The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-17 00:00:00

...... - - are SHARE 111A.RKET—(TH1S DAY). _V ONE Y MARKET AND CITY NEWS'. ' Ala- 4 , • east CITY, Two o'CLoCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. s of Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce 20, a Market s d ur i ng th e l as t f ew d a y s h as con ti nue d Share I 1 Railways. 1 ~" u, ,, Closing i Business • Price. done. arc very quiet, and little change of importance can be 50 'Belfast and Nor. Coml.( all flick recorded in the sales realised for most of the prin- 13 2 . 5 14 ,Bir., Wol., and tr. Val.' allall _lf _8 ; Blyth and Tyne 1 6 61 cipal staples. Tea remained inactive. For sugar, 10 ,Bost.,Sleaf. andMid.Co with however, rather higher prices were obtained, par- at ,Bristol and Exeter I 100 '94 06 954 100 99f 100 f st Caledonian rely ticularly for refining qualities. Coffee, rice, and ;ten, cocoa remained inactive, and saltpetre has been at etie, I almost nominal rates. Tallow has slightly ad- Cork, Blrock, & Passage 8 • 11 20251000 , ' CCC :Cornwall r r r n m k wa andartlhl Bandonen & Cardigan ____ _ _ 10 , all 5 6 aen ' s all vanced for both present and forward delivery, ti . l6p pan has all • • s in - 10 Do. B owing to the unfavourable character of the Ameri- 50 I • A gets no divp 1 , Dublin & Belfast unc. the can advices. been paid j t'o B. all 40 42 25 :Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June all 10f 111 ined Continued dulness prevailed in tht Liverpool at ;East Anglian 1 at Eastern Counties lOO 1 50 7f 1 5 8f 00 1 502 ''hey Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were slightly at n A stock 100 47 50 ;930tern Unio do li do 1 100 32 34 pre- lower. The sales were about 4,000 bales. 25 j DoNw A, late E U ads ' 3 / ainst The steamer La Plata, which left, to-day for the at ,East Suffolk I 100 et I Edinburgh & Glasgow ' 100 88 00 non West Indies, took onl L 1330 in specie. at lEdin., Perth, & Dundee' 100 28f 29f y , 10 I Forth &ClydeJunctionl all rardg The dividend on the Spanish 3 per Cent. C anso - at !Furness ' 100 - dto !'dated and the Deferred Stock will be paid on and at Glasg. and S. Western lOO 100 102 10 'GreatNrthn of Scotland all aced after the Ist proximo. st Great Northern ...... st Do A stock loss The Directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland st Do Bdo st ;Gt. S. an .W. of Ireland 100 101 103 pate have announced a dividend for tiae half year ending st--IGreat Western Christmas next, at the rate e,f 4 per cent. on the E l f . t z I Iri D a l3; , t o r a l t r i l i tl E gau s L. r e n t ock l a o l o l 55 58 paid up stock, and also an extraordinary dividend st 'Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 105 f 1051 105 f 5 12 ;IL of £1 10s. on each £lOO share, and 12s. on each £ l O stA L io o n n . lon and Blackwall 1 00 54 56 Bright.,& S. Coast 100 115 117 share, payable on the 15th proximo. at I Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 Say at I Lon. & North Western , 100 91 4 Mt 91 1 The traffic receipts of the South Eastern Rail- at Lon. & South Western 100 92 93 93 leket 25 L'derry & Coleraine I all s t of way for the past week amounted to £ 17 , 254 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. I all 911 against £17,313, in 1860. st 'Man., Shef., & Lincoln.! 100 43f 44f 432 crag-50 'lan., and Carlisle., all A. quieter tone now pervades the generaldiscount 124 I Do 1 shares I all 111 en . 10 !Metropolitan 1 71 54 6 market, the inquiries having been slightly dim'- st Midland turn - 6.4.0 Do New 1 2.14. 11 lip 14 p niPlied, pros - at Do Birming. & Derby, 100 96 95 The Stock Exchange markets to-day have been 50 Mid Gt. W. of Ireland all the 25 Do. shares comparatively quiescent, the dealings, having been 1 25 Mid Kent ,i ' all ' d r . 10 I all limited, and the variations unimportant. The Do Cray Line not 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all partial rally which occurred yesterday afternoon 1 0 Newry & Armagh, def. I 9 loss; 20 Newry, Warnpt, & Ros.! all bus been maintained. Consols ai:e 90 to 90k for at Norfolk , 100 60 62 case money and 9th proximo. Business is extremely at North British llOO 61i 62f LOl3O- st 'Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock' 100 dull, and the only transactions requiring special at Do A stk ; A recs no d rable c been pdß 10 0 ____ reference to-day have been a few purchases for Do til ll 6 stock i has 00 it in at investment. The New 3 per Cents. and the st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 1 100 98 99 93 i 1 d that 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13. 4 f 1 d Reduced are steady at 891 §.- ; the June Exchequer at lloLood. 1 100 55 56 port.'loo 861 671 Bills at 12s. to 15s. prem.; India 5 per Cent. ata Do York t North London :egu - Stock is 102 -a ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper 10 o new 5 ,test, 19.16.4 North Staffordshire has receded to 951, and the 5/ per Cent. is steady 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 101 104 le is st Not. Gran. El. & Canal 100 88 9 0 90 89 1 :at 101 t 1021,. 10 Peebles all e, on In the Foreign Market, the dealings have been 20 Portsmouth tOrtli - 10 lihymney of a limited character, and prices in some instances at Scottish Central llOO 122 124 loeSt 1 a s t t Scot. N. N. )t. Mid. Aber. stock ' 100 37 39 show more firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 75 E., s lOO 95 97 our 761; ditto, 1858, 661 671 ; Mexican have improved 10 Shrews. find Welchpool all four st Shropshire Union to 26,1 a ; and Venezuelan to 211 ; Spanish remain 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 1. the 1 st South Devon lOO 36 38 at 501; and Russian 41 per Cents. are firm at 9%; her 25 S. Durham t Lane. Un. all - Equador are 15i. at South Eastern at South Wales gone The dealings in the Railway Share Market have at !s. York. and River Dun lie 95 97 ;rest been of a rather limited character, but in some in- 25 to 20 i s st c aine. , Wok and Wok , all 54 39 8 Lire - Stockton & D 3 7arlington", all p stances a slight advance has taken place in prices. 25 Do , 13 if 81 p ,wer6 25 Do New, 1860 • 5 4f 51 p South Westerns, Midlands, and South Easterns, at 'Taff Vale Liter'st IDo Prel. No. 1 lit, w.ve improved 55.; and Great Westerns, Lanca - tions 25 ,ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 eh ire and Yorkshire, and North Eastern, (Berwick), 50 'l3l , ter their 25 Do 2 24 31 IC I S. 12.10 Do But In the Foreign and Colonial Market no material 11 , Vale of Neath : 100 83 88 Plant -Victoria sta. and Pim , all 121 13 124 change was apparent. South Austrian and Lom- at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 their 50 Waterford & Limerick.' all - bardo-Venetian brought 181; Antwerp and Rotter- 20 West Cornwall I all 5/ 64 tiarasl all ilam, 6fr i ; Great Western of Canada, 8a ; East 2 0 . W i ss o t 1a London t class I all Y ndian, 100 to 1001; and Great Indian Peninsula, 20 Do 2a class I all —— st W. Hartlepool Har.&R 1 100 i US. 1 00. st West Midland Oxford 100 44 46 45f Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re- s at Do Newport! 100 43 45 Do Hereford 100 89 01 /03A - - -- Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re- st I Do Newport! 100 143 45 st Do Hereford 100 89 01 story In ained very inactive at barely previous quotations. Haifa L ondon Joint Stock brought 33; Oriental Bank, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 4:); Union of London, 271 ; and English and Aus- Railways. ! Leasing Closing' Business 7of tr alien Copper, 3. Paid. Co. a Price. Done. —. — --. --. , f the BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W .. .. Birkenhead lOO D -, .&G.W 54 86 Ilona, 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9# 4 Buckinghamshire. 