The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-02 00:00:00

M!wi I MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Although the demand for monoy is very actively maintained, the rates remain stationary, 3 per cent. being generally required for 90 days paper, with occasional transactions at per cent. lower. The B ink of England return for the week to Wednesday last exhibits some important changes occasioned by the usual disbursements at this period. The authorities had experienced a considerable increase of loan and discount business, and the other securities have been largely augmented. ei small addition has been made to the stock of bul lion, but the reserve of notes has been materially reduced. Some of the other items exhibit move ments of interest, as will be seen by the subjoined particulars : Active Circulation .. £19,871,250 Increase .. • • • . 372,355 Bullion .. •• • • .. .. 14,9 ,6,421 Increase •• •• •• 85,626 Rest .. • • • . 3,120;035 Increase 13,903 • • • Public Depositss 8338.717 Decrease , 315,782 .. •• •• •• Other Deposits.. .. 15,469,254 Increase .. . 1,162,757 Seven Day and o th er Bi lls .. 645,185 Decrease ..• 6,318 Government Securities 11,244,873 .. Increase 110,356 Other Securities .. .. 21,146,147 Increase 1 a3O 933 Notes Unemployed 8,897,945 Decrease .. 290,900 The Kangaroo, from Now York, has brought £120,000, and the Hansa £ll,OOO in specie. Two O'CLOCK. At the half•yearly meeting of the London Dock Company just held, the usual dividend at the rate of 21 per . cent. per annum was declared. A decline of about per cent. took place yester day afternoon in the market for the English Funds, and continued heaviness was apparent at the com mencement of business this morning. Subsequently a few purchases were effected, and prices have tended upwards in consequence. Consols are 92i for money, 92a for the Bth instant, and 921 for February. The New Threes and Reduced are 92i India 5 per Cent. 1088 a ; and a ba rga i n h as ta k e n place in EKchequer Bills at Bs. premium, showing business. The transactions in the Foreign Stock Market have been rather numerous, and prices are steadily supported. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, 711 72; ditto 1862, 681 a ex div.; and the Consolides 401- 41. Egyptian are 95; ditto second issue, 94Z; Italian, 690 f ex div.; ditto Railway Loan, 734 744; Moorish, 97-1; Mexican, 31f, 32; Portuguese New Loan, 478, ex div.; Russian ditto, 951 i; Spanish Passive, 248; and Venezuelan Scrip, 1-Z dia. In the Railway Shard Market business remained rather dull, but a slight advance took place in prices. South Easterns and North Westerns improved 55., Great Northerns 10s., and the A stock £l. Lon don and Brightons rose 10s., while Great Westerns declined 10s. The foreign and colonial lines remained without any material variation. Ottoman improved to 124 ; San Paolo declined to 22Z- ex div.; and Recife and San Francisco-to 18-1 ; Great Indian Peninsula de clined to 105 i, ex div. Joint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares were in ?moderate request, without any change of impor tance to record in value; London and Brazilian re ceded about 55.; London and Buenos Ayres im proved ss. ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 10s. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ........ 92} 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ..... .... 92/ New 3 per Cent. Annuities .. 92/ annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Ja n .,llBBo. . , Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 151 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOB/ / D Bonds Z l , OOO 26 Consols for Account 921 I Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 8 Ditto £5OO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian. 6 per Cent... — Ditto 41 per Cent Egpptian 7 per Cent 94 Ditt, Second Italiano 5 per Cent. lssue (Maremmana Railway) 731 1 4l Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account . ... 32 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada 2 per Cent 27,1 Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 121 Ditto Deferred Peruvian 4A per Cent. Ditto 1862 D itto:Account. . Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent ll lBs6 l '7 7 '9 1 and '6O — Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Dittol3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Ditto 5 per Cent.,1862, Scrip, £47 pd ll 1 pm Spanish 3 p er C ent Ditto Account sli Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account ..... Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3l Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cents., 1862 (Scrip), £53 pd 1$ die Dividends on the above payable in London, Austrian, 5 per Cent. Ex. 10 florins Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — Ditto Account Consols, M oney TWO O'CLOCK.92I Ditto Account, J an. 8 SHIPPING I NTELLIGENCE—This Day. - - LONDON, Jan. 2.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; strong breeze, and cloudy weather, with slight rain. It blew a heavy gale during the night, accom panied with rain. GLOUCESTER, Jan. I.—Wind S,W.—Arrived—Alert, from Sulina. PottzsmouTH, Jan. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Egypt, from Callao, for Cowes; White Rose, from London, for Melbourne. QUEENSTOWN, Jan I . — Arrived—Toronto, from New York. KINGSTON, Jan. I . — Arrived —Petro Slana, and San Providione, from New York. for Monte CARDIFFVi deo., Jan. 1.--Wind S.W.—Sailed—Maria Anna, OFF HURST CASTLE, Jan. 2.—Arrived—Tyne, screw Steamer, from Brazils. BRISTOL, Jan. I.—The wind has been blowing very stron g all day from the south-west, and still continues, with every appearance of a gale. (lit MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GAVESEND, rida Morning. Arrived, J an . I—Glencoe,R from Foo- F Chow- y Foo ; Bos worth, from Calcutta • Geo, Tetw or th, f rom Colombo ; Neptune, f rom Shanghai ; Waterloo, from Rotterdam. Sailed—Cid, steamer, for Santander. DEAL, Friday Morning. No arrivals. It has blown a strong, heavy gale from the south-west during the night, and still continues. Shipping apparently rode well. MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN THE THAMES.—Yes terday a long inquiry was gone t_s i t n rtht, before u M r . Bedf or d , at the C ompasses , 8 7thn n°r ; u S quare, relative to the death of Mr. William m‘A. aged 39, clerk to Mr. Linklater, ono of the commissioner; of the Bankruptcy Court, whose body was found under the follo wing mysterious circumstances :—The deceased lived at 23, Kensington -place, Kensington, On Christmas -day, he and his wife left home to take a walk. They as the KinE,, William the Fourth, where they went tt in to as far take some refreshment, and they left there between nine and ten o ' c l oc k . The deceased, who had been drinking, parted f rom his wife, and nothing more was heard of him till the next morning, when ho was found drowned near Rune steps which descended into the water. Several of the witnesses complained that these steps were very dangerous, and the landlord of the William the Fourth stated that he h ad saved the lives of some Lersons who had fallen through the m. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned evidence to sho w ," and the jury requested the coroner to to the Waterman's Company asking them to put the steps in question in a secure state, they being under the control of that company. The for ests which surroun d the valley of the Rhine forests now more full of snines than they have toen d ist for many years, a f act which the country people in th atdistrict consider as an omen that the winter will not be very s evere. The sp or t smen, on the other hand, find t ..hiares and partridges sc arce, while foxes are more numerous aan usual, Nfr. Paul Morphy, the cel e b rated chess player, h as arriv e d in Paris, having slipped through the ilnkad e , and reached Europe by way of the Havanuah. u reNnied g devoted Southerner, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share hallways 100 Atlantic &St Liwrenct all 67 69 c Bom.,Barodadt.Cent stk 100 104 105 101/ Xll Gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. New . ..... 