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

LES scion signs The regn ganis- is to ortion tsions, 1 ae enale. aking nitin- Df en to the ire to ierved ready t that II it is wary. War, 3elves mem t this 'as his is, his MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLooK. The Bank of England return, completed to the 16th January, shows some very important varia tions indicative of the disturbed state of monetary affairs. The bullion, in consequence of the con tinued shipments to America, and the coin distributed in payment of the dividends, has been diminished by nearly half a million, while the reserve of notes also shows a considerable decrease. The diminu tion in the public and private deposits has amounted to already two millions sterling, and there is also a decrease of nearly a million and a quarter in the Government Securities. A favourable feature, however, is apparent in the other securities, which have been reduced to the extent of about three hundred thousand pounds. In the other items of the balance sheet the variations are of an unim portant character, they will be seen in the subjoined table : Active Circulation .. • . Decrease .. . • • • Bullion • . • • • • . . Decrease .. • • • . Rest .. .. .. .. Increase .. .. • . Public Deposits .. • • Decrease .. .. • . Other Deposits • • • . Decrease .. • • • • Seven Day and other Bills .. Increase .. • . Government Securities .. Decrease -- .. £20,398,220 • . 55,580 .. 11,775,363 .. 400,023 .. 3,33.5,181 .. 49,762 .. 2,746,319 .. 991,078 .. 14,433,956 .. 1,043,469 .. 690,886 .. 28,153 .. 8,783,721 .. 12,360,000 Othi ter Securities .. 21 , 123 , 578 Decrease 376,188 Notes Unemployed .. .. 5,081,625 Decrease .. • • • • 436,490 At the forthconiing meeting of the National Dis count Company a dividend will be proposed at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Continued activity was reported in the Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday, and prices exhi bited an upward tendency. The sales were 20,000 bales. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon exhibited a slight advance in the rates on Vienna, Trieste, and Amsterdam; Paris, however, was a shade lower. About £40,000, in bar gold, and 30,8 1 00 sove reigns were withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday, for the United States. The Royal Mail steam ship Arabia which sailed from Liverpool to-day for New York took £226,177 in specie. The Ceylon, which leaves to-morrow, the 20th, for India, China, &c., will take out £45,822 in gold, and £168,784 in silver. The Government remit £25,000 to the Mauritius. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £103,000, and the exports £591,800. A firm, largely engaged in trade with Constan tinople and other places, is reported to be in difficulties. The English Stock Market is dull but steady, Consols being 911 i for money, and 91.1,- a for the account. Very little business, however, has been transacted. The New Threes were steady at 911 I ; the Reduced at 911 i ; India 5 per Cent. Loan was at 1001 1 ; ditto Debentures, at 951 1; and Ex chequer Bills were flat at 7s. to 2s. dis. NO variation of importance was reported in Foreign Securities, and business was moderately active. Turkish 6 per Cents. were 701 to 71; ditto New Loan 54 to 57; ditto £lOO Bonds 'Were steady at 57,1 ; Mexican at 201 21; Russian 5 Per Cents. at 1041 ; ditto 3 per Cents. were firm at 601 4 1 . ; and Portuguese at 45. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., report the prices of American Securities as follows : Redeemable. Prices . M ilted States 6 per Cents 1867-1868 O. 5 per C en t B on d s tentucky 6 per Cant. Bonds lB6B-72 88 90 P ennsylvania 6 per Ct. Bonds 1877 84 85 rain ois Central 7 per Cent. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. Increased heaviness has prevailed in the Railway Share Market, the decline in most of the principal undertakings amounting to about 1 to 11 per cent., Owing to a pressure of speculative sales. Great Northern, North Western, and South Eastern have receded 10s. ; Caledonian, South Western, and Midland 15s. ; Great Western, North Eastern (Ber wick), and West Midland £1; Lancashire and Yorkshire £1 10s.; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln £2. The Foreign and Colonial Markets have remained very quiet without any material variation in prices Grand Trunk of Canada have improved 10s., and Great Western •of Canada ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have also shown a decline in values. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll } !per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 p er C en t. A nnu i t i es 9l 1 1 / A znuittes, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire 6th April, 1885 l6/ I ndia Stock Ditto 6 per Cent lOOl / Ditto Bonds £l,OOO l3 die _ Ditto under £l,000 liolksols for Account, Feb. 71 9l} d } 41 z...,e ) . 1 equer Bills, Zl,OOO, lid Mato s mall , F OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. akezlean 3 per Cent .. ~ .D i tto Account 2Ol 1 prir Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. irvian 41 p er C en t 95 ° ,ttuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. — ~utto Account akussian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 1041 I Itish 6 per , Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 'ltr„ Cent — - uitto Account 7Ol t Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. D utch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK Console, Money Ditto Account 91 WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. THIS DAY, J. ./31rtningba, N.W.; dull ,rie -Dr ihten, N.W.; cloudy W • fine %Ambridge: 'S.w. ; dull Cardiff, N; - Derby, S. ; 'dull Doncaster, N.E. ; fine Dublin S.S.W.. ,• wet uundee, N. 8.; hazy kdinburgh, S.W.; dull s'lll raouth t.. S.W. ; dull Glasgow S.W. ; d amp Goole, S.E. ; fine Gravesend, calm ; fi ne •tiarwich, N.W.; frost l iartlepool, N.W. ; dull kolyne a d, S.E., light breeze; cloudy LN. 19, 9 A.M. Inverness, N.E. ; fine Leeds, E. ; mild Manchester, S. ; fine Middlesborough, S. ; fine Milford