The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-26 00:00:00

mod, tLe ca nts' h pre- Jonied to the ibnted ted of r gave coats, nd the resent• Hi g h- Prince Prince ren at ,_, am ent xrived d yes' large ire, for ;eaufort itors at enter • 3, neat ry ar e ce, ~ear Ailes a Aral id Nrs. ry ar e House, t intend a sue' Parlia - irsdal , 3r's scat - e our• tonvicY ) the throug h f of the nnwel ll Laritable become s pangs of is Coin ttentiorl ly other ho have re sh a ll :ar o that ible, and a of th e ind sub" M es srs• acknoW' MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The city, to-day, presents quite a holiday appear ance, the Stock Exchange and most of the other principal establishments being closed. In the money market there is very little enquiry for accommodation, and three months bills of a superior character are readily negociated at 61 per cent., and exceptional transactions are reported at even slightly lower quotations. The movements of the precious metals during the past week continued on a rather extensive scale, the imports amounting to about £735,192. The Monarch from Australia brought £257,122. The Arabia from New York, £6,191; the City of New York from ditto, £220,000. The Scotia has arrived with £9U,000, and the Saxonia with £21,000. The Delta from Alexandra has also been announced with £569, and about £150,000 in silver, has been received from the Continent. The exports have been limited and comprise £122,519 to the East Indies and China by the Poonah, and there have been remittances to the Continent through private channels, estimated at about £126,270. The total amounting to £258,860. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. THURSDAY. Bank Stock -- 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9ll / New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 psi Cent. 1870 lO6l 1 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 991 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 )Sank Stock for Account Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,OOO Console for Account, Jan. 7.. 9 ll 1 1 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 k 3 per Cent 9 4 die Ditto £500 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 .. Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.... Egyptian 7 per Cent.. lOO 1 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account l2 Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Account • • Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 78i Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. .. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 3per Cent. .. Ditto Account — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 921 Ditto 41 per Cent 1850.. .. •• Ditto 1860 — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. 831 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent .... _.. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 64i Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account 33 ,1 4 31 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account l3l t I Swedish, 4 per Cent — Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 7O/ 11 1 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account .. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 651 Ditto Account.... French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Account Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid.... pm THREE O'CLOCK. Consols ' Money 9ll Ditto Account .. .. 91t I MARKETS—This Day, COVENT GARDEN. There was a good show of fruit and vegetables at our market to-day. The trade ruled firm, as follows : YRUIT. 8. d. a. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb I 0 to 10 0 Foreign do. Melons 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 AppleB, per hf-sv. 2 6 to 4 0 Oranges, Pears, per d o Per 100..3 6 to 8 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 6 Gooseberries hf sveo 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 0. d. e d Mulberries,pr pt..o oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, pimo oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0 Peaches.. . 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 4 0 to • 0 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9 to 1 3 Rod ditto 1 6 So 3 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 10 to 1 3 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 2 6 Itrocoli, per bus. 0 0 to 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 0 to 110 0 New ditto, pr lb ..0 0 to 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 2 6 Carrots, pr do 4 6 to 6 6 Cucumbers 0 0 to 0 0 Garlic, per lb t o 0 8 Sorrel, per sieve o 0 to 0 0 Green peas, n.-sv. 0 0 to 6 0 French beans,h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6 to 2 0 New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 Spinach 0 0 to o 0 Turnip radishes 0 0 to 0 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 9 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p ptl. 0 oto 0 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory-0 oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz 'lnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 6 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 POU TRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to 25s Od ; geese, 58 Od to 10s Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; ducklings, Os Od to Os Od; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 9d to is 2d; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 9d each; Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 17s 0d; chickens, 6s Od to 9s Od; barn_door fowls, .38 Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s 6d to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, 4s Od to Os Od ; Partridges, is 6d to 2s 6d ; woodcocks, 3s to Os Od; snipes, Os to Os 9d; teal, is 3d to Os Od ; wild ducks, 2s Od to Os Od ; widgeons, is Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os 9d to is Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ' • roas ting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butt er , Is Od to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 13s Od to 16s Od ; French do., 1 080 d to I Is 3d per 100 ; leverets, 2s 6d to 32 Od ; grouse, Os Od to 2s 3d. BILLING SLATE. br .ahnon, Os Od to Os Od ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; 11 3 —/ "... , OS ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per to . %hots, 5s Od to 20s ; cod, is Od to 15s Od ; brills, 2s Od lobs7e;•-; dorevs, 5s Od to 6s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; Od to Os 8310%t0 ..1'; Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, .70s per bushel .' whit' Oysters, Od each ; soles, is to 4s Od per pair ; common 2s Od to 5 It 0 O'd in" ' 8 haddocks 9s to 18s , sme s, a to Oa Od •' . , 0 26 8 ; natives, 65s to Bounders, d 8 Od 7sto pe r dozen; o ; mackerel, Os per 100 ; fresh herrings, io bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Osfl e f o Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4 0 6d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 43 4d to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs, by the carcase. Beef from WHITECHAPEL. !:, 48 2d tos 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3 0 8 d to 4 s 6d; veal, carcase. 4a 8d- ; and pork, 3s 6d to 48 8 d per 81 b 8 by the BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 61d to 7d, of household do., 6d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 22d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 31c1; 801 b to 881 b, 3/d to 4/d 881 b to 961 b, 3>d to 4id ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to od ; 1041 b to 1 121 b, 4/d t o 5 1 d. Horse hides, lOs Od t o 14 0d ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; potted sheep 10s Od to 12s Od ; half.breds, 8s Od to lOs Od ; D owns , , 6s 3d to 7s 9d ; l am b s, O s O d to O s Od ; shearlmgs, N Od to Os Od. MARK-LANE. - ------ - IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 41s 2d barley, 32s 6d ; oats, 198 Od ; rye, 29s 4d ; beaus, 34s 9d and peas, 338 7d. - - THE , Six WEEKS' AvERAGEs. -- Wheat, 40s 6d ; barley, 33s 5a ; oats, 19s 4d ; rye, 2.9 e Rd; beans, 35s 6d ; Peas, 33s 11d. bENGLISH GRAN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 112,204; arl eY, 113,124 ; oats, 15,304; rye, 30; beans 5,537; peas, 064 quarters. , HAY MARKETS. SMITI IPIELD.