The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-27 00:00:00

ANT) 3O3IMBItOIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Business bus been resumed this morning in dis kuut cirolcs on C. rather active scale. The brokers e still requiring accommodation for short periods, 14 order to arrange their accounts falling due at L l4 e pres ent season. b ut f or ordinary commercial °llB 'nesa the inquiry for assistance has been insigni leant. The supplies of capital on offer remain tern abundant, but the active demand keeps up the rate to 6 per cent. for the best paper. Loans t rout day to day have been in good request at the S tack Exchange, at 5i per cent. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's teleg ram , t h e 3 per cent. French Rentes were '6s f. 35c. Firm. Business has been resumed in the Stock Ea. bhange to-day, but there is very little inclination °4 the part of the public to speculate, and the dealings for t rans f er are equa ll y restricted. The bargains catered into are chiefly in connexion with the settlement of the fortnightly account in foreign bends and the various descriptions orshares. Con -101% however, are -} higher than at the close of the 411 trket on Friday, the present quotations being Lb follows :—For money, 89! f ; and for the 10th 140 ziruo, 801 4. The New Threes and Reduced 411ttuities are 88! H ; India 5 per Cents., 102! 11 / 3 ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents., 101. In the Foreign Market there is not much anima, . 11 on, but prices exhibit firmn ess . T ur ki s h 6 per v ents., 1862, are 72 k ; do. Consolides, 471 481; !lexican, 29! a ; do. New, 271 I; Greek, 234 g ; h 'Panish Passive, 32! ; do. Certific a t es , 14! I ; E 4 ' o rtuguese, 48; the Confed e rat e L oan , 61 63 ; the B37ptian, S lk prem. ; the Danubian, k dis. par; 1 / 4 d the Montevidean, 2 s prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been m oderately active, and prices have in most instances l bown an upward movement. Metropolitan have , ta proved lOs ; Midland, £1 ; S out h E astern, ; and Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, std North Western, each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little ttl nnge of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate t ecluest, at steady rates, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. I I) (1 0 VERNMENT FUNDS. er Cent. Consols 0 0 Account, Jan. 10 kller Cent. Reduced i i'W 3 pet : Cent . 'lv 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 fuo 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — I t ,Lluities, 30 yrs, expire 6th J an. 1880 — -',O for 30 yrs, expire sth April, ' lBB5 — ji u 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — ks)bequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4;per Cent Do £5OO k iq DO £lOO and £2 England Stk, 5i per,Ct. oo 240 38 b 1 , a Account.. 1 4, 1 1/Di &N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. pia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — " 0 Account ) , ) , 0 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ", 3 Account 1 - 1 , 0 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — ) ," 0 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 'u,o 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — 'JO 4 and Cent., Aug. 1865 Do'Jj Bsl,ooo under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES 4 . atrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ilian 5 per Cent u 0 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 .. 1 4 DO 1863 • • b etios Ayres 6 per Cent 4,.,0 Account.... - o o llan 6 per Cent. — t„ na, 6 ornbianer e 6 C bDpner C en t f , per ? 5 per Cent. 1864 ish 3 per Cent., 1825 °b 5 per Cent, 1864 , ° 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — pm 'tlador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — DO,, Provisonal Land Warrant — °PPtian 7 per Cent 96 1 , 1) , Second Issue `' o £lOO Bonds Do 1864 .. 95 (4' - '0 Scrip, £l5 paid 1 pm pk 5 p er C en t., 1824-5 , ex -C oupons — , 0 Account — L 0 Coupons (I' o Account t iptemala 5 per Cc . — It m o 1839 and 186 s, . •• • It s i ll 5 per Cent.(Matemmana Railway ) 713 t pean 3 per Cent 0 Account Do 1864 . . D_ ° 6 Cen. Anglo-French per nt. . .. 0 Scrip, £53 paid.... ktt° French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die x d k;",_riEsh Imperial 5 per Cent tY G . bGranada D )3 O 2 per Cent. .. ° Deferred h ° Land Warrant s (H e ctares) .. — ` - ' 0 Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — A, Do do Aug., 1866 — I ) ll rian 41 per Cent .. D ° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... — b 0 41 per Cent., 1862 ort o Account b°?uese 3 per Cent., 1853 b° Account • • b °3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. 48 it° Account — u elan 6 per Cent 1822, £ St., B9 b ° 4 / per Cent., 1850 — D 0 1860 Du 3 per Cent 1859 531 o o 5 per Cent, 1862 B7/ 11164 Oo Scrip, £65 paid tlirkian a per Cent .. 1 6 0 Account — ' ol eh 3 p er Cent .. — 80 Account DO New Deferred b° Account h 0 Passive Account N b sh Cert. of Coup not funded 1 / 4 0 Account 41 , e it cli i sh, 4 per Cent. , b eh 6 per Cent. 1854 L 0 Account o °6 per Cent. 1868 ...., .......... D 0 Account DB? £lOO on P 6 per Cent. ds 1862 b° Account £lOO Bonds.. — li ° 6 Per Cent. 1863 "Guaranteed, 4 per Cent..... ,bftuela 3 per cent. b° Account .... - b ° 6 per Cent., 1862 b° Account b ° 6 p Cent., 1864 0 11 per Cent k h. Dividends on the above payable in London lq,'trian 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. trtittn ' Ex. 25f p t q , 41 per Cent., . ... — b 4 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 0 4 A per Cent. Certificates 'Le i °II Rentes, 3 per Cent . e, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 26 francs.. I. h °4 !..ccont pan Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 1 t ° o ntase, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — 1 4 . THREE O'CLOCK. b° l B, Money B9l °A.oeount . 891 liverpool Cotton Market—Thus Day 44 tket firm. Sales probably 8,000 bales or more 44IPPING INTELLIGENCE—This clay. Tpox, Dec. 27.—Wind this day at noon—North 1/4,4!erlY ; moderate breeze, and fins weather, but r a th er ,4' 4 Y and cold. NSTOWN, Dec. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived—Amore, ) 0 ' Demerara. unt, Dec. 26,—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Erie, for 'l o o l : ll l ki.trourn, Dec. 26.—Wind N.E.—A rr i ve d—S u ff o lk, Tendon for Melbourne. lit t i,, L L) Dec. 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Penelope, for ;4„ '1); rare. Dec 26.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—lrie, from D are. Sailed—Eleanor Dixon, for Valparaiso—China, eoaerara. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) krn GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. ` , C h ' v edUrano, from Landscrona—Trit on , steamer, 45oulogne. DEAL, Tuesday' Morning. 1 1 967 ed, Dec. 26 —Regina, for Buenos Ayres--Leon qlcr o r i clo, for Madeira—Bristol, for Bornbay—all from ' l th n communication has appeared in several tBejrench journals contradicting a statement made by h 511 ,11 Paper that a Fr enc h W a r Administration is ab ou t ')l,'"garge the class of s o ldi ers w h os e time of servi ce w ill 1 ,4(1 - i t t i re till the end of 1865. The truth is that 30,000 h e re nal discharges are to be di s t r ibuted among the sol- Of that c l ass b elong i ng to regiments at present in 11. 41 ti tt `'e; but the men who apply for them will remain at i t i :P ° al of the Minister of War until their definite die °4 the 31st Dec., 1865! r) T . -v 11A3KETI _,.., SHARE MAR KE TS,—This Day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUIL3. a l wa y s. . ihir., idol., and Str. Vali an : - T - 1 1 .) , • "I yne. ..... 100 ;' - litstol and Exeter , Ade donlan ~;orX and Bandon ...... 1 a:1 all Do A ("! 2'ets no div all Do. B lA : ll6 P c •P an ' ll " all (been paid to 11.' Oublin lc Belfast june.i all Dun„Pertb,/frAb. June.' all ; I dinburgli K Glasgow. 10e Glnsg,. and S. Western. 101 Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 Ditto A stock Ditto East A aglian et. 100 Greaticorthoi Scotland 100 ' 3 reat Northern....... ' 100 Do A stock ! 