan), 5* 65 90: Do A per cent 100 Do. following : Muc.,Bxtn.,k Matlock W all LN& M • - Wilted Edward (Cals.), 71 I 21 3 Mid. Bradford Prefer-, Redeemable. Prices- Wheal Kitty (U.Lelanta 1.7.2 , 4; 55 ence stock United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 7 6 80 Newmark-, BuryEx 5, 5. 6. E Counts, par ip % - i'lleal MaryAnn(T , len.) 8116 17 - jWhealTreiawney (Lis.)! 7 16 17 Do. 5 per Cent Bonds Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds . 1868-72 68 7 0 Nor thn.&Esatn. 5 p .c. all IDo. Maryland 5 per Cent. Bonds - 68 70 Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. .. .. Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock - 63 68 Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. ~.. .. 20 Australian Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 63 68 N. Eastn-Hartlepool 1 , ON. E. B • er. .. ~ 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim 17.6 Vad I 1 North Western Virginian 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886 40 45 L&N.W - 5 Do. Land and almingeo. all 11 If Boston 41 per Ct. Strig. Bonds 1888 75 80 prestos and Wyre. { all ‘O ., L. yk. } 43 45 1 Clarendon ConsillinCo. ; - siis. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. 1875 73 75 Do. 1 shares A. all Do. ••••,. , , 0 40 Cobra Copper all 35 57 Illinois Central 6 per Cent. .. 1875 72 74 Roy stn.Hitch a t Sho p . 100 Gt. North. 133 136 - C o piapo l6 6 8 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co! all 1 15 Po. shares, 80 dols. paid .... 50 49 dis Shrewsb y & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 Do. Do. Mi c hi ga n Central 8 per Cent.. 1869 75 78 South Staffordshire ..100 LnaidsT.W .. .. 20 General all 2 3 2 4 1 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 5 5 p 14 1 Do. do. shares . - -- Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn & Croydon all L.&Brgtn 85 91 11 ,Kapunda (Limited)..... 1 1 11 p New York Central 6 per Ct,, - 8 ; Linares all 7 8 not convertible. lBB3 72 74 5 jAmitanian, 2 1 pr PREFERENCE SHARES. New York Central 7 per Ct., 1 1/41ariquita all s s 1 convertible, from June 15, 1857-59 1864 85 87 Closing Business 20 'Pontgaibaud Silver,Lead; Do. do. shares 63 Co Share( Railways. Paid. Prices. Done. Mining and Smelt... 1 , all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 11 11 14 5 New York and Erie, 7 per Ct,, lit mortgage 13.2.8 1 4 United Mexican ..„.....' all 74 8 74 Do. do., 2d mortgage.. Do. do., 3d mortgage lBB3 70 72 pref. issued at £5 .... all - - st Bris. & Exet. 4p. c. st.. 100 93 95 ! Do . Do. do. convertible 1862 45 50 20 Do. shales - - ;• Do. do. shares 241 25/ st Caletion. £lO, 4}p, cent. 100 - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT' SECU LITIES. Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort st Do. quay. ahares, No. 2 100 - - gage Str. Bonds, not cony.. 1865 92 95 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - • Can.aloy. 6 p.c.Jfa &J uly , Do. do., 2d do. - 1877-9 1 10'3 104 107 1065 5 61 Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun. all 6 el - Do 6p. cent.lB9-2 1 100 - The operations in the Railway Share Market have io Do, Ist class Pref all - - - E . 6p. cent.lB63-4, 1 00 - - st E. Aram Class Asp. a 1 00 101 1 03 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.; 100 103 106 continued exceedingly inactive, and a further st Do. Class B 6 per cent.. 100 112 117 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept .1 100 103 106 st Do. Class C 7 per cent.. 100 110 116 - Do. 5 p er cent 1100 94 co 95 4 s li g ht downward movement has taken place in st E. Conn. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 103 110 -- Cape G.Hope, 6p c,18 , 80! 100 i(6 108 prices. Caledonian, and Lancashire and Yorkshire St DO NO. 2 100 106 108 - Do. 1890 100 106 108 i had receded 55., and London and Brighton 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained st Do. new 6p.c. st 100 123 125 :it Ir r e i r p n . U o. n ,, i z. e l i i n a , r 4p. c- 100 81 83 100 - - - N.B.Gov. 6 p.cala.&Julyi 100 102 104 - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.! 100 - - - N. S.W. G ov. sp. c., 15.36 100 08 100 st Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 111 113 - Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876, 100 a 7 09 97 without the slightest change of importance. South- st Do. 4p, c. guar. S. &a, 100 89 01 - Do. p.c., 1888 &upwelso 100 9 6 93 97 6 1 st Edin.Perthat Dun. 4 p.c. 100 - - - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.I Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian. realise 181, at Furness 5 per cent - - sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 103 Great Indian Peninsula 100-1. East Indian 1001 it. st Glas.& S'.lV est. get 5 p.c. 100 - - - S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO -- - st Great Northern, sp. c 100 115 116 1151 - oVic.Gov. 6 p.c. JD,. &July; 100 - Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares :t• 11 1 ..54c ,i; !t c e . t.iop.c.r.m - . 100 no 112 - 'Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&ocl 1 100 IC2 104 , 1021 53 24 100 102 101 aro flat. Oriental Bank declined 49 1 , and Ottoman st Do.sp.c.Redrr.atsp.c.pm 100 107 109 DOCKS. Bank to 171, Oriental Inland Steam realise 6.1. 10 Gt. Nh. of 'cot. Ist pref. all - - stock , ' , Commercial • 1 1(O. - I at Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pretalin., let __. 4 per cent lOO 97 99 stock East and West India ..1 110 123 125 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 50 Great West. (Berk. and stock ;London ,.•. 1 100 58 61 59 85 9 Bank Stock Ext) 5 per cent 6 - - stock ;St. Katharine... 1 100 59 62 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9l 1 1 at Do. redeem. 41 p. et..., 100 98 100 stack !Southampton 1 100 - 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities i New 3 per Cent. Annuities 8 944144 st Do. irredeem. 4 p..e 100 89 01 90 st Do. a .c. redeem pref. 100 102 101 20 IDo• New ._ -- —a.. 2 114 pr 4 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. 81 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pt. she all 17 18 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she all 105 11 IPO A arat United Service Ila 50 - - 1 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Dill° 5 per Cent. ...• Ditto 51 per Cent 2 Do. Chesterguar. shares all 20 201 20 13 4 / Do. do 25 111111 k of Egypt 1 all 1 - - all ' 201 2111 100 ;Baak of London ... • 5O 62 54 I .......... 1021 2 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 981 a 20 Do. do all 15 151 20 flank of Turkey Das , Lends 1,1,000 - 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref GO - - 50 flattish North American all - - 1 415 il to under 1-1,000 1'• • - Consols for Account, Jan. 9 - - 25 !Ch. aler. of In. Lonat Ch. all 31 13 ; 100 !City India Stock for Account 222 at Do. ap. c. (Fast Lana_ 100 - - 100 ,Colonlal - - •39 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent .... 