The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-23 00:00:00

310NEY - MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A decidedly easier feeling is evinced in discount circles this morning, and although first-class bills are still generally negotiated at 6 per cent., excep• tional transactions have been reported at 5i per cent. The Canada has been announced from America With £15,460. The advices received this morning from the manu facturing districts are as satisfactory as could have been anticipated when the circumstance of the into consideration, increase in the value of money is tak en consideration, and the consequent curtailment of speculation. orders. At Manchester there has been a large im- portation of cotton, and prices for cloth and yarn have been influenced in favour of buyers. The Woollen trade . of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has suffered through the great caution exhibited by operators, although confidence in the future progress of affairs is everywhere manifested. The lace and hosiery departments at Nottingham an d Leicester have shown activity, and at Sheffield, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, business in all branches continued very brisk, with large orders on hand. Two o'CLoox. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes. were 67f. 32c. 67f. 30. Firm, in consequence of the rumour of the resignation of Earl Russell. There has been no quotable change to-day in the market for the English Funds, but the tone of busi ness has indicated an improving tendency. Con sols are 923 a for money, and 911 1, less the divi dend, for account. Business continues dull in the absence of speculation. The New Threes are 903 91 ; the Reduced Annuities, 903 3; Exchequer Bills, 85. to 3s. dis. ; and Indian 5 per Cents., 1083 1. There is a very buoyant market for Foreign Secu rities, and business is rather active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 691 703 ; do., 1862, 701 ; do., Consolides, 471 a; Greek, 311 4 ; Spanish Passive, 34 3 35 ; do., Certificates, 14 3 ; Mexican, 381 8 ; Portuguese Scrip, a 11 prem. ; and the Confederate Loan, 5 3 55. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and prices have generally shown raore firmness. Per the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there continues to be a very limited inquiry at about pre lions rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in 41 °c:crate request, without material change in Valens. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 237 5 a per Cent. Reduced Annuities per 3l „ev, Cent. Console Annuities 921 a 3 ri N 3 per Cent. Annuities N e w 3 / per Cent. Annuities 6 evf 21 per Cent. Annuities.. ,Per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 auities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2O 15-16 India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditt o 4 per Cent. 1888 lO Ol Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 961 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 54 per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 "itto Boucle £l.OOO — Bank under £l,OOO - ,Ttilk Stock for Account fonsol e for Account, Dec. 3.. :tediate Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — llequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cen t 8 3 die Ditto £500 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Aantrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto trstilian 5 p er C en t 1859 Ditto, 1839 and 1859 — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid I °ltlenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto Account... Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cabs, 6 per Cent. _Ditto 3 per Cent. c 11 1lian 6 per Cent. — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent Colombian 6 Scrip, £l5 pd — Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 -Egyptian 7 per Cent 991 9 / Ditto, Second Issue (Ittador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l3l Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Italian b per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 79 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 38 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — Ditto New Deferred Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 7l I Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 4Ba Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, 110 paid l} Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9ll Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 •• Ditto 1860 .. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardini a n 5 per Cent . . Ditt o Account B Panish 3 per Cent Ditt o Account 54 31 1 Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account .. 34i 5 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Accou n t l4l 1 a 1 a 14 Swedish, 4 per Cent. — Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account 9O pitt° 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto A ccount 1 3 !tio, £lOO Bo n d s 74 litto R D . •-, Per Cent. 1862 Ditto 6 itto Account . Per Cent. 1863 • ', Ditto guaranteed, 4 per Cent. — v euezuela 3 per Cont. Ct— Ditto Account 24 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account ' •• _ Dividends on the above payable in London. tUatrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins D l g i a , 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f. utch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Italial3itto 4 per Cent. Certificates h Rentes 4t per Cent., Ex. 25f — Di, per 6ent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — tto Account.... THREE O'CLOCK. Console,.., Money Mtto Account RACING FIXTURES FOR 1884. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring 23 MARCH. Nod ti n gham Spring 1 Chelmsford Spring .... 15 Derby Spring ••• • 3 York Spring .......... 1 9 Liverpool 8 Durham Shrewsbury 29 . lO Northampton...l Cr APRIL. °lll3n`Ptirk Epsoml I Newmarket Craven Spring Chester MAY. ......... 3 1 Manchester Salisbu r y •................ 12 H arpen d en .... 20 Bath ................ 17 Epsom .... 24 Ascot ............ • JUNE Chelmsford ........ ....... 28 7 Newcastle.on-Tyne .... 29 I Worcester (Summer) .• 30 atTLy. Newmarket July ..... . 5 I Nottingham ,vuottsT. Reading }lgham 30 "York SEPTEMBP.It. 6 Richm ond Warwick Newroarket l; ir . s . t ........ 27 8 Mo nmouth 2O 22 Leicest er Doncaster 13 recon OCT , XQvirmarket Second Oct 10 Gloucester IBER. Newmarket Houghton.. 24 NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn 1 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. JANUARY. Manchester FEBRUARY. Lincoln MARCH. Liverpool r••••••••••ei 6 trued :ertort rem ks at land Lde of a in- Id do boar ,rove- r bite ielsea with or of aimi !etioa they Earl that cora- racks ) had ['here iects• ❑ighC 1.110 our ppr o f the rack s was this i ntrY 111 r. SHARE IYIARKETS,--This day, Share I Railways. 13.11. 1 Wol., and Str. Val, 'Blythe and Tyne. IBost.,Sleat.,and 4 lid.o o ;Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian [Cork and Bandon Cornwall • • 8 81 8 6i 81 83 1181 119 i 7 71 --- A sfas no di v Do A ti B. 6p c.p an.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June., Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. ;Edinburgh & Glasgow. I Glasg. and S. Western.' IGreatEastern, Ord. stk ! Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian sti GreatNorthol Scotland ;Great Northern Do A stock Do B do ,Gt. S. and W. of Ireland' ,Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire !London and Blackwall 'Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast ;Lon., Chat., and Dover ;Lon. & Noreh Western Lou.l & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., Zr Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do # shares.. Metropolitan ;Midland Do New _ _ _ . I 38 (0 .16 17 94 96 107 109 49 50 46 48 7g 81 126 127 13)3 1313 134 136 100 102 on Of 1084 109 70 72 110 111 44 45 103! 