The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-07 00:00:00

XONEY MAI4,KET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is much uncertainty in the Money Market 1 . 0 -day, ow i ng to an idea that another a d vance in the Bank mi n i mum may b e a t on ce adopted. Operations have therefore been partially suspended Uhl after 2 o'clock. The bullion operations at the Bank on Saturday comprised an influx of £32,000 in bar gold. The accounts received this morning from the ma nufacturing districts respecting the operations 0 f last week are not of a very encouraging character, 4t Manchester, particularly, the yarn and cloth market underwent a very important change through t he advance in the rate of discount, and business was completely paralysed. The hosiery and woollen trade at Leicester, Leeds, Halifax, and Huddersfield likewise became very quiet through the disturbed s tate of the money market, but at Sheffield, Burning 'era, and Wolverhampton the same extraordinary activity witnessed there for so many months has agate prevailed. The accounts from the manufacturing districts last Week represent that business in most depart ments continued inactive, owing to the advance in the value of money. At Leeds the chief operations Were in spring fabrics, while at Manchester both clothsi and yarns exhibited a downward movement Leicester and In the hosiery and lace departments of and Nottingham less activity has been apparent, while in the hardware districts of Bir mingham Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there has beets little change of importance. Two O'CLOCK. At th e Pails Bourse this morning, according to B eater's t e l egr a m , th e 3 p er C e nt. Rentes were 67f. v °e .) 67f. 07c. Inanimate. There is no alteration in the general condition of the Money market. & decline of 1 per cent. took place this morning 41 the market for the English Funds, owing to the anxiety felt regarding the aspect of monetary affairs, but, as the minimum rate of discount up to t his hour has not been modified, a little more confidence is now apparent, and a few Purchases haviag taken place, prices have recovered. Consols were 90/ / for transfer, 4 11 d 904 I for account; they are now 90/ 1, and 90 91 respectively. There is very little animation B Peculation being dull, and the demand for invest-, olents very limited. Transactions have taken place in the New Threes at 901 a ; the Reduced 901 ; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to ss. dis. Business has been recorded in Indian securities as follows :—Stock, 224; 5 per Cents., 1068 y ; Enfaced 51 per Cents., 113 I ; and the Debentures, 99/. During the early part of the day Foriegn Stocks Were rather heavy, ,but more firmness is now ap parent, although the dealings are not extensive. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691 a ; ditto Con %elides, 45 ; Mexican, 321 d ; Ureek, 251 4 ; ditto Coupons, 111 12 ; Spanish Passive, 32/ 33 ; ditto Certificates, 13 4, ; Portuguese, 48 Z-; and the C onfederate Loan is nominally 40 45. In the Railway Share Market the operations h ave been of the most limited description, and .I P r icee generally have shown a downward ten dency. London and Brighton have declined £l, Bristol and Exeter 155., North Western and Me tropolitan 10s., and London, Chatham, and Dover, a nd South Eastern ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings gene -1.411- exhibit no material variation. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are in most Instances a shade flatter. Bank stBocRicITISH FUNDS—ONE . . O'CLOCK... per Cent. Reduced Annuities 904 „„, New Cent. Consols Annuitie5............. 3 per Cent. Annuities ......... 4 4 New 3 # per Cent. *ties .......... New 2t .... z Per Cent. Annuities.. o per Cent. A.nnuities,Ln. .. Annuit ies, 30 yrs, ex ire sth Jan., 188 • • Ditto for 30 yre,_ sire e sth April? 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Te x l ir aph), Aug. 1908. 914 India Stock, 1874 egr 1061 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. , Di tto Enf ace d Paper 4 per Cent .. D ittos per C en t .. 113 Ditto 5i per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 994 Ditto ditto 'Aug. 1864 or 66 Bankg Stock for Account In dia for Account, Jan, 7 9Ol 1 904 Ex`tidia Stock for Account, b per Cent t... uchite t q o uer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cen £5OO . 5 - 10 d d is is Ditto Small Austrianr B O o ß n E ds l , G s N pe F r U Ce N n D t S—ONE O . :C_LOCS. 99 l 'aziliatt. Ditto 5 per Cent 1859 Di tto, 1839 and 1859 .. . .. D itto 44 p er C ent ., 1852-58-60 - 1 Ditto 1863 t D itto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid 4"108 Ayres 6 per Cent eil'LDiiitto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) b nn 6 per Cent gy •4 p t ian 7 per Cent.. Second Issue Cent.,Vi; to s A pe c r eount2s p Ditt o 1824-5, ex -Coupone• • ittric on ,,, ns 114- 124 111 A Italia n -..cc " ount 6 Per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) c an 3 per Cent Iv Ditto Account mew Gran a 321 a 1 2 14 24 hiP°liBl3. I mperial 5 per Cent da Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred p li) itto Land Warrants (Hectares) a ruvian 3 per Cent. I 'fit 0 Account Ditto 44 per Cent., 1862 874 ?Ditto Account ° h rt nguese 3 per Cent., 1853 •Jitto Account, Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7,'9, 4 - 8 k 8 Ditto, Account -Ditto, 1863 1,. D itto Scrip, £l5 paid pm -•n seian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9l Di tto 41 per Cent 1850 • Ditto 1860 Ditto per Cent., 1859 sarcl 5 per C en t. 1862 874 64 74 Vitt an 5 per , Cent A ne o °Parnel l 3 Per' .. Di tto to N Acc ew o Ditto Passive .................. Ze t t f . e . rred ........................ —.474 Ditto Account ...................... 324 Spanish Cert. of 0 009 not . funded: ........ 1 - 3 Ditto Account .. Swedish, 4 per : Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account,Per . Ditto 6 per Ce t 694 Ditto Account'''. 1858 Ditto, £ lO O B_ ............. ends Ditto 6 per Cent,lcd..... 694 Ditto Account .. Ditto 6 per Cent . . . i ................ Ditto GuaraLteed, 4 Venezuela 3 per Ceti:, 6 p 3 er Cent Ditto Account .. ..... Ditto 6 per Cent., 18 62 .......... Ditto Account Dividends on the ........ payable in London. 4ti strian, 5 per C ent. , Ex. 10 Florins. .3,elgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f. -Untch2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Renter, 44 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Accou nt Ita Ditto lian, 5 per Cent'' 1861, -- Ex* 25 francs — Account,. • •• Consols Money Ditto 'Account ....... 904 1 ...................... N V9OO4O'4CLOCK THE IRON RESOURCES quan- ScoTLAND.—The tity of pig iron produced this year in Scotland may be set down at not less than 1,150,000 tons, which, valued athe av erage price of the y ear, of 555. per ton, represents a total value of £3,162,500 sterling, thus exhibiting an in crease in the quantity of 70,000 tons, and in the value of 309,500, 'when compared with the return s of 1862. The s tocks of pig iron in Scotland have now increased to at least '730,000 tons, which, calculated at the average price of 1111 8 week, of 6.35. per ton, amounts to £2,137,500 sterling. The price has advanced from 50s. 6d. in May last to 6,3 8 and is now 1 • 61, per ton this month, 08, per r ' r o t n : higher than the average of the last fifteen years. "".." highly remunerative prices prevailing since last d'ugust have no doubt greatly stimulated pro ,tleti'n• In addition to supplying to local consumption, ';'(l2.orts foreign and coastwise, which hitherto were very ','trge, there have already been about 30,000 tons deposited ware house-keepers' stores, and at present these deposits e ? nt inue to b e ma d e at the rate of about 1, 000 t on s daily. The often quoted paragraph from the last annual circular of a b le ading iron broker, as follows—" And it may reasonably e lPected th a t th a combined, steady, and well directed eif )zs of producers and caoitalighs will, in the course of two T e 'rg. achi eve the grand result of a stock of one million of "s"—seems therefore likely to be fully verified. There are to-day 13 2 furnaces in blast against the average of 120 furnaces in blast last year. The price is nown 64s 6d egaixist 55s 6d twelve months eg0,—.41/ining Journal. em' toW pr ay jon s9 o th e board rated inur e bour' 1 the over hog )pew ger (. 1 ti 0 16 1 o iOr ,;at' SHARE M.ARKETS.