The Sun. — London, England, 1861-01-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY IVE'WS. SHARE MARKET.-(TIIIS DAY.) ALES • _ CITY, TITO O'CLOCI. - ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. IN G. The Bank of England return, completed to the Share Railways. Paid. Cprlosioe.ing I B D w i ter s 16th January, shows some very important varia- _ ' • T , trrived 50 !Belfast an d Ballymena all - - bsence tions indicative of the disturbed state of monetary 13 . 14 Bi r., W o l , and Str. Val. all 8 1 8 1 affairs. The bullion, in consequence of the con- 0 81 either st ock Birk., La., and Ch June. 100 . 7 25 Blackburn tinned shipments to America, and the coin distributed 2.s pressed Bl yth and Tyne all - - in payment of the dividends, has been diminished 10 Post. Sleaf. andMid.Co all 64 7 vas got towns- by nearly half a million, while the reserve of notes stock Bristol and Exeter 51 stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - - Ind the also shows a considerable decrease. The diminu- 50 Cork and Bandon all - - tion in the public and private deposits has amounted 2 2 100 0 C l D ; o o or r n k AN , v lil lA r l oc . k., &Passage all -7. of the to already two millions sterling, and there is also two to 10 Do B 1 1 all - - 'session a decrease of nearly a million and a quarter in the 2550 DDunbnl • hasbeeni ii.toß unt7l e 6 tB pc n p o er d a i n v : all - - alla - 8 -8 1 ie signs Government Securities. A favourable feature ,,elszfaAsbf. :Ji June all . The however, is apparent in the other securities, which stock East Anglian lOO 16 17 , in Pett ß h 100 504 39 50 50/ )ss and stock Eastern Counties have been reduced to the extent of about three stock Eastern Union, A stock Do 37 39 witk,h stceK Do do Bdo 100 . 26 28 y hundred thousand pounds. In the other items f o 25 Do Nw A. late EU 3 ds. 13 1 - to the balance sheet the variations are of an unim- stock East Suffolk - - Kewstock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 - - o'clock, portant character, they will be seen in the subjoined stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 274 281 ne, and table :- 10 'Forth & Clyde Junction all - - stock Furness - - t Strat- Active Circulation .. .. .. £20,398,220 stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 114 116 change . Decrease .. 00 00 00 55,580 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all - 100 1114 1121 1111 1 Bullion .. .. .. .. .. 11,775,363 stock Great Northern of the 100 105 107 1544 4 stock Do do A stock n, gene- Decrease .. .. .. .. 400,023 s t oc k D o do Bdo of the R es t • • • • • • • . .. 3,33:5,181 stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 111 112 100 711 72 71 1 701 1 Increase .. 49,763 stock Great Western 00 00 00 ccompa- Public Deposits .. .. .. 2,746,319 stock Do Str Val nun. stock' 100 61 64 ice, and Decrease .. 091,078 12 Trish South-eastern _ all - - __ _ _ 15 1 13 .. .. .. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1154 116 115 1 1 on. Mrs. Other Deposits Decrease .. . .. .. .. 14,433,956 stock London and Blackwell 100 60 62 611 ghness's .. •.. 1,043,469 Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 690,886 stock`Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 49 a/ . ._ at Cam- stock Lou. , Brie - ht. &S Coast 100 116 __ 118_ Increase .. 28,15395 94 3 me little .. .. Government Securities .. .. 8,783,721 stock Loud. & sth. Western lOO 94 I e stock'Loud. &Nth. Western 100 991 Nu 99 1 1 I ral of his Decrease .. .. .. 12,360,000 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - ordered Other Securities .. .. .. 21,123,578 25 L'derry & Enniseillee all _8 10 34 1 stock Man. Shef. & Lineoln e. The Decrease .. GO GO 00 376,188 50 Mary - port and Carlisle all - - 1 to the Notes Unemployed 5 081 625 •• •• •• , , 121 Do do I shares all - - 5 5 aid i Decrease .. .. .. .. 436,490 10 metropolitan ant-room 100 1321 133 1321 f 24 11 • stock Midland At the forthcoming meeting of the National Dm- 6 . 4 . 0 . 'D o ne w - - P was one only, and count Company a dividend will be proposed at the 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - stock Do ktirming. & Derby 100 104 106 General rate of 5 per cent. per annum. 25 Do 4 shares all - - at by the Continued activity was reported in the Cotton all - - Do, Cray Line t 5 Mid Kent all - - 10 11. The • Market at Liverpool yesterday, and prices exhi e 'specta- bit e d an upward ten d ency. T he sa l es were 20,000 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 100 Newcastle and Ctrlisle all - 7 - 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. all - - a seat of b a l es. stock Norfolk ...........: e Mayor The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon stock North British • . 100 65 66 654 14i stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoov 100 - - sq.), Mr. exhibited a slight advance in the rates on Vienna, stack Ds A stk ; A revs no d. 1031 itendent, Trieste, and Amsterdam ; Paris, however, was a stock - - Do B stock ... until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 - - 'is (Cam- shade l ower. stock Nth. Eastern-Berwick 1 1041 1031 3 art at ...... 100 i 00 25 I`o do , 4.N.E. purchase 1 6 134 p 1 p P P y matting, About £40,000, in bar gold, and 30,000 sove- stock Do I•eeds ............ „ 100 00 62 1 132 43 1 982 1 9111 001 11 reigns were withdrawn from the Bank of England stock Do York Superin- 100 101 103 - Superin- Yesterday, for the United States. 10 Do new stove North London 5 1916.4 North Staffordshire 174 21 21 114 Numbers The Royal Mail steam ship Arabia which sailed 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 10 104 101 ince had frem Liverpool to-day for New York took £226,177 12 Not. & Grantham Rail ll _ 8 _B 4 10 raebles ..._. .. - Led them in specie. _ Portsmouth - - mbers of 10 Tilirmney all - - en of the The Ceylon, which leaves to-morrow, the 20th, stocks.-)ottise Central for India, China, & c., will take out £45,822 in r stock 100 31 E 44 t of the stock Do Sco Mhl. stock lOO 861 871 land dog, gold, and £168,784 in silver. The Government stock Sci;t N. E.. Abe . 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. a l l 6 7 ght with remit £25,000 to the Mauriti u s. s t oc k shropahire Union stock 'South Devon .....• a longer Since Monday last the imports of ' imbridge stock South Eastern ;e, owing been about £103,000, and the ex por t s £591,800. stock S. York. and River Dun 100 80 81 A firm, largely engaged in trade with Constan-he recent & Darlington all 411 421 tinople and other places, is reported to be ' in 20 s Staines, Wok,. and 1"Tok all 4 7 25 Do do ll 91 104 p difficulties: stock Do Prof. No 1 Pe I - - The English Stock Market is dull but steady, - ThamestiavenDk&Rail 22 I- - st 2s o c o , k ali 551 561 Consols being 91-t 1 for money, and 911- _a for the 25 Do 2 d p 12 10 Do ... : ...... ••• • • • tew regn- account. Very little business, however, has been stock vale of Neath UlPasfrteVrale... -.: --- - • • 100 ' - r organic- llz Ila Vitoria Sta. and Pim all -• • 13 transacted. The New Threes were steady at 91' 1 fd & rilkenny 100 - - I' 6 ; sto c k - WM er or . rmy is to the Reduced at 911 -1 ; India 5 Cent. per Loan was 60 Waterford & Limerick all i- - all I 6 64 20 West Cornwall •••• • • • • to portion at 100 k -/' ; ditto Debentures, at 954- fl, ; and Ex- 20 West L all ' - - . il - - occasions, chequer Bills were flat at 7s. to 2s. dis. 10 Do let ciass 20 Do 24 clasa •• .•• •• all - - No variation of importance was reported in stock Westlia rtlepoel Ha rhrl 10, _ istruction Foreign Securities , and stock West Midland- xo 0 f * rd 100 46 47 46 1 ng to the active . T ur ki s h 6 p er C en t s. were 701 t o 71 ; . Do. DO. N ew port 100 stock * I 42 44 H ere ford 100 82 84 Le depart- - modation. ditto New Loan 56/ to 57 ; ditto £lOO Bonds PREFERENCE SHARES. a destined were steady at 571 ; Mexican at 20/ 21; Russian 5 Closing Business cond per- Per Cents. at 1041 ; ditto 3 per Cents. were firm at Shar e Railways. Paid Price. Done. ed in the 6 Ce4 ; and Portuguese at 45. •25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per October Messrs.-D. Bell, Son, and Co., report the prices Ic. pref. (issued at £5 O .11 - - )f instruc- stk j Bris. & Exet.4 p.ct s tock 100 - _ Of American Securities as follows :- 14 exercised- - 20 I Do. do. do. Shares ... - 100 101 103 thich they Redeemable. Prices stock ,Caledon £10,41 per cent United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 - - stock :Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 1 00 - nigh ; the Do, 5 per Cent Bonds 4 68 87 89 61 :Cork & Bandon. 51 p. c.i , all 1 201 211 ied to the , Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 88 90 20 !Cornwall. 5 per cent. .. 61 I Dun. Perth &Aber.Jun. • J 61 i the third Penns y lvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 84 85 stock l E.Angn.Class A 7 &5p.c.1 100 99 101 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. ey are to 100 106 108 Illinois. Central 6 per Ce n t , prescribed • - - stock sE. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. 11 100 110 112 Increased g the time heaviness has prevailed in the Railway stock Do. do. Ne. 2 100 108 110 ig soldiers Share Market, the decline in mostof the ' i stock Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. 