103! 101 102 484 49) 118 120 1271 127 Up 90 98 3.4.0 Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. d shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line 'North British lEdin., Perth, & Dundee 'Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lade 52 63 24 t 6 1011 102 58& r,9 886 83 Do York Do Carlisle North London I Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction !Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock 119 121 1 2 p 76 78 II 11i 124 126 42 14 98 100 19.16.4 Do Scot. Mid. stock ,'Shrews. and Welohpool ;Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington, 51 52 32 33 Hi 06.1 96 S 8 10 I Of 37 3711 9 10 P 158 10 'lt 61 2f St p Do Do New, 1866 ;Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Wateribrd Kilkenny West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOR.S. Paid. iClosing Business Price. done. 82 11 50 a i 1318 136 5 63 i Ili! 108 z. 9 71 11011 45 103 f f 102 49} 9 1191 19 f 127 i I 2 101 a i 95} 6 1 i i 86 PO 170 175 12.10 IW. Hartlepool Har.&R. , West Midland —Oxford Do Newport, Ao Hereford ) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Mart. Railways Paid. Price. Business don' 1)0 ktiantic &St Lawrene t all 60 a Sk Boin.,Baroda&Cent Ind 100 106 107 106 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 204 Buffalo and. Laxe Huron all 61 6.} 10 Do. Preference „... . all 84 04 100 / Builalo,Brant,&Godric.l. 6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 1 00 Do. do. July 1, 187:- 100 - - 100 Do. do. June 1, 1871 100 - - et Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin 100 1(.3 ((5 st Cape Town J..- Dock Scrii' 100 10 t 103 stock Magri. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 108 209 stock Last Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1(.7 108 1074 4 7 a 20 Do. do. (1 Ext lO 1 14p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 21 22 201 11 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 73 16 100 Do. no. deferred.- all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bonds.. all 66 69 68 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 50 53 100 Do. 3d fief. stock 100 Do. do. deferred. -.. all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 27 29 28 a7l 100 Do. do. deferred. all 23 26 stook Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 108 109 1081 20 Do. New gua. sp. c..• 12 14 lip 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 Ifp stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 105 106 10 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all lei 101 loi 20 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 9e 95 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 i 6p stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 1054 103 106 stock Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 100 100 101 stock Dc. 44 do.. • • .... 100 96 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - - stock Aelb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. alt - - 20 Newßrunswick &Cands Class A. and B. N. Itl•C'da6 pc lat pi bus 100 82 84 stock Scinde (100 1054 106 y el ock Do. Delhi I 100 104 106 zu Do. do E., 2 i ap st Do. Punjaub .... a all 105 106 1054 5 Do. Do. , , 100 - - stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 1100 , 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - cau.(iov. p.c.Ja ,SLJ ut) - 1877-84 ..... 100 102 104 1034 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. ez Aug. 100 101 103 - Do. dp. c.Mar..k Sept. 100 101 11.3 - Do. p. c. Jan.&July. 100 92 83 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 91 93 - iCapeG.Hope, 6p 0,187:i 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 1891 100 109 111 1094 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 - ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 - .Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 - 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 109 1N.8.G0v.6p.0.J a.&July 100 104 106 - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 2.,180t 100 101 102 - Du. sp. c.,18/4 to It7l 100 101 102 -• Do. d0.,1888 &upwcls 100 1014 1024 1011 24 - INew Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 110 - jNova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. - sterling, 1875. lOO 104 106 105 - ',Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 111 113 - S. Aus G6p.c.1873.& up.. 100 111 113 - Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 - Do. io AD.°. An.&OnL. 100 109 Y 1104 BRITISH MINES. 2 leambrian Consol. Gold 1 a 5d Amalgamated 36,.1874 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 55 0 660 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 62 65 63 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 52. id park East Caradon ..... 2.14.6 251 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 71 71 - E. Russel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 5/ 6} 41 Gam.&St.AubVn(Gwen.) 581 11 13 Great South Tolgus 17s 5 61 G. Wheal Vor (Lielston) 40 11 14 Grenville . Eierckrs-Foot ...... 8.12 39 41 El inp,rston Downs 4.18.0 11 21 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant , 9} 20 22 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 25 14 1 d New Setun l9l 90 100 —• North Downs 24 15 2 N.Wh'i Basset(lllozan, 3.1.0 21 31 21 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze) 20 Providenee(Uny Lelur.) 10.6.7 • 3 45 South Caradon(StCleer) 15 410 120 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 60 65 - Stray Park 30.17.6 35 37 0 earner Silv.dc Lead Mill. 45 fin Crott 9 19 20 191 West Basset (11l ogan) l5 95 105 W C' radon (Liskeard) 5 19 21 West Beton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 774 821 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 225 275 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott Wheal Mary Ann (Iden ) 8 11 12 Wheal 13eton 585 170 180 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 20 21 • I Wheal Union 3.17 25 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2,1110} 0} Great N orthern, 4i per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 103 Ditto, 5 per cent., redeemable at 5 per cent., 109 Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock, 77 West Midland, Oxford, lit guaranteed stock, 120 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, - - Ditto, 4} per cent. pref. st , rd., 103 } 2} Stockton and Darlington, C 6 per cent., 33} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, 6 per cent. pref. B, London, Chatham, ac., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 105 4 5 Ditto, C; 6 per cent., 85 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 41 per Cent., 92 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 101 Wilts and Somerset, 03a 2} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent., 181 Belgian Eastern*Junetion, 1k Great Luxembourg, 12} DOCKS. St. Katharine, 701 London, 705 70 Victoria, 1015 JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon ztan and Liverpool (Urn.), 461 Ditto, new, 261 7 Anglo Austrian, 65,1 Australasia, 755 5 Ditto, new, 47f 7 Bank of Wales, lira., British North American, 47 5 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11 Consolidated Bank, lint., Of East London, lira., 85 8 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 23 f 3 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lint.), 27 Imperial Ottoman, 17 4 18 171 London Bank of Scotland, Um., 24 London and Brazilian (lim.), 51 3 501 15 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 49 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 2a4 London and Colonial (lim.), 7 4 8 London and County, 555 5 London Joint Stock, 37 London and Middlesex, lim., 6 London and Northern (lim.), 91 London and South African, 27f London and Westminster, 794 9 4 85 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 175 New South Wales, 53 Oriental Bank Corporation. 