The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-01 00:00:00

ONEY JATAIIKET AND (1011KH1tOIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, CLOC. Con tinued activity prevails in TWELVE discou O' nt circ K les, and the lowest rates for the best commercial paper are 64.3 to 7 per cent. The Bank of England direc tors at their weekly meeting this morning have not deemed it expedient to make any further alteration in their minimum quotation, and as the terms charged out of doors very nearly approach those of the authorities, the discount busines's of the na.. tional establishment will, no doubt, soma experience an increase. The directors of the African Steamship Company in their report, to be presented at the forthcoming half -yearly meeting, recommend the usual dividend of 83, per share, free of income tax. This payment will absorb £4,403, and leave £320 as. 9d. to be carried forward. The City of Baltimore, from New York, has arrived with £171,734. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great Western 1864. 1863. North. £61,440 £38,607 Western S outh- Bright Wester n Mi n dland 80uth Eastern • 18,C69 17,806 Great Northern Bristol and Y or k s hi re • 34,133 35,210 lJaristol and Exeter iorth. Ea stern 62,319 55,972 lanchoster Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,769 18,267 Great Eastern These returns, without exception, are of a favour.. able character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £3,833, on the North Western of £6,594, O n the South Western of £546, on the Brighton of 403 , on the Midland of £2,818, on the South Eastern of £263, on the Great Northern of £3,720, 13 e the Bristol and Exeter of 1331, on the North astern of £6,347, on the Manchester, Sheffield, end Lincoln of £497, on the Great Eastern of 41,445 , while the Lancashire and Yorkshire shows a deereabe of £1,077 when compared with those of t he same period of last year. Two o'cLoos. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's Telegram,the 3 per cent. French Routes were 65.10. Rea vy. At the cl ose o f b us i ness i n t h e E ng li s h St oc k Market yesterday afternoon there was considerable g uiltless. A decline of fully f per cent. took place 1.).11 sales freely eff e cted by s p ecu l a t ors t a ki ng an un favourable view of monetary prospects on account of the increased demand for gold and silver. To. (14 3', however, affairs have presented a brighter l a l l a Pearance, and on the closing of bear accounts for 14 realisation of available profits there has been a recovery of per cant. Consols for money are 901 I, a nd for the account, lees the dividend, 891 the New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 June Exchequer Bills, 6s. die.; India 5 per ee nte., 105 s 106 ; d o . f or th e A ccount , ex di v id en d, 971 ; do. 54 per Cents 109 110; and Debentures, t• A lthough. a moderate business has been trans. acted to-day in the Foreign Stock Market, prices generally show depression. Mexican ex all, how. ev er, have i m p rove d t o 291, ; and the New Stook Pas sive Greek bonds are down, at 22t 23k ; Spanish .".(Issive Bonds ha v e f ur th er d ec li ne d a to 32t j, and the Certificates I to 14i 159. Turkish Consolides TN receded / to 46,1 i; the Confederate Loan re. ism at 59 60 ; th e S cr i p o f th e D anu bi an L oan j v ery heavy, at 4 1 prem.; but the Scrip of the Egyptian Loan has improved to a prem. been the Railway Share Market the dealings have 1 1 11 on Et very limited scale, and prices generally 1 ,,, 4ve shown a farther decline. Caledonian have brded.£llos,Great Northern and Midland eachLl, nil Eastern (Berwick) 15s, and Great Eastern , ° 4 Lancashire and Yorkshire each 108. T he Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain 4t about previous rates. 13 , 4 ek and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive, Noi. ''''eent any material change to report in values. G FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 VERMENT Pero Cent. N Consols 0 ~ Do Accoun . Rt, D ec. 8 .... pe r Centeced BBl 1 New 3 per Cent. BBl 1 . New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire Sth J an., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885....-... Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Mach. June. a zehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 &3f p er C en t. 6 dis -'--. Do £5OO ';;-----130--- £lOO and £2OO 'nit England Stk, 51 per Ct. 1, 0 Account I . I.l.ipia.rr GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Doia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Account 10/ 2 6 5 per Cent. July, 1670 .... 1031 x d D O Account .. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 . D Do Certificates , 0 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. 4 -', O 4f pei Cent — ~.°0 Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. ''' l ,° 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. '''' h ° 6 i per Cent., May, 1879 llO 9 , s ° 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 ... 911 ',,,0 Bonds Z 1,000.. u es Under £1,000.... .. A BEITISii FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, pant - lir riatt b o a s,Bn S per Cent . . Do4zahati p Cent 4 1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 au" D ° 1863 B3B -- Os Ayres 6 per Cent D o t,ja.,. Account • • .• , — li' l ati 6 per Cent. — e n i ° 4 i per Cent 0 oni bian 6 per Cent ' Da, 6 per C ent. D Eth ? , 5 Per Cent, 1864 e s '', 3 per Cent., 1825 t r , ° ° per Cent, 'l)o..Etdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ~b'') P rovisonal Land Warrant — Tc„P ti ,!tu 7 per Cent .. 941 5 0 second Issue 4 1 ,_ 0 .£ lO O Bonds L °lt 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupon's — b unt 0 Accoo Coupons.. tli"l_ 4l -ceount — tj‘elnala 5 per Cent. Ita 18 39 and 1859 ti e . : 44 6 Per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) DO 3 per Cent .... . Aecoant . bDO 1864 dis ° 8 , Per Cent. Anglo-French .. dis T,° "" e riP• £43 paid.... dis x d 4 0 ° French Scrip, Ex. 25f 200 li c ° tieh Ira erial 5 per Cent 'w (.: p b Granada .. — 1) 0 , 2 per Cent. h°4-ielerred r Land Warrants (Hectares) ° D ebentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — ra h , ,D 0 do Aug., 1866 — knan. 41 per Cent .. b r , - (1 Per Cent. (Uribarren).. • ... — 1 . )" 4 i per Cent., 1862 .. 114 Account.... b 4 4'llese 3 per Cent., 1853 b() Accou n t .. D ° 3 Per C en t . , 1856 , '7 , '9, '60,.62,'3•• lirkt- Account b ai i a ll 6 per Cent 1822, £ St. — b o - ' 2 l Per Cent., 1850 B7l 1) 0 3 1860 — I) ° Per Cent 1859 — b,„ ° 6 Per Cent, 1862 Du Anti glo-Dutch .... l kircil,, *° ; riP• £65 paid b r , -- lan 5 per Cent 111,41;•.Account 1) 0 1 % 11 3 per Cent b ~.'l . ecount 4BB b° N ew Deferred _ to Account Do Pzeisiv o kip:, A ccount 331 3 1 21 bgo'4ll Cert. of Coup not funded . . ii i 115 t iqv,dA k e3ount Do 18 ' , 4 Per Cent . — ff 2 ''''t Urki,?l, e ',lP, £6O paid , —pm Los i , 0 per Cent. 1854 — ccount Per Cent. 1858 • 721 1)0 Account — 1), ` : P OO Bonds — D 0 "AP e r Cent. 1862 '1- b ccount .. ° £lOO Bonds.. • 718 -1) 0 0 Do 1863 vp o 1 8 11 e 3 rante . ed, 4 per . Ceut.. ... ` l lez l enp, £4O paid .;), .- a 3 per Cvnt. D 0 L'ec°llot ........ b o " Per. Cent., 1862 D o pAccount ..... . s.'„P Cent., 1861 Akustruividends on the above payable in I.ono on. ), 14 °1i a ' „ 4 • 13 1, 6 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. •"(it e t,',;, l l. Per Cent, I) '/ Per Cent Ex. 12 Guil ~ ,re 1 0 1 , 4 1, P„er Cent. Certificates I !t . ali ati g tt, elites, 3 per Cent p , D 0 ' u Per Cent 1861 Ex 25 francs —er Ac count " ' • I ,.o v i a „ . „ __ .......... 648 telroe:,-?oilar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. - " 6 e, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f — C o „ ...k o l a .„. TWO 0 O'CLOCK. 1) 0 . , AiOney 90/ Accen t , 1 --..011,1tf • 10111 ' ‘'i SHARE MARKETS,—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&8. Railways. 