The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-12 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET! SHARE MARKETS—This Day. AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Monty Market still appears very arm, with rather au upward tendency, although first-class bills can b e negotiated as low- as 2-1- per c&nt. The steamer Massilia, which left to day with the Bombay mail, Al exandria, and £24,527 in conveyed £59,978 in gold to gold and £198,075 in silver to Bombay. The suspension was announced on Saturday after noon of Mr. William Rutter, trading under the firm of W. Rutter and Sons, wholesale umbrella M anufacturers in St.oPaul's-churchyard. The lia bilities are supposed to be about £20,000, and a fair dividend seems to be anticipated. The books are in the hands of Messrs. Ladbury, Collison, and Co. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week are generally of a satisfactory cha racter. At Manchester, however, the high rates demanded for cloths and yarns have checked opera tions. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, Hali fax and Huddersfield has exhibited symptoms of improvement, owing to an increased demand for spring goods. Business at Leicester and Notting ham remains without material variation, while in the hardware districts, viz., at Birmingham, Shef field, and Wolverhampton, there iias been rather More activity in most departments. Two o'CLocE. Since the previous report the demand for money has increased, and very little business is now trans acted under the Bank minimum of 3 per cent. An early advance in the rate of the Bank of Fronce is expected, and it is thought that a similar movement Will be announced here. Increased firmness is reported in the Mark-lane markets, but the prices of wheat, &c., have not varied to any quotable extent. The recent change in the prospect of the Money Market, consequent upon the efflux of bullion, has not only exercised an unfavourable effect upon the tendency of prices in the English Stock Market, but it has also retarded business, an inclination being now evinced to curtail rather than extend operations. Some of those who were recently pro ceeding for an advance have closed their accounts and the market though still exhibiting strength is less buoyant. Consols for transfer are flat at 92i 93, and for the sth proximo at 939. The New Threes and Reduced have been marked 921 931 ; Indian 5 per Cents, are 1088 ; ditto 4 per Cents. Enlaced, 361; India Bonds 265. to 295. prem., and Exchequer Bills 14s. to 18s. prem. There has not been much fluctuation to-day in the Foreign Stock Market, and the transactions have not been very extensive. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1 854, are about 841- 859; ditto, 1858, 71/ ; and the Loan of 1862 has been dealt in at 67f t, being a little flatter. The Consolides, on the other hand, have risen to 409 Z. Italian 5 per Cents, have re ceded to 694 d. Spanish Bonds are tolerably steady, and thera is no alteration of importance to report in Russian. Mexican stock is steady at 314 32. There have been a few transactions in Brazilian, Portu guese, and Peruvian Bonds, but they have not led t o any material change. The operations in:the Railway Share Market have been limited, but in some instances prices have s hown a slight upward movement. Caledonians have improved 10e., and Edinburgh and Glasgow, 68 ., while Great Easterns, North-Westerns, and Midlands have declined os. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there has been little change of importance. Great Lux enabourg were steady at 14i; Recife and San Fran cisco at 181 19 ; San Paulo improved to 231 ; while Bombay and Barlda declined to 105/ ; and Great -Western of Canada to 129 121. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were without material alteration in values. Lon don and South African receded to 25 ; Oriental Bank to 551, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cont. Reduced A nnu iti es per cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities i. ormities, 30 ytls, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. IndittoS (R tock ed Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 22 a. Ditto 5 per Cent losa 1 D itto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent . . 96i 1) Bends Clow() 29 Ditto under £l,OOO 26 C onsols for Account, Feb. 5 93 "ia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent lOB/ Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent l4 18 Ditto £SOO Ditto Small trazilian FOS per REIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Cent - — ci Ditto 4i per C ent., 1852-58 -60 yreexican ek 5 p 3 er Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms l6f t per Cent N ew Acoount 3li 2 ' l ow Gra na d a 2 per Cent 2B 4 D itto Land W arrants .. 4 D itto ex ov er -d ue C oups. & Hectares 121 1, D itto Def erre d 6f -r uvian4l per Cent, Ditto 1862 p 1) Itto Account .. c aln guese 3 per C en t., 1853 Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £25 4 paid 3 i Rus sian 5 per C en t., 1822, £ S t 9B fpra Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Scri er p, £l7 paid 'Pallish 3 p Cent D itto Account 54/ 3/ Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account 461 ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup n o t f un d e d 9a l'Ur!tish 6 per Cent. 1854 — h ,- , citto Aont.. .. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Acc0 ,,,, ,t .. ... - - u.n. 71 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 tr b itto Account 671 i a ' e ,' , esuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 231 Ditto 6 per Cents., 1862 (Scrip), £53 pd 1t 1 die Dividends on the above payabl e i n L on d on. ktalian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — thtto Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account 93 i ORDINARY SHARE' AND STOuKS Sh Railways. Yaid.' Closinb BusineB , • I nee. , done ( ~ 3.14 :lir.. Wol., and Str. Val t 12.5 iiivthe and Tyne. „ 10 lo . st.,Sleal.,andnid.Co. st Bristol and Exeter st ,Caledonian 50 ICork eel Barelon 2 0 . COlll Vial i 10 ' Do A A Beta no di‘ 10 ID ° . B tt.l CP C.I, all. ha' , 1 en aid to 11. 50 Dublin & be ßelf p ast Juno. 25 litin.,perth,&Ab. Juno. st 'Edinburgh & Glasgow. st ,Glasg-. and S. Western. st Great Eastern, Ord. stk st ' Ditto A stock St ! Ditto East Anglian st et 1 G reatNorthot Scotland et 'Great Northern st Do A stock st Do 13 do 5 Do. £5 shares st iGt. S. an IW. of Ireland 5t Great Western st Do Str Val R•tr. stock st Lancashire & Yorkshire st London and Illackwall et Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast st Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western st 'Lon. & South Western st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 ,Maryport and Carlisle. 12} I Do i shares.. ...... 1 0 Metropolitan st Midland .5.4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. .1 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 . Do Cray Line st North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee et Nth. Eastern—Berwie 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase I St Do Leeds st Do York st Do Carlisle St North London 10 Do New 9.118.4, North Staffordshire lo IN. and S. W. Junction st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stock et Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpooi st Shropshire Union st South Devon st South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 ,taines,Wok.,andWok 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do 25 Do New, 1810 st Taff Vale. 10 Do B 1 0 Do C 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do st I Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim st Waterford & Kilkennyi st West Cornwall st W. Hartlepool Ilar.&R i st West Midland Oxford! st Do Newport st Do Hereford Si ci Fy 86 E 8 115) 1 16 El 7; Share' etk 1 20 20& stock stock Itock stock stock )all Ala all all 100 100 41 43 13 14 87 88 105 107 454 46 42 44 24 25 128 129 1314 1311 136 138 104 100 671 c7i 110 110 1 72 73 118 119 89 08 081 1024 1031 414 42 91 94 [24 i 291 11 14p 97 99 52 531 254 25i 100 100 57 58 891 891 126 128 108 1:0 1 1 4 n 11 111 118 120 471 48. 104 106 Atock itock stock 47 49 334 344 89} 891 68i 804 100 103 7 8 39 40 lot 101 p 71 71 p 148 150 5 28 33. / p 2155 1, i 54 p d * 1, 1 87 90 140 145 29 31 43 45 35 37 94 26 67} 461 5i 6 9c I 1291 1 1001 d 89} ft 69 392 i Business don• 105 i f xn 5 1 i 1081 71 am X3l 3UI _ _ 76i 5,1 65i 10611 xn 104 i 5i 12a a 2t i 104 13f xn BRITISH POSSESSIONS. B ailwhv ;Atlantic & St Lawrenc, Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Intl Go. 5 per cent... Do. New . . Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1,1873 i Do. do. June 1. 18 - 1 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. Cape Town & Dock Sen t lEastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c 1 11;ast Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debenh Do. 7 per cent. 1862 . Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per s cent. Gt. W. ot Canada Sharer Do. New ....... .Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. c. Extensioi Dc. 4, Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corn. ii p. 0. Both 'Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. a tdortg. Bds. 7 sTewßrunswick Cand Class A Capital Share Do. do. B Capital do. .. N.lll.C'daG pc Ist pi be ? Scinde I Do. Do. de Delhi z Do. Punjaub Do. Do. •• •• De. Indus. St. Flo. ) 100 100 100 100 100 ton Paid, Closin, Price. 67 69 105; 166 i 7tsi 5i 77 80 73 76 73 76 104 106 108 icgi 106 g 107 k 1( 8i 1k lip Ip 22 23 75 77 65 67 34 36 48 52 34 36 34 36 106 107 liP 1 lip, 104 106 12/ 123 1 7} 41 1 98 100 01 v 3 d f p 101 lotil 98 10 • 94 ;6 52 53 stock all all 100 (1( ' 100 11 2 15 ICO tOC ~~~u~ 3 5 3 83 65 1(54 i 06i1 si 1(4, iP I f r p 1 104 105 100 102 )I,ON 1. HA - CA ;NI SNA; 0 p.c.J a Sz.luly l 1877-81 Do. 6 p. c. Feb..t Aus.z.i 100 Do. 0 p. c. Mar. & Sept., 100 Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July.' 100 Do. 5 Inscribed stock, 100 Cape G. Elope. n p c.1873' lOU Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 i 100 Do. 1890' 100 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.: 100 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c 100 N. p.e..i RAJ uly 100 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. O oV. 5 p c., 1806 100 Do. sp. C_.,1871 to 1870 100 les 108 106 )08 106 16,4 064- 1 25 £l7 110 111 113 112 114 111 113 1044 1"54 991 1004 991 1004' 99 99.5 108 110 I Do. d'0.,1£ . 388 ttupwd9 100 New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling., 1075 ' 100 Queensland Gov. 6p. c 100 b. Aus G0p.c.1876.& up ' lOti Vic-Gov. &p.c. Ja.&July 100 , Do. In Rum. An.&Oct.. 100 BRITISH NID 105 106 9 111 109 111 107 109 110 1101 ES. Cambrian Con sol. G old ~..;titiord Amalgamated ' Devon G. Coin e, iTavist East Bassett lilioalu o • • East Clogau r old. Ltd., East Caracion. ..... East Carn Brea... W'l Russel I,Tavistk , Garn./zSt.Aubyn(iwen ) 'Great South Tolgus I:4. Wheal Voralelston Grenville .. t I erod's-Foot 1 30 ss. •:.140 7.19.0; 10 6.15. i ingston Downs Lady Bertha Nlargaret (eny Lelant )litrke Valley.. iTyndv Iron Ore (Lim.' New Setun North Downs V.Wh'l ‘Torth Wheal Crotty t'ar Consols (St. Blazey• . royidenee (Uny Lel nt. South Caradon(St.Cleer, !S. Carn Brea (111oZan). • r:.WI ea i loran. (11104 - an {Stray Park Ta mar Silv..t Lead Min fin Croft I West Basset (Mogan). • W Caradon (Liskeard %Vest Seton ....... Wheal Basset (Mogan , Wheal Puller(Rediutli! Wheal kitty(lLLelant) %VhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton . . 1v heal Treiawney (Lis.) Wheal Union ti 5.15.61 ts.l .9 28.9. 44 9 1i 5 47i 51 5 2.0.6 par ID 16 38 500 510 53 55 P iP 461 47i 11i fli 4# 4t 17 1 7 7i 6 6 4 9 4§ 56 2i 2f 1 1i 41 43 Fi 9 ds pr 45 155 21 21 2* 15 5i 5 6 1 43 390 4F)O 2 2 90 95 38 10 4 1 12i 13i 13 14 23 30 2535 295 771 f32i 47i 62} 7i 8i 2.10.8 104 31 ma 2f xn R It I 105 1 xd 961 7 xd 1041 x d 991 I xd 1W 110} 9 15 6 I 15 16 584. 1235 245 7 I 14 174 3.13 5f 6} PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt.ltestern (' erks & Hants Ext.), red. 44 per cent., 99 London, Chatham, and Dover , per cent. pref., 964 Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 1411 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton &c., 4i per cent., 185Ez, 104 London, Chatham, &c , Metrop. Kxt., B 6 per cent., 101 I It ICNTALS. LINES LEASED Al' FIXED London and Chatham 4• per Cent., 921 Nottingham and Grantham K. & C., Shrewsbury and Hereford, 137} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Copispo (Extension), 4} Great Luxembourg, 144 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gna. 7 per cent., 19 181 Sambre and Meuse, 11 £ San Paulo lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 93—Ditto (all), 23i FOREIGN MINES. Fortuna (11m.), 48 Mont. Aureos iiraz. Gold Min. Co. (lim.), 21 8 St. John del Rey (lim.), 56 5; United Mexican (11,ii ), 5.t Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 3h JOIN T-STOCK ANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lim.), 20 British North American, 50) Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 10 London and Brazilian , lim.), 3[. London and N ,rthern aim.‘, 3k London and South African, 2% Oriental Bank Corporation, 55. a Ottoman Bank, nl Provincial of Ireland. 89 Union of Australia, 531 London, 60k DOCKS. Italian Irrigation Canal, I MISCELLANEOUS. Peninsular and 0 lental Steam, 73 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (2 , , 3 Royal Mail Steam, 5 A letter from Berlin states that the numerous manufactories of cotton in that city are suffering severely from the scarcity o f t h e raw and others Ahanumve ber of them are completely at a stand, dis charged a great part of their hands. At l eas t 5,000 o f those weavers are now out of employment in the Prussian capital. Advices from Stockholm state that astonishment is felt at seeing the importeace attached by some foreign journals to the motion brought forward by one of the members belonging to the Chamber of Peasants, for abrogating the Salic law in Sweden, and declaring the Princess Louise, daughter of King Charles XV., to be eli gible to succeed her father. The motion to that effect has been unanimously rejected by the committee to which it was referred, and the question cannot again be started. REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE.--Lord George Manners continues the only candidate for the vacancy occasioned by the retirement of Mr. E. Ball, and will in all probability be returned. Mr. Ball will apply for the Chiltern Hundreds when Parliament reassembles, and the election will then take place within the prescribed period. The Whig party has already one member for the county, in the person of M. H. J. Adeane ; and if any op position were offered to Lord George Manners the Conser vatives would retaliate by endeavouring to oust Mr. Adeane, while if Lord George is accepted, without a contest, the present compromise will probably continues SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 12.—Wind this day at noon—Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, with frost. ;TCARDIFF, Jan. 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Mary Wor ic, from New York. Sailed—Stolkhohn, for Rio Janeiro; Z aroness, for Havannab. ,TnooN, Jan. 12.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Marg are t, for -ttaYannah. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived —A nn i e , f rom C ardiff ; Argyll, steamer, from ‘ - arentan ; • and Alleg Folkestone, f rom Shi e ld s. Sailed—Freedom, ra, for for D Sealaam.artmouth ; De.went, for Cardiff; l'aquebot (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived—Zealand, steamer, from Dantzic. P DEAL, Mond a y M orn i ng. -,aesed--Fanny Palmer, for Bo ston ; St. Nazaire, for St. ,' 4 azaire • Berzelien, for Rio Janeiro ; Se gre d o, for Terceira ; Titania, for Mogador; Clay m o re , iark lg elina, ' for Leghorn ; for Falmouth—all from London; Persia, from S un - Berland, for Athens. • FRENCH GUNNERY EXPERIMENTS. • The report which we were r. cently the gunnery experiments in France, . enabled eod theto sfullrcnceisshsful pier gunnery of iron plates,having excited conside . rab eo le m d e iscu de 4 aval and military circles, we now subjoin used is built Z., t ,, a ils, which may be of interest. The further ssill 11, — "rely of steel, and composed of several gun tubes os that _e,tal put t th rin the method introduced in France by_ •-•01ea... a , , zt Tieongielle together in the method introduced in France by Tieiiie do Beaulieu, but better known in England Z ' Blakeley's" plan, and which secures the simulta o n f eo th u e s eti cli of all the tubes in resisting the bursting force :Ildvcwder. The gun weighs only four tons, three-quarters, r°a few Pots ds, or nearly three tons less than the Arm . g gun, rifled on the 'Whitworth plan. The French gun h , i se rifled with three grooves, less than a quarter of an inc " c eP. The twist of the rifling is uniform, one turn in 30 calibres, being a slightly quicker turn than that used by Armstrong, and a little slower than that used by Cavalli and Whitworth. The gun, whin last heard of, had bran fired 8)0 times without injury. The shell weighs 45 kilo grammes, or between 991 b. and 100 lb. The service charge q Powder is 12i kilogrammes, or about 281 b., although in 'Lorne cases 15 kilograoaneß, or 331 b. of powder were fired. With roferenee to the question of the i ntroduction of flat mention projectiles, it is scarcely perhaps necessary to that they were first brought into public notice by al)tain Norton in 1852, and were described la.t him as 'Punch -headed iron shells." The gallant Captain, with 114.cre modesty than other inventors, did not, however, claim Iter his shell the advantage of novelty, but only the merit of e4Cl eting it applicable to moderu artillery, TPE' SU)', LOrqUON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12. 