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

MONEY - MARKET A ND , :OBIAIERCIAL INTICLLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. This being New Year's Day the Stock Exchange is closed, and there is therefore no business to re port in public securities. The demand for money this morning is compara tively quiet, and the rate in Lombard-street is easier, at to 2 per cent. The corn market is firm, but quiet. The sum to be devoted to the operations of the Si iking Fund of the National Debt during the en suing quarter is £228,957. tsar gold and sovereigns to the value of £21,000 were sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The New York is announced with £49,053 in specie for this country, and £100,500 for France from the United States. The following is Messrs. Mocatta and Goldsmicts report of the bullion market :—" The prices for bar silver and Mexican dollars exhibit no variation since ours of 13th ult., and, though at the present moment the market is not animated, the large amount just received by the West India packet has been taken at these quotations by Continental purchasers, and there appears little indication of any alteration. The Prospect of a demand for the East appears to be very remote, especially as large amounts of silver and dollars have been for many months past poured into India and China from the West Coast of South Ame rica and from California. There is still sufficient export inquiry to carry off the large sums in Australian and United States' gold which we are now receiving. The importation from America will, however, probably continue on rather a large scale for the present, and it is doubtful whether the Continental demand will be sufficiently strong to absorb the whole quantity. Spanish doubloons are in demand for Havannah, and the price has advanced. A. remittance of £l,oocr has been received on account of the dividends and sinking fund of the Columbian Loan. Dividend warrants, for the usual interim. dividend payable on the Ist January, have been issued by the St. James's Hotel Company. The traffic receipts of the Great Luxemburg Rail way Company for the week ending the 29th ult., were £606 12 2d less than for the corresponding period of last year. The following is Aressrs E. F Satterthwaite - s review of the London market ior American securities ending the past fortnight :—" During the fortnight Which has elapsed since our last the London market for American securities has been very inactive, but on the continuous decline in gold, and the relatively higher York, of United St a t es ' Government 'Stocks in New York, there has been an improvement in quotations, although the price here still leaves a margin of profit on exportation to America. 5-20's of 1862 leave off 72k to 72k, and the 1865 issue 71i to 711. Illinois close with little alteration—viz., 89/ to 891, but Eries, at 48 to 49, show a decline of $l. On the uncertainty as to whether the State of Virginia will pay the interest due in January the Bonds have fallen to 29 to 31." The &rectors of the Frontino and Bolivia South American Gold Mining Company (Limited), have re ceived advices from their superintendent, Mr. Rouch, dated Medelin, Nov. 15, together with a remittance of gold of the estimated value of £6OO, being the produce from the Ist to the 20th of the month, from the Bolivia mines only. Bolivia, Juan Criollo Mine.— Mr. Rouch states that this mine during the last month produced 155i0z. of gold dust at at cost of .£lOO only, and that he is erecting another mill there which he anticipates will be equally productive ; he adds that at thi3 mine considerable hindrance has been caused by the illness of some of the men, and hence a slight fall in3 off in the returns. Maria Dama Mine.—Mr. Rouch reports that a violent flood carried away the watercourses, which has caused a very small produce from this mine, but he adds that the damage is now repaired. La Salada Mine.—Mr. Rouch state that the new mills on this mine and a tramway to it will probably be completed by the end of Novem ber, and that then the cost of this portion of the es tablishment will be largely diminished, and the produced increased. Frontino.—With regard to this mine Mr. Rouch informs the directors that the working for the month of October shows a profit, although at present only a small one, and that the gold for that period will be forwarded with the next monthly remittance. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. (YESTERDAY.) GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols D. Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced 9l{ 2 New 3 per Cent 92 1/ 2 11 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Au„., 1908 — E cchcriuer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 23 pm Do £5OO 23 pm Do. £lOO & £2OO 23 pm Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent 239 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ndian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB7l — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7 Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 lOBl 1 Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 lo3} Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazjlian 5 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 — Do. 1863 Da. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 75 1 Do. £lOO Bonds 75/ Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent B5l Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. Cnilian 6 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent 1.)o. 6 per Cent., B • Do., 1867 Do., 7 per C en t ., 1866 93i Do., Scrip' £32 paid C ~ mbian, 6 per Cent. i ) 1 nisi), 3 p )r Cent ~1 825 1825 — 87 Denubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 por Cont., 1867 Eluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 68Yptian, 7 per Cent B4l 51 I to. Second I ssue .. 84} 51 Do. £s'lo Bonds Do. xioc Bonds .............................. ........................... Do. 1861 ................... 84.1 5 no. £s*)o Bonds ................. ............... Do. £lOO Bonds Government Rail way ilebentures .... 91. Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ox C0up5....... Do. Account - Do. Coupons - - DO. Account G tatetuala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7i). Ct., £l5 pd pm lt.&:In 5 per Ccr t., 1865 — Do. Account ~ — Do. Afaremmano. Raiway — 111)xicar.. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn, 1864 . — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French Montevidcan 6 per Cent. • ••• Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada ll-1 . Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Land W arran t s (H ec t ares ) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do Account . Port!guese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do s 5 per Cent., 1862 "0. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BB De. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... 