The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-10 00:00:00

v K " T 41. Als it; COLILIIIR,CITIL TNTELLI ~ Two o'Cr,o( Advices from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices of all descriptions were unaltered. The sales were esti mated at 7,000 bales, 3,000 of which were taken on speculation. The Railway Share Market under went several fluctuations, and prices were at a slight decline ou Monday's rates. From Mauritius the accounts state that there is less activity in the Cloth Market, but the manufacturers of shirtings Suitable for the India and China markets are very busy, and a further advance of 11 2 d. per piece has been realised. The Leeds and Hudders field markets are firmer and more animated. The indigo market is thus reviewed by a leading broker :—ln the early part of last month several . unbroken marks and bought-in lots of the October sales changed hands. The market has lately become extremely firm, 2d. per lb. on the currency of October, or Gd. on July, having been given for small parcels. Holders demand higher rates, and the only indigo obtainable at former prices are bought in lots. The deliveries in November were disappointing, , and there appears a falling off in 11 Months of 4,520 chests, compared with the same Period of 1855 in the proportions of 1,016 chests for home use, and 3,504 for export. This large deficiency for the Continental trade is partly attri butable to our German customers having ,supplied themselves from France upon terms more advan tageous than our •market afforded. The stock shows an increase of 2,759 chests of Bengal and . 1,424 Madras ; together, 4,183 chests. It is well to remember, however, that the stocks in France are greatly reduced ; that the amount of indigo afloat is comparatively small, and that a crop of 9 5,000 reminds may give a supply of 20,000 chests of Bengal qualities for Europe, to arrive within twelve months from next April. The amount of bills drawn by the Hon. East India Company, from the 26th ultimo to the 9th instant, on the three Presidencies of Bombay, Madras, and Bengal, has been as follows : Rate of Exchang e. Amount. On 80mbay...... 2s. Old. per Rupee. £ 4,283 6 8 On M a d ras ....... 2s. 0 46,997 0 9 On Bengal ....... 2 s. 0 ~ 442,920 12 9 Total ; £494,201 0 2 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bo nds, 6 i 7 ; Mexi can, 2l' 21 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ditto 41 per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 421 ; ditto New Deferred, 23i 8 ; ditto Certificates, 51 61 ; ditto Passive, 51 6i. The bar silver brought by the steamer Atrate from Mexico has been sold at ss. 1.1 d., which is a decline of Id. per ounce. In Lombard-street and at the Bank of England there is a fair inquiry for discount accommodation at full quotations, and. this has, in some measure, removed the impression that the Directors will Make a further alteration in the minimum to -Morrow. Many, however, still consider that Measure probable, as the 4nerp o l position of the Bank is believed to have undergone a farther Marked improvement. This morning there has been rather less pressure, as the public will conse quently defer applying for discounts until after the usual Thursday Court. The gold by the True Briton will be partially absorbed by the Bank of Prance, but a portion is expected to be sold to the Bank. The Funds are decidedly firmer than at the commencement of business yesterday, in conse quence of the gold arrivals, the favourable tendency of the exchanges, and the discontinuance of sales. Consols have been 931 94, and 94 ex dividend. A special transfer has been effected at 941, with the interest. Exchequer Bills are firin. at ss. to Bs. premium, and India Bonds are par to 2s. premium. The New Threes have been 931 to 94k, and the Reduced 93 Bank Stock is 217. Foreign Securities continue dull, but the quota tions are firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95 to to 95g, being fully 1- per cent. higher, and the 4 per Cents. are nominally steady. Spanish New Deferred are 231 to 24, Mexican are 211, and Dutch 4 per Cents. 96k. A very moderate business has been done in Rail way Shares, although prices have generally been Well supported, and one or two of the principal lines show a slight advance upon yesterday's closing quotations. Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, and Midland are about 55. higher; and Caledonian, Great Western, North- Western, North-Eastern and Barwick have ad vanced fully 103. The French lines are also rather firmer. Paris and Lyons improved 155., and Lom bardo-Venetian, ss. to 10s.; Great Central of Prance, 54. The Canadian lines were dull, at pre vious quotations. Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been very little dealt in, and prices generally ruled rather lower. Lank of Australia declined 10s. ; Bank of Egypt, ss. In Miscellaneous Shares Electric Telegraph have declined ss. National Discount Company and • Peninsular and Oriental Steam were firm, at fully former values. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Iron: the Official List.) I<e , inos, done. Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities Per Cent. Console Annuities shut , 44i New nor Cent. Annuities India Stock ......... Shut India Bonds, £l00 0 Consols for Account. 94 3,1 4 Exchequer Bills, 23d• '21309 Small• ..... • ............... PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Buenos A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent........... 3 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account - Russian Bonds, Is'22, t St., 5 per Cent.... Ditto, 0 2 . per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ••• Ditto Account Spanith Bonds, 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .. . . 2l Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 9si Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the seove nay able Dutch Exchange, 2Z per Ceni., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates - THREE O'CLOCK. C ,, mols (Money) Ditto Account (Jan ary S 211 S (.)6 ; 1 ! 89i x d of a d The Hamburg advices mention a further decline in he disco unt - market, the rate being new 5 per cen t. We have been will lecture a t S t. n requested to state that Felice Or sini Martin' s Hall this evening. The Paris correspondent of the most illustriou s of of the Nord writes :—" Som e uneasiness at thefEoglish st a t esmen are evincing manne r the turbulent which public opinion in Europe condemns et o politics of Lord Palmer ston. The celebrated Tory expressed himself here upon t a 4 or, Mr. Disraeli, has vivacity. He has been much feted astVect with much u j e i tis by the Court and Ministers, and has dined at the T . cries with many members of the Parliamentary opposition. Mr. Disraeli was seated at table opposite Count W• "lewski, and next to M. de Kisseleff , " It appears that th e rather he avy s hipments of eluemflyadoordere sove reigns lately effected t o Brazil hav e been by the National Bank of Rio, who " have sacrifices to obtain them" to remedy a drain whicbso-mlce cording to some allegations, has been partly consequent upon mismanagement. The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer has been sold at 61.4 d. per ounce. The price realised for that by the preceding steamer was 621 d., an d i n many instances higher prices were paid in the early 11 part of last week. The decline consequent upon the I: reduction of the Indian rate of excha n g e is already , therefore more than Ad, per ounce. The Atlantic Telegraph Company met yesterday for the election of directors. The names selected were— Messrs. George Peabody, Samuel Gurney, T. A. Han key, C. M. Lampson, T. H. Brooking, G. B. Carr. and J. W. Brett, of London ; J. Pender and James Dog dale, of Manchester ; William Brown, G. Maxwell, R. Crosbie, E. Johnston, 11. Harrison, and C. W. R• Pickering, of Liverpool ; and Sir J. Anderson, W Logie, and Professor W. Thompson, of Glasgow. Th ere are also to be nine directors at New York and three in Canada. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LONDON-BRIDGE. —Yesterday I morning a man named Robert Churchman, aged 24, attempted self-destruction by throwing himself into the Thames from the steps of London-bridge. After great difficulty he was rescued and conveyed to the receiving• house of the Royal Humane Society, where animation Was restored. 10 all 20 10 5 all le 16 ~it)r 101 6 al 9 112 I all .6 all .0 all V% all al) :0 5 .0 7i ;i1 all 5 all t► all ;() all 0 al' 00 all :0 6 ,0 N l ' 6 all 6 all 'Ai all to 25 25 THE SUN, SHARE MARKETS—(rhis Day). 4:Nit Vs. Closing Priv, this slay. uusiness done this day. nartmATe. 91Ar.:,bg 71Tortf.g.I',O, itastz, jtiwt litsilyramm sl.l irtirratry_ Wdvo iit VA II 4•-• 31 all I,ncsk. Chegtiro , 27} id , Do. Choate. 41; Birk., 2 all no., do 25 all Blackburn ...... - 25 all illytia tzTynsoe , gint. £25 (issd. at £4 St. 100 Bristol an ,toter.. gt. 100 10aledoniAn. St. 100 Mester & Holyhead 50 all 'Cork and Bandon.. th 9 11 Cork, .131 3.0 k ,4; Pas 20 all Cornwall 10 all Do. - A 10 8 Do. B • 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJuuo *6 all Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc Eit. 100 East Anglian 20 all Easton). Counties St. XlOO Fit. T_Ttinn. A. Ft dt. tO :lle., B. Stock:.. 26 - - Si Do., New 17; East Kent 100 East Lancashire al East Suffolk 4 Do. Bt. 100 lEdinburgh 44.ilasgu 10 all &nub. and Peebles St. Inn Edin. Prth &Dula& io all 'Forth & Clyde Jan. St. 100 !Furness . St. 41 -• s Ifq - 19. 164 - 17,; 13 - 14 93 - 95 604 - 611 38t • '"''' ... • ''''' @v. 94 - 19 - 20 9i 91 37 - 26 - 28 7 - 5 85 - 87 5 - 5 icri 36 ~ - 94 - 96 7 - 7. 90i - 91 76 - 77 L2O -- 125 [l3 - 115 691 --69 i 70 - 74 5!- 6i 5i 6if 97i , 9731 11 - .05 20 10a LOB 34i - 35k] 82, 1 4 - 82? 54 - 56 -- 14!, 50 -- 52 3A 3 d 39 40 81 • 85 4i - 30 3 - 2i 18 ; - 19 60 - 61 96 - 99 - 81 - 5 e 6i - 10 - 11 29 - 30 26 24 70 72 48 50 1i ... 1 174 '8 73i 74 SO 81 5 3d 2 1 14 16 38 40 ... ..... . ifii - 23 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 54 7 - 9 1 - li ig -: ii - 9,3 2 - - 23 !se •• • 211 - 22 111 - 12 79 - 83 21i - 22 - 1;3 , 24/ - 241 2} - 2hp 99 - 100 117 122 117 - 122 109 111 201 20i 22i - 23 f; 2} - 2if aGN. 7 71 - 1 4 2 - 3 P', - P 51 5§ - 8 331 - A3l 101 - 11§ A - P ... • - - 5g fi4 pi io 8 - 19} - - 837 - 54i - 51 - - -iPI 18 - 20 lh •-• 9f - 9 i 9 - 9} pm 4R - 4i 9i - 10 34i - 35 i - RAITTN. 100 )02 iP 63 - 65 co ••• - ••• - ...p ).; 68 -• 70 .. - "" iit -! i 8 20i -- 21 20 20i .1 - 3P ••••• •10 .o• 0.. .4 • 1.1. 38 39 11 d .4.4 , . 3 5 7.: 37 6T - 69 7 - 9 16 1- i'd i 6, r, 4 (1 Shr. RAILIvArs. _ 60 hil St. 100 St 2L all 100 5 all St. 1.00 St. 1a) zi .1l ()o .11 50 sli 25 all 1. all 12 all 1 all St. 100 10 3} Bt. 100 5 all ) an It. irso 5} 5} 50 all 50 all 50 all 15 all 12; all St. Lk '25 lq .0 all 2 10i ;0 all fi ' all 3b 100 $ I el Bedford atti Blotchley Buckghaineh. Clyde ;dale Col. Stour Vy. E. Liu. g. 6 pc. E. Mi.. H. Sh Glaz. Barr. Si Neils. Diract Do. New Glatr.d; Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull /14 Selby Do. Sharo. Do. i Shams. Lon. Sr Groeuw Do.Preferenoe Do. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft F... 4 par cent: D. 6 per rt. Manch. Batn. and Matlock Itiiddlesbre' & Redc.g 6 p.c. Midld.l3 radru Newmarket Bury E. G.spe N.& Est.s p. c. Do. 5 per ct, Do. Fiseds p c Prest. & W yrk. Do. t Shrs. A Roysta.&llit. Sher. Roth an Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &Her. S. Stp.ilordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... Do. .„ . Wilts&•lomret PREFERBNI Myth ancrryne lOpel c. prct. (isod.Q.tsol Brie. &Es. 4 p. c. Bt Do. 4 p. c. Shares iCaledn. 4} p.c. Pt Do. do. Prof. 5 per c, Cork 413widon5t,p.e Dua.Prth .&Aber..i. E. Anglian Cis. A Sh Do. do. Cle. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7 p. c Eas. Co. Ex, spcNo. Do. No. 2 . ...... „.... Shr. 100 iGlasgow tit S. Westrn .0 I all Great N. of Scotind. 100 Great Northern . 100 DO., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 130 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 1 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk. all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisl HI Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksl , Do., Wet. Riding Un all Do. South! ort all London & Blackwa 100 Lond.Bright&S.Cs , ,1 1 00 Lond.r.n.d N. Westn 16 Do. Fifths 54 D0.10i.i3h.,11&8 ( 2 lie. Eilrhths— lOC London andS. We3tn. all LndudrryezColerain. all Lndndrr7. & Ennlsk .00 i(anch.Sbef.&Linell 1 Wetropolitan ......... 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 00 Aidland 00 ' )o. Birmng. & Derb all Whit& G. West. all 00. Half Shares All qewcastle & Carlisle all N'ypt.Aberg. &He , : F 47 ersry 8t;? nnlsl[llle all Newry, Warrenpoini nud Rostrever orfolk ! • rorthn.Counties'3o North British .00 'lth. Devon Rail Si Dock Stock ........ . )00 Do., A Stock 00 BStock On N.IE/Astern—Demi :e. do. (ztension , 16f s '),.do. G.N.E. Aire! £.l Do. Leeds • 0t) Do. York 1.00 :forth London 1. , I.&S.Wetrn.,llam , st , ad, and City Jn. 7? North Staffordshire . 'north Western all 4. &S. Wot rn. L.( )s., W 0711., & Wolv 14 'rmt,F33 - itouth 9 Rhymney ; Centre! LO Scot. N E.Abrdn St. ..0! Do. Scot. Adid. St f)( - nchire Tlrf 2 Sitinabourne &Sheer, a .{outo D- roux ! 4•mtb Eastern . outh Wales. 1 . Yrksh.& Riv. Dn a ll 4' a , zie.R, Wok. &Wo Stockton Darting 12± Do., d. d0.,0 18 18 5 5 5 4 3 Do., lttnkton k linatlep `.eff Vale. 1,)0 ';o. Pref., No. 42 rites leo Hay. D.& It, all Vale of Death.,...... VvaterM. & Kilken:a :11 Naterflrkl&LiTnerif." all West Cornwall__ all gest End of Lcniol and Crystal Palace. all Do. A all Do. B II , At Loth all Do. Fii st Class . all Do. Second Class.. .n •• 9 1 ,cora Clen.india, g. 5 p, c all Do. 10s. Ceylon, A shares 1 Do. B. do all , t-inctorm , ..... ~ 2s. Eastern Bengal... ail , e.ase, Indian A and B, g. 5 P. 5 Do. E. 7:. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ati Ti. .10. do., '59, de ~.13 43eelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent all '')d. Trunk of Canad; , ?.11 le. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till'6; :ill OJ. Comp. 6p. c., do. all It. In. Pea. g. sp. c, 2 Do New, guar. sp. c 0' 4t, Western of C=a. ' r 8 Do. New .... ~ l. Do. Lida., payable 's' al, ')o. do., ''76, p.'60. , , Il 90. do., '73 do. all D.D. do., '73, withou op•iion 0 all vtvirav, guar. 4 f p.c o all D.. do., sp, c. ... 0 10 Do. 44 p. c. Exten :0 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c 0 5 icnAe, guar. sp. c '0 , all Do !O 8 St. Andrew's an ' Quebec fAI... COLONIAL. r Olt ratwerp4rl{, - At rdr /11 Ardennes ielgian Er.gta. June e.ziers to GrAirzs , ssP c . 1 3uff. & Lk. Ilur. Ry. Carraeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Rhenish ter of France Euphrates Valley ... Eur. L. Ceutral of Fran e 'treat Luxemboorg, Italian Junction__ i.ake Const. & Basic Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Pist. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Geneva eons is gediterran. Maria Antonis do. Now mnr & Liege Do. do., C p. c. Pref sforthern of France. NorwegianTrunkPre Parie and Lynne 'nris and Orleans Recife & San. Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c Rome and Frascati oyal Danish !Royal Swedish iambro and Meuse Do. 5i p. cent. Pref ~ ;)uthern of France I .";est Flanders D o. 5 A per c. Pref &N. W. of France I Western of Austria West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. Sper cent. Pref. ,„. • IClrr-RPOI ....... ; ; a nk of Eg9Pt . ...... Bank o f London C. itich r. American r 115.7 rtd. )3e.uk of Asia E ii 'i n 2. B 9 tr eC :l lll t l . l 8611 k L .: Ditto New London and County Lnd. &E. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock. I Loud. 4. Weotminstel National Pro.cf Eng / Do. Now.. National Bank 1 New South Wales '.lxient3.l t k. Corp 5 Ottoman Bank ;provincial of Ireland 1 too. Now ; tt Aus B Stao Ira Cr 4onth An4ralit. .1 Orniot of Australia 2? Do. New 0 ri n irm of Loudo n „. 0 Unity Mutual Q ' We torn Bk ti Loud St. St. St. St. 10 5 ?c , 10 20 40 ail 5 18;.1' IOU 50 4,0 ~11 2E; 5 111 i 106 i 5 6k 34j 5 82. i 1 51 50i 84 i i 2911 10, 108 i ••• ''' LON DON, WEDNESDA V. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. -4 LOtillin: I Comparmi Closing Prices this day Business this day THE GREAT :VORTAERN RAIL TVA 1. Loudon Az N. Welt. L. &I? .W CtOodon.„ E,. LT IzE.O Gt.Nrt ,, D. E. Count. CuldoLtiaa. 97 - 98 98 - 102 11 - 13 133 4 ... ••• ''... Do Gt. Westu Yk. Now. Perw. Y.& NI! Do.„ ...... D 0... 1.07 1.6 EL Easton Do i 2 - 22. 23; 112 - 115 I 1 Peto & 00.. Da...... Norfork,..l Do L.&N. W. & Stekton& Darlin7t. ... ".. o ' s • . w ""` ..r - si : 93 En. Coun. E. Count Do Do L. & N. W Do GtNorthv Lancs.sh Yorksh. T. Brassey NE.Meloan Stockt. Darlingt Do (4tWos tn ! 55 - 57 132 : 135 84 - 9 88 - 90 ;R SHARES. 96 - 97 4i - 5 6 - 6i li3 - 108 61) 2 -12 t ..• ••• 75! - 76! li - 119 109 - 111 1 103 - 105 61 63 9t 10 .» -- 6 -- 95 - 97 911 1m 121 Secretary's-office, King's-cross Station, London. Extract from the minutes of the proceedings of the. directors at a meeting of the board, held on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1356. " Read the following report from the secretary :-- '"The Great Northern Railway S e crelary's-office, King's-cross station, London, Nov. 25, 1856, Tuesday morning. " d en tlemen—Adverting to the conversatien at the board on Out. 23 last, raised by the chairman, on the subject of several discrepancies reported to him by me, as having been discovered in the booksof the registration departmen, whereby much larger amounts of the various kinds of shares or stocks of the company appeared to be in the hands of the proprietors than the amount of capital ac tually raised and received by the company represented, I have the painful duty of now bringing formally under the notice of the board, that, in pursuing the examination I had been authorieed by the chairman to institute, it was ascertained that Mr. Leopold Redpatb, the , registrar, has for a considerable time practised a deliberate system of fraud, by falsification of the entries as made in the re• gisters of the proper amounts of stacks from time to time transferred, and in accordance with the amounts stated in the deeds of transfer sent in by brokers and proprietors for registration, and after seell hal been properly regis tered ; and further, carrying on those frauds by means of many forgeries of the names and signatures of other per. sons. Upon this being discovered, and Red path not com ing to the office as usual, a warrant, under the orders of the chairman, was obtained on Tuesday evening, Nov. 11 inst., after the board which met on that day had separated, for the apprehension of Redpatb, and on the same evening it was considered prudent to take into custody Charles Kent, the first clerk in the registration office, who appeared to have been and to be then actin,;; as an accomplice of Redpath. Redpath was captured on Friday morning, Nov. 14 inst., and taken before the Clerkenwell Police-court, and remanded; and Kent hav ing been previously also remanded at the same court, both were brought up for examination on Friday last, Nov. 1, when evidence was given of several cases of fraud and forgery, and they were again remanded till next Friday, bail having been offered for Kent and re fused. "Messrs. Humphreys, the well known solicitors, have been engaged, and are vigorously carrying on the prose cution. "`The examination of the books and documents of the registration department is in progress, but this will be a work of great labour and time.---I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your faithful, humble servant, (Signed) , g" J. R. INIOWATT. " 'To the Directors of the Great Northern railway Company.' l . 4 ,0 ' 10Rv SUN OlfT;nlC, Seven o',ilock. LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, TUESDAY E v'EN /NG. The illonitcur publishes a decree authorising the _Bank of Algeria to form a branch establishment at Constantina. _ A leter from Cayenne of the sth ult., in the Journal du, Havre, says : —" The gold fever gains on us seriously ; we herewith send you home 30,000 f. worth, the produce of a month's labour of 35 miners on the banks of the Arataya, not far from the mountain which hears the name of the Empress Eugenie. Gold is discovered every day and in every direction, but it is the basin of the Appron ague which produces the most brilliant resnits. Not a single foreign workman has arrived here, and the rich placers are left to the colony, the strength of winch was previously insufficient for other pur poses. The governor left this morning for the Approuague, accompanied by M. Fayard, !director of the interior,' and by the chief engineer. He has gone to inspect personally the principal :placers. It is a Journey of 12 days, which, we hope, will secure to France the possession of a real. California in this poor Cayenne, so roug hly t r i e d d ur i ng t w o centuries." BOURSE, DEC. 9.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 3_per Cents 67 80 68• 15 NOw Loan ~ 67 50 Bank Shares 4,100 Cr&lit Mobilier 1,520 Belgian Five 5........ Pied montese (5) — Roman (x ti) Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 87 40 3S RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,322 10 Western .. .. 865 Northern 950 Strasburg Lyons 1,360 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,770 Grand Central ........ 