The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-17 00:00:00

511111111 P• -., ___ SHARE .11 , 1ARKET—(TH1S DAY). atONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. 4. • CITY, Two o'CLocK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce p ,,,,, Closing Business Markets during the last few days has continued Share Railways. , ' "'"' Price. done. 'Very quiet, and little change of importance can be 50 0 eliast and Nor. Coun. i all 1 - - recorded in the sales realised for most of the prin- 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all i 71 8 Cipai staples. Tea remained inactive. For sugar, 25 ) t i l o l) s t t ly , i i n ,, ( . l l ;l' . ) ( ial ' Mid.k:o n al ll 1 —6 —6 4 however, rather higher prices were obtained, par- st Brfs'ol and'Exeter 5::. 'Caledonian lOO 991 10C/ tieularly for refining qualities. Coffee, rice, and 10 Carmarthen&Card'Tcanl all - - - Cocoa remained inactive, and saltpetre has been at :9 ;Cork, and Bandon I all - I , , C DCo o or r n k A , w ß a l l r l ock, & Passaged all - _ almost nominal rates. Tallow has slightly ad-1 all 5 6 10 Do. B 4 / .,, F . ets no h divi all - - 1 vanced for both present and forward delivery, 20z10° u.• op c.p an. as i a ll - .. O wing to the unfavourable character of the Ameri- 50 Dublin r V i el l f ! a a sTlu ° n ß c:l all 41 43 s Can advices. . 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June : all 101 114 at East Anglian lOO 18 19 L Continued dulness prevailed in the Liverpool at 'Eastern Counties .. : .._ I 100 5 0 1 1 r Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were slightly st East Doerßdn Union, A stock 100 47 50 to do 1 100 32 34 lower. The sales were about 4,000 bales. 25 DoNw A, late E U 3ds , ' 3 5 - - at East Suffolk - - The steamer La Plata, which left to-day for the at Edinburgh & Glasgow lOO 88 90 L West Indies, took only £1,330 in specie. at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 28 1 29 4 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 1 The dividend on the Spanish 3 per Cent. Conso- at Furness - - at Gla g and S. Western ' 100 100 102 1 lidated an d th e D e f e r r ed Stock will be paid on and to GreatNrthn s Of Scotland all - - I after the Ist proximo. st ,Grelt Northern lOO 1101 1111 111 at i Do A stock i 100 109 110 1094 1 The Directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland at Do Bdo st Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland 100 101 103 have announced a dividend for the half year ending at Great Western llOO 654 671 67 4 st o Str Val a. stock Christmas next, at the rate of 4 per cent. on the 12 Tris D h South Eas gu tern , a lOO 55 58 1 l - - Paid up stock, and also an extraordinary dividend at ILaneashire & Yorkshire' 100 1014 1054 1054 5 1 a Of £1 10s. on each £lOO share, and 12s. on each £lO a t 1:0 0 11 n d0; l i ri , 111. and it r Cwoaaalit 1000 115 117 share, payable on the 15th proximo. at Lou., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 at Lon. & North Western 100 904 911 The traffic receipts of the South Eastern Rail- st Lon. & South Western 100 92 93 93 - 25 IL'derry & Coleraine - , Way for the past week amounted to X 17,254 25 IL'derry & Enniskillen all 911 r against £17,313, in 1860. at . 11an., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 43 4 44 1 434 50 'Maryport and Carlisle all - - A. quieter tone now pervades the general discount lei I Do t shares all - - Market, the inquiries having been slightly dimi- 0 !Metropolitan I st 111idland all 1254 126 126 niched. 6.4.0 Do New at Do Birmiug. & Derby, 100 96 01 • The Stock Exchange markets to-day have been 50 ' Mid Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 3 comparatively quiescent, the dealings having been 25 D0,.....4 shares 25 ! Mid hent - - all - - • limited, and the variations unimportant. The 1 g N Do Cray Line - - b Partial rally which occurred yesterday afternoon 10 Newry & Armagh, def al l - - has been maintained. Consols are 90 to 901 for a t ;TTeo'rv f r o y l ' it Wa*npt, & Ros 100 - 60 62 ) Money and 9th proximo. Business is extremely ata Lorrttelvlai dull, and the only transactions requiring special at Do A s . +lc '. 3 reference to-day have been a few purchases for at Do tiW a r o c. ci l c aas been pdß i 100 -_ -__ 1 , investment. The 'New 3 per Cents. and the at .Nth. Eastern-Berwick I 100 971 981 93 1 t Reduced are steady at 891 ',:, 1 ; the June Exchequer :i A tt r D e k cs .s n toe o kd 100 _6141 2 4 25 8 t D D O o, L G ee .N da .E. purchase 16.13.4 4 1 d 1 100 544 154 d • Bills at 12s. to 16s. prem. ; India 5 per Cent. at No D A Y ro k ndon 100 93 115 - Stock is 104,- -2- ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper 10 Do new 5 - - 19.16.1 North Staffordshire t has receded to 951, and the 51 per Cent. is steady 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 101 101. 3 at 1011 102+. st Not. Gran. Rl. & Canal, 100 88 90 10 Peebles al - - 1 In the Foreign Market, the dealings have been , f e t, , , , i r y t rn sin n o ey uth i a l l c ( ) ) - - all - - of a limited character, and prices in some instances st Scottish Central 11 1 00 00 122 124 3980 t show more firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 75 1 at s se go N. .., 3 t i bde.ra.tosetekc.k.l 00 r 76 i ; ditto, 185 1 3, 661 671 ; Mexican have improved 10 IShrews. and Welchpool l all - - st ,Shropshire Union 1 100 451 461 ✓ to 26f,- ;1; and Venezuelan to 211; Spanish remain 10 ISittinobourne & Sheer , all - - D at 501 ; and Russian 41 per Cents. are firm at 911; at South Devon 25 S. Durham & Lane. Un l all - 36 38 :- ✓ Equador are 151. at 'South Eastern at South Wales 9 The dealings in the Railway Share Market have at S. York. and River Dun 1 0 95 97 t been of a rather limited character, but in some in- 20 !Staines Wok. and Wok. all 51 8 Stockton & Darlington 1 all 37 39 ... stances a slight advance has taken place in prices. 25 Do l3 7 81 p I 25 I Do New, 1860 5 4 51 p s South Westerns, Midlands, and South Easterns , at Taff Vale. - - at Do Pref. No. 1 have improved ss. ; and Great Westerns, Lance- 25 ,ThamesliavenDk&Rail 1002 -- -- O , . shire and Yorkshire, and North Eastern, (Berwick), 50 Ulster ✓ 10a, 25 Do 2O 21 31 12.10 Do t In the Foreign and Colonial Market no material atl JVllteooriaNae t a a. th and rim in ;-, Change was apparent. South Austrian and Lom- st 'Waterford & Kilkenny 100 -- - 50 IWatErlord & Limerick. all ✓ ba r d o -V enet i an b roug ht 181; A n twerp and Rotter- 20 West Cornwall all 51 64 5 all - - dam, 61 1 ; Great Western of Canada, 82-; East 20 1 West London Ist class - Indian, 100 to 1001; and Great Indian Peninsula, 20 Do 2d class - - - 100. st W. Hartlepoolllar.&R Har.&R lOO y st West Midland Oxford' 100 44 46 451 Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re- at at Do Newport, 100 43 4 5 Do Hereford 100 89 91 J Maimed very inactive at barely previous quotations. J London Joint Stock brought 33 ; Oriental Bank, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. " ; Union of London, 271 ; and English and Aus- ;,, Leasing Closing Business t ralian Copper, 3. Railways. Pa- P Co. s Price. Done. Le BRINSH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W .. .. 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 894 4 Birk - mhead lOO Do.&G.W 94 86 sy 3Buckinghamshire 100 Do. 94 96 io New Cent. Consols Annuities India 3 per Cent. Annuities 894. 4 Do. 51per cent 100 Do 123 125 11 •ldia Stock L- Ditto 5 per Cent. Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O 83 65 a Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent - E. Lincolnsh. g3pr c. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 Ditto 5 per Cent 951 E.Union,llarwieliShs all E,Counta. 4 44 n Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 - Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 Caledon.. .. .. X Ditto ditto April, 1864 984 Do. new W , . ~ .. .. a Ditto Bonds £l,OOO - Gloster A Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. a Ditto under 11,000 Do. halves d C onsols for Account, Jan. 9..... 9 04 Do. quarters I ndia Stock for Account - Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 197 202 d Ditto 5 per Cent. March. Juno. Do. Preference 0 1 d Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... - 12 14 pm Lon.,Tilb.& Southend 100 ,P , et? &CoB3 85 ;9 , Ditto £5OO - - Lowestoft g - ua. 4 p c.. 100 IN or.olk .. .. . , )-- b itt•o Small - 115 pm Do a per cent i 100 IDo. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all 'LNW& M 31 34 34 to FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. Mid. Bradford Prefer 131reZilian 5 per Cent )1 - a , 1 htto 41 nor Cent, 1852 gua. 5 per cent... 5. 5.6.,E Counts. par 4 p iiq uudor New Consolidated e Rican, 3 per Cent 1)o. 6 per cent. all IDo. 14 p I litto Acco , nt b. 8 ) nvia n ll p e r Cent - N. E as t n -H ar tlepool Ico N. E. Ber. .. .. all Midland 1 4 52 1 4 6 5 4 44i ttQ--• l }intoto (Uribarren), 4 1 , per Cent. .. 91 North Western -....., .5 L „ t, .. cent,. IOcZ, t, .. - ci rreaton an wyre. { • all I 47 2,1, V . I a Ditto 41- per Cent. 911- Do. A. all Do. • • -•.. )t , bitto 4f per Cent, 1860 Roystn.Hitch.&Shep. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 ja uish 3 per Cent 0 Pa) iish Cert. of Coup. not funded South Staffordshire lOO Ln.&k.W .. ~. '`llrltish 6 per Cent... - Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94 ••• . 1 Ditto New Loan `en ezuelan 3 per Cent - -1 - I '•tto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. V TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Done. Ditto Account ' ' 1 __ 7 _______--- - -- -- - • _ _ .