The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-03 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET AND COXMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A FURTHER ADVANCE IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The directors of the Bank of England have this morning again advanced their minimum rate of interest and discount, from 7 to 8 per cent. A movement of 2 per cent on consecutive days is an t nasual e vent, and it has consequently created con siderable excitement and commotion in business eire l. The measure is evidently directed princi 13 ' 11 Y against the drain of coin to the East and Other pl ye ,,, , which threatens a serio us d e pl e ti on o f rne 134nk's Vaults, unless a restrictive policy be 4d °Pled. thishe last week' s ra il way rece i pts ascerta i ne d up t o day are in round figures as under : Grea t Western ... 1863. 1862. , orth-W e atenl ;south-We:it .. 18,159 16,276 li righto u ern Midl and . . Snuth.E ***********************...* 43,610 40,034 17,806 17,036 Great North rest North L aiicash , ern ** I T ire and Yorkshire 35,210 31,656 orti i . ast 55,972 52,826 Bri stol ern 1 1 ,._ e , and Exeter Be!yaester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 17,363 15,951 4i"ritenah North-Eastern 4,640 4,235 , p gev? and South-Western t These returns are in most instances of a satistac increase of °tY ch aracter—on the Great Western there is an £4,295, on the North Western of ‘ 4 , 81680 , on th e S outh W estern o f £ 1, 7 83, on t h e `'" di and of £3,576 , on t h e S out h E astern o f £770 , 0/3 the Great Northern cf £2,815, on the Lan eaBhire and Yorkshire of £3,554, on the North 4 i nter n of £3,146 , an d on the M anchester, Shef .l(l, and Li ncoln of £ 1,412; the London and -urlghton, however, shows a decline of £765. + 1 ',. 11 ° Ripon, w hi c h w ill b e d espatche d to-morrow ''') India and China, will convey £188,348, of 'thich,,, £183,890 i s i n go ld f or Al exan d r i a . The Edinburgh from New York has brought 4100,000. Two O'CLOCK. No change has been made in the rates of interest °II deposit accounts by the joint stock banks and Pri vate discount houses. Business in the general market is almost sus pended, and the mercantile community are gene 411Y resorting to the Bank of England for the ac ectotnodation they require. In the English Stock Market this morning some f luctuation has occurred since the announcement of the rise in the Bank rate of discount. At first the Funds declined I, bat when the public began to view affairs in their right light, and to regard the action of the Bank authorities as judicious, a better feeling prevailed, and Consols recovered the loss they had sustained an hour previously, and the quotations, which are now the same as last evening, are ex div. t for money, and 901 for the January account. 'lie New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are lower, at 89t 90; the 3u Years' Annuities are 14: ; , I chequer Bill s, s s. d i s.; India 5 per Cents, 106*S; ". 4 per Cents., 1001 ; do. 5 per Cent. Enlaced, 10 3 104; and the Bonds, 5 prem. As soon as it became known that the rate of discount had been advanced, considerable depression We s experienced in the Stock Exchange Markets, es p e cially in the Foreign department. Mexican receded 1 per cent., viz., to 331 341 ; Greek were I lower at 2 41, 25 * ; the C oupons were. worse, bei ng 11 12 ; Turkish Contsolides dropped I*, or to 44 1; Spanish Passive went down 4 to 331; and the Certificates were 1 flatter at 12/ 13. The p r esent pri ces are as follows : —M ex i can , 331 4 ; torkish Consolides, 44 I„ ; Ureek, 258 ; do. k; r, e "P ° ns) 11 12 ; S pan i s h P ass ive, 321 a ; do. SOti c ateal 121 13 and the Confederate Loan , 52. n 5 Business in the R a il way Sh are Market has been mod erately active ess, owing I but prices have shown less firm to th e a d vance i n the rate o f di s count. Great Northern A Stock have declined 15s. ; and oudon and Brighton, 15s. ; Lancashire and York 11ire, lo s. ; and N ort h-E astern (B erw i c k), s s . ; r g eat W estern, however, have improved Sc.; and etropolitan, 10s. In th e F oreign and Colonial Markets there has been little change of importance. i/e ck and Miscellaneous Shares in several in- Stanceska show rather less firmness. Imperial Otto tc,c have receded to 178; Oriental to 571; Union 6 L itqldon to 391; Discount Corporation to 61 7 ; teaeral Credit to 6} ; and National Discount Com '4lll to 93 Ran BR ITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. 3 kik Stock a ~I3 e v Cent. R educed Annuities 90 891 90 West ent. C onsols Annuities New 3 9 9 0 01 89 1 1 90 1 ex d Isl e ,. ~ per Cent. Annuities ?. s i Per Cent. Annuities 5 Per 4 ,,f Per Cent. Annuities.. iii, "ut. Annuities, Jan. 1873 1880 — -1111ities 30 x ire Rh J an~ bitt o f o l, 30 yrs, @ 3_rr e 'D ire sth Aug. 1885. 1 g I ri b t itto (Red Se s a ' T x eregraph), Aug. 1908. ir)itt Stock, 1874 106/ a Ditto Diet Stock, 5 psi Cent. 1870 100/ 4 per Cent. 1888 ti.t‘t.o Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 173 4 !‘to Ditto s per Cent 5 1 Per C en t Ditto .uitt ditto April, 1861 t'itt, ° ditto 'Aug. 1864 or 66 99 ~... , bonds Zl,OOO 5 pm 4 die „I:.'tt.o 'ander £l,OOO .. 90k a 1 /,;',','ole for Account, Jan. 7.. '`z`teiliteStook for Account, 5 per Cent —..... bitje9ter Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cen t ...._ bitto Srnall £.500 5 dis Bank S took for Ao t p0n.,... Colin Asst riau 17 I A GIN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4448 5 r Cent I3razilianD6itte ' Per Per Cent 1859 Ditto 1° ~ f -5039 and 1859 .uttt o 41 Per Cent., 1852-58.60 i Ditto Ditto 1863 1311etto S crip, 1863 , £3O pa id Ditto It A c y c re s 6 per Cent — olibvit.to 1 peTictielaypeferred 3 per Cent.) 37 11a4 R ."--. I)itt ',l?er Cent. 83 001 0 °.." per Cent, Danish tabian 6 Scrip £l5 pd 4 per Cent., 1863 quador New Consolidated. 1 per bent — _ Di tto, Pr ov i sona l L and Warrant 'O ptian 7 per Cent 99 8 ', ~, D itto, Sec on d I ssue reek 5 per nt Cent., 1824-5, ex -C oupons — Deno . 1 I) itto Coupons 26 1 42 ~, Ditto Account l2 11/ livatemala 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Italian 5 per Cent.(Mareiuman a Railway) Itioxican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Ne w G rana d a — Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deterred — D _ itto Land Warrants (Hectares) 'eruvian 3 per Cent. .. D itto Account — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 .. I,tlitto Account ort ugnese 3 per Cent., 1853 — Ditto Account pit tt to 3 pe r C en t., 1856 , '7 , '9, I '6O, 62 — o Account Ditto, 18 63 • 4thtto Scrip, £lO paid pm - I ) l4 P,iati 5 per Cent., 182, £ St _ — ".te 41 per Cent 18 5 2 0. B Di tto 1860 .. bl t t t ° 3 per Cent., 1859 Gard.t4 5 per Cent. 1862 B6l 51 ic t ltliau 5 per Cent — Ns a ,, i ';to Account 13;:, 811 3 per Cent B:,"0 Account — tot. New Deferred .. 11, Account ..,1-;ktto Passiv e - b-,,,,4,t° Account 321 i 2 1 'l ' Z sil Cert. of Coup not funded N,,(l4".°,Aecount l3 12 14,i 4 per C en t .. ,- 1 b:"ish G per Cent. 15,54 Vl to Account — IP!° 6 Per Cent. 1858 bi..tol R,lOO Bonds _ ))14° 6 per Cent. 1862 t.t o , 691 70 -1„. ~,..eccunt Bit 6 ..., ~,Dt to ,Per Cent. 18 1 30 v ,i„ ~-tiaratteed, 4 per Cent-- ... •-- .oi' t ' i t'la 3 per Cent. -h. to -Account _ ~ i t o 6 _ Ditto per Cent., 18:32 55 - i 6 to Account An Divid ends on th e a b o v e payable in London. - 3 ellt.rn, 5 p er Cent.. Es. 10 Florins. 1.1 4 i4 4112.41 per Cent., En. 25f. bitt i per Cent. .Ex. 12 Gull _ Pre h 0 4 pe r Cent', Certifi ate cs , ')3..0 Itentes oun , t `per Cent., En. 25f — it sl . l . tto A cc_ 1411 ' 5 per Cent., 1861, En. 25 francs 7O/ Consols,„ M oney . THREE O'CLOCK. Ditto Account ........ 904 90 ?1, 1 en div. SHARE MARKETS.--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOolk S. ihare, l Railways. i paid Clrice. osing i Busin eclon esti •1 P. Bir„ Wol., and Str. Val. liiythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall ............. Do A 1 A gets no di' Do ti c.p • Fit paid to B. Dublin & Belt ast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh &. Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stoOk_. Ditto East Anglian at. GreatNorthot Scotland Great. Northern Do A stock Do Li do Gt. S. an , I W. of Great Western Do Str Val gua. stool Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwal; Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor' h Western 'I Lon. & Sw.th Western %lan., Shet., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares '• 3letropolitan Midland Do New . Do Birming. Az Derby M. lit. W. of Ireland Do. ¢ shares Mid Kent ... Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwioh Do, G.N.E. purcharie Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle ...... •• • • North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E.; Aber. stock Do Soot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo Shropshire Union South Devon.. . . .... South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do IVale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.dal West Midland --Oxiord Do Newport', Do Hereford' g 8i 8 8} 81 83 118 119 61 71 38 10 16 17 95 97 107 i(0 481 491 44 1G 7; 81 125 127 13J 331 1:4 136 OJ toi 63 (31 107; 1081 71 73 109 ill 14 (5 1031 104} 101 102 47 43 1 1124 )134 1264. ,27 )4 ISp 96 98 82 63 24 t 6 1002 1011 Hi 59 ss 13a 119 121 1 2 p 77 78 It 11i 124 126 42 44 93 100 M 52 31 32 95 ¢si 96 :8 10 106 an 371 9 10 n 7 P 158 16U 5 66 1.1 21 Si pl 85 88 170 175 1 - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing char. Railways Paid. Price. Business don, 100 ttlantic & Lawrenc, all 60c3 — 61 s k j Born.,Baroda&.Cent Inc 100 1054 1064 106 5/ 1 Gu. 5 per ocut. 20 Do. New ....... 8 6 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 64 64 10 Do. Preference 100 /13utialo,Brant,&Godricl, 100 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1871 100 Do. do. July 1, 187? 100 Do. do. June 1, 18;.t 100 st Clcutta.& S. Eastn. (Lin 100 103 105 st Cape Town L. - Dock Scrii 100 101 103 stock Ewan. Bengal gu. sp. , 100 108 )09 stock East Indian. gu. 5 p.c. WO 1064 1,70 107 I 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 1 lip 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada mu 201 214 201 100 Do. Ist Fret. Bonds all 73 75 100 Do. no. deferred— all 60 03 100 Do. 2d Fret. Bonds an 66 69 100 Do. do. deferred all 50 63 100 Do. 3d I' , ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 27 29 100 Do, do. deferred all 23 26 stook Gtlndlarenin.gua.sp.c 100 108 109 108 20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 li lip 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 li Up stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1044 II 54 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 91 io 014 204 Do, New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 9t 95 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 86 88 1 0 Indian Branch Limited 2 # Op stock Madras guar., sp. o. 100 1054 1064 1054 6 stock Do. 4# p. o. Extension 100 100 101 103 stock Dc, ss d 0....- .. 100 16 100 2 0 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock 3lelb.Corp. Cp. o. Bnda. 100 50 Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. o. 51ortg. Bds. alt 20 Newßruuswick Cands Class A and B all 3 5 N.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist pt bds 100 82 84 stock Scinde ......... 1 (100 1051 1064 1084 stock Do. Delhi.. llOO 1044 105 , 1054 so Do. d 0.......... 4 t 2 i 4p st Do. Punjaub t o, 4 1C54 Do. Du. ........ , , 110 stook Do. Indus. St. no.) ice , 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ukii.("ov. 6 p.o.Ja. &J IR) 1877-84 . ..... 14 103 105 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Am, 100 102 104 I Do. dp. o.llar. & Sept. 100 R 2 10t Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. 100 91 03 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 91 93 ;Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,1871 100 , 108 110 j Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 109 111 Do. 189 t 100 109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p t 100 110 112 ,Mauritius 6 per cent Natal Gov. 6 per cent lOO 107 109 p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 104 106 I Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 0 v• 5 P 1,1801 100 100 102 - Liu. 5 p.c.,lBci to 170 100 101 102 - ! Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 101 IG2 1014 4 - INew Zealand 6 p cent 100 110 112 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. ! sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO l:1 113 jS. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 112 114 Vtc.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 Do. io 6D.0. An.,tOot.. 100 lO B 109 l 1094 81 / BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold I 1d lulifford Amalgamated 344 354 Deven G. Cons. (Taoist , 1 545 60 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 t'7 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd sa. id par East Caradott ...... 3.14.• 25 26 251 1 East Carn Brea 3.4.0 61 74 —iE. W 1 Russel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 45 41 IGamASt.Aunyn(Gwen , 584. 11 13 Great South Tolgum l7s 45 44 C. Wheal Vor (liel2ton 40 114 14 Grenville 0.16.. 44 5 Herd's-Foot 8.12 39 41 ti ingston Downs 4. 8.0 14 24 Lady Bertha llargaret (tlny Lela!: t ok 16 18 Starke Valley.. 4 Slyndy Iron Ore (Lim ; 21 11 lel New Setun LI 90 100 - • North Downs l4 2 -- S. Wh'i Basset (111o4au 3.1.0 24 3 North Wheal Crotty t'ar Consols (st. Blazey. , 20 ! Providence(Uny Lelnt.; 10.6.7 13 45 iSouthCaradon(Steleer 14 415 125 —S. Cara Brea (Illogan) — •- 77. Wheal Iran. (Illogau 18.1R.0 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 34 26 5 Camar Silv..t Lead Alin 44 Croft v 184 19 West Basset (Illogan) l4 10 11 WC , radon (LNkeard, 5 22 24 235 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan, 54 87e 924 Wheal Buller(itedruth) 5 225 275 Wheal Kitty (I.7.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLuthott Wheal MaryAnn;:den ) 8 114 124 'Wheal Seton 5Bl 170 180 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 20 21 20 Wheal Union 1 3.17 24 31 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, Norfolk 6 per cent.. pf., 147, 109 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 973 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2d pf., 70 North British (xdin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 811 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 par cent., 115 k Hull and Selby, 1126 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (llm.) gua. 7 per cent., 181 Copenhagen, lim., 2i Dutch Rhenish, 171 Great Luxembourg, 111 Northern of France, 371 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 12 a 6 . 6 7 p p e e r r c c e e n n t. t. pl B . l , San, Sambre pau a lo n d o e o u , s g e u , Ditto (all), 211 Turin and Savona, 4 West Flanders, 76 FOREIGN MOTES. Alamillos, limited, Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, Fortuna (lim.), 3i; Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 21:1 Scottish Austral! u, lim., St. John del Rey (lim.), 571 U n ited Mexican (lila), 51 JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of Lona m mid Liverpool (Um.), 45 Ditto, new, 2t 4; Anglo Austrian, 6; g 7 A us tralasia, 744 Bank of New Zealand, ; Brazili in and Portuguese, lim., 71 City, 108 7 Consolidated Bank, Continental, lim., 10; k English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 23k Hindustan, China, and Japan (Um.), 27i Imperial Bank (liin.), 23k Imperial Ottoman, 17 k 101 Laud Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 4k London and South American. Jim., 6k London and Westminster, 78i Metrop. and l'rov. Bank (lim.), 22 Oriental Bank Corporation, 57i Seinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim. l , 6 South Australia, 38i Union of London, 391 MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea, Um., 3 Ceylon Company, 81 Crystal Palace, 6 Discount Corporation, limited, n 6i 7 61 i 7 E gyptian Commercial an d T ra di ng , lint., 61 . English and Australian Copper, / Gen. Credit and Fi nance of London, Him, 6 1 6 1 Hudson's Bay. 1.2 i * iz International Financial Society, lint., 9 Si Jonat •stock Discount, 63 Ditto, new, 4} 4 London Financial Association, lint 231 2 , 1 London General O i nnibua