100 Do. 94 96 Pied° 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities tinual New 3 per Cent. Annuities 894 4 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do. s Wl' AnClyde nuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 .. Do. Do. sdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 theS o D di itto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, Shut. 1885.. 15 7-16 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O 63 65 Ina Stock 'Ditto 5 per Cent. ed fa i Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Do. Woodbridge.... 100 .. .. r oar Ditto 5 per Cent 9.51 64 Gls. Barr. &Nells.Drct. 100 CaleCion.. .. .. ait a Ditto 61 per Cent . 10 24 14 21 Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. f lava Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Ditto ditto April, 1864 981 4 Do. halves .i n ded Ditt o 1859 3, and Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 197 202 .efuge Ditto under £l,ooo veered , Consols for Account, Jan. 9 9O 44 4 Do. Pre f e re n ce Lon.,Tilb.& Southend; 100 IPeto &Co B3 85 , India Stock for Account — acne; , Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 1 100 !Norfolk.. .. .. Ditto 5 per Cent. g de• I March. 1 June. Do 6 per cent Mnc„Bxtn.,k Matlock all I LNW& M 34 34 34 some ;Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 12 14 pm Mid. Bradford Prefer -1 ice of ' Ditto £SOO Ditto Small 5. 5. 6. E Counts. par I p Lished gua. 5 per eent... FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Northu.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. raters :.Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. Fhich Ditto 4/ per Cent, 1852 t uenos Ayres 6 per Cent sad to I )itto Account .. .. 43 45 4414 began E quador New Consolidated d_bot IV exican, 3 per Cent Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. Nort h .. 133 136 •ue. Ditto Acco nt P eruvian 44 per Cent Do. Do. anceg.. Ditto (Uribarren), 44 per Cent. .. 92 South Staffordshire .. 100 Ln.&N.W . .. .. icien - Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 92 94 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St .. Wimbledn & Croydon all L.&Brgtn, 84 94 ,beer - Ditto 41 per Cent. Ditto (I.7ll;arren), 44 per Cent. Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto 41 per Cent. Ditto iti per Cent, 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 59 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent 76± Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account / enezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account PREFERENCE SHARES. THE TVEAT.HER. PROBABLE BEFORE THURSDAY. North Britain S.W. to N.W., fresh ; some rain or snow. Ireland S.S.W. to W. and N. ; rainy in places, snow. Central W.S.W. to N.W. and N., fresh or mode rate; fine. last Coast fine. South England. W.N.W. to N. and N,N.E., moderate light ; fine. DIVISIONS. 1. North Britain, including from the Moray Firth to the middle of Northumberland, coastwise, and on the west, from the Clyde to the Solway Firth. 2. Ireland, generally, around the coasts. 3. Central, from the Solway Firth, southward, along the coast, to the Bristol Channel, inclusive. 4, East Coast, from Northumberland to the Thames, inclusive. 5. South England, from the Thames, round by the coast, to the Bristol Channel, including the Channel Islands. Only seaports and places on the coast are included. London lies between the East Coast and South England, therefore partakes of their climate, but in a less degree, _proportional to situation further inland. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, D. between 8 and B. E. M. F. C. L S. 9 a.m. - - - -- Nairn 29'96 47 46 S.W. 5 8 o 3 Aberdeen 29•98 46 44 W. 3 5 m. 2 Leith 3 0 .07 48 46 W. 2 5 0. 2 Berwick 3002 48 46 W.N W. 3 6 0. 2 .ktrdrossan 30'14 48 47 S.S.W. 4 8 0. 3 Portrush Shields Galway 3Oll 48 47 W. 2 9 m. 1 Scarborough 1 30•16 42 41 W. 1 1 b . 2 Liverpool Queenstown ' 3016 42 41 N.W 1 5 0. 1 Yarmouth.— I 33'17 46 45 N.W. 3 1 m. 3 London 3027 47 45 N.W. 2 9I 0. 0 Lover 30124 46 45 N. 2 9 In. 1 Portsmouth Portland Plymouth -Penzance 1 Ex P L ATIoN.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced 032 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in ',hada. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true-- not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (Ito 9). I. Initials :—b., blue sky ; 9., cloude (detached); f,, fog; h., hail; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., over cast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. S. Sea dis turbance (1 to 9). At Lloyd's yesterday, in consequence of the addi tional news from America, the war risk on homeward bound British vessels from the East advanced to 40s. to 60s. per cent., according to the date of sailing. Outward ships are taken at about 30s. The rates for vessels from New York were very irregular, but for those leaving at an early period about three guineas was the approximate charge. The Wellesley has arrived from Melbourne with 5,961 ounces of gold, worth about £308,000. The only other gold ship at present known to be on her way to Eng land is the Kent, 63 days out, with £122,000. THE AMERICAN QUESTION.—At the Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh on Friday a motion was made by the members to memorialise the Government to do the ut lost in their power to act on the resolution proposed by British Government to the Paris Conference of 1856, to • recourse to arbitration before appealing to arms. members having opposed the motion on the ground might perhaps be construed into an expression of onfidence in Government, the mover, though dis `At idea, consented to withdraw the motion, Share( Railways. Paid .( Closing Business Prices. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 Bris. & Exet. 4p. c. st I Do. shares Caledon. £lO, 44 p. cent, 1 Do. quar. shares, No. 2 1 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall. 5 percent Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c Do. Class B 6 per cent 1 Do. Class C 7 per cent E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 1 Do No. 9 1 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. 0 — Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 1 Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & u Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 p.c Furness, 5 per cent Glas.& S.West gu. 5 p.c Great Northern, 5 p. c 100.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm I Do. 44 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Red2 .atsp.c.pm Nh. of , cot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. pref. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do Do. do Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.stXs 2s 10d pe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. p ur Lon.&Brig.sp.c.gu. No.l Do. 5 per c,ent i at No 2 Do. 6 per cent - dO Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 44 per cent. do Do. 44 p. o. pref. shares Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p c.st.(dly.def.liP6s Do. 4 per cent. pref Lon. Chat. &Dm sp.c.pf. Do. West. Ex., B, 6 p. c. Do. Metrop. Ex. 13, 6 p.c. Lon. & S. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. st., late 3d shares Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpL pus. of 28 6d Londondy. & Cole. 4 shs tondony. & Ennis. shs Man. Sh. & Lin. 0 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent, ........ Do. redeem. 6 percent... laryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. Do. 44 per cent Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. 1)0. 4 41 p p. e r c. c p en re t f. stock.. Do.Leic. andllit4per ct. N.rfik. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. st. 1847 Do.sWay.ValEx.stlBl7 Nort British, 5 per cent. pe p r r c f e . n s t ivs . D w do. g do. DD Do. B o Ne ngu a : N th.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 44pr. ct. redeemable Do. G.N. E. 4 p. ct. pref. D. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, it & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... Rhymney Guaranteed.. Scottish Central. new p 1 Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6) Do. 44 per cent i gu p a e . r 4 c p en e t cent S o p p u o o t 41'; Fixed e l e e d r s 4 , Do. do. 1859 Do. 5 per cent. S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Do. 5 p. c. gua.l Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 p. c Do. C 6 p. c Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c. W. Mid.-Oxf Ist gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pr. 1866 Do. till 1869 93 95 20& 214 6 6i 101 103 112 117 110 116 10? 110 106 108 123 125 81 83 ill 113 89 91 115 116 110 112 102 101 107 109 97 99 98 100 88 90 88 90 102 101 9i 10 17 18 10i 11 75 77 20 2 10 11 15 15 36 133 101 103 112 115 112 115 136 136 112 115 152 155 127 130 73 75 90 02 11 113 In 14 124 126 i iimn 65 70 i iiPm 37 139 .02 104 92 94 [O9 111 [O7 109 1 lipm 99 101 98 100 4 die par idle ipml 22 23 132 133 10 10i iii 2} 99 101 99 101 98 160 85 88 27i 281 31 33 31 33 42 45 123 125 121 123 100 102 118 122 115 120 26 13 20 100 "Yw --i. I"HE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DEC E VIBE R 1 17, 1861. FINSI3UI P _ELECTION. 711 E. WIT D 112131 CASE—(2his Day). OFFICIAL DECLARATIDN OF THE POLL. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. The official declaration of the numbers polled by the candidates for representation of tie borough of Finsbury in Parliament took place this morning at the hustings, Clerk enwell-gr e en. At twelve o'clock the Returning Officer made his appear ance, and declared the numbers t. be— Cox Mills Majority for C0x..... 42 The announcement was received with great cheering by the friends of Mr. Cox. Mr. Cox then presented himself, and was received in a very enthusiastic manner. He said he really could not find words to express himself in adequate terms for the handsome manner in which he had been seleted to represent Fins bury iu Parliament. He looked upon himself as the mere instrument of the will and pleasure of the electors. He had thrown himself into the gap when there appeared no chance of success, and yet the electors had worked out a glorious victory entirely unaided. (Cheers.) He begged them for a moment to look at the position in which matters stood at eight o'clock yesterday morning. His opponent had the benefit of an active and energetic Parlia men tary agent —a complete organization which bad taken three weeks to perfect, cabs, committee •rooms without number, paid can vassers, and, to back all, an unlimited sum of money for disposal. (Cries of "Honour to Finsbury.") During the three weeks he had spoken of, Mr. Mills's agents had waited upon nearly 500 of his (Mr. Cox's) s•ipporters and solicited their interest, and they, believing it was not his intention to come forward, had promised Mr. Mills their votes ; and if the majority for him was not so large as could be desired, if they took the 500 votes from Mr. Mil's and added them to:those polled for him, they would, instead of a majority of 42, have one of 1,042. (Cries of " That's right, that's right.") Now, how had he met the organisa tion be had spoken off ? He had had no staff, no committee rooms, no vehicles—all the world to nothing—(cheers)— nothing but the support of the free and independent electors, and nobly had they performed their duty. (Cheers.) They knew they had rights, and they were determined to main tain them. He assured them, honestly and truthfully, that he had not spent one single shilling more than the actual legal expenses. (Cheers.) The electors had achieved the victory all themselves, and he did not know sufficiently how to thank them. He regretted his hon. opponent was not down there—(a cry, " He's looking for the money bag he lost yesterday")—and ho regretted his absence, because he was anxious to tender him his thanks, and to acknowledge how courteously and gentle manly the contest had ban conducted—(cheers)—and he trusted that all future elections would be conducted in the same peaceable manner. (Cheers.) In the House of Com mons it would be his duty to represent the minority that had not voted for him, as well as the majority that had, and he assured them that it would be his constant and unceas ing thought how he could further and benefit the inte rests of all. (Cheers.) With these few observations he begged most heartily to thank them for the distinguished honour they had conferred upon him. A vote of thanks to the returning officer concluded the proceedings. The case was proceeding when we went to press. LA TV INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) STABBING - WITH INTENT, &C. A lad named Spaule was indicted for stabbing George Wigg with intent, &c. Mr. Honey prosecuted, and Mr. Lewis defended the prisoner. ROLLS COURT. (Before Sir John Romily, Master of the Rolls.) The evidence of the prosecutor was to the effect that the prisoner and the prosecutor were engaged at the shoemaking at a 'lace at Ilford, when, on the 12th of December, a quarrel took place between himself and another boy. The prisoner occupied the next seat to Wigg, and as he (Wigg) was trying to put the boy down with whom he had been quarrelling, Spaule stabbed him in the lower part of his body with the knife he was using in his work. A little boy, named Smith, stated that he saw Spaule with the knife in his hand, but he could not say whether there had been any quarrelling with Spaule before Wigg was stabbed. All he could say was that as Spaule was getting up he saw the knife very near the lower part of Wigg's body. After some time Wigg came into the shop, and he saw blood flowing down his leg. The surgeon to whom Wigg went for assistance said the wound was of a trivial description. Tho Recorder said the question the jury had to deter mine was whether there had been an unlawful wounding, or whether the injury had been the result of accident. ASSOCIATION. The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wound ing, but strongly recommended him to mercy. The prosecutor said he was induced to give the prisoner into custody because he had on other occasions threatened him, and he thought that if he was warned in time he would mend his bad ways for the future. The Recorder told the prisoner that as he had been row commended to mercy both by the jury and the prosecutor he should pass a very lenient sentence on him ; but in the event of a second offence of the same description being com mitted he would be very severely punished. The learned judge then sentenced the boy to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. POLICE .INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OMNIBUS ROBBERY—A LADY THIEF.—EIIen Laurence, a respectably-attired female, was charged before Mr. Mans field with robbing Elizabeth Southgate, of West-road, Forest-hill, Sydenham, while in an omnibus. Mr. Edward Lewis,. Of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for tho prisoner. From the evidence of the prosecutrix, a governess, it ap peared that she got into a Waterloo omnibus at Camber well-gate, and after she got past the Itegenttircus, the prisoner sitting next her, she found her pocket hiAging out, it having been cut: The prisoner when she g'ot into the omnibus did not sit near her, but afterwards got close to her. Her purse was left open in her pocket, but all her money, £2 35., gone. She then-opoko to the conductor, and the prisoner was given in charge. While on the way A t the station prisoner called her " Ny dear" several time and offer her several things if she would not press the charge, such as her watch, and a ling (she was wearing five at the time). Mr. Lewis cross-examined the prosecutrix with the view of showing that some other females left the omnibus, but the prosecutrix said her purse was safe after they left, and not open. Tho conductor of the omnibus said—On the omnibus arriving at Camden-town, prisoner was eager in pointing out money lying on the floor of the omnibus among the straw. Weston, 171 S, proved finding some money at the botinm of the omnibus, and said the prisoner offered her gold watch and all her money, saying if she was locked up it would be the death of her, as she had two children ; then put some money in his hand, and stated that if the lady settled it with her she would give him a half sovereign more. Prisoner declined to give her address. The depositions having been read over, the prisoner (who has before been committed of a robbery in an omnibus), after an able address from Mr. Lewis, was committed for trial. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 to £5 ; clover, £3 10s to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s Od per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at late rates. CUMBERLAND.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover do., £3 lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; dove?, £3 108 to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 15s per load. A slow demand. COLONIAL. TEA—The market has continued very quiet, and prices have exhibited no change of importance. SUGAR—For refining descriptions there has been a better demand, and late rates are well supported. COFFEE—The operations have boon on the most limited scale, but colonial descriptions have fully supported pre vious prices. The stocks on hand, compared with those of the same period of last year, show an increase of 1,635 tons. RlCE—There has been some inquiry for East Indian, but few sales have been effected, and quotations are un • altered. SALTPETRE—The market has remained very inactive, and no business of importance has been recorded. TALLOW—In consequence of the advices from New York a firmer tone has prevailed in the tallow market. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 61. s 9d to 625, and spring de livery 52s fid to 53s 6d per cwt. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE LEOPOLD.— Colonel W. H. F. Cavendish, Groom in Waiting to the Queen, leaves for Cannes immediately to take charge of the Prince in the place of General Sir Edward Bowater, whose death we announced yesterday. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.--We learn from good authority that the King of the Belgians will shortly arrive on a visit of condolence to the Queen. His Majesty on embarking at Ostend will go direct to Osborne. THE KING OF HANOVER.—His Majesty is ex pected to arrive in London in a few days from Hanover. His Excellency Count Kielmansegge is expected at the Hanoverian Legation to-morrow, in order to welcome the King, who will reside at the legation during his sojourn in this country. Lady Marian Alford's party at Ashbridge Castle, Herts, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, which was to have as sembled yesterday, has been put off altogether, by the lamented death of the Prince Consort. The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke's intended grand party at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, has been countermanded, owing to the death of the Prince Consort (Before Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C., Master in Lunacy.) The special jury, of whom Sir George Armitage, Bart., is foreman, were in their places at eleven o'clock, and the inquiry was resumed. The Rev. H. J. Cheales, who was examined in chief yes terday afternoon, was cross-examined by Sir H. Cairns on behalf of the alleged lunatic. He said he was engaged by Mr. Balaton to act as private tutcr to Mr. W. F. Windham. Mr. Balaton engaged him on behalf of his mother (Lady Sophia). He was first engaged as his tutor at Eton on the 27th of April, 1857. Mr. Windham had been at Eton about half a year before that time. He had been doing Caesar, Ovid, lEsop, &c. He remained in the fourth form, having missed his remove. There were very seldom boys of 14 or 15 in the fourth form. Occasionally there were. He complained to his mother about her son's dirty habits, and she said, "You must try and cure them." He could not remember what Mr. Windham said to him when he remonstrated with him about his gluttony. Usually he did nothing more than grin when he was remonstrated with. He had heard persons of unsound mind laugh, and he compared such a laugh with Mr. Windham's laugh. Laughter would seize him like a fit, ho would dance about the room, and laugh wildly. He never reported Mr. II indham to the head master for acts of untruthfulness, He reported him to Mr. Balaton on ac count of the noises he made Mr. Balstou reported him to the head master, and ho was flogged for it. Other boys were occasionally flogged at Eton. He should not be surf. riser] at a boy contracting habits of swearing if his father was in the habit of indulging in such expressions. He saw Mr. Windham (the father) when he went with the son to Fell bryg, and dined with him every day. He never heard him use profane language, or get into a passion. Ho did not think there was anything in a desire to drive a railway en gine, taken by itself, as indicative of mental unsoundness. Mr. Windham would ride very fast with a loose rein over rough ground. Witness rode with him, and did not dislike the pace. (Laughter.) He did not ask Mr. 'Windham for any explanation of the occurrence at Torquay when he seized the gentleman by the whiskers. His mother was in the room at the time, and witness told her that he was dis satisfied with his pupil's conduct. Mr. Windham was very extravagant in money matters. He got into debt. He ran up a bill of 189. at the pastrycook's. (Laughter). The Master—That is not a very uncommon occurrence at Eton, is it? Mr. Cheales—Oh, no. Tne Rev. Edward Hale, Mathematical Master at Eton, in his cross-examination said—There might be bullying at Eton, but ho did not think Windham was bullied. The Master—You have been a master at Eton nearly 12 years, and have seen many hundreds of boys. Have you seen any boy like Windhnm in his general characteristics ? Mr. Hale—Never one so bad mentally, or so odd in his habits. A Juryman—How was he treated by the other boys ? Mr. Hale—He was treated as a buffoon, and was the butt of the school. He was called " Mad Windham." COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) 'WILLIAMS V. WARDE. The jury in this case (the facts of which will be found in another column), gave a verdict for the plaintiff, assessing the damages, which hal been laid at £5OO, at 405., each party to pay their own costs. IN RE THE NATIONAL ASSURANCE AND INVESTMENT This being the clay appointed by his honour on the ap plication of the official manager for the winding up the affairs of the association, and for the examination of the directors, the court was crowded with persons interested in the case. Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., represented the official manager, Mr. Rolt, Q.C., Mr. Jessell, Mr. Giffard, and several other learned gentlemen represented other parties interested. Mr. Selwyn said what he proposed was, in the first in stance, as they could not find the only person who could have given the best information, the managing director, `Mr. Morrison, to call the chairman of the directors. They had tried and made every effort to find Mr. Morrison, but without effect. He then called, Lord Keane, who deposed—l was elected a director of the association in 1852, and afterwards became chairman in May, 1857. The deed put in is the deed of the settlement of the aompany, and was signed by me. lam not aware of any other deed, it is the book referred to in the Minute Book. I find an entry in the Minute Book, in which A 500 capital stock was allotted to the bank, but it was without my consent; I did not pay for it. I believe that other directors had capital stock allotted to them. The way in which it was paid for was, as I understand, the amount was borrowed as a loan of the association, and then he was debited with the dividends on the stock, and credit given on the other side for interest on the loan; the same course was adopted with respect to the other directors. The directors were paid two guineas for each attendance, and the chairman three guineas. The same amount was paid for attendance on committees. I believe the first time of my attendance as a director was on the 15th of Feb., 1853. Mr. Selwyn—l find an entry in the minute book of the 22d of February at a'meeting of directors at which you were present, a proposal by Lord George Paget for the surrender of an annuity on the life of Mr. Jos. Macartey for £3,000. Lord Keane—l believe there was such a proposal. Mr. Selwyn—Mr. Macartey was instrumental in getting up the association, and had received a policy of insurance on his life for £2,500 and an annuity of £2OO for his ser vices. Lord Keane—l know nothing of that of my own know [edge, it was before I had anything to do with the associa tion. Mr. Selwyn—Can you give any explanation of the entry on the 22d of Feb. : 1853, of the proposal of Lord G. Paget for a surrender of the annuity to Mr. Macarte for the sum of £3,000, and for which £3OO had been paid a :short time before, Lord George being himself the claairman at the meeting, Lord Keane—l cannot give any explanation of that .ransaction. Mr. Selwyn—l understand that Lord George Paget ex pects he shall be examined to-morrow, and that he would give every explanation. Examination of Lord Keane continued—l attended very frequently the meetings of the directors, all proposals wore brought before the board by Mr. Peter Morrison, the manag ing airector, who certified their correctness. The circular produced he had seen before, he know that resolutions were passed for the insertion of advertisements in the daily and London papers of the association, in which it was stated that interest would be paid at the rate of per cent. on all deposits, out of the profits. I was a member of the finance committee, and signed the books certifying the accounts were correct. I was not aware that in Dec:, 1853, the assist ant was insolvent. I only knew it from Mr. Harding's re port. lam not aware that any investigation was gone into by the directors to ascertain the financial state of the associa tion. In March, 1853, ho mado a proposal for a policy on his own life for £999, which was granted. There was a proposal for the allotment of £5OO capital stock to Lord Temple more. There were also allotments of £5OO stock to Mr. IV. L. Fetter, Major Adair, Mr. Hobhouse, and Mr. Wills, they were entered and debitted and paid for by loans, as in other cases. Could not recollect the proposition for a con version of the capital stock into 2,000 shares of £4O each. He knew nothing of any bye-laws nor saw any, the adver tisements and the almanack were the work of Mr. Morison. The witness was then examined at considerable length as to various entries into the minute-book of the meetings of directors, but he could not give any satisfactory explana tions of the entries as a member of the Finance Committee. (Tho case was proceeding when we went to press.) THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 17.—Wind this day at noon--North- Westerly; moderate breeze, with dull, cloudy weather. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 16 —Wind W.—Arrived—Contest, from Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 16.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, from Woolwich. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. M.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Edinburgh, screw steamer, from Liverpool, and left for New York. PM' ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—North Briton, from Quebec; Hope, from Exbury; Eliza, from Cowes; Leda, steamer, from Dublin. No sailings. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 16—Greyhound, from Newfoundland ; Island Queen, from St. Michael's ; Eliza, from Riga ; Perseverance, from Medemblik ; Moselle, from Antwerp ; Courier, from Bremen; Stork Nymph, from Engelholm ; Peter Minde, from Stralspnd; Glengriat, from Gluckstadt; Prospect, from Gottenburg. Arrived, Dec. 17—Factor, from Hamburg; William Walker, from Pillau. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Anchored—Boanerges and Saint Peter, from Shields for Cadiz. NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY.—III con sequence of the lamented death of H.R.H. the Prince Consort, the performance of " The Messiah," announced for Mon day evening next, is postponed to Monday, 30th inst. The Moniteur announces that the rate of interest on French Treasury bonds has been lowered to 31 per cent. for short periods, 4 per cent, for six months to run, and 4} for 12 months. According to a paragraph now going the round of the French papers, the heir to the imperial throne i■ a bril liant specimen of the forcing system of education. Al though only five years and a half old, he already speaks four languages "fluently"—French, English, German, and Italian. We wonder that his mother should not have taught laiul her native tongue—Spanish. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. 11 Paid. Closing Price. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Barodadz.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron i Do. New .. . . Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. • July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clout ta..t S. Eas tn. (Li ) Cape,Eastn.l'rov. (Lim.) iCapeTown AL Dock Seri) , Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. ,Demerara... I Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c.' Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 I G t.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c 1G t. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares' Do. New IDo. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... ID°. 5i p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras guar., 44 p. c... Do do. 5 per cent..... • Do. 41p. O. Extension Do. 5 do.. 3lelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Newßrunswick & Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ IDo. do. B Capital d 0... IDo. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ riScinde ...... •• • ."} g Ei a.,;, 'Do. Punjaub .... Do. Do. ........ es ci Do. Indus. St. Flo. g 2 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN lAlgerian Antwerp Jr, Rotterdam. Ardennes.... . BaliAS.Fran..Li m. 7 p.c.' Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Csrmeaux Mine & Rail Copi apo Ditto Extension .... Dutch 'then sh Eastern of France .... Grand Itus Guar. 6 p. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. sits... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares _..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Parts & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) Tuft. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ......... Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent. I'ref..... Han Paulo, lim, fr. 7 P. c• S.Aust &Lomb Venedu (Southern of France.... S. East Portfugal 7 p et West Flandern Do. 54 p. o. Preference 1 W. k N.W. of France Westin of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden . Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand . . BRITISE AlfredConsols(Philiek) British Iron ' Clifford Devon G. Cone. (Tavist ) 'East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ...... E. WI Russel (lfiViefli.) l Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen,)l Great South Tolgus G .Wheal Alfd. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) G renville 1 Herod's- Foot Itlingston Downs !Lady Bertha !Margaret (Uny Lelant) North Downs INorth Frances (Illogan) N.Wh'l Basset (1110.4 - an) (North Wheal Crotty ;Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) liVest Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) !West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redrutl) Whtdl Edward (Cale.)' Wheel Kitty ( U.L elant), Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); Wheal Treiawney (Ms.)! 98 99 3 4* d 5 64 72 77 68 73 67 72 4! 6 1 id: 191 2041 100 101 98 100 99 101 99} 101, 17 19 55 CO 40 60 28 32 34 38 27 80 27 80 991 100 f d 98 99 8 9 12 11f 88 90 98 99 90 92 5 7 4 6 1005 1014 Id id. 95 100 II £d AILWATS. 6} 61 , - - P, I I 2 f d 101 Ili - - 4 8* 1 i 21& 22i 84 8! 81 fi 20 21 88 39 7 9 39 40 50 62 q 46 11 13 (3i 81 9t ; ft p 256 261 61 7 9i 10 20 21 tS: i I 1 2 30 34 360 370 65 60 28 281 3 Si 18 20 3f 4} 1.14.6 7.4.0 651 17s 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.0 1.10. f 2 9 1.14.0 9.18.9 1k 10.6.7 all 18.18. S 27 19. 18s 6d 47} 5} 5 71 1.7.2 FOREIGN MINES. Australian BonAccord Copp er,Ll Brazil St.J. del itey,l.l l i Do. Land and Allning,Co. Clarendon Cons. AlinCo Care Copper Copiapo . Dun3loun.Cop.Ming. Co 71 17.6 15 all all Fortuna. - General Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kap unda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Mariquita N.KhineCopotS.Aus.L E Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... 5 Port Philip 1 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) gilt, United Mexican . 1 ,Worthing (Limited) i Do all 1 10s. all all t id f is Ili 47 11 1/ dis. 35 37 6 8 1 li li 2 23 24 i á P 1 lip 7 8 i pr i I i tid 2 4 If if i spm 74 8 i I 4666 1114 2i 11 1 k 7 i I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. ALJ uly , 1877-9 .l 100 103 106 Do Bp. cent.lBBo-2 100 105 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4, 100 1051 Do. 6p. c. Feb. AL Aug.i 100 102 105 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept.i 100 102 105 Do. 5 per cent lOO 93 96 95 45 a Cape G. Hope, 6p e, lBBOl 100 l f 6 108 Do. 1 890 ! 100 106 108 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&Julyl 100 102 101 c.Ap. -- Do. 6 & Oct.' -- 100 N. S.W. ti p. or. sp. c.,1866 , 100 ~ o 8 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 97 99 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 96 98 97 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 102 104 102 S. A us,G 6p.c.1876.& up lOO - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja,&July 1 00 I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 101 103 1024 I 4 DOCKS. stock ( Commercial 1100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.PretMin. 100 i stock East and West India ! 100 123 125 stock London . .... , ; 100 58 61 stock St. Katharine I 100 69 62 stock Southampton lOO I stock :Victoria .. ........ ~,, lOO 97 99 '2O IDo , New ...................', 2 1d pr JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Af.,,Ta&UnitedService Bk 60 40 'Australasia all -- 25 Bank of Egypt all 20f 9114 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 3 4 pr 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 194 20 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 31 33 100 City 100 Colonial . • 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch all 17 174 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 234 24 20 Do. new l5 3f 31 181 50 London and County 20 354 364 50 London Joint Stock •.: 10 32 83 ,33 24 20 London and S. African lO 14 id 100 London & Westminster 20 68 70 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 --,.. 20 Do. new . . .... ...... - 50 National Ihnk 20 New South Wales all 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank ... .. .. 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do. new. . . all 25 South Australia ..c all 25 Union of Australia 50 Onto.' of London 100 Unity Mutual.. 60 ••—• — M I SCE LLANEOTS. --- R ~Ti300.---.ll7,„ican Mint . all 134 144 10 Atlantic It. Ml. St m (lci) all 1 2 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) • all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 54 50 British American Land 40 50 B.SLLMag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.e.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 326 Canada Land all 98 103 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim all st. Cop. Mimol'Eng.&Sinitg all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent all • 15 17 st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference at. Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb. 100 103 105 20 Elndia Irrign. & Canal i 4d 4pm at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English &Aus. Copper. all 21 3 3 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 1 Great Ship I,imi ted) all II 1 De. 174 pct Preference all t 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 14 14 20 Madras Irr. and Canal. 1 2 2 10 Med. Exten. TeL (Lim. • \ all 34 4i 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 5 1d 45 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 a d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c. Pref..iss.atl dis. all 4 5 100 N. Br.&NovaScottaLand 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 'all 11 1 4 4 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 1, 14 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) 10 61 7t 76i st. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 60 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 65 es 50 Do. New 3O 11 13 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.e all f 18 19 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 13 Do. New all 5 5 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 125 135 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip ap 1 Do. do. Registered I I Agencydo. 0 . 1 :all 4 6 2 1 60 0 u T T r r .A. u ktu s , t isd,t onr a ml. n ac d sToi . aeoL(ii co. (mm.) 1 10 Do. ip Uimp)rlst is. 1 4d .Can. 5 4 14 1d pr 100 an ine‘xo - ..e . z L till d . a . 284 8 0 lusiness done 100 4 100 54 5 100 9911 6e* 18.8, all all all all all 5} i 181 ZHE NAVY. The HRnnibai, 91, screw, Capt. Farquhar, will go into Portsmouth harbour this morning from Spit head to dismantle, and be put out of commission. The Sutlej, 51, screw, in No. 7 dock at Ports mouth, fitting for the American waters, has corn pleted coppering to her load water line, caulking externally, and coaling to 320 tons. The riggers of the dockyard and part of the Trafalgar's crew at work on her rigging are crossing lower and topsail yards, and placing battens on her rigging, in readi ness for rattling down and blacking. It will be three weeks before she can be ready for sea. The Warrior, 40, iron frigate, Capt. Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., has had her date for being out of the hands of the dockyard authorities put off to the 23d inst., but if the work taken in hand is to be completed she cannot be made ready many hours before the end of the present year. In case of emer gency she could be sent to sea at once, as we before stated, but in that event the work now going on must be put aside until a more favourable opportu nity. The huge erection on her after deck, origi nally intended as a " rifle tower," has been fitted for far more important uses when the ship is in close action. By the new arrangements, which are the suggestions of Capt. Cochrane and Commander Tryon, the interior of the tower has been fitted with an engine room telegraph, tubes communicating with the magazines and fighting deck, &c., all of which in ordinary ships are placed on the bridge, which would he the spot most likely to insure their speedy destruction in a ship like the Warrior, intended to fight at close quarters. In addition to this, a small hatchway in the fore part of the tower, or rather the deck on which the tower stands, opens directly behind the men at the wheel on the protected deck, and will enable the master, whose quarters the rifle tower