-111eadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s Od ; clover, Ira Ode to £5 10a Od - an d s t ra w, £l. 63 to £1 10 s per loa d . e steady. —4 CIiAIBE RLAND.—Meaiow hay, £3 Oa to £4 12s 6d ; c l over , -: A to 5.,5 10a Od • and straw, 61 to £1 lOs p er l oa d . enaa n d . _ NYfairiirrE cirAPEL.—Meadow hay £3 Os to £4los Od ; clover, - 1 ; r ! Os ' to £5 12 8 Od • and straw , £ 1 6s to £1 lOs per load. g PPIY tolerably good, TEND. 3ITIVE S .—The negative he print i water, h, when le wash-. .nd fine- tits per.. .ck, it is alcohol , mates of bath to two nil' Ater, and Fit h e 100 gr..; imago its and t° , ing, and ) ,, --The trtaineat visitation the 1)19. a s been 11 Dublin d, at the ri l e Isi ° lOWA t/16) for 0°133 :f ii strip th• lt viir`" .:h ' ig 1 0 . ;oolly n F aris the who ce ll : a legs 1- ids d 0 e e ditor read /1 , 1 : for t— and °— SL'f: 3tear aet on b et 13 !ngt) ° )otton3 0 ine gto u to c'ribeS the burnit ►bin, tile; CUP of its D °l6l. bY 6 face tidy' 11$ , the I ;4 ' • de' ost 111- ran. from a sceno ely there )ked the and thus d to the required event the ;ors mad e I n tea s wA s 11,4 l all rusb .. er Danhn ie Sol i°l s i n to v ,„ • ld at onc e ladies and idly nlO4 rily ih ru ' o L had i°111 ; ,umbe r t' t al to for a of Ct'Pli ound t ho croon es';d for th the°i the 3rt ,` ,°/ liaStrat 0%1 ICTer' C lBt t s ec°O „ ro t' . C at P t Y p 0 wit !, de in t rt 1 by 110 5. ad 154 3ta bli 6 li e at of ‘ll).* SHARE MARKE T S. --Thursday, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCA.S. Share Railways. ' Closing Business P aid * Price. done. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div till 6p c.p an.hap Do. B ( been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun..Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Westerh.l Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian at. GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Irelano 'Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blaokwal! Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aid Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So%th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do = shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . Do Birminz. & Derby &lid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiob Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle ' orth London Do New North Staffordshire . • N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E., Aber. stools Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon ;South Eastern ( South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1880 Taff Vale.... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim IWaterford & Kilkenny !West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har. West Midland --Oxford Do Newport , Do Hereford' BRITISH POSSE, iSSIONS. Closing Shan Railways Paid. Price. Business don; 100 Atlantic &St Lawrema. all 60 e 2 sir 1 5 Bom.,Baroda.t.Cent Ind 1065 1075 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 006 Buffalo and Laae Huron all 6 65 10 Do. Preference .... all 85 95 100 Buffalo,BrantotGodriCli 10v 1 e p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 300 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 (00 Do. do. June 1, 18:4 100 st Cleutta,t S.Eastn. (Liu 100 104 106 106 at Cape Town Dock Seri; 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6 p. 3, 100 108 109 stock liast Indian. go. sp. c. 100 107 118 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 5 14p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 103, 20 21 105 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 75 100 Do. do. deferred all 59 61 100 Do. 2d Fret. Bonds., all 65 67 100 Do. do. deferred all 50 53 100 Do. 3d PF ef. stock all 48 51 100 Do. do. deterred-- all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stofic all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 f 4 stook Gtlndiarentn.gua.sp.c 100 1035 1095 20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 is 11P 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 15 1.11 , stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1055 1066 20 4 Gt. W. of Canada Shar es all 10 101 10 Do. New . lB 11 104 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 95 100 Do. 55 p, c. do. '77-8 all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 5 ¢n 25 stock Madras guar., sp. 0. stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 100 101 stook Dc. 44 do lOO 16 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- stock Melb.Corp, 6p. o. Bnds lOO 50 Melb. & Ilobson's Bay all 57 59 575 100 Do. 7p. c. hlortg, Bds all S 0 Newßrunswuskac Canda Class A and B all 3 5 N.Rl.C'da6 po Ist t bds 100 82 84 stork Scinde (100 106 107 stock Do. Delhi d. ' 100 116 107 •'t 2 P 81' Do. do at Do. Punjaub .... a C all 1055 1064 Do. Do. , o +a 100 stook Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 , 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. .uanaiur. 6 p.c.J aSW ul) 1877-84 . 100 105 106 106 Do. 6p. c. Feb. ez Aug. 100 111 115 ' Do. d p.c.Mar.A Sept. 100 113 1(5 Do. 6p. c. Jan.&July. 100 03 04 931 3 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 9t 93 Cape G.Hope, 6p c,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 1891 100 109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 INatal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 P.B 110 p.a.) a.&July 100 104 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 6 p 3.,18u1 100 100 102 Dv. sp. c.,18,1 to 107 f 100 101 102 Do. d0.,1888 dtupwds 100 1015 1025 1011 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 105 107 Queensland Gcv. 6p. C lOO 1:1 113 IS. Aus G6p.c.1.878.dz up lOO 111 113 'Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dauly 100 107 109 , Dca to an.o. AnAzOot... 100 1696 1101 1091 10 91 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 ' 1 id uhlford Amalgamated.; 34 35 Deven G. Con.. ( . 'Taoist.} 1 500 67 0 Mast 13assett (Mogan). 30 08 60 59 1 East Cloga u Gold Ltd. 53. Id Par East Caradon ...... 1.14.11 27 28 275 East Carn Brea. E. WlRussel(Tavistk ) 8.9.0 555 51 1 I Gam. , tStAubyn(Gwen : 581 8 10 Great South Tolgus l7s 4 45 G. Wheal Vor (11elston 40 12 13 Grendille IlerAl's-Foot .... 8.12 17 39 Hingston Downs 4.!8.0 24 Lady Bertha 4 16 Marke Valley., 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim : 21 15 New Setun l9l 90 100 —• North Downs 2l 15 15 1 N.WlI'l Basset(lllog•an 3.1.0 2, 3 N'orth Wheal Crotty . 2.6.9 41 55 Par Consols (St Blaze;) 20 Providence(UnyLelnt) 10.6.7 42 44 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 415 125 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — B.Wheal Fran. (Mogan,. 10.18.9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 famar Silv.& Lead Min. 45 A lin Croft 9 18 19 West Basset (Mogan). 14 95 105 W. C: radon (Liskeard) 5 18 20 West Setol Wheal Basset (Megan) 55 85 90 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 225 275 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLutkott Wheal MaryAnn(Llen ) 8 115 12 Wheal Setoff 585 150 160 Wheal Trelawney (Lis ) 7 21 22 Wheal Union 3.17 21 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 44 per cent. pf., 1 00 4 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 80 Midland 44 per cent. pf. stk. rd., 103 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and Blackwall, per cent. stk.. 101:2 London, Brighton, &c., 13 per cent., ims, 104 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 108 Vale of Neatn, 4t per cent., 24 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and/Holyhead, Ditto, s:per cent., 1151 Midland Bradford pref. stock, 96 North Western, 17} 17 i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Bahia and San Francisco (lim) gut. 7 per cent, 18 1 D utch Rhenish, 17} Eastern of France, 181- Namur and Liege, gin,- 6 per cent. pf., 201 N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., lot Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 12 Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 37 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (11m.), 116 &Bianca Bank of Loo m and Liverpool (1.1 m.), 431 3 Ditto, new, 28/ Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of Wales, lira., British and American Exchange (Bra.), 191 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 371 7 City, 108 71 Consolidated Bank, lira., lout East London, lira., 71 8 English and Swedish, lint, 51 European Bank, lira., 31 4 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 311 2 11 Imperial Ottoman, ; 8 1 / Land Mortgage Bank of India, lint, 41 1 London and Brazilian (lim), 531 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 491. London Chartered Bank of Australia, 27 London and County, ssl 1 71 London Joint Stock, :i7I 1 London and South African, 261 / London and Westminster, 806 / 4 80 National Provincial of England, Ditto, ditto, 2SI Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (11m. 1 . 