100 Do B do , 100 Gt. S. mil W. of Irelan-e 100 Great Western,Original 100 Do Str Val trim. stoes' 100 87 gs) 131 132 131} Do. South Wales Do. west Mid. -oxford Do Newport Do ri ereford ( Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall, Lou., Bright.,& S. Coa s t Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western. Lon. & Scr.th Western' Man., Shef., & Lincoln. slaryport and Carlisle. Do t shares... Metropolitan Midland Do Binning. & Derby 1 ',lid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Ilid Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee SUL Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do 1 ork Do Carlisle.. •• Do. Stock. & Darlin g Do do 1855-58 Do do North London Do New Do New, 1884 Sorth Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction 1 Scottish Central Soot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welolipow Shropshire Union `.h 'South .youth Eastern Staines, Wok., and Wok fall Vale.. .. ....« Do C Vale of Death Waterford (tz Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool liar. AR Paid., Closing ! Business Price. I done. a 7 474 8-1 hare t 3.3. st st 50 20 67 60 58 60 44 46 100 Ic2 1161 'l7 83 84 105 106 38 40 120 12 97 08 64 65 121 ;22 13Di 140 10'd ill 55 66 256 Of 114 114! 74 73} 12 4 104 87i 38} 11 12 p 9 10 120 125 2; 1 1i 79 60 10, I,i 133 142 58 69 44 46 E 6 t6l 8 9 163 :68 34 44 t, 1,9 111 38 40 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways Cantle & St Lawreno tom., Barodte In, Gu. 5 per cent... Do. E. nares.. iillidlo and Laxe Hurd', Do. Preferance lutlalo,BrantAGodriel p. et. bds. Aug, 1, 187: Jo. do. July 1, 187. to. do. June t. 187 lent ta.kS.Eastn. (I,th 'apeTown ct Dock Seri Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf e:s...tu. Bengal au . v. Mast Indian. gu. p. c Do. do. J Ext. -trend Trunk ot Uanad; Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge a per cent Du. Ist rr,i. Bona, .. Do. do. deferred. Do. 2d Pref. . Bonds., Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred..... 00. 4th I'ref. stook... Do. do. deferred- Ot.lndiarentn.gua.sp.c Do. Gu 5 per cell , .. Do. New gua. 5 p. n... et. South.of India (Lim ,uaranteeJ 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do it. W. of Canada Share, Do. New •• • • • Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 51 p. a. do. '77-8.. . Indian Branch Limited %ladras. guar., 5 p. o. Do. lf p. o. Extension Dc. 4.4 Do. Fifth Extension. p. o. Buds & Hobson's Bay. , lewßrunswick Cand, Claes A and B. N.Rl.C'da 6 pa Ist pf bei% Scinde Do. Delhi.. lf Do. c Do. Punjaub ...• Do. Indus.B t. Flog) k 100 100 100 all all 100 ( . 100 100 2 1(0 .100 Closing Price. Paid. 58 60 3021 103/ 010 i p 5 51 8} 9 75 80 98 100 8) &5 10.3 104 104 P 5 21 22 83 91 70 72 61 d 4 66 68 56 58 53 54 47 50 3) 32 28 30 103& 3.04 pr ip pr 4p 101 103 9 9f 11f 11 83 4)0 80 62 1 f d 104 103 i 96, 08 91 03 89 81 3 6 82 S 4 10 103 102 i 1034 Id 10 103 101 15 971 Business don( 1.03 i 2t Alan Sk 20 1:) ! 40 4tivk 20 itonk SW 9 took stock stock stook stook stock 20 stook i toot stock Stook COLONIAL GOV/dllt:s British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872.... Do. do. 1883.... : ,, .(ior.6 p.c.Ja tt,J ut;, 1877-31 Do. 6p. c. Feb.. Aug Do.d p. c. Mar. Sep i Do. 5 p. o. Do. 5 Inscribed btoct, Ape G. Hope, 6p Do.Ap 4z, Oat. 188( Do. 189 , )o. Jan. July. 1891.. Noy.l€ll4, 6 p Do. 1878, do. p.c0nt.1873 1 Do. 18781 Do. 1882 NTatal Gov. 6 per cent.. N. B.Gov. 6 p.a..) a.daul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p :.,18, ,, Du. 5 p. c.,1811 to I,di Do. d0.,1888 upwch New Zealand 6 p cent \lova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. queensland Gcv. 6 p. a i.Aus Gov. 6 p.c.1t68-- Do. 1 ward 4... Vio.Gov. 6 p.o. Ja.6r-Jul) Do. lo 6 p.o. An.4t00t... BRITISH MINES. 2 'nmbrian Cons o l. G o ld I Chiverton - Joilora Amalgamated. - )evon G. Cone. (Tavist. - DrakewaPs.. •• .. • . ,ttit Bassett(lllogan) - Mast Caradon ...... - .79st earn 8rea......., - East Grenville .. - East Lovell - W Russet ( l'avistk - nm..tBt.A hymer wen 4 Great Laxey, -;real, South Coigns... - i. Wheal Vor (ilelstox, )renville.. - - ier;A's-Foot - I ingston Downs - tlargaret (tiny Lelair - darke Valley.. 4 vndv Iron Oro (Lim. .. - ew ietun nrth Downy... - North Roskear.. v% fiztat , et(lllo4,:ti - nrth Wheal Crotty . - Prosper 'rovidence( tiny Lein(. iouthtlaradon(St.Cleet -% Wheal Fran. (Illokfa” - stray Park - On Croit - , Vest Basset (Illogan),. - VC, radon (Liskeard - West Chiver on .., - West baton - , Vlieel Basset (Mogan - Wheal Bulleratedruth - WhealLudeott ....... - , Wheal MaryAnn;:den: - Seton ......... - •Vb eal Trentwney (Lis.. - Wheal Union 5 1 3.5. E 8 58 7 13 t 5 ,95 205 17 19 PIiEFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. No. 1, les 1 Great Eastern, E. Anglian, No. 1, 5 per cent. stook. 101 Great Western, 5 per oent. rd. pref., 1031 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent.. 125 PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 45 per cent. pf., 90} London, Chatham ,tc., Metrop. Ext., B Cper cent., 911 London and South-Western, 41 per cent., 99 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9f 1 Great Luxembourg, 121 Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 341 Recite and San Francisco (lira.), gua. 7 per cont., lik FOREIGN MINES, Mariquita, Port Philip, q BANKS. Agra and Alisterman's (lim.). Ditto, ne7, issd at 30 pm , calls paid in advance, 84/ Alliance (Unto. 84; 5 Ditto, new, 341 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 10 is pd ,19 British and Californian, lim.,°,3f British North American, 49/ Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 35 Colonial, lire., 43/ Consolidated Bank, Um., 11/ Union of London, 57f English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 20j European Bank, lim., Imperial Bank (lim.). 33/ Imperial Ottoman, 14 17/ Land Mortgage Bank of India, Em., 5 4; London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 71 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 25 London and County, 81/ London Joint Stock, 50 London and South African, 22 London and South-Western, lim., 22 London and $1 estminster, Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 11w. , 14 New South Wales, 46 South Eastern, lim., 11l DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 72 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 101 City Offices, Dm., 5 Credit Fonder and Mobilicr of England, Ditto (£2), E 4 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 51 1 Fore -street Warehouse, 1im.,F91 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Sm., 7 61. Imperil mercantile Credit A sso., lim.. 8 1 International Financial society, lira., 71 1 Joint Stock DiscountZlim., Land Securities, Inn., London and Caledonian narine, Um" 5} London Financial Association, lim., 2 41 1 London General Omnibus Company. 3 11 ational Discount Company, lint., 181 Pen , nsula and Oriental Steam, ;S, Ditto, new, 49 82 Societe Fina , ,ciere d' Egypte, lim., 41 1 Upper:AsEamTea, lim , an 2.1.0. 2.7.0, aaa.6. 78 , , 8.1..6 2.80 7.1. iu 6.7 30.17.1 103 f 2} 'l' SECIJ ItITIEN 99 101 97 99 97 09 88 90 86 89 03 105 106 108 1(.6 108 109 111 101 19i V 9 112 05 107 (06 109 1(6 108 t'4 106 08 101 98 100 95 97 94 96 105 107 OD 101 [O4 105 107 10? tO6 1(.7 95t li 41 i 181 33A g i lYn Ora POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREEL BOXING-DAY DISORDERLIES.—A number of persons of both sexes, as usual on the morning after Boxing-day, were brought before Mr Tyrwhitt charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The magistrate, making a little allow ance for the occasion, discharged most of the defendants, and in other cases imposed light fines. Some of the de fendants were charged with assaults, the only noticeable case being that of William Coslett, a letter.carrier, and John Robinson, no occupation, who were charged with assaulting police-constables 126 and 143 C. The defendant Robi^ son went into an oyster shop in Dorset-place, Pall mall, and behaved in a very unruly manner. He struck and spat in a constable's face, and then Coslett came up and interfered on behalf of Robinson. Mr Tyrwhitt committed Robinson to prison without a fine, and fined Coslett ss. On the whole, the charges of drunkenness were less numeraus this year than for some years past. COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE TOR AN ASSAULT.