The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A better feeling is now perceplible in the general discount market, the measure adopted by the bank authorities having removed much of the interest previously manifested. It seems to be generally thought that the restrictions now imposed will be sufficient to correct the adverse influence lately in operation. Discounters, consequently, show greater willingness to transact business, and those Who require accommodation have no difficulty whatever in obtaining it, on first class bills, at 6 = 4 ' 6 per cent. The inquiry is tolerably active. The weekly return issued by th e authorities IL, the Bank of England, as was predicted, is of an un satisfact or y c h arac t er . The bullion has again been reduced by £638,146, and the reserve of notes by £743,755. The private deposits have also been trenched upon to the eftent of £1,153,9 55, and the other securities have been augmented by £316,035. Annexed are the particulars : Active Circulation £ 22 ,040,970 Increase .• .. 168,920 Bullion .. .. • • • • .. 13,799,428 Dedrease 638,146 Rest •• • • • • • • .. 3,144,306 Decrease .. 1,421 Public Deposits • • • . .. 5,066,818 Increase .. 604,655 Other Deposits.. .. 13 861,173 Decrease 1 ,153,955 Seven Day an d ot h er 8i115742,048 Increase 13,690 Government Securities • . 10,949,363 Decrease .. .. • • • 46,000 Other Securities .. 20,009,524 Increase . 316,035 Notes Unemployed .. . 5,803,605 Decrease 743,755 During the last few days • the operations in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have been of a rather li m i te d c h aracter, the advance in the minimum rate of discount at the Bank of England having caused a partial suspension of speculative Operations. Sugar, however, has sustained pre• vious rates. Coffee, at public sale, sold slowly at barely previous prices. At the public sales of tea, however, an advance of id. to I.d. per lb. has been established ; while at the public sales of colonial wool the attendance of both home and foreign dealers has been large, and the dealings show an advance of ld. to lid. per lb. on the rates current at the previous auctions. The tallow market has been more animated, and prices for both present and forward delivery show an upward tendency. A special extraordinary general meeting of the directors of the Southsea Pier Hotel Company took place this day a t t h e offices of the company, relative to the pr o p ose d a l teration in the articles of association which are to be submitted to a special general meeting of the shareholders on Nov. 28. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Rmter's telegram, the French 3 per Cant. Rentes were 6 6f. 90c. to 67f. Oc.—Better in consequence of the rise in London. Before the closing of business yesterday the Stock Exchange Market became much firmer, the excitement subsided, and a healthier tone generally prevailed. Further indications of a favourable character have manifested themselves to-day, an d a degree of buoyancy prevails, instead of the depression which previously characterised almost every class of security. Consols are 92Z I f°r money, and 911 less the dividend, for account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are per cen t. higher, and Exchequer Bills have recovered to 6s. and ls. dis. decidedly better feeling prevails in the Foreign Market, which is very active in conse quence of large continental orders to purchase nearly all the principal speculative stocks. Greek are about 11 better, being 291 30, and the Coupons are 1 1- - higher, standing at 14 15 prem. Spanish Passive have gone up .1, viz. to 34: -I-. The Inter nal Passive have risen to 30 I, and the Certificates are about 1 per cent. better, at 13a Mexican have risen to 40: ; an d P or t uguese S cr i p i s fi rm at prem. The Confederate 14oac is heavy at 63_65. In the Railway Share Market a.firmer tone has Prevailed, and prices in several instances have im proved. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without Material variation. Bank Shares cantinue in fair request, and prices generally show an upward tendency. In the Miscellanaous Market the operations have been rather numerous, and in some instances a slight improvement has taken place. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New g per Cent. Annuities India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 lOOl Consols for Account, Dec. 3.. India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent lO6l Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent 6 1 dis Ditto £SOO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £l5 paid Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account l3l i Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 801 /Mexican. 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent New Granada Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 491 autssian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St 94 Ditto 4i per Cent 1850 . 90i Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862 B9l 1 Sardinian 6 per Cent B9± Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Ditto Account 34 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — 'Ditto Account.. 131 1 1 Tnrkish 6 per Cent. . 16 - . .. Ditto Account.. ... 04 Ditto 6 per Cent 185' NI Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 * Ditto Account *** . • ************* .7, 1 . 7fli 1 'Venezuela 3 per Cent: ***************** ' ' g '" 2 ' Ditto Account . ********************* Ditto 6 per Cent., -1862..............." —' Ditto Account -. 571 7 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 21 per C,ent.„Ex. 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per rJent. Certificates Italian, 5 pe'.- Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — 72} Ditto Ac oust TWO O'CLOCK. C° l l ,! °l-11, Money " 145 Account Southsea Pier Hotel Company. 11. 4 kil extraordinary meeting of this company took place 1 7 18 day, at the offices of the company, 6, St. John - street, ' ae dford-row ; Dr. Millar in the chair. T he meeting was called relative to the proposed altera tloll iu the articles of association, UPTON moved that the proposed alterations be ""Opted. zie l\ p• RATTENBURY seconded the mo ti on , w hi c h was car- Unanimouely. t or lVl r• R. Witworth, of Abchurch-lane, was appointed audi for the year. t RATTENBURY moved—" That the special extraordi -1,14:37 general meeting of the company b e h e ld on S a t ur d a y, e' c 'ember 28th. at 1 p. m ., a t th e offices of the company, atrhe purpose of con fi rm i ng th e reso l u ti ons p asse d a t t h e aerdinary general meeting of this day." Mr, - UPTON seconded the motion, which was also carried. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON , 6.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. PORT6IeOUTH, Nov. s. —Wind N.W.—Arrived—Hakon from Skelletten. for Bilboa.. YARMOUTH, Nov. 6 . —Wind S.W.—Arrived--Anne :Brown, from Sunderl and for San Sebastian, with bows .stove in. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVEbEND, Friday orning. Arrived, Nov. s—Lady of the Lake, from Algo M a Bay. Arrived, Nov. 6— Alice Jane, from T arragona; Jeh, from Calcutta; Challenge, from Archangel; Miss Beck, fro m L eg h or n • Guiding Star, from Demerara; Antje Jansen from Groningen; John Banks, Manilla; British Empire, from Callao; Nathaniel , from Huelva; Alliance, from Taganrog. DEAL, Friday Morning Pasied—Harriet Pinkney, for Bermuda; Wye, for -. f o ' l °gadOr ; Carolina, for Calcutta ; Hemline, for N ew Y ork; - G rahamstown for Algoa 134 y ; London (screw steamer), f ol ' Gibralt ar • Birminolaro, for Bombay; Hurricane, for P or t ; pet, for C b ortu ; Echo. for Algoa Bay ; Hedvig, for ";‘'nzoon—ab from London ; Velopign , from Sunderla nd , 4"r Venice; V.R M.S. Commercial Code ,and Brenda ( screw steam er , from West, for London; Don Boyne (screw steamer), from Hamburg, for Havre. Sailed—Gazehound, Amber Nymph, Prince A l be rt, and i:) tatesinan, with all the outward bound. 