7 I 7 * Ditto, new issued, at .£llOB., 41 3/ MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Lim, Ok Ceylon Company, to Crystal Palace, 331 E..glish and Australian Coiver, 1 2 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 11111., 6 1 7 ; Hudson's Bay, 121 International Financial Society, lien., 92 Italian irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90. s Joint•stoek Discount, 6/ Ditto, new, 6i London District Telegraph (11m.). 11 London Finan3ial Association, lien. , 231 M a dras Irrigation and Canal, 3: N it a e t r a n l an t t a il n e d c a r n a d u c t Association, ellon,mm.p, 9 and 101 for Alney any, nut., National Discount Company, lira., I Ncrbudda Coal and Iron, 5/ Ditto, new, 11 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 274 South all icun aortgage and Investment, ill 8 Si 8 8i 82 F 4 12) 121 37 39 16 17 96 98 107 109 49 50 45 47 74 8i 125 t 27 131 132 134 136 97 99 64} 611 llit 111! 72 74 1074 108) 43 44 107 k 107! 101 102 494 504 1111 1121 1291 1301 )1 92 97 99 52f £3} 25 t 6 102} 103 -d 58i 500 89 90 119 121 1 2 p 78 78 11 Ili 122 126 42 14 98 100 M 62 32 33 95 86} 97 S 9 ,oi al 38, 9 10 0 7 1 7 i 158 160 5 61 21 3 p 83 86 170 175 132 j 2 f 108} 7f 1025 2 505 60 1121 11i f 130/ f 1 9 4 i & THE SON, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1863. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEC. 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Lady Augusta Frederica Elizabeth Stanley to be Extra Bedchamber Woman to her Majesty. TEE CIVIL SERVICE. FOREIGN OPPlCE.—Appointments—Mr. R. Reade, Vice- Consal at Bengazi, to be Consul for the provinces at Scu tari; Mr. G. Dennis, Vice-Consul at Syracuse, Vice-Con sul at Bengazi; Captain S. Mercer, R.N., British Vice- Consul at Granville, France, vice R. S. Warburton, Esq,, transferred to Honfleur. _ _ COLONIAL OFFICE.—The appointment of Mr. George Geddes to be a member of the Legislative Council of the island of Jamaica has been confirmed. POST OFFlCE.—Appointments — Mr. H. O'Sullivan, a provincial clerk, Cork ; Mr. R, Simpson, a provincial clerk, Darlington; Mr. A. A. West, a provincial clerk, Nor wich. THE ADMIRALTY.—Coast-guard—Commanders N. L• Standiforth, J. Robinson, and H. C. Burleigh have been appointed inspecting commanders of the coastguard, vice Commanders Gore, Beresford, and Webb, whose time of service has expired. SEAMEN'S REGISTRY OFFICE.-Mr. E. Martin has been appointed a tempora7 . clerk, London. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.—Mr. F. Leach has been appointed a temp( rary clerk, London. BOARD OF TRAME.-Mr. J. Wickenden, Mr. F. Fletcher, Mr. W. Kendle Morse, Mr. J. S. M'Donald, Mr. A. Brookeby, and Mr. G. H. Bacon have been appointed temporary clerks in London. _ . - - POOR LAW BOARD.—Mr. C. Baker has been appointed to a clerkship. Poon LAW COMMISSION.—Mr. J. Brenan has been ap pointed an extra clerk, Dublin. _ . EDUCATION OFFICE.-Mr, T. Emmerson has been ap- pointed inspector's assistant. CUSTOMS.—Appointments—Mr. T. Carder, an extra clerk, London; Mr. J. Godfroy, a waterman, London; Mr. J. M'lntyre, an out-door officer, Glasgow ; Mr. M. M'Coy, an out-door officer, Newry ; Mr. J. L. Pattison, an out-door officer, Dover. Promotions—Mr. W. S. Ellio., from the second to first class of examining officers, Greenock ; Mr. J. Dawson, from the third to second class of examining officers, Greenock; Mr. R. G. Lane, from the fourth to third class of examining officers, Greenock ; Mr. E. W. Ward, from the fifth to the fourth class of examining officers, Greenock ; Mr. G. Williams, clerk, sixth class, has been promoted to the fifth class, Lon don Docks, London; Messrs. R. B. Bowles , and It. Sheerin, out-door officers, second class, to the first class, London ; Messrs. J. Elliston and J. Willis, oat-door officers, third class, to the second class, London; Messrs. E. Reilly and S. Johnson, out-door officers, fourth class, to the third class, London; Messrs. A. Gallington, G. Miller, J. W. Bards, and W. J. Woolmington, out-door officers, fifth class, to the fourth class, London; Mr. D. Hammond, from the second to the first class of boatmen, Greenock. INLAND REVENUE.—STAMPS AND TAX BRANCH.—Mr. C. Moody has been appointed to be a junior clerk in the warehouse department ; Mr. W. Vaughan has been pro moted from the third to the second class in the special commissioners' department. EXCISE BRANCH.—Appointments—Mr. D. W. Mac donald, officer, Abbeyleix ride, Carlow collection, to Mon astervan ride, Carlow collection ; Mr, W. Grace, officer, Monastervan ride, Carlow collection, to Abbeyleix rice, Carlow collection; Mr. E. Hay, dropped officer, Alness, Ist division, Inverness collection, officer of Fort William divi sion, Fort William district; Mr. J. Barnes, second class assistant, York collection, second class assistant, Manches ter collection; Mr. T. B. Stevens. second class assistant, York collection, has been appointed second class assistant, Leeds collection ; Mr. J. A. Morgan, second class assistant, York collection, second class assistant, Plymouth collec tion; Mr. J. W. Smith, second class assistant, York col lection, second class assistant. Halifax collection; Mr. C. Prince, second class assistant, York collection, second class assistant. Lancaster collection; Mr. A. Wolfenden, second class assistant, York collection, second class as sistant, Northampton collection; Mr. W. Merrett, second class assistant, Waterford collection, first class assistant, Port Ellen, fifth division, Argyle collection; Mr. J. Bainbridge, second class assistant, London, North collec tion, first class assistant, Millbank, first division, London, South collection; Mr. I'. J, Kitton, second class assistant, Hants collection, first class assistant, Millbank, first divi sion, London,*South, collection; Mr. S. Ellerby, second class assistant, London, South, collection, second class assistant, Ware collection; Mt. C. H. Cressall, second class assist ant, London, South, collection, second class assistant, Ware collection ; Mr. J. Harris, second class assistant, London, South, collection, second class assistant, Bedford collection; Mr. (E.Batty, second class assistant, London, South collection, second class assistant, Sarum collection ; Mr. T. W. Palmer, second class assistant, York col lection, second class assistant, Leeds collection ; Mr. J. Hollinshead, secod class assistant, Lynn collec tion, second-class assistant, Birmingham collection; Mr. W. T. Sinkins, second-class assistant, London, South, col lection, second-class assistant, Sussex coliection ; Mr. J Saul, second-class assistant, Liverpool collection. IBELAND.—Appointments—Messrs. F. Ireland, J, C. Maxwell, Edward French, and W. D. Greene, cadets in the constabulary. Promotions : Mr. H. R. Cox from a first. class clerkship to be assistant-accountant and chief book-keeper in the Board of Public Works ; Mr. G. Perrie from a second to a first-class clerkship, Board of Public Works, vice Cox, promoted; Mr. H. F. Berrie, from a third to second class clerkship, Board of Public ores, 5500 L Cl , rune. {Jut.- of Constabulary V. C. Bromwell to be second suh-inmppntar, vice D. 11.1 4 1'. Downing, deceased; Cadet T, H. O'Farrell to be third sub-inspector of constabulary, vice Bromwell, promoted : Cadet F. Singleton to be third sub-inspector, vice J. Rock, deceased ; Cadet T. H. De Courcy to be third sub-inspector, vice Arthur, retired on pension.