The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-19 00:00:00

11011 E Y MARKET AND COIIaitCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Continue firmness prevails in the Discount s'arket o wing to th e un f avoura bl e c h aracter o f t h e a P n ecie movement and th e prospect o f i ts con ti nu • ee * Even the finest three months' bills are not negotiable under the Bank minimum of 7 per cent. '94 Abo ut £93,000 in b ar gold and 48,000 sovere i gns I)re wi thdrawn f rom the Bank yesterday. v ti ring th e l ast few days there has been less ac tivity e xhibited in t h e mar k ets f or f ore i gn an d el3iO4illl Produce. Sugars have been held for full rate s , and good and superior descriptions of coffee jai l, nt tlio previous values. The dealings in tea have z e suspended, owing to the large quantity an .,"neerl for public sale this day. Rice has been in fl4l.°derate 'request, while in tallow there has been a 1,e,7 business transacted for the time of year; ti ; ; C . 01 1 the spot is quoted 41s. 3d. to 425.; April z - a "tine delivery, 435. to 435. 3d.; and last three c),,,nths, 455, per cwt. tait l he 21st instant has been fixed by the Com mittee the Stock Exchange for a special settle 'll the shares of the Landon and Ca1e ._11,144 Insurance Company, the West India 4troarti Pacific Steamship Company, the Aus li tablll :Mortgage Land and Finance Company, a t om etn arked in the official lists ; and also in the l es ,'" Tavern New Shares, and the Marine In - tul,t (140ted: Company, which, however, aro not to be Two O'CLOCK. At p aris tleßra this day, acc o r ding to Mr. B.euter's t o 66f 62e 111, the Pamela Three per Cents. were 6 6f. . . 30e. A declin to-d ad e of about * p er c ent. has taken place Still lll the Market for the English Funds, which e t hreat BlliVer v ery much depression, owing to t ip ere 7 i ng aspect of continental politics, and the Of d•REtBtng fi r mness latterly noticeable in the rates fo r tih-c°unt. Consols are 901 for money and 90, and s - D e account. Business is not particularly active, ' pec ulators are extending their transactions for are fa 11,90, 'he New Threes and Reduced Annuities Stn c ki I , Exch equer Bill s 6 s . t o l s . di s . Bank 1 04 236 ) India ditto 218, India 5 per Cents. In tl 7' and th e 4 per Cents. 100 1 . Var c i: e reign Market a further decided down very i : °°e r o ant has taken place, and business is 663 6 ; a c tive. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are Or: do. Consolides, 461 ; Mexican, 351 ; tat: l-1 1 % 11 1 ; Spanish Passive, 33! ; do. Certifi Conf s : a ; Portuguese Scrip, ! dis. ; and the / — "ate Loan, 42 44. 1101:1 b e Railway Share Market the operations B110:, ee , 11 °I I a rather limited scale, and prices have ve further depression. Great Eastern, Great tisel t n e a , r , ° ' North Western, and South Eastern have n ap 3 s. ; Caledonian, London and Blackwa , "lidla t o 105. ; G rea t N or th er n A Stock, and R,Llh`°n, 1 35.; and M e t ro p o lit an , £l. t h et 4 ti e For and Colonial lines remain without Ipß °f importance in prices. tandem te k a nd Miscellaneous Shares, there has been t4l/3 a mount of busin e ss negotiated. 0r ten- , Aoftliat ra:lltia,haaz China,declined to 611 ; Chartered of India, °f 42 ; Land Mortgage Bank yep a ' t° ; Crystal Palace Stock, to 321; I. er al Cr e di t and Finance, to 61 I; Anglo Italian 12. 1 2 ', St e quoted / 6 prem.; Australian Navigation, p reta Pre m• •and National Shipping Company, 1 oi , Ge, tRITI SH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 p er '4, XXI(Err Ftrxus. 901 i . bittrlt• Consols 904 I p er ( ""'eoluit Feb. I 90a t i ei. i'et't• Reduced 901 I * New a Per Cent . Nei 3 1 Per Cent. Jan. 1891 6 2 Per Cent. Annuities .&P e ' eent. . . Jan . 18731 .. '''''ltieB, 3 0 li s ulties , . 6th J an ., 1880.. bitto for 30 Yr" expire sth April, 1885 ' 7-16 ex div Jitto (It YrB, expire .teheritle (Red Sea Telegraph), per Cent. 6 1 die Bills 41,000, 21 •ic 0 6 dis Aug. 1908 2O bitt- tt bitt„ £lOO and £2OO I lk Eno k ct last hf.-yr 236 1 IN tot , lid Stk, 4i per ~ Art4i, ,-.- GO ' I RRNILENT SECURITIES. 1)1:01°Ck , ... • Ditto 5 Ditto 4 per Cent. July, 1870 Account er Cent., April 1874.... 218 051 i 6 Per C1;nkp1.48 , 3 1 Per l t ) i ii t tt t tt i_ _lOOl Jezettznt.te.; Jan. 1872 Cent .. .. Ditto dtit4oPer et, April 1561_ -' DD.itto Bonds £l,OOO Aug., 1866 99 _ itto under £l,OOO ................... ............ . • • • Ditto,)3.. FOREIGN FUND ONE o•cLOCK. razilian 5 per C ent ,• • ' S —C. . o 1839 and 1859 ............... Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-00 Dig ... Ditto 1863 .. b II die elliti,4„") c riP, 1 863, 445 paid - . 1 b it - i; u,l!er Cent kai e h .;*1 Pei Cent. ...... kDttt ell, c 2) Per Cent., 1825 utd,,,Ver Cent., Ex, 12 Guilders 4 itt9:l,eoliv.BCoonnasiotaduatalliarl Warrant Are 0 13ti ar , 1 vl 101 Ditto Cent qr , Second I .. 100 i eek 88118 bit Per Cent., 1 824-5, ex-Coupons.. 214 I biLtito Account ............ _ b itt ° e°l'P°us flit,„_° Accolizt 91 It ali as 6 4 11e 4 6 Per Cent. Nt z i n. Per C ent.Maremmana Railway) 75 bi . " . 41 3 Per C tk o t 4) Acc o en v °N il , unt mei. r, iraperial 5 per Cent _ bitranaeta ............... ___ it t ° 2 Per Cent . bit °Deferred _ P to L nzviWarrants (Hectares) 1.40 nand ,',Per Cent. _ bltt t , ` l , 00.u.ut ..... .• • _ Dit t I Per Cent., 1862 PoNrtias Account ........ 13141'N 3 per Cent., 1853 I),lttonkelint ..... uitt " Per Cent•lBs6 '7 '9, 9 60, 62)'3 Sc bbit t , e A e•eiiilt it t , ' Per ent., 1822, £St _ 41 er b,. Cent 1850 • Dit to t n tto 1860 . 4 bi tt „ , Per Cent., 1859 .. 89 'sktdiZt!_Per Cent, 1862 _.... p I hlt q l t 4 Per Cent .......... "P,,atii.hrount ....... - Lit t ' . p er ceui .............. _ Att ° o 4 v e riunt . I),,itt,)A''''''vr Defe r V e 4“' _ I\ it to -.° e „ ''", t . •• • • t -itt o A --kve SP.,,,llifilM(tut ......... ' ,t t4 . 3 -q . r „ :..... ............... i w, rii AQ,,,,011;11 Coup not funded TOrk it t, A NI, Cent bitt o Per e •.. bittcl Ake„),4;ut. 1804 891 i 4.)ittoe' Per C ent, '' bitt,skee.e, 1858 70 6 9 1 I .litt' o ' , ,tlo t il • . )) i%to ,k l) tr C h i r B ........ _ vpitto 'icoll4t,"*lB62 61 61 rie zue , 00 t o :;• ...... 67t b itt 3 Per 6',, ua Dit to Aleper Callt )%6' D bivi c e i 4ll llt.: . 55 titA2i i'd'ol3. the above payable in. London. ibitt pe" C ent., E • '1 _ te), pe r e_ x. 12 Gui _ b. L 4, 5 pe„'llt. Certificates IL ° A, ' ' t tt., 186.1 Ex 25 francs.. .( Attlt. , . 67a • .. ........... %!' o ls TWO O'CLOCK , tt o A tley .... 901. a 4,e,., .................. , (Jou L .............. ...••••• I,i , -- N'Pool Cotton Market—This Day. Q ott o 11N tl l elteedingly quiet ; f rom present appear• The t M)o r : sales will not d ,000 ba' Qtlp ra , ` l. ° 41 Manchester exceed 2 may make someles 6 r ht t, Ilg -'enaenmports, 6 , 65 0; previously, 12,500. ii 1 1 4,! euyt,, STE,,,zt7---A7,---7,17 SOUTHERN kft-th'"riE,---The number of steamers that have IVEtEit.,-, elYde siuce the blockade of the Confederate ports keti,-"tit4t raenced is upwards of 60, and their purchasehe 1 selling 411(lbilii8. !II the aggregate to about £700,000 til e 1 11,;,,, eliti t of steamers for this trade has been, perhaps,_ n 111, 0 i,, " of speculation during the past year. .1 I lal j 'lBea vessels were sold at half more than their origi tht:,:)B. In 18G1 and 1862, 30 steamers left the Clyde, of 4 tid are paddle vessels in the river trade, five paddle l et \%, ere vessels in the deep-sea trade, and theof these i \vete river Ite lv. In 1863 28 steamers sailed, and a scr e e s w e 11 ia the d : ''er Paddle boats, one a paddle and one hell:4l'4a trade. Seven were new paddle and eight new s )ci ,41111ele. The total of their registered tonnage hands. The L'oos) and they were manned by about 800 4 r ''ai.'".o that has been made among them has been very fr ha o ° ' /3 f the ZO that sailed previously to 1863 only four N)t(',::`l4l3ed, the others being either burnt, sunk, 14 41 , ; While of those that left last year five have been 1°4 3 , e'' ' 15 are Still running, and the remainder are on the I:ll%°'llletfi, . i ) n ll ,l ririg the present month three more steamersf several are fitting out to follow. A few o ka(l,ti„tNl "earners mad e only one trip, while others. ° Nil: - vel ‘ a dozen and on the whole they have paid their I)%t.t'taovrY Well, sortie of them being a source of g 1111 ooncerned,--.4s'cotsman. ;1 ,10 00 6 0° a' 6 3 , 1 61 ill' ) 11 ; a 0 4 - e• yil w Te d Se r iCO' SHARE MARKETS,---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Paid.' Closing ! Business Share, Railways. Price. I done. .14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. 