100 124 126 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 106 79 81 all receive undertakings amounting to about Ito 11 per cent., stock , Do. 5 per cent. guar._ 100 - - stock , Edin..l7,Glas. sp.c. shares 100 112 114 their arm, owing to a pressure of speculative sales. Great ' stoc k' Do. 4p. c gun. S. &D. 100 90 n lg. They . Northern, North Western, and South Eastern have stock E din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c.! 100 - I - he depots, stock Furness, 5 per cent ....I 100 - receded 10s. ; Caledonian, South Western, and stock IC; las.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. , 100 - I uniform. Midland stock ! Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 116 118 it families lss. ;Great Western, North Eastern (Ber- stock no.s R d 100 112 114 p.c. e m., lop.c.pm air effects, wick), and West Midland £1; Lancashire and stock Do. 41 P. C. do. do. 100 Do. sp.c. It edm. 5 p.c. pm 80 86 88 . ation from Yorkshire £1 10s.; and Manchester, Sheffield, and 10 Gt. Nb. of scone. Ist pr. all - ,- . • in depot. Lincoln £2. stock 5 Gt- p Sn. . et. pret. & W(Treland)4 stock i 1 wo 98 100 l f their in- The Foreign and Colonial Markets have remained 50 Great West. (Berke and 6 _ tive mat- .---, Hants) Ext. sp. ct very quiet without any material variation in prices stock to. Redeemable,4l p.ct. 7 100 98 100 but apart stock Do. Redeemable. 4 p 100 89 91 Grand Trunk of Canada have improved 10s., and stock Do irredeemable, do.. 100 90 92 n or cen- stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. . 100 101 103 eof corps Great Western of Canada ss. 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 10 101 ) clothing Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh., all 174 181 10 11)o. do. sp, at pref all 101 11 s uniform, also shown a decline in values. stock jDo 13irme.emar. stock lOO 76 78 , e supplied -- I 261 j Do. Chester mug. shares all all 204 214 101 13 101 and the BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 135 Do. do. do. 20 Do , do. do. as usual, • 3 per C en t, R e d uce d A nnu iti es . 911- / stock Lan. &York 6p. c. stock. 10 0 135 137 'der to pre- 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - 1 stock Do.Barnsl.stXs3s 10d pc 100 - s a mobility New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9 ll 4 f stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) _ 100 - -- stock Lon.& Brier. 5 pc.gu.No.l 100 116 118 ng soldiers Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - stoc k D o. sp. C. No. 2 100 116 118 all, in each Ditto for 30 yrs, stock Do. do. 5 p.c. expire sth April, 1885.. 164 stock Do. Inca. . Bp. c. I lndia Stock.No 4 100 116 118 Ditto I, and shall 6 per Cent ... 1001 4 stock Do. do. 41 per cent..,.. 100 103 105 imander of Ditto Bonds £l,OOO l3 dis 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. all I - - kern of the Ditto under £I,OOO stock Do. Ap.e. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 130 134 Irovide for consols for Account, Feb. 71 .. I also to the Xxchequer Bills, £I,OOO, lid Ditto Small arms and Nuneaton, sp. et..... 100 116 118 omes. The FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. stock Lon. &S.W, 7 p. ct. stoc 100 150 155 he contin- Mexican 3 per Cent stock Do. 44 per cent lOO - - ry ehall be Ditto. Account' .. 201 1 2s. 6d. Do. (Prism. perpl anus of 2a. 6d......•, __ all - - New Grenada Active, '3l per Cent. the corps 124 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all - - o Peruvian 41 per Cent 95 121 Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh.l all 14 141 as far as Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. .. stock an. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et., 100 - - • • ly periods. Ditto Account ations im- Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St .. 1041 stock Do. 31 per cent belonging Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 . 12 7•larynort & Car., 4p. C. all - Turkish 6 per Cent .. ......., sual allow-121 Do. 44 per cent, all - - Ditto Account - - its for full Ditto New Loan - stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bine p.c. 100 137 139 ed for the Ditto Account 564 6 stock Do. 41 p. C. pref. stock.. 100 102 104 103/ a infantry. Ditto £lOO Bonds - - stock Do. Leic. & Flit pref. st. 100 95 97 ng soldiers . Dividends on the above payable in London. stock Norilk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846, 100 - - they shall, lutch Exchange, 12 Gaul. 21 per Cent - - -11 stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - Ditto6l: stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 rusting, be - - Certificates, 4 per Cent. stock 'North British, sp.c. .. 100 111 113 men'. The TWO O'CLOCK. stock Do. New, - ua- sp. c... . 100 110 111 Consols, Money e present Ditto Account 9ll 1 10 ( , Do. do. do. all - - ors of the t stock Nth.Dev.ii ail. & Dck.Co. 100 - - ie class of stock N-East.Cons•Pref. 4p. c. 100 92 94 stock I Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 102 104 uence they WIND AND lIT_EATHER .REPORT. 17 Do. do. do 813.4. 1 fp he portion 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 - - - l2l Do. do. Quarters/ 1848 .. 9 - - 4 , ,ble by the 25 Do. York, s.& S. Parch. 10 1 d p THIS DIY, JAN. 19, 9 A.M. Bi - 10 North Staffordshire.... al l 22 23 ___ rmungham, N.W.; dull Inverness, N.E. ; fine to Rhymney Guarantee all - - -Great ac- Brio:Li-ton, N.W. cloudy Leeds, E. ; wild Si Scottish Central , new p all - - ✓ arsenals. B ristol . , Nii• . • fine Manchester, S. ; fine stock Scottish North-Easte r breaking Cambridge ' S.W • dull Middlesborough, S. ; fine 34 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 - - Do Aberdeen,gua.6p. 100 124 126 ;ry contin- Car ditr. N. ' ; dull • . Milford Haven S. ; cloudy stock etock Do. * 7 p. c. pref. stoc 100 133 136 Derby, S. ; dull ible of en-Newcastle on ' Tyne, S.W. ; ) 10s, South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 11 Doncaster, N.E ; fine cloudy lo Do. Fixed 41 per cen all - - tent to the Dublin, SS.W '' , wet Newmarket, S.W. ; dull 1.0.6 South Eastern (Readin lees are to Dundee, N.E.- . hazy Ann., 1.0.6) Norwich, E. ; fine, frosty ady served Edinburgh, S.W.; dull Peterborough, N.W.; cloudy atom Do. 45 Bryce t lOO 102 104 ' Falmouth, S.W • dull stock Do. Fix c. Ist is lOO 102 104 Sheffield, E. ; dull 1 be ready . , Glasgow, S.W. ; damp Southampton, S.E. ; cloud stock south Wales, gua. 4 P.C. 100 91 93 y stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 100 102 repeat that G oole, S.E. ; fine Stockton on Tees, S.E. ; fine stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gu& 100 85 88 which it is Gravesend , calm ; fine Sunderland, S.W. ; fine 25 Stock. & Dar. A s p. c all 274 281 'necessary. R arwich, N.W. •, frost West Hartlepool, S.E. ; fine 25 Do. B 6 per cent all .`24 334 ,er of War, H.:artlepool, N.W. ; dull Weymouth, calm ; cloudy 25 Do. C 6 percent all 324 331 stock Watrfd &lcilkny, 6p. 100 45 48 themselves Holyhead, S.E., light breeze; Whitehaven, S. ; damp stock t W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua st 1 00 1 124 125 it is a mere stock Do. cloudy York, S.W. ; very fine 2d do 100 120 124 stock Do.Newportsp.c.ptred. 100 100 102 lly at this CONTINENTAL STATIONS, JAN. 18. stock IDo.Ferpet. 6p.c. pf 186 1 00 123 126 4 . Brussels, S.S.E ; cloudy Marsailles, E. S.E. •, fine stock I Do. till 1 869, I st is. 100 116 120 Cherbourg, S. , . • rain Paris, calm ; cloudy 125 I Do. do. 2d is. 71 l - - • Copenhagen, W.S.W. fog St. Petersburg, calm ; clear i 'ph Barns, Dunkirk, calm ; fog . Stockholm, N.N.W. ; foggy !worth-road, Havre, S.S.E. ; snow Strasbourg, W.N.W.; cloudy LTNES' LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leglhorn N.E fine Wednesday L ei _ _. _ . ; Toulon, E.N.E. • fine I Leasing \Closing Business .., Pine, IN.W. ; cloudy Turin, S.S.W. ; fine Railways. I Paid.', l Co.'s. I Price. Done. the Asso - layoue, N.. cloudy Vienna, W. ; cloudy 1 out of Sea- 21ad.rid, E'S E . • • ; fine Bedford and Bletcl. ll ILn •lil ven head of B ec ki ng hamshire .... , 100 Ln & N.W 98 100 --- - Chester & Holyhead . , 100 Do. 53 53/ e days after 81)ORTI.NG INTELLIGENCE. Do. do. 55 per cent. ) 100 Do. 125 127 game. The Do. do. 5 per cent., 100 jDo. ICaled 113 115 alien of his ------*----. Clydesdale Junction.., 10 0 , onin 102 104 BETTING AT MANCHE Colchester, Stour Va l .l ail 11 , ..U.&11 Cl 6 17 ;abject. The STER-FRIDAY. ' E.Lincolnshire.g.6p.e.j 100 Gt. North. 135 137 ae it was his CHESTER CUP. • E. Union, ll arwich Shs all lE.Counts. 41 41 25 to Ist gat Indus Do. Woodbridge ..., 100 1 - - A costs, his ' 4lB (offered take 30) Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret. l 100 Ca,ledonin - - 33 to 1 agst Chore Are' ' Rzeld. le (taken) Do. New ... ...... ' 100 ,D 0...... . - - 40 to 1 agst Wild Rose (taken Gloster& Dean Forest, all Gt. West. - - ) Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail.l all Yk.N.&l3r - - 1324 al number 40 t o 1 agst Satellite (tak en ) Hull and Selby .....1 all !Yk.N. Md. 110 112 Bri i or for - , 50 to 1 agst Light (taken) Do. 1 Shares ........ all 'Do. - - a moun ted to 50 to 1 ags t Ben Webster (t a k en ) Do. 1 Shares ....... all Do. .. •• • • - i - Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 I Ln.&N.W 207 210 108 gether. In. 50 to 1 agst Horace (taken) London & Greenwich 100 . East 6l 83 rs. The in - 50 to 1 agst First Lord (taken) Do. Preference ...... 100 Wo. tssengers, or Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. 100 Teto &Co 89 91 891 TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 4gerfolk - - ;0 exercise a Do. 6 per cent 1 100 iDo . 