The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-11 00:00:00

.._ IMMO ,11••••••••••••~81••••• .. ZIONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. t SHARE .MARKET—(THIS .7)47). 1, _____..—_______ • __ CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Le Although there is no material alteration ke ~, Closing i Business in the general appearance of the Money Share Railways. Paid. Price. Price. done. s, Market, the inquiries during the last day ------- 'Belfast and Nor Coun. " all; or two have slightly increased, and in some quar- 13.14 !Mr., Wol., and S . tr.Vai. - 7 l 7l 8 s, ters a fractional advance is asked for commercial 25 'Blyth and Tyne ,S 10 'Bost ,Sleaf„andMid.Co all 6 61 ut V securities. As the terms current in the open st ;Bristol and Exeter ... X st ;Caledonian lOO 101 1011 1011 1 market, however, continue to range as low as 2:- . 0 10 Carmarthen& Cardigan all 50 C Irk and Bandon all Per cent., the demand at the Bank of En 20 Cork Blrock, & Passage all land is still comparatively limited. In the 20 Cornwall' rt Stock Exchange lnot in muchrequest, 10 Da A r to are till 6p c.p a.has gets no divl all • • o 10 , Do. B although they can be obtained on very favourable been paid to B. S 50 jDublin & Belfast June. all 41 43 terms. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. lB 19 1 14 'e At the Bank of England, yesterday, the bullion s al Ip as l e A rn na c l o ta u n nties 100 51 12 51 1 n operations were of an unimportant character. The steamer Mooltan, which leaves to-morrow st E as tern Union, stock, operations 1 10 0 0 0 4 32 7 3 5 4 0 13 o olcw A, late E U 3ds 13 4 for Bombay, w ill t a ke out £33,600 in specie. st East Suffolk st Edinburgh & Glasgow lOO 88 00 No important alteration was exhibited in the st Edin., Perth, & Dundee, 100 29 30 10 Forth & ClydeJunctionl all at Furness Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon.lloo Gold is now of about the same value in Paris and all 1- f ly s c e o s t t i e a r n e d . ! 0 102 104 Hamburg as it is in London. , s st Do A stock • 100 110 111 10 E3 G G6l r ria e : a l P . N .P O nt r hd t il h S. e °. rn ...... . There is a decrease of about £2,900 in the traffic at Do 13 do I re l a nd 100 102 104 r eceipts of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway a a t atieSatalVelsltVe. f Western . . ....... 100 68 681 684 1 for the past week. at Do Str Val gua. stock, 100 55 58 12 Irish South Eastern 1 all ,0 A call of .21 10s., amounting to £123,750, becomes at Lancashire & Yorkshire, 100 106 1061 1064 11 6 4 A st Loudon and Blackwall 100 54 56 55 i due to-morrow on the shares of the London, Chat - A at , Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 , 115 117 1151 ham, and Dover Metropolitan "B" extension. at j Lon., Chat., and Dover 10 0 44 46 115 it at (Lon. & North Western' 100 92 1 02 1 921 i In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a fair st ILon. & South Western; 1 00 93 04 94 values 1- an lount o f b us i ness was recor d e d a t previous val, 25 !F , l r e e rr r y & Coleraine all y & Enniskillen. all 9 11 it The sales were 8,000 bales. at I Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 44 45 ieso IMaryport and Carlisle. all The Armenian, from the West Coast of Africa, ..... Y has brought £9OOO in gold. 10 IM e t ro politan 7l 51 64 5 1 , k st Midl an d A £rmer tone has pervaded the market for Public 6.4.0 Do New 971 11- 99 p p e- S ecur i t i es to- d ay, b u t the fluctuation has been g m f d o Bti.rmin W. , 100 'o.f (t Irelan d. all inall merely fractional. At one time a slight improve- 25 Id)aoienETares it all fluent was established, but it has not been maintained. 10 Do Cray Line 1 all K 1 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all Consols, which had been 901 1 for money, and 90; 1 Il 10 Newry & Armagh, def. 9 for the account, are now 9011 and 901 t- respectively. 20 Newry-, Warnpt, & Ros. all 7 The New Threes are steady at Sgt 90 ; the Reduced at 'Norfolk. at North British 100 624 C 35 it flat at 89t Z ; India Stock remains at 2271 and 230 st ,Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 - . at i Do A stk ; A recs no d Is P ' ditto 5 per Cent. at 1021 1 ; Exchequer Bills, ! 41116 pc. has been pdß 100 re at ;Do B stock lOO March, are 9s. to 13s. prem. ; ditto, June, 16s. at ;Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 991 100 100 99/ 1 £ .Y prem. 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 4I d d at Do Leeds ;0 100 56 67 Very little alteration has taken place in Foreign st Do York d st North London Securities, and the dealings have been to a fair io Do new 5 extent. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 77 to 78; ditto, 19 i 1 0 6.4 North Stffodshire 51 lot l2l 1 N. and S. W. r Junction a 1 1 71 .4 104 m 1858, 671 681 Mexican Stock is flat at 261, and . st Not. Gran. RI. & Canal 100 89 91 891 110 at 10 Peebles all , Buenos Ayres Deferred are at 29 1 1. Russian 5 per 20 Portsmouth at)all Cents, have receded to 981 ; ditto 3 per Cents tire at Scottish n firm at 59 ; Spanish Passive at 161 ; and ditto Cer- at Scot. N. E., Aber. sto 100 38 40 Do Se t. Mid. stock ck 100 97 99 in tificates steady at 5/ I. Venezuelan are heavy at 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all iy 21 i 1 at Shropshire Union ur 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all In the Railway Share Market the dealings have st South Devon lOO 36 38 o- 25 S Durham & Lane. Un all - not been very extensive, but prices have shown a at South Eastern g 8 further slight improvement. Eastern Counties, st South Wales t s York. and River Dun I°° o C 9 55 8 7 7 k ig Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brightons, and North- 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. all 5/ 6 Eastern (Berwick), have advanced ss. ; and South 2 . 5 5 stip ) c o kton & Darlington a l l 37 Bit p to Westerns and Midlands, 10s. Great Westerns 2 5 Taff Vale. 1860 5 4. 51 p ale. and South Easterns,have receded Do however about at Pref. No. 1 2 100 58. 25 ThamcsHavenDk&Rail 22 50 Ulster The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have 1 2 10 Do Do 2O 21 35 si 1 d 1p continued inactive, and prices remain without any at Vale of Neath of at l ry victoria sta. and Pim all 124 13 material variation. South Austrian and Loin- 10 larerford & Kilkenn 100 -:- in bardo-V ene ti an rea li se 181 ; Grand Trunk of Ca- 50 Waterlord & Limerick.' all 20 West Cornwall all 5 6 er nada,lB4 ; G re at Western of-Canada, 91; East In- 20 West London to dian, 99/ 100 ; and Great Indian Peninsula 994. 10 Do Ist class 20 Do 26 class all all id Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are st W. Hartlepool Har.&R. 100 B at t West Midland Oxford 100 44 46 441 5 a shade cheaper. London and Westminster have I/o Newport' 100 43 45 _... declined 10s. Canada Land improved 10s., Crystal at Do Hereford 100 89 91 palace Stock £l, and Oriental Inland Steam ss. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co. s Price. Done. B ank Stock 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 894 90 894 4 Bedford and Bletehley all Ln. & V.W ~ .. .. . rs . . 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ht New 3 per C ent . A nnu iti es 894 90 891 90 894 4 Buckinghamshire.... 100 Do. Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do ~, 53 54 531 1111 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.. 15 7-16 Do. 51per cent 100 Do 122 124 he India Sto c k 4 Clydesdale .1 - unction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Ditto 5 per Cent. or Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Colchester, Stour Val. ail E.U.&E.O 63 65 E. Lincol ugh. gApr e. 100 Gr. North. 133 136 4". p Ditto 5 per Cent. 96 E.Union,llarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 45 Ditto 54 per Cent . n•-• Ditto Bonds £I.OOO 11 Dilto under £I,OOO Consols for Account, Jan. 9 904 i 4 a Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. Wes .