1883 MARKETS—This Day. tationc Last week's import amounted to 3,670 bales from Algoa Bay; 797 Sydney; 70 Adelaide; and 3,684 bales from Taganrog. r lB5B. - - - ----- 1 Stock this day.... 2R.671 .. i 350.1 to Price of Y.C. ( -s Od Delivery last week 2 , 3 26 Ditto from June 1 70,835 Arrivals last week 18 ) Ditto from June 1 87,987 Price of Town .... 55s Od 1859, 1860. 1861. 41,787 74.527 52,076 58s0d to 5956 d to 41s Od to 5 8s , d 59s 9d sdO 2,801 1,819 2, '67 53,412 56,931 8,5 , 529 699 514 931 83, , 18 101,366 81.844 60s 3d 61s 9d 500 9d 1862. 55,925 44s Od to —s Od 1,656 51,557 2,956 89,173 468 6d LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COMMENCEMENT OF TERM. Hilary Term commenced this morning, the judges pre siding in the Courts.iat Westminster. Mr. Baron Wilde, who, it will be remembered, was taken seriously ill at Liver pool some months ago, had so benefitted by his short resi dence at Malta, that he was enabled to occupy his seat in the Court of Exchequer. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Chief Justice Erie, and Justices Keating, Williams, and Willes.) In anticipation that their lordships would deliver judg ment in the case of Kennedy v. Brown, the Court was densely crowded ; but on their lordships taking their seats, they at once proceeded with the ordinary business. Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., made an application to the Court, on the part of Mr. Field, for the postponement of certain applications he had been entrusted to make, until next term. The learned gentleman had met with a serious accident, and was therefore precluded from attending the Court. Their lordships immediately granted the application. WHISTLER V. FOSTER. Mr. Edward James said this case was originally tried before Mr. Justice Willes, when a verdict was given for the defendant, with leave to move the Court to enter it for the defendant. The trial took place on the last day of term and was a case under the Bills of Exchange Act. The cheque upon which proceedings were taken was for £97105., of which defendant was the maker payable, to a person named Griffiths, un order, and endorsed by Griffiths to the plaintiff. The question involved was whether a postdated cheque could be sued upon, although it bore one of the penny stamps. The cheque had been endorsed to the plaintiff, who, it was alleged, had notice that the instru ment was tainted with fraud, and it had also been trans ferred atter the time it had been made payable. The Lord Chief Justice said he thought there ought to be a rule on the question, whether the law as it at present existed did away with the penalty which was imposed under the old law for issuing a post-dated cheque without a stamp. Mr. James said there was another ground on which ho moved, which was, whether the plaintiff, being the holder of the cheque, which, although not endorsed at the time it was first posted, was deposited as security, and afterwards indorsed by the payee, as holder for value received, was entitled to recover. The court granted a rule on both points. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Channel], and W ilde.) BELHAVEN V. LITTLEJOHN Mr. C. Turner moved for a rule to show cause why the defendants should not ba discharged out of custody, he Lay. ing been arrested on a ca sa upon a judgment in an action brought by the plaintiff on the ground that the defendant had, on the 11th of Nov., executed a deed of assignment ander the 198th section of the new Bankruptcy Act, and on the 17th of November it was lodged with the proper officer for registration, but owing to the rules of the office, the cer tificate of registration was not obtained until the 20th. In the meantime the defendant was arrested. An application was made to Baron Martin at chambers, who, however, was of opinion that be could not interfere, and referred the parties to the Court of Bankruptcy. An application was then made to Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, but he was of opinion that he had no jurisdiction, and that the application must be made to the District Commissioner at Exeter, and he also declined to interfere, as the process under which the prisoner was arrested issued from this court. The court granted a rule nisi. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. M ARK -L NNE. The country markets, held on Saturday, were but mode rately supplied with wheat. For all qualities, the trade ruled firm, and, in some instances, good and fine produce realised is per quarter more money. Malting barley was in request, and prices were rather on the advance. Flour moved off steadily, at full quotations; otherwise, the trade was quiet. The wheat trade on the continent is firmer, at slightly enhanced rates. Advices from New York report an im proving tendency in the market both for wheat and flour. Limited supplies of English grain were received up t) cur market last week. The imports from abroad amounted to 26,289 quarters of wheat, 9,338 barley, 6,623 oats, 6,289 beans, 130 peas, 1,880 tares, 23,963 linseed, 13,407 rape seed, 130 maize, 615 sundry seeds, 3,291 sacks and 17,405 barrels of flour. Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng lish wheat were very moderate, in but middling condition Dry samples were in request, and for these the extreme prices of Monday last were obtained. Damp qualities com manded but little attention ; nevertheless their value was well supported. The market was somewhat extensively supplied with fereign wheat, both ex granary and ex ship. In most de scriptions a good retail business was transacted, and last Monday's currency was fully maintained. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, and prices ruled firm. With barley the market was but moderately supplied. Malting produce ruled very firm, fine qualities being espe cially in request, at extreme rates, whilst medium and infe rior parcels changed hands at fully previous quotations. Grinding and distilling twits were in fair average request, at about stationary prices. =The business done in malt was to a fair extent, and the quotations ruled firm. The supply of oats was very moderate. The demand, how ever, was not to say active, and in but a few instances did an improvement, compared with Monday last, of 6d per quar ter, take place. Beans were in moderate supply, and slow request, at lato rates. Peas change] hands slowly, yet no change took place in their value compared with last week, There was a fair show of samples on the stands. Most kinds of flour were in steady request, and prices were well supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old 4Bs 548 Ditto, white, new 47s 53s Ditto, old sos 578 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Ditto, new Talavera, Rye Barley—Grinding 26s 358 Malting, new Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware 568 70s Chevalier B6s 25s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 20s 25s Potato Youghal and Cork, black .. 18s 25s Cork, white l9s 26s Scotch, Feeding 22s 26s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey, new Maple White, new 4os 41s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 34s 38s Stockton and Norfolk .. 