The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-01 00:00:00

oNzy M.A,RKET AND "(174;411SRCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. It nti th e°htihned activity prevails in discount circles, ;I_re 6 o west rates f or th e b es t commerc i a l paper - e l to 7 per cent. The Bank of England direc 4°" at their weekly meeting this morning have not e eoled it expedient to make any further alteration tioh their minimum quotation, and as the terms p ar ged out of doors very nearly approach those of ti ll nuth er i tiep, the discount business of the na% ° al establishment will, no doubt, soon experience 411 increase. Ls The directors of the African Steamship Company (Tilu their report, to be presented at the forthcoming i r-Yea rly meeting, recommen d t h e usua l d i vidend , 83 . per sh are, free of income tax. This payment ,ill absorb £ 4,403, and leave £320 9s. 9d. to be carried forward. .. r he City of Baltimore, from New York, has "ii',,ived with £171,734. to I t he last week's railway receipts, ascertained up hill day, are in round figures as under : Gre.,L 1864. 1863. •:_ ,•L 'Western L61,440 £38,607 ~,rtli.lve_, 0000000000 Ntt l . ue ru b Western 000000 .. 18,705 18,159 t.ithten ' l ldl tid to,„ .................... „,.4,11 Eastern ieat Northe r .„'Ethc aB • a 17 ,la re and Yorkshire... 34,133 35,210 „ 1 ,. 8 . t1 and Exeter `.tte.9.Esaterti 6:4 heater, Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,769 18,267. These Eaap 4hes .ern Ithl e ret urns, without exception, are of a fay . our. 8 character. On the Great Western there is an oh ere ase of £3,833, on the North Western of £6,594, eOle South Western of £546, on the Brighton of 2 I on the Midland of £2,818, on the South oti lster n of t , £263, on the Great Northern of £3,720, ,fotue Bristol and Exeter of 1331, on the No rth iaid line: r . ll of £6,347, on the Manchester, She a , 41,,Ancoln of £497, on the Great Easte rn of k d''ls, while the Lancashire and Yorkshire s hows f lli: ete al'e of .£1,077 when compared with those o 84tne period of last year. Two O'CLOCK. T e l lt Paris, this day, acco r din g t o M r . R eu t er ' s 1-1 e 411 , ,, r 01i the 3 p er cen t. F renc h R entes were 66.10 • )4, the close o f b us i ness i n th e E ng li s h S toc k titiaii"et Yesterday afternoon there w as cons id era bl e 04 , 11 , 888 . A decli ne o f f u ll y i per cent . too k p l ace t il : 4 'ea freely effected by speculators taking an un °t th li : ll , bl e view of monetary prospects on account tift;', in creased demand for gold and silver. T o . 4; 1 ho wever, affairs have presented a brighter 14; eart illee, and on the closing of bear accounts for tetoreslisation of available profits there has been l .. a ktia le , r Y of i per cant. Console for money are 90. 1, Th e fo r the account, leas the dividend, 891- Q. 1. j "ew Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88. C s i ti " Exchequer Bills, 6 s . di e , ; I n di a 5 p er 14 81 I ° 6 l, 106; do. for the Account, ex dividend, 7,1 1 d ; o . 6 } per Cents., 109 110; and Debentures, Itt 4 d ith t "gh a moderate business has been trans. keti e - 1.0.d,- , „ ..Y in the Foreign Stock Market, prices Eve r, show depression. Mexican ex all, how. 2 71:' 4 "e improved to 291 I ; and the New Stook 1) 4 . r ; Greek bonds are down, at 221 231; Spanish 1 4: a 6 ve 13 ends have further declined Z to 32-: I, and hav -er tacate s 1 to 14i 14. Turkish Consolides kili e t , ece ded i to 46: g; the Confederate Loan re le 1 , " li he 9 60; the Scrip of the Danubian Loan 83 ,e i , t3' , ; avY, at 3 1 1 prem.; but the Scrip of the j r :; h ' i til Loan has improved tog 1 prem. baen 7 Railway Share Market the dealings have have ° I, - * 4 very limited scale, and prices generally 1 7 , tr N B , d m i ,"vo a further decline. Caledonian h h z av i e . "°/ .- t , llo B,Great Northern and Midland eac , sad t i . - -ciastern (Berwick) 153, and Great Eastern Ti• l:l l ,eashir e and Yorkshire each 10s. 4 t ab e o ' t ° eign and Colonial undertakings remain 13 n tl k : P r evious rates. I Pitil 4 t ; a ud Miscellaneous Shares are inactive, ° 513 . Y material change to report in values. 4 ~,bildl'lSll FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. .Der°,,...ttLyEr.ur rumps. ~ C ent. Consols ip.° Account, Dec. 8 .... li t - v , P ,Uent. Reduced ti ew t Per Cent 1: 10 4 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 4 4 1 ,6 Per Cent., Jan. 1873 _ 1.4,', t 1ee 30 yrt,, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — b ° '4or 30 yrs, expire sth April, t (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1903 - -mhr o_ . c kell h June. Niler £1 000 4& 31 per Cent. j ) Bills , , , 6 die atilt ) £5OO £lOO and £2OO . ••• o b j4 lagland Stk 51 per Ct. A _ _ 0 , "••• 1 viut; unt I S & I ' l l . GOVERNIsiENT SECyRITIES. 0 A" (3 ellt 10± per Cent., April 187 4 ...... b o - ,cenunt I), ' Per Cent. July, 1670 bo'°eount lO4 z d ii, 1 1 ) ) er Cent., Oct. 1888 — D o 1 0 Certificates o ler Cent. (D e f erred 3 per C ent .) — o t Pee C ent _ bo 6 I: laced Paper, 4 per Cent ... _be 6,P e r Cent., J an . 18 7 2 t o i z per Cent., May, 1879 bo t lje t Cent., Aug. 1866 bo endszlooo _ apt I t i lder Xl,OOO •••• ri: ° hEIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. t,o, v.. - t iip , , onds, 5 per Cent . • bo__ 1 1 ' 4 , 5 ? P©r Cent ti tit ijom Cent., 1852-58-60 ...... .. 81 1 1863 B3A egleAYres 6 per Cent — 1 1 ,11 44 e culnit.... v?o, ii Per Cent. Ciot q l. Per Ce n t I l k, 8 144 6 per Gent q;:? 6 b D a er Cent, - I\ l llli' r Cent. 1864 ro 6 - Per Cent. 1825 _ 1 1 4 84 0 ,,D m er Cent, 1864 N°,l ,- "ew Consolidated, 1 per Cent .... t • r°l7lsonal Land Warrant bo 14 4 7 . 91k 5 b , et., Per (.ent b ° °1 (1 Issue P kii F3 o ° Eends 1)e ti - er e t 1824-5, ex-Coupons b.. Ac e , en ~ b u e O4 11t VI ike Pon s , ijkttl i „ l out 4 4 - 1 0 18i," 6 Per Cent. — _ l !t11 " alld nt' 1859 - kle Per Ce (Maremniana Railway) 1) 0 tk 3 Cent b o b e. 45 nn Per t b 6 Pe r r, 1864 . DS e • eat. Anglo- French . ro t , rI P, 443 paid ti b l° , l lall7 l °4 Scrip Ex. 25f 20c — die x d 1 7 c; -/Ilperi 1 6 per Cent '"o -t artan a 1 . 1 2 Per 4 _ ,01:10, r cent. 'Jo I Lerr ed 6 . 1 1)..,Et,„ es . ._.... N '' . l.)e) W arrants (Hee ar ). cvntures, 4 per Ct., April 1861.. 1.4 ° do Aug., 1866.... b°,, 3 4 10 11 , 3 ,, 4 1„ Per Cent .. )) 0 ' li Per Lent, (1:3•91)rren)... .. _ cot t4 Ac eoll 42 . ent., 1862 I . jci t Z: s e raper 'Cent., 1553 0 a c ot - kti b , 3v 4Z o celit., 1850, '7, "J, '60,62,'3.. , 1.) 14 4 6 1 /nt ell „ r C e n t P ., 1850£ent 1822, St., 87 1)(0) " .1 1 , a p er , 1860 I)! 6 p er k:,,e e ht 1859 t 1)(0) , itio.. u tiu t t , c 2 : B62 tPIIZP,! ' 4 65 paid qe e - ' Per Cent — ' lt ei ec ount .. _ 1) 0 811 a per , to keeoluit cent bo 4,ill.cey Deferred vo p,zurt hpao.4%:" gv:idii,„ Cent, !Int 331 3 1 2j o A,. of Coup not funded - OisOnnt 15k 1 0 "t , C '. 4 Per C ent _ kt itik -r p l P, £1.30 Paid Pm to 4 ,,u Per Cent. 1851 — e,06 ' e4s unr .. per ri rat,........... A.s eoll. `2 1858 W 4 100 .' IP 6 Per ' 412(14 V° < 4„,, lint -ent. 18 62 .1) r , 4 Do 33 0ade .. " 71# \? D o , uo tatt 1863 .. -qica Scri p , l, 4 per Cent..... Zliela £4o paid bl.tk eto Per Cent. 1; 1 6 I,,3rlgsit 14 ~,c 0,,,`_71 t ., 1852 _ _ p 6 4 e 4 , . ............ A k „ 1 ::4 1 ,,- ,, , 1864 Nrtri,,,, Lends o n the above payable in Loneon 4 .) kieth ' Per °tot, - li C ent, Ex. 10 Florins. _... ~, 2, Paperent., Ex. 25f ... uo 4 2 zit _ 1 l'or, Pe r c ~ Ea. 12 Guil --- 1 ‘t,,, ell It (mt. Certificates ,- , iiEi n ~ clu e , , 1 ,. b e „, o p er 63 Per Cent . — Loet etuit .. eut. t 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 641 'lel 'art b on ...... o lot lteB Dollar C e n t., o 1 per Ct. Ex. 4s. r,) 0 ) 6 Per Ex. 25f — as ° , °4`°, )11. 3 THREE O'CLOCK. .i;ettirleY.s... -' --",e5ti,,,,. .... ~ .. ::::. .0 , 0 891 ° x - SHARE MARICETS,—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share! Railways, , Paid. Closing Business Price. I done. Wol., and Str. Val, Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall - Do A ( = gets no div, B till c.p an. has • ( been paid to B. Dublin .SL Belfast June. Dun„Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow., Glasg. and S. Western.' Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian at GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland GreatWestern,Orig,inal 1321 Do Str Val qua. stook Do. South Wales .... Do. West Mid. Do Newport Do Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwaill Lon., Bright.A S. Coast; 'Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Westernl Lon. & So , .th Western Man., Shef., Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. ) Do shares... Metropolitan Midland _ Do Binning. tt Derby slid. fit. W. of Ireland, Do. 4 shares Hid Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiok Do, G.N.E. purehast Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. Do. Stock. & Darling. Do do 1855-58 Do do 186C.61 North London Do New Do New, 1864 North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Soot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South DeTon ...... South Eastern. Staines,Wok.,andWok. Taff Vale.. Do C Vale of Neath Waterford da Kilkenny Wcst Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har. 471 I 71 8 1321 3 153 2i 115 114 i 8t 1052 1!71 18 17, 971 661 119 k 19 f 20, 136 k I I 1141 1 14 1 1 041 V 79 581 ; 85; I 13.14. et et et 50 20 87 80 132 133 6 7 34 36 16 17 90 9Z 107 109 47i 4F4 7 8 132 134 153 154 130 I3 L 91 13 771 78} 67 60 58 60 44 46 100 102 114 k 115} 81 83 10; 106 38 40 1171 1:8 97 19 66} (7i 119 119 138 136, 106 108 55 67 25 47 114 115 72 73 1 4 105 38 39 30 31 9 10 ( , 123 116 1i 2 p 79 80 101 11 131 138 58 61 40 42 834 E 0 8 9 157 160 3 i 4 i P 1 , 0 111 37 39 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. Railways tflantic & St Lawrene , loin., Baroda&.Cent Im (In. 5 per cent.. Do. E. dellalo and Lake Hurot Do. Preference iuflalo,l3rant,&Godriol i p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187 Jo. do. July 1, 187. M. do. June 1, 18; .;lcutta.&S.E astn. (Lin lapeTown & Dock Son Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf (6astn. Bengal gu. b p. East Indian. en. 5 p. Do. do. J Ext , 1 rand Trunk of Callao , Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist fret. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deferred (.3t.lndtaPoniri.gua.sp.e Do. Gu 1. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. 1/ per cent Do It. W. of Canada Share: Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt )o. 54 p. 0. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Aladras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 4f p. o. Extension Do. 44 d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Aelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. gewßrunswiok &Candi , Class A. and B. I.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pi belt Soinde ,)o. De1hi........: a Do. c ct )o. Punjaub Do. Indus. Bt. Flo , ) bk." Paid, 59 61 1024 [''34 I dis 51 51 84 96 75 80 96 100 8) 90 104 1034 101 it 5 21 22 90 92 70 72 61 64 66 68 56 68 53 54 47 50 3) 52 28 30 1034 104. pr 6p pr 4p 101 IG3 81 gi n i 11 , 83 CO 80 E 2 f i d 102 1034 06 98 91 93 10411 I 211 60 V. 2 5 82 94 10! 1(3 102 f 103 f, id 1021 101 95 97 104 i I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 0 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872 100 Do. do. 1883 100 :att.(ioy.6p.c.Ja st.J ui; 1877-81 100 98 100 Do. A P.C. Feb. t Am, 100 98 1 0 98 D 0.6 p.c.Mar..t Sept. 100 98 10) Do. p. o. Jan.&July. 102: 88 9 l 801 904 Do. 5 Inscribed stool 100 87 90 ape G.L4ope, 6 p 100 204 106 Do.Ap &Oct 1864 100 tO5 107 Do. 1892 100 106 108 )o. Jan. & July. 1891 100 109 111 _;eylon, N0v.1869, 6p ( 100 1.01 105 uo. 1878, do. 100 (9 112 ilauritius 6 p.0ent.1873 'OO 05 107 Do. 1878 103 406 109 Do. 1882 130 207 110 ‘Tatal Gov. 6 per cent 100 '5 107 9.13.G0v.6p.0.Ja...tJu1) 100 90 102 S.W. Gov. 5 p 3.,18.. 100 07 99 Du. sp. c.,1871 to 197' 100 95 97 Do. d0.,1888 dwpwd: 100 94 96 , lew Zealand 6 p cent 100 105 107 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 100 102 101/ lueensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 104 105 3.Aus GOv. 6 p.0.1F68- 100 Do. I'7B &upward 2 100 107 105 ;tc.Gov. 6 p,O. J a.,itJul) 100 Do. io 6 p.o. An.thOot.. 1 100 107 118 1071 BRITISH MINES. 2 •ambrian Consol. Gold 1 / ' Chiverton 3 66 71 milord Amalgamated 336 Bil )evon G. Cone. (Tavist I 580 600 Drakcwal:s.. td.ast Bassett (Illogan) au 50 55 East Caradon ..... [.14.4 18 20 , Isst Carn Brea 3.4.0 66. 7 East Grenville 2.7.0. 56 6 61 / East Lovell W'l Russel (Tavistk 44 51 51 ,lam...ttit.Aubyn(Gwen 60. 5 7 4 Great Laxey, all 176 184 beat South Tolgus... lie I i 2 4. Wheal Vor (Holston 40 33 35 34 Irenville Acrd's-boot 8.13 45 37 tingston Downs 4.18.4 4 16 dargaret (tiny Lelant vi t 8 9 larke Valley.. 4 .tyndv Iron Oro (Lim 2 , 1! 11 Nangiles.. . l9 13 f. 0 s:,,rt Downs' • North Roskear.. . 291 17 19 tYn't nasset(lll.o4 - azt 3.1 , .6 14 2 qorth Wheal Crotty .. 2.8.0 21 21 Prosper United...a.... , 35 3/ ,•rov encc ( Uny Lelnt. 10 0.7 31 36 iouth Caradon(St.Cleei 11 ..20 540 • i.Wheal Fran. (Illogal, 18.18.1 33 36 Rimy Park ['in Croft /6 17 ',Vest Basset (Illogan).. 14 7 9 it Cr radon (Liskeard a 5 8 West Chiverton West Sewn ‘Vheal Basset (Illogan 56 90 43 Wheal Buller(Redruth, 10 12 14 WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men , 8 15 17 Wheal 3eton , 586 195 200 Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 19 21 Wheal Union 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Groat Western Orig. 4i per cent pf., 93 Great Western, Chester gua. stock, 81 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 135 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Blanchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4k:4 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., 6 per cent. 2d pt., CS FORE) GN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 n FOREIGN MINES! Port Philip, 11 I St. John del Rey (lim,), 35 6 BANKS. Alliance (lim.). 137; 7 British and Californian, lira., 3; Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 35 East London, lira., 6i I European Bank, lira., ; Imperial Ottoman, 161 ; Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 4; 5 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 104 London and South African, 22 London and South-Western, lira., 221 ; London and 11 estminster, Ali 7 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lim., 17; Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. Um., 1 0 A - a Union of Australia,!ss Union of Ireland, Inn., 20 DOCKS. London:and St. Katharine, 72 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance. Um., 31 Berlin Water Works, lint.. Credit Fonder and Mobilitr of England , Si Unto(£2), 51 1 Crystal Palace. 31 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent perpetl. deb., 113 East India Irrigation and Canal, 6/ Egyptian Corn and Trading, lim., 5 1 5 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, hm., 7 61 - y; Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., Urn., International Financial society, Bra., 7 1 11 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 651 Joint Stook Discount, Jim.. 7 1 London Financial Association, lim., Ditto. new, 241 London Mercantile Discount, lim., 11 National Discount Company, lim., 151 National Financial, lim,, 6* National Provincial Marine, li r North British and Mercantile nsurtnce, lim., 181 Ocean Marine Insurance), 26 / Oriental Commercial, lim., 8 Peel River Laud and Mineral. 42 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 821 Rio do Janeiro City Improvements, lira.. 25 Royal Mail Steam, 901 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 31 Societe Financiere d'Egypte, Rm., 4 Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., 8 1 WtOt India and Pacific Steam, lina., Business dont HID SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVItNING, DECEMBER 1, 1864. POLICE INTELL IGENCE.—This Day MARLBOROUGH.STREET. THE TRAMPS AT ST GEORGE'S WORKHOUSE.