The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-20 00:00:00

XONiY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The rates of discount show rather a downward tendencj•, but the actual movement is merely frac tional, Bills, for instance, which could not be ne gotiated last week at 3Z- per cent., are now taken Kt 31 per cent., and the supply of money is abun dant. The Ripon, which left to-day with the India and China mail, to:A out £130,598 in specie. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Friday next for a special settlement in the shares of the Seinde, Purijaub, and Delhi Bank, and the South African Irrigation and Investment Company. Dealings in both are to be marked in the official lists. There is an increase of £965 in the traffic re ceipts of the Brighton Railway, and of £1,674 on the South Eastern for the past week. A call of £3 per share, amounting together to £300,000, became due to.day on the East Indian H Extension Railway shares. During the last few days there has been less ac tivity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. The operations in tea have been deferred until the public sales, which take place to-day. Sugars have been in moderate request at about previous prices; while in coffee and rice an average amount of busi ness has been done without producing any material change in values. Saltpetre has been in more re quest, at enhanced rates for superior qualities; and tallow has shown a slight advance, owing to the increased demand for home consumption. Two O'CLOCK. At the fourteenth half-yearly meeting of the City Bank held to-day, Mr. Peter Bell in the chair, the following report was read to the meeting, and unanimously adopted : The directors have now to lay before the shareholders the half -yearly report of their proceedings. By the abstract of the profit a n d l oss account, it will be perceived that, not withstanding the low rate of interest which has prevailed during the whole of the period, the profit for the past half year amounts to £36,788 Bs. 2d., which, with £2,172 13s. 10d. brought forward fi om the previous half-year, increases the total amount at their disposal to £38,96125.; this enables them, after paying all the current expenses, making ample provision for bad and doubtful debts, and for rebate on bills discounted not yet due, to declare the usual dividend of £6 per cent, per annum upon the increased capital, with a bonus of £1 per share, together equal to 10 per cent. per annum (free of income tax), and to carry forward the sum of £2,660 ls. sd. to the new profit and loss account. The directors have to announce that, having resolved to open a branch of this bank at the \Vest-end, they have secared eligible premises at No. 34, Old Bond street, and that the branch will be opened, as soon as the necessary alterations and repairs have been completed. The directors have further to report that, since the last meeting of proprietors, Alderman Sir Robert Walter Carden has resigned his seat at the board ; this, however, does not oc casion a Vacancy, there being still the usual number of twelve directors. The chairman, in alluding to the principal features in the report, congratulated the proprietors upon the continued progress of their institution, and stated that, notwithstanding the great drawback in their operations through' the low value of money which had lately and so long prevailed the direc tors were enabled to pay the same dividend on their increased capital of £lOO,OOO. In answer to a question the chairman stated it had not yet been considered advisable to fill up the vacancy in the direction, occasioned by the retirement of Sir Robert Carden. An intimation was made to that gentleman that a change in the chairman ship of the bank was deemed desirable, and upon that intimation Sir Robert had resigned his seat. A resolution was passed acknowledging the services of Sir Robert, to which he replied, and spoke of the great benefits the bank had de rived from his presidency. Votes of thanks were also tend ere d t o t h e di rectors , a f ter w hi c h t h e busi ness of the meeting terminated. The dividend and bonus Vfs9 ordered to be paid on and after the 27th inst. The half-yearly general meeting of the proprie tors of the St. Katherine Docks was ali o held to-day. The report was as follows : The following is the result of the business of the past year : - --Gross earnings, £254,657 lls. 91, expenditure, in cluding interest, £195,821 19s, 2d. ; net earnings, £58,835 12s 7d. Out of this amount a dividend for the half-year ended the 30th June was declared at the general meeting in July last, of l per cent. (free of income-tax) upon the c apital stock of the com p any , an d t h e di rectors recommen d e d that a dividend at the same rate be now declared for the half-year ended the 31st December last, suoh dividend to be payable on and after Saturday, the 24th inst. This divi dend will amount to £29,097, and leave a balance of £641 12s. 7d. to be carried forward. In the course of the last year the directors have been obliged to reinstate several of the works belonging to the docks. The cost of the Fame has been charged direct to the rest account. The amount so expended is £8,116 7s; 3d., and the rest will accordingly now stand at £60,528 Bs. 6d. This completes all that was requisite to place the whole of the property in the highest state of efficiency, and the directors have reason to believe that there will be no necessity for any further restorations for many years to come. Mr. J. M. Cater, who presided, briefly recapitu lated the leading features of the report, and moved its adoption. A discussion ensued respecting the large amount of expenditure incurred upon the small sum whieh represented the earnings. It was Said that the company were paying 41 per cent. for mo ney borrowed, while the dividend proposed was the3l per cent. The expenses altogether upon income was 62 per cent. The Chairman re- Plied by observing that it was impossible to curtail the expenditure, the officers being at present much 1 2.hdtr paid. Th e report was ult i mately adopted, a nd a vote of thanks tendered to the directors. All i mprovement of 1 per cent, has taken place l ito..day in th e E ngl i sh F un d s ow i ng to some specu ative purchases. Consols are 921 d for money, and 92 8 t for account. The market, however, continues quiet. The New Threes and the Reduced A nnuities have improved to 921 I-. Indian 5 per Cents. have been dealt in at 1087 ; 5 per Cent. Enlaced at 106; and the Debentures at 1001 t. Exchequer Billsto 7 s , premium. have been a little flatter, viz., 3s. A rather buoyant tone has been perceptible in the Foreign Market, but the transactions have not been extensive. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, have improved to 851 86 ; ditto 1858, 70 71 ; ditto, 1862, 661 67 ; and the Consolides have risen to 401 ; Egyptian are firmer at 941 95 ; ditto, 2d i-.sue, 94 1; Greek, 16 1 - ; ditto C oupons, 6a ; Italian 69Z f; ; ditto Railway Loan, 721 ; Mexican, 32 : 1- ; Peruvian New L oan, 88; Portuguese ditto, 46,-1 ; Russian ditto, 964 ; S ar di n i an, 84; Spanish Passive, 24"- i , s ; ditto Certificates; 9i 10 ; and Venezuelan New Loan, 611. Business in the Railway Share Market has been exceedingly inactive, and prises have remained without any change of importance. South Easterns and Metropolitans improved about 55., and Great Northerns, lOs ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, how ever, declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings gene rally maintained previous prices. Recife and San Francisco brought 19 ; San Paulo, 234 ; Sambre and Meuse, 10a; Cape Town and Dock improved to 109 1004 ; Eastern Bengals, to 1063 ; ; Madras 5 per Cents. have declined to 103 t ; and Bombay and Baroda remain steady at 1061. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in one or two instances a shade firmer. Alli ance of London and Liverppol have improved ss. ; London and Buenos Ayres, 103. ; Union of Aus tralia, 6 3 . ; B r i t i sh and A merican Exchange Banks, 6 i prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 2 per Cent. Reduced Annuities , 923 i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 1083 a Ditto 5 pe r C ent . - Ditto Debentures, 4 '''''''' .. , Oct., 1863 1 1 0 0 6 03 3 Ditto ditto 1864 100 i Consols for Account, Feb. s.Cent. April, - Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per . **** 21. Ditto X,500 ... .- 7 3 7 ............ 7 3 7 Ditto Small ..................... . ... 7 3 7 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, Egpptian 7 pet Cent 915 6 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins l6} Ditto Coupons Italian 5 per Cent. ( k aremm ana Railway) 72 ! Mexican 3 p er C en t . ......... Ditto Account 23 New Granada 2 per Cent Ditto Land Warrants .......... 