34s 35s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of foreign stock here to-day was only mode rate, both as to number and quality. Nearly the whole of it changed hands, at prices fully equal to Moi,day last. From our own grazing districts, as well as from Ireland and Scotland, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were limited for the time of year ; but the general quality of the stock was prime. The attendance of buyers was tolerably numerous, and the beef trade ruled somewhat active, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs, and at which a clearance was effected. A few very superior Scots and crosses realised 5s 2d per 81bs ; but the general top figure for beef was 5s per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,620 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns; from other parts of England, 1,000 various breeds ; from Scotland, 240 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 100 oxen and heifers. The supply of sheep was again rather limited, and the quality of each breed was by no means first-rate. On the whole, the mutton trade was firm, at prices fully equal to this day se'nnght. Very inferior Downs and half-breds sold at 6s, and the general top figure was 5s 10d per 81bs. Calves, the supply of which was only moderate, moved off steadily, at Thursday's advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The top price was 4s Bd. Pigs changed hands somewhat freely at full prices. The supply was good. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. , Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 6 0 Orse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Second quality clo. 4 4 4 10 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 0 5 6 Pme.Slhdowndo.s 8 5 10 Largo orse. calves 3 6 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Large hogs 3 8 4 4 Small porkers 4 6 4 8 Suckling calves, lOs to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Cows FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs .... -- Sheep ....... ..... 18,760 125 Pigs. 370 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Jan. 13, 1862, and this day, Monday, Jan. 12, 1863. Calves Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Jan. 13, 1862. Jan. 12, 1863. 3 4to 3 6 38 4 0 42 4 8 410 5 0 38 4 2 4 4 410 50 5 6 5 8 5 10 00 0 0 36 1 2 44 4 8 38 4 4 46 4 8 3,840 18,760 Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 0 3 4 Second quality do Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots, &c 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 5 0 Prime Southdown do. .. 5 2 5 4 Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts Sheep Calves 126 370 its, 4,040-- Pigs 440 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan l4, 1861.—8 E sheep, 19,700—calves, 110—pigs, 400. JAN. 16, 1860.—Beasts, 3,960 —sheep, 2 135—pigs, 490. The total imports of foreign stocir into London, last week, amounted to 2,988 head. In the corresponding week in 1862, wo received 3,135—in 1861, 738—in 1860, 2,135 —in 1859, 2,563—in 1858, 541—in 1857, 1,237 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAO WEEK. From B eas t s . Sh eep. L am b s. C a l ves . Pigs. Rotterdam .... 175 .. 759 .. 142 .. Harlingen .... 212 .. 9 43 .. 4 Hamburgh .... 8 .. .. Boulogne. • • Medimblik Vigo llO NieweDiep Amsterdam — Antwerp. .• Bremen Corunna. 05tend....,,,, Tonning ~120—calves, -- • • • • "--- ---" • • ..-. • • - • • - - .. - .. 21 .. - •••• - • • - --- • • • • 4 • • --- -••- . Total 851 .. 1,966 .. 171 .. The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862 636 2,276 .. .. 221 .. 2 .BAI .. 281 . . 367 .. 90 .. 860 673 .. 1,286 .. .. 276 ,859 491 .. 1,881 .. .. 275 .. 6 ,858 65 .. 291 .. .. 185 NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate supplies,both of town and country-killed meat, are on sale at these markets, and the trade, on the whole, was steady, at full quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. s d sd Inferior beef .. 2 6 2 10 Middlingmutton Nliddling do. .. 3 0 3 6 Prime do Prime largo do. 3 8 3 10 Vaal .. Do. small'do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork Large pork .... 3 6 310 amb .. • . Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 sdsd 3 8 4 4 46 4 8 36 4 4 40 4 6 00 0 0 BOROUGH HOP. Nsarly all descriptions of hops are in fair average request, and prices are well supported. Last week's import was large; viz., 97 bales from Antwerp ; 6 Ostend ; 27 Rotter dam; 193 Bremin ; 2,832 New York; and 200 bales from Boston. Mid and East Kents 9os to 180 s per cwt. Weald of Kents Susses . 9os to 150 s „ Bavarian Belgian American .. 115 s to 130 s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Full average supplies of home-grown potatoes are on sale at these markets, and a moderato import has taken place, into London, from foreign ports. Generally speaking, the trade is in a sluggish state, at last week's currency. Last week's import was 471 tons from Dunkirk ; 120 bags from Rotterdam ; and 36 tons from Guernsey. Yorkshire Regents Do. Flukes Do. Rocks 7ss to 90s ~ Kent and Essex Regents lOOB to 130 s „ Scotch Regents Do. Rocks 7ss to 90s 50s to 70 8 Foreign ........ „ WOOL. There has been an improved demand for nearly all classes of English wool since we last wrote, and the previous rates have been well supported. In co.onial and foreign quali ties, by private contract, a limited business has been trans. acted; nevertheless all qualities are held at extreme quo- THE RESOURCES OF GREECE. The public revenue of Greece is derived from the follow ing sources, ♦iz. : Direct Taxes— L•{nd-tax and usufruct Tax on Bees „ Cattle .. „ Professions „ Houses Drachmae. .. 8,030,619 .. 82,252 .. 1,407,078 .. 220,519 .. 108,810 Indirect Taxes— Customs • • Stamp duties Miscellaneous Public Establishments— Mint .. .. Post-office • • Printing-office .. .. 4,198,181 .. 1,515,479 .. 395,148 9,799,178 6,108,815 .. 2,000,000 .. 244,691 •• 4,525 Public Property in possession of Government— Mines and minerals .. .. 123,283 Thermal springs .. .. • . 5,383 Salt-pans .. • • • • • . 514,705 Fisheries .. .• • • .. 144,813 Forests .. • • • . .. 260,387 Olive-groves . • • • • . 84,328 Vineyards .. • • • • • • 263,505 Gardens .. • • • • • • 119,455 Buildings .. • • • • • • 63,699 Revenues from national lands alienated , from ecclesiastical property Miscellaneous revenues .. .. . Receipts on arrears due .. .. . Total drachmas .. 2,249,486 1,579,558 30,342 189,923 , .. 755,534 .. 1,438,927 .. 22,151,793 THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS FUND.—Amongst the well-directed efforts which are set in motion in every conceivable way towards the one grand object of alle viating the sufferings of the operatives in the manufactur ing district, we have heard of none more likely to achieve or more deserving of success than that adopted by Messrs Morton and Stanley, the spirited proprietors of the Oxford and Canterbury Music Halls. In addition to the customary first-class entertainment provided for the patrons of these popular places of amusement, the proprietors have at a great expense secured the services of the Lancashire Cham pion Prize Handbell Ringers (who have never yet ap peared in London), and they intend appropriating weekly, during their engagement, a portion of the receipts towards the relief fund, in lieu of handing over the proceeds of any given night, thus affording an opportunity to all of contri buting at their convenience to this praiseworthy object The band consists of twelve men, under the direction of Mr. Edward Benson, of Wigan, pianist, who perform on the bells, in full harmony, classical, operatic, and dance music, also popular airs with variations, all from piano forte copies. They have sixty-six bells (5f octaves chro matic), and bring with them a well-earned reputation from the populous but now afflicted district of which they are all natives, and from the high encomiums which have been bestowed upon them by the local press, we have no doubt the Champion Prize Hand. bell Ringers will pass successfully through the more severe ordeal of a London criticism. AN INDEFATIGABLE IMPOSTOR.