The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-10 00:00:00

l aolcgroundimaginable. Albert said he felt sure that Acropolis could not be finer : and I hear they s . ometimes call Edinburgh `the modern Athens." To this there is a painful contrast. Her Majesty r evisitedaaymouth—under what different circumstances! In a note dated in 1866 her Majesty says : "I revisited Taymouthlast autumn, on the 3rd October, from Dunkeld (incognito), with Louise, the Dowiger Duchess of Athole, and Miss MacGregor. "We got - out and looked from this height down upon the licilse below, the mist liaving cleared away sufficiently to shew us everything.; and then, unknown, quite in pri vate, I gazed—not without deep emotion—on the scene of ( flir reception, 24 years ago, by dear Lord 'Breadal bane, in a princely style, not to be equalled in grandeur and Poetic effect. "'Albert and I were then only 23, young and happy. liolv many are gone that were with us then ! "I was very thankful to have seen it again. It seemed unaltered-1866." neturning to the happy scenes or 1342, the departure 'tom Taymouth, the row of 16 miles up Loch 'ray to A uchmore, the view of Ben Voirlech, Drum - mon-I Castle, the return home again, are all narrated in a vein of simplicity and reality as Creditable to her Majesty's style a s the occasional glow of aCection which comes to the sur face Was honourable to the feelings of the young wife 141842. TEE SECOND TOUR. - The second tour to the Highlands was made in Septem ber 1 844. To go at once to the Highlands, here we have a sketch of Blair Athole " - We took a delightful walk of two hours. Imme diately near the house the scenery is very wild, which is most enjoyable. The moment you step out of the house You see those splendid hills allround. We went to the left t h r ough some neglected pleasure-grounds, and then t hou gh the wood, along a steep winding path overhang ing the rapid stream. These Scotch streams, full of tones, and clear as glass, are most beautiful ; the peeps between the trees, the depths of the shadows, the mossy stones, mixed with elate, &c., which cover the banks, are lovely ;at every turn you have a picture. We were icitsiiclit high, ; but could not get to the top; Albert in such it is a happiness to see him, he is in such spirits. W• e e came back by a higher drive, and then went to the ;actor's ho use , s till higher up, where Lord and Lady Glen 'Put are living, having given Blair up to us. We Walked on to a corn-field where a number of women were S c ot and reaping the oats (` shearing 'as they call it in Scotland), with a splendid view of the hills before us, so 'Val and romantic, so unlike our daily Windsor walk (delightful as that is) : and this change does such good ; as heart observes ' it refreshes one for a long time. W went into the kitchen 'garden, and to a walk from Which there is a magnificent view. This mixture of great wildness and art is perfection. "Oh ! what can equal the beauties of nature ? What la t joYment ther is in them bert enjoys it so mucia 'le is in ec,stacies here. He has Al inb.eried this love for' nature from his dear father." Another touch of nature :- "The evening was beautiful, and we feasted our eyes on the e ver - changing, splendid views of tl e hill s aid vales tis We drove back. Albert said that the chief beauty_ of mountain scenery consisted in its frequent changes. We cattle home at six o'clock." When the Royal party returned to England after this R °Jciarn among the romantic hills, the Queen tells us " the English coast appeared terribly fiat." " Our stay in the ' fl igulands," she adds, "was so delightful. Independently of the beautiful scenery, there was a quiet, a retirement, i " Wildness, a liberty, and a solitude that had such a charm •or In 1847 her Majesty made a tour to the west of Scot land. The literary interest of this portion of the work is su pplemented by some specimens of her Majesty's power as an artist. The drawings are slight, being rough but a-,.ccurate sketches of eaiking coast lines, such as the Scilly l- alands, the Kyles of Bute, and the Dutchman's Cap, in the Treshinish Isles. There is also a good representation of the masculine head-gear of the female peasantry of „wales, This tour i nc l u d e d th e W es t ern I n l e t s, Isles, and Lochs—Glasgow Staffeo, Dunstaffnage Castle, and the Caledonian Canal. The first visit to Balmoral was paid in 1848. It is de- scribed briefly thus : " It is a pretty little castle in the old Scottish s t y l e. Th ere i s a picturesque tower and garden in front, with a high wooded hill • at the back there is Wood dow n t o the Dee ; and the hills rise all around." Queen Victoria has a heart for humanity as well as an tYe for nature, and a special affection for those nearest to ' a er. She writes always generously of her attendants, and 'descends to particulars about their families. The note set Part to John Brown will illustrate this : " The same who, in 1858, became my regular attendan, oat of doors eve here in the Highlands, who commenced Rink in 1849, and was sslected by Albert and me to go With h nny carriage. In 1851 he entered our service perma -..:,_te:etnlyti,oaan,d began in that year leading my R ony,and advance . d - "en by step by his good conduct and intelligence. His state care, and faithfulness cannot be exceeded, and the of my health, which of late years has been sorely tried and weakened, renders such qualifications most valuable, a nd, indeed most needful in a constant attendant upon all ?ccasioas. He has since, most deservedly, been promoted rbe an up - per servant 'e , and my p ermane nt personal at ndant. (December 1865.) He has all the independence and ele va t e d feelings peculiar to the Highland race, and is ahgu'arly s t ra i g htf orwar d, s i m pl e - m i n d e d, kind-hearted, disinterested ,• always ready to oblige ; and of a dis cretion rarely to be met with. He is now in his 40 th e ar. His father was .a small farmer who lived at the l ush on the opposite side to Balmoral. Be is the second °ine brothers—three of whom have died—two are in bAustralia and New Zealand, two are iiying in the neig h rhood o f B almoral ; and the youngest, Archie (Archie d) is to Leo pold, and is an excellent, 4.- valet ou r son trustworthy young man." Her Majesty had a sell:3h for the Kirk services, with their severe simplicity and earnestness. She refers specially to Mr. Caird's celebrated sermon which was published at 'ler request, and that of Mr. M`Leod. Of her Majesty ' s well-known sympathy for thy Highbnc Poor we have one quaint instance. 15, " I went into a small sabin of old Kitty Kear's, who is "° Years old—quite ere and who welcomed us with a treat air of dignity. SI e sat down and spun. I gave her a;warm petticoat ; she said, May the Lord ever at- Wnd ye an d yours, h ere and hereafter and may the or d be a guide to ye, and keep ye from all harm.' She tr quite surprised at Vicky's height ; great interest is Do r n in her. We went on to a cottage (formerly Jean ° rclores), to visit old widow Symons, who is past four st.' with a nice rosy face, but was bent quite double ; w h e ,was most friendly, shaking hands with us all, asking t i;'`lch was I, and repeating many kind blessings : May 1 , e Lord attend ye with mirth and with joy; may He ever ue With ye in this world, and when ye leave it.' ToVicky, ten told she was going to be married, she said, May Lord be a guide to ye in your future, and may every l a• PPiness attend ye.' She was very talkative , and 'when tisaid I hoped to see her again she expressed an expecta -b9earn that she should be called any day,' and so did - Kitty 4 a. We went into three other cottages—to Mrs. Symons's dau ghter-in-law to the old widow living next door), who 0 1. 