The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is no material alteration in the general appearance of the Money Market to-day ; the demand continues active, and 61 I per cent. are the rates charged for the negociation of first-class bills. About 45,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for exportation. The only alterations in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were a slight decline in the rates on Holland, and an upward movement in those on Austria. In consequence of the greatly increasing require ment of steam communication between London and New York, the British and American Steam Navi" gation Company (Limited) have decided upon plac ing the following four first-class steamers, viz., the London, Westminster, Dublin, and New York, of 2,500 tons each, on that line. The first vessel is to leave early in March next, and will be followed by the others at intervals of a fortnight. It has been announced that Mr. Montagu Cleugh Wilkinson, lately of Messrs. Remington and Co., of Bombay, has joined the firm of Messrs. Crawford, Colvin, and Co.; also that Mr. Henry Wilson Sey mour, and Mr. Ranier William Elwyn, have been admitted as partners of Mr. George E Seymour, under the style of Seymour and Co.; also that the firm of Layton, Hulbert, and Co., tea brokers, will in future be carried on by Mr. Charles A. Hulbert, under the name of Hulbert and Co. The English and Irish Bank have made a call of £5 per share, payable on the 25th inst. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £1,031,200, and the exports to £57,394. The directors of the Port Philiip and Colonial Gold Mining Company have received, by telegram from Suez, the following advice®, in anticipation of the Australian mail, from their resident director, Mr. Bland, at Melbourne, giving the result of the operations of the month of October last :—Quantity of quartz crushed, 4,504 tons; yield per ton, gold, 8 dwts. 10 grs, ; receipts, £3,300; ordinary pay ments, 11,620 ; profit, £1,680; remittance, £l,OOO. Yield much improving. • The propectus of the British Nation Fire Insur ance Company has just been issued. The capital is set down at £1,000,000 in 50,000125 shares, upon Which £1 is to be paid on application, £2 on allot ment, and £2 at an interval of not lees than three months. The new company has before it the cer tainty of securing a very large and profitable business in consequence of its connection with the British Nation Life Assurance Society,whioh has an income of £170,000 per annum, and upwards of 3,000 of the agents. The wmking staff of the Life Com pany will also lend its assistance to the new Fire Company, thus operations will beat once commenced without the outlay of an immense sum as promotion money. The gentlemen forming the executive are of the highest respectability, and well able to work the new company with success. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's telegram) the Three per Cent. Renter were quoted at 66f. 47c. Inanimate. There has been a quiet market for the English Funds, but sales have been negotiated which in creased the prevailing heaviness. Consols have closed at 901 91 for money and the 7th inst., and 911 for February. The New Threea and the Re duced have been dealt in at 90i 91 . ; and Exchequer Bills, 7s. to 2s. die. In the Foreign Market a general downward move ment has taken place, and business is quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 071 68 ; do. Consolides, 471 ; Mexican, 351 36; Greek, 231 24; Spanish Passive, 341 1 ; Portuguese Scrip, 1 1 prem. ; and the Confederate Loan, 38 40. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been very restricted, and prices have shown little variation of importance. Midland have de clined 10s., and Great Eastern ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no change. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair re quest, at fully previous rates. Alliance Bank have improved 10s., and London and Westminster £l. Pacific Steam are quoted 21 a prem. ; Con tract Corporation, 3i 4 prem. ; and Consolidated Discount, 1 1; prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9ll 1 Ditto Account 9l 4 901 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Nev 31 per Cent. Annuities 5 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 8 3 per Cent 7 2 Ditto £5OO Ditto Small India Stock, 1874 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 .. • Ditto &caned Paper, 4 per Cent - Ditto 55 per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto liarak Stock for Account Aug. 1864 or 66 991 —.,dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 45 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £45 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — 'Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Wuhan. 6 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent, Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Dutch, 25 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent — Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent lOl4 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Account — Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada _ Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Dittr, 3 per Cent. Peru', rin 3per Cent. Vitt° Account Ditto 45 per Cent., 1862 'Ditto Account Piednionte ;; 5 per Cent., Ex. 251 Portug uese per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. „Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto u itto Account ... • • • , 1863 11 1 pm R ti ,..- Scrip, £l5 paid -iitu ., 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St 92! Ditt o li Per Cent 1850 B7 Ditto Ditto 3 per Cent . , 1859 1860 56 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Bardinian 5 per Cent — S panish 3 per Cent D itto Account ..... Ditto New D eferred . — )itto Account _ Ditto Passive Account.... ...... —_ 341 1 °PlapititaiihCert. of Coup not funded .. — ~, , Account 14 1 8 - e `ti B h, Turkic 4 perer C C en t h 6 p Ditto Accou n t nt ' 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account.. • . 70 Ditto 6 per Cent. . • .. , F 162 'Ditto Account ... Ditto £lOO Bond ... ................ . 68 4 7 4 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1853 ..... Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent'. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct , Oct. 1863 -- Venezuela 3 per Cent. ... '. _ Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .... Ditto Account Dividends on the abov e Payable in London. Austrian, 5 par Cent.. Ex. 10 Flori. Belgian 4 p er C ent., E x. 251. ns Dutch2s per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Relates, 45 per C en t., E x . 251 Ditto Account.... Ditto Scrip (1863) £42Bs. 3d, paid - ltalian, 5 per C ent., 1861, Ex. 25 Fr -_ Ditto Accouut....... ....... .., i 671 TWO O'CLOCK Consols Money Ditto Aocount ................... ... Siol 1 Ditto Feb SHARE MARKETS.--This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOeli S. ,hare Railways. Closing Basdo inslo Paid. Price. ne. 13.14.1 Bir„ Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.k.;o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn wa l I Do A A opts no di% B (ip c.p an.ltio•l been paid VG 8.1 Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun.,l'erth,&Ab. Junc.l Edinburgh & Glasgow.l Wash. and S. Westeri 1 UreatEastern, Ord. stkl 8 8i R 1 8i 83 $5 1214 1224, 7 7ã Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern ...... Do A stock 37 39 Hi 17 97 99 107 119 50 51 47 49 8 83 Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Irelan , Great Western Do Str Val gua. stocl Lancashire & Torkshir, London and Blackwall. Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aad Dover' Lon. & North Western' Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kern 1271 ‘2B;' 133 134 134 136 97 99 66i 661 Mt 1121 72 74 108 110 43. 