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

AMERICA• SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. The North German Lloyd screw steamship Hansa, Captain H. J. Von Santen, with mails from New York of the 20th inst., arrived off Cowes at 10 a.m., and went on to Bremen, after transhipping mails, &c., for this port. She brings 63,000 dols. for Eng land, and 1,000 dols for Bremen. The Scotia steamer, from Liverpool, arrived at New York on the 19th. In the Senate, on the 17th, the majority and minority reports, relative to the acceptance of League Island as a place on which to establish a naval depot, were received from the Secretary of the Navy. The Bill to facilitate the discharge of disabled soldiers was reported back from the Mili tary Committee ; also the Bill to improve the or ganisation of the cavalry force; also the Bill to forfeit the pay of absent army officers. Mr. Sauls bury, 'of Delaware, introduced two resolutions of inquiry, one relative to sending soldiers into that State to be present at the polls during the Novem ber election, and the other relative to the organisa tion of a home guard in the State. Both inquiries were directed to the Secretary of War. They were laid over. Another resolution, introduced by Mr, Powell, of Kentucky, inquires of the Secretary relative to the discharge of State pri soners, and whether they are required to take an oath not to prosecute those who arrested them, or caused their arrest. The bill to amend the re venue Act, so as to allow assessors and their assistants to administer o aths, was passed. The bill to provide for the discharge of State prisoners, &c., was taken up, but was postponed until the following Monday. On the 18th, after the presentation of petitions for a Bankrupt Law and for other objects, and the introduction of a number of bills which were referred to the appropriate committees, a reso lution was adopted directing the Committee on the Conduct of the War to inquire into the facts rela ting to the late disaster at Fredericksburg, and make report to the Senate. The Bill to facilitate the Discharge of Disabled Soldiers from the Army was taken up, and, after some debate, was passed. A resolution was adopt{ d calling upon the President for informati. - n regarding the recall of General Saxton from Port Royal. The Bill to improve the organisation of the Cavalry Force was passed. The Bankrupt Bill was taken up, and Mr. Foster, of Connecticut, argued in favour of its passage. Sub sequently a resolution was adopted calling upon the Secretary of War for information relative to the disabled transports of the Banks Expedi tion, and the Senate adjourned. On the 19th the Secretary of the Navy was called upon for in formation regarding the appointment of rear-ad mirals. Mr. M‘Dougal, of California, introduced a resolution, which was laid over, calling for infor mation regarding the Buell Court of Inquiry. A resolution granting pecuniary aid to Missouri to emancipate the slaves in the State was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Powell, of Ken tucky, called up his resolution inquiring whether any oath had been proposed to citizens released from arbitrary arrest, but it was not acted upon. The Bankrupt Act was considered, and several ver bal amendments were made. The Senate then ad journed until the 22d. In the house, on the 17th, a bill was introduced by Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, and referred to the Judi ciary Commitee, which provides that before the confiscation of any rebel property the claims of any loyal citizen, or friendly foreigner against it, shall be allowed. The Senate joint resolution, calling for a prompt report from the Committee on the Conduct of the 'War, was passed. The Pension Bill was re ported from the Committee of Ways and Means, and its consideration postponed. A Deficiency Appropriation Bill, reported from the same corn. mittee, was made the special order for the follow ing Tuesday. The house went into committee of the whole on the President's Message, and on ris ing referred its various divisions to the appropriate committees. On the 18th, Mr. Train, of Massachu setts, offered a resolution calling for a select com mittee to inquire whether any officer of the Go vernment is interested in any banking-house or moneyed corporation, or business firm, having con tracts with the Government and dealing in stocks or other property. Its consideration was objected to, and it went over. The Judiciary Committee reported back the bill extending relief to loyal men for slaves wrongfully taken or abstracted, with the recommendation that it do not pass. After a long debate it was laid on the table. A resolution was adopted instructing the Committee on Naval Affairs to report at an early day whether letters of marque ought not to be issued for the capture of the Alabama and other piratical vessels now being fitted out in English ports. The Army Appropriation Bill was considered in Committee of the Whole. It provides - for an aggegrate ap propriation of 731,000,000 do's. Mr. Mallory, of Kentucky, sought to amend it by the addition of a resolution, specifying certain objects for which no part :of the money appropriated should be used, but it was tabled. The Bill was then re ported to the House, and passed with only three dissenting votes—Messrs. May, of Maryland, Nor ton, of Ohio, and Wickliffe, of Kentucky. The rest of the Session was occupied in general debate 4 , in Committee of the Whole. On the 19th a reso lution was adopted, calling upon the Secreta r y of the Interior for information regarding the recap tured Africans returned to Liberia in 1860 and 1881._ A resolution was adopted directing the Military Committee to make inquiries relative to the discharge of disabled soldiers, the condition of the convalescent camp, „V.e. The Senate Bill to facilitate discharges was passed without amend ment. The credentials of . lt ders, as representati ve from thr. Benjamin F. Flan referred to district of Louisiana, were pre sen t e d and re er h r a ed to the Com mittee on Elections, M r . V a ll andi m objecting io esolut t n o Mr. Flanders being sworn i n at once,g A to adjourn over for the holidays wa s postpon e d The Committee of Ways and Means wasienesttd Peeed. to inquire into the expediency of providi ng e r v u e c n t for e u an Assistant-Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the Pacific States and Territories. Mr. D e l a e plaine, of New York, asked leave to introduce a resolution providing for a committee to investigate the causes of the disaster at Fredericksburg, but it was objected to. A resolution was adopted direct ing; an inquiry into the expediency of revising the duties of the office of Quartermaster-General. Re solutions of thanks to Lieutenant Morris and Lieu tenant \Vorden were passed. A resolution was adopted calling upon the Secretary of the Navy for information regarding cases before the Prize Courts. The Pension Bill was passed without debate. Mr. Stevens of Pennsylvania, made an explanation of his financial proposition, lately submitted. The house subsequently adjourned until Monday. The Washington Star of the 19th states that Se cretary Stanton had resigned. Richmond papers state the Confederate loss in the great battle at Fredericksburg to have been 3,000, and acknowl e d ge t h e arrival at Richmond of 2,500 wounded. Th e y d escr ib e the situation of their wounded as deplorable, they having received little or no attention, and being conveyed on common plat form cars. The Richmond Despatch of th e 17 t h contains the following r eport from General Lee " Headquarters, Northern Virginia, Dec 17. "To T o the Hon. S ecre t ary o f War, Richmond, Virginia. " Sir,—On the night of the 10th inst. the enemy co rn rnenced to throw three bridges over t h e Rappa hannock —two above Fredericksburg, and the third about a mile and a quarter below, near the mouth or D e ep Run. The plain on which Fredericksburg commanded by th e hill s of stands is so completely Stafford, in possession of the enemy, that no effec tual