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Naval and Military Intelligence. 1 The following general order was promulgated yrster lay : "Horse Guards, Dsc. 6 . " The British German Legion having been disbanded in consequence of her Majesty no longer requiring their service!, the General Commanding-in-Chief cannot permit that body to separate without expressing to the officers of the British army who were attached to it his Royal Highness's high appreciation of their cervices during the period-they were employed in the force, to which, in a great degree, thehigh state of military efficiency at which the Legion had arrived may be justly attributed. "By command of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief. " G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General." A circular memorandum was yesterday addressed to officers commanding regiments of infantry, exclusive of those in India and depot battalions, and to general and other officers commanding. The annexed is a copy : " Horse Guards, Nov. 29, 1356. "The following distribution of the establishment of regiments of infantry is sanctioned by his RAyal High ness the General Commanding in -Chief, instead of that prescribed at page 1 of the printed circular of the 13',h ult., via.:— - 1 ICY -"•.L , . 1.11 • r.-1 , g I' B I 72 1 4 z: e ct.,,,:0t5,. P. IC. .;:i ;;;; -" , ii 1 .F.; c.: , c 4 8 Service companies 1 2 I 8 10 6 6 47 21 N 7€s 4 Depot ... ..... .. .. .. 4 4 4 .. .20 4 16 184 12 , . 121214 10 6 1 167 25 48 952 L e .—„e....) 1,000 "The 12th and 65th Regiments will follow this rule, instead of being exempted, as stated in paragraph 4 of the above quoted memorandum. " By command. " G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General." The following circular memorandum was issued yes. terday, addressed to officers commanding regiments— cavalry, infantry, Royal Artillery, and Royal Engineers —and to general officers in command : "Horse Guards, Dec. 4. "The proposal of his Royal Highness the General Com manding-in-Chief to establish a military school for music having received the support of all officers commanding regiments in the service, measures will be adopted with out-delay to place the school in working order. "To meet the expenses connected therewith, -com manding officers are requested to cause the sum of 5/. to form a fund for the purchase of instruments, &c., and the anneal subscription of 81. for the support of the institu tion, to be paid into the hands of Messrs. Cox and Co., of Craig's-court, as soon as possible, to the credit of the Military Music Fund. - "It is hoped that the institution will be ready to re ceive pupils on the Ist of January ; of this, however, due notice will be given. " The building in which the school will be temporarily established is capable of accommodating 100 men, and each regiment at home will, as a commencement, send to the Adjutant-General the names of two men, or one man and one enlisted boy or lad, for instruction as musicians, bugle-majors, or trumpet-majors ; those in tended to qualify for the two latter appointments being men who have already acquired some knowledge of their instruments, or, should the commanding-officer consider any man, from his musical knowledge and general in telligence, likely to make an efficient leader, ke may submit his name as one to be perfected as a bandmaster. "It is indispensable that the candidates selected should be of exemplary character, that they have musi cal ability, and be capable of turning th&r instructio❑ to good account ; and that the boys or lads should have exhibited a musical aptitude. Regulations for the conduct of the institution are in course of preparation, and will be furnished to every regiment and corps in the army as soon as they are completed. " By command. " G. A. WETHERALL, Adjntant-General." The Assistant-Quartermaster-General of the Camp at Aldershot, Lieut.-Col. J. C. Kennedy, paid a visit to the Colchester Camp yesterday for the purpose of in specting the newly-invented canteen, which has been constructed by Mr. J. Budden, of Chatham. The build log has elicited the warm commendation of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and the other autho rttie 3. The visit of inspection was made by Col. Kennedy with the view of ascertaining the desirability of adopting the plan of the canteen at Colchester for those which are to be erected in the permanent barracks at Aldershot. The reduction of the army is still proceeding at Chat ham, and during yesterday 190 nou-commissioned offi cers and men received their discharge at that garrison. The troops selected to be discharged had nearly all re ceived wounds or were disabled in the Crimea. Before leaving Chatham each man was presented with 20 days' pay. The non-commissioned officers belonging to the 10th Hussars who have been selected for the Cape Mounted Rifles will embark this morning at Deptford, on boarb the Trafalgar, for the Cape of Good Hope. Her Majesty's block-ship Pembroke, 60, was com missioned yesterday at Portsmouth by Capt. Fraser fer Coastguard service. Her Majesty's steam frigate Furious, 16 (paddle), was taken into dock yesterday at Portsmouth fur repairs. Her Majesty's screw steamship James Watt, 91, Capt. T. V. Anson, having completed taking in her stores and provisions, steamed out of Harnoeze topqallantyards across on Wednesday, and brought up in Plymouth Sound. She was appointed to sail yesterday for a cruise in the Channel to try her engines, previous to sailing for Lisbon. The steam transport Rhadamanthue sailed from Ply mouth on Wednesday afternoon with supernumeraries for Portsmouth, and is appointed to proceed thence to Woolwich. The screw steam corvette Satellite, 21, Capt. Jae. C. Prevost, continues in Plymouth Sound waiting orders from the Admiralty. The frigate Spartan, 26, Capt. Sir W. Haste, Bart., on arrival from the East Indies, is appointed to be paid off at Plymouth. At the monthly examination of officers to qualify for promotion, and of candidates for entry into the service, which teirneinated at the Royal Naval College, Ports mouth; yesterday, the following passed in the order named :—Mates R.N. for Lieutenants. —H. F. Cleve loud, B. Reid, V. H. Cueing, R. P. Dennistoun, N. C. Barton, C. R. Gayer, awl J. S. Rudd. For Naval Cadets.—R. fI. Hamond, W. J. 0 - 4ilvv, Joshua Cole, 11. Morrie, C. Hobart, J, C. Montgomery, R. H. W. Cornwall, L. P. Willer', and C. J. Kent. A seaman of the Prussian oorvet,t , -, Frem,lant having died at Spithead, his remains were Minded atPertsraouth yesterday and buried with military honours. Tho band of the 20th Rep-i‘nent Leaded the funeral procession and played the " Dead March in Saul." The officers of the ship and the chaplain follo - .eiel. In consequence of the number of Celtet-of-leave con victs who succeeded during the war in gaining admis sion into the ranks of the Royal Artillery Regiment, and were detected in numerous cases of robbery and theft, the punishment of the lash has been of very fre quent occurrence at Woolwich for some months past, insomuch that " black Monday" has become a quaint term in the garrison. The new week has been ushered in for month s past b y the garr i son or d er t o " mus t er a ll hands in t h e r i d i ng -school, to be present at the infliction of corporal punishment " Yesterday a private who bad twice deserted, ieub ' and who had moreover been con victed of hi g h n ordieWden to his superior officer, was marched through tae streets of the town in charge of en armed picket, to be conveyed to Coldbath-fields to un dergo six monthe' imprisonment, with hard labour, which awarded punishment was himby court-martial. The continuation of n nired the line of wall intended to en closea the newly rap,, teal attached to Woolwich Arsenal from the Plum marshes, and which is to extend ua wo length, i s or d ere d t o b e discontinue w a rds r th of tmu e present in the proxim . iity of the are ttie beingvlir daily carried out, by marshes, as experiments means of machinery, for of testing the re duced strength (if any) of the returnedl3 stock of powder provided for the late war. Notieeh the works will be will be g i ven o f t h e. t erm ination of the experiments, when proceeded with. The following app ointments were made yest er d ay a t the Admiralty : Lieut. H. L. C. Robinson, to the Dasher • W. T. W. Hambly, to the Pembroke ; John Ch e Lieut. , pi e , eecond- S econd-master, to the Pluto ; Augu,, tla Bar a in p: ston, second master, t o the wizard ; F. g, J. O ' Neill clerk, to the Herm es ; C. F. Hothm, naval cadet, t o the James Watt ; F. R. Boardman, naval cadet, t o t h e James Watt ; C. T. S. de Michell, naval Cadet, to the James Watt ; Edward A. Phillip., assistant- c l erk, the Monarch ; R. F. Arundel, assistant-clerk, t o the Monarch ; C. H. Stone, assistant clerk, to the Welles ley ; Arthur Hughes, assistant-clerk, to the Scourge ; W. P. Albin, assistant-clerk, to the Scourge. 