Company, lint., 21 National Discount Conin , riy, um., 9 a 6 Oriental Inland Steam, lint., 2 Peninsula and 0, iental Steam, 841 Ditto, new, 52* Rhymney Iron, 34 Royal Mail ~tram, 79 81 THE SUN, LONDON, IHORSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) SITUATIONS POR SHIP-BOYS-CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC- SPRINGER V. FELLOWES. This was an action to recover £lO money had and re ceived. Mr. George Brown represented plaintiff, who de posed as follows—l have two sons. On August 24th last, one of them saw defendant, who is a shipbroker of Fen church-street. From what my son told me, I was intro duced to defendant on the 25th. He told me that that the under-steward's situation was vacant on the Clifton, which was about to sail for Bombay, and if I gave him (de fendant) £lO, he would get the situation for my son at a salary of £1 per month. I refused to give this money unless I saw the ship, and defendant sent down his clerk with me. I saw the ship, and, being satisfied, paid the money. Three weeks afterwards I heard that the ship was about to leave the docks, and I sent my son, who saw the captain. Ho was informed that th e situation was that of a caddy boy, and that the salary was only is. per month. I refused to let him go by the ship and went to see defendant, telling him what the captain had said, He declared that there must bo some error, and as he was going to dine with the captain he would see and put it to rights. I next saw defendant two days atter this, and he said he had not seen the captain, but if the agreement was not carried out he would return the money. My son did not go by the vessel, but at length defendant said he had handed the ilk) to the captain, less the commission. His Honour—You have made out a prima facie case, does any one appear for defendant ? _ _ No answer being returned, his Honour found for the plaintiff with full costs. Verdict for plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SPRINGING A SHOP SHUTTER I3AR AND ATTEMPT TO BREAK INTO ♦ SHOP.—Henry Lee, a young man, described as a tailor, was charged before Mr. Knox with feloniously taking down a shutter by means of springing the shutter bar, and breaking a pane of glass at the shop of Mr. Alfred John Spooner, dealer in miscellaneous articles, 36, Great St. Andrew•street, _ _ Mr. Spooner said a little before one o'clock tbis morning he was awoke by a person being in his house, who informed him that his shop was open. On going down stairs he found that one of the shutters had been slipped, the bar having been sprung and pane of glans broken so as to effect an entrance into the shop. Fortunately the persons had been interrupted, and he believed none of his property had been taken away. Henry Bull, 80 F, said that at a quarter to one this morning he was called from his beat by a disturbance, and on returning he heard the noise of glass falling. On getting near the place he saw the prisoner and another man cross over, and then run away. He pursued them as far as King-street, Covent-garden, when he lost sight of them, but the prisoner was stopped by Bland, 105 F. Prisoner said he went to see the cause of the disturbance, and then when he saw the police coming he ran away, for fear he might get in trouble. Mr. Knox observed that prisoner's running away looked very suspicious, and asked him if he could call any wit nesses to character. Prisoner said his father lived in Castle-street, Sergeant Thompson, 8 F, said he understood the prisoner had been convicted, but he was not prepared to prove it at present. Mr. Knox said he would remand the prisoner, so that it might be seen whether ho had been convicted or not. The prisoner was remanded. A SOLDIER CHARGED WITH WILFUL DAMAGE.—James Bruce, a private of the Coldstream Guards, was charged before Mr. Knox with wilfully smashing a pane of glass of the value of £5, the property of Mr. Charles Trokes, pro • prietor of the City of Quebec Tavern, Oxford-street. The prisoner went into the house of Mr. Trokes about 11 o'clock at night with five companions, and became very noisy, making use of the vilest language. On being put out of the house the prisoner smashed a pane of glass of the value of £5, and then made off with his companions. A comrade of the prisoner's said he was with him all the time, and swore that the prisoner did not break the window. Mr. Trokes said he could procure another witness to prove it was the prisoner, and a respectable female attended and said she saw the prisoner strike the window with his fist. Mr. Knox said the worst feature of the case was that of prisoner's coming forward to swear to that which he knew to be false. He should order the prisoner to pay £4 102, for the damage, and a fine of 103. or a month, CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day,) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Channel].) CHARGE OF CUTTING AND WOUNDING. Andrew Godlow, a sailor, was indicted for feloniously wounding Mary Ann Butt, with intent to do her some grievously bodily harm. The quv.rrel took place in the neighbourhood of Ratoliff, when the prosecutor received a very severe cut on the side of her neck from a knife which the prisoner held in his hand. On the prosecutrix being called on it was found she was not iu attendance, and the prisoner was accordingly acquitted of the charge. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) R O BBERY FROAS TIIE PERSON. Catherine Andrews was indicted for stealing a watch and chain, the property of William Thomas. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and a former convic tion having been proved against the prisoner, she was sen tenced to five years' penal servitude. The English Coal Trade to France, It appears that, notwithstanding the great exertions which French capitalists and politicians have been making of late years to extend the indigenous coal production of France, to substitute French for English coal in the Impe rial Marine, and, in a word, to free France from the " tribute" which they consider she pays to England in the matter of coal, this year's deliveries of English " black diamonds" into the French empire promise to attain a very considerable total. Do what they will, our neighbours evi dently cannot get rid of our coal, the Pas de Calais and the Nord notwithstanding. The importation of English coal into France first acquired importance about 1840, when France began to make industrial and manufacturing progress in common with the rest of Europe. In 1840 the total imports of our coal into France were 381,000 tons; fire years later this total had risen to 566,000 tons; in 1850 a further advance was made to 6J2,000 tons, and in 1855, notwithstanding some difficulties arising from the ab sorption of shipping in the transport of troops and stores to the Crimea, to 881,000. The next four years presented a period of continuous progress, until in 1859 the imports reached an aggregate of 1,369,000 tons, while Belgium, in the same period, delivered to France 3,340,000 ton, Al though the indigenous coal production had Risen from 3,003,000 tons in 1840 to 7,483,000 tons in 1859, and, al though Belgium sent far more coal to France than England, lingering national prejudices were aroused, a great outcry was raised against the employment of English coal in the imperial marine, and the upshot of the hubbub was that in 1862 the deliveries of English coal at tne French ports declined to 758,000 tons, showing a falling off of 638,000 tons, as compared with 1859, while the produet of French coal workings rose in 1862 to 9,400,000 tons. But this year, although the yield of these mines is expected to attain a clear 10,000,000 tons, the demand for English coal has been reviving, and the total imports from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 amounted to 926,]89 tons, being at the rate of 1,234,918 tons per annum. Belgium sent France at the same time 1,927,490 tons, being at the rate of 2,569,986 tons • per annum, and from other sources 477,632 tons have been received, or at the rate of 636,869 tons per annum. Com paring, then, matters as they will probably turn out in 1863, with the actual course of affairs in 1853, we arrive at tne following results : _ _ 1853. 