5 P , roviau 4i per Cent. Ditto 1862 Ditto Ac coun t . P ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £25 paid 2 pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 s:pDL), Dittott d,. i n.i, t ni po o i 1 la p s n3a p ssp e ep r i vre e t r (.; Account 84 e ce n en t nt . t . 1862 .. 243 3 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 D itto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Atto Account ... ' Ditto 6 per Cent, 1852 Ditto Account , . - Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. halt , r “it ) par Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f , ...... Ditto Account.. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto2,Account,.,,,,tr‘v,ttrett9,tlt, 921 I BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing 811 are Railways Patel.! Price. Business done 100 Iflantic &St Lawrence all 65 67 atk ilßom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 1 , 0 105 No 105} ( Gu. 5 per cent........ 20 Do. New . ..... 2 20; Buffalo and Luce Huron all 5 51 10 Do. Preference . all 71 8f 5; r, 100 Bu alo,Brant,&Godric.l, 10 ,, 80 83 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, I'z72 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 79 76 100 Do. do. June 1. 1 , 75 100 73 76 st Clcntta.NS.Eastn. (1." ; 100 104 106 st Cape Town t Dock Ser:i 100 118; /191 1091 9 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. / 100 106 0.7 1961 stock Last Indian, gu. sp. c. 1W) 107 1( 8 107; 7 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 5 1 lip 20 Do. do. H do. .. 2 fp stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 214 22; 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref .. all 75 77 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et.. all 65 67 100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr. all 34 36 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 48 52 49; 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 34 36 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 34 36 stock GLlndiaPenin.crua.sp.c 100 105; 186; loot 20 Do. New gua. " s p. c... 12 1 f, p 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 ; 4 p stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 104 106 2 4 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer, all 121 12; 20; Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 99 101 991 100 Do. 5; p. 0. do. '77-8.. . all 91 03 10 Indian Branch Limited z hp 2f stock Nladris guar., sp.a. .. 100 103 lot 1031 stock Do. 4f p. o. Extension 100 97 99 stock Dc. 4e do •••• -- • • 100 93 5 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock iltelb.Coro. p. C. 13nds 100 5 0 & Hobson's Bay. all 52 53 100 Do. 7p. c. gortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick ds Can't , Class A. Capital Share all 3 5 20 , Do. do. B Capital do. .. all 3 5 N.ll,l.C'da 6pc Ist pf bds 100 83 15 stoca IScinde .......... (100 1051 ioai 1051 Do. Delhi.. lOO 103; 1041 " .Do. do ) , r d 2 /Op 20 Do. Punjaub 15 f ; p st Do. Do. .. , , leo !104 105 titoct Do. indus.St. Flo.) 10 ,, I 99 101 .:()LON lAL tit) V 14;1{,N M f SPIUO 1.11 . 1 tt7- - uan.Gov. p.e..Ja &July 1877-St Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. ! 100 'lO6 108 , Do. 6p. c. & Sept.i 100 106 108 I Do. sp. c. Jan.&July . ' 10u 96 97 96 . 5; i Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 I Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 10 i 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 1 100 111 113 Do. 1890, 100 112 114 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 1 100 111 113 , Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a..&Julyl 100 104 105 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.' 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p c.,18661 1 100 103 101 , Do. sp. e.,1871 to 1876, 100 99; ICOI 1 Do. dc.,1888 &upwds t 100 99 991 99f 1 New Zealand 6p. cent.l 100 109 111 j Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. e.l 1 sterling, 1875. lOO 105 106 Queensland Gov. 6p. o. 100 IC9 11: - 'S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 109 111 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 Do. to IDA). An.&Oet.. , 100 1(91 1101 , 110 BRITISH NIINEs. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 par p Chflord Amalgamated.. -- 18 20 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist. 1 500 510 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 53 95 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. p *p East Caradon ..... 49 50 49 8 East Cam Brea.... ••-• E. WI Russel (Tavistk 7.19.0 4 44 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 574 18 20 18 Great South Tolgus l7s 6 64 G. Wheal Vor (Holston 10 6 6; Grenville 615 t 4i 5 Elerod's-Foot 8.12 49 51 Kingston Downs 4..7.0 3 3i 3/ Lady Bertha Margaret (Gny Lelant 33 41 Marke Valley.. 4 )Iyndy Iron Oro (Lim.' 2/ ;ds pr New Setun l9l 150 160 North Downs North Wheal Crotty 2, 2 4 1 .9 2 41 1 2 5 : \TAVICI Basset allo f,au 2.17.) , 21 Ai Par Consols (St. Blazer 11 5 6 10 Providence(UnyLelnt.) 10-6.7 1 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 19 390 400 S. Cara Brea (Illogan) 5.15.e 21 22 ~ Wheal Fran. (Mom, 18.1 -.0 90 95 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Alin. 4; ; 10 rin Croft o 139 131 West Basset (Illov,an) •2 13 14 fir Caradon (Liskeard` 5 31 33 West Setort ... I, Wheal I B 3u as u s e e r t a cl e l d lo r g u a t n ii) ) 0 51 5 77 0 4 8 8 2 5 i 2.10.8 9 gi xd ) 8 15 )6 Wheal MaryAnn(M • 58; 270 280 W ‘Vi lL a lL K u l d tt Wheal Seton (1 7 16; 174 yot(tlJ.Lelant) 2.0.6 79 B,i wheal Treiawney 1 / 3 51 6/ Wheal Union PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties 6 per cent. pref , 132 Gt. Western (eerks & Hants Ext.),red. 46 per cent., 991 South Wales, gua. 44 per cent., 10J _ _ - - _ PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. North British, £lO gua. shares, 1061, 82 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4; per Cent., 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recife and San Francisco (Um.), gua. 7 per cent., 19 Sambre and Meuse, 10,1 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 9&—Ditto (all), 23} FOREIGN MINES. Dun Mount. Copper Min. Co. (lira.), Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. (lira.), 21 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), :4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Rm.), 241 Bank of Egypt, 251 London and Brazilian slim.), 30) I London, B. Ayres, and R. Plate,(lim.), 121 13 12i Lonaon and Colonial (liin.), 37,- London and Middlesex, 2) London and Westminster, 811 Ottoman Bank, 41 Ditto, new, 7i - - South Australia, 35 Union of Australia, 491 50} Union of London, 32i DOCKS. Victoria, MISCEL LANEOUS. Ang,rlo-Mexican Mint, Crystal Palsce, 32 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 110 i Indian Carrying, 11 t National Discount Company, 8) TltE GALE. —This morning there was a perfect gale in the metropolisha and its suburbs. A great many a ccidents A ve m o a c n curred, attended it is to be regretted navigating a barge off Pickle blown into the Thames, whilst of a house in York street, S e with loss of life. Stepn e y Wharf, and the roof who in its descent the wife ~e i r i n n l Y, was forced in by the o T w he as in bed with her greattrees in the parks, falling of a stack of chimney of the occupier, Mrs. Gobbell, children at the time of the accident, and the craft on the river have in a number of in stances sustained considerable damage. TERRIBLE ART.—A member of the 33d Regiment now in this city, has a portion of a cartridge taken from a Confederate prisoner, consisting of three cones, pas s _ ing one within the other, something as one thimble would be placed in another. In a crease around these was found a white powder, connected by means of a thread, acting S 9 a slow match to the powder of the cartridge. This was so arranged as to explode in a certain time after leaving the musket from which it might be fired, thus making the load consist of three projectiles instead of one. If an explosion should take place whilst the bullet was in the body of a person struck by it, it would make a terrible wound. the weapon used by the prisoner from whom these cartridges were taken was an Austrian musket, with a large bore. — Boston Traveller. 1D.(16. b act lhape that )f all Aeces rash Dave, have f the ►erty. avow .nd if early, ganic men, rmer. er in from ment. ids of ange ads I nt, or eed I Free neiple and I Dre in emost G per -that 1 with r.) I ervice Luse— arable Lud of an in hter.) ire to most atch.