The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-13 00:00:00

in ,nd ro, HONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLoeK. The Bank of England return, completed to the 11th December, is again of a satisfactory character. The chief feature, however, has been the large in crease in the Public Deposits, owing to the active revenue collections, while the Reserve of Notes has also been largely augmented. The Bullion shows a small addition, and the Public Securities have also been slightly increased by the more active demand for money now experienced. Subjoined are the particulars and the variations they present : Active Circulation £19,701,589 Decrease 308,876 Bullion 15,267,686 Increase .. 127,923 Rest 3 , 129 , 723 Increase .. 3,861 Public Deposits 5,920,166 Increase 713,832 Other Deposits.. 13,097,426 Decrease 175,766 Seven Day and other Bills 742,012 Increase 3,815 Government Securities 10,896,409 Increase .. 3,550 Other Securities 16,329,817 Increase 105,389 Notes unemployed 9,378,825 Increase 4.51,100 The half-yearly meeting of the Union Bank of London will take place on the 15th proximo, for the declaration of a dividend, &e. _ _ A fair amount of business was transacted in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices of American descriptions were ad. per lb. higher. The sales were 10,000 bales. Increased activity is reported in the discount market, a steady augmentation having taken place during the last few days in the supply of bills pre sented for negotiation, and very little business is now transacted under 21 per cent. 6.4.0 Nro ng in- The operations in gold at the Bank of England yesterday were of an unimportant character. Later advices from Australia report the depar ture of the Kent with £422,000 in gold for Eng land. The Wellesley with £307,000 is now over due. The dollars by the last Mexican steamer have been sold at 691 d per oz., being a slight advance. In the Market for American Securities the dealings have not been of a very extensive charac ter. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., in their weekly report, state that, " Daring the past week the amount of actual business in American Securities has not been large, and the market has shown more firmness. State Stocks have not been freely offered for sale, and prices generally have improved." During the last few days the operations in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have been of a rather limited character, and prices in several instances have shown a downward tendency. Tea, however, has brought previous rates. Sugar, coffee, and fruit have been at rather lower quotations, while rice, spices, and saltpetre have continued in fair request at previous prices. Tallow has been depressed, P.Y.C., on the spot, being quoted 50s. 6d. to 515., and 51s. 6d. to 525. for spring delivery. The transactions in the market for Public Secu rities to day have been again conducted on rather a limited scale, and the variations have not been of much importance. Soon after the opening the ten dency appeared rather adverse, but more firmness subsequently prevailed ; Consols are now quoted 90i for transfer, and 901 for account. The speculators are evidently waiting for later intelli gence from America, and business is partially sus pended in consequence. The New Threes are steady at 89/, 901; the Reduced at 891 90 ; India 5 per Cent. Stock, 1021, 103, being a further advance; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is 961, and the 5 per Cent., 1011. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair extent, and prices have been tolerably well sup ported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 76 77 ; ditto 1858, 6768 ; Mexican have improved to 27-1 ; Dutch 4 per Cents. to 100; and Brazilian 5 per Cents. to 9 8 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. are 96k ; Spanish De ferred 411 ; and the Certificates are fiat at 511. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been of a very limited character, and the variations have been unimportant. Great Northern, Lanca shire mad Yorkshire, North Eastern (York), and South Eastern have improved 55., while North Western, South Western, and Midland have de clined 55., and Great Northern A Stock 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have experienced little change of importance. Great Western of Can.tia declined 55., and Great Indian Peninsula improved ss. are of ;he mg Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat. Provincial of Ireland brought 871, and Oriental Inland Steam 61 7. The shares of the National Marine Assurance Company were nomi nally quoted to 7-, prem. Of !St St, BRITISH. FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities I 'l . m 3 per Cent. Annuities B9/ 90i 89/ 90 891 India Stock Share I Railways. I p aid. l Closing Business Prices. Done. Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Baper, 4 per Cent BO Ditto 5 per Cent. 961 Ditto 51 per Cent ,lr Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 98& Ditto ditto April, 1864 981 Ditto 1859 I Dif - 1 , Bonds £l,000 Consols for Account, Jan. 9 9oa ± a India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent March. 1 June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 12 Ditto £5OO .. 12 15 Ditto Small .— ! 12 15 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 oer Cent, 1860 Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account , Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '6O 45 8 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto Account Ditto 41 pet Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 591 9 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Acco nt Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent _ Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds 1 enezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account ... Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21- per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. - NH-. Cj . rtificatc,s, 4 per Cent... Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 661 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 Bris. & Exet. 4 p. c. st Do. snares Caledon. £lO, 41 p. cent Do. guar. shares, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c Do. Class B 6 per cert Do. Class C 7 per cent E. Coma. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.ltedm.lop.c.pm Do. 43 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redrc.atsp.c.pm Gt. N h. of :-cot. Ist pref. 'Gt. Si. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent , Do. redeem. 43 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. et... Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. pref. shares IDo. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Chesterguar. shares I Do. do 'Do do Lan. & Carl. 4a p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.st£s 2s 10d. e Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 4} p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon.&Brig.sp.n.gu. No.l Do. 5 per centlo, No 2 Do. 6 per cent do Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 43 per cent. do Do. p. c. pref. shares Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p c.st (diy.detliP 65 Do. 4 per cent. pref Lon.Chat&Doy. sp.c.pf. Do. West. Ex., B, 6 p. I o. Metrop. Ex. 1 - 1, e p.c. Lon. & S. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. st., late 3d shares .... Do. 41 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl. Anus of 2s 6d 93 95 zoi 21A 6 61 101 103 112 117 'llO 116 110 i 110 106 108 123 125 81 83 11l 113 89 91 80 82 115 116 [lO 112 [O2 101 [O6 108 97 99 98 100 88 90 88 90 102 10} 91 10 17 18 10} 11 75 77 20 201 10 10 15 15 [36 133 101 103 112 115 112 115 116 13A 1112 115 L 52 155 127 130 73 75 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Turs DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 191 11 191 Antwe r p .. 25 55 25 60 Bruss e l s — 25 55 25 60 Rombur h — 13 Si 13 8 / Paris g Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1181 1181 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — 25 65 Milan — 25 7i) Genoa — 25 70 Naples Palermo — 1181 Messina Lisbon — 52 Oporto — 52 Foreign Gold in Bars (standard) ... • ,/ Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons .. 