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'; 21b " 5.,1 L I . ; Bibs., 225. ; 101bs., 335. The 101bs. and 12.1bsg. and Co and C°.' 77' eyors on receipt of London order. Barry d u • carria ge free, Gracecar Pt'ry ch Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, M ason, to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60, 330 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 68, Coruhill ; 49, Bishops. ; gate-street; 55, Charing-cross; 51, Upper Bak ° P e ' er-street ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street. T HE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY .EVERING, DECEMBER lA, 1856 lIVCOME AND PROPERTY TAX. MEETING AT SOUTH' Al Yesterday a meeting of the inhabitants of the Bo r.A]gla of Southwark, convened by the High Bailiff, in accordance with a requisition that had been presented to him was held at the Town-hall, Southwark, to consider and adopt the most effectual mean for the immediate - - reduction of the Income and Property-tax. Mr. Pritchard, Esq., High Bailiff, in the cbair. Amongst those present were Mr. A. Pellatt, M.P., Mr. CloHinson, Mr. Vickers, Mr. Burrell, Dr. Challice, Mr. White, Mr. Newsome, &c. The HlGrt BAILIFF having announced the object of the meeting, Mr. VICKERS proposed the following resolution : " That this meeting consider that the present Income tax of is. 4.1. in the pound is, from its enormous amount, the mode of its assessment, and its despotic and inquisito rial character, most o ppressive and unjust towards the pro!essional, i =nufacturing, and commercial interests of the country, and feel that its continuance beyond the sth of April next will be a violation of promise made at the 1 time of its enactment, and a breach of good faith on the part of the Government." In enforcing the resolution he referred to the origin of the tax, and that peace having been proclaimed the Government ought to relax the tax. Mr. COLLINSON seconded the resolution, believing the time was come for the public to speak its mind on the subject and call for its immediate reduction. It would not be honest on the part of the Government to take advantage of any quibble between the time of the signa ture and ratification of the treaty of peace to refuse the redaction of this tax. The resolution was carried unanimously. Dr. CHALLICE moved the next resolution, and in doing so, said that the feeling of the borough was unanimous on this question, and they Were determined not to support candidates to represent them on another occasion who did not use their influence to compel the Government, if necessary, to reduce the tax to 7d. in the pound. He moved the following resolution : " That the principle of taxing permanent and precarious incomes at the same rate is neither just nor equitable; that the arbitrary mode of assessment, so repugnant to the feel ings of Englishmen, is productive of undue extortion of the one hand, and extensive coercion on the other, and has only been submitted to as a necessity for the maintenance •f the national honour during the recent war ; and this meeting pledges itself to use every available means for procuring an immediate reduction of the tax to its original amouit of 7d. in the pound." Mr. d,. PELLATT, M.P., supported the object of the meeting, because the tax was only increased for war pur poses, and now that we had peace it ought to be reduced. A letter was read from Sir C. Napier, excusing his absence. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. DAY moved the third resolution, which was that persons whose income did not exceed 1501. per annum ought not to be called on to pay this obnoxious tax, and that the first 1501. on higher assessments should not be chargeable. Mr. PAINE seconded the resolution. An INIIAEITANT suggested that an addition be made to the resolution, that as the tax pressed with peculiar hardship on those who had an income of 1501. they should be the first to be relieved, which was agreed 'so, and the resolution, as amended, was agreed to. A resolution was then carried, forming a committee to carry out the objects of the meeting, after which a vote of thanks was accorded to th© chairman, and the meet. ing separated. MEETING AT PUTNEY. ANTFIILLY FATAL AND SUDDEN TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Putney and its vicinity having been announced to take place last night, at the National School-room, Putney, for the purpose of obtaining a speedy reduction of the property and income tax, a numerous assemblage took place. The object also of the meeting was for forming a district society to co operate with the parent society in London. Mr. LOBJOIT moved that H. H. Dodgson, Esq., should take the chair, which, having been seconded and unani mously carried, he did accordingly. The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting upon the sub ject for which it was =vaned, and then read letters of apology for absence from Mr. A. E. Dryden and Mr. Albert Jackson, after which W. H. LORD, Esq., rose for the purpose of proposing the first resolution. Before proceeding to do so he made some preliminary observations, and then moved the fol lowing :—" That looking at the Ministerial promises made at the time of passing the act of Parliament in creasing the income tax from 7d. to ls. 2d. in the pound, this meeting is of opinion that the confidence hitherto reposed by the professional and trading communities in the governing classes of this kingdom will be shaken if the termination of the war is not followed by the speedy repeal of the tax, in its present and most oppressive brill, on the sth of April next, and its total repeal in conformity with Mr. Gladstone's act." He then said he would I,rielly remark, first—[The speaker here became tremulous, and said he felt overpowered, and fainted. The windows were opened for the purpose of air, and some water was administered, and be was then carried out of the room, a medical gentleman (Dr. \Vightman) being present, attending him.] When the sensation created in the meeting had in some degree subsided, Mr. Avis briefly seconded the resolution. Mr. Buoy; the secretary of the London Society, then began to address the meeting, when he was interrupted by _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN, who announced, in breathless asto. nishment, that Mr. Lord had ceased to exist the momen he was carried out of the room. At this juncture it is inspossible to describe the sensa• tion that followed this announcement, so truly verifying the words " In the midst of life we are in death." From this S udden, lamentable, and vnlooked-for event the pr•:csedings of the meeting abruptly termi nated, and it was moved and seconded that the meeting be adimmed sine die, which was carried. The deceased gentleman was removed to a neighbour ing cottage. and laid upon a sofa, Dr. Wigbtman at tendlng. &fere, however, he was taken into the house the imAlical gentleman declared the pulse had ceased to beat. Mr. Lord was about 65 ycars of age, was much re spected by the inhabitants of Putney, and has left a wife and two children to regret his loss. In the course of half an hour the body was removed to the r,tsideace of the deceased (hy Mr. Dean, builder), 23, Terrace, Putney, where it awaits a coroner's inquest. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. YesterLlay a court was held for the despatch of public business. THE OFFICE OF RECORDER. The LORD MAYOR said he was requested by the Court of Aldermen to place before the Common Council a reso luticn passed on Tuesday by the former, adopting the report of the General Purposes Committee of the Court of Aldermen, the purport of which was, that "the town clerk having laid before the committee for their ieforma tion a copy of a report from a committee presented to the hon. court on the sth of September, 1850, in reference to the duties of the office of Recorder, and also a report from the committee in relation to officers and c'erks, presented to the Court of Common Council on the 17:h of September, 1350, on the reference to them to con sider the duties and emoluments of the office of Recorder, and this committee having attentively considered the duties set firth and defined in such reports, the com mittee were of opinion and recommended that the duties should remain the same, and they had caused a state ment of such duties to be hereunto annexed for the in formation of the hon. court. The town clerk bad laid before the committee a return of the number of courts held, and the number of causes entered and tried in the Mayor's Court from the year 1851 to the present time, whereby it appeared that the Recorder's duties as judge of that court had very materially increased, and were likely still to increa , e, in consequence of the court having been thrown open to all attorneys to practise therein ; but, ou the other hand, the passing of the Criminal Justice Act (18 and 19 Vic., cap. 126), empowering justices at petty sessions to punish persons charged with 1 larceny, &c , summarily, had had the effect of reducing the nu m b er o f d ays o f th e s ittings at the Central Criminal I Court. Under these circumstances the committee are of opinion that the salary of 3,0001. per annum, as settled by th e C ourt o f C ommon Council in September, 1 850, should not be altered." Mr. U L. TAYLOR said be thought any dictation by the Court of Aldermen respecting the salary of the Re• corder the docurnener"lBs6, was trenching upon the prerogatives of the larger body of thes dated eel corporation. The last report, which was the Recorldr:3rorhl;e additions to said—" As it appears from one of a laid before us, and numbered two, that the the ancient s l of 1201 . per annum to before a ary to the su from the , been made by the Common Council no of the present time, amounting to getherhiooo/. per annum, exclusive of fees on cases laid we abstain from givin w, on behalf of the corporation, salary, the additions made to opinion on the subject of Council." Re (Mr. o it resting with the Com monjudicioue paragraph, and Taylor)would have thought this a very h a ve accepted the present have bee n d e li g hted to i men if it had been similarly reportwordof the C our t o f Alder !nervier was most anxious to do ed. He believed every mos t important offices of th e corpj or u a s t tice to one o f the ion, but they must have perfect liberty to consider all the circumstances of the appointment, and they must not have it dictated them by the aldermen that 3,000 i. was the salary to give to the Recorder. He therefore wished the report to be withdrawn. Mr. Alderman HALE said he had not the least ob jection to move that it be referred to the officers' and clerks committee of the Court of Common Council to consider the amount of salary. Mr. Deputy HARRISON urged that if the Common Council followed the course we took upon the last occa sion, in Sept., 1850, they could not do very much amiss. They should refer it to their committee of officers and clerks, to consider the duties and emoluments of the office of Recorder, and stay the election till the commit tee should hive reported upon that subject. They should then -,.ommunicate with the Court of Aldermen, and pro ceed to the election. Mr. ANDERTON asked when was the Recorder's resig nation 5 , ,.r.t in ? The LORD MAYOR—Last Saturday week. Mr. ANDERTON—Has his resignation been accepted ? The LORD MAYOR—It has not. Mr. ANDERTON—Then there is no vacancy. He has sent in his resignation, and the Court of Aldermen, for some reason or other, have not accepted it, and therefore we are not in a situation to proceed further with this matter. Look at the situation in which the sheriffs will be placed at the Central Criminal Court on Monday next when the sessions begin. We have got only one judge at present for the sessions. Mr. Alderman 7.IIIMPHERY—The Court of Aldermen meet on Tuesday next to elect a Recorder. Mr. Baron Martin has kindly consented to do duty for the Recorder on Monday, Mr. ANDERTON—Then yon are going to elect a Re corder before. you have settled his duties or his salary. It is preposterous. We are placed in a very difficult situation in consequence of the Court of Aldermen hav ing neglected to proceed to the election eooner. They have got one of the best judges that ever sat upon the 'oench in the person of Mr. Gurney, and yet, forsooth, the aldermen have been trying by every means in their power (as we understood) to have put somebody else in the place that he ought to occupy. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR then moved that the report of the Court of Aldermen, with the exception of the latter part of the last paragraph, relating to the salary, be entered upon the minutes of this court, printed, and a copy sent to every member of this court. Mr. Alderman HALE seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman WIRE said he could assure this court, on behalf of the whole of the members of that court, that so far from interfering or attempting to dictate as to the salary of the Recorder, it was most anxiously considered that the aldermen should use such expressions as would leave this court perfectly unfettered. The motion was put and carried unanimously. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR then moved—" That it be referred to the committee in relation to officers nd clerks to con. sider the duties and emoluments of the office of Re. corder to the City, and to report thereon previously to the election taking place in the Court of Aldermen of a successor of the present Recorder." After a short discussion, the motion was carried. THE CITY CEMETERY. Mr. Deputy PEACOCK, chairman of the Commission of Sewers, handei in a resolution of that body, passed on Tuesday, pursuant to the former report made to this court by the commission on the 17th July last, stating that they 'rid caused the requisite notices to be given for the application to Parliament this ensuing session to in troduce a bill to amend the act of the 15th and 16th Vic., intituled "An Act to amend the Lfws concerning the Burial of the Dead in the Metropolis." Mr. Deputy PEACOCK moved, " That, in accordance with the recommendation of the Commissioners of Sewers, a petition be presented to Parliament." Mr. LANGIIAM moved the previous question by way of amendment. He was understood to say that the Commis sioners of Sewers had sought to deprive the clergy of London of vested rights'by taking away from them fees attendant on the burial of the dead. The commissioners had been to Sir G. Grey since the matter was last before the court, and the Secretary for the Home Department had refused to sanction their plan. The ratepayers ought to be taxed with the expense of carrying a bill through Parliament which sought to deprive Individuals of vested rights. Alter some discussion the amendment was put, and two hands (those of the mover and seconder) were held up in favour of it. It was, of course, negatived by a very large majority. The original motion was then carried. Adjourned. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, DEC. 11. In a convocation held this day at 10 o'clock the Rev, F. J. A. Hort, M.A., Trinity, Cambridge, and the Rev, J. C. James, M.A., St. John's, Cambridge, were admit. ted ad eundem. Ina congregation held directly afterwards the follow. Log degrees were conferred : B.D. Rev. John A. Cree, M.A., Fellow Magdalen B.C.L. AND M.A. Rev. Arthur A. Fanshawe New College M.A. Rev. Joseph P. Steel Oriel Rev. Arthur Eden Queen's Rev. Charles J. K. Shaw • Merton James W. Taylor Rev. Henry W. Cartier Rev. William H. Templer Trinity Rev. John W. Marsh B.A. William H. Milligan University Augustus John C. Hare Edwin Lascelles Streynsham 31. Master Balliol Henry Pottingcr Henry Scott George C. Harris, Scholar William C. Risley Exeter Edmund R. Coldby Exeter James R. Morton . Exeter John Houseman......, Exeter Thomas L. 0. Davies Gerard Andrews Herklots Francis B. Shepherd ..... .... Oriel Charles S. Harrington Oriel Edward Wanklyn Queen's Charles Frederick Dyer William B. Shepherd Charles Day Jamey H. M`Cheane George Hester Josiah Mitchell Edward H. Osborn, Demy John J. Evered, Demy Magdalen Edmund Nerrold, Demy Magdalen Joseph Tanner, Demy Magdalen Frederick H. Sutton Magdalen John Rogers. Scholar Brasenose Edward C. M'Clure, Scholar Joseph B. Litlor, Scholar Brasenose James Furnival Horace Bentley James E. Shearman Charles T. Arnold Henry T. Hole a Corpus Sidney Joyce, Student Christ Church George G. Jelf, Student Henry Longley, Student Christ Church Thomas S. Fardell Christ Church William C. Pole. Christ Church John Horsley Christ Church Alfred Freeman John A. Whitaker St. John's David R. Thomas, Scholar William E. Jones, Scholar ... Jesus George Griffith, Scholar John Morgan Jesus Hugh L. Jones Jesus Robert H. Walker, Scholar Wadham Henry M. Clifford William H. Shorland Herbert B. Harington Henry G. Lawson Wadhara William F. Rawdon Wadham Edward M. Weigall, Scholar Edward W. Hawkins, Scholar Pembroke Horatio L. Todd Pembroke William H. Alexander .. Pembroke Walter Fursdon Fortescne L. M. Anderson Thomas Dunn Worcester James B. Poulden Worcester Samuel Joy • Worcester John Edwards Montagu Burrows Magdalen Hall George Godsell In a Convocation held at 2 o'clock the statute apply ing to the Hebdomadal Council, a clause of the old sta tutes respecting the meetings of the Hebdomadal Board, and another statue merely formal were submitted and approved. A grant of 201. a year to the vicar of Home Cuitram (a University living), in increase of his stipend, and another grant of 251. a year to the schools of the same place were also sanctioned. Finally, a grant of 2001. towards the arrangement, classification. &c., of the geological collection left by the late Dr. Buckland to the University was proposed and approved. In a Con gregation which was held directly afterwards the two forms of statutes concerning the appointment of Museum Delegates and a Museum Curator, which were promul gated in Congregation a week ago, were carried without a divh ion. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 11. The syndicate, appointed by grace, Nov. 26, to con sider whether any and what alterations should be made in the previous examinations, have issued their report, which is very long. The principal alteration in the scheme of examination is as follows : " 1. That the examination shall begin on the Wednesday is the week before the end of the Lent term in each year. " 2. That the days of examination shall be Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, in the first week ; and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday in the fol lowing week ; and the hours of examination each day from 9 till 12 in the morning, and from 1 till 4 in the afternoon. " 3. That every undergraduate shall be required to attend the examination in the Lent term of the year next after or next but one after that in which he has kept his first term, according as the said first terns be or be not a Lent term. "4. That two classes (each of them arranged alphabeti cally) shall be formed out of those examined, the first con sisting of those who have passed their examination with credit, and the second of those to whom the examiners have only not refused their certificate of approval. " 5. That the examination of the additional subjects shall be held as follows :—viz, in Euclid on the Monday before the cornmencemer.t of the general previous examination from 9 till 12 ; in algebra, on the same day, from 1 till 4 ; and in mechanics on the following day, from 9 till 12. "6. That the names of those students who have passed the general previous examination, and have also passed the examination in the additional subjects to the satisfaction of the examiners, shall be placed alphabetically in one class. " GENERAL REGaLATIONS. "7'. That on or before Monday in the week preceding that in which the examinations commence the names •1 all students who intend to present themselves for the general previous examination, or for the examination in the addl. tional subjects, shall be sent to the examiners in two sepa rate lists by the prrelactors of the several colleges ; and that no student shall be allowed to attend either examination whose name has not been sent to the examiners. "8. That to conduct the examinations there shall be eight examiners, four to be nominated in every y ear , — viz., two by the colleges which presented the proctors in that year next but one preceding ; and the examiners so nominated shall, if elected by the Senate, and also re-elected by the Senate in the following year, hold their office for two years ; provided that no one of such examiners shall also hold the office of proctor or pro-proctor at the time of the Lent examination. "9. That the examiner nominated by the college which presents the senior proctor shall be nominated to examine in the additional subjects and in arithmetic dining both his years of office ; and that the names of all the exami ners shall be proposed to the Senate for election at the first Congregation after the 10th of October.') ASSIZE INTEL LIGESOE. SOME CIRCUIT.—CHELmsronD, Dro. 11. The commission fcr tha county of Essex was opened here to-day by Mr. Bann Bramwell. There are 28 prisoners for trial, of whom 10 are charged with bur glary, 4 with arson, 5 with housebreaking, 1 with per- jury, and the remainder are offences of the ordinary character. _ _ Mr. Baron. Bramwell, in his charge to the grand jury, said that, although it was no doubt productive of some inconvenience that they should be called from their homes at this season of the year, yet he was sure that whou they considered the number of prisoners in the calendar, and the great importance that those among them who were innocent should be set at liberty, and that those who were guilty should receive speedy punishment for their crimes, they would not complain of being assem bled together to discharge the duties that devolved upon them. A good many of the cases that were in the calendar were of a character that ought not to be cona• mitted to the assizes, and the object of having a winter gaol delivery was that cases might be disposed of that were not cognisable by the quarter sessions, and none others ought to have been committed except those cases which the quarter sessions had no power to try. He believed that an impression existed in some quarters that the erimiral business of this county might be dis posed of with advantage to the public in London. He should offer no opinion himself upon the matter, but he would observe that a commission was sitting in London for the consideration of the subject, and if the gentle. men of the county were desirous of offering their opi nions upon the question they would do well to commu nicate with that commission, and any suggestions they mtht make would no doubt be attended to, and receive all the consideration to which they were entitled. He perceived there were a good many charges in the calen dar against persons who had been discharged from custody upon what was termed a ticket of leave. He was not going to say anything either in favour of or against the system of granting tickets of leave, for, in point of fact, he knew very little about it; but he must say that it appeared to him that the granting of tickets of leave had very little indeed to do with the amount of crime that was alleged to be committed by the persons who received them. The fact was that when a person was sentenced to a certain period of imprisonment or other punishment, he was allowed, if he evinced contrition towards the end of the sentence, to escape a portion of his punishment. Undoubtedly, it happened that many such persons, after ob taining their liberty, committed other crimes ; but it ap peared to him that the Fame result would most probably have occurred if the prisoner had received a pardon, or had been sentenced to a shorter period of imprisonment, and what he desired to point out was, that the granting of a ticket of leave was not in itseif any more