______ . .. - .„ _____ _______. _ THE SUN, LONDON, ........_ ZIONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. ' SHARE .MARKET-(THIS DAY). BRITISH POSSESSIONS. • • Closing Share Railways. IPaid. Price. Business done , CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. . 100 Atlantic &St LaWientTi - e all - _ Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce • p.,, i Closing i Business stk c Bom.,Baroda&•Cent Ind 100 98 99 Markets during the last few days has continued Share; Railways. ! ' ""'"' Price. done. / Gu. 5 per cent. i lB Do Do. B all - - d ; Very quiet, and little change of importance can be - 20 4 Buffalo and Laice Huron all 3/ 41 d 50 a elfast and Nor. Coma ' all 1 - - Do. New - - recorded in the sales realised for most of the prin- 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val., all ' 71 8 10 Do. Preference ...... all 54 64 Cipal stales. Tea remained inactive. For sugar, 10 I 25 'Math and Tyne - - 100 I ' Buffalo,Brant a ttlodrich 100 72 77 p lio - st.,Sleaf a and Mid.a l o. all I 6 64 !6 p. ct. bds. Au . ,. 1, 1872 however, rather higher prices were obtained, par- st Bri<ol and Exeter 100 , 94 96 - 991 10C/ 100 iDo. do. July 1, 1873 100 68 7 at !Caledonian 3 ticularly for refining qualities. Coffee, rice, and 10 'Carmarthen&Card'- , anl all - - I , 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 67 72 5 Clcutta.&S. Eastn. (Li 11; ) all 41 5 5 0 ,Cark and Bandon ! all - - CO remained inactive, and saltpetre has been at 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Is. - - 20 ;Cork, ' lllrock, & Passage; all - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 16 1 1 Id: almost nominal rates. Tallow has slightly ad - 20 i Cornwall 10 Do. A 1 all 5 6 20 ,Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 74 - - 1 vanced for both present and forward delivery, 10 Do. B ti. A l g ap c.p an.nets no .as all _ div; a ll - - , .. 174 !Demerara. ....... 0.- all - - 20 Eastn. Bengalgu. sp, e all 194 20}d - ° Wing to the unfavourable character of the Ameri- 41 43 stock East Indian, gu. sp. a 109 100 101 100 5 ean advices. 50 Dublin ,baeleinelpfaasitdJtu°nßal' all . 25 Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June., all 101 114 20 Do. F Shares Ext..... all - - s 2O Do. Jubbulpore all - - st East Anglian lOO 18 19 Continued dulness prevailed in the Liverpool at Eastern Counties 1 100 50 hi 100 Do. 44 pc. Debentrs. all 98 100 100 Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864_ all 99 101 at Eastern Union, A stock 100 1 47 50 r Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were slightlyloo Do. 1865-1870 all 994 (014 lower. The sales were about 4,000 bales. st bo ldo do 1 100 , 32 34 25 DoNw A, late E U3ds 1 35 - - stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 18 19 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref- all 54 CO at East Suffolk ; 100 - - The steamer La Plata, which left to -day for the at Edinburgh az Glasgow 100 88 00 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct. all 40 50 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 30 33 at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 28 4 29 4 100 Do. 7 percent. 1862 .. all 34 38 L West Indies, took only £1,330 in specie. 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. do. 1867 _ all 28 32 The dividend on the Spanish 3 per Cent. Conso- at Furness ; 100 - - 100 I Do. do. 1872 .. all 28 32 at Glasg. and S. Western 100 100 102 stock ,Gtlndiarenitagua.sp.c. 100 99 100 100 1 lidated and the Deferred Stock will be paid on and 10 GreatNrthn of Scotland all - - 20 1 Do. New gua. sp. c... 10 4 1 d after the Ist proximo. at ,Gre it Northern at I Don stock i 100 109 110 1094 stock Gt. South.of India(Lim) 1 The Directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland at Do do ' 100 130 732 13 1 1 20 Do g . uaranteed 5 per cent. 10 0 98 99 B do. all st Gt. S. an iW. of Ireland 1 00 101 103 h ave announced a dividend for the half year ending at Great Western ; 100 661 674 67 1 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 8 4 9 8 1 204 Do. New - 18 12: 111 Christmas next, at the rate of 4 per cent. on the I s 2 t• Do Str Val gua. stock 1 00 55 58 100 .D o . 6 p. c . '73 w lth't o . pt. all - - Irish South Eastern ..1 all - - 100 ;Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all - Paid up stock, and also an extraordinary dividend st ILaneashire & Yorkshire' 100 101/ 1054 105 f 5 1 100 IDo. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... all - - at London and Blackwall 100 54 66 stock Madras guar., 44 p. c... 100 88 90 of £1 10s. on each £lOO share, and 12s. on each £lO at Lou.,' Bright ,& S. Coast 100 115 117 stock ' Do. do. sper cent ... 100 98 99 share, payable on the 15th proximo. st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 90 92 at Lon. & North Western 100 90 4 911 20 Do. 5 do.. , .... all - The traffic receipts of the South Eastern Rail - st Lon. & South Western 100 92 93 93 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 - - - 25 IL ',terry & Coleraine ..1 all - - 20 Newßranswiek& Canda , Way for the past week amounted to X 17,254 25 IL alerry & Enniskillen. I all 911 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 r against £17,313, in 1860. et :11 an., Shef., & Lincoln.; 100 434 441 431 Class A Capital Share 50 !Maryport and Carlisle.' all - - .. Do. do. Land do ........ " A quieter tone now pervades the general discount 121 I Do a shares I all - - 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .• . 10 !Metropolitan st Midland 1 7 4 6 4 6 .. Do.! do. Land do. ...... all 4 6 L market, the inquiries having been slightly dim- 1 all 1254 126 126 - lOude (Limited) ........ - - - nialled. 6.4.0 Do New ' 2.14. 14 110 1 5 p stocklacinde ....., ... • a.,; 100 1004 1014 at Do Birming. & Derby, 100 96 08 20 Do. Punjaub ..... _ .,, i u 9 15 5 1 1 d . The Stock Exchange markets to-day have been so Mid' Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 20 Do. Do. ........ ;2 0 all - -s1 ) comparatively quiescent, the dealings having been 25 Do. }shares 25 ! Mid Kent I all - - 1 all - - stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.. .ta. 1 1., 100 95 100 10 (Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip - i 1 4 4 d • limited, and the variations unimportant. The 10 Do Cray Line ! all - - 100 Newcastle and Carlisle 1 all - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. b Partial rally which occurred yesterday afternoon 10 Newry & Armagh, def.l 9 - - 20 Newry, Warnpt, & nos., all - - 20 Algerian , . ' 5 - - has been maintained. Consols are 90 to 90k- for at Norfolk : 100 60 62 10 Antwerp &Rotterdam. Rotterdam. all 6/ 61 65 i ) money and 9th proximo. Business is extremely at North British 1 100 61 11 52 1 20 Ardennes.... _..... a.. all - -p at Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 - - 20 Bala&S.Fran..Lim.7p.e. 15 11 d ' dull, and the only transactions requiring special at Do A stk ; A recs no d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 4 1 till 6 pc. has been pdß, 100 - - 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all - - 3 reference to-day have been a few purchases for Carmeaux Mine az Rail 30 10 11 at Do B stock 1 100 - - 100 l ! i nvestment. The 'New 3 per Cents. and the at .Nth. Eastern-Berwick! 100 971 981 93 1 Copiapo - .............. all - - 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13. 4 11 d d 10 Ditto Extension .... all . 434 t Reduc e d are steady at 891 e; the June Exchequer st Do Leeds 1 100 544 551 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 4 i . Bills at 12s. to 16s. prem. •; India 5 per Cent. at Do York North London ! 100 864 874 1 100 93 05 20 Eastern of France .... all 22 e 3 20 Grand Rua Guar. 6p. c. all - - - Stock is 104,- •-2- ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper 10 Do new , 5 - - 20 Do. do. all - - 19.16.4 North Staffordshire - - t has receded to 95i, and the 5i per Cent. is steady 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 105 101 20 Gt. Luzern., Con. shs... all 81 84 st Not. Gran. Rl. & Canal 100 88 90 20 Italian Junction .... all - - 3 at 101/ 10 91 4 -l - a 10 Peebles all - - 20 Lierre & Turnhoui . .... all - - 1 In the Foreign Market, the dealings have been 20 Portsmouth - - 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - - 10 Rhymney I all - - 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 84 84 - of a limited character, and prices in some instances at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 37 39 16 Northern of France.... all 881 394 t show more firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 751 at Do Sc it. Mid. stock l OO 96 ss 16 Do. New Shares ..... 15 - r 76 * ; ditto, 185(3, 661- - 67-1 ; Mexican have improved 10 ,Shrews. and Welehpool all - - st Shropshire, Union 20 ! Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 39 40 ✓ to 26f,- ;1; and Venezuelan to 21-L- - ; Spanish remain 10 ;Sitting-bourne & Sheer.' all - - 20 I Paris & Orleans .. ... ... all 50 62 at !South Devon lOO 36 38 1 ' Recife &S. Fran. (Perla) 20 a at 501; and Russian 4is per Cents. are firm at 91k; zus. 7p. et. lim ......' 17 54 d 25 S. Durham & Lane. Un. all - - ✓ Equador are 151. at 'South Eastern - - at !South Wales e The dealings in the Railway Share Market have at S. York. and River Dun 1 0 95 97 5 Royal Swedish ........ all - - t been of a rather limited character, but in some in- 2 2 5 0 ! s Staines Wok a an 'Stockton & dWok. all 54 6 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all Darlington) all 37 39 - - 20 Sambre & Meuse .. stances a slight advance has taken place in prices. 