The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-20 00:00:00

- ffARKET AND is DAIMBROIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. I t '4 e demand for discount accommodation con. 4 1411 es active, and the rates remain very firm. The : t ito inquiry for money lately experienced has 1 0 -44 ewhat trenched upon the floating capital in the 1: 4 market, and the supply is becoming daily l e °r e limited. The brokers are therefore charging I tt ?, e t cent. for the best three months paper, and l only negotiate business at a fraction lower for 01 1 dated bankers' acceptances. Recently there : 3 been. withdrawn a large amount of gold for le tandria, and it is very generally believed that ether h eav y sums w ill b e di s p a t c h e d t o t h e same i t ination in the course of another day or two. B Old this prove to be the case, and there is eve r y I"ett ßort to believe it will, the effect it will have upon the fature course of the money market will not be 4,oarable. At m e Bank yesterday about 29,000 sovereigns /t 8, 14 withdrawn for Alexandria. Khe Committee of the Stock Exchange have apt. rlilted Thu rs d a y n e xt a sp e cial settli ng d a y i n th e :rip of the United Danubian Principalities Loan l l' 4916,000, w hi c h i s t o b e mar k e d on the official 4t5 . £l6 paid and fully subscribed. 1 , 4 4 order was made on Saturday last by the ;Aster of the Rolls to wind up the British Copper ° tePany, Limited, under the supervision of the f,_ 4 7 11 rt of Chancery. Mr. IL Threlkeld Edwards, I ; the firm of Cash and Edwards, the accountants, ea appointed liquidator. uazing the last few days there has been less I, ° :lvity in the Markets for Foreign acid Colonial :*tice. Sugars, however, have maintained full rtes; coffee, cocoa, and rice have been dealt in to t i'll leverage extent at former prices. while tallow has 411 in moderate request at fully late quotations, D r both present and forward delivery, A t 4 special meeting to-day of the shareholders or t he London and Colonial Bank, the agreement k 1415 with the International Bank was confirmed. Two O'CLOCK. 4 t Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuters QSpegram, the 3 p er cen t. French Relates were 40e. Inanimate. D ealings in stocks and shares continue very ril ited, and quotations necessarily tend down bti4rds. In the English market the business nego tilted has been very limited, and the Funds show fr actional decline. Console for money are 891 I, ia for t h e accoun t 891. Th e N ew Th rees an d Re 6eed Annuities are 881 1 ; March Exchequer Bills, 9 to 1s die. ; India 5 per Cents, 102: 103; and the 33 8s prem. 4 4 4 the F ore i gn M ar k e t th ere h as b een ra ther less t glless. with very little business. Turkish 6 per pt I ' lB 4 1862, are 72 4 ; ditto Consolides, 471 ; xican, 29k 1 ; do. New, 271 I; Greek, 23 ; t rtlish Passive, 314 ; do. Certificates, 131 14 ; Confederate Loan, 61 63 ; the Egyptian, to 1 ; the Danubian,i to d prem ; and the Monte• 'Pin, 1 to 11 prem. 4 the Railway Share Market there has been )' 3r little animation, and in several instances ; 4 8 have given way. South Eastern have de l'ned los. ; and Great Western, Brighton, 4 4 th Western, North Eastern (Berwick), and l 'ettt Eastern, each 55. kl it he Foreign and Colonial lines remain without material alteration. 4 4k and Miscellaneous Shares continue in very oa N I .'erate request. London and County have de to 801 ; Alliance Bank to 361 1; and Nay 941 Discount Company to 16. q ERITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. , C)1. Cent. FUNDS.O . Console i° Ac coun t Jan. 10 liw!,Petit, Reduced BB4 1 tit lv u Per Cent 11 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 db" 6 per Cent., Jan. 1873.. — pities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — U ° fo r 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — „? (Red .Sea Telegraph), Aug 1908 v b ile o quer Bills 1 , 5 .£ 0( 1 ) ,00, 4jper Cent 1 5 3 t kk Do £lOO and £200 England Stk, 54 per Ct. Account IN DIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ° Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 shut b? Account — I 1 ) , 1 6 per Cent. July, 1870 b o Account i Per Cent., Oct, 1888 — b o Do Certificates b o 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — bo4l pei Cent ap Enfaced Per, 4 per Cent ... .-- b o ° per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 1.1)it), 4 i per Cent., er Cent. Aug.A M 1866ay, 1879 1 l, 0: l iondsxl,ooo 3 "Iluder £l,OOO tp 4t ,.,EOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. t (z L i .a./1 Bonds, 5 per Cent 11, 4 en 5 per Cent 04 5 per Cent., 1852-58-60 .. --. Ile I) 1863 B3l ~ 0 11 4)8 Ayres 6 per Cent DO p Ili.Account.... - 01 p " 4 ,6 per Cent. O p : , :t uien 6 per Cent b 6 Per Cent. 0 0 s ktli o Per Cent. 1864 b p ', 3 per Cent., 1825 b u per Cent , 1864 o 5 Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — pm I 1 c .,,,r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. ' l 4: Vrovisonal Land Warrant — Whirl 7 per Cent 954 1 b o 41 00 Bonds ) Second Issue 1) 0 .„ Do 1864 .. Necrip, £l5 paid — pm D o per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons b p (\ Account b Coupon — 11 14 4 1 . ,Acconnt . I t b o '.tala 5 per Cent. .. 01 18 39 and 1859 ........ N o ' 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway; 1 ) 0 ", 4 3 per Cent Account 13 Do 1864 ~o A 11 0 s' Per Cent, Anglo-French L S crip, L - 3 p aid Ma 0 French a . .. dis 1 0 ,, i Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die x d "tiv ,ranada 81 1 Imperial 5 per Cent l 0 k* .. — D- per Cent. t-I q Deferred b end Warrants (Hectares) — p ' Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 — ItA r Do do Aug., 1866 — ,f ) ; 4 / 1 . 41 per Cent .. 0 1 ' Per Cent. (Uribarren) — Op 1# per Cent., 1862 OtAccount tik A llese 3 per Cent., 1853 b o ,Account .. — 7 ib o ' Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '60,. 62 ,' 3 .. NAccount — 4 , 5 per Cent 1822, £ St. — ti p I S per Cent., 1850 .. 871 4 b cl , 1860 p ' 3 , Per Cent 1859 s3i be ' Per Cent, 1862 A .„, 1854 Ij,,icrip, £65 paid pm kli o 'flo. 5 per Cent kip Account B2 ( )p ri g 3 per Cent ki Account — Ili p New Deferred b - Account Il a 1) a o ssive hiAccount 314 i 4 N 44 Cert. of Coup not funded NAccount — kt, is i t t i :,,,..4 per Cent s ) (-) per Cent. 1854 — kio Account 05 Per Cent.`lBsB bnkteou nt . O o ° t l OO Bonds 11°yer Cent. 1862 Ai, Account .. 72/ 1 2 4 I/p ,tlOO Bonds. ~,,?, I.l4,.a,sra_nteed, 4 ' per . Cent..... " ! %. 411 ',d Scrip, £4O paid i,Jo Account 3 per Cent. ` l O - teccunt b B per O A _ r Cent., 1862 l'o - 6'count .. kki,P Cent., 1864 ... .. 451 5 44 , I,.Per Cent itt ktti 4 - 11 vido n d s on the above payable in London 4 1 1 tiy i ., a11 , 5 per Cent., E. 10 Florins. h t tlC 2 , 4 i per Cent., Ex. 25f — ' ) `'yi A I Par Cent., Ex. 12 Gail 63 liip)ll3.ber Cent. Certificates tt ' s . l .etites, 3 per Cent. , ;4„? 4 0 „Yer Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — , tvi o. 'ount 644 ‘ , :oi l l t _Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. "e/ 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f — to, ' '- THREE O'CLOCK, e °l B I t °Aoney - °°llnt )1, 0 1 ' ) 1/41111, ---• Iverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Ai rltit he t !steady, and sgaia dearer, Sales, pros 42,000 bales, S TT :I.I2 MARKETS.—This Day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Railways. Wol., and Str. Val. Wyllie and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian !Cork and Bandon 'Cornwall Do A Eets no div Do. B till Gp c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. 'Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian et, GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern... Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. are( W. of Ireland, GreatWesterr,Original Do Str Val ziia. ,7to:.;a Do. South Wales .... Do. West Mid. -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford, Lancashire & Yorkshire; London and Blackwall' Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' LAI., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western, Lon. & Stv.th westerns Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Ilaryport and Carlisle. Do t shares... „. Metropolitan Midland Do Birtning. & Derby \lid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares ?lid Kent North British 'Ellin., Perth, & Dundee l Nth. Eastern—Berwiel. Do, G.N.E. puroha6i! Do Leeds Do York Do Carliale Do. Stook..t Darling Do do 1855-58 Do do North London Do New Do NEW, 18(4. North Staffordshire N. and S. W. J unction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stoc Do Soot, Mid. stook.. Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Devon .. South Eastern .7 , iainee,Wok.,andWok. Taff Vale- . Do C Vale of Neatl► Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.edt Paid: Closing f Business i Price. done. 87 89 131 132 6 7 $4 86 16 17 89 91 106 108 474 481 7i 8i 131 136 155 156 130 X 32 89 91 781 TO 67 69 58 60 44 46 100 102 116} )17 82 84 105 106 38 40 120 12 a 97 98 65 55i 120 ;21 138 k x 39 108 210 E 54 56i 25i i6I 114 1141 72} 73} 1,1 104 i 87i 38/ 11 12 p 9 10 , 120 125 2V 1 1i 724 604 101 11i 138 142 58 6) 44 46 86 1.61 8 163 168 34 44 p 1.9 111 38 40 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. aallways atlantic & St Lawrene , ; o m.,Barodactc.Cent In. Gu. 5 per cent.. ..... Do. E. shares... , innalo and Laxe Hurt)) 110. PreferQuce sufralo,Brant,&Godric( p. ot. bds. Aug, 1, 187 Jo. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. June 1. IS, licutta.&S.Eastn.(l,i, :apeTown t Dock Sort Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf ' , Asti.. Bengal go. b p. last Indian, Ern. 5 p. c Do. do. J Ext Grand Trunk of uanad: Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent. Do. Ist fret. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds , Do. do. deferred 1 Do. 3d Pref. stock I Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deferred GLlndiaPenln.gua.sp.c Do. Gua. 5 per cenr Do. N ew gua. 5 p. a it. South.of guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. 41 per cent Do. ..... W.of Canada Shares Do. New Pb. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt 110. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Hadras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 11. p. c. Fgttensioi De. 11 do Do. Fifth Extension Alelb.Corp. R p. o. Bnds Aelb. & Hobson's Bay. Xewßrunswiok at Cane', Class A. and 8.. N.ltl.C•das po Ist pt bd , Soinde ........ Do. Delhi I dF 'Do. d 0...... Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flog) 1 , ,k it all All all 100 (100 I 100 < z IGO i 100 Closing Prioe. Paia. 58 GO 1021 idiS ip 5 54 81 9 75 80 MON lcit, (4 0 VF RN British Columbia, 6 per, cent., Dec. 3t, 1872....1 _ . Do. do. 1883.... p.e.Ja. &Jul) 1877-81 ijo. p. c. Feb. tt Aug. Do. 6 p. o. Mar. (Sz Sept. Do. E p. o. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock ape G.llope. 6 p Do.Ap & Oct. 188(1 Do. 1n( Jo. Jan. & July. 1871., 'eyion, N0v.1563, 6 p Do. 1878, do. Mauritius 6 p.cent.lB73 Do. 1878 Do. 1882 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. '4.8.G0v. 6 p.c..) a..tc.Jul) S.W. Gov. 5 p Du. 5 p. c.,18n to 152 l Do. d0.,1888 dcupwcli ew Zealand 6 p cent iova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c . sterling, 1875. Zueensland Gcv. 6 p. c. i. Aug Gov. 6 p.e.1E68- Do. 1.7 a & ulward Vlo.Gov. 6 p.o. Ja..&July Do. lo E p.o. ADALOot.. 98 100 8J 90 103 104 104 105 21 22 83 01 70 72 61 d 4 66 68 56 58 53 54 47 60 3J 32 28 30 103} iO4i pr 6p pr 6p 1015 ; 90} 701 li 103 i 41 101 103 9} 114 11 83 00 80 F 2 1 b d 1014 1031 06 08 91 03 59 01 6 82 54 10! 103 1024 1034, 4d 103 101 fp 95 97 T SECU 99 101 97 90 97 99 85 90 88 89 1 10 105 105 107 106 108 109 111 1 10 104 9 112 'lO5 107 1106 109 IR6 108 ,V 44 106 98 101 98 100 95 147 94 96 105 107 94 101 101 105 107 10 1061 104 1061 7 a 61 BRITISH MINES. 2 'anibrian Cousol. (.fold 1 Chiverton ...... 3 6 5 76 ~lord Amalgamated 32 RE )evon G. Cons.(Tavist I 580 600 Drakewal:s.. n.ast. Bassett .10 47 49 East Caradon .. 1.14. r 19 20 , ;ast Carts 8rea........ 3.4. 0 6 7 East Grenville 2.7.0. 56 6 East Lovell ...... ..... 2.13.6. 146 155 4"1 Russia (Tavistk. 5.13.. 5 55 1-am....t.St.Autlyn(Gwen 60, 5 7 4 Great Laxey, all 19 20 rear South Tolgus... 47, 15 2 ;. Wheal Vor(Helston 14) 85 37 .lerod's-Foot .• 5.13 65 37 lingston Downs.... 1.18.( 4 45 tiargaret (1../ny Lels.n 8 —larxe Valley. 4 Ivndv Iron Oro (Lim. 26 1 a F (; . l9 1 few Sewn 216 10 70 -• forth Downs 3 15 North Roskear.. ...... ‘V it' i _Basset (1110 45.0 3.1; • 6 16 2 N2orth Wheal Crotty Prosper 7.1.0. 25 3 Tovidenee (Uny Lelut. 10.6.7 31 36 ;outhCaradon(St.Cleei 15 .20 540 'Wheal Fran. (Illogat, !SAHA 33 36 itray Park Cin Croft 2 16 17 'Vest Basset (Illogan).. .16 7 9 ,V CI radon (Liskcard 0 5 6 West Chiverton West Beton Wheel Basset (Mogan 55 90 93 Wheal Buller( Itedruth; 10 9 11 ArlaealLud , ott IF heal Mary Ann ;Men 8 13 1 5 Wheal Beton 585 i 95 200 Virheal Treiawney (Lis 7 18 20 Wheal Union 4 * Great North PREFERENCE SHARES. Northern, 5 per cent., 112 Ltto, 5 per oent., redeemable at 10 per cont., 107 Eake'in, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Atte 4i per cent. red., 98 • FOREIGN RAILWAYS: Pahia and San Francisco k 11. n.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 104 San Paulo (lim.),lqua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 19 BANKS. Agra and Mtsterman's (lira.), 134 Alliance 36 1 Anglo-Italian, lim., 8. Australasia, 081 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 35 f Chartered filer. of India, London, and China, 03 g City, 1 3 i 3 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11 1 European Bank, lim., 9 Imperial Bank (lim.), 341 Imperial Ottoman, 17 16; International B ink, lira., 101 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4; 5 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 71 London Bank of Scotland, Urn., Ditto, new, 101 London and County, 811 801 Merchant Bank, lim , 2) Mercantile and Exchange. him., 10 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 2} South E Astern, lira., 111 Union of Australia,':s4; Union of Ireland, lira., 19j 201 Union of London, 561 71 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 71 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Um., 8; Ceylon Company, 10 Continental Union Gas, lirn., 10 Contract Corporation, lim., 21 • Crystal Palace, 32 Ebbw Vale, 4} 1 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, Ern., 51 EL:glish and Australian Copper, 11 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 61 1 ; Home and C donial A esurance, lim , 5/1 Hudson's Bay, 161 Imperil Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., 81 Indian Carrying, Ern., 1 International Financial Society, Ern., 71 11 International Land Credit. lira., 61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 86 Joint Stock Discount.'lim., 91 London Financial Association, lim., 241 idras Irrigation and Canal, 51 Ditto (all), 204 Milwall Iron Works, 31 National Discount Company, lira., 16 Ocean Ai arine Insurance), 25: 6 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 50 Royal Mail Steam,' 961 Societe Financiere d'Egypte, lim., Telegrat h Construe. and Maintenance, Ern., 2i Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 51 Upper Assam Tea, lim , 71 FRE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary,) CODRINGTON V. CODRINGTON AND ANDERSON. This case came on to-day upon the question of costs. Mr Bovill, Q.C,, asked that the costs, except those against Lieut. Mildmay, be paid by Col. Anderson, the co-respon dent. Mr Price, Q C., for Colonel Anderson, opposed the ap plication, The learned Judge thought the claim for costs in the case had been taken on far too high grounds. It was not be cause a co-respondent had been found guilty by the ver dict of a jury that therefore he was to pay the costs. It was a question quite for the decision of the Court, and he therefore should reserve his decision on the sub ject until he had fully considered the whole of the cir cumstances involved in the matter. Mr Price satd there was another motion on the paper to-day, viz., for a new trial, bat without the Court sat later than usual he did not see how it was to be reached today, which was the last day of term. The Judge Ordinary thought that that application had better stand over until he had given his decision on the question of costs. Mr Price said he would do-so. It was then arranged that the application for a new trial should be made on the second motion day, next term. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.) SINGULAR PLEA OF INFANCY.—IMPORTANT RULING AND VERDICT,—SYMONS v. Ross.