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent .... 1021 Do. halves 'e- March. June. Do. quarters as txchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 16 Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& - N.W 197 202 . Ditto £SOO Vl3 Ditto Small l3 pm 16 Do. Preference n't FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Lon.,Tilb.& Southend' 1 0 0 I Peto &Co B5 87 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk .. .. --I nt Br az ili an 5 per Cent 33 , i Ditto, 5 per Cent., 1839 & 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 ndßuenos Ayres 6 per Cent Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock 100 3lidland 94 96 3r- • Ditto Deferred ' ' Y X 15.5. 6. E Counts, par ip , gua. 5 per cent... Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account TI " Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1556, '7, '9, and '60.. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 110 N. E. Ber .. .. Ditto Account L&N ly Russi an 5 per C ent . 1822, £ St --Preston and Wyre. a11 .. W & L. .i, k. 1 43 45 Ditto Account aa .. Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 59 Roystn.lliteh.& Shen. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 tg .41Triinian 5 per Cent. I Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent 77 I Do. Do. South Staffordshire n- Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94 I ~, Ditto Passive FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 5 per Cent., 1839 & 1859 971 Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Deferred Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '6O — Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 59 . ardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto P • ~, assive ,Danish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds I' enezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, .5 per Cent., 1861 671 ?i einaorriese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25 francs 671 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account PREFERENCE SHARES. Share/ Railways. Paul Closin g Business Prices. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 Bris. & Exet. 4 p. c. st Do. shares Caledon. £lO, 45 p. cent Do. guar. shares, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. Cornwall. 5 percent Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c Do. Class B 6 per cent Do. Class C 7 per cent E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No.l Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares I Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & 1.1 . lEdin.Perth,& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent IGlas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c 'Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm ,Do. 41 p. c. do ,Do.sp.c.Rednc.atsp.c.pm ,Gt. N h. of Scot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berks and Ilants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 41 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. ct IDo. irredeem. 4 p. ct cDo. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. pref. shares !Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs ' Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do Do. do Lan. & Carl. 45 p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.st£s 2s lOdne Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 45 p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon.aßrig.sp.c.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Do. 6 per cent. do Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 41 per cent. do. Do. 45 p. c. pret. snai-em Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p Do. 4 per cent. prof Lon.Chat.&Dov. sp.c.pf. Do. West. Ex., B, 6 p. c. Do. Metrop. Ex. 13, 6 p.c. Lon. & S. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7 p. cent. st., late 3d shares Do. 41 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anus of 2s 65 Londondy. & Cole. 5 shs Londony. & Ennis. -5 shs Man. SII. & Liu. 6 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent, Do. redeem. 6 per cent... Mary port & Carl. 4 pr. c. Do. 45 per cent. Mid laud Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do. Con.Bris.& Bin 6 p.c. Do. 4?- p. C. Pref. stow , - • Norilk. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 i p c. e a r n c d e I n l t i . t .4 per ct. I Do. 58 o. D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB-17 D D T 4, p. c. Fret. st. 1847 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New qua. per cent.. . 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. sits. I Do. do. do. I ,Nth.Dyn.Rail.&Dck.Co. 1N -East. Cons. pref. 4p.c. Do. 48pr. ct. redeemable Do. G. - N. E. 4p. ct. pre( 'Do. I3erwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 !Do. do. Quarters, 1818.. Do. York, &S. Purch. North Stallerdshire.... Rhymney Guaranteed . 1 ' 4 ';ot tl sh Central. new pt Scott North-Eastern 31 p. C. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeenj,rua.6p c Do. 7 p. c. pret. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. I Do. Fixed 41 per cent South-Eastern (Reading Allll., 1.0.6) at D 41 per cent at Do, Fixed 45 per cent at I South Wales, gua. 4p. c. at Do. 45 per cent at Do. do. 1850 st Do. 5 per cent st S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua 20 Do. sp. c. gua. •.:5 'Stock. & Dar. Asp. c 25 ; Do. B6p. c 25 Do. C 6 p. c st Watrf d & Kilkny, 6p. c st 'W. M hi.-Oxf Ist gua stk st Do. 2d co st Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. ,st Do. l'erpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866; st j Po. till 1869 i st 2s 6d 93 95 NI 214 6 6i [Ol 103 [l2 117 [lO 116 LOS 110 106 108 [23 125 81 83 111 113 89 Al 60 82 115 116 110 112 102 104 106 108 97 99 98 100 88 90 88 90 102 10 9i 10 17 18 10} 11 75 77 20 204 10 10i 15 15. .36 133 101 103 112 115 112 115 1136 1M 1112 115 [52 155 [27 130 73 75 90 92 116 15 h 100 100 100 100 8.13.4 10. 6. Share IBusinees done 100 stk I 18 all 100 all all all all 204 204 10 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 17i 20 stock 19; 94 i 100 181 55 5 26 6 26 5t 99i 20 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock LAW INTELLIGENC.E—(This Day.) ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) JUDGMENT-IN RE CAREW'S ESTATE ACT. THE' SUN, LONDON, - WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEOMBER 11, 1861. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. His Honour said—ln this matter of Carew's Estate Act I have looked over the papers very carefully. I have no doubt that there are no grounds for finding that Mr. Isaacs' claim to the extent insisted on by the creditors, Messrs, Ellis and others, should be limited to the extent stated. The state of the case is this. Here is an Act of Parliament —a private Act of Parliament—for the settlement of Mr. Carew's estate, and it provided for the payment of all debts to £lO,OOO, and that £lO,OOO should be entered up for the benefit of Mr. Bailey. The case before the Vice-Chancel lor was a common case, and he could not determine the point that Mr. Isaacs was entitled to more than £B,OOO. All he determined, and properly determined, was, that between the bank and Mr. Isaacs the judgment should be a security for £3,000 and no more. But the matter before me ought to determine Mr. Isaacs' and the bank's claims. The claim of one person, or the bank, does not prevent Mr. Isaacs being entitled to benefit of this judgment, whether there was in reality anything due to him. Now, I think that the proper time was come to take accounts and give the creditor the sums chargeable with interest, on the one hand, and also debit him with sums due by him, on the other, and then set aside the sum due as the balance. He was found entitled to between £6,000 and £7,000 by the chief clerk's certificate, and I think his certificate was correct. When I find that there is a difference of between £5,000 and £3,000, and that