'Alan 100 .tk 1 10 to too op.c.Ja &J ut) 1877-41 . lOO 103 105 1031 Do. ap. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 112 104 Do. dp. a. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 93 34 923 31 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 Cape G.Hope, 6p e,1877 100 108 310 Do.Ap & Oct. 1886 100 109 111 Do. 1891 100 109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 1V 'Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 107 108 - Natal Gov. 6 per cent 130 l 7 109 'N.B.Gov. 0.0. J a.&Jul} 100 tO4 It 6 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 6 p 208. 100 1011 102/ Du. sp. c.,lBci to Vlt 100 102 103 '- Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 1024 103 1021 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 109 111 - (Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 I Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO t;1 113 Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 112 114 - Vlc.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110 Do, lo 60.0. kn..tOot. lOO 110 111 1101 1_ - BRITISH MINES. 2 leambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 /c 1 - luhltord Amalgamated — 371 384 !Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 545 055 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 65 70 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. sa. 4cl par East Caradon ".14.41 261 274 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 7 71 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 8.6.6 4 44 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 'AI 13 15 Great South Tolgus l7s 41 h - IG. Wheal Vor (Hclaton 40 lu 11 Grenville .. Herc-d's-Foot ...... 8.12 33 25 11 ingston Downs 4..8.0 11 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (lJny Lelant o 4 20 22 Marke Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 24 14 3r; New Setun l9l 95 105 -- North Downs 1 14 2 Bassetallo2au 3Lu 24 3 ‘;orth Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 51 61 ear Consols (St. Blazey, 20 rrovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 4 46 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 14 1 415 125 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — 1 -- S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan; 14.1Q.9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 36 38 5 famar Silv.& Lead Min. 44 fin Croft 9 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) l4 91 104 %V C , redon (Liskeard) 5 19 21 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 51 774 824 Wheal Buller ( Redruth) 5 224 271 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLuthott ;2.10.8 11 24 Wheal Mary Ann ;:den ) 8 111 121 Wheal Seton 5Bl lis 185 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 20 22 . Wheal Union 3.17 21 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 94 Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 109 Great Eastern, E. Anglian No 1, 5 per cent. stock, 109 Great \ orthern, 46 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 104 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., rd., Ditto, £6, 4; North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4i per cent. rd., 93 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, London, Chatham, &c., Retrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 87 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 101 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per oent, 18i Namur and Liege gua. 14t. per annum, spc Recite and San Francisco (tun.), gua. 7 per cent., 17 San Paulo (Um.), gua• 7 per cent., 9 FOREIGN MINES. Port Philip, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 45 6 st 3 Ditto, new, 23 3 / 4 61 6 Bank of Egypt, 27 Bank of London. 153 Brazili4n and Portuguese, lim., 7 3 / 4 Consolidated Bank, lim., Continental, Um, 9 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 23 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 27 3 / 4 Imperial Ottoman, 17 3 / 4 I London and Brazilian (lim.),. 5 0 London and Westminster, 79 Bietrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), Ditto, Reserved issued at £2 pm.,;18 Union of Australia, 58 3 / 4 9 3 / 4 Union of Ireland (1im.),1191 Union of London, I MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, Si Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., Electric Telegraph, 105 i 61 Gen. Crtdit and finance of London, lim., 611 Great Ship (Urn.), Hudson's Bay. 13i International Financial Society, lim., 9} I Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 88 Joint stock Discount, Ditto, new, 14 London Financial Association, lim., 151 I i National Dicottnt Comp Any, him, 91 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 83i 40 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 27i Ditto (Li), 5 VAUXHALL-B RIDGE. — file half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Loudon Tavern—the Rev. Mr. Hill in the chair. Mr. Jeffries, the clerk, read the report, which stated that there had been a decrease of receipts during the past six months as compared with the corresponding period of last year of £1,005, the respective figures being £5,352 against £6,357. This decrease was accounted for by the Exhibition traffic being in last year's account. The amount of the reserved fund was 6 ,037. The unpaid dividends—viz., those not applied for -- amounted to £422. The directors recommended a divi dend of 14s per share, which would absorb £3,920 out of the net profits of the half year of £4,066. The balance in cash ROW at the bankers was £2,610. SHARE MARKETS,--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOLES. Closing Businesm Share. Railways. raw. ] Price. done. CornwallD, oo r kA and tAi rw ,and • and Exeter Bristol 81 111 . . tt . W im o en l a . di „ . 1% n S me, t d . Val Caledonian Do. B c.p an. has Bandon s on no dig been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June.' ,Don.,Perth,&Ab. June. !Edinburgh & Glasgow. !Glasg. and S. Western. OreatEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do G t. S. an.l W. of lrelami Great Western I Do Str Val gun. stock ;Lancashire & 'Yorkshire [London and Blackwali 'Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & Nor'h Western WOn. & Scr.th Western !Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland 8 8i 82 1 1 8E 1181 1191 7 4 38 (0 16 17 97 99 108 110 50 61 46 48 7 9 127 123 130 132 134 136 100 102 e5l 651 4101 1101, 70 72 111 112 0 46 1031 104 101 102 48i 491 127 129 1294 i3 O 14 IIP 97 99 Do New Do Birming. & Derby Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British lEdin., Perth, & Dundee INth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds 521 f3i 24 16 102} 103 -d 58 59 88 89 Do York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New 'North Stallbrdshire N. and S. NV. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock 119 121 1 2 p 77 7,1 11 lii 124 126 44 46 98 100 I Do Scot 'Mid. stock !Shrews. and Welohpooi ;Shropshire Union ;South Devon !South Eastern ;South Wales 51 :3 32i 33i 45 95} IS. York. and River Dun, 6taines,Wok.,andWolt Stockton k Darlington Do 97 49 101 ill 38 84 94 0 71 7 p 166 161 41 61 2g 8 p !Do New, 185 E Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 86 90 170 180 BRITISH P Railways Itlantio &St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ino Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . . Do. E. Shares.. Buffalo and Lane Huron Do. Prelerunoe --- dullalo,Brant,SGodricb l p. at. bds. Aug. 1, Isi . < Do. do. July 1, 187 Do. do. June 1, 16; , i Clcutta.S S. Eastu. (L ; , :apeTown S Dock Scrii Bastn. Bengal gu. 6 p. bast Indian. go. 5 p. a. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Fret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d ef. stock ... Do. do. del erred- Do. 4th Pref. sto A... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaPenna.gua. s p.c Do. New gua. 5 p. 0. • . Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharer Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5} p. 0. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Dc. 1* d 0.... » ..1 Do. Fifth Extension. Alelb.Corp.ll p. o. Bnds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o. Hong. Bds. Newßrunswick & Canda Class A and P N. Rl.C'da 5 po Ist pt bdß Soinde .......... Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub . ::: Do. Do. .... •• .. Do. Endus.St. Flo.) t;tiLUNIAL GrU V Mt. , SSESSIUN6. Closing Price. 62 -tit 106 107 1 11 p i li p 61 66 86 06 104 106 102 104 108 109 108 109 1i lip 1t 2e 22i 75 17 62 64 70 72 53 b 6 51 53 41 43 30 32 25 27 108} 109! 111 105 107 101 101 1r 9 95 97 87 89 tP 104 1064 101 102 98 100 68 60 S 5 82 84 1061 1071 106 107 iP 106 107 102 104 1 3.14. 1 3.4.0 4.16.4 12.10 Ili NT SECURiTir,b. 59 40i 47} 651 1101 701 1111 11 45 1032 31 10,1 491 9 / 128 1281 531 3 1021 } 95.; i 5 1481 9 Business dour 1051 61 THE SON. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Justice Erle, and Justices Williams, Byles, and Keating.) RICHARDSON V. ELGIE AND ANOTHER. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Vi ith Mr. Needham, applied to set aside the verdict found for the plaintiff on the ground that it was against evidence. The action, which was tried before Mr. Justice Keating at the Guildhall, and brought by the plaintiff, an architect and surveyor, for the prepara tion of certain plans for the erection of a large refreshment booth for the million, with a bar of 70 feet in length, on a piece of land near the western entrance to the Great Exhibi tion of 1862. The defendant, Jeremiah Savage E lgie,was ac companied by his father, the elder defendant, at the in terview but it was denied that he had anything to do with the speculation. •Owing to the great expense of the build ing according to the first plans, the plaintiff, at the request of Jeremiah Savage Elgie, prepared other plans, but ulti mately the negotiation went off. The Court granted a rule nisi for a new trial. PEARSON V. THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COI PANT -THE BURNING OF TliE INDIAN EMPIRE STEAM SHIP IN THE THAMES. Mr. Lush, Q C., moved for a rule nisi to set aside the verdict found for the plaintiff, with. £lO,OO damages and to enter a nonsuit. The action was tried before the Lord Chief Justice at Guildhall, and was brought upon a policy of insurance against fire only for three months on the steamship Indian Empire, then lying in the Vic toria docks with lib3rty to go into dry dock. It ap peared that adjoining the Victoria docks, there was the Thames graving dock, which was used for all the purposes of a dry dock, and there were also great precautions against fire in the Victoria docks. The Indian Empire was not, how ever, taken into that dock, but her paddle boxes were taken off, and the vessel taken into a private dry dock, two miles up the river, where she underwent repairs. After that she was taken into the river, and moored to a Government buoy to complete her repairs. It was then that the fire occurred destroying the ship. The defendants con tended by their policy they only insured the ship when in the Victoria Dock or in a dry dock, and that they were not liable, for the ship was burned while in the river. Rule nisi granted. COURT OF DIVORCE, (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) YE 3. T3IAN V. YEA.TMAN. In this case the petitioner, who is a barrister, brought a suit for dissolution of marria:v with his wife on the ground of her adultery with Prince Hohenlohe. The case was tried before the Judge Ordinary and a jury last July, when a verdict was found to the effect that the adultery was not proved, and that the petitioner had deserted his wife with out sufficient cause. Mr. Yeatman, in person, now moved for a rule calling on the respondent to show cause why there should not be a new trial on the ground of misdirection by the Judge Ordinary, and that the verdict was against evidence. The learned gentleman contended that the jury were not com petent to try the question of desertion. The alleged adultery with Prince Hohenlohe was stated to have taken place at He delberg. The learned Judge said as the case had been heard before the late Judge, and the point had not been decided, the rule nisi must be granted, and also as against evidence, that he might have the evidence before him. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) RE MARSHALL. The bankrupt was described as a newspaper proprietor, of Charlotte-street, Fii zroy- square, and this was a meeting for examination and discharge. Mr. Sargood opposed on behalf of Mr. Shipley, on the ground that the bankrupt had not even attempted to render a proper account. He had purchased of Mr. Shipley the copyright of the Lamp newspaper for £4OO, but had only paid a deposit of £25, but he set it down as worth £5OO, although he discontinued the publication in a few weeks after he had possession, He had also set down as good and doubtful debts £l9O, out of which only ss, 6d. had been got in. Under the name of "Harkaway," he had received a large amount on sporting matters, and in one instance he had received Ll,OOO at Tat tersall's, which he accounted for by one sweeping item, that he had paid it to persons who had given him commissions. He, Mr. Sargood, submitted that this could not be deemed any account, indeed it had been carefully made out so as to give no information. He, therefore, asked for an adjourn ment, sine die, without protection, or that the petition should be dismissed. His Honour adjourned the examination me die, with [rafted protection. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market opens dull and irregular. Sales, probably 4,000 bales. The action of the bank has completely paralysed the market, and prices of all kinds reduced one penny per pound, though there is less pressure to sell than might have been expected, the very meagre stock staying any tendency to panic. Committee's quotations for middling cotton are reduced 11 d. in bowed and id. in Mobile and Orleans. Sales, 29,910 bales, 7,650 on spec and 5,520 for export. Actual export, 15,107. imports, 17,381. Stock, 152,000. Sir David Brewster and the Abbot of Kinloss. A correspondent of the Scotsman says :—" In his inaugural address delivered in the Music Hall, on Monday last, Sir David Brewster struck a very undeserved blow at the Catholic Church. Refer ring to the bequest made by the last Catholic Bishop of Orkney, for the erection of a University in Edin burgh, the learned Principal said In 1558 Mr Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney, a prelate of high accomplishments, bequeathed 8,000 merits for this important purpose. This sum, however, was with held by his executor, the Abbot of Kinloss, and it was not till 1682 that half the legacy, without interest, was realised by the citizens of Edinburgh. The opposition thus made by the Catholic powers to the erection of a college lin the metropolis was fortunately baffled by the zeal of the Reformers.' " So says Sir David, but authentic history tells another tale. The Protestant Bishop Keith, in his Historical Catalogue of Scottish Bishops,' p. 225, Bishop Russell's edition, observes—' The history of the family of Sutherland says that this Bishop (Reid) left a great sum of money for building the College of Edinburgh, which the Earl Morton con verted to his own use and profit by banishing the executors for supposed crimes.' "Now, Sir David must be aware that Morton was a Reformer and a great enemy of the Catholic Church; so that whatever opposition was made to the erection of Edinburgh University was the work, not of the' Catholic powers,' but of some of the re forming party." SIGNIFICANT DEMONSTRATIONS ON GUY FAWKES' DAY.