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

IONEy IiARKET AND COXMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A FURTHER ADVANCE IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The directors of the Bank of England have this mo rning agai n a d vanced t h e i r m i n i mum rate of Interest and discount, from 7 to 8 per cent. A movement of 2 per cent on consecutive days is an anusuel event, and it has consequently created con siderable excitement and commotion in business circles. The measure is evidently directed princi pally against the drain of coin to the East and other pl aces, the lot which threatens a seri o u s d e pletion of ....ank's vaults, unless a restrictive policy be adopted.. The last w ee k' s ra il way rece i pts ascer t a i ne d up t o this day are in round figures as under : ni 1863. 1862. Great W estern 5694,653 North-Western 87,055 t°ll.th-Western -urigh ton - .. 15,462 16,227 Ivlidland- G s, uth-Eastern 43,610 40,034 6r...ea! Northern 31,312 28,497 13,170::ttliaosibotre and Yorkshire 35,210 31,656 55,972 52,826 t te greter V- nchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 17,363 15,951 Scottish North-Eastern Lilasgow and South-Western These returns are in most instances of a satiable tory character—on the Great Western there is an increase of £4,295, on the North Western of ,_ 48 .580, on t h e S outh W estern of £ 1,783, on the Midland of £3,576, on the South Eastern of £770, On the Great Northern cf £2,815, on the Lan °Eishire and Yorkshire of £3,554, on the North Eastern of £3,146, and on the Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln of £1,412; the London and lirighton, however, shows a decline of £765. The Ripon, which will be despatched to-morrow to India and China, will convey £188,348, of which £183,890 is in gold for Alexandria. The Edinburgh from New York has brought £lOO,OOO. Two O'CLOCK. No change has been made in the rates of interest ° l ldepo s it accounts b y th e j o int st oc k b an k s and privat e discount houses. Business in the general market is almost sus- Pended, and the mercantile community are gene rally resorting to the Bank of England for the ac commodation they require. In the English Stock Market this morning some fluctuation has occurred since the announcement of the rise in the Bank rate of discount. At first the Funds declined but 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 no w the same as last evening, are ex div. 908 / for money, and 90/ a for the January account. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are lower, at 89/ 90; the 3u Years' Annuities are 14a Exchequer Bills, ss. dis.; India 6 per Cents, 104 ; do. 4 per Cents., 1001 ; do. 5 per Cent. Enfaced, 103 104; and the Bonds, 5 prem. As soon as it became known that the rate of discount had been advanced, considerable depression Was experienced in the Stock Exchange Markets, especially in the Foreign department. Mexican receded 1 per cent., viz., to 33/ 34/ ; Greek were 11 lower at 241, 251; the Coupons were / worse, being 11 12 ; Turkish Coneolides dropped 11, or to 43144± ; Spanish Passive went down / to 338; and the Certificates were I flatter at 12/ 13. The present prices a re as follows Turkish Coneolides, :—Mexican, 331 ; 44 I ; ureek, 258 ; do. Coupons, 11 12 ; Sp an i s h Passive, 321 ; do. Certificat es , 60 62.121 13; and the Confederate Loan, Business in the Railway Share Market has been 111°Glerat l'IY acti ve , b ut pr i ces h ave s h own l es s firm ness, owin g to the advance in the rate of discount. Great 7.iorthern A Stock have declined 15s. ; and s re, 10s. Londizea and B r i ghton, 155.; Lancash i re and York hi ; and N or th-E a stern (Berwick), s s . ; Greet Western, however, have improved 52.; and ke tropolitan, 10s. In th e F ore i gn an d C o l on i a l M arkets there has b een little change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares in several in stances show rather less firmness. Imperial Otto- IDeu have receded to 171; Oriental to 671; Union ° ,,, f London t o 39/ ; Di scoun t Corporation to 61 7 ; G eneral Credit to 6±; and National Discount Com 13'11 to 91 ---=-- BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bang Stock a Per Cent. Reduced Annuities t y ew er 901 3 90 ex div per Cent. Annuities , Annuities N e e mr ,,, 3 t per Cent. Annuities 6 " h i per Cent. Annuities.. A Per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 .. .I.llDdtiattost '-llnuities, 30 yrs expire ,ith Jan., 1880.. Ditto f or 30 - y s ' expire sth April, 1885. 141 ( o ß e zl l S B e r 7 s. ' 4 Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Ditto iif. 5 pei Cent. 1870 D itto 4 per Cent. 1888 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 103 4 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5 i per Cent ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto :Aug. 1864 or 66 —1,411 n B onds £l,OOO 5 pm 400;30,10 Bonds £1,000.. In l - 8 tor a S tuck Account ' Jan, 7 .. t to le , or ccount, Ditt:(l4er Bills, A £l,OOO, 3 pe p r Cen t - Ditt o Bank sto R £5OO - B - tuall ck 5 dis f or Account Ansh a n .ts zilian 6 °II EIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ~,,tx . Ditto 1859 - Ditto De r Cent -,-..) 1839 and 1859 — tinto 45 per Cent. • 1852-58-60 lA. Ditto 1863 .. ' ,el,"lili tto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid an 6 per Cent. — C ° itto 4i per Cent, olombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd — batiish 4 p er C ent., 1863 ''''elaador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent — , Ditto, Provisonal Land W arrant — " n 'Optian 7 per Cent 99 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Conpons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account l2 113 Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Italian 5 per Cent. (Al aremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent ... New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — r eruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account . . — Ditto 4} per Cent., 1562 ...... .. to Account ... — 4' ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ... — Ditto Account.. . — Ditt o 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62.. Ditto Account Ditto, 1863 . 