— Civil Service Gazette. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE LATE HEAVY GALES. At no recent period have the disastrous effect of storms been more severely experienced than during the hurricane of the 2d and 3d inst. In order to realise, comparatively, the destructive character of the storm, we must turn our attention to the coasts of the British Isles, where it blew with unexampled fury for 48 hours, and where it consignee to the deep many a goodly ship and her crew, causing destruction of property and loss of life to a truly appalling extent. It is not our purpose to harrow up the feelings of the reader, nor is it our intention to dwell on the sad scenes of desolation of bereaved women and children rendered widows and orphans by this truly calamitous visitation of the storm of the 2d and 3d inst. We shall, therefore, only re mind the reader of the few simple statements of the services of the lifeboats during. the recent gales, as they reached the National Lifeboat Institution from its zealous honorary secretaries on the coast, feeling assured that those facts have appealed with irresis tible force to the sense of duty on the part of many of our countrymen who have hitherto witnheld from the lifeboat cause their support. It is supposed that upwards of 250 vessels were wrecked during those two disastrous days, and that the loss of life was proportionately great. It is, however, very gratify ing to find that, owing to the gallant and persever ing exertions of the crews of the liteboats, 246 persons were happily snatched, under God, from the numerous shipwrecks on various parts of our coast. The lifeboat is but a little vessel to contend with a cauldron of sea on a stormy night, like that which was recently experienced at Holyhead and Bade Haven, but her rowers are stalwart weather beaten men, whose sacred object is to preserve human life, and who peril their own in that noble enterprise. The thing is altogether charac teristic of our country—the build of the lifeboat, her hardy crew, and her system of maintenance by voluntary contributions. Well may foreigners shipwrecked on our coast recapitulate, on their return home, the great efforts made on the shores of the United Kingdom to succour them in the hour of their deep distress; and well may Eng lishmen in all parts of the world testify their high appreciation and thankfulness for the existence amongst them of an institution simply and grandly designed for its " preservation of life from ship wreck," as the founders forty years ago described it. The institution, we feel assured, does possess, and cannot fail to possess, the sympathies of the public, so long as it can publish records of deeds so valiant as those that marked the services of its life :mats on the 2d and 3d inst. We may add, that during the year which is now closing, 378 lives have been streed by the boats of the National Life boat Institution. When we remember that every life saved by lifeboats has been rescued under peri lous circumstances, it will at once be seen what great benefit has been conferred by the Lifeboat Institution, not only on the poor men themselves, but also on their wives and children, who would otherwise be widows and orphans. Again, 301 lives have been rescued in the same period by shore boats, to the crews of which the society has granted rewards, thus making a total of 679 persons saved from shipwreck cluing the year, through the in strumentality of this great and invaluable institu tion. Since the beginning of the year (1863) the institution has also expended £13,000 on its various lifeboat stations on the coasts of England, Soot land, and;lreland. The number of lives saved eithor by the lifeboats of the society or by special exer tions, for which it has granted rewards since its formation, is 13,530. How inadequately can words express the aggregate amount of misery which the saving of so many thousands of lives must have Prevented ? It can only have been fully appre ciated by the parties themselves and by their rela tives and friends, whose expressions of gratitude for such important benefits are often of the most feeling character. Since the establishment of the institution it has granted 82 gold medals, 733 sil ver medals, and £17,730 in cash, for saving life from shipwreck, in addition to £BO,OOO expended by the society on its lifeboat establishments. Christmas Day in the Prisons and Workhouses; The persons confined iaWhiteoross-street Prison about 90 in number, were yesterday regaled with a substantial Christmas (turner or roast-beer, plum. pudding, &c., principally provided by the Lord Mayor. No provision for dining the debtors in Ilorsemonger-lane Gaol in a manner appropriate to the season had been made. The number confined, however, does not exceed 27. In all the metropo litan workhouses, and doubtless in those through out the country also, arrangements had been made for treating the inmates with Christmas cheer. In Bethnal-green Workhouse, the 1,150 inmates were regaled on roast beef, plum-pudding, and potatoes. Oranges and nuts were distributed among the chil dren, and a benevolent gentleman had forwarded a quantity of toys for the amusement of the children confined to the sick ward. A sovereign had been voted by the guardians for the purchase of evergreens for the decoration of the workhouse. The 450 paupers in Kensington Workhouse sat down to the following fare:--11b. of roast beef, potatoes ad libitum, 1 lb. of plumpudding, and a pint of porter. This may be taken as the scale of Christmas allowance in the other metropolitan workhouses. Oranges and apples were provided for the children, and a moderate quantity of tobacco and snuff distributed amongst the old people. The Committee of the Field-lane Refuge for the Home less treated the poor in their establishment, at West-street, with the usual liberality. At half past twelve o'clock upwards of 140 male and female adults sat down to a substantial meal of roast beef and plum •pudding in the large dormitory, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. Various members of the committee were present, and per sonally assisted in dispensing the good things. After dinner one of the inmates of the male refuge returned thanks to the managers and supporters of the institution. THE BENCH OF BISHOPS.—The past seven years have been attended with numerous changes on the Episcopal Bench. Dr. Longley has succeeded Dr. J. B. Sumner in the archbishopric of Canterbury, and Dr. Thomson has succeeded Dr. Musgrave in the archbishopric of York. The see of London is now occupied by Dr. Tait, in the room of Dr. Blomfield ; that of Durham by Dr. Baring, in the room of Dr. Maltby; that of Rochester by Dr. Wigram, in the room of Dr. Murray ; that of Bangor by Dr. Campbell, in the room of Dr. Bethell ; that of Ripon by Dr. Bickersteth, in the room of Dr. Longley ; that of Worcester by Dr. Philpott, in the room of Dr. Pepys ; that of Norwich by Dr. Pelham, in the room of Dr. Hinds ; that of Carlisle by Dr. Waldegrave, in the room of Dr. Villiers ; and that of Gloucester and Bristol by Dr. Ellicott, in the room of Dr. Baring. We have thus 11 changes in the seven years among 28 English and Welsh bishoprics, so that the average career of a bishop does not much exceed 16 or 16 years. This is a very fair allowance, however, considering that divines do not become bishops until they are well advanced in years. SHAKSPERE DISMISSED.