- orro W is fine h has aished 1, and ad all i the asures -man a, and d sea in the to the res is chat it in fa -1 mea oppo- were. in the SOMO , when where n that vas re- nd the caning• 'maser- ed him. 1g very et been lortant t years esented bers for Aunteer rmwood a whom Aaryle ;e2 20th a large b. The at acter, average h corps► ngth of Office. um pire, e shots it front steady ourable e close, [dlesez, K. (Fad - North , 24-51. The orough On ba- larterS, Sower - l move• After ad, St. o their g, at living orks in enclant ng cir wheu inanu- Ito the h. In about mouth top of ng the as half ped in alai 7 with ce and perso l s inside. itered , ;round s gra" vessel d Dat e ' bt 4 ver ... xpi , e a ,gotiY. SHARE MARKETS—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuE,S. Pa.id.l Closing Business Price. , done. 8 Si SG 115 115 i all ) all j all E 3 :1 41 43 13 14 86 S 7 105 107 45 46 42 44 24 25 1274 1281 1324 1331 136 138 104 106 661 (7 110 1101 71 73 117 118 38 39 974 03 1024 103 i 414 42; 94 ga (281 1291 la lap 97 99 53 53} 25i 26/ 00i 100 57 58 581 881 128 130 110 112 1p 16 161 11 11i 118 120 48 49 104 106 47 49 335 345 885 69 684 695 100 103 7 8 39 40 10/ 101 p 7} 75. P 149 151 41 51 p 23 555 s( p l 24 p 4d # p 87 90 140 145 29 31 128 k 133} I^4 66 1 1 7 1091 071 4 1034 Pi 4 I 129 99/ d 42 44 35 37 94 26 rt,llways. Vol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. 13o8t.,Sleat.,and Bristol and Exeter lealedonlan IC3rk and liauckai Corn vt-,il A A is iliv Do. D o " ( ,2-, tilltip 11 n. s been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. IDun.,Pertli,&Ab. June. lEdinburgh & Glasgow. Plasg. and S. Western. !Great Eastern, Ord. stk 1 Ditto A stock Ditto East A n,glian st! iGreatNorthof Scotland !Great Northern...... • • Do A stock Do B do Do. £5 shares iGt. S. an I W. of Ireland iGreat Western r i Do Str Val gua. stock ) Lancashire & Yorkshire 'London and Blackwall Lon., Bright., & S. Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do I shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle... North London Do New I North Staffordshire jN. and S. W. Junction jScottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stool; Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon :South Eastern South Wales IS. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&s.l West Midland -Oxford Do Newport , Do Hereford' THE SUN, LONDON. TITES')AY EVENING, JANUARY 20,. 1863 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF PROBATE, (Before the Judge-Ordinary. ) IN THE GOODS OF JOHN BAXTER. Dr. Spinks made an application to his lordship to grant administration of the will of John Baxter to his brother Charles. The testator died without chi!dren, and his wife could not he found. The facts were rather peculiar. ILe wife of the testator was, at the time of the death of her hus band, living in service, in the capacity of lady's maid, and as it was the wish of Mrs. Baxter that the fact that she was a married woman should not become known to the family with whom she was living, a communication was kept up between the husband and wife through the instrumentality of a person named Clever. After the death of Baxter a letter was sent to the wife, informing her of the death of her husband, and a reply was received from her, dated Oct. 20, 1833, expressing great sorrow at the melancholy intelligence, and at the same time informing Mr. Clever that she was going to France for six or seven months with a lady, and also that she was in failing health. FL ora that time down to the present no intelligence could be heard of Mrs. Baxter, although the greatest exertion had been made to find her out; and, under these circumstances, he had to ask that administration might be given to Charles Baxter. The Judge Ordinary said he did not think it could be presumed that the wife was dead without some more in quiry. Dr. Spinks thought the length of time since she had been heard of favoured the supposition. The Judge Ordinary said it was most probable that she might not trouble herself at all about her husband's family, especially as she had not been informed that she was in terested in some property. He thought that something might be found out respecting Mr. Clever. Dr. Spinks informed his lordship that the greatest care had been taken to discover that person without effect. As the property was small ho hoped arbitration might be granted to the next of kin upon his giving security to pay over the property in the event of Mrs. Baxter appearing. The Judge Ordinary told the learned gentleman that that could not be done without giving notice. He did not think the court could dispense with the citation. The person in question might, it dead, have left a will, or she might have married again, and therefore he could not grant the appli cation at present. TOTNES ELECTION—This Day. STATE OF THE POLL-9.30 A Nr Seymour (Liberal) Dent (Conservative) TWELVE O'CLOCK. Seymour 142 Dent The number of electors is 342, of whom 10 (at least) are not likely to go the poll. The Conservative View of Lord Russell's Late Proceedings in Regard to Rome. The Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne throws some little light upon the functions of Mr. Odo Russell. This gentle man, who is, we believe, an attache to the Italian embassy, and who certainly has no official position in Rome, is kept there, it seems, to pester the Pope with solicitations to com mit suicide. He is in the habit of " pleading in decorous terms" the cause of Italian unity, and of urging the Pope to abandon his temporal power and subside into a simple bishop. We confess that we cannot see what useful pur pcse is served by the presence of this gentleman in the holy city. The Pope cannot be in the slightest doubt as to the views of the English Government. Its members take every opportunity of expressing their abhorrence of his rule and their anxiety that he should be deprived of it. Mr Russell can tell him nothing upon that point which he does not know already. It would be absurd to suppose that Mr. Russell's exhortations, however eloquent, will have the effect of changing the determination of the Pope and his counsellors to defend what they believe to be the rights of the Church; and it certainly appears to us sheer imper tinence on the part of the English Government to order a mere attache to thrust upon the Pope, whenever he can get the chance, counsel which cannot fail to be offensive. Upon one of these occasions the Pope, who is a very good humoured old man, after bearing meekly Mr. Russell's lecture, said to: him as he was leaving, " Adieu, dear Mr. Russell ; who knows if one day I shall not be forced to go to you to ask itn. hospitality ? Mr. Russell we are told, caught at these words, returned to the cabinet of the Pope, and asked him if he feared being obliged to quit Rome, and if in that case he would be disposed to go to Eng land ? The Pope answered that he was ignorant of the trials Providence reserved for him, but did not at all dream of removing from Rome. No doubt an attempt will be made to give a different colour to this conversation. It will be asserted that, instead of making this general re mark, which is pretty nearly equivalent to "who knows what will happen"— about the only civil reply that could be given to a long exhortation to throw himself into the hands of the Philistines—the Pope actually asked whether Eagland would afford him an asylum. If he did so it will not excuse at all the proposal of Earl Russell. That Mr. Odo Russell should really believe, as we are bound to sup pose he did, that the Pope feared being abandoned by France, and was desirous of protection from heretic Eng land, only proves how ignorant a man with the best sources of information may really be. There never was a period in which the Pontiff could have entertained such an apprehension, and Mr. Russell and Earl Russell deceived themselves most egregiously in supposing that even if the Pope were afraid to stay in Rome he would flee to England or to an English possession, However, Mr. Russell reported the conversation, and Earl Russell caught at the chance of immortality. He had already settled the Schleswig-Holstein question to his own entire satisfaction ; and if he could only add the settlement of the Roman question after a fashion which would give Italy her capital and completely checkmate France, he would at once take rank as the greatest statesman of Europe. So when Mr. Odo Russell went back to Rome in Novem ber he carried a note to Cardinal Antonelli, in which the Foreign Secretary advised the Pope to quit Rome, and offered to convey him to France, Spain—as if he could not get there without a British fleet—or Malta, where a palace should be placed at his disposal until his fate could be de termined by the Ministries of England and Italy. Cardinal Antonelli seems to have thought both Earl Russell and Mr Russell mad, and to have determined, in mercy to them, to say nothing about their grand scheme. However, Mr. Rus sell, who seems to have no other qualification than his name for his place, could not keep so big a secret, and buzzed it among his acquaintances. Earl Russell, with characteristic imprudence, would not