48 . . • • . . D itto Scrip, £lO paid pm nesian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 45 per Cent 1850. D ittoD 1860 itt —3 per Cent., 1859 inian „, Ditto 5 p 5 per er CeCent nt. 1862 .... 865 53 "'erd Ditto Account 13 -, a nigh 3 pe r C en t ... .......... 53 t)itto Account ... ......... Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto P assive .. ...... Ditto Account P,a,u, WI Cert. of Coup not funded B, ' ";.° Account I , : e amih, 4 per Cent. — -r,i an , 6 per Cent. 1851 — Ditto A.cco t bi t , • un . . 1. 4 b• u) 6 per Cent. 1858 Dittoitt Ac count . % 10t) Bonds .... — Ditto 695 b i , 6 per Cent. 1862 ~ito Account Vttn G per Cent. 1863 — l e tt'-"-- Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. — tezuela. 3 er Cent t l i t t t ,„ Accou p nt . Account . ‘o 6 per Cent, 1862 Ditto 555 6 ... A nst r i Div idends on the above payable in London. Delgi • --n, 5 per C en t.. Ex. 10 Florins. ~e' L ers 45 per C en t . , Ex. 25f. Ditto2Cent., i per JE x. 12 Gull — tti Acceorun Cent. Certificates 1 ,,, ra 4 i ,sitto "null R p antes, 45 per Cent., Ex. 25f — I _ iii ns 5 pe Console Nioney. C ent., . 1861, Ex. 2,5 francs 703 C TWO O'CLOCK. ts• Closing •3hare Kailvrays Paid. Price. I / Business done 130 Itiantio &St Lawrence all 60 63 61 sk Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ina 100 1051 1061 106 51 Gu. 5 per Gent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. 204 Buffalo and Laxeldurov ali 61 61 10 Do. Preference Rll 81 91 100 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 3 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 187', 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 18:1 100 st Clcutta.&S.EastnaLlit. 100 103 105 st Cape Town 4: Dock Seri! 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 108 109 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1105 I+.lo 107 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 1 14p 20 Do. do. II do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada too 201 211 100 Do. Ist Fret. Bonds all 74 76 100 Do. no. deferred all GO 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus., all 66 69 100 Do. do. deferred.— all 50 53 100 Do. 3d P,ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 23 :6 stock GLlndiarenni.gua.sp.o 100 ICB 109 108 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 11 14, 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 14 11, stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 105 106 201 Gt. W. of Canada Share* all 9/- 10/ 91 201 Do. New ...... 18 1,1 104 , 101) Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 92 95 1 0 0 Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.. .. all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 I op stook Madras. guar., sp.a .. 100 1051 1064 1051 6 stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 100 101 100 stook De. 4* d 0........ 100 co 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick& Candi Class A and B all 3 5 N.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist 1 bds 100 82 84 stork Soinde (100 106 107 stock Do. Delhi 44 100 115 106 1051 so Do. do l 3. 2 ip at Do. Punjaub c: all 105 106 Do. Do. ........ , , 100 stnek Do. indus.St. Flo.) ;100 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 6 p.c.J &J ul; 1877-81 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 102 114 , I Do. dp. o.Mar.& Sept. 100 112 105 Do. Sp. c. Jame/duly. 100 91 93 I Do. 5 Inscribed stocl. 100 91 93 'Cape G.Hope, 6p c. 187- 100 108 110 ! Do.Ap &Oct. 1881 100 109 111 - ; Do. 189 i 100 109 111 IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 101 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1878. 6p c 101 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 110 107 109 , N.B.Gov. p.c../ it.&July 100 MI 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct,. 100 N. S. W. Gov. 5p 2.,186( 100 101 102 Dv. 6p. e.,lBii to 187( 100 101 102 I Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 1011 1624 1014 ;New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 NOVII, Scotia Gov. 6p. C. sterling, 1875. lOO 104 106 'Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 la 113 !t3.Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 112 114 iVic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 'Do. to 6v.a An.&Oct.. 100 109 110 109} _B4 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 Scl uhflord Amalgamated.. 36 37 Ueven G. Cons. (Tavist., 1 545 655 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 f 7 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. fd par !East Caradon ..... 3.14.6 25 26 251 6 1 7 4 E. WlRussel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 41 5 IGam.&St.Auoyn(Gwen., 58i 11 13 (Great South 'folgus.... 17s 45 6 G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 114 121 Grenville flert - .4's-Foct 8.12 89 41 ilingston Downs 4.18.0 14 21 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant sok 16 18 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 21 14 I New Setun l9l 90 100 • North Downs ll 2 N.WIOI ilaseet(lllNan 3.1.0 n 31 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey, 20 Providence (Uny Lelni., 10.6.7 13 45 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 415 125 S. Cant Brea (Illog•an) — S.Wheal Fran. (Illnan, 18.1 8 .9 GO 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 34 36 5 ramar Silv.& Lead Min. It i t fin Croit 9 181 19 West Basset (Illogan) l4 10 11 W. Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 22 24 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 87s 924 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 6 221 274 W heal Kitty (U.Lclant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott • Wheal MaryAnn(Llen ) s 111 121 Wheal Beton . 