203 IBuffalo and. Laxe Huron all 55 51 10 Do. Preference all 73 83 100 ts p. Buffalo, , Aug.Brant,&Godrich 77 so ct. bds. l, 1872 " • 100 I Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 71 75 100 IDo. do. June 1, 1874 100 73 76 st Clcutta.,t,S.Eastn.(th ) 100 104 105 xn st Cape Town & Dock Seri/ 100 1(18 1(0 stock Eastn. Bengal go. sp. c 100 1044 I(s3xn stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 10 0 10 61 10 73 1073 7 xn 20 Do. do. G Ext 5 1 I.lp xn 20 Do. do. rI do. stock Grand trunk of Canada 100 22 23 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 74 76 190 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et all 64 (6 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 35 37 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 _ all 48 52 100 Do. do. 1867 all 34 86 100 Do. do. 1872 all 34 36 stock Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 105 106 1053 xn 20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 1 15 pl 3 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 13p Xll stock Gt. South.of india(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 20 3 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 13 153 20 4 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt all 99 101 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 90 92 10 Indian Branch LimitA 2 id 5p 2 stock. Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 103 lot xn stock Do. 4/ p. o. Extension 100 97 99 stock Dc. 44 d 0........ 100 93 r 5 943 20 Do. Filth Extension. 2 xn stock slelb.Corn. 6p. c. linda. 100 50 slelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 53 100 Do. 7p. c Mortg. Ms. all 20 Newßrunswick Candu Class A Capital Share all 3 6 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... all 3 5 'N Rl.C'da6pclstptbds 100 83 85 stock rcinde ..........) (100 1(4 106 Do. Delhi.. „1..7 100 103 104 xn et 1 . Do. do 2 ft f p 23 3 xn 20 Do. Punjaub c: 15 3 3 p 151 at Do. Do. .. , , 100 103 104 xn stock ; Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 1 100 99 101 100 xn ----- COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. p.c - ,. — Ja st.fuly 1 1877-St . 10 0 1 06 107 106 xd Do. 6p. c. Feb. & * Aug. ! 100 , 106 108 & Do. 6 p. c. Mar. Sept 100 106 108 Do. sp. c. Jart.&July., 100 ' 971 95 971 xd Do. 5 Inscribed stock, 100 96 98 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 101 110 Do.Ap & Oct 1880. 100 111 113 Do. 1890' 100 112 114 Do. Jan. & July, 1891..! 100 111 113 , Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.J a.,.July 100 1043 1051 , 105 xd Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 ; N. S.W. G ov. 5 p c.,1866 100 993 1004 1 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 991 1004 Do. d0.,1888 dtupwcia 100 99 991 1 993 xd --New Zealand 6p. cent. , 100 108 110 1093 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0. sterling, 1875 ' 100 105 1(6 Queensland Gov. 6p. 'a 100 R 8 110 S. Aus G6p.c.1878.,14 up 1 100 109 111 —j Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July , 100 Do.. in 6 11.0. AD.ALOOt. .1 100 i leg 10941 1094 3 BRITISH MINES. • 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 3 — Clifford Amalgamated.. 21 23 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist.) 1 500 510 East 13assett (Illoganl.. 30 52 54 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. p 1p East Caradon ...... 2.14.6 43 41 East Carn Brea... 3.0.0 11 111 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 7.19.0 23 31 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 574 15 17 Great South Tolgus 1 175 7 71 G. Wheal Vor (Helston' 40 6 64 Grenville . 6.15.1 43 5 Herod's- Foot 8.12 44 50 liingston Downs 4.17.0 25 23 i Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant 94 41 43 403 llarke Valley.. 4 3lyndy Iron Oro (Lim , 24 3ds pr New Setun l9! 135 145 North Downs 2l 23 23 \L I,V h'l Basset (1110., , an 2.17.0 24 8 north Wheal Crotty 2.4.9 G 53 'ar Consols (St. Blazey 1 14 6 6 20 i'eovidence(Uny Lelnt., 10.6.7 1 43 423 South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 380 399 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 23 23 Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 , .9' 90 95 Stray Park 15 Tamar Silv.dr Lead Min 44 1 10 ['in Croft 9 13 14 13 3 West Basset (Illozan) l3 13 14 W Oaradon (Liskeard 5 26 28 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan 51 774 824 Wheal Buller(Redruth 5 471 121 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 74 81 WhealLud. ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ; , 8 15 16 Wheal Seton 583 205 216 2121 223 Wheal Treiawney (Lis ) 7 17 18 Wheal Union 3.13 51 64 6 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SHARE MARKETS—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share, Railways. paid. Closing I Busine ss Price. done. 13.14 Bir_ Wol. ' and Str. al all 8 81 25 1 Blythe and Tyne. all 10 Bo3t.,Sleat.,and Mid:Co all t 4 st Bristol and Exeter ' 100 84 16 st Caledonian 10) 1151 1161 50 Cork a ,, 1 13ant1on 1 all 20 CornwPll all 61 75 10 Do A ;I no all 10 Do. B n all `-'• been paid to 50 k Belfast Junc.l all 41 43 25 Dun „Pert h.& Ab. J unc.l all 13 14 st Edinburgh & Glasgow., 100 87 88 at !Man'. and S. Western.' 100 105 107 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk, 100 46 47 46 4 at Ditto A stock 1 100 43 45 st Ditto East Anc,lian st 100 24 25 at DreatNorthof Scotlandl. 100 at Great Northern lO9, 125 116 1251 6 at Do A stock at Do Bdo 5 Do. £5 shares , all at Gt. S. an tW. of Ireland 100 104 106 105 st Great Western 100 675 671 674 at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 st Lancashire & Yorks:Are IGO 1095 tO9l l at London and Blackwall 100 711 725 at Lon., Bright. ,& S. Coast 100 118 119 118 1 st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 371 4 81 at Lon. & North Western 100 971 071 97 1 st Lon. & South Western 100 101 102 102 st 11 an., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 40 41 10 1 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 121 Do # shares all 10 Metropolitan all 9 95 st Midland 6.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98 974 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 1 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 27 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 995 100 100 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 d at Do Lecda lOO 56 57 at Do York st Do Carli51e.... at North London 10 Do New 5 1 p 19.15.