1863. TEE CRA.WLEY COURT-MARTIAL, (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) FOURTEENTH DAY. ALDERSHOT, Thursday. The Court was opened this morning at half-past 10 o'clock, when Colonel Shute was early in attendance, with a view to being cross-examined by the prisoner. The membez s of the court martial remained in consulta tion for some time before the opening of the court. The President and members having taken their seats, Colonel Pipon said that the prosecutor had stated yester day that he had received a letter from the Adjutant Genera:, directing him to decline the production of the letter of the Commander in Chief to Colonel Shute. The Court would said se thatt court-ml. r o d u a tr h y t the to cd grou ndswith r o e fAptr.ho Horsfordee i e r e d decisio n f the i y request the prosecut or to hand in the letter which forme d e e a t r t t e i r a l h . a H d e n h o nothing n n g o objection to hand it to the Court, but not for the purpose of its being recorded in the proceedings. Colonel Crawley stated that having had an opportunity, by the kineness of the •court martial, of considering the course be should adopt on the subject, recapitulated what had taken place on the subject, and the pledge given by the prosecutor after he had a knowledge of the contents of the letter, also of that of the Adjutant-General, and after expressing regret that the production of the letter should be considered detrimental to the public service, h e begged to suggest that in order that the Court might fully appreciate the difficulties with which he had to contend, the letter of his Royal Highness should be handed to the members of the Court, not for pub lioation, but to enable them who were his judges to form a just opinion of his case, He felt that under the circum stances he could not make any further attempt to cross examine Colonel Shute in the circumstances in which he (Colonel Crawley) was placed. By the course he suggested substantial justice would be dorie ; and the court would be come acquainted with the difficulties in which he stood, and the facts on which he relied in justification of the course he had pursued. Colonel Horsford, in reply, stated that anything handed to the court would become evidence, and must be recorded on its proceedings, which would be in violation of the orders he had received, which were not to produce a letter of a confidential character. The letter from the Adjutant- General, so far from conveying information relative to the inquiry, was a mere official letter, conveying instructions to himself why he could not lay before the court the evidence they required. He had no objection to that letter being recorded on the proceedings. Colonel Crawley said that the same course that he wished to be pursued with the letter of the Commander in Chief was now being pursued with the Adjutant General's letter. The court retired to consider the point. On their return into court, Colonel Pipon announced the decision of the court to be that the letter produced should be recorded, and they de cline to receive any communication which is not to be recorded on its proceedings. The letter was then read, which simply stated that his ROyal Highness objected to the production of any letter, or any extract, which was strictly confidential in its character. George Cowley, private of the 6th Dragoons, was re called and re-examined by the prosecutor. Sir A. Horsford—How long have yon been in the regi ment ? —Four years and five months. Colonel Crawley—Were you ever posted sentry over Ser geant Major Liffey, and if so, state where ?—I was posted sentry once only over the sergeant major in No. 2 room in the first bungalow at the door of No. 2. Did you ever see Mrs. Lilley in her bedroom P—No. William :Jlerk, private of the 6th Dragoons, called. Sir A. Horsford—Were you sergeant during Sergeant Major Lilley's confinement F—Yes, Did you attend Sergeant Major Lilley in his exercise, and if so, how often?—Twice, but I do not recollect the dates. When you attended him did you go behind him or by the side of him F—The first time by the side 01 him, the second time 10 or 15 yards in the rear of him. Were you armed P—Yes, with side arms. Colonel Crawley—Did you ever visit the sentries over Sergeant Major Lilley, and if so, where were they posted P —They were posted in the little room in the rear of Ser geant Major Lilley's bungalow, No. 4 room. • Did you consider the position of the sentries any annoy ance to Mrs. Lilley ?---No. Did the sergeant major or Mrs. Lilley ever make any complaint to you ?—No. Do you consider the place where Sergeant M a jor Lilley was exercised a good place for such a purpose ?—Yes, a very good place. Is it usual on all duty for a sergeant to be armed with his side arms ?—Yes. Sir A. Horsford said he had to inform the Court that it was not the intention of the prosecution to examine any more sentries in chief, nor would they call any more had it not been that they had given the prisoner a list of them, and it was usual to call all in order that the prisoner might cross-examine them if he desired to do so. Colonel Crawley said that with every desire to save the time of the Court, ha was advised he could not, without injuring his defence, release the prosecution from calling the witnesses, He did not think that to take a different course would save any time. If the prosecution would call his witnesses in succession it was probable that with regard to most of them he should not have any questions to put. John Love, late of the 6th Dragoons, was called — Sir A. Horsford—Were you orderly-room clerk during the time of Sergeant Major Lilley's arrest?—Assistan t orderly room clerk. Col. Crawley—l have no question to put. Sergeant George Robins of the 6th Dragoons called. Sir A. Horsford—l do not propose to examine this witness. Col. Crawley—l have no question to ask him. William Rhodes, corporal of the 6th Dragoons, called. Sir A. Horsford—l don't propose examin in g this witness in chief. Col. Crawley-1 have nothing to ask him. was called, Private James Doherty of the 6th Dragoons risoner. and was not examined either by the prosec u t o r or p was called Private Francis Dribble, of the 6th Dragoons, , and there was no Examination in ek n ief e . geant Major Lille) , Colonel Crawley—Did you see, state drink any brandy when he was endere what P—l saw him drink several glas ses arrest. If so brandy of brandy. on one occasion Did he drink several g lasses of e y sev eral P—On one occasion. when you were on sen t ry , or on t he drank it out of ? — A What sort of a gla ss was tumbler. F—Yes, he asked me to Did he offer you some brandy drink, but I did not take any. How much brandy was there in the glass when h e 11 t h er e might have been a goo d effered it to yo u? We dram it. of the brandy he offered you when you major became had occasion to take the u refused to drink ,and I drankbrandy sergeant the rear hethe when he came major to back. te James Duffy, goons W and Private Hues, o f th e 6th D Priva ra ere ca lled, but there was no exami nation oR eith er side. Sergeant Francis Johnson, 6th Dragoons, called. There was no exam ination in chief. Colonel Crawley—Were you servant to Sergeant Major L ill e y three years before he was pla ce d i n arrest ?-1 was. W as Sergeant Major Lilley in the helsit of drinking a certain amount of spirits the first thing in • the morning ? Ile used to drink a certain amount but not to excess. He Would take half a dram of ar k rac in a cup of coffee the first thing in the morning. In your opinion after his arrival in India, was he a strong man or was he frequentl • ailing ?—He was ill three times in India befere his arrest, Was he a man who could drink a considerable quantity of spirits without sh • owing its effects ?—I could not say. Private James Nye called. Sir A. Horsford—Were you at any time sentry over Ser geant Major Litley, and if so when F—To the best of my recollection on the 27th of April. flow viten were you sentry, and when ?