581 170 1.80 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 20 21 -- Wheal Union 3.17 2f 34 PREFERENCE SHARES. London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 97i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., 6 per cent. 2d pf., 70 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 1154 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Copenhagen, Um., 21 Dutch Rhenish, 1 7i Northern of France, 37/ San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 81 Ditto (all), 21i West Flanders, 74 FOREIGN MMES. Don Pedro, Nor: h Del Rey, a Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Alin. Co., 21 United Mexican (liii4, 5a JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of Lona= and Liverpool (11m.), 45 Ditto, new, 256 4a • Anglo Austrian, 6k Bank of New Zealand, 11 Brazil! in and Portuguese, lira., 7f City, 108 7 Consolidated Bank, lira., Continental, lira., lOa Hindustan, China, and Japan (11m.), 276 Imperial Bank (lim.), 236 Imperial Ottoman, t 7 6 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 46 London and South American, Dm., 6t London and Westminster, 786 Metro!). and Prov. Bank (lira.), 22 Oriental Bank Corporation, 576 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (Rm.\ 6 56 Union of London, 396 SHARE MARKETS.— This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOGIs.S. B ailways. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Rost.,Sleat.,andllfid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn wal A g ets no chi Do A 1 ti il 6p e.p an.haf. Do • been paid to It Dublin A Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stli Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian at I GreatNorthot Scotland Great Do A stook Do B do t. S. ant W. of Irelam Great Western ........ Do Str Val crua. - Lancashite & Yorkshirt London and hlackwali I Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sty.th Western slan., Shet., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do * 5hare5........ , Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. •• .• •• .• North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central I Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Soot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Weichpooi Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok Stockton ez Darlington Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale. . Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford It Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R , West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford Closing Business Price. done. 8 Si - - 8 8i 81 83 118 119 01 7} 38 10 16 17 95 97 107 1i 9 48a 49} 45 47 71 8a 12t; ;28 13J 131. 134 136 99 101 63 63} 308 108 i 71 73 110 111 44 (0 lon 104} 101 102 47 4S 1101 1111 127 ;274 14 lip 96 98 62 63 24 16 101 1011 58i 59 886 8? 119 121 1 2 1, 772 78} It Ili 124 126 42 44 93 100 61 62 314 32 Vsi d5l 96 18 10 :0i 37} 371 9 10 u 7 1 7 i E. 168 16U 5 6i P 85 88 170 175 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea, lim., 3 Crystal Palace, :-16 Discount Corporation, limited, n 64 7 61 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 3} 1 Gen. Crt dit and Finance of London, lim., 61 6 1 Hudson's Bay. 121 International Financial Society, Um., 9 81 Joint •stock Discount, 61 Ditto, new, 41 4 London leinanzial Association, lira.. 231 National Discount Company, Um, 91 6 Peninsula and O. iental steam, 841 Rhyruney Iron, 301 Royal Rail steam. 79 RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring 23 MARCH. Nottinham Spring 1 Chelmsford Spring Derby Spring. ......... 3 York Spring Liverpool ............ 8 Durham Shrewsbury .......... 10 Northampton .Ap. Croaton-park 1 Epsom Spring M. Chester Salisbury l2 Bath t l7 .. 19 .. 28 .. 29 tIL. Newmarket Craven .... 11 Newmarket First Spring 25 X. Manchester Harpenden Epsom. 24 THE SUN, LONDON, IHURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(TIES DAY). SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) SITUATIONS FOR SHIP-BOYS-CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC- SPRINGER V. FELLOW ES. 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 pc,r 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. He was informed that the situation was that of a cuddy boy, and that the salary was only ls. per month. I reused to let him go by the ship and went to see defendant, telling him what the captain had said. He declared that there must be 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 £lO 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. Yeidict for plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SPRINGING A SHOP SHUTTER BAR AND ATTEMPT TO BREAK INTO A 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 this 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 teen slipped, the bar having been sprung and pane of glass 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 be lost sight of them, but the prisoner was sopped 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 fathsr 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 he 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 t respectable female attended and said she saw the prisoner strike the window with his fist. Mr. Knox said the wcrst feature of the case was that of prisoner's corning forward to swear to that which he knew to be false. He should order the prisoner to pay £4 10s, for the damage, and a fine of 10s. or a month. CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day,) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Channell.) 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 quarrel took place in the neighbourhood of Ratcliff, when the prosecutor received a very severe cut on the aide 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 in attendance, and the prisoner was accordingly acquitted of the charge. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON. Catherine Andrews was indicted for stealing a watoh 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 roanufbcuring progress in common with the rest of Europe. In 1840 the total imports of our coal into France were 381,000 tons ; five years later this total had risen to 566,000 tons; in 1850 a further advance was made to 602,000 tons, and in 1855, notwithstanding some difficulties Ftrising from the ab sorption of shipping in the transport of troops and stores to the Crimea, to 881,003. 