is supposed to be, to direct the ship's course under the heaviest batteries, the loopholes giving him a clear view all round, with a certainty of his orders being carried out to the end under his own immediate supervision, know ing, as ho does, that he cannot be reached in the midst of his duties while ensconced in the tower. The tower also forms a protected means of commu nication between the fighting and upper decks. Altogether, it is certainly the best adaptation that could have been made, under the circumstances, of a hideous looking mass, the outer iron case of which, weighing 35 tons, defaces the deck of our noblest ships. The Black Prince iron frigate, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, has her deck swarming with dock yard artisans, contractor's men, and labourers, and promises before she is ready for sea to absorb the entire resources of Portsmouth yard, following in this the recent example of her companion ship the Warrior at Woolwich. An energetic captain ap pointed to her might expedite her outfit, which otherwise may not be completed before May, 1862 The ship is again to be placed in dock on the re moval of the Sutlej, which is expected to take place to-day. The Black Prince was undocked a few days since to enable the authorities to dock the Sutlej, and now that the Sutlej is coming out the Black Prince will resume her place ; hence an im mense amount of delay, which is only partially felt at present, but which if we entered upon a naval war would be felt to a very different degree, and would bring matters to nearly a dead lock in our chief naval arsenal. The cause is of course the want of docks. The Galatea, 26, 800 horse power, fitting at Chat ham for commission, is to be supplied with the fol lowing powerful armament :—Main deck, 20 10- inch guns, each of 84 cwt., and four 100-pounder Armstrong guns; upper deck, two 100-pounder Armstrong pivot guns. In order to expedite her fitments and complete her for sea, upwards of 200 hands are employed on her, consisting of riggers, caulkers, shipwrights, and marines—including the whole of the seamen and marines belonging to the Defence,22, Capt. Powell, C.B. The Lords of the Admiralty having approved a scale of charges for the towage of her Majesty's ships, transports, and other vessels to and from London, Woolwich, Gravesend, the Nore, and the Downs, it has been promulgated for general infer tion. The scale of charges from London to the Downs varies from £3B to 1107, according to the tonnage of the different olarzoa of blips from 000 tons to 1,500 tons and upwards. Two tugs aro only to be used when absolutely necessary. The sailing transport Plover, at Woolwich Ar senal yesterday landed the remainder of her cargo of returned war stores from Bermuda, and will most probably be re-engaged for North America. The sailing transport Hope, at Woolwich, has shipped a portion of her cargo for Malta, to consist of 11,000 Armstrong segment and other shells, packed in separate cases, gun-carriages, platforms, &c. ; in addition to which shb will carry 200 tons of pre pared cartridges and ammunition. In accordance with orders received at Chatham, the War Department transport Bomarsund has shipped a number of camp equipages and tents, to gether with 2,000 blankets, from the stores at Chat ham, with which she proceeds to Woolwich, for the use of the troops now being despatched to Canada. A War-office telegram was yesterday received at Woolwich Arsenal ordering the preparation for shipment of 10 Armstrong 100 pounder guns to be embarked with the earliest despatch for the sea and land defences of Halifax, and a report was or dered to be transmitted by the authorities of the dockyard to the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty, stating what ships would be available for their transport. A measurement having been made of the vacant storeage room on board her Majesty's steam sloop Devastation, Commander M'Crea, under orders for British North America, an answer was returned to the effect that the Devastation could stow away six of the guns, together with their slides, carriages, shot, &c., and the fore hold, now appropriated for the ship's provisions, would secure the ammunition. The Devastation yesterday bent sails, and was to leave the basin at Woolwich this morning for the river to await the decision of the Admiralty. Orders have been transmitted to the laboratory for the mar ufacture of 10,000,000 rounds of small arms cartridges and 100,000 charges of Armstrong 100-pounder ammunition for sea service. The preparation of the various descriptions of gun carriages, principally 100-pounders, is likewise or dered to be increased. The work is consequently to be continued night and day until further orders. Rear Admiral Dacres, C. 8., was appointed yes terday as second in command to Admiral Sir Alex ander Milne, K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief on the North American Station. Admiral Dacres is to hoist his flag on board the Edgar, at Portsmouth. The undermentioned gentlemen have been nomi nated to naval cadetships :—Claude Henry Shute Buckle, George C. L. Barnard Townsend, Coventry Proctor Milnes Patmore, Frederick Streatfield Pelly, Charles James Barlow, the Hon. John Scott Napier, John Jekyll, Charles Edmund Lister, John E. A. Dick Lauder, John Deane Deane, Thomas L. Fletcher, Edward Goldney, Anthony Gwyn, Walter Hailstone, Frederick Hutchinson, and Henry B. B. B eresford, The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. F. Scott, C. 8., to the Orlando, commissioned ; Commander James A. R. Dunlop, to the Orlando; Lieut. Henry L. C. Ro binson, to the Madagascar ; Lieut. James B. Grove, Lieut. Charles H. Stirling, Lieut. Archibald C. S. Blackett, and Lieut. Edward J. Church to the Or lando ; James H. Ryan, Master, to the Orlando ; Sub.-Lieut. Vim. Otter, to the Orlando; Francis Hayter, George W. Hill, Barnard H. Dunn, and George J. B. Elphinstone, midshipmen, to the Or lando; Claude H. Millett, Arthur C. Bromley, William B. Rennell, Sydney S. H. Dickens, and Cunningham V. Bridgeman, naval cadets, to the Orlando ; Daniel B. Thomas, Alexander Scott, Benjamin T. Lowne, Francis H. Browne, William J. Inman, and Jeremiah E. Hatch, acting assist.-surg., to the Victory, for Haslar Hospital ; Dunbar A. Jennison, Thomas T. Ricor dan, James Hutchinson, Archibald C. Colquhoun, and George Robertson, acting assist.-surgs., to the Impregnable, for Plymouth Hospital; William E. Sanders, paymaster, to the Orlando; B. Stratford, assist.-paymaster, to the Orlando; William J. S. Cannon, clerk, to the Orlando; William W. Gilbard, assist.-clerk, to the Orlando ; and Edward Hocken, acting second class assist.-engineer, to the Indus, for the Phoebe. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this evening : Commander —E. L. Strangway to be an Inspecting Com mander of Coastguard, vice West, whose period of service has expired. Engineer John Martin to the Investigator. Second Master—Charles P. Hodges to the Orlando. Masters' Assistants—Wm. F. Filmer to the Orlando, Fred. W. Moffatt to ditto, George S. Brodie to the Defence. Surgeon—Wm. G. Goldin to the Orlando. Assistant-Surgeon—Benjamin J. LONVIIC (acting) to the Investigator. Second Assistant .Engineer Samuel Lloyd (acting) to the Investigator. LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Evening.) _________.„_ CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 14. The Queen has been pleased, by a commissi,n, under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, to constitute Theophi lus Bennett Iloskyns Abrahall, Esq., barrister-at-law, one of the Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy to act in the country. CROWN•OFFICE, DEC. 17. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Finsbury.