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 11 111 st Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 471 481 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 104 106 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all st Shropshire Union 100 47 49 475 st South Devon lOO 331 341 st South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 100 100 103 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok all 7 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 39 40 25 Do l5 105 101 p 25 Do New, 1860 6 75 7 p at Taff Vale., 10 Do B 8 41 5 r, 10 Do C 3 24 3 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 2O 21 31 p 12.10 Do st Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 140 145 at Waterfbrd & Kilkenny 100 st West Cornwall lOO 29 31 st W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO • at West Midland Oxford 100 43 45 st Do Newportl 100 35 37 st Do Hereford 100 1 94 26 12.10 LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The Shareholders' Association of this company have just issued a long statement of their proceedings. They state that having made application for and obtained a copy of the shareholders' address book, and finding that it con tains some 18,000 names, the difficulty, or rather the im possibility, of effecting any change by individual or indepen dent action becomes more than ever apparent. The com mittee contend that Mr. Wrigley was fully justified in making a certain statement of figures with regard to the affairs of the company. They contrast the policy of the London and North-Western Company with that of the Great Northern Company by stating that the latter have worked their main line well, and their stock stands at £126 in the market ; that they had access to Manchester and Liverpool, but that they had gained this access, not by buying or subsidising the Sheffield Company (as the North Western directors were prepared to do), but they absolutely made the Sheffield Company bear the brunt of a ruinous competition with the North-Western Company, and are now reaping the main advantage. The committee state that they have no personal interests to serve ; they seek no place, power, or privileg es f or th emse l ves or th e i r f r i en d s; th e y m h e have n o o f the xvi p s h intentioneject present board ord of toprocured irectors, the although resignationa ocrheajne change, in some respects, would be of advantage to the company. They seek n o t so much for for a change of men as a change of m measures, because a change of men without a change of policy would be useless. Should the shareholders think er fit to afford the association that support to which the com mitteeconfidence t hin k i n a brighter it is nt itl futureed, the for they stets that th ey have every the London and Nth- Western Railway. REGENT CIRCUS AND KING'S-CROss. This line is proposed to run from a station in Windmill.. street, Haymarket, near the church recently erected by Miss Burdett Coutts in that locality. The line is intended to take an entirely subterranean route through Soho, Tottenham-court-road, Bloomsbury, St. Pancras, Euston road, Liverpool-street, Gray's-inn-road, Belgrave-street, Chesterfield-street, and Pentonville and York roads; to a junction with the King's-cross station of the Great Northern Railway, which will then, by means of the Me tropolitan Railway, have both a City and West-end ter minus. Parliamentary powers are to be taken to divert or alter the levels of any of these thoroughfares, and to raise £1,350,000 for constructing the line. The deposit money required by Parliament as security for the completion of the proposed railway within five years will amount to £BO,OOO, being 8 per cent. on one million, the estimated cost of the undertaking. THB SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING. LAW INTELLIGENCE---This Day. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.) THE PLEA OF 'NEVER INDEBTED"---STOKES V. CLARKE This was an action to recover £lO Bs. 9d. upon a bill of exchange, and Mr. Henry James (instructed by ➢lr. Pearce, of Uiltspur-street), appeared for the plaintiff. . . _ Mr. James said he was at a loss to know what could be the defence to the present action. Defendant had pleaded never indebted, but defendant had actually given plaintiff a bill of exchange for the amount. Plaintiff said he was a brandy distiller of Snow-hill. Goods to the amount of £lO Bs. 9d. had been supplied to defendant, who promised to pay. Subsequently defendant accepted a bill of exchange, produced. It had been dis honoured. His Lordship—Well, gentlemen, defendant does not attend here to-day, and you will find for the plaintiff. _ Verdict for plaintiff. ANOTHER CASE.-NICRLINSON V. COUSINS. This was an action to recover £54 Bs. 9d. for butcher's meat. Mr. Henry James (instructed by Mr. Pearce) ap.,- peared for plaintiff. Mr. James said this was another case in which defendant had pleaded never indebted, and even did not come forward in support of his plea, Plaintiff said he was a meat salesman of Newgate Market, and defendant was a butcher. The whole of the meat had been supplied. Verdict for plaintiff. Of course the defendants in these cases have to pay extra costs for the time gained by their pleas. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--This Day. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—THURSDAY. The new year was inaugurated here with a blank after noon. MANCHESTER. STEEPLECHASE, FLAT, AND HURDLE RACE MEETING, THURSDAY. A Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 soya each, 1 ft, with 25 sovs added. The winner of any hurdle race or steeple chase after the 16th of December, at 10 a.m., 7)b extra. Second to save his stake. About two miles. Capt. H. Rhys's Rhcebus, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b .. (Mr. Wood) 1 Mr. Wadlow's Pot Pourri, 4 yrs, 10st ..(W. White) 2 Mr. Weyman's The Miller, aged, 9st 101 b .... (R. Sly) 3 The following also ran :—Joe Maley, Mary Stuart, Sher wood, and Puss.) Betting-5 to 2 agst Rheebus, 4to 1 agat Pot Pourri, and 6 to 1 each agst the Miller, Joe Maley, and Sherwood. After the lot had settled into their places, Joe Maley and Sherwood went to the front, the others, headed by Mary Stuart and Pot-Pourri, following in rather straggling order. They ran, with but little change, for about a mile and a half, when Rhcebus and Pot Pourri shot to the van, and all the others, with the exception of the leaders and the Miller, were disposed of. Within the distance Rhcebus and Pot Pourri quitted the Miller, and, after a good race, Rhosbus won cleverly by three- quarters of a length ; the Miller was a bad third ; and nothing else passed the post. The Trial Handicap of 3 soya each, lft, with 20 added, for all ages. Second to save his stake. The winner of any flat race after Dec. 16, 51b extra. About one mile on the flat. Mr. Wallace's Golden Drop, 3 yrs, Est 61b .... (Britton) 1 Mr. Bell's Cygnet, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Hobson) 2 Capt. Rhys's Rossmore, 4 yrs, Bst (Griffin) 3 Mr. W. Phillips's Lorette, 3 yrs, Est 21b .... (G. Noble) 4 The following also ran :—Sherwood, Shan Van Vocht, Puss, Gaiety, Miss Taft, and Rose de Clare. Betting-3 to 1 agst Golden Drop, 7to 2 agst Lorette, 5 to 1 each agst Cygnet and Rossmore, and 8 to 1 agat any other (offered). The lot were despatched to a capital start, those showing in front on passing the stand being Shan Van Vocht, Golden Drop, Rossmore, Cygnet, and Lorette ; and the rear was brought up by Gaiety and Sherwood. They ran thus to the far side of the course, whore Golden Drop assumed the lead, and the boy being unable to hold him, he swerved across the course, but he ultimately won in a canter by 10 lengths. Cygnet, Rossmore, and Lorette finished close together, a length dividing the second and third and third and fourth horses. The City Steeplechase, of 5 sous each, 1 ft, with 50 added. The winner of any steeplechase or hurdle race after Dec. 16, at 10 a.m., to carry 71b extra. Second to save his stake. About three miles and a half. Mr. Wallace's Lincoln, aged, Oat 41b (Knott) 1 Mr. Coburn's Joe Maley, aged, lOst Captain Rhys's The Flat, aged, lOst (Mr. Wood) 3 Captain Starkie's Sepoy, aged, lOst 61b .... (Mr. James) 4 The following also ran .