oppositio n could be offered to the construction of the bridges or the passage of the river without expos ing our troops to th e destructive fire of his numerous batteries. Positions were therefore se lected to oppose his adva nce after crossing. The narrowness of the Rappahannock, its winding course and deep bed, afforded oppor t u nity for the construction of bridges at points beyond the reach of our artillery, awl the banks had to be watched by skirmishers. The latter, sheltering themselves behind the houses, drove back the working parties of the enemy at the bridges opposite the city, but at the lowest point of crossing, where no shelter ",THE IONDON, THURSDAY` 'EVENING JANUARY 1, 1863. CKF - could be had, cur sharpshooters were themselves driven off, and the completion of the bridge was effected about noon on the 11th. "On the afternoon of that day the enemy's bat teries opened upon the city, an by dark had so demolished the houses on the river bank as to de prive our skirmishers of shelter, and under cover of his guns he effected a lodgment in the town. The troops which had so gallantly held the position in the city under the severe cannonade during the day resisting the advance of the enemy at every step, were withdrawn during the night, as were also those who, with equal tenacity, had main tained their post at the lowest bridge. ",Under cover of darkness and a dense fog, on the 12th a large force passed the river and took position on the right bank, protected by their heavy guns on the left. The morning of the 13th, his arrangements for attack being completed, about 9 o'clock, the movement veiled by a fog, he advanced boldly in large force against our right wing. Gen. Jackson's corps occupiedofourl,i thene which , left, rested on the railroad theGen.right Longstreet's extending along the heights to the Rappahannock, above Fredericksburg ; Gen. Stuart, with two bri gades of cavalry, was posted on the extensive plain on our extreme right. As soon as the advance of the enemy was discovered through the fog, General Stuart, with his accustomed promptness, moved up a section of his horse artillery, which opened with effect upon his flank, and drew upon the gallant Pelham a heavy fire, which he sustained unflinch ingly for about two hours. In the meantime the enemy was fiercely encoun tered by Gen. A. P. Hill's Division, forming Gen. Jackson's right, and after an obstinate combat re pulsed. During this attack, which was pro tracted and hotly contested, two of Gen. Hill's brigadiers were driven back upon our second line. General Early, with part of his division, being ordered to his support, drove the enemy back from the point of woods he had seized, and pursued him into the plain until arrested by his artillery. The right of the enemy's column, extending beyond Hill's front, encountered the right of Gen. Hood, of Longstreet's corps. The enemy took possession of a small copse in front of Hood, but were quickly dispossessed, and repulsed with loss. " During the attack on our right the enemy was crossing troops over his bridges at Fredericksburg, and massing them in front of Longstreet's line. Soon after his repulse on our right he commenced a series of attacks on our left, with a view of obtain ing possession of the heights immediately over looking the town. These repeated attacks were re pulsed in gallant style by the Washington Artillery, under Colonel Walton, and a portion of M'Law's division, which occupied these heights. The last assault was made after dark, when Colonel Alex ander's battalion had relieved the Washington Artillety, whose ammunition had been exhausted, and ended the contest for the day. The enemy was supported in his attacks by the fire of strong batte ries of artillery on the right bank of the river, as well as by his numerous heavy batteries on the Stafford heights. " Our loss during the operations since the move ments of the enemy began amounts to about 1,800 killed and wounded. Among the former I regret to report the death of the patriotic soldier and statesman, Brigadier-General Thomas R. R. Cobb, who fell upon our left; among the latter, that brave soldier and accomplished gentleman, Brigadier-General Maxey Gregg, who was very seriously, and, it is feared, mortally wounded during the attack on our right. The enemy to-day has been apparently engaged:in caring for his wounded and burying his dead. "His troops are visible in their first position, in line of battle, but with the exception of some desul tory cannonading and firing between skirmishers, he bas not attempted to renew the attack. About 550 prisoners were taken during the engagement, but the full extent of his loss is unknown.—l have the honour to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, ".R. E. LEE, General. " Official—CHAßLES MARSHALL, Major and Aide-de-Camp." The following are the latest despatches from the Federal army of the Potomac : " Headquarter, Army of the Potomac, Dec. 16, 6 p.m. " The Army of the Potomac was withdrawn to this side of the Rappahannock River because I felt fully convinced that the position in front could not be carried, and it was a military necessity either to attack the enemy or retire. A repulse would have been disastrous to us under existing circumstances. " The army was withdrawn at night without the knowledge of the enemy, and without loss, either of property or men. " AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE, Major-General Commanding. "Major-Gen. Halleck, Commander-in-Chief." " Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, Falmouth, Dec. 17. "Yesterday morning when daylight appeared the enemy seemed to be, as no doubt they were, perfectly astonished that our army had succeeded in returning to this side of the Rappahannock River. We returned without losing a single man or a gun in the retrograde movement. A few soldiers who had straggled off made their appearance on the river bank after the pontoon bridge had been re moved, but they were subsequently brought over safely in small boats. A few privates who were guarding a house inhabited by a private family were not aware during the night of our recrossing the river, but in the morning, becoming aware of this fact, they safely swam over. The pickets of the contending armies being separated by only a few yards rendered it necessary that everything on our front shoald be conducted with the utmost cau tion. The pickets on our outposts were unaware of the movement we were making until just before daylight, when an officer went to each individual man and in a low tone of voice ordered him to fall back. After they got sufficiently far away to be out of danger they were ordered to quicken their pace and to reach the bridges as quickly as possi ble. About 9 o'clock yesterday morning the enemy advanced th e i r sk i rmishers a l ong th e en ti r e line, and by oftnhoeonrivhear. had regarded their pickets near the bank W as , neutral We ha had large number g grounds u n o d f dead on what was s soon as it wa s k nown our forces had revacu', and a ated the city, the soldiers of the enemy commenced robbing the lifeless bodi es . Thi s was p l ainl yseen through a field glass, a s we ll as indistinctly wi▪ th the naked eye. About 10 or 11 o'clock ladies, very neatly F dr r e e s d s e e r d i , e k were r g. seenTh Thep walking h a had 1 ouabbtolents beenth e streets eonoea concealed i n their b houses troops, during and the time th e ci▪ ty was occu pied y our doub tless s availed them selves of the first opportunity to make their re appearance after our retreat. On Monday the pickets of the contending armies fronting the le ft wing mutually agreed upon an ' armistice among themselves, and freely intermingled with eac h other exchanging their dead friends and comrades who lay on neutral ground.' During this time a Gene rode by and put an end to th ese p ra ro l coefedoiunrinly g:The result was that both parties immediately commenced firing, when nine of our men were killed. After the General had left, the friendly demonstra tions of our pickets were renewed, and butternut