The Sun. — London, England, 1861-11-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, 'OVI P.l R 11 ,4 I, :1861. At ONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS'. SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY). BRITISH POSSESSIONS. . • Share Railways. Paid. Price. Business don e There is not the slightestCclhrraYng Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. o of importance - .... - in the position of monetary af f airs, the quotations Share Railways. Paid. Business „ I Bom„Barodadz.Cent Ind 1 Closing Price. done. Gu. 5 per cent........ being easy an d th e d e mand exceedingly quiet. The 18 Do Do.loo 1004 1014 1001 11 1001 all - - d - B 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all ; 41 51 d specie movement continues favourable, and the 1 5 10 ; 1 'Belfast 1 cl,! aro.sst 1 a a e n n a fci d , N lix o de r lt . re i C rd o .. c u n o .. Iv a 1; 9 - g - 9g 4 944 204 Do. New Buffalopo* all - - 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. VaL all 71 8 Bank return, which will appear this evening, is 25 IBlyth and Tyne - - 10 B e r f s e n re t n ,At ee Go . d . r . i . c . l . l all :6 7 6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 72 77 expected to show a further increase in the metallic 100 1 ' ,H ' t 100 Do. do. June 1, 18 7 37 do. July 1, lOO 68 73 reserves. st , Caledonian About £62,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of 50 ;C ,Tlll rk arthen & Cardiga and Bandon n ' all - - 100 105 106 1055 4f 1 all - - u 10 5 0 c ia l o c . tta.,t S. E astn. (Li ,a) 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 100 67 England yesterday. ) 2200 larin,wßallrlock, & p un "! all - - ' 1 all 5 6 5 5 it 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2 a s ll . _ 5 _5 72 4 13 1 id: 10 ,Do. A 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 7 4 - The steamer City of Baltimore, which has left all - - , 174 Demerara all - - for' tillep e.l:, an.has all - • • A gets no div 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c all 20 201 d 201 New York, took out £8,950 ins pecie. 10 Do. B been paid to B. stock East Indian, gu. sp. e. No 1021 1034 1021 4i 1 I The half-yearly interest has been announced for 50 20 Do. F Shares Ext all - - 25 Dun.,Perth.&Ab. June. all Dublin & Belfast June' all 42 114 1 4 1 4 4 ' 100 194 191 2 0 Do. Jubbulpore all - - Payment on the Chilian 42 per Cent. Bonds. st st E , Ea stern Counties st A raglan 1 100 54 55 54 1 4 100 Do. 4 1 pc. Debentrs. all 90 101 A telegram has been received announcing the 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. all 100 101 opening of the Ottoman Railway to Kosbounar. st Eastern Union, A stock st Do do Bdo 1 100 33 36 100 47 49 100 Do. 1865-1870 all 100 100 1101 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 21 214 25 DoNw A. late E U 3ds 13 4 - There was rather more activity in the Liverpool it East Suffolk i 100 - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 61 63 100 Do. 2a Pref. 6 per ct.. all 50 53 Cotton. Market yesterday, and prices were firm. st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 93 05 st Edin., Perth. & Dundee 10 0 304 3 1 100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr. all 15 37 36 5 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 40 43 The sales were about 8,000 bales. i 1 00 - - 10 Forth & Clyde Junction' all - at Furnessloo Do. do. 1867 .. all 32 34 The market for Public Securities appeared firm st Glasg. and S. Western.' 100 104 106 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 32 34 all oo 11 - 24 11 - 34 stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. 100 1004 1015 101 1001 at the commencement of business, but a few sales 10 GreatNrthn of Scotland 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 10 4 d 4pr stock art. South.of India (Lim' have since been effected, and a decline of 1 per :t t 'Or D e o at Astock Northern ' I 100 110 111 , 100 130 132 g-uaranteed 5 per cent. 100 100 101 st Do B do cent, has ensued. The speculators appear to be in- ,20 Do. do. all st Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland 100 103 105 1034 st Great Western llOO 71 714 714 204 Gt. W. ofCanada Shares all lel 101 101 fluenced in their operations to some extent by the 204 Do. New st Do Str Val gua. stock 100 55 58 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 55 97 unfavourable positioa of financial affairs in France, 12 Irish South Eastern .. ' all _- - _ .._.. 4 44 4 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 97 93 at Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1081 1081 108 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... all - - and in several instances they have been induced to st London and Blackwell 100 55 57 st Lon., Bright ,& S. Coast 100 116 118 117 164 171 stock Madras guar., 44 p. c... 100 90 92 limit their transactions for an advance. The New st son., Chat., and Dover 100 47 49 stock Do. do. sper cent..... 100 100 101 101 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 93 95 Threes are steady at 99i / ; the Reduced 921 f ; st Lou. & North Western 100 911 911 941 1 '- " at Lon. & South Western 100 95 96 951 1 5 20 Do. 5 d 0........ all - Exchequer Bills, at March, are 10 s. prem. ; ditto , 2 5 L'derry & Coleraine ..' all - stock .11elb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds. 1 00 - 25 st L'derry & Enniskillen. 45 ... 4 i i 20 Newßrunswickl Canda June, 15s. prem. ; Bank Stock, 2301 and 232; Man., Shef., &Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 India 5 per Cent. ditto, 1064 1. 50 Maryport and Carlisle.' Lincoln. I 100a11 9 4611 t 0 all - - Class A Capital Share 124 Do a shares all - - .. Do. do. Land d 0........ The transactions in the Foreign market to-day 10 Metropolitan 1 74 5 6 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. all 4 6 st Midland have not been quite so extensive, and prices in 6.4.0 Do New I 2.14. 14 11p 11 p - Oude (Limited) ........ - - - several instances have shown less buoyancy. st Do Birming. & Derby 100 103 105 stock Scinde .......... 4 .4 100 1025 10 1 4 103 50 %lid Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 20 Do. Punjaub .... ca a ,12 15 50 p a 14/ Buenos Ayres Deferred remain at 30; ; Mexican 25 Do. 4 shares - - 20 Do. Do. ........ :7; - a all - - a 204 at 28 ; Portuguese are 48k; Spanish Securities have 25 Mid Kent l all - - stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. g a r. 2. 100 98 100 995 10 Do Cray Line I all - - 10 Prinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 a / d been dull and depressed, the 3 per Cents. being 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. - - 10 Newry & Armagh, clef I 9 8 6 d 52 1 i ; the Deferred 42 1 ; and the Certificates , 20 Newry, Warnpt, & n os : all - - 20 Algerian , 5 - - after being 61 7 are now quoted 6Z, 1 ; Venezuelan st Norfolk lOO 62 64 - , at North British , 100 621 634 63 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 65 61 20 Ardennes ............ .. all - -p are steady at 231 24; Turkish 6 per Cents. are 81/ st Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 - - 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 15 pr }pr 154 16 st Do A stk ; A revs no d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 4 t ; and the Loan of 1858, 71; 1. till 6 pc. has been pdß ; 100 - - 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. - all - - The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up at Do B stock 1 100 - - st Nth. Eastern-Berwick I 100 101 1015 101 1 1 Carrneaux Mine dz Rail 30 91 105 100 Copiapo ......... ..... .. all - - to this day, are in round figures as under :-- 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 4d p d 10 Ditto Extension .... all 435 1861. 1860. st Do Leeds I 100 575 581 57/ 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 1d *p Great Western .. i 45,361 £42, 952 st Do York st North London , 100 891 1 , 05 891 90 894 100 95 97 95 64 20 Eastern of France .... all , 22 5 23 4 North-Western - - 20 Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. all - - 20 Do. do. all - - South-Western - - Brighton 14,866 15,130 10 N. and S. W. Junction. I all 101 101 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 94 101 91 Midland - .. .... all - - South-E as t ern - - 20 Lierre & Turnhout.... all - - Great Northern 2 6 ,167 25,165 20 Portsmouth all - 10 Rhymney all - - 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - - 20 Namur & Liege .... ~.. all FS 81 81 1 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 5,789 5,804 st Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 40 42 16 Northern of France.... all 884 394 North-Eastern .. - - North British 6,646 6 ,45 6 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all - - 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref . . all 85 95 Great Southern and Western of Ireland 8,360 7,706 st Shropshire Union .... L 100 45 46 20 Parls,yons, & Mediter. all 405 414 405 10 Sittinebourne & Sheer. all - - 20 Paris & 0r1ean5........ all 53 65 Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,973 6,637 st South" Devon lOO 37 39 38 20 1 Recife & S. Fran. (Porn.) Dutch Rhenish - -;ma. 7p. et. 1im...... 17 34 3 d 154 Great Luxembourg - - at South Wales - - 20 Royal Dani5h.......... all - - These returns area gain, in several instances, of a at S. York. and River Dun 1)0 94 96 5 Royal Swedish ....., .. all - - rather unfavourable character. On the Brighton 20 Staines, Wok.,and - Wok. all 5 6 64 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - 25 Stockton & Darlington all 38 39 20 Sambre & Meuse there is a decline of £264 ;on the Midland of 25 Do l3 8 9 p 10 Do. 5 4 per cent. Pref..... al l 9 91 25 Do New, 1860 5 5 6 p 20 San Paulo , lim , g. 7 p.c. 4 1 i 5 i 1 £9lO ;on the South-Eastern of 11,716 •; on the at Taff Vale - - 20 S.Aust &Lomb Venetin, 16 1 4 Lancashire and Yorkshire of £965 ; and on the st Do Pref. No. 1 - 100 - - 26 Southern of France.... all 25 5 26 4 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 20 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 4 -- - North-Eastern of £2,810 ; the Great Western, how- 50 Ulster ev er, shows an increase of £2,409 ; the North- 25 Do 2O 24 31 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference •. all 91 101 12.10 Do Western of £795 ; the South-Western of £897 ; the st Vale of Neath 1 100 - - 84 4 20 Western of Austria.... 6 - - Great Northern of £1,002 ; the Edinburgh and 10 Victoria sta. and Pim 1 all 124 13 20 Western of Switzerland all - - at Waterford as Kilkenny . ' 100 - - 6 Wiesbaden ...... ...... all - - Glasgow £336 ; the Dutch Rhenish £676 ; and 50 Waterford & Limerick.' all - - 6 Do. 8 per cent Prof.... all - - 20 West Cornwall I all 6 64 20 Zealand - - Great Luxembourg £9Ol. 20 West London I all 10 Do Ist class - - BRITISH MINES. The operations in the Railway Share Market 20 Do 2d class all - - - Al f red Consols(Phili - ek‘ 3.2.10 II 4 I ' have been limited, and in some instances sliehtiv at W. Hartlepool Hat&R.' 100 - - 841 20 , British Iron e.' a st West Midland Oxford 100 48 50 49 - 'Clifford nil 27 32 reduced prices have been established. Bristol and st Do Newpor -I 100 45 47 - I Devon G. Cone. (Tavista 1 365 375 E xeter, Brighton, North Eastern (Berwick), and st - Do Hereford 100 89 91 - - East t Bassett (Illogan) 3O 67 72 ,a5a.14.0 27 274 27 South Eastern have receded 6s and Midland, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. -' LINES WI Russel (Tavistka 7.4.0 25 3 '2 ...." !Gam.diSt.Aubyn(Gwen. 551 14 15 'es. ; Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, - 'Great South Totems... . 17s 4 45 Leasing Closing Business - 1G .Wheal And. (Phil ack _ and South Westerns, however, improved ss. Railway s. Paid . Co. s Price. Done. -G. Whea l Vor (Helston ` 40 54 61 6.8.11 1 it ren Gville The Foreign and Colonial lines have continued -- - H erod's-Foot 8.12 37 39 Bedford and Bletchley all Ln. &N. W .. .. at about previous values. - Hingston Downs 4.11.5 84 44 Birkenhead lOO D'e&G.W S 4 86 -- Lady Bertha Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares Buckinghamshire.... 100 Do. - Margaret (tiny Lelant 9/ 43 45 Chester & Holyhea.. 100 Do 53 54 531 4 - North Downs 2. 54 54 have continued inactive at slightly reduced prices Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. - North Frances (Mogan' 111 24 Ili in some instances. Union of London realised ss. ; Do. 5 „ ;100 Do lll 113 -N. Wh'i Basset (11102, an), 1.14.0 34 31 Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 - North Wheal Crofty ..1 L 18.9 11 2 Oriental Bank, ss. ; Crystal Palace Stock improved Colchester , Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O , , .. 65 - Par Consols (St. Blazey)' 14 7 8 E. Lincolnsh. gapr c. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 20 Providence (Uny Lelnta 10.6.7 43 45 £1; and Royal Mail Steam, ss. E.UnionallarwichShs all E,Counts. 4, 4 1 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 4 Do. Woodlaridare.. 100 •.. .. - ,'South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 340 50 BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drcl. 100 Caledon,. . • .. - IS. Cern Brea (Mogan). • 5.9.0 4 41 Do. new Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 924 11 4 Hull and Selby 1 all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 - I S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1a.e 95 100 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - Stray Park 5 , Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 4l 11 II New 3 per Cent. Annuities 921 / 5 Do. quarters ., all Do. Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. - Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 198 202 - 'Vale of Tower (Cann ) 13s 641 1 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.. 15 7-16 Loudon & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 61 63 - West Basset (Mogan). 11 141 155 India Stock - Do. Preference 1 100 IDs. Lon.,Tilb.& Southend; 100 IPeto &CoBs 87 - W. Caradon. (Liskeard) 5 45 48 Ditto 5 per Cent. - West Seton . ......... 471 295 305 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent - Do 6 per cent lOO ;Do. - Wheal Basset (Mogan; 51 80 85 Ditto 6 per Cent - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 75 85 - Whassi Edward (Cals.) 74 25 24 Ditto 51 per Cent 1054 / 1 Mid. Bradford Prefer- - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 5 6 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., 863 98/ 9 ence stock - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 11` , 4 164 Ditto Consols for Account, Dec. 6 Oct.•, April, 1864 981 Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 g-ua. 5 per cent... 5 ' 5 . 6 . E Counts. par 4 p - Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 154 165 92f 1 India Stock for Account, 5 Ce n t 10 44 NorthnatEastn 5 p.c. all Do. per.... Do. 6 per cent..... all Do. Exchequer Bills, 11,000, 2d.... March. om Tune. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn-Hartlepool 1( 0 N. E. Ber .. .. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. t 7.6 fel 4 15 12 pm North Western Ditto £SOO Ditto Small lO pm 15 12 pm Preston and Wyre. i a &L.Y k. 1 Clarendon Cons.llliiiCo. 4 - dis. as FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Do. 4 shares A all Do. •• •• •• •• 10 Cobre Copper all 35 36 nrasilian sper Cent - Copiapo Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 - Shrew & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail 1 11 )31101 10 S Ayres 6 er Cent South Staffordshire Ditto Deferred') .... n bilia 6 per Cent 1014 Wimbledn & Croydon all L.&Brg - ,tn 84 91 11 ,Kapunda (Limited) I 1 14 p S i Linares I all 7 8 Mexican New Consolidated 3 per Cent - PREFERENCE SHARES. 1 ,Mariquita 1 all 1 5 Ditto Account Peruvian_ltto 4 Ditto 3 1 per Cent 2B - 1 , N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L..l a 1 1d 99 ~,, Closing Business 20 :Pontgibaud Silver,Leadl airibarren), 41 per Cent. per Cent. ,bitto Account • B2 3 1 ,Scottish Austrin. (L.).. , 10s. 5 5,1 1 5 -rort 5v2.85 United Mexican ........' all 81 91 95 9 ti nes() 3 per Cont., 1853. Ditto Account RQ. usslian perCent. 1822, XSt • 481 pref. issued at £5 .... all - - 1 Worthing (Limited)....' all 4 1 Do. • at Bris. & Exet. 4p. c. at_ 100 - -- - Ditto ,l3.patititioi 3 A3 cppee per ru C nc e te n n t t . 1859 _ 20 Do. shares - - .. 604 st Caledon. £lO, 44 p. cent lOO 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - st Do. guar. shares, No, 2 100 - - - Spanish A N c e c w oun De t ferr . ed - - - Can.Goy. 6 p.c.Ja. &J uly I 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent all 205 211 - 1877-9 . ~1100 108 113 2.eurra C 6 e p r e t. r o c f e C n o t u . p. not funded 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all - - - Do Bp. cent.lBBo-21 100 - - Ditto- Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4, 100 - - Ditto Account - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.; 100 107 100 814 st Do. Class B 6 per cent.. 100 112 117 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept.; 100 107 109 Ditto New Loan st E. Coma. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 110 1 : 16 - Do. 5 per cent 1100 102 1024 - Ditto Account - Cape G.Hope, 8 p c,lBBO, 100 108 110 72 14 1 st Do No. 2 100 107 109 - Do. 1890; 100 108 110 111 s Ditto £lOO Bonds' - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 109 !10 V eneZUelan 3 per Cent - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - - st Do. sp. e. guar lOO - -- it Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 110 11 2 -N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866' 10 0 9) 100 Ditto Account - Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Dividends on the above payable in London. et Do. 4p. C. guar. S. & ta.. 100 89 91 - Do. p.c., 1888 & upwde 100 984 994 Belgiant 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f. - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. . ! I tch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. - et Furness, 5 per cent.... 100 - - sterling,, 1875. lOO 109 110 a ltte Certificates, 4 per Cent. .. - - - S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.&up.. 1 100 - - ' 1 '611(313: Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - - at D 0.5 p.c.Redna.lop.c.pm. 100 110 112 - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&that.... 100 1045 105 1044 1 P ere.vian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 901 st Do. 45 p. c. do lOO 102 104 ------- „---- THREE O'CLOCK. at Do.sp.c.Redn-..atsp.c.pm 100 107 109 1084 DOCKS. Consols Money - - stock 'Commercial lOO 1 - ' st Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) Diao Account - 4 per cent lOO 97 99 stock 'East and West India .. 100 123 125 1241 50 Great West. (Berke and .....i 100 63 65 stock ' Londe , - Hants Ext) sper cent 6 - - stock ISt. Katharine ' 100 63 65 t SOUTH" EASTERN RAILWAY. st Do. redeem. 46 p. ct.... 100 99 100 stock 'Southampton ' 100 - st Do. redeem. 4p. et.... 100 89 91 stook Victoria . ' 100 96 98 4- st Do. irredeem. 4p. et. _ I 100 90 02 904 I 20 Do' New . ~s- 2 15 5 d This morni -_, ng MEETING THIS DAY. st Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 100 102 101 1024 8 Do. Birm pref. shares.. all 95 10 a meeting of the shareholders in this com- 10 Do. Chester 8 pf.all 164 174 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Pally was held at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge. p.c. she 190 Ag,ra&UnitedService Bk 50 85 87 865 6 The Hon, Mr. Byng presided. 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she all 10i 104 40 !Australasia all el 62 st Do. Birm. guar. stock.. 100 75 77 25 I Bank of Egypt all 204 215 264 Do. Chester guar shares all 205 201 The following extract from the notice convening the meet- 131 Do. 'do - . all 101 101 100 Bank: of London 5O 65 67 ing Will explain its object:-" You will observe, from the 20 Do. do all 151 151 20 Bank of Turkey 3 * pr ; 50 British North American all 54 6a i 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref. 60 - notice, that it is the intention of the directors to request the st Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 135 137 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 191 201 sanction of the proprietors to an application being made to 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lonat Ch. all 12 34 ; at Do.BarnststLs 2s 10d ee 100 - - 100 City Parliament in the ensuing session for powers to construct a e s t Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.).. 100 - - 100 Colonial . . 25 38 39 t Do. 45 p. c. (Blackb. ur. 1 00 - - - direct line of railway from the Greenwich Junction to Tun-50.11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all - at Lon. No.l 100 112 115 100 Commercial of London . 20 - - bridge and to Dartford. This line would relieve the heavy st Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 100 112 115 5 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 175 171 17/ 5 st Do. 6 per cent. do lOO 136 138 1384 - traffic on the North Kent Railway between Lewisham and st Do. 5 - per cent do. No. 4 100 112 115 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - . at Do. 4,1 per cent. do lOO 102 104 1024 Sli 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 25 251 254 Dartford, the pressure of which has already been admitted 5 Do. , fi p. c. pref. shares all - - 20 Do. new lO 4 45 19 • before Parliament. It would also shorten the distance to st Do. 7 per cent pret. eak 100 150 155 50 London and County f Dartford and to all stations to the eastward ; and at the at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.R&C.P.) 100 127 lati 50 London Joint Stock 3 at D 0.4 p ast.(cliv.da 111'65 100 73 75 20 Lon eton and S. Airican... to 5 or same time shorten by more than thirteen miles the dis- st Do. 4 per cent. pref. .... 100 91 92 100 London & Westminster 20 70 72 '7l ; 100 Nat. Prov. of England • 12 - tance to Tunbridge and to stations beyond it, including st Lon.C - hat.&Dov. sp.c.pf. 100 92 94 ; 10 Do. West. Ex., B, 6p. c. all 11 115 20 Do. new ..... ....... , l2 - Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Ashford, Ramsgate and Mar- 10 00.. Metrep.' Ex. ti, a p.c. 34 4 dis par 3- 5 1 50 National Bank - - gate, Canterbury, Folkestone, Dover, &c. ; whilst new resi- st Lou. &S. W., Coy. & 20 Ne s South Wales 1 all - - 351 Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 111 113 25 Orient. B. Corporation .1 all 49 51 50 5 494 dential districts in Mid-Kent in the neighbourhood of • at Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. 20 Ottoman Bank . I all 175 184 1 171 135 t the Crays, Sevenoaks, &c would be effectually opened up. st., late 3d shares .... 100 - - 100 Provincial of Ireland 1 25 - - 87 .9 st Do. 4k per cent - - The directors are fully alive to the necessity of a wise • 2s 6d Do. (Priam. perpl. anus. 25 South Australia ..,-. all - economy ; but they consider that the adoption of this line of 2s 60 - - 25 Union of Australia .. , all 39 40 391 'Will, in combination with the Company's new London ter- 121 Londondy. & Cole. 1 she all - - 50 Un i i of London ** I 12 275 281 276 4 121 I,ondony. & Ennis. 1 shs all 131 14 100 Unity Mini at Charing-cross and Cannon-street, largely provide tt Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per et. 100 124 126 M I SC ELLANEOTTS. for the public convenience, and, at the tame time, materi- 6 Do. £6 . 45 4 4pm - - st Do. 3 1 per cent, ...... ~ 100 65 70 10 Anaio-Mexican Mini . 1 all 15 154 2010 BDeor.luin,7plattnelris(Ls2im(Liitmedo) allall 1 ally promote the interests of the company. The directorslo !Atlantic 11. MI. Stm lil all 1 2 do 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent .. 5 1 fpm 1000 I Atlantic Tel. (Limited) ) ' all - - not propose on this occasion to submit to the proprietors 12.1 Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. all .. ..' 6O - _ the subject of an improved branch line to Folkestone Har-25 Australian Agricultural 19 27 28 271 7 • bour-not from any distrust of its merits, but with the ex- l s 2 t s Do. 4 50 British American Land 40 _ pectation. that, by delay and forbearance, they be st Do. p. c. pref. Midland ie C r oc cent. t OP c. elk. 1 10 3: 2 6: 1 38 0 : 4 50 8.&1.31ag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 enabled to make arrangements with various important in- a Do.C4ton.Bris.&Bisrt.m6 pk..c: 20 Do. C. (Limited) 5B 2 5 0 5 55 all 9 11 100 9- 94 321 Canada Land P terests in the district." all ..., .. all 106 108 1065 6 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lima all s s 6 t t D N D 0 0 , r * . L t 1 4 k e i. bier p a r n . cent. c. li x t4 s p t . e i r . 8 * c 4. t 6 * . 100 .. .. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings pointed out at Do. 55 p. c. Pref. st. 1847 100 .. • • st. Cop. Min.ofEng.&Srailter all - - e rp . (t e t . Canal Deb. l l OO l OO 1 p9 07 6r 2 1 5 0 8p 9 9 1 17 0 4 7 05 the necessity there was of affording increased accommoda- st Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lBl7 100 .. . • 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. et. D r C DE r .ci y .a s 6 t d a ri 1 ,, 1 c P itr a . r l pi ai • st "sT rt British sper cent. 100 109 111 tion to the public on account of tho extensions that were st Do. New elm.. per cent. .. 100 107 109 st. Do. Preference 100 107 ti 9 1074 going on. By the proposed new line a saving of 13 miles in 10 j Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. 5 1 14Pln 10 Do. do. do. all .. . • • distance would be effected, and the necessity of it would be st Nth.Dyn.llail.