The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-29 00:00:00

:11 , 7 ' W' • ' ~ A..J.....am0ram00m..... ........... ......,, r ........................ ..,......... 0.............................................................. , ' 310 N E . 1" HABKEE-11 SHARE MARKETS.---This day, -4.- AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. in COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 1 i Paid : Closing Busbies, Share' Railways. Price. done. ..-...---.--.. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 13.14.! Bit, Wol., and Str. Val.l all 8 Si A steady business is transacted in discount circles, 25 Blythe and Tyne. - - but as first-class three months' paper is negotiated 10 Bost,Sleat.,andMld.Co all 8 85 28. st Bristol and Exeter out of doors at 61 per cent., very few applications st Caledonian loo 121 122 122 sborne 50 Cork and Bandon a ll - - a re made at the Bank of England. The return on 20 Cornwall all 61 75 sty. A gets no div Thursday is therefore expected to show a further 10 Do A all - [ from till 6p c.p an.har. all - - diminution in the other securities, and also an in- 10 Do. B beeneliaasid June. all 50 Dublin crease •of bullion, scarcely a day now passing wit h - 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab t . Juno. ue. a a ll. 3 4 it this out an influx of gold consequent upon a falling off 81 ( 1 ; 3 i d a i s n g b and S. 1 8 1' . G 4 e a M o n 7 in in the demand for exportation. at Great Eastern, O r d. stk 100 49 50 ant out at Ditto A s t oc k About L 46,000 in gold was taken into the Bank at Ditto Ea s tA ng li an st 100 45 ;5 8 7 5 e Hon • 100 yesterday. at GreatNorth o f S cotland 100 - - ,e Res, st. Great Northern... lOO 127 128 The application list of the Consolidated Discount et Do A stook lOO 131 132 at Do Bdo Company will close to-morrow. at Gt. S. and W. of Ireland 100 97 99 at Great Western .... . . - court at Do Str Val gua. s t oc k 100 - - Two o'CLoCic. at Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1114 1115 1115 rance'S At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Renter's at London and 13Iack I 100 72 74 at Lon. , Bright.,& S. C oa st ai 100 1075 1085 telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 40c. at Lou ., Chat , sad Dover 100 43 44 3runs - at Lou. & North Western 100 1074 1075 1071 8 Ileavy. at Lon. & So•Ah Western 100 101 102 102 le St. Although there has not been much activity to-day et M Manryp., net ort and Carlisle. Lincoln. all 50 51 50 a- - in the market for the English Funds, sales have 124 Do 5 shares... ,. all - - at Metropolitan all 1115 1121 f't the preponderated, and a decline of I per cent. has taken et Midland Paris. Place, Consols being 91k 1 for money, and 911 I for 6.4.0 Do New st Do Binning. & Derby 100 99 101 Fe left the account. The New Threea and Reduced An- so Mid. Gt W. of Ireland all - - unities are now 91; 1 ; and Exchequer Bills, 9s. 25 Do. 25 Mid Kenshares - - t - - 4s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents. are 1061 1; Enfaced 10 Do Cray Line - - at North British t NOW 4 per Cents., 95 ; and the Bonds par to 6s. dis. at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 16 In the Foreign Market there has been a pressure at Ntp , . o Easl s r E a- p ß ur er o w ha lo s purchase 16 A BP O- of sales of the principal speculative securities, an d at Do Leeds 1'.1113.4 1024 103 d 1031 554 504 100 89 90 rshara a consequent fall in prices. Turkish 6 per Cents,, at Do Carlisle lOO - - of con- 1862 , are 701 711 ; d o. C onso lid es have declined et .` orth London iven at 10 Do New 5 12 p to 471 1; Mexican, 37; I; Spanish Passive, 331 1 ; L 9.16.4 North Staffordshire aof the 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 11 11/ Gleek, 241 25 ; Portuguese, 49 1 ; and the Con- et Scottish Central . rays ie at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 42 44 rere fore federate Loan, 36 38. at Do Scot Mid. stock lOO 98 100 under The operations in the Railway Share Market tali, gli; o ew . u..n e d tr ly i e o l n ohpool all 100 5 - 1 - 52 to pro- continue very limited, and are confined principally at south Devon lOO 32 83 324 ighway t o transactions i n connect i on with the settlement. at South Eastern pported at South Wales - - A firmer tone however prevails. Caledonian and at S. York. and River Dun 100 97 19 ed that 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. all 94 101 in the North Western have advanced ss. ; Great Western 25 St oc kt on & D ar li ng t on all stl 35, 1 25 Do xceed- 9 10 e and Midland 103. ; South Eastern, 15s. and Lan- 25 Do New, 1860 l7 8 75 75 p ;tission cashire and Yorkshire, £l. at Taff Vale.. 10 Do B 8 5 65 e on and The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive 10 Do C 3 25 31 all -1 ) 50 Ulster a Kent, at about former quotations. 25 Do - p me. It Bank and Miscellaneous shares continue in 12.10 Do 55 - - by the st Vale of Neath Moderate request. Alliance of London and Liver- at Victoria ata. and Pim lOO 170 175 Several pool have improved to 44 ; ' Chartered of India, :1 'l';irVeatslrrd Cornwall fjikennY 100 _- .- of of 100 Australia, and China to 381 ; ,East London are et W. Hartlepool Har.&R. 100 - - st West Midland -Oxford 100 - - nicidal quoted 71; London and South African 26k I ; e t Do Newport 100 - - ly two Discount Corporation realise 61 1; General Credit, at Do Hereford NO - - :has 50 61; Mercantile Credit, 101; National Shipping holder, Company, k to 1 prem.; West India and Pacific, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. and I to 11 ; Consolidated Discount, 11 to 2 prem. ; . ) Closin g and Contract Corporation, 3k to 4 prem. Share ed in foo ktlantio &St Lawrence all 60 ---- 60 ......--. Bom„Baroda&Cent Ind /rious, Sk 1 BRITISH FUNDS -CLOSING PRICES . Gu. 5 per cent... lOO 1065 1075 a more 20 Do. New . . 8 4 1 p r a re- Bank Stock 234 20 Do. E. 5hare5......... 75 41 p which 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities Sion of per Cent. Consols Annuiti es 9ll 1 1 / 10 D o. Preterenoe ...• - all 8 4 94 New 3 per C en t. A nnu i t i es 100 f Buffalo,Brant&Godrieb 10 , )leman N ew 3 1 per Cent. Annuities -- 6 p. et gds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 18 n 100 - - ol her 6 per Cent. Annuities, J an . 1873 _ - 100 Do. do. June 1, 1671 100 - - issued Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - at Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(Lin,) 100 104 106 I made Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 - at Cape Town & Dock Seri ' 100 101 103 stock haste. Bengal gu, ap. e 100 108 109 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. - taken India Stock, 1874 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 5. 15p Ito be Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 lO6l 5 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 k lip rounds Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 - stook Grand Trunk of Canada luu 20 21 205 of the Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 95 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 73 25 og the . Ditto 5 p er C en t - 100 Do. d o . deferred...... all 59 61 Ditto 55 per Cent 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds., all 65 67 - a inde- 100 Do. do. deferred,.... all 50 63 Ditto ditto April, 1864 - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... all 48 51 481 liscuss Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 - 100 Do. do. deferred.... .. all 38 42 rimeall :H ank Stock for Account - dis 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoc - all 27 29 27 infttili Ditto Bonds £l,OOO par 6 dis 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 22 VI Ditto under £l,OOO .. - stook GLlncliaPenan.gua.sp.o. 100 1085 1095 1085 9 e ager- C onsols for Account, Jan. 7 915 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. a... 12 15 151 , senger Indi a S tock for Account, 5 per Cent - 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 15 lfe stook Gt. South.of India (Lim heroic *xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 25 & 3 per Cent 9 4 dig guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1054 1065 0 with Ditto £5OO - dis 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 101 rs and Ditto Small 100 Do. 6 p.c. 73 with't opt. all EC> 95 either. FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 86 88 d an d Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. - 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 f in a ietory Ditto 1859 stook Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 10 6 107 - Brazilian 5 per Cent stook Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 100 1 01 r reign Ditto, 1839 and 1859 stook Do. 4* d 0........ 100 16 10 0 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- - t cora ' Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 - stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds. 100 - - 'one,- - Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid - dis 100 Do. 7p. c. 51ortg. Bda. all - - Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent . - 10 Newßr uuswick tx Cands I IVER- C olombian 6 Scrip £ls pd N. Rl.C'da spc let pf bds 100 82 84 :unite Cuba, 6 per Cent. - stock Scinde ..........) (100 106 107 woman chili 6 nor Cent - stock Do. Delhi 4.6: 100 106 107 master t Danish 41 per Cent, ' . au Do, do .. ti t ti 2 sfp that on b ut i t h 4 per Cent., 1863 Do. Do. ..