Haven, S. ; cloudy Newcastle oa Tyne, S.W.; cloudy Newmarket, S.W. ; dull Norwich, E.; fine, frosty Peterborough, N.W.; cloudy Sheffield, E. ; dull Southampton, S.E. ' • cloudy Stockton on Tees, S.E.; fine Sunderland S.. • fine West Hartlepool, S.E. ; fine Weymouth, calm ; cloudy Whitehaven, S.; damp York, S.W.; very fine `A.TIONS, JAN. 18. Marseilles, E.S.E.; fine Paris, calm ; cloudy St. Petersburg, calm ; clear Stockholm, N.N.W.; foggy Strasbourg, W.N.W.; cloudy Toulon, E.N.E. ; fine Turin, S.S.W. ; fine Vienna, W.; cloudy CONTINENTAL ST. S.S.E.; cloudy Cherbourg, S.; rain Copenhagen, W.S.W. ; fog b_unkirk, calm ; fog ltavre, S.S.E. • snow Leghorn, N.E.; fine Leipsie, N.W. ; cloudy layo ns , N .; cloudy Madrid, E.S.E.; fine 6.POR TING INTL' LL 11l ENCE. _ - BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. CHE STER CUP. _2sto 1 aget Industrious (offered, take 30) 33 to 1 agst Chere A m i e (taken) 40 to 1 agst Wild Rose (taken) 40 to 1 agst Satellite (t a k en) 50 to 1 agst Light (taken) 50 t. 1 agst Ben Webster (taken) 50 to 1 agst Horace (taken) 60 to I agst First Lord (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 7to 1 aget Diophantus (taken) 7to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) tillstllieatitOW ESCAPE OF THE ARCHDUKE AX e l e s i --, —We re a d i n th e A us t r i an GaZette— , v ',4Y 'venlig, at 9 o'clo c k, th e s pecial train which brought ildulte Ferdinand Maximilian to -Vienna, an d in Were Lieutena n t Fi e ld-M ars h a l d e S c hmerling, had Count Bftebelles, and oth er mem b ers o f hi s hi g h ne ss's su ite, f f t Berlin but half an hour when the saloon carriage caught t i lrough the o ver -h ea ti ng o f t h e h o t- a i r s t o ve. The ti 7e) fed by combustible materials, spread rapidly, and eff e e•onnection with the other car r i ages o f th e t ra in was cut ; C ount de B om b e ll es, at the peril of his li fe, clam b ere d to the r oo f of the carriage, and his cries were at last heard et d tl tt le e qine-driver, w h o i mme di a t e l y b roug h t t h e tra i n t o , adetill. Wi th some di ffi culty the velvet hangings were the l , and the furnit ure th rown ou t o f w i n d ow, an d T he 4 re was extinguished with tho aid of water and snow. 11 4 4carriage was detached, and the archduke having taken l*t i zlguntlier, the train pursued its igurneY." SHARE 31ARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share• Railways. Paid. Closing Moines' Prim Done. 50 !Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Viol , and Str. Val. all F/ 8 1 ' stock Birk., La., and Ch June lOO 79 81 25',Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 10 Boat. Sleaf. and Mid.Co all 64 7 stock Bristol and Exeter 100 99 101 100 e stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen Cardigan all 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 ICork, ilirock., •tPassage all 20 Cornwall 10 Dog I all 6 64 10 jDo A (A gets no div. all ' until 6pc peran. all ;" h„be„ , tl.toß •50 Dublin & Belfast. June. all 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab..Tunc all 8 8 4 stock East Anglian lOO 16 17 stock Eastern Counties lOO 504 514 514 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 37 39 stc , nc Do do Bdo 100 26 28 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 131 stock East Suffolk stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 274 281 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock Furness stock alas , . and S. Western 100 114 116 10 Great Ntlm. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 1111 1121 111} stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 111 112 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val glla. stock: 100 61 64 12 Trish South-eastern__ all stock Lancashire & Torkshirc 100 1151 116 115 15 1 134 stock London and Blackwall 100 60 62 611 stock Lon., Briott.. & S Coast 100 116 118 stock'. Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 49 Al stock Lond. & Nth. Western 100 991 100 991 1 1 stock Loud. & sth. Western lOO 94 95 94 134 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'rierry E nn isaillea all 810 stock Man. Shef. & linr•oln 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 121 Do do 4 shares all 10 Metropolitan 5 34 2.1c1 stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new 1.4.0. stock Do lirmina.dc Derby 100 104 106 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares el >5 Mid Kent. 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry tt Armagh, def 9 7 6 20 Newry, Warnpt. .2 Roe all stock Norfolk.... ..., 100 53 85 531 1 50 IN , hn. Coun t ies Union 34 d stock North British lOO 65 66 654 44 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoek 1 0 0 stock D, A stk ; A recs nod. until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 stock Do B stock —.. 100 stock Nth. Eastern—Be rwick 100 1031 104/ 1034 3 25 Dodo, purchase 16 13 4 to 1p stock Do Leeds 100 ne 43 62 stock Do York stock North London 10 Do new .4 5 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 174 21 21 1 144 10 N. and S. W. Junction 12 Not. & Grantham Rail ll I 8 81 10 reebles . all - - Portsmouth 10 Rhymney..... ' all stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 34 341 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 861 871 stock Shropshire Union.-- 100 49 51 10 Sittinabourne & Sheer. all 6 7 stock South Devon stock SJuth Eastern 100 851 85/ 854 44 stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 80 82 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 7 25 Stockton 3: Darlington all 411 421 25 Do do ll 91 101 p stock Taff Vale .............. 100 i stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 -- 50 Ulster .. 25 Do 20 2 1 } 4 3. p 12 10 Do : ...... • • .... 2 d p stock Vale of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 111 114 stock( Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 20 West London all I 10 Do let class 20 Do 2d class .. stock Westgartlepool llarbr and Rail lOO stock West Midland—Oxford 100 46 47 45 1 stock Do. Newport 100 42 44 stock Do. Hereford 100 B2 84 stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock 20 PREFERENCE SHARES. stock Share! Railways. IPaid Closing 1 Business Price. Done. ......