&Dek.Co. 5 • • • • • shown by the increased residential traffic. st N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. .. st. Electric El D ec o t . r N ic e l w `elegraph 15 - - I A resolution approving of the scheme of the directors st Do. 45pr. et. redeemable 100 .. • • 5 English & Aus. Copper all 35 34 31 1 15 Gen. Steam Navigati in H _ st Do: G. N. E. 4p, ct. pref. 100 09 101 -- having been moved, 17 ,Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 100 98 100 1 Great Ship I,lmited) all i t 0 r 20 1 Do' 171 pct Preference all lit Mr. BEVIS moved as an amendment, " That the raeeting I Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 8. 13. 4 4 dis par 121 ',Do. do. Quarters 1848.. 13 stand adjourned till the 12th of December next, in order to 25 , Do * . York, * Ei. & S. , Purch. 9 :: :: 5 Len. District TeL (Lim.) 44 _ ..... 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 15 11 give the proprietors due time to consider the proposed 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 }dis Ipm 10 Rhymney Guaranteed.. all 225 235 23 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2 2 4 t scheme, and shat in the interim the directors furnish proper 85 iz O ttish Central. new pf all .. .. 10 Med. Eaten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4 5 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 a a d in for mation for that purpose." He strong l y condemned the st Scottish North-Eastern • 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 15 i d ; feeling in favour of extensions. 3 4 p• c. pref. stock.... "all .. .. 10 Netherlands Lan d all - - st Do. Aberdeengua.6pe 1005 Do.S p.c.Pref a iss.atl dis. all 1 ; Mr. G. SMI TH, in secondin g the amendment, sai d he at Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock 100 - ~ 100 N.BrAN ova S co tiaLand 81 712 . 136 . should have preferred it if it had been a negative of the 10a. So u th D evon , A nn, 10s. 100 132 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 115 10 • Do. Fixed 44 per cent all 10 105 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 15 11 11 a Whole scheme. 1. 0. 0. South Eastern (Reading all 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 1 a 1/ ; A long discussion ensued the result of wh . ch was that the Ann., 1 0 6) Do, Fixed 45 per cent 1000 .. .. 1 100 00 1 1 0 0 2 2 all 235 24 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.` 10 55 65 64 ; st Do. 41 per cent amendment was rejected by a large majority, and the ori- st 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 11 13 411 2 ginal resolution thereupon agreed to. st South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. .. . 50 Do. New ............. 30 19 ' 194 a ......-- ...,,,.... st Do. 44 per cent p. c1.8g59c.a 100100 86 88 100 98 100 et. Peelß.Lnd.&3lin.(Lim) 100 7 4 0 7 50 7 48 20 Red Sca&ln.Tel.g.4lp.c. all 17 18 • THE REAL RULER OF FitANcE.-By an Ex- st Do. 5 per cent st t t S D :o . rkshir d e o ,.4 100 .. .. 50 Rhymney Iron ........ all .. all - 5 6 t l6 Do. New ............• . 60 48 50 4941 traordinary Gazette published in the .Ifoniteur of Novem-100 Royal Mail Steam.... , . ✓ her 14th, "M. Fould has been 20 S. D o• sp. c.gua. 13 .. .. nominated Minister of 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 275 284 Do. 100 150 124 45 B6P. 0 all 32 33 25 South Australian Land all 33 36 Finance, in place of Napoleon the 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip.. all i i Third, resigned."- 25 25 Do. C6p. c all 32 33 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 130 140 4 „i Punch. st st W W. arf lid d . .4: o l x ii f l i k s n t y g , u 6 a p s . t c k . 12647 46 1 Do. do. Registered ...• :a:1 10 Do. d 0...... all 4 0 ' The Journal de Told, petted improvement has tak o en us p e lac s t e a i at Do. 2d do 1 st Do. Newport 5 p.c. pfred. 100 121 123 122 100 102 104 10 Trust and Agency an Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 112 aP 15 t a t s the that etate aenf Fatherunex - st Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866, 100 121 123 120 20 Tr.& Tan. Co. of UptCan. 5 - --- Lacordaire. at , Do. till 13681 100 117 119 . 6 U. li'dom Tel. Co. (lim.) 1 31 pr 100 tin pteatea'a is Ind a . 285 95 10 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co. s Price. Done. .--- Be df ord and Bletchley all Ln.& N. W .. .. Birkenhead lOO 13,,.&G.W 134 86 Buckinghamshire lOO Do. Chester & Holyhea.. 100 Do 53 54 531 4 Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ : 100 Do lll 113 Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O !t .. 65 E. Lincolnsh. gapr c. 100 G*.North. 133 136 E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 44 Do. Woodbridge.. 100 • • . • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drcl. 100 ....Caledon Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest' all Gt. West. .. .. Hull and t-elby I all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves I all Do. .. .... . • • • Do. quarters . all Do. Lancaster & Carlisle, 100 IS. 198 202 Loudon & Greenwich 10 0 S. Eastern 61 63 Do. Preference llOO IDo. Lon.,Tilb.& Southend 100 IPeto &Co B5 87 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 !Norfolk Do e per cent lOO IDo i ' .. 111nc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 34 31 34 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5.6. E Counts. par 4 p gua. 5 per eent. .. Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—llartlepool 1( 0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western L&N.W ) Preston and Wyre. i all , g 5 L.y , 3 43 45 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. • • • • Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt.orth. 133 136 136 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Br N assey 118 122 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West 91 93 91 Wimbledn & Croydon all L.&Brgtn 84 94 LAW IN7ELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. THIRD EDITION. (Before Vice• Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kinderaley.) MOTION.-JOHN BEVIAL ORO6B V. THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND. This was a motion to discharge a distringas obtained by a creditor against the plaintiff en the ground of irregularity. It appeared that the plaintiff was beneficially interested in stock amounting to £13,569 14s. Three per Cent. Re duced Bank Annuities standing in the name of Hannah Cross, and others, St. George's-park, spinster, in the books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. The plaintiff has since become bankrupt, and the estate lass passed to his assignees. The object of the distringas was to prevent a transfer of the sum of £4,000, which was a different denomination of stock of Three per Cents., standing in the name of Charles H. Morgan and others. The affidavits were made on a diffe rent state of stock from the original stock, and the distringas obtained was quite indefinite, and did not apply to any par ticular kind of stock. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor discharged the die tringas, and ordered the bankrupt's assignee to be.called as a party to the suite. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the judge Ordinary.) BAILEY V. BAILEY AND DELLA ROCCA. This case stood cver from yesterday. Sergeant Shee, the counsel for the petitioner, applied for a postponement of the proceedings in order to obtain additional proof to prove the adultery. . The Judge Ordinary informed the learned counsel that ho had considered his application, but he could not accede to it. Dr, Phillimore then proceeded to address the court for respondent, and contended there was no evidence to justify the court being called upon to pronounce a decree for the dissolution of marriage. The evidence as to the adultery alleged to having been committed by respondent with co respondent was also insufficient. The respondent, Madame Bailey, it had been stated, had been in the habit of receiving visitors in her bed -room, but that was by no means incon sistent with the habits of a virtuous Italian lady, as even in this country not many years ago, as many must be aware, who had seen the works of Hogarth and other painters, that practice was much in fashion. Sergeant Shoe having replied on the whole case, The learned judge said he would carefully consider and read •ver the whole of the evidence in this case before he pronounced his decision. There was an entire absence of information respecting the course of life between the peti tioner and respondent or anything that could give the Court any idea of the cause of separation. SUN OFFICE, &WIZ o'clock. SHREWSBURY RACES.