„ .. 2,4 , 5. , 100 - - ~,e O, 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders - found ~- " t to , £lOO Bonds - mock Do. Indus.. St. Flo.) 'km tot 103 horses `l, 4 ador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. la , -vitt°, ns the Provisonal Land Warrant - e y to g i ptian 7 per Cent Grpeitltttoos, Second Issue - k,...tiov. a p.c.Ja. dzJul) - - j 1877-84 ............. 100 105 107 1065 5; 5 1, and - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 1(3 105 Account 1 6 4 5 1824-5, ea-Coupons.. 265 55 - Do. 6p. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 1(3 1( 5 ) and Litt , 111 - ' Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 13 80 031 5 street. , 0 Coupons - ! Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 ns of a .-uatemala 5 per Cent. '. -- - 'Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 106 108 , Ditto Account •• - - i Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111 ruploy, litalian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 785 8 - I Do. 1890 100 109 111 ter-in - t e xi can 3 per Cent - ,Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 (12 114 named ~oDitto Account 3B 71 8 dill - 'Ceylon, N0v.1878. 6p c 100 110 112 - Mauritius 6 per cent .. too 106 108 latter tl orish Imperial 5 per Cent - - 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 110 l'.B 110 v'ew Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. - -. 'N.B.Gov. 6 p.0..1 a.&July 100 LOS 106 ad the - , Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 , - - aching bitto Deferred .. - - - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 1,186( 100 100 102 trentlY ,Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) - . - , Du. sp. c.,18r 1 to Id 7( 100 101 102 - i Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 1015 1024 1021 2 of the D itto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 is that 1, Ditto 3 per Cent. - - 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. er avian -'• er Cent. - ; sterling, 1875. lOO 105 107 r mss' Iji't ' ID .. - ~-, o Account ... - - IQueensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 1:1 113 ace of -9!tto 44 per Cent., 180 - !s..Aus G 6 p.c.187a.&up.. 100 'lll 113 lair he Ditto , Account BBl q 1 - vie. Gov. 6 p.e. Ja. &J aI) ' 100 167 109 , , i Do. to 6 0.0. An.6ltOet.. , 100 1005 110 f IuOI 10 9. aused pittiontese, 5 per Cent. Ex. 9of - ° Plguese 3 p a r Cent. , 1853 revive BRITISH MINES. 1 -unto Account.. atten- . Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 49 84 95 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 id i 4 4 halal' D itto, Account - - chflord Amalgamated.. - 34 85 I. l ( l l. o `g n is ) t . ..) 30 1 540 670 60 a, wh o "" i tto, 1863 East Deve n B aes C e t o t( - ld =1 Eastl,E East Bt t C l og-au Cc ara rna dßonr 8rea...... ..L .. .. t .. d . .. 40itto Scrip, £l5 paid 2 3 .. 5 1 4 4%6 time,ls 1 pm 1 2 d $7 26 p 84 ar d I 11 / i all 5 per Cent., 1822 £ St 925 is itto 41 per Cent 1850. . le will - Ditto 1860 - E. frlßuase.l (Tavietk.) 8.9.0 5 '54 is dal Ditto Account - Gam.&StAubpa(Gwen.) 585 8 10 , _ - Great South Telgus.... 17s 4 44 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 - - G. Wheal Vor (Heston) 40 12 13 Sirdlto 5 per Cent. 1862 B9l 1 - Grenville 0.16.6 4 45 t ersti -. ijdrdan 5 per Cent .... - Hemel's-Foot . 8.12 87 39 1 °rant ~,- -" "to Account - ilingston Downs 4,18,0 24 31 Spanish 3 - Lady Bertha ideouEl Ditto per Cent - Ditto Account - llargaret (ITny Lelant 94 14 16 - Marke Valley. n g odil ed cod of b --i : ti'tt°o A N .fe sv c,,Pn e t ferr - New Setun 195 90 100 t flung 1, 1 . 40 Passive rab by tDi Account 33; 4 - N.Wh'l Basset (111o4an 3.1.0 2i 3 - North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 44 51 P j a p ‘ ish. Cert. of Coup not funded 135 i Isis °r ~i , _,_"!(:) Account 13 4 - Par Consols (St. Blazes) - - s I pale, 1 , 11 ,.. 11 , 4 per Cent. - 20 Providenoe(UnyLelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 - South Caradon(StCleer) 15 415 425 r , were; - Ditto Account 6 per Cent. 1854 - - S. Caro Brea (Illogan).. - - dread Ditto Account - - S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 60 65 ieked - Ditto Ditto A - 6 per Cent. 1858 Lotto Account 7O 695 - - Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 6 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 14 4 4 less of c p c e o r u C n e t n . .... 1 862 - Win Crort 9 18 19 .11 the Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 ti t t to to - - West Basset (Illormn).. 14 95 105 -- Wheal Basset (Illog . a . n) 1 5 7 1 Si - WCr radon (L ( steard) 5 ' la 20 cad in z WWhheeaall Itßuittlyeretu.Leaerlauntht)) Guaranteed,b 4 per Cent - - West Seton .orciSa ; Von a _ ueia 3 e p n e tur r C es a , n 4 t. p . e .. ..... Oct„ 1863 - -. whealLudeott .......... 2 3 .5 . 0 0 . . 6 s 281 i -25: 2 1 -92 5 700: 1 tarcle - Ditto Account ....... - Wheal MaryAnnf.den.) a iti 12 b _ 6 per Cent., 1862 LITY. Dig — Wheal Oeton * 585 150 160 lc , Ditto 6 - Virheal Treiawney (Lis.) ", ur ; in i - Austei t'ividends on the above payable in London. _ , Wheal Union 2l 22 22 qi PREFERENCE3--------..IS7HAR2Ei 5. 7 vi la via an, 6 . Belgian 4 P e r Cent.. Ex• 10 Florins. - aces a Dutch2l Certificates pe P e a U li e4 t., x 2f. - Ditto 4 per Conti t -Ex. 12 Guil .. ;rester 644 Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 945 tc pros' ' Ditto Account, Great Western Orig. 44 per cent. pt., 1005 100 hi 1,7 a French Rentes, 4f . 1,.:' ....... • - - London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, - Ditto, 7 per cent. pf, st, 155 fi g Ilitto Account, ` -r Cent E 2cr ire for .... • x. - Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 33 1 )1 i e giti- Ditto Scrip (1863) 44 2 ' p i ........ - North Staffordshire, c 3 tics is Italian, 5 per Cent,, 186 -8 ' 34:1. • Paid ~ ]t x. ,,,.. •• • • LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTA.LS. more 40 francs.. 704 Chester and:Holyhead, 574 80 before Coh ae i, M oney .......... THREE O'CLOCK. London and Chatham, 44 per Cent, -- umberDitto'Account .................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 91 15 1 i i Ditto. Com. Fund stock, 5 per cent 102 a London, Tilbury, and Southend, 1014 " tween Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent Rai ,vi I Share' 1 i Paid : Closing Busines s Railways. , Price. done. 1 I ( 13.14. r Sir., Wol., and Str. Val.l all 8 84 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost,Sleat.,andMid.Co all 8 84 st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian lOO 121 122 122 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Corn wal l all 65 71 A gets no div 10 Do A 1 till6p c.p an. ha,. all all 10 Do. B been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all 37 31 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 16 17 at Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 96 98 at Glasg. and S. Western. 100 107 109 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 49 50 at Ditto A stock at Ditto EastAnglian st 100 74 84 st GreatNorthof Scotland 100 at Great Northern... lOO 127 128 at Do A stook lOO 131 132 at Do Bdo at Gt. S. and W. of Ireland 100 97 99 at Great Western .... . . st Do Str Val gua. stock 100 at Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 1114 1115 1115 at London and Blackwall 100 72 74 at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 1074 108 i at Lon., Chat, and Dover 100 43 44 at Lon. & North Western 100 1071 1075 1071 8 at Lon. & Soy‘th Western 100 101 102 102 at Man., net, & Lincoln. 100 50 51 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 124 Do t shares... ,. all at Metropolitan all 1114 1121 at Midland 6.4.0 D o N ew st Do Binning. & Derby 100 99 101 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 26 at Nth. Eastern—Berwloa 100 1024 103 1031 26 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 d a at Do Leeds lOO 584 504 at Do York et Do Carlisle lOO et .` orth London 10 Do New 5 12 p P. 16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 11 114 at Scottish Central ... at Scot N. E., Aber. stookto7k 100 42 44 at Do Scot. Mid, stock lOO 98 100 10 Shrews. and Welohpool all at Shropshire Union at South Devon....