2 e , Do. , 5 do. £B4 15s. d 0...... "Plni6 p er C e nt h g per Cen . . — Do Acci,unt Do New D e f 0rr5a.......... . - — Do Account Do Passive 251 1 Do Acc.unt ~ ...2 ,:0 PA-z.Cert. of Coup. not funded rz -o_ .m.cco D 7- 1 1 " 8 , 11 6 per r Cent. ' 6 Per Cont. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds ... Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do A ccount Do 6 per Cent., 1865 DJ 4 por Cent., Guaranteed - Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cont. 1862 Do 6 per Cent. , 1864 — Dividenas on the above payable in London French Rentos, 3 nor Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italia), 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account ~ 32} .. 50& Consols, Mo ne y' THREE O'CLOCK, 92 Do. Account Shsre ttailways Caledonian [OA brlan . , Cork and Bandon Corn wall Dublin & Bellamt June Dun„ ['crib, 3c A U... 1 unc London, .acrip 1.10. Glasgow t S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angi. et. No. 1! tircat North of Scot law; ' rent Northern Do. A stock.— Do. B stuoti Do. New, is. at 25 pit , GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. IVestern -Original Do. 6. W.d. Rail gust. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. .liid.—Oxtoru Do. Newport Do. Hereford....... , Lancashire. Yorkshir , London and Blaekwah -Lon.; S Coast 1.0 n., Chat., and Dovei Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lun. North WesterL Lon. South Wester': ?San., Shet., Lineoh: Aetropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extcnsion....., Iletrupolitan District Do. do. to. DO. and St. John'eNro Midland Do. X') Share Do, Birmin.. t Derb3 nid Kent . North British Do. Ed., rth. & Dun Nth. Eastern ---:Bervvier Do. G.N*.E p Do. Leeds Do. York Dc, Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. & Darling Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire & S. W. Junction Scottish Central kicot. N. E , Aber. stock Uo. Scot, Mid. st.xffc Shropshire Union ,gionth Devon iouth Eastern iialnes, Wok., & Wok raft' Vale Do. C V ale of Isteatty Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall Closing Businest. dune. 82 ?I. 7:6 20 30 71 - } 2} 1} 2 4 7n 751 70 72 - 95 07 8.)1 111 7 8 li 6 IJ7 03 .01 109 Iz3 1.6 31 1 It 96 98 41 14 25 30 4 3, 124 i'..3 43 4) 18 •19 113 )It 75 77 111 151 115 117 102 103 103, 101 72 74 33 35 98 99 s') 61 90 92 130 132 113 115- 1 lip 51 61 113 115 56 67 42 0 66i G 7 Si 61 145 50 67 6 i C0L0N121.14 GOVERNMENT SECURITI British Columbia, 6 per oent., Deo. 31, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jaaz July '81877-134 - .. o. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug.: u. 5 p. a Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. o. Jan. & July IDo. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.Btod. 1890-1900 Do. do 1880-9 u Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c. Do. 1878, do blaurltius, 6 p. o, 187 3 , Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... .. " .... Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov'. Eh Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug. • Natal goy. 6 per cent N.l3.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Ju l y N. S.W. Gov. 5 re., 18 66 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... • Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 s ueensland Gov.. 6p. c. . Aus.Gov. 6 p. 0.1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.& July Do. do, April dz Oct 102 1044 101 1t 3: 201 lu3 90 92 89 91 102 IC4 10 108 101 lt6 107 109 D 5 a 11) 1101 . 105 107 106 108 105 107 107 109 1(4 106 103 105 98 99 97i 94 100 100 100 1(0 100 100 98 99 IG2 104 103 les 110 111 BRITISH r Atlantic & St. Lawrence cu.. 5 p er oei2t... 1)o. } 'shares Santo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Bult,Brant,&Goderich 5 p.c. 1872-3-1....—. Calcutta & S. E., lim Cape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p: East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East lacHau, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip.. Mort, Bond 1 charge t; p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Lionel's.. Do. do. deferred .... Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k.... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stocie Do. do. deterred ; t. India Pen. gua. sp.e o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India gua. 5 per cent 41 per cent Do - mat s. of Canada ! Do. New ...... Do. 6p. o Be.e. pay. 187:, 00. 54 du. pay. 1.877-8 Indian Branoh, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Meib. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. & Dobson's say N. 11.1.C'da, 6pc Ist pf. be Scinde . Do. Delhi Do. do .Do. Punjaub.....l Do.lndus St. riot 41, 110 112 ,SIGNS. 53 65 1(4 105 P 31 ) 3i 4 5 6 68 71 18 52 99 K 2 ;03 IG4 110 1104 17 IS 63 65 50 52 40 45 32 34 /94 2(4 107 108 -2, 100 10 432 04 151 156 95 47 85 67 100 lo2' 93 95 69 91 83 85 100 101 104 10t h v 100 85 87 .07 10j; 1414 121} 33 491 9 i 113 i 11 45 Mk 16; 13 113?1 3j 4 BitlTlSla MINES. 'am. Consol. Gold, lim. 1 • - 'hiverton , 'lifford Amalgamated SO 54 6 ) - evon G. eons.(Tavlst 1 4,0 430 rake vralls 2.1.0 4 I ast Bassett (lllogan) 294 10 12 last Caradon 2.14. 5 6 East earn Brea 3f 2 21 East Grenville ..... . • East Gunnislake East Love,l 3.9.0 8 9 E. Wil Russell (Tavist 11.7.6 14 2 q , am.& StAubyn(G wen. 06 4 18 4 Great Laxey, limited all 17 Great South 'Coigns... • 0 . 14 . Great Wheal Busy. •.. 1 4 . 0 . -- G. Wheal Vor (Heist , io 49 17 19 Grenville 9.0.6 11 14 ilerod's loot ..... . Ilingaton Downs 5.10 ., 25 21 .kiargsret (Uny Lelant 12.17. r 6 9 Al arke Valley 4.10.9 41 51 4 Iwyndy Iron Ore, li , Si 24 1/ hew 8 ton .... North loskear . 3B4' 5 7 NI.Wh Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty .. 2.13.0 2 3 rrosper United.,...... 8.11. 1 2 24 Pr,.videnee Uny Lelant 10.6.7 29 It I S. Caradou (St. Cleer).. 11 393 410 South Condurrow 4.2.0 4 1 ".Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 421 Stray Park . 35.15,6 4 6 l'ln Croft. ...., . Vigra and Cl ),,,„ , ran, lira alt West !tassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 1s 1.) 12 West Chl ver ton ll 66 08 West 5et0n...... Wheel Bassttt 'Mogan 54 t 5 93 Wheal Buller (ftedrutli 19 16 1,4 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 18 20 Wheal 6etosi W tit., Trelawiley (Lie 5.17.0 6 8 t• KE le Elf.li;N :lli SIIAIiIGS. Great. Eastern, E. Counties Ex., Nu. 2, Ditto, 6 pt.,r cent., !.." Great Western, 5 per cent., rd., E 5 romxia-eN NI IN JCS. Chontaleg Gold and Sliver Mining, lim., 2j Don l'edro, Nor,h Del Itey, 2k 3 St John del !Ley, lim , 57 BANES. Australasia, 61 Bank ot New Zealand, 19 Clia,rtered Aler. ot India, London,7and China, 291 Consolidated, lim., 4k Entriish. Scotch, ana Australian Chartered, 17 Imperial Ot oman, 9.1-1 G London and River elate, Ditto, new. 11 London Joint Stock. 351 Ditto, issued at 410 pm.. 23/ London and estminster, Ditto, Scrip, 3i DOCKS. East and West India, 125 • MISCELLANECIEIB. Anglo American Telegrapli,',l9l Atlantic felegraph, 51 1 Dit , o, 8 par zeut., 95 31 City of Moscow Gas, lira., iOi City Offices, lira., 6 Credit looncier of England, Jim.. 3 East India Irrigation and Canal. 