---This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUPS. , Railways. Paid. Closing* 1 Business Share 1 Price. done. 8 8i Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. , Blythe and Tyne liost.,Sleat.,andaid.Co . Bristol and Exeter Caledonian • Cork and Bandon Cornwall A..,,........... ets no di \ Do A tillfipc.pan.har Do. B • been paid to B. Dublin Belfast June. IDun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. G lasg. and S. Western. t Greet Eastern, Ord. stk 8 83 81 83 117 1:8 82# } Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do L do ;Great S. an. t W. of Irelanc (.‘,Treat Western Do Str Val gua. steicl, Lancashi:e t Yorkshire I Lolidon and illackwal , Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. Sc Norft Western Lon. & Sw.th Western iMan., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New .. Do Birming. & Derby Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares IMid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwich Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junotion 1 Scottish Central Scot N. E,, Aber. stool, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo: Shropshire Union South DeTon. South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWek. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford t Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.ctK West Midland -Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford 61 7 38 40 16 17 04 06 107 160 48i 40} 45 47 71 83 1:5 127 130 131 134 136 99 101 63 G3l 107; 104 71 73 109 111 44 (5 1041 1041 101 102 47 48 112 i 1134 1264 .2 7 112 96 28 62 63 24 Y 6 100 f 1011 68} 69 88a 83 119 121 1 2 p 77 78 11 11i 124 126 42 44 98 100 51 62 31 32 95 85 97 S 9 10 O. 37} 372 9 10 71 7 2 158 100 5 54 2j 3i p 85 88 170 175 SSESSIONS. Closing Price. 60 63 losi 1061 1 4 1 P 1 I ) 6} 6i 84 91 103 iCS lot 103 1074 1084 1061 1' 71 1 lip 1 lip 20 21 73 75 60 63 60 69 50 53 48 52 38 42 27 29 23 c. 6 1071 108 i 1i I L , 1i 111' 1644 1(5,i 91 10 lut 10i,; 1 95 86 88 # 0 105 au6 100 101 c 6 100 57 59 3 5 F 2 84 105, 1061 114 i 105, i fp IC4i 1053 101 103 BRITISH P .4hare 1)0 Sk Uailwayb atlantic Lawrenct Rom., Baroda,t.Cent Ind Gu. kper cent... stock stock (Sock 100 100 took stook stock stock stock stock stock stock Do. New ..... Do. E. Shares... Buffalo anti Laae Huron Do. Preference ...• • • Buflalo,Brant,&G'odricl , 4 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1877, Do. do. Jan, 1, Olen tta.& S. Eas tn (Lu ;, Cape Town I; Dock Scrii Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. ao. deferred...... Do. 2d Prat. Bonus.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P , ef. stock ... Do. do. deterred...... Do. 4th I'ref. 81 Do. do. deferred t.lndla Penin. , ua.sp.c Do. iN e w gua. 6 s . p, c... Ei tOCk Paid. all luo 100 100 100 100 10r1 Business don, 1061 7 Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share, Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with' t opt Do. 5i F. c. do. '77-8 Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 4 p. c. Extension Dc. 41 - d 0.... Do. Fifth Extension Sielb.Corp. a p. o. Bnds Melb. & Hobson's Bay Do. 7 p. c. Hoeg. Bds Newßrunswick x Canda Class 1.1. and B N. itl.C'da.3 pc Ist pt bds Seinde Do. De1hi .•..... I 1.1 4 ' : Do. do Do. Punjaub •. Do. Du. •• •• Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 74 21 3 58 66 all 100 (100 `lOO 2 all 100 1100 105} COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIE6. p.c.J a, .tJ 111. 1877-84 100 103 105 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 102 114 Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. 100 91 03 91t 1 I Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 91 . 93 ; Cape G.Hope, d p 0,187 t 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 109 111 Do. 1890 100 109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 11)0 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 116 108 Natal Gov. 8 per cent 130 lU7 109 - ' 6 p.a..; a.&July 100 101 106 6p. c.Ap. & OoL. 100 - N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 1,16 100 100 102 Du. f; p. c.,18t to 1:;2t 100 101 102 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 101 102 1011 I 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO Cl 113 ,S. Aim G6p.c.1678.& up lOO 112 114 Vio.Gov. 8 p.c. JaattJuly 100 107 109 Do. io 6 o.c. A0..1.00t.. 100 lOB 109 108 BRITISH MINES. 2 ',Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 3d ulillord Amalgamated ! 33 39 Deven G. Con,. (Tavist ;1 1 545 655 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 t , 7 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 52 . f d p ar 'East Caradon ...... ! 3.14.6 25 26 - East Carn Brea... ; 3.4.0 61 71 VPlRussel (Tavistk.)! 8.9.0 445 ,Gam.&SLAutivia(Gwen.; 58 1 11 13 !Great South reolgus 17$ 41 41 'U. Wheal Vor (llelston. 40 LI 1.4 Grenville 6.16.1 45 5 Hercd's-Foot 8,12 A 9 41 llingston Downs 4.18.0 11 21 Lady Bertha 31argaret (tiny Lelant yt 16 78 Marke Valley.. 4 Alyndy Iron Oro (Lim 25 15 l e, New Seton l9l 90 100 -- North Downs l5 15 2 N.WII I I Bassetallo.fan, 3.1.0 25 3 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 20 Providence(Uny Lebat.) 10.6.7 is 95 SouthCaradon(SLCleer, 15 415 725 I S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — - IS.Wheal Fran. (Illogan! 18.10.9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 34 36 /5 ramar Silv.& Lead Min. 44 185 1 I fin Croft 9 !West Basset (Illozan) l4 10 11 —11 V radon (Liskeard, , 5 22 24 ' West Seton Wheal Basset (11logan) 5 87. 025 Wheal Bulier(ltedruth) 5 225 275 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)l 2.0.6 WhealLudcott • Wheal Mary Ann (: [en ) 8 113 125 Wheal 3eton . 585 )170 180 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.), 7 195 205 Wheal Union 3.17 21 35 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, Norfolk 5.1 per cent., pf., 1847, 111 West Midland gua. shares 51 per cent., 1863, 61 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 9811 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent. rd., 94 PREFEttENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &0., 41 per cent., 1858, 1031 LINES LEASED AP FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 210 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8f Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per oent., 17; 18 N. Rail of Buenos,Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 101 San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 21i Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 14f FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, I Kapunda United Mexican (lini`„ 5 I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Anglo Austrian, 7 if Australasia, 75 Bank of Egypt, 25; European }lank, Um., 4 imperial Ottoman, 17% 17 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim. , London and Colonial (lim.), 7 London Joint Stock, 36} London and Northern (lim.), la 15 London and South African, 27 London and Westminster, 771 7 Si 7 Provincial of Ireland, 93 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi 6 Union of Australia, 52 Union of London, 40 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, Crystal Palace, 64 Discount Corporation, limited, 7D 64 East India Irrigation and Canal, 44 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lonaon, lim., 61 Hudson's Bay. 11', 12 International Financial Society, Bin., 81 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour). 5 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 85 London Financial Association, lfm., 23 London General Omnibus Company, Urn., 24 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 61 oriental Gas (lim.), 2 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold. at Paris is about 21 per mine inn., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of Z 3 178* toad, per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is nearly I.loth per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. MR. AND MRS. HERMANN VEZIN reappear in Lon don on the o.e:ening of the Princess's Theatre at Christmas, in a new time act comedy (from t h e S pan i s h o f M ors t o ) by Westland Marston, Esq. Rumour speaks in the highest terms of this the latest of the talented author's produc tions. Mrs. Vezin has been for some time past drawing crowded audiences to the Theatre Royal, Manchester, in which city she is an immense favourite. 