1 Paid.l Closing Business Prioe. done. 87 60 132 133 1321 6 7 33 85 16 17 90 92 107 109 48 49 132 134 1501 1511 130 131 91 VS 77/ 781 67 69 58 60 44 46 100 102 1151 )16i SG 84 10i 106 39 41 1184 1:81 97 N 66 (7 119 ;19i 136 1366 106 108 55 67 25 '7 114 115 72 73 1 4 105 38 89 9 10 123 126 1i 2j, 79 80 10i 11 131 138 58 6/ 40 42 85i h 6 8 157 160 36 4}p 1,9 111 37 39 115 84 105/ 1 7f 97f 66f 1194 19 1361 114 J i 11 79 p Share, Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do AI A gets no div Do. B till6p e.p an. has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern ...... Do A stook Do B do 'Gt. S. and W. of Irelan.' Great Western,Original Do Str Val gua. stozal Do. South Wales .: Do. West Mid. —Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwail Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So'cth Western Man., shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares Metropolitan Midland Do Binning. & Derby &lid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Mb. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase I Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. . Do. Stock. & Darling. Do do 1855-58 Do do 1866.61.... North London Do New Do New, 18517 North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E., Aber. stook Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Devon .. I South Eastern Staines, Wok.,andWok Taff Vale.. I Do C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny 1 West Cornwall 1 W. Hartlepool Har.&R 1 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways itlantio & St Lawrenct iom., B aro da dc. Cent In, Gu. 5 per omit. — Do. E. Shares... Beimlo and LaKe Huron Do. Preferenoe ..... . ttufralo,Brant,&Godricl S p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 187 ►)o. do. July 1, !SF Jo. do. June 1, 18; ilcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin cape Town Dock Scri Demerara 7 p.c. per. pi natetn. Bengal g a. b p. p. East Indian. RV. 5 c Do. do. J Est.... Grand Trunk of ()amid , Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist rret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred....• • Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pact stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred..... , GtlndiaPenin.gus.sp.( Do. Gua. 5 per emit .. Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... (IL South.ot India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent . Do. 41 per cent..... Do It W. of Canada Share, Do. New .. • • Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. 110. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. •. Indian. Branch Limited nadras, guar., 5 p. 0. • • Do. 4/ p. 0. Extensim Dc. 1* do Do. Fifth Extensi on. Afelb.Corp. 6 p. e. Bndb lielb. & Hobson's Bay. Nrewßrun•swtok t Caud. Class A and 8.. . . ... . N. itlArdati pa Ist pf bdt Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do .... Do. Punjaub . Do. In das. t. Flog) r. )LONIAL GOVERN ißritish Columbia. 6 per, cent., Dec. 31,1872.... Do. do. 1883.... p.o.Ja, &J u 1; 1877-84 ...... Do. ti p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 6 p. o.Mar. & Sept Do. ✓: p. o. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock 'ape G.llopo, 8 p 43,187: Do.Ap & Oct. 18S(4 Do. . 189 k )o. Jan. & July. 1891. ;eyion, N0Y.1P63. 6p c' uo. 1878, do. Ilauritius 6 p.aent.lB73 Do. 1878 _ , Do. )882 natal GOV. 6 per cent.. V.13.G0v. 6 p.o. J a.Jul ul) 4. S.W. p Du. 5 p. c.,18i1 to 137. Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt Niew Zealand 6 p cent Bova Scotia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875. lueenslaud Gcy. 6 p. o.i i.Aus Gov. 6 p.c.lf 68- Do. 11e dzujOvard Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dr.Jul),) Do. lo 6 p.c. AnAtOot.. I Closing Price. 0 61 102 i 1034 iidis6/ ip 5 84 9k 94 03 8) 00 104 103}; 104 1(.5! 2 i 21i 90 92 70 72 61 d 4 66 68 56 58 54 56 47 50 3) 32 28 30 1031 100 pr 6p pr tp 100 101 9} ft 114 1t • 91 93 81 63 104 1031 96 08 91 93 60 62 6 82 84 104 ic3i 1024 Mt 101 d i 1 1 0 2 4 95 97 101 i 4 T SECURITIES. 98 VO 98 1 0 98 10J 9J 92 88 92 104 106 165 107 106 108 109 111 102 105 4( 9 112 105 107 106 109 107 110 /C 5 107 90 102 97 09 95 97 94 D 6 [O5 107 [OO 102 [O4 105 [O7 109 107 108 BRITISH MINES. fl,mbrian Consol. Gold Chiverton j/Itiord Amalgamated.. ')even G. Cono. (Tavist. Drakewalls oast Bassett (Illogan).. East Caradon ...... .4ast Darn 8rea........ East Grenville East Lovell •••• W'l Russel (Tavistk. lamASt.Aubyn(Gwen Great Laxey, Treat South I. Wheal Vor (Ralston Herd's-Foot . . .1 ingston Downs ilargaret (Cny Lelani viarke Valley.. ,tyndv Iron Ore (Lim. Nangiles...... New Setun North D0wn5......... , North Roskear.. . N.W Ltasset(lllogan North Wheal Crafty . Prosper United...D.."' ,•rovidenoe(Uny Lelni. iouth Caradon(St.Cleer 3. Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park fin Crort West Basset (Illooan).. ty Cr radon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Set= • ••• Whew. Basset (Illogan Wheal Buller (Itedrutb, Wheal Ludeott Wheal Mary Ann ( ,:den , Wheal 3eton Wheal Trelawney (Lis , Wheal Union PREFERENCE SHARES. !onsolidated, 6 per cent. stock, tto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 135 LINES LEASED AT FINED RENTAL& Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4}.4 61 7i 331 34 680 600 2.1.0. t I 50 65 18 20 61 7 51 6 11 15 it 51 5 7 171 181 33 35 51 6 85 37 :.14.1 3.4.0 2.7.0. 5.13. rs.l3 4.18.4 4 41 8 9 4 4} 1} IS 10 (0 70 17 19 11 2 21 31 31 36 20 540 33 36 18 20 :6 17 7 9 5 6 55 60 210 220 90 93 12 14 1 1} 15 17 200 205 19 21 214 3 291 3.1..6 2.8 0 7.1.5. 10 6.7 ISSH.S Mid Di FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 9i FOREIGN IIdINESt Port Philip, 12 St. John del Rey (11m.), 35 6 BANKS. Alliance ( 1 1m.). g 7 i 7 British and Californian, lira., Si Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chine, 35 East London, lira.. European Bank, lira., Si / Imperial Ottoman, 16 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 4; 5 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 103; London and South African, 22 London and South-Western, lira., 223 .3 London and 11 estmtnster, 973 7 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 101 1 DOCKS. London:and St. Katharine, 72 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Hm., 8; Credit Fonder and Mobiihr of England, 81 Ditto (.£2), 51 Crystal Palace, 34 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 113 East India Irrigation and Canal, 61 Egyptian Com and Trading, Urn., 5 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 7 9/ 71 Imperiil Mercantile Credit A sso. lim., 8I 4 International Financial society, lien., 71 I Joint Stock Discount, lim., 71 London Financial Association, Ditto, new, 24k National Discount Company, lim., 15k National Financial, lint, Ot North British and Mercantile Insurince, lim., 181 Ocean Marine Insurance), 26 61 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 821 Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., 511 The 'rice of Gold, The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mills pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.221 per £1 sterling, on comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per oent. dearer in Paris than in London. By adviels from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.5 i per £1 sterling:. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 7-I , .,ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is abut 263 per cent., and the premium on gold is 141 per ce n t. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of god from the United State', rHE SUN, _LONDON, THURSDAY EVEAING, DECEMBER 1, 1864, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE TRAMPS AT ST GEORGE'S WORKHOUSE.