15 Blythe and Tyne. .0 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co 8 8i - - Ei Si 84 f 6 121 122 st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall 10 Do A Do. B(A getstill, no diA 10 fip e.p an.has been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. at Edinburgh & Glasgow. st Glasg. and S. Western. at Great Eastern, Ord. stk at Ditto A stock at Ditto East Anglian at st GreatNorthof Scotland 7 7i 37 N 16 17 97 98 107 109 99. E 504 47 49 7/ 8/ Great Northern.- .• t Do A stock t Do 13 do t iGt. S. an , l W. of Ireland t (Great Western 127 128 133 134 134 136 98 103 65} t 6 Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire st London and Blaokwall it Lon., Bright,ez S. Coast ;t Lon., Chat., and Dover It Lon. & North Western it Lon. & So•.th Western jt Man., Shef., & Lincoln. i 0 Maryport and Carlisle. 5hare5...........12} Dot 110} 111 72 73 105 ;07 43 44 106 107 101 102 k 501 51 st Metropolitan st Midland .4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do shares 106 107 1 128; 12S1 97 99 26 !Mid /Con 10 Do Cray Line et North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee st INth. Eastern—Berwiok 25 52i 631 25 t 5 1031 1041 Do, G.N.E. purchase it Do Leeds it Do York it Do Carlisle st Nirth London 10 Do New .16.4 North Staffordshire 10 IN. and S. W. Junction st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stook, st Do Soot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welolipool st ,Shropshire Union st ISouth Devon ... . st South Eastern st 'South Wales st IS. York. and River Dun 20 'Staines, Wok.,andWok 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do 59 60 891 90} 123 128 1 2 p 77 79 II Ili 124 126 43 45 98 100 63 64 33 34 95 85k 98 100 10 104 38 39 9k 104 74 8 p 158 160 5 5k 21 3} p Do New, 18OG ;t Taff Vale.. .......... • • ,0 Do B S) Do C 110 Ulster 25 I Do .lo Do it Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and Pim , it Waterford & Kiikeuny 1 it West Cornwall it W. Hartlepool HarAzß ' it West Midland —Oxford it Do Newport' it Do Hereford' 84 87 170 175 BILITISH Pi 22 25 STUN S. Closing Prioe. hare Hallways 00 &Hand° &St Lawrence k 1 Bom.,Barodadz.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per oent... 20 Do. New 20 I Do. E. Shares.. . 204 Buffalo and LaKe Huron 10 Do. Preference 00 Ruffalo,Brant,&Godrich p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 00 iDo. do. July 1, 187:, ,00 _ Paid. all 100 6062 104 &C 5 6 l P 6 1 P 6 61- 8} 94 Do. do. June 1, 18";4 t Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(LinC,l t Cape Town F Dock Scril Eck Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. (1 ek East Indian. gu. 5 p. ,0 Do. do. G Ext..... * Do. do. II do. ,ek Grand Trunk of Canada 10 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. 10 Do. do. deferred...... * Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. 10 Do. do. deferred......, * Do. 3d Pref. 5t001:... 10 Do. do. deferred...... * Do. 4th Pref. stock... * Do. do. deferred.- rok Gt.lndfarenin.gua.sp.o. 10 Do. New gua. 5 p. a... 10 Do. January, 1802 ok Gt. South.of India(Lim, guaranteed 5 per oent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares 20i Do. New 00 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. 00 Do. 55 p. o. do. '77-8.. .. 10 Indian Branch Limited ock Madras guar, 5 P. o. •• ock Do. 41 p. o. Extensio❑ ock Do. 45 do.. •• . • 20 Do. Fifth Extension. ock Melb.Corp. ap. o. Bnds. 50 51elb. & Hobson's Bay. 00 Do. 7p. c. slortg. Bds. $0 Newßrunewick a Canda Class A. and B. N. Rl.C'daff pc Ist pt bde took Soinde lock Do. Delhi to Do. do 103 105 101 103 106} 107, 1(.,5 106 lic p . 20 21 73 75 59 61 66 68 63 b 6 60 62 40 EL 26 28 22 C 4 1(54 106} 1 14y 1 1g 103 104 9i 10 11 10V 93 95 86 88 P 1035 104' 98 100 94 98 57 59 all 100 ON 100 2 all 100 Uln 8 5 82 64 103 i 104, 103 104 t Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ f)o. Induß.St. Business done P 103 100 100 102 105} 4} 1051 6/ COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SEC' URITIEb. Az.l ut) —1877-8 I 100 102 104 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 103 105 I Do. 6p. o.star.it Sept. 100 103 105 Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. itic 91 12 91 , Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 00 92 Cape Do ©p& 0ct.873 100 107 100 Do.Ap &Ot 1880, 100 109 111 Do. 1891 100 110 112 - !Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 108 110 Ceylon. N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 104 106 1051 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 1(8 110 'N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 2.,180t 100 99 100 Do. sp. 048,1 to 1:;7( 100 99/ 10 ,/ Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 991 1001 991 - !New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 109 111 IS.Aus G6p.c.1873.&up lOO 109 111 - , Vic-Gov.6p.c.Ja.tlauly 100 - IDA to 6 n.a. AmitOok. 100 110 111 111 l Ol BRITISH. MINES. 2 !Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id Clifford Amalgamated..) 38 39 38 i Devon G. Cone. (Tavist.)! 1 57 685 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 65 7 1 70 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. id par East Caradon ..... , 114. 0 27 28 27 1 ---East Carn Brea . 1 3.4.0 7 71 E. W . J. Russel (Tavistk.)l 8.9.0 5 51 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 581 9 11 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 4 41 G. Wheal Vor (lielston) 40 14 15 Grenville tiered's-Foot 8.12 A 7 39 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 3 31 Lady Bertha Margaret (Cny Lelant 91 15 17 Marke Valley.. 4 ! Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2k 11 New Setun . 191 50 90 • North Downs 2l 11 It I Itas:iet(lllo4a,u, 3.1.0 2.1 3 - !North Wheal Croity Par Consols( nt. Blaze); - erovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 44 46 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 430 440 S. Carn Brea (Ills an) — Fran. (Illog - an, 18.18.9 571 621 Stray Park 6 ' famar Silv.it Lead Min. 41 k fin Croft 9 19 20 -- %Vest Basset (Illogan) ll 11 12 %V Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 19 21 West Seto-1 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 80 85 Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 20 25 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelaut) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann (aen ) 8 131 141 Wheal Beton 5Bl 150 160 Wheal Trerawney (Lis ) 7 241 251 241 Wheal Union 3.17 3 3l PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern. E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 111 Great Northern, 5 per cent., 116 Great Western Orig. 44 per cent. pf., 97i Stockton and Darlington, B 8 per cent., 34 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, gc., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Birkenhead, 90 Hull and Selby, 113 Lancaster and Carlisle, 214 London and Chatham, 41 per Cent., 92} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gua. 7 per cent., 18 Dutch Rhenish, 16 Eastern of France, 191 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 71 S Ditto (all), 201 20 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20i FOREIGN MINES. Port Philip, ILE Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lim.), St. John del Rey (lim.), 52 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 3; 2; 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon,on and Liverpool (Urn.), 44 Anglo Austrian, 61 Bank of Egypt, 26/- Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 43 2 Ditto, new, 261 6 Consolidated Bank, lira., 101 1 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 23 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 321 Imperial Bank (lira.), 231 