—(This Day). BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SALOPIA.N STAKES. Ethel Colares 2 Queen of Spain 3 Three ran. SHREWSBURY CUP. Petra Russley Herne Seven ran: Surprise was scratched. SWEEPSTAKES. Miss Pennell .... Miss Julia Confidence SWEEPSTAKES. ... WolaeY• • • • • • • • • • Arab 3 Grant MATCH. Chiffoniere beat Miss Pennell. ANGLESEY STAKES. Gazelle Dunoon ~,d. I ~ T~ STEWARDS' CUP. Libellous Remunerator Lord of the Manor 3 Five ran. SHORTS HANDICAP. Entomologist Pupil.... •• 2 Orion Six ran. Nothing doing at Tattersalls this evening, BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to t. cap. 32, for the week ending of Nov., 1861: the Act 7th and Bth Victoria. on Wednesday, the 20th day ISSUE DET Notes issued ......028,518,290 ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,868,290 Silver Bullion .... £28,518,290 £28,518,29D1 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- Government Secu rities ((including DeadWeightAn nuity) £10,701,646 Other Securities 16,294,532 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 845,297 counts) 4,104.001 Other Deposita 13,270,27 Seven Day and other Bills 775,390 £35,881,615 £35,881,615 ,RSHALL, Chief Cashier. M. Dated November 21, 1861. THE OCTAVIA. STEAMSHIP. One of the most important screw trials which have taken place for some time in her Majesty's navy took place at Portsmouth yesterday, being the offi cial trial of the Octavia, 51, screw. The ship was built some years since at Pembroke, from the de signs of Sir William Symonds, the then Surveyor of the Navy, as a sailing frigate, but has never yet been placed in commission. In 1860 she was placed in dock at Portsmouth for conversion to a screw frigate, and was taken out of dock on completion of her conversion in the early part of this year. Her alterations of form consequent on conversion were cutting in two parts and lengthening amidships, and an alteration to her stern to adapt it for the propeller. The bow was untouched, and it there fore retains its original bluff form, which was one of the most marked characteristics of the ships de signed by Sir William. The importance attiched to her official trial yesterday was owing to the fact of her being the first completed of three vessels the machinery of which had been made with a view to special results, in accordance with orders from the Admiralty to that effect. The machinery of these vessels—the Constance, Arethusa, and Octavia—was contracted for by the firms of Messrs. Penn and Son, Randolph and Elder, and Maudslay, Sons, and Field, who competed to produce each a pair of en gines, without limit to cost of manufacture or of design, that should be, as far as they could produce them, economical in their working, each to be of 500-horse power, nominal. The Octavia's engines have been designed, and their principle patented, by Mr. Sells, chief draughtsman to Messrs. Mends lay, Sons, and Field, and consist of three cylinders with surface condensers, the latter having upwards of 11 miles length of pipes, and two air-pumps. The cylinders are 66in. in diameter, with a 3ft. Gin. stroke. The three cranks, in lieu of the usual two, impart a more equable motion to the shaft by di viding the circle of its revolutions into three equal parts instead of two, as heretofore. Tho cylinders are surrounded by " water-jackets," and are thus completely encased in steam, being the first screw engines that have been so fitted in her Majesty's navy, although the same principle was applied sus cessfully to a paddle-steamer many years ago. The boilers are tubular, and as nearly as possible two thirds the size of others of the same power of engine in other ships. From trials already made it. has been satisfactorily proved that the consumption of coal in working the Octavia's engines will not ex ceed one-half that consumed in ordinary instances. The boilers are fitted with Mr. Field's patent super heating apparatus, which yesterday worked exceed ingly well, giving a temperature at the engine of 320 deg. It is eased on one side with a water space into which the feed water is pumped before passing into the boiler for the purpose of raising its tem perature. The steam, after passing through the engines, is thrown by the air-pumps into a tank in the form of distilled water, in which state it re-enters the boilers by a pipe from the tank. The length of the engine-room is 27ft. Gin., and that of the stock hole only 26 feet, one boiler only being on each side. This great economy of boiler space enables the ship to carry a greater quantity of fuel, and yet it must be remembered that the ship yesterday was doing work with these two boilers equal to what she would have done with double her present boiler power had she been fitted in the ordinary way. The ship's steam and vacuum gauges were the patent of S. Smith, of Nottingham. The performance of the machinery throughout the trial was most satisfactory, and was really surprising even to those accustomed to the working of marine engines, from its extraordinary equability and smoothness of movement. The ship left Portsmouth harbour soon after 10 a.m. in charge of Mr. Jones, Government pilot, and commanded by Cant U. Broadhead, the noting of the perform ance of machinery, &c., being under the supervision of Mr. G. Murdoch, inspector of machinery afloat, and Mr. Miller, second chief of the Steam Factory Department. The morning was bright and fine, but with a breeze of wind of quite the force of 4 from west. The following are the results of the six runs made at the mile with full power : First Run—Time, 4 min. 29 sec.; speed in knots, 13.383 ; pressure of steam, 201 b. ; revolution of engines, 68. Second Run—Time, 5 min. 30 sec. ; speed in knots, 10.909 ; 1 ressure of steam, 201 lb.; revolution of engines, 70. Third Run—Time, 4 min. 24 sec. ; speed in knots, 13'636 ; pressure of steam, 201 b. ; revolutions of engines, 70. Fourth Run—Time, 6 min. 32 sec. ; speed in knots, 10.843 ; pi ensure of steam, 2010. ; revolutions of engines, 70. Fifth Run—Time, 4 min. 23 sec. ; speed in knots, 13.688 ; pressure of steam, 201 b. ; revolutions of engines, 70. Sixt%. Run—Time, 5 min. 29 sec. ; speed in knots, 10.942 ; pressure of steam, 201 b. ; revolutions of engines, 71. The vacuum was the same in ail the runs-2811b. Foar runs were next made at half power (ono boiler), with the following results : First Run—Time, 6 min. 11 sec. ; speed in knots, 11.576; revolutions of engines, 56. Second Run—Time, 6 min. 29 sec. ; speed in knots, 9'254; revolutions of engines, 56. Third Run—Time, 5 min. 31 sec. ; speed in knots, 10.256 ; revolutions of engines, 54. Fourth Run—Time, 6 min. 37 sec. ; speed in knots, 9.068 ; revolutions of engines, 50. The mean of the six runs (full power) was 12.255 knots, and the mean of the four (half power) was as nearly as possible 10 knots. The temperature of both engine -room and stokehole was of an unusually cool character, as the following figures will prove : At 11.30 a.m.—Engines working up to full power. Engine room platform, 61 deg. ; stokehole—centre, 68 ; forward, 55; aft, 58i, At 1 p.m.—Engine room, 58 deg. ; stokehole—centro, 80 forward, 65 ; aft, 68. At 2 p.m.—Engine room, 54 deg. ; stokehole—centre, 80 forward, 65; aft, 69. At 2.c0 p.m., at half power.—engine room, 51 deg.; stokehole—centre, 75; forward, 62; aft, 61. The trial may be looked upon as most satisfactory. To ascertain, however, the full value of the improve ments, the Octavia, as soon as ready for a cruise, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL. 'Before the Lord Chief Baron, Justices Wigbtman and Williams, and Barons Bramwell and Channell.) THE QUEEN V. GIBBON. The prisoner was indicted for having falsely sworn that he had carnal intercourse with Ann Bishop, in September, 1861. He was tried and convicted. Bishop denied the truth of the prisoner's statement when she went to affiliate upon another person a child which she gave birth to in 1861. It was contended that the swearing of the prisoner had relation to an unnatural issue, and, consequently, the indictment was bad. The case was argued some time ago, and stood over for ludgment. The Court being divided in opinion the case was ordered be re-argued before the 15 judges. THE QUEEN V. ALLINGTON ELIOT AND MARV ANN WHITE. The prisoner in this case Was found guilty of indecent exposure, but a technical objection was taken at the trial, and that objection was now brought under the consideration of the court. Their lordships ordered this case also to be argued before he 15 judges. QUEBN V. YEADON AND BIRCH. In this case the prisoners were found guilty of having maliciously assaulted one Hiram Roberts. Exception was taken to the conviction on the ground that the jury brought in a verdict, in the first instance, for a common assault, but the judge sent them back, and they then brought in a ver dict for a malicious assault. The court directed a new trial to take place. P °LICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day). MAR LBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT AUCTION RoollB.