620 Lyons Geneva Cette Mr. Bodkin said that he had now concluded tracing the notes, and be proposed that the depositions that had been taken in the case should be read over for the in formation of Tester. Mr. Wontner asked if the prosecution had any more evidence to produce. Mr. Podkin—Oh ! dear, yes. Mr. Woutner thought it would be better to conclude the evidence before reading the depositions as it would take a considerable time. Mr. Bodkin said the Lord Mayor intended to sit till half-past 5 o'clock, and he thought that it would be bettor that the evidence that had been taken in the case ,hould be now read over, which would occupy till that titne. Agar was then called and re-sworn. He looked ra ther intently at the prisoners at the bar, as if anxious to recognise them, but they avoided his gaze. He then repeatedly, leisurely, and calmly surveyed the police-court, as if anxious to diecover some old familiar friend amongst the crowd. His deposition was then read over. It occupied one hour and a quarter. Teeter took full notes of the parts that referred perso nally to him. In answer to questions from Mr. Bodkin, Agar iden tified Tester as the person be spoke of, and it was then for the first time their eyes met on each other. In reply to questions by Mr. Buchanan, Agar said he first saw Tester at Canterbury, where he was a clerk in the ticket office, but he had no conversation with him at the time. He formed an acquaintance with Tester three or four years since, and he then went by the name of Adams. He had gone by the name of Archer, and another which he forgot, by whioh Tester himself introduced him at Folkestone when they were planning the robbery. Just previous to the robbery Teter knew him by the name of Agar. Mrs. Hooker was then called, and deposed that she resided at No.. 27, Victoria-terrace, Folkestone, and was the wife of a fly-driver. She knew Pierce, but not by any name. He came to her home on the 9th May, 1854, and took lodgings there for a friend who was coming to Folkestone for the benefit of his health. He brought his friend the next day, who went by the name of Adams. [A.gar, who was brought into court with several other persons, was identified by the witness as Adams, the person whom Pierce brought with him to her house.] They remained for some time together. Pierce left a week before Adams. she saw nothing of them after Adams left. They had a sitting room and two bed rooms. They went out to gether in the daytime, and usually went in the direction of the pier. Whilst they were there, Agar asked if a letter bad come for him on several occasions, and in consequence she caused inquiries to be made at No. 4, where a person of the name of Adams resided. Agar went there and found the letter had been left there. He returned with the letter, and said it was very unp!easant to have his letters opened. The letter bad been opened. Mr. Charles James Chapman, export agent to the South-Eastern Railway Company at Folkestone—He had been in their employ about three years. He re membered the robbery in May, 1855. Some time before that he was at the Rose p -- • , lic-house, in Folkestone, kept by Mr. Medhurst. He saw Agar there in the corner of the coffee-room at the time he spoke of. Wit ness was accompanied by a person named Ledger, be longing to the company. Agar made some remark, but he did not recollect what it was. Myself, Ledger, and a Frenchman went to the Rose to play at billiards. Agar spoke to Ledger. Witness never saw Agar there after wards, but he saw him on the quay at all times in the day, more especially on the arrival and the departure of the Boulogne boats. Mr. Ledger married on 28th Oct., 1854, and witness then saw Agar who said he had come down by the special train. He walked into his office and asked after Ledger, who , o f course, was not there. Agar said he expected a valuable parcel from London ; but none had arrived. Witness saw him again the next day or the day following. The parcel reached witness on the Monday. Witness looked at the bullion way bill, and there found it entered. He opened the iron safe containing the bullion, and gave the parcel to Agar. He took the keys from the bullion room, in pochk d a u edt : ing and he carried that key about with . which they are hung up. The door' of i h t im was k wr ep it t e c e l e o e se r d e ,. .fo n r . th A e re p ti a e r r 9e , t l, o a t n h d e r it ee w eip as t qgive n uest quested a h im receipt . produced. A gar had than . two of the fingers from signed Agar "E of the right hand took ffd theup ionntera cover silk bag. Agar • Ter of the parcel, and took it away without_ my seeing its contents. The bullion room or safe where the keys were kept was on the ground floor, and about 60 feet from the Ledger and himself were compelled to leave the pier. office, on the arrival of the Boulogne boats. By Mr. Lewis—He had read Agar's evidence in the newspapers. He did not read the whole of it. He had kept the bullion read parts of it at different time. He gleaned no infor ttkhheeeyinws e i be n ket t o h hr e ee maßtyionsifir.omwownhtant6rh—eHreaed. s w a a f ,a s n npdotehs possession e k s i e o y n of of the t h e d m o o . r in his Ledger and after that time. He had them the time Ledger was absent on his wedding trip. By Mr. Bodkin—He could not remember if soy in quiries were made of him at the time ofthe robbery. He He gave no information until last Saturday, and after he had read Agar's evidence. Mr. James Steers, Superint en d en t of Police at Folkestone, deposed that he saw the prisoner Pierce on the harbour of Folkestone in May, 1854. On one occasion he saw hi m half-way between Hythe and Folkestone with Agar, and once together on the harbour. He noticed they were very attentive to the arrival and departure of the boats. He saw them frequently on the pier, but not in company with each other. They ob served he was noticing them, and they then walked away as if they had no connection with each other. He saw Agar a week after he lost right of Pierce. He saw Agar again in October or November after on the har bour, opposite the Pavilion Hotel. He saw him on one occasion in company with a young m an, whom he did not think he should know again. He saw Agar and Burgess together at Folkestone on one occasion. He thought it was October or November, 1854. Mr. Thomas Sharman, formerly booking-clerk at one day, tend on 11th Sept. another was changed in the Folkestone Harbour, bat now keepieg the Tor name of Tester for ten 101. notes. rington Arms at Merewerth, t Ken , , deposed that Mr. White also deposed, to his belief, that the signs- he saw Agar at Folkestone in October or tore was in Tester's handwriting. (Tee note bore the i Nov., 1854. Agar was then in company with the endorsement William George Tester, 26, German Villas, prisoner Tester, who was well known to bins from his Lewisham.) I being in the company's employ. He saw them together Beiley continue'—another note was paid in through a at the Pavilion Hotel. He met them coming from the hanker on 21st of Nov., 1855, having the endorsement hotel, and he spoke to Tester. Agar .:poke to Tester, George Raffle, 72, Warren-street, Fitzroy-square, and but witness di i not speak to Agar. Tacy all three, with also the name of Fisher. On 9th Jan., 1856, three 1001. a friend of his, walked to the Pavilion, and had some notes came in as part of a total paid by Messrs. Roberts, sherry and biscuits. They then left and went to a cigar and Co., bankers. The name of J. Burgess was on shop, and smoked some cigars, and parted. He left the face of each of them. On 29th February, 1855, Agar and Tester together. He saw Agar on the pier Messrs. Currey and Co. paid into the bank two 1001. previously. Agar was under his observation at that notes with other monies. The name of Stearne was on time about two or three weeks. the 1001. note (this is the name of the publican to whom By Mr. Buchanan—He saw Agar firet in the spring Burgess g ave 6001. in notes to take care of for him, and of 1354. He had nn notion of what Agar was. It was who deposited them with Messrs. Reid, his brewers.) o n a S un d a y about 11 o'clock in the day that he saw Mr. White, clerk te Messrs. Roberts, proved that one Agar and Tester together. of the three 1001. notes with Burgess's name on it, The prisoners were then remanded till Saturday, when came from Messrs. Hutchineon, stock-brokers. the case will be