Imperial Ottoman, 17 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 3/ London, Buenos Ayres, and Myer Plate, Ditto, new, 31 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 261 7 London and County, 61 2 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch., 1im.,171: London Joint Stock, %8: London and South African, 271 London and South-Western (lim.), 141 14 Oriental Bank Corporation, 6,1 Scinde, I'unjaub, and Delhi 61 7 Union of Australia, 631 Union of London, 411 1 DOCKS. Southampton, 06} 5 MISCELLANEOUS. Commercial Union (Insurance), 0 Discount Corporation, limited, 11/ Berlin Water Works, Rm., 9 Crystal Palace, ni Ditto, pref., 11.3 C r y s t a l Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb. 113 Gen. Credit and Finance or .Lonaon, bin., 6; ; Hudson's Bay. 17k International Financial Society, Um., 10A Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), si Joint•stock Discount, 7 London Financial Association, nm., 25/ 6 6i London General Omnibus Company, 2i National Discount Compiny, Ocean Marine (Insurance)-111 20 Peninsula and 07iental Steam, Ditto, new, 48 Royal Mail steam, 79i • Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Ern , 71 Universal Marine (11m.) Insurance, 5} SSE THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 18G4. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day), COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice, and Justices Crompton, Blackburn, and Mellor.) 1%11.71,11.EADY V. LORD EBURY AND OTHERS. _ . This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the Duke of Bridgwater's trustees, the owners of certain docks on the river Mersey, for negligence in towing a ship of the plaintiff's into their docks, by which negligence the ship became stranded on the beach and injured. The defendant's pleaded that they were not liable for the da mage, the contract for towing the ship expressly relieving them from sueh damage; to which plea a new assignment was added, that the damage arose through the defendant's servant's wilful negligence in leaving the ship stranded without attempting to get her off. The case came before the Court in demurrer as to the form of pleading. The Court allowed the demurrer, and directed a reforma tion of the pleading, so as to bring the case properly before it. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CROSS V. CROSS (THOMAS INTERVENING). In this case, which was tried before a jury at the sitting before Christmas, John Cross, the plaintiff, endeavoured to provoke the revocation of a will alleged to have been duly executed by his sister llarriett Cross as far back as 1839. The testatrix had an interest in a large sum of money left to the Cross family by a Mr. John, Berihill, the sister of the father of the testatrix. The parties interested wore to receive only life annuities on the estate, but they had power to dispose of the capital by will. Miss Harriet Cross executed the will five days before her decease, and probate of it had been obtained in July, 1840. By the instrument James Cross, one of the brothers who was then abroad, derived an interest, and employed an attorney named Thomas to commence proceedings in Chan cery to protect his rights in regard to the family property. Thomas advanced money to James Cross, in consideration of which James Cross gave him a mortgage upon the inte rest under the will of Harriet Cross. The will of Harriet Cross was witnessed by her two sisters, one of whom had been obliged to leave the country, having com mitted a breach of trust. The plaintiff, Sir John Berihill Cross, new alleged that the will was a forgery, and the intervener, Thomas, was the only party at present interested in establishing the validity of the will. At the trial Mary Cross said that the attestation in her name was in her handwriting, but the signature of the testatrix was a forgery. The jury found for the will, and probate was granted. A rule was then obtained on certain affidavits, and on the ground that the verdict was against evidence for a new trial. A rule was then obtained, and argued at length at the last sitting, and now stood over for judgment. The Judge Ordinary now decided in favour of the ver dict. His lordship granted the intervener (Thomas) his costs out of the estate, and condemned the plaintiff in the costs of Alexander Cross, one of the defendants. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Hoiroyd.) His Honour, being the Commissioner of the day, was occupied the greater part of the morning in hearing applica tions in the private room. IN RE BANES. This bankrupt was a carpenter in Cambridge-street, Bethnal green, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. Mr. R. Buchanan was for the bankrupt, and applied for an adjournment, as no accounts had been filed in conse quence of the ill health of the bankrupt. The case was adjourned accordingly. IN RE BURTON. This bankrupt was an optician in the Mitories, and this was an adjourned meeting for examination and discharge. Mr. C. V. Lewis appeared for the assignees, and Mr. B. Sorrel, Mark-lane, for creditors, and consented to the bankrupt's passing, but the question of discharge was ad journed till the 6th May, as the bankrupt's transactions as to the disposal of his property were not satisfactory. IN RE ELLIS. This bankrupt was a plumber, &c., in the Minories, and surrendered under a petition opened by Mr. Sorrell, Mark lane. The debts are about £l,OOO ; assets not yet stated. (Before Mr. Commissioner Wir slow.) IN RE JACKS--THE BRITISH COLUMBIA. OVERLAND TRANSIT COMPANY. The was a meeting for choice of assignees in the matter of this bankruptcy. The bankrupt had been a director of the above company, and was sued by a Mr. Collingwood, who had taken a passage of the Company, who failed to complete their contract. The sum claimed for passage money was £l6O, and the costs of the action ran up the judgment to £6OO. Mr.Collingwood proved his debt, and was chosen assignee. Mr. H. Harris, of Moorgate- street, is solicitor to the estate. The bankrupt is Comptroller of Corn Returns for the Board of Trade. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) DAMAGES FOR NOT EMPLOYING A COOK.-NOVEL POINT. DIIMEItILL V. REICIIARDT. This was an action to recover damages for breach of an agreement, Mr. Perry, from Mr. Buchanan's, appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Beard representing the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff had been engaged by the defendant, who is an eatinghouse-keeper, as cook at 30s. per week and board. The defendant's wife, however, wrote a letter to the effect that she believed the place would be too hard for him. Mr. Perry called plaintiff, who said that he had been employed as a cook at St. James's Hall, He could have a good character from the head cook there. Defendant observed that as plaintiff had left a situation in consequenco of the work being too hard, ho felt justified in refusing to employ him. His Honour—l think that a man is justified in leaving a situation if ho finds the work too hard for him. lam of opinion that defendant ought to have given a week's wages when he refused to employ plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. MARKETS._. This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover £4 Os to £5 108 Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 12s per load. Trade dull. CumBERLAND.--Meadow hay, £3 OA to £4los Od ; clover, £4 Os to £.5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 4s to 12s per load, A slow demand. WHITECHATEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 108 Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 I2s per load. Trade dull. COLONIAL. TEA.—business has been very dull. The dealers, how- ever, have been principally occupied with the inspection of samples of the large quantities to be offered at public auc tion to day. Prices, however, are expected to rule rather easier, SUGAR —The market has been without any change of importance, Holders still demand high rates, but the trade only purchase for immediaie requirements. Refined goods continue at about previous rates. COFFEE.