The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is no material alteration in the general appearance of the Money Market to-day ; the demand continues active, and 6/ I per cent. are the rates charged for the negotiation of first-class bills. About 45,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for exportation. The only alterations in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were a slight decline in the rates on Holland, and an upward movement in those on Austria. In consequence of the greatly increasing require ment of steam communication between London and New York, the British and American Steam Navi gation Company (Limited) have decided upon plac ing the following four first-class steamers, viz., the London, Westminster, Dublin, and New York, of 2,500 tons each, on that line. The first vessel is to leave early in March next, and will be followed by the others at intervals of a fortnight. It has been announced that Mr. Montagu Cleugh Wilkinson, lately of Messrs. Remington and Co., of Bombay, has joined the firm of Messrs. Crawford, Colvin, and Co.; also that Mr. Henry Wilson Sey mour, and Mr. Ranier William Elwyn, have been admitted as partners of Mr. George E Seymour, under the style of Seymour and Co.; also that the firm of Layton, Hulbert, and Co., tea brokers, will in future be carried on by Mr. Charles A. Hulbert, under the name of Hulbert and Co. The English and Irish Bank have made a call of £5 per share, payable on the 25th inst. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £1,031,200, and the exports to £57,394. The directors of the Port Philip and Colonial Gold Mining Campany have received, by telegram from Suez, the following advices, in anticipation of the Australian mail, from their resident director, Mr. Bland, at Melbourne, giving the result of the operations of the month of October last :—Quantity of quartz crushed, 4,504 tons ; yield per ton, gold, 8 dwts. 10 gre.; receipts, £3,300; ordinary pay ments, £1,620; profit, £1,680 ; remittance, £l,OOO. Yield much improving, The propectus of the British Nation Fire Insur ance Company has just been issued. The capital is set down at £1,000,000 in 50,000 £25 shares, upon which £1 is to be paid on application, £2 on allot ment, asd £2 at an interval of not less than three months. The new company has before it the cer tainty of securing a very large and profitable business in consequence of its connection with the British Nation Life Assurance Society,which has an income of £170,000 per annum, and upwards of 3,000 or the agents. The working staff of the Life Com pany will also lend its assistance to the new Fire Company, thus operations will be at once commenced without the outlay of an immense sum as promotion money. The gentlemen forming the executive are of the highest respectability, and well able to work the new company with success. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's telegram) the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 66f. 47c. Inanimate. There has been a quiet market for the English Funds, bat sales have been negotiated which in creased the prevailing heaviness. Consols have closed at 90i 91 for money and the 7th inst., and 911 for February. The New Threes and the Re duced hive been dealt in at 90191,; and Exchequer Bills, 7s. to 2s. die. In the Foreign Market a general downward move ment has taken place, and business is quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are b7i 68 ; do. Consolides, 47i ; Mexican, 356 36 ; Greek,' 236 24; Spanish Passive, 341 1; Portuguese Scrip, 1 1 prem. ; and the Confederate Loan, 38 40. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been very restricted, and prices have shown little variation of importance. Midland have de clined 10s., and Great Eastern ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no change. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair re quest, at fully previous rates. Alliance Bank have improved 10s., and London and Westminster £l. Pacific Steam are quoted 21 R I. prem. ; Con tract Corporation, 31 4 prem. ; and Consolidateo Discount, 1 preen, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES, Bank Stock _ 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9lb 1 Ditto Account 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Nev. 31 per Cent. Annuities b per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 7 2 Ditto £5OO Ditto Small India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pei Cent. 1870 lO6l Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto dittos Aug. 1864 or 66 991 Bank Stock for Account FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £45 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Wuhan 6 per Cent. — Ditto 4} per Cent, — Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 - Dutch, 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent lOll Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account lOl Guatemala 6 per Cent. - Ditto Account — Italian b per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperi a l 6 per C ent New Granada — Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) • Ditto 3 per Cent. - Peruvian .3per Cent. 13itto Account — Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account — Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62;3 Ditto Account — Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid R ussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 921 Ditto 4i per Cent 1850 B7 Ditto 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Cent B9a 1 ardinian 5 pe r— Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account — Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account 341 / r Vanish Cert. of Coup not funded — I) itto Account ...Swedieh, 4 per Cent l4a 1 .. Turkish 6 per Cent. 18'54 — D itto Account . 6 per C ent. 18 58. .. Ditto Ditto Account Ditto 6 p er C 70 ent 1862 I)itto Accou nt .. Ditto £lOO Bond,. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 — Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Uct„ 1863 Venezuela 3 per Cent. . .Ditto Account. Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account ............. . ... ... .. Dividends on the above Payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent,. Ex. 10 Florin s . _Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. . ...._ Dutch2l per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ...... Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ...... 1001 French Itentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f .. ,, Ditto Account _ Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid -_ italian, 5 per C en t., 186 1, Ex. 2 5 francs pm ' Ditto Account .... Console TW 0 O'CL OCK Money 9, I Ditto Account .............. Ditto Feb ...................... SHARE MARKETS,--This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOB.S. ' ;hare Railways. Paid. C r lo ri s ce in . g Btt sines, done. .14. air., Wol., and Str. Val. :5 Blythe and Tyne. LO Bost.,Sleat.,andSlid.Co at Bristol and Exeter 3t Caledonian it i 0 Cork and tillepopan.hal, pßandon 0 0 o Cornwall loa it a, A Lets no diN 10 Do. B p tro B. 10 Dublin & I) e i e l n el p t a a s i t d 15 Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. at Edinburgh & Glasgow. at Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk at Ditto A stock at Ditto East Anglian at at GreatNorthot Scotland at Great Northern at Do A stook at Do B do at Gt. S. ant W. of Irelano at Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stock at Lancashire & Yorkshire at London and Blackwait at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover at Lon. & Nor'h Western at Lon. & Scr•th Western st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 12i Dot shares at Metropolitan st Midland .4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 50 Slid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Bert 1 0 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee st Nth. Eastern—BerwicK 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase at Do Leeds at Do York at Do Carlisle et orth London 1 0 Do New P•ls.4 l North Staffordshire 10 .N. and S. W. Junction. at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stool , at Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews, and Welohpooi at Shropshire Union at South Devon st South Eastern st ( South Wales at IS. York. and River Dun N tames, Wok.,and Wok 35 Stockton & Darlington 26 Do ai Do New, 186 G at Taff Vale... * •••• 10 Do B 10 Do C 50 Ulster 25 Do 8 8i - - 81 8i 83 E 5 1211 122 ii 7 7i 37 39 16i 17 97 99 107 to 9 50 51 47 49 8 8i 127,E i2EI 133 134 134 136 97 99 661 661 111 f 1121 72 74 108 ttO 43i 446 1083 105 f 1014 1020 51 52 111 112 1301 131 1.1 4 99 Ivl 119 121 1 2 T, 78i 79i 11 Ili 122 126 98 100 63 64 33 30 964 064 -- 98 100 92 ;04 a 38 9 10 , 7 i 7 1 168 160 5 64 24 34p ,10 Do t Vale of Neath It Victoria sta. and Pim it Waterford & Kilkenny t West Cornwall it W. Hartlepool Har.