- 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per 1 c. pref. (issued at .£sc all stk IBris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 20 IDo. do. do. Shares ...._. 14 stock ,Caledon £10,41 per cent 100 101 103 stock ;Do. Oust Shares, No. 2. 100 64 'Cork .E Bandon, 54 p. c. all 20 ,Cornwall. 5 per cent. .. all 20 4 21 4 65 IDun.Perth&Aber.Jun.. all 6 65 stock 1 1.1.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... 100 112 115 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... 100 106 108 stock lE. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 110 112 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 stock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 124 126 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 79 al stock 1 Do. 5 per cent. guar._ 100 stock jEdin.&G las. sp.c. shares 100 112 114 stock 1 Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 ;2 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 stock IGlas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 stock IGreat Northern, sp. ct. 100 116 118 stock Iro.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 112 114 stock i Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do. sp.c.Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 86 88 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. all e ,,,,. ( GtSn. & Wareland)4 i to o ,o 2 too f p. ct. pret. stock 50 Great West. (Berke and Wants) Ext. sp. ct. stock Co. Ttedeemable,4lp.et lOO 08 1 00 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et 100 89 91 stock Do Irredeemable, do._ 100 90 92 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 1 01 103 8 Do. firm. Pref. Shares. all 10 104 10 it. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 174 184 10 11)o. do. sp. et. pref all 101 11 stock IDo Biring.guar. stock lOO 76 78 26? IDo. Chester gua. shares all 204 214 134 I Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. stock I Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock IDo.Barnsl.st £s3s 10d pc 100 '— stock IDo. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) stock i Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.grn. No.l 100 1 16 118 stock I Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 116 118 stock IDo. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 116 118 stock IDo. do.' 41 per cen" lOO 103 105 5 Do. do. 41 p. e. shares all stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock lOO 153 156 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) 100 130 134 stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '6,5) 100 69 71 stock Lon. Chat. and Dover lOO 88 90 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et._ 100 116 118 stock ton. & S.W, 7p. et, stock 100 150 155 stock Do. 48 per cent lOO 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus of 2s. 6d.. . ..'.. 124 Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. all 121 Londony. & Ennis. 4 sh.i all 14 144 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct.! 100 6 Do. £6 stock Do. 34 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent , 5 1 ; p 12 7,faryuort & Car., 4p. C all 124 Do. 41 per cent all stock Mid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. &Bit 6p.c lOO 137 139 stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 104 1034 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. 100 95 97 stock Norilk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 1 100 stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock , Do.sWay.Val.Ex.Bt.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. o lOO 111 113 stock Do. New, gua. 6p. c lOO 110 111 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she 3 ; 14 p 101 Do. do. do. all stock Nth.Dev.llail.&Dck.Co. 100 stock N-EastCons.Pret 4p. c. 100 92 94 stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 in 104 17 Do. do. do 8.13.4. 4 fp 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 Do. York, .. &S. Purch. 10 4 d p to North Staffordshire all 22 23 10 Rhymney Guarantee all 84 Scottish Central, new p all stock Scottish North-Easte 31 p. c. pref. stock lOO stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p lOO 124 126 stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stoc 100 133 136 10s, South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 104 11 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cen all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Readin . Ann., 1.0.6) stock Do. 41 per cent , 100 102 104 stock Do. Fixed f Ip.c. Ist is ) 100 102 104 stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c 100 191 93 stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 100 102 stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua lOO 85 88 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 271. 281 25 Do. B Goer cent all 82 334 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 32 334 stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c lOO 45 48 stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Guast 100 124 125 stock Do. 2d do 100 120 124 stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.ptred. , 190 'lOO 102 stock Do.Perpet. 6p.e. pi 186 fl 100 123; 126 stock Do. till 1869, Ist is . 100 1116 120 124 Do. do. 2d is. 74 I LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE Railways Redford and Bletchiey Buckinghamshire .... Chester & Holyhead.. Do. do. 54 per cent. Do. do. 5 per cent. Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val., E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c.l E.Union,Harwich She Do. Woodbridge ...1 Gls.Barr.& Neils,Drct. all i i.n diN.W 100 Ln &N.W 98 100 I 100 Do. 53 534 100 Do. 125 127 100 Do. 113 115 100 Caledonin 102 104 all I E.U.SzB C. 16 17 100 IGt.North. 135 137 all T.Counts. 44 44 100 100 Ca,ledonin 100 Do. all ' Gt. West all Yk.N..411r1 all FYILN. Md. all ',Do. all Do. . 