The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-19 00:00:00

XONEY MARKE T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The demand for discount accommodation to day has been steadily maintained, and 28 per cent. is the minimum quotation in the open market for the best descriptions of three months bills. The Europa from America has brought £36,000 hspecie. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week state that business generally has Shown symptoms of improvement. At Manchester both cloths and yarns have advanced, owing to an increased inquiry for the India and China markets. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Hudders field has been more animated ; the chief dealings, however, have been in light goods for spring and Bummer requirements. The hosiery and lace trades at Leicester and Nottingham have remained Without any material variation, while in the hard- Ware districts, viz , of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there has been rather more activity in most branches of business. A telegram received by the Peninsular and Orien tal Company states that the whole of the mails and the entire cargo have been recovered by Heinke's diving apparatus from the wreck of the Colombo. Two o'CLocx. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the share holders of the Bank of London was held to-day, Sir Sohn V. Shelley, Bart., presiding. The follow jug report was submitted to the shareholders : The directors have the pleasure of submitting to the s hareholders the annexed statement of accounts, which show that the balance of profit upon the operations of the Past half-year amounts to £12.798 16s. 6d. From this sum have been defrayed the current expenses of the establish- Meat, and full provision made for all bad or doubtful debt s . , allowing also for rebate of interest on bills dis counted not yet due, there remains for disposal the sum of £ 27 )069 7s. 3d. The directors appropriate £1,617 ss. sd. to the liquidation of the balance of preliminary expenses, and they apply the usual amount of £2uo in reduction of the cost of the lease and buildings at the Charing-cross branch. ' r hey declare a dividend at the rate of £lO per cent, per "cum, free of income tax, and transfer £lO,OOO to the reserve mod, which, by such addition, is increased to £82,000. The balance, viz., £252 10. 10d., is carried to the credit of profit and loss account of the current half-year. The Chairman, in moving that the report and accounts be received, congratulated the s hareholders upon the very satisfactory status of the bank and its operations during the past half Year. Ali the items in the account showed a vi gorous improvement, particularly with respect to the deposits, which had increased more than £ 1 ,250,000 during the past year. The value of Money had been extremely low, which, added to the commercial distress that had prevailed, had been most prejudicial to banking operations ; but, no twithstanding these material drawbacks, the directors were enabled to show a larger profit than was ever made since the establishment of their institution, these facts should con• vince the shareholders that the system adopted by the directors must be continuously successful. Another satisfactory feaiure in the report was the large addition made:to the reserve fund, which now amounted to £82,000. On the previous occasion he ventured to predict that the directors would at the P r esent meeting be able to declare an increased dividend of 10 per cent.; that prediction was now verified, and from the present state and influence of their bank, he would again say that they possessed Every guarantee for future and increased success. The report and accounts were then unanimously adopted, and after a vote of thanks to the direc tors and managers, the meeting broke up. There was also a meeting to-day of the 'Metropo litan and Provincial Bank proprietors, when the directors' report was adopted. The balance •sheet for the half-year ending 31st December last, showed a net profit of £13,409 lls., including the amount brought forward from the 30th June, and after de ducting the interest on deposit and current accounts. Of this, the sum of £6,000 is the premium on the issue of 3,000 additional shares; and the directors have set aside that amount as a reserved fund. The directors recommended that a dividend for the half-year be declared, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, and that the same be Payable on and after the 26th inst. Lord Fermoy, ' N U', presided, and in moving the reception of t he report and accounts, observed that the bank c ontinued to make great progress. The statement Of accounts showed that there was upwards of half a million of deposits, while there:was an absence of anything like bad debts. The directors did not P o ssess a single current bill that occasioned them the least anxiety ; they had a reserve fund, amount ing to £6,0 00, had written off £l,OOO from the pre liminary expenses, and transferred to the new ac- C ount of p ro fi t and loss the sum of £ 853. The re port was, Ik long after a discussion, unanimously adopt e d. discussion, however, ensued upon a motion for the re-election of directors, and, after an hour's tlebAte, Messrs. Geary, Kirkby, and Margetson were unanimously elected. V ery little b us i ness has taken place i n the Eng lish Stcck Market to-day, but the tendency has Continued unfavourable. Consols were 921 4 for t ransfer, a n d 9 24 for account, being a little lower flan on Saturday. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced have declined to 921 4 • Exchequer Bills, 1 ... 0 4s. and B s. premium ' • Bank k ' Stock is 236, and -India 5 per C ent. Loan is 1081 t• be transactio ns i n the F ore i gn Market have l ‘ e en rather ci rcumscr ib e d . Greek Bonds have been depressed, dealings having taken place at 152. ; Dalian Railway Loan has receded to 4 721 ; Spanish Passive t o 244 ; ditto , Certificates, 9 to j Peruvian N ew L oan to 88 ; Portug uese ditto to 464 ; Ruz-sian ditto is s t ea d y at 954 96; Vene 211elan 614 ; Turkish 6 p er C ents . , 1854, are 85 86 ; ditto 1858, 704 71; ditto, 1862, 66,1 i; and the ~ •onsolides, 404 I. The dealings in the Railway Share Market con tinued very inactive, and prices generally were a shade flatter. Great Easterns, Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Easterns each declined ss. ; while North British and North Eastern (Berwick) improved ss. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there was very little animation. Bahia and San Fran cisco declined to 214 4; San Paulo Scrip to 94 ; and South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian rernained t , steady at 23a; Scindes declined'to 1054 106 ; Eas India advanced to 1074 ; and G - reat Indian Penin sula to 1064. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were in fair request, without material changes in values. London and Westminster improved to 82 ; Chartered of British Columbia to 94 ; London Joint St oc k b roug h t 344 1; Union of Australia, 5 1; and Union of Landon, 329 4 ; Crystal Palace Stock declined to 324 33 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam advanced to 744; and London General Omnibus Company realised 14 f r . The British and American Exchange Bank are 54 6 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. tank Stock ..... . 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ........3 92 3 / 4 a ~,,per Cent. Consols Annuities - "tv , 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent ..... bate Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 951 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct,, 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 C onsols for A ccoun t, F e b. 5. ........... 92a t India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent.... 1081 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent.... 4 8 Ditto £5OO ............ 