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

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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 out 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, ° wing to the expected fall in prices. At Leeds, Ralit'ax, and Huddersfield there were more sales, and tha respective markets were consequently ani mated. All the iron and steel branches of industry continued to show signs of great activity, and manufacturers 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 joint stock bank lapsed its issue of notes, the circulation was taken up by the Bank ° f 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, 84 C., 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. Reuter'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 911 4 for money, and 91S * for the account. The New Threes and the Re duced 911 -1-; 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 Mt ; ditto Consolides, 461 ; Mexican, 35-1, 361 ; Greek, 251 4 ; Spanish Passive, 33 4 ; Portuguese, 483 i; Italian, 701, 3; 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 maintained previous rates. National Shipping Company are quoted 2 to 2i prem.; West India and Pacific, 21 f, prem.; and Contract Corporation, 3 to 31 prem. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock — 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9ll 1 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities ''''‘,.", 3/ per Cent. Annuities .. — New 21 per Cent. Annuities.... 0 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 lonuities, 30 yrs, expire iith 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 Pa p er 4• er Cent .. Dittos p er Cent ' per Ditto 5i per Cent April, lB6 4 0 186 6 4 6 1 1 Ditto ditto r Ditto ditto Au g . "Bank Stock for Account Ditto bonds Xl,000 Ditto under £l,OOO par Consols for Account, Jan. 7 9ll i India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 k 3 per Cent 9 4 dis Ditto .£5OO .. dis Ditto Small BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto - 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd Ditto Scrip, 1863, £ 3O paid .. .k qvptian 7 pet Cent 99 , Ditto, Second Issue .... 'irr.: , ,ek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 2 - 51 i i Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account — G uatemala 6 per Cent. - .. Ditto Account Italian 5 per Cen.t.(llaremmana Railway) ,uexican 3 per Cent ............. . - 71 ia a Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent .......... 14 Evw Granada — Ditto 2 per Cant. — Ditto Deferred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 7 Peruvian 3per Cent. .. litto Account Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account — 87 i Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — D itto Account 4Ba i f Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid — Pm EtuPsian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — - Ditto 41 per Cent 1850.. Ditto 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 B9 8 3 / 4 t Sardinian 5 per Cent — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account — Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account .. 48 Ditto Passive Ditto Account ...... : ... : ............. Spanish Cert. of • COUP not . f . u . n . ded ........ — 331 Ditto Account ... Swedish, 4 par Cent .... ::: .. ---" A Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 *************** 13 Ditto Account. * ............. ......... -- .Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ............ Ditto Account ....................... — O4 Ditto, £lOO Bonds ......................... • 73 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 .............. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 186 3 Venezuela 3 per Cpnt. Ditto Account _ ___— Ditto 6 - per Cent., 1562 Ditto Account .. 511 i Dividends on the above payable in Lonuon. butch2l per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — i ) itto Account.... Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. -- Ditto ACCOIIII4.. .. , ........ 7 0 a 1 Ditto Scrip (1863) ... .... £42 Bs. 3d. paid.... pm .... TWO O'CLOCK Consol s , M oney 9ll .... Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. SHARE MARKETS.--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share' Railways. Cl os ing Business _ rriee. done. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing -hare Railways PAM. Price. Business don DO Ali Janda &Si Lawrence all 60 r 2 60/ sk Bom.,Baroda.k.Cent Inn 10 , 116u7 107 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 20i Buffalo and Lithe Huron all 6 6} 10 Do. Preterunce 100 Butlalo,Brant&Godrich •, 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1 , 187 ' , 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:- 100 100 uo. do. June 1, 16:1 100 at Clcutta.et S. hastn.(Ll , • 100 103 105 at Cape Town Dock Scrit 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 108 109 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. Inc 1061 1076 1074 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada It, 20 21 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 15 100 Do. no. deterred all 59 61 100 Do. 2d fret. Bonds all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred.— • all 50 53 100 Do. 3d ef. stoc:;. all 48 61 100 Do. do. deferred.— all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 04 stock Gt.lncliarenin.gua.sp.c 100 108 109 1085 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 14 11. 