The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-09 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Although there is no increase in the general de mand for discount accommodation, the market this mornin g has exhibited a firmer aspect, a feeling of greater reserve being induced among the joint-stock and private establishments, owing to the continuous °lux of sovereigns from the Bank of England, and the consequent reduction in the stock of bullion. The Royal Mail steamer Oneida, which left to day With the Brazilidn mails, conveyed £212,660 in speoie. The Bavaria, from New York, has brought £ lO ,lOO in specie. The Bank return for the week ending 'Wednes day last, shows some important features, as will be Been by the following analysis : Active Circulation .. • • .. £20,228,410 Increase .. .. • • .. 357,160 Bullion .. • • .. 14,63 ~!, 5 5 Decrease .. 320,866 Rest .. .• 3,149,679 Increase .. 29,644 Public Deposits .. • . .. 8,782 808 Increase • • .. 444,0 91 Other Deposit s .. 14,393,303 Decrease . .. 1,075,946 Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 645,185 • Increase .. • • 56,398 Government Securities .. 11,635,848 Increase . 390,975 Other Securities . 20,887,385 Decrease .. .. 258,762 Notes Unemployed .. " 8,207,770 Decrease 690,175 A call of £1 6s 4d becomes due tomorrow on the original shares of the North Staffordshire Railway. Notice has been given by the Spanish Financial Commission that the auction of the Foreign Re deemable Debt will take place at Madrid on the 30tk instant, and 8,511,472 reales have been set aside by the Government for that purpose. 811411688 in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days has continued Irl nderately active, and there has been little change of importance in the rates realised for most of the P r incipal staples. Sugar has been in moderate request, while good and fine descriptions of coffee h ave brought full prices. Cocoa, rice, fruit, and spices are a shade cheaper, while tallow continued 411 11 for both present and forward delivery. Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of France return for the past month has appeared this morning, and it shows an increase Of £3,360,000 in the bills discounted, an augmenta tion of £826,666 on the advances on Stock, and a reduction of £2,040,000 in the bullion. The mites are £1,752,000 above the figure at which they stood in the previous month. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the East and West India Dock Company is now being held. Mr. Samuel Hyde in the chair. The directors re commended a dividend of 3 per cent. for the half- Year, and likewise a bonus of 1 per cent., both free of income-tax. The past year shows some very 18 ati sfactory resul s t over th e correspon di ng per i o d o f 62. , The Engli s h S toc k mar k e t t o -d ay 1 s a lit t l e flat ter, some sales having been negotiated in conse quence of the shipment of sovereigns and the reduc tion in the bullion at the Bank of England. Con e the re f ore are a little less buoyant, v i z., 93 1 f or tr ansfer an d 93 1 b uyers for the accoun t . Th e N ew threes and the Reduced Annuities are flat at 93 1; / chequer Bills have advanced to 12s. and 17s. 13re ra.; Indi a St oc k i s 228 ; an d th e per Cent. Loan 1 081 I. V ery littl e c h ange can b e repor t e d i n th e Fo t Turki s h Ma r k et , an d b us i ness h as b een rat h er qu i e t. 4:arkish 6 per Cents., 1864, are 841 851 ; ditto, 1868, 71 ; do., 1862, 671 68/ ; and th e Consolides, 40 ; Egyptian are rather flatter at 941951; Mod !ail firm at 32 ; Moorish 971; Peruvian New Loan, 89 1 ; Portuguese ditto, 471 ; R uss i an di tto, 951 n 6 1 ; Sardinian 821; Spanish Passive 241 ; ditto Certificates 91 ; ; and Venezuelan 3 per Cents., 241. , In the R a il way Sh are M ar k e t th e d ea li ngs h ave peen more animated, and prices have generally exhibited increased firmness. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, and South Western, im proved 65. ; G reat N ort h ern, an d South Eastern, Easter n ; and G rea t N or th ern A St oc k, 15 s . G rea t -castern and Midland declined ss. ; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 108. T he Foreign and Colonial lines were mode rately active, a t about previous rates. Great i — ,l /c rubourg realise 14-7, 1; East Indian, 1071 and Great Indian Peninsula, 106 to 1061. Joint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares Continued at steady prices. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 93 * , Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 tper Cent. Consols Annuities 93 * 4 i .l e_!? 3 per Cent. Annuities -4..u 5 , s tock Dit to 5 per Cent lOBl it Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 1001 eeusols for Account, F e b. 5 934 I,llldia Stock for Accou n t, 5 per Cent lOBl -Aelaequer Bills, £lOOO, 2/ p er C ent l3 l i 4 12 17 Ditto £5OO .... Ditto Small .. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. ' IlreziTian 5 per Cent IPptian 7 per Cent r, Ditto Second Issue lea 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons l6} ican 3 per Cent 32 ~,,,Ditto Account 'i l , °orish Imperial 5 per Cent Tuvia,n4l per Cent. Ditto 1862 ,p i, to Account 8 94 i ' l luguese 3 per Cent., 1853 , Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £25 paid 3} 1 pm 11 ' 58 ian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St — D itto 6 pe r C ent., 1 8 62 96 * 5} elar dinian 5 per Cent. ~ Ditt h Account B2/ 93anie per Cent Di tto New Deferred 464 Spy' Account 24i 1 uitto p - 8... . sum 91 * „vanish Cert. of Coup not funded "jitieh 6 per Cent. 1854 "itto Account SS i Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Ditto Account. 6 per Cent. 1862 wuitto Account 6B* ezuela, 3 p er C ent Ditto Account . 24 } Dividends on the above payable in London. 3 3 I Dutch• I em 2 2 per Cent., Ex. 25f....._ 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 G u il 65 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account... . ........ 93 i i .... B' IaIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. tortnorr, Jan. 9.—Wind this day at noon—South ttrat.nrly ; light breeze, and foggy weather. NNWEORT, Jan. B.—Wind S. Vi.—Sailed—Jessie and Ileinrich, for st. Thomas • Maria Fredericka, f or J ama i ca; Wa lkington, for liavannah. HOLYHEAD, Jan. B.—Wind E.—Sailed—Earl Russell, f or Calcutta. „ PILL, Africa. Jan. B . —Wind S.E.—S a i led—lna, for the West ‘-:oast of rto livid, Jan. B.—Wind S.E . — Arrived—Quee n o f B eau t y , rn Callao. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) PLYMOUTH, Friday Morning. steamship Golden E as t I n dia and London Company' s volden Fl eece, C ap t a i n Bird, which left th e Th ames W ednesday, passod Beacby Head at midnight, St. Cathe- Ile's Point at 10 a.m. yesterday, and was off this port at 3 vau hi s morning, p rocee di ng un d e r full steam and fore and aft vase, for the Cape of Good Hope and India, with a full eal go and 84 passengers, including several military officers. "lad southerly, light. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Atrived, Jan. B—Pilot, from Caen. Si Igapore. J an. 9—Argon, f rom Vill a Vi osa; P eer e s s, from " ARMY BREAD.—A correspondent of the Spring -Beld Xepubhcan says that the bread dealt out to the ed eral troop s on the Rappahannock was packed in May, 62 , but must be much older. During its " Peninsula 4'tripaign" the bread had become inhabited by a very lively !pecks of insect of a brown colour and amiable disposition. WhVarious stories are told of these crackers in camp, many of ich, p oss ibl y, are malicious fabrications. One was that c 4 e insects were purposely put in the bread to save mule 7 44 .sportation, and th a t when the commissary wished to tr the bread he simply whistled and it came itself. 