—John Thompson, a stout, healthy-looking young man, was charged before Mr Knox with behaving in a disorderly manner at the door of St. George's Workhouse, Mount street, Grosvenor-square. Jeffrey, 209 C, said that at six o'clock yesterday even ing he saw about 50 persons, amongst them the prisoner, trying to get admission in Mount-street. A man struck the porter, and the prisoner, who was behind him, said, "Give it to the--." The porter then gave the prisoner into custody. Robert Plowright, porter at St George's Workhouse, said that at six o'clock yesterday evening about seventy or eighty persons came to the door for admission. He took in as many as he could—between forty and fifty—Lelecting the new comers from those who had been admitted on the, pre vious night, and while doing so a man, who was one of a number the prisoner had brought to the place, struck him a blow. The prisoner and others sang indecent songs, and made use of very obscene language. The prisoner bad been to the house nearly every night for months past, and the policeman and other witnesses had noticed his conduct, and were hero to speak to it, In answer to Mr Knox, the porter said he took 48 per sons in, and they were making arrangements to admit more. The prisoner said the porter struck the man first, but the porter denied this. The prisoner explained that the man'was let go while ho was taken into custody, and asked the constable whether he heard him speak to the porter. The constable said he did not hear him speak to the porter, but he heard him say, " Give it to the old --." The porter said a constable wanted him to give the pri• soner in charge for his conduct on Monday night last. Mr Knox said he did not believe a word the prisoner had said ; it was a tissue of lies. He did not believe the porters and the constables were all in a conspiracy against him. He was a young and stout man, and it was disgraceful that he should hang about such places at all, workhouses being intended for old and decrepit persons. He should order the prisoner to find bail in £5 to be of good behaviour for 14 days, It appears that in consequence of a letter which appeared in one of the papers respecting persons applying for admis sion to St. George's Workhouse, principally tramps, an inquiry has taken place in the board-room of the workhouse before Mr R. B. Cano, one of the inspectors of the Poor law Board (by direction of the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, President of the Poor-law Board) to inquire generally into the mode of granting relief to the casual poor, and into the circumstances mentioned in the letter. The Rev. H. Howarth, the rector, Dr. Brewer, churchwarden, Major' Lyon, and Mr C. Westorton, governors and directors of the poor, and Mr T. Chappell, clerk, were present. The enquiry lasted several hours, and the evidence of the master, porters, casual ward attendants,and the policeman on duty in the neighbourhood of the workhouse was fully taken, which entirely exonerated the parish and officers, and disproved the statements in the letter. It proved that the tramp wards on the night in question were not full, that admission had taken place up to 10 o'clock, and that when the police came on duty at half-past 10, not a single applicant was at the workhouse door. It was also proved that mendicants fre quent the neighbourhood of the workhouse, and practise upon the unwary passers upon the plea that they are re fused admission to the casual ward. The parish has accom modation for 40 males and females, and are about to expend a large sum in making greater accommodation, and carry into effect the provisions of the Houselees Poor Act passed last session, with the recommendation of the Poor Law Committee thereon. Adelphi. Theatre, THE WORKMEN OF PARIS. A success as complete as it was deserved attended the first representation of the new dr . ama, entitled, " The Work men of Paris ; or the Dra men o f the Wins-shop," last night at this theatre. The play, although it did not terminate until hard upon twelve o'clock, haying occupied nearly five hours in its performance, never once became tedious or tiring : at the fall of the curtain the audience testified in an unmistakable manner that their expectations had been satisfied, and thus the stamp of success was fixed in delibly on the novelty. The production of a domestic drama of intense interest with unbounded success at Porte St. Martin, is a circumstance that does not pass unnoticed by the raetropolitan managers —on the contrary—there is generally a very sharp contest fur the right of its exclusive possession and reprcseut ition, despite the volumes that have been written to show the uselessness of monopoly. Yet every person more or less is daily engaged in the endeavour to secure for himself a slice of the forbidden dainty ; therefore theatrical managers have a perfect light to join in the scramble, and lucky is he who succeeds in securing a priz^, That the new drama, "The Workmen of Paris," which Mr Webster has obtained the sole right of performing, will turn out a rich and glorious one, cannot for a moment, be doubted. It is replete with interest, it is ins tensely exciting, and capitally acted. Mr B. Webster has been furnished with a new and original character, which will take its place next to Triplet and Richard Pride ; and Mrs Stirling also embodies a part that affords peculiar scope for her great abilities. The plot of the piece briefly told is as follows. The curtain rises and discovers a group of artisans assembled in a cabaret or wine shop in-Paris. The deli4ht of the day is their only object, the care of the morrow being anticipatively drowned in th 3 cup each reck less mechanic so often raises to his fevered lips. An expert engineer, named Daubry, who when sober is an exemplary husband, but who when maddened by drink is the terror of his home, passes by the spot with his young son that he is taking to school. - Unable to resist the temptation, and urged on by his companions, he consents to join the tip pling throng. The boy, left to play in the street, is run over by a carriage, and the mother and sister arrive only in time to see the child in the hands of a surgeon, and to bear the brutal taunts of the now infuriated drunken father, who is spared the intelligence of the calamity. At a bachelors' party at the Cafe Bignon the influence of vinous excitement is shewn on those higher in the social scale, but who are linked with those humbler personages who have been just presented. Albert, the son of the Countess of Marsan, has loved and betrayed Blanche, the daughter of the engineer Daubry. A Dutch merchant, Van Gratz, has slain this young man's father in a fit of drunken frenzy some seventeen years before the period of the play, and he has concealed the knowledge of the crime from the world, whilst he has en riched the impoverished widow and child by way of atonereent. This merchant is a cold-hearted sceptical octogenarian, whose eighty years' experience of the world have only led him to a general disbelief in the punish ment of evildoers —as, notwithstanding the selfish life he has led and the crimes he has perpetrated, fortune has smiled upon his speculations and he is now a millionaire. In the waste of his heart there is one green spot on which rests all that is human within him. He has a grand daughter, Jesepha, to whom he is entirely devoted, and whose happiness he would willingly purchase by all the wealth he has amassed. She loves Albert, and as a title will be acquired by the marriage Van Grata has favoured the lover she has chosen. To obtain a power over him the old merchant has lured him into dissipation, and at play Albert has lost more than his resources enable him to meet, He gives a bond for the amount, and thus Van Gratz has achieved his purpose. The love the young man bears the engineer's daughter is, however, a serious obstacle to the attainment of the old merchant's wishes, and the rest of the drama is devoted to an illustra'ion of the ex pedients used to get rid of the poor girl who is an impedi ment in the way. The evils of intemperance are shown under every phase, and through the fascination of drink he tempts a dissipated workman to murder her. At the moment when Blanche in despair flings herself into the Seine the better nature of the intending assassin prevails, and he jumps in to save her. The retribution of Van Gratz, which he had scoffed at as never to arrive, is now at hand ; and with the hope for which he lived gone, as the rescued Blanche becomes the wife of the young Count do Marsan, who was to have been the husband of the granddaughter, he ends his prolonged existence bitterly lamenting the errors of his career. In the embodiment of the character of Van Gratz by Mr Webster the first thing that strikes the audience is his wonderful " make up." Every little detail has been care fully considered and developed with the hand of a thorough master of his art, and a more complete and perfect picture even Mr Webster has never presented to his admirers. The cold, calculating millionaire, to whom gold is everything and all-powerful, he performed with an intensity that may truly be called remarkable, Mrs Stirling, as the wife and mother of artiz in life, embodied the part with all that truthfulness and deep feeling which is the peculiar