&R it West Midland -Oxford it Do Newport it Do Hereford 8.3 86 170 175 BRITISH POSSE Railways atlantic & Si Lawreuct Bom.,Baroda&.Cent lee Gu. syer cent— . Do. New Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and LaKe Huron Do. Preference Buffalo, I Srant, &Godrich p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1872 Do. do. June 1, 1674 Clcutta.& S. Eastn. Cape Town Dock Seri' Eastn. Bengal gu. 3 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. U Ext.. _ - Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deterred...... Do. 2d Fret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pi ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaPentn.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January. 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. (it. W. of Canada Shareb Do. New .. Do. 6 p.e, '73 with't opt. Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. 41 p. c. Extension Dc. 4* do.. ...... Do. Fifth Extension. lielb.Corp..l p. o. 13nd, lielb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds. Newilpunswick a Cands Class A. and B N.11,1.(rda6 pc Ist t bds Scinde Do. Delhi.. Do. do Do. Punjaub 4 c-. Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 100 100 100 100 100 100 Paid. all all 100 (100 'lOO 2 all 1 100 ilOO IKONS. Closing Price. 60 (12 101 i(5 6 1 P 1 P 6 6i 84 14 102 104 101 103 106 107 1(5 106 20 21 74 76 61 62 68 70 53 6) 60 52 40 42 27 29 23 •t 5 106 107 Itp 111) 1031 104 10 10i 11 100 1 92 95 86 88 1 ) 106 10 11 7 100 101 66 100 57 59 3 5 82 84 104 105 106 107 ft IP 1051 101 10[ 103 COLONIAL GOVER 5i5.1111 • 1877-8 i Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Au, Do. d p.c.Mar.& Sept. Do. E p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 6 Inscribed stoel, , t 'ape G. llope, R p 6,187:i Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 Do. 189( 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.11,78, 5 p c Mauritius 6 per cent .. - Natal Gov. 6 per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja..t.Jul) - Do. 6 p. c.Ap. & Oct - N S Gov 5p ..?,Is, 'DI!. c.:18(1 to Lit Do. d0.,1888 dtupwdi I New Zealand 6 p cent. - INova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - I sterling, 1875 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c - i 5. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dauly - Do. to p.c. An..tOot.. T SECURITIES. 105 107 103 105 1(3 1(5 13 05 of of 106 108 109 111 109 111 112 114 110 112 106 108 1' 8 110 ,04 106 100 102 101 102 1014 102i l 110 112 [O5 107 [:1 113 111 113 [O7 109 109 i 1105 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4d ulitiord Amalgamated 34 35 354 Devon G. Con, (Tavist , 1 560 670 East Bassett (Illog. - an) 30 E 8 60 1 East Clog - au Gold Ltd 63. 5d par East Caradon ...... 2.14.6 27 28 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 6 6 4 7 ; -t E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 65 4 - IGamASt.Auhyn(Gwen ; 581 8 10 iGreat South Tolgus 17$ 4 44 Wheal Vor (lielston 40 12 13 Grenville 6.16. t 4 44 8.12 37 39 Liemd's-Foot H ingston Downs 4.18.0 25 3 ' Lady Bertha Margaret (Oily Lelaut 94 14 16 Marke Valley.. .. .. . 4.3.0 54 65 65 5 g 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim.; 25 15 I c: New Setun 194 90 100 —• North Downs 44 15 14 N.Wh'i Basset(lllo4an 3.1.0 21 3 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey' 20 l'rovidenoe (Coy Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 14 415 425 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — _*4.W heal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 5 [`mar Silv..t Lead Min 44 4 1 fin Croft V 18 19 West Basset (Mogan). 14 94 105 W C, radon (Liskeard) . 5 18 20 West Seton Wheal asset (Mogan) 55 85 90 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 5 224 275 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott Wheal MaryAnn(iden ) 8 114 12 Wheal Beton 585 1150 160 150 Wheal Tretawney (Lis ) 7 21 22 Wheal Union 3.17 24 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford, 2d guaranteed stock, 120 Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 33} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL►&. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 por cent., 116[ Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 58i Nottingham and Grantham It. & G., 96} Wilts and Somerset, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 14i FOREIGN MMES. Cape Copper, Um.. 7} Cobre Copper, 32 1 t Fortuna (lira.), Santa Barbara '.old Mine (lim.), I United Mexican (liin;, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. &gra midi:Totted Service (lim.), 1251 5 Alliance Bank of Lona= awl Liverpool (Urn.), 471 8 71 -- - - Ditto, new, 32, 3 Anglo Austrian, 61 7 Australasia, 776 Ditto, new, 47 Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of kitago, lim., 21 / Bank of London. 154 3 Bank of %Vales, lim., 10 Brazil in and Portuguese, Urn.. 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 38 City, 116 151 Consolidated Bank, lim., 111 104 East London, lira., 74 81 English, Sco ch, and Australian Chartered, 231 European Bank, lim., 31 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 321 11 imperial Bank (1im.),:241 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 London and Brazilian dim.), 54/ 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 271 London Joint Stock, 18 London and South African, 271 London and South American, lim., 76 London and South-Western (lint.), 141 London and Westminster, 814 1 Merchant Bank, lim , 7 64 • Mercantile and Exchange, lim., 141 National Provincial of England, Ditto, ditto, 311 Oriental Bank Corporation, 55 . ;71 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi 7 South Australia, 41 Union of Australia, 551 Union of Loudon, 40/ MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea. lim., 31 Ceylon Company, 101 Eliglish and Australian Copper, 21 Gen. Crc dit and Finance of London, lim., 61 7 Hudson's Bay. 171 1 6 I International Financial Society, lira., 101 94 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 31 1 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 831 ; Joint •stock Discount, 7 ti 7 Ditto, new, 61 a 1 7 London Finaircial Association, lim., 241 4:1 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 74 Ocean Marine (Insurance), 194 .4; 100 100 100 100 100 TM SONS LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, Het The Year's Exodus from Liverpool, LIVERPOOL, Friday. The Government Emigration Officers at this port issued to-day their usual annual return of the num- ber of emigrants which left Liverpool during the year 1863. According to these returns, the emigra • gration from Liverpool, when compared with 1862, is enormous in its increase. The following are the returns of the exodus to the Uuited States, for the quarters ending March, June, September, and Decem ber. In the March quarter there sailed to the United States " under the act" 51 ships, with 339 cabin and 16,630 steerage passengers, of which 3,023 were English, 403 Scotch. 