1 :1" an unwell boy f then across a little burn to another fig Woman' s • and afterwards peeped into Blair, the M dler s. We drove back, and got out again to visit old to I le- Grant (Grant's mother), who is so tidy and clean, and -r w o ll ss ?na I gave a dress and handkerchief, and she said, re too kind to me, you're over kind to me, ye give tenreore every year, and I get older every year.' After 4 t 37f l so v n i , e ,g kr . wi s th her some time, she said, lam happy to see k ° ,°a-ing so nice.' She had tears in her eyes, and, speaking going, said, I'm very sorry, and I think she is se" lierseP,d and having said she I feared she would not thater (the Princess) again, said, am very sorry I said t ;,'? but I meant no harm ; I always say just what I s,`;'°; not what is fut' (fit). Dear old lady, she is such a laeasant person. sea" Really the affection of these good people, who are so t . i l*tY and so happy to see you, taking interest in every g, is very touching and gratifying. ,, She even became fond of the bagpipes klaThere were nine pipers at the castle ; sometimes one sometimes three played. They always played about ~eakfast time, again during the morning at luncheon, and :• 80 whenever we went in and out ; again before dinner, slid during most of dinner time. We both have become quite fond of the bagpipes." f the ins and outs o f h um bl e S cottish life the Queen Inn O st be Well informed. She has supped oatmeal par tldge and tasted "Athol brose," and passed a night ~,,s a r4° l lB ' the steep hills in something like a ' bothie." The "'".V.;_a was so small that the four-poster bed nearly filled it. saser Majesty's Highland home seems to have grown aeare r as time passed away. On October 13, 1856, the Queen thus wrote of it : " Every y ear my heart becomes more fi xe d i n this dear Paradise, and so m uc h more so now , th a t all has become my dearest Albert's own creation, own work, own build ing, own l ay i ng out, as at Osb orn e ; a nd his great taste, and the imp ress of his dear hand, have been stamped everywhere He was very busy to-day, settling and arra many things for next ye ar. " The reader s o f t hi s book will close it with regret that there should be one shade of gloom over these bright verainiscences. 2All the Queen's re co ll ect i ons of Ireland are grateful; au h er associations'with it held in kindly remembrance, ex cePting those connected with the weather, which in that Particular month of August, 1861, was angry and ill-be :,!Aled. Concerning England the volume contains little ; but fragment is complimentary to our island when a turn in the ry narrative takes her near it. In 1846 her Yacht was anchored for an hour in B bb'icom be aßay, °4 the Devonshire coast. "Itis a beautiful spot, Which before we had only passed at a distance. Red cliffs and rocks, with wooded hills like Italy, and reminding ° no of a ballet or play, where nymphs are to appear— 'lnch rocks and grottoes with the deepest sea, on which th ere was n o t a ripple." And then " that beautiful Dart -14011th," " lovely with its wooded rocks, and church, and _-astle at the entrance. It puts me much in mind of the e e autiful Rhine and its noble ruined strongholds and th e nulei." So at Mount Edgcumbe, over " the splendid. 12i,arbour of Plymouth," " with its beautiful trees, inclu rig Pines, growing down into the water, and lokin more 5 9v elY than ever." But the leisure of the Royalexctu-- oenist is interrupted, because she has here to " read innu -4111,_ ruble letters and despatches," and go on deck " to see the qU'ethorities," after which, steaming up the Tamar and St. c a r mans river, she glances for the first time at Trematon do t Plymouth which belongs to Bertie, as Duke of Cornwall." 4 lYmouth a few syllables of natural sentiment are set aL";n; the Prince was necessarily absent at the time of her e rn le i stY's disembarkation, and she writes : " There were wi rs where we landed, and I feel so shy and put out tri:ut Albert." All through the Channel Island wa r , Nve note the same characteristics, the same th e ngness to be pleased, and anxiety to please, tha n s ame outspoken ease of opinion concerning Rs or individuals —as, for instance, General Napier— a v a n erY singular-looking old man, tall and thin, with an 1 1 4r_ 4 1,ne nose, piercing eyes, and white moustache and which The same heartfelt acknowledgment of the loyalty d e 'ell she usually designates " kindness." Whether leocribing her reception on the summit of St. Michael's h aa li tlt, or in the depths of a Cornish mine, the lady who h e „„ l3 ,ernsitted the publication of this little book is equal to Lielt in every page. Th e following extract we must give : " Falmouth, Monday, Sept 7. :11-opinediately after breakfast, Albert left me to land 00,1 -sit some mi nes . Th e corporation of Penryn were w a r ard, and very anx i ous t o see the Duke of Corn and 2 :- 13,,C11 P almerston out of th e p av ili on on deck with Bertie, of Cum told them that that was the Duke O o rirwall,' and the old. Mayor of Penryn said that he ed he would grow up a blessing to his parents and to - " 1 0.9341,1 /4 2 r. „. pressed to her a book, fibers of iends— ttended tajesty mld bo ivileged had no ere for excur- tremely lf. To [(mover election tions of stations mrnals. to place )jects— nilar to himself. 3jects— hy with t—to be re were )3 , was by the rith his would ins her nd " to e writer ;ly and 1 under en 1842 d tours as from nterest, I young on the Yacht, r for the Paget, son fol r James .e on to into our Albert e was a nbridge, and Sir 1. Sir ng very ained in ig which she was gress : to our ,e knots t. Abb' lastle on tunately Island, Rocky went on in sight lc dark, t. We s of fish ag) and )n board It was a he air se the day 3 ally dark ay even en, quite e, which le sailor mtes to *ast—at , and at cots, and ie sailors he mast t. The up with d so wel rere near Hill reca. )f seeing t on her as made y unlike , Albert, he ever ve stone, le High ke Castle, town, is [ill, with an style ; gaol, the End, w ith e whole, t charac- nen wear 'noted. flg. hair; to 2 or 3 )f it red. in, where th is veil' and the ianging Every ies as to at a plate t I tasted and also many of with that he young of theta y • on that e of Lass' i is very urgh, her men, the ate to the :aymouth - er - y high' a kind 0! sc r ib 3 ble. ;hla,ndersy he house, dress at .IMenzie'o_ ,ying, an lts. The roved, the summed' ded hills, cable. It times Was romantic. e hall and A smal l , and bon• lever saW firework s / sing rec l3 ' pipes, bi l and \Ted ° view 6`C : 1 is quit e , and wl l ° or to se c t wn, o• with the the other , Salisbury i)910 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day. Market opens dull and easier. Sales probably 10,000 bales. i4ARKET AIM !JOYIMERCIAL INTELLIGENOB, Cur, Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day the French Rentes were 68f. 75c. The amount of money on offer continues to in crease daily, while the opportunities of 'finding it profitable employment diminishes. The few trade bills on offer are readily taken at 11 to 11 per c2nt. The Corn Market is quiet, at Monday's prices. Consols are firm at an improvement of at 92/ to 921 for money and account; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92/ to 924- ; India Five per Cents., 111 to 1111 ; Bank Stock, 210 to 212 ; Exchequer Bills, 223. to 275. prem. Foreign. Stocks are quiet. Spanish continue to be offered, and the quotation is flat, at 341 to 341; Mexicans Bonds are 15/ to 151; Greek, 12 to 121; Italian 411 to 411 ; Turkish; 29/ to 30/ ; Brazilian, (1865), 75 to 76 ; and Portuguese Scrip, 1 to 1 prem. The New Honduras Loan is to 1 prem. ex coupon. _ _ _ In American Securities, United States Five. , Twenty Bonds have relapsed *, at 711 to 718. Erie Railway steady, at 49 to 50 ; Illinois, 88 to 89. • Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain steady at 22 23, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds at 18 19. . English railways are firmer, There is an advance of liu Midland, at 103- to 104 ; of 1 in South- Eastern, at 68 to 681 ; and in Great Northern at 105 to 107 ; of lin Caledonian, at 73+ to 734 ; of kin Lancashire and Yorkshire, at 123 to 1231 ; in London and North Western, at 114 to 1141 ; and in Metropoli tan at 115 to 1151 ; and of * in Great Eastern, at psi to 284, and in Great Western, at 45 to 44; Great Northern' A are steady, at 107 to- 108 ; Brighton, 48 to 481 ; Sheffield, 44 to 441 ; London and South Western, 75 to 77 ; and Chatham, 171 to 181. East Indian Railway Stock is scarcely so firm, at 108 to 109 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1061 to 1071, and Grand Trunk, 15 to 15/. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank retniii, which is made up to the evening of the Bth inst., is chiefly remarkable for &lowing the effect of one day's payment of the public dividends, and the comparatively slight influence it has had on the means of the Bank to meet the demands of trade. More than two millions and a half were paid in divi dends, yet the Reserve shows a slight increase, while the bullion has been reduced only by a fraction. These divi. deeds belonged to bankers and capitalists, for upwards of £1,761,000 re-appear as private deposits, while the Bank itself seems to havb received £129,000. At the same time, while the Reserve shows an increase of £6,540, an addition of £1,100,000 has been made to the second reserve of Government Securities, derived, probably, from repayments of advances on private securities. From this fact, it may be inferred that at last the Bank has seen the necessity of enlarging this item if divi dends are to be . kept from falling. When money is to be had at 1 per cent. in the open market, it is not likely that merchants will pay the Bank 2 per cent. ; hence the resort to Government securities, which now amount to £14,369,046, being higher than for several years past. The following are the principal changes since the preceding return : Increase in circulation £47,869 Decrease in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits . Increase in Government Securities Decrease in other Securities 1,824,108 Decrease in Bullion 1,658 Increase in Rest Increase in Reserve Bullion in both Departments Reserve of Notes and Coin 12,826,215 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills-24,879,991 The return of paid clearing for the week ending Wednesday, January 8, as certified by Mr. George T)erbyshire, the chief inspector, is as follows : Jan. 2, Thursday Jan. 3, Friday Jan. 4, Saturday Jan. 6, Monday Jan. 7, - Tuesday - 12,221,000 Jan.. 8, Wednesday ....... . 10,271,000 Total £65,333,000 The week embraced by this return includes the commercial settlements of the 4th and the monthly settlement in Consols on the Stock Ex change ; yet the total does not amount _to sixty live millions and a half. This does not indi cate any revival in business at present. It is possible that the amount of commercial bills on the 4th may have been affected by the previous adjustments at the close of the past year. There were no bullion operations reported at the bank yesterday. The steamers leaving New York yesterday took £lOO,OOO in specie for Europe. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Wednesday, 15th inst., a speoial settling day in the Scrip of the Portuguese Three per Cent. Loan of 1867 ; to be marked. The National Discount Company have decided upon ... dividend for the past half year at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum. The terms upon which the Atlantic Telegraph Company propose to raise the new preferential capital, to which reference was made yesterday, have been published. The £1,300,000 will take the shape of £5 shares, will bear 10 per cent. interest, payable next after the £51,348 per annum has been paid to the eight per cent. preference stock, and will take a shard of the profits after a given dis tribution has taken place upon the original capital. The object is to pay of the claims of the Anglo- American Telegraph Company, which now amount to £125,000 per annum, exclusive of a subsequent share in surplus profits. The desirability of the scheme needs no comment. It is obvious that it merits the support of both the public and the present share holders. A special general meeting of the Palace and Bur lington Hotels Company has been called for the '22d inst., for the purpose of receiving the directors' report and declaring a dividend. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Brighton, Hove, and Preston Constant Service Water Works Company has been convened for the 31st inst., for the transaction of the ordinary business of the company. A further series of bonds of the Italian State Domain Loan were drawn on the 7th inst. for repay ment at par on the Ist of April next. A call of £2 per share has been made upon the snareholders of the Paraguassu Steam Tram Road Company (Limited), payable on the 10th of February. It is announced that Lord Provost Lumsden, of Glasgow, has resigned his position as vice-chairman of the Glasgow and South-Western Railway, "on pri vate and personal grounds." The numbers are published of 125 bonds of the United Danubian Principalities Seven per Cent. Loan of 1864, amounting to .£20,900, which have been drawn for repayment at par on the Ist March ; and of 191 bonds, amounting to £lO,OOO, of the Monte Videan Six per Cent., which have also been drawn for payment at par. Mr. Charles Whetham, formerly a director of the Great Western Railway Company, but who retired under the provisions of the Act of last session reduc ing the number of directors, is a candidate for re-election oh the board of that company. BRITISH FUNDS —TWO VOLOCIC. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per bent. Console Do. Account, Feb. 6 924 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent 924 2 4 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 12394 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — knnuities, 80 vrs, expire sth Jan. ' 188 P — Do. for 30 y rs , ex pi re sth April 1885.., Do (Red Sea Telehraph), Au,., 1908 — E telmluer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 3:21 per Ct 22 pru Do .£5OO — pm. Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm Bank of England Stock. 41 per Cent — Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 216 xd Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent.. Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaeed Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Do Deb., 5 per Cent, Au , . 1873 — Do. Bond s , 5 per C ent., £l,OOO 35 pm - Do. under .£l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine liepublie, ( per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 THE SUN, LOND uN, F RID AY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1808. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 7si Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Apes 6 per Cent — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent ) C .abo.„ 6 per Cent. Coalian 6 per Oent — Do. 41 1 per Cent — Uo. 6 per Cent., B — Do., 1867 85f - - . ..„-- Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 Da., Scrip £32 paid C ),• mbian, 6 per Cent. Damish 3 ply. Cont., 1823 D tnulyian Principalities, 7 per Cent 631 Do 8 por Cent., 1867 , i , ador New Consolidated, t per Con—. 04)-1.6:Ir', 7 per Cent B6 00. 544 oad issue D . i 5 )0 Bonds Do. .£lO6 Bouds Do no. £5 ti) Bonds B7l Do. £lOO Bonds BBi Governo Rat! W:r s ' 1)01,1itiiro: Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coup , Do. .a et:omit IN6 Di. Coupons Do. Account (.4littt-mt:thi 7 per l ;mit .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7 p. Ct., .