20 Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 105 1013 204 Gt. W. ot Canada Sharer all 91 10 9i 204 Do. New 18 11 104 • 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 92 95 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8 all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 e p stock Madras. guar., sp. 0. stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 MO 101 stook De. 4s do lOO 16 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. ce Mort g. Bds. all 20 NewßrunswickecCandte Class A. and B. N. Rl.C'daB pc Ist pi bds 100 82 84 stork Soinde 1 (100 106 107 stock Do. Delhi 44.; 100 106 107 Su Do. do E 2 at Do. Punjaub all 105 106 Do. Do. tg• , 100 s oak Do. in dus.St. Flo.) XlOO 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. l nu.liuv.op.c.Ja ,CJ u 1; I 1877-S1 too 104 105 105 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 to 04 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. 100 02 93 93 Do. 5 inset ',bed stock 100 91 93 !Cape G.Hope, 6 p c. 1378 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 1890 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 tv 109 'N.l3.tiov. 6 p.c..) a...lr,July 100 tOI 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 'N. S.W. 6 ov. 5 p ^., 18ot 100 100 102 Do. sp. c.,lBti to 1:11 100 101 102 Do. d0.,1888 &upwth 100 104 102} 101 i New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling:, 1875 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. 0 lOO la 113 la.Aus tip.c.1878.& up lOO pl. 113 Vle.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 Do. to sp.°. A.n.,tcOat.. 100 109 110 109 k BRITISH MINES. Cambrian Consol. Gold chflord Amalgamated Deven G. Con.. (Tavist ; East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... • East Cam Brea... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.; ,Gam.4kSt.Aubyn(Gwen , ,Great South Tolgus !G. Wheal Vor alelstou !Grenville... Eierc.4's-Foot I Flingston Downs 1 Lady Bertha Margaret ( lJny Lel an t iClarke Valley.. )lyndy Iron Ore (Lim , New Setun North Downs Basset( Illo.; - an North Wheal Crotty t'ar Consols (st. Blazey Providence (Uuy Lelni ,' South Caradon(SLCleer, I S. Cart Brea (illogan) .'_.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park famar Silv.& Lead Min. I f in Crort West Basset (Illogan) W C' radon (Liskeard; West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), WhealLudt ott , W heal Mary Ann (,Men ) Wheal Beton . . Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) Wheal Union 52. 3.4.0 8.9.0 58, 17t 0.18. t 8.12 4.'8.0 2.& 6 V 4 4.3.0 19i 3.1.0 2.6.9 A id 33 ' 24 550 660 F 7 60 id par. 26 27 51 6 3 / 4 4 3 / 4 5 8 10 41 41 12 13 4 41 28 40 2 2 3 / 4 1 4 1 16 51 61 It- 14 00 100 11 11 2 3 / 4 21 5 5i 10.6.7 li 42 44 415 125 118.1g.g 30.17.6 60 65 30 32 k i 18 19 94 104 18 20 205 115 87. 92h 224 274 2.0.6 3.0.8 8 584 7 3.17 1 1i 11i 12 155 165 21 22 2} 3 158 60 PREFERENCE SHARES. London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., SID PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 104 Ditto, 4) per cent., O 7 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 961 Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, s,per cent., 115/ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Eastern of France, 19i Great Luxembourg:, 12 Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 39 Recite and San Francisco (hrn.), rim. 7 per cent., 171 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian,l2ol Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 11/ F ob reCoPper 2 1 30 FOREIGN MINES. 'ontgibaud Silver, Lead Min. and Smelting, el Tudaaa agutana ot S. Austr All iance Ban JOINT-STOCK BANKS. cia (lim.), 2t , ne k of Lon .an and Ditto Liverpool (Um.), 43 Anglo Austri w ail 28 9 Australasia, ' 7 Consolidated Bant, B E a n n g k lis o h t , Ditto, new, 47 6& E S " co l :Ch ' , 2 a 6 n -d Australian oa Chartered, 221 East London, him, 7111113, 10 English and Swedish European Bank, lira., 4} . i Imperial Ottoman, 17a I London and County, 55, 6 , Merchant Bank, Fan , rig i 1 6 6 (Um.), 211 11 MISCELLANEOUS. OV. Bank Idetrop. and . 1 . )1 Berlin Water Works, Urn., 81 Ceylon Company, 0 1 Crystal Palace, .3i Gen. Cr( dit and Financ e ot Lo , E g yptian Commercial and Trading, nao lira., 3 6 1 i Joint •stork Discount, 7 i Ditto, new, 4ft London General Omnibus Company, lim., 21 Mercantile Credit Association, lira., 8 National Discount Company, lini, 9 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, ncw, 48 Royal Mail Mearn, 75 Cotton opened very quiet. Buyers offer lower 'P r ices, but not accepted. Probable business not over 3,000 bales. SYDNEY, Dec. 14.—A Queensland paper of the lOth , of October states that it was reported at Wadi - "ay that a number of blacks had come overland with an acc ount that a wre ck was lying at Taguna (Moosa) Bay. They had with them some sardine and salmon tins, dm, W hich they said were taken from a number of packages that orate scattered on the beach. They also stated that large blast 4 . " 8 were lyi ng on th e nor th Head, and from the descrip tion given it was believed that the vessel must have been of considerable; dimensions. October 22.—An extract from a Laancestau paper, dated Oct. 17, states that while the p art y Who prooaeded in the Freak to the Straits in search of evi dence of th e l oss of the Creole were a t S w an Island, they Were s b own by the lighthouse keeper the bowsprit, jibboom, windlass end of a vessel of about 400 tons ; attached to t he jibboom was a wire stay. The inboard part of the bow sprit and the windlass end were painted blue, and from the Ineecwhwoz.k atta c h e d b eing quite new she must have been a w 8111 1 3 . These were thrown on Swan island about four eetts previous, The Price of Gold. The quotation of the short exchange on London is 25.30 per .