and blue uniforms freely mixed. About this time General Franklin despatched a flag of truce, which the enemy immediately recognised , and the exchange of d ea d b o dies was renewed and continued until completed. Yesterday General Lee sent a flag of truce to general Burnside, asking him to detail men to b ur y hi s d ea d i n f ront o f G en eral s umner's Grand Division. This was done. The wounded, with the exception of those whom the enemy obtained, have all been brought to this side of the Rappahan noc k, and, as rap idly as possible, are being sent t o Washington. Darin g truce, General St uar t, of the rebel cav e fi alr a y g , in f answer to a question, stated that General Banks' expedition had gone South, but that he did not know exactly where. Our en ti re army i s now en camped on the sa me groun d w hi c h they pre viously occupied. The soldiers are as com fortable for the present as they shelter tents. O ur army has beencons e id a e n rab b l e y inre inforced since the battle, and no danger whatever attaches to our present position. It is the opinion of military men that, if we had succeeded in tak the rebel work s , th e opportu ing the first ridge of nity for slaughter by the rebels VW ild have been- far greater than previously. Our 3( )ldiers, it may be repeated, behaved with the gro .test gallantry, courage, bravery, and determinatrof a, but no troops in the world could withstand such a concentrated fire of heavy ordnance and' musket ry, under cover of fortifications, as was sent` forth by the rebels." " Head-quarters, Array o f the Potomac, Wednesday , Deo. 17. -.Q.ast wind. r h .trenchments Last The g h w t e theath weather isenemy c o i l n d c , r w e a i s t h 3 d a t h a e o i r r on the terraces in the rear of Freder icksburg, and threw up rifle-pits near the r iver, on the left of the city. To-day their battalion drills were visible to the naked eye on the plain. No me 'vement of im portance has taken place to- day. Ot it troops are in excellent condition, and as enthusias tic as previous to the late engagements." " Head-quarters, Tivarsda y Evening, Dec. 18. " Yesterday the rebels sent under a flag of truce, a request that we would b ury our dead. A bury ing party accordingly went over, and continued their labours to-day. Dui inf; the truce Colonel Walton, chief of Longstret:t's artillery, informed some of our officers that the ret iel infantry force en gaged on Sumner's front on Saturday was only two brigades, but that they had a I arge reserve near by. He said that our men exhibit ?El the greatest bra very, but he considered the reb el position impreg nable, and that a force of 500,0100 would find it im possible to carry the heights i; a the face of their batteries. The rebel loss was a' mall compared with ours, from the fact that they were protected by stone walls and rifle-pits. Our. losses, as heretofore reported, have been considerably decreased by arri- vals of stragglers in camp. The enemy took nearly 800 prisoners from us---a considerable por tion of whom were absent from their camps when we evacuated the south side of the river. The pri soners taken on both sides have bcen paroled. It is stated that Lee and Longstreet came down to day and held a conversation with so me of our offi cers. The flag of truce was withdr awn to-night, after all our dead were buried." " Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Friday, Dec. 19, Evening. " All has been quiet to-day, excepting two shots fired from our hillside batteries to disperse the gathering bands of rebels on the plain opposite. The enemy strongly picket the river along our front, and maintain a peaceful condition with our men on this side. Several members of the Committee on the Conduct of the War of the Senate and House of Representatives were here to-day, examining into the causes of the recent repulse and evacuation of the southern side of the Rappahannock. They are guests of General Sumner to-night. Official reports of our losses in the late battle make the number less than has been reported, being less than 1,400 killed and 8,000 wounded. A large portion of the wounded were only slightly hurt. We lost 800 prisoners, and took about as many." The Confederate General Evans, who was in command at Kingston, telegraphed as . follows to Richmond : " Kingston, North Carolina, Dec. 14. " General Foster attacked Kingston, North Carolina, yesterday, with 15,000 men and nine gun- boats. " I fought him 10 hours, and have driven him back to his gunboats. " His army is still in my front. " N. G. EVANS, Major-General, Commanding. " To General Cooper, Adjutant-General, &c., Richmond." The Richmond Dispatch of the 16th contains a despatch from Goldsboro', North Carolina, as fol lows: " Eight thousand rebels fought the Abolitionists at Kingston yesterday from 8 a.m to 1 p.m. After driving back the Abolitionists once, the rebel Gene ral Evans was compelled to retire, leaving the Vandals to occupy the town. No report of loss is gives. The town was greatly injured by the Union bombardment." Advices from Yorktown report a Federal recon noissance of Gloucester County, Virginia, recently made by General Naglee with four regiments of infantry and 150 cavalry. He captured a guerilla captain and a number of other prisoners, dispersed a company of Confederate cavalry and captured their horses, secured nearly 1,000 head of cattle, and destroyed a tannery which was engaged in manufacturing leather for the Confederate army. Net a man was lost on the Federal side during the expedition. Despatches from General Rosecrans's army de scribe a battle in progress at Corinth : "Head-quarters, Fourteenth Army Corps, Depart. ment of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tennessee, Thursday, Dec. 18. "General Sullivan, at Jackson, Tennessee, tele graphs General Rosecrans that General Dodge telegraphs him from Corinth to-day that his cavalry have been fighting Forrest all day in that vicinity, with 2,500 cavalry and five pieces of artillery, hav ing left Waynesboro on Tuesday. Colonel Napier, with 2,000 or 3,000 cavalry and four cannon, crossed the Tennessee River to Carrollsville, on Monday, to join Forrest. It was reported that they would strike Jackson first and Bethel next to stop Grant's sup plies." "Nashville, Thursday, Dec. 18. " Forrest and his 4,000 cavalry have turned up in the vicinity of Corinth, Mississippi. A telegram received at head quarters to-night reports fighting with him going on in that vicinity all day to-day. Morgan is reported moving northward to cut off the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. It is re ported from Kentucky that Van Dorn, with 50,000 men from the army of the Mississippi, has arrived at Stevenson, Alabama, to join Bragg. Our own trustworthy advices contradict the report. The move is too hazardous to ba attempted. No im portant movements in our front to-day. Har dee's corps has moved to Triune. Kirby Smith is reported moving towards Lebanon, supporting Morgan. The whole force of rebels in Tennessee is variously estimated at 70,000 to 80,000 men-- an exaggeration. Their old regiments are filled with conscripts. The force at Alurfreesboto' yes terday was 25,000 men. Rain's division is at Hol low Tree-gap. Rebel outposts were about 11 miles from Nashville, on various roads." All speculation in regard to the destination of the Banks expedition was at an end, as it was ascer tained definitely that it was destined to operate in the Department of the Gulf. An arrival from Port Royal at New York gave information that no less than five transports belonging to the expedi tion had put into that harbour, some for repairs and some for supplies. As usual, the Government has been terribly imposed upon in regard to some of the vessels hired for transport service. A vessel from New ()deans reported having sighted off the coast of Florida, on the 9th instant, six large steamers heading south. The transport steamer Blackstone, which arrived at New York on the 19th from Key West, gave the following report, announcing the wreck of the M. Sandford