25 ;Do l3 71 85 p 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... all 81 91 25 IDo New, 1860 5 4 a 51 p 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 4 ii - 6 4 i s South Westerns, Midlands, and South Easterns, st 'Taff Vale.. have improved ss. ; and Great Westerns, Lance- at Do Pref. No. 1 - - 25 ,ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 - - 20 Southern of France.... all 26 27 20 S. East Portiugal 7 p et. 4 - - S , shire and Yorkshire, and North Eastern, (Berwick), 50 Ulster - ~.... all 61 7 25 Do 2O 24 34 10 Do. 51p. c. Preference.. all 95 10 ✓ 105.20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 20 21 , 12.10 Do t In the Foreign and Colonial Market no material at Vale of Neath 10 Victoria sta. and Pim all 124 13 121 20 !Western of Austria.... 6 - - 20 ;Western of Switzerland all - - Change was apparent. South Austrian and Lom- st ;Waterford & Kilkenny l 100 - - 6 ' Wiesbaden - - 50 ;Waterford & Limerick. all - - 6 IDo. 8 per cent Pref all - - ✓ bardo-V ene ti an brought 181- ; Antwerp and Rotter - 20 'West Cornwall all 54 61 23 IZealand - - s darn, 61 1 Great Western of Canada, 82-; East 4 ; 20 West London - - _________ 13RIT1 - S - 11 MINES. 10 Do Ist class - - ;Alfred Consols (Philack) 3.2.10 5 1 Indian, 100 to 100+; and Great Indian Peninsula, 20 Do 2d class - - 21 British! Iron 100. st W. Hartlepool Han&R. 100 - - - Clifford nil 30 34 at West Midland Oxford, 100 44 46 454 ri- Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) 1 360 270 Do Newporcl 100 43 45 Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re- st - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 55 60 st Do Hereford' 100 89 91 Maimed very inactive at barely previous quotations. - • East Caradon 2.14.6 274 28 J LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 381 J London Joint Stock brought 33 ; Oriental Bank, - Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen ) 551 19 21 - Great South Tolgus l7s 31 45 49 ; Union of London, 271 . • and English and Aus , ) ~, Leasing Closing Business - G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) - - 111 lian Copper, 3. Railways. Pa a - Co. s Price. Done. -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 6 7 8.12 6.8 ' 6 37 14 3 1 9 4 - Grenville _ __ ------ - llerod's-Foot Bedford and Bletchley, all Ln.&N.W .. _ - Hingston Downs 4.11.6 35 4 Le BRINSH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. 100 Do.&G.W 94 86 Birkanhead --a Lady Bertha 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 894 4 Buckinghamshire 100 Do. 94 96 5, Z ~,,,per Cont.Consols Annuities - 905 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 53 54 .. :Margaret (Guy Lelant) 94 40 42 le- 'North Downs 2l 45 5 India 3 per Cent. Annuities B9B. 4 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do 123 125 - North Frances (Mogan), 114 24 24 11 4 rldia Stock - North Basset (Ill° _fan) 1.14.0 21 31 - Ditto 5 per Cent. Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O 63 65 - North Wheal Crofty .. 9.18.9 1/ 2 4 - Par Consols (St. Blazey) 14 7 8 a Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent - E. Lincolnsh. gspr c. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 20 'Providence (Uny Lento 10.6.7 38 40 Ditto 5 per Cent 951 E.Union,llarwichShs l all E,Counts. 4 44 - ,South Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 a Ditto 54 per Cent South Caradon(St.Cleer) 14 335 145 U , Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 - Gls.Barn&Neils.Drcl. 100 Caledon. .. _ - S. Cara Brea (Illogan).. 5.9.6 4 45 X Ditto ditto April, 1864 984 Do. new llOO Da a .„ . .. _ 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all 4 a a Ditto Bonds £l,OOO - Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. Wes . t . . .. .. - ,S.Wheal Fran. (1110gan),18.1a.9, 85 95 Ditto under 11,000 - 'Stray Park 127 19.1 31 3.T a 13 16 pm all Do. Do. halves d e onsols for Account, Jan. 9 .... 904 Do. quarters d India Stock for Account - Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N.W 197 202 • - ;Wee of Towey (Carm.) 13s ad 1 1 Ditto 5 per Cent. - ;West Basset (Illogan).. 14 14 15 O 100 Do • March. I Juno. Do. Preference - ;W. Caradon. (Liskeard) 5 49 51 d Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... - 12 14 pm Lon.,Tilb.& Southend 100 IPeto & Co. 83 85 Lowestoft g - ua. 4 p c lOO INorfolk .. - _ - Westl Seton - ' Wheal Basset (Illogan)' 54 824 875 ;8 Ditto £5OO - - , 100 IDo. D itto Smalll 15 pm x p tn er . c o nt - Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 5 75 85 - latlock; all 'LNW& M 31 34 31 - Mica( Edward (Cals.) 74 21 3 . to FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. - Wheal Kitty (t.T.Lelant)P 1.7.2 44 51 131 5 per Cent ence stock - ; Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 16 17 if - a , Milian htt o 41 near Cent, 1852 gua. 5 per cent... 5. 5. 6 E Counts. par 4 • p - tWhealTreiawney (Lis.)' 7 16 17 f;quador New Consolidated 'ke Rican, 3 per Cent Do 6 per cent. all IDo. 14 p 1 litto Acco ;nt k ei 'avian 41 per Cent - N. Eastn-Hartlepool V 0 N. E. Ber. .. .. 20 Brazil St.J.del Itey,Lini 15 48 49 464 5 6 3:r- Qv- /rift° (Uribarren), 45 per Cent. .. 01 North Western r Taaa).W) -aa..... a. ~... Ceti.. , IOcZ, t, t .. - t-reatou and wyre. 1 all „.„. i 45 45 444 I C1.4-cuilon C0n3.311,1C0.1 ; - .1:.. a 1 )itto 41- per Cent. 911 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. _ _ _ 40 Cobre Copper all 36 37 it , t)itto 41 per Cent, 1860 - ICopiapo . l6 6 8 ' l l lB -•aish 3 per Cent 504 Shrewsby& Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 1 IDunMoun•Cop.Ming•Co ail 1 14 14 ;Pal fish Cert. of Coup. not funded South Staffordshire 20 'General j all 11 25 all 23 24 ''. Itrlt i s h 6 per Cent... - Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 6 2 ii 2,Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr. 1 1 4 p 1411 ... N Ditto New Loan ' ° a ll ezuelan 3 per Cent - 2 :Linares all 7 8 5 Lusitanian . 2 4 pr J-Y•tto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. 1 ;N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 1 a ad ✓ TWO O'CLOCK. • ~ Closing Business 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead CO Maas, Money Dittot Account 4 s 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 41 Id 14 I 2112•84 United Mexican ........I a il 74 8 74 a 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.e. 1 ,Worthing (Limited).... all i 4 b. -bRATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT. pref. issued at £5 .... all - - 1 Do .1 at Bria. & Exet. 4p. c. at.. 100 93 95 - - e 1 • 2O Do. shares - - - Ir. (item- a Supplement to the Gazette Extraordinary.) at Caledon. £lO. 45 p. cent lOO COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. st Do. quay. shares, No. 2 100 - - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1 , ' LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, DEC. 1 6 . 61 Cork ilt Bandon, 54 p, C. all - - - Orders for th e C our t t o go into mourning for his late 20 Cornwall. 5 percent..., all 204 214 In, - 1877-9 .l 100 101 107 64 Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun. all 6 61 - I 6p. cent.lBBo-2; 100 - - - R oyal Highness the Prince Consort :- 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all - - - , Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4, 100 - - st E. Angn. Class Asp. c lOO 101 103 The Ladir :s attending Court to wear black woollen stuffs - I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. , 100 103 106 tr' at Do. Class B 6 per cent lOO 112 117 - Do. 6 P.C. Mar. & 00 103 106 - Ill:lined witN crape, plain linen, black shoes and gloves, at I Do. Class C 7 per cent lOO 110 116 - I Do. 5 per cent Sept . • ,l 100 95 97 95 44 !, 411 d cra f ans.pe st iE. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 108 110 - Cape G.Hope, 6p c,lBBO, 100 166 108 el The Gentlemen attending Court to wear black cloth at IDo No. 2 100 106 103 - Do. 1890 100 106 108 If ' at ;Eastern new 6p.c. at lOO 123 125 Plain linen, crape hatbands, and black swords and buckles. at ;Eastern Union, 4p. c- 100 81 83 - ,N.B.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July, 100 103 105 - 1 Do. 6 jo. c.Ap. & Oct.; 100 - - The moor sling to commence from the date of this order. at , Do. sp. c. guar lOO - -N. S.W. Gov. sp. a, 1866! 100 98 100 t at lEdin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 111 113 - Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876, 100 97 99 at I Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & v., 100 89 91 - Do.k.c., 1888 & upwds l 100 96 98 !. GOLLEGE OF ARMS, DEC. 16. st iEdin.Perth,& Dun. 4 p.e. 100 - - Nova cotia Gov. 6p. c. 1 la "Outy Earl Marshal's Order for a General Mourning for st 'Furness, 5 per cent lOO _ at I Glas.& S.West. gal. 5 p.c lOO - - stela ng, 1875. ! 100 103 105 102 - ;S. Aus,thip.c.lB7B.& up.. 100 -- - a' Li B late 1 Loyal Highness the Prince Consort. at Great Northern, sp. c lOO 115 116 - IVic.Grov. 6 p.c. JaatJuly 100 - - ia I n Putsuan. co of her Majesty's commands, this is to give st D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 110 112 - I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct.... 100 102 103 st Do. 41 p. c. do lOO 102 101 11°.tice, that u con the melancholy occasion of the death of st Do.sp.c.Redir.atsp.c.pm 100 107 109 DOCKS. e his Royal Hig bness the Prince Consort, it is expected that 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all - stock !Commercial lOO - till t st ,Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland ) 100 97 99 stock I Do. 4 per Cent•Pref.Min. 100 a persons do 4 forthwith put themselves into decent - 1 4 per cent stock East and West India .. lao 123 125 y m ourning. 