The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-18 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMEB,CIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The condition of the money market is gradually assuming greater easiness through the favourab e Position of the Bank of England, as shown in the return issued l as t even i ng by the authorities. capital out of doors is abundant, and the mercan tile classes, believing that lower quotations will be shortly current, are consequently restricting their operations as much as possible. Bi'l brokers, on the other hand, are anxious to obtain business, and first-class piper is freely negotiated at 71 per cent. The Bank of England Return for the week to Wednesday l as t i s o f a highly satisfactory nature. Ta e stock of bullion has been considerably increased, and the Reserve of Notes shows an augmentation of more th an £1,000,000. The Government an d Public I )13 "'its are also larger, and the Other Securities e xhibit an important diminution. Annexed is our us ual ba4lysis : Active Circulation £19,800,505 Decrease Bullion .. • • • • 13,6 39 75 2' 4 5 7 3 4 5 Increase .. • • •• 666.857 Rest 3 , 226,953 Increase .. • • • • • • 8,016 Public Deposits - • • • • • • 9,103,738 Increase Other Deposits.. • • • • • • • • • • 13, 4 26 7 5 3,8 06 8 8 2 Increase .. 283,792 Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 582,259 Decrease .. • • • • • • 25,908 G overnment Securities • • .. 10,762,330 Increase .. • • • • • • 50,000 Other Securities .• 21,443,719 Decrease .. •• • . • . 369 , 610 Notes Unemployed .. .. 7,765,740 rf, Increase .. • • .. 1,030,205 T he City of Baltimore, from New York, has b 't c aught £210,630. The bar s ilv er lately arrived by the Seine from il ` ua West Indies and the Pacific was sold yesterday 11 88 _ lid. per oz. standard, showing no material alteration in the price realised. The only b u lli on operation of importance at the Ba nk yesterday was a withdrawal of 17,000 a° vereig ns for the Mauritius. The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets during the last few days have been "ti rather reduced scale. Sugar has sold slowly, 11 a de c li ne i n some i ns t ances o f ls. to 2s. per cwt. :tor coffee, however, there has been a moderate I nquiry, and full rates have been realised. In tea, ri ce, fruit, and spices, there has been no material l'ariation as regards values, but a more cheerful t Ohe has prevailed in the tallow market, and quo tations for both present and forward delivery show a u upward tendency. Two o'CLoCK. An improvement of about per cent. has taken, place to-day in the Market for the English Funds owing to the easier position of monetary affairs and the favourable Bank of England return. The increase of bullion and reserve of notes, together with a falling off in the loan and discount opera tions of the establishment, have produced a very favourable feeling among speculators, and Consols are now quoted 90i 91 for money, and 91ki for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities ar e higher at 904 91 ; Exchequer Bills remain steady at 10s. to 5.i. dis.; India 5 per Cents, at 106 . 1 ; and the Enfaced, 5 per Cents. at 104. general upward movement is apparent in the value of the principal Foreign Securities, but bust ileas is not active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are ~,.° 1 ; ditto Consolides, 46 t; Mexican, 34 I ; -r eek, 252 ; Spanish Passive, 32! 33; ditto Certificates, 13 I; Portuguese, 489 t; Russian, 881 ; and the Confederate Loan, 38 40.:, In the Railway Share Market the operations h ave not been extensive, but prices have generally exhibited more firmness. Great Western, and IN'o rth-Eastern (Berwick), have improved ss. ; and Great Northern A Stock, and Metropolitan, I , ° s• ; London a n d North Western, however, have declined 108. ; and South Eastern, ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines are inactive, and exhibit no change in values. Bank shares remain very dull. London and County, however, have improved to 56; London and Westminster to 79i; and Imperial Ottoman have declined to 17 i 1 In the Miscellaneous Market, Crystal Palace stock has receded to 331 4 ; London Financial, 231; and Mercantile Credit, 71- ; General Floating Dock Company shares are quoted 1 to 1i prem. BRITISH. FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 233 5 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9ok / 1 New 3 per Cent. An nu iti es New3f per Cent. Annuities 21 per Cent. Annuities.. 6 Per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 41 :nuities, 30 yrs, expire SthJ an., 1880 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — , 4dia Dit S to (Re k d Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — toc, Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 .. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent l O4 Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 die 13 1 11 k Stock for Account " 1 0 bonds ELM) .-- die D itto under £l,OOO — die Con sols for Account, Jan. 7 9 li k eltia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — e hequer Bills, £l.OOO, 24 k 3 per Cent 5 10 die Ditt o £SOO 1)43 Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Attatrian Bonds, 5 per Cent •• --- Ditto 1859 --. ' ur azilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 to 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 I3u Ditto 1863 .. 86/ Diane AyreC ent. s 6 per Cent ny 1 per (Deferred 3 per Cent.) " 4110 tobian 6 Scrip £l5 pd Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid )3 -iliari 6 per Cent. — Dl , itt o 41 per Cent, B3 a nish 4 per Cent., 1863 D itt 14t ch o, 2P ro l per visonal Land Warr an Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders t — '.Bl,ptian 7 pet Cent 99 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupuns — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons _ Ditto Account _ Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Account — Italian 5 per Cent.(Marenanana Railway) &lexicon 3 per Cent . Ditto Account.. ....... — .• Moorish imp er i a l 4 per • . tent New Granada., .... Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Detc,n w i Ditto l4r.nd • Warrants •(Hectares). Peruvi 4 'l 3per Cent. ......... Ditto Account .......... Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 ............ Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ...... Ditto Account -- Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7,'9, '6O, 62 4Bl I Ditto Account • • . Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid.... , ipm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ t••,•• — Ditto 41 per Cent 1850...... — Ditto 1860 .............• Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 BardirAian 5 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 -51 '''' , per Cent .. i".cto Account ............ P'Anish 3 per Cent hitto Account 531 ditto New Deferred :Ditto Account .. -- Ditto Passive Ditto Account 32& 3 `-'fAndish Cert. of Coup not funded l3k n itlf) Account ~,edisli, 4 per Cent .. 41 trkish. 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 185 S Ditto Account Ditto, P. 106 Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 -,_'4o 6 A 1 !!";0 count •v• pe c r Cent. 18 63 — etezuel a 3 per Cent. 4)itto Account... iiitt o 6 per Cent., 1862 .. D itto Account ro litcl l Dips ends on the above payable in London. Cent Ex. Gull ~ p p lich itto 4 per Cent. Certificates Itentfe, 4/ per Cent., En. 25f — I...V i t to Accc.u n t '",' , a a, 5 pcir Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto A cie ,..._ Ditto S•"'• • • crip. (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid.... PI Consols, 1 , I TWO O'CLOCK.. „ s. onev , 901 1 Ditto /account .... 