—John Thompson, a stout, healthy-looking young man, was charged before Mr Knox with behaving in a disorderly manner at the door of St. George's Workhouse, Mount street, Grosvenor-square. Jeffrey, 209 C, said that at six o'clock yesterday even ing ha saw about 50 persons, amengst them the prisoner, trying to get admission in Mount-street. A man struck the porter, and the prisoner, who was behind him, said, " Give it to the --." The porter then gave the prisoner into custody. Robert Plowright, porter at St George's Workhouse, said that at six o'clock yesterday evening about seventy or eighty persons came to the door for admission, He took in as many as he could—between forty and fifty—selecting the new corners from those who had been admitted on the pre vious night, and while doing so a man, who was one of a number the prisoner had brought to the place, struck hiru a blow. The prisoner and others sang indecent songs, and made use of very obscene language. The prisoner had been to the house nearly every night for months past, and the policeman and other witnesses had noticed his conduct, and were here to speak to it. In answer to Mr Knox, the porter said he took 43 per sons in, and they were making arrangements to admit more. The prisoner said the porter struck the man first, but the . porter denied this. The prisoner explained that the man was let go while he was taken into custody, and asked the constable whether he heard him speak to the porter. The constable said he did not hear him speak to the porter, but he heard him say, " Give it to the old -." The porter said a constable wanted him to give the pri• sonar in charge for his conduct on Monday night last. Mr Knox said he did not believe a word the prisoner had said ; it was a tissue of lies. He did not believe the porters and the constables were all in a conspiracy against him. He was a young and stout man, and it was disgraceful that he should hang about such places at all, workhouses being intended for old and decrepit persons. He should order the prisoner to find bail in £5 to be of good behaviour for 14 days. It appears that in consequence of a letter which appeared in one of the papers respecting persons applying for admis sion to St. George's Workhouse, principally tramps, an inquiry has taken place in the board-room of the workhouse before Mr R. B. Cane, one of the inspectors of the Poor law Board (by direction of the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, President of the Poor-law Board) to inquire generally into the mode of granting relief to the casual poor, and into the circumstances mentioned in the letter. The Rev.' H. , Howarth, the rector, Dr. Brewer, churchwarden, Major Lyon, and Mr C. Weeterton, g wernors and directors of the poor, and Mr T. Chappell, clerk, were present. The enquiry lasted several hours, and the evidence of, the master, porters, casual ward attendants.and the policeman on duty in the neighbourhood of the workhouse was fully taken, which entirely exonerated the parish and officers, and disproved the statements in the letter. It proved that the tramp wards on the night in question were not full, that admission had taken place up to 10 o'cicck, and that when the police came on duty at half-past 10, not a single applicant was at the workhouse door. It was also proved that mendicants fre quent the neighbourhood of the workhouse, and practise upon the unwary passers upon the plea that they are re fused admission to the casual ward. The parish has accom modation for 40 males and females, and ate about to expend a large sum in making greater accommodation, and carry into effect the provisions of the Homeless Poor Act passed last session, with the recommendation of the Poor Law Committee thereon. THAMES. A PRETENDED MIDSHIPMAN—EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES —CAUTION TO BOARDING HOUSE KEEPER.— William Macdonald, a young man, of rather genteel figure and appearance, who had evidently been a mariner, and whose face was sunburnt, was brought before Mr Paget, charged with stealing a coat valued at £3, and 3s, the property and monsys of Mr William Wittleton. - The prosecutor said ho was a clerk, and living at No. 31, Albert-square, Commercial-road. On the 10th of last month the prisoner called at hie house and represented that he was a midshipman, and had just come home in a merchant ship. He also said he had been recommended to the house for a lodging by the dockmaster of the London Dock, and hired a bed-room. The prisoner made an arrangement with a lady in the house to accompany him to the Bank of Eng land to draw aoo, invested there. On the following morn ing, the prisoner borrowed 3s. of the landlady to clear his luggage, and left the house, saying he should return in a few minutes. At two o'clock the same day, witness cams home and missed his coat. It was hanging to a nail on his bed-room door when he left home. He saw no more of the prisoner until last night when he took him into custody. Inspector Roberts of the R division asked for a remand. There were 20 or 30 other similar charges against the prisoner, who had been in the practice of representing him self as the nephew of the late Duncan Dunbar, the ship owner, and a midshipman. He took two valuable gold rings off the prisoner's fingers which he believed *ere stolen. Mr Paget—Property has been missing where he has been ,odging ? Inspector Roberts—Yes, sir. He took away anything he could lay his hands on. In many places he borrowed money. Inspector Griffin, K division —I have sent off six police men to people to coma and identify him. Mr Paget—l shall remand the prisoner until Saturday. Improvements in Faris. (From the Times' Paris Correspondent.) No city in the world has undergone such transformations as Paris for the last 10 or 12 years. Streets of portentous length have been cut thrcugh masses of masonry, old or new, as they happened to be in the way, laid bare recesses the very existence of which had been almost unknown to the ancients of the other quarters, and penetrated into alleys and winding lanes, the abode of pestilence and crime, and through which light and air had never filtered. Fountains, gardens, and squares stand where only a few years ago no human habitation was seen. This is not enough. What has hitherto been done is but the solid portion of the monument which !s meant to perpetuate the memory of Napoleon I I I.—the mere masonry, the grosser part of the design. Stately mansions have arisen, as if by magic; there is a very wilderness of Boulevards; sewers run in all directions underground ; squares are planted with trees; and masons, blacksmith, carpenters, &c., have done their best. The substantial and the useful being now so much advanced the moment is come for the ornamental, and when the mechanic must give way to the artist. People talk of a double row of statues starting from the Place du Trone, traversing the Boulevards and the Champs Elysees, and terminating at the triumphal Arch of the Place de l'Etoile; that is, from me extremity of Parie to the other. Those statues, in marble or in bronze, are to reyroduce all that was most celebrated in Monarchical Republican and Imperial Francs, so that in this open air museum the French may see at a glance all that their country has produced of what was glorious in war, in letters, and in the arts; and that the very omnibus drivers and hackney coachmen may read as they run the lives of these worthies. This is not all. Most people have read of the architect Dinocrates proposing to convert Mount Athos into a statue of Alexander the Great, with a city in one hand containing 10,000, inhabitants, and in the other an immense reservoir, from which a mighty river should issue. The hill, or butte of Montmartre, is not so lofty as Mount Athos, and its conversion into a likeness of the Emperor, or of M. Hausman, would not perhaps be so difficult, for the town is already there, and on the summit is the reservoir supplied from the Seine by the steam engine at St Ouen. Instead of the statue, which would be incon venient, it is said that on the hill, where in the time of the Romans stood a temple of Mars—from which it has taken its name of Montmartre—au Acropolis like that of Athens will be erected when Paris is beautified enough to be more worth looking than even now, with its Parthenon with light marble columns in front, 17 on each side, and double porti coes--a perfect Greek temple rising to the clouds, We have to announce the death of Colonel Des Voeux, who expired suddenly yesterday morning at his residence in Chester-square. The services of Dr Aldis were sought, but the gallant colonel had expired. Official documents show that the consumption of sugar in 1863 in England and France was as follows: — England, 480,005 tone; France, 260,000 tons. The average consumption for the four years 1846 to 1850 was respectively 280,000 and 112,000 tone, and for the four years 1850 to 1854, 357,000 and 119,000. The consumption has conse quently doubled within 18 years —a fact of some importance, the consumption of sugar being held a conclusive test of material prosperity. B Y ON A WRECK FOR SIXTEEN DAYS WITH OUT FOOD OR WATER—Loss OF A WHOLE SHIP'S CREW.