completed. Mr. C. Cou s i ns , c l er k to Messrs. Hutchinson, proved Several bankers were present during the day to obtain that he sold to Mr. Lee, for Burgess, a quantity of a sight of Agar, who has gained so much notoriety Turkish bonds, which were paid fir principally in Bank from having so long and so successfully victimised so of England notes. He resold them at a profit of 10 per many of them. cent., and paid the money over to Mr. Lee. Mr. G. F. Phillipson, another clerk to Messrs. Hut chinsen, identified the notes paid by Mr. Lee for the Turkish bonds, and also Burgess's connection with the transaction. Mr. Richard Lee, of 2, Charles-street, Camberwell, deposed that he was a stock jobber. He bad seen Agar three or four times, but he did not know him. He knew the three prisoners at the bar. He had known Bur gess about nine years, Pierce seven years, and Tester three or four years. He first knew Agar about three years ago. Wituess was once a clerk on the old Croy don line, in the company's employ; and Pierce, part of that time, was ticket printer at the London end of the line. Burgess was a guard, and Tester was a clerk at the London end. Witness had never seen them toge ther, or together with Agar. He had seen each of them at Stearne's publichouse, in Thomas-street, at different times, except Tester. He never saw Tester there. None of the others were present at Stearne's with Agar when he saw him there. In the early part of the year he made a purchase of Turkish Bonds for Burgess. H e bought a 5001. bond for him, through Messrs. Hutchin son, for 4071. 10s. In the evening of the same day he brought Burgess the contract. It was afterwards paid for by 4051. in notes, and the rest in gold. He re ceived the notes and money from Mrs. Burgess at Burgess's house, at New Cross, and gave the money to HutchiusoM Burgess told him to get the money of his wife when he wanted it. , Mr. Lewis objected to the evidence of tracing the notes. The possession of the notes by the wife was no" evidence of Burgess's dishonesty. She might have got these notes from another person, and substituted them for money Burgess had honestly become possessed of. The Lord Mayor, however, admitted the evidence tracing the note through Hutchinson to the Bank of England. Witness continued—The name of Burgess, and the date on each note, was in his handwriting. By Mr. Wontner—At times he frequented Stearne's house, and he only knew the prisoners from their being servants of the railway company. Mr. John Smith, cashier to. Messrs. Reid and Co., brewers, deponed that Mr. Stearns, on the 19th Feb., 1856, paid 5001. in Bank of England notes to Messrs. Reid and Co., in two 1001., five 50/., two 201., and one 101. notes. The amount was paid the same day by us into the Bank of England, with the name of Stearns on them, from Messrs. Currie's. He identified the notes produced as the same notes. Mr. C. F. Sumnonds, a clerk in Messrs. Currie's bank, proved receiving the notes from Messrs. Reid and Co., and that they were paid the following day at the Bank of England. George Reffaa deposed that he lived at 72, Warren street, Fitzroy square, and carried on the business of a flutterer. He was acquainted with Pierce, and changed a 1001. note for him. He did not know who a rote the name of Fisher that was now on it. He changed it at Mr. Fisher's, of Craubourne-street, Leicester-square, who paid it into his bank to get it changed. He received it from Pierce about 12 months since. He changed other notes for Pierce about the same time for 2001. ; he obtained the change at the Bank of England ; Pierce instructed him how he was to get the notes changed there. He knew nothing of the other prisoners. Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—He put his name and address on one of the notes at the Bask of England. A conference took place between Mr. Bodkin, the Lord Mayor, and Mr. Goodman, the Chief Clerk, dur ing which time Burgess and Tester conversed together very intently. On neither of the previous examinations has the prisoner Burgess or Pierce held any communi cation with each other. THE COMMON SERGEANTSHIP. This afternoon a numerous meeting of the friends of W. H. Bodkin, Esq., was held at the Guildhall Coffee house—Mi. Deputy Lott in the chair—to concert mea sures for securing his election to the office of Common Sergeant, in the event of the election of Russell Gurney, Esq., to that of Recorder. Amongst those present were Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. M. C. Graham, Q.C., Mr. Sleigh, barrister; Mr. Gif fard, barrister ; Mr. Arnold, magistrate ; Sir C. D. Crossley; Mr. Po wnall, Middlesex Magistrate; Mr. Burchell, under sheriff ; Mr. Humphreys, solicitor ; Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, and a number of others. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting in support of Mr. Bodkin's eligibility to the office of Common Sergeant, and the . following resolution was unanimously agreed ;o : - • " That the well known talent, extensive experience, and high professional position of W. H. Bodkin, Esq., who h as for thirty years practised in the metropolitan courts._ during a large portion of which period he has there con ducted the business of Government, and of various public bodies with universal satisfaction who has also exercised, with firmness and humanity, the judicial functions of Recorder of Dover —of Assistant Judge of the County of Middlesex (during the absence of Mr. Sergeant Adams), and has occasionally sat for the Recorder of London at the Sessions and in the Mayor's Court—eminently qualify him in the opinion of this meet ing to fulfil the duties of Common Sergeant with credit to the Corporation and advantage to the public " Mr. BODEIN, in addressing the meeting, said that he did not seek the office for the sake of a retiring pen sion, because if he were elected he would neither ask for or accept a pension from the corporation. _ _ The meeting, after pledging itself to use every legiti mate means of securing Mr. Bodkin's election, then separated. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.--(This Day.) The following appointments were made at the Admi ralty this day. Commander.—E. G. Here, to the Dasher. Lieutenants.—W. A. de V. Brownlow, to the Mo narch, for disposal ; Hon. R. C. A. Capel, to the Corn wallis ; Hon. H. W. Chetwynd, to the Pembroke. Paymaster.—W. Elliott, to the Plumper. Master's Assistant.—W. C. Ho.brook, to the Pluto. Additional Assistant-Surgeon.—W. H. Baxter, to the Waterloo, for the Royal Marines, at Deal. Assistant Clerk.—.T. 1.. Croker, to the Plumper. GOOD SERVICE PENSlON.—Captain William Hulcheson Hall (1844), to have the good service pension, vacant by Sir J. Ross's promotion to his flag. IPSWICH RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEURAPH.) GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. Minos.. Minor . . Four ran. Won easy by twenty lengths. Hopeless Star fell. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-S GREET, CHARGE or FRAllD.—William Thompson, a groom in the service of Clarence Trelawnej, Dq., of the Saint Georve's Hotel, Albemarle-street, was brought before Mr. Beadon en a warrant, charged with obtaining from his master the sum of 8/. 4s. 2d., with intent to defraud him thereof. Mr. Humphreys, for the prosecution, said in this case the prisoner was charged with obtaining the sum of 81. 