411 r0ther was that four of these crackers were seen on batta '4'4 drill one evening, going through the evointions with NIA precision. One of the boys had a lot of loaves so °'„ I, kly settl e d as t o b e unea t a bl e, and brought them to the ,141t.uissary to be exchanged. R e was told to lay them :', (l ';'l. and take others, when he very honestly asked, 44 41 1 P z better hatch 'em f" BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share; Railways Paid.t Price. Business done 100 jAtlantic &St Lawrence all 67 69 itk 5 I Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 1051 1061 xn Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New - 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 51 51 10 j Do. Preference all 74 84 100 r Buffalo,Brant,&Godric.li 100 77 80 / 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 73 76 100 Do. do. June 1, lh;4 100 73 76 st Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(Lt- ' 100 104 106 xn st j Cape Town & Dock Scril 100 1r 84 1091 1081 stocklEastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 104 1( 6 xn stock I Last Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1071 1081 108 71 84 xn 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 5 14 11p xn 20 Do. do. H do. 2 f tp 21 4 xn stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 22 23 224 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 75 77 76 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et.. all 65 67 66 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 34 36 341 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 48 52 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 34 36 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 34 36 stock Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c 100 1054 1061 106 4 xn 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 1 lip 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 1 ]4p xn stock Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 104 106 201 Gt. W. ofCanada Shares all 121 1 2) 121 1 201 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 98 100 994 'lOO Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 91 93 10 Indian Branch Limited Z id fp 21 stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 1031 1011 1031 xn stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 98 10 stock Dc. 4( d 0........ 100 94 .6 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 Xll stock Melb.Coro. ap. o. Bncis too 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 53 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all 20 New Brunswick & Can d;. Class A Capital Share all 3 5 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. alt 3 5 N. Rl.C'da6 po Ist f bds 100 83 05 stock Sci n d e (100 1051 1054 105 st Do. Delhi .. llOO 1034 1041 xn Do. do 5 2 fp xn 20 Do. Punjaub 15 3 1 p 154 st Do. Do. . , gdp:, 100 104 105 xn stock Do. Indus. St . ion ,100 102 xn COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. can. Gov. 6 p.c.J a &J uly 1877-SI Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.l 100 106 108 Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 106 108 j Do. 6p. a. Tan.J.Jnly. 1 100 97 974 xd Do. 5 Inscribed stock] 100 95 97 Cape G.Hope, a p 0,1873 1 100 10.1 110 1094 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880, 100 111 113 Do. 1890 , 100 112 114 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 111 113 - Ceylon, Nov.lBBl, 6p c 100 - -- N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&.July 100 1041 1051 1041 xd I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p c.,1866 100 991 10041 Do. Sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 994 1001' Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 991 xd New Zealand 6p. cent.! 100 108 110 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 ' 100 105 106 Queensland Gov. 6p. e 100 lf 9 111 S. Aus G6p.e.1878.& up 100 109 111 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 Do. io fin.e. An.‘tOnt).. lOO ll O _1101',1104 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 * Ip 1 I Cllflord Amalgamated.. 21 23 ' Devon G. Con.. rravist., 1 500 510 East Bassett (Mogan).. 30 53 55 1 East Clogau G-old Ltd. ss. P 41: 1 East Caradon. ...... 2.14.6 461 17/ East Carn Brea. ' 3.0.0 111 111 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk , 7.19.0 44 44 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 571 15 17 Great South Tolgus.." 17s 7 71 IG. Wheal Vor (Helston , 40 6 61 , Grenville 8.15. c 41 54 - Herod's-Foot 8.12 43 50 - jfi ingston Downs 4. 7.0 24 24 - ; Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant' 91 4t ts Marke Valley.. 4 )tyndv Iron Oro (Lim ) 25 44d0 pr New Setun l9) 150 160 North Downs 23 24 2 . / Wli '1 Basset (Illo‘an 2.17.0 24 Si North Wheal Crotty 54 Par Consols(St. Blazey, 11 5 6 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 , 1 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 1; 385 395 S. 1.1 9 90 95 I C v a h r n e a IBrea Fran . ( o a g n a ) n. 8 5 . 15 .6 24 24 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 4l I 9 13 14 10 Tin Croft 2 13 14 8 30 - West W c, ar a d Basset on (11 o s k g, e a a n r ) d . 14 5 ) 471 285 295 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 775 82 4 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 474 821 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 73 8 5 WhealLuct ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 15 16 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis ) 7 101 17 5 i Wheal Union 3.13 51 64 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great northern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pref., 1 10 London and Brighton, 6_per cent. Gua. Stock, No. 2, 140 London, Chatham, &o., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 101 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, n Great Luxembourg, 141 6 Sambre and Meuse, 56 per cent. pref., 91 San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., St 10—Ditto (all), 23i i FOREIGN MINES. East del Rey (lim.), 2 Fortuna (lim.), 4i Gre , t N. Copper of South Australia (Um.), Lusitanian, Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. (lim.), 21 Port Philip, li Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lira.), 11 Scottish Australian (lira.), Y u d a namutana of S. Australia alm.), 36 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 724 3 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 10} Hindustan, China, and Japan (lira.), 71 Imperial Bank (Rm.), 104 t London and Brazilian (lira.), 311 London, B. Ayres, and R. Plate (11m.),13 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 27i ij London Joint Stock, 36 London and South African, 25i Ottoman Bank, 33} I—Ditto, new, 8 Provincial of Ireland, bEii South Australia, 346 Standard of British South Africa (11m.), 101 MISCELLANEOUS. Italian Irrigation Canal, I 2 National Discount Company, 8} Peel River Land and ➢lineral, 54 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (2% 31 3 DIGGING HIS OWN GRAVE.—A curious incident took place a f ew d (Ar dennes). A. body was an d who attendedhot days since at St. Menges when the grave digger who to be buried in the cemetery, had prepared the grave over church, hastened on in advanc e night, religious ceremony at the the cortege to see that all a f an g d rave he perceived that descended to clear it Oviaecleiasrprise was right. On looking into th: some of the earth had fallen in out, when he was suddenly struck with l i elY,.and fell lifeless into the grave. When the funeraaf:rPr was expressed at the absence of the necessary a person looking into t he g rave saw him l y in g at the wit'tri. tom. He was got out, but all attempts to restore animation were vain, and some of the attendants were compelled t o complete the task for him THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY: On the 23d ult. his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales conferred on this ancient corporation the honour of accepting the free • dom of their oompany,which has the privilege of possessing on its roll of illustrious freemen the names of his Royal Highness's lamented father and those of the illustrious father and uncles of her gracious Majesty the Dukes of Kent, Cambridge, and Sussex. The well-known adhesion of the Fishmongers' Company to the principles which placed the House of Hanover on the throne of these realms must render this honour conferred on them by the accept ance by his Royal Highness of the freedom of CuLa s ".. auci " lt corporation doubly gratifying to all its Lambert). SHARE MARKETS--This Day. I Sharei Railways. 