90 92 11 113 Londondy. & Cole. 1 shs r.ondony. Ennis. / shs Man. Sh. & Lin. 1 per ct. Do. £6 ............... . Do. 31 per cent. . . Do. redeem. 6 percent... Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. Do. 41 per cent. Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4 p. c. pref. stock.. Do. 41 per cent. Do. Leto. andl - lit.4per ct. rflk. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 51 p. c. Pre. st. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB l 7 Sort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. per cent... Do. Bor. Ur. g. prf. she. Do. do. do. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 41pr. ct. redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref. Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, 14. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... Rhymney Guaranteed.. Scottish Central. new pi Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,g - ua.6p c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent . South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Dc. 41 per cent Do, Fixed 41 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 4/ per cent Do. do. 1859 Do. 5 per cent. ;•',. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Do. sp. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 : Do. B 6 p. c Do. C 6 p. c Watrf d & Kilkny. 6 p. c. W. Mid.-Oxf Ist gua stk Do. 2d do. Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf:red Do. Perpet.6 p. C. pf. 1866, Do. till 1869 1 131 14 [24 126 iPm 65 70 481 48 25 75 25 75 25 75 394 119 119 k 524 52i £3 17 9 0 4 11i 0 5 1 0 0 0 GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA.—The fol lowing announces a legal judgment in Canada with refer ence to the position and claims of the first preference bond holders of the Grand Trunk Railway :—" 6, Old-jewry, June 12, 1862.—Sir,—We shall be glad if you will state, for the information of the first preference bondholders, that Judgment has been given in the suit in Lower Canada by a first preference bondholder against the Grand Trunk Rail- N 7 4 37 Company. The judge refused to appoint a receiver, there being no precedent for such a proceeding under the old trench law which prevails in Lower Canada ; but he e xpressly upheld the right of the preference bondholders to C a hng fi ld rs i tlien on the railway and property of the company, in the rolling stock, in accordance with the opinion of Sir Hugh Cairns and the other English counsel who origi nally advised on the case. Referring to this part of the case, the judge says in his judgment, Circumstances may Impair or diminish the security of the first preference bond holders, but nothing less than future legislative enactment, r their own acts, can defeat their priority of claim over the first lein' of the province.'—Your obedient servants, AsittrusT, SON, ‘5,'," MORRIS." THE SU N i LONDON, FRIDAY EVE NI NIG, DEC E NIB tt 13, 1861. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) Business done COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) JUDGMENT.-GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Eventng.) His Honour said this was an application by the plaintiffs for the purpose of obtaining a declaration to the effect that the late agreement entered into by the defendants was in violation of an agreement previously entered into by the defendants with the plaintiffs. The whole case turns on the construction of this agreement. On considering the terms of thu agreement, and in particular the 9th and 14th sec tions of the agreement, he was of opinion that there was no breach of the original agreements by the defendants. He refused the plaintiffs' motion to restrain the defendants from giving facilities to goods and passengers on their line, with costs of the injunction. NOTICE TO MASTERS AND MATES IN THE MER CHANT SERVICE. 100 i JUDGMENT.-.POTHERGIL v. ROUNDELL. This case came before the court on a motion for decree. 4 6 /100 15 all 100 100 i 1011 id id 95 100 ti FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 13.8. all all all all all His Honour, on considering the provisions in the will and codicil of the testator, made a declaration that the plaintiff, on the decease of her husband, acquiesced in taking the benefit of the provisions in the deed in question, and dismissed the bill with costs ; and also declared that any balance of any provisions due to the defendant (Roundell) and others, be distributed according to the claim of all parties interested therein, costs to be paid out of the funds ; and remit to the chief clerk to certify accordingly, with liberty to all parties interested to apply at Chambers. 99 i I i iq 9 COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) HODSON V. HODSON, AND CALLAHAN. This was a petition for dissolution of marriage, presented by the husband against the wife on the ground of adultery with the co-respondent Callahan, who at the time was en gaged at Sadler's Wells Theatre, under the name of Harris. The respondent pleaded condonation and connivance. Dr. Tristram appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. Salter for the respondent. - m - f5 The marriage having been proved in the year 1847, Mrs. Mary Hodson, the mother of the petitioner, said — After the marriage my son and his wife resided with me at Salisbury-lane, Bermondsey. They had both clone so for some time before the wedding. There were issue of the marriage three children, one of which was now living. I know Mr. Callahan. The acquaintance commenced in 1855. He called to thank my son for assisting his mother and father out of their house when it was on fire. After that he frequently came to our house. I recollect Mrs. Hodson leaving the house. It took place on the 2d October, 1855. I was present at a conversation which took place between her and my son before she quitted it. On the day Mrs. Hodson left her husband she called him up stairs, and I heard her say, " I've no money, Fred." He said, "You have no right to be without; there are two sovereigns for you." She then said, "Are you deter• mined that man (Callahan) shall not visit the house ;" to which he replied, " I am ; he shall not come here any more." She said, " Then I will not live with you ; I like him better than you. I shall go and take apartments, and work at my business of dressmaking." I left the house after the conversation, and returned in about an hour or so, when I found my son in great distress. Mrs. Hodson, who had been out, returned about four o'clock, and went to her room, and began packing up her things. Shee told her husband that she had taken lodgings in Long lane, Bermondsey, and that she would write to him. He said, " for God's sake, don't leave your home and children." She said, "I must, I will, for I have gone too far; it is an infatuation, but I can't help it." After she got her things altogether, she said to my son, " Will you send for a Gab P" He said " No," and she then threw open the bedroom win dow and called to some one, I don't know who, to fetch one. It came, and she went away. She has never been in my house since that day, but my son lives with me up to the present time. I have seen Mrs. Hcdson often since in a chandler's shop in Brill-row, which had the name of Harris over the door. This was in the year 1856. I know a Mr. Bennett. He was with me yesterday when I saw Mrs. Hodson and Callahan together in Westminster Hall. My son and his wife, while they lived with me, were on the most affectionate terms. 61 , —p d 10 11 4 Si 22 z 3 81 81 Si Ei 20 21 as 394 7 9 39 40 50 62 5 4 d 3.2.10, 3.14.6 7.4.0 551 17s 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10. E 11 13 ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. 61 7 81 91 •I 4 26 27 61 7 94 10 20 21 1 2 30 34 3CO S7O 55 00 274 2S 3 3i 19 2) 31 4} 58 61 3} 1 Cross-examination continued—My son used to go to a publichouse in Bermondsey, the Star and Garter, kept by an unmarried woman, but I can't say he visits the house frequently. I never heard him say he had served in the bar. 3. QUALIFICATION". 4. PROMOTION. 0i 2i 11,E 1.14.0 9.18.0 li 10.6.7 11 5.9. G all 18.1'4.5; 1 2719. 