£l5 pi pm It t.tau o per Cert., 1865 — Do. Account Do. Maremmana Raiway — SI. kxicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 -- Do 8 per Cont. Anglo-French — dontevidsan 6 per Cent. . — floorish Imperial 5 per Cent N . ew Granada, — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred • Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 684 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 Do Account Puttaguese 3 por Ct., 1853, '6,7, '9,'60,'2,': , 374 4 R issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6l Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Du. • do. £Bl 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BB4 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — 4 Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per. Oen , Do:, Account ... Do New Deferred .• Do Account Do Passive — ' Do Acciant Do Com. Cert. of Conj. not funded 4 — Do Account Tu:kish 6 per Cent. — Do Account - — Do 6 per Cent, 1858 — Do Account ... 58 7/ . Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 5Bl 8 Do.' 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 . Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed ,...... Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Dividends on the above payable in Londoli Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent. Ex. 25f. .- Dutch 21. per (lent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — ItaHuh 5 per Cent. 1851, Ez.251. Do. Account 4lf TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92i Do. Account LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF ARCHES. (Before Sir R. Phillimore, the Dean of Arches.) MARTIN V. MACHONOCHIE.-THE ST. ALBANS RITUAL QUESTION. This was a suit promoted by Mr. Martin, a parishioner of the parish of St. Albans, Holborn, to restrain the Rev. Mr. Machonochie, the incum bent of that church, from using alleged ritual practices which are in contravention to the rubric as understood in the Church of England, such as elevation and prostration during the service of the Holy Communion, the use of incense, and the mix ing water with wine. Mr. Stevens, Q.C., Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey, and Mr. Droop, were counsel for the prosecutor ; and Mr. J. M. James, Q.C., Mr. Prideaux, Q.C., and Dr. Trietram were for the defence. Mr. J. M. James said that it had now come to his turn to address his lordship, but he would not trouble them at any great length, nor should he enter into the archaeological points which had been so elaborately dealt with by his learned friends. He regretted that the charge brought against the de fendant had taken the form of a quasi criminal charge. The defendant belonged to that party in the Church which believed that the elaborate adorn ment of religious edifices did produce a great effect upon a great number of persons, and that some of those " who went to scoff remained to pray." He belonged to that party in the Church who had subscribed that encyclical which had been issued from the Pan-Anglican Synod, and from whence had issued also that conciliatory letter to the Greek Church ; and he, with the members of Synod, de sired to see the scattered Churches reunited. The case was proceeding when we went to press. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 150. per £1 sterling. On oxuparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 t',a. toid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-.oth per cent, dearer in Paris than in Lon don. BALL AT DONINGTON PARK.—The festivities at Donington Park commenced last week with the races, which came off on Lady Edith Abney Hastings's grounds, and terminated with a large dinner party at the hall, fol lowed by a grand ball, at which, however, many of the neighbouring gentry who had received invitations were prevented attending in consequence of the weather. The drawing-room of the hall was elegantly fitted up for the ball, being brilliantly illuminated and most elegantly de corated with choice flowers. The tea-room adjoining was also most superbly decorated. The spacious library, said to contain 20,000 volumes, served for the drawing room. This room has recently been entirely new fur nished and decorated. Leading from it is the new billiard room and Lady Hastings' new conservatory. The arrange ments here must have been a most pleasing surprise to the numerous guests. Probably not less than 500 Chinese lan terns of every conceivable shape and shade of colour were Fuspended from the roof and trees. In addition, birds wore flying about and fountains playing, forming a most enchant ng sight. The company at dinner included, in addition to the Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings, Viscount and Viscountess Marsham, Lord and Lady Charles Kerr, Ad iral Major Yelvarton, Prince de Chimay, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Herbert, Sir Frederick Johnstone, Capt. Johnstone, the Earl of Clonmell, Col, Probyn, Mr. R. Burton, Col. Knox, Mr. A. Hawksley, Mr. H. B. Wilkin son, Mr. A. Sumner, Colonel Vyner, Capt. Barlow, Mrs. - Barlow, Lord Berkeley Paget, and Lord Graham. Nichol son's quadrille band, of Lacester, occtipied the temporary orchestra erected in the ball room, and performed a choice selection of music. The ball was kept up with much animation, and at one o'clock supper was served up in the grand dining-room. The tables extended on both sides of the whole length of the very large room in the form of a horse-shoe. The .splendid service of gold and silver plate was displayed to the best advantage, the numerous cups won by his lordship being most conspicuous. Among the most handsome were the cups of Kelso, 1867 ; Goodwood, 18;6 ; Ascot, 1867 ; Brighton, 1866 ; Ayr gold cup, 1867 ; Stoelthridge, 1867. The magnificent Doncaster cup, won with Ackworth by his lordship, occupied a most conspi cuous place on the sideboard. The plate is in reality a large circular shield, of splendid design and most elaborate workmanship. On the taL:e were vases of flowers of the choicest exotics, ferns, &c., and in the open spice between the tables was a very large silver vaso filled with the most delicate plants. A SHOCK.--Walking one day along the streets of Auckland, we observed before us a tall, graceful-looking female figure, the folds of whose black silk dress were dilly distended; a crape shawl and stylish hat making up a perfectly unexceptionable toilette. Involuntarily our pace quickened, and we began to speculate upon the Leauty of the countenance which another step or two would doubt less disclose to our glance. Suddenly a shop window at tracted the fair one's attention ; she stopped and turned oh, horror upon horrors ! what a sight met our gaze ! A dusky face, very masculine features, tattoed lips, with a short black pipe in her mouth—in short, a Maori belle ! Years have elapsed since then, but the shock our feelings then experienced has not yet been forgotten.—Blacteeocrs Magazine ' for January. ARREARS IN THE DIVORCE COURT.—As many as 198 cases are standing for hearing in the Divorce Court in the eusuing term commencing on Saturday next, of which 154 are to be tried without . juries, 29 with common juries, and 15 with special juries, SHARE LlST.—This Day. WiDINABS SHARES AND STOClib. Share) Rat'Ways. flristol and Exeter ....- Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„ Perth, & A.b.J mac I 1 .London. scrip Ceni Do. Glasgow S. Western. Great Eastern, Or d. s Do. E. Angl. st. No. z Urcat Northot Scotian, Great Northern Du. A stock Do. B MUCK Do. ;NCW, is. at 25 pu► UtS, and W. of IreMu& Western -Original IX,. 6. Val. Rail gua: Du. Soutli Wales .... • Do. W. Alid.—Oxture DO. Newport Do. tierjford Lancashire .¢ Yorkshirs 1., , nd0n and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., S Coa., 1-nn., Chat., and Dovei `Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. Lou. Sc North Wester). Lon. South Westeri• Ran., Suet., R .Lincolb Ntetropolitan.... ...... Do. New Do. Extension Aetrupolttan District Do. do. do. 00. and St. John's W titidiand Do. £9 Share Do, 13irmin.. 