3.14: 6.4.0 Lt. 15.4 (2.10 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1861 MARKETS--This Day. Is 9d to 2s 51c1 ; lamb, is 8d to is 10d; unwashed, 10d to is 4cl. Port Philip—Flecks, is 6d to 2s 4d; scoured and fleece, is 10d to 3, : lamb, is 6d to 2s 3d ; unwashed, lld to is sd. Van Diemen's Land—Flocks, is 7d to 2s 81d; scoured and fleece, is 10d to 2s 5d ; lamb, is 7d to 2s 2d; unwashed, 10d to is 2d. Adelaide—Flocks, is 5d to 2s 3d , scoured and fleece, is 8d to 2s ld ; lamb, is 6d to is 10d ; unwashed, 10d to is 2d. Cape—ls 2d to 2s 31d; scoured and fleece, is 2d to 2s 71e1 ; lamb, is 2d to is 81d ; un washed, 8d to Is Old. New Zealand—Flocks, is 5d to 2s 21d ; scoured and fleece, is 10d to 2s 61d ; lamb, is 4d to Is 91d ; unwashed, 10d to is sd. Privately there is less doing in English wool, nevertheless prices rule firm. There were no imports from the colonies last week, and only a few parcels were received from continental ports. MARK-LANE. There was less activity in the demand for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday. The samples on sale were moderattly good; nevertheless, prices were, in most instances, supported. Barley—the supply of which was large—moved off slowly at about previous rates. Oats, beans, peas, and flour were in fair average request on former terms. _ . At New York the price of wheat, flour, end maize con tinues to advance. According to our latest advises, how ever, the export demand was of very moderate extent, On the Continent the trade remains firm. The arrivals of wheat up to our market last week were but moderate. Of other produce, however, the receipts were tolerably large. The imports from abroad amounted to 10,395 quarters of wheat, 8,482 barley, 18,696 oats, 69 beans, 938 peas, 365 tares, 8,936 linseed, 1,088 oilseeds, 83 sundry seeds, 730 sacks and 500 barrels of flour. Fresh up to our market this morning the arrivals o home-grown wheat were but moderate both from Essex and Kent, The samples were for the most part received in but middling condition. There were several buyers in the mar ket from Scotland, and all good and fine dry samples changed hands to a fair extent, and last Monday's improve ment in prices was steadily supported. For damp produce the trade was much less active than on Monday last, and sales could only be effected by submitting to a decline in the currency of ls. per quarter. A total clearance of the supply was not effected. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. Considerable importations having been recently made direct to the millers, the trade presented a very quiet appearance. In prices, compared with Mon day last, no alteration took place, but the tendency was cer tainly in favour of buyers, Floating cargoes of grain were less active ; nevertheless prices ruled stationary. The supply of English and foreign barley was mode rately good. Generally speaking the trade was quiet, yet previous quotations were supported. In good and fine malting qualities, however, a fair average business was transacted. -. The trade for malt was in a eluggish state, at barely late rates. There was an increased supply of oats on offer compared with Monday last, the show of samples being moderately pod. In nearly all qualities a fair average business was transacted, and the quotations were steadily supported. Beans came to hand more freely. Mazagans were less active, and rather cheaper. Tick, harrow, and pigeon qualities moved off slowly, at late prices. Peas—of which there was an increased supply on offer— sold slowly at late rates. The flour trade was quiet. Barrels, however, supported the recent improvement in their value, and English descrip• tions ruled firm in price. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 4I s to 448 Ditto, old 4ls 44s Ditto, white, 1863 44s 515 Ditto, old 428 508 .Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 405 448 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— 32s 338 Barley—Grinding Malting 285 398 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 669 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 665 Chevalier 66s 688 Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBB 225 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 169 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 205 23s 30s 328 Beans—Tick 375 428 Pigeons, 338 348 Peas—Grey • Maple 37s 388 White 368 38s Boilers :368 389 Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk 27s 295 American, per barrel ll5 26s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Owing to the recent gales there was a falling off in the supply of foreign stock exhibited for sale here to-day, and the trade ruled firm, at, in most instances, full quotations. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts, fresh up, were moderate as to numbers, and there was a decided improvement in the general quality of the stock. Compared with Monday last, there was rather less activity in the demand for most breeds. and that day's quotations were not, in all instances, supported. The top figure for beef was 5s 2d ; but several very prime Scots and crosses changed hands at 5o per B.bs. The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire amounted to 2,000 shorthorns, &c.—from Norfolk, 100 Scots and crosses—from Scotland, 220 Scots —from Ireland, 700 oxen and heifers—and from other parts of the kingdom, 700 of various breeds. The supply of sheep en sale was small, but the general quality of the stock was tolerably prime. For all breeds the trade was very firm, and a clearance was readily effected. The prices realised were 2d per Miss. in advance of Monday last. Prime heavy Downs sold at 5s 101b— prime small do 68—and, in some instances, at 6s 21b per 81bs. The supply of calves on sale was small ; and the trade ruled firm at Thursday's advance in the quotations, the top quotation being 53 per 81bs. Pigs were in moderate supp currencies. BOROUGH HOP. The supply of hops on hand having been much reduced, our market is very firm and the quotations have an upward tendency. Good and fine foreign hops are in request on higher terms. The imports into London last week amounted to 486 balea from Bremen, 311 Hamburg, 204 Antwerp, 47 Ostend, 331 Rotterdam, 24 Dordt, 27 Dunkirk, 180 Bou logne, and 100 bales from New York. . New Mid and East Dents £4 108 to £8 lOs per cwt. New Weald of Rents 4 108 to 6 5s ~ New Susses Yearlings Olds 1 10s to 3 108 „ Bavatian Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets are extensively supplied with home-grown potatoes. In all descriptions sales progress slowly, yet prices, although in some instances rather lower, have not materially changed from Monday last. The imports last week were confined to a few parcels from Rotterdam, Ham burg, G r oningen, and Guernsey, amounting in the aggre gate to only 120 bags. Yorkshire Regents .... 70s to 80s per ton. Flukes Kent and Essex Regents Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 70s to 80s „ 'SEEDS. The seed trade generally is quiet, at about stationary prices. Tho supply of canary seed has somewhat increased, but fine parcels are firm in value. Cakes are steady, on former terms. rurnip,White,p.bus 118 tons Swede —s —s 'Mustard. Brown los 13s Carraway ....26s 283 Coriander l2s 16s Henipseed, per qr 4OB 42s Linseed,Eng - ,.sowing 72s 74s Crushing -- White, Tares, New 5s Od 55 6d Old per quarter - s —8 Canary, per quarter 508 60s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et. —s —8 White Foreign Red._ 338 46s White sos 64s Trefoil, new 225 25s Baltic - -El -8 Odessa -s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English Foreign £9los £lO ICs Rape Cakes,p ton.£6 Os £6 10s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 61s 68s T AL] The tallow trade is very du taken place in prices. PY. 41s per cwt Town tallow 1 Rough fat has fallen to 2s ld LOW all to-c ,C., of is sell Particulars. 1859, Stock this clay.. .. Price of Y.C. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town per 8 1880. 49,619 73_360 55591 t0'603 63 to 56s Od —s Od 1,630 1,457 43,401 50,921 93 1,179 80,969 93,056 57s 3d 60s 3d Jay, and a heavy fall has a the spot, is quoted at ling at 40s 3d net cash. 1861. 1862. 50.973 56,909 s'isol to 45861 to, —s Od —s Od 2,069 2,023 78,139 43,5b3 7,461 2,143 73,351 62,160 53s 6d 47s 9d 1803. 70.76 i 41eOdto —s Od 1,690 35,852 2,589 68,709 43s 0,1 STATEMENT OP TALLOW SHIPPING AT IT. PETERSBURG FOR THE SZASON, 1863. 1862. 