The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-21 00:00:00

r dim by th© when it s best; o keep. we are lips of of its a miliar ore the the hi ,ndYiDg answer o f oUr- in the uaint - mina' odern of the leautl' b,), the %utY i 5 r nagt° fours" . i t not 1, 811811 lter of foil i s iess °s rovan` whicil [age of of' he r ;12 wa lalerle9 . ers of rowful mAY Ma rl aryl of 3 their bode; ns o f aieer' wife, Sha re A 5 it 1 a il rea' not over' 1omC• esPe nond, r bus' unde r with nroVr tileSt )ther• Lrious n the) ssing, alged ors. %bout d his LadY it or MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is rather more demand for discount accom modation to-day, and a further increase of business may be expected during the week. owing to the usual requirements of the commercial community towards the end of the quarter. There is an abun dance of money, and at present the rates have not altered materially, but if greater activity should pre vail it is only natural to expect that bankers and bill brokers will ask rather higher terms for the employment of their resources. The bullion operations at the Bank on Saturday comprised an influx of 76,000 in bar gold, and the Withdrawal of 25,000 sovereigns for the Mauritius. The Arabia from Boston has brought £6,191. The amount of specie taken oat by the Poonah Which left yesterday for India and China, is £122,589. The advices received this morning from the menu• facturing districts report that the trade of the past Week had been more favourable than of late. Ope rations had, however, been curtailed in Manchester, Owing to the expected fall in prices. At Leeds, Halifax, and Huddersfield there were more sales, find the respective markets were consequently ani- Mated. All the iron and steel branches of industry continued to show signs of great activity, and 14 anufacturers had still large orders on hand. Two O'CLOCK. A special general meeting of the London Bank of Scotland was held to-day, for the purpose of con firming the resolutions carried at the previous meeting respecting the issue of notes in Scot land by the Bank. Mr. W. W. Cargell, who occupied the chair, stated their ap plication to Parliament • would be supported by a very large number of the commercial classes in Scotland, and as there was at present a vacuum existing, from the collapse of the Western Bank of Scotland, the directors were sanguine of success. In England, if any joint stock bank lapsed its issue of notes, the circulation was taken up by the Bank of England, but in Scotland there was no such provi sion, and as Bank of England notes were not a legal tender, and were only taken as bills of exchange, 81 e-, the mercantile public were anxious that greater facilities should be afforded them. The bank had, since its establishment, made great progress ; its position was daily improving, and its future pros pects were very encouraging. The resolutions were carried nem. con., and votes of thanks were accorded to the directors and officers. At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Renter's telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 35c. Heavy. Business in the English Stock Market has con tinued very dull, and there is an absence of fluctua tion, Consols being 91k I for money, and 91Z for the account. The New Threes and the Re duced 91k I; and Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 4s. dis. In the Foreign Market there is a slight down ward movement, and business is quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70i ; ditto Consolides, 461 ; Mexican, 35:- 36k; Greek, 25k 1; Spanish Passive, 33 4 ; Portuguese, 48: I; Italian, 70k a ; Russian, 88 1 ; and the Confederate Loan, 39 41. A more buoyant tone has been apparent in the Railway Share Market, and quotations generally show an upward movement. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have generally tuaintained previous rates. National Shipping Company are quoted 2 to 2k prem.; West India and Pacific, 2k Z- prem.; and Contract Corporation, 3 to 3k prem. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. lank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 91/ i 3 1 ~,Per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 l/ I " 4 ew 3 per Cent. Annuities New 3i per Cent. Annuities New 2f per Cent. Annuities — 0 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th J an., 1880 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — • India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pet Cent, 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 lOOl Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5/ per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 D itto ditto 1864 or 66 - Bank Stock for Account A ug. dis Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — dis Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, Jan, 7.., . ... 91r India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent.... Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 9 4 dis Ditt o £500 Ditto Small BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent -- Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Bnenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C olombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd .. — P ' Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid c,. civptian 7 per Cent 99 ,Ditto D itto, Second Issue '',l.P.,ek per Cent., 1824-5, ea-Coupons. : 254 I a Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account Italia n 5 s,atemala 6 per Cent. - Ditto Account • • r per Cent (Maremmana Railway) m -- "':;" , can 3 per Cent D itto Account 351 i i a u Ne w Imperial 5 per Cent " 0 ,,,w Granada _ ihtto 2 per Cent _ D itto Deterred ~,Ditto L and Warrants ( H ectares ) 7 'eruvian 3per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 ' i3 D itte Account — 87 i ° ,-, rt iquese 3 per Cent., 1853 "tto Account.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1 5 ;56, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — D itto Account Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £ l5 paid.... —Pm n uaeian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 Ditto 1860 — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 tardinian 5 per Cent D itto Account 8 1:latish 3 per Cent _Ditto Account ...... Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account..... Ditto Passive .... Ditto Account. *************** .... . .... . Spanish Cert. of C .... oup not fund e d 33 Swedi ... 5 Ditto A.ccount .. .. .sh 4 Cent 111.1t,ish , 6 pe per r Cent. 1.8b4 *************** 134 I Ditto Account ************************ Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ******************** Ditto Account Ditto, LIOU Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 . ..........********* 73 ... Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 'Venezuela 3 per Cent. _Ditto Account __ _ ... Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .. 54i i Dividends on the above payable in London. butch2l per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f — oat° Account Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Ditto Account " 7Ol i Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid.... Pm TWO O'CLOCK Consols, Money 9ll I nig° Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Dap• SHARE MARKETS,---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND SI 0O&S. paid. ! Closing Business Railways. I Price. Share, done. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing chart Railways Paid. Prioe. Business don, 120 :xtlantic &Si Lawrenei all 60 (2 601 sk liom.,Baroda&.Cent Inn Ire le6 107 107 Gu. 5 per ocnt. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares... 75 4 1 p 206 Buffalo and Laae Huron all 6 54 10 Do. Preterence too Buffalo,Brant&Godricl 10t , p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187.2 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:1 100 100 Do. do. June 1, lts:A 100 at Gleutta.aS.Eastn. (Lir 100 103 105 st Cape Town t Dock Sari! 100 101 103 stock Nutt. Bengal gu. 6p. • 100 108 109 stook East Indian. gu. sp. C. loc 1064 1074 1074 1 20 Do. do. & Ext l5 14p 20 Do. do. II do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada ivy 20 21 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 75 100 Do. ao. deferred all 52 61 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus all 03 CS 100 Do. do. deferred all 00 53 100 Do. 3d fief. stook 100 Do. do. deferred.— all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 '24 stook Gtlndiarentn.gua.sp.o 100 1(8 109 1084 20 Do. .N ew gua. sp. c l2 14 11, 20 Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per oent. 100 105 106 204 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 94 10 gi WI Do. New .. . ... • . 18 11 104' 100 Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt all 92 95 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8 •. all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p stock Madras. guar., sp. 0 . stook Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 100 101 stock Dc. 4e do lOO 16 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension I -- stock nelb.Corp. 6p. o..llndh. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all Newßrunswick&Canda Class A and B. N.ll.l.C'das pc let pf bds 100 82 84 Wit &hide ......•••• (100 106 107 stock Do. Delhi lOO 106 107 au Do. do • 2 4 1p at Do. Punjaub ;i c•••_. all 105 106 ••• eta, Do. Do. 100 • 'ix* Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 100 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ul - , 1877-84 100 104 105 105 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 WI ‘O4 Do. Bp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 10* Do. Ep. o. Jan.&July. 100 92 93 93 Do. S inscribed stock 100 91 93 ;Cape G.Hope, Bp c,1878 100 106 108 I Do.Ap Oct.& 1880 100 109 111 I Do. 189( 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 103 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 IMauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 130 107 109 N.13.110v. 6 p.o.J a.&Jul) 100 104 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - IN. S.W. Gov. 5 p 180, 100 100 V 2 Du. sp. c.,lBti to I.'7E 100 101 102 Do. d0.,1888 &upwdp 100 101 i 102; 1011 INew Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 105 107 'Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 1:1 113 i 5. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO ,111 113 iVic.Gov. Op.°. Ja.&July 100 107 109 Do. io 6 0.0. A.0.&00k.. 100 lO 9 110 109 i I._ BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 / id afford Amalgamated 33 34 Devcn G. Con.. (Tavist., 1 550 660 East Bassett (11logan) 30 1 , 7 60 1 East Clogau Grold Ltd 52. Id par East Caradon ...... 3.14. r, 26 27 East Cana Brea. E. WI Russel (Tavistk , 8.9.0 44 5 Gatn.d&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 581 8 10 Great South Tot gus l7s 4} 41 G. Wheal Vor(lielston 40 12 13 Grenville 8.12 38 40 ingston Downs 4.18.0 2 2i 21 Lady Bertha Margaret (LJny Lelant vi 14 16 Marke Valley. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2,1 ; New Setun l9! 90 100 - • North Downs 2l 14 11 N.Wlt'l Basset(liiNan 3.1.0 2t 2/ North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey; 20 i t'rovidence(Llny Lelnt. ' 10.6.7 42 44 iSouthCaradon(St.Cleer, 415 i 25 13. Cam Brea (Illogan) — l'.Whcal Fran. 18.18.9 GO 0.5 ;Stray Park 30.17.6 30 32 5 ranuir Silv..t Lead Min. 41 k 1 ! fin Crott 9 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) l4 10 4 W Cf radon (Liskeard) 5 18 20 West &ton Wheal Basset. (Mogan) 54 874 924 Wheal Buller(liedruth)l 5 2 2 k 224 Wheal Kitt•y (15.Lelant; 2.0.6 VirhealLuckott I 3.0.8 1 1i • Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 114 12 Wheal Seton . . 584 , 155 165 158 60 14Theal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 2l 22 .—!Wheal Union 3.17 2a 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 99 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 104 Ditto, 4, per cent., on LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 961 Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5,p,n• cent., 115 i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Eastern of France, 19} Great Luxembourg, 12 Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 39 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 17} South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20j Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 14i FOREIGN MINES. Cobre Copper 291 30 r Po u n dam t p;i na bau ti d ta S u i a lv o e t S r,. L A ea u d stMri,ua n.atniidm.), 2t Smelting, 61 Allia D n i c t e to, B annekwo f J L O on INI-S an T d OC L K ive ß rp A o l o i l li olni S. .), 43 Cnoanns D ko i ol t if t d o a , t n ed ew ßa 4 n 7 k 6 , lien., 10 Anglo Austrian, 7 9 Australasia, ' 7 Egypt, 26 4 lAurastra.lian Chartered, 221 English, l: st London,en h ui , na . and 7 English and Swedish, European Bank, Urn., gi "' ° I Imperial Ottoman, 17f i Loudon and County, 65 4 6} Merchant Bank, li B ank I a 4 Metrop. and Prov. (lim. - ), 211 I Cotton opened very quiet. Buyers offer lower prices, but not accepted. Probable business not "er 3,000 bales. SYDNEY, Dec. 14.—A Queensland paper of the i' t h of October states that it Was repor t ed at Widi aY that a number of blacks had come overland with an ae on ant that a wreck was lying at Taguna (Moosa) Bay. -2heY had with them some sardine and salmon tins, &e., they said were taken from a number of packages that ° scattered on the beach. They also stated that large "ists were I ing on the north Head, and fr om the descrip tion g. lying on the north flead, and from the descrip glvfl it was believed that the vessel must have been of i,lisnideeersable dimensions. October 22 . — An paper, dated Oct. 17, ex tract from a w hile the party vTi toil s tates that , 40 proceed e d i n t h e F rea k to th e Straits in search of evi 4;evi- denceof the l oss o f t h e C reo l e were at Swan Island , they rane 8 "vill by the lighthouse keeper the bowspr it, j ibboom, d windlass-end of a vessel of about 400 tons ; attached to ue.libbo on , Was a wire stay. The inboard pa rt of the bow eFrit and the windlass end were painted blue, and from the 44%'\av‘vork att ac h ed being* q uite new she must have been a s hip. These were th ro wn on Swan 16 1 aud about four weeks Previous, of Brussels. UISCELLANEOI:IS. Crystal Palace, . Ceylon ßerlin )4 and Trading, lim., 31 E g yptian Commercial of London,lini., 6i I Gen. Credit and Fina nce Joint •stock Discount , 7 i WrCoaintepraWnyo,r9ll6, Um' 8 Ditto, new, 1 London General Omnibus Company, lim., 21 Mercantile Credit Association, Wm ,S. , . National Discount Company, mina " 91 Peninsula and Oriental 6tealli, Ditto, new, 48 Royal Mail ;Steam, 75 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17. 5 . lop. per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is nearly 2-10th per cent. dearer in London than fn Paris. By adviccs from ilamburg the price of gold is 4251 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.94 per Li sterling. Standard goid at the Englion BUM:price is, therefore, about 3-14th per cent, dearer in Ilamburg th an I n Lond94. • ar..l HER MAJESTY. 13.14. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val all 8 8/ 25 Blythe and Tyne all ---*---- - 10 Bost,Sleat,andMid.Co all 8 81 OSBORNE, Dec. 12. at Bristol and Exeter lOO 82 84 at Caledonian lOO 1181 li9l 1191 The Queen, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, 50 Corx and Bandon all 20 Cornwall all 61 7 Prince Leopold, Princess B eatrice, and Princess 10 Do A 4 . _ p:ets no an dlv ) all Hohenlohe, arrived at Osborne from Windsor yes to Do. B t i 3 1 , 16 4,7 d t : ( l 3 ' . i all terday afternoon at 3 o'clock. 50 Dublin & Belfast Juno. all 38 40 DEC. 20. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 16 17 st Edinburgh & Glasgow., 100 94 96 His Royal Highness Pri nce Alfred and his Grand st Glasg. and S. Westem. l 100 107 109 st Great Eastern, Ducal Highness Prince Willia m of Hesse, attended st Ditto A stock ed. stkl 100 , 100 45 481 47494 491 by Mujor Cowell end Ca p tain V. Zangen, arrived at st Ditto East Anglian st. 100 73 84 st GreatNorthof Scotland 100 Osborne yesterday. st Great Northern lOO 175 127 1261 at Do A stock st Do Bdo , 100 14 136 audience of her Majesty. st . lrelan„,l 100 96 98 et Great Western ' 100 631 64 64 1 Divine Service was performed at Osborne this st Do Str Vat , ca. stool 1 100 et Lancash.•e & Yorkshirt ' 160 109/ MI 11011 1 morning by the Rev. G. Prothero. at London and B`ackwal., 100 71 73 Her Majesty, Prince A l fre d , Princess Helena, st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' 100 1071 1084 108 71 8 st Lon., Chat, :tad Dover' 100 43 44 Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Prince William st Lon. & North Western 100 1061 4074 1071 1 of Hesse were present. at Lon. & So".th Western 100 101 102 at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 48 481 ,44 91 •••• . 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all The Prince and Princess of Wales. 124 Do / shares all et Metropolit a n all 1 10 1 11( 1 112 / His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended at Midland p by Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, went to Bushey 1.4.0 Do New . 5.4.0 li lii ) st Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98 Park by the South-Western Railway, via Datehet 50 Slid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 1 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line et North British at Edin., Perth, t Dunde' 100 25 t 6 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1011 1121 1021 3 Yesterday morning prayers were read at Frog -25 Do, G.N.E. purng:,' 16.13.9 o ' at Do Leeds lOO 584 Pi more House by the Very Rev. the Dean of Win d s or. at Do York st Do Car1i51e........„ 100 at North London 1 0 Do New 5 12 p i 9.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all IL iii royal highnesses attended divine service a l ; the at Scottish Central at Scot N: E., Aber. stock 100 42 54 Chapel Royal of St. George. The prince and st Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 10 Shrews. and Welohpoo , all princess occupied seats in the stalls of the c hoir. at 'Shrogshire Union 1 The chapel was filled by a large congregation. st ,South Deron lOO 12 23 32 at 'South Eastern at South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 1. ' 7 19 of Wales are expected to leave Frog more to-morrow 20 staines,Wok.,and Wok all 91 04 10/ for Osborne, where they will spend their Christmas, 25 Stockton & Darlington all 671 37/ 25 Do l7 9 10 i , on a visit to the Queen. 25 Do New, /SY 8 71 7 p st Taff Vate. 10 Do B 8 5 1 , The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia. 10 Do C 3 21 31 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 12 t .10 Do 5l a Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 175 at Waterford & Kilkettny 100 . Ram, Princess Charlotte, and Prin ce H e nr y , on st West Cornwall lOO • their way to Carlsruhe. Their royal highnesses, on at W. Hartlepool Har.&R 1 100 st West Midland -Oxiord, 100 arriving at Cologne , remained for the ni g ht at the st Do Newport! 100 —-- at Do Hereford' 100 Grand Victoria Hotel, and p roceeded on their j0ur „^__........: Tho nntancr nrineps and nrinceas The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prussia left Brussels on Thurs day, accompanied by their children, Prince Wil liam, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Henry, on their way to Carlsruhe. Their royal highnesses, on arriving at Cologne, remained for the night at the Grand Victoria Hotel, and proceeded on their jour ney next morning. The young princes and princess did not accompany their parents, but were taken on to Berlin by some members of the royal suite. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are expected at Berlin to-day. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left town on Saturday, for Broadlands, Hants. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the Australian colonies, Hong-kong, Ceylon, Labuan, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and from the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Mauritius, Canada, and the Bahamas. HER MAJESTY will not return to Windsor until after the 10th of January. IT is looked upon as a happy omen, says the Court Journal, that THE PRINCE OF WALES HAS BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THE PRIVY COUNCIL, and it is sin cerely hoped that he may relieve the Queen of some of those burdens of State which, since the death of the Px ince Consort, have weighed so heavily upon his Royal Mother. PRINCE ALFRED.—His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived at Portsmouth dockyard on Saturday after noon from Edinburgh, and immediately embarked on board the royal yacht Fairy, Captain his Serene Highness the Prince Leiningen, for Osborne. His Royal Highnebs the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness the Duke de Chartres, and a select party had a day's shooting in Bushey Park, near Hampton, on Saturday. The Prince of Wales also joined the party. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary will pass the Christmas at Cambridge Cottage, Kew. After Christmas their royal highnesses will go on a tour of visits. THE PRINCE OF \VALES'S HARRIERS Will not hunt until atter Christmas Day. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, haying now re covered from his late cold, takes long drives in the environs THE KING OF DENMARKS CIVIL LIST is to be fixed at 600,060 rigsdalers, about £60,000, with an appanage of 25,000 more for the Crown Prince. THE GRAND DUKE AND GRAND DUCHESS CON STANTINE Of Russia, with family, have arrived at Baden for the winter. The Duke and Duchess de Montpensier last week gave a grand dinner in honour of their nephew, the Count de Paris, who is still on a visit with them at their charming seat of San Telino. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have re moved from Lilieshall, Salop, to Trentham, Staffordshire. The Duke of Devonshire, accompanied by Lady Louisa Cavendish and Lords Edward and Frederick Caven dish, is about to leave Chatsworth for Holkar Hall, Lan cashire, where a party will shortly assemble for the holidays. The Duchess of Hamilton is expected in town early this week from Brighton. The youthful Duke has arrived at Brighton from Oxford. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury have left Hatfield House, Harts, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Wellington at Strathfieldsaye, Hants. The Duchess of Hamilton and Lady Mary Hamilton arrived at the family mansion in Arlington street, Piccadilly, from Brighton, on Saturday laet. The Duke of Hamilton has arrived in town from Oxford. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon have re turned to The Grove, Watford, from visiting Mr. Rus sell, M,P., and Lady Elizabeth Russell, at Woburn Abbey. The Count de Flahault will arrive at Lansdowne House, Berkeley-square, this evening, from Paris, and to morrow go to Bowood,• the Marquis of Lassdowne's seat in Wiltshire. The Countess de Flahault and the Hon. Madlle. E. Flahault arrived on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne at Bowood on Saturday, from staying with Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, at Tor quay, Devon. The Countess of Dundonald left town to-day, on a tour of visits. rates. MARK-LANE. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 Prime Scots, iitc. 4 10 5 0 Crse. e.: inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 4 8 5 2 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. The Earl and Countess of Lincoln have arrived at Nice. Her Ladyship has quite recovered from her recent indisposition. The Countess (Dowager) Spencer and family left town on Saturday to pass the holidays with the Dowager Lady Clinton, at Hampton Court Palace. Lord Stanley of Alderley has left town to join Lady Stanley of Alderley and family at Alderley Park, Cheshire. Lord Schomberg Kerr arrived in town early in - - - the past week from the British Legation at Frankfort, and has since gone to join the Marquis and Marchioness of Lothian and Lady Alice Kerr and family circle staying with the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury at Ingostre Hall, Staffordshire. Sir James and Lady Mary Wilde will leave their house in Grafton-street next week, on a visit to the Earl of Radnor, Coleshill-house, Berkshire, MISS NIGHTINGALE, We are glad to hear, if not better, is cet tainly not in more delicate health than she was 12 months ago, and is still able to occupy herself with the work with which her name is so identified—viz., the amelioration of the sanitary condition of the army. ACCIDENT TO THE DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND.-.. A very narrow escape from serious consequences oc curred to the Duchess of Sutherland on Friday evening last. It appears that her Grace was returning from the Rev. Dr. Cumming's Chapel to Stafford-house, when, a few yards beyond Waterloo -place, a coal waggoner accidentally touched the horse in the Duchess's brougham with his whip. The high-spirit6d animal immediately started off at ungovernable speed along Pall-mall, past the Palace into Cleveland-square, and bolted by the narrow eirriago vca y up Cleveland-row. The footman was there thrown off the box, and a few yards further on, opposite Sir Jam es Matheson's house, where there is a turn, the horse fell and threw the driver off the box. The horse, however, i n scantly regained its feet and then bolted by the Earl Ellos_ mere's house back to Pall-mall, and pursued its course as far as the War Department, where by the courage of some passers by it was stopped. The door of the brougham had in the meantime como in contact with a lamp-post and was carried away by the collision. On the horse being secured, the duchess, who bad remained quietly in the carriage, left the brougham, kindly inquired alter the safety of her ser• vants, and requested to be allowed to walk home to Stafford house. Her Grace was unhurt, but the eaachman and footman are severely contueed. MR. ANTHONY T R OLLOPE'S " FRAMLEY PAR SONAGE" has been translated into German by A, liretzschmar. 'WO VOLUMES OF NAPOLEON ILL'S " LIFE OF CiEsAR" are ready, but they are, according to the Memo not to appear as y e t, since his Majesty r is ia g / o D in ip g ItQom:etvil6ilslethtm, for the sixth or seventh time, from documents furnished by a learned oa pt a in in the Gimie corps. THh SON. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1863. MARKETS—This Day. In the country markets held on Saturday, dry samples of English wheat were in moderate request, and prices ruled tolerably firm. Inferior qualities, however, barely sup ported previous rates. For all descriptions of spring corn, the trade was in a sluggish state, and, with the exception of fine malting barley, the quotations had a downward ten dency. We learn from New York that the export demand for wheat and flour had improved, and that a moderate busi ness was doing on higher terms. On the Continent, wheat commands more attention fur shipment. The arrivals of English produce up to our market last week were tolerably large. The imports from abroad amounted to 19,449 quarters of wheat ; 16,004, barley ; 19,302, oats; 3,851, beans; 305, peas; 1,534, tares; 170, linseed ; 208, rapeseed ; 5,200, maize; and 610 sacks of flour. Fresh up to Mark-lane to-day the arrivals of home-grown wheat were only moderate, but there was a slight improve ment in the generil condition of the produce, when com pared with Monday last. The trade was in a sluggish state for all qualities. Even good and fine dry parcels sold heavily at a decline of is per quarter from this day annight ; and damp produce, although offered at a similar reduction, met with few inquiries. A total clearance of the supply, consequently, was not effected at the close of business. There was a somewhat increased supply of foreign wheat on the stands. The demand for all descriptions ruled heavy, and prices were in several instances Is. per quarter heavier than on Monday last. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, at barely late rates. The supply of barley, both English and foreign, was moderately large. Good and fine malting parcels were in fair request, and prices were steadily supported. Inferior qualities, however, including grinding and distilling de scriptions sold heavily, at fully the recent decline in their value. The supplies of malt on sale was very large, and the trade ruled heavy at the late reduction in the currency. The market was moderately supplied with oats. Gene• rally speaking the trade was dull, and ill-conditioned pro duce was rather cheaper. Beans were in fair supply and moderate, request, at late Grey peas sold heavily, at a decline in prices of is to 2s per quarter. Other kinds were unaltered in value from Monday last. The show of samples was moderately good. Barrel flour—the supply of which was very small—ruled firm. Town and country made descriptions met a dull sale, and inferior parcels of the latter were somewhat cheaper. SEEDS. Canary seed is very firm, at seeds, however, are a slow sit' move off slowly, on former te Turnip, White,p. bus 1 1 s to 14s Swede —s —g Alustard, Brown los 13 5 White, Tares, New 5s Od 53 ed; Old per quarter - s —s C Niyoneval White ißes p t isee : d r ni E q e,R,n u ve a gd r . : t . c e . tr 22535_4 42 1 . 1 78: 8 te White sos 64.4 Trefoil, new 22s 266 Particulars. Stock this aay.... Price of Y.C. .. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town.... TALLOW. 1859. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 40s to 438 Ditto, old 398 42s Ditto, white, 1863 438 49a Ditto, old 4ls 478 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 39s 423 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— 32s 33s 268 28s Barley—Grinding Malting. Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os E6s Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 18s 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l6s 23s Cork, white........ 175 24s Scotch, Feeding 2os 233 Beans—Tick Pigeons, .............. 375 42s Peas—Grey ................... Maple White 358 37s Boilers 358 37s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk...— 27s 29' American, per barrel :218 26s 1861. 1862. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. About an average supply of foreign stock was on sale here to-day, and sales progressed slowly, at barely sta tionary prices. Some of the foreign sheep were exhibited in prime condition. Fresh up, this morning the receipts of beasts from our grazing districts were seasonably good ; whilst there were about 500 on offer left over from Monday last. For all breeds the demand was in a very inactive state, at Tues • day's decline in the quotations. The highest figure for the best Scots was 6s. per Sibs., and a total clearance was not effected. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire we received 1,500 short horns ; from Norfolk, 300 Scots and crosses ; from other parts of England, 200 vari ous breeds ; from Scotland, 80 Scots ; and from Ireland, 150 oxen and heifers. The show of sheep was only mode rate. Good and prime Downs and half-breeds met a slow sale, but at full prices, the top figure being 6s. per 81bs. Inferior breeds moved off heavily, at last Monday's decline. The general quality of the sheep was good. Calves, the supply of which was limited, were in slow request, at last Monday's quotations, Thursday's advance not being sup ported. The top price was 58. per 81b. The pork trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. s. d. 8. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme.Sithdowndo.s 10 6 0 Large orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 and quarter-old store pigs, Beasts ... Cows Sheep Calves rigs. 220 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 6,793 head. in the corresponding week in 1862, we received 3,767—in 1861, 3,641 —in 1860, 3,456 —in 1859, 3,374—in 1858,4,110—in 1857, 1,053 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEER. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts , 744 Sheep and lambs Calves ........ Pigs ...... From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 750 .. 1978 •,, .. 403 .. 58 Harlingen 430 .. 734 •• .. 15 .. 12 Hamburg •• . • 28 • • 239 • . •—•-, .. 88 Amsterdam . • .. • . .. Medemblik BO .. 1228 .. --- • • Bremen - • • • • Vigo — •• .. •• •• Nieu Diep - .. -- .. • . Antwerp . .. ~, .. 20 .. Ostend .. ... 21 .. 51 „. .. 75 .. 25 Calais — .. .... •• - .. - .. 110 Dordt. l4l • • 304 .. • • •• Corunna. . — . • --- • • --' • • ''''' • • - Total ....1,450 .. 4,537 .. 573 .. 293 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows: . _ Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862 2Bl .. 3,017 .. .. 469 .. 1861 .. 492 .. 2,708 .. .. 433 .. 8 1860 454 .. 2,664 :.. --- .. 377 .. 61 1859 .. 513 .. 2,627 .. .. 142 .. 62 1858 561 .. 3,294 .. .. 255 .. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Dec, 22, 1862, and this day. Monday, Dec. 21, 1863. Per 81b. to sink the offal. Dec. 22, Dec. 21, 1862. 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 3 6t03 10 Second quality do 3 8 4 0 4 0 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 4 6 410 Prime Scots, &c 4lO 5 0 410 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. .• 4 4 410 4 8 6 2 Primo coarse-woolled do ..... 5 0 5 6 5 4 5 8 Prime Southdown do. ...... 5 8 510 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves ........ 4 0 4 8 4 0 4 8 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 '1 8 4 2 4 6 Beasts .. . 1,970 2,460 Sheep and lambs .... 7,030 9,530 Calves Pigs .. 220 220 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec. 23, 1861.—Beasts, 1,960 — sheep, 4,soo—calves, I—pigs, 200. DEC. .24, 1860.—Beasts, 2,63 o—sheep, s,47o—calves, 6—pigs, 130. wool is to be obtained except at full quotations. In colo nial wool, by private contract, sales progress slowly, on former terms. Advices from Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide state that the new clip had commenced to arrive, but there was in several quarters considerable disappoint ment as to the quality of the produce. The season was late, owing to heavy rains and floods in the interior. The im port last week was 630 bales from Port Philip, and 107 bales from Bremen. t enhanced rates, All other de, at late currencies. Cakes Carraway ..... 26s 283 Coriander l2s 16s llempseed, per qr 4os 428 Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic —s —s Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —8 —s I•;n,glish '9 108110 —s Foreign £9los £lO tr,s Rape Cakes,p ton,C6 Os £0 lOs Rapeseed, new,pr qr 61s 68s The tallow trade is quiet to-day, at barely stationary prices. The quotation for P.Y•C• on the spot is 40s 9d to 41s per cwt. Town tallow is selling at 40s 3d net cash. Rough fat commands 2s ld per Sibs. 1863. 1- --- 45,227 1 73.014 , _53.146 55,45 71.348 58s6a to t 6Os 3d t 0,1561 to 45531 to, 408 9d to 59s Od —s Od —s Od 45s 6d 418 Od 2,081 1,319 1,521 1,823 2,429 47,581 53,358 81,716 47,5'8 40,388 63 267 2,914 809 3,676 81,032 9.1,308 78,101 64,681 73,589 598 6d 61 sOd 52s 9d 463 td 43s Oct THE WARDMOTES----(This Day). This being St. Thomas's day the customary election of Common Councilmen took place at the different Ward Halls throughout the city. The proceedings, in nearly every in stance, were strictly confined to the business of the day. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL These markets were well supplied with town and country killed meat to-day, For beef and mutton there was a fair demand at our quotations, but veal and pork were a dull inquiry. Per 81b. by the carcase. stied s dsd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middlingrautton 4 0 4 4 diddling do. 3 4 3 8 Prime d 0....... 4 6 4 8 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal ..... .... 3 10 4 8 Do. small do. .. 42 4 4 Small pork' 40 4 4 Large pork .... 3 6 310 Lamb ...... 0 0 0 0 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a firm trade for new hops, and previ ous quotations are well supported. Yearling and old pro duce is a slow sale, on former terms. Good and fine foreign hops move off steadily, at extreme rates, and inferior par cels, although in slow request, support former prices. Last week's import was 212 bales from Boulogne, 166 Hamburg, 196 Antwerp, 26 Ostend, and 25 bales from Rotterdam. Mid and East Kents.. £5 Os to £9 Os per cwt Weald of Kents ...... 4 103 to 6 3 Sussex " " Y e arlings Olds . • 1 10s to 3 10 s " B a varian 5 5 s to 8 Os Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The imports of foreign potatoes continue very small ; but the arrivals of home-grown produce are of fair average ex tent. For nearly a l l qualities thorn is a moderato demand, and prices generally aro steadily Supported. Yorkshire Regents 7ss to 85s per ton. Rocks ........ . Flukes Kent and Bask x Regents Perth, Forfar,*and Fife Regents 60s to 70s Rooks WOOL. The demand for all kinds of home-grown wool continues in a sluggish state. In prices, however, compared with last week, no quotable change has taken place. Holders, in general, are not anxious sellers, consequently very little FARRINGDON WITHOUT. Alderman Sir James Duke presided at this wardmote. The following gentlemen were elected—Messrs. Lusher, Green, Scamwell, Bedford, Midwinter, Figgins, Butcher, Payne, Lawley, Phillips, Pedlar, Obbard, Walter, Cotterill, Anderton, and Spiller. FARRINGDON-WITHIN, The annual wardmote was held at Christ's Hospital, Alderman Phelps presiding. The following gentlemen were elected :—Messrs. Vertu Reed, Phillips, Crisp, Wheeler, Kelday, Dolland, Glover, Bengough, Rudkin, Eagleton, Warwick, Botterel, and Cox. BREAD-STREET. The Lord Mayor presided. The old members were re elected, with the exception of Mr. Alcock, in whose place Mr. Cole was returned, a poll was demanded by Mr. Alcock. CORNHILL WARD. Alderman Carter presided. The following gentlemen were elected—Edward Harrison, James Waterlow, Henry Hoppe, David Shrewsbury, Charles Gaimes, Alfred James Waterlow. LANGBOUItNE WARD. Alderman Waterlow presided. All Ihe old members returned without opposition. VINTRY WARD. Alderman Conder presided. The vacancy occasioned by the retirement of :Mr. Tress was filled up by the election of Mr. Cresens Robinson. DOWGATE WARD. All the old members returned. BRIDGE WARD. All the old members returned, and Mr. May was elected to fill the vacant seat of Mr. Pay. In many of the other wards the elections were fixed for a late hour in the afternoon. SHIPPING -This Day. LONDON, Dec. 21.—Wind its day at noon—South- Westerly; light breeze, and ci ly weather. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wi N.W.—Arrived—Libra, from London for Buenos Ayres. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 17.—Arrived—City of Washington, steamer, from Liverpool, and proceeded for New York, FALMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind N.W.--Arrived—Leon, from Rangoon. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 20—Brunelle and Marathon, from Quebec —Galdada, from Viana—Eclipse, from Seville—Heimdall, from New York—Heroine, from Villaviciosa—Arant, from New York; Sabine, from Malmo. Arrived, Dec. 21—Ocean, from New York. Sailed, Dec. 20 —George Washington, for Adelaide. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—Celoar, for Fassan—George Washington, for Adelaide —both for London. for Ak yab Belize, p ac k e t, f or Anchored —Fanny, Belize—both fioni London. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. FEBRUARY. Li nco ln Spring 23 MARCH. Nottingham Spring .... 1 Derby 5pring.......... 3 Liverpool .... ........ 8 Sh rews bury .......... 10 AP. Chelmsford Spring .... 15 York Spring .......... 19 Durham .......... 28 Northampton ......... 29 RIL. Croaton-park .......... 1 Epsom Spring ........ 7 Newmarket Craven .... 11 Newmarket First Spring 25 .Y. Chester .............. 3 I Salisbury ............. . 12 Bath ................ 17 Ju: Ascot ................ 7 I Che1m5f0rd............ 28 FManchester Harpenden Epsom .... 24 'NE Negcastle-on-Tyne .... 29 I Worcest.r (Summer) .. 30 'IX. Newmarket July ...... 5 . _. Nottingham . l9 Reading .......... Eglaam York SEPT: LUST. Oxford .. 25 `Derby I Lichfield 11BER. _ .... 6 Warwick Leicester 8 Doncaster .. 19 Brecon OCTOBER. Richmond ............ 20 Monmouth .... 22 NewmarketFirst October 27 Newmarket Second Oct. 10 Newmarket Houghton.. 24 Gloucester. lB I NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn 1 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. JANITART. Manchester FEI34IIARY. 24 Lincoln MARCH. Liverpool "The Catholic mission in China," says the Mont teur, " has sufferad a severe loss by the death at Hankeou, on the 3d Oct., of Father Delamarre. This venerable pries had resided in China for 23 years, and had acquired great influence with the viceroy of the province. He was a learned Chinese scholar, and aided in the drawing up of the Treaty of Tien-Tsin." A NEW PLAY BY M. JULES SANDEAU, "La Maison de Penarvon," was the other evening promoted to the honours of a first appearance at the Imperial Private Theatre in the Palace of Compiegne. THE RIDDELL PAPERS.—The late Mr. Riddell, advocate and antiquarian, directed that his papers, consisting of many rare ancient MSS., should be sold to the Faculty of Advocates for " a moderate sum," if they wished them. Lord Lindsay has offered to give £5OO for them, and to bequeath them to theAdvocates'Library by will ; so that the Faculty of Advocates, who at the meeting on Friday ac cepted his lordship's offer with thanks, will ultimately re ceive these valuable documents for nothing.—Scotsman. THE ACCIDENT ON THE lIUNSTANTON RAILWAY. —An action was to have been tried in the metro polis on Thursday, in which the father of Miss H. Billing, of Lynn, sued the Great Eastern Railway Company for damages tor injury occasioned to her health through the alarming accident on the Lynn and Hunstantcn Railway (which is worked by the Great Eastern) in August last. A compromise was, however, effected, £7OO being aocepted by the friends of the plaintiff. This lamentable accident has involved the Great Eastern in compensation expenses to the extent of £lO,OOO. FEARFUL AND FATAL PIT ACCIDENT NEAR BlTTON.—Yesterday morning an appalling acci tent occurred at the Golden Valley Colliery, near Bitten. It seems that the usual relays of men were about to take place—the day men descending and th e night men ascend ing the pit for that purpose. Am on g st the night men who Fudge. These about to ascend were two named Bash and Theae men signalled to be drawn up, and the engine Witac cordingly put in motion. It appears that the engineer, who, we hear, is a very steady man , de p ends for warning onbecaine a piece th fth the of machinery similar to a c lock. This by off emo his m g u ard, e ans disarranged, and the eng ineer, being two poor fellows were d rawn to the mou o e pit with out any warning. Gradually they ing above the yawn in g which saw themselves ascend abyss from the y emerged, and when they had n early r eached what is known as the sheave wheel, Fudge made a desperate leap life, and succeeded in reaching the side of the pit, but with a fearful re b ou nd ho fell int.) the de p ths beneath, a dist ance of 150 f° fat h oms , being dashed t o p ieces. Buh, as he grad ual ly ne ared the wheel, graspe d for a holdf ast, and succeed ed a moment in doing so , but he to o fell, and was d ash ed to p i e ces at the bottom. In his descent the deceased man s t ruc k some scaffolding. at the bott om o f the pit ' and shivered Western Daily P ress. it like naatchwood.— The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 d a ys' sight is 166 to 1661 p er cent., and the premium on go ld is:about 51 i per cent. At these rates there is scarcely a ny profit on the importation of gold from the IJAlied states. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PIC9NG A LADY'S POCKET.--Wm. Lindsay, described as a tailor, but who there is reason to believe has been con victed, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with picking the pocket of a lady named Comyns, while seeing her child and servant into an omnibus at the Oxford-street corner of the Tottenham-oourt-road. Mrs. Comyns felt a tug at her pocket, and on looking round saw the prisoner's hand leave her pocket. She then missed some silver from her pocket, and pursued the pri soner, who ran away, and at last he was stopped by a con stable. On the constable, Mitchell, 293 A, taking him into custody he said he was innocent, and that he was running beause he wanted an omnibus. In answer to Mr. Louis Lewis the prosecutrix said there were several persons near her at the time, all pressing to get into the omnibus. She, however, distinctly saw the prisoner's hand leave her pocket. Mr. Lewis asked, as he could not resist a conviction s that the magistrate would deal with the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwhitt commitied the prisoner—who kept his head turned away from the °Mons, evidently to avoid being re cognised—for 3 months with hard labour. Prisoner seemed pleased at the result. "H. B. T.," W. S." and "B" have sent £i—" Bank side" 58.—and "T. It. C." 25., in stamps, for Mrs. IV ar ner, the poor woman whose child and furniture were de stroyed a few days ago, and the particulars of which ap peared in this paper. WESTMINSTER. AN OLD OFFENDER.—Mary Hearne, a wretched-looking woman, aged 71, was charged with stealing a loin of pork under the following circumstances : Henry Green, shopman to Mr. J. Chown, cheesemonger, Fulham-road, said that on Friday afternoon the prisoner came into his shop and bought a piece of bacon, which came to 10d. She left 21d., promising to call with the re mainder, and soon afterward s brought 3d. mote, saying she would bring the remaining 41d. on Saturday, and directly she had gone he was told that a woman had taken a piece of pork, upon which witness, going out, found the pork produced, weighing 6lbs, under her shawl. When he took it from her she said she thought it was her bacon. Evidence having been given of the prisoner's being taken into custody, it was intimated that on. Friday after noon, while waiting for the case, the prisoner made her escape, and was not apprehended again till this morning ; and the magistrate having observed that he thought he knew her face, James Manley, 347 V, stated that she was an old offender, and had as late as the 28th of August been sentenced to three months' imprisonment under the Criminal Justice Act from this court for stealing a coat. o fo nl r in tr i i t a te L d the woman, wh o Mr. Selfe, on hearing this, made a long rambling THAMES. VILE ASSAULTS.