91i 4 00 ; 190 co urse of ex c h ange a t New York on London for bills a t got 'Vs' sight is 166 to 164 per cent., and the premium on an y . is about 5.4 per cent. At these rates there is scarcely St Ates, Pr "it Ou the importation of gold from the United SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. _ -hare,' Railways. Crlriosoein.g Bu d s e i n n , eest 13.14. Vol., and Str. Val. filythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.k.fo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ,work and Bandon Cornwall 00 A A gets no diN ti c.p an. Do. B been] paid to ha Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Pertln& Ab. June. l Edinburg,h & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. dreatEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an. i W. of Irelan Great Western ...... Do Str Val gua. Lancashire & Yorkshin Loudon and Blackwali Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Irelanc Do. 4 shares Mid Kent all all all 100 100 Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiois Do, G.N.E. purchas , Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle... North London Do New North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot b. E., Aber. stool ' ' Do• Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington v.1&4 12.10 Do Do New, 1886 Taff Vale. . ... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim (Waterford & Kilkenny, !West Cornwall Hartlepool liar. &R 1 West Midland -Oxfords Do Newport Do Herelordl 8 8i 8 8i 81 83 118} 11q 6i 7 38 40 16 17 OA 06 107 1t,9 48i 49j 45 47 74 84 125 127 130 131 1:4 136 96 98 631 109 109 i 71 73 107 09 43 444 100 1071 101 14:2 47} 484 1106 11 1 6 1271 281 It 11, 96 98 51i 624 24 t 6 101 101 k 1301 1 1351 58 68i 88 686 119 121 1 2 p l 77 78 11 11i 122 126 42 14 98 100 51 62 311 32i 951 06, 631 i f 97 s 9 sti :0} 57i 37* 9 10 7} 7 $ 158 160 5 21 3} P 83 80 170 175 if 72, 106/ 71 1061 102 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 111 i 102 i Closing , Share dailways Paid. Price. Business don 1)0 mantic &i t Lawrenci all 59 41 Sk jßom.,Baroda&.Cent to' , it 6 1044 Gu. 5 per cent - 20 Do. New . ........ 8 4 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares.. 75 11 p :.04 Buffalo and Lake Huron al. di 10 Do. Preference .• •• • • all 8 4 0 4 001 Bullalo,Brant,&Godricl. 6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 187: 00 Do. do. July 1, 1871 101 - - 100 ro. do. Jun. , 1, lb, 100 - - et ,ileutta.& S. Eastn. (L., 100 103 105 at IJapeTown t Dock Seri 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal go. 5 p 100 108 109 stock East Indian. gu. 5 p. c tu64 1 , 74 1074 20 Do. do. G Ext 15 4 lip 20 Do. do. H do. l5 1 1 if stock Grand 1 runk of Canada 1., 20 21 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds ill 73 75 74 100 Do. no. deferred- all 59 61 100 Do. ad Pre.. Bonus,. all 66 69 100 Do. do. defer , ed all 50 53 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock alt 48 51 100 Do. do. del erred ali 38 42 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stock all 27 29 100 Do. no. deferred all 22 14 stock GLlndiaPenm.gua.sp.c 100 1(8 109 20 Do. New gua. sp. e, 12 11 if, 20 Do. January, 1862 8 14 th. stock Gt. South.of India(Lini guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 ,05 106 205 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 91 10 20# Do. New . lB 11 104 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 95 MO Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 * stock Madras guar., sp. o. lOO 1055 1064 1054 6 stock D 0.44 p. o. Extension 100 100 101 stock De. IA do 100 )6 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 - - stock Melb.Corp. it p. o. 13nd , 100 - - 50 ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. o. Hong. Bds. al. - - 20 Newßr unswwk Cand Class A an 4 B all 3 5 N.Rl.C'da.6 pc Ist tbds 100 82 84 Scinde • • (10(. 106 107 stock Du. Delhi.. lOO 1( 6 1 0 7 1051 4), Do. do ... te t 2 tp at Do. Punjaub c_ all 1(5 1(6 Do. Du. , t,;a; , luu - - ock Do. indus.St. Flo.) 00( lO l 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT seicu unEs. - o ov. p.c.J a nJui' - 1877-81 ..... 106 104 105 1041 15 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Am,. 100 tut 04 - Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 - I Do. p. c. lan.&.July. 100 02 93 921 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 9: 93 - 'Cape (*.Hope, by c,187. 100 106 108 - Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111 - I Do. 1891 100 109 11l - !Da Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 - Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 - ,Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. 1,30 ID7 109 ,N.13.(i0v.e.p.c.J a.&July 100 .04 106 - 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18e, 100 100 102 - Du. sp • e.,18‘ ato 1:a( 100 101 102 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 101,E 1024 1011 ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 No sTe a r S ii c n o g t , ia l G B7 o s v. 6 p. 100 105 107 1054 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 100 la 113 - , b.Aus Gtip.c.1876.& up lOO 111 113 1110. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dral my 100 107 109 - Do. to a D.o. An.dzOot.. 100 409 110 1 109 1 BRITISH MINES. 2 j Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id - luilflord Amalgamated..( - 33 34 - Deven G. Cone. rfa.vist , 1 550 660 - East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 ts 7 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. sz. id - East Caradon ...... '1.14.. 26 27 28 - East Cain Brea - 1 14. W'l Russel (Tavistk.j 8.94 0 0 41 5 6i' - IGam.&SLAubyn(Gwen , 58, 8 10 - iGreat South Tolgus.... i7s 44 41 - di. Wheal Vor (Heiston 40 12 13 - Grenville 6.16., 4 44 - tier•d's-Foot 8.17 08 40 - 11 ingston Downs 4. 8.0 2 2i - Lady Bertha - Margaret (Cny Lelart 0 4 14 16 - Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim 2l it I d - New Setun l9l 90 100 - - North Downs zl 14 14 v.Wll't Baseet(lllo_fat , 3.1.' 21 24 - N;orth Wheal Crotty . 2.6.9 5 54 - i'ar Consols (St. Blazey - 20 erovidence(Uuy Lelnt 10.6.7 42 44 - South Caradon(StCleer 14 415 125 - IS. Cara Brea (Illogan) - - Wheat Fran. (Mogan 18.15 1 .9 60 65 - Stray Park 30.17.6 30 32 6 raniarSilv.& Lead Uni. 44 k I - Cron 4 18 19 - West Basset (Illogan) li 91 104 - C. radon (Liskeard, 5 18 20 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Mogan/ 87. 924 - Wheal Buller(Kedruti.) - 2 2 4 274 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelaut, 2.0.6 - Wheal Led, ott • Wheal MaryAnn(:Aen ) 8 II i 12 - I Wheal Beton . . 584 2 155 5 W- I heal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 1 2 162 - !Wheal Union 3.17 24 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western, South Wales, gua. s:per cent., 100 Gt.Western,West Midland, Oxforu, Ist guaranteed stock, 129 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 103 London and S.-Western 4 per cent., 105 LINES LEASED Al FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 1154 Ditto, 5 per cent., 125 London and Chatham per Cent., Ditto, Com. Fund block, 5 per cent., 102 FOREIGN KAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 17-1 Sambre and Meuse, 81 FOILEIGN DUNES. - "---•-- Cape Copper, Um, -- bi Coble Copper, 2P Don l'edru, Nur,h Del Rey, IF Anglo A.ustrian, Bank ot Victoria, Australia, 41 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 34 J 7 O 6 JO IN T-STOCK BANKS. Hinduetan, tAina, and Japan (Rm.), imperial Bank ( 1 1m.), 23 Imperial Ottoman, 176 Land Mortgage Bank of India, 4i London and Brazilian (Urn.), 52 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 51 London Chartered London and Colll.Bank ot Aust ra li a, 27} 4'456 London and Westminster, 796 South Australia, 39 Union ot Australia, 53} Union 01 London, 40 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 10 Crystal Palace, •4 31 Discount Corporation, limited, of Ea.l,t India Irrigation and Canal, 4j Credit and Finance of Lonuon, Um., of Hndson's Bay, 171 International Financial Society, lim., 91 e Joint •stock Discount, 61 London l n inanal Association, lim., 231 London General Omnibus Company, lien. , 21 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 7} National Discount Company, Um, 9i MR. COBDEN " ON THE RA3PAE t."Tbd in AeR very a g o od humouredly but ' sarcast i ca ll y decr, Times' leading article of thi s morn i ng : t; The picture he presents it', that of a man who, upon a quest i on a dmitting of the Qmplest possible answer, throws open his breast to judge . and ju ry, proclaims his perfect integrity, calls half :lie neighbours liars, scoundrels, and mercenary villains, goes into long details about what he said in his