4s. 2d. by false pretences, The prisoner was a groom in the service of the prosecutor, and in November last he WAR with prosecutor's establishment in Scotland. Ou the 21st of November the prisoner was directed to come to London by the Scottish North-Eastern Railway, and to take with him five horses, a carriage, and two dogs. The prosecutor gave him the money to pay all charges by the railway, and the prisoner came to London. Oa his arrival he presented his account, and in that account, charged amongst other things, was 411. ls. for the ex pense of himself, carriage, dogs, and horses. In conse quence of some suspicion, grounded upon conversation which ho had had with the railway officials at Aber deen, ho was induced to write to the company ; and, in reply, received letter inclosing a copy of the contract ticket, and calling the prosecutor's attention to the fact that the prisoner had forgotten to mention the discount of 20 per cent. which he had received, and which would make the account a little more than 321., instead of 411. is. The prisoner was, therefore, 'apprehended ou the charge of defrauding the prosecutor of Si. 4s. 21d. He would now call the prosecutor to corroborate his statement, and then ask to have the prisoner remanded to a future day. Mr. Trelawney having confirmed the statement made by Mr. Humphreys,_ . . Mr. Beadon asked the prisoner whether he had any questions to ask, or anything to say in answer to the charge. The prisoner said the money with which he was charged with defrauding his master was the money allowed to him and his two fellow servants, by the railway com• pany, in lieu of their fares. This was the general custom of all railways, where horses and carriages were con• veyed belonging to a family. The money was accord ingly divided between himself and two others. Mr. Beadon said if that was a fact which the prisoner had stated, it was high time su ch a practica was stopped. The prisoner was then remanded for a week. I t. top It. top io) ?t. 10) 7 It. iq j 1.7 as :2i ;t. 1(0 ;t. 1( 3i in ft. 1(0 5 41 140 /5 10 1 iii 1.0.6 al It. 'l3O 1.0 en >t. 100 St. 100 Do, Now 6 p. c. St Fast Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 5., 10 Der con , Do. 161. Dobeutr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent., Bast Lancah 61).cta E. tr.W. York..l. Pith, t & Gl. 5 p.c. sh Nd.Prth.&Dun.4p.n Purness, 5 p. c. Was. & S. W. 0.5 P. e Great Northn. 5 p. e Do, 5 p. 0. Redecni at iJ p. c. prem. Do, 4. , 1; p. c . 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Steam Navigat. .. 11 all Gene ra l S crew St eam 51 64 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 31 31 31 4 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig ••• ••• 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 all Mexican&S.Amerien. 3 ?i 25 5 Nat. Dis coun t Co. ... 1 --- lip 61 6 25 1 Do. New .. ..... i 1 p 10 5 Netherland s Land: 11 11 10 all Do. Do. ...... 4 4 5 3 Do. 8 pePissatld 4 1p 5 1 Do. Do. il 3 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 15 20 ••• ••• N.S.W. Gov.sp.e.D. 1 all N. B. Australasian... i 20 17 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 34 fd 14 1 all Oriental Gas l4 it 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" A iP 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Mimi. 24 2a Pm 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 73 _ 675 731 4 i 50 10 Do. New 100 1 tai/ all R p o it y to al li Ma aw il Steam 1 ~11 ;3cot, Austral„lnvest. It t :—_— 1 9 1 1 1 6 4 25 all South Austral. Land 36 38 1 at Submar. Tel. Scrip.. 4 _ 1 1 all Do. Registered 4 1 20 5 , Trust& L. Co.U.Can . ,; 0. t 100 284 Van Diemen's Land 1 6 '. 18 ••• ~ V . ,(1),6P. 0 .. 10 - 13 TJ ul l ... ----' 9« "Read also letter of Nov. 13, from Mr. W. H. Clark, the late registrar of the company, to the effect that hav ing just read an account of the large frauds reported to have been discovered in the transfer department of the Great Northern Railway Company, he hastens to place at the service of the directors any explanation or infor mation he may be able to give as to that department while he was engaged in it ; and " Read report of the 24th November, from Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, the company's solici tors, of the steps taken to obtain an adjudication of bankruptcy against Redpath. "The chairman stated that, for his own part, he hal determined, and hoped the board would agree with him, that the books of the registration office should be tho roughly shifted and examined by competent parties, en tirely independent of the company, and that he proposed to call upon the auditors to take immediate steps for such examination being carried out by third parties. "Discussion ensued, and the course proposed by the chairman was unanimously acquiesced in by the board. At 12 o'clock Mr. Cattley and Mr. Chapasan, the auditors, were received at the board, in accordance with a letter from the secretary, by order of the chairman, requesting them to attend. " The chairman explained to them the course pro posed to be pursued, and stated that he was desired by the board to request them, as auditors of the company's accounts, to carry on such an investigation. " Mr. Chapman and Mr. Cattley resp-otiyely inti mated their readiness to aid the board in conducting the examination proposed, or in any other manner, and to any extent in their power, provided that the resolution or order of the board tube passed for their guidance did not convey or imply that they, as auditors, had neglected their duty heretofore by not examining the registration books, and whch they stated they had never conceived it their duty to examine. "After further discussion the auditors withdrew, and thereupon it was " Resolved—At this, the qrst meeting of the directors since it was clearly ascertained and has been stated to them that frauds have undoubtedly been practised to a considerable extent in the department of the registrar of the shares and stock comprising the capital of the com pany, that an immediate and searching examination of the books and accounts of the registration department by competent parties in all respects independent of the company is imp eratively necessary. " That the two auditors of the company, Mr. Cattley and Mr. Chapman, should be called upon, and accor dingly are hereby called upon, to take the steps neces sary to ensure such an examination. " And that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to them, with the assurance of the board that any aid they may require will be readily afforded, accompanied by a suggestion that it is of the utmost importance that they should be prepared with a report on the suLject, at latest, by let February next, wich may be communi cated to the proprietors. (Signed) "J. R. MowaTT, Secretary.' London, D4e. 2,185 G. Sir,—Wo beg to acknowledge the receipt of an extract from the minutes of the proceedings of the directors, at a meeting 'of the board held on the 25th of Nov. last, and to acquaint you that, in deference to the wishes and resolution therein contained, we shall immediately pro ceed to /an examination of the records and transfer.; in the registration department, in the manner suggested. Permit us to observe, with reference to that portion of the minutes which refers to the part the au,litors took in the conversation with the board, that Mr. Cattley simply stated " that if the proposed resolu ion meant to infer that the registration department had ever been within the sphere of the duties of the auditors, they must decline to act upon the resolution of the board."