13s 6d 1.7.2 Dr. Tristram objected to the line of cross-examination. The judge thought the evidence was strictly regular, as it appeared the object of counsel was to show that Hodson wished now to marry the person who keeps the public house, and that was the reason for now going on with the suit. Cross-examination continued—l never noticed any im propriety between Mrs. Hodson and Mr. Callahan. I knew Callahan was an actor at Sadler's Wells Theatre. He never, that I am aware of, was in the habit of calling on Mrs. Hodson when my son was from home. He used to call at our house when he wont to rehearsal, and also when he returned. My son used to meet him sometimes of an evening, and then they would have a cigar and glass together. That is what I call visiting our house frequently. I am certain my son never sent a boy for the cab in which Mrs. Hodson left her home. I have never heard from my son that he has taken supper with Mrs. Hodson and Cal lahan in Goswell-street, 'sling ton. I have never seen my son lounging on the sofa with the neice of Mrs. Hodson. Re-examined—There is no truth in the insinuation that my son intends to marry the person who keeps the public house. Mr. Edward Hodson, a brother of the petitioner, said— In October, 1855, I recollect going with my brother to Sadler's Wells Theatre. After the performance was over I saw Mr. Callahan and my brother's wife come out to gether, walking arm in arm. I followed them to 74, Dos well-road, Islington. My brother was with me. We knocked at the door, and Mr. or Mrs. Bennett opened it. We had blackened our faces to disguise us. We asked if they had a lady and gentleman lodging there, upon which the party said " Yes, a Mr. and Mrs. Harris, of Sadler's Wells Theatre." I said "No, it is not so, it is my brother's wife, and her name is Hodson." My brother asked his wife to come home again, but she refused. Mr. ',Callahan acted at Sadler's Wells under the name of T. C. Harris. Mr. Bennett, who formerly kept the house in Goswell street, said Callahan and Mrs. Hodson took a bedroom in the name of Mr. and Mrs. Harris, and lived there for some time as man and wife. He saw the two parties whom he called Mr. and Mrs, Harris, yesterday in Westminster Hall. Mr. Salter addressed the jury for the respondent, contend ing that petitioner had condoned the adultery, and called a young man to prove that the cab in which Mrs. Hodson left her home in was brought by direction of Mr. Hodson, but the evidence altogether failed. The Judge Ordinary having summed up the evidence, The jury said they were of opinion that Mrs. Hodson had committed adultery with Callahan, and that Hodson had neither condoned nor connived at the offence. The Judge Ordinary dec;eeda rule nisi, with costs against the co-respondent. TEM DAY'S 111ARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng lish wheat were to a very moderate extent. Both red and white qualities, however, met a slow sale ; nevertheless, prices ruled tolerably firm. The supply of foreign wheat was large. The business done was confined to actual wants, at about Monday's cur rency. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, yet no quotable change took place in their value. Good and fine malting barley sold steadily at full prices, but inferior kinds were a dull inquiry. Grinding and dis tilling sorts moved off steadily. In malt a limited business was transacted on former terms. Oats were firm, and for good sweet corn rather higher prices were realised. Beans and peas met a slow sale, but the quotations were fairly maintained. The flour trade was dull. American barrels were offered freely at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS Nv'UBE:. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........: 2,110 1,620 i 2,830 1 130 1 2,890 sack.. Irish.. — 110 i 1,120 , F0reign........ 47,470 5 , 630 1 i— 7,290 1 620 sks. 27,910 brim. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. OFFICERS FOR THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. The following regulations have been established in pur suance of the Act 24 and 25 Viet., cap. 129, relating to the enrolment of officers in the Royal Naval Reserve : Any master or mate of the merchant service who is de sirous of becoming an officer of the Royal Naval Reserve, should apply by letter to the Registrar-General of Seamen, No. 6, Adelaide-place, London-bridge, E.G., for a form on which his application for a commission in the Royal Naval Reserve is to be made, and should state distinctly in such letter, his name and the address to which the form is to be sent. A form of application will then be sent to the address indicated, with full instructions as to the mode in which it is to be filled up. A pattern of the uniform tuay be seen at the office of the Registrar-General of Seamen. By tha Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, &c. Whereas by the Act 24 and 25 Viet., cap. 129, provisi.,n is made to enable her Majesty to avail herself of the ser vices of a certain number of officers of the merchant service of the United Kingdom, and of the colonies and dependen cies of Gloat Britain, as officers of reserve to the Royal Navy; and whereas her Majesty has been pleased, by her order in Council of the 20th inst., to direct that the follow ing regulations be established for carrying into effect the provisions of the said act; we hereby desire and direct that the regulations in question be promulgated for the informa tion and guidance of officers of the merchant service, who, in conformity with her Majesty's gracious intentions, are desirous of enrolling themselves as officers of the Royal Naval Reserve, under the conditions specified. 1. NUMBER, CLASS, AND RANK. The officers of the Royal Naval Reserve shall not ex ceed the total number of 400, and shall consist of two classes: 1. Lieutenants of Naval Reserve, whose number shall not exceed 130, and who will rank with, but after, lieu tenants of the Royal Navy. 2. Sub-lieutenants of Naval Reserve, whose number shall not exceed 270, and will rank with, but after, sub-lieu tenants of the Royal Navy. 2. APPOINTMENT. Officers of both classes will receive their appointments from us, but applications for appointments should be made through the Board of Trade, London. Masters of merchant vessels who hold certificates of com petency under the " Mercantile Marine Act of 1850," or the " Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," and who have commanded vessels of not less than 500 tons burthen, for not less than two years, shall be eligible for appointment as lieutenants or sub-lieutenants of the Royal Naval Reserve. Chief mates of merchant vessels who hold masters' or chief mates' certificates of competency under the " Mercan tile Marine Act, 1850," or the " Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," and who have sailed as masters, or as chief mates, in vessels of not less than 500 tons burthen, for not less than two years, shall be eligible for the appointment of sub lieutenant of the Royal Naval Reserve. Masters with extra certificates will, as a general rule, have the preference. Qualification for the first class will iraclude qualification for the second class. No master or mate will be enrolled as lieutenant or sub lieutenant whose age exceeds 45. This limit will subse quently be altered to 35, at the discretion of the Lords of the Admiralty. Masters of merchant vessels who are actually afloat and in command, though they may be above the age of 45 years, may be enrolled as Honorary Lieutenants of the Royal Naval Reserve, on the recommendation of the Board of Trade. The number of Honorary Lieutenants is not to exceed 100 in addition to the numbers above specified. They will not be required to undergo drill or be called out for service. Officers of the Second Class will, if qualified, be eligible for promotion to the First Class, at our discretion. Officers who, when in actual service, may, by the cha racter or length of their service, obtain our special approba tion, will be eligible to receive commissions as officers in the Royal Navy, of the same grade as that with which they may rank at the time. They will then be considered in all respects as officers on the permanent strength of the Navy. Officers who, whilst on actual service, shall have distin guished themselves in action with the enemy, or by the character and length of their services, will be eligible, at the conclusion of their service in the Navy, for promotion to the higher honorary ranks of Commander and Captain of the Naval Reserve, at our discretion. OSO ind rn- Ligl Ire og he Dle nk gh :ed he Lt he I~ -._ SHARE .MARKET-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. RaZways, I:ellast and Nor. Coon. Mr.. Wol., and Str. VaL Myth and Tyne fiost.,Sleaf.,and Jlfd. Co . . Bristol and Exeter [ Caledonian • ;Carmarthen & Cardigan IC wk and Bandon Cork. Brock, & Passage , Cornwall A gets no Do I Do. A t" (Inan an divl has ' B been Paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. ngl i an Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock, • Do Bdo do DoNw A, late E U3dsj !East Suffolk !:Ainburgh & Glasgow j jEdin., Perth, & Dundee. Forth & Clyde Junction jFurness Glas!x: and S. Western JGreatNrthmot Scotland' JGrelt Northerr Do A stock Do IS do Gt. S. an IV. of Ireland; Great Western Do Gtr Val stock fr , sh South Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire; London and Blackwalt Lon., Bright. & S. Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover; !Lon. & North WesternF Lon. & South Western, L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen. I Ilan., Shef. , & Lincoln.' Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Iretropoli tan Midland Do New Do Birming. Derby did Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry t Armagh, def.' kfewry, Warnpt, & Ros ort olk i North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d tills pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds I Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. S. w. Junction. Not. Gran. RI. & Canal Peebles Pnrtsrnouth . Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock: Do Sc 1. Mid, stock 1 Shrews. and Welchpool , Shropshire Union I Sittin . bourne & Sheer 1 South Devon IS. Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern !South Wales S. York. and 'River Dun' Staines,Wok.,andWok., Stockton & Darlington; Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do Pre+. No. 1 iThamesllavenDk&Rall jUl,ter Do Do IVale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim (Waterford & Kilkenny iNVater ord & Limerick 'West Cornwall West London Do Ist el ass Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&K.. West Midland Oxtord Do Newpor' Do Hereford LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. ( Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W .. .. Birkenhead lOO a , .&G.W S 4 86 Buckinghamshire lOO Do 94 96 95 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 53 64 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. g:ipr c. 100 Gr. North. 133 136 E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge.... 1 100 .. .. .. Gls. Barr. &Neils.Drct. 100 Caledon .. .. Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West .. .. Hull and ~ e lby 1 all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves , all Do. Do. quarters ' all Do. , Lancaster & Carlisle 100 'Ln.&N.W 197 202 Loudon & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 61 63 63 Do. Preference 1 100 Do. Lon.,Tilb.& Southend; 100 (Norfolk & Co. 64 86 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 INorfolk Do n per cent lOO iDo. Mnc.,Bxtn.,k Matlock all LNW& 31 31 38 3: Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5.6. E Counts.par i p gua,. 5 per cent... 1 Nortim.&Eastn. 6p. c. all ; Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all I Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all 'Do. N. Eastn—llartlepool 110 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. 1 all L&N.W )& L y k. 3 43 45 Do. :4 shares A. all Do. •••• • .; .. .. Roystn.llitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 135 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 Do. Do. South Staffordshire ; 100 Ln. &N.W .. .. Wilts and Somerset 1 100 Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn & Croydon) all L.&Brgtn 84 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. faid, l C P l r o i s c i e n . g Busin e ss 7i 8 6 6i 94 06 101 101 I.olfi all . 5 6 41 43 11 114 18 19 504 514 47 50 32 34 88 00 29 30 102 104 !112 112} 'lloi 111 130 132 101 103 08 68; 55 58 106 106. 54 56 115 117 44 46 92 92i 93 94 9 11 44 45 5 6 1261 1 1271 11 11p 07 Go 61 63 621 631 99 99/ 4 "I 55/ 56 87/ 88} 93 05 51 41 d 10} lui 88 90 121 12E : , 8 40 96 98 451 46/ 36 38 75 75i 15 67 95 97 5i 6 37 39 7 p 4 5} p 55i t. 61 21 3} d 83 86 12* 13 5 6 44 48 43 45 89 01 18 5111 1063 i 441 92i i I 93 i 1271 6,1 11 137 139 102 104 92 94 169 111 JO7 109 1 1 lipna, 99 101 98 100 dis par 61} 631 3 384 751 I idis }pm 22 23 132 136 10 101 4 99 101 99 101 90 89 6s leo 85 88 '27 28i 31 33 31 33 42 45 123 125 121 123 100 102 118 122 115 120 112 i 12 110 i 99} 9 s tti I 87/ 8} Share 100 sr { 18 204 20i 10 100 100 100 174 20 stock 20 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock stock Share 19.16.4 12.10 st 2s 6d 10s. 1 10 10. 6. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. braid, 98 99 Si gi 72 77 (38 67 ;2 qt 5 100 100 100 all 8) 9 88 90 98 99 90 92 5 7 (Closing Price. 3f 4t d 1i id: 191 20Id 100 101 98 100 99 WI 994 1014 ]8 19 51 CO 40 50 30 33 34 38 28 32 28 32 i:9 100 d 98 1,9 Railways. Nlant'c • Lawrence 13c ' in ' I.,ParL'a &.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do Do. B Bu!talo and Lake iuroe Do. New Do. Preference ...... Buiralo,Brant,&Godrict , 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 'Do. do. July 1, 18:3 i)o. do. .June 1, 1879 Cleutta.k.S.Eastn.(l.b ) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim ) Cape Town (tr. Dock Scrij Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c !Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext..... Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 percent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 ,G t. In di a Pentn. gua.sp. c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. Sonth.of India (Lint' guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. t. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 5} p. c. do. '77 do Do. 5i p. c. do. '7B do Madras guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 5 Ilelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick Candu Ry.itLand(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capita.: Share IDo. do. Land d 0........ 'Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde ..... . 63 . ...1 4 ..,1 'Do. Punjaub .... `ate g Do. Do. ....... e-! Do. Indus. St. Flo. qg Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes .... •••• • • • j Bak& S.Fran.. Li m. 7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail C0piap0................ Ditto Extension I Dutch Rhenish . ..... Eastern of France Grand RUE , Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris, Lyons, & Medi ter. Parrs & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (fern ) gua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish...... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref ;Sambre & Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c ,S.Aust &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.— IS. East Portugal 7 p ct. West Flanders:.., I Do. 51 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France West , rn of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ..... Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand . . BRITISE Alfred Consols (Philack) . British Iron ,Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) I East Caradon E. %VI Russel (Tavistk ) G am.&St.Aubyn(G wen ) Great South Tolgus G .Wheal Alfd. (Phil acle G. Wheal Vor (Hesston) !Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs (Lady Bertha Margaret ( Gny Lelant) I North Downs 'North Frances (Illogan), N. Wh '1 Basset (1110 4 - an)' I North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) iSortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) 'S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 'Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm.)F West Basset (Illoan).. W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton 1 Wheal Basset (Illog,an) Wheal Buller (Redruth); WhcAl Edward (CalsA Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)i Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)i Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)! FOREIGN MINES. z 0 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim 17.6 pd Id 1 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 48 49 49 81 5 Do. Land and Miningeo. all 11 11 1 Clarendon Cons.MiaCo. ; di s. 40 .Cobre Copper all 36 57 351 6 iCopiappo . 