11} Egyptian 9 per Cent, Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egyp _Govt. V Ditto, Scrip;, ICyyptian I ,orn. and Trading, lim., if n London District Telegraph Lm., Ditto, Preference, * London tieuerai Omnibus Company, lim, la Peninsula and Oriental steam, t 5 Ditto, new, 1867, 51 Ithyniney Iron, Ditto, tie ar, 5i Submarine Telegraph, -- Ditto. Scrip. a United Kingdom Tel graph Co., lim., 2 13-16 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 31—Nora, steamer, from Rotterdam. Arrived, Jan. I—Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam; Floronce, steamer, from Antwerp; Maria Pia, steamer, from Lisbon ; Panther, steamer, from Boulogno ; Cella, steamer, from New York ; Holland, steamer, from Ostend. Sailed.—Neva, steamer, for Dunkirk ; City of Hamburg, steamer, for Boulogne; Foulton, steamer, for Dunkirk. DE&i, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Dec. 30.—Southern Belle, for Kurrachee ; Raby Castle, for Barbadoes ; Express, for St.. Michael's; Zuleika, for Bermuda—all from London. NEW ACTS OF PIRLIAMENT.—This day the fol owing new acts will take effect :—County Courts Act, Worship Regulation Act, Factory Act Extension, Agricul tural Gangs Act, Merchant Shipping Act, and Sales of Reversing Act. EARTiIQUAKE IN THE WEST INDIES. Commodore Bissel, of the United States' Navy, has sent the following despatch to Washington, de scribing the effects of the recent earthquake in the West Indies upon the war steamer Monongahela: United States' steamship Monongahela, St. Croix, Nov. 21, 1867. Sir,-1 have to state, with deep regret, that the United States' steamship Monongahela, under my command, is now lying on the beach in front of the town of Frederickstedt, St. Croix, where she was thrown by the most fatal earttquake ever known here. The shock occurred at 3 o'clock p.m. of the 18th instant. Up to that moment the weather was serene, and no indication of a change showed by the barometer, Ichich stood at 30.15. The fiat indication we had of the earth quake was a violent trembling of the ship, resem bling the blowing off of steam. This lasted some 30 seconds, and immediately afterward the water was observed to be receding rapidly from the Leach. In. a moment the current was changed, and bore the ship toward the b , :ach, carrying out the entire cable and drawing the bolts from the keelson, without the slightest effect in checking her terrific speed toward the beach. Another anchor was ordered to be let go, but in a few seconds she was in too shoal water for this to avail. When within a few yards of the beach, the reflux of the water checked her speed for a Moment, and a light breeze from the land gave me a momentary hope that the jib and foretopmast staysail might pay her head off shore, so that in the reflux of the wave she might reach waters suffi ciently deep to float her, and then be brought up by the other anchor. These sails were immediately set, and she paid off so as to bring her broadside to the beach. When the sea returned, in the form of a wall of water 25ft. or `Oft. high, it carried us over the warehouses into the first street of the town. This wave in receding took her back towards the beach, and left her nearly perpendicular on the edge of a coral reef, where she has now keeled over to an angle of 15 degrees. All this was the work of a few moments only, and soon after the waters of the bay subsided into their naturally tranquil state, leaving us high and dry upon the beach. During her progress toward the beach she struck heavily two or three times. The first lurch carried the rifle gun on the forecastle overboard. Had the ship been carried 10ft. or 15ft. further out she must inevitably have been forced over on her beam-ends, resulting, 1 fear, in her total destruction, and in the loss of many lives. Pro videntially, only four men were lost. These were in the boats at the time the shock commenced. The boats that were down were all swamped except my gig, which was crushed under the keel, killing my coxswain, a most valuable man. During this terrific scene the officers and men be haved with coolness and subordination. It affords me great pleasure to state that, after a careful ex amination of the position and condition of the ship, I am enabled to report that she has .sustained no irreparable damage to her hull. The sterupost is bent, and some 20 feet of her keel partially gone; propeller and shaft uninjured. The lower pintle of the rudder is gone, but no other damage is sustained by it. No damage is done to her hull more serious than the loss of several sheets of copper torn from her starboard bilge and from her keel. She now lies on the edge of a coral reef, which forms a solid foundation, on which ways may be laid. She can thus be launched in 10 feet of water at 100 feet from the beach. Gentlemen looking at the ship from shore declare that the bottom of the bay was visible where there was before, and is now, 40 fathoms of water. To extricate the ship from her position I respectfully suggest that Mr. J. Hanscom be sent down with suitable material for ways, ready for laying down, and indiarubber camels to buoy her up. I think there is no insuperable obstacle to her being put afloat, providing a gang of 10 or 12 good ship carpenters be sent down with the naval constructor, as her boilers and eugines appear to have sustained no injury. A valuable ship may thus be saved to the navy, with all her s' ores and equipments." AUSTRIA. The following is the full text of the Imperial rescripts addressed by the Emperor of Austria to Baron Von Beust and Count Andrassy " Dear Baron Von Buest,—With the sanction of the law or the Constitution, and the completion of the compromise between Austria and the countries of my Hungarian Crown on the 21st inst., the period already referred to in my rescript of the 23d June, 1867, has now arrived when, in accordance with the Constitution, your functions as President of the Council of Ministers for the countries represented in the Reichsrath must cease. " Wbile, therefore, I relieve you from your duties as President of the Ministry, I can entirely share the satisfaction with which you must look back upon a period during which you have succeeded by dint of self-sacrificing activity in achieving the settlement of a task the difficulties of which I am fully able to appreciate. " Heartily do I recognise your successful endea vours, and I welcome what has been achieved with the greater satisfaction since you will now be able to dedicate yourself to the still more important tasks before you with undivided activity and devotion. " Consequently you have now to make the requisite preparation that in conformity with Art. 5 of the law of 21st Dec., 1867, relating to the common affairs of all the countries of the Austrian monarchy and the manner in which they are to be arranged, and also in conformity with the Hungarian law on the same subjects, the present Ministries of Foreign Affairs, of War, and of Finance, shall be established as Ministers for the whole empire. At the same time I appoint the former chief of the Ministry of Finance, Frecherr Von Becko, to be the Finance Minister for my whole empire ; and I request you and Lieut.