-Wm. Crowdy, a tailor, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Sergeant Cole, 23 C. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Dec. 26. Her Majesty the Queen, their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopoia, and his Serene Highness Prince Leningen, attended Divine service at Whippingham Church yesterday afternoon, attended by the DJwager Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe, the Hon. Lucy K.:Tr, and 11.1,j3r. General the Hon. A. Hood. Prince Leningen arrived at Osborne on Saturday on a visit to her Mijesty. The D Icheas (Dowager) of Grafton is not going Lo Cannes, as was erroneously announced. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury have a small and select party staying at Hitfield House, Herts. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield are entertain ing a select family party at Shugburgh Park, Staffordshire. The Earl of Ihverley, accompanied by Lady Louisa Percy, has arrived at Ditton, Torquay. The Countess Dalawarr (Baroness Buckhurst) has been detained in town from indisposition, which has prevented the noble earl and her ladyship going to Buck hurst Park for the Christmas, as was arranged, The Mar chioness of Salisbury came to town at the end of the past week to visit hor ladyship, The Sergeant said that between 8 and 9 o'clock the pre vious evening he was called to the Red Lion public-house King-street, Regent-street, by the landlord, in consequence of there being a fight going on between some tailors. He assisted in clearing the house, and separated the prisoner and another man who were fighting together, the prisoner being very violent, and saying that if he had his scissors he would put them into the man he had been fighting with. He persuaded the prisoner to go away, and he pretended to do so, but ran after the man and struck him in the eye. He (the Sergeant) then took the prisoner into custody, when he gave him (the Sergeant) a severe kick in the groin, causing him great pain and sickness all night. Two persons having come to his assistance, he succeeded in getting the prisoner to the station, on the way receiving severe kicks. Mr Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for a month with hard labour. Baroness Biome gave birth to a son on Sunday morning, at the Hanoverian Legation in Grosvenor-place, The baroness and infant are progressing favourably. New Agitation in Ireland. The following remarkable article appears in the Irish Times of Friday 23d D..cember : " A formidable looking requisition addressed to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor is the prelude to that new organisation for creating division among the Irish people, which the Irish Times was the first to notice and to condemn. The requisition called upon the Lord Maynr to convene an aggregate meeting to inaugurate an agitation for " the aboli tion of the Established Church," for a measure of tenant right, and for free education—whatever may be understood under those terms. The Lord Mayor signalises the last days of his office by undertaking to preside at the meeting for such objects. This agitation, however, has not even the merit of being indigenous. It is en importation from England, transferred to Irish soil by wire pullers who fear to let their na ues appear. It originated with the Radical Dillwyns of the House of Commons. who have by their votes emphatically marked their hostility to Ireland. One of her Majesty's Secretaries of State very recently adopted the theories of the West minster Review, and urged the Chartists and Radi cals of England to join with parties beiieved to have influence in Ireland, and to combine for the special purpose of maintaining the Whigs in their posses. sion of power. The abolition of the Established Church, the destruction of the territorial rights of landowners, the division of the people of Ireland into two hostile camps, the setting class against class and creed against creed, are the worthy means about to be adopted—that Ireland may be misgoverned as she has been. Ireland peaceful and united is thought to be dangerous. Division is the least costly, and the most effective means of keeping a nation depressed, for the strength which should be consecrated to the elevation of our common country can be employed in tearing her asunder, while character is lost and sympathy alienated by the furious, though futile acerbity of political and polemical feuds. " To the requisition is appended a long list of names, but infinitely shorter than what might rea. aonably be expected. At the head of the list are the names of some who, no doubt, do possess influence in the proper sphere. The great majority of the signatures have no address attached, and this is a sufficient indication of the position of the parties. It must at once strike every one, including those who promoted the requisition, that there is not any name there of a payer of rentcharge. Yet the abe. lition of the Established Church is demanded as it all the signatories suffered grievously from that ancient charge upon property. We do not see amidst the names that of any great landed proprie tor who patriotically is ready to surrender the right of property, and to make the tenant the real owner of the soil. However influential some of the signa tories may be in their own sphere, even they must confess that they have not been able to command the support of any powerful prty. The public voice has already decided that the more respectable per• sons in the list are not those who should properly take the lead in a political agitation o this kind. "It is with very great regret we witness this re. vival of old organisations for the old motives. An association, formed of all classes and creeds for thr advancement of cur common country and the social benefit of every man in it, would have commanded universal approval and support. But this organi sation, taken up in anticipation of the dissolutio❑ of Parliament, is but a Whig Radical artifice to de stroy the Irish vote in the mit Parliament 1)3 sowing dissension through the people, and creating several parties in the Irish representation, so that unity or unanimity on any Irish question would be impossible, Such organisations have been tried in Ireland whenever the exigencies of a ministry set their instruments at work. They ended always in breaking up the ties which should exist between the different classes of our countrymen, and gained no toriety, and eventually a place for a few who had not the courage to place themselves at the head of movements, though they clutched eagerly at the sordid advantage to be gained. This organisation will be fomented, carried on, and will collapse like all the rest. It is plain, from the list of names, that the intellectual and independent Roman Ca tholic laity do not sympathise with it. These are well aware that previous associations were ' got up' and managed,' not for the benefit of those who were induced to take a prominent part in them, but for the advancement of a few who remained in the background at first, and only came forward when promotion was in view, to make pledges and to break them. But, by such agitations industry is paralysed, agriculture neglected, dissensions, often deadly, are excited, and Ireland is powerless. A Minister may emile in derision upon all efforts to raise Ireland to the posi tion she has a right to enjoy, when he beholds one-half of the people arrayed in religious feud against the other. " The aggregate meeting is declared to be open to the citiztns of Dublin and others. It would be an easy thing to collect a vast number of persons who are opposed to the objects of the movement to express their dissent and opposition to the proceed ings. Such a course has actually been proposed; but we would earnestly recommend all dissentients to stand aloof from the proceedings, and let the agitation and excitement be confined to those who find pleasure in them. The resolutions passed at a meeting got up as this has been can have no possi ble influence or weight to further the obj.cts desired by the requisition. It would be a very false step indeed to take notice of the meeting by attending, or recognising the platform as the suitable place to discuss the abolition of the church or the destruction of the rights'of propErty.' The Gloucester Journal contains the following let ter from Lord Fitzhardiuge :—" To the Gentlemen and Farmers Residing within the Limits of the Country Hunted by Lord Fitzhardinge.