—Auton Martin, a German sugar baker, was brought betore Mr. Woolrych charged with assaulting Mary Ann Beck, a respectable married woman, and Emma Patrick, a girl 15 years of age. The girl stated that, at half-past 11 on Saturday night. she was in Lambeth-street, Whitechapel, in company with Mrs. Beck, when the prisoner, who had been standing with his face to the wall, suddenly rushed upon them with his c:othes in disorder, and laid hold of Mrs. Beck and turned her round, and he then seized witness by the shoulder and raised her clothes. Another woman said, " You black guard," took up a handful of mud and threw it at him. He then released her, and he was given into custody. Mr. Woolrych—Did he touch you with his hand? Witness—He did Fir. Mr. Woolrych—Was he intoxicated ? Witness—Yes sir; he was, Mr. Woolrych—Did he say anything to you? Witness—Yes, _sir ; but I could not understand what he said. Mrs. Beck said the prisoner caught hold of me first, and I clewed him round. He then seized the girl and acted very rudely towards her. She screamed three times before he released her, and he would not have done so then if a woman had not plastered him with mud and nearly blinded him. Chally, a police-constable, said the prisoner was the worse for liquor on Saturday night, but he could walk very well indeed, and knew perfectly well what he was about. The girl was very much alarmed. Mr. 'Wintjen, interpreter, translated the evidence to the prisoner, who said he had no defence to make, and had no recollection of what had occurred. Mr. Woolrych sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for two months and kept to hard labour. A YANKEE DEMONSTRATION. As SKETCHED BY MR. G. A. SALA, AS THE " DAILY TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT. The Americans regard a public meeting as an en tertainment of the most exhilarating kind. It is to them a physical as well as an intellectual teat. In England we are apt.to look upon these ass3mblages, as bores, it not of nuisances. I don't think I cau call to mind half-a-dcz en people in the possession of their sober senses who ever attended a meeting at the London Tavern or the Freemasons' un less they had some end to gain. The public who cram the halls on such occasions are a public apart, and are kindred, I surmise, of that pub lic who listen to ranters in Waterloo-place, sit on the forms in the damp colonnades of the Royal Exchange, and fill the back benches of the Court of Queen's Bench to hear a demurrer in an action about a patent in indiarubber overshoes. But the Americans enjoy their meetings with the heartiest gusto. It only needs a little paint to the faces and a few spangles to the coats and pants of the speakers to make the whole thing like a play. "The flag," of course. had it all its own way. It hung, in duplicate, from the capital of each column in the hall, The chairman, Mr. Opdyke, sat in a bower of bunt ipg; and a bust of Washington was swathed in the folds of the same glorious standard. I don't know whether Cotton is King; but it is certain that Calico, decorated with the stars and stripes, is Great Mogul in this country. These ensigns had mottoes attached to them, to which Mr. Long fellow's device of Excelsior" appears tame and trite. What do you think of this : _ _ " Our columns rush whore'er our banners lead, And every heart resp9nsive beats for Meade." Or this one : UXCONDITIONAL SURRENDER GRANT. The captured heights of Chattanooga prove His readiness on rebel works to move." Or this, inimitable, I think, for vigour and terse DM :-. " THE CONTRAST. Bragg, the great retreater, Grant, the great repeater." The Americana are distinguished for proficiency in the distich and triptich, you may remember :-- " I wish I was a geese, For they live and die in peace, And accumulates much grease.' .. bard,of the Likewise the couplet of the aspiri n g wishing to improve on the received version national hymn, began : " Buckwheatail, Columia, happy land ; of s and." who, c b a kes made outdone But all these are, I think , one by the anony moussplendid mansion built b p y o e trowr.hoiaocnubth Townsend,s wall of ° t i n Fifth Avenue,h e chalked the simple lines : Old Sarsaparilla B u ilt this villa the Cooper Institute me e t, ing were Gee. Strong , an enthus i ast i c U n i on man, lla and am i a bl e gentleman, lately in Louis, and who summarily authority at S t. from that city _ y xpelled ; Judge Daley ; A , b f u r t . a ( v le e o r r y g Train the President . y ; Mr. Nicolay, • te privaewFo.rthy Billy Wilson ; the rather too famous secretary to the President Dan i e l Sickles, and Others, whose will not be familiar to you.. And names 0 a bonne bouehe, at the close of the meeting, Colonel Daniel Major-Genoral Anderson, 80 Well known in con nection with Fort Sumter and the first rebel shot fired, was introduced, amidst rapturous applause, to the audience. Tae speeches made were not very violent against Great Britain. There was some scratches of the old sores about the Alabama and the concession o f b elligerent rights to t h e South, and o increased ar m i es, and ironclads w hi c h s hould not flounde r i n the water like porpo i se s, a War rior and th e P r i nce Consort d i d," were reco mmended the as correctiv es f or any f u t ur e infracti of neutrality. from discussion Without much of her hair be_i_rfitll le d out. ......„. Still, old M ot h er E ng l an d emerge d s DRURY LANE THEATRE.--Tbe performances to qight at this house will Le for the benefit of Mr. F. B. Chatterton, who divides the labours of management he appear with Mr, Falconer. Among a variety o f a ttractions, t ance of Mr. Phelps, for the first time at trury Lane, as Sir Pertinaz Macsycophant, in Macklin'3 comedy of " The Man of the World," may be specified as the most important. and the entertainments are in all other respects well chosen and likely to ensure a large audience. CURRAN.--Tho Judge interrupted Curran in the , i c t ch .. :ua C rrrg u ae r ia r t a or e etm , hea Jr. reaOyjnueedg,agatei again, atginamdue Mr. 1 \ rs midst of his speech, when an ass began to bray under the if you and n a d s t : h . v r e " a sbsPy beganr n i u t Presently u k r e y d: , t Does not your lordship hear a ren;urkablo echo in the court f" IECOND SUN OFFICE, HAI ,F-PAST 4 O'CLOCK, THE POLISH INISURRECTION. BRESLAU, Dec. 19.—The Gazette says—" In the town of Bialystock, in the Government or Grodno, all the shops have been closed and seals placed on them by the police, assisted by the armed force. All of th(m were rigidly searched." SPAIN. freshto oAk piece letter meeting eet fnergso yesterday a Madrid ae tri the house ,so t e u h ns c.; 1t representatives o s i tt cy jtvh si . -- 01: :: ehs A es y th object being to decide whether . o the explanations of M. Rios Roses should be . accepted and the abslen non given up. The discussion was very animated, in consequence of several journals, commercial Correspondencia commercial rather than political, such as the; and the Epoca, as well as others whi c ho rresdp e ondencta the Government, like the Reins, beingpend on desirous of overruling what had been before agreed on. Opinions could not be reconciled. Fiv journals, ourn!ls, the Correspondencia, the Ipoca, th e E the Itazon Espanola, and the Trzbun a eirce °' de clared themselves opposed to abstention, and from to-morrow they will recommen ce publish ing the sittings of the Congress. The 16 other • Journals maintain what was decided upon at the former meeting. The alliance being thus brok en , although by only an insignific ant minorit y , t hings will return by degrees to their old state, and the triumph of the President of the Congress over the press will be complete. In the opinion of impar tial persons, the press ought not to have thrown down the gauntlet, since the same firmness did not exist among all the representatives of the journals in supporting what had been decided on. When the five journalists presented themselves to-day in the tribune, a derisive smile might be observed on the lips of the deputies. In politics when a threat is not followed by a blow, ridionie is sure to fall on the matter." TURKEY , por C t ; n n n s t t:tntino;le letters and journals to the 10th have arrived, but their contents are not very im . earnestlyire in be_ itse. mrom T of7 h al:a e : etttdLyeooeta,vraatni article erHe:de_rital Fonder o p n u e b i e l publishes he whichs th follow ing Messrs. m nToh e wne whichtf, distinguishedaai ri p sl p y e obtained r b s ta wFhtG v rt.o e a floatedlaunchdv advocate etvaebtree before and the ed ethx e p . r a r p e eu l al i b m lbi l ec . nary difficultjes ehon h vce b hr eset its path, and to have at sanction of the anthoritiee requisiteinueehdnr e d me under e t uhxe attention have been of bringing t h the Govern ment, ove r s n o . Constantinople, of stormy '4B, has of the Provisional taken his departure from speckswit ll h the o r in tention however of returning, rtctly, in some months. M. u h s seems to have participated in the change whiche passed over his countrymen to so great an extent the last few years, and to have abandoned the thankless t t h h ankless and often thorny paths of politics for material and lucrative field of industrial speculation. Rumour Rumour also says that he carries away with him substantial reasons for liking Turkey, and givi o ni g . her the benefit of his influential advocacy and good word, having received a special commission to pre.. 0 r i e f u i i rumour pare a code of laws affecting questions relating to the tenure of property, and a general commission to act as occasional law adviser to the Porte." -----. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via S ou th a mpton....... Dec. 19. via Marseilles ......... Jan. 12. brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet........ Jan. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Ilelena..Dec. 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southanipton.Dec. 19. via Marseilles —Deo. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Sout•hampton Dec. 19. via Marseilles Dec. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton . Dec. 27. via Marseilles Dec. 21. Portugal.... Jan. 4. .',.alta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec. 19. MEDICAL EDUCATION. The question of medical education was discussed at a Conversaztone of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edin bsuyrrageh,at was mat iopenedtheby a last p ape ro f meeting ofProfessorthe o w n h o ha Thursda y. carried I Medical Council, to the effect that the council would, at their next meeting, consider the propriety of recommending a reduction of the number of obligatory courses of lectures. It was only necessary, he said, to compare any department, of the curriculum as it was 30 or 40 years ago with what it was now to perceive the enormously increased burden im posed upon the memory of a candidate for a medical degree When he was a student less knowledge was required of chemistry, botany, practical anatomy, and the other funda mental studies. The practical studies had also become more extensive. While the studen t had formerly found difficulty with three, his colleague, the Professor of the the regulations of licen sa i nl igowbeeddiefsar Practice of Medicine, had this year placed in the hands of his pupils a printed list of 800 fevers. It was now impos sible for any one mind to comprehend all the subjects brought under the notice of the students, and no time being left for observation Or reflection, their professional education had become an effort of memory rather than a process of mental training. There were only two sources from whi c h, relfef could be obtained, and the conduct of courses by teachers. The brat:seise:, which surpassed all others in . importance were practical anatomy and hospital instruction, but at present, with th afforded no multiplicity of classes and the frequency of examinations,e there was neither time nor freedom of mind o.ab re a a nci L e o s w ea le t practical study. After 30 years' experienc e a s an exas He had abandoned,— Ist, because miner he felt satisfied that examinations trustworthy criterion of real knowledge, d ge; systemand 3d,of no hesitation in saying that the pi ., becasuse they inefficient for their professed purpose l ; 2d , examinations should be entirely interfered with the acquisition s because the system of class examinations questions and answers would ass through written professions.: attainments than th afford far better evidence of remedy, he would first make it ' s present plan. As to the exa mination for preliminary . Imperative to pass the strictly professional cour qua.lification before beginning the commencement of thecourse ; second, he would prohibit the would require iota course before a certain age; third, he sessing a large years'practical study in a school p.os study ; fourth hehospital and ample means of anatomical that seemed to ' be would compel attendauce on ;111 classes from every candidate fur necessary ; fifth, lie would demand proficiency from . tor a diploma or de grbe e a lI c e rtificate . ot the teacher t til his teachers; and, lastly, euerwaeouas.nrdeqiutirie, should thene: a produce a syllabudseof his course, pupils , memories with undigested o erairatdhiaetehtiewleoadetadar F or allowed an rulyun hobby to carry him g away from the field of practical utility iutq regions of unprofitable speculation, worse, t aug h t doctrines not conducive to soun m d practise, by e would endeavour to correct the evil by reonstrance, b censure, or, if necessary, by depos ition. Professor Christi son b e li e v e d there was a distrust throughout the profession generally of the present system. He thought too many ex aminations were opposed to calm study and reflection, and were, a lter all, a f eeble test of a man's ability as a practi. tioner.' In the practical departments he did not think a can didate could be too well examined, but it was a great hard ship to subject students throughout the practical course to examinations which rendered it necessary for them to keep up the m ere details of their fundamental studies. Professor Lyonl'layfair, Prolbssor Balfour, Dr. Andrew Wood, Dr. Sanders, Professor Bennett, Dr. Burt, President of the College of Physicians, and Mr. Benjamin Bell, President of the College of Surgeons, took part in the discussion, and various remedies were proposed for the present unsatisfac tory mode of conducting the examination of candidates for medical degrees, The proceedings terminated with a vote if thanks to Professor Syme. -- T H E PALM can a d r au n .cu r, to under t a li d e e r =---" sTON, NAPOLEON, OR DISRA.ELI - OF M R . TENNIEL, says an aniubing critic in the idealized representation of the Popular i mpression of h ct, spec t a t o r, is a curious compound of actual fidelity t o na t ure , special feature in hi s c h aracter supposed I o be prouila given circumstancLs. The Palmerston of the volume, finr example, is always a good physical like nos, with little, it any, tendency to ordinary caricature, but it is also a speciat " creation" of Mr.Tenniel's—what Lord Palmerston would be like if his nature corresponded pre cisely to the popular impression of the astute, cool, coati dent, jaunty " Pam," and it his appearance corresponded exactly with his character. To place this dual persona!, under every variety of eircurustante, mid yet to pres:r: _ both likcnt)sses—the real and the ideal—mast be no , a _ 2: task, and yet, whether Mr. Tenniel's Paluierstoni s l Y ing at " Beggar my neighbour" with Napoleon, bring in g whist up a bottle of " fine old smoke" for a royal SlYc troting the he is still the e though every whist ling for a bret Z 3 On board a becalmed yach t, or s i ne, as ' me. r water from the Punch fountain, taphysicians tell us we are still the searraeand over again. particle of our bodies may change niN o l : . Tenniel's tableaux, Napoleon, another frequent actor i in this manner. Ha has is of course not so easy appeared in too manyt of clorctr.ter, ',Alt) past ten years for any suc h "u _o_osnistr.eatistoi;g lights during violentlyto h an . dl _e I was t 3 a f ar Mar sh 8 tyPi r made Sall ee at We excel . D itol o filled• fiord, tiol lo. , rgue. 3es il l Lora rder , 1109 licitl keep f de ; aif36`• su d I sle KI 0 ;,.A., 0(10 141 r. The nual i eat§ R3ing .prO" Ittk"' . e 5 of : iohe 7 ablo ateet the ress• afor' ,Hess 53r , T h e 0 01 ; 0.1 tersP i p,9oa Tile and M. !ir of rang with, ring• end )S11• )übia full S, LIEJ Ch's ts- -- )