likely to be productive of crime than either of the other proceed ings he had alluded to. It was possible that this system of granting tickets of leave, remitting a considerable por tion of the sentence passed upon a prisoner, might have the effect of creating a hope in his mind that he might be speedily set at liberty, and thus diminish the effect of the sentence ; or it might also have the effect of induc ing prisoners to make a hypocritical show of amend meat ; but whet he wished to say was, that it appeared to him that the mere letting a man out of prison before his time had expired had no more to do with creating crime than if the man had been actually sentenced to a shorter period of imprisonment, or had received a par don ; and it was exactly the same thing for a man to he sentenced to imprisonment for two years and discharged at the expiration of that period, or that, having been sentenced to a longer period of imprisonment, he should be set at liberty after he bad undergone that portion of his sentence. He did not wish it for a moment to be understood that he was speaking in favour of the ticket of-leave system—it might or it might not be advisable to return to the system of transportation, or that some other punishment should be substituted ; but whether the ticket-of-leave system was retained or abolished, he thought that either course ought only to be resorted to upon some ground that was reasonable and in accordance with common sense. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORK. (Before Mr. Justice ERLE. ) John Weavers was indicted for stabbing his wife, Hannah Weavers, with intent to murder or to do her some grievous bodily harm, on the 7th of August last. Mr. Wheelhouse prosecuted; the prisoner was not de fended. The prosecutrix and prisoner, it appeared, lived toge ther at Selby, and on tke day of the occurrence she had returned from York, to which place she had been for the purpose of receiving some small legacy in money. At night the prisoner asked her where the money was, and she said that she had "made it all safe before she left York." At the time when this took place the two were getting supper together, and instantly on the prosecu trix making this observation the prisoner rose from his seat, and aiming a blew at the proseentrix's neck, cat her slightly just over the carotid artery, and immediately under the left ear, with the knife in his hand. There were two cuts, one apparently a stab, the other a cut wound, neither of them being really dangerous to life. The learned Judge summed up very carefully, and told the jury that they must not, because a wound bad actually been inflicted on so dangerous a place as this, necessarily conclude that it was committed with intent to do any of the acts named in the indictment. They must consider whether or not it was impossible that the prisoner, who was then eating his supper, being put much out of temper, used the knife, without any precise intent in his mind at the moment he did so. That even such a use of such an instrument as the knife produced would, at any rate, if used as the prosecutrix had described, be an unlawful act, and the prisoner had, at all events, rendered himself liable to be found guilty of unlawful wounding. After some consideration the jury found the prisoner guilty of this last-named offence, and he was thereupon sentenced to be imprisoned for two years, with hard labour. LIVERPOOL, DEC, 11. (Before Mr. Baron Alderson.) Thomas Smith, a ticket-of-leave man, was indicted for burglary in the house of Andrew Dobbie, at Manchester on the 7th of October last. Mr. Alfred Milne prosecuted, and Mr. E, M. Penwick defended the prisoner. The prosecUtor, who is the landlord of the Greyhound public-house in Ludgate-hill, Manchester, stated that his family retired to bed about half-past 11 upon the night in question, having first secured all the doors and windows of his house in the usual way, and that he was called up before 6 o'clock on the following morning, and upon going downstairs he discovered that the fanlight over the door had been removed, and a side-door of the house left open, and, continuing his search, he ascertained that the drawers of the till containing his money had been taken away from the bar. The evidence against the prisoner rested mainly upon the testimony of a little boy, who stated that he was going to his work a little before 6 o'clock on the morning of the 7th of October, and in passing the prosecutor's house he eaw four men standing at the door ; one of them (whom he distinctly swore to as the prisoner at the bar) lifted up a small boy through the fanlight, and, the door being opened by him from the inside, the prisoner went in and Caine out with a drawer under his arm, followed by the boy with an other drawer, and thereupon all the party ran away. The witness was positive as to the identity of the pri soner, though he was standing 40 yards off at the tune he fir,t observed them. His statement was confirmed in some measure by another witness, who saw the party for a minute or two, and whose attention had been at tracted by what he thought must have been the noise of the falling of a chain inside the door. Mr. Feuwick haying strongly urged that the identity of the prisoner had not been clearly made out, owing to the dimness of the light at that hour of the morning. The learned judge summed up, and The jury found the prisoner guilty. His lordship, addressing the prisoner, said,---You are one of those gentlemen who, having been transported for seven years, have been sent back again to give us trouble. I see you wore only discharged last July, and you were transported after being previously convicted five times. The sentence of the Court is that you be transported for the term of 20 years. The prisoner, who bad protested his innocence, ex claimed, "Thank you, my lord !" POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 11. MANSION-HOUSE.—E.II. Montefiore was brought before the Lord Mayor on Wednesday, charged under the following serious circumstances. Mr. Ribton appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Lewis for the defence. When the prisoner was placed at the bar in the cus tody of George Scott,' t h e detective officer, Mr. Ribt on sa id he had so recently taken up the case that he was scarce ly i n a position to define the offence with which the prisoner would be ultimately charged. His instructi ons were so bare of facts and the prisoner had been so recently brought over to this country that ' ho would merely call the witnesses, who had just arrived from the Cape of Good Hope, in order to afford grounds for a remand, an d t o g ive suchl evidence as would enable the Lord Mayor to judge of the nature of the charges which would ultimately be adduced against the prisoner. He was perfectly aware that the Lord Mayor had no jurisdiction in a matter which had entirely arisen at Cape Town, but he thought that upon hearing the evidence his lordship would be of opinion that such a prima facie case of offence was produced as would justify the detention of the accused for a few days, and thus give counsel an opportunity of going over the evidence, and submitting the case in a more tangible shape. The learned counsel then called the following witnesses:— Mr. T. Watson, of St. Peter's-chambers. Cornhill, said —I was a director of the Cape of Good Hope Bank. The prisoner came to me at the bank at Cape Town, and a bill was presented to one of the other directors. I saw it in the prisoner's hand, and he asked that it might be discounted. We communicated our suspi• cions to him as to the genuineness of the bill. He said he was sure the three bills belonging to the set of which his (the prisoner's) was one were genuine, and asked for the money. The chairman asked where the third of the bill was, as it was divided into sets, and the prisoner replied that he had endorsed the third of the bill in London, and it had been sent on t o China. The chairman said that would be a sufficient reason for the house to decline discounting the bill. That was the sub stance of the conversation, and the directors kept pos session of the bili. We understood the total amount of the set of three bills to be 5,3001. The witness, i