—Mytton, Fanny, Leopold g, Alchymist, The Pony, and Chastisement. Betting-2 to 1 agst Lincoln, sto 1 each agst Sepoy and The Pony, 6 to 1 agst Joe Maley, and 10 to 1, at first 5 to 2 —agst Mytton. Fanny cut out the work, olosely followed by Lincoln, The Pony, Leopold, Joe Maley, The Flat, and Sepoy, the rear being brought up by Chastisement, Alchymist, and Mytton. They proceeded in this manner to the fence on going out of the course, where The Pony Chastisement, Alchymist, and Mytton refused, and were immediately out of the race. On proceeding along the far Lincoln, and The aMnadletyhey ran in this man nerFsildaet of the ceotuhresel,eaLdeinopgohldo,taJeose, on passing the stand the second time round the course. From this point, just before reaching which Leopold had refused, the race was confined to Lincoln, Joe Maley, The Flat, and Sepoy ; and for the next mile Lincoln and Joe Maley raced for the lead, which was held by Lincoln, who eventually won in a common canter by six lengths ; ten lengths separated the second and third horses. The Sepoy a bad fourth, and nothing else passed the post. The Selling Stakes of 3 s9vs each, with 20 soya added, if three run. 3-yr-olds, Bst ; 4-yr-olds, 9st 121 b ; 5 -yr olds, lOst 71b ; and upwards, lOst 121 b. Fillies and winner geldings n erto b allowed d3flab;—:l entrance to go to the fund. The in3o ; if for £2O allowed 71b, and for £lO allowed 141 b. The winner to be sold by auction, and any surplus to go towards expenses. Newmarket rules. Three-quarters of a mile, Mr. W. Phillips's b f Lorette, 3 yrs, Est 111 h (G. Noble) 1 Captain Rhys's:b c Rossmore, 4 yrs, 9st 121 b (Mr. Wood) 2 Mr. Smith's b g Tautology, 4 yrs, 9st 21b ..(T. Barlow) 3 Weasel and Rose de Clare also ran, Betting-5 to 4 agst Lorette, sto 2 each agst Weasel and Rossmore, and 4to 1 agst Tautology, Won easily by two lengths ; same between the second and third. Rose de Clare fell. The winner was sold to Mr. Peace for £l9 10s. JANUARY 2, 1883. TO BE DISPOSED OF. The correspondence published by the Federal • Government contains the two following letters respecting negro deportation. On the 30th of Sept. Mr. Seward wrote to Mr. Adams (London) as follows :—" Some foreign Governments situated within the tropics, and others having colonies or dependencies there, have intimated to the President a desire to receive such 'accessions to their popula tion upon conditions favourable to the welfare, prosperity, and happiness of the emigrants. In view of these facts the President has authorised me to enter into negotiations upon the subject with the Government, of Great Britain, if it shall be inclined to such a course. It is not within the purposes of this communication to present the project of a con vention, but simply to state some of the general principles which this Government supposes proper to be recognised in any treaties which may be con tracted with reference to the objects which 1 have presented. First, that all emigration of persons of African derivation to take place under the stipula tions of the treaty shall be perfectly free and volun tary on the part of the adults, and with the full and expressed consent of parents and guardians for minor children and wards. Secondly, the agents of the Government desiring to receive such emi grants shall be recognised by this Government and authorised co solicit such emigration, but such agents shall be appointed by such Government, or with its sanction. Their names, with the dates of their ap pointments, and the terms for which they are to continue, shall be made known to this Government, which shall engage to protect them while peace fully and inoffensively pursuing their occupations, but shall have always a right to require the dis missal of any such agent whose conduct or deport ment shall be found injurious to the peace, safety, or welfare of the United States. You are autho rised to bring this subject to the attention of Earl Russell, and to inquire whether the British Go vernment has a desire to enter into such a negotia tion. Should an affirmative answer be given, you may transmit to this department any suggestions that Earl Russell may desire to make in the pre mises, and you will, upon due consideration of the same, be furnished with a draught of convention. It should be understood that it is not desired by the United States to give to any State a monopoly of the proposed emigration ; but to open its benefits on equal terms to all States within the tropics or having colonies there, which, maintaining free con stitutional Governments, shall desire those benefits. As it might be expedient to fix•upon a definite pe riod for the duration of the proposed treaty, you may suggest ten years as the term, with the privi lege. after that term, of terminating it at the ex piration of one year's notice to that effect." Mr. Adams replied to this communication of the 30th of October thus :—" Immediately after the reception of your No. 360, of the 30th of September (negro deportation scheme), I applied to Lord Russell for an interview, which I obtained this morning at half-past 10 o'clock. I then stated to his lordship the substance of your communication, so far as was necessary to put him in a position to reply to the preliminary inquiry, whether his Government was disposed to negotiate about it at all. He replied in the negative. I gathered from what he said, that the whole matter had been under consideration with the Ministers for some time back, and that the Duke of Newcastle had had much correspondence with the authorities in the West India colonies about it. The conclusion had been that, on the whole, it might be the means of entangling them in some way or other with the difficulties in the United States, by possible reclamation of fugitives, or in some way, a danger which they were most desirous to avoid. Hence they should not be in clined to enter upon negotiations, and least of all to adopt the form of a convention. I explained the reasons why we had wished to take this course, our object simply being to secure for those persons vo luntarily disposed to emigrate (and we did not mean to include any others), the enjoyment of the rights to which they would be justly en titled as colonists. His Lordship seemed so to understand it. But he remarked that some time ago an agent had been sent from the West Indies to the United States to see if sufficient induce. ments could be held out to the free negroes to emigrate, but he had found them so com fortable and earning so much a higher rate of wages than could be obtained at the place he came from that any transfer of them seemed out of the question. I then referred to an application that had been made to me by a private individual here, named Davis, styling himself the representative of much landed property in the island of Jamaica, to obtain as many as 5,000 families, to whom he would be ready to assign lands if the expense of trans portation could be paid for. I had answered the gentleman by referring him to my own Government, and that only after he should have made his own aware of his object and ready to approve it. His lordship said he supposed that the grant of land would be only in consideration of labour. He thought it very likely that many of these people might ultimately find their way over from the United States, but he did not consider it expedient just now to make any provision about it. He ex pressed a little surprise that Hayti had not been preferred. I observed that efforts had been made in that direction, and some emigrants had actually gone, but the negroes were sluggish to move, and they were deterred by the difference of language and habits. I had thought fewer obstacles would be found to removal to the English islands than to any other after it should once be set agoing. His lordship admitted it as very possible, at least to those of them where there was a sensible deficiency of labour; but the rate of wages, though rising, wad still quite low. Under these circumstances, I remarked that it seemed of no use for me to press the point further. I should, accordingly, make report of his lordship's answer as definitely closing the matter." BOW-STREET. DESPERATE ASSAULT.