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 Franco 3,340,000 ton, Al though the indigenous coal production had risen from 3,003,000 tons in 1810 to 7,480,000 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 the French ports declined to 758,000 tons, showing a falling off of 638,000 tons, as compared with 1859, while the product 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 9 9 6,189 tons, being at the rate of 1,231,918 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 toe following results : 18b3. 1563. 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 tne Zollvercin. It results from the figures given —which of course, as regards 1863, arc, 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, 4,441,000 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 i n 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 further removed than ever from the abolition of " the tribute" to which they have so great an aversion. It is, of course, undesirable that we should lose any outlets for our pro ducts ; but, alter 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 6.5,058,000 tons : in 186 9 , 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-Calai, (which has new 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 its 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 it seems p ro b a bl e t h at a goo d reso urces to better account, deal of French money will yet be offered as a tribute to English coalowners for many years to come.--.lfining Joarizal. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL DISTURBANCE OF 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 custody. 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—Were the defendants drunk? Sergeant Hornblow—They had taken some drink; but were certainly not drunk. Mr. Salle—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 child not take them all four myself. nig M h r S night — ef Y en e d s you ants) could;h ere, go along been gwi locked h yoa. up all ~ They were accordingly liberated, THAMES. DARING HORSE AND CART ROBBERY.--Daniel 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 all 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, and left his horse end van while he went into the dock to make in quiries about the ship. On his return the horse and van were gene. He gave immediate information of his loss to tUe police. On the same night the horse and van were found unattended in Poplar and removed to the green yard. The eases containing the six oil paintings, and valued at £9O, were gone. The prisoner was apprehended this morn ing by a police- constable named Wm. Andrews, who said the prisoner was formerly a carman, and described himself as having no home or occupation. 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 T e h lo e n ir g n ic a g me to was Messrs . on half-past th ree o ' c l oc k on T uesday afternoon, and saw a black h orse and van passing his employer ' s premises. The t b van contained t wo d eal cases. He was sure it was a van eT frontingi e o a f n t d h Jacobs, of The B prisoner il l ter- st r waseet . leading the horse. He knew him well, Another man was with the prisoner. Mr. Alfred Jacobs had some knowledge o f the • prisoner, and knew that he was formerly a carman. Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner for a week. GREEK FINANCE. (From the Timee.) The folllwing is the communication made by " a gentleman holding a high and influential official position in Athens" to M. Stefanos Xenoe, and by M. Stefanos Xenos to us, on the prospects of the Greek bondholders of 1824.26 ; " Athens, N ov . 20. "The question of th e l oans of 1824-25 i popular and presents so many difficulties—a n d th e sBO un tireeka so little understand the arguments of the 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 arid material resources, Ourpproeopmiesleswil,l not believe in the rea li sat i on of these 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 vsking for a new foreign loan. For these reasons I consider the questions of the loans o: 1824-25 is entirely at an end, not only for the pre- , sent, but for many years to came. The press is as, unanimous against the (peak% 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 feathers, the property of Joshua de Perirara, his master. The prosecutor is a feather merchant 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, which he took possession of, and which the prosecutor identified as his property, although they had been dyed. On the prisoner being charged 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 feathtrs he had had them dyed. 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 eveni ng a pu bli c meeting convened by the Emancipation Society was held 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. Afer an able address by Mr. M. D. CONWAY, of Virginia, The followi ng reso lution was moved by Mr. Washin g t on Wi l k s, secon d e d by M r . G eorge Thompso n , 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 pe o pl e un i te d un d er the flag of th e A m e r i can Republi c i n a sacre d re solution to secure th e 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, MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.--Wheat, 40s 3d; barley, 33s 7d ; oats, 19s 7d ; rye, 348 9d ; beans, 868 ld ; and peas, 348 ld. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 40s Od; barley, 33s lld ; oats, 19s Id ; rye, 29s ld ; beans, 36s Od ; peas, 34s Bd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 121,825; barley, 125,511 ; oats, 14,019; rye, 19; beans, 4,196; peas, 2,409 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on offer'in our market to• day was limited, and the demand foe all kinds ruled steady at fully Monday's advance in the quotations. The best Scots sold at 6s 2d per Sib. 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 whieh was limited—moved off freely at 2a more money. Prices ranged from 4s to 58 per 81b. There was an improved sale for pigs, and the quotations had an upward tendency, Mulch cows were quite as dear as last week. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 6 6 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Pme.S'thdown d 0.5 8 5 10 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Large orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 5 0 5 2 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Orse. &: inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 L a rge hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 64 10 Small porkers , 4 2 4 6 Suckling calves, 14s to 21s; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... . Cows l3O f Sheep and lambs .... 700 Sheep C lees rigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL7—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 3d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dac. 3.—Only moderate supplies of fat stock were on offer here to. day, and the trade generally ruled steady at enhanced quotation s Beet, from 3s 10d to 5s Od ; mutton, 48 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 48 4d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Dec. 3.—A1l kinds of stock were in good request, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s Od ; mutton, 48 4d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 48 4d per Ms ; sucklin-, calves, 12s to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 265; and mdch cows, £l4 to .£lB 108 each. HAY MARKETS. -------- SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s 6d ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs par load. Trade steady. CUMBEHLAND.—Meaiow hay, £3 Os to £4.15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £1 6s to £1 16s per load. A fair demand. W HITE CHAPEL —Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 1 2 s Od ; and straw, £1 as to £1 lOs per load. S u pply moderate. £3 Os to £4l2s 6d ;clover, SHIPPING —This Day. L .—Wind thi s day at noon—South- WestoN N ; D bl o o; Dec.D ing e. megale. LIVERPOOL, NC. 2.—Wind W.—Arrived—Dandonald, from Iquique. QuEENSTOWN, Dec. 2.—Wind S.—Arrived —Edinburgh, from New York. _ _ CARDIFF, Dec. I.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—lnlon, fcr Shanghai. FALHOUTIt, Dec. 2.—Wind S.W . — Arrived—Clarissa, from Rio Janeiro. I\lll,l'mm, Dec. 2,—Wind S.W.— Arrived—Advance, from Liverpool for Cardiff. CLYDE, Deo. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hamelin, from Manilla. .....M. , .... (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) G R AVESEND, Thursday Morning. 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. Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Fernando Rival, from London, for Nantes ; Maxwell, from Calcutta, for London. A NEW INK. — At the last meetin g of the Chemi cal a S d o iu c ni ie , t y slat M ed r. that i Riley,t in speaking of the metal had lately been found of great value in the manufacture of writing ink; and that the very finest black ink, perfectly indelible by chemical re-agents, or by exposure to the combined influences of air and moisture, is made by adding a minute proportion of vanadic acid to water containing tincture of nutgalls.—Social Science Review. DEATH OF A VETERAN.—Mr. Wm. Woodham, for many years sergeant in the 15th Regiment of Foot, died st the village of Westue, near Southfields, on Sunday, in the 87th year of h is a g e. Woodham had seen much service, and was among th e oldest soldier s drawing pensions in the north. He was on e of those wh o bore the remains of Eobert Burns, the poet, to the grav e , on J u l y 26 , 1796 ; Burns, who was a member of the Dumfries Volunteers, 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 a verdict of " Man slaughter" returned against Captain Summers, the com mander of the Lady of the 14 , ..ke 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 9f Woolcott, 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 Irs. 101cL per ounce for standard gold, it appe....r that gold is nearly 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices fronillamburg the price of gold is 4151 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.5 per £1 sterling. -'tandard gold at the English Mint.price is, therefore, about 1-10111 per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1G21.t0 103 per cent., and the premium on gold Is about isi per cent. At these rates there is scarcely any profit on the importation 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 appearance this highly esteemed article of food is like a white or 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 i t 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 myriads. 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 houfrs, 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 -1 thorpe-street, heard a heavy fall by his side and received a severe push. Upon turaing 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. The hook fastened itself on the coping, and the prisoner made the other end of the rope fast in his cell. He then worked his way along the rope to the wall, a distance of about 7ft. 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 Whiteehapel. The fol• lowing is the description as circulated by the police : "Escaped from the House of Correction, Charles Law rance, aged 21, height sft, hair dark brown, eyes hazel, dressed in the prison clothes.'' P H OTOGRAPHIC COLOURS.—T wo M. Ricco and Colonel Baratti, of Milan, claim the dis covery, but it appears that the partial knowled ge will ne cessitate a fixed colour of costum e , th e style not v er y re cherche. The memorandum announcing the diso ve . r Y_ p _ r a o t : poses an orange-coloured necktie, plum-colourea sa n m e . 0 violet trousers, and a green w a istcoat I—Quite a Adonis I CAPTURE OF AN EAGLE AT BiticatTos.—On b Thursday morning a large bird Was descried flying over Brighton i n a southerly direction. Wieen first noticed surrounded by a it was hov e ri ng over th e church, and num ber of reek s an d seag ulls, who seemedd a etes poss rmin e ible . d from Seve- their noise to make his visit as uncomforta ble in pursuit, and among ral persons immediately started the number Mr. Starley, of the Bridge Inn, who succeded in capturing t hi s h s pl e ndid bird. Aft er passing over the torn it se ttled on the beach t o the westward of the co as w t at guard station, where it was very soon disturbed ; it then flew off about half a mile in the direction of Lanciege _ an d when nest seen eves devo ur i ng ono of the gulls which had been following him ; thence he filleted his course towards the wide waters near the Salts Farm. After creeping along the side of the b an k f or some distance, Mr. Staley succeeded in getting: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 home alive, when it was soon killed. On examination it proved to be the true cinerious eagle, Haliacetus Albicilla. It measures in length 3 feet four inches, and from tips of the wings 7 feet 11 inches, and weighs lbs. Its general colour is pale cinerious brown. 