steamer, belonging to the Banks expedition " The chartered steamer Blackstone, Captain W. C. Berry, l e f t the wharf, at the Brooklyn Navy yard, at 1 w c p.m., o n T ues d ay, the 25th of Novem b er, Theodo g oe s A out Acting 1862, havi ng as ( passengersh u t g o re e Rear- orus Bailey Admiral Lardner, in comma nd Acting of the Eastern Gulf squadron), and several officers, to join their respective vessels in the North and South Atlantic squadrons. She stopped at all the principal points of blockade on the Atlantic coast, and supplied the vessels with fresh provisions, mail s , &c., and reached Key West December 7, having made the run in 12 days, which is considered rather a good passage, taking into view the fact th at she was forced to rem ain overnight in some pl aces, for the ld not come o u t till morn reason that the vesse l ing, and Captain s cou Berry did not wish to p ass any remained in without communicating. She re the port of Key West three days, for the purposeof discharging her naval stores, which formed mo st of her cargo; also supplying the fleet stationed t here with pro visions, mails, &c. ; also leaving the mail rest f or at the Western Gulf squa d ron . Sh e left Key II 6 on the morning of the 10th for Turtle Harbour, the rendezvous of Admiral Wilkes's fleet, for the purpose of supplying them with a few of the neces saries of life. Capt. Berry there found the steamer, M. Sandford laden with 800 trAnn., sind their f-ti r)- plies for the great Banks expedition, ashore about two miles to the southward of Carysfoot reef light, and the United States' barque Gemsbok, Captain Cavendy, engaged in removing the troops on board his vessel. Captain Berry was requested by Capt. Cavendy to stay by him during the night, in case he wanted help. He did so, and at daylight on the following morning Captain Berry received on board his vessel some 250 of the troops ; also received a hawser from the barque for the purpose of towing her to Key West. At 1 p.m. of the 11th, having every thing off the wreck that was deemed possible to take, she again headed for Key West, with the Gemsbok in tow. The following morning she ar rived for the second time at the above place. After discharging the troops and handing them over to the tender mercies of their colonel and the United States quartermaster at that place, also getting ano ther supply of coal and water, she started at half past 2 p.m. of the 12th, direct for Port Royal, thinking she would avoid Turtle Harbour, for fear that perhaps she would have to perform an other trip to Key West. From Key West to Port Royal she experienced some very bad weather, but aside from that she made a fine run of 52 hours to the entrance of the above harbour. She arrived at the light-ship at 6 30 p.m. of the 14th, and, as the pilot thought it unadvisable to run in during the night, laid by till daylight the following morning, at which time it was all hands up anchor, and at 7 30 a.m. she was safe at anchor under the stern of the flagship Wabash. Left Port Royal at 11 a.m., and arrived off Charleston at 630 p.m. Received mails, &c., from the fleet stationed there. Arrived at Fortress Monroe at 5 p.m. on the 17th. Left same evening at 7 30, and arrived here at 6 30 a.m. on the 19th, having made the round trip in 23 days and 19 hours." General Halleck was reported to have left Wash ington on the 18th for the head-quarters of the Army of the Potomac, for the purpose of consult ing with General Burnside and the corps com manders. Official reports of the Federal losses during the late battle make the number less than had previously been reported—less than 1,400 killed and 8,000 wounded. They say they lost 800 pri soners, and captured about as many. General Heintzelman, it was said, would imme diately take the field at the head of a new corps d'arniee, and the command of the defences of Wash ington would be added to the duties of the Military Governor. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. TOTNES. Mr. John Dent has issued an address to the electors of Totnes. In compliance with the terms of the requisition presented to him, and which he states was signed by nearly half the constituency, he is again a candidate for the honour of represent ing the borough of Parliament. Mr. Dent, with a view to counteract the Duke of Somerset's influence, has recently purchased an estate within the borough, and to this circumstance allusion is made in his ad dress, where he speaks of having taken means for the protection on the spot of electors who vote for him. Mr. Dent is in London, and is prevented by illness from visiting Totnes. Mr. Alfaed Seymour addressed a meeting of the electors on Tuesday evening, and a resolution declaring him a fit and proper candidate to represent the borough was adopted. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Shipping and Comm? cial List of Dec. 20.) The want of some definite financial scheme, whereby the enormous expenditures of the incoming year may be pro vided for, together with the continued apparent disinclina tion of Congress to interpose its autherity in the premises, and the unfavourable and unsatisfactory condition of affairs pertaining to war matters, combine to keep financial affairs in an unsettled and unsatisfactory condition, rendering the public mind decidedly uneasy in regard to the future. The contradictory character of Mr. Chase's report renders it next to impossible to ascertain anything in regard to his in tentions, though there is a very general impression abroad that he really favours the issuing of demand-notes to a suf ficient amount to meet the Government requirements with out a further resort to loans, which, however, his report re commends in preference to legal tender notes. We still adhere to the belief that Congress will resolve upon furnishing the wherewithal to carry on the war in this manner in preference to borrowing. Tho rejection of Mr. Chase's banking scheme is a foregone conclusion—as for that matter, it doubtless was before the public saw the pro position. The active speculative movement in stocks is un doubtedly based upon the hypothesis of further large issues of demand-notes, which will, of course, greatly inflate all kinds of merchandise, by wid en ing the distance between the currency and gold. Great as is the public interest in the financial programme of the Government, it is almost completely overshadowed by the intense interest which is now felt in all quarters in regard to its future military programme. The repulse of the great Potomac army, and the reported repulse of the army in North Carolin a , h ave cas t a gloom over the public mind, and occasioned cons i dera bl e u neasiness regarding the future; while there is a very general apprehension in financial and commercial circles that the military " dead lock" will result in the much-dreaded intervention of the European Powers. Business has been very dull during the past three days, and in some departments it has come to almost a positive standstill. A few commodities have been quite freely dealt in, but on the whole the New York markets have rarely been duller or more unsatisfactory to the merchant. The volume of business since Tuesday is small. Tho steamer's news occasioned some movement in several commodities, but, as a general thing, the influence was not marked. Gold has fluctuated somewhat, but the changes have not been of especial importance. The transactions have been comparatively heavy, both on 'Change and in the " street," and the bulk of the sales have been at about 32/ to 32/ per , cent. premium. Foreign exchange has ruled comparatively steady, the vibrations in gold not being sufficient to exert any influence. Sterling has sold to only a moderato extent, and chiefly at 146 for bankers' bills. The market has been dull, and the business for the three days is small. We quote bills on London 1441 to 146 per cent. ; France, 3f 8.5 c to 3f 90c. STATE OP TRADE. DUNDEE, Dec. 30.