444 108 i 1081 1015 1024 61 02 Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwio k Do, G.N.N. purchase Ili 112 130} 131 11 JI , 99 1.1 Do'Lecds Do York Do Carlisle orth London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo i Shropshire Union South Devon . (South Eastern I South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale.. Do B Do C 50 Ulster 946.4! Do Do 'Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford .1; Kilkenny (West Cornwall 50a W. Hartlepool Har.&R. West Midland -Oxt ord Do Newport . Do Heretordl 681 8 1081 1 1 8 102 511 1111 i 1301 53} 641 25 t 6 104 105 961 I BRITISH POSSE Railways ttntntie le St Lawrenct Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. s_per cent.. Do. New .. Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lase Huron Do. Preference lluflalo,Brant,&Godrich l p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187:s I Do. do. Juue 1, 175 I Clcutta.& S. Eas tn. (I , IT , r Cape Town &it Dock Sail, Rastn. Bengal gu. b p. I Last Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Do. do. II do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred...... 1)o. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pref. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndlaPenin.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 p. a... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. • • Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. a. .. Do. It p. o. Extension De. 44 d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswioka Cands Class A and B. N. itl.C l da6 pc Ist pt bds Soinde .......... Do. Delhi if Do. d 0..... .... Do. Punjaub Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo ) Paid. all 1 all leo kloo 59 60 91 92 119 121 1 2 p 781 791 It 114 122 126 98 100 63 64 93 Si 141 gel 98 100 91 :04 s 8 38, 9 10 , 7 1 7 4 p 158 180 5 6i 21 s p 83 86 170 175 SIONS. Closing Price. 60 62 104 1(5 i 1 p i 1 I) 6 6/ 8/ 9/ 102 IC4 101 103 106 107 1(5 106 liP 20 21 74 76 6) 62 68 70 53 5) 80 52 40 42 27 29 23 t 5 106 107 1} lfp 1036 104i1 10 101 11 106t11 92 95 1 1 86 88 if ID 106 107 100 101 Co 100 57 59 3 5 82 84 104 105 IL6 107 I 111 3 1054 MI 101 103 T SECURITIES. 105 107 103 105 1( 3 1(5 1.3 05 98 94 106 108 109 11l 109 111 112 114 110 112 (16 108 1 1 8 110 04 106 100 102 1 101 102 101} 102} 110 112 105 107 1:1 113 I/1 113 107 109 109 i 1104' COLONIAL GOVEK p.c.J a si.J 1877-Si I Do. 6p. c. Feb. Do. d p. o.Mar. do Sept. Do. E p. o. Jan.&July. Do. S Inscribed stock Cape G.Hope, 8 p Do.Ap Oct.& 188 t Do. 1891 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c Mauritius 6 per cent .. , Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N.ll.Grov. 6 p.c. J a.&J Do. 6 p. c.Ap. & N. S. W. U ov. 5p Do. 5 p. c.,18/i to•L'it Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 'New Zealand 6 p cent. , Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c. S. Aus Gtip.c.lB7B.& up.. ViO.GOY. 6 p.c. Ja..tr.July Do. to 10.0. AnALOct,.. BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 / Id uliflord Amalgamated 34 35 361 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 660 6 7 0 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 58 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 54. 141 Par East Caradon ...... 1.14. ts 27 28 East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 6 64 7& E. W'lltussel (Tavistk.,' 8.9.0 551 iGam..kSt.Aubyn(Gwen ; 581 8 10 'Great South Tolgus 17s 4 41 'G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 12 13 Grenville &l6. t 4 44 Herc-d's- Foot 8.12 47 39 LI ingston Downs 4 . 18.0 21 3 Lady Bertha Margaret Wily Lelant 94 14 16 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ' 21 11 / 0 New Setun l9f 90 100 —• North Downs 2l 11 11 N.Wh'i Baseetallozan 3.1.0 24 3 North Wheal Crotty 2,6.9 41 51 Par Consols (St. Blazes 20 Vrovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 415 125 8. Cara Brea (Illogan) — Fran. (Mogan 18.1R.9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 5 ramarSilv..k Lead Min. 44 A 1 Lin Cron 9 18 19 West Basset (Illozan) ll 91 101 W radon (Liskeard; 5 18 20 West Setun Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5/ 85 90 Wheal Buller(Kedrutli) 5 221 271 Wheal Kitty (U.Lebmt) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott - Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) s 111 12 Wheal 3eton 5Bl 150 160 150 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 21 22 Wheal Union 3.17 21 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford, 2d guaranteed stock. 120 Stockton and Darlington, B 0 per cent., 3371 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 1161 Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 564 Nottingham and Grantham It. & C., 95 Wilts and Somerset, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 14i FOREIGN MMES. Cape Copper, lim.. 74 Cobre Copper, 32 1 I Fortuna (lim.), 41 Santa Barbara tiold Mine (Urn.), United Mexican (lim;, 5} I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (11m.), 1255 5 Alliance Bank of Lona.m and Liverpool (UM.), 474 8 75 Ditto, new, 324 3 Anglo Austrian, 64 7 Australasia, 775 Ditto, new, 47 Bank of Egypt, 264 Bank of utago, lira., 25 1 Bank of London. 154 3 Bank of Wales, lira., 10 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 38 1 City, 116 155 • Consolidated Bank, lira., 111 104 East London, lira., 74 84 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 234 European Bank, lira., 31 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 324 4] imperial Bank (11m.).7245 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 45 London and Brazilian aim.), 544 41 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 274 London Joint Stock, 38 London and South African, 274 London and South American, lira, 76 London and South-Western (lira.), 144 London and Westminster, 815 Merchant Bank, lint , 7 64 Mercantile and Exchange. Um., 145 National Provincial of England. Ditto, ditto, 311 Oriental Bank Corporation, 53.75 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lima, 7 South Australia, 41 • Union of Australia, 554 Union of London, 405 MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea. lira., 34 Ceylon Company, 104 English and Australian Copper, 21 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 61 7 Hudson's Bay. 174 1 A 4 International Financial Society, Um., 101 94 Italian irrigation (Canal Cavour), 35 Ditto, 0 per cent. Bonds, redem. Ib7o, issued 90, 835 Joint •stock Discount, 7 1 7 5 Ditto, new, CI 4 4 7 London Finamial Association, lira., 241 4:6 Mercantile Credit Association, Urn., 74 Ocean Marine (Insurance), 195 4 , THE SON, LONDON, SAVLJRDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, HU The Year's Exodus from Liverpool, LIVERPOOL, Friday. The Government Emigration Officers at this port issued to-day their usual annual return of the num ber of emigrants which left Liverpool during the year 1863. According to these returns, the emigre • gration from Liverpool, when compared with 1862, is enormous in its increase. The following are the returns of the exodus to the United States, for the quarters ending March, June, September, and Decem ber. In the March quarteraisere sailed to the United States " under the act" 51 ships, with 339 cabin and 16,630 steerage passengers, of which 3,023 were English, 403 Scotch. 