574 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (Um), 55 4 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 19/ Company of African Merchants, Crystal Palace, 34 Discount Corporation, limited, 1O / Gen. Credit and Finance of Loncion, lim., 7 l isT n oo t nr e t r dh n o a ni t 3 nal Financial Society, lira., 9i 1 / Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), I)itto, 6 per cent. Bonds, rcdem. 1870, issued 90, 87 4 L London General itnisahn Aust r alasian, ? tm A r an s l s iab o s e ui i as a n, p t c ion, l_i a n m y . 221 . , 4 Oriental Inland Steam, lien., 1 jillytane Y Iron 28} Royal deli stea m )8 Yttll Dieixeze o L 4 a, 111 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING,': NOVEMBER 23, 1863, MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. The wheat trade in the country markets held on Satur day ruled firm, and fine samples in some instances com manded is per qr more money. For good and fine malting barley there was a steady demand at extreme currencies. Oats, beans, and peas were tolerably firm, and in ft our a fair business was transacted at full quotations. , Advices from New York report considerable speculation in wheat and fiJur, but with a very smell busino ss doing for export. On the Continent, the corn trade generally is steady. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were very moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 5,311 qrs of wheat, 9,956 barley, 11,096 oats, 1,609 rye, 5,198 beans, 2,396 pea 4, 20,8801inseed, 37,581 oilseeds, 4,5C:0 maize, 360 sundry seeds, 1,941 sacks and 6,063 brls flour. Tho arrivals of wheat from Essex fresh up to this morn ing's market were only moderate, but there was a tolerably extensive show of produce on the Kentish stands. The condition of the supply exhibited a slight improvement when compared with Monday last. Both for red and white qualities the trade ruled firm, and although factors commenced busi ness by demanding is per quarter more money, buyers were indisposed to operate at the advance, but they subsequently purchased somewhat freely ; at the full prices of this day se'nnight, to Is per quarter improvement, and a fair clear ance was effected. There was a fair show of most descriptions of foreign wheat on the stands, and the trade generally was firm. Fine red American and fine Russian qualities changed hands at, in some instances, an improvement in prices of is per quar ter, and all other parcels sold at quite last Monday's cur - rency. The quality of American white wheats on offer was somewhat inferior. Floating cargoes of wheat were in moderate request, at full prices. Maize and spring corn ruled firm. With most kinds of barley, both English and foreign, the market was fairly supplied. Good and fine malting qualities were in request, at fully previous quotations. In ferior parcels moved off slowly, yet prices were supported. In grinding and distilling qualities, an increased amount of business was transacted, at full currencies. The malt trade was tolerably active, and botheld and new samples commanded extreme rates. The supply of oats was very moderate. For all qualities the trade ruled firm, and, compared with Monday last, an advance in price of from 6d to Is per quarter took place. The supply of beans was by no means extensive. Tho trade exhibited more firmness, and the full prices of Monday last were obtained for all qualities. Peas fully supported previous rates. The sup k ily on offer was only moderate, and the demand ruled steady. Maize was firmer, and the quotations had an upward tendency. Barrel flour—the supply of which was very moderate — sold steadily at fully the late improvement in currency. Town and country made flour was in fair average request, and prices held firm. CURRENCY PER IMPERJAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 43s Ditto, old 893 42s Ditto, white, 1863 44s hOi Ditto, old 4os 48s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 4os 44s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 2Bs 39s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 605 Os Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os f 63 Chevalier 663, 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding* lBs 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 163 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2os 233 Beans—Tick 30. 32s Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White 36s 38s Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 285 30s Stockton and Norfolk. American, per barrel l7B 24s lingen, 130 bays from Rotterdam, 14 from Hamburg, 64 from Dunkirk, and 28 from Amsterdam. Yorkshire Regents 7os to 80s per ton. Flukes .. Kent and Essex Regents Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fite Regents 70s to 80s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of foreign stock on offer in to-day's market was seasonably good, both as to number and quality. On the whole, the trade ruled steady, at about previous rates. From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts fresh up were moderate; whilst those from Ireland and Scotland were tolerably good. The general condition of the supply, however, was very middling. Prime Scots, short horns, Herefords, and Downs, commanded a steady sale, at fully last Monday's currency; but inferior breeds met a dull inquiry, at late rates. The top figure was 5s per Blbs. The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire comprised 2,000 short horns, &c.; from other parts of England 600 various breeds ; from Scotland, 130 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 600 oxen, cows, and heifers. We were again but moderately supplied with sheep. Com pared with several previous weeks their quality exhibited a falling off. Dawns and half-breeds were in steady request, at extreme rates. Otherwise, the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. The general top figure was 5s 8d; but a few very superior Downs realised 5s 10d per 81bs. Calves—the supply of which was only moderate—met a dull inquiry. In prices, however, no change took place. There was only a limited inquiry for pigs at last week's quotations. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Second quality do. 4 6 4 10 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s 20s to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ... Cows Sheep Calves 3lO Pigs 340 , The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 11,417 head. In the corresponding week in 1862, we received 5,215—in 1861, 6,303—in 1860, 8,330 —in 1859, 5,981—in 1858, 5,674—in 1857, 4,484 head. s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 0 5 4 Pme. S' thdown d 0.5 6 5 8 Largo orse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Large hogs 3 4 3 1U Small porkers 4 0 4 4 and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. 2,340 Sheep and lambs 6,870 Calves Pigs IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam BO7 .. 2981 ~, .. 406 .. 26 Harlingen ... • 4'77 .. 1085 .. .. 118 .. 93 Hamburg 65 .. 984 .. • ~ .. 63 Amsterdam .. 83 • • • . .. Medemblik l2l . • 1575 .. —.. 7 Bremen . 7l .., Boulogne -- • • Nieu Diep .• . _ •• •• _ .. Antwerp .. . • .. , 22 .. Ostend . .... .. -- •• • ..._ • • 15 .. Calais • • • • • • • • 58 Dordt. •• . • Tonning. • 1232 .. 747 .. .. , -- •. - • • •-- •• 30 •• - •• --- • • Total a ... 2,619 .. 7,960 — .. 568 .. 