12,798 Irish, and 406 foreigners. In the June quarter there sailed 87 ships, with 1,875 cabin and 30,902 steerage passengers, of which 9,511 were English, 1,004 Scotch, 27,115 Irish, and 2,214 foreigners. In the September quarter there sailed 83 ships, with 1,018 cabin, and 23,539 steerage passengers, of which 8,891 were English, 934 Scotch, 12,439 Irish, and 1,275 othez countries. In the December quarter there sailed 76 ships, with 743 cabin and 18,397 steerage passengers, of which 7,063 were English, 835 Scotch, 8,390 Irish, and 1,529 foreigners. Thera was no emigration to Canada for the quar ter ending March ; but in the June quarter there sailed four ships, with 42 cabin passengers and 938 steerage, of which 727 were English, 159 Irish, and 62 other countries. In the September quarter there sailed 7 ships, with 137 cabin and 933 steerage, of which 723 were English, 21 Scotch, 96 Irish, and 93 other countries. In the December quarter there sailed 5 ships, with 99 cabin and 606 steerage pas sengers, 399 of which were English, 2 Scotch, 66 Irish, and 139 other countries. To New South Wales there was no emigration in the March quarter. In the June quarter there sailed 762 steerage passengers, of which 297 were English, 99 Scotch, and 366 Irish. In the September quarter there was likewise no emi. gration, but in December there sailed 3 ships with l cabin 1,319 steerage passengers, 177 of which were English, 94 Scotch, 741 Irish, and 4 other countries. To Queensland, in the March quarter, there sailed 4 ships, with 24 cabin and 1,271 steerage passen gers, of which 850 were English, 110 Scotch, 309 Irish, and 2 other countries ; in the January quar ter there sailed 3 ships, with 19 cabin and 1,318 steerage passengers, of which 492 were English, 269 Scotch, and 557 Irish ; in the September quer• tars there sailed 1 ship with 80 steerage passengers, of which 48 were English, 2 Scotch, and 30 Irish ; in the December quarter there sailed 1 ship, with 275 steerage passengers, of which 82 were English, 50 Scotch, 143 Irish. To Victoria there sailed in the Marcia quarter 10 ships, with 155 cabin and 3,583 steerage passengers, of which 1,369 were English, 335 Scotch, 1,788 Irish, and 96 other coun tries ; in the June quarter there were 9 ships, with 56 cabin and 3,947 steerage passengers, of which 1,467 were English, 304 Scotch, 2,015 Irish, and 161 other countries; in the September quarter there sailed 9 ships, with 88 cabin and 3,392 steerage passengers, of which 1,374 were English, 366 Scotch, 1,571 Irish, and 81 other coun tries; in the December quarter there sailed 8 ships, with 147 cabin and 2,532 steerage passen gers, of whom 1,162 were English, 231 Scotch, 1,053 Irish, and 136 other countries. Only one ship sailed during the year to New Zealand, and that was in June. This vessel carried out 406 steerage passengers, of whom 353 were English, 11 Scotch, and 42 Irish, all being distressed cotton operatives. To South America there sailed in the March quarter 1 ship, with 11 cabin and 76 steerage passengers, all of whom were Irish. In the June quarter there sailed 1 ship, with 37 steerage pas sengers, 36 of whom were Irish, and 1 Scotch. There were no sailings in the September quarter, but in the December one there was one ship with 11 cabin and 84 steerage passengers, 5 of whom were English, and the remaining 79 Irish. The ships sailing not under the act were —To the United States, 108 with 5,822 cabin and 2,041 steerage passengers; and to Canada 19 ships, with 950 cabin, and 4,025 steerage pas sengers, to New Brunswick, 7 ships with 32 cabin and 51 steerage ; to Nova Scotia, 9 ships, with 25 cabin and 23 steerage passengers ; to Newfound ' land, 2 ships and 6 passengers; to Prince Edward's Island, 3 ships and 17 passengers ; to Vancouver's Island, 2 ships, 6 cabin and 23 steerage passengers ; to New South Wales, 11 ships, with 21 cabin and 168 steerage passengers; to Victoria, 11 ships, with 52 cabin and 301 steerage passengers ; to West Indies, 17 ships and 103 cabin passgers ; to South America, 40 ships, with 201 cabin and 213 steerage passengers; to Africa,l2 ships and 293 cabin passen gers; to Cape of Good Hope, 1 ship and 6 passengers; to East Indies, 7 ships and 38 passengers; to Hong Kong, 1 ship and 4 passengers; to Mexico, 4 ships and 15 passengers; to Sandwich Islands, 1 ship and 10 passengers, making a total of ships of 255 ships sailing " not under the Act," 7,595 cabin and 6,850 steerage passengers. The total number of steerage passengers sailing under the act was 119,772, and of cabin passengers 3,765, making a total of 123,537. Added to this there are the passengers carried out in the short ships, which number 14,445, making a grand total of 137,982. When compared with last year there is an increase of 76,668. 'The immigration was 236 ships, with 10,442 steerage: passengers and 3,149 cabin. The above figures will show—and, indeed, the immi gration officers assert it—that the tide of emigra tion is principally accelerated by the enormous Irish emigration, which appears to increase daily, monthly, and quarterly. It is also a tact that the Irish emigrants are much better clothed, more use fully equipped, and apparently wealthier than the emigrants whose homes have been in England or Scotland. This is generally attributed to the high pay now being given t• all sorts of labourers in the United States. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 2.—Wind this day at noon—North- East; moderate breeze, and fine weather, with a sharp frost. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. I.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Beecher Stowe, from Rio Grande for Antwerp. Sailed—Lindsay, for New Zealand. CLYDE, Dee. 31.—Wind W.—Sailed—Margaret Smith, for Demerara. CARDIFF, Dec. 31,—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Shamrock for Havannah. COWES, Jan. I.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Oscar, from Otago, N.Z. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 31.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Bellona, screw steamer, from Havre for New York—Rienzi, from Shields for Bilboa. HOLYHEAD, Jan, I,—Wind E.—Arrived—Hannibal, for Bombay. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Warren Hastings, from Rot tat dam—Sea Queen, from Bimlipatam. Sailed—Bilboa, steamer, from Bilboa. DEAL, Saturday Morning. No arrivals. THE MOURNING FOR THE LATE PRINCE CON SORT.—As the hatchment of the late Prince Consort has now been romoved from the position which it has occupied during the last two years over George IV.'s Gateway, the period of mourning for the much lamented prince may be considered to have terminated. THE SANDRINGHAM ESTATE.—The park at San dringham House, the sporting Norfolk residence of the Prince of Wales, now contains about 60 head of deer and a number of fine Alderney cows. Tho accommodation for the Prince's suite is being.extended, and sleeping rooms are being built ever the stables, which are in course of en largement. A spacious mess-room is also being erected. At the principal entrance to the park are being placed the well known Norwich Gates, which, it will be remembered, were purchased by a county subscription last spring, and presented to the Prince of Wales. The Sandringham and King's Lynn coursing meeting, which was to have taken place next month, will not come off until the Home Farm passes into the hand of the Prince at Michaelmas. NOT IN THE LEAST LIKE ! —Mal apropos to some thing, the Saturday Review has just now remarked—" It is in this way that the Popo has called Victor Emmanuel ' Judas Iscariot,' and the Emperor Pontius Pilate.' " Our contemporary has hero got somehow very confused in his recollections. Tho comparison referred to WWI once intern • pet ately indul4ed in by one of the French Bishops —never by the Pope, in whose gentle nature it is not to be in any way thus bitterly sarcastic. THE SCARLET-FACED MONKEY is exceedingly rare, and has bushy whiskers, of a beautiful sandy hue, meeting under the chin, very like the Dundreary ones now worn BALDNESS AND GREYNESS!