1024 st Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. par. 100 101 103 ao-il !Com. Bank of Canada all - - 100 ICommercial of London 2O et I.on.&lirig.sp.easta No.l 100 112 115 20 , I , ', T. g.. Scot. , & A irL u t s i .. a.;ll ( l .' 4:l. l l, l .... L l l A a aN: l n l m ( I :l 7 unsii. 174 ;4 Mareh. Jun?. it Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 100 112 115 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d,... 9 12 14 st Do. 6 per eent. - ito lOO 106 11a Ditto £SOO - 1 I Ditto Small - - 20 ; Lon. Char.llkof Austrae all 231 7 4 i 231 1 20 I 1)o new FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 5 Do. SI p. c. wet shares all - - 15 ai 31 I st Do. 7 pnr cent pref. stk 100 152 155 10 ;London and County .. 20 351 361 a : 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 i I 7, s : :a r 'o e a:t t . . i Londondolson"onrao Joint Brazilian 5 per Cent .stk. Stock .::_ne.lgs.rl..ia..en..a..: :'...•... ,1 aittaall42l:ool:li ii,ill 11"1_1_.....2:8 1 :11. 1 3 89 ' . 32 81 ; Ditto 45 per Cent, 1852 Ditto 185$ - - 100 London & Westminster 20 67 69 Ditto 1860 10 Do. West. Ex.. la, 6p. c. all - Mexican, 3 per Cent - it) i , o. netrop. Ex. it, p.c. 35 - - et Lon. & S. W., Coy. & Ditto Acco oat .................... Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 111 113 25 I Orient. It Corporation all ', 49 50 435 st Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. 20 I Otto = - an Bank ... a I • Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 ................. _5385,, st., late 3d shares .... 100 - - 100 1 Proviacial of Ireland 1 25 1 - • Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded ..... • 50,1 st !)0. 1. new cent Turkish 6 per Cent. .................... 7S 2s ad Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anus '...•••.k, 12 i 271 281 i2B Ditto Account ...................... 761 of 2s 6d. - - 2 25;2 5 050: ;\ ! UnionSt: :AkA o rtiut e , South i l l r :0. 4 01 ieff. i l 1 , s i ~,,t Londonur, si ‘at l _ Ditto New Loan - 111 T.cridondy. & C01e... shs all Ditto Account Was all 134 14 100 ! Unit) Mutual.. - 60 i - - Dividends on the above payable in London. et ]San. all. & Lin. 6 per ct. 100 124 120 1000 INtlantic a ' l l:': • • A l s . i ..„ ( l l r • i S i e n u tni ) i i t t u e Ci r d d a ) ) l ' 6 Do. £6 a a ll l 9l l 2_15 272 Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 G u ll, .. st Do. a 4 per cent. . . Mitt , , I :ertificate,s, 4 per Cent.., 25, 1 o g o I L n i i 3 1)r e ol r .t l iii i .: / , 1 71p, vv A..,,,, : r.,.. a ;i t , e e r 1. ( , L k. tm ( ju i l t n e i d a a l l i l 2 5 9 1 5: Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 - .. THREE O'CLOCK, 1 2 1 Do. 4a per cent. ..... .. all .. . jeiruic,sa,,,n2 (Lim.; a 4 l O l at India- d Con. 6p c. stk. • 100 _ _ 2 s O t. Do. C. i ( n la . i o la; n e .g cl . ) &,sminatg. aa a 1 1 1 , - . 7 1 9 8 1:1 Consols, Money Ditto Account _ 6 Do. 44 per cent. 8 2 1 5 . Do. po. i l:r r e e f fe . r 7a ein, p ec e ; r 3e c . !i e . n . COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-Tors DAY. it Do.Leic. and Hitlper ct 100 92 94 321 Canada Land st N•1•11k. sp. c. Lx. st. 1846 100 _ , , 10 all OS 103 t. l i a r l r i a : e n . tic Ca n i Chan.lslands Tel. (Li 1 Amsterdam ........ Short. 11 161 11 171 st ry, 51, D. c. Pref. st. 1847 100 _ .. st. Crystal C u r . y hi st c : l a 11 195 st Do .5 Way.ValEx.st.lBl7 100 _ _ Ditto .......... .. 3 Months. 11 19 - 11 19 11 194 st Nort British, 5 per cent. 100 109 111 i s t t . . E Do ie . 36:tec'tr.elegrapli iio . h . 1 1 01 8 1 2 05 8 10 3 7 Rotterdam .......... 100 102 105 25 52 4 25 60 st D o . New em.a.per cent... 100 107 109 Antwerp ......... .. • - 25 525 25 60 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she. 5 1 14pm Brussels ............ 13 74 13 81 10 Do. do. do. all .. _ 5 English & AIM Co' er a' -- Hamburgh .......... Short. 25 271 25 321 st Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Pck.Co. 5 .. „. a Great. Ship Limited). Paris .............. 3Months. 25 57/ 25 65 st N-E,ast. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 _ _ 25 Do. New ... •• • • 15 _ Ditto Marseilles .......... 118 a 118,-k 4. c. ref. 100 98 100 15 (den. Steam Navigati F. 11 - - 28 _ 1 8 7 1; Do. (4. N. E. 4p. et. pref. 100 99 101 Do. Berwic p p all Frankfort on Maine.. 14 45 14 60 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 8. 13.4 1 dis par - 1 Do 1, Ap ct PrefereuCC , all i 1 -- Vienna __ 14 45 14 50 12i Do. do. Quarters, 1818.. 13 .. . • 5 Lon. District Tel. (Line.) 4., - Trieste - —2O North Staffordshire_ _ 10 }ells }pm 20 Madras FIT. and Canal.: 1 1 5 14 11 Petersburgh - Berlin •— 484 48/ 10 Rhymney Guaranteed.. all 22 23 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim. all I t 2 Madrid 48$ 48a 8 ! ",sottish Central.new pf all .. .. S' SCOttiSilNcrth-Eastern 25 National Dia. Co. (Lim.' a , d l a all oy d a s S, L c al o n ti d aLand ' a l : .4 I'l 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.';' 6 , li ' : 00 5 0 ' 1 N : ri e l t .i i .i l A. p e L, u ' c:.l'ref..iss.at 1 dis. stralast an (Elm.) all Cadiz 25 674 25 7o 34 P. c• pref. stock.... all , , .. --a i Leghorn Milan 25 721 25 77L at Do. 7p. C. pref. stock 100 _ „ - 10; 17 1 , 1 Genoa .............. 394 39 4 1(18 . South Devon, Ann, 10s. 100 132 1:3;1 Naples - 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent all 10 105 1 Oriental Gas (Limited) all 1 , i 1185 118 t -- 10. 6. South Eastern (Reading all ~ _ 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all - I 'a Palermo ............ 118,1 119 - Ann., 1.0 6) it. I t ' k e m e l I I ,t . I , o n a S t l a i l n s . ( t i e , i a m m ) l a o l o l e i a O, tn ; 8 " 10 6 1 !,f .. I Messina ............ 52 52/ st D 3. 44 per cent Lisbon .............. 52 521 st Do, Fixed 44 per cent 1(10 99 101 - Oporto ....... . ....... d a) £3 17 9 st South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. .. 50 Do. New 3O 91 , Foreign Gold in Bars (stan ar •• .. /, 0 4 111 st Do. 41 per cent . ....... a a 18 19 St Do. do. 1859 lOO , , 50 Rhymney Iron Mexican •Dollars ........... .. all 17 1 , • • f, St Do. 5 per cent. lOO .. „ 15 Do. Now all 5 6 st S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 85 83 100 Royal Mail Steam Silver in Bars (Standard) ..... .. o_ 135 0,71 t South American Doubloons ........ ~ 3 20 60 ta 48 .------- Do. sp. c. gun. 13 _ _ 5 Stock. .a, Dar. A 5 p. c... all 271 281 st. Scot. Austin. InvaLiin.) 100 125 13 25 25 South Australian Land all 32 04 5 130 Do. B 6 p, e... all 31 33 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip a p Do. C 6 p. c... all 31 33 1 Do. do. - Registered all It The crew of the Indus, which is to leave South- 2 s s t wat 10 Do. do t W. Mid. -Oxf lst gala stk 100 123 125 On to-any with the A u stralian mail,. was drilled yes- s , rtd & liilkny. 