—Gustave Muller, a smartly-attired young fellow, was charged with stealing a pistol and a bottle of scent at the auction rooms of Mr. George Bonham, 12, Leicester .street, Leicester-square. The prisoner was seen at the auction rooms the previous afternoon by one of the porters, George Pond, and after examining a pistol ticketed for sale in the evening he left, and the pistol was at once missed. Information was given to the police, and the prisoner was subsequently found in Drury-lane, without the pistol, but having in his possession a bottle of scent, which was identified by Mr. Bonham as one of a number he had for sale, the property of a French man. William Whelan, 118 F, said he found on the prisoner 9s. 11d., and he had no doubt he had pledged the pistol for 10s., and that the penny had been deducted by the pawn broker. He found the bottle of scent on the prisoner. A remand was granted, there being no doubt the prisoner has been before in custody. ASSAULT ON A LIVERY STABLE KEEPER—A FAMILY FEUD.—Thos Jay was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting his brother, Mr. Wm. Jay, livery stable keeper, 9, Adams-mews, Grosvenor-square. It appears that the defendant was requested to leave the premises of his brothers, George and William, but refused, and struck the complainant. In answer to the magistrate, the complainant said the defendant was employed on the premises, and all lived in the same house. The defendant had been requested to leave, but would not, and was drunk at the time. 81 C said he saw the defendant strike the complainant, and he was then given into custody. _ _ Mr. George Jay said he wished the defendant to be bound over to keep the peace. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the defendant to find one bail in £lO for six months. THAMES. DARING ROBBERY—EXPOSING GOODS FOR SALE IN THE PUBLIC STREETS.—Mary Ann Smith, aged 19, was brought up on remand before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing 30 yards of limey, value 205., the property of Nicholas Dawson, linendraper, 17, Crisp-street, Poplar. The linsey was exposed for sale on the top of other goods outside the prosecutor's shop, offering a great temptation to the dishonest and the destitute. The shopkeepers of the district will, however, in spite of urgent and repeated remonstrances from the magistrates of this court and other courts, continue to expose their goods for sale in the street outside their shops, and lead people into temptation. The pri-oner took advantage of the goods being outside the shop of the prosecutor to remove two pieces of lin sey and put them under her shawl. A person who saw the robbery committed went into the shop and gave information. A young man named Albert Justian immediately proceeded in quest of the thief, and overtook her a few yards from the shop with the property in her possession. The prisoner said she was guilty. Mr. Selfe—You have given a false address, and you are known to the police, but it is not known whether you have been convicted before. You aro, I believe, a thief by pro fession, and I shall pass upon you a severe sentence, which is that you be imprisoned for six months and kept at hard labeur. The practice of exposing goods for sale outside of shops is a very bad one indeed, and ought to be discon tinued. 7171ZIZTBLE TRA GEDY iN DUBLIN. (Front the Dublin Evening .Mail of yesterday.) A painful tragedy was enacted this day at 25, South Cumberland-street, Dublin. A man, named Mollin, had been a R aiter in an hotel at Bray, but left his situation in September last, and since then had been unable to obtain employment, and consequently was brought to poverty and had barely sufficient food to suffice for to-day. After having sold the little property he possessed, it appears a quarrel arose between him and his sister-in-law about his shirt collars, when he took up the poker and rushed upon her, inflicting a serious wound on her left temple. She fled from him, and his wife interposed, but he turned upon her and most savagely attacked her, cutting her with the poker on the head in several places. She, however, suc ceeded in getting away. Rendered mad at being thwarted in his murderous attack on his sister-in-law and wife, he took up a knife, and catching hold of the youngest child, a boy of two years, he inflicted a fearful gash across his throat, severing the head almost from the body. Then seizing the elder he cut his throat, but the wound did not cause instantaneous death. lie now appeared to have become conscious of what he had done, and cried out in the most agonising and frantic manner for help. Weeping bitterly ho was taken into custody and :did not offer the least resistance. The eldest child died shortly after being taken to the hospital. On beint brought up at the police office, the murderer was remanded till the following morning. In the last accounts from California it is stated that the amount of silver now produced in that State is estimated at £1,200,000 per anntm. At the theatre of Nice, four nights back, a curious incident occurred. On the performance of "La Ceneren tola," one of the actresses, Mlle. Mistr ali Vetant, having gone too near the footlights, set ire to her dress, but Ron coni, who was singing by her sith as Don Magnifico, extin guished the flame by pressing tht dress between his hands. In so doing, strange to say, he clic not interrupt for a mo ment the morceau he was singing, and the actress, on her part, deriving confidence from hie remarkable calm, went on with the performance as if nothing had happened. The audience were so pleased with the self-possession displayed by Ronconi, that they summonec him three times before the curtain with loud applause, should be temporarily put into commission and sent to Lisbon and back, the consumption of fuel, speed attained, and other important items being carefully taken account of during the voyage. LITERATURE. Maidenthorpe ; or, Interesting Events about the Year 1826. By Jeremiah Briefless, Esq., of the Outer Temple. 2 vols. Bentley. It would not be difficult to believe that this sin gular work was written at the period it refers to, for it partakes much more of the character of the novels of that day than of fictions of our own time. The style belongs to that class which is most favourably represented by De Vere and other con temporary productions ; the conversation is in the stilted and extravagant tone then fashionable in literature ; and the incidents such as are hardly likely to happen in the present day, There is no lack of adventure, the hero meeting with a sufficient number of accidents in the cou r s e o f his chivalrous exploits to end the lives of several o r di nar y m ortals. He is a barrister . by profession, of the name of Bohun, and is represented as a per fect admirable Crichton, being gifted in a rare degree with abilities of various kinds, a n d accomplished in many different ways. He is also remarkable for courage and presence of mind, and possesses the marvellous faculty peculiar to heroes of that date, of always appearing at the moment he is wanted. He springs up like Harlequin at the most unexpected moments, whether in a German watering place passing for a German, at a Prince's country seat in the guise and with the language of an American, at an English fashionable fete trans formed by a pair of blue spectacles, or in many other surprising forms. With all these appari tions he is nevertheless devoted to his pro fession, and makes a large income at the bar. Unfortunately he generally meets with seri ous disasters in the pursuance of his heroic adventures, and after being disabled many times throughout the book is finally married with a green shade over his eyes. No such accidents, however, can effect the devotion of the heroine, Lady Susan, whose miserable position naturally makes her the more readily appreciate the merits of her incomparable