—Yesterday was the anniversary of the celebrated attempt of the notorious Guy Fawkes and his desperate friends to blow up the constitution in the per sons of the Lords and Commons of England. The morn ing was wet, and that circumstance somewhat interfered with the demonstrations which are ordinarily made on the sth of November. The persons, however, who had prepared Guys were not to be thwarted, and a considerable number of them of large dimensions were paraded through the streets. The Pope, who used to he the person most in re quest at these exhibitions, seemed to be entirely forgotten yesterday. The Emperor of Russia might be seen every where, in some cases flourishing a tremendous knout, in others with his foot on the necks of some qaeer-looking persons, supposed to be Poles, but who were much more like very poor Africans. The American struggle naturally suggested some of the Guys—the sympathisers with the Cardinal al of Wiseman was e exhibited h i i n b i all ted sorts o n a o f truck, vicious near shapes. North exhibiting variou s p h ases o f s l avery , w hil e t h ose whose view s were f avoura b le to the South paraded Mr. President Lincoln Parliament and the cour t s o f l aw, early i n t h e morn i ng, but th Housesarin his eminence appeared to have lost the unpopularity which at one time attached to his name, and the effigy failed to produce a sensation even of the feeblest kind. There were of course many minor exhibitions, having no political, reli gious, or any other significance. MAILS FOR THE lONIAN ISLANDS.—lnformation has been received from the Italian Post-office of an alteration which has been made in the hour for despatching the Italian mail packets from Ancona for Corfu, in conse quence of an acceleration of the railway service between Turin and Ancona. The following will be the arrangements for despatching mails for the lonian Islands, via Ancona, in future :—Letters, ice., must be posted in or reach London not later than Saturday morning, in time for the day, mail to France, to g o b y t he packet leaving Ancona every Monday night. Letters, &c., must or be posted in re ach London not later than the mornin gs of the 10th and 26th of each month, in time for the day mail to France, to go by the packets le eying Ancona on the nights of the 12th and 2Sth of each month. Wh en th e on a S 10th or 26th of the m onth fall unday,the mails for the lonian Islands will be despatched from London on the previous evening. By c ommand of the Postmaster-Gene ral, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. Ge aeral Post-office, 7th November, 1863. ACCIDENT TO AN IRISH MAIL STEAMER,— DUBLIN. Thursday.— The Munster mai l steamer, which did not arrive till three this morning, broke her main shaft, and was towed in by the Duke of carehridge passengers all safe. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARbBOROUGH-STREET. HIGHWAY ROBBERY WIT VIOLENCE,—A lad named Wm. Allen was charged before Mr. Knox, by Sergeant Shore, 11 F, with being concerned, with others not in custody, in the following robbery : Antoine Barral, 33, Church-street, Soho, said that at 11 o'clock at night he was in Moor-street, Seven-dials, when a boy came up to him and butted him in the stomach with great violence, and no sooner had he been butted than he was surrounded by a number of lads who felt in his pockets and then stole his watch. Wm.We'oster, a young man, living at 2.5, Earl-street, said he saw the prosecutor going along, and six lads went up tJ him, and one of them butted the prosecutor while the others stole his watch. The prosecutor then called " Police," and one of the lads struck him, and then they all made off lie gave information to the police, and on being subsequently sent for to Bow-street, he identified the prisoner as one of the lads, though not either of the two who butted the prosecutor or stole his watch. Sergeant Shore, 11 F, said that, from information he received, he apprehended the prisoner in seven Dials, and at the station the last witness identified him from amongst several ethers. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. A BETTING MAN COMMITTED UNDER TILE VAGRANT ACT.—John Pilgrim, described as a betting man, was charged before Mr, Knox with loitering in King-street, St. James's, for the purpose of committing a felony. Sergeant Cole, 23 0, said that on the previous night he saw the prisoner standing at the corner of Litchfield-street, Soho, in conversation with a man just returned from penal servitude—a man well known as a " lumberer" (a man who carries stolen property for thieves, and introduces them to receivers) standing about two yards off at the time. He (the sergeant) accompanied by two other officers (Webb, 112 C, and Weeks, 155 0), followed the men, but they oniy succeeded in taking the prisoner into custody, when he threw from his hand a silver watch broken off at the bow, and then resisted violently, and on Weeks attempting to pick up the watch it was snatched up by some one who got away with it. The pri soner said he was not a thief but a " magsman," and he (the sergeant) knew him as a person who visited fairs and races, and played at cards. On searching him he found in his possession an Australian note, some cards (known as " broads") and a pair of spectacles used by " magsinen," to give them when among flats a sedate and respectable appearance. Prisoner said he was not a thief, but he would acknow ledge that he got his living by gambling at fairs and races. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for three months' under the Vagrant Act: THAMES. SUSPECTED ROBBERY BY A DESERTER.—John Gibson, a deserter from the 7th Royal Fusileers, and described as having no home, was brought up on remand before Mr, Partridge, charged with being in possession of two plated cruet-stands, which had either been stolen or unlawfully procured. A few days since the prisoner offered a plated cruet-stand in pawn to an assistant in the shop of Mr. William Nathan, a respectable pawnbroker, in the Commercial-road, East. The assistant questioned the prisoner, who could give no satisfactory account as to the way he became possessed of the cruet-stand. Mr. Nathan's assistant gave the pri soner into the custody of a police-constable named Carter, who searched the prisoner at the station-house, and found another cruet .stand under his left arm. The name Matthews, Esq., or Marquand, Esq., was very faintly written in ink under one of the stands. There were three D's impressed on the prisoner's !eft side, indicating that he had deserted three times. Prisoner had deserted a fourth time from the 7th Fusiliers at Wollner, in August last. The pri soner was fully described in the " Hue and Cry" and Police Gazette of August 11, 1863. Carter had communicated with the military authorities, but no one attended to claim