—The Editress of the Queen do hat she 1138 B ° 3 Cases in whi c h the use o f the Tur kish Bata loodresi,vr4,4 and others in which it . . . • • '• has rest hair. that 'll be on earth and in heaven, too—and I'm sorry for theVast—l'd die—to—wipe it—all—away I" " Forgiven," whispered my wife, opening her eyes again, "The past is over—Canute and I have outlived it, and are happy in forgetting it. My poor misguided woman, I pray that God will forgive you, as I do." " As you do I" she cried, seizing Mary's hand, and then dropping it, and falling forward suddenly. "As—YOU — do I" There was a long silence, broken by Janet making two strides towards Mrs. Ray, leaning over, and then lifting ber up in her arms. " Lie doon, Maly moire, and dinna think ony mair o' this," said she. " She hae fainted, as I kenned she wud lang since. I'll carry her doon, and gie her some coold water. Mrs. u ear, wull ye stay and Booth the lassie — Mister Canute, I'm thinking ye'd better coom doon minit and help me." She bore Mrs. Ray into her own room, in lieu of de scending the stairs. She had placed her on the bed, and was standing on the landing waiting for me, ere my lin gering steps had brought me from the room. "Close that door," she said to me. I closed the room door, and Janet lay her bead upon my arm. "Ye can bear a shock—but it's awfu' suddculike. We maun keep it frae the lassie, for a weel." " Keep what ?" I exclaimed. " She came just in time—Lord be guile to her I" said Janet, not answering my question, " She's dead." The principal portions of the tale are laid in the most desolate regions of Cumberland, some glimpses of which are very effectively described : A PLEASANT JOURNEY, I had walked ten miles at least, without experiencing the least fatigue ; I was good for the other seven or eight, as though I had just began my morning's walk. The even ings were light till half-past eight o'clock ; I should be in Needlewood long before the daylight flitted away behind the range of mountains. I scaled the first hill, and found another beyond it, shut in, as it were, behind two taller hills or mountains—this was the White Gap, evidently. The path became rather less distinct ; once or twice ended abruptly in grass, and began again fifty yards in advance. It was a long, uphill progress to the top, but I was rewarded by looking back at the valley beyond, and the fair expanse of landscape stretching out before me. The cottage at which I had inquired was a speck in the vale below; there was a stiff breeze on the high land whereon I stood and looked about me—there were some flying clouds coming up over the third hill, which had appeared before me when the second was surmounted. The flying clouds trooped over the hill with remarkable celerity; when I set my face towards the old route, they seemed coming down the hill to meet me, and hiding its summit in a vale of mist. Then, presto I there was a full charge at me; the mist and clouds were driven on me by the wind, the rain came pattering down in heavy drops, the path became dim and indistinct, then vanished altogether —I was shut in on the mountain-path, and getting wet through rapidly. I imagined that the mist would soon clear off if the wind continued, so I plodded along carelessly, and was rewarded for my perseverance by a break of sunshine—finally, by the hill-top becoming once again perceptible. l set forth, then, at a brisker pace ; the advantage of society began to suggest themselves; I had not so much confidence in my own powers of perspicacity. If I could overtake the stranger journeying in the same direction as myself so much the better. The path was very faintly traced now—:presently I felt convinced it would soon cease altogether. The third hill, a sudden dip in the land almost to a valley, and then a fourth hill looking unpleasantly grim and stony. Save the soughing of the wind between the hills—a curious murmur, as of some one in pain, it seemed—all still and solemn and depressing, and no one ahead of me yet. Toil ing up the fourth hill, whereupon, to my satisfaction, the path appeared more strongly marked, and then met again by mist and rain and heavy banks of clouds—suddenly blinded for a while by the II ish of lightning which darted past me and lit, up the mountains. When the thunder followed this, and seemed leaping from one hill to another, and rolling itself down them, I sat down, under cover of a huge friendly boulder, and began to shiver. Kennington • road appeared very lovely in the distance then, and Cum berland scenery fell to a discount. Nothing like the bustling London streets, where there was ever life, and comfortable faces, and one could ask the way, and find it too I The rain continued, and I was getting wet through wondrously fast ; I was inclined to collapse with cold and inaction--I had heard of such cases—might be death. On to Nettlewood with a dash, irrespective of the storm—on over the hill, fighting my way to a friendly shelter. The rain kept on, but the storm abated somewhat ; the sky be came less dense, and I could still keep the path in sight. The path had transformed itself into a rivulet by;this time, and it was not difficult to follow if I kept ankle-deep in water. The fourth hill was ascended and descended ; half-way down I caught sight of a green valley beneath, with a river meandering through its midst. Three quarters of the descent, I became aware of some one toiling up the path to meet me. It was a pleasant sight to encounter a human being then, and I hastened downwards in better spirits. Five minutes afterwards I recognised Mr. Wenford. The hero of the story, Canute Gear, who is also its narrator, is a mere nobody. The principal interest is concentrated upon Herbert Vaughan, who cer tainly is not worthy of the honour. The secondary heroines, Letty Ray and Ellen Gear, are somewhat extravagant creations, and Joseph Gear, the brother of Canute, is miserly and covetous to an inprobable degree. In the creation of this story the author of " Grandmother's Money" has exercised a great deal of ingenuity with very insufficient results. The story which Mr. Thackeray has left un finished naturally excites much curiosity, which the editor of the Cornhill Magazine will gratify, it is to be hoped. Every page that this great writer penned has some touch of genius, of grace, of humour in it; and, finished or unfinished, his last day's work, has another interest beyond its own excellence. A late Lounger in these columns announced that this novel was cast in the age of " the Danes and Saxons." Unluckily, the journalist stumbles on false information sometimes, and it must be confessed that our own Lounger was wrong. The scenes of the story lie near our own time ; and, if it be true that Mr. Thackeray finished four parts be fore his death, a considerable portion of the tale must be writ ten, for he did not propose to go to three-volume length on this occasion, but to write a story of brisk incident which should be completed in seven or eight numbers of the Corn hill. We may. therefore, expect to see, not a mere frag ment (though that would be precious), but a handsome torso from the delicate and mighty hand which ended its work on it.—lllustrated Times, Jan. 2, 1864. NOBLE-HEARTED DR. THACKERAY fortune and fame enabled the author of " Vanity Fair" to visit Imperial Paris in imperial style, and W. M. Thackeray put up generally at the Hotel Bristol, in the Place Vendome. Never was increase of fortune more gracefully worn or more generously employed. The strug gling artist and small man of letters, whom he was sure to find at home or abroad, was pretty safe to be assisted if he learnt their wants. I know of many a kind act. One morn. ing, on entering Mr. Thackeray's bedroom, I found him placing some Napoleons in a pill-box, on which was writ ten, " One to be taken occasionally." " What are you doing f" " Well." he replied, " there is an old person hers who says she is very ill and in distress, and 1 strongly suspect that this is the sort of medicine she wants. Dr. Thackeray intends to leave it on her himself. Let us walk out together," Thackeray used to say that he came to Paris for a holiday and to revive his reeollections of French cooking. But he generally worked, especially when edit ing the Cornhill Magazine. And so the grand head and the big heart are lost and gone I No, only dead.