—Capt. Robinson, of the barque Luzon, of Sunder land (Messrs W. and J. Adamson, owners) arrived at Now York from Shanghae, reports :—" October 21, lit. 29 7, long. 56 51, 10 a.m., discovered something floating on our port-bol; beta down upon it, and found it to be the hull of a vessel, waterlogged, the sea msking a clean breach over it. Sent a boat to the wreck, who returEed at 11 a.m., bringing with them a boy in a very weak state, and not able to speak. Proper restoratives were applied, and on the 22d the boy began to show signs of recovery. A few ques tions being put to him in regard to the vessel, we learned that she was the French ship Fleur de Bois, of Bordeaux. It appears that the ill-fated vessel left Martinique Sept. 27, and on the sth of October, in a hurricane from W.S.W. became waterlogged, and on the 6th the masts, fore and aft houses, on which were the captain, boatswain, 27 passen gers, two seamen, and the mate, who was the owner of the vessel, leaving another mate and boy, who remained by the hull—went overboard. The mate died previous to the boy's being picked up, having been on the wreck sixteen days without food or water. The mate had his leg broken and died for want Of IJod. The account given by the boy of their sufferings is most melancholy." Adelphi Theatre, THE WORKMEN OF PARIS. A success as complete as it was deserved attended the first representation of the new drama, entitled, "The Work men of Paris ; or, the Dram's of the Wine-shop," last night at this theatre. The play, although it did not terminate until hard upon twelve o'clock, having occupied nearly five hours in its performance, never once became tedious or tiring : at the fall of the curtain the audience testified in an unmistakable manner that their expectations had been satisfied, and thus the stamp of success was fixed in delibly on the novelty. The prOuction of a domestic drama of intense interest with unbounded success at Porte St. Martin, is a circumstance that does not pass unnoticed by the metropolitan managers—on the contrary—there is generally a very sharp contest for the right of its exclusive possession and reprosentatiori, despite the volumes that have been written to show the uselessness of monopoly. Yet every person more or less is daily engaged in the endeavour to secure for himself a slice of the forbidden dainty; therefore theatrical managers have a perfect right to join in the scramble, and lucky is he who succeeds in securing a priz ~ That the new drama, " The Workmen of Paris," which Mr 'Webster has obtained the sole right of performing, will turn out a rich and glorious one, cannot for a moment be doubted. It is replete with interest, it is in tensely exciting, and capitally acted. Mr B. 'Webster has been furnished with a new and original character, which will take its place next to Triplet and Richard Pride; and Mrs Stirling also embodies a part that affords peculiar scope for her great abilities. The plot of the piece briefly told is as follows. The curtain rises and discovers a group of artisans assembled in a cabaret or wine shop in Yaris. The delight of the day is their only object, the care of the morrow being anticipatively drowned in the cup each reck less mechanic so often raises to his fevered lips. An expert engineer, named Daubry, who when sober is an exemplary husband, but who when maddened by drink is the terror of his home, passes by the spot with his young son that he is taking to school. Unable to resist the temptation, and urged on by his comp an i ons , he consents to join the tip pling throng. The boy, left to play in the street, is run over by a carriage, and the mother and sister arrive only in time to see the child in the hands of a surgeon, and to' boar th • ci brutal taunts of the now infuriated drunken father, who is spared the intelligence of the calamity. At a bachelors' party at the Cafe Bignon the influence of vinous excitement is shown on those higher in the social scale, but who are linked with those humbler personages who have been just presented. Albert, the son of the Countess of ~Marsan, has loved and betrayed Blanche, the daughter of the engineer Daubry. A Dutch merchant, Van Gratz, has slain this young man's father in a fit of drunken frenzy some seventeen years before the period of the play, and he has Concealed the knowledge of the crime from the world, whilst he has en riched the impoverished widow and child by way of atonen. ent. This merchant is a cold-hearted sceptical octogenarian, whose eighty years' experience of the world have only led him to a general disbelief in the punish ment of evildoers —as, notwithstanding the selfish life he has 10 and the crimes he has perpetrated, fortune has smiled upon his speculations and he is now a millionaire. In the waste of his heart there is one green spot on which rests all that is human within him. He has a grand daughter, Josephs, to whom he is entirely devoted, and whose happiness he would willingly purchase by all the wealth he has amassed. She loves Albert, and as a title will be acquired by the marriage Van Gratz has favoured the lover she has chosen. To obtain a power over him the old merchant has lured him into dissipation, and at play Albert has lost more than his resources enable him to meet. He gives a bond for the amount, and thus Van Gratz has achieved his purpose. The love the young man bears the engineer's daughter is, however, a serious obstacle to the attainment of the old merchant's wishes, and the rest of the drama is devoted to an illustration of the ex pedients used to got rid of the poor girl who is an impedi ment in the way. The evils •of intemperance are shown under every phase, and through the fascination of drink ho tempts a dissipated workman to murder her. At the moment when Blanche in despair flings herself into the Seine the better nature of the intending assassin prevails, and he jumps in to save her. The retribution of Van Gratz, which he had scoffed at as never to arrive, is now at hand ; and with the hope for which he lived gone, as the rescued Blanche becomes the wife of the young Count do Marsan, who was to have been the husband of the granddaughter, he ends his prolonged existence bitterly lamenting the errors of his career. In the embodiment of the character of Van Grafz by Mr Webster the first thing that strikes the audience is his wonderful "make up." Every little detail has been care fully considered and developed with the hand of a thorough master of his art, and a more complete and perfect picture even Mr Webster has never presented to his admirers. The cold, calculating millionaire, to whom gold is everything and all-powerful, he performed with an intensity that may truly be called remarkable. Mrs Stirling, as the wife and mother of artizm life, embodied the part with all that truthfulness and deep feeling which is the peculiar character of her acting, and Mrs. Alfred Mel. lon sustained the character of her daughter Blanche with truth, feeling, and intensity. Miss H. Simms had allotted to her a part which suited her to a nicety, and Mrs Billington infused into the character of the Countess sufficient dignity. Mr , R, Phillip as the engineer Daubry gave a life-like and natural performance. Mr Killington was effective as the young nobleman, and Mr Stuart and Mr Clark each gave their peculiar characters with good effect. IThe scenery merits the highest approbation. The one representing the great foundry with the machinery in mo tion, and the concluding one,. Pais by moonlight, will com• pare with anything that has yet been produced in the way of scenic illustration at any metropolitan theatre. The house was crowded to excess, and at the fall of the curtain the applause was tumultuous. Tidbits from " Punch." ONE WAY OF RISING IN THE NAVY.—Being mast headed. A STRINGED DUET.—The Brothers Davenport. A REGULAR MARE smyr.—The Sewing Machine. LEECH'S LITT LE F RIEND .