chevalier. She is the daughter of a penniless Earl, a frequenter of the gaming table, and has been brought up by a prim old aunt, in a retired part of Yorkshire. The story plunges in niedias res at once, for the very first chapter is entitled " The Rescue," and introduces us to Lady Susan and her aunt returning home from a visit, along a very perilous road, at nightfall, when a combination of extraordi nary accidents befal them. A terrible thunder storm comes on just as they are slowly mounting a dangerous path overhanging a precipice, and two highway rabbers seize this very inconvenient moment to attack them. Of course the ladies are panic stricken, when Bohun appears upon the scene and extricates them from all their difficulties, though getting severely wounded, and having previously been concerned in a similar affray, he is quite disabled and laid up in Lady Susan's house, the object of her anxious care. Here the kitchenmaid, a relative of one of the robbers, tries to poison him, but the cunning of the lawyer out wits her. Under these exciting circumstances, and being freed from the surveillance of the aunt, who is ill from frrght, it is not surprising that an at tachment springs up between the hero and the lady he has rescued. The correct Lady Susan does not scruple to engage herself without her aunt's knowledge, and indeed meets the gentle man quite half way. However, owing to some complications of Bohun's afflirs they have some years of anxiety and patience to endure, in the course of which each side meets with remarkable adventures. All is at length happily settled and the parties are able to indulge the good appetites which we are so often told they possess, at a sump tuous wedding breakfast. The minuteness with which many little incidents aro told verges on the ridiculous, but there is certainly enough incident to supply two or three ordinary novels, and those who would like for a change to go back to the scenes, incidents, and style of conduct of forty years ago, nay find amusement in the annals of " Maiden thorpe." THE EMPEROR OF THE F.REACH. Public opinion in England is too well acquainted with the propensity of French Imperialism to sudden transformations and theatrical surprises, to make a financial collapse which was inevitable for a political conversion which is impossible. The Ethiopian has not yet changed his skin, and the Empire is not yet Peace. Every form of govern ment, like every human institution, has qualities which account for its being, and for whatever chances of duration it possesses; but there is always a leaning on one side or the other, and in the absence of any resisting force, whichever way the fabric leans it will sooner or later fall. The leaning of French Imperialism is certainly not on the side of peace, liberty, or economy. These are the characteristics of a limited and re sponsible government, in which the civil element prevails, and under which men say the thing they will ; not of a government all the forces of which ale practically centred in one man's sovereign caprice, and which has six hundred thousand bayonets to keep from rusting. It is amus ing and edifying enough to see an all but omnipotent ruler making his people a partner in his difficalties, and generously giving them full leave to pay his debts. The reclaimed prodigal is not too nicely judged; only in the present case it is the family that has eaten the husks, while the prodigal has been devouring any number of fatted calves. A new loan is only a calf the more added to that consider able consumption of cattle. The commercial and mercantile world, then, is willing to take the recent penitential litanies in France for what they are worth, and, as in charity bound, to hope all things and believe all things, and to expect nothing but a loan. Wha new spirit M. Fould's Menzoire, and the return to office of a discarded Minister " through a triumphal arch," may infuse into the deliberations of the Senate and the debates of the Corps Legislatif, is an interesting problem. It may be that the friendly openness - of M. Fould and the generous humility of his master may have so disarmed the independent criticism of the Chambers that even hostile voices will join the chorus of gratitude for favours to come, and a Budget in whioh " the Unforeseen" will form the largest chapter will be voted with accla mation, if not with tears of trustful devotion. The members of the Imperial Chambers are men of feeling as well as men of figures, and as cold lookers on we are disposed to tremble for the rigour of their consciences in the face of such an affecting appeal to the tenderness of their hearts. It may be well to beware of exaggerating the in fluence of the financial situation, as disclosed by M. Fould, upon the future course of the Empire. The new Minister of Finance, beyond all question, is a man of peace, of business, and of moderation, and we are loth to apprehend that as soon as he has completed the operation he is called in for his occu pation will be gone. But to frighten the patient is not to cure a disease so deepseated as the finan cial disorder of the Empire ; and here we have a patient who is probably not half so frightened as he looks. The shameless spendthrift becomes the unblushing insolvent, and the heir to large estates will sell his very soul to any lawyer who will find him in pocket money when he has made havoc of all his " expectations." It is obvious that M. Fould must make a solitude of the Imperial palaces and purlieus before he can cut or cauterize away the rank disease that.has preyed on the vitals of France for the last ten years. Perhaps he will be content to have facilitated by his Memorial and his mea sures an indispensable transaction, and adminis tered some passing relief to the public mind in a difficult and dangerous season. How, then, will the political situation of the Em pire at home and abroad be effected by this confes sion of sins followed by the customary form of ab solution P At home it may be imagined that the prestige of the Government will suffer ; the silent and invisible censorship of opinion will be come more and more vigilant and searching ; public speech will wax bolder and bolder; and the empire will cease to be considered even by the timorous and selfish classes a necessary evil. To argue thus is to know very little of our neigh bours in the mass, or of the Government which sways by pandering to all follies and all passions, or of the magnificent resources of th e l an d , the in dustry, and the labour of France. The Emperor must and will find means of suppressing Socialistic theories by converting them into realities at the cost of the State. H e roust and will find bread and pay, and shows, for the population that subsists on public works. He must go on pulling down and building up streets, and piercing strategic roads through th e c iti es. He must be a second Provi dence, against whom neither the inclemency of the seasons nor the visitation of nature, neither drought nor dearth nor inundations can prevail. Imperialism must live and move and have its being in a vast army trained and taught to worship the hereditary saintship of Napoleon, and to regard all Europe as its camp of glory. To suppose a sincere reduction of the French army under the Empire is to suppose that it is net the one great object of the Emperor of the French to keep his throne. Without seeking to disparage, therefore, the good intentions of M. Fould, it may be prudent to hold our congratulations in reserve. But there is yet another consideration which appears to impose re straint upon our hopes, and that is the foreign policy of the Empire. It is pleasant to anticipate a time when the foreign policy of the Empire will not be of a nature to excite the attentive anxiety of Europe. But this unrest which swells the armaments and the estimates of neighbouring Powers is not simply , a Napoleonic tradition ; it is the essence of Napo leonism. The substance of M. Fould's memorial was evidently known to his Imperial Master many weeks since, and the calculations upon which it based cannot but hav e b een l ong f am iliar to that mysterious mind. Yet there is reason to believe that, after holding out all manner of half-hopes to half a dozen natio na liti es, the arbiter of Europe, having the fear of M. Fould b e f ore hi s e y es , had Ratazzi refl a e r e r t iv io e n d . silently . premeditated another Vill a f ranca disap ipnoreetdbaerfiosrees a M. serious in Th P e ar e is m e art present Here e t present is assuredly not rich enough to pay for its own glory, and there is only one country in the world that could repay on the spot the cost of a victorious campaign ; and that is precisely the coun try which is the least favourable object of aggres sion. A financial crisisis no specific against war ; and the might of evil dreams arising from domestic difficulties is apt to drive crowned heads into the field. Now, without actually rushing into war, cannot some active employment be found for a rest less army P Occupation and moral influence are all that the soldiers of a Liberator ask from their brethren of the Latin race. If report speaks truly, it is to some arrangement of this kind that M. Ratazzi has lent an ear. France would thus com bine the advantages of peace and war, and Italy would fill up the measure of her obligations by serving as the wash-pot of the empire. We shall see what the Italians have to say to this part of the new Imperial programme.