1861. Tallow despatched from Cronstadt Casks. Casks. Casks to Nov. li, 0. S. (estimated at 25 poods to the cask) 73,300 In ships loading and lighters 2,08 Total loaded off from St. Petersburg , .Nov. v, O.S Do. after this date Total at the close of the navigation 63,879 83,835 London Liverpool — Bristol Other English ports Ireland 192 200 sio Scotland Germany 13,610 14,340 11,910 France Total 73,300 63,879 83,833 THE GALE-LIFEBOAT SERVICES. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 5. Captain Priest, R.N., reports :—" It is very sad to con template the loss of life that has occurred here during the recent hurricane. But, happily the lifeboat of the National Institution has been the means, under God, of rescuing 48 poor creatures from inevitable death. She was compelled to halt for a short time during the height of the fearful storm. There was no sort of holding back on the part of the noble fellows who manned her, but they saw the im possibility of managing the boat in that terrible wind and sea, and returned with hearts sore at their first failure, I believe that, had the lifeboat entered the cauldron of moving water at that time, not a soul of her crew would have returned. At two o'clock in the afternoon the lifeboat went off and brought ashore the crew of four men of the schooner Elizabeth, of Carnarvon. Again at two o'clock in the morning she went in the darkness and rescued 23 men from the barque Confiance of Liverpool, then again put off and brought ashore 19 mea from the barque Elizabeth Morion of Glasgow, and next proceeded to the schooner L'Esperance of Nantes, and saved two men. She afterward visited other wrecks of which there are 16, involving a loss of 18 lives. I never remember such a fearful storm in this locality. The captain of one of the wrecked vessels saw the lifeboat run ning down towards him in the early part of the day, and in the midst of his own deep distress, was magnanimous enough to utter a hope that she would not come to them, because, to use his own words, " she would have been tumbled over and over like a cork," I believe that would have been the fate of any floating thing but the lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution. Buns HAVEN, Saturday Night. It has been a fearful day here. No heavier surf rolls upon the shores of Great Britain than on this part of the Cornish coast. Yesterday a largo dlsmasted ship was ob served at the north of Shark's Nose, supposed to be about ten miles distant. The terrible force of the sea on the coast rendered it absolutely impossible for any lifeboat to contend with it. In vain did the noble lifeboat of the National Life boat Institution attempt to surmount the fearful breakers, and after an arduous and perilous pull they were compelled to return to the shore. lam happy to say, adds Mr. Wm. Rowe, Lloyd's agent, that it is reported that all the crew of the vessel are saved. Fisnaagn, Saturday Night. It has been raging a fearful gale on this coast since Thursday. On the afternoon of that day the skip Dublin, of Dublin, was seen coming into the bay, and while endea. vouring to reach the roadstead, where several vessels were lying at anchor, her foretopsail was carried away. Having no other topsail the vessel became quite unmanageable and rapidly drifted on the rocks, Immediately the vessel was seen to strike the lifeboat of the institution was despatched to the rescue of the crew, but fortunately they had succeeded in scrambling up the rocks, and afterwards reached the shore in safety. Only 35 minutes elapsed from the time the lifeboat left the boathouse until her crew landed on the beach, a distance of three miles. ST. IVES, Saturday Night. Yesterday, a schooner was observed on shore on Lelant Sand, west of Hoyle Bar, about three miles from this sta tion. There was a heavy sea on at the time. The lifeboat of the National Institution was at once manned and launched. On arriving alongside the vessel, over which the sea was breaking heavily, no one was found on board. She proved to be the Frenoh schooner Clementine, from Swansea to Rochelle. It was this afternoon discovered that the crew had abandoned the vessel in their own boat, and had fortunately succeeded in reaching the shore. ARERYSTRITH, Saturday, 5 p.m. flying. No owing to the heavy N News reached here this a fternoon b y special messenger from Aberayron, a town ab out 15 miles south bothofat fthriosna that place, that a large brig was out ridin g at anchor, with the masts out neighbourhood away and d ventureof di s distress s o s u t sea running. Immediately we received this i n t e lli gence th e lifeboat of the National Institution was desp a t c h e d t o the assistance of the vessel. She is out now and will p ro bably remain out all night, the wind being dead against her, 10 r.m,—The night is pitch dark, and it is feared the life boat will not be able to fetch the vessel in time to be of any service, but up to this time nothing has been seen of her. NEW PASS ACROSS TUE ANDES.—In respect to the pass across the Andes alleged to have been recently dis covered, we are informed by Sir Woodbine Parish that it is no new discovery at all, but has been years before described by himself and others as requiring only a small expenditure to make it practicable for wheeled vehicles. We are glad to state, however, that the existence of such a pass is be• yond doubt.— fit azil and River Plate Mail. GRESHAM COLLEGE.--The first lecture of the new occupant of the Choir of Music is generally pronounced a success. Dr. Wylde selected "Form in Music" for hie subject, and his discourse was able, intelligent, interesting, and to the purpose. His allusions, in the preamble, to the late Professor Edward Taylor, his immediate predecessor, wt re in excellent taste, though somewhat over-flattering. The fact of there being now in tho chair of music a musician by profession is to be rejoiced in. Dr. Wylde is not only well educated in his art, but a man of geed information. y shortly be reared on His artistic tenden cies, moreover, its he has already shown, are in the proper direction, and that he will do honou r an d credit to his new po sition there can be little doubt. A NAVAL COLLE GE. —It is confidently ex p ected tehomateasßaiulariloNuiavpaolrtCioonfieogfethwei c ll oa v s e tof England. Th e r sub ject has been so frequently and so thoroughly weliventilated that Parliament will not be taken by surprise in th e forth coming session if the Na v y Estimates contain a provision for the construction of a suitable building wherein our future Nelsons arc to be p re p ared for their p rofession,— Army and Davy G (melte. POLICE IN MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF FRAUD.— Wm. Heeley, clerk, of 3, Chapel-place North, South Audley-street, and John Steel, shoemaker, of 6, Dorset-street, Baker-street, were charged before Mr. Knox with conspiring to defraud Mrs. Hannah Wrigglesworth, of 31, South Audley-street, a boot maker in an extensive way of business, of various sums of money. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, prose cuted, and from the evidence it appeared that Steel was a workman in Mrs. Wrigglesworth's employ, and Heeley was also in her service as a rk. It was Heeley's duty to make entries in a book of the work given out to the workmen, and when the work was returned to see that it agreed with the book. On Saturday nights when the workrAen came for payment they handed the bills to Heeley, and, if they were found to be correct, he stamped them and handed them over to Mrs. Wriggksworth, who then paid them. Some circumstances of a suspicious nature coming to Mrs. Wrigglesworth's knowledge, on Saturday night the pri soners were watched, and Steel was seen to present his own bill, and then another bill in the name of Jones for 30s, and on being asked where he t the latter bill from, he said it was given to him by Heeley to present, and that he had been in the habit of presenting similar bills for months , past. Heeley was then taxed with it, and he admitted that it was so. Mr. Lewis said there was no doubt the system had been going on to a great extent, and for a long time past, and as some more bills had been found in the name of Jones, and there had not been time to investigate the books, he wished for a remand. The prisoners were then remanded for a week. MANSLAUGHTER,—EIiza Waterfield, of Union-street, Middlesex Hospital, was charged before Mr. Knox by Inspector Garforth with causing the death of her husband, Alfred Thomas