1% Dart)) rlid Bent . . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun o th. Eastern --- Berwica Do. (I. N purohasi Do. Leads ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle . .... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61.... North London Do. do. 1861 5 Do. ao. 1566 . forth Staffordshire . S. & 5: W. JunotiOn ;Scottish Central scot. N. E , Aber. stool , Do. Scot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union - south Devon South Eastern ..... Staines, Wok., & Wok Vaff Vale Do. C Vale of Meath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & 'Whiteha West Corn wall P Closing I Businesr Psi Price. done. 100 1 100 83 85 72 73 20 3) 2 4 741 751 io -d 03 07 274 2i 0 - 15 16 1(5 07 :07 101 ra 145 rt 98 93 if 41} 23 30 2V 3, _ - i 22 124 43 4) 18 19 iOO 100 lOU too all 281 # u 4 115' ;6 78 43 14.1 ul 115 10i 103 - - 102 f 1036 71 73 33 35 98 99 15f.& 485 I Itsi 1141 14 1 59 51 90 92 1141 151 103 j 4 lao 132 113 116 1 lip 5) 61 113 115 56 67 42 t 4 66,E 67 81 9.4 t 45 i5O COLONIAL GOVEUNMItNT 'British Columbia, 6 per cent.,Dec.3l, 1872..., 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug, l,O 100 102 'Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 100 102 Uo. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 86 88 Es} Do. sp. c. Inscribed as 100 85 87 Cape (x. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 102 104 Vo.Apl. & Oct • 1890-1900 100 106 /08 Do. do 1889-96 100 104 11.6 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 , 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 95 97 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 _ Do. 1878, do _ 100 110 110 1 6 p. 0, 187 3 , Jan. and July Do. 1878 * . .... lio. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 15 100. 105 107 Do. 1805, Feb. & Aug lOO 107 109 Natal goy. 6 per cent lOO 1(4 106 N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.,SOuly 100 103 105 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 , 100 97i 91 96 New Zealand, Bp. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.. •••• • 1 0 0 98 99 981 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 .. . Queensland Gov. 6p. C. 100 103 105 1011 Aus.Gov. 6 p.c.1868- 9 100 _ Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 110 111 Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 _ Do. do, April & Oct lOO 110 112 111 101 ' BRITISH POSSESSIONS. .90 Atlantic& St•Lawrenee all 54 65 534 41 IBom.,Baroda, &Cen.ln. 100 IC4 105 1(21 gu. 6 per 10 Do. F shares . , lO p 4p 161 ZO4 Buffalo & Lake liuron all 34 10 Do. Preference all 5 6 (00 t Butt,Brant, &Goderich 110000 68 — 71 — st Ca 6 lc P ti e tt • a l V 2 S -3 . - E 1‘ .., • 11m ••• • • . at Jat,e Town & Dock, gu. 100 I 8 52 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi all 99 K 2 st East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 .03 104 1031 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 110 1104 1064 9 1,0 Do. .1 Extension .• 15 st grand Trunkof Canads 100 a 18 .5 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond" 1 charge 6 p.o all /3 85 tOO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds ail 50 52 100 Do. do deferred •• • • all 100 De. 2d Prd. Boncis all 10 45 100 I,u. do. deterred all - WO Do. 3d Pref. stook all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred all JOO ,Du. 4th Pre/. stock al: 194 200 100 Do. do. deterred all at (it. India Pen. gua. sp.e 100 107 108 1071 13 0. Gua. 5 per cent 18 2 t tO No. New gua. 52. a 6 2 I at t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at DJ. 44 per cent— 10., 92 94 at Do ..... 204 .ireat s. of Canada all 15i 154 201 Da. New .. all 100 Do. 6p. o 111. s. pay. 1873 all 95 47 100 Do. 50 do. pay. 1877-8 all 85 57 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 t et Madras, gua. 5 p.O 100 100 102 at Do. 42 do et Do. 44 do lOO 89 91 2') Do. Fifth Extension 5 at Melb. Cor, 6p. e. Buds. 100 60 Mel. & Ilobson's Bay_ all et Asl.ll.l.C'da,6pclstpf.bs 10u 83 85 • et Soindo at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do l5 at Do. Punlaub.... 100 WS 100 at Do.lndus St. Flo: 4, 10 0 65 87 100 100 101 BRITISII MINES. - Cam. Consol. Gold, lira. 1 Chiverton Clifford AmalgaMated 3O 54 .6i Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 4.0 130 rakewalls 2.1.0 'ast Bassett (Illogan) 291 10 12 East Caradon 14.0 8 6 East Carn Brea 34 2 2 t East Grenville 2.14.0 14 2 East Gunnislake 8.3.0 East Loved . 3.9.0 8 9 E. W'l ltussell (Tavistk 11.7.6 1 4 2 StAubyn(G wen. 16 4 5 4 - Great Laxey, limited., all 17 18 Great South 'Angus.... 0.14.6 - - Great Wheal 80y... 14.9.0 - - G. Wheal Vor (Heist.), 40 17 19 Grenville 9.9.6 14 14 iferod's Foot .... 8.10.0 35 37 - Elingston Downs 5.10.6 24 2 4 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 6 8 - Marke Valley 4.10.6 44 54 4 tlwyndy Iron Ore, Ilm 31 21 1 4 New S ton ...... 561 65 70 North loskear - N.Wh Bassettallogan 1.4.0 - - North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 2 3 Prosper United 8.11.0 2 24 Providence ,Uny Lelant 10.6.7 29 31 S. Caradon (St. Clear) ll 393 410 South Coudurrow ').2.0 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 371 421 :Stray Park 35.15.6 4 6 Tin Croft 9 13 14 Vigra and Clogan, 11m , all - - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Luskeard 1! 10 12 West Chirerton ...... 11 60 68 West Seton. Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 15 95 Wheal Buller atedruth 16 16 I Wheal 31.ary Ann (31en. 8 18 20 Wheal Seton Wheal Tridawuey (1.18. 5.17.0 6 8 rREFERENCE SUARES. Lancaster and Carlisle, 4t per cent. pt. 301 London and N.Western, liectord and Cambridge, 83 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL:. Hull and Selby. i 11i London and lilttekw4ll; 88 rO.IIEIGN HALLWAY P, ahla and San Francisco, gua. 7 per cent., 141 Dutch Rhenish, Ditto, new; 2i San Paulo, 6 per cent., 181 FOXHIGIN MINNS. on Pedro. North Del :ley. 2 Pin it, John del 'ley, licri , 40 39 BA.Nlib. gra. lim.. A, Ditto, B, 9 Alliance, liw., t$ City, ila Imperial Ottoman/81 Loudon and Coutity, Ditto, new, LOnclJn and. estminater. 70 a Ditto, Scrip,l9l a 1111SCELLANZ0013. Anglo American Telegraph, 19/ Atlantic Telegraph, 4s n llit o, 8 par cent., 100 11 B. and I. Ma g netic Velegraph, lim., 121 City Daiwa, lim., 51 Co.nmercial Union, Insurance. 41 Credit tooncier 01 lim.. 3 1 East India Irrigation and Canal, 17 Gen. Credit anu Discount, um.. Hudson's Bay, 14/ I Royal Mai Steam, 934 Vicei oy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (iltortgage) Loan, 63; f THEATRES AND MUSIC HALLS.—Oa Tuesday the Borough Police-court, South Shields, was much crowded to hear an information laid by Mr. Wybort Reeve, the lessee of the Theatre Royal, South Shields, and of Scar borough and other theatres, against Messrs. J. J. Bag nall and W. Blakey, lessees of the Alhambra Music Hall, South Shields, for performing btage plays without authority. Mr. Reeve had brought out a pantomime, " Robinson Crusoe," and on the 30th of December Messrs. Bagnall and Blakey produced a' divertisse ment entitled "Prince Buz-fuz," at their hall, in which there was "King" and "Prince and Princess," "Amazons," a , g transformation" scene, a good deal of dialogue, and some singing. Mr. Reeve had given the defendants notice before the first representation that from the character of the piece, as announced by handbills, he deemed it a stage play, and as he had been at great expense in producing his pantomime if they proceeded with theirs he would pro secute them. The prosecution proved to the satisfaction of the Bench that the defendants' piece contained a plot, had dialogue, and other essentials of a stage play, and they fined them £lO, but ordered the costs to be paid out of the fine. CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXA.4.IIINA7 lON. Though the