—This was an action to recover a balance of account, to which defendant pleaded infancy. Plaintiff averred that there was a ratification of the contract after defendant came of age, and defendant replied that he was still an infant at the time of such rati fication. Mr Henry James and Mr Morgan lloward appeared for the plaintiff, Mr Kemp representing defendant. Mr James having opened the case, called a witness named Grub, who said that in November, 1863, defendant declared himself of age, the goods now sued for having been delivered since then, the ratification being in the fol lowing July. Mr Kemp said that his client would prove satisfactorily that he was an infant by the yoduction of the baptismal certificate and evidence of his grandmother. Mary Ann Nayler, the grandmother, said she was pre sent at the birth of defendant on N(N. 23, 1813 In cross examination she said she thought the second child, who was three years younger than the defendant, was born in Jan., 1848. His lordship said the witness must be mistaken, Defendant said he obtained the certificate from Somerset House. In cross-examination he said he had tendered an amount of £6 Ss 6d, which he considered to be due, but he decidedly refused to pay even that now. He did not deny having told the witness Grub that he was of age in Nov., 1863. ➢ir Kemp sad he was not disposed to uphold the morality of the plea, but as it was a legal plea nothing could be said against it. Mr James was proceeding to comment on the evidence of the defendant and his grandmother, when his lordship said it was clear that the certificate was not evidence as against third parties. Mr James agreed that it clearly was not, and as to the other evidence the old lady who had been called was not at all certain upon dates. If the jury were not quite satisfied that the plea had been proved, the plaintiff was entitled to the verdict. His Lordship, in summing up to the jury, said they must not strain the law against the defendant. If they considered the plea proved and the grandmother spoke positively, the defendant was entitled to the verdict ; but it should not be said that the certificate proved the age at all. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MARLBOROUG lI.STREET. THE EFFECT REFORMATORIES HAVE UPON SOME BOTS• —ROBBERY BY A SHOEBLACK.—John King, a shoeblack lad, was charged, before Mr Tyrwhitt, with stealing 47 yards of tweed cloaking, of the value of £l3 17s. Gd., the property of Mr Scott Adis, Scotch tweed warehouseman, Regent-street. Mr Samuel Sage, assistant to Mr Scott Adie, said that while in the shop about five o'clock the previous afternoon, he saw the prisoner enter by the side door in Vigo-street, and afterwards leave it with a piece of tweed 47 yards in length, and of the value of £l3 17s. 6d. He followed the prisoner, who dropped the tweed, and after a sharp run secured him and took him back to the shop, where ho was given into custody. Police-constable Henry Palmer, 323 A, said that on receiving the prisoner into his custody, and asking him how he came to steal the tweed, he replied " I cant grumble. 1 have had a pretty good run, but I suppose my luck is out." At the etation the prisoner gave the name of King, but he had since ascertained that his real name was Phillip M'Cann, and that he had been in a rnformatni y. The prisoner asked the magistrate to settle the matter, and he would plead guilty. Mr Tyrwhitt said be was sorry reformatories should have such little effect. They seemed to make some boys more sharp and cunning. He should commit the prisoner for three months with hard labour. As the prisoner was leaving the court he exclaimed— Here's luck. I can do that on my head, THAMES. MURDEROUS OUTRAGE ON A WOMAN.—Dennis Dris coll, a notorious thief and brother of a ticket-of-leave con vict lately returned from Portland Prison, was brought up on a warrant charged with violently assaulting Margaret Gibbons, a woman about 30 years of age. The complainant stated that on the 15th of October last, at a quarter before 12 o'clock,she was leaving the Half-moon and Seven Stars publichouse, in Ratelift-highway, when the prisoner, who was in the street, called her an informer, to which she replied " You never knew me to be locked up for stealing a pig's head," He then swore at her, and used most foul language, and knocked her down by a blow with his fiat on the face, and when she was down he kicked her on the back of the head, She got up and retreated to a side street and was knocked down again. The prisoner kicked her again until she was quite insensible, When she came to her senses she was in the London Hospital, where she remained under medical treatment for five weeks, She was now a pauper, and lead left the workhouse of St George-in-the-East to give evidence. In answer to questions by Mr Paget, the witness sail she went to the station-house in King David-lane, Shadwell, one night, and gave information to Police-sergeant Suther. land, 46 K, that several police constables were being at tacked and beaten in Ratcliff• highway, and he sent other officers to their assistance, The prisoner had been in cus tody for stealing a pig's head. John Holley, police-constable, No. 501 A, said he found the woman Gibbons in the passage of a house in Bluegate fields, Shadwell, on the night in question. She was bleed ing copiously from wounds on tho head, and quite insen sible. He caused her to be conveyed to the hospital. Her life was in danger for several days. The prisoner was sought after until yesterday and then apprehended. John Sampson, police sergeant, No. 21 K, said the pro secutrix gave useful information to the police of a serious outrage. Several constables were severely maltreated, and one of the constables, named Kenny, was stabbed on the eye with a penknife. A man named Macarthy, a ticket of leave convict, was tried and convicted and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. His two sisters Julia and Margaret Macarthy were convicted at the same time. Julia was sentenced to 4 months and her sister to 18 months' imprisonment. Two others were tried, convicted, and sen tenced to 6 months' imprisonment each. Mr Paget—Was the prisoner concerned in that outrage, which I well recollect ? Sampson could not say, but his brother returned from transportation with. the convict Macarthy. The prisoner, a morose and impudent ruffian, said he only brushed the woman, and that he was not a thief but a hard working man. Mr Paget said the prisoner had committed a most savage and dastardly assault on a woman who had done good ser vice to the public. The prisoner had narrowly escaped penal servitude for life. If the woman had died of the in juries received the prisoner would have been tried for murder, and in the event of a conviction his life would have been forfeited. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for six months and kept to hard labour, and further to find bail to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for three months longer, The sureties required would be two householders in £25 each, and the prisoner's own personal recognisance in £5O. The imprisonment would amount in all to nine months unless sureties were provided. MABICEIS—This Days HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.---Meadow hay, £4 45 to £6 6s Od ; clover, £5 58 to £6 66 Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per load. Trade firm. CUMRHRLAND—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 7s 6d; clover, £5 bs to £6 6s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per load, Supply short. WHITSCHAPEL,—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 5s 05 ; clover, £5 5s to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 108 per load. A steady demand. The Distress in Lancashire. A meeting of the Central Executive Committee was held yesterday in the Manchester Town Hall, the High Sheriff (Sir J. K. Shuttleworth, Bart.) in the chair. Mr Maclure, honorary secretary, reported that £273 4s Gd had been received during the last three weeks, and that the balance in the bank was £78,611 lOs 2d. He also reported on the circumstances which had led to a defalcation of £2,044 in the moneys entrusted to Mr Paine, the treasurer of the Hulme relief fund. A letter was also read from the secre tary of the Hulmo relief fund, in whi3h the following state ment was made : The grants made by the Central Executive and the Mansion-house Committees,Sce.,have been regularly paid into the bank, the era tzz!cments being in sundry donations and subscriptions which, instead of paying in'o the bank, Mr Paine appropriated to his own purposes. The amounts thus era: zzled were subscribed by members of the general committee. The committee have resolved to pro secute Mr Paine, and are acting under legal advice. At a meeting of the general committee, held on Thursday 1 st, the committee pledged themsAves to use every effort to raise the amount deficient, As this will ba a work cf some weeks, I am n gusted to apply for a grant for the relief of the distress in the township in the meantime. It was re solved, " That a letter be sent expressing the satisfaction of this committee as to the resolution of the Hulme relief com mittee to make up by fresh subscription the amount of the defalcations in the funds cot fide,' to the late treasurer." Mr E. Ashworth inquired if the largo reduction in the amount of pauperism in Ashton-under-Lyno during the past week arose from increased employment in the mills or from additional men being engaged upon public works. Mr H. Mason said it arose from both these causes. There was a reduction of 330 in the number of unemployed cotton ope ratives in the town of Ashton, and of 292 in the borough of Stalybridge ; and there were also fewer of this class un employed in Mossley. In addition to this the expenditure from the rates and relief committees' funds had been light • erred by the entire families of several hundreda of men en gaged on the waterworks, &a., being cut off from relief. The Hon. Secretary, in reply to a question from Major E. Leigh, stated that, from a report received from the office of the Public Works Act in Manchester, he found that on the 26th ult. there were engaged on public works in Manches ter (including the townships of Manchester, Ardwick, Chorl ton, Cheetham, an 1 Hulme) 359 skilled workmen and 208 factory operatives. The committee adjourned for a month. SITAR SPERE RELICS.