the prisoner as a deserter. The officer believed the prisoner was so bad that the regiment from which he had deserted would have nothing more to do with him. The prisoner made no defence, and refused to give any account of the way he became possessed of the cruet-stands. Mr. Partridge said he had no doubt whatever the pro perty taken from the prisoner was stolen. It appeared the prisoner had deserted from his regiment four times, and there was no doubt he was a man of bad character. Hs sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for two months in the house of Correction and kept to hard labour, for the unlawful possession of the cruet-stands. MARKETS—This Day, ➢LARK-LANE. Fresh up to Mark•lane to-day the arrivals of home•grown wheat were on a limited scale, but most samples were re ceived in tolerably good condition. Millers showed no dis position to operate in excess of their actual requirements. Nevertheless the greater portion of the supply was disposed of at the full prices of llonday last. There was a full average show of foreign wheat en the stands. The transactions in roost descriptions were of fair average extent, but the trade exhibited no activity. The quotations generally ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request, at previous currencies. The market was well supplied with English and foreign barley. Fine malting parcels commanded extreme rates ; otherwise, the trade was dull, at fully the late decline in prices. Fine old malt was firm in price. Other kinds, however, met a slow sale on former terms. The supply of oats was much less extensive. The trade, however, was rather slow, yet prices were supported. Beans and white peas sold heavily at the late fall in their value. Hog peas, however, were tolerably firm. American flour, the supply of which was good, was in fair demand at full prices. Other descriptions of flour were in fair average demand at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WTZEIE. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout, English...... 78 0 I 610 I 530 BOO 1 560 Irish.. ...... .. -- I 5250 . Foreign.— .. 6,200 11,340 I ._4OO 100 sks. 10.760 brim. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale is moderately large. The trade, generally speaking, is lees active, but in the value of good and prime meat no material change has taken place. Inferior qualities arc lower in price. Per 81b. by the carcase. sasd Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Nliddling do. .. 3 2 3 6 prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 4 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 S ads(' Middling mutton 3 10 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal Small pork Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The supply of English hops on sale continues large. For good and fine samples there is a steady demand, and prices are fairly supported. Inferior parcels, however, are a dull inquiry at drooping currencies. Foreign hops arrive freely, and the trade for them, except for the finest parcels, is in a sluggish state. New Mid and East Kents ...Di lOs to £9 10s per cwt. New Weald of Kents.. 4 10s to 6 Os ,/ New Sussex New G01ding........ 6 Os to 6 lOs „ Yearlings Olds 1 108 to 35s „ COLONIAL. TEA.—The biddings at the public sales have been ani mated, and prices continue to be well supported. SUGAR.—Business has been rather null ; the few bargains recorded, however, were at about previous prices. In the refined market quotations are nominally unaltered. COFFEE.—The operations have been limited to a few parcels of colonial, which barely sustained former quota tions. _ _ RICE.—The market has been dull owing to the high rates demanded by holders. TALLOW.—A better tone has prevailed, and quotations show an upward tendency. P.Y.C. on the s p o t i s mar k e d 435. 6d.; December 43 5. ; and spring delivery 445. 6d. per cwt. WOOL.—The public sales of colonial commenced yester day with a large attendance of both home and foreign dealers, and p r i ce s generally exhibited an advance of Id. to lid. per lb, on Australian and New Zealand, and i per lb. on Cape descriptions. MURDER OF A CUSTOMS OFFICE R AT LIVERPOOL. —A murder of a shocking nature was committed in the neighbourhood of Srnithdown-lane, Liverpool, on Wed nesday evening, the victim being a Customhouse officer named henry Treeby. It appears that, after finishing his duties for the day, the deceased left the Office at half-past four in the afternoon on his way homewards. Nothing was seen or heard of him afterwards until a police officer, who, about half-past five p.m. was going towards Shiel street, discovered the dead body of Treeby lying on the right-hand side of the pathway. Death had been caused by suffocation. The face presoutad a livid appearance ; there was a deep wound over the left eye, and a slight contusion on the forehead over the nose. Oa the neck, however, there were evident signs that deceased had been strangled, as under each ear there was a deep black mark, while blood issued from the nostrils and mouth. When the deceased left the Custom House he had in his possession about £1 7s, a silver watch, and a gold guard ; but, when he was fella, his pockets had been rifled and his watch and guard stolen. The deceased generally carried some Xi i or £l5 about with him, and plunder is supposed to have been the motive of the murderers. Before leaving business, Treeby placed upwards of £l4 in a desk in his office, and it is therefore conjectured that his murderer or murderers had some knowledge of the amount of money which he was likely to have With him. The clothes of de ceased bore no marks of any severe struggle having taken place, though the knees of his trousers were covered with dirt, and his shirt collar and neckcloth much disarranged. The deceased, who was only 35 years of age, leaves behind him a wife and five children. Trceby was much liked among his brother officers, and was known to be a man of a (jut et and ki ndly nature. OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) THE EMP EROR'S SPEECH. The following appeared in successive editions of The Sun of yesterday evening : PARIS, NOVEMBER 5. The French Chambers were opened at one o'clock today by the Emperor, who delivered the following Speech : MESSIEURS THE SENATORS AND MESSIEURS THE DEPUTIES, The annual re-union of the great bodies of the State is always a happy occasion, which brings together all men devoted to the public good, and permits them to manifest the truth of their patriotism to their country. The freedom of our mutual intercommunications calms disquietude and strengthens my resolutions. The legislative corps has been just now renewed for the third time since the foundation of the Em pire, and for the third time, in spite of certain local contentions, I have had no reason to do otherwise than congratulate myself upon the result of the elections. You have each of you taken the same oath of allegiance. I rely implicitly upon your concurrence. (Unanimous assent.) Our duty is to conduct promptly and well the affairs of the country, remaining faithful to the constitution w hich has given us eleven years of prosperity, and that you have sworn to maintain. (Fresh applause.) The exposition of the interior situation will show you that, in spite of the compulsory stagnation o f work in certain branches, the general progress has not been relaxed. Our industry has contended with success against foreign competition, and before indisputable facts; the fears excited by the Treaty o f Commerce with England have vanished. Our e xportations in the eight first months of the year 