50 Great West. (Berks and stock Londe ,- .... 100 58 61 a I?.DIVARD G. F. HOWARD, D.E.M. Hants Ext) sper cent 6 - 100 - stock aSt. Katharine. ' 100 59 - 62 at Do. redeem. 6 1 p. ct.... 100 98 stock 'Southampton ' 100 4 ... :...-_ ________ . • at Do. redeem. 4p. et.... 100 88 90 stock I Victoria . ......... ...... 100 ,97 99 ___ at Do. irredeem. 4p. ct.... 100 88 00 20 I Do' New 0t... . 1 /4 2 !id pr THE WEATHER. at Do. sp. C . redeem. pref. 100 102 101 O JOINT-STOCK BANKS. • 8 elo. Birm. pref. shares.. all 95 10 n 10 Do. Chester a p.c. pf. abs all 17 18 PROBA:BLE BEFORE THURSDAY. leo Ag-ra&UnitedService Bk 50 - - n 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs all 104 11 40 Australasia all - - I\ lorth Britain .. S.W. to N.W. fresh ; some rain or snow. a Irni st Do. Birm. guar. stock. - 100 75 77 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 01 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 21 aaand S.S Wto W. and N • rainy in places, 26f Do. Chesterguar. share. a ll 100 Bask of London .......50 63 65 . , 13/ Do. do 3 4 pr snow. 20 Do. do all 15 151 20 Bank of Turkey 110050.000 ii ii; ! ecc ß ooi r tnLi l y t o i n s b h aa N in o k rt o h f American all - - k. e elltral W.S.W. to N.W. and N. fresh or mode- 100 Lan. & Carl. 45 p.c. prof 60 - - 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 194 201 ai rate ; fine. at lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 136 133 100 ;Commercial of 25 ; Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 111 33 i- at Do. Barns - 100 - - I.st£a 2s 10clac P latit Coast - - d fine. st Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. 100 101 103 - S outh England. W.N.W. to N. and N.N.E., moderate : at Lonatßrig.sp.e..gu. No.i 100 112 115 1. If light; fine. at Do. 5 per cen_tio. No 2 100 112 115 at Do. 6 per cent - do - lOO 136 133 20 ; ; Eng., Scot , & Aus. Ch.. all 17 18 20 !Gen. B ' k .of Switzerland all - - DITISIONS. st Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 112 115 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 24 25 I- North Britain, including from the Moray Firth to the at Do. 45 per cent. d 0..... .... 100 - - , 20 Do. new lO 3 4 5 Do. 45 p. c. pref. shares all - - , h uddle of Northumi'mrland, coastwise, and on the west,so London and County .• I .10._atk 100 9 - st Do. 7 per c ent. prof. 15. 153 50 London Joint Stock . 10 32 83 33 li iii the Clyde to the Solway Firth. st Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 127 130 20 London and S.Atrican lO 14 5d n 2. Ireland, generally, around the coasts. at Do. 4 p c.st(div.detlil'6s 100 73 75 l 3 C e ntral,Canada.,London. a 22510051 73 -7:5 100 !London it Westminster 20 69 70 o • from the Solway Firth, southward, along the st Do. 4 per cent. pref .. 100 - - , CalOO !Nat. Prov. of England 42 - a co ast to the Bristol Cl lannel, inclusive, at Lon.Chat.&Dov. sp.c.p . i. 100 90 92 20 [Do. new . ... ......, „ •4, East Coast, from, Northumberland to the Thames 10 Do. West. Ex,, B, 6p. c. all - - 50 I National . Bvik i* ' 1 4 e1 usi„ . ' 10 Do. Metrop. Ex. 11,6 P.C. 34 - _ 26 INe a South Wales all - -- 1 1 .., 5 . • South England, f rem the Thames, round by the coast, Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 111 113 at Lon. &S. W., Coy. & 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 49 60 49 20 Ottoo - nan Bank . o ''''' the Bristol Channel, including the Channel Islands. at Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. 100 I Provincial of Ireland - d Only seaports and pla ens on the coast are included, at., late 3d shares .... 100 - _ „ London lies between II ae: East Coast and South England, at Do. 44 per cent - - 10 Do. new - _ 25 I South Australia ..c... all - _ V 2s ad Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anns Laerefore partakes of th sir climate, but in a less degree, - - 25 Union of Australia .... all 37 39 it 1 3 • of 2s adlpro to situation i 'arther inland. 125 Londondy. & Cole. 4 abs all - - 50 um is of London O 100 Unity Mutual _ - 121 aondony. & Ennis. 1 ails all 134 14 e INIETEOROLOCIICAL REPORTS. s t Man. Sh. & Lin. ti per ct. 100 124 126 4 4 4 fpm MISCELLANEOUK --- -- Lt ----...______ 6 Do. £6 fpm 10 Anglo-51exican Mint . i all 131 air ------ 10 Atlantic It. 1111. Stm (14 all 1 2 , This Day, D. , l a o t D D o o .. redeem. d p e e e r m c e . G n p t . e r . cent......... . n . t : : 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) ' all - - all , - :. t. This 8 and B. E. M. F. C. I. S.all l :: .. 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 : 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 54 a _ 9 a.m. 1 2 21 3 D l o a . r 4 y i p o p r e t r ,t cent....,Ca1.41 .... ' „7 - ----. Iss • - --- st Midland Con. 6p. e. stk. 100 .. • • 50 British American Land 40 - - c D i o ia . n C . . i ( s L i l a :it s : e l l. (Lim. A , .I. e rii 20 Do. 8,7p.e.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 It 7,0. rdeen 129 . 98 46 44 , eith. W. 3 sm. 2 at DDoo:C4einp.Ber.ips.r&ofßisrtoc. 6 p k ..c.. 6 100 all .. .. 100 102 104 all 9 11 i atao7 48 46 W. 2 5 c. 2 324 Canada Land all 98 103 a Ar B erwick 3O 02 48 46 W.N W. 360. 2 Do. 41 per cent. ........ 2 10 0 11 I, d rossan 3 0 .1 t 48 47 S.S.W. 4 8 o. 3 at Narflk. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 .. • • at Do.Leic. andlfit4per ct 92 04 st. Copaalin.ofEng.&Sniltg all , - - ai c . rt rush 25 Do. Pref. 75 per cent. .. all 1 6 1 17 cl 4 =lieid s ' 3 )•07 46 •44 N.W. 3 2c. 3 at Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lBl7 100 .. • ! at. Crystal Palace a..ahvay 3Oll 48 47 W. 2 9m. 1 st Fort British. sper cent. 100 100 111 at. Do. Preference d t larborou g ,ll.. 30.16 42 41 W. 1 Ib. 2 at Do. New ena. per cent. . 100 107 109 100 105 107 at. Do. a p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 103 105 a:erPool .... 30.25 48 46 W.N.W. 3 9 o. 2 10 Do. Bor. Um g. prf. sh . s. 5 1 I.IPM 20 E. India Irrig - n. & Canal 1 ad fpm a \, e enetown... 30.36 42 41 N.W 1 5 c. 1 10 Do. do. do. all - • • at. Electric Tclegraph V a a a i3nouth.... 33'17 45 4.5 N.W. 3 Im. 3 st a th.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. 5 .. .. 25 Do. New l5 _ i ) aacloa 30.27 47 45 N.W. 2 9 o. 0 at `-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. .. 5 English & Ans. Copper. all 2/ 3 3 . over 3 O -24 46 4 5 N. 2 a m. 1 at Do. 41pr. ct. redeemable 100 .. .. I,ortsinouth - ..._ I,?rtiand. 44 N.W. 2 510. , 2 17 Do. Berwick 4p. C. pref. 100 98 100 1 Do! 174 pct Preference, all 4, i f IR T I I OUtII 3 O -31 ,48 47 N. 5 70. I 2 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 18. 13.4 1 dis par 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.), 44 _ ;, c azance I ! 25 Do. York, li. &S. Purch.. 9 „.... 2 0 North Staffordshire.... 10 }des ip . m 20 Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 2 24 9 1' . - ' 3(.O I.A.NATIoN.-B. Ban meter, corrected and reduced 10 Rhymney Guaranteed . all 22 23 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 31 41 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 1 1 d D 03 2 ( l eg 8 S7ottish Central. new pf all .. .. ef tlis at mean sea level ;. each 10 feet of vertical rise at Scottish North-Eastern 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.) 5 14 id r i c , 'mg about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 1010 Netherlands Land all - - / 31 p. c. pref. stock.... fall .. _ e abova 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. at Do.Aberdeen,ena.6p c 100 .. .. 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all i 4 •100 N.Br.&NovaSeotiaLand 81 10 15 42° 0 7r1 t. thermometer in . : 1 clad°. M. Moistened bulb . (for St r lOslos 100 132 136 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 5 S o p u t o il 7 . p.c. Devon, pref. Ann, stock lOO t a ot P a. ion and dew-point) .. D. Direction of wind (true-- • 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent all 10 104 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 'all 11 15 (I t a lagnetic). F. Force ( l'i. to 12-estimated). C. Cloud 10. 6. South Eastern (Reading all _ _ 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 1, 11 f f ° 9 )• I. Initials:-b,, 1 true sky; c., clouds (detached); Ann., 1.0.6) t ') f ury. Cut t") , h., hail; 1., lightni ri. g ; m,, misty (hazy) ; 0., over- st Do. 44 per cent t AID • ll 69 71 lira , r., rain; s., SI 16 , NV ; t., thunder. S. Sea dis- st Do, Fixed 41 per cent 100 09 101 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam a 30 11 13 1 ' l ace (1 to 9). at South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 . 50 Do. New ... . ........ at Do. 41 per cent . - - at Do. do. 1859.. 100 .. .. 50 Rhymney Iron ........ an 17 19 At I, at Do. 5 per cent lOO .. .. • 15 Do. New...... ...... . all 5 6 lo d' i; y s yesterday, in consequence of the addi- st .--:,. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 85 88 100 Royal Mail Steam...... 60 46 48 ) ' ll Bl 20 Do. sp. c. gua. 13 . • • • at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 125 135 b news from America, the war risk on homeward- I ou z o a ' British vessels from the East advanced to 40s. to 25 Do. B6p. c all 31 33 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip.. all 08. Per a h .i cent., according to aLe date of sailing. Outward 25 Do. C6p. c all 31 33 1 Do. do. Registered .... :all I / I N • P s are taken at b a out 30 .a. The rates for vessels from at at Watrf d & Kilkny, 6 P. c. 100 42 45 10 Do. do ll,ll. 4 6 NV. Mid.