— We recorded last week, the discovery in Birmingham of some ancient deeds re• lating to properties adjoining Shakspere's birthplace in Henley-street. We are now enabled to give some particu lars of the documents thus recovered, and which it will be observed are particularly interesting to Birmingham Shaks peraans, from the fact of one of the properties dealt with being possessed for a period of 67 years by families resident in the outskirts of our town. The deeds are as follows : August 28, 15th Elizabeth, 1573.—Grant William Wedg wood, of Stratford-upon-Avon, to Richard Hornebye, of Stratford-upon-Avon, smith, of a piece of land at back of tenement belonging to said Horneby, fronting Henley streete. The seal in this deed bea , s the initials W.S,, and the sealing was witnessed by Johu Shaxper and other, 45 Elizabeth, 1602.—Lease of tenement last mentioned with the land at the back, Richard Hornbye, Anne his wife, and Thomas, his son and heire, to Flannels Horneby, April 16, 1614, 12th James.—Conveyance by Thomas Horneby to Thomas Jelffe, of Old Stratford, yeoman. March 12, 1620, 17th James.—Conveyance Thomas Jelfe to Thomas Nasshe of Lyncolnes-inn, gentn., of tenement adjoining the Bell of Thomas Bragden. The above property is bequeathed in the will of Thomas Nash, of 1642, to his cousin, Edward Nash, but is not included in the Chancery proceedings between Edward Nash and Shakspere's granddaughter, Elizabeth Nash. 20. h September, 17 Elizh., 1575.—Grant William Wedgwood to Edward Wyllies, of King's Norton, yeoman, of two tenements in Henlye-streete, adjoining the tenement of Richard Hornbye, and the tenement of John Shakespr e yeoman. The sealing of this deed is witnessed by John Shaxpr. and others, but the seal is gene. 20th July, 1609, 7 James I.—Conveyance, Edward Willys to Osborn and Austyne, Trustees, for Edward Wyllies and Thomas Wyllies, of Handsworth, of a tenement (formerly two), known by the signe of the Bell, adjoining the tenement late William Shakspere. The word " late" is interlined in this deed. April, 1611, 9 James I.—Conveyance, Edward Willis to Wastell and Willies, as Trustees for Symon Wastell, of Aston, of small piece of land, 17 footes square, behind the Bell, and edjoyning the ft eeholde of one John Shakespere. This piece of land was purchased from John Shakespere about 1589, but the conveyance is lost, January 22,1613, 10th James.—Grant. Edward Wyliss to Edward Willys, Mary, his wife, and Thomas, his son, of the Bell, occupied by Robt. Brooks. adjoining tenement, late William Shake spere. December, 1613, 11th James 1.--Conveyance of Edward Willis to Symon Wastell, of land 17 footes square. April 24, 1615, 13th James I.—Alice Bragden, widow of Thomas Bragden, release of dower on the Bell, occupied by Thomas Rumney, to Eld. 'Willis. March 5, 1637, 12th Charles I.—Grant of; annuity, Thos. Willis and Son to Henry Osborn, of Perry Barr, in favour of Anne Willies, on (he Bell, occupied by Joyce Rumney, widow. February 18, 1630, 14th ch. L—Convoyance, Alban Wastell, of Saltley, to Thos.Willis, of land 17 footes square,adjoining tenements late Willm. Shakspere. Ist of March, the 22d of Ch. I.— Conveyance T. Willis and Wife, and Nash, of Stratford, and Osborn, of Great Barr, farmer, to Thomas Nash, of the Bell, adjoining premises occupied by John Rutter (the Maydenhead). The above property is not included in the will of Thos. Nash (being purchased only ono month before his death), and therefore passed to Edward Nash, his cousin as heir-at. law, The 14th of Ch. 11., 1633. Lease. Edward Nash, citizen of London, to James Strayner, of the Bell, adjoining the Maydenhead, then occupied by John Tomes. The witnesses to the above documents comprise, besides John Shakspere, Frauncis Collyns, the executors and witness of, and a legatee under, the poet's will, George Nashe, John NaGreene, &c, Both the properties are wash, J. Green, described a s Thomasbounded o n the north by the Gillpitts or Guyldpytts. To the first mentioned deed of 1573 is affixed a seal, bearing the initials W. b., entwined with the lovers' knot, and bearing a close resemblance to the engraved signet ring preserved in the Birthplace Museum as a relic of Shakespeare ; so much so that Mr J. 0. Halliwell, upon visiting Birmingham recently to inspected the deeds, believed toit h e h e ring seal, but he since writes— " The ; in fact, the letters on the impressed is nre not fro from identicalt he sealing wax are very much smaller than those on the ring." The discovery, however, of a seal so similar to the signet ring is very remarkable, and will doubtless lead to investi gation as to whose seal it really was, the greatest probe- Mr John Shakespeare, the b principali lity being witnessthat it t belonged e deed,' and the only one present o whose initial letter was S, it being necessary at that period for the witnesses to be present ;when the seal was affixed. The whole of the deeds have keen presented, through Mr Halliwell, to the National Museum ill the birthplace of the poet.--Bi rm i ng ham Daily 1 , 0 4 . A writer in the Times says—Authorities respecting the mean ing of the term "billion." Soule dictionaries define it as a A A T at i h s or A it ß ie l s Ur ifi N e P r —... thousand millions ; others, a million of millions. Entick, works on has,narit "Billions, two or arithmetic are eqUally published by the Commis sioners hwt avariance p o. n e o r s 7E st c o pm f oe l i e nn s tt ai. That c r o y gra ;aIl in Ireland teaches that a trillion a thousand billions ; and se on. Butler's" Tu tor 's Assistant,"on the other hand, n n d al m E il d li ll o C n a s ii° s b i ll o ll n liD e n rs iS o a r th N o a u t s i a o defines a billion a million of millions. If, as I suppose, the latter definition is correct, it is a matter of surprise and regret that the Commissioners to whose superintendence is intrusted the enlistment of the rising generation should have failed in the first step in the ladder of abstract science, and endorse an error involving the entire system of nume ration. By the latest telegrams of the News Association Mr Lincoln is reported to have said that on the Ist of July last the Public Debt of America amounted to one billion seven hundred and forty thousand millions one hundred and ninety thousand dollars. Is this'a mistake of the Pre ' sident or of the telegraph? If it wore correct there would be nothing but " the sand which is upon the sea shore fitted to convey an idea of the number of dollars owed by the Northern States. Oinnta eaqlotate. SINGULAR AND FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-- ' A young man, named Henry Wilkinson, residing at Grimsargh, son of Mr Robert Wilkinson, limeburner, of Chipping, died last week from injuries he received on the Longridge Railway. The deceased took a ticket on the evening before his death at Longridge for Grimsargh. The train which he had to go down in started at the proper time, but on its arrival at Grimsargh the guard, who had noticed Wilkinson at Longridge, could see nothing of him. Appre hending soma mishap, the guard and others proceeded to make inquiries about Wilkinson, and a messenger was sent back to Longridge. All was qu i e t there —no one seemed to know anything about the missing young man; but while a search was being made about the 'line some blood was ob served on the ground, and subsequently Wilkinson, in a terribly mutilated and very exhausted state, was found in an old carriage shed on the opposite side of the station. From what has since