13.14 k Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co. Bristol and Exeter ..., Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwal 1 t A in g 6p et c s .p i rn.i d m iv , D Dc c. been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk, Ditto A stock 8 8i f i 6 1 86 a 116 117 6/ Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Do. £5 shares Gt. S. an I W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Slaryport and Carlisle. Do I shares I 121 10 St 6.4.0 IretrOpolltan Midland Do New_ _ DO Birming. & Derby Mid. GA. W. of Ireland) Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, k Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle ,North London Do New North Staffordshire 19.16.41 N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 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' 100 100 100 100 100 41 43 13 14 87 88 105 107 454 464 43 45 24 25 127 k 128, 133 131 138 138 104 106 671 f7t 1091 110 72 73 118 119 28 19 97f gq 102 103 42 43 91 9i L29} 130 I i np 97 99 54 54i 264 264 100 100 y 564 674 89 894 126 128 108 110 I P 4 31 (1 11 114 118 120 474 484 104 106 47 49 334 34* 89 894 684 694 100 103 7 8 39 40 10 , 1 101 p 7* 71 p' 14 41 8 150 21 3 1 p 554 st) 2* 34p d* p 87 90 140 145 29 31 43 45 35 37 94 26 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuR.S, 87 i 45i 6 129 81 134} 3f 671 I 1101 10 IfBi 384 98} 8 1026 I 42i i 2 9192 A I 12 i 531 21 89 i i i paid.) Closing Busbies, Price. I done TT E SUN, Lomporg, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, .1863 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) THE GREAT BANK FORGERIES. This trial was resumed this morning, and one or two witnesses having been called in explanation of previous evi• dente, Sir F. Kelly said that was the case for the prosecu• tion. Mr. Pater submitted that there was no case to go to the ury, so far as Buncher was concerned, on the ground that the evidence failed to connect the note mentioned as affect ing him in the indictment as being a portion of the paper taken to Griffiths or received from the approver, especially when many others had been dealing with paper also. Mr. Justice Blackburn said there was evidence that Buncher took some paper to Griffiths in order that notes might be forged and uttered. He could not withdraw the case from the jury. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine proceeded to address the jury on behalf of Brewer. He admitted that as soon as the authorities of the Bank became aware of the forgeries they took every step to protect the public against loss, and to discover the offenders. With regard to Brewer, he had the pleasing duty of asking the jury to acquit an iano cent man, who had been involved by the manoeuvres and tricks of others. In reference to the statement of Brown, that he slept at Brewer's house on one occasion when the robberies were going on, he was instructed to say that, like many other matters in this case, it was a fabrication and a falsehood. Had it not been for the ingenuity of detectives and the, falsehood of rogues. no imputation would have rested on Brewer. He commented upon the fact that no body had been called who had ever seen Brewer and Brown in company, and argued that Brown's statement in refe rence to their interviews was not to be relied on. The learned sergeant examined the evidence with great care, and called upon the jury to declare by their verdict that Brewer was innocent. Mr. Pater, addressing his lordship, said that on the pre vious day the prisoner Griffiths had intimated his desire to make a "statement," and his lordship had promised to give him an opportunity of so doing. What he (the learned counsel) wanted to know was, at what period of the inves tigation it was to be taken, since it must acquit his client Buucher, although the testimony of such a person, whether favourable or unfavourable, could havo but little luiluence with the jury. Mr. Justice Blackburn said that nothing that Griffiths might say would be evidence against the other prisoners. He would give Griffiths an opportunity of making a state ment after Mr. Pater had addressed the jury. Mr. Pater then proceeded to urge upon the jury that no facts had been elicited tending to criminate Buncher, Several witnesses were called, who gave him an excel. lent character. Griffiths said it was not correct that he had printed all the forged notes during the last 17 years. There was a man named Chayton who had printed a great many. The learned Judge proceeded to sum up. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY. 'Williams alias Jackson, the engraver, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with engraving a certain copper plate for the production of forged Bank of England notes. It will be recollected that the prisoner had been em ployed by Griffiths to engrave a plate with the date and signature of a £5 bank note, and it was on the discovery of the plate at his employers' residence at Birmingham that led to his apprehension. Mr. Lewis, who appeared for the prisoner, said his client was anxious to give the authorities engaged in the prose cution of the persons charged with being implicated in the great robbery of bank paper every information he possessed. Mr. Gifford said the prisoner was not charged with being connected with the robbery from Laverstoke, and therefore he did not think he could know anything that would be of importance to the prosecution. A number of witnesses were called who gave the prisoner a good character for honesty. The Recorder said the prisoner would receive his sentenoo when the others were called up for judgment. A rough-looking fellow named. Hurley was indicted for a robbery with violence, on the person of Michael Murray. The prosecutor was proceeding along Sloane-street, Chelsea, from attending a teetotaller's ball, when he was atttacked by five men. At the last session four of the men were sentenced to long terms of penal servitude, and the prisoner, who had been apprehended since, was found in possession of the watch the prosecutor had been robbed of on the night in question. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The Recorder said he was determined to put the law in full force against all persons convicted of robbery with vio lence, and he therefore sentenced the prisoner to ten years penal servitude. MARKETS—This Day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. The Pope and the French Army. The following is a full translation of the speech addressed by the Popp to the staff officers of the army of oc,mpation at Rome when they were pre sented to his Holiness on New Year's-day : I fully appreciate the wishes expressed to me by the general in the name of the army he so ably commands. I receive them with pleasure, and with thoroughly paternal affection, and I gladly avail myself of this occasion to ex hibit to you my gratitude for the mission you fulfil here by command of your Emperor. The French army is a splendid and glorious army—glo rious upon the battle-field, glorious also by its discipline during peace. But permit me to say that its highest glory is, that it defends the Vicar of Jesus Christ against his enemies ; that it protects his independence and the posses sion of the territories that remain to him. You are here to sustain the rights of the Church and to guarantee the Eter nal City, the residence of the Vicars of Christ ; this city, sanctified by the death of so many martyrs ; this holy city. where the Vicar of Jesus Christ has always been assisted by God—as I myself am assisted now, unworthy as I am— in the midst of the attacks of His enemies. What those enemies wish is to destroy the authority of the Pope, to overthrow his throne, to make Rome the capital of I know not what kingdom ; and, after having annihilated the tem poral power, to attack even the spiritual authority. But you are here, my children, to prevent these impious attempts, and to keep away the enemies of the Holy See. When God had created the oceans he said to the waves, " Though you be tossed by the tempests you shall go no further; you shall reach unto the rocks, but you shall not go beyond them." And you are like unto those rocks ; you are here to say to those violent enemies of Italy, " You shall go no further ; God