-Oxf lat guastk 100 123 125 10 Trust and Agency or ~,e w York were very irregull Ir, but for those leaving at at Do. 2d do lOO 121 123 Austrlasia (lim)lat is. ] Id I p ea r l st Do. Newport p.c.pf.red lOO 100 102 20of Co 5 4 1 o ,_ Y period abrout three g aineas was the approximate larg e' st 'Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866 100 118 122 SU. K'dom Tel. Co. (11m.) 1 15 pr 0 st I Do. ti 1118691 100 115 LW . 100 an Inealea's L tad .. 284 8 g t THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENTNIG, DEC E IBE 17, 1861 FINSBURY ELECTION. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL. The official declaration of the numbers polled by the candidates for representation of the borough of Finsbury in Parliament took place this morning at the hustings, Clerk enwell-green. At twelve o'clock the Returning Officer made his appear ance, and declared the numbers to be— Cox Mills Majority for Cox 42 The announcement was received with great cheering by the friends of Mr. Cox. Mr. Cox then presented himself, and was received in a very enthusiastic manner. He said he really could not find words to express himself in adequate terms for the handsome manner in which he had been selected to represent Fins bury in Parliament. He looked upon himself as the mere instrument of the will and pleasure of the electors. He had thrown himself into the gap when there appeared no chance of success, and yet the electors had worked out a glorious victory entirely unaided. (Cheers.) He begged them for a moment to look at the position in which matters stood at eight o'clock yesterday morning. His opponent had the benefit of an active and energetic Parliamentary agent —a complete organization which had taken three weeks to perfect, cabs, committee-rooms without number, paid can vassers, and, to back all, an unlimited sum of money for disposal. (Cries of " Honour to Finsbury.") During the three weeks he had spoken of, Mr. Mills's agents had waited upon nearly 500 of his (Mr. Cox's) supporters and solicited their interest, and they, believing it was not his intention to come forward, had promised Mr. Mills their votes ; and if the majority for him was not so large as could be desired, if they took the 500 votes from Mr. Mil s and added them tolthose polled for him, they would, instead of a majority of 42, have one of 1,042. (Cries of " That's right, that's right.") Now, how had he met the organisa tion he had spoken off ? He had had no staff, no committee rooms, no vehicles—all the world to nothing—(cheers)— nothing but the support of the free and independent electors, and nobly had they performed their duty. (Cheers.) They knew they had rights, and they were determined to main tain them. He assured them, honestly and truthfully, that he had not spent one single shilling more than the actual legal expenses. (Cheers.) The electors had achieved the victory all themselves, and he did not know sufficiently how to thank them. He regretted his hon. opponent was not down there—(a cry, "He's looking for the money bag he lost yesterday")—and he regretted his absence, because he was anxious to tender him his thanks, and to acknowledge how courteously and gentle manly the contest had been conducted—(cheers)—and he trusted that all future elections would be conducted in the same peaceable manner. (Cheers.) In the House of Com mons it would be his duty to represent the minority that had not voted for him, as well as the majority that had, and he assured them that it would be his constant and unceas ing thought how he could further and benefit the inte rests of all. (Cheers.) With these few observations he begged most heartily to thank them for the distinguished honour they had conferred upon him. A vete of thanks to the returning officer concluded the proceedings, CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) STABBING WITH INTENT, &C. A lad named Spaule was indicted for stabbing George Wigg with intent, &c. Mr. Honey prosecuted, and Mr. Lewis defended the prisoner. The evidence of the prosecutor was to the effect that the prisoner and the prosecutor were engaged at the shoemaking at a 'lace at Ilford, when, on the 12th of December, a quarrel took place between himself and another boy. The prisoner occupied the next seat to Wigg, and as he (Wigg) was trying to put the boy down with whom he had been quarrelling, Spaule stabbed him in the lower part of his body with the knife he was using in his work. A little boy, named Smith, stated that he saw Spaule with the knife in his hand, but he could not say whether there had been any quarrelling with Spaule before Wigg was stabbed. All he could say was that as Spaule was getting up ho saw the knife very near the lower part of Wigg's body. After some time Wigg came into the shop, and he saw blood flowing down his leg. The surgeon to whom Wigg went fcr assistance said the wound was of a trivial description. The Recorder said the question the jury had to deter mine was whether there had been an unlawful wounding, or whether the Injury had been the result of accident. The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wound ing, but strongly recommended him to mercy. The prosecutor said he was induced to give the prisoner into custody because he had on other occasions threatened him, and he thought that if he was warned in time he would mend his bad ways for the future. The Recorder told the prisoner that as he had been re commended to mercy both by the jury and the prosecutor he should pass a very lenient sentence on him ; but in the event of a second offence of the same description being com mitted he would be very severely punished. The learned judge then sentenced the boy to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. POLICE 2NTELLIGENC.E.—( This Day.) MAR LBOROUGII-STREET. OMNIBUS ROBBERY—A LADY THIEF.—EIIen Laurence, a respectably-attired female, was charged before Mr. Mans field with robbing Elizabeth Southgate, of West-road, Forest-hill, Sydenham, while in an omnibus. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough•street, ap peared for the prisoner. From the evidence of the prosecutrix, a governess, it ap peared that she got into a Waterloo omnibus at Camber well-gate, and after she got past the Regent-circus, the prisoner sitting next her, she found her pocket hanging out, it having been cut. The prisoner when she got into the omnibus did not sit near her, but afterwards got close to her. Her purse was left open in her pocket, but all her money, £2 38., gone. She then spoke to the conductor, and the prisoner was given in charge. While on the way to the station prisoner called her " My dear" several times, and offered her several things if she would not press the charge, such as her watch, and a ring (she was wearing five at the time). Mr. Lewis cross-examined the prosecutrix with the view of showing that some other females left the omnibus, but the prosecutrix said her purse was safe after they left, and not open. The conductor of the omnibus said—On the omnibus arriving at Camden-town, prisoner was eager in pointing out money lying on the floor of the omnibus among the straw. Weston, 171 S, proved finding some money at the bottom of the omnibus, and said the prisoner offered her gold watch and all her money, saying if she was looked up it would be the death of her, as she had two children ; then put some money in his hand, and stated that if the lady settled it with her she would give him a half sovereign more. Prisoner declined to give her address. The depositions having been read over, the prisoner (who has before been committed of a robbery in an omnibus), after an able address from Mr. Lewis, was committed for trial. TIIIS DAY'S MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 to £5 ; clover, £3 108 to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s Od per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at late rates. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, S 2 Os to £5 Os; clover do., £3 10s to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. Trade inactive. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover, £3 108 to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 15s per load. A slow demand. COLONIAL. TEA—The market has continued very quiet, and prices have exhibited no change of importance. SUGAR—For refining descriptions there has been a better demand, and late rates are well supported. COFFEE—The operations have been on the most limited scale, but colonial descriptions have fully supported pre violts prices. The stocks on hand, compared with those of the same period of last year, show an increase of 1,635 tons. RlCE—There has been some inquiry for East Indian, but few sales have been effected, and quotations are un altered. SALTPETRE—The market has remained very inactive, and no business of importance has been recorded. TALLOW—In consequence of the advices from New York a firmer tone has prevailed in the tallow market. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 51s 9d to 525, and spring de livery 52s Gd to 53s Gd per cwt. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE LEOPOLD.— Colonel W. H. F. Cavendish, Groom in Waiting to the Queen, leaves for Cannes immediately to take charge of the Prince in the place of General Sir Edward Bowater, whose death we announced yesterday. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.