The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-14 00:00:00

ithn Dec. 13. ?rincess of Leopold, a., attended to chapel. :d by Miss Rooms, S Very large avoured to her col' nploymefi t herto been ;d, and re ;e from the .hat if the aggeration tool, there respecting the sea le ought t ° , cess ; an di work le , in fair' ar derart' any for" 3 reSolYed aterestecl. 10 rt, includi,l'g 'era' g.r. SI ) CA rl f or al pert/ °, lity of en art ca ndidat ° t [t is fel t t b ii % :omplfraer t o. Layed in. Jag re d for fu 6 "; also f•JA II3 7, y efficient t ia two I Sussex, Ite ,t 3X , sitting 01 of the Ear l 6, ante t who to-han d risonere bon" were i t j, fitt e d for " of ;-heath, 3 _ l , ,oachere, 7 de :ing life, P- ntial cc u n a 9 Ir. T. S• e Pot' ,n some af/ 'll Act Of r , the Chief ge t Of 6- :feite sb jo t pr and q u ' e io g a the W ri tf ae assets ffect that t Ue lat e 3n2ra de 2g the 00 . t to a g l3 . 'ith Be . 0 0 ; uitlg ° Of fae e " ter o ato repo s° A in v i°lf. „ro' trid e, to S in A Eta . " .. late°, 0/ Id the grin NEAR of :guou s to 0,1 1- o f stoo e t about ° feet Iral ni.roo 3of _ ti the ni we+ n'ed the Pr - 00 king . 11, mar ~o r the s to 0 1P jinplera e° oft , n ts, 10° of thc' sj with th ose o ly from ititl p rsua, 00 1 1 )n Gr e°a AtO APP v is d e lace and_ row the Row d i /, a va colo' f rel Curbed Woo 0 of the 6 ia t 4 f o r geolog !O k It 2. A LK E T A ND CO UMERCIAL INTELLIIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocx. Business to-day seemed to turn better as there appeared a desire to make purchases, more particu larly in foreign stocks ; but with respect to Con sols the demand was quiet, but prices were main tained. We have to notice an improvement in Metropolitan Railway shares to the extent of t, and Great Easterns must be quoted higher. The demand for money is but limited, and the rate in the open market is 2-3. to 3. Consols are 921 t k for money; Three per Cent. Reduced, 928 } ; New Tkree per Cents, 92} 1. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1118 ; ditto, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888. 1028. In the Foreign Market prices are firmer, New Spanish Three per Cents. having recovered 1, to 32} 32! ; Peruvian Five per Cents. 1, to 811 814 ; and Turkish and Italian Five per Cents. are 1 better, at 391 391 and 56e 561 respectively ; Mexican Bonds remain at 151 15i ; Greek at 12 121 ; and New Egyptian Seven per Cents. of 1868 at 74 741. The price of the Honduras Loan is 891 911. The Italian Tobacco Loan has dropped to 3, 31 prem. ; and the new Russian Railway Loan is firm at 1 dis., par. In Railway Shares Great Easterns are better, Great Northern, A ; Metropolitan, a ; ditto Extension, 2 ; Caledonian, 1; Great Western, 1 ; Great Northern Original 1, Midland 1 1 Shef field -I-, Brighton 1, all better. The quotations are ; Caledonian, 74 to 1 ; Great Western, 481 to 9 ; Great Eastern, 411 to 411; Great Northern, 106 to 7 ; ditto A, 108 to 1 ; Lancashire, 128 to 1 ; Metropolitan, 1011 2 ; ditto Extension, 98, 100 ; Midland 112 1; Sheffield, 471 ; Brighton, 481 ; North British 32 1 ; North 'Western, 112 1; North Eastern (Berwick), 991 100 ; South Eastern, 791 ; Chatham and Dover, 16 17. America❑ Five-Twenty-Bonds are stationary at 741 741 ; the Bonds of 1855, 721 721 ; and the 10-40 Bonds, 71 711. Errie Shares stand at 271 28 ; and Illinois Cen tral Stock, at 96 961. The steamer Ripon, on Saturday, took £170,196 in specie for the East. The particulars are as fol lows, viz.:—For Bombay, gold, £45,514 ; ditto, silver, £33,000 ; Galle, gold, £6,557 ; Madras, gold, £10,070 ; Calcutta, gold, £3,000 ; ditto, sil ver, £24,8000; Singapore, silver, £19,500; Hong Kong, silver, £25,755 ; and Shanghae, silver, £2,000. The sixteenth annual meeting of the shareholders of the Conservative Land Society will take place at their offices on Tuesday next (to-morrow), the 15th instant, at two p.m. precisely—Viscount Ranelagh in the chair. A call of £5 is to be paid on the shares of the In do - European Telegraph Company (Limited) by the 14th January. A general meeting of the Para Gas Company (Limited) is convened for the 19th inst., when a dividend is to be declared. The Societe Generale de l'Empire Ottoman have given notice that the coupon of six per cent. for t he year 1868, upon the £8 per share paid, and amounting to 52,5600 P., will be paid on the 2d of J anuary. A meeting has been held of the creditors of i&essrs Joseph Dixon and Son, of Preston. The unsecured liabilities were estimated at £20,000, and secured debts at £lO,OOO. An assignment was made for the benefit of the creditors. The East London Railway Company are pre pared to receive subscriptions for debentures under th e power given to the company by its Act of in corporation to borrow £466,666 against its share capital of £1,400,000, the whole of which has been jas ued and registered, and of which more than £1,000,000 has been paid up. The debentures will be issued at p a r fo r a t e r m o f two years, and will b ear interest from the date of issue at 6 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly, and will be trans ferable by endorsement without stamp. The directors of the Great Western and Brent- Lord Railway Company are prepared to accept loans u pon debenture bonds, bearing interest at 41 per c ent• per annum, for periods of three, five, or seven Years, to replace other debentures falling due. The directors of the Metropolitan and St. John's- Wood are prepared to receive tenders for loans on d ebenture, bearing interest at 5 per cent. per annum, to meet bonds falling due. The swindlers who wrote to parties on the Con tinent professing to have received valuable parcels Or documents from Australia to California, which the Y will forward on a remittance being sent to them " 3 cover expenses, are again actually at work. They call themselves "agents," or " Continental agents,'' a nd usually give the address of some mean house in ' e suburbs, where, on inquiry, it is found they simply call for their letters. The Old-Kent-road see ms at p resen t t o b e th e i r f avour ite locality, and it W ould be well for the Post-office, in conjunction W ith the p o li ce, t o t a k e steps to d e t a i n th e remit tta"es they thus fradulently cause to be sent to h , e m• The trade evidently answers very well, for ;" , is carri e d on w ith pr i n t e d d ocumen t s an d in a el lsiness-lik e manner. the meeting of tradesmen and others, to consider proposed scheme for a railway between the Cit.7and West-end by means of a tunnel under U zford-street, has been held, and Mr. Hawk sth awl the engineer of the undert a king, attended 2 explain its nature. He stated that the line xr _"ae intended to run underground from the thle-arch through Oxford-street and Holborn, t tw 2 . the General Post Office. Between these o point s it was p ro p ose d t o h ave n i ne s t a ti ons , ofa distance from each other of about a third a• mile. Locomotives would not be em ployed, and the traffic w o u ld b e wor k e d by fixed en gines, placed at intermediate st a ti o ns. The car etillages would be of a very light construction ; so at the vibration caused by their passage would be almosta. imperceptible. In constructing the line it W as not i n t en d e d t o i n t er f ere w ith th e sur f ace o f t ;'e roads, s o as to stop the traffic, and at the sta tions where the roadway would have to be opened th e Work would be effected during the night. Mr. alvkshavv's explanations did not satisfy the meet _Lig, and a reso l ut i on d i sapprov i ng of tho scheme IYas carried. BRITISH I'ITItD3-TWO O'CLOCK. a GOVER N M E NT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols 3 -Ditto for Account, Ist P e r Cent. R e duced 921 I k dew 3 per Cent D 02 5 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A -0. 