131 30k , ini lot 12 li t P AMERICA. NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (Morning). (Per the Edinburgh.) has been held at Brookly n to raiseA m volunteers. eetin g Toe Union ticket has been elected in Delaware. The Democrats withdrew from the contest, a n d iesued a protest stating that the military intimida tion was such as to prevent a fair election. and that they would petition Congress to declare void an election controlled by powers unknown to the con stitution. It is reported that an effort will be made to annul the Maryland election on the same grounds. The Richmond papers of the 18th announced the arrival at Wilmington of the steamers Dundee, Flora, Banshee, Syren, Alice, A. D. Vance, Hansa, Antonice, Despatch, and General Scott. SOUTHAMPIOS, 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). Th e half -yearly meeting of the shareholders of this comp an y at the was p h r e e l m d, ise p s u o r f su t a h n is t e t o em t p h a e n y act t the Parliament , 11 ' mmar a , 76 , Jermyn-street, on 111onday. Mr. Stewart Erski ne R olland, the chairman of the com pany, presided. The directors George Crawshay, Mr. Percy Mr. S. H. N. Da Cost a , and .irS.mjiatmti,eBMLnejowrePoore, The following report o f t h e directors was read : ,4 In submitting the balance sheet of the six months end ing Oct. 31, the directors have to observe ar tha d t therein are town. included the three slack months of the year, the frequenters of the bath are principally out during which which Nevertheless the balance of profits for the l as t halt-year upwards of £ 2soinincrease of the previous one. The retum for the current month of N o v em ber show a considerabl e rise in the receipts as compare d 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 in 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 positive amount of relief in illness known to have been experienced. In elucidation of the last 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 some cases being ordered to do so by his physician. In the report of No vember, 1862, the debt is stated at nearly £6,00D (X 5,584 98. Id). The debt has now been 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, 1562, thedirectors state that ' the expenses of the manage ment, &0., will be subject to little if any increase, even with a greatly increased income.' This expectation has been fully borne out, as 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 ingiy encouraging, considering the difficulties that surround the attempt. With respect to the note 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 c ,artments under the same roof, especially in the case of positive invalids, that the directors beg to suggest to the shareholders that they should take every opportunity of making it known that such accommo dation is now provided. For the better elucidation of this branch, the statement made upon the subject in the report of 1862 is here introduced : " T.ELE HousE = The original plans proposed were for the conversion of the premises in Jermyn-street—formerly the St. James's Hotel—into the bath. The stables in the rear having been subsequently obtained, new plans were proposed for the erection of a structure of a very different order—that which now exists. The premises in Jermyn street consequently became a dead weight, unavailable as a separate property, and yet necessary as a means of commu nication. These premises have consequently been appro priated to the general purposes of the bath, supplying pas sage, office, boardroom, coffeeroom, shampooer's apartment, storeroom, accommodation for the servants of the establish ment. It is the intention of the directors to appropriate the apartments still unemployed to the extension, as occasion offers, of the refreshment 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 full value of the yearly charges which it occasions. It is not possible at pre sent to give a detailed scheme, but it may be 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. It being provided by the Act 19 and 20 Viet., c. 47, that one third of the directors shall retire annually in rotation, Messrs. Da Costa and Lowe now retire : they beg leave to offer themselves for re-election. Mr. R. Richardson, having retired from the direction, Major R. Poore, Bth Hussars, is proposed for election in his place. The year for which the present auditors were elected having expired, it is necessary to elect auditors for the ensuing year. The directors beg to propose a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, from the Ist day of May, 1863, on all shares then paid up, and a proportionate rate on all shares subsequently paid up in full, according to the date of payment, amounting to £469 4s. The following resolution was carried at the general meeting in Nov., 1862: —' Holders of 40 shares and upwards shall be entitled to a free admission to the bath, unless revoked at a general meeting.' " In the course of the meeting, M r. Crawshay id that, not having been present at the meeting of his brother directors when the report was drawn up, he wished to know why the divilendthdaectltahreed profit not 8 rather than 6 per cent., eee-ngh earned seemed to fairly warrant. g t a e l a ar a g n e g r c r a a m te_. The chairman explained that, pang, it was thought Mr. better btoelkne-ep an available available balance in hand to meet any con ti ngencies. Crawshay said he was satisfied. of votethanks to the In acknowledging th e i f s, d i i t rec w to ou rs l , d t b h e e co c m h e ai m rm u a c n chairman and board stated that, sat isfactory as the present state of the oh £B,OOO w ere su b scr ibed, to e nable the directors to ca rry out company'smores o if additional affairs c capital of about what was contemplated, for developing and increas ing the resourc es of the establishment. 