n cros s-examination by Mr. Lewis, said —I could not swear tbat I 833' the bill in the hand of the prisoner himself, but it had been lying before him on the table, and had been produced by Mr. Thompson. Mr. C. Baring Young, of the firm of Baring, Brothers, of Bishopsgate-street, said—The bill produced is not signed by any member of our firm, ncr was any set of bids iFsued nt which this is one. Mr. Lewis contended, upon the part of the prisoner, that his client was clearly entitled to imme , iiate libara t;on, as no evidence whatever had been given against bun as to the commission of any offence within the juria diction of the Lord Mayor, and cited a leading ca,e in favour of that view of the question by the Court of Appeal. Mr. Ribtou said, he understood that he should be in a position to enter into another charge against the pri soner which would be clearly within the district of the city of London. _ _ The Lord Mayor said, he knew perfectly well that he had no jurisdiction over an offence which had been com mitted at the Cape of Good Hope, but as it had been stated in evidence that the bill was drawn in a set of three, and that the prisoner had uttered one of the bills at the Cape, and at the time of such uttering had him self stated that he had endorsed one of the set in London and had sent it to China, it was but reasonable that the prosecutor should have the opportunity of making fur ther enquiries, and might find that the bill 81 endorsed in London was capable of being produced. The prisoner was then remanded. _ _ The Lord Mayor requested that the press would an nounce that the half-note of 46,497 was received and acknowledged by him, and that the donor would oblige by stßting to what fund it was to be applied. His lord ship also announced that he had received 12. is. from " J. G. Parthenon," per Sir Richard Mayne. GUILDHALL.—Mary Anne Murplq, a respectably. dressed woman, about 30 years of age, residing at 4 Elliot's-square, Old Bailey, was charged with obtaining goods and various sums of money by fraudulently repre senting that she was the niece of the Bishop of Cloyne and Ross, county of Cork, Ireland. Mr. Buchanan appeared on behalf of the prisoner. A clerk from Mr. Hyatt's office said he appeared to prosecute on behalf of John Trant, of Elliot's-square, and Benjamin Gardner, of Clerkenwell-green, but in the course of investigation other charges would be preferred by persons who had been imposed upon by the prisoner's representations. Prisoner—l am the niece of the Bishop of Cloyne and Ross. John Trant—l first became acquainted with the pri soner about 14 weeks agn, when she came to lodge at my house, No. 4, Elliot's-square, Old Bailey. When she came she said she had been to consult Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, and was very tired. My wife allowed her to lie down and rest. When she arose, about two hours after, ehe said she was entitled to a large sum of money, and that she expected Mr. Lewis would get it for her in a few days. She said she came from the county of Lime rick, and was the niece of the Bishop of Cloyne and Boss. She said ber father's property was 3,0001. Prisoner-2,0001., not 3,0001. Witness—She said it was 3,000/., and there was more property in the London Docks, consisting of beds and bedding, to the amount of 3001. She said Mr. Lewis had her business in hand. I made no inquiry to ascertain the accuracy of her tale, but trusted to her own word, and my wife let ber have ss. Upon the faith of her representations I allowed her to lodge in my house, and supplied her with food and money to the extent of my means. Sir J. Musgrove—How did you supply her with food ? Witness—The same that I had myself—breakfast, dinner, and tea. Sir J. Musgrove—Tben she boarded and lodged with you. Has she ever paid you anything ? Witness—No, sir. Prisoner—Why I paid you 10s. Sir J. Musgrove—ls that true ? Witness—Yes, sir ; but I lent her much more than that. Sir J. Musgrove—Then, why did you say that sbe had paid you nothing ? Witness-201. would not cover my loss. Sir J. Musgrove—But this appears only a debt. Did you ever write to the Bishop to make any inquiry ? Witness—No, sir. Sir J. Musgrove—Then you do not know that she has not the claim to 3,0001. ? Witness—l went to Doctors'-commons. Prisoner—Yes, he went with me to take out letters of administration, and here is the proctors' bid of costs. Sir J. Musgrove—The charges here amount to upwards of 9111. _ . . . Mr. Martin ( ch ief clerk.)—Then the property sworn to must amount to about 3,0001. according to those charges. Sir J. Musgrove—You may depend upon it you will get your money. Mr. Martin—What did she promise you when she came into her property ? Witness—She said she would give me 20/, and pay me what she owed me. Sir J. Musgrove—There is no case made out at pre sent, so you may stand down. Bmijainin Gardner, described as a manufacturer of pork pies at Clerkenwell-green, said—l am the greatest victim in this matter, and my loss amounts to about 1001. She came to me and took my apartments at 14s. per week, and represented herself as the niece of the Bishop of Cork. Prisoner—That is not true. I said the Bishop of Clovne and Ross. Witness—She said the Bishop of Cork. While she was with me she lived upon the daintiest fare, consisting chiefly of poultry, wine, &c., because she said she was afraid of being poisoned, and was therefore very parti cular in her food. She told me that Mr. Lewis had her affairs in hand, and, on going to that gentleman's office, I was informed by the clerk that her property was con siderable, there being 7001. worth of plate and other property in the docks, besides 2,5001. in landed property. I also went to the proctors in Doctors'-commons, who had taken.out letters of administration, and found they had been deceived by the prisoner's statement. When she came to me she was dressed very fashiorably, and I have since found that the clothes were borrowed from a publican's wife for the occasion. She also told me that she was niece to Mr. Murphy, one of the Commissioners in Bankrupty, and, believing her story to be true, I was induced to advance various sums of money to her, and I even tried to raise about 901. for her to pay the proc tor' charges. She has introduced persons to my house ' to corroborate her story, and in one instance she brought a girl who, I have since learnt, was instructed by the prisoner to say that she came from a farm ad pining the property is Ireland, and to treat her with great deference in order to keep up the appearance of her superior position. I have been very much duped. Prisoner—No such thing. The fact is you wanted to marry me to got my money. Mr. Buchanan—Are you a single man? Witness—No, sir. On my oath I am not. She has been victimising persons in the establishment of the Duke of aivonshire, and the parties will exile up if she is remanded. Mr. Buchanan—l think, Sir John, this bill of costs is an answer in itself to this case, as there is one item of 751. fur stamp (ILO, which the proctors, Messrs. Brick wood and Brooks, have paid out of their own pockets, and such respectable proctors would not act for the pri soner in this way unless there was some foundation for the prisoner's cairn. Sir John Musgrove—lt appears to me that in this case, as !_n the last, the money has been advanced upon the expectation of gettins: well paid hereafter ; but, at the same time, if the prisoner Las been whether for her own gain or as the result of insanity, I think it advisable to carry this inquiry fur ther, so that the public may be cautioned and the prisoner restrained to from such depredations. It is too importaostanas sworn f the Bishop of be lightly disposed of, and as the wit : es that she represented herself as the niece p:aying i ricks, Cork— - Prisoner, who appearid much exeiwd throughout, ; it was roughout, hero exclaimed, " Not Cork, gr. C-ardner Cloyne and Iloss." Sir J. Musgrove—l shall remand her until Friday (this day) for further inquiry. Mr. Buchanan —I q uite agree with your worship that it Thep a c prisoner was then removed. Sporting Intelligence. TATTERSALL'S-rHURSDAY. The atte n d an ce was very snty, and the f o ll ow i ng b e t s only came under ouenotice DERBY. 