—On Saturday George Harrison, a tall, good-looking, soldierlike fellow, who said he had been discharged from the 4th Dra goons. in company with Mary A. M'Donald, a woman about 35 years of age, with a child in her arms, was chargod be fore Mr. Raffles, at Liverpool, under the following circum stances:—On the night of the 17th ult. the prisoners called at the house of Mr. Gardner, in Rodney-street, where Har rison represented himself as a police-officer, and said he had been sent by Major Greig with the woman to different houses, for the purpose of obtaining a small sum of money for her, as she had bailiffs in her house; he requested Mr. Gardner to contribute. This was declined, and they went away. Mr. Gardner, suspecting all was not right, fol lowed them, and they took the direction of Major Greig's house. On arriving there, and observing they were fol lowed, they ran away. Information was given to the police, and they were taken into custody on Friday. Fur ther inquiry showed that Harrison had called at the house of Major Melly, in Chatham-street. To Major Melly he represented that he was a discharged soldier, produced a letter, purporting to be from Preston, and stating that a considerable sum of money was due to him there; and also requesting him to come over and get it. To do this he solicited " a loan" of a sum of money to take him to Pres ton, and Major Melly made the requisite advance (a sove reign). On another occasion Harrison, accompanied by another man, called at the house of Mr. Brown, West Derby, to whom he represented himself as Inspector Car lisle, of the Liverpool detective police, and said that his companion was the captain of a ship that had been wrecked off Holyhead, who was collecting subscriptions for his crew. Harrison represented that he had been sent with the pretended shipwrecked captain to attest the truth of his statement. The money to be collected, he said, was to be appropriated to the purchase of clothes to enable the poor shipwrecked sailors to reach the Sailors' Home in this town Harrison s. f After eoar hearing imprisoned paper pr isto hneed with ev him, on which were wr i tten the pretended signatu res o f severa l gent l emen as subscri bfiodrenthcere,ethme o m n a th g s is . tra T te h s e en w t o en m c a e n was discharged. d Harrisone MR. WILKIE COLLINS has a great command of clever contrivances, by which this sort of thing may be kept going on indefinitely, He manipulates all his puppets with the greatest skill, foresight, and patience ; he arranges about flys and post-horses, and express trains, with the mathematical precision and cool-headedness of a practised station-master. One of his characters is driving full gallop to catch the last up -train ; if he misses it, all is lost. Another is searching in the enemy's bedroom for a missing piece of evidence; in 15 minutes the enemy will be back, the evidence hoplessly gone. Another is speeding to the Continent on a false scent, and will be got home within a few hours of marriage, which there is reason to conceal. A fourth is in full pursuit of a letter, which, if delivered, will be his " ruin." We turn dizzy at the proximity of so many dreadful contingencies and hair-breadth escapes— in the midst of all Mr. Wilkie Collins sits calm, calculat ing, unruffled, unanxious, and entirely master of the situa tion. He pulls this string or that, throws the train off the line, lames the post-horses, stops the telegraph, or burns the letter, just as the occasion demands, and once more we escape for some new and still more alarming combination in the next chapter.—London Review. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—The House of Com mons will see some changes amongst its members on its assembling on the sth of February, six gentlemen hav ing been elected since the prorogation, namely, Mr. Denis William Pack Beresford, for the county of Carlow, in the room of Mr. M'Clintock Banbury, resigned ; Mr. Greenfell for Stoke-upon-Trent, in the room of Mr. J. L. Ricardo, deceased ; Alderman Rose, the Lord Mayor of London, for Southampton, in the room of Mr. Wilcox, deceased; Alder man Cubitt, the late Lord Mayor of London, for Andover, in the room of Mr. H. Beaumont Coles, deceased ; Mr. Pender for Totnes, in the place of Mr. T. Mills, deceased; and Sir Edward Dering, Bart, for East Bent, in the room of Mr. Deedea, deceased. In the course of a few days another member will be elected for Totnes, in the room of the Earl of Gifford, deceased. Other changes will be an nounced on the first evening of the meeting of Parliament. A seat for Cambridgeshire will become vacant by the re signation of Mr. Edward Ball, and a seat for the borough of Cambridge by the resignation. of Mr. Andrew Steuart. Mr. Monson, the late member for Reigate, is now a peer, and the seat vacant. Mr. Richardson, it is said, will resign Lisburn; and Mr. Thornhill is expected to vacate his seat for North Derbyshire. Mr. Turner, it is reported, intends resigning his seat far Manchester in order to make way for Mr. Samuel Laing, a former member of the Govern ment. A pension for distinguished or meritorious ser vice is reendered vacant by the appointment of Major-Gen. Mackinnon to the colonelcy of the 26th Regiment. PENAL LITERARY EASE.--It is some years since probably eight or ten, writes a correspondent,' that I went over Portland Prison. On being asked by my conductor whether I should like to see the library where the books were kept, and which were lent to the convicts to read at their "leisure hours," I declined the offer, merely observing that I supposed they were mostly of a religious and elementary character. Upon which he replied, " Not altogether, for we have some classical books among the number." " One convict," he added, " was, if he behaved well, indulged with his' Horace.' " SEEDS. Good and fine cloverseed, linseed, and rapeseed, are in fair demand, at full prices ; otherwise, the seed trade is dull, at last week's currency. Cakes are a slow sale, on former terms. Turnip, W hite,p.bus. 1 1 s to 14s Swede -S Mustard, Brown 9. 12s White, Tares, New 7s 5d 8s 6d Old per quarter - s —s Canary, per quarter 46s 52s Rye grass, new s —s Clover, Red Eng., ct. —s —s White Foreign Red —s s White —a —s Trefoil, new. —s —s Carraway —B Coriander —s —s llenapseed, per qr —s --s Linseed,Eng,.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic - 13 -a Odessa —s --s Linseed Cake, p —s English £lo Os£lo lOs Foreign £lO Os £l.l 5s Rape Cakes,p ton£6 Os £6 15s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 68s 72s TALLOW. The tallow trade is very dull, and a further decline has Won place in prices. To-day, St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted at 44s per cwt. on the spot, 44s to 44s 3d for January and March, and 44s 3d for March delivery. Rough fat, 2s 3d per 81bs. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE NEW ROYALTY THEATRE.—APPLICATION TO THE COURT.—This morning a number of persons employed at the New Royalty Theatre attended to ask tr.vice under the following circumstances :-- One of the applicants, a stage carpenter, said that he was engaged by Mr. Emery, the manager, but had always been paid by Mr. Caldwell, of Dean-street, whose name appeared on the bills as the proprietor of the theatre. On Saturday evening, on applying to Mr. Caldwell as usual for payment of his week's salary, he was told there was no treasury. He wished to know what he was to do. The applicant was told that he had better apply to the County Court. Another of the applicants, the property man, stepped forward, and said that he had, on packing up his articles, taken away a pistol entrusted to him to clean by Mr. Emery, sen., and was given in charge for stealing it, but on being taken to the station-house the inspector, on hear ing his reason for detaining it, that he had no order from Mr. Emery to give it up to any person, and that he had not been paid for cleaning it, refused to take the charge. This applicant was also referred to the County Court for a settlement of his claims, as were all the others. WESTMINSTER. FORTUNATE ESCAPE AT A RAILWAY.