—We have said that Mr, Leech's lif e and character are in his ow n gc sketches of Life an d C haracter ." Any anecdote that can be told of him has i ts d ouble in hi s o wn works. Suppose we give this anecd o t e i n the wor d s o f Mr Charles Dickens. He was very fond of a boy known to Mr Dickene, an extra ord;narily small boy, b ut of gre at spirit, who was a mid shipman in the navy. " Whenev er this boy came home from a cruise," Says Mr D i o k ens , "he and Leech, and never anybody el se , used to go ou t i n groat state, and dine at the Garrick Cl u b , and go to t h e p l a y, and finish in an exemplary way wi t h ki dneys an d h a rmony. On the first of these occasions, the officer came so f ri g htfull y small, that, Leech t o ld us afterwar d s , ho was filled with horror wh en he saw him ea ti ng his dinner at the Garrick with a l arge knife, On the o th e r hand, ho felt that to suggest a small k nife to an officer an d a gentleman would be an unpardon a bl e affront. So a f ter m editating for some time, he felt that hi s course was to ob j ect n ; the club knives as enormous and g i gantic —to remonstrate with tee : servant on their huge 1 e the sprecisely great p ro portions, and with a grim dissatisfactto,. to demand small ones, satisfaction, what hAfter we which,afinadd pagictured u e e rdeadn thatdi n t h h ti the sh ipn o ag ffi ase c si e n r messed i withe a r ; general were runninrg too large in England." But incidents k " and his friend e , p o i nting to. sketch after sketch, can say, I told him th at " This happened to himself;" " I was present when he same upon so and so."--" Cornh ill Magazine" for D ecember, THE FRENCH WINE TRADE.—The quantity of rims ordinaires exported from France in the first nine months of 1864 was 1 ,7 0 7,777 hectolitres, against 1,414,411 hectolitres in the corresponding period of 1853, and 1,415,310 hectolitres in the corresponding period of 1862 The exports to England were 93,111 hectolitres, against 74,715 hectolitres in the corresponding poriod of 1863-. Belgium, 88,277 hectolitres, against '106,096 hecto litres—to the German Association, 31,312 hectolitres, against 48,826 hectolitres —to the Hanse Towns, 97,673 hectolitres, against 70,070 hectolitres—to tho King dom of Italy, 253,233 hectolitres, against 100,535 hecto litres—to Switzerland t 194819 hectolitres, against 180,746 hectolitres--to the United States, 113,665 hectolitres, against 83,322 hectolitres—to Brazil, 78,993 hectolitres, and to other countries, 634,239 against a in s t 6 19 8 7 , 3 ; 9 1 2 1 7 h h e e c c t t o 0 1 t r r e e s s —to Algeria, 224,453 hectolitres, a hectolitres, against 477,884 hectolitres. On the whole export of vine ordinaires to Englund appears to be expand ing ; but it is of French brandies and pure alcohol that England is the largest consumer, having taken 125,634 hectolitres to Sept. 30 this year, against 81,056 hectolitres to the corresponding date of 1863, and 56,550 hectolitres to the corresponding date of 1862. A young lady of aristocratic birth, who eloped not roo county Limerick with her father's m Cork. She stubbornly refuses, however, to return to her g lon , g has since been from discovered the residing with him in the city of family, who are in great as lotion. Her fortune, when she comes of age, will be £lO,O O O. A disturbance (says the Union) took place at the Ecole de Droit yesterday, on the occasion of the inauguration of the new chair of political economy. Long before the hour at which the business was to commence • the amphitheatre was filled with students, who amused themselves by singing the Mar seillaise, the Paresienne, and tampions, mingled with all sorts of cries. When the new professor, M. Bathie, appeared, accompanied by a number of official personages, among whom the assembly thought M. Duruy was present, the noise from the songs and cries immediately increased to such an extent that the professor could not obtain a hear ing, and retired. He, however, shortly after returned, and silence having been for a moment procured, he spoke of the professorship established by the initiative of a generous and liberal Minister. At those wordrf he cries, protests, and hisses broke out afresh, and M Batbie again left the amphi., theatre. The students waited fer him outside, and escorted him home with cries of " Vive Batbie 1" He announced to them that he should resume his lecture on Friday. been carried off through the effects of chloroform which was given them in their sleep by parties who succeeded in entering their rooms through the win dows. Some of these narrowly escaped death from the Effects of the drug. Houses had been frequently broken into and the inmates carried off by force. Several parties had been attacked on the highway by gangs of men and taken away. In one instance a man was taken out of a waggon from the side of his wife, and was threatened with a revolver if she attempted to make the least alarm. The husband was carried off, and has not been heard of since. The writer goes on to multiply outrages of this nature, saying, others have been gagged and put out of the way, and others still have had sacks thrown over their heads to prevent them shouting, and in this manner thrown into a cart and driven off. Some have been decoyed to the vici nity of the lines, where the ingenious dodge of slipping something into their pockets, and then bringing a charge of robbery against them, with the alternative of enlisting or going to prison, is practised on them.' Previous to the stationing of detectives in this locality hundreds of substitutes passed through weekly by the cars, but since pre cautions have been taken by the authorities to pre vent the practice, the route has been abandoned altogether. The writer here remarks It may appear strange that we have not apprehended more of these parties than we have done ; but the reason of it is, that so soon as one of these substitutes makes his way back, and before he can be brought before a magistrate, he is either taken again or receives money to leave our way, the parties in the kidnapping business being in regular co partnership with one another.' He then goes on to say that he had been informed by a M. Car tier, a merchant of the locality, that fifty French Canadians, exclusive of other British subjects and strangers, had been taken eut of the village of Coaticook alone. In conclusion, the writer states that there are other places in which the inhuman traffic is siill carried on to the same extent as in Coaticook previous to the arrival of the detectives there, and adds that since the date of his last report his own party have captured four of the villains, and the party stationed at Stanstead seven more. " It is now evident, notwithstanding the praise. worthy measures adopted by the authorities to secure an abatement of this inhuman traffic of kidnapping for the Federal service, and the vigilance of the detectives stationed at the lines, the practice is stall carried on with great audacity, and is likely to be carried on with a greater still during the coming winter, unless more stringent measures are taken. We think the party at the lines should, under the circumstances, be increased and maintained there the approaching season." MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. — . Wheat, 3Ss 8d ; barley, 29s ; oats, 20s Od ; rye, 40s Od ; beans, 37s 10d ; and peas, 35s Id. T Six WEEKS' ATEIIiGES. Wheat, 38s 9d ; barley, 29s lld ; oats, 19s lld ; rye,.32sod ; beans, 37s lld ; peas, 35s 2d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 107,836 ; barley, 105,840 ; oats, 10,576 ; rye, 4 ; beans, 3,651; peas, 1,638 qrs, Abduction of British Subjects. The Quebec News publishes the following state• ments respecting the abduction of British subjects _ _ _ from Canada, and their sale as substitutes in the Federal army. It is believed that in these quarters the same nefarious means are resorted to in order to obtain recruits, and no means should be left un tried to ferret out and punish the parties who are guilty of such offences Through the _kindness of his Honour Judge Maguire, we were shown yesterday a letter dated the 28,h ult., written and despatched from Conti- cook, E. T., by the ploy hi charge of the detec tives stationed at the lines to prevent crimping, for th© F , dcral army. In this letter the writer states, in proof the extent to which the kidnapping. of men has been carried on in that locality, that upwards of two hundred have been taken away. About eighty of the number were first drugged and made insensible, before they were conveyed away and sold across the lines. About forty of these had been taken by force, and many of these had been seen passing the highway in waggons, with their arms tied. All this the writer says he has learned from reliable information furnished to him since his arrival in the place. He adds that about ten had METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Increased supplies of beasts were on sale here to-day, but their general quality was very middling. Prime stock commanded a steady inquiry, at full prices ; otherwise the beef trade was heavy, at 2d per 81bs less money. The best Scots and crosses sold at 5s Gd per 81bs. Sheep—the show of which was only moderate—moved off slowly. at a decline of 2d per Sibs. The best Downs and half-breds were dis posed of at 5s 10d per 81bs. Calves came freely to hand, yet the sale for them was steady, at extreme rates, viz., from 4s 4d to 5s 4d per 81bs. Pigs ruled about stationary. In milch cows very little was doing. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 4 2 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 5 6 Second quality do. 4 4 4 10 Pme. S'thdown d 0.5 8 5 10 Prime large oxen 5 0 5 2 Large orse. calvei 4 4 4 10 Prime Scots, &o. 5 4 6 6 Prime small d 0... 5 0 5 4 Orse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 6 Large h0g5...... 3 6 4 2 Second quality do. 4 8 5 0 Small porkers ... , 4 4 4 8 Lambs....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. Cows l2O Sheep Sheep . 6,300 Calves Calves 4lO , Pigs Pigs 4401 MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LBADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, with an average business, as follows :—Beef, from 38 2d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 6d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 48 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 48 8d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Nov. 30.—The supplies of stock were moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, at the following rates :—Beef, from 38 61 to 68 4d ; mutton, 4s Od to 6s 10d ; veal, 48 Od to 4s 8d; and pork, 38 6d to 48 Sd per 81bs, to sink the offal. - - - - - - - ROAIFORD, Nov. 30.—We had a fair demand for stock to-day, at very full prices : —Beat, from 3s Gd to 5s Gd ; inn, 4s Od to 5s 10d ; veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 8 d - to :Is 8d per 8 1 bs. Suckling calves, 16s to 20s ; re pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 Or quarter old at ' :. to £lB 10a each. "KET S. HAY bat._ 'o /5 55 Od ; clover, „, SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 45 . "1 108 par load. £5 5s to £6 6s Od; and straw, £1 5s to a.. A. fair demand. CUMBERLAND--Meadow hay, £4 5s to £5 5s Od; £5 Os to £6 6s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 10s per hut.. Trade dull. , lover, WurrEcHAPsr,—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £sss Od ; clover, £5 65 to £6 6s Od ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 10s per load. Supply moderate. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COMMISSION.—A meeting of the Capital Punishment Commissioners was held on Tuesday, at which the Duke of Richmond, chairman, the Attorney-General for Ireland, Mr H. Waddington, Mr W. Ewart, M.P., Mr Gathorne Hardy, M.P., Mr C. Neate, M.P., and Mr G. W. Ward, M.P., were present. The secretary, Mr J. H. Patteson, was also present. THE DOUBLE MURDER IN LEICESTERSHIRE.—A special sitting of the Leicester county magistrates took place yesterday at the county gaol, when Timothy Baum, 28, wheelwright, was brought up in the custody of a gaoler, charged with the wilful murder of his wife Jane, and child, Emma Baum, at Syston, on Friday night last. He remained unmoved throughout the examination of the witnesses, whose evidence was a corroboration of that given at the inquest on Monday last, and looked very vacant. Whenever he was asked whether he had any questions to ask the various witnesses, ho seemed somewhat excited and flushed, and always replied, " I don't know what has been said ?'' and on one occasion added " I am not in a fit state to say anything. On the charge being read over to him he replied that he did not know what was said, whereupon his brother spoke to him, saying " You have killed Jane and the child," and the following dialogue ensued :—Prisoner —They are not dead. Prisoner's Brother—Yes, they aro. Prisoner —They are dead? Prisoner's Brother Yes. Prisoner—Dead I dead I Mr Paget thought it perfectly clear that the prisOner was unable to answer to the charge, and committed him for trial at the assizes. It is understood that the prisoner will in a few days be sent to an asylum in consequence of his being unable to plead at his trial, which should take place on Monday or Tuesday next. [ADVERTISEMENT ]—Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Bad Legs.—Any unnatural discharge from the skin is at all times disagreeable, but in hot weather it becomes irri tating, .sometimes offensive. Bad legs, old wounds, scro fula, and scorbutic eruptions are cooled, soothed, and cured by Holloway's ointment. It at once arrests all diseases of the surface by pirifying and regulating the circulation in their neighbourhood, by giving energy to the nerves of the affected part, and by expelling all poisonous and noxious matters. It affects the seeds of all virulent eruptions and ulcerations, and thus confers no partial or temporary boon, but a complete and permanent cure. By means of these remedies all sufferers may aim at attaining health, and will invariably succeed. The Lord Mayor of Dublin delivered a lecture on Irish manufactures, in the Industrial Exhibition now being held in that city, on Monday evening. At the close of the lecture, and while the " vote of thanks" business was in progress some officers of the 78th Highland Regiment endeavoured to force their way through the dense crowd towards the platform, making at the same time sotto voce observations rather uncomplimentary to the audience in general and the lecturer in particular. They were called to order to no pur pose, and at last altercations arose which ended in a formida ble row. Hands were laid upon the officers, a proceeding which they forcibly resented. It happened that the band of the regiment occupied the orchestra, and some of the kilted gentry, who were walking about, aided by the officers' servants joined in the seeks. They seized the chairs, which they flourished so vigorously that they secured u place for themselves on all sides. A panic amongst the people was the immediate result of this conduct. Tha ladies rushed to the platform in a mass for safety. The gentle men were not slow in following, as they were evidently averse to coming in contact with a chair wielded by the sinewy arms of a Macgregor. The platform was so high that to reach it was a rather difficult task, but the ladies were not slow in availing themselves of the reporters' tuLles as step ladders and they were soon out of reach of the skir mish. All the chairs and tables were upset, some of the latter were broken, and a remarkable scene of confusion was presented. The excitement in the galleries was great and cheering, hissing, and hooting prevailed for several minutes. The soldiers being thus left a clear field coon beat a retreat. It was a considerable time before the people resumed their seats and the business of the evening was proceeded with. Subsequently four officers of the regiment already mentioned were taken into custody on a charge of having been disorderly by creating, with others, a disturbance in the Ezhibitior, and breaking the furniture of the building. Another officer of he 60th Rifles was subsequently arrested for having attempted to force his way into the police-station. AU the parties were liberated on bail, and appeared before the police magis trates on Tuesday. The Exhibition authorities, however, have declined to prosecute, the officers having entered into explanations and apologised. They were consequently dis charged. The Ds‘blin Mat!, commenting upon the matter, gives an account of it exculpatory of the cfficers :—" It appears that an officer of the 78th Highlanders was bonteted' and struck as he was making his way on to the platform to take a place among the select company assembled, whose distinguished names will be found in our report of the proceedings. The officer probably struck out in return, and some of the bandsmen of the 78th, who wars proaent, struck in to help their officer. Then a general row arose. • All the chairs and tables were upset, some of the latter were broken, and a remarkable scene of confusion was presented.' This tuornirzg, as will be seen in our police intelligence, the Highlanders were brought before the magistrates, and the charges against them were withdrawn. We can easily under stand why those gentlemen were content to let the matter drop uninvestigated, but we regret that they did not waive the natural dislike of soldiers to the notoriety of a police oourt, and require the whole affair to be sifted. We have heard upon v, ry sufficient authority that the men of the 78th have been insulted during evening gatherings at the Exhibition, and it is rumoured that it an inquiry had been carried out to-day the magistrate would not have found himself justified in the sort of award of blame to the officers which he thought fit to make." Businese don, 1012 2 2 Newmarket Ist Spring.. 