1563, compared with those of the corresponding months of the year 1562, have increased to the extent of 233,000,000 f. During the same period the development of maritime navigation has surpassed that of the preceding epoch to the extent of 175,000 tone, of which 136,000 are under the banners of France. The abundant harvest of this year is a benefaction of Divine Providence, which ought to give assurance of cheaper sustenance to the population at large. It evidences also the pros perity of our agriculture. Public Works, mean while, have been followed up with activity. About 1,000 new kilometres of i w have opened up commun i cat i on b etween orauiroaY utports and interi or . O ur r i vers, our cana l s , our highways continued to be improved. h lo ee hopes t of Th e session now taking pl ace a littl e l a t er than o rdinary, the re p or t of tire Ministers of Finance has not yet been p ubli shed, it will be so, however, am i m mediately. Y ou w ill there see t h at if our phave not been compl e t e l y rea li se d , t h e re venuesthe country hav e stea di ly cont i nue d to ad increase, and th a t w i t h out our extraordi nvaarnycencl re sources a we have rne t t h e expenses occasione d by the wa r in Mexico and in C oc hi n Chi na . I o ught to notify several reforms deemed to be opportune, amongst others the de crees relative to the freedom of bread making (de hi Boula ngerie) one which renders mar i t ime inscriptio n l ess onerous to the coast pop u lation—the project which modifies the law upon coalitions, and that which suppresses exclusive privileges of the theatres. I direct your attention to a law destined to augment the pre rogatives of the general and commuual councils, and to modify somewhat the excessive application of the principle of centralisation. (Loud applause.) In effect to simplify administrative formalities, to soften the legislation applicable to the classes worthy of all our solicitude. Such will be a progress with which you will surely rejoice to associate yourselves. You will have a lso to occupy yourselves with the sugar question now requiring to be finally solved by more stable legislation. The projects submitted to the Council of State, tends to accord to unworthy produce that facility of exportation which the sugars of better quality possess. A law will cause the doubl e decime to disappear and to replace this overcharge by a more just arrange ment. I n Algeria, in spite of the anomaly which places the same population, the one under the civil power the other under the military power, the Arabs have understood how well the French domination was the equitable protector and repairer, without the Europeans having less confidence in the pro tection of the Government. Our ancient colonies have seen gigantic barriers disappear which formerly impeded their progress, but circumstances have not been favourable to the development of commerce. The recent establishment of the institution of credit will tend, I hope, to ameliorate the general condition. In the midst of these natural cares, nothing that touches or relates to religion, to the mind, to morality, has been neglected. The religious works of benevolence, the arts, the sciences, and public instruction have received numerous encouragements. Since 1848 the multitude of young students have increased by one•fourth. To-day nearly 5,000,000 children (a third of them gratuitously) have been received into the primary schools, but our efforts should not be relaxed, seeing that 600,000 yet re main deprived of instruction. The higher studies have been reanimated in the secondary school to the end of a more especial re-organisation. Such measures is an outline of what we have already done, and of what we still wish to do. Certainly, the prosperity of our country will take a still more rapid flight if political preoccupations should trouble them less. But in the life of nations unforeseen and inevitable events arise that one ought to look in the face without fear, and to sustain with out yielding. Of this number are the war in America, the unavoidable occupation of Mexico and Cochin China, the Polish insurrection, and neigh bouring expeditions which have been the object of so much criticism have not been the execu tion of a pre-meditated plan—the force of events having necessitated them, and so far they are not to be regretted. In Mexico, after an unexpected resistance, sur mounted by the courage of our soldiers and sailors, we have seen the population receive us as liberators; our efforts will not have been vain , and be largely reimbursed for our sacrifices her destinies of that country, which will owe us . regeneration, shall have been entrusted to a Prince when the whose talents and qualifications render him worthy of so noble a mission. Let us, therefore, have i faith in our enterprise s be y ond the seas. Com menced to vindicate ou r honour, they will termi nate by the triumph of our interests ; and if pre judiced minds canno t divine the fecundity presented by the germs laid down for the future, l e t us not allow them to calumniate the glory acquired, so to speak, at the two extremities of the world —at Pekin and at Mexico. The Polish question requires to be treated at greater length. When the insurrection broke out in Poland, the Russian Govern ment and the Go vernment of France ware upon the best possible terms. Since the conclusion of Peace, great Euro pean questions ha v e found them ag ree d ; an d I do not hesitate to declare that dating the war in Italy, as in the annexation of the provinces of Nice and of Savoy, the Emperor has afforded me the sincerest and most cordial assistance. This good understanding required circumspection, and I must therefore have believed the Polish question very popular in France, not to hesitate in compro mising one of the first alliances of the Continent, and to raise my voice in favour of a nation rebel lious in the eyes of Russia, but in ours the inherit or of a right written in history and in treaties. (Ap plause.) Nevertheless, this question touches upon the grayest European interests. It could not be treated solely by France. An insult to our honour or a threat against our frontiers, alone impose upon us the duty of acting without previous concert. It, therefore, became necessary, as at the time of the events in the East and in Syria, to come to an understanding with the Powers, who had to pro nounce themselves upon reasons and rights similar to ours. (Hear, hear.) The Polish insurrection, to which its duration imparted a national character, aroused sympathies in all quarters, and the object of diplomacy was to attract to this cause as many adhesions as possible, in order to bring the whole weight of the opinion of Europe to bear upon Russia. This almost unani mous agreement of wishes appeared to us the fittest method of bringing persuasion to operate upon the Cabinet of St. Petersburg. Unfortunately our dis interested counsels have been interpreted as an in timidation, and the steps of England, of Austria, and France, in place of arresting the struggle, have only envenomed it. Excesses are committed upon both sides, equally to be deplored, in the name of hu manity. (Sensation.) What remains, therefore, to be done ? Are we reduced to the only alternative of war or silence ? Nu! IVithout resorting to arms, and li without being silenced, one resource is open to us. This is to submit the Polish cause to an European tribunal. Russia has already declared that confe rences in which all other questions which agitate Europe should be debated, - would in no degree wound her dignity. Let us take note of