—, lOO 32 83 324 at South Eastern at South Wales et S. York. and River Dun 100 97 69 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok all 95 101 25 Stockton & Darlington all 68 35, 25 Do l7 9 10 p 25 Do New, 1880 8 71 74 p at Taff Vale lOO 158 160 10 Do B 8 5 5 p 10 Do C 3 21 si p 50 Ulster 25 Do 2.10 Do 54 at Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 175 at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 st West Cornwall lOO et W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO at West Midland —Oxford 100 et Do Newport 100 et Do Hereford 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Chester and:Holyhead, 574 London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., Ditto, Com. Fund stook, 5 per cent., 102 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 1014 Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 55} ildren chil eatest Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Eastern of France, 19 Great Luxembourg, 12 San Faulo gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 21i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian,:2o2 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Cobre Copper, 29 United Mexican (lim;, 6} JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon aan and Liverpool (Um.), Ditto, new, 29 Anglo Austrian, 7 ai English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 23 Imperial Bank (lim.), 231 Imperial Ottoman, 18 17k London Joint Stock, 373 London and South African, 261 London and Westminster, 89) Merchant Bank, lira., sNcatidoen, I'unjaub, and National , of (teidnu., 7 , 20 ini ist- Katharine, 74 691 Market strong (it to Q above Thursday. Sales, ;bout 6,000 bales. Imports, 5,069 ; previously, 40,660. sHipPlNG — This Da toxtioN ' d Dec. 29.—Wind this 4 . at wnoon—South esterly mo d e rate breeze, and c l oud, 4 otne rain. eather, with 4 , 1 - , Ymou T ir, Dec. 29.—Wind N.—Arrived—....r me Briton, uol Lond on f or Melbourne. . '- ki , NIOITTH, Deo. 28.—Wind t ,Cape de Verds. .Dtune, f,,,'WANsta, Dec. 28.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Claudi ne, "'b Valparaiso. 4CIOI;yirEAD, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Flora, ij 4 lner, from the Clyde for Bamuda. Sailed—Friker, for ° Janeiro. 41 1121 -L, Dec. °S.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Emma Wilson, ft:' Monte Video—Meteor, from Miramichi—Crowfell, Quebec 'tor n "I", Dec. 28,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Charaten, Lt v ' Y°4 ' for ERPooL, Dec. 28.—Wind I; rtav annah. trokAllßotTri, Dec. 28.-- - Wind S.W.—Arrived—Vanduse, ~hl4B fOr Jo h lkie s x , a N tid e r w ia foundland, for Hull—Sarawang, from DOCKS. British Indian Tea, lim., 2k 3 Ceylou Conan—an-vea,l Discount cii - rt . ,- '9- limited, 0 i u m 14 ation,d Trading, ~.--, ' - Egyptian Coln% Of Gen. Credit and e g,L w al c an 1 Lonaon, "111" Hudson's 8ay,124 - 6' ° - , OUS. ociety, • Joint-stock Discount - International Fininlact Ditto, new, et I mercantile Credit Association, Him, 10i ]MISCELLANEOUS. 91- EXETER HALL.—.I3AYDN'S ic Creation," which was announced o commence at half uc ORATORIO. The past seven,will begin at eight instead. t The principal singers s rallalr O TE"Co Reeves, and Mr. engaged antiey. are The Madame band a w. Martin. P n e c P h a o ' nd tor, Mr. G. ( 13 Y MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. 4ki!`!°ed,2B from Hamburg. Ito rived, Dec. 29 —Caledonia, f St. Michael's—Catharine, Leah Tarra~ ,ona— Ottoman, from Almeira—Onward, from t----13arnard Castle, from Guernsey. ateateci"lthine, steamer, for Boulogne—Jutland, screw e r, for lionigsburg—Throe Sisters, from -A. John's. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. PUNISHED FOR LIVING TOO LONG.--A pauper in the Uckfield Union, named Wm. Novies, aged 82, w „ charged before the magistrates with refusing to work. The poor old man, who had lived 12 years beyond the three score years and ten allotted to man, said he was unable to work, but their worships thought differently, and sen tenced him to 21 days' hard labour, -- Brighton Examiner N o _ arrivale. tween —Oh ;el of a, and [ersey Poole ed to cus- seven Dale' ;:ence .6 left some e aft, 1 any Ike it They for a ; eitzd State 3 tilno ours° .ptain er the THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENiNG, DECEMBER 29, 1863. Charing• --bridge. During the last few days a series of interesting tests have been made by Captain Tyler, 8.E., on the strength of this great viaduct, previous to the sanction of the Board of Trade being given to the opening of the line for public traffic on the Ist of the new year. As the works are now quite finished, the Thames bridge, the largest and most interesting feature of the line, begins to show itself to great advantage —its magnificent size and width rendering it an imposing abject from the river, while the open trellis-work of the superstructure, and the ample water -ways the use of cylinder piers afford, give it an ap pearance of greater lightness than is usual with bridges of the purely girder form. Looking at it only from the river, it is certainly to be regretted that the brick piers formerly carrying the suspen sion bridge have been allowed to remain. But here, as in most great undertakings, compromises between appear ances and economy have taken place, and in this instance economy was greatly on the side of retaining the brick piers. Yet, while retaining these below, we do not at all see the advantagebf the mass of brick and stonework, where with they are overtopped above. Mr. Hawkshaw, whose design the bridge is, would have done better had he trusted to the purely mechanical and prac tical nature of the structure, relieved only by the colour in which it is now being painted, which, with the lines of gilt bosses and handsome candelabra surmount ing the piers, appear far more suitable decorations than heavy circular cornices for a bridge dependent for its effect on its good and simple construction, and not on any recog nised architectural features. But it is as an engineering work chiefly that the bridge is best worth notice, and presents some very curious features, one of these being the enormous strength concentrated both in the cylinder piers and in the girders in the smallest com pass. To understand this it is necessary to call to mind that in the usual practice of building brick or stone founds, tions the weight of the superstructure is spread over a very large surface, whereas with these cylinder piers it is all brought within two areas of not more than 14tt diam. each. To make up for this difference in extent, the depth to which the cylinder foundations are carried is far greater than the brick piers—for while the latter are made to rest on the top of the clay, the cylinders go 20ft. into the clay, being sunk on an average 401 t. below low water, thus obtaining for the i column of brickwork built inside them afterwards a founda tion as solid as rock itself, and one not likely to be disturbed by any changes which may occur is the bed of the river by the scour, which may be expected from the formation of the Thames Embankment, the scour being a source of evil which has hitherto proved fatal to the foundations of nearly all our metropolitan bridges. Again, with the superstruc ture, it is usual to have one main girder to half a line of way, or at least one girder to each line, and to brace them together overhead as well as below, to form of the whole a kind of skeleton tube. But in this case it was necessary that there should not be any obstruction between the lines of way, as points and crossings are required on very many parts of the bridge; therefore only two girders could be used to do what eight, or at least four, have hitherto been em ployed to effect. Two girders here carry four lines of way, and as this causes them to be 50ft. apart, overhead bracing becomes also impracticable, so that they had to be con structed of sufficient lateral stiffness to depend on themselves alone, and of sufficient strength to carry the public foot paths outside, as well as the four lines of way within ; hence it happens that although the span is moderate, 154 feet, yet the quantity of metal required in each of these girders amounts to 200 tons, and the skilful way it has been massed tog e th er t o a ff or d the requi s it e s t rength, and ye give little i n di ca ti on of it in its li g ht an d a l most elegan appearance, is certainly unsurpassed. The result of the teats applied has proved most satisfac ;ory. When loaded from end to end oa each of the four lines of way with engines and trucks purposely filled with stone and iron, so as to weigh four tons per foot, the greates t 1 1 amount of deflection in any girder was not more than three quarters of an inch, and in the cross-girders less than a quarter of an inch, and the amount of vibration during the running off and on was all but imperceptible. To this satisfactory result the quality of the workman ship has tended in a large degree, the contractors, Messrs. Cochrane and Co., for this and all the other Midges on the line, having aided Mr. Ilawkshaw materially in this design of using two girders only to support such enormous strains 17 at once abandoning the rough and unskilful way of con structing girders with plates punched and sheared by hand, and substituting in its stead machinery designed for the purpose of drilling and planning the plates in the most accurate manner. It is not too mach to state that the ac curate and finished character of the work in this bridge has since caused almost a revolution in the construction of wrought iron beams of magnitude. Great praise •is also due to the contractors for the skilful manner in which the actual work of erecting the bridge has been carried out, and not a single fatal accident having oc curred during its progress. All the ether bridges on the line have been tested by the Government inspector with similar severity and with the same satisfactory results as to proof of strength. All the questions, in fact, connected with the working of the line have been settled, and we be lieve it will open for public traffic on New Year's-day. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VEUVE CLIQUOT, as described in Shaw's " Wine, the Vine, and the Cellar."—A few miles on the Paris side of Epernay may be seen a chateau, above the doorway of which is carved " Mater Filire," the mater being a lady of world-wide fame, exceedingly rich, but still living in a small house at Reims, as she did many a year ago; and although above 80 years old, it is said three is not a cuvea made without her opinion, nor a transaction of importance without consulting her. Others may have, and have, quite as good wine as hers; for they have the same opportunities which she enjoys of buying grapes or wine from growers ; while the preparation of her liqueur is no mystery, and the fermentation must everywhere go on in its natural course. The desire of her house is not to make its wine better one year than another, but to keep it as close as possible to its known standard pecu liarity year after year. if all seasons wore alike, this would be comparatively easy, but some are No bad that not a single grape will be admitted into cellars of repute; and as two, three, and more such years often succeed each other, her and every other house are compelled to keep up stock in the best way they can. The only plan of accomplishing this is by searching throughout the district for the best wino t hat can be found in the cellars of growers or merchants, and preparing them for their brand. Large firms such as hers, and a more, will make several cuvees of 5D,000 and 100,000 dozens, after a good vintage. Shortly after that of 1861, I saw in her cellar casks that reminded me of the quays of the London Docks ; and as these had to be pre be imagined a p n ar d ed le , s w s with m t huecpholritqi mu n e u f r o , r fo E r n t a h l e an sh d i , pm it e m nt a s y to Russia, &c., what a serious undertaking it is, and how much experience acrd discrimination are required, to amalgamate these vari ous qualities into a homogeneous whole. But it is just to add that, in stating that she has no monopoly of the best grapes, nor of the knowledge of fermenting or converting them into wine, hers is the only house where no other kind but the best procurable quality is kept ; and therefore, any one buying a bottle with her true brand on the cork, may feel confident that it is the finest she can offer. She presses her grapes less than other growers, disposing of the sur plus ; while most houses retain theirs for further pressure, and then sell according to the result; probably branding with their own known brand that which proves good, and with a "fancy" brand that which is inferior. THE MISSING SHIPS.—Five weeks have now elapsed, and there has been no intelligence of the missing laden colliers which sailed from the Tyne and ad jacent north country ports in the last week in November for Letuinn, and it is reduced to w e.rtainty, it is feared, that they have perished with their crews. The names of the Tyne vessels that have, it is almost certain, foundered are the Esther, the Brodricks, and the Lady Mary, of North Shields ; and the Ann and Elizabeth, the Spray, and the James, of South Shields. Another vessel, named the Adorna, which left the Texel before the gale of the 3d Dec, for the Tyne, has not since been heard of. If the Aborna does not tarn up, very close upon 60 seamen will have perished with those ships. As far as can be ascertained, either eight or nine laden colliers belo nging to adjacent ports have been missing the same time as th e Tyne ships, so that at the lowest computation it is feared 120 nort h coun try seamen and sailor lads have perished by their vessels foundering at sea with them. This sad calamity is being realised in all its bitterness by the bereaved families in the northern seaports, for, down to about Chri s t mas, they had h o ped against hope that those ships had been d riven towards the Dutch or Norway coast, and might turn up again, Among the vessels included in the number mentioned above are the Gem and the Cleveland, belonging to Whitby. That seaport has suffered severely by the gale. A vessel named the George, belonging to that port, after being abandoned, has been picked up and taken into Gottenburg. As already reported, several crews of water-logged and disabled ships suffered fearfully by exposure during the terrific gales of the first week in December. The George is reported to have lost four of her crew, including the mate and his son, by exhaustion, before a friendly ship came to their assist ance. It would appear that most of the vessels missing, and of which there is little doubt nothing more will be heard, had put into the Humber through adverse winds, and that on Wednesday, the 2d of December, the wind having got round to the N.V., blowing fresh, they had put out of that roadstead with every prospect of a quick passage to London, But during that night or Thursday morning the wind chopped round to the S.W. again, and came on to blow a hurricane. It will be remem bered that the force of Thursday's gale was most severe in the midland counties, and it would catch these ships in Boston Deeps, the very worst place for laden colliers to en minter such a storm, and there is every reason to believe that moat of the vessels missing perished there er on the edge of the Dogger Bank. It is to be!'Bared many of the families of the men that are supposed to be lost are in a destitute condition, some of the widows being left with large families. BRITISH MUSEUM.—The national collections will be closed to the public from Friday, the Ist, until Thurs day, the 'ith of January, 1864, inclusive, to afford the at ten lants their usual Christmas holidays. Hurnitnan's Tea is choice and strong, moderate in price, and Wholesome to use. These advantages have secured for this Tea a general prcfereree. It is sold in packets by 2,280 Agents. The Late Earl of Charlemont. The F'reenzan contains the following interesting reminiscences of the above noble earl, whose death we announced yesterday : Another link connecting us with the past has been broken. The venerable Earl of Charlemont, who inherited the name as well as the virtues of his great father, died on Saturday. at the advanced age of 90. Francis, the second earl, was born Jan. 6, 1774, so that on Jan. 4th next he would have completed his 90th year. Born at a time of great political fermentation, and when Irish society reflected more beauty, brilliancy, and wit than any society in Europe, he loved to detail the events which made an impression on his boyhood. Gifted with a retentive memory, he recalled scenes and characters which at the present day appear to be cast back into the dim traditions of history, When only In his fifth year he well remembered the rising of the Irish Volunteers. Like the Prince Imperial, who is now the hope of France, the Irish nation regarded the eldest son of the Earl of Charlemont. Some of our readers may h ave seen an old engraving of a review of the volunteers in College-green, commanded by the Duke of Leinster and the Earl of Charlemont. The young viscount was present, riding at his father's side. He recollected distinctly all the illustrous names of Irish history from 'B2. At the re-unions which took place at Leinster House and Charlemont House, at that period the centres of all the intellect, beauty, and fashion of the metropolis, his lordship mixed with the cha racters of that memorable epoch. With Grattan he was of course perfectly familiar. Flood he less distinctly remembered, but he still retained sufficient to give us a more perfect idea of that remarkable man than history has transmitted to us His lordship was accustomed to say that his father ad mired Flood more than any of the men of that day, so fertile in great statesmen and orators. That the Earl of Charlemont and Henry Flood entertained a mutual respect for eaoh other appears from the published correspondence, which exhibits the highly cultivated tastes and refined in tellectual intercourse that subsisted between those eminent men. He told anecdotes of Grattan, Avonmore, Bowes Daly, Forbes, Gardiner, together with a long catalogue of other celebrities, when his memory was more active than it had been in the decline of his life. He also had a distinct though less clear, recollection of other figures who played no unimportant part in the literary and political history of England. He remembered when a boy having been introduced by his father at several meetings of the famous Literary Club. Burke he knew and remembered well. A short time before his death the earl and his son visited him at Beaconsfield, and he remem bered well one of the first questions Burke asked his father was what he thought about the progress of events in France. The education of Viscount Caulfield was conducted