has placed us as a rampart of the holy Church ; we will defend the Sovereign Pontiff." How happy I am therefore to give you my paternal bless ing to-day. I bless France, your country, your Emperor, and also the imperial family, and especially the young child who is attached to me by spiritual ties. I bless the French army here and elsewhere. I bless you ; you, your families, all the episcopate, all the French clergy, so admirable by its devotion, and all those millions of Catholics who display so much love towards me, and make such generous efforts for the defence of my cause. Should I not also bless my enemies ? Let those who oppose me think of the history of the pa triarch Jacob, who, after having struggled during an entire night against an unknown adversary, saw at dawn that that adversary was an angel, and falling on his knees said : "You are my angel, I will not quit you until you have given me the blessing of God." The revolutionists do not see that they likewise are fighting with an angel. May their eyes be opened some day to the truth. Let us pray to God to bring them back into the right path. I bless you in the name of God ; in the name of the Eternal Father, whose strength will shatter the efforts of empires ; in the name of Jesus Christ, whose birth we have just celebrated; in the name of the Holy Ghost; may it keep you in the spirit of the church, in faith, and in charity. I uplift my hands and I bless you all, my children, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen. The above discourse deeply affected, we are told, everyone by whom it was beard. City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest. The annual meeting of the governors of this admirable institution was held yesterday afternoon at the London Tavern, under the presidency of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, M.P. The report stated that the number of in-patients admitted during the year had been 442, making, with the cases under treatment at the beginning of the year, a total of 501. Of these 411 had been more or less materially relieved, and 29 had died. The entire number received since the occupation of the wards in 1855 amounted to 2,456. The number of out-patients treated during the year had been 9,C74, being an increase of ;:63 as compared with those of the previous year. The average weekly attendance had been 1,041, or 41 more than the previous year. The increase in the in-pa tients had been 34 as compared with the numbers of the previous year• The total number of out-patients admitted since the founding of the institution in 1848 had been 80,203. These results, the committee believed, showed the great and increasing utility and value of the charity. It afforded the committee much satisfaction to be able to report favour.. ably of the funds of the hospital. The total income of the year had been £6,759 ls. 7d. The expenditure had been £5,428 16s. 86., leaving a balance in favour of the charity of £1,330 4s. 11d. It would, however, be seen, the com mittee remarked, that if the legacies (necessarily a very un certain source of income) had not been of a much larger amount than usual, the receipts would have fallen very considerably short of the actual expenses, and to provide against such a contingency more liberal aid in donations and subscriptions was especially needed. The very large number of out-patients attending the hospital rendered ne cessary the enlargement of the consulting and waiting rooms. The committee had thought it more advantageous to build a wing to obtrin this acconiwodatiork rather than .6 oon.iderable expense, to any temporary expedient. To build this wing £l,OOO had been set apart. The sum required for this desirable object, and to meet the current expenses of the institution would not be less than £6,000, and the committee earnestly appealed to the friends of the charity to make a special effort in order that the re. quired amount might be secured. The LORD MAYOR then moved the adoption of the re port. It was, he said, very encouraging to those who took an interest in the noble institution to know that the report was to so great .n extent satisfactory. It was not, he thought, incumbent on him t o del ain them by going through the paragraphs of the report in their order, but there was one to which he would for a moment call their attention. He alluded to the paragraph which referred to the out patients attending the hospital. This paragraph was cer tainly one of the most important which the report contained. They all knew that it was of the highest moment that an hospital for diseases of the chest should have most conveni ent arrangements for out-patients. Many hospitals ex cluded altogether diseases of the chest from their treatment. Th •ir ordinary arrangements would not allow them to un dertake the cure of these diseases ; therefore it was the more necessary that an hospital which had been established for diseases of the chest should have the most ample accommo dation for out-patients. He hoped that such accommoda tion would soon be secured. The accounts were audited by gentlemen in whom the committee had perfect confidence. In conclusion, he would again say that it was satisfactory to know that the income had been so good. Of course, the hospital would always need support, and he cordially hoped that such support would always be forthcoming. (Ap plause.) The motion for the adoption of the report was seconded by Mr. BARRETT, and carried unanimously. Henry Edmund Gurney, Esq., was then unanimously re-elected treasurer to the institution. The committee and auditors were also appointed. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury was then una nimously elected a vice•president of the hospital. Vctes of thanks were next given to Mr. Gurney, the medical officers, and to various other gentlemen, for the great services they had rendered to the institution. Before the meeting broke up it was stated that the Lord Mayor had, from funds at his disposal, given 10 guineas to the hospital, along with five guineas from his private p urse . _._. The ordinary compliment to the right hon. chairman closed the proceedings. LIFEBOAT SERVICES DURING THE PAST QUARTER. —During the past quarter the lifeboats of the Na tionai Lifeboat Institution have rescued 136 shipwrecked persons from the following wrecked vessels :—Ship Annie E. Hooper, of Baltimore, U.S., 18; barque Henry Everest, of Rochester, 4; schooner Ceres, of Arbroath, saved vessel and crew of 5; sloop Loftus, of Padstow, 4 ; smack John, of Teignmouth, 2 ; schooner Ellen, of Liverpool, saved ves sel and crew of 3 , smack Mary Elizabeth, of Padstow, 3 ; schooner Osprey, of Fraserburgh, 6 ; schooner Jas. Davell, of Newcastle, saved vessel and crew of 2 ; schooner Cham pion, of Liverpool, 10 ; galliot Aremana, of Jaffa, assisted to save vessel and crew of 6 men; ship James Browne, of Philadelphia, assisted to save vessel and crew of 18 men; smack Countess of Lisburne, of Aberystwith, 3 ; barque Royal Rose, of Whitby, 12 ; barque Brazil, of Liverpool, 13; schooner Little Aggie, of Berwick, 4 ; schooner Sisters of Wick, 3; and barque Louisa, of Bristol, 20. Total, 136. In addition to these, 50 persons were saved by shore boats, and other means during the same period, making a total of 186 persons rescued from shipwreck on the coast of the United Kingdom during the past three months. For these several :services the institution has granted seven silver medals, and £192 13s. as rewards. During the whole year the lifeboats of the society have rescued 358 shipwrecked persons, in addition to 234 persons rescued by shore boats and other means. It is a gratifying fact that 1,471 lives were saved by the lifeboats of the society and by those of shore boats during the past three years, thus showing clearly the great importance to the cause of humanity of the operations of this truly n i ptional and philanthropic institution. A MAN CUTTING HIS WIFE'S EAR OFF.