— We have the honour to remain, sir, your very obedient servants. (Signed) 'J. CATTLEY, Auditors. JOHN CHAPMAN, J. R. Mowatt, Esq., &c., Great Northern Railway Company. London, Dec. 3, 1856. Sir,—We beg to introduce to your acquaintance the bearer, Mr. NV. NV. Debate, the gentleman whose pro fessional aid we have called in, for the purpose of carry. ing on the task of investigation entrusted to us by the board of directors. Mr. Deloitte's testimonials and present important ap pointments give us every reason to believe that we could not have selected any one more competent by ability and independence of character to assist us in this arduous duty. We have assured Mr. Doloitte that you will render him every assistance he may require.—We isle, sir, your vary obedient servants, (Signed) J. CATTLEY. JOHN CHAPMAN. J. E, Mowatt, Esq., Secretary, Great Northern Railway Company. The Great Northern Railway Secretary's Office, King's-cross Station, London, Dec. 4, 1856. Gentlemen,—Your letter of the 3d inst. to me, intro ducing Mr. Deloitte as the gentleman entrusted with the examination of the books and documents of the regis , tration-office, was brought here yesterday by Mr. De loitte, but as I was absent at the police-office he left it for me. This morning I had a lengthened sitting with Mr. Deloitte, and afterwards introduced him to the registration-office, with full authority to act as he thought fit in carrying out your instructions, assuring him at the same time that he should receive every assistance or explanation it was in the power of this establishment to afford. I sent a copy of your letter of yesterday to the chairman. Your letter, dated the 2d inst., in return to the minute of the board of the 25th ult., was received this morning, and shall bo laid before the directors.---I am, gentlemen, your obedient humble servant, (Signed) J. R. MOWATT, Secretary. John Chapman, Eq., and John Cattley, Esq. MARKET NEWS.—(This Pay.) CORN EXCHANGE. Several of Monday's unsold samples of English wheat were on offer in to-day's market, i 1 very middling condi tion; but the fresh a r rivals coastwise and by land carriage were small. Most kinds moved off slowly, but no a ctu a l change 'Look place in th e quotations. The show of foreign wheat was tolerably extensive, and the amount of business doing in it was limited, at late rates. Fine barley maintained its value, but inferior parcels were dull. Malt sold slowly, on former terms. There was a slight improvement in the oat trade, at full prices. Beans, peas, and flour were dull, but not cheaper. Wheat. 980 eaRWALS THIS WISH. I Barley. Malt. 240 650 650 I -.. English •• Irish •• .• Foreign 1 4,530 Oats. 1 F (Nur, 490 2,59) brls 3,040 scks BOROUGH HOF. The amount of business doing in our market is very moderate. Prices, however, are supported. WHITECHAPEL. Our market has ruled heavy to-day, as follows :—Beef from 2s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s BLI to 53 01 per 81bs., by the carcase. SCULLERg RACE.—The match below bridge between George Rice and George Wade, for 501., which has been p os tponed since July , and has excited much in terest a m o ng sporting men , came of f yesterday, the distance being from North Woolwich to a boat moored off Lime house Hole. The state of the weather was most unfa vourable, rendering the water more than usually rough. Betting wasp retty even, Wade being perhaps rather the favourite. At 20 minutes to 11 both parties got away well together, conti nuin g so for then began to ga in the su p eriorit y , which be gradually Millw increased, till on r eachin g some distance. Wade all, owing lo the rough ness of the weather, Rice's cutter sank and compelled I him to surrender the victory to his opponent. The King the day after received Hall Bey, who presented his credentials as Minister Plenipoten tiary of the Sultan. In the speech which he delivered on the occasion Halil Bey stated to his Majesty that " the Sultan was animated by a strong desire to continue without interrup tion •the relations of friendship and good neigh bourhood which now so happily exist be tween the two nations," and that he was charged to give the King "a formal assurance of the sincere and constant friendship of the Sultan for the august person of his Majesty." To this the Kin g replied, that " he received the declarations with pleasure, that lie maintained the same sentiments fur the Sultan, and that he would neglect nothing to maintain and render unchange , able the relations of friendship and good neigh bourhood between the two States." He concluded with the customary compliment to the Minister personally. i P 23 5 a i 12i 54 3i 1004 1 100 19 48 7i 3ft , x d 981 91 94 , GREECE. The King of Greece received on the day after his return to Athens Baron de Brenner, Minis ter Plenipotentiary of Austria, who presented his credentials. The baron on the occasion ad dressed his Majesty as follows : "Sire,--The Emperor, my august master, in deigning to accredit me to your Majesty with a higher rank thau my predecessors, desired thereby to give to your Ma jesty, his august cousin, a new proof of his high esteem and friendship, and of the great importance which he attaches to his being properly represented in Greece. Happy in being the origin of these sentiments of the Tin penal Court, I will endeavour to display the same feeling in the relations which I shall personally have to main tain with the Greek Government. I have the honour to present to your Majesty the letters of recall of Baron de Waiter and my own credentials." The King replied as follows : " The grade which it has pleased the Emperor of A us tria, my very dear cousin, to confer on his new repre• sentative at my court, is undoubtedly an additional proof of his sentiments of friendship for me—sentiments which his Imperial Majesty has been so kind as to testify to me on all occasions. The choice which the Emperor has made of yon Monsieur le Baron, is the more agreeable to me that I have had the pleasure of knowing you previously, and have been able to appre ciate your merits." PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin of the 6th, in the Pvesse of Brussels, describes the ceremony which accompa nied the presentation to the King of the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. After the ceremony a dinner was given at the pa lace, but much surprise was felt at no ladies or the members of the French Embassy beim) . present. The King of Prussia already possesses the French Order of the Holy Spirit, which was presented to hie' in 1817 by Louis XVIII. The King wore this order the last time four or five years hack, on the occasion of the visit of the Duko de Bordeaux to Sans Souci. Another letter from Berlin, in the German. Journal of Frankfort, says :—" Some arrange ments having been made by the Ministry of State for the furtherance of public business, two or three bills have been presented to the chambers. The Minister of Justice, in bringing forward that on divorce, remarked that the measure was founded on the same principle as were exemplified in that presented to the chambers two years ago, and that the only difference was that it allows sepa ration under certain casts. The Ministers of Jus tice and War also presented a bill relative to loans made to minors, and intended to prevent prodiga lity and dissipation. From the put taken by the Minister of War in this measure, there is reason to suppose that it has been brought forward in conse quence of the scenes which lately occurred among officers of the .Prussian guard." THE GOLD BULLION ROBBERY. MANSION-110USE.