The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-19 00:00:00

.4 '' 1011 a..• -ii: ONLY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. ' SHARE .MARKET-(THIS DAY). BRITISH POSSESSIONS. ME WINDHAM CASE: (This Day). I DEFENCES OF YORON7O. THE SOCIETY C ___________e_____ Closing . -4- -„....---4 CITY, Two o'Ceocu. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Pald. Price. Business done COMMISSION OF LUNACY. (From tile Toronto Leader.) The defences of Toronto are now being rapidly The following is a cop, Although the rates of discount in the open mar- - -100 A 1 !antic ASr Lawrenct ifl-- - _ (Before Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C., Master in Lunacy, to Lord Palmerston an? ket continue, as for some time past. from Ito 3 pet Share; Railways. raid.' Closing i Business stk f Bom.,BarodaA.Cent Ind 100 98 99 991 and a Special Jury.) strengthened in anticipation of the occurrence of gious Society of Frier Price. done. 1 Gu. 5 percent . ...... anything unpleasant in the relations of Great Bri cent. &low the minimum of the Bank of England, - ci FOURTH DAY. "To VISCOUNT PALMY 50 1 Pelfast and Nor. Coun I all - - 201 i3uflalo and LaKe Huror all 31 44 d The Marquis of Bristol was examined this morning by . tarn with the neighbouring Republic. At the old TARP SURY AND E the possibility of a reduction in that quotation 13.14 ' Alir Wol., 7 .lall 71 8 ~ and Str. 1, al. 2Ol Do. New - - Fort, commanding the western entrance to the har attracts very little notice, and the weekly meetings 25 jßlyth and Tyne - - 10 Do. Preference ...... all 61 61 Mr, M. Chambers, with respect to the conduct of Mr. !pour andthe " railway approaches to the city, the a or STATED F, 10 1 Ilost,Sleat.,and Yfid.k:o. all 6 64 100 1 Buffalo,Brant,AGodrich ,72 Windham previous to the attaining of his majority. Re most " active preparations are being made. Tuesday The undersir of the directors de not appear to excite the least st Bristol and Exeter 1 100 94 06 AP. et. bds. Alltr. 1, 1,471 ''''' 77 said -I have seen Windham during his earlier years in a of Friends th, at • Caledonian lOO 99/ 100% 991 1 100 Do. do. July 1, 18,3 100 68 73 afternoon the work was interest. There is still a superabundance of 'money. 10 : commenced of erecting a Carmarthen • & Cardio,-an all - - 100 Do. do. June l, k,: 100 1.7 72 state that appeared to be bordering upon idiotcy. and the requirements of the mercantile public are 50 C,n and Bandon all - - 5 neutta.&S.Eastn. (Li ' all 14 5 BylMr. Karslake-I saw Windham at his father's funeral. new battery of ten guns on the south side of the considerate a' 20 ,Cork, Blrock, A Passage all - - . 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim ) 2k. - - barracks, overlookinthe ' g extensive warehouses sury and ti' much below the average. A larger business, how- 20 !Cornwall all 5 6 20 Cape Town & Dock Seri) 16 1 icl: From 1854 until the present year I have not seen much of of the Grand Trunk Railway, the Queen's wharf to a few r ever, will no doubt be negotiated during the next 10 Do. A A gets no divi all - - 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 71 - - Mr. W indham, After the Easter of 1861 Windham dined and the channel. Two him' d 171 Demerara.. - - red men of the 10 I Do. B till bp e.p an.has an _ .. with me. I did not invite him, he called of his own accord. of affai two or three weeks, as the demand generally in- • been paid to B. 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 4 all 19/ 20 .1 30th Regiment were detailed for the duty, 50 Dublin A Belfast Junc. all 40 42 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 100 101 1001 On the first occasion there was a small family party. States creases towards the end of the year. 25 Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. all 101 114 20 Do. F Shares Ext all - -and at three o'clock marched out to work In the Liverpool cotton market yesterday more at Eastl Anglian . 100 171 181 20 Do. Jubbulpore all - - In a fortnight after that ho dined with me again. armed with pick-axes and shovels. They ap_ a sty at Eastern Counties . ..... 100 50 51 100 Do. 41 pc. Debentro all 08 100 After dinner he went into the drawing-room, and peared quite jubilant at the prospect-remote as ' activity was exhibited, and prices were firm. The at 'Eastern Union, A stock, 100 47 50 100 Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 all 99 101 it was noticed that his speaking and laughing et Do lido do 1 100 32 34 100 Do. 1865-1870 all 991 1011 we trust it is-of active operations in the field, and c sales were 10,000 bales. 25 DoNw A, late E U3ds, '3% - - stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 17 19 18 was peculiar. There was something foolish about it, but I set about their work, under the superintendence of 1100 - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Prof.. all 55 CO cannot say whether it was caused by malformation in the an offiaer of the Royal Engineers, with a readiness • Very little business has been negotiated in the st T. WI et fraa Suffolk(re Glasgow.; lop 88 90 100 Do. 241 Pref. 6 per ct.. all 40 50 market for Public Securities to-day, and the varia- st ,Edin., Perth, & Dundeel 100 281 291 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 28 32 30 mouth. When I met Mr. Windham riding in Rotten-row and spirit characteristic of the British soldier. The 10 Ileorth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 34 38 the recognition was mutual. He passed me and went on. breastwork on which they are employed will ey . tion has been unimportant. Consols have been st !Furness - - 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 27 Sc ar By Mr, Coleridge-I was first asked to intervene in this tend nearly the whole south front of the pare dealt in at 901 I for money and the account, but it) ;iae7t.aiarnediso.t Western. 100 99 101 99 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 27 10 Scotland all all - - stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. 100 991 100 i 100% matter by General Windham, through my brother. ground, and will ba a sizong and formidable w are now 90!,-. The market continues in rather an st Great Northern.. I rog 111iri 11(2) 111 i 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 10 14 d By Mr. Chambers-General Windham wrote to me about The guns to be mounted upon it-or rather 1, at Do A stock unsettled state, end a comparatively smail sale or at Do Bdo at Gt. S. an W. of Ireland. 100 101 103 20 Do. do. all . purchase is sufficient to influence prices. The Newl concurred in the propriety of the present investigation. gun which will command nearly the whole at Great Western ...... I 100 671 671 671 201 Gt. W. ofCanada Shares all 81 9 Threes have been dealt in at 89i / ; the Reduced, at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 55 58 204 Do. New .. ....... ... 18 12 11% I attributed Windham's peculiarities to his want of wisdom The timber for the platforms, &c., is n 12 Irish South Eastern 1 all - - 100 ,Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. all - - more than anything else. I have not had much opportunity ground, sawn and otherwise prepard f 891 ; Bank Stock is 232 4 ; Exchequar Bills, June, at Lancashire A Yorkshire 100 105% 1051 1051 1 100 'Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all - - of seeing him since my sister's marriage. ate use. There is an old earthwork, are lls. to 14s. prem. ;India 5 per Cent. Loan, 1021; et Londonr and, Illackwall, 100 115 11753 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... all - - Lon., B i,ht., ,S. Coast 100 stock Madras guar., 41 p. c... 100 88 CO Mr. Horrocks was recalled, and, in answer to Mr. Cham- gun battery, on this side of the fc ditto N,- per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 104; Deben- at lon., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 44 stock Do. do. 5 per cent .... 100 98 99 hers, said Mr. Windham was habitually in the habit of ill- for years bean crumbling away an' at Lon. & North Western! 100 914 911 911 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 90 92 92 tures, 98+ :1; and ditto Bonds, 13s. prem. st Lon. & South Westerns 100 92 93 20 Do. 5 d 0........ all -- e treating his horses, rise more than three feet abc The Foreign Stock Market has been equally 25 Varerrrrs; &t Enniskillen, : allal -9 11 stock alelb.Corp. 6 p.o. Bnds. 100 - - 20 Newßrunswick A Cando Mr. Karslake objected to this re-examination, as the of the parade-ground. II quiet, and free from fluctuation. Business has taken at Alan., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 43% 44% 44% Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 witness had in his examination in chief said Mr. Wind- been dismantled and most of the 50 ,Maryport and Carlisle. all - - Class A Capital Shard ham's cruelty was confined to one animal. off. The new earthwork wi)- place in Turkish 6 per Cents. of 1858, at 67+i, and 121 IDo a shales . all - - .. Do. do. Land d 0........ Witness continued-I have seen a photograph of Mr. feet inside of the old, and will the old are nominally 771 /. Spanish 3 per Cents. 1,(t) Metropolitan tan 7l 51 6 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. all 4 6 all 126 1261 124 f .. Do. do. Land do. ...... " Windham. He was the chief figure in the group ; the of about 20 feet. There .e remain at 501, the Deferred are marked 41a, and 6.4.0 Do New - 'Dude (Limited) ........ - - - other two persons in the picture were dressed as railway upwards of 20 old smoot' st Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 08 stock IScinde .......... 4.4 100 1001 1011 the Certificates 51. Owing to the advices recently CO Mid Gt. W. o' Ireland all - - 20 'Do. Punjaub .... E.: El 15 11 1 d guards or porters, combed" with rust, ar received from Caracas Venezuelan bonds are firmer, N 3113dokiensltrares - - 20 Do. Do. ........ ce3 ? all - - d By Mr. Karslake-I will swear the two persons were The carriages for the all - - stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. ?d.. 100 95 100 viz., 21 211. Mexican have been dealt in at 26/, 10 Do Cray Line - - 10 (Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 1 4 d dressed as guards. I did not go to a solicitor last night and yesterday and were and Brazilian 4,1, per Cents. at 86k. 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - - tell him he had forgotten to examine me about the photo- Messrs. Hendrie a• RAILWAYS. 10 Newry & Armagh, def. 9 - - FOREIGN graphs. I have seen a picture of the :contest between The guns are ese The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up 20 Newry, Warnpt, & Ros. all - - 20 Algerian 5 - - st Norfolk lOO 60 62 61 .. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 64 61 ll,onan and Sayers. I know it contains the portraits of morrow. Very to this day, are in round figures as under :-- at North British - -p many of the young noblemen of England, but I did not to the work is ' 1861. 1860. at No".Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 - - 20 l3ah.AS.Fran-Lim.7 p.c. 15 ;% d 14% Great Western .. £16,974 146,5 i 2 , st Do A stk ; A rees no 0, 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 recognise any of my friends as being there. officer in c' till 6 pc. has been pdß 100 - - 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all - By the Master-I recollect Windham telling me he was reporter, se North-Western - - Carmeaux Mine A Rail 30 101 111 the fact t' personally acquainted with Tom Sayers. I will not swear South-Western - - l',righton 15,114 14,705 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 41 d d 30 Ditto Extension .... all 481 that Bell' s Life was not taken in at Fellbrigg for Sunday and that Midland South-Eastern at North London Great Northern 10 Do new 5 - - 20 Do. G do. u p. - all - - - Lord Alfred Harvey, one of the sons of the Marquis of Bristol, examined by Mr. Chambers, said-I was ene day f Lancashire and Yorkshire 20 Great Central of France all - - lab(' of the guardians of Mr. Windham, in 1868. I recollect Bristol and Exeter 5,617 5,973 10 N. and S. W. Junction. all 101 101 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. alas- all 8% 81 lr North-Eastern .. - - Windham before he went toEton. On one occasion he was P • Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln .. all - - 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all - - i• •.. all - - charged with putting his hand into a tart, at luncheon, and Great Southern and Western of Ireland 7,913 7,889 10 rii;rtns,mneoutir - - al! - - 20 Namur & Liege .... .... all 81 41 he did not deny it. I was present at the funeral of his Edinburgh and Glasgow 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ all 20 21 father, I recollect he behaved in a very unbecoming Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 9,958 8,330 at Do Se t. Hid. stock.. 