—FuII rates are current for good and superior descriptions of colonial, but only moderate transactions have been reported. RICE.—A fair amount of business has been done, with out any change to record in quotations. TALLOW.—The market has exhibited symptoms of heaviness, quotations showing no material change. P.Y.0., on the spot, is quoted 41s 3d to 425; April to June delivery, 43s to 43s 3d; and last three months, 45s per cwt. A Uniform Plan for Metropolitan Railway Schemes. If the metropolis must be cut up into sections by rail ways, the least that we can demand is that the companies shall be made to conform to some uniform and general scheme, and that the junctions shall be sufficiently num°• roue to afford adequate facilities to the metropolitan traffic. This is a subject which Parliament will be bound to investigate and settle during the coming Session, for it would be intolerable to find, a few years hence, that we had allowed the railway companies to take possession of the me tropolis ; and that our means of transit had been contracted or rendered inconvenient by blundering projects or jealous contentions. What the future of railways will be in this metropolis is not easy to conjecture. Hitherto London railways have been, for the greater part, merely moans for the conveyance of persons and goods to and from the metropolis and the provinces. The internal traffic of this great city has scarcely come under the con sideration of the projectors and managers of these schemes, The Metropolitan Railway, however, has inau• gurated a now eta, and has already found many ambitious imitators, Most of these, it is certain, will be thrust out of the field of contest next session, and the real trial of strength will be between Mr. Fowler, with his Metropolitan Extensions, embracing the inner and outer circle lines, and Mr. Hawkshaw with his junctions with the Charing cross Extension. It is premature to forecast the proba bilities of a struggle between two such doughty champions. If Mr. Fowler have the report of the Lords' Committee in his favour, he has against him all the interests along the Thames embankment; b:_sides the inherent fault of the incompleteness of his design in its working details, We have shown that, as it affects the City, Mr. Fowler's circles do not provide for military junctions with the long lines; whilst Mr. Hawkshaw proposes to unite the Great Northern, the Midland, and the North-Western with his station at Charing-cross, whence passengers will be carried straight into the City to the Cannon-street Terminu s, By this line, therefore, our friend Humphrey Ilardworker would be enabled to get to Birmingham without a change of carriages, and without making such an extraordinary cir - cum b en dibus as he would be required to make by the rival railway.—City Press. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLTENCY.—An order was yesterday made on the provisional assignee of the late In solvent Debtors' Court for the paprnent, to a person named Neale of £2,700 under an old. insolvency, after the PAY ment of the creditors in full. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. MURDEROUS ATTACK THROUGH JEALOUSY. -- Eliza Jones, a respectably-dressed married woman, residing at No. 12, Ledbury-road, Notting-hill, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with unlawfully and maliciously wounding a female, named Charlotte Nicholas, in Penman-street, Golden •square. The injured woman was unable to attend. James Ignatius Mullin, a young man, living at 5, Queen's Head-court, Great Windmill-street, deposed that on the previous afternoon, while standing in Great Wind mill-street, he saw a number of persons collected at the corner of Denman-street, and a sort of skirmish going on. He went up to see the cause, when he heard the prisoner say to a young woman, " This is your game. It has been going on for four years, and I have caught you at last." The prisoner then, having an open razor in her hand, struck the young woman across the eyes with it, and afterwards on the.right hand. The young woman, who bled profusely from her wounds, was then conveyed to the Charing-cross Hospital, and the prisoner taken into custody. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the witness said he heard nothing more from either of the females than he had stated. and that they were both sober. He understood the young woman's name was Nicholas. Mickleborough, 307 A, said the prisoner made no reply to the charge. The prisoner said she had found her husband with the young woman several times. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was sorry the prisoner had taken such a mode of settling the matter. He would remand her for a week. The husband of the prisoner asked whether the magis trate would accept bail for his wife ? A CORPORAL OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.—Henry Weboer, a corporal of the 2d battalion of Grenadier Guards, was charged with stealing a silver watch, of the value of £3105., from the person of Dlr. James Lynch, of 1, Surrey-lane, Wandsworth. The prosecutor had been drinking with the prisoner and a female all day, and from his statement it appeared that, on wishing to leave, the prisoner snatched his watch away, and ran off, dropping it down an area. The prisoner said it was a prostitute who tock the watch away. John Staines, 123 C, said that, on taking the prisoner into custody, the prosecutor said it was a mistake. The prisoner made no attempt to get away whatever, and said he would go to the station. Both parties had been drinking. The prisoner's sergeant gave him a good character, Mr. Tyrwhitt discharged the prisoner. Tho prosecutor, who had been most anxious that the matter should not comic before the magistrate, thanked the magistrate for his decision. WESTMINSTER: PITIABLE CONDITION OP ILL-USED MARRIED WOMEN. —A very respectable-looking woman besought the magis trate's interference and assistance in the following matter:— She stated that she had been for some time residi n g in the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, and being now with her three children in great distress, had applied for relief which had been refused her, and she had, therefore, been recom mended to come before a magistrate. Mr. Arnold—Are you a married woman ? Applicant—Yes, your worship. Mr. Arnold—Where is your husband ? Applicant— You have sent him to prison. Mr. Arnold—What for ? Applicant—For ill-treating me, and the principal cause of my distress has been the illness I have suffered through his violence, which has prevented my being able to earn my living as I could have done. Mr. Arnold—When was he committed ? Applicant—On the 27th of November last, for six months. Mr. Arnold—What did the relieving officer say to you when you applied to him ? Applicant—He said 1 and my children could come into the workhouse, Mr. Arnold—Then he has, in law, offered you relief. You apply to the parish, and the relieving officer offers to take you into the workhouse —that is all that is required of him. You cannot compel him to give you the sort of relief you require. Applicant—lt was no good telling me that I might go into the workhouse with my children. I don't want to go there for my life. lam willing to work for my living, and, with a little present help, could do so. Who would go into the workhouse and by so doing break up the little home one has made ? It is very hard, I think, your wor ship. Mr. Arnold—lt may be, but the parish have a right to give relief in the way they think fit. It is for them to do as they please in that respect. You may make an application to tho board of guardians and hear what they say. Applicant—l have always worked for my living, and am willing to do so, and I want to work for myself and children outside a workhouse. Will your worship grant me a pro tection order against my husband when he comes out Mr. Arnold—No, I cannot. Applicant—Why, you worship? Mr. Arnold—Protection orders are only granted to wives where their husbands have deserted them and gone away. In the present instance the man has been committed by me for beating you. Having been sent by the law to pri son, ho cannot be said to have deserted you. THAMES. EMBEZZLEMENT BY AN OMNIBUS CONDUCTOR —Charles Emmett, an omnibus conductor, aged 22, badge No. 2,640, and dwelling at the time of his apprehension at No. 9, Manchester-road, Millwall, Poplar, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with fraudulently appropriating to his own use various sums of money he had received for and on account of the Millwall and Cubitt-town Omnibus Company. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, stated the case for the prosecu tion. The Millwall and Cubitt.town Omnibus Company were the owners of two vehicles constantly running in the day time between Limehouse (near the parish church), and Cubitt-town, in the Isle of Dogs, Poplar, passing in their journeys several important factories. The prisoner had been in the employ of the company three months, and it was his duty to receive the fares and to make correct returns of the money he received of pas sengers on each and every journey. For some time past the prisoner had returned £3 per week less en the average than the conductor of the other omnibus. The prisoner delivered a ticket every night for each journey he had made during the day, and showing the amount of money received and the number of passengers carried. The prisoner had falsified his accounts and made a return of a Company, who l ess number of passengers than ho had actu all y carried, and a less amo unt of mone y than he h ad received. Two persons were emp lo y ed b y the company to watch the pri soner on many journeys. The fares were 3 d. and 4d. On one journey , on W ednesday last, t here was a deficiency of 6d., and u pon a nother, the same day, ls. On Frida y , on three journ e y s, the pri soner company of is sd. On Satu rda y t Mr. Woolrych in q uired the number of jou rne y s p er day ? Mr. Stoddart re p lied 14 or s even each w a y. e was defrauded a deficiency the on five journeys of 2s sd. John Clark , a watchman in t he emp lo y of the St. Ka - ec journeys they was conductor, prison er ' s o p era tions, proved the hho had been employed he had travelelmed i oy n e t d y he b om t n he i. defalcationsbt hu prosecutors i o n f e w D hi o e c ht k oo ut Cwhtoeahmt prisoner The prisoner said that all the passengers he took up did ces until were they often were closed again, and alighted not pay their f ares. The swin g b ridg es over the West India p o open for the admission of ships when at the lock entrances, and peop l e would c n nott r omnibusa n wait arrived a nd went away w ithout p a y in g their fares. kehis Mr. Woolrych recalled Clark, who said that no disputes or disturbances occurred between the prisoner and any of his passengers on the journeys named by him. On one journey a West India Dock bridg e was opened, and a delay t oo k place, but no one got out of the omnibus then. Mr. Woolrych—And there was a defalcation on that journey P Mr. Stoddart—Yes, sir, of ls. After some further evidence Mr. Stoddart asked for a remand. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner until Tuesday next. writes Capt. Heard, R.N., Night Lli F.. — B O A A T few S EdßaVylsC a E g S 0 . —SUNDERLAND, Monday the -Whitburn boat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was instrumental in saving seven men from the steam tug Rob Roy, of Sunderland, bound from that port to the river Tyne. There were four of the orew of the steamer, and three men belong in g to a schooner which they ware going to tow round to Sunderland. At 3 a.m. a li g ht was seen h at sea from Whithu rn, and shoutings were heard from the men in the tug. T he alarm was given, when the lifeboat e a l i s e i f n . s t t n t w l y a smannedo oaand laautnhce re ed was a heavy sea on, and and went off to their r , the morning was v er y dark and foggy. The sea had washed the tug's b3at away , and had t h e men not been so speedily an rescued they would all have perished, as it was a rising tide, and there was a hole in the bottom of the vessel, which not very long afterwards became a total wreck. It was found that she Lad struck on the Steel" Rocks off Whitburn. THE FLORlDA.—According to a letter from Brest of the 16th the Confederate corvette Florida has made her trial trips, which were perfectly successful, and her new Captain, Maurice Richard, had waited on the vice admiral and other authorities of the port to announce his approaching departure and to take leav e , Th o letter adds that Captain Richar ds has informed the captain of the Federal Kearsage, which is still satewiting off the port, that he is ready, on leaving, to accept mbat with him any where out of the limit of the French waters. Perhaps this is mere bravado, but the people at Brest expect a fight be tween the two frigates. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—NapoIeon Cnais and Co. have just brought out the second e dition of " Itypoits Melds des INlembres de la Section Frangaise du Jury International sur l'Exposition liniverselle a Londres," published under the direction of M. Michel Chevalier. This new edition contains the report of Prince Napoleon, the speech of the Emperor, and the list of the prizes awarded to the French exhibitors, AFF. The position of affairs in the far E rst is by no means reassuring. In China and Japan events are unmistakably tending in one direction, and it re quires but little forecast to perceive that the exigencies of our commerce will ere long necessitate the active presence of a much larger force than this country would wish to maintain there. In Japan, though the immediate peril has passed away, the truce is a hollow one. Prince Satsuma, having sent a quarter of a million sterling to America for the purchase of rifled guns, naturally wishes to temporize until he has received this formidable addition to his strength. In China, the reactionary party, under the presidency of the Empress-mother, and the general ship of Tsue ig-Kwoh Fan, have not only made themselves dominant, but actually succeeded in stultifying all diplomatic action at Pekin. Prince Kung, who never had much power of his own, is now completely under the rule of this all-powerful faction. The European representatives have not seen the Regent for one year, and are obliged to content themselves with bootless interviews with the Foreign Board, which, like similar institutions in this country, is admirably adapted for evasion and pro crastination. Another massacre of Roman Catholic priests and their converts has once more brought the French Bishop of Se-chwen to Pekin. In vain does the French Minister claim redress ; the effects of the Anglo-French military promenade through the capital being entirely obliterated. In fact, we have now discovered that we have never been in Pekin at all—for in the centre of that walled block of country which we call Pekin, lies lirperial Pekin, with ramparts and fosses and its 200,000 inhabitants. No outer barbarian has penetrated this, the sanctum of Chinese prejudice. Though every subject strides in and out at his leisure, European ambassadors are kept out by sentries, and obliged to content themselves with furtive glances through their opera glasses from neighbouring house-tops, where they are permitted to mature that co-opera tive policy, into which they were driven by Celestial astuteness one year since. For at Pekin individual diplomatic action is no longer possible. Twelve months ago, the representatives of the Western Powers, finding that they were being played off one against the other by the Regent and his advisers, determined to try the virtue of co operation. Their success is what might have been imagined from a combination of conflicting interests, Nevertheless, our trade is doubling itself, and will continue to do so. The foreign city of Shan g hai has become the commercial capital of the East, whereas but fifteen years since the bittern and rice-bird were the sole possessors of the swamps upon which it stands. Land there is now as valuable as in the heart of the city of Lon don, and thence our capital and enterprise control the markets of northern China. With such vast commercial interests at stake, and with such difficult diplomatic relations, it is with unfeigned regret that we receive the confirmation