4 8 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins.. 16 15a it P it a ll 5 per Cent. (Nlareinmana Railway) 721 i Mexican 3 per Cent - ~.„ ( i; lt i i t tt, t tt,ooo,lll4 c,.Account opien:i. 32i : Lent. 1862 58 I)°lt ualleße 3 per Cent., 1853 Russian 5 1862.. s2en x.O: iiii;:ilcooohnp4s3:ppsppeseeer;ry cecceeennnttt. Cent.,. 11886520 1822, £St 46t 99 , 1- 91i 96 5a 51 i P .. an , i .sh Cert. of C oup not f un d e d 17: 0 1 1 6 Ditto 6 per C en t . 185 4 .uittAceelmt per Cent. 1858 . Bsi t ~i)el ) 1 I llii e t t t t t i A- 6 A c ie:r 1 0 l u u t Cent. v zuela, 3 per Cent liitto Necount -Di tto 6 per Cent 186' , . . 61 . _Duo, ,E ,2. l i . vidends o n th e a b ove payable in Lond on . 4 ', Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail II 66 Consols,Dittooo °ll l44 eY t •••••• TWO O'CLOCK. 921 i ttttt so 921 SHARE MARKETS---This Day. ORDINARY SHAKE: , AND STOW-. idol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ud Balltloll C01111V111! Do A (A :lets no , tic Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk ti 8i 6 1 86 68 115 1151 - - 61 71 41 43 13 14 86 87 105 107 45 46 12 44 24 25 Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian et GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Do. £5 shares Gt. S. an I IV. of Ireland Great Western ... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do I shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 128 129 131 133 136 138 104 106 661 (7 110 110,1, l 72 73 117/ 1181 39 976 68 1021 1031 41/ 426 91 Of 12;) i29i lf ltp 97 99 Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London 53 53k ' 1 254 26f 991 100 -d 57 58 881 891 128 130 110 1:2 I tP 16 16} It 11i 118 120 48 49 104 106 Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction ;Scottish Central !Scot N. E., Aber. stock I - Do Scot Mid. stock ;Shrews. and Welchpool iShropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. (Stockton & Darlington 47 49 33:5 345 F 4 89 685 891 100 103 7 8 39 40 101 101 p 4 7 i p 149 151 41 51 21 3z p 555 N - 4 24 Si p, d 87 00 , 1 140 145 Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C llllster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim 1 Waterford & Kilkenny! West Cornwall Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford' Do Newport) Do Herefordl 29 31 Closing Busines, Railways. Paid•' Price. I none. 42 44 35 37 94 26 BRITISH PO -1-;ESsIONS. a. ways A tanrio &fit Lawrenci Born., Baroda& Cen t imp Gu. 5 per cent........ Do. New Buffalo and LaKe flurca, i Do. Preteronce Butlalo,Brant,&Godricl , 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1472 Do. do. July 1, IS7V Do. do. Jun, rnstn. 1. Cape Town Jr Dock Ser Eastn. Bengal g,u. h p. Last Ind:an, gu. 5 p. Do. do. (lr Ext.... . Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canad? Do. 6 per cent. Pret.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et.. Do. 6 per et. Debentt . Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. G t. In dt aPenin. g-ua.sp. c Do. New glut.' Do. January, 1562 Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New IDo. 6 p.o. '73 wtth't opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 4t p. c. Extension Dc. 4 , d 0.... . Do. Fifth Extension. Ntelb.Coru. A p. 0. Bud & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. a. nortg. Bdi. Newßr answiok Cand:, Class A Capital Share Do. do. B Capital d 0... N. Rl.C'da 6pc Ist t bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do FI Do. Punjaub ....• e, Do. Do. •. avg Do. indus.St. Flo.) 100 100 100 100 100 Paid. 'Ali 1 Closin Price. 67 69 105 tO6 51 51 80 83 7.3 76 73 76 101 106 1. Si 116 8 107 0 8 1 14p IP 214 ?26 76 78 65 67 34 36 48 52 34 36 31 36 I(sk If6l f all al I 100 (100 100 2 15 1 100 104 108 1 12f 12f, 8 74 , 11 99 101 91 23 ip 103} tuli 97 99 93 i 5 MENT SEUL) COLONIAL 6-OVER Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &J uly , 1877-St Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept. 100 Do. sp. c. Jar.&July. 100 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 ' Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 , 100 Do. 1890' 100 i Do. Jan. & July, 1891.; 100 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p o 100 N.13.G0v. 6 p.c..) a.&Jaly 100 I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,1866'' 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 Do. d0.,1888 &upwdo 100 New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c I sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. S. Aus G6p.c.187C.& up Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. to g p.c. An.ALOnt. ItiTltif 100 100 100 100 100 Cambrian Consol. Gold Gititord Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. (Taoist last Bassett (Illogan , 'East Clogru C old Ltd East Caradon. 'East Cam Brea.... E. WI Russel (Tavistk. Gam..tSt.Aubyn(Gwen. Great South Tolgus Wheal Vor (lielston' Grenville .. Herod's-Foot—. . tiingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelan t' arke Valley.. Ntyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New Setun N orth Downs W lei Basset ( filo zan north Wheal Crotty l'ar Consols (St. Blazey. 'rovidence (Uny Lelnt. South Caradon(St.Cleer', S. Cara Brea (Illogan) ''.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park s Tamar Silv..t Lead Min. I Pin Croit West Basset (Illogan) Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton ....... Wheal Basset (Mogan) ti heal Buller (Kedruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton . wheal Tretawney (Lis.) Wheal Union ss. 7.19.0 57; , , 17.• .15. 4. ; 7.0! 2.0 6 4.3.0 10.6.; 5.15 (; 1 [B.l .9. 471 51 5 2.0.8 2.10.8 A 585 7 3.13 49 i 8 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RILNTALS. Buckinghamshire, 97 London and Chatham 46 per Cent., 921 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 97 Wilts and Somerset, 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 21} i Great Luxembourg, 1 N. Rail or Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent. (lim.), 21 ; San Paulo ;lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 91—Ditto (all), 23f West Flanders, 7& Western and North-Western of France, 2t FOREIGN MINES. Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold MM. Co. (lim.), 21 Scottish Australian (lim.), 1.1 St. John del Rey (aim.), 56 'United Mexican (Bin.), 51 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (aim.), 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (11m.), 2411 Australasia, 784 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 91 London Joint Stock, 344 London and South African, 254 London and Westminster, 82 National Provincial of England (4), 21 New South Wales, 53 Ottoman Bank, :44 4 Provincial of Ireland. 89 South Australia, 35 41 Union of Australia, 51 Union of London, 32i 2 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 33 2i London Gencral Omnibus Company (lim.), 14 f Peninsular and 0, iental Steam, 74A Ditto, new, 44 Notices of Motions in the House of Commons. Mr. Powzu.—(Law of Evidence)—Bill to amend the law of evidence so far as relates to the testimony of exports. Mr. PowELL—(Law Coats;—Bill to consolidate and amend the law of costs in action at law. Mr. :POWELL—(Ecclesiastical Lessees)—Bill for the further and better protection of the rights and interests of the lessees of ecclesiastical property. Sir FREDERIC SMlTH—(Harbours of Refug e ) T ha much of the report of th e Harbour of Refuge Commiesiontesran as relates to Wick, Carlingford, Waterford, and Padbtow be carried into effect. JOHN HAT—(Harbours of Refuge)--To move that after Padatow, " Filey" be inserted. Sir FREDERIC SMITH--(East India, Colonel Brown) — For an address for copy of correspondence. Sir FREDERIC SMITH—For a return of parsons employed in the construction of iron-plated ships. STEALING 'l'GBAcco,—A labourer, named William Warber, was this morning: sent to prison for two months from the Thames P. , lice.court for stealing 41bs. of leaf to bacco from the London Docks. Mr. Commissioner Goulburn this morning gave his decision in the case of the bankrupt who represented himself to be the nephew of Major-General Logan. His Honour suspended the certificate for twelve months, but granted protection, 52 53 3 6 3 5 83 85 105; 1084 1031 104) ICp l , P 104 IUB 100 102 X lO5 106 Ir 6 108 106 108 ' 4'6 97 95 87 100 110 111 113 112 114 11l 113 104 105 10) 101 9)4 1004 99 U 9 109 11l 105 106 10 114 109 111 107 109 110 Itoi 451 i 24} 66! 