—Berkeley Castle, Dec. 22, 1 864.—Gentlemen,—The Rev. Sir E. Colt has a small farm surrounded by my fox coverts ; his tenant, Jamas Cox, of Wandsell, 1 - tas shot several coxes lately and avows that he will destroy every fcx that he can get at, and 'the small covert belonging to Sir E. Colt is full of trays set for the hounds. I have done all I pos sibly can to induce the rev. baronet to interfere to prevent his tenant from adopting such a selfish pro ceeding, He will not state his grievance, neglects to answer my letters, and ende by writing so discourteously that further attempts at conciliation on my part are pre, eluded. Under these circumstances I shall be forced to give up the country, unless by your united endeavours you can induce the rev, baronet to prevent the said James Cox from pursuing this unneighbourly and selfish course of proceeding. I will ask the favour of all hunting gemle men and farmers, within the limits of my hunting country, to meet here and discuss this affair on 'Thursday, the 29th of this month, at eleven o'clock. The hounds will meet at twelve o'clock on that day, in the Castle meadow.—Y-urs truly, FITZHARDINGE," THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1864. Institution of Civil Engineers, After the reading of the report a Telford medal and a Telford premium of books were presented to Mr W. Lloyd ; a Telford medal to M. Pernolet ; a Telford medal and the Manby premium, in books to Mr G. H. Phipps; Telford premiums of books to Messrs. J. B. Redman, W. Parkes, T. Sopwith, jun., J. M, Heppel, and G. R. Burnell; and Watt medals to Messrs. I'. Sopwith, jun., W. Bridges Adams, and J. Cross. The thanks of the institution were unanimously voted to the president for hie attention to the duties of his office ; to the vice-presidents and the other menebere and associates of council for their co-operation with the president, and their constant attendance at their meetings; to Mr. F. J, Bramwell, as the originator of the present movement for the establishment of a benevolent fund in connection with the profession to Mr Charles Menby, honorary secretary, and to Mr James Forrest, secretary, for the manner in which they had performed the duties of their offices; as also to the auditors of the accounts, and the scrutineers of the tallot for their services. The following gentlemen were elected to fill the several offices on the council for the ensuing year :—John R. M'Clean, president; J. Fowler, C. H. Gregory, T. Hawk sley, and J. S. Russell, vice-presidents ; Sir William Arm strong, W. H. Barlow, N. Beardmore, J. Cubitt, T. E. Harrison, G. W. Hemans, J. Murray, G. R. Stephenson- C. Tignoles, and J. Whitworth, members ; and John Aird jun., and A. Ogilvie, associates. The meeting was then adjourned until Tuesday, Jan. 10, when the monthly ballot for members would take place,, and the discussion would be resumed upon Mr J. Taylor's paper on " The river Tees." A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.—On Friday evening last, while Mrs Bentley Foster, of Filey, was walk.. ing on the sands, she perceived a small parcel being washed up by the tide, which, on being taken up, proved to be a bottle wrapped up in a piece of silk, and tightly corked. When broken it was feuud to contain half a sheet of note paper, upon which was well written as follows:—" Ship Louisa, off Deal, November 29, 1864. A merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all our friends in England, from a party of emigrants to Auckland, New Zealand." SERVICES OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE LIFE BOAT.--A violent gale of wind from the south east visited the bay of Port Elizabeth, Care of Good Rope, en the 18th of 02tober last. An excellent lifeboat, built four years since in London under the superintendence of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, was fortunately stationed at the port. The sea at the time was very high, and the bay was quite white with foam. The barque Bal larat, of Port Elizabeth, was observed during the night to drift ashore on the Bight. Efforts were made to rescue the crew by an open boat, but unhappily when near the wreck -the steer-oar broke, and a sea striking the boat she was cap sized end over end, and three of her brave crew were drowned. The Sailors' Friend lifeboat afterwards went off, and succeeded in saving the whole of the wreck's crew. The annual meeting of this institution—Mr John Fowler, vice-president, in the chair, was held on Wednesday. In presenting an account of the proceedings during the past 12 months, the council reported that the characteristic feature of study, progressive development, was never more fully exemplified, in any similar period, since the first establishment of the institution. The meetings had proved very attractive, the discussion had been well sus tained, the library was fast becoming rich in all professional and scientific works of this and other countries, the num ber of members and associates had greatly increased, and the financial condition was very satisfactory. The im portance to engineers of being connected with the in stitution was felt more and more every day ; and although the time had not airlved when it was considered imperative for every one practising the pro fession to have received the diploma of the institution, yet in general opinion it might fairly be said that that position heel been attained. On these grounds, there fore, it was more than ever essential that the quali fications of all candidates for admission should be most scrupulously examined; and that the members should satisfy themselves, before signing any proposition paper, that the person so recommended, possessed such character, practice, and experience, as to entitle him to the distinction he sought. There had been 23 ordinary general meetings during the session, when 11 papers had been read, many of the evenings having been entirely occupied by discus sions. The communications related to the details of erection of three lighthouses or facilitating the navigation of the northern portion of the Red Sea; to the causes of the de cline in the duty of Cornish pumping engines; to the cir cumstances which determined the velocities of Mum and reflux, and consequent scour, attendant on the final closing of embankments for reclaiming land from the sea, or from a tideway ; to a description of the features of, and changes in, that portion of the east coast of England between the Thames and the Wash Estuaries ; to the actual state of the works in the Mont Cenis Tunnel, perhaps the most important and interesting work of civil engineering in the present day; to an inquiry into the resistences to bodies passing through water; to the Santiago and Val paraiso Railway; to the structure of locomotive engines, fur ascending steep gradients, when in combinanon with sharp curve:, and to the impedimental friction between wheel tires and rails; to the distillation of coal and the manufac ture of coke; and to the machinery employed in sinking artesian wells on the continent. With regard to the publi cation of the minutes of proceedings, it was stated that volumes xxi. and xxii. would shortly be issued, and that the general index to the series of volumes from i. to xx, inclu sive, in itself a volume of about 400 pages, was also nearly ready, A new edition of the catalogue of the library was in preparation, in continuation of that issued in 1851, now out of print. At that date the library contained upwards of 3,000 volumes and 1,500 tracts; now