this decla ration. May it serve to extinguish once for all the ferment of disorders ready to burst forth upon all sides, and from the uneasiness in which Europe is in all directions tra versed by the elements of dissolution, may a new era of order and peace spring forth. Is not the time come to reconstruct, upon fresh bases, the edifice undermined by time, and destroyed piece meal by revolution ? Is it not urgent to recog nise, by new conventions, that which has been irrevocably accomplished, and to carry out by common agreement what the peace of the world required. The treaties of 1815 have ceased to exist. (Bravo ! Bravo ! The force of events has overthrown, or tends to overthrow, them almost everywhere. They have been broken in Greece, in Belgium, in France, in Italy, as upon the Danube. Germany is agitating to alter them ; England has generously modified them, by the cession of the lonian Islands ; and Russia treads them under foot at Warsaw. (Movement.) In the midst of this successive alteration of the fundamental European fact, ardent passions become over excited, powerful interests demand solution in the South as well as in the North. What, then, can be more legi. timate and more sensible than to convoke the Powers of Europe to a Congress in which self-love and resistance would disappear in face of a supreme arbitrage ? (Vehement marks of approbation.) What can be more in conformity with the ideas of the age, with the wishes of the greatest number, than to address ourselves to the conscience—to the reason of statesmen in all countries, and to say : —Have not the prejudices and rancour which divide us already lasted long enough? Is the jea lous rivalry of the Great Powers incessantly to obstruct the progress of civilization ? Shall we be constantly casting defiance at each other by exaggerated armaments ? (Emphatic applause.) Are our most precious resources to be indefinitely exhausted in vain ostentation of our strength ? Shall we eternally preserve a position which is neither peace with its security, nor war with its chances of success ? Let us no longer give factitious importance to the subversive spirit of extreme parties by op posing ourselves with narrow calculations to the legitimate aspirations of peoples. Let us have the courage to substitute a regular and stable situation for an unhealthy and precarious condition, even if it should cost sacrifices. Let us meet without a preconceived system, without exclusive ambition, animated by the sole thought of establishing an order of things based henceforth upon the well understood interests of the sovereign and of the peoples. I cannot but believe that this appeal would be listened to by all. A refusal would lead to the supposition of secret projects which fear the light of day, but even if the proposal should not be unanimously adopted, it would have the immense advantage of having shown Europe where lies danger and where safety. Two ways are open. The one leads to pro gress through conciliation and peace, the other, sooner or later, conducts to war by the obstinacy of maintaining a past which is rolling away. You know now, gentlemen, the tone which I pro pose to adopt towards Europe. Approved by you, sanctioned by the public assent, it cannot fail to be listened to, for I speak in the name of France. (Loud and prolonged applause.) The above telegram was transmitted by the Sub marine Telegraph Company in the short space of one hour. INDIA, By the arrival of the Bombay mail we have re ceived intelligence from Bombay to October 14. The 71mes of India of that date contains the fol lowing : The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Orissa, with the English mails of September 10 and 18, arrived in Bombay harbour on the morning of the 11th inst The Act for taking a census of the Bombay Pre sidency has received the assent of the Governor- General. Mr. Ayrton, M.P. for the Tower Hamlets, and a director of the G. I . P. Railway Company, is here, overhauling the working of the railway. Dr. Duff, the well-known Presbyterian mission ary, has arrived in Bombay, and leaves by this mail for Scotland. An atrocious m urder of a native female has been committed in Bombay. The perpetrator is still at large. The foundation stone of the David Sassoon Hos pital to be e rected at Poona was laid on the Bth inst. by Sir Bartle Frere. The Governor of Bombay is at present in the D e ccan. T he s uccess of the Ben g alee native in the civil service examination has created great sensation in native circles. H er :Majesty's 431 Light Infantry have left Cal cutta for New Zealand, per Lady Jocelyn ; i n a ll a b ou t 700, officers, non-commitisioned, and rank and file. It is authoritatively stated that Sir Robert Montgomery retains the Government of the Pun jaub till 24th February, 1865. Sir R. Montgomery leaves Murree for Lahore on the 19th October. The Viceroy is on his way to Peshawur. IL is stated that the expedition against the Sitanees on the Punjab frontiers occupies the whole attention of Sir Hugh Rcse. The expedition will be s,oo R o ogm st i ro e n n g t , , and consist of the 51st, 71st, and jab co r p s, , a mountain train and som e Pan 101st and will i. n be commanded by Br i g adier- General Chamberlain. The 71st Highlanders, at Nowshera, have been ordered up to the frontier, where the enemy is stated to be making a threatening demonstration. Locusts have been causing much damage to the crops in the Punjaub and the North-West; latest advises show that they were taking a south westerly direction through the Central Provinces and were likely to visit the Bombay presidencbeeny. de. The Hamburg ship Elise Rebeke bits yed by fire o ff Ceylon. The capta in and th e strocrew were picked up by the Sydney Egg ers, and landed at Calcutta. The Alabama is cruising in the Bay of Bengal. The French ship Nuovel Alfred has ru ashore at Calingapatam, and become a total wreck. n The health of the island is improving and the weather has become warm. The fall of rain during the season has exceeded eighty inches at Bombay. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, HEREFORD RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CORPORATION PLATE. Flower Safety The monkl :Eleven ran. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Nov. 5. The Irish North-Western Railway, passing from Dundalk, in the county of Louth. to Enniskillen, had not been doing well, and a committee of share holders was recently appointed to examine the aiftirs of the cornPany, and to put everything relating to its concerns honestly and fairly before the shareholders. The Earl of Erne, chairman of very large amount. He held £43,600 the board of directors, b ecame the creditor of the c o o f m th p e an to debentures a of the com pany, and he bad lent together money to it amounting to £81,145, making the sum of £1 24 , 645 . Lord Erne w rote to the com pany, on the 3d of this month, that, in order to assist in relieving the shareholders, as far as Was in his power, from the present embarrassment, h e was willing to place £28, 500 of debentures in th e corn. pang's hands, on condition that the amount realised by them should be applied, as far as it would go, in payment of the debts due to the Bank of Ireland and the Belfast Banking Company, amounting to £30,000 and .