—At the Doncaster Borough Police-court, on Wednesday, P Tracey, an Irish shoemaker, from Belfast, was brought up in the custody of Sergeant Hanson, charged with cut ting off his wife's ear on Tuesday night last. It appeared that the man, who is a shoemaker by trade, was drinking, and, annoyed at the importunity of his wife, who was anxious that he should go home with her, he took a knife out of his pocket and cut off her ear. He then attacked her in the house where they lodged, and, but for the interfer ence of the police, the co nsequences might have bee n more serious. The poor wife tried to screen her sugges ted that she h ad fallen against th spout, an d that it had been taken off i n t h at Way. Mr. Whit e , the house sur g eon to the dispensary, how ever , sta t e d that the ear ha d been taken off by a sharp instru ment; and to Sergeant Hanson the woman stated, in the presen ce of the prisoner, th a t h e had cut it off, Sentenced to Oil months' ill l Prionzaelat at Wakeaold, MARK LANE . Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng lish wheat were small, the condition, however, was bad. The few dry samples on offer changed hands at the extreme rates of Monday last : damp qualities moved off slowly, but at full prices. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. For most descriptions there was a fair consumptive inquiry, and the quotations were well supported ; indeed, in some in stances, the tendency was against buyers. Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, at fully previous rates. Malting barley ruled firm, at extreme currencies. Grind ing and distilling sorts were steady as to price, although in slow demand. A fair average business was transacted in malt, at late quotations. Oats—with which the market was very moderately sup plied—ruled firm, at an advance, compared with Friday last, of 6d per quarter. Beans and peas moved off slowly, and in some instances prices were rather drooping. _ _ _ Barrel flour was in fair demand, at late rates. Other kinds ruled steady, on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt Oate. Flour. English.— 320 5O I 2,320 lBO ' 910 sacks Irish.. — 300 I -- b'oreigli•• •• —16,050 8,630 4,310 1,670 sacks 15,210 brie NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade for all de scriptions rules steady at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. stlsd Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Riddling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 6 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 • edsd Middlingmutton 3 10 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal Small pork ~ Lamb BOROUGH HOP. Good and fine hops moved off freely, at extreme rates ; and although the demand for inferior produce is by no means active, its value is fairly supported. Foreign hops—both Continental and American—continue to arrive freely, and are fetching good prices. _ - - Mid and East Kents Weald of Kents Sussex . Bavarian Belgian American llsu to 130 s COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a moderate amount of business transacted, and prices generally have been well sustained. StrOAR —The market has been moderately active, and good and fine qualities have realized fully late rates. In the refined market there is little change of importance to record as regards values. COFFEE.—The demand has been more active, and good and fine qualities of Plantation and Native Ceylon have been at enhanced rates. Other descriptions were without change in price. RICE.—A fair amount of business has been entered into, and late quotations are current for good and fine descrip tions. SALTPETRE.--Business has been dull at about previous rates. fALLow.—The market has continued dull, and prices have shown a downward movement, P.Y.C. on the sp o t being quoted 43s Gd, and for March delivery, 43s 9d to 44s per cwt. SINGULAR CASE OF BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—At the County Sheriff's Court, at York Castle, on Wednesday, before W. Gray, Esq., un• der-sheriff, the jury were empannelled to R 39088 damages in the case of "Townhend v. Smith." it seems that the defendant was a farmer at a place called Goole Grange Farm, near Howdem, and the plaintiff, Harriett Townhend, lived with him until January, 1862, in the capacity of housekeeper. During the time that she was there the de • fondant made overtures to her, and promised her marriage, and ultimately the usual arrangements were proceeded with, and cards of invitation for a dinner party consequent on the proposed wedding were issued. Two or three days, however, before the latter event was fixed to take place, the defendant was taken suddenly ill, and the ceremony was postponed, and, up to the present time, he had neglected to perform his ago the plaintiff p romise. It was shown that the defendant was worth a Year. £7,000 or £B,OOO, and lived on a farm of some £7OO it Zar.eheTwhne damages ages were laid at £5OO. For the defence attempted to be proved that nine years to whomhadit was had a child by a fellow-servant named we uras believed she was married, and a n S u m m it b h er of letters amount ;been broken amages man mar was now in America, and it " Harriet Smith." T ta b i? s ut in and read, which were signed was difficult to prove the m a a n n d at the last assizes he s o e f rv d ant. He was now latterly taken to drinking hard , and The defendant had was tried for the murder of his forand if the the smalle s tpromie hadam must have committed bigamy, in consequence of penniless , sufficien tthe be her womanformer marriage, — The urn ► found a verdict for the plainuf or - • . 1.100. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BEWARE OF " COOPER."—Mr. Reuben Lewis, a gentle mau residing at Twickenham, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner. Macintosh, 158 C, said that at an early hour this morn ing he was in Macclesfield street and heard the defendant and a female talking very loudly and making use of foul language. He told the defendant to go away, and, as he refused to go a way, he took him into custody. On the way to the station the defendant struggled violently. Defendant—l bought a bottle of brandy and gave it away, and I had some "cooper," and then a little brandy on the top of it, and afterwards some more cooper, and I was slightly affected, but, as 1 - )r struggling I am too amiable for that. I never fight, sir. I was taken to the station and don't know what I am here for, Mr. Knox—l suppose you took a little brandy and then a little cooper; a little more brandy and a little more cooper, and here you are. You are fined 10s. or seven days. ROBBING A FELLOW•LODGEB..—WEB. LOW and Mary Law, husband and wife, were charged with stealing a quantity of clothing and other articles of the value of £7, the property of Mrs. Kate Berkeley, a fellow-lodger at 17, Saville-street, Marylebone. The prosecutrix had left a trunk with the prisoners to mind, and on going for it found that it had been emptied of its contents. On the application of Sergeant Franklin, the prisoners were remanded. WESTMINSTER. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION.--John Day, a boy, was charged with stealing a basket of nuts from a shop, in com pany with another boy, not in custody. Louisa Cockleft stated that she was taking care of her maeter's shop, at 23, Manor. street, Chelsea, where fruit and sweet stuff is retailed, last el , ening, when a boyentered the shop, and seizing a basket of nuts, ran out with it, ac companied by the prisoner. She followed, and gave the prisoner into custody—the other escaped. Mr. Arnold inquired whether she kept the prisoner in sight from the time he left her shop until he was taken into custody. Witness said she knew him well by sight; he had been with the other boy at the shop door before it was entered, and they afterwards endeavoured to conceal themselves together. Prisoner affected the greatest astonishment, and said was all a mistake about him. Mr. Arnold asked if there was anything known of the prisoner. The police replied that he was well-known. He was at the head of an association of young thieves. Mr. Arnold—Association of young thieves ? Policeman—Yes, your worship. Mr. Arnold—What does he do as the head of this asso ciation ? Policeman—He is the trainer of boys and girls in thieving, Some of those he teaches are little bite of things. Mr. Arnold—He seems a very young hand to be a trainer of thieves. Prisoner—No, I am not. Mr. Arnold—Does he say he is not a young hand to be a trainer ? Policeman—Yu, your worship. Mr. Arnold—He surely cannot mean that. Prisoner—l aint a trainer; it's all false. Mr. Arnold—Has he ever been convicted I' Policeman—Repeatedly for various things, and the last ;wo children that he has been teaching how to thieve are a little girl and boy. He practises generally in robbing trades men's shops, and gets one party to go in and occupy the attention of the person in the place while the other robs it. Prisoner was remanded. THAMES. LURING BURGLARY — HOUSEKEEPERS BEWARE OF FALSE KEYS.