-Field Marshal yon John to continue to conduct as Ministers for the whole empire the offices hitherto entrusted to your charge. " FRANZ JOSEPH. " Vienna, Dec. 24, 1867." " Dear Count Andrassy,—Having on the 21st of this mouth sanctioned the bill on the Constitution for the kingdoms or countries represented in the Reichsrath, and also on the completion o f th e com promise between Austria and Hungary, I have re lieved my Chancellor Frei Herr Von Beust from the Duties of President of the Council of Ministers hitherto existing, and have directed him to take the requisite steps in order that the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, of War, and of Finance should be established as Ministries for the whole empire in conformity with the article of the Hungarian law relating to the common affairs of all countries of the Austrian empire and the manner of their arrangement, and also in conformity with the law of delegations of Dec. 21, 1867. "At the same time I have appointed Frecberr von Becke, hitherto the Minister of Finance, to be my Minister of Finance for the whole empire, and have also directed Baron von Beust and Lieutenant Field Marshal von John to retain as Ministers for the whole empire the offices they have hitherto filled. " While thus acquainting you with these arrange ments 1 take the opportunity, with pleasure, of ex pressing to you my recognition of your successful co-operation in the accomplishment of the compro mise between Hungary and Austria, and for the powerful support you have afforded in the solution of a difficult and importaut question. I , FRANZ JOSEPH. " Vienna, Dec. 24, 1867." PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PAUKINS AND GOTTo'B.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000 ; despatch boxes, writing cues, dressing cases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stands, desks, book slides, work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card eases, purses, stationery cabinets, scent bottles, albums for postage stamps, crests, &c.; cigar eases, card baskets, pocket books, eleotro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser vices, in every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly new laid fresh, consequent upon a rapid sale.--(A.Drr.) COLLISION AT SEA.—The brig Isabella,Thurlbeck, of Sunderland, Borrows, master, from Galatz, arrived at Penzance on Saturday evening in a very disabled condition, having been in collision off the Land's-end with a bark, name unknown, which is believed to have sustained even more gerieue damage than the Labella Whurlbeck. 103 k STATE OF MADE. MANCHESTER, Dec. 30.—1 n shipping yarns sellers report a much more cheerful market to-day, and a good active business has been done at Tuesday's prices. In home trade yarns there has also been a steady business, but the least attempt to advance prices has checked operations. In cloth, up to yes terday, the depression in prices continued without abatement. The trade here has been so accustomed to find, when the, annual stock-taking of cotton at Liverpool came, a heavy surplus beyond the week to-week returns had given, that to-day they have been taken rather by surprise that there is a defi ciency of 18,000 bales, instead of a surplus. Eigh teen thousand bays are not many (a third of a week's consumption) at a time when the cable from New York reports 98,000 for the last week's r, - ceipts, against 72,000 same time last year, aed a shipment hither of 73,000 bales, against 32,000 for the same week last year; but still the surprise has had a certain effect. Cotton has advanced d. per lb., and in yarns and cloths sellers have made seri ous attempts to improve values. Manufacturers - have shown a decided disposition to withhold their stocks, but it has simply made sales difficult, so that there has only been a limited business. Buyers will not operate at even a shade of advance. At the lowest prices of last week, and which were quoted yesterday, a large business could have been done. The advises from India and China continue dis couraging —indeed, very bad—and it is only at very low rates merchants can be induced to operate. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report ,of this day's cloth market :—" During the week a fair business was done, especially iu goods from stock, but the prices obtained were on the lowest scale. The re ported deficiency in the stock of cotton in this coun try has imparted some steadiness. to our market to day, but we do not find buyers much influenced by it, and close with a very limited business." CARDIFF, 30th.—There is no alteration of im portance to report in the demand for steam coal, business being tolerably go&d, and rospects are of a reassuring character. For a Week' or two about Christmas time the collieries are as a rule only par tially employed, and this year has been no excep tion from the usual custom, the result of which has been that in many instances vessels have been de tained, and some inconvenience and loss have neces sarily followed. France, the Mediterranean ports, and the mailpacket stations ,are taking about an average quantity, the purchases of the mail com panies being slightly on the increase. In the house coal trade, quietness continues to prevail, and the demand from the West of England and Irish mar kets is not such as to keep the collieries in regular employ. The prices obtained are comparatively low, and it is not improbable that the reduction at the ironworks will be followed by a like movement in the coal trade, for it is generally agreed that the proportion between wages and prices is much less at the present time than a few years ago. There is no improvement in the tin-plate trade, and the order-books are rather bare. In all branches of iron manufacture dulness prevails, and the works at Merthyr and Aberdare are indifferently employed. Stocks have not decreased, but it is fully expected that early next year there will be a revival in the trade. LEEDS, 31st.--The clOsing markets of the year 1867 in the cloth-halls of this town have to-day been quite as active as could be expected, considering the depression which has more or less characterised the trade for the greater part of the year. There was only a limited number of buyers, but fully as many as last Tuesday, and among them were repre sentatives of both Manchester and Yorkshire houses. There was rather more inquiry for spring fabrics than yet observed in the public markets, and a hopeful feeling was generally entertained that the dulness of the woollen trade of this district, which has for so long prevailed, is lessening. The goods chiefly in demand to-day were fancy coatings, meltons, and tweeds. Thy purchases were in several iEstances only by the way of samples, and therefore were small. No great bulk of any kind of goods changed hands ; but this is a common feature of the public market, it now becoming more and more the practice of merchants to give orders for goods according-to pattern. There was no marked change in ptices o wliich are now steadier than we lately had to note'theni, when the prices of colonial wool appeared to be declining to such an extent as was likely to have an effect on the prices of cloth. Wools, too, are steady, but there is not much business doing. ROCHDALE, 30th.