£1,700, the company providing the balance. He agreed to accept shares in the coin party of the same class as the existing A preference shares. In order to issue such shares new powers must be obtained from Parliament, but if the com pany were unable to obtain those powers, he agreed not to call is the sums ab ove - ment i one d for the next 10 years, and during that time to receive interest on the money at the same rate as may be payable by way of dividend on the existing A preference shares. At the meeting of the shareholders in the North umberland Hotel yesterday the report of the com mittee was submitted, and the proposal of the, chairman unanimously adopted. Mr. Edward Litton said that in thus changing his relation to the company from that of a creditor to a shareholder, Lord Erne might be said to have made a present to the company of one-fourth of the money due to him, or close upon £30,000. By the committee's report it appeared that the total liabilities of the company amounted to £198,000; Lord Erne's pro posal would reduce them to £BB,OOO, and against that the company had assets to the amount of £22,000. The balance was further reduced to £41,000, and this is to be provided for in various ways which were pointed out. The chair man said he could not help expressing the sense he felt of the valuable service the committee had ren • dared to the shareholders by bringing forward such a creditable and honourable report. Lord Castle rnaine having taken the second chair, Sir George Preston moved that " the shareholders avail them. selves of this opportunity to record their deep sense of gratitude to the Earl of Erne for his valuable and zealous services, and for his great personal sacrifices to promote the interests of the company." The resolution was seconded by Mr. Litton, and passed with acclamation, The Earl of Erne thanked the meeting for their great kindness. It was right to state that acne of the directors ever asked him to advance money. They looked at him queerly now and then, but, he repeated, never asked him to ad vance money, and the money he lent the company was altogether on his own responsibility. He always had great confidence in the line. He proved that confidence, for he had that day by security and personal risk taken £200,000 in shares in the line. He had great pleasure in telling them that he had just heard that the company would de rive £BOO of profit for at least two years by working an arrangement with the Northern Counties Rail way. Another Attempted Outbreak of Convict 4 at Dartmoor Prison, For some weeks past the convicts at Dartmoor Prison have been manifesting symptoms of renewing their at tempts of outbreak and insubordination. On last Saturday evening, after the warders had served each convict with his supper, and clean linen for the ensuing day—being thus supplied with all their wants, they commenced to shout and hoot at their windows, and use threats of defiance towards the highest prison officials. All theprisonerslo.. cated in A and B Hall, No. 2 Prison, joined in one continuedtir cell shout of defiance, and doggedly refused to close he and a d e t ac hment of the armed civil adcoqoursa.intCedapt;ißthestth(ethediDsteuprubtayneGe,ovpernmor)pt,iyonabpepineagre indaodne cell the scene, accompanied byastrounsgrd.Captaino bodyfwarders, Bestordered the warders to close all the eeldosonrds, k on no w eit h i i n ch ga h g e s e in on st vi t c h t e s commen ced yelling, doors and partitions of thw whistling, ells. Quietness and good ord er were , however, u lti m ately restored. But on Sunday after noon, after having heard a most impressive lecture from the prison chaplain, all the convicts located in a hall, No. 2 Prison, refused to enter their cells and openly bade defiance to the warders, demanding their regular exer cise and that their cell , doors should be left open, other wise they would not return to their cells. The governor had given orders that all the prisoners located in No. 2 Prison should be deprived of their Sunday's exercise', and not be allowed to assemble together on parade, also that their cell-doors should be kept closed as a punishment for their outrageous conduct on the previous evening. The warders, with staves in their hands, courageously advanced on the infuriated convicts, and drove them towards their cells. The scene of tumult and coufusion that ensued baffles description. Shouting, yelling, imprecations, and threats of vengeance were uttered by the convicts if their demands were not complied with. A detachment of the civil guarc!, with fixed bayonets and loaded arms, were drawn up in front of a hall, No. 2 Prison, and all the available officers that could be procured were despatched to aid the warders in charge of No. 2 Prison ; the warders whose turn it was to be off duty that day were also called into the prison at 11 30 a.m. t') act as a reserve. The con victs, seeing such a formidable and determined force, after giving full vent to their 'nags, succumbed to the war ders and returned to their cells. Nine of the instigators, or rather ringleaders, were secured and removed to the re fractory cells, to await the decision of Captain Gambier, the visitin g di rector, who i s expecte d to arr i ve a t the prison in a day or two. One of the ringleaders, name d Griffitno , has been sent b ac k en t wo diff eren t o ccasions to the penal on class at Pent onv ill e P r i son f or m u r derous assaults oust:: warders at Dartmoor ; so that, after completing h is r P o carry at Pentonville, he has been let loose at Dart: to out in out his murderous designs, and was allor m e incite his companions in villany to acts o f the convicts at subordination. Only last month five o f the las h for vio- Dartmoor underwent the punishment of paag Nereury, lently assaulting the warders.— IVes e u,;ial:lylscope to Bank of England Return.. —Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for tho wook Cu of Nov., 1863:-- e Act 7th and Bth Victoria, on 'Wednesday, the 4th day ISSUE PEI Notes issued ,LETMENT. Government Debt £11,015,1C Other Securities .. 3,631,900 Gold Coin FiF Bullion 13,19 x,57 S Silver Bullion .... -- ---- 7-r £2,84' Ji 427 ,844,575 EPARTMENT. Government Sean rities ((including Dead WeightAn unity) ,£10,949,,03 lOther Securities 20.009,524 Notes ............ 5,803,605 Gold and Silver 001,5,3 C0tu............ BANKING D CaPi vrlrietp" .£14.553,000 ta 3,144,3C6 Rest ....... 6 .n rublicimP os , t eluding Exetu quer, Savings' Banks, Commis inissioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 5,065,618 Other Deposits.." 13,861,173 Seven Day and other Bills 742,04-8 437 ,357,345 AL THE L £37,367,345 RSII AL L, Chief Cashier. ern MAVOR'S DAY.—The following is he route which will be taken by the Lord Mayor's procession on Islonday next:—After leaving the Guildhall, it will proceed to King-street, Poultry, Cornhi 11, Leaden hall-street, Billiter-street, Mark-lane, Tower-street, East cheap, Cannon -street, Sc. Paul's-churchyard, Ludgate street, Fleet -street, Strand, Charing-crws, Parliament street, to Westminster Hail, where they will arrive about 2 O'clock. The procession will leave Guildhall at 12 and the thoroughfares before named in the City ie uryi be closed for omnibuses, carts, and waggons at 10 ow e res till the procession has passed. On the return from received t ster Hall it will be joined by the nobility who have takes Pla ce t cards of invitation. The usual civic banquet _ have bee the evening, to which her Majesty's Mihne,,rs,,e Cabin invited. '1 he Premier and severa l others 1 " r have notified their intention of be in g pr en ter- age fall IM ter- )yal ►in will %Vel - Bert %nd vith me, ror, ited enk I be ;on• Les s of rY°. ,llr arly also een Ergs I Abi 'rt.. )eas and em, the jug ice ,clr ort Ira Lit- stock stock stock 100 100 10p 100 100 100 100 100 stock atocl et I 20 took Paid, all luo 100 100 100 100 lOU 100 all 100 (100 1 10c 2 ) 1 all 100 !Lloo_ 1062 1061 101