100 Ln.8614..11 ., 100 6. East. 100 Do. 100 Peto &Co 100 ,Norfolk 100 Do. all LNW&II Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. London & Greenwich Do. Preference 1110 112 207 210 61 63 115 120 89 91 Lon., Tilby...t Soutend j Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.et 1 Do. 6 per cent.... • • • Manc.,Buxtn. Matk ' Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock.... • - • • • • Newmarkt.,BuryEx Nor guaranteed 5 p. C. thn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent •—• Do. Fixed 5 per cent North Western Preston and Wyre. Do. # Stares . ...... A. Roystn.Fliteh., Stee pShrewsbry4 Flereferd Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon Croydn _ _ - 31 31 97 99 i ;p 56 58 100 ,Midland 5. 5 6 E.Connts all ,Do. all rDo. all 'Do. all Midland , L&NW) L.Yk. all I Do. 100 ,Gt. North 100 T.Brassey 1 all 100 all 151 1511 1135 137 102 105 19 11 11t 90 92 7i 81 M'Clean.. Gt. West. I..‘t Brgtn Darks. stock Commercial ......... ...! 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min. 100 stock East and West India .. I n o s tock London •-,. stock 'St. Katharine ' 100 stock k_ ou th a mpton lOO stock Fistoria . ......... i 100 . 99 101 X2O DO; NM iT 40 ', POO 4 .' ad par 'TALE. P a id . Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. 1321 pai d ) Closing Business Price. Done. Car - neaux Mine & Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Ens. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva Maria Antonia . Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. a. Pref... Northern of France Do. New Shares iLsTorwegian Trunk Prof Paris, Lyons, Mediter Recife & S. Fran. (fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg...... Rome & Frascati ...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Mense Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. W.& N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent. Pref.— ' Zealand .. JOINT-STOI lAgTa&Unitee Service Bki Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London (Bank of Turkey I British North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon. & Ch. City ... Colonial .. Corn. Bank of Canada.. Commercial of London. ;Eng., Soot., & Aus. Ch.. 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland !Lon. Char.Bkof Austral London and County .. 'London Joint Stock .. ;London & Westminster 'Nat. Prov. of England . iDo. new National Bank New South Wales Do. new ,Orient. B. Corporation Ottoman Bank ..... iProvincial of Ireland . Do. new South Australia , Union of Australia : Union of London ... Unity Mutua1.......... Share THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1861. 1; la tJ 1 pr 100 all all all all all 100 100 all all all all all 100 all all all all 100 100 100 21 li d 974 984 97i 98i 94 1001 21 22 70 72 45 47 50 55. 42 47 40 45 95 96 ad 1 d 2} lid 101- 10} 10} 10 (II 90 95 92 96 93 96 88 82 83 85 92 93 85 87 1; 11 (I all 100 } an I Business done 5 7 5 7 100 10 all 100 _ _ 97 98 24 , i 2 ti - - 02 91 Id RAIL WAYS. 51 5 — P li lfdi I 1 I 11 12 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEAL.-JUDGMENT. - THE OPPICIAL MANAGER OP THE SHEERNESS WELL COMPANY V. FOLSOM. This is an appeal from a decision of the Master of the Rolls, dismissing the plaintiff's bill without costs. The Lord Chancellor affirm ed 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. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) SOLLEY V. SOLLEY.-JUDGMENT. 8 98 i 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.-PRATS V. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. .-DOMMINEY V. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. ME ROYAL SOCIE2Y, 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. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid. Closing Price. 72 7f 92 93 2 11 d 4 5 di 6 7 75 80 67 72 65 70 i pr Mlant;c & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent Do, Do. Buffalo and Labe Huron Do. New ....... Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,dGodrich p. ct. bda. Aug. 1, 187 Do. do. July 1. 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim. Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. !Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. .5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4} p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Geelong & Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada, Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. °per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872.. G t. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 5a P.C. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 41 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4-1 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth do. Do. d 0..... ..... Melb.Corp. 6 p. .e. Bnds. Newßrnnswick .1c Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do ...... .. IDo. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. .- .... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde .. Do. Punjaub fLs ta Do. Do. ....... t? , Do Indus. St. Flo. g, o ' , I • St. Andrews &Quebec A Trinidad (Lim.) Scrin.. FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterclaml Ardennes ........... IBah.&S.Fran..Lina.7p.c.l Belgian East. Junction IBeziers to Graissessac.. OLONIAL &OVER: Can.(loy. 6 p.c.Ja. &July Do. 6p. cent. 1879, Do. 6p. cent. 1880 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. .k 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. dc Oct. N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. c., 1866 Do. 5 p. c., 1871 to 1876 1 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds, Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.e,.1878 do up , Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Je. &July Do. do. 6 p.c. 1p.&00. BRITIS Sharel Mines. 107} 7 Paid. / Closing Business Price. Done Allred Consols (Philack);2.ll.lo 2} 33 20 British Iron Clifford nil 195 205 • Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 410 420 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 110 115 East Caradon 0.14.6 111 12 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 71 8 83 74 GamASt.Aubyn(Gwen ) 543 23 25 24 Great South Tolgus l7s 73 84 -- 1G .Wheal Alfd. (Philack) 12.13.9 i I G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 11 13 'Grenville , Herod's- Foot 8.12 33 15 ;Hingsbox Downs 4.10.6 23 34 !Lady Bertha .