—John Sullivan, a young man, was charged with being drunk at the Vic toria Railway Station, under circumstances which should operate as a caution to others. William Gearwith, night watchman at the Victoria Station, said that at twenty minutes past twelve last night he went down the line to put the gas out, when, to his sur prise, he found the defendant in the tunnel between Ecclesten and Elizabeth bridges. Witness asked him how he could have placed himself in such a position, when he replied that he did not know. Mr. Arnold—ln what state was he—drunk or sober? Witness—He was drunk, and hardly seemed to know what he was about. Mr. Arnold—Was he in a situation of danger where he was found ? Witness—ln a situation of great danger. Had it been the night of a week day instead of Sunday he must have been cut to pieces at the time where he was found. A train had been there last night only two minutes before. Mr. Arnold—Had he been a passenger by the train ? Witness— Not that we are aware of. We believe not. Mr. Arnold—ls anything known of him ? Witness—Nothing. Mr. Arnold—How is he charged P Witness—Under our railway act. Mr. Arnold—Yes. I see it is an offence for any person to be found in any carriage or in the station in a state of intoxication, for which he is liable to a penalty of 40s. Defendant—l was the worse for liquor. Mr. Arnold—Have you any notion how you not into the tunnel ? Defendant—Not the least. Mr. Arnold—You were trespassing in being there at all. Defendant—l am very sorry for that. Mr. Arnold—You not only placed yourself in a situation where you might have been cut to pieces, but apart from the danger to yourself others might have been placed in imminent peril by your act, and it is impossible to say what might have been the consequence. You are fined 10s., and in default committed for seven days. THAMES. The hearing of the night charges did not commence until twelve o'clock. The applications for summonses, for ad vice, and for relief, had been previously very numerous. The last of them having been disposed of, Philip Neno, a respectable and intellgent man, was placed in the dock on a most unfounded charge of felony. He was given into the custody of a City police-constable, named William Harn, No. 668, by a magsman named Arthur Harris. It appeared that the prosecutor was not in attendance, and that he had previously given the wife of the prisoner into custody for stealing a purse containing £l6 16s. 84 and that the case was awaiting an investigation at the Mansion house, the alleged transaction having taken place in the City. Mr. Woolrych eaid the prosecutor could not be in both places. The policeman said that he had directed Harris to ap pear at the Thames Police-court at half-past ten o'clock precisely. Harris charged the prisoner with stealing a watch, chain, and ring. There were witnesses in court to prove that the watch, chain, and ring he was charged with stealing were his own property. Harris said he was mate of the Cornwallis, East Indiaman. There were several of the crew in attendance to prove Harris ,never belonged to the ship. The prisoner Neno had been paid off from the Cornwallis. Mr. Woolrych—ls the man Harris likely to appear ? The policeman—No, sir; he gave the prisoner and his wise into custody to bounce them out of their money and property. Harris is a magsman. James Morris, able seaman, stated that Harris had never belonged to the ship. There was no one of that name on board. The prisoner had been an able seaman on board, and was a respectable man. The prisoner's landlord said the watch, chain, and ring produced were the property of prisoner. Mr. Woolrych—That will do ; the prisoner is discharged. The City policeman asked the magistrate if he was to de liver the watch and chain to the prisoner. Mr. Woolrych—Most certainly. -=------ - SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT HIGH PARK COLLIERY NOTTS.—Last Frid:ty a most shocking accident occurred in the High Park Colliery, resulting in the death of Enoch Rowley, a collier, aged 22 years. The deceased was engaged in the mine, when—it is supposed through the weakness of the supports--two tons of line gave way, completely burying the poor fellow. When the debris Was removed a sickening sight presented itself, the body of the deceased being found literally crushed to atoms, an d i ts several parts had to b e p laced in a cloth for removal tllr d a y ~ Which coroner of the distric t held an in q uest o n Saturday, was adjourned until Thursday, in order that the pit may be examined by the Govern ment inspector. A course of lectures in Turkish is shortly to be begun in Stamboul in the large hall o f R ese hi d Pacha's University build in liver the first of the serieg , Dervish P ac h a w ill de and natural philosophy T s)his subject being chemistry the k . he Gove r nm e nt i s t o f urn i s h instruments, et, for experiment and demonstration. 134 i 4 67f f 110 1 1184 f 94 i 81 71 103 k FIRES. Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, a fire, which it is feared has be r - t attended with fatal consequences, hap pened in the premises belonging to Mr. P. Fitzgibbon, a chandler, carying on business at No. 96, Golden-lane, St. Luke's. The discovery was made by a police-constable, who noticed black smoky issuing from the lower part of the structure. He aroused the inmates, and sent off fur the escapes and engines. Two of the escapes quickly attended, as well as the engines, including one of the powerful land steamers by Shand and Mason, of Black friars. Two persons were compelled to come down the escape to avoid being burnt to death or suffocated. A female who resided in the same house, however, could not be found, and it was feared by the neighbours and other in mates that she had perished. The firemen at once went to work under the direction of Capt. Shaw, the superintendent, but in spite of the exertions of the brigade the fire continued to progress, and eventually the whole building presented one sheet of flame, and there appearing every probability of the adjoining house, belonging to Mr. U. Lockett, 22, Glou cester-street, Queen-square, sharing in the destruction, the most strenuous exertions were resorted to by the bri gado to stop the flames in that direction, and owing to the combined exertions of a ll pr es ent the fire was at last extin guished, but not until Mr. Fitzgibbon's premises, with the furniture and other effects, were destroyed, and some da mage done to the premises of Mr. Lockett. Mr. Bridges, the district foreman, and also his superintendent, Capt. Shaw, have made diligent inquiries as to the fate of the missing female, but nothing definite could be learned be yond the fact that she had not been seen from the time she retired to bed the previous night. Unfortunately none of the sufferers were insured for a single penny, and we regret to state that their losses are considerable. The origin of the fire at present is enveloped in obscurity. Another fire, and which was attended with a serious loss of property, took place in the premises belonging to Mr. T. Austin, carver and gilder, carrying on a great business for the retail trade, at 59, Wych-street. An alarm was raised, and the inmates having been made sensible of their danger, they were fortunately all rescued. The en gines of the parish and those of the London Brigade, in cluding one of the land steamers by Shand and Mason, were on the spot in a brief space of time, and plenty of water being procured, the firemen, under the direction of Mr. Fogo, the chief officer of the B district, and Captain Shaw, went to work, but they were unable to make the least impression upon the flames for some time, and at one period it was feared that the premises of Mr. Valentine, a dealer in antique articles, would have fallen a prey to the flames. Head Engineer Perryer, however, had the hose of one of the engines brought to bear upon that building, and he happily succeeded in cutting off the further spread of the flames in that direction, but not until the back windows were demolished, and considerable damage done to the con tents by water, &c. The premises, however, of Mr. Austin were entirely on fire before the news reached the fire engine station, or even the escape stationed in St. Clement's churchyard, and the consequence was that the building was burned out, and most of the roof destroyed, It is unknown whether Mr. Austin was insured or not, but Mr. Valentine was insured in the County Fire Office. The origin of the fire is unknown. A fire likewise happened in the premises of Mr. Thomas Harris, No. 2, Upper John-street, Golden-square, which was caused from the overheating of a Turkish bath. The engines of the parish and London brigade were soon in attendance, and plenty of water bring at hand, the firemen, with the aid of the hand pumps, managed to get the flames extinguished, but not until considerable damage was done. Between three and four o'cl. ck yesterday morning a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. W. Hambler (private), situate No. 2, Wallbrook-street, Eagle Wharf road, City-road. The escapes and the engines were soon in attendance, and plenty of water having been obtained the firemen went to work, but they were unable, although aided by 28 hired auxiliaries, to get the flames subdued until the premises were nearly destroyed. It is unknown whether the sufferer was insured or how the fire originated. Last night a fire, nearly attended with the most disas trous consequences, happened in the pre mises belonging