Waterfield, a tailor and clothes dealer, by striking him on the head with some instrument. Mr. T. Beard, of Basingball-street, attended for the pri- sorter. Mrs. Woolton, of Poland-street, said that on Monday, Nov. 23, she went to Mrs. Waterfield's to return a book. Atier some conversation with Mr. Waterfield in the shop she went into the parlour, and Mrs. Waterfield came in. Mr. and Mrs. Waterfield had a few words about the book or books, and Mr. Waterfield struck Mrs. Waterfield on the head, and blows were then exchanged, and Mrs. Waterfield ran into the shop and held the door to prevent her husband following her. The door came open, and Mr. Waterfield went into the shop, and she (witness) then rau into the street. Mr. Knox asked whether the witness saw any instrument in the hands of either, and the witness said she did not. A minute afterwards she saw Mr. Waterfield come out bleed ing, and the constable took him to the hospital, but she saw no more of Mrs. Waterfield, and knew no more of the matter. In answer to Mr. Beard, the witness said that Mr. Water field was not sober. The door flew back suddenly, Mr. James Kettle, of Union-street, said he was passing the shop on the night in question. Heard words taking place, and saw one on each side the counter. Mrs. Water field was in the act of coming out when Mrs. Waterfield returned and struck Mr. Waterfield with some instrument, and witness saw him bleeding. She then went into the parlour and sat down, and the police then came and he was taken to the hospital. In answer to Mr. Beard, the witness said that Mr. Water fieid appeared to be pursuing his wife when she struck him. He had never said it was done with a yard measure, neither did he believe it was done with the iron bar produced. He knew that the prisoner had been subjected to much bruta lity from her husband, who was frequently drunk. Police-constable Thomas Boyce, 55 E, said that while passing the house on the night of the 23d the heard a dis turbance and saw Mrs. Waterfieid come out of the shop, and lean for a minute or two on something. She then entered the house again, and directly after he saw Mrs, Waterfield strike her husband with he believed to be a piece of iron, Mr. Waterfield at the time coming out of the parlour into the shop, in which there was a gas light. He could hear the blow distinctly, and about a minute afterwards Mr. Waterfield came to the door bleed ing, and calling out " Police." On going across Mr. Water field told him to take her into custody. He went into the parlour to see what sort of wound Mr. Waterfield had re ceived, and on coming out the prisoner was gone. He then took Mr. Waterfield to the hospital, and after the surgeon had dressed the wound he took him home again. On tak ing Mr. Waterfield home he saw a piece of iron there, but could not say it was the instrument the blow was given with. Mr. Pyle, house surgeon at the Middlesex. Hospital, having given evidence, a nurse to the hospital deposed to Mrs. Waterfield telling her that it was accidentally done through the giving way of the door, but Inspector Garforth who took the prisoner into custody, said that she told him that she did it with a yard measure, and in self-defence. The prisoner was committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. DRUNKEN RAILWAY PASSENGERS.—WiIIiam Richards and Sarah King, two middle-aged persons, were charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance at the Vic toria Railway Statior, Pimlico. James Parish, a police-constable, employed at the station, said that defendants were there on Saturday evening; one intending to go by the Crystal Palace line to Balham, and the other to Streatham. As they were so drunk as to be unfit to go with safety, they were requested to leave the station, where they were creating some confusion, and as they refused witness was compelled to remove them. When opposite the hotel they created a great disturbance, and a number of persons assembled. As it was found impossible to get them away, they were taken to the station and locked up. Female defendant—The only disturbance I made was I screamed when the policeman laid hold of me and hurt me. Mr. Selfe—You were drunk, ma'am, they say. Female defendant—l was not drunk. I had only taken two or three glasses of rum and water, and I am sure that that could not hurt me. Mr. Selfe—l cannot estimate the quality of rum and water you may take without getcing drunk, but I should think that under ordinary circumstances two or three glasses of rum and water would go well towards it. Female defendant—This man told me that I had better go by the 9.10 train, and I certainly told him it was like his impudence, and I should go when I liked. I met the man, and he carried my parcel as he was going to Balhatn, and I was going to Streatham. Male defendant—l am under a physician, and a very little liquor takes effect on me. Female defendant—l am very much bruised and marked by the way he used me. Shall I show your worship my arms and Mr. Selfe—O dear me—no, I thank yon. Have they been locked up since then? Police-constable—The male defendant the whole time, the female till mid•day yesterday. Mr. Selfe discharged them: THAMES. FATAL PUGILISTIC RENCONTRE—A MAN DROWNED. —Thomas Symes, a lighterman, who is very respectably connected, and employed at Messrs Lock's extensive lead works, at Horsleydown, for the last two years, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with manslaughter, Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended the prisoner. This was a most unfortunate affair. The deceased, George Carter, a labourer, and another man named Macdonald were employed in landing a barge called the Fanny, off Here's Wad, Wapping, on Saturday night. The prisoner received orders from the master to navigate the barge to the East India dock, and went on boari for the purpose of taking charge of the barge, and a quarrel took place between him and deceased. From words they came to blows and fought. They closed, and in the scutle which took place both men went overboard. A man named Lygon immediately lowered the barge's hitcher (a, long staff with an iron hook at the end), and the prisoner grasped the hitcher and was saved. Carter was carried away by the tide and drowned. His body was not recovered. The defence set up by Mr. Stoddard was that great pro vocation was given by the deceased. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 6.—Bermuda, Nov. 15.—The steamer Lucy, Captain Duguid, has sailed for a Southern port. The steamer Dee has made one trip to the Southern States, and is now on her second voyage. Tbs Gibraltar, late Sumter, arrived here from Wilmington on the 15th inst with a cargo of cotton. She brought the news of the capture of the R. E. Lee, late Giraffe, the Zlh'. Bn Annie, and the Cornubia. The steamer Ceres has . arrivedhe here from London, and the following are also in P4)ris coal- Heroine, Beaton, and Gibraltar. The latter vesse l rron2 the ing, and will leave for Liverpool in a few &VP — ram terce. Correspondent of the Liverpool Journal of _!,- w e under- DIE OFFICE OF CITY ARCHITECT. mittee have stand that the Officers and Clerks' (3t marchitect. The a report prepared on the vacant office of a ci lie office shall in committee recommend that the holder t. as of architect being future be called the city surveyor,thehe, desirable effect of discontinued. This would throwing open to competition. The workshave et in which the corpora tion may in future be engaged: Staff of four persmst—one is X 1,200, the surveyor to hav-3 , and one at £loo.—City at XlOO per annum, two at .•30,1 Ti css. THE CATTLE DISEASE IN EGYPT.