—Three times, on the 27th April. I don't remember the second date, and on the night of the 11th of May. Did you go over with Sergeant Major Lilley to the second bungalow ? es. When you went from the first bungalow to the second, where were you posted P—ln the small room, No. 2. , Was there a chick there, and was it sometime s up and sometimes down ?—Yes. could you When it was down could you see through it — ever see the bed ?—Not in the second bungalow. Why P—There was nothing in the room w hen I went down. Law at any time Was there anything in the second bung when you were sentry ? In the first bungalow could you se e the bed ? — When there j us t discover the bed. was a light in the room I c ould j he h a d t i no uestions to ask Lim. Colonel Crawley said Private John Mackey was call( ,d, but was not examined in chief. Colonel Crawley—Were you a guard over Sergeant Major Lilley in the second bungalow a i the 15th of May 2 —yes. Did you ever see Sergeant MA jor Lilley in the verandah of the second bungalow before t hat day ?—Yes, Private E. Rendell called—T:here was no examination in, chief. Colonel Crawley—Where were you posted when you were first sentry over Sergeant Major Lilley ?---Outside the first bungalow. Do you remember being moved from there, and why were you moved ?—I was removed about 4 o'clock. I don't knew why I was removed, but I suppose it was on account of the sun. Were you sentry a second time inside the house 2—Yes, in No. 2 room. Could you see through the ch:ck which hung in the door way into Mrs. Lilley's bedroom, ?—I could not. At what distance from her b:droom were you posted ?—‘ I should think about 10 or 12 feet. Private James Kelley called. Sir A. Hozstord—Were you posted over Sergeant Major Liffey when he was in the second bungalow ?—I was. Did he make any complaint ?-lle made no complaint. Colonel Crawley—What was the room used for in which the sentries were placed ? A servau's room, and for holding saddlery. Coi,,nel Crawley said he wished to know whether th e pro secution intended to examine any more sentrie s i n reference to the annoyance caused to Mrs. Lilloy. If not, he was con tent to rest his case on that point where it st ood. Sir A. Hereford said the p rosecuti on thought it unwise to say more about their mode of conducting the prosecution% The Court ehortly afterwards adjourned. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL DISTURBANCE OY TRADESMEN.—Four shabbily dressed young men, giving the names of Haines, Duffey, Hunt, and Ryan, were charged as follows : Sergeant Hornblow, 24 B, said—At a quarter before one this morning I was on duty in plain clothes in Sloane-street, and heard some knocking at the shutters of a shop. I directly afterwards saw the defendants—they were knock ing at the shutters of No. 32 with their hands. They made such a noise that I at first thought there was a fire and they were calling people up. I saw the defendants go to 35, and they knocked there for half a minute. They then went to 41, and commenced an attack on the shutters there, and then went to 84, where one of them, I cannot say which, ran with his foot against the shutters. I followed them into Halken-street, and there I met with a policeman in uniform, and I then took two of the defendants myself, and gave the other two into his oust-Ay. Defendants said they had been to the Sun Music Hall, at Knightsbridge, and were there rather late. They declared all in the same breath, that they never touched any shutters in Sloane-street, and that, in point of fact, the whole state ment against them was a fabrication of the police sergeant's. Mr. Selfe—Wei e the defendants drunk? Sergeant Hornblow—They had taken some drink; but were certainly not drunk. Mr. Selfe—Did they knock at any of the doors ? Sergeant Hornblow—l could not say. Defendants (all at once) —We did not knock at any thing. Sergeant Hornblow—l followed them on the other side, all the way down Sloane-street, and never lost sight of them. I have made inquiries this morning and find that some of the inmates were disturbed at the houses where the defendants knocked, and one of the shutters is broken. Mr. Selfe—Why did you not take them sooner? Sergeant Hornblow—l was obliged to wait till I saw a constable. I c )uld not take them all four myself. Mr. Selfe—Yes you could; they have been locked up all night—(to defendants) "There, go along with you." They were accordingly liberated, THAMES. DARING HORSE AND CART ROBBERY.—DanieI Thomp .son, a tall young man, for a long time the associate of thieves and desperate characters, who loiter about the docks and wharves, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a horse and van, and two wooden cases con taining 6 oil paintings, valued in an at £l3O. On Tuesday last Mr. Jacobs, of No. 24, Tibberton-square , Islington, and a member of the firm of Tindal and Jacobs, licensed carmen in the City, gave directions to a man named Jacob Patey, in the employ of that firm, to fetch two wooden cases, which contained oil paintings, from the pre mises of Messrs. Aldridge and Company, in King William.• street, and convey them to the St. Katharine dock for shipment on board the Sir James Gray, bound to the Cape of Good Hope. The carman reached the front of the dock gate at ten minutes past 3 o'clock in the afternoon, add left his horse and van while he went into the dock to make in quiries about the ship. On his return the horse and van were gone. He gave immediate information of his loss to the police. On the same night the horse and van were found unattended ix Poplar and removed to the green yard. The cases containing the six oil paintings, and valued at £OO, were gone. The prisoner was apprehended this morn ing by a police• constable named Wm. Andrews, who said the prisoner was fi,rmerly a carman, and described himse lf as having no home or occupatio n . James Jones, gatekeeper to Messrs. Barber and others, wharfingers and warehouse-keepers, Crutched-friars, said he was standing at the gate of his employer's premises at half-past th ree o ' c l oc k on Tuesday afternoon, and saw a black h orse an d van pass i ng hi s emp l o y er ' s p r emis e s. The van contained t wo d ea l cases . H e was sure it was a van belonging to Messrs. Tingle and Jacobs, of Billiter-street. Their name was on the front of the van. The prisoner was leading the horse. He knew him well. Another man was with the prisoner. Mr. Alfred Jacobs had some knowledge of tho prisoner, and knew that he was formerly a carman. Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner for a week. GREEK FINANCE. (From the limes.) The foll9wing is the communication made by " a gentleman holding a high and influential official position in At,hens" to M. Stefanos Xenos, and by M. Stefanos Xenos to us, on the prospects of the Greek bondholders of 1824.26; " Athens, Nov. 20. "The question of the loans of 18242- difficulties—and 0f theth the ' uenntdelerssotanandanythe -ois 80 un pGreeks r so a l d i t i t ) l r e e s English—that no political man, no Government, will dare to support a question whose tendency is to throw so heavy a burthen on the public Treasury. It is true that this burden appears to promise the development of large moral and material resources. Our people 'will not believe in the realisation of these promises, and they are becoming more deter mined, as the late financial crisis is disappearing, and we believe now that our affairs can be arranged without asking for a new foreign loan. For these reasons I consider the questions of the loans of 1824-25 is entirely at an end, not only for the pre sent, but for many years to come. The press is as j cnaLiimous against the question as the people." EMBEZZLEMENT. John Murphy, 39, agent, was indicted for embezzling and stealing the sum of £l., the money of Samuel Grey Rathbone and others—the Liver Assurance Association. The jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. FOURTH COURT. (Before the Recorder,) George Stratford was indicted for stealing 20 ostrich and vulture feathera, the property of Joshua de Perirara, his master. _ _ _ The prosecutor is a feather m'rchant in Little Britain, and the prisoner had been in his service about 18 months as traveller. In October a quantity of feathers was missed, and information was given to the