10P; 114 71f 2 1174 974 41f 9.4 129 k k 8j } Itusiness don.: 1051 i 103} i 106 5f ItITI t. 1101 10 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1863. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The supply of wheat on sale in the country markets held on Saturday was by no means extensive. The trade, how ever, ruled inactive, yet prices on the whole were steadily supported.. Good and fine malting barley was in request at extreme rates; otherwise, the demand for spring corn was somewhat restricted. In flour only a moderate business was transacted at late rates. On the Continent the corn trade is steady at full prices. Advices from New York report a moderate inquiry for wheat and flour on English account. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were small. The imports from abroad amounted to 2,2469 quarters of wheat, 23,469 barley, 68,224 oats, 1,709 beans, 1,437 tares, 3,270 linseed, 1,208, rapeseed, 2,481 maize, 276 sundry, 170 sacks and 5,429 barrels of flour. Fresh up to our market, this morning, the arrivals of home-grown wheat were small, and the condition exhibited but little improvement, when compared with Monday last. Dry samples were in slow request, at barely last Monday's currency ; otherwise, the trade was dull, and sales could only be effected by submittng to a reduction, compared with this day se'nuight, of Is. per quitter. At the close o bu-incss a total clearance had not been wade. 'Cho market was well supplied with foreign wheat. in all descriptions , , sales progressed slowly—in good and fine Dantzic at last Monday's quotations ; but in led American, Russian, and Egyptian produce, at barely that day's rates. Floating cargoes of grain wero in slow demand, on former terms. The supply of malting barley was very small, and the trade for this description ruled very firm, at extreme rates. Grinding and distilling sorts—the supply of which was moderately extensive—moved off slowly, at a decline of 6d to is per quarter. The business done in malt was but moderate. The cur rencies, however, ruled firm. Compared with Monday last the supply of oats showed a considerable increase, and there was less activity in the demand for all qualities, at an almost general decline of Is. per quarter. Beans, with which the market was fairly supplied, moved off slowly, on former terms. There was only a moderate supply of peas on the stands, yet the trade ruled far from active, at late rates. fu Luust kiwis of flour a moderate business was transacted, and the quotations, almost generally, were steadily main tained. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASITRE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old 4BB 548 Ditto, white, new 47s 53s Ditto, old 5OB 57s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s 8 Ditto, new Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 26s 35s Malting', new Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s Chevalier 668 258 Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 20s 25s Potato Youg - hal and Cork, black .. . 18s 25s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 22s 26s Beans—Tick Pigeons, ....... .. ...... . Peas—Grey, new Maple White, new Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk ........... Stockton and Norfolk Stock this nay.... 1 Price of Y.C. 1 1 Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week, Ditto from June 1 Price of Town . COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, JAN, 17. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse also walked and drove ,a the grounds. SUNDAY. The Bishop of Worcester arrival at Osborne yesterday. The Queen, Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince Leopold, attended Divine service at Osborne this morning. The Bishop of Worcester officiated. A deputation from Ashton •under-Lyn^, consisting of Mr. Pennington, Mr. Schofield, Mr. Gill, and Mr. Clough, had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, M.P., on Saturday, at the Board of Trade, and laid before him the testimonial signed by 1,140 persons, the workpeople of Mr. J. Whittaker, cotton manufacturer of Ashton-under- Lyne, presented by them to that gentleman in acknowledg ment of the liberality and kindness shown to them by him during the present distress. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Canada, the Bahamas, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Mends. THE PRINCE OF WALES.—The following letter has been received by the President of the Orphan Working School, in reply to a communication sent by the committee of that charity :—" Buckingham Palace, Dec. 26, 1862. Sir,—l have had the honour to lay before his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales your letter of the 16th inst., requesting his Royal Highness to become the patron of the Orphan Working Sckool,and I am commanded to express to you the gratification with which his Royal Highness grants hisname as patron of this excellent charity. —I have the honour to be sir, your obedient servant (signed), W. KNOLLYS, Lieutenant-General—J. Reming ton Mills, Esq," THE NORWICH MAGISTRATES AND THE PRINCE OF WALES.—The following acknowledgment has been made by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, through General Knollys, to the address moved by the High Sheriff, and adopted unanimously by the magistrates assembled in the Shirehall at Norwich on the Bth inst., on the occasion of the county quarter sessions " Sandring ham, Jan. 12, 1863.—Sir,—I am directed by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acknowledge the receipt of the address of the magistrates of the county of Norfolk (moved by the High Sheriff), expressive of their gratifica tion at his Royal Highness having come to reside in their county, and at the prospect of his repeated visits to it. His Royal Highness has desired me to convey to the bench of magistrates, of which you are the chairman, his warm thanks for their address, and for the terms in which it is couched. He is persuaded of the loyalty a^4l devotion of the county of Norfolk towards her Majesty, and of its affectionate feel ings towards himself and the other members of the royal family, and his Royal Highness looks forward with a sin cere pleasure to the opportunities which his acquisition of property in the county will afford him of becoming ac quainted with all classes of its inhabitants.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, H. KNOLLYS . —Sir Willoughby Jones, chairman of the quarter sessions. Since her Majesty's departure from Windsor Castle a suite of rooms in the Lancaster Tower has been elegantly fitted up for the reception of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Hesse. For the accommodation of her Royal Highness the Princess Alex andra a suite of rooms in Edward the Third's Tower, for merly callel the Devil's Tower, is being prepared. The walls have been redecorated with silk drapery, the doors and cushions reiilded, and gates replaced, which are taken out when these apartments are open to the public.— Court Journal. The Duke and Duchess of Roxhurghe have ar rived at the Clarendon Hotel from Broxmouth Park. His Highness Prince Dolgorouky has arrived at Long's Hotel. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli has issued cards of invitation for a parliamentary dinner for Wednesday, the 4th of February, at his residence, Grosvenor-gate. THE MlNlSTRY.—Viscount Palmerston remains at his seat, Broadlands, Hants, where his lordship received a visit yesterday (Saturday) from his colleague, Lord Granville. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will ar rive in town to-morrow from Hawarden Castle. Mr. M. Gibson arrived in London yesterday. Sir G. Grey, the Right Hou. C. P. Villiers, and the Lord Chancellor have been residing in the metropolis during the week. The Duke of Newcastle is expected to arrive in town on Tuesday from his seat, Clumber-park, Notts. Sir Charles Wood and all the other members of the Cabinet are expected in London in the course of a few days. Earl Granville, Lord President of the Privy Council, will give a grand parliamentary din ner as ministerial leader in the House of Peers on Wednes day, February 4, at his residence in Bruton •street.-- Observer. COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint Mr. Henry Newton, of the Bombay civil service, to b: a judge of the High Court at Bombay, in the room of Mr. W. E. Frere, who has resigned. J. It. Semper, Esq., has been appointed member of the Exec utive Council of the island of Antigua ; William Robinson, Esq., presi dent and senior member of the Executive Council of the island of Montserrat, Edwin Donald Baynes, Esq., and Dr. William Steventon to be members of the Executive Council of the island of Montserrat; George D. Harris, Esq., and Timothy Darling, Esq., members of the Executive Council of the Bahama Islands; R. Hutchison, Esq., and G. Blankson, Esq., members of the Legislative Council of her Majesty's forts and settlements on the Gold Coast ; Charles Boyes, Esq., a member of the Legislative Council of the island of Jamaica. MR. CHARLES DICKENS'S READINGS IN PARIS. —Mr. Charles Dickens's soiree at the Embassy, for the benefit of theßritish Charitable Fund, has been a great success, writes our Paris correspondent. He read an abridg ment of " David Copperfield," so skilfully arranged as to make a complete drama, with a light and serious plot inter woven. Lord Cowley's large drawing room was quite filled bya fashionable audience—ladies, all in evening dress, form ing the majority. The reading lasted scarcely more than an hour and a half, and it is wonderful to think what varied emotions passed through the mind in that short space of time. Mr. Dickens does as he likes with his audience. They are as clay in the hands of the potter, and take any shape than he desires. The transition from the roars of laughter at Micawber and Mrs. Crupp, to the solemn silence with which the pathetic story of Peggotty and Emily was listened to, struck me as a marvellous homage to a master-mind. I am told there were about 300 people in the room, and as the price of admission was 20f., Mr. Dickens must have the gratifying reflection that, besides affording immense pleasure to countrymen abroad, many of whom he knew in former days, and were rejoiced, after long absence, to see him looking young and well, he has been the means of putting a handsome sum into the treasury of an excel lent charity. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT EASTERN.—LIVERPOOL, y3 o : r o k ivro tO OO nt t om h n e os usottfhh grain, hr ri H eT e r ds comparatively draught.s g l a o g n oe g f. Saturday.—The Great E as t ern h as arr i ve d with occasioned her a rriarrival by h ere easterlybein being winds 2B f and eet her . A very ir Richard eavy rom upwards e N f e v w a o r Y f t ad vices ca Partridge,r go, voyage water n i s Mrs. Cap' aM Paton was confined of a son on the 15th inst. On Friday afternoon the cabin passengers presented to Cap tain Paton a testimonial, in which th e y d es i re t o thank him, and to extend their thanks even to the most s u b or di nate ' officers of the ship, for the uniform kindness and con sideration which they experienced on the voyage—kindness and attention which made the voyage partake more of the nature of a pleasure trip than a winter excursion across the Atlantic. They also express their high satisfaction with the ship and her performances in every respect. The second and third class passengers also joined in a similar testi monial ; and all classes speak in highly favourable terms of the ship as affording an immunity from sea-sickness, and express themselves as hopeful—indeed, certain, that the great ship will prove herself in every way successful, both as a passenger and as a cargo ship. SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.—The directors have unanimously elected Admiral Sir Provo William Parry Willis, K.C.8., to the vacant seat at the Board, caused by the decease of the late Mr. B. M. 'Willcox, M.P. A MEET ON THE ICE.—The Victoria skating rink was opened at Montreal on Christmas eve by the Mayor, in the presence of a couple of thousand of the best society of the city. This rink, which is without an equal in Canada, contains a skating space 202 ft. 'mg by 80ft. wide, surrounded by a broad promenade, the entire surface being spanned by a semicircle, forming at once both sides and roof. The immense building was well lit by six pendant rings or stars of gas, while all around the space blazed a row of single burners, 480 in all, making the rink almost as bright as day, and lighting up the ice and the many colours which slid over it. Since the evening of the Prince's ball Mon treal has not so seen so brilliant an effect produced at any social gathering. The band of the 47th Regiment played appropriate airs, while hundreds of skaters, ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, flitted about on the ice in one ever moving scene, There is something almost fairy-like in the way in which a good skatress glides over the ice. It has such a graceful effect that we shall take the liberty of citing a hint from a York contemporary. Ladies should wear dresses without hoops. The English ladies' dress, worn so much at present, is well adapted for skating. It i s a rather below the ankles, which are tight dress, not reaching hat hidden by laced-up boots--tight cloak, and the porkpi e skating in a "sky scrap er „ its jaunty feather. A woman bonnet is a shocking inconsis ' tency, and appears as much o uch out of place with such an ar joie on her head as would a t e ll well in skating. They streamiy on horseback. Ribands out from a skating cap with a very pretty effect. From N ew York and bouring States, as far west as Chicago, Wegot wordthe n that eigh , skating is b ecomin g this winter a fas hionable, if not the fashionable amusement ; and we are happy to hear it, for , it cheeks and marrow t colour to the o the bones, means which is a great deal mo re than; an b 0 said for some fashionable 5 P allallßelllelltS.-111ontreal Gazette. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. For the time of year, our market to-day was well sup plied with foreign stock as to number, but its general quality was by no means first-rate. Sales progressed heavily, and prices had a drooping tendency. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were on the increase, and of greatly improved quality. Those from Scotland were rather ex tensive, but only 120 head came to hand from Ireland. Although the attendance of buyers was somewhat nume rous, the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at a decline in the quotations compared with Monday last of 2d per 81b. The top figure for Scots was 4s 10d, but a few very superior shorthorns realised 4s 8d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,200 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns; from other parts of England AO various breeds, from Scotland 520 Scots and crosses, •and from Ireland 120 oxen and heifers. Notwithstanding that the show of sheep was very mid dling, both as to number and quality, the mutton trade was in a sluggish state. Prime Downs and half. breds supported last week's currency, but all other breeds gave way 2d per 81b. The highest figure for mutton was 5s 10d per 81b. Calves, the supply of which was moderate, sold at Thurs day's advance in prices of 4d per 81b. The quotations ranged from 4s to 5s per 81b. We have to report a slow sale for pigs at last week's quotations, viz., from 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81b. Per Mb. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. l s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6' Primecrs-wool do. 5 0 5 5 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 I Pme. S'thdowndo.s 8 5 10 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 I Large crse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 0, Large,l hogs porkers ... 4 6 4 8 k 3 8 4 Second quality do. 4 2 4 10 Small Suckling calves, 10s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Cows — Sheep Sheep Calves lO5 Pigs .... Pigs 240 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday,' Jan. 20, 1862, and this day, Monday, Jan. 19, 1863. . _ LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice, Justices Blackburn, Cromp -- - ton, and Wightman.) BAYLEY V. EDWARDS. In this me, which was tried before Mr. Justice Black burn a few days ago, and a verdict returned for the defen dant, with leave to the plaintiff to move the court to enter it in his favour, Mr. Coleridge this morning made an appli cation to that effect, and also on the ground of misdirection. The bill was accepted by Edwards, the parties suing upon this inotrunac.6 wcat llessrs. crawshay, Bailey, thebankers, and the plea upon which Edwards refused to liquidate the bill was that there was no value. The amount of sum in dispute was £127. The question was a very complicated one. After hearing the learned gentleman at some length, The Court granted a rule on a point of law reserved at the trial. SITTINGS AT GUILDHALL. (Before Mr. Justico Mellor and a c mmon Jury.) HANKS V. CRIPPS This was an action for the recovery of the payment of a cheque, and the question involved was whether the amount was for services rendered or money lent. Tue evidence was of rather a conflicting nature, and at its conclusion the jury were unable to agree to their verdict. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Sir W. P. Wood.) EARL OF EGMONT V. REV W. L. DARRELL. The Solicitor-General was heard this morning in this case. At the conclusion of the learned gentemans' argu ments the cause was adjourned for the purpose of proceed ing with a case which had been specially fixed for to-day. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and B irons Martin, Chan- nell, and Wilde. MOUNSEY V. ISMEY. Their lordships were occupied this morning in this case, the question involved being whether the races which annu ally take place at Kingclere, near Carlisle, according to custom upon Holy Thursday, were unalterably to be held on that day. It was contended that as Holy Thursday might fall between the Ist of May and the 4th of June, no day, in fact, was fixed. The Court said it would announce its decree to-morrow• POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Jan. 20, Jan. 19, 1862. 1863. Ooarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 4to 3 6 Second quality do 3lO 4 4 3 8 4 0 Prime !arge oxen 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c 4lO 5 0 410 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 4 6 5 2 5 0 5 6 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 410 4 6 4 8 Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs 370 240 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan 2l 1861 —Beasts, 3,092 , . sheep, 12,100—calves, 77—pigs, 240. JAN. 23, 1860.—Beasts, 4,380 —sheep, 17,940—calves, 130—pigs, 250. - - - - The total imports of foreign atom into London, last week, amounted to 4,650 head. In the corresponding week in 1862, we received 1,667—in 1861, 306—in 1860, 2,310 —in 1859, 573—in 1858, 787—in 1857, 1,239 head. IMPORTS INTO LONbuI. LAS WEER. ' From _._......-.. -..., Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 474 .. 1421 .., .. 323 .. 6 Harlingen 235 .. 842 .. • • 6 • • Hamburgh 6 .. 1247 .. . . ' • • Boulogpe — .. .__ .. --• .. -- • • Meditnblik Vigo — • • NieweDiep --- • 57 • • ....... • • - • • - --- • • -- • . 33 • • --- Amsterdain.... Antwerp Bremen — . • Corunna. Ostend — • . T onning Total .... 715 .. 3,510 , .. 419 .. 6 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862 374 .. 1,150 .. .. 142 .. 1 181 291 .. 15 .. 1860 439 .. 1,583 .. 1859 2OO .. 300 1858 2OO .. 420 - .. 288 .. --- - - ; : 107 • • NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair average supplies of town and country-killed meat aro on sale at these markets. Generally speaking, the de• mend is in a sluggish state, yet the currencies rule firm. Per 81b. by the carcase. s d s dl sdsd Inferior beef .. 2 8 '2 101 Middlingmutton 3 10 4 4 Nliddling, do. .. 3 0 3 6 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Crime large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal .. 3 10 4 8 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork 4 4 4 8 Large pork 3 8 4 2 Lamb ........ 0 0 0 0 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. The market for good and fine hops continues very firm, and late rates are fully supported. Inferior parcels have been taken more freely by porter brewers, and the currencies have ruled firm. Last week's import amounted to 152 bales from Hambro', 35 Antwerp, 989 New York, 304 Bremen, 85 Boulogne, and 30 Ostend. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per owt. Weald of Kents . 60s to 160 s If Sussex Bavarian American 9ss to 1 l2s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Full average supplies of potatoes have been on sale at the-e markets. To a considerable extent they have been received ex warehouse, but the fresh arrivals, since our last, have been moderate. On the whole the trade has ruled steady, and prices have been well supported. Last week's import was 30 bags from Riverend, 151 tons Dun kirk, 100 tons Rouen, 158 bags Harlingen, 106 bags Ghent, 184 bags Rotterdam, 68 tons Amsterdam, 10 sacks Brussels, 230 tons Antwerp, and 104 tons Harlingen. Yorkshire Regents Do. Flukes Do. Rocks Kent and Essex Regents... 110 s to 130 s ~ Scotch Regents Do. Rocks Foreign ~ WOOL. English wool, both as regards Down a n d l ong qua liti es , is in steady request , and prices rule firm, In colonial qua lities only a moderate business is doing, never th e l es s the quo t a tions are well supported. The present arrivals for the next public sales are as follows :-1,614 bales Sydney, 1,322 Port Philip, 519 Van Diemen's Land, 70 Adelaide, 142 New Zealand, and 5,934 Cape—total, 12,601 tales. SEEDS. Cloverseed and trefoil are in fair demand, and prices are steadily supported. Linseed and rapseed command previous sates, but in other seeds very little is doing. The cake trade rules inactive, on former terms. Turnip, White,p. bus 11s to lie Swede -a -S Mustard, Brown Os 12s White, Tares, New 7s 6d 8s Od Old per quarter - a —s Cr nary, per quarter 40s 52s Rye grass, new s —s Clover, Red Eng., et. —s —s White Foreign Red —s - 0 White —s a Trefoil, new —a —s Carraway —s Coriander ...... —5 —s Rernpseed, per qr —s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic —s —s Odessa Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £lo os£lo 108 Foreign £lO Os £ll 5s Rape Cakes,p ton £6 Os £6 15s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 68s 72s TALLOW. The tallow trade is steady to-day, at the late decline in the quotations. St. Petersburg Y.C, is quoted at 44s per cwt on the spot, and 44s 3d for March delivery. Rough fat, 2s MO per Sibs. 1859 1860. 1861 1852, 26,615 41,265 69,930 1 51, 1 63 i3s 31 to 58s0d to '6" sad to 48s0d to --s Od 58s 6d —s Oct 48s rd 2,477 2,346 1,708 1 ,631 73,360 56,258 58,741 88,1 ,2 431 1,824 111 617 88,410 85,442 101,477 82,461 558 Od 60s 3d 61s 9d 50s Od 1863 53.870 440 Od to ---s Od 2,368 53,925 313 6),18d 46s 6i MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL FOR THE FULL TERM FOR A MURDEROUS ASSAULT.