—There was a poor attendance of buyers in the flannel market to-day, and the same quietness prevailed as last week. The tone of the market was firm as to prices, and there was a general feeling expressed that trade will improve as soon as stock-taking is over and yearly accounts are balanced. There was little done in Yorkshire goods and wools, and the prices of both are nomi nally the same as last week. ' • CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATURE DURING THE YEAR. During the year 1867 20 members of the House of Peers have been removed by death. Their names and ages are as follows :—The Duke of Northum berland, 89 ; the Marquis of Exeter, 71 ; the Earl of Mayo (Irish representative) 70 ; Earl of Moray, 70 ; the Earl of Kingston, 69 ; the Earl of Rosse (Irish representative), 67 ; the Earl of Camper down, 54 ; Earl Pomfret, 42 ; Earl Brownlow, 24 ; the Bishop of Lichfield, 79 ; the Bishop of Roches ter, 69 ; Lord Fitzhardinge, -7 9 ; Lord Kingsdown, 73 ; Lord Aveland, 72 ; Lord Colchester, 69 ; Lord Foversham, 69 ; Lord Wrottesley, 69 ; Lord Gray of Gray (Scotch representative), 68 ; Lord Pol. warth (Scotch representative), 66 ; Lord Llanover, 64. Of these peerages the earldom of Pomfret and the baronies of Kingsdown and Llanover have be come extinct. On the other hand two new peer ages have been created by the elevation of the Right Hon. Duncan M'Neill and Sir Hugh Cairns, and Lord Rivers became entitled to take his seat o n the decease of his nephew, a minor. The elections to the representative peerages have been those of the Earl of Lauderdale and Lord Elphinstone in Scotland, and the Earl of Annesley and Lard Dunboyne in Ireland. During the year no peer has become en titled to take his seat by right of majority, but in 1868 no few th - tn six noble lords will come of age, viz.--the Duke of Norfolk,. December 27 ; the Marquis of Bute, September 12 ; the Marquis of Huntley, March 5 ; the Earl, of Ellesmere, April 6 ; Earl Ferrers, January 24 ; and the Earl of Ilches ter, September 13. The changes in the Commons may be thus briefly summarised :—At Andover, early in the Session, Sir John Kerslake, then re cently appointed Solicitor-General, was elected in the room of Mr. Humphrey, resigned. At Birming ham Mr. Dixon was returned in succession to Mr. Scholefield, who died at the age of 58. At Boston Mr. Parry was elected, vice Mr. Staniland, resigned. At Bradford Mr. M. W. Thompson succeeded Mr. Wickham, who died at the age of 67. At Colchester Mr. E. K. Kerslake, Q.C., has taken the place of Mr. Taverner Miller, who resigned through ill health. In Cork county, Mr. Smith Barry was re turned in the room of Mr. G. R. Barry, who died at the age of 41. At Coventry, Mr. Henry Jackson was elected in succession to Mr. Treherne, who died at the age of 64. At Downpatrick Mr. Keown has replaced Mr. Ker, resigned. Dublin University has had two new members in the year—Mr. Chat terton, now Vice-Chancellor of Ireland, and the Right Hon. R. R.. Warren, the present Irish At torney-General. In the representation of Galway borOugh Mr. George Morris succeeded his brother, the Right Hon. Michael Morris, now a judge in the Irish Court of Common 'Pleas. In Galway county Viscount Canning-Burke has taken the seat previously -held by his brother, Lord Dun kellin, who died at the age of 40. In West Glou cestershire Colonel E. A. Somerset was returned vice Sir John Rolt, now Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery. In South Leicestershire, Mr. T. T. Paget has succeeded Mr. C. W. Packe, who died at the age of 75. At Manchester Mr. Jacob Bright is the sitting member in succession to Mr. Edward James, Q C., who died at the age of 60. In Middle sex, Mr. H. Labouchere was returned in the room of Mr. Hanbury, who died at the age,pf 43. In . Rutland Mr, G. Finch oucceeded the gen. Gilbert Heathcote, now Lord Aveland. In North North amptonshire, Mr. S. Stopford was elected, vice Lord Burghley, now Marquis of Exeter. In North Salop, Viscount Neatport has succeeded the Hon. A. W. Cust, now Earl Brownlow. kt Stroud, on the re signation of Mr. Poulett Scrope, the 'seat was taken by Mr. Winterbotham. in East Suffolk, Mr. Car ranee was returned in succession to Sir E. C. Ker risoti, resigned. In Satherlandshire, Lord Ronald Leverson-Gower succeeded Sir David Dundas, r signed. At Weymouth, Mr. Henry Edwards was elected in the place of Capt. Gridley, resigned. At Thetford the Lord Advoe.,tte of Scotland succeeded Mr. A. If. B trine, resigned. In the North Riding of Yorkshire the Hon. o,:tavius Danclmbe fills the seat previously occupied by the lion. W. E. Dun cornbe, now Lord Fevershain. There are two seats now vacant—Westmoreland, in consequence of the death of Cul. the lion. 11. C. Lowther, at the age of 77 ; and Kirkcudbright, through the death of Mr. Mackie, at the.age of 46. The result of the year's Parliamentary changes has been that the Liberals have made a net gain of one seat. They displaced Conservatives at Coventry and in South Leicester, while, on the other hand, a Conservative has succeeded the Hon. G. Heathcote, a moderate Liberal, in the representation of the county of Rutland. The average age of the peers who have died is 66 ; of members of the House of Com mons, 58. • PnICE INTELLIGENOE.—This Day. WESTMINSTER. FORTUNATE DETECTION OF ROBBERS.—An active looking fellow, who gave the name of William Powsay, was placed at the bar, charged with being found aiding and abetting in the commission of a burglary. James Orr, of 11, Moreton-place, Pimlico, said, " I was sitting at a little before 10 o'clock last night, in the kitchen down stairs, when I heard a " click," resembling the removal of the latch of the street door. I suspected that there was something wrong, and went up stairs. When I got to the passage I found the street door wide open, and prisoner stand ing on the steps. He must have seen or heard me, for when I got into the passage he gave a signal to some one, which was answered by another man running out of the front parlour with his arms full of clothes. I gave an alarm and followed the pri soner and the other man, who ran together down a number of streets into Warwick-square, where I charged them with the robbery. The other man escaped. Mr. Arnold—What became of the arm full of clothes ? _ _ Witness—The man threw them down before they began running. Mr. Arnold—Was the latch of the door left fastened ? Mr. Dunham (the landlord)—lt was. Prisoner—l don't know anything about it. Remanded till Monday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. NIGHT MARAUDERS.