253000 to to 1 100 a a g g s s t t G L li a s a s wo (taken n 500 to 20 agst Goldfin c i 500 to 20 agst Bird in-th e -H an d _ _ 1001) 900 to 30 agst Ackworth 1250 to 25 agst Henry VIII. 1000 to 20 aget Lambotrne WALTHAM ABBEY STEEPLECHA.SES.—Dr.c.I7. The Abbey Stakes, a Free Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft in case of acceptance, with 20 added ; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses ; the second to save his stake ; a winner alter the declaration of the weights 141 b extra. Acceptances to be declared, by letter, on the 12th, inst., to Mr. H. Littler. Five to accept, or no race. Ft lb st lb Tamworth l2 7 Penelope ............ 10 0 Emigrant Minerva ll 7 Flageolet .... 9 12 Jean du Quesue Hopeless Star Old Stringhault ...... 11 6g by Cranebrook Cases Cou ........... 11 2 Ginger Marmaduke ......... 11 2 Firebrand Lilford ............... 11 0 Honeycomb Nicholas ............••• 11. 0 Hopton Torn Perkins ......... 10 12 The Pony Janus ............... .. 10 6 Hym a ly 9 5 Theodine Prince Plausible ... 10 4 Moonra,ker 9 0 Sir Charles Napier... 10 4 St. Julian The Serf lO 0 rotas Nathan Affgb an lO 0 Dashaway 8 7 Penman lO 0 Footstep Hernandez lO 0 Shiner Acceptances for the Steeplechase, The highest weight accepting being under list 71b, it is raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. Age st lb' Age st lb Hopeless Star ... a 11 7 Rebecca a 10 0 Tom Gurney a 11 7 Ginger Janus a 10 9 Honeycomb Theodine Pantomime British Yeoman.. a 10 0 Tortoise 4 8 13 The following horses are scratched for the Hurdle Race :—Minerva, Black Swan, Harry Lorrequer, Na than, Boadicea. BANK RETURNS. AA] Account, pursuant to the Act seventh anl eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 29% day of November, 1856 : Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and C 0....... 12,683 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 9,700 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman --- Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 32,457 BaHoek Bank and Baidoek and Biggleswade 32,746 9,375 Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and - Co Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke 20,149 Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank. Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 32,376 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham —Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 22,768 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons 8,567 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co 6,611 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co. 14,967 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L. Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowinarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds — Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son 30,385 Bath City Bank, Bath—G. Moger and Son - Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co 34,667 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H. A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 63,836 Brighton - Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington — Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St.. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds — J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock &Co 15,811 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrg:Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hamnaond. and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Promage, Snead, and Co Derby Bulk, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke 6 928 31,514 12,572 48,398 30,390 21,780 2,367 17,914 35,196 45,209 7,833 19,100 72,906 8,616 9,810 36,300 27,236 and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster —Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank. Devonport—Hodge and Co Dorchester Old Bulk and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R, and H. Williams East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—G-urneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co. Godalming Bank, Godalining—Mellersh and 8,897 10,304 78,914 87,399 8,537 46,241 92,956 49,593 44,633 25,053 7,668 12,785 5,173 K e en.................................. ........ Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.. Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0... Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, 4,704 14,410 28,550 and co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharples, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfied Bank, and Ross and Archenaeld Bank. Hereford — Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co Ipswich and Needham Market Benk, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree en d Mi s tl e y Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanden and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Xington— Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and C 0.... Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Harrison and Co. Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Cnwdson and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering —J. C. Gotrde and S ons Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leed s--Beckett and Co. ~.1.i... Leeds Union B ank, Leedz—W. anis, Brown and Co. .......................... Kirby, Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and cc Lewes Old. Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Greene Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer.and Lin eoln Bank, Lincoln —Smith, Ellison, and Co. Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and lan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co._ Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle. tonand Cradock .................................. an Lyminton Bank, Lymington—St. Barbe . . .................nn Lynn Regis and nshie C 0..................................., Lynn Regis. —Gurneys and Co. ..... Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis-- Jarvis and Co Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree--Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and and Hungerfo r d Bank, Marlborough—Tan nera nd Co Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son . .... ............................................ _Miners' Ba n k, T ruro— Wi llyams an d C o Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons... Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham. Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harrie and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford OM Bank Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and C 0....................................... Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbrie and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Beeching ....... Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney--_,J. W. Clinch and Co. .................................... Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverlay Bank, Hull—Pease and C 0.... Penzance Bank, Penzance--Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-r-4. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co Reading Bank, Readi n g — Stephens, Blandy and Co.. .............. ............................. Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co. Rochester, Chatham, and Strood . Ba.nk, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—R. C. 1 ) (m - ie.-b. Co. Row: Old Bank, Heredfordshire, Ross Allaway and Macdougal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saf fron Walden—Gibson.B and Co 31,06 15,935 20,001 54,195 5,392 29,492 19,887 ;20,965 64,436 14,566 25,53. 21,751 42,489 9,325 5,320 52,356 36,524 29,153 27,143 92,848 g 8,290 7,211 3,225 38,45: 13,414 14,526 2,450 8,832 16,926 24,896 16,505 26,835 50,5e0 20,531 20,19t3 48,048 92,905 10,761 3,017 18,386 8,365 31,648 12,413 30,881 9,610 11,235 47,988 10,813 9,642 12,518 30,276 23,948 6,637 4,106 7,409 13,523 3,741 1.1 4,280 31,049 Country Markets. ----.- DERBY SMI_PITITIELD.