6p. c. 100 42 45 amp , 10 Trust and At - 2ency et Do. 2(1 (10 lOO 121 123 Austrlasia(lim)lst is. 1 ad R l'sT f the Admiralty st Do. Newport terday in gun exercise under the sup rintendence of Capt. st P N and Lieut. Tickell, ~. ~ o st 5 p.c. Arecl. 100 103 102 20 Pr.,V Ln.Co.o; lipr.Can. 5 *6 14 ! P Paley, a• 7 Do. Perpet.Gp. c. pf. 1866, 100 118 12! 6 la Kalom Tel. Co. (lien.) 1 id • st department of Southampton , :Do. till 18691 100 1115 PO ICO an lies.a.! la, La d a „, ast 8 f 7 THE BUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1861. 111 E IVIVDTIA3I CASE—( his Day). COMMISSION OF LUNACY. Before Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C., Master in Lunacy, and a Special Jury.) FIFTH DAY. The first witness examined this morning was Mr. Partridge, who said—l have visited Mr. Windham during his residence in London. He was in the habit of throwing open hiz window and shrieking out at the top of his voice. He would then return to the table and take his seat in the ordinary manner. We never conversed with him about his shrieking, but when we talked to him on general subjects he siy,ke coherently, but there was some thing peculiar in his manner. He used at dinner to help himself to a very great quantity of food. I have been out with him once in a gig. He drove in a very reckless, furious manner. On the occasion I speak of we went to the Crystal Palace, where he left me, and began conversing with a policeman in such a way as to attract the attention of the company. By Mr. Chambers—He swore very violently, and foamed at the mouth. Witness continued—When wa returned to town he drove in a very dangerous manner. The last time I saw him in Lon ion I thought his condition was one of imbecility. Cross-examined—l consider his great peculiarity in laughing, his slovenly habit of dress, and his great desire to attract the attention of people, and a vacancy in the ex pression of his features, signs of imbecility. lam a doctor of medicine, and I consider these things evidence of imbe cility. On the visit to the Crystal Palace his conspicuous position was a mark of imbecility. He was standing in the centre transept with his hands behind his back and his head -stooping. I think the groom was behind time in meeting Mr. Windham, and that excited him. I should think it might have been about half an hour after the time that Mr. Windham appointed that the car riage arrived. I don't know that Mr. Windham had an engagement in town that evening. I cannot remember the language he used to the groom. In returning home we had two or three very narrow escapes of collision. lam not in the habit of driving myself. 1 don't know whose room it was that Mr. Windham took his luncheon in. I know it was not his own. I don't know where the kitchen was situated, but I suppose it was somewhere below. I cannot say he was not calling out for his servants. I have taken luncheon with Mr. Windham about ten or a dozen times. We had champagne and sherry. Mr. Llewellyn has sometimes joined us. I arrived in town a few days ago. I came from Edinburgh. I first received an intimation to attend from Mr. Peathfield. Re-examined by Mr. Chambers—Windham's driving alarmed me very much. I should say when he screamed out of the window he was not calling for the servants. By the Master—The visit to the Crystal Palace took place at the end of June or the beginning of July last. Jesse Campbell Ingram—l reside at Castle-street, Edin burgh. I recollect Mr. Peathfield and Mr. Windham taking lodgings in my house. Windham behaved like a fool. He did not appear right in his mind. Whatever things he had in his portmanteau he threw into the middle of the room. I noticed him next morning at breakfast, and during the whole time he was in my house. I had a particular reason for waiting on him. When I went. to wait at break fast Windham was foaming at the mouth in such a manner that frightened me very much. Previous to dinner he acted in a very strange manner; just like an insane man. He continued to do so during the fortnight he remained in my house. lie used to open the window and almost throw himself out, then ho would shout and call out. The shout was something between a roar and a howl. He used to make noises like a cat during the night. My opinion was that he was not in his right mind. By Mr. Karslake—l formed my opinion that Windham was insane the moment I saw him. The lodgers I keep are very quiet people. Mr. Peathfield and Mr. Windham always dined together. I never laughed fit to kill myself. I was frightened too much. I was sorry for him. I never laughed at him when he sang "Pm off to Charlestown." I don't go to theatres. I ob jected to waiting up late for the gentlemen. The two gen tlemen used to sit up together. I can't say that Mr. Peath field did not make some of the noises. I have known them sit up as late as three o'clock in the morning. I told them that without they kept better hours they must quit my house. I have seen a gentleman visit Mr. Windham once. He never stopped to supper. I was summoned to attend here on Saturday last. Re-examined—The noises always were made in the middle of the night, and they d'sturbed the whole house. When Windham was asked to be quiet, he used to comply for a short time, but he commenced again in a very short time. I should not have cared had the gentleman sat up all night if he had been quiet. I have had a great many lodgers in my time, but I never had one like Mr, Wind ham. Mrs. Llewellyn—My husband lives at 35, Duke-street, St. James's. He is a wine importer. In May. 1861, Mr. Windham came to lodge at our house. General Windham had nothing to do with the gentleman's coming. I had never seen him at that time. With the exception of certain intervals Mr. Windham remained at our house till the end of August. I formed an opinion as to the state of his mind during that time, and I thought he was insane. His tutor Mr. Peathfield, had also alroom in the house. Windham was a very unclean person. He used to be put into a bath in the lower part of the house, and I have known him jump out of it and run up stairs without his cluthes, There were female ssrvants in the house. The inquiry was proceeding when we went to press. LAIP INIELLIGENCE.