1 York Spring Salisbury Manchester Ascot Ju. Newmarket July Nottingham Reading Egham Oxford York Plymouth ' SEPTEMBER. Leicester 7 Monmouth .... Doncaster Richmond .... Lichfield Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer .. 30 Weymouth OCTi Newmarket Second Oct. 9 OBER I Newmarket Houghton.. 23 Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. 1864. 1863. Belfast and N. Counties 136 Belfast and County Down 49 Blyth and Tyne 2B Bristol and Exeter l2ll Caledonian 2Bli Cambrian 9l Cockermouth & Workington Bl Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock, & Passage... Cork and Youghal Cornwall Deeside Dublin &liast Junction Dublin and Drogheda Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Woad 91.1 Fttrness, 32 6 1 651 17 63 Glasgovi & South-Western l9B Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union 663 Great Northern 387 Great North of Scotland 6B lit. N orthn. & Wes tn. (Irel. ) 7l grt.Southn. & Westn.(lrlncl.) 387 Great Western I22A Hull and Hurnsea l3 nverness & Aberdeen June 1171 Inverness & Perth Junction 1 Lrish North-Western 145 Kent Coast 27 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 Limerick and Ennis... 241 Limerick and Foynes 261 Llanelly 461 L ., '‘ , nvi Valley -. & North-Western Lund.- I Blackwall 5./ London au- , i i . w es tern London & Sou.- S. Coast 2671 Lond. Brighton, & - - "over 721 London, Chatham, & i.. , on 1I i Do. Metropolitan Extent., 4 ? v Lon , Tilbury, & Southend .. _ , 1214 262} . bian.,Sheffleid. & Lincolnsh 2s.. blanch. S.J un.& Altrinchain Vi blaryport and Carlisle bletropolitan 3j 711 8731 1169 1864. 1863. 2,001 1,964 710 631 2,431 ~990 5,926 5,596 19.524 17,528 1,631 1,318 335 329 321 385 117 1.0 379 560 1,226 1.235 242 2 8 1,377 1,370 1,680 1,6.4 296 192 2,252 2,091 3,363 2,771 9,057 8,561 31,027 29,179 36,206 33,070 1,643 1.632 460 477 6,692 7,658 62,142 59,113 91 1,358 1,181 1,633 1,300 1,772 1,49 630 300 83,792 34,340 130 131 147 131 4i_Si 6 5 655 1061 1191 145 27 403 24 26 203 412 8:32 12311 103,722 97,596 b 1,711 1,709 454 19,464 19,110 261 g 17,079 16.024 721 5,832 4,800 10} 1, , 90 2,049 421 1,181 1,099 2121 17,588 16,923 44 1,204 1,219 .4 1,776 1,4 8 81 2,2 2 1,89 u How THE MOON IS LIGHTED.—DAyIight, or diffused light is distinguished from the glaring sunshine on the earth, is produced by the reflection of the sun's rays from the earth's atmosphere, and thus it is that light per vades places where no sun shines ; but nothing of the kind is seen on the moon; those parts of her surface that catch the direct rays of the sun shine with a dazzling brilliancy like frosted silver ; but where no direct aunahine falls there ' is no light, but a region of pitchy darkness.—Unee a Week. THE QUEEN'S HOUNDS.—On Tuesday afternoon a very unusual incident occurred at Windsor Castle. The Queen's staghounds had met at Bedfont in the morn ing, and :the stags, it is understood, atter a long chase, crossed the Thames somewhere in the direction of Old Wind sor, and, followed by the hounds, huntsmen, and a portion of the field, which had been a large one, made away by the model farm of the late Prince Consort to the Long Walk. Bounding over the light iron fence which separates the meadows opposite the mausoleum at Frogmore, the stag gailoped backward and forward, in the park, and, driven by a number of men about the place, in the hope of turning it into the Long Walk, it dashed straight away in the direc tion of the south front of Windsor Castle. With a single leap it cleared another fence, and running up the Castle hill, towards King Edward lll.'s Tower, passed beneath the gateway separating the last building from the base of the Round Tower or Keep. Up the steep and graesy slope of the mound the stag darted, and after running backwards and forwards on this elevated spot and on the roof of a small building at the foot of the tower itself, came down again with a rush and leaped over the low stone wall near the fountain into the grand quadrangle, when, after an exciting chase, which was, it is understood, witnessed by her Majesty and the Royal family from the private apartments of the Castle, the stag was eventually captured by Mauri ce Hill s, one of the whippers-in, in the archway of George IV.'s gate, on the south side of the Quadrangle, and conveyed to the Royal News, At the Preston Police Court, yesterday, Mr John Newton, cctton manufacturers, of Preston, and his son, John Ne , v _ ton, bookkeeper, were charged with stealing a large qua-atity of cotton cloth, beams, waste oil, tallow, ,ke. Mr ti' illintu Ainsworth, cotton waste dealer, of Preston, an Messrs James and William Ilalliweil, cetton ruanufncturers of Blackburn, were also charged with receiving, the goods knowing them to have been stolen. Mr Catterall said that on the 26th ult, the elder Newton made a deed of assign ment, and the articles were stolen and sold whilst the as signees were in possession of the property. Mr W. Seed, spindle and fly maker, deposed that he was one of the assignees —that Newton the elder carried on the business of a cotton manufacturer, in Hopwood-street, Preston; and that last Friday morning, whilst examining the premises, he four d a large quantity of cotton pieces, beams, tallow, , missing. The tallow and strapping produced were amongst the goods missing. —Wm. Cotterill said that he was put in charge of th e pr i soner Newton's mill by the assignee; and that on the morn i ng of the 21st instant he missed from the warehouse 21 pi eces of cotton cloth, several beams, some strapping, and a quantity of tallow. —Joseph Whittle, cartar, of Preston, deposed that Newton's son in structed him t go with his horse and cart to his father's mill early on the morning of the 21st inst.—that he went and was helped to load his cart with some tallow and strap ping —that he afterwards took the goods to Ainsworth's house—and that Ainsworth was at the door of his house when he arrived, and told him where to put the articles.-- Police-constable Kenny said that he apprehended Ains worth, who denied the charge of having bought th 3 geode knowing them to have been stolen, and said that he would have had nothing to do with them if he had thought they had not been honestly sold.—lnspector Withers said he oharged Mr Newton and his son with stealing the goods in question, and that they both denied the offence. lie afterwards, heard me Nowton make all admission to the effect that " if he had not been so bothered" he would not have disposed of the goods. On being cross-examined, Withers said that he heard Mr Newton make the state. ment named to his solicitor in one of the cells. Robert Harrison, of Darwen-street, Blackburn, said he was a carter for Mr Joshua Brindle, of Blackburn. On Sun day night, the 20th instant, he saw the prisoner William Halliwell at his house in Back Lane, Blackburn. He told him that he must see his master that night. His master, whom he soon afterwards saw, gave him instructions to the effect that he must be at the Rosebud public-house, Pres ton, by six o'clock next morning with a horse and cart. Next morning he was at the Rosebud before the time named. Subsequently the prisoner, James Halliwell, and another man came to him, and he went with them, with his horse and cart, to the rear of Mr Newton's mill. Two casks, some beams containing cotton yarn. and two bundles of cloth were put into his cart and covered up. He afterwards returned to Blackburn with the cart, and left it besides Messrs. Halli. well's premises. On Monday last he saw James Halliwell, who told him that if he would say nothing about the goods Le had removed from Preston he would give him balfasovereign. CroSs•exatuined, he said he thought Messrs Halliwell were buying the goods from Newton on the sly, but did riot sus. pect any dishonesty whatever.