parlour what he found on his breakfast table, what he said to his servant, and what he heard from his uncle, describes his domestic ha , Sits, quotes the books on his shelves, and dwells at length on the inward operation s of his mind, but finally runs down, leaving his v , outtsel to repeat his still unan swered question," THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECRAIBER 18, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) FITZGERALD V. FITZGERALD. Mr. Chambers, Q C., and Dr. Wambey, were for the petitioner, Mrs. Charlotte Fitzgerald ; the Queen's Advo cate, Mr. Huddleston, and Dr. Spinks for the respondent. The case for the respondent commenced this morning. The Queen's Advocate, addressing the jury on his behalf, said he should have to make a demand upon their patience while he recurred to the general facts of the case which had been placed before them, but in a very different light to that presented to them. He begged them to remember the gravity of the issue of the cause, not merely to his client, but to other persons, and to consider the result of their verdict, which would be attended with the most unfortunate cir cumstances. The charges ogainst Major Fitzgerald were cruelty and adultery, and in his remarks he should keep those two charges distinct; and he could not refrain from observing, at this early strige of his address, that the pea , tioncr had signally failed in her attempt to injure the cha racter, honour, and happiness of her husband. The marriage in this case was not an equal one ; it was not ua€qual in respect of fortune, because both were equally matched. but it was unequal in respect of temper. The husband was a gallant officer in her Majesty's service, and had shed his blood both at Alma ani Inkerman, and while in the Crimea, by his tenderness and care of his soldiers, he earned their affection, although the fact had been rather coarsely alluded to by Mr. Bettersworth. His client was also an Irishman, and had all the weaknesses of that very peculiar people; he was hasty, impetuous, imperative, and inconse quent, the later more Ito in all his writings. The petitioner was a sharp, clever woman, more especially in money matters; and so short tempered in those affairs was she, that even her father had written in one of his letters that he dreaded to open his mouth to her on those affairs. The first offence which she took and cherished was ose connected with money, viz., that her husband had not been fairly treated by Lord W. Fitzgerald, in not receiving £B,OOO in stead of £lO,OOO, which had been given to the other mem• bers of the family on their marriage, This certainly ap peared to be a pet grievance with her, and he felt certain they would bear that in mind in considering their verdict. But proceeding with his case, after the marriage the par ties proceeded to the Continent, and from thence to Ireland. The first specific act of cruelty alleged was that on the 14th of March, 1858, while they were residing in that country, Major Fitzgerald called her a wretched creature, a broken-down old screw, and that by his threatening manner and gestures he had caused her premature confinement. He must say in the lady's evidence she had pretty well supported the plea, and with out the slightest hesitation she asserted that her pre mature confinement was entirely to be attributed to her husband's cruelty. Now he would be able to show by the most indisputable evidence that there never was a more deliberately untruthful charge made by a vindictive woman. According to her own statement, she had attributed the death of her child to other circumstances, but now she turned round and said she had done so to screen her husband. If they accepted such a solution of so grave a charge it would be attended with the most disastrous consequences, but he felt certain that the witnesses to be examined for the respon dent would prove the utter falsehood of the assertion. She had also in the most positive manner said she had a great dislike to Irish society, and although this was known to her husband he insisted upon her remaining in that country. But the whole of her correspondence, dated during this time, which had been read during the progress of this cause, showed a very different feeling. Another charge of cruelty was, that at Braden he had called her a -- viper, but the answer to that, by the respondent, was that on one occa sion a subscription was solicited for some charitable object, the wife refused in the most indignant manner to contribute, and then he admitted that he did mutter something about a viper, but not in the insulting manner that has had been represented ; even supposing that it was, he did not think they would be of opinion that that was so grave a charge as to justify the dissolution of the marriage bond. The petitioner had also alleged that her husband was addicted to the grossest language, but if his witnesses came up to his instructions, he should show that words far from delicate were constantly in the mouth of Mrs. Fitzgerald after her marriage. With respect to the proceedings at Dove► all the evidence of that dragon of a mother in-law only went to show that during the five minutes she had coolly given him to state his grievances he was guilty of the enormous cruelty of running round the table twice after his wife, He thought it would be a waste of time to occupy the attention of the jury with disproving such a ridiculous assertion. Now, if he proved that the assertions of the petitioner relating to certain acts of cruelty could not be relied upon, he felt they would give their verdict in favour of his client. With respect to the charge of adultery, be altogether denied it, and the only person who, it was said, could prove it, was not to be examined in open court such a course was unusual, and he could only come to the conclusion that it ;was as unfair' to take her evidence by commission than to put her into the witness box. He should call before them both Mr. and Mrs. Mallett, and other witnesses, who would give a very different com plexion to the whole case ; and he felt no fear that the result of the trial would be a triumphant acquittal of Major Fitzgerald of the wicked and slanderous charges that had been made against him. MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE . There was a moderate supply of English wheat at Mark lane to-day, but most samples carne to hand in very mid dling condition. For all qualities the trade was in a sluggish state, yet no further change took place in prices compared with Monday. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was moderately good. Sales, generally speaking, progressed slowly at last rates. Floating cargoes of grain moved slowly on former terms. The supply of barley was tolerably large. Fine malting parcels were firm in price; otherwise the trade was dull. The trade for malt was in a sluggish state at the late fall in prices. With oats the market was fairly supplied. The trade, both for home and foreign descriptions, ruled inactive at late rates. In beans and peas a limited business was transacted on former terms. _ . No change took place in the value of flour, but the inquiry for Learly all descriptions was sotnewh.t restricted. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat Barley. bfalt ()am Float. 2,720 2,390 2,130 3P,0 2, 470 300 Foreign.— ..14,800 7,450 16,320 1 500 ea NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale at these markets is large. Generally speaking, the trade is slow at our quotations. Per Slb. by the carcase. sdsd [nferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Nliddling do. .. 3 4 3 8 [=rime largo do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 8 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8 adsd Middlingmutton 3 10 4 4 Prime do . 