1 IDunMoun.Cop.Ming Co ail 1 11 11 1 2 11'ortuna 20 General all 23 24 2 !Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 p 11 , Kapunda (Limited) 1 11 p 3 Linares all 7 8 5 Lusita.nian 2 ; pr 1 Mariquira all 1 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L itri 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 5 Fort Philip 1 11 11 1 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) I 10s. 4 11,1 1 1181•81 United Mexican .. 1 ,Worthing (Limited) all 1 Do. — COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 I 100 10! 107 105 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2 1 100 105 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 1 100 106 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au;*.! 100 103 106 :103 p. & Sept.; 100 103 106 Do. 5 per cent lOO :95 97 96 51 1 -- Cape G.llope, 6p c,lBBO 100 1( 6 108 Do. 1890 , 100 106 108 - N.B.G ov. 6 p.c. J a.&July, 100 103 105 Do. Bp. c.Ap. & Oct.' 100 - N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 i 100 98 100 Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 97 99 Do. p.c., 1888 45 upwds 100 96 98 98 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Js.&Julyi 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 100 IC2 104 103 DOCKS. stock 'Commercial lOO stock !Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min. 100 stock East and West India 1 120 123 125 stock London ....... 100 58 61 stock St. Katharine lOO 59 62 stock Southampton lOO I stock Victoria ...... 100 97 99 20 IDo , New 2 I ld pr JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 190 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 40 'Australasia all 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 21 100 Bfok. of London 50 63 65 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, Ac. all 191 205 25 ,Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 31 33 100 City 100 Colonial ... 25 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada... all 100 'Commercial of London . 20 20 114'.ng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch all 17 18 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 'Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 24 25 20 Do. new lO 3 4 50 London and County 50 , London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Alrican lO 14 id 100 London Ss Westminster 20 69 70 69 100 i Vat. Prov. of England 42 -- 20 Do. new 50 National 11%nk ..... 25 2G South Wa1e5...... all 25 ; Orient. B. Corporation .1 all 49 50 491 20 Ottoman Bank . 100 Provincial of Ireland ; 25 875 10 Do. new 25 South Australia ..,.. all 25 , Union of Australia all 37 39 50 I MIL) of London . . I 12 27 28 100 I Unit) Mutual.. ...... 6 O MISCtLLAINTROTTS. I(Th Angio....,d eart Mint . all 135 145 10 I Atlantic IL Ml. Stin (14 all 1 2 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 55 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lira.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 324 Canada Land all 98 103 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim all st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent all 1 6 17 st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 103 105 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 45 spm st. Electric Tclegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 21 3 15 Gen. Steam Navigate in H 1 Great Ship Limited) all 5 1 Do: 175 pet Preference all 6 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 45 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 15 14 20 :Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2 25 3 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim , all 35 44 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 1 5 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 15 5d 10 Netherlands Land all 100 N• • 10 15 1 1 1 Oriental nB.rNAPeteta:Ailt°G'srrvaleaalirasaS-rs(cieLls:as.atl t i l ) ) sd ; aaaaBlllllllll 1,1 114 o. glto. O ti r e i e n ut tl :L l i n i . d lte 3 a n m n. ( ( l L a i m m .) ) 100 10 47 65 a 761 ; 6 5 0 0 Pen.p 0 & N Oriental ew rorneLg i e p a . m e aa a a31 1 11100:1 1 1 1311:1 6 827 9 5: 1381 7 419:193 1 60 46 48 15525201t050: South SRRED:e IY3't'oalS.Al enN3 A : lei &es u aYri s iin t Australian a t i l en i a a vi n n . L L i a n ) l a o 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip al' 2 11 5 0 01 trTD T rustK t ud , l a d or : t n o .rao m i . ln C a.l dse T o i ; e i o As i gemdre o U: en) . d r i ( c . s u C y l .t m a . 1 n °: : ; l a 1 :51 1 1 Pt 4 rci:pi: ' r p I 100 au Indift:4'd L uld NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat are seasonably extensive. The trade, however, may be considered s'eady, and prices are fairly supported. _ _ - - - Per 81b. by the carcase. sdsd sdsd Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Vaal Do. small do. 4 0 4 2 Small pork 4 6 5 0 Large pork 3 10 4 4 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. The demand for all kinds of hops continues inactive; nevertheless, prices are steadily supported. Foreign hops have come to hand freely this week. New Mid and East Kents.. 180 s to 220 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents .. 147 s 185 s ~ New Sussex l3ss 155 s ~ Belgian 1 lOs 120 s ~ Bavarian COLONIAL. TEA.—Thero has been a very limited business transacted owing to the approach of the public sales, which commence to-day. Prices, however, aro generally steady. SUGAR.—The market has been dull and prices have in several instances, shown increased depression. Refined descriptions however have shown no material variation. COFFEE.—OnIy limited dealings have been recorded in colonial descriptions at slightly reduced prices. Other qualities have remained at steady rates. RICE.—For the better descriptions of East India there has been a fair demand, and prices have been fairly sup ported. SALTPETRE.—The operations have continued moderately active, and full prices are current for good and finer quali ties. _ - - - - • TALLOW.—Tho market bas continued dull, and prices have shown a further slight depression. P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 50s 6d to 51s, and spring delivery 5.s 6cl to 528 per cwt, 5. UNlronm. Officers to wear the same uniform as officers of correspond ing rank in the Royal Navy, with the following- exceptions, viz. : Lieutenants.—lnstead of the stripe of half-inch lace round the sleeves of the coats there is to be a stripe formed of two waved lines of quarter-inch gold braid, intersecting each other, so as to form a band half an inch wide, the blue cloth to show between the curves. Sub-Lieutenants to have one such waved line of the same braid, The buttons of both classes to be of the Royal Navy pattern, with the letters " R.N.R." in old English character, surmounted by a crown. Instead of the anchor on the epaulettes and shoulder straps respectively, there is to be a badge consisting of a silver anchor in the centre, surrounded with the words " Royal Naval Reserve" embroidered in gold. Instead of the bullion loop on the cocked hats, the loop to be formed of two gold braids twisted the same as for coat sleeves. The badge for the caps to consist of a device similar to that on the epaulettes embroidered on blue cloth and surmounted by a crown. The plate for the sword belt to be the same as for officers of the Royal Navy, substituting the letters " R.N.R." for the anchor in the centre. 6. DRILL. Officers will be required to undergo in each year a course of 28 days' drill and gunnery instruction on board the dis trict or drill ships at the ports in their respective vicinity, viz. :—London, Shields, Sunderland, Hull, Southampton, Falmouth, Bristol, Liverpool, Leith, Greenock, Dublin, or Queenstown 7. MESSING. Officers, whilst on drill, will live on shore, and receive the following subsistence allowance, viz. : Lieutenants .. • • .. 10s. a day. Sub-Lieutenants .. .. 