accept the retreat offered him, and instructed his kinsman to call upon the cardinal, express his regret at the non-acceptance of his propositions, and adds that he had reason to believe that his Holiness would in a very short time find himself under the necessity of accepting them. If some excuse may be offered for the original proposition on the ground that the Pope himself instigated it, no defence can be made for its repetition enforced by a menace. No doubt the English Government has a perfect right to make its opinions known to the Papal Government which can make no other complaint of them than that their manner is offensive. I But, looking at the question from at. English pont of view, we repeat the renewal of the proposition is without excuse. Earl Russell must have known that it could not be accepted. The Pt pe had just received the solemn assu rances of France that under no circumstances should he be abandoned. It had just been distinctly told that France could permit no solution of the quarrel with the Papacy which did not start from the basis of the maintenance of the temporal power. Is it conceivable that at this moment of his triumph, when his power seemed to rest upon a firmer basis than at any time during the last 13 years, the Pope would leave Rome, and, accepting the asylum offered him by a Protestant power, await with calmness " that spoliation of the Church" which, having before energe tically denounced, he would now unmistakeably in vite ? And assume that the Pope himself might have lent a favourable ear to the voice of the tempter, it is con ceivable that the men who surround him would allow him to betray, as they would term it, the Church of which he should be the guardian ? Or is it conceivable that the French would let him go, even if the College of Cardinals applauded the design and prepared to accompany him P The question is really not worth discussing. There is not a human being who will venture to assert that at the time this proposition was made there was the slightest chance of its being accepted ; there is scarcely one who will not agree with us that if it had been accepted and carried out England would have been involved in the greatest embar rassment. But Earl Russell has committed almost a graver indis cretion in the menace by which he enforced the offer than in the offer itself. What does he mean by " has reasons to believe that in a very short time the Pope would be under the necessity of profiting by it P" He was at the time he wrote in receipt of a despatch from Lord Cowley, contain ing the substance of a conversation with M. Drouyn de Lhuys with reference to a communication of his own urging upon the French Government the evacuation of Rome. We will only say of that communication, that good as its intentions may have been it displayed the same extraordi nary ignorance of the position of the French Government, of the interests and difficulties which it has to consider, as the offer made by Mr. Odo Russell had shown of the Papal situation. It is enough that in reply to it M. Drouyn de Lhuys gave Lord Cowley distinctly to understand that France was not disposed to leave Rome, and that further dis cussion of the question was useless. Yet in presence of this assurance Earl Russell declares that the Pope will soon have to leave Rome. What does he mean ? Does he intend to imply that the Emperor of the French is tricking the Pope and means to abandon him very shortly, or is he informed of any European combination, the object of which is the expulsion of the French from Rome and the presen tation of the city to King 'Victor Emmanuel ? That is the question which he will have to answer. For our own part we believe that his warnings had no reason and were only the expression of his mortified vanity. His advice was coolly declined, and, as is usual with busybodies in that predicament, he cries out "You'll repent it. Herald. MARKETS—This Day. HAY ➢iARKETS. SMITHFIELD.-11Ieadow hay, £2 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover, do., £3 lOs to £5 lOs; and straw, £ll2s to £1 168 per load. A slow demand. CITTIBERLAND.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 ss; clover, £3 lOs to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16s per load. Both hay and straw were in slow request at our quotations. HITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 6s; clover do., £3 10s to 4:5 10s ; and straw, t 1 12s to £1 16s per load. Trade firm for dry produce. COURT CIRCULAR. -- - - OSBORNE, JAN, 19. The Queen walked out this morning accompanied by the Princess Helena. His Reyal Highness Prince Louis of Hesso went to Lon don to-day, attended by Captain von Westerweller. The Bishop of Worcester has left Osborne. A deputation, consisting of Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P., Mr. Alderman Lynes, president; Mr. Alderman Browett, vice president ; Mr. H. R. Phillips, member of the council; and Mr. Henry J. Davis, secretary of the Chamber of Com merce, Coventry, had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade, respecting the statistical registration of the imports of silk ribbons. A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Royal Com mission for the Exhibition of 1851, was held yesterday at the Privy Council Office. There were present—Earl Gran ville, Lord Overstone, Lord Taunton, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Sir A. Spearman, Bart., Sir S. M. Poto, Bart., M.P., Sir C. W. Dilke, Bart., Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. Thring, and Mr. E. Bawring, C. 8., Secretary. A deputation from St. Pancras and Marylebone vestries, on the subject of the powers given to the electric telegraph companies by private bills, had yesterday an interview with the President of the Board of Trade. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Harvey Lewis, M.P. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yes terday afternoon, from Hawarden Castle, Chester. Mr. Miller, M.P., Mr. Provost Lindsay, and Col. Mac gregor, from Leith, and Mr. Wakeford, parliamentary agent, had yesterday an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, at the Board of Trade. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong-Kong, the Australian colonies, the North American Provinces, Gibraltar, Ber muda, and from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Mauritius, Malta, and Labuan. THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.—The new paper, published at Copenhagen, the Denmark, says:— Her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra, who mixes but little in society during the mourning for Prince Al bert, seldom shows herself to the public. Some few per sons have assembled to see her drive to and from the Eng. lish chapel, where the Rev. R. S. Ellis, M.A,, officiates, but otherwise she is chiefly visible to the public only on the Long Line, particularly in the morning, arm in arm with her father. Usually along this fashionable promenade the Royal family, the Court, and the beau monde may be seen at this season enjoying their skating. But this year the water obstinately refuses to freeze. It is in vain that the attentive Prince of Wales has forwarded to his coming bride a pair of elegant skates. St. Janarius as sullenly denies the princes of our days as the billows of the North Sea once resisted the appeal of Canute the Great. His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse honoured the Haymarket Theatre last night with his pre sence. His Excellency the Belgian Minister leaves Port land-place to-day for New Lodge, Windsor Forest. The Duk© of Cleveland has been entertaining a large family circle and friends at Raby Castle, during the Christmas holidays, including—Viscount and Viscountess Boyne, Lord and Lady William Powlett, Mr. and Lady Augusta Milbanke, Mr. Vane Milbanke, Mr. Henry Mil banke, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Henry Forester, Mr. Morritt, M.P., and Mrs. Morritt, Major-General Stanhope, Sir John Hippesley, Mr. Vane, and Miss Augusta Somerset. The Bishop of Oxford has been entertaining com pany at Cuddesdon Palace during the past week. Amongst the company were the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Miss Mackenzie, Mr. and Misses Hugh Hamersley, &c. The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury, who have been receiving company at Heron Court, Hants, will return to town on Monday next. Lord Brougham has been receiving a succession of visitors during the past week, at his seat in Wiltshire. Chevalier and Madame Santonio have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris, on their way to Rome. DEATH OF SIR DITNCAN CAMERON.