100 95 97 16 Do. New Shares ..... 15 - - manner. When I became his guardian he w 10 Shrews, and Welchpool all - - These returns again show a considerable decreases st Shropshire Union .... 100 451 46% 10 ,Norwe_glan Trunk Pref.. all 7 9 allowed money, but he never seemed to 1 20 Parts,Lyons, & Died; ter. all 39 40 in several of the principal lines, particularly si,r, t ttut it rhi a boeuvronne & Sheer, alll 36- 33- 20 Paris & 0r1ean5....... all 50 62 a sixpence in his pocket. His conduct at those in the manufacturing districts. On the 25 S. Darham & Lanc.Un. all - - 20 1 Recife AS. Fran. (Fern.) father's funeral in the church was very strange. st South Eastern 20 Riga & unaburg...... 18.8. - - Midland there is a falling off of £1,642; on the at South Wales South Eastern of £6O ;onl he Great Northern of g ..S.ta-11";iour,ka..Nanod River Dun' 1,0 95 97 5 Royal Swedish .... -.. all - - V k.,andWok. all 51 6Witness-No, your honour, with sorrow. 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - £BO5 ;on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £2,971; 25 Stockton & Darlington all 37 39 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 61 61 very loudly and immoderately. I never asl 25 Do l3 7% 81 p 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... all 81 01 he did with his money. Ho never seem, on the North Eastern of £653 ; and on the Man- 25 Do New, 1860 5 41 5% p 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 4 ii • slightest idea himself how he got rid chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £273. The Great sal Ti7ovAet.. No. 1 - _ 20 iS.Aust tLomb Venelin 16 p i 100 - 20 'Southern of France-. all 251 261 Windham being at my father's in 185' Western, however, shows an increase of £402 ; the 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 20 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 4 -- - CO 'Utter 81 West Flanden; North-Western of £63 ; the South Western of 25 Do £689 ; the Brighton of £409 ; the Edinburgh and 12a.t10 Valel Doo of Neath 5% 1d 1p 20 W. & IN.W. of France .. all 20 21 room. I was anxious to knee 100 83 86 23 Western of Austria..., 6 - - Glasgow of £302 ; the Grand Trunk of Canada of 10 Victoria sta. and Pim, all 12/ 13 20 West,:rn of Switzerland) all - - doing after he left the clip £3,486 ; and the Great Western of Canada of at Waterford & Kilkenny - - 100 - 6 Wiesbaden ...... ...... all - - or three days I was unable to ti 50 Waterford & Limerick. all - 6 Do. 8 per cent Tref.- I all - - £1,628. 20 West Cornwall all 51 61 2) Zealand . - - I covered he had been with my f 20 West London - - - -- oft and his shirt sleeves We' In the Railway Share Market the dealings have 10 Do Ist class - - BRITISH MINES. _ _____ away the dinner. I called . been of the most limited character, and the few 20 Do al class all - - - Alfred Consols (Philack) 3.2.10 1 1 at W. Hartlepool Har.AR. 100 - -2(, British Iron bargains recorded show a further slight decline in sat West Midland Oxford 100 44 46 - Clifford nil 32 31 reproached him for acti• Do Newpor - 100 43 45 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 360 370 values. Great Northerns, Lancashire and York- at Do Hereford 100 89 9t - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 55 60 Windham speak untr shire, North Western, North Eastern (Ber wick), - East Caradon ....... LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 3ni and South Easterns have declined 55., and Cale- . - Gam.&St.Anbyn(Gwena 551 18 20 person that he him donians lOs.; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, - Great South Tolgus... 17s 31 44 ing. Railways. 'paid. Leasing Closing Business - G.Wheal Alfa. (Phil ack.; - - The case was . however, have improved about 10s. Co.s Price. Done. -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 6 7 - - - Grenville . N The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W .. .. - Herod's-Foot . 8.12 37 39 inactive. Bahia and San Francisco declined to 141-; Birkenhead lOO D '.&G.W s 4 66 ilingston Downs 4.11.6 3/ t LA lf - Buckinghamshire.... 100 Do. 94 06 - Lady Bertha Grand Trunk of Canada realised 18; Bombay and Chester & Holyhead.. 103 DJ. 53 54 Margaret (Uny Lelant; 9; 40 42 Baroda 991 ; East Indian 100:-; and Great Indian Do. 51 percent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. 112 114 - North Downs 2l 41 5 - North Frances (Illogana 111 24 81 Peninsula 1001. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 - j N.IVIVI Baseet (Illo;an) 1.14.0 21 3/ Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C 63 65 -'North 'Wheal Crotty 19.18.0 11 2f THE • Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares E. Lincolnali. gApr c. 100 G-.Norili 133 136 - , Par Consols (St. Blazey), 1/ 7 8 E.Union,HarwichSlisl all E,Conats: 4 41 20 jProvidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 38 40 remain very dull, at barely previous quotations. - ,Sortridee Cons. Min. Co. I 1 / Do. Woodbridge....] 100 - ;South Caradon(StCleer) 11 320 530 -- Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct., 100 Caledon.. :•. :: BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. Do. new i 100 Da. , -- - - - - ,S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. 3.9.‘ 4 41 1 ,S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all 5 4 Bank Stock Hull and :Selby I all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 - jS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1a.0 971 1021 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9f a - Stray Park Do. halves 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 10 Tin Croft 9 71 81 New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9l i i Lancaster & Carlisle; 100 Ln.&N.W 197 202 - !Vale of Towey (Carm.)ll3B 6d 1 4 India Stock - Loudon & Greenwich' 100 S. Eastern 61 63 - ;West Basset Illozan.., 11 14 15 Ditto 5 per Cent. - IW. Caradon (Liskeard)l 5 49 51 Lon.,Tilb.& Southend! 100 I Peto &Co B3 85 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent - Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 INorfolk .. .. .. - ;West Scton ............ 47% 280 290 Ditto 51 per Cent . lO2l Do 6 per cent 1 100 Do.! - !Wheal Bon (Mogan) 51 85 90: • • • • - IliTheal Bulleratedruth) 5 75 85 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 981 Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all ' LNW& 31 31 31 - , Wheel Edward (Cals.) 71 1 3 Ditto 1859 - ,Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2: 41 51 Did:. Bonds £l,OOO - once stock . 100 .Midland 94 06 - I Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 1 16 17 1010 under 11,000 ,5. 5. 61 N 13 Counts. par 4 p - !Wheal Treiawuey (Lis.) 7 t 16 V Consols for Account, Jan. 9 India Stock for Account - Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. Ditto 5 per Cent. March. I June. N. Eastn-ITartlepool 1(0 N. E. Ber. .. .. 1 I BonAccord Copper,L IF 17.6 1 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... - 14 North Western Ditto £5OO - I 11 i&N NV Preston and Wyre. i all ~. L. i,k. } 43 45 5 IDo. Land and Mining Co. a'l 1 !Clarendon Cone.MinCo. ; Ditto Small - I 11 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. . 10 Cobre Copper al' FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. Roystn.Hitch.& Stu p. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 - .Copiapo . Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 1 I Dun3loun.Cop.Ming.Co Brazilian 5 per Cent - 3 1 11 2 Fortuna. Ditto 4/ per Cent, 1858 South Staffordshire ' Mexican, 3 per Cent - Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 92 94 93 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Aug, Ditto Account 3 Linares Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.. - Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '6O - PREFERENCE SHARES. 1 Mariquira Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent - Closing Business 20 Pontgibaud Silr Ditto Account I Railways. Paid. Prices. Done. Mining and Ditto New Deferred - 5 Port Philip . Ditto Account • Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded pref. issued at £5 .... all - - , 1 Worthini Turkish 6 per Cent. - at Bris. & Exet. 4p. c. st.. 100 93 95 ' Do. Ditto New Loan - 20 Do. shares - - Ditto Account - 1 enezuelan 3 per Cent - st Do. quar. shares, No. 2 100 - - COLC Ditto Account - - -__ - 'Ca Dividends on the above payable in London. 20 Cornwall. 5 percent.... all 201 211 - TWO O'CLOCa . 61 Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun. all 6 61 _ 10 Do. Ist Class Pref. all - - Consols, Money - - Ditto Account - . - st Do. Class C 7 per cent.. 100 110 116 at E. COlll3. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 108 110 21IE LATE PRINCE CONSORT. at Do No. 2 100 106 108 at Do. new 6p.c. at lOO 123 125 4 st Eastern Union, 4p. e- 100 81 83 GENERAL ORDER, at Do. sp. c. guar lOO - - st Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 111 113 Horse Guards, S.W., Dec. 18. at Do. 4p. c. ;Ina-. S. &1/ lOO 89 91 Orders for the Mourning for the Army, for his late Royal st Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 p.c lOO - - Highness the Prince Consort, st Furness, 5 per cent lOO - - at Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c lOO - - The General Commanding-in-Chief has received her at Great Northern, 5p c lOO 115 116 Majesty's commands to direct, on the present melancholy at D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 110 112 st Do. 41 P. c. do lOO 102 101 occasion of the death of his Royal Highness the Prince at Do.sp.c.Redrc.atsp.e.pm 100 107 109 t Consort, that Officers of the Army be required to wear, 10 Gt. Nh. of -cot. Ist pref. all - - ' when in uniform, black crape, over the ornamental part of n Gt 4 psenr.ce&nV. (Ireland) 100 97 9(' the cap or hat, over the sword-knot, and on the left arm; 60 Great West. Merits and with black gloves, and a black crane scarf over the sash. Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 - at Do. redeem. 41 p. ct lOO 98 The drums are to be covered with black, and black crape st Do. redeem. 4p. et lOO 8? is to be hung from the head of the colour-staff of the in • at Do. irredeem. 4p. et lOO F st Do. sp. C. redeem. pref lOO Pantry, and from tire standard-staff of cavalry. 8 r)o. Birm. pref. shares all When officers appear at Court in their uniforms they are 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. sha all C to wear black crape over the ornamental part of the cap or 1t01„).0: wilrernst.e,,,:ile.sirt,oef. vis 1a;1 hat, over the sword-knot, and on the left arm-with black 264 Do. Chester guar. shares 13% Do. do gloves, and a black crape over the sash. 20 Do. do by command of his Royal Highness the Duke of 100 Lan. & Carl. 4% p.c. pr Cambridge, Gen. Commanding-in-I hief. at Lan. & York. 6 p.c. a' at Do. Barnal.st£ 2s ' JAMES YORKE SCARLET; Adjutant-General. st Do. 6p. c. (East I at Do. 41 p. c. (Blac' ADMIRALTY, DEC. 18. ' at Lon.