under the immediate eye of his accomplished father, until, in his 16th or 17th year, he entered college, where he dis tinguished himself in classics. On the dissolution of Parliament in '97 he was elected for the county of Ar magh, and, we need not say, voted heart and soul against the union. His venerable father did not live to see the measure carried, having died in 1799, when his son suc ceeded to the title and estates. Lord Charlemont, not without some reluctance, took his seat in the English House of Lords, to which, however, he was soon recon ciled. Thoroughly liberal, loving Ireland and her people, whenever he spoke in the upper house he advo cated the religious and civil rights of his country. He was a good speaker, and always impressed by his clear, good sense. In the struggle between the Irish Liberals and Tories, before and after emancipation, he was always at the service of the Liberal party. He took an active part in the Moore testimonial, which was one of the last of his public acts. He gave up Charlemont House to the committee, and at the public meeting over which he presided he spoke with feeling and grace of the national poet with whom he was long and intimately acquainted. His last appearance in public was at the opening of the Irish Exhibition of 1853, when he appeared as the senior of the Knights of St. Patrick, his father having been one of the first creations of the order. He was a man of great and varied acquire ments. Modest and unobtrusive, he never developed the eminent qualities which distinguished him, except in the circle of his private friends, whose hearts he won by the gentleness of his manner and the brilliancy of his con versation, which, it was said, much resembled his father's. In one respect he differed widely from his father. Equally national, be was more liberal. His father's opposition to emancipation he never approved, while he illustrated, in his whale life, the highest respect for the religious and civil liberties of his Catholic countrymen. Though he liked England well, as he was accustomed to say, he loved Ireland better,' and proved it by an almost unvarying residence for over sixty years. He said he drew his income from Ireland, and it should be spent in Ireland. Whenever he visited England, for Parliamentary or other purposes, where he was received with open arms by the chiefs of the Whig party, he always longed to be back at Marino, or the family seat in Tyrone. Marino, however, was his favourite. There he exclusively resided for the last seven years, and there he died. Some three or four years ago the venerable nobleman might be seen moving backwards and forwards to Dublin in his Whig uniform— a bright blae coat, with a splendid high collar garnished with velvet, and the buff waistcoat. Wo need not say when recognised all classes treated him with the pro fondest respect. Agriculture was one of his favourite pur suits, and he perfectly understood its principles and prac- I ice, His lordship married Miss Birmingham, daughter of the direct descendant of the lords of Athenry. He had one son, who died in his minority. He is succeeded in the title and estates by his nephew, the Hon. Colonel Caulfeild, lord lieutenant of Armagh. His remains will bo buried on Thursday next in Armagh cathedral, where his father w as buried. The Irish people will regret the death of a good Irishman in Francis, second Earl of Charlement, " Son of the man Who led the van Of the Irish Volunteers,'" THE VOLUNTEERS. Capt. A. J. Mundella, commanding the Ist company of Robin 1 toed ILiftel, has i,sucd the following challen ges to the Vultuateers of Australia :—" On behalf of my company 1 am preprared to shoot a match during the ensuing; year with 20 members of the company in Australia which h as made the highest register as to marksmen in the year 1863 ; rifles to be long Enfields, issued by Government, 61b pull of trigger, 7 shots at each, at 200, 500, and 600 yards,and 7 shots file firing, at 300 yards, and 7 shots volley firing, at 400 yards, all in Hythe position ; the individual firing tobe scored as at Wimbledon—via outers counting two, centres three, and bull's eyes four; the file and volley firing to be counted according to Hythe regulations ;:the whole score to be added together, and the company making the high est score to win. No sunshades allowed, no misses to be sig nalled, and the whole to be shot in one day, and in all re. spects in accordance with the Hythe regulations, E ac h company to fire on its own practice ground, the umpire to be appointed by the National Rifle Association, and in Aus tralia by the officer commanding the Volunteers in the colony; time of shooting, July, in England, and in A ux , tralia any month the Volunteers may select." The regis tering practice return of the company for 1863 is as follows —lst period, 70 ; 2d period, 66 ; 3d period, 65. The num ber of marksmen was 60, and the strength of the com pany 91. A company has been formed for the purpose of building a large hotel on Wimbledon-common for the accommodation of the members of the National Rifle Association and those who visit the locality for rifle practice and military ma nou.vres. A site for the building has been obtained on the common commanding a view of the ground on which the National. Rifle Association holds its annual meetings, near tiro rifle ranges of the 15th Middlesex (London Soottish)and Civil Service (21st Middlesex) Rifles, and within a mile of Richmond-park. It is proposed to provide cabs, carriages, and horses for the convenience of the visitors. The build ing will be a handscme Italian structure, divided into two separate departments. It will contain club, billiard, and ball rooms, and a masonic lodge, and upwards of 200 bed rooms. Among the directors of the company are Col. Colt, C. 8., of the Ist Administrative Regiment of Surrey Rifle Volunteers; Col. Creed, C. 8., Ist Middlesex Artillery Vo lunteers; Major Wright, let Middlesex Engineers; Mr. B. Smith, 23d Middlesex (Inns of Court) Rifles. The archi tect is Mr. A. Trimen, of Adam-street, Adelphi. On Saturday last a large number of both battalions of the Queen's ( Westminster) Rifle Volunteers assembled at West minster-hall, and after blank cartridge had been served out to each member marched, accompanied by the bands, to Hampstead, where they were put through a variety of movements in light infantry drill. A sub-committee has been appointed to consider the whole question of the finances of the corps, which will be reported to the meeting of the central committee on Jan. 8. The result will be communi- cared to the corps at the distribution of prises on the 9th, and it will then be notified what reduction can be made in the annual subscriptions in consequence of the Government POLICE IN This Day. BOW-STREET. Two men, named Hurst and Sullivan, were placed at the bar charged with assaulting a cabman named Howitt, and police-constable F 118. The complainant said that on the night in question, as he was returning home with his horse and cab, he met the two prisoners and another man not in custody, who stopped him and desired him to drive to Pall Mall. He told them he had done work for the night, and that he was going to his stables. Sullivan and the man not present opening the cab door, got in, and Hurst jumped on the box. He refused to drive on, when Hurst commenced knocking him about, and after receiving some severe blows he called for the police, when he (constable 118 F) came up, and an attempt was made to eject the parties from the cab. Hurst made a desperate resistance, struck out right and left, and finally closed with the constable, and both went on the ground. He (witness) had been confined to his bed for two days from the injuries he received, Police constable 118 F said he heard a disturbance in Endell-street, and on proceeding in that direction he came up with the complainant's cab and found the three men in possession of the complainant's cab. He seined hold o Hurst and struggled with him for some time, when he bit him severely on the hand and knee, He had received so much injury that he had been on the sick list ever since. Sullivan was too drunk to take part in the fight. The other man got up and ran away. Mr. Corrie asked Hurst what he had to say to the charge. Hurst replied that he was too drunk to know what he was doing, He did not recollect biting the constable. Sullivan said he did not recollect anything about the matter. Mr. Corrie thought he ought to send the case to the sessions, as far as Hurst was concerned. It was a very savage assault. Hurst begged hard to have the case summarily disposed of, and after some consideration, Mr. Corrie sentenced Hurst to two months' imprison ment, and discharged Sullivan. A cabowner, named Richardson, appeared to a summons charging him with cruelty to a cab horse. Rutherford said he saw the driver beating the animal violently in Great Queen-street, and on looking at the horse he found it quite incapable of drawing the cab, through old age and disease. Mr. Cherr, veterinary surgeon to the police, said he bad examined the horse, and found it very aged. It had been diseased long, and was altogether unfit to drag a cab, or go, under any circumstances, six miles an hour, The defendant said he must admit it was "touched in the wind," but that was all. Mr. Cherry told the magistrate that tha result of gallop ing the animal would be to produce an effect similar to that which would be experienced by a man with a severe asthma after he had been compelled to run a race. Mr. Corrie said he should like to have the horse killed. Tne defendant said he would much rather give it away to some poor person, as there was some work in it yet. Ultimately it was arranged that the horse should only do . light work in the defendant' s y ar d, an d th e summons was dismissed. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL WITHOUT A. FINN FOR A RUFFIANLY ASSAULT.—James Murphy, a carman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Mr. John Bazley, of 4, James-street, Oxford-street, a refreshment-house keeper. The complainant seed that while loading a van in Den man-street, St. James's—having let his refreshment house —the prisoner came up and annoyed him, saying that he was engaged by the incoming tenant to move the goods. He told the prisoner that his servicees were not wanted, and that he had better leave. The prisoner refused to do so, and while he (complainant) was picking up an article to place in the van, prisoner came behind him and gave him a violent blow on the nose, deluging him with blood, and then ran away, but was pursued by the men in charge of the van and given into custody. • In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, The complainant said the prisoner was neither engaged by him or the incoming tenant. Prisoner made a rambling defence, to the effect that he had been engaged by some one he did not know. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner was one of those dan gerous angry fellows who, because they could not get what they wanted, and were not allowed to do just as they thought proper, assaulted people. Committed for a month with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. HEARTLESS ROB➢ERI OF A POOR WIDOW.—An Irish woman, 23 years of age, who gave the name of Alice Hol- land, was placed at the bar before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a box containing five half sovereigns, a quantity of wearing apparel, and other articles, the property of Mary Spicer. Prosecutrix is a widow, working in a laundry to main tain herself and a child, and the robbery deprived her of all her savings, as well as other things. She said that she went out yesterday afternoon, leaving her apartment and little house, in the neighbourhood of Leader-street, per fectly secure. On her return home last night she found that a box containing five half sovereigns, some trinkets of very little value, a brooch, containing some of her deceased husband's hair, which she most prized, and a number Of other articles had been carried off. On examination of the place, it was found that the lock of the door had been un touched, an entrance to the room having been effected by the window. She went to the station, and on leaving it she met a policeman bringing her box in but empty. Mr. Selfe—Do you know anything of the prisoner ? Prosecutrix—Yes, she lodged with me for about a couple of months. She came to me as a servant out of place with nowhere to go to, and I took her in. Mr. Selfe—Did she lodge with you up to yesterday ? Prosecutrix—No, she has left me a month. Mr. Selie—What makes you suspect her ? Proseentrix—No one else was in my house but her, and of course having lodged with me she knew all about my C9llCOlll$, and besides that she has said quite enough to let me know she did it. Mr. Selfe—Tell me what she said and under what cir , cumstances ? Prosecutz ix—She was taken by a policeman after he had been some time looking for her, and then she said, " If you let me go I will tell you where the box and money is." Selfe—Did she tell you? Prosecutrix—No, she did not tell me, because the police man would not listen to her and let her go, but took her to the station, Some of the little things at the bottom of my box were found scattered about Marlborough-square, Chel sea, where the box was picked up, Alfred Archer, a boy, said he was going through Marl borough-square last night, when he saw the box against the railings and gave it to a policeman. A police-constable proved apprehending the prisoner, who had been drinking freely. He hoard her offer to tell where the box and money was if liberated, but he of course refused to liberate her. Prisoner was remanded till Friday. THAMES. A FURY.—Ellen Pyburn, a tall and dissipated-looking wortan, was charged before Mr. Woolrych with breaking a large pane of plate glass in the window of the Cape of Good Hope public house, opposite Limehouse Church, and biting a police constable's thumb. The landlord of the Cape of Good Hope said that a party were quarrelling in front of his bar last night, and ho re quested them to desist and leave his house. On their refusal to do so he put them out. The prisoner, who was very noisy and abusive, was among them, and she returned to the door and was attempting to force her way in when he pushed her back and requested her to go home. She immediately took up a stone and smashed a large pane of plate glass. The value of it was 40s. Mr. Woolryeh—Are you insured? Witness—Yes, sir, I am. I don't wish to hurt the pri soner. I should be sorry if she is sent to prison. She has a large family. A good talking-to would be of service. William Tyler, a police•constable, No. 155 K, said lee took the pri , oner into custody. She made a most deter mined resistance, kicked, plunged, and repeatedly struck him. She also got his thumb into her mouth and bit it severely. The prisoner, in defence, said she would own she broke the window. She lied five children at home by the fire. side. They were in want of food. She went after her husband to ask him for money to buy food. The landlord would not iet her in the house for the purpose of looking after her husband, and she broke the window. Mr. Woolrych--You have committed two offences-- broken a plate of glass, and bitten the policeman's finger. You are sentenced to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. The prisoner —I will pay a fine. Mr. Woolrych—No ; I will not inflict a fine. You will go to prison for two months and hard labour. Richard Pyburn, the husband of the last prisoner, was charged with assaulting Tyler in the execution of his duty, and was fined 10s., which he paid. a,:bk A aedd, S ,h, C ot l3 whe O h O eb L eis ß er O fe, Y, ds saw i t n nine ipes c school, , thev 7 isaensswo puddings o answer that , ten, ttho deme when e:tthies butter "rancid," and the tea "wash,"—in short "beastly.' STRAI'FORD OR LONDON ? as the Site for the National Monument to Shakspere.—On Monday a meeting was convened by the Mayor of Liverpool, in the Town Hall, to consider an application made by Mr. Flower, Mayor of SttatfJrd-on-Avon, on behalf of what Mr. Flower described as that "paltry little town." Mr. Flower pointed out the claims of Stratford, as, in preference to London, the proper place for a national monument to Shakspere; and he urged his audience to accept that view of the case, and pledge themselves to assist the local Warwickshire Com mittee with funds. A motion to that effect was actually t, that but if ait national found no monument seconder i p a r proposed meeting.ed b y a Thetl em theory is to be erected it must be in the national capital, was very ably sustained. In the end a vote was taken, to the effect that a Liverpool co mmittee should be appointed, with the entahil present, esen Mayor as chairman, and Dr. Collingwood as secretary, to consider the course which it would be well for that great community to take,—.4thenwton. grant, The quarterly competition among the second. class shots of the London Rifle Volunteer Brigade for three University tankards given by the Brigade Rifle Association has been brought to a close at the rifle ranges at Plaistow, Essex. The ranges were 20U and 500 yards. On account of the shortness of tho time allowed for the contest and the large number who competed, the 600 yards range was omitted, but, as the winners of the tankards and several other cons_ petitors made more than the proportionate number of marks in the two ranges, they qualified themselves for future badge competitions. The tankards were won as follows—Private Woolley, N company,27marks; Lieut. Christie, C Company 24 marks; and Private Thomas, E company, 20 marks. The condition of these association contests are five shots each at 200, 500, and 600 yards, all who make 25 marks and up _ wards being entitled to shoot in the next competition for the gold champion badges. The grand volunteer rifle contest, open to all the world, for prizes amounting in value to nearly £2OO , will be held to-morrow at Totnes. The money will be divided into prizes of £lOO, £2O, £l5, three prizes of £lO each, and four of £5 each. The ranges will be 3 00:and 500 yards, seven shots at each, hits and points added, at 300 yards Hythe