—Daily News. THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. A meeting of this society took place yesterday at the offices of the institution, Trafalgar-square, Mr. T. E. Baker, the treasurer, in the chair. Mr. Lamb ton Young, secretary, submitted 15 cases for con sideration of the committee, in which persons had risked their own lives in rescuing others. The fol lowing was referred to the next general court for the award of the silver medallion of the society : Mr. W. Ramsay, clerk, for saving Jemima Ray, who accidentally fell into the River Tay, at Spring.. land, near Perth, on the sth of October. The bronze medallion was awarded to the following :—To John Dann, ablebodied seaman on board her Majesty's ship Mutine, for assisting to save James Fleming, an ablebodied seaman of the same vessel, who was knocked off the bowsprit at sea, in lat. 8.40 N., long. 94'10 W., on the 24th of June ; to Miss E. H. Chubb and Margaret Cubbon, for saving Eleanor Cowley and trying to save Christian Cowley and Ann Kewley, who went beyond their depth while bathing in the sea at Ouchan, Isle of Man, on July 16th ; to William H. Francis, ablebodied seaman of her Majesty's ship Diadem, for saving William Murphy, a boy, who fell into the sea at Halifax on the 6th of September ; to Henry R. Cooke, for saving a boy, aged 12, who was carried away by the sea beyond his depth while bathing at Margate on the 19th of September ; and to John Council, hatter, for saving Samuel Dutton, who accidentally fell into a pond at Denton, near Manchester, on the 2d of October. The claim of William F. Murrough, for saving Annie Paterson, who fell into the sea at Passage West, county of Cork, on the 29th of Sep tember, was referred for further particulars. Thanks on parchment were given to the following :—Te William M. Taylor, for saving a boy who acci dentally fell into the Surrey Canal, Camberwell, on the sth of October ; and to Thomas Sharer, ship broker, for saving William Windus, a little boy, nine years of age, who fell into the Regent's Canal, Caledonian-road, on the 13th of October. Pecu niary rewards of various amounts were given to the following :—To William Prime, labourer, for trying to save William J. Francis, who accidentally fell into the Regent's Canal, Mile•end, on the 19th of August; to Dennis Collins, a publican, for receiving at his house and assisting to recover Mrs. Rosen burg, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Grand Surrey Canal, Old Kent-road, on the 26th of September; to William Little, wood-turner, for rescuing Caroline Herman, who attempted sui cide by jumping into the New River at Highbury on the ith of October ; to Thomas Vaughan, barge builder, for saving Charles Sinclair, who fell into the Regent's Canal Basin, City-road; to William Barson, servant, for saving Sarah and Henry Russell, who fell into the New River at Highbury on the 19th of October; and to James Hurley, labourer, and Henry J. Godfrey, water man, for saving Julia Hunt, who fell into the river Thames at Hungerford on the 20th of October. Mr. Williams, the superintendent of the society, reported that, notwithstanding the severe weather of the last few days, there were still several bathers in the Serpentine every morning, although on Mon day the frost was so intense that upon coming out of the water they were unable to comb out their hair. On Tuesday and yesterday a large number of sliders and skaters visited the water in St. James's Park, the Long Water, and the Round Pond, but no accidents of a serious nature occurred. In St. James's Park, on Tuesday, the number of skaters and sliders was 1,600, and durin g the day 22 men and boys were immersed-9 of them at one time— but were rescued by the society's boatmen without any other injury than a severe ducking ; on the Long Water the number was 150, and on the Round Pond 200. Some other business of a mere formal nature having been disposed of, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the Court adjourned. THIS DAY'S MAREBTS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMTERIA.L WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 59s 10d ; barley, 37s 6d ; oats, 22s 7d ; rye, 37s 7d ; beans, 42s 6d ; and peas, 478 sd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 58s 2d ; barley, 378 211 ; oats, 228 2d ; rye, 36s 9d ; beans, 428 2d ; peas, 44s 6d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 107,419 ; barley, 110,978 ; oats, 13,500; rye, 78 ; beans, 4,656 ; peas, 2,379 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL To-day's market was seasonably well supplied with beasts, more than a moiety of which was composed of arri vals from Tonning. All breeds moved off slowly; never theless, Monday's prices were supported, a few very supe rior Scots realised 5s 2d per 81bs. Although the supply of sheep was rather limited, the mutton trade was in a slug gish state, at previous currencies. The best old Downs sold at 5s 8d per 81bs. Calves were in short supply, and good request at an improvement in value of 2d per 81bs. The top quotation was 6s 4d per Sibs. Pigs were a slow inquiry, and milch cows were very dull. Lk the offal. Per 81b. to s s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 2 Second quality do. 3 4 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 4 Lambs, Os ........... 660 Suckling calves, 21s to 32s 22s to 30s. Tont', suPPLY. FOREIGN S UPT' Beasts . ......... 1,200 Beasts ... Sheep and . lambs 6,160 Sheep . Calves 820 Pigs, 412 Pigs ...... 80 ..• Prime crs-wool do.l . Pole. S'thdown d 0.5 4 6 8 3 I Lai go orse. calve. 4 4 4 10 Prime small do 5 0 5 4 Largo hogs 3 10 4 4 Small porkers 4 6 4 10 Od to Om Od. and quarter-old store piEs, MEAT MARKETS. NEWGITH AND LEADENHALL. —Prime meat is in fair request at full prices. Otherwise, trade is in a sluggish. state, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 35 4d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os to Os Od ; veal, 4s 6d to 58 Od; pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per 81bs to sink the offal. SOI7THA.LL, Nov. 20.—Each kind of prime stock commanded a steady sale, at full prices. Otherwise, trade is dull, as follows : Beef, from 3s Od to 6s Od ; mutton, 3s Bcl to 5s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s 4d. to 5s Od ; and pork, 45 Od to 5s Od per Ms, by tha carcase. ROMFORD, Nov. 20.—The supply of stock was moderate, and the trade may be considered inactive, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 5s Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to Ss 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs ; sucklin. calves, 16s to 20s ; quarter old store pigs, 22s to 32s each; and mulch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. lIAY MARKETS. SanniFlELD.—Meadow hay, £2 to £5 ; clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od • and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s Od per load. A fair demand. Cui%tionLAND.--Mea•low hay, £2 2s to £5 Os perer do., £3 lOs to £5 18s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 17s load. Trade steady. "WurrzonArEt.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clovcr, £3 10s to £6 Os Od ; and straw, 8s to £1 16a per l oa d . Supply moderate. COAL MARKET—Nov, 18. (Prim of Coal per Ton at the close of the market e. d. cl. Carway and Duffryn Grey's West Hartley 16 0 24 0 i West Hartley . - 4 17 n Malting %..5•..-. - - Walls End. ley s An wr t e h st ra H ci ar te t . : 21 6 1 1 16 61 lietton .. 20 0 . .. .. Hartlepool.. ......., ..19 0 L a m D b e o r . t ' Ships at market, 23; EM.d, 22. TER