--Julia Sweeney, a 3 oung woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following assault : Emma Jones said that on Saturday night she went into the City of London public house, when the prisoner fol lowed her in, and began abusing her, using the most dis gusting language. Not wishing to have anything to do with the prisoner, who about three months ago had bitten off the end of her finger, but had kept out of her way ever since, she (prosecutrix) left the house, when the prisoner seized her, and struck her two violent blows on the head, and rendering her insensible. On recovering her senses, she found that she had received two wounds on the head, and was taken to the Middlesex Hospital, where her head was dressed. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the prosecutri: why the prisoner was so angry with her, and she said that she had lived with a young man who had been acquainted with the prisoner. Weeks, 155 C, after producing a certificate from the Mid dlesex Hospital, stating that prosecutrix had received some injuries on the head, said that on entering the public-house he s aw the prisoner holding prosecutrix by the hair with one hand, while with a pint pot which she held in the other hand, she was hammering away at the prosecutrix's head. He seized the pot from the prisoner's hand, and took the prosecutrix, who had been rendered insensible by the blows she had received, to the Middlesex Hospital, another con. stable taking prisoner to the station. The prisoner's defence showed that there was a feeling of ill-will and jealousy existing on her part towards prose cutrix. Mr. Tyrwhitt said there was a sort of feud existing be tween the prisoner and the prosecutrix, and the former had been guilty of a violent assault, and might have killed the prosecutrix, and he had no doubt meant to do so. if he sent the case to the sessions probably the prosecutrix would not appear, he should therefore send her for six months, with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING GOODS IN THE NAME OF SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE.—George Hine, a tall young man, of fashionable exterior, was placed at the bar, charged with fraudulently obtaining five pairs of boots. Mr. Richard Manning, of 1, Ebury-street, boot and shoe maker, said—Prisoner lodged with me from the beginning of last August to the 23d of September, and afterwards. On that day hegave me a bill for £33, which he owed me, and that bill was subsequently dishonoured. On the same day he told me he had obtained an engagement to go with Sir Moses Montefioro as companion to him to Nice, and was to receive £2OO for the journey. He said he wanted boots to appear in his situation becomingly ; and, as he should have to appear in the society of gentlemen, he wanted two pair of dress boots, two pair of stout walking boots, and a pair of medium. These amounted to £5 145., and the last part of them were supplied to him on the 25th of Septem ber. I found the statement prisoner had made to me was false. Mr. Arnold—Have you seen Sir Moses Montefiore Prosecutor—l saw him on the 19th of December at his house of business in the City, and I then found that there was no truth in the prisoner's statement ; the prisoner is unknown to Sir Moses Montefiore, except by hearsay; he knows his father to be a very respectable man. Prisoner has since been in the Bankruptcy Court, and is now a bankrupt. Prisoner—l had the boots he speaks of before the 23d, and he took the bill I gave him, of which he has spoken, in full discharge of all liabilities, and I can prove it. Mr. Arnold (to prosecutor)—Did he have the five pair of boots, or any of them, before the representation you say he made on the 23d. Prosecutor—He did net. Mr. Arnold—Would you have supplied him with the five pairs of boots but for the representations made by him that he had obtained the appointment of companion to Sir Moses Monteflore? Prosecutor—Certainly not. Psisoner was remanded for a week. Mr. Arnold said he would take bail for him. COLONIAL DISPROPORTION OF SEXES.—A West India paper records an atrocious murder in Deme rara last month. A Coolie labourer, advanced in years, had brought up from her infancy a girl, who being now 16, had recently lived with him as his wife. The man being ex cited by the apprehension that she was about to leave him to live with a young man, hacked her to death. The jour nal calls attention to the frequent murders of women, as a consequence of the disproportion of the sexes in which the immigrants have been introduced. That disproportion, it is admitted, is not attended with the same result among the Chinese immigrants, but then it is stated that they have imported a fearful amount of vice of the most brutish and degrading type. 'Napoleon M.'s Government has had the good sense to complete the first system of defence it. Paris. It has pushed the Rue do Rivoli up to the Rue St. Antoine. It has snapped the opaque compact quarters of Saint Denis and Saint Martin ; it has cut this quarter-general of insur rection into five or six pieces that could be attac - ed or turned do le with cavalry or artillery ; it has disengaged the Hotel at Ville and has covered it with a barrack whi ch comet :bol l oc ;:i h t has us e the same time the quay and the Rue de R raised at the extremity of the centre a point the s es h eint Eustache ; in stone, which commands th e it has constructed at the en trance of a Faubourg of the ri t n h c e e Ea u g v en re e ; an l a d s t t l h y e , iTemple has fi n the i finished monumentale d thepla ce Carrousel. The positi on could not now be carried without an b a a , r a r r a es of n. This is a w ea p on which revolt does n ot find at m ck of P cannon. This This is the reason why Paris has been de molished. The object is to make an intrenched tamp of Paris and a q uadrilateral of the Louv re ; w i t h that and the Imper i a l Guard for garrison, the principle of authority may go to s leep. The honest populati on w il l not see again men in aprons with a pot of paste in their hands gravely placard ing the streets with the announcement of a new Govern ment.—.Ptcleton's Novelle Babylone, Sixty Men Imprisoned in a Coal-pit. An accident productive of rather awkward results occurred on Thursday morning last at Messrs. Mercer and Evans's High .Brook Colliery, Ashton, near Wigan. Fifty-eight men and boys, colliers, drawers, and " datalers," descended, as usual, at five o'clock in the morning, and they had not been at work long before the cotter at the crank end of the connecting rod of engine gave way while the engine was winding. Fortunately neither men nor coal were in the cages at the time, and no serious injury was caused by the fall of one of the cages to the bottom. A new casting was of course requisite, and this was obtained in the course of the day. a small windlass being fitted up to supply the men ' with provisions. The cotter having been replaced an attempt was made to start the engine, when it was found that the first fracture had caused a second and much more serious one, the piston being broken and a new one rendered necessary. Imme diate orders were given for this, but it didnot arrive till eight o'clock on Saturday morning, and the engine did not, begin to work till ❑early eleven. In twenty minutes the whole of the 58 were ou the surface, receiving the congratulations of their rela tives and friends. Some were a little dazzled by the broad daylight, and all had faces which even the colliers on the pit bank thought remarkably black. When all were up the party assembled at the shaft and sang, no doubt with thankful hearts, the Old Hundredth Psalm. Nor was Mr. Mercer forgotten, hearty cheers being gives for him be fore the men returned home, after an incarceration of 54 hours. The proprietor of the colliery has been most assiduous in his exertions for the forwarding of the castings in order to release the captives; and he has also attehded to their wants with the libe rality which always characterises his actions. Pro visions in abundance have gone down the shaft, as well as a large quantity of tobacco, sundry news papers, and some other little things which he thought might add to the comfort of the men. All the work having been done that could be done, the time seems to have passed rather pleasantly than otherwise, singing and dancing being kept up with very little intermission, the only fear of the impri soned being for their wives and families, for whom many brief letters were attached to the rope when rewound on the windlass. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CITY BETTING—Tun DAY. CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Stradella (offered) 33 to 1 agst Duleibella (offered) 33 to 1 agat Welcome (offered) 40 to 1 agat Barchettina (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2 agst, llospodar (taken) 9to 2 agst Saccbarometer (taken) 10 to 1 agst bar two (offend) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 40 to 1 agst Pratiquo (taken) 45 to I agst Tajo (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER. The publication of the weights for the Chester Cup has not yet given a great impetus to speculation, with the ex ception of Plover, Stradella, and Le Marechal. It was only the long prices offered that tempted investors.—For the Two Thousand Gui eas, 7 to 2 was the highest offer against Hospodar ; and 9 to 2 was asked fur against Sacoharometer, who did not appear quite so firm for the Derby, 12 to 1 being offered to money. Closing prices : CHESTER CUP. 40 to I agst Plover (taken and wanted) 40 to 1 agst Stradella (taken) 40 to 1 agst Le Marechal (offered) Nto 1 agst Investment (offered) 60 to 1 agst Duleibella (taken) 66 to 1 agst Manfred (taken) 66 to 1 agst Double X (taken) 100 to 1 agst Ben Webster (taken) 100 to 1 agst M. Phillippo (taken) 100 to 1 agst Asteroid (taken) 100 to 1 agst Cowley (taken) 100 to 1 agst T t'. Cooke (offered) 100 to 1 agst The Brewer (offered) 100 to 1 agst The Lawyer (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 2 agst Hospodar (offered) 9 to 2 agst Saccharemeter (wanted) THE DERE 11 to 2 agst Lord Clitden (offered) 12 to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered) 13 to 1 agst Hospodar (taken) 40 to 1 agst 'Early Purl (taken and offered) 100 to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken) WATERLOO CUP. 100 to 6 agst Mr. Spinks' nomination (wanted) 100 to 6 agst Mr. Blackstock's nomination (offered) 100 to 4 agst Mr. Brundritt's nomination (offered) 100 to 3 agst Lord Sefton's nomination (offered) 100 to 3 agbt Mr. Hammond's nomination (offered) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Johnson's nomination (offered) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--This Day. LONDON, Jan. 19.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; strong breeze, and fine weather, but a little cloudy. HULL, Jan. 17.---Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Antago, for Havannah. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning, Arrived—Sir E. Banks, from Calais. Sailed—Sir F. 'Williams, for Shanghai ; Sir C. Camp bell, for Lagos, DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored—Codrington, and Bon Pere, from London for Brest, Sailed—Jennie, for the north. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Aus'aalia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Jan. 18. via Marseilles ... Feb. 12. rail and Cape Verds, by British packet. . Feb. 3. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Feb. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Jan. 18. __. ... ... ~_ _ via Marseilles ...Jan. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 18 . _ _ ... . . - . via Marseilles Jan. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Jan. 25 via Marseilles Jan. 20. Portuga1.... Nialta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 18. via Marseilles Tan. 20. Newfoundland Tan. 21. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Jan. 21, by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Jan. 16. _ W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 10. Bahamas, via New York ........Jan. 15. Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I Jan. 28. California, and British Columbia. A Hamburg letter of the 13th says :—" Our free town does not yet form part of the German Zollverein ; the pro bability is, however, we shall enter it when the commercial treaty with France shall be put into execution, This question interests us in the highest degeee, and our Cham ber of Commerce, which is composed of notabilities of the commercial world, has recently issued a circular on the great advantages which the Franco-German Treaty of Commerce would undoubtedly present for German industry. This circular, which is reproduced by all the great German journals, has victoriously refuted the objections raised by the Protectionist party, and there is no difficulty, after hay ing read it, in understanding that movement of public opinion which is taking place in the North as well as in the South of Germany in favour of the establishment of better conditions for our trade with France." his 1 PROFESSOR WILSON.—His appearance .11 for- class-room it is far easier to remember than to f . get. He strode into it with the Professor's egown hanging loosely upon his arms, took a comprehenssiov look over the as to be out of mob of young faces, laid down his wa t ch g o cdat de th f o ul notes serap o s f the reach of his sledge-hammer fist, of t ose who had his lecture, generally written on the m en f h of paper, and then, to the bewi an never heard him before, looked long earnestly out of the north window towards the spire of the old Tron Kirk, until, having at last got his idea, he faced round and uttered it with eye and hand, and voice and s ou l , and spirit, and bore the class along wi h him. As he spoke, the bright blue eye looked with strange gaze into vacancy, sometimes s parkling with a coming joke, sometimes darkening before a rush of indignant eloquence ; the tremulous upper lip curving with every wave of thought or hint of passion, and the golden grey hair floating on the old man's mighty shoulders, if, indeed, thet could be called age which seemed but the immortality of a more majesti3 youth, And occa sionally, in the finer phrenzy of his morn imaginative pas sages —as when he spoke of Alexanler clay-cold at Babylon with the world lying conquered around his tomb, or of the Highland hills that pour their rage of cataracts adown their riven clefts, or even of the human mind with its primaeval granitic truths—the grand old face flushed with the proud thought, and the eyes grew dim with tears, and the magni ficent frame quivered with the universal emotion. It was something to have seen Professor Wilson—this, all con fessed ; but it was something also, but more than is gene rally understood, to have studied under him. SJAPAN.—Every woman, as soon as she mama, blackens her teeth with a corrosive acid and cuts off her eyebrows. THE FRENCH IN MEXICO. The following is a letter from the Emperor Na - pole° n to General Forev, teramatter-lc.-Coicf of the French army ia "Fuutaiva)le4u, July 3, 166'2. "My deer General, —A the moment when you are about to start for Mexico, charged with political and military powers, I think it useful to make you well acquainted with my ideas. " The line of conduct you will have to follow is: —4. To publish on your arrival a proclamation, the principal points of which will be indica.'ed to you. 2. To receive with the greatest kindness all the Mexicans who shall present themselves. 3. Not to espouse the quarrel of any party ; to declare that everything is provisional, so long as the Mexican nation shall not have expressed its opinion ; to show great deference to religion, 'out at the saint: time to tranquillise the holders U r national pro,, , erty. 4. To feed pay, and arm, according to `our means, the Mexican auxiliary troops, and make them play principal parts in the combats. 