character of her acting, and Mrs. Alfred Mel_ fon sustained the character of her daughter - Blanche with truth, feeling, and intensity. Miss H. Simms had allotted to her a part which suited her to a nicety, and Mrs Billington infused into the character of the Countess sufficient dignity. Mr It. Phillip as the engineer Daubry gave a life-like and natural performance. Mr Billington was effective as the young nobleman, and Mr Stuart and Mr Clark each gave their peculiar characters with good effect. it The scenery merits the highest approbation. The one representing the great foundry with the machinery in mo tion, and the concluding one, Paris by moonlight, will com pare with anything that has yet been produced in the way of scenic illustration at any metropolitan theatre. The house was crowded to excess, and at the fall of the curtain the applause was tumultuous. Abduction of British Subjects, The Quebec News publishes the following state. ments respecting the abduction of British subjects from Canada, and their sale as substitutes in the Federal army. It is believed that in these quarters the same nefarious means are resorted to in order to obtain recruits, and no means should be left un tried to ferret out and punish :he parties who are guilty of such offences:— " Through the kindness of his Honour Judge Maguire, we were shown yesterday a letter dated the 2811 ult., written and despatched from Coati cook, E. 'f., by tho party in charge of the detec tives stationed at the lines to prevent crimping for the Federal army. Iu this letter the writer states, in proof the extent to which the kidnapping of men has been carried on in that locality, that upwards of two hundred have been taken away. About eighty of the number were first drugged and made insensible, before they were conveyed away and sold across the lines. About forty of these had been taken by force, and many of these had been seen passing the highway in waggons, with their arms tied. All this the writer says he has learned from reliable information furnished to him since his arrival in the place. He adds that about ten had been carried off through the effects of chloroform which was given them in their sleep by parties who succeeded in entering their rooms through the win dows. Some of these narrowly escaped death from the effects of the drug. Houses had been frequently broken into and the inmatea carried off by force. Several parties had beau attacked on the highway by gangs of men and taken away. In one instance a man was taken out of a waggon from the side of his wife, and was threatened with a revolver if she attempted to make the least alarm. The husband was carried off, and has not been heard of since. The writer goes on to multiply outrages of this nature, saying, others have been gagged and put out of the way, and others still have had sacks thrown over their heads to prevent them shouting, and in this manner thrown into a cart and driven off. Some have been decoyed to the vici nity of the lines, where the ingenious dodge of slipping something into their pockets, and then bringing a charge of robbery against them, with the alternative of enlisting or going to prison, is practised on the m.' Previous to the stationing of detectives iu this locality hundreds of substitutes passed through weekly by the cars, but since pre cautions have been taken by the authorities to pre vent the practice, the route has been abandoned altogether. The writer here remarks :—' It may appear strange that we have not apprehended more of these parties than we have done; but the reason of it is, that so soon as one of these substitutes makes his way back, and before he can be brought before a magistrate, be is either taken again or receives money to leave our way, the parties in the kidnapping business being in regular co partnership with one another.' He then goes on to say that he had been informed by a M. Car tier, a merchant of the locality, that fifty French Canadians, exclusive of other British subjects and strangers, had been taken out of the village of Coaticook alone. In conclusion, the writer states that there are other places in which the inhuman traffic is siill carried on to the same extent as in Coaticook previous to the arrival of the detectives there, and adds that since the date of his last report his own party have captured four of the villains, and the party stationed at Stanstead seven more. "It is now evident, notwithstanding the praise. worthy measures adopted by the authorities to secure an abatement of this inhuman traffic of kidnapping for the Federal service, and the vigilance of the detectives stationed at the lines, the practice is still carried on with great audacity, and is likely to be carried on with a greater still during the coming winter, unless more stringent measures are taken. We think the party at the lines should, under the circumstances, be increased and maintained there the approaching season." MARKETS—This Day. THAMES. A PRETENDED MIDSHIPMAN—EXTENSIVE EODSIERIES —CAUTION TO BOARDINGHOUSE KEEPER.—William Macdonald, a young man, of rather genteel figure and appearance, who had evidently been a mariner, and whose face was sunburnt, was brought before Mr Paget, charged with stealing a coat valued at £3, and 3s, the property and moneys of Mr William Wittleton. The prosecutor said he was a clerk, and living at No. 31, Albert-square, Commercial-road. On the 10th of last month the prisoner called at his house and represented that he was a midshipman, and had just come home in a merchant ship. He also said he had been recommended to the house for a lodging by the dockmaster of the London Dock, and hired a bed-room. The prisoner made an arrangement with a lady in the house to accompany him to the Bank of Eng.• land to draw £2OO, invested there. On the following morn ing, the prisoner borrowed 3s. of the landlady to clear his luggage, and left the house, saying he should return in a few minutes. At two o'clock the same day, witness came home and missed his coat. It was hanging to a nail on his bed-room door when he left home. He saw no more of the prisoner until last night when he took him into custody. Inspector Roberts of the It division asked for a remand. There were 20 or 30 other similar charges against the prisoner, who had been in the practice of representing him self as the nephew of the late Duncan Dunbar, the ship owner, and a midshipman. He took two valuable gold rings off the prisoner's fingers which he believed were stolen. Mr Paget—Property has been missing where he has been lodging ? Inspector Roberts—Yes, sir. He took away anything he could lay his hands on. In many places he borrowed money. _ _ . Inspector Griffin, K division —I have sent off six police, men to people to corns and identify him. Mr Paget—l shall remand the prisoner until Saturday. Improvements in Paris. (From the Times' Tails Correspondent.) No city in the world has undergone such transformations as Paris for the last 10 or 12 years. Streets of portentous length have been cut through masses of masonry, old or new, as they happened to be in the way, laid bare recesses the very existence of which had been almost unknown to the ancients of the other quarters, and penetrated into alleys and winding lanes, the abode of pestilence and crime, and through which light and air had never filtered. Fountains, gardens, and squares stand where only a few years ago no human habitation was seen. This is not enough. What has hitherto been done is but the solid portion of the monument which fs meant to perpetuate the memory of Napoleon lll.