4 6 4 8 Vaal Small pork Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The supply both of English and foreign bops on sale being only moderate, the trade rules firm, and prices have an upward tendency. The supply of American produce on salt is very moderate. Mid and East Kents £5 Os to £9 Os per cwt. Weald of Kents 4 108 to 6 6s fj Sussex 4 10s to 6 Os ~ Yearlings Olds Bavaiian Belgian American ,~__..r COLONIAL. TEA—The operations have not been very extensive, but both China and Indian descriptions have remained at about previous quotations. SUGAR—Business has been rather inactive, owing to the suspension of speculative operations, and in some instances there has been a decline of is to 2s per cwt. In the refined market quotations are nominally a shade flatter. COFFEE—There has been a fair demand for both planta tion and Native Ceylon, which sold readily at fully previous _ prices. RlCE—Only limited transadtlOis have been reported, without any material change in values. FItVIT—The public sales of currants. raisins, ix., have proceeded without much animation, and the rates realised were in some instances rather under those previously cur rent. TALLOW—There has been rather more activity, and quo tations have shown an upward movement for both present and forward delivery. Pit C. an the spot, is marked 4 1s, and spring delivery 41s ;:'d to /As Eld pet ewt. GREEN FRUIT—A brisk market for all kinds, the near approach of Christmas holidays assisting tli. demand, Some parcels oranges from St. Michael, Terceira, Seville, Valencia, and Sicily, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at improved prices with a prospect of a further advance. Lemons sustain their value, stock being light; nuts of all kinds, ,with the excepticn of Barcelona, mee t with a ready sale. Black Spanish and chesnute at an ad vance. Almeria grapes of fine quality in request. At the first ordinary general meeting held to day of the shareholdersof the London,Buenes Ayres, and River Plate tank, Mr. n.nrOce in the chair, the report of the directors was unanimously adopted , it stated that the profit and lees an account, showed that, after deducting X10,V, 4 2 18s lld for rebate of discount on bills not then due at the branches, £l,OOO in diminution of preliminay ex penses, £2o' 12s Id for depreciation of furniture, ie3., and after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, there remained a net profit of £9,561 63 10d, oat of which it was recommended to appropriate to the reserve fund £2,000, in addition to the w an b d ic s h e za a s l £2,000 premium on reserved shares issued in February, n o n f u m 3° . ons per the deposits nare equal to 7 calls from the date of their receipt till the 30th September, allowed the privilege of Monte Video for the Bank to be and to decilarpeaacednitv.idpeenrda. d there was every ream. to be lieveown that the concession would be granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE — This Day MARLBOROUGH-STREET. MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.—APPEAL TO THE MAGlS TRATE.—lnspector Garforth, of the E division, waited upon Mr. Knox this morning, to make an appeal on behalf of a poor woman named Warner, who accompanied him. Mr. Garforth said the husband of the poor woman was a road sweeper, earning about 14s, a week, and with a little earned by his wife, kept his family of six children much better than was usual with persons of his class. Yester day afternoon the wife left home, leaving the children in the room situated in Holbrook-place, Fitzroy-market, and after she had gone a short time, the eldest in whose care the others were left went out,leaving all but the youngest, a poor little fellow between two or three years of age, with her. On the children returning to the room they found it in flames. Assistance came and the fire was extinguished, every article in the room being destroyed, and on the fire men searching they found the badly burnt body of the poor child who had been left in the room. Knowing the husband a , ,d wife to be well-conducted, hardworking people, and deservlg of assistance, ho had brought the matter before his worship. In answer to Mr. Knox, the poor woman, who was in tears, aid she had not been able to save anything, and was without a home. Mr. Knox gave some temporary assistance, and requested Mr. Gatforth to see in the course of the day what could be done for the poor family. The poor woman thanked the magistrate for his kind ness. SHOPLIFTING.--AN OLD HAND.—Ellen Morgan was charged with stealing 30 yards of cotton print from the shop of Mr. Winter, linendraper, 29 and 30, Goodgs-street, Tottenham. court-road. The prisoner entered the shop of Winter and asked to be shown some alpacas. This was done, and she made some excuse for not making a purchase and left, and as she was doing so she was stopped, a young man in Mr. Winter's employ, from the outside, having seen the prisoner secrete the piece of print under her shawl. Sergeant Franklin was then sent for and the prisoner given into custody. Blogg, 124 G, proved knowing the prisoner as a shop lifter, and said she had once received a sentence of 12 months for sho9lifting. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for trial. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. - _ The screw steamship Conqueror, 73, appointed to convey the expeditionary battalion of Royal Marines to Japan, was compelled by contrary winds, when going down Channel, to put into Portland, and had not arrived at Plymouth up to noon yesterday (Thursday), but the wind had veered more to the northward, and she was hourly expected. The bag gage was ready for embarkation, and steamtugs were in attendance. Oa Wednesday the battalion, which consists of upwards of 500 men, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Suther, Col. Penrose, and Col. Adair, was inspected on Plymouth Hoe by Major-Gen. Stransham, the Inspector- Gen•, who took the opportunity of reminding the men of the importance of the duty they had to perform, and of the great necessity there would be for them to conduct them solves in an orderly and sober manner. Gen. Stransham afterwards visited the men's quarters and the various de partments in the barracks at Stonehonse. Mr. J. Stansfeld, M.P., one of the Lords of the Admi ralty, will arrive at Chatham early in the approaching week, for the purpose of commencing an investigation into the general system of management, the official supervision, and other important matters connected with the dockyard and naval establishments. The inquiry will extend over a lengthened period, and will be very comprehensive. By direction of the Lords of the Admiralty, the squadron of gunboats attached to the first division of the Chatham steam reserve ate to be surveyed, and a report made by the dockyard officials whether one of the number could not be altered and fitted as a steam tender, to be used in convey ing the work people and mechanics to and from the dock yard to the Achilles, on that vessel being undocked and p'aced at moorings at the entrance to the harbour, then to be completed for sea. Should it be found practicable to use one of the gunboats for the service she will be employed instead of one of the Medway Company's steamers, which the Lords of the Admiralty had originally intended hiring for that duty. About GO tons of iron plates, intended for the new iron frigate Bellerophon, have arrived at Chatham Dockyard, having been recovered from the Thames, in which they were sunk during the late gale. The plates are from the estab- lishment of Messrs. Moser and Co:, who have entered into a contract to supply most of the plate iron for the Bellerophon. The t ransport on which the plates were on board at the time had sunk, but was raised by means of lighters de spatched from the dockyard, and the vessel itself, with all the plates on board, was brought into Chatham harbour. Notice was yesterday given in Chatham dockyard that a number of the hired mechanics, shipwrights, and labourers employed for upwards of two years past on the iron frigate Achilles, will be discharged from that establishment at the close of next week, as soon as the vessel has been undocl ed. The large bower anchors for the Achilles, each weighing upwards of five tons, and manufactured at the factory of Messrs. Brown an-1 Lennox, the makers of all the large an chors for the Admiralty, have been fitted on board, in readi ness for the undocking of that vessel. Each anchor, before being finally approved, was submitted to a powerful hydrau lic) test, at the testing house in Chatham dockyard, and sub sequently to the heat