-- 'Margaret (Uny Lelant) 93 54 56 North Downs 2l 31 4 (,North Franees (Illogan) la 41 53 —N. Wh'l BassPt (1110 ;an) 155 31 41 (North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 91 10 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 iSortridge Cons. Min. Co. 14s i * 'South Caradon(St.Cleer) 13 300 310 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 3} 3 31 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all — IS.Wheal Fran. ( Illogan ) 18.1z.5 15 4 5 1 65 ,Stray Park 24.18.0 38 i 0 5 ,Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 11 23 21 10 , Tin Crott 9 51 6 I Vale of Towey (Carm )135 6d i 3 'West Basset (Ill ogan ) ll 181 191 IW. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 78 80 'West Seton !Wheal Basset (Illogan) 53 1121 1171 ,Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 128 130 i 'Wheal Edward (C a l s. 12 13 2 Wheal Kitty (I.l.Lelant , 1.7.2 13 14 Wheal hlaryAnn (Men. 1 8 19 21 Wheal Treiawney (Li s . I 51 18 20 ----FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim 155 1 d 85 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 273 * 1 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 28 29 284 33 8 5 Do. Land and MlningCo. all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. 1 dig. 40 Cobre Copper all 42 44 Copiapo l6 8 10 1 DunMoun.Cop.3ling.Co ail 1 2 'Fortuna, all 24 g 20 !General all 21 23 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr, 1 * 1p 14 13 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1* 1 3 p 3 Linares all 9 10 5 ,Lusitanian 2 P 1 F 1 MariquiLa all 1 I N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L "125.6 d. i d 20 ,Pontgibaud Silver,Lct a d •• i Mining and SmtP:c all 4 6 5 Port Philip 1 3 1 J 1 !Scottish AtrArin. (L.). 105. .. * 22.12-83 United Mexican ail 34 33 1 'Worthing (Limited)... all 3 1 1 I De l9s. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 . Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 13 14 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 !Australian Agricultural 19 32 34 10 ;Berlin Water (Limited); all 41 5 50 (British American Lan d 40 50 ' B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 35 57 20 IDo. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 ;Do. C. (Limited) 4. all 13 15 321 Canada Land all 109 112 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all stock ;Cop.Min.ofEng.&Sroltg, all 25 !Do. Pref. 71 per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock ,Do. Preference stock ;Do. 6p. c. Pet pet. Deben lOO 107 109 stock 'Electric Telegraph 25 I Do. New l5 11 1 5 iEnglito & Aus. Copper, all 31 SU 15 Gen. Steam Navigatt m 14 1 !Great Ship Limited) all # # 1 Do. 171 pct Preference all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) _ l/ 1 .... 20 London Discount (Lim. 5 11 i d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim. all 14 13 20 'Madras Irr. and Canal 1 14 11 23 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim all 21 31 25 National Die. Co. (Lim 5 11 13d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim 5 3 2 d 10 Netherlands Land all 4 • ff 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl die ( all 1 1 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLan 86 1 IN.B.Australasian (Lim. all 3 13 1 1 Oriental ' Gas (Limited). all 1 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). :155. 3: 1p 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 10 Ditto C 2s. stock Pee l ß.Lud.&3lln.(Lim ) 100 50 53 50 , Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 ' Do. New 25 11 13 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel •,..0 - .43p e all 161174 p 163 17 50Rhymney Iron 115 Do. New ... 100 (R oyal Mail Steam 6O 45 47 stock 'Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ); 100 130 140 25 'South Australian Land; all 33 35 1 'Submarine Tel. Scrip ) all 3 I ..3 1 Do. do, Registered CI 10 Do. do all 5 i 20 Tr. & Ln. CaolUpr.Can 5 —b— fi • 10 Van Diemen'quil 2B 'de 11 lii 11 _ 3 244 4 211 23 24 6 4 64 71 7; 19 20 air 38 84 94 344 35i 53 55 3i 3d 5i 51 8 1 g 4 1 d 11 1} 14 d, 19 20 I 51 6 1 91 21 22 TANKS. 8 e 6 71 7:3 19} 201 51 b 3 14 223 23 69 71 38 40 204 214 161 17 2e436 231 47 48 17i 18i 28 27 20; SO 201 i T S-',CIJ 1 08 113 :10 112 110 112 99 100 [O7 108 107 108 104 io6i 97 99 97 99 98 98 losi 1061 107 108 ES. 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, but 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, an d p ro b a bl y o f every ot h er electric fish there i s a con ti nua l c i rcu l at i on o f 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 liv ing 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 acts hide. 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 Matteucci 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. THIS DAYS MARKETS. 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 prises. FRUIT. s. d. 8. d. Pine apples, perlb 5 oto 10 0 1 Colonial do., each 1 oto 1 6 Grapes, per lb 6 oto 10 0 Foreign do 1 oto 2 0 'Melons, each Peaches, per doz Nectarines. per dz 2 oto 6 0 Apples, per hf. sv. 2 oto 4 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per doz 3 dto 10 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6to 8 0 Apricots, per doz 2 oto 4 0 s. d. s. d Cherries, per lb 0 0 to 0 0 Filberts, per lb 1 0 to 1 6 Cobnuts, per lb 1 0 to 1 6 Almonds, per bus 0 0 to 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 0 to 2 0 Figs, per doz 2 0 to 4 6 Strawberries potl 0 0 to 0 0 Gooseberries hf ay 0 0 to 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 0 to 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 0 to 0 0 Raspberries, prptlo 0 to 0 0 \BLEB. Shallots, per lb Horseradish, p bn 1 6 to 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2 to 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 8 to 1 6 Beet, per doz. Parsnips, per do. 0 0 to 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2 to 0 0 Mushrooms,p pun 2 0 to 3 0 Artichokes, pr dz 4 0 to 6 0 Cabbage lett,score 1 0 to 2 0 Endive, per score 1 0 to 2 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 6 to 0 0 Tomatoes, hf Bye 4 0 to 6 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 0 to 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 0 to 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 1 3 to 1 6 Asparagus, pr do. 10 0 to 30 0 Seakale, per pun. 2 0 to 3 0 TEGET. Greens, dz bunch 8 oto 12 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 1 oto 2 0 Savoy do., pr do. 1 Bto 2 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 4 oto 8 0 Brocoli, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 120 to 180 0 New ditto, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Peas, per 4 sieve 1 6to 1 9 Turnips, dz bunch 5 0 to 6 0 Carrots, pr do 6 oto 8 0 Cucumbers 1 oto 1 6 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Spinach, hf.