7s. a day. Wh en called out for service they will mess with their respective ranks, 8. DISCIPLINE. Officers will be subject to naval discipline when attending drill, and when called out for actual service ; and will be liable to lose their Commissions for offences against the rules, discipline, or character of Her Majesty's Service, in the same manner as officers of the Royal Navy. 9. SERVICE AFLOAT. Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve will be called out for actual service by Royal Proclamation ; and they will be liable to serve during the continuance of any national emergency, or until they may be regularly discharged by our direction. 10. RAY AND ALLOWANCES, AND PENSIONS TO WIDOWS. Officers will, whilst called out for actual service, receive the pay of their corresponding ranks in the Royal Navy, Officers who may receive hurts or wounds whilst on ser vice will receive the same pensions and allowances to which officers in the Navy would be entitled under similar cir cumstances. Widows of officers who, whilst in actual service, may be killed in action, or die from accident resulting from the performance of their duty, will receive the same pensions as the widows of naval officers of corresponding rank would be entitled to under similar circumstances. Given under our hands this 29th day of November, 1861. SOMERSET. FREDERICK WILLIAM GREY. CHARLES EDEN, CHARLES FREDERICK. JAMES ROBERT DRUMMOND. SAMUEL WHITBREAD. By command of their lordships, CLARENCE PAGET. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 13. The Right Hon, the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade gave notice, that the Moziteur of the 12th inst., contains a French Imperial Decree, authorising the importation into France, free of duty, of the following guar tities of salt, for curing herrings, the produce of French fisheries : Kilos of salt. For every 100 kilos of white herrings .. 30 For every 12,240 kilos of red herrings ..200 ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEC. 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Francis Hawkins, Esq., M.D., to be Physician to her Majesty's household in ordinary, in the room of Sir John Forbes, M.D., do • ceased. CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 12. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Birkenhead—John Laird, of Birkenhead, in the county of Ches er, Esq. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 13. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub• Lieutenant and Adjutant John Limbert to have the rank of Lieu tenant; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Herbert Hay Lang ham to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice William Hessey, who retires; Regimental Corporal-Major Thomas Cox, to be Riding Master, vice Lieutenant William Hessey, who retires. 4th Dragoon Guards—William John Brooke, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Arthur Ashton, who retires. 6th Dragoons—Cornet Hew Stevenson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hardy, promoted. Ist Regiment of Foot—Capt. and Brevet -Major James Pollock Gore to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet- Colonel Burton Daveney, who retires on full-pay ; Lieut. 1 Albert Seagrira to be Vaptain, without purchase, yioo Brevet-Major James Pollock Gore; Ensign Alfred Moberly - to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Seagrim. 9th Foot—Captain Edward Jervis, from the Military Train, to be Captain, vice William Lawrence Murphy, who retires on half-pay. 15th Foot—Lieutenant F. B. Ehrenberg Allhusen to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robert Wynne Price, who retires ; Ensign George Ainsworth Fielding to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Allhusen ; Charles Alexander Moore, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fielding; Paymaster George Henry Shuttlesorth, from the 51st Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Richard Milbank Tylghtnan, deceased. 18th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Hotham to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robert Hoey Jex-Blake, who retires ; Ensign Thomas Boyle Meredith to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hotham; Henry David Bicknell, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Meredith. 19th Foot—Theodore Bosville Emerson, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Francis Herbert Evans, who retires. 22d Foot—Captain William Mills Molony to be Major, by purchase, vice Herbert George Bowden, who retires; Lieutenant James St. George Armstrong to be Captain, by purchase, vice M o l ony; Ensign Albert ciarner Richards, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arm strong; John St. George Wolseley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Richards. 3Sth Foot—Captain Harry B. Crohan, from the 84th Foot, to be Captain, vice Ewen, who exchanges. 54th Foot—Lieut. ti ere Temple hayly, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Prideaux William Gillum, who retires ' • Ensign William Patri c k H o d nett to b e Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bayly; Charles Frederick Carey, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hodnett. 62d Foot—George Simpson Fraser, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lake, promoted. 64th Foot—Limit. George Henry John Haldane, to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major David Mortimer Murray, who retires; Ensign Herbert Small Janvrin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Haldane; Warwick Falkland Tryon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Janvrin. _ 84th Foot—Captain Arthur J. Allis Ewen, from the 38th Foot, to be Captain, vice Crohan, who exchanges. DEPOT BATTALIONS.—Captain Richard Fitz Gerald, of the 69th Foot, to be Instructor of Musketry, in succession to Captain Wallis, who has joined the Service Companies of the 33d Foot ; Captain Alfred Henry Waldy, of the 46th Foot, to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Captain Woods, who joins the Head-quarters of the 80th Foot. ES. BREVET. The unbermentioned officers to have the local rank of Major-General in North America while in command of bri gades in that country Brevet-Colonel David Russell, C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel unattached, at present serving as a Brigadier-General at Aldershot. Brevet-Colonel Randal Burnley, Lieutenant-Colonel, half-pay unattached, at present serving as inspector-Gene ral of Infantry in Great Britain, with the temporary rank of Major-General. _ _ _ Major and Brevet-Colonel Burton Daveney, retired full pay Ist Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major-General. Captain and Brevet-Colonel James Stuart, half-pay 84th Foot, Staff Officer of Pensioners, retired upon full pay, to have the honorary rank of Major-General. Captain Matthew Frederick Steele, half-pay Unattached, Staff Officer of Pensioners, retired upon full pay, to have the honorary rank of Major. Paymaster with the honorary rank of Captain, Robert Thomas Hearn, 76th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major, under the Royal Warrant of the 27th January, 1860. ::erjeant-Major T. Trout, of the Aldershot Camp Police to have the local rank of Quartermaster while employed at Aldershot, but such rank not to give any additional pay. The undermentioned Officers to be employed upon a particular service : TO BE LIEUT.-COLONELS. Brevet-Colonel Alexander Low, Lieutenant-Colonel, half-pay Unattached. Brevet-Colonel Charles F. Fordyce, C. 8., Lieutenant- Colonel, half-pay Unattache i. Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Henry Lane Fox, Grendier Guards. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Ralph Browne, half-pay, late 87th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hope Crealock, half-pay, late 90th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Ross, half-pay, late 73d Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Newdigate, half-pay, late Rifle Brigade. .._ . Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Taylor, half-pay, late 9th Foot. TO BE MAJORS Major Charles F. Torrens Daniell, half-pay Unattached, Major of Brigade, Curragh. Major Fitz William F. Hunter, half-pay Unattached. Major Taylor Lambard Mayne, half-pay Unattached. Major John 'Wimburn Laurie, half-pay, late 4th Foot. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. William Farbon, miller, Horncastle, Lincolnshire George Cooke, upholsterer, Knighton, Devonshire. BANKRUPTS. James Frankland, stationer, Commercial road East Harry Pedgrift, surgeon, Laxfield, Suffolk William Gibson, ironfounder, Lizzard-street, St. Luke Wellman Huekell, auctioneer, Willingham, Cambridge shire George Boswell, commission agent, Richmond Annie Carnell, hotel-keeper, Wellington-terrace, St. John's-wood Francis Smith, brewer, Fulham. Edward Capan, tailor, Strand. James Roebuck, baker, Woburn, Bedfordshire. Jesse Cornelius Moore, tea dealer, Little Tower-street. William Butler, coach builder, Poole, Dorsetshire. Patrick Maguire, commission agent, Arthur-street East, City. homas James Pike, gilder, North Audley-street. Frederick John, Howard, merchant's-clerk, Werrington street Edmund Fellows, licensed victualler, Regent's-park Henry White Shailer, greengrocer, Regent's-park Alfred Horne, grocer, Felix-terrace, Liverpool-road James Sawyer, livery-stable-keeper, Curtain-road Henry George Harrison, smith, Islington John Porter, looking glass manufacturer, Lisson-grove John Davis, professor of music, Wilmot-road, Dalston Joseph P. Mew and George Thome, ironmongers, West Cowes James Nicholas Roche, clerk, Munster-terrace, Fulham Thomas C. Wilkinson, baker, Cross-street, New Hatcham Edgar W. Dow, tailor, Goswell-road William T. Spain, clerk, Albion-terrace, Chelsea William Hill Owen, surveyor, Camberwell Samuel Vineall, farmer, Rotherfield, Sussex Samuel Orbell Kingsbvry, baker, Great Oakley, Essex Harriet Ann Morris, widow, Brighton Richard Brown the elder, butcher, Croydon-common Joseph Wilder, licensed victualler, Aston-juxta-Bir mingham Anne Faulkner, Benjamin Wight Faulkner, and Charles Joseph Faulkner, brewers, Birmingham John Turton Newton, lime-master, Birchills, Walsall, Warwickshire Thomas Bowmar, lime-burner, Kirkby, Ashficld, Notts! Samuel Reeves, late of Barkby, Leicester Joseph Bird, grocer, Nottingham William Sketchley, builder, Leicester George Augustus Hartlebury Hepworth, surgeon, Glou c star John George, coal merchant, Gloucester Francis Lerebours Gorbell, school master, Somerset John Hicks Vivian, cabinet maker, Redruth Jonathan Carter, licensed victualler, Exeter Henry Bentley, woollen cloth manufacturer, York David Wood, cloth manufatturer, York George Winter, York Edwin Wyatt, hotel keeper, Penmaenwawr, Carnarvon William Tassell, hosier, Liverpool Frederick Roberts, engraver, Manchester HenrySugden,alkalimanufacturer,Newcastle-upon-Tyne Thomas Mollard, schoolmaster, Birmingham Edward Bradbury, cabinet maker, Balsall Heath, War wickshire Charles Sissons, general dealer, Bingham, Notts William Cockayne, schoolmaster, Nottingham Thomas Benton, grocer, Nottingham; Charles R ;üben Dann, optician, Nottingham Sarah Lucy Philips, brewer, Gloucester James Cox, horse dealer, Worcester Henry Thomas Pugsley Ireland, livery stable keeper, Torquay Henry Clode, cabinet maker, Torquay Samuel Clarke, fruiterer, Torquay John Albert Miles, wheelwright, Banbury Nehemiah Mitchell, tailor, Congleten, Chester John Pattison, farmer, Gateshead Thomas Gould, butcher, Cradley-heath, Staffordshire Thomas Lee, innkeeper, Wymendham, Leicestershire Jeremiah ase Garrett, grocer, Woodbridge, Suffolk Thomas Allwood, stationer, Alcester Richard Williams, grocer, Llantrissant, Glamorganshire Matthew Henderson, groom, Castle Eden, Durham John Ward, shoemaker, Escomb, Durham Robert John Waugh, mason, Lanchestor Frederick Henry Lilly, glazier, Market Deeping Wm. Dalby and John Hadfield, joiners, Burton-on-Trent Robert Gascoyne, cattle dealer, Peterborough John Lloyd, bricklayer, Heaton Norris John Wilson, toy dealer, Margate Wm. Gillin, shoemaker, Chipping Wycombe Charles Upton Cavell, poulterer, Ramsgate William Benjamin Twyman, upholsterer, Ramsgate George Twyman, upholsterer, Ramsgate Thomas Nadauld Potter, butcher, Smalley, Derby • John Cupit, victualler, Duffield, Derby John Anthony Fasana, cord wainer, Salford Stephen George, draper, Tregaron, Cardigtn William Marshman, brush manufacturer, Frome James Stevenson, salesman to a horse dealer, Leeds Thomas Stamp, builder, Bridport, Devonshire Samuel Evens, gardener, Great Coggeshall, Essex Sampson Smith, farmer, Daw End, Staffordshire Wm. Feavyer, baker, Norwich Lewis Toft, potter, Newchapel, Staffordshire John Buckley, miller, Stanley Mills, Staffordshire Daniel Simpson, beerseller, Tunstall, Staffordshire Robert Bryar, traveller, Halifax George Bates, fruiterer, Kingston-upon-Hull Benjamin M. Ryder, bottle - de aler, Kingstot Abraham Uttley, chemis t, Bacu p , Lancashire n-up James Henson, jobber , New ark. upon-Trent on-Hull Walter Holly, miller's man, late of Hinton, Somerset Henry Monnery, carpenter, New Shoreham Edward James, shipwright, Aberystwith William Gough, innkeeper, Sandhurst, Gloucestershire SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Alex. Carmichael, flesher, Edinburgh Dugald Napier, contractor, Glasgow J. C. Campbell and Co., silk spinners, Bridgeton Glenmill Bleaching Company, Campsie Aitken and Co., manufacturers, Glasgow AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. Computed from the Returns made in the week ending Dec. 10, 1861, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : per cwt. Muscovado, the produce of British America.. 22s lid .NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The following promotions were made at the Admiralty this evening : Lieutenant—N. C. Singleton to the Devastation. Naval Cadet—Mr. G. G. Boys to the Strombali. Naval Cadels (nominated)—Charles Wallace Last, and Thomas Charles Heatcote. Assistant-Surgeon—Thomas A. Rove to the Impreg nable, for Plymouth Hospital. Lord West has arrived at Battle Abbey, Susses, on a visit to Lord and Lady Harry Vane, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OBBERY IN HYDE-PARE..—George Taylor, a young man, described as a grocer's assistant, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a watch of the value of £.5 in Hyde-park. Mr. Thomas Crittle, of the Three Tuns, Sydenham, said he met the prisoner at the Cattle Show, he being an entire stranger to him. They left rbgelv2r and walked on till they got into the park, where prisoner seizyl his watch, and on asking for it he knocked him down, and they had a setae for it. Ile ran after the prisoner, calling " Stop thief," and on a constable coming up prisoner handed him the watch without saying anything. Prisoner—You spoke to me first. Prosecutor—l was going across the park to get to Lon don-bridge, and went under a tree. Floyd, 153 A, said he heard the cry of "Stop thief" from near the Magazine Barracks. Prosecutor said prisoner had stolen his watch, but had given it him back. Prisoner said it was only a lark, but prosecutor had marks of blood on the mouth. Prosecutor said prisoner had offered to show him the way across the park to London Bridge. Prisoner set up a defence that prosecutor had acted im properly. _ . Floyd said the watch was broken off in the usual way. Prisonor said,—Prosecutor said he wanted to meet a friend at Albert-gate, but prosecutor denied having said anything of the kind. Inspector Bowles said the prisoner had refused his ad dress, and he therefore wished for a remand. Prisoner said why he refused his address was because of the respectability of his friends. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. THAMES. PAINFUL CASE. — ROBBINGANEMTLOYER..