test at the smithy, on both of which occasions the standard of excellence laid down by the Ad miralty was reached. The port and starboard sides of the Achilles have Len covered with several coatings of the Hay's composition for preventing the fouling of the bot toms of iron vessels, and the hull is now being painted down. The work of cutting away the projecting granite sides at the entrance to the dock, to allow of her being undocked, will be commenced the day before she is floated out, and will be accomplished by a large body of workmen, who wilt be employed without cessation until the operation is com pleted. The screw steam frigate Aurora, 35, Captain Sir F. L. M'Clintock, having received fresh orders, left Plymouth yesterday for SpMead. The paddlewheel steam-sloop Geyser, 6, Commander M. Pechell, from Portsmouth, arrived yesterday at Plymouth. The Medusa, paddlewheel vessel, 889 tons, 321-horse power, Master-Commanding John H. Allard, sailed yester day from Sheerness for Yarmouth, in pilot charge of Mr. Rueben Harvey, master of the Locust, steam-tug, accord ing to instructions received from the Admiralty. It is re ported that she will be ordered to proceed to the North Sea, and the mouth of the Elbe, in search of a number of missing fishing smacks supposed to have been driven out to sea during the late gales. On Wednesday afternoon a stoker serving on board her Majesty's ship Salamander, 6, paddlewheel sloop, preparing fur sea at Sheerness, unfortunately lost his life while ascend- ing the Jacob's ladder to get into a boat at the stern of the vessel. By some means he missed his hold, and, falling into the water, was drowned before assistance could be rendered. Sir Frederick Nicolson, C.B.,Commodore Superintendent of Woolwich dockyard, yesterday went on board the flag ship Fisgard, and mustered the seamen and marines, and afterwards inspected the ship throughout. preparatory to his retiring from the station. By the death of Vice-Admi ral Sir Henry Bruce, Sir F. Nicolson obtains his flag, and will be succeeded at Woolwich on the lMt proximo by Capt. Hugh Dunlop, C. 8., Commodore of the first class, and senior officer in the West Indies. The two spacious wings ordered to he annexed to the plate bending factory in Woolwich dockyard, are now completed. and the reception of the machinery commenced yesterday. The following appointments have been made at the Ad miralty:—Commanders W. L. Steinforth, James Robinson, and E. H. Burleigh, to be Inspecting Commanders of the Coastguard, vice Commanders Gore, Beresford, and Webb, whose period of service has expired—Lieut. Coldstream C. Robinson, to the Formidable —Sab-Lieut. Chas. R. Smith, to the Ideeanee—Sub-Lieut. Julian A. DFtiawood, to the Salamander—Andrew R. Gordon, nominated to a naval cadetship—Wm. Crawford, surg, superintendent, to the Clara convict ship—John Thurston, paymaster, to the Camelon—J. E. Knight, master, to the Aurora—J. L. J. Wagstaff and W. o.lSignell, paymasters, additional, to the Asia—J. S. Daniell, paymaster, additional, to the Cumber land—Belgrave Ninins, assist.-surg., additional, t o t h e Guragoa—and Alfred L. Eshelby, master's-assist., to the Salamander. THE ARMY. By direction of the Duke of Cambridge, a circular-memo • randum, signed by Col. C. Bingham, Deputy-Adjutant.. General, has been promulgated from the Horse Guards, laying down a code of rules and regulations for the paid. once of officers in preparing the requisitions for stores for the service of the batteries in the year 1864.5. The order directs the entire equipment of each battery to be inspected by the three senior officers present with it, by whom a list of such items as are found unserviceable or repairable is to be drawn up. The mixed board of survey should have for its president, when practicable, a regimental field officer, and its members should also, when circumstances admit of it, be captains of the mounted services (not, however, be. longing to the battery,the stores of which are under survey) and an officer of the military store department. The survey boards are to guard against the condemnation of articles which are not in a really unserviceable condition, and such as have become through other than fair wear and tear of the service should be so noted. All stores returned to the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, being subjected to examination there before final disposal under the orders of the Secretary of State for War, it is absolutely necessary that military boards of survey held on such stores previously to their being returned should carefully guard against the possibi lity of the accuracy of their reports, either as to the actual conaition of the stores examined or the causes to which their unserviceableness is attributed being questioned at such subsequent examinations. Instances having occurred of stores surveyed and condemned being afterwards re ported as expended, and consequently not forthcoming for delivery to the military store officer ordered' to take over the unserviceable stores, it is intimated that all articles which are in future conveyed and condemned will be re quired for delivery to store, and that stores which it is intended to account for as expended should not be sub jected to survey. Yesterday a detachment of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment, consisting of 170 men of all ranks, left Chatham garrison, under the command of Capt. T. R. Ry croft, and proceeded to Plymouth, for the purpose of join ing the service companies of that regiment, which have been reduced considerably below their proper strength from lengthened foreign service. The examination of candidates for admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, commenced yesterday at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, before the Vice-President and other members of the Council of Military Education. There are nearly 150 candidates on this occasion. The examina tion will close on Wednesday next. PUGILISM. JOE GOSS, OF WOLVERHAMPTON, AND ISAAC BAKER, OF WALSALL, FOR £ WO A-SlDE.—Pursuant to the arrange ment made by the referee, these men met for the second time yesterday, when thn contest was brought to an issue without let or hindrance. The belligerents were net re stricted to weight, but Goss, who was the heavier, pulled dovin full 11 stone; but then, astonished m ed hisby whileths e who know the man, he was inasn'ovisliorbteorcaognid7tilonby, Baker, on the contrary, was fit to fight for a man's lite. l'he betting was 2 to 1 on Goes, and all being in reach. ness, the combatants stepped within the ropes. The toss for corners was won by Joe; the men were conducted to the scratch, and at 20 minutes past 8 'o'clock were left to commence hostilities. The first two or three rounds were of rather long duration, Out after the first plunge had been made the belligerents fought faster, although there wai n o remarkable science displayed. On the whole, it m g e a y m b e e d said, Goss fought so badly that he greatly fi fiends, and there can he no doubt that this falling o ff „.. attributable to the fact that he had not got hi m self into -s proper fettle. The first of the leadin wr g ihgeh p n o t inGhte o sa s svNt , , . who • had by Goss with the left, while the second was obtained ::: rounds n the d s Baker in the 18th bout. There were in the whole aria t e h i t i t e t s s tie . m tb a u d g e ht g i o n o one d u use hour f a i n t , d 2 e o l i ve minutes, red th e head. Baker, being unable to rtnew friendsthe contest, had to of Baker are succumb. ciu it e s s atisfied fi l e d t m w u i s t t h b e the statedg , UP to tii et their man en this occasion, and think that the contest in the last renTo ho e sudden termination of of winning, ) hP,d far from a bad chance THE F :RICO. MEXICO, Nov. 9. An impression seems prevalent in Europe that Mexico bas long been divided into two distinct po:i tical parties, and that the contest now going on is one of principles. Such an impression is most erroneous. Properly speaking, and in the European acceptance of the word, there are no political parties in Mexico. There are two " factions," the one calling itself " Reactionary," the other " Libe ral." Each of these factions