—Three ram named Lawler, Murphy, and Connor, were placed at the bar on remand charged with committing robbery with assault. One of the prosecutors, Smith, said on Saturday last, about half-past 10, he was near Cursitor-street, in company with his friend Willams, when they were surrounded by a number of men and women, whose object was robbery. He struggled to prevent the prisoners taking anything, when he was felled to the ground by a blow on the head. He was rendered quite senseless by ill usage. He was cer tain Lawler was one of the men who attacked him, and he thought Murphy, but he could not speak positively to him. He had been having a little drop of beer, but he was quite senseless enough to know what was going on." Williams, the other prosecutor, said he was in company with Smith when he was surrounded by some men and women. In addition to being violently assaulted, he had lost his watch and chain. Police-constable, F 80, said, about twenty minutes after the occurrence he heard a man had been robbed. He went to Cursitor-street, where he saw Williams and Smith both bleeding from the face. The latter was scarcely able to stand, and after hearing the story, he went to Church Building with both of them to see if he could find any of the men who had committed the outrage. A cap was picked up which was given into the care of Police-constable 40, and they proceeded eo Plough-court, where they found the prisoner Lawler in bed. He was taken into custody. As they were leaving the house Lawler could not find his cap, and the other constable showed him the cap he had in his possession, which he said was his and held out his hand to take it. The cap was, however, lost as they were going to the station. When Smith saw Lawler at the dock at the station he at once identified him as the man who had knocked him down. Mr. Sutton, a licensed victualler, of Cursitor-street, said on the day in question he heard a rumbling noise in a pas sage near his house. He went to the door, when he saw Lawler, Murphy, and two other persons rushing towards hks house. Williams was pursuing them. He refused to allow them to enter, and they went to another public-house which had a private way into the adjoining street. The row was of that description which was so frequent in the neigh bourhood, that he took no notice of it. - Inspector Mackenzie said he had another person in attendance, but he had the greatest difficulty in getting persons to come to the court to give their evidence. He should have to ask for another remand. Charles Bebouchy said he kept a coffee-house in Cur sitor-street. He was in the public-house kept by Mr. Sutton on Saturday last, when he heard a great noise coming through the passage which adjoins the house. He went to the door and there he saw Smith being pulled along by the hair of his head by a woman, while two men, of whom Lawler was one, were violently assaulting him. Lawler had his arm round Smith's neck, and the other pri soner who ill-used the prosecutor was very much like Connor. A cry of police was raised, when they dropped the man and ran away. He also saw two men ill-using Smith, but he could not say who they were. There were five men and one woman engaged in the assault. Inspector Mackenzie said that was all the evidence he had to offer to-day. Mr. Wontner, who appeared for Lawler, asked whether there was sufficient evidence to justify the further deten tion of his client. Mr. Henry said there was not only enough for his deten tion but his committal, as he (the magistrate) had quite made up his mind to send the case before a jury. The prisoners were then remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH AN UNPROVOILED As- SAULT ON A CONSTABLE AT THE STATION.-Mr. Theodore .Raxon, of 32, Gordon-square, solicitor, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and riotous in the Haymarket, as also with violently assaulting police-constable Charles Smith, 62 X, in the Vine-street station-house. Wm. Mackay, 313 A, said about one o'clock this morn ing he saw the defendant in the Haymarket, in a state of intoxication, holding an altercation with a cabman, who said that he had brought the defendant from the Strand, and that he wouid not pay him his fare of a shilling. As the defendant was creating a disturbance, and would not go away, he took him into custody. At the station, while a constable was putting him into a cell, he turned round and struck the constable a violent blow on the lips. Charles Smith, 62 X, said he was acting gaoler at the Vine-street station, and after the charge was taken, and while putting the defendant in the cell, without the slightest provocation—the defendant going quietly at the time—he turned round and gave him a violent blow in the mouth, cutting his lip right through. Mr. Knox asked whether the doctor had seen the con stable ? Inspector Wilson said he sent the constable to the hos pital at once. Defendant said he was drunk, and had no idea of com mitting an assault, and he was not aware of ever having seen the constable before, Mr. Knox said he was sorry it was one of those cases in which he was precluded from allowing the defendant to make compensation to the person assaulted, the person be ing a police-constable. The defendant, however, must pay £5, or a month, for the assault, as he (Mr. Knox) must protect the police. ANOTHER RUFFIANLY ASSAULT ON THE PoLicE.— Thomas Williams, of 14, Hemming's-row, clerk, was next charged with violently assaulting and blacking the eyes in a frightful manner of police-constables Richardson, 212 C, and Thom, 63 C. Mr, Knox said the police had an arduous and painful duty to discharge, and they must be protected when simply doing their duty. The defendant was fined 405., or 14 days, for each assault. MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng lish wheat were small. Dry samples moved off slowly, at Monday's currency; otherwise the trade was dull ; on former terms. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. In most descriptions, a fair retail business was transacted, and prices were steadily supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, at late rates. _ Malting barley ruled firm, and its value was well main tained. Grinding and distilling sorts changed hands slowly, at previous quotations. Malt changed hands to a limited extent, at late rates. The supply of oats was very moderate. The trade, how ever, was by no means active, yet prices ruled firm. Beans and peas were in slow request, si Monday's currency. The flour trade was somewhat inactive. There were no sellers, however, except at full quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English-- 760 440 840 790 2,140 sacks Irish.. 5O 880 Foreign.... —10,960 19,810 I 10,510 110 sacks 16,530 brio NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are well supplied with meat, and the trade rules heavy on easier terms. Per Slb. by the carcase. s dad Inferior beef 2 6 2 10 Middling do. .. 3 0 3 4 Prime large do. 3 6 3 8 Do. small do. .. 3 10 4 0 Large pork 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 scisd Middling mutton 3 8 4 2 Prime do . 4 4 4 6 Vea) Small pork , , 4 0 4 6 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. usi The bness doing in our market is exceedingly small. The best samples of hops fairly support previous rates, but the value of inferior produce has a downward tendency. With foreign hops the market is well supplied. Mid and East Rents 9os to 180 s per owt. Weald of Kents ....... B4s to 160 s Sussex 9os to lbOs Belgian Bavarian American .. 116 8 to 130 s ~ MALTA, DEC. 31.—Pirates are reported between Scio and Smyrna. Her Majesty's stea mer Foxhound and Pelican, are cruising in search of them. THE SPRING HANDICAPS. The following nominations for the Chester Cup, Liver pool Spring Cup, Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, and the Sefton Handicap, Liverpool, are the whole of the entries made at Chester up to 10 p.m. January 1 Thu Chester Cur. Run May 6. Distance, two miles and a quarter. Yrs Earl of Surrey. 4 East Lancashire 3 Erin-go-Bragh 3 Ernest 3 Fantail 3 Flexmore 4 Henhatn Lass 5 Ivanhoff 5 Jack of Hearts 3 Kill or Cure King of Kent 5 Ladyofthelsies 3 Lizzie Lord Clyde 4 Luscinia 3 Middlewatch 8 Monk M. Philippe ing Cup. Run Mt one mile and a half. Yrs Yrs Adventurer 4 Agag Amelia Barbadoes Beachy Head 4 Berkeley 4 Brewer, The NAlliant Carisbrook Charles Fox C here Arnie 6 Contralto 3 Croagh Patrick 5 Cygnet Darlington Dictator Donnybrook .. 