—The screw steamer Iberica, 675 tone, Capt. W. Hall, beating the Pen insular and Oriental. Company's flag,arrived at Malta on the 21st ult. , 14 days from London and five from Gibraltar laden with coals for the company. The vessel is one of several which have recently been purchased for the Egyptian They are to be used for curying cattle, and Government• are e,pec hdly fitted for this service, it being the intention of the Viceroy to make good as far as in his power the loss sustained by the cattle disease by the introduction of ani mals from abroad. The Iberia left for Alexandria on the 24th, having been detained to repair some slight damages sustained in the late rough weather. MAJOR YELVERTON, it is said, has taken up his residence in Mc'bourne. This Day. LAW INT. (This Day), COURT OF EXCHEQUER. It was generally believed that their lordships the Barons of I?achequer would give judgment in the great Alexandra case—The Queen v. Sillem—this morning, and conse quently there was a very large attendance of the public in the court at a very early hour. Amongst the better in formed it was well known that such would not be the case, awl it was not until the Lord Chief Baron and Baron Channell took their seats at 11 o'clock that the belief that had taken possession of the large assemblage was dispelled. The Loyd Chief Baron said the court would now give judgment in various causes which had been ordered to stand over for consideration, the first of which was • ROBEUTSON V. POWELL. It was an action of ejectment to obtain possession of certain property bequeathed to the plaintiff. After fully considering the case, the court was of opinion the judgment ought to be for tire plaintiff, and therefore the rule for a non•suitwould be discharged. TURLEY V. BATES. Baron Channel' gave judgment in this case. The action tried was, whether defendant had entered into an agreement to purchase the whole, or part, of a heap of fice clay which the plaintiff had raised to the surface from one of his mines in Staffordshire. The plaintiff contended the whole had been sold the defendantbeing of opinion thathe was only compelled to take as much as ho required at 2s. per ton. The jury returned, by consent, for the plaintiff, with £ll2 damages, the value of the fire-clay the defendant refused to clear away, at the same time giving the defendant leave to move the court to enter the verdict to plaintiff to move. This course was adopted, and the arrangements having been heard, their lordships took lime to consider their decision. Their judgment was now that the verdict of the jury ought to stand, and the rule obtained by the defendant for the re•• duction of the damages discharged. WOOD V. LONDON DOCK COMPANY. Their lordships refused to allow the appeal asked for. HUGHES V. IWPIE—ABBOTT V. WFIE. These cases were tried at Liverpool before Mr. Edward James, Q.C., when a non-suit was entered in each. The action was brought by the next friend of the plaintiff, an infant who was injured in consequence of the falling of a covering over a cellar belonging to defendant. The chil dren were at play near the place, and from somo cause or hstriking and injuring the two boys.ter h Thee flap resisted n the demand f or compensa tion on the ground that had not the child interfered in some way or other with the fastenings the flap would never have fallen. Their lordships were of opinion that the judgment of Is.lr. James in the first case was correct, and therefore the non-suit ought to stand. With respect to the second case, the Court thought there ought to be a rehearing. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. There was only one case set down for trial in this court. On this an arrangement was come to which precluded the necessity of going to a special jury. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. A fair inquiry at Saturday's rates. Sales, pro bably 4,000 bales. COTTON IN THE RIVER PLATE. Cotton•growing is occupying attention nearly everywhere on the River Plate, and we are pro mised great things in the course of a few years. The Cotton Supply Association of Manchester had sent out 20 bags of cotton seed for distribution and severa l cotton-growing companies h a d b een esta blished in Corrientes, under the auspices of the governor of that province. The Estancieros in other parts of the Argentine Rbpablic have also sown cotton seed with the most hopeful pr os p ects , and in Paraguay the same spirit is beginnin g t o animate the native population. The Buenos Ay res Standard, which may ju stl y claim great credit for the energy with which it has promoted the cultiva tion of cotton in the River Plate, in its European summary refers to the subject as follows ;—" Our foreign readers who take an interest in Argentine prosperity will be pleased to know that over three tons of the very best cotton seed of all descriptions have been distributed, and are already planted in the parts.of this nation most adapted to the growth of cotton. Our philanthropic and sterling friends in Manchester will hear with delight that millions and millions of cotton plants are at present over ground. We promise the English manufacturers 5,000 bales of cotton from the River Plate this sea son, and 100,000 the nest. In payment for our cotton bales we ask neither gold sovereigns nor ounces, but railway iron, cotton goods, coal, &c. There are some who laugh at our predictions, but we will ' not bate one jot.' In a year or two, if we have peace, the River P at 3 will be to England what the once prosperous United States of North America were—the supplier of staples, the con sumers of manufactures. We are all here as yet in our infancy—our future is great, and England is regarded as the best friend of the Argentine na tion."—Brazil and River Plate Mail. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 7.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; light breeze, and fine weather, but cloudy a little. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sylph, from Caen for Exeter. LIVERPOOL, Dec. o.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Royal Family, from Callao. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 6—Panther, from Boulogne ; Lottery, from Labrador; Idalia, from Cypru; Eastern Chief, from Amoy; Zetland, from Saguenay; Elizabeth Gertrude, from Groningen; Pride of the West, from Quebec; John Patten, from Fassien ; Roselle, from Foo-Chow-Foo ; Circassian, from Gaza; Waterloo, from Madras; Maple Leaf, from Quebec; Scoresby, from Demerara; Clio, from Terceira; Restless, from Messina; Counna, from Mauritius ; William ' from Quebec; Billow , from Guernse y; Intre p id, f ro m Sombrero ; Kestrel, from Shanghai. Arrived, Dec. 7—Reliance, from Quebec; Ivanhoe, from Madras. DEAL, Monday Morning.. Passed, Dec. 6—Jonacen, for Cardiff; Carnelian, for New York; Clarendon, for St. Manzanillo. ; Rosebud, tor Swan sea; Citizen, screw steamer, for Bordeaux; I'll Try, for Marseilles ; Wave, for Bombay ; Mary Hardy, for Barba does; Prospero, for Para; Villa de Blaza, for Nantes—all from London. The Pilgrim, for. Demerara, has been supplie • with anchor and 15 fathoms of chain. Passed, Dec. 7.—York, from London. for Mad R an g o on, Anchored.—Parrel, from London, for Manilla • h Q u ebec, from London, for Hawk's Bay ; Alonzo. of Sc Quebec, from the west, for the north; Chattanooga, ^— for London. ----------------- COMM. CLOWN, PANTALOON, HARLECIU. rzf , AND BIN E.—Tom, and Jack, and Harry ' to to Christmas academy, have been looking a - Dr. Birch's a f° one who has been as a time of holiday. Here lila anxiously, as a time looking forward to Christmas, ,„ g i a n y weeks past he has been of a work—the Clown. Fo r — i i „ ur when ho would bound irt and puff breeches, and counting the days upon the stage in his s pate . item we are I" See he has salute the audience with on „ the strength of it, and in his bloomed into magnif ice- c i coa t, with velvet cuffs and collar, braided hat and lap Pete of the Duke of Brunswick. Certainly brings back a m to the golddeash ° Zed so great a length of watch-chain, though as to " carats" and " water" superior. You would think that so fine t o b r e su D e ult h l e ar n g e e v d e i r_ b ;:P eono(B, they may have u id disdain to we ar those calico puff pante.- ' a gentleman 17„ he calls them—which he is inspectin loon—" trucks g with t. But no—those " trucks" weigh h eavy on h so much interest. and Mr. May, of Bow-street, w ill have a sa d time o mind just now, his f it until they are made all right , and exhibit suffi giness behind. And here come hi s companions, c nt pantaloon,bag harlequin, and columbine. Ali I wh a t a g l or i ous t i m e Christmas is to them I The crowd at the gallery door on Boxing Night will not be more impatient for the rising of the curtain than they ;;for with the rising of that curtain will begin a period of constant employment and regular pay, things to which these honest artistes have been stran gers, may be, for many months, Christmas Day has its pleasures to these four worthies, but they are the plea sures of expectancy. There is not much time for cooking or thought of eating in the homes of Clown, Panta loon, Harlequin, and Columbine on Christmas Day, —even if there were anything to cook—they are all too much occupied in fitting on their dresses and trying their joints. They will be fed when they stand in a pyramid under the red fire ; and the bravoes and the clapping of hands will be more satisfying to them than any roast beef, and sweeter than any plum pudding. To the eyes that look out from an honest and cheerful heart these Christiana characters will always come as vision of pleasure and de light. Ho to whom they come as aught else stands in need of our prayers.