transpired it seems that Wilkinson missed the footboard while attempting to get into one of the car riages at the Longridge station, that he fell down by the side of the platform, which is very deep, in front of the station, was run over by the latter portion of the trade, and then managed to crawl on his hands and knees to the shed where he was found, One of his legs was completely cut off, and the other terribly injured. Medical assistance was obtained as speedily as possible, but the unfortunate young man died at an early hour on the following morning. The deceased, we regret to add, has left a widow and three or fcur children. —Preston. Chronicle. The Memorial Diplomatique says :—The state ment that the next legislative session in France will open about the middle of January next is premature. We have reason to know that the Council of Ministers has decided on not assembling the Chambers until about the middle of February, in order to enable the Government to present the budget at the opening of the session. The day is not yet fixed, but there is every reason to think that it will follow very closely after the convocation of the English Parlia ment, which takes place on the Bth,Feb." The Liepsig University in the present term con. tains 932 students, of whom 661 are nativos of Saxony, and 318 foreigners, Sherman's March, The index, has issue] the following interesting letter re specting the march of Sherman, under the impression that it is a thoroughly reliable account of the state of affairs up to date, and that it will throw much light on the news brought by the next two or three mails : Washington, Dec. 2, 1864. I think that the Government will be perfectly satisfied if Sherman manages to reach a point of safety with but half his army. Finding that Grant intends to keep quiet, every energy of the Confederacy has been concentrated for Sher man's defeat. The remarkable skill with which they have managed is just showing itself. Sherman's raid is already defeated, and now the only question is whether he will get off in safety. Hood and Breckinridge have no little part in the great c ampaign of the South-west. Breckin ridge has shown great ability. Ile defeated Gillen, and all the Federal troops in East Tennessee, so badly that they could neither invade South-western Virginia during his absence, nor leave Knoxville to help the gtrrison at Nashville. All Gillen; could do was to keep quiet at Knoxville. Breckenridge then sent a small fence, making a great show, north to Cumberland Gap. At once Burbridge collected every available regiment in Kentucky, and rushed off to that remote quarter of the State to defend the Gap. Burbridge was thus prevented from aiding the Federal troops, either at Knoxville or Nashville. As soon as the Confederate force sent to Cumberland Gap was well on its way, Breckinridge with his main body started on a swift march due south into Georgia to assist in opposing Sher • man. He would have to go about 140 miles before reaching Sherman's line of march against Augusta. He started on Nov. 1.5. By Nov, 28, at the rate at which he would move, he could easily be in a position to operate against Sherman. Hood, too, has done well. It was long thought that he was nowhere within reach of Nashvill^, and that Forrest led that portion of the Confederate army. But Hood was there, and by his quick movements has shut up Thomas in Nashville—cut off communication with Chattanooga— compelled the abandonment of nearly all country south of Nashville—and by destroying the railroads has made it im possible for Thomas, even if unmolested, to give any aid to Sherman. These things being secure, Beauregard at an early date began his arrangements for the direct opposition to Sherman. • As quickly as possible he loaded his army on the cars at Corinth, Mississippi. Ho moved the trains to Atlanta by two routes, one through Mobile, the other through Selma. A small force was sent overland by way of Rome to watch the Federal rear. Wheeler with the advance of the main army from Corinth, reached Macon on November 18. From that time until the 22d troops were continually arriving, and on that day Beaure gard himself reached Macon. Wheeler, with all the forces he could gather, and Howell Cobb and Gustavus Smith, in trenched themselves 20 miles north of Macon. Slocum's Federal column, after au almost uninterrupted progress from Atlanta, was checked by these troops, and Slocum encamped until the 20th, getting his troops up, and appar ently not very certain what he would do. Kilpatrick came down with his Federal cavalry to a point 12 miles east of Macon, captured Milledgeville, but made no attempt on Macon, Suddenly Slocum decamped. He moved eastward and en Nov. 21 began his march towards Howard's column, which had been sent from Atlanta against Augusta. Kil patrick moved on the same day. He crossed the conee, abandoned Milledgeville, and on Nov. 22 ho and Slocum were reported 30 miles east of Macon, moving north-east as fast as they could go. A Confederate reconnaissance went on that day to Griffin, 30 miles south of Atlanta, and found no Federal troops; they had all gone east of that line. Macon was safe ; every one breathed freely ; gold went up; and Beauregard and all his army started in pursuit. lie was following Slocum when last heard from, and harassing his rear. Equally skilful were the Confederate movements in oppo sition to Sherman's other column. Howard had gone many miles east from Atlanta on the direct road to Augusta when he was suddenly brought up by a large Confe derate force posted in a strongly defended position 40 miles west of Augusta. The Confederates had taken care of this part of Sherman's expedition. From Florida, Charleston, Savannah, and Wilmington, large numbers of regulars had been sent to Augusta. Gen. Ewell, it is said, left Lee's army with his corps, and reached Augusta before Nov. 22. Howard halted ; the Confederate force in front of him was very strong, and he began at once to entrench. Sherman seeing the succeszful opposition made to both his columns, appears to have changed his plan. Instead of hoping to capture Macon and Augusta, he gave up the expeditions against both. Slocum was sent for to march with all pos. sible celerity to reinforce Howard, and there is every indi cation that Howard has turned aside from his path, and that now Augusta is safe. No effort has been made, so far as is known, to cross the Savannah River, so that Charleston is not the next point that Sherman will hope to reach. Slocum and Howard probably effected a junction about Nov. 30. They then no doubt turned southward to try and get to Savannah. Fatigued, and to a certain extent broken up by the long marches, Sherman's army would then have had but a poor chance of doing anything. Beauregard and Forrest from Macon, Bragg and Ewell from Augusta, would follow him down to the seacoast, and you as easily as I can tell his plight upon reaching it. Sherman's raid has done its worst, and now the only ques tion is whether Sherman can save himself. SINGULAR MURDER IN SCOTLAND.—The county of Sutherland, the most remarkable in Great Bri tain for the lightness of its criminal calendar, has for the first time in many years been disgraced by the perpetration of a murder rivalling in atrocity most of those that have of late been committed. The foul deed, committed on the per son of a respectable and aged female, was done at Dornoch, without the slightest provocation or justification, and is almost without a parallel in the history of the crimes of blood. The following are the leading facts of the case : Between two and three o'clock on Saturday morning, a young unmarried man, named Alexander Ross, a native of Dornoch, while in a state of intoxication, went to the house in the burgh occupied by Mr Sutherland and others, and alarmed the inmates by drawing up the Lower sash of the window in the house. In the room occupied by Mrs Sutherland there were two persons sleeping, Mrs Suther land and a young girl, the latter of whom escaped by a back window in her nightdress on hearing the noise, and run ning to the next house, alarmed the inmates, who had only recently gone to bed. While raising the alarm the girl observed a light in another house, and running there, she obtained entrance, and apprised the inmates that a man had entered the house of Mrs Sutherland, and was then in it. For some unexplained reason no one went to Mrs Sutherland's assistance, nor was the girl allowed to go to the house till nearly 6 o'clock in the morning, the hour of the north mail's arrival, when the master of the house to which the girl ran went and informer; a relative of Mrs Sutherland's of the girl's statement. - Both th,:n went to the house, and forcing open the door, they entered the :Poni and found Mrs Stv herland lying on the floor in her night dTess dead, and Ross lying and sleeping by her side. The police constable's house being next door, Ross was immediately taken in charge, and he has since been committed to prison. He gives no intelligible account of himself, but it is believed that, while under the influence of drink, and ignorant of the hour, he had gone to the house to visit the girl, with whom he had some previous acquaintance. The body afterwards underwent a post-mortem examination by Drs. Ellison, of Tain, and Sauter, of Golspie, who have reported that Mrs Sutherland, who is 72 years of age, died from violence, and there is no reason to doubt that a foul murder was commit ted. Mrs Sutherland was mother of Mrs Gunn, of the Dornoch Inn, and was a native of Caithness. Ross is a slater by trade, and has hitherto borne a good character. CONVICT NOTABILITIES IN WESTERN AUS TRALIA.