&Brig.sp.e Orders for the Mourning for Officers of the Royal Navy st Do. 5 per cenf st Do. 6 per cer" and Royal Marines, for his late Royal Highness the at Do. 5 per cr Prince Consort. st 5 Do. 44 per Do. 41 p, The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have received st Do. 7pr her Majesty's command to direct, on the present melancholy st 1300.:? occasion of the death of his Royal Highness the Prince st Do: Consort, that the officers of the Royal Navy and Royal at Lo -10 D Marines be required to wear, when in uniform, black crape io , over the ornamental part of the cap or hat, over the sword- st knot, and on the left arm, with black gloves ; and the of-- st cers of Royal Marines, in addition, a black crape scarf over the sash. The drums of the Royal Marines are to be covered with black, and black crape is to be hung at the head of the Divisional Colour-Staff. When Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Mar' appear at Court, in their uniforms, they are to wear crape over the ornamental part of the cap over the sword-knot, and on the left arm, w' gloves, and officers of Royal Marines, in additl crape scarf over the sash. By command of their Lordships, 1 DEPARTURE OF THE GUARDS FOF morning, shortly before eight o'clock. the Grenadier Guards and the 21 ' Fusilier Guards left their respectiv Western Railway, en route to Po embark on board the steam-shi Canada. There was a large ce to witness their departure, they were loudly cheered. Western Railway Com, complete, and the men the greatest order. t, i mand of the (3 renao Immediately on t' will proceed on put to sea this At a spe of the Til' in conse Mr. 1) pow(' Pa' C, 3 c. .ii: ONE .Y MARKET AND CITY NEWS. ' SHARE 31A RKET-( THIS DAY). BRITISH POSSESSIONS. ______....._ ....._ Closing CITY, Two o'Cnoou. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. Price. Business done Although the rates of discount in the open mar- - Tiwo Atlantic &Sr Lawrence iii - - _ Closing i Business ark f Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 99 i ket continue, as for some time past. from Ito 3 per Share; Railways. loo 98 99 s cent. &low the minimum of the Bank of England, ; Paid.' Price. 50 ] Pc:Bast and Nor. Coun.l all - - done. 1 Gu. 5 per cent........ 18 Do Do. 13 all - - e 20/ iluffalo and LaKe Huror all 31 44 d the possibility of a reduction in that quotationl3.l4.l3ir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 74 8 2 0 4 Do. New - - attracts very little notice, and the weekly meetings 25 Blyth and Tyne - - , l e ß a o i s e t d ., o S n le ia a n t and Mid s'o all 6 64 10 Do. Preference ...... all 61 61 a tlO 100 / Buffalo,Brant&Godrich is , 7 ., , 7 of the directors de not appear to excite the least st Bristol and'Exeter :. ' 100 94 96 ••1 AP. ct. gds. Aug. 1, 1 , 4'21 ' - • ' , 100 994 1004 991 1 100 Do. do. July - 1, 18; 3 100 68 73 interest. There is still a superabundance of 'money.. 10 ,Carmarthen &Cardigan all - - 100 Do. do. June], Is; 100 07 72 and the requirements of the mercantile public are 5 0 Crs and Bandon all - - 5 neutta.,tS.Eastn. (Li ' all 11 5 20 , Cork, Blrock & Passage all - - ' 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim) 2s. - - much below the average. A larger business, how- 20 (Cornwall ' ever, will no doubt be negotiated during the next 10 I D Do. A A gets no divi all - - 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 74 - - till6p c.p att.has a ll _ 10 1 ... 174 Demerara - - two or three weeks, as the demand generally in- 1:). B been paid to B. 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 4 all 19/ 20d 50 Dublin & Belfast Junc. all 40 42 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 100 101 1003 creases towards the end of the year. 25 Dun s Perth,& Ab. June. all 10 1 114 20 Do. F Shares Ext all - - In the Liverpool cotton market yesterday more at ]East Anglian lOO 17 i 184 20 Do. Jubbulpore all - - at ; Eastern Counties-...,, 100 50 51 11 1 0000 00 DD D OO O .. • 5411p8p6c5.-cD. 181,5-1870 all aallll 9958 110001 activity was exhibited, and prices were firm. The at 'Eastern Union, A stock 100 47 50 at Doall 991 1014 Bdo do I 100 32 34 sales were 10,000 bales. 25 DoNw A, late E U3ds , '3l - - stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 17 19 18 p • Very little business has been negotiated in the at ,East Suffolk 1 100 - - 100 Do. 6er cent. Pref.. all 55 CO at ; Edinburgh & Glasgow, 100 88 90 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. all 40 60 market for Public Securities to-day, and the varia- st ,Edin., Perth, & Dundee; 100 281 294 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 28 32 30 10 Ileorth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 34 38 tion has been unimportant. Consols have been t 'too - - 'Furness dealt in at 901 1 for money and the account, but at a Glasg. and S Western.] 100 99 101 99 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 27 30 10 GreatNrthn of Scotland all - - stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. 100 991 1005 1001 are now 90, 1 ,-. The market continues in rather an at Great Northern.. ...... I 100 111 112 111 I 20 Do. New qua. sp. c... 10 4 4 d at Do A stock unsettled state, end a comparatively smail sale or at Do 13 do at Gt. S. an W. of Ireland , 100 101 103 20 Do. do. all . purchase is sufficient to influence prices. The New at Great Western ...... 1 100 674 671 674 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 84 9 Threes have been dealt in at 89i -1 •; the Reduced, at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 55 58 20 5 Do. New .. ....... ... 18 12 ILI 12 Irish South Eastern 1 all - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. all - - 891 ; Bank Stock is 232 4 ; Exchequtr Bills, June, at Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 105 1 105 1 105 1 1 100 'Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all - -- areast London . and Iliad:wall, 100 54 56 100 Do. 56 p. c. do. '7B d 0... all - - 1 I.S. to 14s. prem. ; India 5 per Cent. Loan, 1021; t Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' 100 115 117 stock Madras guar., 44 p. c... 100 83 CO ditto 5,1,-- per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 104; Deben- st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 44 stock Do. do. 5 per cent .... 100 98 99 at Lon. & North Western) 100 914 911 914 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 90 92 92 tures, 98+ : 1; and ditto Bonds, 13s. prem. at Lon. & South Westerns 100 92 93 20 Do. 5 d 0........ all - -s ' The Forei rn Stock Market has been equally ks 25 L'derry & Coleraine • . all - 25 L•derry Is. Enniskillen. all 911 stock 3lelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 - - 20 Newßrunswick et Cands quiet, and free from fluctuation. Business has taken at Alan., Shef., & L incoln. 100 434 44 4 444 R y . &L an d(L im.)g . 6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all - - 124 I Do 1 shales . all - - place in Turkish 6 per Cents. of 1858, at 67+1, and.. Do. do. Land d 0........ the old are nominally 771 /. Spanish 3 per Cents. 10 Metropolitan 74 54 6 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... si , , at Midland . all 126 1264 1264 1 .. Do. do. Land do. ...... '''' " remain at 501, the Deferred are marked 41a, and 6.4.0 Do New 1 2.14. 13 11p p - 101.ide (Limited) ........ - - st Do Birmins• & Derby, 100 96 98 - the Certificates 51. Owing to the advices recently Co Mid Gt. W. 'o'f' Ireland! all - - stock IScinde .......... 4.4 100 1001 1014 20 'Do. Punjaub .... ,e, 15 1 1 f d received. from Caracas, Venezuelan bonds are firmer, 21 Do. 4 shares - - 20 Do. Do. •........ 7•3 ss all - - , 1 25 Mid Kent - - stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. ?„,°' 100 95 100 viz., 21 214-. Mexican have been dealt in at 261, 1 0 Do Cray Line - - 10 (Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 4 I d and Brazilian 4,-" t - per Cents. at 861. 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - p 10 Newry & Armagh, def. 9 - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up 20 Newry, Warnpt, & Ros. all - - 20 Algerian ~ ' 5 - - st Norfolk lOO 60 62 61 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 64 01 , to this day, are in round figures as under :-- at North British - -p 1861. B at Nor.Dev.llail&Dk.stock 100 - - at D 3 A stk ; A recs no d, 20 'llah.&S.Fran-Lim.7 p.c.; 15 ;1 d 141 Great Western ..£46,974 14 1 6, 6 5 0 7 . 2 5 Belgian East. Junction all 4 I till 6 pc. has been pdß 100 - - 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all - North-Western - - Carmeaux Mine & Rail 30 104 114 South-Western - - l'.righton 15,114 14,705 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 31 d d 30 Ditto Extension .... all 484 Midland South-Eastern s a l No D ;; l h Y L ' o rk ndon 100 93 95 • Groat Northern - - 20 Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. all - - 20 Do. do. all - - Lancashire and Yorkshire - - Bristol and Exeter 5,617 5,973 10 N. and S. W. Junction. all 101 101 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ells- all 81 81 North-Eastern - - • Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln - - 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all - - •20 Portsmouth - - Great Southern and Western of Ireland.. 7913 7,889 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - - +lO Rhymney - - • Edinburgh and Glasgow Grand Trunk of Canadaloo 122 124 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 1 81 #1 18,903 15,4 1 7 at Scot. N. E. Aber. stock' 100 37 39 16 Northern of Fran Great Western of Canada 9 ,958 8,330 st Do Sc t. '/.lld. stock.. 100 95 97 France.... all 88 39 16 Do. New Shares ..... 15 - - 10 Shrews, and Welchpool all - - These returns again show a considerable decrease st Shropshire Union , ... 100 454 464 20 10 , Norwegian Trunk Pret: all 7 9 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all - - Paris, yens, & Medi ter. all 39 40 rind in several of the ncipal lines, particularly 20 Parts & 0r1ean5........ all COSO 52 p at South Devon lOO 36 33 20 Recife &S. Fran. (Fern.) those in the manufacturing districts. On the 25 S. Darham & Lane. Un all - - at South Eastern - 17 54 441 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 18.8. - - Midland there is a falling off of £1,642 ;on the st South Wales South Eastern of £6O ;onl he Great Norther n of at S. York. and River Dun' 1 . ,0 95 97 20 Staines,Wok s andWok. all 51 6 5 Royal Swedish ........ all - - £BO5 ;on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £2,971 •; 25 Stockton & Darlington all 37 39 4 Do. 7 per eent. Pref.... all 1 - - 25 Do l3 74 8% p 20 Sambre & Meuse .. ... all 61 61 . on the North Eastern of £653 ;• and on the Man- 25 Do New, 1860 5 4. 5% p 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... all 81 01 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 4 Chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £273. The Great at Taff Vale.. - _ 44 • 20 ,S.Aust &Lomb Venefin 16 p i at Do Prof. No. 1 - - Western, however, shows an increase of £402 ; the 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 20 'Southern of France.... all 251 164 20 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 4 - --- North-Western of £63 ; the South Weste rn of 50 : 11I , ter 25 Do ' £689 ; the Brighton of £409 ; the Edinburgh and 12 st .1 Valeo Do of Neath 83 SS 1d 1p 20 W. &IN .W. of France .. all 20 21 - - Glasgow of £302 ; the Grand Trunk of Ca nada of 10 Victoria sta. and Pim all 121 13 23 at W Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 W Westsrn of Austria.... 6 estsrn of Switzerland, all - - £3,486 ; and the Great Western of C anada of 50 ater! ord & Limerick. all - - 6 Wiesbaden ...... ...... all - - 6 Do. 8 per cent . Pref.... I all - - £1,628. 20 'West Cornwall all 54 61 2) Zealand .. i all - - • 20 West London - - - -- In the Railway Share Market the dealings have 10 Do Ist class - - BRITISH MINES. 2d class - -- - all - - - k I tred Consols (Philack) 3.2.10 a - 4 3 been of the most limited character , a nd the few2oDo t W. Hartlepool Har.&R. 100 - - 21 , British Iron bargains recorded show a further slight decline in st West Midland Oxford 100 44 46 - Clifford nil 32 31 • at Do Newpor - 100 43 45 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 360 370 values. Great Northerns, Lancashire and York- at Do Hereford 100 89 01 - l': at Bassett (Illogan) 3O 55 60 shire, North Western, North Eastern (Ber wick), - East Caradon ....... .. 