of the dissoluticn of the Chinese auxiliary force under Captain Sherard Osborn ; for the published correspondence relative to the expedition proves, were proof wanting, that a similar command could not have fallen into more able hands. Were a policy of non -intervention possible in a country situated like China, we should be the first to advocate it; but distracted as it is by insurgents, whose original nuclei has been nothing but th© starving centres of that gigantic population, and adverse as the rulers have proved to the humanizing infl_uences of foreign commerce, in opposition to the wishes of the bulk of the inhabi tants, it has appeared to us both just and wise to assist in the establishment of social order within the country, and commercial order without ; to put down freebooters by land and piracy by sea; and, whilst we secured peaceful avenues for our com merce, to ensure also to the Chinese Government the just dues arising from such foreign trade. For it is idle to conceal the fact, that our merchants, finding it more lucrative to bribe a mandarin at a non-treaty port than to pay the cus toms' dues at a treaty one, are all more or less engaged in smuggling at the non-treaty ports, thereby evading that just spirit of reciprocity which formed the basis of Lord Elgin's policy, and which could alone justify the armed intrusion of our trade in China. As regards the Taeping rebellion, the energy of Tsung-Kwoh-Fan has during the past year driven it into the towns of Nankin, Soochow, and Hang chow, and at the present moment not more than one-fortieth part of the Empire is out of the hands of the Imperialists. Indifferent as the rule may be when measured by a European standard, yet as the Taepings recede so the inhabitants advance, and resume their peaceful avocations. Though the enthusiastic reports of missionaries once led us to imagine that this mighty convulsion was to lead to the evangelisation of China, the manner in which its leaders have acted must have convinced the most credulous that rapine, murder, and lust were the sole objects they had in view. Wherever their hordes have passed—and their path has been through the most densely-populated portions of the country —the inhabitants, together with their dwellings, have been blotted out ; and during their 10 years' rule at Nankin, the ancient capital, no attempt has been made to establish a civil administration, but the same relentless system has been pursued until the fairest districts have been well nigh depopulated and exhausted. Had the ruler of China had the sagacity to avail him self of the powerful aid which he asked and obtained from her Majesty's Government in the form of Captain Sherard Osborn's squadron, Nankin would have already been in the hands of the Imperialists, and with it would have perished the prestige of the Tae ping cause, and China might once more have settled down to those industrious pursuits which are the sole thought of its population. Now, it is impos sible to predict what turn events may take, espe cially when we consider the vast rowdy element which California and Australia are pouring into Shanghai. A leader of grasp and capacity is alone wanting to enable these adventurers to seize an empire on the southern bank of the Yangtze. The cause which led to the disbandment of Capt. Sherard Osborn's force was, that her Majesty's Government only permitted it to be organised under certain conditions, which were submitted by the Emperor of China's agent; who had full powers to deal with the question. The Emperor having ob tained the force he required on one set of terms, determined to use it under another, and expected to find in Captain Sherard Osborn a docile servant, who would assist him in this piece of chicanery. In that expectation it is hardly necessary to say he was mistaken. Neither blandishment nor bribery could induce Captain Sherard Osborn to swerve from the original agreement, on the faith of which her Majesty's Government had permitted him to organise the squadron. We hope that the Chinese Government will not have bitter cause to regret the shortsightedness of their policy, but it is, we fear, hoping against hope. This powerful squadron could have stifled anarchy in the interior, cleared the rivers and coasts of pirates, and confined the foreign trade to its legitimate channels; China would have policed its own waters, and increased its revenue, And Great Britain would have been spared those oft recurring and inglorious wars which seem inseparable from our relations with the most peaceful people on the face of the earth. How ever disappointing' Captain Sherard Osborn may be the result of his ,labours, he may rest assured that there is but one op inion in England as to the high-minded and dignified course he has pursued, under circumstances of net ordinary difficulty. And it is imposible to rise from the perusal of the corres pondence lately published, without increased admi ration for a character whieh already stood high in the opinion of his countrytneti. PARASITICAL PLANTS IN IVIEXICO.—The forest see med to have been invade d by an arm y of huge pythons, ma ny of them more than a fo o t in diameter, looking as if they had been stiffened while in the act of twining them selves in numerous folds round the tree which ermothey had s eized with a living, fierce, and prehensile grasp, an d had then reared and lost their he ads in the uppermost branch! s of another still more lof t y than their victims, which agaon in were sometimes smaller than themselves, and bearing the indented stems the impress of the enormous and strangling force that had writhed itself round them.— Y i,qn6's Travels in Arexico. The Jewish Chronicle gives the following account of a curious discovery made during the late war with China, by a Jewish officer in the English navy : At the breaking out of the English war with China, he received his commission as lieutenant, and went to the seat of war, and served under Com mander Hollins. Our friend was assigned the com- wand of a small vessel carrying three guns, for the purpose of penetrating the rivers and streams of the interior, and preventing any hostile assemblages. He seldDm advanced further than five or six miles from the principal rendezvous ; but on one occasion tired of cruising about in!the same place so often, and meeting no opposition, he proceeded ten miles up the river, and still found no hindrance. He sailed until he had advanced about 30 miles into the nterior of the country, p ,ssing several cities and villages, but seeing no fortifications ; and not being molested in any way, he was about io retrace his steps, when, looking ahead, he thought that there appeared something in the distance resem- bling a fortification. He determined to ascertain the nature of the place, and headed the ship to it. When he approached he was surprised by seeing multitudes of Chinese junks and other small boats approaching the vessel. The deck was then cleared for action in case of a fight. As the enemy ap proached nearer to the bhip they let fly a cloud of weapons and'stones, which, however, did no injury. The lieutenant, thinking to scatter them, had one of his guns loadqd with grape-shot, and poured it into them where the crowd appeared thickest. It must have done considerable execution, for they raised a yell. They attempted to climb up the sides, but were met on every side by the sailors. Now the fight began in real earnest. With all their guns employed, it was as much as the Britishers could do to keep the natives from gaining a footing on board of the vessel. The Chinese fought desperately. Their leader—a tall, majestic-looking man, wielding a long straight sword—by his pre sence seemed to inspire them with increased bravery. Seeing this, an attempt was made to capture him. He had effected a footing on board for himself and his followers—more were swarming up. A shot through the bottom of his canoe cut off his retreat there was no hope for him but fighting till more came to his relief. After a brief struggle the capture of the chief is effected, and all the belligerents cease fighting. The British vessel then attempted to make its way