the collection amounted to about 5,500 volumes and 3.000 tracts. The tabular statement of the transfers, elections, deceases, and resignations, showed that the number of elections had been 93, of deceases 25, of resignations 6, and of erasures 7, leav ing an effective increase of 63, and making the total number of members of all classes on the books on Nov. 30 last 1,095 This was an increase of nearly 5.3 per cent, in the past 12* months. The deceased announced during the last year had been--Francis Baird, Thomas Bartlett, John G. Bodmer, Thomas Casebeurne, Charles Dean, Joseph Gibbs, George Hurwood, James Jones, Rhys Wm. Jones, Edward Oliver Manby, George Meredith, George M. Miller, Wm. C. Mylne, Richard Roberts, Win, Simpson, and Adam Smith, members; John S. Atkinson, Win. Bagnall, Fredk. Law rence, Wm. Llewellin, Thomas T. Mitchell, Robert Ran some, Charles Fredk. Stuart Smith, Alfred Thompson, and Arthur Wightman, associates. This list included the names of many very old members, several of whom had been en gaged under the first president, Telford, as well as one of the six founders of the institutien—Mr James Jones—who in its early day acted as secretary, and whose death, at an ad vanced age, was the result of a lamentable accident. The abstract of the receipts and expenditure fur the year ending the 30th of November last, as prepared by the auditors, showed that the payments during the 12 mouths had amounted to £2,955, against receSpts from all sources of £4,414; and that the amount obtained from subscriptions and fees alone, without including the dividends upon in vestments, and the sums derived from other sources, had exceeded the disbursements by about £450. The council had therefore been again enabled to add to the institution fund by the purchase of £1,200 4 per cent, debenture stock of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Com pany. On comparing this statement of accounts with the average of the previous 10 years, it appeared that the total income now exceeded that average by nearly 40 per cent., while the inrease in the disbursements during the same period had been less than 20 per cent. The realised pro perty of the institution now comprised General funds £10,819 12s 10d; 2 Building fund, £1,751 Os id ; and 3. Trust funds, £9,970 12s 7d, making a total of £22,541. Ss Bd, as against £20,649 16s 2d at the same period last year. The propriety of establishing a benevolent fund in connec tion with the profession received the serious consideration of the council before any steps were taken to ascerta'n the views of the members generally. It was well pointed out by Mr F. J. Bramwell (M. Inst. C.E.), with whom the present proposal originated, that in most, if not in all, other professions and occupations there was a regularly organised system for the aid of des cayed members when in necessitous circumstances ; and that, as the civil engineers already formed a numerous and increasing body, in some respects more liable to those mis fortunes and vicissitudes which were known by experience to overtake those following other pursuits, it was incumbent on the profession that some business-like action should be taken in reference to soliciting subscriptions for individual cases, now unfortunately found to be frequently requisite. Private inquiries among a tow of the members of the insti tution having shown that such a fund, if properly managed and adequately supported, could not fail to be productive of immense good, it was determined to appeal to the gee neral body, and the result had been such a response as fully to justify the course which had been pursued. Al ready from 224 contributors donations to the amount of £21,884, and annual subscriptions to the extent of £lB7 had been promised. Of these contributors 97 were donors only, 14 were both donors and annual subscribers, and 113 were annual subscribers. At the meeting recently held in the rooms of the institution the fund was formally established, and that portion of the general committee, which it was recommended should be elected by the contributors was appointed. At the same time the com mittee was requested to prepare a scheme, with bye-laws and rules, far the administration of the fund, and to report the reeutt of their deliberations to a general meeting of the confributors, to be set umoned for Jan. 17 next. The coun cil would not venture t i anticipate what might be the issue of the considerations of the committee; but they felt assured that a measure so calculated to enhance the character of the profession would be cordially supported, and on every ground they commended it to the most favourable notice of the members. It should be the constant endeavour to make the institution the depository of the accumulated know. ledge of all the members, and all should strive so to sustain and consolidate the institution that it might continue truly and faithfully to represent the important interests committed to the care of tha_civil en gineer, 1181 17 1051 1201 11 98 7 1 . !2$ 14:_f 40 1141 14 104} f 861 I THAMES. WATCH STEALING AND WINDOW BREAKING.—Mary Jane Webb, a young woman, the wife of a mechanic, was brought before Mr Partridge charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking five panes of glass in the house, Nc. 6, Randall-street, Poplar, Anne Harris, a single woman, stated that she lived with her sister at No 6, Randall-street. Yesterday at 12 o'clock sh© went t.) a drawer and wound up her gold watch. Two hours afterwards she wanted to use her watch, in fact, she intended to wear it. On going to the drawer where she had left the N% etch it was g ne. She charged her sister and the prisoner with sealing, and threatened to give both into custody if it was not forthcoming. The prisoner said she had never taken the watch. In the course of the day the prisoner went cut, and her husband followed her and said, "My dear, allow me to put a pin in your shawl, it is open, and you will catch cold." The ruse succeeded, and while the prisoner's husband was pretending to adjust her shawl, he took from her bosom the missing gold watch and chain. Mr Partridge—She is charged on the police-sheet with breaking windows, Witness--Yes, she broke my sister's windows last night. We forgave her the robbery. We don't prosecute her for that, Several witnesses deposed that the prisoner was drunk, and smashed five panes of glass. The prisoner —I did break the glass. Mr Partridge ordered the prisoner to pay for the dame: e she had done, and a small fine, or be committed to priton fora month. THE SPIRIT OF NELSON.—A letter has fallen in our way in which a very young officer of the Royal navy, writing from Malta, describes to his father the circum stances of a recent melancholy accident which cost the country the lives of 12 brave officers and seamen belonging to her Majesty's ship Orlando. The circumstances strike us as so very interesting, simply related, and we have been so moved by the heroic spirit of one " little midshipman," whose name we preserve, in the hope that this record may one day be perused with pride by relatives of the gallant boy, that we publish the account :—" I have heard the par ticulars 01 that most deplorable accident, and, as I dare say you would like to hear them too, I will tell you all that are known. In the first place I should tell you that the Bay of Tunis is an awful place for squalls. The party started one morning (it was the 3d of November), at about 8 o'clock, for a shooting and pleasure excursion about 20 miles down the coast. Lieut. S. was the senior officer there, and he to a certain extent took charge of, or was responsible for, the boat in which they went. It was remarked that they were very gloomy on leaving the ship, and also that when they left the band was playing some selection which was a little sad ; upon which Lieutenant S. remarked, I wish they wouldn't play a Dead March for us !' And again, going ashore, one of the men sang ' The Sailor's Grave,' and other songs of that kind. They got ashore all right, had lunch ashore, and started for the ship at about half-past 3 o'clock. When they had made about 800 or i,roo yards (according to the cox swain of tho boat, who was saved), a violent squall struck her, and capsized her. They all managed to cling to the boat, except the captain of marines, who couldn't swim. Lie was seen some way off, when a little midshipman—the youngest in the ship, and who could swim very well indeed— struck out and brought him to the boat. It is worthy of men tion that the only members of the partY who could swim were the coxswain, an old quastermaster, Kemble. the little midshipman I have mentioned, and a master's assistant. The coxswain, seeing that the boat was drifting out to sea, said they had better do something, and suggested several things, but they would not adopt any of them, except en deavour to right the boat. This they could not do, He then proposed lashing the oars together, and those who could swim, towing those who could not. This being also rejected, he then made up his mind to swim ashore, and started in his clothes. Lieutenant S. called him back ; upon which he came back, and received orders to stick t o the boat. He then said, Well, sir, it's no use of my stop ping here. I am very sorry to have to disobey your orders, and I trust I shalt be forgiven.' He then turned round to the little midshipman and said, Mr Kemble, will you come with me ? I will assist you if you find you can't manage it.' Kemble said (though, -as I have told you, he could swim splendidly), have orders to re main here, and it is my duty to set an example,' and he re peated the orders. The coxswain then asked all those who could swim if they would come, and they all answered in the same way. Was not that a gallant thing, to stay be hind when they were otherwise sure of saving their own lives, and all for the sake of being true to the orders they had received particularly, remembering that the example was set by the smallest midshipman in the ship f The coxswain then wished them good-by, and succeeded in getting ashore, but of curse he must have had a frightful night, as it came on to blow very hard, and he had not a single thing on; in fact, when he was picked up next morning he was in a sort of delirious state. He said afterwards that he heard them, or fancied he heard them, all night, shouting for help; but he could not assist them, as the place he landed at was uninhabited. A long search was made for the bodies, without effect ; but a steamer coming in afterwards, without having heard of the accident, reported having seen a body floating, at a distance of, I should imagine, about 40 miles from where the accident took place.—Dickens' s " All the Year Bound." THE YELTERTON MARRIAGE CASE.—Our readers will remember that, a few weeks ago, the indomit• able Mrs (Longworth) Yelverton attempted to re-open the whole question of her marriage before the Scotch courts, on the strength of some affidavits, which certified that a woman named Sarah Mallins or Mullins, who attended the major's brother in his last illness had heard this brother declare that the major confessed to him his Scotch marriage with Mrs Longworth was a genuine and valid marriage. The Courts reilised the application, but the friends of the major have now produced cou n t er - a ffidavits, signed by the Hon. Mrs Yelverton's coachman, Lord Avonmore's butler, Lady Avonmore's maid, and the medical attendant of the family—all deposing that they were in daily attend ance on Mr Yelverton during his last illness, and that, to their certain knowleege, there was no woman of the name of Mullins in attendance on him, nor any female whatever, except his mother, wife, and sister. A MISSING VESSEL.—We are very much afraid that all hopes must now be abandoned of the good ship J.E.H. ever arriving. She left Melbourne on the 16th of July, and has, therefore, now been at sea more than 160 days, and has never been spoken with since she left port. There have been some terrible hurricanes in southern lati tudes, but the other vessels from the Australian colonies appear to have experienced nothing beyond ordinary casualties. Fire or collision with an iceberg may probably have befallen the J.E.H., which had on board the follow,. Me passengers :—Miss Lever, Miss Bartrop, Mrs Carter, t%o children and servant, Dr Starling, Mr H. 0. Walker, Mr Boase, and Mr Motherwell in the cabin, besides two passengers in the steerage. She had a valuable cargo, in cluding 10,9200 z of gold, 740 bales wool, 629 casks tallow, 13,263 hides, 134 bales leather, 751 packages skins, 28,870 horns, 28 tons bones, 126 bales rags, 69 bags bark, 50 bales pelts, quantity of hoofs, 4 packages private effects, 2 cases glassware, 2 cases slate, 3 cases and 40 bundles stell, and 3 oases hardware.—Australian and Few Zealand Gaze*. Lord and Lady Tredegar are entertaining a select party at Tredcgar House, Monmouthshire, during the fes tive season. Lord Seatoc left Shrubland Hall, Ipswich, the seat of Sir G. B. Middleton, last week, for Devonshire. The Sultan has conferred on Signor Fagnani the commandership of the Order of the Medjidieb, as a token of his satisfaction for the portrait of his High- ness, executed by that excellent artist, who is about to leave Paris on a professional excursion to the United States. PLANTING OF A TREE BY LADY PENNEFATHER AT ALDERSHOT.—On Thureday forenoon Lady Pennefather performed the interesting ceremony of planting a young tree of the conifer species, known as the " Welliugtonia gigantea," in the grounds of All Saints Military Church, Aldershot. Her ladyship was accompanied by Lieut.•-Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather, Major• Gen. Bates, and several officers of ihe staff. After the ceremony had been duly per formed, Sir John' thanked Mr Waterer, of Bagshot nur sery. the donor of the tree, and the proceedings were con cluded. - - FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring MARCH. Derby Spring Liverpool Spring .. 7 Shrewsbury Spring .... 9 Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Durham Newmarket Cruven Newmarket Ist Spring.. 1 Chester Yurk Spring .. 2 Salisbury Bath 23 Epsom Sumner Epsom Summer (con.) 1 Manchester 7 Aecut Alexandra Park 2O Ju ' Hampton Newton Newcastle Worcester Summer 'LY. Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract Nottingham Summer .. 18 Chesterfield .... 21 Goodwood AUG Huntingdon Reading Egham Oxford York August 22 Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer 3O Weymouth :MEER. SEPTE: Weymouth (continued) 1 Leicester Doncaster Brecon OCTO Richmond Monmouth . ... Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist October, 26 IBER Northallerton Newmarket Second Oct 9 NOVEMBER. Newmarket Houghton.. 23 Worcester Autumn .... 31 Worcester Autumn (continued) ...... 1 Now ready, G. SHELTON'S Derby Guide, la. G. R Glenie, Sporting Library, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park , Sunday Times Office, Fleet-street; and all agents. Locx.F.T'S Derby Analysis at a glance shows what thf field for the Blue Riband will be selected from ; and con tains also selections for all the great three-year-old contests, aelcotiona fr,r Manchester meeting, Waterloo Cup, &c, Price one shilling; had from Sunday Times office, and all the usual agents, or from E. Locket, Box L 2, Manchester, and G. R. Glenie, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. MARK El S ---This Day, HAY MARKETS. The hay markets are closed to-day. COLONIAL. The markets are closed for the Christmas holidays, bul business will be resumed on Tuesday, 3d January, 1865, The Question of the Duchies, The Constitutionnel publishes the following letter, dated Frankfort, 25th December : According to the best informed German journals, the substance of the actual position of the affairs of the Duchies is as follows:—On the sth of November the Vienna Cabinet proposed to the Berlin Cabinet to take as a starting point of tho negotiation in the question of the Duchies the text of the declaration of the 28th of May at the London Confe. rence—the Duchies separated from Denmark, and united under the sovereignty of the hereditary Prince of Angus tenburg. The Cabinet of Berlin replied, on the 17th of this month, proposing the following conditions