—The Scots man announces the death, in his 87th year, of Sir Duncan Cameron, Bart., of Fassifern and Callart. Sir Duncan was the brother of the celebrated Colonel John Cameron who fell at Quatre Bras, and whose chivalry and daring led to his being reputed one of the most gallant sol diers of his day. Sir Duncan spent his younger years at the bar in Edinburgh. He succeeded to the baronetcy and estates in 1828, since which time he has given himself to the management of his property. He was greatly beloved by his numerous dependents. One of his latest acts was the munificent endowment of a new parish, inclusive of the town of Fortwilliam, which has been named in his honour Duncansburgh. His only child is the wife of Mr. Camp bell of Moazie. EXAMINATION OF LAW STUDENTS.—At a public examination of the students of the Inns of Court held at Lincoln's-inn-hall, the Council of Legal Education awarded to William Grantham, Esq., student of the Inner Temple, a studentship of 50 guineas per annum, to continue for a period of three years. Certificates that they have satisfactorily passed a public examination were awarded to Arthur M. Channell, Esq., student of the Inner Temple; Jas. Marshall Moorsom, Esq , student of the Inner Temple ; Bruce Campbell, Esq., student of the Inner Temple; aad Frederick Whiting, Esq., student of Lincoln's-inn. The public lecture of the Reader on Constitutional Law and Legal History will be delivered on Wednesday, January 28, at 2 p.m. TRIAL OF A LlFEBOAT.—Yesterday some interest ing trials were made in the Regent's Canal Dock, Limehouse, with a beautiful lifeboat, 35 feet long, belong ing to the National Lifeboat Institution. Her qualities of self-righting and self-ejecting of water were found to be in every way satisfactory. The boat is called the Thomas Chapman, after the deputy-chairman of the society, in ac • knowledgment of Mr. Chapman's long and valuable ser vices to the Lifeboat Institution. She is to be sent to-day (Tuesday) to Newhaven, on the Sussex coast, in lieu of a smaller lifeboat at present on that station A free cunvey ance has readily, as usual, been given to both boats by the Brighton and South-Coast Railway Company, who, like all the railway compinies, are always ready to help forward by such means the great and national objects of the Lifeboat Institution, The Journal du Havre tells us that a negro has just discovered in Brazil a diamond larger than the Soh-i -noor and the Star of the South united. The fortunate Sambo is said to propose founding a colony for enfranchised slaves with the proceeds of this extraordinary piece of good luck. • --- - THE INFALLIBLE HOME•OFFICE.—It surely never was intended that an officer of State, bur dened already with the whole interior economy of an em pire—conversant with minutes and dockets and corre spondence of the most portentous character—and very often, if we may take the tremendous liberty to say so, an a u h ted all exceedingly common-place personage, who would find it through head"—should of great difficulty to get a living " out of his own e a a l d"—should have the duty cast upon him of re-trying mazessingle o f judge. a rial, constituted in his bureau—becoming a court of appeal nt tlee nHe to is w t e o i g h trace the his classes of evidence, presumptive and ' circum stantial, and, by the force of his own abilities, to reach a conclusion to which the j udge who tried the case by no means saw his way. It is the destiny of this unaccredited a to be called on to interfere only where the case is of the most perplexing sort • as to inquire a trained , where the balance is so even scales; where much eyeto see the prope r weight of both testimony, which i s only may depend on the l ega l va l ue o f the This delicate duty is yto b e apprec i ated by an adept. precisely one cast of her Majesty's Home Secrete on the shoulders ry, c ounsel with experienced heads, just a But he will take was directed in the Dodd affair by Lords Mansfield third George m onarch did not consult the gr ea t lawyerlansfield ? That or as to the conduct of the trial, but professionally, t h e a dvisability on public grounds of sparing merely as t o the criminal' s life. And who should our Home Secretary consult the person most likely to be impartial, andco ? Say to be m os t h oroug hly acquainted with the merits of th e t as judge who presided at the t ri a l . In t he Maclach 6 lau e—the case pris oner and recorded opinion of the judge was against the and it is to be presumed would n o t be a l tered when he con sulted by the Secretary of State. If the revision was be open ly assigned to a commissioner, as in the same case, who is to take evidence and receive fresh testimony, such a course practically amounts to a new trial, and can only be cons idered a very violent stretch of p rero g ative. If new 1 evidence be received, favouring the accused, why is it not I brought forward at a new and regular trial, in due eourse of law, where the accused would receive its full benefit in the proper forms—perhaps leading to acquittal, instead of a senseless and illogical commutation of punishment ? If it bear strongly against him, why should he not have the op portunity of regular cross•emamination in open court, and a fair jury of his countrymen, who shall judge of its force? This becomes a really serious constitutional question, and it may be doubted whether it is not a practical invasion of the right of a great British tribunal of 2 men sitting in a jury-box to deal with the malefactors of the State.— Dickens's "All the Year Round." Just Published. The Bishop of Orleans has just addressed a circu lar to the clergy of his diocese, instructing them to make a general collection for the distressed operatives of Rouen. FRANCE AND THE RED SEA.—La Fr ance makes the following announcement :—" We are informed that France is about to take possession officially of Obok , a point in the Red Sea in . • the Straits Babel Mandeb , The proximity to tne of p ;carry steam frigate Hermione has, it is said, been charged to ' situate for a coal iog rr s y ta t t h . is into effect. Obok is admirably shortly be commenced th in e%. and ” the necessary works will A wild boar was lately found in the forest of Baon (Yonne), taken in a trap poac hers for smaller animals. The animal apparently set by by the neck and s tran g led, The animal had been caught boar weighed above 200 bOtinds. HAINES (BY HER GUARDIAN) V. GREY-JUDGMENT. His Lordship gave his judgment in this case. The ques tion at issue was as to which of the litigants should be ap. pointed to administer the estate of the late Mr. John Haines, of Tipton, Staffordshire, a coal merchant and farmer. The plaintiff, Mrs. Olivia Haines, was the widow of the deceased, and being only 20 years of age, she applied through her father for administration of the estate in ques tion, which was stated to be worth between £6,000 and £7,000. The parties were married about two years at the time of deceased's death. The defendant, who was the daughter of the deceased by a former marriage, applied on behalf of her brothers and sisters that letters of administra tion might be granted to her instead of the plaintiff, on the ground that the estate would be more perfectly managed by by her and her husband than by the plaintiff and her father, the latter of whom was only a builder, without any knowledge of the different departments of the deceased's trade. The defendants also alleged that the estate was deeply involved, and unless mortgaged would prove insol vent, and that in addition to his want of special knowledge in reference to the same the plaintiff's father was in ill health, and unable to attend to his own business. For the defendant it was further argued that, as the children of the deceased had two-thirds interest in the estate, and the plaintiff only one-third, protection to the former should have the preference in the selection of an administrator, or that at all events, there should be justifying security given for such protection. His Lordship decreed that the plaintiff, who had been most unjustifiably aspersed, should be appointed adminis tratris, she to find security to the amount the other parties were interested. Dr. pinks said if Mrs. Haines was called upon to give security to the full amount, it would in fact prevent her from administrating altogether. He did not object to secu rity to the extent of £2OO or £3OO. His Lordship directed the case to be referred to the Re - gistrar, who would see what xas a reasonable sum. The plaintiff also must have her costs, not out of the estate, but from the next of kin. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FORTUNATE DETECTION.