The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a fair demand for money in the general discount market, but not more than is usual at this period of the year, when numerous payments have to be provided for, and the rate for first class bills is 61 per cent. About £3,000 in bar gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no alteration. The Agra and United Service Bank h%ve received the following telegram from Bombay :—Exchange, • Bank Bills, 2s. 2id ; Government paper, no quota- Lion. The committee of th© Stock Exchange have ap• pointed Friday next, the let of January, a special settling day in the shares of the Muntz's Metal Company, to be marked in the twice a week list ; and have also ordered that the shares of the Anglo- Brazilian Gold Company be officially quoted. The Mauritius Land Credit and Agency Company, with a capital of £250,000, in shares of £2O each, 1,500 of which are reserved for the colony, has just been announced. There is to be a local board in addition to the London directors, and the under taking is introduced by the International Financial Society. It is stated that a strong desire for its success has been evinced by the Chamber of Agri culture and the commercial classes generally of the Mauritius. The business it is proposed to enter into is very remunerative, the legal rate of interest on mortgages there being 9 per cant. The com-' pany seems to have been organised on a safe basis, and the manner in which it has been introduced to notice will no doubt insure it liberal support from the investing public. The shams are already quoted 11 2k prem. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 35c. Heavy. A dividend of £1 per share was declared at the meeting, to-day, of the Canada Company. Only a very small amount of business has been transacted to-day in the market for the English Funds, which, however, although dull, are ex ceedingly well maintained. The favourable pros pects of the money market give support to the quotations, although they fail to stimulate spec lation, or to promote investments. Consols for transfer are 914 I, and for the account 917 3 - I. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 91k I ; India 5 per Cents. 106! 1; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1041 ; Exchequer Bills, Bs. to 4s. dis., and Bank Stock is marked 234. A general improvement has taken place in the Foreign Market, and business is rather more active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 71 ; do. Congo lides, 47: 481; Mexican, 37: I; Greek, 341 35 ; Spanish Passive, 341 Q ; do. Certificates, 131 ; Portuguese, 49 1; Egyptian, 1001, t; Italian, 701 ; and the Confederate Loan, 37 39. Business in the Railway Share Market has been more active, and a slight upward improve ment has taken place in prices. Caledonian, Great Eastern, Great Western, and North Western have each advanced ss. ; and North Eastern (Berwick), 1 58.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, have declined 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain without change of importance. Bank shares have been quiet. London and South African have improved to 24; National of Liver pool have declined to 198 ; Bank of London are firm at 163. In the Miscellaneous Market International Finan cial shares have improved to 91 10} ; Hudson Bay Company realise 121; National Shipping Company are quoted 11- prem. ; West India and Pacific Steam I, 1.1 prem ; Consolidated Discount 4 to 1 prem.; Contract Corporation 51 4 prem. ; and Mauritius Credit, 18 21 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 234 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities per Cent. Consols Annuities 9ll 4 NeW 3 per Cent. Annuities New 34 per Cent. Annuities 6 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4 13-16 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — India Stock, 1874 — Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lO4l Ditto 5i per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 ' , lank Stock for Account Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 C onsols for .4ccount, Jan. 7.. 9ll India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Ztchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i k 3 per Cent 4 8 die Ditto £5OO .. 9 dis Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. "'Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 B razilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditt o 1863 ~„Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent . C olombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd euba, per Cent. ' l , l -lan. 6 per Cent. — uitto 41 per Cent, DanishTl 4 per Cent., 1863 -- 'uto'h, 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders b Ditto, £lOO Bonds .. '''lnador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent.. Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — v iXYptian 7 per:Cent lOO4 1 Ditto, Second Issue - .. (ir eek 5 per Cent. i 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 241 4 Ditto Account 24/ 5 Ditto Coupons G uatemala 6 per Cent. _ Ditto Account— Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Alexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 371 4 i boorish Imp er i a l 5 per Cent .ciev? Granada .. Ditto 2 per Cent . Ditto D eterred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Ditto 1 r Cent, (Deferr e d 3 per Cent.) Ditto 3 per _, .oCent. -I-ezuvsan aper Cent. bit Ili Ace ' ittii Account 44 per Cent. 1862 .. Pie dmontese A n Po rtuguAesecociiila I. l 3 e c r e C ti e t n ., t. l , B E s3 x. 25f.. — 881 Ditto Ditto 3 per Ce nt * :18 . 6 . 6 . , : 7 . , .. .... . '6O, 62,'3 494 Ditto Accou nt ... Ditto, 1863 .................... ... Ditto Scrip, £l5 pa id ............... Itussian 5 per Cent., 18,22:iW t .......... pm Ditto 41 per Cent 1 1 8 8 6 5 0 0 .............. : .. .............. =— Ditto *Ditto Acc0unt.... ......... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .............. ...... Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 B9l tardinian 5 per Cent . Ditto Account - QPrinish 3 per Cent :Ditto Account .. Ditto New Deferred ................ Ditto Account — Ditto Passive ... ........ , ~. Ditto Account 'IP anish Cert. of Coup not funded .. 8 Ditto Account l3l I 3, l7 edish, 4 per Cent. ....... 4.'f.irkigh. 6 per Cent. 1854... • Ditto Account ........ Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .............. Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds D ittotto 73/ Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 - Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — . irDitto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 enezuela 3 per Cent. -Oitto Account bitto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Dia() ACCOUiIt .. Dividends on the above payable in London. A ustrian ei, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. i) u giall 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. /i t ) ? 42 / por Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — _!tt o 4 per Cent. Certificates p r il e 'tto Account ... . — 0 /101 Rent es, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — l i tt o Account ~t a..t to Sc rip ( 1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid pm u ltrii 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 701 eolls°lB, THREE O'CLOCK. M Dit to oney Account .... 914 4 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Th . G°l (l, steady market, at firm prices. Sales Will r'obahly reaca 8,000 or 10,000 bales. .~%~ SHARE MARKETS.