-sv 0 6to 0 8 Brus. sprouts, h. s 2 6to 3 6 Old onions, hf. ay 0 oto 0 0 Do., dz bun French beans, 100 i 9to 2 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 15s Od ; poults, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; geese, 5s Od to 75 Od ; goslings, 4s Od to 9s Od ; ducklings, 25 Od to 3s Od ; rabbits, 15 Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 9d to is 3d ; pigeons, 8d to ls'Od each; large Surrey fowls, 6s Od to 12s Od; chickens, 5s Od to 7s Od; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 6s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; grouse, is 6d to 2s Od oach ; pheasants, 4s 6d to 6s 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 Gd to Os 9d each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 9s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, 15 Od to is 2d ; English, is ld to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 14s Od to 15s Od ; French do., 12s Od to 13s Od per 120 ; leverets, 2s Od to 2s 6d each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 10d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 2s 10d to 58 Od por 81bs. WHITECITAPEL. 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 81bs. BILLING SGATE. Salmon, 3s 6d to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 4sod to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Gd pet 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, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; solos, 6d to 2s 6d per pair; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natives, 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, 6s; bloaters, 6.1 to is per 100; carp and tench, Is Od to 3s per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 81d to 91d, of household do., 6d to 8d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 31d ; 641 b to 721 b, 31d to 3d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3,id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d; 961 b to 1041 b, 4id to 41d. Horse hides, 8s Od to 103 Od; calf skins . , light 2s Od to 4s Od; do. full, 6s Gd to Os Od ; polled sheep, 8s Od to 103 6d ; half-breds, 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. SMITIIFIELD.—MQVAIOW hay, £2 Os to £5 lOs Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £slss ; and straw, £1 105 to El 188 per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND..— Meadow hay, L 2 Os to £5 12s ; clover, £3 lOs to £ss 15s Od ; and straw. £1 101‘ to £2 Os per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £2 Os to £6 10s Od ; clover, £3 lOs to £5 18s Od; and straw, £llOB to £llBs per lead. Trade inactive. COAL MARKET—JAN. 18. (niece of Coal per Ton at the close of the market e. d. Howard's West Hart- Bower's West Hartley.l7 6 Hastings Hartley l7 3 Holywell 20 6 -- le y 17 6 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 market Walls End. Cassop 24 0 Byron ....24 Framwellgate 24 0 I Heugh Hall 23 $ Russel's Hetton ..24 3 ;t, 45 ; sold, 25. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18/ 11 19 Antwerp Brussels — 25 45 25 50 Ramburgh . 13 7/ 13 8 Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 ', 65 25 70 Frankfort on Maine — 118 1184 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh —3 4 a Berlin — Madrid Cadir. — 481 491 Leghorn — 25 95 26 25 87 Milan — 25 821 G enoa — 25 82f 25 87i N ap l es Palermo —118 t Messina — 1181 1181 521 53 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York — 411 1 • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)...,.per os. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standar I) fl 0 5 11 South American Doublona THE MAIL S. MAILS DUE. Australia ' Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. .. .... Jan. 18. Do. (via 3larseilles) Feb. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds .. .. .. Jan. Fob. 112. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, W. e. .. .. --' Cuba and Mexico .. .. .. .. .. Jan. 2 8 Canada, &c. (via L'derry) . ... .. Overdue. Cape o Good Hope, &c. .. •• .„ .. Feb. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore . ( . via l v a rapton) Jan. 18 ' Do Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. • ' is Jan. 18. (via DI smell/es) Jan..l 1286.• i . ton)p India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southar Do. (via Marse 'lles) Jan. 52 6. . Jan. 25. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. " j aEL I9 . Do. (via Marseilles) • • • • • Jan. 21. Lisbon .. .. .. • • • • • ' Tan. 18 1 . Malta, Egypt, and Adon (via Southampton) .. jau _ 9. Do. (via M arseilles) .. . Vigo, and Oporto .. • • • • • • .. Jan. t 21. United States, California , &c. • • • • • • Jan. 23. Western Coast of Atriea, Madeira, Teneriffo .. Feb. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Cartlagena, Cuba, &v. Oyerd 'Ue. " 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 the 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 lion 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 centage of 04 ~.. o 6. g . az °, Corps. c am . It `Aft iii * ,•': c.)} Z. - :)'S 3 '1! i'. Zal ...-..,.., 0 V 0 ' 41 =A °•'- ,-. .... 4 Q - 1 47th regiment •._ ~ .. 4824 47 99 3 2 Scots Fusilier Guards, 2d battalion 45 . 61 34 85 91 3 Grenadier Guards, 3d battalion:. 