—Joseph MOOTS, a low-look ing fellow, who refused his address, was charged as follows : From the evidence of Edward Bovey, 85, it appeared that while passing No. 11, Bruton-street, this morning about 4 o'clock, he heard some ono down the area, and saw the prisoner run into a store cellar. He called to the pri soner to come out of his hiding place, but as he refused, he (Bovey) got over the railings, and went down the area, when he found the prisoner c incealed in the dust hole, and near him a putty knife. Entering the premises he found the kitchen window up, and the shutters closed, but the inner bar of the shutters had been forced, evidently with the putty knife, nearly out of the catch. He also found that the prisoner had unlaced his boots, so as to creep in gently, and in his possession he discovered a knife, some keys, and matches. Prisoner said that he had only gone down the area to sleep. He (Bovey) observed the window down some time before. Charles Edmonstone, a lad, said he fastened the shutters before he went to bed, and believed the window was down at the time. Prisoner said he had no intention of committing a felony, and with the view of ascertaining something as to his an tecedents, Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded him for a week. WESTMINSTER. SURPRISING RESULT.-4;;;L Coomber, a man about forty years of age, was charged with felony, under the fol lowing circumstances : Mrs. Anne Maryland said—Last night I gave this man a sovereign instead of a shilling. I engaged him from near St. Tatnes's•street to drive me and my husband home to our house in Oakley-street, Chelsea, and when we got to our journey's end I gave him the sovereign. His fare was eighteenpence, and I gave him the sovereign and a shil ling, thinking they were two shillings, and he gave me sixpence out. Mr. Poynter—When did you find out you had made the mistake ? Prosecutrix—He had not left us before I discovered it. I asked him to give it back, and he would not. Mr. Paynter—How do yeu know you gave him the sovereign ? Prosecutriz—Because I had only one shilling in my pocket as I afterwards remembered. I had taken the money from a club-house for some work I had done. Police-sergeant—l think your worship will find the evi dence very conclusive. The money was found upon him after he denied he had it in his possession. Police-constable Thomas Bell, 90 was in Koppel street, Chelsea, last night, when I was called by the last witness, who stated that she had given him a sovereign in stead of a shilling. I asked him if he had got it, and he said "No." He then pulled out 3s. and said, with anoath, that that was all the mcney he had got. Prosecutris said she would give him in charge, and I took him into custody. I watched him all the way with my light to the station, so that ho should have no opportunity of getting rid of her sovereign. At the station I searched him, and found the sovereign, but not in the same pocket as he had produced the 3s. 6d. from. Mr. Paynter—This is no larceny; the prisoner must be discharged. (To prosecutrix)—You can sue him in the County Court for the sovereign. Policeman—What am I to do with the sovereign found upon him and the rest of the money ? Crisoner—l have no objection to the sovereign being given up to the prosecutrix. TLis was done. Mr. Paynter—lt is no larceny. Prosecutrix put the sovereign into his hand, but his conduct is very dishonest. Prisoner was theu discharged. DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK ----~-- PORTRCAWL, GLAMORGAN, Monday Night. I regret to have to report (writes Captain Buchan, R.N.) a sad wreck, with sacrifice of life. This morning, shortly after midnight, it then blowing hard from the westward with rain, a signal of distress was seen, apparently a tar barrel burning, in the direction of the Tirsker Rock. V ith all possible haste the lifeboat of the National Life boat Institution was launched, and after a heavy pull ap proached to w h ere t h e vesse l was supposed to be. The night was very dark, but she was at last discovered, and held sufficiently long in view to ascertain that she was a two-masted vessel, well in upon the rock. The lifeboat was then anchored to windward, and pre paration made for veering down upon the vessel, but she suddenly disappeared from view. the boat lay at anchor for two hours, when seeing nothing further of the vessel, she proceeded on the return, which was accomplished safely through a heavy sea. Previous to anchoring, whilst skirting the rook by means of the lead, the boat shipped several very heavy seas, ex tinguishing the &c., but she behaved nobly, giving every confidence to the crew, to whom great praise is due for risking their lives in the attempt to succour their fellow creatures. This morning a quantity of wreck was seen passing down with the ebb tide, confirming the worst suspicions as to the fate of the unfortunate crew. Mns.Lm.—A motion has been made in the Assembly of New South Wales for a grant to this lady, who has done so much to encourage emigration and counsel and watch over young women on their arrival i n th e co l ony, and who is now herself in circumstances to require aid. The motion that the house go into committee to consider of such a grant was agreed to. It was intended to propose the sum of £3,000. ERRATUM—In the City article of last Saturday's impression " Peel River Land" was misprinted Red River Loan. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a very limited business transacted, the trade having deferred their operations till to-day, when about 22,000 packages will be offered by public auction. SUGAR.—Business has been dull, but full prices are cur rent for good and fine grocery descriptions. In the refined market there is_no material change to record in quotations. COME.—There has been a strong inquiry for the better qualities of colonial, and late prices have been well sus tained ; in inferior descriptions, however, the dealings have been limited, although offered at slightly reduced rates. RICE.—The demand for superior cleaned qualities has been more active, and prices are well maintained; in other sorts there is no change to record in values. SALTPETRE.—Business has been more active, and good and superior qualities of East India have been at slightly enhanced rates. TALLOW.—The market has shown more activity, owing to an increasing demand for consumption. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 43s 3d to 445, and for April to June delivery 44s 6d per cwt. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. LONDON, Jan. 20.—Wind this day at noon—West ; blowing a gale. There has been a perfect hurricane during the night. CARDIFF, Jan. 19.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Osborne Shanghai; Typers, for Monte V ideo ; W. R. Young, for for New York. FALMOUTH, Jan. 19.—Blowing strong gales,and squally, from N. W. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Rhine, steamer, from Boulogne; Metropolitan, steamer, from Hamburg. Sailed—Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' &-MONDAY. Contrary to neral expectation, the publication of the weights for the Chaster Cup had anything but a spirited effect upon speculation at the Corner; indeed, the betting presented a marked contrast to the transactions of the pre ceding Monday, for although the attendance was large and a number of horse s were i n t ro d uce d i n t o th e mar k e t th e wagering was tame and languid. Some inquiries were made about the Chester Cup, but there seemed little disposition to commence operations upon the great spring handicap. There was evidently no commission in the market, and bookmakers prefer waiting for the acceptances before en gaging in any active speculation. In the City, during the morning, the French mare Stradella was "spotted" as being "best in," and at once elevated to the position of first favourite at 1000 to 30, shorter odds being booked, but to small amounts only. Barchettina, Dulcibella, Dusk, Black Deer, and Welcome were backed quietly at 40 to 1 each, and Le Marechal at 50 to 1. The outlays were, how ever, so unimportant, that they must not be received as a criterion of the true tone of the market. Early in the after noon a not' ce was posted in the room announcing the scratching of Berkeley (who had been favourite prior to the publication of the weights) and the following—Balham, Gelert, Lady Evelyn colt, Sister to Sage, and Father O'Leary. The Two Thousand was almost a dead letter, 7 to 2 being the highest offer against Hospodar, while 5 to 1 to £5O was pencilled about Saccharometer. Brick found a few supporters at 12 to 1. For the Derby Lord Clifden was still in strong demand, his backers vainly seeking 6 to 1 at the commencement, but failing at that price 1100 to 200 was taken freely during the afternoon. Saccharo meter, who had been somewhat out of odour recently, was evidently recovering his position, as £lOOO to £lOO and £2OOO to £2OO were booked about him shortly after mustering, and he remained firm at that pi ice up to the close. Hospodar was not in favour, and continual offers of 1000 to 80 during the afternoon elicited no response. Automaton and Carnival had no friends, but 20 to 1 was the very highest offer against them. At first no more than these odds were offered against Tom Fool, but one well known comn issioner succeeded in obtaining £2,250 to £lOO about Mr. Brayley's colt. National Guard was supported at 33 to 1, one speculat,r having accepted £2,000 to £6O, and offered to go on at that price, but he could not be accommodated. £l.OOO to £2O, or 50 to 1 was booked several times about Taje, and at the finish no more than 40 to 1 was offered. 