-THIS DAY. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF BURGESS AND PIERCE. The sixth examination of the prisoners Burgess and Pierce, charged with the robbery of gold bullion on the South-Eastern Railway in May, 1555, took place this afternoon at the Man - sion-houSe, before the Lord Mayor. The same excitement prevailed on this as on the former occasions, which was probably owing to the rumour that had been current for some days past, that Tester, who was in London, and who was implicated in the robbery by Agar's evidence, would surrender, by the advice of his legal adviser. The detectives, Thornton and Smith, who have charge of the case, were somewhat thrown off their scent in regard to Tester ; for whilst they thought he was in Sweden, and had actually taken a voyage there in the hope of getting him into their power, he was quietly, securely, and snugly located in London, well supplied by the newspapers with every movement that was going on in reference to the case and his apprehension, and no doubt much amused at the wildgoose chase of the acute and wily detectives. Pierce and Burgess were placed at the bar at half-past one o'clock, when Tester, accompanied by Mr. Beard, one of his solicitors, entered the court, and formally surrendered himself to answer the charge. It was intimated by Mr. Buchanan that the prisoner Tester would waive his right to have all the previous depositions taken in his absence read over, and that he would reserve his cross•examination of the witnesses until they came up to sign their depositions. Agar, the c.inviet, was in attendance, in case it should be found necessary to put any questions to him relative to Tester. Burgess's appearance has suffered very much since his imprisonment. Ile looks much paler than he did when ho was first apprehended, and he has a more anxious and care-worn expression of features, Pierce betrays much anxiety, but the change is not so great in his general appearance as that of Burgess. When Tester was brought into Court, (he having in fact surrendered by the advice of his friends, in consequence of his protestations of innocence), he was taken into custody and placed in the dock with the other prisoners. Tester is a tall, slight young man, 26 years of age, though he appears much older. He is of a dark complexion, with a high forehead and prominent nose, and wears a small quantity of whisker and moustache. He was dressed in black, with a black silk scarf, and his shirt collar turned down over his scarf. Tester, whose general appearance and demeanour is rather gentlemanly, was, it will be remembered, a clerk in the superintendent's office of the Soutb-Eistern Railway Company at London -bridge, and bad, therefore, access to the keys of the safe. At the request of Mr. Buchanan , as the question of Tester's guilt mainly rested upon identity, the witnesses were ordered out of court, with the exception of the banker's clerks. Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prose cu tion ; Mr. Wont ner. for Pierce ; Mr. Lewis for Burgess ; and Messrs. Buchanan and Beard for Tester. Mr. Bodkin having stated the nature of the evidence he should produce today, called the following witnebssnk es: Mr. Bailey, of , the Bank of England, the a note-office, deposed that on the 28th May, 1855, 600 sovereigns were exchanged at the Bank for six 100/. notes. They were all da ted 9th Jan., 1855. They were exchanged in the name of Edgiugton, Duke-street. All have since been brought back into the Bank of Eng. land and paid. One was paid in on Sept. 14, and bore iTester's endorsement. Mr. White, clerk in the audit office of the South- Eastern Railway, proved the endorsement. " G. Tester, for C. Page," was in Tester's handwriting. Bailey in continuation —Three others were paid in on LLOYD'S SICEPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, i n d this day at noon, S. t o S . W . ; light The l e tters from the coast, dated y es t er d ay, report a continuance of the gale. Th e Wolverton, from Bonny, was wrecked off Calabi.r breeze.l) Dec.ec T . ° Point on the 17th Oct. P ORT SMOUTH, Dec. 9.—Wind B .s •w •, blowing hard— Arrived —President Furrer, from Bo m b ay, for Ilamburg F A LMOUTH, Dec. 2. -- Since four this morning the gale has increased to a hurricane. The Columbus has 11 fret of water in her hold at high water. COWES, Dec. 2.—Wind S. to S. W..--A.rrived—Secret, from Batavia. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 9.—iVind stormy.—Arrived —Argus, from Havana, leaky, &e, LIVERPOOL, Dec. 10.-- The Louisiana, from hence to Genoa, went on shore on the Bth inst., 131ack Rock, near Troon ; crew saved. Communication with the south of Ireland to-day has been suspended, the wires of the Mag netic Company being out of order on the other side of Dublin, the electric cable between Holyhoad and Dublin having been cut, s u p posed maliciously. PENZANCE Dec. 9. —A rr i ve d—M ar s, from St. Jago de Cuba, with dam age and leaky. HOLYHEAD, De c . 9 . —Wi n d S.W.—Arrived—Prospe rity, from C a l cu t ta, for the Clyde. FLEETWOOD, Dec. 10.—Arrived. —Sarah Jane, from Liverpool, for Swansea, towed in with loss of foretop mast ; one man killed and another lost overboard. London, D ha e s c. b 3 e . e — n T go h t e got off shore, and will repair at Copenhagen. ELSINORE, Dec. s.—The Schiedam, of London, has been from Stockholm to Point very leak &c. o M ff ari F a red A e u ri r c i h i tt Ys (PER ELICITBIO TELEG WUAril.) LwEnrooL,odneaday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Northern Bride, fromgCusizlcEnsttsaT.owN, Dec. 8. Wind S.S.W. rgaret, from Alexandria; Arrived—Marian an d Ma Margaret Deane, Mauri tius ; Argo, Odessa. KING sTowN, Dec. 9. Irish coast we hav e Wind S. learned eraaßr dr thatatogetth't th e wrecks e ro shi a s n t ot a ffa n u c ti h ihe o er r , off Tacunshin Lough f i l l irtV t t h irl e iretir J hv . L. Warner, Captain Thomas, from New Orleans to Liverpool. She parted her anche'a and came on shore near Wexford on the evening of the 7th inst. ; crew sav e d. Should the weather moderate the cargo will be saved. The Adriatic, from Liverpool for New York, encountered . bad weather on the 6th inst., and made so much water that both pumps could not keep her free. In running for Dan. garvan, in charge of a pilot, she struck on the Black Rock, beat over, and went en shore on Dungarvan Sands. The ship Importer, Captain Macmillan, from Newport, for Jamaica, coal laden, was abandoned on the Bth inst. about 12 miles S. S.E. of Poorhead, having been previously dismasted, tiller gone, and leaky. Captain and crew taken off by the Alma, arrived at Queenstown. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Wind, S.S.W. ; tide 4i hours' flood; weather fresh and fine. AA a.O Arrived, Dec. 9.—8e11, from Savanilla. Arrived, 10th.—Eclipse, from St. Michael's. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.56 a.m. Wind S.S.W., strong with rain. A barque arrived during the night, and anchored, with main-yard gone in the slings, but sbe does not appear to notice signals for her name &c. Weather unfit for boats. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Day.—Y esterday, Admissions on payment, 706,; do. by season ticket. 258 ; total visitors, 961. 60! 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