£1 sterling. On gold at Paris i s a b ou t 3 per mine pm., and comparing these rates With the English Mint price of £3 i7s. load. per ounce for st andard gold, it appear that gold is nearly 2-10th r er cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices fromllanaburg the price of gold is 4254 per mark and the short exchange on London .is 13.41 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mintprice is, therefore, about 3-10th per cent, dearer i: 4 l Hamburg than in London. c - •"vt' fir 44. ,k • ite,lo :11111, WITiTTlat 1,4 ( HER MAJESTY. 3.14. Biz ., `Vol., and Str. Val. all 8 81 2 1 Blythe and Tyne. . all O SBO RNE, Dec. 12. —__......____— 10 liost.,Sleat,andllid.Co. all 8 Si st Bristol and Exeter lOO. 82 54 st Caledonian .. . lOO 1181 IJ9I 1191 The Queen, Princess Helena , Princess Louise, 50 Cork and Bandon all ll all 61 7 Prince Leo p old, Princess Beatrice, and Princess 20 Cornwall A rrets no die Hohenlohe, arrived at Osborne from Windsor yes -10 Do A m a p e.i , m .,. / ., all 10 Do. B all been paid to 11‘ 1 terday afternoon at'3 o'clock. 50 Dublin & Belfast June ; all 38 tO DEC. 20. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. , all 16 17 st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 94 96 His Royal Highness Prince Alfred and his Grand at Glasg. and S. Western.l 100 107 109 reatEastern, Ord. stk 100 481 491 491 Ducal Highness Princ e William of Hesse, attended at G et Ditto A stock et Ditto East A no•lian si 100 71 81 at GreatNorthot Scotland 100 Osborne yesterday. at Great Northern lOO 126 27 1261 st Do A stock st Do Bdo et 'Gt. S. an.! W. of Irelan .' 100 96 98 st Great Western ...... st Do Str Val gua. stock 100 st Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1091 1101 1101 i 1 morning by the Rev. G. Pr other°. et London and Blackwal , 100 71 73 Her Majesty, Prince A lfred, Princess Helena, et Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 1071 086 108 7i 8 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 43 44 Princess Louise, Prince L eo p old, and Prince William et Lou. & North Western 100 1061 1071 1071 1 of Hesse were present. st Lon. & So'.th Western 100 101 102 at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 48 481 481 91 4. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all The Prince and Princess of Wales. 121 Do t shares... ..... ... all st Metropolitan all 1101 1111 1121 His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended at Midland 0.4.0 Do New 100 Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, went toll Bushey st Do Birming. & Derby 96 11 98 Park by the South-Western Railway, via Datehet 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Irelanu all 25 Do. 1 shares 25 Mid Kert 10 Do Cray Li ne at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1011 1( 6 21 1021 3 Yesterday morning prayers were read at Frog -25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 st Do Larks lOO 584 501 more Hou se b y the Ver y Rev. the Dean of Windsor. at Do Tank at Do Carlisle lOO at North London 10 Do New 5 12 1' 9.15.4,N0rth Staffordsh i r e In the afternoon, at half - past four o'cloc k, their 10 N. and S. W. Junction. all 11 111 royal highnesses attended divine service at the et Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 42 44 Chapel Royal of St. George. The prince a nd at Do Scot 311 d. stock lOO 98 100 10 Shrews. and Welohpoo , all -- p r incess occupied seats in the stalls of the c hoir. at Shropshire Union at South Devon.. at South Eastern at South Wales '9 of Wales are expected to leave F ro g more to-morrow at S. York. and River Dun 100 97 1 20 staines,Wok.,andWok all 9 101 101 for Osborne, where they wills pend their Christmas, 25 Stockton & Darlington all 37 1 1 375 26 Do l7 9 10 , on a visit to the Queen. Z 5 Do New, 1860 8 71 71 i , • - at Taff Vale. 10 Do B 8 5 54 : The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia. 10 Doc 3 21 31 p 50 Ulster Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and 25 Do 12.10 Do — at Vale of Neath et Victoria eta. and Pim , 100 170 175 at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 liam, Princess Charlotte , and Prince Henr y , on st West Cornwall lOO W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO their way to Carlsruhe. Th eir royal highnesses, on at st West Midland -Oxford 100 --- arriving at Cologne, remain ed for the ni g ht at the at Do Newport 100 —-- st Do Hereford 100 Grand Victoria Hotel , an d p roceeded on their jour ___ _..—...,,,...,,.,0_ The young princes and princess 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 AIL 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 today. 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 wilt 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 Prince 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 Highness 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 a Cambridge Cottage, Kew. After Christmas their royal highnesses will go on a tour of visits. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S HARRIERS will not hunt until atter Christmas Day. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, having now re covered from his late cold, takes long drives in the environs of Brussels. THE KING OF DENMARK'S CIVIL LIST is to be fixed at 600,000 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 Lilleshall, 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 f or Elolkar 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, Huts, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Wellirgton at Strathfieldsaye, Rants. The Duchess of Hamilton and Lady Mary Hamilton arrived at the family mansion in Arlington street, Piccadilly, from Brighton, on. Saturday lad. 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. Flaksult arrived on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne at Bowood ou 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. 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 Ingestre 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 bear, if not better, is cot 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.— TOTAL SUPPLY. 2,460 Beasts .... 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-spirited animal immediately started off at ungovernable speed along Pall-mall, past the Palace into Cleveland•square, and bolted by the narrow carriageway up Cleveland-row. The footman was there thrown off the box, and a few yards further on, opposite Sir James Matheson's house, where there is a turn, the horse fell and threw the driver off the box. The horse, however, i n stantly regained its feet and then bolted by the Earl Elles mere's hou s e b a ck t o Pall-mall, and pur sued its course a s far as th e W ar D e p ar t men t, where by the cou ra g e of some passers by it was stoppe d. The door of the brougham had in the rie meantime come collision.n ‘ n v i t t h h e a horse being lamp-post secured, the duchess, who had remained quietly in the carriage, left the brougham, kindly inquired atter the safety of her ser • %rants, and requested to be allowed to walk home to Stafford house. Her Grace was unhurt, but the coachman and footman are severely contused. MR. ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S " FICAMLEIC PAR SONAGE" has been translated into German by A. Kretzsehmar. 'lwo VOLUMES OF NAPOLEON " LIFE OF GiEsAIL" are ready, but they are, according to the Memo rial Diplontatique, not to appear as yet, since his Majesty is going to revise theca, for the sixth or seventh time, from documents furnished by a learned captain in tile Giulio corps. THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECHNIBER 21, 1863. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. 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 bad 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; 17 0 , 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 general 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 se'nnight ; 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 ls. 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 rates. 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. BarreLflour—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. Turnip, White,p.bus.lls to 14s Swede — 8 —9 mustard, Brown lOc 13; White, Tares, New ...... 5s Od 5s 6d Old per quarter - — s CNnary, per quarter 54s 64s aye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., ct —B —s White Foreign Red 463 White sos 64e Trefoil, new 223 2tis TALLOW. 1859, 1860. 1861. 1862. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 40s to 434 Ditto, old 39s 42s Ditto, white, 1863 43s 498 Ditto, old .................. . Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 39s 928 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— 32s 338 Barley — Grinding' Malting .. litalt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown ................. - 508 548 60s €6B Kingstown and Ware ... Chevalier ... ... : Oats —Yorkshire and Liacoinsh., Feeding lBs 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l6s 23s Cork, white........ l7B 24s Scotch, Feeding 2os 23s Beans—Tick 3OB 32s Pigeons, Peas—Grey. .................. ••• 32s 345 Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b 368 408 Suffolk 2Bs 308 Stockton and Norfolk....— 27s 298 American, per barrel ..... ...:218 26s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. About an average Pupply 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 ss. per 81bs., 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, '2OO 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 Nlonday's quotations, Thursday's advance not being sup ported. The top price was ss. per 81b. The pork trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. e. d. a. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 4 8 5 2 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s 20s to 26s each. s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 4 24 6 and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 744 Sheep and lambs 101 Calves . Pigs ...... Cows — Sh ee p .. 9,530 Calves Pigs. 220 , rho 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 WEEK. - - From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 750 .. 1978 ~, .. 403 .. 58 Harlingen .... 430 .. 734 .. -- .. 15 .. 12 Hamburg .... 28 .. 239 .. •^ •-, .. 88 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 Irono Bremen. SEEDS. Canary seed is very firm, at enhanced rates. All other seeds, however, are a slow sale, at late currencies. Cakes move off slowly, on former terms. Carraway 2os 28 Coriander l2s ltis Henapseed, per qr 409 42s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72:4 74s Crushing Baltic —s —s Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9los£lo —s Foreign 5,9 los £lO les Rape Cakes,p ton.£6 us £6 lOs Rapeseed, new,pr qr Gls 68s The tallow trade is quiet to-day, at barely stationary prices. The quotation for P.I.