—Christmas Number of ".London Society," jest published. AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE AT LIVERPOOL THIS WEEK.—The following steamers with the mails from the United States and Canada are due at Liverpool this week, v:z. :—The City of London, wit h dates from Now York to the 28th ult., is duo at Queens twn to-morrow (Tuesday), and the Cam,dian screw steamer North American, from Portland (the first ship rf the season from that quarter), with dates to the °, vBuing Captain On the 28th, is also due at Londonderry on Ttr" a Y . Saturday nest the Cunard mail steamer rers't Lott, with dates from New York to the 2d December, may be looked for at Queenstown. The African D a ce b Company's ship Macgreror Laird, with the mails from the Tenerige, an d Madeira, may be West Coast of Africa, the course of Friday next. expected to reach the Mersey in 49 I ICB} 1081 9 434 106 4f 113 124 1274 1 101 i 95f I Ey, and steady request, at ful: s. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 ; and quarter-old store pigs, s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Secoud quality do. 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 6 0 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 4 8 5 2 Suckling calves, 15s to 258 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... Cows , Sheep and lambs .... 1,340 Sheep .. 16,790 Calves Calves ... ... 123 I Pigs Pigs 440 The total imports of foreign stocx into London, last week, amounted to 9,752 head. In the corresponding week in 1862, we received 5,033—in 1861, 4,951 —in 1860, 6,103 —in 1859, 4,311—in 1858, 4,322 —in 1857, 1,773 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 701 .. 2675 ~, .. 306 .. 77 Harlingen .... 356 .. 1159 .. .. 45 .. 50 Hamburg .... :10 .. 576 .. • • , • • 27 Amsterdam.... .. . • .. • . Mederabltk ~... 45 .. 1532 .. .. -- Bremen ... 9 .. 2 .. • • • • Vigo.. l4B .. .. .. Nieu Diep .... .. • . .. • • Antwerp. --• • • .. •—• .. 7 •• Ostend . .... .. 80 .. .. 17 .. Calais. — •• .• •• 65 •• Dordt. B3 .. 389 .. -- .. •• Tonning. . 834 .. 547 .. Total ....2,186 .. 6,960 .. .. 440 .. 166 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 862 678 4,050 305 .. 861 .. 706 .. 4,144 .. 45 .. 56 860 5ll .. 5,030 .. .. 551 .. 71 .859 685 .. 3,307 .. 319 .. 1358 3lO .. 3,781 .: - .. 229 .. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Dec. 8, 1862, and this day. Monday, Dec. 7, 1853. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Dec. 8, Dec. 7, 1862. 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 6 3 6t03 10 Second quality do. Prime l a rge oxen 4 2 4 8 4 8 b 0 Prime Scots, &c 4lO 5 0 5 0 5 2 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do Primo coarse-woolied do 4lO 5 4 5 4 5 8 Prime Southdown do. .. 5 6 5 8 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 4 4 4 8 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves 330 340 Pigs.. SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec. 9, 1861.—Beasts, 4,420 — sheep, 16,230—calves, 87—pigs, 870. DEC. 10, 1860.—Beasts, 5,020 —sheep, 22,840—calves, 159—pigs, 260. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Only moderate supplies of town and country-killed meat were on sale at these markets. Generally speaking, the trade is firm, and prices are about 2d per Blbs higher than on Monday last. Per Mb. by the carcase. 8 Li a d Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 2 diddling do. .. 3 4 3 8 ['rime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large p mutton.ork... 3 6 .... 3 6 4 Inferior 3 ad a d Middlingmutton 3 10 4 4 Prime d 0....... 4 6 4 8 Vaal .. 3 8 4 8 Small pork ~ .. 4 2 4 6 Lamb WOOL. The public sales of colo o n r i e a n l e s a vo w ol it w h e c r o e n b s r i o d u o g ra h b t le to tt a n c hn lo a so . o ti n lon,uaetsadnayadlaysatnee• l o 'll f e l y d to ltd per lb on Australian, and of id to ld per lb on Cape produce. After a few auctions had been held, the activity greatly increased, and superior Australian and New Zealand flocks realised 2d p er lb more money than at the previous series. Subsequently the de mand fell off, and the rates then current were the same as at the commencement, but the sales closed with firmness, at those quotations. The quantity of Cape wool offered amounted to 28,150 bales. Greasy parcels were taken freely, at 91c1 to 111 per lb for export to America, but with the excep tion of a few superior clips from Algoa Bay, the quality of the produce from this colony was somewhat unsatisfactory. There was a large arrival from N ew Zealand, comprising 15,729 bales. The quan tit y of New South Wales and Queensland produce offered wao 13,699, of Vi c torian 207 10 bales The following prices were realised during the series : 1 Sydney—Flocks, le 6d to 2 s 6d scoured (lamb) and fleece, SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. The Officiul .Tournal of Warsaw states that in the districts of Zamosc and of Hrubleszow there are no longer any considerable bands of insurgents to be seen ; but small detachments make their appear ance from time to time marching towards the fron tier. The People's Theatre---alias the Britannia Theatre, Hoxton, findingthe por t i‘ a i l s n B . cr ibe Lane,d h ‘ epxr-oepnrtireat proprietor e a , n " a w m e were aa (From the Queen ) notr. e Entering long n .Ikhintddl.ygivterneahteifml b u y ot t ic h e is o g r e o n u t r le p tc:n pos 7 a v a is fe t, rm an e d r mana ger of bath theatre and Laver , , welting to receive us. Day iotchegceasbhle(o)ensn,:at able good-nature With which he received 118 made me very glad that I had done so. lie at once led the wa y, through the handsome, well-appointed tavern, into the theatre. As we passed the money -taker's place we noticed that the prices were set at the moderate rate of 25,- for a seat in the stage-boxes ; ls. for the boxes and stalls ; bes e pit, 6d ; lower g aller y , 4d. ; and upper g a ll ery 3d. There is half-price to the boxes, pit, , and gallery, .i .a beginning. at eight and half-past eightoc up thelock respectively, stairs and ]o bb . l ll bi and g first, the s almost unadorned solidity of the buildin g ; secondly, th e leading performances overn r g m a in n t eb o eys thee leven.t e gil house, A s w e every we e'rening at ha passed could not help noticin g ample width and commodiousness of the passages, affording the easiest means of rapid exit and entrance to the l arge audience which this theatre is capable o f cont a i n i ng ;thirdly, the scrupulously cleanly state in which everything was kept ; and, fourthly, the excellent ventilation. Those qua lities are, moreover, equally noticeable all through the theatre. The auditorium (as Mr, Boucicault has it) was as fresh and cool at the end of the evening—having been it oc cupied all the time by a very numerous audience — aswas at the beginning. The decorations of the lobbies and stair cases are very simple—the brickwork being left quite bare of plaster, L;rd Palmerston's favourite stucco, or imitation marble. A few sky-borders (as they are technically termed), imitating umbrageous foliage, and lighted up with coloured oil lamps, are the only decoration employed, and they have a very fresh and tasty effect. Mr. Lane ushered us into a very confortable stage-box, whence a very good view of the audience could be obtained. The reader who hears of the Britannia for the first time, may be surprised at hearing that the salle is nearly as large as Drury-lane, and; that it will hold 4,000 people, exclusive of babies in arms. Nor must it be supposed that these extra little—vocalists, not auditors—make un insignificant addition to the sum of human souls who enjoy t t i h m ei e r s, ev in e a n n in i :: under Mr. Lane's auspices. If their pre sence and numbers were not made everywhere, and at all by the cries and demonstrations around you, the playbill itself must call attention to the important part which they play at the Britannia Theatre. " Persons bringing children," enjoins