police. From some in formation received, a City police-constable went to a Mrs. Burton, in Sidney-street, Goswell-road, and in the first floor front room a quantity of feathers was found, w hi c h he took possession of, a n d w hi c h the prosecut or id e ntified as his property, although they had b ee n dyed. On the prisoner bei ng c h a rged with the rob bery he denied it, and said the feathers found by the officer had been purchased by him of a Mr. Laybonne, of Charter House-lane. He produced an invoice for them, and said George Bourbon, with whom he was in partnership, had given him the money, and since he _had purchased the feathers he had had them dye& The feathers not corres ponding with those named in the invoice the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. Montague Williams having addressed the jury for the prisoner, The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The Anniversary of John Brown's Death. Last evening a publi m ee ting convened by the Emancipation So c i e t y was h e ld in the large hall of the Whittington Club to celebrate the anniversary of John Brown's death at Charleston, Virginia. There was a large audience, and the chair was taken by Mr. Malleson, the treasurer of the Society. Mier an able address by Mr. M. D. CONWAY, of Virginia, The followin g resolution was moved by Mr. Washington Wilk s , secon d e d by Mr. George Thompson, and supported by the Rev. Stella Martin. formerly a slave in Kentucky, " That our cordial thanks be presented to M. D. Conway, Esq., of Virginia and New England, for his eloquent com memoration of the man of whose heroic death by cruel hands this day is the fourth anniversary ; and in remembrance of whose sublime devotion to the cause of negro emancipation we renew our decla ration of earnest sympathy with the Government and people united under the flag of the American Republic in a sacred resolution to secure the free dom and equality of all good citizens." The resolution was carried amid reiterated cheering, and a vote of thanks, moved by Mr. F. W. Chesson, the hon. secretary of the society, was also passed. MARKETS--This Day. MARS-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. — Wheat, 40s 3d ; barley, 33s 7d ; oats, 19s 7d ; rye, 34s 9d ; beans, 86s 1d ; and peas, 34s ld. TAR SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 40s Od; barley, 33s lld ; oats, 19s Id ; rye, 29s Id ; beans, 36s Od ; peas, 34s Bd. _ _ . , ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 121,525; barley, 125,511 ; oats, 14,019; rye, 19; beans, 4,196; peas, 2,409 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on offet in our market to. day was limited, and the demand fot all kinds ruled steady at fully Monday's advance in the quotations. The best Scots sold at 5s 2d per 81b. 'We were again scantily supplied with sheep, and the mutton trade was firm at extreme currencies. The best Downs were worth fully 5s 10d per 81b. Calves —the show of which was limited—moved off freely at 2s more money. Prices ranged from 48 to 5s per 81b. There was an improved sale for pigs, and the quotations had an apward tendency. Alilch cows were quite as dear as last week. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts:3 6 3 10 Secondquality do. 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, etc. 5 0 6 2 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Second quality& 4 6 4 10 Suckling calves, 14s to 21s 20s to 26s each. a. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 5 6 Pme, S'thdowndo.s 8 5 10 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 ; and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows l3O Sheep Calves .. 9O rigs 270 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts l2O Sheep and lambs Calves ...... 40 Pigs ME AT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are only moderate, and the trade rules steady, as follows : --Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d, mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s Od to 4s Sd ; and pork, 38 8d to 43 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. 3.—Only moderate supplies of fat stock were on otler hero to• day, and the trade generally ruled steady at enhanced quotations Beer, from 3s 10d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the offal. pork, 38 10d t o ROMPORD, Dec. kinds of stock were in good 4 re s q 4 u d est t , o a C s s fo o l d lo ; w v s e : a — l, B 4s ee o f d , f t r o om 4s 3 6 s d 8 ; d: n o d 58 Od ; mutton, 48 4d per 81bs; suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 265; and much cows, £l4 to £lB 106 each. HAY mmucxfs. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, a Os to £4 12s 6d ; clover, £4 Os to a lOs Od ; and straw, £l. 6s to £1 lOs per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND. — Mea4ow hay, £3 Os to £4lss Od ; clover, r 4 Os to £5 108 Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 IGs per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4l2s 6d • clover, £4 Os to £5 128 Od ; and straw, 41 6s to £1 lOs per load. Supply moderate. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 3.—Wind this day at noon—South- West blowing a gale. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2.—Wind W.—Arrived—Dundonatd, from Iquique. Q UEENSTOWN, Dec. 2.—Wind S.—Arrived —Edinburgh, from Now York. CARDIFF, Dec. I.—Windlon, fcr Shanghai. FALMOUTH, Dec. 2.—Wind S .W.— Arrived—Clarissa, from Rib Janeiro. MILFORD, Dec. 2.—Wind S.Vg.--Arrived—Advance; from Liverpool for Cardiff. —Wind S.W.--Arrived—H amel i n, from CLYDE, Deo. 2. Manilla. 11,...... (BY MAGNETIC TELEAPH.) GRAVESEND, T GR hursday Morni ng . Arrived, Dec. 2—Cicerone , from Patras ; Rachel, from Trieste ; Tally Ho, from St- Michael's. Arrived, Dec. 3—Celestial, from Shanghai. Sailed, Dec. 3—Harriet , steamer, for Gothenburg ; Lord J. Rwsell, steamer, for Dunk DEA irk. L, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Fernando Ra vel, from. London, for Nantes ; Maxwell, from Calcutta, for London. A NEW INK.—At the last m oeting of the Ch em i. cal Society, Mr. Riley, i n speaking of the metal vanadium, stated that it had lately been found of great value in the manufacture of viriting k and that the very finest black ink, perfectly indelible by chemical re-agents, or by exrosure to the combinedinfluences of air and moisture, is made by adding a minute proportion of vanadic acid to water containing tincture of nutgails.—Social Science Review. DEATH OF A VETERAN.—Mr. Wm. Woodham, for many years sergeant in the 15th Regiment of Foot, died at the village of Westoe, near Southfields, on Sunday, in the 87th year of his age. Woodham had seen much service, a nd was among the oldest soldiers drawing pensions in the north. lle was one of those who bore the remains of Robert Burns, the poet, to the grave, on July 26, 1706 ' • Burns, who was a member of the Dumfries Vol unteers, being interred with military honours. A coroner's inquest has been held on the remains of the body of Fielder, the fisherman who was drowned in Southampton Water six weeks ago, and averdict of " Man slaughter" returned against Captain Summers, the com mander of the Lady of the Lske steamer, and Woolcott, the look-out man on board that steamer at the time of the accident. A warrant has been issued for the apprehension of Woolcott, 131 30} 631 i i ICB i ii 714 110 44 1041 i 4 } 1014 101 13 12i 1i 101 i 100 k 1 Indigenous French production Tons 5,938,000 .... Tons 10,000,000 English supplies Belgian supplies Other supplies 432,000 Total 9,461,060 14,442,000 In our expression "other supplies" are included the re ceipts from the Zollverein. It results from the figures given —which of course, as regards 1863, are, to some slight ex tent, conjectural, although they will not be found very wide of the mark—that while in 1853 France had to import 3,530,000 tons of coal to supply her wants,she will require, probably, in 1863, 4,412,000 tons of foreign combustible to meet her in dustrial requirements, although in the current year her in digenous production will be at least 4,000,000 tons more than in 1853. It is rather amusing that ten years of great exer tions in the development of an industry