270 - - The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862.. 1861 .. 1096 .. 5 , 01 7 .. .. 122 .. 68 1860 1643 .. 6,224 .. 371 142 1859 1043 .. 4,720 .. 101 . 95 22 1858 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Nov. 24, 1862, and this day. Monday, Nov. 23, 1863. Fer 81b. to sink the offal. ;Nov. 24, 1862. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c... 4lO 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. .. 4 2 4 8 Prime coarse-woolled do 4lO 5 4 Prime Southdown do. .. 5 6 5 8 Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkors Beasts Sheep and lambsi 21,440 Calves Pigs 250 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov 25, 1861.—8 i sheep, 21,200—calves, 146—pigs, 360. Nor. 26, 18 60.—Beasts, s,3oo—sheep, 2 148—pigs, 360. Nov. 23, 1863. 3 4to 3 8 310 4 4 4 6 410 410 5 0 310 4 4 4 6 410 50 5 4 6 5 8 00 0 0 38 4 4 46 4 8 3 4 310 40 4 4 5,540 19,280 310 340 ists, 5,120 ~850 —calve s NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are well supplied with town and country killed meat. Generally speaking, the trade is lees firm, and prices, in some instances, have slightly declined. _ - Per 81b. by the carcase. sasd Enferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 Nliddling do. 3 2 3 6 Prime largo do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 Interior mutton. 3 6 3 8 edsd Middlingmuttou 3 10 4 4 Prime clo 4 6 4 8 Veal Small pork . , 4 2 4 6 Lamb BOROU II HOP. We have no improvement to notice in the demand either for English or foreign hops. Fair average supplies of pro duce are on sale, but the show of good and fine samples is somewhat restricted. In prices, compared with Monday last, the changes are not important. Last week's import amounted to 67 bales from Ostend, 243 Rotterdam, 327 Hamburg, 115 Antwerp, 78 Boulogne, 55 Bremen, and 240 pockets from Guernsey. New Mid and East Dents £4 10s to £8 10s per owt. New Weald of Konts 5 Os to 6 5 8 New Golding If New Sussex 3 Os to 5 Os ~ 1 108 to 3 10s Y O l e d a s r I . i nf Particulars. 1859. 1860. 1861. 1862. 1863. -- -- Stock this day.... 50,417 1 1 69.609 45.742 57.135 70.496 .. Price of Y.C. c 58s 0.1 to l 6Os 6d to 51531 to '46s 6d to 43s Od to ( --s Od —8 Od 51s 6d —s Od —s Od Delivery last 'week 2, 2 83 1,271 2,628 2,174 1,178 Ditto from June 1 40,016 48,407 73,872 3'9,423 32,795 Arrivals last week 3,191 3,325 10,764 9,703 4,446 Ditto from June 1 78,382 90,293 6!.854 58,246 65,444 Price of Town.,,. 62s 6d 61s 9d 548 3d 47$ Id 43s 9a ATEMENT OP TALLOW SHIPPING AT sy. PETERSBURG 1861. Casks FOR THE SEASON. 1863. 1862. Tallow despatched from Cronstadt Casks. Casks. to Oct. 28, 0. S. (estimated at 25 pools to the cask) 72,512 63,000 75,184 In ships loading and lighters 377 5,351 Total loaded off from St. Petersburg, Oct. 30, O.S 7 1,818 63,377 83,835 Do. after this date -- 63,879 83,835 55,197 39,000 52,695 Total at the close of the navigation London ... Liverpool — Bristol Other English ports Ireland l7B 200 576 Scotland Germany 13,301 13,460 12,355 France Total. 72,512 63,000 78,18 k LAW INTELLIGENCE---This Day. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. :Before the Lord Chief Baron, and Barons Bramwell, Chan- nell, and Pigott,) THE CASE OF THE ALEXANDRA. THE QUEEN V. SILLIM AND OTHERS, CLAIMANTS OF THE ALEXANDRA. The Attorney General, the Solicitor General, the Queen's Advocate, Mr. Locke, Q.C., and Mr. T. Jones were for the plaintiffs, Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., Mr. Karslake, Q.C., Mr. Mellish, Q.C., and Mr. Kempley were for the defendants. The arguments in this case on the question as to whether there should be a new trial, were resumed this morning, for the sixth day. The Queen's Advocate commenced his argument this morning, He stated that, in accordance with a canon of law, penal statutes should be construed in such a man ner as that the meaning of the words of the Act were not to be so narrowed as to defeat the public policy of the Act, and the evident intention of the Legislature ; so they were not to narrow the seventh section, under which these proceedings were taken, in such a way as to frustrate the object the legislation had in view. The statute was essentially a preventative statute, and so far from desiring to wait, before taking action, until the mischief had been done, it stopped it at the very first opportunity, and to omit this characteristic of the Act you take away one of the most important keys to its practise. The learned advocate objected to the quotation from Vattel as an autho tity on international law in this case, for this reason— Vattel was a Swiss, and as large numbers of men were continually being enlisted, and conveyed from his country to serve as soldiers for foreign Powers, he devotes one part of his work to a defence of that proceeding. Vattel therefore wrote with a certain bias, and was not to be depended upon in reference to this question. Adverting to the words "fit out," "furnish," "equip," and " arm," he claimed that the axiom should be accepted, that it must not be presumed that those words were synonymous and superfluous. The case was proceeding when we went to press, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goullmrn.) IN RE COLONEL WAUGH - JUDGMENT ON APPLICATION FOR RELEASE FROM CUSTODY. His Honour to-day proceeded to give judgment on the application of this bankrupt for release from custody. The arguments in the case were fully reported a few days since. His Honour now said that he had conferred with Mr. Com missioner Holroyd, who concurred with him that, in mak ing an unconditional order of discharge, it would raise a conflicting jurisdiction with the Court from which the writ of capias was issued, and on which the bankrupt was ar rested, and required to find bail to the amount of £50,000. His Honour considered the detention of the bankrupt with out the detaining creditors taking any steps to try the case was an act of great oppression and injustice, and he thought it probable that on the altered statement of the circumstances and the delay of the detaining creditors in prosecuting their suit, the court from which the writ was issued or a judge would alter or vary their order. Ml. Commissioner Holroyd concurred in the view, and also suggested that as the detaining creditors were the official managers of the estate which were being wound up in Chancery, the Chief Clerk would, on the case being fully laid before him, make an order for the discontinuance of the action, but after either or both applications had been made, and the opinion of the court above obtained, Colonel Waugh might, if necessary, apply again to this court. He would, however, suggest to the assignee to consider whether there was anything to justify them in lending themselves to the assistance of th e d e t a i n i ng cred i tor in keeping Colonel Waugh in custody, and whether it was beneficial to the creditors when th e ass i gnees tacitly ad mitted that they did not think that the action could be suc cessful. He would put it whether it was quite fair and just to do so when the accountant had made an affidavit that the accounts required the personal attention of the b an k rupt, . which could not be rendered prison. Mr. Linklater said that the assignees had no personal feeling in the matter, all they wished to do was to protect the interest of the general body of creditors ; he therefore would, on their behalf, act on the suggestion of the Court, and withdraw their opposition to the bankrupt's release. Mr. Sargood (tor Colonel Waugh) then urged that the question of jurisdiction of the Court was avoided, for Mr. Linklater conceded that the release of the bankrupt would be advantageous to the creditors. His Honour said Mr. Linklater had not said that, or i would have been different. _ Mr. Linklater said he Could only say he was willing to act cn the suggestion by the Court. a Mr. Sargood then submitted that instead of sending C o l. Waugh to two superior courts, the Queen's Bench and Chancery, and then bringing him bacgk chreedreit,nwrshemnigthhte question of jurisdiction might be again raised, the Court appeal might orderto the a Lord whende t in both m the q ues ti on o f jurisdiction and the facts would be raised. Mr. Bazley opposed, but His Honour said he would further consider the matter, and give his final judgment on Wednesday. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Increased snpplies of home grown potatoes have' been on sale here since our last. For all quotations the trade has ruled inative, and the quotations have given way. The quality of the produce from Yorkshire and Scotland is very good, The import last week was 10 pockets from Har- SEEDS. Generally speaking the seed trade is quiet. Canary seed, however, continues firm, and other seeds are without mate rial change in value from last week. The cake trade is dull, on former terms. Turnip, White,p. bus.lls to 14s Swede —s —s tilustard, Brown IOA 13s Carraway 268 28s Coriander l2s 16s llenipseed, per qr 4os 42s Linseed.,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic -s -8 White, Tares, New 5s Oct 5s 6d Old per quarter - — s Cknary, per quarter 50s o s Rye grass, new..... 22s 248 Clover, Red Eng., et. — 8 White Foreign Red 3Ss 45s White 503 64s Trefoil, new. 22s 258 Odessa -s -8 Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9los.£lo —s , Foreign .i,910s £lO ICs Rape Cakes,p tonXs Os £6 lOs Rapeseed, new,pr qr 61s 68s WOOL. The attendance of buyers at the public sales of colonial wool now in progress continue good. The biddings gene rally rule active, and in some instances a slight advance on the opening rates has been realised. Within the last few days American buyers have taken a considerable quantity of greasy Cape wool at 9A to 1 lid per lb. For Belgium a moderate business is doing, but French buyers are operat ing to a very moderateextent. To the present time about 50,000 bales have passed the hammer, viz. :-8,500 bales Sydney, 6,600 Port Philip, 2,100 Van Diemen's Land, 750 Adelaide, 12,000 New Zealand, 1,000 Swan River, 17,000 Cape, and 2,200 sundries. In the trade for English wool by private contract we have to report continued firmness, at fully previous quotations. Advices from Australia state that the new clip will be unprecedentedly good, both in point of quantity and length of staple. Several parcels of new produce had already arrived at Sydney and Melbourne at ho date of our latest intelligence. TALLOW. The tallow trade is dull to-day. St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted at 43s per cwt on the spot, 42s 6d for the year, and 43s 6d for spring delivery. Rough fat is selling at 2s lid per Sibs. Town tallow, 41s 3d net cash. Advices from St. Petersburg state that the shipments for the season had amounted to 75,058 casks, against 63,879 casks in 1862, and 83,835 casks in 1861. The Price of Gold, Mint price of £3 hold per £1 sterling. that gold is The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 . per £1 sterling. On e it: u. 42sA per mark l comparing 7 s.io id about gdloiltus English than P i n Par i s . andexchangel9u rognt Londonhe s f ;Aandard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, nearly 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. y t a n d e v ice shorts f 'r oni l ia The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 15f. to 1601 per cent., and the premium en gold is about 46 percent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of gold from the United,,States. PARIS, Nov. 21.—Le Monde of to-day p u bli s h es Bishopa lett of A letter of th rr e ss E. Themper or,dated Nov. 14, t o th e Emperor says he has seen with pleasure, and sincerely congratulates, the d Bishop upon th e energe tic part taken by hi m i n the o f th e F a i t h, b y a work desti ne d to com bat a recent production which sought to raise doubt upon one of the fundamental principles of the Catholic religion. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA. BLANCHE DE NEVERS. The pleasant recollection of what Mr. Balfe has already done as a musical composer would of itself be quite suffi cient to attract a brilliant and overflowing audience on the production of a new opera from his pen, even supposing there was no previous interest attaching to the story dealt with, but, coupling the fact of the immense patronage that has been showered upon the great sensational drama, " The Duke's Motto," at the Lyceum, unusual interest was excited on Saturday evening to witness'how the popular composer had dealt with the subject in his last new opera, "Blanche de Nevers." Our own impression is that the story was too complicated to afford materials for an opera, although the services of Mr. John Brougham, the adapter of the drama, had been secured to furnish the libretto for Mr. Balfe. In that opinion we are now confirmed, although it must be confessed great tact and ingenuity has been exer cised in the adaptation. The characters are precisely the same as in the "Duke's Motto." Fechter's great part, Lagardare, of course is sustained by Mr. W. Harrison, the rest of the cast being as follows :--Philip of Orleans (Re , gent of France), Mr. A. St. Albyn ; the Prince de Gon zagues, Mr. W. H. Weiss ; Cocardasse, Mr. Henri Corri ; Peyrolles, Mr. J. Rouse; JEsop (the Hunchback), Mr. Ansley Cooke ; Narvailles, Mr. C. Lyall ; Diego, Mr. Friend ; Chavernay, Mr. Arthur ; Notary, Mr. Goodwin ; the Princess de Gonzagues, Miss Emma Heywood; Zillah (a Gitana), Miss Anna Hiles; and Blance de Novers, Miss Louisa Pyne, After a short, but effectually composed, symphony the curtain rises upon a very beautiful scene, an encampment of gipsies—the first act of tho play being entirely omitted— when, after a very good chorus and pretty dance by the corps de ballet, Prince Gonzagues enters in search of Blanche de Nevers. Zillah, the Gipsy Queen, is told she is the missing lady, and then we have the sensation incident—the duel between Lagardere and the Hunchback, /Esop, and the departure of the parties to Paris. In this act there is a song for Zillah, "A Gipsy Queen am I," which Miss Hiles sang with great vivacity, and although it was but a very ordinary effort of musical composition, the audience vociferously applauded it, and of course it was repeated. Mr. Harrison's opening song is one of those which is invariably found in the first act of all operas produced under his management ; in this instance, it is " I'm as happy as a king." There is not much in it as a musical composition, although again the audience applauded it most lustily, and demanded its repe tition. To this demand, however, there was a strong oppo sition, but the dissentients were silenced by cries of " turn him out." The great feature of the act was a florid piece of vocalization by Miss Pyne, " Ever unwearily, singing so merrily," and a pretty duet, "Oh what boundless joy," sung by Miss Louisa Pyne and Miss Hiles. The composer evidently had taken great pains with these two composi• tions, and as a natural result they were worthy the applause they elicited. The act closes with a well-scored unaccom panied quartette by Misses Pyne, lilies, Mr. Harrison, and Mr. Wiess, which is perhaps about one of the best things in the opera. The second act, in which it will be recollected Lagard ere informs Blanche of his love for her, opens with rather a vulgar comic song by Mr. Rouse, " Oh what an unfortu nate humbug am I," and then comes that which we presume must be considered the tenor song of the opera, " Wilt thou think of me." We