—This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&8. Sharej `Paid. Closing Business Raili7;ays. P aAu . Price. done. Bir„ Vol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andßid.klo (Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A Do A gets no dig Do. B ti 6p e.p an. has I been paid to 8.1 'fp B Si 8 8i 82 8 121 122 122} 11 61 ii Dublin - & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. 'Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. GreatEaatern, Ord. stk 37 99 16 17 96 98 107 109 49 50 45 47 71 8} at Ditto A stock st Ditto East Anglian at at GreatNorthot Scotland at Great Northern at Do A stock st Do B do at Gt. S. ant W. of Ireland at Great Western st Do Str Val gua. stool, at LancashiA•e k Yorkshire at London and Blackwali at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast et Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western st Lon. & So•.th Western st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 12i Do # shares.. at Metropolitan at, Midland 6.4.0 Do New 127 128 131 132 184 186 97 99 641 60 1111 1111 1 72 74 1074 108) 43 44 107 k 1071 101 102 50 51 1116 1121 1291 1301 It liP 99 101 Do Binning. & Derby UM. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kept Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 52t Of 25 to 1021 103 —d 58i Pi 89 90 Do York Do Carlisle Drth London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and WelchpooJ Shropshire Union South Devon.. South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 6taines,Wok.,andWck. Stockton & Darlington 119 121 1 2 p 78 78 11 1114 122 128 42 44 98 100 61 62 32 33 951 osi 97 49 91 lok 85 9 10n 7 k 7 1 n . 158 160 5 i I, 21 St Do Do New, 186 G Taff Va1e......._.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland —Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 1.3,11 c, BRITISH Pi Rallwnya Wanda & Si Lawrenct Bom.,Baroda&.Cent led Gu. s_per cent... Do. New . Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laic Huron Do. Preference Buflalo,Brant,ezGodrich p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187:! I Do. do. July 1, 1873 I Do. do. June 1,16 - 4 q Clcutta.S.Eastn. (Lin,, Cape Town Dock Serif Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Do. do. II do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada. Do. Ist PM. Bonds.. i Do. do. deferred......' Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P,ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt. Indiarentn.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 Do. Jandairy, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent.l Gt. W. of Canada Sharer, Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 51 p. 0. do. '77-8.... Indian. Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 4t p. o. Extension Dc. 44 do.. ...... DO: Fifth Extension. Ntelb.Corp. 8 p. o. Buds. Melt. it Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o. edortg. Bds. N ewßr =amok tt Canda Class A. and B. N. ill.C'da6 po Ist pi bds &bade Do. Delhi Do. do as Do. Punjaub t" , t - Do. Do. ........ , Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 83 86 170 175 SIONS. Closing Price. CO 104 1(1 t p p 6 di 8} 9i 102 1(4 101 103 106 )07 Its 107 I lb liF 20 21 73 75 59 M 65 67 50 53 48 51 38 42 27 29 22 S 4 106 107 1} Ifp' liV, 1051 106 k 10 101 11 10i,, 92 95 86 88 106 107 100 101 96 100 57 59 3 5 82 84 104 105 108 107 IP 105 i luek 101 103 100 1051 I 6 ►9.16.41 12.10 all 100 (100 ' 100 2 all 1 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. iukal.tiov.es p.c.J a. &J uly 1877-S4 100 105 107 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 103 Its Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept. 100 1(3 105 Do.: p. c. Jan.&July. 100 43 95 93 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 Cape G.Hope, 6p c,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 189( 100 109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p 100 110 112 I Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 196 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 VS 110 --;N.B.Gov. p. 0..) a.&July 100 104 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct 100 . N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 1.,180t 100 100 102 Du. sp. c.,lBti to 1,t7( 100 101 102 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 1011 1021 1024 - ;Nova Zealand 6 p cent 100 110 112 ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a. I sterling, 1875. lOO 105 107 (Queensland Gcv. 6p. 0 100 Cl 113 jo.Aus G6p.c.1878.& up 100 111 113 - ;Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 I Do. io 6 n.c. An..4.00t. 100 109 5 1101 llO 1 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consul. Gold 1 jd eliflord Amalgamated 31 " Devon G. Con.. (Tavisti 1 560 670 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 08 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 53. 4d par East Caradon ..... 3.14.8 27 28 East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 6 61 6! E. Wlitussej (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 551 54 5 Gam.&StAuDyn(Gwen 581 8 10 Great South Tolgus 17s 4 45 G. Wheal Vor (Heston ; 40 12 13 Grenville 6.16. a 4 4 3 / 4 Bemd's- Foot 8.12 47 39 El ingston Downs 4.18.0 21 2 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant 94 14 16 Mance Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 21 11 g d New Setun l9g 90 100 • North Downs 24 14 1 4 N.Wh'i Basset (111o4an 3.1.0 2(1 3 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze) , 20 It'rovldence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 44 18outhearadon(StCleer) 14 415 125 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9' 60 85 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 ramarSilv.& Lead Min 4l 1 I grin Croft 9 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) ll 95 101 W radon (Liskeard) 5 18 20 215 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 85 90 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 5 221 271 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott • Wheal MaryAnn(Llen ) 8 111 12 Wheal Beton . . 581 150 160 1481 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 21 22 Wheal Union 3.17 24 2.1 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Union 4 per cent. guaranteed, 66i London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, Ditto, 7 per cent. pf. et., 1661 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent, 116 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8& NNaammurur andand L L i i e e g g e e , g g u u a. a. l 6 4l p . e p r e u r e a n n t n . p u t m , , 284 FOREIGN AMES. Cape Copper, Um., 6k Fortuna (lim.), 4 Scottish Australian, lim., JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lou aon and Liverpool (Um.), 44} Ditto, new, 291 Anglo Austrian, 71 Bank of London. 153 C (.l a a r r t te e r re e d d r e n r. k o o f f ln ln d d ia la , , L A on u d st o r n a , li a a. nd an c d hi r 5 11 . 81 3 4 i City, 110 Consolidated Bank, lira., 114 East London, lira., 74 8 7f g ooau odda: S u ch,iprosomeinh:::ontr O tto m an , aaooke . a us tB,l Australian 43ilBm, 7 Chartered, 23 4 ndustan, c hina, and Japan ( lien.), 32i t L L L London and Brazilian ß a a co nk of India , lira., London and Comayresanadn, s , Boitu d N ELver Plate, 49 for Money London Joint Stock, 38 London and South African, 264 Merchant Bank, iim 64 Metrop. and I'rov. Bank (lim.), 224 National of Liverpool, limited, is National Provincial of England. 130 Ditto, new, 384 Ditto, ditto, 2S Ditto, new, 3 4 s O c r i i n e d n e t , a p l B un ai i i a k u C b, o a rp n o d r D at ! o th n i , ( 5 14,1. 81 71 Standard of British South Africa (lims), Ditto, new, 36 4 Union of Loudon, 10474 DOCKS. - - St. liatharine, 701 y -- mISCE S. Berlin W LLANEOU ater 'Works, Urn., 9 k . , British Incin t ,, T„ . i• Discount Cor P u ration, limited, et Esglish and Australian Copper, 2 , Gen. Credit and FiniLuo„ o f London, Hudson's Bay, l 2 International Financial Rociety, 9/ Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), gl 00, 87 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, JOlut•stock Discqupt, Ditto, new, 61 ' London Finamial Association, lira„ Mercantile Credit Association, Rm., . 4 23.1 Oriental Inland Steam, lira , 2 Peel River Land and Mineral, 48 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 261 THE ENGRAVING FROM SEBASTIANO DEL PIO/i1130 . 9 PICTURE, " THE RAISING OF LAZARUS," now in the National Gallery, upon which Mr. Doe has teen for several years engaged, is almost finished. stock stock stook THE SITN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBING A NIGHT HoUSE-PEEPER.