—the mere masonry, the grosser part of the design. Stately mansions have arisen, as if by magic; there is a very wilderness of Boulevards; sewers run in all directions underground; squares aro planted with trees; and masons, blacksmith, carpenters, &c., have done their best. The substantial and the useful being now so much advanced the moment is come for the ornamental, and when the mechanic must give way to the artist. People talk of a double rcw of statues starting from the Place du Trone, traversing the Boulevards and the Champs Elysees, and terminating at the triumphal Arch of the Place de l'Etoilo; that is, from or:e extremity of Paris to the other. Those statues, in marble or in bronze, are to reproduce all that was most celebrated in Monarchical Republican and Imperial France, so that in this open air museum the French may see at a glance all that their country has produced of what was glorious in war, in letters, an .l in the arts; and that the very omnibus drivers and hackney coachmen may read as they run the lives of these worthies. This is not all. Most people have read of the architect Dinocrates proposing to convert Mount Athos into a statue of Alexander the Great, with a city in one hand containing 10,000, inhabitants, and in the other an immense reservoir, from which a mighty river should issue. The hill, or butte of Montmartre, is not so lofty as Mount Athos, and its conversion into a likeness of the Emperor, or of M. Haussman, would not perhaps be so difficult, for the town is already there, and on the summit is the reservoir supplied from the Seine by the steam engine at St Ouen. Instead of the statue, which would be incon venient, it is said that on the hill, where in the time of the Romans stood a temple of Mars—from which it has taken its name of Montmartre—an Acropolis like that of Athens will be erected when Paris is beautified enough to be more worth looking than even now, with its Parthenon with light marble columns in front, 17 on each side, and double peril.. coos—a perfect Greek temple rising to the clouds, We have to announce the death of Colonel Dee Vceux, who expired suddenly yesterday morning at his residence in Chester-square. The services of Dr Aldis were sought, but the gallant colonel had expired. Official documents show that the consumption of sugar in 1863 in England and France was as follows: — England, 480,005 tons ; France, 260,000 tons. The average consumption for the four years 1846 to 1850 was respectively 280,000 and 112,000 tone, and for tho four years 1850 to 1854, 357,000 and 119,000. The consumption has conse quently doubled within 18 years —a fact of some importance, the consumption of sugar being held a conclusive test of material prosperity. A BOY ON A WRECK.FOR SIXTEEN PAYS WITH. OUT FOOD OR WATER—Loss OF A WHOLE SKIP'S CREW.—Capt. Robinson, of the barque Luzon, of Sunder land (Messrs W. and J. Adamson, owners) arrived at New York from Shanghae, reports :—" October 21, ht. 29 . 7, long. 56 54, 10 a.m., discovered something floating on our port-bow; bore down upon it, and found it to be the hull of a vessel, waterlogged, the sea making a clean breach over it. Sent a boat to the wreck, who returned at 11 a.m., bringing with them a boy in a very weak state, and not able to speak. Proper restoratives were applied, and on the 22d the boy began to show signs of recovery. A few ques tions being put to him in regard to the vessel, we learned that she was the French ship Flour de Bois, of Bordeaux. Tt appears that the ill-fated vessel left Martinique Sept. 27, and on the sth of October, in a hurricane from W.S.W. became waterlogged, and on the 6th the masts, fore and aft houses, on which were the captain, boatswain, 27 passen gers, two seamen, and the mate, who was the owner of the vessel, leaving another mate and boy, who remained by the hull —went overboard. The mate died previous to the boy's being picked up, having been on the wreck sixteen days without food or water. The mate had his leg broken and died for want of food. The account given by the boy of their sufferings is most inelano4oly." Tidbits from ~ Punch." ONE WAY OF RISING IN THE NAVY. —Being mast headed. A STRINGED DUET.—The Brothers Davenport. A REGULAR MAKE SHIFT.—The Sewing Machine. LEECH'S LITTLE FRIEND. We have said that Mr, Leech's life and character are in his own "Sketches of Life and Character.'l Any anecdote that can be told of him has its double in his own works. Suppo,e wo give this anecdote in the words of Mr Charles Dickens. He was very fond of a boy known to Mr Dickens, an extra ordinarily small buy, but of great spirit, who was a mid shipman in the navy. " Whenever this boy came home from a cruise," says Mr Dickens, "he and Leech, and n ever anybody else, use d to go out in great state, an d di ne at the Garrick Club, and go to the play, and finish in an exemplary way with kid neys and harmony. O n t h e fi rs t of these occasions, the o ffi cer came so f r i g htf u lly sma ll, that, Leech told ua afterwards, he was filled with horror when ho saw him eating his dinner at the Garrick with a large k n if e. On the other han d , h e f e lt th a t to suggest a small knife t o an officer and a gent l eman wou ld be an unpardonable aff ront. So after me dit a ti ng f or some time, ho felt that his cour se was to ob j ect t o th e c l u b k n i ves as enormous and on their huge proportion s , and with a gr i m di ssat i sfaction to demand small ones. A fter which, he and the officerg i gantic—to r emons trate with the servant messed with groat satisfaction, and agreed that things in g eneral were running to o l arge in England. " But incidents precisely what we fi n d p i c t ure d i n hi s pages ; pointing to sk e t c h a fter sketch, ca n sa y, ..is happened to himself;" " I "1-, aw, like , nalds thosethopresentilsd ari friends, n d hr i emw when s, at i" " ehn he Cam e Magazine" for December. Upon so and so."--" CornA ill THE FRENCH WINE TRADE.—The quantity of gins ordinaires exported from France in the first nine months of 1864 was 1,707,777 hectolitres, against 1,414,411 hectolitres in the corresponding period of 1863, and 1,415,310 hectolitres in the co rresponding period of 1862 The exports to England were 9 3,111 hectolitres, against 71.715 hectolitres in the corresponding poriod of 1863 — Belgium, 83,277 hectolitres, against 106,096 hecto litres---to the German Association, 31,312 hectolitres, against 48,826 hectolitres—to the }Luise Towns, 97,675 hectolitres, against 76,079 hectolitres—to the King dom of Italy, 253,233 hectolitres, against 100,535 hecto litres—to Switzerland, 192,819 hectolitres, against 180,746 , 113,665 h ec t o lit res , 78,993 hectolitres, ia, 884 hectolitr es . On the whole 224,453 hectolitres, against 197,927 hectolitres—and to other coun t r i es, 534,239 aa h gg e aa c ii t nn o l ss i tt t r 6 e 8 5 837,33 t 12 0 12 hh t e h ecc e ttooll U iittr a rea i ss ie = d ttoo S A t ß a l t gr e ae s zr to England app ears to be e h x e p c o toi r t i o tr f e t s , , in a e gin o a rd s i., t 2 a 4 z.r 7 e 7 ; expand ing ; but it is of French brandies and pure alcohol that England is the largest consumer, having taken 125,634 hectolitres to Sept. 30 this year, against 81,056 hectolitres to the corresponding date of 1863, and 66,550 hectolitres to the corresponding date of 1862. A young lady of aristocratic birth, who eloped not long since from the county Limerick with her father's groom, has been discovered residing with him in the city of Cork. fShe stubbornly refuses, however, to return to her family, who are in great aLitietion, lier fortune, when she comes of age, will be £lO,OOO. A disturbance (says the Union) took place at the Ecole de Droit yesterday, on the occasion of the inauguration of the new chair of political economy. Long before the hour at which the business was to commence the amphitheatre was filled with students, who amused themselves by singing the Mar seillaise, the Parisicnne, and Lampions, mingled with all sorts of cries. When the new p ro f essor , M. Bathie, appeared, accompanied by a number of official personages, among whom the assembly thought M. Duruy was present, the noise from the songs and cries immediately increased to such an extent that the professor could not obtain a hear ing, and retired. He, however, shortly after returned, and silence having been for a moment procured, he spoke of the professorship established by the initiative of a generous and liberal Minister. At those words fhe cries, protests, and hisses broke out afresh, and M Batbie again left the aulphi. theatre. The students waited fcr him outside, and escorted him home with cries of " Viva Batbie 1" He announced to them that he should resume Lis lecture on Friday. MARK-LANE, IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 38s 8d ; barley, 29s 3.1; oats, 20s Od; rye, 40s Od ; beans, 37s 10d ; and peas, 35s Id. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 38s 9d ; barley, 29s Ild ; oats, 19s lld ; rye, 32s Od ; beans, 37s lld ; peas, 355 2d. ENGLISH. GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 107,836; barley, 105,840 ; oats, 10,576; rye, 4; beans, 3,651; peas, 1,638 qrs. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Increased supplies of beasts were on sale here today, but their general quality was very middling. Prime stock commanded a steady inquiry, at full prices ; otherwise the beef trade was heavy, at 2d per 81bs less money. The best Scots and crosses sold at 58 6d per 81bs. Sheep—the show of which was only moderate—moved oil slowly. at a decline of 2d per 81bs. The best Downs and half-breds were dis posed of at 5s 10d per Blbs. Calves came freely to hand, yet the sale for them was steady, at extreme rates, viz., from 4s 4d to 5s 4d per Sibs. Pigs ruled about stationary, In milch cows very little was doing. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse.&inf. beasts 3 6 4 2 Second quality do. 4 4 4 10 Prime large oxen 5 0 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. 5 4 5 6 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 6 Second quality do. 4 8 5 0 Lambs....o, Suckling calves, 163 to 22s 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. a. d. s d Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 5 6 Pine. S' thdown d 0.5 8 5 10 Large orse. calves 4 4 4 10 Prime small do 5 0 5 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 Is Od to Os Od. ; and quarter-old store pigp, Beasts ... Cows l2O Sheep Calves Pigs. 440 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. 970 Sheep ..... .. . Calves Pigs - MEAT MARKETS. NENVGATE AND LEADENKALL.—The supplies of moat are moderate, with an average business, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to as Od ; veal, 4a Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 43 to 4s 8d per bibs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Nov. 30.—The supplies of stock were moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, at the following rates :—Beef, from 3s 6d to as 4d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 103 ; veal, 44 Od to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s Sd per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFOUD, Nov. 30.—W0 had a fair demand for stock to-day, at very full prioes :—Beaf, from 3s 6d to 58 6d; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 10d ; veal, 4s 2d to 48 8d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs. Suckling calves, 163 to 20s; quarter old storepigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 108 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, S 4 4a to £5 5e Od ; clover, £5 5s to £6 68 Od ; and straw, £1 613 to V. 10a par load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND—Meadow hay, £4 5s to £5 5s Od; clover, £5 Os $o ,L 6 6s Od; and straw, £1 6s to 10s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHIPEL,—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £sss Od ; clover, £5 5* to £6 6s Od ; and straw, £1 63 to XL 10s per load. Supply moderato. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CommissioN.—A meeting of the Capital Punishment Commissioners was held on Tuesday, at which the Duke of Richmond, chairman, the Attorney-General for Ireland, Mr H. Waddington, Mr W. Ewart, M,P., Mr Gathorne Hardy, M.P., Mr C. Neate, M.P., and Mr G. W. Ward, M.P., were present. The secretary, Mr J. H. Patteson, was also present. THE DOUBLE MURDER IN LEICESTERSHIRE.—A special sitting of the Leicester county magistrates took place yesterday at the county gaol, when Timothy Baum, 28, wheelwright, was brought up in the custody of a gaoler, charged with the wilful murder of his wife Jane, and child, Emma Baum, at Syston, on Friday night last. He remained unmoved throughou,t the examination of the witnesses, whose evidence was a corroboration of that given at the inquest on Monday last, and looked very vacant. Whenever he was asked whether he had any questions to ask the various witnesses, he seemed somewhat excited and flushed, and always replied, " I don't know what has been said ?" and on one occasion added " I am not in a fit state to say anything. On the charge being read over to him he replied that he did not know what was said, whereupon his brother spoke to him, saying "You have killed Jane and the child," and the following dialogue ensued :—Prisoner —They are not dead. Prisoner's Brother—Yes, they are. Prisoner They are dead ? Prisoner's Brother Yes. Prisoner—Dead I dead I Mr Paget thought it perfectly clear that the prisoner was unable to answer to the charge, and committed him for trial at the assie2s. It is understood that the prisoner will in a few days be sent to an asylum in consequence of his being unable to plead at his trial, which should take place on Monday or Tuesday next. [ADVERTISEMENT ]—Holloway's Ointment and Pills,— Bad Legs.—Any unnatural discharge from the skin is at all times disagreeable, but in hot weather it becomes irri tating, sometimes offensive. Bad lege, old wounds, scro fula, and scorbutic eruptions are cooled, soothed, and cured by liolloway's ointment. It at once arrests all diseases of the surface by purifying and regulating the circulation in their neighbourhood, by giving energy to the nerves of the affected part, and by expelling all poisonous and noxious matters. It affects the seeds of all virulent eruptions and ulcerations, and thus confers no partial or temporary boon, but a complete and permanent cure. By means of these remedies all sufferers may eiw at attaining health, and will invariably sqcveeo. Serious Charge Against Three Manufac- Curers. At the Preston Police Court, yesterday, Mr John Newton, cotton manufacturers, of Preston, and his son, John New ton, bookkeeper, were charged with stealing a large quantity of cotton cloth, beami, waste oil, tallow, &e. Mr William Ainsworth, cotton waste dealer, &c., of Preston, and Messrs James and William Halliwell, cotton manufacturers of Blackburn, were also charged with receiving the goods knowing them to have been stolen. Mr Catterall said that on the 26th ult, the elder Newton made a deed of assign- ment, and the articles were stolen and sold whilst the as signees were in possession of the property. Mr W. Seed, spindle and fly maker, depcse.d that he was one of the assignees—that Newton the elder carried on the business of a cotton manufacturer, in Hopwood-street, Preston ; and that last Friday morning, whilst examining the premises, he found a large quantity of cotton pieces, beams, tallow, , missing. Tue tallow and strapping produced were • amongst the goods missing.—Wm. Cotterill said that he was put in charge of the prisoner Newton's mill by the assignee; and that on the mornin of the 21st instant he missed from the warehouse 21 pieces of cotton cloth, several brains, some strapping, and a quantity of tallow.—Joseph Whittle, carter, of Preston, deposed that Newton's son in structed him to go with his horse and cart to his father's mill early on the morning of the 21st inst.—that he went and was helped to load his cart with some tallow and strap ping—that he afterwards took the goods to Ainsworth's house—and that Ainsworth was at the door of his house when he arrived, and told him where to put the articles. — Police-constable Kenny said that he apprehended Ains worth, who denied the charge of having bought the goods knowing them to have been stolen, and said that he would have had nothing to do with them if ho had thought they pad nut been honestly sold.—lnspector Withers said he aharged Mr Newton and his son with stealing the goods in question, and that they both cicuiel the offence. He afterwards heard Mr Newton make an admission to the effect that "if he had not been so bothered" he would not have disposed of the goods. On being cross,-examined, Withers said that he heard Mr Newton make the state • went named to his solicitor in one of the cells. Robert Harrison, of Darwen-street, Blackburn, said he was a carter for Mr Joshua Brindle, of Blackburn. On Sun day night, the 20th instant, he saw the prisoner 'William Halliwell at his house in Back Lane, Blackburn. Ho told him that he must see his master that night. His master, whom he soon afterwards saw, gave him instructions to the effect that he must be at the Rosebud public-house, Pres ton, by six o'clock next morning with a horse and cart. Next morning ho was at the Rosebud before the time named. Subsequently the prisoner, James Halliwell, and another man came to him, and he went with them, with his horse and cart, to the rear of Mr Newton's mill. Two casks, some beams containing cotton yarn, and two bundles of cloth were put into his cart and covered up. He afterwards returned to Blackburn with the cart, and left it besides Messrs. Halli well's premises. On Monday last he saw James Halliwell, who told him that if ho would say nothing about the goods he had remeved from Preston ho would give him balfa sovereign. Cross-examined, ho said he thought Messrs Halliwell were buying the goods from Newton on the sly, but did not sus pect any dishonesty whatever.