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 B►bs. ' 1863, 45,227 73.014 53.146 55,-135 58s6i to 60s 31 to 5 1561 to'4ss 3d to 59s Od —s Od —s Od 1 45s 6d 2,081 1,319 1,521 1,823 47,881 53,358 81,716 47,5'8 63 267 2,014 809 81,032 99,308 78.101 64,681 59s 6d 61 sOd 52s 9,1 46s 0d Amsterdam.... keciemblik 80 .. 1228 • • - Bremen . •• .- •• ... Vigo — .• Nieu Diep - - Antwerp .. —..—. .. —.. 20 .. Ostend ......... 21 .. 54 .. .. 75 .. 25 Calais — • • --- •1 .. .. 110 Dordt. l4l .. 304 .. •• •• Corwma. . -- • • •-. . . ''''' • • • • .--- _ -- —. 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 .. 2,564 '. , --- .. 377 .. 61 1859 5-13 .. 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 6to 3 10 Second quality do 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 5 2 Prime coarse-woolled do ..... 5 0 5 6 5 4 5 8 Prime Southdown do. ...... 5 8 5 610 10 6 0 Lambs 404 8 4 0 4 8 00 0 0 Large coarse calves . Prime small do. Large hogs ...... 3 8 4 4 3 6 4 0 Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 220 220 SurrLiEs ON SALE, Dec 23, 1861.—Beasts, 1,960 ' sheep, 4,soo—calves, I—pigs, 200. DEC. .24, 1860.—Beasts, 2,s3o—sheep, s,47o—calves, I 6—pigs, 130. NEW GATE AND LEADENITALL. These markets were well supplied with town and country killed meat to-day. For. leaf and mutton there was a fair demand at cur quotations, but veal and pork were a dul' inquiry. Per Slb. by the carcase. a dad ad ed Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 8 2 MidPrimo dling mutton 4 0 4 4 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 do 4 6 4 8 ['rime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal Do. small d 0... 4 2 4 4 Small pork .„ 4 0 4 4 Large pork .... 3 6 3 10 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 ---- BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a firm orttrade for new hops, and previ ous q uotations are well supped. 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. eels, 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 Oo £ 9 Os per owt. Weald of Kents ...... 4 108 s t to 6 6s S us sex .............. 4 lOs to 6 Os Yearlings .......... 3 Os to 5 Os Olds ............. .•. 1 10s to 3 108 ,; Bavarian ............ 6 58 to 8 Os -,, Belgian ............ 3 12s to 44s „ American .......... 5 58 to 6 Os ~ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The imports of foreign potatoes continuo very small ; but 75s to 85s per ton. the arrivals o f home-grown produce are of fair average ex. tent. For near l y all qualities there is a moderato demand 60s to 70s Flukes • 90 s to 100 s „ and k p is r tl i ti c ) itetrksesgi R n e. g e . r e. a n• l t. l s y .. a . : r . o . .... .. ....... supported. Kent and Essex Regents Perth, Forfar, and F ife Regents 60s to 70s ~ Rocks 'WOOL. The demand for all kinds of home-grown wool continues in a sluggish state. In prices, however, compared with last week, no quotable chang e has taken place. are not anAiou s Holders, in general, conaquently very little Particulars. Stock this nay—. Price of Y.C. .. 1 Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town.... 71,348 40s 9d to 41s Od 2,429 40,388 3,676 73,889 438 Od 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. FA RRINGDON WITHOUT. Alderman Sir James Duke presided at this wardmote. The following gentlemen were elected—Messrs. Lusher, Green, Scamwell, Bedford, Midwinter, Pigging, Butcher, Payne, Lawley, Phillips, Pedlar, Obbard, Walter, Cotterill, Anderton, and Spiller. F.A.ERINGDON-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. CURNHILL WARD. Alderman Carter presided. The following gentlemen were elected—Edward Harrison, James Waterlow, Henry Hoppe, David Shrewsbury, Charles Gaimes, Alfred James Waterlow. LANGBOURNE ►YARD. Alderman Waterlow presided. All the old members returned withow opposition. VINTRY WARD. Alderman Conder presided. The vacancy occasioned by the retirement of :Dlr. Tress was filled up by the election of 51r. Cresens Robinson. DowOATE WARD. All the old members returned. B RID GB 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. SKIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 21.—Wind this day at noon—South - Westerly ; light breeze, and cloudy wather. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind N. e W.—Arrived—Libra, from Loudon 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 —Gaidada , 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 Washinton, for Adelaide. DEA g L, Monday Morning. Passed—Celoar, for Fassau—George Washington, for Adelaice—both for London. or Akyab —Belize, pack e t, f o r A n chored — Fanny , f Belize—both from London. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring 23 MARCH. Nottingham Spring .• • . 1 Chelmsford Spring .... 16 Derby Spring .••••••••• 28 3 York Spring Liverpool ............ 8 Durham Shrewsbury .......... 10 Northampton 29 APRIL. I C r oxton-park .......... 1 Newmarket Craven Epsom Spring ........ 7 N e wmarket First Spri ng 25 MAY. • Chester .............. 3 S a lisbury ............. . 12 Bath ................ 17 Ju: Manchester .......... 18 Harpenden Epsom .... 24 'NE I N e gcastle-on-Tyne .... 29 Woroestvr (Summer) .. 30 Ascot ................ 7 Che1m5f0rd............ 28 JULY. Newmarket July ...... 5 I Nottingham ..... ~... 19 AUGUST. Reading .............. 11 Oxford .. 25 23 Derby Egham ...... . ....... York ................ 23 Lichfield 30 SEPTEMBER. 6 Richmond W ar wick .....••••••••• L e i ce ster .............. 8 Monmouth 13 OctoberNewmarketFirst 20 D oncas ter .. 