position, at 500 yards any position. There will be a Rifle Derby for small bores, and Rifle Oaks for Enfielda on the following day. The fourth annual distribution of the regimental and company prizes of the St. George's Rifles will take place at St, James's-hall on Tuesday, the 6th of January, at the conclusion of the concert which the regiment holds on that evening. The regiment mustered in force last week, at B urlington-house, to welcome the return of Col. Lindsay from the Continent, and his recovery from the accident he met with on Wormholt Scrubbs. He will present the prizes on Tuesday. The companies forming the Ist Administrative Battalion of Somerset Volunteers had a field day on Saturday. The men of the Ist, 2d, 14th, 27th, and 18th companies paraded in Queen-square, Bath, and afterwards marched to Kilston park, the residence of Col. Inigo Jones, colonel command ant, where they found a detachment of the sth (Keynsham) company awaiting them. The force was divided into two bodies,—one under the command of Adjutant Bampfylde, and the other under Captain Ford. The former were sup posed to hold the mansion of the colonel, which was sustain ing a siege from an enemy, rep,esented by Captain Ford's divisions. After some preliminary skirmishing an assault was ordered, which resulted in the defenders being worsted and taken prisoners. At the conclusion of the manoeuvres the men were regaled, and after the repast Mrs. Colonel Jones presented the silver challenge cups offered for com petition to the battalion of Colonel Jones and Mr. E. Lovell, clerk of the peace for the county of Somerset. They are held for this year by Privates Hay and Drake, of the Ist company. Colonel Jones also said a few words. He congratulated himself on commanding a bat talion in which there were 90 marksmen, and expressed a hope that there would be a meeting of Volunteers in that neighbourhood next year. The recipients of the cups having returned thanks, three cheers were given for Mrs. Jones and the gallant colonel. The officers on the ground then accepted the invitation of Colonel Jones to partake of luncheon, the band playing in front of the how e. Shortly afterwards the companies fell in, marched past, and saluted. They then returned to Bath. Fatal Stabbing by manilla Men. A frightful case of stabbing took place in Liver pool on Christmas night, by two Manilla seamen, named Narioz Vrumea and Lorenzo Carpus, belong ing to the brig Florriana, lying in the King's D oc k. From a statement made by a young man, n amed Thomas Gallagher, it appeared that he and two men, named Joseph and William M'Grath (cousins) the former 22 and the latter 25 years of age, w ere drinking together, at the counter in Mr. Holden's publichouse, in Lower Frederick-street, between 10 and 11 o'clock on Christmas night. William M'Grath, after drinking, laid the glass on the counter, and said he would not have any more drink till nest Christmas. He was rather drunk, and staggered back against, the coloured seamen, who were passing behind at the time. This made the seamen very angry, and one of them said he would have revenge. Gallagher said to him, "My good man, n o one wishes to offend you," but the coloured man (Carpus) repeated that he would have his revenge. The two coloured men then went out, but it would. seem re mained close to the public house door, for when the cousins M'Grath went outside they were seized hold of by the Manilla men, one of them (Carpus) stab bing Wm. M'Grath in the back between the shoul ders, and the other coloured man stabbing Joseph M'Grath several times in the abdomen. This state ment is borne out by that of a sailor who witnessed the occurrence, but it differs from what is said by Police-constable 92, who arrested Carpus. This officer states that he saw Joseph M'Grath running away from Carpus, and saw that the former stopped and moved up the street, when he was stabbed by Carpus. Joseph M'Grath fell down immediately, and Carpus, who was about to repeat the stab, went with much violence against the wall. Just then Carpus observed him (the officer) and ran for about 20 yards, when he turned round, and seeing the officer still in pursuit he ran a short dis tance further, when the officer came up with him and seized him. The prisoner dropped the knife when taken hold of by the constable. It was after wards picked up, but there did not appear to be any blood upon it. It was, however, very dirty from being in the mud. Both of the coloured seamen were taken to Bridewell, and the two injured men were conveyed to the Southern Hospital—Joseph M'Grath on a bearing barrow, and William in a car —where they received every attention from Drs. Wollaston and Hamilton. On Saturday morning the police authorities re ceived a note from Dr. Wollaston, stating that " Joseph M'Grath is suffering from a wound in the abdomen. I think there is but little chance of his recovery, and that it would be well to take his de positions. Wm. M'Grath is suffering from a wound on the back. Both, of course, arenot fit to appear." Mr. Thomas Mills, one of the borough magistrates, accordingly went to the hospital on Saturday forenoon, accompanied by one of the magis trates' clerks, and in his presence the following statement was made by Joseph M‘Grath, and taken down in writing : "I am a dock labourer, living at No, 2, Forrest street, Liverpool. On last night (Dec. 25) at about half-past eleven o'clock, I was with my cousin Wm. M'Grath in Lower Frederick -street, and we went into a publichouse there (Hoiden's), and on coming out we saw a row. The two prisoners and other coloured men like them were engaged in it. We stopped to look on, and one of the two prisoners, I cannot say which, but am sure it was one of th a m, turned round, saying, is oue,' and tbu other prisoner pulled out a knife and struck me with it iu my left side, the lower part, and caused the wound lam now suffering from. I fell when I got the stab, and the two prisoners ran off, followed by some of the crowd, who shouted, ' They have killed a man.' I had seen the two prisoners before that night in a public-house. They were drinking together. I did not speak a word to them, and never gave them any provocation. I think they must have taken me for another person. I was about half drunk. I knew well what I was doing. I did not see Wm. M'Grath stabbed. I cannot say whether the person said, This is one' in English or not, but he pointed to me, and I understood him to mean that I was one. There were other coloured men near me when I was stabbed, bat only the pri soners were very near. One of the prisoners only ran at me, and I saw the other run towards William IVl‘Grath ; and the one who seized hold of me had a --•-- knife. I saw it in his hand as he held me." This deposition h av i ng been interpreted to the prisoners by a swo rn i n t erpre t er (M r . Peter Bog , giano), Carpus replied through the interpreter. "1 will swear by the cross of Christ I never saw the man. I never done the deed. I had no knife." The other prisoner, Vrumea, said, "Somebody gave me a blow here (putting his hand to his head). I struck beck at the person, but did not hit him. I had no knife." The magistrate decided to remand the prisoners for seven days. They Were then removed to their cells, and on Mr. Boggi ono acquainting them with their remand, Vrum ea said "I left my knife in the cabin, and there were eight of the crew on board. S ome them too k LuY knife, and I never done it." About midnight on Saturday Joseph M' Gra.h died at the hospital from the effects of the Wound. William lll‘G ra th still lies at th e Baize institution in a dangerou s state.''—Liverpool Courier. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK, THE BRAZLS. reis. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. The portion of th BANKRUPTS Ga zette containing the bankrupts hati not arrived wh en wo we nt to press. Course of the Exchange —This Day. Amsterdam Rotterdam — Ditto ' --..- 194 11 19 1 Antwerp • • . 25 67 4 Brussels — 25 67' Hamburgh — 13 7,.a Paris - Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1191 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 331 Berlin — -- Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — 25 8 71 25 48 95 Milan — 25 87f 25 921 Genoa — 25 85 25 95 Naples - 25 871 25 921 Palermo92l Messina — 2 , 5 87f 25 92i Lisbon —52 a Oporto — 521 521 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars . Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doublons 11 171 12 0/ 12 0/ 25 72k 25 72i 13 8/ 25 35 25 75 25 75 119 a 12 30 12 30 331 We are authorised to state that there is no truth in the report that the Earl of Cardigan has subscribed either £lOO or £5OO towards paying Col. Crawley's expenses, or that pending the proceedings of the general court-martial he has placed himself at the head of a list of subscribers.— Morning Herald. SMUGGLING BY MEANS OF CRINOLINE.