—William Cox, of St. John's wood, in the county of Middlesex, Esq , in the room of Thomas Slingsby Buncombe, Esq., deceased. - - ST. JAMES'S PALACE. The Queen has been graciously pleased to promote Major- General John Fitz Maurice, K.H., Adjutant of the Yeo man of the Guard, to be Lieutenant of her Majesty's Royal Body Guard, vice Major-General Sir Travell Phillips, Knt., resigned. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 13. Corps of Royal Marines.—First Lieutenant and Quarter master William Henry Clements to be Captain, vice R. J. H. Douglas, to half-pay; Second Lieutenaßs Frederick Beechey to be First Lieutenant, vice Clements, promoted. ADMIRALTY, DEc. 14. First Lieutenant Henry Swale to be !Quartermaster, vicg Clements, promoted. BANKRUPTS. William Bull, bath proprietor, Clerkenwell Zachary Stickling, fancy stock maker, City Henry Robert Carr, sen., ironfoundor, Westminster James Henry Bourdieu Vaughan, Leinster-square, Hyde-park Edward Callan (not Capan, as previously advertised), tailor, Strand George Pauley, clerk, Chelsea Joseph Palmer, printer, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea Poole Waterhonse, grocer, Watford, Herefordshire Henry [Shimell, livery stable keeper, Liverpool-road, Islington. Jane Foxall, Ealing, Middlesex Walter Blundell. dentist, Portman-square James Purdue, Brooke-street, Holborn Thomas Bulbeck, timber merchant, Chichester Rufus Alexander James Davies, surgeon, Kingston Ruse sell-place, Oakley-square Lyon Samuel, jeweller, Bury-street, St. Mary Axe Alfred Jennings, butcher, Deal Joseph Rackett, smith, Bell-yard, Carey-street Wm. Little Howard, clerk, Bolwell-terrace, Lambeth Herbert Morris, clerk, Guildford-street, Russell-square Edmund Fellows, licensed victualler, Hove, Sussex Jos. Plirleer Mew and Geo. Thorne, engineers, Newport, Isle of Wight William Williamson, linen draper, Putney William Everest, attorney, Brighton Edward Masted, hair dresser, Folkestone Samuel Whitehouse, shoemaker, Birmingham George Burridgc., refreshment-room keeper, Birmingham George Richards, packing-case maker, Birmingham Wm. Vaughan, fish dealer, Thistol Robert Hicks, egg dealer, Bristol John Gallagher, fruit deale - , Liverpool IVm. Thomason, wheelwright, Liverpool Wm. Jones, general dealer, Liverpool Thomas Evans, car proprietor, Liverpool Alexander Staurenghi, cattle dealer, Cardiff John Rees, grocer, Cardiff Thomas List: e, colliery proprietor, Whittington, Derby shire James Bryant Tapp and Charles Tapp, boiler makers, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Richard Russell, lithographer, Liverpool James Newall, licensed viotualler, Nantwich, Cheshire William Johns, commercial traveller, West Derho, Lan cashire Walter Sheppard, auctioner, Manchester Charles Edmund Mereditn, stationer, Manchester John Walker, book-keeper, Hulme, Manchester Ann Harrison, grocer, Fatfield, Durham Lancelot Hindson, tailor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Alfred Watts, builder, Freemantle, Hants Robert German, carpenter, Regent-street:Westminster Charles Kedge, cab proprietor, Camberwell Charles Sills, horse dealer, Chesham, Bucks James Home, Evershott-street, Hampstead-road Geo ge Wm. Keenan, undertaker, Bloomsbury Henry Chas Hopkins, confectioner, Pall-mall Charles John Tanner, woollen draper, Dalston Henry Tayler, clerk, Dalston Alexander Champion Marsden, draper, Colchester James Eglinton, dealer in carriages, St. Pancras E eery Thomas Hunt, tailor, Hackney-road Thomas Hipkins, smith, Carbrooke, Norfolkshire Chi istopher Inch, cab proprietor, Torquay Thomas Holroyd, blacksmith, Rastrick, Yorkshire Wm. Henry Bradbury, grocer, Longton, Staffordshire John Maconfectioner, Madman, Newchurch, Lancaster Chas. Smart, ironmonger, St. Cuthbert, Norfolk Chas. Ford, M.D., Stone Field, Lanark Evan Evans, tailor, Portmadoc, Carnarvon George Dollimore, grocer, Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire Griffith Thomas. corn dealer, Llanor, Carnarvon John Wymark, carpenter, Brighton Edmund Brown, draper's assistant, Sheffield John Rogers, gardener, Feltham Joseph Harrison, coal merchant, Kentish- town John Drew, public-house broker, Camberwell Georg-0 Barrett, greengrocer, Landport, Portsea Fritz Stute, beer retailer, Fleet-street Edwin Hoy, glass dealer, Murray •street, Now North road John H. Collier, tailor, Princes-end, Staffordshire Thomas Aston, manufacturer, Wolverhampton James Hiles, victualler, Bloxwith, Staffordshire Francis Burt, farmer, Meridan, Warwickshire Samuel Wm. L. Tichborne, commission agent, Wolver hamvon Wm. Ward, ribbon maker, Coventry Arthur Worrell, architect, Dudley John Potter, Ilkeston, Derbyshire Benjamin Clarke, cattle dealer, Hullavington, Wilts John Glover, publican, Swansea Thomas Gribble, fat mer, West Teignmouth Benjamin Burdett, skirt maker, Cumberworth, Yorkshire John Holmes, tailor, Doncaster William Dransfield, grocer, Tideswell, Derbyshire Jonathan Slack, leather cutter, Sheffield Alexander Campbell, mariner, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Catharine Parkinson, schoolmistress, Newmarket Ann Colebrook, Maidstone, butcher William White, publican, Pembroke John Beadsmoore, printer, Ashby de-la-Zouch David Wood Vigors, reporter, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath John Burke, tailor, Louth Isacc Mason, shoemaker, Aberdare George Dimond, stationer, Gosport Frederick Hoggard, tailor, Rudston William Stanley, farm servant, Blacken Thos. Turral!, cattle dealer, Coventry Robert Whitehead, Coventry James Eccles, grocer, Paddock, Yorkshire Richard Thornton, woollen dyer, Huddersfield Samuel Wood, German yeast dealer, Huddersfield Amos Haines, labourer, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Wm. Lesdham, shop keeper, Tadcaster, Yorkshire Wm. Inman, banksman, Little Preston, Yorkshire John Mills, baker, Dudley Joseph Starr, cloth dresser, Frome SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. William Murdoch, wino merchant, Glasgow Alexander King, innkeeper, Motherwell William Mitchell Young, manufacturer, Paisley John Mainlay, tailor, Rothesay Andrew Taylor, grocer, Barrhead Alexander Dunbar, farmer, Cothall, near Forres COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This DAT. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 19i 11 19} Antwerp .... --25 65 Brussels — 25 55 Hamburgh — 13 8 Paris Ditto Marseilles 25 60 - 25 60 13 8} 25 35 25 65 25 65 Frankfort on Maine - Vienna Trieste Potersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa 1181 14 45 14 45 325 118 i 14 60 14 50 32f 48i 48i 25 65 25 65 25 67} 481 48 26 70 25 70 25 70 391 1181 119 39 Naples Palermo —11 8 k Messina —118 f Lisbon .... 52 Oporto — 52 Foreign Gold in Bars (standard) .... ' 11 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) g•••• ,f South American Doubloons .. 52& £3 17 9 0 0 0 0 5 Oi 3 13 7 LThe 18th Company Royal Engineers (Captain Hewitt's), which has been recalled to Portsmouth from the Isle of Wight 4 is ordered to embark during the present week on board the Parana stearaship to Southampton, for conveyawe to British North America. Several lighters have been despatched from the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard at Gosport, with stores and provisions to South ampton for the use of the troops on board the chartered steamships. The War Department at Portsmouth are working extra hours and up to 2 p.m. on Sunday, in preparing stores, &c., for the troops. All the Dockyard Departments are also working extra hours to hurry forward the ships preparing for sea. In addition to the non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers transferred from the companies at Chatham to those about to embark for Canada, orders have been received at head quarters, directing 45 men to be selected from the depot and other companies to augment the 4th Cots. pang at Dover, which is the next to be despatched, to British North America. 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