2 2 27 19 Brecon ................ OCT , Newmarket Second Oct. 10 Gloucester ............ 18 NOVEMBER. ,BER. Newmarket Houghton.. 24 Worcester Autumn STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. JANUARY. Manchester ............. FEBRUARY. Lincoln .........•••••.... M ARCH. Liverpool a " The Catholic mis sion in China," says the 21Ioni tear, " has suffered a severe loss by the death at Hankeou, on the 3d Oct., of Father Delamarre. This venerable pries had resided in China for 28 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.—IIe late Mr. Riddell, Advocate and antiquarian, directed that his papers, consisting of many rare ancient MSS., should be sold to the Faiculty of Advocates for " a moderate sum." if they wished the.st. Lord Lindsay has offered to give £5OO for them, and to bequeath them to theAdvocates'Library by will ; so that the Vacuity of Advocates, who at the meeting on Friday ac cepted his lordship's offer with thanks, will ultimately re ceive those valuable documents for nothing.—Scotsman. THE .ACCIDENT ON THE HUN STANTON RAILWAY. —An act ion was to have been tried in the metro polis on Thursday, in which the father of Miss 11. 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 w orked by the Great Eastern) in August lased A com promise was, howev er, effected, £7OO bein g accepted by the friends of the plaintiff. This lamentable accident has s involved the Groat Eastern in com p ensation expenses to t extent of £10,00&. FEARFUL A.,ND FATAL PIT ACCIDENT NEAR BlTTON.—Yestet day morning an appalling tent occurred at ill e Golden Valley Colliery, neatr Bit t e n. It seems that the min al relays of men etnhewneig_ehntafrb,ahoeutamatesoncetawnhdk-eo place—the day men ascending ing the pit for that pin pose. Amon were about to ascend d the engine was ac- These men signalled to b ()drawn up, the engineer, who, cordingly put in motion. we hear, is a very s t ea dy m aina,kpd.pp.eaernsds for warning on a piece depends by some means became ofs et lhv g ee u sp a i rt ascend ingdw, wit h h of machinery similar to a CI 9L e disarranged, and the engiitc err hisbeiiinuaigNovuotthfftem • two poor fellows were drawinly.tootell; out any warning. Gradna a b yss .. froms which they em above the yawning ate leap as the and when they had nearly read Lod what is known er-ed' sheave wheel, Fudge made a del Ter , for life, an d succeeded in reaching the side of t.he pit, but with a fearful rebound he fell into the depths bei wait, a distance of 150 fathoms, being dashed to pieces. ,Bush, as he gradually neared the wheel, grasped for a holdfa st, and succeeded for a moment in doing so, ‘nit he too fell, and was dashed to pieces at the bottom. In his descent the deceased man struck some scaffolding at the bottom of the pit and shivered it like matchwood.— Western Daily Press. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 166 to 1661 per cent., and the premium ou gold is:about sli per cent. At these rates there is scarcely a ny profit on the importation of gold from the IJulted Staten. POLICE IN' This Day, RIARLBOROUGH - STREET. PICKING A. LADY'S POCKET.—WDI. 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 m issed some silver from her pocket, and pursued the pri soner, who ran away, and at last ho was stopped by a con stable. On the constable, Mitchell, 29S 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 ; that the magistrate would deal with the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner—who kept his head turned away from the officers, 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 £2—" Bank. side" ss.—and "T, It. C." 25., in stamps, for Mrs. War 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 wrefched-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 moon afterward s brought 3d. mote, saying she would being the remaining 41d. on Saturday, aid 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 513„, 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 cbserved 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 uncle' the Criminal Justice Act from this court for stealing a coat. Mr. Selfe, on hearing this , committed the woman, who made a long rambling defence, for trial. THAMES. VILE ASSAULTS.—Auton Martin, a German sugar baker, was brought before Mr. Woolryck 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 clothes 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 eir. Mr. Woolrych—Was he intoxicated ? Witness—Yes sir; he was. Mr. Woolrych—Did he say anything to you? Witness—Yes, ; but I could not understand what he said. Mrs. Beck said the prisoner caught hold of me first, and I slewed him round. He then seized the girl and acted very rudely towards her. She screamed three times before he released her, and ho 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 tho 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 treat. In England we are apt to look upon these assemblages as bores, if not of nuisances. I don't think I can call to mind half-a-dczen people :n 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 ing; 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 where'er our banners lead, And every heart responsive beats for Meade." Or this one : U)TCONDITIONAL SURRENDER GRANT. The captured heights of Chattanooga prove His readiness on rebel works to move." Or this, inimitable, I think, for vigour and terse ness " THE CONTRAST. Bragg, the great retreater, Grant, the great repeater." The Americans 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." Likewise