to Messrs. W. Fisher and Co., varnish manufacturer-, carry ing on business at No, 17, Finsbury-market. The discovery was made by a person liv ng next door, who observed a light shining through the shop shutters. He gave an alarm, and called the inmates of the adjoining houses. In the course of a few minutes escapes and engines attended. Plenty of water being obtained the engines were called into operation, but the flames by that period had obtained the complete possession of the ground floor, under which were several large casks of oil and spirits. The firemen, how ever, were soon at work, and they succeeded in preventing the flames from descending to the casks of oil, &c., below, but the fire could not be extinguished until a very serious amount of mischief was done. The cause of the fire, or whether the property was insured or not, could not be learned. Another fire happened in the premises of Mr. G. Barker, milliner and silk mercer, No. 70, Provost-place, City-road, which was caused by an escape o f gas. The brigade promptly attended, but the fire was not extinguished until a deal of damage was done. Insured in the Welsh Provincial Fire Office, THE SCOTCH HERRING TRADE. The trade has during the past year been marked by greater fluctuation in price than in the previous dozen years. At one time a perfect panic prevailed, and prices drooped excessively. They again advanced on the restoration of con fidence, and buyers are now offering 24s.for full crown brands. The stock of herrings in the North of Scotland at the Ist Jan. is considerable. There are in Peterhead about 1,000 bar rels; Fraserburgh, 3,00 C barrels; in Gardenstown, about 1,000 barrels; in Buckle, Portessie, and Findochty, about 1,500 barrels; on the Morayshire coast, 2,200 barrels; on the Caithness coast, 9,368 barrels—in all, about 18,063 bar eels. These are mostly C.B.F. It is estimated that there are in Stettin about 17,000 scotch barrels herrings. Thus there are of catch 1862 not less than 35,000 barrels yet to enter into consumption, and of which there are likely to be a considerable portion remaining by the time the fishing of 1863 begins. This circumstance will of course affect prices. The value of last year's Scotch fishing will also be affected by the produce of the Norwegian winter fishing now proceeding, and of which already a catch of 24,000 barrels is reported. The Dutch herring fishing is reported as being 15,000 barrels in excess of average years. Advices from Stettin of the 27th ult., say :—" One of our commisssion houses has had orders to sell out a parcel of few crown brands lying here before the end of the year, which was done at one-fourth dollar under last quotations. Four cargoes of Scotch herrings, and five cargoes of Nor wegian fat herrings, quality as good as finest Scotch, are lying at Swinemunde, being prevented by the ice from get ting up. There is little doubt that prices will recede on the reopening of the navigation, when supplies again com mence to drop in."—Banjshire Journal. The Cultivation of Flax in Ireland. A Dublin letter reports a monthly meeting of the Cork Agricultural Society, held on S 4turday, where there was a very able discussion on the cultivation of flax in the south of Ireland. There was a strong difference of opinion as to whether the crop would be remunerative or not. Lord Ban don occupied the chair. A letter from Mr. O'Searney White, Lord Fer mo y s agent, was read, in which he expressed doubts of th e pro priety of encouraging the cultivation in poor soils, remote from market towns. Professor MURPHY read a valuable report, and moved the a ppointment of a committee to inquire into the subject, which was seconded by Colonel BEAMISH. Mr. C HAS. BEAMISH argued strongly against the expe diency of the cultivation. Flax is a precarious crop, and it exhausts the soil more than any crop. The people have not means or the art of converting it into a merchantable commodity. About 10 years ago Mr. Dargan got up a factory at Drinsgh mountain, and abandoned it after spending £lO,OOO upon the experiment. Lord Fermoy, in his turn, took up the mill, and adopted every means of sti mulating the growth of flax, as Mr. Dargan had done, but they had heard nothing of his lordship's success. Mr. MAGUIRE, Mayor of Cork, replied very effectively to Mr. Beamish. He was obliged to come to the conclusion that the potato was a crop that could no longer be relied on. The oats had been inferior for some time, and wheat like wise. If there were three more seasons like the last three,tbe he would advise every man, wocmonaothnum,n:atanrtkdheec t h i iniiledtaleryme country. Something must be done, and that immediate l y h the crop They had the authority of Sir Robert . Sane that ni the soil inYlu p ib o : was not exhausting, and that, in fact, It.takoZtry on only what other crop do not want. Tedhisin Ü B ls e te lf r a ; st. th li ere e duces one-third of the flax would, therefore, be always a ready and that i t v h a e t r i e n shouldof fia flax be shouldi therefore encouraged y the e landlords, ,j, lt be a st to be done. He concluded b y ; th th e e be; i t u c n r s o t p er of F a la a x l. Society, offeringts oll L oau o s r eld d er bt B 4ae ,i2n5N whatDa s o provided.premiumPresident f t oo k the same vi ew as Mr. Mag u i re, and gave so me va l ua bl e informatio n on the subject. The resolution proposed b y P rofessor Murphy, appoint ing a committee, was passed unanimously. .....—_____ The Czas of Warsaw says :—" Out of the 66 per sons tried b y t h e Military Tribunal three have been & cla re d not guilty, and it has also demanded of the Grand Duke the liberation of nine others. That request has been acceded to, and 12 innocent per sons have just left the prison. One of the accused complained that the committee of inquiry had forced him to confirm the denunciations of Piwoniski, the agent of the secret police, and that his own observa tions were not on the proces-verbal. Another of the prisoners complained that no attention had been paid to his demand when he called for the evidence of a witness. It is proved that the com mittee of inquiry attributed to the accused replies which they never made, and presented them as , voluntary admissions." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WAVENEY VALLEY. This line was recently traversed i hroughout by a loco motive from Bungay to Beccles. It is at present worked from Tivetshall to Bungay, and on the lit of February it is expected that traffic will be conveyed to Beccies. This lice will then form a junction between the East Suffolk and Eastern Union lines of the Great Eastern Company. GREAT EASTERN. This company is about to place 10 additional passenger and 30 additional goods engines upon its railways, at a cost of about £lOO,OOO. The intended acceleration of the train service has been postponed for the present. CHARING-CROSS AND SOUTH-EASTERN. It is proposed to amalgamate the Charing-cross and South-Eastern Railways, on such terms and considerations as the two companies may think fit, subject to the terms being sanctioned by three-fifths of the votes of tha share holders in each company. The agreement; is to take (ffcct either before or after the completion of the works of the Charing-cross line, which are now in course of construction. ItIDLAND AND FURNESS. This proposed line is to commence at Warton by a junc tion with the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway, and ter minate at Tatham by a junction with the North• Western Railway, now leased to the Midland Company. The Fur ness Railway Company are to raise £75,000 by new shares, and the Midland Company are also to raise capital for the purpose of subscribing towards the undertaking. SOUTH AUSTRIAN AND LOMI3ARDO VENETIAN. The total traffic receipts on the South Austrian line, 1,004 miles in length, amounted for the year 1862 to £2,264,038, and for the year 1861 to £2,260,486, showing an increase of £3,552. The total traffic receipts on the Lombardo-Ve net i an line, 216 miles in length, for the year 1862 amounted to £334,465, and for the year 'B6l, on 199 miles, to £262,625, showing an increase of £71,840. The total receipts on tho two lines last year amounted to £2,598,503, and for the pre ceding year to £2,523,111, showing an increase of £75,392, or about 3 per cent. Ihe traffic receipts on the Central of Italy branch, 91 miles in length, amounted for the past year to £186,710, and for the preceding year to £148,460, show ing an increase