that document, " must please keep them quiet, or take them out of the theatre; the public complaining of the obstruction to the acting." The audience generally seemed to be composed of what poli tical writers call the lower middle classes, small shop keepers, and the better kinds of artificers, with their wives and families. Comparing this with former experience at other cheap theatres, we saw no ill-inanners, heard no chaf fing, saw no symptom even of a br aw l or of a drunkard, nor any blackguard smoking a p i pe with his coat off. Indeed, if the truth must be spoken, we have seldom seen a. West-end audience behave with such uniform good temper and good taste as the audience al; the People's Theatre, Hoz ton. They laughed when they ought to do, and melted to tears at the proper places. Not once in the evening did we e e ve h n ou c e o e m s, m o i f t t h h e e a r v t u h a c L ry t , y " s o T u c r o n m h m i m o n o a u t t mo n r o e r f d a i s d h i t o h n e a y b cheering and "jollying" the footmen when they came on to clear the stage, a witticism which a West - end audience sel dom omits. Indeed, a greater contrast than between this large body of decent, orderly/people, and the ramping, roar ing, swearing, swilling, and odoriferous audience of the New Cut, it would be difficult to imagine. The difference between the people who occupied the various parts of the house was not v ery perceptible to the unassisted v i s i on; in deed I question whether it consisted of much beyond the willingness of some to pay a shilling and others but six pence. The playbill informed us that "no person" could be "admitted to boxes or stalls unless suitably attired," but I failed to discover any very remarkable standard of suit ability, seeing that cloth caps were as common wear in the stalls as in the pit, and that babies in arms squalled, as if aroused therato by the big drum, right under the shadow of the footlights. In answer to a question put by myself, Mr. Lane replied that the audiences by no means came exclu sively from the neighbourhoods immediately surrounding. " Oh I they come from much farther than Charing-cross, I can assure you vwe have families come five or six miles; from Greenwich and Woolwich, -and from Hackney and the East India Docks, and sometimes out of Essex." The house itself has a handsome ornate appearance, as well decorated, in every respect, as need be. The lighting comes from a number of small gaseliers, suspended from the ceiling. Mr. Lane recommended us, before addressing _ ourselves to a careful consideration of the performances, to take a tour of inspection, through which he very kindly conducted us. " Behind the scenes" (that region so fairy. like and so desirable to the imaginative younggentleman tg who has never penetrated it, and so commonplace limits) ce to al who have ever wandered within its sacred we found everything as like the same kind of thing West-end theatre as it was possible to be. The kind of car mp ai a wn t s l a e end i o n i a flats and flies and slots and grooves ; the same in the wings same m i a n ne th of e penters (vulgarly called scene-shifters) lurkingaar fierce looking and down in the mezzonine floor; tarlatans, flit. their breeches ; similar fairies in t heroes, mustachioed, feathered, red-legged and tig that the latter displayed ting and sparkling about. It is true at d and slashed as to sight of strangers the than the nonchalant young ladies have done but this was, in a little more emotion and surp d r i t a 's s e in the employment of Mr. Gye and Mr. Mapleson wouast, so we thought—to tho pre our case, attributable — Girls are so fond of in , . fants you know. roperty rooms, we found active pre- In the paintingand sense of our juvenile P on for the Christmas pantomime. profusion with gorgeous parations already going a ppearance and Dutch-metal glories, ofgrotesque ' intended 3. : n s n e a to shs ou b lr e de a :dv u oe mur Masks t ify the Bower of Bliss, or the Region of £ l , OO O upon his Calm Delight, triumphal cars of wondrous splendour. Pantomime, and I have no doubt of it. Nor do sky-borders s that he was spending hconl i ng pan even at the small prices charged, a .that he will be well repaid ; for the house, when fort hun dred pounds. But the most interesting part of the Whole establishment to u s all was certainly the large refreshment room on the ground floor. As exemplifying some of the best features of a refectory, intended for hungry people to refresh them selves with good and simple food, and at reasonable charges, I Leg respectfully to recommend this to the notice of the filled, will doubtvlill , lessees of some of our more fashionable theatres. It is true that the shelves were not laden with so many gilt bottles, inscribed with the unpronounceable names of impossible liqueurs, as one is accustomed to see ; and Imu admit that I missed the attenuated but indurated sandwiches, placed under bell-glasses, as if to make them grow bigger; and the quarters of pork-pie, and the fossil sponge-cakes and sausage rolls, and the acidulated drops, and the other i i mdesirable and indigestible condiments to which the West ti.ld theatre-goer is compelled to habituate himself. But, as some compensation, there were vast dishes full of hand some substantial sandwiches of beef and ham, neatly made, of capital meat and bread of unexceptionable whiteness. The price of these sandwiches (one of which would be ample supper for a man of moderate appetite, whilst two would gorge an ogre) is twopence each. These were flanked with freshly made pies of veal and ham ; huge wedges of bread, supporting large slices of rich golden Cheshire or double Gloucester; heaps of savoury polonies, and bushels of apples, oranges, and nuts. I saw no spirits vended in the refectory, and believe that those who want them must go outside the theatre, to the tavern, to obtain them ; but the . beer engine was in ac tive work, pouring forth potent fleocaub: of capital foaming porter and beer , and, for the stemious, there was quite an army of ging er be e I with their corks carefully tied d own. rboorttleg TURIN, Dec. 4.—Tile president oftbe Council has presented to the Chamber a bill opr oviug o Foncier the convention relative to the C redit en tered into with M. Fremy. The bill was referred. to the bureaux. o se of a man not FATHER AND SON.—Tlie un til he was 50 years The story is told by Leo Motions of West," the pain- Leslie in his agreeable “r ra o s l e d tt i i s u p g ro e b y a e bl a y o w n it i . l h i o s u ° t WnB°lniel. ling to America he left his ter's father. On hiso died shortly after giving birth to a son, whom his fatl arde . The painter was one of the wife in England, :1 first saw ou his return to his nati vo land 50 years af:ily, horn in America.—Notes and Queries. second wife's fondly, o nt he ot l , 2 t i t i i e l STEAMER BURNT.—The steamer AN Ag 6it Nov., brought , burning of the to Ol ir° 'do about 5 o'clock in the morning of the er Sail n Y' l steam • Glevego w t Island No. 16, 26 miles below New Madrid. yoshe 13th oPr ;li f e r ° p in ta u l‘ f l u e l ml)his intelli gence Shehad a large ptissenger list and a h eavy f re i g ht on board. • Anionl, • , the latter were 1,383 bales cotton, which, with the boat, were totally destroyed, The boat caught fire front sparks from the chimney, whieh igniLd the cotton. She was rim ashore, and her eliginc=r, were kept working to hold her to the bank. The exit from the boat being insufficient, many of her passengers were obliged to jump overboard. several of whom were drowned. The scene is described as • most terrible. Of 13 female passengers, only four escaped, and of eight children six were lost. About 30 pas,engers in all were drowned or burnt. The boat's book and the money on board were lost. The Glasgow brought the survivors here, most of whom lost everything they possessed,--ileio York Herald. I astle asses town ister Vis ount Von Han• floc• Von ing), Med ries), itt esS 'ood" mass ands rived teen, Dint- 6. . and Ugh - UsSIEI tight adie 3 rine° and laces° arle. 4 rViC ° at . 7110 a, Foo t Heel .° Dthe r the 5 Ogg' 11111°‘ ident )0 a t the' wag tba rt her seat reig 4 With o ceti 5 [ll th Loug: 11 11 5 • ° pry 3a C I. ur • e a iiti; Or Le I; r a j( le' .0 10' ova b asst eX. " I jo V. sr 3f ttle to t 8 I°' TIP _ .l • L t°P., 0 6 ) 5 t he )e.O l or of IA Par Dal er, for l th e 0) 6" A tV ) l e" , e tur ° of fr °° 0 cltli are a 4:113 4 I