3 Dualla 3 The Liverpool Sp: Yrs My Mary 4 Myrtle 6 Oldminster 5 Physician, by Chanticleer a Pizarro (late Duke Rollo). 4 Plover .. 3 Real Jam 4 Sandford 3 Sister to Sage 3 Glenochty colt 3 T. P Cooke Troj anus 3 Umpire Venison Weathersy Welcome 4 rch 10. Distance, Yrs Bombardier 5 Brilliant Charles Fox 4 Chere Amie Dualla ...... 3 Earl of Surrey 4 Erin-go-Bragh 3 The Liverpool Grar 11. Distant Yrs Antelope .. a Bantam .. a Birdbolt Brewer, The BritishWorkmana Catspaw a Corona 6 Cuirassier a Dane, The a Fearless Fosco Frank Sefton Handicap, Gaiety 4 Gun Trick Henham Lass 5 Interduca 4 Kill or Cure 4 King of Kent 6 Yrs Picco Poland ... 3 St. Lawrence 4 Sister to Sage 3 Stanton Tiptoe 4 nd National Steepled e, about four miles a Lase. Run March Ld a quarter. Yrs Freshman a Jerusalem a Lincoln - a Mauchhne a Merryman 6 Moor Northern Light 6 Omen Prophet, The 6 Ravenstonedale a Real Jam Yrs Remedium a Remunerator a St. James 6 Satellite Sepoy Shropshire Sir Bobby 6 Sly Fox Ulsterman 6 Westender Yeller Gal a Liverpool. Run MI five furlongs. Yrs 11. Distance, Yrs Antipodes .... 3 Brilliant Charles Fox .. 4 Dictator Dualla 3 Eidolon Fravola Garibaldi 4 Gun Trick 3 Henham Lass 5 Interduca 4 Juliet Kill or Cure Lachesis 4 Miss Emma Yrs My Mary 4 Poland. 3 Sister to Sage 3 Stanton Sweet Willie 3 Tiptoe 4 Xurullo RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. FEBRUARY. MARCH. Nottingham Spring 3 Derby Spring Liverpool Spring 10 Shrewsbury l2 Lincoln 25 Doncaster Spring l7 Warwick Spring 17 Northampton 24 Croxton Park 27 APRIL Newmarket Craven 6 Durham . 6 Catterick Bridge 8 Thirsk l4 Cheater Bath l2 Marlborough l4 Ascot odiham Ju 2 Ne w t on ..10 Hampton lO 16 Bibury Club l7 Worcester 2 Newmarket July 7 Abingdon 14 Hungerford l6 Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes Reading Derby Summer Lichfield ......... ~ Leicester Doncaster 15 Brecon 2l Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 IBER. Newmarket S. 0 ..12 Lincoln Autumn 21 Newmarket Houghton ..26 Worcester 3 MITER. I Shrewsbury Autumn....l7 SPEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1863. JANUARY. Manchester FEBRUARY. Carmarthenshire Hunt .. 2 Aberystwith Hunt 16 Scarborough 11 Birmingham 23 Reading l2 Lincoln 25 MA Grand National Hunt (I IRISH LCII. :arket Harborough ...26 -APRIL. Kildare Hunt .. 15 The Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and the Archduchess Charlotte, some of the German journals state, will go to London in March to be present at the marriage of the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra of Den mark. Epsom Spring 16 Newmarket F. S 20 York Spring 28 Salisbury .Y. 1 - - - Harpenden l5 Epsom M anchester 27 NE. I Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 I Newcastle 23 Carlisle 3O Nottingham 21 Winchester 2l Goodwood 28 't ST. York August Devon and Exeter l9 Egham 25 :MBER. SEPT: 0 CT, NOVE: Bank of En land Return—Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 31st day of Dec., 1862: !BEDE DEPORTMENT. Notes issued .......Z28,789,195, Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,119,195 Silver Bullion .. • £28,769,195; £2B 769,10 BANKING D oprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis mis sioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ao- PARTMENT. Government Secs- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,244,873 Other Securities 21,146,147 Notes Gold and Silver 837,226 Coin counts) 8,338.717 Other Deposits 15,469,254 Seven Day and other Bills 645,185 442,126,191 W. £42,126,191 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. Jan. 1, 1863. A PRISON CHAPLAIN'S REPORT.—I have inquired into the present doings and modes of life of all the females who have been sentenced to penal servitude be tween the Ist of June, 1856, and the 31st of May, 1859, and I beg to submit the following as the result :-241 were sentenced to various periods of penal servitude during these three years, of whom 31 are still under detention in convict prisons, leaving 207 who are supposed to have undergone their sentences ; of these 207, 97 cannot be traced, because many have onlyjust received their liberty; others may, in all probability, have emigrated, or passed to other localities beyond the reach of my inquiry ; 73 have been re•comnait ted, several subjected to second like sentences; 17are known to be living disorderly lives, and maintaining themselves by crime; 7 have been pardoned on medical grounda, dea d , or lunatics ; 4 are known to have migrated to :fr. wh 1 00 ilst ties, and all trace is lost ; 1 is in a refuge in L on 8 are known to be so far doing well. • t; olthings. Now, these figures exhibit a fearful h their own give them as plain facts, and leave it howerer, cannot deductions from them. Ono conc othe rs draw present a complete fail ure ,- - of treat ment i s the be evaded, namely, that adopted in our convict pr iso ns Fraser's _Magazine. WEsTmiNsTER-BRIDG- E AND PALACE-YARD AP PROACHES.-- y e sterday notice w as g i ven to the owners and occu p iers of the r ema i n i ng houses situate in New Palace yard that they w ill have to vacate inthe course of the m onth, the space being required for the new West minster -bridge and Palace-yard approaches. The next re moval of property for the improvement will include the old-established confectioner's (Lucas's), the old King's Arms, and Fendall's Hotel, which will complete the demo lition of all that sided Bridge-knot, Westminater. THE STORM IN THE FAR NORTH. The John o' Groat Journal gives the following additional particulars of the results of the storm:— " The Sisters, of Wick, John Leith master and owner, and the Dunrobin, Hugh Murray master and owner, bloke from their moorings and went ashore, the latter vessel, which was empty, being driven up into a grass park. The Sisters is par tially insured and a wreck; the Dunrobin will re pair. The Elfin, an English vessel, coal laden, was thrown ashore under the Independent Chapel, the sea breaking over her yards. The captain and two of the crew got ashore by means of a r o p e a tt ac h e d to the vessel, but this having broken, the commu nication was cut off, and could not be renewed un til the rocket apparatus was brought up and a rocket fired accurately from the shore. `rhe crew were saved, but the vessel is a wreck. The sceme in the water-mouth itself, both in the morning and even jog, is beyond all description. Vessel was Jostled against vessel, and some of them in the encounter rc:ceivcd considerable damage. The 11( tsy David sou sustained damage computed by soiree as high as 1:200 or £250. The Dunrobin, of Wick, was driven up on a public road, and a good deal strained. The Unity suffered little damage, but was driven up the river on the islands, halfway between the water-mouth and the bridge; as was also the Adelaide and the Eclipse, which have sus tained very considerable damage. " About seven o'clock in the evening, the last re maining vessel in our Roadstead, the Sisters, of Wick, Captain (and owner) Leith, with a cargo (just laden) of stones, dragged her anchors and landed at the back of the old Castle. The crew had been taken off by the lifeboat on the previous day. and the anxiety in this case was so much the less. Both ship and cargo is, we hear, insured. The sloop Matilda, of Thurso, Mr. D. Smith master and owner, from Fisherrow to Thurso, with a cargo of oilcake aed coal, whilst making for Scrabster, on Thursday, was caught in the gale off Dunnet Head. Mr. Smith persevered gallantly in the face of the storm to make Scrabster Roads, but was ultimately obliged to come to anchor opposite the west banks, of the farm of East Murkle, in consequence of her sails being spent. As night came on with the in creasing and terrific gale, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood became alarmed