13Yem pending t hat sum of money, the com pany would be e ntitled to have their lease from the Crown extended to a very long period. A SIGHT TO SEE! or the latest specimen of . nglish Taste in the Fine Arts.—The most un fortunate specimen of street fountains is that recently placed at the south end of Bryanston-square, as a memorial of the late Mr. W. Pitt Bryne. It combines, says the Atheneum, almost every characteristic of vicious design. Primarily it errs in combining imitation of nature with conventionalised or architectonic forms, This is unlucky enough, but as the last-named forms are ill composed and weak, not to say downright ugly, the thing presents strong reason for re monstrance, justifying a hope that it will not be suffered to remain. Upon a base of three semicircular steps,—a very ob je•tionable form in plan, because presenting a false feature at the back,—is raised a pile of imitative rock-work, once con sidered pretty in suburban tea •gardene,but now scouted even in such places. On the top of this rock-work is placed a large, also imitative, shell, serving as a basin for the fountain. From the shell rises a sort of pedestal, an unhappy com bination of lines and mouldings. This bulges out at the sides from a comparatively slender stem, and, on the whole , ogue suggests one of those oddly-shaped " ornaments" v mace, about fifty years ago, and derived, at a painful gist from the outline of a lyre. Nothing could b u e: B. o u r; : 1 1, 1 ; chosen than the details of the mouldings as poor. This strange pedestal sustains an mothers' time, edges of this portion of the design ; they arueruvunurultfaprraeoaiwseeilsl like those in fashion for the tea-table in except that where the lid of the ute f n o those peculiarly unin lions once considered approPri 3 j e any is a ring of mouldings, sustaining standard on each aide, uld meet the body, :o:teens, with the medal- teresting decorations. A p u ny lamp co mpletes a whole which but independent of the structure, the day to shame, and fills the puts the Art-teachin g . w ent. observer with atoms DIE COVENTRY RIBBON WEAVERS are now, many of them, in greet diotreeo. SECONI► EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK, DEN MARK. COOENIIAGEN, 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 Gruald Equerry of the Court. TEE CRAWLEY COURT-ItIARTIAL, (FROM Orli OWN REPORTER.) THIRTEENTH DAY. [The following* appeared in the Third Edition of "'rho Bun" of last evening] OT, Wednesday. The Court was opened this mornin g at half-p as t 10n tS in °.c when The Official Prosecutor called Private John Dermody, but stated ek that he did not propose to examine The witness was simply brought hero to e hit in give Colone l . Crawley the opportun it y of examinin g him. Colonel Crawley said—Where were you posted a. sentry over Sergeant Major Lilley. ?—I was posted as a the verandah of the first bungalow over the ser gear t in maj or when he was under arrest. Colonel Crawley—That is all I have to ask him. Private Frederick Goldfinch sworn, the saute ,course being taken by the prosecutor. Colonel Crawley—Were you posted as sentry over Sergeant Major Lilley, and where?-1 was posted in the verandah of the bomb proof bungalow the first time. Were you posted in the second bungalow ?—No. I w a ,, posted in the first bungalow both times. Did you see Mrs. Lilley walking about ?—Never. The witness withdrew. Colonel Crawley stated that he had no wish to cross-ex amine Private Gaffney, who was brought up yesterday to give evidence. Richard King, private 6th Dragoons, sworn. Examined by Colonel Sir A. Horstord-1 have been in the regiment five years and four months. Was Sergeant ItLijor Lilley much respected in the. regi ment?—He was. Were you sentry over him f—Yes. In the 2d bungalow, abOut the 19th of May. I could see the bed when the chick was up. 'Was the chick ever up while you were on sentry ? Yes. I have put it up myself, according to Sergeant Major Liliey's orders. Cross-examined by Colonel Crawley—Was there a screen which divided Mrs. Lilley's bed-room from the room in which the sergeant major sat P—No, it was all one room. There was a screen between the bed and the door on which the chick was on, the door leading from No. 2 room to No. 1. It was a screen run upon rings on a rod. I was in No. 2 room. On the right hand side there was a table, at which, they used to breakfast, and on the right hand side was tha bed. When you lifted up the chick did you see Mrs. Lilley and the sergeant major at breakfast on onueatrthsiedespootttohn but, e cu rtain ?—Yes, between th e curtain and the bed. (A long timewatatser all, co scarcely any consumed in p the model,one appeared to un derstand the explanation.) Sergeant Wm. Barber, of the 6th Dragoons, said Ser geant Major Lilley was greatly respected in the regiment. He had attended the sergeant major while out on ezercise, and walked behind him between 15 and 20 yards. He never saw him the worse for liquor. By Colonel Crawley—He was sergeant of the guard over Sergeant Major Lilley on the I st of May, and gave o v er hi s orders to Sergeant Major Mills. These orders were that the sentry was not to enter the bedroom. He visited the sentries three times that ,night. They were posted in the small room, No. 4, of the first bungalow. He aid not see Mrs. Lilley at all that night. Neither the sergeant major nor Mrs. Lilley ever made any complaint to him. Private Isaac Brooks said he had been 12 years and font months in the 6th Dragoons. Sergeant Major Lilley was greatly respected in the regiment. He was sentry in the second bungalow, within the inner verandah. When the chick was down he could not see the room from where he stood. It was aboAt eight or nine days before the sergeant major's death that he was sentry. His orders were to keep his post until relieved by the non-commissioned officer of the guard, not to