establishment of University local examinations for girls was attended with consider able difficulty, owing to circumstances which we shall presently indicate, the success which has already attended them throughout England is suffi ciently encouraging to give their promoters in centive to extend the beneficial influences of this admirable movement. Many were at first de terred from allowing their children to enter for these examinations lest the class of competi tors with whom they would have to associate should not be respectable, and the fear of over work has also conduced to prevent many from presmting themselres at the competitions. In deed, the novelty of the experinent was not with out its influence in retarding the, progress of the scheme, but now that that novelty is wearing off there are indicati ms that these examinations will I I shortly meet with a more general appreciation from l those for whose advantage they have been instituted. During the competitions which have recently ter minated 232 candidates presented themselves at the various centres appointed—namely, Loudon, Bristol, York, Cambridge, Brighton, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Norwich, Reading, Cannock, and Leeds. In London the number of competitors was in excess of that of last year, and although 62 may seem to constitute au indifferent list, it must be remembered that but very little time has elapsed since the inauguration of the movement. The examinations in London were held at the' Architectural Museum, Conduit-street, Regent street, and the arrangement4made for the conduct of the necessary business were admirable in every par ticular. In the room in which the examination took place there were present two ladies, two members of the local committee, and the examiner, who was a married Fellow of the College, and every pro vision was made for the comfort of the candidates. The examination continued for six days, but as each of those who presented themselves was required to take up only a certain number of subjects, every one had au interval of rest during the week.., Some subjects were compulsory, add deficiency in these made the failure of any candidate inevitable. The compulsory subjects were arithmetic, English com position, history, geography, and English gram mar. The optional subjects were various, but those generally chosen were the Scriptures, French, and drawing. Here it may be necessary to state, for the proper understanding of the subject, that there were two classes of candidates, one con sisting of young ladies under 16 years of age, and the other of those between 16 and 18. In the senior class two competitors were examined in Latin, one in Greek, three in German, three in algebra, three in Euclid, two in trignometry and conic sections, two in mechanics, and three in political economy. In the junior class five were exa mined in German, two in pure mathematics, eleven in zoology, three in botany, and six in music. With regard to the examination in Euclid, it may be interesting to state that the examiner has observed that the girls who sent in papers on that subject seemed to be able to distinguish with far more logical acumen between the essential and formal portions of a proof than any of the boys who had entered in similar competitions. It may be added that this gentleman is the examiner in Euclid for the whole of England. The necessary subjects are manifestly suited to all, and the same papers are used as the tests of proficiency throughout all the centres we have enumerated. The utmost deli cacy is observed in the conduct of these examina tions. Publicity is entirely avoided, for in the Uni versity report neither the names of the successful nor unsuccessful competitors appear. They are repre sented by the numbers which are allotted to the can didates previous to examination. To those who wish to obtain a true test of the capabilities of girls, the University local examinations form an admirable criterion, inasmuch as but little reliance can be placed in the results of examinations in private schools. All information regarding the University local examinations for girls can be obtained at 17, Cunningham-square, St. John's-wood, from Miss Davies, to whom the success of these competitions hitherto may be in a great degree attributed. COMMERCIAL MARKET:S. MANCHESTER, January 9.—The quiet tone of this market continues, and buyers can operate more easily than they could on Tuesday. Sellers, how ever, are scarcely prepared to accept the prices which were taken a fortnight since, but above those rates there are very few offers made. Where pro ducers are prepared to accept such prices a mode ratebusiness can be done. BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.—The quarterly meeting of ironmasters here to-day was very numerously attended, but only little business was done. Mer chants from Manchester and Liverpool made in quiries, but in the majority of instances the in quiries were such that few were disposed to accept. The merchants of the district bought only sparingly, notwithstanding the low rates which some makers are prepared to take for common bars, on cash terms. These are in a few instances 255. under " list." The North Staffordshire terms are here and there even lower ; and that district being much nearer the Mersey, most of the Liverpool bar orders find their way into North Staffordshire. The amount of work done in the mills and forges is no more now than before the holidays began ; and but for considering their men there are instances in which proprietors would altogether close their esta blishments for a month. Sales of stone and of pigs were reported,put they were fur smaller quantities than was the case last quarter. BRADFORD, Thursday.—The tone of the wool market to-day is a little more cheerful, without any appreciable improvement in business. Inquiries for good matchings, and especially for good hogs, have been more frequent, and owing to the scarcity of these sorts staplers are in a position to command the market prices. Other sorts of wool continue quite as much neglected as hitherto. Many spinners refrain from doing a business under the impression that some forthcoming public wool sales may have the result of giving a tone to prices. In worsted yarns there has been more inquiry, on the part of the export houses, in the common and the better spinning of super 3U's, but the prices offered have generally been too low for spinners to accept. Low counts of genappe are still in good request. Twofold yarns are also in better demand, at cur rent rates. There has been rather more inquiry in the piece trade. German houses are receiving more orders from abroad. Some manufacturers who have long been running short time, are reported to have resumed full time. Goods are now selling at such very low prices that speculation is becoming more frequent. The demand for heavy goods, especially lastings, is improved to some extent, and prices of this class of goods are a shade better. Neither the home nor the American trades show any im provement. _ _ LEICESTER, Thursday.—The wool market to-clay is unrelieved of its dullness by any encouraging feature. The quiet attitude of the cotton market rather strengthens buyers of wool from operating, lest prices should go still lower. Staplers say there is no demand just now, and therefore it is useless to press wool upon buyers. No decided improvement has yet taken place in the hosiery trade. A few orders have been placed, but the state of the o Liverpool market is not encouraging enough to cause auy general move on the part of merchants. The inquiries for heavy goods are quite as numerous as could be expected for so late a period of the season. There is more doing in elastic webbings. Narrow webs are more in demand for the home trade, and a few manufac turers are meeting with inquiries for gussettings. The shipping houses are not improved in their position. EXPLOSION LN NEW OXFORD-STREET.