5 per Cont. J an. 1873 -41nuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — D0.., 3 for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — E i .'''„? (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — —4 aciner Bills, .£l,OOO, 2 per tit 5 Pm 1).. .£5OO Do ' b , £llO it £2OO 5 Pm " 04 . f England Stock, 4 por Cent I) (.;. 0. accouot .1 4 .41841 +1 4 per Cent. Bonds _ tor-Colonial Oznntuni Inti• IN IMAN GOVERNMENT SECERITIEB -la Stock, 10 1 C t April 1874 Shut Dn .per on ~ II %,pening, for Account -° 5 per Cent. July, 18SO pO. 4 pet. Cent., Oct. 1888 o. Certificates t s „ ° ' En faced Popo., 4 per Cent if* a per C ent ., J an . 1872 .D ° 5 ,i per Cent. May 1879 — " 0 per Cont., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 .... D Do . do. 1882 — n°' Deb sper Cent., Aug. 1873 1/ P -ends, 4 per Cont., .£l,OOO °. under £l,000 d r VOIt/iiIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. .C i tine Republic, psi. Cent " 4 4 , t ,.' S crip 14,) paid .. an Bonds 5 per cent ... — t r , . . Do. 1859 — D o tiban Cent . , 0 per n *i Per Cent., 1852 — L o , do . 1858.... "' d — D o. 0 ., 1860 1) 0. do., 5 1863 — $ 0 per Cent., 1865 ~ e 0 Ac couut 78 1 " ,, 8 AYres 6 per Cent O ° till i‘till P6l:e p rr e C r ee C enn o t t i ( t D e f erred 3 Per (Amt.) -11- I, ° ' !I Per Cent Q ' " Per Cent ~ 4 Po. 6 per cert. 1867 ro. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. Dan'sti, 3 per Cent., 1825 , — Danubian Principalities, 7 par Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 B3 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — P4yptian, 7 per Cent — Du Second Issue •• •• BOl Do. .£5O(, Bonds — D0..£100 Bonds Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. .£IOC Bonds — English Scrip, 18681 731 4 Do do. £45 pd — *Government Railway Debentures 9si Greets per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Couponz Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd - 149 i jail 5 ixr Cert., 1.65 Do. Account . Do s.lnommaita Radway +l- , xicair. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do.— Do' per Cont. Anglo-Frencl ,t onto ideau 6 per Cent. Vioorisli Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Con 35 Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) I Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account •• P Jrtu guose 3 per Ct., 1863, '6, 7,'9,'6U,'2,%. 38; 9 Do.' do: , 1867 , Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Wissian 5 per Cent., 182'2, £Si, Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 - Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Ang,lo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE., Do. do. £B4 15s. do - _ _ _ Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9O Do. do?. £B4 los. do — Do Nicolas Railway 66 Sardinian 0 per Cent — Do 4/ per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4/ per Cent., 1862 - ,•• Do Account - Spanish 3 per Cen .;.. — Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account S wedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do de, scrip T Pa urkish 6 per Cent. • Do Account Do 6 par Cent. 1808 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ...64 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 65/ Do 5 per Cont. 1865 4U i Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 63 i Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cant.: — Do. Accaunt vo 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 0: Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Do Account - :Minn 5 per Cent. 1831, Ez. •si. Do. Account TWO •'CLOAK. Consuls, Money 92k ad Do. Account, Jan. 5 92 ad CRIMINAL COURT—(This day). The December session of the Central Criminal Court was opened at the Old Bailey this morning. The first edition of the calendar contains the names of 79 prisoners, and the offences are th us classified :—Burglary, 9 ; feloniously uttering coun terfeit coin, 18 ; embezzlement, 1 ; forgery, 7 ; horse stealing, 1 ; larceny, 14; larceny from the person, 3 ; murder, 1 ; feloniously attempting to murder, 3 ; misdemeanDur, 5 ; rape, 4 ; feloniously receiv ing stolen goods, 1; robbery with violence, 9; ware house breaking, 1; and feloniously wounding, 1. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, stated that there were fewer cases than usual to be disposed of, in consequence of the short time that had elapsed since last session. There was a charge against a mother of having murdered her child, aged three weeks. There was also a charge of forging a will against a person named John Spong, and the circumstances were of a very pecu liar character The genuine will, which was at tempted to be set aside, was executed in 1844. The Recorder then referred to some other cases, and the jury thereafter retired to their room. MARKE7 S-2 Ills DAY. THE GREAT CHRISTMAS CATTLE ➢iARKET. The past season has been most unfavourable for the production of live stock of all kinds. The pro tracted drought of great severity, such as has not been experienced for many years, has been most prejudicial to the interests of our breeders and graziers, and led during the summer months to an immense slaughter of half fat stock. In point of numbers the falling off in the cattle was very perceptible, amounting to some 2,000 head as compared with last year. The collection was, however, tolerably even, and comprised a fair proportion of very prime qualities of beef in every way suitable to the requirements of the period. The trade was not say brisk, but there was a fair current inquiry, and the prices realised were generally about 2d per stone above those of the grand day last year. The following are the num bers of cattle at market, with the current rates on the grand days for the past six years : Year. 1868 1867 1866 1865 1864 1863 Beasts. 6,300 8,110 7,340 7,530 7,130 10,370 Price. 3s 6d to 5s 8d 3s 4d to 5s Gd 3s 8d to be 6d 3s 4d to 5s 4d as 8d to 5s 8d 3s 6d to 5s 2d The number of sheep on show was smaller even for an ordinary market, but there was that selection of prime qualities that gave it the wonted Christ mas character. There was a good though not a large selection of Downs, and among them some of very superior condition and quality. There was an improved demand compared with last week, and generally prices were fairly supported. 5s 4d and 5s 6d were the current top figures, with 5s 6d in some few instances. The following were the numbers of sheep and current rates at the Grand Markets for thre years : Years. 1868 ... 1867 ' ....• 1866 ... Sheep. 19,100 20,810 19,120 Prices. 3s 6d to 5s 8d 4s Od to 6s 4(1 4s Od to 62 Od MARK LANE. At Mark-lane this morning the attendance was fair, and a steady demand prevailed for most articles. English wheat realised is to 2s advance on the rate of this day week. • Foreign wheat was is per quarter dearer. Barley of good quality also made is advance. Beans and peas firmer. Oats 3s 6d dearer on the week. BOROUGH HOP. Henry Turnbull and Co. report a steady trade has been transacted daring the past week, and to-day the market is vary firm, prices fully maintaining the recent advance. More business is passing in foreign, Belgians in particular showing a slight increase. LIVERPOOL COTTON. December 14.