for the safety of the crew, but they could render no assistance. With great difficulty the master got her to answer her helm, and though the night was pitch dark he managed to steer clear of the dangerous part of the 'shore, and she was at last driven in on the little sand near Castlehill House—the only place where she could have been beached, with safety to the lives of the crew. She drifted over a smooth flat of rock to the Burn of Stangergilt, where she now lies. The crew got off her in safety about eight in the morning. The violence of the gale was abso lutely fearful, and the tides in the Pentland Firth rose to a height to which the tides have been sel dom if ever known to rise. The fury of the waves, too, was terrific. With the rise of the tides to such an unprecedented height a great number of fishing boats, at various places from Duncansbay to Dun net, were carried off from their places of security to which they had been hauled by the fishermen for the winter, and dashed to pieces. Portions of a her ring boat, apparently new, have been washed ashore at Huns, and numerous fragments of boats have been observed all along the shore from Duncansbay to Rune,. Ruinous as have been the consequences of the storm to poor fishermen along these shores, had it occurred at the top of spring tides it is question able if there would have been a boat left on the shores of the Firth. For at Huna not only were a number of small boats partially damaged, but a boatbuilder's shed was completely gutted, and gar den walls that have withstood the storms of thirty winters thrown down. At Gills four boats have , been lost and others damaged, whilst at ley it is reported that ten lobster and small boats have been destroyed, besides others damaged. At Shari's kerry the loss has also been serious, but the parti culars have not yet been ascertained. At Ham, Dunnet, it is reported that two herring fishing boats have been completely destroyed. In the island of Strome eight boats have been completely de stroyed, viz., two herring fishing boats, one of them only launched last veer, and the other not old; two pilot boate, and four lobster fishing boats. It is computed that in this small island alone the loss in boats, materials, &e., will scarcely be covered by £2OO. One poor man has lost two boats. Some of the inhabitants of the island had to leave their houses in consequence of the sea, and in many of the gardens the cabbages were washed out of the soil. On Saturday, a large vessel, supposed from some papers, dated 1861, which were found on the shore to be the brig Omega of Dundee, was totally wrecked on the Kyle of Tongue. The vessel came to anchor on the coast of the Rabbit Islands, Kyle of Tongue, on Saturday morning, but the strength of the gale was such that she dragged her anchors, and was driven in on the bar across the mouth of the Kyle, where she stranded sometime during the night, and went to pieces before morning. The number of the crew is not known, but it is feared that every soul on board must have perished. AGONISING TATTLE.—Is there any happy, any doubly-blessed, individual living in the world who is unacquainted with the manners and customs of the den tal fraternity ? What other thing is so terrible as the light conversation which gentlemen of that profession have re course to while preparing to operate ? How awfully cheer ful they are. How does Mr. Scrunchem receive you when you enter with a face like an inflated bagpipe ? Good morning, Mr. Chopfall, I've not had the pleasure of see ing you for a very long time. I hope you are very well —a little troubled with a tooth, eh ? I see your face is a good deal swelled, yes, yes. Come, sit down and let's have a look—let's have a look—open a little wider, if you please —hum—hum—yes, there's a sad offender here, Mr. Chop- ' fall. Dear, dear, dear—yes, yes—l think we ought to get rid of this tiresome fellow for you, eh P You'd rather not —well, just as you like, but, if I were you, I would cer tainly be rid of him in no time. Does it hurt you when I press? Ah, no doubt, no doubt. Come, Mr. Chopfall, t .ke my advice now— courage, sir, courage ; it's only the affair of a moment. You will ? Why that's right—that's right." (Mr. Strunchem retires to a neat marble table,and pulls out several exceedingly shallow drawers—you watch his proceedings with fevered interest—dialogue resumed.) 6 I see you were engaged the other day, Mr. Chopfall, in that very remarkable case"—rattling sound of a metallic nature—" of, of, Culpepper versus Peppercull"— instrument selected from armoury—" ah, remarkable case, very re markable case indeed"—instrument exchanged, with ad ditional rattling, for a more deadly one—" Yes, gentlemen in your profession must be a curious"—additional weapons selected, with rattling, in case of failure of those first chosen ; Mr. Scrunchem returns from table, and looks you in the face as if he were a harmless acquaintance— " Now allow me to ask you, Mr. Chopfall, were you en tirely satisfied wiih the line taken by the Senior Counsel in that case ?"—Mr.Scrunchem receiving an incoherent reply, goes round to a back chair—" I merely ask, you know — open—from a feeling—a little wider —" It is impossible to go on. The situation is too horrible.—Dickens's '• 4 11 , the Year Round." ere .u h r a i : g e THEATRICAL SUCCESSES IN PARIS.--Th er e been five great theatrical successes in P .. a e r';, s o ci nga i s; the past year :—" Le Fils de Giboyer," 4i Lana Rough," at the Opera Comiqr : : :::,4 1 ;0 6 0 7 0 S f a i . . an ( M 4 a a i cil r ,o t e i:n o l; . at the Gymnase ; " Le Bossu," at tt e ' l , o f th ese p i eces and "Rothomago," at the Cirq i ue g • Iwo has yielded to its authors ksomareethu tbeiangfepwlay Four out of the five wo r r it. ed t:rticulars, s .... .,The month just closed has A MILD DECEMBER been so remarkabrlyeasons, oild ;ha l may be P compared w ith forme r intere s ting. On th e e 22d h mi nimu m register stood at 29 deg,, morning ° f on ly occasicn when the t which Wi g, the . emperature declined ing point. This below frees . is extraordinary for December. following The are the mean values of temperature for that mon th for the last four years, compared with the average for 10 years :—December mean temperature-1859, 34 deg. ; 1860, 34 deg. ; 1861, 33 deg. ; 1862, 43 deg. ; average of 10 years, 36 deg. It will thus be seen that the last month commanded a mean of seven degrees over the average for Deeerber from 10 years' observations. December, 1837, was mild. Frost set in on the Ist of January following, and lasted eight weeks. The Thames was partially frozen over. December, 1844, was also mild, and frost commenced on the 16th of Januiry and continued five weeks. The Severn was frozen over at Worcester, and the Thames was again partially frozen over. Both the above seasons were remarkable for weather of a similar character to the present month before the frost commenced, namely, open, mild, and with frequent high winds. According to a telegram received from Cadiz the export of sherry wine for the year 1862 reaches a total of 52,806 butts. against 49,945 in 1861. Gonzales and Co. shipped 5,427 butts; Domecq, 3,083 ; Mina, Coons, 3,022; all the other shippers figuring for less than 3,000 oath. 3,082; Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Yesterday a meeting of this Institution was held at its house, John-street, Adelphi, Thos. Chapmau, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the chair. Taere were also present:Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., V.P. ; Admiral Washiegton, F.R.S., Hydtograpaer of the Admi ralty Alex. Boetefeur, ; Admiral Gordon ; Montague Gore, Esq.; Capt. W. H.' Hal!, MN., C.B. ; John Griffith, E 1 ..; Capt. Ward, R.N., In spector of Lifeboats to the Institution ; and Richard Lewis, Egg., the secretary. The reward of £6 108. was voted to the crew of the institution's