--SINGULAR REVELATIONS.--Minnie Wilson, a good-looking girl, about 17 years of age, an " unfortunate," was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with breaking open a box and stealing 15 sovereigns, the moneys of Mr. Thomas Howard, who described himself as a tobacconist of 51, Haymarket. Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the defence. The prosecutor said—l keep an oyster shop in the Hay market. lam the cook, and look after the place. I lived with the prisoner some time ago, but as she associated with pickpockets I complained, and then she left me, saying that she could live with a man who could get £lOO night. Mr. Slyer—Will you come to the charge. Prosecutor—She came to the house the night before Christmas-day, and asked me to lend her some money, and to let her live there. I agreed to let h3r sleep there at is 6d a night. A few nights ago she said that if I would lend her £3 be. to get a black moire antique dress out of pledge she could get on very well. I lent her the money. Mr. Sayer—This has nothing whatever to do with the charge. Prosecutor—The night before last she came in and went up stairs about 12 o'clock, and presently the barmaid came running down stairs, and told me that the prisoner had been to my box. I ran up stairs, and saw the prisoner leaving the house with a man in a hurried manner. I then went into my bedroom, and found the box broken open and all the money gone (Ll 5) which I had put aside for the rent out of my hard earnings. I then gave information to the police in London and Brighton, but the prisoner was taken in Piccadilly. The man I saw the prisoner with is only just out of prison. By Mr. Sayer —I am a cook at 51, Haymarket. I am not the proprietor. I have not been living on the prisoner's prostitution for the past two years. I have never been convicted of felony. I once lived in Rupert 'street, but I did not keep a brothel there. I kept a oigar shop, but not a "dress woman." The place was not used as a brothel. I kept a coffeeshop in the Haymarket. It was not a brothel. I did not keep women there. My house is not a brothel. I do not dress women up to send them out, so that I may live on their prostitution. I did not give the prisoner in charge because she did not give me the money she received from a Frenchman. The man the prisoner was with was a pickpocket. The girls tell me so. They are not respectable girls, or they would not know him. I have £1 a week from Mr. Trinder, the proprietor of the place. I dont know where he comes from, but he is a billiard place keeper in the City. Mary Walton, but who gave her name as Polly Walton, said she was the barmaid.—l heard a noise up stairs, and on going up I saw the prisoner with a bundle in her hand and a box open in her master's room. Mr. Sayer—The master ? Witness—Yes, Mr. Howard. I said " Minnie, what are you doing," and she said, " Looking for some paper." I then went down stairs, and as soon as I got down she came down and left. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Had tho box been broken open. Witness—lt had. By Mr. Sayer —Mr. Trinder is the master, but I call Mr. Howard the master, as he hired me and pays me. I don't know who has given the prisoner her dress. _ Mr. Sayer—Now Will you ;wear that you don't know how that poor girl became possessed of her clothes. Witness—l don't know. We do not keep clothes for girls. Prisoner paid some money for her baby, &o. Mr. Sayer—ls Mr. Howard the father of the prisoner's child ? Witness—He is very good to it. It is said he is the father. They do not sleep together. I will swear there are not four or five girls in the house. Mr. Trinder is a cousin of Mr. Howard's, and is a billiard-player in the City, and has a place of his own. Prosecutor—l've got another witness. (To her.) Now, go on, and speak up. Mr. Sayer—This is very indecorous. Mr. Tyrwhitt (to prosecutor)—Keep quiet, sir. The witness's evidence was not immaterial. Wm. Watson, 299 A—The prosecutor gave the prisoner into custody last night in Piccadilly. She said she had not taken the money, and said that why she left the house was because she went with a gentleman who gave her £3, with which she bought a jacket. I have seen the chest, and it is a very strong one, and I can scarcely believe a girl like the prisoner would have strength sufficient to break it open. The prosecutor last night made a very dif ferent statement to that which he wade this morning. He also admitted that the house in the Haymarket was formerly a brothel, but not now. By Mr. Sayer—l have known him some years. I have not the last hesitation in saying that the house in the Hay market is a brothel. Mr. Sayer then addressed the magistrate in a most for cible manner on the prisoner's behalf, and called Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, who said—l have known the prosecutor five or six years. He kept a brothel in Regent • street, and was indicted, but he absconded. He also kept a brothel in the Haymarket, and the house in the Haymarket which he keeps now is one to all intent and purposes. He has been living on the prostitution of females for years. I have seen him following poor girls about, and he has four or five women in his house and sends them out " dressed." On one occasion I heard cries of " Murder" in the place, and on breaking open the door saw him having hold of a poor girl by the hair of her head. Many of the girls are frightened for him, as, if they do not give him money, he charges them with robbing him. He has done so two or three times. Mr. Tyrwhitt, after animadverting in very strong terms on the prosecutor's mode of life, said he believed he had broken the box open himself and trumped up tho charge against the prisoner. He (Mr. Tyrwhitt) did not even be lieve that the prosecutor had the £l5 in his possession. The prisoner was then discharged. The decision seemed to cause much satisfaction in court. Magistrate to a case of great urgency where a poor Irish man, named Jeremia Maher, had been waylaid and nearly murdered by his countryman, Brian Dunn. The wounded man was in great peril, and he had to request that the case should be at once investigated. Mr. Woolrych—Certainly. Let the prisoner be at once put in the dock. Brian Dunn, a very tall, portly man, about 40 years of age, answered to his name. Inspector Phillip Beare, of the K division, said he caused the prisoner to be apprehended last night, and was informed that the man he had waylaid and injured was not likely to survive. Mr. Robert Nightingale, M.D , surgeon and apothecary, of Commercial-terrace, Limehouse, said he was called upon to attend Jeremiah Maher, on Monday night at half-past nine o'clock, and found he had received a most extensive lacerated wound on the left eye which penetrated the globe of the eye. He believed the sight was entirely destroyed. A blunt or heavy ?instrument might, have caused the in jury. The pulse of the patient was this morning below 60, and he was in a very critical state. Dr. Giles said--I do consider the life of the poor man is in great peril, I don't think he will recover. There is a deep cut over the eye lid. Bridget Maher, of No. 1 Jamaica-place, Limehouse, said her husband was brought home on Monday night by his brother and another mon with his eye injured, and he had been very ill ever since. Thomas Ward, a hammerman, stated that on Monday evening he was in Thomas-street, Limehouse, and saw the prisoner come from his own place and strike Maher a blow with a brick on the eye. It was a very heavy blow, Maher fell to the ground insensible, and did not move for some time afterwards. Mr. Woolrych—The blow stunned him ? Witness—lt did, sir. Dr. Giles said erysipelas had commenced, and the patient was very bad indeed. The prisoner, who was very restless, made no defence, and Mr. Woolrych remanded him for a week. MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat from Essex and Kent were small, but most samples came to hand in fair . condition. The trade for all qualities ruled heavy, and previous quotations were barely supported. With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. For all descriptions the trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates. There was a full average supply of barley on the stands. Malting qualities were a slow sale, on former terms. Other descriptions Bold heavily, at fully the late decline in the currency. The supply of malt on sale was large, and the trade ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Both home•grawn and foreign oats met a dull enquiry, at about previous currencies. The show of samples was rather limited. Beaus and peas wore in slow request, at late rates. In flour, sales progressed slowly, on former terms. There were scarcely any barrels on offer. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Halt. Oats. Flout. English...". 630 I 650 1,680 ' 320 1ri5h.......... 3,910 . _ oreign...... 2020 5,970 3,060 I 770 sks, BOROUGH HOP. The market is very moderate supplied with hops, yet the trade rules quiet, but at full prices. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade rules inactive, at the subjoined currency : __ _ Beef, from 23 6d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 45 6d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Blbs by the carcase. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 30.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 29.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Hanni bal, and Admiral, from Liverpool for Bombay; Antonio from Liverpool for Havannah. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind N.—Arrived—True Briton, from London for Melbourne--M. M. Jones, from London for Newport. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dido, screw steamer, from Alexandria. Sailed—Sea Queen, for for Calcutta. FALMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Grace and Jane, for St. Kitt's. SWANSEA, Dec. 29.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Florenoe, for Cuba. GROUP, Dec. 28,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Charsten, from Bilboa. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Dromedary, from Ascension. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 30—Furet, from Graveliness—Asterdalen, from Azera—Providence, from Gravelinse—Gabalod, from Shanghai. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Gleneal, for Valparaiso—Columbine, for Canaries—Thomas Powell, screw steamer, for Liverpool— all from London. WESTMINSTER. COMMITTAL OF A. GENTLEMAN WITHOUT A FINE,-Mr. John James Barlow was charged with the following dis graceful behaviour at the house of a lady considered to be m a dying state :-.. ____ The prosecution was supported by Mr. Dodd, solicitor, who went into very lengthy details of the relation in which the lady and defendant had stood, and his habits and ordi nary conduct, which had given cause to the present corn plaint. The defendant was an officer in the navy in former years, and he and his mother—a lady of the greatest re • spectability—had long been on terms of friendship, and had visited at the house of Mrs. Barker, a lady of property, in Onslow-square, but circumstances had arisen which had compelled Mrs. Barker and family to forbid him the house. He was in the habit of getting intoxicated, and while in that state wrote threatening letters, and went to the house, where he made great disturbances. Every remonstrance which kindness oould suggest had been used to induce the defendant to keep away from the house, but without success. Mr. Dodd had himself, in kindness, as the lady's solicitor, endeavoured to prevent a repetition of the annoyances to which she had been subjected, but de fendant, although quiet enough when sober in the morn ing, got drunk by night, and then visited Mrs. Barker's house, On the 7th and Bth inst, particularly he was there, and in consequence of the continued clamour and disturb. ance he made. a warrant was obtained against him, and he was taken to the Hammersmith Police Court last Saturday, when ha was held to bail, himself in £lOO and two sureties in £lOO each to keep the peace. As there was a desire to grant the defendant every indulgence, his mother and a person having charge of her lodgings Were accepted as bail, although not elegible in point of law. Last night, notwithstanding these proceed ings, the defendant again presented himself at the house ar.a created a fresh disturbance, and the family and servants had deemed it imperative upon them for the safety of Mrs. Barker to give him into custody. Mrs. Barker was in a am bedos most d frome p l r w a b h l i e c h a n s d h l e a w m a e s n t n a b e v l e e r s t a l i t k e e -o l yf to i ne rises s , a lying n ; upon her sleeping apartment was in front of the house, and the die , turbance made by the defendant was likely to increase her malady or produce fatal results. Defendant came last night in a Hansom cab, and was, as usual, drunk. He pretended he wanted to see the lady's maid, although there was no pretence for doing so, and when told that she could not be seen that night, declared he would not leave till he did see her, used threats, and made such a disturbance that the police was sent for. Dr. Christian, the medical attendant of the lady, was now pre sent, and would show that Mrs. Barker's condition required that the defendant should be restrained. Dr. Christian —She is afaicted with a fearful disease, and her life may almost be despaired of. Mr. Salle—ls she in such a state that agitation would in crease her malady ? Dr. Christian—Yes, sir, hemorrhage succeeded one of his recent visits, as I understand. Mr. Selfe (to defendant)—What have you to say ? Defendant—l have nothing to say. lam disgraced by being in such a position as the present, and really don't know what to say. Mr. Sella—lt is no use to bind the defendant over to keep the peace. He is already under recognisances which have been estreated. Defendant—Will you take my solemn assurance that I will not repeat this. ... __ Mr. Selfe—No, I will not. You gave an undertaking not to repeat this when at Hammersmith on Saturday, and you have broken it. You have been guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and 1 can see no reason why you should not be treated like other defendants of a lower degree, having forfeited your position as a gentle man. 1 shall convict you without a fine for five days to the House of Correction, and I shall require such security for three months as shall satisly me that the lacy is pro tected. Mr. Dodd made some suggestions to test the responsi bility of the proposed bail. •••••••...,.......... THAMES. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.—This morning at 11 o'clock, after Mr. Woolryeh had disposed of the applications for Warrants, sununonsys, protection orders, and advice, Dr Witham Giles, of Canton-plao., called the attention of tt4e SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXTU JANUI [RES FOR 1864. iRT. Manchester FEN 1 :VARY. Harrow Chelmsford Spring Lincoln Hungerford .Cll. _ _ Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick Spring .. 16 Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Croxton- park 1 Edinburgh Spring .. 2 Abergavenny b Thirsk 5 'RIL. Chester .. 3 York Spring Salisbury.. l2 Bath Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Ascot .. 7 Hampton $ l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Manchester Yarpeaden Epsom Newmarket July 5 Carlisle .. Abingdon Liverpool July Pontefract Am 'NE. I Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B Ne wcastle-on-Tyne Woroestur (Summer) Ipswich ... . rLY. INottingham st arn ford Winchester Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes 6 Reading Egham Oxford lB York August 23 Southampton .. 2O Goodwood .. 26 FITST. Plymouth ..... SE PT: Weymouth 1 Warwick .September 6 Leicester 8 Doncaster Brecon 19 . - Derby Lichfield Stocktcn 3O Devon and Exeter Lichfield 3O MBErt. Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 OCTOBER. Northallerton 6 I Gloucester Newmarket Second Oct. 10 I Newmarket Houghton 24 NOVEMBER. Shrewsbury Autumn .............. 14 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. FEBBIIIRT. Carmarthen Harrow .. 2 Aberyatwith Cambridge l2 MARCH. Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) ...... 14 COESTEE. Cup.—The Tradesmen's Plate, which closes nominations for this y the 4th May, o h n as J e r n e u a e a h r y e d l, l a o n B d is su b r u s c u r i f b o e r r s o . n T W h e e d n n e o s In d a event have been very languid for the past fortnight, and if a degree of activity is not displayed during the ensuing two days, it does not seem as if the Rhode e prize of 1864 will be equal ual to that of Asteroid's year, when 172 horses were Fox FAMINE IN AYRSHIRE.--On Tuesday last a meeting of county gentlemen, convened by Lord Eglinton, was held in the King's Arms Hotel, Ayr, for the p urpos e of taking into consideration the scarcity of foxes. The Marquis of Ailsa presided. Lord Eglinton stated that ho had convened the meeting for the purpose of explain ing to them the scarcity of foxes within the county, and, if possible, of devising a remedy. He knew of 29 litters of foxes having been bred in those parts of the county which were hunted, and only 18 of these had been found some of them never having been but once seen, and he was anxious to consult his friends as to the best means of having more foxes, and of ascertaining what became of so many of them. Considerable discussion ensued as to the best means to be adopted for attaining the end desired. Mr. O swa ld, o f . Au c hi ncru ive, said it rested entirely with the landed pro prietors and lessees of shooting, who could always guarantee having foxes if they chose to lot the keepers know that they must have them. He thought it would be nothing short of a disgr ace t o Ayrshire if, after Lord Eglinton's liberality in the matter, he were not better supported by the proprietors. It was afterwards resolved to give dinners at Ayr and Kil marnock, or balls, if preferable, to the occupiers of the farms hunted over, and also to give sim la • entertainments to the keepers in charge of the covert: drawn by the hounds. A committee was appointed to nit ke the accessary arrange ments and to collect subscriptiowl, the noble chairman heading the list with the st Ea of :O. After a vote of thanks to Lord Alba for presittir g 5 tl3 ) rueetiqg separated,—Aorth Bi itish Daily Mail, AN ADMIRABLE SPEECH ON THE PRESS By a Catholic Priest, The Edinburgh Courant gives the following re port of a lecture delivered by a priest in the Catholic Church, Cowgate, on Sunday night : newspapers, Dr. Mar s h a ll, a ft er a f ew introductory remarks said—l oft en th oug ht, Wh a t did our early ancestors d o without various the circulating library, the ,books teeming and Press,dh e periodi cals that come out quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily, supplying us with food for and glorious things were achieved by our ancestors, and yet there was no Press. Men married and were given in marriage —marriage s of lust, marriages of convenience, marriages of love; deaths, coming and going, buying and selling ; dynasties were founded, arose, fought, and conquered ; poets sung, philosophers taught, society existed and flourished, and yet no Press, no books, no newspapers ! The Press came up at the time that tobacco did ; I like them both. But when there was no Press and no printed books, was there anything to supply their place ? Yes; there was. Society could never have progressed, nor civilisation existed, if there had riot been something as powerful in that day as the Press is in ours. They had their orators, poets ; dramatists, tragedians, philosophers, school men, heralds, and bards. When I speak of the Press, I don't merely mean ink, paper, types, ma chines, and compositors, but I mean the great talent behind—those who direct it, and make us happy possessors of it. Whether the power of the Press will increase, I don't know. I can hardly imagine that it will become greater or more glorious than it is at the present moment. Here we have the won derful machinery that can impress so fast— that can bring the printed impression before us at every hour of our existence. Here we have the electric wires—the flashing telegraphs from the most distant regions of the world, with news true and false, with such speed that no man can speak in Parliament, or utter a single sen timent anywhere that is for the advantage of his fellow-men to hear, but almost as soon as he has uttered it, and perhaps before he has finished speak ing, it is in print. Here we have not only labour, skill, and industry, but we have the most intelli gent men of the day, men of the greatest learning and intelligence, employed on the Press. Not that everything that is in a newspaper is true, for I can not believe that all that is said about the wonder ful turnips or the magnified gooseberries—(laugh ter) —I cannot believe all that is contained in a Reuter's telegram ; I do not believe all the critiques that are printed in regard to every songster that sings or every painter that paints. But we are not to suppose that the Press is all evil ; and so at the present moment it gives us what the Pagans, the early Christians, and the inhabi tants of Europe possessed. We have but small poets now compared with those that went before us ; we have r.o wonderful philosophers that would compare with those of old—with Plato or Aristotle—with men of such talent as Socrates or Julius Caesar; but here we have something to sup ply the places that these men occupied. We have all this in the wonderful Press that we possess at the present moment, whose powers cannot be exagger ated ; and there is not a single preacher in the uni verse who would bestow more praise upon it and do more homage to it than the humble individual be fore you. Now comes the question , How does the Press affect religion and society ? Many men, and I believe no men more than the respectable gentle men of the Press themselves, have an idea that the Press is hostile to religion. • All ignorant men think so, all superstitious men think so, all bigoted men think so. God preserve me from being classed with any of these ! Still, men think so, and many members of the Press, in their writings, and what they put forth in books and newspapers, seem to imagine that this is really the case. I must tell you honestly that I cannot believe that the Press can ever be hostile to religion or destructive to society. I can give you my reasons for my opinion. In the first place, my great guide is the Church. What does the Church itself do with regard to the Press ? Decidedly it makes use of it. At Rome, Milan, and Venice, the Press is worked with wondrous power; and in the first few years after the discovery of the art of printing, Italy issued works, which they speci a ll y tell us are on theology and the classics, in the pro portion almost of ten to one that resulted from th e German Press. Under the influence of the Popes, under the influence of the most leading and power ful families of Italy, the Press arose in that country to a wondrous power; and from it there issued printed books that are to be counted in the first century of the invention, not by hundreds, but by thousands. Therefore, if I find in God's providence such gifts, skill, and discovery, so active, earnest, and energetic, in making use of the Press, I would never think that the Press cln be hostile to the Church. I find that the Church has outrivalled all other powers to the present day, until in spite of Printing-house-squar e and the enormous engines that are at work to give us the great Times newspaper, I will challenge all England, France, and Germany to touch, in th e race, the great Propaganda Press in Rome, which gives us not only the Fathers, the Scriptures, th e classics of Greece and Rome, but such remains of