is composed of a certain number of military chiefs, most of them risen from the very dregs of the people, followed by a certain number of armed partisans. These chiefs pretend to ro consistency in their political prin ciples; self-interest alone determine them in the choice of the faction they espouse. There is scarcely one of those chiefs who has not changed sides, or been bought and sold at least half-a• dozen times. Etch of these factions has adopted distiective mot toes—the one " Religion y Fueros," the " Liberty and Progress." Their acts, how e ver, when they come in to power are identically the eame. Juarez, who entered the capital amid ban ners inscribed with "The Constitution of 1857," " Reform," " Liberty of the Press," " Trial by Jury," &c., hes violated every one of the principles there enunciated, i and rules quite as despotically a s did Ai mon, Santa Anna, or any other of his predeces sors. These factions comprise but a small minority of the nation, as is sufficiently proved by the paucity of their adherents ; but they are an armed minority, and as such hold in complete subjection the rest of the population. The moderate and respectable portion of the community have never taken any m a part in political matters, being a quiet and tl" • 'set they have ever kept aloof, and will con tinue tot of to t do so un til sure of protection. It follows , t h es e factions has the power of as n either subjugating t h e now o ther, that the civil war which has devas t ated must the country for upwards of 40 yearscontinue t to do so until a third and more powerful party steps in and puts an end to the strif e. It is in this view of the case that intervention has become a necessity. To suppose that the Mexican nation generally is so wedded to the form of government (whatever that may have been, for it is impossible to define it) which has existed since the declaration of independence is to suppose that seven millions of people prefer a state of anarchy and confusion to one of peace and quiet; and such a supposition, to say the least, is contrary to general expe rience. Besides, the nation has never had a chance of expressing its opinion upon the form of government it would wish to adopt; one military chief after another has risen in such rapid succession that there has been no time, even if there had been any inclination, to appeal VI nni versal suffrage. The best proof of this is that we have had upwards of 50 presidents or military despots in a little better than 40 years. The last accounts from the interior lead one to believe that Juarez and his Government have de termined upon abandoning San Luis and retiring to Monterey ; where they may have gone by the time the French reach San Luis it is difficult to di vine, unless it be on the other side of the river Bravo del Norte. Their visit will not prove an sgrceable one to Vidaurri, the Governor of the State, and unless the ex-President has with him force sufficient to compel hospitality, it is the opinion of many that he would have found in the French camp a eater asylum than in the town of Monterey. General Mejia, who is in advance of the French columns marching upon Queretaro, has already oc cupied Arroyezarco. He arrived just in time to save from destruction the great " press," or reser voir, used for irrigating the land in that district during the dry season. Juarez and his partisans must certainly have the bump of destruction very strongly developed. All the French forces destined for the interior have now left, and the Commander in-Chief will take his departure in the course of a few days. They have been divided into two corps, one marching upon Morelia, the other upon Quere taro. These two tow►,s in their possession, it is supposed that they will unite, and direct their course either upon San Luis or Guanaxusto. So little, how ever is known of the real plans of the Commander in-Chief, who very wisely keeps everything to him self, that all for the present is mere conjecture. Tasco, the capital of a mining district of some im portance, situated to the south of the city of Mexico, has been occupied by Porfirio Diaz, one of Juarez's generals, who is said to have committed the most frightful excesses, destroying everything be could lay his hands upon, and murdering many 01 the inhabitants. The Pachuca diligence was also stopped a few days back by Frazosa and other of Juarez's partisans, and an English gentleman named Rabling carried off. Six thousand dollars are de manded as his ransom. Such proceedings, one would think, are little calculated to enlist the sym• pathies of her Majesty's Government in favour of the so-called Liberal cause. Doblado on the Ist of November was still at Guanaxuato, much occu pied—at lease, so it is said—with the approaching marriage of his only daughter. This may be one excuse for his inactivity, but it is not the only one; that he is in communication with General Bazaine is well known, and from what I have this day hearo it seems more than probable that such arrange ments may be come to as will induce that far seeing politician to declare himself in favour of interven tion. _ _ _ A Protestant church has been opened in Mexico, a French c►_ergyman officiating. If report speaks true, there was great opposition on the part of the Regency, or, at least, one of its members, but General Bazaine insisted, and carried his point. THAMES. STEALING SHIP'S STORES.—John Thomas, described as a ship's steward, about 33 years of age, was brought before Mr. Partr'dge charged with stealing 10 lbs. of salt pork. Thomas Holligan, a watchman in the service of the East and West India Dock Company, stated that at half-past 5 yesterday afternoon the prisoner came to the river entrance of the East India Dock with a bundle under his arm, and, as ho was about to pass out, he asked him what it contained, to which the prisoner replied, " Old lumber." He opened the bundle, and found it to contain salt pork. He searched the prisoner's pockets, in which he discovered six ship's biscuits. The prisoner said the pork was old and con demned stores lying about the deck of the ship Washington Irving, on which he had been employed. The pork was good and new, and had only been on board the Washington Irving three or four days. Mr. Partridge sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one calendar mcnth. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, afterwards made an earnest appeal to the magistrate to substitute a pecuniary fine for the imprisonment, and said the prisoner came from Ports mouth, and had only been in the Port of London a few days. The prisoner had been in various situations in the royal navy and the merchant service, and had given much satisfaction to his superiors. The prisoner had al ways maintained a good character for honesty and so briety. This was the prisoner's first offence, and if he was sent to prison he would be prevented going to sea, and his family would suffer. Mr. Young then handed to the magistrate a large number of testimonials of good character and certificates of service and discharge, describing the prisoner's character for ability and good conduct to be very good. Mr. Partridge said ;hat under the circumstances he lought he should be justified in rescinding his first sen tence, and should order the pi isoner to pay a fine of £3. . - The penalty was instantly paid, and the prisoner was iberated. ITALY. (From the Correspondent of the Morning Post.j ROME, DEC. 9. The threatening aspect of the political horizon, especially in Germany, having reminded King Maximilian 11. of his duties at home, his Majesty took leave of the Sovereign Pontiff on Saturday morning at the Vatican, and started yesterday for Munich, abandoning his quiet artistical retirement at the Vila di Malta much sooner than he originally contemplated, The pamphlet, " Napoleon 111. et le Coo gres" has produced a strong sensation here, as in other parts of Europe, with its cry of " Guerre pour guerre!" but the Pontifical Government will hardly be re luctant to witness any appeal to the fortune of war, from which there might possibly result a restoration of its lost provinnes. Monsignore de MV rode, his Holiness's indefatigable Minister of