to th 3 Vienna Cabinet : Incorporation of Lauenburg with Prussia ; estab lishment of a sort of Prussian suzaainty in the Duchies; a military and maritime convention ; in other terms, aban donment to Prussia of the naval ports of the Duchies and of the superior command of the fleet and of the army of Schleswig-Holstein; right of protection over the Baltic Canal to the North Sea ; in short, reserve in her favour of everything which would assure to her the high hand in the direction of the affairs of the Duchies. At the commencement of the negotiations the Duke of Augustenberg intimated that he was willing to accept the propositions which Austria and Prussia might deem it ad visable to submit to him. The agents of the Prince did not hesitate to declare that they counted upon Austria to prevent M. de Bismarck from making too hard conditions. If it was simply the wish of Austria to prevent the incorporation pure el simple:with Prussia, it is probabl that she has already succeeded. But it remains to be seen how far she is disposed to admit an indirect annexation of the Duchies to that State, and to allow the Duke of Augus tenburg to be made simply a Prussian Governor. Prussia is endeavouring as hard as she can to assume in the North of Germany a position which Austria with.agree ment with the Secondary States, has always opposed. In this state:of affairs it may be asked what benefits are to fall to Austria for her campaign in Schleswig-Holstein. Letters for the United States of Colombia, or Central Amerioa ; altered scale or weight.— On the Ist of January next, and thenceforward, the scale of progression for charging letters addressed to the United States of Colombia, or to any of the States of Central America, via Panama, sent by packet, will be modified by substituting for the existing scale a scale of weight having half-an•ounce as a unit; the postage advancing by single rates for each additional half-ounce or fraction of half-an• ounce.—By command of the Postmaster-General,— General Post-office, Dec. 26, 1861. THE SHERIFF OF SOUTHAMPTON IN A FIX. — The Hampshire Independent states that Sheriff Emanuel, of Southampton, had determined this year to go beyond the generosity usual on the occasion among the holders of that office in Southampton--the provision of abundant good cheer for the debtors in the prison. He had deter mined to pay the debts for which they were imprisoned, thus setting them free. Unfortunately his intentions too soon became known, and an amusing result was the con sequence. The custom prevails in the county court, where the greater proportion of the business tran sacted consists of plaints preferred by tallymen, of granting warrants of commitment of defendants for limited periods on the hearing of summons after judgment, but to suspend their execution during the pleasure of the plaintiffs, in order to give the poor debtors an opportunity of meeting the demands upon them. Mr Emanuel's generous offer at once presented to this large class of plaintiffs a capitt.l opportunity for col lection of hitherto considered bad debts, whilst to those who did not feel disposed from thefr dwn resources to discharge their liabilities as easy method was thus provided by which they may be relieved from future claims The county court bailiffs found that they were all at once called upon to do a thriving and unexpected trade, and on Friday the arrivals in the debtors' ward of the prison were so numerous as to call the attention of the official's to the circumstance, and. Mr Emanuel was at once communicated with, in order to prevent his being victimised in the way which was intended by the abuse of hie good intentions in such a cunning but scandalous manner. The worthy sheriff proceeded to the gaol, and there a numerous group of county court debtors met his view. " And who put you here ?" he said to one. The answer was, "A tallyman." " And who you ?" he asked a second. The same reply, " A tallyman." To a third he addressed himself in a similar manner, and was once more told, "A tallyman." The trick was now fully exposed, but Mr Emanuel nevertheless determined that, though his original intentions must be abandoned they should have a good dinner, and inquired for how many he should provide. " Oh," said the official, " the county-court bailiff told us there would be at least another dozen to-morrow," and a female could not help venting her wrath at the detection of the trick by exclaiming, " Why, I shouldn't have come here but that I thought you were going to pay the debt for me, and I should get out free," We need hardly add that the sheriff departed with hie mind a little enlightened as to the frailities of human nature, but notwithstanding the imposition attempted to be practised upon him he does not forget that it is Christmas time, and he charitably ordered a bountiful dinner for as many who, under such extraordinary circumstances, hap peued to be in the debtors' ward to partake of it. The French Minister of Public Instruction has just addressed to the rectors under his authority a circular in which he suggests that great advantages may be derived, and the public wealth increased, by the introduction of additional fruit trees, vege tables, and plants into the plots of ground which are attached to the 27,000 normal schools of France for the instruction of the pupils in gardening and the most improved methods of agricultural cultiva tion. The Minister announces that with that view he has concerted with the Minister of Agriculture, who has ordered the inspectors in this department to visit such schools as may be on their way and give to the masters whatever counsels may be necessary, sending in a report on the general situation. A man named Pillar, the keeper of a cafe in the Rue Aumaire, was tried on Saturday by the Tribunal of Correctiunal Police on a charge of allowing gaming in his establishment. The dtfenciant's house being in a populous quarter, was frequented by great numbers of artizans, merchants' clerks, and shopmen, many of whom frequsntly lost their whole weekly earnings there, and his customers had greatly increased within the last year after the polico had enclosed two other houses in the same neigbourhood. Numerous witnesse were examined, who deposed that they had lost considerable sums in defendant's house; one of them as much ns 7,000 f. at dif ferent times. It was clearly proved that the defot iant en- couraged gambling, and often head the stakes, which Eorn e- tiems were as high as 500 f. It appeared' however, that his profits were chiefly derived from the sale of very indifferent refreshments, at extravagant prices. The defendant denitd that he had ever encouraged gambling, but as the evidence clearly proved the contrary, the iribunal declared the charges fully established, and condemned him to two months imprisonment with 100 f. fine, and also ordered the confis cation of the furai'ure and articles seized by the police. Doncaster Spring . 14 Warwick Spring Chelmsford Spring Catt Erick Bridge l9 Thirsk 2l Epsom Spring 25 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. JANUARY. Manchester ... ........... THIRD WITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVM\T O'CLOCK. LONDON GAZETTE —This Evening, WHITEHALL, DEC. 24. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Wm. Mair, ALA., to the church and parish of Ardoch, in the presbytery of Auchterarder, and county of Perth, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. John Hobert Campbell, to the parish of Monzievaitd. DOWNING STREET, DEC. 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Henry V alpy, E-q., to be Colonial Surgeon for her Majesty's Settlements in the Falkland Islands; and John Vincent Leach, Esq., to be Cierk of the Courts and Keeper of th e Records for the Colony of British Honduras. BANKRUPTS. That portion of the Gazette containing the Bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. Course of Exchange, —This Day, Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 11,,3 Antwerp . 25 srl Brussels — 25 50 Hamburg .. 