much question whether it will ever become a favourite, although there is here and there a momentary melody, but the opening notes of it are in fact neither more or less than the first bar or two of the piece of dance music known as " the Schottische." The accompaniment is pretty and telling, and of course it was encored, but whether, as a musical composition, it deserved that honour, is more than questionable. Miss Pyne's cabelleta, "As when a sun burst from the sky," is one of those peculiar compositions of Balfe which invariably evoke unanimous applause, and Miss Emma Heywood's contralto solo, " Time with reluctant step moves on," was given with a beautyof intonation and intense pathos that stamped it as one of the triumphs of the evening. The other incidents of the drama are worked up in the two succeeding acts of the opera, the most noticable musical compositions being a duo for Miss Pyne and Mr. Harrison, 4, Must we part ;" a capital bacchanalian song for Mr, Weiss, 'The Old Vine Tree;" a chorus of soldiers, "A cup to soldiers' trade fill high," and the finale for the prima donna, although the latter was not heard to advan tage, owing to the noise and confusion created by the de parting portion of the audience. This, however, must for the future be provided against, as at present the opera is much too long, and no better proof of that assertion is wanted than the anxiety of the audience to quit the theatre before the curtain had descended. The opera, taken as a whole, will not add another laurel to the wreath Mr. Balfe already possesses ; but at the same time it is but just to remark it will not diminish his reputation as a composer. It is, speaking from first im pressions, wanting in that sustained melody which marks the greater part of Mr. Balfe's former productions. As far as acting is concerned, nothing could be better. Indeed, Mr. Harrison as the gallant Lagard4re, and the Hunchback )Esop was astonishingly good—in fact, it quite took the audience by surprise, and from first to last he drew down the most unbounded applause, by the pathos and anima tion he threw into the part. Miss Pyne seemed to like the part of Blanche, while the other performers, Miss Emma Heywood more especially, acquitted themselves with the utmost excellence. The "calls" were frequent; and after the drop scene descended at the first act, Mr. Harrison, Miss Pyne, Mr. Weiss, and Mr, Cooke had to bow their thanks. Mr. Balfe had also to appear and personally acknowledge the applause of the audience. The scenery, dresses, and appointments were magnifi cent. The scene of the illuminated gardens of the Regent, on the occasion of the masque ball, was beautiful beyond description. The house was crowded in every part, and from first to last the reception of the opera by the audience was most enthusiastic and highly satisfactory. ST, JAMES'S HALL, Church's Historical Panorama of the Civil War in America is now being exhibited here with great effect. The immensity of the painting may be surmised, when the reader is informed that it occupies nearly two hours in its display. The panorama commences with the first march of the Federal troops down the Broadway, in the United States, and capitally illustrates the immense excitement that such a proceeding must have awakened. We then have vivid representations of the different engagements that have taken place between the Northern and Southern armies, all which are depicted with consummate skill. The disastrous retreat at Bull Run, the Federal fleet in a storm off Cape Hatteras, Harper's Ferry, scenes in the seven days' battle before Richmond, the battle of Fredericksburg, the siege of Vicksburg, and the bombardment of Fort Sumter and Charleston are all remarkably well painted, while the two or three scenes exhibited, not of the terrible nature of the foregoing —a Southern planter's house with cotton fields and a foraging party in a farm yard —are very excellent specimens of scenic art. There is a short but very excellent description of each of the scenes represented given by Mr. Fenno, the lecturer, and some very excellent musical ac companiments, which, combined, produce a very entertain ing, and, at the present time, more than ordinarily interest ing exhibition. THE NATIONAL SHAKSPERE COMMITTEg has received the addition of the following nam es during the p ast week :—The Marqui s d'A z3g li o, Si r Roundell Pahner, the Attorney-General, the Rev. Humphrey Lloy dD , .D., the Rev. W. Reeves, D.D., S. Ferguson, Esq., CO' , T. Llo y d, (W Esq., M.P., Mr. Alderman Spiers, of ord, Mr. Cowden Clarke, John Anster, LE. 0., and D. P. Starkey, Esq. MR. AND MRS. It ZRMANN VEZIN are engaged at the Princess's, where a new play, written for them by Mr. Westland Marston, will be pro duced shortly after the beginning of the season. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL.-- Mendelssokn's " Elijah" w ill be performed on Friday next, the 27th inst., Madame Itudersdorff, Madame Sainto n . Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Smiley, principal vocalists. 4g Q UEE N MAe."—A second edition of Miss K avan agh's new novel, "Queen Alaleabelt.n has just been issued by Messrs. Hurst and Bk " Queen Mab" (says the althenceum) is a good and inter esting novel. hlt has a stro n g , well-com p licate d plot, yet keeps clear of ' sensa tion' interest . The story does which turn upon the mere concatenation of circumstances which lead a reader on for the sake of seeing 'how it a ll ends,' a leaving him w ithout further desire to look i n t o the book again. Mab' human deals with conflicting Queen passions and conflicting duties. The qualities of the characters make or mar their fortunes. ' Queen Mab,' as she is called, is charming. The book is well worth reading. It i s well written, and the interest is sustained to the last page," AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) Tho following are the latest despatches from the Boston papers : lITAstiiNGTON, Nor. 10. From information which reached Washington to-night, the messenger leaving the Army of the Potomac at 10 o'clock this morning, it appears that General Buford yesterday reached a point two miles north of Culpepper, driving rebel cavalry and in fantry before him. General Lee's head-quarters on Saturday night were at Brandy Station on the Rappahannock. This refutes the belief current in some quarters that he had gone south to advise with Bragg. Our army lay in line of battle all day yesterday, but Lee declined to accept the issue of an engage ment. Snow fell yesterday afternoon along the line o mountains, covering the peaks of the Blue Ridge. General Kilpatrick occupied Pony Mountain yes terday afternoon. Last night he discovered a large area of camp fires south of the Rapidan, between Racoon ford and Rapidan station on the railroad, No force of magnitude were discovered in and around Culpepper. This leads to the . inference that Lee has declined to risk a general engagement in the open field, and withdrawn his forces, except a small guard, to his former strong post. All the evidence tends to prove that Gen. Meade has out-generated Lee, by leading him to believe it was his intention to move down the neck opposite to Fredericksburg, thus inducing the latter to weaken his front here to strengthen that point. A gentleman who arrived here to-night says our line of battle crossed the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to a point where it is supposed Lee has a full force on our front. THE CONGRESS. An Allegory about Certain Very Queer Fishes. By P**lik******* C*****. We would here venture, ourselves, to offer, by way of pre liminary, the following Key to the Allegory :- 1. The Lake—Europe. 2. _Pike—France. 3. Trout—England. 4. lench—Germany. 