50 to 1 was offered against Giles the First, and the same odds were accepted about the Glenochty colt. Mr. Saxon again supported his "lot" for various amounts at 50 to 1, his last bet being £5,000 to £lOO that one of his team would win the Derby. 100 to 30 was taken five times about the favourites, Lord Clifden and Saccha - rometer, coupled. The remaining transactions of the afternoon do not call for any comment. Closing prices : CHESTER CUP. 30 to 1 agst Count F. de Lagrange's Stradella, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Godding's Black Deer, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's Barchettina, 3 yrs, sst 12Ib (taken and offered) 40 to 1 apt Lord Stamford's Dusk, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Welcome, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's Le Marechal, 3 yrs, sst 21b (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 2 agst Count F. do Lagrange's Hospodar (offered) . 6 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's Brick (taken) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer (taken) 100 to 8 agst Count F. de Lagrange's Hospodar (offered) 20 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's Automaton (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Naylor's Carnival (offered) 22 to 1 agst Mr. Brayley's Tom Fool (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Whittaker's King of Utopia (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Mr. IVatts's National Guard (offered) 40 to 1 agst Sir H. Des Vceux's Taje (offered) 50 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's Avenger (taken) 60 to 1 agst Count Henckel's Giles the First (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Park's cby Tadmor—Glenochty (t) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Naylor's Pratique (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Lord Annesley's Le Beau (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Bruce's Trojanus (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Lord Palmerston's Baldwin (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Mr. W. Day's Muezin (taken) 1000 to 5 apt Sir W. Booth's Dunsinane (taken) 100 to 30 agst Lord Clifden and Saccharometer coupled (t) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Saxon's lot (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER, MONDAY. There was no change in the betting on the Two Thou sand Guineas or Chester Cup. For the latter event 1,000 to 30 was offered on the field, and offers were made to take 40 to 1 against either Plover or Stradella.—There was no change in the quotations against the favourites for the Derby, the business transacted be . ng confined to a few outsiders. Closing prices : CHESTER CUP. I,ono to 30 on the field (offered) 40 to I agst Plover (wanted) 40 to 1 agst Stradella (wanted) THE DERB 1. 11 to 2 agst Lord Clifden (offered) 20 to 1 agst Carnival (taken) 30 tO 1 agst National Guard (taken) 30 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (effered) 50 to 1 agst Taje (taken) 1,000 to 15 agst Glenochty colt (taken) WATERLOO CUP. 100 to 7 agst Mr. Spinks' nomination (offered) 100 to 6 agst Mr. Blackstock's nomination (offered) 22 to 1 agst Mr. Worrall's nomination (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gregson's nomination (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Cloudesdale's nomination (t. freely) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Knowles' nomination (taken) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (From tAe Liverpool Albton.) The sales of cotton for the week, as made up on Thurs day evening, amount to 54,420 bales, of which speculators have taken 26,270; exporters, 3,340; and spinners, 22,810 bales The market opened weak on Monday, and prices declined id. to id. per lb. in American, an impression gaining ground from Ithe character of the advices by tee Scotia that we were on the eve of hearing of a movement towards the cessation of hostilities in America ; but on Thursday the decline was recovered, and yesterday prices of Surat were id. and id. per lb. above the previous Friday. The change was caused by the advices on Wednesday by the Etna of Mr. Lincoln's emancipation proclamation hav ing been published on the Ist of January, and by the deli very of the inaugural speech of Mr. Seymour, the Demo cratic Governor of New York State, in which he showed himself favourable to the maintenance of the Union, though with that of States' rights also—a feeling which pervades his message to the New York Legislature, as telegraphed this evening from Queenstown. We learn from the China letters delivered in Liverpool on Thursday afternoon that, since the departure of the pre vious mail 150,000 piculs of native cotton had arrived at Shanghai, of which 85,000 had been purchased for ship ment to England and America at 12} to 13 taele per picul ; and several vessels were on the berth loading from £2 15s. to £3 per ton of 5J cubic feet. Part of the cotton shipped to this country has been to some extent pressed, but the process being excee di n gly slow, a considerabl e p or ti on o f the shipments, it is expected, will be unpressed. The nharge for pressing is 6 mace, or about 3s. 6d. per picul. Tempted by the high prices, the Chinese are selling all their stocks to their eventual injury, as they are large con sumers in native manufactures of their own raw material. This cotton is reported to be peeked very wet, with the heavy due upon it, and it is further stated that the cotton hongs are putting water into the middle of the bales to in. crease the weight, so that the loss to importers in the defi ciency of the out-turn in this country will be considerable, as on a small lot sent to Hong Kong the loss was 6 to 7 per cent. Some of this cotton is being sent to Bombay, and will, no doubt, find its way thence to this' port, the same as that from Bengal (which is coming to us via Bombay), either in a pure state or mixed with some descriptions of Surat. At the quotations given above the purchasing price at Shanghai is 7d. to 7d. per lb., and, adding all charges, with a liberal allowance for deficiency in weight, will be found equal to about lid. to Ild. per pound landed in Liverpool. It is described in Bombay as being white and clean, but of I a very short woolly staple, like that of Sholapore cotton, and wou'd probably sell in Liverpool to-day at 15id pethr lb., the price of Compts, with which the ea v el pies rank • have been seen here. As yet none of th is co tton has been imported into Liverpool, though some has found nd its way con - to se London. The picul is equal to 133/ 1b . avoirdupois, quently 150,000 piculs of cotton ar e equal to 50,000 bale s o f 40011). each. From Hongkong f our vessels are the present reported b mail to have sail ed for England with full cargoes of cotton, but these are of Indian, not native production. Calcutta, it is said, will require 50,000 tons of shipping to convey the cotton to this country during the ensuing season. These sources of supply, sa ti sfactory as it is to find t h em opening out for us, will only help to meet a portion of our requirements ; for, besides having to supply the wants of our own spinners, we may expect a large increased demand upon this port during the present year for shipment to Europe, and possibly to America also, for in 1863 Liverpool will no doubt be more than ever the great storehouse for cotton, hence, in estimating our available supplies, we must not leave out of consideration their absorption by others besides our own spinners. On Friday the sales of cotton were 4,000 bales, and on Saturday 3,000, speculators and exporters taking about half the quantity each day. The market closed this evening dull, but steady in price. DIE TEA TRADE, Jan. 19.