12,798 Irish, and 406 foreigners. In the June quarter there sailed 87 ships, with 1,875 cabin and 30,902 steerage passengers, of which 9,511 were English, 1,004 Scotch, 27,115 Irish, and 2,214 foreigners. In the September quarter there sailed 83 ships, with 1,018 cabin, and 23,539 steerage passengers, of which 8,891 were English, 934 Scotch, 12,439 Irish, and 1,275 other countries. In the December quarter there sailed 76 ships, with 743 cabin and 18,397 steerage passengers, of which 7,063 were English, 835 Scotch, 8,390 Irish, and 1,529 foreigners. Thera was no emigration to Canada for the quar ter ending March; but in the June quarter there sailed four ships, with 42 cabin passengers and 938 steerage, of which 727 were English, 159 Irish, and 52 other countries. In the September quarter there sailed 7 ships, with 137 cabin and 933 steerage, of which 723 were English, 21 Scotch, 96 Irish, and 93 other countries. In the December quarter there sailed 5 ships, with 99 cabin and 606 steerage pas sengers, 399 of which were English, 2 Scotch, 66 Irish, and 139 other countries. To New South Wales there was no emigration in the March quarter. In the June quarter there sailed 762 steerage passengers, of which 297 were English, 99 Scotch, and 366 Irish. In the September quarter there was likewise no emi gration, but in December there sailed 3 ships with 1 cabin 1,319 steerage passengers, 177 of which were English, 94 Scotch, 741 Irish, and 4 other countries. To Queensland, in the March quarter, there sailed 4 ships, with 24 cabin and 1,271 steerage passen gers, of which 850 were English, 110 Scotch, 309 Irish, and 2 other countries ; in the January quar ter there sailed 3 ships, with 19 eabin and 1,318 steerage passengers, of which 492 were English, 269 Scotch, and 557 Irish ; in the September quar ters there sailed 1 ship with 80 steerage passengers, of which 48 were English, 2 Scotch, and 30 Irish; in the December quarter there sailed 1 ship, with 275 steerage passengers, of which 82 were English, 50 Scotch, 143 Irish. To Victoria there sailed in the March quarter 10 ships, with 155 cabin and 3,583 steerage passengers, of which 1,369 were English, 335 Scotch, 1,788 Irish, and 96 other coun tries ; in the June quarter there were 9 ships, with 56 cabin and 3,947 steerage passengers, of which 1,467 were English, 304 Scotch, 2,015 Irish, and 161 other countries; in the September quarter there sailed 9 ships, with 88 cabin and 3,392 steerage passengers, of which 1,374 were English, 366 Scotch, 1,571 Irish, and 81 other coun tries; in the December quarter there sailed 8 ships, with 147 cabin and 2,582 steerage passen gers, of whom 1,162 were English, 231 Scotch, 1,053 Irish, and 136 other countries. Only one ship sailed during the year to New Zealand, and that was in June. This vessel carried out 406 steerage passengers, of whom 353 were English, 11 Scotch, and 42 Irish, all being distressed cotton operatives. To South America there sailed in the March quarter 1 ship, with 11 cabin and 76 steerage passengers, all of whom were Irish. In the June quarter there sailed 1 ship, with 37 steerage pas sengers, 36 of whom were Irish, and 1 Scotch. There were no sailings in the September quarter, but in the December one there was one ship with 11 cabin and 84 steerage passengers, 5 of whom were English, and the remaining 79 Irish. The ships sailing not under the act were-To the United States, 108 with 5,822 cabin and 2,041 steerage passengers; and to Canada 19 ships, with 950 cabin, and 4,025 steerage pas sengers, to New Brunswick, 7 ships with 32 cabin and 51 steerage ; to Nova Scotia, 9 ships, with 25 • cabin and 23 steerage passengers ; to Newfound land, 2 ships and 6 passengers; to Prince Edward's Island, 3 ships and 17 passengers ; to Vancouver's Island, 2 ships, 6 cabin and 23 steerage passengers ; to New south Wales, 11 ships, with 21 cabin and 168 steerage passengers; to Victoria, 11 ships, with 52 cabin and 301 steerage passengers ; to West Indies, 17 ships and 103 cabin passgers ; to South America, 40 ships, with 201 cabin and 213 steerage passengers; to Africa, 12 ships and 293 cabin passen gers; to Cape of Good Hope, 1 ship and 6 passengers; to East Indies, 7 ships and 38 passengers; to Hong Kong, 1 ship and 4 passengers; to Mexico, 4 ships and 15 passengers; to Sandwich Islands, 1 ship and 10 passengers, making a total of ships of 255 ships sailing " not under the Act," 7,595 cabin and 6,850 steerage passengers. The total number of steerage passengers sailing under the act was 119,772, and of cabin passengers 3,765, making a - total of 123,537. Added to this there are the passengers carried out in the short ships, which number 14,445, making a grand total of 137,982. When compared with last year there is an increase of 76,668. The immigration was 236 ships, with 10,442 steerage; passengers and 3,149 cabin. Tho above figures will show-and, indeed, the immi gration officers assert it-that the tide of emigra tion is principally accelerated by the enormous Irish emigration, which appears to increase daily, monthly, and quarterly. It is also a tact that the Irish emigrants are much better clothed, more use fully equipped, and apparently we althier than the emigrants whose homes have been in England or Scotland. This is generally attributed to the high pay now being given t• all sorts of labourers in the United States. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 2.—Wind this day at noon—North- East; moderate breeze, and fine weather, with a sharp frost. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. L--Wind S.E.—Arrived—Beecher Stowe, from Rio Grande for Antwerp. Sailed—Lindsay, for New Zealand. CLYDE, Dec. 31.—Wind W.—Sailed—Margaret Smith ; for Demerara. CARDIFF, Dec. 31.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Shamrock, for Havannah. COWES, Jan. I.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Oscar, from Otago, N.Z. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 31.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Bellona, screw steamer, from Havre for New York—Rienzi, from Shields for Bilboa. HOLYHEAD, Jan. I.—Wind E.—Arrived—Hannibal, for Bombay. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRA_PII.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Warren Hastings, from Rotta dam—Sea Queen, from Bimlipatam. Sailed—Bilboa, steamer, from Gilboa. DEAL, Saturday Morning. No arrivals. THE MOTJRNING FOR THE LATE PRINCE CON SORT.---As the hatchtnent of the late Prince Consort has now been removed from the position which it has occupied during the last two years over George IV.'s Gateway, the period of mourning for the much lamented prince may be considered to have terminated. THE SANDRINGHAM. ESTATE.—The park at San dringham House, the sporting Norfolk residence of the Prince of Wales, now contains about 60 head of deer and a number of fine Alderney cows. The accommodation for the Prince's suite is being.extended, and sleeping rooms are being built over the stables, which are in course of en largement. A spacious mess-room is also being erected. At the principal entrance to the park are being placed the well known Norwich Gates, which, it will be remembered, were purchased by a county subscription last spring, and presented to the Prince of Wales. The Sandringham and King's Lynn coursing meeting, which was to have taken place next month, will not come off until the Home Farm passes into the hand of the Prince at Michaelmas. NOT IN THE LEAST LIKE !—Mal apropos to some thing, the Saturday Review has just nuw remarked—" It is in this way that the Pope has called Victor Emmanuel ' Judas Iscariot,' and the Emperor Pontius Pilate.' " Our contemporary has here got somehow very confused in his recollections. The comparison referred to was once intern perately indulged in by one of the French Bishops —never by the Pope, in whose gentle nature it is not to he in any way thus bitterly sarcastic. THE SCARLET-FACED MONKEY is exactiingly rare, and has bushy whiskers, of a beautiful sandy hue, meeting under the chin, very like the Dundreary ones now worn I BALDNESS AND GRZYN ESS !