-(7HIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. THE DEPOSIT BANK AND ASSURANCE COMPANY. LITERATURE. This morning Mr. Wells, who formerly was one of the directors of the concern, was examined. He stated that ho never recollected loans being granted to directors. He at tended the board meeting and received his fee, having the greatest reliance in the representations of Mr. Peter Mor rison. He objected to joining the French company, believ ing it to be a wild scheme, but ho could not prevent the event taking place. Ho retired from the direction in 1856. The Rev. Mr. Bean, another director, said his connection with the company commenced when tho amalgamation of the Times Fire Assurance took place. He received his qualification as a director, but he had never paid money for it. He believed that the concern was in a solvent state, or he never should have had anything to do with it. The re presentations made to him previous to his becoming con nected with it were, that it was in a highly flourishing con dition, and such being his belief he had recommended it. COURT OF DIVORCE. GETIIIN V. OETHIN. The whole of the morning was occuried by the address of Mr. Macaulay, Q,C., on behalf of Lady Gethin. Warp and Woof; or, the Reminiscences of Doris Fletcher. By Holmo Lee, author of " Sylvan Holt's Daughter," " Against Wind and Tide." Three vols. Smith and Elder. This author has written so many delightful works that a new one is always welcome. We meet with so much truth in the descriptions of life that abound in thesepagcs, we find such real characters presented to our notice, that it is at all times desir able to dwell on such pictures. In this instance the reader will not be disappointed, for the recol lections here recorded are replete with subject of reflection and source of interest. They are told by one whose work in the active world is over, whose portion henceforth is to wait. Doris Fletcher, in the meridian of her strength and the maturity of her powers, met with an accident that laid her low. At the introduction we find her lying on the conch from which she call never rise again, listening to the church bells ringing in the distance. To her they speak of many things., recalling hope and hap piness, and she might say, in the words of the poet— " My weary soul they seemed to soothe, And redolent of joy and youth To breathe a second spring." I heard the Avonmore church bells ringing high in the olouds. So long ago, so long ago, so long, long ago ! I gave myself up to them, and let them carry me over a plain of level years to the troublous times when first we came to live at Redcross ; to times earlier than these; to the days of my father's prosperity, when we were all young and bonnie Roseberry was our home. The joys and sorrows of others as well as myself rose from their graves, and the loves and hates of some who have ceased loving and hating in this world for ever. 'Whitt the bells and the old Thought Book said to me I am going to relate to you, but more of others than of myself. My own story is one of those which can be told in less than half-a- dozen pages—a story cut short in the first chapter with ' \\Thy ' for its finis. In this life it will not be answered, but one day I shall know for what goad reason of God's the hope of my youth was taken away, and I was left to wither through long painful years into the state of sheer hopelessness in which I lie now." In pursuance of this purpose she gives us a most exciting narrative of the chief events that occurred in her family. There is always much to learn in any one household thus chronicled and set apart in its peculiar joys and sorrows, from among the communities of earth. The Fletchers had fallen in the world, and .Redcross, where they lived, was a sad change from their beautiful Rose berry. Doris had a trouble of her own, as her engagement was broken off by the death of her lover. She bore this blow bravely, however, and truly says, " There are pains harder, far harder to bear than the death of what we love. I can remem ber him without a shadow of reproach; he was always generous, noble, and loving. I shall never see his equal until I see him again where there are no partings any more for ever." The two step sisters of Doris, "Ursula" and "Connie," were as unlike as possible. Ursula was a most despicable character, and she gradually gave way to all he.r worst feelings, till she became about as hateful as a woman could be. She offers a striking warn ing to all those who will not resist the evil that works in their natures. Had Ursula gone abroad or married early, very different would have been the lot of the little circle at Redcross. It is an awful reflection to carry to the grave that we have marred greatly the happiness of home, but to feel that we have made it miserable is a dreadful ides, indeed, and haunts like a curse at the last hour. The ruling passion with Ursula was envy of her lovely young sister, and she d:d all that lay in her power to make that fair young maiden's career a blank, and to blight her prospects that seemed at first bright and golden as became the attributes of beauty in the first flush of its splendour and of youth in the lustre of its morning. "Connie" was a sweet, gentle girl, but she wanted decision, and the conduct of the entire family in sending out an innocent, ignorant creature like her into a cold, cruel world was most reprehensible. Mrs. Fletcher was always ruled by Ursula, and this was very wrong. Another error was their conduct to Dr. Julius Eden. This gentleman was engaged to Connie, and then able and willing to give her a home. On account of an absurd crotchet of the father's the marriage was imperatively delayed till she was of age. In defiance of prudence, and in spite of kindness, the young girl was thrust forth, ' and bitterly did all grieve for the consequences. All but Ursula, that is to say; she magnified the mis• take, and enhanced the error by her absurd ad vice and pertinacious interference. It is to be feared that such natures are often seen in life, and they are, indeed, the wormwood mingled with the gall. For such there must be an awful reckoning scored up against the great day of account. It is difficult to say whether the passages that tell of Ursula's conduct in regard to Connie are most irritating or most painful. The folly of Doris in allowing her to go with the suffering girl to Southill is really aggravating, but people often eo make such mistakes, ignoring that it is sometimes as great a duty to put ourselves forward as at others to retire into the shade. The claims of the sick and suffering should have been made paramount. Julius also comported himself extremely ill, and truly the reader's indignation is divided between him and Ursula. Nothing could justify his con duct, and he had no right to treat with such scorn one whom he thought worthy to call his wife. He made her a reproach among her neighbours, and had they not for the most part possessed higher spirit than to subscribe to his strictures, and better feelings than to follow in his wake, sad would have been the doom of Connie Fletcher. There does not seem much to rejoice at in their reconciliation at last, for she was so terrified by his harshness that the best attribute of affection was gone in her shaken trust. The perfect love that casteth out fear was indeed far from that joyless compact. In this the author shows great skill. The convenient notion of many storytellers is to hush up all bad things