6to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken)i - - ad there has - Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all iLNWitrikl 31 31 7to 1 agst Diophantus (taken) Mid. Bradford Prefer ressels laden once Stock.....- .... 100 'Midland 97 9 9 7to 1 agst Klarikoff (ta ken ) the last fest Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5. 5 8 E.Counts 1 1 p ly occupied ; _ guaranteed 5 p. c. Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all 'Do. greatly in•• NARROW ESCAPE OF THE ARCHDUKE MAXIMI- Do. do. 6 per cent .. all Do - - On Wednes are rapidll IDo. Fixed 5 per cen t , . all Do. - - -l AX.-We read in the Austrian Gazette - " North Western umn of the day evening, at 9 o'clock, the special train which brought Prestos. and Wyre. 1 all T- ' & NW I - - are also ad - Archduk e F er di nan d M ax i m ili an t o Vienna, and in which Do. 1 Stares A. all 'Do. •.& L Yk - - inclemency: were e• Count Roystn.Hitch t Sliep 100 IGt.North J 135 137 Lieutenant Field-Marshal de Sehmerlin,, Stirewsb " ' cry produo- hig h ne ss 's su ite, had Do. ry& Hereford, 100 'T.Brassey 102 105 l embelles, and other members his of Do. 1 1 1 1) ) fish landed left Berlin but half an hour when the saloon carriage caught S outhi;rilts and Staffordshire .. all M'Clean. 11 111 iso far been fir Somerset.. 100 Gt. ' Wes t. 90 92 • e, through the over-heating of the hot-air stove. Th e Wimbledona C , roydn. of 684,47 6 f. Earsand _ __ _ all L.& Brgtn 74 BSJ r _. e, fed by combustible materials, spread rapidly, ______ 13 - 0 KS. al number or for Bri amounted to ogether. In rs. The in- Issengers, or ,0 exercise a id there has vessels laden the last for ly occupied ; greatly in are rapidly umn of the are also ad inclemency. ery produo ?, fish landed I so far been of 684,47 6 f• ng period of s of salt fish season it is . The new 000, is to he 8 altogethe r rad in g town ely health/ erupted con- NARROW ESCAPE OF THE ARCHDUKE MAXIMI n read in the Austrian Gazette—" 0 Wednes day evening, at 9 o'clock, the special train which brought Archduke F er di nan d M ax i m ili an to Vienna, and in which were Lieutenant Field-Marshal de Schmerling, Count tcrabelles, and other members of his highness's suite, had left Berlin but half an hour when the saloon carriage caught fire, through the over-heating of the hot-air stove. The flame, fed by com b us tibl e ma t er i a l s , s p rea d rapidly, an d t he Connection with the other carriages of the train was cut off. Count de Bombelles, at the peril of his lifa, clambered an to th e roof of the carriage, and his cries were at l as t heard by the engine-driver, who immediately brought the train to It st andstill. With som e difficulty the velvet hangings were to t n. down and the furniture thrown out of window, and t he,, fire was exti ngu i s h e d w ith th o a id o f w ater and snow. .'u . b i; e carri age was d etache d , an d t h e arc hd u k e h av i ng t a ken 4 . 1 seat iumiether, traiu pursued its jour4eY." Share] Dooks. Paid. Closing Price. Business Done. stock Coinmercial ! 100 s t o ck !Do. 4 per Cent.PreL 3 lin 110 _ . stock l E ! a st and West India too stock ! L o ndon .......... ,• 100 stock St.! Katharine ! 100 ..!.. stock „Southampton ' 10 0 s t o ck :Victoria .. ........ i 102 99 101 020 1 P9 4 VW ,!.._te f.geWilaP ' A id par a ll 100 2011 100 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1861. ISIONS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) I Business done COURT' OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEAL.--JITIMMENT. - THE OFFICIAL MANAGER OF THE SHEERNESS WELL COMPANY V. POLSON. This is an appeal from a decision of the Master of the Rolls, dismissing the plaintiff's bill without costs. The Lord Chancellor affirmed the decision of the Master of the Rolls, and dismissed the appeal with costs. The only difficulty his lordship had was as to whether he should not vary the decree and give costs below. SPAIN. BOLLS COURT. (Before the Maste' of the Rolls, Sir Sohn Itomilly.) SOLLIET 7. SOLLEY.-JUDGMENT. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—This is a question on the construction of the wills, and the question is whether the gift ever in the will takes effect. And though I thought there was not very great difficulty on the subject, yet I Was desirous to consider it more carefully in private before expressing any opinion on it publicly in court. The words of the will are these : —The testator gave certain real estates to his daughter for life, and then there is a gift over for distribution. The testator " devised his estates to the issue of his son or sons, daughter or daughters, lawfully begotten of their body, to be held by him, her, or them for ever ; bu in case my said son and daughter should die without issue, then my desire is, that the estate shall be sold by auction." I think that the gift over is good. His Honour considered that the words used might be construed as words of purchase, but he had no doubt that the gift over was good, and that there was no intestacy. His Honour decreed that the property should be sold and the proceeds divided in terms of the will. Costs out of the estate. JUDGMENT.-PRA.TS V. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. _DOMMINEY V. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL - WIT. His Honour the Master said—This is a suit to compel the South-Western Railway Company to restore an old road called Old Shore-road, by the Southampton Waters, which is said to have been taken by the company for the 'purposes of the railway in 1846. The railway divided the freehold and leasehold property,:leaving the latter without a road. The old road was a serviceable one to both lands, and the plain tiff claimed a restoration of the old road, or the company to purchase his leasehold lands. _ His Honour, in considering the claims of both plaintiffs, came to the conclusion that they were not entitled to claim a new road from the company either to their freehold or leasehold lands, and dismissed both the plaintiffs' bills without costs. The company now offered to purchase the leasehold lands from the plaintiffs. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. CBefora the Lord Chief Justice, Baron Martin, and Baron WilJe.) BUST V. GIBBON. This was an action for malicious prosecution, tried last term, when a verdict for the plaintiff was returned for £lO. A rale nisi was obtained to set aside the verdict, and enter it for the defendant, or for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection, the judge having told the jury that there was io reasonable ground to justify the defendant from giving plaintiff into custody. It appeared that a man named Swatman, employed with Bust by the defendant, absconded an a Sunday morning with some money, with which the workmen should have been paid on the pre vious day. Bust was very frequently in connection with Swatman, and was seen early on the morning in question coming from his house, and had an opportunity of giving Swatman information to enable him to commit the robbery, which he could not have possessed himself. Upon this defendant gave plaintiff into custody. Baron Wilde directed that the circumstances were not sufficient to justify the defendant acting as he did. This was the misdirection complained of. The Court thought that the direction was correct, and refused to interfere with the verdict. The rule was therefore discharged. COURT OF DIVORCE. :Before the Lord Ordinary, Mr. Justice Willes, and Mr. Baron Channel.) RYDER V. RYDER. This was an application on the part of the Hon. Mary Charlotte Dudley Ryder to amend an order made by the Judge Ordinary with regard to the custody of the children. It was complained that he had made an order which gave no directions with regard to the eldest daughter and the second and third eldest son, but merely directed that the younger sons should remain at school and spend their vaca tion with their uncle, the Earl of Harrowby, and that the parents should be permitted to visit them at certain times. The application was founded on affidavits to the effect that it would be injurious to the welfare of the children if their interviews with their father were not restricted. Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Mr. M`Queen appeared for the appellant. Sir F. Slade and Mr. Twiss appeared for the respondent. After Sergeant Pigott had concluded his argument for the reading of the affidavits, in support of his application, The Judge Ordinary said the opinion of the Court was that affidavits ought not to be read to prove that part of the case now before them, as such a course would be anti cipating the decision of a jury that must eventually try the merits of this case. These affidavits are made subsequent to the order made, and therefore they could not in the slightest degree affect it. Mr. M'Queen contended, that though the daughter was over 20, and the other children who were not included in the order were over 16 years of age, still, according to the constitution in the Ecclesiastical Court. the Judge Ordinary had jurisdiction over the children until they attained their majority. The case was proceeding when we went to press. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—(TMs Day). THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. The Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. The Epoca says that money is so abundant in Spain that the Government had at first resolved on re ducing the interest allowed on sums lodged in the Deposit Bank, but abst&ined from doing so in con sequence of the rise in the rate of discount which has taken place in some of the principal money markets of Europe. The semi-official Correspon clancia announces in a single line that the Govern ment had received a telegraphic despatch making known the death of Count de Montemolin. BRITISH POSSE r ~~ Share' Railways. Closing I Business 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence' all 5 Share Railways. Paid. Price. Done. ei stk Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100( Gu. 5 per cent.. 50 ' Belfast and Ballymena all - - 18 Do, Do. 8 16 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 5 8 1 204 Buffalo and L axe Huron all stock Birk., La., and Ch June 100 . 79 81 201 Do. New 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all - - 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godricii 100 10 B rit. Sleaf. andMid.Co all 64 7 6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - - 5 Clcutta. t S.Eastn. (Lim 3 5 0 Cork and Bandon all - - 20 Cape, Eastn.Prov. (Lim., 2s. 20 Cork, (Brock., &Passage all - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Seri 5 10 Do B ' 2 0 Cornwall ( u A gets no div In Demerara 10 Do A `all - - 20 i:Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 10 ntil 6pc peran. all - - hasbeen i d. toB stock lE“ , st Indian, gu. 5 p. o. 100 50 Dublin & Belfast -June. all - - 20 D J.. F Shares Ext all 100 Do. 5 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 884 20 Do. Jubbulpore all stock East Ano - lian lOO 16 17 100 Do. 4: pc. Debentrs. all _ stock Eastern Counties lOO 501 814 50/ p. c. Deb., 1864.. all stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 37 39 20 Geelong & 3,:elbourne.. all stcor Do do Bdo 100 26 28 stock Geelong Corp.,ration . 25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds. 13 1 - - per cent. Bond.' lOO - t ads 100 stock East Suffolk - - stock Grand Trunk of Ca. stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref•• all stock Fdin. Perth, & Dundee 100 274 281 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 _ all stock F urn ess - - 100 Do. do. 1867.. all stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 114 116 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all - - stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 stock Great Northern lOO 1114 1121 1115 5 20 Do. New gua. sp.c. _ 8 stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 111 112 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stocle 100 61 64 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with 12 Irish South-eastern.. _ all - - opt, till '6O stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1151 116 115 415 1 131 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all stock London and Blackwell 100 60 62 615 10 0 Do. do. '73 without opt all stock Lon., Brio - ht. & S Coast 100 116 118 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all stock` Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 49 61 stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c lOO stock I Lond. & Nth. Western 100 995 100 901 1 1 stock Do. do. 5 per cent stock Lond. & sth. Western.. 100 94 95 94 535 stock Do. 44 p. c. Extension 100 25 L'derry & Coleraine .. all - - 20 .4 Do. Fourth do . 25 L'derry &F. Lin all 810 20 Do. d 0....., stock Man. Shef. & Lineoln - 100 53 54 535 15 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds lOO 50 Mary - port and Carlisle.. all - - 20 Newßrunswick& Candy 121 Do do } shares.... all - - Ry.fiLand(Lim.)g. 6 pc all 10 Metropolitan 5 31 21d i Class A Capital Share stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new - - p 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. all s tock Do ktirming. & Derby 100 104 106 • Do. do. Land do. • 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 20 Oude (Limited) 25 Do 4 shares all - - stock Scinde, .......... 4.,.: 100 25 Mid , Cray . i•••••••• all - - 20 Do. Punjaub • .... v g 10 10 Do, Crayline .. all - - 20 Do. Do. ........ Fs 9 all 100 Newcastle and Ctrlisle all - - . s tock Do. Indus. St. Flo. ? L g. 100 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A,' 18 20 Newry Warnpt. & Ros all - - 10 !Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip ..1 1 stock Norfolk ...... •• • 50 l'sT , hn. Counties Union 34 - - d FOREIGN RAIL stock North British.• . . 100 65 66 85 } 1 4 1 10 Antwe?P & Rotterd all , stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stocv 100 - - 20 hrdennee ••••••• • • • - • • all stack 13 , A stk ; A revs no d. 20 Bah.&S.Frail. •Lim.7 p.c. 10 , 20 Bezters to Graisse," until apchas beenpd.B 100 - - sac.. all 5 ,Belgian East. Junction all stock Do B stock ... • • ... 100 - - stock Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 1031 104} 1031 3 25 Dodo , 4.N.E. purchase 1 6 134 p l p p 6 Ca*eaux & Mine Rat' • all all stock Do I , ,eeds .... .. __.. _ 100 6! 43 82 100 Copiapo .... .... &...... stock Do York stock North London . . 16 l 10 Do new 5 - 2 O 2O Eastern of France ... al 19.16.4 North Staffordshire l7l 21 21 1 141 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. e 6 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 10 104 1 20 Do. do. all 12 Not. & Grantham Rail- 11 8 8} 20 Great Central of France all i 10 Peebles - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all ' - Portsmouth - - 20 Italian Junction .. ... all 10 Rhvmney all - - 20 Lake Constance & Bale. all stock ', , !ottish Central stock SeCt N. E., Aber. stock 100 31 E 45 20 Lyens & Geneva ...... all stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 86 f 87} 331 Maria Antonia .... - - all stock qbropAire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 6 7 20 Namur & Liege ........ all stock 'South Devon 10 0•• •• 404 115 20 I Do 6p e Pref. .. all ..... stock South Eastern stock South Wales .....- lOO 62 64 16 (Do. New Shares . .... 15 stock S. York. and River Dun 100 80 81 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 20 Staines, Wok,. and Trok all 4 7 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 25 Stockton & Darlington all 411 421 20 aril & Orleans... .... all 25 Do do ll 91 104 p 20 1 ecife &S. Fran. (Pere.) stock Taff Vale .„• . - - - i gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 13 stock Do Prof. IN'o 1 lOO - - 20 'Riga & Dunahurg...... 14 25 TbameslEravenDk&Rail 22 --- 10 (Rome & Frascati ...... all 50 Ulster - Dani5h.......... all 25 Do 12 10 Do . : .....• • • stock Vale olNeath 13 Victoria Sta. and ke rn all 111 114 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all stocic Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. 2 50 W•aterford & Limerick all - - 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 12 " 20 West Cornwall 20 West radon all ' - - 81 West Flanders ...... .. all 10 Do et sea ......... all - - 10 0. 51 p. c. Preference.. all 20 Do 24 clasS •• ,_ .... all - - 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all stock Westlia rtlepool Ha rbrl 20 Western of Austria.... 6 and Rail .. . ..... ...I 100 - - 20 Western of Switzerland all stock West Midland-Oxford 100 46 47 46 5 6 ',Wiesbaden , stock Do. Newport 100 42 44 6 "Do. 8 per cent. Pref all stock . Do. Hereford 100 82 84 2O :Zealand ___ __ __ trtrwr_zi'nf..lt IR JOINT-STOCK B Paid Agra &UniteL , Service Bk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bank of Turkey ,British North American' Chtd.Bank of India, &c. rCh.ller. of In. Lon.& Ch. City ... ;Colonial ........ ,Corn. Bank of Canada.. Commercial of London. Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. Gen. Bk .o Switzerland Lon. Char.Bkof Austral !London and County .. London Joint Stock .. Londen & Westminster 'Nat. Prov. of England . Do. new National Bank .New South Wales 'Do. new Orient. B. Corporation . 1 Ottoman Bank , Provincial of Ireland :Do. new ,South Australia ,South of Australia ,Union of London 'Unity Mutual.. COLONIAL GOVER" Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July Do. 6p. cent. 1879 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. 4 Aug. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 per cent Do. Serip Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,lBBO Do. 1890 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. c., 1860 Do. 5 p. c., IS7I to 1876 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwdw Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. BRITIS Share Mines. 107} 7 Paid. ' Closing Business Price. Done Alfred Consols(Philiel) l 2.ll.l o 2/ 31 20 British Iron Clifford nil 196 205 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 410 420 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 110 115 East Caradon . ... 2.14.6 111 12 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 71 8 8171 GamAStAubyn(Gwen.l 543 23 25 24 !Great South Tolgus l7B 71 85 IG.Wheal Alfa. (Phi1ack),12.13.9 1 3 IG. Wheal Vor (llelston); 91 11 13 Grenville Herod's- Foot 8.12 33 35 Ilingstoa Downs 4.10.6 23 31 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) 94- 54 56 North Downs 25 34 4 North Frances (Illogan) 111 43 51 BasePt (1110 ;an) 15s 31 41 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 91 10 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 12 44 I Sortrido - e Cons. Min. Co. 14s 3 - South Caradon(St.Cleer) 15 300 310 !S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 3l 3 31 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all 1 3 iS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.V.S 155 165 (Stray Park 24.18.0 38 10 5 (Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 45 25 21 10 'Tin Crott 9 54 8 !Vale of Towey (Carm ) i3s 6d 3 1 'West Basset (Illogan) l5 184 191 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 78 80 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 55 1121 1171 - IWheal Buller(Redruthl 5 128 130 !Wheal Edward (Cals.) 12 13 2 !Wheal Kitty (C.Lelant) 1.7.2 13 14 !Wheal MaryAnn(Men4 8 19 21 'Wheal Tretawney (Lis.)