--Yesterday morning between 10 and 11 o'clock, an explosion of a furnace and hot-water pips occurred at a draper's shop, No. 535, New Oxford-street, but fortartately without doing any serious damage. William Henry, one of the assist ants, who was in the basement at the time, received such a severe shock to the system that it was found necessary to remove him to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, where he wee admitted an in-patient undo; the care of Mr. Gant. ACTION BY AN ARCIVIECT. In the Manchester Court of Record yesterday, before the Recorder (H. W. West, Esq.), Mr. Thos. Waddington, jun., a Manchester architect, brought an action against the Rev. Joseph Steinthal, minis ter of the German Evangelical Church, to recover £l5 15s. for plans which ho alleged he had drawn by order of the defendant, Mr. Ernest Jones and 1)r. Pankhurst appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Am brose for the defendant. The plaintiff's case wvs that in Feb., IS6G, the defendant called on him to consult him iu r3ference to the erection of a church and a school. They inspected the site of the pro posed building in Park-street, Cheetham, and the defendant directed him to prei , are plans, but not to go to tnucla expense. Ic was arranged between them that the school-room should be in the rear of the church, and that the chancel wall should also be the wall of the schools. The defendant asked bins what were his tcring, and the plaintiff said he was to be paid five per cent. upon the amount ex pended on the intended buildings. At the second or third interview the defendant asked him what his idea was as to the cost of the buildings according to the plans which were then being prepared, and the defendant suggested that the plans should be photographed, as he should feel himself to be at a disadvantage in obtaining contributions unless he could show something as to his intentions. Plans were accordingly prepared which were suitable for the photographer, and all the work which the plain tiff did was done upon the faith of the defendant's representations as to the building of the chapel would be carried out. The defendant called at the plaintiff's office on many Saturdays between February and June, and on one occasion he said that the contributions were coming in with remark able rapidity, and he again held out expectations that the church would be built. The plaintiff now claimed ten guineas for the plans which he had drawn for the church, which has not yet been built, and the breach of the agreement was alleged to have, been committed on the 15th of June, when the defendant said that in consequence of the Ger man war affecting the amount of his contributions he could not build his chapel, and that he must build the schoolhouse as a detached building. The plain tiff, expecting that the chapel would still be built within a reasonable time, said he would not press for payment of his account for the work he had done, and for which he now sued. Ile also claimed five guineas for copies of plans which he had made for the use of the defendant's commit tee.—The defence was that the plaintiff was only en gaged to draw the plan for the schoolroom, for which he had been paid, and he was told that as to the other building the defendant would have to wait until money was obtained, and that as to them, the plain• tiff undertook the risk of being paid for his plans. It was the defendant's intention first to erect the schoolroom, then a master's house, which he was bound by the terms of his lease to build in order to secure the chief rent, and lastly the chapel. One day when the defendant . called at the plaintiff's offices, he saw a clerk at work upon a drawing, which the clerk said was for the defendant's intended chapel that he was going on with as he was not busy. Defendant said the arrangement must be very different to what the clerk was drawing, and that it was of no use for him to go on with the plans, as the congregation had not a shilling in hand, and it might be years before they could build the chapel. To give the plaintiff's plan a fair chance, the defendants offered to have it photo graphed at his (the defendant's) expense, and the copies distributed amongst the members of his congregation. When those plans (which were of the church only) were finished in March the defendant borrowed them. They were taken from the plaintiff's office to a photographer, who, after photographing the ground plans, sent them back, and they were never accepted by the defendant, whilst his supporters without exception disapproved of them. Subsequent to that, and while the school building was iu course of erection, the plaintiff told the defendant,that he had some misgivings, as he found that the site was made ground,. that his proposed chapel would never do, and that he must put something very light on it. On a later day the defendant saw the plaintiff's clerk at work on two coloured elevations, which the plaintiff said were different from the former designs. The de fendant's explanation with regard to the German war was that he told the plaintiff he had had great difficulty owing to that war in obtaining the money necessary to fulfil his bargain with the contractor for the school building, but by the greatest exertions he had so far succeeded that he had never missed the payment of a single penny. In contradiction of the plaintiff Mr. Steinthal alleged that as the community was going to leave the meeting-house in John Dalton-street it was resolved to build the school first, inasmuch as that room could be used as a chapel for a time, but the chapel could not be used for a school, and that in fact ever since the school had been built it had been used also as a place of worship. As to the extra plans for the committee, the defendant alleged that the subject was mentioned at their first interview, when the plaintiff agreed to include them in his per tentage remuneration. The Recorder, in sum ming up the case to the jury, said he could not help remarking that which he was always telling juries in Manchester—viz., that it was a great pity that people did not, before they entered into such an agreement as was the basis of this action, put it into writing, because there could then be no difference between them as to its terms. How ever that fault seemed to have been committed by each party in this case, and it was one which people frequently committed. Everything being smooth and easy at the time they thought such a state of things would continue ; they did not foresee diffi culties, and did not look forward to a time when they would have to rely on a very inefficient recol lection of what took place. The Jury retired, and, after a consultation of nearly half an hour, returned into court with a verdict for the defendant. NAVAL APPOINMENTS. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty yesterday afternoon : Captain Charles H. May, to H.M.S. Defence, commis sioned. Commander E. T. Parsons to Beacon, commissioned. Commander Loftus F. Jones to H.M.S. Royalist, commissioned. Commanders A. D. W. Fletcher, J. G. Mead, and W. F. Johnson to bo Inspecting Commanders in the Coast Guard. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand. via 49 nth& rap ton. ..... J..t n . 19 Ditto, via Marseilles ...,............Jan. 13. Ditto, via Panama ........ ......... ........ ...Jan. 28. Brazil., Buenas A.yrei, and Monte Vid.3o Jan. —. Ditto, by French paoket . Jan 2 Cape Verds. by Brazil paoXet ....ea Nape of Good 113po. A.soousion. and it. fleleas....Jan .:7 Oh m " , Penang. and Sing 'pore, via Southampton. Jan. 1) Ditto, via Marseilles ...... ...... . ...... Jau. 11 Falkland Islands albraltar, via Soutitsupton .......... .. ........... Jan. 13. .Jan. 13 India, via Southampton ...... ••• ••• ••• Ditto, viA Marseil es . ..... ......