—At Fremantle the visitor is sure to fall in with B,cdpath—now on his ticket of leave—a tall man of good address, living on the proceeds of small shipments of fancy goods consigned to him by English friends. Redpath has always maintained a position above the ordinary class of ticketers. Even in prison he never wade his own bed nor cleaned out his cell. These menial offices were performed by some obsequious convict, anxious for the reward of the great man's smile—a reward not unfrequently but judi ciously bestowed. Now that he is at large, ticketers touch their hats to their distinguished brother, who promenades the street, writes clever letters under a nom cle guerre to the local press, is the founder and honorary secretary of the Working Men's Association, and is specially shunned by the free classes, who profess to regard him as a social agitator. At Fremantle, also, there resides a remarkable individual, who found it necessary in ,England to dissolve his marriage by the simple operation of cutting off his wife's head. He now fills a highly respectable situation. Not deterred by his matrimonial mishap, he has taken to himself a second wife, to console him during his long sojourn in the land, and he is now bringing up a nume rous family. Robson, who is also at large, does not receive at all a good character• He lost one or two situations at Perth through his own misconduct. After this he went into business as a photographer—and he now keeps an academy—while the colonial Mrs Robson assists him with a preparatory school. Next to dissipation, Robson's principal recreation seems to be poetical effusions, which duly obtain publicity through the medium of the Perth newspapers. In these productions he lays Byron and Gray under heavy contributions—in fact, is guilty of an unblushing appro priation of their verses. As Byron and Gray do not ap pear to be " familiar as household words" in Western Australia, Robson enjoys a great reputation as an utterer of " thoughts that breathe and words that burn."—lfel iour ne Argus. _ _ . The conarcittee charged . .with superintending the erection of the monument to M. Billault last week held its sittings in the museum at Nantes for the purpose of examining the designs presented by 29 competitors. They gave the preference in the fol lowing order—to four designs sent in by M. Cheva lier, of Paris; by M. Menard, of Nantes; and by M. Beanjault and M. Frison, both of Paris. The committee then decided that these four artists should be requested to compete again between them. selves, and to send in their sketches by March 10, on a. scale twice the size of the first. Each of the four competitors is to receive An equal indemnity for the four new designs, COLONIAL. TEA..—Business has been dull, and the few dealings en tered into have been at about previous rates. SUGAR.--The market has shown very little animation, although prices generally are well supported. In the re fined market superior kinds of dry goods realise full rates. COFFEE—The demand for colonial descriptions has been steady, and late prices are well sustained. RicE—A moderate amount of business has been done, and fully late prices are maintained. TALLOW—A fair amount of business has been done for both home use and on speculation, and quotations are steadily maintained. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 41s, and January-to March delivery 41e 3d per cwt, 48i 7i 79 8j i 100 1 831 3 105 j 39} 8} 120,1 20 971 455} 121 20; 1381 i 101 II justness don, ItITIRS. The Devastation of Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle publishes the following from a correspondent who recently traversed the country between the Oconee and Ocmuljee rivers, in Georgia, where Sherman's forces had been ope rating ; Going to M'Credel's place we found hia fine house in ashes and his ginhouse burned, and every horse and mule gone. In his lot were about one hundred horses lying dead ; they looked like good stock, and were evidently killed to deprive planters of them. A number of M'Credel's negroes were gone. Proceeding on, we found every plantation on the road similarly devastated, except that no other d even ng-houses were burned until we reached 'he fine farm of the Hon. Joshua Hill. [Probably the Hill who ran against Brown for Governor of Georgia.— Ed, Herald.] This is a perfect wreck ; a large ginhouse full of cotton, corn cribs, dwelling, all a smoulderi.rg ruin. [Es loss was greater than that of any planter in this section. Besides the cotton, several thousand bushels of corn, potatoes, several hundred of wheat, and much other valuable property, will every horse and mule, and many negroes, are gone. No farm on the road to this place, and as far as we can hear towards Atlant escaped their brutal ravager. They ravaged the country below here to the Oconee river. The roads were strewn with the debris of their progress. Dead horses, cows, sheer, hogs, chickens, corn, wheat, cotton, books, paper, broken vessels, coffee mills, and fragments of nearly every species of property that adorned the beautiful farms cf this country, strew the way side--monuments of the meanness and rapacity of the people who boast that they are not robbers and do not inter fere with private property. In Madison they burned the depot and one or two old warehouses, with the gaol and market house. 'they gutted every store, and plundered more or less on every lot. They fired the drug store and several other houses, and their officers, with a show of magnanimity, aided to put out the flames. 'Many families have not a pound of meat or peck of meal or flour. Many negroes were enticed away from homes of comfort to share the uncertain fortunes of a winter march to the coast, and then forced to starve. Families of wealth have not a house servant left, and those who were the most trusted were often the first to leave. The Yankees entered the house of ray next door neighbour, an old man of over threescore years, and tore his wife's clothes and bedding, trampling her bon net on the floor, and robbing the house and pantry of nearly everything of value. There was no provocation for any of these acts of violence, for everybody treated them civilly and offered them all they wanted to oat. Their excuse is that they cannot control their men. Many of them, include ing their officers, behave civilly, and my humble domicile escaped any serious depredations. Those citizens who re mained at home and watched their premises lost little save horses, food, and stock. Those who from any cause chanced to be away lost all. 4 lady on the Eatonton road, whose father is in the army, feeling afraid to stay at home. went to the house of a neighbour, and on re urning found every plate broken, every knife and fork and spoon gone, and her own clothes stripped to sheds and scattered about the lot, No definite estimate can be formed of the plans or future movements of the enemy, or their numbers. Those who passed through here were said to consist of Slocum's corps, under command of General Williams, and were esti mated at eight or ten thousand. They were chiefly infantry, with three batteries of artillery. They had quite a large waggon train, with pontoon bridges. They boasted that (hey were now whipping us out effectually; that they would destroy Macon, Augusta, and Savannah, and then go into South Carolina, and end the war at Charleston. They evidently went through Milledgeville, and their other column has doubtless by this time reached Macon. From all that I can learn they left Atlanta with lour corps, of about thirty-five thousand men, nearly one-half of whom are raw drafted men, who have no stomach