out of the river ; but the natives, as soon as they perceived this, rased such a yell as we never heard before, and the chief ex tending his hands, addressed his captors in a lan page which did not resemble the Chinese in any respect. The lieutenant was astonished at recog nising the familiar tone of the Hebrew language. Thanks to his parents, in his youth he had received a good Hebrew education, and was able to carry on a conversation in the Hebrew language with the chief, who told him if he would give him up he would promise that they would not be molested, but per mitted a free egress, and also, if he desired, he would show him the city. The officer accepted the proposition, and accompanied by him as a safe guard, and also a body of men from the ship, they visited the town. It was an immense city, sur rounded on all sides by walls and fortifications, and contained over one million of inhabitants, all Jews. In no other part of the Chinese empire are there any Jews. Here they are allowed every privilege. They can carry their produce to other cities and trade with them, but are not allowed to emigrate. They have their owu laws, and the chief officer is a Jewish Rabbi, who, with twenty others, enact laws, decide disputes, and deal out justice to the inhabi tants of the city. In this tribunal is vested the power of life and death, and from their decision there is no appeal. They keep a standing army of the young men of the place in order to protect their city. Their laws command the observance of the Jewish religion, but their rites and ceremonies differ from ours in many respects. They observe the Sab bath on what is to us Thursday, but still they call it the seventh day. The synagogues are the most beautiful buildings that are to be seen in the empire. They are all built in one style, which resembles a mixture of the Gothic and Corinthian, and are ornamented by beautiful pago das. Each synagogue is capable of holding 2,000 worshippers, and generally consists of a large hall, with an arched roof, all of stained glass, which present a:beautiful appearance. The roof is sup ported by pillars of variegated marble, ornamented by fine porcelain cornices. The holy ark is a beau tiful structure in itself, and is approached by nine steps of the whitest marble. Oa opening the doors and drawing the curtain the whole build ing is flooded by the light which issues forth. In every available spot inside the ark candles are placed, which are kept burning continually, but still are not seen. The effect, as may be imagined, is beautiful. In each house of worship are three " saphorim," which are written on pure white vellum. These are handled with the greatest care, and only by the priest himself. Women are not allowed to enter the synagogues, except on holidays and days of festivity. In the aggregate their rules are in strict accordance with our religion, and are sensible in themselves. The military leader who had been taken prisoner, together with the priests, spared no pains to make themselves understood, explaining everything which they thought would prove interesting. The party spent about six hours in examining the place, and then returned to the ship laden with presents, which to them were curiosities. The officer has still in his possession several cabinets, not over 4 feet square, which contains over 300 drawers and secret places. The most interesting curiosity which he received was a Prayer-book written in Chaldaic, on vellum, which he presented to the British Museum. Several little articles yet remain in his possession, which are highly treasured by him. Thus a community of Israelites exists in Oriental China never heard of before, yet consisting of over 1,000,000 souls,speak ing the original sacred tongue, keeping their own laws, and possessing documents which record their history thousands of years ago. 1271 133 65 1 110 a 72} 105 107 6f 1 2i 501 106 51 6 5 128 f I } 98/1 53 34 94i / 5 A Jewish Settlement in China, THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE WINE TRADE, —The entire wine consumption of this country has increased during the past four years about 50 per cent.—a result to be traced in a great degree to the competition in duced by enlarged means of intermediate supply in which old systems of exorbitant profits have been ignored, and legitimate rates are followed by extended demands. As re gards the London market proper, general steadiness and an absence of speculative excitement have characterised the trade of 1863. Circumstances of exceptional depression cal culated to affect adversely the consumption of luxuries, have been outbalanced by the general prosperity and sound ness of English commerce; while wines, as an article of more universal use, have gradually gained an impor tant advance, and bid fair to occupy a still higher position in the revenue returns. This satisfactory progress has of course developed fresh systems of business, and, amongst them, the highly commendable additio n by g rocers of the retail wine trade—now recognised as a means to an end deserving of every encouragement — to their more legiti mate operations. This market has be en well eupplied du.r ing the year with most ordinary qualities of wins; while countries hitherto almost unknown as wine prodcers have exhibited resources which may prove of moment should our present moles of supply be insufficient. Greece and Hungary offer attractions which appear only t o lack general publicity to ensure universal approval ; but, with the exception of French wines,. the greatest increase is observable in sherries, of which fine qualities have gradually become scarcer, so as to lead to enhance • ments in prices of an extraor dinary extent. Cadiz r eserves h a ve decreased in inv erse proportion to the rise in shipping figures, and it appears they have not reached that point at which consumption will be checked or diverted into other channels. London dealers have supplied themselves fully, pending January a dvances; so that the issue of shippers' circulars has not been followed by commensurate alterations in values on this side ; but it is certain that, a few months hence, fine sherry will be almost non est, while present prices will only purchase inferior wines.—The Grocer, and Trine Trade Review. GLASGOW, Jan. 16.—Iron.—The Scotch pig iron market has assumed a much quieter tone during the last week, the amount of business done has been compara tively limited, while the fluctuations in value have not been extensive. To-day the feeling has been towards dulness. A few transactions took place at the lowest quotations of the week—viz , 655, 7tel, cash, and 675. 61. three months open, at which buyers remained. G. M. B, No. 1, 655.; No. 3,61 s. ; No 1 Gartsherrie, 68s. 6d. ; Coltness, 68s. 6d. ; Calder, 675, ; Glengarnock, 655. ; Eglinton, 645. ; Carron, 648. Cotton. The market has been dull during the week with hardly anything doing. Prices unchanged. SECOND EDITIO SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. WARSAW, Jan. IS.—Kruk, the insurgent chief, with a few of his companions, is said to have taken refuge in Galicia. He has disbanded the corps which he had under him. The Bishops of Lublin, Kielce, and Cracow have ordered the discontinuance of mourning in the churches of their dioceses. THE CITY BANK HALF-YEARLY MEETING-THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the City Bank took place to-day--Mr. Peter Bell in the chair. The report stated that the directors were enabled to declare the usual dividend of £6 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of £1 10s. per share, free of income tax (these two payments being together equal to £l2 per cent. per annum), and to carry forward to profit and loss new account the sum of £9,380 19s, Bd. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, and remarked that an examination of the accounts, comparing them with preceding ones, would show that the earnings of the last half-year were considerably in excess of pre vious corresponding periods. The high value of money had partly contributed to this success, but, as the en hanced rates for money had only been in operation for a short period, their prosperity was rather due to their increased business. The report was unanimously adopted. ST. KATHARINE DOCK COMPANY, HALF-YEARLY MEETING-THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the St. Katharine Docks was held to-day. The report stated that the gross earnings for the past year were £273,664 18s. 4d . and the expenditure, including interest, to £202,867 ss. 5d., showing the net earnings to be £70,797 12s. 11d. A dividend of l per cent. (free of income-tax) upon the capital stock of the company, for the half-year ended the 30th of June last, was declared at the general meeting on the 21st of July, and the directors now recommended that a dividend at the same rate be now declared for the half year ended the 31st of December last, making together 3, per cent. (free of income-tax) fur the year 1863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. T ATTE R SALL'S, MONDAY:. Fortunately for the moderate number of bookmakers who put in an appearance this afternoon, notwithstanding the heavy gloom occasioned by the fog, a more than average amount of business was transacted, chiefly through several commissions, issued during the morning, not having been satisfied in the city circles. After the usual amount of gossip concerning the forthcoming weights for the Chester Cup, and the extreme eagerness evinced by several to com mence operations thereon, but without effect, the legitimate business of the day was brought prominently forward, and for a brief period was carried on with some amount of spirit in consequence of the anxiety exhibited by those having the commissions betraying more than usual eagerness to get on. The Two Thousand Guineas was alone noticeable by the fondness exhibited for the French representative, about whom sto 1 was with difficulty obtainable. Paris at the same time did not appear so buoyant, 11 to 2 being re peatedly offered at the close about him, his supporters, however, apparently biding their time, standing out for half a point over those odds. Cambuscan, from the support afforded him in the West-end club, was inquired after, and towards the close was backed with much freedom at G to 1 , but the layers at the finish, we imagine, had the call. The Derby—The transactions upon this all-absorbing event generally resume their activity at the turn of the year, but up to the present time little or no vitality has dis played itself in the transactions we have had to record from the Corner. This afternoon, as we have before mentioned, gave some evidence of business, the Scottish Chief being the first inquired for, and after his opening price of 12 to 1 had been readily accepted, with an offer to go on, the demon stration had the desired effect, and his outside price at the close appeared to be 1,000 to 90. Paris was not in much re quest, and after 12 fifties had been noted down, 13 to 1 was repeatedly offered ,without meeting a reply. Cambuscan " the Bold" appeared to have a strong party of adherents, who stood to their colours with some stoutness. Forager was introduced by a follower of the stable, and the odds of 100 to 6 were taken to £lOO, but beyond that transaction wo were not favoured with any further notice of Lord St. Vin cent's crack. During the interval of these performances the partisans of Coast Guard, Historian, Prince Arthur, and Horse Marine had been most industriously plying their vo cation in getting on at the most available prices, until the former left off at 20 to 1 in great force, and Historian and Prince Arthur, both of whom were backed to win large sums of money, at 25 to 1 each ; but just prior to the close of the rooms a late comer was quite content to accept of an " old fox" 2,000 to 85 about W. Day's colt. Horse Marine, of the outside division, was in great request, and his quoted price was eagerly taken in well acquainted quarters to win some thousands, and ho bids fair, from the demonstration made in his favour, to see a much better price, Of the others given in our subjoined list few were backed for money, but wore evidently introduced to obtain the market price. TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Fille de I'Air (taken) 11 to 2 agst Paris (taken) to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken) THE DERBT. 1000 to 90 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 12 to 1 agst Paris (taken) 15 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Forager (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) 25 to 1 agst Historian (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Prince Arthur (taken freely) 1000 to 35 agst Birch Broom (offered) 1000 to 35 agat Coup d'Etat (offered) 33 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) 23 to 1 agst General Peel (taken) 33 to 1 agat Hollyfox (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Idler (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Horse Marine (taken freely) 1000 to lb agst King John (taken) 1000 to 15 agst c by Birnton (taken) 2000 to 25 agst Lucky Star (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Copenhagen (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Balernock (taken) 1000 to 10 agst The Count (taken) 10Cy0 to 10 agst Verger (taken) WEIGHTS FOR THE CIIESTER CUP. Mr. Topham has now completed the handicap for the above race, but in accordance with an understanding come to last year, they have been submitted to a committee previous to their being made public. No doubt we shall be ab:e to publish them either in the first or last editiou of The Sun of Wednesday. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 19.—Wind this day at noon—South cloudy weather. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH•) GRAVESEND, TUeedgy Morning. No arrivals. Sailed—The Adler, for Bremen. DIAL, Tnesdsy Morning, — Passed—Sensparen, from London, for Brutham; South Down, from Palermo, for Goole. WALKER! OR FRENCH BOOTS FOR THE ITALIAN BOOT. Italy bas sent an order to Pari s f or 100 ,000 boots, to be ready for t he soldiers, at the latest, in February. THE DAUGHTER OF DUMAS, Madame Patel, who was married two or three years ago, is pleading for A divorce. _ .... _ A YOUNG LADY VIOLONCELLIST.—Maie. Helene de Katow, who is said to be one of Servais's best pupils, is going to give several concerts in Paris this season. A " FLIGHT OF THE HOLY FAMILY," which hat; has been performed at a subscription concert at Cologne, and is described as a " sweet and pious composition," has been finished by Herr Max Bruch, the young composer of " Lorelei." THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP. —We hear that a meeting of Great Eastern creditors took place on Saturday, but beyond deciding to abandon the lottery scheme nothing definite was determined. Arrangements are being very promptly made to return the money already subscribed, and Mr. Stoess's connection with the lottery is a guarantee that no time will be lost in winding the affair up. --Liverpool Albion. • ITALIAN COTTON. —It is stated that there is to be an exhibition at Turin of the cotton grown in different parts of Italy. FATAL DUEL AT MUNlCH.—Letters from Munich mention the painful sensation caused there by a fatal duel between Counts Sternback and Honstein, which recently took place near Freising, in Bavaria. Sternback, it is said, was jealous of his wife, and suspected her of being too partial to hib half-brother, Hohnstein, a natural son of the old ex-King of Bavaria, now in Rome. Hohnstein took offence at the other's suspicions, and, instead ofexpostulating with him and convincing him that they were unfounded, challenged him. The affair was referred, according ttwoiothn! account, to a so-called "court of honour," whicd 0 aces. The standing the consanguinity of the adversaries, whic h, account, that the duel must take place. They fought at d P sent l his bullet alleged adulterer had the first shot, an The vm, who straight to the heart of his half-brothsenrd. was lieutenant-colonel of c uirassier : , tat;on of an excellent officer, leaves IMunich clergy refused to attend . who had the repu ne child a year old. Tho burial of the slain man , and a comrade from the regiment officiated at the grave. atil t :01