( 55 18 20 • FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim lss 1 d 85 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 275 1 20 Do.St.Johndelßg,Lim 15 24 2 285 8 5 Do. Land and MmmgCo. all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. • 3 di s. -40 Cobre Copper all 42 45 Copiapo 1 punMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 1 2 F or t u na. 20 General all 21 23 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 -5 1p 11 14 ,Kapunda (Limited) 1 15 13 p 3 !Linares all 9 10 5 iLusitanian 2 p ip 1 iMariquiLa all f 1 IN.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 125.6d. i Id 20 IPontg,ibaud. Silver,Lead 5 (Mining and Smelt ail 4 6 Port Philip 1 # # 1 1 ,Scottish Austrin. 10s. 3 1 d 28e•83 United Mexican .. all 35 33 1 Worthing (Limited) all I 1 1 Do l9s. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 15 11 • 1000 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 lAustralian Agricultural 19 32 34 10 Berlin Water (Limited), all 45 5 50 IBritish American Land' 40 50 B.S.:I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.); all i 35 37 20 ;Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) , all 18 20 20 IDo. C. (Limited) all 13 15 325 'Canada Land all 109 112 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all stock ICop.3lin.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 iDo. Pref. 75 per cent all 231 241 stock ,Crystal Palace stock 'Do. Preference stock Do. 6p : c. Pet ,)et. Debon lOO 107 109 stock Electric Telegraph 100 96 99 25 Do. New l5 15 4 5 iEnglilb &Aus. Copper all 31 433 15 ;Gen. Steam Navigati, in 14 IGreat Ship Limited) all 1 I j• 1 Do. 171 pct Preference all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim. 20 London Discount (Lim. 5 15 d 4 L.G. , Omnibus C o. ( Li m. all 11 13 20 :Madras Irr. and Canal 1 14 13 23 10 Mediler, Electric Teleg. all 10 'Med. Eaten. Tel. (Lina.l all 21 3& 25 N a ti on al Pie. Co. (Lim. 5 11 lid 20 INerbu.Coa l&lron (Lim 5 3 2 e 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.s p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 1 1 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand SA _ 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.> all 11 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all I 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . :15s. 4_ i p 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto R ............. 6 10 Ditto C stock Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 50 53 50 'Pen. & Oriantal Steam 50 Do. New 25 11 13 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g,•44ll€l all 16/ 171 p 16f 17 50 ililtymney Iron 1 7 19 Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam . st o ck Scot. Austin. Inv. (Liin )i 100 130 140 25 ; South Australian Land. all 33 35 1 l6.ubmarine Tel. Scrip all 1 I Do. do. Registered ... • all 10 I Do. do ! all 5 7 20 rr. Ln. Co,olUpr.Can. 5 -- 100 ,Van Pittrom'FaAnci .0 1 2 8 1.1 0 1 1 1 1 4 11 Closing Price. 72 71. 92 93 2 41 5 6 7 75 80 67 72 65 70 i pr - .1; 11 d 1 - pr 24 lid 971 984 97i 98 991 /00! 21 22 70 72 45 47 50 55 42 47 40 45 95 96 ad 1 d 2* 11d 10 101 lot 10 d 90 95 92 96 93 96 88 az 83 95 92 93 85 87 li lid 5 7 5 7 97 98 211 2d —d 92 94 t id 'WAYS. 51 51 - -P 11t1 t 1 11 12 3 2f 41 2/ 211 23 24 64 61 7f 7f 19 20 at 38 84 el 344 354 53 55 3i 3d 5i 51 8 1. P_;s it 1; Idl 11 d 19 20 5i 4 91 91 21 22 .ANKS. 84 86 71 73 19& 20i 51 83 14 11 22i 23 69 71 38 40 201 211 161 17 22i 23 156 361 47 48 17& 18; 26 27 SI:CU 103 113 110 112 110 112 99 100 107 108 107 108 1051 106 k 97 99 97 99 96 98 1051 1001 107 108 'ES. ME ROYAL SOCIE2Y. At the last meeting of this society, a communi cation was read from Professor Matteucci, of Pisa, giving the results of his researches on the electric function of the torpedo. Professor Matteucci has been long engaged in investigating the curious electrical properties of this fish, and he has now discovered that the action of the electric organ is not, as has been hitherto supposed, momentary, becoming charged under nervous influence produced by anger, and discharging immediately that the exciting cause ceases, bat that it is always charged. He has, however, ascertained by a series of experi ments that the action never ceases, and that round the body of a torpedo, and probably of every other electric fish there is a continual circulation of electricity in the liquid medium in which the animal is immersed. In fact, when the electric organ, or even a fragment of it, is removed from the living fish, and placed between the ends of a galvanometer, the needle remains deflected at a constant angle for 20 or 30 hours, or even longer. Not only, however, is the electricity continually , generated while the torpedo is alive, but the pro fessor has found that the electric organ, or a portion of it, detached from the fish, and even kept at a freezing temperature, preserves its electromotive properties from four to eight days; and an organ which has been kept for 24 hours in a vessel sur rounded with a frigorific mixture of ice and salt is found to possess an electromotive power as great as that of the organ recently detached from the living fish. Thus the electric organ retains its functional activity long after both muscular and nervous excitability have been extinguished. What, then, is the action of the nerves on this curious apparatus ? Here Professor Matteucci's experiments afford a very distinct and conclusive answer. Detach the organ of a living torpedo, and cut it into two equal portions, so that each portion may be connected with one of the large nervous trunks and the galvanometer, and there will not be any deflection of the needle, or at most a very slight effect will be produced, which will soon disappear. But if the organ be pricked by a needle, the portion stimulated will give several dis charges in succession, thus proving that the electro motive apparatus becomes charged, and ants inde pendently of the influence of the nerves. We know also that the discharge, which is only a state of temporary increased activity of the organ, is brought on by an act of the will in the living animal, or by exciting the nerves of the organ. Professor Matteueci is therefore of opinion that an important step has been made towards clearing up the theory of the animal electromotive appa ratus. The organ of the torpedo does not, under the influence of the nerves, act as an induction apparatus, the operation being more analogous to that of a secondary pile, created through the influ ence of the nerves, in each constituent cell of the organ. TBIS DAY'S NARRETS. COVENT GARDEN. The show of fruit is tolerably good for the time of year ; but the supply of vegetables is unusually small. For the former there is a fair demand, at late rates. The latter command very high prices. FRUIT. s. d. 1. d. Pine apples, perlb 5 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 1 0 to 1 6 Grapes,per lb 6 0 to 10 0 Foreign do 1 0 to 2 0 Melons, each Peaches, perdoz 6 0 to 12 a Nectarines, per dz 2 0 to 6 0 Apples, per hf. sv. 2 0 to 4 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per doz 3 6 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 8 0 Apricots. per doz 2 0 to 4 0 s. d. s. d Cherries, per lb.. 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 oto 1 6 Cobnuts, per lb 1 oto 1 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Figs, per d0z..... 2 oto 4 6 Strawberries potl. 0 0 to 0 0 Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Greengages,pr do. 0 oto 0 0 I Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 A.BLES. - - YMGET, Greens, dz bunch 8 0 to 12 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 1. 0 to 2 0 Savoy do., pr do. ' 1 8 to 2 01 Cauliflowers, p dz 4 0 to 8 0 Brocoli, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 120 to 180 0 New ditto, per lb. 0 0 to 0 0 Peas, per sieve 1 6 to 1 9 Turnips, dz bunch 5 0 to 6 0 Carrots, pr do 6 0 to 8 0 Cucumbers 1 0 to 1 6 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Spinach, 0 6 to 0 8 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 2 6 to 3 6 Old onions, hf. sv. 0 0 to 0 0 Do., dz bun French beans, 100 t 6 to 0 Leeks, per bunch S 0 to 0 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pbn 1 6to 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 8 0 Mushrooms,p pun 2 oto 3 0 Artichokes, pr dz 4 oto 6 0 Cabbage lett,score 1 oto 2 0 Endive, per score 1 oto 2 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 6to 0 0 Tomatoes, hf svo 4 oto 6 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 1 3to 1 6 Asparagus, pr do. 10 Oto 10 0 Seakale, per pun. oto 3 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 15s Od ; poults, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; geese, 5s Od to 7s Od ; goslings, 4s Od to 9s Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s Od; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 9d to is 3d; pigeons, 8d to is Od each; large Surrey fowls, 6s Od to 12s Od; chickens, 5s Od to 7s Od; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to Os Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; grouse, is Od to 2s Od each; pheasants, 4s fed to Os Od ; ptarmigan, 2s 6d to Os ; woodcocks, 2s Od to 3s Od; snipes, is Od to Os Od; teal, is to Os Os Od ; wild ducks, 2s Od to Os Od; widgeons, is 6d to Os Od ; plovers, Os 6d to Os 9d each ; guinea fowls, OS Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 9s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is ld to is 61 per lb ; English eggs, 14s Od to 15s Od ; French do., 12s Od to 13s Od per 120 ; leverets, 2s Od to 2s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 45 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 10d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 35 10d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 2s 10d to 5a Od per 81ba. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 8d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 10d ; veal 3s 10d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 2s 10d to 5s per Blbs. BILLING SGITE. Salmon, 3s Gd to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 4s Od to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 25s ; cod, 2s 6d to 15s Od ; brills, is Od to lOs Od ; doreys, is Od to lOs Od ; mullets, Os 6d to 2s 6d ; lobsters, Gd to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 6d to 2s Gd per pair; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natiims, 44s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to 12s Od ; haddocks, 4s to 20s Od ; smelts, 2s Od ; flounders, is 6d to 2s Gd per dozen; mackerel, 60s; fresh herrings, 68; bloaters, Gs to Sis per 100; carp and tench, is Od to 3s per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8P to 9d, of household do., 6d to 8d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. --- Market hides, 551 b to 641 b, 3d to 3id ; 641 b to 721 b, 31d to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 32d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4o1; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4td ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4id to 41d. Horse hides, 8s Od to 10s Od; calf skins, light 2s Od to 4s Od; do. full, 6s 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, 8s Od to 103 6d ; half-brods, 7s Od to 8s 6d; Downs, 5s 6d to 7s Od; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 lOs Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 lOs to 18s per load. A slow trade. CtmBERLAwn.-- Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 121 ; clover, £3 10s to los 158 Od ; and straw, £1 10s to f 2 Os per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL..--- Meadow hay, £2 Os to f i 10s Od ; £3 10s to £5 18s Od ; and straw, £llos to 18s per load. Trade inactive. COAL MARKET—JAN. 18. Mews of Coal per Ton at the close of the market e. d.' a. Bower's West Hartley.l7 6 Hastings Hartley l7 3 Holywell 20 6 Howard's West Hart- -- ie . i - 17 Lambert's West Hart- _ ley 17 0 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ...17 3 West Hartley 17 6 Bell's Primrose l7 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting .... —24 6 • Ships at marker Walls End. THE MAILS. I Case%) Byron ......24 0 Framwellgate 24 0 Hough Hall 23 6 Russel's Hetton ..24 3 ;t, 45 ; sold, 25. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. .. .. .. .. . Jan. Is. Do. (via Marseilles) Feb. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds .. .. .. Feb. 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. .... .. Jan. --• Cuba and Mexico .. .. .. .. .. Jan. 28 Canada, &c. (via L'derry) .. .. .. Overdue. Cape o Good Hope, &c. .. • • • • ' ' Feb ' 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via Marseilles ) Jan. 18. Do (vie. Marseilles) Jan. 26. • • Jan. 18. Gibraltar (via Southampton) • • • • India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Jan. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Jan.'26. India (Bombay), (via Sout) .. .. Jan. 25. ham Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. Jan. 19. Jan. 2). p ton) Lisbon .. , • • • yp • • • • • • Malta, Egt, a nd Aden (via Southam Do. (via Marseilles) .. Jan. 19. Vigo, and Oporto • • • • • • • • .. Jan. 21. United States, Califo rnia, &c. .. .. .. Jan. 23. Western Coast of At rica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. Feb. 10. West Indies and Fac ile, Carthag,ena, Cuba, &e, Overdue, Per tentage of o g ° l :5/g) A*; Practised at + .l ) „ : (4 30th Company .... 49'53 45 92 12 Ilythe. 18th „ 40'53 21 79 19 Aldershott. 31st „ 39'99 44 84 11 Currag - h. sth Company and Detachment. 39 , 17 33 89 6 Woolwich. 24th Company .... 37'71 44 80 10 Dover. 7th „ 35.88 23 95 2 Halifax, N.S. 32d 35 . 61 20 49 12 Alderney. 36th ~ 35'33 121 78 2 Portsmouth. 36th „ 34'61 23 40 10 Aldershott. 33d „ 34139 ; 24 5 9} Aldershott. "CHARLES HAY, IRON' " School of Musketry, Hythe." actor-Gen, of Musketry. The officers and privates of the troops of the 10th Hussars, now lying at Ipswich, have contributed a day's pay for the relief of the Coventry weavers. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH AN ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.—MT. Malcolm Drummond Lloyd, 5, St. George's-terrace, Hyde• park, was charged befOre Mr. Tyrwhitt, with assaulting Police-constable Sutton, 160 C. Sutton said he was passing along Regent-street, when the defendant, who was in company of a soldier, came behind him and pushed him violently. He asked what he meant by it, when the defendant replied that he was a gentleman. He told him that his conduct was not that of ane if he was, and ho then pushed and pulled him about, and a civilian then came up. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should like to hear his (the con stable's) definition of the word "civilian." It was an attempt at soldiering, and would not do at all. The constable, in continuation, said ho told the defendant to go away, and he then struck him an the back of his head with his umbrella. The defendant was drunk. By Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street Very drunk. Mr. Lewis said the fact wag the defendant had received a wound on the head in the' Crimea, and having been out to dine it had taken an effect on him. Mr. Tyrwhitt said assaults on the police could not be passed ever, and fined the defendant 10s., or 14 days. THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERY EY A RETURNED CONVICT.-- James Toy, a repulsive-looking fellow, about 40 years of age, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with stealing a bolt, weighing 301b5., and valued at 305., from the ship Jane Linch, in the West India Dock. The prisoner was seen on board ship by a man named Attersall,a rigger, em ployed on board, and he asked him what he wanted, to which he replied a painter (rope), to make about fast. He was informed there was no painters there, and were ordered out of the ship. Some time afterwards he managed to get on board again and possessed himself of a copper bolt. Attersall saw him on the dock quay sneaking away, and went after him, on which the prisoner took the copper from under his coat, and throw it into the dock basin. It was lost. There was abouti3o tons of similar copper on board. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and it was stated by a West India Dock constable that he was an old thief, and had been sentenced to six years' penal servitude. Since the prisoner's return from transportation he had been summarily cot* victed. Mr. Selfe asked if there were officers present to formally prove the former convictions and sentences, to which he replied in the negative, on which the magistrate said he would take no notice of them, and he should commit the prisoner summarily. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six. calendar months. The Prisoner—Thank you, sir. _ . Mr. Selfe—You will not be so lucky if you are brought here again and a case is made out. LITERARY NEWS.—Messrs. Hurst and Blackett of Great Marlborough-street, announce the following works in their list of publications forthcoming :—" Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of William IV. and Victoria," by the Duke of Buckingham.—" The Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, from his Private Papers," by Major-General E. Napier.—" Tho Medical Missionary in China; a Narrative of Twenty Years' Experience," by William Lockhart.—A Now Historical Work by Miss Freer.—" Essays from the Quarterly," by James Hannay. —" The English Sportsman in the Western Prairies," by the lion. Grantley Berkeley.—" Seasons with the Sea-Horses, or Sporting Adventures in the Northern Seas," by James Lamont, Esq., F.G.S.—" Ten Years' Wanderings among the Ethiopians," by T. J. Hutchinson, F.R.G.S., Consul for Fernando Po.—" Memoirs of Royal Ladies," by Emily S. Holt.—" The Secret History of the Court of France under Louis RV."—" The Autobiography of a Stage Coachman," by Thomas Cross.—" A Saunter through the West-end," by Leigh llunt.--" Katherine and her Sisters," by Lady Emily Ponsonby.—" No Church," by the Author of " High Church."—" Ice Bound," by Walter Thornbury.—" My Share of the World," an Autobiography, by Frances Browne.—" The Cravens of Beech Hall," by Mrs. Guise.—'• Next Door," by Mrs, Thomson,--d New Story, by Mrs. S, C. hall, &c. S 98 i 721 i 2 22& I 29 80 201 641 341 4 261 i ,ITIES. 