—WiIIiam Lee, Alfred Sher wood, Catherine Guinard, and Susannah Cullen were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with loitering in Oxford-street for the purpose of committing a felony. B. Webb, a plain clothes officer of the C Divi sion, saw the prisoners in Oxford-street, and sus pecting them he followed them about for a consi derable time, and watched them, and saw the fe male prisoners stop several gentlemen, the male prisoners being before them and semethnes behind them, and occasionally standing on the opposite side of the way waiting for them, and ready to receive anything from the female prisoners.. Sherwood said that he was on his way home from the Victoria Theatre when he met the prisoners, and was going with them to have a cup of coffee when they were taken into c.l3tody. The female prisoners said they met the men, and they were invited to have some coffee, and they were going to have it when they were stopped by the constable. They never spoke to any gentle- men. Joseph Leine, 216 D, said that L'3e had been con victed of larceny, and was a constant associate of thieves, and walked the streets all night. Several of Lee's companions had been convicted, and he knew Sherwood as a companion of Lee. Lee said he was never locked up in his life. Lane said that Lee had been convicted ten times for assaults on the police, the last time on Monday last, when he was fined 40s. at ➢Zarylebone Police court. Patrick Geraghty, 26 D, gave similar evidence to Lane, and said that Lee was the worst character he knew, and was in the habit of prowling about the streets all night with bad characters, trying to fall across drunken men. He had seen Sherwood in custody at Marylebone, and had cautioned the female prisoners several times. _ Mr. 7 .fyrwhitt said he had no doubt the female prisoners were hunting for drunken men to rob them, and the male prisoners lying in ambush in case their services were required. lie should com mit the ►vale prisoners for three mouths each, and the females for a month each. THAMES. DARING BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.—George Ellis, aged 23 years, and Matilda Wright, also called Ellis, 25, describing themselves as hawkers, were brought before Mr. Benson charged with feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Mr. James Nathan Salmon, oil and colour man, of No. 4, Whitehouse-lane, Stepney, and stealing a large quantity of property therefrom. On the afternoon of Thursday last Mr. Salmon locked up his house and premises and left the key with a neighbour. He returned at half-past two the following morning and discovered that his house had been forcibly entered, and a large quantity of property stolen, including 12 white aprons, two white flannel shirts, eight linen sheets, 12 cotton shirts, two pairs of calico drawers, 6 pairs of socks, four handkerchiefs, two coats, four vests, three pairs of trousers, one jacket, three blankets, four linen sheets, four pillow cases, a counterpane, three window blinds, two tablecloths, and a silver guard-chain--in fact, everything portable had been taken from the prosecutor's dwelling-house. The bedroom window, which the prosecutor had fas tened inside with two wedges, had been forced open, and there were marks of footsteps outbide. All the linen in the house was t tken away, a silver chain removed from the mantel-shelf, and every other thing. The thief or thieves, after effecting an entrance, opened the back door from the inside, .and their egress was then easy. The prisoners were at once suspected when the police received information of the burglary. Ellis has been convicted several times, and is a despe rate and daring burglar. Wright has also been in custody, and she has long cohabited with Ellis. James Briden, police-sergeant No. 4 K, and Thos. Venables, police-constable No. 141 K, took the prisoners into custody last night at No. 16, Regent-street, Mile-end. No portion of the stolen property was found upon them. Briden and Venables entered into circumstances of suspicion against the prisoners, and John Richard Lilley, a cabman of No. 17, Friendly-place, White Horse lane, was called, who gave very important evidence. He saw the prisoners near the prosecutor's house on Thursday, and saw them bringing in bundles of property into the dwelling of Ellis's father, a short distance from the oil and colour'shop. The female prisoner entered the house of her paramour's father twice, and each time with a bundle. She came from the direction of Mr. Salmon's premises. The officers asked for a remand. _ . Mr. Benson—Certainly. I shall remaad the pri soners until Monday next for inquiries and add tional evidence. THE AGRICULTURAL GANG ACT.—This act comes into operation to-morrow. The act prohibits tho employ ment of children under eight years of ago in agricultural labour, and also enforces a separation of the sexes in field work. Gang masters and gang mistresses are to be licensed, applications for licences at is. each being granted at the discretion of two justices of the peace, with right to appeal to the Quarter Sessions in case of the refusal of ap plications. Penalties are prescribed in case cif 11cm-com pliance witlA the act. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, PROGRAMME OP THE DONINGTON HUNT MEETING.—TIiu RSDAY. The Trent Bank Stakes of 5 sovs each, for horses which have been and are now regularly hunted with any esta blished pack of h,onnds ; 12st 71b each ; thoroughbreds 14th extra ; and which have never won any flat race, steeplechase, or hurdle race of the value of 100 sovs including their own stakes (matches excepted); a win ner ouco 71b, twice illb extra; maidens at starting allowed sth; gentlemen riders only ; about four miles. Tho Farmers' Hunt Cup value 50 sown; three year olds 10.:t, four list, live list 71b, six and upwards list ; half-bred,: allowed 71b ; to be riddea by farm es or their sons, who have never ridden for :tad hav4 b-en regularly hunted with the Q'iorn, Atherstone, Mr. bey- Mr. M.isters's, or 111:-. Tail'oy's Iluauds ; Trent Think Stakes Course. The Douington Park Hurdle Race handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the hll), with 25 sovs added. Two miles, over hurdles. 