—John Sapling, alias Corrigan, alias Cal laghan, a dirty morose looking fellow, about 29 years of age, who described himself as a cabinetmaker, of the Amazon coffeehouse, Worship-street, Finsbury, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hollands, No. 2, Queen-street, Stepney, and stealing therefrom a cedar box, 11 half sovereigns, 2 silver watches, a gold Albert chain, a silver dollar, a purse, and other property. The prosecutor went out yesterday morning, and secured her house, and fastened up the doors and windows in the usual manner. The street door was locked with a common key, which she took with her. She returned at 6 o'clock in the evening, and on attempting to open the street door found it bolted inside, She raised an immediate alarm, spoke to her next door neighbour, and sent for a police constable. While this was going on in Queen-street in front of the house the burglars (for no doubt there was more than one) were retreating at the back, The wall at the end of the garden in the rear of Mrs. Hol land's dwelling divides a small plot of ground at the back of the Presbyterian place of worship, called John Knox Church, in Gunn-street. At the side of the church is a school house, and there was a tea party there. Yesterday evening, whiles Mrs. Nollenrl was wh.-ming her neighbours, the prisoner climbed over the wall, and was heard on to the ground close to the school-room. A lady asked him his business, and he said he was waiting for a young woman. The minister of the Scotch Church put some questions to the prisoner, whose answers were anything but satisfactory, and he was given into custody. Mrs. Holland said the prosecutor could not have been in waiting to join the tea party, '! for he was too filthy dirty" for that. A policeman got over the wall from an adjoining garden into her garden, entered the house in the rear, opened the front door, and admitted her. Some of the rooms were in confusion. A small cedar box, containing eleven half sovereigns in a netted purse, were missing from a drawer in the front parlour. A desk had also been opened, and a silver dollar and some smaller coins stolen. She also missed two watches and a gold Albert chain. She had since found them behind a chest of drawers. They had been hastily thrown there by the thieves. Mr. Woolrych—How did the burglars enter the house ? Mrs. Holland—l imagine they got in at the front door, They opened it with a false key, no doubt. _ _ . . .. Mr. W oolrych— That is how a great many burglaries and robberies have been committal. Police-constable Charles Meyrick, 29G K, said he had made inquiries at the Amazon coffee-house. The prisoner waslunknown there. _ _ Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner until Tuesday next. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATIERSALL'S-THITRSDAT. A very fair attendance for an "off" day was met with some show of business. The three reigning favourites re tained their positions intact, the layers refusing to advance half a point upon their last quoted odds. Carnival would have met with support at a more liberal price, but at last 22 to 1 was taken to a little money about him, and at which odds Automaton was backed. Tom Fool was also in request, and a 1,000 to 40 booked, but an offer to go on met with a reply in the negative. 60 to 1 was accepted about Woldga and Taje, and 5,000 to 60 agat Mr. W. Day's nomination, the colt by Tadmor—Glenochty. THE DERBY. 22 to 1 agst Mr. Naylor's Carnival (taken) 22 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's Automaton (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Brayley's Tom Fool (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sir H. Dee-Vosurs Taje (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Woldga (taken) 6,000 to 60 agst Mr. W. Day's c. by Tadmor—Glenoehty (taken) 700 to 200 agat Lord Clifden and Saccharometer coupled (taken) 5,000 to 150 agat Lord Glasgow's lot, bar Rapid Rhone (taken) 1,000 to 120 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) 1,000 to 100 agst John Scott's Jot (taken) Bank of England Return—Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 7th day cf Jan., 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. - , otes issued .......X28,438,1 Government Debt 411,015,1 E 0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin Az Bullion 13,786,900 Silver Bullion £28,436,180 1 BANKING DEPARTMENT. P , Oprietors' Capi- Government Seen tal £14,553,000 rities (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nutty) £11,635,848 eluding Exche- Other Securities 20,887,3*•z5 quer, Savings' Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 849, 3 7 5 missioners of Na- Coin .. tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 8,782,808 Other Deposits 14,393,308 Seven Day and other Bills £28,438,180 701,583 £41,580,378 i 441,580,378 W. MILLER, Deputy Cashier. Jan. 8, 1863. THE GRATITUDE OF A NEW M.P.—The Wes tern Daily Mercury says it " his much pleasure in announcing that Mr. John Pender, the representative of Totnes, has placed at the disposal of a committee the magnificent sum of £l,OOO, to be applied as they may see fit for the general welfare of the inhabitants of the borough. The town is in want of a new British school, owing to the dilapidated state of the present building, and we think the hon...gentleman's feelings will be well consulted if a portion of his gift is appropriated to the erection of such a useful building. Apart from any sordid feeling, the inhabitants of the town may well be gratified at finding they have a re presentative who so generously and so considerately shows his pleasure at the honour which has been conferred upon him by his recent election. The fact of this gift having been made is not known to the people of Totnes. On account of the present election it has not been promul gated, but we see no reason why it should any longer be 'kept a escrot," The Right Hon. E. Cardwell, M.P., on the Economy of the Industrial Classes. OXFORD, THURSDAY. Last night Mr. Cardirell was present, by invita tion, at the annual dinner of the Oxford Friendly Institution, the object of which is to provide by means of co-operation for the relief of its members in distress, and for the support of their widows and orphans. The dinner took place at the Town-ball, and about 200 persons were present. Alderman Sadler occupied the chair, and was supported by the Mayor, Mr. Cardwell, M.P., C apt. 13allam, the Hon. Mr. Herbert, Sergeant Gaselee, Alder man W ar d , Alderman Browning, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brunner, &c. The health of the city members having been drunk with great cordiality, Mr. CARDWELL, who on rising was received with loud cheers, after expressing his sense of the kind manner in which he had been received, and the pleasure it always gave him to visit his constituents at Oxford, said—l accepted with great pleasure the invitation which I received to be present at this meeting to-day, because I believe that this society, in conjunction with other associations of a similar character, tends greatly to promote the prosperity and increase the comforts of the people, and in the hour of adversity to mitigate the sor rows of a large number of honest, industrious, and frugal men. (Hear.) The principle upon which associations of this character are formed is inde pendence, based upon frugality, and carried into practical effect through the operation of the prin ciple of union. These qualities are the foundation of every domestic and every social virtue, for no man can expect to obtain the respect of others who is not conscious that he is not able to respect