--The Editress of the Queen do ha eae s C ases in which the use of ish Dam hasra tutu the Tar and others in which it. kt. t• has rest hair. LITERATURE. A Woman's .Ranscm. By Frederick William Robinson, author of " Grandmother's Money," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. A mania for excitement has unfortunately seized upon the novel-writers and readers of the day, the extravagant has taken the place of the natural, and horror is regarded as the only legitimate element of interest. To such al amount has this pernicious influence extended, that even those fiction-writers who had already distinguished themselves as truthful painters of domestic fife have been carried away by the stream, and like the dog of the:fe.ble who dropped the substance for the shadow, have cast aside the essentials to true success already within their grasp in the hope of realising a shadowy popularity,which, if attained by such means, could only prove evanes cent. Among this number we are sorry to find the author of the popular novel of "Grandmother's Money." His new work, " A Woman's Ransom," has actually been recommended to general admire tion as the Novel of Crime !—such an epithet being undoubtedly in the present day an attractive dis tinction. Those, however, who may in consequence turn to its pages as a delightful stimulant will be also sadly disappointed. According to Lord Byron ( who was well qualified to give an opinion on the matter, being himself a master in the delineation of either character), Scott's Lord Marmion lacked the essential elements of attraction, either good or bad, being " Not half a villain, and but half a knight I " In like manner " A Woman's Ransom," while emu lating the horrible reputation of some of its con temporaries, does not actually venture to realise its own evil ambition. We hear of the elopement of the wife of the bad hero of the book, but after awhile it appears that the report is a falsehood contrived by the husband himself, who is the murderer of the * unfortunate lady. An interest is at length, after long and weary delays, attracted by the supposed discovery of the dead body, when, lo and behold, the lady is alive, and no murder has actually been committed. The character of Herbert Vaughan is a marvellous compound of unnecessary criminality. Ho is evi dently'prepared to commit every evil under the sun, and gives himself an immense deal of trouble to con coct and carry out schemes of Machiavellian dupli city without any adequate reason for their con trivance. The sister of this evil spirit,Mary Zitman, is a young widow, who is left in possession of her husband's large estates, on condition of her never leaving the estate; or never taking another husband. The brother contrives to enjoy the mastery of this property, and takes every possible precaution to prevent his sister's second marriage. The situation is so far well contrived, and the question of Mrs. Zitman's emancipation from this state of thraldom, which is preying upon her health, and unsettling her nerves, gives its title to the book—" A Woman's Ransom." The character of Mrs. Zitman, which at first promised well, degenerates as the story ad vances, and she becomes feeble and commonplace. Far more interesting is old Mrs. Ray, the covetous sister of the deceased Mr. Zitman, and who is to inherit the property on the death or marriage of the youthful widow. This old lady is a compound of avarice and cunning, and her character, disagree able as it is, is cleverly drawn. A powerful scene occurs, when at last her seared conscience is touched with a late remorse ; it is entitled ♦ WINDING SHEET IN THE CANDLE. "Let me tell you, Mr. Gear," turning to me, "why I came bere such an awful night. I was in the house- keeper's room counting the plate—l like to count the plate myself, with a candle close at my elbbw, 'cause my eyes are bad—and Letty was practisin' her peanner in the drawin'-room—she practises hard enough, now there's a chance of marryin' that Vaughan." " Marrying Vaughan!" exclaimed my mother. "Don't you interrupt people," snapped Mrs, Ray; "that's the tother story, which I haven't given myself the 'fluenz3 to come and tell you." "Oh 1" said my mother, completely silenced by this un. complimentary remark. "And I was a-counting and a-counting," Mrs. Ray continued, "and making one silver table short, which was a hard loss, and was trying to recollect who was the big gest thief I'd got in the house, when I noticed—good for I —I noticed the awfullest winding-sheet I ever seed in my life. I was friz then, and forgot the silver table, and skreeked out, Mary Gear's a-goin' to die, and I haven't told her on pp' y sins yet.' And, uh, sir ! is she wus I" " Better." The old woman's explanation of her visit had frozen my own blood a little ; "Mary Gear's a-going to die," had been uttered with an awful earnestness. My mother, a shade more pale, too, sat and glared at Mrs. Ray. " She'll be wus—she'll have a relapse—l must see her to-night I" " Impossible." " I've come a long way on a night that few people would ventur out—l've left a winding-sheet at home—l find another here I" " But winding sheets, Mrs. Ray," explained my mother, who seemed well versed in those articles, " only foretell death in the honk) wherin they are seen first." " Get out I" said Mrs. Ray, "they tell the death of the one you are thinkin' the most on, and the most troubled about. That's Mary Gear to me—and she's ill and agoing to die. I'm as sure o' that, as I'm a living woman sitting here 1" " It's very wrong to sit there, saying such awful things," reproved my mother, "putting such awful things in my boy'a head." " So I couldn't rest," continued Mrs. Ray, deaf to the reproof; "I felt if death was about here, and I must not let an hour go by and not ask your wife to forgive me all my trespasses against her. I tried to think, at fust, that to. morrow would do, that it was an awful night, that I was old, and excitement was bad for me, but the wind said No' to it, and ttte rain said No' to it, and God Almighty said No' to it, I'm sure 1" She held her hand up to prevent all interruption, strug gled with her breath,'and then went on again : "So I dressed and came out. I ordered the horses to be put to the carridge, and Miss Ray not to be disturbed at her peanner—and the noise she made herself; drownded any other !—and I came away to see your wife, sir." " I am very sorry, Mrs. Ray, that you have put your self to this unnecessary trouble, but—" "But you'll let me see her ?" " I dare not, for her health's sake." _ _ " If she were to die to-night, sir I" she entreated.'! " I do not think there is any fear," I replied ; she has been mercifully spared to me, and I entertain great hopes of seeing her well and strong again." "Mr. Gear," she affirmed, with a persistency that was terribly depressing, " it's the snuff of the candle only brightening up a bit. She'll die, she'll die, I tell you!" " I will pray not." - - "And I must see her, I must whisper to her that did her harm once, that I planned harm against her, and built upon her death and money. Oh! I must tell her that." it I pledge you my word that she will forgive you, NI. rs Ray." " It's a weight upon an old woman's soul, and ony she can lift it off me. You're a man who won't be hard upon me, in this late hour, when I've better thoughts l" " In a few days you may see her." " Too late 1" she affirmed ; " I've dreamed all that's coming—l've seen her dead face in my sleep—it's not only the winding-sheet that's brought me here." She continued to plead her cause—l to remain deaf to it. This old woman's excitement was deep and intense, and must arouse Mary's. There• was danger to my wife, and I was her guardian to protect her from it. The old lady, however ultimately obtained her object— " I have come, Mary Zitmen," murmured Mrs. Ray,:still in the same posture, and bestowing on my wife the old and more familiar title, "I've come before death parts you and me—sooner than either on us thinks, perhaps—to ask your forgiveness for past sin. I wished you dead once— and I—l tried to kill you 1" " No—no," answered Mary. " You had my brother's money. and I had a miser's