—A few sales of flax have been made since l as t report, but the business done in to day's ma r k e t wa s not large. The price of fine flax is higher, but common qualities, on the contrary, can be bought rather easier than of late, the stocks of such goods in sellers' hands being large. Tow and codilla remain unchanged in value, but the demand is quiet. Jute is rather more inquired for, and prices are steady. For yarns for early delivery there continues a fair inquiry, and a moderate busi ness was done to-day at previous prices. Linens of all kinds continue in good request, and some rather extensive transactions were entered into to-day at full prices. Altogether there was more life in the market to-day than is usually seen so close on the end of the year, but the year has been an excep tional one, and the trade, on the whole, very prosperous. LEICESTER, 31st.--The hosiery trade has been i rather e q t an a v d e u r r a i ng g e a t m h e o unt past fe of business days u si n e ss; doing, still inelrae nufacturers being quite engaged in completing orders for useful goods. In the country districts trade is flat, and the workpeople continue only partially employed. Yarns are realising high prices, the market being firm and worsted spinners well engaged. In wools there is no important change, but prices remain firm. NOTTINGHAM, 31 st.—During the past few days the lace trade has been very quiet, but this is usually the case after Christmas. A better demand is, however, expected to set in shortly. Very few buyers have been in the market, and their opera tions have been limited. There is less doing in foundation nets and cotton quillings. The home trade is dull, and there is not much doing for ship ping. In the silk department there is a little doing in edgings and black laces ; stocks of all kinds of goods are low. In hosiery there is fully as much doing as could be expected, considering the high price of goods and the advanced period of the year. Buyers, however, purchased very cautiously. Yarns continue extremely dear, and are difficult to pur chase. A TIGER ADVENTURE.—As an evidence of the good service attendant upon the efficient use of the rifle by our young men of the volunteer corps, we (Greenock Advertiser) may place before our readers the following communication from a young townsman, lately a member of our corps, and recently settled in a distant locality : " One day we had a bullock killed by a tiger, close to the cattle shed; it dragged it into the jungle about a hundred yards from the road. We followed the trail and found the bullock, after pursuing it well, and got it dragged near a large tree, and as night came on, I went along with an old acquaintance and ascended the tree, with two guns loaded with ball, It was a fine moonlight night, and the carcass was only 20 yards off. At three o'clock in the morning the moan set and loft us in total darkness. Shortly atter this I observed a pair of eyes shining in the dark quite close to us. I touched Mr. on the shoulder with my elbow; my hair began to stand on end with excitement, but Mr. told me not to fire —the animal was too near to us, and if I missed him he might try to sprires up to us. I followed the eyes till the owner reached the bullock and began to devour it. I lifted my gun to my shoulder, took a deliberate aim at the eyes (the only thing I could see), and pulled both triggers; there was an awful roar, which made my blood run cold, an d then a profound silence. We waited for daybreak w i t h the utmost anxiety. At six o'clock in the morning we descended from the tree, and found the tiger lying stone dead, with his teeth firmly set in the haunch of the bullock, and two neat little holes in its skull, just above the eyes. The balls had penetrated the brain, and done the work of death. It measured Bft. 10in: to the tip of the tail, and_was a fi ne animal, quite young too, judging from his teeth, which were like ivory." EXETER. The retirement of Mr. Alfred Seymour from the position of candidate for the representation of Exeter has induced some of the Liberal party to desire another champion to fight their battle in league with Mr. Coleridge. They have even fixed upon their man, though no steps have been taken to bring him forward. This gentleman is Mr. Bowring, son of Sir John Bowring, of Chinese no toriety, an old Exonian, and a magistrate.-- Western Morning News. WHAT IS UNWHOLESOME GAME ? At the Public Office, Birmingham, on Monday, a singular case came on for hearing before jMr. T. Lloyd. Mr. T. Glassey, game dealer, was sum moned by Sanitary Inspector Cooper for having ex posed for sale five hares which were unfit for human food. Mr. John Smith appeared for the defendant. Inspector Cooper stated that he seized the hares in question, as they smelt abominably; the flesh was dark-coloured, and they were perfectly unfit for food. In cross-examination by Mr. Smith, Cooper said he did not think the smell could be covered by any cooking, nor that the hares could have been eaten ; they were nearly rotten. Glassey brought another hare out of the same lot, but that was not so bad, although it stank and was very much dis coloured. He did not think the one he brought would have been eatable in a few days. Dr. Hill, borough analyst, said he examined the five hares, and they were quite unfit for human food. They were condemned by Mr. Lloyd. In his (Dr. Hill's) opinion, they were in almost the last stage of de• composition. Cross-examined----He thought all meat that had undergone any process of decomposition was unwholesome and poisonous. Knew game was eaten " high," and by some people liked. He did not think fire destroyed the poison of decom position, nor hid the taste of it. At this point Mr. Smith called Mr. Hatton, of Broad-street, a profes sional cook, who produced a saucepan boiling hot, filled with jugged hare, and requested Dr. Hill to taste whether it was good. Dr. Hill did so, and replied, "It appears to me to be very good, but rather highly spiced. I should not object to eat it myself." Mr. Smith—The hare is one out of the lot you condemned, and the one Cooper said would not keep, and it is now fourteen days since it was examined. Dr. Hill—The smell may be disguised, and in that case I think is just as unwholesome. Mr, Smith—Do you mean to tell the public that if game and venison is hung so that they smell, it is not fit for food ? Dr. Hill—l am prepared to stand by my opinion, and I declare all stages of decompo sition render game as much unfit for food as any other unwholesome food. Mr. Gem (magistrates' clerk)—Fresh pork and veal to some systems are almost poisonous, are they not ? Dr. Hill—Cer tainly. Mr. Gem—Then, of course, they would in like manner be unfit for food ? Dr. Hill—l do not go to that extent, but if constitutions could be known where pork and veal disagreed, I should always advise against its being eaten. Mr. Gem— Of course you would ; but you will never make me believe that hung game is unwholesome. Why, I know men of eighty and upwards who would not touch a hare unless it was regularly " green" be fore cooking. Those men want a good deal of poisoning. (The soup and jugged hare were tasted by numbers in court, and ail pronounced it good, and some of the witnesses afterwards adjourned to lunch upon it.) Mr. Smith then addressed the bench, characterising the interference of Cooper as meddling and unnecessary in cases of game, and that Dr. Hill's notion of poisonous and unwholesome food was very much like that of several professors of chemistry, who broadly stated everything was more or less poisonous, and that to such an ex tent did they carry their quantitive and qualitative imaginations, that the simplest thing in the world would be pronounced to contain poison and inju rious. Yet we lived and got fat upon such things. Common sense and experience, he urged, should ever override the dogmas of scientific theorists, Mr. Smith then called Mr. Stephen Potter, game dealer, Dale End, who said game is not fit to eat until it has been hung. Hares will smell horribly after two or three days, and yet they are sought after. Customers will not have fresh game ; we cannot sell it. Plenty of medical men come to me for hares that are perfectly green.