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market quiet, and unchanged. SHIPPING INTULIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, Monday, 10.30 a.m. It has been blowing heavily from the southward all night. About half an hour since a ;French brig, with a poop on her, came in from aea, and having no pilot, ran ashore in Batten Bay, outside the reef. GRAVESEND, Mcuday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 13—Emerald, from Fredrickstadt ; Mary, from Zante ; Alma and Formosa, both from Rotterdam ; Aurora, steamer, from Harlengen ; Capella, steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, Dec. I , l—Florence and Eyenoord, steamers, from Rotterdam; Orion, steamer, from Antwerp; Medora, steamer, from Valentia ; True Briton, from Brussels; R. W. T., Antwerp. _ . DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, Dec. 13—John Scott, for Kurrachee ; Zephyros, for Callao ; Fanny, for Nelson, N.Z. ; Fruit Girl, for Corfu; Vice-Admiral Tege,thsff, for Cardiff; Hero, ship, for Callao—all from London. The steam paddlewheel yacht the Enchantress, Master-Commander J. Petley, is being overhauled, and will undergo a refit also at Woolwich dock yard. TA SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1868. THE PREMIER'S ADDRESS. Closing Business Share, NA 3113. Paid. Price. done _. 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 ;,•,..t0 Do B lO 51 6/ 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint alll 14 19 .13 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 3 20 Anglo-Italian 1666, limited 10 6 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 6 ... ••• 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. • 25 Bank of South Australia all 91 33 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 30 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ~n d China all 20 21 24 Chartered Merc. of India, London, and China all 30 31 20 City 100 Colonial 25 4U 4! 10 Consolidated, Um. 4 :1 1 50 Delhi and Loudon, liui 50 East London, lint 5 11 ei 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO ld pr 20 English, .sottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 181 Hong Rung and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... •• 281 Do new 5l 1 100 Imperial, Um 2O 17 1) 20 linporial Ottoman lO 1 II Ilf 25 lonian all 27 29 25 Do new o pr 1p 20 Lnd Mortga ge o f India, lim 4 31 81 100 Do sp.c. De b 5.1861, 80 all 1 ,76 76 bl: 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lira. 45 32 27 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London &River Plato, lim. 40 2 6 25 Do new 10 11 11 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 211 50 Loudon and County 2O 51 52 51 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m., 16 pd ll ... 50 London Joint Stock 1 35 1 36 4 20 London and South African at 1 12 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... ••• 50 London & Venezuela, Um._ 121 ... ••• 100 London and Westminster 2U 67 69 100 Do Scrip, isa at 10 pm 2O 641 651 63 ; 41 100 Merchant, lim 26 7 6 10 Metropolitan, lim all 6 7 100 Midland, lira—. .. 0 1d Pr 6 National of A us t ra l ia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 ... ••• 100 National Provi nc . of Eng'd 42 "' ••• 10 Do . 42 ... ••• 1,0 National. SO 64 56 20 New South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 484 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., Hui lO 6 54 100 Provincial of Ireland 26 99 91 10 Do new. all ••• ••• 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 21 13 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 21 Union of Australia all 47 49 100 Union of Ireland, lira 50 Union of London The following is the full text of Mr. Gladstone's n.adress so the burgesses of the borough of Greenwich seeking re election. "11, Carlton-house-terrace, Dec. 10, IS6B. Gentlemen,—Since the time when you were pleased to elect me as one of your representatives, the Government srlaich was then in power has resigned, and I have been called upon by her Most Gracious Majesty to meet the public necessity thus created, by the formation of an Administration to conduct affairs, and to prepare for Parliament the' proposals which the condition of the country demands. "After the share I have taken in recommending the mea sures which have been principally under the view of the constituencies during the recent elections, it was impos sible for me, consistently with loyalty or honour, to decline the commission thus entrusted to me by her Majesty. " I have accordingly accepted the office of First Lord of the Treasury ; and I have been and still am actively engage,l in the endeavour to form an Administra tion which may, I trust, deserve the confidence of the country, and will certainly use every effort in office to give effect to the- great measures which, out of office, its members generally have agreed in recommending to the country. "It is under these circumstances that I solicit a renewal of my trust. lam aware that I must rely wholly on your indulgence, for my time and thoughts are absorbed by imperious demands, which do not leave to me the usual opportunities of appearing among you before the day of election, and which suggest that others might be more capable of doing full justice to your local interests. But I have felt it my duty to place the question before you in a broader view ; and, grateful, as I have just reason to be, for the past, all that it has taught me of your public spirit now renders me not less confident of the coming issue, which I very respectfully leave in yourhands.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient and faithful " W. E GLADSTONE." unDINARY stlAititlS_AND STOCKS. raid. Closing Business Price. done. st. Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 78 78 st Caledonian lOO 741 75 st Cambrian 20 Cornwall. all 3} 31 at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 77 75 at Dun„rerth,&Ab.June lOO 70 72 2, East London all 7 9 20 Do 15 Do 10 at Glasgow .0 S. Western lOO 91 92 st Great Eastern .. et Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 ti 7} st Great North oI Scotlausi lOO 15 • 9 st Great Northern lOO 106 107 st Do. A 5t0ck...... lOO 1074 108 et Do. B stock lOO 124 126 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 90 97 st (it. Western --Original lOO 451 4SI 481 t Do. South Wales lvo 55 58 s . Do. W. Miti.—Oxfori at Do. Newport .st Lancashire S. lui 100 128 .281 1271 at Lou., Brigh.,& S.Cvaat lOO 4el 49 481 tOs Do Scrip st I on., Chat., and Dove l4.w It: • 171 st Do. Metro's. Ex. A ieo - ,t Lun. & North WU 112 .121 Lou. & South Weaterti IOU 97 99 st Man., Lineeiii LA 471 48 at Metropolitan ... at Do Extensi 10U 1 o i l 'tit 10 tau. IN 10 lo 1. Et Me z.ropolitan District. all Metrop. St. John's oo I 6 - at M.a.autl at Do, tliruliu..o Durbj.. 100 7o it at N Jab British . ..... 100 •„; 2 33 at Du. Ed., rib., at Dun lO9 - at r , or. ":astern-13crwies.. 102 25 Do. G. N.E purehaat...16.13.4 at Do Leeds ...... ....... lOU 14y 45 1 at Do York at Do Carlisle .... at Do Stoe c. & Darling l,O 1..7 129 at North Lon ion 100 122 t2l 10 Do iNew 1818 at North Staffordshire."... 100 54 50 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 102 104 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... at Rhymuey at Shropshire Union l. 0 SO Si, at South Devon at South Eastern lOO 791 80 20 Statues, Wok'ham,& \Vok all 12 13 St tau. ale DU lib 150 .0 Do. C .• at Waterford & Kilkenny IGO it/ Waterloo & Whiteha.l Share Railways. IC.} RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND BTOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Du. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gun 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per coat lOO at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 80 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ..„ 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 11l at Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua.s per et lOO at lit. Eastern, E.G. Ex. No. 1 100 st Do do No. 2 100 at Do do G per cent 100 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 0 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 do. lOU at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p. c. gua. 100 at Do Nor folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 101 at Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val. 1847 100 at Great Northern, i per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 4; do do do 100 at Dos do at p. c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st, Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pt 100 st Great South. and Western la 100 VG 90 1.6 168 100 103 100 102 60 71 (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO at; Clt.West.