love for it. It seemed my right, and I was poor and wretched. I—l prayed every night that you might die, and leave me rich, when I thought you would not marry agin. It was the one prayer that I taught myself." " Forgiven!" said my wife. Mrs. Ray's excitement was on the increase, and I could see my wife was anxious to abridge the interview, although fearful of an abrupt termination thereto. Janet, with folded arms, stood by my side, intensely watchful. " James Baines—your brother's man—and I had a long talk together at last—in the very room downstairs I've run away from. God forgive me I but—but I promised him a thousand pounds when you were dead, knowing he was a villain who never studied life much. I tempted him, and he watched you—plotted against your life—opened your winder, when you were sleeping, that God's nir might turn murderer against you, too —ho was my tool, and he worked on in the dark." Mary closed her eyes—l could see the red blood mantling her face and neck. " Janet," I whispered, "this must cease now." " It's a' doon—the warst be oot," muttered Janet. " You that say, ' Forgiven' unto that V' Mrs. Ray screamed, with a vehemence that alarmed us all. " You're going to die, and leave me accursed. Oh, Mary Zitman I that'll be on earth and in heaven, too—and I'm sorry for the past—l'd die—to—wipe it—all—away I" " Forgiven," whispered my wife, opening her eyes again. "The past is over—Canute and I have outlived it, and are happy in forgetting it. My poor misguided woman, I pray that God will forgive you, as I do." " As you do l" she cried, seizing Mary's hand, and then dropping it, and falling forward suddenly. "As—You — do I" There was a long silence, broken by Janet making two strides towards Mrs. Ray, leaning over, and then lifting ber up in her arms. " Lie dem, Maly moire, and dinna think any mair o' this," said she. " She hae fainted, as I kenned she wud lang since. I'll carry her doon, and gie her some coold water. Mrs. Uear, wull ye stay and sooth the lassie — Mister Canute, I'm thinking ye'd better coom doon a minit and help me." She bore Mrs. Ray into ber own room, in lieu of de scending the stairs. She had placed her on the bed, and was standing on the landing waiting for me, ere my lin gering steps had brought me from the room. "Close that door," situ said to me. I closed the room door, and Janet lay her bead upon my arm. "Ye can bear a shock—but it's awfu' suddenlike. We maun keep it frae the lassie, for a weel." " Keep what ?" I exclaimed. " She came just in time—Lord be gude to her I" said Janet, not answering nay question. " She's dead." The principal portions of the tale are laid in the most desolate regions of Cumberland, some glimpses of which are very effectively described : A PLEASANT JOURNEY. I had walked ten mites at least, without experiencing the least fatigue ; I was good for the other seven or eight, as though I had just began my morning's walk. The even ings were light till half-past eight o'clock ; I should be in Needlewood long before the daylight flitted away behind the range of mountains. I scaled the first hill, and found another beyond it, shut in, as it were, behind two taller hills or mountains—this was the White Gap, evidently. The path became rather less distinct; once or twice ended abruptly in grass, and began again fifty yards in advance. It was a long, uphill progress to the top, but I was rewarded by looking back at the valley beyond, and the fair expanse of landscape stretching out before me. The cottage at which I had inquired was a speck in the vale below; there was a stiff breeze on the high land whereon I stood and looked about me—there were some flying clouds coming up over the third hill, which had appeared before me when the second was surmounted. The flying clouds trooped over the hill with remarkable celerity; when I set my face towards the old route, they seemed coming down the hill to meet me, and hiding its summit in a vale of mist. Then, presto I there was a full charge at me ; the mist and clouds were driven on me by the wind, the rain came pattering down in heavy drops, the path became dim and indistinct, then vanished altogether —I was shut in on the mountain-path, and getting wet through rapidly. I imagined that the mist would soon clear off if the wind continued, so I plodded along carelessly, and was rewarded for my perseverance by a break of sunshine—finally, by the hill-top becoming once again perceptible. I set forth, then, at a brisker pace; the advantage of society began to suggest themselves ; I had not so much confidence in my own powers of perspicacity. If I could overtake the stranger journeying in the same direction as myself so much the better. The path was very faintly traced now—presently I felt convinced it would soon cease altogether, The third hill, a sudden dip in the land almost to a valley, and then a fourth hill looking unpleasantly grim and stony. Save the soughing of the wind between the hills—s curious murmur, as of some one in pain, it seemed—all still and solemn and depressing, and no one ahead of me yet. Toil ing up the fourth hill, whereupon, to my satisfaction, the path appeared more strongly marked, and then met again by mint and rain and heavy banks of clouds—suddenly blinded for a while by the !lash of lightning which darted past me and lit up the mountains. When the thunder followed this, and seemed leaping from one hill to another, and rolling itself down them, I sat down, under cover of a huge friendly boulder, and began to shiver. Kennington• road appeared very lovely in the distance then, and Cum berland scenery fell to a discount. Nothing like the bustling London streets, where there was ever life, and comfortable faces, and one could ask the way, and find it too 1 The rain continued, and I was getting wet through wondrously fast ; I was inclined to collapse with cold and inaction--I had heard of such cases—might be death. On to Nettlewood with a dash, irrespective of the storm—on over the hill, fighting my way to a friendly shelter. The rain kept on, but the storm abated somewhat ; the sky be came less dense, and I could still keep the path in sight. The path had transformed itself into a rivulet by;this time, and it was not difficult to follow if I kept ankle-deep in water. The fourth hill was ascended and descended ; half-way down I caught sight of a green valley beneath, with a river meandering through its midst. Three quarters of the descent, I became aware of some ono toiling up the path to meet me. It was a pleasant sight to encounter a human being then, and I hastened downwards in better spirits. Five minutes afterwards I recognised Mr. Wenford. The hero of the story, Canute Gear, who is also its narrator, is a mere nobody. The principal interest is concentrated upon Herbert Vaughan, who cer tainly is not worthy of tho honour. The secondary heroines, Letty Ray and Mien Gear, are somewhat extravagantcreations, and Joseph Gear, the brother of Canate, is miserly and covetous to an inprobsble degree. In the creation of this story the author of " Grandmother's Money" has exercised a great deal of ingenuity with very insufficient results. The story which Mr. Thackeray has left un finished naturally excites much curiosity, which the editor of the Cornhill Magazine will gratify, it is to be hoped. Every page that this great writer penned has some touch of genius, of grace, of humour in it; and, finished or unfinished, his last day's work has another interest beyond its own excellence. A late Lounger in these columns announced that this novel was cast in the age of " the Danes and Saxons." Unluckily, the journalist stumbles on false information sometimes, and it must be confessed that our own Lounger was wrong. The scenes of the story lie near our own time ; and, if it be true that Mr. Thackeray finished four parts be fore his death, a considerable portion of the tale must be writ ten, for he did not propose to go to three-volume length on this occasion, but to write a story of brisk incident which should be completed in seven or eight numbers of the Corn hill, We may. therefore, expect to see, not a mere frag ment (though that would be precious), but a handsome torso from the delicate and mighty hand which ended its work on ft.