—. Paris Correspondent of the Morning Post. COLONIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.—Kyneton,dtiring the last few weeks, has been favoured with a visit from a party of Ballarat blacks. The party numbered seven— three men, with their lubras, and a boy. One of the men, Jamie, spoke English very well, and seemed an intelligent man for an aboriginal. He is a fine specimen of the Aus tralian savage, evidently proud of his personal appearance. as he called it at the photographic studio of Mr. Gleny, and reversed the order of things by asking him, " How much you give me to take my likeness ?" The photographer took the gentleman's carte de visite, who, on seeing the nega tive, fairly rolled off his chair, convulsed with laughter at the whiteness of the appearance, the action of the sun being just the reverse of what it would have been with a white man. A group of four were afterwards taken in the open air.—Syneton Guardian. WHISKERS.—It has been asked, Who does not recollect the pathetic scene described in Punch, where the smooth-cheeked young gentleman tremulously asks the barber what hopes there are of whiskers ? where the barber, with a candour unusual in his race (so hope ful are they generally of the propagation of hair), gives absolutely none; where the whiskerless rejoins with a whine of despair, "but my pa has lots of whiskers ;" and when the sympathising barber, with a flash of inspiration adds, ",but perhaps, sir, you take aster your ma?" LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.—Monday.—Eutomotogical, at 7 ; Architects, at 8. Tuesday.—Anthropological, at 4 (anni versary) ; Photographic, at 8 ; Royal Institution, at 5, " Electricity iu Rest awl in Motion," Professor Tyndall (juvenile lectures). IVednesday,—Geological, at 8, " Re cent Geological Changes, Somersetshiro," Mr. Poole; " Beds superior to the Eocene in Suffolk and Essex," Mr. Wool, jun. ; Society of Literature, at SI. Thursday. — Royal Academy, at 8, " Architecture," Professor Smirke ; Royal, at 8 1 „ letter from Pr. Otto Torell to General Sabine, " Hourly Observations of Magnetic Declination al Port Kennedy, Arctic Sea, 1853.59," General Sabine ; Royal Institution, at 3, " Electricity at Rest and in Motion," Professor Tyndall (juvenile lectures). Friday.— Arehseological Institute, at 4 ; Astronomical, at S.— etenceum. bTEAAI _ENGINES EXPORTED.—In eleven monk ha ended November last, the value of steam engines exportt was £1,426,628, being an increase on former years, LITERATURE. A Woman's Ransom. By Frederick William Robinson, author of " Grandmother's Money," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. A mania for excitement has unfortunately seized upon the novel-writers and readers of the day, the extravagant has taken the place of the natural, and horror is regarded as the only legitimate element of interest. To such an amount has this pernicious influence extended, that even those fiction-writers who had already distinguished themselves as truthful painters of domestic life have been carried away by the stream, and like the dog of the:fable who dropped the substance for the shadow, have cast aside the essentials to true success already within their grasp in the hope of realising a shadowy popularity,which, if attained by such means, could only prove evanes cent. Among this number we are sorry to find the author of the popular novel of "Grandmother's Money." His new work, " A Woman's Ransom," has actually been recommended to general admira tion as tie Novel of Crime I .—such an epithet being undoubtedly in the present day an attractive dis tinction. Those, however, who may in consequence turn to its pages as a delightful stimulant will be also sadly disappointed. According to Lord Byron ( who was well qualified to give an opinion on the matter, being himself a master in the delineation of either character), Scott's Lord Marmion lacked the essential elements of attraction, either good or bad, being " Not half a villain, and but half a knight I " In like manner "A Women's Ransom," while emu lacing the horrible reputation of some of its con temporaries, does not actually venture to realise its own evil ambition. We hear of the elopement of the wife of the bad hero of the book, but after awhile it appears that the report is a falsehood contrived by the husband himself, who is the murderer of the unfortunate lady. An interest is at length, after long and weary delays, attracted by the supposed discovery of the dead body, when, lo and behold, the lady is alive, and no murder has actua ll y been committed. The character of Herbert Vaughan is a marvellous compound of unnecessary criminality. He is evi dently'prepared to commit every evil under the sun, and gives himself an immense deal of trouble to con coct and carry out schemes of Machiavellian dupli city without any adequate reason for their con trivance. The sister of this evil spirit,Mary Zitman, is a young widow, who is left in possession of her husband's large estates, on condition of her never leaving the estate, or never taking another husband. The brother contrives to enjoy the mastery of this property, and takes every possible precaution to prevent his sister's second marriage. The situation is so far well contrived, and the question of Mrs. Zitman's emancipation from this state of thraldom, which is preying upon her health, and unsettling her nerves, gives its title to the book—" A Woman's Ransom." The character of Mrs. Zitman, which at first promised well, degenerates as the story ad vances, and she becomes feeble and commonplace. Far more interesting is old Mrs. Ray, the covetous sister of the deceased Mr. Zitman, and who is to inherit the property on the death or marriage of the youthful widow. This old lady is a compound of avarice and cunning, and her character, disagree. able as it is, is cleverly drawn. A powerful scene occurs, when at last her seared conscience is touched with a late remorse; it is entitled A WINDING SHEET IN THE CANDLE. "Let me tell you, Mr. Gear," turning to me, " why I came here such an awful night. I was in the house keeper's room counting the plate—l like to count the plate myself, with a candle close at my elbow, 'cause my eyes are bad—and Letty was practisin' her peanner in the drawin'-room—she practises MO enough, now there's a chance of marryin' that Vaughan." "Marrying Vaughan!" exclaimed my mother. "Don't you interrupt people." snapped Mrs. Ray; "that's the tother story, which I haven't given myself the 'fluenz3 to come and tell you." "Oh l" said my mother, completely silenced by this un complimentary remark., " And I was a-counting and a-counting," Mrs. Ray continued, "and making one silver table short, which was a hard loss, and was trying to recollect who was the big gest thief I'd got in the house, when I noticed—good for I —I noticed the awfullest winding-sheet I ever seed in my life. I was friz then, and forgot the oilver table, and skreeked out, Mary Gear's a- goin' to die, and I haven't told her on my sins yet.' And, oh, sir I is she wusl" "Better." The old woman's explanation of her visit had frozen my own blood a little ; "Mary Gear's a-going to die," had been uttered with an awful earnestness. My mother, a shade more pale, too, sat and glared at Mrs. Ray. " She'll be wus—she'll have a relapse—l must see her to-night I" " Impossible." " I've come a long way on a night that few people would ventur out—l've left a winding-sheet at home—l find another here I" " But winding sheets, Mrs. Ray," explained my mother, who seemed well versed in those articles, "only foretell death in the house wherin they are seen first." " Get out 1" said Mrs. Ray, " they tell the death of the one you are thinkin' the most on, and the most troubled about. That's Mary Gear to me—and she's ill and agoing to die. I'm as sure o' that, as I'm a living woman sitting here 1" " It's very wrong to sit there, saying such awful things, reproved my mother, " putting such awful things in my boy's head." " So I couldn't rest," continued Mrs. Ray, deaf