The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-31 00:00:00

_-~-'~. ~sses, f the find, .nded a the de of rties. you'd vhich their • lives ,y are ferior IneY ing dwit .3, the ly b e ; ter °` sere is rva atS oY er 7 LOUgilt It 1 ; 1r witll' , it n ° th eir tabl e ' ®? [& per- hapPi ip. 1.9 much Idle" Po' ye are' airno qt .espec t ' )ssible* sorts to noW )usinest; oe here le h a bit %bits of are eel- , r y easy istomed fort and $ unused of the LI to the ,1 ester PAST."' ip of h i 4 here sver ° very lite° An a achalazte: c a che, t, i/ Lis wat ch iron). iN F /IS ; eligh te o s abu u 0 , t itti third he r b .it e ' at flr CO ojeO d t au A l ;light e ", o o rgt ti Of bat t no [ter br i %f )tied I ° D e doctor y g ill Ile w i ll Ol e bef °ro ,to „ c , lab it reP lc (j poor. , Ome tiro!) loci all ti ;r.)--"/Vi‘' MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE• CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The minimum rate of discount at the Bank of England continues at 7 per cent., the directors having at their weekly meeting to-day refrained frdm making any alteration. There is an abundant supply of money, and the inquiries, although sti mulated by the usual disbursements at this period, are not sufficient to produce the slightest pressure. About £59,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Seine, from the •\Vest Indies, has brought £663,852. The share list of the Mauritius Land Credit and Agency Company will be closed on Friday next, the Ist January. The Lyndon office of the Anglo-Austrian Bank will he in active operation on and from Friday, the Ist January, under the management of Francis Breuer, Esq., for many years in the hoase of Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under :- 1863. 1862. Great Western £63,594 £54,593 North-Western South- Western Brighton Midland 48,438 43,538 South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 37,970 32,363 Bristol and Exeter North-Eastern Manchester, Slaeflleld, and Lincoln.. North British Midland and Great Western (Ireland) 4,185 3,922 The ab ,ve returns, compared with those of the same period of last year, are of a most satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £9,001. ; on the North Western, of 19,968 ; on the South Western, of £4,004 ; on the Brighton, of £124; on the Midland, of £4,900; on the South Eastern, of £1,721 ; on the Great Northern, of £5,303 ; on the Lancashire and York shire, of £5,607 ; on the North Eastern, of £5,134; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £2,522 ; and on the North British, of £919. Application having been made to :he Land Mortgage Bank of India to undertake the agency of the Credit Foncier in the Mauritius by nearly a hundred of the leading colonists, a special general meeting of the shareholders has been summoned for Monday, the 11th January, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering the propriety of enlarging the provisions of the articles of association, so as to enable the company to undertake such and similar agencies for other companies throughout the British possessions in the East. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 40c. Firm. Further indications of depression are perceptible is the market for Console, which appear to be un favourably affected by the dulness of business, and a feeling of anxiety with regard to Continental politics, especially the Schleswig-Holstein affair, which, it is still thought, will lead to serious diffi culties. Consols are 911 1 for transfer, and 911 exactly for the account. The New Threea and Reduced Annuities are 911 ; India 5 per Cents., 106: ; and Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 4s. die.; Bank Stock is marked 2351. The Foreign Market opened with a depressed appearance, but more firmness has since prevailed, and business is moderately active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 71 1 ; do. Consolides, 471 48 Mexican, 371 d ; Greek, 24: # ; do. Coupons, 111 Spanish Passive, 341 35 ; do. Certificates, 141 1, Portuguese, 49 ; Russian, 891 ; and the Con federate Loan, 37 39. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been rather restricted, although prices have shown increased buoyancy, owing to the favourable traffic receipts on most of the principal lines. Great Western and North Western have advanced ss. ; Great Eastern, 10s.; and Great Northern and Lon don and Blackwall, £l. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings no material alteration has taken place in prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally main tain former rates. Hindustan, China, and Japan have improvedi,33l 34 ;;London and:Brazilian to 55 551:;:and Union of London to 40,1,-; London Finan cial shares are firm at 236 ; Discount Corporation at 6t-!; International Financial at 10; and Royal Mail Steam at 771 78. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 2351 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities per Cent. Consols Annuities 9ll 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 3} per Cent. Annuities 5 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 .. New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 141 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. India Stock, 1674 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 lO6l I I Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 95 Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 99 rank Stock for Account Din bonds £l,OOO par Ditto under £l,OOO Console for Account, Jan. 7 9li I India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £ l , OOO , 2 i & 3 per Cent 4 9 die Ditto £5OO .. 9 die Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 .. ... Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditt o 1863 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid 'Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd Cuba, 6 per Cent. ...... . Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account ...... t I Ditto Coupons — Guatemala 5 per Cent. ............ Ditto Account .. Italian b per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent ... • 371 7 1 7 Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent Ne w Granada — Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) - Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ditto 3 per Cent... raravian 3per Cent. V itto Account -- Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account — Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account 49k Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 49k Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid ll pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 4} per Cent 1850 . Ditto 1860 — Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 'Ditto 5 per Cent. 1.862 Sardinian 5 per Cent ............. • Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred .............................. . . -- Ditto Account ...................... .... Ditto Passive •...•..•••..••........ 34i Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not fun ded Ditto Account .... NM! Swedish, 4 per Cent .. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 7O 69/ Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 7li Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 7l Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 — Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Acksount Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .. 