—lllustrated Times, Jan. 2, 1864. NOBLE-HEARTED DR. TIIACKERAY !—Latterly, fortune and fame enabled the author of " Vanity Fair" to visit Imperial Paris in imperial style, and W. M. Thackeray put up generally at the Hotel Bristol, in the Place Vendome. Never was increase of fortune more gracefully worn or more generously employed. The strug gling artist and small man of 'letters, whom he was sure to find at home or abroad, was pretty safe to be assisted if he learnt their wants. I know of many a kind act. One morn ing, on entering Mr. Thackeray's bedroom, I found him placing some Napoleons in a pill-box, on which was writ ten, " One to be taken occasionally." " What are you doing?" " We 11.," he replied, •' there is an old person here who says she is very ill and in distress, and 1 strongly suspect that this is the sort' of medicine she wants. Dr. Thackeray intends to leave it on her himself. Let us walk out together." Thackeray used to say that he came to Paris for a holiday and to revive his rceollections of French cooking. But he generally worked, especially when edit ing the Cornhill Magazine. And so the grand head and the big heart are lost and gone I No, only dead.—. Paris Correspondent of the Morning Post. COLONIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.—Kyneton, during the last few weeks, has been favoured with a visit from a party of Ballarat blacks. The party numbered seven— three men, with their lubras, and a boy. One of the men, Jamie, spoke English very well, and seemed an intelligent man for an aboriginal. He is a fine specimen of the Aus tralian savage, evidently proud of his personal appearance, as he called it at the photographic studio of Mr. Gleny, and reversed the order of things by asking him, "How much you give me to take my likeness ?" The photographer took the gentleman's carte de visite, who, on seeing the nega tive, fairly rolled off his chair, convulsed with laughter at the whiteness of the appearance, the action of the sun being just the reverse of what it would have been with a white man, A group of four were afterwards taken in the open air.—.Kyneton Guardian. WHISKERS.—It has been .asked, Who doe Not recollect the pathetic scene described in Punch, where the smooth-cheeked young gentleman tremulously asks the barber what hopes there are of whiskers ? where the barber, with a candour unusual in his race (so hope ful are they generally of the propagation of hair), gives absolutely none; where the whiskarless rejoins with a whine of despair, " but my pa has lots of whiskers ;" and wh , m the sympathising barber, with a flash of inspiration adds, ",but perhaps, sir, you take arter your ma ?" LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEER —Monday.—Entomological, at 7 ; Architects, at 8. Tuesday.—Anthropological, at 4 (al ini versary) ; Photographic, at 8 ; Royal Institution, a t 5, " Electricity in Rest and in Motion," Professor Tyndall (juvenile lectures). IVednesday,—Geological, at 8, " Re cent Geological Changes, Somersetshire," Mr. Peole ; " Beds superior to the Eoeene in Suffolk and Essex," Mr. Wool, jun. ; 'Society of Literature, at 81. Thursday. — Royal Academy, at 8, " Architecture,' Professor Smirk° ; Royal, at 81, letter from Dr. Otto Torch to General Sabine, " Hourly Observations of Magnetic Declination at Port Kennedy, Arctic Sea, 1853.59," General Sabine ; Royal Institution, at 3, " Electricity at Rest and in Motion," Professor Tyndall (juvenile lectures). Friday.— Arch . teological Institute, at 4 ; Astronomical, at Athenount, STEAM ENGINES EXPORTED.—In eleven months ended November last, the value of steam engines exported was £1,426,628,, being an increase on former years. Business don• 1051 61 94 100 CHRISTMAS AT ROME. A communication from Rome of Dec. 26 contains tha following :—" The Christmas festivities yester day were favoured with great splendour in the Church of St. Peter's, where the Holy Father solemnly officiated at the morning mass. Formerly the Popes presided personally at each of the three masses which are celebrated on this day. At mid night they went to perform the service at Santa- Maria-Maggiore, where the portion of the manger of our Saviour is kept, and were present at matins. From Santa-Maria-Maggiore they repaired at day break to Santa-Anastasia to celebrate the morning mass; and thence they proceeded in great pomp to the Church of St. Peter's for the grand mass of the day. Before the tomb of the Holy Apostles, the 1,362 tapers of the famous silver candelabra were lit up. The Pope is now present on his throne at mid night, and only celebrates in public day the mass. The number of the faithful who filled the vast Church of St. Peter's at the papal mass was immense. Foreigners flocked there by thousands, and invaded all points from which could be seen the altar of the Confession, the throne of the Holy Father, and the chairs on which are seated the cardinals, patriarchs, archbishops, and prelates of the Roman Court, wear ing their splendid ornaments. The reserved seats were filled with ladies of distinction, the superior functionaries of the different administrations, and the generals and officers of the army and navy. The Diplomatic Body occupied its post of honour, and in the prince's tribune were seen the King of Naples, the Queen Dowager, and the princes and princesses, her children. The Holy Father, after having put on the pontifical ornaments in the Piety Chapel, took his aeat on the sedia gestatoria,' the tiara on his head, and then commenced that magnificent proces sion of bishops, archbishops, and cardinals, which gives to the festivals at Rome that air of dignity, majesty, and grandeur of which those who have not been spectators can form no idea. Before the Pope stood two dignitaries of the Pontifical Court bearing the 'stocco' and ' berrettone' which had been blessed during the night. The 'stocco,' as is well known, is a superb sword, and the barrettone' a kind of cap or helmet, both of which are studded with pre cious stones ; these two objects are presented by the Pontiffs to the princes who have gained the greatest victories or rendered the most important services to the Catholic religion. For some time past the Holy See has not met with an occasion for giving these precious testimonies of its gratitude. The mass terminated with the solemn benediction of the Holy Father from the great altar and the granting of the plenary indulgence. During the evening the car dinals proceeded to Santa-Maria-Maggiore to hold a chapel of that body for the second vespers. The Libernian basilica was splendidly illuminated, and upon the great altar, in the midst of torches and tapers, the sacred wood of the manger was exposed to the pious veneration of the faithful, placed in a magnificent urn of rock crystal ornamented with a setting of the finest gold and studded with splendid diamonds." LONDON GAZETTE--Last Evening. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 29. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs an extract of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Madrid, reporting that the Spanish Government with the view of making the regulations regarding vessels passing Tarifa (notices respecting which were inserted in the London Gazette of the 3d and 31st December, 1858), for the future more lenient, have directed that after the discharge of one gun loaded with blank cartridge, two shots with ball will be fired aside of the vessel, in the way of warning, instead of one, as has hitherto been the rule. DEC. 30. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade having received from the Secretary of State for Foreign Aff.irs a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Port-au-Prince, enclosing a copy of a law issued by the Government of the Republic of Hayti, abolishing the extra charge of 10 per nen-. on the weighing, wharfage, &c., of goods, and replacing those charges by an add i tional duty of 10 per cent. on all ar ticles imported into or exported from that republic. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 30. Royal Marine Light Infantry—Second Lieutenant Charles Surtees Chapman Webb to be First Lieutenant, vice T. L. Grant, placed on half-pay. BANKRUPTS - The f,llowing are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : John Lock, timber merchant, Caterham Edward Meyer, cheesetuonger, Ktngsland-road William Attwood, glass dealer, Exeter Thomas Warren, tellmonger, Bristol John F. Archbold, barrister-at-law, Peckham Thomas Evans, sea., greengrocer, Bermondsey James Martin, fruit dealer, Everton Joseph Townson, grocer, Carlisle William Hellaby, farmer, Thurvaston, Derbyshire Thomas Watts, grocer, Bedworth, Warwickshire Abraham Grayson, shoemaker, Cumberland George Cullwick, baker, Stafford SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Alexander Wilson, farmer, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire Adam Whiteford, fiesher, Lanarkshire Alex. Hay, miller, Edinburgh Duncan Campbell, farmer, Achavallic, Argyleshire Robert Wilson, farmer, Hayfield Hilton, Aberdeenshire RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts..., Railways. ~......-....,--„,....._..--....--. 1863. 1862. 1863. 1852 £ £ Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 g,302 2,036 Belfast and County Down 49 49 752 690 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 1,1t4 1,292 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 121 k 6,671 5, , 13 Caledonian Coekermouth& Workington Bl 8% 308 291 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 388 265 Cork, Blaekrock, & Passage 6i 6% 223 178 Cork and Youghal . 32% 32% 411 288 Cornwall 561 531 1,640 1,352 Deeside l7 17 225 137 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,434 1,448 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,460 1,418 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexld 9l} 481 2,609 1,981 Edinburgh and (ii lasgow 169% 169% 7,556 6,833 Furness, &c 5O 5 i 2,478 2,613 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 353 351 31,929 26,626 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 1,542 1.715 Ut. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 487 318 `it.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3731 829 7,‘,37 7,657 Great Western 10561 10321 63,594 54.594 Inverness & Aberdeen June B 6l 861 1,015 911 Inverness & Perth Junction 119% - 1,057 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,513 1,503 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 3951 37,910 32,363 Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes 26S 26} 97 10 Ll a nelly 461 461 470 429 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l 51 1,778 1,718 London & South-Western Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 2Bll 241% 18,105 17.981 London, Chatham, & Dover 72% 921 5,780 3 752 Do. Metropolitan Extension 104 5% 1,100 250 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend 51an.,Slieflield,&Lincolnsh Ranch. S.J un.& Altrincham 9% 9} I,4LS 1,177 51arYport and Carlisle Metropolitan 3l - 2,323 - Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 6141 48,438 43,536 Midland G tWestn. of hind.- 2191 1921 4,186 3,92.1 Slonkland 71% 71% 1,674 1,577 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,417 1,100 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Dark 1095 North London 9 North Staffordshire 254 Uswestry and Newton... 5O Rhymney l9 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset 66 South Devon South-Eastern 306 Taff Vale 67 Ulster Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 32} Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 271 W. II artlepool Ilarbr.& Rail 52 W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 Whitehaven Junction l3 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 Austrian B2B Belgian Eastern Junction 26 Bombay, Baroda, & cen. India 155 Buffalo and Lake Huron Detroit and slilwaukie Dutch Rhenish Eastern Bengal Eastern of France 1167 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O Great Indian Peninsula 5381 Great Luxembourg 134 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 550 Northern of Canada Northern of France 697 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman .. • 4B} Paris, Lyons, & slediterrn lBO5 Paris and Orleans 1614 Pernambuco 77% Royal Danish 69 Sambre and Meuse 6B South Austrian Southern of France . 770 Victorian 196 Welland West _V I a eders W. and N. W. of France . 932 410} 12,118 11.199 1077} 55,827 50,6,3 9 3,20 J 3,067 252 8,916 7.982 42 1,057 820 19 899 711 62 1,1'37 1,815 29 5,012 4,663 132} 5,015 4. 730 39 893 33 8 753 3.961 3,416 306 23,202 21.481 65 6,192 1.63 51 2,239 1,719 10 133 119 251 2,134 1.742 31 261 217 77 1,09 4 970 27} 780 648 52 3,421 2,794 7 658 482 13 923 658 35 298 665 52 1,185 920 828 35,139 34,832 2rii 283 2;5 167* 2,320 2,137 1611 2,42 1,620 189 5,574 6,308 108 f 3,947 3,704 1081 64,418 49,873 639 __ __ 1090 495 9,161 7,247 134 3,710 3,714 79 489 402 3' 5 12,396 12,749 400 16,095 10,332 91 I,OEB 1,531 698 57,001 53,089 44 888 89 481 3Sk 255 1670 - - 113 I 65,014 57,032 G 9 901 455 itfi 1,333 1,425 1315 E 0,992 49, 7 7 7 6S O 27,z79 23,812 151 5 433 596 9.0 813 33,331 31,614 Lady Wodehouse arrived in town en Thursday from Kimbeiloy Park, Norfolk. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey has arrived in town from his :eat, Follodon, Northuinberland. The Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, MX:, has arrived in town from Cowes, He of Wight. SECOND EDITION. bUN OFFICE, ET. iLF-PAST 4 o'CLocr.i:. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Dec. I.—The Ministerial crisis is terminated. Bishop Monrad is nacied President of the Council and Minister of Finance; he w;,.11 also retain provisionally the office of Foreign Affairs. 'The Ministers of Justice and War remain in their posts. The King has left for the army. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Thia Day. -- , i - MARLBOROUGH - STREET. ANNOYING THE CLERGY AND THREATENINC: THE CLERK. OF THE WARWICK-STREET CHAPEL.--Many 0' Keefe, an old Irishwoman, was charged befo-e Mr., Knox, with unlawfully ringing the bell at No. 24, Golden square (the private residence of the Rev. Mr. Hearn and the clergy attached to Warwick-street Chapel), and also with being drunk, &c. Joseph Collins, the clerk of the chapel, said that on the previous evening the prisoner entered the chapel in a state of intoxication, and on attempting to eject her she became very abusive and threatened to kill him in the chapel. lie at last got her to leave and saw her at the end of War wick-street, but on his return he found th it she had got round Golden-square to No. 24, the residence of the Rev. Mr. Hearn and the clergy of the chapel, and there set to ringing the bell. He then gave her into custody, and while on the way to the station and also at the station in "Vine street, in the presence of the inspector, she tried to strike him. Jonathan Beeves, 31 C, said the prisoner was most abusive, calling Mr. Collins and others liars. She was very drunk. Some of the officers of the court said the prisoner was well-known as a disorderly character. Mr. Knox fined her 2Os:, or, in default, 14 days. THAMES A CLEVER. AMATEUR DETECTIVE.