to the reproof; "I felt if death was about here, and I must not let an hour go by and not ask your wife to forgive me all my trespasses against her. I tried to think, at fust, that to-morrow would do, that it was an awful night, that I was old, and excitement was bad for me, but the wind said No' to it, and ttie rain said 'No' to it, and God Almighty said No' to it, I'm sure I" She held her hand up to prevent all interruption, strug gled with her breath,'and then went on again : "So I dressed and came out. I ordered the horses to be put to the carridge, and Miss Ray not to be disturbed at her peanner—and the noise she made herself, drownded any other I—and I came away to see your wif9, sir." " I am very sorry, Mrs. Ray, that you have put your self to this unnecessary trouble, but—" "But you'll let me see her?" " I dare not, for her health's sake." " If she were to die to-night, sir I" she entreated.' " I do not think there is any fear," I replied ; she has been mercifully spared to me, and I entertain great hopes of seeing her well and strong again." "Mr. Gear, she affirmed, with a persistency that was terribly depressing, .4 it's the snuff of the candle only brightening up a bit. She'll die, she'll die, I tell you!" " I will pray not." "And I must see her. I must whisper to her that did her harm once, that I planned harm against her, and built upon her death and money. Oh I I must tell her that." "I pledge you my word that she will forgive you, Mrs Ray." " It's a weight upon an old woman's soul, and ony she can lift it off me. You're a man who won't be hard upon me, in this late hour, when I've better thoughts ?" " In a few days you may see her." " Too late I" she affirmed; "I've dreamed all that's coming—l've seen her dead face in my sleep—it's not only the winding-sheet that's brought me here." She continued to plead her cause—l to remain deaf to it. This old woman's excitement was deep and intense, and must arouse Mary's. There was danger to my wife, and I was her guardian to protect her from it. The old lady, however ultimately obtained her object— " I have come, Mary Zitman," murmured Mrs. Ray, still in the same posture, and bestowing on my wife the old and more familiar title, "I've come before death parts you and me—sooner than either on us thinks, perhaps—to ask your forgiveness for past sin. I wished you dead once— and I—l tried to kill you I" • " No—no," answered Mary. " You had my brother's money, and I had a miser's love for it. It seemed my right, and I was poor and wretched. I—l prayed every night that you might die, and leave me rich, when I thought you would'not marry agin. It was the one prayer that I taught myself." " Forgiven!" said my wife. Mrs. Ray's excitement was on the increase, and I could see my wife was anxious to abridge the interview, although fearful of an abrupt termination thereto. Janet, with folded arms, stood by my side, intensely watchful. " James Baines—your brother's mau—and I had a long talk together at last—in the very room downstairs I've run away from. God forgive me 1 but—but I promised him a thousand pounds when you ware dead, knowing he was a villain who never studied life reuch. I tempted him, and he watched you—plotted against your life—opened your winder, when you were sleeping, that God'© air might turn murderer against yeti, too—ho was my tool, and he worked on in the dark." Mary closed her eyes—l coull see the red blood mantling ner face and neck. " Janet," I whispered, "this must cease now." " It's a' doon—the warst be oot," muttered Janet. " You d,,nt say, ' Forgiven' unto that 1' Mrs. Ray screamed, with a vehemence that alarmed us all. "You're going to die, and leave me aecarsed. Oh, Mary Zitman I 50a 66& 6 108[ [ [ 8 102 511 It, i 1302 96} I Business dons 1051 G 9911 100 CHRISTMAS AT ROME. A communication from Rome of Dec. 26 contains tha following :—" The Christmas festivities yester day were favoured with great splendour in ate Church of St. Peter's, where the Holy Fathe r solemnly officiated at the morning mass. Formerly the Popes presided personally at each of the three masses which are celebrated on this day. At mid night they went to perform the service at Santa- Maria-Maggiore, where the portion of the manger of our Saviour is kept, and were present at matins. From Santa-Maria-Maggiore they repaired at day break to Santa-Anastasia to celebrate the morning mass; and thence they proceeded in great pomp t) the Church of St. Peter's for the Errand mass of the day. Before the tomb of the Holy Apostles, the. 1 362 tapers of the famous silver candel.:lara were lit up. The Pope is now present on his throne at mid night, and only celebrates in public day the mass. The number of the faithful who filled the vast Church of St. Peter's at the papal mass was immense. Foreigners flocked there by thousands, and invaded all points from which could be seen the altar of the Confession, the throne of the Holy Father, and the chairs on which are seated the cardinals, patriarchs, archbishops, and prelates of the Roman Court, wear ing their splendid ornaments. The reserved seats were filled with ladies of distinction, the superior functionaries of the different administrations, and the generals and officers of the army and navy. The Diplomatic Body occupied its post of honour, and in the prince's tribune were seen the King of Naples, the Queen Dowager, and the princes and princesses, her children. The Holy Father, after having put on the pontifical ornaments in the Piety Chapel, took his seat on the sedia gestatoria,' the tiara on his head, and then commenced that magnificent proces sion of bishops, archbishops, and cardinals, which gives to the festivals at Rome that air of dignity, majesty, and grandeur of which those who have not been spectators can form no idea. Before the Pope stood two dignitaries of the Pontifical Court bearing the 'stocco' and ' berrettone' which had been blessed during the night. The 'stccco,' as is well known, is a superb sword, and the ' barrettone' a kind of cap or helmet, both of which are studded with pre cious stones ; these two objects are presented by the Pontiffs to the princes who have gained the greatest victories or rendered the most important services to the Catholic religion. For some time past the Hely See has not met with an occasion for giving these precious testimonies of its gratitude. The mass terminated with the solemn benediction of the Holy Father from the great altar and the granting of the plenary indulgence. During the evening the car dinals proceeded to Santa-Maria-Maggiore to hold a chapel of that body for the second vespers. The Libernian basilica was splendidly illuminated, and upon the great altar, in the midst of torches and tapers, the sacred wood of the manger was exposed to the pious veneration of the faithful, placed in a magnificent urn of rock crystal ornamented with a setting of the finest gold and studded with splendid diamonds." LONDON GAZETTE--Last Evening. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, 13#c. 29. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs an extract of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Madrid, reporting that the Spanish Government with the view of making the regulations regarding vessels passing Tarifa (notices respecting which were inserted in the London Gazette of the 3d and 31st December, 18.58), for the future more lenient, have directed that after the discharge of one gun loaded with blank cartridge, two shots with ball will be fired aide of the vessel, in the way of warning, instead of one, as has hitherto been the rule. DEC. 30. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade having received from the Secretary State for Foreign Affmirs a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Port-au-Prince, enclosing a copy of a law issued by the Government of the Repubdc of Hayti, abolishing the extra charge of 10 per cell% on the weighing, wharfage, &c., of goods, and replacing those charges by an add i tional du t y of 10 per cent. on all ar ticles imported into or exported from that republic. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 30. Royal Marine Light infantry—Second Lieutenant Charles Surtees Chapman Webb to be First Lieutenant, vice T. L. Grant, placed on half-pay. BANKRUPTS The fallowing are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : John Lock, timber merchant, Caterham Edward Meyer, cheesewonger, Kingsland-road William Attwood, glass dealer, Exeter Thomas Warren, fellmonger, Bristol John F. Archbold, barrister-at-law, Peckham Thomas Evans, sen, greengrocer, Bermondsey James Martin, fruit dealer, Everton. Joseph TownsJn, grocer, Carlisle William Hellaby, farmer, Thurvaston, Derbyshire Thomas Watts, grocer, Bedworth, Warwickshire Abraham Grayson, shoemaker, Cumberland George Cullwick, baker, Stafford SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Alexander Wilson, farmer, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire Adam Whiteford, flesher, Lanarkshire Alex. Hay, miller, Edinburgh Duncan Campbell, farmer, Achavallic, Argyleshire Robert Wilson, farmer, Hayfield Hilton, Aberdeenshire RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts..., R ailw ay s. 1863. 1862. 1803. 1862 £ £ Belfast and N. Counties ..... 136 136 2,302 2.036 Belfast and County Down 49 49 752 690 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 1,1 , 4 1,292 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 6,671 5. 13 Caledonian Cockermouth & Workington Bl 81 308 291 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 388 265 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 65 65 223 178 Cork and You,ghal 321 321 411 288 Cornwall 565 53/ 1,640 1,352 Deeside l7 17 225 197 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,434 1,448 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,460 1.418 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 915 484 2,609 1,081 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1695 1695 7,556 6.833 Furness, &c Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 353 351 31,929 26,626 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 1,542 1.715 ti t. Nortlin. & Westn. (Irel.) 7l! 715 487 318 lit.Soutlan. & Westn.(Lrind.) 3731 329 7,937 7,657 10564 10321 63,594 54.594 Great Western Inverness & Aberdeen June B4 861 1,015 911 Inverness & Perth Junction 1195 - 1,057 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,513 1,103 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 3955 37,970 32,363 Limerick and Ennis 245 245 1:17 135 Limerick and Foynes 264 264 97 106 Llanelly 465 465 470 429 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 55 55 1,778 1,718 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 261 2411 18,105 17,981 London, Chatham, & Dover 72 725 5,780 3 7 52 Do. Metropolitan i t xtension 104 51 1,100 25u Lond., Tilbury, & Southend slan.,Sheffield,& Lincolnsh Stanch. S.J un.& Altrincham 95 95 1,408 1,177 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan 35 - 2,323 - Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 6141 48,438 43.538 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irlnd 2591 1924 4,186 3,923 Monkland 7ll 714 1,674 1,577 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,417 1,8 00 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 1095 • North London 9 254 N o rth Staffordshire Oswestry and Newton... 5O Rhymney l9 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 S c ottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset 6 0 S o uth Devon 5l 306 South-Eastern .. Taff Vale 67 Ulster Vale of Clwyd. . ...... Vale of Neath 325 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 271 W.HaztlepoolHarbr.S2RaiL 52 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt 7 Whit c h av en Junction l3 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 Austrian B2B B e lgian Eastern Junction 161 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185 Buffalo and Lake Huron .... 261 . Detroit and Milwaukie D u tch Rhenish E as tern Bengal Eastern of France East Indian G ra nd Trunk of Canada lO9O Great Indian Peninsula 53 85 G rea t Luxembourg . 1 Great Southecn of India Ureat Western of Canada 345 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 650 Northern of Canada . Northern of France 697 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mutliterrn lBO5 Paris and Orleans 1614 Pernambuco 7 7/ Royal Danish 69 Sambre and Meuse 6B South Austrian Southern of France 770 - Victorian 1 `2,6 Welland West Flanders , W. and N. W. of France , 932 410} 1077_1 12,118 11,199 55,827 50,693 3,200 3,067 8,918 7,982 1,057 820 899 711 1,837 1,515 5,012 4,663 5,015 4.730 693 338 3.961 3, 416 23,202 21,4,481 5,192 530 2, 1,719239 133 119 2,134 1.742 281 217 1,094 970 780 648 3,421 2,791 658 482 923 688 898 665 132} 394 75y 305 62 1,185 920 828 35,139 31,83 263 2:5 1671 2,320 2,137 1011 2,42 1,520 169 5,574 6,308 106 k 3,947 3,704 1081 639 1090 995 134 54,418 49,873 9,161 3,710 48 1676 1431 489 902 12,396 12,739 16,5195 10,332 Loes 1,531 57,091 53,989 1.88 893 381 255 05,011 57,93:. Fiti 1,333 1,423 1315 f 0,902 40,777 6 7 9 27,1'; 9 23,812 151 433 59A 813 33,331 31,611 • Lady Wodehouso arrived in town en Thursday from Kimberky Palk, Norfolk. The Right lion. Sir George Grey has arrived in town from his :eat, Folledon, Northumberland. The Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.R, has arrived in town from Cowes, isle of Wight, AMERICA. (RF,UTEE.'S TELEGRAM.) SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 1. The North German Lloyds' steamer Bremen, from New York on the 19th inst., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 63 passengers, 102,950 dole. for England, 162,000 dols. for France, 500 dols. for Bremen, and 36 mail bags for England. Her news has been anticipated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. - MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ANNOTING THE CLERGY AND THREATENING TUE CLERIC. OF TILE WARWICK •STREET CHAPEL.—:,Iacy 0' Keefe, an old Irishwoman, was charged before Mr. Knox, with unlawfully ringing the bell at No. 24, Golden square (the private residence of the R.v. Mr. Ilearn an d the clergy attached to Warwick-street Chapel), and also with being drunk, &c. Joseph Collins, the clerk of the chapel, said that on the previous evening the prisoner entered the chapel in a state of intoxication, and on attempting to eject her she became very abusive and threatened to kill him in the chapel. He at last got her to leave and saw her at the end of W.,r wick-street, but on his return he found that she had got round Golden -square to No. 24, ihe residence of the R.N. Mr. Hearn and the clergy of the chapel, and there set to ringing the bell. He then gave her into custody, and while on the way to the station and also at the station in Vine street, in the presence of the inspector, she tried to strike him. Jonathan Reeves, 31 C, said the prisoner was most abusive, calling Mr. Collins and others liars. She was very drunk. Some of the officers of the court said the prisoner was well-known as a disorderly character. Mr. Knox fined her 205., or, in default, 14 days. THAMES. A CLEVER AMATEUR DETECTIVE.