—Mr. George Benson, Mr. Button, and others corroborated Mr. Potter.—Mr. Hatton then said—l cooked the hare produced in the ordinary way, and have not attempted to dis guise the smell. It stunk before cooking as bad as any I ever cooked, but it is now quite fresh and firm. A hare is not good to cook until it smells, it has no flavour in it.—Professor W. Sands Cox (Queen's College) who happened to be in court, was called, and said—l have heard Dr. Hill's evidence as to hung game being unwholesome and unfit for food. My opinion is, that a hure is not good to eat till it does smell. Fire destroys the smell. I think hung game wholesome.—Dr, Hill—As a younger man than Mr. Cox, may I be permitted to say that measly pork, eaten by children, has produced tape worm after it has been cooked.—Mr. Cox—l doubt it; and am not bound to believe all that's written. —Mr. Lloyd, in giving his decision, said—As I was the magistrate who ordered the hares to be de stroyed, I cannot stultify myself by dismissing the case, but I shall not fine the defendant. PROSE AND VERSE.—In prose, the character of the vehicle for the composer's thoughts is not deter mined beforehand; every composer has to make his own vehicle ; and who has ever done this more admirably than the great prose writers of France—Pascal, Bossuet, Fene lon, Voltaire? But in Terse the composer has (with com paratively narrow liberty of modification) to accept his vehicle ready made ; it is therefore of vital importance to him that he should find at his disposal a vehicle adequate to convey the highest matters of poetry. We may even get a decisive test of the poetical power of a language and nation by ascertaining how far the principal poetical vehicle which they have employed, how far (in plainer words) the established national metre for high poetry is adequate or inadequate. It seems to me that the established metre of this kind in France—the Alexandrine--is inade quate; that as a vehicle for high poetry it is greatly infe rior to the hexameter or to the iambics of Greece (for ex ample), or to the blank verse of England. Therefore the man of genius who uses it is at a disadvantage as compared with the man of genius who has for conveying his thoughts a more adequate vehicle, metrical or not. Racine is at a dis advantage as compared with Sophocles or Shakspeare, and he is likewise at a disadvantage as compared with Bossuet. The same may be said of our own poets of the eighteenth century, a century which gave them as the main vehicle for their high poetry a metre inadequate (as much as the French Alexandrine, and nearly in the same way) for this poetry, the ten-syllable couplet.—Fraser's Magazine. Tile Swedish Chambers have just adopted a bill presented by the Government to authorise marriages between Christians and Jews, The passing of this measure, which has caused a certain impression in Sweden, is generally considered as a first step towards civil marriages, of which a member of the Upper Chamber has just, by a special motion, demanded the introduction into the consti tution. [ADVERTISEMENT.] --Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— No Eruptions.---Cold winds, heated rooms, and disordered stomachs, display their deleterious effects upon the h um an skin. Roughness, irritation, eruptions about the mouth and nose, cracked lips, and chapped hands are readily cured by the application of Holloway's Ointment, which renders the skin soft and healthy. This Ointment is the best corrective of the red spots, dry patches, and irritable pimples incident to tender skins ; it saves all the torments of such affections, and spares their unsightly blemishes, which are not slight or questionable advantages. Hollo way's Ointment never disagrees with the most sensitive skin. Ladies may use it with implicit confidence ; they will find it exercises a demulcent influence whilst operating a 5 a thoroughly detergent agent. Sinking of a Railway Viaduct at Clapham, Yesterday morning an occurrence of a disastrous nature, though fortunately unattended with any loss of life or bodily injury, took place near the Clapham station of the Metropolitan Extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, in con sequence of which the through traffic on the line will have to be suspended for some time to come. It will be remembered that that part of the Metro politan Extension Railway which is to join the Victoria station at Pimlico by a bridge across the Thames at Blackfriars with the Farringdon -street terminus, was opened a short time since from Vic toria station to the Elephant and Castle. The second station on the line is that at Clapham, and at about 300 yards distant the line crosses the Clap ham-road and the Bedford-road by means of two iron girder bridges. Between these bridges is a viaduct, consisting of nine arches of massive brick- work, standing in a field. All the structure ap peared to be quite safe up to the evening of Tues day, when there were slight indications in the parapet of a subsidence of one of the centre piers. The officials of the company were at once apprised of the fact, and precautions were taken for the pro tection of the safety of the public, by watching, &c. Yesterday morning, at about half-past six o'clock, the men on watch found that the pier began to sink rapidly, and before long it had subsided up wards of four feet into the earth, and had carried with it the next pier, and, as a matter of course, the centre arch and portions of the arches on each side. Notwithstanding this great sinking, and the manner in which a large portion of the brickwork had be come broken up, the " road" (the rails) did not give way for some time. Information was at once sent up to the Victoria terminus, as a train was to leave at 7.25, and the booking beyond Clapham was stopped. Almost immediately a large body of workmen were on the spot, and the traffic be tween the Clapham and Brixton stations having been suspended, steps were taken to shore up the arches on both sides of those damaged. At an early hour the chief engineer of the line, Mr. George Cubitt, with Mr. and Mr. Thomas, of the engineering staff; Mr. G. S. Forbes, general manager ; Mr. Mills, Mr. Bishop, and other officials of the company, visited the spot and examined the sunken piers and damaged arches. There was not the slightest appearance of defect in the brickwork, which is said to be of the best descrip tion. It seems certair, that the pier on the . Clapham road side must have gone first, carrying the other portion with it. No positive reason can be assigned for the subsiding of the pier. The foundations were laid on the solid gravel, and as there is no knowledge of the existence of any old sewer in the vicinity, the conclusion arrived at is that there is a great bottom at some considerable depth below the gravel on which the foundations rested. However, men were employed all day in taking down the damaged arches, and when the brick work is removed the foundations will be dug out, and the exact cause will, no doubt, become ap parent. It is most fortunate that the discovery of the subsidence was made before the trains began running, otherwise there might have been a great loss of life. As it is, however, the traffic round the whole circle, from Victoria station to the Elephant and Castle, will be suspended for about three weeks. The traffic from Victoria station to Clapham was carried on all day, and will be continued, and the company have arranged that a sufficient number of carriages and engines shall be removed to the other side of the spot, in order that the traffic shall be re sumed from the Elephant and Castle to Brixton st4tion by Sunday morning next. CONFEDERATE TROOPS. (From Blackwood's Magazine.) As the regiments marched past me, I remarked that, however slovenly the dress of the men of any particular company might be, their rifles were invariably in good serviceable order. They marched, too, with an elastic tread, the pace being somewhat slower than that of our troops, and not only seemed vigorous and