19 subs. Age st lb P:arl •1 11 7 Moose a 11 0 Ago st 11, Sti 2 Mouitress Dick Turpiu a 9 2 Elegance Triumpher lleurlys a 9 1 Wilford Spurgeon Joker 6 8 12 Fau... 6 10 10 Helen a 10 10 Beadle E a dsleigh - 10 7 Foxholes Ace of Hearts Caprice Skirmish The Ladies' Plate, by subscription of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; three year olds lOst 21b, four list, five list 51b, six and aged 11st 101 b; mares and geldings allowed 51b; winners once 71b, twice 101 b extra (matches ex cepted), 101 b the extreme penalty; maidens allowed 51b. Three miles on the flat. A+, Steeplechase (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 40 added, for horses that have been regularly bunted ; gentlemen riders ; those never having ridden the winner in a stake value 100 sovs allowed 71b ; two miles. A Plate (pony race), by subscription of 1 soy each, with 15 added, and 5 to the second, for ponies of all ages up to 14 hands 3 inches high ; lOst 71b each ; weight for inches below that height ; one mile on the flat. FRIDAY. The Visitors' Plate of 30 sovs, for horses the property of farmers or their sons only, which have never won any steeplechase, hurdle race, or flat race of any description ; to be ridden by farmers cr their sons only, and who have never ridden for hire, and which have been regularly hunted ; weights the same as for the Hunt Cup ; the sec )nd to receive 5 soya out of the stakes ; Trent Bank Stakes Course. The Willesley Stakes of 3 sous each, with 30 added; three year olds lost, four list, five list 71k, six and aged 12st winners of any steeplechase, hurdle race, or fiat race (matches excepted) 71b, twice 141 b extra ; gentlemen riders, professionals 71b extra; the second to save his stake ; four miles. The Danebury Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; thorough breds 141 b extra; weights the same as for the Hunt Cup. One mile and a half on the flat. The Stand Open Selling Steeplechase Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 25 added ; three year olds list, four 12st, five 12st 71b, six and upwards 13st ; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs; if for 100 sovs allowed 71b, GO 141 b 40 121 b. Two miles. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs each, with a Cup, value 30 gs, added, for horses that have been regularly hunted; four year olds list, five list 101 b, six and aged 12st; no winner of a flat race allowed to start, or of a steeplechase value 100 sovs; winners of any steeple chase 71b; twice 101 b extra; gentlemen riders, profes sionals 71b extra ; those never having ridden the win ner of a race value 100 sovs allowed 71b. Two miles and a half, on the fiat. The Douington Hunt Open Steeplechase Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, 3 only if declared one week before the day of running, with 100 added ; the second to save his stake; winners after Dec. 20 (at nine a.m.) once 51b, twice 101 b extra, 101 b the extreme penalty; about four Miles; 22 subs. Age st 1`) Bennzet a 12 7 Sir Bobby ... a 12 3 Fan 6 11 9 Sprite ... a 11 7 Lisbryan 11 6 Forest Lass (h b)... a 11 4 Tally-ho ... a 11 4 Moose a 11 2 Northern Light ... a 11 2 Carus..,all 0 Spatcheock ... a 11 0 Age at lb Bridegroom ... a 11. 0 Colleen ... ... alO 12 Badminton ... 6 10 12 Lady Newark ... alO 12 The Lamb... 6 10 7 Imogene a 10 7 Meerschaum ... a 10 3 Crosstree a 10 0 Kiug Arthur ... a 10 0 Atatauta ... 6 10 0 Arundel ... 4 (pd) RACING FIXT RES FOR 1868. J AM M inchestcr FE BR Lincoln Spring lB harrow 2O ARY. ARY. Liverpool Spring M. 3 Chelmsford Sptiug M. 10 Shrewsbury Spring lO West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Nottingham Spring Derby Spring Margate Epso,a Spriu4 Aleetias 21 Oroxtou Park Northampton Knighton l4 Abergavenny ..... 16 Catterick Lewes Spring Thirsk Currigh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 AY. AP. Northampton (continued) 1 Bromley Aldershot Durham Hendon l3 Newcastle Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket Ist Spring (continued) Chester 5 Wiachester York Spring Doncaster Spring Jll West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Ascot Summer 9 Wiudsor Summer Newton lIL. Alexandra Park (con.) 1 Chelmsford Worcester Summer ... 2 Carlisle Newmarket July 7 Reading Oldham l6 Salisbury Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer NE. Hampton Bibury Club 23 Curragh June Stockbridge Alesaudra Park 3O LY. Liverpool Stamford Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood AUG Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor Egham lB Hastings SEPT York August Oxford ScArborough 2l Derby Summer Canterbury Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l A.IBER. Hendon l7 - - Monmouth .... . Warwick September 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Richmond Kelso l5 Hampton Autumn l5 OCTOBER. Roy al Oaleionian Hunt Chelmsford Autumn ... and Ayr(continued)... 1 I Cheltenham Badford 1 Ealing Bromley Newmarket 2d October 5 Worcester NOVEMBER Shrewsbury Autumn 9 Leamington and Warwickshire lluut l7 STEEPLE J AN UA Manchester Flopgrove (York). 1 Donington lent FE BR' Carmarthen '- 4 Birmiugham 11,12 Lincoln l9 Harrow 2O Boston Newmarket Ist October West Drayton Royal Caledonian Runt Lind Ayr CHASES. tY, 1868. Reading Monmouth Hunt .„ ARY. 13 13 15 19 CH. Margate .................... 23 West Somerset .........••• 21 Cheltenham ...... ... 26 .. Southdown Hunt 27 Cambridge ... ........... 30 --- ,;IL. Grant National Hunt K n ighton (Bed f or d) Roy. Artillery (Woolwich) 3 Hambledon 16 Bromley ... ................. 6 Kildare Hunt Aldershot .............. .. 8 Croydon Spring Hendon .................... .. 13 Rothbury OCTOBER. - Broraley ..................... 1 i Ealing 1 .5 DECEMBER. Windsor Grand Military and Upon . Darby Spring Baschurch 2B MA. Liverpool Spring Shrewsbury Sprung lO Grand Military Warwick l7 Chertsey 2O Alblns 1 i Ealing 8 2 Kingsbury SUNDAY AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—The ballot on the amendment moved by Mr. Lidiard at the recent general meeting of the Crystal Palace Company, viz.— " That no free admissions be granted to admit non-share holders to the Palace and grounds on Sundays," was taken at the Palace yesterday. The result was as follows:—la favour of the amendment, 289 voters, 20,087 votes ; against the amendment, 255 voters, 4,853 votes—majority for the amendment, 34 voters, 15,234 votes. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The annual distribu tion of prizes awarded to pupils in the Leeds School of Art took place in the Mechanics' Institution in that town on Monday night, under the presidency of Mr Baines, M.P. In addressing the audience the chairman spoke upon the comparative deficiency of technical education, and advocated the establishment of schools for art and scientific instruction, with a view to thei application to manufactures in the large centres of popu _ lation, and the provision of a central College in the Inv tat "401i,e, ) irr ) , (1 1 ‘‘.r SUN OFFICE, 7 lo'CLocK. SPORTING IN PEL LIGENOE—This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MANCHESTER PLACES—This DAY. TRIAL HANDICAP. The Trial Iranlicfp of 3 sues each, 1 ft, whh 20 folded; the second to lave his st , ike; wiuuers of any flat race after Dec. 14 51b. extr.t; hballt 0110 mile un the flat. B mboat Sergeant vauuati Seven LACE. A. linr , ll) Race llatelicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, with 25 added ; winners of any hurdla race or steeplechase after Dec. 14, at 10 a.m., 716 extra; the second to save stake. About two miles. Tumult Four ntn. CITY sT EEPLEC lIASE. The City Steeplechase Handicap of 5 sovs each, lft, with 50 added; winners of any steeplechase or hurdle race after Dec. 14 (at 10 a.m.) lib extra; the second to save his stake ; about throe miles and a half. Imogene Birdie Kate Terry . .... 