4516 52 93 6 4 11th Foot, Ist battalion .. .. 4518 31 76 5 5 Grenadier Guards, 2d battalion .. 4513 42 70 91 6 30th regiment • . • • .44 83 44 89 3 7 Scots Fusilier Guards, Ist batta l.. 44 . 64 38 97 12 8 Coldstream Guards, 2d battalion 44 . 06 42 1 9 9 13th Depot Battalion .. .. 4343 11 95 8 10 Grenadier Guards, let battalion 42 . 97 36 91 9 11 Coldstream Guards, Ist battalion 42 . 91 27 76 10 12 36th regiment • • • • .. 42132 37 91 2 13 55th regiment .. • • .. 4219 36 82 3 14 3cl Depot Battalion .. .. 42 . 28 38 85 20 15 76th regiment .. .. .. 42'14 30 93 5 16 32d regiment . .. ~ 4214 30 88 3 17 20th Foot, 2d batta lion .. .. 4189 32 87 4 18 49th regiment .. .. .. 4117 27 82 3 19 15th Foot, Ist battalion .. 41 24 34 83 3 20 58th 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 .. .. 1841 21 63 21 24 19th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 4021 28 93 6 25 21st Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 4016 24 74 8 26 11th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 4011 31 84 71 27 16th Foot, let battalion .. .. 39'90 27 67 4 28 6th Depot Battalion .. .. 39'82 22 76 12 29 60th Rifles, 4th battalion .. 39/4 16 80 2 30 45th regiment .. .. .. 3910 28 75 5 31 Stirling Militia .. • • .. 3912 34 82 3 32 18th Depot Battalion .. .. 3889 21 84 10 33 4th Depot Battalion .. .. 38 , 9 21 84 16 a 34 41st regiment .. .. .. 3816 37 77 4 35 10th Depot Battalion .. .. 3816 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 21 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 24 43 20th Depot Battalion .. .. 3615 20 81 8 44 22d 1, .. .. 36 . 11 20 69 21 45 2d 9, OAP .. 35'94 26 86 18 44 23d " • • .. 3519 40 6s 16 47 11th „ .. 35 . 60 27 75 z 0 48 7th ..• .. .. 35'24 21 88 12 49 9th 11 .. 35'22 25 68 15 50 21st fl .. .. 35 17 20 82 4 51 Bth .. 3496 14 61 17 52 16th Foot, '.. 2d battalion .. .. 34 . 66 2i- 71 4 53 12th Depot Battalion .. .. 34 . 42 16 73 11 54 16th .. 3411 31 82 10 .. 55 17th Foot, let battalion .. .. 3411 5i 6 1 3 56 West York Rifle Militia .. 34 . 08 29 84 7 57 Ist Stafford Militia .. .. 34 06 22 89 8 58 15th Depot Battalion .. .. 33 - 8.5 26 63 14 59 62d regiment .. .. .. 33 . 78 9 80 5 60 sth Depot Battalion .. .. 2315 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 .. .. 3290 19 54 2 1 64 North Lincoln Militia .. .. 32 . 66 a 90 1 d 65 Royal Sussex Militia .. .. 32135 16 74 6 66 29th regiment .. .. .. 32'39 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 .. .. 31•13 14 77 15 71 63d regiment -.. • • .. 28•82 5 77 5 72 Cavalry Depot, Canterbury .. 28/2 5 77 13f 73 Royal Canadian Rifles .. .. 28'07 7 37 3 74 84th regiment .. . • .. 26' 7 20 88 5 75 Royal Newfoundland Companies.. 2697 5 64 I 7 (a) Only 500 yards' range. (b) Vide detailed statement at the end of the return. (c) Only five companies completed the course. (d) Only three companies completed the course. (e) Only 400 yards' range. (f) Only 500 yards' range. ROYAL ENGINEERS. Per centage of `2 :If 'g —„ ;1 • 771 Practised at cl .14V °I 30th Company .... 49'53 45 92 12 Ilythe. 18th „ 40'53 21 79 19 Aldershott. 31st „ 39'99 44 84 11 Curragh. sth Company and Detachment 39'47 33 89 8 Woolwich. 24th Company .... 37'71 44 80 10 Dover. 7th „ 35'88 23 95 2 Halifax, N.S. 32d „ 35 58 20 49 12 Alderney. 36th 35•33 14 78 2 Portsmouth. 35th „ 34134 28 40 10 Aldershott. 33d „ 34'09 24 5 9 Aldershott. "CHARLES HAY, Imps " School of Musketry, Hythe." octor-Gen. of Musketry. PP 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. LITERATURE. Change, or Some Passages in the Life of Basil Rutherford. By Emily Cuyler. Booth, Regent, street. The company now offered to purchase the leasehold lands from the plaintiffs, COURT OF EXCHEQUER. ;Before the Lord Chief Justice, Baron Martin, and Baron BUST V. GIBBON. This was an action for malicious prosecution, tried last term, when a verdict for the plaintiff was returned for £lO. A rule 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 so 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 en 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. Twigs 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). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH AN ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.-Mr. Malcolm Drummond Lloyd, 6, 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 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 one if he was, and he 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 he told the defendant to go away, and he then struck him en 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 was 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 over, and fined the defendant 10s., or 14 days. THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERY By 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 a boat fast. He was informed there was no painters there, and were ordered out of the ship. Some time afterwards iw 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 threw it into the dock basin. It was lost. There was about 30 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 corr. 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. Ho 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 aro brough 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 Priyate Papers," by Major-General E. Napier.—" The Medical Missionary in China; a Narrative of Twenty Years' Experience," by William Lockhart.—A New Historical Work by Miss Freer.—" Essays from the Quarterly," by James Hannay. —" The English Sportsman in the Western Prairies," by the Hon. Grantley Berkeley.—" Seasons with the Sea-Horses, or Sporting Adventures in the Northern Seas," by James Lamont, Esq., F.G.S.—" Ton 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 XV."—" The Autobiography of a Stage Coachman," by Thomas Cross.—" A Saunter through the West-end," by Leigh Hunt.--" 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,--A New Story, by Mrs; S. c, Hall, &c. B 72} i 2 ,ITIES. 112 99 1 1 1 MEN' THE NA VI. 