5. Dace—Poland. 6. Perch—Russia. 7. Diet of Worms•--Revolutionary Government at War- saw. 8. Roach—Nice and Savoy. 9. Tseati of Reeds—Treaty of Vienna. The taste of a hook—The Castle of Ham. A. Ihe Carp—lhe Critic (not, of course, a mere carping critic) among the Diplomatists. .2. The Gudgeons—The " whole boiling" in this proposed "pretty kettle of fish." (Frona the Times.) I know a LIKE, (1) where each genus of fishes Has its own proper region apart. The PIKE (2) who wants plenty of room for his dishes Favours views of reform for the chart. The TROUT (3) has his haunts under oaks deeply rooted, Whore the lake overflows in the stream, Mid weeds to his nature Teutonic well-suited, The siow TENCII (4) spends his days in a dream. The Pike in the centre commands a dominion Where his tail, when he gives it a swish, Conveys to the surface of public opinion Every idee he forms upon fish. A region of old was assigned to the Daces, (5) But I find by historic research, That three stronger fish push'd them out of their places, And the chief of the three was the PEucu. (6) The Perch vow'd the outcasts his special protection, And enjoin'd them to swim by his side, But ne'er in the warmth of a Perch's affection Has a Dace yet been found to confide. The Daces rebelled in their own ancient water, And proclaim'd their own DIET OF WORMS; (7) The Percle ate themup with a promise that later Ile woull eat them on friendlier terms. So vexed is the lake by these two finny races That the public attention it draws, A Perch does not limit ambition to Daces, So his was no popular cause. The Trout was a keen and courageous official, Ever ready to rise at a fly, And wont to pass judgment, deemed extrajudicial, How Fishes should deal with their fry. That Trout was much dreaded by fishes the boldest, For a property strange he possest, He could send such a shock into water the coldest, As to make it too hot for the 7 est. Quoth he, " Since the Perch has no awe of Jove's thunder, I myself will his conscience affright, All tyrants shall learn how a Perch will knock under To a Trout that's accustom? d-to write !" In a solemn despatch full of menace and moral, Then the Trout call'd the Parch a bad lot ; And declared that he enter'd the lists of that quarrel With the sternest resolve to fight not. Siuco Europe was saved from the Moor by Charles Martel, Thought the Trout, "Nothing like my despatch I" Said the Perch when he calmly considered the cartel, " That Trout will not come to the scratch." So, while on the Dace he continued his dinner, The Perch to their champion replied, And the critics agreed that the Trout was no winner, When to writing the .Perch he defied. Meanwhile, the Grand Pike eyed the waters in trouble With a statesman's prophetic survey, For where'er on the surface there rose up a bubble, There the Pike hail'd the sign of a prey. A very deep fish, yet a very bold swimmer, Many snares for that Pike had been set, Heaven knows the contempt he had now for a trimmer, And how lightly he broke through a net Thought he, "To those Dace I've an old obligation Still the claim of the Perch is as strong : For I ate up a ROACH (8) with his full approbation, Which the Trout said that Grotius held wrong• "This quarrel affords me the happy occasion To demand a new map of the lake; Perhaps with the aid of a little persuasion, 'Tis an idde that fishes will take." Then burst on the waters this autograph letter, "Friends, events grow more urgent each day, It becomes me to alter this lake for the better, Let me fully express mon idle. " Whenever the limits of States have been shattered The big fishes have met to arrange How rights over small fit,h the goods may have scattered They might with advantage exchange, " ' Twas the TDEA.TY OF REEDS (9) that adjusted our nations, But who now in that Treaty confides ? Can the peace of the lake rest its fishy foundations On the reeds which are pricking our sides ? "I unfold, then, the plan which my tail by it B switches Has hinted long since to the tam Let the lake be reraapped by a Congress of Fishes To be held in the place I advise. for this ,g I h a ve not always lived in this lake like the r I have starved upon frogs in a brook ; ...each" ; I have learned how the school of adversi ty pinches, And experienced TILE TASTE OP A RO OK (10) Cautious in eating i i 14 is is not as p a i s k m e a e r r i e s t P i d i e k s e tthhea pre sstjlut. —O OK (10) Is a Pike that the Gudgeons A Pike whom a hook has made may trust. meeting; sett: i , Let an offer so stept a Altho' rumour has called For I prove by the ilencl to Suspicion, " Al T t h nr a de t ma l ta iwonnascnet to I but agree sa t oy, ' c Where vra e th a Pike of ambition, whi ch ela l k ta e. ke, Let Th is th p a e t a p ee a part breathing hheinall should assemble, Give a final repos e letter to my hole ; lake most accustomed to tremble Even the Tenchggrteowettitaleleri 'l4lj:la'u°Bl:.d' .i. was so hard to believe thrvv.te ;eat consternation, a t o p t i h k e e, c s a i s n e v ; 'T was Could be only to talk abriut Dace. This plan for remapping the lake was a riddle Which suggested to fish but one guess : " As the Pike had his share of the lake in the middle Re must mean that the ends should be less." But still, as bewilderm ant breeds indecision) So the counsel in vogue was delay ; provision, Let the Pike s tat e hi s sc h eme , on each special Every fish would have something to say. In short, most agreed with the Eel, that to wriggle Was the politic mode to escape; Ask the Pike to explain—ask the Grayling to hip le And thus slip thro' details from the scrape. Spoke the CARP (11)—" Let all fishes forgot their old grudges; Do not question the views of the Pike, Every hint that he is not the justest of judges, Serves to justify him in a strike. " Reply that you thank him for all his good wishes,. That his zeal for your welfare you know; But—a _Pike to his hole ashy a Congress of _Ashes THEY ARE I:WI: 1 010M (12), INDEED, ir TIL GAO. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-rAsT 4 o'CLocic LUXEMBOUR (4-. - ~-- The Second Chac.►_aber of the Grand Dathy of Luxembouig, has - voted its rei:dy to the SPEECh from the Throne, The Address is Et mere paraphrase of that. documaut, with the exception of the paragraph announcing; the approaching conclusion of a new Concordat. The Chamber on that subject recommends the Go. , •ernment to take into account the Concordats of 18u1 and 1807. The clericals, it may be re membered, dispute the legal existence of those con- , ventions. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELL IGENCE.--This Day. EVENIG. TATTERSALL'S.—T nis THE DERBY. 14 to 1 agst Paris (taken) 20 to 1 agst Forager (taken and offored) 33 to 1 agst Appenino (taken) 33 to 1 agst Historian (taken) 33 to 1 agst Hollyfox (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) ARRIVALS AT WARWICK. Lord Burleigh, Suburban, Portland, Remedian, Tolureo, Gladiator, Farfalla, Calabria, Turcos, Nucleus, Rose, Lady Mary, Orphene, Fearnought, Agnes, Lady Derby Umpire, Golden Drop, Lincoln, Belle of the Ball, True Heart, Flower. Safety, Mary Copp colt, Mary Ramsay, Twilight, Diploma, Columbia, Sinking Fund, Lord of the Manor, and Lord Cochrane. THE CRAWLEY COURT MARTIAL. SIXTH DAY. ALDERSHOT, Monday. The inquiry was resumed this morning. Troop Sergeant Major Robert Cotton, examined by Col. Sir A. Horsford fcr the prosecution.--I have been 10 years in the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons. I knew Sergeant Major Lilley from the day I first joined the regiment till the day of his death. In my opinion he was a hard working, industrious, and sober man. No orders were given to me to place him in arrest. I did not place him.in arrest. I believe he was placed in arrest by Lieut. and Adjutant Fitzsimoons. Q.