—The deliveriekk in London estimated for the week were 1,054,834 lb., which is an increase of 84,954 lb. compared with the previous state ment. LITERATURE. David Elginbrod. By George Macdonald, M.A., author of " Within and Without," &c. 3 vole. Hurst and Beckett. This is a peculiar story in satno reap,-;ets, but it Will delight the lovers of the tr.AIVCIIOII6 and roman tic, for some most weird-like iocideDts are recorded, and the mysterious is a ruling element throughout its pages. Before we come to the wonderfu!, how ever, we are introduced to a very pretty picture of rural life. David, the man who gives his name to the story, is not at all a prominent figure in it, but we are told that his influence was apparent throughout, and long after he departed this life the fruits of his labours were evident in many minds he had benefitted and many whom he had counselled and guided unto virtue. The Fir Wood as described to us is a very appropriate home fbr such a man. He would have been quite out of place in towns or cities, but in the majesty of nature's stillness end the glories of sublime scenery his spirit was at home and rose in reverence to his Creator, whom he atcd f, vastly regarded as dwelling not in temples made with hands. Some of the conversations which he holds with Mr. Sutherland are replete with native wisdom, andseem to express not only the knowledge that might have done honour to one skilled in some profession, but also evince a depth of feeling and a kindness of heart that mark him out as a superior character. It was a great pity, as far as Mr. Sutherland was concerned, that he so soon left his old simple instructor. Not that his advice was wholly lost, only had he been more under its guidance he would not have made so many mistak es w h en he came to England. In the portrait of this young man the author has shown much discernment. We find nicely depicted the undercurrent of self-esteem or conceit, which so often mars at the outset of their careers many youths of high promise. This faulty feeling it was which made the young man neglect to write to his simple friend, until the great divider, Death, had taken him away from him for ever. The grand old primitive man passed away from worldly distinctions and educational differences to a world where such dignities and dogmas were unknown, but where his honest nature and true soul would be seen in their real excellence and ranked ab ove more spec i ous, but less sterling qualities. Margaret, the heroine, is not so pleasing a character as her father. She is like him in some things, but has more reticence of disposition. It is not so improbable as it may appear to some at first sight, about her transformation from a rough country girl to a lady in look and bearing. From her earliest years she had possessed a passion for study, but when Hugh first saw her this refining process had not been long enough at work to effect its ennobling end. and create its shining masterpiece. 'as time went on Margaret removed from the rough and coarse employments of her early years, and mixed with elegant society; for although sbe was partly a de pendant she was treated as a companion, from her inteliigence and superior disposition ; soon showed the native lustre of her mind and revealed the soft ening grace of her heart. The character of Euphra is an extraordinary one; her style is of tropical fervour and violence, and it lessens our good opinion of Hugh Sutherland to find that he could have been at all impressed by such a woman. This misguided lady, however, worked out a dreadful fate for herself, with all her adroitness and cunning. She became the tool of a designing foreigner, who exercised some mysterious influence over her, and her superstitious dread was so great, that she be came a mere puppet in his bands. Some of the de tails are very ingeniously narrated, but others the reader will doubtless consider exaggerated, parti cularly the spirit rapping, in which Count Haikar so delighted to practise. Certainly a man such as he was could have devised no better means to make good his entrée into a desired house than to invoke the aid of spirits sinister as himself. Hugh allowed himself to be made a regular dupe throughout these proceedings; and indeed for some time marred his prospects in life by his unwise ar rangements. Mr. Arnold had every excuse for being dissatisfied with him, and appearances were much against him, His subsequent adventures in London are detailed with vigour and vivacity, and finally his triumph over Count Halkar is very satisfactory to peruse. Euphra at last succeeds in freeing hers self from the clutches of the ominous Count, but in the mental struggle she expires. The accounts of her last days are rather exaggerated, as she must have been out of her mind to entertain such extra-' ordinary notions of the Couat's power over her. Still as a symbolical sketch of the hard but heroics efforts of good striving with evil, and at last gain ing the glorious victory, in the struggle for which, if flesh and blood fail, the spirit can rejoice trLumphant, this exciting episode may be regarded as a successful passage. On the whole then we meet with consi derable variety in these pages, many personages are introduced, some being remarkably well pourtrayed. Falconer, for instance, who is just the sort of man to make himself notable in the world, and be of tise to all who come in contact with him. Lady Emily's facile nature comes out in strong contrast with Euphra's violent style; and Mr. Arnold's simple and rather vapid test of being shows out in bold relief the vivid restlessness and sharp manoeuvres of the wily Count. Also we meet with some striking illustrations of life in various aspects, and are occa sionally struck with some forcible passage that exposes cant or betrays cunning. Hence when a well-frequented church was visited by some of the chief characters in the story, there appears this sharp criticism on certain of the worshippers. The vicar was possessed of a gentle familiarity of man ner "that was exceedingly pleasing to the fashion able sheep, who, conscious that they had w an d ere d from the fold, were waiting with exemplary pa tience for the barouches and mail-phaetons of the skies to carry them back without the trouble of walking. Alas ! for them, they have to learn that the chariots of heaven are chariots of fire." This work may be confidently taken up by those who like something out of the common, and they will surely be struck with many of its animated and ex citing passages. There is ample scope for varying tastes to be satisfied in the selection here afforded them, as the scene ranges from nature's solitude to the abode of fashion, and leaves us awhile to study simplicity, then hurries us away to become efficient in the mysteries of crime. There is a vast amount of thought met with in the course of the reflections in these volumes, and the conversations are particularly brilliant in some parts, so that there is every reason to suppose that "David Elginbrod o will find many admirers. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT NICE.—On Wednes day last a grand ball was g iven by an Engli s h l a dy to the King of Bavaria , an d amon g th e guests were Cap. tain, Mrs., and Miss Mary Johnston e G ordon, the latter a lovely girl of 19. Captain Gordon, being an invalid, loft early on leaving was ups e t i n his carriage, but with out injury. Mrs. and Mi ss Gordon left at about half• pa st two, and, the night b e i ng and wet and cold, Miss Gordon went to the fire, which had been kept up for their return. She took off her bracelets, &0., and put them on the fire place; she then turned round, and the bottom of her dress caught fire, the fireplace being a low French one. She rushed to her mother's room, which was some distance off, and in a minute both were in flames. Captain Gordon was roused and rushed in, receiving some burns about the legs. Mrs. Johnstone Gordon is severely injured, bul her case is not cons id ere d quite hopeless, but poor Miss Gordon died to-. day at 12. She does not appear to have sufferred mush pain after the first, but sunk under the shock to the nervous system, her body being fearfully burnt. Captain Gordon is a brother of Mr. Johnstone, of Alva, and took his wife's name on their marriage. ENGLISH PUGILISTS AT BERLIN.—A letter from Berlin says;—" At the Circus Carre, in Friedrichs Stress°, on Monday evening, a phendmenon was witnessed of a character which is very rare in Germany. It was the dcbut of the world-renowned English boxers, Alec Keene and Jerry Noon '—the latter of whom the G erman public is informed is the only man in the "profess ion" who has never been beaten.' The house was crowded to excess to - --- witness the display of science.' " M. LOMB JULLIEN.—Mr. Bignell, proprietor of the Argyll Rooms, has entered into an arrangement with M. Louis Jullien to conduct the excellent orchestra of this much frequented institution. The name he bears would be a sufficient attraction of itself, but, in addition to this, M. Louis Jullien is known to have inherited a large share of the musical talent of his universally regretted relative, and, there is little doubt, will do credit to the post which for many years was filled with such ability by the late lei• Emile Laurent,—.From tho ituaical Wora Mr. Esq. ml], vith nen, ime pos you ence ving than hick my little an I them fully old iy it rand. con- Sh are 13.14 6.4.0 L 9.16.4 12.10