5. To maintain among your troops as well as among the auxiliaries, the most severe discipline; to vigorously repress any act or word insulting to the Mexicans, for the pride of their character must not be forgotten, and it is important for the success of the enterprise to conciliate the good feelings of the people. " When we shall have reached the city of Mexico, it is to be desired that the principal persons of all political shades who shall have embraced our cause should come to an understanding with you to or,ga nise a Provisional Government. The Government will submit to the Mexican people the question of the political regtme which is to be definitively esta blished. An Assembly will be afterwards elected according to the Mexican laws. " You will aid the new Government to introduce into the Administration, and particularly into the finances, that regularity of which France offers the best model. For that purpose men will be sent to second its new organisation. " The object to - be attained is not to impose on the Mexicans a form of Government which would be obnoxious, but to assist them in their efforts to establish, according to their own wishes, a Govern ment which may have a chance of stability, and can secure to France the settlement of the injuries of which she has to complain. "i t follows, as a matter of course, that, if the Mexicans prefer a monarchy, it is for the interest of France to Fripport them in that path. " There will not be wanting people who will ask you why we expend men and money to found a re gular Government in Mexico. "In the present state of the civilisation of the world,—the prosperity of America is not a matter of indifference to Europe, for it is that country which feeds our manufactories and gives an impulse to our commerce. We have an interest iu the Re public of the United States being powerful and prosperous, but not that she should take possession of the whole of the Gulf of Me.zieo, thence com mand the Antilles as well as South America, and be , the only dispenser of the preen 2ts of the New 'World. " We now see by sad experience how, precarious is the lot of a branch of manufacture which is com pelled to procure its raw material in a single mar ket, all the vicissitudes of which it has to bear. "If, on the contrary, Mexico maintains het inde pendence and the integrity of her territory, if a stable Government be there constituted with the assistance of France, we shall have restored to the Latin race on the ether side the Atlantic all its strength and its prestige; we shall have guaran teed security to our 'West India colonies and to those of Spain ; we shall have established our friendly ieflu2nee in the centre of America ; and that influence by creating immense markets for our commerce, will procure us the raw materials indis pensable for our manufactures. " Mexico thus regenerated will always be well disposed towards us, not 0114 out of gratitude, but also because her interests will be in accord with ours, and because she will find support in her friendly relations with European Powers. " At present, therefore, oar military honour en gaged, the necessities of our policy, the interests of our industry and commerce, all conspire to make it our duty to march on Mexico, to boldly plant our fill; there, and to establish either a monarchy, if not incompatible with the national; feeling, or at least a Government which may promise some stabi lity. "NAPOLEON." Death of Mr. R. Green, the Shipowner. It is with regret we announce the death of Mr. Richard Green, the eminent shipowner, of Black well, which took place on Saturday afternoon. The deceased had been ailing for some time, and in order that he might be near to his physician he was a few weeks ago removed to his sister's residence, in Regent's-park. In the early part of last 'week his illness assumed a more serious aspect, and it was evident he was fast sinking ; he gradually became more exhausted, and died as before stated. He was in his fifty-ninth year, and, in connexion with his younger brother, owned the magnificent fleet of ships, upwards of thirty, which for so many years have traded between the Thames and the East In dian and Australian ports. He was also an exten sive ship-builder, and had constructed numerous steam-frigates and other vessels for the English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian navies. In him the Merchant Seamen's Or phan Asylum, the Dreadnought Hospital Ship, and other charities connected with the mer cantile marine, as also those in the east end of the metropolis, have lost a staunch friend. He contri buted towards the maintenance of the chapel and Green's Sailors' Home in the East India-road, on ginated by his father, and he also established a free school for children without regard to any particular creed. By his benevolence the Poplar Hospital was enabled to extend its usefulness and to relieve a large amount of suffering humanity. He took a most lively interest in the success of the Merchant Sea men's Orphan Asylum, of which he was treasurer, and subscribed a munifieet t sum to the fund for erecting the building at Snaresbrook, the foundation stone of which was laid by the late Prince Consort. He took a prominent part in promoting the organi sation of the Naval Reserve, and we believe that most of the officers and crews of the firm belong to that branch of the nation's service. He was also chairman of the recently established training school on board the Worcester ship in the Thames.n AIA- though not of very strong health he as his business habits, and attended by his manager, w . active Mr. Selfe, he would often visit h is ships in the ad jacent dock twice in the t ours© of the day. n the news of his death reaching Poplar on Saturday afternoon, the.shipping in the docks h a d th e i r co l ours hoisted half mast high, and the shops were partially closed, the bells of the churches and chapels being tolled during the remainder of the day. The deceased gentleman was never married. The Lon don branch of the Naval Reserve have expressed a desire to follow the remains of their late patron to the tomb. Amongst the many offices held by the late Mr. Green was the post of vice -commodore of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always good alike. Sold in packets by 2,280 agents. TIIF. REVOLUTION IN JAPAN.—The Japanese seem resolved to t ficet their purpose of ousting foreigners by the most practical step which it was possible for them to take. II Yeddo is denuded of population, or if by the de parture of the Daimios it is deprived of all its greatness as a capital, it is evident wo shall gain little by insisting on a residence in that city. The departure of the nobility and of their families still goes on, anl ma ny houses have no t only been stripped of their furniture, but actually pulled down. Several steamers have been bought by the Govern ment or by the Daimios, an d these, in case of any rupture, would prove of good service to the Japanese, who are well able to manage them. The most important fact in relation to the progress of the revolution is, that official papers, which for three centuries have been issued in the name of the Tycoon, now bear that of the Emperor, while the cus toms duties at Yokuhama, hitherto colleoted for the Ty coon, have been ordered to be accounted for to the Treasury at Miako. Evidently a crisis is pending in our relations with Japan, and the Japanese seem to be provoking us to take the first aggressive step.—London and Oka 16111- graph, ti for of La• )od pie om irk ole ow 'he eir eir :he ion ler the ny Pi ace an— you ord ncy 3all, [led. BW last has DM" tern. tern be • the ;tem ugh F,x- 3eS"' 3 CY I to Eidy Dr. anti rserf Tap 3 of , aS Share 13.14 6.4.0 ►9.16.4' 12.10 share 100 stl , 1 20 zOi to 100 I too 100 stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 204 204 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock st I st stock 107 i 6 341 1061 121 1051