—Two German women who were going out in the New York steamer from Southampton on Wednesday were de tected in endeavouring to smuggle 221bs. of cigars into that town from the steamer which lay in the dock, and which had just come from Bremen. The cigars were in the ordi nary boxes, each containing llb. weight. Each of the women had 11 boxes strung round her person inside her dress, and fastened to her crinoline. Although the women walked very carefully, the boxes rattled one against the other, and a custom-house officer, hearing a strange noise as the women passed him, suspected that it had a contraband origin. The women had got outside the dock gate before they were de tected. FRIGHTFUL DEATH AT THE PLYMOUTH RAIL waY STATION.--A shocking accident occurred at about four o'clock on Saturday afternoon at the Plymouth goods station of the South Devon Railway, by which a driver in the employ of Messrs. Pickford and , Co., carriers, was crushed to death. The deceased (William Wakeham), with two other men, also in the employ of Messrs. Pickford, were employed in loading a truck with ten tierces of sugar, which they had brought from the British and Irish Sugar Refinery. The tierces were brought on two trollies—. five teirces on each—stowed the lengthways of tho trnllics. The railway truck was standing; in the nutle,; i(I ;,owl , lotion, and the tinily Wakeliatii was dllsIllg; II 141 been unladen. The other 1 rnlly was standing . iii t iii:•ide 11, th gate separating the outward from the inward goods station.. The deceased was driving out his trolly to make roo m for the other to come alongside the truck, and as he passed, the on this isfohtowrsaetsd:mamneddiaittlely his back, and fore part of his trolly came in contact with the e n d of one trolly having of the hindermost tiercseps.ran His feeling the collision, so doing knocked Wakeham down. Deceased fell on fa lli ng a height of about three feet six the deceased s chest and rolled over MA btweeonpreparation for unloading, the tierce that was struck, weighing about 11 cwt., turned round oftatkheeniroountbainrs at the end of the laden head, causing instant death, and rolled inches. the whole of the upper part of fellow's body being frightf 1 the poor _ 2 year l felloff , 0 n years of age, and 1 1 ly crushed. The deceased:was 3 leaves a young widow, but no children. MISSING VESSELS.--Ti e is supposed to have passed from Montreal on the IGth S not since been heard of. e Philo, Stevenson, sailed eptember for Queenstown, and Quebec on the 18th, and has rents, sailed from E no a l s letter, now The Ri9ctro.p since hbeeePnrhomearedsaofide Torrevieja, Tor- Channel, and h as not n° B Ayres on the Bth July for the curious detail.....„ Alexandre publishes the following longer paid by —ezandre Dumas, the novelist, is no guarantee the exactitude of Felice,' whioi; the line, but by the letter. Yes i the 6 San of a centim e biveinegepanublished, is paid for at the rate this fact.' Milla is and Mr. E. W. Cooke have been elected T 1" NEW ROYAL ACA DEMICIANS.—Mr. E. I . Royal Academicians, the contest being between Mr.Millais and Mr. Faed, between Mr. Cooke and Mr. Horsley. Mr. Paed is the youngest associate, and it is very unusual for such a one to ow ns into immediate competition for the highest honours of the Academy. Four or five seats are now vacant among Associates—one of whom must be a sculptor. A FRENC H VIEW OF ANCIENT ENGLAND.—Th e S c h o l a r of Oxford, a comedy in three acts, and in Feu Wafflard, represented f or th e fi rs t ti me i n th e prose, by Paris, Madame Vir g i n i e D a b o , P u bli s h er. I centimes, Second The atre- Fran c ais, July 29 , 1824 ; price 2 francs 50 ought, perhaps, to say that the copy lying before me, stained and dingy, but yet in tolerable preservation, I found with a h e ap of other works in a by-street, offered at a penny a volume. It is neither the better nor the worse for that. The time of this comedy is the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The characters are Lord Morden, an ambitious courtier. with a noble mansion in Lombard-street, in a magnificent park; Lady Morden, his sister ; Miss Maria, who is said in the list of personages to be their mother, but who is, in fact, as nearly as I can judge from the drama, their niece (Miss Maria, leur mere, has an awkward look) ; Lord Straf ford, friend of the Morden family; Robert, Professor of Student Humanities in the College of Mr. Jackson' Will, of the University of Oxford ; and several cha racters of lesser importance. The first scene opens in a forest, which turns out to be in Hyde Park. There is a tavern, kept by Goot, on whose sign i s seen „ Excel lent porter—loge a pied et a cheval." Enter Will with a small bundle and some books under his arm. He is 18. He has just left the University of Oxfo r d , beeause he has completed his studies, and als o b ecause his unknown pro" tectors have forgotten to pay hi s l ast quarter ' s expen ses. He has a vague idea that his father, whose name he does not happen to know, has died in utile. " H e re I am," ex claims Will, "at 18, free, my own master, and running the world, without knowing where I go. How the air is good I How I re m spire at my ease Ah this clay is the most beau y (He " 'rotes his books info t h e ( d r .) Good bylite. Quintus Carti us I good-by Virgil I good-by Horace ! tiful of your immortality h as cost men many a flogging. Will, if you believe m e , you are fatigued; you want some refresta ment. Ah, here is a tavern where I can change my last guinea. Rollo Mr. Host, Mrs. Hostess, Mr. Goot I " Enter Mr. Goot, with a pot of beer in his hand. Well, young gentle man, " he says , "you make a goo d d eal of noise for one," " A p 4 , of of your best beer, Mr. Gc o t, an d .1 will not beat you down on it." " Here it is," said th e pu blican ; taste that; by the time you have drunk two glasses you will feel a vigour,a fire in the head, you will be furious, and ready to box with all the world. As for my porter, I reserve that for great occasions, such as a prize-fight, or my wile's birthday."— Dickens's "All the .1' ear .Rouna 7 ) : 'just publis,ha. SECOND EDITION. (RETJTER'S TELEGRAM.) (By telegraph from Lisbon.) RIO DE JANEIRO, DEC. 9. Exchange on London, 274. to 2%. Coffee good, first 6,600 to 6,700. Shipments since the departure of the last steamer, 80,606 bags, of which 18,000 were for the Channel. Sales, 45,000 bags. Stock, 135,000 bags. Freights, 40s. to 475. 6d. BAHIA., DEC. 12. Exchange on London, 271. Cotton, 26,000 reig. Sugar, 2,400 to 25,000 reis. PERNAMBUCO, DEC. 15. Exchange on London, 271 to 28i. Sugar, 3,800 rein ; browns, 2,200 to 2,600 rein. Cotton, 26,000 The Messageri es Imperiales steamer Estramadure arrived here on the 13th lust, LOYADON GAZETTE —This Evening. WAR OFFICE, DEC. 29. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Colonel Alexander Tulloh, of the Royal Artillery, having the temporary rank of Major- General while he served as the Director of O rdnance, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class: or Companion of the Most Honour a bl e Order of the Bath WHITEHALL, DEC. 28, T he Queen has been pleased to appoint F ranc i s Alexan. der, E ar l of Kintore, to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of the shire of Aberdeen, in the room of Charles, Alarquits of ll 'ina3 7 , deceased. Hornappoint Burnett, Bart., to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of the shire of Kincardine, in the room of Francis Alexan der, Earl of Rintore, resigned. ~ l ~~ mARKETS _____ — This Day. MA RIC2TS. HAY Sutrannm3.--I\leadow ha slows 108 Od ; and straw, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od; clovol, Trade . ,£lssto £1 lOs per load. CUMBERLAND..--Nrc, a WHITECHAPEL hay,--'lltow £3 Oslo £4 1080 d ; clover,. £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; au c t ss to £1 iths per loa d . A slow demand. straw, £1 £4 Os to • "?treadow bay, £ 5 10 0 5,0 to £1 lOs per load. Trade inactive. 8 4 , and straw, £1 £3 Os to £4 10s Od ; clover, market r e • COLONIAL• The remains closed or, Business, wed on Tuesday next, the resumed eBS ' however, will be " sth Proxim o . .tbe Christmas holidays. MISTAKEN FOR AN AMBASSADOR.-A corres pondent, writing from Paris, says :—" I hope it may never fall to the lot of any of your readers to be mistaken for an ambassador, as happened to a friend of mine yesterday. He arrived at an hotel which, to injure no vested interests, I will call L'Hotol Enorme, and, being half asleep, asked for a bedroom. It was six a.m., and he went to bed and to sleep. When be awoke he found himself lying in state in a crimson satin bed, the room lighted up by many bangles, and quite a vista of looking -glass reflected and re-reflected his astonished face. He rose; and found baths prepared in a dressing room, fitted up life a lady's boudoir, and, finally, breakfast arranged on a small table in the midst of a vast saloon, bright with mirrors and splendid with gold and crimson. Alarmed, he rang the belt, Waiter, where am I ?" Hotel Enorme, votre excellence I au pre mier.' And the ptice ?' asked my friend. ' Oh, a baga telle, as son excellence will see by the tariffe,' He looked and found it was 200 francs. Why put me here?' I thought monsieur was an ambassador. We always put them au premier." Ambassador I why Because mon sieur wore a black coat."' 1