lose sight of the prisoner on any account, to allow no one into the bungalow except the medical officer and the native servant, to search the latter going in and coming out to see that he had no written documents, and if AO to take them away from him and to give them to the non-commissioned officer of the guard. By Col. Crawley—He remembered the chick being lifted up on one occasion because it was a very warm day. Ser.. geant Major Lilley lifted it up. About three minutes after wards the sergeant major went out into the verandah to take exercise. Ho followed him into the verandah. When he returned the chick was again closed. George Sheppard, lance corporal, said Sregeant Major Lilley was greatly respected in the regiment. By Colonel Crawley—He was corporal of the guard while Sergeant Major Lilley was under arrest, and posted the sentries in the verandah of the first bungalow, facing the road. On the next occasion they were posted in the little room, No. 4, in the first bungalow. He remembered that on the second occasion of his visit the sentry was changed from No. 4 room to No. 2, the sergeant major's office. i n har opinion the position in which the sentry was placed in No. 2 room was not calculated to cause annoyance or incon venience to Mrs. Lilley in her bedroom. James Burrows, corporal of the 6th Dragoons, called. No examination in chief. By Col. Crawley—He was on and over Sergeant Major Lilley in the second bungalow. He did not see Mrs. Lilley at all during the time he was on guard. There was a screen in the large rooms, separating it into two parts. That screen concealed the bed from the place at which the sentries were posted. Neither Sergeant. Major Lilley nor Mrs. Lilley the room ever made an) complaints to him. was a screen. Private Patrick Boyne, of the 6th Dragoons, said he had _ been five years and 11 menthe in the regiment. s ergeant Major Lilley was respected in the regiment. Witness was posted as sentry over the sergeant major in the first bungs_ low. Ile could not see whether there was a bed i n T :n e s r : ask the wit up which prevented him from seeing. fromco Colonel i p c o i r n a t Nl a i t ey whic h said he ee had d s no posted. (iue st ness. Win. Andrews, private of 6th Dragoons, was called. No examination in chief. By Colonel Crawley—He was posted Ser geant Major Lilley. He was postedas sentry over but he did not know the date. It In the servants' room, was No. 4 room. While he was there the sergeant re v • and as he could not see hits he went into the verandah, e reported the circumstance to the sergeant of the guard, stating that he could not do his duty. The sergeant gave him orders to remain where ho was until be got further orders. The doors between bins and Sergeant Major Lilley were not shut, still he could not see him when h e was in the verandah. Sergeant Major !Alley told hi m he Was the first man who had ever come through his r ooms to look after him. While ho was on duty he constantly saw Mrs. Lilley backwards and forwards in various parts of the house, Sergeant Henry Durant, of the 6th Dragoons, said that Sergeant Major• Lilley was generally respected in the re giment. the second buDokiltrahgtieaarwl t r ot wshn'eee By Colonel Crawley—He visited the sentries placed over Sergeant Major Lilley in the first bungalow. They were posted in No. 2 room, in the doorway leading into No. 4. He considered; that the positionuf the sentries could !ft_ cause any annoyance to Mrs. Lilley in her bedroom. e f had seen Mrs. Lilley in the sitting room - He took Se% _: Major Lilley but twine for exercise during his period . o s f e d w tY_ He considered the place in which he took his exercise eO 7 . good for the purpose. Neither Sergeant Major Lill Mrs. Lilley ever made complaints to him. n e y take Sir A. Horsford—Where did Sergeant Major rte parade his exercise on the occasions referred it l'-- 00 ground opposite the quarter master's storres. , 35 , said that Corporal Charles Mills, of the 6th 15 , 1 1 character for so. Sergeant Major Lilley bore a very goo briety and soldierliko conduct. _ yars he was corporal By Colonel Crawley—On the ll i t i n ey i... There was a screen of the guard over Sergeant Major L . b sargeant Major Lilley or curtain across the room in schw a that occasion ; she was lived. He saw Mrs. Lilley twic e t ,: e Mrs. Lilley when she in the verandah. He could theio screen in the large room. was on the further side major when he went accountinto whatever. follow him on any e ler of the 6th Dragoons called. No Lance •Sergeant I . V.n e The sentries had strictwoorhfclie s r orders nifoct,stobefodlrlcocwm:haensderngcetantot examination in . eil w ie i r ey _ not to to fe ll ow the sergeant major into the H e was corporal of the guard over By Colonel Sergeant Major s e ntries ,r ' s r g e l e l o n a t a it i sentry hA c ei o oh : a l 0 could a screen between the bedroom and the bedroom. place w • to the room. not tree in .. , t of here t r k e t . h g n e i , n s i p e e n n ri t t v rY 2 a o w e y a e s ar p t s l h . a e ce 6 d i e s C a wley — in the A bee j n ol : had s trot olrdheer:e Lilley since he first joined the regiment. He was well respected in the regiment, and was a hard working man. H e was twice sentry over him in the first bungalow, and once in the last, The first and second times were between the Ist and 12th of May. The orders on the second occa sion were; that they were not to loose sight of the sergeant major, and that they were not to follow him into his bed room, the same as before with that exception. , By Colon e l Crawls On one occasion Sergeant Major Lilley made to the posting a complaint to him in reference lie of the sentries, but ha did not report that Complaint, his coui asked the sergeant major whether be should areportdno, that as plaint to the sergeant of the guard, and lie e uld do it himself, he was going to the court in a few days ho would Further evidence to the same effect was adduced, Court adjourned, and the ast the of neY St. Vre. tell e lls, the vrill the rat, the old x - )ry oh' fter ;re- Ir. rer )0 4 01- t -30 4 Share 13.14. 4.4.0 L 9.16.4 12.10 63k 1 ICB 104 k 1011 101 } 32 li 95i I '1