him self; no man can respect himself who is not to some degree independent of others I and nu man can long remain independent of others who does not make a prudent provision for those obligations which in the course of events throughout his life may fall upon him in discharging his duties both as an indi vidual and a citizen. You know that all wealth, even the wealth that constitutes the pride and power of this country, sprang originally from the savings of honest and frugal men, which savings, although small in their beginnings, are large and important in their collective aggregate, just as the rivets which fertilise the country and run into and swell the great ocean which bears upon its bosom the commerce of the world, are filled by those small streams which we ourselves see trickling down the hills of our respective neighbourhoods, and sa hich in their beginnings are so small and so comparatively insignificant. The great aggregate of the produce of industry and the wealth which flows from it is made up of the collective industry of individuals, ad tending towards one grand result. No doubt, in the beginning of life among the working classes it is extremely difficult for any man to save, because his income being small the narrowness of his re sources presses very severley on those taxes which he has necessarily to impose upon it. A few years ago we had not only that but other difficulties of a very formidable character to contend with. The rich man, it is true, who could make large investments, had a comparatively easy means afforded to him of plac ing his money out to advantage, and of obtaining an adequate return for it upon safe and sufficient security. But no such means existed for the poor man, whose savings, however large they might be in the aggregate, were individually too small to deal with in the ordinary way of investment, the result of which was that they were too commonly frittered away in idle pleasures or unprofitable enjoyments. A distinguished writer, who took great pains to trace the progress of this country towards wealth, as well as in examining the drawbacks to the full enjoyment of that wealth by the productive classes, used to dwell very much on the vast amount of what may be termed the self-imposed taxation of the people, and he pointed out with great force and ability the fact that millions of money appeared to be expended every year on unproductive enjoy ments—frittered and wasted away, as it were, which, if they had been judiciously invested by those to whom they belonged, would have contri buted vastly to the permanent welfare of their families, as well as to increase the general prospe rity, happiness, and comfort of the people at large. It was not surprising that such should be the case, and that the mass of the people should have ex pended their wages in such a manner, because, as I told you, great difficulties were imposed in a way of any humble man, who, from his scanty savings, desired to make any investment, by means of which the fruits of his labour should be rendered available to him at a time when he required them most, namely, a time of dearth and scarcity. Those times, how ever, in the general advancement of the nation, have been changed, and in the first place there has been introduced by the Legislature a system of sav ings banks, which is now, as you know, the means of aggregating many millions which the Govern ment invest for the benefit of the individual deposi tors. No doubt the sum deposited by each indivi dual member is small; they are, however, very ra pidly accumulated, and indeed sometimes as rapidly withdrawn ; but the general result has been that an enormous amount of money has remained with ex traordinary steadiness and absence of fluctuation in the hands of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, to be invested for the benefit of those to whom it belongs. Then, again, in the times in which we live private enterprise and wis• dom has not been wanting to contribute to the same result. There are now numberless building societies and other cooperative societies, whereby indivi duals, by making small periodical savings in the shape of weekly or monthly payments, after a cer tain period of time, long or short, of course, in pro portion to the amount of their payments, are en abled to live in a house of their own if they choose, or become landlords instead of always remaining tenants. Again, by means of co-operative union they can, if they prefer it, embark in some business, or adopt other means for the pu r pose of obtaining the reward of industry, integrity, and prudence. About 8 or 10 years ago it became my duty to con sides this question in relation to a class of men who at that time it was the fashion to believe were ne cessarily improvident and unthrifty far beyond any other class of the community—l mean the seamen of the United Kingdom. They were in the habit of receiving large sums at the ports at which they were paid off, and it frequently happened that the money which they received as the reward of so much toil or danger was wastes in dissipation, and that a very small portion of it ever found its way to their wives and families, in consequence of which great hardship and suffering were im posed on them. This matter having attracted the attention of the Government, we established a system which afforded a ready mode of con veying the sums of money which the sailors received on a vessel being paid off to the homes of their wives and families. What has been the result ? Is it not a surprising fact, as showing what may be effected an extent by the adoption of proper means to facilitate th e attempts attempts of those who feel inclined t t o he l B a e y f b a y e , ili t t h i a e t s assucthhus within the last 12 months after the new s ystem had come into operation which i affor d ed oo,o ot 0 which t_. .would otherwise the sailors availed themselves of it that no less a sum than X trans mitted, a large portion of extravagant dissipation. Such has have been spent in extra been the growth of the t system, and such the en couragement n ow g iven the investment of the in dependent and fruga. savings of the working classes w h o are not able to partake in those large invest ments which are ope n to their more f or t una t e fellow citizens. The object of the association, the anniver sary of which we have met to celebrate to-night, is one that attracts not less interest than any other cc -operative association. It is to furnish resources by the savings of the individuals who belong to it in their hours of suffering or sickness, and which are an aggravation of the pain of bereavement, for depend upon it that poverty is a very great aggravation of 1 suffering at such a time considering the attendant expenses which that very bereavement imposes upon a family. These societies are based upon the principle of mutual insurance, so that the father of a family can take the opportunity, during a period of com parative ease, of laying bysomething which will alle viate his sufferings in a time of distress. These resalto are brought about by a combination of union, frugality, and independence, whereby the wants of individuals are relieved by the united contributions of the whole body of the members assembled in friendly harmony one with another. the progress of this association has been such that within the few years that have elapsed since its estoblishment, the number of members has increased from 30 to 300, and it has distributed between £5,000 and . 