of £38,250, or 25.8 per cent. NORTHERN OF FRANCE. The traffic receipts on the old lines of this company dur ing the year 1862 amounted, on 631 miles, to £2,630,160, and for the year 1861, on 605 miles, to £2,592,757, showing an increase of £37,403, or 1.44 per cent. The total receipts on 66 miles of new line amounted for the year 1862 to £107,953, and for the preceding year to £20,588, showing an increase of £87,366. THE LINCOLNSHIRE POISONINGS. The inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Hannah Garner, the first wife of John Garner, who has been committed for trial, together with his second wife, on a charge of poisoning his mother, will be proceeded with to-day. The investigation will not, however, take the form of an inquest, such an inquiry having been held on the body of the deceased in March, 1861; but it will be conducted by the magistrates, and a gentleman will be in attendance to watch the proceedings on behalf of the Home-office, Sir George Grey having resolved that the facts shall be fully sifted. Professor Taylor will state the result of his analysis of the viscera taken from the body of the deceased. Several additional circumstances may be stated with reference to the first case, in which the accused is charged with causing the death of his mother. It appears that while the in quiry was proceeding before Mr. Clegg, the coroner, the prisoner wrote a letter from Spilsby gaol, where he was confiaed, to Mr. Ellwood, the foreman of the jury. Mr. Phillips, the governor of the gaol, however, considered that a prisoner ought not to be allowed to send a private com munication to a juryman, and the letter was consequently not forwarded to its intended destination. It was in the fol lowing terms :—Mr. Ellwood—Sir, I shall not be permitted to attend the adjourned inquest, so I take this opportunity to address a line or two to you. As to mother having poison there appears to be no question by Dr. Taylor's analysis, but how she came by it I solemnly declare that I know no mere than you do ; she was always as welccme at my table as I were myself, and her death not desired. By Mrs. Bell and the neighbours in the green you will be able to prove that years before her home was broken sip she was nearly all her time at my house. I think that vouches for my not being so bad as my inveterate enemies would like to make it appear. A word on Mrs. Jenkinson's perjured calumny. She says I only went to see my mother, to swear at her ; but in her conversation she admits I went into the shop and brought out the drawer of arrowroot, that they might make her a little. I very well remember offering her an orange about an hour before her death—that is as near as my memory will serve me—but she was so weak that she could not take it; but quite sensible. The next time I visited her she was not dead, but unconscious. I think Mrs. Metcalf and Mrs. Roberts visited her.—Yours very truly, JOHN GARNER." It appears that the prisoner has been in a pretty good way of business as a small shopkeeper a t Mareham-le-Fen, and that a considerable quantity of arsenic was found in his shop. This by itself would not be a fact of much importance, as he would sell poison in the course of his trade for agricultural purposes; but it appears that the brown paper of several of the packets in which the arsenic wee wrapped has been pinched at the corners, as if small quantities of the drug had been ab stracted from. them. The poisoning must have been con tinued by some one almost up to the last day of the de ceased's existence, as particles of solid white arsenic were found adhering to the coats of the stomach ; and after taking a few spoonfuls of a basin of arrowroot which both prisoners assisted in making, shortly before her death, she was in dreadful pain, and her retching could be heard over the whole house. The viscera of the deceased when she was disinterred were in a singular good state of preserva tion, an indication of the presence of arsenic, the adminis tration of which, as if by a special interposition of Provi dence, has thus a tendency to involve its own proofs. All the internal organs, the muscular substance of the heart, and even the muscular tissues of the spine exterior to the viscera altogether, were found to be saturated with absorbed arsenic, proving that not a single or accidental dose had been administered, but that poison must have been intro duced into the system in repeated doses, probably extend ing over several days, as it could not otherwise have been deposited by the circulation of the blood in the substance of the tissue of the body. With reference to John Garner's denial that he had been guilty of cruelty to his mother, it is important to recall the fact that the poor old w oman paris h, ethre were 'P telling him pied th f ° a r t r she i e w f t i s o h t e h d e t r o e i e e a v i v e n g h e o r ffi s o c n e officer of t u th e , dreadful goings on there, and she could not live there any loneer ; while the f e male prisoner, who, since the d ea th o f the two deceased women, has m arrie d Garner, is also s h own to have said, when the corpse was lying in the house," She is better dead than alive ; what did an old thing like that want to live for." It is stated that Professor Taylor has discovered arsenic in the viscera of the second woman ex humed. THE MUNDFORD POACHING CASE. An application made to Mr. Justice Wightman in Cham bers on behalf of Phillip Fuller, who was convicted in the full penalty of £5, and £1 4s. costs, at the Mundford Petty Sessions, on the 3d ult., by the magistrates (the Hon. F. Baring, Rev. A. Sutton, and the Rev. J. A. Park), under the recent act for the prevention of poaching (25 and 26 Vic., c. 114), on the information of Inspector Newland, for having game in his possession, was last week heard by Mr. Justice Mellor. The magistrates had refused to sta te had been fowl a case for the Court of Queen's Bench, saying* defendant had a right of appeal to the Quarter Sessi ons, and the application was for an order on them to s h ow su:statethesruechwas no evidence c t e h a e s a case . . The cause why they should not a n c o itt that t- defendantearehed facts charged is the indictment appearing the discussion, were simply with game in his possession, act, b u t by the constable under the authority to how he had come into possession of th e game. His lord ship's attention was p articularly fMr. varing , one o f the convicting magistrates, to the effect that the man's refusal to say anything as to how he obtaine d the game weighed against him, and that three convictions, of which they were informed being • of mixed up i n poaching cases, aided them very much in coming to a decision. If," said the magistrate, "he had borne the character of an industrious, hard-working man, who was not in the habit of mixing up with poachers and breakers of the law, he should have required a very great weight of evidence against him to come to a decision to convict him. But instead of an industrious, hard-working man, we have to do with a person already convicted—a man whose habits are those of a man mixed up with poaching in Thetford, and we very unwillingly come to the conclusion that the game was unlawfully in his possession, and that he is liable to the penalty of £5," &c. Mr. Justice Mellor—That is subversive of all justice. I must make the order for the case. It was stated that the justices during an appeal on such a case had power to make the appellant enter into recognisances with sureties for slid) sums as to them might seem meet, and Mr. lierrer, for the appellant, asked for some direction on that point, or the magistrates had the power, by fixing a high sum, to prevent the appellant, who is a poor man, from proceeding to t a k e the opinion of the Court, and so to make the prese n t or d er useless. Mr. Justice Mellor said he had no power to interferewith the magistrate in that respect, but he could not think they would take such a course, and expressed a hope that they would do nothing to prevent the opinion of the Court being taken.. --Bury and .Norwich Post. A letter from Nuremberg, in Bavaria, says : ,c O ur pencils have obtained the first prize at the Exhibition of London. No branch of industry in our city has taken such an extension as this manufacture. We possess about twenty large factories, employing about 5,000 workmen, who produce annually 216 millions . of pencils, representing a value of three millions of So nar (6,400,0000." ■ It