they intended to deprive him of 4 per cent. interest, which he was entitled to, I am of opinion that he is entitled to receive the full amount of his claim from the estate. Costs of all parties out of the estate: FEDERAL PRIVATEERS. Details were published yesterday of the fitting out of the propeller Pembroke, at Boston, to operate as a Federal privateer in the Eastern seas. But it seems that the question as to whether the Confede rates are to be "rebels" or "belligerents," or neither one nor the other, except as it suits the Cabinet at Washington, has caused some perplexities regarding this vessel. According to the following letter from the head of the Navy Department to Mr. Seward, it is the opinion of that authority that if letters of Marque were to be issued against the Confederates the act would be tantamount to a r ecognition of them as belligerents. To avoid this fatal contingency the recommendation was that t hey should be treated as pirates, and it is for the Purpose of their capture and destruction, under Cover of that assumption, that the Pembroke has roost probably been commissioned : "Navy Department, Washington, Oct. 1 , 1861 . `` Sir,—ln relation to the communication of R. B. Forbes, seP, a copy of wh ch was sent by you to this depart ment en the 16th ult., inquiring whether letters of marque cannot be furnished for the propeller Pembroke, which is about to be despatched to China, I have the honour to state that it appears to ma there are objections to, and no autho rity for, granting letters of marque in the present contest. I 41 0 not aware that Congress, which has the exclusive power of granting letters of marque and reprisal, has authorised such letter to be issued against the insurgents; and, were there such authorisation, I am not prepared to advise its e t xerei ee , view, because it would, in my be a recognition of the assumption of the insurgents that they are a distinct and independent nationality. " Under the Act of Aug. 5, 1861, supplementary to an Act entitled an Act to protect the Commerce of the United States, and to punish the crime of ' Piracy,' the President is authorised to instruct the commanders of armed vessels sailing under the authority of any letters of marque and re prisal granted by the Congress of the United States, or the c ommanders of any other suitable vessels, to subdue, seize, -,, L ake, and, if on the high sea,s, o send into any port of the nited States any vessel or boat, built, purchased, fitted o ut, or held,' &c. This allusion to letters of marque does hot authorise such letters to be issued, nor do I find any other Act containing such authorisation. But the same Act in the zd section, as above quoted, gives the President power to a uthorise the' commanders of any suitable vessels to subdue, seize, &c. Under this clause letters permissive, under pro- Per restrictions and guards against abuse, might be granted to the propeller Pembroke, so as to meet the views ex pressed by Mr. Forbes. This would seem to be lawful, end Perhaps not liable to the objections of granting letters of marque against our own citizens, and that too without law or authority from the only constituted power that can grant it. " I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of a letter from Messrs. J. M. Forbes and Co. and others, ad dressed to this department on the same subject.—l am, very l ' E s•pectfully, your obedient servant, • "•GfiDEoN WELLES. " non. IV. }I. Seward, Secretary 61:8tate." ROBBING THE DILIGENCE.—The diligence from Prance to Burgos (Spain) was stopped one night last week be tween Castille-de-Peones and Monastetia, by five high- Nv , aYmen, who robbed the conductor of 40 duros (5f 30c each), nut did not ill-treat the passengers. They expected to find a Co nsiderable amount of specie in the diligence, but fortu nately it had not been sent that day. . r The epi sco p a l c h urc h a t F a irfax Court-house, in l rginia, has been destroyed by the Confederate and Fede ral troops. The church was ono of the oldest in the United States. It was hnilt by Lord Fairfax, and the pulpet and altar were constructed in England. It was in this church and at this altar that George Weshington was married. I-1 0 RD LYNDHURST AND THE TRENT OUTRAGE.— The -Dublin Evening Mail publishes a statement which ;ill ; excit e w id esprea d i n terest. It asserts that Lord 'Yndhnrst has declared, in unmistakable terms, that the seizure of Slidell and Mason was an audacious breach of Government but to resent the outrage. The Mail makes 14i! a nnouncement upon the strength of private information stt It s possession, 1111 113 131 14 [24 126 iiPm 65 70 2 horn t 37 139 LO2 104 92 94 16 111 107 109 1 lipm! 99 101 ' OS 100 4 die par i dis }pm' 22 23 132 130 10 10 23 24 99 101 99 101 98 100 85 83 27 2fq 32 33 32 33 42 45 123 125 121 123 100 102 118 122 115 1.:0 stock stock BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. IPaid. 98 99 31 41 d flOO 15 all 100 1 RAILWAYS. 18.8. all all all all all all all all all !Sins 3.2.101 ?.14.6 7.4.0 55f 17s 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.6 If 4 1.14.0 9.18.9 lk 10.0.7 s.q.c all 18.1R.V 2719., 13s CA 1.7.2 57 28 j 71 Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent. . Do Do. Buffalo and Laze Huron' Do. New .a.. .. Do. Preference ...... Buffalo,Brant&Godricb 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187: , Do. do. June 1, 1879 ,Clcutta.&S.F.astn. (Liu ICape,Eastn.Prov. ,Cape Town & Dock Scril Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. P Shares Ext..... Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 Do. 11365-1876 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim; guaranteed 5 per cent, Do. do. IGt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B do Madras guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. C. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswiek a Canda, Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. .. .... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde ...... .. .... z i 4.: Do. Punjaub .. f . s . g Do. Do. ........ c d C. ! Do. Indus. St. Flo. t l,g , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.... . Rah. &S.Fran..Lim.7 I Belgian East. Junction Bezers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref......... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ....... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris, Lyons, & Medi ter. )Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (fern.) gua. 7 p. et. 1irn...... Riga & Dunahurg . . Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Fret.... Sambre & Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Porttugal 7 g ct. West Flanderri Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West , ,rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... [Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand BRITISiI Mfred Consols (Philack)! British Iron 'Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) East Bassett (Illogan) ;East Caradon E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) G am. & St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus.... G.Wheal Alf d. (Philack )! G. Wheal Vor (Ilelston)! Grenville Herod's-Foot.-- fliw. - r,ston Downs !Lady Bertha ;Margaret (Guy Lelant) !North Downs !North Frances (Illogan ;N. BasEet (Illo4an)! ;North Wheal Crofty ['ar Consols (St. Blazey)l Providence (lJny Lelnt.) (Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) 15. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min : Tin Crolt Vale of Towey (Carrn.) l West Basset (I1logan)..1 W. Caradon (Liskeard)l iWest Seton Wheal Basset ( Ellogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Whctd Edward (Cats.),' !Wheal Kitty (LJ.Lelant). Wheal Mary Ann (Men 4 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)! FOREIGN MINEh. 