112 99 1 a I mtrr 100 100 100 100 MI THE NAVY. Her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, Master Commander Sturdee, from Greenock for Woolwich, put in here this morning, owing to the easterly winds. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. R. G. S. Pasley, to the Narcissus, additional; Lieut. E. H. B. Hatwell, to the Trident ; N. J. W. de Courcy, G. A. J. Mac donell, and T. A. Watkins, naval cadets, to the Jason ; C. A. W. M. Johnson, midshipman to the Desperate ; Augustine Kedward, acting third class assist: engineer, to the Asia, for service in the Fire Queen ; Francis Darbishire, master's assist., to the Geyser ; and John R. Starling, assist. pay master, to the Aboukir. THE ARMY. The annexed return, showing the comparative proficiency of 'shooting of the several corps and battalions stationed in the United Kingdom and North America, that hare practised so as to esta blish a " figure of merit" in the yearly course •f rifle instruction for 1860-61, has been issued from head-quarters, accompanied by a general order issued by command by Sir A. Horsford, K.C.8., Deputy-Adjutant-General, which is subjoined:— " Horse:Guards, S.W., Jan. 3. " The General Commanding-in -Chief has desired the annexed table, showing the figure of merit' of the several corps in the United Kingdom and in North America, which have completed the course of musketry d r ill and practice for the year 1860, to be published in the General Order of the army, with a view of stimulating to increased exertion all who are desirous of seeing their battalions hold a high posi tion in the order of precedence as regards proficiency in shooting. " Although highly satisfied with the general result of the last year's instruction, as shown by the returns that have been received, yet his Royal Highness would like to see every regiment make a figure of 40 at the least—a point which he is convinced can be obtained if the training of the men is carefully conducted. "In many instances the platoon and skirmishing' prac tices are not what they ought to be. "This can only arise, in the one case, from the imper fect way in which the platoon exercise is taught, and the hurried manner in which it is executed on parade occa sions ; and, in tho other, from inadequate knowledge of the details of skirmishing drill, combined with want of skill in individual firing. " The General Commanding-in-Chief desires the atten tion of general officers to these essential'points of the sol dier's training, and again refers them to the General Order of the 7th of May last, inculcating the necessity of frequent position drill." • -.; Per centago of •F t • E' 4-. o ti 4 a ..:,, a .tj,3:. { ; .., ~., '.l.' t .I%° :5,E1 4 , E - Corps. 5.r.-. 4 ~,..., 2 Q --z ct. .„ =.- . ~. , '7.--,. P-, -i j .. Fr: mom e, g . , - ... *ES 0 1 47th regiment .. .- .. 48 . 24 47 99 3 2 Scots Fusilier Guards,2dbattalion 45'61 34 85 91 3 Grenadier Guards, 3d battalion.. 45 1 6 52 93 6 4 11th Foot, Ist battalion .. .. 45'38 31 76 5 5 Grenadier Guards, 2d battalion .. 45 . 33 42 70 9 1 6 30th regiment .. .. ~ 4483 44 89 3 7 Scots Fusilier Guards, Ist battal. 44'64 38 97 12 8 Coldstream Guards, 2d battalion 44'06 42 1 9 9 13th Depot Battalion .. .. 43'43 11 95 8 10 Grenadier Guards, Ist battalion 42 . 97 36 91 9 11 Coldstream Guards, Ist battalion 4291 27 76 10 12 36th regiment .. • • 42'62 37 9 1 2 13 55th regiment .. • • :: I 42 . 39 36 82 3 14 3d Depot Battalion . • .. 4228 38 85 20 15 76th regiment .. • • ..1 42'14 30 9 3 5 16 32d regiment .. • • .. I 4214 30 88 3 17 20th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 41 . 89 32 87 4 18 49th regiment .. . - .. 4117 27 82 3 19 15th Foot, Ist battalion .. 41'24 34 83 3 20 sSth regiment .. .. .. 41 , 02 25 71 3 21 26th regiment .. .. .. 40 . 83 33 85 1 22 96th regiment .. .. .. 4015 35 88 2 23 17th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 1044 24- 63 21 24 19th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 40 . 21 28 93 6 25 21st Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 4016 24 74 8 26 11th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 40'11 31 84 7} 27 16th Foot, Ist battalion .. .. 39 . 90 27 67 4 28 6th Depot Battalion .. .. 39 . 82 22 76 12 29 GOth Rifles, 4th battalion .. 39 . 7.4 16 80 2 30 45th regiment .. • • .. 3010 28 75 5 31 Stirling Militia .. • - .. 3912 34 82 3 32 18th Depot Battalion .. .. 38 . 89 21 84 10 33 4th Depot Battalion . • .. 3819 21 84 16 a 34 41st regiment .. .. .. 3816 37 77 4 35 10th Depot Battalion .. .. 38•36 22 62 25 36 Royal Engineers .. .. .. 38.24 30 76 9 b 37 2d Cheshire Militia .. .. 3810 15 85 4 C 38 Ist Depot Battalion .. .. 37 . 61 24 67 18 39 Rifle Brigade, let battalion .. 37 . 01 15 74 2/ 40 Fermanagh Militia .. .. 36 . 96 22 66 15 41 14th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 36 . 89 24 70 3 42 18th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 36 . 83 20 67 21 43 20th Depot Battalion .. .. 36'15 20 81 8 .. 41 22d 11 .. 3611 20 69 21 45 2d .. .. 3 5 91 26 86 18 46 23d •• .. .. 3519 40 63 16 .. 47 11th 11 .. 35•60 27 75 .0 48 7th .. .. 35 . 24 21 8 8 12 , 49 9th .. 35'22 25 68 15 •, .. 50 21st •• .. .. 3517 20 8 2 4 51 Bth .. 34 . 95 14 6 1 17 52 16th Foot, '.. 2d battalion .. .. 34'66 2+ 71 4 53 12th Depot Battalion .. .. 34 . 42 16 73 11 54 16th .. .. 34 . 31 31 82 10 55 17th Foot, Ist battalion .. .. 3411 5/ 61 3 56 West York Rifle Militia .. 34 . 08 29 84 7 57 Ist Stafford Militia .. .. 31 06 22 89 8 58 15th Depot Battalion .. .. 33 . 85 26 63 14 59 62d regiment .. .. .. 3378 9 80 5 60 sth Depot Battalion .. .. 33 . 35 17 71 19 61 78th regiment .. .. .. 33 . 07 19 77 3 62 17th Depot Battalion .. .. 32.99 17 77 8 63 10th Foot, Ist battalion .. .. 32.90 19 54 2 64 North Lincoln Militia .. .. 3216 20 90 11.1 d 65 Royal Sussex Militia .. .. 32'65 16 74 6 66 29th regiment .. .. .. 3219 8 65 2 67 Bedford Militia .. .. .. 31 . 88 11 73 2 68 14th Depot Battalion .. .. 3174 11 73 15 e 69 25th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 31 . 66 19 85 8 70 19th Depot Battalion .. .. 3113 14 77 15 71 63d regiment .. .. .. 28 . 82 5 77 5 72 Cavalry Depot, Canterbury .. 28/2 5 77 13 f 73 Royal Canadian Rifles .. .. 28 ' 07 7 37 3 74 84th reghnent • • • • .. 26•,7 20 88 5 75 Royal liewf oundland Companies.. 2697 5 64 7 (a) Only 500 yards' range. (1)) Vide detailed statement at the en (c) Only five companies completed thl (d) Only three companies completed 1 (e) Only 900 y ards' range. (f) Only 500 y ROYAL ENGINEER id of the return. ,e course. the course. 21113 DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 19.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, with dull, cloudy, cold weather. - - CARDIFF, Jan. 18.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Newka, for St. Thomas; Shamrock, for HaTannah ; Remhold, for Lisbon. DEAL, Jan. 19.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Boz zaris, screw steamer, from the River, and sailed for Malta. GRIMSBY, Jan. 18 —Wind S.E.—Arrived—Elizabeth Schade, from Porto Plata, CLYDE, Jan. 18.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Marian, from Now York; Julian Brethers, from St. John's, New foundland. Lemktsir, Jan. 17.•--Wind N.E.—Arrived—Labra, screw steamer, from the Clyde, and sailed same day for Adelaide. WEYMOUTH, Jan. IS.—Wind tins, from Buenos Ayres for Hamburg. HARTLEPOOL, Jan. 18.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Morn in Light, for Cuba. SWANSEA, Jan. 18.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—John Knox, for the Cape of Good Hope; Mercurius, for St. Thomas; Betsy, for Gibraltar. OFF THE LIZARD, Jan. 17.—Arrived—Doris, from Porto Plata for Bremen. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) S OUTHAMPT ON, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Jan. IS—St. Petersburg, steamer, from Oporto; Indus, steamer, from Alexandria; Oneida, steamer, from St. Thomas ; Firefly, steamer, from Cardiff. Sailed—Ocean Lady, for Weymouth ; Caroline, for Guernsey; Wonder, steamer, for 7ersoy ; Havre, steamer, for Havre ; Eliza for Cardiff; Rainbow, Fellowship, a n d Gazelle, fur Sealu'un. (BY SUBMAB,INB AND MAGNETIC TELEGRA,pn.) GRAvBsEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived.—lberia, steamer, from Oporto; Magnet, steamer, from Oporto. Sailed.—Queen, for Cape Coast Castle ; Lady New borough, for Corfu. DEAL, Saturday Morning, Wind W.N.W., light. from the A rr ived.—ller Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, we st, for Woolwich; Sei ne an d T am i s o, screw steamers, from London for Paris ; Marco Baggaras, screw steamer, from London, for Liverpool; Colombo, from Shields, for Lisbon. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAItWAY. —lt is reported that soon after 7 o'clock yesterday morning the pointsman at the Broadgreen station of the London and North-Western Railway discovered the mangled re mains of a man lying on the line. As the line was per fectly clear when tho 7 a.m. up-train from Liverpool to Manchester passed, he is supposed to have been connected with it, either as guard or trreaksman. This supposition is strengthened by the circumstance that he wore the uniform of the London and North:Western. Railway Company. ►When found he was almost completely cut to pieces. LITERATURE. Change, or Some Passages in the Life of Basil Rutherford. By Emily Cuyler. Booth, Regent. street. This is a very interesting story, which is more. over very well written, and can scarcely fail to meet with general approval. The characters of the chief persons are excellently described, espe cially . Ermentrude Sherburne. This lady is the exact impersonation of one of those wild and hasty tempers who cause so much wretchedness to them selves and so much sorrow to all connected with them. She ruined her hopes of peace, far more of happiness by rushing into a hasty, ill-advised union with her cousin, with the wild idea of thereby succouring her sister. This sister had married against her father's wish, and he was too much incensed to afford her any assistance, and her hus band being poor she was often much distressed. Yet only one so wild and reckless as Ermentrnde would have believed that a man like Ralph could be ruled, above all, wh en it i s cons id ere d that s h e openlyinsulted him at his fi rs t proposal, and he knew the motive for whi c h s h e mar ried him. He grew indifferent when he had gained his tri umph over her, and knew he had blighted her hopes, she being greatly attached to Basil Ruther ford, to whom indeed she was engaged at the time of her marriage with Ralph. The domestic life of the Sherburnes •was wrAched in the ex treme. Ralph went so far as to intercept the letters addressed by Anil to her sister, hence the wretched wife believed properity had hardened her once attached companion of childhood, and this added the sharpest sting to her su ff ering life. Sybil Rutherford is a very delightful character, and the most pleasing in the story. She had been engaged to the brother of Ermentrude and Anil, but the perverse and cruel father would not agree. She was of the greatest assistance to all around her, and proved how much more can be done by calm and consistent conduct, than by the wild and ill-judged actions of Ermentrude. Sybil took charge of Grace Holford, the orphan child of her lover, who married abroad, and died soon afterwards, leaving his mother less daught er t o th e care o f Sybil R u th e rford. She did not do credit to the training of her kind protectres however, and she far more fulfilled the prediction.. of Basil than the hopes of Sybil. He always said. that she " bid fair to share the many attractive qualities for which the stiff-necked predecessors of her house were so distinguished. In her, Holford of Holford lives over again in undiminished pride and perversity. " 'Ha, the orphan child of Anil and Roland Kirkland way also brought up by Sybil, and she proved far more estimable than her cousin. The latter part of the b ook details the adventures of these maidens when they entered upon life. At first sight it appears strange that !Ma should have married one so much older than herself ; but it must be remembeaed that she was no common style of disposition. Her reserved i manner and strange character made her older n feeling and conduct, by many years, than her age warranted ; and besides, she had the image of Basil entwined with her earliest recollections. He came like a good angel to the miserable home where her father was dying in want and loneliness. He stood by the bedside of the wretched man and removed the only sting that death could bring to his resigned spirit, by promising to make the widow and orphan his care. It is not, then sur prising that she should have cherished his memory, and that at last she should have formed an attach ment to one whom she had so long thought of in her prayers, and dwelt upon in grateful recollec tion. Grace behaved in a very undignified manner in regard to her engagement with Richard Leigh. The latter named individual was a despicable cha racter, and his conduct to his cousin Mary alone sufficed to stamp him as a vile deceiver and a mean fortune-hunter. This short tale is replete with incident and adventure. It is written in an ani mated strain, and presents an agreeable variety, with its numerous personages and; several events, " Change" is a correct title to such a volume ; and the reader who expects entertainment will not be disappointed in the perusal of its pages. A iFehool Manual of Letter Writing. By the Rev. John Hunter, M.A. Longman. This is a useful little manual complied by the industrious author of many similar works for the assistance and instruction of the young student. The value of a good and clear style of epistolary correspondence to men of any rank, profession, or business 'can hardly be overrated, and it is there fore a matter of some surprise that as a branch of education it is so little attended to. There is no surer test of an uncultivated mind and deficient education than an ill-constructed and badly worded letter, and all who have a large and various corre spondence must have been frequently astonished at the mistakes committed. The substitution of " were" for " where," of" his" for is," and, above all, the sudden change from the use of the third personal pronoun to the employment of the first, is an event of constant occurrence in the letters of persons even of the middle class. The avoidance of all such errors would be best secured by early practice in that form of composition, and Mr. Hunter's little work is well calculated for the pur pose. His exercises and rules of punctuation are very useful, and the explanations of abbreviated titles, commercial terms, forms of address, &c . ., will be very serviceable to many who have outlived the age of study. A great number of letters are given as models, and the author recommends the modern style of the commercial letters to notice, as rendering them especially fit for youths intended for a mercantile career, for whose benefit this useful little treatise is particularly designed. The Graduated Series of Reading Lesson Books for all Classes of English Schools. Books 1 and 2. Longman. These two little works belong to an admirable series, and are designed for the use of children beginning to learn. They are very well arranged, amusement being brought to the aid of instruction, and the reading les sons, consisting of little simple stories and nursery rhymes, quite within the comprehen sion of children learning to read. By degrees, longer and less simple lessons are substituted, but still a homely and colloquial style is maintained, and the young beginner is led on by insensible degrees. The second volume follows in sequence, with miscellaneous sketches, stories of animals, and adventures. Many passages from the life of the immortal " Robinson Crusoe" are introduced. The volumes to come lead on by gradual steps to a higher class of literature; thus, the stories of animals are introductory to the Natural History division of the Third Book. Throughout, a due regard is had to the various tastes and inclinations of a child, and every means adopted to encourage the love of reading, as well as to facilitate the mere mechanical acquirement of the art. 71ie Autobiography of Leigh Hunt. With farther Revision, and an Introduction by his Eldest Son. Smith and Elder. Messrs. Smith and Elder have just published this well-known and popular volume in their half crown edition of reprints. The latest additions and alterations have enhanced the value of the work, and are all included in its present form. These memoirs of one so able and so eminent, whose services in the cause of liberal opinions and inde pendent journalism have deserved so much of the public, need no criticism after this lapse of time. It only remains to commend the convenience and moderation of this edition, in which a small and portable size is combined wi th clear And excellent type. as I. New Edition. The Practical Ilouse J Honlaton and Wright. professes to be work k Domestic Economy " A complete and Family r. Thiis,2.Zlic, • ~ and tail " Medical Guide, uLga its title is some what pretentious, it contains a large am ount of us eful and varied inform ation. The receipts and di rections for cooking of all kinds, and the resources for the remedy of those various domestic accidents to which every household is liable, will be found of great service by the young and inexperienced. housekeeper who may also gather some increased sense of her resp ons ibilities . from the " Thoughts and Maxims on H o usekeeping," prefixed to the practical part of the work. The " Family Medical Guide" will also be found of great service in in dicating the symptoms of diseases, and the proper line of treatment ; and although, as the writer him self observes, book-doctoring is at best but a doubt ful economy, yet a general idea of the necessities of the ease and a knowledge of what the sufferer should avoid and what agencies will assist his cure, cannot be otherwise than beneficial. Mullu?n in parvo should be the motto of this little volume, which will probably be extensively circulated among householders of the middle class. The Family Friend. 1860. This excellent and old-established serial shows no diminution of character in the volume just issued. Tales, sketches, needlework patterns, household recipes, hints on education, gardening, sanitary measures, poetry, and pastime, ' are mingled, as of old, in pleasant and useful variety. The Notes aid Queries for Naturalists contain much interesting matter ; and the council of defini tions is still carried on, affording the subscribers an interesting amusement and an opportun4y. of trying their strength in this species of composon:, There are few members of a family circle virb? could not gain some degree of service or .entertainm _cut from the acquaintance of (I The Foully Freud. " 11 ') ,