healthy, but each man had that unmistakable look of conscious strength and manly self-reliance, which those who are accustomed to review troops like to see. I have seen many armies file past in all the pomp of bright clothing, and well polished accoutrements, but I never saw one composed of finer men, or that looked more like work, than that portion of General Lee's army which I was fortunate enough to see inspected. If I had at any time entertained misgivings as to the ability of the Southerners to defend their country and liberties against Northern invasion, they were at once and for ever dispelled when I examined for myself the material of which the Confederate armies are composed. Anyone who goes amongst those men in their bivouacs, and talks to them as I did, will soon learn why it is that their generals laugh at the idea of Mr. Lincoln's mercenaries subjugating the South. Every man in that service, whether non-commissioned officer or private, will declare to you that it is his fixed de termination to fight for his freedom and resist Yankee op pression as long as he has strength to march. A gulf deep and impassible now divides the Southerners from the old Union ; and such is the hatred and loathing entertained by them for those who, forgetting the ties of brotherhood which once bound all the states together, have not hesitated to carry fire and sword into the land of their common fore fathers, that many have told me, were it possible that the seceding States should ever be conquered, they would emigrate to England to avoid an oppression more tyran nical than that which in times past had driven forth their ancestors from Great Britain. I have heard many men of influence say that they now believe the great rebellion to have been a mistake, and that the acts complained of in the Declaration of Independence (most of which, by the way were committed subsequent to th e fi rs t shedding of blood) , were trifles when compared with what had been inflicted upon them by the Northerners. It was pretty generally be lieved last year that if Mr. Lincoln had picked a quarrel with us, such was the antipathy felt by all Americans for the " Britisker," that the South would at least have aided the North in prosecuting the war. Indeed, a number of American statesmen seemed at one time to think that the best chance open to them of re-establishing the Union was by engaging in such a war. But such a line of policy would now be scorned by the South; and my own impression is, that many generations must pass away ere it would be will ing to fight side by side with the, men of New England in any cause whatever. Of the cavalry I saw but little, as General Steuart had left for his raid into Pennsylvania the day I reached head quarters, and only returned a couple of days before I com menced my homeward journey. I did remark, however, that all the men rode well, in which particular they pre sent a striking contrast to the Northern cavalry, who can scarcely sit their horses, even when trotting. Indeed, I have no doubt but that all who have seen the Northern troopers on duty in Washington will agree with me in thinking them the greatest scarecrows under the name of cavalry that they ever saw. Apropos of them, a Southern lady told me that on one occasion, when jesting with a Northern officer about the inability of his troopers to con tend with the Southern " chivalry," although the latter were not half so numerous, he said, " What can we do We can never catch them; for whilst we are opening the gates, they are all over the fences." Every man in the South rides from childhood, and, consequently, is at home in the saddle; whereas to be on horseback is a most disa greeable position for a Yankee, and one in which he rarely trusts himself. In the North thousands keep horses, but only to drive them. " What is the use of having good roads if you don't drive on them," they say. To have a horse that can trot a mile in two minutes 40 seconds is the pride of a New Englander; but a good fencer would be as useless to him as an elephant. The troopers in the Southern ca valry have their own horses; and upon the breaking out of the war they provided themselves with arms as well. Sabres have since been issued to them by Government, and they have mostly armed themselves with carbines or re volvers taken from their discomfited brethren of the North. Their knowledge of drill is limited, and altogether their constitution resembles much that of our irregular cavalry. As they can never be required to act in an open coun try .suitable for masses of horsemen, they are admirably adapted for the service required of them. Cavalry that could not fence well would be utterly u se l ess i n Virginia ; but in a close country like it, where the quantity of wood always prevents any extensive view, a body of good riders, such as the Southern cavalry, are invaluable to a general, as by their means alone he can learn the move ments, and sometimes the whereabouts, of the enemy. The want of such skilful horsemen is sadly felt in the Federal armies, and accounts in a measure for their general igno rance of where the enemy is, and what he is doing. The Federal generals hitherto have been either extremely rash, or extremely cautious and slow. They spurn the advantages attending upon an irregular army, and unable to attain the efficiency of regulars, they possess the drawbacks of both systems without the advantages of either. The Southern ranks, on the contrary, have attained an efficiency equal to that of the best irregulars. They are therefore enabled to make long and rapid marches, caring little, meanwhile, for regularity, so long as they can form line upon the decisive points; whilst their puzzled enemy, clogged with all the routine of drill, without officers able to direct it, or soldiers sufficiently instructed to p er f orm it, is trying in vain to discover their whereabouts. It is owing to these circum stances that the Southern cavalry under Steuart has been able to march round and round M'Clellan, seizing and de stroying his reserve of stores in the rear whilst he was blindly feeling for them in front. As the real power of an army rests upon its ability in marching well, the Confede rates make up for their deficiency in numbers by rapidity of movement, OLD LONDON. Early in the - 15th century, Henry IV., who was mainly indebted to the Londoners for raising him to the throne, indulged the City by restoring divers commercial rights, of which they had been deprived by the Crown, and giving them power to collect tolls in Cheapside, Billingsgate, and Smithfield. There was a third plague in 1407, which was fatal to 30,000 people, and in the same year corn fell to 3s. 4d. per quarter; at the same period the chronicles speak of various public diversions at Glerkenwell, which lasted for eight days ; a principal feature of these amusements was the performance of a mystery play, out the subject of the Crea tion of the World, which was folio wed at Smithfield by a grand tournament. .In 1410 (according to Maitland), " John Bradley, a tailor, and convert to Wycliffe's doc trines, refusing to recant, was carried to the market, and there being secured in a barrel, was burnt to ashes." Prince Henry, compassionating his sufferings, would have snatched him from the flames, and because he was grievi ously maimed by the fire, would have given him a pension of 3d. per day ; but he constantly refused to own his heresy, and so died a martyr's death. This tragedy was suc ceeded by a more savage execution ; Sir John Oldcaatle, Lord Cobham, on suspicion of Lollardism, was roasted to death by a slow fire in St. Giles's fields. Guildhall was built in the same year, and in 1415, the Mayor, Sir Henry Barton, made the first attempt to light the streets, by or dering housekeepers to hang out lanterns in winter, between Allhallows and Candlemas. Watchmen, in long coats, and halberd in hand, passed through the streets after dark, cry ing at intervals "Hang out your lights." Shakspere com memorates the rebellion of Jack Cade. That event happened in 1450, and was of a very serious description. After en camping on Blackheath, his numbers became so formidable that he resolved to take possession of London. The citizens favoured him. On his entrance he struck London Stone with his sword, exclaiming " Now is Mortimer Lord of the City" (such was his assumed name). Occupying Guildhall, he submitted Lord Say to a mock trial, and commanding him to be taken to the standard in Cherie his head was struck off. Sir Jas. Cromer was murdered in like manner. Still Cade continued popular, and was entertained by Alderman Malpas at a sumptuous feast. In a few days, however, he quarrelled with his hosts, a conflict ensued in the streets, his army, on promise of pardon, dispersed, and Cade, fleeing for his life, was slain by the Sheriff of Kent,--City Tress. COUNTRY MARKETS. ..4 ,, - . LYNN-TUESDAY. At our market to. day there was a small supply of wheat, the best descriptions selling readily at is per qr advance. Barley scarce, and 6d to is higher in price than last week. Beans and oats as before. White sos to 52s 1 Barley. 