—Detective Smith said that he went to Blackburn on Monday afternoon, and saw Messrs Halliwell. He charged them with having received some beams, cotton cloth, yarns, healds, and tallow from Mr Newton, Preston, knowing the same to have been stolen, Both denied the charge. On searching the pre mises he found 17 beams containing yarns and healds, and 12 cuts of cotton cloth, and in the cellar of one of them he found a quantity of oil.— Cross-examined—He said he was not dressed in uniform ; but when he stated who he was, and the nature of his errand, he received every assis'ance to find the articles from William Halliwell, his wife, and his son.—At this stage of the proceedings the case was re manded until Monday next. Bail was refused, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This clay. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 3)—Spring, from Dunkirk—Furet, from Gravelines—Ann Mackenzies, from Quebec—Remem brance—from Dantzie. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Nov. 30—Johannes, from Buenos Ayres, for Hull. Paesed, Dec, 1 (in tow)—Valentia, from Rangoon, for London. Anchored—Rob Roy, ship, from Quebec, for London. Mr Charles Lungley, the well-known shipbuilder, of Deptford, has entered into an arrangement with the Millwall Ironworks Ship-building and Graving Docks Company (limited), by which he joins that company with his ship-building and engineering works at Deptford, and takes the general control of the united establishments as director of the works. This will place the additional capability required for their large business within the control of the Mil!wall Company, together with the most ester.- sire dry dock in the Thames. OUTWARD AMERICAN MAILS.--The Allan Com pany's steamer Hibernian will leave the Mersey at noon to-day (Thursday) for Portland, with mails for Canada and the United States. Letters, &c., will be received at the Poet-office until 10 a.ni., and via Derry until 8.30 p.m. On Saturday next the Cunard Royal Ma] steamer Cuba will be despatched for New York, with the United States and British North American mails. The box at the Liverpool General Post-office, until 10 o'clock forenoon, will be open for the reception of letters, &c,, and via Curk until 8.30 A GIANT GUARDSMAN.--Corporal Moffat, of the Soots Fusilier Gu ads, at present stationed at Kelso on the recruiting staff, is believed to be the tallest soldier in the army. His height is 6ft 71in, and he is proportionately stout. Corporal Moffat joined the Scots Fusiliers about two years and a half ago, is about 24 years of age, and is a native of Leitholm, near Kelso. Previous to joining the Fusiliers, he worked on the Duke of Reaburghe's estates as forester for a considerable time. Growing tired of that occupation, however, he offered to join the Life Guards, but was re jected owing to his immense height and weight. Nothing daunted at this, Moffat determined, if possible, to join the Scots Fusiliers, and proceeded immediately to London for that purpose, and was quickly accepted. As corporal Moffat is well known in the Kelso district, he will doubtless be of great assistance to the recruiting party stationed there.— Edinburgh Courant. THE GALE.—The iron ship Rajpoot, of Lon. don (iron masted), Gilbert master, belonging to Messrs, Smith, Fleming, and Co., of about 1,400 tons, and bound with a general cargo from Liverpool to Bombay, encountered the gale of the 26th inst., to the southward and westward, in which she was totally dismasted and had her decks completely swept, the mizenmast in its fall crushing the side of the ship seriously and some of the crew becom - ing disabled. She immediately bore up for a port of refuge, and on Monday was fallen in with by her Majesty's steamer Medusa, Master-commander Allard, who succeeded on Tuesday morning, after some trouble, in giving her a tow-rope, and brought her into Falmouth harbour at noon that day. The Medusa had been cruising unsuccessfully for the abandoned ship Horizon. THE SUICIDE OF A PORTER AT STATIONERS' HALL. —The coroner's inquest on the body of John Purvis Knight, a man in the employ of Messrs. Houlston and Wright, of Paternoster.row, who hanged himself in the cellars of Stationer? Hall, was held on Tuesday evening. The following letter was produced as haying been found in the pocket of the deceased :—" Sunday night. J. Purvis Knight— my heart is broken; my name is Purvis Knight. Please let Mr Jackson go and tell my wife. Good-bye for ever. Poor Buff—poor Buff." This latter phrase was re peated several times, and was said to have reference to one of his four children. It concluded thus: "They are fine children. Good-bye to all. I hope they will be happier than their father." Evidence was given that the unhappy man had been for a long time very depressed and ill, and that he said he was "tired of his life." The jury found a verdict of " Suicide while of unsound mind." THE QUEEN'S HOUNDS.—Oa Tuesday afternoon a very unusual incident occurred at Windsor Castle. The Queen's staghounds had met at Bedfont in the morn ing, and :the stags, it is understood, after a long chase, crossed the Thames somewhere in the direction of Old Wind sor, and, followed by the hounds, huntsmen, and a portion of the field, which had been a large one, made away by the model farm of the late Prince Consort to the Long Walk. Bounding over the light iron fence which separates the meadows opposite the mausoleum at Frogniore, the stag gailoped backward and forward, in the park, and, driven by a number of men about the place, in the hope of turning it into the Long Walk, it dashed straight away in the direc tion of the south front of Windsor Castle. With a single leap it cleared another fence, and running up the Castle hill, towards King Edward 111.'0 Tower, passed beneath the gateway separating the last building from the bass of the Rouud Tower or Keep. Up the steep and grassy slope of the mound the stag darted, and after running backward• and forwards on this elevated spot and on the roof of a small building at the foot of the tower itself, came down again with a rush and leaped over the low stone wall near the fountain into the grand quadrangle, when, after an exciting chase, which was, it is understood, witnessed by her Majesty and the Royal family from the private apartments of the Castle, the stag was eventually captured by Maurice Hills, one bt the whippers-in ; in the archway of George IV.'s gate, on the south side of the Quadrangle ; and conveyed to the Royal mews. How THE MOON IS LlGHTED.—Daylight, or diffused light is distinguished from the glaring sunshine on the earth, is produced by the reflection of the gun's rays from the earth's atmosphere, and thus it is.that light per vades places where no sun shines ; but nothing of the kind is seen on the moon; those parts of her surface that catch the direct rays of the sun shine • with a dazzling brilliancy like frosted silver ; but where no direct sunshine falls there is no light, but a region of pitchy Grimm.— (Mee o !reek. EPAUTMENT. Government Secu rities (including DeadWeightAn nuity) .