—Orig.& Jut:Bent chg., per gum. 5 p.c lOO st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO st Do do 41 per cent. 1850 lOO at Do do 4 do do at Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO st Do do Birmingham gua lOO st Du do do pref lOO at Do do Chester gua, lOO at Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do do 5 do 100 at Do South Wales, gap,. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do .4 p.c lOO at Do do 41 1359 lOO at Do do 5 at Do West Alio.-Oxford latg lO9 at 1)o do 20 guts lOO at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO at Do do 20 do 100 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Laneash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 at Do Barnsley, £s'3B 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 st Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 at London & Brighton, 6p. c. guaranteed, No.l lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent luo st Do 6 du (‘V.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Doter 5 par cent lOO at Loudon and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 109 111 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 83 91 st London and b.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 25.60. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all at Mau., Shot., &Linclu. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at IEO. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 100 135 at Du Bristol &Birin., 6p. c lOO 1 o 133 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 94 stl Do 41 per cent. irredeeni lOO 97 st Do Leicester &11'clin, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 ate North British, 5 p.c. N 0.1 lOO at Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D IOU at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 04 p.c lOO at N.-Eastairu—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 Si st Do .14 per cent. redeem__ 100 9,3 95 at Du 4 per cent., lOO ... 17 Do Berwick capital 5.13.4. 25 Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 10} s.t Do Stcktu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 104 110 st Do \V, liartlepoui u. and it lOO 87 8J 20 North Staffordshire 10e S. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 94 101 lUs Do Taviatock Anns., 10s all 910 lOs Du Fixed 41 per cent ail 8 9 L. 0.6. S. Last. (head. Anne., 1.0.6) all '22 '23 at Do 41 per cent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 at Waterford &Eilkenuy, 6pc 100 42 45 96 97 102 104 95 100 Sti Si 7tl 78 93 90 65 70 150 166 55 105 103 IL2 108 108 88 92 1.0 135 130 13s 97 100 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Oen. min. 7p c lOO st Do 41 p all at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO at Do New 5 do, 1864 lOO at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO st Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO st Du Permanent, 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston & Sleald, 44 pc 100 st Great West., W. Midl., 5p a 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p e all at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and I ork. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 st Lund., Brig., &C., 41 po, 1858 109 at Do do 4 do, 1861) 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do du 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 6 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdu st Lund , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 st Du MC top, Ex., B p.c 100 Do do p.c 100 at Loudon &N. IVestern, 5p c 100 st Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 10 Man. shef. &Lin., S pc, 1865 all st Metropolitan 5 per cent st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lO9 at Do B 5 do 100 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all IS Do luconv. New Shares 16 22 Do 4p a con. into Old Stk.. Aug. 31, 1872 st Norm liraisn, E. and li ; ; No. 1, 5 per cent.... lOO at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pe 100 st D015.&G, No. 2, s p.e lOO at Do N. 8.. 6 per cent, 1802 100 at Do L. & 0., N 0.3 5 p.e at Do E. & G., (Orui4) 44 p c 100 st North Eastern, 44 par cent 109 st Do Stock. & Dart., 1) .... 100 at North Loudon, 41, per coat (51ax. 5 per cent) ......... 100 101 103 st North Stanordshire S p c... lOU at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 du 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... at Do 5 do, 1864 lOO at Victoria St. &Pimli co, 44 pc 100 RAIL WAYS, 77 Si 8 tl 87 ilvo ti 4 88 86 90 81 88 102 104 10i 20k i 11 106 110 93 8 tti 10i, 107 101 107 11 hp i iP 1 lip 56 57 1,5 97 11 t 113 -LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead IUO a 2 91 100 Du. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead..,.., 100 5 k 58 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lO6 at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 113 . 135 20 Gloster and _Dean Forest all a Cit. Easn., Ne MU., e p.c lOO a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ti; at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., liersi. 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby ............... ail 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle , 100 21, 213 at London Lo .u nd o o . n T o 92 84 at London, Coat., &c., 41 p c . 100 ... ... at Do. Corn. Fund, i do. 100 st London and Greenwich ... 100 6 : 2 * a at Do. do. Preference... 100 at London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 62 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent... 100 79 83 at Do. du. 6 do. ... 100 , 5} Manch., Buxton, & Matlk... all „ 51 at Midland, Bradford, Prot... 100 92 94 19 Mid Kent Gray Line) ...... all 60 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 . 56 ao Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlepool ... 10 9 "' at N. West. A peril. pref, sp. c. 100 lOs 110 at Du 13 minimum It p.c.... 100 at Notting. & liranth. It. & C... 100 82 84 Preston and IS yre. all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 1:33 135 at Shrewsbury an Hereford 100 133 105 10 110 do 8 2 1 2.p 101 at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 at Do 4 per cent gua... 10 79 81 at Do I do ... all 07 90 at Vict. Station and Pimlico... 100 175 ISO at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 'o Du do B all 20 Do do C all 61 71 at Weymouth and Portland lOO „, st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. Est East and West India lOO 117 119 st Loudon and St. Katherina, 100 53 65 100 D oDcb. stock, 4 par cent Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 36 tit Southampton . 100 7 4 7 6 Et tirrey Commemal A, .11 MISCELLANEOUS, 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint. all ... 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lint.— 7 jd pr 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 28 30 at Do. 3 per cent. lOO 73 76 26 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 7 6d 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 131 14+ 10 Do. New 6 3 61 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lint. all 3j 4} Do. New 4 11 Oj 51 British American Land 44 15 17 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 165 170 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l 21 lid 20 Ceylon Company, lint. lO 3 2d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 6 41 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 8 41 Bid 30 City of Milan Improv. lint, all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 2 8 50 City Offices, lint 25 Sieb 211 d 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 8 20 Continental Union Gas, lint, all 171 181 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London P IP .Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4} per cent. all 104 101 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 1/ 21 10 Credit Fon.of Alatuitius lim lO 3 2 st Crystal Palace lOO 23 25 st Do. Preference lOO 97 102 at Do. 6p. a Perpetual Deb lO9 197 111 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. 6l 10 East Indian Land Credit and FiFinance, lim 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lira 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov . all 901 911 891 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lint 6 44 41 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 235 24U 10 Do. New 8 9 llp 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 24 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 6 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lint. S ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 14d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at XB5 all 834 811 50 Gellivara, lim 10 General Credit & Die., lim 74 • 14 15 General Steam Navigation 14 23 29 50 Louie & Col Marine In. lint 5 44 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Gras all 20 Hudson's Bay all 15 154 20 Imperial Laud Co. tof lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., 1im.... 10 20 Interim. Financial Soc. lim 5 14 14 20 lnterna. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4,1 50 Italian Laud 5 11 Id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all,/ 2 24 100 Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem. 1370, issued 90.,,,,,,,,,,E all CO 32 654 50 Land Securities, lint , b 3 4 24d 25 London African Trading ,10 7 5,1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim G •••d 10 London County Land and Building, 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 34 of 1 Do. efer. 10 per cent. all P 50 Lond. Fin Pr ancial Asso., lint 30 23 i 22 4 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lirn. all 14 2 50 Lend. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim.. 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Cue. sp.c. by India Gov lOO 1044 1054 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 10 Mediterra. E xten. Tel., lim all e 41 60 Merchant Shipping, lint. a ll 36 41 50 Millwall Iron Works, lim. 124 ••• *** 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. ........... 9 31 21d 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 12 121 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3 d 10 National Steam Ship, Jim all 84 ‘,9,4 20 Nerbudda Co a l & Iron, lira. 6 32d 10 New Consolidated Die. lira. 3 14 Id 6IN ow Quebrada, lim 4.4.0 44 3i 25 New Zealand L oan & Mer. cantile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim 5 7 10 Do. B ............. all 1 2 at North Brit. Austral., Jim lOO 33 42 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 64 19 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) i 144 15 50 Oriental Financial, Oriental Gas, lim. ............ all 7 7 4 Do. New ..................... 1 SP 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim ............... 2 5 Ottoman Gas, lim ............ nd all 14 24 10 Panama, New Zealand, a Australian R. Mail lint all 2 24 : 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minerldim 100 32 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 54 56 50 Do. New 1367 ......... 10 4d pr 25 Reuter's Telegram ............ 24 30 Sapso Rhymney Iron. ............... all 19 20 15 Do. New ........... all 5 4 6 25 Rio de Janeiro City Ine.,lim. all 131 194 20 Do. Gas, lin ...... all 23 24 18 100 Royal Mail Stea m ............ 60 48 40 4 64 7 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lira. 100 110 114 at Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Prof. 100 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim. 10 7 6d 20 Societe Cion.de o Ot. 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint 6 25 South Australian Land all 3 5 36 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scr 1 20 Telegraph Con. &ip a ll ll 134 164 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 20 Trinidad Petroleum', . ES 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 ip 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada b 4d p 60 Union Marine L'pool, lint. b 4 44p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint 15 United Discount Corp., Hui 6 •14 •4d SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., line, all 44 64 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 34 34p 20 Universal Mariue(ln.), lim. 6 1 lip 10 Upper Assam Tea, Jim all 3 4 30 Vau Dieman's Land 284 7 8 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per ''u Loan... all 73 761 761 50 Waerrta. ( Warrant Finance, e,lien. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 4 ad 20 W w es a tL re o h n o il u o ••• ..• snesWharves and 10 UOLONI&L GOVZIMISNT SECURITIEb. British Columbia, 6 per — oenl.; fin?. 100 _ _ 1)0. 1895.. lOO - Can.Gov.6 p.c.J an. , &J uly 1877-84 Do. 6g. o. Feb.& Aug lOO 165 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 105 10 Do. e. p. 0. Jan. .t July lOO 93 94 96 Do. sp. C. Inscribed sit lOO 90 92 Cape G.llope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 164 Do.Ap1.&001 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 .. 100 100 102 Ceylon, Nov. 1876, 6 p.c.. 100 108 110 Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 103 107 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873,.. Jan. and July ........ 100 104 106 Do. 1878 ... lOO 106 108 Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. t AuZ •. 100 106 08 Melbourne Corporate 1667-76, 6 per cent...". 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.. 100 102 101 Natal 6 p or, Ap1.14 Oct-. 100 108 Do 6p c. May & Nov lOO 106 log N. S. 51 7 . 5 Ivo., '7l to '76 lOO 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 toe - Do. 5 p.c. rd. '67 to '75 lOO 0 9 lot N.Zealand, 6 p. et. 1891 lOO Do. 5 percent.... DoJan, Aprl, July, 0 t lOO 07 i 9si - Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June & Deo , 1.91 jDo Prov. 1 Abet ld. 110 ^— j hiriea 1& 2, 1696 .. Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan... and Jnly, 1575 Do Queensind. 6p. c. 'B2 5 lOO 105 106 1081 Do 1891 B. Austral. 6 p 0.1869 77 lOO _ Do 1678.92 lOO 108 110 Do 1e93 1908 lOl 107 108 Tasmanian 6p c, 1695 lOO 106 107 Do rd. 1893 to 169/ lOO 107 108 Victoria 6p.c. Ja.&July lOO _ _ Do. 18111 lOO 112 113 118 777 Do. do, AprOei NOV 109 110 1094 THE COURT CIRCULAR. The Court Circular headed " Windsor Castle, December 12," is more interesting and important than it usually is. Among other announcements made in it are the follow ing :—Her Majesty held a Council this afternoon at a quarter before three o'clock, at which were present the Earl De Grey and Ripon, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Earl Granville, Viscount Sydney, and the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce.—Previous to the Council the Earl of Tankerville, Lord Steward ; the Earl of Bradford, Lord Chamberlain ; the Right Hon. P. E. Herbert, C. 8., Treasurer of the House hold; Lord Claud Hamilton, Vice-Chamberlain; Earl Cadogan, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard ; and the Marquis of Exeter, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Areas, who arrived at the Castle this after noon, had audiences of her Majesty, and resigned their wands and badges of office. The Earl of Bessborougb, Lord Steward ; Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain; the Earl of Cork and Master of the Buckhounds ; and Lord Foley, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentle men at Arms, were sworn in at the Council and kissed hands on appointment. The Marquis of Ailesbury was also sworn in and kissed hands on his appointment as Master of the Horse. Earl Spencer was then intro duced and sworn in at the Council, and kissed hands on his appointment as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. The Right Hon. T. E. Taylor was introduced, and resigned the seals of office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye was then introduced at the Council and sworn in a member of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and kissed hands on appointment, receiving the seals of his office from her Majesty. Sir Colman O'Loghlen is-as then introduced and sworn in a Member of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and kissed hands on appointment as Judge- Advocate• General. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone and Earl Granville had audiences of the Queen. Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council. Mr. John Duke Coleridge, Solicitor- General, arrived at the Castle this afternoon, and was introduced to her Majesty's presence by the Right Hon. 11. A. Bruce, Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, and received the honour of knighthood. Viscount Torrington, Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, and Lord Alfred Paget, the Lord, Groom, and Equerry in Waiting, were in attendance. The Duke of Argyll bad an audience of her Majesty yesterday afternoon. THE PRINCE CONSORT'S MEMORIAL. - The Tinzes contains a description of the memorial erect ing south of Hyde Park to the late Prince Consort. To oue who walks past it, the cross does not yet shine forth very strikingly. It is covered and surrounded with shed poles and scaffolding. Beneath the temporary sheds which surround the base of the monument the sculptor's chisel is, in point of fact, most bitsily at work, and high dark canvas coverings conceal the great mosaics which are now fixed and in their place. These latter constitute the first completed portion of the memorial, and as they are of a kind entirely novel in this country, a short description of them will probably possess some interest. Hitherto the metropolis has formed its conception of wall-pieces to a large extent from the frescoes at Westminster—beau. tiful unquestionably, but so very perishable that it seems even yet a question whether the water-glass composition will save them from ultimate decay, and that, too, under cover, and when watched with the utmost vigilance. The designs at Kensington are to brave the open air, and hence must be of wholly different substance. Mosaics, no doubt, are familiar enough in this country in the shape of Minton's tiles and others ; but these are of clay, whereas the memorial frescoes are of enamel. They are not only peculiar in their composition, but in their arrangement, the great difficulty of making frescoes upon the spot where they are required for use having been over come by Signor Salviati, of Venice,who manufactures and ex ports frescoes like any other article of commerce. The enamel is made in cakes, which are then cut up into squares or tesseree, and of these tesserae of various hues the mosaic is lomposed. The process of manufacture is not unlike the act of setting type, except that the compositor puts together the minute particles which he has to handle with their faces up, whereas the Italian workman turns the faces of the tessem down. These are laid upon and adhere to brown paper, which is not removed, so that the actual face .of the work is never seen till it reaches its destination and is about to be fixed in its place. The Italian artist is, however, enabled to avoid what may be called, by way of illustra tion, typographical errors in his work, as the fragments which he has to place are uniform throughout in substance, so that the back of the mosaic is nearly the same as the front, the gilding alone presenting a point of difference. It is claimed for the enamel mosaics that their method of gilding is much more durable than the ceramic. In the latter, however well pressed or baked into the clay, the gold must still be on the surface and exposed to the action of the atmosphere. With enamel work, on the contrary, the gold is encased, as it were, between two thin sheets of glass. The effect of the gilding is. just as brilliant, while any acid it may be necessary to employ in cleaning the surface can never reach the gold itself. Finally, a cement of very tenacious character is used in putting together the compo nent items of these pictures in stone or glass ; and, after tests, applied in various ways, the opinion has been expressed that these mosaics are not unlikely to prove among the most durable features of the Memorial Cross at Kensington. The designs for the work, executed in Venice by Signor Sal viati—who, it may he added, is at present engaged upon the restoration of St. Mark's —were furnished in this country by Mr. J. IL Clayton, and sent out to Italy. They correspond with what ultimately will be the arrange ment of the statuary at the base of the monument—that is to say, upon one side Poetry and Music, on another Paint ing, on a third Sculpture, and, finally, Architecture. Thus the compartment devoted to Poetry and Music has in the centre a female figure with a lyre, the genius, doubt less, of those arts, and on either side the executants—the poet writing and the musician playing. The same idea, varied in its treatment, repeats itself throughout the series. The scale of the figures has evidently been calcu lated with a view to their being distinctly visible from below, and in this object the artist has fully succeeded. Giving utterance merely to a first impression, there is, perhaps, too rich a burst of gold in some of these compositions, remembering the serious purpose of the structure of which they form so prominent a part; but it would be obviously premature to express any very confi dent opinion until the details of the edifice with which it is intended they should harmonise are more 'dvanced than • they are at present; and, having regard to our trying climate, the excess, if any, may prove to be on the right • tide after all. PERILOUS FREAKS ON A IZAILWAY.—A few days Ago a company of soldiers were trav:•lling from Salisbury, en route to Portsmouth, and when about half way between Dunbridg,e and Romsey, one of them got out of the carriage, and, mounting on to the roof, passed over the tops of five or six carriages on to the engine. On seeing 'tirn there the driver asked him what he wanted. The soldier replied that he was going to ride on the buffer, and the driver was compelled to hold him down in order to prevent him so doing. On arriving at Romsey he was handed over to the officer in charge of the train. How ever, shortly after leaving that station, the driver, onlook ing back, was horrified to see the same man standing on the top of ono of the carriages with only his trousers on. The train, which was only a short distance from a bridge, was stopped as soon as possible, and it took five or six of Pitualigismandeo t9liNglt VW. servant, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT lIOUSE OF COMMONS. THIS DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. The swearing in of members was again proceeded with. The opening of Parliament will take place to morrow, when the new writs will be moved for the members who have vacated their seats by the ac ceptance of office in the new Ministry. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBORO UGH-S FREET. AN ARTFUL CASUAL.