—Deteetive Smith said that he went to Blackburn on Monday afternoon, and saw Messrs Halliwell. He charged them with having received some beams, cotton cloth, yarns, healds, and tallow from Mr Newton, Preston, knowing the same to have been stolen. Both d en i e d t h e c h arge. On searching the pre mises he found 17 beams containing yarns and healds, and 12 cuts of cotton cloth, and in the cellar of one of them ho found a quantity of oil.—Cross-examined—He said he was not dressed in uniform ; but when he stated who he was, and the nature of his errand, he received every assisance to find the articles from William Halliwell, his wife, and his son.—At this stage of the proceedings 'he case was re. unaided until Monday next. Bail was refused. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 3)—Spring, from Dunkirk —Furor, trorn Gravelines—Ann Mackenzes, from Quebee—Rernern brance—from Dantze. DEAL, Thursday Morn. Passed, Nov. 30—Johannes, from I3umos Ayres, ing lor Paesed, Dec, I (in tow)—Valentia, from Rangoon, for LDndon. Anchored—Rob Roy, ship, from Quebec, for Lohdon. Mr Charles Lungley, the well-known shipbuilder, of Deptford, has entered into an arrangement with the Millwall Ironworks Ship-building and Graving Docks Company (limited), by which he joins that company with his ship-building and engineering works at Deptford, sad takes the general control of the united establishments as director of the works. This will place" Hie" additional cspabiliTi required for their large buainees within the control of the Millwall Company, together with the most eaten, sive dry dock in the Thames. OUTWARD AMERICAN MAILS.--The Allan Com. pany's steamer Hibernian w:11 leave the Mersey at noon to-day (Thursday) for Portland, with mails for Canada and the United States. Letters, &c., will be received at the Post-office until 10 a.ni., and via Derry until 8.30 p.m. On Saturday next the Cunard Royal Mail steamer Cuba will be despatched for New York, with the United States and British North American mails. The box at the Liverpool General Post-office, until 10 o'clock forenoon, will be open for the reception of letters, &c., and via Cork until 8.30 p.m. A GIANT GUARDSMAN.—CorporaI Moffat, of the Boots Fusilier Gu trds, at presept stationed at Kelso on the recruiting staff, is believed to be the tallest soldier in the army. His height is 6ft 71in, and he is proportionately stout. Corporal Moffat joined the Scots Fusiliers about two years and a half ago, is about 24 years of age, and is a native of Leitholm, near Kelso. Previous to joining the Fusiliers , he worked on the Duke of Rcaburghe's estates as forester for a considerable time. Growing tired of that occupation, however, he offered to join the Life Guards, but was re- jected owing to his immense height and weight. Nothing daunted at this, Moffat determined. if pos.ible, to join the Scots Fusiliers, and proceeded immediately to London for that purpose, and was quickly accepted. As corporal Moffat is well known in the Kelso district, he will doubtless be of great assistance to the recruiting party stationed there.-- , Edinburgh Courant. THE GALE.—The iron ship Rajpoot, of Lon. don (iron masted), Gilbert master, belonging to Messrs. Smith, Fleming, and Co., of about 1,400 tone, and bound with a general cargo from Liverpool to Bombay, encountered the gale of the 26th inst., to the southward and westward, in which she was totally dismasted and had her decks completely swept, the mizenmast in its fall crushing the Bide of the ship seriously and some of the crew becom ing disabled. She immediately bore up for a port of refuge, and on Monday was fallen in with by her Majesty's steamer Medusa, Master-commander Allard, who succeeded on Tuesday morning, after some trouble, in giving her a tow-rope, and brought her into Falmouth harbour at noon that day. The Medusa had been cruising unsuccessfully for the abandoned ship Horizon. THE SUICIDE OF A PORTER AT STATIONERS' HALL. —The coroner's in quest on the b ody of John Purvis Knight, a man in the employ of Messrs. Houlston and Wright, of Paternoster-row, who hanged himself in the cellars of Stationers' Hall, was held on Tuesday evening. The following letter xt as produced as hnving been found in the pocket of the deceased :—" Sunday night. J. Purvis Knight— my heart is broken; my name is Purvis Knight. p ib.. :se let Mr Jackson go and tell my wife. Good-bye for eve t r e ' d several' times, t,, "r Buff—poor Buff." This latter phrase w as re.. ea and was said to have refere nce t o one of his four children. It concluded thus : " Th e y are fi ne ldr p 0 to . all. I hops they will b e h app i er than E v id elit z) was given that th e u n h a pp y chi their en. f Good-b} t o h o e d r y man had been for a long time vb. 7 depressed and ill, and verdict of " Su'cide while of unsound mizid." that he said he was " tired of his life." The jury found 0, RAILWAY BILLS IN THE 110IISE OF COMMONS,.... Yesterday was the last day for the deposit of books of re. ferences, plans of sections, and other documents connected with railway and other local bills for the next session of Parliament. In the late session the number of private bills was 504, the principal pram of which related to railways. It is stated that in the next seseien they will possibly reacts GOO. The pleas and sections were deposited with the clerks of the peace, and also at the Board of Trade. On or Wore the ]sth December inst, notices must be servel on all ocA cupiers, lessees, and owners of property set forth iu the books of reference ; and on or Wore the 23d inst. all peti tions for private bills must be lodged at tne Private Bill Office of the louse of Commons. _ _ The Pays says:—“Tire—have recehed accounts from M e xi co w hi c h i n form us that public trail, quillity h as not b ee n disturbed during the last fortnight, The population of the capital were awa i t ing with impatience the return of the Emperor Maximilian, and ovations every where attended him during his tour in the provinces. Oa the return of his Majesty he is to occupy himself with the administrative organisation of the country, and particularly with that of the finances. He intends, it is said, to cause the which, n apossible of great public works e c mi o a rise rsipoeuesd tilay as stnination of the wants of the coun try,exf ruot he has found to be indispensable for the development of its prosperity, DiFgraceful Riot at the Dublin Exhibition, Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market rather firmer. Sales, probably 6,000 bales. Course of Exchanges—Yesterday, Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 19. Antwerp - .. 25 57i Brussels — 25 57 Hamburg Paris . Short. 2.5 171 Ditto Marseilles .. — 25 571 Frankfort on Maine — 1201 Vienna Trieste Petersburg h .— 291 Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan 46k 47 26 70 25 7u Genoa — 25 70 25 75 Naples 25 771 Palermo — 26 75 25 80 Messina — 26 75 25 80 Lisbon - 51k 511 Oporto Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)......per oz., £3 17 6 Mexican Dollars RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. FEBRUARY. Lincoln spring MARCH. Derby Spring 2 Warwick Spring Liverpool Spring Shrewsbury Spring 9 APRIL. Northampton 4 I Newmarket Craven .... 17 Croaton Park 7 Durham MAY. Bath 2 3 Epsom 3O I Alexandra Park.. 2O I Newton LY. Good wood AUG 11 16 11 191 12 191 2.5 621 25 62i 13 9 25 `zs 25 60 25 621 1201 12 10 12 10 29a 461 471 25 771 77t AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 30. The Inman steamship City of Baltimore, from New'York on the 19th inst., arrived here at :0 a.m. to-day with the mails and 858,673 dols. in specie. She had 198 passengers, 41 of whom were landed, and she proceeded for Liverpool at 10.30 a.m. Her news has been fully anticipated by the North American via Londonderry, which brought New York despatches to the evening of the 19th. Serious Charge Against Z hree Manufae., tur. rs. - - , Jt. -- 13.14, et et et 50 20 Shan: 100 too ioo 100 ateck stook 20 stock I`o 100 100 100 100 .100 100 100 100 stook stook stook stook Stook Paid. all 100 x10(1 100 2 ICC) Iwo MEN 100 100 100 100 100 100 7 8 44 I 71 8 132? 3 153 4 104} 584 i 85i g Ell 9} 103 i