2 1 0 B A o u n s A tr ec al o ia r n d copp er,Lim J . I6 d' a 1 1. I 20 Brazil St.J.del ltey,Lim 15 99 5 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 11 2 1 Clarendon Cons.MiuCo. die. 40 Cobre Copper all 36 87 Copiapo l6 6 8 1 !DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail 1 2 ,Fortuna. I all It 21 20 (General I all 23 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 p 11 , Hapunda (Limited) 1 1* p 8 Linares all 7 8 5 ILusitanian 2 1 pr 1 ,Mariquica all s f 1 , N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L 4 *,l 20 'Poutgibaud Silver,Lead I Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 5 Port Philip i 1 11 11 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 4 4d 11 f 85114 United Mexican 1 Worthing; (Limited) all Do. I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lO5 105 107 106 I Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2I 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-91 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. Jz Aug.! 100 102 105 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept.l 100 102 105 Do. 5 per cent I 100 95 97 961 ti Cape G.Hope, 6p c,lBBo l ' 100 106 108 Do. 1890 100 106 108 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. J a.&Julyj 100 98 106 1041 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866, 100 98 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876, 100 97 99 971 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwdst 100 96 98 98 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c ster/ing, 1875 lOO 103 106 S. Au5,G6p.c.1873.& up lOO - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO IC2 103 1021 44 3 DOCKS. - I stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO I stock East and West India 190 123 125 stock ' T ondon stock St. Katharine. 1 100 69 62 stock ISouthampton i 100 stock Victoria . .. 100 ,07 99 20 Do" New . 2 Ild pr JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 1 225 9 500 0 :inntakki British of Egypt n ETo i e : ; hpk S tc e r vice Ilk 60 40 !Australasia I all 10 all 20 21 100 Break of London 5O 63 65 20 IChtd.Bank of India, Turkey American& c. all — 1 i 9l — 2 13 0; 119 420 25 IChiller. of In. L on.& Ch all 81 S 3 100 ICity 100 Colonial ... .... . ..... 21 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 17 18 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 24 25 241 20 Do. new lO 3 4 113/ 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 10 82 34 321 3 20 London alS.African 1 10 11 id 100 London &Westminster 20 09 70 70 614 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 23 Do. new 50 I National Bank ...... 25 25 i New South Wales.... all 25 I Orient. B. Corporation . all 48 60 20 Ottoman Bank all 17 18 171 100 I Provincial of Ireland :: 25 10 I Do. new • all 25 South Australia all 83 25 `'Union of Australia all 37 39 37 50 ;Unto,. of London I 12 127 28 271 100 I Unity Mutual 6O MISCELLANMIJS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ..t all 131 141 10 Atlantic 11. Ml. Stm (id)! all 1 2 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 lAustralian Agricultural 19 25 28 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 51 51 5 1 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 324 Canada Land all 97 102 100 1 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim all at. Cop.Min.of En g.&S rnitg all 25 Do. l'ref. 71 per cent. st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preferenes st. Do. 5 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 107 20 Elndia Trrign. & Canal 1 4d ipm st. Electric Telegraph 100 g 3 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 21 3 15 Gen. Steam Navigati _ 1 Great Ship 1 Amited) all / 1 Do: l7} pct Preference all G 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 41 _ 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 1} 11 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2} 3 1 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ' all 3} 44 25 National Dia. Co. (Lim ) 5 / 8 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&Tron (Lim ) 5 11 Id 10 'Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis.l all 4 100 I N.Br.&NovaScotiaLandi 81 10 15 1 IN.B.Australasian (Lim.)l all 1 10010 4071 507 71 1 lOriental Gas (Lirnited),l all 11 11 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all U. 11 all 69 71 05 \0 . ( it : 1 eer Oriental r . l , t n e lt a la m i In ai ia m am ) ) 50 Do. New 3O 11 13 411 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4lp.c. all 174 181 1181 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 15 Do. Nvir all t 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 125 13 5 25 South Australian Land all 32 P 4 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all Do. do. 'all 4 # 6 10 Trust and Aizency or Do. do. Registered 1 1 0 Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 id 20 Tr.& LILO°. of Upr.Can.l 5 i t 5 p 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. Odin.), 1 id p r 100 au Dl93l9tl i _ti. L . 1 ( 2sl 85 Pi 6 1 6 1 72 77 68 '73 67 :2 9f 6 11 fd: 19i 20 dl 994 1001 98 100 99 101 994 1014 18 19 50 0 40 50 29 32 34 38 25 SO 25 30 984 99i 1 d 98 99 81 91 111 11* 83 90 98 99 90 92 5 7 4 6 100 101 id fd 95 100 $ f d HART V. MONTEFIORE. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said,—ln this case lam of the same opinion as Mr. Jessels. Mr. Jessel is perfectly right as to the regular course of practice in such eases. They take out a summons at chambers, and it is tha uniform practice at all the chambers to take out the sum mons. It appears that this was an application to the chambers of the Vice-Chancellor for a summons, which was perfectly competent, and therefore the order of competence must be made with costs. SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and a Jury.) OMNIBUS RACING AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT-DAMAGES nO, MARDON V. BOULTON. This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages, laid at £2OO, sustained through an omnibus accident, defendant having suffered judgment to go by default, Mr. Lawrence, for the plaintiff, said his client was an articled clerk to his father, who is an attorney, and defendant is an omnibus proprietor. On the morning of the 22d of July last plaintiff was an outside passenger upon defendant's omnibus, having got up at the Paddington station. Upon arrival at the Marble Arch defendant's driver accelerated his speed, racing with another omnibus and trying to pass the same. In this endeavour plaintiff's leg was caught be tween the two omnibuses and most seriously crushed. Hs was carried home, and medical aid called in. It was then disccvered that the injuries inflicted were more serious than was at first anticipated, one injury of a private nature being most 'painful. He was confined to his room for three weeks, and would most likely suffer for some time. The jury would recollect, in assessing the damages, plaintiff had been obliged to discontinue his studies, a most serious matter for his professional prospects. Plaintiff a as called and fully bore out the facts, as above stated, adding that when he did leave his room he paid £5 cab hire. A gentleman present here said, " D,lendant is a bank rupt." The medical gentleman, Who attended plaintiff, described the painful character of the injury, and that his charges were £lO 10s. The learned Secondary, in summing up, said that not only had defendant suffered judgment to go by default, but he did not even attend here to explain the matter. The jury assessed the damages at £5O. BREACH OP PROMISE OF MA RRIAGE.-DAMAGES LAID AT £5,000. A writ of enquiry to assess the damages, laid at 86,000 in a breach of promise of marriage case, was set down for hearing to-day. It was a special jury case, and the special jury had been summoned, but last night the writ was with drawn, the parties (who hold positions of influence) having, it is believed, settled their grievance, the defaulter by pay ing, and the injured one by receiving a handsome sum. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(77tis Day). MAR LBOROUGH-STREET. THE PICCADILLY SALOON.--RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS. —Charles Reader, an auctioneer's porter, was charged with illegally and forcibly attempting to enter 222, Picca dilly (the Piccadilly Saloon), and with attempting to pro voke a breach of the peace. Mr. Pook and Mr. Ed ward Lewis, of Groat Marlborough street, appeared for the complainant and some of the credi tors, and Mr. E. L. Levy for the defendant. Mr. Pook, having opened the case, called Mr. John Goodered, who said—l was in possession of the Picadilly Saloon, and now hold it for creditors. Yes terday the defendant, accompanied by about 20 or 25 persons—the defendant having a sledge-hammer —sur rounded the place about three o'clock. Several men had crowbars, and the defendant was the most formidable, say ing he would "get in," and pushing past the inspector (Mr. Holden) and two sergeants, and using all the force he could. He also said he had the cue from Mr. Levy, solicitor, and Mr. Cannon. The defendant hammered at the door, and five or six others did the same thing. The door did not give way, and the inspector ordered the de fendant to be taken into custody. Mr. Levy was outside giving orders. By Mr. Levy—You were outside. The defendant had a hammer, and some of the others crowbars. Mr. M. Abra hams and ➢Tr. Goodman were not there. Seven or eight of my men were outside, and could not get in owing to the mob. Mr. Levy—Had you not shut up the house to prevent Mr. Mayers, who holds the bill of sale, getting possession ? Mr. Tyrwhitt—That question shall not be answered. I am not going to try any question of right. _ _ Mr.Goodered, by Mr. Levy —Only defendant had a ham mer. lam the bankrupt in this case. Mr. Levy—Have you not turned Mr. Mayers' men out ? Mr. Tyrwhitt—l'll not have it. I'll take no cognizance of any rights whatever. I'll try no question'of rights. Mr. Levy—There is a bill of sale in existence. Mr. Mayers has bill of sale signed by Mr.Goodered, giving him power to break into the place and take the goods. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l again say, even if the bill of sale says anything about breaking open the doors, I'll not try any question of bill of sale. Mr. Goodered, by Mr. Levy—Mr. Lewis and Mr. Pook are joint solicitors under the bankruptcy. The police took the defendant into custody. I afterwards signed the charge sheet, but I did not say that I signed it for Mr. Flagman, the trade assignee. When I found the house was besieged I sent for Mr. Lewis's clerk. Mr. Lewis is a creditor under the bankruptcy. Sergeant Harrison was called, but did not state that he saw any hammer in the defendant's hand. In answer to Mr. Pook, the sergeant said there was a large crowd about the house, and the place was quite ob structed—more than 100 people being there. Mr. Levy said it was a dishonest proceeding towards Mr. Mayers, who held the bill of sale, and had advanced £BOO on the furniture, &c. Hs contended Mr. Goodered had no right there, and was not recognised by the assignees. After considerable conversation, Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should not take into consideration any of the legal questions involved in this case, but should call on the defendant to find one bail in £lO, and a promise must be given that there should bo no repetition of the affair. Mr. Inspector Webb paid the police were prepared to answer for that part in the matter. THIS DAY'S lIIARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The show of samples of English wheat here to-day was very moderate. The trade, however, was in a sluggish state, and prices had a downward tendency. The imports of foreign wheat aro large, and buyers, con sequently, were very cautious in making sales; indeed, it was difficult to transact business in any description without animating to lower currencies. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request al barely late rates. Good and fine qualities of barley were firm in value, but inferior kinds were a slow sale. The supply on offer was small. Malt moved off slowly, yet no change took place in the quotations. Oats were firm, and prioes had an upward tendoncy. The show of samples, both home-grown and foreign, was much restricted. Beans and peas changed hands slowly on formor terms. The flour trade was dull, and in some instances prices were decidedly easier. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. .. 1,650 330 ; 2,010 s 4O ; 1,430 sacks, Irish... 100 F0reign........ 3 1,310 • 4,530 2,0 00 10 I MO sks. 19,070 brls. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in hops is very moderate; prices, however, are steadily supported. WHITECHAPEL. Tho supply of meat is moderately good, and the trade rules somewha' inactive, as follows : Beef from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; veal, 10d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per Blbs. The current mercantile advices from India fully support the anticipations previously expressed that the harvest this year, both in Bengal and the North-IWO Provinces, will be the finest known for a very long period. This prospect, coupled with the rise in cotton, has created geucral cenfiUnce. NAVAL INTBLLIGENCE. The following promotions were made at the Admiralty this evening : Lieutenant—The Hon. Fred. W. Charteris to the Stromboli. Sub-Lieutenant—Geo. N. Smallpieee to the Devastation Midshipmen—Mr. G. H. Lawson to the Revenge; C. A. Crispin to the Devastation. Naval Cadet C. H. Warren to the Devastation. Naval Cadets nominated—Mr. Edward V. B. Gaunt, W. Nigel Madden, Gerald John Roberts, Ford Edwd. Willes Lambart, and Horace Baker. Paymasters—John W. W: Green to the Chantileer ; George Jeffreys (additional) to the Colossus. Assistant-Paymaster Edward M. Roe to the Hibernia. Surgeon John Little to the Satellite. Assistant Engineers—Win. Birks, confirmed in rank of first class; Henry Rigby, acting second class to the Asia for Sutlej. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. Yesterday was the first or opening day of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, and the fineness of the weather, added possibly to the fact that this is the last year of the exhibition at its west-end quar ters, had the effect of causing a greater crowd of aristocratic visitors than has over previously taken place. Indeed, during the whole morning and up to between 1 and 2 o'clock, King-street and Baker street were completely blocked by the carriages of the nobility and gentry, and the number of ladies was remarkable. Towards the afternoon the class changed to the agricultural, the various railways from every part of the kingdom having by this time discharged their provincial cargoes into the metropolis. Towards evening the mercantile and trading classes were to be found thronging every avenue of the brilliantly-lighted show yard and im plement galleries, giving unmistakeable evidence that the Cattle Show has rather gained than lost in any degree its amazing popularity. The annual general meeting of the Smithfield Club took place at one o'clock in the Committee room of the Bazaar. Earl Berners presided as this year's president, and the awards of the judges, with respect to the present show, having been read, Lord Feversham was elected President for the en suing year, and Lord Walsingham was nominated as President Elect for 1863. The Marquis of Huntly, the Earl of Hard wicke, the Earl of Yarborough, Lord Berners, Lord Walsin g h am , M r . C. T . Power, Earl Spencer, the Hon. Colonel Hood, the Earl of Leicester, the Duke of Rich mond, were re-elected Vice-Presidents, and Lord Tredegar also, in the room of Lord Berwick, de ceased. Mr. Barnett, Mr. Thomas Greetham, and Mr. S. Druce were re-elected trustees • Mr. B. T. B. Gibbs, as hon. secretary ; and Mr. Richard Milward, in the room of Mr. Henry Smith, as steward of cattle, long-woolled