55 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Duton2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Ditto Account.... French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 251 — 1)nto Account Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid.... pm Italian, 5 per Cent., 1t:61, Ex. 25 francs.. THREE O'CLOCK, Consols, Money 9lk i Ditto Account SHARE MARKETS,---This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuRS. Shure Railways. i paid . 1 Closinrig I Busines, { Pce. done. fir.. Wol., and Str. Val 'Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andnid.k_:o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn wal I Do A A g ets no dis till 6p c.o an.hs , Do. B been paid ix, B. Dublin Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. , Great Eastern, Ord. stk 8 Si R 8i 83 E 5 121 122 61 71 37 39 16 17 96 98 107 W 9 50 51 47 49 71 81 Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Irelam Great Western Do Str Val gua. stool Lancashlie & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor , h Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid lieu t Do Cray Line ;North British 127 129 131 132 134 1311 97 90 65 67 1111 1111 72 74 1071 :03: 43 44 107 i 1071 101 102 50 51 1111 1121 1301 131 i 4 112 n 101 'Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiok Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 521 631 25 t 6 1021 103 —d 681 51 89 90 Do York Do Carlisle.. orth London Do New 119 121 1 2 1 , 1 78 78 11 114 122 120 42 44 93 100 North StatTordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot I\ E., Aber. stock Do Sc 'it. ➢iid. stock Shrews, and Welchpow Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington M 62 32 33 95i d6i 97 i 9 91 io} z 8 38, 9 10 c, 7} 7 1 p 158 160 5 64 k 2f 34 p' Do Do New, ISGG Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny' West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Han &R %Vest Midland -Oxford Do - Newport' Do Hereford' 83 86 170 175 .SESSIONS. Closing Price. 60 (12 - 104 1( 5 i 1 p i 1 P 6 6i Si 91 102 IC4 101 103 106 107 1( 5 106 20 21 74 76 68 70 53 0) 00 52 40 42 27 29 23 15 1(6 107 1} 1} UPI 1031 104 . 10 Ioi 11 10t! 92 95 86 88 * 11 3 100 107 100 10t 46 100 57 59 E 5 82 84 104 105 KO 107 - i IP 105 3 / 4 IA BRITISH P Hallways - Ittantie di ~t Lawrenut E3orn.,Barodadz.Cent Ina Gu. s_per cent— Do. New . . • Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laxe liurun Do. Bret cranes , Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 Do. do. July 1,18 n, Do. do. Juuc 1, 167 - 4 Clcutta.it S. Eastn. (I,lli Cape Town t Dock Seri) Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. Ii do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist I'ref. Bonds Do. en. deterred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th I'ref. Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndfarentn.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharer Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5 3 / 4 p. c. do. '77-8.. •. Indian Branch Limited Madrail guar., 5 p. c. Do. II p. o. Extension Be.** do ........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. p. o. Buds. slelb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunawick t Canda Class A and B. N.Rl.C'dao pc Ist pt bde Soinde Do. Delhi..., ci Do. do . . G Do. Punjaub r Do. Do. ........ , Do. Indus. St. Flo.) COLONIAL t3OVhItN Peud.! all luo LOO 100 100 100 100 ion uao.tiov. 6 p.c.Ja .kJ 1877-S4 ..-........ Do. 6 p. c. Feb. A; Aug. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. S p. c. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G.Hope, 6 p e,1873 Do.Ap .Sz Oct. 188 t Do. 18A , Do. Jan..(, July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c !Mauritius 6 per cent .. ;Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. IN.B.Grov. 6 p.c. d a.dzJul) Do. 6p. e.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 180, Du. 5 p. c.,18r1 to 1678 Do. do., 1888 drupwds !New Zealand 6 p cent. 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling,, 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6 p. C. b. Aus G0p.c.1878..t up.. Via Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Da to 6 n.o. An.,tOot.. 105 107 1(3 115 103 1( 5 3 85 92 94 'lO6 108 109 111 109 111 112 114 110 112 106 108 l'.B 110 ►O4 1426 100 102 101 102 101 k 102 i 110 112 100 100 100 100 100 .05 107 ,;1 113 111 113 107 109 1091 110 i nod BRIT 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id elifford Amalgamated 34 86 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist , 1 660 670 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 Fll 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 53. Id par r— East Caradon 1.14.e 27 28 East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 0 64 61 E. WI Russel (Tavistk. 8.9.0 5 5.f Gam.&St.Autoyn(Gwen. 581 8 10 Great South Tolgus l7s 4 41 G. Wheal Vor (Heston 40 12 13 Grenville 6.16. t 4 4i Elerc..cl's-Foot .... 8.12 37 39 Elingaton Downs 4 . 18.0 21 3 • Lady Bertha Margaret ( tJny Lelant 9 R 14 16 Starke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim 2/ 11 d New Setun l9l 90 100 • North Downs 2f 11 11 N.Wlel Basset(lllo4au 3.1.0 2, 8 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze) 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.; 10.6.7 42 44 iSouthCaradon(St.Cleer, 11 415 425 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — ?.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 Lamar Silv.dz Lead Min. ti fin Crort 9 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) ll 91 101 W C' radon (Liskeard, 5 18 20 West Set= Wheal Basset (Illogan; 51 85 90 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 221 271 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant; 2.0.6 WhealLud( ott Wheal Mary Ann glen ) 8 111 12 Wheal Set= 5Bl 150 160 Virheal Tretawney (Lis ) 7 21 22 I Wheal Union 3.17 21 21 PRE FE RENCE SID Eastern, 5 per cent., pt. itto, new, 21 LEES AND STOCKS. ~ 106 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 p3r cent., 118} London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., Ditto, Corn. Fund stock, 5 per cent., 100/ 1 Shrewobury and Hereford, 137 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gua. 7 per Cent., 18i Great Luxembourg, 12} Recite and San Francisco (Um.), gua. 7 per cent., i 7 Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 11 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim., 61 Scottish Australian, lim., St. John dcl Rey (Um.), 51 United Mexican (111 a;, 6 51 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. &Mance Bank of Lona m and Liverpool (Um.), 454 5 Anglo Austrian, 7 Australasia, 77 Ditto, new, 271 7,70 Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of Queensland (lira), 141 Bank of Wales, lim., 10 Brazilian arid Portuguese, lim., 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 37E8 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11 10} East London, lira., 8 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 331 4,:kt Imperial Ottoman, 18 4 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 411 London and Brazilian dim.), 55 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lim., 14} London Chartered Bank of Australia, 271 London and County, 59 London Joint Stock, 38 9 London and South African, 27 6: 7 61 London and South American, lim., 74t London and South-Western (Um.), 141 London and Westminster, 81 Exchange. Jim., 141 Mercantile N ßl a e t t i r o o n p a . l a o n fdanPdrov Liverpool, Bank l e . 241 4 National Provincial of England. Ditto, ditto, 2'l 0; Oriental sQta , na ßank Corporation. 