lifeboat stationed at Lytham, for saving on Friday last, during a gale of wind, the crew of 13 persons of the barque Brazil, of Liver pool, which at daylight was observed on Salthouse Bank. The poor men had hurriedly abandoned the ship in their boat, as the sea was rolling in fearful violence over the wreck. The lifeboat came up jut in time to save them from a watery grave, for fii a few minutes after waids the seas filled the ship's boat, and instantly sunk her. This valuable lifeboat has this Winter saved 32 shipwrecked persons. Amongst the number was a Liverpool pilot. On his relating to his co-pilots the narrow escape he had had of his life, and the noble exertions of the lifeboat's crew, they voluntarily subscribed £l4 amongst them selves, and handed the amount to the lifeboat's crew, in gratitude for their services in rescuing him and 13 others from the American ship Annie E. Hooper. £6 9s. was also voted to pay the expenses of th e P o f wind, t ind, hcaw lifeboat in te l n persons fromschooner Champi on , of Liverpool, which on the dawn of the 20th ult. was observed, waterlogged, on the Scarweather fromringa fearf u l gale Sands, near Swansea. The cost of this valuable lifeboat was presented to the institution by a lady resident in Staffordshire, and her satisfaction must indeed be great that she has thus contributed to the saving of ten persons from an impending death. A reward of £5 10s. was also voted to the crew of the Cardigan lifeboat for rescuing three persons from the smack Countess of Lisburne, of Aberyst with, which, during a heavy ground sea, struck on Cardigan bar. After considerable difficulty the lifeboat succeeded in reaching the wreck and in taking off the crew, who, having previously lost their boat, had no means of escape left, and in all probability would, in the absence of the lifeboat, have perished. A reward of Xl3 was likewise granted to the in stitution's lifeboat at Hauxley, Northumberland, for saving, under the most perilous circumstances, four men belonging to the schooner Little Aggie, of Berwick, which during a hurricane on Sunday, the 21st ult., was totally wrecked near Hauxley. This noble rescue had excited considerable atten tion in Northumberland, where the conduct of the gallant fishermen who manned the lifeboat in such. fearful weather had received universal praise. A reward of £4 was also given to the crew of the Thurso lifeboat, belonging to the institution, for saving on the 19th ult., during a gale of Wind, the crew of three men of the schooner Sisters, of Wick. The vessel soon afterwards became a total wreck. The cost of this lifeboat was presented to the institution by A. W. Jaffrey, Esq., of St. Mil dred's.court. A reward of £6 10s. was also given to the insti tution's lifeboat at Holyhead, for rendering impor tant services on the afternoon of the 20th ult. to the barque Highland Brigade, of Whitehaven, by which means the vessel was probably saved from destruction. Captain PRIEST, R.N., like all the other honorary secretaries of the branches of the institu tion, spoke very highly of the behaviour of the life boats in very heavy seas and broken water. A reward of £9 149. was also voted to the crew of the Whitby old lifeboat, for saving 12 men be longing to the barque Royal Rose, of Falmouth, which during tempestuous weather, on the 21st ult., had sprung a leak, and was afterwards totally wrecked outside Whitby Pier. A reward of £4 was likewise voted to the crew of the Groomsport (County Down) lifeboat of the institution, for the important service she had rendered to the disabled American barque Carioca, which was observed, on the 19th ult., dragging her anchors in a heavy gale of wind. The ship was ultimately brought to a port of safety. Major Maxwell, who was mainly instrumental in obtain ing a lifeboat for Groomsport, had zealously exerted himself on the occasion. Also voted £l3 16s. to pay the expenses of the Whitby new lifeboat, for putting off and rendering most important services to the barque .Alice, of Leith, which was found in distress in a heavy surf outside Whitby Pier on the 22d ult. The cost of this valuable lifeboat was also presented to the in stitution by Mr. Jaifray, the gentleman above mentioned. A reward of £6 10s. was also voted to the crew of the Rye lifeboat, belonging to the institution, who had, in conjunction with the crews of two Coast guard boats, succeeded in rescuing from destruction the American ship James Brown, which was ob served to be rapidly making water, in a heavy surf on the Boulder Sandbanks, off Rye, on the 10th ult. Also a reward of £5 9s. to the institution's lifeboat at Plymouth, for assisting, in conjunction with a Government steam-tug, in bringing to a place of safety the Dutch galliot Aremana, which was ob served to be rapidly drifting on shore in a heav y sea. This valuable lifeboat was the g gift t likewiseo f M i ss Burdett Coutts to the National Lifeb oat Ins t i tution. Rewards amounting to .£4B 18s. Were voted to the crews of the institution's lifeboats at Tynemoutb, Scarborough, Holyhead, Pl ymou th, Tyrella, Padstow , Ca r marthen Bay, and Southport, for putting off in replies to signals of distress with the view of saving life from different vessels, but which had either succeeded in getting out of danger or had their crews saved by other means. During the year which has just closed the life boats of this great and important institution have rescued 358 shipwrecked persons on our coasts. The boats have during the sameperiod been manned on occasions of service and of quarterly exercise by nearly 6,000 persons, and with the sole exception of one poor fellow perishing, the institution has most providentially not lost a single man throughout the year in its perilous operations. nted The silver medal of the institution was of Fleetwood; and to Mr. R. to Mr. Swarbrick, waster of the ate . ad miration of their noble stances, 17 persons Gleason Dock,from means of the tug, under the gale of wind and amtu P g re 'Wyne, pilot, in Gerra.rnd rescuing, b y the barque p l eel p o u Us d which had strandtd during high sea in M sone alto g ether cum yeiorna, of a heavy orecombe Bay. Where were 13 Pers ons engaged in this _ erv i c i, to suffering humanity, for which ' gallant they had ser vice th els e where received £55. A re ward of £lB wad voted to the crews of two fishing smacks, in appreciation of their gallant and persevering conduct in rescuing, at great risk of life, the crew of four men from . • the brigantine John and Edwin, of Whitstable, which during the heavy gale of wind and a terrific sea had sunk off that place on Dec. 21. An interesting report was read from the assistant inspector (Capt. D. Robertson, R.N.) of the institu tion on his recent inspection of the lifeboats on the Irish coast. With one or two exceptions he found the boats in excellent order. It was reported that the late Mrs. Ann Cutto, of the Old Kent-road, had left the institution a legacy of £l,OOO free of duty. A contribution of 2s. 6d. in aid of the funds of the institution Ras received from the wife of an old Scotch sailor. She was said to be a good sailor herself,something et hnt o the lifeboat and thought that f u ned.verybody should give The institution decided -'° n o Cpolarchewfaorllt,h:i,dthtoa com pletely lifeboat at Bude Haven, amounting ade o n v to ario renovate the lifeboat station. upwardsvarious li lifeboat b o o f a t 4 e s s o ta n Payments m ordere d eTnht The c ordia l b w lis e h re . ' co t r o d i b a e l thanks of the meeting were presented Chapman, to Mr.for the able and zealous manner i n which he had presided over the meetings of the committee during the past year. The thanks of the institution were also unanimously given to Sir E. Perrott, I3art., the chairman of its sub committee, for assiduously aiding to carry on the work of the institution. The proceedings then closed. Y 4l • -