13 71 Paris .. Ditto Marseilles — 25 .50 Frankfort on Maine — 120 Vienna .. Trieste Petereburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz 11 15 11 18/ 11 18i 25 55 25 55 13 8 25 :40 25 55 25 55 120/ 12 6 12 5 29/ 12 0 12 0 29i Leghorn.. — 25 721 25 771 Milan.... Genoa Nap!es . . — 25 721 25 771 Palermo 25 721 25 77t Messina — 25 721 25 771 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)......per oz., £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard). 0 0 0 BANK OF FRANCE. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week, together with the corresponding figures of the previous account : Dec. 22. DR. f. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition toCapital (Art. 8 law June 9, 1857) 6,912,460 91 Reserve in the Bank and Dec. 15. 182,500,000 -: 6,893,059 36 its branches Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 721,487,475 Bank notes to order and re- 22,105,750 14 4,000,000 - 739,383,125 - ceipts payable at sight 5,774,783 36 Treasury ace. cur. credit0r103,359,256 06 Currentaccounts—Paris 136,089,007 48 Do. branch-banks 20,104,508 Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests 21,660,290 29 Re-discounts of the last 5,432,012 87 93,084,132 63 140,571,991 44 20,698,501 - 2,058,985 75 21,023,505 87 six months 2,588,735 17 Sundries 2,588,735 17 9,715,504 99 CR. Cash in hand and branch- 1,237,994,159 61 1,250,055,304 22 banks Commercial bills overdue 708,763 66 Commercial bills discounted not yet due . 274,518,191 83 Do. branch-banks ....287,085,185 Advances on deposits of bullion Do. branch-banks 4,869,181 Advances on Frenchpublio 351,562,024 1: 558,808 36 301,207,229 87 285,314,504 - 14,076,585 14 4,9j0,210 securities .. Do. branch-banks 7,595,550 Advances on railway shares and .debentures 26,543,800 Do. branch-banks 16,787,150 Advances on Credit Fon- 14,724,400 - 7,928,050 - 26,020,900 - 17,072,450 - cier Bonds 548,500 Do. branch-banks .... 414,750 - Advances to the State 543,300 -- 339,650 - (Conven. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Govt. Stock Reserve 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes immobilisees (Law June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the i Bank Landed property, branches Expenses of management 2,849,239 24 Sundries 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 36,696,737 91 100,000,000 - 8,330,078 - 2,488,973 49 5,250,6.53 12 1,237,984,151 61 1,250,055,304 22 Certified, the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. A woman named Wittes, residing at Hazebrouck :Nord), was some weeks since bitten by a dog, but as the wound was three times deeply cauterized and every other attention paid no fatal effects were anticipated. Those hopes have, however, been disappointed, for last week the poison which had remained dormant in her blood suddenly showed itself, and in three days after she expired after dreadful suffering. BOXING -DAY.—The appearance yesterday of the London streets and those in the suburbs afforded evidence that Boxing-day was honoured with its wanted festivities. At every turn a stoppage of business was India cated by closed shutters, to which were affixed the notifica tion of " Will not open on Monday." The early omnibusses from the outskirts were shorn of city clerks proceeding to business, and who make up the allotted 12 on the " knife board," and the more select " 13 inside ;" but where amuse ment was to be found the holiday makers appeared to wend their way—one and all betraying a resolution thoroughly to enjoy themselves. At the grand dinner given at the Hotel de Ville last week to the Municipal Council by the Prefect of the Seine, the table was decorated with the splendid surtout, the principal portion of which, the epergne, figured at the London Exhibition in 1862, The city of Paris is represented as a female seated on a shield sapported by art, commeace, science, and industry. This group occupies the centre of a barque commanded by the Genius of Progeas with Prudence at the helm. The figures, nearly five fee high, were executed from the modes of M. Diebollet. The sea-horses which precede and follow are by M. Rouil lard ; the Tritons by MM. Mathurin Moreau and Crepy. On each side of this aro groups representing Summer and Winter, Autumn and Spring. At the end of the table are figures representing the Seine and Marne surrounded by children holding fruit, fish, objects of art, Sco. Two children are backed against the candelabra, which are lofty, and each holds 20 tapers. This eurtout was exe cuted by Messrs Christofle and Co. from the deigns of M Ballard, of the Institute, and, though not quite completed, has already cost 365,000 fr. The Debats publishes a letter from M. Feuillet de Conches, editor of the Correspondence of Queen Marie Antoinette, in which the writer states that a disco very has recently been made in the private library of the Emperor of Austria of a series et letters between Marie Theresa and her daughter Marie Antoinette, from the mar riage of the latter to the death of the Empress. There are 91 letters, of which 30 of the originals have been found, but the copies of the others are being fully authenticated. The letter adds that M. Arnetb, member of the States of Aug. tria and Deputy Conservator of the Imperial Archives, is about to publish those letters. The lunatic asylums of Charenton and Bicetre being found insufficient both in size and arrange. ments for the wants of the present day, the City of Paris is about to have a very large establishment built on a pro perty they have bought about 15 miles from Paris, on the Orleans Railway, According to the plans and estimates, the expense will amount to 15 millions. 1 here is to be an immense park, chalets, gardens, workshops, &c, The barges and small craft lying in the S3ine have been removed to the basin at the Place de la Bastille, the Canal St. Martin, the gare of Grenelle, and to to the arm of the river to the north of the Isle St. Louis, in order that they should not receive injury from the masses of ice which are expected to come floating down. The Seine freezes at 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and becomes fixed at 10f. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the following as the atmospheric state of Europe yes• terday :—" On the north of France the sky, which for seve ral days past remained cloudy, at length became clearer, and this morning the temperature is very low. At Paris on Saturday night the thermometer fell to seven degrees below zero Centigrade (20 Fahrenheit). The baro meter continues very high on England, and is again rising on Spain and the Mediterranean. In Russia the pressure is slowly diminishing, an d the winds remain from the W. under the influence of storm, the centre of which appears to be on the N. W . of St, Petersburg." The Imperial Court bas just heard an appeal from a judgment of the Civil Tribunal in an action brought by Viscount Lemercier, as president of the oouncil admi niatering the temporalities of the church of St. Thomas d'Aquin, against the heirs of the late Abbe Lauriohesse, first vicar of the parish, to recover the sum of 24,000 francs, the proceeds of donations from the parishioners intended for the rebuilding or en larging the parsonage house. At the abbe's decease a paper was found in a cupboard of .the vestry appropriated to his use, signed by a person named Morel, acknowledging that the latter held 24,000 fr, confided to him by the abbe, for which he was to pay 5 per cent. intereet. The abbe's heirs el‘litntd this money, and alleged that the church had no right to it, as it had not been legally authorised tr receive donations. Viscount Lemercier then instituted an action to recover the money, and a judgment was given in his favour. The abbe now appealed, but the Imperial Court decided that no authorisation was necessary to receive such donations, that the abbe and his heirs were responsible for the amount, and it consequently con fi r med the judgment purely and simply. M, Gaillard, printer at Asnieres, has just met with his death by suffocation from an open charcoal stove which he had imprudently lighted in hie bedroom. MEN 100 100 100 100 100 100 103 104 j } 104} [O3 21 1001 } :e4i } 106 106 i i I