NArar, is at work night and day increasing and improving the contents of the Papal arsenals, no doubt with a view to contributing a contingent to the Catholic army of a new holy alliance at the moment of need. Nine complete batteries of artillery and 24,000 rifles are stored up already, and military equipments of all kinds are perpetually being fur nished, to the consternation of the Finance Minister, Monsignore Ferrari, whose remonstrances, how ever, on the expense of such proceedings aro soon stopped by Monsignore de Merode's reply that the money he lays out is not derived from the Papal treasury, but from the Catholic contributions of ali Europe. From the same source men will be forthcoming to use all these weapons at the fitting mcment, it is to be interred, for otherwise the armament is out of proportion to the military ne cessities of a State barely numbering 600,000 souls, and garrisoned by foreign troops. The festival of St. B ar b ara , rcvered as the patroness of artillerymen, was celebrated on Friday last at the Pretorian camp, where the corps of artil lery offered a banquet to the generals and superior officers of the Pontifical army at the new barracks erected within tnat ancient area. The following remarks on the event are made by the Correspondance de Rome;-- no thing must be well observed, which is that the Pontifical army, representing at the present day the Catholic element in all the height and energy of devotion, bears in itself the germs of a complete restoration of the Pontifical power. At Rome, as well as at Castelfidardo and Ancona, it affirms in the sight of the world the existence of the royalty of the Vicar of Jesus Christ, and it has a right to the love of the universal Church, and to the respect of its enemies." From these expressions it is evident that Pius IX., as a King, is attached to the ultimo ratio regunz, and that he still trusts to the valour of his own bat talions far the ultimate recovery of the lost pro vinces. I had the honour of seeing his Holiness to-day looking well and happy. He was goin g to pay a visit to the occupants of the Nazarine College, an establishment situated at an awkward turn in a narrow street, with a door which I should not have supposed capable of admitting the ponderou s Pon tifical equipage; but his Holiness's coachman, an imposing personage of the Daniel Lambert stamp, achieved the awkward turn, entered the narrow door with his six horses and vast vehicle, without the eighth of an inch to spare on either side, set down the Pope at the grand staircase, and went on to turn in the courtyard beyond with a dexterity uite worthy of the exalted which showed him to be q position be occupies. On Tnursday last two members of the Cochin- Chinese Embassy t o Paris, Mnsrs. Tri-Cong-Ding- Ky and Pe - Ho -An g , returning home on board a Spanish steamer, touched at Civita Vecchia, came up to Rome, and were rec eive d by the Pope, to whom they announced that the free exercise of the Catholic religion bad been granted in the Annamite ,;empire, and that Pontifical subjects would hence forward enjoY th e re the same rights and privileges as French a nd S p anish subjects. The Pop e rece i ve d ihme Envoys, t h em selves Catholics, very affec tionately. They were accompanied by Commandant Montejer and five other Spanish officers. On Saturday, the sth instant, Count de Sartiges had the honour of presenting to the Pope, in a pri vate audience, the letters accrediting him as French Ambaesador to the Holy See, His Excellency after wards paid a visit to Cardinal Antomelli. Mr. Odo Russell has telegraped from Turin for his lascia passare to be sent to Civita Vecchia, and is hourly expected in Rome. PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. —Names of Candidates w ho passed the Msjor Examina tion - as Pharmaceutical Chemists —William Gowland, Sunder land ; William Heathorn, Maidstone; Richard Hopgood, Chipping Norton; jaequest Olivier, Mauri t i us ; Montague J • it. Hoskin, Southan3Ptoll ; ani Frederick C. M. Beminster, SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 18.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but a little cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Libra , frlin Loudon for Buenos Ayres. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 17.—Arrived —City of Washington, steamer, from Liverpool, and proceeded for New York. FALMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Leon, from Rangoon. KINGROAD, Dec. 16.—Wind W.—Arrived —Chatham, Sulina. CLYDE, Dec. 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Montreal, for Matanzas. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESE ND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 18—Nora, from Harlingen; Emma and Sophie, from Horkens. T it an , for Hambu r g; Vallent, Sailed, Dec. IS — Cosm o P o for Bilboa. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Aurora, screw steamer, from London, for Genoa. Sailed—Everer , for JaMa i C a; with nearly all the o u t. ward bound. The first number of the Autograph Jou rnal is pu bli s hed. It con tains some fuc-similes of the Emperor of t h e French's handwriting, also a copy of Louis abd i cat i o n of his th rone, written in a clear, bold hand. Philippe's THE GENTLEMAN OF COLOUR," asll h e appears in ut head bears 61 full toilett e. —The elongated cocoa jauntily a b lack p ork -pie hat, wit h blight az ure r ibbons,' a nd a rainbo w necktie vies in s plendour the loudest of and S wa i s tcoats from the land of Moses with tig h t ly strapped down to show Son the pants are the grand formation of the knee , the delicate slimnessof the calf the manly pur chase of the heel. and the b eau ty that dis tinguishes the shin bone.—fraying line of, 'ander ings in West Africa. PROPOSED METROPof application to OLITAN RAILWAY.—Notices metropolitan railways Parliament for powers to construct thirty, besides many junction been given to the number of roads tdready in any junction lines intended to connect obtained. Five exibtence or for which powers have been went of the lines Thame propose to use thec zoarmtherannedmphaoncke; Railway Company sa.sksThoewLeorntdoohna, Chatham, Railway over their railway, fur which the Ludgate-hill viaduct will be required, b y, fur Earl-street and the Metropolitan Railway in Far ringdon-road, to the last-named railway and the Great Northern; by means of this the Great Northern Company repose to run trains to the Pimlico Terminus and the propos e to use the Tham es Crystal Palace. Two companies T unne l. One suggests a viaduct from the third pier of Westminster -bridge to the second pier of London-bridge, per f e ct polyps, having City s ide. One com p a ny is M a thirty. seven branches. In short, the rush of railway schemes is bewildering, and although it may be true that at least half of them are bubbles, yet there is the real danger that, iu the confusion Which 'tonally accompanies a rage such as is promised us, some mischievous things will be sanctioned, arid the wasteful disfigurements of Ludgate hill and London -bridge may be repeated on other sites.-- iithensotiiit, [REUTER'S TEL E GRAM.] QUEEN STOWN, DEC. 17. The Liverpool, New Yor . k, and Philadelphi a Company's steamship City of Baltimore, from New York on the sth inst., arrived here to-dsly with the United States mails, 1,053,350 dole. in specie, and 190 passengers. She proceeded for Liverpool at 11 a.m. Bank of England Return,--Last Even'ng. An Account, pursukurt to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria. cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 16th day of Dec., 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. otes issued ...—.X27.366,245 Government Debt £11,.:15,1 1 Other Securities Gold Coin & Bullion 1!:,916,245 Silver Bullion X27,5(6,245 Z.;7,t65,c:15 eroprietora' Capi- k: PA RTNI ENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAu nuity) -, 10,762,330 Other Securities 21.443,719 Notes ............ 7,705,7 i 0 Gold and Silver 759,229 Coin ............ RSHALL, Chief X4Ol Qashiej, 8 BANKING D tal £14.553,000 Rest eublie Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis inissioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 9.103,7 : 2,8 Other Deposits— 13,265,068 6.even Day and other Bills 582,269 X i 0,731,01 S AL Melancholy Accident at Lytham. (From the Preston Guardian of yesterday.) One of the most melancholy occurrences we have for some time had to record took place at Warton, near Lytham, last evening, by which seven persona were drowned. For three weeks past there have been staying at Lytham, Mr. Sugars, a merchant, of Manchester, together with his wife, two suns, and three daughters. The sons, Henry and Thomas, were aged respectively about 21 and 16 years ; an d the daughters, Jessie, Laura, and Mary, were 21,15, and 10 years old. During their visit to Lytham, iVlissElizaWilson, a young lady of about 20, has been staying with them ; and ou Tuesday week the party were joined by Mr. Walter Wilson, br other to Miss Wilson, aged 23, who, it is believed, was betrothed to the eldest of the Misses Sugars. About 11 o'clock . 11 Tuesday morning all the party, with the excep tion of Mr. and Mrs. Sugars, p roceeded to the river tor the purpose of hiring boa t . , and shooting birds. None of th e rowing; although there were . little wind blowing, tbhnetYtoiaduseth, we believe, were accustome d . to was beginning to flow, nu danger was apprehended. e i 3 , 7 . B,ated to the owner 01 the pulling as far as the boat, a man nam e d p ar docks, that they intended oars. Soon afterwardsatawnsdo' bu a f nd th l e ef y t u w u i t t h h s a w p e a re ir ob of_ sandbanks with their guns, ierved on one of the and nothing more was he . ard Sugars, stating that they wi t t i dio h ne tide, and would tele gram was received by ma them until a home r, at six o'clock. at that hour, anxious, and had gone on to Preston • return to Lytham in time for As they did not arrive at Mr. and Mre. Sugars became veryy up a boat's crew was despatched river in search of the party; bat, afttr proceedi ng as far as the Naze Point, they had to return eed • in h g out any tidings of them, beyond what they ha d 'earnt from the men on the dredge, wh o saw tbe a pass homewards about half-past five o clock. At daybreak this (Wednesday) morning, the search was renewed, when the boat in which the missing party left Lytham was discovered oppositeWarton, and soon afterwards the body of Miss Laura Sugars was found on the sand. All further search, which was prosecuted all day, on both the Lytham an d Hesketh sides of the estuary has so far proved fruit less. Of course, nothing is known, and,' never can be known with certainty, of the cause of the fearful casualty ; but it is supposed that the boat's keel must have caught on one of the net stakes below Warton. If such were the case, as the tide was receding with great rapidity, the boat would pro bably be instantaneously upset, and the whole en gulfed without the least warning or hope of rescue. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring 23 MARCH. Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Chehaaford Spring l6 York Spring Durham ... 28 Northampton 29 APRIL. Croxton-park 1 Newmarket Craven .• 11 I Epsom Spring MAY. Cheater ,ialisbury l2 I Harpenden ........ .• .. 20 Bath PRIZE-FIGHTING AND TRAINING. ---As much mis apprehension exists in the public mind respecting the condition of Heenan before and after his late contest with King, the following authentic particulars may not be without interest :—Four or five hours after the termination of the fight on the 10th inst. he arrived at a friend s house in London. Mr. J. F. Clarke saw him immediately. He was teen suffering from great exhaustion. His face was con siderably di s figured, and there was a cut on the right side of the upper lip about half an inch in length, which required a stitch. There were no bruises of any consequence about the body, but there were a few scratches on the chest. Th e and the pulse scarcely action of the heart w as very feeble, perceptible. Suitable medicines were resorted to thecteep in / under the influence of which he gradually improved until th 13th. On the evening of that day he had a faintino. fit. O the 14th Dr. Tanner saw him in consultation Nr i t ) ., Cl 110 was then weak, his nights had been. " . 0 1r. the face r , estless, and there was considerable uneasiness on taking a upper ,ip had spiration. On examining him, all marks about from its articu lations; chest had nearly disappeared, whilo the bruises upon foundarefully practising co mpressible, ves were evidently quickly fading. The cut in his healed. The right nasal bone was loosened but there was no fracture. On c acting efficiently. auscultation, the heart's action Was though there was no bruit, the Val to be feeble, The pulse was weak, very ; but over the apex of the 100. The left lung was healthy back of neck, there was consider and rather above w de as at dul th l e n On right nei ther there si evident signs of congestion. able stiffness, which was ascertained to exist chiefly in the the occi pital bone, ligameetu trapezius muscle to' the occi spine of the scapula. ill nuchse, dorsal vertebra, and muscles about the shoulders The immense development of the They stood out r oulders and chest was very remarkable. tat as if thev had P prominently, and as little encumbered with they resembled cartil n cleaned by the scalpel' conditions In were firmness al also apparent in the rectiage. T le h s e of sam th e e abdominal welt', the tendinous intersections linen transvert a) of which were strongly marked. But with all t his splendid development it , Was evident that Heenan had received a shock from w " ic h his system was only slowly recovering; though Whether this loss of power Was due to the pu n ish hadnt re re ceived in the fight or to th e hard training whic he p vionsi— y undergone, nay be a disputed point. As physiolo illy probable that his training had gists, it seems to us hi g hly been too prolonged and too severe. When Heenan went into training on Wednesday, the 23d of September—just 11 weeks before the match —his weight was 15st. 71b. As he stepped into the ring on the 10th inst. he was exactly 14st, At the same time King weighed 13st., though he was of an inch taller than Heen an, whose hei g h t three-quarters is 6ft. liin. Those who know what severe training means, will, perhaps, agree with us that Heenan was probably i n better condition five weeks before meeting his antagonist than o n the morning of his defeat, although when he stripped for fighting the lookers-on all agreed that he seemed to promise himself an easy victory, while exulting in his fine proportions and splendid muscular development. It is now clearly proved that Heenan went into the contest with much wore muscular than vital power. Long before he had met with any severe punishment—indeed states, at the close of the third round—he •' as he brea'hed with much difficulty, and, as he felt faint described it, rezpiration was "roaring." He declares that his wore severe treatment at the hands he received of Sayers from king, yet at the termination of the yers than he did lasted upwards of two hours, he was freshso oleriner fight, which two or three hurdles, and distance n as to leap over the race. It was noticed on theluny or his friends in physipe had deteriorated, and that present occasion that his than at his last appearance in the he looked much older any opinion as to the nprits of th ring. without cer tain that Heenan was in a state e combatants, it is when he faced his opponent, of very deteriorated health deterioration was due in a ./. and it is fair to say that that the training which he bad undergone. measure to the severity of so with the btdy, undue undergone. As with the mind, in depression of power. and prolonged exertion must end cation of the young, in In the training the process of the physical edu cation sports of the athlete training of our recrnitso., nr ts in a striking commentary ci.e the case of Hienanhß Usg, : e o S g p y • I ical great interest point of vim. `While exercise, insoacalled, tends to do velop I - and Merl. health,Xercise, properlyxrtion produces de. 1 bility and den-.seexctiemssei:eote ' over -excitement aid y In th over-cemq..etition in the race of life, the case we now put on record may be studied with advantage.--Vie Laneit. r ..... 7 . __. _ ___ , , 1 of he ;e. of he ay