--DEa. 9. The supply of fat beasts was good, but the demand was not over brisk. There were a few superior animals shown which realised high prices, whilst those of the in ferior sorts were heavy sale. The sheep pens moderately well filled, and prices unaltered. Calves again scarce. Fat pigs a good averal The following were the quotations I—Beef, 60 to 61d ; mutton, 6 dto 7.1 ; Limb, —d to 0,1 ; veal, 7d tc 81 per lb. ; pigs, Os 6d to 10 1 9.1 per score ; rough fat, 5s 6 to Us r ) e- 141 b• , • hides, 4 1 d tip 5d per lb ; calf-skins, 41d to 6id 2 per lb. EDINBETR,GH GRAIN.-DEC. 10. A fair supply of grain. Sales heavy. All sorts of grain down. A - grea.t proportion of the wheat in bad con dition. Wheat, on the top, 14s down, and on the average is 8d down. Barley, 2s 6d down on the top, and la 9d down on the average. Oats on the top 2s 9d down—on the average, 8d down. Beans on the top is Od down, and on the average, 03 5d down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat Do. new Barley Oats -12ths. Beans BOSTON-DES. 10. A moderate supply of wheat, and the greater part out of condition. Fine dry samples in request, at is to 2s per qr. decline—inferior neglected. Barley and oats as before. Beans and peas the tu . .-n cheaper. Prices :—Wheat, red, 48s Od to 60s Od; new, —s to —s ; white, 58s Od to 62s Od, extra, 655. Barley, 38s Od to 46s Od. Oats 19s to 275. Yeas, 37. to 41s Ud Beans, 43s Od to 49s Od per qr. NETYARK-DEC. 10. We had a good attent lance to-day, and a full supply of grain, which sold slowly . Wheat is cheaper. Wheat, white 60s to 6..78 ' rod 588 to 635; barley, malting 44s to 465, grinding 36s tc,3Bs; oats, 24st. 33s to 375, 22st, 28s to 30s; beans, Ms to ,565; malt, 72s to 748; peas, 444 to 465; tares, 44s to 503 per qr. LOUTH-DEC. 10. The corn trade was remarkably dull to-day. Wheat de clined abeut 28 per quarter. Beans, no alteration. Oats and barley is cheapei Wheat, red 558 to 614, white 61s; barley 43s to 465; oats, 23s to 265; beans 42s t k 463 per qr. LOCAL sir,' RE MARKETS. LIVERPOO.L, DEc. 11. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The Smock Exchange to-day was quiet, and prices were a shade lower. North British, DA—South Eastern, 22A—Cs.1eL l onian, 311 4—London and North Western, 1-sth shares, 201—Ditto ' A shares, now, d. i—Great Western of Canada, new, p. 21. Bs. 9d. Midland, 821 Lancaahire and Yorkshire, 974—Lancas ter and Preston, 11 3 1. shares, p. 64. LEEDS, DEC. 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions have been limited to-day to Midlands, at 821. 3s. 9d. to 821. 65. 3d., and. North Eastern, Leeds, 182. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 11. STOCK EXCHANGL—The business to-day was limited• and prices flat. Gnat Western Birmingham and Stour Valleys were done at Si—Great Western Birmingham PEef., 10'. 6s. 3d.—London and North Westerns, Birmingham Canals, 91g. MANCEIESTER. DEC. 11. ITOOIC ExcaaNGE.—The market to-day was qtlift , with the prices lower. Midlands, 821—Blackhurn, 6t" Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341 6* -- Dovers, 22 1-16. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOITTII-EASTERJ RAILWAY.—Tva Se re,' turn for the week ending Dec . 6 , 1856 £1 5 ,30 9 3 1' Corresponding week last year l5 301 19 9 £4 4 Increase in 186 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAII.,"VATe . ' Traffic return for the week ending Dec. 6, 1856 , 210,930 4 10 S Corresponding weak last year 10,543. -"' Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 392,161 16 `,; Total of the half-year to this date , 1855 :168,008 12 iv GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the we ek ending Nov. - 30, 1856 £23,789 9 ? C o rresponding week last year 2 5,8 63 13 1' LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Trd Ii ! return for the week ending Dec. 7, 1856 _256,317 0 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traf f ic return O r 0 the week ending Dec. 7, 18 56 £4,951 0 A Corresponding week last year 4,801 0 v --.-----"" Increase in 1856 £lso 0 0 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE EtAILWAT.—Tr affic re: turn for the week ending Dec. 7, 1856 ......£21,5513 6 1!. Corresponding week last year .................. 20,05.1 2 0 ending Dec. 6,8 A IB N S D 6 O 3 N RAILWAY —Traffics return tor Ive ek • .. 297 . n 2 .................... . . .(im a 3 Corresponding we.k 1..4, yoar ......... -- ............ GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAILWAY' ir 17 7 week ending Dec. 7, 1856 ........................... E 7 3 _____—........ —Traffic return for the SEABORNE MAILS. is made up Ulf f o r making up .a ma il falls on a Sunday, the mai I the day follong; exce pt in the cas e of the India wi n pton, which , on such occasions, [When the date remains open until mail, via Southar evening previous.] ------ volt ------ F/0051 Made up at W hence By what When By whit des the Vessel. expected Vessel• Post-Office. patched. a t u p t t h o - n Euxine Dec. 14 Alb4M. ------ ---------• ----- lth,l7th, Sc} Lisbon.. • • • • . _ bra. Gibraltar Gibraltar •• 1 Malta • • • • - • 4th & 20th 4th and EgY.'t '.•• : M of the South- 20th of , 01o1nb e Ceylon • •Indus '.. Spain ..... . i M India ••• • • • month. ampton 27t h the Mauritius . month. (viaceylon)i China Penang } South- ........ Jan. 4.. Singapore Austratia(via / „, iled -kat South- Euro- Dee.— P. , the Cape) j .''' Dec.o 12 ..} Cape of Good ampton peen Hope Mauritius , - W.S. Jan. 25 - Ceylon .., ' mouth Lindsay India •• . . Lisbon....,, 1 •. 1 B Bu ra e z no l s .. Ayres — " 11 *lan. 9.... 1 Madeira .. • • I CapedeVerds I Tr iel Tattler Jan. 12 ampton Falkland Is- I South lands i West Indies (except Ha vana and Veneznola Honduras) 2d ar d 17th 51 of 0 , g ,utb- 16th of io Ist and )(SIP" ' Grew Town " - ; ampton the month. month. New Granada Chili .. • Peru• • .. .• California • • J 16th of Ilag da . Hassau .onduras . • South- Ni Dec. 17 ..} ' Atrato the lean Is ampton month . Mexico ... • ampton South- ....... . lan- 1 ~ , Havana • • 6 Candace Madeira .. • • jan• Teneriffe W C.of Africa Tan. 2 ..., 1. mo , t re. 15 NtaSe British North Liver- a D ec ' l -, uroP America pool United States r ows!. 19 g United States Dec. 9 and De c ' Liver- griesse e British North E alternate pool . 111 Dec. 17 ..1 ampto n America p e n. 13 : ing ton United ßriti N S t e a r t t e h s So u th- Fait" ..ingl° America . 811 1°° Canada rican A P 'Ol M—Morning. E—Evening• r cnP I " We are requested to stat e that the olive - Do r kings at the Birmingham s h o w was viva by Doune, of Oswestry. BIRTHS: OP A NV On the 10th inst., at Stoneleigh Abbey, Lady' Ti ei g b. , On the 10th inst., at Lambeth, Mrs. Arthur On the 11th inst., at Highgate, the wife of James jun., Esq. /or A DAUGHTER. On the 10th inst., at Park-road, Twickenham, the W ife of Francis Martin, Esq.—twins. rf bridg e° On the 10th inst., at 2, Adenbroo ke- p lace, FO ° t. the lady of Charles Needham, Esq., 1131.'s lath MARRIED. ..... -r, o igb' On the 9th inst., at March Baldon, the Rev. l a • -I ' . - of ton Fanshawe, Fellow of New College, you sori ter Lieutenant -General Fanshawe, C.B o n, O u g h of Guy Thomson, Esq., of Baldon, Oxford. tlie On the 10th inst. at St. Mary's, Leicester, Thognso, to son of Samuel La hee, Esq., of Bans-place, Londoo/A, Euphemia Jane , third daughter of Joseph viiderig°"- Esq., of Leicester. DIED. no rol On the 9th in st., at 9, Berkeley-square, Lieut-(;e-col. F ra ncis Miles Milman, late of the Colds tream Guar"°' of H.M.'s 86th Regt. -fietol3' ICeolg'''' On the 11th inst., at 10, Edwardes-square, Mr. Alexander M`Dongall, aged bl. On the 10th inst., at 41, Woburn-square , Esq., aged 76. lt On the 10th inst., Mr. Peter Hitter, of WestoW-hil Norwood, aged 6 t. if° On the 9th inst., at Henle -on Th mes ICatherine, l'i of the Rev. Henry B3nson. Y - 3 ' On the oth inst., William . Francis, Esq of Sandfeler Reigate, Surrey. fli ctli , On the 3d inst., rit Valencienne., France, Ann ",---"& a widow of the late Cclonel T. Polhill, Bengal -8-rm-" E ft 97. This aged lady was one of the detenues of the ..t peror Napoleon, and had resided, with the same fall 11 V a lenciennes for the lung period of 51 years. Lwa.)N .....----.--- - -- -,1 -------- ----:_rz-_ r-_-_-----71-: -7-72--___---- ~... .T. liewetoool of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sum Office. _..,.., : Printed and Published by WIRD° YOl3-,,,0. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the cotuo, of Middlesex, Fri toy, December 12, 1856. • a r