the couplet of the asp irin g bard, who, wishing to improve on the received version of the national hymn, began : " Hail, Columbia, happy land ; Buckwheat c d o s made out of sand." But all these are, I thic k, outdone by the anony mous poet who, on the wall of the splendid mansion built by Dr. Jacob Townsend, in Fifth Avenue, chalked the simple :--- Old Sarsaparilla Built this villa Nicolay, expelle-d Among the speakers at the Cooper Institute m ee t, ing were Gen. Strong, an enthusiastic Union man , but a very worthy and a miable gentleman, lately i t , authority at St. Louis, and who summaril r y . m i . George F. Train from that city; M private secretary to the President; Jud the el ge Daley Colonel Billy Wilson ; the rathe r too famous Colonel Daniel Sickles, and close of the meeting, names will not be familiar others, whose bonne r b a o i u Anderson, e a r t s on , 8 0 to you. And ngaseacita°iorin with Fort Sumter fired, was introduced, amidstand Well known in co. the first rebel sho the audience. The speeches made were not very rapturous applause, to scratches of violent against Great Britain. There was some the old sores about the Alab a m a and theconcession o , f belli geren t r ights to the So uth, and increased armias correctives es , and ironclads whic h should not ' flounder i n t 4l rior and th e I,u water like porpois es, as the War rince Consort did , " were recommended for any f u ture infracti on of neutrality. Still, old Mother E ng land emerged from discussion Without much of her hair bale e', pulled out. DE.URy LANE THEATRE. --The performances to night at this house will be for the benefit of Mr. F. B. Chatterton, who divides the labours of m a ctions , tanagement with he appear- Mr, Falconer. A mong a variety of attr ance of Mr. Phelps, for the first time at Lrury Lane, as Sir Pere Macsycopbant, in Macklin's comedy of " Th e Man oZ the W or ld," may be specified as the most im p ortant. and the entertainments are in all other respects well chosen and likely to ensure a large audience. CtinuAN.—..The Judge interrupted Curran in the midst of his speech, when an ass began to bray under the window, by saying, " One at a time, Mr. Curran, if l e nd s osteet. note a s s beganPresently yotir tloo r t ba h rs e ahy j u pt d g g ha e iena b r, e a g an a r u de I.ll\ h il i a s rr k e c h aub a rrl remarkable t e o rhe t or h e ai n j r . u k y t r e o h y d i Gout t A letter from Madrid, of the 15th, says :--gc fresh meeting of the representatives of the press took place yesterday at the house of M. Rivero, th e object being to decide whether the explanations o f M. Rios Roses should be accepted and the absten tion given up. The discussion was very animated, in consequence of several journals, commercial rather than political, such as the: Correspondencia and the Epoca, as well as others which depend on the Government, like the Reino, being desirous s of overruling what had been before agreed on. Opinions could not be reconciled. Five journals, the Correspondencia, the I poca, the the .{anon Lspano/a; and the Trzbztna, de clared themselves oppoecd to abstention, and from to.morrow they will recommence publish ing the sittings of the Congress. The 16 other journals maintain what was decided upon at the former meeting. The alliance being thus broken, although by only an insignificant minority, things will rezurn 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 sam e fi rmness did not exist among all the representativ es of t h e journals in supporting what had been de c id e d on. When the five journalists presented the mse l ves 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, ridicule is sure to fall on the matter." TURKEY, Constantinople letters and journals to the 10th have arrived, but their contents are not very im. portant. The Levant Herald publishes the follow.. ing in its money article : "The project of a Credit Foncier which Messrs. Oppenheim and Cremieux have been bringing so earnestly of late under the attention of the Govern ment, appears to have floated over all the prelimi • nary difficulties which beset its path, and to have now fairly obtained that sanction of the authorities which is requisite to launch it before the public. The distinguished French advocate and ex .member of the Provisional Government of stormy '4B, has taken his departure from Constantinople, with the in tention countrymen of returning, if rum our sp eaks cor rectly, in some mon ths. M. Cremieux seems to h a ve participated in the change which has passed o v er ento so great an extent during the last few a years,d l ucrat i ve and to have field o f industrial abandoned th s e p thankless emla t and often th orny paths of politics for the more material n affectin d g a questions relating OD . Rumour also s a y s her the benefit of hi t a b i a nfi substantial reasons fort he king carries l away with him a special uent influential c u ao r d k inv e ot n y e scs a yi n oa d an tdo giving gporocd. p w a o r r e d , a h n a n v d i e n g ofw received la s g to t he tenure of property, an gen t e h r e al p c o o r m te m .,, issiort to act as occasional law adviser to Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. A.ustralia and Mauritius, via Southampton....... Dec In via Marseilles ......... T • " an. 12. razil and Cape Verds, by British packet. ....... Jan. 4. Cape of Good Hope, ASCellSioll, and St. Helena.. Dee. 29. China, Penang . , and Singapore, via Southampton. Dee. 19 . via Marseilles ...Dec. 27. Falkland Islands ........ Gibraltar, via Southamp ton Dec. 19. via Southampton Dec. 19. India (Calcutta), and Ce y lon, via Marseilles Dec. 27, India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Dec. 27. via M a rseilles ........ Dcc. 21. Portugal.... .................... Jan 4, Malta; Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec 19. -- via Marseilles .. Dec. 21. Newfoundland ...............................Dec. 23 . Oporto and Vigo ............................. U. S. and British N. America, ty Br it. packet.... Dec. 23, by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Dec. 18. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tencritie .......... Jan. 10. B a hamas, via New York .... Jan. 14, Mexico All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Dec. 29. California , and British Columbia.. MEDICAL EDUCATION. The question of medical education was discussed at a Conversazone of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edin burgh on Thursday. It was opened by a paper of Professor Syme, who had carried a motion at the last meeting of the 1 h i u e s .% ev r hat itt they en 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 student had formerly found difficulty with three, his colleague, the Professor of the 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 tiwe 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 which relfef could be obtained, the regulations of licensing bodies, and the conduct of courses by teachers. The branches which surpassed all others in importance were practical anatomy and hoipital instruction, but at present s , y w st i ae th n th 3o e d multiplicity of classes and the frequency of examinations, there was neither time nor freedom of mind allowed f or th k e now pr le e d se g n e t . practical study. After 30 years' experience as an exa miner he felt sati.fied that examinations afforded no no ouchtwesoirttahtiyon criintert3ioanyiogof examinations should be entirely abandoned i that the acquisition professed p o u t ry r o e s a e l ; 2(1, b e e abandoned,— because knowledge; interferedin e becauseffiei e ntth with ytshtthtiierar of class examinations throuagB questions and answers would afford far better professional attainments than the pre evidence of pro sent plan. As remedy, he would first make it imperative exa mination for preliminary qualificatie eto pass the exa n before beginning the strictly professional course; second, he would prohioit the a c commencem ent of the course b e f ore wou ld r equire four years' practicalertain age ; third, ho sess i n g a large hospital and study in a school pos ample means of anatomi cal o s t u dy ; fourth, ho would c that seemed to be really n compel attendance on all cl asses ecessary ; fifth, he would demand from every candidate for proficiency from his a diploma or degree a certificate of the teacher to teachersproduce; and, lastly, he would require should thence appear a syllabus of his course, and o i je i s t with undigested or ri that he loaded his pupil rnef un rulyr hobby to carry n li d im igestible allowedfdetailst,heorneid of "'-‘ practical utility into regions of unprofitab le aw y ro speculation, or, still worse, "tight doctrines not conducive to sound practice, ho would endeavour to correct the evil by remonstrance, by censure, or, if necessary, by deposition. Professor Chris rofession son believ e d beli evt d t h ere was a distrust throughout the p generally of the present system' lie thought too many ex aruinations were opposed w calm study and reflection, and were, alter all, a feeble test of a man's ability as a practi• tioner. In the practical departments ho 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 mere details of theirfand Dr. Ad fundamental studies. Professor Ly o n Playfair , Professor Balfour, Andrew Wood, Dr, Sanders, Profess or Bennett, D r . Burt, President of the f physicians, a nd Mr. Benjamin Bell, President C o llege o of the College of Surgeons, ook par the present uns atit in the discussion,stac and various reme di e s were prop for - de of conduc tin g the examination of candidates fee try mode medical degrees, The proceedings terminated with a vote o f thanks to Professor Syme. _ n g OR crit D ic lS i ß n AE t L ia t e ,__-- NIEL says an am" ordinary c l,h(p ir ar n : p c: r e e t ur s s si o o , n ut o a uf t , ""It. TENuriou: compound of NAPOLEON, fidelity to nature, feature in his character supposed to be n for example, is always a good physical like , ~ and__ prominent ra a n e l idealized eu under d M e Er Rsgiv en T . ei lom circumstances. representation to h the popular ‘ et .. r. 1 enuier s—what Lord nhEt Spectat or, e r ii4s r eepec i a liat i;l iess i s ni via e olws r: iL t ha e : I '-pi wouldtetclany,eillif"bo - c i s oy to the popular impression of the astute, cool, confi dent, jaunty " Pant," and it hi s appearance corresponded ex4cily with his character. To place this dual personage under every variety of eircutustance, and yet to preserve both likenesses—the real and the ideal—must be no easY task, and yet, whether Mr. 'rennivq's Palmerston is play" ing at " Beggar my neighbour" with Napoleon, bringing up a bottle of " fine 01(1 ..woke" for a royal speech, whils t " ling for a breezy on board a becalmed yacht, or tasting m ll : ,. ! water from the Punch fountain, he is still the sain i n e s very taphysicians tell us we are FUR the same, th" no ,i n . particle of our bodies may change over and overaax Napoleon, another frequent actor in Mr. Te"n'neer. 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