—Three rough and morose-looking fellows, who gave the names of John Griffiths, Henry May, and James Henley, the first 23, the others each 18 years of age, were brought before Mr. Part ridge charged with stealing 100 yards of linsey cloth, the property of Mr. Daniel Thomas, linen draper, in Crisp. street, Poplar. The apprehension of the prisoners was entirely owing to tha intelligence and tact of a man named Williams, who has within three weeks been instrumental in bringing to justice seven notorious thieves, four of whom have been convicted at the Sessions. The first two were charged with stealing a witney coat from the shop of Mr. N. Dawson, in Crisp street, and he followed the thieves after they had stolen the coat, saw one of them put it on, and when he met with a police-constable pounced upon them and gave them into cus tody. In a second case two fellows stole alot of goods from a linen-draper's door in Poplar, and he followed them, gave them into custody, and recovered the property. In other cases Williams has prevented robberies and done good ser vice to the public. He stated that yesterday evening at five o'clock he saw the three prisoners in company. They separated, and while Griffiths remained on the kerb, stood three yards from the door of Mr. Thomas, May went to the shop and removed two rolls of linsey cloth from a pile in the doorway, and handed them to Henley, who was in waiting in a narrow turning close by. The rolls of cloth were put into a black bag, and they all proceeded in a westerly direction. He followed them until he saw a police sergeant at the corner of Salmon-lane, Limehouse. He spoke to the sergeant, and assisted him in capturing the prisoners and securing the stolen property. Mr. Partridge—Where was the property before it was stolen ? _ _ _ Williams—lt was half in and half out of the doorway. Mr. Partridge—This is the third case of the kind you have brought before me in three weeks. Williams—Yes, sir. Mr. Partridge—Are you too old for the police? Williams—l am not fit for the police force. Mr. Partridge—l think you are. You have behaved remarkably well. You are a wheelwright, and sometimes a shoemaker. Williams—Yes, sir. Mr. Partridge—And a good amateur detective. The linsey was identified by Mr. Andrew Alexander assistant to Mr. Thomas. The value of it was £5. Police-sergeant, No. 20 K, asked for a remand, and said all the prisoners had given their address in Lambeth. He believed they had all been in custody before. Mr. Partridge—Certainly. The prisoners are remanded for a week. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The show of fruit and vegetables at our market to-day was seasonably good. There was an average business doing at the following rates : FRUIT. e. d. s. d. 5. d. e d Pine apples B otolo 0 1 Mulberries,pr pt..o 0w o 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0,1 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per lb 5 otolo 0 i Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Foreign do 1 oto 2 01 Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 6 Melons . Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 01 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per 111 -sv. 2 eto 4 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..3 6to 8 01Peaches.. . 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6to 7 0; Currants, per 11.sv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberries lit sveo oto 0 01Plums, per du. .. 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 i Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 4 oto 5 0 i shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz 1 oto 1 4 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 6 ditt0...... 1 OSo 2 6 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Savoy do., pr dz. 010 to 1 6 , Celery, per ditto oloto 1 6 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 6 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto o o Potatoes, per ton 60 oto 110 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr lb 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p ptl. 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 o to 2 6 , Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 6 6, Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 oto 0 01 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 i Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, n.-sv. 0 oto 6 0' Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 1 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 oto 2 6! Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 , Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 Spinach 0 oto 0 0' Asparagus, pr do. 0 3 0 to 2 6 Turnip radishes 0 oto 0 0 , Seakale , p ar bun. 1 to 6 HAY MARKETS. SMITILFIFILD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, 6s to lOs per load. Trade inactive. CUMBERLAND.—MeeIow hay, £3 Os to £4los Od ; c. over, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 6i to £1 lOs per load. Supply moderate. Wit ITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 126 Gd ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 10s.per load. Trade dull. POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to 20s Od; geese, Gs Od to Ils Od each; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s 6d to 2s Od ; ducklings, Us Od to Os Od ; rabbits, is Od to is 9d - each ; wild do., 10d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 9d each ; Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 16s Od; chickens, 8s Od to 9s Od; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 5s Od; capons, Os Od; hares, 3s Gd to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, 3s Gd to 45 Od ; partridges, is Gd to 2s 6d ; woodcocks, Os to 3s 6d; snipes, Os to is Od; teal, is 3d to Os Od ; wild ducks, 2s Od to Os Od ; widgeons, is Gd to Os Od ; plovers; Os 9d to 05 Od each ; guinea Cowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 14s Od to 155 Od ; French do., lOs Od to I Is 3d per 100 ; leverets , Os Od to 38 Od ; grouse Os , Od to 2s 3d. BILLING SGATE. Salmon, Os Od to Os Od ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, bd to 10d ; prawns, Os ; pike, skate, stu r g eon, and halibut, Od per lb. , turbots, 5s Od to 20s ; cod, is Od to 153 Od ; brills, 28 Od. to Os Od ; doreys, 5s Od to Os 041 ; mullets, Os Od to Is 6d ; lobsters, is to ;Ss Od; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, Is to 48 Od per pair ; common oysters, 10s to 25s ; natives, 658 to 70s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to 5s ; haddocks, Os to 188 ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen; mackerel, Os per 10;) ; fresh herrings, 7s to 88 per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d , mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s 4d to 4s 8d; and pork, 38 6 d to 4.36 d per Blbs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 30 6d to 0 6d; peal,,La, 4s 2d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4 s 6d per Sibs IT e carcase. _ _ BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are front 6143 to 7d , of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 3ld ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3,d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 31d to :id ; 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 4d ; 961 b to 10419, 4d to 4 4 d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d. Horse hides, 9s Od to lOs Gd ; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, lOs Odto 12s 6d; half-breds, 8s 6d to lOs O d; Downs, Os 6d to 8s 3d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; sheatlings, Os Od to Os Od. Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. --e. Amsterdam ........ Short 11 161 11 17 Ditto ............ 3 Month!, 1.1 19 11 191 Rotterdam .......... 11 19 11 191 Antwerp .. 25 65 25 721 25 65 25 721 Brussels IlamLurg h — 13 7: 13 81 , Pa D ris Ditto Nlarse ill el Vrankfort on. 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