sheep, and pigs ; and Mr. W. Fookes in the room of Mr. John Ford, jun., as steward of short-woolled and cross-bred sheep. Some three or four resolutions for altering the arrangements as to the future award of prizes, &c., to some of the sheep and pig classes having been lost or withdrawn, Mr. GIBBS moved the appointment of a eommittee to consider and determine upon what principle the space devoted to implements in the new agricultural hall shall be allotted in 1862, and to determine the arrangements to be adopted in planning out that department ; that that committee be composed of three stewards, three members connected with the implement trade, one with the miscellaneous stand ing, and the honorary secretary, which was carried. After electing 33 new members of the Club, the proceedings terminated. Among the animals sold yesterday morning are Mr. Shirley's Hereford, which obtained the first prize of £25 among its competitors, with a silver medal for the breeder, the purchaser being Mr. R. Frost, of Haverstoek-hill • his Royal Highness the Prince Consort's prizeofilOin the same department, bought by Mr. Thomas Pawsey, of Bath ; his Royal Highness's Devon, the winner of a prize of £lO, now the property of Mr. Hyne, of Plymouth ; Mr. Heath's third prizo of £lO, in the same department, is now transferred to Messrs. Fisher, of the Anchor Dining-rooms, Cheapside ; Mr: R. Farthing's Devon, another winner of £lO, which has been sold to Mr. James Hooke, of Frederick-street, Hamp- stead-road ; and Mr. Taylor's splendid steer, the winner of the gold medal, which was purchased by Messrs. Davis, of the Black Bull, New Cattle Market, The city of Exeter has secured several excellent animals through the enterprise of Mr. Chamberlain, and other provincial towns have also been represented. CITY COUMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday, at a meeting of the City Commission of Sewers, held at Guildhall, Deputy Christie in the chair, Deputy Read presented a petition from the inhabitants of the ward of Cripplegate- without, praying the court to take into serious consideration the whole question of the supply of gas to the city, particularly as to the necessity of applying to Parlia ment for an act exempting the citizens from the operation of the Metropolis Gas Act of 1860. The petition, the ptyer of which was strongly recom mended by Dr. Abraham, was re f erre d t o t h e spec i a l committee now engaged in considering the question o f the supply of gas. That comm itt ee reporte d th a t, it having been recently referred to them to consider whether a joint case should be prepared for the opi nion of the Court of Queen's Bench on the question submitted to counsel on the provisions of the Great Central Gas Company's Act of 1851, and the Metro poliq Gas Act of 1860, they had been attended by Mr. Alderman Dakin, the chairman of the Great Central Gas Company, in conference, and he had agreed on behalf of the company to a joint case being stated as suggested, and the committee had instructed the City Solicitor, with the assistance of the Remembrancer, and in conjunction with the solicitors of the Great Central, to prepare it accord ingly. The report was agreed to. Mr. Beaks, one of the contractors for scavenging to the Commission, was fined £5 for the act of two of his men in putting a quantity of mud down a gully-h o l e communicating with a sewer in Farringdon stryet, contrary to an express prohibition con tained in the statute under which the Commission acts. The Court was occupied for some time in hearing, with closed doors, an appeal of Messrs. Freshfield and Newman, on behalf of the Carron Iron Company against the assessment of their pre mises in Upper Thames-street. The result was that the appeal was disallowed, and the present assess ment confirmed. Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of health, reported on the state of 222 houses that had been inspected during the week, and he submitted a list of 57 places for sanitary improvement. He like wise reported that, in consequence of the prevalence of fever in the neighbourhood of Golden-lane, he had visited the locality and inquired into the causes of the disease, and had obtained from the inspec tor a circumstantial account of the condition of all the houses in Sun-court, Smith's-buildings, Brackley-street, Bridgewater-place, and Bridge water-gardens, and he submitted a return of the sanitary improvements that were required. He also directed attention to the spaso of open ground in Brackley-street, which had for some years been in a disgraceful state, and was the depository of all the filthy refuse of the neighbourhood. Dr. Letheby submitted certificates of the indecent and unwhole some overcrowding of three houses in Plough court, reported that the markets and slaughter-• houses of the city had been duly inspected during the week, and the officers had seized 1,3801 b. of meat and 209 head of game and poultry as unfit for human food. It consisted of 1 sheep, 12 quar ters of beef, 24 joints, 92 fowls, 47 ducks, 22 geese, and 48 pheasants; 9261 b. of the meat was diseased, 251 b. was putrid, and the rest was from animals that had died from natural cases. All of it had been treated with chymical agents and destroyed as food. The mortality returns for the week are on the increase ; last week they were 64, in the preced ing week 52, and the week before that 49. Still, however, they are under the average (68) for the corresponding week of the last six years. 24 of the deaths were among children of less than 5 years of age, and 12 among old people of 60 and upwards ; 10 of these were over 70, and 2 were above 90. The chief causes of death were as follows :—Phthisis, 9 ; mesenteric disease, 2; bronchitis, 10; pneumonia, 3 ; fever, 4, all of children; infantile diarrhoea, 2; scarlet fever, 3 ; whooping cough, 4 ; croup, 1; and measles, I—making together 11 deaths from tuber cular diseases, 13 from acute pulmonary , and lo from zymotic. THIS DA.I'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 11.—Wind this day at noon —South- Westerly ; strong breeze and fine weather. CARDIFF, Dec. 10.—Wind S.W.— Sailed—Transit, for Callao. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Elna, steamer, from New York. PENARTH, Dec. 10.—Wind W.—Arrived—Mountaineer, from Miramichi. CLYDE, :Dec. 9.—Wind Ni . .S.W.—Arrivetl—Princess Royal, from Quebec. OFF DIRTMOUT 4, Dec, 9,—Arrived—Edmond, from Bremen for New York. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 10 --Wind S.W.—Arriv. cl—Meb bourne, screw steamer, from Woolwich for North America Her Majesty's ship Hero, from Portsmouth for Halifax, Saited—ller Najeaty'a ship Orpheus, for Halifax, THE TRENT AFFAIR. TO THE EDITOR OF TAR SUN. Sir,—Any one conversant with British history and the principles maintained by the British Go vernment previous to the declaration of the Con gress of Plenipotentiaries at Paris on the 26th of April, 1856, must be surprised to see the overheated excitement and warlike preparation which have pervaded England since the receipt of the news of the arrest, on board of the Trent, by the commander of the San Jacinto, of Messrs. Slidell and Mason, the Commissioners named by the revolutionary party in the United States to repre sent it in Great Britain and France; and the sur prise is not lessened by the knowledge that the act complained of as an offence to the British flag was the exercise of an acknowledged belligerent right, and ono heretofore carried to the utmost extreme by Great Britain. Towards the close of the last and the begin ning of the present century, the British Govern ment acted with the most unscrupulous severity towards neutrals, and, indeed, may be said not to have paid any regard to their rights or to the declarations and protests of neutral Powers. Accumulated proofs may be found in works on in ternational law, and many cases may be cited to show the inconsistency between the policy of the British Cabinet at that time and the course it is now pursuing towards the United States. The present question may be reduced to two points : 1. Was the commander of the San Jacinto justi fied in visiting the Trent on the high seas ? 