—WM. Baker, a strong, healthy-looking man, was charged before Mr. Tyr what with the following refractory conduct in St. George's IVorkhouze. Thomas WhJ!stone, the zuperintendent of labour of St. George's Workhouse, said that on Saturday night the plisoner applied for a night's lodging at the workhouse and was admitted. On the follow ing morning (Sunday), on going to call the men he heard a great disturb.ince in the ward, and on tell ing the man to keep quiet, the prisoner abused him in the vilest terms, and on his telling him that he would go for a policeman, he told him to fetch " the whole of the -- station," and as he would not behave himself he gave him into custody. In reply to a question from the magistrate, the officer stated the prisoner had been in the habit of coming to the workhouse for four years, always coming of a Saturday night, so that he might get lodging and food and have no work to do the following morning, and he never left the house without making a disturbance before doing so. The prisoner said the officer promised to give him a shilling to tell him who was making the dis' turbance, and after he had done so he refused to keep his word. The officer said that was not true. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was clear to him that the prisoner was a turbulent fellow, and required checking. He would be committed for seven days, and if he came to the court again would be com mitted for 21 days. WESTMINSTER. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.—WiIIiam Stauncy, a young man, was placed at the bar charged with being concerned with others not in custody with attempting to break into the house of \lr. Batti tude, butcher, Simrnond-street, Chelsea. He was committed for three months. THAMES. CAUTION TO DRUNKARDS.—John Clements, a middle-aged man, with a blackened eye and a bruised face, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself ou Tower-hill ou Saturday night. Mr. Benson—This is very disgraceful, Mr. Clements. You are a Custom-house officer. The Prisoner—Yes, sir, I am very sorry. Mr. Benson—You have been-fighting, I suppose, Your eye is blackened. The Prisoner—Yes, sir. I was knocked down by highwaymen and brutally ill-used, and I was also robbed of 155., all the money I had about me. Mr. Benson—This is the fruits of being drunk. Some brutal ruffians taking advantage of your drunken condition have knocked you down and robbed you. Let this be a caution to you. Don't get drunk again. Drunken people are always in danger of being robbed or ruu down by vehicles in the public streets. THE LARGEST KITCHEN IN THE TY OR LD. In former days the kitchen of the London Re form Club, where dinners are prepared in the sea son for some 400 or 500 gentlemen or. an evening, was considered a sort of sight, and the kitchen esta lishments of other first-class London clubs and hotels may be equally worth looking. But every kitchen in the world, existing now and having ex isted before, disappears in moguitude if compared to Liebig's Extract of Meat Company's establishment at Fray Lentos, on the River Uruguay, South Arthrica. The Buenos Ayres Standard, of 3d Sep tember last, gives the following particulars :—The new factory is a building that covers about 20,000 square feet, and is roofed iu iron and glass; we first enter a large hall flagged with best Scotch flagA, kept dark, cool, extremely clean, where the meat is weigh ed, passed through apertures to the meat cutting machines. We come to the beef-cutting hall, paved also with Scotch flags, spacious, airy, and well lighted. Here art four powerful meat cutters, specially designed by the company's gene ral manager, Mr. Giebert ; each machine can cut the meat of 200 bullocks per hour. The meat being cut is passed to " digerators" made of wrought iron, each one holds about 12,000 lbs. beef ; there are nine of these digerators, and three more yet to be put up. Here the meat is digerated by high pres sure steam of 751bs. per square inch, from this the liquid which contains the extract and the fat of the meat proceeds in tubes to a range of " fat separa tors" of peculiar construction. Here the fat is separated in the hot state from the extract, as no time can be lost for cool operations, otherwise de composition would set in in a very short time. We proceed downstairs to an immense hall, 60 feet high, where the fat separators are working, below them is a range of five cast-iron clarifiers, 1,000 gallons each, worked by high prsssuresteam through Hallett's tube system. Each clarifier is provided by a very in genious steam tap ; in the monstrous clarifiers the albumen and fibrine and phosphate magnesia are separated. From hence the liquid extract is raised by means of air-pumps, driven by two 30-horse power engines up to two vessels about 20 feet above the clarifiers ; from thence the liquid runs to the other large evaporators. Now we ascend the staircase reaching the hall, where two immense sets of four vacuum apparati are at work, evaporating the ex tract by a very low temperature, here the liquid passes several filtering processes before being evapo rated in vacuum. We now ascend some steps and enter the ready making hall, separated by a wire gauze wall, and all windows, doors, &c., guarded by the same to exclude flies and dust. Here again we notice the splendid Scotch flags. The ventilation is maintained by patent fans, abd the place extremely clean. Here are placed five ready making pans, constructed of steel plates, with a system of steel discs, revolving in the liquid extract a cooling ac celerating evaporating process, invented by the com pany's general manager. These five pans, by me dium of discs, 100 in each pan, effect in one minute more than two millions square feet eva porating surface. Here concludes the manu facturing process, the extract is now withdrawn in large cans and deposited for the following day. Ascending a few steps we enter the de crystalizing and packing hall, where too large cast iron tanks are placed, provided with hot water baths under their bottoms : in these tanks the ex tiact is thrown in quantities of 10,000 lbs. at once, and here is decrystalized and made a homogeneous mass and of uniform quality. Now samples are taken and carefully analysed by the chemist of the establishment, Dr. Seekamp, the representative of Baron Liebig, under whose charge the chemical and technical operations are performed. We wit nessed in the afternoon the cleansing of the esta blishment, water cocks in all corners, torrents pouring in from all sides—in an instant the whole Owe was cleansed, the water washing down into large drains built of brick and cement, which empty into the river, cleanliness being one of the chief ob jects in every department of this splendid factory. it should be mentioned that the company's butcher kills at the rate of 80 oxen per hour, separating by a small double edge knife the vertebrm from the cerebtm, the animal drops down instantaneously o❑ a waggon, and is conducted to a place where 150 men are occupied dressing the meat for the factory, cutting each ox into six pieces ; 400 are being worked per day. The dockyard and naval establishments at Chat ham are to be closed on the 26th instant, the addi tional day's holiday thus granted by the Admiralty being made up by the whole of the hands working extra hours, which they cow:alio king to-day. SWITZ ER LAND. BERNE, Dec. 12. M. Welte, of the Canton Aargan, was to-day elected President, and M. Fluffy, of the Canton Vaud, Vice-President of the Federal Council. CUBA. Accounts have been received from the Havana to the 17th November. At that date the expedi tionary column sent from Santiago against the in surgents of the east had returned to the town, after obtaining some unimportant successes which had not led to the dispersion of the bands spread over the country. SPOR riNG INTELL MENGE. RACING FIXFURES FOR 1860. JANUARY, Mauches 1, 2 F1:1311UAlt1. St reat I imn 11, 12 I Nottingham Spring... 