for which they have no special forte, should thus have left the French Wither removed than ever from the. abolition of " the tribute" to which they have so great an aversion. It is, of course, undesirable that we si.ould lose any outlets for our pro ducts ; but, after all, our export of coal to France is not a matter of vital national importance. Thus, while in 1862 the total production of coal in England was estimated at 81,638,000 tons, the exports to France amounted to 758,000 tons, and to all countries to 7,671,670 tons, less than 10 per cent. of the quantity made available by the labours of our miners. In 1858, the coal production of Great Bri tain amounted to 65,058,000 tons ; in 1862, to 81,638,003 tons, showing an increase of 15,630,000 tone in four years, or more than twice the whole of the exports, and more than the whole consumption of France from all sources, home and foreign. Yet, in the face of these stupendous facts— of this mighty progress—we found a French writer the other day seizing upon Sir William Armstrong's speech at the meeting of the British Association at Newcastle, and arguing that the Pas-de-Calais (which has now an annual production of about 1,000,000 tons) would soon have to make good in France and the Continent the supplies which poor, decrepid, tottering old England would no longer be able to afford. In one breath French writers declare that England cannot supply France with coal, and in the next they vow that she shall not, Yet somehow England does deliver large quantities of the black diamonds still to French purchasers; and, although we cannot blame the French for endeavouring to turn their own mineral resou rces to better account, it seems pr o b a bl e t h at a goo d deal of French money will yet be offered as a tribute to English coalowners for many years to come.—Mining Journal. _ The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 21. per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 t7s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is nearly 1-10th per cent. dealer in London than in P ar i s. By advices frumHambur,g the price of go ld is 425 i per mark and the short exchange on Loudon 18 13.5 per Li sterlin g . Standard gold at the English M irt .p rice i s , therefore, about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1624 to 163 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 48/1 per cent. At these rates. there is scar ce ly any profit on the imp ortation of gold from the United States. PULOLO OR BALOLO, a curious annelidan, Whi c h Mr. Hood thus describes in his notes of a cruise in H.M.S. Fawn :—ln appearance this highly esteemed article of food is like a whiteor sometimes a greenish worm, almost transparent, about 12 to 18 inches in length, and full of small eggs. At a certain time every year it makes its ap pearance in such prodigious numbers as to make the water in the opening of the reef (from which they rise un - doubtedly, not being seer_ to seaward), of quite a whitish colour, and gelatinous. The natives are very fond of eat ing it raw, holding it as the Italians do maccaroni. The Europeans also use it thus with pepper and salt, its flavour resembling that of an oyster, b u t it is generally preferred baked in a plantain leaf, in which state it becomes quite hard, and is kept from one season to another. If a single pulolo be placed upon a sheet of paper, in a few hours nothing is to be seen but a little dust, being in fact the eggs, which are each about the siza of a pin-head. * * Three days before its arrival, the malio, or land-crabs (the Gegarcinus) are seen marching down from the mountains to the sea in iaeyriadift They proceed in regiments straight a head, no obstacle diverting them to the right or to the left. If a village is in their route, they go through the houses, and the natives who consider them a delicacy, have their dinners marching up to their ovens of their own accord. So certain is the sequence, that the people in the inland villages calculate on being at the coast three days after the crabs to catch pulolo." DARING ESCAPE FROM PRISON. Yesterday morning the police received information from the prison authorities of Coldbath-fields House of Correction, Clerkenwell, of the escape of one of the prisoners. On Tuesday evening, at about five o'clock, a man, passing that part of the House of Correction which looks towards Cal thorpe-street, heard a heavy fall by his side and received a severe push. Upon turning round he found that a man had dropped from the top of the prison wall, and was limping away towards Myddelton-square. The passer-by went round to the front of the prison and informed the authorities of what he had seen. The governor of the prison at once had the prison roll called, and it was then ascertained that a man of the name of Charles Lawrence, aged 21, had escaped. It was then found that the prisoner had been placed in one of the cells at the top of the new buildings. By some means he had obtained a stout piece of rope and a poker. The poker he had bent in the shape of a hook, and had thrown it from the window of his cell on to the wall. Tho hook fastened itself on the coping, and the prisoner made the other end of the rope fast in his cell. Ho then worked his way along the rope to the wall, a distance of about 71t. The prisoner is described as a very powerful, violent man, and was un dergoing a sentence of imprisonment with hard labour, for a violent assault on a constable at Whitechapel. The fol. lowing is the description as circulated by the police : " Escaped from the House of Correction, Charles Law ranee, aged 21, height sft, 3iln., hair dark brown, eyes hazel, dressed in the prison clothes." PHOTOGRAPHIC COLOURS.—Two Italians, M. Ricco and Colonel Baratti, of Milan, claim the dis covery, but it appears that the partial knowledge will ne cessitate a fixed colour of costume, the style not yell re' citerche. The memorandum announcing the discovery pro poses an orange-coloured necktie, plum-coloured coat, violet trousers, and a green waistcoat !—Quite A a Sambo Adonis CAPTURE OF AN EAGLE AT BRIGHTON.J—On Thursday morning a large bird was descried flying over Brighton in a southerly direction. when first no ticed it was hoverin g over t h e c h urch, an d su rrounded b y a num ber of rooks and seagulls, who seemed determined from their noise to make hi s v i s i t as uncom fortable as possible. Seve ral persons immediately started in pureu.it, an lnn am ev on h g o ' the nu m b er M r . St ar l e y, of the p bird. After r , d succeded in capturing this s p len d id passing over the town it settled on the beach to the westward of the coastguard station, where it was very about half a mile in the off soon disturbed; it then flaw direction of Lancing, and when next seen was devouring one of the gulls which had been following him ; thence be shaped his course towards the wide waters near the s a l ts Farm. After creeping along the side of the bank for some distance, Mr. Starley succeeded in gqtting',within gunshot, when he managed to break one of its wings. What makes it more surprising is that the large bone of the wing was broken at 35 yards distance with small shot. It was then no easy task to secure this formidable creature. After some little time he managed to tie its legs and beak, and brought it borne alive, when it was soon killed. On examination it proved to be the true cinerious eagle, Ilaliaatus Albicilla. It measures in. length 3 feet four inches, and from tips of the wings 7 feet 11 inches, and weighs 101 lbs. Its general colour is pale cinerious blown, ' SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocx. DENMARK. COPENIIAGEsT, Dec. I.—The representative of Sweden has presented his credentials to Christian IX., assuring his Majesty that nothing was changed in the friendly relations existing between the two Countries. Gen. d'Oxholm has been named Grand Equerry of the Court. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. Bank of England Return.•--This Day, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth ictori a , cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 2 d da.y of Dec., 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Antes issued ......427.084,3931 Government Debt £11,015.1c0 Other Securities .. 