2. Can the persons taken out of the Trent be legitimately considered as contraband of war ? In time of war every vessel met on the high seas by a ship of war of a belligerent is held to be an enemy, whatever may be the flag she wears, until her real character is ascertained ; and even after showing that she is neutral she must ex hibit proof that she is not engaged in any commerce made illicit by the state of war. This is the founda tion of the right of search, and according to the hest authorities it is not the exercise of any act of jurisdiction over neutral vessels, but one of neces sary precaution, based upon the right of self-pre servation. With respect to this right no nation has carried its pretension so far as Great Britain, for during the wars growing out of the first French Revolution the British Government went to the extreme of insisting that even neutral vessels under convoy of a man of war were not exempt from search, and that resistance on the part of the con voying ship to the visit and examination of the vessels under its escort would be regarded as a hostile act. The enforcement of this pretension in 1799 gavo rise to serious questions between Great Britain and Sweden and Denmark. This police of the seas was not confined to a search for articles evidently contraband of war, but extended to impressing British subjects from on board of neutral vessels, on the ground that his Majesty's subjects were bound to serve him in time of war. The American Government, after protest ing against the repeated encroachments made by Great Britain upon its rights as a neutral, instructed its Minister at London to opea a negotiation upon the subject, and to propose that no person should be taken out of a vessel belonging to either party unless he should be in the military service of the enemy. The British Government rejected this pro. position, upon the ground that it would afford facilities for the escape of traitors. Several modifi cations were proposed by the United States, all of which were objected to by Great Britain, and the persistence of the latter in her vexatious exactions finally led to war between the two countries. The right of search or visitation of neutrals by a belligerent, under proper restrictions, is not dis puted by the United States, as may be seen in their treaties with France, Spain, Prussia, Sto., where the right is expressly admitted, the manner of making the search regulated, the articles which shall be deemed contraband defined, and the manner of disposing of them stipulated. The right in a belligerent to visit neutral vessels to ascertain their character and the nature of their cargo being recognised, it is clear that the com mander of the San Jacinto was fully justifiable in bringing to the Trent for the purpose of visitation. I shall now examine whether the persons taken out of the Trent can be considered as contraband of war. The term "contraband of war" is generally under stood to mean arms, munitions of war, naval stores, and other articles prepared and formed to make war, by land or by sea. It also comprehends officers or other persons in the service of the enemy, and despatches, bills of exchange, &c., sent from or to an enemy. Respecting Messrs. Slidell and Mason, there was no doubt of the purpose for which they embarked on board of the Trent. The object of their mission to Europe was well known; they were not coming out in a private capacity, but were invested with as much official character as could be given by a re volutionary party, and as such clearly contraband in every proper acceptation of the term. They were so according to the principles of international law, and, as far as Great Britain is concerned, doubly so under the Queen's Proclamation. The carrying of military or civil officers of the enemy is much more dangerous than the transport of merchandise contraband of war, as the latter may, ii some sort, be considered as a commercial transaction, and the vessel engaged in carrying such officers loses her neutral character, and the other belligerent has the perfect right to treat her as an enemy. So also with regard to spemies' despatches carried by a neutral, according to Sir William Scott, who said that by the transmission of a single despatch the entire plan of a campaign might be revealed and all the plans of the other belligerents counteracted. If, in practice, the contraband articles transported must be in large quantities in order to constitute an offence, the same rule will not apply to des patches. "It is impossible to limit a letter to so small a size as not to be capable of producing the most important consequences." The transmission of despatches is a service which, in whatever degree it exists, can only be considered in one character, as an act of the most injurious and hostile nature. The ship which carries them should be confiscated. {Case of the " Atlantic," Robinson's Reports.] Tho fact of carrying the despatches of an enemy by a neutral vessel being an offence of such gravity as to involve her confiscation, it follows that the transport of the bearers of them is one of greater magnitude, and the injurious nature of the act is enhanced where the object of them is to invest their bearers with a representative character, to enable them to labour for the destruction of the Govern ment and even the political existence of the other belligerent. Messrs. Slidell and Mason were therefore contra band, and their character of emissaries of the re volted States could not be invoked to entitle them to the protection of the law of nations ; for, accord ing to Sir Wm. Scott (Lord Stowell), in the case of the " Caroline," and other authorities of note, a belligerent may " stop the ambassador of his enemy on his passage." The right to arrest them is not to be denied by the legal advisers of the Crown (if their opinion in the matter has been correctly reported by the press), since their objections are based principally on the fact, that the commander of the San Jacinto took Messrs. Slidell and Mason immediately out of the Trent, instead of sending her to the nearest convenient port for adjudication. This objection might have been valid had the contraband con sisted of arms, &c., in such large quantity or bulk as not to have admitted of being conveniently transferred to the visiting vessel. Such, at least, is the principle laid down in the treaties between the United States and other nations; wherein it is stipulated that " no neutral vessel shall be detained on the high seas on account of her having on board articles of contraband, whenever the master, cap tain, or supercargo will deliver the articles of contraband to the captor, unless, indeed, the quan tity of such articles be so great or of so large bulk that they cannot be received on board the capturing vessel without great inconvenience ; but in this case and all others of just detention the vessel detained shall be sent to the nearest and safe port for trial and judgment, according to law." The inference to be drawn from the words in the above and other clauses relating to the visitation of neutral vessels and contraband, in time of war, in. the treaties concluded by the United States is, that the object of the contracting parties was to pre vent inconvenience or the detention of the visited ship, and the stipulation just cited is intended to apply to articles of bulk, such r,as arms, &c,, rather than to officers or persons in the actual service of the enemy. Where, then, the latter are found on board of a neutral vessel, by a ship of war of a belli gerent, there can be no question of bulk; and the captain of the Trent should have delivered up such