57 64 "cAnde. Puniaub, and Delhi (lim.), 7 } Ditto, nt. w , 364 Union of ,A o t t, - t i s a l sSsolutehi Africa l (liras), 2347. 3 Union of Lontiou, 401 4 Victoria, 1011 DOCKS. MIS CULLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lira., 9 British Indian Tea. lim., Discount Corporatiou, limited, 61 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, u rn _ 3/ 4 E,,glish and Australian Copper, 2; " Gcu. Credit. and Finance of London, Rm., ci 7 Hudson's Bay. l 2 International Financial Society, Um., 10 9; 10 Joint•stock Discount, 7 6; 74 Ditto, new, CI 7 t; London Financial Association, lim., 2311 National Discount Company, lim., 10; 10 Nerbudoa Coal and Iron, Ottoman Gas lim.) Royal Mail a team, 77i 8 101 103 'l' SEC LJ 111T11. 1105} 3.14.1 , e. 18.4 bart , luo Sk stock stock stock stook stook stook stock stock stock stock stock Great Di 50 ; i i 47} 1271 1351 651 762 7k 112 k 11/ 73j 103 k 9 108 i i i i lO2f 514 1 i 1114 12 13i 30/ 1012 I Business don 21 74i 5 2898 1041 2i I THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DItCEMBER 31, LSO. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Yesterday a naval court-martial, composed of Capt. Ful ford, of the Formidable, 84, President ; Capt. Hall, C. 8., Cumberland, 70 ; Capt, Keane, Cumberland ; Commander Barrow, Cumberland ; and Commander Carnegie, Salaman der, 6, assembled on board the Formidable, flagship of Ad miral of the Blue, Sir G. R. Lambert, K.C.8., Naval Com mander-in. Chief at the Nore, for the trial of Assist.-Surg Wm. Christopher Fairbairn, of the Fisgard, 42, doing duty at the Royal Marine Infirmary, Woolwich, " for conduct unbecoming an officer in drinking intoxicating liquors to such excess as to produce illness, by which he was incapa citated for the performance of his duty on the 2d December last." Mr. W. H. Knight, of the firm of E•sell, Knight, and Arnold, solicitors, Rochester, was the official prosecu tor. The prisoner, who pleaded Nut Guilty, was assisted by Mr. Fairbairn, solicitor, Woolwich. In support of the prosecution, Deputy-Inspector-General J. Salmon, principal medi.al officer at the Royal Marine Infirmary, and two other witnesses were examined, and at the close of their evidence the Court adjourned for an hour to enable the prisoner toiprepare his defence. The prisoner examined six witnesses to disprove the charge, and handed in a number of certificates of character from officers and others under whom he had served. After deliberating for a short time the Court considered the charge not to have been proved, and therefore acquitted the prisoner. The Dromedary, steam store ship, Commander A. Brown, whose arrival at Spithead from Ascension was reported in 711 c Sun of yesterday, disembarked her passengers and in valids yesterday morning, and sailed for Woolwich imme diately afterwards to discharge her stores, &c. The Sprightly, steam tender, Master Commander Allen, sailed from Portsmouth for Dartmouth yesterday morning, with supernumeraries and marines to join the Britannia at that port. The ironcased ship Royal Oak, 35, Capt. Fred. K. A. Campbell, attached to the Channel squadron, but destined for the Mediterranean, having been thoroughly repaired in Keyham yard, is now lying in the stream in Hamoaze, and will shortly be removed to Plymouth Sound. The iron troop ship Tamar, 2, Capt. Fred. H. Stirling, was placed on Tuesday in the Prince's Dock at Key ham steam-yard, for the purpose of overhauling her valves, &c., prior to her being sent to sea, probably the Mediterranean, for the removal of troops from Corfu. The ironcased screw steam•frigate Prince Consort, 35, having had made good the defects arising from her at . tempted passage to Liverpool early in November, has been removed from No. 2 dock in Keyham yard, and put along side the jetty in the basin, to replenish with coal prior to being replaced at her moorings among the vessels of the first-class Steam Reserve in Hamoaze. The screw steam-frigate Topaze, 31, Commodore the Hon. John W. S. Spencer, recently returned from her station in the Pacific, was hauled on Tuesday alongside the hulk Kent, in Hamoaze, when her masts were taken out. She was then removed to Devonport dockyard, preparatory to being placed in the third division of the Steam Reserve in Hamoaze. Her crew will probably be paid off to-day. Yesterday the powerful floating masting-shears at Chat ham were towed down from the harbour to the moorings at Gillingham, whore the iron frigate Achilles, 6,070 tons, 1,250-horse power, is being prepared for sea, to lift the boilers, and also the masts, on board that vessel. Tho first slip at Chatham dockyard, from which the paddle wheel steamer Salamis, 250-horse power, was launched a few months since, not being required at present for ship building purposes, has been converted into a store for the reception of the iron plates to be used in tho construction of the Bellerophon and the Lord Warden. The principal portion of the plate iron for the first-mentioned vessel has been contracted for by Messrs. Moser, and a considerable quantity has arrived at the dockyard, where it is stored in the places appropriated for it. The armour-plates for the Lord Warden will be supplied by Messrs. Brown and Co., of Sheffield, but none of their number have yet arrived at the dockyard. The now barracks at Warley are now occupied, and are found to be well adapted for the purposes required. The following promotions and appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—John T. H. Norris and Thos. Huss, promoted to staff-commanders ; Wm, H. Mallard, promoted to staff-commander on the reserved list ; Stop ford C. Tracey, master, to the Orestes; Dr. John Bower, surgeon, to the Hogue; Edward IV. H. Voale, assist-pay ' master, to the Victory; Robert Dinwiddie, clerk to the Royal Oak ; Francis B. S. Robinson, John K: Noss, Alfred R. Wroot, and Henry E. Whitley, assist , clerks, to the Marlborough. Oriental Inland Steam Company (Limited), The eighth annual general meeting of the share holders of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—the chairman of the company, Lieutenant-Colonel John Grimes, presiding. The SECRETARY, Mr. Robert Wilson, having read the advertisement convening the meeting, the report was taken as read. _ The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had very little to add to it except in regard to the unsatisfactory working of the vessels of the Ganges, The loss resulting from those ves sels confirmed what the directors, at the last meet ing, led the directors to expect. It was absolutely indispensable to close the agency on the Ganges, and to transfer such of the vessels as were suitable to the Indus, where the prospects were much more favourable. Their only vessel on the Indus had earned a good deal of money last year. The loss at Calcutta arose from two causes—the great fall which had take❑ place in freights, and the fact of their two principal vessels being completely un suited for river traffic, owing partly to their draught of water, and partly to the expense of working them. It was said the directors were responsible for this, but they only held themselves responsible for having adopted the advice of the managing director, who was the designer of the boats, and ought to have known what water they would draw. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible for the board to be so conversant with those matters as a gentleman who was an engineer and shipbuilder, and if they had trusted too much to his knowledge and state ments that was the extent of their delinquency. The Ganges was designed by Mr. Bourne, and in tended to take four barges, but the attempt of the Indus to go up the river Indus with three barges was fraught with so much danger that they at once negatived the Ganges going up with the same num• ber, and she only took two barges. They would have suffered a much more serious lose by the Indus if they had attempted a voyage with four. The profits on the River Indus would have been much greater if they had been able to have another vessel at work. They only had one vessel during the year there, but she had paid all the expenses of the Kur rachee agency, and a considerable sum had been re mitted to this country from her earnings. They all remembered the suit instituted against the Victoria Insurance Company in respect to the insurance of £5,000 on the Ganges, and which had been pend ing so long. The decision was in favour of this company, but the insurance company appealed to the Court of Exchequer. After some negotiation, the directors had come to a compromise by which they were to receive the £5,000 from the insurance company, and £:500 towards the casts and interest. The legal expenses and the interest amounted fo considerably more than £5OO, but as the London office of the insurance company was about to be broken up, and as the prosecution of their claim in Australia would involve much expense and trouble, they thought it advisable to accept that sum. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the transfer of the vessels from the Ganges to the Indus, there could be no doubt that, at a certain season of the year, boats of that description might safely be sent round one port to the other. If they were not sent round he did not see what could be done with them, as, on the Ganges, they did not earn sufficient to pay the expenses of the agency there, whereas on the Indus they would earn large sums of money. Owing to the number of steamers on the Ganges they could not expect theirs to pay, though they were the best steamers. The best thing they could do with the Jumna, which was not yet launched, and the Ganges, whose draught of water was too great, was to sell them, and such plant at Calcutta as they did not want. This only could be done at a consider able sacrifice, but it was better to sell them than let them lie up for an indefinite period. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. The motion was seconded by Mr. John Besemeres, a director. Sir HENRY DRUMMOND WOLFF said that, look ing to the melancholy balance-slacet and the poor prospects of improvement, the shareholders ought rather to combine and see what could be done for the future than criminate and recriminate as to the past, and regretted that any allusion had been made to Mr. Bourne, the former managing director. (Rear, hear.) He entirely agreed with the recom mendatien of the directors that the sphere of their operations should henceforth be restricted to the Indus. On the Ganges they had perhaps done all they could, though, by endeavouring to amalgamate witb, rather than to rival, the other interests on that river, he thought they might have earned something of a dividend. He could not agree with the direc tors that they had any right to insert in the report a compliment to the manager there. When they found themselves in a state approaching bankruptcy they might have made observations of a more prac tical nature. There was much to be done by trans ferring the vessels to the Indus, but he did not see how they could send river boats from Calcutta to Kurrachee. They would run the risk of the storms to be met with in any part of the year in those latitudes, and no company would undertake their insurance. They sent a river steamer only half insured all the way from England to India, which was entirely lost to the company. The directors had made an entire mistake in a:most threatening the shareholders in the report to break up the company if they did not choose or were unable to bring forward money for the preference shares. He did not know whether the directors had taken up any of those shares before they made the threat. If they had not, they ought to make some allowance for the shareholders, and not have assumed so high a tone. They say—" The directors think it right to make a further appeal to those shareholders who have not yet applied for their proportion of these shares ; because, unless a considerably larger num ber is subscribed for, it will be the duty of the directors, in accordance with the condition con tained in their circular of November 2, to re turn the deposit money to the contributors, the results of which step would, in all probability, be the breaking up of the company." He wished to say that he had entered into negotiations, though unauthorised, with certain parties, and though he regretted he was unable to state the actual result, he believed that if his proposal were carried out it would be of considerable advartage to the company. He bad seen Messrs. William , Deacon, and Co., their principal creditors, and explained his views to them, and he was authorised to say that, if there was a reasonable prospect of those views being car ried into effect, he might rely on their indulgence. (Hear, hear.) If these negotiations succeeded, there would be some chance of placing the comps - - in a much better position than it now held, if not v.- storing it to its pristine vigour. He therefor - tended to propose that a small committee ehoul appointed to examine into these negotiations "" ascertain whether they were likely to succeed, end that this meeting should be adjourned until the com mittee were able to report. (Hear, hear.) 'There w as a great difference of opinion as to the liability of the C shareholders. It was hard to press them to when pay money which they did not contemplate they took the shares, but. people had no ri▪ ght to enter into speculations without knowing the li▪ ability they incurred. (Hear, Lear.) If his plan were successful, the question of the C s h are holders might be submitted to the arbitration of some common friend or distinguished counsel, by whose decision both parties should abide. Those shareholders were in this position, that if the company were wound up, they would , he was told, be legally bound to pay up their shares to the utmost. (Hear.) But if they could manage to float the company without such a hard expedient, it would be more generou s and more likely to benefit, them all in the long run. (Hear, hear.) Capt. HENDERSON hoped the directors would allow the committee to be formed. Mr. MAPLES also supported the proposal for a committee. From what Sir H. Wolff had told him he believed that his scheme presented the most practical way of getting out of their difficulties, and was well worth a trial. The CHAIRMAN disclaimed, on the part of the directors, any intention to make a threat to break up the company unless the preference shares were taken. Sir H. D. NVoLFF said if he had been mistaken he would withdraw the statement he had made. He should be sorry to say anything which would wound the feelings of the directors. The CHAIRMAN said it was quite feasible to take the vessels round to the Indus, as scarcely such a thing was known as a gale of wind or a strong breeze in February on the Madras coast. A SHAREHOLDER-Will the companies insure them ? The CHAIRMAN—They will not upon that coast. We have tried to insure the vessels, and cannot ; but if the shareholders do not wish them to go round they can he stoppEd. A SHAREHOLDER—Can you tell us the distance ? The CHAIRMAN—About 2,000 miles. With re spect to the proposal of Sir H. D. Wolff, I have not the slightest objzetion, nor do I suppose any of my colleagues have, to an inquiry into any arrange ment that could restore the company to a good footing. (Cheers.) .1 shall be happy to agree to his proposition. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GUTIERREZ moved a resolution for the ap pointment of a committee to inquire into the ad visability of reconstructing the company, or forming a new one. Mr. MARTIN said it was his intension to propose that all the vessels should be sold, and the company wound up. The SOLICITOR said that resolution could not he put except at a special meeting called for the purpose. Mr. TAYLOR suggested that the investigation should be extended to the accounts. He was per fectly satisfied that the board of directors as at pre sent constituted could not carry on the affairs of the company with success. After some further discussion, Mr. GUTIERREZ agreed to withdraw his resolution. Mr. BOURNE complained of a passage in the report which insinuated that he had not given, as he con tended he had done, every explanation i❑ regard to his account. He approved of the appointment of a committee which, from the proxies in his possession, he knew would meet with the general approbation of the shareholders. In his opinion it was possible to take the vessels from the Ganges to the Indus without much difficulty or risk. A resolution, proposed by Sir H. D. Wolff, and seconded by Captain Henderson, to the following effect was then carried, with only oce dissentient : —"That a committee of shareholders be appointed to inquire into the terms of the negotiation initiated by Sir H. D. Wolff for improving the condition of the company, and to report to the shareholders at a subsequent meeting the particulars of such nego tiation, and their opinion upon it." A committee was then appointed, consisting of Sir H. D. Wolff, Captai❑ Surtees, ➢lr. Oakes, and other gentlemen. It was then agreed that the report of the direc tors should not be adopted until the committee had reported, and that the meeting should be adjourned for four weeks. The retiring directors and auditors having been re-elected, a vote of thanks was tendered to the chairman. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compli ment, said it was his intention to resign his seat at the board. M. BESEMERES made a similar announcement as regarded himself. The proceedings then terminated. Alleged Inhumanity to a Lunatic, At the Rotherham Police-court, yesterday, a lengthened investigation took place into the alleged ill-treatment of a woman named Mary Ann Bennett, aged 21, who had been confined by her father and stepmother for a number of years. The father is the foreman of extensive ironworks at Parkgate, and lives on the premises. The case has excited great indignation in the neighbourhood, and the court-house and yard were crowded with spectators. Mr. Muscroft, a neighbour, stated thaton the 19th inst. the alleged lunatic ran to her house for pro tection. Her clothing was in a most filthy state, her hair was matted, her legs bruised and bloody, her eyes and arms discoloured, and her lips swol len. She said the old lass (her stepmother) had done it, adding that the woman had struck her on the face with the coal-rake, and had fre quently beaten her with other weapons during the preceding week. The poor creature was in such a horrid state that witness could hardly believe at first it was a human being to whom she was speaking. Police-sergeant Horne stated that in consequence of information from Mrs. Muscroft he visited Ben nett's house on the 20th inst. The young woman was called, at his request, from a back place. She was covered with rags, in such a condition that she had to hold them together to prevent them falling off. The officer also spoke to the appearance of the bruises on various parts of the young woman's body. He noticed that the ends of her matted hair had been burnt. The stepmother said that the young woman had burnt it herself. The witness went into the young woman's bedroom, which he described as a small recess on the stairs. • It was in a most filthy state. What was used on her bed was little else than a heap of filth. There was a blanket upon it, but so filthy that he could only tell it by the feel, and the stench of the place was so overpowering he was obliged to leave. The young woman's person was in the same filthy state as the rags with which she was covered. Horne asked when she was washed, and the stepmother said she had orders from the father ❑ever to clean or do anything for her. The evidence was given in order that the magis trates might grant summonses for the attendance of the parents. Other witnesses were in waiting, and a paper was put in signed by a number of men em ployed under Bennett, offering to give evidence as to the cruelty he and his,wife had practised towards their daughter. Dr. Hardwick, the union surgeon, who had been instructed to examine the young woman as to her sanity, some days after she had been seen by Horne, denied that she was bruised, or that there was a filthy room in the house. She was evidently a person of feeble intellect, but he was unable to say from one interview whether or not she was insane, but he thought she was not. The Bench, after hearing t h e evidence, decided to grant summonses against the father and stepmother. The young woman was pre sent, and upon being asked if she would return to her father's house, she said, " No, my mother has threatened to knock my brains out." She was removed to the workhouse. The case will bo gone into next Monday. The crowd were so indignant that the parents narrowly escaped severe handling as they left the court-house. It is stated that the young woman has been strictly c onfined in the place described b y the witness Horne for many years.—Manchester Examiner, DIE RUSSIAN NAVY.—Several of the foreign journalscontain the following paragraph A. sub marine vessel, of colossal dimensions, is n ow b e i n g built at Cronstadt, in the construction of which 2,00 tons of iron and steel will be used. She is to be moved by two large en gines,worked by compressed air, is to be armed with a power ful spur, and will carry every accessory for fixing to the hulls of vessels large cylinders of powder to be fired by electricity. Large glass covered openings will enable the crew to direct the course of the vessel ; they will be also able to regulate the depth at which she is to swim, but in general the vessel will be near the surface. The Emperor recently signed a decree appropriating 673,000 fr, for the construction of this sea monster. The house of Krupp has received an immense order from the Russian artillery department for steel cannon of the largest calibre. A foundry was some time since esta blished at Colpino, near St. Petersburgh, to turn out iron casing for vessels ; but already the establishment proves insufficient. A second foundry is about to be built. The iron-cl a d frigate Sebastopol has just been launched. She will carry two engines of 100 horse-power each, and will be armed with 38-pounder rifled cannon. AnoV;er frigate of the same size , t o be called th e Empe ror Nicholas, willb e launched in the spring. THE " TIMES'" CRIMES !