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 have practised so as to esta blish a "figure of merit" in the yearly course of' 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 drill 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 ho 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. 211 IS 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 Havannah ; 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 Slade, from Porto Plata. CLYDE, Jan. 18.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Marian, from New York; Julian Brothers, from St. John's, New foundland. LimLAsir, Jan. 17.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Labra, screw steamer, from the Clyde, and sailed same day for Adelaide. WEYMOUTH, Jan. 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Willen tina, from Buenos Ayres for Hamburg. HARTLEPOOL, Jan. 18.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Morn lag Light, for üba. 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 0 —Arrived—Doris, from Porto Plata for Bremen. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning- Arrived, Jan. 18—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 Havr e, s teamer, Guernsey; mer, Wonder, s teamer, for Jersey ; refloWBDap for Havre ; Eliza, for Cardiff; _Rainbow, Gazelle, for Seaham. (BYSITU/URINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GitAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived.--Iberia, steamer, from Oporto; Magnet, steamer, from Oporto. Cape Coast Castle ; Lady New- Sailed.—Que en, for b oroug h, for Corfu. _ . DEAL, Saturday Morning. ind Arrived.—iler Majesty's ship Rhadamanthns, from the t for Woolwich ; Seine and Tamise, screw s teamers, we~a••••• • from London for raris , Marco Baggaras, screw steamer, from London, for Liverpool ; Colombo, from Shields, for Lisbon. TILE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. —lt is reported that soon after 7 o'clock yesterday morning the pointsmau at the Broadgreen station of the Loßd( n and North-Western Railway discovered the mangled re mains of a man lying on the line. As the line was per fectly clear when the 7 a .m. up-train. from Liverpool to Manchester passed, he is supposed to have been coonnectedis with it, either as guar d or breaksman. This supposition s t reng th en ed by the circums tance that he wore the uniform of the London an d North-Western Railway Company. When found 110 we A almost completely cut to piecee. This is a very interesting story, which is more over very well written, and can scarcely fail to meet with general approval. The characteis 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 r u i ne d her h o p es or peace, far more of happiness by rushing into a hasty, ill-advised union with her cousin, with the wild idea of thereby succouring h er s i s t er . Thi s s i s t er h a d marr i ed against her f a th er ' s w i s h, an d h e 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 Ermentrude would have believed that a man like Ralph could be ruled, above all, when it is considered that she openly insulted him et his fi rs t proposa l, an d h e knew the motive for which she married 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 wretched 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 suffering 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, leav in g his mother less daught er to t h e care of S y bi l Rutherfor d . She did not do credit to the training of her kind protectress however, and sh e f ar more fulf i lled the predictions of Basil than the hopes of Sybil. H e a l ways sa id that she " bid fair to share the many attractive qualities for which theff stinecked pred ecessors o f her house were so distinguished. In her, Holford of Holford lives over again in undiminished pride and perversity. " Uda, the orphan child of Anil and Roland Kirkland was also brought up by Sybil, and she proved far more estimable than her cousin. The latter part of the book details the adventures of these maidens when they entered upon life. At first sight it appears strange that Uda should have married one so much older than herself ; but it must be remembeaed that she was no common style of disposition. Her reserved manner and strange character made her older in 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. Be 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. .4 f chool 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 persont 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. The Autobiography of Leigh Hunt. With further 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 smell and portable size is combined with clear and excellent type. _ - .New Edition. The Practical House lye. Houlston and to be Aco This little work professesco mplete Encylopcedia of Domestic Econ.omy. and Family Medical Guide," and ,altho?gh its title i s some. 'Wright. " what pretentious, it contains a large amount of useful and varied information. The receipts and di rectionsof those va . rious domestic accidents for cooking of all ki . nds, and the resources every household is liable, will be found of great service by the young and inexperienced housekeeper who may also gather some increased tfoorwthhieehrenledY sens e of h er responsibilities from the " Thoughts and Max ims on Housekeeping," 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 case and a knowledge of what the sufferer should avoid and w hat agencies will assist his cure, cann ot be otherwise than beneficial. Afultum in /miry° should be the motto of this little volume, w hich 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 and 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 opportunity of trying their strength in this species of composition. There are few members of a family circle who could not gain some degree of service or entertainment _from the acquaintance of " The Family Friend. 1 new to be ether town ilthy 0011- Share 100 stk 1 18 20 20 10 100 100 100 174 20 stock 100 100 20 stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 stock 201 20 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock •tosk 100 100 2011 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 224 t mi 4 264 4 , • ~'~