23, 24 Lincolu l6, 17 Chelmsford.... 25 26 Ifirrow l6, 19 , erby Spriug 45, 26 Mansfield l6 D 31.11 cif. Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 West Drayton ......... 18, 19 Shrewsburi i'jpriug 5 6 West Somers e t ......... 18, 19 \Varwiek 9, 10,1 I 11 Margate ........................ 29 Kingsbury l2, 13 Durham 29, 80 li ortha uti! tuu l6, 17 Cps= 39, ill APIIIL. Bromley 1, 2 I Newmarket Craven...l2, &e. Aldershot l, 2 Eastbourne l9 Catterick Bridge 1, 2 1 Lewes 9 0 21 Thirsk .. 6, 7 Croydon... 22, 23 I SLreatham 8, 9 Newmarket Ist Spring Y 6, ac. MAY. Chester 4, 5, 6, 7 1 West Drayton ..........1 7, 18 Winchester ll, 12 I Bath 18, 19 York 11, 12 Manchester 19, 20, 21 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Harpenden ................. 21 Doncaster 13, 14 1 Epsom Summer .. ...2b, Ito. • JANE Croydon 2,3, 4 'Newcastle ..........22 23, 24 Newton 2,3, 4 Oldham ..:......22 Ascot :....3, 9, 10, 11 Bibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 I Chelmsford Hampton l7, is Sutton Park .....29, N JULY. Worcester l, 2 i Reading 15, 16 I Newmarket July 6, &c. H untingdon 2O, 21. Kingsbury . 9, 10 Southampton 22, 2, Pontefract 12, 13 Stamford ... 22, 28 I Nottingham l3, 14 Goodwood 27, 28, 28, 30 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Oxford Brighton Club 5 Canterbury ...... ...... 21, 25 Lewes 6, 7 York 24, 25, 27 Eguain lO, 11 Plymouth ..26 I Wolrerhairpton lO, 11 Windsor August l2, 3 Windsor 12, 13 Derby Summer ...31, S e p. 1 I St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 1 SEPTEMBER. Warwick.. 7, 8 Western (Ayr)........22 , 2 3 Abingdon 9,1 I 0 Kingsbury... 23, 24 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 I M onmou th 23 24 Joy Lichfield I 21, 22 OCTOBER. __________ Bedford 5, 6 I Cheltenham l9, 20 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 1 West Drayton 2l, 22 Leicester 7, 8 Hereford 2l, 22 I Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9, 20 I Newmarket H'ton ...25, &u. N OVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, dm. Liverpool 0, 10, 11. 12 I Leamington Hunt ....23, ecc. IRISH. MARCII. Baldoylo First Spring MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JANUARY. liopgrove 1 I Coverdale 6 Mauchestor l, 2 I S. Albans l9 FEBRUARY. Birmingham s, 9 I Harrow.: 18, 19 Lincoln 16,17 Derby .• 25 .......___ MARCH. Liverpool 3 1 Cambridgeshire M 18 Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 Crewkerne 18, 19 APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 I Croydon 22, 23 Bromley 1, •P A.l car. St. Albans .. 13 I West Drayton 17 JULY. Kingsbury St. Albans.., 9 AUGUST. 17 OC West Dr.tyton 21, 22 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via , Southampton..... Jan. 2. Ditto, via Ai' Arbeilles .... .........Dce 28 Ditto, via Pa-arna ......... ....... Brazil, Isuenoo Ayres, and Atonic Video Jan 4. Ditio, hylercueic packet . Dec. i 2. Cape Vercb, by Brazil paotet ..•.... Cape of Goo./ 11.-pc. As. encion. anti St. Ileiena Dee. 23. Chita, Penang, and Singspure, via Southampton Dec. 19. lilbraltar, via Southampton . Dee 12 india,vni Southampton ...... .........., ----Dee. 14 unto, via IlarseilLes Malta, r;gypt, &0... ............ Dec. 12. Ditto, Marseilles... De 0.17 Mauritius, Cape of Good lope, and Natal, via toa Ditto. Marseilles ~ Dec. 13. Newfoundla no Portugal ... United States, t anada, California, &c., by British packet Ditto, by Canadian packet .... Ditto, by I_ fated Mates packet Ditto di tt t (Baltimore) West Indies and Pazific (except Mexico and Baha- mas) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe. Dec. 17. Fs kland Islands Cuba and Mexico .... ......... Dec. 29. Bahamas, via New York Bermuda, via llalifax ....... .. Dee. 18. DRUItY-LANE THEATRE.—MR. G UIVER'S BENEFIT. The annual benefit of Mr. Guiver, the treasurer of Drury lane Theatre, takes place on Wednesday next, on which occasion every seat in the house ought to be occupied. In addition to the important post Mr. Guiver fills, he is inva riably "in front" of the house, ever ready to volunteer his assistance to the visitors to the Theatre. His urbanity and politeness have rendered him a great favourite, and the best means of showing an appreciation of his exertions is to give him a bumper benefit, an honour he richly deserves. 'i'IIE CASE OF MADAME RACIIEL.—The fiat, as it is termed in legal phraseology, of the Attorney-General, for granting a writ of error in the case of Madame Rachel, was renewed on Saturday. There appears to be some doubt whether the legal advisers of Madame Rachel are any parties to the proceeding, the Corporation of London being, of course, con siderably interested in the question, and it being a eery im portant consideration with them whether Mr. Kerr, who attends every session of the Central Criminal Court and tries a number of persons, is legally competent to do so. If it should be determined, however, in the result, that Mr. Kerr is not a commissioner of that court, the effect will not be, as has been stated, that Madame Rachel will be discharged but the formerproceedings will bo treated as a mis-trialp and she will have to be tried again. Madame Rachel, in the meantime, remains at the Penitentiary, Millbank. PORPOISES IN THE RIVER.—On Wednesday we related the capture of a porpoise in the Thames; another was caught on Friday at Vauxhall, driven here by stress of weather; sea-gulls have also been plentiful in the river, and some fine specimens have been shot; and most extra ordinary, a sword fish, said to be 10 or 12 feet long, has been lately seen in the neighbourhood of the Mouse light ship and in the S win Channel. GOLD IN SUTHERLAND.—No small sensation has been created throughout the eastern district of Sutherland within the last few days by a report that gold had been found in Kildonan Strath, and though it has not yet so affected the public mind as to lead to a " rush to the diggings," it has raised sufficient interest to justify such an amount of " prospecting" as will put en end very soon to all doubt on the subject. Meantime, it has been established beyond doubt that gold is to be found there, and the only question for solution is as to the quantity. We believe that, in addition to gold there has been detected the presence of scarcely less pre cious minerals iu the same locality, and that a very do_ cided impression prevails that considerable quantities of both descriptions may bo obtained. No time will be lost in testing the matter. Meantime, the fact of gold being in Kildonan is established by the successful search of several persons, and the report of mineralogists as to the quality of the ore.— Northern Ensign. TESTIMOMAL TO A POLICE OFFICER. Last evening a meeting of the ocffiers of the 6th division of the City of London Police Force took place in order to present a testimonial to one of their body who, after 29k years of service, is retiring. Tho testimonial consisted of an elegant silver mug, tastefully chased, and bearing the follow ing iuseription:—" Presented to William Wretord by the members of the 6th division of the City of London Police Force as a mark of respect for his long and praiseworthy services as sergeant, Pee. 11, 1868." The presentation was made in highly complimentary terms by Sergeant Mit chell, and Mr. Wreford made a suitable reply. Although this meritorious officer has been so long in the force, and contributions dining many years to the superannuation fund have been deducted from his pay, he loses all parti cipation in its benefits because he resigned instead of being eupQrallAUMW,