—What has hurled d y been the the threat (asks the London Review) he gentleman who, by common consent, i s at the ad k of his profession "You ride in the Park. You are wellnown of the leaders of in society. You attend the 'recep tion s' elitnicoshialintyd.fasEhniotni willY o u rai vi s s e it Pt:?attite and country ery after s houses Sou.of un mask you. You are You have offended me, and I will a nothing but a newspaperut a * I know his e ditor. new ap L p a e d r i ed es n a o n r d . gentlemen— Mr. 7). is nothing but handwriting. I can journal, tell you, m th o e re n o a v m er e , t e h f e t n ta am m e an of ag t e h r e . proprietor o f hi s They are persons received in society. It's disgraceful. They ough' to be tabooed in every de cent company I". SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. THE POLISH INSURRECTION, WARSAW, Dec. 30.—The Russian authoritiee have commenced calling on the inhabitants to sign addresses of devetness to the Czar. Gzzybow, the commissary of police of the Jewish quurter, wa s th e first functionary employed in this business. The Canon Rezewuski, who performs the episcopal functions during the absence of Mgr. Felinski, has refused to sign a pastoral letter in favour of such addresses. THIRD EDITION SUN' OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ---This Day TATTERSALLS I .—TIIIS EVENING. Very few members attended, and no transactions worthy of quotation came under our notice. Bank of England Return,—This Evening, An Account, purstant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 30th day ci Dec., 1863: ISS UE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ....—...£ 28 .332.24,0 , Government Debt £ll,t 15,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,?.0u Gold Coin & Bullion 13,C82,240 ! , !.ilver Bullion £28,332,240' BANKING D oprietors' Capi tal £14.553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Connins missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) Other Deposits 12,0.1,.2 Seven Day and other Bills £:2,227.7'9 111.2 .C 28,332,240 Dec. 31, 1863. irAn,SIENT. G "el , ment Secu rities (including Dead li,.i„,,litAn nuity) £lo 057,330 Other Seeurit,B 2.2.353,824 Notes ....... : 8,200,2. 0 Gold and bit - e r Coin £42,227,73) ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. STATE or TRADE, CARDIFF, Dec. 30.—The coal and iron trades continue extremely active, and there has been a further advance during the last few days in Scotch warrants. The prices of rail and bar are fully maintained, and great difficulty is experienced in supplying the demand_ House coal merchants are fairly supplied with orders. Freights continued unchanged. DUNDEE, 29th.—There was m ore an i mat i on i n the market to-day than for a few weeks p ast , an d a con siderable business done in some iepartments, at an advance upon last week's prices. Flax, tow, and codilla continue quiet, as the large public sales of goods landed, damaged by salt water, fill the hands of the smaller buyers weekly at present, and keep them out of the regular market. To-day there were three such sales, at which prices went. higher than before, but in sound goods there is no change. Jute, especially good to fine, is in good demand, and some large sales have been made within the last day or two at improved prices. There is now little of suitable quality in the market, and it is held firmly for an advance. The inquiry for yarns was very active to-day, and all sorts, flat, tow, and jute, met a ready sale at an advance of al , out ld. a spindle upon late rates. On the whole a consi derable business was done at this rise. Linens are also in improved request, and orders for large par cels were placed to-day at full prices, both for the home trade and for shipment, Forfar goods are much wanted, and so are those made throughout the district. Dundee fabrics are also in better de mand, and the year closes with more activity i n trade here than is usua'ly witnessed at this season. LEIC,ESTER, 30th.—The hosiery trade is quite, and but very little has been doing during the past few days, partly in consequence of the Christmas holidays. It is also usually a dull season for hosiery at the end of the year. There is no material change in wools, the market being quiet, but prices hold ing about the same. Yarns continue firm, at high prices, while spinners do not stem inclined to materially alter. NOTTINGHAM, 30th.—There has not been much doing in the lace trade during the past few days, the Christmas holidays having interfered with business in the warehouses. In other respects there is very little alteration to notice. Plain goods are still a dull sale, in consequence of the high price manufacturers are compelled to ask for them. The demand for black silk laces and nar row .nedgings is also slow , wh il e silk mechlins an d qui g s are still in request. Stocks are exceed inglyitilight. In hosiery there has not been much doing, the holidays having also impeded business transactions in this branch of the staple trades, price. , , Yarns hold up in Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. E g yptian. Proiptiale sales ab out 12,000 bales,au Buoyant mark et, and p rices advanced id. to id., particularlyotai stock only about 15 ,000 in excess of es timate. 18tock declared this da y , 281 , 33 7 b a l es , aga i ns t 392,460 bales last y ear, b eing Only about 18,000 above previous estimate. -- - - . 1863. 1862. American ... 38,200 .. 70,000 Brazil Egyptians West Indies Surat Sales of the week, 43 ,020 b ales, China and Japa n .• 39,200 i nc luding 7,890 oa speculation and 9 , 4 50 for exporta tion. Actual ex port, 9,066 b a l es . Quotat i ons —Mid Orleans, 27i ; Mobile, 24; Upland, 271; fair E gyp tia n , 28 1. Imports of t h e wee k , 38,992 bales. &irate, 111 to 25,1. suipPlNG—This Day. - - - - LOND ON , Doc. 31.—Wind this day at noon—East; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. PORTOOUTII, Dec. 29.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Her m a j es ty's ship Drome dar y , for Woolwi ch. CARDIFF, Dec. 30,—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Shamrock, for Savannah. SWANSEA, Dec. 29.—Wind N.Y.—Saild—Floren ce, for Cuba. • (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON Thursday Morning. The screw steamship '1 eutonia, Captain P. Haack, which did nit arrive here from Hamburg till 2 a to• yesterday. having been delayed by bad weather, sailed hence at 10 a.m. to-day tor New York, with mails and passengers, jewellery troin Havre value 400 f., and a la , ge cargo. Arrived—Havre, steamer, from Havre; Necessity, from Portsmouth. Sailed—Danube, for Cardiff; Eleanor, for Sunderland; Triune, for Shields. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND,Thursday Morning. No arrivals. DEAL, Thurschly Morning. Passed—Romelino, from ShieidB, for China. 'o f w ur ne e y r inquiry, was tried in d o r t o Wet We have a uthority to state that while the Jud g e before whom a Victorised l a further l con curred in the t w h e ther the prisoner was or not now insane. Thi s i n quiry was in consequence undertaken, at th e re quest of the Secretary of State, by the Lu nacy C ommissioners . Their report, together with a certificate of the prisoner's verdict, George h o insanity, signed by three justices 01 the peace and two me dical gentlemen, has made it necessary to order his imme diate removal to a lunatic asylum, and under these circum stances the execution of his sentence has been respited during her 1\1...j , sty's pleasure.—Tithes. BALLOONING FOR. M ILITARY rußrosEs.