1.14.6 273 234 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 3 3 and South Easterns have declined 55., and Cale- - Gam.&St•Anbyn(Gwen.) 551 18 20 donians 103.; Manchester, Sheffield, and Linco ln, Railways. ! - Great South Tolgus... 17s 31 44 P a id . Leasing Closing Business - G.Wh ea l Alf a. (Phil ack . ; - - however, have improved about 10s. co.s Price. Done. -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 6 7 - - Grenville The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue -- Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.& N.W .. .. - Herod's-Foot 8.12 37 39 inactive. Bahia and San Francisco declined to 14.1-; Birkenhead lOO D s -s, &G.W s 4 66 - Uingston Downs 4.11.6 5/ 5 Buckinghamshire.... 94 06 100 Do. Lady Bertha Grand Trunk of Canada realised 18; Bombay and Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Da . - Margaret (Uny Lelant; 9; 40 42 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do. Baroda 991 ; East Indian 100:-; and Great Indian Do. 5 ~ 100 Do. - North Frances (IlloganS 114 24 81 • - IN.IVIVI Basset (Illosan) 1.14.0 23 3f Peninsula 1001. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 - 'North Wheal Crotty ..19.18.0 13 2 Colchester, Stour Val. all E 11 1 .&E•C 63 65 s • Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares E. Lincolnsh. s o• Apr c. 160 G.North. '. 133 136 - , Par Consols (St. Blazey), 1 4 7 8 remain very dull, at barely previous quot a t ions. E.Union,HarwicliSlis all IS,Conats. 441 20 IProvidence(Uny LelntS 10.6.7 38 40 -.,Sertridge Cons. Min. Co. I 1 / Do. Woodbridge.. 100 • • • • - ;South Caradon(StCleer) 1% 320 530 Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drcl. 103 Caledon .. .. BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. Do. new - ,S. Carn Brea (Illoffan).. 5.9.0 4 41 1 ,S. Dev. Iron &G en'., Lim. all 4 3 Bank Stock - iS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.15.0 974 1024 Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9l A Do. halves - Stray Park 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities all Do. 10 Tin Croft 9 71 8 New 3 per Cent. Annuities B 9l i i Lancaster & Carlisle; 100 Ln.&N.W 197 202 - India Stock - London & Greenwich' 100 S. Eastern 61 63 (Vale of Towey (Carm.) l l3s 6d, 1 4 - West Basset (Illogan).. , 14 I 14 15 Ditto 5 per Cent. - %V. Caradon (Liskeard)l 5'49 51 Loilb.& Southend' 100 fete &Co B3 85 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent - Lowestott glut. 4 p c.. 100 ;Norfolk .. .. .. - ;West Seton ............I 474 280 290 • 1 Ditto 51 per Cent e lO2l Do 6 per cent 1 100 Do.' - IWheal Basset (Mogan) 51 85 90: Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 981 Mnc.,Bxtne M e-atlock; all ' I LNW& 51 31 31 - IWheal Bulleratedruth) 5 75 85 - .WlR d i Edward (Cals.) 71 I 21 3 Ditto 1859 - W Ditto Bonds £l,OOO - once stock - ,heal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 1 41 5i - I Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 I 16 17 htto under 11,000 - fWheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 , 16 17 Consols for Account, Jan. 9 Northn.&Ea.tn. sp. c. all ;Do. 1 55 57 India Stock for Account FOREIGN MINES. - Do. a per cent. .... all Do . Ditto 5 per Cent. March. I Jung. N. Eastn - Hartlepool If O N. E. Ber. .. .. 1 I BonAccord Copper,Lim /46 ltdi Id 14 I Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... - 14 North Western Ditto £5OO - 11 L&N W Preston and Wyre. all ~,, L. i, k. } 43 45 5 IDo.Land and Mining Co. a'l 14 13 1 (Clarendon Cone. Min Co. ; - d4s. • Ditto Small - I 11 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. • • • • 10 Cobrel Copper all 35 57 ' FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. Roystn.Hitch.&Slnp. 100 Gt. North. 133138 - .Copiapo . Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 1 I DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail 1 14 Brazilian 5 per Cent - ] 3 1 11 2 Fortuna. all 14 2 Ditto 44 per Cent, 1858 South Staffordshire Mexican, 3 per Cent - Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 92 94 93 2 I G l t N. Cop. of S. Austr. 1 i 1 41) If Ditto Account 3 Linares all 7 8 E Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.. - Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '6O - PREFERENCE SHARES. 5 Lusitanian I 2 4 pr , 1 Mariquira all 1 . / 1 Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent - Paid. Closin g Business 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Leact , Account Ditto 1 Railways. Prices. Done. Mining and Smelt... 1 all 2 4 Ditto New Deferred - S Port Philip 1 11 11 4 Ditto Account t o Cert. of Coup. not funded pref. issued at £5 .... all - 1 Worthing (Limited).... ! all 4 1 I Spanish -- Turkish 6 per Cent. - at Bris. & Exet. 4 •p. c. st.. 100 93 95 • Do - - i I Ditto New Loan - 20 Do. shares - - l Ditto Account - - 1 1 enezuelan 3 per Cent - st Do. quer. shares, No. 2 100 - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 1 Ditto Account - - - ,Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1 Dividends on tho above payable in London. 20 Cornwall. 5 percent.... all 201 214 - 1877-9 I 105 103 106 106 TWO O'CLOCK . 64 Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun. all 6 64 - Do 6p. cent.lBBo-21 100 - - 10 1/o. Ist Class Pref. all - - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4, 100 - - Consols, Money - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.! 100 102 105 Ditto Account - Do. 6p. c. Mar. .& Sept; 100 102 105 at Do. Class C 7 per cent.. 100 110 116 - Do. 5 per cent 1 100 93 96 at E. Conn. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 104 110 -- Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,1880: 100 106 108 21IE LATE PRINCE CONSORT. at Do No. 2 100 106 108 - Do. 1890 1 100 106 108 at Do. new 6p. c. at lOO 123 125 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J astJuly ; 100 102 101 .a.-- st Eastern Union, 4p. 0- 100 81 83 - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct,' 100 - - GENERAL ORDER, at Do. s p. c. guar lOO - - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. C., 18661 100 98 100 at Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 111 113 - Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 1 100 97 09 Horse Guards, S.V., Dec. 18. at Do. 4p. a guar. S. &1, lOO 89 91 i - Do. p.c., 1888 &upwele 100 96 98 Orders for the Mourning for the Army, for his late Royal st Edin.Pertle& Dun. 4 p.a lOO - - - • Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. , Highness the Prince Consort, at Furness, 5 per cent lOO - - sterling, 1875 l O3 102 104 at Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. 100 - - - S. Aus,G6p.c.lB73.&up 1 100 - - The General Commanding-in-Chief has received her at Great Northern, ep . c.. 100 115 116 - , Do. do. 6 p.c. ApstOct 1 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Js. &July, 100 101 103 1024 3 100 - - Majesty's commands to direct, on the present melancholy at D 0.5 p .c.Redm.lo p.e . pm. 100 110 112 I - at Do p. cdo lOO 102 101 • occasion of the death of his Royal Highness the Prince st Do., 41 sp.c.Re'dmatsp.c.pm 100 107 109 DOCKS. t Consort, that Officers of the Army be required to wear, 10 Gt. Nh. of - cot. I st pre f . all - - . Sn. . (Irean) stock Commercial lOO at Gt ' when in uniform, black crape, over the ornamental part o f stock Do. 4 per Cent Pref. Min. 100 - 4 per & Wld I cent lOO 97 99 the cap or hat, over the sword-knot, and on the left arm; 60 Great West. Merits and stock East and West India .. ' 100 123 125 stock .London... ...... . , .1 100 58 61 with black gloves, and a black crane scarf over the sash. Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 - - stock St.: Katharine. ' 100 69 62 st Do. redeem. 41 p. ct.... 100 98 100 The drums are to be covered with black, and black crape at Do. redeem. 4p. ct.... 100 83 9 0 stock '.Southampton lOO pton 100 , - stock Victoria is to be hung from the head of the colour-staff of the in . at Do. irredeetn. 4p. et.... 100 88 90 20 .1)0 , New . s... 2 lel pr at Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 10 0 102 101 Pantry, and from tile standard-staff of cavalry. 8 ')o. Birm. pref. shares.. all 94 10 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. When officers appear at Court in their uniforms they are 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf, she all 17 18 10 Do. Chester 5p c pf. As all toi it 100 A gratUnitedService Ilk 50 - - to wear black crape over the ornamental part of the cap or 40 'Australasia all - - at Do.' Birm. guar.. p.c. 100 75 77 hat, over the sword-knot, and on the left arm-with black 263 Do, Chester guar. shares all 20 20 1 25 ' Bank of Egypt all 204 214 gloves, and a black crape over the sash. 2 13 4 Do. do all 10 103 100 Bank of London ..... .. 50 63 65 0 Do. do all 15 154 20 Bank of Turkey by command of his Royal Highness the Duke of 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. 60 - - P 60 BritisliNorth American all - - ref 4Bl 1 Cambridge, Gen. Commanding-in-( hief. at Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 136 133 20 .Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 19i 20 at Da Barnsl.st£s 2s lOdse 100 - - 25 Chiller. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 11 53 . JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjutant-General.loo City at Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.).. 100 - - 50 73 75 st Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. pur. 100 101 103 100 ,Colonial . - - ADMIRALTY, DEC. 18. ' at Lon.&l3rig.sp.n.gu. No.i 100 112 115 st Do. 5 per cent do. No 2 100 112 115 M*ll Corn. Bank of Canada all - - per cent. aoloo Commercial of London 2O - - Orders for the Mourning for Officers of the Royal Navy at Do. 6 and Royal Marines, for his late Royal Highness the at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 112 115 20 'Gen. 131 c .of Switzerland all - - at Do. 14 per cent. da - - 20 , Lou. Char.llkof Austral all 233 244 2 50 9 !Lo D n o cion n a e n v d i County .. 1 2 5 0 3 :1 5 1 4 364 Prince Consort. 5 Do. 45 p. c. pref. shares all - - 11250 5 20200000 0 5 : ii I N E N ,), 'Londoner i Nationalnt , ;Orient. Londond nps o t or n . ouu& J avt.Bin o . 1 cv:idolnnots Westminster Corporation ItAonem. Stock rg: aril..nita:oi us.. oa .t. nane. . . . r . .. .. 212 1 40 0 205 , 1 1_ 68 2 5 47 1 1 3 0 The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have received st Do. 7 per cent pref. atk 100 152 153 her Majesty's command to direct, on the present melancholy at Do. 6 P.C. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 127 130 at Do.4p c st(div.defill'a ICJ 73 75 occasion of the death of his Royal Highness the Prince st Do. 4 per cent. pref .. . 160 - - Consort, that the officers of the Royal Navy and Royal at Lon.Chat.&Dov. sp.c pf. 103 90 92 10 Do. West. Ex., B. 6p c. all - - 10 80. ];strop. EN. ti, a P.c. 31 - 20 Do. new l2 - - Marines be required to wear, when in uniform, black crape V s ., p 7 e C p r . o c t e . cent. n & t . 100 - 6aoaa a a ll l l l l l l l l l,, -_ 419 50 404 over the ornamental part of the cap or hat, over the sword- a s: L L o o Nu n irio : ~West.aSo.nl,lll 113 knot, and on the left arm, with black gloves ; and the offie2o ; Ottoman Bank . cers of Rcyal Marines, in addition, a black crape scarf over at., late 3d shares .... 100 - - 100 Provincial of Ireland - - at Do. 41 per cent - - 25 10 I D S South t n h e 1 Australia ..-...1 1 the sash. 'Union utttr.etnttltinnv.ntroiffiae Waterel l:Teui Australia ae.il.. .(L . i n i .. ) .) Aaaal a lll96ollll l l 0 ; 1 _ 3 u2_l 7 : . 28_ 3 23 9 i : 28 65 Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anus The drums of the Royal Marines are to be covered with of 2s 6d - - black, and black crape is to be hung at the head of the I 121 Londondy. &Cole. 1 sits al t - - 50 'Um, • of London . . • I 12 , 274 284 121 Londony. & Ennis.l sits all 131 14 Divisional Colour-Staff. at Man. Sh. & Lin. 5 per ct. 100 124 126 10 A n . Australiani o tx.Afilailrii (Limitedlltubrni i t n ut :t r i . ad :.: : art 134 145 When Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines 6 Do. £0 st Do. 31 per cent, ........ 