for the war. They are being captured in the vicinity continually. Several have come in to-day, who had been lying in the woods until their rearguard left, in order to desert. By the time they reach the barren pine belt below Milledgeville they will find Georgia a "hard road to travel," and if we can confront them with a small force and harass their flanks vigorously they will meet few ships to greet them when they reach the coast, It is a desperate game, and in this fertile belt they can play it successfully:; but the swamps will be fatal to them. They have unquestionably caused much suffering, and to-night families who had an abundance last week have subsistence, The greatest inconvenience is felt. There is plenty in the country yet. But there are no horses to haul it. Oar citizens are in distress also for wood, for the same reason. New Railways in the North of London, The Hampstead Junction on the North London Railway and the new Hammersmith line have done much to supply the want of railway communication on this side of the me tropolis, but they contribute but a small part of what is really required by the public. The Midland Railway, from Bedford to St. Pancras, will perhaps do much for the hard worked citizens who like resorting at night to a home far removed from the smoke and noise of Cockneydom. A still greater boon to them may also be the branch which is now being rapidly proceeded with from the Great Northern Rail way at the Seven Sisters-roaO to the town of Edgware. It is nine miles long, and traverses a district of remarkably attrac tive features,which only wan ts a railway to render it available for building purposes. This is the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway. Starting from the Seven Sisters, road Station it goes by Mount-pleasant, Hornsey, and Crouch-end, to Highgate—that famous and quiet rural spot which it is so difficult to reach even by omnibus—then it passes to Crouch-end, Finchley, East-end, Finchley, Mill hill, near Hendon, and so on to Edgware. The whole works are being carried on with great energy. Two tun nels at Highgate are completed, and some large cuttings and embankments are in a very advanced state of progress, Most of the bridges have either been finished or are rapidly approaching completion. The works aro also being actively prosecuted at Church-end, Finchley, and down as far as East-end- At this point the line passes on a viaduct 60 feet high over the Valley of the Brent. The whole piers of the viaduct have been built, and some of the arches are now being turned. This is a structure of considerable magnitude for a local line near London, and will form a striking object in the surrounding pleasant scenery. The railway is being constructed by an inde pendent company, but the Great Northern have contributed one-third of the capital. There is to be a branch from the Highgate Station to Alexandra Park of about a mile long. The bill for it was obtained last session. The works have been let, and the land is in course of being purchased. Mr John Fowler and Mr Brydone are the engineers of both these railways, which before long will be in full operation. —Railway News. A riot lately took place among the prisoners confined in the prison of Stein, in Austria. The outbreak had been planned for some time, and a baker's son, who h at ; been condemned to several years' imprisonment for incencli.,;_rism, was chosen as the leader. At list, when about 200 of the prisoners were assembled in the central workshop, one 01 the jailors entered the place bringing the breakfast. Some of the men began to murmur "We do not like the food! Death the jailor 1" and at the same time the turnkey was knocke,d down and the breakfast th r own about. The rest of the prisoners, thinking that the moment had come for the i.;!eposed outbreak, tore down the doors, broke the windows, and wrenched the iron bars out. Eight of the men, laying hold of a large bench, used it as a battering ram, with which they beat down a part of the wall, and rained access to the passage leading to the outer wall. Here, however, their progress was stopped, for an alarm having been given, a picket of soldiers arrived, and the rio ters retreated in disorder uttering violent threats. When order was restored, all the prisoners were ordered to stand up in the courtyard, and 100 of the most violent were:picked out and sentenced to receive the bastinado, 25 to 30 blows being given to each. One of the men named Kramer, who had during the riot endeavoured to set fire to the building, was in addition condemned to imprisonment in irons for five weeks. Tho other prisoners were all sentenced to punish ments of various kinds. IMPORTANT GAME CASE.—At Lincoln, on Friday, Mr William Rawding, farmer, at Swinderhy, was summoned by Mr Gale, supervisor of excise at Newmark, for killing a pheasant, on the 19th of September last, with out having taken out a licence. From the evidence it ap peared that on the morning of Sept. 19, Henry Walker, a gamekeeper in the employ of Mr Grahame, while going his rounds, saw a trap on the defendant's land, in which was a young cock pheasant. He ordered a person named Kant to watch the trap, and about nine o'clock the defendant was seen to go up to it, take out tho pheasant , and walk home with it. The defendant said he sprung the trap and lot the pheasant go. A very curious point of law was raised by the magistrates' clerk, Mr Burton, as to whether the case came within the provisions of the 4th section of the 23d and 24th Vic. cap. 9 by reason of the pheasant having been killed out of season, when oven a certificate would have been of no avail. The Bench advised the supervisor to acquaint the Board of Revenue with the point raised , and ask them to obtain opinion of counsel upon it. The case was ad journed. THE DANISH COLONIES IN THE WEST INDIES. — On the Ist of January next and thenceforward letters trans mitted between the United Kingdom and the Danish West India Colonies—viz., St. Thomas and St. Croix, posted un paid, will be charged on delivery with an additicnal rate of is. each letter, besides the usual postage, and lettere posted insufficiently prepaid will also be charged the amount de ficient, and la. additional. A Teter from Toulon says :—" The rough weather which has prevailed on our coast during the lost few days has caused numerous disasters. Contrary to what is seen in the Mediterranean, the sea rose above the level of the quay; but this phenomenon, which takes place every five or six years, has not occasioned any damage, and merely impeded the communications between the vessels and the town. The eoasts of the Adriatic have been visited by fearful tempests. The Eldorado, steam frigate, which left this port for Alexandria with 1,000 pas gere on board for China, was obliged to return to Messina after having endeavoured in Pain, to cross the mouths of the Adriatic, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. LONDON GAZETTE —This Evening, WHITEHALL, DEC. 20. The Queen has bean pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, appointing the Right Hon, Henry, Baron Taunton—the Right Hon, Edward Henry Smith Stanley (commonly called Lord Stanley) —the Right Hon. George William, Baron Lyttelton—Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, Bart., C.8.--the Very Rev. Walter Farquhar Hook, D,D.—the 11?.v, Frederick Temple, D.D. —the Rev. Anthony Wilson Thorold, M.A.—Thomas D. Ackland, E-q.—Edwald Esq —William Edward Forster, Is q,—Peter Ede, Eq., one of her Mr!j:s'y's Counsel —and John Storrar, Erq., M,D., to ba her Ma. jesty's Commissioners to inquire into the education given in School:* 210:: comprised within her Mojeqty's two former Commissions ' beating d a t e respect i ve l y 30 t h J une , in the 22d year, and 18:h July, in the 2itk sear, of her Mai sty's reign ; and also to consider and report what measurts (if any) are required for the improvement of such edu cation, caving especial regard to all endowments applicable, or which can rightly be made applicabl9, thereto. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEC. 17. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the, Right Hon. Lord Foley, to appoint Henry stabling Wed lock, Esq„ late Captain in the 77th Regiment, one of :act. Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vic e Markland Barnard, Esp, resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEC. 17. The Queen has bees pleased, on the nomination of the night Hon. Lord Foley, to appoint Lieut. Colonel John Henry Lowndes, late of the 6th Regiment of Foot, one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Charles J. Sawyer, Esq., resigned. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, DEC. 19. Notice is hereby given, that the State Apartments of Windsor Castle will be open to the public on and after Thursday, the 22d inst., under the usual regulations. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEo. 20. 2d Regiment of Lite Guards—Sir George Rendlesham Pres cott, Bart , to be Cornet and Sub Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Frederick Young, promoted. Royal Horse Guards—Lieutenant Mylles Bagnall Bowyer Adderley to be Captain, by purchase, vice Walter Falk Carew, who retires—Cornet Samuel Charles Newton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Addelley. 21 Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant William Jones Thomas to be Captain, by purchase, vice Francis Graham Powell, who retires—Cornet and Adjutant Allen Deane to have the rank of Lieutenant—Cornet Edmund Warren Craigie to L eutenant by purchase, vice Thomas—Thomas Ord, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Craigie. 11th Hussars—Ensign John St. John, from 12th Foot, to be Cornet, vice Henry William Langley, who has retired— Cornet John St. John to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant John M'Loughlin, who resigns the appointment. Military Train—Lieutenant Walter Ilinest Sax Battis combe, from the 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant ; vice Simmer, who exchanges. 6th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John Thomson Bowers to be Adjutant, vico Lieutenant James t.eorge C _ckburn, promoted. Sth Foot—Lieutenant Georgo Nichol' James Bradford to be Captain, by purchase, vice Swinnerton Halliday Dyer, who retires—Ensign William Howe Hennis to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bradford—Robert Julian Orde Jocelyn, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bennis. 12th Foot—Quartermaster Corporal Major John St. John, from the Ist Life Guards, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Henry Oswald Carey, transferred to the 76th Foot— William Wallace Roderick Onslow, Gent,, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John St. John, transferred to the 11th Hussars. 25thloot--IlenV Augustus Chichester, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Thomas John Leadbetter, promoted. 331 Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Roberts Dunn, from the 100th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Edward Westby Donovan, who exchanges—Lieutenant Birchall G. Graham to be Captain, by purchase, vice John Brown, who retires—Ensign Altred Handcock to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Graham—William Alexander 1/.la selles Eden, Gent,, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice hiandaock. 3Gi h Foot--Captain Mont. Cholmely Morris, from the sitti Foot, to be Captain, vice Newbott, who exchanges. 53d Foot—Lieutenant Benjamin Simner, from the Mili tary Train, to be Lieutenant, vice Battisconabe, who ex cb tines. 54th Foo Captain Edward D. Newbolt, from the :.3Gth Foot, to be Captain, vice Morris, who exchanges. 76th Foot—home Seton Gordon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John Bereslord liannond, who re tires. soiK - Y'oot—Surgeon John Alexander Wm, Thompson, M.D., having completed 20 years' full-pay service, to be burgeon Major, under the provisions of the Royal War.. rant of Oct. 1, 1858. 86th Foot—Ensign Edward James Harris to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Matthew Edward Leadbitter, who re tires—James Arnold Awdry, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harris. 87th Foot—Ensign William Wynne Jeudwine to be Lieu. tenant, by purchase, vies Archibald Neil Campbell, who retires—William Gostwyck Gard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jeudwine—Lientenant Walter Carr Mackinnon to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lkut. Archibald Neil Campbell, who had resigned the appoint- ment 100th Foot—Lieut Colenel and Brevet Colonel Edward Westby Donovan, from the 33d Foot, to be Lieut Colonel, vies Alexander Roberts Dunn, who exchanges Lst West India Regiment—Ensign Charles Henry Wilson Lock has been permitted to retire the servico by the sale of his Commission Ith West India Regiment—Lieutenant Nicholas Thomas Cuff e Herbert, from the 2d West India Regimen•, to be Lieutenant, vice John Atkinson, who has retired. oth West India Regiment—Thomas Viny Baron, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice George Henry Evans who has retired. UNATTACHED —Captain and Brevet-Major Joshua Grant Crosse, from the 88th Foot, to be Major without pur chase—Lieutenant Benjamin Hutchins Edwards trout Adjutant of a Recruiting District, to be Captain, without purchase. STAFF—Major and Brevet-Colonel John Miller, half pay Unattached, to be Fort-Major at Guernsey, vice Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Abercrombie Nelson, appointed Deputy Adjutant General, Jamaica. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Staff Surgeon Hugh Massy, M.D., having completed 20 years' full pay service, to be Staff Surgeon Major, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of Ist October, 1858. VETERINARY DEPARTMENT.—CharIes Felix Phillips, (lent., to be Acting Veterinary Surgeon, vice Francis Walker, promoted in the Royai Artillery. BREVET. Captain, with the local rank of Major, Henry Wray, Royal Engineers, to be Major. Captain Nevinson Willoughby De Courcy, Royal Marino Light Infantry, to be Major. Stall Surgeon Major Edward John Burton, M.D., who retires upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Deputy inspector General of Hospitals. The Gazette contains a number of promotions and altera tions of rank amongst the Officers of the Starr Corps, end of her Majesty's Indian Military Forcer• BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts - o; commercial im portance in the Gazette : William Malin, baker, Lambeth John Strong, beer retailer, Waterloo-road James Norrington, baker, Chelsea Wm. Hughes, butcher, Heaton George Rogers, coachbuilder, Shefpiald John Hoy, fishmonger, Worcester John Lord, commission agent, Manchester' William Nicholson, corn merchant, Carlisle John Parry, grocer, Peckham Robert G. Coleman, ship broker, Lombard-street George Levick, grocer, 13awtry, Yorkshire James Spencer, tailor, Loughborough BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Joseph Brayshaw and Thomas Brayshaw, merchants, Leeds SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Stirling, Gordon, and Co , merchants, Glasgow John Ross, agent, Burghead Andrew Logan, jun., baker, Glasgow Thomas M‘Nab, tanner, Stonebrae, Perthshire James Mun and Co., Manutacturer6, Glasgow W. Halliday and Co., tanners, Bounington , Edinburgh John M'Kay, miller, Forres Course of Exchange,—This Day, Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 16 Antwerp -..— 25 52 Brussels — 25 52/ Hamburg — 13 7i Paris . Sh or t. 25 15 , Ditto Marseilles — 25 52/ Frankfort on Maine —120 k Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 29/ 11 15 11 181 12 ln 25 571 25 57± 13 a 25 ,49 25 55 25 57i 120 k 12 10 . 12 10 Berlin - Madrid Cadiz — 47 47* Leghorn .-25 7) 25 75 Milan — 25 721 25 77/ Genoa — 25 70 25 75 Naples .. — 25 72/ 25 771 Palermo — 25 72/ 25 77i Messina Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)......per oz., £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 0 0 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LoNnox , Dec. 20.—Wind this day at noon —North- Wester)) , ; moderate breeze, azd flue weather, but rather cloudy. ALMOUTH, Dec. 19,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Henry Reed, from Sulina. Now ready, G• SHELTON'S Derby Guide, Is Glenie Conuauglii-tet race, Hyd‘ - park ; Sunday Times 0111cL, }lcel.-street; talk all agent:, IHE TUEIKISH NAVY.—A London private letter of the 24th ult. gays :—"lu a lawsuit now pending hero in reference to certain commissions on orders fur steamers in course of construction for the Ottoman Govcrn ment by a large Thames building company, startling dis closures have been wade , which seriously compromise at least one high Ottoman official. A commission, now on its way out to take the depositions of Col. Amet Bey before the judge of the Supreme Consular Court, will probably throw additional light on the alleged venality of the parties im plicated. All contracts between the Porte and English shipbuilders contain a clause strictly prohibiting the latter from giving, directly or indirectly, any bribe, commission, gratuity , or reward whatever to any person in the service either of the Ottoman or English Government. 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