1 Five ran. HUNTERS' STAKES. The Hunters' Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sous each, with, 20 added; five year olds 13st, six and aged 13st 71b ; to be ridden by gentlemen, tradesmen, or farmers i profes sional riders 71b extra; winners 71b extra ; City Steeple chase Course. Bronze 1 Reveller Tally-ho • • 3 Three ran. THE FENIANS. CORK, Tuesday Evening. A large military party is to be stationed in the city again to•night, and the banks and public build ings will be carefully watched. No outrage is reported since the arms robbery yesterday. The Irish Americans who infested the streets last week are not to be found though sought for by the police, but they are believed to be secreted in the city ready for outrage. No arrests have been made. ATTACK ON A HOUSE BY AN ARMED BAND. ONE MAN SHOT. CORK, Jan. 1. Yesterday morning an armed party attacked the residence of Mr. Charles Mathew, brother of the late Father Mathew, at Lehena, in this county. They were fired on by the inmates, and one of them was shot, but he was carried off by the in surgents, who retired. ATTEMPT TO BLOTV LP THE WORCES- TER GUILDILILL. About 6 o'clock yesterday evening a malicious and wicked attempt to blow up the Worcester Guildhall with gas was discovered. The hall-keeper, Birch, went to the gas meter a very large one, stationed bohind the doors in the lower hall, but encased with a sort of cupboard, when on going to turn on the gas for the purpose of lighting the chan deliers he found to his dismay-that the plug was drawn and the gas escaping in alarming quantities. It should be here remarked that a meeting of special constables was announced to be held at the Guildhall at seven o'clock, and it is supposed that the design of the villains was to let the gas escape in such a quantity as to blow up the Guildhall and those assembled. It is evident that the person who attempted this diabolical act was ac quainted with the working of gas meters, for the pipe from which the plug was extracted was the ono on which the whole pressure of the gas rests, the other one being a mere feeder. When Birch went to the meter to turn on the gas with the handle or turn cock, the gas was escaping with a hissi g noise. Happily for himself and some portions of-the hall he had no light with him, and his presence of mind pr vented a most serious explosion. The defect was imme diately remedied by the gas company, and the meeting referrid to was held. A groat deal of sensation was excited on the intelligence becoming known, and great concern was manifested lest another attempt might be made. Whether this was the act of Fenians or not it is difllenit t:, say, but it is strongly suspected that these people aro on the alert for mischief in Worcester.— Birmingleanz Gazette. MARKETS—(2 his Day.) NIARK LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat from Essex and Kent were very limited, and the quality of the samples was generally inferior. Fine parcels met a ready sale, at fully Monday's advance in the quotations, but inferior sorts were neglected. In foreign wheat, of which the show was extensive, a fair business was transacted at very fair prices. Barley was in steady request at late rates for both malting and grinding qualities. There was very little inquiry for any kind of produce afloat, and values were rather easier. The malt trade was dull at drooping currencies. There was a large quantity on sale. Oats wore in plentiful supply, and good sound corn sold steadily at Monday's currencies. Maize was hold for extreme rates. Beans were steady on former terms. For peas there was very little inquiry, but the quota tions were unaltered. Linseed and rapesoed were dull and drooping. Now cluversoed commanded little attention. Trefoils and tares sold on former terms. The flour trade was heavy, but no change took place in the value of any doseript.on. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 690 8J 1,350 50 1,210 Irish Foreig,ii 9,520 1,150 33,460 100 sks. Maize, qrs 2,810 brig COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND FRICES OF GRAIN. - - For the week ending Dec. , For the corresponding week 28, 1867. last year. Qrs. Aver. Wheat ... 5 Qrs. Aver. Wheat 49,929-67s 4d\ 7,445-60 s Od Barley 80,742-41 s 9d Barley 53,467-44s Od Oats 10,459-25 s 3d i Oats WHITECIIAPEL. • Beef Mutt0n......... 3 2 tot 8 I Pork 3 0 to 4 2 . . . Per 81b by iho carcase. BOROUGH HOP. The demand for all descriptions continues very inactive, and prices are altogether nominal. A slight increase is reported to have taken place in values on the Continent, but the inquiry is not active Mid and East Keats £6 15s to £lO lOs per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex 6 Os to 6 los , 11 Farnham... • BOs to 10 Os " Bavarian 4 lOs to • 7 Os " Belg i ans 3 15s to 4 15s Yearlings UST. LONDON GI:IZEfT.E.-LAST EVENING-. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 9. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Harvey Hayward, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Madeira, to be her Majesty's Consul in the Island of Madeira. DEC. 28. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Manuel Zaminit as Consul in the Island of Malta fur her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approva of Senor Ralph Nunez as Cuusul in the Island of Jamaica for :,be United States of Venezuela. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEC. 31. The Queen has ben pleased to appoint Mr. Peter Wyatt squire to be Chemist and Druggist upoa the Establist:- meat in Ordinary to her Kije,sty, jointly with his father, Mr. Peter Squire. MR. TENNYSON.—It may be interesting to many of Mr. Tennyson's friends and others to know that the reports about his leaving the Isle of Wight as a permanent residence are erroneous. Hu would do so on no account, but intends to spend winter and other times at Farring ford, and to seek his newly-erected house "for a change," as we say. A telegram to the following effect has this day been received front Queenstown, Irelan I :—" Her Ma jesty's ship Columbine arrived last night from the Pacific Station, having put into this port for coal."—Admiralty Ist January, 1868. SHOCKINGGUN ACCIDENT.—A shocking accident happened near Bideford, North Devon, on Friday, to aboy named George Paddon, 13 years of age. It appears Le was out with a shooting party, and that ho availed himself of an opportunity to take hold of a gun, and, as a freak, put a stick into the barrel. Ho had scarcely done this, how ever, when the gun, capped and charged with powder, wont off, and he was fearfully injured. The. stick entered his groin and passed out by his shoulder. Ile lies in a pre carious State. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. SOW" - r d. is 20 st st 100 too et 1 2O 10 too I at Paid, , SSE 14)0 100 100 all 100 100 100 1100 15 100 100 981 9 1021 I THE StTN, LO? D, N, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1868.,