—We learn from good authority that the King of the Belgians will shortly arrive on a visit of condolence to the Queen. His Majesty on embarking at Ostend will go direct to Osborne. TILE KING OF HANOVER.—His Majesty is ex pected to arrive in London in a few days from Hanover. His Excellency Count Kielmansegge is expected at the Hanoverian Legation to-morrow, in order to welcome the King, who will reside at the legation during his sojourn in this country. Lady Marian Al ford's party at Ashbridge Castle, Herts, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, which was to have as sembled yesterday, has been put off altogether, by the lamented death of the Prince Consort. The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke's intended grand party at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, has been countermanded, owing to the de4th of the Prince Consort, ME WINDHAM CASE—(7his Day). COMMISSION OF LUNACY. (Before Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C., Master in Lunacy.) The special jury, of whom Sir George Armitage, Bart., is foreman, wore in their places at eleven o'clock, and the inquiry was resumed. The Rev. H. J. Cheales, who was examined in chief yes terday afternoon, was cross-examined by Sir H. Cairns on behalf of the alleged lunatic. He said he was engaged by Mr. Balston to act as private tutor to Mr. W. F. Windham. Mr. Balston engaged him on behalf of his mother (Lady Sophia). He was first engaged as his tutor at Eton on the 27th of April, 1857. Mr. 'Windham had been at Eton about half a year before that time. He had been doing Cassar, Ovid, .2Esnp, &c. He remained in the fourth form, having missed his remove. There were very seldom boys of 14 or 15 in the fourth form. Occasionally there were. He complained to his mother about her son's dirty habits, and she said, "You must try and cure them." He could not remember what Mr. Windham said to him when he remonstrated with him about his gluttony. Usually he did nothing more than grin when ho was remonstrated with. He had heard persons of unsound mind laugh, and he compared such a laugh with Mr. Windham's laugh. Laughter would seize him like a fit, he would dance about the room, and laugh wildly. He never reported Mr. 11 indham to the head master for acts of untruthfulness, He reported him to Mr. Balston on ac count of the noises he made Mr. Balston reported him to the head master, and he was flogged for it. Other boys were occasionally flogged at Eton. He should not be surprised at a boy contracting habits of swearing if his father was in the habit of indulging in such expressions. He saw Mr. Windham (the father) when he went with the son to Fell bryg, and dined with him every day. He never heard him use profane language, or get into a passion, He did not think there was anything in a desire to drive a railway en gine, taken by itself, as indicative of mental unsoundness. Mr. Windham would ride very fast with a loose rein over rough ground. Witness rode with him, and did not dislike the pace. (Laughter.) He did not ask Mr. Windham for any explanation of the occurrence at Torquay when he seized the gentleman by the whiskers. His mother was in the room at the time, and witness told her that ho was dis satisfied with his pupil's conduct. Mr. Windham was very extravagant in money matters. He got into debt. He ran up a bill of 18s. at the pastrycook's. (Laughter). t The Master—That is not a very uncommon occurrence at Eton, is it? Mr. Cheales—Oh, no. Tne Rev. Edward Hale, Mathematical Master at Eton, in his cross-examination said—There might be bullying at Eton, but he did not think Windham was bullied. The Master—You have been a master at Eton nearly 12 years, and have seen many hundreds of boys. Have you seen any boy like Windhnm in his general characteristics ? Mr. Hale—Never one so bad mentally, or so odd in hie habits. A Juryman—How was he treated by the other boys ? Mr. Hale—He was treated as a buffoon, and was the butt of the school. He was called " Mad Windham." The case was proceeding when we went to press. LATV INTELLIG.ENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Arr. Justice Keating.) WILLIAMS V. WARDE. The jury in this case (the facts of which will be found in another column), gave a verdict for the plaintiff, assessing the damages, which had been laid at £6OO, at 405., each party to pay their own costs. ROLLS COURT. (Before Sir John Romily, Master of the Rolls.) IN RE THE NATIONAL ASSURANCE AND INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION. This being the day appointed by his honour on the ap plication of the official manager for the winding up the affairs of the association, and for the examination of the directors, the court was crowded with persons interested in the case. Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., represented the official manager, Mr. Rolt, Q.C., Mr. Jessell, Mr. Gifford, and several other learned gentlemen represented other parties interested. Mr. Selwyn said what he proposed was, in the first in stance, as they could not find the only person who could have given the best information, the managing director, Mr. Morrison, to call the chairman of the directors. They had tried and made every effort to find Mr. Morrison, but without effect. He then called, Lord Keane, who deposed—l was elected a director of the association in 1852, and afterwards became chairman in May, 1857. The deed put in is the deed of the settlement of the company, and was signed by me. lam not aware of any other deed, it is the book referred to in the Minute Book. I find an entry in the Minute Book, in which X3OO capital stock was allotted to the bank, but it was without my consent; I did not pay for it. I believe that other directors had capital stock allotted to them. The way in which it was paid for was, as I understand, the amount was borrowed as a loan of the association, and then he was debited with the dividends on the stock, and credit given on the other side tor interest on the loan; the same course was adopted with respect to the other directors. The directors were paid two guineas for each attendance, and the chairman three guineas. The same amount was paid for attendance ( n committees. I believe the first time of my attendance as a director was on the 15th of Feb., 1853. Mr. golwyrt—l fins an entry in the minute book of the 22d of February at a meeting of directors at which you were present, a proposal by Lord George Paget for the surrender of an annuity on tho Mb of Mr. Jos. Macartey for £3,000. Lord Keane—l belieie there was such a proposal. Mr. Selwyn—Mr. Macartey was instrumental in getting up the association, and Had received a policy of insurance on his life for £2,500 and an annuity of £2OO for his ser- vices. Lord Keane—l know nothing of that of my own know ledge, it was before I had anything to do with the associa tion. Mr. Selwyn—Can you give any explanation of the entry on the 22d of Feb., 1853, of the proposal of Lord G. Paget for a surrender of the annuity to Mr. Macarte for the sum of £3,000, and for which £3OO had been paid a :short time before, Lord George being himself the chairman at the meeting, Lord Keano—l cannot givo any explanation of that ransaction. Mr. Selwyn—l understand that Lord George Paget ex pects he shall be examined to-morrow, and that he would give every explanation. Examination of Lord Keane continued—l attended very frequently the meetings of the directors, all proposals were brought before the board by Mr. Peter Morrison, the manag ing airector, who certified their correctness. The circular produced he had seen before, he knew that resolutions were passed for the insertion of advertisements in the daily and London papers of the association, in which it was stated that interest would be paid at the rate of £5 per cent. on all deposits, out of the profits. I was a member of the finance committee, and signed the books certifying the accounts were correct. I was not aware that in Dec., 1853, the assist ant was insolvent. I only knew it from Mr. Harding's re port. lam not aware that any investigation was gone into by the directors to ascertain the financial state of the associa tion. In March, 1853, ho made a proposal for a policy on his own life for £999, which was granted. There was a proposal for the allotment of £5OO capital stock to Lord Temple more. There were also allotments of £5OO stock to Mr. W. L. Petter, Major Adair, Mr. Hobhouse, and Mr. Wills, they were entered and debitted and paid for by loans, as in other cases. Could not recollect the proposition for a con version of the capital stock into 2,000 shares of £4O each. He knew nothing of any bye-laws nor saw any, the adver tisements and the almanack were the work of Mr. Morison. The witness was then examined at considerable length as to various entries into the minute-book of the meetings of directors, but he could not give any satisfactory explana- ions of the entries as a member of the Finance Committee. (The case was proceeding when we went to press.) TB'S DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 17.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, with dull, cloudy weather. . , PLYMOUTH, Dec. 16 —Wind W.—Arrived—Contest, from Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. IG.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, from Woolwich. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 15.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Edinburgh, screw steamer, from Liverpool, and left for New York. ELECTRIC TELEGR..4.2I.