100 65 70 appear at Court, in their uniforms, they are to wear black 11 13 5 25 220110 :0 0 0 05005 . 0 cpßoropi.tish American Land 10 Do. redeem. (3percent... 5 1 I . Iml i crape over the ornamental part of the cap or bat, 124 Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. all s 1-1 Do. 41 per cent ... . .I ,7 int n . .e. of t l i ] l n llB g. s 4, 2 s (L in im. tc ! all a4o I 2- 18 9 -3 2 2 0 over the sword-knot, and on the left arm, with black 2 2 5 0 n 0.0.. p C. r ( ef. i 7 m i lt p e e d r ) c . e . n .. t ..." . st Midlai,d Con. 6p. c. stk. 100 •• • •• • gloves, and officers of Royal Marines, in addition, a black at Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. 100 137 139 31024 cCialnanadiaaiLanandadT.e..c(iial..., crape scarf over the sash. st Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 104 By command of their Lordships, 6 Do. 41 per cent. a a a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 5 8 9 103 11 at Do.Leic. and Il it.4per ct. 100 92 94 931 4 1 G. PAGET. at N, rflk. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 .., .. ...-------._______ at Do. 51 p. c. Pref. at. 1847 100 .. .. at. Crystal Palace at D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lBl7 100 .. .. at. Do. Preference .... ii.a .. i allo 105- :07 st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet c 7 : l4 . l l l .• 101 82- 3-3 DEPARTURE OF THE GUARDS FOR CANADA.--ThiS at Sort British, 5 per cent. 100 109 111 morning, shortly before eight o'clock, tho Ist battalion of 20 E.lndia Irrigat. & at Do. New gua. per cent l O 5O 107 1 1 1 4 0 p 9 m all .. .. the Grenadier Guards and the 23 battalion of the Scots 1 1 0 0 100 103 ios Fusilier Guards left their respective barracks for the South- D D o o . . Bor. Un ao g . . pd. s d h o s . . st Ntit.Dvn.Tlail.&Dck.Co. 5 „ .. st. Electric Telegraph .. 100 1 4 . d, fpm 0 ,, st N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. .. 25 Do. New ........... :.. 6 Western Railway, en route to Portsmouth, where they will 5 English &Aus. Copper. a ll i 24 3 2 st Do. 4/pr. ct. redeemable 100 .. .. embark on board the steam-ships Adriatic and Parana for sr Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref 100 99 101 15 Gen. Stearn Navigati hi 14 - 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c pref. IC3 98 100 1 Great Ship I,imited)... a l l -- 1 - 26 f Canada. There was a large concourse of persons assembled 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No - .1 8. 13.4 4 ells par 1 Do! 174 pct Preference all s' s i to witness their departure, and as they left their barracks 12 i Do. do. Quartsws, 1848 l3 .. .. 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 - 25 Do. York, li & s Purcb 9 . . 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all Tr. il they were loudly cheered. The arrangements of the South -20 Nor' th Staffordshire lO idis fpm 94 20 .Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 -.-. Rhymney Guaranteed all 22 23 224 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim. , all 2 4 4 2 1 Western Railway Company for their reception were very le complete, and the men took their seats iu the carriages in Sottish Central. new pf all .. .. 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 3 . '2 at s'cottish North-Eastern 20 N*erbu.Coal& Iron (Lim 1 5 I 4d 41 the greatest order. te eneral Lord Frederick Paulet, in corn- 31 P. c. pref. stock 'all • • • • 10 Netherlands Land , all 4 Id Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p c 100 .. ~ 5 130.8 p.c.Pref.iss.atl die. all - 4 --- 4 mend of the Grenadiers, and his staff go out in the Adriatic. s at Do. 7p. C. pref. stock 100 .. .. 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 10 - i 168 . South Des-On, Ann, 10s. 100 132 136 Immediately on the arrival of the troops at Portsmouth they 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all • l i will proceed on board the ships, and it is expected they will 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent all 10 105 1 Oriental Gas (Limited)., 'all 4 . ,O. 6. South Eastern (Reading all .. .. 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.),( all 1 1 p put to sea this evening or early on Friday morning. Ann., 1.0.6) At a special meeting yesterday of the proprietors st Do. 41 per cent al Do, Fixed 44 per cent to 99 101 st. Peclß.Lnd.&3lin.(Lim) 100 47 50 n South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 50 ['en. & Oriental Steam all 63 68 of the Tilbury and Southend Extension Railway, convened • • .. 50 Do. New 3O 11 13 proprietors, _ t in consequence of a requisition from the leading at Do. 41 per cent Mr. Daniell in the chair, Mr. Tito m Ted a resolution cm- et Do. 5 i.yorkspheirrdeco,e.4n percent c 1 .859 . . 100 .. . . 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 15 Do. New all 5 6 powering a select committee of shareholders to apply to at 2 25 0 gua. 100 100 8 . 5 . 88 - Stock. p & o Dar. A S p s' c p . !c u . . a .. a l l 3 l 27 . 4 284 100 Royal Mail Steam 46 48 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 Parliament for a bill to authorise the incorporation of the 125 135 2 : N N I N: . .I. l t r i if Do. . 13 ,..V * 0 1 x i 11 ikl:nty6g..l3. e... all 31 33 25 South Australian Land all 32 .14 company as a separate company, with power to appoint di -1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all rectors, &c. After some discussion, and the opposition of 2 ,. 5 . __. Do. C 6 p. c... all 31 33 1 Do. do. Registered . all 4 6 1 u a i L P ; t e l i 100 0 123 42 1 4 25 5 10 Do. do. Mr. Love, the chairman of the Eastern Counties Railway, at' a a a t t t D D 0 0 .. N r e e D i e . O t r . o t p 5 2 . p d z d r . p o f f .: r 8 e A 110000 100121 1 1 0. 2 2 3 10 Trust and Agency or ' the motion was carried, only four hands being held up 100 118 122 Austrlasia (lim)lst is. I id 4r, against it ; and the committee of shareholders was appointed2o Tr.& Ln•Co. of Upr.Can. 5 4 /6 .- accordingly. of , Do. tilllBo9l 100 115 120 i SU. K'dom Tel. C Mtn.) 1 Id pr ' 100 all COlCalelee C o. rod e. 284 , 8 g , 1 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. ! Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co. s Price. Done. -- — Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.& N.W .. .. Birkenhead lOO D .&G.IV S 4 66 Buckinghamshire 1100 Do. 94 06 Chester & Holyhead lO3 Da . Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O 63 65 E. Lincolnsh. gA pr c. l 160 Gt. North. 133 136 E.Union,HarwichShs! all lll,Conats. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge.... i 100 .. • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct., 103 Caledon .. .. Do. new 1 100 Da .... .. .. Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. • Wes . t . . .. .. Bull and :Selby 1 all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves ; all Do. Do. quarters , all Do. Lancaster & Carlisle 100 L•L&N.W 197 202 London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 61 63 Do. Preference 1 100 ,Do. Lon.,Tilb.& Southend' 100 11_eto &Co B3 85 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c... 100 I Norfolk Do 6 per cent 1 100 IDo. Mnc.,Bxtri.,& Matlock , all ILNW& M 34 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmark t, BuryE 1x , 5. 5. 6 1 E Counts. l par i p gua. 5 per cent... ! .1 Nortlin.&Eaqn. sp. c.. all ;Do. I 55 57 Do. a per cent. .... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool V 0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. i all kt iv . i,fl 43 45 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Sin p. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94 93 Wimbledn & Croydon) all L.&Brgtn 84 94 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 20 Aleerian 10 Antwerp . Rotterdam. all 64 61 , 20 Ardennes.... ...... all —p 20 Alah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 15 4 d 141 5 Belgian East. Junction all 4 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all Carmeaux Mine & Rail 30 104 114 100 Copiapo ................ all 30 Ditto Extension .... all 4 84 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France .... all 214 274 20 Grand Rue Guar. 6p. c. all 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she... all 84 81 20 Italian Junction ...... all 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all 2 0 Lyons & Geneva ...... all 20 Namur & Liege .... .... all I 81 41 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ all 20 21 16 Northern of France.... all 88 39 16 Do. New Shares 15 10 , Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 7 9 20 IParis,Lyons, & Medi ter. all 39 40 20 Parts & Orleans.. 20 itecife &S. Fran. (Pero ) gua. 7_p. ct. lim l7 54 44 i 20 Riga & Dunaburg lB.B. 20 Royal Danish all 11 13 5 Royal Swedish all 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref all 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 81 91 20 San l'aulo, Um, g. 7p. c. 4 4 • 20 S.Aust. Lomb Veneilip 16 p 20 'Southern of France all 254 164 20 S. East Portugal 7p et 4 -- 81 West Flanders; 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference all 94 10 20 W. & IN.W. of France 23 Western of Austria 6 20 West,:rn oi Switzerland) all 6 Wiesbaden . . 6 Do. 8 per cent fret ) all 2') Zealand BRITISH MINES. Alfred Consols (Philack) 3.2.10 2(• British Iron Clifford nil 32 3i Devon G. Conn. (Tavist ) 1 360 370 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 65 60 East Caradon . .... E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 3 34 am.&St.Aubyn(G wen ) 551 18 20 Great South Tolgus l7s 31 44 G.Wheal AIM. (Phil ack Q Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 6 7 Grenville . Herod's-Foot 8.12 37 39 Uingston Downs 4.11.6 34 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant; 9; 40 42 North Downs 25 44 5 'North Frances (Illogan;! 114 24 84 Basset (Illo4an): 1.14.0 24 3f 'North Wheal Crofty 9.18.0 11 2 Par Consols (St. Blazey); 14 7 8 20 iProvidence(Uny Lelnto' 10.6.7 38 40 - ;Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 4 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 14 320 430 S. Cana Brea (Illogan) .5.9.6 4 45 1 ,S. Dev. Iron &G en., Lim all S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1R.9 974 1024 Stray Park 5 :Tamar SilvA Lead Min 44 1 I 10 Tin Croft , 9 71 81 !Vale of Towey (Carm ) 1 13s 6d ;West Basset (Illozan) , 15 14 15 'W. Caradon (Liskeard)! 5 I 49 51 ;West Seton 475 280 290 • I Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 85 90: IWheal Buller(tedruth) 5 75 85 - \VIRAL Edward (Call.)' 71 I 21 3 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 1 45 54 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 I 16 17 - IWheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 16 17 211 E WINDHAM CASE,—(27tis Day). COMMISSION OF LUNACY. (Before Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C., Master in Lunacy, and a Special Jury.) FOURTH DAT. The Marquis of Bristol was examined this morning by Mr. M. Chambers, with respect to the conduct of Mr. Windham previous to the attaining of his majority. He said,—l have seen Windham during his earlier years in a state that appeared to be bordering upon idiotcy. BylMr. Karslake—l saw Windham at his father's funeral. From 1854 until the present year I have not seen much of Mr. W indham. After the Easter of 1861 Windham dined with me. I did not invite him, he called of his own accord. On the first occasion there was a small family party. In a fortnight after that ho dined with me again. After dinner he went into the drawing-room, and it was noticed that his speaking and laughing was peculiar. There was something foolish about it, but I cannot say whether it was caused by malformation in the mouth. When I met Mr. 