—Do You know what the orders for his arrest were ? Col. Crawleyobjected to theircontents being stated if they were in writing, unless they were produced. The Ccurt allowed the objection. Examination continued—l am not aware whether the orders were in writing or not. Lieut. Fitzsimons gave me orders abl Crawley submitted that the witness should be asked whether the orders were in writing, and objected to evidence being given of the contents of documents that were in existence. 'A long consultation ensued, which resulted in the exa mination proceeding, Colonel Crawley withdrawing his ob jection. Witness—l cannot positively swear whether Lieut. Fitz. simons gave the order verbally or dictated it. I took it down in writing. I cannot recollect what became of it. I copied the order into a small book I had at that time. I have a slight remembrance of Lieut. Fitzsimons asking me for a copy of the order, but whether I gave it or not I cannot recollect, nor what has become of the small book. I paraded the guard that was to be placed over the prisoner, and read the orders to them. I then gave them over to the sergeant of the guard. I remember Lieut.-Col. Crawley making a remark in the orderly room about posting the sentries, but the purport I do not recollect. Q. Did you make any remark to him ?—A. I did. I re marked that Sergeant Major Lilley was a married man. Q. What did Colonel Crawley say ?—A. lle asked ma how I dared disobey his orders or the major general's. Q, Did he then give you any order ? A. Colonel Crawley then told me to go and see the sentries proporly posted, that is, inside the quar ters. I then left the orderly-room. I remember going with Cornet Snell to place the sentries. Ho last saw Lilley on the morning of his death. lie appeared very sick. The surgeon administered some medicine to him, and a short time afterwards he died. Mrs. Cotton was now present, and she was present at Sergiant Major Lilley's death. The cross-examination of the witness was postponed. Major John Edward Swinley, of the 6th Dragoons, said that while the sergeant majors were under arrest in the orderly room Col. Crawley complained that a communica tion had been held with the prisoners, and asked Lieut. Fitz simons whether he knew,what was meant by close arrest. Tho lieutenant said he did, and that it meant placing sentries over the prisoners. Col. Crawley remarked that it meant no such thing, and that it meant that the prisoner should be watched night and day. On that occasion Sergeant Major Cotton informed the colonel that Mr. Lilley was a married man, and liniment had to be rubbed on his wife's chest, upon which the colonel remarked that, married or single, officer or soldier, his orders should be carried out. Quartermaster Wooder and other officers were present. I think Captain Ware was one of the officers present. A complaint was made to him that a communication had taken place be tween a person named Gibson and the prisoners, but find ing that there was no sufficient ground for the complaint vn:knettilhiantgfraogin t ; al ns . against Gibson, he ordered the private (named Liddell) who was said to have allowed the communication to take place, to be released. The following morning h o was reprimanded by Colonel Crawley for his decision. He expressed his sorrow if he had erred in hi s thsealpdrihsoenwero.uldCobloenetlriCdrabwley re marked said he did not think he had, as he had most carefully examined the witnesses, and decided that there the t evidence. he had heard he would try Sergeant Major Lilley :as the very dis trict man by a court martial. To stohlei sbessettanotfeevmheeirstaric:oallpselcatiinoed ht that Mr. Fizsimons did not witness ad e d a e r a ry th w e e s l e l oufg rawl M ey rs Gib ' T"'r :tot care a d---, that of adjutant, but h htt h hdi e gec t ht h et h o sc u teo. gu characterh urdt t ue C tmit h c ea Col. Crawley very I will have my orders inw o u a that ro t r idhsee:d Captain o,r, hadCAs "Colonel Archibald defective coghnlieeb: ao lcofficer cal e evw y r al e oer s rye i g, soldier. said,t la . d l li called dr . Mr. Fitzsimons came in. The colonel wasa r car en l 2 i b o e u re t d ." that in 1862 he Was in and the lorderlytalking examined, ttrogorn said whenal o 1 i u d e voice with Mr. Fitzsimons. h si i m m en w s, h d a o t youit W knowas ,What The colonel said, " Mr. Fitz close arrest means I'" Mr. Fitz simons said, " I thi nk I do, sir." Colonel Crawley asked not to los e and then told hi m th a t it mean t nt° those that the sent ry was sight of him day or night. Sergeant Cotton said that Lilley was a married man. The colonel told C o tt o hold his tongue, an d no t t o contra dict the o r d ers he had ordersgiven, carried i t e h d o s o e u o t f . the Sergeant General, Cotton C button told the colonel that M rs. Lilley had liniment or oint ment to be plied, rubbed on her stoma c h. Th e co lonel then re- to go and see " I don't that. care a d--, Mr. Fitzsimons ; I can't help Officer or soldier, I will have my orders carried out." T his conversation must have taken place early in May. After some further evidence, the proceedings were again adjourned. ___. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. hi nerakaodretehdGri rh er constable,ei ra(jt h o e a ribs, i n terfering to prevenstaantuhdietionPng.°lhtichtle MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BREAKING A WOMAN'S RlBS.—Elizabeth Gilhani wa g charged before Mr. Yardley with violently assaulting and breaking one of the ribs of a woman named Hannah O'Brien, residing in Old Brook-court, near Fitzroy-market. Inspector Hubb said that the injured WODIBII was tumble to appear. It appears that about two this morning the police were called by Hannah O'Brien to the court, when she said that the prisoner, Elizabeth Gilliam, had s truck her on the head with a brass candlestick. into custody, and the police of roughs, who struck them Th e police seeing u t i h th e a N m vom a in a i r head bleeding went to take herin a t h o a e m u.st i o ndyeu,W custody o e d n yslh left ft re h f e u r s t e ( d to go, and there was a scene ot the most violent disturbance, a wan named Langdon to the hospital, it was found that one of her for a week. rab t w a uem k aihnh i o n igeim g de etatnhhttee O'Brieni constable surrounded o p r assist i so n ba e yn r whadh : s a i:k i nhb l i violent that one Lang was then charged with its da d the p r i son ~ of y b r r e o m ke a n n . rbiemblisn,hrgh.eaytinda Yardley abr e ade n eine police, his conduct being co v i ol compelled to use his staff, them was Langdon, who had received a very s evere bl ow on th o head, complained (if the constable Mr. Yardley said that any injurie s h e (Lang,don) liad re ceivedhis ow ley) was glad to n conduct. He (Kr. Yard see that the staff i t was green to the constableswas not often used, but surrounded by an u for their protection when Langdon said he unruly mob, was carried to the hospital, and was half an hour in sens ib le. He wished to call a witness to speak to the treatment he received. Mr. Yardle y remanded him for a week. BIRTH IN TFIE PIT OF DRURY-LANE THEATRE 0 .- - ' n Saturday night, during the farce of " My Heart's izi Lb° Highland b," married woman, named Stevens, gave birth to a child, causing groat confusion, The child was dead. THE GREATEST MUSICALPERFORMER IN LONDON is again to be heard. " Big Ben" has been reinstated within the last fortnight. His splendid tone, heard boom • ' ing at night time over the city from a distance of a mile or two, is quite a musical ti eat. Seldom, says tho Reader, have been heard such beautiful bell-harmonica. W. 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