—The wealthy mayor of a well known town in Blankehire became patron of the theatre under Mr. M—rs management in 1850, and gave a hundred guineas for a box for the season. Thi s liberality did not arise from any particular taste for dra matic literature, or any other kind of literature; but he paid thus handsomely for the box because he was a liberal man, liked going to the play, and his predecessor in dace paid the same sum, and he would not be outdone. He attended every night, was always pleased, and very friendly with the manager, till one night Mr. m ade his appearance in " Hamlet," a play the mayo r had never see n ; and w he n in the mad scene , Hamlet app eared with hisdress in dis order, the mayor took offence at the exhibition, and declared to his wife and family-, who were in the box with him, his conviction that the actor was drunk, and he would have no such doings if he could help it. s, ), accordingly, he went round to the stage, and waited at th e side till the end of the scene, when he thus addressed the tragedian :—" Mr. M—y, till to night I looked upon you as a respectable man, and now I sea you aro given to drink for no sober man would go before a respectable a udience ' with his shirt -frill hanging about like that, and his stock ings down I Why, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," The tragedian, as t o nished at the igno rance of his patron, said oMy dear sir, you are quite mistaken, I assure you. I , only adhere to the author's instructions in respect to the disordered dr ess to show--" "Who wrote this play ?" de -. mended the Mayor. " Good God 1" exclaimed M--y, "Don't you know Shakepere wrote it. " I can't say that I do," replied the Mayor, " but I will take care that he writes 11) more tor this house as long as I have an7thing to do with it, and so you may tell him."---Correspondent of Era. CARDINAL WISEMAN AT MOORFIEL DS. (From the Daily Telegraph.) A very large congregation assembled at the Roman Catholic Church, Moorfields, yesterday morning, as Cardinal Wiseman had been announced to preach. _ His Eminence, in the course of his remarks, said: "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen, ' Gloria in excelsis Deo, Glory be to God in the Highest.' The festival of to-day, my dear brethren, may be considered a fountain of joy from which these glad words have issued and diffused themselves over all the services of the Church, from its foundation, and they will continue to he the expression of her joy to the end of time. Glory in excelsis Deo.' When, in attending the services of the Church, you miss those words immediately atter humble confession has been made of sin, you may depend upon it that it is some sorrowful, some penitential office which is being performed at her altars. Never otherwise does she fail to intone those words so as to be understood by all the faithful. Gloria in excelsis Deo'—it is the beginning of what is called the Angelic Hymn, and may be considered as being peculiarly characteristic of this festi val. ' Glory be to God in the highest.' What is glory to God ? What does it signify ? We shall, perhaps, best understand it in connection with this day's festival, if we look back at the different nays in which, during previous periods, this expres sion has been used. In two different ways, parti cularly, have these words been applied to God : the first in which the inspired prophet begins one of his most beautiful psalms or hymns. We may say that the first, the most striking, and the most beautiful application of these words, is to be found in this —'The Heavens announce the glory of God, and the firmament the works of His hands.' Glory was given to God by the creation of that which in mystical and poetical language seems to speak. It has spoken fer ever, and speaks to this day, of God's glory. The heavens announce His glory. Their production, their creation, their beau tiful relation to earth, all seem to speak of the glory of God. Not merely of His goodness, and power, and wisdom, but these are so combined that it may be said they glorify. We see whatever may be ima gined of grandeur, magnificence, sublimity. Divinity must have been united in Him who could so create these heavens and so preserve them. Therefore, the glory of God is made known by these great acts of creation, and it was the first way in which His glory is manifested. That glory anteceded the creation of those who could in any way appreciate the magnificent works that had been performed. God was alone when He created the heavens and the earth ; the creation included the creation of angels. Glory is not rendering thanks to God, singing his praises, admiring his grandeur. That may form the glory of the great and good on earth. God was glorious and magnificent, was infinite, in fact, before the existence of those who have tongues that could utter his praises, before there was intelligence that could bow down before his attributes. Glory is given to God by God alone. It is shot up within him self. It is like the light of the sun, as it were. While he is undergoing an eclipse or during the night he is unseen, but in the morning his rays burst forth, for the light is within himself. Let us look at the second day in which glory is given to God. A mo mentary darkness and doubt came over His chosen people when, Moses having brought them forth from out of bondage, they saw the army of Pharaoh, the King, hastening after them. When they saw him in pursuit they exclaimed, "Because there were no graves in Egypt hest thou taken us away to die in the wilderness ; wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us to carry us forth out of Egypt ?' And Moses said unto the people, 'The Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.' And shortly after Israel had passed through the open sea, they saw it close over their foe, destroying them in a moment. The pursuing army of Pharaoh was lost; then Muses took up the words of the Canticle, Sing to the Lord, because he has been glorified.' And Miriam took her tim bre', and struck forth sweet chords, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously.' The first glory was that of creation ; this is the glory of re demption. His people were rescued from the thral dom alio sia.,e y of the T. of God was manifested in his might. On the occa sion which we are now celebrating the Heavens announced and proclaimed through its stars the glory of God. When God redeemed his people from the army of Pharaoh, the people sang his praises beeause he had overthrown the horse and his rider. But when Christ was born the song which was sung was peace to man and goodwill on earth. This showed forth the most amiable, the most loveable of all the attributes and characteristics of God. Let us never forget these words—' Glory be to God on high, and peace to man and goodwille' We give God thanks for what ? For his having created us, redeemed us, watched over us. We thank God for his own great glory, we thank him for having manifested that glory ; we thank him with all our hearts that ho has made us conscious of that glory, that he has made us know it and feel it, and therefore on this day, in particular, we thank Him with all our hearts and souls—not for anything we have ourselves gained, hut for His own great glory. We are grateful to Him that He makes us know and comprehend His excessive glory. I have been asked to recommend to you a real and solid charity—the Night Refuge. Poor people. who have no home, no shelter over them, are admitted night by night to receive the benefits of this charity. The stable was a night refuge for our dear Lord and Saviour Jesus, the infant who found no home in Bethlehem. Mary and Joseph found a poor night refuge for him in a stable ; and it is precisely what is here. It is a stable that has been turned to the use of the poor. It has been prepared by your pastors, and there the poor are received night after night. Within the last two years 30,000 poor people have been supplied with supper and breakfast. Every week 500 per sons receive the benefits of this refuge, which i 8 all we can give." Cardinal Wiseman concluded by asking the congregation to encourage their pastors by contributing to the support of this charity. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.-08Car Williams, a shoemaker, living at 18, Fitzroy-market, was charged beforo Mr. Knox, with violently assaulting Ellen Gould, an elderly woman, residing in the same house. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, prose cuted. It appeared that the brother of the prisoner and the com plainant were having a few words, when the prisoner rushed in and struck the complainant a violent blow on the nose, breaking it. She was taken to the University College Hos pital, and attended to, but still seemed to suffer a great deal. _ In answer to Mr. Knox, the complainant said she had given the prisoner no provocation whatever. The prisoner said that the complainant was about to strike his mother, when he interfered, and being himself attacked, he struck a blow in self-defence. There being reason to think that there was some truth in the prisoner's statement, Mr, Knox fined the prisoner 20s. or 7 da3 a. _ . . CRUELLY TORTURING A HORSE.