—Three rough and morose-looking fellows, who gave the names of John Griffiths, Henry May, and James Henley, the first 23, the others each 15 years of age, were brought before Mr. Part• ridge charged with stealing 100 yards of linsey cloth, the property of Mr. Daniel Thomas, linen draper, in Crisp street, Poplar. The apprehension of the prisoners was entirely owing to the intelligence and tact of a man named Williams, who has within three weeks been instrumental in bringing to justice seven notorious thieves, bur of whom have been convicted at the Sessions. The first two were charged with stealing a witney coat from the shop of Mr. N. Dawson, in Crisp street, and he followed the thieves after theyhad stolen the ooat, saw one of them put it on, and when he met with a police-constable pounced upon them and gave them into cus tody. In a second case two fellows stole a lot of goods from a linen-draper's door in Poplar, and he folloc.ed them, gave them into custody, and recovered the property. In other cases Williams has prevented robberies and done good ser vice to the public. He stated that yesterday evening at five o'clock he saw the three prisoners in company. They separated, and while Griffiths remained on the kerb, stood three yards from the door of Mr. Thomas, May went to the shop and removed two rolls of linsey Goth from a pile in the doorway, and handed them to Henley, who was in waiting in a narrow turning close by. The rolls of cloth were put into a black bag, and they all proceeded in a westerly direction. He followed them until he saw a police sergeant at the corner of Salmon-lane, Limehouse, He spoke to the sergeant, and assisted him in capturing the prisoners and seeuring the stolen property. Mr. Partridge—Where was the property before it was stolen ? Williams—lt was half in and half out of the doorway, Mr. Partridge—This is the third case of the kind you have brought before me in three weeks. IVilliams—Yes, Mr. Partridge—Are you too old for the police? Williams—l am not fit for the police force. Mr. Partridge---I think you are. Yon have behaved remarkably well. You are a wheelwright, and sometimes a shoemaker. Williams—Yes, sir. Mr. Partridge—And a good amateur detective. The linsey was identified by Mr. Andrew Alexander assistant to Mr. Thomas. The value of it was £5. Police-sergeant, No. 20 K, asked for a remand, and said all the prisoners had given their address in Lambeth. He believed they had all been in custody before. Mr. Partridge—Certainly. The prisoners are remanded for a week. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The show of fruit and vegetables at our market to-day was seasonably good. There was an average business doing at the following rates :-- FRUIT. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d Pine apples 8 oto 10 0 ' Mulberries, pr pt. .0 otc 0 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per lb 5 otolo 0 ; Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 0 Foreign do 1 oto 2 0 01 Filberts, per lb .. 0 9 to 1 0 Melons Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 o', Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per lat-sv. 2 oto 4 0 j Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..3 6to 8 0 i Peaches.. Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 7 0 ; Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberriesht Bye° oto 0 0 IPlums, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 I Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 4 oto 5 0; Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz 1 oto 1 4 I Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 2 6 IlfNI ditto 1 oso 2 6 Parsley, per ditto o 3to o 4 Savoy do., pr dz 0 10 to 1 6 , Celery, per ditto 010 to 1 6 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 61 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 0 i Parsnips, per do. o oto o 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 oto 110 0 I Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr lb ..0 oto 0 01 Mushrooms,p ptl. 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 2 6 I Artichokes, each 0 019 0 0 Carrots,pr d 0.... 4 6to 6 6I Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers ...... 0 oto 0 01 Mint and savory.. o o to 0 0 I Garlic, per lb .... 0 6 to 0 8 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0' Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv. 0 oto 6 0' Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6to 2 6 I Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 I Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 Spinach 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto o 6 Turnip radishes 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per bun. 1 3to 2 6 HAY MARK2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 108 Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 lOs per load. Trade inac, ive. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lO, Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per load. supply moderate. WHITECHAPEL --MeadOW hay, £3 Os to £4 108 Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 12s Gd ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per load. Trade dull. POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to 20s Od ; geese , Os Od to lis Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s 6d to 2s Od ; ducklings, Os Od to Os Od ; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each ; wild do., 10d to is 2d; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 9d each; Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 16s Od; chickens, 8s Od to 9s Od; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to bs Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s 6d to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pbeasams, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; partridges, is 6d to 2s 6d ; woodcocks, Os to 38 6d; snipes, Os to is Od; teal, Is 3d to Os Od ; wild ducks, 2s Od to Os Od ; widgeons, is 6d to Os Od ; plovers, Os 9d to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is Oct to is 2d ; English, ls 2d to ls 6d per English eggs, 14s Od to 15s Od ; French do., 10s Od to lls 3d per 100 ; leverets, Os Od to 38 Od ; grouse, Os Od to 2s 3d. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od to Os Od ; trout, Od to Ana eels, bd to 10d ; prawns, Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 5s Od to 20s ; cod, is Od to 15s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od ; doreys, 5s Od to 6s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, Is to 35 Od; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and garnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, is to 4-s Od per pair ; common oysters, 10s to 25s ; natives, 65s to 70s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to ss; haddocks, 9s to 18s ; smelts, Os Od to Os OCI flounders, Os Od per dozen mackerel, Os per 100 ; fresh herrings, 78 to 8s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 63 , mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4 s 4 d to 4 s 8 d; and pork, 3a 6d to 4s 6d per Blbs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s Gd; veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d; and pork, 38 4d to 4s 6,1 per Sibs by the carcase. Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. ,insterdam Short. Ditto 3 Months. Itott eniam A.ntwerp .......... • • i A:us:4)6 ilamturgit Pans Ditto Marseille , Frankfort on Mame 1' icnna Trieste l'etersburgh. Ecrlin 11 161 11 19 11 19 5 65 25 65 13 71 25 271 `2,5 67" s 25 70 119 f 12 30 12 39 33h 11 37 11 191 11 191 2,5 72k 9 5 72:k 13 SI -25 3:!!: 25 72 '25 7 5 119. 12 40 12 40 7,247 3,744 ,iudrid 2.5 90 5 9O '"adia 25 S 5 Leghorn Milan. ............ , • 25 85 (lenoa ........ , 25 Si Naples . ......... • • • 7i alernio l' 4 Ic!:zsina. - Lisbon - 152,1 Oporto..•- - rp. • r4,:, ,_., Foreign Oold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... ,-f3 17 Mexican Dollars .......... .•-:. .............. 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 0 0 S out h hanerican Do ublons ... •..•• 25 ! 0 25 91 25 !`0 25 90 ------- BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d , of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to 3jd ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3,1 d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 34d; 801 b to 881 b,. 30 to 31d ; 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 4d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 4td ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d. Horse hides, 9s Od to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; full, 7s Od to OS Gd; polled sheep d , lOs Od to 12s Gd ; half-breds, 8s 6 d to lOs 6d ; Downs, Os 6to Ss 3d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; sheaxlings, Os Od to 6s Od. re ly of on. ldi, the for ',ER•• IMO • re- 7, 6 C 011" nice uild ger' )onet vied' 'ere" at he waS y rem , but 3 had y for the n hie' ife Of :ban 100 Sk I stock stock stock 100 100 stook stook stook stock stock 20 flock LM II et ock II 00k 'ME: 74} 5 1061 7 1041 99i 11031