16,000 in the relief of suffering. No doubt, then, it is dear to every one within the city of Oxford. (Cheers.) It is managed with great care by gentle men who investigate every case, and obtain every guarantee that the money is properly applied ac cording to the rules of the association. I approve very much of the principle adopted of a periodical revision of the rules by an experienced actuary, be lieving as I do that such a proceeding will tend to conduce to the permanence of your prosperity, and to maintain the principles upon which you are founded—the principles of independence and sc eurity, I siLeerely trust that by this and every other means you may succeed in maintaining a society so calculated to promote frugality, industry, and integrity among the working classes. (Cheers.) The welfar e of the members of a community is the welfare of the community itself; and depend upon it the proper and efficient discharge of their social and domestic duties by individuals tends very much to increase the general wealth, prosperity, and greatness of the country at large. There is a story in an old book called " The Guardian," which always struck me as well worthy the consideration of any public assemblage. An eminent writer pleasantly represents an old French monarch as holding a conversation with his Minister, in W hi ch he says to him—" How is it that I, who rule over this vast country of France, have found it so exceedingly difficult to conquer my very small neighbours, the ITnit',l Provinces of the Noth.r lands ?" to which this Minister replies—" Because, sire, the greatness of a country does not depend solely on the extent of its territory; it depends on the number of people who live on that territory, and on the character of the people, whose wealth again depends upon their industry and frugality, and it is because the province of the Netherlands maintain so large a population of such industrious and frugal people that your Majesty has found them so very difficult a nation to overcome." (Cheers.) •We live in times when class differences have disap peared, and when, while the great distinctions of society which are not only consistent with liberty, but are the real guarantees for liberty, were never more readily observed and acknowledged, we have nevertheless arrived at a thorough conviction of the truth of the remark of an ancient Roman, that whatever we may inherit or receive from others, those things are the most truly esteemed which we obtain for ourselves. (Cheers.) It is the principle, as I have said, of this society, by inde pendent support, by frugality of life, by integrity, and by union, that men shall provide against the evil day, and render themselves, so far as may be, superior to the darts of fortune, I cordially wish you success in your honourable undertaking, and beg to thank you most cordially for the kind manner in which you have been pleased to receive me. (Loud cheers.) Several other toasts were given and responded to, and the proceedings did not terminate ti:l a late hour. Ironmasters' Quarterly Meeting. BIRMINGHAM, Thursday Evening.—The great meeting of the ironmasters of this district, was h e ld in the Town-hall here to-day. Thera, was a very large attendance, and from the commencement a good disposition was evinced. '112,e makers of finished iron showed no anxiety to press for orders ; a feel ing existed among them that the trade has got the turn in the direction of improvement, and, as there are sufficient orders in to keep the works fully occa. pied, that it is as well to wait for a wbfie to see to what extent the reaction may go, and its effect ultimately upon prices. Bat the best evi dence that the trade is better was shown by con sumers. For the last 12 or 18 months there has existed so little of confidence on the part of con sumers that such of them as had for many years been in the habit of entering into contracts for their quarter's use at quarter-day, got into the habit of buying for a month only. To-day matters took a change in that respect ; there was manifested a wil lingness to go back to the old system, and enter into contracts for three months, whereas some of the principal producers were rather averse to enter ing into contracts so far a head, seeing that there is every probability of a rise in prices in the course of the quarter. The state of things in that respect exactly represents the tone of the meeting to-day; it was by no means animated, neither was the amount of business done large, but there was a cheerful feeling, unmistakeably so, from the com mencement to the end of the meeting, and a good average quantity of iron was sold. The Liverpool houses are doing an increasing trade on American account, and some of the North Staffordshire makers have, it was stated to-day, orders in hand which will occupy them to the end of the quarter to exe cute. Best bars are in demand, as is also round iro❑ for the American market. Home consumers bought readily to-day of all descriptions of finished iron. There was a good attendance of those who are connected with the export trade, and from the nature of their inquiries it is evident that there is a probability of an increased demand for iron for the various foreign markets. The advance in the price of pig-iron reported at Wolverhampton on Wednesday was fully main tained to-day. Good hot-blast iron was quoted at £3 7s. 6d. per ton. For cold-blast iron (Shropshire) there was the usual steady demand ; the make of the Lilleshall Company was sold readily at the full price of the day. Ironstone, the yield of the district, was in good demand ; blue flats quoted at 14s. to 14s. 6cl. per ton. The coal t ra d e i s b r i s k , an d the stocks on the pitbanks are small. The colliers are all fully em ployed, and there is no surplus labour of any kind in the district. The prevailing opinion was that this had been a satisfactory meeting, more so than could have been anticipated—taking place so early in the year. The members of the association and their friends dined together at thelien and Chickens after the business had concluded. EAST KENT ELECTION.—TIIE POLLING.—Tbe poll opened yest er d a y morn i ng a t 8 o ' c l oc k , an d con tinued with spirit during the whole of the day, resu ltin g in the return of the Liberal candidate, Sir Edware Dering ) by a majority of 88, according to the Liberal return, and 74 by the Conservative return. Colours were generally wain by both parties, and th e b e st poss ible h umour provail e d. This is the first ti me a Liberal has been elected fo r E as t Kent since the passing of th e Refo rm Bill. It is s omew h a t curious that at the election immediately prev i ous to the passing re p r esentatives, in the persons of M r . Thomas s and M r. Rid er, t h e i r C onservative opponent, Sir Edward Kn a t c hb u ll (f a th er o f the present returned two f that g de f ea ted candidat e ) " bolting. " The Conservative state ment of the f inal close of the poll gi v e s Si r Ed war d D er i ng 2,770, and Si r N orton Knatchbull 2,696. poo Law Hodges Liberalo bill, d the whole county (not then divided) R EPRESENTATION OF LISBURN.—DUBLIN, Thurs day,--It is stated that Mr. Richardson, the Conser vative member for Lisburn, is about to retire from the re. presentation of that town, which he has held for the last five years, in consequence of the state of his health. Seve ral gentlemen are mentioned as candidates for the honour of succeeding him—among others, Mr. John Barham, of Hildon, a Liberal, and Captain Ward, a Consgryative. Both those gentlemen are engaged in the manufactures of the town, and have much local influence. In addition to these, Mr. Thomas Bateson, a son of Sir Robert Bateson, who was formerly in Parliament as a Conservative, is men tioned; and some people name the Solicitor General for Ireland, who, it is well known, is anxious to find a seat. The Marquis of Hertford, who has considerable influence in the borough, has given orders, it is said, to his agents not to interfere with the free exercise of the franclthe by the electors. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. B.—The Hamburg and Ame rican Company's steamship Bavaria, from New York on the 27th of December, has arrived here with 72 passen gers, 60,000 dols. in specie for England, 116,956 dole, for France, and 1,800 dais. for Hamburg. She touched at Cape Race Dec. 31, but did not receive any news despatches. The steamship Princess Royal, bound from Falmouth for Halifax was at St. John's, s h ort of coals. T he steams hi p ' Caledonia, for Portland, Was also at St. John's on the 24th, likewise short of coals. The Bohemian passed Capo Race on the 24th, and the Etna on the 27th. The Bavaria spoke on the 2d instant, the City of Washington, bound west. During the latter part of her voyage the Bavaria encouna tered heavy north-westerly and northerly gales. A Pr, Y► le of l a, le el ?s 16 11 t, 1S it