3ss to 37s Red .. ..44s to 47s Grinding ..32s to 34s Beans .42s to 48s Oats .24s to 27s New 42s to 46s I Peas —s to —0 NEWARK— White wheat new, 49s to 54s Red do. 46e to 48s Old white 49s to 54s Red do.. 46s to 48s Barley, malting 38s to 42s Peas, .... :WEDNESDAY. Barley, grinding 29s to 328 Oats, old •• 26s to 30s New do 22s to 24s Beans.. 42s to 45s Beans, new —s to —s Us to 48s. HULL—TUESDAY. Since our last a good demand has set in for wheat, and for a holiday time a comparatively large business has been done at fully is advance per quarter. To-day wheat came sparingly to hand, and last week's rates were maintained. Spring corn unaltered. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr sos Od to 53s Od Old red I) t'' 4Bs Od to 50s Od New white .. " New red .... " Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 52s Od to 56s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French. 58s Od to 62s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red... * 49s Od to 518 Od St. Petersbur g and Riga, old. 508 Od to 52s Od Barley.... English malting 34s Od to 37s Od Grinding 3lB. Od to 33s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 33s Od to 34s Od Grinding Oats English, new Archangel and Riga, per at oBl2ld to 13d Friesland and Dutch osl3d to 08131 d Swedish and Danish oBl2ld to osl3d Beans ....English, old, per qr New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od New tick Egyptian .. 34s 6d to 35s Od Peas Foreign boilers .. 37s Od to 38 '. 6d Grinding 7s 0 d tc 38s Od Tares ....Spring Indian Corn Linseed, feeding 62s Od to 56s Od crushing • 4os Od to 52s Od Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 0 oto £9 5 0 Foreign Bl5 oto 9 0 0 6 0 Oto 6 5 0 5 5 Oto 6 10 0 Rape cakes Bones COAL M (Prices of Coal per Ton at ARKET. the olose of the market. s. d. Bell's Primrose l3 6 Buddle's West Hartley 14 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting 22 0 Do. Anthracite 20 0 Eden Main .....16 6 Tanfield Moor l3 6 Tanfield Moor Butes 13 6 Walker Primrose 12 9 Craighead Steam 14 0 Walls End. B. d. Ships at mark& Hetton .. lB 0 Haswell lB 0 Wharneliffe 16 3 Belmont 16 0 Cassop 17 0 Hartlepool 17 6 South Hartlepool.... 16 9 K elloe . . . ...17 3 South Kelloe l7 3 Thorpe .. ..16 0 74 ; sold, 38. SHARES.—A writer in a contemporary says this variable climate any signs which may serve as indications of the probable temperature of the seasons must be generally interesting. During the last two summers visi tors to our coasts have been scared by incursions of sharks, which were duly chronicled in the newspapers. On the strength of this I have ventured in both instances to predict mild winters, not, indeed, wholly exempt from frosts, but from frosts of long continuance. My theory is that the pre sence of sharks is a sure indication that the Gulf stream is • setting in full force round the shores of these islands, tem pering the severity of these northern climes ; for it is a well-known fact that these monsters of the deep abound in tropical latitudes, and therefore it may be presumed that some of-them follow the hot water. lam confirmed in this view by observing that the two last winters have been re markably inclement in Russia and on the continent gene• rally, while with :us, notwithstanding long spells of north winds which ought to have frozen us up entirely, we have had very little cold to complain of. I need scarcely add that, if my hypothesis is of any value, sharks will hence forth be looked for as welcome guests. We never hear of any fatal depredations committed by them on these shores, but if Jack Frost be the prey they are in quest of no one will grudge them their repast. GARIBALDI AT CAPRERA.—We read in the Movimento of Genoa :—The Sardinia, having on board Garibaldi, has arrived at Caprera. The general's litter was lowered on to a boat, and thence removed on the shore. The general, who had not suffered in the passage, beheld his rocks again with pleasure. The two medical at tendants and M. Occhipinti carried the litter in their arms to the dwelling, and deposited it in the small room of the ground floor of the old house. Thus Garibaldi, after four months' troubles, again saw his dear Caprera. The ser vant most affected was Fruscianti, who had remained all this time at Caprera, and scarcely dared to hope ever again to see the general. It was at 8 o'clock on the morning Of the 22d that the general re• entered his habitation. Towards 10 o'clock, after the toilet and breakfast, the illustrious in valid requested that his litter might be transported outside and taken about the cultivated land, where it might be car ried without too much shaking, desiring to revisit his fields, the vine and olives, to which Fruscianti hyperbolically as signs the name of Olevibo. These walks in the warm air of Caprera have already greatly improved the physical and mental condition of Garibaldi, who congratulates himself on having decided to retire into solitude, where at least he can breathe the air freely. There was a little snow on the day he arrived, but now we have a mild autumnal tempera ture. The wound is better, and the foot is scarcely at all swollen. The rheumatic pains are now not felt. Christ mas day was celebrated near his bed. The snow and ice of the night allowed the preparation of some sherbet, certainly the first which has been drunk in the midst of these rocks. Births. LABKINS.—On the 29th ult., at Byfleet, Surrey, the wife of Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Larkins, late of H.M.'s Bengal Army, of a son. PEEL.—On the 30th ult., at Alderley Edge, the wife of C. Peel, Esq., of a daughter. STOKES.—On the 30th ult., at St. John's-park, Blackheath, Mrs. Henry Graham Stokes, of a son. WALEY.—On the 30th ult., in Wimpole-street, Mrs. Jacob Walcy, of a son. Marriages. PALGRA.VE—GA.SKELL.-9n the 30th ult., at St,Thomas% Portman-square, Francis Turner Palgrave, Esq., to Cecil, the eldest daughter of,J, Milnes Craskell, Esq., M.P. WALTER-RADCLIFFE. —On the 30th ult,, at St. Mark's, Surbiton, Thomas, son of William Walter, Esq of Surma biton•hill, to Maria Coop er , y ounger d aug ht er o f Captain Radcliffe, R.N., of the same place. Deaths. CURLING.—On the 29th ult., at Ramsgate, Captain Jameo Bunco Curling, R.L.M., late Queen's Household. CUNNYNGRAME.—On the 30th ult., at 4, Madeley Villas, Kensington, Robert Brown Cunnynghame, Esq., aged 73. DURRANT.—On the 30th ult., at Durham-place, Chelsea• Mrs. Durrant, aged 88. lIALPIN.—On the 27th ult, at 39, Leinster-square, Captain William Halpin, late of Ist Dragoons, K.G.L.., aged 85. STOURNON.—On the 27th ult., atYork, Catherine, Dowager Lady Stourton, aged 85. TOZER.—On the 28th ult., Mr. W. Tozer, of Mare-street) Hackney, aged 78. WILKINSON.—On the 30th ult., at 28, Dorset-square, Ed" ward Wilkinson, Esq., aged 85. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREWS. of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, No . 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.--ThureclaY, January 1,1863. f