at the last, and make all cloudless. This cannot be; where sin has trod the trail of the serpent will bs left behind in some form or another, and it is false reasoning and bad teaching to argue, and show the contrary. Thus we are told that the bloom was brushed off the second engagement, and both felt it acutely. Still, where there is right feeling in the mind and kind ness in the heart, evils may be mitigated, and so we learn that the re-uuited lovers led a happy life after the sharp struggle was past, and the hard contest won over their own errors, and the sin and wickediess of that evil spirit who plotted against them with malignant pertinacity. In some respects they were better for their troubles, for Connie had learned experience in self-discipline, and 1)r. Julius had schooled his stern ways into more gracious and genial manners. Ursula is not shown to us at all repentant, and tint is as well for the truth of the portraiture, as those adamant natures are only affected by most - , sudden startling calamities to themselves, and what they learn is often known only to their Maker and themselves. Some, it is to be trusted, seek, before the night everlasting shuts them from day, for the saving grace that may avail —but, too many go on like Ursula, hardening and becoming more frigid as life leads them on to death and this world to another. There is something very touching in the records given of the parent's life in their sad retirement. It was easy for the young people to become in a measure reconciled to the change, but for them the time of transplanting was over, the residue of their days was a regret and a longing for what had been but should be no more. " They recoiled from the gaiety and hopes of their children, they were shadows of the disap pointments of the world, and would not come across their sunshine. But the bitterness of regret was past, and the heat of their day over ; they rested, and the busy earth went round, and the golden hours dawned on the generation that would be after them. I can see them now, ah, me ! the young have not all the romance to themselves, nor all the tragedy, nor all the pathos, nor all the love. So different as it had been with that old pair . Is there no tragedy like these, no pathos in coming down in the world? The sorrows of the aged, who must still soon have. done with sorrows, touch me more than t he p assionate g riefs I of youth. They have finished Hope's flattering tale; they have realised the vanity of all things under the sun, and have only to wait till I eath, the sovereign a ll-healer, bids them depart in peace out of the struggle and strife of living. Trratttng, I have learnt all its sad significance, through many and bitter, bitter mint reg. Some an hour of pain , of its comforts , too, I have learnt ; but e lesson has been long, and is imperfect yet. When I re member papa and mamma studying it, hand in hand, in broken fortunes, but together, and in calm, I am ready to weep for pity, over myself, who have been at it for years, and alone, end have hardly yet got to see the justice, tempered with mercy, in the Almighty wilt that must be done !" In many cf these truthful passages, and these earnest exhortations, we meet with the illustration of that sublime idea inculcated in the expressive line, " They also serve, who only stand and wait." Respecting this suffering pair, they were permitted to die near together. Their sons were far away in a distant land ; earth's extension intervened between them and the home of childhood. Their daughters were not happily situated, on the whole, with Connie's delicate health, Dori's shattered constitution, and Ursula's unhappy temper. But they were going whither these cares might not follow. The boys never returned to us, but, in her last hour, their mother thought they were by her, and talked to them. They will meet again where partings are no more." Among other SECONDARIES COURT. (Before Mr. Fetter and Jury.) IMPORTANT TO JURYMEN.-THE ARTILLERY COMPANY. Upon the jurymen being called, a gentleman claimed his exemption. The learned Secondary—Upon what ground ? Applicant—l am a member of the Artillery Company. The learn° l Secondary—Are you an officer ? Applicant—No ; I am a private. The learned Secondary—Then you cannot be exempted. Applicant—l understood that members of the Artillery Company are exempted by a charter. The learned Secondary—That charter applies only to rulers, governors, and officers, and not to privates. You must serve. A juryman was excused on the ground that he suffered from disease of the heart, which rendered him liable to pain upon being confined. CAUTION TO DUST CONTRACTORS-TUE VESTRY or THE PARISH OF ST. MARY ABBOTT'S, KENSINGTON, V. I STAPLETON' AND ANOTHER. This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages sus tained through defendants' default in complying with the terms of a bond between them and the plaintiffs. Mr. Pontifex, for the plaintiffs, said that defendants had contracted for the removal of dust from the parish, and entered into a bond for £lOO, to be paid by four instalments. They had paid £5O, and defaulted to the other instalments; hence the present proceedings. No one appeared on behalf of defendants, and evidence having been called, the learned Secondary summed up, the jury awarding plaintiffs 150 damages. POLICE .INTELL IG EIV CE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGII-STRE EL A GROUNDLESS CHARGE.—Henry Best, a cabinet maker, was charged with stealing a vice from Mr. Fredk. Krille, cabinetmaker, of 35, Foley-street. Mr. Edward James, of Great Marlborough-street, de fended. The prosecutor, on getting into the box, said he knew nothing about the affair, only he was told that prisoner had taken some tools. _ Mr. Lewis said there was no pretence for the charge whatever. _ . Prosecutor's foreman was called,and said he knew nothing of the robbery. Mr. Lewis said the fact was that a workman in Mr. Krille's employ had broken a vice, and given Mr. Krille another in the place of it, and gave the old one to the pri soner, as he had a right to do. The prisoner, hearing that Mr. Krille had asked for the vice had even gone with it to his house, and it was refused to be taken, and then after wards the accused was given into custody. Mr. Tyi whit t at once discharged the accused. A PECULIAR MISTAKE.