• •• . Malta, ii:g•yp t, .t 3. .. .• • • •••• • •• ' ........ tau 9 Ditto, MarstAlles... ........................... Jau. 7. Mauritius, Cape of Good live, and data!, via Souttinp ton ...... • Jan I ) li Ditt ), .liarsei les Jan. 13 Newioundla u d - J an. 13 I.)..atu:;al •• .. .... Ditto, by pr Nll5 stun to fl oJ ri,.) ... _ Ditto ;tto to Lisbon United Statei, , anada, California, &t., by Briti6b packet Ditto, by L z fled. I:tates picket Ditto dial 'New York, DAto ditto Null , York) .. Ditto ditt: (B.►ititnure) Ditto, by Canadian pAoket West Coast 01 Atch a, NiaiLdr,t, and Tenera:.......Jan.ll EXPORTING SALMON SPAWN.—Mr. Frank Buck land, and several other gentlemen connected with the preservation of the fisheries of England and Wales, at tended at Hereford, on Friday last, to procure salmon spawn for the Australian and New Zealand waters. They were taken to the Hohne Lacey and Fownhope fisheries, where as many as 13 or 14 fish, averaging from twelve to thirty pounds each, wore captured at each draught of the net. A large quantity of spawn. (ova) and milt was se cured, the work of impregnation accomplished, and the fish returned to their native element. So far the ohj,el was attended by the best success, and Mr. Backland ex pressed himself highly pleased therewith, and with the work of preservation as it is being carried out on this part Of tho Wye. SPORTING INTNLLIGENOE—This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MONMOUTH STEEPLECHASES. MONMOUTH, Friday. The Steeplechases aro postponed, on account of the frost, till Friday next. All engagements stand. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. E FBIILTARY. Lin , olli Spring Harrow 2O Derby Spring MAR ,0 Liverpool Spring 111._ 3 Chelmsford Spi ing M. 1(1 Shrewsbury Spring lO WesL Dra, ton l2 IVarwiek Spring rg,a te .Ep:om Spring •leoting 24 t;.oXtcin Park ... 27 Northampton Northampton (continue , l) 1 Broinley Alslersh,t, D truant ilen(lon Newcastle Spring Newtrutrlcei Oniven Knighton l4 Abel-gave ny Gattorick w.,s Spring Tliirsk Curragli April w iuurktit Ist 6priug 27 AY. Newmarket Ist Spring (continued) Chaster 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring JU West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Ascot Summer 9 Windsor Summer Newton JIT Salisbury l4 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer Alexandra Park (con.) 1 Chelmsford Worcester Summer ... 2 Carlisle ... 7 Hampton Bibury Club 23 Curragh June Stockbridge I Alexandra Park 3O LY. Newmarket July 7 1 Reading Ocliliam, l6 AUG Liverpool Stamford Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton York August Oxford Scarborough 24 Derby Summer Canterbury Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge ' Margate al :3,18ER. Plymouth Windsor Eghatn lB Hastings SEPT Warwick September 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Richmond Kelso l5 Hampton Autumn l5 OCT Hendon l7 Monmouth .. l7 Newmarket Ist October 22 West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Ayr 3O Chelmsford Autumn 13 Cheltenham I Ealing Newmarket Houghton 19 Worcester ;MEER, , Roy al Caledonian Hunt and Ayr (continued)... 1 Bedford 1 Bromley Newmarket 2d October 5 NOV. Shrewsbury Autumn Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt l7 STEEPLECHASES. FEBRUARY. Carmarthen Birmingham ll, 12 Lincoln l9 Harrow 2O Boston Windsor Grand Military and Open .. Derby Spring Basthurch 2B MA Liverpool Spring Shrewsbury Spring lO Grand Military . 16, 17 War wick l7 Chertsoy 2O AP. Margate 23 West Somerset 24 Cheltenham Southdown Hunt Cambridge tIL. Grant National Hunt I Knighton (Bedford) 2 Abergavenny Roy. Artillery (Woolwich) 3 Hambledo a Bromley .. 6 Kildare Hunt Aldershot Hendon OCTOBER. Broraley 1 I Ealing l5 ;CH. DECEMBER. St. Albans 1 j Ealing 2G Kingsbury SPECIAL CONSTABLES. ST. PAUL, COVENT GARDEN. LThe following appeared in our Latest Edition of yester day eveuiug.l Henry White and J. G. Stilwell, Esqrs., sat again this day, and the number sworn in for this district is now upwards of 2,000. Seventy-one members of the Civil Service Volunteers, under the command of Major Hawker, attended in a body and took the oath as special constables. They were addressed in a most itnpressive speech by Henry White, Esq., the chairman of the Bench, who expressed his pleasure at seeing them come forward in the manner they had done to testify their loyalty to their Sovereign, and stated that foreign nations were intently watching the manner in which the English people came forward to support the constituted authorities in their endea vours to preserve order. About 40 of the employes of the Queen's Theatre, headed by Mr. Liston, Mr. Frampton, and Mr. Toole, and about 45 of the Record Office, were sworn in, and a number of Irish labourers also came forward and enrolled them selves. In consequence of the rumoured attempt to be made this day to rescue Burke and Casey, over 250 specials of this division volunteered their services at the " Old Hummums," the head-quarters of this division, and were on duty from 9 till 1, either at bead-quarters or at other rallying points in the district. Drilling was actively carried on in the rear of head-quarters during the day under the direction of Superintendent Corscaden. Colonel Sargeant, Lieut.-Colonel Mayne, Major Clarke, awl Mr. New were on duty the whole of yesternight and to-day. Arrangements aro being made to form the St. Clement's, St. Martin's, and Covent-garden divi sions into one brigade. _ The Court will sit again on Saturday from 11 till 3, and on Monday next from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., when a great number of the members of the Have lock Rifle Corps, under George Cruikshank, Esq., have arranged to be sworn in. Col. Mayne and M. New remain on permanent duty at headquarters day and night. In conformity with the request contained in the letter of the Home Secretary, the magistrates of York commenced their sittings on Monday evening, in the Guildhall of that city, for the purpose of swearing in special constables for the protection of the persons and properties of the inhabitants. During the evening the Lord Mayor received a telegram from Normanton, purporting to be from a resident at Boston Spa, stating that 200 troops had batter be got ready, as as attempt was to be made to blow up the Minster. This put the authorities on the qui vive, although there was some suspicion that the communication was a hoax. While the police were ma kin g in q uiri es , the author of thetelegram, who lives in York, and w h o h a d been , made his appea rance i n t h e to Nor nto streets, and admitted what he had done, the number t fo or r o h f is s e p x e t o ra ia o l rd oo in n a s r t y ab c le o s nd w u s c r t s . s t re ngth of the potations he had imbibed account n is worthy of remark that they in cluded :c o consider s u d o 7C r a e a n b m d l ee it a a number of loyal Irishmen. DEATII OF COUNT ARNIM BOITZEN- BURG. BERLIN, Jan. 9. Count Arnim Boitzenburg, formerly Prussian Minister of State, died at 8 o'clock yesterday morn ing at Boitzenburg after a lengthened illness. Bank of England 11 An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week ending ISRL'S DE, Notes issued .....C35,9&2,030 £35,959,030 1 131NKING 1): lfroprietors'Capi tal £14,553,00 0 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. 11,650,8'29 23 7 416,6 t): Days and other bills 615,136 £15,456,165 ;tarns.—Last Evening. tho Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, Jai. 8, 1868. PARTMENT. Govorunat. D0bt.£11,015,1 00 Other Securities 3,931,900 Bullion Gold Coin and 20,959,050 Silver .£35,959,050 :PARTMENT. Goveramt. Soca rities(ineluding Dead Weight, Annuity) .7.. £13,389,046 Other Securities 18,300,90 Notes 11,725,195 Gold. and Silver (Join „ £45,496,160 uL. ST. IBER.