—James Clark, a brick maker, of Amersham, Bucks, bald to be in an extensive way of business, and John BAldwin, a carter, in his em - ploy, were charged by Mr. Wm. Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the former with having caused a horse to be cruelly tortured, and the latter with torturing the same. appeared from the evidence of Inspector Garforth, of the E division, that.he took Baldwin, the:driver of the horse, into custody on the 13th inst., while driving the animal in Mortimer street. The wretched animal was in a most deplorable state, and it is a matter of surprise that it could have walked the distance, leaving the load it had to draw out of the question. The defendant Baldwin was remanded till to-day, and Mr. Love new proceeded against his master, he (Baldwin) being discharged. Mr. Cherry, the veterinary surgeon, having deposed that he could scarcely call the poor animal a horse, it being only the shadow of one—poor, weak, decrepit, with broken knees of old standing, one of them recently cut to the ex tent of three inches, the animal having also a disease of the shin, Mr. Love said that was his case, Mr. Kiioi said it was a shocking thing to work a horso in such a state, and he would advise Mr. Clark to have it destroyed. After some conversation Mr. Clark consented to this course ; and as the expenses incurred amounted to £2 25., Mr. Knox said he would merely impose a fine of one shilling. The Society's officer was then ordered to see the horse put out of its misery. THAMES. THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON.—A shopkeeper applied to Mr. Partridge for a summons against a police constable for calling him a convicted thief. The magi strate asked the applicant under what circumstances he was insulted in the way alleged. The Applicant—That is all, Mr. Partridge. Mr. Partridge—No, it is not. Were you inside or out side the shop ? What did you say to him ? The Applicant—l was outside my shop, and said to the policeman, " Thn compliments of the season to you," on which he said, " Here you are, you are a vagabond, a vil lain, and a convicted thief." Mr. Partridge —When was this? Applicant—on the 24th, Christmas Eve. Mr. Partridge—lt is very strange that any police officer should have acted in the way stated. Take your summons. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.--There was an unusual number of both day and night charges arising out of the Christmas festivities. The K division presented a list of 35 charges of felony, drunk and disorderly, drunk and incapable, drunk and refusing to pay cab hire, drunk ani breaking windows, and other offences. The H division presented a similar list of 40 charges. Two brothers named Francis and Michael Shea, Irishmen, were charged with violently assaulting Benjamin Archer, 101 H, last night. The police constable had been most wantonly and savagely beaten. J. Turner, 104 11. who came to the assistance of Archer,was also ill used. They were encouraged in their brutality by their father, who said they were no sons of his unless they beat the policemen well. James Blackwall, police sergeant, No, 4 H, also came in for a share of the prisoner's violence. The brothers, in defence, said the police had unjustly and un necessarily interfered with them, and beat them with their staves. Roche, the gaoler of the court, was directed to examine the prisoners, and, after doing so, was sworn. He said there was not a mark upon them, and not the least in dication of their having been struck. Francis Shea is au able seaman, his brother is a brass finisher, and both aro men of good character. Mr. Partridge said the prisoners were fighting on Christmas night, and Archer had very properly interfered. Archer had been seriously ill• treated, and struck on the head Where those cases were clearly proveu, very severe examples must be made. Police constables should receive the fullest protection from him on all occasions. He fined the pri soners £5 each, James Shea, the father of the two prisoners, was next charged with assaulting Blackwell, and kicking him re peatedly about the body. He was fined £5. Many others, with black eyes and broken heads, were fined in various sums for drunkenness and assaults. A Jersey seaman was fined 50s. for breaking a valuable street plate glass, in Mr. Betts's publie-house, the Blake ney's Head, on Christmas eve. WESTMINSTER. LAMENTABLE EFFECTS OF CHRISTMAS REVELRY.— A very respectable looking woman, upwards of 50 years of age, was charged with felony under the following circum stances : Henry Green, assistant to Mr. Chawse, provision merch • ant, 83, Fulham-road, said that on Christmas Eve the pri soner came into the shop and bought a small quantity of butter, for which she paid. While he was serving her he remarked that she was endeavouring to put a piece of bacon from the counter into a basket she had with her. He went up and accused her of trying to steal the bacon, when he discovered that she had got another large piece, value 55., under her shawl, and he then gave her into custody. Mr. Salle—What is known of the prisoner ? Policeman—Nothing. She gave her address at Cuslaw cottages, where we found she lived. Her sister is here. A respectable looking woman with a child in her arms stepped forward, and said that the accused was her sister, and she was much pained to see her in her present position. She was a very respectable hard-working woman, and had gained her living for many years by service. Mr. Selfe—How do you account for her committing this robbery ? The sister—Only that she bad met with some friends, and it being Christmas she had been induced to take some drink, and did not know what she was about. Mr. Selfe (to the prosecutor)—Had she been drinking ? Prosecutor—She was certainly the worse for liquor, but appeared to know well what she was about. Prisoner—l am guilty. I was intoxicated. Mr. Selfe—l can't allow that to be urged as an excuse, or no one's property would be safe. You are committed for a month. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 26.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; light breeze, and cloudy weather. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 25.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Prince Coasort, for Queensland. CARDIFF, Dec. 24.—Wind W.—Sailed—Blanche, for Santander; The Southerner, screw steamer, for Alex andria. - - PORTSMOITTII, Dec. 25.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Saxonia, screw steamer, from New York, (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 25—Gem, from Seville ; Chazeepore, from Calcutta ; Theodesia and blaid of the Miat, from St. Michael's;; Lizzie Lee, from Poniaroa ; Jones Brothers, from Jatacola ; Rambler and Princess of Wales, from Demerara; Bebee and Young Louisa, from Guernsey; Touch Not, from Messina. - Sailed, Dec. 25—Staterinan, for Auckland. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Sarah, for Salcombe ; Witch of the Sea, for Algoa Bay ; Lope de Vega, steamer, for Cadia • Bellona, s t eam er, for New York; Antje Janson, for Gilboa ' tiers, for New York — all from London; Bride of Hesse, K o ng; Hubert Wheaton, from London, St. from Yarmouth, for Leghorn; Kelso, from Sunderland, h Hong Michael's. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Jan. 18. via Marseilles Jan. 12 Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Jan, 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southawpton Jan. 2. via Marseilles __D ee . 27. Falkland Island , . 000000000 •• oo Gibraltar, via So u th am pt o n ............... Dec. 27. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, viceSoutbanipton Jan. 2 via Marseilles Dec. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Dec. 27, via Marseit Led J an. 5. Portugal.... Jan. 4. Malta, Eg,ypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec. 27. ' -- via Marseilles Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, b y Brit. pack et .. • • Dee. 31 -- by U.S. packet...