'Windham riding in Rotten-row the recognition was mutual. He passed me and went on. By Mr. Coleridge—l was first asked to intervene in this matter by General Windham, through my brother. By Mr. Chambers—General Windham wrote to me about this inquiry, and asked me to communicate with my brother. I concurred in the propriety of the present investigation. I attributed Windham's peculiarities to his want of wisd3m more than anything else. I have not had much opportunity of seeing him since my sister's marriage. _ Mr. Horrocks was recalled, and, in answer to Mr. Cham bers, said Mr. Windham was habitually in the habit of ill treating his horses. Mr. Kerslake objected to this re-examination, as the witness had in his examination in chief said Mr. Wind ham's cruelty was confined to one animal. Witness continued—l have seen a photograph of Mr. Windham. He was the chief figure in the group ; the other two persons in the picture were dressed as railway guards or porters. By Mr. Karslake—l will swear the two persons were dressed as guards. I did not go to a solicitor last night and tell him he had forgotten to examine me about the photo graphs. I have seen a picture of the :contest between ILonan and Sayers. I know it contains the portraits of many of the young noblemen of England, but I did not recognise any of my friends as being there. By the Master—l recollect Windham telling me he was personally acquainted with Tom Sayers. I will not swear that Bell's Life was not taken in at Fellbrigg for Sunday reading; I can't recollect positively. Lord Alfred Harvey, one of the sons of the Marquis of Bristol, examined by Mr. Chambers, said—l was sue of the guardians of Mr. Windham, in 1858. I recollect Windham before he went toEton. On one occasion he was charged with putting his hand into a tart, at luncheon, and he did not deny it. I was presext at the funeral of his father. I recollect he behaved in a very unbecoming manner. When I became his guardian he was allowed money, but he never seemed to have a sixpence in his pocket. His conduct at his father's funeral in the church was very strange. He ap peared to be entirely overcome. The Master—With liquor ? Witness—No, your honour, with sorrow. He sobbed very loudly and immoderately. I never asked him what he did with his money. Ho never seemed to have the slightest idea himself how he got rid of it. I recollect Windham being at my father's in 1858. In the dining room be conducted himself very discreetly, but after dinner he disappeared, instead of coming into the drawing room. I was anxious to know what he had been doing after he left the dining room. For two or three days I was unable to do so, but I eventually dis • covered he had been with my father's servants, withiiis coat off and his shirt sleeves tucked up, helping them to clear away the dinner. I called him out of the place when I dis covered him doing the same thing on another occasion, and reproached him for acting in such a way. I have known Windham speak untruths so transparent as to be easily detected. They were such remarks as would convince any person that he himself did not believe a word he was utter ing. The case was proceeding when we went to press. LATIG .INTELL I GENCE.-(7HIS DAY.) COURT OF ARCHES. (Before Dr. Lushington.) THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY V. THE REV. DR. WILLIAMS • 44 ESSAYS AND REVIEWS.' This morning the questions arising out of the publication of " Essays and Reviews" came before this court. The "articles" filed by the Bishop against Dr. Williams are 22 in number. The first declares that all ecclesiastical persons who have been admitted into holy orders ought to adhere to and maintain with constancy and sincerity the doctrines and teaching of the Church, and that for impugn ing those doctrines they ought to be punished and corrected according to the gravity of the offence and the exigency of the law. Articles 2 to 6 declare that Dr. Rowland Williams is a person in holy orders, vicar of Broad Chalke, and his share in the volume called "Essays and Reviews:" Article 7 is as follows :—" And we article and object to you, the said Rev. Rowland Williams, that in the said article, essay, or review, are contained the following passages, that is to say, ' As in Egypt our author sifts the historical date of the Bible, so in his Gott in ‘fer Gesichte he expounds its directly religious element. Lamenting, like Pascal, tho wretchedness of our feverish being, when estranged from its eternal stay, he traces, as a countryman of Hegel, the Divine thought bringing order out of confusion. Unlike the despairing school, who forbid us trust in God or in con science, unless we kill our souls with literalism, he finds salvation for men and States, only in becoming acquainted with the Author of our life, by whose reason the world stands fast, whose stamp we bear in our forethought, and whose voice our conscience echoes. In the Bible, as an expression of devout reason, and therefore to be read with reason and freedom, ho finds records of the spiritual giants whose experience generated the religious atmosphere we breathe." Lengthened extracts are given from pages 77 and 78 of the volume in reference to prophecy, particularly to one in which discredit is thrown upon several books of the Old Testament. These opinions, it is alleged on the Part of the bishop, are antagonistic to the 6th, 7th, and 20th of the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion—that portion of the ' Nicene Creed which declares in substance that the Holy Ghost spake by the Prophets, and that portion of Scrip ture (Hebrews i.) appointed in the Book of Common Prayer to be read in the Epistle for Christmas -day. In the remaining articles various other passages in the work are cited as being at variance with the doctrine of the Church of England. Dr. Deane, on the part of the Rev. Mr. Williams, opened the argument, and contended that there was nothing in the work in question inconsistent with free exercise of opinion by a minister of the Church of England, and that the question was rather one of literary criticism than of divinity. The case will occupy the court for some days. DEFENCES OF 70R03170. (From the Toronto Leader.) The defences of Toronto are now being rapidly strengthened in anticipation of the occurrence of anything unpleasant in the relations of Great Bri tain with the neighbouring Republic. At the old a b f o t u e r r noo and n tthhee workr ai l w a w y a a e p p e r o o m a Fort, commanding the wester n en t rance to the har nicheenseetdo of th e er c e i o t t y i , ng th a e most active preparations are being m a d e . T ues d a y new battery of ten guns on the south side of the barracks, overlooking the extensive warehouses of the Grand Trunk Railway, the Queen's wharf and the channel. Two hundred men of the 30th Regiment were detailed for the duty, and at three o'clock marched out to work armed with pick-axes and shovels. They ap peared quite jubilant at the prospect—remote as we trust it is—of active operations in the field, and set about their work, under the superintendence of an offi.!er of the Royal Engineers, with a readiness and spirit characteristic of the British soldier. The breastwork on which they are employed will ex tend nearly the whole south front of the parade ground, and will ba a sizong and formidable work. The guns to be mounted upon it—or rather behind it—are sixty pounders, with one large Armstrong gun which will command nearly the whole harbor. The timber for the platforms, &c., is now on the ground, sawn and otherwise prepared for immedi ate use. There is an old earthwork, with a three gun battery, on this side of the fort, but it has for years bean crumbling away and now does not rise more than three feet above the surface of the parade-ground. The battery has been dismantled and most of the wood-work carried off. The new earthwork will be raised about ten feet inside of the old, and will have a base apparently of about 20 feet. There are now on the ground upwards of 20 old smooth-bore cannon, " honey combed" with rust, and long since condemned. The carriages for the new metal arrived by rail yesterday and were hauled to the barracks on Messrs. Hendrie and Shedden's heavy waggons. The guns are expected to arrive to-day or to morrow. Very little information with regard to the work is to be gained on the ground. The officer in charge, on being asked by our reporter, said he knew little further than the fact that it was to be a ten gun battery, and that little he was not at liberty to com municate. The work is apparently to be pushed for ward in great haste, 200 men being detailed every day for the purpose. They receive extra pay for the labour, and appear exceedingly anxious to be em ployed. It is reported at the garrison that it is intended to extend the fortifications along the bank of the lake to the new fort, planting batteries in all for 36 heavy cannon ; and that, in addition, a heavy battery is to be erected on the north west angle of the fort overlooking the ravine and commanding the Great Western and Northern Railways. It is also reported that tents for ten thousand men are to be erected on the common between the two forts ; and that works are to be constructed at the eastern end of the city, somewhere in the neighbourhood of the Don river. What truth there is in these rumours we have no reason of judging, but they probably arise from the fact of the council of military autho rities lately held in Quebec, and the recent visit of his Excellency the Commander of the Forces in this city. A great deal of interest is taken in the , warlike preparations now going on, and many of our citizens yesterday visited the fort for the pur pose of satisfying their curiosity. Although guards are mounted at the gates no obstacle is presented to an entrance, and visitors are at liberty to roam at will through the barracks and grounds. PROTECTION OF BRITISH MERCAN- TILE SHIPS. The following eorrespontience has parsed on the measures to be adopted for the due protection of British mercantile ships on the outbreak of the war now believed to be impending : " General Shipowners' society, 12, St. Michael's alley, Cornhill, London, Dec. 13. _ _ "My Lord,—The attention of the Committee of the General Shipowners' Society having been directed to the un protected state in which, in the event of hoeitiities, British ships would be placed in many parte of ihe ocean in the track of ships trading to China and the East, especially in the vicinities of the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Horn, the Island of St. Helena, and the Western Islands, I am in structed by the committee respectfully to request that you will bring the matter under the notice of the Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty, and to express the great anxiety of the shipping interest that in the present threat ening position of political affairs measures should be taken for affording prompt and cfficiint protection to maritime commerce in the places referred to, and in such others as to their Lordships may seem necessary.—l have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's most obedt. humble servant, " W. BONAR, Secretary. "Rear-Admiral Lord Clarence Paget, M.P., .E.7c., Secretary to the Admiralty." (Reply.) "Admiralty, Dec. 16. " Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 13th inst., pointing out the necessity of steps being taken, in consequence of the present position of political affairs, to protect British ships returning from China and the East Indies, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to request you will state to the Committee of the General Shipowners' So. ciety that this subject has received their lordships' serious consideration, and that instructions have been sent to the Commander-in-Chief on the different stations, and, if necessary, further reinforcements will be sent in order that British commerce may, as far as possible, be efficiently pro tected.—l am, Sir your most obedient servant, " CLARENCE PAGET. " Mr. W. Boner, Secretary to the General Shipowners' Society, Cornhill." THIS DAY'S 111AREETS. CORN EXCHANGE. ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 60s Bcl ; barley, 36s 3d ; oats, 22s 6d ; rye, 36s ld ; beans, 42s 'Bd • and peas, 45s 10d. THE SIX. WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 60s 2d ; barley, 37s 2d ; oats, 22s 9d ; rye, 375 8d ; beans, 42s id ; peas, 455 3d. _ _ _ . • ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 98,763 ; barley, 113,628 ; oats, 20,41 ; rye, 45;; beans, 5,380 ; peas, 2,767 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL A full average supply of beasts, in g•od condition, was on offer in our market to-day, and for most breeds the de mand ruled steady, at Monday's currency, the best Scots having sold at 5s per 81bs. Sheep, the show of which was rather limited, moved off slowly on former terms. The top quotation was 5s 6d per 81bs. Although the supply of calves was small, the veal trade was in a sluggish state, at barely stationary prices. Prime small porkers commanded full currencies, but large hogs were a dull inquiry. In mulch cows very little was doing. Per Slb, to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 4 s. d. s. d Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 5 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 4 5 6 Largo orse. calves 4 6 5 0 Prime small'do 5 2 5 6 Large hogs 3 10 4 4 Small porkers ... 4 6 4 10 Id to Os Od. . - Lambs, Os 0, Suckling calves, 22s to 30s; 22s to 295. and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs 412( FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 260 Sheep .. Calves Pigs .... THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. TART OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. MEAT MARKETS. NEVOITE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of each kind of meat are extensive, and the demand is steady at very full prices :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os to Os Od ; veal, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 58 Od per 81bs to sink the offal. SOUTHALL, Dec. 18.—The supplies of stock were large, and the demand generally rules steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s Od to 58 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 48 4 d to 5s Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 48 10d per 81bs. by the carcase. ROMFORD, Dec. 18.—Prime beasts and sheep moved off steadily at full prices ; otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od ; mutton, 3 s 10 d to 58 6d ; lamb, Os to Os Od ; veal, 4s 4d to 48 10d ; pork, 48 4d to 4s 10d per 81b ; suckling cals, 16s to s ; quarter old store pigs, 218 to 29s each ; and milch cow l9 s, £l4 10. to £lB Ess each. HAY MARKETS. SmlTHFlELn.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 ; clover, £3 10s to £5 158 Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 16s Od per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND..-51e8.40W hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 15s; and straw, Ss to £1 las per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.-3leadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover, £3 10s to £6 Os Od ; and straw, 6s to 16s per load. A. slow trade. The following is a copy of a memorial addressed to Lord Palmerston and Earl Russell by the Reli gious Society of Friends : " To VISCOUNT PALMERSTON, K.G., FIRST LORD OP THE TREASURY, AND EARL RUSSELL, PRINCIPAL SECRE- "The undersigned, acting on behalf of the Society of Friends throughout Great Britain, request the considerate attention of the First Lord of the Trea sury and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to a few observations on the present critical aspect of affairs between this country and the United States of North America, offered as they are under a strong sense of religious duty. "We have on former occasions so fully stated our conviction that all war is unlawful for the Christian that it is needless now to repeat it. But there are circumstances connected with the present difficul ties between the two countries of so marked and peculiar a character as, in our apprehension, to justify this special appeal to Government. " 1 here are, perhaps, no two independent nations on the face of the earth so closely united together as England and America, by the combined ties of blood, of language, of religion, of constitutional freedom., and of commercial interest, and no two nations between whom a war would be a more open scandal to our common Christianity, or a more seri ous injury to the welfare and progress of the human race. " The hatred of a brother when once offended is a proverb. Nor were the feelings which existed between England and America after the War of Independence and the war respecting the rights of neutrals by any means an exception to this pro verbial truth, By degrees, however, animosity and mutual suspicion subsided. The reciprocal visits of enlightened travellers, the vast increase of com mercial relations, and the healthy emulation in Christian philanthropy, in science, and in literature, were, under the Divine blessing, producing an im proved tone of both personal and national feeling, when at length, in 1860, the visit of the heir appa rent of the British Throne to the Canadian pro vinces and to the United States seemed to complete the entente cordiale between the two countri( s. It is little than 12 months since English subjects and American citizens were alike rejoicing in this healthy condition of the relations between these two great divisions of the Anglo-Saxon race. " Now, however, with sadness of heart we see all this sorrowfully changed, and a question of inter national law which, if it could be submitted to a competent tribunal of able jurists, whether Euro pean or American, or to the mediation or arbitra ment of any independent State, might probably in a few hours be settled to the satisfaction of all par ties,appears to be in imminent danger of occasioning a vast destruction of human life, a prodigious waste of treasure, a total interruption of trade and social intercourse, and an incalculable amount of moral evil; while it is just as impossible, in the nature of things, for the question of right or wrong to be really cleared up by such an appeal to the sword, as it was for the guilt or innocence of the accused in medimval times to be settled by the wager of battle or the passage over burning ploughshares. " Under these circumstances we look with confi dence to the Government and legal advisers of cur beloved Queen, fully believing it is their honest de sire that so awful and so unnecessary a calamity— we might say so great a national sin—as a war with America should be averted. In this confidence we are emboldened respectfully to ask whether it is not possible to use the interval which must neces sarily elapse between the transmission of the views of the British Cabinet to Washington and the arri val of the reply in preparing so to meet that reply, whatever it may be, that the next step may not be a declaration of war, but the putting of the remain ing issue, if any, between the two countries in train for a pacific decision. " We rejoiced to see the principle of arbitration strongly recommended by the Plenipotentiaries of the European Powers who were parties to the treaty of Paris. Where a prospective provision of this kind exists in international treaties, any difficulty which may arise would naturally take the course thus prescribed for the settlement before the question of right becomes merged in the storm of passion. And though there may be no such prospective pro vision applicable to the present difficulty, we would respectfully submit that it may not be too late for our Government, strong in the consciousness of right, to propose such a reference, should the reply from Washington not contain the happy and peace ful termination of the dispute. There are many cir cumstances in the present position of England which enable her to maintain a perfectly tempo rate and conciliatory attitude; and would it not seem ungenerous to drive matters to extremities with the United States at the time when they are engaged in a struggle for their national integrity, f not for their national existence ? " May we, then, as Christians, appeal to the en- lightened rulers of this highly professing Christian country, imploring them, while commendably vigi lant for the interests and the character of England, to endeavour to follow out the Gospel rule of doing as they would be done by—a rule Lot less binding on nations than on individuals ? But, though we thus address those whose counsels direct the State, and with whom may rest the final decision for peace or for war, we are all well aware that much depends upon the avoidance of all exasperated feel ing on the part of the public at large, often too ready to encourage a war at the first outbreak of difficulties ; and we greatly desire that a thoroughly pacific temper may be maintained and increase among us as a nation, and especially that it may be promoted by all those who profess to preach the Gospel of peace. There may have been words as well as deeds on the part of the Government or the people of the United States which have tried the temper and the patience both of our statesmen and of our fellow-countrymen generally; but it is surely more truly dignified, as well as more truly Chris tian, to meet provocation with a calm reference to law, than to exhibit a retaliatory spirit. "We would further suggest that, after the vast sacrifices which England has made for the abolition of the slave trade and slavery in our own posses sions, and by other countries, which has been an object so consistently promoted through life by the statesmen whom we are now addressing, it would be deeply humiliating if, by being involved in this war, our country should ultimately find itself in active co operation with the South and slavery against the North and freedom ; though, in saying this, we do not intend to express our approval in all respects of the course pursued by the North in reference to slavery. " We may, perhaps, be permitted to mention, as an additional reason for our strong advocacy of the preservation of peace with America, that as the principal founders of two of its States, and many of the original settlers of other States, were our bre thren in religious profession, between whose de• scendants and ourselves a cordial correspondence has been maintained for nearly two centuries, we have a special religious as well as national interest in the question. And though the Government of those States has long passed into less pacific hands, yet our brethren tharo still have a considerable in fluence on their State Legislatures, and their voice has often been heard with effect in Washington. We shall, therefore, at once apprise our American friends of the step which we have now taken, and shall urge them also to use their influence in fur therance of the cause of peace. " May He who still ruleth in the earth by His providence as well as by His grace grant that the wisdom which is from above, and which is pure, peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, may so prevail in the councils of the two Governments and in the hands of the people that the impending scourge of war may be averted from the kindred nations on each side of the Atlantic, and from the waters of that ocean which should unite rather than divide them. " London, the 9th of the 12th month, 1861." (Here follow the signatures.) The Constitution de _Yonne states that 111. Yvon, the cure of Athie, in that department, s barbarously, mur dered in his own house, three nights since. After perpe trating this crime, the murderers ransacked the house and carried off a considerable sum of money and several articles of plate. Some tramping pedlars who were seen in the neighbourhood on the previous day, aro supposed to be the guilty parties. CRIMINAL COURT.-(?'HIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn•) Charles Le Clerc was indicted for feloniously wounding Reno Monfion, with intent t , do grievous bodily harm. The jury found him guilty of a common assault. The judge sentenced him to four months imprisonment with hard labour. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) FALSE CHARACTERS. John Kirby was indicted for conspiring with a man not in custody to obtain a situation by a false character. The jury found him guilty. The Recorder sentenced him t• 12 months imprisonment. POLICE .INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) THAMES. CONVICTION OP A NOTORIOUS POT STEALER.—John Bennett, alias King, alias Sullivan, a tall and once power ful man, but now very weak and infirm, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing two pewter pint pots and a table knife, the property of Mr. James Southouse, the landlord of the Swan public-house, in Mini sell-street, Whitechapel. The offence was fully proved, and the magistrate said he would give the prisoner another chance before he sent him for trial. He then committed him to prison for two months. The prisoner exclaimed, ' God bless yer honour's wort chip, may the Lord preserve ye. I'll go back to Ireland, and niver, niver come here agin." TBIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 19.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze, with fine weather, but rather cloudy. CARDIFF, Dec. 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—China, from Quebec ; Union, from New York. Sailed—Frey, for Ha va nnah. LEITH, Nov. 18.—Sailed—M elbourne, steamer, for Mel bourne. HULL, Dec. 18.—Wind N.W..--Sailed—Emma, for Ha vannah. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 19—Arilved—Ann, and Ballerat, from New York. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 18 —Wind N.W.—Sailed—Glenaros, for Shanghai. SWANSEA, Dec. 18.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Enquire, for &am Leone. /iI3Y ELECTRIC TEI .EGRAFFI.) SOUTHAMPTC )N, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Le Coq and L'Etoil e, from Cherbourg; Pet, from Shields ; Isabella, Marquis of Bute, Flora, Sisters, and Euroclydon, from Sanded= 1. Sailed—Zoe, for Jersey; Jen! iy Jones, steamer, for St. Brieux ; Argyll, steamer, for Ca rentan. (BY SUBMARINE AND MI ►GNETIC TELEGRAPH.) I MAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Dec. 18—Starbeam, from London for Adelaide. Passed, Dec. 19—Star of P eaco, from London for St. Michael's; Shedrake, from Lo %lon for the westward. COAL MARKET-DEC. 16 --- (frioee of Coal per T s o . n d a . t i the olos w e o a t u t s he .E m na. arket 0. d. B ower 's West Hartley. ls 6 ' C )rw ay and Duffryn Hartlepool.. .... .. l7 3 Malting ..... 24 0 Hetton .. l7 9 Do. Anthracite.. 21 6 Eden l6 6 Cares:ll firt ley 15 6 Haugh Pall. , 16 6 Craighead Steam 14 0 Whitworth 15 0 Wylam ...... Davison's West Hart- Framwellgate icy ....15 6 Tunstall Hastings Hartley ....15 3 Hunwick Lambert's West Hart- E elloe ley l5 0 Harton West Hartley 15 6 Riddell Tanfield Moor 13 9 South Hart1ep001......16 3 Tanfield Moor Butes l4 0 Thornley ....14 9 Holywell ..16 0 Trimdon Thornley • •.. 15 6 West Riding Hartley..l4 6 South H e tt on 17 9 Walker Primrose 13 6 Keiper Grange.... ..16 6 Russel's Hetton 16 6 Walls End. Durham' 15 0 Cassop 17 0 Caradoc ... South liell . oe.. 17 0 Acorn Close. .... 16 6 -- - Ships at market, 174 ; sold, 138. THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. The longer the Civil War in America lasts, the more evident become the signs that it is brutalizing at least one of the combatants. hwe had oppor tunities of watching the deeds of the Confederates as closely as we follow those of the Federals, we might possibly find that the progress towards savage vengeance is not very unequal in both parties. So far, however, as events have publicly transpired, it is the North w hi c h i s grow i ng f i erce an d blood thirsty ; it is the high professing Puritans who threaten to murder in cold blood ; it is the citizens of New York and Boston, claiming credit for civiliza tion and literary taste, who are exulting in the commission of wanton destruction. War is terrible enough at best, but even war has its mitigations among civilized men. We do not in Europe when we take a city cut the throats of all the women and children, as the Taipings have done in China rneither do we burn down the city and sow salt upon the site, as was sometimes done even in Europe in barbarous days. We do not torture our prisoners after the manner described in Air. Cooper's Redskin novels. As civilized and Christian men, we put some bridle over the worst instincts of our animal nature, even in our moments of most intense ex citement. There are things we are ashamed to do in the heat of conflict, and we count that man a mere villain who, when there is no fight raging, can enjoy revenge without danger, and can feel a ferocious joy in the infliction of suffering. There are bad signs in the recent news from America. Already have the Northern Government threatened to hang up all the prisoners they may take at sea, an d a l ready have they filled prisons with condemned victims, whom they boast that they are about to put to death. It is quite clear, accord ing to all laws, Divine and human, that the Federal Government have no more right to hang these men after taking them prisoners at sea than they have to hang any prisoners they take on land. It would be murder to do so. But we much fear that this crime would have already been committed if it had depended solely upon the will of the Northern Re public. The Southerners, however, also have pri soners, and prisoners of note. They have chosen from them, by lot a number, equal to that of the seamen threatened, who are to undergo the same hardships and to endure the same fate. Here are the first steps taken towards a fiendish emulation in human sacrifices. Meantime the two sets of pri soners are tortured by comfortless dungeons, hard usage, and prison diet. The House of Representa tives takes another eager step forward in this down ward path, and addresses the President to inflict the torture of condemned cells and starvation upon the captives taken from under the British flag. Of course, this would be but a signal for a fur ti er retaliation, and would but send other officers of the Northern Army into close con finement in the prisons of the South. It is a game of torture, the North leading off, and the South following suit. Up to the present moment no actual murder has been committed. We may, however, expect every day to hesr that some one of these prisoners has died under the hardships he is enduring, and that a prisoner on the other side has been publicly hanged to revenge his death. If this dreadful play of death for death is once begun, it must go on till the prisons are emptied on both sides, and the war between the Anglo-Saxon Americans will be like a war of cannibals. Again, there are limits to the rights of destruc tion which even a nation at war may exercise. We read in Grotius, and other writers upon the state of war and peace, that all people who deserve the name of a nation have in all times respected things which are beneficial to the whole human race. Thus there is a rule derived from the authority of Holy Writ that fruit trees shall be spared wherever found. The implements of the husbandman have also been held sacred. To conquer, and not to destroy, is the right of a belligerent nation of civilised beings. Yet we are told, with a dastardly exultation, that fleets have gone forth from New London and New Bedford laden, not with soldiers and arms, but with stones, and that these fleets, "with their stony burdens scuttled broadside, have obliterated for years to come the channels of entry by sea to those cursed cities Charleston and Savannah." The object is to strangle these great ports of commerce—not to repossess them, but to destroy them for all time. "Of the effectiveness' of such a stone blockade," writes the exalting journalist of New York, "there can be no doubt. The main ship channel leading to Savannah is but 250 yards across in the narrowest place, and can be per fectly barred by half a dozen of these vessels. Charleston harbour is equally eligible to the same treatment. Once sunk, these old hulks become points for the accumulation of alluvials which the rivers bear down, and of the sands which the tides carry back. Tnere is a natural tendency in such ports to form obstructions, and all we have to do is, as the physicians say, to assist nature.' Becoming thoroughly imbedded in the sand, these accumula tions but advance with time, forming unconquer able obstacles to re opening the harbours, and esta blishing a blockade which the highest-pressure diplomacy of the world will be utterly powerless to raise." If this be true,—and we believe the fact of the attempt is estadished,—it is an act of hostility to the whole human race. The civilised Greek re fused to put out " the eye of Greece;" the savage American sails in full security to paralyse all the senses by which the Southern States might commu nicate in all time to come with the outer world. "It must be confessed," says this exulting Vandal, " there is something wonderfully gratifying in this silent, resistless, piece of Rhadamanthean justice. The calmness of tho method is fine, and a chef d'oeuvre in its way; no vulgar theatrical vengeance. no laying of the city in ashes, as those heated brag garts of Charleston threatened, but a silent blight falling on them as though oat of the night—deadly, inevitable—and leaving those perfidious cities in a petrified death-in-life." People who would do an act like this would pluck the sun out of the heavens, to put their enemies in darkness, or dry up the rivers, that no grass might for ever grow ou the soil where they had been offended. Yet such men ask for our sympathies, and there are a scattered few among us who are not ashamed to identify them selves with them and their doings! Once again, the Government of the North, in the agony of its disappointment and its rage, is evi dently about to make an attempt to spread mas sacre through the unprotected dwellings of their estranged brethren. That the division of these two vast countries must occasion the extinction of slavery no one who looks thoughtfully upon pass ing events can doubt. Two independent States cannot stand side by side without the element of slavery oozing forth. But this design of the North has nothing to do with slavery as a principle. It contemplates the negro only as an instrument of revenge. It means, not the subjection of armed man in fair fight, but horrible deeds committed upon defenceless whites of every age and sex. Here, again, we believe that the success of the scheme will not by any means correspond with the atrocity of the conception. But it is a terrible act for men calling themselves civilised to have even contemplated. It is terrible alike for whites and for blacks ; for it seems that, after exciting these black men to work out this unmanly revenge, the North does not propose to endure their presence. Mr. Lincoln, like one of the despots of the Old World, undertakes to transport the whole race, slave and free, to some territory which :: vv ; fo h r ite th m em an , desires, but which Mr. Lincoln will buy that he may never more be hold a sable face. All these things are as yet but in their com mencement. Some are o nl y threatened; others are on ly tentatively begun. They promise , however , in their developm ent such scenes of horror as the world has never seen since men fought like wild b e asts. Against such meth ods o f w ar w e p rotest at the outset. Against su c h bloody reprisals, against the wanton destruction of those harbours which a benevolent Creator has given for the enjoyment of all his creatures, against invitations to domestic rapine and murder, we protest in the name of humanity and civilisation. There is scope enough given by the laws of war for ruthless deeds; but acts of mere vengeance never yet decided a great war, and ought not to be permitted by the guar dians of the civilisation of mankind.— Times. 1 .7 .:-...,,,,,.,