3.634,90 t) Gold Coin & Bullion 12,434,390 Silver Bullion 5.27,081,390 £27,081,390 BANKING D , r'ioprietore' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Comnns- ;PARTMENT. Government Seca- cities (including Dead W eightAn uity) £10,710,330 Other Securities 21.173,559 Notes Gold and Silver 611,064 Coln missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 7,234,804 Other Deposits 12,921,515 Seven Day and Qther Bills 663,107 £33,550.739 M. J £38.559,732 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON. DEC. 3. The North German Lloyds' steamer Hansa, from. New York on. the 21st ult., passed the Needles at 10.30 a.m. to-day. The London and Provincial Turkish Bath Company (Limited). hta lders of comp any , The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders this company was held, pur suant s o the act of Parliament, at the premises of thi s Hammitu, 76, Jermyn-street, on Monday. Mr, the Stewart Erskine Holland, the chairma n o f the Mr.. corn. pany, presided. The directors present were—Mr. George Crawshay, Mr. Percy Smith, Major Poor; Mr. J. H. N. Da Costa, and Mr. James Lowe. The following report of the directors was read :-- " In submitting the balance sheet of the six months end ing Oct. 31, the directors have to observe that therein are ' included the three slack months of the year, during which the frequenters of the bath are principally out of town. Nevertheless the balance of profits for the last halt-year is upwards of £250 inincrease of the previous one. The returns for the current month of November show a considerable rive in the receipts as compared with the month of October. The company having commenced operations with an insuffi ciency of capital, a portion of the land and building lying on the south is as yet unemployed, and certain parts of the original plan remain uncompleted. Without any such changes, however, the extension of the habit of bathing would bring iu very large returns; as from the moment that the remunerating point is turned (as is now the case), the increase of the gross returns becomes almost entirely net profit—and the building, as it stands, could accom modate four times the number of persons who at present visit it. There are many indications that such an in crease may be expected : viz., the station of those who are the most constant frequenters of the bath, the satisfaction expressed by those who do frequent it, and the positiva amount of relief in illness known to have been experienced. In elucidation of tho het point it may be mentioned that it is now no uncommon thing to find some one who has made a long journey to take a single bath; in Bowe cases being ordered to do so by his physician. In the report of No vember, 1862, the debt is stated at nearly £6.009 (.£5,584 9s. 1d). The debt has now bean reduced to £3,000. Various alterations have also been required in the bath after this year's experience. Still the directors are able to pro pose a dividend of 6 per cent. In the report of November, 1862, thedirectors state that the expenses of the manage ment, ko., will be subject to little if any increase, even with a greatly increased income.' This expectation has been fully borne out, ns the expenses have during the current year been materially reduced. The directors have not felt themselves at liberty, so long as the debt of the company remained unliquidated, to incur the necessary charges for converting to profitable use those rooms in the house not occupied in the service of the bath. They are now, however, happy to be able to state that they have been able to make arrangements by means of which this has been effected. To do this, it has been found necessary to take out an hotel li cense. In their opinion the returns already made are exceed ingly encouraging, considering the difficulties that surround the attempt. With respect to the no . e of the auditor on, the vouchers of the hotel department, the directors have investigated the matter, and find there is nothing to complain of but an informality. The advantages are so ob vious to persons coming up from the country to take the bath of having comfortable a ? artments under the same roof, especially in the case of positive invalids, that the direetor beg to suggest to the shareholders that t hey should t a k e opportunity of making it known that such accommo dation original plans proposed were for now provided. For the better elucidation of thi every is branch, the statement made upon the subject in the report H is E h n er o e u i s n E tro .— d i ur 3 l the conversion of the premises in Jerm the St. James's Hotel—into the bath. Yllstreet—formerly o f ‘, 1 862 ,1 rear having been subsequently obtained, T he stables in the proposed for the erection of a structure new plans were order—that which now exists. The of a very different street consequently became premises in Jermyn a dead separate property, and yet neces sary weight, unavailable as a commu nication. These premises hav e as a means of appro priated to the general consequently been office, boardroom, purpos es cof of the bath, supplying pas sage,.teroom, shampooer's apartment, storeroom, accommodation for the servants of the establish ment. It is the intention of the directors to appropriate the apartments still u aelnployed to the extension, as occasion offers, of the refres hment department. Until the building operations were concluded no portion of the house could have been disposed of. Since the opening of the bath the house has rendered to the company the fall value of tho yearly charges which it occasions. It is not possible at pre sent to give a detailed scheme, but it may bee mentioned that the directors propose to combine a coffeeroom, reading room, and sleeping apartments, with the service of the bath.' "The directors are of opinion that if the capital of the company be so far increased as to pay off the debt, now reduced to £3,000, and to leave a certain sum available for the completion of the building and its improvements, a very large return may be confidently expected, as based upon calculations that have hitherto proved accurate. 14 being provided by the Act 19 and 20 Vict., C. 47, that one third of the directors shall retire annually in rotation, Messrs. Da Costa and Lowe now retire : they beg leave t o offer themselves for re-election. Mr. R. Richardson, ha v in g s retired from the direction, Major It. Poore, Bthligh7n thr e proposed for election in his place. The year firs Lcessary present auditors were elected having expire d, I :Erectors beg to elect auditors for the ensuing year. . rhe t. per annum, to propose a dividend at the rate of 6 per e el ' .11 shares t h en pa id up, from the Ist day of May, 1863, on '" - su b se quently paid up and a proportionate rate on all shoo we n t, amounting t o in full, according to the date o f p s i carried at th e o £469 4s. The following Te 1 : 1 ; n w o lders of 40 shares and general meeting in Nov., 1862: upwards shall be entitled to a fr a dmission to the bath, unless revoked at a gene ral meet:l b Mr. C raws h ay In the course of th e meeting, said that, not having be en present at the meeting of hi s the report was drawn up, w hen b rot h er directors w w hy the dividend d ec l ared Was not 8 rather than 6 per cent., seeing that t h e profit earned seemed to fairly warrant the larger rate. The chair man exp lained a lained that, bein g Young com v, i t was thought better to keep an available balance in hand to meet any contingencies. Air. Crawshay said he was satisfied. In acknowledging the Tote of thanks to the chairman and board of directors, the chairman stated that, satisfactory as the state of the present company's affairs n ow is, it would become muc h more so if additional capital of about £B,OOO were subscribed, to enable the directors to carry out what was c ontemplated, for developing and increas ing the resources of the establishment. BY ex pending that would sum of money, the company be entitled to have their lease from the Crown extended to a very long period. it. its ay I 1 13.14. 1 1 9.16.4 L 2.10 32 1i 95} I 1