—CAUTION TO YOUNG LADIES. —Amongst the numerous letters forwarded this morning to the magistrate (Mr. lyrwhitt) was a delicate missive writ ten on a sheet of paper surrounded with a wreath contain ing the words, " The Compliments of the Season," and with a fancy border. The letter, which was dated from " Rupert-street," began with " Dear William," and the Magistrate, seeing that it was not for him, handed it to our report er, who found it to have been written by a young lady, and that it contained a very pressing invitation erhfor Ch s r not ist mas ; and that the favoured individ ual may pap be deprived of the opportunity of accepting it, and with the view of cautioning young ladies to be more careful, we have tlaught it light thus far to allude to the mistake. passages that display an appreciation of the kindly feelings that adorn humanity may be mentioned the remarks on animals. The larger the intellect, the deeper the feelings, the kinder the heart, the more sympathy is there felt for those creatures who were made by our Creator ; and they who ill use and torture them with the most callous indif ference, and talk of their usurping the privileges of Christians, seem to forget that they belong to the Maker of the earth and its thousand indwellers, that the Hand that made them is divine. " Pet animals are pleasant creatures, and their unsophis ticated fondness is a great comfort therefor?. I hope no one will quote me that tiresome old truism about its being wrong to waste affection on them. Have you a dog, my friend ? I do not ask you to confess to me, but don't you, don't you like him ten times better than many of your acquaintances, and find him more sociable company. I counted Dandy amongst my best of friends. If he could have spoken I am sure he would have uttered nobler sentiments than many dogs' masters have courage to utter in these days,when inverted language does duty for humane, and every virtue extant has its parody." And Cosey merits a good word too—pretty, soft nestling, frisking, selfish thing. lam not prepared to deny the selfish ness o f puss, b ut I ma i n t a i n that it is a selfishness which can be borne with much better than the selfishness of some of our friends. Surely there is somewhere a paradise of pets, and Dandy and I shall meet again." There is some thing mournfully true in Francis Westmore's lonely life, so overcast with shadows and so fraught with painful reminiscences. It is a satisfaction when the clouds that environed him are at last dis pelled, and he is able to prove his father's inno cence from the dark crime with which he:was charged to the cold and cruel world that had flung its bitter taunts so many years. The company at Redcross is very well described, and some sketches, as Mrs. Peacock for instance, are very good. The scene where Ursula's entertainment turned into an invitation to take tea after a dinner-party is capitelly described. It was onlya pity that she did not meet with many more such rebuffs and mortifications. Finally, it must be conceded by all competent judges that this work is deserving of approbation on mony points, and its occasional drawbacks are more than compensated for by its vigerous trans cript of society, its animated pictures, and its powerful style. There is always something to impress us in the writings of this author, some thing deep that would look beneath the superficial surface of the world's glitter and show, and delve into the substance of things, and trace their cause and 'effect. There is also something high which looks beyond the petty limits, and soars above the narrow confines of material natures till it attains the mighty eminence from which all earthly things assume their just proportions, and appear in their true colours. Any form of composition that aspires in its tendency, and leads others to ascend in spirit to the only valid source of great ness, the only lasting goal of glory, is always desir atle to peruse. The works of Holme Lee are all eminently attractive from many points of regard, they paint men and inanners with accuracy, they depict the deep and strong passions that excite and influence human nature, but their chief merit is the crowning one of a pure purpose and a lofty aim. Whatever is good is earnestly inculcated, whatever is great is simply but strongly enforced ; and hence these novels are superior, in the truest sense of the term, and deserve' success from the better part they have chosen of exhibiting to a frivolous society some solid truths, end of teaching a cold world the warmth of true feeling and the holy attributes of affection that should be the crown and glory of a Christian character, and make the human approach the nearest to the divine, and earthly life the most resemble heaven's. This work may be recommended to all who seek an interesting story that is full of incident and replete with attraction. Woolley's New Map of the 'eat of War in the Con federate States of America. London : Ciarke and Co., 252, Strand. We have several maps of the States, excellent ones some of them, already published. Mr. Woolley's map is distinguished by its giving on a large scale, yet in pocket form, the whole South from the Galvaston on the Gulf of Mexico, in cluding the North as far as the parallel of New York. The entire Seat of War is, therefore, fully given North and South, and the States west of the Mississippi—Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana —are also included. The execution is clear. The railroads well marked, the coast and islands well defined. It is a useful map of ready reference, and good pocket companion to the newspaper. TIIE BURGOMASTER'S FEAST.”—The purchasers of the Illustrated London News will receive with their Christmas number a fine coloured print of this beautiful painting. It is from the pencil of Lance, the unrivalled master of the glowing world of fruits—a descendant, one would think, of that old Grecian painter whose cherries, we are told, were pecked at by the birds. The print is of unusual size and beauty, and, when framed, is most suitable for a Christmas gift. THIS DA Y'S 211ARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of English wheat .Fere very moderate, and the demand, both for red and white samples, ruled steady, at fully previous quota tions. The show of foreign wheat was moderately good. Im porters were very firm, and there were no sellers cf any de scription, except at the extreme rates of Monday last. Floating cargoes of grain changed hands to a moderate extent, on former terms. Barley, the supply of which was much restricted, was in steady request, at full currencies. In malt, sales progressed slowly ; good and fine qualities, however, were firm in value. Oats, of good and fine quality, were in steady request, and prices were well maintained. Inferior parcels, how ever, met a slow sale. _ _ _ For both beans and peas the trade was in a sluggish state, at barely stationary prices. The flour trade was firm, at full quotations. The amount of business transacted, however, was by no means eaten. sive. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 1,680 ' 2,420 ' 3,350 ' 230 ' 1,730 sacks, Irish F0reign........ 