£10,474,542 Other Securities 18,629,163 Notes Gold and Silver 7t1,C61 Coln £37,920,559 MILLER, Chief Cashier. DiEgracefulßiot at the Dublin Exhibition, The Lord Mayor of Dublin delivered a lecture on Irish manufactures, in the Industrial Exhibition now being held in that city, on Monday evening. At the close of the lecture, and while the " vote of thanks" business was in progress some officers of the 78th Highland liegiment endeavoured to force their way through the dense crowd towards the platform, making at the same time sotto nee observations rather uncomplimentary to the audience in general and the lecturer in particular. They were called to order to no pur pose, and at last altercations arose which ended in a formida ble row. Hands were laid upon the officers, a proceeding which they forcibly resented. It happened that the band of the regiment occupied the orchestra, and some of the kilted gentry, who were walking about, aided by the officers' servants joined in the thelee. They seized the chairs, which they flourished so vigorously that they secured a place for themselves on all sides. A panic amongst the people was the immediate result of this conduct. The ladies rushed to the platform in a mass for safety, The gentle men were not slow in following, as they were evidently averse to coming in contact with a chair wielded by the sinewy arms of a Macgregor, The platform was so high that to reach it was a rather difficult task, but the ladies were not slow in availing themselves of the reporters' tables as step ladders and they were soon out of reach of the skir mish. All the chairs and tables were upset, some of the latter were broken, and a remarkable scene of confusion was presented. The excitement in the galleries was great and cheering, hissing, and hooting prevailed for several minutes. The soldiers being thus left a clear field coon beat a retreat. It was a considerable time before the people resumed their seats and the business of the evening was proceeded with. Subsequently four officers of the regiment already mentioned were taken into custody on a charge of hiving been disorderly by creating, with others, a disturbance in the Ezhibitior, and breaking the furniture of the building. Another officer of the 60th Rifles was subsequently arrested for having attempted to force his way into the police-station. All the parties were liberated on bail, and appeared betoro the police magis trates on Tuesday. The Exhibition authorities, however, have declined to prosecute, the officers having entered into explanations and apologised. They were consequently dis charged. The Dublin Mail, commenting upon the matter, gives an account of it exculpatory of the cfficers :—" It appears that an officer of the 78th Highlanders was ' bonaeted' and struck as he was making his way on to the platform to take a place among the select company assembled, whose distinguished names will be found in our report of the proceedings. The officer probably -struck out in return, and some of the bandsmen of the 78th, who were present struck in to help their officer. Then a general row arose. • All the chairs and tables were upset, some of the latter wars broken, and a remarkable scene of confusion was presented.' This morning, as will be seen in our police intelligence, the highlanders were brought before the magistrates, and the charges against them were withdrawn. We can easily under. stand why those gentlemen were content to let the matter drop uninvestigated, but we regret that they did not waive the natural dislike of soldiers to the notoriety of a police oourt, and require the whole affair to be sifted. We have heard upon vary sufficient authority that the min of the 78th have been insulted during evening gatherings at the Exhibition, and it is rumoured that it an inquiry had been carried out to-day the magistrate would not have found himself justified in•the sort of award of blame to the officers which he thought fit to make." Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market rather firmer. Sales, probably 6,000 bales. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mile pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.221 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By adviccs from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 stcrliu.. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefcre, about 7-It4hs per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New Yak on London for bills a t 60 days' sight is abut 263 per cent., and the premium on gold is 141 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of go'd fr.= the United States. Mr Ferguson states that the survey of Jeru• salem under Lieut, Wilson and his party of Sappers; is going Eon most satisfactorily. " The P aches authority affords them complete protection, and he gives them every facility they require, so that by next summer we may hope to have as perfect a survey of Jerusalem as we have of any English city, and to know as much as can be known of its mysterious water supply and of the means by which its sanitary condition may be improved." . - UP A TREE.—A Prince Edward Island paper re• latex the iollowing :—" Last week Mr .1. M‘D3nald, of Cambelton, whilst searching in the woods for his cattle, came suddenly,aeross a bear with two cubs. M'Donald was accompanied by a boy about 15, and they, seeing the bear was making for them, both ran away—the boy bound ing off like a deer in one direction, and M'Donald in another, and the bear full pelt after M'Donald. Over wind falls and through hemlocks and cedars they go; the Scotch. man strong and active, and the bear bounding like a bull, the woods echoing, twigs snapping, and dust flying at each spring. For nearly half an hoar the race goes on. M'Donald, beginning to find his strength failing, his heart grows ;faint as he finds the monster gaining on him. Soon a tree catches his eager eye, he grasps the friendly branches, but the savage brute grasps his heel and draws him down, tut only for a second. Another spring and M'Donald is well up, the bear eagerly following, but down he falls, and falls at each furious attempt to ascend. For a considerable time did the brute try to get up, and M'Donald's courage reviving, he looked calmly down and said, "Dick, if herself had her gun but she would give somesin." M'Donald threw down his coat in hopes of the bear going away, which he did, after tearing the coat to shreds with one grab. The boy had in the meantime ar rived home and alarmed the settlement, who entered the forest at dark, with guns, &3. Soon M c Donald's shout was heard, and the answering cheer sent back caused a thrill of joy to vibrate in his heart. The tree that saved him was a spruce about eight inohes through. RAILWAY BILLS IN THE HOUSE OF COMBIONS---. Yesterday was the last day for the deposit of books of re. ferenoes, plans of sections, and other documents connected with railway and other local bills for the next session of Parliament. In the late session the number of private bills was 504, the principal portion of which related to railways. It is stated that in the next session they will possibly reach 600. The plans and sections were deposited with the clerks of the peace, and also at the Board of Trade. On or before the 15th December inst. notices must be served on all oc cupiers, lessees, and owners of property set forth in the books of reference ; and on or before the 23d inst. all peti tions for private bills must be lodged at the Privre Bill Office of the House of Commons. _ The Pays ;;;;---:"We have receiN ed accounts from Mexico which inform us that public trans quillity has not been disturbed during the last fortnight. The population of the capital were awaiting with impatience the return of the Emperor Maximilian, and ovations every where attended him during his tour in the provinces. On the he is to oc cu py hi m self with the administrative returnof his Maiy organisation est of the Country, and particularly with that of the finances. He intends, it is said, to cause the execution as speedily as possible of great public works which, from a serious examination of the wants of the coun try, he has found to be indispensable for the development of its prosperity, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. AMERICA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] ARRIVAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA. QUEENSTO WN, DEC. 1. The National Steam Navigation Company steamer Pennsylvania has arrived here. s ne brings 258 passengers and 205,600 dcls. in spe c i e . She landed 39 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool. M..r news has been fully anticipated, TATTERSALL'S.---This Evening. There were very few members present this afternoon, and no transact one of any importance occurred. Bank of England Return,—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victorip,, cap. 32, for the week ending on W e d nes d ay, the ZOth d,ay of Nov. 1864: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. ,NoteB issued ........X27,8'.5,269 OGtohveerrnSmeceunrtitDieesbt..Xl3l:o6.l3s3,,,l,ooCt Gold Coin Az Bullion 23,2:5,260 Silver Bullion .... .£27,855,260' BANKING D oprietors' Capi- -- X 27,855,2,0 tal 4 £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 6,301,202 Other Deposits 13,272,161 Seven Day and other Bills 507,955 .7,920,5Z0 11 Dec. 4, 1864. ihan 100 Sk 1 100 I 100 ►OO 100 deck stOolz 20 dock 1-0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook stook stock stock stook all 100 (100 1 100 < 2 I'o 100 8; 9 1031