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—North Briton, from Quebec ; - Hope, ti-om Exbury ; Eliza, from Cowes; Leda, steamer, from Dublin. No sailings. (BY SUBMARINE AND ➢fAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 16—Greyhound, 'from Newfoundland ; Island Queen, from St. Michael's ; Eliza, from Riga; Perseverance, from Medemblik ; Moselle, from Antwerp ; Courier, from Bremen ; Stork Nymph, from Engelholm ; Peter Minde, from Stralsund; Glengriat, from Gluckstadt; Prospect, from Gottenburg. Arrived, Dec. 17—Factor, from Hamburg; William Walker, from Pillau. DE. L, Tuesday Morning. Anchored—Boanerges and Saint Peter, from Shields for Cadiz. Anchored—Fairy Rock, from London, for Barbadoes ; Azoff, from London, for Trinidad ; Pride of the West, from Shields, for Callao. NATIONAL CHORAL ►SOCIETY.—In consequence of the lamented death of H.R.H. the Prince Consort, the performance of " The Messiah," announced for Mon day evening next, is postponed to Monday, 30th inst. The Moniteur announces that the rate of interest on French Treasury bonds has beon lowered to 31 per cent. for short periods, 4 per cent. for six months to run, and 4f for 12 months. The Wellesley has arrived from Melbourne with 75,961 ounces of gold, worth about £303,000. The only other gold ship at present known to be on her way to Eng land is the Kent, 63 days out, with £422,000. lITE NAVY. The Hannibal, 91, screw, Capt. Farquhar, will go into Portsmouth harbour this morning from Spit head to dismantle, and be put out of commission. The Sutlej, 51, screw, in No. 7 dock at Ports mouth, fitting for the American waters, has com pleted coppering to her load water line, 'caulking externally, and coaling to 320 tons. The riggers of the dockyard and part of the Trafalgar's crew at work on her rigging are crossing lower and topsail yards, and placing battens on her rigging, in readi ness for rattling down and blacking. It will be three weeks before she can be ready for sea. The Warrior, 40, iron frigate, Capt. Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., has had her date for being out of the hands of the dockyard authorities put off to the 23d inst., but if the work taken in hand is to be completed she cannot be made ready many hours before the end of the present year. In case of Emer gency she could be sent to sea at once, as we before stated, but in that event the work now going on must bo put aside until a more favourable opportu nity. The huge erection on her after deck, origi nally intended as a "rifle tower," has been fitted for far more important uses when the ship is in close action. By the new arrangements, which are the suggestions of Capt. Cochran© and Commander Tryon, the interior of the tower has been fitted with an engine room telegraph, tubes communicating with the magazines and fighting deck, &c., all of which in ordinary ships are placed on the bridge, which would he the spot most likely to insure their speedy destruction in a ship like the Warrior, intended to fight at close quarters. In addition to this, a small hatchway in the fore part of the tower, or rather the deck on which the tower stands, opens directly behind the men at the wheel on the protected deck, and will enable the master, whose quarters the rifle tower is supposed to be, to direct the ship's course under the heaviest batteries, the loopholes giving him a clear view all round, with a certainty of his orders being carried out to the end under his ownimmediate supervision, know ing, as he does, that he cannot be reached in the midst of his duties while ensconced in the tower. The tower also forms a protected means of commu nication between the fighting and upper decks. Altogether, it is certainly the best adaptation that could have been made, under the circumstances, of a hideous looking mass, the outer iron case of which, weighing 35 tons,• defaces the deck of our noblest ships. The Black Prince iron frigate, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, has her deck swarming with dock yard artisans, contractor's men, and labourers, and promises before she is ready for sea to absorb the entire resources of Portsmouth yard, following in this the recent example of her companion ship the Warrior at Woolwich. An energetic captain ap pointed to her might expedite her outfit, which otherwise may not be completed before May, 1862. The ship is again to be placed in dock on the re moval of the Sutlej, which is expe c t e d t o t a k e pl ace to-day. The Black Prince was undocked a few days since to enable the authorities to dock the Sutlej, and now that the Sutlej is coming out the Black Prince will resume her place ; hence an im mense amount of delay, which is only partially felt at present, but which if we entered upon a naval war would be felt to a very different degree, and would bring matters to nearly a dead lock in our chief naval arsenal. The cause is of course the want of docks. The Galatea, 26, 800 horse power, fitting at Chat ham for commission, is to be supplied with the fol lowing powerful armament :—Main deck, 20 10- inch guns, each of 84 cwt., and four 100-pounder Armstrong guns; upper deck, two 100-pounder Armstrong pivot guns. In order to expedite her fitments and complete her for sea, upwards of 200 hands are employed on her, consisting of riggers, caulkers, shipwrights, and marines—including the whole of the seamen and marines belonging to the Defence, 22, Capt. Powell, C.B. The Lords of the Admiralty having approved a scale of charges for the towage of her Majesty's ships, transports, and other vessels to and from London, Woolwich, Gravesend, the Nore, and the Downs, it has been promulgated for general infor don. The scale of charges from London to the Downs varies frem £3B to £lO7, according to the tonnage of the different classes of ships from 600 tons to 1,500 tons and upwards. Two tugs are only to be used when absolutely necessary. The sailing transport Plover, at Woolwich Ar senal yesterday landed the remainder of her cargo of returned war stores from Bermuda, and will most probably be re-engaged for North America. The sailing transport Hope, at Woolwich, has shipped a portion of her cargo for Malta, to consist of 11,000 Armstrong segment and other shells, packed in separate cases, gun-carriages, platforms, &c. ; in addition to which she will carry 200 tons of pre pared cartridges and ammunition. lin accordance with orders received at Chatham, the War Department transport Bomarsund has shipped a number of camp equipages and tents, to gether with 2,000 blankets, from the stores at Chat ham, with which she proceeds to Woolwich, for the use of the troops now being despatched to Canada. A War-office telegram was yesterday received at Woolwich Arsenal ordering the preparation for shipment of 10 Armstrong 100-pounder guns to be embarked with the earliest despatch for the sea and land defences of Halifax, and a report was or dered to be transmitted by the authorities of the dockyard to the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty, stating what ships would be available for their transport. A measurement having been made of the vacant storeage room on board her Majesty's steam sloop Devastation, Commander M'Crea, under orders for British North America, an answer was returned to the effect that the Devastation could stow away six of the guns, together with their slides, carriages, shot, &c., and the fore hold, now appropriated for the ship's provisions, would secure the ammunition. The Devastation yesterday bent sails, and was to leave the basin at Woolwich this morning for the river to await the decision of the Admiralty. Orders have been transmitted to the laboratory for the manufacture of 10,000,000 rounds of small arms cartridges and 100,000 charges of Armstrong 100-pounder ammunition for sea service. The preparation of the various descriptions of gun carriages, principally 100-pounders, is likewise or dered to be increased. The work is consequently to be continued night and day until further orders. Rear Admiral Dacres, C. 8., was appointed yes terday as second in command to Admiral Sir Alex ander Milne, K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief on the North American Station. Admiral Dacres is to hoist his flag on board the Edgar, at Portsmouth. The undermentioned gentlemen have been nomi nated to naval cadetships :—Claude Henry Shute Buckle, George C. L. Barnard Townsend, Coventry Proctor Milnes Patmore, Frederick Streatfield Pelly, Charles James Barlow, the Hon. John Scott Napier, John Jekyll, Charles Edmund Lister, John E. A. Dick Lauder, John Deane Deane, Thomas L. Fletcher, Edward GOldney, Anthony Gwyn, Walter Hailstone, Frederick Hutchinson, and Henry B. B. Beresford, The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. F. Scott, C. 8., to the Orlando, commissioned : Commander James A. R. Dunlop, to the Orlando ; Lieut. Henry L. C. Ro binson, to the Madagascar ; Lieut. James B. Grove, Lieut. Charles H. Stirling, _Lieut. Archibald C. S. Blackett, and Lieut. Edward J. Church to the Or lando ; James H. Ryan, Master, to the Orlando ; Sub.-Lieut. Wm. Otter, to the Orlando; Francis Hayter, George W. Hill, Barnard H. Dunn, and George I. B. Elphinstone, midshipmen, to the Or lando; Claude H. Millett, Arthur C. Bromley, William B. Rennell, Sydney S. H. Dickens, and Cunningham V. Bridgeman, naval cadets, to the Orlando ; Daniel B. Thomas, Alexander Scott, Benjamin T. Lowne, Francis H. Browne, William J. Inman, and Jeremiah E. Hatch, acting assist.-surg., to the Victory, for Haslar Hospital ; Dunbar A. Jennison, Thomas T. Ricor dan, James Hutchinson, Archibald C. Colquhoun, and George Robertson, acting assist.