—By direction of the War _Department expriments will be carried out b y M r. C ornwell a t "Woolwich to-day to de monstrate the utility o f b a l loo ns as a means of ascertaining the number s an d position of a military force. Mr. Cornwell was engaged during yesterday in ruperintending the jai i tion of his monster balloon from the Government gas. works at the :Roy a l A rsena l, and the ascent will take place this ' morning, the troops being ordered to assemble and march out in two divisions. On arriving at a certain altitude ob servations will be taken, and a report made by Mr. CornwQll and various officers who will accompany him. MANSION-HOUSE. DARTNG ROBBERY.—Two women named Rogers and Wilson were placed at the bar charged with highway rob.. bery. The prosecutrix, a lady named Bancroft, said last night she missed the last train from Poplar to Fenchurch- street, and in consequence she had to walk the distance. When she arrived in Bishopsgate-street, she met the two prisoners one of who was crying. They asked her to give them a cup of tea, and the tale they told was such a distressing one that she consented to give them what they required, and they took her to a coffee shop, but she .did not know the name of the street in which it was (Widegate-street). Rogers (beginning to cry)--Oh, my gracious I—why, it's all false. Mr. Good—Don't make that noise. I suppose you think you are not known. This remark took the prisoner by surprise, and she then (Yearned a very impudent manner. The witness then proceeded with her evidence. She took out her purse to pay tor the tea, and there being about 12s. in it, she supposed it attracted their attention, for Mne diately on getting into the street the prisoner Rogers struck her between the eyes, and Wilson, she supposed, took the purse out of her pocket, and having emptied it, threw it on the ground. The half of her return ticket was in the purse. The female searcher at the Bishopsgate Police Station found some silver on the prisoner Wilson, and also the half railway ticket. Rogers—The old woman was quite overcome with drink I never touched her. The few boys who were round her in the street must have had her ha'pence. Wilson—l never took her money. The railway ticket she threw at me while we were in the coffee-shop. The gaoler said Wilson had been convicted at the Old Bailey, and both had been many times summarily convicted. Wilson—There's a mistake about that. Rogers—l never was convicted in roy life. The Lord Mayor committed both prisoners for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE ORGAN-GRINDING NUISANCE.—Antonio Capatali, an Italian organ player, from Saffron-hill, was charged be fore Mr. Knox with annoying Mr. John Frederick Stan ford, barrister, of 7, Langham-place, by playing an organ in front of his house. _ _ Mr. Stanford said—About half-past five yesterday after noon the defendant came and played in front of my house, 7, Langham-place, and as I am much engaged in literary occupations, I am much annoyed by these men. I requested the defendant to go away, and after a few minutes he did so, but came back again and played on the other side of the house. At lag I saw a constable, and thinking I would make an example of the defendant, I gave him into cus tody. The defendant—who I believe understands English —then became very violent, and got a mob round my door. I went to the Regent-circus, and obtained another con stable, and then the defendant was removed. Mr. Knox—Defendant, do you understand what has been said P The defendant did not, or pretended not, and Mr. Knox explained it to him in Italian. Mr. Stanford— Although I ordered him away he refused to go. Mr. Knox—You aro engaged in an occupation which renders silence necessary ? Mr, Stanford--I am. Mr. Knox—That is one of the requirements of the act, which says illness or any reasonable cause. Collins, 295 A—The defendant was given into my custody. for annoying the complainant. He was not playing when I took him into custody but sitting on his organ. The defendant was ery violent. Mr. Knox—These men are a most abominable nuisance, I am well aware ; but tha question is, whether the defendant is rightly in custody or not. Had the man been playing when the constable came up, he would have been justified in taking him into custody. The right course for you, Mr. Stanford, will be to take out a summons against the man and have him punished that way. Mr. Stanford—lf the act is strictly carried out, I shall have no protection whatever, as the moment 1 go for a con stable the men put down their organs and pretend not to be playing. The men begin at a quarter to nine of a morn ing, and continue all day—either at the back or front of my house, and I am obliged, owing to the irritation it causes me sometimes, to go out of the house. I am annoyed almost as much as Mr. Babbage, and to wage war with the men is almost au impossibility. Mr. Knox—l am most anxious to relieve you, but I wish to do so strictly in accordance with law. I will therefore grant you a summons, and if the man does not appear, a warrant shall issue. The defendant was then discharged. THAMES. THE GREATEST VIRAGO IN VIE DISTRICT.—Emma Mason, a very drunken and dissipated woman, who has done immense mischief in her time, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and violently assaulting Samuel Strickland, No. 83 K. The complainant said, that at an early hour this morn ing the prisoner and a man with whom she cohabitel were quarrelling and abusing each other in the Old Manor-road, at the back of Stepney Old Church. He desired them to go home and the man utter some persuasion did leave, but the prisoner would net leave, and made use of the most horrible language that ever escaped the lips of a human being. Ho then took her into custody and she made a violent attack upon him, and bit his finger. He removed her a short distance, and she then threw her self on the ground, and kicked and plunged in such a man ner that he could not remove her until he obtained assist. ance. She repeatedly struck him and attempted to scratch his face. The Prisoner—You took advantage of my weakness, you villain. (Laughter.) The Policeman—Weakness, indeed I The prisoner is a match for any two men in the force, and five men were engaged in bringing her to the station-house. Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner had been repeatedly in custody for assaults, drunkenness, riotous conduct, attempting to commit suicide, and other offences. The prisoner and her paramour were a nuisance to society, and had frequently created a disturbance in the Commercial-road and other places, to the annoyance of the respectable inhabitants. Mr. Partridge—Has she been punished before ? Roche—She has been committed to prison over and over again. Mr, Partridge—l shall commit the prisoner to tho House of Correction for six weeks, and to be kept to hard labour. The prisoner gave utterance to a volley of obscenity and abuse, and demanded two months' imprisonment. She was about to resist the gaoler, when he declared he would have none of her antics, forced her into a cell in an instant and locked her up. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 40e 5d ; barley, 32s Od ; oats, 19s Od ; rye, 33s 6d ; beans, 34s 4d ; and peas, 33s Bd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 7d; barley, 33s la ; oats, 19s 4d ; rye, 31s Id ; beans, 355 2d ; peas, 33s 10d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 106,031; barley, 100,013 ; oats, 14,411; rye, 73; beans, 4,691; peas, 2,329 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of beasts on offer in to-day's mark. All breeds met a dull inquiry, and Monday's prices were barely supported. Tha extreme value of the best Scots was bs 2d per 81bs. The show of sheep was seasonably goad. Downs and half-breds moved off feely, at full currencies ; but heavy sheep were a slow sale, at late rates. The top figure was 6s per Blbs. Choice calves were firm, and the turn dearer. Otherwise, the veal trade was inactive. Pigs and mulch cows were very dull, but not quotably lower. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 5 0 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 4 8 5 2 Suckling calves, 123 to 20s 20s to 25s each. s. d. a. d. Prime crs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme. S' thdown do .5 10 6 0 Largo crse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6 and quarte r -old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ... Cows llO Sheep Calves l5O Pigs. 220 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Boasts 202 Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 000 MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meal are moderate good, and the trade rules inactive, as follows —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d; mutton, 38 6d to 4s 6d ; veal 4s to 4s 4d ; and pork, 38 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs by the car. case. SOUTHALL, Dec. 30.—The supplies of fat stock were very moderate. Generally speaking, the trade ruled inac • tive at about previous quotations. Beet, from 3s 8d to 6s Od ; mutton, 4s 2d to Os 0(1; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; and pork, 45 Od to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Dec. 30.—Prime beasts sold freely at slightly enhanced rates ; otherwise, the trade was somewhat heavy. Beef, from 3 s 6d t o 5 8 Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to 68 Od; veal, 4s . 2d to 4s 6d ; an d por k, 4 s Od to 4s 6d per 81bs ; suck. ling calves, 12s to 20s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 265; and ranch cows, £l4 to £lB Os each. HAY MARK.ZTS. SMI TIIPIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10 s Od • and straw, £1 Os to £1 106 per load, A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—MewIow hay, £3 Os to £ 4 Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10 a Od ; and straw, £1 Os to £1 10s per load. Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow h £3 Os to £4los Od ; clover, £4 Os to £ 5 12s 6d ; an d straw, £1 Gs to £1 lOs per load. Supply moderate. Lady Bloomfield left town on Monday for Wim pole Hall, Cambridgeshire, on a visit to the Earl and Coun tess of Hardwicke. Her ladyship joins Lord Bloomfield in Vienna next month. Loss of her Majesty's Gunboat Lively. The Dutch mail, which arrived on Tuesday, brought intelligence of a most fearful gale from the N.W. with hail and snow at intervals, having been raging along the whole extant of the Dutch, Danish, and adjacent range of coast, occasiouing much havoc amongst the shipping. The weather had been very tempestuous the lest week or so, but on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday the wind gradually increased in violence until it blew with the force of a hurri cane. Foremost amongst the disasters is the re parted loss of her Majesty's gunboat Lively, Lieut. Welch, which had been despatched in search of the missing trawling smacks from the Humber. It is stated that the Lively had been driven ashore at Texel, and that Mr. Herne, the engineer, was drowned, the rest of the crew being saved. On the receipt of the news the Lords of the Admiralty directed her Majes'y's steamer Medusa, lying at Sheerness, to proceed with all despatch to the mouth of the Texel with the hope of getting the gunboat off. No satisfactory tidings had been gleaned of the seven or eight missing trawling smacks, except that the sterns of the small boats bearing the names of two of the vessels, Richard and Harry of Hull, and Kingston of Hull, have been washed ashore near Texel, giving rise to the worst fears as to their fate. Two steamers are reported to have been blown ashore. One was the Auguste Louise, scyew steamship, which was on a voyage from Ham burg to Rotterdam. Like the Wilhelmsberg, emi grant ship, she was cast upon the Terschrlling some three or four miles out from the island. A large Swedish ship, called the Sumatra, Captain Brundin, which was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, was lost near the land, and, with the exception of two or three, the whole of her crew perished. The John Margrieta, bound to Zweite, from the Tyne, stranded and then sank off Harlin gen, and of those oa board only the pilot and a boy are stated to have been saved. A long list of vessels wrecked has been posted, and in several instances the crews are reported to be missing. A Pilot Stabbed while in Charge of a VesseL Another of those case: of stabbing by seamen, which have been so frequent in this port of late occurred on board a Spanish ship in the Mersey last night. It appears that the ship Maria y Vicente arrived in the river yesterday in charge of James Henry Irvine, pilot, of No. 6 pilot boat, who re sides, at 126, Wellington-road. The ship an chored opposite the King's Dock, it being intended to dock her at high tide. While in the river tea was ordered, and Irvine requested the cook of the vessel, Orlean San Francisco, a Malay, to bring him some sardines. On hearing the order the nook evinced a sulky disposition, muttered something which could not be distinguished, and refused to comply with the pilot's request. A short time after wards Irvine repeated the order, when the cook again muttered an unintelligible expression. Irvine then gave the cook a slight push, and turned away. A minute afterwards Irvine felt something trickling down one of his legs, and on looking saw and that blood t w h a a s t flhoewwisags copiously asly in fro t thigh, from the thewound. The cook went to another part of the ship, and Irvine, who was in a fainting condition, as soon as the vessel had been anchored in the basin, went on shore and gave information of the occurrence to police constable Barrow, No. 7. This officer, in company with police-constables 366 and 523, got into a boat, went on board the veseel, and asked for the cook. They were told that he was in the forecastle, and after they had called to him he came on deck. They told him that ho was charged with stabbing Irvine, when he replied that he was cutting chips and that Irvine fell against his knife. Op being asked by the police-officers where his knife was, he went into the galley and produced it. The knife, a formidable looking instrument, with a blade about five inches long, was covered with blood. The injured man, who had lost a great quantity of blood, was conveyed in a cab to the Northern Hospital, w here the wound was d re ssed and he was then conveyed home. The surgeons stated that though Irvine was not in immediate danger the wound was a most serious one, and it is doubtful whether be will be able to appear before the magis trates to-day. San Francisco was conveyed to the emit bride well, and will this morning be b: ought before Mr. Raffles.--L• iverpool Mercury. 10 7, ii" nd igg Ird er, left for fool 1113 the liis ood eS" Cett 3 13 lass the ►s in ane r of eX" ad it ails. this )ney s of ser- num rked and )ther Aden could lings any har t is ,'+ . ,`:~ ~, I Vock all 100 100 2 1 all , 100 k.lOO MEN