• -- by Canadian packet.. Jan 1. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 10. Bahamas, via New Yo rk Jan. 14. Mexico Dec. 29 . All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, i Deo. 29. California. and British Columbia.. i THE NAVY. By direction of the Admiralty the Warrior target, con structed under the superintendence of Mr. Bakcosabe, of Chatham dockyard, and subsequently removed from Shoe burynesa to Sheerness, has been inspected by the dockyard officials, and a report on its general condition. The in juries inflicted on the target with the 300 pounder Arm strong gun are such that it is believed the target is ren dered almost entirely useless for experimental purposes. Notwithstanding the enormous strength and solidity with which it was constructed, and the parts bolted and riveted together, the plates of the target are so torn and rent, and the timber backing so much shivered, that no repairs will ever render it fit to be again experimental upon, and it is, therefore, probable that an order will be received from tha Admiralty for an entirely new target. The paddlewheel gun vessel Otter, 3, 120 horse power, employed on harbour service between Chatham and Sheer ness, is to undergo a series of trials with Lumley's patent steering apparatus, which the Lords of the Admiralty have directed to be fitted in that vessel. The non-commissioned officers and men attached to the depot of the second battalion of the 12th Regiment, at Chatham garrison, have been making preparations for some time past to contribute various descriptions of articles to the industrial exhibition connoted with the 12th Regiment, which will open at Dublin, where the 12th Regiment is quartered, early in the ensuing year, the day fixed, accord ing to existing arrangements, being the 12th of Jan. The proposition for the proposed novel exhibition—one of the first of :the kind ever attempted—emanated from Col. A. E. S. Ponsonby, in command of the 19th, and permission having been readily accorded by the Commander-in-Chief in -Ireland, the proposal has received the warmest support from the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the regiment. The exhibition will consist exclusively of articles produced by the members of the 12th Regiment. Besides various articles of handicraft, some exceed ingly beautiful specimens of photography will be exhibited. All the printing connected with the exhibition will be undertaken by the troops, while the men of various trades and occupations now in the regiment will show speci mens of their skill. Not the least interesting portion of the exhibition will be the display of the lime-light system of military telegraphy recently introduced into the army by one of the eiticers of the 12th. It is probable that the Vice roy, Lord Carlisle, will open the exhibition, on which occa sion a march, composed in the regiment, will be performed by the band. An order has been received at the camp at Colchester directing the following detachment to proceed for rifle in struction to the Hythe School of Musketry on the Ist Janu ary:—Capt. and Adjutant Reid and six sergeants of the 4th depot battalion, five sergeants of the 9th depot battalion, and Capt. and Adjutant Clarkson and six sergeants of the 10th depot battalion. The contract for the erection of a double range of build ings at Chatham, to be used as quarters for the married non-commissioned officers and men of the infantry regi ments stationed at that garrison, has been taken by Mr. K. Spicer. the Government contractor, of Rochester, and the works will be forthwith commenced. The site of the pro posed building adjoins the plantation, near the main en trance to the infantry barracks, the buildings when erected being close below the fortifications surmounted by the Cornwallis battery. The erection of the new buildings will involve an outlay of from £12,000 to £15,000, and the quar ters are to be completed, in readiness for occupation, within nine months from the date of the works being commenced. The Prussian Chamber of Nobles has voted an address relative to the Schleswig-lialstein question. The document completely approves of the Government policy, and, encroaching on the rights of the other Chamber, prejudge in some measure the question of the loan, which the latter, as is well known, re fuses to the Government. An amendment, tending to satisfy the national feeling by calling for the withdrawal of the Protocol of London, has not met with any sup• port in the Upper Chamber, which was above all anxious to make a counter •clemonstration to the address of the Chamber of Deputies.—A rather curious incident arose on the occasion of the amendment which the minority proposed. Count de Bisni a rk, while admitting the right of the authors of the amendm ent top resent it, disputed their ability to properly discuss matters of State policy. This observation attracted the mere notice that among the persons to whom it was applied was M. Zellkampff, the eminent professor of political sciences in the University of Breslau, WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will of Mrs. Willyams, of Tor -1, dges Will un,..Devon, Bryyams widow of Lieut.-Colonel Jam es roved in the Lon (Royal Cornwall Militia) , wa s p i n st., by the Right Hon. don Court, on the 11th Benjamin Disraeli, M.P., P.C.,the surviving exe cuter, the personalty b e ing sworn under £40,000 . The will bears da te Nov.lB, 1857 ; and was attested h i s clerk. Ti - te testatrix, after l eav i ng by Mr. Charles Kit s on, solicitor, Torqu a y, an d M r. S. Johnson, legacies to the amount of about £6,000 , h as be ed t h e remainder of her p roperty to the u e Bightath il os. Benjamin Disraeli, exp resse d i n th ese In testimony of my a ff ect i on an d o f q w ords 132 y a pprobation and admiration of his efforts to vindicate the race of Israel ; with my views he is acquainted, and will no doubt endea vour to accomplish them:;" and, further, has ex pressed her wish that he should obtain permission of her Majesty to use the surname and arms of the family of Lara and Mendez de Costa, in addition to or precedent to that of Disraeli. The will of Mr. Samuel George Smith, of Sacombe Park, Ware Harts, and of Lombard-street, banker, was proved in London by his eons, Mr. Samuel George Smith, M.P., and Mr. Frederick Chatfield Smith, the exe cutors. The personalty was sworn under £500,000. To his eldest son he has bequeathed his farms and lands, The Beeches, Herts, and all his landed estates in Adelaide and Australia , and his intere st in the banking business, " Smith, Payne, and smith, Lombard-street." To his son Frederick he has bequeathed his interest in the banking obi l bl' a h ment, " Samuel Smith, Brothers , gull." To his daughter a legacy of £3 0 , 000 . The re sidue of his property is to be divided am on g st his four sons, Samuel, Frederick, Rowland , 50d Horace. Th ere are legacies left to each of the clerks in both the banking establishments of £lO. Also £lOO to each of the infirmaries at Nottingham, Derby, and Hest wted London N ews. .Moh ford.