--Two York shire lads, named William Lowth and Richard Tarbottom, were brought up on remand before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing eight £5 notes. Mr. Lewis, jun., (Lewis and Lewis), Ely-place, appeared in this case, and said the prosecutor, Mr. Charles Mason, a merchant in Hull, had no wish to proceed, or that the lads should be subjected to any further punishment. The parents and connexions of the youth Lowth were of the highest respectability, the anguish of his mother, expressed in a letter he held in his hand, was indescribable, and the dis grace and degradation of her son would, he feared, be attended with fatal results if he was kept in custody. Lowth was clerk to Mr. Mason, and in the absence of that gentleman at Torquay the robbery was committed. The belief was that the elder youth, Tarbottom had induced the other, Lowth, to break open his master's desk, and steal the notes. They both came to London with the money, spent of it in photographic portraits, commenced a wasteful expenditure, and were taken the day after their arrival in London by Dunaway a detective officer, and £3O recovered. Mr. Mason said he believed one of the prisoners, Lowth, was in liquor at the time the rubbery was committed, and he had no wish to press the charge. Mr. Selfe said a public wrong had been done, and he ought not to give way to importunities of this description. The police had been put in motion, the offenders appre hended, and the magistracy and the police ought not to be mere agents for the recovery of stolen money. He was ap pointed to hear and decide cases of felony put before him, and it was only a question whether he ought to convict summarily on a plea of guilty, or commit for trial at the Central Criminal Court. It was impossible for him to listen to such applications as these without violating his duty. Mr. Lewis said that the act of the prisoners was more a boyish freak than anything else, and that they were very repentent, Mr. Selfe thought it was something more than a boyish freak to break open a merchant's desk in a merchant's office, and steal £4O. Mr. Lewis—lf you are determined to send the prisoners for trial, you must take the depositions here, and send them down to Yorkshire. Mr. Selfe was of opinion the prisoners could be tried in London. Mr. Lewis—The boy Lowth is only 16, and the other 17 years of age. Mr. Selfe—They indulged in mutual recrimination last Saturday when they were here. You will take the deposi tions, Mr. Bowdler. Mr. Lewis asked the magistrate to treat the case under the police act for unlawful possession of the notes. Mr. Selfe reluctantly acceded to the request, and said he took a great deal upon himself by disposing of this case summarily, for it was a very serious one, and he could not help noticing that Lowth had abused the confi dence reposed in him by robbing his employer. The pri.. soners if sent before a jury would probably have been sentenced to penal servitude. He convicted them of the unlawful possession of six £5 notes, and sentenced Lowth to six weeks and Tarbettom to five weeks' imprisonment and hard lab= in the House of Correction. Sir Robert and Lady Pigot returned yesterday to their residence, Branches Park, Newmarket, from Inver ness-shire, where Sir Robert had excellent sport. PRUSSIA.—It is now almost certain that the Prussian frigate Araazone has been lost, with all on board, off the Dutch coast. The Prussian Government has pur chased in England the Eurydice, of 26 guns, An Admi ralty Council was to be held at Berlin on the 13th inst., to discuss various projects respe. ting the proposed new naval stations. The captains of all the vessels at Dantsic have been requested to attend. It is stated that the Govern ment will negotiate a loan of 10,000,000 dols. for the fleet. The mercantile letters from New York yesterday contain nothing to throw additional light on the political situation, but with regard to financial matters they show that it is the opinion of the leading New York houses that if the war be protracted for three months longer without the subjugation of the South being accomplished, a general suspension of specie payments must inevitably take place. The Trust and Agency Company of Australasia have notified that the 12,500 new shares of this company announced for issue at the late half-yearly general meeting have been fully applied for, and that the list will close on Monday. They also state that the arrangements for opening a branch in New Zealand having been completed, operations in that colony will be commenced forthwith. THE AMERICAN DIFFICULTY.—In the rooms of the Liverpool Underwriters' Association yesterday the fol lowing notice was posted :—" It has been suggested that shipowners should instruct the captains of their outward bound ships to communicate by signal or otherwise with any English vessel they may meet that war with America is probable. This suggestion, we understand, meets with the strong approval of the underwriters. By Marryat's the signals will be—No. 6,417, without distinguishing pendant, ' A prospect of war ;' No. 9,735, with telegraph flag at some other masthead, ' with ;' No. 6,589, with rendezvous flag over the number, 'United States.' " The militia of Canada, as at present organised, is under the command-in-chief of the Governor-General, and has a staff of adjutant-general for each province, with two provincial aides .de-camp and a quartermaster-general. It consists of two divisions, known as the " Active" and the " Sedentary." There are 16 batteries of artillery, 16 troops of cavalry designated as class A, 12 troops of class B, 62 companies of rifles, and several corps of light infantry. In Lower Canada there are 42 battalions, and in Upper Canada 47 battalions of " Sedentary" militia. The Canadian rifles are regularly enrolled troops, and act with the other Queen's regiments stationed at Toronto, Montreal, and. Quebec. The militia has shown that it can be relied upon in times of emergency. In addition to these there is a con siderable force of Volunteers in both provinces, and, with the aid of the reinforcements which have already arrived, and those which are on their way or under orders, we have no fear for Canada.—Canadian, Neal, Dec. 12. WAR RISKS ON BRITISH SHIPS.—An influential meeting of shipowners was held yesterday at the Jamaica Coffee-house, Cornhill, for the purpose of forming an association with a view of insuring British ships against war risks. Mr. William Phillips took the chair, and among those present were Mr. G. Marshall, Mr. C. Wigram, Mr. Tindall, Mr. Anderson, Mr. F. Somes, Captain Hunter, and many others. Mr. Baglehole, the secretary, explained the object of the association, which was to be called "the British Shipowners' Mutual War Risk Assurance Association," and to afford the shipowners of the British empire the means of protecting themselves against the risk of war in respect of their vessels on the principle of mutual assurance. It was well known that already, in anticipation of hostilities between this county and the United States of America, the marine insurance companies and underwriters at Lloyd's were asking and obtaining high premiums for insurance of British ships against war risk, which no doubt would be largely increased on the announcement of an actual decla ration of war. In the uncertainty that at present existed as to the nature and extent of the risk there could be little doubt that the underwriters in fixing these premiums made their calculations so as to leave a considera ble margin in their own favour. The plan of mutual assurance proposed by this associa' ion would save the shipowner any unneces sary outlay under this head, and secure to him a perfect indemnity at the lowest possible cost. It was proposed t o admit vessels sailing under the British flag and bona fide owned, the value of each vessel to be declared at time of entry. Vessels sailing at any time during the year in waters adjacent to the eastern or western coa s t o f th e U n it e d States, that is to say within 50 deg. north latitude on the north, the Equator on the south, 50 deg. west longi tude on the east, and 130 deg. west longitude on the west should be chargeable with an extra premium of 1 per cent. In order to provide a fund for the payment of claims, each vessel should pay on entrance a premium of ss. per cent. and that the committee should thereafter have power to levy from the members from time to time such additional sums by way of percentage on the amounts severally entered by them as should be found necessary. All claims would be abjusted according to the usuage of Lloyd's, and, when passed, paid within the month. The chairman then sub mitted a formal resolution app rovin g the formation of the association, which was unanimously adopted, A shipowner suggested that operations should be commenced. as early as possible. The Americans were very quick people. An in fl uen tial committee was then appointed, and the meeting was adjourned for a week to admit of the rules being sub witted aud approved. 100 100 100 100 8.13.4