persons without demur. As he did not do so Captain Wilkes would have been justified in tak ing the Trent to the United States for trial but he, no doubt, preferred removing them and permit ting the vessel to continue her voyage in the inte rest of the public, as the detention of the mails would have caused great inconvenience to the com mercial community in Great Britain and elsewhere. The justice of regarding this act of forbearance and good will on the part of the American com mander as an encroachment on the neutral right of Great Britain, or of making it the ground of a formal reclamation against the United States, may very well be doubted. It would seem, indeed, that the real wrong was in the captain of the merchant steamer receiving on board persons notoriously in the employment of the revolted States, thereby committing a flagrant breach of neutrality, and acting in direct contravention of the injunctions of his Sovereign. Surely if the captain of a British steamer chose to receive such passengers on board neither his owners nor his Government can reason ably complain of their extradition by a national vessel of the United States. It is novel to see the British Government appear as the staunch advocate of neutral rights after so many years of neutral policy; and it will be equally inionsistent, after so many years of cruising and so great an amount of treasure being spent in the suppression of the slave trade, to see the stan dard of St. George wave side by side with the Pal metto flag for the protection and encouragement of the demoralising institution." I have the honour to he, Your obedient servant, J. RANDOLPH CLAY, Formerly Charge d'Affairs of the United States at St. Petersburg and Vienna, and Envoy, &c.., to Peru. Cheltenham, Dec. 6. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. BIRKENHEAD. The polling of voters for Birkenhead commenced yesterday morning, and was carried on with great spirit during the early part of the day. Almost from the first the voting was strongly in favour of Mr. Laird, and up to midday his majority continued steadily on the increase. Between 1 and 3 o'clock a pause in the increase took place, and the majority was comparatively reduced, but not to an extent which could justify any reasonable expectation of the return of Mr. Brassey. At 3 o'clock the num bers stood—for Mr. Laird, 1,612 ; for Mr. Brassey, 1,309, giving a majority of 303 for Mr. Laird. At 4 o'clock, when the poll closed, the numbers stood, Laird, 1,661 ; Brassey, 1,338, giving a clear majority of 323 for the former. Throughout the day business of almost every kind was at a stand. The streets, particularly near the polling stations, were crowded with persons of all ranks, evidently much interested in the result of the election. In Liverpool great in terest was also experienced in connection with the Birkenhead proceedings, and all through the day a great crowd was collected in front of the Liverpool Albion office, where hourly returns of the state of th:: poll were exhibited. In Birkenhead, up to the close of the voting, everything was conducted in an or derly and creditable way, although it cannot be denied that the 'public-houses in the leading tho roughfares continued to drive a brisk trade during the day. 6} Ci , —P Id 10& 11} 4 84 i pr 22 23 8a 81 Fi Ei 20 21 aBi 89i 7 9 39i 404 50 62 5 4 d 11 13 61 7 81 0 if . I . 1 25i 24 6f 7 9i 10 20 21 11, S. 1 2 30 34 360 no 55 150 271 2SI 21 Si 19 21 31 4i 6 7 11 11 37 89 Si 90 tE 41 5 2* 24 21 3} 1 2± 7 8 40 42 1 I 335 E 45 4 41 85 95 30 32 11 a 81 14 1 15 59 52 280 290 821 871 75 85 21 31 6 16 17 16 17 FINSBURY. The writ was received yesterday by Mr. James, the returning officer, who has appointed the nomina tion to take place on Saturday next at noon, and the poll, if any, on the following Monday. Last night Mr. Mills met the electors of Stoke Newing ton in the Manor-rooms, Mr. R. W. Moreland in the chair. He addressed them on the topics of his address, and having given satisfactory answers to various questions put to him, a resolution pledging the meeting to use its best efforts to secure his re turn was moved by Mr. Kitchener, seconded by Mr. Marsh, warmly supported by Mr. Samuel Morley, and carried with acclamation. Only four hands were held up against it. The electors belonging to the Clerkenwell district were addressed last night by Mr. Cox, who was favourably received, and who made a statement similar to that which was reported in The Sun of yesterday. A resolution in his favour was unanimously passed at the meeting. The Con servatives had another private consultation yester day afternoon, but the result of their deliberations is not known. It is rumoured that they have not yet succeeded in finding a suitable candidate. The address of Mr. Sergent Payne has caused consider able merriment in the borough, where it is regarded as a good, though rather expensive, joke. The learned author has rendered himself liable to the fees of the election auditor, but so lively a humorist will not grudge any moderate expense which the indulgence of a whim may entail upon him. NOTTINGHAM. TUESDAY, Dec. 10. Sir Robert Clifton is pursuing an active personal canvass, and there is now no doubt he will prove a formidable opponent to Lord Lincoln. Last night he addressed a great number of electors and non electors, and in the course of his speech he said that he came among them, sent by no party—no clique. He stood before them as Robert Clifton, prepared to contest the election at his own expense. If they were not satisfied with his principles, as stated in his ad dress, he was ready to answer any questions. Ho pledged himself to go to the poll, and adhere to those principles. He was an old foxhunter, and never saw a fox break cover that he was not in at the death, if it was not his horse's fault. He had been honoured with an offer to accept a commission in their Volun -1 teer corps, but his answer was, he would take no commission until he was their captain in the House of Commons, and then he would take a command in the rifle corps if they chose to give him one. [An Elector asked Sir Robert if he would pledge him self to support the Nonconformist Burial Bill.] Sir Robert said he was opposed to all bigotry. He did not like to see the body of a good man treated like a dog. An ELECTOR—You have not answered the question. Sir ROBERT said he would support any such mea sure which was introduced into the House of Com mons, and if necessary he would originate it. He had pledged himself in his address to vote for the abolition of Church-rates, and he meant to keep his pledge. _ Sir Robert is becoming popular in the town, and his friends do not appear to have any doubt of his being at the head of the poll. Lord Lincoln's supporters are also engaged in an energetic canvass; his committee is highly influen tial, embracing the leading Liberals and Liberal Conservatives of the town. But the electors are impatient to hear him propound his views, which at present he is not able to do through illness. It is not yet known whether Mr. Tidmas will come forward. He is intim itely connected with the town as one of the most extensive manufacturers, and would doubtless poll many votes. It is impossible at present to speak with anything like certainty; should there be no Conservative can didates, the struggle between Lotd Lincoln and Sir Robert will be severe. The nomination is fixed for Thursday, 26th inst. An American paper says :—" Taking Quebec garrisons and the Upper Town into just consideration, it may be deemed one vast fortress—cannon, soldiers, shot, and shell meeting you at every turn. Even old cannon are used as posts in common in Upper Town. It is to all in tents and purposes a complete fortification, and to have a just conception of its strength and impregnability it must be seen. The militia of Quebec, like the militia through vut Canada, are continually drilling." of to Ps re al er