—illustri The contract for 50,000 gallons of rum for the Navy has been given to Me2ars. Lemon Hart and Son. SECOND EDITION. ►SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. THE FEDERAL EXECUTION. ALTONA, Dec. 25 (Evening). The Federal Civil Commissioners have issued a proclamation stating that Altona will be their seat for the transaction of business. The reports hitherto sent to Herr von Ploen at Copenhagen arc hence forth to be forwarded to the comm:.ssioners. Prayers are to be put up in the churches only for the Government, its councillors, and servants. The Danish troops leave Neamunster today. Duke Frederick has been proclaimed in Pinne ben:, Elmshorn, and Gluckstedt. A meeting of deputies from all parts of the country is to be held at Elmshorn on Sunday. ARCHIEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY, A very interesting discovery has, during the pas t autumn, been male at Normanby, near Middlesborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. In order to facilitate cer tain of the mining operations carried on at that place by the Messrs.Bel l l e ,i e t l t b hn e a cam th e a n t necessary saer in use, itself lower y to form a new road way at a lower level by four or five feet than the modern surface in the vicinity. During the process of the necessary excavations the attention of the engineer and workmen was drawn to the presence of human remains. There were many fragments of ancient pottery, portions of two broken querns, the upper stone of a third in an unfinished state, and eventually even a portion of a human jaw, with three teeth. The bones were principally those of the ox, and, judging from the form of a skull obtained in soma degree of integrity, of bos ens. Some were of large dimensions, and those which had contained marrow were with few exceptions, broken across. There were besides numerous bones of the sheep and deer, and a few of the swine. Not a few of the shoulder-blades of the sheep or deer were so small as to suggest the presence in Cleveland, at the time to which the deposit belonged, of very small varieties of the breeds represented. On none of these bones did there appear to be any signs of gnawing—per haps a negative evidence of the absence of any species of dog at the time. There were also many small bones of various kinds, but too much decayed to admit of any at tempt to decide to what creatures they had originally be longed. There was one, however, at least, Which testified to the presence of articles of food derived from the sea (ex clusive of others to be presently mentioned); and that was a bone from the flapper, or breast-fish, of probably either a seal or a porpoise. Some few of the larger bones showed signs of cutting, the cut parts pre.:seiating a rough, jagged edge, strongly suggesting that the cut- ting instrument employed had been very blunt or very rude. Besides these cut bones, ono other, the metatarsal bone of a sheep or deer, was bored through transversely as well as longitudinally, the hole being perfectly circular, All the bones, without any exemption, were much coated, or their hollow parts lined, with earthy phosphate of iron, which after a few hours of exposure to the air assumed a very beautiful blue tint, Besides the bones just noticed there was a layer of s hells—nainely, those of the common sea mussel and the ordinary periwinkle—of six or eight inches in thickness, 14 or 15 feet in length, and of considerable but undetermined width, All the mussel shells had been opened, and in no one instance did two still united at the hinge present themselves. This shell-bed lay at a depth of 12 to 14 feet below the old road, and, therefore, 17 to 19 feet below the modern surface. The bones, pot teryjand querns were most abundantly met with in the No ef or broken wrought part of the deposit ju st ab ove the shell-bed, an d i ntermingled brancheswith the o m weretr trees, es, twigs, ch a r l c e o a a v l e , s a , sticks, epecim c e n n i chips, tv ,knots, wood (pegs or the like), hazel-nuts, acorns, ling, moss, bracken, sedges, rushes, a few seeds of plants, besides wing cases of beetles, half of a small, well-wrought and polished jet ring, and a rude bone peg or two. About five feet above the shell-bed lay an ochrey-yellow band of some inches in thickness, which, with all that lay below it (to a &lot and a half or two feet beneath the shells), gave unquestionable evidence of having been deposited in water not liable to violent commotion. A careful inspection of the whole deposit and of the surrounding locality seems to lead to the supposition that there must have been a pool here in ancient times. There are reasons for assuming that the bed of thi pool originated in the geologica l movement which created a fault in the adjacent bed of ironstone, which fault is shown clearly, in section, a few yards beyond the deposit. - But as to the circumstances under which the deposit was made there is no evidence whatever on which so much as to found an hypothesis. There may have been a species of " lake dwelling," though no trace of its existence presented themselves. There may have been a settlement on the verge of the (probably) steep bank which encompassed one side of the pool, although on this supposition it is not very possible to account for the equable deposition of the shells and other light matters, and still less for the diffusion of the bones, pottery, &c., over a tolerably wide area. It is barely possible that a family lived in huts con• strutted in the overhanging trees. It is, perhaps, more prooatoe LL10.4 1,110 nl,oo or the assumel dwellimr nr dwellings may have been demolished, una no attention drawn to it, at a period much earlier than that of the formation of the present road—that is to say at the time when the earlier excavations and other works neces sary towards quarrying the ironstone in the adjacent bank were in process of being carried out. As to the date of these curious remains, that is also too much a mat ter of conjecture ; but, from the character of the pottery, the querns, and the jet ring, it is assumed not to be ex tremely remote. They are undoubtedly Celtic, and beyond that little that is positive can be alleged. Th e discovery implement or weapon might, perhaps, have ofy kind for a more d e fi n i te judgment, but nothing angiven o f room of the edged kind has been discovered. It may be added that the human jaw obtained was remarkably massive and large, and most have belonged to a person of hugh proportions. The three teeth, which are still in their sockets, are of great size and very much worn down ; in deed, nearly the whole crown is worn away--a fact which testifies plainly enough to the coarse nature of a very con siderable portion of this ancient man's daily bread. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. - _ RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. JAN IL Manchester ...... FE». 1 LIIARY. Lincoln Uhelinsford Spring • • • ' llarrow .............. - 2 16 MA: ilung - e — rf o' ' ''' ,Cll. 25 Nottingham Spring • • • • 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool 8 Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick Spring ...... 1G Durham Northampton .. 29 Catterick 3O Croiton-Park 1 Edinburgh Spring AbergaVennY Thirsk 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven .. Newmarket First Spring 25 rla Chester 3 York Spring lO Salisbury l2 Bath l7 Ju: Ascot ............ .• • • 7 Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Manchester Harpenden 2O Epsom 24 I. Stockbridgo ...... 23 Chelmsford , , ...... 28 Ne A rcastle-on-1 yne .. .. 28 Worcester (Summer) .. 30 Ipswich 'TN. _ Newmarket July 6 I Carlisl e Abingdon Liverpool July Pontefract Nott. mgham l9 Stamford ...... Winchester l9 Southampton :. . 2O Goodwood Brighton •• 2 Brighton Club ........ 4 Lewes ................ 5 Reading Egham Oxford .. 18 York August 23 SEPT: VEIT. Plymouth .... 302 5 Derby ................ ........ . Lichfield .............. 30 Stockwn .............. 30 Devon and Exet er •• • • 30 Lichfield .............. 30 :MBER. Iti c hrnona Man mo uth c hester Autumn NewznarketFirst October 27 NNoovrthmaarllekrettons.e.c.owdijt . .__ 10 Weymouth 1 Warwick:Septenaber 6 Leicester .. 8 D on caster .. Brecon .. 19 Newmarket Houghton.. 24 OCTOB ER. 6 Gloucester 2sTOVEMBER. 14 Shrewsbury Autumn 1 864. STEEPLEC II ASING FIXTURES FOR FEBRUARY. Carmarthen .......... 2 Birmingham Harrow .. ............ 2 Aboryktwith ....... 16 12 c, m bridge MAUCH. Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) l4 Arita. Abergavcnny No vutitEn. Leamington and 'Warwickshire Hunt 22 LIFE: AT COMPlEGNE.—Breakfast is served at Kali-Last eleven, and lasts an hour; it is a la .fourehete and, in fact, a ve r y sound dinner. Tea is drunk at five, with a little something to stop craving ; and dinner pre cisely at s even , which lasts nearly two hours. In the even ing there, is again tea, or little quelque (hoses, to stop hunger before retiring for the nigh, or give the spirits a fillip. THE COUNTESS OF ELGIN, according to the last telegram from India, is on her way home from Lahore. The day after the interment of the late Earl's remains the Countess and suite left for Bombay, whence they return home. It is expected that the Countess and family will arrive in England towards the latter end of January or in February. At 13.14. 6.4.0 ►9.16.4' 12.10 6i 7 1201 49/f 461 108 k 44