-surgs., to the Impregnable, for Plymouth Hospital; William E. Sanders, paymaster, to the Orlando; B. Stratford, assist.-paymaster, to the Orlando; William J. S. Cannon, clerk, to the Orlando; William W. Gilbard, assist.-clerk, to the Orlando ; and Edward Hocken, acting second class assist.-engineer, to the Indus, for the Phoebe. THE ARMY, The headquarters of the 59th Regiment, under Colonel Burmester, disembarked at Portsmouth yes terday morning for the transport Boanerges, and were forwarded on by railway to Dover, via Has tings. The regiment embarked for foreign service in 1848, on board the Apollo troopship, at Cork,and reached Hong Kong after a voyage of 10 months' duration. It took part in subsequent operations before, and in the capture of, Canton, the capture of Fort Lin, the expedition to the White Cloud Mountain and capture of Naintow, &c. It has since been stationed about three years at the Cape of Good Hope. Its last service was at Natal, whither it was conveyed.to put down a rising of Zulus under Cetwaya, the son of Panda, the great Zulu chief, but on its arrival at Natal it was found that its ser vices were, fortunately, not required. The 18th Company Royal Engineers (Captain Hewitt's), which has been recalled to Portsmouth from the Isle of Wight, is ordered to embark during the present week on board the Parana steamship to Southampton, for conveyance to British North America. Several lighters have been despatched from the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard at Gosport, with stores and provisions to South ampton for the use of the troops on board the chartered steamships. The War Department at Portsmouth are working extra hours and up to 2 p.m. on Sunday, in preparing stores, &c., for the troops. All the Dockyard Departments are also working extra hours to hurry forward the ships preparing for sea. The heavy baggage belonging to the Ist battalion Military Train, at Woolwich, in command of Major Hill, was yesterday packed in readiness for the hasty departure of the battalion for embarcation at Southampton on board the Adriatic, for Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Adriatic also takes out Capt. Gabbett's No. 4 battery, 10th Garrison Brigade, Royal Artillery, now in readiness Or departure from Woolwich. In addition to the non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers transferred from the companies at Chatham to those about to embark for Canada, orders have been received at head quarters, directing 45 men to be selected from the depot and other companies to augment the 4th Com pany at Dover, which is the next to be despatched to British North America. The greatest activity is now observable at the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, in the in struction of the officers and men of the Royal and Indian Engineers in the several branches of engi neering operations. Advantage is taken of every hour of fine weather to assemble the Engineers on the field-works in order to expedite the instruction of the men in the formation of batteries and earth works, &c., information having been received that the demand for well-trained engineers will be very great for some time to come. In order to strengthen this branch of the service additional rebruiting parties will be despatched from headquarters to ob tain young men accustomed to some trade or pro fession, well skilled mechanics, photographers, elec tricians, telegraphists, and surveyors being now in request for the corps. Volunteering has also been reopened from the various regiments of the line. CAPTAIN WILKES. A writer in a contemporary says,—Allusion has already been made to certain " difficulties" which occurred during Captain Wilkes' employment on the United States Antarctic Exploring Expedition —but, as it is probably not generally known that he came into contact at that time with Sir James Ross under circumstances which reflect little credit on his character, it may be well to remind the pub lic of an almost forgotten episode in the career of this most notorious officer in the Federal navy. The facts in brief are as follows :—Captain (then Lieutenant) Wilkes furnished to Sir James Ross in 1.841, at Hobart Town, a chart, on which he laid down as the result of his discoveries the year before a range of mountains, which were sought for in vain by Sir James, and the supposed position of which the Erebus and Terror actually sailed over, and, to cover his mistake, he disingenuously charged Sir James with having purposely confounded what he had laid down with Balleny's Islands, five small islands, 70 miles off. The full particulars of the controversy which-en sued are to be found in Chapter IX. of " Sir James Ross's Voyage to the Southern Seas," and are curi ously illustrative of a character which the English nation, not to say the world in general, has peculiar reasons for being interested in. To a landsman it appeared, when reading the chapter above-mentioned, that the v i ews o f Ameri can naval officers were not less loose 20 years ago with respect to hydrography than they now are in respect of international law, as it seems to have been the practice in the expedition in question to insert in their charts land " where every appearance de noted its existence," and not to mark only what was actually determined to exist. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'-Yr S TERDAY. As might have been anticipated from the recent calamity that has so unexpectedly befallen this country; and the gloom that so generally pervades all classes of society, the attendance here was very small. Scarcely 20 members looked in, and but little or nothing was discussed beyond the two prevailing topics. Towards the close of the rooms some mention was made of one or two animals for the Two Thousand, but specula tion was extremely limited. Old Calabar was inquired after, and 4 to 1 was his highest offer ; but his supporters stood out for half a point more, at which price we think he would have found a host of friends. 100 to 15 was taken several times about The Marquis, but the layers appeared anxious to proceed, and had evidently the strongest party at the close. 11 to 1 each was accepted about Alvediston and Caterer, but only to small amounts. THE DERBY. Little or no feature presented itself in the transactions upon this all-important race this afternoon worthy of re mark. The favourite, Buckstone, rraintains his supre macy, anything over his quoted odds finding eager and in fluential supporters. The Marquis did not appear quite so buoyant, 100 to 8 being freely offered, but without meeting with a customer, which mas, in a measure be accounted for from the strong feeling evinced in favour of his stable com panion, Ace of Clubs, who was inquired after, and quietly supported at 25 to 1. Lord Wilton's colt was also backed at 1,000 to 30. From the extreme outside division, Ellen gowan, a recent purchase of Mr. Ward's from the Earl of Winchilsea's stud, was introduced into the quotations, 1,000 to 12 being accepted several times, and at the close 1,000 to 15 could have been obtained in good quarters to any amount. The following may be taken as a correct return of the business transacted : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agat Old Calabar (offered) 100 to 15 agst The Marquis (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agat Alvediston (taken) 11 to 1 agst Caterer (taken) THE DERBY. Bto 1 agst Buckstone (offered) 100 to S agst Marquis (offered) 25 to 1 agst Ace of Clubs (taken) 33 to 1 agst Typee colt (taken) PEDESIRIANISM. MILLS AND DEERFOOT FOR £2OO. The race between the above celebrated pedesttians took place this afternoon in presence of an immense concourse of spectators. Mills is the only i unner who has defeated the Indian (in a six miles race), and Dcerfoot has proved victor over Mills at 10 miles. This race of eight miles was expected to bring them together. Deerfoot has been the favourite since the match was mad e,but many of the " know ing ones" quietly invested their money on Mills. The start took place at 3 o'clock. The pace was good throughout, both men evidently reserving their g. eat effort for the finish. When they had accompl;shed about six miles, one of Mills's boots stuck in the ground, which nearly threw him out of the race ; but noth;ng daunted, though he had lost a boot, he put on a fine spurt and passel redskin, which position he maintained till a few yards from home, when the Indian, with one of his war whoops, closed upon him, and the referee proclaimed it a dead heat. According to a paragraph now going the round of the French papers, the heir to the imperial throne is a bril liant specimen of the forcing system of education. Al though only five years and a half old, he already speaks four languages " fluently"—French, English, German, and Italian. We wonder that his mother should not have taught him her native tongue—Spanish. THE AMERICAN QUESTION.-At the Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh on Friday a motion was made by the members to memorialise the Government to do the ut most in their power to act on the resolution proposed by the British Government to the Paris Conference of 1850, to have recourse to arbitration before appealing to arms. Several members having opposed the motion on the ground that it might perhaps be construed into an expression of want of confidence in Government, the mover, though dis claiming that idea, consented to withdraw the motion.