44,060 9,940 45,470 , 1,260 ski. 18,670 brls. THIRD EDITION. SUK OFFICE, Seven o'clock. AAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this evening : Chief ,Engineer—F. W. Sutton (A) transferred from the Fisgard to the Cumberland, as additional, for service in the Vixen. Assistant-Engineers —NV. R. Henry, confirmed 2d class, to the Philoniel ; J. C. Saunders, to the Forte; H. D. Gar wood, to the Leven; A. Hindmarsh, to the Urgent; R. Dillon. to the Gorgon ; J. Boswell, supernumerary, to the Indus ; R. J.Campion, to the Rifleman ; F. Grundy, to the Megssra; W. Rumble (acting), to the James Watt, promoted to first-class assistant-engineers. _ _ Masters' Assistants—Henry ms to the Revenge; W. E. Farrington to the Chanticleer; Edwin 0. Hallett to:the Defence; Cecil H. Franks, and George W. Ballis ton, to the Warrior. Assistant Paymaster—Charles S. Pettis, to the Corn wallis. Clerk—John E. Charlton, to the Hawke. Naval Cadets (nominated)—Mr. Richard G. Day, and Wm. Stanhope Lovell. LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Eventng.) PRAYERS FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY. At the Council-Chamber, Whitehall, the 18th day of December, 1861, present, Lord President, Duke of Somerset, Duke of Newcastle, Earl Russell, Lord Stanley of Alder ley, Sir George Grey, Bart., Sir George C. Lewis, Bart., Mr. Milner Gib s on, and Mr. Charles Villiers. Whereas in the Act of Uniformity, which established the i Liturgy of the Church of England, provision s made for such alteration s i n th e P rayers f or the Royal Family as from time to time shall become necessary, and be directed by lawful authority; it is thereupon this dAy ordered in Council, that in the Morning and Evening Prayers, in the Litany, and in all other parts of the Public Service, as well in the occasional offices as in the Book of Common Prayer, where the Royal Family is appointed to be uarticularly payed for, the words " Tho Prince Consort" be omitted. And it is further ordered, that no Edition of the Common Prayer be from henceforth printed but with this amend ment; and that in the meantime, and until copies f such edition may be had, all parsons, vicars, and curates within this realm do(for the preventing of mistakes), with the pen correct and amend all such prayers in their Church Books, according to the foregoing direction. And for the better notice hereof, that this order be forthwith printed and pub lished and sent to the several parishes ; and that the right reverend the bishops do take care that obedience be raid to the same accordingly. ARTHUR HELPS. At the Council-Chamber, Whitehall, the 18th day of December, 1861, present—Lord President, Duke of Somer set, Duke of Newcastle, Earl Russell, Lord Starirty of Alderley, Sir George Grey, Bart , Sir George C. Lewis, Bart., Mr. Milner Gibson, and Mr. Charles Villiers. In pursuance of an act passed in the 10th year of her Majesty Queen Anne, and of another act passed in the 32d year of his Majesty King George the Third, wherein pro vision is made for praying for the Royal Family in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, it is hereby ordered in Council that henceforth every minister and preacher shall, in his respective church, congregation, or assembly pray in express words, " For her Most Sacred Majesty Queen Victoria, Albert Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Ft /Lily," of which all persons concerned are hereby re quired to take notice and govern themselves ace rdingly. ARTHUR. HELPS. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 20. The Right Hen. the Lords: of the Committee of Privy Council tor Trade give notice that the 2foniteur of the 19th instsnt contains a French Imperial Decree, adding the Custom-house of Strasbourg to those opened by the decree of the Ist October, 1861, for the importation of English and Belgian cotton and woollen yarns of all kinds. The same decree adds the Custorm-houses of Boulogne, Calais, Dunkirk, Valenciennes, Strasbourg, and Chambery to those opened by the decree of the 9th September, 1861, for the direct importation and clearance of English and Belgian tissues texed ad valorem. WAR-OFFI , E, PALL-MALL, DEC. 20. 24th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Pringle Taylor to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General the Hon. John Finch, C. 8., deceased. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Although the supply of meat on sale at these markets is rather extensive, each kind meets a steady sale, and an im provement has taken place in the quotations. Per Sib. by the carcase. sdsd sdsd Inferior beef 363 10 Middlingmutton 40 4 4 Middling do. ~ 4 0 4 2 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Prime large do. 4 2 4 4 Veal 4 4 4 S Do. small do. .. 4 4 4 6 Small pork 4 8 5 0 Large pork .... 4 0 4 6 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 BOROUGH HOP. We observe no increase in the amount of business doing in hops. The market, however, continues firm, and prices are well supported. The show of Bavarian, Belgian, and American hops is large. New Mid and East Dents 1808 to 220 s per cwt. New Weald of Dents .. 147 s 185 s „ New Sussex l3ss 155 s „ Belgian llos 120 a „ Bavarian COLONIAL. TEA.—Only a limited business has been done in the pri vate market, and at public sale prices generally were steady for good and fine qualities. SUGAR.—The market has been rather dull, although a seasonable demand has prevailed for British West India for hA me consumption at fully previous quotations. In the refined market late prices have been fairly maintained. COFFEE.—Colonial descriptions have been in moderate request without any material change to record in values. Good and fine descriptions of Plantation Ceylon, however, are held for higher rates. RICE.—For the better descriptions of East India there has been a more active inquiry, but the dealings have not been extensive owing to the advanced prices demanded by holders. SALTPETRE.—A slight advance has taken place in the current value of British refined, but the dealings have been restricied to immediate requirements. TALLow.—The market has continued dull, and little change of importance can be reported in the current quota tions. P.Y.C. on the spot being 51s 3d, and spring delivery bls Gd to 52s per ewt. TILLS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 20.—Wind this day at neon--North. Easterly; moderate breeze, with fine weather, but rather cloudy. SWANSEA, Dec. 18 —Wind N.B.—Sailed—Countess of Bective, for Cuba. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 18 —Wind N.E.—Arrived—Orwell, from London for Melbourne. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 19—Arrived—Ann, and Balierat, from New York. CLYDE, Dec, 19.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Carlbel, for Demerara. 'BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. The troopships Adriatic and Parana, with the Guards for Canada, left the river early this morning. No arrivals. Sailed—L'Etoile, for Carentan. (BY SUBMARINE BND MAGNETIC TELECOM'S.? rning. G RAvE s E ND, Friday TELECOM'S.? Arrived, Dec. 19—Justyn, from Moulmein. Arrived, Dec. 20-lUelazzos and johanna. from Dant zic ; Sarah Gill, from Cronstadt; Queen of the Isles, hona Brussels. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. Computed from the Returns made in the week ending Dec. 17, 1861, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain:— per cwt. Muscovado, the produce of British America.. 23s 4d BANKRUPTS. The portion of the Gaut c containing the Bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS We have been favoured with the following extract from a letter from an eye-witness : " Last Sunday (December 8) I witnessed one of those efforts of nature that have in this country so universally left its mark in the way of buried cities, &c. About half Test three in the afternoon, or earlier perhaps, I received a message from the deck to say that an immense deal of smoke was issuing from the side of the hill immediately under Mount Vesuvius, and just above the town of Torre del Greco. Up I went at once, and then I saw one of the most extraordinary and grandest sights that in my opinion can possibly be seen, impressing on us, against our will, what mere atoms we are. The earth then (if I may use the expression) had opened, and a small volcano formed, and issuing from it, to a height of 800 or 900 fact, were smoke, large stones, and ashes, in the shape of very small sand, accom panied by a loud rumbling noise, and this at about 30 miles or a little less distance. In one hour the horizon was per fectly obscured, and the mouth of the bay hidden by smoke and ashes. As the night came on it became more violent, and towards seven or eight o'clock the flames and large red hot stones were coming forth, accompanied by the aforesaid noise, to a height of 200 or 300 .feet. All this time Vesu vius was perfectly quiet. Towards 9 o'clock it slackened its violence; but still the same amount of smoke but without the rumbling noise. The next day (Monday), about 10 in the morning, a loud report was heard, and on looking to wards Vesuvius, it was found it was not going to remain a quiet spectator of the previous day's eruption, but as if to show its contempt for the young crater that had formed itself lower down, burst out in double fury,throwing up stones hot, and its ashes far at sea, obscuring the mid-day sun, accom panied by noise more deep and sonorous than that of the dap before. It was a most wonderful and terrific sight. About one o'clock two of u , took a carriage and went out to the scene of the eruption of the day before, and there you could hardly obtain a better idea of the destruction of Pompeii, as given by an eye-witness, Pliny,than the scene that was pre serif ed to our view when we came near the town of Torre Greco. The whole way from Naples was full of carts of household furniture belonging to those who had deserted the town and fled from the eruptions and earthquakes, for there:had been several of the latter. When we arrived near the town, that is, within three miles, the fine ashes began to fall fast (for hitherto we had only seen them, the wind being in a contrary direction), all the shops and houses were chat, sentinels were marching the streets to keep people away from the danger of falling houses, for earthquakes had parted the paved streets in several places, and three houses had fallen in, and still apparently no cessation of the eruption. As we got into the town the sand and ashes were falling so thick that it was impossible to keep your eyes open without a shade or umbrella, and almost every one had adopted half a newspaper stuck under their hats and projecting over their faces ; every one so thickly covered in dust that it was impossible to discover the colour of their clothes, On we went, now on our legs, having left the carriages, at one time walking along the beaten path cut in the lava, at another over the rough lava itself, and so hot that we could not stand long on it. At last we arrived within 100 yards of the crater, and it appeared to be subsiding, though the smoke and sand were still coming forth very fast. Vesuvius was es active as ever, making most appalling noises as if the earth was shaken to its very centre. The ground on which we stood was shaking like an aspen leaf, with a heaving and convulsive power underneath. At last I thought we might try and climb up the cone so as to look into the crater, if only for a minute ; so I went, followed by some others. We were well repaid for our temerity, for we discovered that the whole of the ground on which we were standing was nothing more within a few inches only of its surface than a red hot ash-heap, I should say 40 feet in thickness. We had not been standing there ten minutes when, without the least notice, a small eruption took place almost along side of us, throwing up ashes and smoke, and as we were running for safety the red-hot stones, as big as one's head, fell around us. However, as we had not yet seen down the crater itself, but only the ridge adjoining it, I thought I would make another attempt, and 1 succeeded in climbing to the top and hooking down. I could see nothing but smoke and fire, the latter almost on a level with myself. Suddenly it made a great noise, which was sufficient for me, and I ran down as hard as I could split , and got back all right. Ten minutes afterwards it burst forth and the place on which I had been standing was literally covered with red-hot stone or lava. Night was creeping on and it increased in fury, and the ground was in one incessant tremble. We remained for an hour after dark, and on our way back we found that the whole of the lava on f a which inchesw we had bean and were then treading was, of i t surfa ce, isspli t rightre red-bet. te w t . n t Tl i r o e u w g i ro tt l h e i le o f the n hill- i side e s o w e f a. Vesu viusl,jietteonw was very beautiful, view from the bay that nifilintau,en red-hot stones, there e g f wle r s r i e c n a c m a o n d e s d i t i n a t i n o c t o n n b t r t o a i g e t h t h t w e .tirhseb: the oa air. T n a i n o e sv d , a likerdsmidnight lightning, it as t h sub sided.tolis,e iinhiettown is entirely deserted, and no one is allowed It is the belief hero that we have not seen the wor.t of it , b ut that it is only gathering fresh auy f force rsevenstill people d ifr Torre e.. rant times,tG rec hasthe been last destroyed d lo i O n years hesame a m go e ; but flock back to it.—Naples, Dec. 12, 1861." The Ondine (the clerical journal of Malta) makes ihe following announcement :—Yesterday Mr. Wm. Pee 1, an English gentleman long resident in this island, abjured Protestantism on his deathbed, in the village of Nexaro, and having received the sacraments expired kissing our Lord, and in the bosom of the Catholic Church, to the im mensejoy of his family and of all the population of thevillage.