literature as may be found in the treasures of Arabia or spread before us in the Sanscrit. I have other reasons, however, for my assertions. In the first place—pardon me, gentlemen of the Press, if I should knock a little of the conceit of you—l admit your power, I glory in your energy ; but I must remind you that you are not an institution, though you often assert it. I must tell you plainly that you are not an Estate' though you pretend to be. Great and powerful and valuable as you are, you are no more an institution than a looking-glass is a young body's face—(a laugh)—or a duet a pianoforte, or a telescope an astronomical observa tion. Like the orators, er the bards, or the heralds, or the actors of old, you only reflect the public mind—no doubt an immense service, an immense use to society. The Press only reflects the public opinion; and just as men think, or wish to think, or desire to think, the Press is obliged to utter. Tory to Tory, Whig to Whig, Radical to Radical —each man has his own newspaper. The commer cial man reads the " City article ;" the prizefighter takes in Bell's Life in London. Go and write a paper that the public does not like—put St. Paul and St. Peter to edit a Times and a Morning Chronicle in Rome and Athens, and how many subscribers would they have ? Give me the power to write a journal in Edinburgh, and see how long I would be out of the Gazette ? (Laughter.) Gentlemen of the Press, you do well, but remember you are only a portion of society, not the masters of society; you have no head, no orga nisation, no principle, no aim but to se l your paper and get men to read it. Do it with all the inge nuity you can. Those who write truthfully and sincerely will earn a good and honest existence, but the false man, the untrue man will do the same for his own purposes. As the orators of Greece and Rome spoke the minds of the Grecians and Romans, so you speak the minds of Frenchmen, Scotchmen, Englishmen, and Irishmen. You are a wonderful power, a great engine, but you are no institution; and therefore the Church cannot fear you, except as it dreads and fears society. In connexion with th e Press there is plenty of lies, plenty of err ors, p len t y of what is bad ; but unless society 10 lies, all and all falsehood, and all sin—which I don 't be lieve —then the Press is not all falsehood or Bin. I look upon the the Press merely as the tongue of so be be bad. not as its head or its heart. The Press may Presto What is the Press in America —what 18 the in France—in spite of the act i vity of the one, and the wonderful intellect of the other What is the described by itself ? There Press- in our country i t —pienty of falsehoods. are plenty of evils in W e e n—hy you speak so But then it may b e as f a vourably of it ? Becaus e the fi ecdom of the P ress corrects itself. The newspapers correct themselves by accusing one anot her, laughing at on e anot h er , and insulting one a nother. I shoul d be sorry to see the slightest restriction p ut on the liberty of the Press. Give it rope enough and it will hang itself —(laughter)—and since its charges against t h e Church are untrue, ell I h a v e to Nay ie tha t " \ellen rogues fall out honest men get their own. " (Leug Ater, ) But it may be aelsed, does set the S, Church restrain the Press ? No. True, the Church condemns what men print, just as it condemns what men say, but it merely condemns by saying, " This is contrary to Catholic truth." The Church just puts the label "poison" on what it knows to be poison. It merely says, " This is Christianity, that is heresy." But if I give the Press liberty, it must give me liberty too; if the Press is to be free, let the Church be free ; if the Press is to sit in judgment on the Church, let the Church do the same, and then see whose judgment God will ratify. Dr. Marshall concluded by saying, " In the name of good society I protest against any idea of fetter ing the Press. Liberty I love, and tyranny and licence are its opponents." 50 49/ 501 1261 1331 112 11i 724. 108 i / 108 [ IE/ 2 1011 i 061 I Business don( The "Great Eastern" Lottery Scheme. A correspondent of the Manchester Examiner furnishes the following details of the scheme for the disposal of the great ship by lottery :—The proposal is that subscriptions for tickets shall be reserved to citizens of Great Britain. With this proviso it is proposed that all subscribers of £1 and upwards shall receive a numbered certificate for each £1 sub scribed and the subscription to cease when £240,000 has been subscribed. Should the associa tion not become the purchasers of the ship, all holders of certificates to receive their money back free of any but actual expenses, in no case to exceed ls. per share. Should any holder of certificates not reclaim his money within six months of a publica tion in all the London an d Li verpoo l d a ily papers of the inability of the trustees to purchase the vessel, the amount of such unclaimed subscriptions to be forfeited. Should the association become the pur chasers, the trustees will immediately proceed to make a division of the property among 200 of the subscribers in the following manner :—A public lottery to be held in Frankfort, with all usual pre cautions as to integrity, and the drawings to take place in the presence of two or more Notaries Public, and of the secretary and one or more of the trustees. The successful numbers to be of the following values (should the full amount have been subscribed, and rateably in properties)), and represented by proportionate shares in the ship :-1 prize, value £40,000 ; 1 prize, value £20,000 ; 3 prizes, LlO,OOO each, value £30,000 ; 6 prizes, £5,000 each, value £30,000; 12 prizes, £2,500 each, value £30,000; 35 prizes, £l,OOO each, value £35,000; 50 prizes, £5OO each, value £25,000; 25 prizes, £4OO each, value £lO,OOO ; 65 prizes, £3OO each, value £19,500; 2 prizes. £250 each, value £5OO. 200 prizes. Total value £240,000. Less a commission of five per cent. and charges, and the necessary disbursements of the ship from the time of her purchase until her trans fer by the trustees to the 200 successful subscribers, a published account of which, and a list of the win ning 200 numbers, will be advertised in the leading journals. The remaining shares to be blanks. All precautions have been taken not to infringe any enactments, and thus any interference with the lottery taking place cannot be reasonably antici pated. Should, however, any unforeseen difficulty after the purchase of the vessel arise, the trustees bind themselves to again cause the ship to be put up to auction, and to return the proceecis propor tionately to all holders of certificates of subscription. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS . (From the Registrar's-General's Weekly 2?eturn.) The total number of deaths in London in the week that ended on Saturday was 1,312. It differed little from that of the previous week ; but the deaths at 60 years of age and upwards rose from 244 to 285. The average number of deaths for the 52d week, derived from the returns of that week, in ten years, 1853-62, is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,558. The actual number is less by 246 than that obtained by calculation. There were 14 deaths from smallpox and 44 from measles Six of those caused by the latter disease were returned in Somers-town, and five in the sub-district, Lambeth Church, second part. Scarlatina was fatal in 78 cases, six of which were in Kentish-town, eight in Islington,' Bronchitis was the most fatal in the week of all the dis eases on the list ; it was recorded in 154 cases, while the corrected average in ten corresponding weeks is 185. The deaths from bronchitis rose, as compared with the numbers of two previous weeks—but those frem pneumonia, which were 81, showed a decrease. Whooping-cough increased decidedly; it was fatal to 49 children. There were 138 deaths from phthisis. Three cases of murder or manslaughter, 2 of which were deaths of infants, were recorded in the week. Only 2 nonagenarians died; they were widows, aged 92 and 95 years. Last week the births of 805 boys and 727 girls, in all 1,532 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,828. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 . 970 in. The mean daily reading was above 30in. on three days of the week. The reading was 30.30 in. on the morning of Sunday— and fell to 29.70 in. on Tuesday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 42.5 deg., which is 5 deg., above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean temperature was above the average on every day, except Tuesday ; and on the last three days the excess was from 8 deg, to 11 d eg. The thermometer fell below the freezing point of water on two nights ; the lowest reading was 26.5 dog. on Wednes - day ; the highest day temperature was 51.9 deg. on Satur day. The range of temperature in the week was thersfore 25.4. The mean daily range was 12.2 deg. The range on three days was only 7 and 8 deg. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 4 . 6 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air 84, cor3plete saturation being represented by 100. The wind blew from a westerly point—on Tuesday from the north-west, and afterwards from south-west and west. There was no rain measured. The mean of the highest temperature of the water of the Thames was 44'2 deg. ; that of the lowest was 42 deg. MINCE-PIES AND THEIR ORIGIN IN WHAT LEIGH HUNT CALLED " MINCEPIETY !" Nlisrule and Mumming and Wassel are no more, having fallen victims to the scythe of Time. Mince-pie, and Carol, and New Year's Gilt have been more fortunate, blessed as they are with a healthy constitution, and having led a less riotous life in their younger days. Christmas himself is destined to survive all his children, and to flourish with his snowy beard long after the last mistletoe is planted above the grave of the last mincepie. But all true patriots will join in wishing Mince-pie a long and merry term. He is pro bably about the eldest child of Christmas. They Saboan spices indeed presented by the Kings of the East, at Beth lehem, are said in him to remain and to perpetuate them selves. Nor has his life been always peaceable and placid. a.uee. He has seen rough times, and had his portionabuse. Virulent theological contests have been fought A over and reverend person. He has gone through go th ° l 7 rtoeprtures of evil report, and known what it is to sufferobably destined religious reproach. His future days P 6 he will pass away to be tranquil, and when he pass" away'ei history of his ear got on board th in a green old age, when the chequoerrun SAILOR'S CHEST. EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE lost lier career is either unremembered" A y lost in Ramsey Bay, —A sailor's chest was recen o t t far from its owner's door libeuctrnewothing else, and has actually been cast u s P u n at in Whitehaven. It t a sailor, ial ° l: L i:led of ':i l l seem in the schooner Sistersof O'Neil, of Whitehaven, . sailedt. the Sisters lay windbou ci Fleetwood. On the Dian,3clw when she was run into uin Ramsey Bay, Isle of er,tound to Liverpool, and by a large Glasgow schollcl.immedi atelye Glasgow and were con- O'Neil afterwards veyed to Liverpoo where he arrived on thelnade way home to Whitehaven, chest, which had llth inst., and, strabge t° say , his day gone down with the Sisters, arrived the . after. i It -8 said he was on the h Wall at the time, and saw it floating past the pier head.Nort It was picked up by a man at Redness Point, and taken to the Custom House, andrestored to subsequently armies, ti ztt CAPTUREDt here d reduction n inr is T 7 u s s pl , ex its owner. STATISTICS OF THE vessel , afterwards savinga escr.niivesT, LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.— j a November, 1862, 448,955 persons were in the cotton district receiving relief. This year in the same month the number was only 17n -..,850, It is still equal to two great retary of the Federal navy, in his official report to t Congress refers refers to the number and value of the i riz rites that cap th u e r capture the decimation of the blockade. Ile soyato the amount of up of 1,015 ritesp, representing propertyr.ubini tted to the judgment wards of i'3,000,000, have be'llbo.ut hall that sum has been of the Fede.-al prize courts. alter paying all expenses, adjudicated upon, leaving, nit the captors of the move ' Z 1,200,000 for distribution amoni, ral prizes. BBEy,- - DISCOVER AL O S— R T E I2 L e IC S S e . e - - GREEN, like Kennington Common F , iew t o its becoming a recreation ground. genteel park, baying been enclosed and been discovered some very interesting e : e A N a ystead Abbey, Notts (the seat of the late ha s rTpe l hl a i n ce ssr t nE e Libwev, Naas w rbGriv eteET t oc h roo:li3; Lord:ni D They were found by l a b ourers em ployed in i•ist of a portion of a s tatue representing a war rior of the l i m e of :awry 111., as exhibited i n t h e c h a in mail of that period ; an ancient freestone it:or, probably p art of ? n , am bulatury ; a great quantity of window tracing of the 11th century, and saute small jamb shafts of the 13th century. A portion of the specimens have been preserved. I lug y t r i onne)w. carriage drive in the park. The relic s con- SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HA LF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SAN DOIYLINGO. Advices from Domingo to the sth state that rein forcements were constantly arriving from Havana. The losses on both sides were great. The nephew of the Captain-General had been killed and General Gacdartt murdered. The rebels were fortunate in cal +lug off the, Spanish leaders. TM: D E 'MON SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. THE PACIFIC NAILS. Exchange Drought prevailed in the southern province s o f Chili, and mnch distress existed. Business at V n aPa : a 4 i 3 s; 4 7/ 47 as exceedingly dull. The Peruvian Government had voted 2,000,000 onLod l on dols. for Public Works. AFFAIRS OF GREECE. We take the following letter from the Levant Herald:— "ATHENS, Dec. 1 0.—The engrossing topic of the di ty here just now is the lonian question. It supplies a rem ly handle to the Opposition, creates an uneasy feeling in t; ie public mind, and is a source of much anxiety to the Govern ment. The most restless of our newspaper prints are full of acrimonious attacks against England upon the subject; call that and ro u the those journals seemed to open fire sim u l taneous l y, as if on a given signal, but there are peculiariti es o f sty l e i n t h e i r unan i mo us invectives which have not f a il ed to be remarked, and their tone is far t oo bitter to come from th e p ens of lt to th e F rench hee forts AI . D yth i Hellenes, who owe to Eng l and so fresh and de e p a d e bt o f gratitude for the gift of their excellent young Ring. The question ; however, has undeni a bly assumed an importan t aspect in the eyes of the people , and a warm controv ers y is being carried on as to which of the Powers it was th a t origi natedddn diplomatic linsiste drmhLota u t la h iytt e iysc poherfaao:pe thepnoost upon sl addressedafb the Seveno r r o t aht Islesd h demolitione raes etcairtficanas m gloaom rut hsea despatchat it was Engl an d who first 7t if eg pulations as a s i ne qua non in the cession of the Islands, while others, on the contrary, support the English papers in maintaining that it was Autnria, backed by Turkey, and countenanced by the other three Powers, that demanded these conditions, and that Earl Russell only assented to and signed the treaty which embraced them, in order to ensure the Union being carried into effect ; for I presume it is generally known that a refusal from any single one of the five contracting Powers would have rendered this historic act of national amalga tion impracticable. but they resign the help f ee li ng surprisd and t h h a in rd ker c s on c d a it n io n n o s t , " The actual text of the Treaty i s now before the p e üblic. with the reflection that it is better to secure themselves Union without the forts, than to run the risk of jeopardising the n Union on account of the ios. Thi s i s the tone of a re cent correspondence from Corfu, which st ates that the lonians are determined to have the Union at any price, but v T e h z e e dc coolest e its st that they are loth to cede what is required, and cling to the hope that they may yet be relieved from the humiliating terms which the Treaty, in its present shape, exacts. The King, it is said, has forwarded to the Powers a dignified and spirited protest. The Minister, in acquainting the Assembly with the Treaty, remarked that during the war of Greek independence protocols were signed which placed Greece under the suzerainty of the Sultan, and treated the unhappy nation almost as if it were an enemy, but the decrees of Providence annulled the provi sions of protocols, and Greece was eventually recog nized in her entire independence, M. Tricoupi, the Greek envoy to London, will commit himself to nothing without specific instructions from his Government, although his adhesion, to be sure, io not absolutely necessary, except for the final act of cession. The President of the sus pended lonian Parliament, M. Padovas, has published a sort; of protest, in which a perceptible vein of sarcasm mingles with his remonstrances. Thanking England and the other Powers for their friendly counsels as to the necessity of demolishing the forts, on account of the heavy :expense of keeping them up, and garrisoni ng them (£200,000) per annum and 12,000 men, he submits that the s ,Hellenes,would of themselves have discerned this necessity, and dealt with their national property in a suit able manner, without requiring to have had the wor k of destruction imposed upon them as a compulsory proceed ing. Col. Wynne, of the British Engineers, who has bee n summoned from Corfu to London on the subject of the+ a 3 fortresses, is said to have expressed an opinion that, as ni.• gards the fort of Lido, a partial destruction of the defene43s will suffice instead of a complete dismantlement. A commis sion of the lonian Chambers is expected here daily in order to take counsel on this subject with their fellow-Hellenes of the capital. " The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Delianis, has assumed ad interim the portfolio of the Minister of War, Satolenski, who is unfortunately suffering from serious illness. The King's Aide-do-Camp, Botzaris, has given in his resignation as a representative, which has been accepted by the Assem bly. The Government continues its process of weeding out and changing the subordinate staff of the different Sub-pre fectures. The Assembly, on the proposal of the Govern ment, has decided that no Consuls or Vice-Consuls shall continue, for the future, to be salaried officers, with the exception of those in the Ottoman Empire ; and all the Con sulates have been lowered a step. These measures are dic tated by the dire necessity of retrenchment, in addition to the other measures to which I alluded in my last letter. "The Commission' entrusted with the drawing up of the to new constitution having completed its task, is about submit the text to the members. Th e depint y labours Embiricos until proposed that the Assembly should suspende its the Union should be accom plished, and th lonian rueful t rs should be among them to take part- in the the fundamental laws, or to allow their sa laries as represents_of fives (about 80,000 drachmas a month) to remain u n d rawn • s • for the benefit of t h e national exchequer, but thi s do disin terested proposal was Patieru-tilL clamo ured Chiel of T he appointment of a Cornwallde re.nae_the National Guard is in contemplation. Li z 8 has laid before al b as ed on the anci ent the Assembly a proposal, from the laws of the Athenian Republ ic, to exclude pn@ic service all debtors to the Treasury abovethe sum of 2,000 d rac h mas , and his motion w i l l s hortly come on for di scussion. of I am sorry to s ay, " The smallpox, has not yet - le - CZ. o i l wiinter is The chill app roach beginning to be sensibly felt. Basisest e ndeavours are b e i ng made to promote t h e cultivation of cotton; but brigandage impedes this, aocord .__ to the opposition prints, in the provinces of Yalta and x lu erop h e e, under the garb even of the National Guard. The National Bank of Greece has convened a general meeting of its shareholders, to be held in Athens on the 231 of February, 1861. A new Marine Assurance Company and ' an ew Discount Company have been s t a rted in the FllO3/3." A Year's Changes i n the Corporation. During the changes in the Con. elected Alderman for elected to W. Connell, potation have L S ' H• Waterlow, Esq, has been 0 c e s : eui t ar y grm e ee a ,dr r .: , ...... the 4 f ... o 1 - 1 , or i v .- -; Al stead Barnesdg a of t e h has is Ward.r. been 17i. manifb°llril Ward, in the room of the late W. Cubitt, Esq., .„, ' • ; and A. Lusk, Esq., in the room of the late J. I 3 : h l l ci I : C P C o h m h e r e:a o p ' n E W sq a . Ward, Mr. Council,l h d l e r r i n a n Wa Alderman h. ofe deceased. Bassishaw—Mr• F. Carritt, for Mr. A. Brad bury, deceased. Bridge—Mr. G. Pay, since deceased was elected in the room of the late Mr. Low. Broad-street —Mr. D. Sims, chosen in the place of S. H. Wate How, Esq., elected Alderman of Langbourn. Dowgate—M r. T. White, in place of Mr. Deputy Harker, deceased. Farring.. don Without —Mr. J. Figgins, in the room 01 Mr. C. E , Butler, who became disqualified. Aldersgate—Mr. F. A H. France, for Mr. T. Woodward, disqualified. Aldga-te— Mr. R. B. Whiteside, for A. Lusk, Esq., elected Alderman, i A ras. l n d ud e c A r c s ive B. g a sr it. J. Hudson.l . c Ward oa e AMwldargs. has a unsuccessful. 0 ne . us there Pup ce a cr t es e se r sd s aei . • w t wl a lio i_ Farringdon Within —Mr• J. Tylor was elected in lien of Mr. Charles Young, deceased. The changes which took place on Monday last •were Mr. W. , May retired. uc c e e l d u S i\ e i r r. -- it. 'l :: : n e elected, t ed, members, Mr. F risainrc.e J. .w C. D h o a ta. s vA b ils e r e a. a nDa a member b i e t r . B fora ro aci w t el tort ' t o e: Bishopsgate, Mr. T. S. Richards was elected, v i ce IA -- Geddes, who withdrew from the representation. 1„ . Mr. Pay. Castle Baynurd has a fresh meinb ti 7, I .„` street there are two new representatives, viz., Colcrntn, Rigby and Mr, E. hart, Mr. Roberts, oxi , 1\1" A. members, having become disqualifi e d ; , - of the late Harding, late member, being unsueeeti6t '' Warwick, Mr. G. Buttetill, an d Mr. }C', Cos, Mr. 8.. E. elected for Farringden Within, Mr•, .t\i'. Cox, have been retired, and Mr. A. Tyler and mr. j Lauchlan having Morris not being successful. In rortsoken, Mr. T. J. Wriodley has s o wbiethen moepbuty in Mr. J l . v Walker, who Fuccecds Mr. G. ,eilreeewte.d t Qou t e h e e n nc h a e nt h e as at tt new Rayment, resigned.meri In * Tower, Mr. J. liorthway has tbe gown vac cant bythc retirement of M. Deputy Turnbull. m re , t', who retired in. Vintry Ward. It will be scan the place ot Mr. T 1.. - , n that the late Wardteotes have resulted in he return of it; , -Lew members to the Court of Comm on Councils—city press. C. Robinson' has been elected in __-............• MBAJatis:rirce.feia;::dlk..l.nilos.owltiritre'leellbtt,neierl,ienalldvßbga,i The course of exchange at 'New York on London for bills at 6 ° days' . is 163 to 16 £ p er cent., and the premi u m on g - ohi. is 4ny to 491 Oil the importation of b old from the United Mates. per cent. At these rates there is a.rollt . - - - \ ;tit, )er self the >m-' nee at ea ing icb ears this laY)t r 11 (4 ,bout L blie. hing moat ling ,form i n ess ishea Ef ori lens° the orpe. ,Sat arter ce in lout, Iroke t the not I for this that ,00tit nle , S, )De e ,men w 7 0 ever Share 100 Sk 1 2O 10 It.'o 1 100 100 stock stook stook 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook SSE Paid., all 100 7i all all 109 100 100 100 100 100 100 66 5 i 1081 1 ;~ ': ,_.